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Some 20 years ago KevinMiller was making a pencilsketch as he sat in his car, wait-ing out the rain to inspect an out-door environmental cleanupproject, when he had an epipha-ny.

“Some of the contractors onthe job stopped by to see what Iwas doing, and one of them ex-claimed, ‘Wow, you should be anartist!’” Miller said.

“I had heard this same thingoff and on throughout my life.

“It was at that moment whenit occurred to me, ‘Maybe Ishould be an artist,’” Millersaid.

Miller took some art classesand began painting for personalsatisfaction and profit.

Now he’s operating “Krea-tive Spirits,” a “paint and sip”enterprise, out of his art studioat 215B Main St. in Milford.

Artists and would-be artistsare invited to put paintbrush toeasel in painting classes and ex-plore their creativity – withstep-by-step instructions fromMiller – while enjoying a glassof wine, beer or soda.

Miller insists that the adultdrinks are not meant to makeparticipants imagine them-

selves to be Monet or Rem-brandt.

He’s trying to make the expe-rience at Kreative Spirits asstress-free as possible, welcom-ing even those people whose ex-perience with oil and acrylicpaint has been limited to admir-ing other people’s work withthem.

Participants can take theiracrylic painting home withthem at the end of the lesson.People who paint with oil willhave to wait about a week fortheir painting to dry.

Miller, who lives in Sardinia,recently has traveled to variousHobby Lobby locationsthroughout the United States toteach painting with oil andacrylics.

“This has been a tremen-dously rewarding environ-ment,” Miller said.

“There is nothing like experi-encing all the great raw talentthat people possess.

“Being able to help those in-dividuals become better paint-ers is, by far, my greatest re-ward,” Miller said.

Miller grew up in George-town, Ohio, and says he used tohave sketching contents withhis brother that were judged bytheir parents.

“Throughout high school I

dabbled in art,” Miller said.“Upon graduation, I some-

how moved away from it.“However, intermittently

during my young adult years Iwould do a sketch or two forsomebody, or something,” Mil-ler said.

“This would always seem tobring me back to where I be-lieved that I naturally be-longed.”

Miller does portraiture, land-scapes, still life and wildlife inoil, acrylic, graphite, charcoal,and gouache, which is pigmentwith a binding agent and some-times, other materials.

“Most of my inspirationscome from nature,” Miller said.

“The fact is that seeing abeautiful sunset, a doe caringfor her young, the leaves chang-ing color in fall, a horse at fullgallop or a group of turtles sun-ning themselves on a log are al-most a spiritual experience forme.

“My parents, my children,close friends - anywhere I findbeauty or contentment can easi-ly become a source of inspira-

tion,” Miller said.Why did Miller choose to

open Kreative Spirits in Mil-ford?

“I love the old Milford areaand had been looking for quitesome time, trying to find aspace available,” Miller said.

“Fortunately, space becameavailable in a location that Ithought was ideal for a studio/classroom and I seized the op-portunity.”

Costs for classes for adultsand children at Kreative Spirits

range from $25 to $40, which in-cludes the cost of paint,brushes, canvases, easels andaprons.

House wine is $3 per glassand beer $3 per bottle.

To sign up for classes or getmore information, visitwww.kreativespirits.com.

Want to know more about what ishappening in Milford? Follow me onTwitter @jeannehouck.

Painting andsipping inMilfordBy Jeanne [email protected] PROVIDED

Kevin Miller gives painting lessons at his studio, Kreative Spirits, in Milford.

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Painting by Kevin Miller.

GOSHEN TOWNSHIP — Thenew year saw two key positionsfilled in Goshen Township – thejobs of police chief and townshipadministrator.

Rick Combs, a 37-year law en-forcement veteran who servedas chief deputy sheriff in Cler-mont County from October 1997to August 2012, was sworn in asGoshen Township’s latest policechief at a special meeting Dec.29. Combs began his $70,000-a-year job on Jan. 1.

Lou Ethridge, who recentlyserved as director of communitydevelopment in Clermont Coun-ty’s Miami Township, was sched-uled to take over as GoshenTownship’s full-time administra-

tor Jan. 12. Before going to workfor Miami Township two yearsago, Ethridge worked as GoshenTownship’s community and eco-

nomic development director.The new hires replace Ray

Snyder, the township’s policechief since 1991and its part-time

administrator since 1995. Snyderwent on sick leave Nov. 1 and re-tired Nov. 30.

Until Ethridge is on the job,Claire Corcoran, chairperson ofthe Goshen Township Board ofTrustees, will serve as the town-ship’s interim administrator atno extra compensation.

“I think Lou and Rick reallywill be very dedicated to Go-shen,” Corcoran said. “That’swhat we need.”

Corcoran said Ethridge’sknowledge of issues facing Go-shen Township helped him standout from other applicants for theadministrator’s job.

Ethridge and Combs also hadto show they could work with anall-female board of trustees, Cor-coran said.

She said Combs’ extensive

history in law enforcement andhis knowledge of the area werepluses in his favor.

“He came highly recom-mended, and I think he has thepersonality to work very wellwith the staff that we currentlyhave to get the ship on the rightpath,” Corcoran said.

Combs will lead a police de-partment that’s been the focus ofa two-year-old investigation in-volving thousands of dollars ofmissing drug case money ordersand narcotics evidence seized bypolice. The Hamilton Countysheriff’s office is expected to re-lease its findings on the missingitems soon.

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

Goshen Township starts new year with two key hiresBy Cindy [email protected]

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Goshen Township is starting the new year with two key hires: a new policechief and new administrator. Rick Combs’ first day as police chief was Jan. 1and Lou Ethridge started as the township’s administrator Jan. 12. The tworeplace Police Chief/Administrator Ray Snyder, who retired Nov. 30.

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At what was to be thefirst hearing on the pro-ject Oct. 2 so many peopleshowed up that the MiamiTownship Rural ZoningCommission rescheduledthe hearing for a largervenue in November. Sincethen, developers had de-layed a hearing on the re-zoning request twice.

“The developers sim-ply let the contract lapseand decided not to pursueit,” Miami Township Ad-ministrator Larry Fronksaid. “At this point, I don’tknow why. I don’t foreseethem coming back withanother request, at leastnot in the near future.”

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MIAMI TOWNSHIP —The controversial rezon-ing application for theDiekmeyer Farm proper-ty in Clermont County’sMiami Township waswithdrawn Dec. 29.

A recent notice on thetownship’s website saidHPA Development GroupInc.’s rezoning requestsubmitted on behalf ofRandall and Paul Diek-meyer has been with-drawn. Developers wereseeking a zone change sothat they could build a200-home subdivision onthe 88.62-acre farm at thesoutheast corner of We-ber Road and Branch HillGuinea Pike.

ment. The Diekmeyer Farm

is one of the township’slast remaining develop-ment parcels. Developershad proposed an infillneighborhood to tie inwith adjacent neighbor-hoods and fill a need forhigh quality housing inthe township. Their planscalled for a landscapedentrance to the proposedsubdivision, sidewalks onboth sides of the streets,street lights and 17.85acres of open space.

However, critics, whoincluded 320 petitioners,expressed concern abouta number of issues, in-cluding the possibility offuture multi-family hous-ing on the site by anotherdeveloper if an R-PUD

(single-family residentialplanned unit developmentoverlay was approved.They also worried that theproject would increasetraffic congestion, possi-bly cause flooding in sur-rounding neighborhoodsand have a negative im-pact on nearby homeown-ers’ property values.

Clermont County histo-rians also opposed theplanned subdivision, say-ing the site was raided byConfederate Gen. JohnHunt Morgan’s troops in1863 and had served as aCivil War camp for Unionsoldiers.

Want to know more aboutwhat’s happening in MiamiTownship? Follow me onTwitter @CindyLSchroeder.

CINDY SCHROEDER/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

An Oct. 2 hearing on the proposed rezoning of the DiekmeyerFarm in Miami Township had to be rescheduled after thecrowd exceeded the meeting room’s capacity. Developersrecently dropped their request to rezone the property for a200-home subdivision.

Rezoning for Diekmeyer FarmdroppedBy Cindy [email protected]

UNION TOWNSHIP — Anagenda for the future ofClermont County will beunveiled by the ClermontCounty Chamber of Com-merce at a Jan. 16 lun-cheon.

This is the first updatein about 25 years of a planfocusing on economic de-velopment and quality oflife issues in ClermontCounty. In early 1991, asimilar document, theClermont 2001 report, wasreleased.

On Jan. 16, DavidGooch, Agenda for the Fu-ture chairman, will sharehow the community canhelp accomplish goals set

forth in theplan thatwas a yearin the mak-ing.

“Ourfour corevalues willunderscoreall that we

do during 2015,” Goochsaid in a press release. Hesaid those include balanc-ing growth and develop-ment with a rural, smalltown feel, making Cler-mont County a great placefor every phase of life, be-ing productive citizensand community membersand preserving and pro-moting the county’s histor-ic and natural assets.

During the past year,

more than 50 conversa-tions were held with 500community members andthe Chamber received ad-ditional feedback from 75online surveys, said MattVan Sant, president/CEOof the Clermont CountyChamber of Commerce.Seven work teams solicit-ed feedback on those rec-ommendations and priori-tized goals through work-shops and surveys.

During the next 12 to 14months, the chamberplans to involve more peo-ple on work teams and setdeadlines to act on theplan’s recommendations.

“This was a bottom upprocess driven by commu-nity conversations,” VanSant said. “The communi-

ty told us what they aremost proud of and whatClermont County’s great-est accomplishments havebeen. We plan to leveragethose strengths going for-ward.”

The luncheon also willfeature an address by RoyWilliams, president of theOklahoma Chamber ofCommerce. He will sharehow Oklahoma City imple-mented the MetropolitanArea Projects initiative,dramatically improvingeconomic developmentand residents’ quality oflife.

Want to know what’s happen-ing in Clermont County?Follow me on Twitter @Cin-dyLSchroeder.

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

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Dog, kennel licensesavailable throughJan. 31

Dog and kennel li-censes for 2015 areavailable for purchasethrough Jan. 31.

Dog licenses cost $16for one year; three-yearlicenses cost $48 andpermanent licenses are$160.

In Ohio, kennels aredefined as establish-ments that keep, house,and maintain adult dogsfor the purpose ofbreeding them for a fee.Annual kennel licensescost $80, and includefive tags, plus $1 per tagfor any additional dogs.

Dog licenses can bebought through the au-ditor’s website atclermontauditor.org, orthrough multiplevendors listed on thewebsite, or in person atthe auditor’s office, 101E. Main St., Batavia.Kennel licenses must bepurchased at the office.Fees from dog and ken-nel licenses help to fundthe county animal shel-ter.

Office hours are 8a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Mon-day-Friday. Call 513-732-7150 for more infor-mation.

Conservationassistance offeredto farmers throughJan. 16

The U.S. Departmentof Agriculture’s Natu-ral Resources Conser-vation Service (NRCS)is accepting new appli-cations for the Environ-mental Quality Incen-tives Program (EQIP)from Ohio farmers andowners of non-industri-al private forest landwho want to improve thenatural resources ontheir land. Applicationsreceived by Friday, Jan.16, will be consideredfor funding this fiscalyear.

EQIP is a voluntaryconservation programthat supports agricul-ture and environmentalquality as compatiblegoals. Through EQIP,agricultural producersmay receive financialand technical help withstructural and manage-ment conservationpractices on agricultur-al land, such as covercrops, conservation till-age, rotational grazing,winter feeding areasand more.

Lori Lenhart, theNRCS conservationistfor Brown and Clermontcounties, said, “We en-joy working with localfarmers to developplans that best fit theiroperation and goals,while also protectingour soil and improvingthe quality of ourstreams and lakes. Thefinancial assistanceavailable through EQIPpays a part of the cost oftrying new practices,which may be justwhat’s needed to maketrying something newworthwhile.”

In Brown and Cler-mont counties, agricul-tural producers inter-ested in applying forEQIP and conservationplanning assistanceshould contact Lenhartprior to Jan. 16 at 513-732-2181, ext. 102, or byemail at lori.lenhart

@oh.usda.gov.

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Goshen High SchoolThe recent Second Annual

Marching Band Invitational atGoshen High School was attend-ed by a crowd of participants,spectators, and volunteers ofmore than 1500 people, 12 bands,competing in class from A toAAAA, seeking a variety ofawards including best music,best general effect, best per-cussion, best visual effect andplacement in each class.

After shows were performedentitled “Magic of Motown”,“Good versus Evil,” Mayan Im-pressions” and Goshen’s own“Live by the Sword.”

Walnut Hills was crownedGrand Champion, and Colerainwas dubbed Reserve GrandChampion.

One avid band supporter, Su-perintendent Darrell Edwards,had this to say about the event,“Marching band is a wonderfulexperience for students as thelong rehearsals teach disci-pline, teamwork, sacrifice, re-silience, hard work, mannersand flexibility to both studentsand parents alike.”

Edwards also gives a nod toBand Director, Michael Os-senschmidt, Color Guard Direc-tor Heather Huening, and bandparent volunteers who helpedmake the event a success. “Itwas a wonderful event for bandmembers to showcase their col-lective talents and our schoolcommunity and facility.”

The Goshen High Schoolmarching band competes in anaverage of seven competitionsper school year, and the GoshenLocal School District Band Pro-gram holds concerts through-out the academic year.

Mount Notre Dame HighSchool

» Mount Notre Dame stu-dents visited France as part ofthe school’s French Exchangeprogram from Nov. 12 throughDec. 3.

Students Annie Eramo(Loveland), Stephanie Faller(West Chester Township), Moi-ra Fiebig (Milford), MichelleFisk (Amberley Village), CarleyKline (Mason) and Ellie Lang(Indian Hill) traveled to theirhost school, Sainte Marie in Bel-fort, France.

MND’s World Languages De-partment Chair, Julie Yorn andFrench teacher Trish Meyer co-ordinated this year’s French Ex-change Program. Students ex-perienced France first hand byliving with host families and at-tending classes. While each stu-dent had different experiencesdepending on their host family,students were able to tourFrench cities such as Belfort,

Mulhouse, Strasbourg and Par-is, in addition to visiting placesin Germany and Switzerland.

The most memorable part ofthe trip for the majority of stu-dents was seeing the Eiffel Tow-er, although many commentedon seeing Notre Dame, Le Lou-vre, Arc De Triomphe, going tothe Champs-Elysees, and takingboat rides on the Seine River.

When asked about her expe-rience in the school, Eramosaid, “The biggest differencebetween the schools is the time.They start school around thesame time as we do, but they fin-ish between 4 p.m. and 6 pm.This includes an hour and a halflunch break at noon.”

Experiencing another cul-

ture is always a challenging ex-perience, and the trip for theMND students was not differ-ent.

“It is a lot of fun, but it is defi-nitely not a vacation. Hearing,reading, and speaking a foreignlanguage 24/7 is hard work,”Faller said. “This was an incred-ible opportunity for me, and Iappreciated every second of it,”Kline said.

MND offers French andSpanish exchange programs forcurrent students to broaden thestudents’ perspective relativeto culture and language. Thiswas MND’s second phase of thefirst exchange program toFrance. Last spring was thefirst phase, in which the host

students from France stayedwith the MND students. Thesecond annual French Ex-change Program starts in Feb-ruary when a new group ofMND students will host stu-dents from Belford, France.MND has been working withSanta Maria del Pilar School inZaragoza, Spain for nine yearswith their school-year ex-change program. In 2013, MNDadded a summer exchange pro-gram to give more students im-mersion opportunities. Stu-dents chosen to be part of theexchange program go through aselection process that includesan evaluation of academic andattendance records, teacher in-put, application and interview.

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Mount Notre Dame High School students who participated in the school's first French exchange program, from left: Michelle Fisk, Carley Kline, AnnieEramo, teacherTrish Meyer, teacher Julie Yorn, Moira Fiebig, Stephanie Faller and Ellie Lang.

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

Exercise ClassesStrength & Balance, 9-9:45a.m., Union Township CivicCenter, 4350 Aicholtz Road,Variety of exercises designed toincrease muscular strength,range of movement and activ-ity for daily living skills. Call forpricing. Through Feb. 26.947-7333. Union Township.

Spinning on Keiser M3 Free-wheel, 6:15-7:15 p.m., MiamiAthletic Club & Wellness Cen-ter, 930 Lila Ave., SpinningStudio. Keiser M3 indoor bikewith magnetic resistance. Ages18 and up. $10. Registrationrecommended. 831-0006;www.miamiathleticclub.org.Milford.

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

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

SilverSneakers SeniorStretch, 2:30-3:15 p.m., SEMLaurels, 203 Mound Ave., Free.Presented by SilverSneakersFlex. 478-6783. Milford.

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

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

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

Dining EventsFish Fry, 6-7:30 p.m., Dennis

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

Exercise ClassesSilverSneakers SeniorStretch, 9 a.m., Union Town-ship Civic Center, 4350 AicholtzRoad, Complete series of seat-ed and standing yoga poses.Restorative breathing exercisesand final relaxation promotestress reduction and mentalclarity. Call for pricing. Present-ed by SilverSneakers Flex.947-7333. Union Township.

X-Fit Classes, noon, MiamiAthletic Club & Wellness Cen-ter, $10. Registration recom-mended. 831-0006; www.mia-miathleticclub.org. Milford.

Milford Jazzercise, 9:30-10:30a.m., Milford Jazzercise, $38per month. 227-3343; www.jaz-zercise.com. Milford.

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

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

SATURDAY, JAN. 17Art ExhibitsMy Father’s World, 9 a.m. to 6p.m., River Hills ChristianChurch, 677-7600. Loveland.

BenefitsTeam Ron Fundraiser, noon to4 p.m., Izaak Walton LeagueLodge, 544 Branch Hill-Love-land Road, Ron Blanton wasdiagnosed with Stage 3 non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma in Octo-ber. He is currently undergoingtreatment. Fundraiser helpsdefray increasing medical bills.Comedians, basket raffles,split-the-pot, bake sale andmore. Free admission. Present-ed by Team Ron. 319-2730.Loveland.

Exercise ClassesTOPS: Take Off Pounds Sen-sibly, 9:30-10:30 a.m., AmeliaUnited Methodist Church, 19 E.Main St., Lower Level, Genera-tions Room. Talk about healthi-er choices for living a healthierlife. Ages 18 and up. Free.Presented by TOPS: Take OffPounds Sensibly. 800-932-8677;www.tops.org. Amelia.

Spinning on Keiser M3 Free-wheel, 8:45-9:45 a.m., Miami

Athletic Club & Wellness Cen-ter, $10. Registration recom-mended. 831-0006; www.mia-miathleticclub.org. Milford.



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

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

RPM, featuring Randy Phil-lips, 8 p.m., Green KayakMarket and Eatery, 204 FrontSt., Free. 843-6040. New Rich-mond.

NatureA Walk in the Woods, 9-11a.m., Cincinnati Nature Centerat Rowe Woods, 4949 TealtownRoad, Free. Nonmembers paydaily admission. 831-1711.Union Township.

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

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

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

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

Exercise ClassesMilford Jazzercise, 9:30-10:30a.m., Milford Jazzercise, $38per month. 227-3343; www.jaz-zercise.com. Milford.

NatureWinter Travel Series: GrandCanyon, Rim to Rim, 2-3:30

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

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

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


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


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

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

TUESDAY, JAN. 20Art Exhibits

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

Exercise ClassesX-Fit Classes, noon, MiamiAthletic Club & Wellness Cen-ter, $10. Registration recom-mended. 831-0006; www.mia-miathleticclub.org. Milford.

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


Literary - LibrariesLoveland Book Club, 10 a.m.,Loveland Branch Library, 649Loveland-Madeira Road, Callfor details. Ages 18 and up.Free. 369-4476; www.cincinna-tilibrary.org. Loveland.

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

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

Business ClassesT.A.L.K. Toastmasters ofMilford, 7-8:30 p.m., St. An-drew Parish Center, 560 MainSt., Discover how membershipin Toastmasters will improveyour speaking skills, increaseyour thinking power and buildyour self-confidence. Meetsfirst and third Wednesdays ofevery month. Free. Presentedby Milford T.A.L.K. Toastmas-ters. Through April 1. 378-7654;2289.toastmastersclubs.org.Milford.

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

Exercise ClassesSpinning on Keiser M3 Free-wheel, 9:30-10:30 a.m., MiamiAthletic Club & Wellness Cen-ter, $10. Registration recom-mended. 831-0006; www.mia-miathleticclub.org. Milford.



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

THURSDAY, JAN. 22Art Exhibits

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

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

Spinning on Keiser M3 Free-wheel, 6:15-7:15 p.m., MiamiAthletic Club & Wellness Cen-ter, $10. Registration recom-mended. 831-0006; www.mia-miathleticclub.org. Milford.


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

SilverSneakers SeniorStretch, 2:30-3:15 p.m., SEMLaurels, Free. 478-6783. Mil-ford.

Milford Jazzercise, 9:30 -10:30a.m., Milford Jazzercise, $38per month. 227-3343; www.jaz-zercise.com. Milford.


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

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

Exercise ClassesSilverSneakers SeniorStretch, 9 a.m., Union Town-ship Civic Center, Call for pric-ing. 947-7333. Union Township.




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

BenefitsLoveland Athletic BoostersTiger Ball, 6 p.m. to midnight,Oasis Golf Club and ConferenceCenter, 902 Loveland-Mi-amiville Road, To raise moneyfor student athletes grades7-12. Dinner, music, dancing,raffles and live and silentauction. Ages 18 and up. $100couple, $50 single. Reservationsrequired. Presented by Love-land Athletic Boosters. 505-3217; www.lovelandathletic-boosters.com. Loveland.

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

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

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

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

Mild Kimchi1 head Chinese or

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

1 Daikon radish, about4”, peeled and thinlysliced

1 carrot, thinly sliced1/2 cup pickling salt

4 garlic cloves,minced

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

1 teaspoon peeledminced fresh ginger root==

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

My favoriteguacamole

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

3 large ripe Hass avo-

cados - peeled, pitted andscooped out

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

taste3/4 teaspoon cumin or

to taste1 minced clove garlic

or more to tasteChipotle peppers in

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

2 Roma tomatoes,diced

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

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

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

Tips from Rita’skitchen:

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

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

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

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

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

Start year off healthy with homemade Kimchi

Rita HeikenfeldRITA’S KITCHEN

THANKS TO RITA HEIKENFELD

Homemade guacamole is perfect for upcoming Super Bowl parties.

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Jan. 7 questionWhat should be the top priori-

ties for the Republican-controlledCongress (House and Senate)?

“Changing the public percep-tion and information about whylegislation is not acted upon. TheAmerican people are tired of theConstitution being ignored. Aftereliminating the hideous tax ofObamacare, legislation to ensurenew employment should be thetop priority. This would mean,among many other things, a via-ble means for companies to pro-vide health care benefits, possi-bly the Keystone Pipeline, andcertainly an agreement to publishand read all legislation beforevoting. Requiring legislation todescribe its basis in the Constitu-tion would be a great start.”

D.B.

“To abolish Obamacare, put inKeystone Pipeline, to have con-trol of our borders, and allow ourcountry the right to have the 10Commandments back in ourschools and courtrooms.”

Mary Ann Maloney

“Do something! We pay thesepeople far too much to do nothing.If we wanted nothing done for alot of public money, we would justhire Mike Brown.”

M.J.F.

I am hoping that the new Con-

gress can finally do something(anything) this year. These lastseveral Congresses have been sodivided that nothing moved for-ward. I hope they move on the def-icit spending and the nationaldebt which are out of control. Sec-ondly they could approve theKeystone Pipeline to get the U.S.and Canadian shale oil to refiner-ies more safely. Now with thecheaper gas (temporarily) in-crease the federal excise tax paidat the pump to help fix the high-ways and bridges across the Unit-ed States. My guess is we willhave two more years of nothingmuch being accomplished.

“The Congress is much like theUN; there is a lot of talk but veryfew results. Never have so manydone so little for so long. Go fig-ure!”

T.D.T.

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In the last 10 days tradi-tional media have inun-dated us regarding thetragic suicide of Joshua(”Leelah”) Alcorn, a self-proclaimed “transgenderteen,” in a misguided at-tempt to reward a requestin his suicide note that hisdeath “mean something”on behalf of other trans-gendered people.

Candlelight “vigils”have been held, and“friends” have come for-ward to express not sym-pathy for the bereavedparents, but anger towardthem.

With a “news” mediaand “friends” like this,who needs enemies?

Clearly the under-ageboy was enraged at hisparents for rejecting hisrequest for “gender reas-signment surgery,” aninvolved (counseling, sur-gery, hormone therapy),protracted (several years),expensive procedure(more than $25,000) thatalso apparently violatedhis parents’ Christian con-sciences. Joshua rejectedthe counseling and med-ical treatment his parentssecured for him, and in afinal act of rebellion, hestepped out in front on atractor trailer after mid-night on Interstate 71.

The “news” media istreating Joshua’s self-murder as honorable whenit should be seen as theselfish act of a deluded

narcissistwho sawhimself as aromantic“martyr”revoltingagainst anevil, oppres-sive worldruled byChristianparents andothers who

sought to limit his personalwants. By constantly re-ferring to Joshua as “Lee-lah” and by using the pro-nouns “she” and “her” inreporting this story, the“news” media becomeactivists for the fantasy oftransgenderism and be-come accessories to thepain and suffering of thosewho need healing, not en-couragement and endorse-ment in self-delusion.

Joshua’s parents lovedhim, but he loved onlyhimself. In his self-focus,he failed to see that par-ents and siblings are one’strue friends, and that “car-ing” by the so-called“LGBT community” onsocial media and else-where is a mirage. Recog-nizing the danger of thecounsel of such falsefriends (and possibly inresponse to his rebelliousattitude), Joshua’s parentstook away the privileges ofa laptop and smart phonethat he would use to accessthe Internet.

He threatened the life

of a truck driver whomight have lost control inan attempt to avoid Josh-ua’s self-murder. Thatdriver will be forever im-pacted by the horror im-posed on him by the me-dia’s darling.

What lessons can belearned from this? That“transgenders” are abusedby a society that largelyrefuses to “understand” orcondone their bizarre de-sires and behavior? Thatparents have no right toseek help for a child suf-fering from delusion andother mental illnesses?That the taxpayer must beforced, through insurance,to subsidize unethicalmedical procedures? Thatwomen and girls lose allprivacy in restrooms andshower rooms to men andboys who fantasize thatthey are females“trapped” in a male body?

Or do we learn that anagenda exists by an activ-ist “news” and “entertain-ment” media and by cer-tain special-interestgroups to confuse andsexualize youth for theirown evil (often profitable)purposes?

Obviously, Joshua’s lifemeant little to him. Mayrevelation of truth findthat Joshua’s tragic deathand the suffering of hisfamily not be in vain.

Randy Kleine is a resident ofMilford.

Traditional media more aboutfantasy, less about truth

Randy KleineCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

The times are such thatwe need to look at both ofthese human virtues.

There is a relationship toexamine. In spite of all theethnic tensions that seem tobe causing trouble every-where, each of us can havean important impact onimproving the situationbefore it gets further out ofcontrol. Consider that asyou appear in a group ofstrangers many of them arelikely to evaluate you. Thisincludes ethnicity, appear-ance, manners, behavior orany other personal aspect.How do you want to bejudged? Sadly, some peoplewill try to find a way todislike you. Certainly youhave noticed this very hu-man fault. My purpose inthis essay is to help us tryto restore humanity to asuitable level.

Let me give you an in-stance I had in a very tryingsituation. It was five daysafter 9-11 2001 and I wasrushing to a hospital inColumbus where my termi-nally ill daughter was togive birth. As I rushed tothe door, I noticed a womanbehind me. She was wear-ing Muslim dress. What wasI to do? After quick, butintensive thought, I held thedoor for her and smiled. Itmay not have changed anyof her attitudes, but I felt

like I haddone theright thing.That wasjust a sim-ple courte-sy, hopeful-ly it mayhave madesomechange forthe better.

Theimportant point is that sim-ple courtesy is a positiveaction toward a better soci-ety. It costs you nothing,yet, it will improve humanrelationships. Think of howmany times you performeda simple kind gesture to astranger. Most often youare rewarded by a smile.That is more important thanyou think. It reflects on youand most likely your ethnic-ity if the stranger is of an-other ethnicity. In a smallway you have improved onall of humanity. Think ofhow much better this isthan the recent senselessriots that have only in-creased tensions and solvednothing. Tensions exist. Theonly way to reduce them isrespect for all people.

This respect begins withevery person consideringthat they are representa-tives of their ethnicity.Quite simply your respectbegins with you. You will

gain or lose it by your ac-tions. It is not the easychoice, but I can assure youthat progress begins withcourtesy. Once you havemade that choice you willfind that your own selfrespect will grow. It won’tbe long before others noticeand honor it. Respect ismore easily lost thangained. This is due to hu-man nature and in somepart, jealousy. It is up to allof us to do the simple thingsthat are noticed and creategood feeling among thosewe contact.

Police officers have avery difficult task. Theyrepresent all of us and mayfeel threatened is somecases. Part of their mentalmake up is to protect them-selves for obvious reasons.This makes them no differ-ent than any of us. This isevident in the great in-crease in gun sales.

If we want to stop theviolence, it is up to all of usto act courteously in everysituation. The antagonismtoward anyone and thelooting and damage to in-nocent businesses onlyproduces more bad reac-tions.

Edward Levy is a resident ofMontgomery.

Courtesy and respectpart of the solution

Edward LevyCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

We all get the winter blahsfrom time to time. For some,though, it’s more than just a bluemood. By some estimates, asmuch as 20 percent of the pop-ulation suffers from a mild tomoderate form of Seasonal Af-fective Disorder (SAD) or winterdepression.

Older adults are at particularrisk – almost one in seven peopleover the age of 65 are thought toexhibit signs of clinical depres-sion, according to mental healthexperts.

What is Seasonal AffectiveDisorder?

Seasonal Affective Disorder(SAD) is a set of symptoms,including depression and unpre-dictable mood swings, whichoccur when ambient light levelsdiminish during the fall andwinter as the sun moves pro-gressively lower in the sky. Thedepression and mood swings areoften associated with a dip in theserum blood level of serotonin, aneurotransmitter that helps toregulate mood, and melatonin, aserotonin-derived neurotrans-mitter that regulates sleep pat-terns.

Mammals (including humans)have an area of the brain calledthe pineal gland, which regulatesthe production of melatonin.Some researchers believe thatthis region of the brain is able todetect small changes in ambientlight and sun angle over time,and thus upregulate or downregulate the brain’s serotoninand melatonin production.

Some researchers believethat people who suffer SAD maysimply have an overly activepineal gland, or may produceless serotonin on average than aperson without the condition.Either way, it is a serious, life-affecting problem for manypeople.

What you can do to beatthe winter blues.

The keys to feeling better aregetting more light and moreexercise. If the weather isn’t toocold or icy, take a stroll for 20-30minutes twice a day. If you can’tget out, draw up the blinds andopen shutters over windows toallow more ambient sunlight intoyour home. If you have a fire-place, use it. Sitting in front ofan evening fire on cold, darkwinter nights may help to keepyour melatonin production nor-malized. If that doesn’t help,there are special light therapydevices that SAD sufferers canuse to help reduce symptoms.

Serotonin re-uptake-inhibitingmedicines (SSRIs) like Prozacand Zoloft can also be helpful inbreaking severe depressivecycles, but these medicationsmust be carefully monitored bya doctor. You cannot simply startand stop them at will. They takeseveral weeks to build to effec-tive levels, and you must alsowean off them gradually.

Moderate exercise increasesserum serotonin and also trig-gers the production of the pain-relieving hormone dopamine. Aregular indoor exercise programcan help reduce the symptoms ofdepression and even alleviatesome chronic pain. Not only canseniors combat the winter blues,they can increase their overallwellness and strength, just bygetting more active.

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Boys basketball» Milford handed Kings its

first ECC loss of the season66-49 Jan. 6. Will Hannah ledall scorers with 25 points andthe Eagles remained unbeat-en with the victory.

» Goshen defeated Little

Miami 58-55 Jan. 3. » Taylor defeated Cler-

mont Northeastern 57-51Jan. 3.

» Roger Bacon defeatedMcNicholas 57-45 Jan. 6. An-drew Schuermann led theRockets with 17 points.

Girls basketball» Milford defeated Kings

49-30 Jan. 7. Kelly Noll led the

Eagles with 14 points. TaylorFoster chipped in 10 points.

» Little Miami defeatedClermont Northeastern 55-42Jan. 5. Rachel Ward led theRockets with 11 points.

» Madeira defeated Go-shen 80-55 Jan. 5. Kelsie Jean-drevin and Kayla Miller eachscored 12 points for the War-riors.

» Anderson defeated

McNicholas 72-47 Jan. 5.Mad-ison Temple led all scorerswith 20 points.

McNicholas defeated Rog-er Bacon 53-16 Jan. 7.

Boys’ bowling» Anderson defeated Go-

shen 2,609- 2,219 Jan. 5. SethDavis led the Warriors with ahigh series of 374.

» McNicholas defeatedFenwick 1,995-1,638 Jan. 8.

Girls bowling» Milford defeated Turpin

2,026-1,916 Jan. 8.» Anderson defeated Go-

shen 1,908-1,753 Jan. 5.Boys swimming» Turpin defeated Milford

69-33 Jan. 7.Girls swimming» Turpin defeated Milford

79-23 Jan. 7.

SHORT HOPS

By Nick [email protected]

MILFORD — During theThursday practice before histeam’s game against WalnutHills, Eagles head coach JoeCambron was wearing a shirtwith the word “We” in a muchbolder, larger font than theword “Me” on the back.

The imagery there is obvi-ous, but it’s been a cornerstoneof the way his Milford team hasplayed this season. His playersare buying into making the ex-tra pass and playing tough, re-lentless defense.

“When you combine thosetwo qualities, you have a chanceto be in every game,” Cambronsaid. “These guys are fun tocoach and they are competitiveas heck. I don’t think I wouldhave predicted the seasonwould go this well so far, but likemost coaches, I’ll take it.”

The Eagles’ style of play hasdone more than give them achance in every game. Enteringthe Jan. 9 win over Eastern Cin-cinnati Conference rival WalnutHills, the Eagles were defeatingtheir opponents by an averageof almost 23 points per game.

Senior forward Will Hannahhas led the team in scoring infive games this season, but he isfar from being the only threat inthe Eagles’ arsenal. Brad Hallhas led the team in scoringtwice and Ben Greenwell hasdone so once.

Grant Riesenberg and RyanGallimore, whom Cambron de-scribed as “glue guys,” havealso had good games.

“I wasn’t sure it was going togo this well, but I thought we

had good chemistry and that weplayed as a team,” Riesenbergsaid. “This team is very unself-ish and it’s fun to play with awhole bunch of guys that pass toget the best shot.”

Milford is in the midst of per-haps the toughest part of itsschedule right now. The Eagleshanded Kings its first confer-ence loss Jan. 6, beat WalnutHills Friday to keep ECC leadand played a feisty Turpin teamTuesday after deadline.

Players said they are readyto continue to what they’vestarted.

“If we end up on the shortend, we are going to come backand get them,” Gallimore said.

Riesenberg voiced a similarmindset should the Eagles losein any of its upcoming games.

“We’re going to continue toplay well,” he said. “We’re notgoing to let a loss define us.”

Team-focusedMilford boyshoops startseasonundefeated

BRANDON SEVERN FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Kyle Gilioli of Walnut Hills boxes out Will Hannah of Milford after a free throw Jan. 9.

By Nick [email protected]

BRANDON SEVERN FOR THE COMMUNITY

PRESS

Brad Hall of Milford tries to getaround the Walnut Hills’ defensedown near the baseline. Milfordand Walnut Hills squared off Jan. 9to see who will keep the top spot inthe ECC.

Twice this week, the MilfordHigh School boys basketballteam has had to battle one of theEastern Cincinnati Conferenceheavyweights and twice the Ea-gles have proved up to the task,as MHS stayed unbeaten with a56-55 home win over WalnutHills on Friday night. Bothteams entered the night withidentical 4-0 records in confer-ence play, but when the finalwhistle blew, it was Milford im-proving to 9-0 overall and 5-0 inleague play.

Milford, which led by 11 athalftime, was outscored in thesecond half as Walnut (7-2, 4-1ECC) nearly stole one on theroad after shooting nearly 58percent from the floor in thesecond half. The visiting Eaglesused a tough trapping defenseto try and force the hosts intoturnovers and contested shotsand had a chance to win in thewaning seconds. Walnut’s top

player, senior MaCio Teaguehad the ball in his hands for thefinal shot but his contested jum-per came up short sending thepacked house in the MHS gyminto an uproar.

All nine players that took the

floor for Milford contributed tothe win, with Will Hannah onceagain topping the scoring chartwith 15 points. Four players,Jack Engeleman, Ryan Galli-more, Justin Arnold and BenGreenwell each scored nine for

the winners. Engleman (8) andArnold (7) also both came up bigon the boards as each playerregistered career-highs in re-bounds.

The night started with Wal-nut’s Omari Peek hitting athree, but Milford scored thenext 11 points of the game toopen an early eight point lead.By the end of the first quarter,Arnold’s first of three tripleshad pushed the home team to a19-10 lead.

After two free throws byTeague early in the second quar-ter, Milford went long to sparkan 8-0 run, with triples by Ar-nold and Hannah leading theway. The spurt pushed the hometeam’s lead to 14.

Midway through the thirdquarter, Milford again saw itslead grow to 14 when Arnoldonce against connected fromdowntown to make the score 42-28. Down the stretch in thethird, Walnut outscored thehome team 9-3 to cut the deficitto eight with one quarter to go.

As the fourth quarter passed

its midway point, Greenwellsplit a pair of free throws to givethe hosts a comfortable 10-pointlead with 3:48 on the clock.Teague and Caleb Tregrescored five quick points forWHHS, but Gallimore an-swered with a three that pushedMilford back up eight. A bigthree-point play by Teague keptWalnut alive and after a Milfordmiss, Tregre hit a jumper thatmade it 56-53. From there, Galli-more missed the front end of aone and one and Teague scoredagain with 43 seconds to play tomake it 56-55. Greenwellmissed a chance to give Milfordsome breathing room when hemissed the front end of anotherone and one, setting the stagefor Teague’s off-balance lastsecond jumper.

Teague, the ECC’s leadingscorer at 25 points per game,scored 27 in the defeat and wasjoined in double figures byTregre who totaled 17.

Next Friday, Milford is backhome, hosting Glen Este. Bothgames tip at 7:30 p.m.

First-place ECC showdown goes to Milford

BRANDON SEVERN FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

The Milford High School student section was in full force as Milford squaredoff with Walnut Hills to see who will keep the top spot in the ECC Fridaynight, Jan. 9.

By Shawn SellMilford correspondent

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MT. WASHINGTON —Despite the 6-5 recordfollowing a convincingwin against Roger Ba-con Jan.7, the McNicho-las Rockets are still wellthought of by other areacoaches.

In the Week 5 Divi-sion II-IV girls’ basket-ball coaches poll, theRockets were third be-hind Madeira and Sum-mit Country Day and infront of fourth-place Fe-licity-Franklin. Allthree of those teamshave better recordsthan McNick.

“I think some peoplethought more highly ofus at the beginning ofthe season,” Rocketshead coach Gregg Flam-mer said. “People look atour schedule and think itcounts for a lot. It’s al-ways helped and it helpsus come tournamenttime.”

The tournament isstill 11 games away andFlammer said that, likemany teams, there arethings they want to im-prove upon such as notletting games get out ofcontrol and better guardplay to support PaytonRamey.

“Whichever direc-tion we are going in, wetend to we stay thatway,” the coach said.“When things start go-ing against us, we tendto struggle. This secondhalf of the season isabout developing con-sistency and more of aplay-with-anybodymentality.”

After losing in double

overtime to Milford toopen the season, theRockets won threestraight including a winagainst Loveland. Afterthat, the Rocketsdropped three straight.

Since then, they’vewon three of their lastfour games before head-ing into a weekendmatchup with Summitand starting this weekagainst Conner.

“I knew it was goingto be a different yearwith graduating somany seniors from lastyear and I knew therewere going to be frus-trating times,” Rameysaid. “I think we’ve got-ten a lot better after hit-ting that rough patch.”

A lot of the leadershipduties have fallen to Ra-mey because she is oneof the few varsity carry-overs from last year.She said she has handledthat responsibility bytrying to be more vocal,exuding leadershipfrom her role as a teamcaptain and by makingplays on the court.

Ramey’s stat linespeaks to that third goal.

She is the only Rocketwho averages doublefigures in scoring; shehauls in seven reboundsa contest and is tied forfourth on the team in as-sists per game.

Going forward, Flam-mer knows every teamis going to key on Ra-mey, thus balance be-tween the inside gameand outside is impor-tant.

“We are looking to getmore out of our guardsinstead of looking forjust Payton,” he said. “If

you come to our games,you will hear me gettingon our guards to be moreaggressive, confidentand to shoot the ballmore.”

Both he and Rameysaid they are confidentthat a mix of this team’schemistry and belief inthemselves could helpthem make noise in theplayoffs.

“I think that we havethe talent,” Ramey said.“It’s a matter of settlingdown and using it.”

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McNicholas senior center Payton Ramey looks toward the basket while being defended by Anderson’s Madison Temple duringthe Rockets’ 72-47 loss to Anderson Jan. 5 at home.

McNickgirls look toturn cornerfor 2nd halfof seasonBy Nick [email protected]

bowlers, particularlyJosh Cooper, before Mil-ford’s season began.

In his 11 years, Ritz-mann said he has neverhad a player average 200pins a game coming intotryouts and added that hewould grab headlinesthroughout the season.Cooper has tempered thepraise some saying hebowled “my highest gameever coming into tryouts.”

“I wasn’t going to beaveraging in the 200s likecoach thought,” Coopersaid. “There is still roomto improve.”

Cooper currently holdsa 173.5 average in 16games and said it’s takensome time to get used tothe Baker games, whereeach of the five bowlers isrolling for one score. Re-gardless of his current av-erage, or what it might beat the end of the season, hestill has been an impor-tant contributor to Mil-ford‘s rollers so far.

“He’s still one of ourtop bowlers,” Ritzmannsaid. “I watched him thelast year before he was onthe team so I knew whathe brings to the table, andhe hasn’t disappointed atall.”

Cooper, along with a ca-dre of other freshmen,has assumed larger rolebecause the Eagles arewithout senior captainTimmy Goodyear.

Goodyear, who led theteam in average last year,was battling a nasal infec-tion prior to the season,but it manifested into oth-er issues causing him to

MILFORD Eagles’bowling head coach FrankRitzmann lumped heavypraise on his freshmen

miss toomanyschooldays to re-main eligi-ble for theseason.

Ritz-mann saidfreshman

Nathan McGeorge hasfilled the void left byGoodyear nicely and add-ed if he stays on his cur-rent pace, he will breakthe school record for sin-gle-season average.

McGeorge holds a192.7 average through 17games and is fifth in theconference in averagethis season. JeremiahMitchell, another fresh-man, has bowled 157 inone game.

“We need him to helpfill the gap as well,” Ritz-mann said.

The trio of freshmenisn’t alone in their suc-cess. Junior Josh Brooks-bank averages 185.7 and isninth in the conference ingame average. Sopho-more Noah Dolezal is sev-enth in the conferencewith a 188.6 average.

Milford returned to thelanes after not bowlingsince Dec. 14 with a matchagainst Turpin Jan. 8. TheEagles defeated the Spar-tans 2,296-2,234 in thatmatch.

The Eagles (7-1)bowled in the HoinkeBearcat Open Jan. 9, theSWOC/ECC ConferenceTournament Jan. 10 andhad back-to-back matchesagainst Walnut Hills Tues-day and Wednesday.

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Nancy Gregory, 42, 12098 Coun-try Lake, theft.

Incidents/investigationsBurglaryAt 1400 block of Woodville, Dec.4.

DisorderAt 7000 block of Hill Station,Dec. 1.

At area of Ohio 28 and Cozad-dale, Dec. 3.

At 6600 block of Goshen Road,Dec. 5.

At 1100 block of Country Lake,Dec. 5.

DisputeAt 1900 block of Woodville, Dec.1.

TheftAt 100 block of Holly Park, Dec.2.

At 6700 block of Dick Flynn, Dec.3.

At 1700 block of Ohio 28, Dec. 4.At 5600 block of Ivy Road, Dec. 5.TrespassingAt 6700 block of Linton, Nov. 30.

MIAMI TOWNSHIPArrests/citationsTravis Battig, 29, 5659 SugarCamp, theft, Dec. 2.

Ralph C. Cummings, 52, 2639Jackson Pike, theft, Dec. 4.

Jeffrey Patchell, 40, 2131 Oak-wood Drive, failure to registerdog, Dec. 4.

Rebecca Hamblin, 36, 6087Marathon Edenton, theft, Dec.5.

Alisha M. Ferguson, 23, 1010Cooks Crossing, domestic vio-lence, Dec. 5.

Raymond P. Blagg, 38, 6077Weber Oaks, felonious assault,domestic violence, Dec. 6.

Ashley Dunn, 21, 107 HeatherDrive, theft, Dec. 6.

Penny D. Segrist, 40, 1911 Lake-shore, theft, Dec. 6.

Incidents/investigationsAttempted breaking andenteringWindow broken at Todd Kimelaw office at 500 block of Wards

Corner, Dec. 6.Breaking and enteringCopper wires cut/taken at 1100block of Berdova Drive, Dec. 2.

BurglaryEntry made into residence at5400 block of Country Lane,Dec. 6.

Corrupting another withdrugsOffense involved juveniles at6600 block of Epworth, Dec. 1.

Domestic violenceAt 1000 block of Cooks Crossing,Dec. 5.

Felonious assault, domesticviolenceAt 6000 block of Weber Oaks,Dec. 6.

FraudFemale stated ID used with noauthorization at 5900 block ofMeadow Creek, Dec. 1.

Misuse of credit cardFemale stated card used with noauthorization; $2,150 at 6500block of E. Knollwood, Dec. 1.

TheftHat taken from Meijer; $12 atOhio 28, Dec. 2.

Clothing and a speaker takenfrom Kohl’s; $145 at Ohio 28,Dec. 4.

Handgun taken; $700 at 2000block of Weber Road, Dec. 4.

Two chainsaws taken fromvehicle; $2,200 at 6600 block ofEpworth, Dec. 3.

Coffee grinder taken fromMeijer; $16 at Ohio 28, Dec. 5.

I-pad taken from vehicle; $700 at6400 block of Paxton Woods,Dec. 5.

Two guns taken; $800 at 5600block of Harvest Ridge, Dec. 6.

Employee took money at CircleK; $250 at Ohio 28, Dec. 6.

Merchandise taken from Kroger;$53 at Ohio 28, Dec. 6.

Violation of protection orderFemale reported offense at 1000block of Ohio 28, Dec. 6.

MILFORDArrests/citationsDavid A. Brooksbank, 46, 200Post Oak Lane, disorderlyconduct while intoxicated,theft, Dec. 8.

Jonathan A. Buntain, 25, 2Clertoma Drive, contempt ofcourt, Dec. 11.

Juvenile, 14, domestic violence,Dec. 13.

Teresa Piddock, 25, 5967 HuntRoad, contempt of court, Dec.14.

Michael A. Price, 41, 301 Edge-combe Drive, disorderly con-duct, Dec. 15.

Sheila Price, 50, 2050 OakbrookPlace, disorderly conduct, Dec.15.

Jermaine L. Brewster, 20, 2050Oakbrook Place, disorderlyconduct, Dec. 15.

Incidents/investigationsAssaultMale was assaulted in lot of BigLots at 800 block of Main St.,Dec. 10.

BurglaryUnlisted property taken at 800block of Valleybrook Drive, Dec.8.

Coin collection taken at block 40of Clertoma Drive, Dec. 10.

Disorderly conductIntoxicated male reported atOhio 131 and Happy Hollow,Dec. 8.

Three subjects reported fightingat 2000 block of OakbrookPlace, Dec. 14.

Domestic disputeAt 900 block of Walnut St., Dec.15.

Domestic violenceAt 900 block of Seminole Trail,Dec. 13.

TheftFrom vehicle at 800 block ofForest Ave., Dec. 9.

From vehicle at 700 block ofCenter St., Dec. 9.

From vehicle at 800 block ofWalnut St., Dec. 10.

From vehicle at 800 block ofCenter St., Dec. 10.

CLERMONT COUNTYSHERIFF’S OFFICE

Arrests/citationsRonnie Charles Elam, 39, 422Union Street, Apt. 2, Felicity,receiving stolen property, Dec.8.

Michael Sowards, 39, 721 W.Plane St., Bethel, possession ofdrugs, Dec. 13.

Mindy Lee Messina, 40, home-less, Amelia, receiving stolenproperty, Dec. 10.

William Fredrick Gabriel, 64, 358Mount Holly Road, Amelia,criminal trespass, theft, Dec. 9.

James Albert Harding, 23, 304West Grant St., Felicity, theft,Dec. 8.

Juvenile, 15, gross sexual imposi-tion, Dec. 10.

Kevin Douglas Dunning, 49, 3974Piccadilly Square, Cincinnati,duty to register, notice ofchange of address, Dec. 9.

Juvenile, 16, sexual imposition -offensive contact, Dec. 10.

Juvenile, 17, criminal damaging/endangering, Dec. 8.

Calvin Ray McCall, 25, 2305Rolling Acres Drive, Ameila,burglary, Dec. 11.

Zachary W. Gilliam, 18, 180 Ohio247, Manchester, possessingdrug abuse instruments, Dec. 11.

Mindy Lee Messina, 40, 1569Ohio 28, Loveland, theft, Dec.11.

Richard Roland Setty, 21, 2626Moller Road, Cincinnati, theft,Dec. 11.

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

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

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

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BATAVIA BAPTIST TEMPLE770 South Riverside, Batavia OH 45103

Raymond D. Jones, Pastor732-2739

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

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BETHEL UNITEDMETHODIST CHURCH

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

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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

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CHURCH OF CHRIST

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Edna ApgarEdna “Jean” Apgar, 69, of

Stonelick Township died Dec. 18.Survived by children James

(Pam) and George Apgar, Mary(Mack) Pegg, Brenda (Bill) Wolf;15 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; siblings Betty FaeHowlett, Frances and LenaKathern Bostic, and Harel Ram-sey, Mary Wooten and Ruth AnnReynolds.

Preceded in death by hus-band, George “Jim” Apgar;brother, Jack Ramsey.

Services were Dec. 23 at TheHouse of Restoration Church,Milford. Memorials to: thechurch.

Gloria Ann CollinsGloria Ann Collins, 87, of

Milford died Nov. 23.Preceded in death by hus-

band, Michael Collins; andparents Milton and FlorenceBurger Dold.

Services are pending.

John Robert DelorJohn Robert Delor, 92, of

Milford died Dec. 16. He was aUS Marine Corps veteran, andserved in World War II.

Survived by wife, Johanna K.Gahn Delor.

Services were Dec. 19 atGraceland Memorial Gardenschapel. Memorials to: St. An-drew Catholic Church, 552 MainSt., Milford, Ohio 45150.

Carl Anthony DonisiCarl Anthony Donisi, 22, died

Dec. 4. He attended MilfordHigh School.

Survived by parents Carol andCynthia Martin Donisi; sister,Christina (Matthew) Howes;brothers Jonathan and AaronDonisi; grandmother, NancyMartin; Aunts Laura (PeekayBriggs) Martin, Dea Ann (Ron)Gilkey, Charmaine 9Tim) Huth,Carla (Jim) Hafner, Martha AnnDonisi and Marguerita (Mike)Dalleska.

Preceded in death by grand-parents John Martin and Carl L.and Martha Ann Donisi.

Services were Dec. 10 at St.Andrew Catholic Church, Mil-ford. Memorials to: TalbertHouse or the Clermont RecoveryCenter.

Chester W. DunnChester W. “Chet” “Popo”

Dunn, 85, of Sharonville diedDec. 20. He was a US Navyveteran of Korea.

Survived by wife, Kathleen(nee Brausch) Dunn; childrenPatrice (Rich) Ervin, Lisa (the lateDan) Rumple, Joyce (Jack) Bow-man, Pete Dunn and Chet Dunn

Jr.; step-children Bill (Heather)Vonderhaar, Ed (Julie) Vonder-haar and Fred Vonderhaar;grandchildren Teresa (John Frye)Kneipp, Tom (Melissa) Gooch,Pete, Desiree and Rachael;step-grandchildren Tyler, Ben,Max, Haley, Jacob, Josh andLogan; great-grandchildrenJaxon, Maris, Alden, Brooklynand Cienna; and brother, Rich-ard Dunn.

Preceded in death by wife,Eileen Dunn.

Services were Dec. 29 at St.Michael Church, Sharonville.Memorials to: Hospice of Cincin-nati, P.O. Box 633597, Cincinnati,Ohio 45263; or St. MichaelChurch, 11144 Spinner Ave.,Cincinnati, Ohio 45241.

Joyce Ann GodwinJoyce Ann Godwin, 68, of

Milford died Dec. 22.Survived by chidlren Teresa

(Steven) Westendorf and Mi-chele (James) Hisel; seven grand-children; one great-grandchild;siblings Howard (Betty) Vaught,Pat (Rick) Siebenburgen andMichael (Marcella) Vaught; andnieces and nephews.

Services were Dec. 27 at FirstBaptist Church of Glen Este,Batavia. Memorials to: ALSFoundation or Hospice of Cincin-nati.

Jacob Todd PhillipsJacob Todd Phillips, 21, of

Goshen died Dec. 21.Survived by child, Callie

Phillips; parents Bobby andSheila Hairfield Plummer; sib-lings Holli, Christopher and IsraelPlummer; grandparents CherylCombs, Ronald Hairfield Sr.,Phyllis Hairfield and Faye Plum-mer; nephew of Ronald HairfieldJr. and Jiffy Stiles; and severalaunts, uncles, cousins, familymembers and friends.

Services were Dec. 30 at EvansFuneral Home, Milford.

Robert DanielStauffer

Robert Daniel Stauffer, 70, ofMilford died Dec. 9. He was a USCoast Guard veteran.

Survived by children Rebecca(Michael) Massa and Joshua(Elizabeth) Stauffer; grand-children Sara Karber, Jenna,Abigail and Jacob Stauffer;great-grandchildren DallasKarber and Trenton Harris; andsister, Deborah (Vernon) Rapp.

Preceded in death by wife,Gloria Jean Hogue Stauffer.

Services were Dec. 13 at EvansFuneral Home, Milford. Memori-als to: Hospice of Cincinnati, P.O.Box 633597, Cincinnati, Ohio45263.

DEATHS

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

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

Grace BaptistChurchA free community breakfast isserved from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.each Sunday. No reservationsare needed, and all are wel-come. A family-friendly break-fast will be served.

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

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

The church is at 917 LocustCorner Road, Pierce Township;

752-8459.

Milford First UnitedMethodist ChurchThe WAVE free communitydinners run through May 13.Dinners are at 6 p.m. Wednes-days. No reservations are need-ed, and all are welcome. Fam-ily-friendly meals will be served.

The church is at 541 Main St.,Milford; 931-5500;www.milfordfirstumc.org.

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

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

Trinity UnitedMethodist Church

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

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

RELIGION

Community Press col-umnist Rita Nader Hei-kenfeld was inducted intothe Cincinnati CulinaryHall of Fame, honoring in-dividuals who haveshaped our regional culi-nary heritage.

The event was Sept. 9at the Hilton NetherlandHotel, in the Hall of Mir-rors.Two of the other fivenominees honored were

Buddy La-Rosa, foun-der of La-Rosa’s res-taurants,and mem-bers of theFrischfamily.

Theevent is held under theauspices of Les Amiesd’Escoffier, an interna-

tional organization thatperpetuates the legacy ofthe famous French chefAuguste Escoffier (1846-1935), a restaurateur andculinary writer who popu-larized and updated tradi-tional French cookingmethods. He is one of themost important leaders inthe development of mod-ern French cuisine.

Rita inducted into Culinary Hall of Fame

Rita NaderHeikenfeld

B6 • CJN-MMA • JANUARY 14, 2015 LIFE

On-Line registration opened on December 1, 2014.For more information, check our website:

www.milfordyouthbaseball.com

In-Person registrations at Jamboree Sports(130 Cemetery Rd., Milford, OH):

Saturday, January 24, 2015 9:00 am to NoonThursday, February 5, 2015 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm

2015 Youth Baseball andFastpitch Softball Registrations

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*To be guaranteed placement on your existing team, you must register by Feb. 15, 2015.

Children from Loveland, Goshen, Terrace Park, and other adjoining areas are welcome.

ONLINE REGISTRATION NOW AVAILABLE, CHECK OUR WEBSITE FOR DETAILS!!

WizardsProgram:

Boys & girls 4 & 5 years old only. Focus is on skills development.

Ages 6 - 12 (must be at least 6 but not older than 12 before 5/1/15).*

Ages 6 - 18 (must be at least 6 but not older than 18 before 12/31/14).*

Contact your coach for registration instructions. If you are not associated with a team, we will assist you in contacting a team

Per Player Fees:

$65

$120 (6 & 7 yr olds)$130 (8 & 9 yr olds)

$140 (10, 11, & 12 yr olds)

$125

Varies by team

CommunityBaseball:

Girls FastpitchSoftball:

KnotholeBaseball:

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2015’s BEST HOME IDEAS!

FridaySaturdaySunday

Kitchens - Bathrooms - WindowsDoors - Countertops - Flooring

Sunrooms - AdditionsNew Products & Ideas& Much, Much More!

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10:30am - 5pm

JAN 16/17/18

Nominations for theannual Salute to Leadersevent, sponsored by ParkNational Bank and honor-ing unsung volunteersand leaders throughoutClermont County, are dueJan. 20. The awards eventis set for March 10 at theOasis in Loveland.

Nominations forms areavailable atclermontchamber.com.The nomination form canbe completed online ordownloaded to completeand mail. Or call the Cler-mont County Chamber ofCommerce at 576-5000with questions.

Salute to Leaders is aproject of the Clermont

County Chamber of Com-merce Foundation and issupported by Title Spon-sor Park National Bank.Major sponsors includeLykins Energy, UnionTownship, Jungle Jim’sInternational Market,The Lyon Group, MiamiTownship, River HillsBank, the staff at SiemensPLM Software, UC Cler-mont, Kamphaus, Hen-ning & Hood CPAs, TotalQuality Logistics, andAmerican Modern Insur-ance Group to honor out-standing citizens andgroups in Clermont Coun-ty. The Clermont Sun isthe media sponsor of theevent.

New this year:Faith-Based honoree

An award honoring “amember of the clergy, afaith-based organization,or member/s of a faith-based organization whohave made a positive con-tribution to ClermontCounty both within andbeyond their faith-basedorganization” will be pre-sented this year accord-ing to Cyndy Wright, Sa-lute to Leaders chairper-son. “We encourage everyfaith-based organizationto nominate a worthy indi-vidual or group for thishonor.”

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

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