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The Brown County Press Sunday, February 23, 2014 • Volume 41 No. 29 Serving Brown County, Ohio since 1973
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State Auditor Yost honors treasurers BY Martha B. Jacob The Brown County Press Ohio State Auditor Dave Yost made a trip to Brown County on Thursday, Feb. 20 to present awards of distinction to Southern Hills Career and Technical Center Treasurer Mike Boyd and Brown County Education Service Center Treasurer Sally Frydryk. Superintendent of the Education Service Center, Jim Frazier accepted the award for Frydryk in her absence. She was given an Ohio Auditor of State Award for exemplary finan-
cial reporting in accordance with generally accepted account principles for the fiscal year 2011. Boyd, who has served has served as treasurer for Southern Hills JVS for 30 years, accepted an award of distinction from Auditor Yost for excellence in financial reports for comprehensive annual financial reports for fiscal year 2012. Following the presentation, Auditor Yost said, “Only about five percent of the candidates in Ohio get this award. So this award means, when it comes to their financial statements,
both these treasurers are the best of the best. “I would also like to say that I really appreciate the efforts on shared services by these two schools. This is something I’m working on all over the state and these are leading the way in sharing infrastructure and resources. So we are really glad to be here for that reason as well.” Mr. Frazier told Auditor Yost that they were all excited about the merger and that they would be moving into their new joint facility in a couple of weeks.
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Ohio Auditor Dave Yost (center) presents awards of distinction to Mike Boyd (left) treasurer of Southern Hills Career and Technical Center and Sally Frydryk, Treasurer for the Brown County Education Service Center. Accepting for Frydryk is Superintendent of the ESC, Jim Frazier.
Georgetown students to Brooks-Malott/32 intersection update receive Ipads at school BY Wayne Gates The Brown County Press The Village of Mt. Orab will be spending $40,000 on poles for the new Brooks-Malott/SR 32 intersection. The poles will be used to support the new traffic signals. Village Engineer Jeff Stine sent a letter to the village council explaining the need for the purchase. Stine said that the lead time for the poles to be manufactured would extend past the targeted completion date if they were not ordered immediately. “...the poles might not arrive in time for their installation before the intersection needs to be opened for the Southern State Community College project. It is imperative that the signal be operational”, Stine wrote in a letter to the Mount Orab Village Council. The village is waiting for the Ohio Department of Transportation to approve the specifications of the project before it can be put out to bid for con-
tractors. “We want to have the signal up and working next fall”, Mayor Bruce Lunsford said. “If we held off much longer on ordering those poles, it would put that in peril.” Lunsford said that the $40,000 was already included in the funding for the $1.2 million dollar project, and that the village would not be spending any additional money. The village is paying for the entire project with grant funding. “What we will do is go ahead and purchase the poles, and they will already be here when the contracter, whoever that turns out to be, begins the job”, Lunsford said. He added that the importance of the project requires every effort that can be made. “We are ensuring that there are not any roadblocks that will prevent the project from being done on time”, Lunsford said. Regarding the rest of the work on the north side of Brooks-Malott at SR 32, Lunsford said that the
project is moving along. “It’s probably eighty percent finished. It’s just the weather that’s holding us up now. We’ve got another four or five weeks of work to do”, he said. Lunsford said that the villages’ investment in the project will pay off for area residents. “I think the work there at that intersection is critical for the development of that area. There’s a lot of traffic through there already, and it will only increase when the Southern State campus opens.” Regarding the 68/32 intersection improvements, ODOT is spending $1.82 million dollars on the project. A left turn lane and signal lights at both ends of the overpass are planned, along with other improvements. Construction is expected to begin in March and be completed before the end of 2014. “When both projects are done, it will be a huge improvement in both traffic flow and safety”, Lunsford said.
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The Georgetown Exempted Village School District plans to put an Ipad in the hands of every student in grades 7-12 next year. Superintendent Christopher Burrows also said the district wanted to be able for every student to have an Ipad within four years. Burrows laid out the plan for school board members at their Feb. 19 meeting.
He said the Ipads would be paid for through a combination of grant funding, permanent improvement spending and student technology fees. “This is totally funded without touching the general fund”, Burrows said. He added that one of the expected benefits was to give disadvantaged students a chance to use technology that they might not have access to otherwise. “Kids that may not ever
have an opportunity to have a device like an Ipad will now have one put in front of them”, Burrows said. “I feel like that will help close the opportunity gap that happens when some kids have access to information and technology and some kids don’t.” Burrows said that the devices would have special software that would allow teachers to turn off the devices or to monitor student CONTINUED ON PAGE 11
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Union Township man admits to choking, killing roommate BY Kristin Rover The Brown County Press A Union Township man admitted to choking and killing his roommate, Meagan Fambry, 20, Feb. 15 in a 911 call. Phillip Hamm, 21, of Union Township was arrested and charged with murder after Union Township police responded to the scene. According to Lieutenant Scott Gaviglia, operations commander of the Union Township Police Department, police were disCONTINUED ON PAGE 11
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Mt. Orab Mayor Bruce Lunsford said work will resume on Brooks-Malott Road near Southern State Community College this Spring.
Residents may have noticed some changes taking place to some big-name stores in the Eastgate area. Garden Ridge and Golf Galaxy closed their doors last month, and soon construction crews will begin to tear both of the buildings down to make way for new development including an LA Fitness. Cory Wright, zoning director and assistant administrator at Union Township, Eastgate, said Casto, the developer that purchased the properties more than 10
years ago, is looking to make some changes. “What they have decided to do is reposition and redevelop that site to take advantage of the highway improvements,” Wright said. Wright said a new traffic flow will result from the Eastern Corridor improvements in that area. He said the developer is planning to completely scrape the 15-acre site and build several new buildings including the nearly 42,000 square foot LA Fitness building. “It's a really neat facility,” Wright said about the gym. “That will have a pleasing
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Georgetown Chief of Police Robert Freeland is making the most of his department’s website. www.geopd.com is kept up to date with new press releases as they are reported and contains important information to residents. “This website was set up through the Ohio Attorney General’s office,” Chief Freeland said. “The website OHLEG (Ohio Law Enforcement Gateway) has been around for some time. It allows us to search for someone’s name, social security number, driver’s license, or other information we might have.” Freeland said that the Georgetown Police Department set up it’s website in 2011 through Law En-
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forcement Tool Kit program which is a web based. “We’ve been very pleased with this program
because nothing is kept here on site it’s all backed up somewhere else,” Chief Freeland said. “ That way, if some how our records get damaged or destroyed here they are also kept somewhere else.” At a recent Georgetown Village Council meeting, Freeland was able to give council a breakdown of the reports his department had received in the past month as well as a detailed description of every offense reported. The program the chief is currently using allows him to make a printout of facts about incidents in the village. He can immediately see each officer’s involvement in an incident, where it happened, by date, by name, etc. “This program will even make me a graph,” he said.
“All I do is put in the information and it gives me back a graph, which is very easy to understand.” The site offers the following information including: • a complete list of all full time officers with short bios; • road patrol information which includes five patrol cars and two bicycles; • K9 Unit team which works to tracking missing persons, apprehending suspects and locating evidence:
• provide services such as home checks while a family is on vacation, unlocking vehicles, project child safe free gunlocks and business checks. The site also provides all the information on Mayor’s court including paying fines by mail or online and giving all village office business hours. Payments can also be made after hours or weekends by contacting an officer on duty or by calling the Brown County Communications Center at
(937) 378-4155 who will dispatch an officer to meet with the resident wishing to pay a fine. The site also offers a list of all active warrants. Chief Freeland said that he is in the process of creating more space in his office by doing some remodeling of the space available. Freeland encourages all residents to visit his department’s website and welcomes any input on how it can be improved.
Gifford sentenced to prison In November 2013, a two count indictment was filed against Linden Edward Gifford. The indictment charged Count One, Breaking and Entering, a felony of the fifth degree, having a maximum penalty of 12 months in prison and Count Two, Grand Theft, a felony of the fourth degree, having a maximum penalty of 18 months in prison. Brown County Court of Common Pleas Judge, Scott T. Gusweiler, accepted a plea of guilty to Count
Two. Upon a motion by the State of Ohio, Count One was dismissed Judge Gusweiler sentenced Mr. Gifford to 12 months in the Ohio Department of Corrections. Judge Gusweiler ordered Mr. Gifford to pay court costs. Judge Gusweiler further advised the defendant of the optional 3 years of post-release control at the discretion of the Adult Parole Authority, upon his release from prison.
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Gilbert sentenced to prison In February 2013, a three count indictment was filed against Josh Gilbert. The indictment charged Count One, Trafficking in Heroin, a felony of the fifth degree, having a maximum penalty of 12 months in prison; Count Two, Trafficking in Heroin, a felony of the fifth degree, having a maximum penalty of 12 months in prison and Count Three, Trafficking in Heroin, a felony of the fifth degree, having a maximum penalty of 12 months in prison. Brown County Court of Common
Pleas Judge, Scott T. Gusweiler, accepted a plea of guilty to Count One. Upon a motion by the State of Ohio, the remaining counts in the indictment were dismissed. On February 18, 2014, Judge Gusweiler sentenced Mr. Gilbert to prison for 12 months. Judge Gusweiler suspended the Defendant’s Ohio Driver’s license for a period of 12 months. Judge Gusweiler further advised Mr. Gilbert of the optional 3 years of postrelease control at the discretion of the Adult Parole
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Hesler sentenced to prison In December 2013, a five count indictment was filed against Miranda Hesler. The indictment charged Count One, Illegal Manufacture of Drugs, a felony of the first degree, with a maximum penalty of 11 years in prison, with the specification that the drug involved in the violation was methamphetamine and the offense was committed in the vicinity of a juvenile; Count Two, Illegal Assembly or Possession of Chemicals for the Manufacture of Drugs, a felony of the second degree having a maximum penalty of 8 years in prison, with the specification the violation was committed in the vicinity of a juvenile; Count Three, Endangering Children, a felony of the third degree, having a maximum penalty of 36
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months in prison; Count Four, Endangering Children, a felony of the third degree, having maximum penalty of 36 months in prison and Count Five, Tampering with Evidence, a felony of the third degree, having a maximum penalty of 36 months in prison. Brown County
Court of Common Pleas Judge, Scott T. Gusweiler, accepted a plea of guilty to Count One (as amended), Illegal Manufacture of Drugs, a felony of the second degree, having a maximum of 8 years in prison. Upon a motion by the State of Ohio, the remaining counts in the indictment were dismissed. On February 13, 2014, Judge Gusweiler sentenced Ms. Hesler to 3 years in the Ohio Department of Corrections. Judge Gusweiler suspended the Defendant’s Ohio Driver’s License for a period of 3 years. Judge Gusweiler further advised Ms. Hesler of the mandatory 3 years of post-release control through the Adult Parole Authority, upon her release from prison.
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Georgetown’s new wastewater treatment plant complete BY Martha B. Jacob The Brown County Press During its Feb. 13 meeting, members of the Georgetown Village Council approved a plan to pay for the new sewer plant by increasing rates over the next five years. Georgetown Mayor Dale Cahall introduced Wayne Cannon, a representative with RCAP (Rural Community Assistance Partnership). to explain why the increases are necessary. “Several months ago Mr. Cannon came in and talked to the utilities committee about our expenses we’ve incurred after building our new waste water treatment plant,” Cahall began. Cannon began his report by reviewing a handout which he had given to council. “First I’d like to go over the budget a little and allow some time for questions and answers,” Cannon said. “This village commissioned RCAP to provide a rate study, so that’s why I’m here tonight. A big driver of this particular analysis is that you have has done significant improvements to the wastewater treatment plant.” Cannon touched on several important issues regarding the plant including: • more water is now being pumped; • overflows are now being captured; • the plant will cost more to operate; • cost increase will be ap-
proximately $530,000 a year; • operating structures will have to change and rates would have to go up; • the village has been treating about 240% more water than it has been billing for. Following a lengthy discussion, council members reviewed future projections and approved a five -year plan which would typically increase the average customer from $31.60 to $41.40 in 2014, to $51.80 in 2015, then a 2.25% increase in 2016, a 2.25% increase in 2017 and a 2.25% increase in 2018. Village administrator Jeremy Germann made it very clear that the rate increases were not by council’s choice but necessary because of the Environmental Protection Agency’s mandate that the new wastewater treatment plant be built. “We’ve spent $9 million, not because we chose to,” Germann said, “but because we were forced to by the Ohio EPA, and now we have to raise rates to pay for that plant. This will be a hard increase for people to swallow, who don’t have a lot of money. But like Mr. Cannon has said, it’s not nearly as bad as what it could be. We’re trying to make it as affordable as possible.” After suspending the three-reading rule, council approved an ordinance to raise the sewer rates after declaring it an emergency. The changes will go into effect March 1. Germann also updated council on recent utility work and overtime village
employees had put in through the last three snow emergencies. “I’ll start by bragging on our utility workers,” Germann said, “I think they always do a good job, but I want to commend them for all their hard work this past week. They really went above and beyond. The street department worked over 15 straight hours during the night to keep the roads clear. The water crew has been out for 15 straight hours on four separate occasions, all night with watermain breaks and that was with temperatures below zero.” Germann thanked all the village employees for their hard work. In other business, Germann advised council that after bids were opened, for the 2014 street paving project, a contract was awarded to Roberts Paving, Inc. of Hillsboro in the amount of $63,444. Roberts Paving agreed to completing the project in the 150 days alloted by the village. “This low bid from Roberts was actually $29,556 less than the engineer’s original estimate,” Germann said, “so that should leave us some money to work on potholes.” The project includes: • milling and resurfacing Apple Street from North Street to Grant Avenue; • resurfacing a small portion of Heritage Hill Drive. Germann told council that the Mayor Cahall and himself were continuing to work with American Municipal Power (AMP) and an Energy Resource project
regarding the possibility of a landfill generation plant in Georgetown. “Energy Developments of Nashville currently owns and operates six such plants in the United States including four in the state of Ohio, Germann said. “They work with American Municipal Power Association, who sells the power. “Representatives from Energy Developments are optimistic that the Georgetown site would be a solid location to build their next plant and expand their portfolio. They have met with AMP, Duke Energy, Rumpke, the Village of Georgetown and representatives with the state to discuss details of the project.” The proposed new plant could generate as much as 5MW of power from the Georgetown site. Regarding AMP, Germann said that electric superintendent Dave Latham and himself had met with Efficiency Smart representatives to discuss upgrading street lights and traffic control signals from incandescent to LED bulbs throughout the village. “For each single inefficient incandescent bulb we replace,” he said, “the same amount of power will light 16 LED bulbs, potentially reducing our overall electric bill by more than 15 percent. Efficiency Smart is currently calculating the rebate they will offer on the project.” In other business, council tentatively set the Thursday, Friday and Saturday, May 1,2 and 3 as townwide yard sales. Councilwoman Susan Bean told council that she
Robert Stankorb sentenced to prison In December 2013, a four count indictment was filed against Robert Stankorb. The indictment charged Count One, Aggravated Robbery, a felony of the first degree, having a maximum penalty of 11 years in prison, with a Firearm Specification, which has a penalty of an additional 3 years in prison; Count Two, Aggravated Burglary, a felony of the first degree, having a maximum penalty of 11 years in prison, with a Firearm Specification, which has a penalty of an additional 3 years in prison; Count Three, Kidnapping, a felony of the first degree, having a maximum penalty
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of 11 years in prison, with a Firearm Specification, which has a penalty of an additional 3 years in prison and Count Four, Theft from
an Elderly Person or Disabled Adult, a felony of the fifth degree, having a maximum penalty of 12 months in prison, with a Firearm Specification, which has a penalty of an additional 3 years in prison. Brown County Court of Common Pleas Judge, Scott T. Gusweiler, accepted a plea of guilty to Count One. Upon a motion by the State, the remaining counts and specifications were dismissed. On February 12, 2014, Judge Gusweiler sentenced Mr. Stankorb to serve 6 years in prison. Judge Gusweiler ordered Mr. Stankorb to have no contact with his victim, to pay resti-
tution and court cost. Judge Gusweiler further advised the Defendant of the mandatory 5 years of postrelease control through the Adult Parole Authority, upon his release from prison.
had received an estimate on repairing the village sign, from the company that originally built it. She told council that the sign could be repaired for $785 and she
offered to take the sign to Mansfield herself if she could get help loading it in her car. Council approved the repairs.
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Kasich signs four bills into law Gov. John R. Kasich signed the following pieces of legislation into law: • SB 198 (Jones, Tavares) designates October as “Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Awareness Month” and encourages the completion of a sudden unexplained infant death investigation reporting form (SUIDI reporting form) developed by the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention whenever a child one year of age or younger dies suddenly when in apparent good health;
• Am. SB 98 (Obhof, Kearney) expands the list of entities that may serve as statutory agents; • Am. Sub. HB 139 (Gonzales, Wachtmann) permits certain advanced practice registered nurses
and physician assistants to admit patients to hospitals; • Am. HB 123 (Gonzales) addresses health care peer review committee proceedings and Medicaid coverage of telehealth services.
Open Arms*****Always, a veteran support group, will meet at the Mt. Orab La Rosa's on Saturday, March 1, at 2 p.m. The Veterans' Treatment Court, Ohio Veteran Farmer Project, and other veteran issues will be discussed. The public is welcome to attend. Open Arms*****Always provides an open forum where anyone who has a veteran issue can feel free to bring it to the floor and discuss it with the group. For more information call 937-515-9543.
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Taking A Trip Through Time Okay, Brown County Press readers we really need your help this week. Since the schools are in the midst of Post Season Basketball Tournaments and we’re getting ready to go into March Madness with the college teams we decided these photos were very timely. Bill James was in this past week and brought these basketball photos that he found in his mother’s stuff. We actually know nothing at all about the pictures but this is what we do know. Bill’s mom was Mary Anna Robinson James and she graduated from Mt. Orab in 1947. If you know anything at all about any or all of these pictures please call Bill James at (513) 432-4468. A big ‘thanks’ goes out to Mr. James. ‘Taking a Trip Through Time’ is a feature of the Brown County Press that is supplied by our readers. If you have photos of places within Brown County that are at least 30 years old please feel free to submit them along with some information about the photo to The Brown County Press by email to bcpress@frontier.com or mail them to or drop them off at The Brown County Press 219 South High Street Mt. Orab, Ohio 45154. You will get your picture back. You can also reach us at (937) 444-3441.
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Reader: ODNR case a waste of money Dear Editor, This story, as I have learned started in 2006, a wildlife officer was helping a friend, whom I believe is a wildlife officer in another state, to get an in-state Ohio hunting license. Now that is not a strict letter of the law practice, like Jesus saw the Pharisees doing. It is what I call the spirit of the law, you know turn around is fair play, or scratch my back and I'll scratch yours. OK! He asked, and received permission from his supervisor before helping his friend. Then steps in the "Pharisees". After a complaint was received, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, (ODNR), investigated and dealt with it by giving a verbal reprimand. And then, in September, 2009, then-Inspector General, (IG), who I have read was looking for some dirt to discredit the Strickland Administration, opened his own investigation into the incident. Now
this is serious! This is when the questioning of the ODNR officers became illegal. They were not informed of their right to have an attorney present, and they evidently were asked scripted questions designed to incriminate themselves. The officers voluntarily turned themselves in to the Brow County Sheriff where the were searched, fingerprinted and photographed. The case ended up in Brown County Court because the IG couldn’t find a prosecutor to take the case till it got to Brown County. Why it was accepted here I do not know, maybe party loyalty. The Brown County Prosecutor's Office came up with the argument that even though the IG violated the defendants federal and state constitutional and statutory rights, the public policy at stake in the criminal prosecution outweighed the defendants individual rights. The judge considered that the constitutional right of
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all citizens of the US trump public policy 100 percent of the time. Now I hate waste! And that is just what all this adds up to. Five supervisors where put on paid administrative leaves costing us, the citizens, $10,000 per week. The total lose in the original case was $106. And all this just to help Kasich get elected. I feel sorry for Brown County. Now the IG who started this seems to have thrown the prosecutor, the one he convinced to indict these ODNR employees, under the bus. Well maybe, just maybe Kasich
will come to Brown County and help our prosecutor financially. HA! HA! Danny Books Sr.
fits. And in the aftermath of the recession, the largest job growth has been in SENATOR the service industry. SHERROD In fact, the restauBROWN rant industry is the largest employer of minimum wage workers. But we know that it’s also one of the lowest paid industries. Most tipped workers are not well-tipped fine dining servers. There’s a big difference between the tips at a Manhattan steakhouse and the local diner in Chillicothe. Because most tipped employees depend on gratuities as their chief source of income, tipped workers are almost three times as likely to live in poverty. To make matters worse, some tipped workers never see their earned gratuity – as some establishments divvy it up between servers and in some cases, never hand it over to those who earned it. My wife, Connie, found this out a number of years ago after attending a few events at the same banquet center in Cleveland, before asking the clerk at the coat check who received the tips from the tip jar. She was hesitant to answer at first, but finally said that management keeps it. Raising the tipped minimum wage supports our family members, friends, and neighbors trying to make ends meet on a meager paycheck and tips – whether they’re serving dinner at a restaurant, cutting hair, or bagging groceries. It’s time to raise the minimum wage. Our workers can’t wait any longer.
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More on ODNR lawsuit Dear Editor, It was with great interest last week when I read of the impending lawsuit against the prosecutor's office from the Wildlife Five. I have been following that case since it's inception and have wondered how long it would take before a lawsuit was filed. I am still curious as to exactly why the prosecutor seemed to be so anxious to follow thru on this case due to its relative unimportance in the scheme of crime in our area. I've heard stories of revenge and retaliation but do not know that to be factual. Either way, in my humble opinion, people were persecuted, not prosecuted, and careers and lives were ruined for nothing. Hopefully this lawsuit will help the innocent regain their sense of reputation. Ken Martin Sardinia
I wanted to become a nurse and I did, I take care of the elderly. Christie Mountain, Williamsburg
Well, I thought I would be a professional baseball player some day, but I wasn't tall enough. Roger Schweitzer, Mt. Orab
I thought I would get into automobile painting and that's just what I did. For 35 years now. Rodney Davis, Mt. Orab
I thought I would become an actress. Debbie Stevens, Williamsburg
I always wanted to be a teacher when I grew up and that's what I did. Marquita Weikert, Mt. Orab
I wanted to be an elementary school teacher, and I work in a day care center now. Rachel Stacy, Georgetown
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On February 13th, or 2-13, I introduced a resolution declaring the date as $2.13 Day. That’s because two dollars and thirteen cents is also the minimum wage for tipped workers. Two dollars and thirteen cents. Think about that. To add insult to injury, the tipped minimum wage has not changed for more than 20 years, and its value has fallen by 36 percent in real terms. It’s my hope that raising awareness on 2-13 will help remind people that it is past time to raise the tipped minimum wage. Ohioans who work hard and take responsibility should be able to take care of their families. But too many people are working harder than ever and barely getting by, despite their best efforts. That’s why I support the Fair Minimum Wage Act, which would raise the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour in three 95 cent increments—then provide for automatic annual increases linked to changes in the cost of living. The bill would also gradually raise the federal minimum wage for tipped workers from the current $2.13 an hour to 70 percent of the regular minimum wage. While Ohio’s current tipped minimum wage is $3.98 – higher than the federal minimum – it’s still not enough when we know that the majority of tipped employees are not teens. They are men and women who once had good-paying factory jobs with benefits, and now work in low-wage positions with no bene-
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SHCTC superintendent speaks to Eastern BOE about JVS advantages Kevin Kratzer, Superintendent of Southern Hills Career and Technical Center (SHCTC), spoke briefly to members of the Eastern Local School District Board of Education, Feb. 18, regarding Career Tech Month. Ohio Career and Tech Month was enacted by the Association for Career and Technical Education system to bring attention to the benefits for students attending a vocational school. Kratzer told the board that with all the new school board members just voted in, he felt it was important to introduce himself to all Brown County school boards and talk a little bit about Southern Hills. After thanking the board for allowing him to speak, Kratzer said, “I specifically wanted to touch base with the board tonight to talk about what programs we have and what licensures and certifications our students can earn.” SHCTC offers the following programs where students can receive certifications or licensures: • agricultural mechanics • automotive technology • biotechnology • clinical healthcare serv-
ices • cosmetology • criminal justice • culinary • early childhood education • engineering • graphics • information tech • sports medicine/exercise science • welding “When the student completes one of these programs and passes all the tests, they will then receive a certification or license,” Kratzer continued, “Entering the program doesn’t guarantee that they are getting the licensures. They come with required hours, and passing certain tests. Under cosmetology, for example, at the end of the year our students will travel to Columbus for a two part performance base and written test. It’s a pass/fail situation but we have a very high percentage of students who pass.” Kratzer continued, “Another class, welding, has a national credential, the AWS (American Welding Society), recognized across the nation for any job in the welding industry. And I am proud to say that out of our 18 seniors this year, they have all already passed the AWS certification. Some have already gotten good
paying jobs even though they’re still in school.” Kratzer said Southern Hills is constantly looking for what credentials are important to industries, that current programs are flexible and being updated regularly. “One thing I would like to add is that about 44% of our graduates go on to attend college after they leave us,” Kratzer said. Eastern Superintendent Michelle Filon told Kratzer that she has been very impress with Southern Hills and the job that Mr. Kratzer is doing. “I feel like we are all here at Eastern have a good relationship with Southern Hills and we need to work together to find the best fit for our students and what’s best for them,” Filon said. Filon later gave her legislative liaison report to the board. “In the fiscal year 20142015 budget,” Filon began, “January saw a turnaround in the state’s revenues, coming in $179.7 million or 9.2 percent over estimates, reversing a trend of the last couple of months, which saw revenues below estimates. But they’re basically telling us not to get too excited because they feel like part of this is because of the government’s
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Members of the Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington School Board met in regular session Feb. 19 at the high school. Next months meeting will be held at the middle school. Shown from left are board members Jeff Wilson and Barry Sims, board treasurer Jeff Rowland, board president Glenda Huff, Superintendent Dr. Linda Naylor and board members Jeff Cluxton and Jeff White.
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BY Martha B. Jacob The Brown County Press Board members of the Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington School District discussed the high number of missed school days due to the weather, and considered options on how to make them up during the Feb. 19 meeting. Superintendent Dr. Linda Naylor told the board that to date, RULH students have missed a total of 15 days. “We used our blizzard pack days which are now due,” Naylor said, “The last one is due next Tuesday. Currently the plan is to make up days on May 16, 23 and 30 and on June 2 and 3. I think we may have some additional days but we’re still waiting on legislation. “I have talked to our attorney several times about our options on making those days up. I understand that legislation has passed the House, for four additional calamity days and two teacher in-service days. But of course that has to go to the Senate to be approved then to the governor to be signed.” She told the board that technically she didn’t know much more than she did before, but that hopefully by the board’s March meeting she should know more. “In January we talked about at least two options,” she added, “one option would be to have school on
Saturday and another option would be to add half hour increments to 11 days which would be equivalent to one day.” Naylor stressed that she did not want to see seniors have to come back to school after graduation. Board members agreed with Naylor and said they did not want to have to change the graduation date. In other business at the meeting, Kevin Kratzer, superintendent of Southern Hills Career and Technical Center spoke briefly to the board about the partnership between the two schools. “I just wanted to make sure everyone on the board knows exactly what we do at Southern Hills,” Kratzer began, “I would like to give you a little background on Southern Hills. “Career/Tech institutions were put into this state a little over 40 years ago with the idea that we would prepare high school students for the workforce. And we live by that motto today. But I think what has changed so significantly over the course of time is the perception, that we battle, that the kids that come there are kids who can’t make it in high school.” Kratzer continued, “That is not a true statement, 44% of our kids go on to further their educations at the end of each year. That average is on the increase every year. And when I say further education I mean fouryear degree education,
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two-year degree institutions and apprenticeship programs.” Kratzer added that Southern Hills also fills a need for a lot of kids, who after attending Southern Hills often become passionate about something and continue to pursue a career. During the meeting Dr. Naylor reported to the board than individual email accounts had been set for them through the school’s website. She also shared with the board a semi-annual report on bullying at each of the schools. “We had no reports at the elementary, one report at the middle school and a couple at the high school. I have included a definition of what bullying is,” she said, “and not every incident reported as bullying is actually bullying. These numbers are down from last year.” Dr. Naylor explained that the district has been forced to spend more money on snow removal than years past and inquiries have been made on hiring another group to help with the snow removal in the future. She told the board that one of the two school buses recently purchased is now on the road and the other one is about ready to be put on the road. She said the purchase has allowed the district to retire two busses from its aging fleet. The board approved Treasurer Jeff Rowlands’s financial report which he stated had no changes or transfers. Also approved was a recommendation to employ Scott Tennant as full-time band/music teacher on a one year contract. Dan Oliver was approved as varsity baseball coach fo for 2013-2014 school year and Travis Arnett was approved as sub custodian pending certification.
decision not to accept 2013 federal tax returns until Jan. 31, 2014 which, in turn “delayed filing of many state returns and reduced the impact of early filer tax refunds that had been built into the January estimate.” Filon also stated that the state superintendent has said that he will be extending the testing window for Ohio Achievement Assessments (OAA) one week, which will be April 21 through May 16. “However, he has also said that there is no change to the testing timetable for the Ohio Graduation Test (OGT),” Filon said. “This really concerns me, because for these kids, that is a high stakes test. Because here at Eastern, we’ve missed 15 days of school, that’s three weeks of school. I really worry about our high school kids and that OGT.” In other business at the meeting, board treasurer Kevin Kendall ask board members to approve a ‘Power Share’ contract with Duke Energy. The agreement would be that on days Duke would suddenly have any kind of lack of power, they would contact Eastern to cut its energy use for up to six house. “If we agree to this,” Kendall said, “they will pay us for this, during the months of June, July and August. The total amount of the incentive is $3,960 which would go as credit on our electric bill.” The board approved the contract with Duke. The board also approved several conference requests as well as field trips. Supplemental contracts were approved for Amanda Hauck as girl’s soccer coach and JP Gouche as boys’ soccer coach. A classified contract was also approved for Tracy Cremer as middle school cook.
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William ‘Billy’ Cox, 46, passed away Monday, February 17, 2014. Billy was the beloved husband of Dorena Cox (nee Metze), loving father of Macy Cox, loving son of Jim and Martha Cox. Services will be held at the Mt. Orab Church of Christ, 400 Smith Avenue. Mt. Orab, on Saturday, February 22, 2014 at 1 p.m. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until the time of service at the church. Interment will be at Maplewood Cemetery. The Maham Funeral Home, Williamsburg, served the family.
Johnie Leath Jr, 77, Blanchester passed Tuesday February 4, 2014. He was born June 8, 1936 in Knox County, Ky., the son of Johnie and Callie Wagner Leath. He retired from Steel Craft in Blue Ash after 30 years of service. He is survived by his wife, Mary Jane Begley Leath, sons and daughters-in-law, Rodney, Rocky and Kim, Joe and Diana Leath, step sons, Danny (Rosa) and Jimmy (Diane) Begley, grandchildren, Tiphaney, Cody and Latasha, step grandchildren, Daniel (Kimmy), Rana (Matthew), David, Mary Jane, James and Jeannie, 9 step great grandchildren, Malachi, Samuel, Aaron, Elena, Breanna. Aidan, Conner, Blake, Wyatt and sister, Joy Brummett. Along with his parents, he was preceded in death by his first wife, Darlene, his second wife, Janet, daughter, Helen, sisters Quillie Bingham and Bea Brown. Services were held Friday, February 7, 2014 at the Living Church of Five Mile, Mt. Orab with Rev. Don White officiating with the assistance of Rev. Daniel Begley. Burial followed in the Westboro Cemetery. The John Evans Funeral Home, Milford/Goshen, served the family.
Mildred Mae (nee Malott) Havens, 83 of Fayetteville, Oh., died Saturday, February 15, 2014. She was a retired cafeteria supervisor for the Western Brown School District. Mildred was born November 1, 1930 in Crosstown, Oh., the daughter of the late Carl Edwin and Cora Lee (Balser) Malott. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Jack Havens, one son, Jason Havens, one daughter, Karen Mae Havens; one great granddaughter, Isabella Muchmore; two sisters, Frieda M. Glover and Kathryn Turner, one brother, Elburn E. Malott and one brother-in-law, Joe Glover. Mrs. Havens is survived by three grandchildren, Josh (Brandy) Havens, Winchester, Abby (Matt) Muchmore, Amelia, and Andy Havens Mt. Orab, one great grandchild, Jason Allen Michael Havens, one daughter-in-law,Eileen Havens of Mt. Orab, one sister, Connie Malott of Mt.Orab, two brothers, Edwin (Carolyn) Malott of Mt. Orab, and Marvin (Pat) Malott and wife of Lynchburg, three sisters-in-law, Betty Patten and Beverly Malott both of Mt. Orab, and Mildred Havens of Hamersville, and several nieces, nephews, relatives and friends. A memorial service for Mildred and Jack will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, February 22, 2014. Visitation will be from 10 -11 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Inurnment will be in the Bloom Rose Cemetery near Williamsburg, at the convenience of the family. The Cahall Funeral Home, Mt. Orab, served the family.
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Kenneth D. “Dutch” Darlington, 60, Bethel, Oh., died on Monday, February 17, 2014. He is survived by his wife: Karen Wardlow Darlington, 2 sons: Kyle (Terri) Darlington and the late Kevin Darlington, 2 grandchildren: Sierra Darlington and Kristopher Darlington, parents: Kenneth and the late Loretta Darlington, 2 sisters, Patty (Greg) Gray and Sandy (Ronnie) Glover, numerous nieces and nephews. Funeral services have been set at the Charles H. McIntyre Funeral Home, 323 N. Union St., Felicity, Oh., 45120, on Friday February 21, 2014 at 1 p.m. Visitation will also be on Friday, February 21, 2014 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., also at the funeral home. Burial will be at the Saunder Cemetery, Georgetown. The Charles H. McIntyre Funeral Home, Felicity, served the family.
Frank J. Casbar, 72 Frank J. Casbar, 72 of Mt. Orab, Oh., died Monday, February 17, 2014. He was a retired truck driver and the owner and operator of Casbar Excavating. Frank was born June 8, 1941 in Moscow, the son of the late Nicholas and Mary (Lowe) Casbar. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by one brother – Nick Casbar. Mr. Casbar is survived by his wife of fifty-three years, Beverly “Kay” (McCormick) Casbar whom he married September 10, 1960; two daughters, Deborah (Rick) Bossman of Batavia, and Amy (Troy ) Farrell of Hamersville, five grandsons, Troy Farrell, Jr. of Georgetown, Zach (Casey ) Farrell of Cincinnati, Jake (Katie) Farrell of Cincinnati, Luke Farrell of Georgetown, and Jordan Bossman of Batavia, three great grandchildren, Anastasia, Hailie and Shiloh Farrell, one sister, Ruth (Ron) Frey of Batavia, one sister-in-law, Judi (Roger) Barkley of Moscow, one brother-in-law, Ted (Cathy) McCormick Amelia, and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services have been set for 1 p.m. on Saturday, February 22, 2014 at Cahall Funeral Home in Georgetown, where Rev. Mike Starkey will officiate. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Interment will be at the convenience of the family. If desired, memorial contributions may be made to: Mt. Nebo United Methodist Church, 11693 State Route 774, Bethel, Ohio 45106. The Cahall Funeral Home, Georgetown, served the family.
MONEY Today I want to talk about the words blessed and blessing. In Psalm 2 verse 12 we find a promise involved with this word blessed. It states: “Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled by a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him.” The blessing promised here is based on the word trust. There are variations of blessings as well as different conditional situations involved with blessings. I have overheard people talking to one another and one will say: God bless you. The other will respond with, I am or He does. To what extent of blessings do you think God wants to bless you? Do you have room for more? I believe that everyone is blessed to some extent. Even unsaved people who are still among the land of the living are blessed. They are blessed simply because they are not in Hell and still have a chance to be saved. Some are even very prosperous. There is nothing wrong with money as long as you do not put it before God. That is where the danger lies because we sort of love money. In fact, some people will love money more than they love God. Therefore it could be either a blessing or a curse; a curse if it keeps you from God. The Bible says that the love of money is the root of all evil. It can be the focus of both devotion and affection. It should not be! Listen, Abraham was blessed before he was blessed! He was happy; he was married to a woman he loved; he was truly but merely blessed. However, there was more to come and when it came his life was as different as night and day. The Lord had a great blessing in store for him. But, this great blessing was conditional. There was a response required. “Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, unto a land that I will shew thee...” That was what was required in order for Abraham to receive that great blessing: “And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing: And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.” It may be that you need to respond to God in order
REV. CHARLES SMITH MT. ORAB BIBLE BAPTIST CHURCH to obtain the greater blessing He has for you. The ball might just be in your court. Remember, the blessing in Psalm 2:12 is all in your court. You have to put your trust in God. Can a person trust for a thing and still worry about that thing? Or if he is worrying about it, is he still trusting? Should not the trust dissolve the worry? If the trust does not dissolve the worry to what extent, ladies and gentlemen, is the trust? That is what this blessing revolves around! Perfect love casts out all fear. That is what the Bible tells us. Do you believe it? God’s love toward us is perfect but how perfect is your love towards Him? How fearful are you about things? God has left it up to you to decide how much you trust Him. Do you limit your own blessings? Now, think about this one. The greatest blessing is Salvation. You have to put your trust, which is your faith and your confidence, in Christ in order to be saved. That is between you and God only. No one else can know your heart concerning that matter. Then you can add to even that great blessing by your obedience to God. However, if at some time in your life you prayed a sinner’s prayer frivolously and do not think it matters, you better think again. It is a very serious matter. Every single solitary person has a responsibility to God Almighty and you can not frivolously pray that prayer and get away with it! God will hold you responsible both here and at the day of judgement. As soon as you called upon the name of Jesus the ball was in your court. So remember, if you want to be greatly blessed God has to be your all in all. He is a jealous God. The more you trust and obey Him, the more blessings He gives. And furthermore, the greatest blessings are to His children!
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John “Rick” Dunn, 59 John “Rick” Dunn, 59 of Ash Ridge, Oh., passed away Saturday, February 15, 2014. He was born September 20, 1954 at the Brown County General Hospital, in Georgetown, the son of Wilma (Pindell) Dunn and the late Richard Paul Dunn. He served in the army and was employed by Tecumseh Buildings and Lake Waynoka for many years. Rick was a 1973 graduate of Eastern High School, was an avid gardener and loved working on race cars. He was preceded in death by his father Richard Paul Dunn. He is survived by his mother Wilma Dunn of Ash Ridge, 2 sisters, Dee Wright and husband Kenny of Winchester, Kim Germann and husband Mike of Sardinia, 2 nieces, Stacey Meyers and Corey Sheets, and Stephanie Meyers, 2 nephews, Grant and Logan Germann, 1 great nephew; Jaxon Sheets and several aunts, uncles, cousins and friends. Following cremation, a visitation has been set on Wednesday, February 19, 2014 from 5 - 7 p.m. at the Meeker Funeral Home in Russellville. The Meeker Funeral Home, Russellville, served the family.
Douglas Ray Green, 66 Douglas Ray Green, 66 of Ripley, Oh., died Thursday, February 13, 2014. He was retired from the Village of Ripley where he served as Supervisor for the water department. Mr. Green was born August 25, 1947 in Cincinnati, the son of the late James Otto and Mildred (Souder) Green. He was also preceded in death by one daughter, Debbie Brierly and one brother, James Robert Green. Mr. Green is survived by three daughters, Barb Roop of Ripley, Susan Woodruff of Aberdeen, and Kelly Thatcher of New Hope, Oh., two sons, James Green of Cincinnati, and Mark Kiskadden of Plumville, Ky., ten grandchildren, ten great grandchildren, three sisters, Clarcy Preston of Ripley, Dollie Truitt of Ripley, and Kay Flaugher of Maysville, Ky., one brother, Charlie Green of Clermont County. Following cremation, a memorial service will be held at the convenience of the family. The Cahall Funeral Home, Ripley, served the family.
Betty (nee Taber) Martin, 78 Betty (nee Taber) Martin, 78, Bethel, passed away Sunday, February 16, 2014. She was the devoted wife of 58 years to Eugene Martin, dear mother of Gene (Patty) Martin, Mike (Vicky) Martin, Anthony "Wayne" (Debbie) Martin and the late Douglas Martin, grandmother of Stephanie (Bryan) Kohls, Melissa (Jon) Humbert, Christina Martin (Dennis Meade) and Kayla Martin, great-grandmother of Clayton Martin, Kelsey Meade, Jackson, Brody and Trey Humbert, Macie and Brinley Kohls, sister of Cordey Lester, Hazel Mills, Jim (Mollie) Taber and the late Geraldine Sloan, Juanita Miller, Sarah Perkins and Frank Taber. Also survived by several nieces and nephews. Visitation has been set for 6 - 8 p.m. Wednesday, February 19, 2014. Funeral services have been set for 11 a.m. Thursday February 20, 2014 at E.C. Nurre Funeral Home, Bethel. Burial will be in Laurel Cemetery. The E.C. Nurre Funeral Home, Bethel, served the family.
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Ronald K. Hosler, 75 Ronald K. Hosler, 75, Hedgesville, WV., and former resident of Bethel, Oh., passed away February 11, 2014. Ron was retired Vice-President of Operations for Staco Energy Dayton, Ohio and retired Sgt. Major U.S.M.C. He was the devoted husband of Stephanie (nee McDaniel) Hosler, dear father of Tammy (Dan) Henning, Tim (Sandy) Hosler and Tom (Kathy) Hosler, brother of Roger and Rick Hosler, also survived by 14 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren. Service have been set for Tuesday 10:30 a.m. February 18, 2014 at E.C. Nurre Funeral Home, Bethel. Burial with military honors in Tate Township Cemetery, Bethel. Memorials may be made to The V Foundation, 106 Towerview Court, Cary, NC 27513. The E.C. Nurre Funeral Home, Bethel, served the family.
Dova Irene “Debbie” Mitchell, 69 Dova Irene “Debbie” Mitchell, 69, Seaman died Friday, February 14, 2014. She was born January 19, 1945 in Scioto County, OH., the daughter of the late Andy Lee and Judy Mescal (Rice) Stapleton. Beside her parents, she was preceded in death by her step father William Thacker, two sisters, Ellen Thacker and Wanda Lewis. She is survived by her husband Charles Mitchell; four sons and daughters-in-law, Charles and Rosalee Mitchell, Jr. of Mt. Orab, Robert and Janet Mitchell of Goshen, William and Teresa Mitchell of Seaman, John and Tanya Mitchell of Mt. Orab, two daughters and son-in-law, Connie and Jim Lyons of Winchester, Mariam Mitchell of Dayton, Ky., 18 grandchildren, 10 great grandchildren; five brothers, Bill ( Betty) Thacker of Cherry Fork, Mark (Ruby) Thacker of Texas, Jimmy (Rhonda) Thacker of Seaman, Ronnie Thacker of New York, Harold (Rita) Thacker of Seaman: four sisters, Tawna (Dennis) Nesbitt of Blue Creek, Lynn (Charlie) Cable of GA., Jane Hess of Blue Creek, Teresa (John) Reed of Blue Creek; several nieces, nephews and a host of friends. Visitation has been set for Tuesday February 18, 2014 from 6 - 8 p.m. at the Wallace-Thompson Funeral Home Bradford-Sullivan Chapel in Winchester. No services will be held. Burial will be at the convenience of the family. The Wallace-Thompson Funeral Home Bradford-Sullivan Chapeln Winchester, served the family.
Samuel Joseph Musser, 66 Samuel Joseph Musser, 66 of Indianapolis, Ind., died Friday, February 14, 2014. He was a hard working man, he had worked with his brother Francis “Whitey” Musser in the upholstery business and later as a truck driver. Sam served his country in the United States Army (Air-Bourne Division) during the Vietnam Conflict, never having to be in the warzone. Sam always had a love for his family, making many trips to Ohio to visit and in 2013 he was baptized because he believed that Jesus was Lord. He was born October 24, 1947 the son of the late Robert and Bernice (Prather) Musser. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by brothers and sisters - Paul, Marjorie, Marion, Francis and Curtis. Mr. Musser is survived by his long-time companion – Carol; two daughters - Samantha Carson and husband Ron and Lisa Smith and husband Ryan; three grandchildren Jeremy, Jama and Alex; one brother - Robert “Bobby” Musser; two sisters - Dollie Ruth Newland and Birdie Dyer and many special nieces and nephews. A Celebration of Life Service has been set at 1 p.m. Wednesday, February 19, 2014 at the Cahall Funeral Home in Georgetown.Visitation will be from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.. Wednesday at the funeral home. Interment will be in the Cherry Fork Cemetery in Cherry Fork, Ohio with veterans services. The Cahall Funeral Home, Georgetown, served the family.
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John F. Petitt, 75, Moscow, Oh., died on Sunday, February 16, 2014. He is survived by his wife, Pam Haney Petitt, 3 children, Cynthia (Jeff) Fentress, Doug (Lora) Petitt and Craig (Carol) Petitt, 7 grandchildren: Jessica (Ken) Farrell, Matthew Fentress, John “Jack” Petitt, III, Katherine Petitt, Logan Petitt, Lucas Petitt and Sarah Petitt, 2 brothers, George Petitt and the late Charles Hetterick, 1 late sister, Rosella Ward, 3 sister-in-laws, Naomi Haney, Pat (Dwight) Williams and Betty (Russ) Wolfer, numerous nieces, nephews and friends. He was a member of the Felicity First Baptist Church. Funeral services will be at the Felicity First Baptist Church, 212 Prather Rd., Felicity, on Thursday, February 20, 2014 at 11 a.m. Visitation will be on Wednesday, February 19, 2014 from 5 - 8 p.m., also at the church. Burial will be at the Calvary Cemetery, Moscow. The Charles H. McIntyre Funeral Home, Felicity, served the family.
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Pesticide Re-certification When I received the lists for the Private Applicators who have a pesticide license that will expire at the end of this March, I counted just over 125. I offered the class twice in January, but the number who completed the re-certification was less than 80 from Adams, Brown and Highland Counties. I realize some travel to other counties because they are closer. I usually have a few attend our local sessions from other counties, too. With that said, I will offer a cleanup re-certification class on Monday, March 17 at noon at the Southern State Community College South Campus in Fincastle. YOU MUST pre-register and pay ($35) for this class by March 10 with Cindy at the Brown Co. Extension Office (937) 378-6716. Late registration will be an additional $10. The fact that we need all registrations complete one week prior to the class is due
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herbicide, and the proper rate, for the weeds you are attempting control is part of the formula, but timing is also important. Weeds are best controlled when they are small, and that does not mean below your knees, but more like below your ankles. In recent years we have found that even if everything is done correctly success is not always obtained. Resistance is a problem that many farmers know all too well. If that is not enough to make you shake your head, try this one. There are new weed problems on the horizon for Southern Ohio. A new weed that farmers in some of the states to the south have been dealing with for a few years now is Palmer Amaranth. This weed has resistance to many products used to control weeds, and it produces a very large number of seeds. This is one weed we want to make every effort to prevent from getting established here. On February 27 at 10 a.m.
Buford Farmers’ Institute set for Saturday, February 28 It’s that time of year again for the Buford Farmers’ Institute. Come on out to the friendly Town of Buford. Some of you ask where Buford is, and what the Buford Farmers ‘Institute is. Let me explain the Buford Farmers’ Institute originated in 1904. For many years the farmers and their families would gather at the annual event. They would share ideas and present updated materials on rural farming. Back in the years the institute would last 2 or 3 days. Over the years institute in Ohio has faded out. At one time there were over 300 institutes in Ohio. Only 6 known institute left in Ohio. Buford is the only one in Southern Ohio, and the longest consecutive running event in Highland
County. It is kept going with the volunteers of people in the community. Families would bring their bake goods, homemade items, produce, etc. The categories would be judged just as the items are today. First, second, and third is given to each winner. Today we have 100 categories to enter. So bring your quilts, crocheting, needle work, arts and crafts, and bake goods etc. Get your measuring cups and flour and old family recipe books out. And enter your special items to be judged. One item per category. While you’re baking spend some time with your children. And let them enter the children categories. All bake goods and produce and other entries need to be brought to the
Clay Township Building between 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. on February 28, 2014. The 110th Buford Farmers’ Institute will be Friday February 28, 2014, at 7 p.m. at the Old Buford School. A Pork Roast will be served by the Township Park from 4: -6 p.m. in the Gym. There will entertainment, Door prizes and a Raffle. All bake goods and produce will be auctioned off during the evening session. All proceeds go to the Buford Farmers’ Institute. For more information, about categories or anyone who would like to help with the institute please call Dianne Mock (937) 442-5675. Come out and join us February 28, 2014 for good food and an evening of fun and socializing.
we will be discussing weed control with OSU Extension Weed Specialist, Dr. Mark Loux, at the Ponderosa Banquet Center in Hillsboro. There is no charge for this class; however I do want to know if you plan to attend. All you need to do is call Tami at the Highland Co. Extension Office, and give her your name, the county you are from and your phone number (just in case we would get a rare snow). ALB Reminder I know for some of you it seems like a very long time since Asian Longhorned Beetle was first discovered in Clermont County. For the people in the areas where the ALB has been found it has been somewhat of a nightmare. For the rest of us in the areas that surrounds the infestation, this is just a reminder of the problem, and the fact that all measures need to be taken to avoid the spread of this very destructive insect. Camping season is not far off. Here are a few things from a recent news release from OSU Extension’s Amy Stone that may help those who have not lived through this mess, at least take note. This includes the species of trees that are attacked, the number of trees surveyed, trees removed, trees treated, etc. Residents in the ALB regulated areas established within Clermont County cannot move firewood or wood debris outside of the regulated area and outside of East Fork State Park. Residents are also discouraged from moving firewood and wood debris inside the regulated area. For answers to questions about regulated materials and permits, or to report wood movement or suspected ALB infested trees, residents are asked to call the program office at (513) 381‐7180. You can report suspected ALB infestations online at www.AsianLonghornedBeetle.com. Tree removals are ongoing. Ground and tree‐climbing survey crews continue to
OBITUARIES Glenn Edward Sullivan, 75
Donald James Penick, 78
Glenn Edward Sullivan, 75 of Georgetown, Oh., died Sunday, February 16, 2014. As a teenager, he worked on a farm in Mayslick, Kentucky until 1959 when he began working as a machinist for the Ford Motor Company and retired after 32 years of service in 1991. After retirement he worked in the auction business for 10 years and was a United States Army Veteran. Glenn enjoyed spending time outdoors gardening, raising tobacco and spending time with friends. He was born August 3, 1938 in Georgetown, Ohio the son of the late Cecil and Marie K. (Roquet) Sullivan. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by one son – Larry Sullivan in 2013 and two brothers – James Sullivan in 2010 and Ralph “Pee Wee” Sullivan in 2012. Mr. Sullivan is survived by one sister – Rita (Denton) Stogsdill of Georgetown, and several nieces, nephews and dear friends. Funeral services have been set for 11 a.m. Thursday, February 20, 2014 at the Cahall Funeral Home in Georgetown, where Danny Bupp will officiate. Visitation will be from 6 - 8 p.m. Wednesday, February 19, 2014 at the funeral home. Interment will be in the Confidence Cemetery in Georgetown, Ohio with military services by the Carey-Bavis American Legion Post #180 of Georgetown, Ohio. If desired, memorial contributions may be made to the Ohio Veterans Home, 2003 Veterans Blvd., Georgetown, Ohio 45121. The Cahall Funeral Home, Georgetown, served the family.
Donald James Penick, 78 of Ripley, Oh. formerly of Hamersville, Oh., died Monday, February 17, 2014. He was retired from Western Electric, a United States Army Veteran, member of the DAV, an ordained minister and was a faithful follower of Christ. Donald was born October 12, 1935 in Cincinnati, the son of the late Gilmer and Mary (Gump) Penick. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Annie (Laws) Penick in 2011, one grandson, Michael Penick, one brother, Melton Penick and one sister, Marilyn Penick. Mr. Penick is survived by two children, Mitchell (Susan) Penick of Harrison, and Lana (Ron Kimball) McAdams of Sunman, Ind., five grandchildren, Heather McAdams of Dent, Oh., Ashley McAdams of Georgetown, Natalie Penick of Harrison, Nora (Mark) Ligtenberg of Bozeman, Mon., and Ashley Ferrier of Knoxville, Tenn.,; five great grandchildren, Macie Anne McAdams-Pollitt, Elizabeth, Annabelle and Lukas Ligtenberg and Landon Ferrier and one sister, Melinda Gaile Tubbs of California. Funeral services have been set at 4 p.m. Saturday, February 22, 2014 at the Cahall Funeral Home in Mt. Orab, where Clark Castle will officiate. Visitation will be from 2 - 4 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Interment will be in the Confidence Cemetery in Georgetown, with military services by the Carey-Bavis American Legion Post #180 of Georgetown, Ohio. The Cahall Funeral Home, Mt. Orab, served the family.
conduct delimiting surveys, inspecting all host trees throughout the regulated areas in Clermont County. Staff survey for the presence of ALB by examining individual host trees for signs of beetle damage. The quarantine restricts the movement of hardwood logs, firewood, stumps, roots and branches out of the regulated area and also restricts the sale of nursery stock, green lumber, and logs of the following trees: maples, horse chestnut, buckeye, mimosa, birch, hackberry, ash, golden raintree, katsura, sycamore, poplar, willow, mountain ash, and elms. Dates to Remember Feb. 27 - Agronomy Workshop – Weed Control with OSU Weed Specialist, Mark Loux, 10 a.m at the Ponderosa Banquet Center in Hillsboro. Please call (937) 393-1918 to register. March 7&8 - Fifth Annual Small Farm Conference at Wilmington College. Registration information is available at http://clinton.osu.edu Mar. 10 - Pesticide Testing opportunity for anyone wanting a Private or Commercial Applicator license for Ohio. Testing requires pre-registration with the Ohio Department of Agriculture. This can be done online at http://pested.osu.edu or call toll free at (800) 2821955. Other test dates include April 14 and May 12 at this time. Others may be scheduled if needed. March 10 - Tobacco GAP training in West Union at 4
p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Please pre-register by calling Pam at (937) 544-2339 by March 7. March 11 - Farm and Family Night at Maysville Community and Technical College starting at 5 p.m. Tickets are needed, but they are FREE. Tickets can be picked up at the Adams, Brown, Clermont or Highland Co. Extension offices. There will be a large selection of classes to choose from that evening, plus a light meal and the trade show. A flyer with details will be available with the tickets or go to our website for a flyer. Example: http://brown.osu.edu March 11 - OSU Beef School session 3 starts at 7 p.m. The Beef School will be held at the Frisch’s in West Union. Class is also offered in Piketon and the Fayette Co. Extension office in WCH. March 17 - Clean-up Pesticide Re-certification for Private Applicators at noon at the South Campus of Southern State Community College in Fincastle in the Gateway Center. Pre-registration and payment must be made by March 10 with the cost of $35. Late registrations will be an additional $10 fee. Call Cindy at the Brown Co. Extension Office at (937) 378-6716. March 19 - Tobacco GAP training in Georgetown at 1 p.m. . Please pre-register by calling Pam at (937) 5442339 by March 17.
Weather spotter training scheduled Meteorologists from the National Weather Service will provide severe weather awareness training on Thursday, February 27, 2014 from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. at the U.S. Grant Joint Vocational School located at 718 West Plane Street Bethel. Storm spotters play an important role in identifying and relaying storm related information to the County Emergency Management Agency (EMA), local public safety officials, and the National Weather Service.
Topics Include: How to safely observe storms How to identify important features of storms Visual clues that may precede tornado development How to make accurate and timely reports Cost is FREE. To register call (513) 732-7661 or email clermontema@ clermontcountyohio.gov This training course is offered by the Clermont County Emergency Management Agency, Batavia.
Auction set for SATH SATH (Supplementary Assistance to the Handicapped), a non-profit organization that provides leisure time activities for children with disabilities will be holding a ‘Charity Auction’ on March 1, 2014 at 10 a.m. in the Wharton Building at the Highland County Fairgrounds, Hillsboro. HESS Auction Co., LLC will be assisting SATH with the auction. All
proceeds will be used for children with special needs in Adams, Brown, Clinton, Fayette, and Highland Counties. Donations are still needed. Please call Linda Allen at (937) 366-6657 for more information or to make arrangements for pickup of a donation. SATH volunteers will be serving lunch.
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Edna May Parker, 89 James Owen Baldwin, 82, of Monroe Township in Adams County, Oh., died Wednesday, February 19, 2014. He was born June 17, 1931 in Monroe Township. He was preceded in death by his parents, Carey Lowe and Silvia Ione (Miller) Baldwin; son, Jerry Owen Baldwin; two brothers and two sisters. He is survived by wife, Dolores Baldwin of Monroe Township; two sons: Wendell (Linda) Baldwin of West Union; Kenneth (Essie) Baldwin of West Union; three daughters: Faith (Randy) Rothwell of Monroe Township, Poteet (Terry) Crager of Ewing, Kentucky and Regina Baldwin of Monroe Township; a sister, Geneva Ross of West Union; a sister-in-law, Bernice Baldwin of West Union; 15 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren. He retired from the Adams County Highway Department in West Union after 11 years of service. He was a driver for the former Earhart Lumber Company in West Union and a former machinist for Cincinnati Milacron and a farmer. The funeral service has been set for Friday, February 21, 2014 at 2 p.m. at Lafferty Funeral Home in West Union. The visitation has been set for Friday from 12 2 p.m. The interment will be at West Union Cemetery. The Lafferty Funeral Home, West Union, served the family.
Edna May Parker, 89, of Fayetteville passed away Thursday, February 13, 2014. She was born March 21, 1924 the daughter of Isaac Washington and M. Maude Hill Fannin and grew up in Olive Hill, Ky. She was a long time waitress with the Frisch’s Restaurants, but primarily with the Mainliner in Fairfax. She is survived by her daughter, Janet Moore, grandsons, Edward (Michelle) and Gary Moore, great-grandchildren, Kenzie, Cortney, Quinn, Christopher, Courtney and Gabi, great-great grandson, Jordan. Along with her parents she was preceded in death by her 8 siblings. Services were held Sunday, February 16, 2014. The Evans Funeral Home, Goshen, served the family.
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Hamm called 911 after an argument led to attack Sun staff
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A Union Township man admitted to choking and killing his roommate, Meagan Fambry, 20, Feb. 15 in a 911 call. Phillip Hamm, 21, of Union Township was arrested and charged with murder after Union Township police responded to the scene. According to Lieutenant Scott Gaviglia, operations commander of the Union Township Police Department, police were dispatched to 3885 Old Savannah Dr., Apartment 12 at approximately 10:45 a.m on Saturday. In the 911 call, which was released by Gaviglia Feb. 18, Hamm requests police response and tells a dis-
patcher what happened. “Yes, I am going to need police to 3885 Old Savannah Drive Apartment 12,” Hamm said in the call. When the dispatcher asked the reason for calling Hamm said he went off on his roommate and choked her. “Last night, well basically this morning, my roommate and I got into an argument,” Hamm said. “And I honestly lost my mind and I went off, and I choked her and I killed her.” Hamm told dispatchers that the incident happened several hour earlier after he and Fambry returned home from a party in Covington, Ky. Police arrested Hamm and transported him to Clermont County Jail. Gaviglia said Hamm was
charged with murder, a firstdegree felony. He said additional charges may be filed once the case is presented to a Clermont County Grand Jury. Hamm appeared in front of Magistrate Robert Lamb at Clermont County Municipal Court Feb. 17. Lamb said despite the fact that Hamm does not have a previous record, he feels there is a significant risk of flight or danger to the public if Hamm does not remain in jail. Lamb set Hamm’s bail at $500,000. Hamm remains in Clermont County Jail and is scheduled to appear at Clermont County Municipal Court for a preliminary hearing in front of Judge George Pattison at 3 p.m. Feb. 24.
County to spend $2,981,000 on new vehicles this year Grants will cover nearly half of cost of updating fleet
BY KRISTIN ROVER Sun staff
Clermont County Commissioners have approved spending approximately $2,981,000 on new vehicles in the county this year. Sukie Scheetz, director of the Office of Management and Budget, said the money will be used to purchase 47 vehicles in the county that range from dump trucks for the engineer's office to busses for Clermont Transportation Connection. Scheetz said the cost breaks down to about $1 million being used from county funds and the rest
will come from other funds, including CTC. She said grants will cover $1.6-$1.7 million of the costs. “Clermont Transportation Connection is waiting for grant money,” Scheetz said. Scheetz said the bulk of the vehicles and cost coming from the general fund will be the sheriff's office and engineer's office. “Those are mostly sheriff's vehicles,” Scheetz said about the 47 vehicles. Scheetz said they saved some money last year by adding a bar attachment to the front of sheriff's vehi-
cles to prevent damages from deer collisions or other accidents. “That was a good purchase,” Scheetz said. Scheetz said the engineer's office will be getting six vehicles including dump trucks. Scheetz said other offices are in need of vehicles as well. The Department of Water Resources will be getting five vehicles, and Juvenile Court will be getting six vehicles. All in all, Scheetz said replacing 47 vehicles is only a small percentage of the county's total fleet. “This is only 12 percent of the fleet we have,” Scheetz said. “We have 383 vehicles in the fleet.”
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Union Township resident Phillip Hamm appeared in front of Magistrate Robert Lamb Feb. 17 where is bond was set at $500,000. Hamm was charged with murdering his roommate Feb. 15.
The Amelia Barons, coaching staff and cheerleaders celebrate their second Southern Buckeye Conference Tournament title in as many years.
Amelia claims SBC Tournament title for second consecutive year
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The Amelia Barons won the Southern Buckeye Conference Tournament for the second consecutive year at Batavia on Saturday, Feb. 15 by sweeping their season series with interdivisional rival Georgetown, taking down the G-Men 63-56. “(The win over Georgetown) gives us a lot of momentum going into the sectional tournament,” said Barons head coach Craig Mazzaro, whose win total at Amelia has reached 212. “(New Richmond) beat us in the third game of the year and we had to keep the slate clean until we played them again (Jan. 31). We were able to beat them and then we beat Georgetown in the last game (of the regular season) and we handled Georgetown again in the SBC deal, so now we’ve got a little momentum going into the one-game season. It’s survive and advance now.”
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The Barons’ victory over Georgetown to close out the regular season gave them the edge over SBC-American co-champions New Richmond in terms of seeding for the SBC Tournament, allowing them to raise the trophy for the second straight season. That cherry on top of an exceptional year was headed up by the Barons usual suspects, Garrett Weaver, Tom Hacker and Mason Blankenship. Weaver led all scores in the first-place game going for 24 on 9-19 shooting. Hacker added 12 points and Blankenship scored 10. Amelia now turns their attention to Turpin, their first-round opponent in the Division I, Cincinnati 5 sectional. “We’ve already played (Turpin) once, we beat them at our place (on Dec. 28),” Mazzaro explained. “It ended up a (five)-point game, but (we were up) 14 points with three minutes to go.” The Barons did an exemplary job on the Spartans’ Zach McCormick, a Miami University signee, and one of the best players in the city. McCormick only scored nine points in the loss. The two teams square off on Friday, Feb. 21 at 8 p.m. at Fairfield High School. In other SBC Tournament action, the American Division won four of the five
other games. American cochampions New Richmond took down Williamsburg, the second-place team from the National Division 79-52 behind 21 points from John Ernst, 18 from Josh Heiden and 16 from Frankie Taulbee. The Lions begin sectional play in Division II at Mason on Saturday, Feb. 22 against Wyoming at 12:30 p.m. while Williamsburg has a few more days before they travel to Turpin to play St. Bernard at 7:30 p.m. in what equates to a sectional semifinal matchup on Feb. 25. The third-place game between host Batavia and Goshen was the lone National Division victory on the day as the Bulldogs protected their pseudo home court in a 54-42 win. Batavia’s Austin Sammons headlined a balanced offensive attack with 13 points. The Warriors’ Austin Smith scored a game-high 15. The Bulldogs’ will begin a triple-header of SBC sectional action on Feb. 22 at Mason when they face McNicholas at 11 a.m. With New Richmond sandwiched in between, the Warriors will go last, at 2 p.m. against Woodward. A win by both Goshen and New Richmond would set up a third meeting between the two schools on Feb. 26.
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The Washington Five Point Stars 4-H club will begin the new year with a bowling party on Sunday, February 23rd. Our regular meetings are on the 4th Monday of each month at Sardinia Elementary School at 7:30 p.m. Membership starts at 9 years old or in the 3rd
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WBHS presents a new musical ‘Changing Minds’ It’s tough to be yourself in high school. It’s even harder to be someone else! Popularity polar opposites: laid back surfer boy and nerdy bookworm girl. They’re sworn enemies until they wake up in a strange place – EACH OTHER’S BODIES!! It’s a gender bender ‘Freaky Friday’! Hilarity and confusion ensues set to the beat of high-energy pop rock musical numbers. Forced
to lay aside their differences to carry on with locker rooms, college interviews, and each other’s reputations, they see the world through a new pair of eyes – literally! It’s a classic high school story with a totally mental twist! Western Brown High School will be presenting this fun, witty and familyfriendly musical, Changing Minds written by Brett Simmons & David Howard
and licensed by Theatrical Rights Worldwide. The musical is directed by Sue Purtell. The assistant director and set designer is Vanessa Bishop and the music is being directed by Sara Jordan. The performances will be Thursday, February 27th and Friday, February 28th. Both shows are at 7:30 p.m. There will also be a Sunday matinee on March 2nd at 2 pm. Tickets are being sold in
GEVS to hold Kindergarten registration for 2014-15 school year Registration for kindergarten pupils of the Georgetown Exempted Village Schools will be held as follows: March 13, 2014 – 4:30 to 7:30 p.m.; April 23, 2014 – 9 to 10:30 a.m. and 1 to 3 p.m. April 24, 2014 – 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Kindergarten is now required in Ohio schools. All students must attend kindergarten prior to enrollment in first grade. Ohio law (O.R.C. 332.01) now requires that “no district shall admit to the first grade any child who has not successfully completed kindergarten.” Children who are to enroll in kindergarten must be five years of age on or before August 1, 2014. This is a change from previous years’
registration. The following must be presented before we can register your child: • An original birth certificate • Immunization record • Proof of residency (i.e., a lease or rental agreement; water or electric bill showing your full name and address; completed residency affidavit) • Court ordered custody papers if they exist Parents should check with the Brown County Health Department or their family doctor to see if their child’s immunization records are complete to meet entrance requirements. These immunizations are a MUST: 5 Doses DPT (Diphtheria, Pertussis, Tetanus) 4 Doses Oral Polio 2 Doses MMR (Measles, Mumps, Rubella)
3 Doses Hepatitis B 2 Doses Varicella (Chickenpox) Parents may take preschool children to the Brown County Health Department or their family doctor for their immunizations. The Brown County Health Department will give immunizations Tuesdays from 8:00 AM - 12:00 Noon and 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM. No appointment is necessary. For evening hours, contact the Health Department directly at 378-6892. The fee is $15.00 for the first immunization and then a $5.00 fee for each additional immunization administered. Anyone needing additional information should call the Georgetown Elementary School at 3786235.
Fayetteville-Perry to hold 2014-15 Kindergarten Registration Kindergarten registration for the 2014-2015 school year will take place on Friday, March 14th. This year we are excited to announce we will have representatives here from the Brown County Sheriff’s Department, the Fayetteville Library and the PTO. The Sheriff’s Department will have identification kits for the children, complete with fingerprints. The library will be registering the children for library cards and provide information on upcoming library programs.
Our PTO will help you fill out necessary forms to volunteer and join the PTO, along with information on how they help in the school. You will also need to fill out the necessary papers to enroll your child in kindergarten. Children typically must turn 5 before October 1st, 2014 in order to enroll in kindergarten. Every child that is registered during the day will receive a free kindergarten “Class of 2027” T-shirt. Please bring the following items: child’s birth certifi-
cate, social security card, immunization record, and custody papers (if applicable). The registration process will take place from 12-4 p.m. and from 5:30-8 p.m. Mark your calendars for May 8th and 9th, as kindergarten screenings will be setup for those two days. Additional information will be distributed during the registration process. If you have any questions call Fayetteville Elementary at (513) 875-2083.
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Hamersville Elementary to hold Kindergarten registration Hamersville Elementary School will be holding kindergarten registration on Thursday, February 27 and Tuesday, March 25 from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Any children who are 5 years old on or before Sept. 30 are eligible to register for kindergarten. To register a student, you must bring their original Social Security card, official copy of birth certificate with raised seal, court documented custody/guardian papers, and up to date immunization records. Students who register early will receive a free kindergarten T-shirt and other prizes. The school based health
nurse will be available on Tuesday, February 25 from 9 - 11 a.m., 1 - 3 p.m., and 5-7 p.m. to provide physicals for anyone needing one.
The registration will take place at Hamersville Elementary and Middle School building. For more information call the school at (937) 379-1144.
Grayless is WC Scholarship Recipient Russellville resident Billy Daniel Grayless is the recipient of a $15,500 Academic Achievement Scholarship to attend Wilmington College, where he plans to major in agriculture. Grayless, the son of Bill and Cassy Grayless of Russellville, will be a 2014 grad-
uate of Eastern Brown High School. His main activities and honors include: Eastern Brown FFA, National FFA public speaking, National FFA soil judging, academic team, National Honor Society and Russellville Ringleaders 4-H Club.
advance at The Mt. Orab Middle School office, during lunch in the high school cafeteria and at Hamersville through Ms. Purtell. Tickets may also be purchased at the door. Tickets are $8 for adults and $6 for students. For more information, go to our Facebook page, Western Brown High School Theatre Department.
SHCTC board meeting set The Southern Hills Career Technical School Board of Education will meet in regular session at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, February 25, 2014, at the Board Office at 9193 Hamer Road, Georgetown, OH 45121.
H’ville Livestock invite you to first meeting BY Kasey Canter Hamersville Livestock 4-H Club News Reporter The Hamersville Livestock 4-H club will be holding their first meeting of the 2014 season on Sunday, March 9 at 4 p.m. Anyone interested in joining as a new member or signing up as a renewed member are encouraged to attend this meeting. The
meeting will start promptly at 4 p.m. in the old Hamersville Firehouse. Please bring your enthusiasm, questions, and infatuation to our first meeting of the 2014. You will receive your enrollment form, any 4-H news to be released at that time, our 4-H club calendar and the 4-H county calendar. We look forward to seeing you there.
Farm Credit Mid-America offers scholarships Farm Credit Mid-America offers three scholarship programs: 1. Scholarships are awarded to students who are enrolled in college of agriculture at universities throughout Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee. 2. The 4-H and FFA offer scholarships to youth members of their programs through Farm Credit. 3. Farm Credit offers a scholarship program for our customers. Called the Farm Credit Scholarship, customers, grandchildren or children of customers
who study at any four-year or two-year university can apply for this scholarship. The application deadline for Farm Credit’s scholarship is February 28th. Applications for the Farm Credit scholarship can be downloaded off our website at www.e-farmcredit.com or you can pick up an application at the office at 100 Grieshop St, Mt Orab. Mail the completed application to your local office. Scholarship recipients will be notified in April. For more information call (937) 444-0905.
Hotshots elect officers BY Clayton Cordell Curtis Huntington Hotshots News reporter On February 11, 2014 the Huntington Hotshots called the meeting to order promptly at 6 p.m. Roll call was led by Katie Doyle, each member responded by saying their favorite sport. We went over old business - each family will pay the $20 per family to the county instead of selling candy. Enrollment forms and book money along with the candy money will be due at the March meeting. New business - The motion was made to buy club insurance at the cost of $2.00 a member, the motion was passed. Our club also voted and passed the constitution and Bi-Laws for the 2014 year. Advisor Gerlinde Shelton asked the club to make a motion to make a donation the Aberdeen United Methodist church for the use of their facilities. Motion passed. Gerlinde also announced that we had two of our members who made the Brown County Junior Fair Board, she asked that they stand and say what department they will be helping this year. JW Curtis will be helping the Goat Department and Johannah Fisher will be helping with the Small Animal Department. This year the Jr. Fair Board made some changes to the rules for the animal limit a youth can take, the current rule is 1st year member can only take one animal, 2nd year - 2 animals 3rd year 3 animals, 4 year- 4 animals with the maximum of 4 animal project exhibited beginning in 2014 cats, dogs,and pocket pets will not be included in the 4 animal limit. For example 1 year member can exhibit a dog-project and a market project. All members exhibiting market projects MUST at-
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grade through 19 years old as of January 1. Cloverbuds are members Kindergarten through 8 years of age. Anyone interested in joining is welcome to attend. For more information about the club or the bowling party, please call Mark Naylor at (937) 4463522.
tend a Quality Assurance training or test out if you are 15 or older! Dates are as follows: Test out dates: April 5- 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Extension Office April 7- 3:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Extension Office Training Dates: April 14 - Western Brown HS @ 7 p.m. May 8 - Eastern HS @ 7 p.m. June 2- Georgetown HS @ 7 p.m. June 5- Fayetteville HS @ 7 p.m. TBA - Ripley HS @ 7 p.m. REMEMBER ANYONE TAKING A MARKET PROJECT MUST ATTEND ONE OF THESE SESSIONS, if you do not attend you WILL NOT show! This year the club advisors decided that we do not have to do a demonstration. However if you do a demonstration by September 9th meeting you will get your name in a box to win $50. This will be drawn at the September 16 meeting. You will need to get approval from Druann Kendrick on demonstration project topic. We elected Huntington Hotshots 2014 officers, they are elected as follows: President-JW Curtis VP Shanee Weatherspoon Sec. Elizabeth Groomes Treasure Johanna Fisher News reporter Clayton Cordell Curtis Historian Nicole Mock Litter Ofc. Haley Workman Energy Ofc. Mason Williams Safety officer Katie Cooper Health Ofc. Jacob Mock Recreation officer Kaylee Fisher Environmental officer Stephan Cooper Inspiration Ofc. Laney Cooper Congratulations to the
2014 officers. Officers remember you must meet with your advisor for your office at every meeting to keep them aware of your progress on your book. The advisors are: President and treasurer Katie Doyle Vice president and secretary Jeremy Curtis News reporter and inspiration Abby Shelton Historian and safety Sherrie Curtis Energy and help Joy Oberschlake Litter Druann Kendrick Next meeting will be March 11 2014 at 6 PM United Methodist Church. We will have installation of officers before the meeting so invite parents grandparents friends and family. We will also be voting on Tshirt designs and color. Remember enrollment forms candy money and project orders and money are due this meeting!!!
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EB FFA selling strawberries The Eastern Brown FFA chapter is selling flats of strawberries again this year. This is another fundraiser to help out the chapter, so that they are able to participate in the many activities and events that they do throughout the year. We definitely have to thank the community for supporting us in all of our fundraisers. In the past, selling strawberries has been a huge success and everyone always enjoys them. The chapter is hoping for another great turn out this year. If you are interested in purchasing strawberries feel free to contact the Eastern Brown FFA Agriculture Department at 937) 378-6016.
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Golden Years Adult Activity Center celebrates Valentine’s Day
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Members of the Golden Years Adult Activity Center celebrated Valentine’s Day at the Cherry Street Eatery in Georgetown on February 12. The members voted on their favorite valentine and Ms. Bonnie Bowling was the winner. Photographed (left to right): Bonnie Bowling, Dorothy Williams, Bill Fortin, Diana Stamper, Dorothy Current, David Gaskins, Diane Parker, Everett Rand, Jackie Jones, Teresa Jones, Lora McCleese. Not pictured: Debi Carrington. For more information on the Golden Years Adult Activity Center contact Teresa Jones at (937) 378-6041 extension 255 or Debi Carrington at (937) 378-6041 extension 258.
RULH Music Boosters offers Dinner Theater this weekend Happy, Birthday and anniversary to you if this is your week! #### Well, once again Howelett Computer or maybe the nut behind the keys has had issues. My apologies! It appears that two different computers are holding different files that should be in one place. An attempt was made to get all files into their proper location-mistake! Both the birthday calender and the Family Tree Maker were lost! AGAIN! This time the panic was not quite as great, not quite. After several days of being afraid to look they were searched for and with a bit of effort were found-again! #### Word was received yesterday of the passing of John Petitt, formerly of Ripley, now of Felicity. John for many years was the song leader at the Ripley Nazarene Church. Also, for many years John and his wife were Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus at their lakeside vegetable stand converted into Santa's workshop. #### Word was received today of the death of Billy Cox son of Martha and Jimmy Cox. Sincere sympathy to Billy's family, friends, and loved one’s. #### Word was received today of the death of a man of great great faith, Don Pennick who, at least in the opinion of one is running and jumping and praising the Lord! #### Shirley Brierly enjoyed company over the weekend. Her sons Raymond Brierly and Gary Morgan visited with their mother, then cousin Diane Applegate of Manchester lunched with Shirley at Dairy Yum-Yum. #### This is the last Saturday of the month which means it is also time for God's Closet and God's Pantry and God's Kitchen. God's Closet is open for shopping at 10 a.m. and God's Kitchen opens at 11 a.m. This is a community event. This is a great project and many blessings to all who make it happen. Also, God's closet accepts donations. A bin is outside the door for drop offs. You are welcomed to shop and also to stay for lunch. #### This Saturday is Cabin Fever Vendor and Craft Show located at the ABCAP building in Georgetown, #### Wednesday the Brown County Seniors met at noon at the ACAP Building in Georgetown. #### Dave Houghton asked me to encourage everyone who has had or are having
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MARY HOWLETTE a drug issue or alcohol issue to attend any or all of the meetings of Faith Fellowship. Every Monday night at 7 p.m. and again every Friday night at 7 p.m. We encourage everyone who has had or are having a drug issue or alcohol issue to attend. The meetings do not cost anything. Contact information is Dave at 937515-5670 and Joe at 937205-4964. More and more people with addiction problems are coming and we had a high number of 39 show up two weeks ago. Faith in God Fellowship is reaching out to folks who have been carrying the burden of addiction. Jesus lives!! Although Faith Fellowship is not a part of Faith in God Fellowship, Pastor Scott Von Lanken provides the spiritual help many addicts need to stay clean. With heroin use skyrocketing, it is so important for people to reach out to our sons and daughters before it is too late. Jesus lives!! #### The RULH Music boosters will be entertaining with a dinner/theater "JUST DESSERTS ". This murder/mystery play was written by C. Sadaro will be Saturday February 22 at 6 p.m. at the RULH High School. Tickets can be purchased at Bristow's Drug Store and Ripley Federal Bank. Dinner consists of pork loin ,baked potato, green beans, salad, desserts and drink. The meal is $30/couple, $17/single, not bad for dinner and theater. Butterbee's donated a 5 layer double
chocolate cake, more than that various other delicious cakes will be present for the cake auction emceed by auctioneer Ray Campbell between acts1 and 2, also there will be 50/50 split the pot. Sunday February 23 at 2 p.m. matinee tickets are $10.00 and will be sold at the door, cookies and punch will be served at intermission. All proceeds go to benefit the music boosters scholarship program and other projects. A spokesperson for the dinner/theater said, “the fundraiser we put together is to raise money for new percussion equipment and harnesses and other odd and ends that need to be replaced for the future generations. We are also looking into new uniforms in the future. All the money that is raised goes back to band for the students Please come out and support the RULH Music Department. They have done such a great job this year improving. The band has gained 140% student participation! and we want to continue the growth of the band and of the choir. . It is an event with good food and entertainment by kids from the music department. This are the names of the kids in the play: Jon Dunn, Leanna Kendrick, Julie Leonard, Caitie Vaughn, Carli Setty, Mrs. Cracraft is the director and Christian Wallace is assistant director. #### Congratulations to Sam Titus, freshman at RULH who received good rating on his solo “Passing By” at the recent OMEA Solo and Ensemble Competition at Adena High School. Also participating were Christian Wallace and Caitie Vaughn who both received superior rating on their solo's.
Sardinia Historical sets meeting date BY Carolyn J. Carr Secretary of The Sardinia Historical Society. The Sardinia Historical Society is looking for those who are interested in helping preserve the Sardinia Cemetery Fence, which is a part of our history. In order to do this we need your help. Many of us have loved ones laid to rest in this cemetery so if you have concerns of keeping the fence, please help with any amount that you can give. The plans are to restore the fence completely. If you noticed at the beginning of this article our name has changed to Sardinia Historical Society so
if you give a donation, please make your check out to Sardinia Historical Society. You will receive a receipt so that your donation can be tax deductible. Mail your check to Mrs. Shirley Guillermin, 553 Bells Run Rd., Sardinia, Oh., 45171 or Mrs. Mary Alice Ellis, 7567 Tri County Hwy., Sardinia, Oh., 45171. We hold our meetings each Monday. The first, second and third Monday of the month we are at the The Perk’s in Sardinia at 10 a.m. and the fourth Monday at Maddy’s in Sardinia at 10:30 a.m. You are welcome to come out and join us or visit any Monday.
Local lending veteran, Kathy Conaway has joined the Merchants National Bank as an Agriculture/Commercial Loan Officer at our Mt. Orab Branch. Kathy comes to the bank with over 34 years of agricultural lending experience and is excited about joining Merchants, “A Real Community Bank”. Kathy takes pride in providing exceptional customer service and wants to be a part of helping bring her customers to a new level of personal and business success. Conaway grew up on a farm in Peebles, before moving to Brown County ten years ago. Kathy attended Shawnee State University and has a degree in business from Southern State Community College.
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borrowers to come see her at Merchants National Bank Mt. Orab, 370 N. High Street. She can be reached at kconaway@merchantsnat.com or by phone at (937) 444-1441. “We are very excited to have Kathy join the Merchants team and know that she will be a great representative of the bank” states Brian Ernst, MNB Regional Loan Manager. Merchants National Bank is a Community Bank established in 1879 in Hillsboro, Ohio, where its headquarters still remain. MNB has eleven offices located in Highland, Fayette, Madison, Clark, Brown, and Clermont counties. Additional information about MNB can be found on our website: www.merchantsnat.com.
Fayetteville Fire Department to begin Lenten Fish Fry
Senior Citizens to meet
The Fayetteville Fire Department will begin holding their annual Lenten Fish Fry every Friday, starting March 7, from 5 - 8 p.m. and run for seven weeks. The menu will consist of Fish, Shrimp, Chicken Nuggets, Hushpuppies, Macaroni and Cheese, Baked Beans, French Fries, Cottage Cheese, Apple Sauce, Cole Slaw, a beverage and a Homemade Dessert.
The Brown County Senior Citizens Club will meet on Wednesday, February 26th at the ABCAP Building in Georgetown. A potluck luncheon will begin at l2 noon after which Sara Watson will speak briefly on the AARP tax service. It is a free income tax service that is available to seniors and moderate income citizens. This will be followed by bingo so bring those white elephant Christmas gifts for prizes. All are welcome to attend.
If you would like to donate a dessert you are welcome to do so please contact Chief Kyle Singleton at (937) 515-6935 and make arrangements. If you would like to donate and are unable to get it to the firehouse contact Chief Singleton and make arrangements to pick up the dessert (within reasonable travel distance.) Dine In or for Carry Out call (513) 875-2202.
SWRMC gift shop offers new, unusual gifts The Southwest Regional Medical Center Auxiliary are very excited about the new and unusual gift items that they have been stocking the shelves in the Mary Crawford Gift Shop. The merchandise for sale are items that are of a different genre than has been sold in the shop before and are perfect for gift giving or just for yourself. Some of the items that
are new include kitchen ware, candles, flavored tea bags, scarves, gravy ladles and many other items that are sure to please. Next time you're at the hospital or just in the neighborhood stop by and take a look at these novelty items that have just been stocked. The Mary Crawford Gift Shop is open Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Quarter Frenzy Quarter Raffle set Quarter Frenzy Quarter Raffle has set several up coming Quarter Raffles at the ABCAP BLDG located at 406 W. Plum St (In the Gym) Georgetown. Paddles are $2.00 each or 4 - $5.00. There wil also be raffle's, split the pot, and more At each event the doors will open 2:30 p.m. and it the raffle will start at 3 p.m. Raffles have been set for
Saturday, March 1, 2014, Saturday, April 5, Saturday, May 10, and Saturday, June 7. All proceeds go to ABCAP to fund their programs. Most bids are a quarter, but if you have never played we will explain it to you. Contact Samantha Jones for more information at (513) 716-2175.
Brown County Farm Bureau offers scholarships Brown County Farm Bureau is pleased to announce the availability of funds to award up to five (5) $500 scholarships to the 2014 High School Graduates. Scholarship selection will be based on agricultural interests, scholastic achievements, financial need, and Farm Bureau participation. If the parents are not Brown County Farm Bureau members, the student must be planning to major in agriculture at a college or university. This restrictive major requirement is waived if the parents are Brown County Farm Bureau members. The selected scholarship winner must, after completing one or two grading periods of college course work, send a copy of their transcript to the Brown County Farm Bureau. This transcript should show the student is a full-time student (12 quarter credit hours or semester
equivalent credit hours) with at least a 2.5 grad point average after wither the first or second grading period. Applications are available from high school guidance counselors, Vo-Ag instructors, and from the Farm Bureau office. These are also posted on the Brown County page at www.ofbf.org and Facebook (www.AdamsBrownClermontHighlandFarmBureau.com). Completed applications must be received in the Farm Bureau office by 4:00 p.m., Monday, March 31, 2014. These may be hand delivered to 325 West State Street, Georgetown, mailed to Brown County Farm Bureau, PO Box 288, Georgetown, OH 45121 or emailed to abch@ofbf.org. If you have any questions, please contact the Brown County Farm Bureau at 937378-2212. Office hours are from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m., Monday-Thursday.
Quarter raffle set in Mt. Orab A quarter raffle will be held at St. Michael's Church Hall at 7 p.m. on Saturday, March 1st. The Church is located at 220 S. High Street in Mt. Orab across from the Gold Star Chili. Doors open at 6 p.m. for seating, viewing auction items and vendor shopping and sign-ups. The actual auction will begin at 7 p.m. Refreshments will be available during the event. All are welcome to attend.
Sardinia UMC holds community dinner, movie night The Sardinia United Methodist Church will hold their monthly Community Dinner on Saturday, March 1, 2014, serving from 5 - 7 p.m. It will coincide with Movie Night which will feature Facing the Giants beginning at 6 p.m. The church is located at 105 S. Main St., Sardinia, behind US Bank. Everyone is welcome!
Card Shower planned for Marjorie Hardy Marjorie Stephen Hardy formerly of Mt. Orab will be celebrating her 91st birthday on March 4, 2014 with a card shower. Mrs. Hardy was born on March 4, 1923. In celebration of her birthday please feel free to send your birthday wishes to: Marjorie Hardy, 1646 Unity Road West Union, Ohio 45693.
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Union Township man admits to choking, killing roommate argument,” Hamm said. “And I know at that point I had been drinking a little bit and I kind of blacked out and I ended up grabbing her.” Hamm said when he realized what he had done, he stayed away from Fambry at the party for a little while. “We talked everything out, and we talked everything out with a bunch of other people,” Hamm said. “And we all came home and relaxed. We all settled down and everything.” Hamm said he and Fambry decided to leave and come home. Hamm said when they arrived to the apartment everything was fine, but then he and Fambry started arguing again.
Georgetown students to receive Ipads at school CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 activity at the touch of a button. He added that the need for such software is one reason why students who may already own a wireless device will not be allowed to use them at school. “It becomes a management issue. If we allow one kid to bring an Ipad and another a Kindle Fire and something goes wrong, our technology staff can’t be responsible for repairing personal devices.” Burrows will present a formal proposal to the board for approval next month. For now, the plan is to purchase 550 Ipad 2’s with insurance and protective cases for approximately $220,000. Burrows also talked about the idea of adding a Spanish class for students in grades K-6 next year. Burrows said that he expected that the availability of Ipads and the Spanish class
would generate more interest in open enrollment in the district. He and the board discussed the importance of keeping manageable class sizes and the need for establishing a waiting list if necessary. Burrows then updated the board about the mandatory “zero period” for students who are struggling with academics. He showed pictures to the board of students and teachers working in small groups and said that the concept was very successful so far. “The engagement teachers are having with students is incredible and they are teaching more than curriculum to these kids. They are making connections and building their esteem up”, Burrows said. He added that academic results of the program would be available in a month or so. Burrows also updated the board on a lawsuit filed in
November against the district by the local Ohio Association of Public School Employees against the district over three grievances. “Judge (Scott) Gusweiler found in our favor and has dismissed the suit against us”, Burrows said. Burrows also discussed a career day that is planned for May 13 at the Jr/Sr High School. “We have the obligation to expose students to as many careers as we can while they are on our campus”, Burrows said. A keynote speaker is expected to address the students, who will then break into smaller groups with professionals who work in the areas that the students have an interest in. Area professionals who are interested in participating are asked to e-mail High School Guidance Counselor Bethany Fitzpatrick at bethany.fitzpatrick@gtown. k12.oh.us.
Eastgate to get new shopping center CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 be several other buildings on the site. He said a multi-tenant facility will be built on the northern part of the site, a one or two-tenant building will be on the southern part of the site, and at least four addition outlots will also be available on the site. Wright said officials with LA Fitness are hoping to
open by 2015. “You will start to see demolition activity in the next month or so,” Wright said. “ Demolition will occur concurrent to construction of LA Fitness.” Wright said he believes the new setup will be a better scaled site with similar square footage allowing for multiple uses.
“This is new investment and we're pleased that they are doing that,” Wright said. “I think it will have a whole host of benefits for the township and that area.” Wright said the move leverages the transportation improvements in the area to achieve property investment. “We are really excited about it,” he said.
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Seniors stay safe in the cold! Extremely low temperatures, snow and ice made for one interesting January…and winter isn’t even officially over yet, which means the cold and arctic conditions aren’t completely finished. Keep in mind that these types of weather conditions could lead to a fall, which for many older adults can be a life-changing event. Falling is not a normal part of aging, and most falls can be prevented. The STEADY U Ohio initiative offers simple steps that you can take to ensure that wintry conditions don’t send you slipping and tripping: • Bundle up to stay warm, but make sure you can see in all directions and move easily and freely. • Wear sturdy shoes or boots with treads, even if you're just going out to get the newspaper. • Wear sunglasses to reduce glare from the sun and snow and to help you see where you are walking. • Do some light stretching before you venture out. • Have available a bag of salt, sand or kitty litter to sprinkle for traction on icy paths. • If you must walk on icy surfaces, slow down, shorten your stride, and walk with your feet pointed out slightly and knees gently bent to improve traction and balance. • Snow can hide curbs and uneven surfaces. If you can't see where your foot will land, find another way.
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• Replace worn rubber tips on canes, walkers and crutches. Ask a mobility equipment dealer about winter canes or cleats that you can add to existing equipment. • Dry off shoes, canes, crutches and walkers as soon as you are indoors. • Carry a cleaning cloth and stop to clean your glasses if they fog up. • If you are going out alone, carry a cell phone. Know who you will call if you fall, and make sure that person knows what to do if you call. • Stay hydrated. Dehydration can affect your balance as well as how your body responds to medication. • Ask your doctor or physical therapist about indoor exercises that can help you maintain strength and balance when you can't venture out. • Ask your post office, newspaper and garbage collector about service options when conditions are bad. • When in doubt, don't risk it. Ask for help if you don't feel safe doing something. Visit www.steadyu.ohio.gov and
follow “SteadyUOhio” on Facebook and Twitter for more falls prevention tips and resources. The Area Agency on Aging District 7 can also help you connect to services and resources like “A Matter of Balance” falls prevention workshops. Call us at 1-800582-7277 to learn more. In addition, regarding safety for seniors, our friends at the American Red Cross have wonderful resources surrounding disaster preparedness and the importance of creating a personal support network for emergencies. In addition, the American Red Cross has available “Disaster Preparedness for Seniors by Seniors,” a helpful manual that provides good information and preparation tips for disaster situations. You can find the information and a link to the manual at http://www.redcross.org/pr epare/location/home-family/seniors, or to request a hard copy mailed to you, please call our office at 1800-582-7277 and we can send you one in the mail. For more information surrounding long-term care services in the home or community, talk with one of our Resource Center Specialists who can provide additional information about resources in your community that can help you age in place. Call us Monday through Friday from 8:00 am until 4:30 pm at 1-800-582-7277.
“We started arguing again, and I just honestly I really just don’t know what happened to myself,” Hamm said. “Like I attacked her. I like choked her. I threw her down and was choking her.” Hamm said the incident happened at about 7:30 or 8 a.m. Hamm said he would have called sooner but he didn’t know what was going on in his mind. “I honestly just didn’t know what was going on in my mind,” Hamm said. “And it’s not who I am.” Soon after talking about the details of the night with the dispatcher, a knock is heard on the door of Hamm’s apartment during the 911 call, and Hamm told
the dispatcher that police had arrived. Police can be heard asking Hamm questions and the dispatcher told Hamm she was going to disconnect now that police have arrived. Gaviglia said the dispatcher did an excellent job keeping the suspect on the line and talked with the suspect in a calm and measured tone while emergency units were on their way. He said the snow covered roads on Saturday slowed emergency response to the location. Police arrested Hamm and transported him to Clermont County Jail. Gaviglia said Hamm was charged with murder, a firstdegree felony. He said addi-
tional charges may be filed once the case is presented to a Clermont County Grand Jury. Hamm appeared in front of Magistrate Robert Lamb at Clermont County Municipal Court Feb. 17. Lamb said despite the fact that Hamm does not have a previous record, he feels there is a significant risk of flight or danger to the public if Hamm does not remain in jail. Lamb set Hamm’s bail at $500,000 cash. Hamm remains in Clermont County Jail and is scheduled to appear at Clermont County Municipal Court for a preliminary hearing in front of Judge George Pattison at 3 p.m. Feb. 24.
SSCC deemed eligible for Community College Excellence prize Southern State Community College was one of 150 colleges nationwide determined eligible to apply for the Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence. The $1 million Aspen Prize, awarded every two years, is the nation’s signature recognition of high achievement and performance among America’s community colleges. It recognizes institutions for exceptional student outcomes in four areas: student learning; certificate and degree completion; employment and earnings; and high levels of access and success for minority and low-income students. “Student success has
been at the heart of our efforts for the past several years,” said Dr. Kevin Boys, SSCC President. “It is gratifying to see an outside organization recognizing these efforts and the results they are producing. The invitation to apply for this award provides us with even more motivation to help our students reach their goals.” In the first round of the selection process, The Aspen Institute (TAI) selected 150 public two-year institutions—out of more than 1,000 potential candidates—around the country that demonstrated the highest levels of performance. Southern State was the only institution in Ohio se-
lected to compete. “Improving community college completion rates is a vital national priority,” said Josh Wyner, TAI Executive Director. “By focusing on student success and lifting up models that work, the Aspen Institute and its partners aim to further the national understanding of community colleges that strive to increase student success, stimulate innovation, and create benchmarks for measuring progress.” To learn more about Southern State Community College, please visit www.sscc.edu or call 1800-628-7722.
Hamblen named a 2014 Girl Scout Gold Award recipient Girl Scout Ambassador Karissa Hamblen, daughter of Bob Hamblen and Jennifer Stewart-Hamblen, has been named a 2014 Girl Scout Gold Award recipient. In 2012, Karissa created a program for the sixth grade girls that would help in the transition of moving into the seventh grade by opening lines of communication and building the students’ confidence. “My activity is an antibullying program with the sixth grade girls in my school district. I was motivated to start this activity by the number of girls who were being bullied in and out of school. The project needed to be something positive that benefited the community and I knew from personal experiences that bullying was a negative effect on our community. Besides bullying I also cover friendships, relationships, peer pressure, and the anxiety of moving up to the high school building. I feel my activity is important because it helps me to work on my leadership abilities as well as helping the girls learn that there are people who can help them deal with the tough situa-
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tions while growing up. The most difficult part of this project is choosing topics that would be appropriate for the age group. I have met with the sixth grade teachers on many occasions as well as the principal to evaluate the topics. I feel that this is a positive program. The most memorable part of this activity was being told by one of the girls that I am her role model because I want to help other people.”
As part of the program, Karissa also applied for the 2013 ABC Summer of Service Award from Youth Service America. This award recognizes young people who are creating positive change through volunteering and service. Karissa was fortunate to receive $1000 to further enhance her program. She plans on holding a young woman’s self-esteem/defense workshop later in the spring working with other community organizations. Karissa will be honored at the Girl Scout of Western Ohio Gold Award recognition ceremony in early March. Following graduation, Karissa is looking to attend the University of Cincinnati and is intending to major in elementary school education. The Girl Scout Gold Award is the highest award that Senior and Ambassador Girl Scouts may earn. Earning the Gold Award requires a minimum of 80 hours of planning and implementing a challenging, large-scale project that is innovative, engages others, and has a lasting impact on its targeted community with an emphasis on sustainability.
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patched to 3885 Old Savannah Dr., Apartment 12 at approximately 10:45 a.m on Saturday. In the 911 call, which was released by Gaviglia Feb. 18, Hamm requests police response and tells a dispatcher what happened. “Yes, I am going to need police to 3885 Old Savannah Drive Apartment 12,” Hamm said in the call. When the dispatcher asked the reason for calling Hamm said he went off on his roommate and choked her. “Last night, well basically this morning, my roommate and I got into an argument,” Hamm said. “And I honestly
lost my mind and I went off, and I choked her and I killed her.” Hamm told dispatchers that the incident happened several hour earlier after he and Fambry returned home from a party in Covington, Ky. “We came in last night and we were together and everything,” Hamm said. “We just came from a party. And we came in and everything was fine.” Hamm told the dispatcher the party had been at a friend’s house in Covington where he said he had been drinking when he and Fambry got into an argument. “What had happened last night is at the party we had gotten into a little bit of an
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Eastern High School honor roll The Eastern High School has released their Honor roll for the second nine weeks honor roll for the 2013/2014 school year. It is as follows: 9th grade: Haley Adamson, Brooke Anderson, Brittany Ballein, McKenna Benjamin, Jacob Berry, Caleb Blank, Christian Buckamneer, Karlee Buckamneer, Kyle Burbage, Cory Burchell, Hayley Cook, Jewel Dailey, Payton Dorsey, Cathrine Doss, Sydney Dotson, Zachariah Dotson, Emily Gast, Morgan Haitz, Madyson Herren, Ian Hunter, Sarah Juska, Paetyn Kaesheimer, Robert Kimball, Lillyann Kimberly, Madison Layton, Cheyenne Lovejoy, Sean McManes, Peyton Murphy, Rheanna New-
man, James O’Cull, Noah Pitts, Gavin Reeves, Blake Rigdon, Destinie Rose, Luke Schnapp, Georgia Welch, Brittany Williams, Cassie Winterod and Rhiannon Young. 10th grade: Gabrielle Bateman, Ashley CassidyFields, Arin Collett, Ashley Collett, Rebekah Colliver, Vanessa Corboy, Marcus Day, Austin Doss, Hannah Doss, Rebekah Ellis, Abigail Fultz, Bethany Grayless, Daniel Hopkins, Mickey Hundley, Adrian Hunter, Brady Klein, Lindsey Malott, Olivia Masters, Haleigh McCormick, Jordan Mingua, Alexander Minton, Kendall Purdy, Vanessa Rose, Blake Shannon, Shelby Shepard, Kacie Surber, Lauren Tatman, Jessica Tolle, Heath
Unger, Natalie Wagner and Luke Woollard. 11th grade: Branden Ball, Blakelynn Canter, Kansas Castle-White, Randy Clark, Shelby Cowdrey, Shelby Diener, Isayda Gonzalez, Brian Griffin, Brandon Hornsby, Danielle McAfee, Makayla Rockey, Nathan Schmitt, Mickenzie Scott, Hannah Sexson, Kyndal Sowers, Alyssa Taylor and Katherine Woods. 12th grade: Vanessa Balas, Aimee Boudreau, Clay Broughton, Alexandria Davis, Betty Duffey, Jenna Fish-Jones, Paige Inlow, Katelyn Irwin, Kaylee Lucas, Kyle Meeker, Erica Pflueger, Zoe Rau, Carina Reeves, Kaylie Ruckel, Jacob Smith and Megan Smith.
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of the Ohio General Assembly with constituent work and communications, doing legislative research, attending meetings, and performing administrative duties. Telecommunications fellows assist in televising House and Senate proceedings and preparing educational video productions about the General Assembly and the legislative process. The program is open to graduates of all major fields of study who have a genuine interest in learning about state government, and no political experience is required. All applicants must have graduated from a four-year college degree program by the December start date. Those holding graduate or professional degrees are also encouraged to apply. The fellowships are fulltime, paid positions with eligibility for benefits applicable to other state employees. Application materials must be postmarked by April 1, 2014 to be considered for the pro-
days for teachers that may count toward the required minimum number of school days. Schools are currently allotted five calamity days for the year, with school districts making up days beyond the fifth. “Due to the extreme, ongoing weather conditions we have been experiencing, I believe it was absolutely necessary for us to extend the calamity days in an effort to maintain reasonableness in our school calendar,” said Representative Green. In addition to calamity days, schools already have the ability to make up three days through the use of “blizzard bags,” which are lesson plans and teaching materials prepared in advance of inclement weather. Starting with the 2014-2015 school year, schools will be switching from a measurement of days to hours for minimum instruction time. House Bill 416 will now be under consideration by the Ohio Senate.
Snap Fitness to hold Open House on March 1
St. Angela Merici Parish to hold dinner
Snap Fitness will be hosting an Open House on March 1 from 9am to 2pm. Stop in for a tour of our facility. We offer top line cardio equipment, a full line of Cybex strength training equipment, and a wellequipped free weight area. Other services we provide include a full schedule of group fitness classes such as Zumba, Yoga , Silver Sneakers , Pilates and many others. Certified Personal Trainers are available to provide safe and effective workouts to help you achieve your goals. Snap Fitness is fast, affordable and convenient. Memberships are month to month with no long con-
St. Angela Merici Parish in Fayetteville will be holding a Lasagna/Spaghetti Dinner on Saturday, March 1 from 5 - 8 p.m. at Daly Hall behind St. Patrick's Chapel Cost will be Adults $8.00, Children $5.00, Children 3 and under Eat Free. Dinner includes a deliciously, fresh salad bar, garlic bread, sherbert and drink. All proceeds benefit the PSR program.
tracts. During the March 1 Open House there will be one day only enrollment specials. Members have access to the facility 24/7 and we offer a money back guarantee. If you are not completely satisfied in the first 30 days you receive a refund. Snap Fitness invites the community to come in during the Open House for a free one day trial. Personal Trainers will conduct fitness assessments at no charge and a nutritionist will be available for advice. Enrollment specials and specially priced Personal Training packages will be offered. This one day only, come in and for
free trial fitness classes and workshops. Class offerings: 9am Pilates, 10am Yoga, 10:30 am Zumba. Workshop offerings: 9am Strength lecture and workshop, 9:30 am Senior nutrition lecture, 10 am Mobility lecture and workshop, 10:30 Nutrition for everybody. Stop in and see all that Snap Fitness can do for you! We are located at 127 North Point Drive in Mt Orab. Should you need more information , call (937) 444-5230. Our email is mtorab@snap fitness.com. You can also visit our website at www.snapfitness.com/mtor ab.
Chatfield College calls for crafters, quilt exhibitors and classic car enthusiasts Chatfield College will host its annual Quilt, Craft & Car Show from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, April 26, 2014 at the St. Martin campus in St. Martin. This popular show will feature the creations of local and regional quilters and quilt collectors, quilt vendors, a craft show, traditional craft demonstrations, a classic car show, music and entertainment, as well as delicious food. The quilt exhibit will include traditional and contemporary quilts of any theme. The show will also
include a quilt contest featuring the theme “Birds of A Feather Quilt Together”. Applications are available now to exhibit quilts, demonstrate or sell crafts and to enter the quilt contest as well as the car show. The craft show will highlight over 25 area artisans who will exhibit, demonstrate and sell their traditional crafts. This year’s show will also feature a Classic Car Show. Classic car enthusiasts are invited to participate and showcase their cars on Chatfield’s beauti-
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Representative Brad Wenstrup is participating in the House of Representative’s annual Congressional Art Competition. All high school students in Ohio’s Second District are invited to compete. A digital image file of each entry must be submitted along with a release form to the Cincinnati District Office by Friday, April 11th. Art will be showcased online and visitors to Representative Wenstrup’s Facebook page will have the opportunity to vote for their favorite piece. Online voting coupled with scores from a panel of judges will
determine which entry will be selected to represent the Second District. The winning artist and a guest will be offered plane tickets to Washington, D.C., to see their art hanging in the U.S. Capitol and attend an artists’ reception. For additional information about the competition, along with the official entry form, students can visit Representative Wenstrup’s website at www.Wenstrup.House.gov /constituent-services/artscompetition or call Rachel Christian at Representative Wenstrup’s Cincinnati office at (513) 474-7777.
ful campus. Dash plaques will be given to the first 100 participants, and trophies awarded in several categories. Registration is just $5/vehicle. General admission for 2014 Quilt and Craft Show is $3 for adults, $2 for senior citizens. Children 12 and under are admitted free. Chatfield College is located in northern Brown County, near the intersection of US Route 50 and 68. The address is 20918 State Route 251, St. Martin, Ohio, 45118. For information or to get necessary forms, log on to www.chatfield.edu or contact Brianna Cecil at (513) 875-3344, ext. 140 or brianna.cecil@chatfield.edu.
Retirees to meet Brown County General Hospital retirees and former employees will meet for lunch at Lake Manor in Mt. Orab on Tuesday, February 25 at 11:30 a.m.
Ring is WC scholarship recipient Georgetown resident Lauren T. Ring is the recipient of a $15,500 Academic Achievement Scholarship to attend Wilmington College, where she plans to major in mathematics. Ring, the daughter of Chris and Ginger Ring of Georgetown, will be a 2014 graduate of Georgetown High School. Her activities and honors include: National Honor Society, FCCLA and Note-Orious Acapella.
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RUHL to hold dinner theater this weekend On February 22nd and 23rd Ripley High School Choir & Band will be presenting the Dinner Theater production of "Just Desserts" in the Cafetorium. Tickets for Saturday's performance, which will begin at 6 p.m., will be $17 for individuals or $30 for couples. Saturday's ticket includes a full catered meal of smoked pork loin, tossed salad, baked potato, green beans, dessert and drink. There will also be a cake auction. On Sunday, the perform-
ance will begin at 2 p.m. and will cost $10, which includes dessert and punch. Tickets can be purchased at Bristow Pharmacy or at Ripley Federal through February 18th and at RULH High School (937) 392-4384 after that. *** Also, The Music Department is in need of donations of fancy cakes for the cake auction on the 22nd, and bidders. Please, contact Druann Kendrick (513) 646-4984 to donate a cake.
Phone: (800) 404-3157 Fax: (937) 444-2652 E-mail: bcpress@frontier.com ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Sealed bids will be received for installation the State Route 32 Sanitary Sewer Crossing consisting of approximately 884 L.F. of 8” PVC sanitary sewer, and appurtenances including two highway crossings for the Village of Sardinia, 151 Maple Avenue, Sardinia, Ohio 45171. These bids shall be in accordance with plans and specifications prepared by McCARTY ASSOCIATES. BIDS will be due at the office of the Village of Sardinia Village Administrator, 151 Maple Avenue, Sardinia, Ohio 45171 before 2:00 PM, Local Time March 10, 2014, and then publicly opened and read aloud. Each BID must be submitted in a scaled envelope plainly marked on the outside BID for State Route 32 Sanitary Sewer Crossing addressed to Tim Mock, Village Administrator at the address above. Copies of the Contract Documents consisting of the plans and specifications, the proposal and contract forms may be obtained at the office of the ENGINEER, McCarry Associates, 213 North High Street, Hillsboro, Ohio 45133, upon a nonrefundable payment of $50.00 plus shipping and handling of $10.00. Each proposal must contain the full name of the party or parties submitting the proposal and all persons interested therein. Each bidder must submit evidence of its experiences on projects of similar size and complexity. Each bidder is required to furnish with its proposal a Bid Guaranty and Contract Bond in accordance with Section 153.54 of the Ohio Revised Code. Bid Guaranty and Contract Bond shall be in the form of a bond issued by a bonding company authorized to do business in the State of Ohio, or by a certified check, cashier’s check or letter of credit from some solvent bank. Each bidder should submit a bond to cover the total bid. The bid guaranty bond shall be for the full amount of the bid and the certified check, cashier’s check, or letter of credit shall be equal to minimum of ten percent (10%) of the submitted proposal and made payable to the Village of Sardinia, Ohio. Proposals accompanied by certified check, cashier’s check, or letter of credit will require a subsequent contract performance and payment bond in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the contract amount. All provisions of the Ohio Revised Code, as it relates to bid guarantees, conditions, liabilities, and withdrawal of a bid are pertinent to this contract. The proposal must be made on the forms provided therefore in the contract documents, or a copy thereof, with a lump sum price quoted for the work. All contractors and subcontractors involved with the project will, to the extent practicable, use Ohio products, materials, services, and labor in the implementation of their project. Additionally, contractor compliance with the equal employment opportunity requirements of Ohio Administrative Code Chapter 123, the Governor’s Executive Order of 1972, and Governor’s Executive Order 84-9 shall be required. DOMESTIC STEEL USE REQUIREMENTS AS SPECIFIED IN SECTION 153.011 OF THE REVISED CODE APPLY TO THIS PROJECT. COPIES OF SECTION 153.011 OF THE REVISED CODE CAN BE OBTAINED FROM ANY OF THE OFFICES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES. Bidders must comply with the prevailing wage rates on Public Improvements in Brown County and the Village of Sardinia, Ohio as determined by the Ohio Bureau of Employment Services, Wage and Hour Division, (614) 644-2239. Attention of Bidders is called to all of the requirements contained in his Bid Packet, particularly to the requirement for Prevailing Wages, various insurance requirements, and the requirement for a payment bond and performance bond for 100% of the contract price. No bidder may withdraw his bid within thirty (30) days after the actual date of the opening thereof. Village of Sardinia reserves the right to waive any informality or to reject any or all bids. Village of Sardinia Tim Mock, Village Administrator BCP 2-23-14, 3-2-14 ---------------------------------------HUNTINGTON TOWNSHIP LEGAL NOTICE The annual financial report for Huntington Township for the year ending 2013 has been completed and filed with the State Auditor’s Office. The report may be viewed at the township office on Budig Drive, Aberdeen Ohio. Meetings are held the second Tuesday of each month at Seven P.M. Alisa Applegate Fiscal Officer Huntington Township Trustees BCP 2-23-14, 3-2-14 ----------------------------------------
HUNTINGTON TOWNSHIP LEGAL NOTICE The Huntington Township Trustees are accepting sealed bids for a 1974 Ford Model C904L, 153 Chassis Cab Sutphen Fire Truck Pumper. Truck to be sold as is with 15,782 miles. Interested parties may send a sealed bid to: Huntington Township Trustees, P.O. Box 466, Aberdeen, Ohio 45101. Sellers reserve the right to reject any and all bids. Bids must be received before 7:00 pm March 11, 2014. Bids will be opened on March 11, at the next regular township Trustees meeting. Inspection by appointment - Chief William Eastwood at 606-5842692. Alisa Applegate Fiscal Officer BCP 2-23-14, 3-2-14 ---------------------------------------LEGAL NOTICE JACKSON TOWNSHIP The Jackson Township, Brown County Trustees are accepting bids for the mowing and trimming of cemeteries located in Jackson Township. They are also accepting bids on the mowing and trimming of the Township Hall and Equipment Building located at the intersection of U.S. 62 North and Ash Ridge-Arnheim Road. Bidders will be responsible for all equipment needed for the job, as well as the fuel, etc. Proof of insurance required. Bids accepted until March 10, 2014 at 8:00 p.m. Send bids to: Jackson Township 8922 Wright Road Sardinia, OH 45171-9174 Cemetery locations: Ash Ridge Cemetery .8 mile north of Ash Ridge, off U.S. 62 Pleasant Hill Cemetery Take Ash Ridge-Winchester Road from center of Ash Ridge for 2 miles, turn left on Kendall Road, go 1.8 miles and cemetery will be on your left. Rickey Cemetery Take Ash Ridge-Cemetery Road from Ash Ridge to Russellville-Winchester Road, turn right, travel .6 mile, cemetery will be on your right, on Donald Arn’s property. For more information, contact James Rau 937-695-0562 Danny Smith 937-515-9432 Tim Ratliff 937-695-0199 The Jackson Township Trustees reserves the right to reject any or all bids. BCP 2-23-14, 3-2-14, 3-9-14 ---------------------------------------NOTICE OF FORFEITURE Notice is hereby given to any person with an ownership interest or security interest in the following property, to wit: 2000 Mercury Cougar, VIN # 12WHT61L5Y5648852 that an Entry Ordering Forfeiture of Vehicle was filed in the Brown County Common Pleas Court in Case No. CRI2013-2064 on May 13, 2013, forfeiting the vehicle to the Mt. Orab Police Department. The Property is currently being held by the Brown County Sheriff’s Office. Any person having an ownership interest or security interest in said property may contest the forfeiture. Jessica A. Little Brown County Prosecutor BCP 2-23-14, 3-2-14 ---------------------------------------NOTICE OF FORFEITURE Notice is hereby given to any person with an ownership interest or security interest in the following property, to wit: 2002 Chevrolet Pick Up Truck, VIN # 1GCEK14W32Z344876 that an Entry Ordering Forfeiture of Vehicle was filed in the Brown County Common Pleas Court in Case No. CRI2013-2096 on November 25, 2013, forfeiting the vehicle to the Brown County Sheriff’s Office Drug Enforcement Unit. The Property is currently being held by the Brown County Sheriff’s Office. Any person having an ownership interest or security interest in said property may contest the forfeiture. Jessica A. Little Brown County Prosecutor BCP 2-23-14, 3-2-14 ----------------------------------------
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Rep. Green encourages local college grads to apply for Statehouse Fellowship, House approves additional calamity days State Representative Doug Green (R-Mt. Orab) has announced that the Ohio Legislative Service Commission is accepting applications for its 13month Legislative and Telecommunications Fellowship Program. The commission, which works closely with the legislative caucuses of the Ohio General Assembly, will hire 20plus fellows to work with members and staff at the Ohio House of Representatives and Ohio Senate during 2015. “The Fellowship Program is an invaluable opportunity for a graduate to be exposed to government and politics. They gain a wealth of information and knowledge that sharpens their skills and enhances their understanding to prepare them for government careers,” said Rep. Green. “In addition, the contacts and networking opportunities they will acquire will help them stay involved with their career path.” Legislative fellow duties include assisting members
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American Dental Association recommends flossing at least once per day. It is far better to floss once a day and do a thorough job rather than several times a day and miss areas of the mouth by doing it quickly. Children should be urged to floss regularly in addition to brushing. However, flossing can be cumbersome for youngsters who have yet to develop the dexterity needed to manipulate dental floss. There are many products available and techniques that can be used to assist children with cleaning between their teeth. The following are some flossing tips for kids. • Begin the introduction to floss early. The younger children are introduced to floss, the more likely they are to embrace flossing as part of their oral hygiene routine. • Show visual proof of the benefits of flossing. Oftentimes, children are more likely to respond to something they can see. Show pictures of dental decay and what occurs when proper oral hygiene is not followed. This may help make the concept of flossing more attractive. • Get the proper tools. Kids cannot floss unless they have floss products on hand. There are various age-appropriate flossers and types of
dental floss available. Children may not be able to use dental floss properly because of a lack of dexterity. However, floss picks are much easier to hold and work between the teeth, particularly for kids with small hands. Floss should always be on hand, whether at home or when you go on vacation. • Let kids choose. Take kids down the dental aisle at the store and let them pick and choose which products they want to use. They may be more excited to brush and floss if they're using something they picked out themselves.
• Lead by example. Children will be more likely to floss if they see their parents flossing. That means adults should floss regularly and let their children watch and learn. Benefits of flossing Removing bacteria and trapped food from teeth has a number of benefits. Bacteria can cause bad breath, but flossing and brushing helps to keep breath smelling fresh. Dirty teeth can lead to dental carries. Children may be more inclined to floss if they know they'll be preventing cavities and avoiding potentially
painful trips to the dentist. Plaque trapped between the teeth and along the gum line that leads to periodontal disease puts a person at a greater risk for heart disease. There are some studies that show bacteria from the mouth can end up in the bloodstream. Flossing is a necessary component of good oral hygiene. Everyone should floss, no matter their age, and children should begin flossing as soon as their mouth starts to fill out with pearly whites.
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According to the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, roughly 64.5 million people volunteered through or for an organization at least once between September 2011 and September 2012. While those statistics do not include children under the age of 16, that does not mean youngsters cannot lend a helping hand and chip in as volunteers. For many youngsters, exposure to volunteering opportunities begins with mom and dad. In fact, the Corporation for National & Community Service notes that a youth from a family where at least one parent volunteers is nearly twice as likely to volunteer as a youth from a family with no family members who volunteer. Youngsters are often enthusiastic about volunteering, and that enthusiasm only increases when kids find the right volunteer opportunities. The following are a handful of places that typically offer volunteer opportunities tailor-made for youngsters who want to give back to their communities. Nature cleanup Many children love to spend time in the great outdoors, making a local beach or park cleanup an ideal way for kids to volunteer. Kids can join large groups to clear beaches and parks of litter and debris, all the while spending a few hours outdoors in the sun. Such projects keep kids on their feet as well, providing a healthy dose of exercise for youngsters who may not be into organized sports. Soup kitchen While soup kitchens may not be best suited to younger volunteers, middle school students and high schoolers can learn a lot when volunteering at neighborhood soup kitchens. Kids can accompany parents on weekend mornings, preparing and serving food to the less fortunate in their communities. Soup kitchens may open youngsters' eyes to the reality that not everyone is as fortunate as they are, instilling a sense of obligation to the less fortunate that can serve kids well for the rest of their lives. Nursing home Residents of nursing homes may experience newfound vigor when getting a visit from a child. Parents can contact local nursing homes or retirement communities to learn about volunteer opportunities for children. Many facilities encourage local youths to read to residents whose vision might be fading, and some facilities even host arts and craft projects where youngsters are paired with elderly residents. Such activities make great opportunities even for younger volunteers, who can often connect with elderly men and women in ways that younger adults cannot. Animal shelter Local animal shelters and veterinary hospitals often have ample volunteer opportunities available to youngsters with a love of animals. Some shelters may not allow kids under the age of 18 to have direct contact with the animals, so parents should inquire ahead of time before dropping kids off at the shelter or animal hospital. Garden centers Kids who have shown a knack for gardening might be interested in volunteering at their local garden centers or nurseries, where they can learn the basics of gardening, including planting, watering and grooming, from trained professionals. Some inner cities even host gardening programs geared specifically to teenagers who want to learn more about the environment and how to plant trees and flowers. Religious organization The Corporation for National & Community Service notes that many youth are likely to volunteer through a religious organization. Such organizations, including churches, synagogues and mosques, tend to encourage their younger members to give back to their communities, and many are involved in a variety of volunteer opportunities aimed at kids of all ages and interests. Parents can contact the religious organization to which they belong or another organization in their community to learn about any affiliated volunteer opportunities for children. These experiences can expose kids to an array of volunteer activities and also help kids make new friends. Children often make great volunteers. Finding the right volunteering opportunity for your youngster can foster a love of volunteering for years to come.
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Support Your Local Businesses! The Village Art House located at 120 North Market St. in Batavia opened it's doors six years ago. It's mission is to nurture involvement in the arts by providing opportunities for people of all ages to create, learn and communicate ideas while encouraging self expression. The Village Art House consists of local artists who are dedicated to the belief that the arts enrich lives and help create better communities. We are convinced that the joy and power of the arts lay in the creative process much more than in the creative product. With the lose of art in the schools, we feel that it is even more important than ever for the arts to be made available to children of all ages. The Village Art House has a working artist's studio, a gallery, classroom spaces and hosts interdisciplinary arts events. Please visit our web-site "Villagearthouse.com" to learn more about the Village Art House.
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How to encourage kids to read Reading can have a profound impact on a child's life in and out of the classroom. Reading can help a young student develop a more extensive vocabulary, and a study from the Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics found that reading to young children promotes language acquisition, making it easier for them to learn a foreign language. But reading has benefits outside the classroom as well. Reading can provide an escape from the daily grind, which is something even today's youngsters can appreciate. Reading also is a great way for kids to relax and unwind while simultaneously giving their brains a workout. While many parents recognize the impact reading can have on their children, it's no secret that getting kids to embrace reading can be difficult. Parents who want to instill a love of reading in their children can still take steps to ensure their kids don't miss out on the benefits of a good book. • Read to your children. Numerous studies have discovered various benefits of reading to children when they are young.
The National Center for Education Statistics notes that children whose parents read to them typically become better readers and perform better in school. Reading to children early on is the first step toward fostering a love of reading kids will develop and continue throughout their lives. Many parents read to their children at night before bedtime, but any time of day will suffice. • Don't be discouraged if kids are not interested in books. While reading fiction can help develop a youngster's imagination, parents should not be discouraged if kids don't want to read books. Reading the newspaper, magazines and even comic books can help kids develop strong reading skills and an extensive vocabulary and, in the case of comic books, inspire their imaginations. Young sports fans might be more inclined to read the sports page than a novel, so let them do so. Kids are more likely to embrace reading if what they're reading interests them, so encourage kids to read up on those interests, even if that reading does not involve picking up a book.
• Get your youngster his or her own library card. Thanks to the popularity of e-readers, many adults would be hard pressed to locate their local library if asked to do so. But visiting the library is a great way to encourage kids to read, especially if kids have their own library cards. Kids with their own library cards tend to look at visits to the library as shopping trips where they get to make their own choices about what they're taking home with them. And once kids reach a certain age, they can visit the library on their own. • Share your own reading experiences with children. Kids look up to their parents and often want to mimic their behavior. So parents can set a good example by reading as well. On trips to the library, check out your own book. While you might not want to discuss every book you read with your children, discuss the books they're reading. Chances are you read many of those same books yourself when you were a child, and discussing books with your child is a great way to improve his or her reading comprehension.
Fostering healthy eating habits in children Parents know they must make kids' culinary choices for them so youngsters get all of the vitamins and nutrients they need to grow. Healthy eating habits can help kids live healthier lives and perform better in the classroom while setting them up for a lifetime of making the right choices at mealtime. Though encouraging kids to eat healthy may not always be easy, the following are a few tips for parents hoping to foster healthy eating habits in their children. • Stick to a schedule. Parents should establish a regular eating schedule, for both meals and snacks, so kids learn the importance of not skipping meals. Kids who learn to eat at regular intervals are more likely to continue doing so as they grow older. When kids stick to a meal schedule, they are less likely to overeat and they're likely to have more energy throughout the day, which should help them stay attentive at school and be more engaged in their extracurricular activities.
• Involve kids when choosing the menu. Kids might be more excited about eating healthy when you involve them in choosing the menu. Invite them along on trips to the grocery store and allow them to choose one of their favorite foods for the meal in exchange for eating the healthy fare you have chosen. • Serve healthy portions. Sometimes it's not just what is on the plate but how much is on the plate that can be healthy or unhealthy. When doling out portions for the family, create healthy portions so kids are not encouraged to overeat. Kids who grow up eating healthy portions are more likely to continue doing so into adulthood. Overeating
is one of the culprits behind being overweight and obese, so kids who learn to control their portions are much less likely to overeat and gain excess weight. • Don't reward kids with food. Some parents try to reward youngsters with food, allowing kids to indulge in unhealthy fare in acknowledgement of a good report card or something else kids should be proud of. But using food as a reward is an unhealthy eating habit that can lead to problems down the road as kids become adults responsible for their own eating habits. • Set a positive example. Kids are more likely to eat healthy when mom and dad are healthy eaters.
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2014 Choosing Books for Young Children Parents, caregivers, and teachers have a wide variety of books to choose from for young children. By sharing different kinds of books with children, they can enjoy different kinds of reading experiences. Some books help children build confidence as they join in with a repeated rhyme. Others jump-start the imagination with tales about talking animals or a grandmother who flies. Books about familiar objects, people, and events are reassuring to young children, while books with unfamiliar topics can excite them about new ideas and places. Books Types for Young Readers (ages Birth - 5) ABC and counting books: Fun and colorful illustrations of the alphabet and numbers Example: Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr. and John Archambault, illustrated by Lois Ehlert Wordless picture books: A story told through pictures and few or no words. Example: Good Dog,
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Carl by Alexandra Day Concept books: Pictures or photos of familiar objects or ideas such as colors, shapes, opposites, or sizes. Example: Color Dance by Ann Jonas Pattern books: Repeating text and predictable plots that let children join in Example: Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin Jr., illustrated by Eric Carle Information books: Realistic pictures or photographs that introduce facts about a specific topic Example: Bugs by Nancy Winslow Parker and Joan Richards Wright
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Lady Rockets soar to 23-0 Fayetteville girls claim SHAC Gold Ball for 2nd straight year, advance to Div. IV sectional finals BY Wade Linville The Brown County Press The Fayetteville-Perry Lady Rockets continue to make their mark in their school's record books. Topping off their regular season with a 65-18 victory over the Eastern Lady Warriors, the Lady Rockets finished 13-0 in the Southern Hills Athletic Conference to capture their second straight SHAC Gold Ball, an award given only to teams that finish perfect in conference play during a season. The
last team to go undefeated in SHAC play two years in a row was the 2002-2003 and 2003-2004 LynchburgClay Lady Mustangs led by coach Linda Hatten. After capturing the SHAC Gold Ball and becoming the first Fayetteville-Perry basketball squad to finish the regular season undefeated, the Lady Rockets upped their overall record to 23-0 by dominating Aiken for an 87-10 victory in the Southwest District Division IV Sectional semifinals at Monroe High School, Feb.
19. “This has been a season to remember! So many milestones and memories,” said Fayetteville-Perry head coach Toby Sheets. “This is one incredible group of young ladies. We are solid at every position and our bench is awesome. Our assistant coaches are among the state's finest.” Sheets has also proven to be among Ohio's finest in high school girls basketball. He was recently named the District 16 Coach of the Year and is expected to be
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nominated for State Coach of the Year. Before topping Aiken in round two of the sectional tourney, the No. 1 seed Lady Rockets strolled to an easy 96-7 victory over Cincinnati College Prep in round one of the sectional tourney on Feb. 15.
Senior guard Makayla Rosselot led the Lady Rockets in the victory over Cincinnati College Prep with 29 points, burying 13of-21 shots from the field and two-of-four attempts from the foul line. Rosselot, including the wins over Eastern and Aiken that fol-
lowed, held a career total of 1,968 points as the school's all-time leading scorer. Fayetteville senior Alex Carson fired for 28 points in the win over Cincinnati College Prep with 12-of-20 shooting from the field and CONTINUED ON PAGE 18
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Success on the hardwood continued for the Fayetteville-Perry Lady Rockets this past week, as they wrapped up regular season play unbeaten in SHAC standings to earn the Gold Ball with a win over the Eastern Lady Warriors, and advanced to the Southwest District Division IV Sectional championships at Monroe with big tourney wins over Aiken and Yellow Springs. From the left, are assistant coaches Lindsay Tussey and Tory Rummel, Mariah Hazelbaker, Samantha Murphy, Makayla Rosselot, Megan Eyre, head coach Toby Sheets, Claire Carson, Carly Burroughs, Alex Carson, Lincoln Smyth, and Emily Burroughs.
Lady G-Men cruise to sectional finals with victory over Ripley Georgetown girls rise to 19-4 BY Wade Linville The Brown County Press
against the Lady Jays, kicking off the game on a 20-2 run. It took a 19-0 run by the Lady G-Men to lift them over the Bethel-Tate Lady Tigers in round one of the sectional. While the Lady G-Men CONTINUED ON PAGE 18
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Coming off a narrow 7570 victory over the BethelTate Lady Tigers in round one of the Wilmington Division III Sectional Tournament, the Georgetown Lady
G-Men had little trouble cruising to a 75-39 win over the Ripley-Union-LewisHuntington Lady Jays in the sectional semifinals at Wilmington High School on Feb. 18. The Lady G-Men dominated from the start of the sectional semifinal bout
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Georgetown’s Morgan Gast sinks a shot from three-point land during the Lady G-Men’s Feb. 18 sectional tournament win over Ripley.
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Western Brown wrestlers finish runner-up in Southwest District Division II Sectional
Members of the Western Brown High School wrestling team headed to the Southwest District Division II Tournament at Wilmington High School after putting together impressive performances in this year’s sectional tourney at Western Brown High School, Feb. 14-15. The Broncos finished runner-up in final team standings with
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team score of 218.5. Western Brown junior Tyler Adkins, after claiming the 106-pound title in the Southern Buckeye Athletic/Academic Conference, became a sectional champ by defeating Batavia’s Dontae Tallarigo 18-1 in the sectional finals, Feb. 15. Western Brown’s Malachi Marlow, another SBAAC champion this season, claimed the sectional title in the 132-pound weight class by pinning
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Western Brown’s Malachi Marlow, another SBAAC champion this season, claimed the sectional title in the 132-pound weight class by pinning Goshen’s Tanner Rahm for a win in the finals.
a team score of 206, while it was the team from Ross winning the Western Brown Division II sectional with a
Goshen’s Tanner Rahm for a win in the finals. Bronco senior Blake Silvis, coming off a perform-
performed well in every aspect of the game while facing Ripley, from rebounding and defense to protecting the basketball, the Lady Jays struggled with execution on both ends of the court until Georgetown's starters came out for the fourth quarter, when the Lady G-Men ended the third period with a 75-17 lead. The Lady Jays outscored the Lady G-Men 22-0 in the final frame, but Georgetown head coach Bernie Cropped and his squad still managed to come away with a comfortable 36-point victory to up their overall record to 19-4 and earn a berth in the sectional championship game at Wilmington High School where they will face Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy on Monday, Feb. 24. Leading the way in scoring for the Lady G-Men in their win over Ripley was senior Megan Hatfield with 20 points. Hatfield buried seven-of-12 shots from the field, including two threepointers, and sank four-ofseven attempts from the charity stripe in an excellent offensive performance. Georgetown's junior guard Morgan Gast finished with 15 points, three assists, two rebounds, and one steal. Georgetown senior Mackenzi Carrington recorded a double-double against the Lady Jays with 13 points and 12 rebounds. Sophomore Bayley Johnson marked the fourth Georgetown player to score in double figures against the Lady Jays, sinking six-ofseven shots from the field to finish with 12 points. Senior point guard Rebecca Whitaker led the Lady G-Men on the defensive end with eight steals, while also dishing out five
Lady Rockets: Flawless at 23-0 CONTINUED FROM PAGE 17 two-of-two from the foul line. Carson also grabbed eight steals and passed for seven assists. Also shooting for double figures in the Lady Rockets'
round one sectional win was Fayetteville senior Megan Eyre with 16 points. Eyre also contributed with four steals, four assists, and seven rebounds. Senior forward Claire Carson led the Lady Rock-
Brown County Athletes of the Week TYLER ADKINS, WESTERN BROWN Western Brown junior Tyler Adkins, after claiming the 106-pound title in the Southern Buckeye Athletic/Academic Conference, became a sectional champ by defeating Batavia’s Dontae Tallarigo 18-1 in the sectional finals, Feb. 15. Adkins won the Southern Buckeye Athletic/Academic Conference title in his weight class by defeating Blanchester's Kyle Denier in the SBAAC finals in the during the SBAAC Tournament held Feb. 1. MACKENZI CARRINGTON, GEORGETOWN
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1. Ross 218.5 2. Western Brown 206.0 3. Batavia 148.0 4. Talawanda 141.0 5. Goshen 132.0 6. Wyoming 100.5 7. New Richmond 87.0 8. Taylor 70.0 9. Norwood 44.0 10. Hughes 36.0 32.0 11. McNicholas 12. Indian Hill 31.0
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Georgetown’s senior hoop standout, Mackenzi Carrington, put together a double-double performance to aid the Lady GMen to a 75-39 victory over the Ripley-UnionLewis-Huntington Lady Jays in the Southwest District Division III Sectional semifinal bout at Wilmington High School, Feb. 18. Carrington shot for 13 points and pulled down 12 rebounds in an outstanding performance, while also passing for four assists.
ets on the boards in the round one sectional win with 10 rebounds. There were four Lady Rockets to score in double figures in Fayetteville's Feb. 17 SHAC victory over Eastern to earn the Gold Ball. Rosselot led the way with 20 points. Eyre shot for 15 points to go along with six rebounds, five assists, and four steals. Alex Carson buried fourof-five shots from the field, which included perfect twoof-two shooting from beyond the arc, to finish with 10 points. Fayetteville's 6'1” junior Lincoln Smyth also finished with 10 points. The Lady Rockets were highly favored to win their sectional championship bout against No. 6 seed Yellow Springs on Feb. 22 at Monroe High School, a team that advanced to the sectional finals with a narrow 46-38 win over No. 8 seed Cedarville. As the Lady Rockets continue to find success on the hardwood, their list of accomplishments continues to grow. Not only did their finish their regular season unbeaten to mark a first in school history, they also finished unbeaten on their home court for the second straight year. They won the Brown County Classic Holiday Tournament for only the second time in school history. In a Jan. 15 league contest at Ripley-UnionLewis-Huntington High School, Sheets reached the 400th career win milestone in his 26th season of coaching, bringing his career record to 400-188. It's been a season in which Rosselot snapped the school's alltime career scoring record that stood since 1992. Rosselot and Eyre also became the first players in Fayetteville-Perry girls' basketball history to sign to play at the NCAA Division II collegiate level, as Rosselot committed to play for Ursuline College and
Eyre to Dominican University. Eyre also topped the 1,000 point milestone this season and held a career total of 1,291 points before the sectional championship bout. The Lady Rockets ranked as the fifth Division IV team in the state in Associated Press polls this season, and ranked on top in the Cincinnati Enquirer Division II-IV Coaches Poll for the first time in school history. Behind the Lady Rockets this season has been a dedicated group of fans and school officials. “Our fans and athletic boosters have been with us every step,” said Sheets. “the other area schools, teams, and their fans continually tell us everywhere we go how much they are pulling for us, and their can't wait to watch us in Columbus (state tournament). We will continue to work hard everyday to grant their wishes.”
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Georgetown’s Megan Hatfield buries a shot from threepoint land during the Lady G-Men’s Feb. 18 sectional win over the Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington Lady Jays.
assists and shooting for six points. Georgetown sophomore Rachel Gibbons finished with nine points, draining three-of-three shots from the field and three-of-four attempts from the foul line. Aggressive defensive play and defensive rebounding helped to fuel the Lady G-Men's transition game against the Lady Jays. To kick off the action, it was Georgetown's Ally Dowd dishing an assist to Carrington to put the Lady G-Men up 2-0. Then it was Gast grabbing a steal and driving down the court for an easy bucket to put the Lady G-Men up 4-0. Carrington was able to return the favor to Gast later in the first quarter, as she dished an assist to Gast for another easy score to expand the Georgetown lead to six points. Johnson got in on the scoring with 4:12 to go in the first quarter, driving in the paint to drain a shot that lifted the Lady G-Men to an 8-0 lead. Finally, the it was Ripley senior Jaden Royal breaking the 8-0 Georgetown run by sinking a shot while falling down in the paint to cut the Georgetown lead to six. Royals bucket was the only field goal for the Lady Jays in the first quarter. With 2:20 to go in the first quarter, a three-pointer by Hatfield lifted the Lady G-Men to an 11-2 advantage. After holding the Lady Jays scoreless in the next trip down the court, an as-
sist by Dowd for a bucket by Gibbons upped the Georgetown lead to 15-2. The Lady G-Men led 202 at the end of the first quarter. The Lady G-Men returned to the court in the second quarter to outscore the Lady Jays 27-9 in the frame, and at halftime it was Georgetown with a 4711 lead. The Lady G-Men remained hot coming off halftime break, outscoring Ripley 28-6 in the third quarter to up their lead to 58 points. “We're playing pretty well now,” Cropper said following the sectional win over Ripley. “We're shooting the ball well and playing with a lot of intensity. We're playing with confidence.” Coming off the win over Ripley, Cropper and his Lady G-Men prepared for a tough battle against CHCA in the sectional finals. “CHCA is a tough basketball team,” said Cropper. “They are obviously big, long, and talented. It's going to be a battle on Monday night, no question.” GHS 20 27 28 0 – 75 RULH 2 9 6 22 – 39 Georgetown (75): Hatfield 7 4-7 20, Gast 7 0-0 15, Carrington 5 0-0 13, Johnson 6 0-3 12, Gibbons 3 3-4 9, Whitaker 2 2-2 6. Team: 30 9-16 75. Three-pointers: Carrington 3, Hatfield 2, Gast 1.
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ance that earned him an SBAAC title, captured the sectional crown in the 138pound weight class with a 9-7 OT victory over Goshen’s Trey Atwood. Western Brown’s Ryan Fulmer, another SBAAC all-star this season, won the sectional title in the 195pound weight class by topSteve ping Batavia’s Bender in a 21-19 decision. Only individuals who finished in the top four at the Western Brown Division II Sectional Tournament advanced to the district meet. Western Brown’s Cody Wilson headed to the district tourney after finishing runner-up in the 220-pound weight class at the sectional championships, while teammate Kenon Bowling advanced with a runner-up finish in the 152-pound weight class with a narrow 8-7 OTT loss to Ross’ Andrew Dunn in the sectional finals. Western Brown’s Jake Henderson finished third in the 126-pound weight class at sectional, while teammate Michael Marlow wrestled for a third place finish in the 145-pound weight class. Wrestling for fourth place finishes in the sectional tournament was Western Brown’s David Ellis (160pound class). The district meet at Wilmington High School was scheduled to be held Feb. 21-22.
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Fayetteville’s Makayla Rosselot held a career total of 1,968 points after the Lady Rockets’ sectional win over Aiken.
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Georgetown’s Bayley Johnson launches a shot over Ripley’s Jaden Royal during the Lady G-Men’s Feb. 18 sectional tournament win at Wilmington High School.
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The Eastern Warriors advanced to round two of the Southeast District Division III Tournament with a win over Adena on Feb. 18. Front row, from the left, are Austin Doss, Connor Patrick, Jonathan Stivers, Kyle Boudreau, Curtis Burns, D.J. Sanders, Grant McIntosh, and Layne Pickerill; back row, Jake Walsh, Nick Kelch, Micky Hundley, Riley Prine, Nathan Scott, Charles Bellamy, Marcus Day, Brandon Covert, and head coach Rob Beucler.
Warriors advance to round two BY Wade Linville The Brown County Press The Eastern Warriors headed to round two of the Southeast District Division III Sectional Tournament after topping Adena
in sectional tournament play at Waverly on Feb. 18. The Warriors stood at an overall record of 15-4 following the win over Adena and, as the tournament's No. 4 seed, moved
on to face No. 5 seed Southeastern at Waverly High School in round two of the sectional tournament, Feb. 21. A win over Southeastern would advance the Warriors to the Ohio Uni-
versity Convocation Center, where they would face the winner of the Feb. 21 sectional tourney matchup at Jackson High School between No. 1 seed Oak Hill and no. 8 seed Fairland.
Georgetown High School Athletic Director Robert Lane receives a donation from Kelly Cornette, of National Bank and Trust, to assist with the purchase of new scoreboards for the Georgetown Jr./Sr. High School gymnasium.
GHS receives donation from National Bank and Trust BY Wade Linville The Brown County Press Georgetown Jr./Sr. High School was pleased to receive a recent donation of $2,590 from National Bank and Trust to help with the
purchase of new scoreboards for the high school gymnasium. Kelly Cornette, of National Bank and Trust, recently awarded the check for $2,590 to Georgetown Athletic Director Robert Lane.
Rockets wrap-up regular season at 13-8 Fayetteville-Perry boys win at Ripley, suffer loss at Peebles BY Wade Linville The Brown County Press The Fayetteville-Perry Rockets finished their regular season by winning two of their last three games in Southern Hills Athletic Conference play. Coming off a 57-34 win over the Whiteoak Wildcats, the Rockets took to the hardwood without the school’s all-time leading scorer in boys’ basketball and their senior star, D.J. Iles, to face off against the RipleyUnion-Lewis-Huntington Blue Jays. In a bout that saw two overtimes, the Rockets pulled out an 81-77 victory with D.J. Iles cheering his teammates on from the sidelines, unable to compete due to a torn ACL.
In a gutsy victory at Ripley, there were three Rockets to score at least 20 points. It was sophomore Max Iles leading the Rockets in scoring and on the boards. Ending the night with an impressive 25 points and 16 Max Iles rebounds, recorded a double-double. He also dished out six assists. Fayetteville’s Scottie Mullis fired for 24 points while pulling down eight rebounds, while Tanner Fowler finished with 20 points and eight rebounds. The Rockets didn’t find as much success while facing a tough Peebles Indian squad in their final game of the regular season on the road, Feb. 18. The Rockets fell to the
Indians 85-61, ending their regular season with an overall record of 13-8 and a record of 8-5 in SHAC play. The Rockets struggled from the start, falling behind 24-15 before the end of the first quarter with Peebles’ Beau Justice scoring 13 points in the frame. The Indians remained hot in the second period, outscoring to the Rockets 26-15 with Justice racking up 15 second-quarter points to bring his first-half total to 28 points. At halftime, it was the Indians leading 5030. Max Iles buried a set of three-pointers and a couple of shots from inside the arc as the Rockets rallied in the third quarter to outscore the Indians 20-18. The Indians
capped off the victory by taking the fourth quarter 1711, cruising to a 24-point victory. Max Iles led the Rockets against the Indians with 19 points, nine coming from beyond the arc. Fowler also shot for double figures against the Indians, finishing with 16 points. Schaefer finished with 14 points as the third Rocket to manage double figures in scoring at Peebles. Justice led all scorers with 35 points. The Rockets entered Southwest District Division IV Sectional Tournament play as the No. 3 seed ,taking on No. 7 seeded Lockland (5-12 at the time of the tournament draw) in round one at Oak Hills High School, Feb. 21.
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Western Brown High School Athletic Director, Tim Cook, receives a donation check from Vince Roades, of First State Bank in Mt. Orab.
WBHS receives donation from First State Bank Press release Western Brown High School expressed its appreciation to First State Bank for their generous donation of $950. Vince Roades, of
First State Bank in Mt. Orab, presented the donation check to Western Brown Athletic Director Tim Cook during the winter sports season.
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Fayetteville’s Tanner Fowler, left, and Max Iles, right, have played key roles in the Rockets’ success on the court this season. Above, Fowler and Iles are shown putting up scores during the Rockets’ league win over Ripley.
The Western Brown Lady Broncos finished their 2013-2014 court campaign with an overall record of 12-11, finishing with a 6047 loss to Middletown in round one of the Southwest District Division I Sectional Tournament at Kings. Mackaela Fischer and Lindsey Harvey shot for 11 points apiece to lead the Lady Broncos in scoring in their Feb. 15 sectional game. Mackaela Fischer also pulled down 10 rebounds to record a doubledouble. The Lady Broncos wrapped up their regular season with a record of 6-4 in Southern Buckeye Athletic/Academic Conference American Division play, ranking third in final SBAAC big school standings behind league champion New Richmond (9-1) and runner-up Norwood (73). Harvey ranked as the Lady Broncos' leading scorer this season with an average of 11 points per game, totaling 254 points. Mackaela Fisher was the team's second leading scorer with an average of 9.2 points per game, totaling 194 points this season.
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Leading the Western Brown Lady Broncos in scoring this season was Lindsey Harvey with an average of 11 points per game.
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G-Men end regular season 17-5 BY Wade Linville The Brown County Press After winning 11 straight games, the Georgetown GMen would suffer back-toback losses to the Amelia Barons as they wrapped up
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Southern Buckeye Athletic/Academic Conference play this past week. The G-Men ventured to Amelia High School on Feb. 13 to face the Barons in their final bout before the start of the SBAAC Tourna-
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Georgetown’s Clinton McElroy fires off a shot over Amelia defenders during the SBAAC Tournament championship game at Batavia High School, Feb. 15.
ment on Feb. 15. The G-Men trailed 35-25 at halftime, and would fall by a final score of 61-52. Junior Jake Cropper led the G-Men in scoring with 22 points, while junior teammate Jake Miller fired for 11 points. Leading all scorers in the contest was Amelia senior Tommy Hacker with 24 points. The G-Men then ventured to Batavia High School on Feb. 15 to face the Barons once again, this time for the SBAAC Tournament title. In another gutsy battle, the G-Men suffered a narrow 63-56 loss to finish runner-up in the tourney. A bucket by Georgetown junior Gage Bradley late in the fourth quarter left the GMen trailing by just one, 57-56, but it was Amelia's Garrett Weaver coming through with an old fashioned three-point play to lift the Barons to a 60-56 lead with the clock with just under a minute left on the clock. From that point on, the Barons finished off the job from the charity stripe, as the G-Men were forced to foul to stop the clock in the final seconds. Bradley led the G-Men in scoring with 19 points and hammered the boards for 10 rebounds to record a double-double. Cropper fin-
ished with 13 points, while Miller shot for 11 points in their second bout against the Barons. Leading all scorers was Weaver with 24 points. The G-Men finished their regular season with an overall record of 17-5, winning 11 of their last 13 games before entering sectional tournament play. As the No. 2 seed of the Southwest District Division IV Sectional Tournament at Oak Hills High School, the G-Men were scheduled to kick off post season tourney play with a Feb. 21 contest against No. 15 seed New Miami (1-19 at the time of the tournament draw).
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GHS 15 17 14 10 – 56 AHS 17 18 13 15 – 63 Georgetown (56): Bradley 6 7-9 19, Cropper 4 2-2 13, Miller 4 2-2 11, Williams 2 2-2 7, McElroy 1 0-0 2, Staggs 1 0-0 2, Pack 1 0-0 2. Team: 19 13-15 56. Threepointers: Cropper 3, Miller 1, Williams 1. Amelia (63): Weaver 9 6-11 24, Hacker 4 4-5 12, Blankenship 3 4-4 10, Carson 3 1-2 9, Stewart 1 0-0 3, Mickler 1 0-0 3, Reed 1 0-0 2. Team: 22 15-22 63. Threepointers: Carson 2, Stewart 1, Mickler 1.
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Georgetown’s Bruce Derrick-Williams shoots over Amelia defenders during the SBAAC Tournament championship game at Batavia High School, Feb. 15.
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The seventh grade boys basketball team of Eastern Middle School finished their season as the Southern Hills Athletic Conference Tournament champions. Members of the team, including their cheerleaders, are, front row, from left, Paige Cornett, Jerah Lynch, Adrianne Moran, Mana Stivers, Marcus Hamilton, Gage Boone, Will Wolfe, A.J. McKenzie, Caitlyn Brown, Sage Miller, and Shelby Fist; back row, McKayla Bellamy, Tori Richards, Melissa Lacey, assistant coach Mike Knabb, Jon Chesley, Zach Hardyman, Ryan Starett, Ethan Bateson, head coach Darin Gundy, Tiarra Faul, and Claire Fisher.
Seventh grade Warriors win SHAC tourney Press release Eastern's seventh grade boys basketball team finished its season as the Southern Hills Athletic Conference Tournament champions, defeating the team from Ripley that fin-
ished runner-up in the tournament. The seventh grade Warriors, and their cheerleaders, include Paige Cornett, Jerah Lynch, Adrianne Moran, Mana Stivers, Marcus Hamilton, Gage Boone, Will Wolfe, A.J. McKenzie, Caitlyn Brown, Sage Miller,
Shelby Fist, McKayla Bellamy, Tori Richards, Melissa Lacey, assistant coach Mike Knabb, Jon Chesley, Zach Hardyman, Ryan Starett, Ethan Bateson, head coach Darin Gundy, Tiarra Faul, and Claire Fisher.
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The Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington seventh grade boys basketball team finished runner-up in this year's SHAC Tournament. Front row, from left, are Landon Rigdon, Jaki Royal, Corey Germann, Landon Dearing, Alex King, Tristen Finn, Chase Gulley, and Colton Hatfield; back row, head coach Jeff Gulley.
Seventh grade Jays finish runner-up in SHAC tourney Press release The Ripley-UnionLewis-Huntington seventh grade boys basketball squad wrapped up its season by
finishing runner-up in the Southern Hills Athletic Conference Tournament. Members of the team include Landon Rigdon, Jaki Royal, Corey Germann,
Landon Dearing, Alex King, Tristen Finn, Chase Gulley, and Colton Hatfield. The RULH seventh grade team is coached by Jeff Gulley.
Income tax checkoff program helps Biologists propose removing Bobcat protect Ohio's natural resources from Ohio’s threatened species list
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Ohioans who are passionate about wildlife and the state’s natural areas and preserves have a great opportunity to support those programs through the Wildlife Diversity Fund and the Natural Areas and Preserves Tax Checkoff this year. “The state income tax checkoff program is an ideal opportunity for all of Ohio’s outdoor enthusiasts to support their natural resources,” said Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Director James Zehringer. “All of the donations are utilized for preservation efforts of natural areas in the state and protecting endangered wildlife species.” With the checkoff money in 2013, the ODNR Division of Natural Areas and Preserves was able to hire seasonal staff to help control more than 35 different invasive species on more than 500 acres in 38 state nature preserves. Additionally, populations of wildlife species such as the Lake Erie watersnake, mountain madtom and osprey, as well as the endangered Rocky Mountain bulrush, all bene-
fitted thanks to the checkoff funding from Ohioans in 2013. State nature preserves are sanctuaries for rare plants and animals—40 percent of Ohio’s endangered species and nearly 60 percent of Ohio’s threatened species are protected within Ohio’s system of 136 state nature preserves. Managed by the ODNR Division of Natural Areas and Preserves, these facilities benefit directly from Ohioans generously donating to the Natural Areas Tax Checkoff Program. The Natural Areas Tax Checkoff Program is an excellent way for Ohioans to support nature conservation. The majority of the funding from boots on the ground conservation action comes from the Natural Areas Fund. Additionally, ODNR partnered with a local conservation organization to protect 95 acres of the original Pickaway Plains region in central Ohio, home to the endangered Rocky Mountain bulrush and other rare species. Donations also support facility improvements, ecological research and educational programming. The ODNR Division of
Wildlife does not receive taxpayer dollars to conserve, restore or manage Ohio’s wildlife and habitat. The tax checkoff program is an important way to help the division benefit endangered and threatened wildlife and other species of interest. Donations made through the Wildlife Diversity Fund tax checkoff help support critical ecological management activities in Ohio, including efforts to remove non-native and invasive species that pose a serious and ever-growing threat to sensitive habitats. Information programs such as field guides are provided free to the public from wildlife checkoff funds. Ohio taxpayers who are not receiving a refund this year may still contribute by sending a check to: ODNR Division of Natural Areas and Preserves' Natural Areas Fund or the ODNR Division of Wildlife's Wildlife Diversity Fund, 2045 Morse Road, Columbus, Ohio 43229. ODNR ensures a balance between wise use and protection of our natural resources for the benefit of all. Visit the ODNR website at ohiodnr.gov.
The Ohio Wildlife Council received proposed changes to several species designations, including bobcats, as well as potential dates for the upcoming fall hunting seasons on Wednesday, Jan. 8, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR). The ODNR Division of Wildlife biologists submitted a proposal to remove the bobcat from Ohio’s threatened species list. The bobcat was one of 71 species on Ohio’s first endangered list in 1974. However, the bobcat population began to rebound in the 1970s, and in recent years the number of verified sightings has continued to increase, prompting the status change from endangered to threatened in 2012. Bobcats are still considered a protected species in Ohio with no hunting or trapping season. Three other species were proposed to be changed on Ohio's state-designated species. A fourth was added as a species of concern, and this designation does not require council action. Snowshoe Hares Now endangered, snowshoe hares were proposed to
be changed to a species of concern. Translocated hares have not been detected in Ohio since 2010 as the population has declined. Bewick’s Wren Presently listed as endangered, the Bewick’s wren is proposed to move to extirpated. A Bewick’s wren nest was last confirmed in Ohio in 1995. Smooth Greensnake Currently a species of concern, the smooth greensnake is proposed to move to the endangered list. This rare snake has lost much of its habitat and range in Ohio. Eastern Hog-Nosed Snake The Eastern hog-nosed snake will now be listed as a species of concern in Ohio. Hunting season date proposals are prepared by the ODNR Division of Wildlife biologists and maintain many traditional opening day dates. • Monday, Sept. 1, is the proposed start date for Ohio’s fall squirrel and dove hunting seasons. • Hunting seasons for cottontail rabbit, ring-necked pheasant and bobwhite quail are proposed to start Nov. 7, the first Friday in November. • Fox, raccoon, skunk,
opossum and weasel hunting and trapping are proposed to start Monday, Nov. 10. • Proposed 2014 fall wild turkey hunting season dates are Monday, Oct. 13, to Sunday, Nov. 30. • Proposed 2015 spring wild turkey dates are Monday, April 20, to Sunday, May 17. • The proposed 2015 youth wild turkey weekend dates are April 18-19. New this year, it is proposed that youth hunters can harvest up to two wild turkeys during the 2015 two-day youth season (one per day). Checking two wild turkeys would fill the youth hunter’s bag limit for the remaining 2015 spring wild turkey season. This proposed change would not take effect until 2015. The bag limit remains one wild turkey for the two-day 2014 youth wild turkey hunting season. Proposed open counties for quail hunting remain the same as last season: Adams, Athens, Brown, Butler, Clermont, Clinton, Highland, Jackson, Meigs, Montgomery, Pike, Preble, Ross, Scioto, Vinton and Warren.
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Making a Gardening Journal Take it easy with Spring exercise BY Doug Galvin Summit Physical Therapy
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A Gardening Journal can be your best friend
holed) 10. Short ruler I found it necessary to have a section for each of my garden beds. I had great fun naming all the different beds; Wind Garden (ornamental grasses), Slip-scoop bed (Perennials), Hosta hill, Pet Cemetery, just to name a few. So this week take time to decide how you would
like to organize your gardening journal and gather your supplies. Remember that your gardening journal should be “portable” or you won’t be willing to tote it to the garden with you each day. Next week we’ll talk about mapping your landscape. How many days until spring? The count-down has started!
Cold, flu or something else? I know, if you’re sick, you’re sick. You just want to feel better instead of worrying about what to call it. In fact, the cold and the flu have symptoms that are so similar that it sometimes requires lab tests to be performed during the first few days of the disease to figure out which one you have. Ordinarily, physicians wouldn’t bother doing tests to determine whether you have the flu or a cold, unless there is a community health concern like a sudden, unexpected outbreak of a new
HEALTH MATTERS TOM CALLAHAN, RPH strain of flu. Knowing whether it’s a cold or the flu doesn’t make much difference to the physician since both are treated with Tylenol or ibuprofen, rest and lots of fluids. Here’s how the symptoms usually break down between
March events at the F’ville-Perry Library March will be full of fun activities at the Fayetteville-Perry Library. On March 1, 2014 we will be celebrating National Compliment Day; with your library visit you will receive a special translated compliment. Also, be sure to mark your calendar and join us on March 5th to celebrate the birthday of Dr. Seuss. Birthday cake will be served from 11 a.m.
- 6 p.m. Additionally, children can participate in a special St. Patrick’s Day activity. From March 1st through the 17th see how many words you can make from the letters in St. Patrick’s Day. Have your answer sheet turned in by March 17th for a chance at a prize. The Fayetteville-Perry Library is located at 406 N. East Street, Fayetteville.
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Civil War scholar to visit Georgetown America’s Historian and Civil War scholar Edwin C. Bearss will present “War in the West Begins” at the Gaslight Theater on the corner of S. Main and State Streets, Georgetown, on Saturday, March 8, 2014 at 1 p.m. The lecture is sponsored by the U.S. Grant Homestead Association, an organization which celebrates the life, history, and legacy of Ulysses S. Grant through preservation and education. Deanne Kelly will sing a selection of Civil War songs at 12:30 p.m. The cost of admission is $10.00 per person. Proceeds will go to the U.S. Grant Homestead Association and the Civil War Preservation Trust, which is a national organization working to save America’s Civil War battlefields. Tickets may be purchased in advance from the Bailey House Bed & Breakfast, 112 N. Water Street, Georgetown, OH 45121 or call (937) 378-3087, or they can be purchased at the door. Bearss is an independent scholar and historian whose public career began at the National Park Service in 1955 in Vicksburg, Ms. His research there led to the recovery of the longlost Union gunboat Cairo. He also located two forgotten forts at Grand Gulf,
Ms., and was instrumental in having Grand Gulf named a state military monument. In 1991, Bearss became the National Park Service’s chief historian for military sites. He received the Harry S. Truman Award for Meritorious Service in the field of Civil War History and the Department of the Interior’s Distinguished Service Award. In addition, he was a featured commentator for Ken Burns’ PBS Series “The Civil War”, and also appears on the Arts & Entertainment Channel’s “Civil War Journal”. Bearss is the author of many works about the Civil War, including “Vicksburg Is the Key”, “Grant Strikes a Fatal Blow”, “Un-vexed to the Sea”, “Fields of Honor: Pivotal Battles of the Civil War”, and his most recent book is “Receding Tide”. Since retiring, he continues to serve as a Civil War consultant and conducts detailed battlefield site tours and seminars for the Smithsonian Study Tours program. Bearss’ lecture will discuss U.S. Grant’s early battles in 1862. He will bring his own insights on the topic, and of course, will present them in his own indomitable style.
the two: Colds generally have a slower onset. They start off with sneezing and runny or stuffy nose and may include a cough and sore throat. These symptoms are actually a sign that your body is fighting the virus that is causing the cold. As the body attacks the virus it causes inflammation and this inflammation is what causes the symptoms. The flu usually hits much faster with a sudden spike in temperature and severe body aches, not to mention all the same symptoms as a cold and usually with a more severe dry cough. Although Tamiflu is approved for treatment of the flu, its usefulness is being questioned by some medical authorities. The British Medical Journal (BMJ) called for European governments to sue Roche to get back the money they spent on Tamiflu. According to the BMJ there is no evidence that Tamiflu actually works. They believe that if all the studies involving Tamiflu were released it would show that Roche only published the favorable studies. Unlike colds, the flu can lead to more serious medical complications such as pneu-
$50 gift card offered to male tobacco users The Ohio State University College of Public Health is looking still for men age 18 and older who use tobacco products to participate in an advertising study. Participants must live in Brown, Clermont and Adams counties. They are still in need of several hundred male tobacco users. If you are interested, you will be given a 2 minute phone interview to see if you are eligible. If eligible you will need to schedule an appointment at either the Brown or Clermont County fairgrounds. The study will take about 30-40 minutes, and you will be asked to view advertisements on a computer and answer questions. To thank you for your time, you will receive a $50.00 gift card to either Walmart or Marathon Gas stations at the completion of the study. Appointment times will be available on certain days and evenings in each county. To see if you are eligible or for more information call (937) 515-6425.
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monia which requires hospitalization and can even be fatal. Every year thousands of people die from the flu or complications from the flu. That is why there is a big push to get people vaccinated for the flu and not worry about the common cold. While we’re on the subject, I’d like to clear up one misconception. Nausea, vomiting and diarrhea are not symptoms of the flu even though they are referred to as the stomach flu. When these symptoms are contagious – like what has happened on cruise ships recently- it is usually the result of a virus called a norovirus. Outbreaks in schools that affect younger children are usually caused by a rotovirus. Your best defense against the common cold is proper hand washing. Your best protection against the flu is an annual flu vaccine. Tom Callahan is a pharmacist, he lives in the Milford area. Any question or comments can be sent to TomHealthMatters@gmail.c om. You can find archives of previous Health Matters at TomHealthMatters.blogspot. com.
Do you have plans to be more active once the weather breaks? Though the recent weather and Punxsutawney Phil (groundhog) might lead us to believe spring will never arrive, chances are that it won’t be long. One of the best reasons to look forward to spring is getting some fresh air and in shape. After an ugly and cold winter with too much time on the couch or surfing the web, most of us are ready to be more active. While many people look forward to beginning a walking or running program in the spring, many don’t realize that now is perhaps the most important time to prepare. While the nice weather may be weeks away this is the time to begin conditioning your body for the demands of such a program. The spring can often bring preventable injuries ranging from the common overuse injuries such as strains, sprain, tendonitis, bursitis, to the more serious injury of stress fractures. While we are excited to see a stretch of nice weather in the spring, many try to do too much too soon. After a sedentary winter many try to walk or run each day and increase their distance much too quick. Muscle, tendon, and bone respond to the stress placed upon it, and while exercise is beneficial, too much stress to these structures may cause injury. Injuries cost time and money at the doctor or physical therapist as well as time lost from the desired activity. The key to a healthy and successful start to spring exercise is by starting conditioning and stretching program before the nice weather arrives. Follow these recommendations for a smooth transition to spring. *Replace your footwear: Late winter is a great time to purchase new shoes. Walking and running shoes lose their shape and shock absorption over time. Purchasing shoes in late winter provides the time needed to break the shoes in before spring. *Stretch: Some of the most common spring injuries involve the plantar fascia, Achilles, and muscles and tendons of the knee and hip. Prepare these areas by doing stretches specific to these areas.
*Conditioning: If your goal is to begin a walking program, look for opportunities to start while waiting for the weather to break. Bundle up and walk short distances outside when able, or look for places to walk indoors on a treadmill or at the mall. Your body responds favorably to a gradual increase in activity and this will prevent many injuries. *Frequency: Remember that slow and steady wins the race. Walking/running every other day may be best in the beginning of your program with gradual increase in the time/distance each time. Look for opportunities to cross-train during this period to vary the stress on your body. *Safety: Spring time exercise frequently takes place early or late in the day when the sun may be rising or setting. Make sure to wear bright colors or reflective clothing to ensure you stand out to drivers. To obtain a list of suggested stretching exercises please contact Summit at 937-444-2933 Doug Galvin is the owner of Summit Physical Therapy in Mt. Orab, Hillsboro, and Loveland. Mr. Galvin holds a BS and Master’s degree in Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy from Ohio University and the University of Indianapolis. He is recognized by the American Physical Therapy Association as an Orthopaedic Clinical Specialist.
Scouts to hold banquet, auction Fayetteville Cub Scout Pack and Boy Scout Troop 456 will be holding their ‘America the Beautiful’ Blue and Gold Banquet and Cake Auction on Sunday, February 23, 2014 at 3 p.m. The auction will take place at the FayettevillePerry High School. To RSVP please call Tim Hubbard at (513) 5040683.
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Another blast of wintry snow week before last gave all gardeners a chance to get organized for spring! A gardening journal is a handy place to make notes about successes and failures, organize plant labels for different flower beds, and maps of different beds in your landscape. How many times have you “stuck” a plant in the ground and then mysteriously the plant marker disappears? I am certain that some of my critters have a great collection of my plant labels in a hole somewhere. Many gardeners have entered the digital age and can find a variety of Garden Journal programs on the Internet. When I head out in my JD Gator (my portable potting shed), I always have my 3-ring notebook on the passenger seat. I have tried several different types of plant markers,
but am still looking for the perfect one. So until then, I always make notes about the plant, draw it on the map of the flower bed, and store the plant marker in a plastic zip folder. So this week I want you to think about what you want your gardening journal to look like and what functions you want it to serve. This is my suggested list of supplies: 1. One 3-inch three-ring binder (depends on the size and number of your gardens 2. Lined notebook paper 3. Blank, holed paper 4. Graph paper for mapping 5. Standard sheet separators for various sections 6. At least two sturdy plastic, three-hole zipper pocket files 7. Standard pencils (I prefer mechanical pencils) 8. Colored pencils (if desired) 9. Pencil pouch (three-
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Q&A on Dental Health Did you know that dental disease is the MOST neglected pet health care? Most pets over 5 years of age need a professional cleaning done to prevent permanent changes in their health. As plaque and tarter build on the surface of the teeth, bacteria are released into your pet’s bloodstream. These bacteria attack your pet’s internal organs, causing damage and disease. Q: How often does my pet need his or her teeth cleaned? A: It Depends! Small breed dogs often need frequent cleanings, usually twice a year. Larger breed dogs usually only need a professional cleaning once a year, but this really depends on each individual pet. With cats, once or twice a year is also recommended, depending on your cat’s age, habits, and dental score. Q: How often do I need to brush my pet’s teeth? A: Everyday! If you don’t brush every day the plaque will begin to harden and will not be removed with brushing alone Q: Are there at home products I can use to help my pet’s dental health? A: Yes! There are many types of products available. Drinking water additives, sprays, and gels are available from your veterinarian to help prevent plaque from forming. Q: So if I brush my pet’s teeth and use dental home care products, does he still need a dental at the vet’s office? A: Yes! Your dog or cat getting a professional cleaning twice a year is like you only seeing your den-
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tist every 3.5 years! Q: Does dry dog or cat food keep the teeth clean? A: dry food can help keep the chewing surfaces clean but will not help remove plaque and tarter from under the gums. A professional cleaning is the only way to remove plaque
from under the gum line. Q: Why are dental cleanings so expensive? A: Dental Cleanings must be performed while your pet is under general anesthesia. Routine dental cleanings is an important part of your pet’s health. Call All Creatures today to learn more about our Dental Month specials. Dr. Dan Meakin is the owner of All Creatures Animal Hospital, 1894 Ohio Pike in Amelia. Call (513) 797-PETS.
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Charity Event for ABCAP Georgetown, will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, February 22. Vendors are welcome and all proceeds will go the ABCAP. This event will be held at the old Alverda Reed Elementary, 406 W. Plum Street in Georgetown. For more information contact Samantha Jones at (513) 716-2175. SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 23 Lewis Township Trustees Meeting will be held at 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 23 in Higginsport and the public is invited to attend.
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“America the Beautiful” Blue and Gold Banquet and Cake Auction” sponsored by Fayetteville Cub Scouts and Boy Scout Pack and Troup 456, will be held at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 23 at the Fayetteville Perry High School. All Brown County leaders or politicians are specially invited to attend this event. For more information contact Tim Hubbard at (513) 504-0683. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24 TOPS Chapter in Mt. Orab meets at 5:30 p.m. every Monday, including Feb. 24, at Hospice of Hope, 215 Hughes Blvd. in Mt. Orab. Further information is available by calling Nancy at (937) 444-3437. Perry Township Trustees Meeting will be held on Monday, Feb. 24 at 7 p.m. in Fayetteville. This meeting is open to the public. Mt. Orab Lions Club will meet on Monday, Feb. 24 at 6:30 p.m. at the New Harmony Lodge, 110 S. High Street. For more information please contact Bob Richmond at (937) 4444791. Sterling Township Trustee Meeting will be held at 5 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 24 at the township hall. This meeting is open to the public. Brown County Board of Commissioners will meet at 9 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 24 in the commissioners office, 800 Mt. Orab Pike in Georgetown. This meeting is open to the public. TOPS Chapter in Sardinia meets at 6:30 p.m. every Monday, including Feb. 24, at Sardinia Church of the Nazarene on Sardinia-Mowrystown Road. Further information is available by calling Regina Davidson at (937) 446-3714. Sardinia Historical Society will meet at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 24 at Maddy’s in Sardinia. We are trying to raise the money to repair the old wrought iron fence at the Sardinia Cemetery. Everyone is welcome to join us or at least visit our meeting. TOPS Chapter in Ripley meets at
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25 Alcoholics Anonymous in Sardinia meets from 11 a.m. until noon each Tuesday morning at the Sardinia Town Hall. Please enter the back door. For more information call (937) 444-3877. Brown County General Hospital Retirees and Former Employees will meet for a lunch at 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 25 at Lake Manor Restaurant in Mt. Orab. All are invited. Southern Hills Career and Technical School Board of Education meeting will be held at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 25 at the board office, 9193 Hamer Road in Georgetown. Zumba Classes will be offered by Snap Fitness on Tuesday, Feb. 25, at 127 North Point Drive in Mt. Orab. These classes are for members of Snap Fitness as well as non-members. Please call (937) 444-5230 for more information. Ripley Village Council will meet in regular session at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 25. This meeting is open to the public. Yoga Classes will be offered by Snap Fitness, 127, North Point Drive, Mt. Orab at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 25 at the center. Members of Snap Fitness as well as non-members are welcome. Please call (937) 444-5230 for details and new hours. Flu Shots will be Available every Tuesday from 8 a.m. to noon and from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Brown County Health Department in Georgetown. For more information call (937) 3786892 or toll free at (866-867-6892. Al-Anon Family Group Sessions will be held every Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. at the Mt. Orab Methodist Church on Church Street, off N. High Street. This group can provide support and information to families and individuals who know someone who suffers from substance abuse. For more information call Jean at (937) 444-3877. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26 Free Weaving Classes will resume every Wednesday, at 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. (noon) at the Rambler Center (the old Russellville-Jefferson High School) on St. Rt. 125 in Russellville. Anyone interested in learning how to weave are asked to call Geri at (937) 378-3426 Brown County Senior Citizens Club will meet at 12 noon on Wednesday, Feb. 26 at the ABCAP building in Georgetown. Sara Watson will speak briefly on the AARP tax service. This will be followed by bingo, so bring those white elephant Christmas gifts for prizes. All are welcome to attend. Brown County Board of Commissioners will meet at 9 a.m. on
Wednesday, Feb. 26 in the commissioners office, 800 Mt. Orab Pike in Georgetown. This meeting is open to the public. Sit and Stitch will meet at 10 a.m. until noon on Wednesday, Feb. 26 at the Sardinia Public Library, 13309 Purdy Road in Sardinia. Anyone who is a crocheter of spinner or who wants to learn is invited to attend and bring a current project. Children are welcome. Further information is available by calling (937) 403-8481 or (513) 314-1656. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27 Kick-boxing Classes will be offered on Thursday at 6:30 p.m. on Feb. 27, at the Snap Fitness Center in Mt. Orab, 127 North Point Drive. These classes are open to members as well as non-members. For details call (937) 444-5230. Musical “About Changing Minds” will be presented by Western Brown High School Theatre Department on Thursday, Feb. 27 and Friday, Feb. 28 at 7:30 p.m and again on Sunday, March 2 at 2 p.m. Call the school for more information at (937) 444-2044. Georgetown Village Council will meet at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 27. The public is welcome to attend. Yoga Classes will be offered on Thursdays including Feb. 27 from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m at the Hospice Center located on Hughes Blvd in Mt. Orab. For more information on this class please contact Jane Amiot at (513) 535-7507. Yoga Classes will be offered at the Snap Fitness Center in Mt. Orab, 127 North Point Drive beginning at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 27. These classes are open to both members and non-members. Call (937) 4445230 for more information.d. Career and Technical Center on Hamer Road in Georgetown. For more information contact Dr. Ned Lodwick at (937) 378-6334. Brown County Historical Society will meet in regular session at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 27 at Southern Hills Career and Technical Center in Georgetown with a roundtable discussion on the subject of farming. Refreshments, cookies provided by members. For more information contact Dr. Ned Lodwick at (937) 3786334. Alcoholics Anonymous will meet 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 27, at St. Michael's Catholic Church, 220 S. High St., Mt. Orab. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28 110th Buford Farmers’ Institute will be held at 7 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 28 in the Old Buford School. This event will include entertainment, door prizes and a raffle. All baked goods and produce will be auctioned off during the evening. Proceeds go to the Buford Farmers’ Institute. For more information on this event contact Dianne Mock at (937) 442-5675. SATURDAY, MARCH 1 Snap Fitness Open House in Mt. Orab will be held from 9 to 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 1. All are welcome
to stop by for a tour of the facility located at 127 North Point Drive in Mt. Orab. For more information please call (937) 444-5230 or email mtorab@snapfitness.com or visit www.snapfitness.com/mtorab. 15th Annual Charity Auction to Benefit Kamp Dovetail will be held on Saturday, March 1 at the Highland County Fairgrounds in the Wharton Building beginning at 10 a.m. This sale will be conducted by Hess Auction Company, LLC and all proceeds go to Kamp Dovetail, a camp for children with disabilities. Donation are now being accepted. For details contact Linda Allen (937) 366-6657. Sardinia United Methodist Church Community Dinner will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. on Saturday, March 1 at the church located at 105 S. Main Street in Sardinia behind US Bank and everyone is invited. This event will coincide with Movie Night beginning at 6 p.m. Quarter Raffle at St. Michael’s Church Hall at 7 p.m. on Saturday, March 1. The church is located at 220 S. High Street in Mt. Orab, across from Gold Star Chili. Doors open at 6 for seating, viewing auction items and vendor shopping and sign-ups. Actual action begins at 7 p.m. Refreshments will be available during this event and everyone is welcome to attend. UPCOMING EVENTS Ripley Union #71 Masonic Lodge will hold a meeting at 7 p.m. on Monday, March 3 at the lodge. Meetings are held in speed format. Dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m. Maysville’s 2014 Oktoberfest Annual Logo Design Contest deadline is March 4. The Kentucky Gateway Museum Center will host the Oktoberfest Aug. 8 & 9 in historic downtown Maysville. Design concepts can be dropped off at the front desk of the museum, 215 Sutton Street or email to oktoberfest@kygmc.org. Power Over Parkinson’s Support Group will meet on Tuesday, March 4 at the Villa Georgetown Nursing and Rehabilitation Center . For more information or to RSVP please call Nikki Pelvit or Heather Frye at (937) 378-4178 or email hfrye@convenantcare.com. Fayetteville Fire Department Lenten Fish Fry has been scheduled for Friday, March 7 from 5 to 8 p.m. and will run for 7 weeks. The menu consists of fish, shrimp, chicken nuggets, hushpuppies, mac and cheese, baked beans, french fries, cottage cheese, apple sauce, cole slaw, a beverage and homemade dessert. For more information call (513) 875-2202. Scanlon-Kelly VFW Post 5920 will meet at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, March 5 at the Fayetteville Township Hall. For more information contact Bernie Vilvens at (513) 460-0236. Southern Ohio Council of Governments (SOCOG) will meet on Thursday, March 6 in room A of the Ross County Service Center, 475
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6:30 p.m. every Monday including Feb. 24 at the Ripley Church of the Nazarene, 230 North Second Street. Further information is available by calling Kaye Nichols at (937) 3772501.
Shirley G. Ramsey to Citimortgage, Inc., Out-Lot 24 in Carol Ann Acres in Clark Twp., filed 2-10-2014, $20,000 Margie Ann Purcell to Federal National Mortgage Association, InLot 18 in Macon Lots in Eagle Twp., filed 2-6-2014 Dennis Corbett to Fonda L. Corbett, etal, In-Lot 310 in Lake Waynoka Sub., Franklin Twp., filed 2-12-2014 Andrea L. Rains and Howard J. Rains to Waynoka Property Owners Association, Inc., In-Lot 3472 in Lake Waynoka Sub., Franklin Twp., filed 2-6-2014 Hazel Mae Meeker to Jonathan G. Meeker, .46 acres of land in Green Twp., filed 2-12-2014 Edward G. and Hazel M. Meeker to Allison Sizemore, 6.92 acres of land in Green Twp., filed 2-12-2014 Terry L. and Shonda K. Green to Melissa A. Jones, Lot 26 in Mt. Orab Sub., Green Twp., filed 2-6-2014, $70,000 David A. Wamsley to Christina Lee Rigdon, In-Lot 34 and In-Lot 33 in Huntington Twp., filed 2-12-2014, $5,000 Kenneth and Ilene Chamberlain to A. Ilene Chamberlain, Lot 68 B and Lot 67 in Dundee Valley III, in Aberdeen, filed 2-11-2014 Robert B. and Deborah A. Tumbleson to Doug A. Bennett, Lot 6 in Ashwood Acres Sub., in Jackson Twp., filed 2-11-2014, $122,000 Adam L. and Jean Marie Applegate and the US Bank National Association to the Secretary of Housing and urban Development, Lot 3 in Jackson Twp., filed 2-102014 Jeremiah R. Costa and Randchar, Inc. to Lee Anne Spychaj, Lot 12 in Rose Hill Acre Sub., in Lewis Twp., filed 2-10-2014, $47,500 Eric Peters and Ashley Arm-
strong to Fifth Third Mortgage Company, 1.09 acres of land in Perry Twp., filed 2-12-2014, $38,667 Jeffrey Allan Brewsaugh Sr to Molly R. and Jeffrey A. Brewsaugh Jr., 5.96 acres of land in Perry Twp., filed 2-6-2014, $190,000 Gary L. Dunn II and Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., to Christiana Trust (a division of Wilmington Savings Fund Society), .96 acres of land in Pike Twp., filed 2-10-2014, $90,000 James B. Gilliam to Secretary of Veterans Affairs, .66 acres of land in Pike Twp., filed 2-6-2014 Richard and Mary Bohrer to Mary Susan Bohrer, .32 acres of land in Mt. Orab, Pike Twp., filed 26-2014 Ashley Ann Morris to Rebecca S. Eversole, In-Lot 6 and In-Lot 5 in McClughen Sub., in Mt. Orab, Pike Twp., filed 2-12-2014, $95,000 Jerry and Donna Gaskin to Beneficial Financial Inc., 10 acres of land in Pleasant Twp., filed 2-12-2014, $18,334 Carolyn A. Grizzel to Robert and Melissa Sorrell, 30 acres of land in Scott Twp., filed 2-10-2014, $300,000 Jamie A. and Jaimee L. Layman to Alan L. and Christina M. Layman, 5 acres of land in Washington Twp., filed 2-12-2014, $45,000 David F. and Helen E. Stephan to Dustin N. and Bethanne R. Ritt, 47.39 acres and 18.66 acres of land in Washington Twp., filed 2-10-2014 Robert and Barbara J. Martin Trust to William and Jean A. Adams, part of Lots 12 through 16 and 1/2 of a 14 ft. vacant alley 875SF Fairground .21 acres, filed 2-10-2014, $10,000
Probate Harold G. Boling, Georgetown, case #20141021, DOD 11-10-2013, filed 2-11-2014
David E. Cropper, Georgetown, case #20141027, DOD 12-22-2013, filed 2-11-2014 Bonnie T. Davis, Mt. Orab, case #20141018, DOD 12-28-2013, filed 2-6-2014 Lacy Lorie Dumford, Mt. Orab, case #20141022, DOD 12-2-2013, filed 2-11-2014 Walter John Flach, Georgetown, case #20141019, DOD 10-31-2012, filed 2-10-2014 Hugh Jim Hall, Aberdeen, case #20141024, DOD 11-6-2013, filed 211-2014 Larry Hazelwood, Blanchester, case #20141020, DOD 1-19-2014, filed 2-11-2014 Wanda C. Jones, Georgetown, case #20141023, DOD 1-28-2014, filed 2-11-2014 Jacqueline Motley, Ripley, case #20141026, DOD 1-5-2014, filed 211-2014 Stephen K. Prather, Higginsport, case #20141016, DOD 10-26-2013, filed 2-6-2014 Harold S. Pryor, Georgetown, case #20141017, DOD 12-24-2013, filed 2-6-2014 Loretta Fay Yeager, Aberdeen, case #20141025, DOD 12-21-2007, filed 2-11-2014
Common Pleas CIVIL CASES Charles Utter versus Cynthia Embry and her unknown, case #20140089 filed 2-6-2014, Action: other civil Midland Funding De LLC versus Jennifer Athon, case #20140090, filed 2-6-2014, Action: other civil Midland Funding LLC versus Tammie Luck, case #20140091, filed 2-6-2014, Action: other civil American Express Bank FSB A versus Sandra Daugherty, case #20140093, filed 2-7-2014, Action:
Western Avenue in Chillicothe. For more information please call (740) 775-5030, ext. 103. Fundraising Dinner for HarmonyStar, Masonic and Eastern Star will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. on Friday, March 7 at the Masonic Lodge in Mt. Orab, 110 S. High Street. For more information call Farrel Amiott at (937) 444-0045.
DOMESTIC CASES Martin J. Williams, New Richmond versus Sabrina Irvin, Cincinnati, case #20140088, filed 2-6-2014, Action: dissolution of marriage Janet Stohlman, Cincinnati versus Jerome C. Stohlman, Ripley, case #20140092, filed 2-6-2014, Action: termination of marriage
Marriages Caitlin Marie Carter, 20, Georgetown, cosmetologist to marry Alex Lee Jones, 22, Georgetown, enlisting in army, filed 2-7-2014 Dawn Renee Conatser, 33, Mt. Orab, bar manager to marry Ryan Matthew Gregory, 27, Mt. Orab, police officer, filed 2-7-2014 Pauline Renae Marsh, 21, Georgetown, homemaker to marry Robert Lee Watkins, 33, Georgetown, Burger King, filed 2-10-2014
Southern Hills Tea Party meets each 4th Thursday of the month at the Ripley Library. The public is invited to attend.
Mt. Holly Christian Country Gospel Singing will be held on Friday, March 7 and Friday, March 21at the Mt. Holly Chapel, 2141 E. Ohio Pike in Amelia. For more information on this event contact Dan Cook at (513) 509-7312 or Kevin Cain at (513) 602-4654.
“Walk in the Park” free to the public are offered daily by Ideal Nutrition in Mt. Orab Village Park. Tee shirts are also provided to anyone who walks and registers their dates and distances at Ideal Nutrition. For more information contact Sue at (937) 515-8488.
Phileo Ministries-Clothing Ministry will be open for operation on Saturday, March 8 and Saturday, March 22 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The location is at 110 Winchester Street in Sardinia. This is a ministry of the County Baptist Church. For more information call (937) 446-1416.
Program for those struggling with Addiction in Narcotics and Alcohol has now formed in Russellville at the Faith in God Fellowship Church. Pastor Scott Von Lanken hopes to reach and help those who are fighting addiction. Meetings will be held every Monday and Friday night at the church beginning at 7 p.m. Dave Houghton will serve as program coordinator for the event. For more information please call (937) 377-0101.
Civil War Scholar Edwin C. Bearss at Gaslight Theater on Saturday, March 8 at 1 p.m. This lecture is sponsored by the U.S.Grant Homestead Association. The cost is only $10 and proceeds go to the association and the Civil War Preservation Trust. For details please call Stan Purdy at (937) 378-4119. Art Gathering at Lake Waynoka will be held at 6:30 til 9 p.m. on Monday, March 10 at the Lake Waynoka Lodge. The group will meet every second Monday of each month exploring and learning new art forms during each gathering. The March 10 meeting will include ‘Art on a shoestring’, a multi-media painting. For a list of supplies please contact Joanne Edwards at (937) 446-1917. Sugar Helpers Diabetes Support Group will meet from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Monday, March 10 at the Georgetown Baptist Church, 784 S. Main Street. Everyone is invited to attend and learn more about diabetes. Different topics will be discussed at each meeting. For more information call the Brown County Health Department at (937) 378-6892. Mt. Orab Lions Club will meet in regular session at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, March 10 at the lodge, 110 S. High Street in Mt. Orab. For more information please contact Bob Richmond at (937) 444-4791. (Meal is included) Phileo Ministries-Clothing Ministry will be open for operation on Tuesday, March 11 and Tuesday, March 18 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The location is at 110 Winchester Street in Sardinia. This is a ministry of the County Baptist Church. For more information call (937) 446-1416. 30th Annual Ohio Wildlife Diversity Conference will be held on Wednesday, March 12 from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Aladdin Shrine Center located at 3850 Stelzer Road in Columbus. Doors open for registration at 8 a.m. This event is being sponsored by ODNR Division of wildlife. for more information visit www.wildohio.com or cal (800) 9453543. Wilson Sroufe VFW Post 9772 will meet at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, March 12 at the Pike Township Building.
other civil Brown County Treasurer, Connie Patrick versus Jimmy D. Reed, case #20140094, filed 2-7-2014, Action: foreclosures LVNV Funding LLC versus Michael D. Mays, case #20140095, filed 2-10-2014, Action: other civil PHH Mortgage Corporation versus Rick A. Luttrell, case #20140096, filed 2-10-2014, Action: foreclosures Brown County Treasurer Connie Patrick versus Terry Hayslip, case #20140097, filed 2-10-2014, Action: foreclosures Capital One Bank (USA) NA versus Krista Kalkhoff, case #20140098, filed2-11-2014, Action: other civil Fifth Third Mortgage Company versus Randall T. Miller, case #20140099, filed 2-11-2014, Action: foreclosures
every Sunday at the Brown County Community Board of ADAMHS, 85 Banting Drive (around the back), in Georgetown. For more information on this group please call1-800-5874232.
Harlem Wizards at Western Brown High School on Tuesday, March 18 at 6:30 p.m. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. For more information call Cindy at (513) 305-5481, Kaci at (513) 3128778, Lori at (937) 232-6315 or Julie at (937) 232-4079. Ohio Coalition for the Education of Children with Disabilities Workshop will be held from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 20 at Hilltop Designs, 9764 Tri-County Road in Winchester. Topics wil include defining challenging behaviors to using strategies that may help decrease difficult behaviors. For more information visit www.ocecd.org or call Jane at (800) 374-2806. Chatfield College at Cyclones Game will be held on Friday, March 21 at 7 p.m. Tickets are only $3. Call Brianna Cecil for more information at (513) 875-3344. Brown County Farm Bureau Family Fun Event will be held on Saturday, April 12 from 8 a.m. to noon, at the Brown County Fairgrounds. If your business would like to set up a display please contact Becky Cropper at cropperbecky@hotmail.com 2014 Leadercast will be held on Friday, May 9 at Southern State Community College in Fincastle. Speakers will include Andy Stanley, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Malcolm Gladwell, Randall Wallace and Laura Bush, First Lady of the United States vis exclusive video interview. Tickets available at www.leadershipadams.org. Order by Feb. 15 ($49) regular price ($59). Call (937) 544-5454 for details. ONGOING EVENTS Miracles Happen Group, (Narcotics Anonymous) meets at 7 p.m.
Helping Hands Please come shop with us any Monday, Tuesday, Thursday or Friday from 9 a.m. until noon at 668 Camp Run Road in Georgetown. Senior Bingo will be held from 9 to 11:30 a.m. each Monday at the Georgetown Nutrition Center. Please bring a $1 wrapped gift. A nutritional meal will be offered. HIV/Hepatitis C Testing is offered free by the Brown County Health Department by appointment only. The HIV test results are available within 15 minutes. To schedule an appointment call (937) 378-6892. Tuesday Community Bingo will be held every Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Community Building in Country Place Apartments, located across from the Country Inn in Georgetown. Please bring a $1 gift and join in the fun. This is a free event. For more information contact Joy Gelter at (937) 483-4614. Crafting Classes will be offered the second Saturday of the month at the Mt. Orab Public Library, sessions from 1 to 2 p.m., at the library, 613 South High Street in Mt. Orab. The classes are for adult patrons with the Care and Share program. Adams/Brown County Alzheimer/s/Dementia Family Care giver Support Group will meet on the second Thursday of each month from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Adams County Regional Medical Center in the second floor conference room. For more information (937) 386-3590. Adams-Brown Emergency Home Energy Assistance Program available, anyone wishing to obtain further information or to schedule an appointment to discuss obtaining EHEAP services may contact the Adams Brown Community Action Program Office in Georgetown at (937) 378-6041 or 1-800-553-7393, Ext. 253 or 254. Walk-in hours are 811 a.m. daily at the ABCAP Office at 406 W. Plum St., Georgetown, and outreach is available for the very elderly or disabled. We Can Help Food Bank at the corner of Decatur-Eckmansville Road and State Route 125 is open 11 a.m4 p.m. Fridays and is sponsored by private donations. Donations should be made when the Food Bank is not open, and all donations are appreciated. Southern Hills Adult Education Department offers adults an array of computer classes throughout the school year at Southern Hills Career and Technical Center, 9193 Hamer Road, Georgetown. Anyone wanting further information or wishing to register for an Adult Education class may contact Southern Hills Adult Education at (937) 378-6131, Ext. 357. The Brown County Senior Citizens Council, located at 505 N. Main Street in Georgetown offers transportation for medical appointments, shopping area, nutrition sites and other service providers. It also offers homemaker assistance, Respite Care, Passport which offers alternatives to nursing home placement and care giver support. To contact a representative, call (937) 378-6603 or toll free at (877) 2598598. Anyone involved with a governing body, an organization, or a regularly-scheduled activity that has a meeting date and/or time or location change should contact The Brown County Press two weeks in advance, if possible, about that change(s) so the correct date and/or time and location may be listed in the Weekly Calendar. Also, anyone who would like an activity listed in The Brown County Press' Weekly Calendar that currently is not listed should call the newspaper office during regular hours at (937) 444-3441.
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Executive Staff Assistant (214PV7338) The University of Cincinnati is currently accepting applications for an Executive Staff Assistant. This is a higher-level administrative support position that assists the office of Academic Affairs in the planning and coordination of administrative activities for the Faculty Service Center unit.
Full Time Certified Coder ICD 9 experience required, ICD 10 experience preferred ACRMC is a Public Employee Retirement System employer Medical, dental and life insurance offered
Duties include full-time and part-time faculty class preparations, resolving issues, monitoring expenses for equipment and supplies, maintaining inventory, processing reports for faculty absences, assisting Director of Institutional Effectiveness, assisting Academic Evaluator, coordinating budget for Faculty Service Centers and supervising student assistants.
For more information please call Human Resources at (937) 386-3006, Fax your resume to (937) 386-3019, or e-mail to: hkhoop@acrmc.com
Job Description: Under general supervision from a designated administrator, assist in the planning and coordination of administration and/or operational activities of substantial variety and complexity in a unit or department of considerable size and/or diversification.
Adams County Regional Medical Center is TJC accredited and affiliated with Mercy Adams County Regional Medical Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate based on race, color, creed, religion , national origin or citizenship, sex or sexual orientation, marital status, disability, status with regard to public assistance, age or any other protected category listed under federal, state or local law.
Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor's degree with 1 year experience; OR associate degree with 3 years experience; OR 5 years experience. Experience must be in high-level administrative support. Experience may also require at least 1 year supervision. Position Qualification: At least 1 year of supervision; proficient knowledge and experience working with Microsoft Office products including Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint; experience with web-survey development, administration and analysis; excellent customer service, exhibiting professional, positive, diplomatic demeanor; some exp. updating website helpful. Must have good business communications skills oral and written. Good keyboarding skills. Ideal Qualifications: Knowledge of Universis and R-25. Experience working in an educational environment.
The University of Cincinnati is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer. UC is a smoke-free work environment.
EARLY HEAD START HOME VISITOR
Home Visitor for the Early Head Start Program ($8.40 per hr., 40 hrs. per wk.).
Must have good communication and organizational skills; have knowledge of child growth and development; make home visits and maintain records from the visits: develop positive working relationships with parents, co-workers, and other agency professionals; and attend community and agency meetings as well as out-of-town trainings. Qualifications include: CDA or Associates Degree within one year of hire. Must have reliable transportation available for work. Must have valid Ohio Driverʼs License with clean driving record which meets agencyʼs fleet insurance company standards. To apply, please submit your resume by March 6, 2014 to: Virginia Baldwin, Director, Adams Brown Head Start, 406 W. Plum Street, Georgetown, OH 45121 or e-mail to adamsbrown.headstart@yahoo.com.
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DUMP TRUCK DRIVER NEEDED Two Years CDL Experience Required
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AGENCY SEEKING caregivers to assist DD (FKA MRDD) clients. 1st, 2nd, 3rd shifts & weekends available. Eastgate area. 513-681-2472.
DRIVERS: CARTER Express Now Hiring, CDL-A. Dedicated Routes. Solos and Teams. Excellent Pay/Benefits/ Bonuses. Newer Equipment/No Touch Freight. Recruiting 855-347-2703.
ALLIED AMBULANCE Services looking for FT/PT EMT Basics, EMT Intermediate, Paramedic & Dispatchers. Contact 937-379-1404 for more information.
DRIVERS: NOW hiring! Regional & OTR drivers. Our freight gets you home! Top pay, Benefits & Trucks. Call: 1-888-711-4150.
BATAVIA NURSING CARE CENTER We are currently hiring full/part-time STNA positions for all shifts. Please apply in person at: Batavia Nursing Care Center 4000 Golden Age Drive Batavia, OH 45103 (513)732-6500
DRIVERS: OTR & Regional Home Weekly/Bi Weekly Guaranteed! Paid Weekly +Monthly. Bonuses 90% No Touch/ 70% Drop & Hook. Paid Loaded & Empty/Rider Program BC/BS, Rx, Dental, Vision 401k etc... 877-704-3773.
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$500 Sign on bonus Class A CDL with experience. Regional position, tanker endorsement a plus, not required. Percentage Pay, Company match Simple IRA, Vacation & Holiday Pay. Call 513-724-7140. COACHING VACANCIES FAYETTEVILLEPERRY LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT Junior High School Track Coach High School Track Coach Junior Varsity Baseball Coach for 2013-14 Season SEND RESUME TO: Tim Carlier, Athletic Director 521 S. Apple Street Fayetteville, OH 45118 For more information call 513-875-2829. EOE DRIVERS - Holland's hiring Local & Regional drivers in Cincinnati! Requirements: 1yr or 50k miles van-type within 5yrs, Tanker/Hazmat, CDLA, 21 YOA. Must apply at: www.hollandregional.com/careers EOE
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DRIVERS: REGIONAL Company Drivers Needed to run out of the Florence, KY terminal. *$500 Sign-On Bonus* Requirements: 18mos current or 24mos out of last 48mos T/T Exp. CDL-A with Tanker and Hazmat. Highway Transport Offers: Paid Orientation. Excellent Benefits. **Highway Transport Chemical** CDL-A with tanker, hazmat and TWIC required. TWIC card assistance available. "Safety Focused Quality Driven, our CSA rating reflects our commitment" EOE/M/F/V/D www.drive4hyttchemical. com 800-800-5856 Option 4.
CARE GIVERS FT/PT 2nd/3rd shifts
No prior experience needed to work in our 8-client family home in Milford/Goshen area. You’ll help teach our developmentally disabled clients daily living skills. Our orientation is paid & our comprehensive training includes FA/CPR. With a HS diploma/GED; clean background check & acceptable driving record, you could be working immediately. EOE. Community Concepts, Inc. is a drug free workplace.
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DIRECT CARE PERSONNEL 1st, 2nd & 3rd SHIFT Full Time Positions To Assist Persons with Developmental Disabilities in Daily Living Skills, Community Activities, Social Skills, Work Skills & Health/Safety Skills in group home environment. H.S. Diploma or G.E.D. required Excellent hourly rate, health insurance benefits & retirement plan.
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91 Simmons Avenue Peebles, Ohio 45660 Applications for low-income senior housing will be accepted for Joshua Manor Apartments at 91 Simmons Avenue, Peebles, Ohio on Wednesdays between 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. To qualify you must be 62 years of age or older. Persons requiring a unit designated for persons with a mobility impairment are not required to be 62 years or older to apply. For more information contact Patricia Montgomery at 1-800-553-7393 ext. 257. “This institution is an equal opportunity provider and employer.”
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FULL TIME receptionist needed for busy Batavia medical practice. Mon., Tues., Thurs., and Friday 9:00am to 5:30pm, Wednesday 11:00 am to 7:00pm. No weekends. Send resume with salary requirements to: Practice Administrator 2005 Hospital Drive Suite 300 Batavia, Ohio 45103 or email resume to: clermontinternists@gmail .com. No phone calls please.
NOW HIRING Well established home health agency located in Clermont County is seeking RN’s, LPN’s, STNA’s, HHA’s & CNA’s. Must have current 2-step TB & physical, both within the last year. If interested call 513-275-5832.
GARDEN CENTER 2014 SEASON Plant knowledge required. Physically demanding. Strong communication, self-motivation & multi-tasking skills are needed daily. Must enjoy working outdoors. Weekends a must. Call 513-753-6333 Mon.- Fri. 10am - 2pm. IF YOU’RE a person who is called to serve God through ministry w/children & families then come serve with us! Mt. Orab United Methodist Church is seeking a qualified & energetic candidate for our Children’s & Family Ministry Coordinator. For more information on this exciting opportunity go to “employment” at: mtorabumc.org. IMMEDIATE OPENINGS! Grow, Inc. is a private non-profit seeking responsible, reliable, dedicated, and caring applicants for the following positions: Janitorial, Office Assistant, Woodworking. Contact Grow, Inc. for an application. Must be able to pass drug screening and background check. Grow, Inc. is located at 9116 Hamer Road, Georgetown, Ohio 45121. Phone 937-3782786. Grow, Inc. serves developmentally disabled adults through the provision of habilitation and employment services. Grow, Inc. provides equal employment opportunity to all qualified persons without regard to race, creed, color, religious belief, sex, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, or veteran status. Grow, Inc. is ADA compliant.
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NOW HIRING DIRECT CARE AIDES PINE RIDGE PINE VILLAGE RESIDENTIAL HOMES INC. IS NOW HIRING FOR FULL AND PART TIME. WEEKENDS TO BE EXPECTED. Direct care aides needed for individuals with Developmental disabilities in a residential setting. Must have a valid driver’s license, clean background check and a High school diploma/ GED. No experience necessary will train. Starting pay @ 11.25 per hour. Apply in person @ 146 North Third St. Williamsburg, Ohio 45176. OFFICE HELP. Must have experience and references. Auto title work, basic office practices. Part time. 513-797-7278. PART-TIME TRAFFIC Control Specialists (Flaggers) for the Batavia and North Cincinnati area. $10.00/hr to start, increase after 90 days. Promote from within. Must be able to work in all types of weather. Open availability preferred. Go to: www.awptrafficsafety. com. SEMI DRIVER NEEDED 25 years old, clean CDL Class A with 2 years experience. OTR Flat bed. Local work. Home weekends. Call 937-446-1707.
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Applications for low-income senior housing will be accepted at ADAMS COUNTY APARTMENTS 230 Spruce Lane #7, West Union, Ohio 45693,
Applications for low-income senior housing will be accepted at ADAMS COUNTY APARTMENTS 230 Spruce Lane #7, West Union, Ohio 45693,
Wednesday 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. To qualify you must be income eligible and be 62 years of age or older. For more information contact Joan Waldbillig at 1-800-553-7393 ext. 262.
Wednesday 11:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.
To qualify you must be income eligible and be 62 years of age or older. For more information contact Joan Waldbillig at 1-800-553-7393 ext. 262. “This institution is an equal opportunity provider and employer.”
“This institution is an equal opportunity provider and employer.”
200 - HELP WANTED WRECKER DRIVER/ MECHANIC/AUTO Parts Puller. Must have tools, experience & references with excellent driving record. Full-time, also state rotation. Must be able to tow anytime in East Clermont County. VanDemark Auto Parts 513-200-9909.
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BUSINESS RENTAL on US 68, south of Mt. Orab. Utilities paid. $700 month, $500 deposit. 937-444-4090.
300 - APTS. UNFURNISHED
307 - MOBILE HOMES FOR RENT
GEORGETOWN - 1br, 1ba apartment located on Kenwood Ave, just painted, carpets cleaned, owner payswater/sewage/ trash, tenant pays electric, $450/mo. Call 937-444-5223.
RIPLEY DUPLEX located on S. Second,, 3br, 1-full bath, all new carpet, tenants pays electric & trash, owner pays water & sewage $525/month. 937-444-5223.
LYTLE TRACE Senior Apartments. 62 & over, rent subsidized, secure building, free utilities, on-site laundry, pets allowed. Call 513-724-3358. TTY 800-750-0750.
RIPLEY RENT TO OWN MOBILE HOME. 2 Pond Drive, $350/month for 15 months, then signed over to renter. Needs minor TLC. 606-584-8881.
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1 & 2BR APARTMENTS, Williamsburg, all utilities included except electric. 513-724-7802. 2BR APARTMENTS w/attached garage in a 1-story tri-plex w/an equipped kitchen & laundry room, ample closet space, patio & a yard. No steps, private street. Darling apartments. Utilities not included. Small pets allowed. Located at the Sandstone Estates, a mature-living community in Mt. Orab. 513-625-4522. ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS for 1, 2 & 3br, Equal Opportunity Housing, apply at Forest Glade Apartments, 9001 Airport Rd., Georgetown, OH, 937-378-4565. BATAVIA - Two and three bedroom apartments available with open waiting list. Accepting applications M-F, 9am-4pm. Apartments are income based. 513-732-3804. BATAVIA: 2BR, $535/mo., balcony, quiet family friendly, central a/c, eat-in equipped kitchen, laundry. Off-street parking. 513-561-4014. BETHEL 2BR, EQUIPPED kitchen, no steps. NO PETS! Available immediately. 513-724-6017, 513-307-4079.
SUNQUEST HAIR DESIGNS is looking to hire Cosmetologist with Manager’s & IC License. Apply in person: 7588 Staten Rd., Sardinia or call 937-446-2306.
FELICITY GARRISON PLACE SENIOR APARTMENTS 62 & OVER Rent Subsidized Free Utilities Secure Bldg. On-site laundry Pets allowed
USED CAR SALES PERSON Must be able to be licensed in the state of Ohio & computer proficient. Full-time 6-days per week. Experience and references required. Must be able to be bonded. 513-633-2305.
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WILLIAMSBURG/ GEORGETOWN - Efficiency or 3br. Trash paid. Beautiful setting, spacious apartment homes. Rents $319-$750. Call to view 513-365-4000.
400 - HOUSES FOR SALE FOR SALE 1214 YANKEETOWN, Hamersville. 3br, 2ba brick ranch. Open floor plan, cathedral ceilings. WB insert FB, 5.7 acres, fenced w/600 SF stone outbuilding, horse barn w/stalls. Assumable 4.25% FHA loan PITI $810 month. 513-429-5504. FSBO, 2BR, 1BA, Basement, C/A. $57,000. Motivated Seller. 35 North 4th Street, Ripley, OH. 937-392-1471. HOUSE FOR SALE BY OWNER:
SEEKING CROPLAND to rent for the 2014 season & beyond for corn, hay, soybeans & tobacco. 937-213-1576.
MT. ORAB Candlelight Apartments 2br Townhouses Start at $565 With discount. Visit our website: briarcreekproperties.com
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RIPLEY 2-BED, 2bath, HUGE apartment approximately 1600 sq. ft., C/A, private large deck, dishwasher, fridge, stove, W/D hookup, attic storage and tons of closet space. Clean! Deposit required. $525/mo. plus gas and electric. 513-266-1926.
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Owensville Commons Apartments
WANTED - Farm ground to rent for 2014 season & beyond. Call Jeff at 937-213-3909.
400 - HOUSES FOR SALE BEAUTIFUL 3BR, 2.5ba home located at Lake Waynoka. 2240 sq. ft. of living space including a finished basement. Home located on a 1-acre private park-like wooded lot. Newly renovated, including a dimensional shingle roof, siding, gutters & carpet. Nice spacious outbuilding, large deck across back of home. $147,500. Call 513-659-3569 for inquiries or to schedule a showing or go to: thepenningtons@ymail.com
is currently accepting applications for 1br apartments for 62 years of age or older, handicapped/disabled regardless of age. Applications taken M-F 9:30a.m.-3:30p.m. 513-732-6935 TDD #1-800-750-0750 “This institution is an equal opportunity provider and employer.” Equal Housing Opportunity
303 - HOUSES FOR RENT
FARM 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)
EASTGATE, HOUSE/ STUDIO for rent, 1-bedroom, $100 per week with $700 deposit. 513-752-2277.
FELICITY, 210 N. Union St., 3br, 1ba single family, 1,888 sq. ft., fireplace. Lease or cash. $500 down, $241 per month. 877-519-0180.
SARDINIA, 2BR newer ranch, 2-car attached garage, wooded, equipped kitchen, fireplace, vaulted ceilings, energy efficient. No pets. $685 plus utilities & deposit. Good credit. 937-446-1510.
RIVERFRONT PROPERTY for sale by owner, 1.35 acres w/one story brick home w/full basement. Must sell. Asking $140,000. Call for more information 937-373-4883.
408 - MISC. REAL ESTATE 611 - WANTED TO BUY FOR RENT OR SALE CASH PAID ABERDEEN TODAY! 1BR apt. upstairs with down stairs space available for business or storage. Has 25x40 garage behind property. 2-acres total. Will consider land contract. Across from BP station. 606-584-8881 or 937-618-0391.
501 - CHILD CARE
DAYCARE HUGS & KIDS, LLC. 6th & Willow St., Williamsburg Call Dorothy Lewis 513-218-7471 or Stephanie Lewis 859-801-0125
504 - BUSINESS SERVICES PERSONAL PHOTOGRAPHER willing to work for free to gain experience. Email for more information. Shutterexperience@yahoo.com. PROPERTY CLEAN-UP & JUNK REMOVAL Let us clean up the mess. 513-404-7718
506 - CLEANING
SPRING IS COMING! Time to think about a good spring cleaning. I have great references & great rates! I also clean, weekly, bi-weekly or monthly. Call Sandy at 513-255-4342.
507 - SEWING & ALTERATIONS
For all your sewing needs for you, your family and your home. Call 937-4444276. Reasonable rates, expert service. MOVE-IN READY 3BR brick ranch with 1.46 fenced-in acres and covered porch. 1-bath, lg. eat-in kitchen, spacious LR, utility room and 2car attached garage. NEW furnace, NEW shingle roof, freshly painted, updated light fixtures, refinished hardwood floors in kitchen and completely remodeled bathroom. Stove, microwave & dishwasher stay. MUST SEE! REDUCED FROM $115,000.00 TO $105,000.00. Call for an appointment: 937-378-2195.
403 - MOBILE HOMES FOR SALE
2005 GAIL Legacy 14x60, shingle on metal, 2br, 1ba, $1500 down, $500 month. 513-505-8311, 859-466-3554, 513-724-7233. ABANDONED DOUBLEWIDE with land, PLEASE TAKE OVER, $3500 deposit. 888-221-4503.
607 - FIREWOOD
FIREWOOD FOR Sale - $100 pickup truck load. For details call Drew Howser 937-444-4787 or Corey Spitznagel at 937-444-4525. FIREWOOD- SPLIT, seasoned mixed hardwood for sale. Pickup or can deliver. For more information call 937-515-4012. FOR SALE Firewood, sold by State Regulations, u-pick up or we deliver. For fast friendly service call Cox Firewood at: 937-378-4309 No answer, leave message Located 3600 SR 125 Georgetown, OH State & County Voucher welcome Credit Cards Accepted
608 - FARM PRODUCE ROUND BALES Grass Hay 4x5 net wrap. $30 per bale. 937-373-3531.
611 - WANTED TO BUY
ANTIQUES CASH PAID! CALL KAY @ 405 - LOTS & ACREAGE 513-313-0338 or visit me from BEAUTIFUL 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. 50ACRES W/large rock lined on Monday’s creek & woods, great at Ripley’s Old for hunting or farming. More or less Piano Factory acreage available. Antique Mall Bethel New Hope Rd. 1-mile from 307 N. Second Clermont County line, Western Brown but St., Ripley close enough for Bethel.
Asking $199,500 Dan 513-734-6349 or 937-444-6925 (Smaller parcels also available)
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Antiques • Jewelry • Furniture • Appliances • Gold • Silver • Records • Tools • All Collectibles • Household • Estates • Used Cars • 30 Year Buyer
Almost Anything! 937-378-2850 937-378-1819
613 - PETS AND SUPPLIES DOG TRAINING All Creatures Animal Hospital Sign up now for 4 week $69 classes. From puppy training to obedience and agility training. Upstairs training room at our Amelia location. Call 513-797-7387 ext. 120 with inquiries or to sign up. Free Puppy Social All Creatures Animal Hospital Every Saturday starting March 1st at noon. Upstairs training room at our Amelia location. 513-797-7387.
614 - HORSES/LIVESTOCK 2-YEAR OLD Pinto Mare. Needs lots of work. FREE. 937-377-2084.
615 - MISC. FOR SALE BEAUTIFUL WHITE Maggie Sottero wedding gown, size 8, never worn, $800 OBO Also, Chapel length veil never worn, $75 OBO For more information call:
937-515-2692 EVERYTHING IS in good condition! Encumbant Bike $20.00; Gazelle $20.00; 4-39x22x10 Sauder Shelves $10.00 each; 6x3x12 shelf $20.00; 6x3x12 shelf $20.00; Microfiber tan couch & loveseat, both with recliners & a tan recliner $400 for all; 4x4 entertainment center $10.00; Whirlpool dryer $50.00; & lighted China Cabinet $100.00. Call 937-444-3440. RCA PROJECTION TV, 52 inch, plays great!!! $100. Slide-in gas stove $100.00. 937-392-4653.
808 - AUTOS FOR SALE
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email: classifieds@fuse.net call Shauna at: 513-732-2511
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MARK WANTS running, wrecked, dead cars and trucks. Now paying $150 - $400/cash for complete vehicles. FREE TOW! 937-446-3021 or 513-739-0774 JUNKED, WRECKED unwanted autos, autos, trucks, motorcycles, etc., some towed free, cash paid for some. Call 513-734-1650
901 - SALES
HUGE FAMILY Yard Sale every Fri., Sat. & Sun. from 9am-7pm at Holly Lanes on St. Rt. 125, Amelia. Lots of items for home, clothes for kids & adults, great prices.
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1385723 - Attn: Everyone! Are You looking for a clean immaculate home w/fully equipped Kit. & laundry? 3 bdrm, 2 bath, covered back porch & shed. All on 0.72 acre wooded lot. Move in ready! Call today for your personal tour! $74,500
1367802 Fayetteville Quaint 3 bdrm. stick built tucked away on a gorgeous wooded lot. More than ready to move in. Brand new flooring & sub-flooring, drywall, Kitchen cabinets & counter tops. Lighting, windows. 1 carport. $57,900
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1379088 - Bethel - IMMACULATE! Unbelievably constructed. Inside walls insulated, 2 full kit, Formal DR w/crown molded tray ceiling, Deluxe MBR suite, Full brick w/ coined corners, Decking & patio, 40x60 Tecumseh bldg. w/ water. Elec to bldg. Rolling ac w/a creek, shed. $325,000
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1388534 - S.E. NG ISTI corner of SR EW L N 32 & Klein Rd. 51.49 acs avail which would house 2200 ft. of frontage on (limited access) SR 32 & 1585 ft. of frontage on KleinRoad available. Multi-pur- 1389049 - 2005 Anniversary Model. Brand new pose ground. Water at the road. An laminate, carpet, paint, faucets plus pot & pan Absolute Deal!! $310,000 rack. Huge kitchen. This model has most of late year upgrades all in this home. Side deck. 3 SOL acre lot. Approx 1.5 acres in woods. Creek DP END lined. Large shed. Move in ready $92,000 LI NEW
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1384742 - Hamersville - Western Brown Local Schools, 9 years old. 4BR, 2.5BA, 2-story home w/attached oversized garage sitting on 6.38 rolling, creek-lined acres. Full walkout basement. SUBJECT TO THIRD PARTY APPROVAL. $184,500
1384418 - Paradise! 2250 sq.ft. Brick Ranch, Granite flring in entry + formal Din. Rm., Floor to ceiling WBFP, MBR suite, Huge Eat-in Kit, Brand NEW Gilkey windows, Inground pool, Stocked pond, Regulation Tennis court, Full court basketball, 32x16 bldg 7.67 wooded acs. $184,900
1381702 Batavia Wow! Get ready to move. Formal Model Home. 2BD, 2BA. Two year old condo in excellent condition w/brand new laminate thru-out. Fresh neutral paint. Gorgeous lite pkg. Fully equip. kit. and laun. Move-In-Ready!! A absolute true MUST SEE!!! Call Dominic today! $93,000 SOLD
1387700 - Georgetown - Great investment opportunity or clean home to raise your family. Ready to move-in as it could function as a one or two family. Brand new carpet & paint. Oversized garage w/office & lots of storage. 1+ acres w/2 public water & sewer taps. $59,900
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Georgetown WOW! Total S remodel! Refinished hardwood floors throughout! The Kitchen is amazingly updated. 1.5 story. 3BD, 1BA. Rolling 0.62 acre lot, detached garage, potting shed, full basement. Quaint quiet neighborhood. Walk to the Brown County Fair! WOW! $69,900 D OL
1243844 Investment opportunity! Nothing to do but take over the rent roll!! Total renovation on all units. 4 different units! Elec & gas separately metered. Laundry facilities on site. Partial Bsmt. Fresh paint on exterior. $134,000
Location, Location, Location! Total Rehab tastefully done. Brand New Roof, Elec. Service, Vinyl, HWH, Gar Door & Opener. 3BD, 2BA. Plumbing, Clst Doors, Paint & flring. BRAND NEW fully Equipped Kit. New vanities in baths. Shed. All on 1 ac. Better than New! Bethel Area. $99,900
1389051 - Georgetown - Beautiful 3 bdrm 2 bath home w/2 car att. gar.*Great room w/soaring cathedral ceilings and stone F/P *Formal Din R.*Bay Win in Kit*Master bdrmsuite has tray ceiling, walk-in closet Jacuzi tub & shower*Back deck*0.92 wood lined ac*Pool does not stay $110,000
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1384253 - Winchester - Look no further! Nice farm w/barn, woods & over 850’ of road frontage. 26+ ac. nicely rolls with good drainage. Beautiful private home sites. Water available at the road. Located on a dead end road, lite traffic. Two minutes from SR 32. $87,500
1374916 1387554 Ripley Hamersville Wonderful - Fred White river view! is our builder. 2BD, 1BA. Wonderful Brand new home-movekitchen, in ready. Western Brown schools. 3 BD, 1.5 BA. bsmt winClean home w/updated flring, concrete walled dows & paint storm shelter blt. in homes interior. Fruit trees, creek lined backyard, huge dog house, 24x24, thru-out. Hardwood flring. Large living room. Newer retaining wall at walk-out. det. heated gar. Home Warranty. $112,500 Truly affordable. Why rent? $42,000
1387032 - Mt. Orab - Immaculate! One owner, no smoking or pets, ever! 3BD, 2BA. Roomy, open, comfortable. MBR suite w/custom shelving in walk-in clst. Fully equipped kitchen & laundry. Home has laun tub, linen clst, drapery headers and a gar dr switch at both drs. Get ready to move! $131,500 1358528 Georgetown - WOW! All brick home w/brand new roof, paint & flring* Both baths & kit. fully renovated* 3BD, 2BA. Open foyer w/ceramic flring & closet *Fam. Rm. w/bar & wall of french doors* Deck w/lanai*2 walk in clsts in MBR suite*Coy pond* Beautifully landscaped. $129,900
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1265584 - Mt. Orab - OWNER FINANCING! Flexible Terms!! Former Cahall Apparel Store in the heart of Mt. Orab. 1100 sq ft of store front office area w/4 add'l rental apts. Full walkout bsmt. Low maintence. 15 space parking lot with mo. income. Public Utilities. $199,900
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1355243- Lake Lorelei- Park-like setting for this well built cedar sided home w/separate mother-in-law suite. 2BD, 2BA. *Huge family/florida rm*Brick wall fireplace*Counter bar in kit*3 car gar. all together.* 4 wooded lots* Horseshoe pit & fountain* Short walk to lake. $119,900
1374087 - Ripley - Get ready to move! 3BR, 2 full Ba. Quaint & Spacious 2 story village home (Public water & sewer) w/partially finished walkout bsmt. Hdwd floors thru-out. Updated Kitchen,lighting, electric, patio & front door. Beautiful rock wall perinnial garden. $95,000
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NEW LISTING - RUSSELLVILLE APPROX. 12 ACRES, 3BR FRAME HOME, 2 BATHS, CENTRAL AIR, 2 CAR OVERSIZED DETACHED GARAGE, PLENTY OF OUTBUILDINGS, 28X40 GARAGE, 32X64 SHOP, 42X72 BIG BARN, & 28X36 BARN. ASKING $279,900. CALL DENNIS NEW LISTING - PRICE REDUCED - GEORGETOWN 3BR BRICK HOME WITH FULL BASEMENT ON SMALL TOWN LOT. IMMEDIATE POSSESSION. NICE PROPERTY FOR FIRST TIME HOME BUYER OR GREAT RENTAL PROPERTY. ASKING $42,900. NEW LISTING - GEORGETOWN-BRICK RANCH HOME ON 10+ACRES, 3 BR, 2 BATH, NICE MULTI PURPOSE GARAGE. APPROX. 2 MILES FROM US 68. FAMILY ROOM, LOTS OF CABINETS IN THE EAT IN KITCHEN. LARGE UTILITY ROOM. APPLIANCES INCLUDED. ASKING $165,500. CONTACT DAN SR. NEW LISTING - RUSSELLVILLE - DAIRY BAR RESTAURANT, TURN KEY OPERATION, RECENTLY UPDATED EQUIPMENT. CONTACT DAN JR. PRICE REDUCED - NEW LISTING - SARDINIA- VACANT CHURCH BUILDING ON N. MAIN ST. READY FOR OCCUPANT. $52,500. PRICE REDUCED - NEW LISTING - SARDINIA/ARNHEIM AREA - 3 BR, 1 BATH, ON SLOPED 1/2 ACRE LOT, 2 CAR GARAGE, FULL BASEMENT, NEWER ROOF, GREAT STARTER HOME. CONTACT DAN. ASKING $57,500. NEW LISTING - SARDINIA AREA - 2009 - 16X68 GILES MOBILE HOME WITH ABOVE GROUND POOL & DECK ON 6 ACRES. LARGE COMMERCIAL SIZE BUILDING WITH WOOD BOILER HEAT IN GARAGE, ELECTRIC & BATHROOM. LARGE OVERSIZED GARAGE DOORS. IMPLEMENT SHED. SHED HAS ADDITIONAL FINISHED HEATED ROOM. ASKING $164,900. CALL DAN JR. PRICE REDUCED - GEORGETOWN - COVERED LOG CABIN - UPDATED ON 16+ACRES, DEEP WATER W/CREEK ACCESS. BEAUTIFUL SETTING, MINI FARM, EXCELLENT FOR HUNTING & RECREATION. ALSO HAS MOBILE HOME W/SEPTIC TANK. GREAT RENTAL. CALL ROGER COURTS. REASONABLE OFFERS CONSIDERED SARDINIA - 3/4 BEDROOM FRAME HOME ON LARGE LOT IN TOWN WITH PARTIAL BASEMENT, VERY CLEAN, GREAT STARTER HOME OR RENTAL INVESTMENT. MUST SEE INTERIOR TO APPRECIATE THIS PROPERTY. NEW PRICE $55,900
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NEW LISTING - EASTERN SCHOOLS - 5 VACANT ACRES. ASKING $22,900 PRICE REDUCED - DOUBLE WATERFRONT LOT - LAKE WAYNOKA - GREAT PLACE FOR DOCK & BUILDING SPOT. ASKING $69,900 NEW LISTING - VACANT CORNER LOT IN DOWNTOWN SARDINIA, ALL UTILITIES AVAILABLE. MANY OPTIONS FOR YOUR NEW BUILDING. CONTACT DAN SR. PRICE REDUCED - RUSSELLVILLE/ASHRIDGE AREA 3.64 ROLLING ACRES NEAR US 62 & LAKE WAYNOKA AREA, COUNTY WATER & SEWAGE AVAILABLE - GREAT SITE FOR BUILDING YOUR NEW HOME. ASKING $22,900. SARDINIA, 1-1/2 ACRE LOT IN TOWN - WATER & SEWER AVAILABLE. ASKING $49,500 SARDINIA - COMMERCIAL LOT, EDGE OF SARDINIA NEAR NEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. HAS CITY WATER & SEWER. EXCELLENT TRAFFIC FLOW. ASKING $49,500 MT. ORAB AREA - MOON RD. 4 VACANT ACRES. COUNTY WATER AVAILABLE. PRICE REDUCED TO $12,900 or MAKE OFFER.
vijigrant@yahoo.com www.vijigrant.com $633.00* mo.
16632 Bodman Rd. Mt. Orab
MLS # 1385400
ASK ME HOW YOU CAN USE $5,000 GRANT MONEY TO HELP GET YOU INTO THIS LOVELY HOME! • Super Clean 3 bed 2 bath • HUGE 2 car garage + shed • 3.25 acres, pond, concrete drive • OVER $46K in improvements, upgrades
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PUBLIC AUCTION SHOP ITEMS, TOOLS & AUTO RELATED 1299 Ohio Pike Amelia, OH 45102
Saturday, March 1, 2014 at 10 a.m.
MOTORCYCLES: 2003 Honda 1300 VTX w/leather saddle bag 47,137K miles; 2002 Yamaha 1100 V Star Classic 10,540K miles; 2003 Yamaha TTR 125 dirt bike; 2007 Polaris 500 ATV OTHER: 1996 Buick LaSabre 39K actual miles; 1979 Baha Boat & Trailer w/Volvo motor; Challenger 7'x 14' enclosed cargo trailer; 16' landscaping trailer w/side ramp; 2009 Chrysler town & country ladder rack; SABRE by JD 18hp lawn mower; White 2-13 riding mower; handicapped scooter; Whirlpool washer & dryer; View Senic Security System w/ 4 cameras & monitor; computer systems; several Engine Diagnostic tools; other office desks, cabinets & household items. SHOP ITEMS: Titan 9000k car lift; Ingersoll Rand upright air compressor 5HP; Bean 8950 tire changer; Dura Last floor jack; Craftsman roll box; 6 drawer roll box; 4 drawer tool box; American bench grinder; Foley grinder on stand; Century 80 GL welder; 2 ton engine hoist; torch set w/cart & tanks; Schumacher battery charger; oil drain tank; Huskey torque wrench; Craftsman sockets & rachet; impact sockets; screwdriver; air tool to include rachet & impacts; grease guns; pliers; bolt bin; SS work table; car ramps;
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Sardinia, OH Sardinia, OH Sardinia, OH Sardinia, OH Mt. Orab, OH Georgetown, OH
937-446-2239 937-446-2610 937-446-2681 937-446-2895 937-444-2461 937-515-1687
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Owner: Citizens Auto Credit Terms: Cash or Credit Card
(937) 243-1408
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Auctioneers: Harley Jackson & Rick Burcham Licensed by Ohio Dept. of Agriculture For a complete list and pictures visit: www.Auctionzip.com Auctioneer ID# 5619
AUCTION Rt. 52 Ripley, Oh.
Sun. Mar. 2nd 10:00 New Building Supplies + Sharp 1971 Chevrolet C20 Buying or Selling Call or See Web For List & Terms
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Toss it, SELLIT. Call Classifieds (513) 732-2511