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GOSHEN TOWNSHIP — A Go-shen Township man is facingcriminal charges after he alleg-edly drove an all terrain vehicleon soccer fields used by hun-dreds of local youths, leavingdeep tire tracks and ruts thatwill cost about $5,000 to repair.

Tyler J. Lowe, 24, of the 6500block of Goshen Road, wasscheduled to be arraignedMarch 30 in Clermont CountyMunicipal Court on one counteach of criminal damaging andendangering and criminal tres-passing, both misdemeanors.Lowe, who is cooperating withauthorities, was charged afterpolice received a tip and “im-portant evidence,” GoshenTownship Police Chief RickCombs said.

Jeffrey Scheadler, presidentof Goshen Youth Soccer, said hehopes Lowe’s arrest will deterthose who have vandalized thesoccer fields for years. In thepast, vandals have done every-thing from dumping dozens ofold tires on Corcoran Fields to“driving a truck across the hilland doing a bunch of donuts,”Scheadler said.

“We run (Goshen Youth Soc-cer) on very little money, nomore than $10,000 a year,” said

Scheadler, who added the non-profit has to buy a special kindof dirt, a mix of topsoil and clay,to repair the damage. “When thefields are damaged, that meanswe have less money to spend onthings like new goals, puttingnew seed down, repairing lawnmowers and general mainte-nance.”

Scheadler started Goshen

Youth Soccer years ago with fel-low Goshen resident JohnWells. Today, about 300 playersages 4 to 17 use three full-sizedfields, a medium field and fiveor six smaller fields for 4-year-olds on a 12-acre site in the 6300block of Goshen Road. The pro-gram is so popular that sup-porters are considering letting3-year-olds play next year.

Scheadler discovered the lat-est vandalism of the soccerfields on March 17.

“It was clear to us from thebeginning someone had comeupon the closed property with ahigh powered ATV of some typedeliberately causing damage toseveral spots along the playingportions of the field,” Combssaid in a press release. “Offi-

cers then went door to door inthe area canvassing neighborslooking for clues.”

Once located, Lowe cooper-ated with investigators, Combssaid.

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Charges filed after Goshen soccer fields vandalizedCindy [email protected]

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About 300 youths ages 4-17 in Goshen Youth Soccer had their playing fieldsdamaged in mid-March. A Goshen Township man who allegedly drove hisATV on the fields is facing misdemeanor criminal charges.


A Goshen Township man faces misdemeanor criminal charges after policesay he allegedly drove his ATV over fields used by Goshen Youth Soccer.The damage was discovered March 17.

The Yellow Ribbon SupportFoundation 10th annual “Let UsNever Forget” scholarship din-ner is Saturday, April 11, at theOasis Conference Center inLoveland.

“It’s going to be a surprise tomost everyone,” said June Izzi-Bailey, who founded the schol-arship dinner program in 2006.

Izzi-Bailey has lots of sur-prises planned for the “DownMemory Lane”-themed pro-gram raising funds for thescholarships which honor localFallen Heroes and their GoldStar Families. She expects to fillall 100 tables (10 per table).

“I think it’ll be the best oneyet,” said Keith Maupin, YellowRibbon Support Center. “We’regoing to have more people. Wehave more sponsors that willmake a difference.”

There are already more than50 Gold Star Families planningto attend along with many veter-ans, corporate supporters, andindividual supporters.

“I have a table of veterans

from 1941-2015,” Izzi-Baileysaid.

Tricia Macke of Fox 19 Newswill emcee the ceremonies.Guests will enjoy a sit-downdinner, a special guest speaker,

and a program which includesmoving vocal performances byAnna Weigand, Colleen Lloy andAshlee McKinzie. The John Er-win Band will provide music fordancing during the evening. Ev-eryone will have the opportuni-ty to bid on items in a silent auc-tion and several special itemswill be auctioned live during theevening.

Former Bengal David Fulch-er is the auctioneer.

Proceeds from the auctionand raffle go directly to fundthe scholarships honoring theFallen Heroes. In a surprisetwist this year one of the schol-arship recipients will be onhand to accept the scholarshipaward. That presentation willbe made by the 12-year-old sonof the soldier honored as a Fall-en Hero.

“It’s humbling,” Maupinsaid. “When people come andsee this, hopefully next yearthey’ll help us make it bigger.When people stop supportingthis, I’m going fishing.”

For tickets, call: June Bailey,831-1651.

CHUCK GIBSON FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

10th annual Let Us Never Forget scholarship fundraiser dinner is Saturday,April 11 at Oasis Conference Center in Loveland.

Fallen Heroes scholarship dinner setChuck [email protected]

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Remembering Matt Maupin iswhere the "Never Forget"scholarship program began for JuneIzzi-Bailey.

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GOSHEN TOWNSHIP —Three members of the Go-shen Board of Educationand the board as a wholerecently received region-al recognition.

Sue Steele received theannual Education Awardat the Clermont CountyChamber of CommerceSalute to Leaders awards

banquet. The award ispresented to someonewho has made a majorcontribution to the qualityof education in a ClermontCounty school district.

Steele has been chairor vice chair of the Go-shen Board of Educationfor 11 of her 17 years onthe board. She also was ina leadership role nine ofthe 10 years she’s served

on the Great Oaks Boardof Education.

In 2009, the GoshenChamber of Commercenamed Steele Educator ofthe Year.

Steele also serves onthe Southwest RegionalExecutive Committee andthe State Board of Trust-ees for the Ohio SchoolBoards Association. Thisyear, she was named one

of Ohio’s five outstandingschool board members.

Steele and GoshenBoard of Education mem-ber John Benthien re-ceived Awards ofAchievement at the OhioSchool Boards Associa-tion’s Award of Achieve-ment program that recog-nizes Ohio public schoolboard members who workto become better boardmembers. Recipientsearn credits toward theaward by enrolling andparticipating in work-shops and conferences,volunteering for serviceto their association andworking on behalf of theirboard.

Goshen Board of Edu-cation Vice PresidentJohn Gray also was recog-nized for 10 years of con-secutive service to Go-shen Local Schools.

The entire GoshenBoard of Education re-ceived the Gold Award asan Effective School Boardrecipient for the 2014-2015school year. The OSBASouthwest Region Execu-tive Committee devel-oped the award to recog-nize school boards thatare doing outstandingwork in the region.

Want to know what’s happen-ing in Goshen Local Schools?Follow me on Twitter @Cin-dyLSchroeder.

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Goshen Board ofEducationmember JohnBenthien waspresented withan Award ofAchievementfrom the OhioSchool BoardsAssociation.

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John Gray, vicepresident of theGoshen Board ofEducation, wasrecognized for 10years of boardservice.

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Sue Steele, along-time member ofthe Goshen Board ofEducation, wasrecognized by theClermont CountyChamber ofCommerce at theSalute to Leadersawards banquet aswell as at theSouthwest RegionSpring Conference ofthe Ohio SchoolBoards Association.

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Library board tomeet April 13

The Clermont CountyPublic Library Board ofTrustees will meet in reg-ular session at 6 p.m. Mon-day, April 13, in the UnionTownship Branch Li-brary, 4450 Glen Este-Withamsville Road.

The Records Commit-tee will meet at 5:30 p.m.,just before the regularboard meeting.

The public is welcome.

Spaghetti a plentyMilford Lodge No. 54,

at the Masonic Temple, 32Water St., will host an all-you-can-eat spaghetti din-ner from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30p.m. Saturday, April 18.Also included is an exten-sive salad bar, bread, des-sert, soft drinks, tea andcoffee. The cost is $6 foradults and $3 for children.Everyone is invited to at-tend; you do not have to bea Mason to join this din-ner.

Milford’s Row HouseGallery issues call toartists

Row House Gallery &Custom Framing is look-ing for professional art-ists working in all medi-ums to participate in anart show, “A Local IconLives – The Stonelick Cov-ered Bridge.” The showwill open with an artists’reception at the galleryJuly 18 and run throughJuly 25, 2015. Row Houseis at 211 Main St., Milford.

This call to artists is tocelebrate the restorationand mid-April reopeningof a Clermont County his-torical icon, the StonelickCovered Bridge. Artistswho meet the guidelinesof the program may sub-mit one piece of art for theJuly exhibit and sale. Allartists must register byMay 20 to be eligible toparticipate. A call to art-ists document is availableat Row House; or, bydownload from the RowHouse website (www.ro-whouse.com). Artists mayalso request the call to art-ists document via email tothe gallery’s marketingcoordinator, Mary Ward,Mary Ward & Associates,at [email protected].

“The Stonelick Cov-ered Bridge is an impor-tant part of our local histo-ry,” said Nancy Meyer,president, Row HouseGallery & Custom Fram-ing. “Now that the bridgeis scheduled to reopen inApril, we’re excited tohonor it with a selection ofartistic interpretations.”

The Stonelick CoveredBridge is at 5266 Stonel-ick-Williams CornerRoad, Batavia (approxi-mately six miles east ofMilford off U.S. Route 50).The bridge was originallybuilt in 1878; and, it wasplaced on the NationalRegister of HistoricalPlaces in 1974. The bridgehas been closed to trafficsince May 2010 when anoverloaded garbage truckbroke the floor beams. In2013, as crews worked torebuild the bridge, it col-lapsed; however, morethan 50 percent of thebridge’s timbers were sal-vaged and work resumed.In a project update docu-ment, Clermont CountyEngineer Patrick Mangercommented that “Thenew bridge shares thesame design as the oldone, but it will have athicker floor, additionalbracing, a guardrail and alarger weight limit.”

Head Startenrollments begin

Enrollments for HeadStart 2015-2016 are hap-pening now throughoutClermont County for 16centers and home bases.

Children are eligiblefor this comprehensivepreschool program at nocost if they are 3- or 4-years-old, are a fosterchild, homeless, or low in-come. Children with dis-abilities are welcome.Transportation is notavailable at all locations.

Registrations are tak-ing place at the followinglocations:

Amelia Library, April3, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.;

Goshen Marr-Cook El-ementary, April 10, 9 a.m,to noon;

Felicity Elementary,April 10, noon to 3 p.m.;

Milford Preschool/Ex-tended Day, April 16, 1p.m. to 4 p.m.;

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Ohio Library Day isApril 14

The Clermont CountyPublic Library staffwould like to invite every-one in to celebrate OhioLibrary Day.

All libraries will beopen noon to 8 p.m. April14.

Patrons can enjoy asnack while they take atour of the library with astaff member, who candemonstrate the free pub-

lic computers, help down-load library materials to amobile device or answerquestions about pro-grams.

If you can’t make itApril 14, stop in anytime.The libraries are opennoon to 8 p.m. Monday andTuesday; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.Wednesday and Thurs-day; and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.Friday and Saturday.Staff members will behappy to answer ques-tions, show you the li-brary or help with pro-grams and materials.

If you belong to an or-ganization and would liketo have a meeting in the li-

brary, call the branchnearest you.

If you would like, a li-brarian can attend a por-tion of the meeting to talkabout library services andprograms.

The Clermont CountyPublic Library has been apart of the community for60 years, but you may nothave visited lately. Stop inand take a look.

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Organizers of the an-nual Spring Litter Clean-Up in Clermont Countyare hopeful of having up-wards of 600 volunteers tohelp clean the waterwaysand other green spacesthroughout the county.

This year’s clean-up is9 a.m. to noon Saturday,April 18, at various loca-tions throughout Cler-mont County and the EastFork Watershed, BeckyMcClatchey, watershedcoordinator for ClermontSoil and Water Conserva-tion District, said. Anyoneinterested in volunteeringcan visit

springlittercleanup.comto register.

“We provide all theclean-up supplies, gloves,trash bags and litter grab-bers,” McClatchey said.With the help of volun-teers, the supplies aredropped off at the variousclean-up sites. There willbe folks who go by canoeto clean debris from theLittle Miami and EastFork Rivers, she said.There will also be sitesaround East Fork and Sto-nelick state parks. Volun-teers are expected to beout in force in areas suchas the villages of Wil-liamsburg and Ameliacleaning up different pub-lic areas.

Those who come outand volunteer will receivea picnic lunch and a smallgift – a spring litter clean-up T-shirt. The T-shirt’sdesign is from the win-ning artwork of NewRichmond High Schoolsenior Micha Brum-baugh. She was the win-ner of the event’s first T-shirt and poster designcontest, McClatchey said.

Her artwork was selectedout of 22 other designs.

The annual clean-upevent is coordinated bythe East Fork WatershedCollaborative and the Val-ley View Foundation inpartnership with others.

Vanessa Hannah, exec-utive director for ValleyView, said that volunteerspick up about 800 bags oftrash in three hours.

“We removed hun-dreds of dumped itemsfrom the waterways,” shesaid. The hope is, eventu-ally overtime awarenessis increased enough forbehaviors will change.

“I would like to strug-gle to find trash one day,”Hannah said. “That wouldbe a great outcome.”

Grant funding and do-nations from local busi-nesses and organizationsmake this event possible,McClatchey said. Thisyear the clean-up is sup-ported by Clermont Coun-ty Convention and Visi-tors Bureau, Little MiamiConservancy and Buck-eye United Fly Fishers.

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MILFORD — A formerschool that now housesMilford Schools’ adminis-trative offices likely willbe sold, as school officialsconsider moving those of-fices to a more central lo-cation across from Mil-ford High School.

After studying sevenpossible uses for the for-mer Milford South school-- everything from main-taining the building totearing it down – the Mil-ford Exempted VillageSchools Business Adviso-ry Council, or BAC, isleaning toward recom-mending that the schoolboard sell the building at777 Garfield Ave.

“If the idea of movingthe board administrativeoffices to that new site is agood idea, then more thanlikely (the school board)would sell the (MilfordSouth) building,” BACchair Chris Hamm said.

“It’s apparent that theschool system doesn’twant to be in the landlordbusiness.”

If a sale doesn’t workout, then the BAC wouldlikely recommend thatthe building that’s nowhome to Milford Schools’administrative offices berepurposed, or used with-in the district for anotheruse, such as storage,Hamm said.

At the BAC’s March 23meeting, Milford SchoolBoard Member GeorgeLucas told the advisorycommittee of local busi-ness people and govern-ment leaders that hethinks the school boardwould support selling thebuilding.

“Although I can’t speakfor the board, I think thatwe would push hard forthe private sale (of theMilford South building) ifwe failed at auction,” saidLucas, who’s the schoolboard’s representative onthe BAC. He repeatedly

said that he, as a schoolboard member, doesn’twant to be in the landlordbusiness, a sentiment thatother board membershave expressed.

Two months ago, Mil-ford Schools and the Cler-mont County Public Li-brary Board of Trusteesannounced they were ex-ploring a land swap thatwould enable the librarysystem to build a central-ly located, state-of-the-artbranch on BuckwheatRoad. The area is betweenMilford Schools’ Mulber-ry Elementary and St.Elizabeth Ann Seton Par-

ish.If the swap occurs, the

school district would getthe library and land onOhio 131 across from Mil-ford High School.

The Milford Southbuilding, which was builtin 1957, was last used bystudents 11 years ago. Be-sides housing the schooldistrict’s administrativeoffices, it’s also whereMilford parents registertheir children for kinder-garten.

School officials say theMilford South building isnot practical for its cur-rent use because it’s not

handicapped-accessible,it has no central lobby, of-fices are the size of class-rooms and can’t be easilydivided for privacy, andthe building has limitedspace for professional de-velopment.

Also, the roof over theolder section of the build-ing leaked last year,prompting staff to placebuckets in that area. Theheating system is old andinefficient, and it re-quires a lot of mainte-nance.

When the BAC nextmeets at 4 p.m. April 29, itwill be at the Milford-Mi-

ami Township librarybranch on Ohio 131 so thatmembers can tour thebuilding. By then, JeffJohnson, Milford Schools’operations manager,hopes to have an estimateof how much it would costthe district to renovatethe library, if the swap oc-curs, as well as an ap-praisal for the MilfordSouth building.

Want to know what’s happen-ing in Milford Schools? Followme on Twitter @CindyL-Schroeder.

Milford Schools studying possible sale of former school Cindy [email protected]


Milford Exempted Village Schools Business Advisory Council isstudying the possible sale of the Garfield Avenue buildingthat’s home to the district’s administrative offices. Built in1957, the building was the former Milford South School.

A number of ClermontCounty communities areeligible to participate inthe application processfor funding of potential

projectsunder theCommuni-ty Devel-opmentBlockGrant pro-gram.

TheClermontCounty

Commissioners took ac-tion that enabled commu-nities to potentially seekCDBG funds for a broadrange of activities in-cluding: economic devel-opment projects, street,water supply, drainageand sanitary sewer im-provements; demolitionof unsafe structures, re-habilitation of housing;public services, and im-provements to neighbor-hood facilities, countyGrant Coordinator An-nette Decatur said in anemail.

The communities inwhich the commission-ers entered into amend-ed cooperation agree-ments with are: the cityof Milford, and the vil-lages of Bethel, Felicity,Moscow, New Richmond,Newtonsville, Owens-ville and Williamsburg.The agreement betweenthe commissioners andcommunities is for thethree-year period of 2015to 2017.

The county was desig-nated as an EntitlementCommunity under theCDBG program begin-

ning in fiscal year 2015.This designation is theresult of the 2013 U.S.Census update of Cler-mont County’s popula-tion which showed thatthe county’s populationpassed 200,000. The val-ue of grants ClermontCounty is eligible to re-ceive more than doubledwith the new designa-tion.

The U.S. Departmentof Housing and UrbanDevelopment has noti-fied the county that it’seligible for about$932,702 in CDBG fund-ing for fiscal year 2015,providing it meets appli-cable program require-ments, Decatur said inher message. The countymust develop and submita five-year consolidatedplan to HUD.

Work on the plan is un-der way, she said, and adraft copy will be avail-able for public inspec-tion for a 30-day reviewperiod, tentatively set tobegin April 15. A secondpublic hearing is sched-uled by the ClermontCounty Commissionersto receive comments,and a formal adoption ofthe plan must be madeprior to the submission toHUD. The first publichearing was in earlyMarch.

Watch the ClermontCounty Department ofCommunty and Econom-ic Development’s web-site, www.clermontcoun-tyohio.biz, for dateswhen the plan will beavailable for viewing.

Some Clermontcommunities eligible toapply for CDBG funds

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THURSDAY, APRIL 9Exercise ClassesStrength & Balance, 9 a.m.-9:45a.m., Union Township CivicCenter, 4350 Aicholtz Road,Variety of exercises designed toincrease muscular strength,range of movement and activityfor daily living skills. Call forpricing. 513-947-7333. UnionTownship.

Spinning on Keiser M3 Free-wheel, 6:15 p.m.-7:15 p.m.,Miami Athletic Club & WellnessCenter, 930 Lila Ave., SpinningStudio. Keiser M3 indoor bikewith magnetic resistance. Ages18 and up. $10. Registrationrecommended. 513-831-0006;www.miamiathleticclub.org.Milford.

Strength & Balance, 1 p.m.-1:45p.m., Crossings of Amelia, 58Amelia Olive Branch Road,Move to music through varietyof exercises designed to increasemuscular strength, range ofmovement and activities fordaily living. For seniors. Call forpricing. Presented by SilverS-neakers Stretch. 513-478-6783.Amelia.

Aqua Zumba with KC, 1p.m.-1:45 p.m., Comfort Inn,

4421 Aicholtz Road, Pool Room.All levels welcome. Bring watershoes and towel. Ages 18 andup. $5. Presented by Zumbawith KC. 513-240-5180. Eastgate.

SilverSneakers Senior Stretch,2:30 p.m.-3:15 p.m., SEM Laurels,203 Mound Ave., Free. Present-ed by SilverSneakers Stretch.513-478-6783. Milford.

Literary - CraftsThursday Morning CraftyCrochet, 10 a.m., Union Town-ship Branch Library, 4450 GlenEste-Withamsville Road, In-structor Pat Esswein teachesbeginning crochet stitches. Ages12-99. Free. Presented by Cler-mont County Public Library.513-528-1744; www.clermon-tlibrary.org. Union Township.

Literary - LibrariesTeen Writing Club, 6 p.m.,Loveland Branch Library, 649Loveland-Madeira Road, Forteen writers interested in meet-ing other teen writers or look-ing for feedback from others.Ages 12-17. Free. 513-369-4476;www.cincinnatilibrary.org.Loveland.

Sensory Storytime, 10 a.m.,Loveland Branch Library, 649Loveland-Madeira Road, Pro-

gram for children with dis-abilities or special needs andtheir families. Family friendly.Free. Registration required.513-369-4476; www.cincinnati-library.org. Loveland.

Literary - Story TimesToddlertime, 10 a.m., AmeliaBranch Library, 58 Maple St.,Stories, songs, crafts, games,reading practices. For ages 18months-3 years. Free. Presentedby Clermont County PublicLibrary. 513-752-5580. Amelia.

Preschool Storytime, 11 a.m.,Amelia Branch Library, 58 MapleSt., Free. Presented by ClermontCounty Public Library. 513-752-5580. Amelia.

Babytime, 10:30 a.m., NewRichmond Branch Library, 103River Valley Blvd., Free. Present-ed by Clermont County PublicLibrary. 513-553-0570. NewRichmond.

Toddlertime, 10:30 a.m., UnionTownship Branch Library, 4450Glen Este-Withamsville Road,Free. Presented by ClermontCounty Public Library. 513-528-1744. Union Township.

Preschool Storytime, 11:30a.m., Union Township BranchLibrary, 4450 Glen Este-With-amsville Road, Free. Presented

by Clermont County PublicLibrary. 513-528-1744. UnionTownship.

Music - AcousticOpen House, 8 p.m.-10 p.m.,Green Kayak Market and Eatery,204 Front St., Old Lodge Stage.Hosted by Jim Comodeca. Familyfriendly. Free. 513-843-6040.New Richmond.

On Stage - TheaterBEAU JEST, 8 p.m., St. AndrewParish Center, 560 Main St.,Mom and Dad don’t approve ofSarah’s choice of men. What todo? Find an actor to create theperfect beau and introduce himat dinner. It sounded like a goodidea, but her plan unravels. $14,$12. Reservations recommended.Presented by Milford TheatreGuilde. 513-575-9351; www.Mil-fordTheatreGuilde.org. Milford.

RecreationCornhole Thursday, 7 p.m.,American Legion Post 72, 497Old Ohio 74, Lounge. Non-competitive and open to public.$5. Through June 25. 513-528-9909; www.mtcarmelal-post72.org. Mount Carmel.

FRIDAY, APRIL 10Dining EventsFish Fry, 6 p.m.-7:30 p.m., Den-nis Johnson VFW Post 6562, 1596Ohio 131, Fish sandwiches,chicken fingers or six-pieceshrimp dinners. Dinners includefrench fries and homemadecoleslaw. Carry-out available.During lent: homemade mac-n-cheese. Open year round exceptholidays. $6-$6.50. Presented byLadies Auxiliary Dennis JohnsonVFW Post 6562. 513-575-2102.Milford.

Brats-N-Brews, 5 p.m.-8 p.m.,Mt. Carmel Brewing Company,4362 Mt. Carmel-Tobasco Road,Tap Room. Cincy Beer Brats willbe infusing Mt. Carmel’s MapleDoopelbock in to gourmetbratwursts. Live music andoutdoor lakeside dining. $4-$8.513-410-7851; www.mtcar-melbrewingcompany.com.Mount Carmel.

Exercise ClassesSilverSneakers Senior Stretch,9 a.m.-9:45 a.m., Union Town-ship Civic Center, 4350 AicholtzRoad, Complete series of seatedand standing yoga poses. Re-storative breathing exercisesand final relaxation promotestress reduction and mentalclarity. Call for pricing. Present-ed by SilverSneakers Stretch.513-947-7333. Union Township.

Literary - Story TimesDiscovery Club: Write Me aLetter, 10 a.m., Union TownshipBranch Library, 4450 Glen Este-Withamsville Road, Learn eti-quette and proper form of letterwriting. Decorate note cardsand write to family, friends or amilitary service person. Ages6-12. Free. Registration required.Presented by Clermont CountyPublic Library. 513-528-1744;www.clermontlibrary.org. UnionTownship.

Music - AcousticDr. Dan plays the Green Kay-ak, 8 p.m.-11 p.m., Green KayakMarket and Eatery, 204 FrontSt., Free. 513-843-5949;www.greenkayakmarket.com.New Richmond.

On Stage - TheaterBEAU JEST, 8 p.m., St. AndrewParish Center, $14, $12. Reserva-tions recommended. 513-575-9351; www.MilfordTheatre-Guilde.org. Milford.

SATURDAY, APRIL 11Exercise ClassesTOPS: Take Off Pounds Sen-sibly, 9:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m.,Amelia United MethodistChurch, 19 E. Main St., LowerLevel, Generations Room. Talkabout healthier choices forliving a healthier life. Ages 18and up. Free. Presented byTOPS: Take Off Pounds Sensibly.800-932-8677; www.tops.org.Amelia.

Spinning on Keiser M3 Free-wheel, 8:45 a.m.-9:45 a.m.,Miami Athletic Club & WellnessCenter, $10. Registration recom-mended. 513-831-0006;

www.miamiathleticclub.org.Milford.

Garden ShowsAfrican Violet Show, noon-9p.m., Eastgate Mall, 4601 East-gate Blvd., Violets for sale,demonstrations and displays.Free. Presented by CincinnatiAfrican Violet Society. 513-831-3692; www.cincyavs.com. UnionTownship.

Literary - CraftsSpring Yarn Wreath, 2 p.m.-4p.m., Amelia Branch Library, 58Maple St., Make a yarn wreathwith crafter Cindy Mahaffey. Allsupplies provided. Ages 16-99.Free. Registration required.Presented by Clermont CountyPublic Library. 513-752-5580;www.clermontlibrary.org.Amelia.

Literary - LibrariesHang Time for Teens, 1 p.m.-3p.m., Milford-Miami TownshipBranch Library, 1099 Ohio 131,It’s game on with our videogame systems. Ages 12-18. Free.Registration required. Presentedby Clermont County PublicLibrary. 513-248-0700; www.cler-montlibrary.org. Milford.

Block Party, 11 a.m., LovelandBranch Library, 649 Loveland-Madeira Road, Construct andcreate with library’s LEGOs. Free.513-369-4476; www.cincinnati-library.org. Loveland.

Personalized Chia Pet, 3 p.m.,Loveland Branch Library, 649Loveland-Madeira Road, Teens,make your own Chia Pet. Ages12-17. Free. 513-369-4476;www.cincinnatilibrary.org.Loveland.

Literary - Story TimesDiscovery Club: Write Me aLetter, 10 a.m., Union TownshipBranch Library, Free. Regis-tration required. 513-528-1744;www.clermontlibrary.org. UnionTownship.

Music - AcousticMike Mullee and Friends, 8p.m.-11 p.m. 8 p.m.-11 p.m.,Green Kayak Market and Eatery,204 Front St., Free. 513-843-6040; www.greenkayakmarket-.com. New Richmond.

On Stage - TheaterBEAU JEST, 3 p.m. 8 p.m., St.Andrew Parish Center, $14, $12.Reservations recommended.513-575-9351; www.Milford-TheatreGuilde.org. Milford.

Runs / WalksMMM Mary Miller Memorial5K Walk/Run, 9 a.m.-11 a.m.,Miami Meadows Park, 1546Ohio 131, Free Kids Fun Run at10:15 a.m. for ages 6 and under.Proceeds from event supportcommunity food pantry andemergency financial assistancefor those in need in Milford andMiami Township. $30, $25 ingroups of 6, $15 ages 7-14;advance: $25, $20 in groups of 6,$10 ages 7-14. Registrationrequired. Presented by MilfordMiami Ministry. 513-469-0958;www.mmministry.org. Milford.

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You’ve heard the old saying“one person’s misfortune isanother person’s blessing.”

That happenedto us this weekwhen our neigh-bor Bobby, wholives down theroad, called andsaid he had alarge ash treethat had died. Afamiliar story inour area. Frank,Bobby and ourboys made quickwork of the tree.

We’ll be glad next winter thatwe took the time in the springto get it cut and stacked.

Food is like that, too. Rightnow we’re marking rows in thegarden for produce we’ll plantnow and harvest in fall. Andthere’s a renaissance of sortsgoing on with canning andpreserving. All part of theawareness of eating healthyand controlling what’s in thefood we eat. So as we go intowarmer weather, this columnwill be a good resource foreasy home canned goods, likejellies, jams, salsas, vinegars,etc. If you have a favorite,share and I’ll publish it.

Rita Nader Heikenfeld is an herb-alist, educator, Jungle Jim’s East-gate culinary professional and au-thor. Find her blog online atAbouteating.com. Email her [email protected] with“Rita’s kitchen” in the subject line.Call 513-248-7130, ext. 356.

Healthy, tasty reasons to gonuts with spring recipes

Rita HeikenfeldRITA’S KITCHEN

Easy candied nuts

Spring is the time to take pantry inventory. I was doing just that when I ran across ajar of pecans that were near the expiration date. I tossed some in a nonstick skillet andmade a batch of candied pecans for our salad. They turned out so nice that I wanted togive you the recipe, too.

3 tablespoons packed light or dark brown sugar - I used light1 tablespoon water1 teaspoon vanilla1/4 teaspoon salt2 cups pecan halves

Mix together sugar, water, vanilla, and salt. It will look grainy. Set aside.Toast pecans in dry skillet for several minutes, stirring occasionally to prevent burn-

ing. They’re done when they give off a nice aroma. Drizzle sugar mixture on top, stirringas you drizzle. Keep stirring until nuts are all coated. This takes about a minute. Immedi-ately spread nuts on sprayed pan in single layer to cool. They’ll look sticky but coating willharden and nuts can be broken apart after they cool completely. Store in airtight contain-er at room temperature.

Tip: A wonderful appetizer or ice cream topping, as well.

Chicken and black bean enchiladas

One of my students told me her daughterenjoys reading my recipes. “You have a new gener-ation of readers”, she said. That made me feelpretty good as that’s been my goal all along, toget everyone cooking together. Since her daughterlikes Mexican foods, here’s one of our favorites forher to try.

1-1/4 pounds chicken tenderloins, thinly sliced4 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled (leave

drippings in skillet)2 teaspoons minced garlic or more to taste24 oz. Picante sauce16 oz. black beans, drained, rinsed and

drained1 red or green bell pepper, diced1 generous teaspoon cumin or more to taste -

I usually add moreSalt to taste1 generous cup thinly sliced green onions,

both white and green parts12 flour tortillas, 6-inch size16 oz. Mexican cheese blend, shredded

Garnish: Tomato, sour cream, shredded ice-berg, guacamole, or diced avocado, more Picantesauce or salsa, shredded cheese.

Cook chicken and garlic until chicken iscooked. Stir in 1/2 cup Picante sauce, beans, bellpepper, cumin and salt. Simmer until thickened,stirring occasionally. Stir in green onions andbacon. Taste and add more Picante sauce, cumin,etc. if desired.

Spoon about 1/4 cup down center of eachtortilla and sprinkle on a heaping 2 tablespoonscheese. Roll up and place seam side down in asprayed 9x13 casserole.

Pour rest of Picante sauce over enchiladasand sprinkle with rest of cheese. Tent with foil andbake in preheated 350 degree oven until hotthroughout, about 30 minutes or so.

Serve topped with garnishes.Tip: Add a cup or so of frozen shoe peg corn

with the beans.

THANKS TO RITA HEIKENFELD

Candied pecans are an easy to make topper for a salad.

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When President Obama de-clared to the nation that he had a“phone and a pen,” the messagewas clear: if Congress didn’t actas he wanted, he would act uni-laterally.

This built on his choicephrase from 2011 of “We Can’tWait,” seeking to bypass Con-gress with a litany of executiveorders, recess appointments andbureaucratic rule-making.

When he said he would actwithout Congress during lastyear’s State of the Union, mycolleagues across the aisle didn’tspeak up for the legislativebranch’s role. Rather, mostDemocrats stood up and ap-plauded the executive branchtaking over their role.

These elected members ofCongress were signaling to theirconstituents that they are finewith being irrelevant.

Irrelevant representation iswhat happens when members ofAmerica’s most representativebranch concede their electedrole as the legislators in ourgovernment.

The will of “We the People” isdiluted by every act to circum-vent Congress: executive ac-tions, regulatory decrees anddiscretionary enforcement.

From rewriting immigrationslaws to explicitly elbowing outthe Senate from reviewing apossible Iran treaty, this admini-stration has staked out a govern-ing course contrary to the Con-

stitution.Even on sup-

posedly indepen-dent commis-sions, the Oba-ma agenda isbeing followedlock-step in hismarch aroundCongress. Lastmonth, the Fed-eral Communi-cations Commis-

sion passed a 317-page secretreport to regulate the Internetafter President Obama indicatedhis support. This will have legaleffect without a vote in Con-gress!

When the public does noticein due time, these legal rewritesare sometimes reversed. TheBureau of Alcohol, Tobacco andFirearms’ attempt to ban certainbullets is a recent example. Theagency attempted to ban certainbullets by simply omitting par-ticular language in a draft regu-latory framework. The publicnoticed, and the ATF backed off.

As elected officials, we takean oath to uphold the laws of theland. If a law is flawed or dis-liked, we have a process tochange it legally. Until it ischanged by the legislativebranch and signed by the presi-dent, it is the law, and it is to beupheld.

Our time-tested Constitu-tional framework to separatepowers, with strong checks and

balances, is in jeopardy.When our nation was found-

ed, the Executive Branch hadonly three departments; State,War and Treasury. Today, it’sup to 15, not to mention vari-ous other agencies, admini-strations and commissions.

These executive bureau-cracies have authorities tocreate regulations and penal-ties that were never voted onby the citizens or their electedrepresentatives.

One strong check Congresscan impose to rebalance exec-utive power is the REINS Act,short for Regulations from theExecutive in Need of Scrutiny.

The REINS Act would re-quire a congressional vote onany new federal regulationthat has an estimated negativeeconomic impact more than$100 million

This bill is an opportunityfor Congress to recoup someof its legislative authority thathas drifted away.

May our generation leave arestored legacy on the com-mitment to our founding prin-ciple: government doesn’tgrant power to the people, “Wethe People” must consent to begoverned.

U.S. Rep. Brad Wenstrup representsOhio’s Second District in the U.S.House of Representatives.

Irrelevant representation

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First and foremost letme state that I have noissue with children pos-sessing a cell phone in caseof emergency at school. Ihave read too many in-stances of violence atschools where proper cellphone usage has helped tosave innocent lives.

With that said I have aproblem with schools ingeneral blatantly allowingkids to use them duringclass when they should bepaying attention to thematerial being taught.Their policy clearly statesthey are only to be used inbetween classes or in thecafeteria during lunch,only in class can they beused for assignments withteacher permission.

We discovered MilfordHigh School has a policythat would lead parents tobelieve that they have asimilar belief have discov-ered that they are allowingkids to use cell phones,electronic devices, gamingsystems, etc... to be usedduring class without conse-quence. How do we knowthis, we discovered thatour child had taken one ofour old cell phones andwas using connecting tothe Wi-Fi and using it.

We only discovered itduring parent/teacherconferences and severalteachers informed us thatour daughter was pleasantand always listened toiHeart radio. So they knewit was being used duringclass, but clearly are notkeeping an eye on stu-dents.

Once we obtained thephone from our child andreviewed the activity, wediscovered texts betweenstudents during class time.We check our child’s onlineactivity on devices we areaware of with the threat ofbullying and predators tomake sure safe surfing isobserved and were verydisturbed by the things ourchild was doing on thisdevice and allowed to hap-

pen whilein the careof theschool.

It seemshigh techmeans thatkids nolongerneed topass papernotes toeach other

they can just text eachother no matter what classthey are in with no conse-quences with the policy notbeing enforced consistent-ly.

After talking to severalother parents who havefound that their childrenhave been on Facebookcreating posts during classtime and recently therewas a student charged withdisorderly conduct at theschool for sending threat-ening texts it seems that astrict enforcement of thispolicy needs to happen.

When brought to theteachers and principalsattention we were told thatthe problem had been han-dled, that we had the phoneit was deemed no longer anissue. We learned that anemail was sent to all teach-ers reminding them of theschools, electronic devicepolicy, but that nothingmore.

After not getting a satis-factory response we decid-ed to pursue the issue withthe superintendent, butwas met with much thesame response that theproblem has been handledand no further actionwould be taken.

We urge parents to re-view their child’s phoneactivity for improper us-age and if you agree thatphones should stay awayduring class then let youropinion be know to theschool.

Jean Penrod is a Milford SchoolDistrict resident.

School districtlax on cellphone policy

Jean PenrodCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

In 2015, People WorkingCooperatively is celebrating 40years of making critical homerepairs and providing energyconservation and weather-ization services to the low-income, elderly and disabledcitizens of Greater Cincinnati.

This spring, we are encour-aging homeowners to use thefollowing tips to make theirhomes more efficient, to helpprevent flooding, and to con-serve energy and resources.

There are a few simplethings you can do on your ownto improve or maintain theefficiency of your major homeappliances.

For example, while water-ing your garden, spray the dustoff your outdoor central airunit-cleaning the fins protectsyour unit and allows it to run

more efficient-ly.

Checkingyour furnacefilter monthlyhelps yourfurnace to stayin great shape,and it’s animportantsafety mea-sure as well.

Additionally, dusting off ventsduring spring cleaning andensuring that they are notblocked by furniture helps inregulating your home’s tem-perature appropriately, with-out having your heating andcooling systems running con-stantly.

The Tristate has experi-enced its fair share of rainfalland flooding this year, and the

season has only just begun. Toprevent flooding in your homethis spring, make sure guttersand downspouts are clear ofleaves and debris. You can alsocheck your downspouts toensure that they are directingwater flow away from yourfoundation. This helps to pre-vent additional groundwaterfrom reaching your basement.

Energy conservation isimportant for homeowners toconsider, because it saves mon-ey and prevents wasteful useof resources. One simple thinghomeowners can do to saveenergy is to open the doors andwindows to create a crossbreeze during the day ratherthan using central air condi-tioning. Also, using ceiling fanson warm days can reduce thetemperature feeling in a room

by four degrees, and it usesless energy than a central airsystem. If you prefer to keepyour system running, savemoney by lowering the ther-mostat during the day andsetting it back one to four de-grees at night.

You can also use the seasonto your advantage. A springbreeze makes it convenient tohang dry your clothes outdoorson a nice day, and longer day-light hours allow you to openthe blinds and curtains forlight. Turn off lights in roomsnot being used and dust lightbulbs. You’d be surprised atthe increased light they giveoff.

Last but not least, get out-side! Save electricity by ven-turing outdoors during niceweather. Cincinnati has more

than 100 parks and greenspaces comprising more than5,000 acres. Walking or bikingrather than taking your car isanother great way to conserveenergy and resources.

When it comes to weather-ization, taking a proactiveapproach can go a long way.These are just a few ways tonot only save money but toconserve energy and re-sources. We encourage home-owners to evaluate their indi-vidual needs, and incorporatesome or all of these tips inorder to keep their homes safe,secure, and running efficient-ly.

Nina Creech is senior vice presidentof operations, People Working Coop-eratively

Spring weatherization tips from PWC

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April 1 questionWhat is the best April Fool’s

prank you ever played, or hadplayed on you?

“Is it April already? That’s ajoke right there.”

M.J.F.

“I do not think I have everbeen involved in an April Fools’Day prank.

“But Sports Illustrated gotme and millions more in their 4/1/85 issue. They had notedsports scribe George Plimptonwrite of an unbelievable rookiepitcher Sid Finch. Sid had a fast-ball timed way beyond anypitcher then or now. He was be-ing kept under wraps by theNew York Mets, who playedalong with the farce. All the ma-jor networks swarmed to theMets spring camp to see thisphenomenon.

“Like everyone else I fell forthe article. You can fool some ofthe people all of the time and allof the people some of the time;”4/1/85 was the later. Go Figure!”

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BEFORE AFTER

Baseball» Centerville defeated Mil-

ford 6-5 March 31.» Clermont Northeastern

fell to 1-6 following losses to In-dian Hill and Hillsboro April 4.

» Batavia defeated Goshen6-2 April 1.

» McNicholas moved to 2-1after defeating Alter 11-1 April1.

Softball» Milford fell to 2-3 following

a 2-0 loss to Greenville April 4.» Clermont Northeastern

fell to 0-2 after losing 14-6 toBlanchester April 1.

» Goshen defeated Batavia11-4 April 1.

» McNicholas moved to 2-0after defeating Chaminade-Ju-lienne 19-7 April 1.

SHORT HOPS

By Nick [email protected]

The Goshen Warriors returnan experienced lineup includ-ing No . 1singles player MalachiGierzak.

Gierzak joined then-seniorsand co-players of the year ChrisTreadway and Cole Hadley asWarriors who received recogni-tion from the Southern BuckeyeAthletic and Academic Confer-ence last year.

“We have guys who have acouple years experience andare getting better with eachyear,” Goshen head coach PetePatterson said. “And they haveplenty of enthusiasm and arewilling to work to get better.”

Joining Gierzak in the lineupare singles players JimmyPrice and Andy Duncan and thedouble pairs of Skyler Rice andAndrew Hogue and Alec Hill-man and Alex Wells.

Hillman and Wells are brandnew this year at second doubles.

Patterson knows his War-riors team has its work cut outfor it when going against thelikes of Western Brown andNew Richmond. The schoolsfinished 1-2, respectively in theconference last season.

Goshen finished tied withNorwood in fourth place andPatterson is looking for histeam to be around that same po-sition this year.

Unlike Goshen, Milford willbe in a bit of a rebuilding yearafter graduating all of its sen-iors and returning little in theway of varsity experience.

However, head coach ClaireSmalley likes the roster’s depthand the players’ ability to playanywhere in the lineup.

“We’re going to have to learnas we go this season,” the coachsaid. “We have boys that canplay throughout the lineup andcould have a successful season.We could have a bright future as

well.”While Smalley said she need-

ed to watch her singles playersplay more matches to get a line-up sorted out, she has liked whatshe’s seen from her doublesteams.

Her No. 1 pairing of fresh-man Ben Mason and junior Lo-gan Chrislip has looked good.

“When they use what I’m tell-ing them, good things are hap-pening,” Smalley said. “They’veplayed well together.”

Clermont Northeastern re-turns for a 2015 campaign afterfinishing 0-12 and 0-6 inside theSBAAC National division lastyear.

The Rockets had a pair ofseniors in Josh Flaig and Bry-cen Gott receive honors fromthe conference last year.

No further information wasavailable as of press time.

FIRST SWING AT 2015 BOYS TENNIS

Goshen returnsexperiencedtennis lineup Nick Robbe [email protected]

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Kyle Cullion and Steven Sinclair ofMcNicholas discuss strategy beforetheir doubles match at LunkenPlayfield May 6 last year.

ATHLETES TO WATCHGoshen senior Malachi Gierzak: Is the team’s No. 1 singles player

and received recognition from the SBAAC last season.Milford freshman Ben Mason and junior Logan Chrislip : The

doubles pair has shown coach Claire Smalley good things so far thisseason.

See TENNIS, Page B2

MILFORD — The Milford Ea-gles’ boys volleyball team has amix of veteran players andthose who don’t have any expe-rience with the sport.

The important thing forhead coach Jim Siciliano andhis team is that the players whoreturn play crucial roles forthe team and have been on theteam for three or four seasonsalready.

Such players include setterJack Burgess and the team’sbest hitter in Michael Swensen.

“It absolutely helps that wehave guys in key spots return-ing,” Siciliano said. “With theother guys, we’ll need to learnas we go. Game experience willhelp, too.”

He said much of the teamhas at least junior varsity expe-rience and the key will be “get-ting the bugs out early.”

Milford will also look forcontributions from freshmanPeter Kroeger as one of theteam’s middle hitters.

“Guys don’t tend to havethat much experience comingin from grade school,” thecoach said. “But, we have somenice programs in middle schoolthat should help us out foryears to come.”

Siciliano said there havebeen games where the teamplays well and others where itjust falls apart. But, if the teamplays like it’s capable of play-ing, he sees it having a winningrecord and being in the tourna-ment for a couple games.

Head coach Julie Mulvey‘sMcNicholas Rockets have asimilar structure.

The Rockets will look to acouple seniors in ConnorGames, Cole Tippmann andJustin Brunot.

Tippmann has a nice courtpresence and is a good leader.

Mulvey is hopeful that Brunotwill come in and help the Rock-ets with their blocking.

The bulk of leadership fallsto Games, who Mulvey said hasbeen a varsity player all fouryears.

“We’re hoping he leads us togreat things,” she said.

McNick will also look forcontributions from sopho-mores Andy Schmidt and Alex

Wehmeyer and juniors JacobRound, Grant Painter and MattBarbara.

“The whole team has blownme away,” Mulvey said. “Weheld our own in a scrimmagewith Elder and beat Carroll andChaminade-Julienne to startthe season. I would love to sur-prise some of those teams thathave been the best in the areafor a number of years.”

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CNE is coached by Jen-ny Poe.

After defeating Harri-son 3-2 April 1, McNicho-las is off to a good startthis season.

The Rockets returntwo seniors and two oftheir better players inKyle Cullion and StevenSinclair. Head coach Bri-an Combs said those guyswill be the linchpin of theteam this season. Junior

Jonathan Gray wastabbed to be the No. 3 sin-gles player.

As far as the rest of theteam is concerned, Combssaid they are more even-ly-matched and addedthat five or six could cyclein and help the Rocketscompete with the toughGCL schedule.

“It’s a short seasoncrammed with a lot ofmatches,”Combs said.“I’m glad we have 12 guyson the team who give usoptions.”

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Like many of their of-ferings, Moeller HighSchool has had tremen-dous success in boys vol-leyball. The Crusadershave state champion-ship trophies from 1997,2004, 2005, 2007, 2009and 2012.

They were Division Istate semifinalists in2013 and coach MattMcLaughlin is looking toget them back in thestate hunt this season af-ter finishing second inthe Greater CatholicLeague-South last sea-son. Moeller finished be-hind St. Xavier and tiedwith Elder at 3-3 in theleague and 18-8 overall.

Returning startersfor Moeller are seniorlibero Chris Hackman,senior outside hitterJustin Deyhle, seniormiddle Nick Wright, ju-nior middle Jason Brug-gemann and junior out-side hitter David Wer-nery. Junior right-sidehitter Connor McNama-ra is always expected tobe a factor.

Hackman made GCL-South first team lastyear as a junior.

McLaughlin, comingback from an off-season

appendectomy himself,is proud of his team’soff-season work ethic.

“We added condition-ing to out off-season pro-gram and I think ourplayers have come intothe season in greatshape,” he said.“They’re a very athleticgroup of players and Ithink it’s going to paydividends for them.They’re push them-selves in practice andare hungry after a bit ofa roller-coaster seasonlast year. They push theeach other in practiceand are setting the barhigh as a team.”

Also on the Moellerroster are defensivespecialist Johnny Rick-ert, defensive specialistConnor Peed, defensivespecialist Harry Sava-rese, setter Ryan Frank,setter Chad Mustard anddefensive specialist Lo-gan Sheets. McLaughlinis assisted by KevinBrandner and MikeChandler and studentcoaches Gus Vogel andBrad Buller.

Moeller visits LaSalle April 10 and then isin a tri-match with Lake-wood St. Edward andHilliard Darby April 11outside of Columbus.

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A group from Mason,Milford, and Sycamoreschools tried out for theOlympic DevelopmentProgram for USA WaterPolo. The ODP divides thenation into differentzones – you try out for thezone team, and each zonetakes the top 14 playersand compete at the Na-tional Championship –where all the kids from allthe zone teams compete tomake 48 spots to try outfor the USAWP NationalTeam.

Moose Water PoloTeam: Jackson Thomas,Mason, junior, CamilleNguyen, Mason, sopho-more, Katey Pena, Mil-ford, sophomore, ArijaWalsh, Milford, junior,Hannah Kast, Sycamore,junior, Hannah Schweg-mann, Sycamore, junior,Skyler Fontaine, Milford,sophomore.

All make the ODPGreat Lakes Zone Team –Top 14 players from Mich-igan, Ohio, and Pennsyl-vania. The boys competedtwo weeks ago in River-side, Calif. and the girlscompeted this past week-end at the same location.Two of the girls – Camille

and Arija were named tothe top 48 players in thenation for their age group.Camille was also one of 15girls selected for the NickJohnson Memorial Award– given to the player fromeach zone that exempli-fies hard work in and outof the pool.

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The Greater MilfordArea Historical Society,serving Milford and MiamiTownship, has elected Mil-ford business woman andlocal resident Nancy Mey-er as president of its Boardof Directors.

In her new role, Meyerwill focus on bringingmore awareness toGMAHS and increasingthe Society’s membership.

“GMAHS is an invalu-able resource for the great-er Milford area,” Meyersaid. “I am urging the com-munity to support GMAHSin its mission to collect,preserve, interpret andpromote the history of ourarea. Through the Soci-ety’s work, our historicaland cultural foundationscan continue to be a livingpart of our community life

and development.” Notable 2014 GMAHS

programs included:» The launch of a Lunch

and Learn Series that high-lighted a number of histori-cal sites in the Milford andMiami Township area.These free sessions werewell attended, andGMAHS plans to continuethe series going into 2015.

» The award of theGMAHS $500 scholarshipto Milford High School stu-dent Emily Kruse, who wasselected from 32 applica-tions.

» A cooperative part-nership with Miami Town-ship and ArtsWave inbringing Shakespeare inthe Park to Milford.GMAHS was the grantholder, organizer, and man-ager of the promotionalprogram in support of thisevent that drew approxi-mately 1,800 to CommunityPark.

» The Annual Antiqueand Vintage Quilt Showand Sale featuring a pri-vate collection of 30 quiltsas well as 20 sale quilts.

» The ninth Annual ArtAffaire with the largest-ever group of artists aswell as attendees. This pro-gram is instrumental infundraising efforts of theSociety.

» Participation in the“Best of the East” eventwhere Promont, the iconicMilford Victorian mansionand home to GMAHS, wasvoted first place in the his-torical sites/museum cate-gory.

» Completion of the res-toration project in supportof the Milford Time Cap-sule.

» Ongoing maintenanceand preservation of Pro-mont.

Effective immediately,GMAHS is kicking off athree-month membershipdrive.

“By the end of April,”Meyer said, “we hope tosignificantly increase thenumber of supporters andassociated funding de-rived from membershipdues. I am setting a per-sonal goal of 1,000 or morenew members, which isless than 10 percent of ourarea’s families. This willenable GMAHS to expandits programs and take amore vital role in the com-munity. Memberships anddonations are a majorsource of income for thesociety, and contribute tothe fulfillment of its mis-sion while also helpingGMAHS preserve its as-sets.”

To fit the budget of thecommunity’s individuals,GMAHS offers a range ofannual memberships in-cluding $25 for individuals,families at $50, and a varie-ty of patron and corporateoptions. GMAHS is an edu-cational non-profit organi-zation and relies on mem-bership, donations, grants,and earned income (fund-raisers and other pro-grams) for its operatingrevenue. The Society re-ceives no funding fromany level of state govern-ment. Nancy Meyer co-manages Row House Gal-lery & Custom Framing at211 Main St., a familyowned business estab-lished in 1971.

For more informationon the Greater MilfordArea Historical Societyand Promont, or to down-load a membership flyerand application, or to be-come a member online,visit milfordhistory.net.

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Jonathon S.Anderson

Jonathon S. Anderson, 34, ofGoshen died March 27.

Survived by adopted mother,Ressala (nee Renner) Anderson;brothers Roger and RonaldAnderson; step-brother, BillyFoster; and step-sister, AprilFoster. Preceded in death byparents John and Brenda An-derson. Services were March 31at Tufts Schildmeyer FamilyFuneral Home, Goshen.

Richard AllenCreekmore

Richard Allen Creekmore, 68,of Goshen died March 27.

Survived by parents Robertand Elaine Creekmore; wife,Denise (nee Siegel) Creekmore;children Lori, Robert, Kihm,Sheri, Kiley and Ryan; grand-children Mindy, Alexandria, Will,Nick, Antonio, Katiana, Whitney,Hannah, Mya, Aidan, Karley andScott; five great-grandchildren;and siblings Brenda Nicholls andJudy Schneider.

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Freedom WorshipCenterVendors are wanted to rentspaces for $20 for the SpringFlea Market, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.Saturday, April 18, at thechurch. To reserve a spot, callKathy Whaley at 344-0020.

The church is at 5878 CookRoad, Milford.

Grace BaptistChurchA free breakfast is served from9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. eachSunday. No reservations areneeded.

The church is at 1004 Main St.,Milford; www.gracebaptist-milford.org.

LovelandPresbyterian ChurchWorship times are 9:15-10 a.m.,Sunday school; 10:30-11:30a.m., worship; and 11:30 a.m.,fellowship.

A coffee/snack bar has beenstarted in the Narthex onSunday mornings at 9:30 a.m.

Come join the fellowship.The church is at 360 Robin,Loveland; 683-2525; [email protected];lovelandpresbyterianchur-ch.org.

Loveland UnitedMethodist ChurchCome spend your weekendswith friends and neighborsfrom Loveland and the sur-rounding communities as wejoin in worship, fellowship andservice at one of our threeworship services:

Saturdays 5:30 p.m. – Contem-porary service with a coffeecafé style. “All Together Now”programming for children agesbirth – sixth-grade. Commu-nion offered weekly.

Sundays 9 a.m. – Traditionalworship with music featuringour chancel choir, bell choirsand other musical ensembles.Childcare is available for chil-dren birth – 5 years of age.Communion offered on thefirst Sunday of each month.

Sundays 10:30 a.m. – Contempo-

rary service with music provid-ed by our Praise Band. FullSunday School programmingoffered for children birth – 18years of age. Adult SundaySchool also available. Commu-nion offered the first Sundayof the month.

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

Milford First UMCThe annual auction is April 19.The silent auction begins at5:30 p.m., while the live auc-tion begins at 6 p.m. Proceedswill be equally divided be-tween Milford Miami Ministry,Greater Cincinnati Habitat forHumanity and New Life Furni-ture. Items up for bid includeYMCA membership, tickets forthe Reds and Bengals, vaca-tions, gift certificates, home-made goodies and otherdesirables. Free pizza, drinksand desserts will be served. Allare invited to come support

these ministries.The church is at 541 Main St.,Milford; 831-5500.

Prince of PeaceLutheran ChurchWeekly worship services are 5p.m. Saturdays; 8:45 a.m. and11 a.m. Sundays; and SundaySchool at 10 a.m. Sundays.

Wednesday morning Bible studyis at 10 a.m. in the Atrium. Amonthly women’s Bible study isthe first Tuesday of eachmonth.

Supper Club is a missionalcommunity which provides ameal to the Loveland commu-nity at 5:45 p.m. on the secondand fourth Tuesdays of themonth.

Zumba Fitness classes are free tothe public and offered in theParish Life Center at 6:30 p.m.every Monday and Thursday.

The church is at 101 S. LebanonRoad, Loveland; 683-4244;www.popluther.org.

Trinity UnitedMethodist ChurchThe church will hold a rummagesale from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.Saturday, April 18, in thefellowship hall. Come look forgreat bargains.

Join us for weekly Sundayservices, traditional at 8:15 a.m.and 11 a.m. and contemporaryworship (and children's Sundayschool) at 9:30 a.m.

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

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March 11.Misuse of credit cardFemale reported offense at 1000block of Bayhill Lane, March 12.

TheftBottle of vodka taken from CVSat Ohio 131, March 9.

Wallet taken at 1100 block ofSpring Ridge Court, March 10.

Carpet washer, etc. taken fromMeijer; $220 at Ohio 28, March10.

Lottery money taken from VFW;$800 at Ohio 131, March 11.

Batteries taken from Sprint celltower; $800 at Branch HillMiamiville Road, March 12.

Merchandise taken from Meijer;$21 at Ohio 28, March 12.

Money taken from Frizzy MelonSalon; $20 at 6400 block ofBranch Hill Guinea Pike, March12.

Wallet taken from vehicle at5800 block of Mount VernonDrive, March 12.

2007 Chevrolet taken at 900block of Apple Blossom Lane,March 14.

Violation of protection orderMale reported offense at 5600block of Harvest Ridge, March14.

MILFORDIncidents/investigationsDisturbanceReported at 500 block of MainSt., March 20.

Reported at The Face Place at600 block of Main St., March20.

Fighting reported at block 60 ofCrestview Drive, March 22.

Domestic disputeReported at 500 block of ClarkAve., March 22.

Domestic violenceReported at 600 block of Gar-field Ave., March 18.

TheftGasoline not paid for at UnitedDairy Farmers at 100 block ofChamber Drive, March 16.

Reported at 1000 block of Edge-

GOSHEN TOWNSHIPIncidents/investigationsAssaultReported at 2100 block of Ohio28, March 12.

Attempted burglaryReported at 1000 block of BlueSky, March 11.

DisorderReported at 6900 block ofGoshen Road, March 6.

Reported at 1600 block of FayRoad, March 10.

Reported at area of Ohio 28 andOhio 48, March 14.

Reported at 6600 block of

Goshen Road, March 6.DisputeReported at 2100 block of Ohio132, March 8.

Domestic violenceReported at 1900 block of Sun-nyside, March 8.

Reported at 100 block of HollyPark, March 13.

Missing personReported at 1600 block of Ohio28, March 14.

Noise complaintReported at 1700 block of Ohio28, March 12.

Suspicious personReported at 1900 block of

George St., March 13.TheftReported at 6400 block of SniderRoad, March 6.

Reported at 1600 block of Ohio28, March 10.

Reported at 1800 block of MainSt., March 11.

Reported at 6700 block of DickFlynn, March 11.

Reported at 1700 block of Ohio28, March 14.

Verbal disorderReported at 1700 block of Ohio28, March 11.

Reported at block 50 of Green-lawn Drive, March 11.

MIAMI TOWNSHIPIncidents/investigationsAssaultMale was struck by vehicle at6000 block of Catherine Drive,March 9.

Female was assaulted at Circle Kat Ohio 28, March 11.

Juvenile was assaulted at 1100block of Hayward Circle, March13.

Breaking and enteringDVR recorder taken from Pre-mier Bandag; $500 at MeijerDrive, March 10.

Entry made into office at 500block of Wards Corner, March11.

Alcoholic drink taken fromMacadu’s at Ohio 28, March 13.

BurglaryJewelry taken at 6600 block ofWest Knollwood Circle, March12.

Criminal damageVehicle driven through yards at1200 block of Monticello,March 11.

Headstones tipped over atEvergreen Cemetery at CenterSt., March 14.

Criminal trespassTrespassing on property at 900block of Long Lane, March 13.

Disorderly conductMale acting in disorderly man-ner caused road hazard at 500block of Ibold, March 10.

Fighting reported at MilfordHigh at 1 Eagles Way, March 10.

Drug possession,paraphernaliaMale possessed items in vehicleat traffic stop at area of Ohio28 at Woodville, March 11.

FraudFemale stated ID used with noauthorization (IRS tax related)at 700 block of Cedar Drive,

combe, March 20.Reported at Walmart at 200block of Chamber Drive, March20.

Tires and rims taken off eightvehicles at Wyler AutomotiveFamily Corp. at 400 block ofMilford Parkway, March 22.

CLERMONT COUNTYSHERIFF’S OFFICE

Incidents/investigationsDisseminate matter harmfulto juvenilesAt 3200 block of Ohio 131,Goshen, March 17.

Domestic violenceAt 6100 block of Hunt Road,Goshen, March 13.

Domestic violence -knowingly cause physicalharmAt 6600 block of Edenton Pleas-ant Plain Road, Pleasant Plain,March 10.

Illegal use of a minor innudity oriented material orperformance - possess, viewmaterial or performanceAt 3200 block of Ohio 131,Goshen, March 17.

Notice of change of addressAt 1300 block of Deerfield Road,Loveland, March 18.

Pandering obscenity - create,produce, publish materialsfor commercial exploitationAt 3200 block of Ohio 131,Goshen, March 17.

Possessing drug abuseinstrumentsAt Sutton Lane, Goshen, Jan. 13.Possession of drugs - heroinAt Sutton Lane, Goshen, Jan. 13.Possession of drugsAt Sutton Lane, Goshen, Jan. 13.TheftAt 6300 block of MarathonEdenton Road, Goshen, March16.

Violate protection order orconsent agreementAt 3300 block of Ohio 131,Goshen, March 3.

POLICE REPORTS

If you need help manag-ing pre-diabetes, MercyHealth - Cincinnati canhelp. Mercy Health an-nounces its next series ofpre-diabetes educationclasses offered at conve-nient Mercy Health loca-tions throughout the com-munity.

Pre-diabetes is a condi-tion that forms before dia-betes. It means that a per-son’s blood sugar levelsare higher than normal,but aren’t high enough tobe diagnosed as diabetes.Usually a fasting bloodsugar level of 100-125 mg/dl indicates pre-diabetes.

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Mercy Health – Ander-son HealthPlex - 7495 StateRoad: Thursday, May 14,1-3 p.m.

Mercy Health – Cler-mont Hospital - 3000 Hos-pital Drive, Batavia:Wednesday, April 29, 1-3p.m.

Mercy Health - Cincinnati offerspre-diabetes education classes

Xavier University isseeking applicants fromyoung adult faith-basedgroups coming togetherto receive up to $500 toundertake a collabora-tive service projectsthat will benefit the localcommunity.

2015 marks the 50thanniversary of NostraAetate, an innovativeCatholic Church docu-ment proclaiming theimportance of coopera-tion among people of dif-ferent faiths for the bet-terment of society.

To celebrate this im-portant teaching, whichhits at the core of Xavi-er’s Jesuit tradition, theUniversity and neigh-boring faith communi-ties are sponsoring TheInterfaith Initiative:Caring and Celebrating50 Years with 50 ServiceProjects.

Here’s how it works:Groups of youth andyoung adults of diversefaith traditions are invit-ed to join together toform an interfaith work-ing group to engage in acommunity service ac-tivity. Through the gen-erosity of an anonymousdonor, each combinedgroup is eligible to re-ceive up to $500 towardstheir service project.

The type of activity isopen: working with is-sues impacting the un-derserved, such as pov-erty, the environment,the disabled, animalrights, the aged, immi-grants and refugees, etc.Any activity that seeksto make a change for thebetterment of our re-gional community willbe considered.

Funding available for localyouth service projects

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Howdy folks! I attend-ed an event last Saturdayevening for a little boythat has autism. This wasto raise money so the dadand mom could buy anautism dog. The 360 Auc-tion House donated theirbusiness and auctioneersfor the event; Jeff andBecky are the owners ofthe auction house. Therewere donations by lots offolks. They needed$5,000 to get the dog.They made that dollaramount and I saw tears ineyes of several folks.When you see the gener-osity of folks, that is theLord working.

Was talking to Mike atthe Boar’s Head in Afton.The lake is open for fish-

ing. Thelake raised20 feet soit is closeto summerpool andtemper-ature is 42degrees.The fisher-men werecatching

fish at 16 feet. Folks areeager to get to catchingfish. If you would like tohave some trout, go toSherry’s Lake or to CedarLake. They have somegood looking trout in the2-1/2 pounds or largersize range.

The other day while Iwas on the telephone,Chester would not quit

meowing and got louderuntil I hung up the phone.He needed to be let out,but before he went out heneeded some food. Heonly likes a certain kindand will not eat any other.When I go to the garageto get bird feed he has togo inside and lookaround. If I get anyclothes out of the closet,he has to take a look in-side. What a blessing heis! During the night hewill walk on me and seeif I am asleep. When Isay something to him hegoes and lies down on thefoot of the bed.

For the Easter Sundaydinner at my daughter’shome, I will take freshgreen onions I grew in

the basement. I havethree small beds set outin the garden.

Talked to DannyGrant, they have toma-toes set in a greenhouseat the 131 location. Hesaid they smell like “’ma-ters.” They have plentyof plants and other thingsto sell. They are openingthe greenhouse in Mil-ford this Friday and their

open house is April 18and April 19.

Was talking to FrankWilson, he has 23 babylambs. They are gettingbig, some weigh 90pounds. Several folksbuy the lambs for their4-H projects. Talked toBill Sweeney he has 44babies. His sheep areKatahdin. They call themthe hairless sheep.

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

God bless all . . . Morelater

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

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