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BETHEL — Voters defeated a 1-mill parks and recreation tax-hikeissue in2012.Theeffect of its failure

will soon start beingfelt.

The cost of main-taining Burke Park,what Mayor AlanAusman previouslycalled “the heart ofthe village,” will startdepleting the vil-lage’s general fund in2015.

The costs of main-taining theGrantMe-morial Building hasalready been subsi-dized by the generalfund.

InBethel’s finalFi-nance Committeemeeting of the year,Fiscal Officer BillGilpin relayed thatnews as he presentedtemporary appropri-ations for the com-mittee to recommendto council.

“We appropriated$7,000 for the year

(for Burke Park) and we have spent$7,000 for the year. That fund nolonger receives revenue,” Gilpinsaid.

There was a little more than

$14,000 in the fund at the beginningof the year, so it was split and offi-cials plan to spend $7,000 again nextyear, he said.

“(Then), that fund will be zeroedout except for the little money weget when people reserve it,” Gilpinsaid.

“In 2015, that $7,000 will have to

come out of general fund.”That’s in addition to the$5,000ap-

propriated from the general fund totreat the park for the tree-killingAsian Longhorned Beetle.

Opinion varies on whether thechemical treatment will be neces-sary in 2015, said Travis Dotson, vil-lage administrator.

The Grant Memorial fund wasdepleted before this year, Gilpinsaid.

“It’s already become part of thegeneral fund,” he said.

“We appropriated $1,650 andthat’s not hard to spend.”

The majority of the costs come

Costs to maintain Burke Park will start to come out of the village’s general fund in 2015.FILE ART

PARK, BUILDINGFUNDS WITHERINGVillage will have touse its general fundsBy Keith [email protected]

The Grant Memorial Building is already being subsidized by the village’sgeneral fund after a parks and recreation tax-hike issue was defeated in2012.FILE ART

Dotson

Gilpin

Ausman

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“I’m asking finance toapprove those so we arenot out of commissioncome Jan. 1”BILL GILPINBethel Fiscal Officer

BETHEL — A police car damaged in Au-gustwhen a officer drove it into a ditchwillbe replaced in January.

The insurance settlement came in andthe village received $10,300 for it.

The damage to the car was not reportedin the official log after Be-thel Police Chief MarkPlanck inspected it.

Planck had said he didn’tthink the damage was sub-stantialenoughtoreport,butit turned out to be more ex-tensive than he thought.

Village AdministratorTravisDotsonworried abouthow not reporting the dam-agewould affect the car’s in-surance.

It doesn’t appear to haveaffected it much, as Planckinitiallyestimated insurancewould only cover “a couplegrand or more.”

TheBethelofficerwasre-sponding to a call outside thevillage and “didn’t get thecar into the driveway prop-erly,”Plancksaidat the time.

Planck told officials hewould go back into the logwith the officer and reportthe damage.

“The chief will be replac-ing that vehicle in January,”Fiscal Officer Bill Gilpintold the village’s Finance

Committee recently.“He will use that (insurance) money to

pay for a portion of a police cruiser.”Giplin put the insurance money into the

village’s police cruiser fund, which he saidis something the committee “may want totalk about ... at some point.”

The funddoesn’t have a regular revenuestream, Gilpin said, but $1,097 is appropri-ated into the fund.

“Thatmoneywas in that fundwhen I gothere,” he said.

“Prior to fiscal emergency, council had

Damagedpolice carset to bereplacedInsurance settlement notaffected by failure to reportinitial damage to the carBy Keith [email protected]

A Dodge Charger similar to this one used bythe Bethel Police Department was damaged inAugust and will be replaced in January.FILE ART

Gilpin

Planck

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frommaintaining the el-evator and gas duringthe winter, Gilpin said.

In total, the FinanceCommitteeunanimouslyvoted to recommendabout $5.8 million in ap-propriations for council,which is $320,106 morethan it did in 2013.

“The biggest changein appropriations isfrom the water fund.The reason for that is be-cause I expect the vil-lage’s cost for our bulkwater – since our ratefromoursupplierwill goup– tocost about$62,000more next year than thisyear to purchasewater,”Gilpin said.

Taking that cost, andtransfers to save moneyfor the new water towerand water mains, intoconsideration the in-crease in overall appro-priations is “almostflat,” he said.

“In a perfect worldyou don’t spend all youappropriate.We tryhardto not spend what’s ap-propriated,” Gilpin said.

As of Nov. 30, 81 per-cent of this year’s gener-al fund money has beenspent.

“If we are 91 percentof the way through the

year and we’ve onlyspent 81 percent that’s agood trend,” Gilpin said.

“In the fiscal recov-ery document I had esti-mated we would expendabout $389,000 out of thegeneral fund. If the fundaverages what the first11 months have we willcome in at $383,000.”

The appropriationsrecommended by the Fi-nance Committee can betweaked until March.

“I’m asking financeto approve those so weare not out of commis-sion come Jan. 1,” Gilpinsaid.

Council must makeappropriations perma-nent by March 31.

Gilpin said he willkeep working on thenumbers, but they are“90 to 95 percent ofwhatthey will be for theyear.”

“There shouldn’t beany surprises,” he said.

Pickup trucks soldCouncil recently au-

thorized the sale of twopickup trucks. Theybrought in $1,716, whichwas put into the streetconstruction, mainte-nance and repair fund.

“Me and Travis bothfeel thatwasmuchmorethan we would have gotif we put them out for asealed bid – that was thealternative,”Gilpin said.

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transferred money rou-tinely from the generalfund to this fund to saveup for police cruiser re-placements.”

Gilpin told committeemembers once money istransferred from the gen-eral fund into the policecruiser fund it is restrict-ed for that use.

“I don’t know if that’s

something we (want toconsider). It would takecouncil action,” he said.

“I just wanted to throwthat out there in casethere’s a mindset to goback to that routine.”

No further discussiontook place after Gilpinbrought up the village’spast practices.

Dump truck on theway

Officials previouslyboughtadumptruckfromRush Truck Centers for

$80,303.Gilpin said the initial

purchase was only for acab and chassis.

It will cost “about$40,000” for the plow, bedand other equipmentneeded to make it roadworthy – a cost the villagehas budgeted for, he said.

Dotson said the compa-ny has all the parts and heexpects the truck tobede-livered to the village bythe end of the year.

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AMELIA — Threemonths after the KrogerMarketplace store inPierce Township andAmelia opened construc-

tion on a re-tail build-ing next toit has be-gun.

Tenantsin the22,500-square-foot build-ing, ex-

pected to be completed byJune, will include Petco,Hibbett Sports, GNC andVerizon Wireless, DavidNoell, chief operating of-ficer of JDL Warm Con-struction, said inanemail.

Petco will be the big-gest store, according to a

site plan provided by Se-lect Strategies Realty,which owns the property.

Additional develop-ment is underway to addan additional 32,000square feet of retail spaceto thePierceTownCenter,which is currently an-chored by the KrogerMarketplace.

Michael Paolucci,president ofSelect Strate-gies Realty, said his firmowns14 parcels of land onthe Kroger lot.

When asked whetherthe town center wouldhave taken shape the wayit haswithoutKrogerPao-lucci delivered a clear an-swer.

“No,” he said.“We were looking at

other concepts, but Krog-er was the one we reallywanted to have.”

Purchasingproperty inthe center, and handlingall the zoning and juris-dictional road blocks thatcame along with it, tookabout eight years.

Getting Kroger toclose two area locationsand build its marketplacehelped attract other busi-nesses, something thatwas proving difficult be-cause of “a stereotype outthere” about Amelia, Pao-lucci said.

“People wouldn’t eventalk to us (before Krog-er),” he said, even thoughthe intersection of stateRoute 125 and Amelia-Ol-ive Branch Road in front

of the store is the busiestintersection in ClermontCounty outside of the In-terstate 275 interchange.

“It’s an old part of Cin-cinnati. It’s not new andsparkly likeWestChester,so people don’t think of itas being a communitywith nice neighborhoods,but they’re there,” hesaid.

“Once sales for thisKroger Marketplace arepublicized more otherpeople (in the retailworld) will come in andre-examine Amelia.”

Mike Otto, an Ameliaresident, said the newKroger is “a good place toshop,” but he isn’t lookingforward to more con-struction.

“This area is complete-ly overdeveloped. Wedon’t need all this,” Ottosaid.

Otto hasn’t noticedproblems with traffic be-causeof thenewstore,butsaid he avoids the mainroad “at all costs.”

“I don’t know if it’s hadan impact (on the commu-nity). It’s just a biggerKroger,” he said.

El Jinete, a Mexicanrestaurant with locationsin Fairfax and near Inter-state 275 on MontgomeryRoad, put a “comingsoon”sign in the parking lot.

In addition, “Wendy’sis talking to us about (an-other parcel),” Paoluccisaid.

The other building,

which construction crewshaven’t started yet, has 50to 60 percent of its spacein lease negotiations withfuture tenants, he said.

Some residents don’tthink the announced busi-nessesareasencouragingas Paloucci does, citingthe close proximity ofidentical area businesses.

There is a Verizonstore1mile down the roadfrom its future location inthe town center.

There also is aWendy’s1 mile toward I-275 andanother one 2miles on theway to Bethel.

Another Mexican res-taurant, Los Cabos Mexi-can Grill, sets up shop 1mile toward I-275 fromElJinete’s future location.

“It would be nice to seesomething different(food-wise), especially af-ter the Great Scott Dinerclosed,” said Patty Hays-lip, a Bethel resident.

“But thepet store is ex-citing. I have to go out toEastgate for that now.”

Phyllis Cunningham, aTate Township resident,pointed down the roadeach direction whenasked about the choice ofbusinesses.

“There’s a Wendy’sright over there and rightover here,” she said.

Paoluccisaid ifadeal isstruck with Wendy’s,those two stores will beclosedwhenanewfacilityis built in the town center.

“We are taking thingsthat are out there andmaking it better,” he said.

“I don’t want to criti-cize those people, butsometimes people don’tlike change and this pre-sents a giant change. Thisis a game changer forAmelia.”

Residents voiced simi-lar concerns beforeKrog-er opened, Paolucci said.

“It’s the nature of thebeast,” he said.

“Before this openedwekept hearing, ‘We love ourold, small Kroger.’ Wedon’t hear that anymore.”

Construction has begun on a 22,500-square-foot retail building next to the Kroger in Pierce Township and Amelia. Petco,Hibbett Sports, GNC and Verizon Wireless are some of the businesses expected to open there.THANKS TO DAVID NOELL

Paolucci

New Kroger store isspurring developmentBy Keith [email protected]

Crews from JDL Warm Construction begin work on a retailcenter that will include Petco, Hibbett Sports, GNC andVerizon Wireless. It is expected to be completed by June.LISA WAKELAND/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

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Executive Summary – Sharon Woodrow,SuperintendentAs we review the accomplishments and

challenges of 2012, it is apparent that in spiteof the fiscal challenges we all have faced, manyindividuals and their families were supported bythe Clermont County Board of DD with servicesthat they needed. Our Board’s commitment tofinding ways to fund immediate needs for asmany people as possible resulted in over 400individuals receiving services from our variouswaiting lists. I am really proud of that and ofour staff who have worked so diligently to makethat happen.2012 introduced a new funding stream to

our board. The Self Empowering Life Funding(SELF) Waiver, which allows individuals to directwhat services are funded to make their livesbetter and safer, was introduced by the OhioDepartment of Developmental Disabilities, andClermont DD requested 40 of them to be spreadout over 2012 and 2013. It is our belief thatindividuals and families should be the “driver”of their services and work in partnership withus on a budget to direct the most efficient andeffective services and supports.Another very exciting development in 2012

was the culmination of planning between ourBoard, the Ohio Department of DevelopmentalDisabilities and Hamilton County DevelopmentalDisabilities Services for two houses whichwill allow individuals from the SouthwestOhio Developmental Center to move into thecommunity with the appropriate supports theyneed to be successful. For several years, therehas been a commitment to reduce the size ofinstitutions in Ohio, and we are proud to havebeen part of a major project which supports thatcommitment. This has been a thoughtful andplanful venture, and we are looking forward toits first full year in 2013.In July of 2012, Governor Kasich signed the

Employment First Initiative which directs oursystem to make employment for individualswith disabilities a priority. Clermont DD haslong supported this concept and in 2012 weramped up current services by expanding amajor project which targets young peoplewith disabilities still in high school. Thisproject is also a partnership – between countyboards of DD, and the Rehabilitation ServicesCommission. It is everyone’s hope that bymaking employment a priority, fewer individualswith disabilities will have to rely on facility-based services. And, these individuals willbecome tax paying citizens – fully included intheir communities. Exciting stuff!As you read through this report, I hope that

you will see the results of the dedication andstrategic planning that our Board and staff

have worked so hard to accomplish. And, mostimportant, I hope you can see how the lives ofindividuals with developmental disabilities havebeen supported - educationally, socially, andvocationally.

Infants, Toddlers, and their Families (EarlyChildhood Services)Clermont DD’s Early Childhood Services

strive to provide the best services for children,ages birth to three, and their families. Thisdepartment includes Early Intervention, Help MeGrow, and the Regional Infant Hearing Program.Early Intervention (EI) includes specialized

services for children under the age of three witha developmental delay, disability or a diagnosedmedical or physical condition. Help Me Grow(HMG) is the system for the coordinationand implementation of services for childrenbirth to three. The HMG Program receivedan increase of 22% referrals over last year.The Home Visitation component of HMG wasabsorbed by the Ohio Department of Health,and they contract directly with local providersthus bypassing DD altogether. Clermont HMGCentral Intake continues to receive all referralsfor both programs, but only provides servicesfor children who qualify for Part C funding.Referrals for Home Visitation go directly to thelocal providers.The Regional Infant Hearing Program (RIHP)

provides services for children birth to threeidentified with hearing loss and their families.RIHP received several hundred referrals andserved an average of 55 children/families permonth. This enrollment number has remainedthe same for several years.The Early Childhood oversight and monitoring

agencies include the Ohio Department of Health,Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilitiesand Local Family and Children First CouncilOpportunities for families/ caregivers to providefeedback in 2012 included: ongoing phonesurveys to families by Families Connected;exit surveys by phone conducted by FamiliesConnected; quarterly roundtable discussions byFamilies Connected; anecdotal feedback fromfamilies on a regular basis as a part of routineservice delivery; a specialized, targeted surveyin 2012 by the Ohio Department of Health;ongoing administrative review of requests madeby families for changes in services as well ascelebrations shared by families throughoutthe calendar year; phone survey conductedby the Director of Early Childhood Services. Ina sample of 82 phone attempts by FamiliesConnected from Jan.-Oct., only 29 actualcontacts were made. The most successfulfeedback quantitatively from families/caregiversoccurs during direct visits with families as a partof ongoing services.During the Early Childhood Director’s phone

survey to parents and caregivers in the fall:98% were totally satisfied with services;parents mentioned how much they love therespite program; parents were very positive/grateful for Early Childhood Services.The monitoring of each child’s outcomes on

their Individual Family Service Plan (IFSP) andtheir developmental progress is also utilized asa source of input to this program. IFSP goals aretallied/tracked to insure that goals and servicesare well matched. Individuals served by EarlyChildhood Services: Early Intervention—465;Waiting List—0; Active Enrollees as ofDecember 31, 2012—215.

Children, Teens, and Young Adults (SchoolAge Services)The Thomas A.Wildey School serves students

residing in Batavia, Bethel, Blanchester,Clermont Northeastern, Felicity, Goshen,Milford, New Richmond, West Clermont,Western Brown, and Williamsburg schooldistricts. As of December, 2012, the WildeySchool served 46 students. The Thomas A.

Wildey School is a special education option onthe continuum of services, addressing intensivemedical/physical needs, multiple disabilities,significant behaviors, and Autism SpectrumDisorders in a public separate facility forstudents age 6 through 22.School Age enrollment decreased by 6%

between September, 2011 and September,2012. 7 students graduated in May, 2012,and 5 new students enrolled in August, 2012.Classrooms had an average of 6 studentsper class; each class had an instructor andinstructor assistant; 18 students requiredadditional assistance of an educational aide,and 3 students required a personal nurse whichwas provided by the home district.All 3rd-8th grade students are required to

take the Ohio Achievement Test (OAT) and10th grade students are required to take theOhio Graduation Test (OGT). 14 studentsparticipated in the OAT (grades 3-8). Scoresrange from Advanced, Accelerated, Proficientand Basic. All grades were assessed in Readingand Math. Grades 5 and 8 were also assessedin Science. No Social Studies in 2012. 7students participated in the OGT. (10th grade).Scores ranged from Advanced, Accelerated,Proficient, and Basic.All Indicator 16 compliance deadlines were

met by completing 100% of all IEP’s andEvaluation Team Reports (ETR) on time. 14ETR meetings were held during the 2011-2012school year. Additional School Age statisticsin 2012: Received a $1,000 grant from theGreater Cincinnati Foundation Learning Linksprogram titled “Let’s Be Interactive.” Financialsupport from the Wildey PTO included a gazebowith a swing and benches for the courtyard;supporting several events that increasedfamily engagement (Grandparents Day andthe Christmas Carnival); donated funds forstudents to attend field trips; the purchase ofclassroom materials and pool equipment. Majormenu changes occurred at the beginning of the2012/2013 school year to be in compliancewith the new rules for a healthy lunch as part ofthe National School Lunch Program. The SchoolLunch Program was reviewed in December,2012; a positive review was received. Over80% of families now receive information fromthe email list. The School Age website pagewas redesigned in 2012. Wildey providedtraining/internship opportunities for manycollege students from Xavier and the UC tocomplete observations for special educationclasses and education internships. The“Wild Dog Treat” business sold dog treats inthe community and at the Milford Craft Show(December); bird feeders were added to thecraft booth in 2012. Students participated

in Special Olympics—swimming, bowling,basketball, track, and field events. One studentattended the State Special Olympics Gamesin Columbus. Community activities in 2012:transition classrooms spent one day a weekin the community to develop transitional skills;students volunteered at Matthew 25: Ministries;field trips included a day at the Brown CountyFair, Fishing with a Friend at the Southern OhioCoonhunters Club, Newport Aquarium, and asymphony performance at Music Hall. We usedSurveyMonkey in the fall for our satisfactionsurvey this year; paper surveys were sent tofamilies not on our email list. Survey resultsrecap: 95% attended IEP meetings in personor by phone; 100% felt the IEP team listenedto concerns and answered questions; 80% felttheir child’s needs are being prioritized in theIEP; 95% rated communication as excellent.

Adults in the Workplace (Adult ServicesProgram)The Adult Services Department is Clermont

DD’s largest division with traditional workshops,community employment, leisure activities, andretirement programs. In 2012: an exercisearea was added at the Grissom Center; weexpanded Employment First Initiatives; wecontinued to redefine the mission of currentenclave sites to make them more transitionalto community employment; we expanded thenumber of smaller work and activity areas toserve individuals that may require this due totheir sensitivity to noise or over stimulatingenvironments; the Bridges to Transition Projectoffered the opportunity to provide school-to-work transition to students aged 14-22.In 2012, the department was able to serveover 20 students by providing Job SeekingSkills Training in their schools and paid workexperiences throughout the school year andin the summer; students enrolled in Bridgesworked onsite at Coney Island Amusement Park,the Muscular Dystrophy Association, GrantsFarm, the Clermont County Public Library(Owensville Branch), and Clermont YMCA. TheDonald A. Collins Center underwent renovation.Individuals at the Wildey Center participatedin recreation and leisure programming in2012. Small group outings in the communitytook place, including the exploration ofservice projects; the Next Chapter Book Clubcontinued in the community; a music sensoryroom was completed in the Wildey Adult Wing;Supported Employment Enclaves includedwork experiences in housekeeping, production,document scanning preparation, and lawncrews; Community Employment Servicesplaced 23 individuals in community jobs and 65people in community work assessments. Totalbilling to the Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitationwas $228,631.25; there was no waiting list forCommunity Employment; several employersfrom the community served as volunteers onthe Clermont DD Business Advisory Council;Clermont DD recognized Marty Ward asBusiness Associate of the Year at the OctoberClermont Chamber Monthly Luncheon.Adult Services continues to use various

means to obtain feedback regarding theprograms offered and their quality. This isdone through the Individual Planning process,satisfaction surveys and also through the useof Client Council meetings. In addition tosoliciting feedback from the individuals served,feedback was also obtained from families,guardians, providers and other stakeholders. In2012, a volunteer contacted individuals, familymembers, guardians and providers to conductsatisfaction surveys: 99% of those surveyedwere happy with being made aware of the dayprogram options available; 98% or better werehappy with overall building upkeep, programaccessibility, and building comfort; 9% ofrespondents were “somewhat dissatisfied” withthe safety in the programs. Comments in this

section shared concerns about building security(buildings being locked to not allow visitors freeaccess). There were also suggestions to installcameras in the programs, both in the buildingsand on buses; 95% were satisfied (with themajority being very satisfied) with the directstaff’s interactions with individuals. Theseincluded questions about their friendliness,treating individuals with dignity and respect,being trained well, and providing enoughsupport when needed; 98% of respondentswere satisfied with their program managers.These questions focused on program manageravailability, knowledge, and follow through. Thebiggest concern shared was about programmanager turnover; the lowest total responsein the survey was an 86% satisfaction ratewith the availability of work in the program;there were large increases from surveys pastin overall satisfaction with the quality of theactivity programs offered (95% satisfactionrate). Comments included that individuals weremuch happier with the types of activities theyhad to choose from and the types of communityoutings they had a chance to participate in. Theswim program continued to be very popularwith many comments about how nice it was tohave that option available to individuals; overallsatisfaction with transportation services was96%. Satisfaction results were much higher inthe area of transportation than in the past.In 2012 there was an uptick in the amount

and variety of work from our differentcontracted partners. Additionally, there wasexpansion in the number of individuals goingto the Bryan Enclave due to increased demandat that location. Locked doors were installedat the Donald A. Collins Center and GrissomCenter with a security procedure for allowingvisitors to enter, but not freely.

Community SupportsIn 2012, the Community Support Services

Department (CSS) embraced the mission ofcreating the best possible and most meaningfullife experience for all the individuals we plan forand support through County Board services.The CSS Department encompasses serviceand support administration and work related tohome and community based waivers, supportedliving, the adult services individual budgetoption, self-determination, behavior support,alternative options, crisis intervention, intakeand eligibility, provider support, and providercompliance. Also managed and monitored byCSS is oversight of contracts including thosefor Providers of Supported Living and IndividualBudgets, provision of in-home behaviorsupport (CITE), Family Support Services (SWOCOG), capital housing (CCAN), guardianship(Personal Guardianship Services) and respitecoordination.We reorganized the Community Support

Services Department, adding positions andreallocating duties to increase efficiencyand effectiveness. The Intake and EligibilitySpecialist represented Clermont DD as aSupports Intensity Scale (SIS) Interviewer inaddition to the duties of her job description. Shepartnered with nine other interviewers in theSouthwest/West Central Ohio ten-county regionto assess individuals selected and willing toparticipate in the SIS Project. The target groupto be assessed includes IO Waiver recipientswho have billed annual costs, excluding dayservices, of $130,000 or more and individualsreceiving services in a State DevelopmentalCenter. We utilized technology to a muchhigher degree. Staff training increased. CSSlearned how to implement the Self EmpoweredLife Funding (SELF) Waiver and the TransitionalWaiver (TDD) within the mandated guidelines.The demand for specialized services was

greater and exceeded the funds availableto continue to offer funding for everyone onexisting waiting lists. 358 family memberswho received funding from Family SupportServices. Prioritization of funding was limitedby available funds to a broad base of familieswith a maximum annual amount of $1,000.Alternative Options was fully implemented in2012. The new funding system derived fromasking people what they need NOW besidesbeing placed on a waiting list for a Waiveror Supported Living. In March, we beganauthorizing designated alternative optionsfunding for children’s summer camp programs.We made contact with 77 families who were onthe camp waiting list, offering local tax dollarsto provide a camping opportunity designed withtheir child’s interest and support needs in mind.In April, we began tackling the Waiting List forother services under the Alternative OptionFunding categories. This included respite,after-school and specialized summer care,transportation, environmental modification and“other.”Staff participated in training on February 1

about providing services to individuals who arevictims of domestic violence & sexual assault.On May 21, our Provider Meeting featured the

Prevention Education Coordinator for The YWCAEastern Area, who presented training on “SexualAssault: Responsive Service to Survivorswith Disabilities.” Providers participated inan ongoing curriculum development andfacilitation of groups of individuals withdisabilities to provide education and informationon rights and responses. A presentation toindividuals with disabilities was hosted at theMay 25 People In Action (PIA) Meeting onrights and responses. A YWCA trainer alongwith PIA members orchestrated the first ina series of training. PIA officers planneda SELF ADVOCACY one-day conference onNovember 30 that included sessions on MusicTherapy, Healthy Cooking, Speaking Up, andLearning about Voting. A Volunteer MentoringProgram was designed in partnership with localcolleges to use student interns as volunteersfor Clermont DD. In exchange for coursecredit, the students were linked to children withdevelopmental disabilities who would benefitfrom a mentor. Clermont DD participated in theOhio Telemedicine Project for individuals withco-occurring mental illness and developmentaldisabilities needing ongoing psychiatricservices but challenged to receive it due tolimited resources for this service in our county;4 individuals are currently participating.We continue our contract with the Resident

Home Corporation for CITE (CommunityIntegrated Training and Education) servicesto provide in-home behavior support andgive training to assist families with effectivetechniques. 24 families received consultationfrom CITE in 2012. Community SupportServices worked with Lifepoint Solutions toset up a Dialectical Behavior Therapy group atClermont DD. Final selection and demographicswere finalized in late 2012 for weekly individualand group sessions that begin in January,2013. We continued to collaborate respiteefforts and share the Gift of Time Respiteconcept with other county boards.Other projects included working to implement

the Sanctuary Model, discussions with DODDregarding the challenges of serving youngpeople with multiple diagnoses, histories oftrauma, and a complexity of issues that requirespecialized service delivery and support. TheWaiting List report of 12/31/12 indicates thereare 692 unduplicated requests for either awaiver or supported living.Feedback from individuals, families, and

providers continues to be very important toClermont DD and the Community SupportService Division. 399 surveys sent out with103 responses, a 25% return rate which wasan excellent response. There was a satisfactionrate of 99%.

Community Partnership and AwarenessThe Communications and Community

Relations Department has four main areasthat serve as a pipeline between ClermontDD and the community: media relations,volunteer coordination, community activities,and fundraisers.Clermont DD staff served the community by

being a Board member on the Partnership forMental Health Board, participating in communitycommittees and groups including the BataviaRotary, Southwestern Ohio COG public relationsgroup, Social Marketing Committee for FASTTRAC, the Clermont Chamber of CommerceFoundation’s LEAD Clermont AdvisoryCommittee, the Clermont County TownshipAssociation, and the Ohio Valley Long TermRecovery Committee. Dancing with the StarsExtravaganza for Respite was held on March 9at the Holiday Inn Eastgate with Guy and KristyGuckenberger winning the Mirror Ball Trophy.School groups volunteered in 2012 includingthe Miami Valley Christian Academy springcarnival on April 18; St. Louis Catholic School8th graders participated in craft projects for theClermont County FAST TRAC “My Feelings Are AWork of Art” Projects on May 9; 2 students fromGrant Career Center’s Allied Health Program;the Teacher Academy from Grant participated inDisability Awareness Curriculum in April.An activity survey was sent to 615

individuals who were eligible to participate inthe Community Activity Program. 44 surveyswere completed for a 7% return rate; 21 wereinterested in Wii Tournaments; 20 would like tovolunteer in the community; 25 would like tosee more physical education/open gym classes;27 were interested in learning a new skill; 30were interested in a Spring Bowling League, inaddition to the Fall League that is already on ourregular schedule.The UC Community Health Nursing

Department sent four student nurses for clinicalsApril-June, and September-December. On May15, Gorman Heritage Farms unveiled theirnew accessible wagon at a Wildey ceremonywith over 100 people in attendance. ClermontDD presented info to Crisis Intervention TeamTraining May 3 and September 12; this was lawenforcement training.The Clermont Chamber of Commerce hosted

a Morning Mixer at theWildey Center on May 24with over 50 chamber members in attendance.Clermont DD hosted an informational booth atthe Clermont Fair and made announcements atthe Paging Booth as well. We distributed 2,000cookbooks, over 1,000 ink pens, and at least2,000 fans.Clermont DD partnered with the Ohio

Department of Natural Resources, ClermontCounty Game Warden, Clermont DD EmpowersMe Board, the Clermont County JuvenileProbation Department and Southern OhioCoonhunters Association to present “Fishingwith a Friend” on October 5; almost 200 peopleparticipated from the workshops and schoolage programs. Our agency participated inmany outreach expos throughout the year:Clermont Chamber Business Expo in April,Workforce One’s Youth Career Fair at UCClermont College in April, Summer and OtherAdventures Expo at Tri-County Mall in February,and Felicity “Cool Tools for School” back-to-school festival in August. A free Breast CancerAwareness Walk was held in October at theWildey Center. Frankie Hughart and LindaEppler from Clermont Senior Services judgedthe annual Halloween Costume Contest at theGrissom Building on October 31.Clermont DD’s Recognition Dinner on

November 1 recognized volunteers, providers,Supported Living Council Members, BoardMembers, and other community memberswho made a difference in our lives in 2012.On November 7, the Community RelationsDepartment hosted over 80 people at PattisonPark Lodge for the annual Fall BowlingLeague Awards. 141 surveys were sent viaSurveyMonkey.com to community stakeholdersincluding county leaders, village/townshiprepresentatives, and board members. 30surveys were returned, for a return rate of 21%.The survey asked 7 questions: 1. ClermontDD offers several services to individuals withdevelopmental disabilities. Please check allservices you are familiar with in the list below:76.7% Early Childhood; 93.3% School Age;86.7% Adult Services; 73.3% CommunityEmployment Services; 56.7% Self-Advocacy;2. Do you feel we are fulfilling our missionfor individuals and families in Clermont County?66.7% Above and beyond; 30.0% To the bestof ability; 3.3% Agency could better fulfill itsmission; 3. If you knew someone was in needof services, would you know how to make areferral to our agency? 93.3% Yes; 6.7% No; 4.How would you like to receive information aboutour agency? 17.9% Post Office Mail; 82.1%Email; 25.0%Social Media; 21.4% Via postingson Website; 5. Our newsletter will be going toan every-other-month schedule in 2013. Whatinformation would you like to see providedwithin it? 82.1 % Activity Information; 42.9%Referral; Information; 82.1% Photos of Events/Services; 64.3 % Detailed Program/ServiceInformation; 6. Clermont DD holds severalevents each year. What events would you liketo see continue in 2013? 85.2% Dancing withthe Stars; 77.8% Car Show; 25.9% Night withSinatra Levy Event; 37.0% Motorcycle Ride;59.3% 5K for the DD Levy. 7. Overall, how doyou feel about the value and quality of ClermontDD Services? (1 = very satisfied, 5 = leastsatisfied). 1 = 70%; 2 = 3.3%; 3 – 16.7%;4 – 3.3%; 5 = 6.7%.

InvestigationsThe Investigative Unit for the Clermont County

Board of DD manages information for all DDservice providers; including County Board-operated programs and services, involvingsignificant incidents that pose a risk to thehealth and safety of individuals with DD. Thisinformation is generated through the MajorUnusual Incident (MUI) process. The OhioDepartment of DD defines certain types ofoccurrences as Major Unusual Incidents,or incidents that have the potential to pose asignificant risk to the health and safety of theindividuals we serve.2012 saw an increase in the rate of

MUI reporting of about 13.2% over 2011.Hospitalization remains the most frequentlyreported incident, accounting for an average of27% of all Major Unusual Incidents. Reportingnumbers across all categories are very similarin nature to 2011. Additionally, ICFMRfacilities continue to report one of the highestpercentages of Major Unusual Incidents,accounting for 27% of the incidents filed.Licensed waiver facilities accounted for 16% ofreports, and the remainder from workshops andother home and community-based services.Clermont DD conducts a quarterly review of allMUIs occurring within the program and servicesit operates. The County Board of DDadditionally monitors and reviews the incidentsoccurring in services provided by individualservice contractors. The County Board monitorsTotal MUIs filed and assesses quarterlyreviews conducted by private agency providersas well. The Ohio Department of DevelopmentalDisabilities conducts an annual compliancereview of the incident reporting process.

Safety and Emergency PreparednessWhen an EF-3 tornado hit southern Clermont

County on March 2, 2012, Clermont DD wasimmediately called upon to organize volunteers.Clermont DD acts as the Volunteer ReceptionCenter (VRC) in a disaster situation; this is

our way of giving back to the communitywhich, in turn, keeps an accurate record ofpeople who are volunteering in each disasterzone. Just 3 hours after the tornado occurred,Clermont DD was called to action. This entailedanswering a cell phone 12-14 hours each dayin the beginning and later registering thosecallers as volunteers. Clermont DD’s WildeyCenter acted as the VRC from March 3-6,where staff registered citizens to volunteer inthree donation centers across the county. AClermont DD van became the VRC on March7, opening in the Zimmer Power Plant parkinglot to register volunteers for Moscow (the villagethat took the most-direct hit), Tate, Franklin, andMonroe Townships. Clermont DD staff operatedat this location until Sunday, March 11, whenvolunteers were no longer needed. Over 1,100volunteers were registered.We continued to assist with projects through

the Ohio Valley Long Term Recovery Committeeand served on the Citizen Corps Council.

Business OperationsThe Business Operations Department

provides several key functions to the Agency:fiscal operations, information technology, riskmanagement and safety, human resources,administrative quality and compliance, facilitiesmanagement, and transportation management.These functions are essential to assist theAgency in accomplishing its mission. FiscalOperations - Maintaining the financial stabilityof the Agency is attributed to adhering tobudgets, analyzing financial forecasts, long-term planning including a capital improvementplan and budget, finding ways to be moreefficient and developing new revenue sources.To monitor the budget, the Director of BusinessOperations presented to the Board monthlyfinancial statements to include a fund balancereport, budget to actual statements and a recapof monthly expenses. Additionally, the Boardreceived quarterly a five-year forecast to assistthe Board in making long-term operations andservice decisions. In summary the Agencyoperated within budget and is good standingmoving forward into 2013. InformationTechnology - In 2012 the IT departmentpurchased 2 new servers and replaced alloutdated laptops and desktop computers. Wealso purchased and implemented Intellineticsdocument imaging software, to transition froma paper to an electronic environment. SeniorAdministration reviewed and updated theagency’s records retention schedules. RiskManagement and Safety - There were no majorchanges to the Risk Management Plan in 2012.Human Resources - The County Commissionersmade changes to the health insurance benefitsslated for 2013, and the Assistant Directorparticipated in many meetings to provide inputand represent our employees. The web-basedtraining program was continued in 2012 andexpanded to include additional classes based onspecific needs and requests from departments.We participated in union negotiations meetings,which were successfully completed by the endof the year with a new contract agreed upon for2013 through the end of 2015. AdministrativeQuality and Compliance - We continued tomonitor operations throughout the agency toensure that we remain in compliance with allof our accrediting bodies and the many rulesand regulations. We not only reviewed ourannual CARF Conformance to Quality, butprepared for our Accreditation Survey by theOhio Department of Developmental Disabilities(ODODD). We ended 2012 with anticipationthat we had everything in place for a successfulDODD Accreditation survey in January, 2013, atwhich time we achieved the maximum award.Facilities Management - In August 2012, theBusiness Operations Department reorganizedinternally and the Facilities Coordinator beganreporting directly to the Director of BusinessOperations. Transportation Management -We continued our contract with First Transitfor Adult Services transportation and vehiclemaintenance after we went out for bid again inearly 2012. Three vans were purchased for theAdult Services fleet.2012 Revenue – $17,973,826 Breakdown:

Adult that includes Adult Services, EmploymentServices, Enclaves, Individual Budgets, SelfDetermination: $9,633,133 (54%); CommunityServices includes Supported Living, FamilyResource Services, I/O and Level One, Roomand Board, Non-Waiver Community Srvc- $4,762,108 (27); Service and Support

includes Case Management, Service andSupport Admin., Staff involved in CommunityServices, Investigations: $2,060,250 (11%);Transportation for Adult Services: $1,518,335(8%).2012 Expenses - $18,266,030 Breakdown

(descriptions same as above): Adult:$7,342,012 (40%); Community Services:$2,984,169 (16%); Early Intervention includesEarly Intervention, Regional Infant HearingProgram, and Help Me Grow: $2,140,513;Service and Support: $2,065,137 (11%);School Age (Wildey School): $2,016,202 (11%);Transportation - $1,717,996 (10%).Fundraisers include: Dancing with the Stars

- $5,232; Flying Pig Marathon - $850; 5K forthe Levy - $1,000; Car Show - $1,800; QuakerSteak and Lube Bike Nights - $1,075.Strategic Partners in 2012 included the

Regional Autism Advisory Council, ClermontDD Empowers Me Board, the Business AdvisoryCouncil, Ohio Valley Goodwill Industries, Inc, the

Southwestern Ohio Council of Government, andClermont FAST TRAC.

Goals and Objects in 2012Early Childhood Services: EI Staff will

reflect effective and efficient evidence basedon practices using iPads, video cameras, andlaptops – Achieved; All Part C eligible childrenwill have a dedicated HMG Service Coordinator– Achieved; EI Staff will reflect effectiveevidenced based practices based on new StateRule and will conduct regular team meetings –Achieved; Families will respond that the oneswho participated in small groups benefited fromthe interactions between families– Achieved.Families will be able to access respite servicesat no cost to them 2-3 days per month. Theprogram can accommodate 10-12 childrenper session – Achieved; Will ensure that theEI department will work with the regional ADEP

program to provide public awareness, activities,increase local medical involvement and improvecommunication with families – Achieved; EIstaff will participate in trainings specific topersonal safety and the safety of children –Achieved; EI Dept. will work collaboratively withother agencies in the county to expand mentalhealth resources and accessibility to familieswho children are Part C – Partially Met.School Age Services: Classrooms will

participate in at least one community out permonth- Achieved; Review and update LPDChandbook and forms and train all staff (w/ODElicenses) on procedures – Achieved; Evaluatedata collection systems and increase efficiencyin reporting meaningful data – Goal not met,but is ongoing; All instructors will participatein the “Learning Community” that will focus onusing technology in the classroom – Achieved;Clermont DD website will have a training page– Achieved.Adult Services: AS will expand its current

offerings of physical activities for individualsserved – Achieved; AS will expand upon itscurrent Employment First Initiative to includequarterly work groups – Goal not met but2 people were placed and 6 went throughcommunity based work assessments; AS willrevisit and redefine the mission of its currentSupported Work Crew opportunities – Goal inprogress. AS will continue its goal from 2011to develop smaller work and activity areas toserve individuals that may require these areasdue to their sensitivity to noise and/or overstimulating areas – Achieved; AS will seek waysto involve individuals more directly in gatheringsatisfaction information from peers – Goalnot met; AS will conduct information sessionsand/or disseminate information to families,guardians, providers that would help themwith any questions they have about communityemployment – Goal not met; AS will increasethe quality of the non-work activity programsoffered –Achieved. AS will work with ClermontSheltered Work Services to develop newstrategies for marketing for the procurement ofwork – Achieved.Community Support Services – Maintain

funding of the Family Support Services (FSS)Program to enable families to access fundingassistance for needed services/items: totalfamilies served = 343 15 families had multiplechildren eligible for FSS Total dollars expended= $147,530; Promote the mission of providingeligible individuals with what they need, whenthey need it – After-school summer care = 36,Camp = 59, Respite = 47, Transportation =61, Environmental Mod = 30, Therapy = 28,Other = 46, Total = 307; Electronic files andcommunications will be utilized to a higherdegree – Achieved; Continue contractualagreements and shared funding opportunitiesto provide intensive and stabilizing servicesto children and adults with critical needs –Achieved; Survey tools will be routinely utilizedto gather input to improve services – Achieved;Enroll additional consumers from WaitingLists – 20 new SELF waivers were given, 35new Level 1 waivers were given, 20 additionalindividuals received Adult Individual Budgets, 7individuals from the Supported Living waitinglist began receiving services.Communications and Community Relations

– Raise at least $30,000 for the Gift of TimeRespite Program by obtaining sponsors andselling tickets for Dancing with the Starsevent – 33% achieved, raising $8,957 through3 separate fundraisers. Create a “youngprofessionals” group that will engage insocial activities – Achieved; Build awarenessin Clermont County about the DD programand those who receive services – Achieved;Determine new activities and satisfaction withcurrent activities through activity survey –Achieved.Investigations – Meeting applicable timelines

– 87 of 90%achieved; Timely completion ofreview and investigation – 88 of 90% achieved;Monitor of provider review systems – 77 of80% achieved; Review data to assess individualand system trends/patters – 100% achieved;Coordinate county-wide review process – 77of 80% achieved; Raise awareness of issuesaffecting health and safety of individuals,provide information, support, and training, andmonitor participation in training opportunities– Achieved; Effecting a positive outcome forindividuals receiving services – 56 of 75%achieved; Coordinate/participate in ProtectionFrom Harm and ETF to address identified risksto individuals – Achieved.Business Operations – Make access to and

navigation of our buildings more accessible– Partially achieved and ongoing; Provideupdated and functional computers – Achieved;Mitigate technology risk – Achieved; Analyzepast, present, and future storage of records,files, and the Wildey Warehouse documentstorage system – Partially achieved andongoing; Develop a capital improvement planand a budget so that funds are available tomaintain and repair facilities when major needsarise – Achieved.

An expanded version of this entire report canbe found at www.clermontdd.org.

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STONELICK TWP. — LucasHannon always wanted to jointhe military.

“I have had relatives, and Istill have relatives in (the mili-tary), but mainly the reason (Iwant to join) is I feel patriotic. Ifeel like Iwant to helpmy coun-try,” Hannon said.

But the senior student atClermont Northeastern HighSchool was bornwith spina bifi-da, a spinal birth defect whichprevents him fromwalking andconfines him to a wheelchair.

“What it is ismy spinewasn’tcompletely fused to my pelvis,so theyhad togo inand fuse thatback to my pelvis,” Hannonsaid.

“Basically, I’m paralyzedfrom the waist down.”

Hannon’s condition meansit’s not likely he will ever servein the military.

Amy Palacios, an interven-tion specialist at CNE HighSchool, works with students onindividual education plans.

Hannon is one of them.“A big part of my job, now

that theyareseniors, isworkingon the transition piece – whatare they going to be doingwhentheygraduateandwhatstepsdowe need to take now? I try toconnect the kids with the re-sources they need to carry onwhat they want (to do),” Pala-cios said.

That proved difficult inHan-non’s case.

“I could never get the an-swer. At first we thought hecould do something on the in-telligence side (of themilitary),but research and regulationsare always changing,” Palacios

said.“When he got that definitive

answer ... it was always some-thing he didn’t want to talkabout.”

U.S.ArmyStaffSgt.TimothyRhodes, an Army recruiter as-signed to CNE, first spoke toHannon this summer.

“He is the most highly moti-vated person that I have talkedto over the phone. He wants todo nothing more than join theArmy,” Rhodes said.

Other students might wantsome information, he ex-plained, but Hannon wanted toknow everything – all the insand outs.

“My role is to assist the highschool students in joining themilitary or exploring differentcareers. I like tobemoreofaca-reer counselor, that third partythat informskids that real life isreal,” Rhodes said.

Rhodes talked to Hannon for45 minutes during their initial

phone call.“It was difficult forme ... be-

cause I sensed his level ofmoti-vation. It was difficult forme tolet himdown, but you got to be astraight shooter,” Rhodes said.

“He does not meet the phys-ical requirements. The condi-tion that he has is disqualified.”

But Rhodes wasn’t the firstperson to discourage Hannonfrom joining the military, andhe won’t be the last.

“It’s been him, it’s been myfamily, it’s been other militarypeople,” Hannon said.

“They’re kind of like, youcan’t really do it so what’s thepoint of trying?”

Hannon’smedical plan at theschool requires him to check indailywith the nurse, leave classearly and often makes him de-pendent on assistance fromoth-ers, Palacios said.

“He’s very smart, just phys-ically not able to do a lot ofthings,” she said.

He’s also stubborn.After his talk with Rhodes,

Hannon continued to tell any-one who would listen about hismilitary dream.

“Anytime there’s a conversa-tionaboutmilitaryhe’s jumpingright in there,” Palacios said.

Midway through the schoolyear CNE counselors contactedRhodes again and asked whatthey could do to help him.

“Since he’s unable to join ac-tivedutyor theArmy ingeneralwe figured we could do at leastonegood thing andmakehimanhonorary soldier,” Rhodes said.

CNE officials set up a fakeassembly – what studentsthought would be just anotherspiel from amilitary recruiter.

Instead, Rhodes and anothersergeant presented Hannonwith an American flag and aplaque.

Theplaque reads, in part, “Inrecognition of valuable contri-

butions to the United StatesArmy you are hereby known asan honorary soldier.”

“That was a very humblingexperience,” Rhodes said, cit-ing the look inHannon’s eyes assomething that gave him greatpride.

“It did have me and mycounterpart choked up.”

When Rhodes called Han-non’s name in front of the otherstudents, the senior says wavesof “shock, awe and confusion”washed over him.

“It’s patriotism, it’s a never-give-up attitude,” Hannon said.

“Wheredoyouget that from?To me, just seeing on the newsall the fighting that’s going on –seeing the Taliban attack us, at-tackpeople– ithurtsmeinacer-tain way that makesmewant togo out there and stop it.”

He probably won’t ever getthat chance. Real life is real.And in real life, Hannon can’twalk.

There’s “no way” Hannoncould join the military, said Na-than Christensen, a lieutenantcommander in the U.S. Navyand spokesman for the Depart-ment of Defense.

“Active duty, it just wouldn’twork for him,” Christensensaid.

The Department of Defensemedical standards list fiveguidelines for “Appointment,Enlistment, or Induction in theMilitary Service.” Citizensmust be, among other things,“medically capable of satisfac-torily completing requiredtraining.”

But there are other options.Hannon could become a

“government civilian” andwork for a military branch.

“He’s not going to be in atank, he’s not going to be an in-fantryman– (but)hecouldworkfor the Department of theArmy,” Christensen said.

There are about 750,000 gov-ernment civilians in the De-fense Department, he said.

“We have a lady here that islegally blind, but she works forthe Navy doing records man-agement – she’s a bona fide gov-ernment civilian,” Christensensaid.

Sheusesaseeingeyedogand– because “we like to file a lot ofpaper” – is a valuable memberof the department, Christensensaid.

U.S. Rep. Brad Wenstrup(R-2nd District), a member ofthe House Armed ServicesCommittee, said he expects op-portunities like that to grow be-cause of technological advance-ments.

But military admission poli-cy is unlikely to change, theOhio congressman said.

“They sometimes change thephysical fitness standards, butunless they created some dif-ferent type of unit per se (Han-non won’t qualify),” he said.

“You have to have readiness.In the military, we depend oneach other physically.”

Wenstrup, a podiatric sur-geon, served in theIraqWarandis a lieutenant colonel in theArmy Reserve.

To let someone bypass basictraining would be like “sayingwhy can’t I be a surgeon eventhough I didn’t go to medicalschool,” he said.

Hannon deserves “a lot ofcredit” for his perseverance,Wenstrup said, but civilian jobswithin the government shouldnot be dismissed.

“We can’t function withoutthem,” he said.

Hannon has a backup plan –computer and video game de-sign – but that doesn’tmeanhe’sgoing to give up.

Nomatterwhat anyone says.“I (will) never give up onmy

dream.”

Student intent on joining militaryPhysical conditionpreventing himBy Keith [email protected]

Staff Sgt. Tracy Wallingsford, left,and Staff Sgt. Timothy Rhodes,right, make ClermontNortheastern senior LucasHannon an honorary soldier.Hannon was born with spinabifida, which put him in awheelchair.THANKS TO AMY PALACIOS

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Authorityon the OhioRiver,whichcould havepositivebenefits toregionalcommerce.

The Portof Greater

Cincinnati DevelopmentAuthority is trying to ex-pand the Port of Cincin-nati’s boundaries, whichincludes 26miles of river-front from the Ohio andIndiana state border towhere Kentucky’s Kentonand Campbell counties in-tersect with the river.

MelissaJohnson,direc-tor of transportation andlogistics for the Port ofGreater Cincinnati Devel-opment Authority, saidturning the city’s port intoa regional one will im-prove its national rank-ings by the United StatesArmyCorps ofEngineers.

The riverfront land iscurrently considered “un-designated,”whichmeansthat Clermont County

commissionershavetoap-prove designating thatriverfront as part of thePort of Cincinnati.

A higher rankingmeans more cargo trafficwhich could then lookmore attractive to busi-nesses that might want torelocate to the area, saidAndy Kuchta, director ofClermont County’s com-munity and economic de-velopment department.

The Port of Cincinnaticurrently ranks 49th na-tionally in cargo traffic. Ifthe expansion is approvedby theU.S. ArmyCorps ofEngineers the larger portwould raise its position tothe 9th spot, Johnson said.

Kuchta said its expan-sion would push theboundaries west to wherethe western edge of Car-roll County in Kentuckymeets Indiana’s Jefferson

County and the Ohio Riv-er, at river mile 555. Itwouldalsomoveeastwardto near where SciotoCounty meets the riverand Kentucky’s GreenupCounty on the easternside, at rivermile 357.

“Itmightbeabenefit toincrease accessibility formore grants for infra-structure projects aswell,” Kuchta said.

Clermont County inparticularcouldbenefitaswell, he added.

“We’ll havebroader ex-posure being part of theCincinnati port becauseofthe increasedranking,”hesaid. “... I don’t see anydownsides to this.”

The new port, if ap-proved, would be calledthe “Cincinnati Tri-StatePort District,” and John-son said thechange is onlyfor statistical and rankingpurposes.

The county’s commis-sionersapprovedthereso-lution to join the district ifit’s approved. Kuchta saidthe other Ohio counties ofBrown,Adams, Scioto andHamilton joined as well.

Want to knowwhat’s going onwith the Clermont Countycommissioners? Follow LeahFightmaster on Twitter:@LCFightmaster.

Clermont Co.’sriverfront couldjoin Cincinnati’sport districtBy Leah [email protected]

Kuchta

“It might be abenefit toincreaseaccessibility formore grants forinfrastructureprojects ...”ANDY KUCHTAEconomic development

UNION TWP. — Roadprojects are complete inUnion Township’s East-gateMall shopping area,just in time for the holi-day season.

If you were hopingthe same would be trueof the Clough Pike wid-ening work, here’s Cler-mont County Traffic En-gineer Jeremy Evans todisabuse you of thatidea.

“The improvementplans call for the con-tractor to restore two-way traffic on CloughPike by the end of theyear,” Evans said.

“There will still bework to be completed onthe west half of the jobnext year – such as curb,sidewalk, final paving,etc. – but these taskswillbe completed whilemaintaining two-way

traffic.”The $6.5 million

Clough Pike wideningproject in Union Town-ship is designed to re-duce congestion andstop-and-go traffic aswell as to provide betterpedestrian access toschools, churches andparks, according to theClermont County Trans-portation ImprovementDistrict.

A third travel lanewill be added along a1.3-mile section of Clough

Pike between Mt. Car-mel-Tobasco Road andGleneste-WithamsvilleRoad.

A center turn lanealso will be added and asidewalk built along thenorth side of the road.

Traffic signalswill beupgraded and drainagewill be improved duringthe project, which isscheduled to be com-pletedby theendof2014.

“At some point nextspring, when the roadwork resumes, one-waytraffic flow will be es-tablished for CloughPike from Gleneste-Withamsville to IvyPointe,” Evans said.

Westbound trafficwill be detoured overIvy Pointe to Aicholtz toGleneste-Withamsville,he said.

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

Clough Pike workwill be no holidayBy Jeanne [email protected]

Here's a map of the Clough Pike widening project.PROVIDED

“There will stillbe work to becompleted on thewest half of thejob next year.”JEREMY EVANSClermont County trafficengineer

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MIAMI TWP. — Policewill not turn to social-media monitoring soft-ware to deter crime inMiami Township.

Former Police ChiefR. Steven Bailey wantedthe department to sub-scribe to BlueJay ser-vices.

He made a proposal inSeptember for softwarethat would allow officersto monitor Twitter anduse keywords – “co-caine,” “morphine” orvarious drug nicknames– to search for illicit ac-tivity.

The proposal was ta-bled by trustees afterconcerns were raisedabout how the technol-ogy could be misused.

The BlueJay serviceswould have cost taxpay-ers $1,800 ayear,which isthe reason the depart-ment is no longer consid-ering it.

“Just for money pur-poses. At this time, withme taking over, I did nothave all the informationto feel comfortable mov-ing forward with it,” saidPoliceChief SueMadsen.

Madsen succeededBailey when he retiredNov. 5, although Baileywill act as a consultantwith the department un-til Jan. 31, 2014.

While Madsen doesnot plan to go throughwith Bailey’s socialmedia proposal, the de-partment is movingahead with another soft-

ware option he present-ed.

“Detective Nick Col-liver ... has manuallywent through our reportsand found same and simi-lar types of offenses atthe same area within thetownship,” Madsen said.

“We were able to de-tail officers to thoseareas and when we didwe were successful inmaking an arrest in notjust drug activity, butalso vehicles being bro-ken into.”

Bair Analytics soft-ware will enable the de-partment do more of thiswork.

“We’ve been having todo it by hand, taking re-ports and going line itemby line itemand then say-ing, ‘Where are the hot-spots where we need topredict where crime isgoing to occur?” Madsensaid.

“We’ll be able to seewhat those common de-nominators are and beable to point our officersand direct them wherethat crime is happening.”

The software gathersinformation, puts it to-gether and creates map-ping with criminal hotspots.

It will cost township

taxpayers $8,500 for itsfirst year, with an ongo-ing expense of $3,000 peryear for the software li-cense.

The department hasenough money to pay forit, said Larry Fronk,township administrator,in a memo to trustees.

“The return on invest-ment is huge,” said Trus-tee Mary Makley Wolff.

“What we can actuallyaccomplish with this (isgreat).”

Residents – and otherlocal police agencies –can go to www.raidsonli-ne.com to view maps ofcriminal activity in theirneighborhood.

They can even submitan anonymous tip.

“The neat thing aboutit is in Miami Townshipwe have a communitythat wants to participate.I see that inMiami Town-ship,” the chief said.

“(This is) not just po-lice being able to seewhere the events occur –residents are seeing theincidents that are beingshared with the softwarecompany (too).”

The software is usedby Cincinnati police,Dehli Township policeand Oxford police, Mad-sen said.

Columbus police arebeginning to use it too,she said.

The Bair Analtyticsoftware should be upand running during thefirst few months of 2014,if not sooner, Madsensaid.

Police change tune onmonitoring softwareBy Keith [email protected]

Wolff Madsen

A8 • BETHEL JOURNAL • DECEMBER 12, 2013

SCHOOLSSCHOOLSACHIEVEMENTS | NEWS | ACTIVITIES | HONORS CommunityPress.com

BETHELJOURNALEditor: Eric Spangler, [email protected], 576-8251

On Veterans Day militaryveterans from the Felici-ty area were invited to

the school for lunch and recog-nitionatanassembly.Theveter-ans tookcenter stage in thehighschool gym and were honoredby patriotic museum from thestudents and the high schoolband.

Veterans Day Program at Felicity-Franklin Schools highlights Ray Carson of the New Richmond American Legion Post along with other veterans and members of their families. THANKS TORALPH ADAMS

VETERANS DAY IN FELICITY

Pete Woodruff of Felicity was theonly World War II veteran able toattend the program this year.THANKS TO RALPH ADAMS

Veterans Day Program shows the veterans being honored by the staff and students at Felicity-Franklin Local School. THANKS TO RALPH ADAMS

Veteran Craig Metzger of Felicity.THANKS TO RALPH ADAMS

Studentsfrom Felicity-FranklinElementaryschool paytheir respectto the U.S.flag as “it ispresented totheassembly."THANKS TO

RALPH ADAMS

Jacob Zuleger of the Felicity High School Band playing Taps to close theprogram. THANKS TO RALPH ADAMS

Veterans DayProgram atFelicity-FranklinSchools shows thepresentation of theU.S. flag bymembers of CubScout Pack 130.Felicitymiddle-schoolstudent ChristianWile carries theflag. THANKS TO RALPH

ADAMS

Nineteen representativesfrom the Batavia/Great OaksChapter of Business Profes-sionals of America (BPA) at-tended the one-day confer-ence in Columbus. The stu-dents were selected by thechapter advisor toparticipatebasedon their commitment toBPA, academic achievement,and positive attitude.

Studentsparticipated in in-teractive professional devel-opment workshops includingpublic speaking, leadership,diversity and teamwork. Inaddition, senior Jessica Pelf-reycampaigned fora state of-ficer position with BaileySchultz ashercampaignman-ager. Their teacher and chap-ter advisor Angie Kovacs

said, “I could not be moreproud of Jessica. Hermaturi-ty, sense of teamwork, andwillingness to help othersmakes her stand out from thecrowd.”

The students said theylearned valuable informationat the conference and theyare looking forward to the op-portunity to attend the State

Leadership Conference andCompetition inMarch and theNational Conference in Indi-anapolis in April.

Batavia BPA students areenrolled in theLegalManage-ment and Support businessprogram offered throughGreat Oaks Career Campus-es. It is a satellite program lo-cated at Batavia High School.

Students attend fall business conferenceFELICITY-FRANKLINMIDDLESCHOOLThe following students have earned honorsfor the month of November of 2013-2014.

Student of the MonthFifth grade - Gabe Shepherd and Chloe Taul-beeSixth grade - Sydney Hollins and Anton LungSeventh grade - Kylie Belt and DakotaMcCordEighth grade - Marc Hudson and MadisonWinter

HONORS

DECEMBER 12, 2013 • BETHEL JOURNAL • A9

SPORTSSPORTSHIGH SCHOOL | YOUTH | RECREATIONAL CommunityPress.com

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

Girls basketball» Felicity-Franklinde-

feated Bethel-Tate 36-35on Dec. 2 on a basket byKelsey Arkenau with theassist from AshleyMoore.

The Lady Cardinalsbeat Batavia 44-34 onDec. 5 with sophomoreAshleyMoore scoring 18.

» Bethel-Tate lost to

NewRichmond onDec. 3,59-37. Sophomore Mac-kenzieWatson led the La-dy Tigers in the defeatwith 12 points.

On Dec. 5, Bethel-Tatelost to Goshen 46-38. Ju-lia Jenike had 20 points inthe defeat.

»McNicholas beatLoveland 47-44 Dec. 2 toimprove to 2-2 on the sea-son.

Boys basketball» Felicity-Franklin

lost to Fayetteville 114-69on Dec. 3. Leading the

Cardinals in the loss wasjunior Louis Quiles with21 points.

Last chance forCatching up

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

Inwhat has become anannual readership pro-ject, parents/friends of

college athletes are wel-come to send a photo andbrief description of theircollege athletes’ accom-plishments over the lastcalendar year [email protected] the names of thepeople in the photo asthey are shown, the col-lege name and sport, par-ents’ names, where theathlete lives, what week-ly newspaper they get athome and their accom-plishments by Friday,Dec. 13.

Photoswill run inprint

Jan.1andbeused in a cin-cinnati.com photo gal-lery.

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

Wrestling» Here are Bethel-

Tate’s results from theirappearance at the recentBob Guy Invitational inWilliamsburg:

106 lbs. -Kobe Bryant,fourth

126 lbs. - Aric Peters,first; Joe Baker, sixth,extra

138 lbs. -Nate Closser,sixth

145 lbs. - Jordan New-berry, sixth

152 lbs. - Wyatt O’Neil, sixth

160 lbs. -Michael Roy-alty, fifth

170 lbs. - Tyler Krekel-er, fourth

182 lbs. - B.J. Ratcliff,fifth; Travis Kinnard,sixth, extra

195 lbs. - JefferyBotts,first

220 lbs. -Kermit Beck-worth, fifth

PRESS PREPS HIGHLIGHTS

By Scott SpringerandMark [email protected]@communitypress.com

The McNicholas Rocketsswimming and diving teamset records last year andsecond-yearheadcoachTes-saLengerichhopes formoreof the same this season.

The records came fromthe 200 and 400 freestyle re-lay teams that qualified fordistrict competition, as didthe Rocket medley relay.

Leading the way for thegirls, sophomore ShellbyMiller qualified for state inthe 500 free as a freshmanwhile dropping 30 secondsfrom her previous personalbest in at the district meet.

Five seniors also returnamong the 13 girls on thesquad, bringing solid expe-rience and consistency.They include Ashley Dun-don in all strokes, KristenRehl in the freestyle sprints,Lillie Motz in the 200 freeand butterfly, sprinter Kar-ina Cabrera and SarahFaust, who did not swim as ajunior.

Junior Kate Leys alongwith freshmen Skye Lewisand Molly Jordan shouldcontribute additional depthand flexibility.

“I have high excitementgoing into the season thatwecan play with our lineup anduse our versatility to putpeople in good places,” Len-gerich said.

Lengerich has only twoboysout for the team-seniorMitch Bloemer (50 free,back and breaststroke) andsophomore Rick Riede (100free, IM).

“Mitch has set some am-bitious goals for himself, es-pecially in the 50,” she said.“And Rick dropped time inevery event, everymeet lastseason. He joined a summerteamand he’s thatmuch bet-ter already this year.”

Dave Wolkoff coachesthe McNick divers, includ-ing senior twins Abbie andMaddie Mitchell, both ofwhom have qualified forstate competition. JuniorSalvatore Marino dives forthe boys.

McNick competed in theMason Invitational Dec. 7and hosts Clark Montessoriand Colerain for a tri-meetDec. 21 at the M.E. LyonsYMCA.

FIRST DIP INTO2013-14

SWIMMINGAND DIVING

McNickhopes toset morerecordsByMark [email protected]

After a Julia Jenike three-pointer gaveBethel-Tate a 35-34 lead, Felicity-Franklin’s Ashley Moore found Kel-

sey Arkenau open for a lay-up late as theLady Cardinals held on Dec. 2 to win 36-35.

“I was waiting for them to come in andtrap and I saw her open down low,” Mooresaid of her assist to Arkenau. “It worked.”

It’s the second year in a row Felicity-Franklin has defeated Bethel-Tate, whoplayed without injured junior Brooke Je-nike.

“I love it,” Moore said. “It feels reallygood.”

Added Arkenau, “It was pretty awe-some!”

Photos by Scott Springer/Community Press

Senior Brooke Corbin boxes out Bethel-Tate sophomore MacKenzie Watson Dec. 2 as senior Heather Collins watches on.

Felicity-Franklin:Queens of the rivalry

Bethel-Tate sophomore Julia Jenike (13) drives the lane against Felicity-Franklin Dec. 2.

Bethel-TatefreshmanHayleeFoster (24)battles for areboundwith FelicityFranklinsophomoreBrittanyDrake (23)Dec. 2 atBethel-Tate.

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Cincinnati remains the10th poorest city in the coun-try, according to the U.S.Census Bureau.

Carla, a Cincinnati resi-dent who works 10-hour days,

six days aweek, whiletaking care ofeight great-nieces andnephewscounts on theextra help shereceives fromthe FreestoreFoodbank tocare for andput food onthe table for

her family.“It’s a great help. It means

a lot to me. It helps to stretchthe rest of the food. The Fre-estore Foodbank means ev-erything to me. It’s part of mysurvival,” she said.

The holiday season is uponus, and our city must continuesupporting those in need nowand year-round. I am proud tolive in Cincinnati and havemuch gratitude towards thoseorganizations that devotetheir time, energy, and liveli-

hood to help individuals andfamilies in our city, especiallythe Freestore Foodbank.

The poor and the strug-gling are our neighbors, Carlais our neighbor. People in ourcommunity must face theharsh reality of hunger andfood scarcity daily. Eventhose that are fortunateenough to have jobs stillstruggle to make ends meetas the cost of food and ex-penses continue to increase.

My family, our teammem-bers, and our guests havegrown up in this community.To look at our neighborhoods– in our backyards, and seethe struggles families have toface in order to make endsmeet, is disconcerting. It isour responsibility to cometogether to help those in need.We as a community can workas a team to fight hunger.

I regularly visit our 63pizzerias, from our BoudinotAvenue location to Price Hillto Anderson Township toForest Park, to meet withguests and teammembers, tolisten to their stories abouttheir families, their interests,their successes and some-

times, their hardships.While many families who

frequent our pizzerias canafford a hot meal, I haveheard of challenging timeswhen putting food on thetable was a struggle for them,their families or friends.

During this holiday season,LaRosa’s is once again proudto support the FreestoreFoodbank of Cincinnati tofight hunger right here in ourown backyard. Serving morethan 300,000 people annuallyin 20 counties across Ohio,Kentucky and Indiana.

The Freestore Foodbank isthe Tristate’s largest food-bank distributing more that19 million meals annually. Theorganization provides emer-gency food assistance to morethan 7,200 individuals permonth from its CustomerConnection Center in Over-the-Rhine alone.

Each of our pizzerias areselling Buddy Cards (ourtwo-for-one pizza discountcard) for the benefit of theFreestore Foodbank. We willdonate $5 from the sale ofevery $10 Buddy Card direct-ly to the Freestore Foodbank

and the nourishment andcomfort they provide to thosewho truly need help in ourcommunity.

Ultimately, our contribu-tion will help support theFreestore Foodbank’s annualgoal to distribute 16.2 millionpounds of food to meet ourregion’s growing demand. Wehope you’ll join us in our ef-forts to surpass our 2012 ef-fort of 7,000 cards sold forCincinnati.

Here’s how you can help:» Buy a LaRosa’s Buddy

Card by Dec. 31. For a full listof locations, visitwww.larosas.com.

»Donate to the FreestoreFoodbank of Cincinnati. Visitwww.freestorefoodbank.orgor www.thefoodbankdayton.

Food brings people togeth-er and can build a community.No child, person or familyshould go hungry. Please joinme and the LaRosa’s family inthe fight against hunger. To-gether we can feed our neigh-bors in need.

Michael T. LaRosa is chief exec-utive officer of LaRosa’s Inc.

Join in the fight against hunger

Michael T.LaRosaCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

Last week’s questionWhat is your favorite Christ-

mas/holiday song, TV show,movie or performance?Why doyou like it?

“My favorite Christmassong is a combination of ‘Peaceon Earth’ and ‘Little DrummerBoy.’ It was a duet done by aunique collaboration of BingCrosby and David Bowie.

“My favorite movie has tobe ‘A Christmas Story’ as it istimeless although set in the1940s. It is repeated every yearand watched by a new genera-tion annually. Go figure!”

T.D.T.

“‘Father Christmas’ by theKinks!”

J.S.K.

“'The Little Drummer Boy'is a favorite because he hadn'tany material thing to give toJesus, so he played for him,giving what he could give. Thepa-rum-pa-pum-pum is also agreat onomatopoeia"

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“‘White Christmas’ and ‘It'sa Wonderful Life’ are my twofavorite Christmas classicmovies, but nothing is betterthan singing ‘Silent Night’ atthe end of our candlelight ser-vice at church on ChristmasEve. Merry Christmas, every-one!”

R.W.J.

“Albert Finney's 'Scrooge' isour favorite holiday movie. It'sa musical version of "A Christ-mas Carol" and was made inthe 1970s. It can be checkedout at the local library. Thebest version of this story evermade!”

C.H.

“My favorites are all theridiculous and boring commer-cials because I know they endDec. 26.”

D.J.

“Favorite song: 'Snoopy andthe Red Baron,’ favorite TVShow: 'How the Grinch StoleChristmas,’ favorite movie: 'AChristmas Story,’ and favoriteperformance: 'A ChristmasCarol.'”

O.H.R.

“'Pine Tree! Coming intoPine Tree!' ‘White Christmas!’Best Christmas song, bestChristmas performer, bestChristmas movie.

“Bing Crosby is the top ofthe Christmas triumvirate ofBing, Perry Como and NatKing Cole. And he didn't needAuto Tune! The movie hasgreat scenes, songs and classicperformers.

“Rosemary, Vera, Bing andDanny bring music, laughter,dance and that great warm andfuzzy Christmas Spirit that weall seek this time of year. I'msure everyone's feelings aboutthis movie are 'Mutual, I'msure!'”

T.J.F.

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NEXT QUESTIONDo you think Ohio legislatorsshould approve a bill to allowback-to-school shoppers to buycertain items free of state andlocal sales taxes? Why or whynot?

Every week we ask readers a questionthey can reply to via e-mail. Send youranswers [email protected] withChatroom in the subject line.

Now that cold weather iscasting its shadow upon us,

we are re-minded thatas beautifulas is fresh-fallen snowand pictur-esque as ice-ladenbranches areon the trees,this can alsobe the mosttreacheroustime of year

for slips and falls.Falls are especially dan-

gerous for older adults. It isestimated that more thanone-third of adults 65 andolder fall each year. And, theconsequences are great.

The facts are that: fallsare more prevalent in womenthan in men; two thirds ofthose who experience a fallwill fall again within the firstsix months; a decrease inbone density contributes tofalls and resulting injuries;failure to exercise regularlyresults in poor muscle tone,

decreased strength, loss ofbone mass and, therefore,flexibility; and at least one-third of all falls involvingolder adults, involve environ-mental hazards in the homeor outside.

The Ohio Department ofAging has established a newprogram designed to helpOhio residents by providinginformation on ways thatolder adults can preventdangerous falls.

STEADY U Ohio(www.steadyu.ohio.gov) is astatewide collaborative fallsprevention initiative, createdto ensure that every county,every community and everyOhioan knows how he/she canprevent falls, one step at atime.

This website is describedas the source in Ohio for fallsprevention information, toolsand other resources. SinceClermont Senior Services isthe source of information forseniors in Clermont County,we are sharing informationabout this helpful initiative.

Gov. John Kasich, who

leads this initiative, concursthat falls are an epidemicamong our elders and are theNo. 1 cause of injuries lead-ing to ER visits, hospitalstays and deaths in Ohioansage 65-plus.

YOU can help to preventthis from happening to youby staying warm, but makingsure that you can see in alldirections and move easily;wear sturdy shoes or bootswith treads; avoid walking onicy surfaces; snow can hideuneven surfaces so be verycareful where you step; carrya cell phone if you go out;drink water for rehydration;and when in doubt, don’ riskit. These and other helpfulhints can be found on theSTEADY U website.

You can also buildstrength and balance throughexercise. Clermont SeniorServices offers program-ming that encourages safeexercise, to include Tai Chiand yoga classes at the life-long learning centers, as wellas a Silversneakers program,A Matter of Balance, facili-

tated by Judy Barnes, anACE Senior Fitness Special-ist.

Judy has made a commit-ment to stay falls-free andhas been specially trained tohelp others maintain active,healthy lifestyles free fromfalls and fall-related injuries.

Participants in the pro-gram learn to view falls assomething they can control;set goals and increase theiractivity levels; make changesaround their homes to reducefalls risks; and exercise toincrease strength and bal-ance.

Although classes are fullfor the winter term, watchfor the spring catalog releaseon the Clermont Senior Ser-vices website, www.cler-montseniors.org, through theLifelong Learning Centers.

Cindy Gramke is the ExecutiveDirector/CEO of Clermont SeniorServices. Ideas and comments canbe directed to Cindy [email protected] orcontact the agency at 724-1255.

Website is a good source of fallsprevention information for seniors

CindyGramkeCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

Ohio Rep. John Becker -65th House DistrictPhone: 614-466-8134Email: [email protected]: Ohio State Rep. John Becker,77 S. High St., 12th Floor, Columbus,Ohio 43215.District: The 65th House Districtincludes Goshen, Miami, Stonelick,Union andWayne townships, thecities of Milford and Loveland insideClermont County and the villages ofOwensville and Newtonsville.

Ohio Rep. Doug Green -66th House DistrictPhone: 614-644-6034Email: [email protected]: State Rep. Doug Green, 77 S.High St., 12th Floor, Columbus, Ohio

43215.District: The 66th House Districtincludes the villages of Amelia, Bata-via, Bethel, Chilo, Felicity, Moscow,Neville, New Richmond, Williamsburg;the townships of Batavia, Franklin,Jackson, Monroe, Ohio, Pierce, Tate,Washington andWilliamsburg as wellas all of Brown County.

Ohio Senator Joe Uecker- 14th DistrictPhone: 614-466-8082Email: http://www.ohiosenate.gov/uecker/contactAddress: 1 Capitol Square, 1st Floor,Columbus, Ohio 43215District: The 14th Senate Districtincludes all of Clermont, Brown,Adams, Scioto and part of Lawrencecounties.

U.S. Rep. BradWenstrup- 2nd CongressionalDistrictPhone: 513-474-7777 or 202-225-3164Email: http://wenstrup.house.gov/contact/Address: 7954 Beechmont Ave., Suite170, Cincinnati, OH 45255, 9 a.m. to5:30 p.m. Monday through Fridayor Washington, D.C., office: 1223Longworth House Office Building,Washington, DC 20515District: The 2nd CongressionalDistrict includes covers all of Pike,Adams, Brown, Highland and Cler-mont counties, as well as significantportions of Scioto, Ross and HamiltoncountiesWebsite:wenstrup.house.gov

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

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

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BETHELJOURNAL

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2013

Tree farms are a growingbusiness as families renew theirholiday traditions of choosingand cutting their own Christmastrees.

Whileyoumayhave todriveabit to find them these tree farmsare worth the trip to put you inthe holiday spirit.

Ever Green Acres287 WEST PEKIN ROAD,LEBANON

Scott Graves, owner of EverGreen Acres, said his tree farmoffers customers a familyatmosphere. “We’re a home-town, family-oriented treefarm,”hesaid,notingheruns thefarmwith hiswife, Lauren, theirtwo children, Kristine and Kev-in, and their grandson, Elliott.

Established in 2005, Gravessaid Ever Green Acres offerscustomers the choice of cuttingtheir own tree or picking from aselection of pre-cut trees. Thefarm also offers balled and bur-lap trees for those who want toplant their tree after Christmas.Types of trees include Canaan,DouglasandFraser firsandNor-way and Colorado spruce. Treessell for $6 per foot.

Graves and his family willbail treesandassistcustomers intying them to their cars. Afterfinding your tree, stop in theChristmas shop to browse thewreaths, grab a free hot choco-late and cookies and sit down bythe wood stove.

Ever Green Acres is open 10a.m. to5p.m.everySaturdayandSunday through Dec. 22.

– Kurt Backscheider/TheCommunity Press

Corsi Tree FarmHAMERSVILLE

This tree farm has been inbusiness since 1955. Situated on100 acres at 1651Bolender Road,Hamersville, owner SheldonCorsi’s farm offers about 50,000cut-your-own Christmas trees.Yep, that’s 50 – as in thousand!

Customerswalkup, downandaround the gently rolling hills ofthe farm along gravel roads car-ryingasawprovidedbythebusi-ness.

Trees range in height from 3feet to16feetandnomatterwhatsizebluespruce,Norwayspruce,white pine, Scotch pine, balsamfir or concolor fir tree a custom-er chooses to cut down forChristmas theprice is the same–$42 with tax included.

The tree farm also includes a2,500-square-foot Christmasshop with tree ornaments andgifts, an indoor petting zoo,homemadeItalianchili,hotdogs,metts, and hot and cold drinks.

Call 937-379-9200 or go online towww.corsitreefarm.net formore information.

– Eric Spangler/The Commu-nity Press

Dirr NurseriesGOSHEN

Tom Dirr has been growingtrees since 1960 on his 115-acrefarm on 6066 Goshen Road. Cus-tomers drive through a .75-milegravel road system to choosetheir tree, which costs $45 foranysize.Customerscancut theirown white pine, balsam fir, Ca-naan fir, Scotch pine and Colora-do spruce trees.

Saws are provided and treeshaking and netting is available.Workers help secure the trees tothe customer’s car.

ButasDirrsays, “We’re in theentertainment business, not theChristmas tree business.” Socheckout the farm’s nativity dis-play or get pictures on Santa’ssleigh while sipping hot cocoa.Then take the kids to the pettingzoo, where Schnitzel the goattakes center stage. Schnitzel hasled the Bockfest parade in Over-the-Rhineforthepastfouryears,pulling the ceremonial first kegof bock beer. For more informa-tion about the farm call 513-625-2000

–KeithBieryGolick/TheCom-munity Press

Big Tree PlantationMORROW

With an estimated 45,000trees situated on more than 60acres, Big Tree Plantation is oneof the largest cut-your-own treefarms in Ohio. The family-runfarm, which is owned by BryanKeeton, is locatedat2544S.Way-nesville Road. Trees range inprice from$45fora6-foot tree to$400 for an 18-foot tree and in-clude Canaan firs, Scotch pine,white pine and blue spruce.

“Our mission here is to pro-

videaplaceforfamiliestocreatememories and traditions,” saidKeeton. Customers are taken bytractor to the trees and providedwith a saw and sled to transportthem.

Big Tree Plantation has a giftbarn, Nativity, and “WinterWon-derland” where children canmake a craft, visit with SantaClaus and see live animals. Ad-mission to the Winter Wonder-land is $5 per child. The farmalso has a cafeteria.

For information, call 513-836-0975 or go online tohttp://bit.ly/4iajsF

– Forrest Sellers/The Commu-nity Press

John T. NiemanNurseryROSS

JohnT.NiemanNursery, 3215HamiltonNewLondonRoad, hasbeen inoperation since1962with125 acres, growing about 70,000trees of various varieties.

Customers looking for theperfect tree can wind their waythrough rows to cut a tree downthemselves with their own saw,borrow one or ask an employee(or grandchild) to cut it. Theywillalso loadthetreeontothecaras well, and if you need a stand,they sell four sizes of stands thatthey’ll cut your tree to fit. If youbuy one, bring it back next yearand they’ll fit it for free.Tree va-rieties include blue spruce, Ca-naan fir, white pine and Norwayspruce thatvary inheight from2to 16 feet. Trees that are balledand wrapped in burlap can bebought to plant after Christmasas well.

Trees are pre-priced andrange fromabout $15 to $300, de-

pending on size and variety. Thenursery also has a Christmasstore with that Nieman’s latewifeMarilynstarted,wheretheysell their in-house live wreaths,swagsandotherdecorations thatcan either be bought as decorat-ed or be made-to-order. Open 10a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday throughSaturday and10 a.m. to 6 p.m. onSunday. Fields with trees areopen until dark. 3215 HamiltonNew London Road, Call 513-738-1012 or go online towww.johnniemannursery.comfor more information.

“The difference in trees de-pends on what you prefer, likeodor, long-lasting and color,”says owner JohnT.Nieman. “Wedon’t have a petting zoo or any-thing like that. People comeherefor a nice tree.”

– Leah Fightmaster/The Com-munity Press

Koch ChristmasTreesREILY TOWNSHIP

This family-owned farm inReilyTownshiphasbeen inoper-ation since 2001. The trees are ashort distance from the parkinglotat this farm,a fewmilessouthof Oxford, at 6232 Hamilton-Scipio Road.

Farmworkerswill help to cutthe tree if requested, and handsaws are available for use. thetreewill be shaken to removede-bris, then properly fit by drillingthe cut end of the tree for a treestand. The tree will be wrapped,free of charge, and help is avail-able to load the trees on the car.

What kind of trees? Scotchpine, eastern white pine, Canaanfir, blue spruce.

Price range: $35 to $100. Freetreats and hot chocolate areavailable, and tree stands areavailableforsale.Becausethis isa small family farm, Koch isopen on weekends betweenThanksgiving and Christmasfrom 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and willtakerequests tomeetat thefarm

on other days by calling 756-1998. Directions to the tree farmcan be found on the Koch web-site, www.kochchristmastrees-.com.

Nana and Papa’sChristmas TreeFarmFELICITY

This farm overlooking theconfluence of Bullskin Creekand the Ohio River just north ofU.S. Route 52 has been in busi-ness since 1833. Owner TimBroadwell’s farm, situated on130 acres at 108 state Route 133,Felicity, offers 5 acres of cut-your-own Scotch pine or Canaanfir trees. Scotch pine trees cost$25 andCanaan fir trees cost $32for any size.

Newthisyearisahayridethatcustomers can take from theparking lot to the trees andback.Sawsareprovidedandtreeshak-ing and netting is available. Freecoffee and hot chocolate are alsoprovided.

The hayride travels part ofthe trail that was once known asthe Bullskin Trail, BullskinTrace, Xenia Trail or XeniaTrace. The trail, created initiallyby the thundering hooves ofmil-lions of migrating buffalo andother animals traveling to thesalt licks in Kentucky, was alsoused as a major travel route byNativeAmericans. Legendhas itthat Daniel Boone used the trailthrough this farm in1778 duringhis escape from Shawnee Indi-ans, Broadwell said. The trailwas also a major UndergroundRailroad route. For more infor-mation about the farm call 513-507-1456.

– Eric Spangler/The Commu-nity Press

Timberwind TreeFarmLEBANON

At Timberwind Tree Farm,every treehasastory.Locatedat1566W.PekinRoad,TimberwindTree Farm is eight acres withabout 400 trees. The family-runbusiness has been in operationfor 25 years.

Owner Jim Luers said lastyear he and his family beganplacing name tags on the treesgiving each an individual story.For example, Tammy is the“Miss America Tree” becauseshe is “tall, well rounded with aperfect figure.” This year stu-dents from St. Susanna Schoolwill help write the name tags.

For information, call 937-746-5027 or go online tohttp://bit.ly/1aJzlfR

– Forrest Sellers/The Commu-nity Press

Sheldon Corsi, owner of Corsi Tree Farm 1651 BolenderRoad, Hamersville. The farm, which was started in 1955,features blue spruce, Norway spruce, white pine, Scotchpine, balsam fir and concolor fir on nearly 100 acres.ERICSPANGLER/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Making the (holidays) cut

Tom Dirr has been growing trees since 1960 on his115-acre farm on 6066 Goshen Road. KEITHBIERYGOLICK/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

“The difference in trees depends on what you prefer,like odor, long-lasting and color,” says owner John T.Nieman.LEAH FIGHTMASTER/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

“Our mission here is to provide a place for families tocreate memories and traditions,” Big Tree Plantationowner Bryan Keeton said.FORREST SELLERS/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Timberwind Tree Farm owner Jim Luers said last year heand his family began placing name tags on the trees givingeach an individual story. FORREST SELLERS/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

PINING FORMORE?Find more Christmastree farms online athttp://cin.ci/1iAfFC3

B2 • BETHEL JOURNAL • DECEMBER 12, 2013

THURSDAY, DEC. 12Art ExhibitsCharley Harper Art Show, 10a.m.-5 p.m., Cincinnati NatureCenter at RoweWoods, 4949Tealtown Road, Nature Shop.Celebration of the life and workof artist and naturalist. Free formembers, included with dailyadmission for non-members.831-1711; www.cincynature.org.Union Township.

Exercise ClassesSilverSneakers, 9-9:45 a.m.,Union Township Civic Center,4350 Aicholtz Road, Variety ofexercises designed to increasemuscular strength, range ofmovement and activity for dailyliving skills. Call for pricing.947-7344. Union Township.SilverSneakers Flex, 12:30-1:15p.m., Summerside Woods, 5484Summerside Road, Move tomusic through variety of exer-cises designed to increase mus-cular strength, range of move-ment and activities for dailyliving. Call for pricing. Presentedby SilverSneakers Flex. 478-6783.Summerside.SilverSneakers, 1:30-2:15 p.m.,O’Bannon Terrace, 6716 Ohio132, Move to music throughvariety of exercises designed toincrease muscular strength,range of movement and activ-ities for daily living. Call forpricing. Presented by SilverS-neakers Flex. 478-6783. Goshen.

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

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

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

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

FRIDAY, DEC. 13Art ExhibitsCharley Harper Art Show, 10a.m.-5 p.m., Cincinnati NatureCenter at RoweWoods, Free formembers, included with dailyadmission for non-members.831-1711; www.cincynature.org.Union Township.

Dining EventsFish Fry, 6-7:30 p.m., DennisJohnson VFW Post 6562, 1596Ohio 131, Fish sandwiches,chicken fingers or six-pieceshrimp dinner. Includes coleslawand French fries. Carryoutavailable. $5.50 and up. Present-ed by Ladies Auxiliary DennisJohnson VFW Post 6562.Through Dec. 27. 575-2102.Milford.

EducationHoliday Jingle: Traveler’s MixandMingle, 7-10 p.m., Roads,Rivers and Trails, 118 Main St.,Learn budget travel tips andmeet other adventurous trav-elers. Free. Presented by Wan-derlust:Wanderlearn. 800-7524;www.wanderlustwander-learn.com.Milford.

Exercise Classes

SilverSneakers Yoga Stretch,9-9:45 a.m., Union TownshipCivic Center, 4350 Aicholtz Road,Complete series of seated andstanding yoga poses. Restorativebreathing exercises and finalrelaxation promote stress reduc-tion and mental clarity. Call forpricing. Presented by SilverS-neakers Flex. 478-6783. UnionTownship.Chair/Mat Yoga, 9-10:10 a.m.,Yoga with Sharon Studio 1, 267Mount Holly Road, Gentle yogabegins in chair and ends on mat.Focus on strength, flexibility,pain management and relax-ation. $6 drop-in or $50 for 10classes. Presented by SharonStrickland. 237-4574. Amelia.

Health / WellnessMercy Health Mobile Mam-mography Unit, 7 a.m.-3:30p.m., Kroger Mulberry, 1093Ohio 28, Fifteen-minute screen-ings. Cost varies per insuranceplan. Financial assistance avail-able for qualified applicants.Appointment required. 686-3300; www.e-mercy.com.Mul-berry.

Holiday - ChristmasDrive-Through Live Nativity,7-10 p.m., First Baptist Church ofGlen Este, Free. 752-0936; fbcge-.org. Batavia.

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

Music - AcousticDenver Young, 8:30 p.m., GreenKayak Market and Eatery, 204Front St., Free. 843-6040. NewRichmond.

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

ShoppingHoliday Open House, 5-8 p.m.,Whistle Stop Clay Works, 119Harrison St., Locally madepottery, conversation, food andwine. Artists answer questionsand take special orders. Freeadmission. 683-2529; www.whis-tlestopclayworks.com. Loveland.

SATURDAY, DEC. 14Art & Craft ClassesTeen Craft, 2 p.m., LovelandBranch Library, 649 Loveland-Madeira Road, Make a fleecescarf. Ages 12-18. Free. 369-4476.Loveland.

Art EventsHoliday Raku Firing, 4-9 p.m.,Whistle Stop Clay Works, 119Harrison St., Paint compli-mentary train ornament andwatch as it comes out of theraku kiln. Learn about rakuglazes and raku process, talkwith local potters and sit bybonfire to warm up. Free.683-2529; www.whistlestop-clayworks.com. Loveland.

Art ExhibitsCharley Harper Art Show, 10a.m.-5 p.m., Cincinnati NatureCenter at RoweWoods, Free formembers, included with dailyadmission for non-members.831-1711; www.cincynature.org.Union Township.

Art OpeningsCharley Harper Art Show, 1-3p.m., Cincinnati Nature Centerat RoweWoods, 4949 TealtownRoad, Nature Shop. Celebrationof the life and work of artist andnaturalist. Exhibit continuesthrough Dec. 31. Free for mem-bers, included with daily admis-sion for non-members. 831-1711;www.cincynature.org. UnionTownship.

AuctionsHoliday Quarter Auction, 3-6p.m., American Legion Post 450,450 Victor Stier Drive, Lia Soph-ia, Tupperware, Pampered Chef,Thirty One, Avon and more.Drinks and snacks available.Benefits American Legion JuniorAuxiliary. Free admission. 831-2125.Milford.

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

Sensibly. 417-6772; www.top-s.org. Amelia.

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

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

Holiday - ChristmasChristmas in Loveland, 4-9p.m., Downtown Loveland, WestLoveland Avenue, Carriage ridescrafts, Santa at Loveland Canoeand Kayak, caroling, shopping,bonfire, children and adultchoirs, and more. Free. Present-ed by City of Loveland. 293-8254; www.historicloveland-.com. Loveland.A River Village Christmas, 6-9p.m., Village of New Richmond,Front Street, Old fashionedChristmas to show off historicstreets. Christmas music andcarollers, Santa and Mrs. Clausand premier crafters with Christ-mas gifts. Free. Presented byRiverFest/Christmas Committee.543-9149. New Richmond.


Music - ChoralChristmas Concert and Sing-Along, 7-8 p.m., Locust CornerUnited Methodist Church, 917Locust Corner Road, Perfor-mances by Locust Corner Com-munity Church choir, pianistAnnie Takeuchi Lanzone andguest vocal soloists, as well asseveral sing-alongs of favoriteChristmas carols. Free. 752-8459.Pierce Township.

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

Music - ReligiousBorn that WeMay Have Life,7-8:30 p.m., Milford ChristianChurch, 844 Ohio 131, WorshipCenter. Celebrate hope ofChristmas. Featuring WorshipChoir, Drama Team and Chil-dren’s Choir. Free. Presented byMilford Christian Church Choirand Drama. 831-0196; www.mil-fordchurch.org/christmas.MiamiTownship.

NatureOhio Young Birder’s Club, 9a.m.-noon, Cincinnati NatureCenter at RoweWoods, 4949Tealtown Road, Youth-led groupinterested in hiking and watch-ing birds. Hosted by CNC volun-teer Brian Herriott. $10 onlinepre-registration required to joinclub. 831-1711, ext. 125;www.cincynature.org. UnionTownship.BirdWalk, 8-10 a.m., CincinnatiNature Center at RoweWoods,4949 Tealtown Road, Spendmorning looking for birds. Ages18 and up. Members free; non-members pay daily admission.831-1711. Union Township.

On Stage - TheaterStanding by TammyWynette,2:30-4:30 p.m. and 7:30-9:30p.m., Market Street SchoolAuditorium, 212 Market St.,Auditorium. Musical based ontrue story of TammyWynette, astold by her one-time step-daughter, Donna Chapel. $12.Reservations required. Present-ed by RiverStage Theatre. 543-9149. New Richmond.‘Tis the Season ChristmasShow, 5-5:30 p.m., 6-6:30 p.m.and 7-7:30 p.m., Loveland StageCompany Theatre, 111 S. SecondSt., Directed by Tom Cavano.Continues tradition of songsfrom popular carols. WithLoveland Stage Company Danc-ers. Free. 683-1713; www.love-landstgecompany.org. Loveland.

PetsClermont Pets Alive Pet Adop-tions, 1-5 p.m., PetSmart, 245

River’s Edge, Cats and dogsavailable for adoption. Present-ed by Clermont Pets Alive.279-2276; www.clermontpet-salive.org.Milford.Clermont Pets Alive Pet Adop-tions, 1-5 p.m., Petco - Milford,1087 Ohio 28, Cats and dogsavailable for adoption. Present-ed by Clermont Pets Alive.279-2276; www.clermontpet-salive.org.Milford.

ShoppingHoliday Vendor Event, 10a.m.-9 p.m., Eastgate Mall, Free.769-3311; www.my.tupper-ware.com/riverboat. UnionTownship.

SUNDAY, DEC. 15Art ExhibitsCharley Harper Art Show, 10a.m.-5 p.m., Cincinnati NatureCenter at RoweWoods, Free formembers, included with dailyadmission for non-members.831-1711; www.cincynature.org.Union Township.

Exercise ClassesCardio Kick Boxing, 7-8 p.m.,ATA Taekwondo of Cincinnati,4240 Mt Carmel Tabasco Road,Non-contact workout includingcardio and strength training inenergizing environment, usingkicks, jabs, hooks and uppercutsto improve overall agility andpower. $5. Through March 2.652-0286. Union Township.

Holiday - ChristmasA River Village Christmas, 11a.m.-5 p.m., Village of NewRichmond, Free. 543-9149. NewRichmond.Light Up Babson Park, 5-10p.m., Babson Park, Babson ParkPlace, Tradition of having onecontinuous line of luminaries litthroughout the 96-home neigh-borhood. Free. Presented byBabson Park Social Committee.505-3243. Batavia.Breakfast with Santa, 9-10:30a.m., Summerside United Meth-odist Church, 638 Batavia Pike,Includes craft to take home.Free. 528-3052; www.summersi-dechurch.org. Union Township.


MuseumsHoliday Open House, 1:30-4:30p.m., Promont House Museum,906 Main St., InternationalChristmas creche display with 15nativity scenes, each repre-senting a different geographicalregion of the world. Ages 18and up. Free. Presented byGreater Milford Area HistoricalSociety. 248-0324; www.milford-history.net.Milford.

Music - ReligiousBorn that WeMay Have Life,7-8:30 p.m., Milford ChristianChurch, Free. 831-0196;www.milfordchurch.org/christ-mas.Miami Township.

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

ShoppingHoliday Vendor Event, Noon-9p.m., Eastgate Mall, Free. 769-3311; www.my.tupperware.com/

riverboat. Union Township.

MONDAY, DEC. 16Art ExhibitsCharley Harper Art Show, 10a.m.-5 p.m., Cincinnati NatureCenter at RoweWoods, Free formembers, included with dailyadmission for non-members.831-1711; www.cincynature.org.Union Township.

Exercise ClassesZumbawith KC, 6:30-7:30 p.m.,Bethel Community Center, 135N. Union St., Zumba fitness andZumba Gold classes. $5. Present-ed by Kimberley “KC” Coniglio.Through Dec. 31. 240-5180;www.zumbawithkc.com. Bethel.SilverSneakers, 9:15-10 a.m.,Union Township Civic Center,Call for pricing. 947-7344. UnionTownship.SilverSneakers, 10:30-11:15 a.m.,Crossings of Amelia, 58 AmeliaOlive Branch Road, Move tomusic through variety of exer-cises designed to increase mus-cular strength, range of move-ment and activities for dailyliving. For seniors. Call forpricing. Presented by SilverS-neakers Flex. 478-6783. Amelia.SilverSneakers Flex, 2:15-3p.m., Bethel Woods ElderlyComplex, 610 Easter Road, Moveyour whole body throughcomplete series of seated andstanding yoga poses. Chairsupport offered to safely per-form variety of seated andstanding postures designed toincrease flexibility, balance andrange of movement. Call forpricing. Presented by SilverS-neakers Flex. 478-783. Bethel.Zumba Fitness Classes, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Prince of Peace Lu-theran Church, 101 S. LebanonRoad, Parish Life Center. Freewill donation at door. For ages12 and up. 683-4244. Loveland.Beginner Yoga Classes, 6-8p.m., Mount Carmel ChristianChurch, 4183 Mount CarmelTobasco Road, Choose fromBeginners Power Yoga Class at 6p.m. or Candlelight Relaxationand restorative slow flow classat 7 p.m. $7 or $12 for bothclasses. 675-0954.Mount Car-mel.

Holiday - ChristmasNativity Experience, 6-9 p.m.,Comboni Mission Center, Free,canned good donations accept-ed. 474-4997; www.combonimis-sionaries.org. Anderson Town-ship.


Literary - Book ClubsBook Discussion, 1-2:30 p.m.,Bethel Branch Library, 611W.Plane St., Copies of book avail-able for checkout. 734-2619.Bethel.

Literary - Libraries

River City Writer’s Group,6-7:30 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.Wir Sprechen Deutsch: Con-versational German forAdults, 6:30-7:30 p.m., UnionTownship Branch Library, 4450Glen Este-Withamsville Road,For adults with working knowl-edge of German. Ages 18 andup. Free. Registration required.528-1744. Union Township.

Volunteer EventsThe L.I.F.E. Giving Shoppe GiftDrop-off, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., TheCharles Brigham Jr. MasonicLodge, 11665 Lebanon Road,Auditorium. Donate new,unwrapped gifts. Family friend-ly. Free. Presented by L.I.F.E.Loveland Interfaith Effort.583-8222; www.lovelandinter-faith.org. Loveland.

TUESDAY, DEC. 17Art & Craft ClassesBotanica Monthly Classes, 6-8p.m., Botanica, 9581 Fields ErtelRoad, Design class. Stay after tocreate your own arrangementwith help of instructor 7-8 p.m.Free. Registration required.697-9484; www.botanicacincin-nati.com. Loveland.

Art ExhibitsCharley Harper Art Show, 10a.m.-5 p.m., Cincinnati NatureCenter at RoweWoods, Free formembers, included with dailyadmission for non-members.831-1711; www.cincynature.org.Union Township.

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

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


Literary - Book ClubsArmchair Travel Book Club,6-7:30 p.m., Union TownshipBranch Library, 4450 Glen Este-Withamsville Road, Free. 528-1744. Union Township.

THINGS TO DO IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD

Enjoy A River Village Christmas from 6-9 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 14, and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.Sunday, Dec. 15, along Front Street in the village of New Richmond. There will beChristmas music and carolers, Santa and Mrs. Claus, and crafters with Christmas gifts. Free.For more information, call 543-9149FILE PHOTO

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Our little patch ofheaven looks quitefestive. The lights arestrung on the pinetrees and wreaths arehung on the house, ga-

rage andouthouse.Thisweekendwe go toCorsi’stree farmwith allthe kids tocut downourChristmastrees. The

most fun for me is tak-ing photos of the littleones in the back of thepickup with their Santahats askew on theirheads and hot choco-late mustaches on theirsmiling faces. A simplecountry pleasure!

Boursin cheesepotatoes

Yummy alongsidethe holiday ham orroast. I don’t makethese often but it is oneof my favorite ways tocook potatoes.

3 pounds potatoes, eitherYukon gold or red

2 cups whipping cream5 oz. pkg. Boursin cheese (Ilike the garlic and herbblend)

Salt and pepper to taste

Preheat oven to 350degrees. Spray a 9-inchby 13-inch pan. Slicepotatoes into 1⁄4-inchslices and sprinklewith salt and pepper.Heat cream and cheesetogether, and whiskuntil cheese is melted.Layer half the potatoesin pan. Pour halfcheese mixture over.Repeat and bake, cov-ered, for 1 hour or untilpotatoes are tender.

Chewy cocoabrownies

St. Xavier HighSchool Mothers’ Club“Food for the Journey”cookbook is differentfrom the usual commu-nity cookbooks. It hasmouth-watering reci-pes, including “date-

worthy fare,” heart-healthy tailgate recipesand family favorites. Italso contains originalartwork by students,along with school histo-ry and stories of faithand wisdom. I couldn’tput the book down!Here’s an adaptation ofa brownie recipe re-quested by severalreaders. The book isavailable in the St. Xa-vier’s Spirit shop for$25.

1 cup butter or margarine2 cups sugar2 teaspoons vanilla4 large eggs3⁄4 cup Hershey’s Cocoa1 cup flour1⁄2 teaspoon baking powder1⁄4 teaspoon salt1 cup chopped nuts(optional)

Heat oven to 350.Spray a 9-inch by 13-inch pan.

Microwave butter inlarge bowl on mediumpower until melted.Stir in sugar and vanil-la. Add eggs, one at atime, beating well aftereach addition. Addcocoa; beat until blend-ed. Add flour, bakingpowder and salt; beatwell. Stir in nuts. Pourbatter into pan. Bake30 to 35 minutes oruntil brownies begin topull away from sides ofpan. Don’t overbake.

Creamy browniefrosting

Check out my blogfor this recipe.

Nell Wilson’shomemade bluecheesedressing/veggie dip

I was a guest, alongwith Joe Boggs, Hamil-ton County Extension,on Ron Wilson’s annualThanksgiving radioshow on 55WKRC. Weshared our holidaymemories and favoriterecipes. Ron told usabout the blue cheesedressing from his mom,Nell. I told him I had tohave it for my readers.“She makes quarts and

quarts of this to giveaway,” he told me. Nellis special to me formany reasons, one ofwhich is how generousshe is in sharing hergood recipes. Nell saysyou can eat this rightaway “but it’s betterafter 24 hours.” Forgift giving, pour into apretty jar suitable forthe refrigerator.

In a large bowl, com-bine the following in-gredients:

2 cups Hellman’sMayonnaise

1⁄2cup sour cream1⁄4 cup white vinegar1 heaping tablespoonminced garlic

1 tablespoon sugar1 to 11⁄2 cups blue cheesecrumbles

Cinnamon mochamix for giving

Give with a couple ofholiday mugs. Go totaste on ingredients.

Combine and store incovered container atroom temperature:

16 oz. non-dairy powderedcreamer

16 oz. chocolate mix formilk

1 pound confectioners’sugar

6 cups dry milk powder3⁄4 to 1 cup cocoa powder1⁄2cup instant coffee1 tablespoon cinnamon

Gift tag: Pour 6 oz.hot water over 3 heap-ing tablespoons mix;stir.

Can you help?Pia’s chicken salad

for Mindy Seibert. “Myhusband and I wererecently in Mount Ad-ams and would love tofind the recipe for Pia’swonderful chickensalad. We really enjoythe old food places upon “the hill.”’

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

Cheesy potatoesmake a greatholiday side dish

RitaHeikenfeldRITA’S KITCHEN

This potato dish baked with Boursin cheese is one of Rita’s favorite potato recipes.THANKSTO RITA HEIKENFELD

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When he gets to talking itwill be non-stop.

Our oldest grand-daughter, great grand-daughter and grandson-in-law went with Debbyand Bobby to Bobby’ssister’s home that day, sodidn’t make it here afterthat big trip.

Our great grand-daughter likes to go toSunday School. In herclass she likes to paint. Acouple weeks ago afterSunday School, she camerunning to Ruth Ann withher arms out. This madeRuth Ann very happy ofcourse. She has been avery shy little girl, butthis Sunday School classhas really brought herout of her shyness, thankGod. She is 3 years oldand really talks up astorm.

For Christmas all ourfamily will be together atDebby’s home, have sup-per then pass out theChristmas gifts andwatch the little ones opentheir presents.

Ruth Ann asked me topull some green onionsfor Thanksgiving supper,we still have a few in theraised bed. I am not theonly one that likes them –so do the deer they atethe tops off.

Our youngest grand-daughter and grandson-in-law went to his dad’sfor Thanksgiving. Theyhad a good time and goodfood of course. We all eatmore than we should.

Michelle said sincethey could not be here

Howdy Folks,We hope you had a

good Thanksgiving, wedid. Part of our familywas here for supper thatevening.

Ruth Ann had thismenu; turkey, dressing,baked oysters, mashedtater, gravy, sweet potatocasserole, corn, green

beans, apple salad, cran-berry salad, bread makerbread, pumpkin, appleand pecan pie, coffee andiced tea.

Our great grandsonwas here, he is 16 monthsold and was looking ev-erything over. We have asmall step into the kitch-en and into the living

room; hewas reallyinterestedin that. Hewould gothroughthe kitchenthen turnaround andgo backacross thestep. He

doesn’t walk he runs.

for supper she wantedher Mom and Dad, us,Jenn, Jason and Brook-lyn to have breakfasttogether at Debby’s. Sothat is what we did, itwas great.

We watched some ofthe Macy’s Parade andsaw the Lakota bandfrom Cincinnati. Thatwas great to have a bandfrom this area there;they were wonderful,thanks Lakota.

We had a PomonaGrange meeting at ourhall last Saturday andafter the meeting therewas a good meal thateveryone enjoyed andthe fellowship was good.

There was a rumorthat Santa Claus wouldbe at the Milford GardenCenter last Saturday.When Ruth Ann and I gotthere the busy time hadfinished. But I under-stand Santa will be thereeach Saturday evening.

Santa andMrs. Clauswill be there again Dec.21 from 6 till 8 p.m. totalk to the kids and givethem a candy cane. Theyhave the big train displayup to enjoy and have lotsof Christmas trees andpoinsettia to sell.

Sunday the OwensvilleHistorical Society heldtheir Christmas dinner atthe Northeastern MiddleSchool. It was catered bythe school it was a won-derful meal. They surehave good cooks.

Monday evening theBethel Lions Club heldtheir Christmas supper

at the U.S. Grant Voca-tional School with theculinary class doing thecooking and serving,supervised by the Rayand Gary Foorsee fellers.These two fellers havebeen there since theschool opened. They sureknow their business andare so friendly.

There were 22 Lionsmembers and guestspresent to enjoy the mealand the entertainment.The entertainment wasreminiscing about eachpersons early times atChristmas as children.Most of them had a cedartree which they had goneout and cut down.

Now we have a bit ofsad news to tell you; welost our dear Chessy, Ithink to the coyotes.

She liked to roam thewoods at night; wecouldn’t keep her in thehouse. She had alwaysbeen outside.

Now if it was rainingor snowing she liked tostay in the house. Wesure do miss her and thethings she did.

She would take turnssetting on our laps in theevening till she wanted togo outside.

Start your week bygoing to the House ofWorship of your choiceand praise the Lord. GodBless all. More later.

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

Chessy the cat gone, possible coyote victim

GeorgeRooksOLE FISHERMAN

Mark Calitri has beenhired as the executive di-rector of the ClermontCounty Convention andVisitors Bureau.

Calitri served the pasteight years as Director ofSales for Winegardnerand Hammons.

Bureau Board Chair-man Jim Comodeca saysthe hiring signals a re-newed direction for theorganization.

“Mark has beenbrought on board to spurincreased public aware-ness of travel and tourism

opportunitieswithin Cler-montCounty.Bystimulat-ing interest in areaevents, attractions, parks,andovernight lodging; theresult is economic growthto our community.

“In our search for theright leader it became ob-vious Mark has the pas-sion, drive and experi-ence to bring growth andexpansion to our organi-zation.”

Comodeca expressedhis appreciation for thework and dedication ofChris Smith, who served

as bureau interim execu-tive director during thepast year.

Calitri has a rich histo-ry in community involve-ment servingon theboardof directors and member-ship committee chair forthe Covington BusinessCouncil which has in-creased membership 55percent in the past threeyears.

He attended EasternKentucky University,earning a degree in busi-ness management.

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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 (except summer)

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 Peter Church1192 Bethel-New Richmond Rd

New Richmond, Ohio 45157Phone 553-3267

Rev. Michael Leshney, PastorSaturday Mass - 5:00 PM

Sunday Masses – 8:30 & 11:00www.stpeternewrichmond.org

Saint Mary Church,Bethel3398 Ohio SR 125

Phone 734-4041

Rev. Michael Leshney, PastorSaturday Mass – 5:00 PM

Sunday Mass – 10:30 AMwww.stmaryparishfamily.org

ROMAN CATHOLIC

LINDALE BAPTIST CHURCH3052 ST. RT. 132 AMELIA, OH 45102

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

www.lindalebaptist.com

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF FELICITY212 Prather Rd. Felicity, OH

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

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

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

BATAVIA BAPTIST TEMPLE770 South Riverside, Batavia OH 45103

Raymond D. Jones, Pastor732-2739

BAPTIST

MONUMENTS BAPTIST CHURCH2831 State Route 222

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

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

Growing in Faith EarlyLearning Center

NOW ENROLLING513-427-4271

www.monumentsbaptist.org/growinginfaith

CLOUGH PIKE BAPTIST CHURCH1025 CLOUGH PIKESunday School 9:30am

Morning Worship 10:45amAWANA Ministry

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

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

www.cloughpike.com 752-3521

SOUTHERN BAPTIST

RIVER OF LIFEAssembly of God

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

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

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

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

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

509 Roney LaneCincinnati Ohio 45244

T: 513.528.3200E: [email protected]

ASSEMBLIES OF GOD

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

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

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

Janet Bowdle - Children’s Director

BETHEL UNITEDMETHODIST CHURCH

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

www.bumcinfo.org

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

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

Plenty of Parking behind church.

TRADITIONAL WORSHIPSunday 8:30 & 11 am

CONTEMPORARY WORSHIPSunday 9:30 & 11 am

&1st Saturday of the Month

6 pm

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CChhuurrcchh19 E. Main St., Amelia OH 45102

‘To become and make disciples of Christ”

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

Worship Service10:45 a.m.

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

Nursery / Children’s Churchduring 10:45 Worship Service

www.ameliaumc.org

513.753.6770

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UNITED METHODIST

All Saints Lutheran Church445 Craig Road

Mt. Carmel, Ohio 45244513-528-0412

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

Pastor James Dinkel513-528-9142

LUTHERAN

5910 Price Road,Milford831-3770

www.faithchurch.net

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

McClelland, Right on Price, church soon on Right

EVANGELICAL FREE

THE CHURCH OF THEGOOD SAMARITAN25 Amelia Olive Branch Rd.

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

(Lil’ Samaritans)

Handicap Accessible513-753-4115

www.GoodSamaritanEpiscopal.org

EPISCOPAL

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

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

Pastor Tim McGloneService Schedule

Sunday School 10:00amSunday Worship 10:45am

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

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

CHURCH OF GOD

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH199 Gay Street

Williamsburg, Ohio 45176Phone: 513-724-7985

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

PRESCHOOL: Tues, Weds, Thurs

PRESBYTERIAN

LOVELANDPRESBYTERIAN

CHURCHA Loving, Praying, Caring ChurchJoin us for Sunday Services

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

360 Robin Av (off Oak St) Loveland OH

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

PRESBYTERIAN (USA)

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

Sunday Night Service Time at 6pm

Youth Service at 6pm (in Youth Center)

Watch LIVE online

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

www.LCchurch.tv

Life Change TV ProgramEvery Sunday

Cincinnati Fox19 @ 11am

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

513-735-2555www.LCchurch.tv

Sunday Morning 10:00AMContemporary Worship

Practical MessageClasses for Children & Teens

Nursery Care

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

We have many other groupsthat meet on a regular basis

4050 Tollgate Rd,Williamsburg, OH

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

NON-DENOMINATIONAL

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

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

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

513-831-0262www.trinitymilford.org

Locust Corner CommunityUnited Methodist Church917 Locust Corner Rd.

(at Wagner)513-752-8459

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

Thursday, 7 pmPastor: Allen R. Mitchell

Join us in worshipping ourrisen Lord and sharing Christ’s

love with our community.

GOSHEN UNITED METHODIST CHURCH6710 Goshen Rd, Goshen

Across from Goshen High School513-722-2541

www.goshenmethodist.orgSunday School 9:30am

Worship 10:30amBlended Worship

Traditional and ContemporaryYouth Fellowship 6:00pm

Nursery Available

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

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

www.cloughchurch.org

UNITED METHODIST

Alberta FlottmanAlberta Elizabeth Flottman,

90, formerly of Bethel, died Dec.1. She was a graduate of theCincinnati Art Academy.

Survived by sister ViolaMeagher; nieces and nephewsNora Cooper, Sandy Berry, EarlSouther, Gary, John Flottman;great-nieces and nephews,great-great-nieces and nephews.Preceded in death by siblingsNettie Mae Souther, John Flott-man, niece Kathryn Johnson.

Services were Dec. 7 at E.C.Nurre Funeral Home.

Leslie FultzLeslie R. Fultz, 72, Bethel, died

Nov. 30.Survived by wife Georgianna

Fultz; daughters Lesley (Jim)Bauer, Lisa (John) Colwell;grandchildren Taylor, TannerColwell, Ethan Bauer; siblingsBonnie (Walt) Valentine, Brenda(Jody) Earls, James, Jeff Fultz.Preceded in death by parentsJames, Georgia Fultz, brotherGeorge Fultz.

Arrangements by E.C. NurreFuneral Home.

Dewey Harness Sr.Dewey Lee Harness Sr., 67,

Bethel, died Dec. 3.Survived by wife Mary Har-

ness; children David, Dewey Jr.Harness, Amy Meijer; stepson

Scott Paynter; grandchildrenJeffrey Latham, Pamela, BradleyLang, Shelli Harvey, Jesse Payn-ter, Natalie, Nickolas Harness;brothers Farriel, John “JL”Harness; four great-grand-children.

Arrangements by E.C. NurreFuneral Home.

Catherine LarrisonCatherine Dunaway Larrison,

90, Felicity, died Nov. 28.She was a member of Felicity

Christian Church.Survived by daughters Wilma

(Kenneth) Wisby, Marsail (thelate Gerald) Manning; fivegrandchildren; 10 great-grand-children; six great-great-grand-children; many nieces, nephewsand cousins. Preceded in deathby husband Elwood Larrison.

Services were Dec. 2 at FelicityChristian Church. Arrangementsby Charles H. McIntyre FuneralHome.

Richard MastersRichard W. Masters, 73,

Mount Orab, died Nov. 26.

Survived by wife MarcellaMasters; children Tamberlyn(Tom) Carroll, Robin Lowe, Jack(Teresa), Rick (Rhonda), Kevin(Angie) Masters; siblings Su-zanne Fowler, John Masters; 12grandchildren; 21 great-grand-children. Preceded in death bybrother James Masters.

Services were Nov. 30 at theBethel Pentecostal Church ofGod. Arrangements by E.C.Nurre Funeral Home. Memorialsto: Unverferth House, 190 KingAve., Columbus, OH 43201.

Diann PrestonDiann M. Preston, 61, formerly

of Bethel, died Nov. 30.Survived by sons Edward

(Pam) Shannon, Matthew Pres-ton; father Robert Dooley;siblings Debra (Keith) Shebesta,Delvin (Debbie), Mike, CurtisDooley; four grandchildren.Preceded in death by motherPatsy Taylor, brothers Elmer,Steven, Robert II Dooley.

Services were Dec. 5 at E.C.Nurre Funeral Home.

DEATHS

ABOUT OBITUARIESBasic obituary information and a color photograph of

your loved one is published without charge. Call 248-8600for a submission form. To publish a larger memorial trib-ute, call 242-4000 for pricing details.

First Baptist ChurchSunday worship services are10:30 a.m. The pastor is BrotherChet Sweet.The church is at 213 WesternAve., New Richmond; 553-4730.

First Baptist Churchof Mt. ReposeA “Happy Birthday, Jesus” partyis planned from 2-3:30 p.m.,Dec. 14 for children in kin-dergarten through sixth grade.There is a limit of 24 children,so be sure to RSVP as soon aspossible to Cathy at 831-3698.Leave a message if there is noanswer.The church is at 6088 GuineaPike, Milford.

Glen Este Church ofChristThe adult choir will have itspresentation at 10:30 a.m.,Sunday, Dec. 15.The candlelight Christmas Eveservice is 7 p.m., Tuesday, Dec.24.The church is at 937 Old stateRoute 74, Eastgate; 753-8223.

GoshenMethodistChurchBreakfast with Santa is 9-11 a.m.,Dec. 7, at the church. No reser-vations are required. Adults are$3.50 and children are $2.The church is at 6710 GoshenRoad, Goshen.

Grace BaptistChurchA Christmas Party is planned for10 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 14, atthe church. Activities mayinclude face painting, Christmasphoto, make-a-holiday craft,kids karaoke and sing-a-longand kids cake walk contest.Donut munchkins, juice and

coffee will be available. Themovie “The True Meaining ofChristmas”will be shown.Seating is limited. For reserva-tions, call Jenny at 519-7920between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.RSVP by Dec. 5.The church is at 1004 Main St.,Milford.

LovelandPresbyterian ChurchWorship times are: SundaySchool 9:15 a.m. to 10 a.m.;Worship 10:30 a.m. to 11:30a.m.; Fellowship 11:30 a.m.Sunday School is for all ages.Youth Group for grades sevento 12 meets monthly and con-ducts fundraisers for theiractivities.The church is at 360 Robin,Loveland; 683-2525; [email protected];www.lovelandpresbyteri-anchurch.org.

Loveland UnitedMethodist ChurchAt 9 a.m. Sundays, the churchoffers Classic Tradition, a tradi-tional worship experiencewhere persons can connect toGod through a Biblically-basedmessage, times of prayer andbeautiful choral music.

At 10:30 a.m. Sundays is Engage,a “contemporary praise andworship experience” leadingpersons into God’s presencethrough powerful and upliftingmusic, a relevant messagebased on God’s Word, and thejoyful welcoming of the HolySpirit.Engage is a full Sunday schoolprogram for children up tosixth-grade. High school stu-dents lead to Sunday schoolafter the praise band’s openingset. A professionally-staffednursery is available for childrenunder the age of 2.To find out about all of theministry offerings at LovelandUMC, visit the church website,follow on Facebook, or call PatBlankenship, director of minis-try operations, at 683-1738.Explore small groups, Biblestudies, children’s ministry,youth ministry, adults ministry,senior’s ministry and “Hands On/ Off Campus”mission/outreachopportunities. The church alsooffers opportunities to connectin various worship arts minis-tries such as music, drama,video, sound and visuals.The church is at 10975 S. Leba-non Road, Loveland; 683-1738;www.loveland umc.org.

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CLERMONT COUNTYSHERIFF’S OFFICEArrests/citationsNicole Marie Poe, 31, 2993Lindale Mount Holly Road,Amelia, possessing drug abuseinstruments, possession ofdrugs - heroin, Nov. 26.Adam Lee Valentine, 26, 294Dunbar Road, Georgetown,theft - deception, Nov. 25.Douglas Dempsey, 57, 1954Lindale Nicholsville Road,Amelia, illegal possession ofintoxicating beer or liquor, Nov.26.Danny Edward Knapp, 48, 273Incline Lane, New Richmond,misuse of credit card, Nov. 25.Marcus Wayne Armacost, 33,5043 Ohio 743, Moscow, fugi-tive from justice, Nov. 25.

Ernest Qullen Roberts, 30, 2136Hat Maker, Cincinnati, fugitivefrom justice, Nov. 26.Robert J. Fisher, 40, 40 MalardDrive, Amelia, telecommunica-tions harassment, Dec. 1.Jimmy Lee Bowling, 41, 472 GayStreet, Williamsburg, possessionof drugs - marijuana, Nov. 26.Marcus Wayne Armacost, 33,5043 Ohio 743, Moscow, fugi-tive from justice, Nov. 26.Gary Lee Jones, 33, 201 CabinCreek Road, Manchester, fugi-tive from justice, Nov. 26.Kayla Michelle Liles, 21, 40 LucyRun Road, Amelia, assault, Nov.26.Kristen Marie Sweet, 21, 3687Hennings Mill Road, Williams-burg, fugitive from justice, Nov.27.Robert James Ackerman, 20, 126Holly Lane, Loveland, offensesinvolving underage persons -underage consume beer intoxi-

cating liquor, Nov. 27.Tabitha Lynn Seiber, 19, 1505 WMeadowbrook Drive, Loveland,offenses involving underagepersons - underage consumebeer intoxicating liquor, Nov.27.

Incidents/investigationsAssaultAt 235 Mulberry St., Felicity,Nov. 25.At 2739 Woodruff Road, Bethel,Nov. 26.

At 3276 Ohio 131, Goshen, Nov.25.At 40 Lucy Run Road, Amelia,Nov. 26.At Leeds and Lindale MountHolly, Amelia, Nov. 25.Fugitive from justiceAt 4470 Ohio 222, Batavia, Nov.25.At 4470 Ohio 222, Batavia, Nov.26.At 4470 Ohio 222, Batavia, Nov.26.At 4700 Filager Road, Batavia,

Nov. 26.At 4700 Filager Road, Batavia,Nov. 27.Illegal possession ofintoxicating beer or liquorAt 1954 Lindale NicholsvilleRoad, Amelia, Nov. 20.MenacingAt 2739 Woodruff Road, Bethel,Nov. 26.Misuse of credit cardAt 2755 Ohio 132 No. 274A, NewRichmond, Nov. 21.Offenses involving underagepersons - underage consumebeer intoxicating liquorAt 371 Seneca Drive, Batavia,Nov. 27.Possessing criminal toolsAt 1954 Lindale NicholsvilleRoad, Amelia, Nov. 20.Possessing drug abuseinstrumentsAt 2993 Lindale Mount Holly,Amelia, Aug. 23.Possession of drugs - heroinAt 2993 Lindale Mount Holly,

Amelia, Aug. 23.Possession of drugs -marijuanaAt Williamsburg Bantam Road,Williamsburg, Nov. 26.Selling, purchasing,distributing, or deliveringdangerous drugs - possessAt 2993 Lindale Mount Holly,Amelia, Aug. 23.TheftAt 1662 Ohio 133, Bethel, Nov.19.At 3346 Patterson Road, Bethel,Nov. 27.At 1637 Olive Branch StonelickRoad, Batavia, Nov. 25.At 2085 Erion Road, Batavia,Nov. 26.At 2755 Ohio 132 No. 274A, NewRichmond, Nov. 21.At 2818 Old Ohio 32, Batavia,Nov. 25.At 700 University Lane, Batavia,Nov. 26.

POLICE REPORTS

Lykins Companiesrecently presented CASA(Court Appointed SpecialAdvocate) for ClermontKids with a check for$37,000 this year, theproceeds from Lykins’annual golf event. Sincebeing named the benefi-ciary of the Lykins Com-panies Golf Outing in2000, Lykins has raisedmore than $366,730 forCASA from this eventwhich has been the com-pany’s annual fundraiserfor local non-profitssince 1989.

CASA For ClermontKids is a local non-profitagency that is working toimprove the lives ofabused, neglected anddependent children ofClermont County.

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Check presentation: Jeff Lykins (President/CEO Lykins Companies, Inc.), left, Alison Royalty(Executive Director of CASA), Jeannie Helsel (CASA Advocacy Coordinator) and Mary Gray(Lykins Golf Committee Director). PROVIDED

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Christmasforachild infoster care is a little moredifficult and each yearClermont County Chil-dren’s Protective Ser-vices (CPS) conducts the‘Community Toy Chest’program to help the chil-dren in their care have awonderful Christmas ex-perience.

Last year approxi-mately 350 children re-ceived gifts because ofgenerous donations fromthe public and this yearthere are even more chil-dren to help.

CPS is asking the pub-lic to consider sponsoringone or more of the chil-dren in their care againthis year.

“All types of sponsorsare accepted like, individ-uals, company sponsors,groups, or organizations,”said Sanna Gast, Cler-mont County Children’sServices and CommunityToy Chest coordinator.

“If you’re feeling extragenerous this holiday sea-son, you can also sponsorfamilies.”

Gast said that therearemany foster childrenplaced with relatives andthese families are oftenstruggling, especiallyduring the holidays.

The ages of childrenavailable for sponsorshiprange from birth to 18years of age. Sponsors re-ceive an ID number foreach child (only firstnames are given due toconfidentiality), theirages, sizes, and what theywish for or need.Wish listitems typically includetoys, games, and warmcoats.

There are no limits onthe amount of gifts orcost; however, if there is asibling group being spon-soredwewill indicatepro-vide the necessary infor-mation in order for spon-sors to try and keep thegifts even in number.

Gast said sponsors forteenagers are always inhigh demand and greatlyappreciated because formost of them it is the onlygift they receive all year.

“Many people tell usthey don’t know what ateenager likes and I tellthem gift cards to localstoresandrestaurantsarealways welcome.”

Gifts must be wrapped

andmarkedwith thenum-ber assigned to the child,then delivered to the CPSoffice at 2400 ClermontCenter Drive, Batavia,OH, 45103.

To sponsor a child,Community Toy Chestwill accept checks. Checkdonations are used to pur-chase gifts for childrenwho are not yet spon-sored, or for those whocome into county care lat-er in the year.

If you are interested insponsoring a child or fam-ily, please e-mail SannaGast [email protected] call 732-7264 for moreinformation.

Give holiday cheer to a ClermontCounty foster child this year

Sanna Gast organizes gifts given to the program forchildren in Clermont County foster care. PROVIDED

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

The purpose of theevent is to provide an in-formational outlet forfarmers and local pro-fessionals to discuss nu-trient management andbest management prac-tices (BMPs), such aswinter cover crops, andhow these practices canhelp improve yield andour environment.

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

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good opportunity for lo-cal farmers to meet,learn and share infor-mation about the prac-tices that help soil qual-ity and crop produc-tion,” stated GregNause, a local producerandhost of theFieldDaythis year.

“We’re excited tohostthis event at our farmand discuss how nutri-ent management will fitinto our production,”added Mr. Nause. Soilexperts will be on handto present informationon the 4RNutrient Stew-ardship Principles,which include choosingthe right nutrient sourceto apply at the right ratein the right place at the

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Those interested inattending must registerand prepay a $10 fee.The first 30 paid partici-pants will receive a freesoil quality test kit (val-ued at $30).

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Members of the Great-er Cincinnati Retail Bak-ers Association make gin-gerbread men cookiesanddonateaportionof thesales from these seasonalspecialties to help chil-dren who have physicalproblems or emotionalconcernsdue to the loss ofsomeone in their family

Buy a Kid, Help a Kid,No Kidding is the sloganchosen by Tom Davis, of

Regina Bakery in NorthBend, chairman of thisevent in its 22nd year. Thesize and price of thesecookies vary from bakeryto bakery, but the spiritprevails in all as no onewants to see a child hurt-ing.

Bakers in the Cincin-nati area divide the pro-ceeds from their cookiesale between Kindervelt,which provides state-of-

the-art equipment forChildren’s Hospital, andFernside, which hasgroups all over the cityand is an affiliate of Hos-pice of Cincinnati.

You can go into any ofthe participating storesand purchase the decorat-ed gingerbread kids, oryou can order them spe-ciallydecoratedwithyourchild’s or grandchild’sname written on them.

“I believe it is impor-tant that we donate someof our resources to chari-ty, and there is not betterway than to help hurtingchildren,” saidGaryGott-tenbusch from ServatiiPastry Shop, and spokes-man for the Greater Cin-cinnati Retail Bakers As-sociation.

The following bakerieswill have the gingerbreadkids on sale from Dec. 5-

Dec. 31:»Harrison Home Bak-

ery – Harrison»Graeter’s Bakeries –

all locations» Bonomini Bakery –

Northside» LittleDutchBakery–

Mt. Healthy»Wyoming Pastry

Shop –Wyoming» Regina Bakery –

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Cakes – Reading» Servatii Pastry Shop

– all locations» Fantasy In Frosting –

Newport, Ky.» Schmidt’s Bakery –

Batesville» Bonnie Lynn Bakery

– Blue AshFor more information

contact [email protected] or call859-727-4146

Bakeries’ gingerbread sales set to help kids

Clermont County real estatetransfer information is pro-vided as a public service bythe office of Clermont CountyAuditor Linda L. Fraley.

BETHEL VILLAGE338 East Plane St., MelissaLarge, et al. to Federal HomeLoan Mortgage Corp., 0.251acre, $30,000.365 S. Charity St., CR CapitalGroup LLC to Carl Weaver,0.246 acre, $24,000.2705 Spring St., Joseph & AricaGullett, et al. to Bank of NewYork Mellon, $50,000.

FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP1223 Ohio 222, Aaron & StacieTaylor to Craig & Terri Smith,11.166 acre, $232,000.

TATE TOWNSHIP2696 Bethel New RichmondRoad, Teri Germann to Renee& Keith Koemer, 10.706 acre,$250,000.3483 Inez Avenue, VirginiaPainter, et al. to FederalNational Mortgage Assoc.,0.459 acre, $30,000.604 Laura Drive, S&D Retire-ment Home LLC to StephanyJohnson, 0.606 acre, $96,500.2275 Ohio 222, Daniel Malone,et al. to Lakeview LoanServicing LLC, 1 acre, $40,000.3404 Starling Road, DaleNicholas Hall to Robert Rob-bers, 0.5464 acre, $42,000.2452 Swings Corner PointIsabel Road, Jennifer & ScottBlack to Dallas McNay, 2.597acre, $80,000.

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Christmas for a childin foster care is a littlemore difficult and eachyear Clermont CountyChildren’s ProtectiveServices (CPS) conductsthe ‘Community ToyChest’ program to helpthe children in their carehave awonderfulChrist-mas experience.

Last year approxi-mately 350 children re-ceived gifts because ofgenerous donationsfrom the public and thisyear there are evenmore children to help.

As the holidays arequickly approaching,Children’s ProtectiveServices is asking thepublic to consider spon-soring one ormore of thechildren in their careagain this year.

“All types of sponsorsare accepted, individ-uals, company sponsors,groups, or organiza-tions,” said Sanna Gast,Clermont County Chil-

dren’s Services andCommunity Toy Chestcoordinator.

“If you’re feeling ex-tra generous this holi-day season, you can alsosponsor families!” Gastexplains that there aremany foster childrenplaced with relativesand these families areoften struggling, espe-cially during the holi-days.

The ages of childrenavailable for sponsor-ship range from birth to18years of age. Sponsorsreceive an ID numberfor each child (only firstnames are given due toconfidentiality), theirages, sizes, and what

they wish for or need.Wish list items typi-

cally include toys,games, and warm coats.There are no limits onthe amount of gifts orcost; however, if there isa sibling group beingsponsored we will indi-cate provide the neces-sary information in or-der for sponsors to tryand keep the gifts evenin number.

Gast stated sponsorsfor teenagers are alwaysin high demand andgreatly appreciated be-cause formost of them itis the only gift they re-ceive all year,

“Many people tell usthey don’t know what a

teenager likes and I tellthem gift cards to localstores and restaurantsare always welcome.”

Gifts must bewrapped and markedwith the number as-signed to the child, thendelivered to the Chil-dren’s Protective Ser-vices office located at2400 Clermont CenterDrive, Batavia, Ohio,45103.

If you would like tosponsor a child, but don’thave the time to shop,Community Toy Chestwill accept checks.Check donations areused to buygifts for chil-dren who are not yetsponsored, or for thosewho come into countycare later in the year.

If you are interestedin sponsoring a child orfamily, please e-mailGast [email protected] call 732-7264 formoreinformation.

Making Christmas a realityfor those in foster care

“If you’re feeling extra generous thisholiday season, you can also sponsorfamilies!”SANNA GASTClermont County Children’s Services and Community Toy Chestcoordinator.


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Duke Energy is offer-ing information to helpcustomers save energyand money during theholiday season and coldweather months.

“Holiday displays arefun for families and com-munities, but can alsoadd significantly tomonthly power bills,”said Gayle Lanier, DukeEnergy senior vice presi-dent and chief customerofficer. “Fortunately,there are a number of ef-ficient, budget-friendlylighting options availableto help control costs dur-ing the holiday season.”

Six 100-bulb sets oflarge, incandescentbulbs (600 bulbs total)plugged in six hours ev-ery evening can add up to$80 to a monthly powerbill.

By comparison, six100-bulb sets of similarlystyled light-emittingdiode (LED) bulbs wouldincrease a monthly pow-er bill by only about $7.Using six 100-bulb sets ofmini-LEDbulbswould in-crease a monthly power

bill by only $1.Customers can esti-

mate their holiday light-ing costs using a calcula-tor on Duke Energy’swebsite:www.duke-ener-gy.com/lightscalculator.

Holiday lightingreminders:

» Before installinglights, check each set –new and old – for dam-aged sockets, loose con-nections and frayed orbarewires.Discardor re-place damaged sets be-fore using.

»Never usemore thanthree standard-sized setsof lights per extensioncord.

» Plug exterior lightsinto ground-fault inter-ruptible (GFI) outletsonly. If the home lacksoutside GFI outlets, callan electrician to installthem.

»Dustyour lightbulbsregularly, as dirt absorbslight and wastes energy.

» Before climbing aladder, inspect it to en-sure it’s in good working

condition and follow theweight limits specifiedon the ladder. Laddersthat lean against awall orother support should beangled so the horizontaldistance from the topsupport to the foot of theladder is about one-quar-ter the working length ofthe ladder. Never use aladder for any purposeother than for what it’sdesigned. Also, never usea ladder on or near powerlines.

Cooking EfficiencyReminders:

» Open your oven dooras little as possible. Youroven loses 25 to 50 de-grees Fahrenheit eachtime you open the door,making it work harder tomaintain its temper-ature.

» Preheat ovens onlywhen necessary.

» Cover pans to re-duce the cooking timeand amount of heat need-ed.

»Use smaller appli-ances, such as crockpots,

toaster ovens and elec-tric skillets wheneverpossible to save energy.

» Operate your dish-washer with a full loadand select an energy-sav-ing cycle whenever pos-sible. Use the “air dry” or“overnight dry” setting.

»Don’t use the “rinsehold” on your machinefor just a few soiled dish-es. It uses three to sevengallons of water eachtime.

Winter EfficiencyReminders:

“Inefficient heatingcan also add to monthlypower bills during colder

temperatures,” said La-nier. “One of the easiestthings customers can doto support heating effi-ciency is to change air fil-ters regularly. A dirty airfilter makes a heatingsystem work harder,which uses more ener-gy.”

Also remember:» The thermostat is a

real culprit of higherwinter bills. To help saveenergy andmoney, selectthe lowest comfortablesetting when home, andbump the thermostatdown a degree or twowhen leaving home.

» Regular service

calls from a licensedtechnician will help toproperly maintain yourheating and cooling sys-tem.

» Theceiling fan in thehome is a great way tostay cool in the summer –and warm in the winter.Simply set the fans to op-erate in a clockwise di-rection, which pusheswarm air back down intothe room.

» Onsunnydays, leaveyour drapes or blindsopen to allow the sun’srays to warm the house.

For more informationon how to save energyand money visitwww.duke-energy.com.

Save energy, money during holidays

mal Shelter Interim Di-rector Bonnie Morrisonsaid, “We truly appreci-ate the generosity of ev-eryone in the community,especially at this time of

The Clermont CountyAnimal Shelter, 4025 Fil-ager Road in Batavia, isout with its 2013 HolidayWish List to benefit thethousands of unwanteddogs and cats, puppiesand kittens that comethrough the doors of theBatavia shelter eachyear.

Among the items onthe 2013 holiday list: anupright canister vacuumcleaner, a large wind tun-nel fan, desk-size smallportable heaters, AA andAAA batteries, Foreverpostage stamps, a case ofpaper towels, gift cards(PetSmart, Office Max,Walmart, any fuel), Puri-na puppyandkitten chow,clay cat litter, windowcleaner, hand sanitizer,cat and dog treats, officesupplies (staples, paperclips, pens, etc.), copy pa-per, and large trash cans(on wheels) with lids.

Clermont County Ani-

the year, as we providefood, shelter, and ser-vices to thewonderful an-imals that we care for.”

For more informationcall 732-8854.

Animal shelter has a wish list

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