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THE BROWN COUNTY PRESSTHE BROWN COUNTY PRESSwww.browncountypress.com Serving Brown County, Ohio since 1973

Vol. 38 No. 35 Sunday, April 10, 2011

BY Wayne GatesThe Brown County Press

Two men are in theClermont County Jail who areconsidered “persons of inter-est” in the Gabbard Fordbreak-in over the weekend.A Mustang G-T, an F-150

pickup and approximately $50thousand dollars worth oftools and other property weretaken.Both vehicles were recov-

ered in Clermont County with-in hours of the theft.“We feel significant

progress has been made insolving the Gabbard break-in”said Mt. Orab Police Lt. JoshBlack.The two men were arrested

in Clermont County after afoot chase.Black was notified by

investigators after the twobegan talking.“They were pretty certain

that the guys who broke intoGabbard’s Ford were stayingat the Greenbriar Motel”, saidBlack. Black, Mt. Orab Police

Chief Bryan Mount and otherofficers went to the motel withthe names of the suspects andand found the wife of one ofthem.“In talking with her, we

located what appeared to beseveral items of stolen proper-ty in the room”, said Black.Brown County Sheriff’s The Brown County Press/WAYNE GATES

BCSO Det. Buddy Moore (left) and Mt. Orab Police Chief Bryan Mount gather information at the Greenbriar Motel.CONTINUED ON PAGE 11

$16 million in roadconstruction comingBYWayne GatesThe Brown County Press

The Ohio Department ofTransportation has 15 projectsplanned for Brown County thisyear.The total cost of the projects

is expected to top 15 milliondollars.The largest project is a resur-

facing of US 62/68 from Ripleynorth until the two highwayssplit.That work is expected to cost

$5.4 million dollars and isexpected to begin on Monday.The estimated completion

date is October 31, 2011.In addition to the repaving

work, crews will repair thebridge at the 11 mile markerbetween Hartman and Gardnerroads.ODOT said in a press release

that at least one lane of traffic

will remain open in both direc-tions for the duration of theproject.The other multi-million dol-

lar project is a bridge replace-ment on White Oak ValleyRoad.That project is estimated to

cost approximately $2.2 mil-lion dollars and be completedJuly 31, 2012.Extensive road work will be

necessary in the area to com-plete construction of the newbridge, which will be muchlarger than the current span.Other projects include resur-

facing US 68 from just north ofWahlsburg to OH 125 and StateRoute 505 from 756 toHigginsport.That project is estimated to

cost $1.3 million dollars and becomplete by Oct. 31, 2011.County Road 4 is also sched-

Drug treatment funds coming soon BYWayne GatesThe Brown County Press

More money is coming toBrown County to help fight pre-scription drug abuse.Steve Duncan, Director of

the Brown County Alcohol,Drug Addiction and MentalHealth (ADAMH) board, saidthat $125,000 would be comingto Brown County from the state.The local board will also pro-

vide $34,000 for a total of$159,000 to be spent on the pro-gram.Duncan said the funds would

be used to provide vocationaltraining to severely mentally

disabled and addicted individu-als.“This will help local people

go back to work. Many of themhave some job skills so they canreenter the workforce once theyhave addressed their addiction”,Duncan said.Duncan praised the increased

funding, but added that addic-tion is not a short term problem.“Right now, we’re getting an

appropriate response from thestate, but this is going to be along term issue. Everyoneneeds to be ready to deal withthat reality.”He also pointed out that

House Bill 93, which is

designed to help fight prescrip-tion drug addiction in a numberof ways, had passed the Ohiohouse and was expected to beapproved by the Ohio Senate.Ohio Governor John Kasich

announced last week that $36million in new funds to helpOhioans addicted to prescrip-tion drugs would be spentstatewide.Kasich made the announce-

ment at a prescription drugabuse summit of drug addiction,health care and criminal justiceprofessionals.“Prescription drug abuse and

addiction is an epidemic thatI’ve taken head on. It’s killing

people, killing families andkilling communities. Corruptdoctors are preying on peopleand too many people are look-ing the other way. We’re goingto bring it to an end and I’vetaken a number steps to crackdown on this crime. We alsoneed to help those who’ve fall-en into the grips of addiction sothey can get treatment and getback to work, and that’s whatthese funds do. This is a goodday for treatment. We’re bring-ing more hope to people whoneed it,” said Kasich in a pressrelease.The $36 million in new drug

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Lung cancer responding to experimental treatment

Tina Meranda gets second chance at lifeBYWayne GatesThe Brown County Press

Tina Meranda has beenfighting lung cancer sinceFebruary of 2008.Two years later, in February

of 2010, it seemed like the can-cer was winning.“I didn’t think she would

make it to our anniversary onMarch 11”, said her husbandSeth.But help was coming. Seth had been fighting to get

Tina an experimental drug, onethat was showing remarkableprogress and bringing cancerpatients back from the brink.

The only problem...itworked for only about four per-cent of the people afflicted withthe type of lung cancer Tinahas.The drug is called

Crizotinib, and it attacks lungcancer cells at a genetic

level...and patients have to becarriers of the ALK gene for itto work.Seth found out about it after

spending desperate hourssearching for alternatives asTina kept slowly slipping away.“Our Oncologist told us

there was nothing more thatcould be done”, Tina said.Seth found out about

Crizotinib online and grabbedonto the sliver of hope withboth hands.Tina was tested for the ALK

IndexClassifieds ..Pages 18, 19Court News......0Death Notices.........Page 7Education .........Pages 8, 9Opinion ..............Page 4Social..................Page 8Sports .......Pages 13, 14

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‘Meals on Wheels’ fundslooking a possible cuts

By Martha JacobThe Brown County Press

Alvin Norris, executivedirector of the Adams andBrown Counties EconomicOpportunities, Inc., said he andhis staff are preparing forinevitable cuts to communityservices now provided byABCAP (Adams, BrownCommunity Action Program).Norris said cuts to

Community Service BlockGrant (CSBG) funds will havethe biggest impact on Abcap.At least 95 percent of federal

CSBG funds go to local agen-cies such as ABCAP. But thefunds must be used within spe-cific guidelines. “The Community service

Block Grant allows us to havethe money to apply for leveragedollars or matching fundmoney,” Norris said. “Senior nutrition programs

always have less money. InBrown County our portion isabout 40 percent of levy funds.It’s a 5-year levy and it’s in it’s

third year. But the demand forthis money has just about dou-bled in the last three years.Before that levy passed, wewere about $40 to $50 thousandin the hole.”Established in 1965, ABCAP

has the distinction of being thefirst “CAP” agency in Ohio tobe funded by the U.S. Office ofEconomic Opportunity.The Adams Brown

Community Action Programoffers Head Start programs,energy assistance programsincluding the Summer CrisisProgram (SCP) and the WinterCrisis Program (WCP) former-ly known as HEAP.It offers the Help Me Grow

and the Every Child Succeedsprogram as well as the AdamsBrown Recycling Station. TheSenior Nutrition program isespecially designed for seniorssixty years of age or older andthe Meals on Wheels program.Meals on Wheels staff mem-

bers drive approximately 500miles a day delivering meals


Gabbards theft suspects arrested Hospitaldeal close tocompletionBYWayne GatesThe Brown County Press

The deal to sell the BrownCounty Regional Hospital isnearly complete.The asset purchase agree-

ment is scheduled to be pre-sented to the hospital board oftrustees on Monday, April 11.Board of Trustees

Chairman Eric Sontag saidthe agreement is the culmina-tion of months of negotia-tions.“We’ve been working on

this thing for a long time andwe’re almost to the finishline”, Sontag said.Brown County Board of

Commissioners PresidentRalph Jennings echoed thosesentiments.“This has been a long

process and I’m pleased thatit seems to be approaching asuccessful completion”,Jennings said.Jennings added that his

mind had not been made upwhether to approve the sale inany way.He said he plans to review

the document carefully tomake sure the deal is in thebest interest of the citizens ofBrown County before hesigns it.Commissioners Rick

Eagan and Bill Geschwindboth expressed similar views.


The Brown County Press/WAYNE GATES

Mt. Orab Fire Department Chief Lisa Reeves (left) and other rescuers resuscitate ablack lab that was unconscious when removed from a house fire at 3697 Upper FiveMile Road on April 7. The cause of the fire was still being investigated at press time.

Dog saved from Upper Five Mile Road fire

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- The Brown County Press - Sunday, April 10, 2011 www.browncountypress.com

Aberdeen Council hears from residents on recent water/sewer rate increasesBy Martha JacobThe Brown County Press

After listening to residentsof the Village of Aberdeenspeak out against the recentincrease in water and sewerrates for about half an hour,Mayor Garland Renchenfirmly brought his gavel downand said he completely under-stood why the residents were

upset.“The concern here from

these residents is this,”Renchen began, “the reasonall these people show up atthese council meetings is tovoice their opinions, andthey’ve been doing it foryears. The little bit of timeI’ve been sitting up here, twoyears on council and anotherfour years as mayor, it is obvi-

ous to me that they are right inmany ways. We do not takecare of what we have!”

Renchen went on to talkabout the many buildings,structures and equipmenthave never been taken care ofproperly and maintained theway they should be.

“We don’t take care ofthings then we make the resi-dents of Aberdeen pay foreverything that the prior coun-cil and the council now has letgo,” Renchen continued.

“We put the burden on theresidents to build this $2.7million waste water treatmentplant and we can’t even takecare of the water and sewerplant and equipment that wehave now. That’s the real rea-son these citizens are express-ing their concerns now. Andthat’s my concern too.”

He told the residents andcouncil that they all want topush the blame on to someoneelse, but it was time to takethe bull by the horns and take

care of what they have.Renchen went on to say

that things were going tochange and preventive main-tenance as well as scheduledmaintenance plans would beput in place.

Council went on to discusswho would actually operateand maintain the new waste-water treatment plant after itwas built.

Ed Kidston, consultant forArtesian of Pioneer, the firmhandling the construction ofthe new plant was in atten-dance of the April 4 councilmeeting and assured them thata certified operator for thefacility could be hired forapproximately $18,000 a year.

“This operator will be certi-fied to keep the plant in goodcondition at all times,”Kidston said.

The complaints from theresidents stemmed from thereading of the minutes fromthe previous March 21 meet-ing when council passed the

following rate increases towater:

• the first 2,000 gallons forresidents living in the villagewill be $26, for out of the vil-lage residents the cost is $29and $4.50 per 1,000 gallonsover the 2,000 gallons and$2.50 per gallon over 2,001up to 8,000 gallons;

• commercial rates are now$28 for the first 10,000 gal-lons then $3.81 per 1,000 gal-lons over the 10,000 gallons;

• sewer rates went up by $5.In other business council

discussed a bill it had receivedfrom AT&T who saidAberdeen employees haddamaged their lines and theywere attempting to collectpayment for repairs.

However, according toEmily Henderson, villageadministrator, “The last timeAT&T was supposed to markoff where their lines were theydidn’t do it accurately and weneed to make sure theymarked it right this timebefore the village assumes theresponsibility for any dam-ages.”

Aberdeen Police ChiefClark Gast reported that cita-tions were going to be givenout to parents who allow theirchildren to play in the streetswhile playing basketball.

He also said the amnestyprogram for mayors courtwould not be offered this year.

Last year the program allowedpast due accounts to be settledfor about half of what theyowed.

It was brought up at themeeting that some ordinancerecords were missing, for theyears 2008-2009. But councilwoman Billie Eitel said thevillage is audited each year,and they would not havepassed an audit without therecords. Henderson agreed tolook more extensively for thebooks.

It was recommended byKidston that it might be nec-essary to do a partial auditsince the village changed fis-cal officers recently. The auditwould be to protect the newfiscal officer, Nathan Pfeffer,from any discrepancies in therecords.

Pfeffer, however said theywere scheduled for an audit inabout nine months and sug-gested waiting until then, andnot spending the $4,000 itwould cost for the partialaudit.

But Eitel said she believedit was important and themoney could be taken out ofseveral accounts. The councilvoted to approve the partialaudit, saying it would benefitPfeffer in the long run.

The next scheduled meet-ing of the Village of AberdeenCouncil will be Monday,April 18.

Mt. OrabChurch of Christ

400 Smith Ave.Mt. Orab, Ohio(937) 444-2721

www.mtorabchurch.com

Saturday, April 16th 1:00pmIt’s time for our annual Eggstravaganza

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On Sept. 3, 2010 a grandjury indicted Eric S. Gay ontwo counts of Trafficking inHeroin equal or exceedingone gram but less than fivegrams with specificationsthat the offenses were com-mitted in the vicinity of ajuvenile, felonies of the thirddegree. He was also indictedin count three of AggravatedTrafficking in Drugs,Morphine, with a specifica-tion that the offense wascommitted in the vicinity of ajuvenile, a felony of the thirddegree.

Upon a motion by the stateprior to trial, the Courtordered that count two of theindictment be changed to afelony of the fourth degreedue to the weight of the hero-in being less than one gram.On March 31, a petit juryfound Gay guilty of countone Trafficking in Heroinwith the specification. Thejury found Gay guilty of thesecond count of Traffickingin Heroin but not guilty of

the specification lowering theoffense to a fifth degreefelony. The jury found Gaynot guilty of count threeAggravated Trafficking inDrugs with the specificationthat the offense was commit-ted in the vicinity of a juve-nile.

Brown County Court ofCommon Pleas Judge ScottT. Gusweiler sentenced Gayfollowing the verdict. JudgeGusweiler sentenced Gay tofour years in prison on countone Trafficking in Heroinand one year in prison oncount two to run consecutivewith the sentence in countone.

At the time of this offense,Gay was on post release con-trol with the Adult ParoleAuthority for a prior criminaloffense. Judge Gusweilerterminated Gay’s post releasecontrol and ordered him toserve the remaining 771 daysremaining on his prior sen-tence. These days are to runconsecutive to his commit-ment in the current case. Inaddition to his prison sen-tence, Gay must pay a $5000fine plus court costs. JudgeGusweiler further notifiedGay that he is subject to threeyears post release control bythe Adult Parole Authorityupon his release from prison.

Jury finds Gay guiltyof trafficking heroin

Clancy sentencedto three year prison term

Brown County Court ofCommon Pleas Judge Scott T.Gusweiler sentenced EbonyClancy, 23, to a three yearprison term on March 25. Agrand jury indicted Clancy inJanuary on one count ofComplicity to AggravatedRobbery, a felony of the firstdegree.

Judge Gusweiler accepted

Clancy’s plea of guilty to thecharge. In addition to the threeyears in prison, JudgeGusweiler ordered Clancy topay $870 restitution toMerchant’s National Bank andcourt costs. Clancy will beplaced on five years postrelease control with the AdultParole Authority upon herrelease from prison.

In February, the grandjury indicted MichelleWainscott on count one ofIllegal Assembly orPossession of Chemicals forthe Manufacture ofMethamphetamine, a felonyof the third degree and counttwo Conspiracy toManufactureMethamphetamine, a felonyof the third degree.

On March 15, JudgeGusweiler acceptedWainscott’s plea of guilty tocount two Conspiracy toManufactureMethamphetamine. Countone was dismissed upon amotion by the state.

Judge Gusweiler sen-tenced Wainscott to one yearin prison on April 4. JudgeGusweiler also orderedWainscott to pay costs and a$5,000 fine. Wainscott willbe under a one year driver’slicense suspension. Uponher release from prison,Wainscott will be subject topost release control by theAdult Parole Authority.

Wainscottsentencedto prison

The deadline to submitquilts for display or to reservea craft booth in the ChatfieldCollege annual Quilt andCraft Show has been extendedto April 22, 2011.

This popular show will beheld from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. onSaturday, April 30 at the St.Martin campus in St. Martin,Ohio. The show features thecreations of local and regionalquilters and quilt collectors, aquilt contest, a craft show, tra-ditional craft demonstrations,a book sale, free carriage ridescourtesy of First State Bank,and delicious food fromEttalee’s restaurant.

The quilt exhibit includestraditional or contemporaryquilts of any theme. The showwill also feature a quilt contestof red, white and blue themedquilts. Applications can befound on the Chatfield

College website, www.chat-field.edu, or call 513-921-9856, ext. 211.

The craft show will high-light over 25 area artisans whowill exhibit, demonstrate andsell their traditional crafts.Crafter space is limited, sointerested crafters should call513-921-9856, ext. 211 if theywould like to enter the show.

General admission for the2011 Quilt and Craft Show is$3 for adults, $2 for senior cit-izens. Children 12 and underare admitted free. ChatfieldCollege is located in northernBrown County, Ohio near theintersection of US Route 50and 68. The address is 20918State Route 251, St. Martin,Ohio, 45118. For informa-tion, log on to www.chat-field.edu, call 513-875-3344or email: [email protected].

Deadline extended for quiltand craft applications

Hiring Expo for veteransand families on April 14

Free hiring event for mili-tary veterans and militaryspouses coming to theCincinnati area on April 14.

The Recruit MilitaryOpportunity Expo will takeplace on Thursday, April 14,2011 at: Paul BrownStadium, Two Paul BrownStadium, Cincinnati, from11a.m. to 3 p.m.

This event is proudly spon-sored by Xavier UniversityVeterans Affairs Office.

This special event is pro-duced in cooperation withThe American Legion and isintended to help our recently

returning troops and otherveterans and service mem-bers, and their spouses withemployment, entrepreneur-ship, and educational oppor-tunities.

Over 300 veterans areexpected to attend to inter-view and network with veter-an-friendly employers thatwill be on site with national,regional and local opportuni-ties, as well as franchisorsand educational institutions.

Easter EggHunt set

An Easter Egg Hunt will beheld at Freedom ChristianChurch on Sunday, April 17 at 2p.m.

There will be thousands ofeggs to find, lots of candy andprizes for all the children. Asalways we will share the realityof Jesus Resurrection witheveryone who attends. Thisevent will be held rain or shineand we invite you to come andenjoy this fun experience.

The church is located at12672 State Route 774, Mt.Orab, about 1.3 miles west onSR 774 off of US Route 68. Formore information call (937) 444-2970 or (937) 213-1058.

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Eastern Local holds meet n’ greet for newsuperintendent set to take over August 1By Martha JacobThe Brown County Press

Residents of the EasternLocal School District recent-ly had the opportunity tomeet newly hired superin-tendent Michelle Filon.Filon will take over as

superintendent on August 1,replacing SuperintendentAlan Simmons. She is cur-rently the principal of BelpreHigh School near Athens,Ohio.During the two hour ‘meet

the superintendent’ event,Filon got to meet membersof the community, teachers,coaches and members of thepress.‘I went to Logan High

School, which was out in themiddle of a corn field,”Filon said. “I have a truelove for rural schools, andthe two districts are verysimilar. It’s almost a feelingof coming home, it just feelsright to me.”Filon and her husband

Dave have purchased a homein the district and will soonbe moving to the area.“Dave works at Ohio

University and he will be theone making the two-hourcommute for a while,” shesaid with a smile. “But we’regoing to try and maintainboth homes as long as wecan so he has a place to stayduring the week.”She said she has tried to

look at all the data from theEastern School District andfound it to be amazing.“They’re doing great stuff

here at Eastern,” she said.“And I have looked aroundat the community and beenable to talk to people and itjust reinforced what Ialready thought, this is agood school district and I amtickled pink to be joining inits efforts to stay that way.”Filon said she was a lan-

guage arts teacher for 18years and has served as thehigh school principal for thepast 4 years.“When I first started as a

teacher I never thought Iwould ever leave the class-room,” she added, “but thenI was asked to serve on theOhio Middle SchoolAssociation ExecutiveBoard as the SoutheasternOhio Rep.“I was talking to a teacher

from a small school one dayand she was looking forsome fresh new idea, I can’tremember exactly what itwas, but later on that monthI met another teacher froman entirely different schoolwho had this wonderful newidea which was exactly whatthe first teacher was lookingfor. So I hooked the twoteachers up and it was a per-fect union. On my way homefrom that meeting, it dawnedon me that suddenly myfocus had changed. I nolonger just focused on myclassroom I was focused onthe needs of the region.”She said she knew right

then and there that she wasready to take the next step inher career. She enrolled ingrad-school, received her

superintendent training andhas since just recently fin-ished the class work for herdoctorate from OhioUniversity. “It just felt like the right

time,” she said.Filon said that with all the

changes in funding and howthose changes will effect

rural schools, she believesthat teachers need to beaware of what’s happeningand be able to think out ofthe box. “We’re all going to have

be get creative, and get cre-ative fast,” she added. “Ialready feel like this is avery dedicated staff here atEastern and the sincerity ofthe community has reallytouched me. I’ve receivedseveral emails from commu-nity members welcoming meto the neighborhood.”Filon said she does not

anticipate any major changesright away, her first year willbe used getting to knoweveryone and looking intothe budget issues, which shedescribed as challenging.But she added that Eastern isgetting the job done.

The Brown County Press/MARTHA B. JACOB

Michelle Filon, will take over as Eastern Local SchoolDistrict Superintendent on August 1, replacing currentsuperintendent Alan Simmons.

A familiar face for the past24 years at Ripley FederalSavings Bank announced hisretirement this past week.Danny Grooms, RipleyFederal Savings BankPresident and CEO,announced his retirement,effective April 1. Although hewill no longer be a bankemployee, he will continue asa member of the Board ofDirectors.During his time at Ripley

Federal, Grooms has seen theorganization move forward.The Ripley location at 252 S.Second St. was renovated in1996. A new branch buildingwas constructed at East StateStreet in Georgetown in 2000

which replaced the existingbranch established in the mid‘70’s. In December of 2004,the organization moved into alarger, newly built facility attheir current main location at1006 S. Second Street inRipley.Grooms said he is looking

forward to his retirement andbeing able to spend more timewith his family, especially hisdaughter and son-in-law whoare living in Washington state. An open house reception

honoring Danny will be heldon Friday, April 15 betweenthe hours of 3:00 P.M. and6:00 P.M. at the main office at1006 S. Second Street inRipley.

Submitted PhotoDanny Grooms

Grooms retires from Ripley Federal

Ten men needed for quit smoking study,free nicotine patches offered to participantsAdults men in Brown

County who smoke but want toquit can now get help through aresearch partnership betweenThe Ohio State University(OSU) College of PublicHealth and OSU Extension inBrown County. This projectwill provide up to 8 weeks ofnicotine patches and telephonesupport for 10 adult male smok-ers in Brown County. To participate in this project,

men need to be: a resident ofBrown County, 18 years orolder, no recent, major healthissues, and daily smoker. Thisstudy is for men only. You mustalso be willing to try to quit inthe next month by using tele-phone support and nicotinepatches, which will be providedfree of charge as long as theyremain in the study. Quitting is never easy - for

smokers that is. The purpose ofthe study is to find out howeffective telephone support andpatches are for male smokers inthe Appalachian region ofOhio. Participants will be askeda set of questions before they

start the project, and 3, 6, and12 months later. It is importantfor participants to stay in thestudy for 12 months, whetherthey quit smoking or not.Participants will receive a smallgift card after each data collec-tion to thank them for theirtime.Brown County is one of six

counties in Ohio Appalachiaselected to participate in this

project over the next severalyears, in part because of highrates of smoking. According tothe 2008 Ohio Family HealthSurvey, 37 percent of adults inBrown County smoke, in com-parison, the statewide smokingrate in Ohio in 2008 was 20.1percent.Men interested in participat-

ing should call Anita McKinzieat (937) 572-7746.

HamersvilleBaptist Church

1661 State Route 125Hamersville, Ohio 45130

Pastor: Bro. Lloyd Hopper

Special Singer’s

“The PatrickFamily”

April 17th, 2011

Come and Bring a Friend“Everyone Welcome”

Time: 11:00 A.M.Sunday MorningWorship Service

All You Can EatPancake Breakfastin GeorgetownThere will be an All You Can

Eat Pancake Breakfast onSaturday April 9, 2011 from 8 -11 a.m. at the GeorgetownAmerican Legion. Biscuits andgravy will also be available.Cost is only $5.50 for adults,

$2.50 for children 12 & under.Carryout will also be available.Call (937) 378-6059 to placeyour carryout order or for moreinformation.The Legion is located at 1001

South Main, Georgetown.

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I think we should startdrilling again, it would makethe United States less depend-ent on other countries.

Gary Moore,Pricetown

Yes, I do think we should,the likelihood of an accidentlike the last one happeningagain is slim.

Kristin Lang,Mt. Orab

Yes, I believe we should, atleast until we find somethingbetter.

Barb Page,Mt. Orab

The Brown County PressSend your opinion letters to:

219 S. High Street, Mt. Orab 45154 [email protected]

All letters must be signed.

If allowing that to happenwould drop our gas prices,then my answer is yes.

Jeremy Zurmehly,Williamsburg

What Do You Think?Do you think the UnitedStates should resumeoff-shore oil drilling?

Absolutely I think weshould resume off-shoredrilling, other countries aredrilling in the Gulf, we mightas well do it too.

Marcus Hanna,Mt. Orab

Of course we should, thenwe wouldn't have to rely somuch on other countries. Wehave plenty of oil right here inAmerica, not to mention itwould create jobs.

Samuel Rhyne,Mt. Orab

Legislation introduced byCongresswoman Jean Schmidt(OH-02) to rein in burden-some, duplicative federal regu-lations passed the in U.S.House of Representativestoday. H.R. 872, the ReducingRegulatory Burdens Act of2011 passed in the house by avote of 292-130.

“This bill eliminatesduplicative regulatory burdensthat do nothing to create jobsor protect the environment,”said Schmidt. “I am happy tosee H.R. 872 pass the Housewith such bipartisan majority.”

Congresswoman Schmidtalong with RepresentativesFrank Lucas (R-OK), ColinPeterson (D-MN), Bob Gibbs(R-OH), and Joe Baca (D-CA)introduced H.R. 872 to removea costly and duplicative per-mitting requirement for theapplication of pesticides - theresult of a misguided courtdecision.

In National Cotton Councilv. Environmental ProtectionAgency (6th Cir. 2009) thecourt ruled that the EPA didnot have the authority underthe Clean Water Act to exemptapplication of pesticides underthe Federal Insecticide

Fungicide and RodenticideAct. The order of the courtgoes into effect on October 31,2011, at which time; pesticideapplications not covered by anNPDES permit are subject to afine of up to $37,500 per dayper violation. In addition tocosts of compliance, pesticideusers will be subject to anincreased risk of litigationunder the citizen suit provisionof the Clean Water Act.

While the court decided toextend the effective date of itsorder to comply with permitrequirements from April 9,2011 until October 31, 2011,this extension does not fix theunderlying problem.

“The impact on all pesti-cide users required to acquirethis extra permit will be thesame on October 31 as it istoday. There is no differencein the burden, cost, or realimpact on user’s livelihoods”said Schmidt.

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Schmidt bill reiningin federal regulationspasses house

Doing so willincrease our energysecurity and spurmuch needed jobcreation in Ohio

U.S. Senator Rob Portman(R-Ohio), a member of theSenate Energy and NaturalResources Committee,responded to PresidentObama’s energy security plan:

“The President again deliv-ered a speech that soundedand looked great, but to date,the actions of his administra-tion have not matched hisrhetoric. We have been toldbefore that this administrationsupports lifting oil produc-

tion, but instead it has focusedon canceling oil and gas leas-es all across the country, rais-ing permit fees and stiflingdeep-water drilling the Gulfof Mexico.

“With gasoline rapidlyheaded towards $4.00 a gallonand uncertainty growing inthe Middle East, Americanswant to know that this admin-istration has all hands on deckwhen it comes to finding solu-tions that will truly reduce our

nation’s dependence on for-eign oil. I fully support ideaslike converting more heavyvehicles to run on natural gasbecause this will capitalize onOhio’s vast reserves of shalegas and reduce oil imports.But it won’t work if thePresident continues to turn ablind eye to the efforts of theEnvironmental ProtectionAgency to create red tape andimpose new regulations thatwill raise energy costs onAmerican businesses acrossthe board,” said Portman, whohas pressed the ObamaAdministration to reversecourse on its efforts to regu-late greenhouse gasses underthe Clean Air Act.

“As summer and the high-

er gas prices that come with itfast approach, the Presidentmust understand that we needto pursue our energy sourcesat home, support the advance-ment of alternative energytechnologies, and promoteenergy efficiency and conser-vation. Doing so will increaseour energy security, strength-en our national security, andspur much needed job cre-ation in Ohio,” addedPortman, who visited V&Mstar last month to talk abouttheir $650 million expansionproject, which underscoresthe importance of Ohio’s nat-ural resources and how theycan help us meet the nation’srising demand for domesticenergy production.

Portman: We need to pursue our energy sources at home

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Brown receivedassurances fromOMB thatadministration wouldfollow congressionalmandate for funding

Following the issuing of astop-work order for the JointStrike Fighter (F-35) competi-tive engine program, U.S.Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH)demanded that the ObamaAdministration fulfill theAdministration’s statutoryobligation to continue fundingthe program as directed in therecently passed stopgapappropriations bill.

“The Pentagon may be onthe other side of the PotomacRiver, but it’s not on an island.

It has to follow the law likeeverybody else. And it cannotthumb its nose at Congressand decide whether it will orwill not obligate spending thathas been signed into law bythe President,” said Brown.“That’s not just my opinion,that’s the view of the Office ofManagement and Budget.”

“Arbitrarily eliminatingfunds for the Joint StrikeFighter not only wastes bil-lions of taxpayer dollars but itthreatens our national securi-ty,” Brown continued. “Lastweek, Congress voted tomaintain funding levels forthis critical program. I willcontinue to fight for this vitalprogram to save taxpayer dol-lars and hundreds of Ohiojobs.”

Earlier today, the U.S.Department of Defense(DOD) issued a stop-workorder for the production of theF-35 competitive engine. Lastweek, the Senate passed acontinuing resolution to fullyfund programs—including theF-35 program—at previouslevels.

Brown sent a letter toOMB Director Lew inDecember seeking confirma-tion that the Administrationwould follow Congress’ man-date for funding the competi-tive engine program under aContinuing Resolution. OMB

responded that theAdministration would followCongressional intent and con-tinue the competitive engineprogram.

In February, Brown andU.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) urged Office ofManagement and BudgetDirector Jack Lew to reaffirmthe Administration’s statutoryobligation to continue fundingthe program. Earlier this year,Brown and Leahy joined U.S.Sens. John Kerry (D-MA),Jim Webb (D-VA), MarkWarner (D-VA), and ScottBrown (R-MA) in writing tothe Chair and Vice Chair ofthe Senate Committee onAppropriations, U.S. Sens.Daniel K. Inouye (D-HI) andThad Cochran (R-MS) respec-tively, in response to a vote inthe U.S. House ofRepresentatives to eliminatefunding for the F-35 competi-tive engine.

The F-35 program willdevelop and deploy the fifth-generation strike fighter air-craft to meet the operationalneeds of the Air Force, Navy,Marine Corps, and their allies.The F-35 employs cutting-edge technologies includingsynthetic aperture radar inte-gration techniques, advancedtarget recognition, andadvanced capabilities in itsresistance to jamming, main-tainability, and logistic sup-port. This engine competitionfor the F-35 saves money andimproves our national securi-ty. GE makes the competitiveengine with its partner Rolls-Royce and much of the testingis done in Evendale.

Brown: Maintain funding for jointstrike fighter as intended by congress

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Ohio Attorney GeneralMike DeWine has issued areport indicating that morethan 60,000 concealed carry

licenses were issued in Ohioin 2010.

According to statisticsreported to the AttorneyGeneral's office, county sher-iffs in Ohio issued 47,337new licenses and 13,544renewal licenses in 2010. Thenumber of new licenses wasthe second highest sincelicenses were first issued in2004.

"Since 2004, nearly a quar-ter of a million Ohioans have

received a concealed carrylicense. My office remainscommitted to working withcounty sheriffs in helping eli-gible Ohioans exercise theirrights under the ConcealedCarry Law," DeWine said.

The Attorney General'sOffice compiles an annualreport as required by lawabout the number of licensesissued each year. Each sheriffmust report concealed hand-gun license statistics quarterly

to the Ohio Peace OfficerTraining Commission withinthe Ohio Attorney General'sOffice.

To read the 2010 report,which includes county-by-county concealed handgunstatistics, visitwww.OhioAttorneyGeneral.gov/2010CCWReport. To learnmore about Ohio's concealedcarry laws, go towww.OhioAttorneyGeneral.gov/ConcealedCarry

More than 60,000 Ohio concealed carry licenses issued in 2010

U.S. RepresentativeJean Schmidt (R)175 E. Main St

Batavia,Oh 45103or (800) 784-6366

State SenatorTom Niehaus (R)(614) 466-8082

State RepresentativeDanny Bubp (R)(614) 644-6034

U.S. SenatorsRob Portman (R)(202) 224-3353

Sherrod Brown (D)(202)224-2315

GovernorJohn Kasich (R)

77 S. High St. 30th FloorColumbus, Ohio 43215

(614) 466-3555

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Two WB students invited to be personal guests of Ultimate Fighter Matt HamillBy Martha JacobThe Brown County Press

It is said, ‘A friend is some-one who understands your past,believes in your future andaccepts you just the way youare.’Dillon Bowling, a senior at

Western Brown High Schoolhas many friends, but has onespecial friend, Tyler Russell,also a Western Brown student,who just happens to be deaf.Both Bowling and Russell

share a passion for the UltimateFighter Championship, a realitytelevision show the two enjoywatching.When Dillon found out that

one of their favorite ultimatefighters, Matt Hamill, wasappearing in Cleveland onMarch 24, he set out to try andsurprise his good friend Tylerwith tickets to the event.Matt Hamill, formerly from

Clermont County, was borndeaf and was a contestant on the

third season of The UltimateFighter show. He went on tocompete for several years in theUltimate FighterChampionship.“I just took a chance and

contacted Matt Hamill by e-mail and told him about myfriend Tyler, and asked if wecould meet him, ” Dillonexplained.“I really didn’t think I would

get a response, but sure enough,a couple days later I heard fromhim. It was from his managerand he thanked me for gettingin touch with him.”Dillon said he was told that

Mr. Hamill would be happy tomeet with the two boys andinvited them to attend a specialfilm festival which happened tobe premiering a movie aboutMatt Hamill’s life, not yetreleased to the public.“That was really something

being invited to that premier,”Dillon said. “We knew theywere making a movie aboutMatt’s life and how he hasaccomplished so much, eventhough he is deaf.”The boys were invited as

personal guests to the event.Dillon’s father, Darin, drove

the boys to Cleveland on March24 where they were seated next

to Matt’s family and also invit-ed to attend the ‘after party.’After all the plans were set,

Dillon emailed Tyler and toldhim about the plans.Through an interpreter using

sign language, Tyler said it wasone of the biggest surprises hehad ever had.“Boy, I was really nervous

when I met Matt Hamill,” Tylersaid with a big smile, “he’s abig guy!“It was also my first time to

be in Cleveland, there were a lotof really big buildings. And itwas really cold too.”Dillon said the two of them

and his father got to meet a lotof other people at the eventincluding Matt’s manager, andsome of the people who wereinvolved in producing theupcoming movie called“Hamill.”“I knew that meeting Matt

Hamill was a dream of Tyler’s,”Dillon said, “and I was happy to

be able to work all that out forhim, with the help of my dad.”

“I can never thank Dillonand his dad enough for doing

CONGRATULATIONS ONYOUR RETIREMENT!

Danny Grooms retired from Ripley Federal Savings Bank,

Friday, April 1, 2011.

An Open House will be held in Danny’shonor, Friday, April 15, 2011, from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.,

at the Ripley office, 1006 S. Second Street.

You’re invited to join the Ripley Federalboard, staff, and customers in thankingDanny for his dedication and devotion andto wish him an enjoyable retirement.

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Ultimate Fighter, Matt Hamill (center) who was born deaf,invited Western Brown students Tyler Russell (left), whowas also born deaf and his friend Dillon Bowling to the pre-mier of a new movie about the wrestler called “Hamill.”They, along with Dillon’s father Darin, were personal guestsof the fighter.

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Fayetteville to holdspecial board meetingThe Fayetteville-Perry

Board of Education will hold aspecial board meeting onFriday, April 15 at 8 a.m. inthe Board of EducationConference Room.The purpose of this meeting

is to meet with legal council todiscuss negotiations and anyother business that may comebefore the board.

Mt. Orab Churchof Christ to holdEggstravaganzaThe Mt. Orab Church of

Christ will be holding theirannual Eggstravaganza forpreschoolers to 4th graders onSaturday, April 16 at 1 p.m.There will be candy, crafts,

prizes and pictures! Don’t for-get to bring your basket andyour friends!The church is located at 400

Smith Avenue, Mt. Orab, Formore information call (937)444-2721 or go towww.mtorabchurch.com

Easter egg huntat Mt. NeboMt. Nebo United Methodist

Church invites children fromthe community to enjoy anEaster Egg Hunt on the churchgrounds Saturday, April 16.Families are asked to gather inthe church sanctuary at 1 p.m.The afternoon will includesharing the good news aboutJesus Christ in a child friendlymeaningful way. Childrenwill be divided into three agegroups and hunt for EasterEggs. And snacks will also beoffered. Rain or shine bringyour family, a basket, the cam-era and the expectation of agreat afternoon. You can findthe church at 11693 StateRoute 774 betweenHamersville and Lake ManorRestaurant. For more infor-mation please call the churchoffice at (937) 379-1225.

True Life ChristianChurch is hosting asingle mom’s day

If you are a single momwith teens or younger chil-dren, drop by the True lifeChristian Church on SaturdayApril 30 from 10 a.m.- 12 p.m.for a single moms event. Wewill have babysitting andactivities for the younger chil-dren, door prizes, give aways,and activities just for moms,plus tasty treats.We want to celebrate you as

a mom by providing a coupleof hours for you to relax andenjoy yourself.The church is located at

2530 Tri County Highway justwest of Bodman Rd. Pleasedrop by.

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1st Annual Abcap Foundation Reverse Raffle Dinner

This Ticket entitles you to an evening of Entertaiment, Dinner and a chance to win $1000.00

May 14, 2011 • Doors will open at 5:30 PM.The dinner and raffle will be held in the gymnasium located at the Abcap building.

406 West Plum Street Georgetown, Oh.Only 200 tickets will be sold, each ticket is $30.00. If you are interested in purchasing a ticket, please call 1-937-378-6041 ext. 256 or come to

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Notice to BidSterling Township Trustees, Brown County will be ac-

cepting bids for RS2-MC30-MC3000 by the gallon andNo. 8 stone by the ton, 405 Cold mix and 404 hot mix bythe ton. All materials are to be delivered, applied androlled on various Township Roads. Sealed bids alongwith a certificate of insurance and Bureau of WorkersCompensation must be received by April 18, 2011. Sealedbids received must pay prevailing wages, and can be sentto Fiscal Officer or presented at the April 18 meeting atSterling Township Hall. Trustees reserve the right to ac-cept or reject any or all bids. More information contactTrustees. If sending bids to address below please indicateon envelope that it is a bid.Send bids to: Sterling Township, Marilyn Lawrence,

Fiscal Officer, 1268 Lee-Be Dr., Williamsburg, Ohio45176.

Trustees:Barbara Watson 513-304-0141Hank Dingus 937-444-4885Joe Horton 513-724-3340

All items on cemetery lots in the Mt. Orab,Greenbush, and Bentonville cemeteriesmust be removed by April 11, 2011, forspring cleanup. All remaining items will besubject to the posted regulations, thisincludes all mementos. Green TownshipTrustees will not be responsible for holdingany removed articles.

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Village of Mt. Orab to receive $198,354from ODOT, ‘Safe Routes to School’ grant

G’town freshman wins in5th Annual Child ofAppalachia Writing ContestBy Martha JacobThe Brown County Press

Georgetown High Schoolfreshman Caitlyn Richey wasrecently announced at one ofthe winners of the 5th AnnualChild of Appalachia WritingContest through the Foundationfor Appalachian Ohio (FAO).

Students were asked to writean essay in response to thequestion, “If you could inventsomething, what would it beand what problem would itsolve?”

In partnership with theWalmart Foundation, the FAOhas awarded $50 Walmart giftcards to 132 winning studentsand each teacher will be award-ed a $500 mini-grant for class-room enrichment.

Caitlyn is in JessicaMcNair’s class and the follow-ing is a copy of the essay writ-ten by Caitlyn, entitled “TheLovely War Machine.”

Invention is an act of creativ-ity that results in a device,process or technique novelenough to produce a significant

change in the life of individuals.There once stood an old,

damaged, rusty machine in themiddle of a crucified battlefield.

This machine is very valu-able as it’s job is to cleanse theblood from the battlefield as itresembled the cleansed and freeocean water.

This wise machine set highexpectations for those whocherished it as you may cherisha Holy Bible.

As these high expectationswere set, this old, dirty andrugged town was then cleansedby the power of the lovelymachine and brought forward abetter future and destiny as itportrayed it’s ability to driftindependently as if resemblingthe ocean water.

“At first I just couldn’t thinkof anything to write about,”Caitlyn said. “That’s not reallythe kind of thing you sit aroundand think about. But then I real-ly began to give it some seriousthought and dug a little deeperinto my thoughts.

“What if there was amachine that could cleanse the

earth of war? A war machine.”Caitlyn described what it

was like when her father, BillRichey was in the U.S. Marinesand had to leave his family.

“He planned on staying inthe marines,” she said with a lit-tle smile, “but he left because ofme. He didn’t want to leave me.I think about that a lot, whichmakes me think about how ter-rible war is.”

Caitlyn is the daughter ofJennie Campbell and Bill

Richey.The Foundation for

Appalachian Ohio is a regionalcommunity foundation serving32 counties of AppalachianOhio. It attracts contributionsfor programs and endowment,makes grants for charitable andcivic purposes and supportsregional efforts for positivechange.

Visit www.appalachi-anohio.org to learn more aboutthe foundation.


Caitlyn Richey, daughter of Jennie Campbell and Bill Richeyposes with her 9th grade teacher Ms. Jessica McNair afterher essay was chosen as one of the winners of the Child ofAppalachia Writing Contest.

Recently Gov. John R.Kasich signed legislationrelieving Ohio’s public schoolsof several unfunded mandates.Through House Bill 30(Gardner) – the SchoolMandate Relief Act – schoolswill no longer be obligated tofund some of the most costlyportions of the “Evidence-Based Model,” a plan passedduring the last general assem-bly.

“With the passage of theSchool Mandate Relief Act,school districts across the statewere able to breathe a collec-tive sigh of relief,” said Kasich.“Forcing schools to pay forunnecessary and costly man-dates is irresponsible, and thislegislation addresses concernsraised throughout the educationcommunity. At a time whenschool and taxpayer budgetsare stretched thin, it is crucialwe do everything we can toeliminate unfunded mandateswhile continually and appropri-ately striking the balancebetween education needs andtaxpayers’ limitations.”

Many changes under theSchool Mandate Relief Actimpact various accounting,spending and reporting require-ments, including eliminatingthe authority of theSuperintendent of PublicInstruction to impose rules inthese areas. The legislationalso lifts the unfunded mandaterequiring schools to offer all-day kindergarten and places theauthority to charge tuition forall-day kindergarten back in the

hands of most districts. Otherprovisions include the elimina-tion of the requirement thatschool districts set aside a spec-ified amount per pupil into atextbook and materials fund,and ending a policy requiringschool districts to establishfamily and civic engagementteams.

Governor signs HB114 -transportation budget billLast week Gov. John R.

Kasich signed House Bill 114(McGregor), the $7 billiontransportation budget bill thatwill fund operations for theOhio departments ofTransportation (ODOT) andPublic Safety over the next twoyears. Within this legislationare reforms that provide newflexibility to generate revenuethrough innovative means, pro-mote increased efficiency with-in state government, and ulti-mately result in a better use oftaxpayer dollars.

The transportation budgetreceived bipartisan support inthe General Assembly, includ-ing a 33-0 vote in the OhioSenate.

Joining Gov. Kasich at thebill signing were ODOTDirector Jerry Wray,Department of Public SafetyAssistant Director CraigMayton, Rep. Ross McGregor,Rep. Ron Amstutz, Sen. Tom

Patton, Sen. Chris Widener,Sen. Jason Wilson and Sen.Frank LaRose.

“Ohio is within 600 miles of60 percent of the country, so theability to improve infrastruc-ture to raise productivity is real-ly terrific. The provision on thepublic private partnership,combined with some of theother privatization efforts thatwe made, can really get Ohiointo a much more strengthenedposition,” said Kasich.

Highlights of H.B. 114include:

• Public Private Partnerships(P3): These partnerships willallow ODOT to harness theingenuity and financing capa-bilities of the private sector andwill ensure resources are avail-able to deliver projects thatmay otherwise be delayed foryears because of insufficientfunding.

• Commercial VehicleRegistration Renewals:Simplifies the commercialvehicle registration process andincreases commerce by allow-ing companies to renew regis-trations online with a creditcard rather than spending a dayat the Bureau of MotorVehicles.

Design-Build Authority:Expedites the design and bidprocesses by allowing a team ofdesign engineers and construc-

tion contractors to work togeth-er to design, bid on, and deliverprojects more quickly and effi-ciently. This allows ODOT tomaximize its resources andreinvest savings in more proj-ects, ultimately helping torebuild Ohio.

House Bill 30 signed - school mandate relief act

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Commissioners sign Fair Housing proclamationThe Brown County Commissioners signed a proclamation recognizing Fair Housing Month.The Proclamation was signed on Wednesday,April 6, 2011. Pictured above, left to right areRick Eagan, Commissioner Dorothy Ferris, Fair Housing Coordinator, Ralph Jennings,Commissioner President and William Geschwind, Commissioner Vice President.

By Martha JacobThe Brown County Press

The village of Mt. Orab willreceive $198,354 in federalmoney from the Safe Routes toSchool (SRTS) Grant.

“This money is basically forphase one of this project,” Mt.Orab Mayor Bruce Lunsfordsaid. “It is for sidewalks onschool property. This is a 100percent grant which means wedon’t have to match any costs.

“We’ve already paid engi-neers a couple years ago whichmeans the project can begin alot earlier.”

Safe Routes to School iscoordinated through the OhioDepartment of Transportation,to increase the number of chil-dren who walk or bicycle toschool by funding projects thatremove the barriers that current-

ly prevent them from doing so.Those barriers include lack of

infrastructure, unsafe infrastruc-ture, lack of programs that pro-mote walking and bicyclingthrough education/encourage-ment programs aimed at chil-dren, parents and the communi-ty.

The village will be responsi-ble for all hardware, posts andmanpower associated withinstalling signs.

Details of the programinclude:

• design costs $24,500• construction $158,054• construction engineering

$15,800.Bids for the projects are

expected to go out in March2012.

Council will now meet withan ODOT representative anddesign a guide for development

of the project.In other business at the April

5 meeting, council agreed tohire Brian Rolph as a paid aux-iliary police officer. Rolph grewup in Mt. Orab and attended theUniversity of Cincinnati PoliceAcademy and is currently work-ing as a part-time officer withthe Batavia Police Department.

Council voted unanimouslyto hire Rolph for the position.

The police department alsorequested permission to moveTodd Blankenship from auxil-iary status to a paid status withthe department.

Council voted unanimouslyto make the change.

Mayor Lunsford released tocouncil a copy of the upcomingschedule for the 2011 Music inthe Park, coordinated by WoodyWhiting.

“Last year I think everyone

really enjoyed the Music in thePark,” Lunsford said, “and itlooks like this year will be evenbetter.”

Dates for Music in the Park(set for the third Saturday of theMonth) include:

•May 21, 6:30 to 10 p.m. fea-turing ‘Bar Codes;’

•June 18, 6:30 to 10 p.m. fea-turing ‘Off “R” Rockers;”

•July 16, 6:30 to 10 p.m., fea-turing “Fast Passage;”

•August 20, 6:30 to 10 p.m.featuring “Off “R” Rockers;”

•September 17, 6:30 to 10p.m. featuring “Rough Shod.”

Lunsford also announced tocouncil that the first brush pickup in the village would be heldApril 11.

The next meeting of the Mt.Orab Village Council will beheld Monday, April 18.

Southern Hills TeaParty meeting

The newly organizedSouthern Hills Tea Party willmeet on Thursday, April 14,2011, at 7 p.m. at the RamblerCommunity Center (old school)in Russellville. We are just start-ing, so come and learn what theTea Party is and is not, how youcan become a part of the grass-roots voice of America and whatyou can do to be a more effectivecitizen.

Last month we had a presenta-tion about precinct committeemembers and how they function.This month we will have the sec-ond part and discuss how wemay become involved in localleadership.

We invite all voters from thisarea in both Adams and BrownCounties to come for informa-tion as well as a

Q & A discussion on local,state and national concerns. Formore information, call 937-695-0953 or email [email protected].

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In John 4 we read about theSamaritan woman who went tothe well to draw water. When shearrived she found Jesus sittingthere on the wall of the well. Shehad a talk with Him and thenreturned back to the city and toldthe men about her conversation.Now go with me to verse 31: “Inthe mean while his disciplesfound Jesus talking to a woman.They did not understand why Hewas talking to a Samaritan butsaid nothing about it. After sheleft they simply implored Him toeat. Verses 32-33: “But he saidunto them, I have meat to eat thatye know not of. Therefore saidthe disciples one to another, Hathany man brought him ought toeat?” They were wondering whyHe was not hungry. Verse 34:“Jesus saith unto them, My meatis to do the will of him that sentme, and to finish his work.”Jesus was so absorbed with Hiswork that food was simply noton His mind. He said: “Say notye, There are yet four months,and then comest harvest? behold,I say unto you, Lift up your eyes,and look on the fields; for theyare white already to harvest. Andhe that reapeth receiveth wages,and gathereth fruit unto life eter-nal: that both he that soweth andhe that reapeth may rejoicetogether.” That is what wasoccupying His mind. Have youever been so caught up in yourthoughts that you just did notfeel like eating at that time, orperhaps been so busy that youwanted to finish what you weredoing before you ate? But thedisciples didn’t quite understandwhat work Jesus was talkingabout. He was talking aboutdoing the Lord’s work, tellingpeople how to be saved. Hewants all of us to get involved indoing this. He said that you willreceive wages for this work;there will be a payday. However,I am thinking that the ones whoactually do the work are the oneswho will be paid and not theones who set in the grandstandsand just watch. He wants you outin the field gathering the harvest!In Matthew 9:37 Jesus said:“The harvest truly is plenteous,but the labourers are few...” Thatis still true today. It has neverchanged and there are more peo-ple today than ever before. Theworld population is growing at arapid pace. In Egypt they told usthat the population is growing by

one million every 14 months.The fields are white unto har-vest! You might say that we arenot over there. I know that. Butsomeone needs to give them theGospel. We need missionaries.We need people in the field! Butwe also need people right here inthis field to take the Gospel untothe surrounding neighborhoods.We need to tell our friends andneighbors. Jesus took time totalk to one single solitary person.Can you imagine? You takethese people of great importance,politicians and so on, and see justhow much time they have forone not so desirable person.Especially if there is no publicityinvolved. This woman Jesus wastalking to was not of the elite.But still He took the timebecause she was a lost soul need-ing to be saved. He had a differ-ent approach with each personthat He spoke to. He asked herfor a drink of water. He toldNicodemus that “...Ye must beborn again.” He had compassionfor people and He spoke to themin the manner it took in order tobring them to Himself. He toldthis woman flat out that He wasthe Messiah, which is calledChrist. We need to tell people thesame thing, that Jesus is theRedeemer, the Messiah, theChrist, the Saviour, and the onlyway to the Father. We need to tellthem that they need to be bornagain. Jesus needs more labor-ers; He needs you. He said:“...Lift up your eyes, and look onthe fields; for they are whitealready to harvest.” Don’t saythere is still four months; don’tsay there is still plenty of time todo God’s work. The time to workis now. People are dying andgoing to hell because there arenot enough workers to give theGospel to the lost. Ruth was inthe field bringing in the sheaves;we need to do the same!

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William JosephBrinkman, 46

William Joseph Brinkman,46, Lynchburg, Oh., died onMonday,April 4, 2011.

He wasborn onAugust 27,1964.

He is sur-vived by hisfather, Henry Joseph(Theresa) Brinkman ofLynchburg, mother, Bette(Steve) Wyan of Milford,daughter, Tia Brinkman ofClearwater, Fl., son, BrandonBrinkman of Cincinnati, sis-ters, Luann Ulrich ofCincinnati, Lisa Wells ofNewport, N.C., step- brother,Lee Lucas of Georgetown,half-brothers, BrianBrinkman of Cincinnati,Kevin Brinkman ofLynchburg, Keith Brinkmanof Owensville, Joe Brinkmanof Fayetteville, SteveBrinkman of Lynchburg,grandmother, Bette Wilson ofCincinnati, step-grandparents,Ed and Jane Gilfilen of St.Martin.

Services were Friday, April8, 2011 where Sr. CeciliaHuber officiated.

Memorial donations inWilliam's memory may bemade to the American CancerSociety.

The Egbert Funeral Home,Mt. Orab, served the family.

Evelyn Marie(nee Miller)Wilson, 54

Evelyn Marie (nee Miller)Wilson, 54, Fayetteville, dieson Saturday, April 2, 2011.

She was born on July 18,1956 to the late Martin andMary Ann (Botz) Miller. Inaddition to her parents shewas also preceded in death byher husband, James Wilson.

She is survived by a stepson, Edward Wilson,Cincinnati, sisters, VirginiaMiller, Hillsboro, ShirleyFletcher, Williamsburg, broth-ers, Carl Miller, AdamsCounty, Donny Miller,Williamsburg, Pat Miller,Clermont County, Ray Miller,Hillsboro, Paul Miller,Hillsboro and Greg Miller,West Virginia.

Services were Thursday,April 7, 2011 where JimEgbert officiated. Burial wasin St. Patrick Cemetery.


Mary EleanorHanselman, 89

Mary Eleanor Hanselman,89 of Georgetown, Oh., for-merly ofHamersville,Ohio diedThursday,March 31,2011. Shewas a home-maker, for-merAssistantDirector for the Brown CountyDraft Board, former secretaryfor the Brown CountyExtension Office, formermember of the HamersvilleVillage Council for 20 years,member of the AmericanLegion Post #180 Auxiliary for78 years and past president, amember of the Brown CountyHistorical Society andHamersville Garden Club.Mary was a long time memberof the Hamersville Church ofChrist and was a current mem-ber of the Georgetown Churchof Christ. She was born Sept.17, 1921 in Hamersville, Oh.,the daughter of the late Georgeand Eleanor (Walker) Hanlon,Sr. Besides her parents, shewas preceded in death by onebrother- George (Bud) Hanlon,Jr.

Mrs. Hanselman is survivedby her husband, James W.Hanselman; two sons –Michael (Joy) Hanselman, Pat(Connie ) Hanselman, all ofGeorgetown, one daughter –Sharon Richmond ofCincinnati, and fiancé ValLewis of Georgetown,twograndchildren – PatrickHanselman and SusanJablonski and five great grand-children – Lucas, Micah, Caleband Chloe Jablonski andGabriel Hanselman.

Services were held Monday,April 4, 2011 where Rev.Kevin Whitsett and Rev. TomFriskney officiated. AnAmerican Legion Auxiliaryservice was provided by theCary Bavis American LegionPost #180 Women’s Auxiliary.

If desired, memorial contri-butions may be made to theHamersville Church of Christ,203 East Main Street,Hamersville, Ohio 45130,Georgetown Church of Christ,149 Hamer Road, Georgetown,Ohio 45121 or the Carey BavisAmerican Legion Post #180Auxiliary, 1001 South MainStreet, Georgetown, Ohio45121.

The Cahall Funeral Home,Georgetown, served the family.

Norma JudyHinkle, 68

Norma Judy Hinkle, 68,passed away on April 1, 2011.

Norma was the wife ofDallas Hinkle, mother ofJeffrey Hinkle and KimHinkle, grandmother ofCourtney Stout, Robin Lovell,Rhonda Hinkle, AdamHinkle, and Brandon Hinkle,great-grandmother of five,sister of Gerry Fields, BrendaDeaton, Larry Gabbard, GarryGabbard, and Kathy Combs.

She was preceded in deathby her parents Woodrow andPearlie (Vires) Gabbard, andtwo sisters Lois Kidwell andVirginia Hinkle.

Services were TuesdayApril 5, 2011 followed byinterment at WilliamsburgCemetery.

The E.C. Nurre FuneralHome, Bethel, served thefamily.

Gerald Wayne‘Jerry’ Lancaster, 61

Gerald Wayne "Jerry"Lancaster, 61, peacefullydeparted this life on Saturday,April 2, 2011, at his home inBethel, Oh. Only to be re-united with his HeavenlyFather and Lord and Savior,Jesus Christ.

Jerry was born Sept. 4,1949 in Maysville, Ky., toWilliam Howard Lancasterand Helen Virginia (May)Lancaster. Jerry was one ofseven children born to thisunion: Barbara Ann;(deceased) William Howard,Jr. and (Kathy) of Tuscon,Az., Jerry, Kenneth Lee; and(Carol) of Georgetown,DavidAnderson & (Diane) ofTupelo, Ms., Larry Allen ofTuscon, Az., and AnnettaLouise and Tim Blessing ofGeorgetown.

Jerry served his country inthe U.S. Army and was sta-tioned in Germany for awhile.

Jerry met & married hissweetheart, Cynthia SueSanders on March 15, 1969.They had two children:Stacey Renee Lancaster andGerald Wayne Lancaster, Jr.(J.J.)

Stacy married DavidDuFresne and they have twochildren: Alyssa & AshleyDuFresne. Jay Jay and Friend,Candace Crider have one son:Bryce Steele.

Jerry leaves to mourn thepreviously mentioned familymembers and aunts; CarolynBauer, Felicity, and Mary Sue(Marvin) Dietrick,Hamersville. Also many otherfamily members, fellowworkers, many friends, neigh-bors and church family. Jerrywill be sadly missed by allwho knew him.

Services were WednesdayApril 6, 2011 at BethelChurch of the Nazarene.

The E.C. Nurre FuneralHome, Bethel, served thefamily.

Anna MildredNewman, 86

Anna Mildred Newman,86, of Sardinia past away onWednesday, March 31, 2011.She was born on Dec. 23,1924.

Mildred is survived by sonTerry Frye, 2 granddaughtersVickie (Frye) Kimberly andMichelle (Frye) Chesley. Shealso had 2 step sons DonNewman and DannyNewman, 2 step daughters,Nacy McAffee and LindaKratzer, 3 great grandchil-dren, 15 step grand childrenand numberous step greatgrandchildren.

Services were heldMonday April 4, 2011 fol-lowed by burial at the BufordCemetary.

The Beam-Fender FuneralHome, Sardinia, served thefamily.

Patrick DeanRivers, 21

Patrick Dean Rivers, 21,Cincinnati, died Sunday, April3, 2011. He was born Dec. 1,1989, in Cincinnati.

He was preceded in deathby his grandparents, Pat andNellie Rivers; and uncle,Lowell Robert (Bobby)Rivers.

He is survived by his moth-er, Willa Dean Rivers, onebrother, Brandon Keith Rivers,and one sister, Courtny ErinRivers, all of Cincinnati; oneuncle, Larry Joe (Carol)Rivers, Cincinnati; two aunts,Patricia Ann (Danny)Hardyman, Georgetown andCarolyn Sue (Joe Lee) Easter,Green Township; uncle,Russell W. Barton ofCincinnati; and many cousins.

He was a 2009 graduate ofWoodward High School inCincinnati and attended theStarfire U in Cincinnati.

Memorial contributionsmay be made to the Starfire Uat 5030 Oaklawn Drive,Cincinnati, Ohio 45227.

Services were Friday, April8, at Clough United MethodistChurch where Pastor JonathanKollmann officiated. Theinterment was at ManchesterCemetery in Manchester.

The Lafferty Funeral Home,West Union, served the family.

Leslie Edward(Eddie) Phillips, 79

Leslie Edward (Eddie)Phillips, 79, died Wednesday,March 30,2011 at hishome.

He wasborn Oct. 4,1931 inBlack Fork,Oh., to thelate LeslieE. and Edna Lucille (Ervin)Phillips. In addition to his par-ents he was preceded in deathby two sisters Wanda Bolceand Miriam Hinterlong andone son Robert (Robby)Leslie Phillips.

He was a member of theMt. Orab Masonic Lodge#435; Mt. Orab Eastern StarChapter 514; 32 DegreeMason, Member of CincinnatiShrine Club, President of theBrown County Shrine Club,and he attended FairviewChurch, Georgetown.

He was the husband ofIrene (Fender), dear father ofDebbie (Marc) Bolce, Sherry(Jeff) Mitchell, Gail Stepp,Melissa (Dusty) Kirkpatrick,thirteen grandchildren andfourteen great grandchildren.He is also survived by onebrother Gerald Phillips,Inverness, FL.

A memorial service will beheld at Fairview Church,State Route 68 Georgetown,on Sunday, April 17, 2011.Visitation will be from 5-6p.m. and memorial servicesfrom 6-7 p.m.

Memorials can be made toCrossroads Hospice,www.crossroadshospice.com

Lowell Robert(Bobby) Rivers, 48

Lowell Robert (Bobby)Rivers, 48, Cincinnati, for-merly of Green Township inAdams County, died Friday,April 1, 2011.

He was born Sept. 5, 1962,in West Union to the lateLowell Delbert "Pat" andNellie Margaret (Markuell)Rivers. In addition to his par-ents he was also preceded indeath by a brother, RichardLeon Nace.

He is survived by onebrother, Larry Joe (Carol)Rivers, Cincinnati; three sis-ters, Willa (Dean) Rivers,Carolyn Sue (Joe Lee) Easter,Green Township, and PatriciaAnn (Daniel) Hardyman,Georgetown; friend, RussellW. Barton, Jr., Cincinnati;several nieces and nephews;and his dog, ChiloRed.

He was a 1980 graduate ofManchester High School inManchester. He was a 1987graduate of The University ofCincinnati and received abachelor degree in business.He was employed as anAssistant Director ofEnrollment Management ofAdmissions at The Universityof Cincinnati.

Memorial contributionsmay be made to the Starfire Uat 5030 Oaklawn Drive,Cincinnati, Ohio 45227.

Services were Tuesday,April 5, 2011 where PastorTammy Baldwin officiated.The interment was inManchester Cemetery atManchester.

The Lafferty FuneralHome, West Union, servedthe family.

Brian JamesTucker, 46

Brian James Tucker, 46,Ripley went to play guitar forJesus on Saturday, April 2,2011.

He worked at CincinnatiFiberglass (Core Composite)for 18 years. Then spent 2 1/2years at the Ford MotorCompany in Batavia.

Brian was born on Sept. 1,1964 to Sylvia Ann (Kohl) andJames Estille Tucker, Batavia.

He enjoyed hunting and fish-ing and he occasionallyallowed the deer or fish to slipaway.

An avid motorcycle enthusi-ast he made several trips to themecca of Sturgis, S.D., the lasttime being in August 2000.

Preceding Brian in deathwere both sets of his grandpar-ents.

Surviving Brian are his lov-ing wife, Relda Heather(Breeze) Tucker, son, MarshallJames Tucker, special stepdaughter, Charity Lee York,step son, Richard Scott Breeze,all of Ripley. Also his adoringparents, Sylvia Ann and JamesTucker, brother, Timmy S.Tucker, all of Batavia, sister,Karen Marie Doherty and onenephew, John Joseph Doherty,both of Mt. Orab. Plus severalaunts, uncles, as well as a hostof friends and in-laws.

A memorial gathering willbe held in Ripley between TheRiveria and Snappers Gardenon Saturday, April 30, 2011.

Graveside services will beheld at Eden Cemetery inGeorgetown at the discretion ofthe family.

In lieu of flowers contribu-tions can be made at the BrianTucker Memorial Fund at FirstState Bank, Ripley.

John A. Wilson, 63

John A. Wilson, 63 ofAberdeen, Oh., diedThursday, March 31, 2011.He grew upin WestChester,Oh., and wasformerlyfromMiddletown,Oh., beforemoving toAberdeen. Mr. Wilson was amechanic and had previouslyhelped his sister run the TownMall Marathon Station inWest Chester. He loved hunt-ing and fishing and the out-doors. He also loved playingbingo. Mr. Wilson was bornAug. 4, 1947 in Middletown,the son of the late Elmer andMargaret (Howard) Wilson.He was also preceded in deathby one brother, Joe Wilson.

Mr. Wilson is survived bytwo daughters - Angela Webbof Camden, Al., and StaciaCain of Liberty Township,Oh., two sisters - Lois Burnettof Gratis, Oh., and JudyHeinlein of West Chester, onebrother - Jim Wilson ofLebanon, two grandchildren -Grant and Trevor Cain ofLiberty Township, Oh.

Services were heldMonday, April 4, 2011 atCharter Oak Cemetery inAberdeen.

The Cahall Funeral Home,Ripley, served the family.

Betty LouConnor, 82

Betty Lou Connor, 82,Cincinnati, died on Thursday,March 24, 2011.

She was born June 25, 1928in Locust Ridge to the lateLen and Ethel (Wallace)Hancock, also preceded indeath by brother, Robert E.Hancock, sisters, MildredMorgan, Thelma Ware, HazelCalvin.

She is survived by her hus-band, Herbert Connor, daugh-ter, Tricia (Gary) Helton ofCincinnati, sons, DanaConnor of Cincinnati, Brent(Melissa) Connor of Mt.Orab, sisters, Louise Foster ofWilliamsburg, Wanda Kelchof Sardinia, grandchildren,Gavin Connor of Cincinnati,Travis Connor of Cincinnati,Mary Nicole Kakarris ofCincinnati, James Hensley ofMt. Orab.

Services were Monday,March 28, 2011 at theMulberry Wesleyan Church,Milford, where Eric Georgeofficiated, followed by inter-ment at Graceland MemorialGardens.

Memorial donations inBetty's memory may be madeto the Mulberry WesleyanChurch at Mulberry WesleyanChurch, 949 State Route 28,Milford, OH 45150.


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VFW Post9772 to meetApril 12

The Wilson Sroufe Veteransof Foreign Wars Post #9772will hold a special meeting atthe Masonic Lodge in Mt.Orab on Tuesday, April 12,2011 at 7 p.m. This will be ajoint meeting of both the menand the women of the V.F.W.

Medicare 101presented inGeorgetown

A speaker from The OhioSenior Health InsuranceInformation Program (OSHI-IP), Ohio Department ofInsurance, will present:Medicare 101 on Tuesday,April 12, 2011 from 10:30a.m. – 12 p.m. at the ABCAPSenior Nutrition located at 505N. Main St., Georgetown

The Ohio Senior HealthInsurance InformationProgram (OSHIIP) Medicare101 presentation consists of acomplete overview ofMedicare. This includesMedicare A (hospitalization),Medicare B (outpatient care),Medicare C (MedicareAdvantage Plans), Medicare D(prescription drug program),Medicare Savings Programs,and Medicare Supplementalinsurance.

For more information andto register call ABCAP SeniorNutrition at (937) 378-3818 or(800) 553-7393, ext. 236.

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Osbornes welcome home twinsAaron and Katie Osborne, Mt. Orab, would like to announcethe birth of their identical twins, Caleb Andrew and BentleyRay Osborne on Wednesday, March 9, 2011. Caleb weighed4 pounds, 8 ounces and was born at 6 p.m., and Bentleyweighed 3 pounds, 8 ounces and was born at 6:01 p.m. Alsowelcoming them home were their big brother, Logan, mater-nal grandparents, David (Ann) Hall, Mt. Orab, Cindy Kelly,Fayetteville, paternal grandparents, Kenneth Osborne, Mt.Orab, Shawna Osborne, Mt. Orab, great grandparents,Marge Hoggatt, Mt. Orab, Charles Glover, Mt. Orab, andDonald and Gloria Swinkunas, Mt. Orab. The Brown CountyPress would like to congratulate Aaron and Katie on thebirth of Caleb and Bentley.

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Greene’s hold mini family reunionDana, Austin and Alexic Greene, Greensburg, Penn., visitedwith their dad and grandfather during the flood on the OhioRiver that we had in March, 2011. Alexic and Austin hadnever seen the Ohio River as full of water as they saw then.They also visited the villages of Ripley on Front Street andHigginsport. They were amazed at the Ohio River betweenRipley and Higginsport along Route 52. A mini familyreunion was held Glen, Logan, and Sydney Greene from Mt.Sterling, Ky., with wonderful food at some local restaurants,followed by an evening of bowling.

Mt. Orab Bible Baptist willbe hosting Phil Cross onSunday, April 10 at the 8:30a.m. and 11 a.m. services.Cross is known as one of

today’s most gifted Christianmusic artists and is highlyregarded as a composer, singerand speaker. He began usinghis God-given musical talentsas a teenager and has been writ-ing songs since 1983. Broughtup in a Christian home by lov-ing parents, Phil has truly beenblessed with a marvelous life inservice to God.God has miraculously lifted

him, equipped him, andbrought him to a place ofprominence in music ministry.Certainly, Phil Cross is nostranger to Christian Music. Hehas long been known as one oftoday’s finest composers. Hehas received many of Gospelmusic’s highest honors includ-ing Dove Awards, Song of theYear and Songwriter of theYear honors. Although he hasgained recognition as a com-poser and a singer and has hada great deal of success as amusician, Phil has remainedgenuine and sincere. Hisstrongest desire is to let every-one know that God is on theirside and He has an incredibleplan for their lives.Phil and his wife, Rebekah,

reside in Chattanooga, TN.They are proud parents ofBrian and Gavin and Brian’swife, Amanda.Some of Phil’s most notable

#1 compositions are:“Champion of Love”, “I Am

Redeemed”, “Jesus Built aBridge”, “Yes I Am”, “When IGet Carried Away”, “Saved tothe Uttermost”, “WeddingMusic”, “Glorious City ofGod”, “The Key”, and “Graceand Glory”.Cross will be ministering at

the Mt. Orab Bible Baptist onSunday, April 10 at the 8:30a.m. and 11 a.m. services.

Phil Cross to appear atMt. Orab Bible Baptist

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SSCC Board ofTrustees to meet The Southern State

Community College Board ofTrustees will meet 6 p.m.,Wednesday, April 13, 2011, inthe Appalachian GatewayCenter on the college’s SouthCampus, 12681 U.S. Route 62,near Sardinia. The meeting isopen to the public.

Three Southern HillsCareer Technical Center sen-iors placed in the top three intheir events at the SkillsUSASouth Central RegionalCompetition at BuckeyeHills Career Center on March5 earning them the opportu-nity to compete at state levelSkillsUSA events inColumbus in April. In com-petition, participants com-plete a project in their voca-tional training area within aspecified time period whilebeing scored by a panel ofjudges. Competing with students

from twelve schools, TylerHibbits from Western Brownwon first place in theWelding division by using hisskills with a cutting torch andwelder to make the requiredwelds.Bryan Jent, a Fayetteville

senior in the Carpentry pro-gram, placed in the top threein his event. Bryan framedtwo walls and one window,built a landing, cut a stairwaystringer and a rafter.Greg Reed, Criminal

Justice senior from WesternBrown, displayed his compe-tence in rolling fingerprints,lifting fingerprints, uniforminspection, traffic stops, writ-

ing citations, and Terry friskto win the honor of compet-ing at the state level in hisdivision.The three were accompa-

nied by their instructors, Mr.John Adams, Welding; Mr.Jim Wilson, Carpentry; andMr. Randy Carson, CriminalJustice.

Submitted PhotoBryan Jent, Carpentry,frames a wall.

Submitted PhotoGreg Reed, Criminal Justice,rolls fingerprints of fellowstudent Taylor Boothby.

Submitted PhotoTyler Hibbits, Welding, dis-plays the certificate hereceived at the SkillsUSAaward ceremony.

SHCTC students advance to state competition

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Western Brown FFA competes at stateThe Western Brown FFA chapter traveled up to Columbus with 43 students participating in the Dairy, Equine, GeneralLivestock, Poultry, Dairy Foods, Agronomy, and Wildlife areas. The dairy team placed 1st overall with Lara Staples placing3rd, Taylor Hopkins placing 5th, and Blake Spitznagel placing 11th individually. The equine team placed 7th overall withJessica Willman placing 6th individually. Both the dairy and equine teams qualified in the top ten teams in the State. Bothteams will give oral reasons for the completion of the contest in May at State Convention. If the teams place in the top fiveteams, the group of four get to walk on stage to receive a banner and possibly qualify for a National competition in the fall.The general livestock team placed 55th, the poultry team placed 26th, the dairy food team placed 21st, the agronomy teamplaced 23rd, and the wildlife team placed 43rd. Congratulations to all the members who participated, and good luck to thedairy and equine teams at finals. Pictured are members at the school after the competition.

Southern State CommunityCollege has released its presi-dent’s and dean’s list for aca-demic excellence for winterquarter 2011. To be eligiblefor the president’s list, a stu-dent must maintain a 4.0grade point average whilecarrying a minimum of 12academic credit hours. Thosewho achieve the dean’s listare also full-time studentswho have earned at least a 3.5grade point average out of apossible 4.0.Named to the president’s

list from Adams County were:Lisa Storer from Blue Creek;Jodie Anderson, JustinaBosier, Brittany Chandler,Brandy Evans, David Felty,Sharon Hamilton, NatashaKnoechelman and ElizabethWarren from Peebles; RussellBiggs, Destini Copas, ChristyDrake, Alaina Holbrook,Mary Johnson, Judith Martin,Heilery Mefford, SarahPatton, Darren Polley andChristina Richendollar fromSeaman; Robert Chandler,Samantha Climer, LindseyCrothers, Ashley DeBord,Keisha Holbrook, TamraPalmer, Sean Richardson andCarly Roush from WestUnion; Christina Barkeloofrom Williamsburg; BrandonAlexander, Monica Bales,Logan Beckett, CheyenneCollins, Andrew Dollich,LeAron Foster, AshleyFreeland, Jonathan Harper,Brandon Johnson, JoshMiller, Marcia Pizzuto,Richard Purdin, AnthonyRichendollar, JenniferRoades, Kalee S tout, RossTaylor and Kert Wright fromWinchester.Named to the dean’s list

were: Carrie Chalker fromBlue Creek; Aaron Bookerand Haley Davis fromManchester; Alicia Adray,Amanda Austin, SamanthaCountryman, BrittanyCowan, Brooke Dunn,Patricia Hall, Cindy Hartman,Anastasia Iiames, Blake

Justice, Cheryl Schoonover,Kimberly Stone, AndrewWaters and HannahZiegenhardt from Peebles;Bethany Cassidy, AmberFerguson, Marissa Hamilton,Adrienne Huffman, ShelbyJones, Skylar Mefford andMegan Young from Seaman;Lacey Cultice, NicholeErrington, Cheyenne Glenn,Robin Grooms, BryceKramer, Sarah McIlwain andSusan Yeager from WestUnion; Amanda Chaffin,Jeffrey Cornett, PaigeDaulton, Haylee Kendall,Devona Shelton, RobynSimpson and HeatherStephenson from Winchester.Named to the president’s

list from Brown County were:Keith an Boyd fromAberdeen; Mitchell McManisand Jessica Pierce fromBethel; Joshua Luck andCayla Mell fromGeorgetown; Aletha Angelus,Cecilia Green, Karen Hill,Lindsay Osborne and TammySchoenbaechler from Mt.Orab; Jordan England fromRipley; Leeza Rickey, ArthurThomas and Laramie Wellsfrom Russellville; PhilissCarkeek, Michael Kelch,

Haley Malott, AngelaMorgan, Katharine Neu,Stephen Neu, Casey Rigdon,Jenna Rockey and KaitlynTyler from Sardinia; LaurieSizemore from Williamsburg;Jordan Puckett and JordanYoung from Winchester.

Named to thedean’s list were: BethPlymesser and Casey Tuckerfrom Aberdeen; JenniferMassmann from Bethel;Christina Anderson fromFayetteville; Ryan Battista-Pride, Brittany Click,Courtney Esz, Ashley Hamm,Justin Maxwell, GreggoryMullins and Brittany Souder

from Georgetown; EmilyBolender from Hamersville;Charlena Volk fromManchester; Maryann Brown,Kristy Collins, Jason Haas,Tyler Jimison, AlyshaPuckett, Kimberly Rich,Connie Taylor from Mt. Orab;Ryann Morse fromRussellville; Steven Akers,Wyatt Chaney, MichaelCraig, Sheila Devilbliss,Daniel Faul; Lisa Lacy,Patricia Short, Kara Stewartand Jessica Zile fromSardinia; Deborah Baileyfrom Williamsburg andDestiny Jodrey fromWinchester.

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Mullins on ShawneeState UniversityPresident’s List

Olivia Mullins, ofFayetteville, daughter of Jerryand Wendy Mullins, wasnamed to the President’s Listfor Fall 2010 Semester atShawnee State University. Sheis a mathematical sciencemajor at SSU. Mullins gradu-ated from Fayetteville-PerryHigh School.SSU President Rita Rice

Morris, Ph.D., released thePresident’s List and to benamed to the list, studentsmust be full-time and haveachieved a grade point averageof 4.0.

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RULH Elementary third nine weeks perfect attendance students announced Kindergarten: Allen Applegate, Aaliyah Bealer, Breanna Blum, Matthew Hurley, Justin Little, Katelynn Neely, Cody Scott.First Grade: Jefferson Alvarez, Rose Eckler, Maci Haitz, Travis Hamilton, Caityln Hornsby, Katelynn Hurley, SimoneHutchinson. Second Grade: Kaitlyn Blum, Joseph Campbell, Caleb Dodson, Kathryn Dugan, Lisa Dugan, Liberty Fowler,Paula Hauke, Ryan King, Keesha Maxwell, Alex Tune. Third Grade: Brett Applegate, Jacob Castle, Alexis Dearing, PennyHughes, Johnathan Hurley, Tatem Lindner, Nigel Royal, Anna Shupert. Fourth Grade: Joseph Blum, Stephen Cooper, EmilyDodson, Ralph Glenn, Amber Kirschner, Davi Pritchett, Jaki Royal.

Once again, the top studentfrom the Southern HillsCareer & Technical Center’sBusiness & Finance, Inc. pro-gram, Jessica Kidder, will beattending the BusinessProfessionals of America(BPA) 2011 NationalLeadership Conference inWashington, DC, May 4-8,2011. For the second year in arow, Jessica has placed in theTop 5 for the State of Ohio inIntegrated OfficeApplications. “The confer-ence will be the culminationof a school year’s worth ofbusiness skills education andtraining which members of thelocal chapter at Southern Hillshave received. Jessica is verydeserving of this honor,” saidchapter advisor, RebeccaVarney, who teaches the busi-ness program. BPA is con-tributing to the preparation ofa world-class workforcethrough the advancement ofleadership and technology.Kelly Holland, Brandon

Nichols, Benjamin Drew, andScott Mulkey also competedat the state level for SouthernHills. Southern Hills would

like to congratulate them forplacing at the regional leveland representing the school atthe state level.

Jessica Kidder to representSHCTC in Washington, DC

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G’town FCCLA place firstAlicia Gifford and Sierra Colliver of Georgetown FCCLA pre-sented their Chapter Showcase Manual on March 5, 2011 atRipley High School. They placed first in the senior divisionand will be representing Region 10 in the State STAR EventsCompetition on April 14, 2011 in Columbus, Oh. Pictured areAlicia Gifford, Sierra Colliver and FCCLA State PresidentTaban Flores

At the Mt. Orab MiddleSchool all 5th grade studentsare required to study NativeAmerican culture and historyin Social Studies.The specials teachers (art,

music, library) decided to cre-ate a cross curricular unit toexpand upon what they werestudying in their core class-rooms. In library, students read sev-

eral Native American folktalesto prepare them for a musicclass project. Students werealso offered several AR read-ing tests about different NativeAmerican Tribes. The AR pro-gram is a supplemental read-ing program that encouragesstudents to read on all topics attheir appropriate reading level. In music class, students lis-

tened to several songs fromvarious tribes and comparedthem to their own music. Theyalso identified how NativeAmericans used music within

their daily life. Next, studentsworked in groups to createtheir own folktales, which hadto explain how something innature got to be the way it istoday. Some of the story titlesincluded, “How the Zebra GotIt's Stripes,” “Why the Sky isBlue,” and “How the Fox GotIts Pointy Ears.” After studentswrote their stories, studentsselected instrument soundeffects to add to their story.Finally, Students video tapedtheir performance with the stu-dents reading and playing theinstrumental accompaniments. In art class, the students

worked on creating sand paint-ings like those of the HopiIndians. Examples of NativeAmerican sand paintings andsymbols were shown to thestudents. Each student chosefrom a large selection ofNative American folktaleswhich they would create theirown sand painting for.

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The Pre-K students at thePatri-Tots Learning Center ofSSCC’s Central Campus(Hillsboro) celebrated their100th day of school by col-lecting 100 non-perishablefood items to donate to theHighland County Help MeGrow program.“In addition to practicing

our math skills by countingthe items we collected eachday, it was also my goal toteach the children about theircommunity and what we cando to help the people in ourarea,” said Stacy Pennington,Pre-K teacherSince January 2010, the

Patri-Tots staff has helpedcontribute to Help Me Grow’splay groups. Each month, ateacher provides lessons inmusic, literature and art, aswell as providing snacks andtreats.“When we were invited to

participate in the Adopt-A-Family program in December2009, we decided we wantedto do as much as we could toassist the Help Me Growstaff,” said Kathe Chaney, siteadministrator. “We look for-ward each month, and the chil-dren and their parents seem toappreciate us as well. Becausethe Patri-Tots program isstructured as a learning center,and with our education andexperience, it’s the least wecan do to help other childrenget comfortable enough to beready for their transition intopreschool.”Southern State Community

College houses Patri-TotsLearning Centers at CentralCampus in Hillsboro andNorth Campus in Wilmington.Both child-learning centersare licensed by the ODJFS andare open five days a weekserving community membersand college students, facultyand staff. The learning centersaccept children from 18months to 5 years of age.There are both part-time andfull-time space options at eachlocation.Developmentally appropri-

ate activities within a pre-school setting are provided byqualified teachers who havealigned their curriculum withthe Ohio Early LearningStandards.For more information about

SSCC’s Patri-Tots LearningCenters, contact Karee Shaw(Wilmington site) at 1-800-

628-7722, ext. 4629, orChaney (Hillsboro site) at 1-800-628-7722, ext. 2629. To

learn more about SouthernState Community College,please visit www.sscc.edu.

SSCC Patri-Tots donate to Help Me Grow program

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Eastern Brown Small Engines head to State!The Eastern Brown Small Engines team competed in the Outdoor Power contest held atTalawanda High School in Oxford, Oh., on March 29, 2011. The team did an exceptional job.Juniors, Ethan Mullins and Brandon Belcher, tied for 1st in the district, along with Senior,Mitchell Sharp, coming in close behind them. The Eastern Brown Small Engines Teamplaced 1st in the District and are competing in the State Competition on April 15, 2011 againat Talawanda High School in Oxford, Oh.

Students who also haveperfect attendance for thewhole year are marked withan *.Kindergarten: Dustin

Larkin, *Wyatt McAfee,*Coby Barkley, *LaurenFite, *Ryan Helton, EthanBaker, Kaleb Adams,Spencer Hagood, BaileySteed, Brent Thoroughmanand Scotty Williams.First Grade: Dominik

Foster, Devin Bowman,*Connor Iaroli, LandenMount, Ian Bullis, PaytonJackson, Victoria Jones,Emery Meadors, AlexisMingua, Colton Schelin,

*Tyler Burson, LondonHinkle, Brian Hunt,*Cheyenne Law, *ChloeBarkley, Christina Richards,Justin Sidwell, ShonGrooms, Alexia Herrle,*Christian Iaroli, *DavianPhillips, Daniel Burnett,Calena Cox, *MichaelGlover, Mackenzie Jump,*Destiny Moubray, CyrisWilliams and * Joshua Rice. Second Grade: *Michael

West, Kylie Mosbacker,Mary Rister, Amariah Smith,McKenna Conley, *MayceeDunn, Arielle Swearingern,Kerstin Baucom, DakotaGillman and Michael Hauck.

Third Grade: *JordanFord, *Kaleb Franklin,Gustavo Guitron, JillianKorte, Hannah Purdin,Sydnie Barnes, SamarraWagoner, Dylan Foster,Alyssa Williams, AaronBarnett, *Vanessa Martin,Kaylyn Mingua, SavannahWarman, Sidney Womacks,*Jada Bohl, *ChristaHopper, Jasmine Kiser,*Chad Robinson, LoganWhite and *ChristopherMcAfee.Fourth Grade: James

Carnes, Cory Fields,*Summer Jamison, KaydieLopez, *Kailey Moon,*Alexis Zinkhen, *AnthonyHerrle, Hannah Osborne,Gracie Scott, Kaitlyn Keller,Austin Kirk, Evan Lykins,Aleigh Taylor, KylaDawes,*Tanner Donathan,Ava Hayslip, *BrandonHerrle, Evan Luttrell,Madison Neal, SavannaRoades, Alex Weddle,*Cassidy Asbury, RichardWhite, Gabrielle Garcia andCody Seal.

MOE announces 3rd nine weeks perfect attendance

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CALENDARSATURDAY 4/9

Western Brown Touchdown Club CraftBazaarwill be held on Saturday, April 9 atWestern Brown High School. To learnmore about the bazaar call KelleyMcMullen at (513) 889-6346 or Kim Clarkat (937) 444-2198.

MONDAY 4/11

Jackson Township Trustees will meetin regular session on Monday April 11 at 8p.m. at Ashridge. Residents of the town-ship are encouraged to attend.

Northern Brown Senior Center at St.Martin’s Chapel Hall in St. Martin will bevisited by the library and Cindy Cales,OSU Extension. For more informationcontact Nancy Stegbauer, activity direc-tor, at (513) 875-2196.

Cemeteries in Mt. Orab, Greenbushand Bentonville must have all itemsremoved by Monday, April 11, for springcleanup. green Township Trustees will notbe responsible for holding any removedarticles.

TOPS Chapter in Mt. Orab will meet at6:30 p.m. Monday, April 11, at the Mt.Orab Public Library, 613 S. High St.Further information is available by callingHope Fain at (937) 444-0404.

Perry Township Trustees will hold theirregular meeting on Monday, April 11beginning at 7 p.m. in Fayetteville.Residents of the township are invited toattend.

TOPS Chapter in Sardinia will meet at6:30 p.m. Monday, April 11, at SardiniaChurch of the Nazarene on Sardinia-Mowrystown Road. Further information isavailable by calling Regina Davidson at(937) 446-3714.

Hamersville Village Council will meet inregular session on Monday, April 11 at 7p.m. The public is invited to attend thismeeting.

TOPS Chapter in Ripley will meet at6:30 p.m. Monday, April 11, at RipleyChurch of the Nazarene, 230 N. SecondSt. Further information is available by call-ing Kaye Nichols at (937) 377-2501.

Higginsport Village Council will meet inregular session on Monday April 11 at 7p.m. All residents of Higginsport are invit-ed and encouraged to attend.

The Brown County Commissionerswillmeet in regular session on Monday, April11, at 9 a.m. in their chambers located at800 Mt. Orab Pike in Georgetown. Thepublic is invited to attend.

The Sardinia Village Council will meetin regular session on Monday, April 11 at7 p.m. The public is invited to attend.

TUESDAY 4/12

Late Clinic hours at the Brown CountyHealth Department on Tuesday, April 12from 8 a.m. until noon and from 1 to 7p.m. for children to receive school shots.To learn which shots your child is in needof call the department at (937) 378-6892or toll free at (866) 867-6892.

Byrd Township Trustees will meet intheir regular scheduled meeting onTuesday, April 12 at 7 p.m. in Decatur.The public is invited to attend.

The Wilson Stoufe Veterans of ForeignWars (VFW) Post 9772 will hold a specialmeeting beginning at 7 p.m. on Tuesday,April 12 at the Masonic Lodge in Mt.Orab. Both men and women of the VFWare invited.

Huntington Township Trustees willmeet in regular session on Tuesday, April12 in Aberdeen, all residents ofHuntington Township are invited toattend.

Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 11a.m. Tuesday, April 12 at Sardinia TownHall, 151 Maple Ave., Sardinia.

Sign Language course at Southern HillsCareer and Technical Center, in partner-ship with Western Brown Local Schoolswill be held for a 10 week period, April 12,2011 from 6 to 7 p.m. the course is spon-sored by the Adult Education DepartmentFor details call (937) 378-6131.

Washington Township Trustees willmeet on Tuesday, April 12, beginning at7:30 p.m. at the firehouse. The public isencouraged to attend.

Basic Home Repair course will beoffered by Southern State CommunityCollege’s continuing education probra,which includes Basic Home Repair 101.The course will be offered in five two-hoursessions beginning April 12 and 19.Phone (937) 695-9002 for more informa-tion.

Mt. Orab Village Council will meet inregular session on Tuesday, April 12 at 8p.m. The public is invited to attend.

Adams Brown Community ActionProgram will host bingo Tuesday, April12, at 406 W. Plum St., Georgetown, withdoors opening at 5 p.m. and bingo begin-ning at 7 p.m and Wii participation.Further information is available by calling(937) 378-6041, Ext. 257.

The Russellville Village Council willmeet in regular session at 7 p.m. onTuesday, April 13. The public is invited toattend.

WEDNESDAY 4/13

TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly)Chapter in Winchester will meet at 10a.m.. Wednesday, April 13, at WinchesterChurch of Christ in Christian Union, 1540Tri-County Highway, Winchester. Furtherinformation is available by calling BobbiWilson at (937) 446-4662.

Yoga Classeswill be held for all levels onWednesday, April 13, from 6 to 7 p.m. atthe Mt. Orab Hospice Center, 215Hughes Blvd. Classes are $8 per class.For more information call Jane Amiot at(937) 444- 3446.

Brown County Board ofCommissioners will meet at 9 a.m.Wednesday, April 13, at theCommissioners Office, 800 Mt. OrabPike, Georgetown. The public is invited toattend.

Rambler Weavers will meet 9:30-noonWednesday, April 13, at the RamblerCenter (old Russellville-Jefferson HighSchool) in Russellville. Membership in theRambler Weavers group is open to anyinterested person. Further information isavailable by calling Geri Cahall at (937)378-3426.

Sit and Stitch will meet 10 a.m.-noonWednesday, April 13, at the SardiniaPublic Library, 13309 Purdy Road,Sardinia. Anyone who is a crocheter orspinner or who wants to learn is invited toattend and bring a current project.Children are welcome. Further informa-tion is available by calling (937) 403-8481or (513) 314-1656.

TOPS Chapter in Aberdeen will meet at5:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 13, at theRiverbend Apartments CommunityRoom. Further information is available bycalling Kaye Nichols at (937) 377-2501.

THURSDAY 4/14

Union Township Trustees will meet inregular session at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday,April 14 at the library. All residents of thecommunity are invited to attend.

Georgetown Village Council will meetat 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 14. Thepublic is encouraged to attend.

Dialogue with James Ennis, Nationaldirector of the Catholic Rural LifeConference will be held on Thursday,April 14 at St. Mary’s church hall inArnheim at 7 p.m. For more information

call Pat Hornschemeier at (937) 378-4769 (day) or (937) 378-4560 (evenings).

“Fall Clean Up” presented by the BrownCounty Master Gardeners at SouthernState Community College South Campuson Thursday, April 14 and “Canning andFreezing” on Thursday May 19 at 6 p.m.For more information contact Mary Ayresat 1-800-628-7722, ext. 3681.

Book Fair, sponsored by the Mt. OrabMiddle School on Thursday throughFriday, April 15 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. in thelibrary of the school. For more informationcall MOMS library at 444-2529.

Chair Volleyball Tournament spon-sored by the Northern Brown SeniorCenter at the Georgetown Church ofChrist. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m.on Thursday April 14. Call NancyStegbauer, activities director at (513) 875-2196 for details.

Hospice of Hope Ohio Valley will spon-sor a 4-week group for individuals whohave lost a loved one beginning onThursday, April 7 from 5:30 to 6:30, lastday will be Thursday, April 28 at theAdams County Hospital.

Small Engine Repair Class begins atSouthern Hills on March 31 and will runfor five weeks on Thursday evenings from6 to 9 p.m. at the career center on HamerRoad in Georgetown. For details call(937) 378-6131 ext. 357.

Newly Organized Southern Hills TeaParty will meet on Thursday, April 15 at 7p.m. at the Rambler Community Center(old school) in Russellville. For more infor-mation call (937) 695-0953 or email, [email protected].

Brown County Writers' Group will meet5:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 14, at theMt. Orab Public Library, 613 S. High St.,Mt. Orab.

Alcoholics Anonymous will meet 8:30-9:30 p.m. Thursday, April 14, at St.Michael's Catholic Church, 220 S. HighSt., Mt. Orab.

Adams/Brown CountyAlzheimer's/Dementia FamilyCaregiver support group will meetThursday, April 14, from 6:30 p.m. to 8p.m. at the Adams County RegionalMedical Center, second floor. For moreinformation (937) 386-3590.

FRIDAY 4/15

The Brown County SingingConvention will be held on Friday, April15 at Apple Street Christian Church, onApple Street in Georgetown. Come andenjoy your favorite songs or perform yourown song, poem or any other God giventalents. For details on the event call LarryDowning at (937) 446-3259.

Wildlife officer applications through theOhio Department of natural Resourceswill be accepted through Friday, April 15for the next wildlife officer training school.For more information go to www.wildo-hiocareers.com.

Essay Contest, sponsored by the BrownCounty Task Force for the National Day ofPrayer. The theme is “A Mighty Fortress isOur God.”Winners of the 250 to 500 wordessay will receive a $50 Visa gift card andhave the opportunity to read their essayduring the 2011 NDOP observance.Deadline for entries is noon, Friday, April15.

Scholarship application for the GeorgeA. Lambert American Legion AuxiliaryUnit 755, must be received on or beforeApril 15. For information of the applicationplease email [email protected] orcall (937) 442-4704.

Free knitting and crocheting classes atthe Rambler Center (old Russellville-Jefferson High School) in Russellville willbe held 10 a.m.-noon Friday, April 15,Anyone who would like information or alist of supplies or who wishes to registerfor the next group of classes may callMary Kelch at (513) 734-2501 or (513)543-3137.

Fish Fry, sponsored by the St. MichaelSchool, 300 Market Street in Ripley willbe held from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Friday,April 15. The community is invited toattend.

Brown County Singing Convention willhold a singing on Friday, April 15 at 7 p.m.at Apple Street Christian Church on AppleStreet in Georgetown. Everyone in invitedto come share a special song, poem orany other God given talents they mighthave. For more information contact LarryDowning at (937) 446-3259.

SATURDAY 4/16

Ashridge Jamboree will feature ‘TheCountry Pickers,’ on Saturday, April 16from 7 to 10 p.m., at the Ashridge Schoollocated on Rt. 62 in Ashridge. Chili, hotdogs, cookies, chips and soft drinks willbe served as well as door prizes and split-the-pot. For more information call (937)377-1508.

Youth turkey hunt drawing, for younghunters 17 years of age and younger,accompanied by a non-hunting adult areeligible to apply for a drawing to hunt with-in four specified zones April 16, 23, 30and May 7 and 14, 2011. For more infor-mation call (937) 987-2508 or (937) 372-9261.

Magic Waters Theatre Auditionshave been set for Saturday, April 16 andSunday, April 17 from 1 to 5 p.m. eachday. No prior experience is needed to tryout. Magic Waters is located on CaveRoad in Highland County.

Easter Egg Hunt, sponsored by the Mt.Orab Women’s Club will be held onSaturday April 16 at the Village Park in Mt.Orab. The event is for local children ages1-10. Registration begins at 1 p.m. andthe egg hunt starts at 2 p.m. Coloring con-test sheets may be picked up at the Mt.Orab Library, Classic Federal CreditUnion or at the local branches of

Merchants National Bank, First StateBank or National Bank and Trust. Formore information call Sandy at (937) 444-4852.

‘Lunch With The Easter Bunny’, spon-sored by SATH (SupplementaryAssistance to the Handicapped) will takeplace from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday,April 16 at the Patriot Center at SouthernState Community College, central cam-pus in Hillsboro. Children will have lunch,make an Easter craft, decorate eggs,have their picture taken with the Easterbunny, all followed by an Easter Egg Huntat a cost of only $7. For details, (937) 393-1904 ext. 131.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Accounting and Financial Recordstraining session to explain basic account-ing, software and understanding of finan-cial statements will be offered by theMaysville Regional Entrepreneur Centerin Maysville at the Maysville-Mason Co.Convention and visitors Bureau at 201 E.Third Street in Maysville beginning at 6p.m. ending 8 p.m. on Monday April 18.For details call (606) 564-5534.

Brown County Public Library board oftrustees meeting will be held onWednesday, April 20 at 6:30 p.m. at theSardinia Library, 13309 Purdy Road,Sardinia.

New Evening Service will be added tothe Sardinia Church of Christ, beginningSaturday evening, April 23 at 5 p.m. Thisworship service will be held everySaturday evening. Fellowship will begin at4:30. For more information visit www.sar-diniacc.com or call (937) 446-2594.

Special Singing by ‘The PatrickFamily’ at the Hamersville BaptistChurch, 1661 St. Rt. 125 on Sunday, April17 beginning at 11 a.m. Come join Pastor,Brother Lloyd Hopper for a fun event.

Arthritis Exercises will take place onThursday, April 21 at the St. Martin Hall ofthe Northern Brown Senior Center at 9:30a.m. Volleyball practice will also takeplace. Lunch is out. For details call NancyStegbauer, activities director at (513) 875-2196.

5K Run/Walk, sponsored by the PierceTownship Police Department will be onSaturday May 7 at the Legendary RunGolf Course Club House located at 915E. Legendary Run. For details on theevent call (513) 520-5617.

Rumpke Scholarship application mustbe postmarked by May 6 to be consid-ered. Applications can also be e-mailed [email protected]. This schol-arship is offered to graduating seniors atGeorgetown Exempted Village HighSchool students and Southern Hills JointVocational School District Career andTechnical Center.

Reverse Raffle Dinner sponsored by theAbcap Foundation will be held onSaturday, May 14 at the Abcap building,406 West Plum Street in Georgetown.Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Only 200 ticketswill be sold, each ticket only $30. Formore information call (937) 378-6041 ext.256.

Alzheimer Association’s program willbegin at 10 a.m. at the Northern BrownSenior Center in St. Martin Hall onMonday, April 18. For more informationon the event contact Nancy Stegbauer,activities director at (513) 875-2196.

Volunteers needed for Arts Festival.Applications to volunteer at the 2011Columbus Arts Festival presented byTime-Warner Cable will be held on June3,4 and 5 in the Discovery District are nowavailable atwww.columbusartsfestival.org.

Grant Day Celebration in GeorgetownThursday, April 28 at the GeorgetownUnited Methodist Church at 7:30 p.m. ‘the70th Ohio in Story and Song, then onFriday, April 29 at the Gaslight Theater at7:30 p.m. the ‘War Clouds. Also GrandDay on Saturday, April 30 at the GrantHomestead from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Phone(937) 378-3087 for details.

Anyone involved with a governingbody, an organization, or a regularly-scheduled activity that has a meetingdate and/or time or location changeshould contact The Brown CountyPress two weeks in advance, if possi-ble, about that change(s) so the cor-rect date and/or time and location maybe listed in the Weekly Calendar. Also,anyone who would like an activity list-ed in The Brown County Press' WeeklyCalendar that currently is not listedshould call the newspaper office.

COURT NEWSProperty Sales

Lonny R. and Kandra L. Riley to Kandra L. Riley, .06 and 1.29 acres of land in ClarkTwp., filed 3/30/11

James Alex Patrick to James D. Patrick and Barbara Hudson 15.43 acres of land inClark Twp., filed 3/25/11

Roy P. Kidd to PNC Bank NA, .42 acres in Village of Hamersville, Clark Twp., filed3/28/11

Adam M Swartz and Sandra K. Dunn to Adam M. Swartz, .66 acres and 1.59 acresin Franklin Twp., filed 3/25/11Vicky Reba Watson to Gary A. and Janice C. Wolfe, Lot 3089, Lot 3090 and Lot 3091

in Lake Waynoka Sub., Franklin Twp., filed 3/28/11Waynoka Property Owners Association to Sundi Corner, Lot 3404 in Lake Waynoka

Sub., Franklin Twp., filed 3/25/11Waynoka Property Owners Association to James and Nicole Hamilton, Lot 3420

and Lot 3419 in Lake Waynoka Sub., Franklin Twp., filed 3/25/11, $3,000Lions Club of Lake Waynoka to Rodney M. and Barbara A. Adamson, Lot 2669 and

Lot 2670 in Lake Waynoka Sub., Franklin Twp., filed 3/31/11 $1,200Deborah Frye to Waynoka Property Owners Association, Inc., Lot 182 in Lake

Waynoka Sub., Franklin Twp., filed 3/31/11Omega DeHart, Robert DeHart et al, DeHart Farm LLC, 153.23 acres of land in

Green Twp., filed 3/31/11Todd Taylor et al to Chuck and Anita Callahan, Lot 3935 in Lake Waynoka Sub.,

Jackson Twp., filed 3/28/11Bruce W. Schoolfield to Robert Collins and Denise Hill, Lot 3952 and Lot 3953 in

Lake Waynoka Sub., Jackson Twp., filed 3/31/11, $3,000Russell and Freda J. Simpson to Terry D. and Margaret O. Borgman, Lot 1709 in

Lake Waynoka Sub., Jackson Twp., filed 3/25/11, $119,000Clark S. Griffith to Thomas J. Glutz and Claudia Miller, Lot 1042, Lot 1040 and Lot

1041 in Lake Waynoka Sub., Jackson Twp., filed 3/30/11, $600Stephen D. Jacobs to lenore Leach, Lot 924 in Lake Waynoka Sub., Jackson Twp.,

filed 3/28/11Margaret S. Musgrove, trustee to Margaret S. Musgrove trustee, Lot 1022 in Lake

Waynoka Sub., Jackson Twp., filed 3/31/11, $300Verda Mathis, Timothy H. and Preston Mathis, Lot 1249 in Lake Waynoka Sub.,

Jackson Twp., filed 3/28/11Keith Conley to Stephen L. Thomas, Lot 1629 in Lake Waynoka Sub., jackson Twp.,

filed 3/28/11Randy L. and Mary K. Hiler to Tom Clifton Construction LLC, Lot 1989 and Lot 1990

in Lake Waynoka Sub., Jackson twp., filed 3/30/11, $2,000Julie and Scott Adams to Federal national Mortgage Association, Lot 2034 in Lake

Waynoka Sub., Jackson Twp., filed 3/25/11, $73,334Waynoka Property Owners Association to Michael and Norma Mathews, Lot 2090

in Lake Waynoka Sub., Jackson Twp., filed 3/25/11, $1,250Waynoka Property Owners Association to Sergio and Paulina Tostado, Lot 2241 in

Lake Waynoka Sub., Jackson Twp., filed 3/25/11, $1,000Sara M. Frebis to VWGreenhouse LLC, 46.55 acres of land in Jefferson Twp., filed

3/25/11William F. Hurdle Enterprises to William F. Hurdle Enterprises Profit Sharing Plan,

Jefferson Twp., filed 3/25/11Teresa L. and Larry Parker and Deutsche Bank National Trust Company to Time

and Christina Ross, Lot 1, Lot 2, Lot 3 and Lot 4 in Hook Addition in Russellville,Jefferson Twp., filed 3/28/11, $23,000

Gladys Rockey to Carol Greenhill, .22 acres of land in Russellville, Jefferson Twp.,filed 3/28/11

Shady Lane Farms and Ohio Partner, Martha Dorsey to Danny and Theresa Clark,1 acre of land, Lot 5 and 3.23 acres, Lot 4B in Lewis Twp., filed 3/28/11, $11,900Harlen and Mary Hayslip to Mary Hayslip, 22.44 acres of land and 36.12 acres in

Lewis Twp., filed 3/25/11S & S Partnership to S & S Enterprises, 89.87 acres of land in Lewis Twp., filed

3/29/11Donald R. and Kimberly S. Rose and Bank of America NA to Connie J and Vernon

Keys, Lot 806 and Lot 807 in Lake Lorelei Sub., Perry Twp., filed 3/25/11, $68,000Kenneth and Loretta Sheets and Ardent Service Corporation to Donald J. Busch

Jr., Lot 1611 in Lake Lorelei Sub., Perry Twp., filed 3/28/11, $144,500Richard T. Holden, et al to David, Roxanne, Anthony and James Holden and James

and Susan Berger, 115 acres and 7.13 acres of land in Perry Twp., filed 3/30/11,$121.950

Timothy B. and Vicki T. Brower to Kimberly S. and Daniel S. Spears, 2.32 acres, Lot7 in Deer Haven Sub., Perry Twp., filed 3/31/11, $225,000

Charles F. Stahl trustee et al, to Charles F. Stahl trustee et al, 148.53 acres of landin Perry Twp., filed 3/29/11

Christina L. Tipton and Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to ThomasPartin, 1.87 acres of land in Woodland Estates, Lot 2 in Pike Twp., filed 3/31/11

Glen M. and Tracy E. Paige and William L. and Janet L. Justice to Andrew D. Carter,1/08 acres of land in Pike Twp., filed 3/25/11, $75,000

Janice F. and James V. Carson Jr., and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. toGerald and Chris Knoblauch, 5 aces of land in Pike Twp., filed 3/25/11, $40,000

William Shepherd and Secretary Housing and Urban Development to ThomasPartin, 1.12 acres, Lot 2 in Locust Ridge, New Harmony Farms II, Pike Twp., filed3/31/11Harold Fille Jr., trustee et al to Marie M. Hyde, 83.82 acres of land in Pleasant Twp.,

filed 3/29/11, $340,000Jason and Andrea Debord to Jeremy M. Dunkin and Megan M. McElroy, Lot 157,

Lot 158, Lot 159, Lot 160 and Lot 161, Whole Northland Sub., in Pleasant Twp., filed3/28/11 $126,000

Evelyn M. Willette to Cathleen L. and Willette Wilson, 4/30 acres of land in ScottTwp., filed 3/28/11

Judith L. Blanton to Claude E. lawrence, 19.91 acres of land in Sterling Twp., filed

328/11Audrey Wells and RBS Citizens NA to Mario Belperio, Lot 6, .50 acres of land in

Sterling Twp., filed 3/31/11 $40,000Ronald and Vivian McMullen to Ronald L. McMullen Sr., 2.45 acres of land Lot 2,

Bressler Sub., Sterling Twp., filed 3/25/11James and Irene Cornelison to James Cornelison, 1 acre of land in Sterling Twp.,

filed 3/28/11Aurora Ontario L4G, OK8 Canada and Linda Noyes trustee to Andrew M. Stronach,

41.92 acres of land in Union Twp., filed 3/31/11, $135,000Jaunita Fritz to Carolyn J. Deaton, Lot 19 and Lot 20 Whole Trapp Addition in Union

Twp., filed 3/29/11, $65,000John Hudepohl to John Hudepohl, .79 acres in Sardinia, Lot 15R and Lot 16 in

Washington Twp., filed 3/25/11

Common PleasCIVIL CASES

JPMorgan Chase Bank vs. James W. Smithers, case 20110281, filed 3/28/11, Action: othercivilTerry Patten vs. Shanna Pettit, case 20110283, filed 3/28/2011, Action: stalking orderThe Home Builders Association vs. Teresa Dean Tabor, case 20110284, filed 3/28/2011,Action: foreclosuresCapital One Bank USA vs. Andrea Hart, case 20110285, filed 3/29/2011, Action: other civilAlly Financial Inc. FKA vs. Carmen D. Fields, case 20110286, filed 3/29/2011, Action: othercivilDiscover Bank vs. Brenda Lang, case 20110286, filed 3/29/2011, Action: other civilJohn Fuss vs. American Financial Law, case 2011/0289, filed 3/29/2011, Action: other civilWesbanco Bank, Inc., successor vs. Kathy Heninger, case 20110290, filed 3/29/2011, Action:foreclosuresFirst National Bank vs. Jodi R. Reed, case 20110291, filed 3/28/2011, Action: foreclosuresDeutsche Bank National Trust vs. Benjamin Jones, case 20110293, filed 3/29/2011, Action:foreclosuresJames W. Wahl vs. Calvary Spvi, LLC, case 20100294, filed 3/29/2011, Action: foreclosuresStephanie Frost vs. Amber McComas, case 20110295, filed 3/29/2011, Action: stalking orderMidland Funding LLC vs. Jerry Guinn, case 20110296, filed 3/30/2011, Action: other civilAlly Financial Inc. vs. Bernard Sprecker, case 20110297, filed 3/30/2011, Action: other civilMidland Funding LLC vs. Jennifer St. Clair, case 20110298, filed 3/30/2011, Action: other civilCapital One Bank USA vs. Deena F. Jones, case 20110299, filed 3/30/2011, Action: othercivilMidland Funding LLC vs. John Flowers, case 20110299, filed 3/30/2011, Action: other civilMidland Funding LLC vs. John Harry, case 20110301, filed 3/30/2011, Action: other civilTarget national Bank vs. Dorella J. Grant, case 20110302, filed 3/30/2011, Action: other civilTarget National Bank vs. Debra A. Lee, case 20110303, filed 3/30/2011, Action : other civilGMAC Mortgage LLC vs. Jo Ellen Hunt, case 20110304, filed 3/30/2011, Action:foreclosuresDeutsche Bank National Trust vs. Annetta Phillips, case 20110305, filed 3/30/2011, Action:foreclosuresAllState Insurance Company vs. David Daniel, case 20110307, filed 3/31/2011, Action: othercivilDarren Gilvin vs. Jeremy Jacobs, case 20110308, filed 3/31/2011, Action: stalking orderFirst Place Bank vs Jack L. Alexander, case 20110309, filed 4/1/20, Action: foreclosuresShanese Brandenburg vs. Jeremy Jacobs, case 20110311, filed 4/1/2011, Action: stalkingorderUS Bank NA ND vs. Steve Pursley, case 20110311, filed 4/1/2011, Action: foreclosuresFifth Third Bank vs. Jenny L. Applegate, case 20110312, filed 4/1/2011, Action: foreclosuresPetition for Motor Vehicle vs. Patricia M. Haas, case 20110313, filed 4/1/2011, Action: othercivilUS Bank National Association vs. Bryant L. Smith, case 20110314, filed 4/1/2011, Action:foreclosuresGreen Tree Servicing LLC vs. Preston West, case 20110315, filed 4/1/2011, Action: foreclo-suresTiffany McRoberts vs. Timothy Riggs, case 20110316, filed 4/1/2011, Action: stalking order

DOMESTIC CASESHallie Carroll, Fayetteville, vs. Dennis Carroll, Ft. Lauderdale, filed 3/28/2011, Action: termi-nation of marriageBernice A. Lawson, Mt. Orab vs. Raymond E. Lawson, Clarksville, TN, filed 3/29/2011,Action: termination of marriageAudrey E. Caldwell, Fayetteville vs. Paul A. Caldwell, Fairfield, filed 3/31/2011, Action: termi-nation of marriageMichelle Schuster, Aberdeen vs. Jeffery Gast, filed 4/1/2011, Action: domestic violence

MarriagesNancy Marie Hall, 44, Mt. Orab, teacher to marry Troy Arthur Moon, 46,

Mt. Orab, program assistantMegan Thornton, 26, Hamersville, Nanny to marry David Treadwell, 35,

Hamersville

ProbateAnna L. Bramell, Fayetteville, case 20111061, DOD 6/11/2010, filed 3/28/2011Vivian Carol Brown, Mt. Orab, case 20111064, DOD 2/28/2011, filed 3/29/2011Irene Cornelison, Mt. Orab, case 20111063, DOD 2/26/2011, filed 3/29/2011Lonny Ray Riley, Hamersville, case 20111062, DOD 1/28/2011, filed 3/29/2011Mack Williams, Bethel, case 20111065, DOD 2/14/2011, filed 3/30/2011

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4H Club to hold fundraiser on April 9-10The Lights Camera Imagine 4-H Club is having a spaghetti or homemade chicken dumplingdinner on Saturday, April 9 from 5 - 7 p.m. and Sunday, April 10 after church from 12 - 1 p.m.at the Russellville Church of Christ, along with a silent auction. All money will help theDestination ImagiNation (DI) team with expenses to State Competition at Mt. Vernon, Oh.,where they will be representing Brown County and Region 18. The DI Team won 1st placeat regional on Saturday, March 19. Come out and support your local team. Pictured left toright are Vicki Bixler, coach, Preston Hart, Nathan Bixler, Kaylee Lucas, Quentin Rowland,Jensen Tripp, William Jividen, Avery Lucas, and Larry Bixler, coach.

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Drug treatmentfunds coming soontreatment and work readinessfunds are the result of a newpartnership between the OhioDepartment of Alcohol andDrug Addiction Services, theRehabilitative ServicesCommission (RSC), OhioDepartment of Mental Health,and Ohio’s County Alcohol,Drug Addiction and MentalHealth (ADAMH) ServicesBoards. With $9 million fromOhio’s ADAMH Boards, RSCwas able to receive $27 millionin matching federal dollars.Kasich also announced the

creation of Opiate Task Forcesin 23 counties, including BrownCounty. Duncan said the task force

will be made up of members inthe community who haveexpertise with the drug addic-tion issue and those who areaffected by it.Members currently include

Brown County ProsecutorJessica Little and BrownCounty Sheriff’s DepartmentChief Deputy John Schadle,among others.Duncan said the task force

will expand as other membersare asked to join.A statement about the drug

task forces from the OhioDepartment of Alcohol andDrug Addiction Services saysthat the task forces “will engagethe communities to develop andpursue a unified goal, coordi-nate strategies and poolresources.”The task forces will be

responsible for educating thepublic and local professionalsabout the causes of prescriptiondrugs as well as preventionstrategies.Duncan said that task force

members are already workingon a couple of projects.One of them is a program

based out of Little’s officecalled “Beat Addiction Now”.Little is asking that anyone

who is currently addicted tocontact her office and ask forhelp before they turn to crime tosupport their drug habit.Duncan also said a couple of

“Drug Takeback” days are inthe planning stages.He would like to set up a

couple of locations in the coun-ty where people can bring oldunused prescriptions for dispos-al.Duncan said that dates for the

events will be announced in thenear future.He added that if you or a love

one needs help, contact Ohio’stoll-free HELPLINE at 1-800-788-7254 or visitwww.ada.ohio.gov to learnabout local treatment options.

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‘Meals on Wheels’ only one of severalprograms bracing for anticipated federal cuts

throughout the two countyareas.“The Meals on Wheels pro-

gram is a vital link to manyindividuals in Brown andAdams County who are nolonger able to cook or shop forthemselves but choose to live intheir own homes,” Norris said.“Meals on Wheels is not nec-

essarily based on income, buton medical needs,” he added.The Passport Program,

which also offers personal care,homemaking, meal prepara-tion, errand runs, bill paying,home delivered meals, respitecare, and transportation is a lit-tle less popular because some-times the recipient must payback some of the funds used

because it is based on income.“We are anticipating as much

as a 50 percent cut in our fund-ing,” he added. “That meanscontinuing to support AdamsCounty could become a realstruggle.“We’ve had many, many

meetings discussing our alter-natives. These are drastic cutswe will be receiving both fromthe state as well as the CSBGfunds.”The Meals on Wheels pro-

gram served over 34,000 mealsin Brown County last year andeven more than that in AdamsCounty, Norris said.“These cuts will definitely

limit our ability to go after morefunds,” he added. “It could costsome jobs, but we are trying notto let that happen.

“People just don’t under-stand how receiving grantmoney works. For example,several years ago ABCAP hada waiting list of over 100 resi-dents who wanted to receivelunch from the Meals onWheels program.“We had money in the

account but I had to turn thesepeople away. Now, we couldbuy them a computer and ayears worth of free internetservice, but we didn’t have themoney for one lunch a day.That part of the job is very

frustrating for all of us. In my35 years on the job, this is abutas bad as it has ever looked forus.”Norris said that about every

two or three weeks somethingchanges and more cuts are

added.“All we can do now is look

for other ways to help keep ourprograms going,” he said.“They are so important to somany in our community.”ABCAP also offers senior

nutrition Monday throughFriday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. atthe Senior Citizens Building inGeorgetown, the AmericanLegion Post in Sardinia,Northern Brown at St. MartinHall in Brown County and inWest Union at 111 West MainStreet, the CommunityBuilding in Manchester and theCommunity Building inSeaman.For more information about

other benefits offered byABCAP call (937) 378-6041 or(937) 378-2502.


Alvin Norris, Executive Director of Adams and BrownCounties Economic Opportunities, Inc., is bracing for antic-ipated cuts to many programs now offered.


Gabbards theft suspects arrested in Clermont Co.Department Detective

Buddy Moore was contactedafter it appeared possible thatsome of the property could belinked to other burglaries inthe county.After Moore and another

deputy arrived, a search war-rant for two of the rooms atthe Motel was obtained.They immediately found

more stolen property from aburglary that happened justthat morning.“Once we entered that

room, we knew in ten secondsthat this was our victims prop-erty”, said Moore.Moore was able to be cer-

tain because the burglary vic-tim, Doug Greiner, had takenthe time to note the serialnumbers of the television andother property that was stolen

from his garage.Greiner arrived a short time

later to positively identify hisproperty.He thanked Moore and the

other law enforcement officersfor their quick work.Moore said the investiga-

tion into the two men may notstop at two incidents.“Within the past week,

we’ve had five to seven bur-glaries that fit the same patternwithin a couple mile radius ofwhere we are right now.That’s why we think theseguys may be involved.”Black echoed the idea that

the two may still have sometalking to do.“We’re working with

Clermont County and hope-fully we’ll be able to tie themto several break-ins in the

area.”Moore said that potential

victims can help themselvesby doing the same thing thatGreiner did with his property.“Take photographs, write

serial numbers down, markyour property in some waythat only you would know.That way if we find it, we cantie it to you and get it back foryou.”For his part, Black said that

the bust at the GreenbriarMotel brought him some per-sonal and professional satis-faction.“It’s a very good feeling at

the end of the day to know thatyou actually made an impact”,he said.The two suspects will face

court appearances in bothBrown and Clermont counties

as their legal journey contin-ues.



Detective Buddy Moore of the Brown County Sheriff’sDepartment verifies serial numbers on stolen propertyfound at the Greenbriar Motel.

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Hey Kids it's time to thinkEaster Egg Hunt! The Mt. OrabWomen's Club will hold itsannual Easter egg hunt for thelocal children ages 1-10 onSaturday, April 16 at the VillagePark. Registration begins at 1p.m. and the egg hunt starts at 2p.m. sharp. There will be lots ofcandy, prizes, and even surpris-es. The Easter Bunny will behopping around and of course,it's all free. Bring your own bas-ket or container to hold youreggs and come join in the fun.A coloring contest is also

being held at the event.Coloring sheets may be picked

up at the Mt. Orab Library,Classic Federal Credit Union orat the local branches ofMerchants National Bank, FirstState Bank, or National Bank &Trust. Children need to bringtheir colored picture to the egghunt for judging. Prizes will beawarded immediately followingthe hunt. We are looking for-ward to seeing you there!!! Anyquestions, please call Sandy at(937) 444-4852.

Egg hunt set for Mt. Orab

The Sardinia Church ofChrist is pleased to announcethat they will be adding an addi-tional worship service onSaturday evening. In addition totheir current worship service onSunday morning at 9 a.m., anew service will begin Easterweekend on Saturday evening,April 23. This worship servicewill be held every Saturdaybeginning at 5 p.m. The atmos-phere of this service will be onethat is casual, with coffee beingserved, inviting everyone to‘come as you are’. Fellowship

with others is encouraged beforeand after the services, doors willbe opened around 4:30 p.m. Theservice will include worshipwith live music and a messagefrom one of our ministers.Childcare will be provided forchildren 10 and under, offering afull program for the differentage groups, including singing,lessons, crafts, and snacks.The church is located at 7130

Bachman Road, Sardinia.For more information please

call (937) 446-2594 or visit thechurch at www.sardiniacc.com

Sardinia church to beginSaturday evening services

PERI annualdistrict meeting setPERI Chapter 69 will be

hosting the PERI AnnualDistrict Meeting at 10 a.m. onMonday, May 2, 2011 at TheAmerican Legion Hall inGeorgetown. Our guest speakerwill be PERI Administrator,William Winegarner. Also inattendance will be DistrictRepresentative, FranklinThomas. Reservations for theluncheon may be made by call-ing (937) 378-3641 or (937)378-6879. Reservations must bemade and paid for by Friday,April 22. The meeting is opento all state and local members.

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uled to be resurfaced with workscheduled to be complete byJune 30 of 2011.That project is expected to

cost just over $1 million dollars.US 52 is due for three sepa-

rate projects. The first is sliderepair near mile marker 16.Slide repair is when crews shoreup support below the surface ofthe road. That project will costabout $1.1 million dollars and isset to be complete by Aug. 31,2011.The next project on US 52 is

rock slide prevention near milemarker 23. That $1 million dol-lar project is set for completionby Sept. 15, 2011.And bikeways are scheduled

to be constructed in the Villageof Aberdeen near mile marker19. The project is expected tocost just over two hundred thou-sand dollars and be ready byAug. 31, 2011.A Bridge Deck Replacement

project is set for State Route131 near mile marker 3. It’s setto cost approximately eighthundred thousand dollars andbe complete by Aug. 31 of2011.State Route 123 will also see

a bridge replacement projectnear mile marker two. Thebudget for the project is threehundred fifty thousand dollarsand it’s also set for completionby Aug. 31, 2011.More bridge repair is set for

State Route 286 near milemarker three. It’s set to costapproximately three hundredthousand dollars and be com-plete by Aug. 31, 2011.A bridge slope repair project

is one of three projects plannedfor State Route 221. It will benear mile marker five is sched-uled to be complete by Aug. 31,2011 and is estimated to costnearly half a million dollars.A culvert replacement is also

scheduled for State Route 221near mile marker two. It’s set tocost about $340 thousand dol-lars and be complete by Aug.15, 2011.

Slide repair near mile markerone is scheduled to take placeon State Route 221, and becomplete by July 31, 2011.The budget for that project is

$220 thousand dollars.Guard rail work on State

Route 41 near mile marker oneis scheduled to be complete byDec. 15, 2011 and to costapproximately half a milliondollars.A drainage improvement

project is planned for StateRoute 763 near mile markerone.The construction budget is

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nities will also benefit from“Safe Routes to School” fund-ing from ODOT.Mount Orab is set to receive

$156,443 to be used for side-walks, handicapped ramps andpedestrian crossing signs.Fayetteville will receive

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The Brown County Press

Proposed and current Ohio Department of Transportationprojects are listed on the map above.

Tina Meranda gets a secondchance at life with new drug

Public meeting scheduled to addressroute journalizations in Brown CountyA public meeting is on tap

this week to address the renum-bering of a pair of routes andremoving the designation ofanother in southern BrownCounty.Representatives from the

Ohio Department ofTransportation have scheduledthe meeting for Monday, April11, to discuss removing andrenumbering portions of stateRoute 41, U.S. Route 62 andU.S. Route 68, as well asBusiness Loop U.S. 62/68, inand around the village ofAberdeen.The proposed journalization

calls for removing the existingdesignation of S.R. 41 where it

begins at the Kentucky state lineand the Simon Kenton Bridgeand renumbering it beginning atits junction with U.S. 52. Thejournal entry also includesremoving the U.S. 62 designa-tion from the William HarshaBridge and renumbering it alongthe Simon Kenton Bridge tooverlap with U.S. 52 in Ohio, aswell as removing the U.S. 62/68Business Loop designation thatis currently in place.The changes to these routes

come as a result of a $21.5 mil-lion project by the KentuckyTransportation Cabinet to relo-cate U.S. 68 in Kentucky’sMason County; this project willconnect U.S. 68 directly with

the Ohio River crossing at theWilliam Harsha Bridge inMaysville. The meeting, which will be

an open house format, will beheld April 11 from 4 to 6 p.m. atthe Aberdeen Public Library,located at 1730 U.S. 52 West inAberdeen. Public commentforms will be available, andwritten or oral comments maybe submitted at the meeting;written comments may also besubmitted through April 25 bymail to:Ohio Department of

Transportation-District 9Attn: Toby SmalleyP.O. Box 467Chillicothe, Ohio 45601

gene in November...and thetest was positive.“It was like winning the lot-

tery’, said Seth.Armed with her test results,

Seth began to look for a drugtrial for Crizotinib. He finallyfound one in Boston.Tina got her first treatment in

late February...and by lateMarch was back at many of hertasks as Brown County Clerk ofCourts.“It’s a miracle”, she said.It sure seems to be. Gone is

the tired, frail woman with araspy voice and no energy.She’s been replaced by someonewho is thrilled to have a secondchance at life.“I kept on saying (during my

treatment) that I had my babiesand I wanted to raise them”,Tina said.The “babies” are eleven year

old Preston and eight year oldAustin.The boys helped their mom

as much as they could while shewas very sick.“Sometimes when she was

really feeling bad we’d sit andwatch TV with her and everyonce in a while she’d ask us toget a glass of water for her”, saidPreston.When asked how they felt

during that time, Austin simplysaid “We need to find somemedicine for her real quick.”Both boys said they prayed

for their mother every night.The boys were not the only

ones praying for Tina.Her friends, family and

churches all over Brown Countyall went to work asking God forhelp.“It’s impossible to really put

into words how much it meansto me”, said Tina.The cancer first appeared as

pain in Tina’s chest in late 2007.When she went to the doctor,

Tina got the news that a stagefour cancerous tumor was in oneher lungs, and that she hadapproximately six months tolive.Three years later, she was still

fighting.“You don’t have an expira-

tion date stamped on you”, said

Tina.“When you get a diagnosis

like that, you have to keep fight-ing. The worst thing you can dois give up.”Tina’s type of lung cancer is

called Non-Small Cell LungCarcinoma (NSCLC).That type of lung cancer is

believed to be triggered in somecases by the ALK gene, whichmeans that the same gene thatmay have caused Tina’s canceris allowing her to fight it.According to Crizotinib

research, about 220 thousandAmerican’s are diagnosed eachyear with lung cancer.About ten thousand of them

are believed to carry the ALKgene and could possibly benefitfrom the drug.Crizotinib was first discov-

ered in 2007, and was wildlysuccessful in earlier trials.In results from a 2010 trial,

ninety percent of lung cancerpatients had tumors shrink orstabilize after taking the drug.Tumors shrank at least thirty

percent in almost two thirds ofthose patients. Right now, Tina is one of

only 176 people currently takingCrizotinib in another drug trialat Massachusetts GeneralHospital in Boston.There are other uses being

looked into for the drug as well.Crizotinib is thought by

researchers to be effective inabout 15 percent ofNeuroblastoma cases, a nervoussystem cancer that occursalmost exclusively in veryyoung children.The drug is just one aspect of

cancer research that is going onall over the world.Seth said medical knowledge

can be a powerful weapon whenyou are fighting for the life of aloved one.“There’s always something

new coming down the pike.From the day Tina was diag-nosed I was writing things downand looking them up later.Learn the treatments, learn thejargon and never give up.”When asked how she’s feel-

ing these days, Tina simplyanswered “I’m doing super. I’mgetting my strength back andI’m getting better every day.”Watching Seth smile as she

said that showed that he wasfinally getting over the ordeal aswell.As for the boys, eight year old

Austin summed up the last fewmonths.“At first I thought she wasn’t

going to last the rest of the year,but the Lord helped us.”He did indeed.



Seth and Tina Meranda with their sons Preston (left) andAustin.

Lions Club to hold all you can eatpancake and sausage breakfastMount Orab Lions Club would like to invite you to attend theirALL YOU EAT Pancake & Sausage Breakfast on Saturday,April 16. We will be serving from 7:30 - 11 a.m. The all you caneat menu includes pancakes, sausage patties, orange juice, cof-fee (including decaf), milk (chocolate and white), and sugar freesyrup will be available. Cost is only $5.00 for adults, childrenunder 12 are free. The all you can eat breakfast will be held atthe Western Brown High School, 476 West Main Street, MountOrab, Ohio. You may buy tickets from Mount Orab Lions Clubmember or at Paul Roades’ Mt. Orab Barber Shop or Dr. StevePendell at HealthQuest.

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Western Brown sophomore shortstop Brittany Palmer con-nects in game one of Saturday’s doubleheader. Palmerdrove in the game-winning run with a homer to left. Gameone ended via the run rule after Palmer’s shot put the LadyBroncos up 13-2 in the bottom of the fifth.


Western Brown freshmanpitcher Morgan Nickelltossed complete games inboth ends of Saturday’sdoubleheader vs. Hillsboro,picking up two wins to pushher record on the season to3-2.

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Stile Field House at the University of Akron, Throws CoachTodd Tudor, Mack Tudor, Head Coach Jeff Jones.

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FHS’s Peters K’s 14 in pitchers’ duel, picks up shutout victory at WhiteoakBy Dave BorstThe Brown County Press

On a chilly, blusteryTuesday afternoon that sawevery other scheduled gamein Brown County postponeddue to wet field conditionsleft behind by Monday’srainfall, the FayettevilleRockets varsity baseballteam took their show on theroad to Whiteoak HighSchool in Mowrystown for aSouthern Hills Leaguematch-up.The game was originally

scheduled to be played atFayetteville, but a soggyfield forced the move toWhiteoak’s unique baseballdiamond. The Wildcats’home field features an all-grass infield with only dirtcut-outs around the bases,home plate, and the pitcher’smound. (Picture the astroturffield at the old RiverfrontStadium in Cincinnati, ifyou’re old enough to remem-ber it. Whiteoak’s field isvery similar to that layout,but with natural grass insteadof turf).

The two teams locked upin what many baseball old-timers would refer to as “agood ol’ good one.” Withboth pitchers, including FHSstarter Derek Peters, holdingthe other team’s offense incheck, the game remainedscoreless until the top of thesixth, when the Rocketsscored the one and only runof the game.The inning opened with

Fayetteville sophomoreStephan Pappas driving adouble to right field. He wasthen lifted for pinch runner

Kirby Bell. Then came theplay of the game.Bell broke for third on the

next pitch as senior JordanSchmidt squared around tobunt. Whiteoak’s pitcherfielded and threw to first,retiring Schmidt, but Bellrounded third on the throwand just kept coming. Hebeat the throw to the plate,and the Rockets had the first(and what turned out to bethe only) run of the game.The next two Rocket batterswere retired to end theinning with the scoreFayetteville 1, Whiteoak 0.Then came Whiteoak’s

turn to mount a threat.The Wildcats sent six bat-

ters to the plate in the bottomof the sixth, forcing Peters todig deep. He got the first hit-ter of the inning lookingafter running the count full.The next batter reached on abase hit to right center.Peters then gave up anothersingle, this one to right, put-ting runners at first and thirdwith one out. Followinganother strikeout and astolen base, Peters faced atwo-out situation with run-ners now on second andthird. He then issued a walkto load the bases, promptingFHS Head Coach TimCarlier to call a meeting withhis infield. Whatever Carlier

told his team and his pitcherworked as Peters then gotanother strikeout to end thebases-loaded, two-out threat.The top of the seventh saw

the Rockets go down inorder, and Whiteoak came tothe plate in the bottom of theinning looking at their lastchance to dent the plateagainst Peters.The Fayetteville junior

would have none of it, how-ever, retiring the side in

order on a ground ball tofirst, and two more strike-outs. Peters was dominant inthrowing a complete gameshutout on only 90 pitches,and finishing with 14 strike-outs. Carlier, with a bit of awry smile, said after thegame, “Yeah, he’s been pret-ty good for us this season.” The Rockets improved

their record in league play to3-0 with the victory, and 3-1overall.


Fayetteville’s Derek Peters was dominant in a completegame shutout against Whiteoak, tossing 90 pitches andrecording 14 strikeouts.


Swings-and-misses, like this one by FHS senior Hunter Hammons, were common for bothsides in what turned out to be a pitcher’s duel between the Rockets and the WhiteoakWildcats on Tuesday. Despite tough days at the plate for nearly everyone, Hammons andhis teammates were still able to pull out a 1-0 victory.

After back-and-forth game, Broncos break tieBy Dave BorstThe Brown County Press

On a warm and sunny, butwindy afternoon, the WesternBrown Broncos and the NewRichmond Lions varsity base-ball teams hooked up in whatturned out to be a nailbiter onWednesday.Western senior pitcher Jon

Walker sat down the Lions inthe top of the first in 1-2-3 fash-ion, and the Broncos jumpedout to a 1-0 lead in their half ofthe inning when senior DustinKirker hit a bases-loadedground ball that the NewRichmond shortstop couldn’thandle, scoring senior ToryBauer from third.New Richmond came back

to take the lead in the top of thesecond when sophomoreTanner Wolfe drove one intothe gap in left center, scoringsenior Austin Warden, who hadreached base with a lead-offwalk. Wolfe was then pickedoff second on a throw down byWestern catcher Mitch

Hamblen. Wolfe tried to breakfor third, but was run down andtagged out by Broncos short-stop Ryan Shields. That clearedthe bases and brought NewRichmond senior Tre Jetter tothe plate. Jetter promptlylaunched the next pitch fromWalker over the fence in leftfield, and New Richmond led2-1. Junior Austin Skaggs thenfollowed with a base hit to left,but was caught stealing at sec-ond to end the inning.Western came right back in

the bottom of the second. Therally started with junior CoreyCarroll reaching on an error bythe New Richmond shortstop.Junior Hiro Purdon then laiddown a bunt right in front of theplate, but beat the throw to firstfor a base hit. Bauer then bunt-ed to the third base side. NewRichmond pitcher AustinWarden fielded the ball cleanly,but his throw to first was wildand went down the right fieldline, allowing both runners toscore, and advancing Bauer onto second. Western was back infront 3-2.

Hamblen then laid downanother bunt, this one of thesacrifice variety, that movedBauer on to third. Shields thendrew a walk, putting runners atfirst and third with one out.Then came yet another bunt,this one by Walker. However,the safety squeeze didn’t workas Bauer was thrown out at theplate. Shields then stole third,putting runners at the cornersfor sophomore Caden Piatt.Piatt delivered a base hit to leftcenter, scoring Shields fromthird and Western led 4-2.New Richmond came back

again in the top of the third.Lions sophomore Kevin Reidreached base on a one-outwalk. One out later, seniorSteven Binder smacked a basehit to right, putting runners atfirst and second with two out.Warden then drew a walk, load-ing the bases. Wolfe then cameto the plate and dropped a popfly fair along the right field linefor a double that scored bothruns and tied the game at 4-4.Western reclaimed the lead

in the bottom of the third.Purdon hit a two out single tocenter and promptly stole sec-ond. Bauer then delivered asharp opposite field single toleft, enabling Purdon to scorefrom second. Western led againat 5-4.The score stayed the same

until the top of the fifth, whenNew Richmond tied the gamewith two outs. Binder smackeda single to center, then beat thethrow to second when a pitchgot away from Hamblen. Thencame a routine ground ball toShields at shortstop, but theWestern first baseman couldn’thandle the throw, and Binderscored from second to tie thegame at 5-5. Following an errorby the Western second base-man that put runners at first andsecond, Hamblen ended theinning py picking off Warden atsecond base on a perfect throwfrom behind the plate.The game stayed tied at 5-5

until the bottom of the sixth.Piatt hit a one out single up themiddle. Pinch hitter RichBurton then went down swing-ing. Piatt then stole second, andjunior Alex Smith then doubledto left center, sending Piattaround to score . Smith thenstole third, and added whatwould turn out to be the game-winning run when he scored ona wild pitch by New Richmondreliever Binder. The score nowstood at 7-5 in favor of theBroncos as they headed to thetop of the seventh and finalinning.New Richmond wouldn’t go

quietly, though. After gettingthe first out of the inning,Walker then served up a solohome run to Reid, and the scorewas 7-6. Western coach JeffHerrmann then made a pitchingchange, bringing in Smith to tryto close the door on the Lions.Smith got a fly ball to center

field for the second out, thenmade a great reaction play on ahard line drive right backthrough the box by Binder. TheWestern left-hander was able toknock the ball back toward theplate, where Hamblen picked itup and fired to first to recordthe final out in a 7-6 WesternBrown victory. The win went toWestern’s Walker, while theloss was pinned on NewRichmond’s Binder. Smithrecorded the two out save forthe Broncos.


Western Brown senior pitcher Jon Walker went 6 1/3innings to pick up the win against the New Richmond Lionsat Gary Waits Stadium on Wednesday.


Western Brown senior Ryan Shields, who signed to playbaseball at Miami University-Hamilton the day before,helped the Broncos secure a 7-6 victory over NewRichmond on Wednesday.

Two WBHS student-athletes sign collegeletters of intentBy Dave BorstThe Brown County Press

Two student-athletesfrom Western Brown HighSchool signed college let-ters of intent on Tuesday.Ryan Shields signed withMiami UniversityHamilton to play baseball,and Calleigh Olson signedwith St. Joseph’s Collegeto continue her soccercareer.

Shields, a shortstop andcenterfielder for theBronco varsity baseballteam,has also played bas-ketball and football, butwill focus on baseball atthe next level. He expectsto play outfield and mid-dle infield for MUH, andis undecided on a major incollege. Olson plans tostudy Political Science atSt. Joseph’s as she playssoccer for the Pumas.


Western Brown’s Ryan Shields signs his letter of intent toplay baseball at Miami University Hamilton. Pictured frontrow l-r: Ginger Shields, Ryan Shields, Doug Shields. Backrow l-r: WB Baseball Coach Jeff Herrmann, Josh Manley,Asst. coach at MUH, Heather Cooper, Asst. AD at WesternBrown, and Tim Cook, Western Brown AD.


Western Brown’s Calleigh Olson signs her letter of intent toplay soccer at St. Joseph’s College. Pictured in the frontrow, l-r: Ellen Olson, Calleigh Olson, Corey Olson. Backrow, l-r: Kyle Fender, St. Joseph’s College, Dan Silvis, WBGirls Soccer Asst. Coach, Anna Howell, WB Girls SoccerCoach, Heather Cooper, WB Asst. AD, and Tim Cook, WBAD.

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WB FFA hosts Basketball TournamentThe Western Brown FFA hosted a district wide basketball tournament. Teams from WesternBrown, Georgetown, Eastern Brown, Felicity, and Ohio Valley all participated. The WesternBrown girls won their tournament with Georgetown’s girls coming in second, Eastern 3rd,and Felicity 4th. In the boys division, Georgetown won, Ohio Valley placed second, andWestern Brown 3rd. Thank you to all the chapters that participated in our tournament, alongwith those who volunteered to referee. Congratulations to those who won their divisions.Pictured are, The Western Brown girls team posing after their victory, along with some oftheir "coaches".

Ohio spring turkey huntingseason opens April 18

Spring wild turkey huntingopens in all 88 Ohio countieson Monday, April 18, accord-ing to the Ohio Department ofNatural Resources (ODNR),Division of Wildlife. The sea-son continues through Sunday,May 15.Legal hunting hours are

one-half hour before sunriseuntil noon from April 18 toMay 1, 2011. Hunting hoursfrom May 2-15 will be a half-hour before sunrise to sunset.Hunters are required to have ahunting license and a springturkey-hunting permit and cantake one bearded turkey perday. A second spring turkeypermit can be purchased

allowing hunters to take a limitof two bearded wild turkeys.

Hillsboro’s Coatessigns to playbasketball withSouthern StateThe Men's Basketball team

of Southern State CommunityCollege is pleased to announcethe signing of Colt Coates ofHillsboro (Oh) High School.Coates signed his national let-ter of intent at the PatriotCenter on Central campus ofSSCC on Tuesday April 5.

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BY DR. DAN MEAKIN

Dog owners need to takeheartworm disease seriously inClermont County this summer.The disease is becomingincreasingly widespread, andthreatens any dogs which gooutside. The worm that causesthe devastating disease is car-ried from dog to dog by mos-quitoes. Mild winters give usmore mosquitoes and thereforegreater likelihood of your doggetting bitten by a heartworminfected mosquito. The heart-worm life-cycle enables yourdog to become infected withoutever seeing another dog.

Fortunately there is an alter-native to getting heartworm dis-ease, and that is daily or month-ly heartworm preventative.However, your veterinarianmust first heartworm blood testyour dog before placing themon heartworm prevention. Ifyour dog does carry the heart-worm parasite, the treatment isexpensive and endangers yourbest friend's life.

Another benefit of givingmonthly heartworm preventa-tive medications is preventionof intestinal parasites. Dog canbe infected with hookworms,roundworms, and whipwormsto name a few. Several of theseparasites are zoonotic, meaningthey can be transmitted tohumans.

People get roundworm andhookworm infections throughdirect contact with the infectedfeces. This usually happens bychance ingestion of contaminat-ed soil, sand or plant life.

Hookworm larvae penetratethe skin. Children are more vul-nerable to infection than adults.In some cases roundworm lar-vae may cause permanent nerveor eye damage, even blindness.Hookworm larvae can penetratedeeper tissues and cause moreserious damage to the intestineand other organs.

Heartworm infections arecommon in dogs not on preven-tative in Clermont County. Forinstance, this past week AllCreatures Animal Hospital hasdiagnosed 3 cases of heartwormdisease. For the proportionallysmall amount of money you putinto prevention (about $4-6/month based on body weight),

you can help assure your dogwill be protected from the fatalparasite this summer.

If your pet has not been test-ed for Heartworm disease inthe past 9 months and is cur-rently off heartworm preven-tion, All Creatures AnimalHospital will screen your petfor no charge during the monthof April if you agree to buy 12month supply heartworm pre-ventative medicine. Call for anAppointment, (513) 797-7387

Dr. Dan Meakin is the ownerof All Creatures AnimalHospital, 1894 Ohio Pike inAmelia. Call (513) 797-PETS.

All Creatures GreatAmelia,

797-7387(PETS)-

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474-5700Open Seven Days a Week

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Annual Dog Easter Egg HuntSaturday, April 16

Event Starts at 1:00• Blessings of the Animals• Pet Photos with the Easter Bunny• Games and Prizes• Easter Costume Contest

1894 Ohio Pike, Amelia, OH513-797-7387

Visit Us Online: www.all-creatures.com

Come hunt eggs filled with dog biscuits.$5 donation per dog.

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BY Ned S. LodwickBrown CountyHistorical Society

Grant Day, April 30, 2011 inGeorgetown, Oh., is a day offun and learning. The U.S.Grant Homestead Associationcelebrates the life, history, andlegacy of Ulysses S. Grantthrough preservation and edu-cation. Join us for the day andyou’ll be surprised at what youwill learn.Grant Day has been

designed to teach the “young”of all ages about our rich histo-ry from the era surrounding theAmerican Civil War. Much ofthe story is told by the use ofliving histories, people dressedin the period and telling theirstories. No strict lectures,homework, or required read-ings will be found at the cele-bration. Visit a one roomschool, take a narrated walk,tour the soldiers’ camps, watchthe soldiers’ drill, see a cannonloaded, and hold your earswhen it’s fired.This year is the 150th

anniversary of the start of theCivil War. When Ft. Sumterwas fired upon on April 12,1861 a patriotic fever sweptthough Brown County. Unionmeetings were held on publicsquares, in churches, and townmeeting halls. Elected officialsand other prominent citizensfanned the fire and volunteerafter volunteer signed recruit-ment papers. President Lincolnhad called for 90,000 volun-teers to serve 90 days to crushthe rebellion. Most knowl-edgeable people thought thatwas plenty of soldiers and timeto complete the task. The newrecruits were farm boys andstore clerks. They had no ideawhat to expect from war, butthey had the ‘fever’ and theywould soon be soldiers. Raw recruits marched on the

squares and at the fairgrounds,drilled by veterans of theMexican War. Day by day theytook on a military look, just alittle at first but they more andmore. Eventually they wouldmarch out of their home townsand go into training camp inColumbus. Our local volun-teers were members of the12th Ohio Volunteer Infantry.The 12th was the first OhioRegiment to leave the CampChase and march to war. Theywould fight at Carnifax Ferry,South Mountain, Antietam,and Cedar Creek.At Grant Day you will be

able the see the progression ofraw recruits being trained untilthe turn into a fighting force.Watch the drills that createdthe fighting men of the Unions“Grand Army of theRepublic”. Later in the dayhelp celebrate one of the finestregiments in the war, the 70thOVI, at their memorial service. Thursday April 28 at the

Georgetown United MethodistChurch at 7:30 p.m. the “70thOhio in Story and Song” will

trace a local regiment’s experi-ences through their ownwords. Admission is free.On Friday April 29 at the

Gaslight Theater at 7:30 p.m.the “War Clouds” will featureFritz Klein as PresidentLincoln. Mr. Klein will bejoined by the Liberty Band andvocalist Harriet Jacksonaccompanied by GlennaSmith. President Lincoln’scritical reactions in response tothe South’s secession will bethe topic of his speech.Admission to “War Clouds” is$8 Adults, $4 Students, under12 Free. Start your Grant Day experi-

ence at 9 a.m. at the GrantBoyhood Home. Walk thestreets that Ulysses and somany other Civil War veteranswalked. Hear stories of thecivilian residents and veteransof the era and get set for a dayto remember. Grant Day onSaturday April 30th at theGrant Homestead from 9 a.m.to 4 p.m. will let you see firsthand the early recruits,drilling, food, weapons, and

much more. Admission toGrant Day is free. For moreinformation: Bailey House(937) 378-3087 or to see acomplete schedule go towww.usgrantboyhoodhome.gov

Brown County goes to war, 150th anniversary of Civil War

Submitted PhotoA volley to honor the 70th Ohio Volunteer Infantry by the 35th and 70th OVI at last year’sGrant Day Celebration.

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Kinkead Ridge Winery wins gold medal atprestigious Finger Lakes International CompetitionFollowing on the heels of their 2008 Cabernet Franc receiving a prestigious Jefferson Cupaward, the 2008 Kinkead Ridge Cabernet Sauvignon has been awarded a gold medal at theFinger Lakes New York International Wine Competition. Over 3200 wines were judged, andonly 260 received Gold Medals. Other Cabernets that received a gold medal includedAnderson Valley Estate in Napa, CA, and Bogle in Napa, CA. Judges at the competitionincluded Traci Dutton, Sommellier at the Culinary Institute of America at Greystone, PeterGamble, International Wine Consultant and Winery Owner, Argentina, and BonnieVillacampa, Spain, Master of Oenology. Kinkead Ridge has been notified that two of theirwines, the 2008 Cabernet Franc, and 2009 Viognier/Roussanne will be featured in theupcoming internationally published hardcover book "1000 Great Wines". The 2008 CabernetFranc is in the running for the 2011 Wine of the Year by http://www.the other46.com, a website that focuses on wines from states other than California, New York, Oregon andWashington. The owners recently visited Arizona and spent some very enjoyable time withEric Glomski, the owner and winemaker featured in the movie documentary "Blood IntoWine", owner and winemaker of Arizona Stronghold and Page Springs Winery. All KinkeadRidge wines are created from grapes grown at their vineyard near Ripley. This is part of theharvest crew that picked this gold medal winning wine at the Ripley vineyard.

The Ohio Valley RegionalDevelopment Commission’s(OVRDC) Second RoundBrown County Caucus meet-ing will be held on Monday,April 18, 2011 at 1:30 p.m. atthe CommissionersOffice/AdministrationBuilding, 800 Mt. Orab Pike,Georgetown.The primary purpose of the

meeting will be to discussand review the county’sexisting and new projects interms of whether theyaddress priority developmentneeds and then rank thoseprojects in terms of whetherthey address priority devel-opment needs and then rankthose projects eligible forAppalachian RegionalCommission (ARC) funding.

Identification of potentialEconomic DevelopmentAdministration (EDA) proj-ects will also occur. Updatedinformation will be presentedon the status of the ARC andEDA programs, and the June24 deadline for pre-applica-tions will also be reviewed.The meeting is open to the

general public, local govern-ment officials, and non-profitorganizations. We encouragethose organizations withpotential projects to send arepresentative. Comments byattendees on regional orcounty projects/issues areencouraged. Fore furtherinformation call JohnHemmins at the OVRDC at(800) 223-7491 or (740) 947-2853.

OVRDC to hold secondround caucus meeting

ABCAP’s Senior NutritionProgram saw a great communityresponse from the recent Marchfor Meals campaign held inAdams and Brown Counties.March for Meals is a nationalcampaign sponsored by theMeals on Wheels Association ofAmerica (MOWAA) to raiseawareness of senior hunger andto encourage action on the partof local communities. “I wouldjust like to express the gratitudeof ABCAP Senior Nutrition toour community for their supportof our March for Meals cam-paign”, said Denise Neu,Director, ABCAP SeniorNutrition. “All proceeds raisedfrom our events will stay in ourlocal community to aid ourhomebound seniors.” In Adams and Brown

Counties, ABCAP SeniorNutrition received over 650 sig-natures from community resi-

dents to pledge their supporttowards ending senior hunger.Community walkers andABCAP employees signed upand participated in a “March aMile” event on March 23, 2011and many people also donated$1.00 for pledge sunbursts thatare on display in theGeorgetown ABCAP building. Elected officials in Adams

and Brown Counties deliveredmeals to homebound seniors insupport of Mayors for Mealsday on March 23, 2011. InAdams County, CommissionerRoger Rhonemus representedthe Adams CountyCommissioners and ManchesterMayor Cornelia Dettmer partic-ipated for the second consecu-tive year. In Brown County,Commissioner Ralph Jennings,represented the Brown CountyCommissioners for the secondconsecutive year and

Georgetown Mayor Dale Cahallparticipated. The month long campaign

wrapped up with a Chili Dinnerand Dessert Auction fundraiseron March 30, 2011 at theGeorgetown ABCAP building.Desserts were generously pro-vided by many community resi-dents and all were delicious. Theevent was well attended by sup-porters of the Meals on Wheelsprogram. The success of thisevent can truly be attributed tothe strong support it receivedfrom local businesses and thecommunity as a whole. Mostitems for the chili dinner andauction were donated by localbusinesses and residents. Majordonators included Gold StarChili who donated all of the chilifor the event and 1st Stop, Inc.and Winchester Wholesale whodonated the peanut butter andpimento cheese.

ABCAP March for Meals a great success

AG Dewine warns of current scamsScammers ExploitRelay System for the

"We have received severalrecent reports from Ohioans whohave been targeted by thesescams," Attorney GeneralDeWine said. "Many of the com-plaints come from small busi-nesses who say individuals aretrying to use the relay system todefraud them. Preying on Ohioconsumers by using technologydedicated to help the hearingimpaired is simply uncon-scionable."The relay system is an operator

service that allows people whoare hearing impaired to makestandard phone calls using a key-board to communicate. The sys-tem is designed to allow the hear-ing impaired person to type amessage that is then relayed bythe operator to the end user.To target small businesses, con

artists typically pose as deaf con-sumers and use the relay systemto communicate through typedwritten messages to the business.They pretend to be interested in aproduct or service and then com-mit check fraud or use stolencredit cards when making a pur-chase.For example, a Cincinnati

business received a relay callfrom a scammer posing as apotential customer. The callersaid his car had broken down inAlabama and that his credit cardwas not accepted there, so heasked the business to charge hiscredit card, and then wire themoney to him. After sendingmore than $2,000 via wire trans-fer, the business discovered thecredit card was fraudulent.Similarly, a Zanesville con-

sumer said she received a relay

call for furniture she had listed forsale in her local newspaper. Shebecame suspicious when thecaller said he wanted to buy thefurniture without seeing it. Hethen sent a check for $800 morethan the asking price, withinstructions to send back the extramoney.Consumers and businesses,

alike, should be wary of anyonewho asks for money sent via wiretransfer or who overpays for anitem and asks for money back.To report a scam, visit

www.OhioAttorneyGeneral.govor call 800-282-0515.

'Grandparent Scams' TargetOhioans, Attorney General

DeWine WarnsOhio Attorney General Mike

DeWine warned that grandpar-ents across the state are losingmoney to scam artists posing asgrandchildren."It is reprehensible that scam

artists are targeting Ohio grand-parents," said Attorney GeneralDeWine. "This is a particularlydisturbing scam, in which conartists take advantage of grand-parents' generosity and concernfor their families. They pretend tobe a grandchild and ask thegrandparent to send money usual-ly to another country."Since January 10, the Attorney

General's Office has receivedmore than 30 reports of grandpar-ent scams from consumers acrossthe state.In a typical grandparent scam,

con artists call grandparents andsay, "Hi Grandma" or "HiGrandpa," tricking grandparentsinto believing that their grand-child really is calling. The scam-mers then make up a storyexplaining that they are stuck in

another country and need money.They often ask the grandparentsnot to tell the child's parents aboutthe situation. For example, theymay say, "Please, Grandma, don'ttell my mom or dad. Let's keepthis between us."A Trumbull County consumer

received a phone call from some-one pretending to be her grand-son. He claimed he was inCanada with a friend and saidthey had been picked up by thepolice. He asked her to send$3,200 via wire transfer so that hecould be released. After she sentthe money, she discovered herreal grandson had never been inCanada."We want to protect Ohio fam-

ilies from this scam, especially aswe approach the spring and sum-mer months, when many familiestake vacations," DeWine said."Scam artists may check socialnetworking websites to learnabout someone's vacation plansand then contact that person'sgrandparents pretending to be thereal grandchild."To protect themselves and their

family members, Ohioans shouldavoid posting travel informationonline and remember never towire transfer money to someonewho calls unexpectedly, even ifthe caller claims to be a grand-child or other family member.When in doubt, grandparents

should ask the caller a questionthat only their real family mem-bers would know how to answer.They also can consider creating acode word that only family mem-bers know to use in an emer-gency.For more information or to

report a scam, visitwww.OhioAttorneyGeneral.govor call 1-800-282-0515.

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How many of you can stillremember the 4-H Pledge? Myhead to clearer thinking, myheart to greater loyalty, myhands to larger service, and myhealth to better living stillsounds true today. I have anoth-er granddaughter joining 4-Hthis year with a rabbit projectand a grandson who is in FFAas a freshman representingJunior Fair in Brown Co. Thereis going to be a lot of fund rais-ers here in Brown Co. for 4-Hthis year. Their funding is beingcut just like schools and we’regoing to have to help keep 4-Hin Brown Co. the best in theState of Ohio. Please let meknow about them or get withour newspapers or our localradio stations directly and let allof us support 4-H in Brown Co.On April 3 we attended the

Ohio Fair ManagersAssociation district meeting inWashington Court House. 21members from Brown Co.including the 2011 Ohio StateFair Queen Lara Staplesenjoyed a meal and discussionsabout bills in Congress pertain-ing to running the Brown Co.Fair. We also want to congratu-late Nancy Conner on beingawarded a plaque from theGreater Ohio Showmen’sAssoc. for her work with thepeople who set up the rides,food, and games at the fair.Remember you only have till

the first of May for your FairBook Cover entries. Advisersand directors need to help cor-

rect any mistakes or changes inthe fair book before it is printed.All you gardeners pleaseremember to contact DonnieSroufe at 937-392-1175 or E-Mail:[email protected] forour Great Pumpkin Contestsponsored by Trupointe at thefair. Their goal is a 1000 lb.pumpkin by fair time. Prizes of$300, $200, and $100 dollarsfor the heaviest pumpkins arethe prizes. The Brown Co.Horseman Association, greatweather, and some great ridershelped us with a great WesternShow on Saturday of the fair.We hope you will attend theirshows during the summer. Theyhelped me so much this pastyear with my first year on theBrown Co. Fair Board.Our Summer Tractor Pull is

planned for July 8-9 again thissummer. We are interested ingetting sponsors for theSummer Pull and the Fair Pull.If you know someone whomight be interested contact us atthe office and we’ll show youthe packages that we haveavailable for advertising yourbusiness at an N.T.P.A. eventthat packs the stands at the fair

each year. We have campingsites available, food andrefreshments, and world classentertainment for the viewers.The first Brown Co. Talent

Show was a great addition tothe fair last year. Anyone whosaw Andy West bring down thehouse Saturday night walkedaway with a sense of pride forthe talent in our area here inSouthern Ohio. We would loveto make the show even betterthis year. If your businesswould like to help sponsor thisshow we have packages toadvertise your name with thebest new event at the BrownCo.Fair.Most of you know Bob

Hardyman as ourEntertainment Director, gettingTop Entertainment like NeilMcCoy for the Fair. Bob is alsothe director for the floral halleach year. Bob and his ladyhelpers had over 5,000 entriesthis past year to show. In 1860the Floral Hall was run by 31men and 55 women. Like thesepeople back in 1860 the SeniorFair and Junior FairDepartments are striving for the4-H Motto: To Make the Best?Your Brown Co. Fair will beheld on Sept. 26 to Oct. 1, 2011.You can contact us at: (937)378-3558 or Fax: (937) 378-1361 or E-Mail: [email protected] the website is:www.littlestatefair.com Hopeto see you at the 160th BrownCo. Fair

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ATTITUDES ARE EVERYTHING!!!!

Do you have a GREAT ONE? If so, you may be just the person we’re looking for

at MERCHANTS NATIONAL BANK for a

part-time Teller/Customer Service Representative Position

The duties of this position include accepting deposits and payments, cashing checks, opening

new accounts, handling cash quickly and accurately, maintaining and balancing cash drawer.

The person filling this position must be willing & capable of providing exceptional customer service

and enjoy working with the public.

Previous experience preferred, but not required, will train.

Attractive benefits available, great working atmosphere!

Equal Opportunity EmployerInterested applications should send their resumes

to:Merchants National BankAttn: Branch Manager

PO Box 558Mt. Orab, Ohio 45154

CLERMONT COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICESheriff Albert J. Rodenberg, Jr.

“Leadership By Example”

***FOOD SERVICE WORKER***For Correctional Facility

(PART-TIME POSITION)

* $10.00 / Hr. starting pay* $10.30 after 4 month probation

* Guaranteed twenty hours a week* Shift Work - some weekends/holidays* Mature/Dependable person required

* High School Diploma or G.E.D. Required* Experience a Plus, Not Required

* Tentative Start Date: May 16, 2011

Applications may be picked up at the Sheriff’s Office on State Route 222 at any

time or at: www.clermontsheriff.orgApplications must be submitted by

Friday, April 15, 2011

Additional information can be obtained by calling Lt. Pam Babcock 513-732-7532

** AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER**

1834 State Route 125 Hamersville, OH 45130

HELP WANTEDDismantler

Truck DriverSales Person

Must be experienced Apply in Person

Hours9:00 - 6:00 M-F Office (937) 379-1969 9:00 - 1:00 Saturday Fax (937) 379-7309

DUMP TRUCKDRIVER NEEDED

Two Years CDL Experience Required

Jerry Ritter Trucking

(513) 625-6495

DRIVERS NEEDED

2 Years ExperienceClass A CDLLocal Hauling

Home Every NightCall TCB Trucking

513-625-8183

MORRISON PLACEAPARTMENTS

Now renting 2 bedroom apartment with a den, rent starting at $550.00 with attached garage,

washer & dryer hookups.

For 55 & older accepting applications

For questions call Amanda

937-378-6041 ext. 257

200 - HELP WANTEDARE YOU suffering from Empty Nest Syn-drome and you LOVE CHILDREN? Wonderful Beginnings Daycare,LLC would love to have you join our team that is de-voted to QUALITY child care. Daycare center in Mt. Orab has opening(s). Must have high school di-ploma. Training Provided Apply Today! Make adif-ference Tomorrow. Call 937-444-3300 today to apply. EOE

CAHALL BROS., Inc. is searching for a LevelTwo experienced, Ag Service Technician for our Georgetown, Ohio loca-tion. Diesel engine and computer experience re-quired. Combine, tractor, and hydraulic experience recommended. Please bring or send yourresume to Cahall Bros., Inc. c/o Roland Cahall, 50 Cahall Bros. Lane, Georgetown, Ohio 45121 or for more information call Roland Cahall at 937-378-6439. Cahall Bros., Inc. is an equal opportunity em-ployer.

CARRINGTON FARMSupply, 69 Race St., Georgetown, OH 937-378-3221 - Accept-ing applications for CDL drivers. This is a seasonal position beginning ap-proximately in April and ending in approximately June. Must have valid CDL license and willing to work weekends and long hours.

CNA’S NEEDED to touch the heart of those in need, in the coming sea-sons of giving, and all year round! We offer 12 hour shift. Call or stop by to fill out an application. 937-378-3727.

FACTORY HELPWANTED

1st Shift, FT, Men & Women

Apply in PersonMonday - Thursday

10:00am-3:00pm1105 State Route 133

Felicity

HELP WANTED - Truck Driver, Class A-CDL, home weekends, minimum 2 years experi-ence. Call 513-615-7829.

200 - HELP WANTEDNOW HIRING: Compa-nies desperately need em-ployees to assemble prod-ucts at home. No selling, any hours. $500 weekly potential. Info. 1-985-646-1700 DEPT. OH-7268

OWNER OPERATORSMIDWEST ONLY!

No East or West Coast!* Revised Pay 3/1/2011* Dry Van/No touch* Repeat lanes/customers* Paid delay time* Paid d/h on percentage* Paid fuel tax* Fuel discounts* Base Plate Program* Older tractors welcome

To learn more, call or email ANYTIME!!!!!!

[email protected]

PIKE STREET Bar & Grill accepting applica-tions for servers & cooks. Must be experienced. Ap-ply in person at 171 Pike St., Fayetteville, OH. NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE.

206 - BUSINESSOPPORTUNITIES

BECOME A Home Con-sultant. Enjoy many op-tions for successful sell-ing: Online, On-the-go, one on one, HomeParties. Would you like to place an order? Looking for a consultant? DarlaBurdine Ind. Longaberger Con-sultant 513-519-7159.longaberger.com/darlaburdineMention this ad and get a discount!

300 - APTS.UNFURNISHED

1, 2 & 3 BEDROOMAll utilities included

No Pets513-724–5560

134 SOUTH Front St.#A Williamsburg, 2br duplex in town, next to police station, nice yard, tenant must be willing to mow grass every 10 days (own lawnmower), nice deck off kitchen, must keep it clean, small shed, land-lord pays garbage, water, sewage, tenant pays elec-tric, rent $550 w/a $550 deposit. Section 8 wel-come. Call 513-827-9816 or 513-724-3266.


1BR APARTMENT on 2nd floor 2br, 2nd floor, 2br, 1st floor, all in 2-family homes, ask about FREE rent. 513-876-3017.

2BR APARTMENTSw/attached garage in a 1-story tri-plex w/an equipped kitchen & laun-dry room, ample closet space, patio & a yard. No steps, private street. Dar-ling apartments. Utilities not included. Small pets allowed. Located at the Sandstone Estates, a ma-ture-living community in Mt. Orab. 513-625-4522.

2BR, BIG, has heat/a/c, washer/dryer hookup, nice property, call, it won’t last. 513-724-3951.

ACCEPTING APPLI-CATIONS for 1, 2 & 3br, Equal Opportunity Housing, apply at Forest Glade Apartments, 9001 Airport Rd., Georgetown, OH, 937-378-4565.

BATAVIA: 2BR, $500/MO., $150 deposit, quiet family friendly, WW carpet, central a/c, eat-in equipped kitchen, laundry. Off-street park-ing. 513-561-4014.

BRICK DUPLEX apart-ment, 1.5 bedrooms, stove, refrigerator, central air, washer/dryer hookup, shed, NO PETS, $450/mo., $450/dep. Sen-ior discount. Call 937-378-6827.

FELICITYGARRISON PLACE

SENIOR APARTMENTS

62 & OVERRent Subsidized

Free UtilitiesSecure Bldg.

On-site laundryPets allowed

513-876-3590 TTY 800-750-0750

NOW RENTING Ha-mant Villa Apartments, Mt. Orab, mature living, 1-story, W/D hookup,call for move-in special. 513-724-2841 or 513-313-8262.


LYTLE TRACE Senior Apartments. 62 & over, rent subsidized, secure building, free utilities, on-site laundry, pets al-lowed. Call 513-724-3358. TTY 800-750-0750.

MT. ORABCandlelightApartments

2br Townhouse Starts at $565.00

With discount.Visit our website:

briarcreekproperties.com

or call 513-532-5291 or 937-515-3092

Ask about our student, senior & other discounts

MT. ORAB, 2br, 1ba, washer/dryer, stove, re-frigerator & water, $575/mo., $575/dep. 937-205-2934 or 937-444-2124 or 513-504-3368.

NOW RENTINGOne bedroom apartment,

utilities included. Rent is income based. Applicants must meet eligibility criteria and have a mental illness.

For more information call Amanda

937-378-6041, Ext. 257

RIPLEY SCHOOL-HOUSE Apartments, 1br units available, Move-in Rent Special, rent-$255 plus utilities, for Seniors 62 years old, disabled or handicapped. For ques-tions call 937-392-9216 or 937-378-6603. Man-aged by Brown County Senior Citizens Council.

SARDINIA - 2br, 1ba, C/A, stove/refrigerator, small yard, $450/mo., $450/dep., non smoking, no pets. 937-205-2934 or 937-444-2124.


SARDINIA - 3br, central a/c, no smoking, no dogs! $625/mo. plus deposit. Some utilities paid. Also small house $450/plusde-posit. 513-309-4319.

“SPRING FORWARDWITH THIS DEAL”

Efficiency & 1 bedroomA/C, extra storage

Nice size513-724-3951

303 - HOUSES FOR RENT1YR OLD houses, 3br, 2ba, Mt. Orab area, 2-car garage, $800-$1000/mo. 513-404-4543.

3BR, 1BA on Lake Lore-lei, $825/mo. includes sewage, plus deposit, no pets, serious inquiries only, call 513-875-3459.

IN GEORGETOWN - 2br, 1ba ranch, $425/mo. plus security deposit, no pets. Call 937-446-9371.

307 - MOBILE HOMESFOR RENT

2BR ON one acre in country between Russell-ville & Decatur, W/D hookup, stove, fridge, no pets. $425 includes water. Call 937-378-6827.

MOBILE HOME for rent in Sardinia, OH. Sen-iors, 62 & over, fully fur-nished, 2br w/washer, dryer, garage, $405 plus $500 deposit & utilities. Taking applications. Call 513-919-4703.

SARDINIA - 3br mobile home, $425; Mt. Orab area, 2br mobile home & 30x36 garage, $600. Nice yards, both plus deposits. 937-822-1366.

308 - OFFICE/BUSINESSSPACE FOR RENT

APPROX. 1,000SQ. ft. commercial building on 125 in Bethel, half bath, $550/mo. plus utilities. 513-724-5104.

UPTOWN BUILDING,prime location, 2000sq. ft., great for retail or of-fice space. Call 937-205-1678 for details.

310 - WANTED TO RENTMATURE COUPLEseeking rural farmhouse w/outbuildings. Barn/ga-rage, shed/workshop, gar-den/pond a plus. Room for dogs, cats, chickens. Can do maintenance/re-pair/livestock care. 812-725-3039 or [email protected]

400 - HOUSES FOR SALEFARM

WITH nice 1.5 story older home

w/basement, 3 car detached garage, barns & 20 rolling acres with large rock lined creek and woods, great for hunting or farming, more or less acreage

available, Bethel New Hope Rd., 1 mi. from Clermont County line,

Western Brown but close enough for

Bethel.Asking $215,000

513-734-6349 or 937-444-6925 Dan

(May also sell for less with fewer acres)

401 - CONDOS/TOWN-HOUSESFOR RENT

CONDO INGeorgetown, 3br, 2.5ba, fireplace, at-tached 2-car garage, nice deck, tile & hardwood floors, $750/mo. Call 937-444-5223.

403 - MOBILE HOMESFOR SALE

28X52 DOUBLEWIDE,4br, 1.5ba, kitchen,dining room, living room, utility, front awning, excellent condition, $11,000 OBO. 513-575-1114

MILFORD, OHIO2004 Fairmont Mobile

Home for Sale2br, 2ba, washer/dryer,

a/c, very clean, like new. 55 or older

513-831-8422

NEWLY REMOD-ELED 3br, 1ba mobile home for sale, $4000 OBO. 513-546-0170.

405 - LOTS & ACREAGE

BEAUTIFUL 50ACRES

W/large rock lined creek & woods, great

for hunting or farming. More or less

acreage available.Bethel New Hope Rd.

1-mile from Clermont County line,

Western Brown but close enough for

Bethel.Asking $199,500

Dan513-734-6349 or

937-444-6925(Smaller parcels

also available)

409 - LAND FOR RENTRIPLEY - Mobile Home LOTS for rent. Under new management, $150/mo. Call 937-378-4544 or 373-4883.

499 - LAWN & GARDENFOR SALE - Spring flowers, Pansies & Violas in a variety of pots, flats & bags, seed potatoes, onion sets, bulk garden seed, potting soil, mulch, vine trees & much more in the gift shop. Come see us at Cox Firewood, 3600 St. Rt. 125, Georgetown, OH. 937-378-4309. Open daily 9-6pm, Visa, Mas-ter Card welcome.

SIMPLICITY 9518Lawn Tractor, 3/cylinder diesel, 4WD, Cat. 1 3pt. hitch, PTO, 54” mower deck, recent engine over-haul. $2500. No calls af-ter 9pm. 513-724-2665.

501 - CHILD CAREEXPERIENCED HOME child care, 1st, 2nd & 3rd shift, FT/$20, PT/$25 a day. 513-314-9224.

501 - CHILD CAREEXPERIENCED CHILD care in myChris-tian home, full-time, $28/day, 2-meals & snacks included. 513-724-0641.

504 - BUSINESS SERVICESGARDEN TILLING,$60 for average garden 1000 sq. ft. or less (gone over twice), also bush hogging, backhoe work, grading yards or drive-ways. Call Cool Breeze 937-515-0947.

JOHN’S GENERALMAINTENANCE

Garden tilling, mowing, fencing, gravel/dirt

hauling, property cleanup inside/outside, field planting, building/

lawn mower repairs.937-444-2694

506 - CLEANINGRESIDENTIAL CLEANING or just needing some spring cleaning, great rates, and even better references. Call for a quote, or for more information. 513-255-4342.

507 - SEWING& ALTERATIONS

For all your sewing needs for you, your family and your home. Call 937-444-4276. Reasonable rates, expert service.

509 - ELDER CARE

I WILL care for the eld-erly in your home. Per-sonal care, light house cleaning, cooking, etc. Flexible hours, great ref-erences, 20+ yearsexperi-ence. Call 513-638-0562.


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512 - FINANCIAL SERVICESFINANCIAL PROB-LEMS? Solve them and end collection callstoday! Personal or business, new or existing debt, make one low monthly pay-ment. For all your finan-cial needs call Capital Credit One with no obli-gation at 1-800-449-0611.

600 - FURNITUREQUEEN PILLOWTOPmattress set w/memory foam. Brand new in plas-tic. Value $1100. Sell $350. 937-515-6590.

QUEEN SIZE waterbed frame, FREE, you pick up. 937-409-7051 - Mt. Orab area.

606 - FARMMERCHANDISE

L175 KUBOTA tractor, $1795. 234 International 23HP diesel tractor w/belly mower, HST, 800/hrs., $3,495, excel-lent condition. New & used tillers, used disc, plow, finish mower, bush hog. 26HP Cub Cadet, HST, 4x4, diesel tractor, w/belly mower, 400/hrs. Kioti 25HP diesel 4x4 tractor, 450/hrs., $6,995. 937-402-0769.

607 - FIREWOODFOR SALE

Firewood, sold by State Regulations,

u-pick up or we deliver. For fast friendly service call Cox Firewood at:

937-378-4309No answer, leave

message or call 937-515-5829

Located3600 SR 125

Georgetown, OHState & County

Voucher welcome

611 - WANTED TO BUYALWAYS PAYING

CASH! Old appliances, old

barn & farm tools, nuts, bolts, all metal, even if rusted, old barn wood, old car & tractor parts,

old lawn mowers & equipment, old pipe &

fittings, electricalitems,

old woodburning stoves, old lamps, old

trains & parts, old pottery & stoneware, old jars & bottles, any

old & primitive, gold & silver,

let us take a look. 937-444-5122

INDIAN ARTIFACTS,old indian beadwork, Na-vajo rugs, antique knives, swords, old guns and es-tates. One call, buys it all 937-695-0755 evenings.

TOP DOLLAR PAID!!Furniture-Antiques-

Appliances-Gold-Silver-Coins-Toys-DVDs-

Records-Games-Systems-Household-Collectibles-

”Almost Anything”937-378-1819513-348-5870

613 - PETS AND SUPPLIES8-FULL BLOODEDEnglish bulldog puppies, AKC registered. Asking $1800, price negotiable. Call 937-515-9279.

614 - HORSES/LIVESTOCK2-3 YR old goats; Pure-bred Nubian Does w/Nu-bian Doelings at side. 2yr old Doe Bred to Freshen in June. Yearling Doe open, born June 11, 2006. Call after 5pm for prices. Interested calls only, please. Call 937-764-1260.

4-H SHOW quality, Wethers & Does, born Jan. 2011. Call 937-217-0733.

615 - MISC. FOR SALEBEAUTIFUL

WHITEMaggie Sottero wedding gown,

size 8, never worn, $800 OBO

Also, Chapel length veil

never worn, $75 OBO

For more information call:

937-515-2692

BRICKS, 25 cents each for sale. 937-618-0063.

FOR SALE - Baby bed 4-in-1 w/mattress & sheets, used very little at grandma’s house, $100. Call 937-378-6631.

FORD PARTS, motors, transmission. For sale, lumber from 1830’s home, oak, all parts. 937-289-1040.

615 - MISC. FOR SALEPOST & Beam Kit, 14ft.x16ft. Oak included frame, rafters, braces, etc. 6” thick wall over 9ft. high to top plate. Would make a fine shop, room, garage, etc. Other oak available 2”x8” tongue & groove pine flooring. Call 937-289-1040.

801 - MARINEFOR SALE - 1994 Lowe witch 50 HP OMC, good running condition, $2500. 937-444-2354.

804 - AUTOS WANTED

BIG JIM’S

JUNKCAR

REMOVAL

(513) 304-2280

I Pay CASH forJunk Car’s, Trucks &

Vans!!

807 - TRUCKS FOR SALE1992 F-150 Ford 6-cyl. truck, automatic, 107,825/miles, runs good, looks fair, good tires. Call 937-379-1909.

2003 GMC 3500 1-ton 12’ stake body, $5000. Call 513-616-3319.

808 - AUTOS FOR SALE1930’S-PRESENT

MARK WANTSrunning, wrecked,

dead cars and trucks.

Now paying $150 - $400/cash

for complete vehicles.

FREE TOW!937-446-3021 or

513-739-0774

1996 BARRETTA, 4cyl. auto, 2dr, $1000; 1973 Chevrolet open road mo-tor home, 77K actual miles, $3000/Firm, oak firewood, $60 throwed in pickup load, $120 cord if you pick up. 937-444-2964.

JUNKED, WRECKEDunwanted autos, autos, trucks, motorcycles, etc., some towed free, cash paid for some. Call 513-734-1650

901 - SALESHUGE MOVING Sale, all must go, great deals, horse collection, rustic items, cabin/lodge look items. Resale items if you’re an Ebayer. 1621 Kress Rd., April 15, 16, 17. Starling to Elm Cor-ner to Kress from Bethel.

Don’t Shell Out a Lot of Cash;

Use the Classifieds.Smart shoppers know

about the bargains hiddenwithin the Classified pages.In the Classifieds, you can

track down deals oneverything from tickets to

trailers. It’s easy to place an ad or find theitems you want, and it’s

used by hundreds of area shoppers every day.

Go with your instincts and use

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HUFF Dominic ThomasCell: 937-213-0902

email: [email protected]: (513) 474-3500

1243844 - Investment opportunity! Nothing todo but take over the rent roll!! Total renovationon all units. 4 different units! Elec & gas sepa-rately metered. Laundry facilities on site. PartialBsmt. Fresh paint on exterior. $147,500

1258411- Mt. Orab - 3 BR. 2 BA. Must see tobelieve! Fully renovated stick built. Re-finishedhdwd floors thru-out. Family rm. carpeted. Brandnew wndws, int & ext doors, paint & counter tops.Mins to SR32. 0.50 acres. Private drive. $45,000

Zoned Business- 457 W Main St., Mt. Orab -4BR. Solid two-story frame w/ full finished bsmt.Impeccable condition! Perfect for your growingfamily or established / new business. Creek linedrolling yard, wrap around deck. Located Next toRhodes Crossing. $139,000

1250495- Georgetown - Custom built home fullytorn down to studs. This beauty boasts 18'ceramictile flrs.10yr.warr. Carpet, new kit. (beautiful cherrycabinets). Marble sills, walk-out to landscapeddeck/patio w/Pergula. 4 car drive-thru garage.Addt'l workshop. $144,255

1259689- Ripley - Known as The Red Oak Store.This turn key operation could be yours. C1 & C2Liquor License. Walk-in cooler refrigerated, pizzabar, double pizza oven, ice cream cooler. Calltoday to get complete inventory list. $99,900

1259128- Georgetown - 2 FAMILY- Best cashflow deal in town! Corner location for thisduplex on public water & sewer. 1 & 2 bdrm.Equipped kitchens, Washer & dryer hook-up.Huge walk-in attic. $36,900

1246303 - Georgetown - Wonderful curbappeal 1.5 story is priced to sell! 3BD, Light& airy Liv. Rm. w/a natural bay window.Newer roof, vinyl & windows. Lots of stor-age. 1 car detached garage. Public water &sewer. $34,500

1242936- Mt. Orab - Must See! Affordable TownProperty. 3BD, 2BA. Public water & sewer. Brandnew paint, flooring & furnace. Spiral staircase toupstairs bedroom. $34,900

Bert ThomasDirect:937-444-2833 Cell: 937-213-2833email: [email protected]

web: www.BertThomas.HUFF.comOffice: (513) 474-3500

Lake Waynoka - Enjoy all of the amenities of thelake as you reside in this well built house situatedon 2.5 acs. Spacious 4 BR, 3 BA! Absolutely readyto move-in. Full finished bsmt, lanai, Part fencedyard and fully equipped kit to name a few. $155,000

1260969- Georgetown- Are you looking for100+ multi-purpose acres with 3 separatehomes and all utilities metered separately?The newer home is wheelchair accessable.3BD, 3.5BA. 30 acres currently farmed with 64acres in the woods the remainder mainly pas-ture. MUST SEE!! $499,900

1262256 - Higginsport - This elegant,state-ly appointed home is offered for sale part.fur-nished. It was successfully operated as aB&B for many yrs. With 6 bedrooms in thishome you can see B&B potential. TheRiverboat house, a separate bldg., has 7rentable units. Truly a turn key operation.1.75 acre and 500 ft of Ohio River frontage.$770,000

1259346- Mt. Orab- 3 BD, 2BA. Turn the key &move in! Brand new furnace, A/C, CaliforniaBerber carpet. Vinyl flooring, countertops & dish-washer. New beautiful kitchen cabinets & win-dows. Two 12x10 sheds in excellent condition.What are you waiting for? $ 79,900

1238691- Russellville- Unique cedar sided con-temporary home secluded behind pine trees. Manybeautiful views. Soaring ceilings, natural lightingthru-out. 4 BR. 3 full Ba. Full bsmt,double-sidedFP,huge Fam.Rm. Stocked pond, barn, ingroundpool all on 10.7 acres. $229,900

1258238- Sardinia- 3BD, 2BA, Almost 1500 sq.ft.of open living area. Master bedroom suite. DiningRm. & Eat-in Kitchen. Covered back porch.Affordable living seconds off St.Rt.32. Back yardcompletely privacy & fenced. $79,900

1251916- Sardinia - 3.25 Acre Mini-Farm.Solidly built Ranch, well kept. 2BD, 1BA.25x36 Log cabin w/stone FP & huge potbelly stove. 36x36 tobacco barn w/built install. Water outside barn. Fenced pasture.Hundreds of feet of road frontage. Close toSR32 on lightly traveled road. $125,000

THRIVING LOCATION

B&B POTENTIAL

NEW LISTING

SOLD PENDING SOLD PENDING

1253803 - Higginsport- 2BR ApartmentRental! -County Bldg.1st. flr.currently usedas the Higginsport Post Office. Corner loca-tion. 2nd. flr. apt. 2 bdrm, 2 Ba, Lr, Dr, & Kit.Ready to move in. Rental income will makeyour payment. Don’t miss out on this invest-ment opportunity. $59,750

NEW LISTING! NO SIGNS POSTED!

1208772- Mt. Orab - Come enjoy your peace-ful new home. 3 Bedroom, 2 full bath ranch on1+ acre near Lake Grant. 1 car detachedgarage. Large wood deck. $89,750! CallChristy Today at 513-317-1313.

1227072- Winchester- Solid home on publicwater & sewer. 3BD, 1.5BA. Brand new roof.Home has been well cared for. Att. 1 car garageis finished w/opener. 20x34, 2 car garage over-sized. Nicely landscaped. $89,900

Mt. Orab- Two story all brick Gold Medallionhome! 5BR! More than 3,000 sq. ft. living area,corner location. Seconds from SR 32, minutesfrom Eastgate. This home boasts Two walk-outbalconies. Hardwood, ceramic, flooring.Floor to ceiling beautiful brick F/P Family livingon a two acre tract. Must see to believe. Calltoday for a personal showing! $189,747

POST OFFICE & 2BR APARTMENT

1263287- Mt. Orab - Must see inside of thishome to believe! 3BD, 2BA. Totally trans-formed. Brand new flring, fixtures, hwh. Allnew drywall! Newer furnace & compace pel-let stove. Gar. has it's own heating system. Allon 4.17 acres. $109,900

TRACTORS, HAY EQUIP., & MORE

TINDLE AUCTIONApril 23, 2011 - Begins @ 10:00am

Directions: 2601 St. Rt. 131, Batavia, Ohio 45103, 1mile West of Newtonsville on St. Rt. 131Tractors & Misc Equip: 1964, 165 Massey Ferguson,diesel tractor; 1965 IH 444 gas tractor w/new paint;Front loader w/bucket; Int. 200 ground driven manurespreader; Dearborn 14” 2 bottom plow; Minn. Molenedisc; 6’ bush hog; 5’ grader blade 3pt; 5’ tiller 3pt.;spikeharrow. Hay Equip: Hay Elev; Hay wagons 16’ & 14’;9’ Hay rake; New Idea 12’ seeder spreader; 710 Pe-quea hay teader; 272 New Idea cutter conditioner; 268New Holland Sq. Bailer; & more. Misc. Equip. & Tools;60 gal.7 hp 240v single phase, air compressor; 250,000BTU prop heater; Craftsman riding mower 19.5hp 42”cut; scaffolding; reese hitch; yard trailers & wheel bar-rows; 270 Hobart welder/gen. on wheels; portable con-crete mixer; tandem trailer (needs floor) & still addingitems so see www.auctionzip.com user #7414, for pic’sAuctioneers Note: After residing in the same place &running a successful hay operation for 18+years, Bob& Beverly Tindle, are down sizing, due to health rea-sons. All of this equip is in good operating cond., wasused last season & has been kept under roof. Theyhave ask Lewis Auctioneering to offer at public auctionall of the above listed items as well as anything elsethey add, between now & auction day. Terms: NOBUYERS PREMIUM. Cash or Check w/ photo ID,Everything is sold as is where is.

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Brown County Prosecutor hosts Comprehensive Domestic Violence Training for local agenciesBrown County Prosecutor, Jessica Little, hosted a day-long “Domestic Violence” training on March 31st with National Trainer, Officer Michael P. LaRiviere. The training was available forlocal law enforcement and social service agencies. The training is designed to educate prosecutors, law enforcement, and caseworkers on domestic violence dynamics and liability. Thetraining was co-sponsored by the Brown County Prosecutor’s Office, Brown County Sheriff’s Office and the YWCA and is the first comprehensive trainings that Brown County has everhosted. The event was open to surrounding communities. The following departments and agencies participated in the training: Aberdeen Police Department, Adams County Prosecutor’sOffice, Brown County Children’s Services, Brown County Sheriff’s Office, Fayetteville Police Department, Georgetown Police Department, Highland County Sheriff’s Office, Mt. Orab PoliceDepartment, Ripley Police Department, Sardinia Police Department, Women’s Crisis Center in Maysville, and YWCA. We would also like to thank the Brown County Engineer’s Office forthe use of their amazing facilities. “Our caseload of domestic and dating violence continues to rise in Brown County and we have had to work extremely hard to respond to and prose-cute these crimes. This training will help the first responding law enforcement, the prosecutor’s office, case workers, and social service agencies work together to further improve ourimmediate response, prosecution, and comprehensive care for victims,” explained Brown County Prosecutor, Jessica Little. The Brown County Prosecutor’s Office also recently appliedfor a federal U.S. Department of Justice: Rural Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, and Stalking grant to expand their ability to Break the Cycle of Violence in BrownCounty. They hope to receive news in September 2011 if their application receives funding. In the meantime, the office is looking for new community partners, civic groups, and church-es who would like to help support victims of these crimes. Specifically, the office will be putting “Safety Plan Folders” and “On the Go Bags” together with toiletry items for victims ofabuse that the first responding law enforcement distribute. If you are interested in holding a toiletry drive or helping to stuff the folders or bags please contact, Jessica Roush, VictimAssistance Coordinator at the Brown County Prosecutor’s Office at (937) 378-4151.

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G’town Happy Hustlers to meet Monday, April 11The fourth meeting of the Georgetown Happy Hustlers was held Monday, March 28 at theAmerican Legion Post. The meeting was called to order by the president katie Yockey. ThePledge to the Flag and the 4-H pledge was said. Chaplain Emily Little recited a poem, fol-lowed by Secretary Christina McKenzie’s report. Treasurer, Bailey Johnson gave a report,as did energy, McKay Jones, and safety, Mia Johnson officers. Tyler Newberry, health andKaylee Powell, litter officers also gave reports and historian, Shayne Jones, made a requestfor materials that is needed to make her scrapbook. Lexi Gray, recreation officer provideda game. Roll call was taken by leader, Anita McKenzie. The club has 40 members. Our win-dow display won 2nd place. All new business and old business was discussed and out-standing fees were paid. At the end of the meeting the Clover buds showed their projects.kate Yockey, Casey Spires, and Jala Elliott will give a demonstration at the next meeting onMonday, April 11, 2011 at the American Legion Hall at 7 p.m. Another thing to note, TheHappy Hustlers will be doing their annual Pie Peddler fundraiser. Pictured left to right, front,Mia Johnson, 1st row, Tyler Newberry, Lexi Gray, Emily Little, Jala Elliott, Kaylee Powell,Mckay Jones, 2nd row, Casey Spires, Bailey Johnson, Christian McKenzie, Katie Yockey,Shayne Jones.

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Jackson Junior Farmers elect officersThe Jackson Junior Farmers are off to a good start for the 2011 year. The club has had 4meetings in February and March. At the March 7th meeting officers were elected. Officersfor the 2011 year include: Back Row L to R - Dustin Yockey, Garrison Reeves, Brittany Clark,Megan Williams; Front Row L to R - Allison Day, Gavin Reeves, Shelby Burchell, MacyCooper. Congratulations to these 4H members and we are looking forward to a great year!

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