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MILFORD— Student artwork lines theentryway at Pattison Elementary, de-picting what adventures retiring Princi-pal Gregg Curless will embark on next.

In bright colors, students envisionhim traveling to the moon, Disneylandand standing atop the Leaning Tower ofPisa.

“I don’t know what he’s going to dowhen he retires,” said Kathy Barrows, asecretary at Pattison who has workedwith Curless for13 years. “He’ll be lost.”

Curless has been working with chil-dren for 35 years.

“This isamission,nota job - a lifemis-sion,” Curless said. “Without question,the best part is getting to be amotivator,a cheerleader and an advocate for chil-dren.”

Curless became Pattison’s first prin-cipal when it was built in 2003. He hasn’truled with an iron fist, but compassionand kindness - even though as the oldestof five siblings, “I tend to be a bit bossy,”he joked.

“He’s just apart ofPattison, andPatti-son is apart of him,” saidLeslieButcher,a sixth-grade language arts and socialstudies teacher. “There’s no separatingthe two.”

Evenassocietyhasplacedmorefocuson student test scores, that doesn’t drivethe way Curless works, Butcher said.

“Kids always came first,” she said.“But as a child - not as a number or pieceof data.”

When Curless retires, one thing hewon’t be able to do - along with travel tothe moon - is greet students before theyenter school every morning.

“He comes tomeet us at the bus stop -even in bad weather,” said PorterBausch, a fourth-grader at Pattison.

Curless also can be found in the lunchroom “all the time,” Barrows said, inter-acting with students.

“I’m sad,” said Raegan Phillips, a sec-ond-grader at Pattison. “I’m going tomiss when he comes down the hall andsays ‘hi’ to everybody.”

For Curless, putting students firstwasn’t an act.

“Youwon’t find a badword about him

here,” Barrows said.What you’ll find, besides artwork lin-

ing the halls, is teachers and studentswho think of Curless as a friend.

“He wasn’t just our principal, I’mproud to call him my friend,” Butchersaid. “I think he probably has a couplethousand people - former students, par-ents and staff - who think of him thatway.”

Butcher was part of the committeethat hired Curless 13 years ago. She not-ed his honesty, previous experience andleadership skills as why the 12-personcommittee selected him.

More than that though, it was his peo-ple skills and excitement for the positionthat earned him the job, Butcher said.

“By the time he left that (interview)room, he knew all of our names,” shesaid. “If hemeets aparent or student onetime, he remembers their name.”

Curless was hired to be Milford

South’s principal in 2000. Three yearslater the school district received fundsto build four newelementary schools, in-cluding Pattison.

Teachers and staff at Milford Southwere given forms to identifywhat build-ing they would like to transfer to, whatgrade they wanted to teach and otherthings like that.

Butcher based her decision almostsolely on Curless.

“When we had our choice, I did notcome to Pattison - I came to Gregg Cur-less’ school,” she said.

On a typical school dayMay 21, threechildrenwere brought to themain officetowait for their parents to pick themup.When they arrived, Curless walked in togreet them.

They all had a great day, Barrows in-formed him.

“I bet they did. How could they not?”Curless said.

By Keith BieryGolickkbierygolick@communitypress.com

Gregg Curless interacts with a number of fourth-graders during lunch at PattisonElementary May 21. KEITH BIERYGOLICK/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

MILFORD — Frontier Days are al-most here bringingwith it old friends.

The annual festival this year isThursday, May 30, through Sunday,June2.Eventswill kickoff at 6:30p.m.May 30 with the parade starting infront of the Olde Milford BarberShoppe, 746 Lila Ave. The parade willconclude at the festival grounds.

Frontier Days began when a groupof businessmen were trying to bringpeople to Milford, said Frontier Dayscommittee member Karen Wikoff. Inits 51st year, it continues to do what itwas created to do.

“Everybody goes to it,” said DougAufdenkampe, owner of Olde MilfordBarber Shoppe.

Aufdenkampe, who was born andraised inMilford, said the area is “cra-zy” on parade day.

“There’s people everywhere,” hesaid.

Aufdenkampe said he has onlymissed the festival once or twice.

“It’s just part of the town,” he said.“It’s like a big high school reunion.

Frontier Days is the biggest eventinMilford, saidKeithBurkhardt, own-er of Skyline Chili on Lila Avenue.

Although he lives, works and shops

Frontier Daysis a time toreconnect withold friendsBy Roxanna Swiftrswift@communitypress.com

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in Milford, he gets to seepeople during FrontierDays he does not ordina-

rily see.“Little things change

from year to year ... butthe good news is that thepeoplewill still be there,”he said.

In addition to re-con-necting with people,Burkhardt gets to see theparade from Skyline,which he has deemed thebest place to watch from.Because the paradejudges sit outside the res-taurant, “you know ev-eryone is going to behigh-stepping,” he said.

Milford resident PamLee said the parade is

what keeps her comingback to FrontierDays ev-ery year.

“We know most of thepeople who are in it,” shesaid.

Although the paradedoes not begin until eve-ning, people usually startputting chairs out earlyin the morning, she said.

Lee has friends wholive on the parade routeand she usually goes totheir house to watch theparade with them. Evenif her friends did not livethere, she would stillwatch the parade, shesaid.

“It’s just a tradition inthis area,” she said. “It’sjust a nice communityget-together.”

For many the festival

offersananchor tohome-town, said Jeff Lykins,president and CEO ofpresenting sponsor Ly-kins Companies.

“It’s truly a hometownfestival,” he said.

Supporting the com-munity is important forLykins Company repre-sentatives and FrontierDays is a good way to dothat, he said.

In addition to support-ingFrontierDays,Lykinslooks forward to seeingthe looks of “awe andwonderment” on thefaces of children at theparade and seeingfriends at the festival.

“It’s just a great gath-ering place to see peopleyou don’t get to catch upwithall the time,”hesaid.

FrontierContinued from Page A1

The Greater MilfordArea Historical Society(GMAHS), in cooperationwith the Central Cincin-nati Direct SalesNetwork(CCDSN), will host itsfirst quarter auctionThursday, June 9. Doorsopen at 6:30 p.m. and theauction will begin at 7p.m. at Pinebrook Retire-ment Living, 3877 Wolf-pen-Pleasant Hill Road.

A quarter auction is agroup of vendors gather-ing theirproductsandraf-fling them off for quar-ters. It is a fun-filled nightof networking with othervendorsand theircustom-ers, friends and family.Vendors represented in-clude Pampered Chef,Tastefully Simple, Origa-mi Owl, Scentsy, Jenni-fer’s ThumbprintDesigns

and more. Additionally,the event will feature asplit-the-pot. Paddles are$2 each and bids go for 25cents and 50 cents. Re-freshments will beserved.

How it works. Eachitemup for bidwill be dis-played for all guests tosee. The auctioneer thengives a brief description,retail valueandhowmanyquarters you will need tobid. Guests will give theirbid (quarters) and hold uptheir numbered paddle.When all bids are collect-ed, the auctioneer willdraw a numbered chipfrom the container. If thenumber on the paddlematches the number onthe chip drawn, the guestwins that item.

Proceeds from the auc-tion will help support theeighth annualArtAffaire,a fundraiser that helpswith the annual scholar-ship award and upkeep ofPromont House Museum,home to GMAHS

TheRafflemaniaQuar-terAuction is limited to60guests.Toreserveaplace,email GMAHS at in-fo@milfordhistory.net orcall at 248-0324.

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MIAMI TWP. — The po-lice server that storesvideo and audio filesfrom patrol cars couldfail any day. In someways, it already has.

Files from patrol carsare used as evidence incriminal, traffic and civilcases as well as trainingmaterial for staff, saidSteven Bailey, policechief.

Recently, some datacould not be downloadedor retrieved, Bailey said.

“The police server isfailing,” said LarryFronk, administrator.“They’ve had issues get-ting information off ofit.”

It’s not a capacityproblem, Bailey said.Functionality is the prob-lem.

“Access to those filesis critical,” Bailey wrote

in a memo to Fronk whopresented it to the trust-ees at their regular May13 work session.

The current server issix years old. It will cost$25,000 to purchase andinstall a new one, Baileysaid.

IntrustIT, a cloud andinformation technologycompany based in Cin-cinnati, attempted to fixtheserverbuthasexperi-enced little success.

They suggested pur-chasing file storage on acloud network to imme-diately back up the serv-er, Bailey said, whichwould cost $850.

“This isnotabudgeteditem and will come fromunexpected, non-com-mitted funds,” Fronksaid.

There is currently$6,557,780 in the non-committed public safetyaccount, he said.

“(That account) is ba-

sically our reserves. Astax levies go out over aperiod of years, they ba-sically generate the ex-act same amount of mon-ey every year. But costsgoup-costsdon’t staythesame,” Fronk said. “Alevy may last 10 years,but at the end of that 10years you start using thatreserveto try tomakethelevy last as long as youcan before you have to goback to voters.”

That’s fairly typical oflocal governments thatrelyonproperty taxes,hesaid.

“The cost (of the serv-er) is just going to getmore and more expen-sive (if we don’t actnow),” said Karl Schultz,trustee.

More important iswhatcouldhappen if filesfound their way online,Fronk said.

“(The server) storesvery important data for

the police department,”he said. “We can’t affordto have that informationfloat off into the ethosph-ere.”

The way the server iscurrently set up, there isno way that could hap-pen, Bailey said. Thequestion is what mighthappen when the depart-ment creates a backupfor its files in the cloudnetwork suggestedby In-trustIT.

“The concern is, couldsomeone get to that datain the cloud?” Baileysaid. “I’ve asked (Intrus-tIT) to take a look at thatand make sure we’remeeting appropriate se-curity standards. Theythought everythingwould be OK, but saidthey would take a look atit.”

Thetrusteesapprovedthe purchases. No formalaction was necessary,Fronk said.

Patrol car servers to be replacedBy Keith BieryGolickkbierygolick@communitypress.com

MAY 29, 2013 • CJN-MMA • A3NEWS

BATAVIA — Reds offi-cials hope to use a Cler-mont County baseballcamp to teach disadvan-taged youth how to im-prove their character, aswell as their baseballgame.

The Reds Rookie Suc-cess League is a free,four-week camp thatmeets twice a week, andwhat separates it fromother baseball camps is itteaches youth about morethan just baseball, saidCortnei Weaver, outreachcoordinator for the RedsCommunity Fund.

“They get to learn allthe fundamentals,”Weav-er said. “But insteadofdo-ing it like a coach wouldset up drills, we teachthem character-buildingtraits andhow those applyto the game.”

Thiswillbe theevent’s sec-ond year inBatavia,said RexParsons,townshipadminis-trator.

Boys and girls agesseven to 10 from Cler-mont County will have achance to participate inthe camp again fromJune10 to July 2 at the BataviaTownship CommunityCenter.

“Last year was the in-augural year. It was agreat start,” Parsons said.“Some of the kids werecrying at the end of thecamp because they didn’twant it to end.”

The camp meets Mon-days and Tuesdays from10a.m. until1p.m.Attend-ees will receive a T-shirtand have lunch provided

for them, Parsons said.Although Reds offi-

cials hope to teach chil-dren aboutmore than justsports, the experience towork with major leaguebaseball players is a spe-cial one, Weaver said.

“We try to have themwalk away with the loveof baseball,” she said.

That’s especially im-portant because the campisn’t intended for baseballexperts, Parsons said.

“Somekids really don’teven knowwhat arm theythrow from or what sideof the plate to stand on,”he said.

With its communityfund, the Reds are tryingto impact youth whoaren’t familiar with base-ball - either becausethey’re economically dis-advantaged or they’vejust never been exposedto it, Weaver said.

“Not only do we sup-

port Cincinnati inner-cityyouth playing baseball,but we try to supportyouth in all of Reds coun-try,” she said. “We feelthat everyone shouldhave a chance to play.”

Volunteers over theage of 16 are still neededfor this year’s camp, Par-sons said.

“Having three boysthatplayyouthbaseball indifferent forms, I knowthat it can be a great life-skill opportunity to learnon the field,” she said.“Every kid needs that,and not all kids have theopportunity to play orga-nized sports and tobeableto gain those life skills. Ifeel like Reds Rookie(Success League) reallygives them an opportuni-ty to do that.”

Applications for thecamp can be found onlineat www.reds.com/reds-rookie.

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Festival ChoraleThe Clermont Festival

Chorale will present themusic of the Beatles. Thegroupwill perform Satur-day, June 1, at noon atSummerFair at Coney Is-land. The group will alsoperform twice Sunday,June2, at 2p.m.atMilfordFrontier Days in Milfordand at 6:30 p.m. as part ofMiami Township ConcertSeries at Leming Park onBuckwheat Road. Each ofthese events are free (ex-cept for the admissioncharge to SummerFair).

The Clermont FestivalChorale is a communitychorus committed to cele-brating timeless and inno-vative choral music inClermont County and thesurrounding areas. A non-profit organization, CFCis the only communitychoir in the ClermontCounty area.

CFC was founded inJanuary 2006 and has per-formedwith theClermontPhilharmonic Orchestra,the Lebanon Symphony &Chorus, the KentuckySymphony Orchestra &Chorus and CincinnatiChoral Society. CFCopened the May Festivalthis year performing a

pre-festival concert onthe steps of Music Hall.

Bowling partyThe seventh annual Ki-

wanis Club of MilfordBowling Party is 7 p.m. to9 p.m. Saturday, June 15,at Cherry Grove Lanes,4005 Hopper Hill Road.

Cost is $15 for adultsand $12 for students,which includes two hoursof bowling, eight-pin notap games, shoes and softdrinks. Cost for specta-tors is $5.

Proceeds benefit clubyouth activities, scholar-ships, Milford HighSchool Key Club and Mil-ford Junior High SchoolBuilders Club. The eve-ning will include prizes,silent auction includinghomemade baked goods.

For information, callPatsy Myers at 600-7478,Wendell McElwee at 528-2067, June Izzi-Bailey at831-1651 or Charlotte Ev-ans at 831-3172.

Click it or ticketThe 2013 National

Click It or Ticket Cam-paign runs through June2.

“The Click It or Ticketcampaign works. In 2011alone, seat belts saved an

estimated 11,949 lives na-tionwide,” said CarolKisner with ClermontCounty Safe Communi-ties. Kisner said high-vis-ibility enforcement iscredited with increasingthe national seat-belt us-age rate from 58 percentin1994 to an estimated ob-served usage rate of 86percent in 2012 - an all-time high rate. As of Sep-tember 2012, ClermontCounty’s seat belt rate is76 percent, significantlylower than the nationalaverage.

Older AmericansThe Clermont County

commissioners recentlyshowed their commit-ment to honoring the val-ue of seniors by proclaim-ing the month of May as“Older AmericansMonth.”

Commissioner EdHumphrey said, “The old-er adults in ClermontCounty play an importantrole in our community bycontributing their experi-ences, knowledge, wis-dom and accomplish-ments. Clermont Countyseniors are active mem-bersof society involved inlocal volunteering, civicengagement, mentorship

and arts and culture.”Humphrey said there

are more than 30,000 citi-zens, age 60 and older, liv-ing in Clermont County.

Cindy Gramke, execu-tive director of ClermontSenior Services, was pre-sent to accept the procla-mation.

“It is so important thatwe not only understandthe needs of the olderadults in our county, butalso their contributions toour communities.”Gramke added,

To learn more aboutthe activities and eventsplanned for Older Ameri-cans Month, call 724-1255or visit www.clermont-seniors.com.

Showboat MajesticThe Milford Kiwanis

Club is hosting a night offun and entertainment onthe river aboard theShowboat Majestic Tues-day, July 9. Tickets are$20 each. For more infor-mation or to buy tickets,call Wendell McElwee at528-2067.

Police academyUCClermontCollege is

acceptingapplicationsforthe Ohio Peace OfficeTraining Academy. Class-

es begin June 24.The police academy

opens admission twice ayear - in June andDecem-ber. All classes are held inthe evening and the pro-gram is covered by finan-cial aid. Full-time atten-dance is required. Classesare held at the Live OaksCareer Center at 5956Buckwheat Road in Mi-ami Township. Firingrange, driving practiceand physical conditioningmay be held at other loca-tions.

Students must turn 21by the time of academygraduation.

For more information,contact David Gregory,program director, Officeof Safety Services andPo-lice Academy, at 513-612-4972 or via email da-vid.gregory@uc.edu orvisit http://bit.ly/18eYf53.

Family Fun 1The Clermont County

General Health Districtstaffwill host the thirdan-nual Clermont CAN Fam-ily Fun 1 Run/Walk Satur-day, June 1, at SpencerShankPark, 70RobinWayDrive in Amelia.

There is no cost to par-ticipate. Registration be-gins at 7:30 a.m. and the

event begins at 8 a.m. Ahealth fair will be heldfrom 8 a.m. to 10 a.m.Health screenings will beoffered including height,weight andBMImeasure-ments. Wilfert FarmersMarketwill offer produceand other products. TheOhio State Extension Of-ficeFamilyNutritionPro-gram will offer a fooddemonstration. GreenBean Delivery will pro-videfreefruit forallwalk/run participants.

For more event infor-mation, call 732-7499 orvisit http://bit.ly/10d2JGV.

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MIAMI TWP. — At first,it just looked like a divot.

Robert Wetick, a resi-dent of the Orchard Vil-lage subdivision, was cut-ting the grass May 13when he noticed a 2-by-2-foot hole in his yard.

“I didn’t know what itwas,” Wetick said. “Myneighbor came home andput his foot through it andthe bottom fell through.”

After clearing awaydirt, Wetick found a col-lapsed stormwater pipe-line and an exposed elec-tric or gas line inside a10-foot pit.

The pipeline is morethan36 inches indiameterand when it rains, watercascades down the subdi-vision’s streets and is di-rected over the collapsedpipeline, Wetick said.

When the subdivisionwas built, the builder putin storm lines that drain -Scarlet, Cherry Blossomand Beech Grove - thatcrisscross Wetick’s prop-erty, he said.

“It is alleged (by thecounty) that repairs tostorm water pipelines be-yond the roadway ease-ment is the responsibilityof the property owner,”Wetick said. “But in thearea in which the collapseoccurred, a 20-foot ease-ment has been recorded,supposedly for mainte-nance by others, yet therepair is being stone-walled.”

Wetick covered thehole with plywood, fear-ing someone could fall in,he said.

Miami Township Ser-vice Director Mike Man-tel inspected the sink holeMay 20 and sent a crewout later that day to put afence around it, Weticksaid.

Wetick brought the is-sue to the Miami Town-ship trustees at their reg-ular meeting May 21. Hepresented them with apetition, signed by 30 ofhis neighbors, stating ei-

ther the township or coun-ty should takeaction to fixthe hole.

“What we find dis-tressing is the laissez-faire attitude by the coun-ty,” Wetick said. “Thisneeds to be fixed beforesomeone gets seriouslyhurt.”

Mantel said he has con-tacted Eric Ely from thecounty engineer’s office,who is trying to find in-spection records fromwhen the storm waterpipelines were installed.

“There are a lot ofthings happening rightnow,” Mantel said.

Larry Fronk, townshipadministrator, also in-spected the hole.

“I did go out and take alookat it. It’snot reallymyarea of expertise,” Fronksaid. “I havebeen in touchwith our legal council,who is reviewing storm-water laws. I would wantto hear what he would saybefore making a recom-mendation.”

Other members of theboard told Wetick and hisneighbors to be patient.

“We are aware of thesituation - these get reallycomplicated,” said Trus-tee Mary Makley Wolff.“It’s not going to be fixednext week, and if it trulyis a private-property is-sue then we legally can’tdo anything.”

“We can’t just give youan answer,” said attorneyMatt Fellerhoff, who satin for the township’s LawDirector Joe Braun. “Wedon’t know the answer be-cause we don’t know

enough ofthe facts.”

Weticksaid hespoke withRick Gal-lensteinfrom theCincinnati-based de-velopmentcompanyWRS-Gal-lensteinthat builthis houseand he saidthe countyinspectedeverything

when it was built.“They had to put up

performance and mainte-nance bonds tomake sureit was acceptable by thecounty,” Wetick said.“(Gallenstein) was rathersurprised that (MiamiTownship) was taking the

position they are.”Fellerhoff advised

against taking Gallen-stein’s word for it.

“Developers are verygood at isolating them-selves from previous pro-jects,” he said.

The trustees told Wet-ick and his neighbors tokeep watch on the holeand inform them if it getsany larger.

Weticksaidhefeels theorange fence is an eye-sore and is unsure howlong it can last, he said.

“It’s putting a band-aidon a major hemorrhage,”Wetick said.

Mantel said if thetownship decided to takefurther action, officialswould need to hire a sub-contractor tomake the re-pairs.

The service depart-ment does not have theequipment required to

keep larger drilling areasfrom caving in, Mantelsaid. Its employees alsoare not trained in “deeppipe repairs,” he said.

Township Law Direc-tor Joe Braun said afterthemeeting the easementon the property was a pri-vate drainage easement.

“I stronglydispute thatfact,” Wetick said. “Howcan it be a private ease-ment if it drains three oth-er streets?”

Braun said the town-ship will not stop lookinginto the matter, but hispreliminary review of thelaw says it is the responsi-bility of the owner.

“Obviously, there’s aproblem out there be-cause a sink hole hasopened. The township isconcerned about it. Wewould not want to see itgrowsomuch that it inter-fereswith that roadorourability to provide serviceto other residents,” hesaid. “Legally, the town-ship is not responsible forthe maintenance, the in-spection or the repair ofthat private system.”

Braun said the countyis aware of the sink holeand he was told by Cler-mont County EngineerPat Manger that he willlook into it.

“I know the townshiphas no obligations to fix it,but that doesn’t mean wewon’t keep looking at,”Braun said.

That would be wise,Wetick said, because ev-eryone in the county isoverlooking the issue ofliability.

“I was lucky the wholeground didn’t collapse onme,” he said. “If some-body falls into this thingeverybody is going to getsued - especially MiamiTownship and ClermontCounty.”

Manger looked at theplat for the Orchard Val-ley subdivision and said itvery clearlywas a privatematter.

“If (the homeowners)tell me they had no ideaabout (the easement) Iwould tend to believethem,” Manger said. “Butthe legal reality is thecounty commissionershold no responsibility forthat.”

Sink hole causes safety concerns in Miami Twp.By Keith BieryGolickkbierygolick@communitypress.com

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SCHOOLSSCHOOLSACHIEVEMENTS | NEWS | ACTIVITIES | HONORS CommunityPress.com

COMMUNITYPRESSEditor: Theresa Herron, therron@communitypress.com, 248-7128

BOYD E. SMITHELEMENTARY SCHOOL

The following studentshave earned honors for thethird quarter of 2012-2013.

HonorsFourth grade - FallonAus-

tin, Conner Brown, BenCampbell, Logan Clark,Brandon Curran, Mia Dear-ing, Samantha Ellis, MitchellHansbauer, SamanthaHoyas,BenIce,NickKachul-kin, DylanMartin, ZachMat-zen, Matt McQueary, ClaireMills, Joshua Panko, DylanPegg, Kylee Thomas, BriToadvine, Nate Virgin, AlecCarpenter, Ethan Evans,Madison Flischel, BrandonGlueck,AustinHelsel, LoganHorton, Lisette Johnson, AJKaylor,KamiKirkland,Jack-son Lang, Kennedy Robin-son, Emily Taylor, AlexTroescher, Breanne Caper-ton, Will Caton, Brendan Co-bain, Sophie Cooper, Bray-den Gilmore, Nathan Gunt-zelman, Mason Heffernan,Taylor Henninger, ReaghanKaylor, Abigail Mills, ErikaPflanz, Peyton Pflanz andLukeWatkins.

Fifth grade - ZaidAbu-Ali,John Balzer, Noah Burnett,Kush Dalal, Cara Gfroerer,Alex Henninger, MichaelSmith, Naomie Allen, BradyBradshaw, Lauren Cope,Cameron Coss, Grace Ertel,Alex Evans, Clayton Harris,Connor Kirkland, CatrionnaManning, Mark McQueary,Abby Skowronek, DevynTrosper, Byrce Vontsolos,Evan Willis, Kayla Christer-son, Halle Fontaine, AubreyHakel, Noah Hjelmeng,Klover Lansdale, EmmaMil-ler, Shivani Patel, AndrewPreston, Nathan Taylor, AlexThomas and Grant White.

Sixth grade - Sophie Ellis,Jared Frondorf, BrendanGreshem, Austin Isenhower,Riley Mohler, Angelica Oli-veros, Harrison Provard,Zach Treon, Brooke Wil-liams, Erin Williams, ErikaBrown,EthanBullock, JustinHorn, Ashley Kuykendall,Emily Pray, Alex Price, John

Stromberger, Addie Turner,Rayah Brumley, ShawnaDonaldson, Samantha Flynn,Haley Grimmett, KaiyaKirkland,SamanthaKuyken-dall, Isaac Meinor, AlexaMorgan and Jacob Panko.

High HonorsFourth grade - Mitchel

Boggs, Scotty Campman,Lottie Marshall, Anya Moell-er,WillBehimer, SamBellon-by, Cooper Klodell, TaylorMaglecic, Erin Morgan, De-vin Morris, ChristopherPaire, Joel Sagraves, EllieBach, Katie Bell, Ethan Bun-ker, Tyler Hewlett, EthanHooper, Max Horton, LaynieMetsker, Hunter Pflanz andKarlie Turner.

Fifth grade - Maria Acuff,Alexis Brand, Ian Bruns, Ky-raDavidson, JonahFouts,Sa-vannah Lloyd, Alex McDon-ald, Josiah McGee, EmmaSullivan,BrookeVanValken-burgh, Megan West, BenGorning, Tim Greenwell,Ethan Howard, Collin Mar-shall,DrewRichmond,GrantWhitaker, Alyssa Zearbaugh,Will Barker, Tyler Blimline,Klye Boehm,MacyHuntoon,Scott Rider, Emme Thomas,Megan Todys and Seth Wil-liams.

Sixth grade - Colin Balzer,Ben Behimer, Emily Bientz,Natalie Blendea, Hannah Ev-erett, Henry Green, MurphyHeffernan, Laney Huber,Natalie Kunes, John Nie-haus, Mason Pound, AshleyTurner, ConnorUhlhorn, Ela-naZelen, EmmaBryd, SimonCarter, Emily Dominique,CarsonDunham,SamGreen-well, Cameron Kells, Stepha-nie Keplinger, Lydia Krage,Blake Laughlin, Kenzie Lutz,Ezra Mobley, Luke Newton,Haley Roedeffer, Jared Sha-piro, Will Turner, Jenna Bel-lonby, Madison Chitwood,Dylon Conner, Jared Engel-man, Caleb Farrell, JackFeds, Kara Freeman, LukeHaberer, Megan LaFrance,David Niehaus, AlexisPflanz, Lexi Richmond, Bry-son Taylor, Jordan Walterand Nathan Chin.

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Jon Burton, Ross Flick, CeciliaHarvey, Harper Kelly, MadisonKey, Madison King, LauraMcMullen, Mayra Munoz-Aya-la, Caroline Murray, Lukas Nie-haus, Dane Prather, Elena Ri-chey, Kayleigh Shay, NathanSiscoe, Katie Smith, Nathan Ul-ery and Preston Warman.

Sixth gradeHigh Honors - August Abt,

K.C. Bell, Mary Chapman, Oli-via Dawson, Mira DeAnthony,Max Dumm, Daniel Garcia, Ja-cob Gifford, Ilsa Grabenbauer,Ryan Hart, Austin Hendricks,Morgan Hills, Dylan Hughes,Ali Kirk, Samantha Kizer, Cath-erine Koebel, Ryan Koebel,Evan Kreul, Sam Leatherwood,

MCCORMICK ELEMENTARYSCHOOL

The following students haveearned Honors for the thirdquarter of 2012-2013.

Fourth gradeHigh Honors - Emily Abas,

FranklinAbt, ChristianBeseck-er, Alison Burgess, AlyssaCharlton, Adia Cook, AaronCoors,AdamDavis,MaiaDuna-way, Lilian Fleshour, SophiaFleshour, Zoe Girty, MaddieLepper, Malachi List, EmmaMcManis, Michael Meadors,Carter Morlock, Abby Nehlen,EthanOwens,MasonRoy,JacobSalyer, Grace Schneider, KassiStooksbury, Brianna Tassiello,Alicia Viola-Prioli, Brynnlee

Walters, Cole Watson and KirkWill.

Honors -HannahBates,Ken-rick Bebout, Jack Beyer, Ta-bitha Browning, Joelena Byrd,Sophia Dawson, Kyle Dolby,Seth Eastham, Emma Edwards,Gretchen Feldkamp, AndrewFielden, Molly Finn, LeahFleece, Ben Grothaus, NoahHeltzer,MakennaLove, JeffreyMay, Will Meister, Mason Muc-cino, Collin Murphy, Molly Pa-tel, Alyshia Perry, Carson Rai-none, Brett Rininger, JaxsonSharpe, Natalie Shearman, Kei-lya Shinkle, Austin Spencer,Meghan Stulz, Emma ValdiviaChavez, Ethan Werner, PierceWill, KyleWilliams and IsabelleWright.

FIFTH GRADEHigh Honors - Payne Acker-

mann, Megan Atkins, Kyle Bai-ley, Tyson Behrens, LaurenBell, Natalie Burlingham, Lau-ren Clark, Lilly Copp, NathanDaly, Stewart Dalziel, Anna-belle Edrington, Jessica Ellis,Emily Fox, Jordan Gerwe,Brendan Grimm, AdamHarris,Isaac Hatfield, Olivia Loeffler,Madison Love, Grace Merten,Michaela O'Neill, Mark Ostran-der, Dustin Pigg, Javan Pourva-kil, Braedon Richter, LukeSchneider, Drew Schweinefus,Marcy Smith, Max Steinmetz,EmmaStevens,GraceTroutner,AlexWene and ShelbiWillhoite.

Honors -MelanieAtkins,Oli-via Bailey, Destiny Bronaugh,

Chanz Miller, Hayden Moehr-ing, Katie Prior, Brady Ray, Ni-cole Robinson, Connor Smith,Emily Versic, Elijah Weaverand Peri Willoughby.

Honors - Thomas Begley,Connor Berohn, Lily Beyer,RuthBruning, JacobByrd, Tay-lor Davis, Reilly Edwards, BenGirty, Lauren Hanes, HaileyHarbottle, Ziven Havens, Na-than Hawkins, Stephanie Ka-ran, Deidre Kegley, MeganKrieger, Carson Miller, RachelMiller, Jonah Nye, Gabriel Ri-chey, Madison Ritchie, TreyRoark, Hayden Rubinstein,Megan Rump, Megan Vance,Ryan Weidenweber and LoganWelker.

HONOR ROLLS

Wishing someone would in-vent a solution to your prob-lem? Young inventors took allthosewishes toheartwhen theycreated their inventions for thethird annual Cincinnati Inven-tion Convention. Area studentsbrought their solutions (both in-dividuals and team entries) toeveryday problems for achance to win scholarships andprizes,

For the past 20 years, morethan onemillion Ohio kids haveparticipated in The InventionConvention creating useful,

sometimescrazyandalways in-teresting inventions.

The Invention Conventioninspires students to create andproblem solve while develop-ing their inventions. It differsfrom science fairs becasue thefocus of the curriculum is torecognize simple to complexproblems that individuals faceevery day and follow themthrough the process of creatingsolutions to them.

The grand prize award, a$2,500 college scholarshipwentto Joey Rodriguez, a sixth-

grader from Batavia MiddleSchool. He invented the “PedalBuddy.”

First-placewinners of a $500college scholarship were:

• Grade three, Trey Stuntzfrom Clermont Northeastern.

• Grade four, Matthew Mey-er from Ohio Virtual Academy.

• Grade five, Kylie Hoerthfrom Clermont Northeastern

• Grade six, Gabe Iker fromBatavia Middle School.

• Grades seven and eight,BendeMcCartney and JasmineWendel, a seventh-grade team

from Batavia Middle School.Other special category

awards• Kids Choice Award: Ha-

toon Badawi, a sixth-grade stu-dent at Batavia Middle School.She received a $25 Donatoscard and $25 Technology Card.This award is Sponsored by:Donatos & EPICideas

• Chairman’s Choice Award:Matthew Meyer, a fourth-grad-er from Ohio Virtual Academy.Meyer won a $250 scholarship.

• Teacher of ExcellenceAward:MariemontElementary

School teacher Sheryl Melvin,received a $1,000 TechnologyPackage, a Donatos pizza party,Lazer Kraze class party and aPT Reptiles Program. The Cin-cinnati Teacher of ExcellenceProgram is sponsored by: Do-natos, PTReptiles & LazerKraze.

• Out of This World Creativ-ity Award: Natalie Eisenhauerand Sydney Robinson, a sixth-grade team from MariemontElementary. The $500 scholar-ship they will share is spon-sored by Lazer Kraze.

CNE students win Invention Convention awards

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SPORTSSPORTSHIGH SCHOOL | YOUTH | RECREATIONAL CommunityPress.com

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

MT. WASHINGTON — Notmany athletes admit they areterrible at a sport.

McNicholas High School ju-niorMeganSchaeferdoes.Hap-pily.

“I’m awful,” the New Rich-mond resident said with achuckle. “I don’t think I go fastenough that I could ever reallyhurtmyself.”

The good news for Rocketfans is Schaefer is talking aboutskiing. She’s plenty fast on thetrack where - among otherevents - she anchors the 4x200relay teammaking a bid for thestatemeet.

“Distance has been good forus for a long time,” McNickhead coach Dan Rosenbaumsaid. “When Kat Humphriescame here in 2006 and went tostate four straight years, thatkind of raised theprofile for thesprinters and it’s carried overuntil now. That kind of elevatedthe sprinters’ mindset to think-ing they could be a good part ofthe team, too, and they havebeen.”

Schaefer also runs crosscountry for theRockets and is amember of the school’s ski club.Her self-proclaimed struggleson the slopesmaybe one reasoncoaches don’t mind her going toPerfect North across the Indi-ana border once a week in the

winter with the club.“She’s anchored our 4x200

relay all year and they’ve gotthe third-best time in the city,”Rosenbaum said. “She’s in thelong jump district finals. Andactually the last two weeks I’vethrownherintothe400andshe’sbeen great there.

“Kids who say they like the400 are tough kids and you can’thaveenoughof themin track, orany sport, really.”

Schaefer wasn’t sure abouther reputation for toughness.

“I’m tough enough to lastthrough our workouts,” shesaid. “I don’t really know howyou define being tough.”

While Schaefer doesn’t con-sider herself especially tough,

she definitely considers the 400a difficult race.

“It’s the longestminuteofmylife,” she said. “The first thing Ithink about is getting the baton.Then I think think about my po-sition. I just want to make sureI’m passing people, not the onebeing passed. I’m hoping I canfinish strong enough to passpeople at the end.

“Ihaven’t run the400enoughtohate it.WhatI likeabout it is ifyou make a mistake you canmake up for it. In the sprints, alittle mistake will cost you therace. In the 400 you have a littlemore time.”

Schaefer likes the diversityof her track and field season.

“Iwouldn’tsayIreallyhavea

favorite event, but the relaysyou work as a team,” she said.“It’s nice that we all put up thetime, that we all work together.Track is so individual, but this isa team effort and I like that.

“We’vebeenputting inall thehard work and it’s finally show-ing in themeets.”

The Rockets completed theDivisionIIdistrictmeetMay25,after Journalholiday deadlines.

“As a teamwe’vewon I thinksix straight district titles,” Ro-senbaum said. “No. 7 is going tobe a battlewithNewRichmond.They’re a very good team. Infact, after the first day of dis-tricts, they’re10points uponus.We have a lot of work to do tocatch them.”

McNick runner finds success a slippery slopeByMark D. Motzmmotz@communitypress.com

OWENSVILLE — It’s been anall-or-nothing mentality forthe Clermont NortheasternLadyRockets all season.

Aftera1-0lossintheregion-al semifinals last season, a tripto the state tournament is allthat’s on the team’s mind andthey are hitting their stride atthe right time to accomplishthat goal.

Coach Bill Goldfuss saidthere’s no question his team isplaying its best softball rightnow.

“Weareclose,aboutasgoodas we can get. We are hitting,fielding and pitching well andall threeaspectsarecomingonright now which is good,” hesaid.

Since a trip to LexingtonApril 19-20 in which they lostthree games to some of thebest teams in the state, the La-dy Rockets are on fire. Theylost just once – to Division IMcAuleybyonerun–andhaveallowed just13 runs in those12games. In the postseason theteam has outscored its threeopponents 53-0 en route to an-other sectional title.

“We went down there andplayed very good competi-tion,” thecoachsaidoftheLex-ington trip. “Wedidn’twin, butwe realized we were close towhere those teams are at andthose are state final-fourteams. The girls came backandworked hard inwanting torealize their goals.”

A big key to their successhas been their style of play.Goldfuss likes to pressure hisopponents by stealing bases,getting thecount in their favorand making other team’s takechances.

“We keep moving,” he said.“Whether it’s a hit-and-run, asacrifice or straight stealing.…We like tomake teams thinkabout things.…Wewant to getthe lead early and then youdon’t have thepressureofhav-ing to do something late.”

SeniorsMcKenaMiller andChelsae Osborn play a vitalrole in getting the game planrolling. Miller is hitting .512with a .588 on-basepercentagefrom the leadoff spot, whileOsborn in hitting .462 with 26RBI in the two hole. Whenthose two reach base the LadyRockets are hard to stop.

“(They) are our table set-ters,” Goldfuss said. “Whenthey get on base we dowell. …Bothhavespeed,arequickandrun the bases well. One mis-takeandtheyaretakingtheex-tra base, which puts the pres-sure on the other team.”

Old reliable is senior pitch-erEmilyAnderson.ThefutureToledo Rocket is 20-4 on theyear with 229 strikeouts and a0.63 ERA. She has nine shut-outs over the last 11games.

“We are at the point whereeverygameisbigandisbiggerand more important than thelast one,” the coach said. “Ev-erybody knows it’s time to goand this is the best she’sthrown all year.”

Lady Rocketspeak at right timeBy Tom Skeentskeen@communitypress.com TOURNAMENT

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played Carlisle, Saturday, May25, in the Division III districtfinals after our holiday dead-line. If victorious, the LadyRockets will play in the region-al semifinals May 30 at WrightState against either MiamiEast or Middletown Madison.

Emily Anderson, Raelyn Reynolds and McKena Miller of ClermontNortheastern high five at the mound during their 10-0 Division IIIsectional final victory over Madeira May 20 at Milford High School.AMANDA DAVIDSON/COMMUNITY PRESS

In a rain-soaked sectional final, Milford topped Turpin 16-8, May 23 at Lakota East High School toclaim a Division I sectional title. The Eagles faced Mason May 25 in the district finals after holidaydeadline. Please visit cincinnati.com/preps for the latest scores.

Milford senior pitcher Zach Cook hurls one toward the plate to a Turpin batter. TOM SKEEN/COMMUNITY PRESS

EAGLES SOAR TOSECTIONAL TITLE

Milford junior AndrewMinton rips a two-RBIdouble to left center field. TOM SKEEN/COMMUNITY PRESS

Milford leftfielder Joe Zurschmeide runs in to catch afly ball in short left field. TOM SKEEN/COMMUNITY PRESS

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» Clermont Northeasternearned its third consecutive Di-vision II sectional title afterbeatingWyoming 4-1,May 23 atLebanonHigh School. Nick Tip-tondazzledonthemoundfor theRockets, while Jay Teaney was3-for-3 with a double and tworunsscored.CNEplayedFrank-lin/Carroll, May 25 in the dis-trict finals after holiday dead-lines.

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» Clermont Northeastern -Marissa Chambers, shot put.

»Goshen - TieraMartinellie,shot put; Calvin Phillips, discus.

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TOURNAMENT HIGHLIGHTS

By Tom Skeentskeen@communitypress.com

HIT ‘N’ RUN

The Hamersville Flash 13U Gold National Team wins the Hit ‘N’ Run baseball tournament at FlashComplex. Many of the boys never played together before this season. In back, from left, are coach PaulKrause, Isaiah Chitkara, Devin Milton, Stephen Krause, Jacob McCaleb, Tyler Ollier, coach DwayneDeweese, Ander Kohrs, Aric France and coach ShawnWhisman. In front are Evan Baugh, DylanWhisman, Hunter DeWeese, Brandon Bishop and Braden Runion. THANKS TO RENEE WHISMAN

Amelia basketball campAmelia basketball coach Craig Maz-

zaro once again is offering summerbasketball camp for boys.

Camp, which is for boys enteringsecond through eighth grades, is 9:30a.m. to noon, Tuesday, June 25, atAmelia High School. Cost is $50.

For the past 17 years, more than3,000 kids attended these camps.

Call Craig Mazzaro at 315-4372, 9477463, or e-mail mazzaro_c@west-cler.org.

Steve Rassofootball camp

The 32nd annual Steve Rasso YouthFootball Camp for second- througheighth-graders is 9-11:45 a.m., Monday,June 10-Friday June 14, at St. XavierHigh School.

Camp opens at 8 a.m., Monday, forpre-registered check-in and walk-upregistration. Ender the stadium throughthe Media Gate.

This is not a conditioning or recre-ational camp. The aim of the St. Xavierfootball camp is to give players thefinest football instruction possible and a

week full of fun and a stepping stoneto becoming a more confident footballplayer.

Campers will associate with some ofthe beat young athletes in the area.

Early registration is encourage. Fee of$80 for early registration or of $90 forwalk-up registration includes a T-shirt.

Pre-registration is available atstxsportscamps.com. Credit card pay-ment is available online, but not forwalk-up registration.

Madeira basketball campMadeira Basketball Camp for second-

through eighth-graders is 9 a.m. tonoon, June 18-21, in the Madeira HighSchool gym.

Madeira girls coaching staff andcurrent high school players will instructthe camp. Cost is $45.

Campers need t-shirt, shorts, gymshoes, athletic socks and a water bottle.All campers will receive a T-shirt withregistration.

Camp activities include fundamentalstations, contests and games and roundrobin tournament.

Call 305-7555, or e-mail her-

ky40@gmail.com.

Strief football campZach Strief Dream Big Foundation is

having a football camp on the MilfordHigh School athletic fields (Eagle Stadi-um and fields on the high school/juniorhigh campus) Saturday and Sunday,June 8 and 9.

Strief, a Super Bowl champion andNew Orleans Saints team captain, is aMilford High School graduate.

The camp will focus on techniques ofthe game. Coaches will focus on teach-ing fundamentals that all players mustuse to be successful, and teachingfootball in a way that will help theplayer perform at a higher level.

Areas of instruction will includeproper stance, blocking techniques,running techniques, ball handling skills,throwing mechanics, receiving skills,defeating blocks, proper pursuit, propertackling, pass coverage, and more.

Staff will include current and pastMilford High School players and coach-es. Strief will be present both days.

Camp is 8 a.m. to noon, both days,for seventh and eighth grades; 8 a.m. to

noon, Saturday only, for kindergartenthrough third grades; and 8 a.m. tonoon, Sunday only, for fourth throughsixth grades.

Cost is $30 for early bird registration,$40 on the day of camp for seventh andeighth grades; $20 early bird, $30day-of for kindergarten through thirdgrades and fourth through sixth grades.

Each camper receives a T-shirt andwristband.

Registration and medical forms are atwww.milfordathletics.org. Both formsmust accompany payment to register.

For information, e-mail elkin_s@mil-fordschools.org.

Soccer UnlimitedThe schedule for the OSYSA/Soccer

Unlimited Soccer Camps run by JackHermans and Ohio South is now avail-able at http://tinyurl.com/cmtr3t5.

Included in the schedule are camps inHyde Park, College Hill, Anderson, DeerPark, Milford, Bethel, Sycamore Town-ship, Fairfax, Batavia and Terrace Park.

For more information, contact OhioSouth at 576-9555 or Jack Hermans at232-7916 or jhermans@fuse.net.

Wilmington campWilmington College will offer a girls

basketball camp for girls in grades fourto 11.

The camp will be offered daily on thebeautiful campus of Wilmington Col-lege. The camp runs 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.,fromMonday, June 17, until Wednes-day, June 19. Pre-registration cost is $95.

Leading the camp will be head coachJerry Scheve. In 22 years at the college,Scheve has compiled an outstanding415-176 record with the Lady Quakers,including a national championship in2004. The purpose of the camp is toprovide each camper with a greaterunderstanding of the fundamentals ofboth offensive and defensive basket-ball. This will be accomplished by en-thusiastically emphasizing these funda-mentals on a daily basis.

Brochures can be found online athttp://tinyurl.com/d7r4upl

Call assistant coach Mark Huelsmanat 937-382-6661, ext. 625 and leave amessage if no one is in.

SUMMER SPORTS CAMPS

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Honor FlightOn May 21, my wife Mary Jo

and Ihad theprivilegeof escort-ing twoKoreanWar veterans onan Honor Flight to WashingtonD.C.

HonorFlights (knownnation-wide by various names) takeWorld War II and Korean Warvets to see their memorials inD.C. It is completely free for theveterans. Guardians pay theirown way. The IRS was afraid tomess with this group (bad PR),so contributions are tax deduct-ible. Everyone wore T-shirtswhichsaid, “Ifyoucanread this,thank a teacher. If you can readthis inEnglish, thankaVeteran.”

It was a day both veteransand guardians will long remem-ber. As JFK said, “Ask not whatyourcountrycandoforyou.Askwhat you can do for your coun-try.” It was a distinct honor tospend the day with 72 bravemembers of the “Greatest Gen-eration”whochose the latter op-tion.

Interested in helping out?Google Honor Flight Tri-Statefor details. Volunteers, payingor not, are always needed.

John JosephClermont County Tea Party

Goshen, OH

Watergate? Deja vuMr. Joseph in his letter re-

quests the assistance of Wood-ward and Bernstein to look intoWhite House “scandals.” It ap-pearsMr.Josephalreadyhashismind made up, so why requesttheir considerable investigativetalents to look into these mat-ters?

Also, as a Tea Party 501(c)4non-profit organization, refer-ring to anyone who disagreeswith him as he refers to as “aragingLiberal or ablithering id-iot (Pardon the redundancy)” ...does this fall under the defini-tion that “a 501(c)(4) organiza-tion may inform the public oncontroversial subjects and at-tempt to influence legislationrelevant to its program, and, un-like501(c)(3)organizations, theymay also participate in politicalcampaignsandelections,as longas itsprimaryactivity is thepro-motion of social welfare.”

I see why the IRS has ques-tioned the legitimacy of these socalled social welfare groups“promoting the common goodand general welfare of the peo-ple of the community.” That is astretch.

Eric SteinPierce Township

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Did you know that about 15billion cigarette are sold daily- or 10 million every minutearound the world? Every pack

of cigarettesthat yousmoke, cuts20 minutesoff your life.

Smoking can cause bladdercancer, cancer of the esopha-gus, lung cancer, heart dis-ease and many other life-threatening diagnoses.

Every day, we are exposedto first- and/or second-handsmoke. Whether it is at themall or outside your ownhome, you are exposed tosmoking and breathing thepolluted air, which increasesthe risk of sickness. Withpeaking illnesses and deathrates, we are finding healthinsurance becoming moreexpensive. If we ban smokingin public places, the rate oftragedies and sickness woulddecrease, and in effect, wewould be able to lower thecosts of health insurance.Everyone is forced to pay forthe increased health insur-

ance premiums; why shouldnon-smokers be forced to paymore, too?

Children pay also. Theyare exposed to second-handsmoke and have an increasedprobability of smoking laterin life. If we ban smoking inpublic places, it will decreasethe rate of smokers in thefuture. One out of five teen-agers who smoke, are smok-

ing 13 to 15 cigarettes a day.Parents and other close adultsare the main influence ofchildren today. When inhaled,whether you are physicallysmoking it or just around thesmoker, you are more likelyto be diagnosed with a diseasethan someone who has neverbeen exposed to smoking.

The number of smoking-related diseases such as can-

cer, respiratory problems andheart ailments increase year-ly, while a cigarette smokermay have his life expectancyreduced by 10 to 15 years.

The losses to smoking arevery numerous and may leaveyou with tragic illness oreven death. Exposure tosmoking in public places in-fluences our lives and leadsto a sub-standard future. Isthat what we want for ourchildren?

Katie Hudson is the winner ofthe Sixth-Grade Column Contest at

McCormick Elementary School.Carson Miller and Nicole Robinson

wrote the runners up columns.Editor’s note: For several years,

the Milford-Miami Advertiser haspartnered with the Milford

Exempted Village School District toconduct a writing contest forsixth-graders. The goal is toencourage students to write

persuasive pieces on a topic chosenby their teachers. Columns are

judged and the winning piece fromeach elementary building is printed

on the Viewpoints page. The lastcolumn for 2013 is from McCormick

Elementary School.

Smoking can decrease life expectancy

The winner of the Sixth-Grade Column Contest at McCormickElementary School in Milford is Katie Prior, second from left. Therunners up are, from left, Carson Miller, left, and Nicole Robinson.PROVIDED

Katie HudsonCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

I am the mother of a specialneeds child. A child who, whenwe first brought her homefrom Smolensk, Russia, at age1, looked extremely autistic.She didn’t want to be held, shegave no eye contact and sherocked. This child did notspeak for the first 4 years ofher life and I remember won-dering if I would ever hearher say “Mommy.” It wasemotionally challenging forour family and yet, we weren’tgoing to allow this disability todefine her life. So we pushedher. We prayed. We workedwith therapists. And then weput her in school.

The beginning was tough.The school didn’t know whatto do with her and we know itwas difficult for the teachersand the administrators. Thiswas new territory for themtoo. And the strain on ourfamily felt like more than we

could bear.And yet, weall trudgedforward try-ing to unfoldthis little girl.

This iswhenMilfordMcCormickstepped up tothe plate.They de-

signed a room equipped withthe best teachers and aidesand therapist and outlook. Theentire school rallied behindthis new program and it waseye opening to see so muchsupport given to kids with thisdisability. There were aideswho invited our daughter totheir home for play dates.There were bus drivers givingher little Valentine gifts.There were teachers com-forting us, encouraging uswith any sign of progress. And

soon, our daughter responded.And then she started conquer-ing her issues and overcomingold behaviors and soon westarted saying, “this was thebest year yet!”

Today, as our daughter getsready to transition into thejunior high, we find ourselveswith a child who looks (for allpractical purposes) like allother sixth-graders. Shedoesn’t want to be autistic. Sheis proud to have graduated outof the special room. And shehas grown into a bright, funny,social, athletic teenage girl.She runs track for Milford andshe has made wonderfulfriends in the regular class-rooms. She feels good aboutherself and I am very proud ofher for all she has accom-plished. But none of thiswould have been possible ifMilford didn’t believe in her.She is only one child but as the

parent, I am thoroughly in-debted to each administrator,teacher, aide, therapist andbus driver that served ourdaughter. They have set herup for success. Because ofthem, she will be able to do allthe things that are available toour son: College, marriage,career.

McCormick , you have mysincere thanks. And at thistime when schools aren’t get-ting the praise they deserve,with programs being cut andteachers scaled back, I amwriting to say, this family ismost grateful. And I am suremany other parents in theTristate would agree. Ourschools are truly changinglives. These are the people atthe front lines working withour future. Just ask JelenaJoan Vogt.

Susan Vogt is a resident ofMiami Township.

Milford McCormick is truly changing lives

Susan VogtCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

May 22 questionDo you think IRS officials tar-

geting of conservative groups isa one-timemistake or does a cul-ture of abusing its power existwithin the organization?

“I think people are givingthe IRS toomuchcredit for tar-geting conservative groups.They are generally over-worked and underfunded anddo not have a lot of spare timeto pursue political agendas.

“Groups with certain key-words in their names, like theones allegedly targeted, haveabused the tax system foryears by claiming to be chari-tieswhen, in fact, theywerepo-litical lobbying organizations.

“It is my belief that theywere ‘profiling’ these groupsfor audit for legitimate purpos-es. This was likely a well inten-tioned, but bungled move ontheir part.

“As a CPApracticing beforethe IRS, I deal with them fre-quently and, for the most part,they are sincere governmentemployees trying to do a diffi-cult job. When they do theirbest, everyone hates them and

when they back off, Congressinvestigates them for notcatching the tax cheats.”

F.S.D.

“Tough call. I do believethere is politics involved in thedecision to flag these groups.Nevertheless, the IRS is ahuge, cumbersome bureaucra-cy.

“I think ineptitude, uncer-tain guidelines and directionand the ‘snail’s pace’ move-ment of any government entityalso played a part.

“Don’t get me wrong, I am

not an Obama supporter. Ithink, however, the Republi-canscangeta lot ofmileageoutof this (andIdon’tblamethem).When the shoe’s on the otherfoot the same thing happens.”

T.B.

“I think this is just anotherexample of the government'strying to suppress the conser-vativemovement inorder to in-sure the success of its socialistagenda items. Strike fear in thehearts of the people and theywill shut up, allowing things asheinous as the Third Reich tooccur.

“It's starting to happen hereand everything is beingcouched in the positive ratio-nale that 'it's for the commongood.' Even the seemingly ben-eficial reverse mortgages arejust anotherway for the feds tograb up land that would other-wisego to theheirsof theelder-ly people who are just usingthis tactic as a way to reducetheir living costs.

“When the governmentstarts overstepping its legalbounds, legislating every as-pect of our lives and the

choices we used to be free tomakeweknowthat tyrannyhasarrived. Both political partiesare guilty of this.

“It's time to reclaim ourConstitutionandgetbackto thehonor and dignity that thiscountry once had. We need anew, strong third party filledwith uncorrupted politicianswho can stop the insanity be-forewe find ourselves living inthe USSR (United States So-cialist Republic). It didn't workin the original USSR and itwon't work here, at least notwhile older Americans who re-member our God-given free-doms are still alive.

“Unfortunately, our systemof education is promoting thesocialist, liberalagendaandtheyounger generation thinks thatthis is the way to go. I miss the'old' America ... a country inwhichpeopleworkedhardforaliving and would rather diethan to live off of the sweat ofanother person's brow.

“Liberal, social policies de-stroy this desire to work hardand they also destroymorality,ethics, and common decency.”

C.H.

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WEDNESDAY, MAY 29, 2013

CLERMONT COUNTY — Sixveterans May 16 received med-als for their service from theClermont County Veterans Ser-vices Commission.

Vietnam veteran EdwardDavidson (Army) of Lynchburgreceived the Army Commenda-tion Medal, Army Good Con-duct Medal, National DefenseService Medal, Vietnam Ser-vice Medal, Republic of Viet-nam Cross of Gallentry MedalVietnam CampaignMedal.

Vietnam veteran John Ben-jamine (Marines) of Amelia re-ceived the Navy AchievementMedal with Combat V, MarineGood Conduct Medal, CombatAction Ribbon, Marine Presi-dential Unit Citation, NationalDefense Service Medal, Viet-nam Service Medal with fourBronze Stars, Republic of Viet-nam Cross of Gallentry Medal,Civil Action Ribbon with Palmand Frame, Vietnam CampaignMedal.

Reba O’Connor, widow ofVietnam veteran TerrenceO’Connor (Army) of Amelia re-ceived the Purple Heart Medal,ArmyGoodConductMedal,Na-tional Defense Service Medal,Vietnam Service Medal withfour Bronze Stars, Republic ofVietnam Cross of GallentryMedal, Vietnam CampaignMedal, Marksman rifle

Vietnam veteran JerryGreenwood (Army) of UnionTownship received the PurpleHeart, Air Medal, Army Com-

mendation Medal, National De-fense Service Medal, VietnamService Medal with two BronzeStars, Republic of VietnamCampaign Medal, Combat In-fantry Badge.

Vietnam veteran Francis Ya-godzinski (Air Force) of Ander-son Township received the Dis-

tinguished Flying Cross, AirMedal with four Oak Leaf Clus-ters, National Defense ServiceMedal, Vietnam Service Medal,Vietnam Campaign Medal,Small Arms Expert Marksman-ship Ribbon.

Operation Enduring Free-dom and Operation Iraqi Free-

dom veteran Jason Preston(Army) of Amelia received theBronze StarMedal, ArmyMeri-torious Service Medal, ArmyCommendation Medal, ArmyAchievement Medal, ArmyGood Conduct Medal, NationalDefense Service Medal withBronze Star, Afghanistan Cam-

paign Medal with CampaignStar, NATO Afghanistan Ser-vice Medal, Global War on Ter-rorism Service Medal, NCOProfessional Development Rib-bon, Army Service Ribbon,Overseas Service Ribbon,Armed Forces Reserve Medalwith MDevice.

Veterans receive medals

Six veterans May 16 received medals from the Clermont County Veterans Services Commission for their service. From left are John Benjamine(Marines) of Amelia, Edward Davidson (Army) of Lynchburg, Reba O’Connor, widow of Terrence O'Connor (Army) of Amelia, Jason Preston (Army)of Amelia, Jerry Greenwood (Army) of Union Township and Francis Yagodzinski (Air Force) of Anderson Township. ROXANNA SWIFT/THE COMMUNITY

PRESS

Devin Patchell visited theGaza Strip inNovember 2012. Ifhe told us how, it could cause asafety risk.

“It was definitely a very dif-ficult thing getting in,” he said.“TheGaza Strip is locked down.It’sanoccupiedterritory. It’s re-stricted entry and exit. It’s real-ly a challenge to get in.”

The 26-year-old grew up on afarm in Batavia and graduatedfrom Clermont NortheasternHigh School. After graduatingfrom Ohio University, he com-pleted a masters degree in pub-lic health at theColoradoSchoolof Public Health. He went intoGaza for twoweekswhilework-ing toward a medical degree inIsrael.Heplans to go into emer-gency medicine and is very in-terested in disaster reliefmedi-cine.

“It is one of themain reasonsI chose to find a way to get intoGaza right after thewar; to gainexperience to help people insuch a time of need,” Patchellsaid. “I definitely wouldn’t beable to gain that experience if Iwere in a school back in theU.S.This was a huge experience forme.”

It is the kind of experienceBetty and Kenneth Patchellfearedwhen their son informedthem of his choice to attend theMedical School for Interna-tional Health (MSIH) in Israel.It is also exactly the type of ex-perience to which Betty nowknows her son has been called.

“To put it mildly, I’d say wewere very upset,” Betty said.“It’s not like we can be there inan instant if anything wouldhappen. As things progressed –he was very, very happy beingover there – I realized therewasa bigger calling for Devin than

what his dad and I had for him.”It is not a realization she

came to easily, but she knowsthat’s what it is.

“He is so totally thrilled thathe made that decision,” shesaid. “What he is seeing is be-yond what he would have seenhere. It’s what Devin is allabout.”

Betty recognizes her son’sdesire for knowledge and un-derstanding. She saw itwhenhewas young.

“He never just accepted theway things were,” she recalled.“He always had to know why.Hewantedmoredetail,more in-volvement.Heneeded tounder-stand from beginning to end. Ifirmly believe that’s what he islearning from the experienceshe’s having now.”

His drive to learn impressedUniversity of Colorado asso-ciate professor Dr. Lucinda(Cindy) Bryant, PhD, MSHA.

“I was his adviser,” Bryantsaid. “I wish I knew the answerto what drives him, because I’duse it to guide other students. Ithink it’s internal to Devin.”

Bryant met him when he en-tered the MPH program at theuniversity. He completed theprogram as quickly as it could

be done. Patchell was a strongstudent who did quite well de-spite taking more credit hoursthan she recommended.Healsoshowed her a passion for travel.

“I know his mother was con-cerned about his choice to go toIsrael,” said Bryant. “In thetime I’ve known him, he’s takenevery opportunity to travelwhereverhecouldgo.Hestrapson his backpack, takes off andexplores the world.”

Patchell hopes to use thoseopportunities, to apply lessonslearned, to give him a betterchance to make a difference asa doctor in the future. Like theexperience of getting intoGaza.

“Once I got in, immediately Iwas taken with open arms, ush-ered into hospitals and clinicswheremyhelpcouldbemadeofuse,”Patchell said. “Just tohavethat experience. It was the firsttime in my medical experiencewhereIwasapplyingmyknowl-edge and directly contributingto bettering somebody’s healthin an acute situation; actuallyhelping them right then andthere.”

Patchell has endless storiesabout things he saw in Gaza;things he’s sure he won’t seeanywhere else. He visited afamily with a young girl suffer-ing fromarareskindisease thatresults in chronic and ultimate-ly fatal infections. Her familyhad no idea what the diseasewas, or what could be doneabout it. He was able to helpthemunderstandwhatwas hap-pening, get her some medicineto help right then, and arrangefollow up care with an Italiandermatology group.

“From that point forward,this little girl, who had no care,without a doctor, without anyhopeformedicalcare, isgettingongoingmedical care from car-ing, competent physicians,”

said Patchell. “One of the big-gest things I did while I wasthere was network with otherphysicians working for humanrights issues.”

Public health and humanrights are what drove Patchellto help develop a program forbetter public health in under-served communities.

“The idea was to take a pro-gramwhichexistedatamedicalschool in India; to sort of tweakthatprogramtomake it applica-ble to thecommunityhere in theNegevdesert in Israel,” he said.

During the past year, Patch-ellworkedwith IreneKoplinka-Loehr, who is also a student atMSIH,and theycreated thepro-ject called“GlobalHealthMadeLocal.”

“We had to do a lot of tweak-ingandwemade itmore family-based,” Patchell said. “We pairincomingmedical studentswitha family that is disadvantaged;socio-economicly, culturally,out of what the health care nor-mally reaches out to here in theBeer-Sheva area.”

The point of the program isfor the students to learn fromthefamilies.Students thatenterMSIHand theBen-Gurionmed-ical program in Israel alreadyare motivated to learn aboutcultural competencies in medi-cine within different cultures.The program sets up an oppor-tunity for these students to helpthe family in a collaborativeway learning from one another.

“We just started this year,”said Patchell. “We have eightfirst-year students with fourfamilies from all differentbackgrounds. They’ve beenmeeting throughout the year.”

“We’re hoping to make a dif-ference with the families them-selves,” Patchell said. “We alsowant to find out what is work-ing, what isn’t working, and

what can be done to continuetheir improvement. The idea isfor the program to be valuableenough to adapt and still be ef-fective anywhere.We’re hopingit takes off, but again I’mspeak-ing from vision and not evi-dence.”

Original financial supportcame from the Rotary Interna-tional Health ScholarshipPatchell received for the pro-ject. To continue, they’ll needmore financial resources.

“This project here is peoplewanting to make a differenceand people who want a differ-ence to happen,” said Patchell.“It’s right here on the ground. Isee it all the time. It’s actuallyworking. If anybody out therewants to give assistance tomake a difference here, thatwould be appreciated.”

Patchell always has found away to get things done. Bryantthinks he’s seen a lot with verylittle financial resources. Shecalls him too complex to sumupin one perfect quote.

“He loves the adventure ofall this,” she said. “He gets areal kick out of this; like goinginto Gaza. It’s nice that he cantransfer that to the public good.He’ll do well if he stays alive.”

While in his second year ofmedical school, Patchell plansto come back to Columbia Uni-versity in New York for hisfourth year to complete hismedical degree. He remainscommitted to emergency/disas-ter medicine and may have hisresidency in the United States.

“He’sanexceptional student,very focused on why he’s doingwhat he’s doing,” Bryant said.“He has a love of life; an adven-turesome spirit. I’d say not al-ways wise, but always focusedand there’ll be good outcomes. Ireally look forward to the nextact in his life.”

Batavia native builds his medicalcareer around adventures

By Chuck Gibsonclermont@communitypress.com

Patchell

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THURSDAY, MAY 30Art ExhibitsBikes in Bloom, 7 a.m.-9 p.m.,City of Milford, Unused bicycles,tricycles, Big Wheels - anythingnon-motorized with wheels andpedals are decorated with plantsand flowers for display through-out the Milford, Miami Town-ship and Terrace Park areas.Locations at website. Programswith locations, People’s ChoiceAward ballot and informationare available at local businesseslisted on website. Presented byGreater Milford Events & ArtsCouncil. 831-4192; www.gmea-c.org.Milford.

Drink TastingsPairedWine Tasting, 6-9 p.m.,Winedog Fine Wines & Fine Art,451A Ohio Pike, Six wines servedwith gourmet appetizers thatpair well with each. Music andartwork on display in gallery.$19.75. Reservations required.Through June 27. 888-288-0668;www.winedog.com. AndersonTownship.

Exercise ClassesZumba Fitness Class, 6:30-7:30p.m., Clough United MethodistChurch, 2010 Wolfangel Road,$5. 379-4900. Anderson Town-ship.Jazzercise, 9:30-10:30 a.m.,Trinity United Methodist ChurchMilford, 5767 Wolfpen-PleasantHill Road, Fusion of jazz dance,resistance training, Pilates, yogaand kickboxing. $38 per month.Presented by Jazzercise Milford.476-7522; www.jazzercise.com.Milford.SilverSneakers, 9-10 a.m.,Union Township Civic Center,4350 Aicholtz Road, Variety ofexercises designed to increasemuscular strength, range ofmovement and activity for dailyliving skills. Call for pricing.947-7344. Union Township.SilverSneakers Yoga Stretch,12:30-1:15 p.m., Miami TownshipCivic Center, 6101Meijer Drive,Series of seated and standingyoga poses. Chair supportoffered to safely perform varietyof postures designed to increaseflexibility, balance and range ofmovement. For seniors. Present-ed by SilverSneakers. 478-6783.Miami Township.

RecreationJeep and Truck Night, 6-9 p.m.,Quaker Steak & Lube, 590Chamber Drive, Parking lot. Fortrucks, Jeeps or off-road vehi-cles. Free. 831-5823; www.qua-kersteakandlube.com.Milford.

ShoppingJoseph-Beth BooksellersExpress Fundraiser, 8 a.m.-10p.m., Joseph-Beth BooksellersExpress, 4450 Eastgate SouthDrive, Inside Jungle Jim’s Inter-national Market Eastgate. Areaschools can register to earnmoney back on all purchases bytheir students, parents andteachers shopping at expressstore. Benefits Local schools.412-5700; ext. 1140. Eastgate.

FRIDAY, MAY 31Art ExhibitsBikes in Bloom, 7 a.m.-9 p.m.,City of Milford, 831-4192;www.gmeac.org.Milford.

Dining EventsFish Fry, 6-7:30 p.m., DennisJohnson VFW Post 6562, 1596Ohio 131, Fish sandwiches,chicken fingers or six-pieceshrimp dinner. Includes coleslawand French fries. Carryoutavailable. $5.50 and up. Present-ed by Ladies Auxiliary DennisJohnson VFW Post 6562.Through Dec. 27. 575-2102.Milford.Friday Night Grillouts, 5-8p.m., Lake Isabella, 10174 Love-land-Madeira Road, Kevin Fox.Items available a la carte. Pre-sented by Hamilton County ParkDistrict. 521-7275, ext. 285;www.greatparks.org. SymmesTownship.

Exercise ClassesZumba Fitness Class, 9:30-10:30a.m., Clough United MethodistChurch, $5. 379-4900. AndersonTownship.Jazzercise, 9:30-10:30 a.m.,Trinity United Methodist ChurchMilford, $38 per month. 476-7522; www.jazzercise.com.Milford.SilverSneakers Yoga Stretch,9-10 a.m., Union Township CivicCenter, 4350 Aicholtz Road,Complete series of seated andstanding yoga poses. Restorativebreathing exercises and final

relaxation promote stress reduc-tion and mental clarity. Call forpricing. Presented by SilverS-neakers. 478-6783. Union Town-ship.

On Stage - TheaterMurder Mystery Dinner:Crime and Pun-ishment, 7p.m., American Legion Post 318,6660 Clough Road, Includesmulti-course meal. Adult bever-ages available. $60, $45 withmention of this listing. 888-643-2583; www.grimprov.com/Cincinnati. Anderson Township.

ShoppingRummage Sale, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.,Summerside United MethodistChurch, 638 Batavia Pike,Through June 1. 528-3052;www.summersidechurch.org.Union Township.Joseph-Beth BooksellersExpress Fundraiser, 8 a.m.-10p.m., Joseph-Beth BooksellersExpress, 412-5700; ext. 1140.Eastgate.

SATURDAY, JUNE 1Art ExhibitsBikes in Bloom, 7 a.m.-9 p.m.,City of Milford, 831-4192;www.gmeac.org.Milford.

EducationGet PublishedWritingWork-shop, 2-3 p.m., Amelia BranchLibrary, 58 Maple St., Ages 13and up learn from expert howto get work published. WithCarol Cartaino. Registrationrequired. Presented by ClermontCounty Public Library. 752-5580;www.clermontlibrary.org.Amelia.

Exercise ClassesZumba Fitness Class, 9:30-10:30a.m., Clough United MethodistChurch, $5. 379-4900. AndersonTownship.Jazzercise, 9:30-10:30 a.m.,Trinity United Methodist ChurchMilford, $38 per month. 476-7522; www.jazzercise.com.Milford.Spinning on Keiser M3 Free-wheel, 8:30-9:30 a.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.X-Fit Classes, 10-11 a.m., MiamiAthletic Club &Wellness Center,930 Lila Ave., Join certifiedtrainers for Group X-Fit class toimprove your conditioning andstrength. Ages 18 and up. $10.Registration recommended.831-0006; www.miamiathlet-icclub.org.Milford.

Music - ClassicalThe Cincinnati Brass Band,7:30-8:30 p.m., Union TownshipCivic Center, 4350 Aicholtz Road,Outdoor concert in tradition ofEnglish brass bands playingvariety of music from senti-mental favorites to jazz andpatriotic. Free. Presented byCincinnati Brass Band. 732-2561;www.clermontphilharmon-ic.com. Union Township.

NatureFree Firsts Appreciation Days,7 a.m.-8 p.m., Lake Isabella,10174 Loveland-Madeira Road,Residents can enjoy any parkwithout the need for a motorvehicle permit, while enjoying ahost of other free and dis-counted activities. Dress forweather. Family friendly. Free,no vehicle permit required.Presented by Hamilton CountyPark District. 521-7275;www.greatparks.org/freefirsts.Symmes Township.

PetsPuppy Social, 10-11 a.m., AllCreatures Animal Hospital, 1894Ohio Pike, Puppies socialize withother pups under supervision ofprofessional trainers at indoorfacility. Free. 797-7397; www.all-creatures.com. Amelia.Pet Adoptions, 1-4 p.m., Pep-permint Pig, 8255 BeechmontAve., Cats and dogs available foradoption. 474-0005; www.pep-permintpig.org. AndersonTownship.

ShoppingRummage Sale, 9 a.m.-noon,Summerside United MethodistChurch, 528-3052; www.sum-mersidechurch.org. UnionTownship.Joseph-Beth BooksellersExpress Fundraiser, 8 a.m.-10p.m., Joseph-Beth BooksellersExpress, 412-5700; ext. 1140.Eastgate.

SUNDAY, JUNE 2Art ExhibitsBikes in Bloom, 7 a.m.-9 p.m.,City of Milford, 831-4192;www.gmeac.org.Milford.

Music - Big BandIce Cream Social, 12:30-2:30p.m., Mount Moriah UnitedMethodist Church, 681MountMoriah Drive, Picnic Pavilion.Music by Sound Body JazzOrchestra. Free Snowie ShavedIce Cones for children. Clownswith balloon animals. $5 forlunch and ice cream. Bringseating. Benefits missions atMount Moriah United Method-ist Church. $5. 752-1333.With-amsville.

RecreationCar Cruise In, 4-8 p.m., QuakerSteak & Lube, 590 ChamberDrive, For old, restored, highperformance or car with a story.Free. 831-5823; www.quaker-steakandlube.com.Milford.

ShoppingJoseph-Beth BooksellersExpress Fundraiser, 8 a.m.-10p.m., Joseph-Beth BooksellersExpress, 412-5700; ext. 1140.Eastgate.

ToursAnderson Garden Tour, 10a.m.-4 p.m., Anderson Township,Self-guided tour of 10 resi-dential gardens. Descriptions,parking information and map atwebsite after May 20. Shuttletransportation available atstation $4. Free. 688-8400;www.andersontownship.org.Anderson Township.

MONDAY, JUNE 3Art ExhibitsBikes in Bloom, 7 a.m.-9 p.m.,City of Milford, 831-4192;www.gmeac.org.Milford.

Exercise ClassesZumba Fitness Class, 6:30-7:30p.m., Clough United MethodistChurch, $5. 379-4900. AndersonTownship.Jazzercise, 9:30-10:30 a.m.,Trinity United Methodist ChurchMilford, $38 per month. 476-7522; www.jazzercise.com.Milford.Zumbawith KC, 6:30-7:30 p.m.,Bethel Community Center, 135N. Union St., Zumba fitness andZumba Gold classes. $5. Present-ed by Kimberley “KC” Coniglio.240-5180; www.zumbawithkc-.com. Bethel.SilverSneakers, 9:15-10 a.m.,Union Township Civic Center,Call for pricing. 947-7344. UnionTownship.

Music - CabaretSinatra Night, 5:30-8:30 p.m.,Tong’s Thai Restaurant, 1055Main St., With Matt Snow, “TheCincinnati Sinatra.” Doors open4:30 p.m. Free. 248-2999.Mil-ford.

RecreationStreet Customs Night CruiseIn, 6-9 p.m., Quaker Steak &Lube, 590 Chamber Drive,Parking lot. For imports, customvehicles, rat rods, cruisers, highperformance, Corvettes orMustangs. 831-5823; www.qua-kersteakandlube.com.Milford.

TUESDAY, JUNE 4Art ExhibitsBikes in Bloom, 7 a.m.-9 p.m.,City of Milford, 831-4192;www.gmeac.org.Milford.

Farmers MarketLoveland Farmers Market, 3-7

p.m., Loveland Station, W.Loveland Avenue, E. Broadwayand Second streets, Parking lot.Featuring 32 vendors from thearea offering vegetables, fruits,meat, eggs, bread, pizza, past-ries, cookies, syrup, lavenderproducts, soaps, lotions, gour-met Popsicles, gelato, herbs,alpaca products, hummus,honey, coffee, olive oil andcheese. Free. Presented byLoveland Farmers Market.Through Oct. 29. 683-0150;www.lovelandfm.com. Love-land.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5Art & Craft ClassesKnitting, Crochet and Needle-craft Class, 7-8:30 p.m., MilfordHeights Church of Christ, 1646Ohio 28, Basic handwork tech-niques and fresh ideas in knit-ting, crochet and other handi-crafts along with short devo-tional time. Free. 575-1874.Milford.

Art ExhibitsBikes in Bloom, 7 a.m.-9 p.m.,City of Milford, 831-4192;www.gmeac.org.Milford.

Exercise ClassesZumba Fitness Class, 6:30-7:30p.m., Clough United MethodistChurch, $5. 379-4900. AndersonTownship.Jazzercise, 9:30-10:30 a.m.,Trinity United Methodist ChurchMilford, $38 per month. 476-7522; www.jazzercise.com.Milford.Zumbawith KC, 6:30-7:30 p.m.,Bethel Community Center, $5.240-5180; www.zumbawithkc-.com. Bethel.

Music - AcousticKevin Fox, 7-10 p.m., MamaVita’s, 6405 Branch Hill GuineaPike, Free. 324-7643. Loveland.

RecreationLittle Nature Nuts, 10-10:45a.m., Johnson Hills Park, 7950Bridle Road, Theme: Buzz, Buzz.Parents participate outdoorswith their children. Ages 2-5.$10, $7 residents. Registrationrequired. Presented by An-derson Township Park District.388-4515. Anderson Township.

THURSDAY, JUNE 6Art ExhibitsBikes in Bloom, 7 a.m.-9 p.m.,City of Milford, 831-4192;www.gmeac.org.Milford.

Exercise ClassesZumba Fitness Class, 6:30-7:30p.m., Clough United MethodistChurch, $5. 379-4900. AndersonTownship.Jazzercise, 9:30-10:30 a.m.,Trinity United Methodist ChurchMilford, $38 per month. 476-7522; www.jazzercise.com.Milford.SilverSneakers, 9-10 a.m.,Union Township Civic Center,Call for pricing. 947-7344. UnionTownship.SilverSneakers Yoga Stretch,12:30-1:15 p.m., Miami TownshipCivic Center, 478-6783.MiamiTownship.

RecreationJeep and Truck Night, 6-9 p.m.,Quaker Steak & Lube, Free.831-5823; www.quakerstea-kandlube.com.Milford.

FRIDAY, JUNE 7Art ExhibitsBikes in Bloom, 7 a.m.-9 p.m.,City of Milford, 831-4192;www.gmeac.org.Milford.

Dining Events

Fish Fry, 6-7:30 p.m., DennisJohnson VFW Post 6562, $5.50and up. 575-2102.Milford.TGI Friday Night Grill-Outs,6-11 p.m., American Legion Post450, 450 Victor Stier Drive, Food,music and entertainment.Burgers, brats, metts, hot dogs,side dishes and cash bar. Bene-fits American Legion Post 450.Price varies. Split-the-pot avail-able. 831-9876;www.post450.com.Milford.Friday Night Grillouts, 5-8p.m., Lake Isabella, Ben Alexan-der. 521-7275, ext. 285;www.greatparks.org. SymmesTownship.

Exercise ClassesZumba Fitness Class, 9:30-10:30a.m., Clough United MethodistChurch, $5. 379-4900. AndersonTownship.Jazzercise, 9:30-10:30 a.m.,Trinity United Methodist ChurchMilford, $38 per month. 476-7522; www.jazzercise.com.Milford.SilverSneakers Yoga Stretch,9-10 a.m., Union Township CivicCenter, Call for pricing. 478-6783. Union Township.

On Stage - TheaterMurder Mystery Dinner:Crime and Pun-ishment, 7p.m., American Legion Post 318,$60, $45 with mention of thislisting. 888-643-2583;www.grimprov.com/Cincinnati.Anderson Township.

Support GroupsAlzheimer’s Support Group,1:30-2:30 p.m., New EnglandClub, 8135 Beechmont Ave.,Caregivers learn techniques torespond to challenging behav-iors such as aggression, ag-itation, repetition and more.Free. Presented by Superior CarePlus. Through Nov. 1. 231-1060;www.superiorcareplus.com.Anderson Township.

SATURDAY, JUNE 8Antiques ShowsAntiques and Artists on theOhio, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., The Band-stand, Western Ave. andSusannaWay, Saturday featurescrafts and artists on villagebandstand greens. Sundayfeatures antique dealers onbandstand green. Free. Present-ed by Historic New Richmond.543-9149. New Richmond.

Art ExhibitsBikes in Bloom, 7 a.m.-9 p.m.,City of Milford, 831-4192;www.gmeac.org.Milford.

Exercise ClassesZumba Fitness Class, 9:30-10:30a.m., Clough United MethodistChurch, $5. 379-4900. AndersonTownship.Jazzercise, 9:30-10:30 a.m.,Trinity United Methodist ChurchMilford, $38 per month. 476-7522; www.jazzercise.com.Milford.Spinning on Keiser M3 Free-wheel, 8:30-9:30 a.m., MiamiAthletic Club &Wellness Center,$10. Registration recommended.831-0006; www.miamiathlet-icclub.org.Milford.X-Fit Classes, 10-11 a.m., MiamiAthletic Club &Wellness Center,$10. Registration recommended.

831-0006; www.miamiathlet-icclub.org.Milford.

Health / WellnessWeekend Day of Quiet, 10a.m., Grailville Retreat andProgram Center, 932 O’Bannon-ville Road, House of Joy. Pro-vides time and space to immerseyourself in quiet reflection andprayer to refocus on personalgoals and to reconnect withwhat brings you joy in your life.$110, includes meals and singleoccupancy. Reservations re-quired. 683-2340; bit.ly/SqlAgy.Loveland.

PetsPet Adoptions, 1-4 p.m., Pep-permint Pig, 474-0005;www.peppermintpig.org.Anderson Township.

ShoppingTackle Trade Days, 8 a.m.-6p.m., Lake Isabella, 10174 Love-land-Madeira Road, Sell or tradenew and used fishing equip-ment. Free, vehicle permitrequired. Presented by HamiltonCounty Park District. 791-1663;www.greatparks.org. SymmesTownship.

SUNDAY, JUNE 9Antiques ShowsAntiques and Artists on theOhio, 8 a.m.-3 p.m., The Band-stand, Free. 543-9149. NewRichmond.

Art ExhibitsBikes in Bloom, 7 a.m.-9 p.m.,City of Milford, 831-4192;www.gmeac.org.Milford.

RecreationCar Cruise In, 4-8 p.m., QuakerSteak & Lube, Free. 831-5823;www.quakersteakandlube.com.Milford.

MONDAY, JUNE 10Art ExhibitsBikes in Bloom, 7 a.m.-9 p.m.,City of Milford, 831-4192;www.gmeac.org.Milford.

Exercise ClassesJazzercise, 9:30-10:30 a.m.,Trinity United Methodist ChurchMilford, $38 per month. 476-7522; www.jazzercise.com.Milford.Zumbawith KC, 6:30-7:30 p.m.,Bethel Community Center, $5.240-5180; www.zumbawithkc-.com. Bethel.SilverSneakers, 9:15-10 a.m.,Union Township Civic Center,Call for pricing. 947-7344. UnionTownship.

RecreationStreet Customs Night CruiseIn, 6-9 p.m., Quaker Steak &Lube, 831-5823; www.quaker-steakandlube.com.Milford.

Summer Camps - ArtsChildren’s Art EnrichmentCamp, 8:30-11 a.m. and 12:30-3p.m., Village Art House, 120 N.Market St., Daily through June14. Art activities, includingsupplies. Ages 3-8. $80 perparson. Registration required.732-2177; www.villagearthouse-.com. Batavia.

THINGS TO DO IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD

The Cincinnati Brass Band will perform a free outdoor concert from 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Saturday, June 1, at the UnionTownship Civic Center, 4350 Aicholtz Road. The band will play a variety of music from sentimental favorites to jazz andpatriotic. For more information, call 732-2561 or visit www.clermontphilharmonic.com. PROVIDED.

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BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION

Sarah Duvall celebrated her 92nd birthday with a dinnerfor her friends and relatives at her home in Milford. Herhusband, Sam, was in attendance. Duvall gives thanks toGod for all her years. PROVIDED

neyMcGuffey of George-town, Tricia Reynolds ofNew Richmond, DanaFultz of Brown County,Cassie Dean of Williams-burg andMaryKincaid ofMason.

Twelve graduatedfrom the Clermont Coun-ty Sheriff’s Office Cor-rections Academy April26.

Clermont County Pros-ecutor Vince Faris spoketo the graduates. Cler-mont County Sheriff A.J.“Tim” Rodenberg andBrown County SheriffDwayne Wenninger at-tended.

The students are: Aus-tin Fulton of Brown Ctun-ty, Brad Anstaett of Bata-via, Gregory Paff of Del-hi, Tyler Stitt of Amelia,Tim Hendershot of Mil-ford, Brigham Jones ofUnion Township, ChrisShouse of Felicity, Court-

12 graduate ascorrections officers

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Buffet broccolisalad

Broccoli was on saleat the grocery and I hada craving for this salad.It’s not low fat or lowsugar, but it’s always thefirst to go on the buffettable.

SaladMix together:

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2 cups shredded cheddarcheese

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Tonya Fischer’sdetox bath

After I shared recipesfor natural scrubs, etc., Ihad more requests fornatural bath soaks, espe-

cially ones using Epsomsalts. I met Tonya duringa presentation I did atMacy’s corporate officeson healthy living. Sheworks with ExecutiveChef Rick Toennis. Rickand Tonya believe, as Ido, in Mother Nature’shealing powers. She toldme about a soothingdetox bath she enjoys,and I asked her to sharethe recipe.

“When I’m not feelingso good or after a longday at work or workout,I soak in this bath,” To-nya told me.

I’m going to makethis myself and soothethe sore muscles I nowhave after our car got hitwith a 200-pound deer.1⁄3 cup Epsom salt1⁄3 cup sea salt1⁄3 cup baking soda1 tablespoon

powdered/ground ginger1 cup apple cider vinegar10-20 drops Eucalyptusspearmint oil, or justEucalyptus oil

Draw a bath withwater as hot as youstand it. As tub fills, addall ingredients. Waterwill turn yellow/orangebut don’t worry. Soak forabout 40 minutes. Whilesoaking, drink 24 oz. icewater. If you want, rubskin gently (always to-ward your heart) tostimulate lymphaticsystem and help cleanout toxins. Dry off anddrink another 24 oz.water as soon as pos-sible, then relax.

Tips from TonyaEpsom salt: Makes

you sweat, reduces in-flammation, relievesmuscle aches.

Sea salt: Helps leachout toxins, soothes opensores or blemishes.

Baking soda: Bal-ances an overly acidicsystem, softens water,skin and helps eliminatechlorine.

Ginger: Increasescirculation, opens pores,makes you sweat.

Vinegar: Restoresacid-alkaline balance,softens skin, helpful foracne.

Massage oil: Relaxesbody and senses.

Rita Nader Heikenfeld is anherbalist, educator andauthor. Find her blog onlineat Cincinnati.Com/blogs.Email her at columns@com-munitypress.com with “Ri-ta’s kitchen” in the subjectline. Call 513-248-7130, ext.356.

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GLEN ESTE CHURCHOF CHRIST

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

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

Youth Groups: 6:00pm

CHURCH OF CHRIST

CALVARY ALLIANCECHURCH

Senior Pastor, Rev. Dave Robinette986 Nordyke Road - 45255

(Cherry Grove turn off Beechmontat Beechmont Toyota)

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

CHRISTIAN AND MISSIONARY

GOSHEN UNITED METHODIST CHURCH6710 Goshen Rd, Goshen

Across from Goshen High School513-722-2541

www.goshenmethodist.orgSunday School 9:30am

Worship 10:30amBlended Worship

Traditional and ContemporaryYouth Fellowship 6:00pm

Nursery Available

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

Sunday Worship: 9:00 & 11:00 AM withChildrens Church & NurseryPASTOR MARIE SMITH

www.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

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

Janet Bowdle - Children’s Director

BETHEL UNITEDMETHODIST CHURCH

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

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LUTHERAN

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH199 Gay Street

Williamsburg, Ohio 45176Phone: 513-724-7985

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

PRESCHOOL: Tues, Weds, Thurs

PRESBYTERIAN

LOVELANDPRESBYTERIAN

CHURCHA Loving, Praying, Caring ChurchJoin us for Sunday Services

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

360 Robin Av (off Oak St) Loveland OH

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

PRESBYTERIAN (USA)

A New Life - A New ProspectiveA New Song

Pastor: Michael Fite info: 753-31593868 McMan Rd., Withamsville, OH 45245

(behind the Water Works car wash)Sunday Worship. 10:00amwww.newsongohio.com

8:45am, 10:15am & 11:45am

Sunday Night Service Time at 6pm

Youth Service at 6pm (in Youth Center)

Watch LIVE online

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

www.LCchurch.tv

Cincinnati Fox19 @ 11am

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

513-735-2555www.LCchurch.tv

Sunday Morning 10:00AMContemporary Worship

Practical MessageClasses for Children & Teens

Nursery Care

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

We have many other groupsthat meet on a regular basis

4050 Tollgate Rd,Williamsburg, OH

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

NON-DENOMINATIONAL

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

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

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

513-831-0262www.trinitymilford.org

UNITED METHODIST

Howdy folks,Ruth Ann and I went

outside Feesburg to get anice swarm of honeybees from a big pine tree.They were two feet offthe ground. I took the boxwemade to get bees in,put it under the branch,did some trimming, thenpushed the limb over thebox and cut the limb. Ithink we got all but aboutsix or eight bees. It wasearly in the morning. Thebees hadn’t woke up realgood, so it was easier. Itwas a big swarm. Wewould like to get somemore, so give us a call ifyou have any.

We saw somethingthat a person doesn’t seeoften. It was a bird chas-ing a cat as we wentthrough Feesburg. Thecat was a kitten, evi-dently got too close to anest. There is so much tosee if you take the time.As they say “stop and

smell theroses.”

We gotanothercall aboutbees at Mt.Orab. Wewere tiedup andcouldn’t goso wecalled

Danny Grant and he wentand got them. While wewere finishing the pro-ject we were working onanother call about beescame in. This one was atthe IGA store in Bethel.They were on the side-walk, a small bunch, sowe took a hive box, laid iton the ground in front ofthem. I pecked on the boxwith my hand. Theystarted going in. We hadsprayed the box withsugar water before wewent. We spent a lot oftime waiting for the beesto go in the hive. We put

sugar water in plasticbags, lay them in the hiveand punch small holes inthe bag so the bees cansuck the sugar water out.This gives them some-thing to start building thehive. We have lost beesbefore with nothing inthe hive for them to feedon. This mixture is a halfcup of sugar to one-quar-ter cup water. This surehelps keep bees and amake a good hive.

Last Sunday afterchurch, Ruth Ann and Iwent to Owensville for ahistorical meeting, Thespeaker for the programwas Tony. The folks sureenjoyed his talk. He hadseveral Indian artifactshe had found years ago.This was an educationalexperience for the folks.His wife Kate also gavesome thought on theartifacts. The cabin andmuseumwill be have anopen house on these

dates, from1p.m. to 4p.m. They are SaturdayJune 8, July 13. Now July22 to the July 27 is theClermont County Fairand the Owensville His-torical Building will beopen in the afternoonsand evenings all week.Then back to the openhouses, Aug. 10, Sept. 14,Oct. 12, Nov. 9 and Dec.14. Then also on Dec. 1will be the OwensvilleHistorical Society’sChristmas dinner at theJackson Township Hall.This group of folks areworking towards teach-ing the school childrenabout the history of ourcounty. If no one tells thechildren about the histo-ry, they will never learnabout it.

I talked to Mike at theBoars Head Bait Shop inAfton. The fishing isextra good here and onthe Ohio River. The basstournament held here

each Tuesday evening:The winner weighed in at8 pounds one week and 10pounds another week.For crappie if using livebait, use minnows, smalland medium size, fishunder a bobber, or usesmall grubs. Fish slowwith the grubs. Goodluck to all.

The garden is doinggood. We cut spinach lastweek for the freezer andlettuce to use. Last Mon-day, Ruth Ann fixed wilt-ed lettuce with greenonions, bacon and vine-gar. By golly, it was good.The asparagus is doinggood, so we are havingsome for meals. Thestrawberries are startingto get ripe. It is hardwaiting for them to getred. We called A&MOr-chards. They said it willbe early June when theyhave pick “your ownstrawberries.”

The grass I mow forRuth Ann’s cousins final-ly got mowed one time. Itwas big and tall. I hope tomow it today. This isTuesday morning, as Iwrite this.

There will be lots ofevents taking place so ifyou can attend these, youwill be happy to be in-volved. This is important

to help support yourcommunity.

The Bethel Lions Clubsponsored the Kelly Mil-ler Circus last Mondayevening here in Bethel.The two show times were4:30 and 7:30. Ruth Annand I went to the 4:30show. There was a goodcrowd. The folks sureenjoyed the differentshows. The feller thathad six tigers sure did asuper job. The feller thatjuggled had six items inthe air and the little balls,that he caught in hismouth, and then blewthem up and caught eachone in his mouth. Theelephants, camels, zebrasand all the other animalswere great. The circushas been here every twoyears, so mark your cal-endar for 2015. This is away to make somemoneyfor the Lions Club sothere will be help forglasses and other items.

Start your week bygoing to the house ofworship of your choiceand praise the GoodLord. God bless all. Morelater.

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

Park.

Ole Fisherman busy gathering swarms of bees

GeorgeRooksOLE FISHERMAN

“Musings from theLand of the Clear Moun-tain” - a new history ofClermont County - hasbeen released by LittleMiami Publishing Co.

Gary Knepp, the au-thor, described the bookas the product of his 25-year journeyalong theby-ways of Clermont Countyhistory.

“Our history is fasci-nating. You never knowwhat you’re going to dis-cover,” Knepp said. “Re-cently, I found the storyofaBethel residentwhowasnamed a Communist in a1950 Congressional com-mittee attended by Rich-ard Nixon. There was ayoung paratrooper fromAmelia who was a mem-ber of the famed WorldWar II “Band of Broth-ers.” Clermont Countywas once home to three19th century communes.These and other storiesare included in this book.”

Musings is a compila-tion of newspaper arti-

cles, excerpts fromspeeches, and new ma-terial written especiallyfor thebook. It is topicallyarranged into13 chapters,including “Grant: Cler-mont’s Favorite Son;”“Murder and Mayhem;”“Freedom’s Struggle;”“Calamities;” “ClermontatWar;” and “Seeking Sal-vation.”

Copies of the bookmaybe obtained from the au-thorat either732-3415, ga-rylknepp@gmail.com, orfrom the publisher at 576-9369.

Knepp releases new book

MAY 29, 2013 • CJN-MMA • B5LIFE

Milford students andtheirguestswent“BackinTime” at the annual promMay 18 at the Oasis.

Songs for the dancewere “Yesterday” and“Twist & Shout,” both bythe Beatles.

Guests entered thedance through a swirlingtimewarp of balloons into

aroomwith fourscenesofthe 20s, 50s, 60s and 80s.

The court memberswere: Princess MeganYoung, Prince CorbinHooker, King RuslanKhekhoyev,ClareLiming,Garrett Mayleben, QueenHayley Petrey, ThomasSchutte, Allison Strongand CadeWilliams.

The 2013 Prom Court for Milford High School are front left in front: Princess Megan Young, Queen Haley Petrey, ClareLiming, Allison Strong. Back row: Prince Corbin Hooker, Thomas Schutte, King Ruslan Khekhoyev, Garrett Mayleben andCade Williams. REGINA HERBOLT/FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Milfordprom went‘Back inTime’

Taking a look around the Oasis during the 2013 MilfordHigh School Prom are, from left: Graduate Zach Calhoun,senior Katelyn Napier, senior Brianna O’Leary and juniorMichael Hermon. REGINA HERBOLT/FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Junior Randy Bailey and sophomore Cassie Wullenweberenjoy the 2013 Milford High School promMay 18 at theOasis. REGINA HERBOLT/FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Taking a break from the dancing at Milford’s prom are,from left: Junior Samantha Canter, sophomore AndrewAshcraft, junior Blake Swanger and junior Katie Wulker.REGINA HERBOLT/FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Milford Junior Class Adviser Kathy Teski, left, shares acouple of minutes with some of the students whoattended the 2013 prom. From left are: Ben Saulnier, classexecutive board member; Caroline Hester, Class of 2014co-president; Sarah Bunch, 2012 senior class president;Haley Kennedy, class executive board member; and ColeSnouffer, Class of 2014 co-president. REGINA HERBOLT/FOR THE

COMMUNITY PRESS

Milford High School students and their guests crowded onto the dance floor for the annual prom May 18 at the Oasis.REGINA HERBOLT/FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Milford seniors Julian Koutros, D J Morgan andWillPendland took a break from the dancing at the 2013 prom.REGINA HERBOLT/FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Milford High School senior Miranda Short, left, seniorShane Thodeson and junior Hannah Martin stand in frontof some of the bright decorations at the 2013 Milford HighSchool Prom. REGINA HERBOLT/FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Taking time between dances are, from left: Graduate AsiaCoyle, senior Arlie Whitaker, senior Damian Whitaker andsenior Candace Lantz. REGINA HERBOLT/FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Taking a break from dancing are from left, in front: Junior Landon Izzi and senior AdamWeigel. Back row: Junior Kyle Forworth, junior Ashleigh Benedum, junior Angela Izzi andsenior Katie Swing. REGINA HERBOLT/FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Sophomore Spencer Pachta, left, senior Christina Young, junior Jordan Brady and juniorMadison Pullins share a moment in between dances at the 2013 Milford High School PromMay 18. REGINA HERBOLT/FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

B6 • CJN-MMA • MAY 29, 2013 LIFE

MIAMI TOWNSHIPArrests/citationsBrandy S. Sharp, 34, 5782 AshbyCourt, domestic violence, May6.Amanda Morris, 18, 7761 CampRoad, drug paraphernalia, May6.Randy J. Kneipp, 57, 320 VictorStier No. 4, driving underinfluence, driving under sus-pension, drug possession,paraphernalia, May 4.Juvenile, 17, underage pos-session, deadly weapon inschool zone, May 8.Kelly L. Lackore, 18, 1386 Cotton-wood, domestic violence, drugparaphernalia, May 8.Joshua Burnworth, 27, 601Edgecombe No. 3, drug pos-session, May 8.Amber Davis, 22, 124 N. Wall St.,drug possession, May 8.Jacob A. Pels, 27, 6433 SmithRoad, driving under influence,open container, paraphernalia,May 9.Toni Brabant, 22, 328 Redbird,drug paraphernalia, May 9.Juvenile, 10, assault, May 10.Juvenile, 16, domestic violence,May 12.Michael L. Stacy, 26, 4620 Black-berry Lane, drug abuse, para-phernalia, May 11.Daniel W. Green Jr., 28, 969 Ohio28 No. 147, felonious assault,tampering with evidence, May11.

Incidents/investigationsAssaultFemale was assaulted in lot ofBackyard Inn at Ohio 28, May 7.Female juvenile was assaulted at6728 Russell St., May 8.Male juvenile was assaulted atMulberry Elementary at Buck-wheat Road, May 9.Male was assaulted at 5806Trenton Court, May 11.Male was assaulted at 5603

Trenton Court, May 12.BurglaryDrills, etc. taken; $400 at 1565Orchard Valley, May 7.Criminal damageScreen broke on "Red Box" atKroger at Branch Hill GuineaPike, May 11.Criminal trespassSubject trespassed in apartmentat 1286 Pebble Brooke Trail No.8, May 10.Domestic violenceAt Ashby Court, May 6.At Valley View Drive, May 11.Drug paraphernaliaStudent possessed drug para-phernalia at Live Oaks at Buck-wheat Road, May 6.RapeOffense involved juvenile at 700block of Cedar Drive, May 13.TheftWallet taken from locker atMilford High at 1 Eagles Way,May 6.Purse taken from vehicle at 5652Baines Holding, May 6.Cellphone taken at 5680 Sher-wood, May 7.Diamond ring taken; $3,500 at713 Pine Ridge, May 7.Gasoline not paid for at UnitedDairy Farmers; $12 at WolfpenPleasant Hill Road, May 7.Male stated ID used with noauthorization at 726 MapleRidge, May 7.I-pad taken from room at Mil-ford Junior High; $425 atWolfpen Pleasant Hill Road,May 7.Check taken and cashed at 6110Melody Lane, May 8.Sump pump taken; $950 at 863Wards Corner Road, May 9.Gasoline not paid for at UnitedDairy Farmers; $30 at BranchHill Guinea Pike, May 9.Compressor and tools takenfrom vehicle at Lowe’s at 5694Romar, May 9.A Mac book taken from HealthSource of Ohio; $2,000 at

Dupont Circle, May 10.Gasoline not paid for at UnitedDairy Farmers; $38 at Ohio 50,May 11.Merchandise taken fromMeijer;$19 at Ohio 28, May 12.Guns and knives taken; $1,500 at694 Signal Hill, May 13.

MILFORDArrests/citationsDavid G. Warfield Jr., 24, 4997Ohio 222, drug paraphernalia,May 13.John Stapleton, 52, 37 E.McMicken St., soliciting, May13.Alexander N. Corsmeier, 22, 2042Whispering Pines, contempt ofcourt, May 14.Jennifer C. Whaley, 22, 2191Ohio 125 No. 133, trespass,theft, May 15.Charles Wells, 44, 5977 MeadowCreek, liquor sales-minor, May14.Kayla R. Tenhover, 22, 1267Clarawill Drive, liquor sales-minor, May 16.Cole D. Felix, 20, 531Dot St.,drug abuse, May 16.Nicholas Estill, 23, 101 Edge-combe, contempt of court, May16.Mathew B. Halpern, 33, 4606Carter Road, contempt of court,

May 17.Jessica Ravenscroft, 20, 714 OldOhio 74, contempt of court,May 17.Darlene L. Wacker, no age given,568 Main St., contempt ofcourt, May 17.Billy J. Johnson II, 27, 680 ParkAve., contempt of court, May18.Brandon Kendrick, 28, 3361Treasure Court, contempt ofcourt, May 19.Kayla R. Justice, 22, 70 ConcordWoods, domestic violence, May19.Deborah Gold, 58, 10 McCormickTrail, driving under influence,May 19.Timothy Schaffner, 54, no ad-dress given, domestic violence,May 20.Bruce A. Cribbs, 46, 3438 Bevis,contempt of court, May 20.Kenneth W. Siekbert, no agegiven, 645 Lewis Ave., warrant,May 20.

Incidents/investigationsCriminal damageGate damaged to pool area ofStoneridge Clubhouse at Stone-ridge Drive, May 17.Hood ornament broken offvehicle at 405 Valleybrook, May18.Domestic dispute

At Seminole Trail, May 13.Reported at Finley Ray Park atFinley Ray Drive, May 15.Domestic violenceAt Ohio 28, May 19.At Riversedge Drive, May 19.Liquor law violationReported at Speedway at 716Main St., May 15.Reported at Roosters at 101OldBank Road, May 15.Reported at Padrinos at 111MainSt., May 15.Reported at Walmart at 201Chamber Drive, May 15.Reported at Dos Amigos at 217Rivers Edge, May 15.TheftMerchandise taken fromWal-mart at 201 Chamber Drive,May 15.Several pairs of shoes taken offporch at 1706 Oakbrook, May17.Cartons of cigarettes taken fromWalgreen’s at Lila Avenue, May18.DVDs taken fromWalmart atChamber Drive, May 19.

GOSHEN TOWNSHIPArrests/citationsAustin Polly, 19, 1785 Ohio 28No. 406, underage consump-tion.Juvenile, 13, underage consump-tion.Two Juveniles, 14, underageconsumption.Lillian Meadors, 21, 1060 O'Ban-nonville, offenses involvingunderage persons.Leo Halcomb, 47, 28 Holly Road,assault.Juvenile, 17, assault.Craig Mohring, 31, 629 Redman,heroin possession .Travis Sikes, 22, 1480 Fay RoadNo. 191, drug possession, para-phernalia.

Incidents/investigationsAssault

At 28 Holly, May 7.At 1785 Ohio 28 No. 251, May 8.Criminal damageAt area of Jo Ellen &Werling,May 4.DisorderAt 1785 Ohio 28 No. 153, May 10.At 1950 Main St., May 11.At 6703 Pin Oak, May 11.At 359 Redbird, May 11.At 1775E Huntley, May 8.DisputeAt 127 Holly, May 7.At 7067 Goshen Road, May 9.At 1785 Ohio 28 No. 406AA, May10.Intoxicated personsAt 1785 Ohio 28 No. 1 Street,May 10.SolicitingAt 1785 Ohio 28, May 8.TheftAt 1785 Ohio 28 No. 43, May 3.At 1540 Ohio 28, May 3.At 1785 Ohio 28 No. 162G, May6.At 1617 Ohio 28, May 9.TrespassingAt 1785 Ohio 28 No. 240, May 3.

CLERMONT COUNTYSHERIFF’S OFFICEArrests/citationsJuvenile, 14, theft, Goshen, May15.Juvenile, 14, theft, Goshen, May15.Juvenile, 14, complicity, Goshen,May 15.

Incidents/investigationsComplicityAt 3021 Park Road, Goshen, May11.Prohibition against animalsrunningAt large at 3076 Park Road,Goshen, May 13.TheftAt 3021 Park Road, Goshen, May11.At 3021 Park Road, Goshen, May7.

POLICE REPORTS

ABOUT POLICE REPORTSThe Community Journal North/Milford-Miami Advertiser

publishes the names of all adults charged with offenses.The information is a matter of public record and does notimply guilt or innocence. To contact your local police de-partment, call:»Miami Township, Chief Steven Bailey, 248-3721» Goshen Township, Chief Ray Snyder, 722-3200»Milford, Chief Jamey Mills, 248-5084» Clermont County Sheriff’s Office, Sheriff A.J. “Tim”Rodenberg, 732-7500

Mary AldemeyerMary Aldemeyer, 60, Milford,

died May 19. She was a counsel-or working in pastoral ministry.

Survived by husband BarryAldemeyer; children Sarah,Michael Aldemeyer; siblingsDon, John Van Leeuwen, Cath-erine Duffy, Laura Snyder.

Services were May 24 atBellarmine Chapel. Arrange-ments by Evans Funeral Home.Memorials to: Alois AlzheimerCenter, 70 Damon Road, Cincin-nati, OH 45218 or College ofMount St. Joseph, MemorialGifts, 5701Delhi Road, Cincin-nati, OH 45233.

Ronald ApgarRonald L. Apgar, 71, Milford,

died May 16. He was a welderfor the Ohio Safe Company.

Survived by wife WandaKeith Apgar; siblings MarthaDunham, Mary Pratt, JudyDickerson, Leonard, Tom, Joe,Bill, Jerry, David Apgar. Preced-ed in death by brothers Jim,Richard, Robert Apgar.

Services were May 21 at EvansFuneral Home. Memorials to acharity of the donor’s choice.

Lavina ColemanLavina “Mammy”Whitton

Coleman, 98, Blanchester, diedMay 21.

Survived by daughters Sue(Sonny) Acuff, Bev (Mike)Burkhart; daughter-in-lawSandy Coleman; grandchildrenHowie (Amy), Bryan (Denette),Gregory, Christopher Coleman,

DawnWro-bleski, Tammy(Brad) Brister,Shelley (Nevin)McCune,Heather(Steve) McKen-zie, Jessica(Travis) Henry;granddaugh-

ter-in-lawMary Ann Grimsley;great-grandchildren Daphne(Patrick) Perine, Kirsten, Kinsey,Michael (Coni) Coleman, Laura(Alex), Andy Lakes, Brandon(Courtney), Ashley (PJ) McLaren,Amber (Michael) Ostendorf,Jeremy (Christy), Kristen, PhilipBrister, Laura, Scott, Jack Grim-sley, Zach, Cody, Brady McCune,Jordan Snyder, Stephen, Mi-chael, Alison, Dalton McKenzie,Ashley (Nick) Tompkins, Madi-son Books, Keaton, Haydn,Suzannah Henry; great-great-grandchildren Micah, Noah,Jordan, Isaac, Chandler, Xavier,Madeline, Skyler, Taylor, Mi-chael James, Kailey, Kylie,Kaylin, Madison. Preceded in

death by husband Howard“Pappy” Coleman Sr., sonsDonald, Howard “Bud” Jr.,Randy Coleman, grandchildrenLance, David Grimsley, NikkiSnyder, daughter-in-law BelleColeman, grandson-in-law BuzzWrobleski, parents Quince, EffieWhitton, seven siblings.

Services were May 28 at TuftsSchildmeyer Family FuneralHome. Memorials to: BibleBaptist Church Missionary Fund,55 Megan Drive, Wilmington,OH 45177 or Community CareHospice, 200 R. Gordon Drive,Wilmington, OH 45177.

Francis KriegerFrancis L. Krieger, 86, Miami

Township, died May 17. He wasa geotechnical engineer.

He was aNavy veteranof World WarII.

Survived bychildren Keith(Julie), NeilKrieger, CarolAnn (Rob)Steier, Michelle

Vielleux; grandchildren Mat-thew (Katie), Michael, ChristinaSteier, Kelly, Jill, Megan Krieger;great-grandson Michael Steier.Preceded in death by wife LoisAnn Krieger.

Services were May 22 at TuftsSchildmeyer Family FuneralHome. Memorials to St. JudeChildren’s Research Hospital.

Fred LayFred M. Lay, 58, Milford, died

May 21,Survived by wife Terry Lay;

childrenFreddie Lykins,Frederick,Joseph Lay,Holly McHen-ry; fatherJames Lay;siblings Barba-ra Allen, Jim,Bob, Darrell

Lay; six grandchildren; manynieces and nephews. Precededin death by mother Pearl Lay.

Services were May 25 atCraver-Riggs Funeral Home.Memorials to: Hospice of Cincin-nati, P.O. Box 633597, Cincin-nati, OH 45263.

James RyanJames E. Ryan, 80, died May

19. He worked for Procter &Gamble.

Survived by wife Betts Ryan;children James (Dana), Jeffrey(Julie), Patrick (Polly) Ryan;grandchildren Corey, Connor,Cullen, Caitlin, Jacquelyn,Nicholas, Megan, Jennifer,Graham; sister Beverly (Richard)Suhrheinrich; sister-in law Judie(Frank) Spadafore. Preceded indeath by parents James, AdaRyan, granddaughter Allison.

Services were May 25 atPrince of Peace LutheranChurch. Arrangements byCraver-Riggs Funeral Home.Memorials to: American CancerSociety, 2808 Reading Road,Cincinnati, OH 45206 or Nation-al Parkinson Foundation GiftProcessing Center, P.O. Box5018, Hagerstown, MD 21741-5018.

Oscar SiudaOscar Siuda, 77, Union Town-

ship, died May 14.Survived by wife Ruth Siuda;

children Jim, Cathy Siuda;grandsons Michael, Brian Siuda;great-grandchildren Hannah,Maxwell, Tyler, Aiden Siuda;sibling Ginter Siuda; brother-in-law TimMcAtee. Preceded indeath by son Mark Siuda.

Services were May 21 atCraver-Riggs Funeral Home.Memorials to: American Diabe-tes Association, 4555 LakeForest Drive, Suite 396, Cincin-nati, OH 45242.

Mary TeetersMary Magdalene Teeters, 76,

died May 17.Survived by siblings Marjorie

Teeters Flack, Joseph, Robert,Victor, Richard Teeters, PatriciaTeeters Cox; many nieces andnephews. Preceded in death byparents Harvey, Fanny Teeters,siblings Paul, Bill, John, Darius,Lena Teeters, Pauline TeetersGregory, Florence TeetersRucker.

Services were May 22 at theNewtonsville Church of theNazarene. Arrangements byEvans Funeral Home.

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Clermont County real estatetransfer information is provid-ed as a public service by theoffice of Clermont CountyAuditor Linda L. Fraley.

GOSHEN TOWNSHIP2060 Cameron Crossing, StevenMatthewWilson to AmericanHomes 4 Rent Properties FourLLC, 0.1100 acre, $119,500.5904 Deerfield Road, Harold &Marla Arszman, et al. to FederalNational Mortgage Assoc..,0.5400 acre, $70,000.Joellen Drive, Arley & NadinePuckett to Vince Bocklett,1.0330 acre, $10,000.6862 O'Bannon Bluff, JacobJohn to Scott & Tara Baker,0.4590 acre, $328,000.O’Bannonville Road, SeanForman & AmandaWalker toCharles Forman & Karyn For-man, 84.8300 acre, $164,333.6603 Ohio 48, Bret & Tonya VanZandt, et al. to Deutsche BankNational Trust Co., as Trt.,0.7230 acre, $73,333.34.1253 Twin Oaks Lane, Harry &Frieda Stutz to Scott Dearth,0.4990 acre, $22,000.

MIAMI TOWNSHIP1287 Beauregard Court, NicoleMurphy to Jonathan & Kath-

eryn White, 0.3600 acre,$149,500.844 Cannes Court, Cynthia Lewisto Thomas & Denise Haskamp,0.7420 acre, $320,000.5071 Cross Creek Lane, JenniferTucker Clonch & Keith Clonchto Douglas & Arica Harrell,0.6870 acre, $249,000.1194 Eunita Drive, TSG Construc-tion LLC to Jeff Fite, 0.4590acre, $114,500.6807 Fairwind Court, James &Kristin Fisher to Bryan Keller,0.4600 acre, $277,500.5908 Hanley Close Unit 51,Chancey Holdings LLC to RossWilliam Siekman, 0.0000 acre,$72,000.6061 Jerry Lee Drive, David Bolesto Edward Krieg, 0.6880 acre,$62,000.5591 Kay Drive, Carlene Kuhn toPerry & Vicki Joyce, 0.5700 acre,$125,000.5 Kelly Lane, Federal Home LoanMortgage Corp. to Lewis Miller,1.1680 acre, $160,000.McCormick Trail, Greycliff Devel-opment LLC to NVR Inc., 1.4820acre, $47,250.5981Meadow Creek Drive, No.12, Christopher Murphy, et al.to Federal National MortgageAssoc.., $33,334.5607 Naomi Drive, Sandra Allen

to David Dick, 0.9400 acre,$135,000.972 O'Bannonville Road, Gerald& Debra Kubdsat to Donna KayWalker, trustee, 10.5650 acre,$458,000.5824 Patrick Henry Drive, Aman-da & Allen White to JosephBlack, 0.3790 acre, $130,000.1523 Pointe Drive, Steven &Leanne Letany to John & Dian-na Kilmore, 0.3230 acre,$205,000.1547 Pointe Drive, Sarah Cush-man to Kevin & Heidi Graves,0.3390 acre, $210,000.6687 Sandy Shores Drive, Chris-topher & Melissa Polak toGeorge Nadakav &Malini Juyal,0.4590 acre, $630,000.6365 Shallowbrook Court,Patrick & Kimberly Keyser toStacy & James Rodarte, 0.9020acre, $329,000.1101 Sophia Drive, Heidi &Michael Shore to Michael &Trifera Jo Wibowo, 0.3319 acre,$325,000.1017 W. Bridle Path, James &Sharon HaU.S. to Scott & Jenni-fer Deming, 0.2940 acre,$244,500.6215 Watchcreek Way No. 104,Wells Fargo Bank NA as trusteeto Living Solutions LLC, $72,500.

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RESIDENTIALErwin Plavsic, Loveland, HVAC,6814 Oakland, Goshen Town-ship.Kevin Strouss, Goshen, HVAC,1824 Woodville, Goshen Town-ship.Jeff Davidson, Goshen, garage,1762 Stumpy Lane, GoshenTownship, $12,000.C & D Screen & Glass, Cincinnati,porch, 1554 Hunt Club Drive,Miami Township, $12,793.Toma Renovations, Milford,alter, 5953 McPicken Drive,Miami Township, $15,000.HNH Homes, Milford, alter, 952Long Lane, Miami Township,$18,000.ACM Electric, New Richmond,alter, 1188 Mellie Ave., MiamiTownship.Alan Mullins, Loveland, HVAC,1705 Smoke House Way, MiamiTownship.Glenn Cozzone, Loveland,HVAC, 610 Valley Woods, MiamiTownship.Fischer Single Family Homes,Crestview Hills, KY, new, 1312Gatch Court, Miami Township,$250,000; new, 1318 GatchCourt, $250,000.

JSC Construction, Cincinnati,addition, 5759 Weaver Road,Stonelick Township, $250,000.John Mentzel, Cincinnati, addi-tion, 5183 Stonelick WilliamsCorner, Stonelick Township,$86,000.Baker Heat & Air, Milford, HVAC,5514 Mt. Zion, Stonelick Town-ship.Jurges Excavating, Batavia, alter,5546 Brushy Fork, StonelickTownship.Nathaniel Earls, Goshen, alter,2788 Cedarville Road, WayneTownship, $30,000.Evans Construction, Cincinnati,demolition, 2791Ohio 131,Wayne Township; demolition,6644 Taylor Pike.

COMMERCIALGinter Electrical Contractors,Cincinnati, alter-Cincinnati Bellpedestal, 1508 Fay Road, Go-shen Township.Larry Keith, Williamsburg,new-Arc Smoking Shed, 1569Ohio 28, Goshen Township.Cincy Life Safety Systems, firealarm, 1700 Edison Drive, MiamiTownship.RTF Fire Protection, Cincinnati,

fire suppression, 1700 EdisonDrive, Miami Township; firesuppression, 2000 Ford Circle.The Alleen Co., Cincinnati, tent,6713 Sandy Shores, MiamiTownship; tent, 1040 TechneCenter Drive.Linked Solutions Inc., Cincinnati,alter, 784 Loveland MiamivilleRoad, Miami Township,$20,000.Cedron Site Development,Georgetown, alter, 371 BridgeSt., Miami Township.Endeavor Construction, Milford,alter-St. Elizabeth Seton, 5900Buckwheat, Miami Township,$175,000.First Baptist Church, Milford,alter-Milford Christian Acad-emy, Woodville Pike, MiamiTownship.Milford Exempted Schools,alter-Milford High School, 1Eagles Way, Miami Township.Advanced Construction, Cincin-nati, alter-Pebble Brooke-buildings 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 10, 9, 5,6, 11, 12, 13, 14, Miami Town-ship.Village of Milford, miscellaneouswork-concession stand, 101Race St., Milford City.

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TheMiamiTownshipExplor-erPost426recentlycompetedinPolice Response scenariosagainst 52 teams in a state-wideevent held in Parma, Ohio. EachPost competed in six teamevents randomly chosen from afieldofnine.Theteams’ finisheswere then compiled and rankedto determine the overall win-ners. The possible events wereTrafficCrash,TrafficStops,Do-mestic Violence, Critical Inci-dent/First Aid, Bomb Scene Re-sponse, Crime Scene, Burglaryin Progress, Arrest Search &Seizure and Crisis Intervention.Teams prepare for all of thesesince they have no way to knowin advance which events theywill be entered in.

Teams also competed in Ac-

tiveShooter/QuadResponseanda Disorderly Conduct scenario;however those scores were notfactored into the championship.Individuals also could competeinAirPistol ShootingandObsta-cle Course.

TheMiamiTownshipExplor-ers won second place overall bybeing incredibly consistent.Their best teameventwasCriti-cal Incident/First Aid wherethey took second place. Theyearned second place overall be-cause they finished in the top10in every event.

About 244 Explorers tookpart in the competition. NinaVeitewonfirstplace inthewom-en’s Obstacle Course. Chase Ol-son placed fifth in the men’s di-vision of the Obstacle Course.

The Miami Township Explorer Post 426 recently scored well at acompetition. Teammembers, in front from left, are: Adviser Officer SkipRasfeld, Explorer Lt. Zach Wilson, Michael Mattix, James Korzan, NinaVeite, Andrea Stover, Hector Cardenas and Adviser Officer Kyle Ball.Back row: Kiera Peterson, Explorer Captain Jordan Marshall, CaseyBaumgarth, Chase Olson and Josh Parks. THANKS TO SKIP RASFELD

Miami Twp. Explorers dowell at state competition

Christ PresbyterianChurch

Blessing of the Animals and Blessingof the Community Gardens will takeplace at 2 p.m. Saturday, June 1.

The church is at 5657 Pleasant ViewDrive, Milford.

Loveland PresbyterianChurch

Members will participate in Love-land’s Relay for Life and Loveland’sHabitat of Humanity project June 1.

Come on down to SonHarvest CountyFair for Some Down-Home Fun July 9,July 10, July 11 and July 12 from 6:30p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

There will be a County Fair Picnic July12 for the whole family. In SonHarvestCounty, children will discover how togrow the Fruit of the Spirit. They willlearn to Grow Love, Sprout Joy, PlantPeace, Produce patience and PickKindness. SonHarvest County Fair is fourdays full of fun on the farm. That is thetheme of this year’s Vacation BibleSchool. To register, visit www.LPCU-

SA.org, call 683-2525, or come to thechurch Tuesday through Friday 9 a.m. to1 p.m.

Worship times are: Sunday School9:15 a.m. to 10 a.m.; Worship 10:30 a.m.to 11:30 a.m.; Fellowship 11:30 a.m.

Sunday School is for all ages. YouthGroup for grades seven to 12 meetsmonthly and conducts fundraisers fortheir activities.

The church is at 360 Robin, Loveland;683-2525; lovelandpresbyteri-an@gmail.com; www.lovelandpresby-terianchurch.org.

Loveland UnitedMethodist Church

Dittos bible study is having a picnicand drive-thru prayer offering, Wednes-day, June 5, at the church. In additionto serving the community with themonthly Drive Thru Prayer offering thattakes place on the first Wednesday ofeach month from noon to 1 p.m., theDittos will be offering a picnic. Hot dogsand drinks will be provided and thoseattending are asked to bring a side dishor a dessert to share, if they are able to.

Guests pulling in for prayer will beinvited to eat.

At 9 a.m. Sundays, the church offersClassic Tradition, a traditional worshipexperience where people can connectto God through a Biblically-basedmessage, times of prayer and choralmusic.

During Engage is a full Sunday schoolprogram for children up to sixth-grade.

The church is at 10975 S. LebanonRoad, Loveland; 683-1738;www.lovelandumc.org.

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Artsy Fartsy Saturdays, anot-for-profit monthly arts ex-ploration for local under-served kids, invites the com-munity to an open house Satur-day, June 8, from 1 p.m. to 3p.m. at Milford Main, 527 LilaAve.

Fourth-, fifth- and sixth-graders have engaged in a va-riety of creative experiencesduring the school year fromyarn-bombing to decoratingVenetian masks, creating fin-ger labyrinths, learning yogaposes, drumming with a sha-man, hostingapoetwith apoet-ryslam,playingwith their foodand discovering photography.

The open house, for all ages,introduces the program andshowcases Artsy Fartsy stu-dents. Visitors will be treatedto their artwork, photographs,a slide show of the school year,refreshments and invited totry labyrinth walking, finger-knitting, making a chef’s hat,yoga and drumming. OtherMilfordMain School tenants inthe 101-year-old section areparticipating. PhotographerTad Barney hosts a show, “OldSchool – iPhone HipstamaticTintypePhotographs,”andfineartist Emma Teller will open

her studio in conjunction withthe Artsy Fartsy event.

“Artsy Fartsy kids havereally embraced the concept ofcreativity in so many venues,topics and speakers outsidetheir normal experience thatwe want to show them and theprogram off,” said founderCathy Barney, a longtime Mil-ford resident.

The idea originated sixyears agowhenBarney, an art-ist and writer, volunteered inthe Pattison Elementary art

room. “Who could say no to 40first-graders with scissors?”she asked. “Being there consis-tently was such a gift andwhereIwitnessedhowmargin-alized kids really shine whenexpressing themselves. I knewsomeday I would create an artprogram specifically for kidsat Oakwood, Milford’s onlysubsidized family housing.”

For more information, call638-2738 or visit www.face-book.com/artsyfartsysatur-days.

Artsy Fartsy Saturdays hostsjune 8 open house at Main

Artsy Fartsy Saturdays kids create finger labyrinths after learningabout the ancient meditative paths and walking one. From left are:Elizabeth Fox, Emijah Johnson, Layla Harrison, Renee Diaz, teenmentor Autumn Barney, Anjela Lehmkuhl, Kelvin Davis, Jr., mentorEverett Nabors and Angel Honican. THANKS TO CATHY BARNEY

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