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MIAMI TOWNSHIP — Chris-tine Thompson, Sharonville’sdeputy safety/service director,will succeed Larry Fronk as Mi-ami Township administrator.

Trustees in Clermont Coun-ty’s Miami Township have ex-tended a conditional offer ofemployment to Thompson thatthey expect to finalize at a spe-cial meeting March 9. Thomp-son is expected to start as the as-sistant administrator on April 6,and she will transition to admin-istrator on May 30.

Fronk, who has 36 years inpublic service, including the

last five as ad-ministrator ofMiami Town-ship, is retiringMay 29.

“I think she’llfit in well withthe organizationhere,” Fronk saidof Thompson.

As one of 17 applicants forMiami Township administrator,Thompson has 15 years of localgovernment experience. Fronkcited Thompson’s experience inmanagement, human resourcesand experience with contractnegotiations as skills that sether apart from other candidatesfor the administrator’s job.

Mary Makley Wolff, chair-person of the Miami TownshipBoard of Trustees, agreed thatThompson has the right mix ofskills to lead the township.

“We’re in the people busi-ness, and Christine has a reallystrong background in dealingwith the human resource side ofmanaging people,” Wolff said.“I think the administrator’s jobis 90 percent people, or how youare able to work with people.”

She added Thompson is ateam player who has the com-munication skills to work wellwith Miami Township employ-ees, trustees, residents and thebusiness community. Wolff alsosaid Thompson has “set the bar

high” when it comes to trainingand certification to make her-self a valuable employee.

The Miami Township Boardof Trustees extended a condi-tional offer of employment toThompson on Tuesday, Feb. 24.

Thompson’s salary, which isstill being negotiated, will bepart of the contract that’s ex-pected to be approved by MiamiTownship trustees on March 9.That special meeting, whichwill include a zoning hearingand at least one other item ofbusiness, will start at 6:30 p.m.at the Miami Township CivicCenter.

Fronk said he wants Thomp-son to sit in on the interviews for

Miami Township’s new servicedirector. John Zellner, who isnot applying for the service di-rector’s job, is filling that posi-tion on an interim basis afterMike Mantel left in January.The 12 applicants for service di-rector recently were narrowedto six.

Thompson will remain in herjob in Sharonville throughMarch.

Fronk, who has worked forMiami Township in various ca-pacities for 18 years, announcedhis retirement in September.

Want to know what’s happening inMiami Township? Follow me onTwitter @CindyLSchroeder.

Sharonville official to lead Clermont County’s Miami TownshipBy Cindy Schroedercschroeder@communitypress.com

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Parents upset about state-mandated standardized testshave found allies in some localschool district offices.

Education administratorsare expressing similar con-

cerns.The old Ohio

Achievementtests for lan-guage arts andmath for gradesthree througheight - and theOhio GraduationTests (OGT)were replaced

this school year by the Partner-ship for Assessment of Readi-ness for College and Careers(PARCC) exams that are tied toCommon Core academic stan-dards.

Students are currently tak-ing math and reading assess-ments. Next month, the scienceand social studies assessmentswill begin.

The Ohio Department ofEducation says there is no lawthat allows a parent or studentto opt out of state testing andthere is no state test opt-out pro-cedure or form. If a parent with-draws his or her child’s partici-pation in certain state tests,there may be consequences forthe child, the child’s teacher,

and the school and district. Milford Exempted Village

School District SuperintendentRobert Farrell shared informa-tion about standardized testingat each grade level through theschool system’s website andweekly newsletters that wentout Feb. 13 from the elementary,junior and high schools. A test-ing update also was given at theFeb. 19 Milford Board of Educa-tion meeting.

Milford parents who havequestions about the testingprocess have been told to con-tact Jill Chin, the elementarycurriculum director, or NancyHouse, the secondary curricu-lum director. Both can bereached at 513-831-1314.

Through various communi-cations in February, MilfordSchools’ superintendent re-minded parents that there is nolaw that allows a parent or stu-dent to opt out of testing andthere is no state opt out proce-dure or form.

Fourteen Milford Schoolsstudents have been removed

from testing by their parents. “There are consequences for

students, teacher and districtswhen students do not partici-pate in state tests,” Farrellwrote in his message on testing.For more information on theconsequences of opting out, hesuggested contacting the OhioDepartment of Education at sta-tetests@education.ohio.gov.

Jennifer Walden is a parentand teacher. Her daughter at-tends high school at ClermontNortheastern and she teachesfifth-grade at Russellville Ele-mentary School. She has sever-al concerns about the PARCCtest.

“I question why we imple-ment a high-stakes test in Feb-ruary when we still have a lot oftime and curriculum left toteach this year,” she said in anemail. “My fear is that my stu-dents will be tested on contentthat has not yet been coveredbecause we still have threemonths of school left.”

Walden’s second concern iswith the lack of support schoolshave been given from the OhioDepartment of Education in or-der to help prepare students.

“There is currently only oneonline practice test that stu-dents can take to help them pre-pare for the format and lan-

guage of how the test will bewritten,” she said. Unfortunate-ly students receive very limitedfeedback on their results whichleaves students feeling frus-trated

The major concern Waldensees with the PARCC assess-ment is that schools are admin-istering a developmentally in-appropriate test to students, atleast at the elementary level.

“In the fifth-grade, studentsare still concrete thinkers, yetthe assessment requires themto be able to think in abstractways,” Walden said in her email.

Testy about the testsState-mandated standardized testing hasparents, school officials raising concerns

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“An example of this wouldbe to have a student readtwo different passages andthen write an essay thatidentifies a similar themein each text and compareand contrast the approach-es each text used to devel-op this theme making sureto support your answerwith evidence from thetext.

West Clermont LocalSchools SuperintendentKeith Kline posted a letteron the district’s Web siteurging parents not to havetheir students opt out oftests.

“Districts across thestate have invested signifi-cant time and resources tothis process including re-tooling our entire curricu-lum. West Clermont is nodifferent,” Kline wrote.

“Like it or not, the sys-

tem is set up so that stu-dents who opt out of takingthe state tests are recordedas a ‘zero’ for that child’steacher, school and our dis-trict. Opting out will im-pact a teacher’s final per-formance rating for theyear and can cause build-ings and/or the district be-ing forced to implementbureaucratic improve-ment strategies over mul-tiple years

“It would, however, beappropriate for parentsand staff to work withinthe system to affectchange. As a resident ofthis area, you have theright to contact your repre-sentatives to express yourfrustration with theamount of high-stakes test-ing your child is experienc-ing in school. Whetheryour child is experiencingthis stress or not, I wouldencourage you to write,email or call your repre-sentatives to express yourthoughts about what is go-ing on. I have includedtheir contact informationbelow for your use.”

Kline included contactinformation for local statelegislators at the end of hisletter. Symmes Townshipresident Zac Haines’ son isonly 2-years-old, butHaines has spoken outagainst Common Core andPARCC testing to makesure all children get theeducation they deserve.

“We need to improveeducation in the state, butmore standardize testing isnot the answer,” Hainessaid.

Haines, the president ofmultiple Republicangroups in the area, ran forthe state board of educa-tion in 2014, opposed toCommon Core and formore classroom instruc-tion time. He lost, but hesaid what he learned on thecampaign trail from talk-ing to teachers, parentsand students made him seethe problems facing publicschools.

“I think the testing cul-ture in our public schools isextreme. Teachers arespending more time pre-paring students for thesetests and administeringthem than they are on actu-ally teaching,” Haines said.

Haines said the tests aremore of a data collectingexercise for the state thanhelpful instruction for thestudents because it takesso long for the results tocome in.

“The students can’t re-view them, see what theydid wrong and learn how toimprove,” Haines said.

Sycamore Schools Su-perintendent AdrienneJames sent a stinging let-ter to Ohio Schools Super-intendent Richard Ross de-tailing her complaintsabout the state’s efforts sofar in addressing problemssurrounding the new andmore frequent studenttesting.

“The changes (in test-ing) have been stagger-ing,” James wrote Ross,sharing the letter with par-ents in the 5,244-studentHamilton County schoolsystem and copying localstate legislators.

“The public school sys-tem has been jerked from

one notion to another, re-quiring so much time andattention that districts areleft with no time to addressinternal needs. And sadly,bearing the brunt of it allare our children,” saidJames.

James told the Ohioschool leader she had “twooverarching concerns …the abundance of statemandated tests and thecontinued interferencewith what should be a localdecision regarding diag-nostic tests that are admin-istered for internal use.”

James joins other areasuperintendents objectingto the new testing. WarrenCounty’s Little MiamiSchools’ leader Greg Pow-er publicly decried the in-creased testing and MasonSchools’ Gail Kist-Kline’srecent testimony beforeOhio legislators includedconcerns about this year’sschool changes.

James and others havealso complained that thenew tests do not provideadequate data for newly in-stalled teacher evaluationsbeing done this schoolyear.

Ross said the state is notonly listening to such nega-tive feedback but wel-comes more as they fine-tune the frequency andway students are tested.

“I am committed to im-proving testing efficiencyand reducing the testingburden on students whilemaintaining accountabil-ity in our schools,” Rosssaid in a recent statementthat accompanied a statereport modifying some ofthe testing requirements.

Ross, however, also stat-ed “I believe testing servesan important purpose formonitoring and improvingstudent learning. Each testa student takes should con-tribute to instructional im-provement or school andteacher accountability. I

am committed to improv-ing testing efficiency andreducing the testing burdenon students while maintain-ing accountability in ourschools.”

The Ohio House recent-ly approved a bill thatwould prohibit schools thisschool year from retainingstudents from progressingstudents to the next gradebased on the new tests.

The bill also addressessome parents concernsabout the data districts andthe state might share – suchas individual test scores –with outside, private corpo-rate sources.

The bill, however, doesnot affect the state’s ThirdGrade Reading Guarantee,which requires third-grad-ers to achieve a certainreading score to be allowedto advance to the fourthgrade. Third-graders thisyear are taking the old OhioAchievement Assessmenttest in reading and willmove to the Common Core-based tests next schoolyear.

The bill was passedunanimously by the Houseearlier this month and hasgone to the Ohio Senate forfurther consideration.

Ohio Gov. John Kasichrecently reiterated his sup-port of the Common Corereforms. Haines urges par-ents to stay involved.

“We have to respect aparent’s right to make achoice with their child’seducation. They know best.Not the government. Iwould never tell a parentwhat to do with their child. Iwould encourage all par-ents to do the research,”Haines said.

Reporters KurtBackscheider, Jennie Key,

Marika Lee, Kelly McBride,Cindy Schroeder, Forrest

Sellers, Sheila Vilvens MichaelClark, Benjamin Lanka and

Chrissie Thompsoncontributed.

WHAT’S HAPPENING IN COLUMBUSHouse Bill 7 – which would make some required studenttests paper tigers even if given online – may be taken upby the full Ohio Senate on Wednesday, March 4.That’s according to the office of state Sen. Peggy Lehner(R-Kettering), who chairs the Senate Education Commit-tee.The March 4 Senate session is to begin at 1:30 p.m.; apreviously scheduled Senate session set for Tuesday,March 3, has been cancelled.The Senate Education Committee on Feb. 25 voted unan-imously to recommend passage of House Bill 7 after ahearing on the legislation that would prohibit some teststaken this school year by elementary and secondaryschools students from being used to determine promo-tion, retention and course credit decisions and whichwould allow high-school students to take end-of-courseexams they missed or to retake them.The Senate Education Committee also conducted a hear-ing Feb. 25 on Senate Bill 3, which would allow some testexemptions for schools in high-performing districts, buttook no vote on it, according to Lehner’s office.Meanwhile, the Ohio House of Representatives passedHouse Bill 7 94-0 on Feb. 11.Afterward, State Rep. Doug Green (R-Mt. Orab) cited aprovision prohibits schools from sharing individual stu-dent’s test scores with outside entities unless they havethe consent of either the student or his or her parents.“I am pleased we were able to close a loophole thatexisted, which would have created a huge problem forour students," Green said.“Our goal as legislators should be to do whatever isnecessary to equip our students with the necessary skillsthey need to either gain employment when they gradu-ate high school or be ahead of the game when they goto college.”State Rep. Tom Brinkman Jr. (R- Cincinnati), said at thetime that, “I was proud to vote ‘yes’ today on what is thefirst step to eliminate Common Core in the state ofOhio.”

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Public session onMilford policeaccreditation March16

A team of assessorsfrom the Commission onAccreditation for LawEnforcement Agencies,Inc. (CALEA) will on Sun-day, March 15, come tothe Milford Police De-partment to examine allaspects of its policies andoperation.

Members of the com-munity and of the policedepartment, which is vol-untarily seeking re-ac-creditation, will have achance to offer com-ments at a public infor-mation session at 7 p.m.Monday, March 16, in Mil-ford City Council cham-bers at 745 Center St.

The public also maymake comments by phon-

ing (513) 248-5732 be-tween 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.March 16 or by writingthe Commission on Ac-creditation for Law En-forcement Agencies, Inc.(CALEA), 13575 Heath-cote Blvd., Suite 320,Gainesville, Va., 20155.

“The Milford PoliceDepartment must com-ply with 479 applicablestandards in order to gainaccredited status,” Mil-ford Police Chief JameyMills said.

“Accreditation pro-vides guidelines for es-tablishing policy and pro-cedures for a police de-partment which will helpin giving the agency di-rection.”

Winter crisisprogram still takingapplications

The Clermont Commu-nity Services in partnerswith Office of Communi-ty Assistance will con-tinue to accept applica-tions for the Winter Crisisprogram thru March 31.

Income eligible house-holds whose main heatingsource is threatened withdisconnection, has al-ready been disconnectedor have a less than 25 per-

cent supply of bulk fuelmay apply for assistance.The HEAP Departmentwill see applicants by ap-pointment only Monday,Wednesday and Friday.Then will see walk-ins onTuesdays and Thursdaysonly first come, firstserved basis.

To schedule an ap-pointment or for more in-formation please call the

HEAP staff at 513-732-2277 option 3.

Teen Tech Week atthe library startsMarch 9

It’s Teen Tech Week atthe Clermont CountyPublic Library.

Teens are invited intothe library March 9 toMarch 14 to explore tech-

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SCHOOLSSCHOOLSACHIEVEMENTS | NEWS | ACTIVITIES | HONORS CommunityPress.com

COMMUNITYPRESSEditor: Richard Maloney, rmaloney@communitypress.com, 248-7134

Ursuline Academy» Ursuline has an-

nounced the six seniorsrecognized as NationalMerit Scholarship Final-ists and one senior recog-nized as a NationalAchievement ScholarshipFinalists. The six NationalMerit Finalists are EricaBehrens ‘15 of AndersonTownship, Allison Brady‘15 of Union Township,Emily Hellmann ‘15 of Ma-deira, Clair Hopper ‘15 ofAnderson Township, Madi-lyn Kimmel ‘15 of Goshen,and Emily Lowe ‘15 of WestChester Township, and theNational AchievementScholarship Finalist is KariFletcher ‘15 of Fairfield.

The Ursuline studentsare among approximately15,000 finalists in the 60thannual National MeritScholarship Program.They will be consideredfor some 8,000 NationalMerit Scholarships worthabout $35 million. Approxi-mately 1,300 Finalists inthe National AchievementScholarship Program willbe considered for some 800

National AchievementScholarships. More than1,600 Black American highschool seniors were desig-nated as Semifinalists inthe fall.

Cincinnati CountryDay

» The Cincinnati Coun-try Day School chapter ofthe Cum Laude Society in-ducted nine new membersduring its annual assemblyFeb. 12.

The Cum Laude Societywas founded at the TomeSchool in Maryland in 1906with the purpose of encour-aging and recognizing truescholarship among sec-ondary school students.The Cum Laude schoolsrepresent academic insti-tutions of the highest cali-ber in the United States.

This year’s CincinnatiCountry Day Cum LaudeSociety inductees from theClass of 2015 are: ClaireBeyette of AndersonTownship, Kacie Bradfishof Liberty Township, Wil-liam Cohen of Indian Hill,Sissi Fei of Indian Hill, Isa-

belle Hudson of IndianHill, Grace Krammer ofWest Chester Township,Pranav Madabhushi ofWest Chester Township,Connor Wiley of Wyomingand Alexandra Wooden ofIndian Hill. Class of 2015members who were in-ducted as juniors last yearare: Mia Fatuzzo of Ander-son Township, ElizabethGrace of Milford, KaitlinHarden of Mason, Eliza-beth Miller of Madeira, Au-gusta Pohlman of TerracePark, Alexandra Sukin ofIndian Hill and HannahTaylor of Loveland.

CCDS students are in-ducted into the society onthe basis of their gradepoint averages, starting atthe beginning of sopho-more year. Ten percent of agiven class is inducted atthe end of their junior yearat the awards day in June.An additional 10 percent ofthe class is inducted at anassembly in February. Allof the inductees of a givenclass are then honored at adinner in March, wherethey are given their CumLaude pins.

SCHOOLS NOTEBOOK

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Ursuline seniors recognized as National Merit and National Achievement Scholarship Finalists: Emily Hellmann, Allison Brady, Madilyn Kimmel, Clair Hopper, Emily Lowe, Erica Behrens, and KariFletcher.

THANKS TO CINDY KRANZ

Class of 2015 members of the Cum Laude Society at Cincinnati Country Day School are, fromleft: front, Sissi Fei of Indian Hill, Elizabeth Grace of Milford, Grace Krammer of West ChesterTownship, Mia Fatuzzo of Anderson Township, Kaitlin Harden of Mason, Augusta Pohlman ofTerrace Park, Kacie Bradfish of Liberty Township and Hannah Taylor of Loveland; second row,Isabelle Hudson of Indian Hill and Terrace Park, Claire Beyette of Anderson Township, ElizabethMiller of Madeira, Connor Wiley of Wyoming, William Cohen of Indian Hill and Terrace Park,Alexandra Wooden of Indian Hill, Pranav Madabhushi of West Chester Township andAlexandra Sukin of Indian Hill.

Pattison Elementary SchoolThe following students have

earned honors for the secondquarter of 2014-2015:

High Honor RollFourth-grade - Ben Altemueh-

le, Irie Begley, Hallie Betts, Mat-thew Bish, Maggie Braun, Isabel-la Cornwell, Sam Crawford,Walter Dickerson, Henry Dunne,Jacob Flynn, Kylie Fryman, TateGormley, Korbin Gray, JuliaGrossi, Olivia Grossi, BraydenHamm, Austin Hardin, NickHaskins, Ethan Hawkins, HannahHerms, Chase Herrell, DustinHolland, Mitchell Hundemer,Alex Huseman, Ashley Johnson,Parker Kahle, Andrew Krem-pasky, Adam Martin, AbbyMcCammon, Lucas Neff, HoldenOney, Jack Osborne, MiahO’Toole, Raegan Phillips, CollinPschesang, Jack Renner, NolanRiffle, Mitch Rupert, Ella Sander,Kyra Sander, Ashlee Scarbor-ough, Emma Senter, Ava Snider,John Steiner, Lindsey Taylor,Henry Turner, Nicole Walson, LillyWhite, Dylan Wright.

Fifth-grade - Brinn Barkimer,Mick Burns, Aiden Cain,Cheyanne Carper, Max Crawford,

Sarah Fogelman, Jaydon Gold-enberg, Luke Hardoerfer, AshleyHartsgrove, Ryan Henke, BethieHoward, Nate King, Ella Lindsey,Audrey Mills, Jessica Moore,Shannon O’Brien, Jack Paeltz,Payton Pschesang, AnnabelleRamos, Tyler Razon, Lydia Smith-Taunton, Ashley Taylor, OliviaTexter, Abigail Verderber, EthanVerderber, Zachary Weitholter,Hunter Westerkamp, GretaWolter, Karynn Woodrum.

Sixth-grade - Reilly Acker-mann, Anna Bieber, Daisy Burns,Kylie Clifton, Mary Jane Cook, EliDickerson, Leah Dool, CarleyEggemeyer, Riley Eggemeyer,Julia Gill, Emma Goettke, JoeGullange, Alex Hannah, JacobHaskins, Brigette Haynes, KylieHicks, Josie Homan, Rory Huse-man, Alec McCain, Colin McCain,Addison McKinney, Katie Meyer,Andy Molter, Olivia Moore, SylviaMuennich, Briana Mullarkey,Sasha Oehler, Wolfe Pehowic,Eryn Poe, Will Pond, VishnuRajkumar, Jack Scally, Jill Stokes,Harper Strickland, Caitlyn Varner.

Honor RollFourth-grade - Chase An-

derson, Max Begley, Quinn Bo-

hache, Brooklyn Brown, IndigoCain, Yazen Daoud, ZandraDocken, Trent Dozois, DylanEglian, Connor Evanchyk, AveryEversole, Tyler Gage, Lana Hall,Olivia Harley, Zac Harris, NatalieHaynes, Kourtney Hicks, MasonHuffsteder, Faith Hulbert, DiegoJimenez, Madelyn Jones, HopeKiser, Joanna Laney, SamanthaMarshall, Sarah McFarland,Hadley Miley, Owen Nolan,Emma o’Brien, Morgan Proctor,Natalie Roth, Sophia Sanchez,Emma Schaefer, Jay Sten, SophiaTeague, Mia Tonucci, Jack Torres,Braden Varner, Eli Williford.

Fifth-grade - Abigail Abbott,Paige Ayler, Kaylee Bauer, AlexBillias, Amelia Boulle, ChloeBowling, James Brewer, JaredBrewsaugh, Lillie Bryant-Morri-son, Riley Cantwell, Kayla Dalen,Olivia Delay, Megan Dunevant,Dauson England, Khadija Enna-jah, Owen Ferrara, Jake Fisher,Carmen Gibson, Sierra Higgins,Hannah Kemen, Jonathan Kush-man, Brandon Larimore, WyattLindsey, Wyatt Mason, KylieMerz, Sydney Miller, BrennaMullen, Casidy Niehaus, KodyOberschlake, Olivia Pascale,Cherish Patton, Sofia Peel, Ali

Pickett, Austin Pitcairn, TrinityPittman, Benjamin Plageman,Wesley Prather, Yeva Quint,Norah Reeves, Jacob Renaker,Dominica Sanchez, Josie Sarver,Ethan Shumard, Reilly Shumard,Conner Snay, Ian Stewart, TrinityStorer, Calvin Texter, TrevorVoight, Sidney Voss, KimberlyWashington, Logan Young.

Sixth-grade - Jack Ackermann,Matthew Altemuehle, CorinaAtkins, Hunter Bascle, PaytonBauer, Porter Bausch, Jack Bo-hache, Zach Brinker, ReaganCain, Kayden Cox, Miguel Dan-ielson, Erica Eberly, Justin Eglian,Jocelyn Ellison-Witt, AJ Evans,Trinity Flaugher, Payton Gage,Paigelyn Harris, Chloe Heisler,Ethan Holman, Ella Johnson,Allison Keller, Grace Marshall,Dru Matheny, Kevin McCammon,Lydia Moore, Dylan Mullarkey,Madison O’Brien, Olivia Ossola,Meghan Perrin, Zachary Ruschell,Katherine Schulte, Jake Sher-wood, Austin Snay, MaggieSoult, Shelby Sten, Will Stevens,Jack Stout, Raven Valente, SarahWagner, Candace Walson, JacobWeaver, Hannah White.

PATTISON ELEMENTARY HONOR ROLLS

Saint Ursula AcademyThe following students have earned honors for

the second quarter of 2014-2015:

FreshmenFirst honors - Rosemarie Bingham, Josephine

Blome, Chloe Brueggeman, Madalyn Canter, SarahFagan, Madeleine Gerding, Lillian Gruber, Maken-na Jordahl, Hannah Klopfenstein, Kathryn Miller,Hailey Portmann, Lauren Ruesink.

SophomoresFirst honors - Mary Berns, Grace Curtis, Lillie

Listermann, Maura Mittermeier.Second honors - Madeline Brennan, Clara

Listermann, Emily Romano.

JuniorsFirst honors - Megan Brinkworth, Rachel Fagan,

Madeleine Gervason, Haley Jordahl, HannahPortmann.

Second honors - Alexandra Burbick, GracedeJesus.

SeniorsFirst honors - Ramya Chandrakumar, Natalie

Heller, Nicola Redmond, Megan Shaffer, MariaWeisgerber.

Second honors - Cameron Carothers, Jamie-RoseConine, Megan Cussen, Loren McCauley, KathrynValker, Leah Wolfer.

ST. URSULA HONOR ROLLS

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THURSDAY, MARCH 5Dining EventsCincinnati International WineFestival Winery Dinner, 6:30p.m., Daveed’s NEXT, 8944Columbia Road, Visiting wine-makers from around the worldjoin area’s finest chefs in ownrestaurants to create multi-course dining and wine-tastingexperience. Ages 21 and up.$125. Registration required,available online. Presented byCincinnati International WineFestival. 723-9463; www.winef-estival.com. Landen.

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

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

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

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

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

Literary - Book ClubsBook Discussion, 1:30 p.m.,Milford-Miami Township BranchLibrary, 1099 Ohio 131, Free.Presented by Clermont CountyPublic Library. 248-0700;www.clermontlibrary.org.Milford.

Literary - LibrariesVolunteers of the Milford-Miami Twp. Library Meeting,10:30 a.m., Milford-MiamiTownship Branch Library, 1099Ohio 131, Free. Presented byClermont County Public Library.248-0700; www.clermontlibra-ry.org. Milford.

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

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

Books and Blocks, 10:30 a.m.,Doris Wood Branch Library, 180

S. Third St., Enjoy storytime andthen use toy building materialsto recreate characters andobjects from stories. Ages 2-6.Free. Presented by ClermontCounty Public Library. 732-2128.Batavia.

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

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

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

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

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

FRIDAY, MARCH 6Dining EventsAuxiliary Fish Fry, 5-7:30 p.m.,American Legion Post 450, 450Victor Stier Drive, Fish, shrimp,chicken fingers, fries, mac andcheese, baked potato, greenbeans, slaw, salad and more.Complete dinner or a la carte,call ahead for carryout. Pricevaries. Presented by Victor StierAmerican Legion Auxiliary.831-9876. Milford.

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

Boy Scout Troop 452 Fish Fry,5-7:30 p.m., St. Thomas MoreChurch, 800 Ohio Pike, Cafete-ria. Choice of main entree, twosides, dessert and drink. Carry-out also available. Scouts servemeals. Benefits Boy Scout Troop452. $8.25 per meal. Presentedby Boy Scout Troop 452. 315-3991. Withamsville.

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

Fish Fry, 6-7:30 p.m., DennisJohnson VFW Post 6562, 1596Ohio 131, Fish sandwiches,chicken fingers or six-pieceshrimp dinners. Dinners includefrench fries and homemadecoleslaw. Carry-out available.During lent: homemade mac-n-cheese. Open year round except

holidays. $6-$6.50. Presented byLadies Auxiliary Dennis JohnsonVFW Post 6562. 575-2102. Mil-ford.

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

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

Music - AcousticOut On Bond, 8-11 p.m., GreenKayak Market and Eatery, 204Front St., Free. 843-6040;www.greenkayakmarket.com.New Richmond.

Music - BluesRicky Nye with Rob Lumbard,7-10 p.m., Front Street Cafe, 120Front St., Free. 553-4800;www.frontstcafe.com. NewRichmond.

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

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

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

SATURDAY, MARCH 7Art & Craft ClassesUkrainian Egg DecoratingClass, 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.,Lutheran Church of the Resur-rection, 1950 Nagel Road, Learnage-old technique of waxingUkrainian eggs. Bring six un-cooked eggs. $15. Registrationrequired. Through March 28.713-3541; www.lcresurrectio-n.org. Anderson Township.

BenefitsA Time to Bloom: CMH Auc-tion, 7-11 p.m., RSVP EventCenter, 453 Wards Corner Road,Dancing, conversation, horsd’oeuvres and auction. Ages 18and up. Benefits Children’sMeeting House MontessoriSchool. $50. Registration recom-mended. Presented by Children’sMeeting House MontessoriSchool. 683-4757. Loveland.

Dining Events

Wojo Scholarship Fund Spa-ghetti Dinner, 4-7:30 p.m.,American Legion Post 72, 497Old Ohio 74, Banquet Hall.Spaghetti, meatballs, salad,garlic bread, Tony’s birthdaycake/dessert and soda. Split thepot, raffles, music by Encore,cash bar. Benefits CincinnatiScholarship Foundation. $10, $5children. Presented by CincinnatiScholarship Foundation. 528-9909; cincinnatischolarship-foundation.org/TonyWojo.Mount Carmel.

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

Music - BluesSonny Moorman, 8 p.m. tomidnight, Sloppy Joe’s, 1296State Route 28, 630-1700. Love-land.

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

PetsPuppy Social, noon to 1 p.m.,All Creatures Animal Hospital,1894 Ohio Pike, Puppies socializewith other pups under su-pervision of professional trainersat indoor facility. Free. 797-7397;www.all-creatures.com. Amelia.

ShoppingMOPS Baby and Kid StuffSale, 8-11 a.m., Faith Church,5910 Price Road, Life Center.More than 45 sellers with gentlyused baby clothes, kids’ clothes,maternity clothes, baby gear/furniture, indoor/outdoor toys,books, games, DVDs, Halloweencostumes, winter coats andmore. Benefits Mothers ofPreschoolers. $1. 831-3770;www.faithchurch.net. Milford.

SUNDAY, MARCH 8On Stage - TheaterFiddler on the Roof, 3 p.m.,Loveland Stage Company Thea-tre, $18. Reservations required.443-4572; www.lovelandstage-company.org. Loveland.

MONDAY, MARCH 9Dining Events

Wine Tasting and Food Pair-ing, 6:30 p.m. Dine with wine-maker Rich Parducchi ofMcNabb Ridge., 20 Brix, 101Main St., $55-$70. Reservationsrequired. Through April 14.831-2749. Milford.

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

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

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

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

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

TUESDAY, MARCH 10Exercise Classesaqua ZUMBA, 1-1:45 p.m.,Comfort Inn, 4421 AicholtzRoad, $5. Presented by Zumbawith KC. 240-5180. Eastgate.

Literary - Book ClubsSecond Tuesday Book Club, 2p.m., Williamsburg BranchLibrary, 594 Main St., Free.Presented by Clermont CountyPublic Library. 724-1070. Wil-liamsburg.

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

WEDNESDAY, MARCH11Business ClassesT.A.L.K. Toastmasters of Mil-ford, 7-8:30 p.m., St. AndrewParish Center, 560 Main St.,Discover how membership inToastmasters will improve yourspeaking skills, increase yourthinking power and build yourself-confidence. Meets first andthird Wednesdays of everymonth. Free. Presented byMilford T.A.L.K. Toastmasters.378-7654; 2289.toastmaster-sclubs.org. Milford.

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

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

Literary - Book ClubsSecond Wednesday BookDiscussion Group, 2 p.m.,Doris Wood Branch Library, 180S. Third St., Free. Presented byClermont County Public Library.732-2128; www.clermontlibra-ry.org. Batavia.

Check It Out Book Discussion,1:30 p.m., Goshen Branch Li-brary, 6678 Ohio 132, Free.Presented by Clermont CountyPublic Library. 513-722-1221;www.clermontlibrary.org.Goshen.

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I had to laugh when BillThomas of BBQ Review res-taurant in Madisonvilleagreed to share the recipe forhis iconic mac & cheese.

I heard Bill was closing hisrestaurant (but keeping therailroad dining car adjacent tothe property) so I gave him acall. Already I had severalrequests from readers whowere addicted to his mac &cheese and who asked me toget the recipe.

To give you a bit of history,Bill and I started out our culi-nary adventures about thesame time way back when.

Fast forwardsome 30-plusyears lateryears later andnow Bill wants“to take it easy.”

When I toldhim about myreaders whocan’t exist hap-pily without hismac & cheese,Bill said “I’ll

share, no problem, but itstarts with 18 pounds macaro-ni, 20 pounds of cheese, andmakes 120 pounds and no, Iwon’t even try to break it

down!” OK then...well I fid-dled with it and came up witha good recipe hopefully closeto Bill’s. I even followed histechnique for cooking themacaroni and the cheesesauce.

I served this to my family,and I never saw a bowl of mac& cheese eaten so fast. I hopeyou like it as much as we do.

Rita Nader Heikenfeld is an herb-alist, educator, Jungle Jim’s East-gate culinary professional and au-thor. Find her blog online atAbouteating.com. Call 513-248-7130,ext. 356.

BBQ Review dishes out addictingmacaroni and cheese recipe

Clone of BBQ Review’s famous mac & cheese

If you want it “cheesier” add more cheese. This is more like the oldfashioned type, with a mild flavor. This recipe doubles or triples easily.

1//2 pound elbow macaroni - 2 cups dry1 stick butter - 4 oz.1/4 cup onion, diced fine 1/4 cup flourSalt and pepper to taste4 oz. regular, not low fat, Velveeta cheese, cubed4-6 oz. shredded cheddar, divided (I used a heaping cup, probably

more like 6 oz.)2 cups milk, warmed

Boil macaroni in salted water, drain, and set aside while makingsauce.

Over medium heat, melt butter and stir in onion. Cook until onion istranslucent but not brown. Add flour, salt and pepper and whisk just untilflour is light brown. Stir in milk and whisk until thicker and bubbly.

Remove from heat and stir in Velveeta and a little more than half thecheddar. Stir in macaroni. The mac & cheese will be very creamy and thick-ens as it sits. Sprinkle with rest of cheddar.

Versatile cheese sauce: Sauce alone is a good all-purpose cheesesauce.

Rita’s salt free Italian seasoning

Savory is herb of the year and one that’s underused. It has an aro-matic peppery flavor, good in bean dishes (Germans call it the beanherb) since it helps you digest beans. When you’re ready to dry herbs thissummer, use this recipe and you’ll have a marvelous homemade blend.

Mix together:

3 tablespoons dried basil2 tablespoons dried oregano1 tablespoon dried marjoram1 teaspoon dried thyme1 teaspoon dried rosemary, crushed1 teaspoon dried savory1/2 teaspoon dried sage2 tablespoons dried parsley - optional

Why this blend is good for you:Basil is good for cardiovascular healthOregano and marjoram help keep joints healthy, and fight colds

and fluThyme is especially good for upper respiratory healthRosemary helps keep memories sharpSavory is a good salt substitute and helps dispel gasBoost your wisdom with sageParsley is good for kidney and liver health

THANKS TO RITA HEIKENFELD

A clone BBQ Review’s macaroni and cheese recipe should keep satisfied customers addicted to the dish.

Rita HeikenfeldRITA’S KITCHEN

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Community Journal EditorRichard Maloneyrmaloney@communitypress.com, 248-7134 Office hours: 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-FridaySee page A2 for additional contact information.

394 Wards Corner RoadLoveland, Ohio 45140phone: 248-8600email: clermont@communitypress.comweb site: www.communitypress.com

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Efforts to legalize marijua-na as medicine in the UnitedStates have grown signifi-cantly in recent years.

Approximately one-fourthof the states have passed leg-islation or ballot issues allow-ing marijuana to be pre-scribed within that state. How-ever, voter or legislative ini-tiative does not meet thescientific standards for ap-proval of medicine.

For example, we would notconsider it rational to go to thepolls to “vote on” a potentialantibiotic. Voter and legisla-tive passage of marijuana-as-medicine laws may actuallyinhibit good medicine becausethey shortcut the necessarystep of researching the mari-

juana plantand the chem-icals withinthat may havelegitimatemedical appli-cations. Emo-tional testimo-ny and per-sonal opinionshould notdictate med-ical treatment.

Marijuana remains aSchedule I substance underfederal law – a classificationindicating it has no currentlyaccepted medical use in theUnited States. Also, there isalready a substantial body ofresearch demonstrating thehealth and safety risks from

the use of marijuana.More research on marijua-

na, including possible medicalapplications as well as re-search on associated healthand impairment risks from theuse of marijuana, is needed.Not only is there a need formore research on any possiblemedical benefits, but also onidentifying the chemicalswithin marijuana associatedwith any benefits, appropriatedosage levels, and safe meansof administration, should med-ical benefits exist.

Marijuana should be sub-ject to the same research,consideration and study as anyother potential medicine, un-der the standards of the U.S.Food and Drug Administra-

tion. Legalizing marijuana formedical use should not bedecided by legislative or voterinitiative.

Consideration of marijuanaas medicine should be treatedwith the same logical, rationalapproach as any other drugthat has demonstrated healthand safety risks yet may havesome medical benefit: Themedical and scientific commu-nity establishes policy basedon available knowledge whilecontinuing to conduct re-search on the drug to increasethat knowledge base. Any-thing less puts the safety andhealth of the general public atrisk. And the fact that mari-juana is highly addictive, isconsidered a gateway drug,

and is more potent than evershould be enough for the pub-lic to be concerned about thisissue becoming a ballot initia-tive in Ohio.

The Partners for a Drug-Free Milford Miami Townshipdo not support marijuana asmedicine nor legislative orballot initiatives to considerthis policy change. Shouldfuture research result in theFDA changing position onmarijuana as medicine, thePartners for a Drug-Free Mil-ford Miami Township wouldreconsider this position.

Stacy Mathis is executive director,Partners for a Drug-Free MilfordMiami Township.

Since when do we vote on medicine?

Stacy MathisCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

Feb. 25 questionWhat is your ideal place or way

to escape the winter weather?

“Upstate New York in theAdirondacks or northern Michi-gan are my ideal places to es-cape the majority of wimps inCincinnati who think winter issomething from which you needto escape. Embrace winter, goski (downhill or cross country),snowmobile or just take a nicewinter hike in the woods. Thereare no crowds. If I choose toseek a warm weather vacationthen the Caribbean Islands aremy next choice. The westernside of Jamaica and Antiqua aremy favorites.”

M.J.F.

“Well all the ideal places thatI know of to escape I can't get tobecause I have to work and win-ter is a busy season for us. So in-stead I’ve decided to just em-brace winter.

If I try and realize that it can

only go on for so long, and get sobad, then when the spring andsummer arrives I find I am waymore grateful.

“However, when it is August,and about 90 degrees with 95percent humidity I try and re-member back to how great itfelt to be shoveling my drive-way in minus 0 degree weather.It is all relative.”

C.S.

“Go to Montana where theyhave a lot more snow, moun-tains and incredible skiing.They also all know how to drivein the snow.”

D.B.

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THIS WEEK’SQUESTIONWhat TV show from your youthwould you like to see remade,or re-broadcast? Why?

Every week we ask readers a questionthey can reply to via email. Send youranswers to rmaloney@communitypress.com with Ch@troom in thesubject line.

During my college years, Ihad the opportunity to visitmy brother and his wife whilethey were with the PeaceCorp in Sierra Leone, Africa.

I had the opportunity totravel and observe varioustribal customs and traditionsof different neighboring vil-lages. To my amazement,even after the years of lostethnic tribal traditions due toEuropean imperialism, I stillfound many customary triballanguages and traditions in-tact. The unique traditional,cultural and ritualistic ele-ments can define one tribalgroup from another in aneighboring village. The vari-ations give each group thedistinctive feeling of commu-nity, which bonds the tribalunit together.

In present day, Africannations are becoming verywesternized, diluting someexclusive traditions passed onby generations as familiesmove from small villages todisperse in large overcrowd-ed cities. With less focus gen-erally on individual heritageworldwide, humankind islosing many of its ancestraland cultural legacy ethnic-ities.

Today in many countries,the cultural majorities are theones declaring the main cele-bration days for highlightingtheir cultural heritage. Theminority populations of thesecountries have the challeng-ing task to preserve their owncultural customs.

Many ethnic groups stillenjoy their traditions. This isportrayed in the popular play“Fiddler on The Roof,” wherethe main character Tevyeshares the importance oftraditions in his small Jewishvillage in Russia. Below is ashort narrative from the mu-sical play “Fiddler on theRoof,” where Tevye talksabout their family traditions:

Tevye: “ Because of ourtraditions, we’ve kept ourbalance for many years. Herein Anatevka, we have tradi-tions for everything…

“How to sleep, how toeat…how to work…how towear clothes. For instance, wealways keep our heads cov-ered and always wear a littleprayer shawl. This shows ourconstant devotion to God. Youmay ask, ‘How did this tradi-tion get started?’ I’ll tell you.

“I don’tknow. But it’sa traditio-n…and be-cause of ourtraditions…

“Everyone of usknows who heis and whatGod expectsof him to do.

Traditions, traditions. Withoutour traditions our lives wouldbe as shaky as… a fiddler onthe roof!”

I have a tradition whensomething really miserablehappens. After a few mo-ments, I realize it’s not theend of the world, that it couldhave been worse, and so, Itreat myself to ice cream.This tradition customarilytakes place at my local DairyQueen. I have been a regularweekly customer and knewthe lady before owning theshop. She knows my standardorder of one-quart containerof soft serve vanilla.

Similar to the old TV show“Cheers,” “where everyoneknows your name.” My barthis time is the local icecream pub. I guess that tellsyou how my life is; it alsoshould tell you that I appreci-ate when I “luck out,” even onthe worst of frustrated prob-lem days.

Now on the best of dayswhen I just fixed my dish-washer or somehow managedto accomplish somethingextremely challenging, a beeris in order. Remember theMiller Beer commercial? It’s“Miller Time!” It’s time for abeer, a special reward.

Just be careful not to setyourself up for too many“Miller Times.” I can see itnow: That was quick…Oh!“It’s Miller Time!,” …Iwashed the dishes...Oh! “It’sMiller Time!” I got the an-swer to No. 4 on the cross-word puzzle…Oh! “It’s MillerTime!” This tradition, espe-cially with afternoon successstories, can lead to this cus-tomary beer event…ending inanother tradition…a nap.

Wes Adamson is a resident ofWyoming. His work has been ac-cepted for publication by twoliterary magazines: “River andSouth Review” and “DriftwoodPress.”

Traditions can beanchor or lifesaver

Wes AdamsonCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

Walking can be fun andgreat exercise.

Evidence shows that phys-ical activity, including walk-ing, has substantial benefitsfor both mental and physicalhealth.

Walking is a low-impactform of exercise that is easy,free, and suitable for peopleof all ages and abilities.

It can produce benefitsthat are just as impressive asthose gained from otherforms of exercise.

There are always opportu-nities throughout the day towalk – all you need is somemotivation and your shoes.

An obvious benefit towalking is to help maintain ahealthy body weight and low-er the risk of obesity; but didyou know research has shownthat briskly walking for 30minutes a day can reduce therisk of coronary heart dis-ease, diabetes, high bloodpressure, and some cancers.

Additionally, walking is anexcellent way to enhancewell-being by reducing stressand lifting your mood.

Brisk walking increasesendorphins, which reducestress hormones.

Walking puts the bodythrough the same motion asrunning, without the impacton bones and joints.

Other benefits include thestrengthening of bones andimproving balance and coor-dination.

Becausewalking re-duces somany physicaland mentalissues, it canlower healthcare costs.

The morewalking youdo, the great-er the bene-fits.

Clermont County has somany beautiful areas to walkand have fun with the entirefamily, including pets.

The Clermont Coalition forActivity and Nutrition (CAN)has published a brochurelisting 64 free and low costlocations to walk in the coun-ty. Find the brochure onlineat ccphohio.org, click on Cler-mont CAN then Places andSpaces for Fitness and Fun.

To encourage individualsto walk and be active, severallocal government agenciesoffer walking programs asopportunities to increasephysical activity; some ex-amples are:

» “Live Well Williams-burg” sponsored by Williams-burg Mayor Mary Ann Lefkeris a program with the goal ofmaking Williamsburg one ofOhio’s healthiest places tolive.

It supports and advocatesfor a healthier community.

» Clermont County offersthe “Move and Measured

Mile” program in whichmany Clermont County localgovernment employees par-ticipate in physical activityand record their progressover two months. During the2014, Move-A-Measuredcounty employees moved14,674 miles.

» “Step It Up” six weeksprogram, offered by the pub-lic libraries, gives participat-ing employees a pedometerto track their steps with thegoal of increasing their stepsby 10 percent each week.

The goal is to walk up to10,000 steps per day.

» The goal of the “Walkwith Milford” initiative is tointroduce residents to walk-ing at the Heart Mini Mara-thon and encourage the pub-lic to begin neighborhood-walking groups in theirareas.

» “Walking with the May-or,” provides the Amelia Vil-lage residents the opportuni-ty to walk side by side withtheir elected leader.

Physical activity does notneed to be complicated.

You can have fun withyour family and friends, andmake a conscious effort to-ward a more balanced and ahealthier lifestyle, with just abrisk walk of 30 minutes eachday.

Melisa Crain is a CDC associatewith Clermont County PublicHealth.

Walk, have healthier lifein Clermont County

Melisa CrainCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

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COMMUNITYPRESSEditor: Melanie Laughman, mlaughman@communitypress.com, 513-248-7573

JOIN THE FUN! Play recreational soccer in the spring. No tryouts. All games played in Anderson and Union Townships. For boys born 2003-2010 and girls born 2001-2010. Spring Registration Fee Only $27 See websites for details and online registration information.

JOIN THE FUN!JOIN THE FUN! Pl i l i h i NPl i l i h i NSPRING SOCCER REGISTRATION

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Boys basketball» Milford defeated La-

kota West 52-37 Feb. 28.Will Hannah scored 17points to lead all scorers.The Eagles play FairfieldMarch 4.

» Bethel-Tate defeatedGoshen 64-51 Feb. 24. TheWarriors played McNi-cholas Tuesday.

» Shroder thumpedClermont Northeastern115-46 Feb. 27, ending theRockets’ season.

Girls basketball» Mason defeated Mil-

ford 68-42 Feb. 25, endingthe Eagles’ season. KellyNoll scored 13 points tolead the Eagles.

» Hughes defeated Go-shen 52-36 Feb. 26, endingthe Warriors’ season.Kayla Miller scored 12points for Goshen.

» New Richmondousted Clermont North-eastern 36-29 Feb. 24. TheRockets finished the sea-son 4-19.

Boys bowling» Milford bowlers Josh

Cooper, Nathan McGe-

orge and Josh Brooks-bank qualified for the dis-trict meet on March 4.

Cooper bowled a 630series while McGeorgeand Brooksbank bowled610 and 614, respectively.

Girls bowling» Milford bowlers Aly-

na Hook and SarahSchmidtgesling qualifiedfor the district meet onMarch 5.

Hook bowled a 534 se-ries and Schmidtgeslingbowled a 532.

Wrestling» Milford finished in

seventh place with 86

points in the Lebanon sec-tional Feb. 27-28.

The Eagles send Tre-vor Worley (120) andShaun Burgdorf (126) tothe district meet. Bothfinished in fourth place intheir repsective weightclasses.

Milford also finishedwith four District Alter-nates in 5th place. JuniorsShayne McDonough (138),Mark Wilfong (152),Dyaln Brothers (170) andsenior David Sheldon(195).

» Goshen finished inseventh place with 97 pintin the Batavia sectionalFeb. 27.

The Warriors sendBrice Briggs (113), CollinBriggs (120), Jacob Kube(132) and Alan Fastovich(138), Trey Atwood (145)and Maxwell Glass (195)to the district meet.

The Briggs, Kube andFastovich took fourth intheir weight classes. At-wood and Glasss tookthird.

» Clermont Northeast-ern finished in 11th placewith 25 points in theBlanchester sectional.Seth Chambers finishedin second place at 126pounds.

SHORT HOPS

By Nick Robbenrobbe@communitypress.com

GEOFF BLANKENSHIP FOR THE

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Milford’s Chrissy Brichartshows perfect form andbalance from the low bar toteh high bar in the citychampionships Feb. 22.

MIAMI TWP. — The MilfordEagles had a lot on their plateFeb. 24.

Not only were they honoringseniors on senior night andplaying with thoughts of hospi-talized teammate Keenan Far-rell, they also had to play Turpin(15-7, 9-5 Eastern CincinnatiConference) for a chance at theoutright ECC championship.

The Spartans may have wonthe game 85-84 behind a 58.5shooting percentage, but Turpinshowed its players are "winningat life" as well with a gesturethey made before doing so. Inshow of solidarity, the ECC ri-vals embraced before gametime wearing warmup shirtswith Farrell's name and num-ber.

Thanks to positive vibes andsupport like this from aroundthe community, Farrell is win-ning too.

"All of the blood clots are bro-ken up," Milford head coach JoeCambron said. "He is soon to bemoved to a regular room andthey are not going to have to doany surgery."

The 6-foot, 165-pound Farrellplayed in Milford's first 20games of this season after re-covering from bouts with bloodclots in his legs that were firstdiscovered last March. He end-ed up spending 25 days in hospi-tals, six in intensive care, andundergoing seven surgical pro-cedures – five in June, threeover a five-day span.

Cambron called Farrell nothaving to go through surgerythis time around "a major ac-complishment."

He spoke with his juniorguard via FaceTime early Feb.24 and said Farrell soundedmore optimistic and hopefulfrom not having to go throughsurgery.

Farrell wasn't able to supporthis teammates from the side-lines in Tuesday's game, but hecould be on the bench during thepostseason, if cleared to do so.

"He can do anything hewants," Cambron said. "We'dlove to have him at our games.At this point, we're hopeful hegets out of the hospital. That'sphase one.

"Anything after that is a bo-nus."

NICK ROBBE/COMMUNITY PRESS

Members of the Milford and Turpin basketball teams wear T-shirts with Eagles’ basketball player Keenan Farrell’sname and number on the back.

Turpin, Milford players keepeye on Farrell in ECC gameBy Nick Robbenrobbe@communitypress.com

NICK ROBBE/COMMUNITY PRESS

Milford junior guard Keenan Farrellfires a jumper Jan. 20.

To celebrate the fifth anni-versary of Milford FlightNight, the Milford AthleticBoosters Club will welcomeCincinnati’s most popular No.5.

Hall of Famer JohnnyBench will be the featuredspeaker at 6 p.m. Thursday,March 12, at the Oasis Golf &Convention Center in Love-land.

“We’re honored to haveJohnny,” Flight Night chair-person Todd Moore said. “Wecouldn’t be more thrilled tobring Johnny Bench back totown.”

Attendance at the event hasgrown each year, and theboosters expect record atten-dance this year. Moore haschaired the event each year,beginning when his daughterwas a volleyball player at Mil-ford. The focus has alwaysbeen on bringing in greatspeakers and getting as manypeople in the community to at-tend. Fundraising has alwaysbeen a bonus.

“We don’t care if we profitone dollar,” Moore said. “Our

goal is to put on a good event.”Thankfully for Milford stu-

dents past, present, and fu-ture, the event has been bothsuccessful and profitable. Theboosters raised $6,000 the firstyear, more than doubled thatamount in the second year, andhave steadily continued toraise five figures each yearsince.

The money raised coversthe costs of the event, thengoes directly to the Milfordathletic department. FlightNight helped Milford install anew turf field in the footballstadium that has benefited thefootball, soccer, lacrosse, andmarching band programs, aswell as Milford youth footballteams. The Eagles recentlyadded new wrestling mats.

All of the money raisedfrom Flight Night allows theathletic department to im-prove its facilities withoutpassing the costs on to Milfordtaxpayers. One of FlightNight’s many goals is to makethe parents of future MilfordEagles aware of the MilfordAthletic Boosters Club and its

Flight Nightwelcomes RedsHall-of-FamerJohnny BenchBy Adam Turerprepsports@enquirer.com

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Former Cincinnati Reds Johnny Bench, left, with Ken Griffey Sr., will bethe featured speaker at Flight Night.

See BENCH, Page B2

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efforts to help create abrighter future for Mil-ford athletics.

“We try to help asmany teams and stu-dent-athletes as we can.These are things thatkids who are in elemen-tary school now willbenefit from yearsfrom now,” said Moore.“We want the wholeMilford community tobe aware of this and seewhat we’re doing to bet-ter the future. FlightNight is not just for cur-rent high school stu-dent-athletes. It reallyis a community thing.”

Coaches and parentsdonate their time tomake the event a suc-

clude dinner and a cashbar, speakers, silentand live auctions, a bas-ket raffle, split the pot,and a Q&A with thespeakers. VIP ticketh-olders will receiveearly entry to a cocktailparty, exclusive auto-graphed items, and aphoto session with spe-cial guests.

There is still time toregister for this year’sFlight Night. Ticketscan be purchased in theMilford Athletic Officefrom 8 a.m.- 4:30 p.m.,Monday through Fri-day. For event ques-tions and ticket info,call the Milford HighSchool Athletics/Activ-ities office at 576-2208or Flight Night chair-person Todd Moore at680-1681.

cess each year. Localbusinesses, such asRecreations Outlet andMike Castrucci Fordand Chevrolet, providevaluable sponsorship.

“We realize wecouldn’t do it withoutsponsors, parent volun-teers, and coaches whohelp out,” said Moore.

Flight Night has al-ways featured twospeakers. This year,Bench’s Big Red Ma-chine teammate DougFlynn will serve as thefirst speaker. ESPN ra-dio host Mo Egger willemcee the festivities.Former Reds star DaveParker will also be in at-tendance, and theboosters will presenthis 39 Foundation with acheck to help fight Par-kinson’s disease.

The evening will in-

for registration. Cost perparticipant is $20. Lunch willbe provided on Saturday.Upon completion of course,participant will be permittedto umpire knothole gamesthroughout Clermont County.

» New Richmond - Connec-tion Point Church, 215 Colum-bia St.: Saturday, March 7, 9a.m.-4 p.m.; Sunday, March 8,12:30 -5:30 p.m.

» Withamsville-TobascoPark 937 Ohio Pike, Cincinnati:Saturday, March 14, 9 a.m.-4p.m.; Sunday, March 15, 12-5p.m.

» Milford – Milford HighSchool 1 Eagles Way: Sat-urday, March 21, 9 a.m.-4p.m.; Sunday, March 22, 12-5p.m.

Men’s seniorbaseball

The Anderson Men’s SeniorBaseball League is acceptingsignups for the spring seasonfor its 35-plus league. They

Clermont CountyKnothole Baseball

There will be a 2015 Cler-mont County Knothole Base-ball CCBK umpire clinic in NewRichmond, Withamsville-Tobasco and Milford in March.

Umpire age requirementsare: Class A, 16 years old; ClassB, 14; Class C, 13; Class D, 13;and Class D Instructional, 12.

The umpire’s age is to bereached by April 30 of thecurrent year. Umpires who arenot 16 by April 30 of thecurrent year must attend aclass and pass test each yearto be certified. Umpires 16and older must attend classand pass the test or be ap-proved by Franchise to becertified.

The following are the threedates provided by CCBK.Attendees may attend anyvenue but must be present forboth dates at same location.Arrive at least 30 minutesprior to start time on first day

began playing hardball in fallof 2002. There will be regis-tration at 7 p.m. on Feb. 26 atBackstop located 689 OldOhio 74 in Eastgate. They willalso have registration andworkout from 1-3 p.m. onMarch 15 at Riverside Park inAnderson. Riverside Park islocated on Round BottomRoad. The cost is $150 plusjersey cost (for new players). Ifinterested come to regis-tration and pay your leaguefees.

They will be holding sig-nups for the 18-plus league at4 p.m. on March 29 at River-side Park, but people can alsoregister on Feb. 26 at Back-stop.

This is an opportunity formen to play and enjoy thegame of baseball. Call JohnGruenberg at 254-8221 oremail johngruen-berg@fuse.net. The websitefor Anderson MSBL iswww.eteamz.com/ander-son_msbl .

SIDELINES

BenchContinued from Page B1

Mount St. Joseph Uni-versity’s men’s basketballteam reached its goals ofturning in the winningestseason in program historyand earning the program’sfirst share of a HeartlandCollegiate Athletic Confer-ence title.

The Lions (19-7, 14-5)earned a first-round bye inthe conference tourna-ment, but their strugglesaway from the friendlyconfines of the HarringtonCenter prevented themfrom reaching all of theirgoals for the season.

Mount St. Joe’s loss inthe regular season finalemeant that Defiance Col-lege, also 19-6 and 14-4 inthe regular season, hostedthe HCAC tournament. TheLions went undefeated inconference home gamesand improved their recordin the Harrington Center to23-2 over the past two sea-sons. Their only home lossthis year came on Nov. 16against then-top-rankedAugustana, currently thenumber eight team in thecountry.

Unfortunately, the Lionswere unable to bring thesame level of play that theydelivered at home all sea-son with them on the roaddown the stretch. Mount St.Joe was upset by Blufftonin the HCAC semifinals atDefiance on Feb. 28.

“On the road, you have tomake some shots, especial-ly this time of year wheneverybody’s defense is at ahigh level,” said head coachToby Carrigan. “You stillhave to get to the lane andthe free throw line and playdefense, but you also haveto make your jump shots.”

The Lions struggled inthose areas in their 64-52loss to Bluffton. Mount St.Joe connected on just oneof 15 three point attempts,only got to the free-throwline 10 times, and shot 33.3percent from the field inthe second half after hit-ting 50 percent of theirshots in the first half.

The home environmentprovided a great advantagefor the Lions all season.They lost the regular sea-son finale at Rose-Hulman,which gave the confer-ence’s top tournament seedto Defiance via tiebreakerand prevented the Lionsfrom hosting the HCACtournament. That proved toa be a hurdle that the Lionscould not overcome, buttakes nothing away fromthe impressive home courtadvantage that Mount St.Joe has created over thepast two years.

“There’s a comfort level,shooting on the rims youpractice on every day,” saidCarrigan. “Our students

and fans have been greatwith their support.”

While the team fell shortof making its first NCAAtournament appearance inmen’s basketball, the factthat failing to win the con-ference championshipcomes as a major disap-pointment shows how farthis formerly strugglingprogram has come underCarrigan. Rather than shyaway from the momentousbreakthrough that was atstake this weekend, the Li-ons embraced it.

“That’s not somethingthat we try to keep lockeddown,” said Carrigan. “Wepurposely bring that up.”

The Mount communityis also aware of the shift inmomentum surroundingthe men’s basketball pro-gram. In class or walkingaround campus, professorsand students alike have ap-proached Lions playersthroughout the season todiscuss the team’s height-ened aspirations. The play-ers never downplayed theirteam’s potential.

On Feb. 24, the entire Li-ons roster practiced to-gether for the first timesince Dec. 5. In the interim,less experienced playerswere thrust into the spot-light and proved that theycan contribute valuableminutes. After startingguard Andy Countrymanwent down with injury onDecember 6, the first ofmany Lions injuries thisyear, Mount St. Joe posted a15-4 record to close out theregular season. Benchplayers Travis Combs, ErikEdwards, and Jordan Hen-ry stepped up as the inju-ries mounted and helpedkeep the Lions in the wincolumn.

MSJ men making great strides

THANKS TO DON DENNY

Mount St. Joseph Universityjunior guard Joel Scudder isthe team’s leading scorer at15.1 points per game.

By Adam Turerprepsports@enquirer.com

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Howdy folks. It seemsmother nature has a wayof shutting things down.

The weekend of Feb.21 the Bethel Lions pan-cake breakfast was can-celed due to the badweather. The BethelLions Club uses the mon-ey from the pancakebreakfast, calendar salesand the circus to helpfolks with glasses anduniforms for Bethelsports. If there is a needfor glasses with a schoolchild, the club is there tohelp. The Bethel LionsClub has been in Bethelmore than 70 years. Theclub furnishes Christ-mas gifts for two seniorsin Bethel each year. Thepancake tickets youbought for the Februarypancake breakfast willbe good for the Aprilpancake breakfast. Ifanybody would like tojoin the Lions Club, talkto a member of the club.

I was talking to Dan-ny Grant and he told meof a fellar that makesmaple syrup here inClermont County. Italked to Tom Rine theother day and he will bemaking more of the ma-ple syrup when theweather gets better. Histelephone number is625-0069.

Now for some sadnews. Last Saturday,Feb. 21, there was a Massof Christian Burial forCharles (Chuck) Daria at

theCatholicChurchin Be-thel. Itwas abeautifulservice.He livedhis lifethe rightway as aChristian

and was always willingto help folks that neededhelp. He always had abig smile like Ruth Anndid. The Lord must haveneeded more angels sohe called Chuck home.His family will miss himbut there will be a daywhen they are togetheragain. Chuck was veryinvolved in sports. Hewas a referee in somesports and loved to seethe students play.

Now about Chester,the other evening I waswatching a program onowls. Chester was set-ting on my lap with theowls flying when onewould jump off a limb,Chester would make a

jump like he was tryingto catch it. When hejumped down on thefloor, he sat for severalminutes watching thebirds fly. He acted likehe was ready to jumpand catch one. When acommercial came on, hewent to get something toeat!

The birds are eatingplenty of bird seed. Ifilled three feeders threetimes last week andfilled the big thistle feed-er. They like the suetblocks. I got out the or-ange bottle I made into afeeder, they empty it in a

hurry.There are special

events in your neigh-borhood so keep checkon them and try to at-tend.

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

God bless all...Morelater

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

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Cost is $8 for adults and$4 for chidlren. Carryoutavailable. Call 513-625-6212

» Locust Corner Unit-ed Methodist Church is of-fering fish fries each Fri-day during Lent, from Feb20 through March 27,from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Com-plete fish dinner for $6.Call 513-476-3174 for fur-ther information.

» Goshen United Meth-

odist Church, 6710 Go-shen Road, hosts fish fries4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. everyFriday, Feb. 20-March 27.

» Hartzell UnitedMethodist Church AnnualFish Fry Fridays are Feb.20 through April 3

For more information,call 891-8527, Ext 1..

» The Men of St. PeterCatholic Church in NewRichmond sponsor a FishFry Friday, Feb. 20,through Good Friday,April 3, from 5 p.m. to 7:30p.m.

The church is at 1192Bethel-New RichmondRoad in New Richmond.

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BurglaryReported at 1300 block ofCountry Lake, Jan. 25.

Reported at 100 block of Gar-den Drive, Jan. 25.

DisputeReported at 6800 block ofBunkerwood, Jan. 29.

Domestic violenceReported at block 10 of ParkAve., Jan. 25.

ForgeryReported at 6700 block of DickFlynn, Jan. 29.

ID fraudReported at 1000 block of Ohio28, Jan. 29.

TheftReported at 1700 block of Ohio28, Jan. 24.

Reported at 6600 block ofShiloh Road, Jan. 25.

Reported at 6500 block of JoEllen, Jan. 27.

Reported at 6700 block of DickFlynn, Jan. 28.

TrespassingReported at area of Cedarvilleand Goshen Road, Jan. 27.

Reported at 100 block of HollyPark, Jan. 27.

Reported at 6700 block of DickFlynn, Jan. 28.

Verbal disorderReported at 1900 block ofSunnyside, Jan. 29.

MIAMI TOWNSHIPIncidents/investigationsAssaultMale was assaulted at 2 Wild-wood Lane, Feb. 1.

BurglaryJewelry taken; $1,525 at 5600block of West Day Circle, Feb.1.

Safe and medication taken at900 block of Ohio 28, Feb. 4.

Rings were taken; $105 at 6600block of Paxton Guinea, Feb. 7.

Disorderly conductFemale acted in offensivemanner at 6000 block ofDonna Jay Drive, Feb. 1.

Male threatened anotherstudent, via text, at MilfordHigh at 1 Eagles Way, Feb. 4.

Domestic violenceReported at 5600 block ofWittmer Meadows Drive, Feb.6.

Drug instruments, domesticviolence, marijuanapossessionReported at 5500 block ofWolfpen Pleasant Hill, Feb. 3.

Drug paraphernaliaMarijuana pipe recovered invehicle at Icon at block 20 ofWhitney Drive, Feb. 5.

ForgeryChecks taken and forged;$1,525 at 900 block of Ohio 28,Feb. 6.

FraudFemale stated her Income tax

was filed with no authoriza-tion at 500 block of KickapooCircle, Feb. 6.

Heroin and drug abuseinstrumentsMale possessed items in vehicleat area of Ohio 28 and HappyHollow, Feb. 2.

Misuse of credit cardMale stated card used with noauthorization at 2100 block ofOakwood, Feb. 3.

Female stated card used withno authorization; $2,000 at1300 block of Finch Lane, Feb.7.

Obstructing justiceMale gave false information at5800 block of Wade Road, Feb.2.

TheftPassport taken from vehicle at5500 block of Timber Court,Feb. 1.

Female stated money takenfrom bank account with noauthorization; $957 at 6300block of Pawnee Ridge, Feb. 3.

Merchandise taken from Krog-er; $36 at Ohio 28, Feb. 3.

Earrings taken; $150 at 5900block of Meadowcreek, Feb. 3.

Merchandise taken from Meijerat Ohio 28, Feb. 4.

Clothes taken from Kohl’s atOhio 28, Feb. 5.

Clothes taken from Kohl’s; $150at Ohio 28, Feb. 6.

Car battery, etc. taken fromMeijer; $494 at Ohio 28, Feb. 6.

Gasoline not paid for at UnitedDairy Farmers; $55 at Ohio 50,Feb. 6.

MILFORDIncidents/investigationsAssaultJuvenile fight reported atQuaker Steak and Shake at 500block of Chamber Drive, Feb.12.

Passing bad checkBad check issued to HenehanAnimal Hospital at 700 blockof Main St., Feb. 11.

TheftPurse taken at BW3’s at 100block of Rivers Edge, Feb. 9.

Two magnetic door flags takenat 200 block of Mound Ave.,Feb. 11.

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Incidents/InvestigationsBurglaryAt 2000 block of Antioch Road,Hamersville, May 4.

Criminaldamaging/endangeringAt 6200 block of Saville Lane,Goshen, Feb. 5.

Unauthorized use of motorvehicleAt 6200 block of Saville Lane,Goshen, Feb. 5.

Violate protection order orconsent agreementAt 1700 block of Hwy. 28,Goshen, Feb. 10.

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John Ruthven, in part-nership with the Ameri-can Woodcock Society,Ohio’s East Fork StatePark, and the U.S. ArmyCorp of Engineers, in-vites you to experiencethe American Woodcock“skydance“ at East ForkState Park Saturday,March 14, at 6 p.m.

Easy to hear and moredifficult to see, the malewoodcock does his mat-ing “skydance“ upon theannual migratory returnof woodcock to South-west Ohio.

The event requireseasy walking of a mile orless on paved surfacesand standing around inwhat can be a chillyMarch evening. Dressaccordingly. Those ableto walk a short distance

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There is limited atten-dance capacity, so signup now. You may wish tobring a flashlight andbinoculars. Children arewelcome.

The evening activitieswill begin at 6 p.m. at theEast Fork State Park Of-fice at 3294 Elk LickRoad, Bethel, accessiblefrom state Route 125.

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Dr. Stephen Swisher, Senior Pastor

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

www.Epiphanyumc.org

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

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

PASTOR MARIE SMITHwww.cloughchurch.org

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

Nursery Care for Age 3 & underFull Program for Children, Youth,

Music, Small Groups & moreHandicapped Accessible

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

Allyse Sonnega - Children’s Director

BETHEL UNITEDMETHODIST CHURCH

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

www.bumcinfo.org

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

TRADITIONAL WORSHIPSunday 8:30 & 11 am

CONTEMPORARY WORSHIPSunday 9:30 & 11 am

UNITED METHODIST

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

199 Gay StreetWilliamsburg, Ohio 45176

Phone: 513-724-7985

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

PRESBYTERIAN

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CHURCHA Loving, Praying, Caring Church

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

360 Robin Av (oN Oak St) Loveland OH

683-2525www.LPCUSA.org • LPCUSA@fuse.net

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

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

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

513-831-0262www.trinitymilford.org

OWENSVILLEUnited Methodist

ChurchSunday School 8:45am

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

Stonelick Township - 1/2 milewest of CNE Schools

(513) 732-2208 myoumc.org

UNITED METHODIST

Marjorie BehymerMarjorie Behymer, 69, of

Goshen died Feb. 20.Survived by son, Mary Be-

hymer; siblings Charles andPauline McAfee; and grand-child, Chance Behymer.

Preceded in death by hus-band, Warren Behymer; son,David Behymer; parents GroverC. McAfee and Virginia Watson;and sister, Jenny Lou McAfee.

Services were Feb. 26 at T.P.White and Sons Funeral Home,Mount Washington.

Thomas J. CarlierThomas J. Carlier, 65, of

Owensville died Feb. 23.Survived by wife, Diana (nee

Minnick) Carlier; childrenWendy (Matt) Duesing andGarth (Cari) Carilier; grand-children Carlie and ChaseDuesing and Grant, Haley andLanee Carlier; siblings DeborahHolderman, Connie (Tom)Zurmehly, Robert (Laura) Car-lier, Melinda (Jeffrey) Adamsand Joseph (Wanda) Howard.

Preceded in death by parentsJerry and Marie (Koeppe)Carlier.

Services were Feb. 28 at St.Louis Church, Owensville.Memorials to: the AmericanHeart Association.

Alberta RebeccaConstable

Alberta Rebecca Constable,82, of Miami Township diedJan. 28.

Survived by brother, Daniel R.Constable; and many nieces,

nephews, great-nieces andgreat-nephews.

Preceded in death by parentsClarence and Elizabeth Schuer-man Constable; and siblingsEsther Hill, Joann Kacher, Paul,Al, Johnny and Ruth Constable.

Services were Feb. 2 at EvansFuneral Home, Milford. Memo-rials to: Hospice of Cincinnati.

Kimberly HewittKimberly (nee Lawson)

Hewitt, 50, of Goshen died Feb.22.

Survived by daughter, Nicole(Gary) Kinman; companion,Greg Kinman; grandchildrenZachary, Olivia and KylahKinman; mother, Lois Lawson;and sister, Tina (Rick) Gullett.

Preceded in death by father,Raymond Lawson.

Services were Feb. 26 at E.C.Nurre Funeral Home, Amelia.Memorials to: Relay for Life, c/oAmelia Eastern Star, 1075 Terry-del Lane, Cincinnati, OH 45245.

Wesley W. MartinWesley W. Martin, 76, of

Owensville died Feb. 21.Survived by wife, Maggie W.

(nee Michel); children Stephen(Susan), Raymond (deceased),Karin (Jeff) Hamlin and Kay(Mike) Philpot; grandchildrenChristopher and Claire Martin,Kimberly and Isaac Hamlin,Wesley Philpot and Megan(Austin) Napier; and siblingsWayne (Anne) and Jerry (Nor-ma) Martin, Rose Humphreyand Linda (Tom) Radtke andUncle Hayden (Rita) Wagers.

Preceded in death by parents

Leonard (Doug) and MarthaMartin; sister, Sue (Ray) Bragiel;and brother, John.

Services were Feb. 27 atEvans Funeral Home, Milford.Memorials to: the AmericanHeart Association or the charityof the donor’s choice.

William E. StairWilliam E. Stair, 80, of Mil-

ford died Feb. 17.Survived by wife, JoAnn (nee

Headworth); children Randy(Cheri) and Steve (Janice) Stair,Carri Cole, Lauri (Zach) Greweand Terri (Gary) Yoakum;grandchildren Cristi Meyer,Melissa Harville, Jessica Wat-kins, Lindsay Miller, EmilyYoakum and Kaitlyn Slack;great-grandchildren Alexis,Tyler, Allison, Audrey, Reaganand Reid; and brother, Craig(Susan) Stair.

Preceded in death by grand-son, Stephen Stair.

Services were Feb. 21 atMihovk-Rosenacker FuneralHome, Evendale. Memorials to:Hospice of Cincinnati.

Debrea JeanWoolwine

Debrea Jean (nee Cox) Wool-wine, 62, of Milford died Feb.16.

Survived by husband, EddieWoolwine; siblings MarthaEsposito and Bill, Wendell andBernie Cox.

Services were Feb. 20 at E.C.Nurre Funeral Home, Amelia.

DEATHS

Grace BaptistChurchA free community breakfastis served from 9 a.m. to 10:30a.m. each Sunday. No reser-vations are needed, and allare welcome.

The church is at 1004 MainSt., Milford; www.gracebap-tistmilford.org.

New Covenant LifeChurchWorship is 10:30 a.m. Sun-days, followed by a noonmeal and a second service at1 p.m.

The church is at 10059 Pleas-ant Renner Road, Goshen;

937-218-4309;newcovenantlifechurch.info;office@newcovenantli-fechurch.info.

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

The church is at 2580 US 50Stonelick Township.

Trinity UnitedMethodist ChurchWeekly Sunday services aretraditional at 8:15 a.m. and11 a.m. and contemporary

worship (and children’sSunday school) at 9:30 a.m.The church is at 5767 Wolf-pen-Pleasant Hill Road,Milford; 831-0262;www.trinitymilford.org

Village Church ofMariemontThe church has a traditionalchurch service at 10 a.m.Sundays, accompanied bySunday school.

The church is at the corner ofOak and Maple streets,Mariemont; villagechurchofmariemont.org.

RELIGION

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