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BETHEL — Community Savings Bankhere is offering free monthly seminars ona variety of financial topics.

The “Coffee With the Coach” series isopen to anyone, regardless of whetheryou’re a customer of the bank. Seminarsare 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. the last Friday of themonth at Community Savings Bank at 503West Plane St. in Bethel. Coffee and lightrefreshments will be served.

Community Savings Bank has spon-sored BAM Fest, the Bethel Bolt 5K/10K,awarded scholarships and participated inBethel’s Down Home Christmas and theBethel Business Association said DenaeAdams, a wealth management adviser.

Bank employees also have helped stu-dents in Bethel-Tate High School’s per-sonal finance class estimate the cost of acollege education and figure out ways topay for higher education, whether it’sthrough attending an in state school versusa more expensive out of state college, in-vesting in a 529 savings plan, or workingpart-time.

Staff from Community Savings Bankvisits the local public high school threetimes a year to speak about topics rangingfrom identity theft to student checking toestablishing credit and debit versus creditcards.

“This bank is a community bank, and alot of us live here,” Adams said. “We’ve al-ways helped with different projects in thecommunity, and we were looking for an-other way to reach out to the communityand provide a service.”

Upcoming financial seminars at theCommunity Savings Bank include:

» March: Banking Convenience: “On-line Banking, Mobile Banking and BillPay”

» April: “Fixed Annuities: What arethey and are they safe?”

» May: “First Time Home Buyer Educa-tion”

» June: “Indexed Annuities: One StepForward into Retirement”

CINDY SCHROEDER/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Community Savings Bank in Bethel is offeringfree monthly seminars on a variety of financialtopics through November. For information, callthe bank at 513-734-4445.

Bethel bankoffers freefinancialseminars for all agesBy Cindy [email protected]

See SEMINARS, Page A2

Let us never forget is themantra for the scholarshipprogram set up to remem-ber area soldiers who gavetheir lives in service to ourcountry.

This April 11 will markthe 10th year for the scholar-ship dinner first held April9, 2006, to honor local menand women who have madethe ultimate sacrifice.

The first scholarship din-ner was organized by “LetUs Never Forget” founderJune Izzi-Bailey in 2006 atthe Oasis Conference Cen-ter. At first she did it to makesure no one forgot MattMaupin. Keith and CarolynMaupin first learned theirson Matt was missing in ac-tion in Iraq on April 9, 2004.

“I said what are we goingto do for 2006 to make surenobody forgets Matt,” Izzi-Bailey said. “I said I’m goingto go home and pray on it,and I’ll let you know.”

That night she prayed,asking God to give her alight of what to do. She wokeup at three in the morning.

“It was just so audiblethat I was to honor all thesoldiers of the Cincinnati/Tri-State area,” she said.

The next day Izzi-Baileytold Keith and Carolyn Mau-pin her plan to do somethingto honor, not only Matt, buteverybody. With Keith’s ap-proval, she faced one majorchallenge. No money. TheYellow Ribbon Support Cen-ter was already under way,but those donations could

not be used for the “Let UsNever Forget” scholarshipevent.

Izzi-Bailey secured a dealwith the Oasis ConferenceCenter to hold the eventthere and pay after. Shewent looking for donations,started planning and found32 area soldiers dating backto 2002 who gave their liveswhile serving. After ex-penses and in-kind dona-tions, $64,000 was raised forscholarships at that firstdinner.

“We paid out $64,000 inscholarships,” Izzi-Baileysaid. That was $2,000 eachfor every one of the 32 “Fall-en Heroes” honored at the

dinner. “I gave everythingaway the first year becauseI didn’t think I was going todo it again.”

All the money went to payfor the scholarships. It wasdesigned for the Gold Starfamilies to be involved inawarding the scholarship.Each family chose theschool, the family along withthe school would set criteriaand select the recipient, butthe scholarships were in thename of the fallen soldier.The idea was for the event toensure our “Fallen Heroes”will have their name men-tioned at least once moreand not be forgotten.

“We only planned to do

that once,” Keith Maupinsaid. “We hadn’t planned ondoing that again. We neverthought that we’d do any-thing.”

Neither Keith nor Izzi-Bailey can tell you exactlyhow it happened again, but itdid happen again in 2007.This time there was 40 localsoldiers to honor plusenough money to offer addi-tional $250 scholarships toone “Fallen Hero” fromeach of the 50 United States.

“By that time, I thoughtwe’ll just do this every yearuntil Matt comes home,” Iz-zi-Bailey said. “Then in 2008he came home and we justknew we weren’t going toquit.”

“I really thought thatwhen Matt came home itwould all go away,” Maupinsaid. “But it got bigger. Iknow the center did.” (Yel-low Ribbon Support Center)

She’d known Matt sincehe was a young boy; she’dcooked his breakfasts at thefamily restaurant. Baileywas hooked. Now there are90 “Fallen Heroes” from thearea.

“I couldn’t stop,” she said.“I did not want anyone to for-get our fallen heroes.”

Maupin once told a U.S.Army general, “I’ll breathemy last breath before I’ll al-low you to leave Matt inIraq, like you did those boysin Vietnam,” this is aboutbringing the soldiers home.Before Matt, that didn’t hap-pen. Bringing Matt home“flipped the switch” and

CHUCK GIBSON/FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Nearly 1,000 people pack the Oasis Conference Center to honor and remember area "Fallen Heroes" each April. Money raised funds the"Let Us Never Forget" Scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Foundation.

10 years remembering‘Fallen Heroes’

By Chuck Gibson [email protected]

CHUCK GIBSON FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

June Izzi-Bailey and Keith Maupin continue the fight to rememberall our fallen heroes with the annual "Let Us Never Forget"scholarship dinner each April.

See HEROES, Page A2

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Because of Thanksgiv-ing break, the last semi-nar of the year will beNov. 20.

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SeminarsContinued from Page A1

brought a lot of light to ourmissing, veterans, andour fallen across the coun-try.

“Every one of thesescholarships is abouttheir son, and their sononly,” Maupin said. “Wecan’t help that soldier, butwe can make sure he is notforgotten.”

The event is about the“little guy” who wants tohonor the soldier, notabout big corporations.Volunteers make it hap-pen, nobody gets paid, andIzzi-Bailey was alwaysthe sole organizing forcebehind it. Then theyformed a board of direc-tors, created the YellowRibbon Support Founda-tion and others organizedthe event for three yearsfrom 2012-2014. She’sback organizing this 10thanniversary dinner.

“Every time I put onone of these functions I

get teary-eyed because Ithink of how it started,”she said. “It started withMatt. I believe it’s a way ofhonoring Matt for what hedid, too.”

More than 10,000pieces of mail came in thefirst six months afterMatt was missing in ac-tion. As the 10th annualdinner approaches, let-ters and cards keep com-

ing in. Maupin receives aChristmas card fromPresident George W. Bushevery year. Volunteerscome from places likeKansas, North Carolinaand Maryland to help eachyear. It helps explain whythis keeps on going. Whywe know this is the rightthing to do.

“Today I can’t quit,”Maupin said. “I still havethe same desire as whenMatt was missing. I owethose guys. They helpedme get Matt home. I can’texplain that.”

About the event» 10th Annual Yellow

Ribbon Support Founda-tion Let Us Never ForgetScholarship

» Saturday, April 11,The Oasis ConferenceCenter, Miami Township

» Yellow Ribbon Sup-port Foundation,513-831-1114, or June Bailey, 513-831-1651,

HeroesContinued from Page A1

CHUCK GIBSON/

FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

This memorial to MattMaupin was on displayduring the 2008 "Let UsNever Forget" scholarshipdinner.

McNicholas HighSchool has inducted Ka-tey Schroeder, class of2006, and MichaelOberschmidt, class of2008, into the Hall ofFame and recognized the30th anniversary of theClass of 1985, state foot-ball finalists and basket-ball state final four.

Schroeder was a four-year volleyball playerand letter winner atMcNicholas. She earned

four all-state awards, in-cluding first-team all-state as a junior and sen-ior. Schroeder was alsoselected for the first-team GGCL and first-team all-city as a sopho-more, junior, and senior.During those three yearsshe was awarded the BestOffensive Player award.During her junior yearshe was ranked as one ofthe top 50 best prospectsin the nation by prepvol-leyball.com. During her

senior season, she wasvoted the Most ValuablePlayer and was also hon-ored with a Buddy LaRo-sa’s Award. She is the rec-ord holder at McNicholasfor most kills and mostaces. At the University ofCincinnati, she was amember of the 2008-2009Big East Champion vol-leyball team.

Oberschmidt was afour-year varsity golferat McNicholas. In 2007,he was the District 2 Ohio

State Runner-up as wellas first team All-Ohio,GCL Player of the Yearand Enquirer Player ofthe Year. For three con-secutive years, Obersch-midt was first team GCLas well as most valuableplayer in 2006 and 2007and Team Captain in 2007.In volleyball, Obersch-midt is McNicholas’ all-time assist leader. Athree-year varsity player,he led the 2008 District 2

Ohio State runner-upteam and was named firstteam GCL and all-region.

McNicholas also rec-ognized the Class of 1985who were state football fi-nalists in fall 1984 andstate final four in men’sbasketball in 1985. Thefootball team went 9-1-0in the regular season,knocking off Carlisle andPortsmouth before slip-ping to Elyria Catholic inthe state game. The bas-

ketball team was rankedNo. 1 in the city most ofthe season and won 24games. The teamknocked off Loveland,Reading and Indian Hillin the sectional tourna-ment; Tipp City in the dis-trict tournament; andDayton Jefferson andGranville in the regionaltournament. The Rocketslost to Linden-McKinleyin the state tournamentgame.

McNicholas High’s Hall of Fame inducts Schroeder, OberschmidtCommunity Press PROVIDED

McNicholas HighSchool alumniKatey Schroeder'06 and MichaelOberschmidt '08were inductedinto to theMcNicholas Hallof Fame Feb. 26.

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The closing of the W.C.Beckjord Power Stationpresents a somber finan-cial picture for PierceTownship.

According to numbersshared with the PierceTownship Board of Trust-ees by Clermont CountyChief Deputy AuditorChuck Tilbury, the town-ship stands to lose nearly$700,000 revenue annual-ly as a result of the clo-sure. The anticipated rev-enue loss can be seen inseveral funds: $34,234.44from the township’s gen-eral fund; $57,011.25 fromthe road and bridge fund;$69,463.52 from the wastefund; $291,016.31 from po-lice, and $229,097.94 fromfire/EMS for a total of$680,823.46. These fig-ures were reachedthrough comparison of2014 actual receipts to2016 anticipated receipts.

The plant was official-ly “retired” last Septem-ber, according to SallyThelen, Duke Energymedia relations Cincin-nati and Kentucky. Thismeans that it was takenoffline and is no longerproducing energy. Theprocess of closing theplant is ongoing.

The energy generationwork at Beckjord thatmost benefited manycommunities and a schooldistrict for more than 60years. The plant’s closureis financially impactingPierce Township, the Vil-lage of New Richmond,New Richmond Schoolsand Clermont County, Til-bury said.

When it comes to pow-er plants, they are madeup of two types of assets –real property and publicutility personal property,he explained. The realproperty includes brickand mortar assets such assmoke stacks and land.The personal property ismade up of the actualstuff in the plant - thewires, the lift stations,equipment used to trans-mit the electricity, for ex-amples. There are threetypes of utility personalproperty: generation, dis-

tribution and transmis-sion. The bulk of the taxdollars realized fromBeckjord are from gener-ation of power, Tilburysaid

Duke Energy notifiedgovernmental agenciesabout its plans to closeBeckjord as early as 2011,he said. At that time, theworst was feared that theplant would close immedi-ately, leaving no time forcommunities to prepare,he said. The power com-pany did not do that. In-stead, it continued gener-ating power until Septem-ber of last year.

Township Fiscal Offi-cer Karen Register saidthat the early notificationfrom Duke was benefi-cial.

“Our departmentswere told to hunker downin case of worst case sce-nario,” she said. They em-braced a savings attitude,delaying the purchase ofnew equipment and sav-ing where they could. Thisresulted in some signifi-cant carryover balances,Register said.

“But now there’s noth-

ing left to hold. You can’tsave anything. There’snothing left to save,” shesaid. All departments willneed to dig into the savedbalances to meet needs.

The loss of funding ispotentially devastatingfor the fire departmentwhich failed a 2.8-milllevy last November. Themoney would have gener-ated $937,000 annually.The anticipated loss ofrevenue from Beckjordand the failed levy causedthe fire department topostpone the purchase ofequipment.

Fire Chief CraigWright said that the de-partment’s newest ambu-lance is a 2006 model. Re-cently, one of the squadsbroke down while trans-porting a patient. Ander-

son Fire and Rescue wascalled in to transport thepatient.

“We need to find a way(to buy a new squad),”Trustee Bonnie Batchlersaid. “We can’t justify los-ing a patient because ourlevy went down.” Thetownship is currently con-sidering securing a loan topurchase a new squad andis also considering a firelevy for the Novemberticket. Batchler said thecommittee is meetingnow and hopes to havemore information toshare with the public inApril.

Register said the town-ship is also concerned that

because its employees areamong some of the lowestpaid in the county, theymight lose people. In fact,several employees, most-ly firefighters, have leftthe township for betterpaying jobs. Because ofthis, following a Feb. 4 ex-ecutive session, the trust-ees approved a 2 percentcost of living increase foremployees not represent-ed by a bargaining unit.

Trustee Chair RobertPautke said that while thenews is dire, the townshipknew what it was upagainst. In the short term,the township is preparedbecause it prepared for aworst case scenario of los-

ing 100 percent of the taxmonies from Beckjord.That has not occurred.

Moving forward, thetownship has some toughchoices to make.

“Residents will have todecide what level of ser-vice they want and ifthey’re willing to pay forit,” Pautke said.

Pierce Twp. struggling with changing financesYOUR TURNHow can Pierce Township andother affected communitiesbest make up for the revenuelost from the closing of theBeckjord power station? Sendyour thoughts to [email protected].

By Sheila [email protected]

PATRICK REDDY/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

The Beckjord Power Plant, seen here from across the OhioRiver in Melbourne.

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THURSDAY, MARCH 12Business SeminarsLoveland Business Expo, 1-6p.m., Receptions Banquet andConference Center Loveland,10681 Loveland Madeira Road,main hall. Learn about market-ing, sales and life skills fromLaunch 360 degree team. At-tend after lunch to network,hear speaker presentations, andvisit expo booths. BenefitsCancer Free Kids. $35. Regis-tration recommended. Present-ed by Loveland Area Chamberof Commerce. 683-1544;www.lovelandchamber.org.Loveland.

Clubs & OrganizationsEastside Technology Talk, 11:30a.m. to 1 p.m., Anderson SeniorCenter, 7970 Beechmont Ave.,For people interested in technol-ogy and learning more about itand how it can help us andothers. Free. Presented byEastside Technology Talks.474-3100; bit.ly/EastsideTech-nologyTalks. Anderson Town-ship.

Dining EventsFlight Night Dinner, 6-10:30p.m., Oasis Golf Club and Con-ference Center, 902 Loveland-Miamiville Road, Guest speaker:two-time World Series Champi-on of famed Big Red Machine,Johnny Bench. Emcee: ESPN1530 sports radio talk show hostMo Egger. Benefits MilfordAthletics. $50. Registrationrequired. Presented by OasisConference Center. 576-2208;oh.8to18.com/Milford. 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. 947-7333. Union Town-ship.

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.

Strength & Balance, 1 -1:45p.m., Crossings of Amelia, 58Amelia Olive Branch Road,Move to music through varietyof exercises designed to increasemuscular strength, range ofmovement and activities fordaily living. For seniors. Call forpricing. Presented by SilverS-neakers Stretch. 478-6783.Amelia.

Aqua Zumba with KC, 1-1:45p.m., Comfort Inn, 4421 AicholtzRoad, Pool Room. All levelswelcome. Bring water shoes andtowel. Ages 18 and up. $5.Presented by Zumba with KC.240-5180. Eastgate.

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

Literary - CraftsThursday Morning CraftyCrochet, 10 a.m., Union Town-ship Branch Library, 4450 GlenEste-Withamsville Road, In-structor Pat Esswein teachesbeginning crochet stitches. Bring4-ply yarn and size “H” crochethook. Ages 12-99. Free. Present-ed by Clermont County PublicLibrary. 528-1744; www.cler-montlibrary.org. Union Town-ship.

Literary - LibrariesTeen Writing Club, 6 p.m.,Loveland Branch Library, 649Loveland-Madeira Road, Forteen writers interested in meet-ing other teen writers or look-ing for feedback from others.Ages 12-17. Free. 369-4476;www.cincinnatilibrary.org.Loveland.

Literary - Story TimesToddlertime, 10 a.m., AmeliaBranch Library, 58 Maple St.,Stories, songs, crafts, games,reading practices. For ages 18months-3 years. Free. Presentedby Clermont County PublicLibrary. 752-5580. Amelia.

Preschool Storytime, 11 a.m.,Amelia Branch Library, 58 MapleSt., Free. Presented by ClermontCounty Public Library. 752-5580.Amelia.

Books and Blocks, 10:30 a.m.,Doris Wood Branch Library, 180S. Third St., Enjoy storytime andthen use toy building materials

to recreate characters andobjects from stories. Ages 2-6.Free. Presented by ClermontCounty Public Library. 732-2128.Batavia.

Books and Blocks, 10:30 a.m.,Batavia Branch Library, 326Broadway St., Enjoy storytimeand then use toy buildingmaterials to recreate charactersand objects from the stories.Ages 2-6. Free. Presented byClermont County Public Library.732-2736. Batavia.

Babytime, 10:30 a.m., NewRichmond Branch Library, 103River Valley Blvd., Free. Present-ed by Clermont County PublicLibrary. 553-0570. New Rich-mond.

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

Preschool Storytime, 11:30a.m., Union Township BranchLibrary, 4450 Glen Este-With-amsville Road, Free. Presentedby Clermont County PublicLibrary. 528-1744. Union Town-ship.

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.

SeminarsFirst Time Home Buyer Work-shop, 6:30-8 p.m., First AgencyGroup R.E.S, 400 TechnecenterDrive, suite 216, conferenceroom. Details loan programs forfirst time buyers in Ohio, funda-mentals of home purchasing,and real estate market over-view, Covers basics to intermedi-ate information. Ages 21 andup. Free. Reservations required.Presented by First Agency GroupReal Estate Services. 831-3744;www.HomeBuyerWork-Shop2015.com. Milford.

FRIDAY, MARCH 13Dining EventsFish Fry, 5-7:30 p.m., GrantMemorial United MethodistChurch, 1600 Back St., Choice offish or chicken, tossed salad orhomemade coleslaw, mac andcheese or fries. Includes drinkand homemade dessert. Hotdogs available for children. Bakesale. Dine-in or carryout. 553-2624. New Richmond.

Immaculate Heart of MaryChurch Fish Fry, 4:30-7 p.m.,Immaculate Heart of MaryChurch, 7820 Beechmont Ave.,Cafeteria. Fried or baked fish,shrimp Caesar salad and cheesepizza dinners with sides, drinksand dessert. Carryout available.Benefits Anderson Boosters. $8,$7 seniors, $6 children. 388-0031carryout; www.ihom.org. An-derson Township.

Fish Fry, 5-8 p.m., AmericanLegion Post 72, 497 Old Ohio 74,Fried or baked fish shrimpdinners include two sides anddessert. Dine-in or carryout.Benefits veterans programs. $7.528-9909. Mount Carmel.

Fish Fry, 5-7:30 p.m., St. PeterChurch - New Richmond, 1192Bethel-New Richmond Road,Fried and baked fish and sides.Dessert and drink included.Carryout available. Benefitsparish projects. 553-3267. NewRichmond.

Auxiliary Fish Fry, 5-7:30 p.m.,American Legion Post 450, 450Victor Stier Drive, Fish, shrimp,chicken fingers, fries, mac andcheese, baked potato, greenbeans, slaw, salad and more.Complete dinner or a la carte,call ahead for carryout. Pricevaries. Presented by Victor StierAmerican Legion Auxiliary.831-9876. Milford.

Fish Fry, 5-8 p.m., St. ColumbanSchool, 896 Oakland Road, Dinein or drive-through carry out.Grilled salmon, fried fish, fishtacos, jumbo coconut shrimp,buffalo shrimp wraps, coleslaw,macaroni and cheese, apple-sauce, baked potato, frenchfries, sweet potato fries, pizza,salad, desserts. Varies. 683-7903;www.stcolumban.org. Loveland.

Fish Fry, 5-7 p.m., Locust CornerUnited Methodist Church, 917Locust Corner Road, Completefish fry dinner, includes coleslaw,french fries, hushpuppies, bread,beverage and dessert. Dine in orcarry out. Music by Annie Ta-keuchi Lansone. $6. 476-3174.Pierce Township.

Boy Scout Troop 452 Fish Fry,5-7:30 p.m., St. Thomas MoreChurch, 800 Ohio Pike, Cafete-ria. Choice of main entree, two

sides, dessert and drink. Carry-out also available. Scouts servemeals. Benefits Boy Scout Troop452. $8.25 per meal. Presentedby Boy Scout Troop 452. 315-3991. Withamsville.

Fish Fry, 5-7:30 p.m., St. Berna-dette School, 1453 Locust LakeRoad, Cafeteria. Drive-thruservice available. Fried or bakedfish, fried shrimp, cheese pizza,french fries, apple sauce, coles-law, mac and cheese. Dessertsavailable. Presented by St.Bernadette Church. 943-8133.Amelia.

Fish 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.During lent: homemade mac-n-cheese. Open year round exceptholidays. $6-$6.50. Presented byLadies Auxiliary Dennis JohnsonVFW Post 6562. 575-2102. Mil-ford.

Fish Fry, 5-7 p.m., AmericanLegion Post 318, 6660 CloughPike, Fried or baked fish, shrimpand chicken nuggets dinners.Meal includes sides and bever-age. Soft and bar drinks avail-able for purchase. Dine-in orcarryout. Benefits Anderson Post318. $5-$8. 231-6477;www.post318.org. AndersonTownship.

Exercise ClassesSilverSneakers Senior Stretch,9-9:45 a.m., Union TownshipCivic Center, 4350 Aicholtz Road,Complete series of seated andstanding yoga poses. Restorativebreathing exercises and finalrelaxation promote stress reduc-tion and mental clarity. Call forpricing. Presented by SilverS-neakers Stretch. 947-7333.Union Township.

Literary - LibrariesAfter Hours Teen Gaming, 6-8p.m., Milford-Miami TownshipBranch Library, 1099 Ohio 131,Enjoy snacks and challengeother teens at computer andtabletop gaming. Ages 13-18.Free. Registration required.Presented by Clermont CountyPublic Library. 248-0700;www.clermontlibrary.org.Milford.

Literary - Story TimesDiscovery Club: Learn AboutButterflies, 10 a.m., UnionTownship Branch Library, 4450Glen Este-Withamsville Road,Read books about butterflies,discover how caterpillars be-come butterflies, and create aunique origami butterfly to takehome. Ages 6-12. Free. Regis-tration required. Presented byClermont County Public Library.528-1744; www.clermontlibra-ry.org. Union Township.

Music - AcousticEncore Duo, 7-11 p.m., AmericanLegion Post 72, 497 Old Ohio 74,Free. 528-9909; www.music-byencore.com. Mount Carmel.

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

Parent Outdoor Class, 8:30-10a.m., Children’s Meeting HouseMontessori School, 927 O’Ban-nonville Road, Program forparents to experience outdoors.School’s naturalist guides par-ents as they explore gardens,trails and other natural features.Young children welcome to join.Free. 683-4757. Loveland.

On Stage - TheaterFiddler on the Roof, 7:30 p.m.,Loveland Stage Company Thea-tre, 111 S. Second St., $18. Reser-vations required. Presented byLoveland Stage Company.443-4572; www.lovelandstage-company.org. Loveland.

SATURDAY, MARCH 14Art & Craft ClassesUkrainian Egg DecoratingClass, 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.,Lutheran Church of the Resur-rection, 1950 Nagel Road, Learnage-old technique of waxingUkrainian eggs. Bring six un-cooked eggs. $15. Registrationrequired. Through March 28.713-3541; www.lcresurrectio-n.org. Anderson Township.

BenefitsDinner, Art and Wine forCanines, 6-10 p.m., ReceptionsBanquet and Conference CenterLoveland, 10681 Loveland Ma-deira Road, Wine tasting, din-ner, art showing, raffle prizes,

silent auction. Benefits CircleTail. $55. Reservations required.Presented by Circle Tail Inc..877-3325; www.circletail.net.Loveland.

Exercise ClassesSpinning 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.

Holiday - St. Patrick’s DaySt. Patrick’s Dance, 8-11 p.m.,American Legion Post 318, 6660Clough Pike, Music by CincyRockers. Cash bar. Table snacksprovided, limited appetizers andfinger food may be brought in.Ages 21 and up. Benefits Amer-ican Legion Post 318. $10. Reser-vations recommended. 231-6477; www.post318.org. An-derson Township.

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

Literary - SigningsAuthor Visit: Gerda Braun-heim, 11 a.m., Milford-MiamiTownship Branch Library, 1099Ohio 131, Local author discussesstories in her book about WorldWar II, “From Stonischken toGedhus: A child’s view of WorldWar II.” Personal story toldthrough eyes of a child aboutbeing forced to flee her home-town in Prussia to a refugeecamp in Denmark. Ages 14-99.Free. Registration required.Presented by Clermont CountyPublic Library. 248-0700;www.clermontlibrary.org.Milford.

Literary - Story TimesShare a Story with an Officer,10:30 a.m., Amelia BranchLibrary, 58 Maple St., Free.Presented by Clermont CountyPublic Library. 752-5580. Amelia.

Discovery Club: Learn AboutButterflies, 10 a.m., UnionTownship Branch Library, Free.Registration required. 528-1744;www.clermontlibrary.org. UnionTownship.

NatureJohn A. Ruthven WoodcockWalk, 6-8 p.m., East Fork StatePark, Ohio 125, Held at office at3294 Elk Lick Road. Free. Reser-vations required. Presented byAmerican Woodcock Society.734-0582; [email protected]. Bethel.

On Stage - TheaterFiddler on the Roof, 7:30 p.m.,Loveland Stage Company Thea-tre, $18. Reservations required.443-4572; www.lovelandstage-company.org. Loveland.

ShoppingUsed Book Sale, 9 a.m. to noon,Trinity United Methodist ChurchMilford, 5767 Wolfpen-PleasantHill Road, Fellowship Hall.Gently used books for all ages.Both hardback and paperbackversions available. Wide varietyof fiction, nonfiction, cook-books, gardening and children’sbooks. To help buy new sign forchurch. Free. 831-0262. Milford.

SUNDAY, MARCH 15On Stage - TheaterFiddler on the Roof, 3 p.m.,Loveland Stage Company Thea-tre, $18. Reservations required.443-4572; www.lovelandstage-company.org. Loveland.

MONDAY, MARCH 16Exercise 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 - Book ClubsBookends, 1 p.m., New Rich-mond Branch Library, 103 RiverValley Blvd., Free. 553-0570.New Richmond.

Book Discussion, 1 p.m., BethelBranch Library, 611 W. Plane St.,Copies of book available forcheckout. 734-2619. Bethel.

Book Discussion Group, 1 p.m.,Bethel Branch Library, 611 W.Plane St., Free. Presented byClermont County Public Library.734-2619; www.clermontlibra-ry.org. Bethel.

Bookends Book Discussion, 1p.m., New Richmond BranchLibrary, 103 River Valley Blvd.,Free. Presented by ClermontCounty Public Library. 553-0570;www.clermontlibrary.org. NewRichmond.

TAB: Teen Advisory Board, 3:30p.m., Bethel Branch Library, 611W. Plane St., Get involved, sharegreat ideas, and earn volunteerhours. Snacks. Ages 12-17. Free.Registration required. Presentedby Clermont County PublicLibrary. 734-2619; www.cler-montlibrary.org. Bethel.

Literary - LibrariesRiver City Writer’s Group,6-7:45 p.m., New RichmondBranch Library, 103 River ValleyBlvd., Participants freely sharetheir writing endeavors, gener-ate ideas, hone their craft andnetwork with fellow writers inarea. Free. 553-0570. NewRichmond.

Preschool Storytime, 10-11a.m., Loveland Branch Library,649 Loveland-Madeira Road,Enjoy books, songs, activities,crafts and more. For preschool-ers and their caregivers. Ages3-6. Free. 369-4476; www.cincin-natilibrary.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.

Scrap ‘N Crop, 1-4 p.m., Milford-

Miami Township Branch Library,1099 Ohio 131, Bring your sup-plies and projects to work on.Ages 18 and up. Free. Regis-tration required. Presented byClermont County Public Library.248-0700; www.clermontlibra-ry.org. Milford.

TUESDAY, MARCH 17Dining EventsWine Tasting and Food Pair-ing, 6:30 p.m. Wines fromColumbia Valley winemakerCharles Smith., 20 Brix, 101 MainSt., $55-$70. Reservations re-quired. 831-2749. Milford.

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

Literary - LibrariesESL Conversation Hour, 6-7p.m., Union Township BranchLibrary, 4450 Glen Este-With-amsville Road, Free. Registrationrequired. Presented by ClermontCounty Public Library. 528-1744.Union Township.

Loveland 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.

Literary - Story TimesPreschool Storytime, 2-3 p.m.,Bethel Branch Library, 611 W.Plane St., Free. Presented byClermont County Public Library.734-2619. Bethel.

RecreationBingo Tuesday, 6:30 p.m.,American Legion Post 72, 497Old Ohio 74, $1-$15. 528-9909;www.stuartglugibuhl.com.Mount Carmel.

SeminarsCareer Driving LeadershipDevelopment WorkshopSeries, 6:30-8 p.m. MatchingYour Leadership Style to YourTeam, Holiday Inn Express -Milford, 301 Old Bank Road,Conference Room. 5-seriesworkshop: Build solid manage-ment; hone core managementskills; match leadership style toteam; strengthen teams; leadsuccessfully in team environ-ment. Ages 18 and up. $95 for 5Sessions, $25 single session.Registration required by March1. Presented by Milford T.A.L.K.Toastmasters. 238-7549; talklea-dership.eventbrite.com. Milford.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH18Dining 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.

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Trinity United Methodist Church is planning a Used Book Sale for 9 a.m. to noon, Saturday,March 14, at the church, 5767 Wolfpen-Pleasant Hill Road, Fellowship Hall, Milford. Gently usedbooks will be available for all ages, including oth hardback and paperback versions, a variety offiction, nonfiction, cookbooks, gardening and children’s books. Proceeds from the sale will helppurchase new sign for church. Admission is free. Call 831-0262.

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The first sign that spring is almosthere appears in our woods. Dottedthroughout are wild yellow aconite and

bell shaped snowdropflowers. This year I spiedthe yellow aconite peakingthrough the snow. Thesnowdrops? They wereinvisible.

Another sign thatspring is approaching isSt. Patrick’s Day. I

I love the legend thataccompanies the greatsaint. In the fifth-century,St. Patrick went to Ire-

land, killed the snakes and convertedthe people. What were they eating? Veg-gies like leeks and cabbage, both ofwhich are green! Think about it. Thefood pyramid is bottom heavy withgreen leafy veggies and good root vege-tables like potatoes, so the Irish werehealthy eaters way back when.

Tip from Rita’s kitchen:Go fish! Stay positive: Don’t overlook

omega-3s in “fatty” fish like salmon andmackerel. These fish are good for thebrain.

Rita Nader Heikenfeld is an herbalist, educator,Jungle Jim’s Eastgate professional and author.Find her blog at Abouteating.com. Call 513-248-7130, ext. 356.

Tuck into corned beef like Irish Tender corned beef and cabbage

Corned beef uses a traditional brisket cut of beef that isbrined with vinegar and pickling spices. The term “corned”comes from the salt used to cure and prepare the beef. Thebrisket is a cut of beef that can be very tough so it benefitsfrom long, slow cooking. By using your slow cooker the beefwill become very tender.

So, why does corned beef look pink even after it’scooked? It’s the curing process - the curing salt used is called“pink salt”. When you buy a brisket that’s already “corned,” itwill have been put through the marinating process with apacket of spices included. Serve with a side of champ. Thatrecipe is on my website abouteating.com.

5 carrots cut in large pieces1 large onion, cut in large wedges2-3 bay leaves1 nice head cabbage, cored and cut into large pieces1 package corned beef brisket with spice & herb packet

included2-1/2 cups apple juice and 1/2 cup waterHorseradish for garnish

Spray inside of slow cooker. Lay vegetables on bottom.Place brisket on top. Pour liquid over all, along with spicesfrom packet. If you want, put spices in a tea ball or tie incheesecloth or a coffee filter. That way, you won’t be pickingwhole spices out of your teeth. If you make a spice packet, it inthe cooker. Cook on low 6-8 hours or high 3-4, until meat isfork tender and can be sliced easily. Remove bay leaves beforeserving. Serve with a dollop of horseradish.

St. Pat’s green two-tiered Jello ice creamsquares

I pulled this out of my St. Patrick’s day file and it’s one ofthose Kraft recipes that keeps its appeal year after year. Let thekids help. I put this in a 9x13 pan and just cut it into squares.You can cut into shamrocks or other fun shapes.

2 pkgs. 3 oz each, lime jello1 envelope unflavored gelatin - I used Knox4 cups boiling water3-4 cups vanilla ice cream

Mix jello, gelatin and boiling water together until jelloand gelatin are dissolved. Immediately stir in ice cream and stiruntil dissolved. Pour into pan and let sit overnight in frig tojell. As it jells, the ice cream floats to the top, making it two-tiered.

Think of other themed holidays to make this with differ-ent flavors of jello, ice cream, etc.

Rita HeikenfeldRITA’S KITCHEN

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St. Patrick’s Day in Cincinnati includes thefourth largest St. Patrick’s Day Celebrationcomplete with a parade as the statue of St.Patrick is marched through downtown streets.Finish your celebration with corned beef andcabbage, ala Rita. UC Clermont College has

selected Loren and SherryStuckert as the 2015 Distin-guished Alum recipients.This is the first time that acouple has been chosen forthe award.

The Distinguished Alum-nus Award is bestowed uponthose who have distinguishedthemselves through signifi-cant professional accom-plishment, made contribu-tions to their community andattended UC Clermont Col-lege for at least one year.

Loren Stuckert graduatedfrom UC Clermont Collegewith honors with an associateof arts in pre-secondary edu-cation and teaching in 1993.He was able to graduate afterone year by transferring for-mer college credits and ap-plying them toward his asso-ciate degree. He subsequent-ly earned a bachelor of arts insocial studies, history andeducation - a triple majorwith a minor in psychologyfrom Northern KentuckyUniversity in 1996.

From there, Stuckert hasbecome a social studiesteacher for Wilmington HighSchool, where he and his fam-ily settled after graduatingfrom NKU. While at Wilming-

ton, Stuckert organized a stu-dent group who founded thefirst National History Club inOhio – the 17th club in theUnited States – of which therenow are more than 1,000 suchclubs. Stuckert has been amember of Wilmington CityCouncil since 2011. He con-tinues to mentor former stu-dents and their educationalendeavors.

Sherry Stuckert graduat-ed with honors from UC Cler-mont College in 1994 with anassociate of arts degree inpre-secondary education.While at UC Clermont, shewas awarded an OutstandingStudent Award for PublicSpeaking and Communica-tion several years in a row.She went on to earn her bach-elors of arts with honors(Cum Laude) from NKU inEnglish education and withareas of concentration in edu-cation and business commu-nication in 1996.

Sherry Stuckert took a po-sition in 2013 as a Social Secu-rity/medicare/insurancecaseworker for U.S. Rep.Steve Stivers.

The Stuckerts will deliverthe keynote address at UCClermont Commencementcelebration May 1.

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Gambling is all fun andgames, until you borrow mon-ey; until you lie about it; untilyou hurt friends and family.

March isOhio and Na-tional ProblemGamblingAwarenessMonth. Theterm problemgambling maynot mean any-thing to you,but for thesmall percent-age of peoplewho develop a

problem from gambling toomuch – problem gambling canmean lost paychecks, lost rentor house payments, a repos-sessed car and even worse –lost jobs and personal relation-ships.

Ohio’s 2012 Gambling Sur-vey showed that about 3 per-cent of Ohioans have a gam-

bling problem, and 1 percentcould be diagnosed with gam-bling disorder.

It’s important to know whatgambling problems look likeand who is most at risk. Any-one can develop a problemwith gambling, but many peo-ple who do tend to match oneor more common characteris-tics: aged 18-25 year-old whitemales; Asian or African-Amer-ican adults; have a parent witha gambling problem; have asubstance abuse problem.

Some common signs of agambling problem include:

» borrowing money to gam-ble;

» lying about how muchtime or money spent gam-bling;

» hiding bills or unpaiddebts;

» spending a lot of timegambling and thinking aboutgambling;

» being restless or irritable

when not gambling;» bragging about wins, but

minimizing losses.How do you get help for

yourself or a friend/familymember who needs it? Ohiohas funding set aside to payfor treatment for gamblingaddiction. Not having insur-ance or being broke are notbarriers to getting help.

For a referral to help any-where in Ohio, call the OhioProblem Gambling Helpline at800-589-9966. The helpline canalso assist with other livingneeds like housing, food, cloth-ing or legal issues.

For help in Clermont Coun-ty call Clermont RecoveryCenter, Inc. a division ofGreater Cincinnati BehavioralHealth Services at 735-8100.

Ohio has an organization ofstate agencies working togeth-er to ensure that quality ser-vices are available to helpanyone with a gambling prob-

lem. Ohio for ResponsibleGambling (www.org.ohio.gov/)includes the Ohio Commis-sions of Casino Control, Lot-tery and Racing, along withOhio Mental Health and Ad-diction Services. Safe gam-bling and awareness cam-paigns are made availablethrough the ORG partners.

To gamble safely, expertssuggest the following:

» Don’t think of gamblingas a way to make money.

» Set a limit on how muchmoney and time will be spentgambling.

» Spend only what you canafford to lose.

» Gambling and drinkingare a dangerous combination.

» Don’t gamble when de-pressed or upset.

» Call 800-589-9966 or 735-8100 for help for yourself or aloved one.

Greater Cincinnati Behav-ioral Health Services is the

most comprehensive mentalhealth provider in SouthwestOhio serving people with men-tal illness and related barriers.GCB is a fully certified, na-tionally accredited 501c3 non-profit organization with amission to assist persons withmental illness and relatedbarriers to lead productiveand fulfilling lives.www.gcbhs.com.

Through proven programsdelivered by supportive anddedicated professionals, Cler-mont Recovery Center offersa path to wellness for the pre-vention of and recovery fromsubstance abuse and relatedissues for individuals andfamilies in our community.www.recoveryctr.org.

Melissa E. Kaetzel-Cole is a preven-tion specialist/counselor with Cler-mont Recovery Center.

March is problem gambling awareness month

Melissa E.Kaetzel-ColeCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

March 5 questionWhat TV show from

your youth would youlike to see remade, or re-broadcast? Why?

“Well I’d have to say‘BJ and the Bear,’ most-ly because there aren’tenough shows on TVthat show smart pri-mates being taken onthe road as 18-wheelertravel companions.

“I think that is agenre that is sadly miss-ing in today’s world ofreality TV.”

C.S.

“I would love to see‘The Man From U.N-.C.L.E.’ remade becauseit was an exciting showto watch with good plots(for the time), cool gad-gets and intelligentscripts. It would be OKto update it as long asthey stay with the basicpremise and feel anddon't make it goofy. Toomany remakes go thatroute and fail miser-ably.”

M.J.F.

“There was a show ti-tled ‘Watch Mr Wizard.’It showed the sciencebehind ordinary thingsin life. It was intended

for grade school agekids. I think the conceptwould work today on theHistory or DiscoveryChannel. The greatcomedy shows of DeanMartin, Sid Caesar andJackie Gleason et almight also work today.

“Most other showsfrom that era would bestuck in that time warpand not accepted by to-day’s audiences. Go Fig-ure!”

T.D.T.

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THIS WEEK’SQUESTIONA bill to allow cities tocreate open-containerdistricts much like thosein New Orleans orMemphis, Tennessee,appears likely to passthe Ohio Legislaturethis year, and Cincinnatiofficials hope the billbecomes law by Open-ing Day, April 6. Is this agood idea or a badidea? Why or why not?

Every week we ask readers aquestion they can reply tovia email. Send your answersto [email protected] withCh@troom in the subjectline.

In my recent column warningreaders that tax season also bringseven more scammers and conartists out of the proverbial wood-work than usual, I shared ways in

which you canavoid tax identitytheft by mailingtax returns asearly in the taxseason as possiblebefore the consbeat you to it;never giving out

personal in-formation un-less you knowwho’s asking forit and why they

need it, always shredding personaland financial documents, knowingyour tax preparer; and remember-ing to check the status of yourrefund after filing at irs.gov/Re-funds.

To learn more about ways thatyou can protect yourself and getyour specific questions answered,you may want to plan to attend afree program being offered in theSpringdale/Tri-County area. ProSeniors and the Ohio SMP (Em-powering Seniors to PreventHealthcare Fraud) is presentingits annual Consumer Protection/

Fraud Forum, “It’s Tax Season -Beware of Scams” from 4 p.m. to6:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 25, atthe Maple Knoll Village Retire-ment Community Auditorium,11100 Springfield Pike.

According to Anne Fredrick-son, project manager of Pro Sen-iors Ohio SMP and host of WMKV89.3 FM’s “Medicare Moment”show, this “Ask the Experts” Fo-rum will feature the MedicaidFraud Control Unit special agent-in-charge from the Office of theOhio Attorney General, Sue Dennyfrom the Social Security Admini-stration and experts from theFederal Bureau of Investigation(FBI), Ohio Department of Insur-ance, Office of the Inspector Gen-eral, the HHS Special Agent-in-Charge of Medicare Fraud fromCleveland, Ohio, the Bureau ofMotor Vehicles Criminal Investi-gation division and legal expertWilliam E. Hesch Esq.

This free event will also pro-vide free parking and a free lightsupper. For more informationplease contact Mary Day at ProSeniors by calling 458-5515, orGeorge Zahn of WMKV radio at782-2753.

Doing your homework andresearching as much information

as you can will save you, and thoseyou love, in the long run. Phonescams and email phishingschemes are among the “DirtyDozen” tax scams the IRS targets,and they continue to warn thattaxpayers need to watch out foridentity theft, especially aroundtax time. Moreover, the IRS isaggressively pursuing the crimi-nals that file fraudulent returnsusing someone else’s Social Secu-rity number. Although it is makingprogress on this front, as a taxpay-er, you must be extremely carefuland do everything you can toavoid becoming a victim.

“We are doing everything wecan to help taxpayers avoid scamsas the tax season continues,” IRSCommissioner John Koskinensaid. “Whether it’s a phone scamor scheme to steal a taxpayer’sidentity, there are simple steps totake to help stop these con artists.We urge taxpayers to visit IRS.govfor more information and to bewary of these dozen tax scams.”

Cindy Gramke is the Executive Director/CEO of Clermont Senior Services. Ideasand comments can be directed to Cindyat [email protected] orcontact the agency at 724-1255.

CARING & SHARING

Take precautions to protectyourself during tax season

CindyGramkeCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

Civil War soldiers weregreat letter writers.

They senthome millionsof letters de-scribing theweather, theland, food andbattles. Theseletters are stillbeing redis-covered inattics andclosets, 150years later.Their quality

ranged from the barely literateto the grandiloquent. Theywere written on scraps of pa-per and expensive stationarywith embossed patriotic il-lustrations. They were oftenwritten on the fly, using tin

plates or cracker boxes fordesks.

Daniel Byrant was a 23-year-old Clermont County mu-sician who had enlisted in the12th Ohio Infantry band. Re-gimental bands, until theywere discontinued in March of1862, were morale boosters.They played marital musicsuch as “The Battle Cry ofFreedom” and “Yankee DoodleDandee” and popular tunes like“The Girl I left behind me” and“Johnny fill up the Bowl.”

Byrant was among thou-sands of Ohio soldiers who hadpoured into western Virginiaduring the summer of 1861 insupport of loyal mountaineerswho wanted to secede from theConfederacy. They fought aseries of battles that became

the North’s first successfulcampaign, leading to WestVirginia being admitted to theUnion in 1863.

Byrant wrote a seven-pageletter in September to his auntand uncle in Batavia. The sta-tionary was imprinted with animage of Lady Liberty with thecaption of “Liberty and Union,Now and Forever.” He de-scribed a three-week, 93-milemarch through the ruggedmountains from Clarksburg toSummersville. He carried hisbelongings in a rucksack andslept outside at times with onlya blanket for cover. One daythe trail was so meandering hecrossed the Elk River threetimes.

As they closed in on Sum-mersville, contact with the

enemy picked up. Byrant heardmusket fire in the distance. Onthe next day, he heard heavyartillery fire – 376 shots by hisreckoning – coming from thebattlefield at Carnifex Ferry.Byrant came upon the battle-field the next day. He saw acaptured rebel battle flag withthe motto of “the Price of Lib-erty is the Blood of the Brave.”“The trees,” he wrote, “were allshot to pieces.” One eighteeninch oak tree had a hole in thecenter where a cannonball“went right through it.” Hepicked up a piece of canister asa souvenir.

As Civil War battles go,Carnifex Ferry was a smallaffair – just 7,000 men en-gaged. It was a decisive battlein the Western Virginia cam-

paign. Byrant’s commandingofficer, Col. John Lowe – Bata-via’s former mayor – died ahero’s death after being struckin the head by a minie ball. Col.William Lytle, grandson ofClermont’s founder, was se-verely wounded. He was killedin action at the Battle of Chick-amauga two years later.

Byrant didn’t know how longhe was going to be in Summers-ville or where he was going tobe next. He closed his letter byurging his aunt and uncle to“give my love to all my enquir-ing friends” and to “write assoon as you get this.”

Gary Knepp is an attorney whoteaches history and political scienceat Clermont College. He lives withhis family in Miami Township.

Letter gives glimpse of Civil War horrors

Gary KneppCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

TIPP CITY — Felicity-Franklin High School’sgirls basketball team wentto 24-2 with a 74-53 winover The Miami ValleySchool March 7 in the Divi-sion IV district champion-ship at Tippecanoe HighSchool in Tipp City. SeniorMaria Ruwe and juniorAshley Moore had 23points apiece for the LadyCardinals. Coach KerryStamper’s squad moves onto the regional semifinalback in Tipp City on March11 against the winner ofMaria Stein Marion Local/McGuffey Upper SciotoValley.

Photos by ScottSpringer/The Community Press

Felicity girls take district title again

Felicity-Franklin senior Paige Kessen takes her turn cutting down the net atTippecanoe High School after the Lady Cardinals 74-53 DIV title win over TheMiami Valley School.

Junior Ashley Moore cuts down the net after Felicity-Franklin’s 74-53district title win over The Miami Valley School March 7. Moore had 23points in the game.

THANKS TO JEROD JODREY

Felicity-Franklin won the Division IV district title over The Miami Valley School March 7, 74-53.Coach Kerry Stamper prepares for a line of handshakes afterFelicity-Franklin won its second straight Division IV district title March 7.

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BETHELJOURNALEditor: Melanie Laughman, [email protected], 513-248-7573

Wrestling

» Bethel-Tate’s Aric Peters(120), B.J. Ratcliff (160) and Jef-frey Botts (182) all advanced tothe semifinals on March 6 at theDivision III wrestling tourna-ment in Troy.

On March 7, Peters finishedas district runner-up at 120 andBotts was third at 182 pounds tomake the Division III state tour-nament. Ratcliff finished sixthat 160.

Boys basketball

» Bethel-Tate lost to ClarkMontessori in the Division IIIsectional at Loveland March 3,58-52 in overtime. Senior AdamShinkle led the Tigers with 21points. Bethel-Tate finishes theseason at 12-10.

SHORT HOPS

By Scott Springerand Nick [email protected]@communitypress.com

BETHEL — Out of 48 schoolsin the Ohio girls Division IIstate swim meet in Canton, Be-thel-Tate High School finished30th.

Leading the way was GracynMcQueary.

That’s it.The lone Lady Tiger swam

herself into history by finishingfourth in the 100 breaststrokeFeb. 27 to make the podium withother elite swimmers. Consider-ing Bethel-Tate doesn’t evenhave a pool, it’s a major accom-plishment.

McQueary trains with theAnderson High School swimteam in the mornings before at-tending classes at Bethel-Tate.Her coach, Ed Bachman, alsocoaches the Redskins andMcQueary’s club Kingfishgroup.

During McQueary’s DivisionII events Feb. 26-27, Bachmansported a red, Bethel-Tate golfshirt. When Anderson swam inthe Division I races, heswitched to their orange andblack.

McQueary proudly sportedher Tiger scarlet and gray, butearly on was feeling a tad green.

“It was very nerve-wrack-ing,” McQueary said. “OnThursday, I thought I was goingto throw up, I was so nervous.I’ve never felt that way.”

She responded with a 1:05.28in her prelim and finished sec-ond in her heat and fourth over-all. It was her fastest time in theevent and guaranteed her a spoton the podium. The time also puther into All-American consider-ation. Swimmers who reach cer-

tain times and have a 3.5 or high-er grade point average can reg-ister for such honors and be in-vited to an All-American meet.

Thankfully, schoolwork isalso going swimmingly forMcQueary. The sophomore car-ries a 4.0-plus when you factorin honors classes.

After qualifying for the fi-nals, McQueary goal was to ap-pease the officials. The statemeet is heavily scrutinized withtwo officials watching eachswimmer.

“I had already made it to thetop heat,” McQueary said. “Thatwas my only goal. I just wantedto stand on the podium. I justhad fun with it. I wanted to havea clean swim and not get dis-qualified.”

Her time of 1:06.48 was slow-er than the day before, but stillgood enough for fourth behindMariemont’s Leah Dupre.Among top area swimmers she

defeated were Wyoming’s Re-becca Prangley, Mariemont’sBrooke Woellert and IndianHill’s Grace Stimson.

Only a handful of girls fromnoted swim schools CincinnatiCountry Day, Indian Hill andMariemont placed higher thanMcQueary’s fourth in any Divi-sion II race.

She stayed with the Ander-son contingent in Canton, butmay consider booking in ad-vance now as some of the topswim teams do. Though she alsofinished 11th in the district inthe 50 freestyle, she’s focusedon moving higher on the podiumin the 100 breaststroke in 2016.

“I’m strictly a breaststrokesprinter,” she said. “Next year, Idon’t want to sound cocky, butI’m going for the win. I’m goingto make sure I’m healthy allnext winter.”

The current winter hasn’tbeen easy as she injured a

shoulder over Christmas break.She wasn’t able to swim for amonth and could only kick andwork on core strength. She justgot back to taking strokes in thepool a few weeks before makingher state splash.

As the life of a swimmergoes, McQueary was home bythe end of the weekend with her

state medal. On Monday, March2, it was another 40-minutedrive from Bethel to Andersonfor the pre-dawn dip that keepsher among the area’s best.

Coming up is a national meetin Clearwater, Fla., where theonly thing white on the groundis the sand.

Anderson’s Bachman coaches Bethel state swimmerBy Scott [email protected]

THANKS TO JENNIFER MCQUEARY

Gracyn McQueary competes in the 100 breaststroke at the Division II swimmeet in Canton for Bethel-Tate.

THANKS TO JENNIFER MCQUEARY

Bethel-Tate sophomore Gracyn McQueary makes her big splash in the 100breaststroke at the Division II swim meet in Canton.

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Howdy folks! Thiswas one of the nights Iwoke up at 4 a.m. so I

made cof-fee andstartedwritingthis col-umn.

I saw ontelevisionlast week avolunteerwas deli-vering ameal to a

house bound lady. Itmade me so proud of thesenior services we havehere in Clermont County.It is so great to have thisservice for our seniors sothey can stay in theirhomes – not only meals,but many other services.This takes lots of money.Ruth Ann and I havedelivered meals, shopped

for folks that needed thisservice, this was great.There is a need for morevolunteers so if you wantto be part of this serviceyou may be the only per-son these folks see thatday.

I have written beforethat the ladies at Russell-ville have a need formore yarn. They aremaking bed spreads forchildren that are takenfrom court. These chil-dren have been abusedand this is something theladies at Russellville aredoing. It takes lots ofyarn to make these bedspreads. If you haveextra yarn that you couldcontribute, give MaryKelch a call or give me acall. Mary’s telephonenumber is 734-2501 andthe Ole Fisherman’s tele-phone number is 734-

6980. There is definitelya need.

It seems the birds areeating lots of bird seed. Ihave the wild turkeycoming to the feeders.Last Sunday I was com-ing home from churchand there were two tur-keys at the ground underthe feeders. I not onlyfeed birds, wild turkeys,but squirrels, crows anddoves. I buy the bird seedfrom Carney’s Feed Millin Owensville. They mixtheir bird feed. I wasworking in the carpentershop and when I came tothe house there werethree wild turkeys thatflew. As big as they arethey didn’t have anytrouble getting away.

I got three bags ofwalnuts last fall. I saw asquirrel running acrossthe snow and had some-

thing in its mouth. Thesquirrel dropped theitem and I saw a walnut.When I went into thegarage there was walnuthulls on the floor. I putseveral walnuts by thewoods so that I hope willkeep them out of thefeeders.

The Bethel Lions Clubpancake breakfast wascanceled due to badweather and snow Feb.21. The tickets youbought for that breakfastwill be good for the April11 breakfast starting at7:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.The money the clubmakes goes to buy glass-es for folks that needthem, school childrenand elderly folks. If youhave any glasses youdon’t need, the club takesthem and used hearingaids.

The greenhouses aregetting plants started forall of us gardeners. TheGrants open house isApril 18-19. The Grantshave three places, one onBucktown Road off Ohio50; one on Ohio 131, andanother at Milford, so getyour list ready .

The Monroe Grangewill have a plant sale atthe Grange Hall May 2 inNicholsville on Ohio 222.

I talked to Sherry’sabout being open fortrout fishing. She saidthey hope to open March13 if the weather doesn’tget too bad. A good batchof trout would taste good.The trout they have intheir lake are sure goodlooking fish. I hope to bethere when they put thetrout in.

Keep the bird feedersfilled, they are hungry

with this cold weather.There is a benefit for

a Mr. Tom Stock. He diedfrom lung cancer. Thistakes place March 22 atAmelia Mason Lodge.

Chester sure likes hisnew cat food. If I don’tfeed him first thing ineach morning, he kindagets unhappy but he is agood cat. I really likehim, what a blessing heis.

Start your week bygoing to the house ofworship of your choiceand praising 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

Senior Services in need of volunteers

George RooksOLE FISHERMAN

St. Patrick’s Day Dinner

The freshman class ofFelicity-Franklin HighSchool will have a spa-ghetti dinner from 11 a.m.to 4 p.m. Sunday, March15, in the elementary cafe-torium.

The menu includesspaghetti with marinasauce, meatballs, side sal-ad, garlic bread, home-made dessert and drink.The price is $6 for adultsand $4 for children. Car-ryout is available.

Tate TownshipTrustees reschedulemeeting

The Tate TownshipBoard of Trustees hascanceled its March 10meeting and rescheduledit for 7 p.m. March 17.

The rescheduled meet-ing will be at Tate Town-ship Hall at 149 N. East St.in Bethel. The building isalso home to the BethelTate Fire Department.

Lake needsbutterfly, nest boxmonitors

Did you know that

more than 100 species ofbutterflies call Ohiohome?

Since 2001, volunteershave discovered morethan 80 types of butter-flies living at William H.Harsha Lake and EastFork State Park. If you en-joy watching red admi-rals, monarchs and fritil-laries, attend the butter-fly monitors meeting at 1p.m. Saturday, March 21.Meet at the Corps of Engi-neers Visitor Center.

Topics covered includebutterfly watching and IDtips, monitoring tech-niques, and how to fill outa data sheet. Armed withidentification skills anddata sheets, you can jointhe volunteers who keeptabs on our butterflies bywalking a short route eachweek. It only takes aboutan hour, plus you get to seewildlife up close and helpthe park.

Have you ever mar-veled at the sight of a sky-blue bird that is the sign ofhappiness? Once veryrare in Ohio, eastern blue-birds have made an aston-ishing comeback thanksto nest boxes placed infields and meadows.

You can learn how tomonitor nest boxes at theBluebirder’s Meeting at10 a.m. Saturday, March21, at the Corps of Engi-neers Visitor Center.

All programs are of-fered free of charge. Formore information aboutthis program and to regis-ter, please call the CorpsPark Ranger at 513-797-6081 or go to [email protected]. The Corps ofEngineers Visitor Centeris at 2185 Slade Road justoff state Route 222 fivemiles south of Batavia.

HOPE CommunityCenter mentalwellness classes

The HOPE CommunityCenter for Mental Well-ness is a peer operatedsupport organization of-fering recovery orientedservices that provide so-cial support, learning op-portunities, leadershiptraining and creative ex-pression.

Many attendees usethe classes and friend-ships created at TheHOPE Community Centerto further their recoveryby attending college, re-uniting with family anddeveloping leadershipskills.

The next session ofHOPE Community Center

classes is available. The peer-led classes

this session include Path-ways to Recovery, NAMIConnections, Music Ap-preciation and Mappingyour Goals. Eveninggroups meet:

Monday: SMART Re-covery 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.for people in recovery.

Tuesday: NAMI Peer toPeer starts April 7 from 6p.m. to 8 p.m. for thosewanting to live well with amental illness diagnosis.

Wednesday: SOLACE,6 p.m. to 8 p.m. for fam-ilies and individuals af-fected by heroin.

To find out more, con-tact Amy Foley, 513-752-6170; www.hopecommuni-tyamelia.org.

Timber marketingprogram offered

Selling timber? Con-sider this...most woodlandowners will sell trees onlyonce in their lifetime.Make sure the choice youmake is good for you andthe woods, both today andinto the future.

This workshop willcover topics on how tobest approach the sellingof trees to meet your goalsand objectives.

The workshop is 6 p.m.to 8:30 p.m. ThursdayMarch 19, at Miami Town-ship Civic Center , 6007Meijer Drive.

Registration required.RSVP to 513-732-7070 or513-732-7075.

Winter program stilltaking applications

The Clermont Commu-nity Services in partnerswith Office of CommunityAssistance will continueto accept applications forthe Winter Crisis pro-gram thru March 31.

Income eligible house-holds whose main heatingsource is threatened withdisconnection, has al-ready been disconnectedor have a less than 25 per-cent supply of bulk fuelmay apply for assistance.The HEAP Departmentwill see applicants by ap-pointment only Monday,Wednesday and Friday.Then will see walk-ins onTuesdays and Thursdaysonly first come, firstserved basis.

For an appointment ormore information pleasecall the HEAP staff at 513-732-2277 option 3.

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This is the time ofyear to be sure you notonly deal with reputable

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She says the tax pre-parer to whom she wentknew she wasn’t going toreceive a refund. But,she was told to sign a“little black box” andsays, “They did not showme what I was signingoff nor did they tell me.”

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CLERMONT COUNTYSHERIFF’S OFFICE

Incidents/InvestigationsAggravated trespassAt 100 block of Golden MeadowDrive, Batavia, Jan. 28.

Assault - knowingly harmvictimAt 5300 block of NewtonsvilleHutchinson Road, Batavia, Jan.29.

At 6000 block of Belfast Road,Batavia, Jan. 27.

AssaultAt 100 block of South MeadowDrive, Batavia, Jan. 29.

At Ohio125/South Bantam,Bethel, Jan. 27.

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

At 1700 block of East ConcordRoad, Amelia, Sept. 17.

BurglaryAt 4300 block of Ireton Road,Williamsburg, Nov. 4.

At 80 block of Wolfer Drive,

Amelia, Dec. 17.At 1500 block of Bethel NewRichmond Road, New Rich-mond, Nov. 9.

At 1900 block of Ohio 133,Bethel, Jan. 28.

At 2700 block of SugartreeRoad, Bethel, Jan. 29.

Criminaldamaging/endangeringAt 1200 block of Riebel RidgeRoad, New Richmond, Jan. 26.

At 1700 block of East ConcordRoad, Amelia, Sept. 17.

At 2900 block of Schaller Road,Bethel, Jan. 30.

At 3600 block of Ohio 132,Batavia, Jan. 27.

At Ohio125/South Bantam,Bethel, Jan. 27.

Criminal mischiefAt 2600 block of Runway Ave.,Bethel, Jan. 29.

Criminal trespassAt 2600 block of Airport Road,Bethel, Jan. 28.

Disorderly conduct - fightingor threatening

At 100 block of South MeadowDrive, Batavia, Jan. 29.

Domestic violence -knowingly cause physicalharmAt 100 block of Golden MeadowDrive, Batavia, Jan. 28.

Domestic violenceAt 4200 block of Gary Lane,Batavia, Jan. 26.

Drug paraphernaliaAt 2100 block of Ohio Pike,Amelia, Jan. 29.

At 200 block of E. Main St.,Batavia, Jan. 28.

Falsification - public official,misleadAt I275/MP60, Cincinnati, Jan.22.

ForgeryAt I275/MP60, Cincinnati, Jan.22.

At 1300 block of Clough Pike,Batavia, Jan. 28.

Fugitive from justiceAt 4700 block of East Filager

Road, Batavia, Jan. 26.Identity fraudAt I275/MP60, Cincinnati, Jan.22.

At 1900 block of Pearl St., NewRichmond, Jan. 28.

Illegal use of a minor innudity oriented material orperformance - possess, viewmaterial or performanceAt 5300 block of HutchinsonRoad, Batavia, Jan. 28.

Improperly dischargingfirearm at or into habitationor school - occupied structureAt 2500 block of Old Ohio 32,Batavia, Jan. 28.

Misuse of credit card - obtainby deceptionAt 1600 block of Hidden Mead-ow Court, Batavia, Jan. 27.

Obstructing justice - falseinformationAt I275/MP60, Cincinnati, Jan.

POLICE REPORTS

See POLICE, Page B5

ABOUTOBITUARIES

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Donald EugeneBaker

Donald Eugene Baker, 64, ofBethel died Feb. 16.

Survived by wife of 28 years,Sue Baker; children DonaldBaker, Kristen (Logan) Cress andTiffany (David) Woo; eightgrandchildren; one great-grand-child; mother, Athylean Baker;siblings Ronald, Gilbert, Lanan(Susan) and Franklin Baker,Michael Sowers, Jolene (Rocky)Lawwill, Anna Ruth (Harold)Murphy, Debbie (Larry) Howardand Sandy Smith; and manynieces, nephews and friends.

Preceded in death by father,Herman Baker; step-mother,Katherine Baker; and sister-in-law, Debbie Baker.

Services were Feb. 21 at E.C.Nurre Funeral Home, Amelia.Memorials to: the AmericanHeart Association.

Geneva N. BakerGeneva N. (nee Pack) Baker,

90, of Bethel died Feb. 27.Survived by husband on 73

years, Perry B. Baker; childrenPatricia (late Kenneth) Franklin,Eugene “Rick” (Kathy) Baker,Pastor Larry (Sheryle) Baker andRoger (Carol) Baker; and 12grandchildren.

Preceded in death by a grand-child.

Services were March 4 atBethel Pentecostal Church ofGod. Memorials to: the church atP.O. Box 22, Bethel, OH 45106.

David EugeneBraden

David Eugene Braden, 57, ofBethel died Feb. 23.

Survived by parent, WallyBraden; siblings Judy (JohnDavid Taylor) Boyd, Steven(Tracy) Braden and Teresa (Ste-ven) Marasco; niece, Jessica;nephews Jason, Joshua, Markand Paul; and many nieces,nephews, aunts and uncles.

Preceded in death by parent,Eugene Braden.

Services were March 2 at E.C.Nurre Funeral Home, Bethel.Memorials to: the NationalKidney Foundation.

Daniel WebsterCampbell

Daniel Webster Campbell, 61,of Felicity died Feb. 18.

Survived by children Danielleand Deneace Campbell; siblingsLora ‘Cookie” Kimball, Richardand Gary Campbell; and sixgrandchildren.

Preceded in death by parentsWhitey and Lois Campbell.

Services were Feb. 27 at E.C.Nurre Funeral Home, Bethel.

Charles A. DariaCharles A. Daria, 66, of Bethel

died Feb. 17.Survived by wife, Goergia K.

(nee Crow) Daria; children CarrieA. White, Deidre R. Daria, Patrick(Amanda) Daria and Joel Daria;sister, Patricia Gerke; six grand-children; one great-grandchild;and three step-grandchildren.

Services were Feb. 21 at St.Mary Church, Bethel. Memorialsto: St. Mary Church, 3398 OhioPike, Bethel, OH 45106; Hospiceof Cincinnati, P.O. Box 633597,

Cincinnati, OH 45242; or SantaMaria Community Services, 617Steiner Ave., Cincinnati, OH45204.

Jerry DouglasRandolph

Jerry Douglas Randolph, 79,formerly of Bethel died Feb. 28.He was a US Army veteran.

Survived by wife, Verlie Bell(nee Jones) Randolph; children

Pamela Shamnlin, Sharon (Jim)Battershell, Debra Caudilll andJeff (Missy) Randolph; 15 grand-children; 31 great-grandchildren;one great-great-grandchild; andmany step-children, grand-children and great-grand-children and family and friends.

Preceded in death by wife,Wanda Fay (Fore) Randolph.

Services were March 6 atBethel Pentecostal Church ofGod. Memorials to: the church atP.O. Box 22, Bethel, OH 45106.

Jean SharpJean (nee Lowe) Sharp, 84, of

Georgetown died Feb. 23.Survived by children Betty

Haitz, Lisa D. (Darin) Ross, Rick(Regina) Sharp and DennisSharp; seven grandchildren; andfive great-grandchildren.

Preceded in death by hus-band, Harold E. Sharp.

Services were Feb. 28 at E.C.Nurre Funeral Home, Bethel;Memorials to: Stein Hospice ofVilla Georgetown Activity Fund.

DEATHS

MARCH 12, 2015 • BETHEL JOURNAL • B5LIFE

Emmanuel UnitedMethodist ChurchAn afternoon of fun isplanned at the BataviaTownship Park April 4. Therewill be an age specific egghunt, prizes, pictures withthe Easter Bunny, games,prizes and lots of fun. Freehot dogs will be served alongwith popcorn, cotton candyand drinks. Registration at 1p.m. and the hunt startsapprox. 1:45 p.m.

Sunday worship services are 9a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Childcare is available during bothservices. Pastor Joe Royer canbe reached at 732-1400.

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

Glen Este Churchof ChristSunday worship is 8:30 a.m.and 10:30 a.m. Bible study is9:30 a.m. Youth groups at 6p.m.

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

Locust CornerUnited MethodistSunday worship services are at10 a.m. and Bible study is at 9a.m. and also Thursday

evenings at 7 p.m. Thechurch is at 917 Locust CornerRoad, Pierce Township;752-8459.

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

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

Owensville UnitedMethodist ChurchA Lent study of the book “24Hours That Changed theWorld” will run throughMarch 25.

The church is at 2580 US 50Stonelick Township.

About religionReligion news is published atno charge on a space-avail-able basis. Items must be inby 4 p.m. Wednesday forconsideration in the follow-ing edition. E-mail announce-ments to [email protected].

Fax to 248-1938. Call 248-8600.

RELIGION

Stephen Bauer, 56,7208 Edenton Pleasant Plane, PleasantPlane, truck driver, and Carol Cordes, 50, 7208 Edenton PleasantPlane, Pleasant Plane, caregiver.

Joshua Webb, 23, 1929 Main St., Goshen, U.S. Army NationalGuard, and Stephanie Brill, 19, 3511 McCafferty, Fayetteville,Subway.

MARRIAGE LICENSES

22.Obstructing officialbusinessAt 100 block of Golden Mead-ow Drive, Batavia, Jan. 28.

Offenses involving

counterfeit controlledsubstance - sellAt 1300 block of Clough Pike,Batavia, Jan. 28.

Possessing drug abuseinstrumentsAt 1700 block of Ohio 125,Amelia, Jan. 28.

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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

CHURCH OF CHRIST

CALVARY ALLIANCECHURCH

Senior Pastor, Rev. Dave Robinette986 Nordyke Road - 45255

(Cherry Grove turn off Beechmontat Beechmont Toyota)

Worship Service, Sunday 10:45 amClasses For All Ages, Sunday 9:15 amPrayer Service Wednesday, 6:45 pm

CHRISTIAN AND MISSIONARY

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

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

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

CLOUGH PIKE BAPTIST CHURCH1025 CLOUGH PIKESunday School 9:30am

Morning Worship 10:45amAWANA Ministry

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

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

www.cloughpike.com 752-3521

SOUTHERN BAPTIST

RIVER OF LIFEAssembly of God

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

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

Wed.- 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

GOSHEN UNITED METHODIST CHURCH6710 Goshen Rd, Goshen

(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

Epiphany United MethodistChurch Welcomes You!

Weekend Services:Saturday: 5pm

Sunday: 9am and 10:30am

Child care and Christian Educationfor all ages available

throughout the weekend.

Dr. Stephen Swisher, Senior Pastor

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

www.Epiphanyumc.org

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

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

PASTOR MARIE SMITHwww.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

Tim Reeves -Sr. PastorSteve Fultz - Assoc. Pastor;J. D. Young - Youth Director

Allyse Sonnega - Children’s Director

BETHEL UNITEDMETHODIST CHURCH

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

www.bumcinfo.org

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

TRADITIONAL WORSHIPSunday 8:30 & 11 am

CONTEMPORARY WORSHIPSunday 9:30 & 11 am

UNITED METHODIST

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

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

Pastor Tim McGloneService Schedule

Sunday School 10:00amSunday Worship 10:45am

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

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

CHURCH OF GOD

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN 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)

NON-DENOMINATIONAL

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NAZARENE

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

OWENSVILLEUnited Methodist

ChurchSunday School 8:45am

Sunday Morning Worship 9:30"Room For The Whole Family"2580 US 50 - Batavia 45103

Stonelick Township - 1/2 milewest of CNE Schools

(513) 732-2208 myoumc.org

UNITED METHODIST


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