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Vol. 115 No. 44 © 2015 The Community Press ALL RIGHTS RESERVED The Bethel Journal 394 Wards Corner Road, Suite 170 Loveland, Ohio 45140 For the Postmaster Published weekly every Thursday Periodicals postage paid at Bethel, OH 45106 ISSN 1066-7458 • USPS 053-040 Postmaster: Send address change to The Bethel Journal, 394 Wards Corner Road, Suite 170, Loveland, Ohio 45140 Annual subscription: Weekly Journal In-County $18.00; All other in-state and out-of-state $20.00 B ETHEL B ETHEL JOURNAL THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2015 BECAUSE COMMUNITY MATTERS Your Community Press newspaper serving Bethel, Chilo, Felicity, Franklin Township, Moscow, Neville, Tate Township, Washington Township 75¢ News ................... 248-8600 Retail advertising ...... 768-8404 Classified advertising .. 242-4000 Delivery ................ 576-8240 See page A2 for additional information Contact us BEST OF INTENTIONS Athletes sign college letters of intent. Go to Cincinnati.com. KICKING OFF LENT Rita hooks you with a great salmon recipe See column, A5. A counselor at Bethel-Tate High School says relaxing the grading scale to put it in line with other schools would do more than level the playing field for college-bound Bethel- Tate students competing for ad- mission to institutions of higher learning. Kerri Randol said changing to a 10-point grading scale also would encourage students at risk of dropping out of high school to persevere because a failing grade would drop from anything below 70 to anything below 60. “If we move from a 70 per- cent passing mark to a 60 per- cent, it’s giving students that aren’t always doing well and can’t quite reach the bar of 70 more of an opportunity to pass their classes,” Randol said. “It might improve their self- esteem, make them try harder and maybe take some courses they may not have taken.” Randol made the comments at a recent Bethel-Tate Local Schools Board of Education meeting, where she recom- mended that members vote this spring to change the grading scale for students in grades nine through 12, effective next school year. Board President Vern Bastin said no date has been set for a vote on the issue. “There are several factors that need to be worked through if the change would happen,” Bastin said. “We would have to decide policies concerning when the grading system would go into effect (and) if the change would be retroactive to the students that have already started their high school curriculum.” » In the current grading scale, 93 to 100 is an A, 85 to 92 a B, 75 to 84 a C and 70 to 74 a D. » In the 10-point scale, 90 to 100 is an A, 80 to 89 a B, 70 to 79 a C and 60 to 69 a D. “By moving to a 10-point scale, our students have a better opportunity of earning merit- based scholarships at the col- lege level or even for admission purposes,” Randol said. “Every district in this area … is using a 10-point scale. It’s the most common scale that’s used in the country. “All colleges, universities use the 10-point scale,” Randol said. Randol said she makes sure to note Bethel-Tate High School’s grading scale when she sends transcripts of student grades and standardized test re- sults to colleges, but thinks some colleges don’t pay atten- tion to it. Asked what the downside of implementing the 10-point grad- ing scale at Bethel-Tate High School would be, Randol said, “I think it’s all perceptual.” “Some might say that we are an excellent, highly respected school and if we move to a 10- point scale, does that tarnish or diminish how good we are? “But I think it’s up to the teachers,” Randol said. “The teachers can still set that stan- dard of learning within the classroom. “Students are still expected to reach that standard.” Does Bastin believe the Be- thel-Tate Local Schools Board of Education will ultimately em- brace a 10-point grading scale? “While I cannot comment on how the board would vote as each vote is up to the individual board member, I have not heard of any overwhelming opinions against it,” Bastin said. “I have heard opinions about this for a while now - including prior to my election (in Novem- ber 2013) to the board. “I think that it is an item that will get more discussion,” Bas- tin said. Want to know more about what is happening in Bethel? Follow me on Twitter @jeannehouck. Bethel-Tate schools mulling new grading scale By Jeanne Houck [email protected] BATAVIA — This spring, the Clermont County Jail is adding 50 beds for female prisoners in response to a heroin epidemic that Sheriff A. J. Rodenberg says “has no end in sight.” Late last year, the Board of Clermont County Commission- ers gave the go ahead to open an unused section of the jail to hold the growing number of female prisoners who are being held because of heroin usage and re- lated crimes to support their drug habit. The sheriff is now testing and interviewing staff in preparation for the opening of the new section. The annual cost estimate for the six new corrections officers is $372,393. “We may see additional over- time expense as this opens, but that is still to be determined,” said Sukie Scheetz, director of the Office of Management and Budget for Clermont County. Even though there was room within the jail for more beds, part of the building essentially had been mothballed because of cost. When you add in items such as medical care, uniforms and food, the cost of operating the additional beds will esca- late, the sheriff said. However, county officials realized the ad- ditional beds were urgently needed. More women turn to heroin Heroin has become a grow- ing problem among women in the last two to three years, Ro- denberg said. When Rodenberg became Clermont County sheriff in 1997, there were 12 to 15 women in the jail at any given time. Now the number of female pris- oners “has been in the 60s and 70s pretty regularly” and occa- sionally it’s gotten as high as the 70s and 80s, the sheriff said. “Heroin is costing taxpayers a lot of money and reeking con- sequences on society as a whole,” Rodenberg said. The sheriff said heroin usage is impacting law enforcement, the courts, the probation de- partment and human services. “When addicts go to jail, their kids often end up in foster care,” Rodenberg said. “It’s placing a burden on the entire criminal justice system.” Unlike other drugs, those who try heroin generally are hooked immediately, experts say. Heroin also is cheap and readily accessible, making it the drug of choice for many. “Once everything started happening with heroin and oth- er opiates, we started seeing more and more women using,” said Karen Scherra, executive director of the Clermont County Mental Health and Recovery Board. “Then they turned to crime to support their habit.” Scherra said Clermont Coun- ty is in the top 10 Ohio counties for the rate of overdoses. Al- though high, Scherra said those numbers are going down as Nar- can, a drug that blocks the ef- fects of heroin and opiods on the brain and restores breathing to an overdose victim within two to eight minutes, becomes more available to Clermont County sheriff’s deputies and others. Treatment options are limited “We know anecdotally that people are calling to get into treatment (for their drug addi- tions), but they can’t get in be- cause there aren’t enough beds,” Scherra said. Nearly two years after start- ing its Community Alternative Sentencing Center within the Clermont County Jail for non- violent addicts, or CASC, as many refer to it, Clermont County commissioners are seeking bids to operate the pro- gram. Commissioner Dave Ui- ble, who pushed for Clermont County to start the program – the only one of its kind in Ohio – said Talbert House’s contract is expiring in February. Since the program began, other agencies also have gotten certified to of- fer the program, he said. “It was a learning curve for us as a county when we brought in the first vendor,” Uible said. “It was the first of its kind in Ohio so it was kind of trial and error. But we’ve learned a lot in the 18 months that Talbert House has been running the program.” The CASC program, which also includes behavior modifi- cation along with substance abuse treatment, started in Au- gust 2013 with 28 women. Be- sides helping addicts, the pro- gram is about 25 percent cheap- er than housing them in the jail, Uible said. Last year, the pro- gram doubled in size when men were added. Clients who don’t behave can be put in the regular jail population. Uible said 69 cents of every dollar Clermont County govern- ment spends from its general fund budget goes to criminal justice, everything from the jail to the courts to the probation of- fice. “It makes for a very safe county,” Uible said. “But most people don’t realize how much that safety costs.” Want to know what’s happening in Clermont County? Follow me on Twitter @CindyLSchroeder. Heroin epidemic prompts Clermont County Jail to add more beds By Cindy Schroeder [email protected] CINDY SCHROEDER/THE COMMUNITY PRESS This spring, the Clermont County Jail will have 50 more female prisoners after opening up an unused section of the jail. The additional beds are needed because of the heroin epidemic, the sheriff says. Although there had been room in the jail for more beds, part of the building had been mothballed because of cost. Items like medical care, uniforms and food will add to the cost of operating the urgently needed additional beds.

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Vol. 115 No. 44© 2015 The Community Press

ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

The Bethel Journal394 Wards Corner Road,

Suite 170Loveland, Ohio 45140

For the PostmasterPublished weekly every ThursdayPeriodicals postage paid at Bethel, OH 45106ISSN 1066-7458 • USPS 053-040Postmaster: Send address change to The Bethel Journal, 394 Wards Corner Road, Suite 170, Loveland, Ohio 45140Annual subscription: Weekly Journal In-County $18.00; All other in-state and out-of-state $20.00

BETHELBETHELJOURNAL

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2015 BECAUSE COMMUNITY MATTERS

Your Community Press newspaper serving Bethel, Chilo, Felicity, Franklin Township, Moscow, Neville, Tate Township, Washington Township 75¢

News ...................248-8600Retail advertising ......768-8404Classified advertising ..242-4000Delivery ................576-8240See page A2 for additional information

Contact usBEST OFINTENTIONS Athletes sign collegeletters of intent. Go toCincinnati.com.

KICKING OFFLENTRita hooks you with agreat salmon recipeSee column, A5.

A counselor at Bethel-TateHigh School says relaxing thegrading scale to put it in linewith other schools would domore than level the playingfield for college-bound Bethel-Tate students competing for ad-mission to institutions of higherlearning.

Kerri Randol said changingto a 10-point grading scale alsowould encourage students atrisk of dropping out of highschool to persevere because afailing grade would drop fromanything below 70 to anythingbelow 60.

“If we move from a 70 per-cent passing mark to a 60 per-cent, it’s giving students thataren’t always doing well and

can’t quite reach the bar of 70more of an opportunity to passtheir classes,” Randol said.

“It might improve their self-esteem, make them try harderand maybe take some coursesthey may not have taken.”

Randol made the commentsat a recent Bethel-Tate LocalSchools Board of Educationmeeting, where she recom-mended that members vote thisspring to change the gradingscale for students in gradesnine through 12, effective nextschool year.

Board President Vern Bastinsaid no date has been set for avote on the issue.

“There are several factorsthat need to be worked throughif the change would happen,”Bastin said.

“We would have to decide

policies concerning when thegrading system would go intoeffect (and) if the change wouldbe retroactive to the studentsthat have already started theirhigh school curriculum.”

» In the current gradingscale, 93 to 100 is an A, 85 to 92 aB, 75 to 84 a C and 70 to 74 a D.

» In the 10-point scale, 90 to100 is an A, 80 to 89 a B, 70 to 79 aC and 60 to 69 a D.

“By moving to a 10-pointscale, our students have a betteropportunity of earning merit-based scholarships at the col-lege level or even for admissionpurposes,” Randol said.

“Every district in this area …is using a 10-point scale. It’s themost common scale that’s usedin the country.

“All colleges, universitiesuse the 10-point scale,” Randol

said.Randol said she makes sure

to note Bethel-Tate HighSchool’s grading scale when shesends transcripts of studentgrades and standardized test re-sults to colleges, but thinkssome colleges don’t pay atten-tion to it.

Asked what the downside ofimplementing the 10-point grad-ing scale at Bethel-Tate HighSchool would be, Randol said, “Ithink it’s all perceptual.”

“Some might say that we arean excellent, highly respectedschool and if we move to a 10-point scale, does that tarnish ordiminish how good we are?

“But I think it’s up to theteachers,” Randol said. “Theteachers can still set that stan-dard of learning within theclassroom.

“Students are still expectedto reach that standard.”

Does Bastin believe the Be-thel-Tate Local Schools Boardof Education will ultimately em-brace a 10-point grading scale?

“While I cannot comment onhow the board would vote aseach vote is up to the individualboard member, I have not heardof any overwhelming opinionsagainst it,” Bastin said.

“I have heard opinions aboutthis for a while now - includingprior to my election (in Novem-ber 2013) to the board.

“I think that it is an item thatwill get more discussion,” Bas-tin said.

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

Bethel-Tate schools mulling new grading scaleBy Jeanne [email protected]

BATAVIA — This spring, theClermont County Jail is adding50 beds for female prisoners inresponse to a heroin epidemicthat Sheriff A. J. Rodenbergsays “has no end in sight.”

Late last year, the Board ofClermont County Commission-ers gave the go ahead to open anunused section of the jail to holdthe growing number of femaleprisoners who are being heldbecause of heroin usage and re-lated crimes to support theirdrug habit. The sheriff is nowtesting and interviewing staffin preparation for the openingof the new section.

The annual cost estimate forthe six new corrections officersis $372,393.

“We may see additional over-time expense as this opens, butthat is still to be determined,”said Sukie Scheetz, director ofthe Office of Management andBudget for Clermont County.

Even though there was roomwithin the jail for more beds,part of the building essentiallyhad been mothballed because ofcost. When you add in itemssuch as medical care, uniformsand food, the cost of operatingthe additional beds will esca-late, the sheriff said. However,county officials realized the ad-ditional beds were urgentlyneeded.

More women turn to heroin

Heroin has become a grow-ing problem among women inthe last two to three years, Ro-denberg said.

When Rodenberg becameClermont County sheriff in1997, there were 12 to 15 womenin the jail at any given time.Now the number of female pris-

oners “has been in the 60s and70s pretty regularly” and occa-sionally it’s gotten as high as the70s and 80s, the sheriff said.

“Heroin is costing taxpayersa lot of money and reeking con-sequences on society as awhole,” Rodenberg said.

The sheriff said heroin usageis impacting law enforcement,the courts, the probation de-partment and human services.

“When addicts go to jail,their kids often end up in fostercare,” Rodenberg said. “It’splacing a burden on the entirecriminal justice system.”

Unlike other drugs, thosewho try heroin generally arehooked immediately, expertssay. Heroin also is cheap andreadily accessible, making itthe drug of choice for many.

“Once everything startedhappening with heroin and oth-er opiates, we started seeingmore and more women using,”said Karen Scherra, executivedirector of the Clermont CountyMental Health and RecoveryBoard. “Then they turned tocrime to support their habit.”

Scherra said Clermont Coun-ty is in the top 10 Ohio countiesfor the rate of overdoses. Al-

though high, Scherra said thosenumbers are going down as Nar-can, a drug that blocks the ef-fects of heroin and opiods on thebrain and restores breathing toan overdose victim within twoto eight minutes, becomes moreavailable to Clermont Countysheriff’s deputies and others.

Treatment options are limited

“We know anecdotally thatpeople are calling to get intotreatment (for their drug addi-tions), but they can’t get in be-cause there aren’t enoughbeds,” Scherra said.

Nearly two years after start-ing its Community AlternativeSentencing Center within theClermont County Jail for non-violent addicts, or CASC, asmany refer to it, ClermontCounty commissioners areseeking bids to operate the pro-gram. Commissioner Dave Ui-ble, who pushed for ClermontCounty to start the program –the only one of its kind in Ohio –said Talbert House’s contract isexpiring in February. Since theprogram began, other agenciesalso have gotten certified to of-fer the program, he said.

“It was a learning curve forus as a county when we broughtin the first vendor,” Uible said.“It was the first of its kind inOhio so it was kind of trial anderror. But we’ve learned a lot inthe 18 months that TalbertHouse has been running theprogram.”

The CASC program, whichalso includes behavior modifi-cation along with substanceabuse treatment, started in Au-gust 2013 with 28 women. Be-sides helping addicts, the pro-gram is about 25 percent cheap-er than housing them in the jail,Uible said. Last year, the pro-gram doubled in size when menwere added. Clients who don’tbehave can be put in the regularjail population.

Uible said 69 cents of everydollar Clermont County govern-ment spends from its generalfund budget goes to criminaljustice, everything from the jailto the courts to the probation of-fice.

“It makes for a very safecounty,” Uible said. “But mostpeople don’t realize how muchthat safety costs.”

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

Heroin epidemic prompts ClermontCounty Jail to add more beds By Cindy [email protected]

CINDY SCHROEDER/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

This spring, the Clermont County Jail will have 50 more female prisonersafter opening up an unused section of the jail. The additional beds areneeded because of the heroin epidemic, the sheriff says.

Although there hadbeen room in the jailfor more beds, part ofthe building hadbeen mothballedbecause of cost. Itemslike medical care,uniforms and foodwill add to the cost ofoperating theurgently neededadditional beds.

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BATAVIA — Now that itspopulation has exceeded200,000, Clermont Countyis close to being designat-ed an Urban County forthe 2015 Community De-velopment Block Grantprogram, which wouldmore than double the val-ue of grants the county’seligible for.

A 2013 U.S. Census up-date of Clermont County’spopulation reported lastyear shows that the coun-ty’s population has passed200,000.

Last year, ClermontCounty received $432,000in federal CDBG moneyas part of the Ohio SmallCities Program, said An-

drew Kuchta, ClermontCounty’s director of thedepartment of communi-ty and economic develop-ment. For 2015, the countyis in line to receive morethan double that amount,or $899,000, according to ayear-old planning esti-mate from the Depart-ment of Housing and Ur-ban Development.

Besides significantlyimproving the amount offederal block grant mon-ey the county receives,Clermont’s designation asan Urban County alsobroadens the criteria forhow that money can bespent, said Ed Humphrey,president of the Board ofClermont County Com-missioners.

However, to qualify for

the Urban County desig-nation, the county mustsubmit a five-year con-solidated plan to the U.S.Department of Housingand Urban Development.To help develop that plan,the county needs to hearfrom the community,Kuchta said.

To gather suggestionson how CDBG moneyshould be spent, openhouses were held Feb. 4and Feb. 5.

“Just because the cri-teria is changing, we’renot going to hurt anybodywho was receiving fund-ing in the past,” Hum-phrey said. “We’ve com-mitted to keeping thesame or more for munici-palities and townshipsthat were eligible to re-

ceive (CDBG funds) in thepast.”

CDBG funds, whichare administered throughHUD, are mostly for af-

fordable housing, infra-structure and other com-munity needs, includingpublic transportation, ser-vices for seniors, the dis-

abled, the chronicallyhomeless and homelessyouth, and parks and rec-reation facilities.

Last year, the ClermontCounty Board of Commis-sioners hired the consult-ing firm of McKenna As-sociates for $56,000 tohelp the county developits 2015 CDBG plan. Theplan must be submitted toHUD by May 15.

For information, con-tact Grant CoordinatorAnnette Decature, [email protected] or call 513-732-7125.

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

Clermont gets input on 2015 federal CDBG money By Cindy [email protected]

THANKS TO KATHLEEN WILLIAMS

Clermont County commissioners will develop a plan thisspring for spending the county’s 2015 federal CommunityDevelopment Block Grant funds. From left are CommissionersDave Uible, Ed Humphrey and Bob Proud.

At this month’s annualmeeting of the ClermontCounty Chamber of Com-merce, business and edu-cation leaders discussedhow early childhood edu-cation can impact a com-munity’s future prosper-

ity.The

Chamberalso recog-nized itsannualBusinessExcellenceAward

Winners at the Feb. 6 lun-cheon. They are AuxierGas Inc., Excellence inCustomer Service Award;the Clermont County Pub-lic Library, Excellence inCustomer Service Award;the Grant Career Center,Excellence in InnovationAward; AIM MRO, Excel-lence in InnovationAward, and Mt. CarmelBrewing Co, EmergingExcellence Award.

John Pepper, the re-tired chairman and CEOof Procter & Gamble, wasthe keynote speaker.

Chamber Board Mem-ber Berta Velilla, of earlylearning programs withChild Focus Inc., a Cler-mont County based non-

profit that includes earlychildhood learning amongits priorities, said she un-derstands the importanceof the first five to sixyears of a young child’slife.

“We know that 90 per-cent of a child’s brain de-velops during that periodof time, and yet, less thanhalf of children enter kin-dergarten ready to suc-ceed,” Velilla said. “Ithink looking at the im-pact of children not readyto succeed from a busi-ness perspective will be avery interesting conver-sation.”

Jim Carter, CEO ofChild Focus, Inc., has saidthat when children startschool ready to learn theyare more likely to fill highdemand jobs and contrib-ute to Ohio’s economicprosperity.

Matt Van Sant, presi-dent and CEO of the Cler-mont County Chamber ofCommerce, said the

chamber is fortunate to bepart of Success by 6, aUnited Way intitiative insouthwest Ohio aimed atimproving school readi-ness through local com-munity change.

“A lot of the work thatwe do today to remediateour work force could beavoided if we had youngchildren ready to learnand also ready for kinder-garten,” he said.

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

Early childhood education focus ofClermont Chamber’s annual meeting By Cindy [email protected]

IF YOU GOWhat: Annual meeting ofthe Clermont County Cham-ber of Commerce When: 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Feb.6Where: Holiday Inn & Suites,Cincinnati EastgateInformation: Call 513-576-5000. RSVP by Jan. 30.

Pepper

Monroe HistoricSociety hostsPresidents Daydinner

A community dinner toobserve President’s Dayand Clermont’s nativeson, General UlyssesGrant, will be hosted bythe Monroe TownshipHistoric Society.

This “covered dish”dinner will be at 6 p.m.Monday, Feb. 16, at theMount Zion Church annexon Clermontville-LaurelRoad.

“General Grant’s up-coming birthday celebra-tion will be our main top-ic,” MTHS Board Mem-ber Tom Wildey said. “Sowe invite guests to bringsome covered dishes toshare as we discuss Mon-roe’s heritage and the ba-by boy born in Point Pleas-ant who grew up to be the18th president.”

For more info phoneMTHS chair Libbie Ben-nett, 553-4730, or BoardMember Gloria Smith,553-3043.

Deadline extendedfor septic systemrehabilitation funds

Clermont County Pub-lic Health has extendedthe deadline for acceptingapplications from home-owners to use grant fundsfor the repair or replace-ment of failing householdsewage disposal systemsor to connect to public

sewers. Applications willbe accepted through Feb.23. The grant funding isavailable through theCommunity DevelopmentBlock Grant program.

Residences must beowner-occupied, appli-cants must meet incomeand asset requirements,there can be no judgmentsagainst the property, andall property taxes and in-spection fees must be cur-rent.

For additional infor-mation please call Trina at513-732-7601. This infor-mation and a copy of theapplication are also avail-able on Clermont PublicHealth’s website:www.ccphohio.org.

Library board meetsagain in March

The Clermont CountyPublic Library Board ofTrustees will meet next at6 p.m. Monday, March 9,at the Union TownshipBranch Library, 4450Glen Este-WithamsvilleRoad. This is the regular-ly scheduled monthlymeeting.

The public is welcome.

Farm Bureau offersscholarships

Clermont County FarmBureau announces theavailability of funds toaward up to five $1,000scholarships.

Applicants must be a2015 Clermont Countygraduating senior who

will be attending an insti-tution of higher educationand must major in an agri-cultural field. Science andchemistry or vocationalagriculture education ma-jor will also be consid-ered.

Preference will be giv-en to agriculture, animalscience, horticulture, sci-ence and chemistry ma-jors, and education ma-jors specializing theabove areas of study.

Consideration will begiven for extracurricularactivities and communityinvolvement.

The selected scholar-ship winners must submitproof of attendance at aninstitution of higherlearning with gradesshowing a 2.5 average forthe first quarter/semesterand must provide proof ofenrollment for second se-mester/quarter.

Applications are avail-able from all ClermontCounty high school guid-ance counselors and/or VoAg instructors, the FarmBureau office, and areposted at www.ofbf.org/countypages/clermontand on Facebook.

Completed applica-tions must be received inthe Farm Bureau officeby Tuesday, March 31.

Please [email protected] or call 937-378-2212 if you have anyquestions. Office hoursare 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Mondaythrough Thursday.

BRIEFLY

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Grant Career Center

» The engineering de-partment had a surprisevisit from Frank Kohstall,a regional representativeof Treasurer of Ohio, JoshMandel’s Office.

He was out and aboutduring ManufacturingAwareness Month pre-senting the Ohio StrongAward to people whowere promoting manufac-turing careers and build-ing a stronger Ohio work-force. Mandel created theOhio Strong Award “torecognize dedicated menand women across ourstate who work in thesefields that are so vital toour economy.”

Engineering design in-structor Tobin Huebner,had been nominated byDexter Hulse, Manufac-turing Program coordina-tor at the University ofCincinnati Clermont Col-lege, for his work withstudents at Grant CareerCenter and at UC Cler-mont College. Dexter rec-ognized Tobin’s devotionto helping students findtheir passion for careersin engineering and manu-facturing in the 18 yearsthat he has been teachingthe engineering designprogram at Grant andCAD classes at UC Cler-mont.

Tobin’s award read,“Your dedication to theeducation of your stu-dents makes you a valu-able asset to Grant CareerCenter and the State ofOhio. For over 18 yearsyou have demonstrated acommitment to innova-tion, a great work ethic,and high integrity, exem-plifying the characteris-tics of the this award. Youare a tremendous rolemodel for your studentsand exemplify what it

means to be Ohio Strong.” Tobin was surprised

and flattered by theaward.

“It was humbling to re-ceive public recognitionfor the successes that ourstudents have achievedthroughout my career. Ilove to share my passionfor engineering with stu-dents and help them find acareer that makes themhappy.”

Investigate career op-tions and college partner-ships with the engineer-ing design program atwww.grantcareer.com, orcall the Career Center formore information at 513-734-6222.

Mock trialcompetition

» High school mocktrial teams from Reading,Georgetown, WalnutHills, Turpin, North Ad-ams and Lockland haveadvanced from the localdistrict mock trial compe-tition to the regional mocktrial competition in vari-ous locations around thestate, including Batavia,Feb. 20.

Clermont County host-ed one of 25 district com-petitions Jan. 30. Eighteenteams from 13 highschools competed. In ad-dition to teams from thesix high schools that willadvance, there wereteams from Amelia, Bata-via, Eastern Brown, Fay-etteville-Perry, Glen Este,Leaves of Learning, Ma-riemont, Seven Hills andWestern Brown.

The Ohio high schoolmock trial program helpsstudents to develop criti-cal thinking skills by ana-lyzing a problem and de-veloping arguments foreach side of it. It also pro-motes citizenship educa-

tion and active participa-tion in democracy.

The 2015 Ohio highschool mock trial case fo-cuses on rights guaran-teed under the EighthAmendment to the UnitedStates Constitution. Inthis year’s case, fictitiousjuvenile plaintiff Emer-son Jones has filed suitagainst Buckeye JuvenileCorrection Institution(BJCI). Emerson con-tends that BJCI exceededthe scope of proper use offorce in containing a fightthat broke out in the BCJIcafeteria, and that theBCJI medical staff pro-vided an unacceptablylow level of care in treat-ing Emerson’s resultinginjury.

Each mock trial teamconsists of five to 11 stu-dents who prepare bothplaintiff and defensecases and participate intwo trials against oppos-ing teams. Students as-sume the roles of witness-es and attorneys to pre-sent both sides of an origi-nal case based on aconstitutional issue. Localjudges and attorneys vol-unteer their time and ex-pertise to preside overand score the mock trials.

The Ohio High SchoolMock Trial Program isOhio’s largest high schoolacademic competitionand is among the largesthigh school mock trialprograms in the nation.Teams that are undefeat-ed in the regional compe-tition Feb. 20 will advanceto the state mock trialcompetition March 12-14in Columbus. One teamwill advance from thestate competition to a na-tional competition May14-16 in Raleigh, NorthCarolina.

SCHOOLS NOTEBOOK

PROVIDED

Celebrating the Ohio Strong Award are Angie Huebner, Frank Kohstall, Superintendent LisaTuttle-Huff, Dexter Hulse, Tobin Huebner, and engineering design students Courtney Riggs andAustin Berger.

FELICITY-FRANKLINHIGH SCHOOL

The following studentshave earned honors forthe second quarter of2014-2015.

FreshmenStraight A Honor roll -

Nina Cadigan, SarahHoog, Erin Jennings,Grace Kirkham-Hartley,Paige Reid, William Sack,Charlena Spaulding, Ky-lie Sponcil and MadisonWinter.

Honor roll - KolbieBrandenburg, LindyGroh, Faith Howes, Syd-ney Jowers, Jaime Moore,Allison Sharp, KaitlynSharp and Marcus Simp-son.

SophomoresStraight A Honor roll -

Alyssa Baker, Haley Belt,Ethan Brown, Kailey Car-rington, Logan Cumby,Morgan Horn, Jason Seal,Kimmy Smith and Britta-ny Stutz.

Honor roll - Sammy Ar-thur, Hannah Auxier, AlexBaird, Peyton Gregory,Tia Louiso, Dakota Lung,Nicole Owings, KelseyPace, Emily Shinkle,Johnna Wolf and EmilyWoodall.

JuniorsStraight A Honor roll -

Matthew Cornelison,Amanda Davenport, Col-lin Dunaway, Kyle Lou-

derback and Matt Raines.Honor roll - Katelyn

Baker, Jodee Clark, BlakeHaas, Taylor Howerton,Dakota King-Gibson,Clinton Liming, AshleyMoore, Austin Paskow, Ja-cob Simpson, TimmySimpson, Morgan Smithand Travis Waters.

SeniorsStraight A Honor roll -

Amber Arthur, TristanAsbrock, Mikayla Hamil-ton, Allison Irvin and Mc-Kayla Jacobs.

Honor roll - DestineyBelt, Kaitlyn Clark, JacobDreiling, Cameron Greg-ory, Emily Harcourt, Cait-lin Obermeyer, BethanyPerkins and Jordan Utter.

HONOR ROLLS

Dean’s Lists

Miami University - IanR. Cahall, Tanner S. Wolf-fram.

President’s Lists

Miami University -Blake C Woodward.

Graduates

University of Akron -Michael Pennington.

COLLEGE CORNER

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THURSDAY, FEB. 12Art ExhibitsMy Father’s World, 9 a.m. to 6p.m., River Hills ChristianChurch, 6300 Price Road, MiamiTownship area photographicartist Jackson Sawyer displaysselections of his photography.677-7600. Loveland.

Exercise ClassesStrength & Balance, 9-9:45a.m., Union Township CivicCenter, 4350 Aicholtz Road,Variety of exercises designed toincrease muscular strength,range of movement and activityfor daily living skills. Call forpricing. 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 Flex. 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 Flex. 478-6783.Milford.

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

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

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, FEB. 13Art ExhibitsMy Father’s World, 9 a.m. to 6p.m., River Hills ChristianChurch, 677-7600. Loveland.

Dining EventsFish Fry, 6-7:30 p.m., DennisJohnson VFW Post 6562, 1596Ohio 131, Fish sandwiches,chicken fingers or six-pieceshrimp dinners. Dinners includefrench fries and homemadecoleslaw. Carry-out available.$6-$6.50. Presented by LadiesAuxiliary Dennis Johnson VFWPost 6562. Through Jan. 8.575-2102. Milford.

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

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

Music - AcousticOne Degree from Mande(featuring Ryan Wilson), 8-11p.m., Green Kayak Market andEatery, 204 Front St., Free.843-6040; www.greenkayk-market.com. New Richmond.

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

Parent Outdoor Class, 8:30-10

a.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.

SATURDAY, FEB. 14Art ExhibitsMy Father’s World, 9 a.m. to 6p.m., River Hills ChristianChurch, 677-7600. Loveland.

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

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

Holiday - Valentine’s DayValentine’s Rockin with A-440Band, 5-11 p.m., AmericanLegion Post 72, 497 Old Ohio 74,Dinner by Chef Jason Robb 5-9p.m. $5. 528-9909. MountCarmel.

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

Music - R&BBasic Truth, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.,Traci’s Sports Lounge and Grill,784 Loveland-Miamiville Road,Free. 697-8111. Loveland.

NatureMaple Syrup Open House, 11a.m., Pattison Park, 2228 U.S. 50,Visit sugar shack and discoverhow maple syrup is made. Free.Presented by Clermont CountyPark District. 876-9013;www.clermontparks.org. Ow-ensville.

Bird Walk, 8-10 a.m., CincinnatiNature Center at Rowe Woods,4949 Tealtown Road, Enjoywinter, dress for weather andbring binoculars for two-hourstroll checking out winter birds.Ages 18 and up. Free, non-members pay daily admission.831-1711; www.cincynature.org.Union Township.

Ohio Young Birder’s Club, 9a.m. to noon, Cincinnati NatureCenter at Rowe Woods, 4949Tealtown Road, Youth-focusedbirding group. Hosted by CNCvolunteer Brian Herriott. Ages12-18. Join for $10. 831-1711;www.cincynature.org. UnionTownship.

SUNDAY, FEB. 15Art ExhibitsMy Father’s World, 9 a.m. to 1p.m., River Hills ChristianChurch, 677-7600. Loveland.

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

Music - Concert SeriesConcerts at Krippendorf, 2p.m. Featuring Adagio Trio:harp, flute, cello., CincinnatiNature Center at Rowe Woods,4949 Tealtown Road, $12, $10members. Reservations required.831-1711; www.cincynature.org.Union Township.

NatureMaple Syrup Making andGuided Sap Collecting Hikes,noon to 4 p.m., CincinnatiNature Center at Rowe Woods,4949 Tealtown Road, Experienceprocess of producing liquid goldfrom maple sap. Family friendly.Free, nonmembers pay dailyadmission. 831-1711; www.cincy-nature.org. Union Township.

MONDAY, FEB. 16Exercise ClassesStrength & Balance, 9-9:45a.m., Union Township CivicCenter, Call for pricing. 947-7333. Union Township.

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

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

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

se.com. Milford.

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.

TAB: Teen Advisory Board, 3:30p.m., Bethel Branch Library, 611W. Plane St., Get involved, sharegreat ideas, earn volunteerhours and snack on pizza. Ages12-17. Free. Registration re-quired. Presented by ClermontCounty Public Library. 734-2619.Bethel.

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

Exercise Classesaqua ZUMBA, 1-1:45 p.m.,Comfort Inn, 4421 AicholtzRoad, $5. Presented by Zumbawith KC. Through Dec. 27.240-5180. Eastgate.

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

Tai Chi Workshop, 11 a.m. tonoon, Yum’s Cincinnati HwaRang Do, 3603 Church St.,Introduction to ancient art ofrelaxation, meditation andenergy building. $15 per class or$69 for six weeks. 760-5986;www.cincyhrd.com. Newtown.

Health / WellnessOpen House Event, 9 a.m. to 5p.m., Hearing Solutions Milford,1106 Main St., Free hearing testand evaluation. For ages 50 andup. Reservations required.Presented by Hearing Solutionsby Ellis-Scott & Associates.248-1944. Milford.

Holiday - Black HistoryMonth

New Richmond’s Black Histo-ry: The Families and Contri-butions, 6:30-7:45 p.m., NewRichmond Branch Library, 103River Valley Blvd., Long-timeNew Richmond resident andcouncil member Mary Allenleads historical overview ofblack residents, their descend-ants and contributions to NewRichmond. Questions and dis-cussion follow. Free. Presentedby Clermont County PublicLibrary. 553-0570; www.cler-montlibrary.org. New Rich-mond.

Literary - Book ClubsTAG: Teen Advisory Group,6:3-7:45 p.m., New RichmondBranch Library, 103 River ValleyBlvd., Help plan future events.Games, crafts, snacks and cre-ative writing. Ages 12-18. Free.Registration required. Presentedby Clermont County PublicLibrary. 553-0570. New Rich-mond.

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

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

Family Fun Movie Night,6-7:45 p.m., Goshen BranchLibrary, 6678 Ohio 132, Makesnowman craft to take home.Free. Presented by ClermontCounty Public Library. 722-1221.Goshen.

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

RecreationBingo Tuesday, 7 p.m., Amer-ican Legion Post 72, 497 OldOhio 74, $1-$15. 528-9909;www.stuartglugibuhl.com.Mount Carmel.

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 18Art ExhibitsMy Father’s World, 9 a.m. to 6p.m., River Hills ChristianChurch, 677-7600. Loveland.

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. ThroughMay 13. 831-5500; www.milford-firstumc.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.

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

Health / WellnessOpen House Event, 9 a.m. to 5p.m., Hearing Solutions Milford,Reservations required. 248-1944.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.

Literary - Story TimesBaby Story Time, 10 a.m., UnionTownship Branch Library, 4450Glen Este-Withamsville Road,Ages 18 months and under.Family friendly. Free. Regis-tration required. 528-1744.Union Township.

Toddlertime, 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.

Toddlertime, 10:30 a.m., BethelBranch Library, 611 W. Plane St.,Free. Presented by ClermontCounty Public Library. 734-2619.Bethel.

Toddlertime, 10:30 a.m., Mil-ford-Miami Township BranchLibrary, 1099 Ohio 131, Stories,songs and activities to promoteearly literacy. For ages 18months-3 years. Free. Presentedby Clermont County PublicLibrary. 248-0700. Milford.

Preschool Storytime, 11:30a.m., Milford-Miami TownshipBranch Library, 1099 Ohio 131,Stories, songs and activities topromote early literacy. Ages 3-6.Free. Presented by ClermontCounty Public Library. 248-0700.Milford.

Storytime, 10:30 a.m., NewRichmond Branch Library, 103River Valley Blvd., Attendeesages 0-6 invited with parent orcaregiver for stories, songs andmore. Free. Presented by Cler-mont County Public Library.553-0570. New Richmond.

THURSDAY, FEB. 19Art ExhibitsMy Father’s World, 9 a.m. to 6p.m., River Hills ChristianChurch, 677-7600. Loveland.

Exercise Classes

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

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

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

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

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

Health / WellnessOpen House Event, 9 a.m. to 5p.m., Hearing Solutions Milford,Reservations required. 248-1944.Milford.

Literary - Book ClubsMystery Book Club, 12:30 p.m.,Milford-Miami Township BranchLibrary, 1099 Ohio 131, Free.Presented by Clermont CountyPublic Library. 248-0700;www.clermontlibrary.org.Milford.

Literary - LibrariesBasic Computer Instruction,2-3:30 p.m., Amelia BranchLibrary, 58 Maple St., Free.Registration required. Presentedby Clermont County PublicLibrary. 752-5580. Amelia.

Chinese New Year, 2-3 p.m.,Milford-Miami Township BranchLibrary, 1099 Ohio 131, Storiesand games celebrating ChineseNew Year. Enjoy snack and makedrum and lantern craft. Ages5-12. Free. Registration required.Presented by Clermont CountyPublic Library. 248-0700. Mil-ford.

Literary - Story TimesToddlertime, 10 a.m., AmeliaBranch Library, Free. 752-5580.Amelia.

Preschool Storytime, 11 a.m.,Amelia Branch Library, Free.752-5580. Amelia.

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

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

FRIDAY, FEB. 20Art ExhibitsMy Father’s World, 9 a.m. to 6

p.m., River Hills ChristianChurch, 677-7600. Loveland.

Dining EventsBoy 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.Through March 27. 315-3991.Withamsville.

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

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

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

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, Free. 683-4757. Loveland.

SATURDAY, FEB. 21Art & Craft ClassesUkrainian Egg DecoratingClass, 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.,Lutheran Church of the Resur-rection, $15. Registration re-quired. 713-3541; www.lcresur-rection.org. Anderson Town-ship.

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

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

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

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

NatureMaple Syrup Making andGuided Sap Collecting Hikes,10 a.m. to 3 p.m., CincinnatiNature Center at Rowe Woods,4949 Tealtown Road, Experienceprocess of producing liquid goldfrom maple sap. Family friendly.Free, nonmembers pay dailyadmission. 831-1711; www.cincy-nature.org. Union Township.

SUNDAY, FEB. 22Art ExhibitsMy Father’s World, 9 a.m. to 1p.m., River Hills ChristianChurch, 677-7600. Loveland.

THINGS TO DO IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD

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PATRICK REDDY/THE ENQUIRER

Visit the sugar shack and discover how maple syrup is made during the Maple Syrup OpenHouse, 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 14, at Pattison Park, 2228 U.S. 50, Owensville. This event is freeand presented by Clermont County Park District. Call 876-9013 or visit www.clermontparks.org.

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Every cloud has a silverlining. I was reminded of thatwhen I hung towels on the linein almost zero weather.

My husband, Frank, told methey’d freeze. My answer was,“It’s sunny outside so it will be

warm enough forthem to dry.”After a couple ofhours, I wentoutside to see ifthey were dry.Not only werethey not dry, theline had brokenand the laundrywas frozen sohard that gettingthe woodenclothespins out

was almost impossible.The silver lining? The

ground was also frozen stiff andnot muddy so the laundrystayed clean. I wound up hang-ing them on my Amish dryingrack near the wood stove.

With Lent right around thecorner, you should find somegood deals on seafood. Here’s anice recipe that really sparksup the flavor of salmon.

Oven roasted salmonwith herbs

If your salmon has a thinlayer of dark fat on it, leave itthere - it contains lots of Omega3s. Some folks like to scrape itoff for looks, but not me.

1 (2- to 2 1/2-pound) skin-less, boneless salmon fillet

Salt and freshly groundblack pepper

1/4 cup olive oil2 tablespoons freshly

squeezed lemon juice1/3 cup minced green on-

ions, white and green parts 1/3 cup minced fresh dill1/4 cup minced fresh basil 1/3 cup minced fresh pars-

ley1/2 cup dry white wineLemon wedges, for serving

Preheat the oven to 425 de-grees.

Place the salmon fillet indish and season it generouslywith salt and pepper. Whisktogether the olive oil and lemonjuice and drizzle the mixtureevenly over the salmon. Let itstand at room temperature for15 minutes.

Stir together the green on-ions and herbs. Scatter the herbmixture over the salmon filletand pat down with your hand.Pour the wine around bottom ofsalmon.

Roast the salmon for 10 to 12minutes, until almost cooked inthe center at the thickest part.The center will be firm with

just a line of uncooked salmonin the very center. Check byinserting a small knife into thecenter - it will look pearly pinkand very moist. Cover withaluminum foil and allow to restfor 10 minutes. Cut the salmoncrosswise into serving piecesand serve hot with lemon wedg-es. Serves 6.

Healing bath saltsRemember when you were a

kid and Mom had you soak sorefeet in Epsom salts?

Adding Epsom salt/magne-sium sulfate (not edible) to bathsalts helps you feel better be-cause your skin can absorb themagnesium, relaxing muscles

and nerves. Baking soda helpssoothe skin.

Especially nice with somedrops of essential oil, like laven-der, added to it.

Mix together:2 cups Epsom salts1 cup sea salt1 cup baking sodaEssential oil - about 20

drops - optPour a cup under hot run-

ning water in tub.

Readers want to knowSteaming rice for fluffy

texture:“Sometimes after my rice is

cooked, it sticks together and ishard to separate.”

Once the rice is cooked,remove pan from heat andplace a folded kitchen towel orsturdy paper towel over thepan, replace the lid and let situp to 10 minutes.

What happens here is theresidual heat continues tosteam the rice while the toweltakes up excess moisture. Ialways fluff my rice with a forkbefore removing from pan.

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.

Spark up salmon flavor in time for Lent

Rita HeikenfeldRITA’S KITCHEN

THANKS TO RITA HEIKENFELD

Herbs and other fresh ingredients bring out the flavor in this salmon.

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It was May 1923. A group ofpeople gathered at Alexander’sHill in Batavia. They stood

before an 18-foot-by-14-footcross. Thecross waswrapped inkerosenesoaked cotton.

At 8:30 p.m.,a torch wasapplied and it“burned bril-liantly forabout two

hours, casting its weird lightall about the countryside.” TheKu Klux Klan had announcedits presence.

The Klan, dormant for 50years after being decimated byPresident Grant and the U.S.Army, staged a strong come-

back following the 1915 releaseof the epic film “The Birth of aNation,” which romanticallyportrayed the Klan as the sav-ior of traditional Americanvalues. At its height, the Klancounted between 3 million and4 million members.

The Clermont Klan wasn’tthe violently racist terror or-ganization that we commonlyassociate with it. It was milder,more mainstream – more like asocial club. As many as 1,000Clermonters were members ofthe new Klan. Both of the coun-ty newspapers commentedfavorably about its activities.

The Clermont Courier re-ported that at a huge rally inGlen Este, “The music wasfurnished by a brass band anda good speaker was present.”The Clermont Sun wrote that

the Klan visited Sunday ser-vices at the Felicity Methodistchurch, giving each congre-gant an American flag andKlan literature. “Some 3,000”Klan members met at Willow-ville. One burning cross“…lighted the whole hillsideand made a very beautifulsight.”

One speaker at a Bataviatown hall meeting claimed theKlan’s purpose was “Americafirst, enforcement of laws,protection of women.” Anothersaid it was all about “100 per-cent Americanism.” A commontheme was support of law en-forcement.

The Clermont Sun claimed,“Lawless elements every-where have been taking noticeof these symbols (the fierycrosses – an innovation of the

1920 Klan) of this organiza-tion.” An area of commonagreement among Klan mem-bers was the support of prohi-bition laws, as was dramat-ically played out in Batavia.

In August 1923, Mayor Rossdiscovered that a drinking andcard party was planned for theold Batavia brick yard. Be-cause he didn’t have enoughpolice to carry out the raid,Ross waited until the Klanmeeting was over. The mayorasked if they could help. Theyagreed. He deputized the Klanmembers and, together, theyconducted the raid. Seven men,including one black man, werearrested and charged. Klanmembers appeared as witness-es. All were convicted andfined.

It was frequently pointed

out that “good order” wasmaintained at Klan meetingsand that “there were no warn-ings or other threats” issued.There were no reports made ofracial violence in ClermontCounty. However, there wasone instance of racial intimida-tion in Loveland when a fierycross was erected near the“negro settlement.” “Negroesliving in the vicinity…bowedtheir heads and called on theirCreator to protect them fromevil…”

Within five years or so ofthe Klan’s first appearance inClermont County, it disap-peared from the public.

Gary Knepp is an attorney whoteaches political science at Cler-mont College. He and his family livein Miami Township.

Klan’s history in Clermont brief, uneventful

Gary Knepp COMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

Feb. 5 questionThe governors of Ohio and Kentucky an-

nounced a new plan to help pay for a newBrent-Spence Bridge, which includes a 50 per-cent toll discount for daily users of the bridge.Is this a good idea? Why or why not?

“Charging tolls in order to pay for thebridge is a good way to go because there areprobably more people who use the bridge‘just passing through’ than live in the area.Giving a discount to locals is a great way totake some of the sting out of it. Make thetruckers pay the most since their behemothloads take life out of the bridge the fastest.However, the only viable way to collect tollsis the high speed EZ-Pass way. Anythingelse will cause a huge increase in trafficcongestion and delays.”

M.J.F.

“The current plan is good, i.e. refurbishthe current Brent Spence Bridge for I-71traffic and build a new bridge for I-75. Thefederal government needs to handle its ‘re-quired’ 80 percent share via the federal gasexcise tax. Ohio and Kentucky can share theremaining 20 percent evenly. Tolls will helppay for the states share. Drivers registeredin two Northern Kentucky Counties (Camp-bell and Kenton) and Hamilton County inOhio should be exempt from the tolls or aswas suggested pay half the normal toll. Withgas prices around $2 this might be a goodtime to raise the gas tax temporarily to as-sist on this effort. Also sell the namingrights for the Bridge. But please no morestudies, committees or political grand-standing. Go Figure!”

T.D.T.

Jan. 29 questionWhat do you think about President Oba-

ma’s proposal to pay for two years of commu-nity college, effectively expanding school toK-14 by taxing 529 college savings plans?

“The president has now walked back hisproposal to tax 529 college savings plans;however, he will still be wanting the fundingfrom somewhere else, meaning still moretaxes. I think it is just another freebie offer-ing to promote his nanny state concept. Fur-ther, the graduation rate for community col-leges is not all that great, but paid tuitionwould not necessarily improve that. Whatour kids actually need is school choice andimproved instruction for K-12.”

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Let me begin by saying I am not afan of any NFL team and I think thatthis country devotes an inordinateamount of resources to professionalsports entertainment.

Having established that, I wouldsuggest to you that the new West Cler-mont High School’s nickname be the

“Patriots” and thatthe school colors bered, white and blue.

This would be anexcellent choice formany reasons. Itwould represent thesentiments of thecommunity whichhas a strong affinityfor the military andour country’s history.The sense of national-

ism and patriotism is a time-testedtradition in this community and wouldbe acknowledged and honored by se-lecting this option. The “Patriot” nick-name would be a permanent tribute tothe sacrifices of Matt Maupin, TonyWojciechowski and others, both in thepast and in years to come.

This motif would have a unifyingeffect since they’re the colors of ourflag and don’t favor either side of thedistrict. Red, white and blue colors areone of the few things Americans gen-erally agree on. These colors are vividand distinctive and our teams will benoticed from a distance. This will alsogive us a clean break with the past.

In today’s world, perception is real-ity and we aren’t perceived very well.This choice will go a long way to en-hance our image.

Let’s not cling to the past unneces-sarily when a superior option is readi-ly available.

There are many other reasons thisis a great choice. These colors can beused to paint the interior of the schooland lockers and still be bright and at-tractive. Imagine the ninth-, 10th- and11th-grade lockers painted red, whiteand blue, to create identity and a senseof place and foster group cohesion. Itcould be that the 12th-grade lockers bepainted with a “stars and stripes” de-sign that would angle from lower leftto upper right and suggest a flag wav-ing in the breeze.

On a very practical level, the athlet-ic director can order things and be as-sured that the color ordered is what’sdelivered. Additionally, we would beunique to the area. Nobody else utiliz-es all three colors. Many color combi-nations for athletic and marchingband uniforms are possible and theywould all bring distinction to the WestClermont district. A final reason is

that the name “Patriots” is genderneutral. It is neither masculine orfeminine and will be eternally mean-ingful.

In conclusion, I hope that the WestClermont Board of Education mem-bers utilize their wisdom as adults inmaking the selection of the newschool’s nickname and colors.

This is just the start of many deci-sions that will identify us for decades.“Patriots” is a superior choice thatwill unify the district and reflect thestrongly held sentiments of all the res-idents.

Bill Hanneken is a resident of Union Town-ship.

Suggestions for West Clermont High School’s mascot, colors

YOUR TURNReaders respond to Bill Hanneken’s columnon Cincinnati.com (cin.ci/1za672r):“Let me first say that I believe the writer’sidea is on the right track, since ClermontCounty has the most enlisted military per-sonnel than any other county in the state ofOhio. However, we could be a little morecreative with a nickname for the new highschool, and still maintain our patriotismwithout being so cliche. Basically, what doesa great ‘Patriot’ mascot look like and howproud would a high school kid feel saying,‘I’m a Patriot.’ Hopefully we can all say weare Patriots without making our high schooluse it as a mascot name.“Similar to the writer, I’m not a fan of anycertain college team, but a mascot namethat came to mind was ‘War Eagle’and thecolors could remain red, white and bluewhile utilizing more combinations of theEagle and the United States flag throughoutthe school. War Eagle allows more options,and even background colors of the eagle tohighlight the red, white and blue. It is some-thing the kids and community can appreci-ate and be proud of and still remain withinthe writers suggested path. West ClermontWar Eagles! Kind of has a nice ring to ittoo.”

Derrick Tessoff, Pierce Township, AmeliaHigh School alum, former Amelia High

School head wrestling coach“Being an Amelia Baron, I would like to havesome representation of what the school wasand is changing to be.“Since both Glen Este's and Amelia's mascotare a type of knight, (Trojans and Barons)what if we did another kind of knight, suchas the Cavaliers.“I like this because, it it is a type of knight,and particularly because it coincides with thealliteration in Clermont. West ClermontCavaliers.“I like it!”

Morgan Long“I read the column on the colors and mascotfor the West Clermont High School andthough there are some valid points with thesoldiers and patriots theme, but this alsocame off to me as kind of bandwagonish.“Here is my take on the situation. WestClermont Football was the original GlenEste/Amelia team producer. I played foreight years with the organization, winningthe National Most Valuable Player Award in

Daytona Beach for the National YouthFootball Championships for West Clermont.I believe, and also have the support fromothers that the school colors should repre-sent this organization and the greats thatcame from it. Maroon and gold (not yel-low) would be my choice for the colors andthe mascot would be the War Eagles. “Right now Glen Este and Amelia teamsare coached by a majority of people thatcame from the West Clermont Program.There is a long list of youth and high schoolcoaches that came from the West ClermontOrganization. I think that this should betaken into consideration. There are also alot of parents that came from West Cler-mont, that now have children competingfor Glen Este and Amelia. I believe that thischoice would be a great representation ofthe past organization and people that itinfluenced, and also the generation that isnow being raised and influenced by thesepeople.”

Evan Porter» What nickname and school colors wouldyou suggest for the new West ClermontHigh School?Send your thoughts to [email protected].

Bill HannekenCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

BRANDON SEVERN FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Some West Clermont School Districtresidents and alumni say the newcombined high school should adopt a newcolor scheme for its athletic teams. JacobHamilton of Glen Este gets a few extrayards after meeting Trevor McMullen ofAmelia in the backfield during the 2014game between the two schools.

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

BETHEL — Just as it does forany senior approaching theend of their prep career, theclock is ticking for Bethel-TateHigh School’s Brooke Jenikeand Allison Poe.

The lone seniors on the La-dy Tigers’ basketball team arehaving one of their finest sea-sons. They’ve already sur-passed the win totals of theprevious three seasons and areguaranteed of a winning rec-ord.

In her fourth year on varsi-ty, Brooke Jenike has been ononly one team that won a post-season game. She’s committedto play at Florida Southernnext season and knows her fi-nal season at Bethel-Tate canbe over in the blink of an eye.

“She’s been rallying thetroops since day one,” Fallissaid.

Bethel-Tate won a tourna-ment game against Indian Hillin Brooke Jenike’s sophomoreseason when her sister, Julia,was a freshman. She would liketo go out with at least one morepostseason victory.

The Lady Tigers have madegreat strides and lost just onegame in December and two inJanuary. They avenged theirearly season loss to Felicity-Franklin recently by defeatingthe Lady Cardinals 45-43 andholding Ashley Moore to 11points.

“We knew we couldn’t lether get loose like we did thelast time,” Fallis said. “She had30 on us the last time. We had totake that out of the equation.”

The Lady Tigers were alsoenergized by team managerCarynne Cooper who pur-chased fluorescent yellowsocks for the cross-countygrudge match Jan. 26. Not onlydid the team wear the socks, sodid Fallis and assistant coachBill Jenike.

Afterward, the team wasable to ring their newly-craft-ed victory bell and show offtheir lucky hosiery that standsout like an ODOT worker’svest.

“Socks and a bell and you’regood to go,” Fallis said laugh-ing. “For girls basketball on aMonday night, the house waspacked and there were twogreat teams going after it. Youcan’t ask for anything morethan that.”

The Lady Tigers followedthat up with a one-point non-conference win at Milford andanother road triumph at Cler-mont Northeastern.

Junior Julia Jenike leadsBethel-Tate in scoring at over21 points per game, followedby Brooke Jenike at 15. Sopho-more Morgan Reinhart aver-ages around eight points percontest and pulls down a team-high seven rebounds per game.

The Lady Tigers normal ro-tation features about eightplayers, with others contribut-ing at various times. In addi-tion to senior Allison Poe, ju-niors Alyssa Demaris andMackenzie Watson haveplayed significant minutes,along with sophomore HayleeFoster.

“That’s great for the tourna-ment,” Fallis said. “You’d al-ways like to be deeper thanthat, but if you have the righteight, it doesn’t matter. Wehave the right eight.”

The good news is the major-ity of the roster returns nextyear. In the meantime, Fallis is

hoping the close games andplaying possession-by-posses-sion turns out fruitful later thismonth. With a bell to ring andsome momentum, the coach isfull of enthusiasm.

“They’re capable of doing itevery night,” Fallis said.“We’re on a mission from here

on out. We want to get ready forthe tournament and mathe-matically we’re still alive forthe conference title.”

As for the yellow socks,they could begin a fixture.

“I think I’ll be wearing theseevery day from here on out,”Fallis said.

Bethel-Tate girls led byjumpers from the Jenikes

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Bethel-Tatesenior BrookeJenike (23)tries to getpast Felicity-Franklin juniorAshley MooreJan. 26.

By Scott [email protected]

SCOTT SPRINGER/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Bethel-Tate rallied to beat Felicity-Franklin 45-43 on Jan. 26 with the helpof some lucky socks.

ONLINE EXTRASFor video of Bethel-Tate’s win overFelicity-Franklin Jan. 26 go tohttp://cin.ci/1EN3B7R

Boys basketball

» Bethel-Tate lost toGeorgetown 80-72 on Jan.30. Senior Adam Shinkleled in the loss with 18points.

The Tigers beat Felici-ty-Franklin on Feb. 3, 59-38.

» Felicity-Franklin lostat Blanchester 74-46 onJan. 30.

» Turpin defeatedMcNicholas 64-58 Feb. 3.Kyle Morrisroe led theRockets with 18 points.

Girls basketball» Bethel-Tate downed

Blanchester 50-22 on Feb.

2.On Feb. 5, the Lady Ti-

gers lost to Williamsburg56-41.

» Felicity-Franklin gotby Williamsburg 57-56 onFeb. 2.

» McNicholas defeatedRoger Bacon 54-32 onFeb. 4.

Wrestling» Bethel-Tate defeated

Blanchester on Feb. 4,then fell to Dayton Chris-tian to finish as regionalrunner-up in the OhioTeam Duals tournament.In the opening win overBlanchester, the Tigershad pins from Matt Hall(120), Aric Peters (126),Justin Hixson (138), Jef-frey Botts (195) and Ker-mit Beckworth (285).

SHORT HOPS

THANKS TO TOM DONAHUE

Bethel-Tate’s wrestling team finished as the regional runner-up to Dayton Christianin the state dual meet Feb. 4.

By Scott Springer andNick [email protected]@communitypress.com

MT. WASHINGTON — McNi-cholas sophomore midfielderSophie Gorman had a seasonthat will be difficult for any in-dividual to top.

She can now add being anAll-American to an alreadylengthy list of accomplish-ments she has accruedthrough just her second yearas a Rocket.

“Being named an All-Amer-ican was amazing,” Gormansaid in a post on the school’swebsite. “I didn't understandthe significance until I startedgetting congrats from the peo-ple around me, even includingmy old coaches.”

Gorman could not bereached for comment.

She helped McNick win itsfirst state championship ingirls soccer back in Novemberand was selected first-teamall-state by the Ohio Scholas-tic Soccer Coaches Associa-tion.

In addition to those accom-plishments on the state level,she led the GCL Coed divisionin scoring with 16 goals and atotal of 41 points. She alsoearned the central division’splayer of the year award andwas one of four Rocketsnamed first-team all-confer-ence. According to the schoolwebsite, Gorman was one oftwo sophomores on the 44-player list selected by the Na-tional Soccer Coaches Associ-ation of America.

Second-year head coachBen Kirkpatrick said Gor-man’s skill set stands upagainst the elite players fromacross the nation.

The season she had mighthave left people wondering ei-ther what she will do or what’sleft for her to do with two sea-sons remaining in her McNi-cholas career.

Repeating as state champi-ons isn’t out of the realm of thepossibility. The Rockets losesix players to graduation andwill need to replace playerssuch as Lauren Rice andMeghan Martella.

Those holes, however, don’tseem as large when you haveGorman still on the roster.

“It’s nice having someonelike her to build a teamaround,” Kirkpatrick said.“She’s a pretty special player.”

BRANDON SEVERN FOR ENQUIRER MEDIA

McNicholas’ Sophie Gorman wasselected as an all-American by theNSCAA. She received specialrecognition at an awards ceremonyin Philadelphia Jan 17.

Accoladescontinueto pile upfor McNick’sGormanBy Nick [email protected]

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The Clermont Soil &Water Conservation Dis-trict was awarded a five-year, $600,000 grantthrough the U.S. Depart-ment of Agriculture’s Re-source ConservationPartnership Program.Clermont SWCD was oneof only two districts inOhio to receive fundingthrough this nationwide$370 million grant.

Under the grant, farm-ers in the drainage areaupstream of the lake willbe eligible to receive fi-nancial assistance to plantcover crops, filter strips,grassed waterways andother methods that helphold soil on the farm andprevent nutrients and oth-er pollutants from wash-ing into nearby water-ways that eventuallydrain to the lake. Excessnutrients, such as nitro-gen and phosphorus, arethought to be the most sig-nificant factor contribut-ing to the harmful algalblooms that have been ap-

pearing each summer inthe lake since 2012.

Lori Lenhart, the dis-trict conservationist forClermont and Browncounties, said, “The soilsin this region erode quiteeasily and contribute tothe problems we see.Farmers do a good jobwith this ground. Addingconservation practicesthrough this grant willhelp them improve infil-tration rates and holdmore soil in place, whichwill not only improve wa-ter quality, but also theircrop yields over time.”

Added John McManus,administrator for Cler-mont SWCD: “For severalyears, Clermont SWCDand its partners in theEast Fork Watershed Co-operative have been

working together with lo-cal farmers to improvethe quality of farm fieldsthrough the use of conser-vation practices. As re-cently as 2011, nobody wasplanting cover crops inClermont County. Our lo-cal farmers have reallystepped up. This year,over 2,500 acres havebeen planted. This grantwill really help us expandour conservation effortsin an area that needs itmost.”

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If you’re in the marketfor a used car, and preferto buy from a privateowner, you need to watchout for a new scam hit-ting the area.

Although everythinglooks great when you seethe car offered for sale -and the owner signs theback of the title over toyou - you never get own-ership of the vehicle.

That’s what happenedto Adam Bradford, ofLoveland after he foundan SUV advertised onCraigslist. He girlfriend,Carla Hamill, said, “We

bought acouple ofcars, sold acouple ofcars onCraigslistso we hadcalled on anumber ofthem.”

The2002 SUV

they liked was being soldby a woman in Dayton,Ohio. They went to Day-ton, Bradford test droveit, and agreed to pay$5,000 for the vehicle.The seller went withthem to a bank where theseller’s signature wasnotarized on the title andBradford paid her

Unfortunately, theBureau of Motor Vehi-cles was closed at thatpoint so the seller saidshe would keep her li-cense plates on the car soBradford could drive it.They planned to meet atthe BMV the next day toget the new title forBradford and take off theold plates and give themto the seller.

The seller failed tomeet them to pick up thenew title so Bradfordwent to the BMV by him-self. Hamill says, “Hewent in, handed them thetitle, had the money outand everything. She said,‘I’m sorry, there’s a lienon the car.” And he said,‘No.’”

In the Craigslist ad the

seller specifically statesthe SUV has a clean title.There’s no mention of anauto title loan which hadbeen taken out just daysbefore the sale. Now thetitle loan company wantsthe car because thatwoman never paid off theloan. It wants to repos-sess the vehicle and sellit to get back the $2,000 itloaned that woman. Po-lice told Bradford he alsohas some rights becausehe got a signed title.

Hamill says, “He hasan actual title, but theonly thing that’s good fornow is a bill of sale. Oncethey get a duplicate, thattitle is considered in-active.”

Now Bradford is un-able to find the womanwho sold him the SUV. Aspokeswoman for theOhio Bureau of MotorVehicles says it’s seeing alot of this new scam.

So, if you want to buya vehicle from a privateseller make sure you gowith them to a bureau ofmotor vehicles title of-fice and be sure the titlecan get transferred toyour name before youpay the seller. If theBMV is closed, don’t dothe deal until you can besure you can get the titletransferred.

Howard Ain is the Trouble-shooter on WKRC-TV Local 12News. Email him [email protected].

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Howdy folks!Everything is going

good around here. I keepbusy, that is what RuthAnn would like for me todo.

I had a request to writeabout planting sweetpotatoes in a bucket. Lastyear I planted some in afive-gallon bucket. Theydid good, had some thatweighed one pound each.The ones I planted in araised bed - the littleshrews ate them bad.When you plant in a buck-et when the potato vinesstart growing - keep themtrimmed a foot long. Thiswill put the energy in thepotato instead of the vine.This is where I had thesweet potato thatweighed a pound or bet-ter. The little shrewscan’t climb the bucket. Iwill plant the red Pontiacpotatoes, these are theones Ruth Ann liked.When you plant the tatersin a bucket of potting soilthey are easy to harvest.

Last Friday I had thepleasure of a trip to Co-lumbus to a carpentershow. Jerry Nause tookme, we left at 9 a.m.,stopped to eat breakfastat the truck stop on In-terstate 71. The showstarted at noon. The traf-fic going in was heavy.Jerry has been thereseveral times and knewhis way around. The showwas big and held in theOhio State Fairgrounds.This was the first time Iever went to this event.

Jerry is a carpenterand has a miter saw thathe saws lumber with anddoes a fine job. I got somecedar lumber from him.

Well backto theshow, Ibought acoupleitems, ajug of glueand anitem I canuse on thetable sawby using

my feet to turn it on or offinstead of reachingacross the saw to turn itoff.

This show is a three-day event. There was agood crowd there. I haveseveral carpentry tools inmy shop, but they are notas expensive as the toolsthey had there. A fellarwas using a wood lathe,he sure knew how to useit. We left about 4 p.m.The traffic was heavy forseveral miles. We gotback to his place about6:30 p.m., got his wife andate at a restaurant in Mt.Orab, then home. Had awonderful day, thank youJerry. Really enjoyedhaving the pleasure ofhaving the evening mealwith you and your wife.This was special and thefood was good.

I have started buildingmore bird houses, onethat is like the ChryslerTower. This is takingsome time, it will be greatwhen I get one done. Thisbird house is differentfrom any I have built. Itis different as it will betall. I saw the picture in abook a lady gave me.

About Chester, that catis a blessing to me espe-cially the way things havehappened. He will get inRuth Ann’s chair about 11

a.m. and sleep until 4 p.m.Then he wants outside. Ifsomeone comes in hewants in the house thenafter they are gone hewants back outside. Hecomes in about 8:30 p.m.He expects there to besome food in his bowlbesides the dry food. Inthe morning he wants togo outside before he getshis breakfast. When I lethim out in the morning,he will stand on the porchand look all around thendecide which way to go.

I don’t know if thename Brian Lewis isclear to you, but a friendto me and lots of folksdied last Saturday, Jan.31. His visitation andfuneral were Feb. 4 inGoshen.

Mark your calendar ason Feb. 21, the BataviaMethodist Church willhave their free meal atchurch 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.The food is wonderful. Ithink they will have chili.

The Bethel UnitedMethodist Church Kitch-en of Hope has a freemeal each Saturday 11a.m. to 12:30 p.m. so stop,eat and visit with folks.The meal is great and tovisit with a friend is spe-cial.

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

God bless all ... Morelater.

George Rooks is a retired parkranger. Rooks served for 28years with the last five asmanager of East Fork StatePark.

We had a great time at thecarpenter show in Columbus

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

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

www.lindalebaptist.com

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

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

BATAVIA BAPTIST TEMPLE770 South Riverside, Batavia OH 45103

Raymond D. Jones, Pastor732-2739

BAPTIST

MONUMENTS BAPTIST CHURCH2831 State Route 222

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

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

Growing in Faith EarlyLearning Center

NOW ENROLLING513-427-4271

www.monumentsbaptist.org/growinginfaith

CLOUGH PIKE BAPTIST CHURCH1025 CLOUGH PIKESunday School 9:30am

Morning Worship 10:45amAWANA Ministry

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

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

www.cloughpike.com 752-3521

SOUTHERN BAPTIST

RIVER OF LIFEAssembly of God

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

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

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

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

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

509 Roney LaneCincinnati Ohio 45244

T: 513.528.3200E: [email protected]

ASSEMBLIES OF GOD

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

GOSHEN UNITED METHODIST CHURCH6710 Goshen Rd, Goshen

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

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

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

2nd Sunday @ month: 3-5th grades

Email: [email protected] us on Facebook

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

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

PASTOR MARIE SMITHwww.cloughchurch.org

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

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

Music, Small Groups & moreHandicapped Accessible

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

Allyse Sonnega - Children’s Director

BETHEL UNITEDMETHODIST CHURCH

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

www.bumcinfo.org

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

TRADITIONAL WORSHIPSunday 8:30 & 11 am

CONTEMPORARY WORSHIPSunday 9:30 & 11 am

UNITED METHODIST

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

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

Pastor Tim McGloneService Schedule

Sunday School 10:00amSunday Worship 10:45am

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

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

CHURCH OF GOD

GLEN ESTE CHURCHOF CHRIST

937 Old State Route 74 (Behind Meijer)513-753-8223 www.gecc.net

Sunday Worship: 8:30 & 10:30amBible Study: 9:30am & 6:00pm

Youth Groups: 6:00pm

CHURCH OF CHRIST

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

199 Gay StreetWilliamsburg, Ohio 45176

Phone: 513-724-7985

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

PRESBYTERIAN

LOVELANDPRESBYTERIAN

CHURCHA Loving, Praying, Caring Church

Join us for Sunday Services

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

360 Robin Av (oN Oak St) Loveland OH

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

PRESBYTERIAN (USA)

Sunday Morning 10:00AMContemporary Worship

Practical MessageClasses for Children & Teens

Nursery Care

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

We have many other groupsthat meet on a regular basis

4050 Tollgate Rd,Williamsburg, OH

513-724-3341www.cmcchurch.com

Mark Otten, Pastor

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NAZARENE

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

UNITED METHODIST

Donald D. DeanDonald D. Dean, 87, of Bethel

died Jan. 31. He was formerowner/operator of Dean’sHardware in Sardinia.

Survived by wife, Mary Jane(nee Westhafer) Dean; childrenJudith A. (Richard) Gyarmati,Donald D. (Sara) Dean Jr. andEdward L. (Victoria) Dean;siblings Clifford, David andStanley Dean; eight grand-children; and 13 great-grand-children.

Services were Feb. 5 at BethelChurch of the Nazarene. Memo-rials to: Bethel Church of theNazarene, 50 E. Water St.,Bethel, OH 45106.

Eddie GrayEddie Gray, 38, of Bethel died

Jan. 27.Survived by wife, Mindy J.

(nee Linder) Gray; daughter,Cassie Ann Gray; step-childrenCameron A. and Peyton A.Gregory; parents Ginger (Tom)Hucker and Donald Gray; sib-lings Donna and Lonnie Gray;grandparents Charles andDelores Barger; and manynieces, nephews, aunts, unclesand friends.

Services were Jan. 31 at E.C.Nurre Funeral Home, Bethel.Memorials to: the Mindy GrayMemorial Fund, #5327 at anyKey Bank.

Edward RayKennedy

Edward Ray Kennedy, 76, ofBethel died Feb. 2.

Survived by three brothersand four step-children.

Preceded in death by wife,Betty Kennedy.

Services were Feb. 6 at OliveBranch Cemetery.

Lola E. SonsLola E. (nee Pumpelly) Sons,

96, of Bethel died Jan. 30. Shewas former owner/operator ofthe Bethel Beauty Shop.

Survived by children Martha(Larry) Reed, Robert (Marlene)Sons, Timothy (Patti) Sons andWilliam (Patti) Sons; siste,r MaryBeckelhymer; 15 grandchildren;and 21 great-grandchildren.

Services were Feb. 6 at TateTownship Cemetery, Bethel.Memorials to: Hospice of Cincin-nati.

DEATHS

The U.S. Departmentof Agriculture’s NaturalResources ConservationService is opening theConservation Steward-ship Program for new en-rollments for federal fis-cal year 2015. ThroughFeb. 27, producers inBrown and Clermontcounties interested in par-ticipating in the programcan submit applications tothe NRCS office at theClermont County Fair-grounds in Owensville orthe office in Georgetown.

“The Conservations

Stewardship Programprovides an incentive forfarmers and private for-est managers who alreadypractice conservation ontheir land to achieve evenhigher levels of steward-ship,” NCRS State Conser-vationist Terry Cosbysaid. “By addressing mul-tiple resource concerns,such as soil erosion, airand water quality, land-owners maintain or in-crease the productivity oftheir operations.”

The program empha-sizes conservation perfor-

mance – producers earnhigher payments for high-er performance. In CSP,producers install conser-vation enhancements toimprove soil quality, soilerosion, water quality, wa-ter quantity, air quality,plant resources, animalresources and energy.Some popular enhance-ments used by farmersand ranchers include:

» using new nozzlesthat reduce the drift ofpesticides, lowering inputcosts and making surepesticides are used where

they are most needed;» introducing cover

crops, no-till, and/or con-servation crop rotation asmanagement practices oncropland;

Landowners and oper-ators can enroll in CSPthrough Feb. 27 to be eligi-ble during 2015. While lo-

cal NRCS offices acceptCSP applications yearround, NRCS evaluatesapplications during an-nounced ranking periods.To be eligible for thisyear’s enrollment, pro-ducers must have theirapplications submitted toNRCS by the closing date.

Learn more about CSPby contacting Lori Len-hart at 513-732-2181 Ex-tension 102, or at [email protected], or byvisiting the local NRCS of-fice in Clermont (1000 Lo-cust St., Owensville) andBrown County (706 S.Main St., Georgetown).

Applications for Conservation Stewardship Program due Feb. 27

John Phillips, 21, 2704Airport Road, Bethel, U.S.Army, and Anh Nguyen,23, Valencia, California,U.S. Army.

Brandon Pollock, 18,1702 Swings Corner Pt.Isabel, Bethel, U.S. Marine,and Tanesha Baker, 18,10815 Eastside Road,Hamersville, dental assis-tant.

Blake Nestok, 56, 12Marlene Drive, Williams-burg, pathologist, andBarbara Gutman, 41, 12Marlene Drive, Williams-burg, phlebotomist.

MARRIAGELICENSESEmmanuel United

Methodist ChurchSunday worship services are 9 a.m.and 10:30 a.m. Child care isavailable during both services.Pastor Joe Royer can be reachedat 732-1400.

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

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

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

Locust CornerUnited MethodistSunday worship services are at 10a.m. and Bible study is at 9 a.m.and also Thursday evenings at 7p.m. The church is at 917 LocustCorner Road, Pierce Township;752-8459.

About religionReligion news is published at nocharge on a space-available basis.Items must be in by 4 p.m.Wednesday for consideration inthe following edition. E-mailannouncements to [email protected].

Fax to 248-1938. Call 248-8600.

RELIGION

Celebrate Library Lov-ers Month in February atthe Clermont County Pub-lic Library.

Enjoy a full month ofactivities for all ages, in-cluding coloring sheetsfor kids, plus an onlinecontest for adults. Every-one is invited to visit abranch to tell library staffmembers why you loveyour library.

For adults, show yourlove on the library’s Face-

book page. Visit the li-brary and pick up an “ILove My Library” stickerand/or window cling. Posewith it and post it photo onthe library’s Facebookpage. If you can’t visit thelibrary in February, take aphoto at home to showyour love and post it to theFacebook page, face-book.com/clermontcoun-typubliclibrary. Threewinners will be chosen atthe end of the month to

win a $25 Amazon giftcard.

Visit the library andpick up a free gift whilesupplies last. Look for theentry box and forms. En-ter as often as you like.One winner will be drawnat month’s end to win a $50Amazon gift card.

Don’t forget about on-line downloadable books,movies, music, magazinesand more. Visit clermont-library.org for details.

February is Library Lovers Month

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CLERMONT COUNTYSHERIFF’S OFFICE

Incidents/investigationsAggravated menacingAt 4100 block of Afton-ElklickRoad, Williamsburg, Dec. 23.

Aggravated robberyAt 5100 block of Benton Road,Batavia, Dec. 23.

Aggravated trespassAt 3400 block of Virginia Drive,Amelia, Dec. 24.

AssaultAt 3400 block of Virginia Drive,Amelia, Dec. 24.

At 70 block of Sierra Court,Batavia, Dec. 23.

Breaking and enteringAt 1000 block of WassermanWay, Batavia, Dec. 23.

At 5100 block of MontereyMaple Grove Road, Batavia,Dec. 24.

Complicity - aid/abet anotherAt 2000 block of Ponderosa PineCourt, Amelia, Dec. 22.

Criminaldamaging/endangeringAt 200 block of Amelia OliveBranch Road, Amelia, Dec. 22.

At 2100 block of Harvey Road,New Richmond, Dec. 24.

At 2600 block of Old Ohio 32,Batavia, Dec. 24.

Criminal mischiefAt 2100 block of Ohio Pike,Amelia, Dec. 22.

At 2700 block of Ohio 132, NewRichmond, Dec. 23.

Criminal trespassAt 4000 block of Afton ElklickRoad, Batavia, Dec. 23.

Domestic violenceAt 1300 block of Mountain Ash,Amelia, Dec. 24.

Drug paraphernaliaAt 1700 block of Ohio 125,Amelia, Dec. 25.

At 2000 block of Ohio Pike,Amelia, Dec. 22.

At 2200 block of Berry Road,Amelia, Dec. 25.

FalsificationAt 2300 block of Laurel Nich-olsville Road, New Richmond,Dec. 8.

Fugitive from justiceAt 4700 block of East FilagerRoad, Batavia, Dec. 22.

At Ohio 222 at Caldwell Road,Felicity, Dec. 25.

Gross sexual impositionAt 4700 block of SilverwoodDrive, Batavia, Dec. 23.

Identity fraudAt 1900 block of Balzhiser Lane,Batavia, Dec. 22.

Misuse of credit cardAt 5300 block of Belfast Ow-ensville Road, Batavia, Dec. 23.

Notice of change of addressAt Main Street Bridge, Batavia,Dec. 24.

Possession of drugs -marijuanaAt 1700 block of Ohio 125,Amelia, Dec. 25.

At 2000 block of Ohio Pike,Amelia, Dec. 22.

At 2200 block of Berry Road,

Batavia, Dec. 23.At 3200 block of Yelton Lane,Amelia, Dec. 24.

At 1900 block of Balzhiser Lane,Batavia, Dec. 22.

At 2000 block of Ponderosa PineCourt, Amelia, Dec. 22.

At 2300 block of Laurel Nich-olsville Road, New Richmond,Dec. 8.

At 3100 block of Lindale MountHolly Road, Amelia, Dec. 22.

At 3300 block of Ohio 222,Batavia, Dec. 23.

At 5000 block of Ohio 222,Batavia, Dec. 23.

At 5300 block of Belfast Ow-ensville Road, Batavia, Dec. 23.

At 5600 block of MalsbearyRoad, Williamsburg, Dec. 23.

At 5900 block of Ohio 133,Goshen, Dec. 24.

Amelia, Dec. 25.Selling, purchasing,distributing, or deliveringdangerous drugsAt 1700 block of Ohio 125,Amelia, Dec. 25.

Sexual battery - victimconfined in detentionfacility, offender is employeeof detention facilityAt 4700 block of E. Filager Road,Batavia, Dec. 23.

Sexual impositionAt 2700 block of Saltair MapleRoad, Bethel, Dec. 26.

TheftAt 1500 block of ThornberryRoad, Amelia, Dec. 22.

At 1500 block of ThornberryRoad, Amelia, Dec. 22.

At 2000 block of Ohio Pike,Amelia, Dec. 22.

At 200 block of Savannah Circle,

POLICE REPORTS

The Batavia Rotaryhosted its quarterly Net-working Night Jan. 27 atthe Holiday Inn and SuitesEastgate. More than 30people were in attendanceto learn about the missionof Rotary and how to be-come a member.

Rotary members andthe community enjoyedappetizers and informalmingling before a shortclub meeting began.Then, Susan McHughfrom the Clermont Cham-ber Foundation presentedinformation on the newhigh school Work Readi-ness Initiative. A short-

ened version of the NewMember Orientationvideo was presentedthroughout the evening,which gave those in atten-dance a quick history les-son in Rotary as well as anupdate on the Bataviaclub’s current projects.

The next NetworkingNight will be April 28,from 5:15 p.m. to 7 p.m. atthe Holiday Inn and SuitesEastgate.

For more informationon how you can become in-volved, call 513-201-7707or email [email protected].

THANKS TO MAC HICKMAN

The Batavia Rotary hosted its quarterly Networking Night atthe Holiday Inn and Suites Eastgate.

Networkingthrough theBatavia Rotary

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