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SWRMC undergoing reorganization Big changes are underway at Southwest Regional Medical Center. Chief Executive Officer Joan Phillips said that a major reorganization effort has been underway at the hospital over the past couple of weeks and is expected to continue into the near future. Phillips said that some staff reductions have takenplace as the reorganization moves forward, but the goal of the process is to make the hospital competitive in the world of 21st century healthcare. “We have made strategic decisions to be able to make investments in technology and to continue to improve clinical outcomes” said

Phillips. “Clinical outcome” refers to keeping track of how well the hospital has resolved the health care issue that caused the patient to seek medical treatment. Phillips also said that changing the way the hospital operates is necessary to maintain the quality healthcare in Brown County that is provided by SWRMC. “Over the past year, we have been able to evaluate the amount and type of services demanded by the community, and we are moving to provide that care in the most efficient way possible”, said Phillips. One change made by the hospital recently was to close the maternity unit in favor of making those rooms available for general patient

care. Phillips added that the quality scores given to the hospital by Medicaid and other providers have improved dramatically over the past year, indicating that the effort to improve the quality of patient care is working. “I’m very pleased with the effort that our entire staff has put forth to achieve these positive changes in our quality scores”, Phillips said. Phillips also said the next step for the hospital is reconfiguring for the increased use of electronic medical records, which will require a million dollar investment for hardware, software and training. “We must move in this direction”, said Phillips. “It will increase the speed CONTINUED ON PAGE 10

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Southwest Regional Medical Center is currently undergoing a reorganization to become more competitive in 21st century healthcare.

Rep. Bubp kicks off initiative County gets funding to fix roads after flooding damage to change funding for schools BY Wayne Gates The Brown County Press 4.3 million dollars worth of road repair projects will be completed in Brown County over the next three years. The money will go to repair damage from flooding in the Spring of 2011. Seventy five percent of the funding, about $3.2 million, will come from the Federal Emergency

Management Agency. The state of Ohio and Brown County will both contribute 12.5 percent of the cost, approximately $537,000 each. Brown County Engineer Todd Cluxton said that the funding means that the county will be getting $4.3 million dollars worth of work done for just over half a million dollars. “I’m extremely excited

about getting started”, Cluxton said. “We already have plans completed for two of the sites, and plan on getting started soon.” The two sites are on Ripley Road and Martin Hill Road, both with estimated completion dates in 2012. “We have all our projects approved and to get this work done over the next CONTINUED ON PAGE 6

Policy on bus accidents involving students challenged BY Martha B. Jacob The Brown County Press Eastern Local School District Board of Education members listened intently during the June 26 meeting as three parents shared their feelings about school policy in regard to school bus accidents. First to speak was Sabrina Blank, the mother of a 10year-old who was riding a bus that was involved in an accident on May 1 on Purdy Road in Sardinia. “I am here tonight because I would like to ask the school board to look at the school bus policy that’s currently in effect,” Blank began. “It’s my understanding that if a bus is involved in an accident, they do not call a squad unless a child complains or the bus driver sees fit. “My daughter was in an accident on May 1st, and she was injured. She had ‘notvisible’ injuries, but she immediately knew that there

was something wrong with her.” Blank told the board that often when a child is in a situation like an accident it is very scary for the child. She added that the driver of the car that the bus sideswiped got out of his vehicle and began screaming and swearing at the bus driver which was also scary for the five children still on the bus. “My daughter was scared,” she continued, “and when she was asked if she was hurt by the bus driver, she told him her neck kind of hurt but she was okay. “In all goodness of heart, the bus driver honestly thought that my daughter was fine. When the state highway patrolman showed up on the scene he asked the driver if everyone was okay and he said yes.” Blank said that she was told that once the trooper was heard that everyone was all right, he was not responsible, medically, at that point.

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Sheriff warns public of traveling scam artists Sheriff Dwayne Wenninger would like to remind the public to be aware of popular summer scams. “It is that time of year for outdoor maintenance around our homes and unfortunately several elderly citizens will fall victim to these scam artists,” said Sheriff Wen-

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ninger. There are a select group of individuals who will travel into the area and go door to door offering to do blacktop sealing, barn and grain bin painting, and roof repairs, etc. They will ask for money up front and will do a partial job and never return, or they will use inferior products that don’t last. We have also had reports where one person will talk to the homeowner outside of the house while another subject enters the back of the residence looking for property to steal. Never let these people into your homes without making sure of who they are and where they are from. “I urge everyone to use caution when hiring people to do these jobs,” said Sheriff Wenninger. Ask for a CONTINUED ON PAGE 10

“My discerning question is... shouldn’t an EMT have been called to the scene?” she asked. “My daughter had to CONTINUED ON PAGE 6

BY Martha B. Jacob The Brown County Press Representative Danny Bubp called a meeting June 22 with all Brown, Adams and Clermont County school superintendents and treasurers to discuss the process by which Ohio schools are funded. Bubp also invited Gerald L. Stebelton, State Representative of the 5th House District and chair of the Ohio Education Committee. He is also an attorney with a background in education. The meeting was held at the Brown County Educational Service Center (ESC) at the fairgrounds. Superintendent of the ESC, Jim Frazier, opened the meeting. After everyone was introduced, Bubp took the floor. “We’ve got a lot of problems here in Ohio,” Bubp began, “And we’ve been try-

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In attendance of a recent meeting to discuss funding Ohio Schools were (l-r) Pat Kimble, RULH Superintendent; Sally Frydryk, treasurer ESC; Kevin Kendall, treasurer, Eastern Local Schools; State Representative Gerald Stebelton; Denny Dunlap, Western Brown Local Schools; Representative Danny Bubp and Jim Frazier, Brown County ESC superintendent.

ing to deal aggressively with them. And you folks know from the school’s side of the house how difficult it is. “Well, Jerry (Stebelton)

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Sardinia man still flying oldest Aeronca 11 AC in the world

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BY Martha B. Jacob The Brown County Press Paul Gould of Sardinia is the proud owner of the oldest Aeronca 11 AC airplane in the world that is still flying. And Gould never hesitates to show pictures of his Aeronca and tell stories about its history. The Aeronca 11 AC is a light utility aircraft that had it’s first experimental flight in 1945 and began being produced at Aeronca Aircraft Corporation in Middletown, OH in 1946. The aircraft is a single-engine, two-seater with fixed conventional landing gear. It was designed for flight training and personal use. It was only manufactured from 1946 until 1950 and only 2,300 were built. The Aeronca’s maximum speed is around 105 mph, with a cruise speed of 95 mph. It is approximately 20 ft., 10 in. long with a wingspan of 36 feet. The plane only weighs 725 pounds. “At the time they starting building the Aeronca in 1946, it was designed for a newer style pleasure type aircraft after World War II was over,” Gould stated. “They wanted to teach more people to fly airplanes because when we went to war, there was a real lack of pilots. “So they found everyone they could find who had any flying experience and made instructors out of them.” Gould has been flying planes of all kinds since 1956. He said that since he

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Paul Gould poses with his Aeronca 11 AC at the Adams County Airport where he keeps his plane.

was a small boy growing up in Wahlsburg, he always had a fascination for flight. “I just couldn’t stay away from airplanes,” he continued. “I saw a blimp for the first time when I was only four years old flying over Wahlsburg and my mother took a picture of me looking at that blimp. “The rest...you could say...is history.” Gould served as a flight engineer while in the United

States Air Force and, in 2003, he applied for and received his A & P Certificate (Airframe & Power Plant). Gould bought his first plane in 1956, a Piper J-5 Cruiser for only $750. “Today, if I had that Piper back,” Gould said with a chuckle, “it would easily be worth thousands of dollars.. I sold it to a guy in Dayton and he nearly killed himself in a crash a month after buying it and totaled the plane.”

Gould said he started a family about that time and it wasn’t for another 38 years, after his family was raised, that he began flying again. At that time he became aware of, and joined, the Adams County Flying Club and through the club he purchased a plane that had been out of service for over 23 years. “That plane that I bought was also an Aeronca 11AC,” CONTINUED ON PAGE 11

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Rescued dogs finding new homes

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“Camilla” is 2 yr. old female, picked up as a stray on Bramel Trailer Park in Aberdeen. She is very friendly and good with kids.

“Mariah” was picked up as a stray from Bodman Road in Mt. Orab on April 20. She had puppies at the time.

“Runt” is a male Lab/mix brought to the shelter from a vacant house on Castle Avenue in Mt. Orab. Great with kids.

overwhelming. Residents are asked to make their $5 payment at the Brown County Animal Shelter, 100 Veterans Blvd in Georgetown.” The shelter is open 10

a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday. For more information or to adopt one of the beautiful dogs at the shelter, call (937) 378-3457.

would be taken away from her and destroyed. “All of us here at the Brown County Humane Society Animal Shelter kept our promise to her to keep her dogs safe,” she said, “and, in turn, her future now looks promising.” Staubach also said that spaying or neutering cats has never been easier or less expensive for Brown County residents than it will be this summer. “Our shelter has teamed up with the United Coalition for Animals (UCAN) to provide a low cost opportunity to ‘fix' cats,” she said. “For only $5 each, any cat in Brown County can be spayed or neutered as well as vaccinated against rabies and distemper.” Residents of Brown County wishing to take advantage of this program need to make a reservation for the transport of their cat by calling (513) 762-0135 and leave their name and phone number and the call will be returned to set up an appointment. “Please be patient,” added Staubach. “The response to this opportunity has been

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So went the words to an early 1970’s song entitled: Signs. Unfortunately, some Christians misunderstood the words and thought the song was about the Second Coming of Jesus. But I jest a bit. The announcement for many years has been: Jesus is coming! Look at the signs of his coming. You can buy books, CDs and DVDs and hear sermons by all sorts saying to look to the signs that are present that show Jesus’ return soon. Then, we are instructed to turn to Matthew 24 in our Bible and find the signs that will show the coming of our Lord. ‘Signs, Signs everywhere a sign’, they say about his return. But we, as a good Bible student, must be sure that Matthew 24 is really about Jesus’ return. At least, is the whole Chapter about his return, as some say? It would be easy to just answer, ‘No’, and move on. But let us take out our Bibles and turn to Chapter 24 of Matthew. It begins with an observation of the Temple by Jesus’ disciples and a comment by Jesus that that same Temple will be torn down. That is significant. The Temple was the center of Jewish worship. Torn down? (Verses 1-2) They ask Jesus when would it be torn down and what ‘will be the sign of your coming’? (Verse 3) There is that curious word ‘sign’. Jesus answers both questions and makes a distinction between the two events. They are not simultaneous events as the disciples thought. In verses 4 – 35, Jesus answers when the temple will be torn down. (Not one stone will be left on another. V. 2) The temple was torn down during the fall of Jerusalem in AD 70. These verses do show signs to be aware of the coming calamity upon

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In September 2011, a three count indictment was filed against Travis M. Johnson. The indictment charged count one Burglary a felony of the second degree with a maximum penalty of 8 years in prison, count two Safecracking a felony of the fourth degree with a maximum of 18 months in prison and count three Theft a felony of the fifth degree with a maximum of 12 months in prison. On November 3, 2011, Mr. Johnson plead guilty to count two Safecracking and count three Theft. Upon a motion by the State of Ohio, count one Burglary was dismissed. Judge Gusweiler placed Mr. Johnson under Community Control Sanctions for a period of 2 years under the supervision of the Brown County Adult Probation Department. Mr. Johnson violated his community control when he tested positive for Benzodiazepines and Amphetamines. Mr. Johnson also failed to complete the Thinking for Change Program at the Brown County Court of Common Pleas. Judge Gusweiler sentenced Mr. Johnson to prison on count two Safecracking for 14 months and count three Theft for 10 months to run consecutive for a total of 24 months of incarceration. Johnson was also ordered to pay court costs and public defender fees. Judge Gusweiler further ordered three years post release control at the discretion of the Adult Parole Authority upon Johnsons’ release from prison.

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Sixty-six dogs were picked up by the Brown County Animal Shelter several weeks ago, and on Thursday, June 28, according to humane society volunteer Jan Staubach, the last nine dogs left the shelter for new placement. They went to a premier rescue organization in Indianapolis. “We only lost one of the animals,” said Staubach. “It was a tiny puppy from a litter of 10 born just days after the rescue. “RedRover, a Californiabased rescue organization sent eight of their members to oversee the initial operation of finding these 65 dogs new homes,” Staubach said. “After all the dogs were examined by a local veterinarian and treated if necessary, RedRover members began finding places for all the dogs.” Staubach said while the dogs were relatively healthy and ready for new homes, four were pregnant and needed specialized foster care. Those dogs are currently being fostered by rescues and will be available for adoption through those organizations. “While the task of caring for, housing and feeding all the dogs was monumental,” Staubach added. “A lot of people stepped up to help. “This rescue operation was accomplished only because the people in this community, PetSmart and Rumpke Waste, local businesses and South West Regional Hospital assisted with services, equipment and materials and we thank them all. “It’s amazing what a small group of volunteers can accomplish in just 18 days. We’ll begin breaking down the camp and close up the barns now.” Staubach commented on the hoarder of the dogs saying she herself understands how the dogs filled a void in the woman’s life which she had experienced since childhood. “This woman simply couldn’t turn a homeless dog away,” Staubach said sympathetically. “She took them in until the cost of their care became overwhelming. She said she couldn’t ask for help because she feared the dogs

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Taking A Trip Through Time In honor of the upcoming July 4 holiday, Ken Kelch, Sardinia barber was in and brought in an old Brown County Press. The familiar and famous pose of the raising of the American flag by U.S. Marines on Iwo Jima in 1945 was the subject of the Geo. A. Lambert American Legion Post float in the 1982 Sardinia Independence Day Parade. Pictured left to right are Gerald Inlow, Walter Kress, Melvin Ellis and Bernard Rockey. This photo appeared on the front page of The Brown County Press, July 13, 1982 and was taken by then editor Eunice Ott. ‘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.

Statement of Rep. Schmidt on the Supreme Court ruling on Affordable Care Act Congresswoman Jean Schmidt made the following statement today regarding the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on the Affordable Care Act. *** I'm disappointed by the Supreme Court ruling. Two years ago, when the Democrats who then controlled the House passed the so-called Affordable Care Act, they were adamant that it wasn’t a tax. President Obama was adamant that it wasn’t a tax. Now, the Supreme Court says it’s a tax. Regardless of how it’s labeled, the law

JEAN SCHMIDT should be repealed. I was among members of the House who voted to repeal the so called health-care reform law at the beginning of the 112th Congress. That action has been blocked by Democrats in the Senate. Clearly, Congress needs to revisit the matter. While President Obama

claims the law would help control costs, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office has estimated that it could cause premiums on the individual market to rise. The Congressional Budget Office has also reported that the health care law could actually reduce job opportunities by some 800,000. Our nation has the best doctors and hospitals in the world, but I'm concerned that this law won't ensure better care for patients. Instead, it could dictate how doctors practice medicine – and it could reduce treatment op-

tions for patients on the basis of cost. I’m particularly troubled by the fact that President Obama’s health-care initiative would force religious institutions to offer their employees services such as birth control, sterilization procedures, and abortions, which might be contrary to a church’s moral precepts. That would infringe upon our religious liberties as guaranteed by the First Amendment to the Constitution. Lawsuits stressing that point have been filed by Catholic institutions.

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Readers show support for WB levy Dear Editor, We felt compelled to comment on the issue of the Western Brown School District’s plans to initiate a levy in order to keep the budget balanced. Let us state up front that we intend to support this move. We think we have an excellent school in our community and keeping it that way is imperative. Not only for the education of the

fine students of Western Brown but also for the future welfare of our communities. When businesses look to invest in a community it is always in their interest to choose one that values the education of its citizens. Ours is a vibrant community and can only remain that way if the people in it show their support of its schools. I was in high school when

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the merger of the Mount Orab School District with the Hamersville School District became a reality. Many people worked long and hard to make this happen including my parents Hugh and Barbara Cahall. They and other community leaders from both Mount Orab and Hamersville knew it was the right thing to do then. We both would like to think that today’s leaders and concerned citizens know that supporting our schools financially is the right thing to

do now. Superintendent Burrows lays it out succinctly what has been done in the past to keep WB financially responsible. He also states very well what needs to be done to keep WB stable and in a position to provide the best education possible for our children. The administration, the teachers, and all the staff of Western Brown are working hard for the District and its students. Now it’s our turn to step up to the plate. Grant and Holly Cahall

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Reader disappointed with USDA solution Dear Editor, Although I do not live in Clermont County, but in the neighboring county of Brown County, Ohio, I am completely appalled by the USDA's approach to this problem. I certainly feel the pain of residents who have been consistently ignored in their research and alternative solutions to the problem. The USDA seems to continue to just want to cut down as many trees, in-

fected or not, as possible, and that by some irresponsible contractors, who have not fulfilled their obligation to repair the sites. I am disgusted. Both Ohio and the federal government should feel SHAME over this travesty and trampling of citizens' rights. Nancy Bentley, Owner/Managing Partner Kinkead Ridge, an Estate Winery

One in three—over 30%-this is the rate of all traffic crash deaths in the US (and Ohio, for that matter) which were alcohol-impaired crashes in 2010. If you put this into real numbers, that’s 10,228 people nationwide and 341 people in Ohio who lost their lives in traffic crashes in which a driver’s or motorcycle rider’s blood alcohol level was over the legal limit of 0.08. That’s also an average of one alcohol impaired driving fatality every 51 minutes in the U.S. With that in mind, the 4th of July holiday will soon be upon us. When most of us think of the 4th of July, we think of family picnics, swimming, lots of good food, impromptu softball and volleyball games, and fireworks. Sadly, however, this holiday is one of the deadliest holidays of the year for alcohol impaired driving crashes. In fact, the percent of traffic deaths occurring during the 2010 4th of July holiday period which involved alcohol impairment actually increased to 39%! As you gather with your family and friends to celebrate our Nation’s birthday, the Brown County Safe Communities Coalition wants to remind you to plan ahead to keep you and your loved ones safe. Designating a sober driver is one of the many ways we encourage you to stay safe this Fourth of July. The amount of alcohol that you can drink during a day-long party or celebration can drastically affect the motor skills you need to drive safely. Add the fact that everyone else is out celebrating, and you have a recipe for disaster. Nighttime can be particularly deadly for impaired drivers. The proportion of alcohol impairment among drivers involved in fatal crashes in 2010 was almost five times higher at night (6pm to 5:59am) than during

SUSAN BASTA the day (6am to 5:59pm). In fact, during the July 4th holiday period in 2010 (6:00pm July 2 - 5:59am July 6), more than 80 percent of alcoholimpaired driving fatalities took place at nighttime (6 p.m. to 5:59 a.m.). We have also seen a high number of traffic deaths among 18- to 34-year-olds. Tragically, nearly half (46%) of the alcohol-impaired driving fatalities during the 2010 Fourth of July holiday period nationwide were within this age group. These are people who have their whole lives ahead of them and in one instant, with one careless act, they lose it all. It’s time for everyone to do their part and keep the roadways safe. Brown County Safe Communities recommends these simple tips for a safe Fourth of July. Plan a safe way home before the fun begins-- and before drinking, designate a sober driver. If you’re impaired, call a sober friend or family member, or use a taxi or public transportation (if available). And if you happen to see a drunk driver on the road, don’t hesitate to contact the Ohio State Patrol at 1-800GRAB-DUI or at *DUI. Remember, Buzzed Driving is Drunk Driving. If you know someone who is about to drive or ride while impaired, take their keys and help them make other arrangements to get to where they are going safely. Please be responsible and don’t get behind the wheel if you’ve been drinking. Brown County law enforcement will be out and looking CONTINUED ON PAGE 5

What Do You Think?

What are your plans for the July 4th holiday?

I'll probably spend it with my girlfriend and family and we'll have a big cookout. Ethan Tutt, Fincastle

I'll just be with my family and friends and grill out and watch the fireworks. Rita Lewis, Georgetown

My plans are the typical Americana deal with all the grandchildren. Don Caudill, Lake Waynoka

We are having a a big family get together, and looking forward to it. Bruce Crum, Georgetown

I'll be attending a wedding that I helped coordinate. Sheri Clement, Mt. Orab

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Students attend GREEN Camp at Rumpke It was a busy week for 19 fifth and sixth grade students from the Brown County area as they took part in the Second Annual GREEN Camp June 19-22. According to Danielle Thompson, Education and Wildlife Specialist for the Brown County Soil and Water Conservation District, the students spent their time learning about local natural resources. “GREEN Camp is a collaborative effort between Adams/Brown Recycling, Rumpke Consolidated Companies, Inc., and the Brown County Soil and Water Conservation District,” Thompson said. “The kids participated in tours of the Rumpke landfill in Georgetown and the recycling center. They collected fossils, visited a wetland, conducted stream monitoring, learned about recycling and watched a division of wildlife electro-fishing

demonstration. “On the final day of GREEN Camp, each student received an ‘Award of Excellence’ sun catcher from recycling educator, Sam Perin. They also received certificates for completing the program and science explorer backpacks.” Thompson said each backpack was full of equipment and resources that encourage campers to continue their outdoor explorations. Molly Yeager Broadwater, corporate communications coordinator with Rumpke, said that Rumpke has been committed to keeping neighborhoods and businesses clean and green since 1932 by providing environmentally friendly waste disposal solutions. “Now in its second summer,” Broadwater said, ”these students are being educated on the importance of sustainability. They’re also learning about all the different green programs here in Brown County.” When asked, the campers

Drive sober or get pulled over this July 4! CONTINUED FROM PAGE 4 for impaired drivers this 4th of July holiday period, so Drive Sober Or Get Pulled Over. In the end, if everyone pitches in we can keep our Brown County roadways safe this Fourth of July! The “Safe Communities” Program was developed through the Ohio Department of Public Safety to establish and/or expand community partnerships to create safer, healthier communities throughout Ohio. The Brown County Safe

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said they particularly enjoyed their visit to White Oak Creek where they learned just how scientists study, measure and track fish through a fish-shocking demonstration. Thompson added. “Kipp Brown, a Fisheries Biologist with the Ohio Division of Wildlife, conducted a stream electrofishing demonstration and the kids really enjoyed watching it.” She said that this year GREEN Camp included an advanced geology day on Friday, June 22, which was attended by eight campers.

“We greatly appreciate the hard work of everyone who helped make this event such a memorable experience,” Thompson said. “Certainly, it would not be successful without the great campers whose participation made camp so much fun. “We must also express a very special thank you to the Brown County Solid Waste Authority for their financial support. “We also want to recognize Molly Yeager Broadwater and Jim Hext for hosting the event at Rumpke each day.”

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Students who attended GREEN Camp June 19-22, included, front row from left: Morgan Jodrey, Allyson Adams, Samarra Wagoner, Hayeden Klump, Alora Brown, Kailee Fisher, Gracie O’Connor, Cecilia Murphy and Danielle Lockwood. Pictured back row from left: Aaron Ellis, Christopher Murphy, Lucas Moran, Ryan Hornschemeier, Jeremy Ackley, Kurt Hamilton, Gavin Frazier, Tristan Fisher, Landon Klump and Jeffery Lawson.

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Policy on bus accidents challenged CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 sit on that bus for an hour and a half and when she finally got home I had to take her to the emergency room. She had to be seen twice in the emergency room after that, and was sent to Children’s Hospital to see a specialist for her injuries.” She said that she was not given the opportunity to pick her child up at the scene of the accident because they wouldn’t let the kids off the bus. She stressed again that she feels an EMT should have been called to the scene. She asked the board once again to take a good look at the policy of the school regarding bus accidents. Board president Martin Yockey assured Ms. Blank that the board would do a full review of the school’s policy and thanked her for bringing the issue before the board. Another parent, Alisha Picklesimer, also spoke to the board in regard to her child, who has asthma, and was also on the bus at the time of the accident. She said that she too received a call from the school about the accident and her child’s involvement. She said of what she saw when she arrived at the scene to pick up her child: “When I got there, the kids were all hanging out the windows of the bus,” Picklesimer said. “I asked them all if they were okay and they said they were fine and so was the bus driver.” She also stated that she believed the school took all the right steps. Another parent spoke up and said that her child was also on the bus and she agreed with Blank, that an

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Sabrina Blank, shown here, was one of several parents of Eastern Local School District students who expressed concerns over school policy in regard to student safety on school busses.

EMT should have responded to the scene. State Trooper Mike Click was also in attendance of the meeting and spoke briefly about the school’s policy on bus accidents. He said he was not at this particular accident scene but has covered hundreds of other bus accidents. Trooper Click stated, “As it stands right now, Eastern is above and beyond the state mandated training for bus drivers. The state only re-

quires drivers of special needs buses be trained in first-aid, and this district trains all their bus drivers in CPR and first aid.” He added that EMT’s are not allowed to diagnose injuries and send anyone to the hospital. He also stated that before the district starts making changes to procedures, all the facts should be weighed. Superintendent Michelle Filon said she had researched

the issue thoroughly and said she felt good about the policy the district had in effect, but that it should still be explored by the board for possible improvements. In other business at the meeting, board treasurer Kevin Kendall presented the FY2012 final appropriations, the FY2013 consolidated application and the FY2013 appropriations before the board and were all approved. The retirement request of teacher Ron Salsbury was accepted by the board, effective June 30, 2012. Superintendent Filon asked the board to approve the following items: • continue to offer student accident insurance through John Wood Insurance; • approve proposed changes to the open enrollment policy; • change the high school, the middle school and district office addresses to the actual street address but keep the P.O. Box for at least one year. All the requests were approved by the board. Following an executive session the board also approved six certified contracts for teachers and 16 supplemental contracts. The next meeting of the Eastern Local School District Board of Education will be held on Tuesday, July 24.

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could have taken ten years or more to pay for it ourselves.” Cluxton said the money will continue to provide ben-

efits after the projects are complete. “Moving forward in the future, we’ll be able to move up other projects that were further out on list and get them started much sooner than we normally would have been able to.” Cluxton said the projects are all “slip” projects, which means that the dirt and other support material has washed out from under the roads, making driving on them potentially dangerous. “This is definitely a safety issue for drivers in the county”, Cluxton said. “Some of these sites are down to one land, or two lanes with no shoulder. This funding is going to solve those issues much more quickly than we would have been able to do on our own.” There are fifteen sites in Brown County that have been approved for completion. Four of them are on Ripley Road, with one set for completion in 2012, one in 2013 and two in 2014. Total cost for all four sites is $880.670. Two sites are on Scoffield Road, with completion set for 2013 and 2014. Total cost for both sites is $635,655. A site on Martin Hill Road is scheduled for completion this summer. The total cost is $377,513. North Pole Road has four sites, set for completion, one in 2013, one in 2014 and two in 2015. The total estimated cost is $1,121,819. A site on Fite Hauck Road, is scheduled for completion in 2013. The cost is estimated to be $135,186. The single most expensive project is located on Shinkle Ridge Road. The estimated cost is $1,108,532 dollars and it is scheduled for completion in 2013.

The George A. Lambert American Legion Post 755 will hold their annual picnic for members and their families on Sunday, July 29, 2012 at 1 p.m. at the Veterans Park in Sardinia (behind the library). Please note this is a date change from the normal second Sunday. Please bring a covered dish, tableware, drinks and your family and join us for some fun. Don’t forget your lawn chairs and games too! For more information call Bea Fryman at (937) 442-4704 or Carol Orr at (937) 446-2084.

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William Gene “Bill” Barger, Jr., 57 William Gene “Bill” Barger, Jr., 57, Hamersville, Oh., died on Sunday, June 24, 2012. Bill is survived by his wife, Peggy Hile Barger, 3 children, Marcia (Dave) Boling, Jamie Barger and Billie Jo (Derrick) Dean, 6 grandchildren, Alexis Hesler, Conner Ciccarella, Elisha Dean, Brandon Boling, Melanie Dean and Destiny Bird, 1 brother: Harold Barger, numerous nieces and nephews. Services were held on Thursday, June 28, 2012 followed by burial at Laurel Cemetery, New Richmond, Oh. The Charles H. McIntyre Funeral Home, Felicity, served the family.

Jeremy Russell Boldman, 28 Jeremy Russell Boldman, 28 of Russellville, Oh., died Sunday, June 24, 2012. He was born February 15, 1984 in Portsmouth, Oh., the son of Russell and Gail (Palmer) Boldman of Peebles, Oh. He was valedictorian of Peebles High School class of 2002, he earned his bachelors degree in 2005 from Shawnee State University, his masters degree from the University of Dayton and a masters degree in Theology from the Andersonville Theological Seminary. Jeremy was a teacher for the Southern State Community College, a pastor for the Island Creek United Methodist Church in Manchester, Ohio and an Eagle Scout. Jeremy was an amazing man of God who always had a smile to share, a hug to give or words of comfort. He has fought the good fight and been welcomed into the arms of Jesus. “Well done good and faithful servant.” In addition to his parents, Mr. Boldman is survived by his wife of six years, Heather (Klump) Boldman, whom he married May 20, 2006, one son, Isaac Andrew Boldman, one sister, Lindsey (Clint) Berry, Sardinia, one niece, Camilla Berry, maternal grandparents, Dr. William and Clair Hetzel, Flemingsburg, Ky., paternal grandparents, Johnny and Clarice Boldman, Peebles, father-in-law, Mark (Karen) Klump, Russellville, one brother-in-law, Adam Klump, Deer Park, and several aunts, uncles and cousins. He was preceded in death by his mother-in-law, Helen Klump. Services were held Friday, June 29, 2012 at the Red Oak Presbyterian Church, Ripley where Rev. Adam Buckler officiated. Interment was in the Red Oak Cemetery near Ripley, Oh. In lieu of flowers, memorial contribution may be made to the Jeremy Boldman Children Educational Fund c/o any First State Bank location. The Cahall Funeral Home, Ripley, served the family.

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Nicole Lynn "Nikki" Snyder, 31, Mt. Orab, died surrounded by her family Tuesday, June 19, 2012. She was born November 12, 1980 in Cincinnati the daughter of Beverly Ross Snyder Burkhart and the late Benjamin L. Snyder. She was a 1999 graduate of Scarlet Oaks and Clermont Northeastern Schools, a member of the Navy R.O.T.C. and she attended the University of Cincinnati, Clermont Branch. Nikki was an avid Ohio State University fan and a great sports lover; with basketball being her favorite. She was preceded in death by her father, Benjamin on November 3, 2002. Along with her father she was preceded in death by her maternal grandfather, Howard Coleman Sr. and paternal grandparents, Wilfred and Viola Snyder. She is survived by her mother and step father, Beverly and Michael Burkhart, son, Jordan Snyder, sister and brother-inlaw, Shelley and Nevin McCune, maternal grandmother, Lavina Coleman, nephews, Zach, Cody and Brady McCune and aunts, uncles and cousins. Services were held Friday, June 22, 2012 where Reverend Bill Allen officiated. Burial followed in the Stonelick Township Cemetery, Owensville. The Evans Funeral Home, Goshen, served the family.

Rickey B. Grigsby, 56, Amelia, passed away Saturday, June 23, 2012. He was the beloved husband of Patty (nee Morgan) Grigsby, loving father of Jami Grigsby and Rick (Laura) Grigsby, devoted grandfather of Jessica, Jared, Cole and Trenton, dear brother of Mark Grigsby and the late Kathy Fueston, son of Carol Grigsby and the late Joe Grigsby and son-in-law of Tina Morgan and Robert Jones. Services were held Wednesday, June 27, 2012. Interment was in Mt. Moriah Cemetery. The E.C. Nurre Funeral Home, Amelia, served the family.

B. Frances Carl, 81, of Lynchburg, died Saturday, June 23, 2012. She was born May 13, 1931, in Orangeburg, Ky., the daughter of the late Preston Edwin and Josephine (Kennedy) Doyle. She was a member of the Pearl Street Church of Christ in Lynchburg, was a long-time member of the Lynchburg Lions Club and the Lynchburg Senior Citizens. She is survived by five children, Gary Lynn Carl of Lynchburg, Kenneth Allen Carl of Dearfield, Flor., Eldon Dewayne Carl, Diana Jean Carl and Marvin Douglas Carl, all of Lynchburg; one granddaughter, Ashley Diane Carl of Buford; three sisters, Edna (James) Shay, Evelyn Parker and Wanda Jones, all of Georgetown. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of fifty-three years, Thomas Carl, on May 24, 2001, and three sisters, Opal Straub, Anna Lou Daughtery and Avenelle Scott. Services were Thursday, June 28, 2012 followed by burial in the Resthaven Memory Gardens. The Davis-Turner Funeral Home, Lynchburg, served the family.

Kelly Jean Waits, 29 Kelly Jean Waits, 29 of Batavia, Oh., died Sunday, June 24, 2012 at the Indianapolis Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis, Indiana following an automobile accident. She was employed in the dietary department of the Mt. Washington Care Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. Kelly was born August 16, 1982 in Georgetown, Ohio the daughter of Michael and Cheryl (Rowe) Waits of Hamersville, Oh. Besides her parents, she is survived by her husband – Donald Ross, four children – Alexa Waits of Hamersville, and Kyleigh Campbell, Trenton Waits and Gavin Waits all of Batavia, four step children – Alexa, Hannah, Olivia and Emma Ross all of Owensville, her maternal grandmother – Connie Conn of Greenfield, one brother – Michael Waits and wife Amanda of Batavia, one sister – Kristin Waits of Berea, Ky., and one niece – Haley Smeltzer of Berea, Ky. Services were held on Thursday, June 28, 2012 where Rev. Sam Talley officiated. Interment was in the Confidence Cemetery in Georgetown. The Cahall Funeral Home, Georgetown, served the family.

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Elizabeth Betty Shields, 83 Elizabeth Betty Shields, 83, Felicity, Oh., died on Thursday, June 21, 2012. She was the wife of the late Frank Edward Shields. She leaves behind 3 children, George (Joyce) Shields, Susan (Jim) Jennings and Doug (Christie) Shields, 6 grandchildren: Debbie, Mark, Scott, Ashley, Ryan and the late Kelly, 9 great grandchildren, Laura, Tori, Matthew, Megan, Jacob, Erin, Tyler, Natalie and the late Kellyn, 13 brothers and sisters, numerous nieces and nephews. She was a member of the Felicity Christian Church and owner of Shields Hardware in Bethel. Services were at the Felicity Christian Church, on Wednesday, June 27, 2012. Burial was at Tate Township Cemetery, Bethel. Memorials may be made to Felicity Christian Church, 847 St Rt 133, Felicity, Ohio 45120. The Charles H McIntyre Funeral Home, Felicity, served the family.

Carol Ann Shinkle, 75 Carol Ann Shinkle, 75, Felicity, Oh., died on Monday, June 25, 2012. Carol was the wife of the late Donald Shinkle. She is survived by 2 daughters, Renate (Rodney) Smith and LeAnn (Bill) Boggess, 3 grandsons, Brian (Brandy) Shinkle, Chad (Brittany) Smith, and Travis (Megan) Smith, 3 greatgrandchildren, Brianna Shinkle, Briley Shinkle and Markus Smith, 1 sister, Lillian Johnson, 2 nephews, Anthony Johnson and Phillip Johnson. Services were held on Friday, June 29, 2012 followed by interment at the Felicity Cemetery, Felicity, Oh. The Charles H. McIntyre Funeral Home, Felicity, served the family.

Robert Thompson, 72 Robert Thompson, 72, Georgetown, Oh., died on Tuesday, June 19, 2012. He was born on June 14, 1940 in Brown County, Oh., to the late William and Bertha (nee Blevins) Thompson. He was also preceded in death by brothers, William Thompson, James Thompson; and sisters, Isabella Swain, Gladys Black. Robert is survived by his wife, Eulalia Thompson of Georgetown, daughters, Becky (Randy) McKinzie of Georgetown, Beth (Tim) Bandy of Hamersville, grandchildren, Austen Leigh Bandy of Winchester, Ky., Ian McKinzie of Georgetown, great-grandchildren, Dayne Colten Stone of Winchester, Ky., Annie Leigh Stone of Winchester, Ky., sisters, Dora Midlam of Georgetown, Ruth Martin of Decatur, , Margaret Goodan of Decatur, Charlene Gaunce of Georgetown, and brother, Dick Thompson of Texas. Services were held on Friday, June 22, 2012, and burial was held at the convenience of the family. The Egbert Funeral Home, Mt. Orab, served the family.

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Huntington Twp. Trustees requests removal of decorations The Huntington Township Trustees wants to announce that all items other than flowers attached to monuments will be removed off of all graves in the Charter Oak Cemetery, Aberdeen on Wednesday, July 4, 2012 in order to maintain mowing the grounds. This includes flowers, novelties, and lights, etc. For more information call (937) 795-2552.

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Gulicks celebrates 50th wedding anniversary Wilson and Jill (Clark) Gulick, of Winchester, recently celebrated their Golden Wedding Anniversary. They were married June 14, 1962 at the Russellville Methodist Church by Pastor Calvin Terry of the Georgetown Baptist Church. They are the parents of two sons, Brian and Beth Gulick and Brad and Raven Gulick, all of the Marysville-Bellefountaine area. Additionally, they have two grandchildren; Joseph, age 10, and Kate, age six. Wilson is a retired postmaster of the Russellville Post Office. He and Jill continue to enjoy living on the family farm on Bethlehem Road, where they raise beef cattle and hay. The Brown County Press would like to congratulate Wilson and Jill on their Golden Wedding Anniversary.

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Couple recently welcomes home son Rob and Cassie Sepello, of Loveland, OH, are pleased to announce the birth of their second child, Ryan John, born on Tuesday, March 13, 2012 at Bethesda North Hospital in Cincinnati. Paternal grandparents are Richard Sepello, of Waterville, NY, and Martha McCall, of Sherburne, NY. Maternal grandparents are John and Donna Mahanes, of Georgetown, and greatgrandmother Mary Yockey, also of Georgetown. In addition to his parents also welcoming home Ryan is his big brother Lucas and his proud aunt, Amy Mahanes. The Brown County Press would like to congratulate the Sepellos on the birth of their son.

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Not only will Hall be traveling to Brazil for the conference, the award allows her to spend the week prior to the conference on a tour of the southern Brazilian poultry industry. “Rebecca was a great asset to our group and worked on two very interesting projects in poultry while at Alltech,” Alltech’s senior research scientist Brennan said. “The study she will be presenting on looks at how zinc form can impact the expression of this family of genes in poultry. We are proud of Rebecca and we wish her the best in her future career endeavors.”

Pastor John Neal and the Bethel Shiloh Church of God is holding special services on Sunday evenings from July 8 - 29 at 7 p.m. Services are for the happily married, the not so happily married, the single person looking for love,

the couple that are just dating and the newly weds. These services will keep you entertained, make you laugh, enlighten you on what the Word of God says on love and marriage, and most importantly it will strengthen your relation-

vention which I’m happy to provide,” she adds. Josie is now accepting new patients. Please contact HealthSource Ripley at (937) 392-4381 to schedule an appointment. HealthSource Ripley accepts most insurance plans including Medicaid and Medicare and offers a discounted fee program to those who qualify. HealthSource of Ohio is a private, not-for-profit organization serving communities in Adams, Brown, Clermont, Clinton, Highland and Fayette counties.

Local men to sing at World Choir Games Three local men will perform on Thursday, July12 at Music Hall in Cincinnati at the The World Choir Games. Don Jennings,

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HealthSource welcomes Josie Gast, Physician Assistant, to Ripley HealthSource of Ohio is pleased to welcome Physician Assistant Josie Gast to its Ripley center located at 14 North Second Street. Josie will begin seeing patients of all ages June 28, 2012. “As a resident of Ripley myself, I am very excited to be returning here to practice,” says Josie. “I have a wide variety of medical interests but I particularly like preventative care to keep people healthy. There is also a significant need in the area for diabetes treatment and pre-

ship! You are invited to join the Love Birds couples ministry on every Sunday evening at 7 p.m. at 2771 Oakland Locust Ridge Road, Bethel. For more information call (513) 317-5176.

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St. Mary Parish celebrates 175th anniversary On Sunday, June 10, the St. Mary Parish in Arnheim celebrated the 175th Anniversary of its founding in 1837. Mass was followed by dinner in St. Mary Hall. Pastors present at the anniversary included Rev. John Kroeger, former pastor; Rev. William Wagner, Dean of St. Martin Deanery; Rev. Tom Bolte, former pastor; Archbishop Dennis Schnurr; Rev. Dohrman Byers, current pastor; and Rev. Robert Mauntel, retired pastor.

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Rebecca Hall, a 2009 graduate of Western Brown High School and Alltech intern, will be recognized for her work at the upcoming World’s Poultry Congress in Brazil. She was an intern for Alltech in the summer of 2011 and worked on two poultry projects while there. Hall submitted her written abstract to the World’s Poultry Congress and received notification that she will be awarded a student program award while in attendance. Her abstract was based on a lab projected she completed with Dr. Kristen Brennan of Alltech. She is one of 35 students throughout the world receiving this recognition. Hall is a senior in the Agriculture Biotechnology program at the University of Kentucky. “I feel very honored that I was able to work for Alltech and submit my work to the World’s Poultry Congress,” she said. “I am very privileged that my research was chosen for the student program, and that I will be able to travel to Brazil to present my research and represent Alltech.” The title of Hall’s abstract is ‘Effect of Zinc Source and Level on Zinc Transporter mRNA Levels in the Small Intestine of 21-day Old Broiler Chicks.’

Hamersville, John Stulhreyer, Georgetown, and Brian Wright, Mt. Orab, will perform with the Southern Gateway Chorus at the Games. The World Choir Games has a Barbershop category and Cincinnati’s Southern Gateway Chorus was the first to sign up. These gents, teenagers to octogenarians, specialize in four part acappella harmony and high energy choreography. This will follow a performance in the Barbershop Harmony Society International contest in Portland, OR on Friday, July 6. For more than half a century, the Southern Gateway Chorus has entertained audiences all over the United States and Canada. They won more top-five medals in International competition than any other barbershop chorus in the world and have received standing ovations at Cincinnati’s Riverbend Music Center, Music Hall, the Chicago Theater, the Morman Tabernacle Auditorium and New York’s famed Carnegie Hall. Jennings, a 48-year member of the Barbershop Harmony Society (BHS), also sings in the OK Journeyman, a senior quartet, and at his church, Hamersville Chapel. Stuhlreyer, an eight-year BHS member, also sings at his church, St. Michaels in Ripley, and with the Methodist Church, Georgetown. Wright sings at Highway 32 Church of Christ in Williamsburg.

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Coopers named grand marshals Two time World Champion Arm Wrestler Sam Cooper and wife Betty will serve as Grand Marshals of the 29th Annual Decatur Day in the Park Parade, on Saturday, July 14. The Coopers have been active members of Byrd Township for many years donating their time and support to community efforts and organizations. Sam grew up in and around Dec atur. His parents Dale and Zenora Cooper owned and operated Cooper General Store in Decatur for 16 years. Sam graduated from Eastern High School in 1971. He married Betty Strode

of Maysville, Ky. and they have two children, Brett and Allison and two grandchildren. Together they own and operate Cooper Excavating, a licensed deer and hunting preserve and farm multiple acres. Sam also serves on the Adams Cou nty Rural Water Board. For approximately 36 years the Coopers have hosted Stand Up Arm Wrestling Competitions. Sam has won two world championships and in 2004 was inducted into the World Arm Wrestling Hall of Fame. The Coopers reside in Byrd Township.

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Lions dedicate tree The Mount Orab Lions Club dedicated a tree in the memory of Lion Ben Houser by the Lions Shelter House. Lion Ben had a large part in seeing it built in 2005-2006. Lion Ben contributed greatly to the Mount Orab Lions Club and community. Highlights of his service: date joined October 1, 1985, offices held 3rd. VP; 2nd VP; 1st. VP; President 3 times, Treasurer 9 years, Golf Scramble chairman 6 years, 2010 Zone 4 Lion of the year and club 2004-2005 Mount Orab Lion of the Year, Lion Ben had 26 perfect attendance and sponsored 5 new members into Lions, Ben was made a Life Member January 30, 2007, Lion Ben’s profession was an attorney, and sat on many boards throughout the area. He was the liaison with our Club and the Village of Mount Orab and with the Western Brown School District. Lion Ben was a very strong member in our Mount Lions Club and community. Pictured left to right, Ann Houser, John B. Houser (Ben's children) and President Mount Orab Lions Club Arnie Conwell.

Sardinia church to hold mission trip yard sale To raise money for a mission trip to Orange County, CA, the Sardinia Church of Christ will have a fund raising yard sale on July 6-7 at 149 Winchester St., Sardinia, from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. From July 21-28, 11 teen and adult members of the

Sardinia Church of Christ will head to Orange County to work in homeless shelters, food pantries, etc. Donations for the yard sale are being accepted through Thursday, July 5. For more information call (937) 483-8529.

Chatfield College appoints new janitorial supervisor Chatfield College has announced the appointment of Michael Mahaffey as the new Janitorial Supervisor for the Saint Martin Campus. Mahaffey brings over 13 years of experience working in construction, maintenance, and painting. He enjoys fishing and working on home improvement tasks. Mahaffey resides in Mount Orab, Ohio with his wife, Michelle Mahaffey, who is a Chatfield College Alumna, and their three children.

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Gibbons, Wells receive Hamersville Academic Achievement Award At the Hamersville Elementary and Middle School Eighth Grade Recognition Program on May 25, 2012, Rachel Gibbons and Emma Wells both received the Academic Achievement Award, which is awarded for having the highest academic average during their seventh and eighth grade years. Rachel is the daughter of Denny and Tracy Gibbons of Hamersville. Emma is the daughter of Marc and Tracy Wells of Hamersville.

Southern Hills CTC employees honored At the end of the school year, Southern Hills Career and Technical Center honored staff members with a catered lunch and awards for length of service. Fiveyear pins were given to Amy Cunningham, Graphics instructor; Christina Little, Early Childhood Education aide; Ginger Ring, Information Technology instructor. Ten-year pins went to Carmen Carson, math instructor and Treila Hull, custodian. Twentyyear employees Linda Burton, adult education secretary, and Elliot

Walker, math instructor, each received a hand carved musical bell inscribed with their name and twenty years along with their pins. Greg Haitz, social studies teacher for twenty-five years, received a pin and hand-made bookends inscribed with his name and years of service. Retiring instructors Gary (Gus) Baumgartner, Judy Bradford, and Alice Waits Richmond received plaques to commemorate their retirements.

Eastern High School 4th quarter honor roll Quentin Rowland, Kaylie Ruckel, Harley Shepard, Dustin Shuemake, Foster Simpson, Jacob Smith and Abigail Troutman. 11th grade: Shelby Cierley, Jennifer Durbin, Laura Ernst, Erin Fetters, Brett Fisher, Jacob Granger, CJ Knight, Chase Lawson, Rayna Lewis, Caitlyn Murrell, Harley Myers, Nicole Powers, Sarah Simpson, Megan Staggs, Christian Walker, Jacob Wendel, Breanna Williams and Dustin Yockey. 12th grade: Dakota Bailey, Heather Bayer, Megan Bollman, Brittany Clark, Jessica Cook, Trevor Corboy, Tiffany Deatherage, Taylor Doss, Jordanna Downing, Hannah Fetters, Curtis Holton, Tori Jones, Canaan Lawrence, Jonathan McCormick, Emily Meese, Kristina Music, Haylee Neu, Allison Prine, Conner Purdin, Kayla Ratliff, Garrison Reeves, Christine Sheets, Shayna Sherman, Brett Stout, Andrea Tracy and April Warman.

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Eastern High School has announced the 4th quarter honor roll for the 2011/2012 school year. 9th grade: Samantha Asbury, Ashley Broughton, Blakelynn Canter, Kansas Castle-White, Randy Clark, Jeremy Cook, Brandon Covert, Jordan Darnell, Jordan Dawson, Shelby Diener, Hannah Dotson, Jacob Handra, Kaela Lacey, Danielle McAfee, Mikayla Purdy, Nathan Schmitt, Kayla Seigla, Autumn Seipelt, Kyndal Sowers, Morgan Sroufe, Hannah Stevens, Alyssa Taylor, Nathan Taylor, Lauren Towne, Katherine Woods, Eli Woollard and Seth Woollard. 10th grade: Madeline Bornstein, Aimee Boudreau, Emily Braun, Clay Broughton, Curtis Burns, Alexandria Davis, Betty Duffey, Jenna Fish-Jones, Allison Gast, Daniel Grayless, Landan Hauke, Logan Hauke, Hannah Henning, David Kieffer, Kyle Meeker, Erica Pflueger, Jessica Puckett, Carina Reeves, Kate Rockey,

Jones, Brandon Lanning, Parker Lauders, Ryann Liming, Maddy Lucas, Krishelle Miller, Joey Mingua, Skylar Nieson, Colton O'Hara, Bri Planck, Liam Powell, James Powers, Payton Puckett, Trey Randolph, Jordan Reed, Alex Rothwell, Kayli Sanchez, Ryan Schuler, Riley Shepherd, Keaton Shiveley, Christian Springer, Olivia Stutz, Mary Jane Sult, David Tincher, Jackson Vinson, Samara Weil, Sophia Wells, Luke Woodruff, Kori Yost, Olivia Young, and Matthew Younts. 3rd Grade Straight A – Hannah Barber, Lily Powell, Abby Roberts, and Pierce Schadle. A/B - Austin Bellamy, Aubrey Botts, Harlan Chambers, Lanie Clark, Bryar Cornett, Summer Frank, Madison Finney, Jadyn Flores, Ellie Hirons, Pashience Hughes, David Hurst, Logan Lindsey, Taylor Lucas, Justice Maloney, Jada Neal, Gary Powell III, Jacob Segrist, Scott Shouse, Aliesha Smith, Courtney Thomas, and Alexis Vanwinkle. 4th Grade: Straight A – Gage Daugherty, Madison Davis, Rosie Dean, Madison Derose, Grace Erhardt, Gracie Fischer, Elicia Hamblen, Gunnar Henry, Justin Ingram, Lynsey Jackson, Hunter Kattine, Abby Keith, Tristen Luneack, Madison Ogden, Zachary Segrist, Maddie Shephard, Bailey Tolliver, Caitlyn Walters, and Kayla Wilson. A/B – Daniel Allen, Casey Baker, Dustin Bishop, Jarod Bowling, Cameron Buchanan, Haley Comberger, Ryan Cooper, Bryan Cowdrey, Alex Crawford, Chasity Debord, Jesa Duncanson, Trace Dyer, Austin Grammer, Thomas Hamilton, Skyler Hammons- Mofford, Emma Holder, Emily Huddleson, Meagan Long, Shawn Lucas, William Lucas, Kasey Marcum, Xavier Mcintosh, Chance Moore, Erin Morgan, Kaden Newberry, Kerina Pollitt, Madison Raines, Vanessa Ross, Emma Sams, Grace Sarbach, Colton Downley, Chance Turner, and Diane Culver. 5th Grade: Straight A – Morgan Back, Lizzy Black, Ryan Craig, Caleb Fite, Reagan Henderson, Noah Hiler, Joey Kinder, Faith Macko, Brooklyn O’Hara, Wesley O’Hara, Brendon Ormes, Jesse Osborne, Jake Schuler, and Gabriel Teegarden. A/B – Hunter Bills, Jada Bowling, Bradley Bunchanan, Nastassia Chambers, David Cowdery, Jordan Davis, Kierra Davis, Brian Donley, Chase Dotson, Griffin Fite, Glen Friend, Hannah Hirons,

SHCTC fourth nine weeks honor roll Agriculture Mechanics I: Jordan Adamson†, Dillan Brown†, Nicholas Carter†, Christopher Gillman*, Douglas Osborn†, Seth Roush† Agriculture Mechanics II: Brandon Barber†, Johnathon Baugus, Christopher Blank, Eric Courts††, Corey Reed††, Jared Reveal Auto Mechanics I: Devin Livengood†, Michaela Taylor, Jonathan Wymer Auto Mechanics II: Logan Blanton, Ryan Bost†, Andrew Brinson†, Luke Hackney, William Moore, Anthony Patrick††, Brandon

Penny, Becca Roberts, Andrew White†, Zachary Wilson Bio-Technology: Kasey Fitzpatrick†, Sandra Hughes, Brandon Kaylor, Brittany Rose†, Rayna Shaffer†, Zachary Stamper Business Finance Inc. I: Hannah Newman†, Marcus Smith*, Tabitha Smith*, Aliza Tuttle†, Megan Werring†, Jessica Young† Business Finance Inc. II: Emily Kistler† Carpentry I: Jeramie Jones* Carpentry II: Michael Knight, Jacob Latham, JLee Nichols, Brian Traylor Clinical Health Care Services I: Jessica Carr†, Kaylyn Eckler*,

Leonard graduates from Norwich University Mario Leonard, Mount Orab received a degree in Engineering Management from Norwich University at a May 13 commencement ceremony held in Shapiro field house. During the event, students and their families and friends had an opportunity to hear inspiring words about service to our nation from Army General Martin Dempsey, who serves as the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Dempsey told the students that hard work without results would not enough. "If you aspire to lead an uncommon life, you also have to deliver," Dempsey said. "You have to have an impact."

Furthermore, Dempsey told the room of graduates and their families, there was no time to rest on their laurels. They must accomplish goals from Day One. "This is not something you can back your way into," he said. "This is a unique country that needs people to accomplish, and requires the best from all of us as well as a profound sense of trust. If students trust in their country, its people and themselves, they will succeed no matter what life throws at them." A total of 363 students, including 350 undergraduates and 13 students earning their Master of Architecture degrees received their diplomas at the ceremony.

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Reeves receives scholarship Garrison Reeves, a senior, was the recipient recently at an awards program held at Eastern Local Schools, Brown County, Ohio on May 9, 2012. Garrison received the $3000 Donna Mae Berry Wernz Scholarship award to help further his studies at Cedarville University in pharmacy.

Jessica Jones, Liam Keller, Kyla King, Chase Lovett, Jacob Madden, Alexis Manning, Trevor Miller, Penni Neal, Melissa Perry, Cameron Schauer, Savannah Stephens, Sabrina Stutz, Natasha Turner, Katelyn Wallace, and Kortney Wright 6th Grade: Straight A – Katie Bolender, Mackenzi Bridges, Kain Carter, Emily Cooper, Karley Cornett, Taylor Couch, Ally Cowdrey, Sierra Darlington, Alanis Daugherty, Corrin Keplinger, Kylin Kidwell, Brandon Koons, Hannah Liming, Blake Luck, Danielle Morrow, T’Sariea Perkins, Shelby Rister, Jenny Rogers, Tyler Seng, Taylor Shelley, Will Stratton, Evan Wells, Maddy Whisman, and Rylie Young. A/B - Jonathon Armstrong, Kyle Boggs, Savannah Cassady, Audra Compton, Rob Conaty, Brad Davisson, Mackensie Donahoe, Sarah Dowling, Corey Erbe, Wyatt Fischer, Eric Funk, Emma Gibson, Samuel Gibson, Caylee Graham, Bryant Green, Hannah Hacker, Sierra Hammons, Sissy Hartman, Kayla Hedge, Haley Perkins, Alyssa Pollard, Sara Schick, Wyatt Siemer, Brett Stinson, Lexi Swope, Gage Vineyard, and Ashley Webb. 7th Grade: Straight A – Destiny Anderson, Emily Barger, Cara Crawford, Gunnar Donell, Cole Dotson, Karlie Doyle, Tim Harvey, Jake Henderson, Morgan Hirons, Tia Newberry, Logan Nickell, Gabe O'Hara, Hunter O'Hara, Brianna Pack, Ginny Pollard, Jesse Roberts, Joseph Sams, Jefferey Schlueter, Garett Sellers, and Siarra Wilson. A/B – Brett Andryshak, Bailey Brown, Alex Cadwell, Karolann Comberger, Jackson Erhardt, Kaitlyn Fite, Sydney Layman, Abby Owen, Drew Owen, Cierra Richey, Karis Shiveley, Kenny Turner, Jacob Verdin, Alexa Waits, and Kylee Wright. 8th Grade: Straight A – Brandon Brown, Megan Brown, Hannah Carter, Sierrah Compton, Rachel Gibbons, Logan Hunley, Caley King, KK Massey, Megan Ogden, Ashley Prine, Brooklyn Roush, Jackie Sherman, Miranda Wallace, and Emma Wells. A/B – Spencer Botts, Maddison Comberger, Rebecca Day, Zach Gagen, Ally Gray, Cody Hanson, Katie Johns, Maddie Kinder, Sydney Lucas, Jake McKinney, Marissa McMillion, Savannah Mofford, Tori Patton, Katie Price, Jonny Roberts, Reed Schauer, Delanie Sharp, Rebecca Spencer, Allison Taylor, Jonathon Taylor, Brandon Tim-

Bellarmine University has named students to its dean's list for the spring 2012 semester. The dean's list recognizes students who receive a grade point average of 3.5 or above on a 4.0 scale. The following local residents were named to the dean's list: Blanchester resident

Damon Murray, a senior who is majoring in mathematics, and previously attended Fayetteville-Perry High School Hillsboro resident Rachel Fulkerson, a junior who is majoring in elementary education, and previously attended North Bullitt High School

Samantha Feck†, Nathan Jeffers* Clinical Health Care Services II: Mary Foreman, Kaitlyn Meyer†† Cosmetology I: Crystal McPhail*, Clarissa Johnson†, Ashley Robinson†, Priscilla Wagner* Cosmetology II: Cheyenne Bostic Criminal Justice I: Jesse Adamson†, Danielle Ban ks*, Samantha Harvey*, Brittany Hoffer†, Ron McMullen†, Joseph Paul†, Travis Smith†, Roy Workman† Criminal Justice II: Christopher Ball, Thomas Bradford, Brittany Mobley†, James Stoops†† Early Childhood I: Emily Allen*, Hayley Beusterien†, Linda Blessing, Megan Malott†, Anna Moore*, Alyssa Quick† Early Childhood II: Kendra Boggs††, Kayla Fawley††, Stephanie Lester†, Amanda Lucas†, Emily Spires†† Engineering: Zane Dixon†† Graphics I: Kasie Askren†, Erica Dabbs†, Maggie Davis†, Amanda Garver* Graphics II: Kathryn Fitzpatrick††, Courtney Kattine, Haleigh Mitchell††, Dakota Sobotka, Elizabeth Stacey††, Megan Yates†† Information Technology I: Trevor Heery†, Jesse McFarland†, Brady Simpson*, Ryan Anderson, Charles McKenzie, Kyle Crider† Information Technology II: Robert Jodrey, Tyler Meyer††, Brandon Pack†, Michael Parton, Elijah Peters, Benjamin Wiechman† Sports Medicine I: Desiray Barber†, Dani Frey, Brandon Helterbrand, Anna Yockey† Sports Medicine II: Chrisstine Carrington††, Aleesha Covert††, Dexter Fitzpatrick, Rachel Gauche†, Haeley Hundley†, Thomas Ramsey††, Kayla Short†† Welding I: Dustin Canter†, Kenneth Fisher*, William McMullen Welding II: Andy Courts† * denotes Second Semester Honor Roll † denotes One Year Honor Roll †† denotes Two Year Honor Roll Italicized name denotes “A” Honor Roll

mers, Katelynn Warman, Haley Watson, Damien Whitaker, Angelic Williams, Brandon York, Brooke York, and Noah Young. We would also like to congratulate the following students for having perfect attendance for the fourth quarter: Kindergarten- Cassandra Cadwell, Kyra Cadwell, Connor Casey, Jesse Crawford, Olivia Fischer, Ashton Friend, Brenden Hacker, Bobby Hammel, AJ Oelker, Kiersten Pollitt, Kylee Pollitt, and Kody Tucker. 1st Grade- Robert Brookbank, Jackson Cann, Tyler Cohorn, Brent Conner, JR Crawford, Janie Davis, Kara Fite, Ethan Frank, Paige Friend, Kayne Fulcher, Raygan Gulley, Audrey Keith, Connor Keplinger, Raeann King, Gaven Lucas, Phoenix Newland, Peyton Schadle, Bobby Schluttenhofer, Jason Segrist, Kate Stratton, Madi Townley, Saul Woodruff, and Zane Workman. 2nd Grade- Mya Baker, Nicolas Bautita, Kenny Combs, Zhoe Crawford, Junior Crossley, Chris Ernst, Matt Friend, Austin Hamilton, Tristan Jones, Parker Lauders, Ryann Liming, Liam Powell, James Powers, Trey Randolph, Kayli Sanchez, Dylan Turner, and Luke Woodruff. 3rd Grade- Mercedes Allender, Chey-Chey Baugus, Samantha Cadwell, Bryson Chambers, Alayna Combs, Kristopher Darlington, Alex Hollin, Pashience Hughes, Maddie Jamison, Taylor Lucas, Justice Maloney, Gary Powell III, Abby Roberts, Pierce Schadle, Lexy Schuler, Jake Segrist, Hunter Stutz, Ben Todd, Lexi Vanwinkle, and Makenna Workman. 4th Grade- Daniel Allen, Desi Berrier, Kindra Blankenship, Blade Carrington, Ryan Cooper, Sebastian Cummings, Tyler Dabney, Gage Daugherty, Rosie Dean, Trace Dyer, Derek Erbe, Austin Grammar, Skyler Hammons-Mofford, Gunner Henry, William Lucas, Hunter Macko, Erin Morgan, Kaden Newberry, Madison Ogden, Alyssa Parvino, Kerina Pollitt, Zach Segrist, Bailey Tolliver, Taylor Tolliver, and Colton Townley. 5th Grade- Jada Bowling, Bradley Buchanan, Nastassia Chambers, Ryan Craig, Ebon Cummings, Jordan Davis, Kierra Davis, Brian Donley, Griffin Fite, Glen Friend, Reagan Henderson, Noah Hiler, Jessica Jones, Joey Kinder, Kyla King, Alexis Lunsford, Faith Macko, Wesley O’Hara, Brendon Ormes, Jake Schuler, Savannah Stephens, Ashley Taylor, Andrew Todd, and Bekka Turner. 6th Grade- Bryson Blankenship, Mackenzie Bridges, Kain Carter, Savannah Cassady, Emily Cooper, Sierra Darlington, Brad Divisson, Corey Erbe, Emma Gibson, Samuel Gibson, Caylee Graham, Sierra Hammons, Kayla Hedge, Jordan Hunley, Kylin Kidwell, Hannah Liming, Blake Luck, JT Martin, Adam Nance, David Reese, Brett Stinson, Meranda Watson, and Rylie Young 7th Grade- Alex Cadwell, Kasey Canter, Drew Day, Tim Gentry, Tia Newberry, Logan Nickell, Gabe O'Hara, Cierra Richey, Joseph Sams, Jefferey Schlueter, Garett Sellers, Jacob Verdin, and Allison Zahn. 8th Grade- Jordan Baugus, Brandon Brown, Megan Brown, Andrew Cassady, Madison Comberger, Cody Hanson, Logan Hunley, Katie Johns, Sydney Lucas, Marissa McMillion, Ashley Prine, Delanie Sharp, Rebecca Spencer, Hayley Watson, Damien Whitaker, Brandon York, Brooke York, and Noah Young.

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We would like to congratulate the following students for making Honor Roll for the fourth quarter: Kindergarten: Caleb Argenbright, Cassidy Armstrong, Lainey Athon, Matthew Barber, Kaleb Baucom, Silas Brookover, Dylan Braun, Emma Braun, Cassandra Cadwell, Elizabeth Cooper, Camdyn Cunningham, Shiloh Daly, Emma Davidson, Destiny Davis, Shaeleigh Duncanson, Ava Elliot, Olivia Fischer, Lilah Flores, Brenden Hacker, Babby Hammel, Ava Hans, Brianna Hathorn, Kaylee Helbling, David Hickey, Gracie Hughes, Blaze Jacobs, Ashlyn Jetter, Andrew Keith, Randy King, Emilee Lanning, Zachary McElroy, Presley McFann, Devon McIntosh, Terry McMillion, Kerstyn Menshouse, Tameena Mingua, Laney Noffsinger, AJ Oelker, Alexis Ormes, Lacey Patten, Kiersten Pollitt, Kylee Pollitt, John Puckett, Emma Roberts, Ben Rothwell, Andrew Rutherford, Landon Schuler, Savannah Smith, Caitlynn Steger, Anthony Stein, Nathan Steinhaus, Preston Stike, Keegan Tarter, Ben Trumble, Jacob Vaughn, and Levi Watson. 1st Grade: Seth Barber, Isaac Bernhardt, Gillian Bishop, Adriana Blair, Katelyn Bowling, Jackie Brown, Desiree Buchanan, Jackson Cann, Samara Cmehil, Tyler Cohorn, James Collett, Kayli Cover, Logan Cover, Corbyn Cunningham, Janie Davis, Jewels Davis, Sydney Davis, Lexie Dillon, Dori-Adora Disque, Sammi Doyle, Hannah Fite, Jack Fite, Kara Fite, Paige Friend, Katie Gibson, AJ Gramham, Dawson Hitt, Aubree Hodge, Austin Hutson, Gracie Johnson, Adrian Kearney, Audrey Keith, Connor Keplinger, Raeann King, Aubri Lovell, Gaven Lucas, Alex Martin, Mattie McKinzie, Grace Miller, Brian Moore, Phoenix Newland, Maria Perry, Kyle Poehlmann, Aidan Price, Alexus Rider, Peyton Schadle, Bobby Schluttenhoffer, Ben Schuler, Nick Sedlitz, Jason Segrist, Kate Stratton, Jackson Tackett, Tristan Timmers, Madi Townley, Timmy Vasquez, and Karley Wilson. 2nd Grade: Paige Abbinante, Shane Abrams, Mya Baker, Nicolas Bautista, Spencer Bick, Jaydee Brown, Briston Cann, Connor Cassidy, Jacob Crase/Holland, Allie Daugherty, Brookelyn Duncan, Rylyn Dyer, Ben Erhardt, Chris Ernst, Sophia Ernst, Mason Gartner, Evan Grimes, Austin Hamilton, Austin Haney, Jake Holbrook, Kalisa Jennings, Jennifer Jones, Tristan

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Cook named to University of Memphis Dean's List Gretchen Nicolle Cook of Mount Orab, Ohio was named to the Dean's List at the University of Memphis for the spring 2012 semester. The Dean's List is composed of students who have 12 or more earned hours in either the fall or spring semester, with a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale for that semester.

Thomas Bohl named to Dean’s List Thomas Bohl, a graduate of Lynchburg-Clay High School, has been named to the Dean’s List for the spring semester at The College of Wooster. Bohl, a senior biochemistry and molecular biology major from Sardinia, achieved a grade point average of 3.65 or above.

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SWRMC undergoing reorganization Rep. Bubp kicks off initiative

NOTICE TO BID The Pike Township Board of Trustees is requesting bids to seal the drive and parking lot at the Pike Township Community Center located at 12700 SR 774, Brown County. Sealing to be done with Brewer Cote B150 concentrate. Bids will be opened at the regular meeting to be held Thursday, July 19, 2012; 7PM; at the Pike Township Community Center. Sealed bids may be mailed to Pike Township, POB 95, Mt Orab, OH 45154; or presented prior to the start of the meeting. Please mark sealed envelopes with “Drive Sealing Bid”. Please include a copy of liability insurance and worker's compensation certificate, if it applies, with the bid. For more information, please contact Trustee Jay Anderson, 937-444-7089. Submitted by Jenny Lind Conrad, Fiscal Officer 937-444-7418

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pital in the long run because of the efficiency of the software. She added that there was an additional necessity to making the change. “Medicare, Medicaid and many private insurance companies are increasingly requiring providers to provide records electronically before they will release payments. We must make these changes to comply with current federal regulations”, Phillips said. Phillips added that the changes currently underway at the hospital were crucial to being able to move forward as the leading health care provider in Brown County. “We are positioning ourselves to continue to practice high quality medicine right here at home. To do that, our quality of care and our technology investment must be our focus.” Phillips said that anyone with questions about SWRMC is welcome to call (937) 378-7500 for answers and other information.

Sheriff warns public of traveling scam artists

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VISION CENTER Dr. Joseph Chatfield, LLC Optometrist www.chatfieldvisioncenter.com

112 Glover Drive, Mt. Orab Next to LaRosa’s 937-444-2525

Join the Fun!

TREASURE ISLAND SKILLED GAMING 2 Locations:

145 Catherine St., Hillsboro HOURS: Mon.-Sat. 10 a.m.-midnight Sun. noon-10 p.m.

19581 U.S. 68, Fayetteville HOURS: Mon.-Sat. 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Sun. 1 p.m.-10 p.m.

WEEKLY SPECIALS - HILLSBORO

• Thursdays - $10 drawings every half hour from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. and 7-11:30 p.m. • Fridays - Crazy Queen Card 5-8 p.m. • Friday night pizza at 7 p.m. • Saturdays - Bonus Hours 3-6 p.m. • Sundays - Match Play on First $5 played

WEEKLY SPECIALS - FAYETTEVILLE

• Sundays - $5 just for sailing with us! • Mondays - Scavenger Hunt $10, from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. • Tuesdays - Captain’s Choice: $25 gas card, Subway card or Village Pizzeria (random drawings) • Wednesdays - Cash drawing $25, noon-2 p.m., 4-6 p.m., and 8-10 p.m. • Thursdays - $5 match • Fridays - Free pizza at 7 p.m. Saturdays - Dessert night at 7 p.m.

Soft drinks & snacks furnished!

Brown County will continue warning siren test on July 4 Brown County will continue its testing of its outdoor warning sirens this Wednesday, July 4, despite the day being a holiday. Brown County 911 Director Rob Wilson said that the county’s policy is to test each of the outdoor warning sirens the first Wednesday of the month at noon, barring inclement weather. Though some counties to the west are postponing their tests because of the holiday, Wilson said Brown County will continue with their policy and test their sirens on July 4. Wilson wanted local residents to know that if you hear the sirens this Wednesday and there is no inclement weather, it is just a test.

R’ville church holds VBS The Faith In God Fellowship Church located in Russellville, Oh., is hosting a community Vacation Bible School on July 9-12, 2012 from 6 - 8:30 p.m. Our theme is Adventures on Promise Island, Where Kids Discover God's Lifesaving Love. We invite you to join us. For more information or to register call Rhonda Ackley (937) 515-2456.

CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 of Ohio schools.” Bubp said that the biggest issue is funding for school education. He talked about a suit filed in Perry County in 1991 by the Ohio Coalition for Equity and Adequacy of school funding. The suit, DeRolph vs. State of Ohio, claimed that the state of Ohio failed to provide adequate funding to educate the state’s student. It also claimed that relying so heavily on local property taxes to fund schools was unconstitutional. The districts contended that school systems in areas with higher property values could much more easily meet the needs of and provide more opportunities for their students, while students in poorer areas suffered. The struggle to change the funding has gone on, unaffected, since that time. In 2000, 2001 and 2002 the Ohio Supreme Court ruled again that the process was unconstitutional. However, the court ruled that the Ohio government made a good-faith effort to change. But some critics of the funding process in Ohio are calling for a complete overhaul of the system. “I hope that someone here around this table will offer helpful input for Jerry to take back to the house,” Bubp said. “Up in the Cleveland area, the schools get between $16,000 or 17,000 per student to educate them and their graduating class this year was, I believe, about 49 percent. “Down here in our area we’re disappointed if we don’t hit at least 90 percent or better.” “This meeting today is the beginning of fixing this problem.” Bubp expressed his disapproval of all the state mandates being pushed on the Ohio schools and said the schools could not continue to do them all without more funding. He added that no more money would be coming to the schools from Columbus. Stebelton told the group that he became interested in the school systems in 198283 when his own children were in school, and he became a school board member. “Over the past 30 or so years, I have come to believe that the educational system in

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Ohio is constrained by two glaciers,” Stebelton began, “The first is House Bill 920, and the second one is collective bargaining. (HB920 is considered one of the most controversial and complicated measure to limit property taxes with the use of tax credits to calculate real property taxes.) “These two things restrict the amount of growth on your income but they put pressure on your expenses from collective bargaining.” He said that he believes people in Ohio have reached their limit on what they are willing to tax themselves to satisfy the demands. He added that he thinks there have been some improvements such as the creation of the Ohio Schools Facilities Commission which has helped the situation by making funds available to build new schools. “We know that we have to fund education,” Stebelton summarized, “And we’re going to fund education and we’re going to fund public education. “But we can’t allow the strength of the unions to dictate what we do in education, when we know that some of the things that we’re doing with children are limited because of union contracts. It’s not the way to go.” Once the meeting was opened up to the audience, Stebelton was bombarded with comments and questions. Frazier passed out a sheet of facts on charter schools which contained the following information including: • this year over $771 million will be transferred from school districts to charter schools;

Mt. Orab church sets VBS The Living Church of Five Mile has scheduled their Vacation Bible School (VBS) for July 9 - 13 from 6 - 8:30 p.m. nightly Kids from age 6 - 12 are invited to Sonrise National Park V.B.S for a week full of exciting adventures. Living Church of Five Mile is located at 16908 US Route 68, Mt. Orab. For more information or to pre-register call Jackie at 937-444-4460.

The U.S. Grant Homestead Association has set August 1st, 2012 as a deadline for purchase of a commemorative brick to be placed in the plaza around the Statue of General U.S. Grant. The statue was installed two weeks ago in the small park at the corner of North Main Street and Grant Avenue across from the Brown County Court House. Bricks can be purchased for $35.00. Names of families, individuals and events can be placed on the bricks. Order forms are available in many Georgetown businesses, public offices or at Stan Purdy’s Law Office at 318 W. State Street or by calling 3784119 or 213-4119 or use the order form below. The tentative dedication is Saturday, August 25, 2012.

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• more than $70 million will be deducted from school districts for voucher students; • nearly all increases in state funds to Ohio school districts since fiscal year (FY) 2003 have been transferred from the districts to education choice programs; • the net effect is that school districts today operate on essentially the same amount of state funding as in FY 2003; • districts receive an average of $3,625 per pupil, but pay out $7,109 per charter school pupil; • over 90 percent of the districts pay out more per charter school student than they receive per pupil from the state. The sheet recommended visiting the website www.ohiocoalition.org for more information. Others in the audience brought up subjects such as if there was a model from another state the committee could use, keeping students from dropping out, new teacher evaluation plan, funding students with disabilities, the ability to get rid of teachers who are not performing, and many, many other topics of concern. Stebelton took notes all through the two hour meeting and thanked everyone for coming and offering their ideas on how to make things better for the schools in Ohio. He said he would be taking all the data back to the education committee and hopefully progress would be made in the near future.

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when I sold it to get the money to buy the one I have now, which was older than the one I sold.” Gould said his plane has been all over the United States and it is the only air-

craft today that has a complete record of everything that has ever been done to it. He referred to it as its pedigree. “This plane had been completely restored in 1991,” he

said, “but it’s in need of another restoration now. That’s no easy task, it took me five years on the first one.” Originally the Aeronca was built with no starter, it had to be hand started by it’s propeller. “My plane was actually

vention Banquet. Gould said he keeps his plane at the Adams County Airport and takes it out every chance he gets. “I don’t expect my passion for flying will ever end until the day I die,” Gould said with a smile.

the test plane for the first starter used on the Aeronca which became standard,” he said. Gould recently flew his plane to Middletown, where the aircraft was built, to attend the 16th National Aeronca Association Con-

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This 1945 Aeronca 11 AC, owned by Paul Gould of Sardinia is the oldest plane of its kind in the world that is still flying.

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Dance student performs for seniors On Saturday, June 23, Sydney Porter, Georgetown performed for the residents of Meadow Wood Nursing Home. She takes ballet and tap lessons from Rita Riener, Hamersville and has recently completed her third year of dance. Sydney is a student at Georgetown Elementary and her parents are Brenda Wilder and Kris Porter.

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Free dinner at Sardinia UMC On Saturday, July 7 Sardinia United Methodist Church will be holding their free community dinner from 5 - 7 p.m. All food and activities are free and open to the public. There will be live music provided by John and Tammie Hudepohl and Friends, as well as basketball, corn hole, hillbilly golf and of course good food! Sardinia United Methodist Church is located at 105 Main Street in Sardinia behind the US Bank. Come and join us for a fun filled evening!

Buford Community Church invites you to join them for this Spirit filled Backyard Tent Revival Saturday, July 7. The entire community is invited join come to the revival. A special session will take place at 6 p.m. for a ladies only service lead by special guest Evangelist Alicia (Caldwell) Shaffer. Then at 7 p.m. a Gospel singing by local artists including The Soaring Eagles, Debbie Knauff, and others. A high energy spirit driven message will follow, led by guest Evangelist Danny Shaffer with added music by him and his wife Vickie. There will be refreshments available throughout the event and a special tent set up in view of the main tent for the children from

ages 4 thru 12 where they will be supervised and treated to snacks and arts and crafts. It’s time we all come together as a community and recharge our Spirit, Faith, and Hope during these unstable times. The church is located in the heart of Buford, Oh., just south of the 134/138 four way stop and just north of the newly constructed bridge (should be opened by revival time) on Greenbush Road. Everyone welcome! For more information contact the church (937) 446-2966, Sister Jean Thompson, Church Secretary or look us up on our website at www.buford site.com

The American Legion Auxiliary Unit #180 will be having a special meeting on Monday, July 2, 2012 at 8 p.m. All members are invited to attend.

The Williamsburg Garden Club will meet on Tuesday evening, July 3 at 6:30 p.m. at the home of Barbara and Jerry Mueller. Members will tour the Mueller's hydrangea garden and Barbara and Jerry will present a program on "Growing Hydrangeas". The Muellers have been growing hydrangeas for ten years and have over 100 plants, all in full bloom. Hostesses for the evening are Kay Reveal, Suzie Steffensen and Ann Pedigo. Members are to respond to roll call by naming their worst garden pest this year or their favorite garden chore The Club welcomes new members. For additional information call 724-3657, visit the web site at www.williamsburg-garden-club.org. or "Friend" us on FaceBook.

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BY Martha B. Jacob The Brown County Press The owners of The Home Place in Georgetown have once again found a new and exciting way to help their customers save even more money while shopping at their store. The Home Place features hand-crafted furniture and gift items, and now, bulk foods, from central Ohio and northern Indiana. Each piece of furniture is intricately designed and detailed of exquisite quality and reflect the personalities of Amish/Mennonite craftsmen. “Next Thursday, Friday and Saturday, July 5, 6 and 7, we will be having a huge Tent Sale in our parking lot,” said Delbert Schlabach, co-owner of The Home Place along with his wife Susan. “This event is to kick-off our new ‘Bulk Food’ campaign. “This will be one of our biggest furniture sales ever, with discounts on bedroom, dining room and outdoor furniture. We want to make room for our new bulk foods. “We will now be handling bulk food items at very good prices. Families can stock up on baking items, especially the items they use every day.” Some of the new products include: • dark vanilla flavoring • pure vanilla extract • natural vanilla flavoring • peppermint, lemon, almond, maple and vanilla-butter flavoring • red, green, yellow and blue food coloring • elbow macaroni • elbow spaghetti • lasagna noodles • wagon wheel pasta • small shell pasta “Nearly all of these new products are from two companies, Walnut Creek Foods and Dutch Valley Foods,” Schlabach said. “Both these suppliers are in Ohio. “We are also very happy to carry a complete line of Whey Low® products for all our customers with diabetes or those trying to lose weight.” Schlabach explained that Whey Low® is an all-natural one-for-one sugar replacement for low-calorie and lowcarbohydrate dieters and all health-conscious people.

Whey Low® products include: granular, special sugar for diabetics, gold, powder, for ice cream and maple. “Whey Low® was designed by a doctor for his diabetic wife,” added Schlabach. “We’re also bringing in a whole new line of gluten free products that we are very excited about as well as products with no msg in them. “Honestly, we’re beginning to see that The Home Place is a lot more than just a deli and a cheese shop. We are now going to be a bulk supplier.” Susan and Delbert invite all their regular customers, and new customers, to visit the July 5-7 Tent Sale and enjoy the festivities. The event will also include

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Delbert Schlabach, owner of The Home Place in Georgetown, is shown here with two of his daughters, Lucinda (l) and Amanda (r) standing in front of the many bulk products now available at The Home Place.

Row after row, shelf after shelf of bulk food items are now available at The Home Place in Georgetown. Visit The Home Place July 5-7 for a huge Tent Sale featuring discounted furniture and large quantities of bulk food.

a large yard sale with antique vendors. On Friday visitors can enjoy BBQ ribs and then can enjoy BBQ chicken on

the many savings offered by The Home Place. The Home Place is located at 7771 US 68 in George-

Saturday. Visitors can enjoy pulled pork and wings daily. Don’t miss this event. Bring the family and enjoy

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Ripley Summer League wraps up BY Andrew Wyder The Brown County Press On Tuesday evening, June 19, the Ripley girls basketball Summer League came to end after four nights of play between eight local girls high school basketball teams. This year’s Summer League drew some of the better teams from both the Southern Buckeye Confer-

ence and the Southern Hills League. Along with host Ripley, several members of the SHL took part including county rival Eastern as well as North Adams, Peebles, West Union and Whiteoak. Also partaking in the two week event were SBC teams Georgetown and New Richmond. CONTINUED ON PAGE 15

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Eastern pitcher Maria Johnson, shown above during a game with McClain on May 18, was recently named a Division III Second Team All-State pitcher for her performance on the diamond this past spring.

against Portsmouth West in late May. Despite pitching all 11 innings in their district semifinal win over Wheelersburg over the course of

two days, Johnson came back the following day and pitched a strong game in the district final. And Johnson -- and her Eastern teammates --

nearly took home the district final that day before ultimately losing a heartbreaker, 4-3, at Unioto High School in Chillicothe.

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Eastern’s Tressie Lewis pushes the ball up the floor against Peebles during summer league action.

Youth-only fishing will be available Beginning June 30, five state-owned ponds across Ohio will be stocked with fish and designated as family-friendly fishing areas for youth only. Young anglers are encouraged to bring their family and enjoy these fishing areas throughout the summer. “This is an excellent way to encourage kids to spend time outdoors and fish in a stocked pond,” said Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Director James Zehringer. “We hope many families take advantage of this opportunity to create fishing memories.” The designated youthonly fishing areas will be at Sycamore State Park, west of Dayton; Delaware State Park, north of Delaware; Maumee Bay State Park, east of Toledo; Caesar Creek State Park, southwest of Xenia; and the Wildlife District Three youth fishing ponds in Akron. Special youth events will be held on June 30 and Aug. 25 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. for anglers 15 years old and younger. Bait and assistance from volunteers will be provided at no charge on these dates. Youth are encouraged to bring their fishing poles; however, poles will be available during these events. All young anglers must be accompanied by a parent or guardian while at the youth events, but adults are not required to have a fishing license. Adults are not allowed to fish in the youth area, but they may assist their young anglers. Picnic tables and restroom facilities are available, and young anglers are encouraged to wear hats and sunglasses to protect themselves while casting their lines. State park ponds will be stocked with catchable channel catfish and hybrid bluegill just prior to each youth-only fishing event and will be open daily. The Wildlife District Three youth fishing ponds will be routinely stocked and open every weekend through Labor Day. Youth may keep one fish per day from the ponds.

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Big numbers for Lady Bronco basketball camp The Western Brown Girls Basketball Camp had quite the turnout for

its four days of instruction last week, June 18-21. Double the number of girls who showed up for Coach Kyle Fender’s first basketball camp signed up

for this year’s edition at Western Brown High School. The 54 third through eighth grader girls worked on passing, shooting and

dribbling drills throughout the week. Competitions were held for each of the areas of skills. Campers also competed in three on three and five

on five game play competitions. Assisting Fender throughout the camp were high school assistants Haley Bogan and Gina

Lawrence. Middle school coach Brandi Gill also helped out as did the Lady Bronco basketball players.

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The campers and coaches for the 2012 Lady Bronco basketball camp at Western Brown High School last Thursday morning.

American Modified Series PRC 5K held in Sardinia returns to Moler Raceway BY Mike Goins Contributor The American Modified Series returned to Moler Raceway Park for the first time in 2012 last Friday to a stacked field of 32 cars on hand seeking the $1,500 to win prize money. Devin Gilpin claiming top spot in qualifications with an overall fast time of 14.265 lap while Clay Miller, Bryan Barber, Trent Young and Doug Adkins took home the four heat race victories. Gilpin and Shaw Tolson each took home a B-main event title. The feature event saw Miller jump out front at the green flag with Young in pursuit. A four car accident on lap seven slowed the field as Shon Flanary, Adkins, Derrick Davis and Rocky Wilson were all involved. Following the caution Miller again jumped out front of Young but all eyes were on the No. 77 machine of Joey Kramer, who started 11th and had worked his way to fourth position, and Gilpin, who had worked his way from 17th to 10th in those first seven laps. The field would be slowed on lap 24 with caution for a five car pileup in turn two. On the restart Miller would again jump out front but it would not last as Kramer would jump to the outside and take the top position away from Miller and set sail for his second feature win of the season at MRP. Kramer would lead the final five laps to win his 13th feature of the season. Miller would come home second with Gilpin, Young and Weasel Rhodes rounding out the top five positions.

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Joey Kramer won the American Modified Series Special at Moler Raceway last Friday night.

John Whitney, Jr. jumped out front in the Mt. Orab Ford Late Mode Division feature race after claiming one of the two heat race victories. Alan Magner took home the other heat race win. However, Mark Frazier would show his strength and jump out to the top spot on lap two. Quickly, Frazier found himself being chased by Duane Chamberlain. Though it looked like Frazier was going to hold him off and claim his first ever victory at Moler, a bobble off of turn two with six laps remaining would give Chamberlain just enough room to take over the top spot and claim his second feature victory of the season. Frazier would hold on for second position followed by Whitney, Barry Doss and Magner in the top five spots. It looked as though Rusty Yarger was going to have a hard time keeping his three race win streak intact in the Holman Motor

Chevette Division as Josh Francis was very fast in claiming heat race checkers. Not to be outdone, Yarger, too, claimed victory in his heat and the lineups were set with those two cars on the front row. At the green Yarger jumped out front and, despite numerous cautions that would slow the feature event, he would stay there despite Francis being right on his bumper. When the checkered flag was waved, it was Yarger claiming his fourth win in a row and fifth on the season. Francis would claim a close second with “Boog” Verdon, Davis and Tom Arp rounding out the top five positions. Despite Justin Dalton claiming the victory in the Crazy Compact Division heat race, it was Rex Smith, Jr. winning his third feature of the season. Willis Butler would take second spot with a last lap pass on Rob Simpson. Michael Hensley and Dalton would round out the top five finishers.

The Pregnancy Resource Center (PRC) 5K was held on June 9 at the Sardinia Church of Christ. Each of the first male and female runners to cross the finish line was awarded as their respective overall race winner. The overall race winner -- and top male finisher -was Nathan Hauke in a time of 17:31. The overall female race winner was Kim Ayer with a time of 21:36. It was a good turnout for the race with over 40 runners and walkers competing. Awards were given in both the running and walking categories. Each winner is shown in the pictures below.

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The overall male winner of the PRC 5K on June 9 in Sardinia was Nathan Hauke, right, while the overall female winner was Kim Ayer, left.

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Lady Jays: Two weeks of Summer League comes to an end and Georgetown, had members playing that were part of teams that had very strong seasons on the hardwood last year. Each team played one

another one time during the summer league at either Ripley High School or Ripley Union Lewis Huntington Middle School in Aberdeen.

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Pictured above are the winners in each of the running categories from the PRC 5K on June 9 in Sardinia. From left: Dakota Williams, Tom Glasscock, Danny Bubp, Lillian Bynn, Nathan Hauke, Herbie Ware, Leigh Ann Dehass, Jim Neu, Kim Ayer, Tami Ellis, Evan Bunn, Kelley Yockey, Hannah Granger, Cathy Hamilton and Angie Bunn.

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ketball coaches, is open to any basketball players going into grades three through 12. For more information call (513) 313-8907 or (937) 378-2752.

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Kelci Bowling drives to the basket for Ripley during their summer league game at Whiteoak on June 19 at Ripley High School.

Georgetown’s Morgan Gast lofts a pass up the court against New Richmond during the Ripley summer league on June 19 at Ripley High School.

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DAVID DUGAN The flies seem to be earlier and in greater numbers than in recent years. I have talked about Anaplasmosis and part of the control for this includes a good fly control program. If you have not already done something about the fly populations, I am confident that you have a bunch of flies. In addition to Anaplasmosis, flies cause other economic losses to the herd. The following information comes for a recent post in the Beef Blog and was written by Paul Gonzales, Extension Agent. “What is the best thing for flies?” There isn’t really a “best thing” for flies. What works in one herd may not in another. The producer with 20 cows may have more time to devote to the herd

than a producer with 200. There are many control programs and all can be effective. Each producer should consider the options and choose the one that is best for his individual situation. Horn flies are probably the most important economic fly pest on the list. They are called horn flies because they tend to congregate at the base of the horns on horned cattle. In this area we typically find them on the shoulders, down the backs, and on either side of the tail head on cattle. As the population gets larger, they will spread down the sides onto the legs. Horn flies feed on blood and tend to feed continuously while on the animal. Five hundred horn flies will remove a pint of blood each day from the host animal. While a cow is a large animal with a fairly large blood supply, it won’t take many days to become anemic losing this much blood each day. In the middle of summer, it is not uncommon

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BY Faye Mahaffey The Master Gardner Squash, cabbage, potatoes, sweet corn, tomatoes, green beans, oregano, sunflowers, and onions are growing by leaps and bounds in the raised beds at the Ohio Veterans Home in Georgetown, Ohio. I arrived early on our work day so that I could weed and spread mulch before the temperatures soared to the 90’s. When I arrived Fred Panetta and Tony Figliola were already outside checking their gardens. Fred has thinned out the foliage on his tomatoes and Tony pointed out some nice green tomatoes in his raised bed garden. Art Puckett has green beans ready to pick. Paul Mitchell has harvested some cabbage. Randall Patton’s sunflowers are enormous and blooming! The hot weather kept most of the Veteran Gardeners inside that day, but it was evident that they work diligently in the cooler mornings pulling weeds and giving their gardens a good drink of water. My tomatoes are full of blooms and I’m keeping careful watch over several green tomatoes. I have been watering the plants every other day (at the base) and keep hoping for a rain that lasts all night. A few of my tomato plants have laterals/side shoots/suckers which might need to be pruned off to minimize competition with the main stem so that tomato fruit can get bigger and sweeter. Remember that suckers are the new growth that appears in the leaf axile between the stem and a leaf. How do we know which tomato plants should be pruned? There are three main types of tomatoes based on their growth habit. They are determinate, semi-determinate and indeterminate. Determinate tomatoes are relatively small, bushy and compact. Many of the earliest tomatoes are determinate types. Some examples of the determinate type are Early Girl and Super Red. On the other hand, indeterminate types are large and produce tomatoes all season long. They also produce a lot of suckers. Common examples of this type of growth habit include Big Beef and Big Boy. Semi-determinate types are in between the determinate and indeterminate types. They produce fewer suckers than indeterminate types. Common examples of semi-determinate types are Celebrity and Mountain Pride. All tomato plants can grow perfectly without any pruning as long as they are supported with stakes or cages. If gardeners do choose to prune, there are a few guidelines. Only prune indeterminate and semi-determinate types. Be sure to check the tomato labels! With indeterminate types, leave 2-3 suckers at the base of the plant and re-

move the remaining suckers. Suckers should be removed when they are about 3-4 inches long. With semideterminate types, wait until the plants are 8-10 inches tall. Remove all suckers below the first flower cluster, except the one immediately below the flower cluster. No pruning needs to be done with the determinate types. This information was provided by The Buckeye Yard and Garden Line. There are several informative Fact Sheets about tomatoes available on ohioline.osu.edu. Growing Tomatoes in the Home Garden (Fact Sheet HYG1624-10) provides information about choosing tomato cultivars, planting, staking or caging, watering, tomato diseases and some of the insects that can cause damage to your tomatoes. Gardeners need to be watching the leaves of their tomato plants. Many of the

leaf spot diseases mimic each other in their early stages of development. To prepare for “battle” you might want to look up the following OSU Extension Fact Sheets: “Early Blight of Potato and Tomato”, “Late Blight of Potato and Tomato”, Septoria Leaf Spot of Tomato” and “Bacterial Leaf Spot, Speck and Canker of Tomato”. I have already started to pull my favorite fresh tomato recipes. I can’t wait to pick that first ripe tomato! I love to graze among the different tomato cages consuming the sunwarmed fruits of my labor. A quote from Lewis Grizzard sums it up for me -“It’s difficult to think anything but pleasant thoughts while eating a home grown tomato.” Here’s hoping for a long and bountiful tomato season!

Chronic Halitosis Most people at one time or another feel like they have halitosis, or bad breath. Halitosis can be caused by a variety of factors, some of which may surprise you. Let us look beyond the onions and garlic we had for dinner and see what other factors cause bad breath. Dry mouth is one leading cause of bad breath. Many prescription medicines today cause decreased salivary flow leading to dry mouth. If you are on any medications, check the side effects and see if this is one of them. Also, just simple dehydration can cause the mouth to be dry. The natural cleaning process of the salivary flow is inhibited. Keeping the mouth moist helps keep halitosis at bay, so drinking lots of water is one way to treat it. Also, chewing sugar-free gum or using sugar-free lozenges or candy helps keep salivary flow going. Of course eating odoriferous foods does cause bad breath as well. Even if a person has excellent oral hygiene, the odors from the digestive tract come up and out of the mouth causing bad breath. Onions and garlic are common culprits, but other spices can be offensive as well. Not everyone will react the same to every food. Periodontal disease or other chronic oral infections can be a cause of halitosis. In periodontal disease (gum disease), the connective tissue holding the teeth in the gums and bone breaks down causing pocketing around the teeth. The pockets get deeper and deeper trapping food and making an excellent home for bacteria growth. This bacteria produces sulfurcontaining compounds causing bad breath. Your dentist should check for periodontal disease and oral infection at every

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checkup and will recommend necessary treatment. Still a common cause of bad breath is poor oral hygiene. Adequate brushing and flossing is necessary to remove old food and plaque, and most people aren’t doing this efficiently. But even those who have an excellent brushing and flossing technique sometimes struggle with bad breath. Why is this? It has been shown that 90% of odor-causing bacteria in the mouth actually live on the tongue! The little craters between the papillae on the tongue are harboring millions of bacteria. So this requires cleaning of the tongue as part of the oral hygiene routine. Brushing the tongue helps some. It removes about 50% of the bacteria. But the best way to clean the tongue is with a tongue scraper. Tongue scrapers come in different shapes, colors, and sizes, but they all work to scrape out food, bacteria, and dead cells from between the papillae on the tongue. Efficiently cleaning the tongue once or twice a day can greatly improve one’s halitosis problem. Ask your dentist about how you can get a tongue scraper to use at home as part of your oral hygiene regimen. And maybe he or she can counsel you as to where your halitosis problem is coming from according to your habits, medications, and the state of your mouth. Working together with their dentists, most people should be able to make chronic halitosis a thing of the past.

to find as many as 2,000 flies on an untreated cow and 4,000 to 5,000 on untreated bulls. Horn flies remain on the host animal all the time. This fact aids in our efforts to control them. Face flies, houseflies, and lesser house flies do not feed on blood but cause problems by pestering the cattle and spreading certain diseases. These flies feed on the secretions from the eyes and nose of the host animal. Obviously, this would be a source of constant irritation to the animal. There is also evidence that these flies help spread pinkeye in the herd. All three of these fly species tend to move from animal to animal, never spending much time on any individual, which makes controlling them more of a challenge. Stable flies are blood feeders like horn flies but their feeding pattern is like that of the face and houseflies. They tend to move from animal to animal feeding on each as they go. Stable flies have been implicated in the transmission of anaplasmosis in cattle. Anaplasmosis is a blood disorder in cattle that is on the rise in southern herds. These flies can be effectively controlled by cleaning up old hay piles around feeding sites so that they have no place to lay eggs. So what can we do to control these pests? Two insecticides are on the market that can be fed to the animals through various carriers, the most common being a mineral supplement, which are then excreted in the manure. The flies lay eggs in the manure for the developing larvae to feed on. The insecticide in the manure stops the larval development

and therefore eliminates the emergence of adult flies. These insecticides have no effect on adult flies. Since the adults only live for two to three weeks, control is achieved after this first generation dies. However, if a neighboring herd (within two to four miles) is not under a fly control program, there can still be large numbers of adult flies present. This would dictate using an additional control method or a completely different strategy. Other control methods include insecticide ear tags, back rubs, dust bags, and hand-applied sprays, dusts, and pour-ons. The insecticide ear tags, also called fly tags, offer very effective control by killing flies present on the animal and repelling flies that may come at a later date. Fly tags should not be applied until there are approximately 200 flies per animal present and should be removed in the fall to help prevent pesticide resistance in the fly population. To further prevent the pesticide resistance, producers should rotate tags used, by active ingredient. Use an organophosphate tag for two years followed by a pyrethroid tag for one year. Most fly tags on the market offer protection for four to five months. Back rubs and dust bags charged with pesticide are very effective in controlling flies if placed where animals will use them. Many older cattle will voluntarily use these but others must be forced to use them. Placing them so that cattle must go under them when accessing water or minerals or from one pasture to another can do this. The drawback to these devices is that

they must be recharged every week or two. Many times we put them up and then forget to service them during the summer. The sprays, dusts, and pour-ons work well in most cases. The biggest problem associated with these is their need to be re-applied every two to three weeks. This becomes very labor intensive. Most of the pour-ons on the market now will provide longer control but still won’t last all season. One product now claims to have nine-week effectiveness, indicating that you can treat cattle twice during a year and have season long control. Failure to implement a fly control program for your herd causes reduced performance and lost income. It is generally thought that every $1 spent on fly control returns $5 to $10. Some producers think they can’t afford to control flies. Truth is they can’t afford not to. *** Dates to Remember SOACDF Meetings - Program changes for the Southern Ohio Agricultural and Community Development Foundation (Tobacco Foundation) will be discussed for the 2012-13 year on Wednesday, July 18, at 1:30 p.m. at the South Campus of Southern State Community College in Fincastle. A second opportunity will be held on Tuesday, July 24, at 6:30 p.m. in the Cherry Fork Community Center. If these dates do not work, you may want to look at the July 12 meeting in Lucasville. This is also a 6:30 p.m. meeting held at the USDA Service Center located on SR 104. *** Adams Co. Fair - July 1521 in West Union

Creature Feature Preventive Health Care for your Canine July is Canine Preventative Care Month at All Creatures Animal Hospital. At ACAH we know that canine preventive medicine often catches problems before they become serious, saving you time and money. If you think about it, it’s like caring for your vehicle. You regularly check the oil and the air pressure in the tires and take the car in for regularly scheduled maintenance. Doing the same thing for your dog can stop health problems in their tracks and even extend your dog's life. Regular Veterinary Visits. Taking your dog in each year for his veterinary exam, isn’t just about vaccinations. Your veterinarian will do a thorough exam: palpating the body to make sure all the internal organs feel normal and there are no lumps or bumps; checking the eyes and ears; listening to the heart and lungs; checking the weight; and taking the temperature. Dog’s age differently than people, an annual physical is comparable to you having a physical exam every five or six years. This is important if your dog is middle-aged or older because it gives your veterinarian a chance to find and treat health problems before they become serious. Vaccinations. Most people go on faith that vaccinations are good for a dog and protect him against disease. They're right. When born, puppies are protected by special antibodies produced in their mother's milk, but as they lose this protection as they get older. Canines need a series of vaccinations, usually starting at six to ten weeks of age. The vaccinations are repeated every three or four weeks until the puppy is about four months old. Then he gets annual vaccinations to protect him throughout his life. The vaccinations protect your dog against such rabies, parvovirus, and distemper and against other diseases such as viral hepatitis, parainfluenza, coronavirus, kennel cough and Lyme disease if you live an area where Lyme disease is common and your dog spends a lot of time outside. Spaying and Neutering.

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You may not know this, but spaying a female dog before her first heat and neutering a male before he reaches sexual maturity can often prevent many behavioral and health problems. Spay and neuter surgeries are easier to perform on young puppies, take less time and require less anesthesia thanks to new technology and new drugs. Young puppies recover much quicker than older puppies or dogs, and longterm health benefits can include a smaller risk of d e v e l o p i n g mammary tumors and dangerous uterine infections or testicular cancer. Dogs that are spayed or neutered prior to hitting puberty have a much greater chance of living a long, full life. Spaying and neutering have another very important benefit that is often overlooked: preventing the birth of unwanted puppies. According to the Humane Society, 25 to 35 million dogs are put to sleep each

year because there just aren't enough homes for them. Your dog should be spayed or neutered by the age of four to six months, unless your veterinarian recommends otherwise. Spaying or neutering is a one-time investment that will dramatically lower your dog's risk of several serious disease (including some cancers), and can double your dog's life expectancy. At All Creatures Animal Hospital, Dr. Dan knows that preventing disease and injury is the single most important service we can offer you. Ensuring that your pet stays healthy means you'll have more time to spend together. As with us humans, animals are living longer than ever thanks to rigorous (and affordable) preventive medicine. You'll discover that investing in a little preventive care now saves you substantial money down the road.

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Dry Weather Continues For Most Sunday and Monday (June 17 and 18) some areas in the tri-county area that I cover saw rain, while others did not. I have talked to people who reported as much as 2 plus inches of rain, to less than a tenth of an inch. The forecast for the next few days does not look much better. As this dry period continues, we will be looking to do some things with forages to extend the grazing for livestock producers. We will look at some summer annuals and would be interested in working with some on farm trials. If interested, please notify me at dugan.46@osu.edu or call me at (937) 371-5622. The plan would be to use these trials as part of a grazing school later in the summer/fall. More information will be available in the coming weeks in this newspaper. Controlling Flies in the Herd

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Western Brown High School Class of 1982 Reunion will be held on Saturday, June 30 beginning at 7 p.m. on Saturday, June 30 at the Pike Township Hall. For more information contact Andrea Kreiner Schumann at (937) 213-3323, Tammy Brown Lind at (513) 4049544, Kim Gunter Lodwick at (513) 310-7011 or Sharon Wardlow Christman at (513) 633-8588. MONDAY, JULY 2 TOPS Chapter in Mt. Orab will meet at 5:30 p.m. Monday, July 2 at the Mt. Orab Public Library, 613 S. High St. Further information is available by calling Velvet Frye at (937) 444-7237. Aberdeen Village Council will meet at 7:30 pm. on Monday, July 2. This is an open meeting and everyone is welcome to attend.

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Toddler Soccer League sponsored by Hamersville Jr. Sports Association will be held on Monday, July 2 and Tuesday, July 3 from 6 to 7 p.m. at the McKinney Sports Complex on Lucas Road. Cost to join is only $45 (includes T-shirt). For more information contact Heather Fite at (513) 304-9342 or hfite15@roadrunner.com TOPS Chapter in Sardinia will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday, July 2, at Sardinia Church of the Nazarene on Sardinia-Mowrystown Road. Further information is available by calling Regina Davidson at (937) 446-3714. Eagle Township Trustees will meet at 7 p.m. on Monday, July 2 in Fincastle. This meeting is open to the public. TOPS Chapter in Ripley will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday, July 2, at the Ripley Church of the Nazarene, 230 North Second Street. Further information is available by calling Kaye Nichols at (937) 377-2501. Brown County Board of Commissioners will meet at 9 a.m. on Monday, July 2, at the commissioners office, 800 Mt. Orab Pike in Georgetown. This meeting is open to the public. TUESDAY, JULY 3 Phileo Ministries, a ministry of TriCounty Baptist Church will be open for operation on Tuesday, July 3

from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. For more information call (937) 446-1416.

Tibbe at (937) 377-4300.

Brown County Board of Commissioners will meet at 9 a.m. Tuesday, July 3 instead of on Wednesday, at the commissioners office, 800 Mt. Orab Pike, Georgetown. The public is invited to attend.

Little Mr. and Miss and Jr. Miss Contest sponsored by the Huntington Hotshots 4H Club will be held on Wednesday, July 4 at the Aberdeen Park in Aberdeen. Registration begins at 10 a.m., show begins at 11 a.m. For more information call (937) 549-2941 or (606) 759-0421.

Williamsburg Garden Club will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, July 3 at the home of Barbara and Jerry Mueller. For additional information call 724-3657, of visit www.williamsburg-garden-club.org. AlcoholicsAnonymous 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. Zumba Classes will be offered by Snap Fitness, 127 North Point Drive in Mt. Orab at 6:30 on Tuesday, July 3. These classes are for members of Snap Fitness as well as nonmembers. Please call (937) 4445230 for more information. Yoga Classes will be offered by Snap Fitness, 127, North Point Drive, Mt. Orab at 7:30 p.m. at the center on Tuesday, July 3. Members of Snap Fitness as well as nonmembers are welcome. Please call (937) 444-5230 for details. WEDNESDAY, July 4 Independence Day Program sponsored by the George A. Lambert, post 755, The American Legion in Sardinia will be held at 6 p.m. at the Sardinia Veterans and Community Park shelter located behind the library on Purdy Road. 4th of July Steak and Chicken Dinner, sponsored by the Russellville Community Action Planners (RCAP) will begin at 11 a.m. at the Rambler Center on July 4. For more information on this event the next RCAP meeting is Wednesday, June 21 at 7:30 in the Arts Council Room or call Lucille Gelter at (937) 3775224. Joe Myers 5K Classic will be held on Wednesday, July 4 at the Russellville Rambler Center. Registration begins at 7 a.m. with a starting horn at 8 a.m. All proceeds from this event go to the Joe Myers Eastern High School Lady Warrior and Warrior Basketball Scholarship fund. For more information contact Bobbie

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Yoga Classes will be offered by The Hospice Center located on Hughes Blvd in Mt. Orab at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 4. For more information on this class please contact Jane Amiot at (937) 444-3446. Belly Dancing Classes will be offered Wednesday, July 4, from 5:45 to 6:45 p.m at the Hospice Center located on Hughes Blvd in Mt. Orab. For more information on this class please contact Jane Amiot at (937) 444-3446. Sit and Stitch will meet 10 a.m. to noon Wednesday, July 4 at the Sardinia Public Library, 13309 Purdy Road, Sardinia. Anyone who is a crocheter or 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. TOPS Chapter in Aberdeen will meet at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 4, at the River Bend Apartments Community Room. Further information is available by calling Kaye Nichols at (937) 377-2501. THURSDAY, July 5 Kick-boxing Classes will be offered on Thursday at 6:30 p.m. on July 5, 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 444-5230. Franklin Township Trustees Meeting will be held at 7 p.m. on Thursday, July 5 in Arnheim. This meeting is open to the public. Free Dinners will be served from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. every Thursday, in-

Ohio Statehouse displays 15-Star U.S. Flag in rotunda To commemorate the bicentennial of the War of 1812, the Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board today displayed a 10 foot by 15 foot 15-star American Flag in the Ohio Statehouse Rotunda. The flag is a replica of the star-spangled banner that flew above Ft. McHenry in Chesapeake Bay during the war, and famously inspired our country’s national anthem. The flag flew on Veterans Plaza on June 18, 2012 marking the exact day that President Madison declared war on Great Britain in 1812. The flag will be on display through at least December 2012. Adjacent to the 15-star flag in the Rotunda is the magnificent painting, Perry’s Victory, depicting the Battle of Lake Erie. Perry’s Victory, depicts the key battle in which Oliver Hazard Perry led the American forces to victory over the British. Prominently painted in the picture is the 15-star American flag. Perry’s flagship, the Lawrence, had caught fire, and his crew suffered heavy casualties. The painting was the first piece of artwork commissioned by the state of Ohio for the new 1861 Statehouse. The survivors, including Perry, rowed to another American ship, the Niagara, transferred his battle flag and continued the fight, outmaneuvering the British. Oliver Hazard Perry, commanding the American fleet, met up with the British off the Bass Islands in Lake Erie and soundly defeated them. This action effectively gave control of the lake to the Americans, and led to General William Henry Harrisons’ invasion of Canada. Perry is famous for his statement after the final stages of the battle, “We have met the enemy and they are ours.”

cluding July 5 at the Decatur Park. Dinner in the Decatur Park is sponsored by the “We Can Help Food Bank” and members of the community. Pike Township Trustees will meet at 7 p.m. on Thursday, July 5 on Rt 774. This meeting is open to the public. Yoga Classes will be offered at the Snap Fitness Center in Mt. Orab, 127 North Point Drive beginning at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, July 5. These classes are open to both members and non-members. Call (937) 4445230 for more information. Alcoholics Anonymous will meet 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. Thursday, July 5, at

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TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) Chapter in Winchester will meet at 10 a.m. Wednesday, July 4, at Winchester Church of Christ in Christian Union, 1540 Tri-County Highway, Winchester. Further information is available by calling Bobbi Wilson at (937) 446-4662.

Wesley Cooper and Virginia C. vincent to Wesley Cooper, 2.32 acres of and in Byrd Township, filed 6/20/2012, $26,000 Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and Ryan G. Regenstein to Fifth Third Bank, .38 acres of land in Byrd Township, filed 6/19/2012 Edward W. Moorman, trustee to Kenneth L. and Linda C. West, 98.16 acres of land in Clark Township, filed 6/19/2012 Faith Bryan and Grover W. Shepperd to Faith W. Bryan, trustee, 75.62 acres of land in Clark Township and 26.27 acres and 69.17 acres of land in Lewis Township, filed 6/20/2012 Dennis A. and Loreda Beavers to Waynoka Property Owners Association, Inc., In-Lot 3644 in Lake Waynoka Sub., Franklin Township, filed 6/19/2012 Marta M. and John H. Rickey to Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Lot 7 in Hillcrest Acres, Green Township, filed 6/20/2012, $48,334 Jesse And Ruth Wilder to Jessie Ann Wilder, 5.55 acres of land in Huntington Township, filed 5/14/2012 Carolyn Combs, Carolyn Day to Phillip and Toni Stover, 5.10 acres of land in Jackson Township,5.10 acres and 5.45 acres of land in Jackson Township, filed 6/14/2012. $75.000 James and Linda King to Orlando and lorraine Jones, In-Lot 4010 in Lake Waynoka Sub., Jackson Township, filed 6/19/2012, $45,000 Anna M. and Jesse L. Drake III to Felicia Howard, 6.50 acres of land in Lewis Township, filed 6/20/2012 Thomas P. and Deborah Stropes and Vanderbilt Mortgage-Finance, Inc., to Jamie M. Watson, Lot 5 in Shinkles Ridge Estates, Lewis Township, filed 6/20/2012, $59,000 BAC Home Loan Servicing LP to Jessie Bullock, Lot 10R, 1.47 acres of land in Perry Township, filed 6/20/2012 Jeffery T. and Traci L. Stroop to Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp, Lots 43 and 44 in McCloughen Addition, in Mt. Orab, Pike Township, filed 6/19/2012, $55,000

Common Pleas Raylene and William J. Richey III to US Bank National Association, In-Lot 67 in Georgetown, Pleasant Township, filed 6/19/2012, $75,000 Gary Randall Mason to Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., In Lot 142, In Lot 146 and In Lot 147 in Georgetown, Pleasant Township, filed 6/20/2012, $28,334 James W. and Mary E. Hanselman to James W. Hanselman, In Lot 12 in Stephen Manor Sub., in Georgetown, Pleasant Township, filed 6/19/2012 F & G Inc., an Ohio Corporation to James L. and Tina M. Scoggins, Lot 20 in Sterling Erics Crossing, filed 6/20/2012, $143,500 Thomas B. Clasgens to Thomas B. and Rebecca K. Clasgens, Lot 1 in Sterling Township, filed 6/20/2012 Family Dollar Stores Ohio, Inc., to Realty Income Properties 17, LLC, Ripley Village, Union Township, filed 6/14/ 2012, $1,027,186 Thomas, Dennis, William Patrick and Elwood and Esther E. Patrick to Thomas E. Patrick, 30.85 acres and 12.79 acres of land in Washington Township, filed 6/20/2012 Esther L. Patrick and Thomas E. and William H Patrick to William H. and Lisa Renee Patrick, 128.48 acres of land in Washington Township, filed 6/20/2012 Jeffery A. Mock and Bank of New York to Alan L. and Christinia M. Layman, 9.28 acres and 2.01 acres of land in Washington Township, filed 6/19/2012, $45,050 Thomas, Dennis and William Patrick and Elwood Patrick to Dennis L. and Cynthia A. Patrick, 102.29 acres of land in Washington Township, filed 6/20/2012 Louise Mays to Louise Mays and Tonya M. Pflueger, In Lot 33 in Kennedy Addition in Sardinia, Washington Township, filed 6/19/2012 Thomas J. and Sara Headley to Russell and Rosemary Grooms, Lot 40 in Village at Wills Point, Mt. Orab, filed 6/14/2012, $155,000

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DOMESTIC CASES Johnny Cox, Jr. Georgetown, versus Tony S. Dotson, Williamsburg, case #20120472, filed 6/20/2012, Action: domestic violence Sue A. Sams, Mt. Orab, versus Michael W. Sams, Hillsboro, case #20120588, filed 6/14/2012, Action: dissolution of marriage Danielle Meineke, Hamersville versus Jason M. Meineke, Mt. Orab, case #20120590, filed 6/15/2012, Action: dissolution of marriage Rebecca Crawford, Felicity versus Buddy Crawford, Mt. Orab, case #20120594, filed 6/18/2012, Action: dissolution of marriage Deborah White, Georgetown versus Michael White, Georgetown, case #20120502, filed 6/19/2012, Action: termination of marriage Garrett Dobbrate, Sardinia versus Tina R. Topie, Sardinia, case #20120603, filed 6/20/2012, Action: domestic violence Thomas J Hirons, Hamersville versus Sandra k. Hirons, Hamersville, case #20120604, filed 6/20/2012, Action: termination of marriage CIVIL CASES Bank of America, NA successor versus Sandra Williams, case 320120589, filed 6/15/2012, Action: foreclosures Wells Fargo Bank, NA versus Peggy Branock, case #2012 20120591, filed 6/15/2012, Action: foreclosures Jacob Fabela versus Joyce Thompson, case #20120592, filed 6/15/2012, Action: civil stalking Deanna Baker versus Christa Blanco, case #20120593, filed 6/18/2012, Action: civil stalking

Marriages Abby Gelter, 24, Ripley, MA to marry Matthew Bradford, 37, Ripley, logistics, filed 6/18/2012 Jacqueline Charissa Eads, 24, Mt. Orab, stna to marry Daniel Paul Tucker, 26, Mt. Orab, construction, filed 6/20/2012 Robin Ann Hazelbaker, 46, Mt. Orab, social worker to marry Ty Roger Shipley, 50, Mt. Orab, HVAC tech, filed 6/14/2012

Margaret M. Merrick versus Tyler Jacobs, case #20120595, filed 6/18/2012, Action: civil stalking Asset Acceptance, LLC versus Donna Seipel, case #20120596, filed 6/19/2012, Action: other civil Midland funding LLC versus Anthony Parker, case #20120597, filed 6/19/2012, Action: other civil Navy Federal Credit Union versus Douglas E. Laroli, case #20120598, filed 6/19/2012, Action: other civil PNC Bank NA versus Alfred R. Bruce II, case #20120599, filed 6/19/2012, Action: unknown Bank of America, NA successor versus Angela S. Gregory, case #20120600, filed 6/19/2012 Action: foreclosures Joan S. Graham versus Orthopedic Consultants, case #20120605, filed 6/20/2012, Action: other civil Wells Fargo Bank, NA trustees versus Vernon Murrer, case #20120606, filed 6/20/2012, Action: foreclosures Fifth Third Bank versus Dawn Oberschlake, case 320120607, filed date 6/20/2012, Action: foreclosures

Probate Delbert Daniels, Aberdeen, case #20121116, DOD 8/29/2001, filed 6/18/2012 Virginia Daniels, Aberdeen, case #20121115, DOD 5/27/2012, filed 6/18/2012 Harry D. Germann, Ripley, case #20121117, DOD 1/18/2012, filed 6/19/2012 George W. Hall, Mt. Orab, case #20121112, DOD 5/30/2012, filed 5/14/2012 Clyde Kennard, Ripley, case #20121113, DOD 5/29/2012, filed 6/18/2012 Lloyd E. Kinder Jr., Ripley, case #20121118, DOD 4/17/2012, filed 6/19/2012 Barbara M. Lawrence, Aberdeen, case #20121114, DOD 7/9/2006, filed 6/18/2012 Beatrice Reichardt, Georgetown case #20121119, DOD 4/15/2012, filed 6/19/2012 Julius Schimer, Williamsburg, case #20121120, DOD 4/7/2012, filed 6/19/2012 Anthonia L. Sheldon, Mt. Orab, case #20121111, DOD 3/4/2012, filed 6/14/2012

St. Michael's Catholic Church, 220 S. High St., Mt. Orab. Adams/Brown County Alzheimer's/Dementia Family Caregiver Support Group will meet Thursday, July 5, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Adams County Regional Medical Center, second floor. For more information (937) 3863590. FRIDAY, July 6 Free knitting and crocheting classes at the Rambler Center (old Russellville-Jefferson High School) in Russellville will be held 10 a.m.noon Friday, July 6. Anyone who would like information or a list of supplies or who wishes to register for the next group of classes may call Mary Kelch at (513) 734-2501 or (513) 543-3137. Kentucky Whoopie Brown County Summer National will be held on Friday, July 6 and Saturday July 7 at the Brown County Fairgrounds in Georgetown. This event will feature super farm tractors, twowheel drive trucks, light super stock tractors an modified tractors. For more information call (937) 3783558, or visit 222.LittleStateFair.com. SATURDAY, July 7 “Cruisin’ at the Corner” at the Williams Corner Church of God, 6162 St. Rt. 132 in Goshen, will be held on Saturday, July 7, beginning at 6 p.m. Event includes door prizes, good music and great food. For more information call (513) 6256459 or (513) 288-1977. Annual Car and Bike Show, sponsored by SATH (Supplemental Assistance to the Handicapped) will be held during the Festival of the Bells in Hillsboro, on Saturday, July 7 at the old Hillsboro High School parking lot next to the Scott House. For more information contact Linda Allen, executive director at (937) 393-1904, ext. 131 or (937) 3938550. Monthly Flea Market at Sardinia Veterans Park will be held from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. on Saturday, July 7. The park is located behind the library on Purdy Road in Sardinia. Food will be served. Each space is 20 feet wide and electricity is available if needed. To reserve a space call in advance, (937) 442-5675 or (937) 446-3624. UPCOMING EVENTS Mt. Orab Lions Club will meet on Monday, July 9 and July 23, at 6:30 p.m. at the New Harmony Lodge, 110 South High Street. This meeting will include a meal. For more information contact Bob Richmond at (937) 444-4791. Free Mammograms, offered by Brown County Health Department, to be held on Friday, July 13 between 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Brown County Health Department, 826 Mt. Orab Pike in Georgetown. To schedule an appointment call (937) 378-6892 or toll free at (866) 867-6892. Business Expo, sponsored by the Brown County Chamber of Commerce is scheduled for Thursday, August 2 from 4 to 7 p.m. at Southern Hills Career and Technical Center in Georgetown. For more information on this event call (937) 378-4784. Free Movie, sponsored by the Georgetown Courthouse Square Association, Inc., will be held on Friday, July 13, beginning at 9:30. Everyone is invited to attend this family event.

Brown County Sugar helpers Group, a diabetic support group will meet from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Georgetown Methodist Church on Monday, July 9. The event will feature guest speakers, educational material, diabetic recipes and more. Please come join us and bring a friend. “Johnny Appleseed” Comes to Ripley, Friday July 13, sponsored by the Ripley Friends of the Library. Appleseed (performer Hank Fincken) will be in the back lawn and alley of the Ripley Museum at 219 North Second Street as part of the annual potluck event. The lawn will be open at 5:30 p.m. Dinner served at 6 p.m. 29th Decatur Day in the Park will be held on Saturday, July 14. Events will include a parade, children’s games, corn hole tournament, 4H baking contest and an auction. Music provided by the Liberty Band and West Union’s David James and The Gang. To set up a booth call Brian Day at (937) 515-7519. Brown County Diabetes Coalition will meet at the Georgetown Methodist Church on Monday, July 9 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Everyone is invited to attend and learn more about diabetes. Different topics and discussion are offered at each meeting. For more information please call the Brown County Health Department at (937) 378-6892. Jefferson Township Trustees will meet on July 11, instead of July 4 at 8 p.m. in Russellville. This is an open meeting. Free Dinners will be served from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. every Thursday, including July 12 and July 19, at the Decatur Park. Dinner in the Decatur Park is sponsored by the “We Can Help Food Bank” and members of the community. Brown County Singing Convention will be held on Friday, July 20 at The Living Church of Five Mile, St. Rt. 68, Mt Orab. Anyone with a special song, poem or any other Godgiven talent can share it with others of just enjoy a fun time of fellowship. The singing begins at 7 p.m. For more information or directions contact Larry Downing at (937) 4463259. Russellville Community Action Planners (RCAPS) will meet on Monday, July 16 at 7:30 p.m. at the Rambler Center in Russellville, 203 East Main Street. Everyone is invited to attend the meeting. For more information call (937) 3775224. ABC Elite Basketball Camp, sponsored by Thousand Point Hoops will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Monday, July 9 through Thursday, July 12 at Western Brown High School. For more information call (513) 313-8907 or (937) 378-2752. 30th Annual Quilt Show, sponsored by Clinton County Quilt Association will be held September 7, 8 and 9 at the Clinton County Corn Festival at the fairgrounds, 958 West Main Street in Wilmington. For more information or to enter a quilt for judging contact Kathy Szelagiewicz at (937) 783-3742. ONGOING EVENTS ABCEOI Program to Assist Homeless is available through ABCAP Housing Department. This program is to assist with past due rent payments for persons who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. For more information call (937) 378-6041, ext. 285 or (800) 553-7393, ext. 285.

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Mercy Health, which provides quality care with compassion in your neighborhood, is pleased to announce that Jeffrey Graham will serve as East Market Leader and President, with responsibility for Mercy Health’s network of care of the east side of Cincinnati. Jeffrey Graham assumes the role today, June 18, 2012.

Graham comes to Mercy Health from Adena Health System, located in South Central Ohio, where he has served since 1999, most recently as chief strategy officer. He was responsible for the development and implementation of Adena Health System’s growth strategy and system objectives, overseeing new markets, mergers, physician

and hospital acquisitions and strategy execution. Previously, he served as the system’s chief operating officer and worked in conjunction with the board of trustees, the management team, the medical staff and physician leadership to formulate and operationalize the mission, vision, values and strategic direction of the health sys-

tem. He also served as hospital operations officer and held a number of other executive roles with Adena Health System. “Graham comes to Mercy Health with extensive experience in implementing a successful integrated physician-led model of healthcare delivery. He’s overseen regional

growth and service line strategies in cardiology, orthopaedics, oncology, women and children’s Health and primary care,” said Lee Ann Liska, chief operations officer for Mercy Health. “His knowledge and experience makes him an ideal candidate to lead the Mercy Health as it continues to grow to best serve Cincinnati’s eastern

communities.” Graham holds a Master of Business Administration, Health Care Management from the University of Findlay in Findlay, Ohio, and a Bachelor of Business Administration from Eastern Kentucky University in Richmond, Kentucky.

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ALL FURNINSHINGS ARE NEGOTIABLE - 1296603 - Mt. Orab Wonderful all brick story and a half home w/a full bsmt. ED Beautiful C U D hardwood E RE flrs. in kit. PRIC and BR. Hardwood under most carpets. Stone F/P, brand new ceramic backsplash and furnace. 20x16 back deck. Covered front porch. Circle Drive 3 BR 2 Ba. All contents are negotiable. $98,500 1308791- First Offering! 2BD, 2BA. Custom built. home w/full SO LD w/o bsmt. PE Amenities ND ING too numerous to mention. Wonderful open flr plan. Stone FP (gas log). Brick FP in bsmt. HDWD under carpet, fronts on 2 streets. Beautifully rolling grounds. Blt. in flower boxes. $129,900

industrial discharges, principal tributaries and streams where known or suspected sources of pollution occur. Samples will be collected from the same sites a number of times. Ohio EPA employees all carry photo identification and will request permission from private landowners if access to their property is needed. Interested citizens can view the study plan and find general information about stream monitoring on the web.

FSA announces accepted CRP offers in Ohio The USDA Ohio Farm Service Agency (FSA), announced that 7,963 acres were accepted during the 43rd Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) general sign-up, bringing the total number of active CRP acres in Ohio to 337,713. Nationwide, USDA accepted enrollment of 3.9 million acres bringing the total program enrollment to 29.6 million acres. Landowners enrolled in CRP receive annual rental payments and cost-share assistance to establish long-term, resource conserving covers on eligible farmland. Accepted contracts will become effective

October 1, 2012. All CRP sign-up 43 offers were evaluated and ranked using the Environmental Benefits Index (EBI) that consists of the following five environmental factors plus cost: wildlife enhancement, water quality, soil erosion, enduring benefits and air quality. The national average rental rate per acre for this sign-up is $51.24. For more information about the Conservation Reserve Program, please contact your local FSA office or visit http://www.fsa.usda.gov/cr p.

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Exclusive Beacon Hill Sub-division this brand new custom built home boasts Hardwood flring on the entire first floor. California berber and ceramic tile on 2nd flr. Master BR suite has walk-in closet and a dbl. vanity. Zoned HVAC. Full bsmt. underneath. 20x18 back deck. Tree-lined back yard. 3 poss. 4 BR's 2.5 Ba. Beautiful! $177,750

1307706- Zoned Residential/Commercial! Located at the corner of St Rt 131 & SR 50, one minute from Fayetteville. Mins. to Blanchester, Milford, Mt. Orab. 24x60 Multi-purpose bldg. included. This home must be viewed inside & out. Picturesque location $124,500

1301943 - Pike Twp - 3BD, 2BA. Enormous home situated on a 5+ acre tract. Newer furnace, flooring & vinyl siding. Great Eat-In Kitchen w/lots of storage. Family room w/wbfp. Beautiful vinyl flooring. Huge deck on rear. woods in the back yard. $79,900

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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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1304208- Mt. Orab - Must see inside of this home to believe! 3BD, 2BA. Totally transformed. Brand new flring, fixtures, hwh. All new drywall! Newer furnace & compact pellet stove. Gar. has it's own heating system. All on 4.17 acres. $89,900

1312624Georgetown Walk back in time as you enter the front door of this magnificent home! 3BD, 1.5 BA. Double parlor, fluted wdwk w/rosettes. Wide baseboards & a cherry bannister. A dry cellar underneath. This homs has a secure, local alarm system which can be transferred to the new owner. $89,900

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1309169- Beautiful setting for this unique well built home. Wonderful open floor plan, full bsmt & wrap around porch. Absolutely Impeccable in condition! 20x12 shed, 36x24 bldg. alum.drs. on both sides of bldg. Huge garden spot. Land nicely rolls. $135,000

1272942- Winchester- Solid home on public water & sewer. 3BD, 1.5BA. Brand new roof. Home has been well cared for. Att. 1 car garage is finished w/opener. 20x34, 2 car garage oversized. Nicely landscaped. $89,900 1258238- Sardinia- 3BD, 2BA, Almost 1500 sq.ft. of open living area. Master BD suite. Dining Rm. & Equipped eat-in Kitchen. Large front deck & covered back porch. Affordable living seconds off St. Rt. 32. Back yard completely privacy & fenced. 2 car carport. $79,900

1289196- Lake Waynoka- Simply Magnificent! 3BD, 2BA. This is a custom built Schlabach home. Open floor plan with soaring ceilings. Hardwood entry & kitchen flring. Beautiful kitchen cabinets w/crown molding. Kit. island. MBR suite w/stand up shower. Spacious laundry rm. $119,900 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. $147,500

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Brown County Farm Bureau is pleased to announce that Trevor Corboy of Sardinia, Curtis Holton of Russellville, Taylor Hopkins of Georgetown, Katherine Weathers of Fayetteville, and Laramie Wells of Russellville have been selected to receive a $500 scholarship. Corboy, a member of the 2012 graduating class of Eastern High School, is the son of John and Gwen Corby. He will continue his education at the Ohio State University this fall. Holton, also a 2012 graduate of Eastern High School and is the son of

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Educational Adviser WANTED - Truck Driver, Tractor Dump trailer, regional, steady, year round work, out over night, good equipment & pay, must have Class A CDL, good record, pass drug test. Call 937-444-3717. ADULT DAY Services Program. First Shift, must be able to pass a drug test, Background Check, physical. Have a clear driving record & have GED or Diploma. Experience working MR/DD field. For more info call 937-446-2803.

BONUS $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. CNA’S NEEDED to touch the heart of those in need, in the coming seasons of giving, and all year round! We offer 12 hour shift. Call or stop by to fill out an application. 937-378-3727. CUSTOMER SUPPORT & MARKETING Position needed. Full-time or part-time. Georgetown, OH. Salary depending on experience. Send resume to: Libertea.us, 474 Home St., Georgetown, OH 45121 DD CLIENT Program Coordinator Full time salaried position for individual to plan, coordinate and implement daily living programs for the developmentally disabled population in two progressive eight client family home in Milford/Goshen area (Clermont County). Required: Bachelor Degree in related field of human services; habilitation; teaching and minimum 1 year experience working with developmentally disabled. If you meet both requirements email resume to KJackson@cciohio.com Must be able to work varying shifts. Previous supervisory experience a plus. Community Concepts, Inc.

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DRIVERS: COMPANY/OWNER OP’s. Local & long haul. Dedicated runs, pd loaded/unloaded. Good home time. CO.-Excellent benefits. O/OP’s-100% FSC, Fuel Cards. CDL-A: 2yrs OTR exp., Tank & Haz. end a+. www.slay.com. FT TELLER - Growing credit union seeks experienced teller for Mt. Orab branch. Send resume detailing experience to: info@classicfcu.org OR Human Resources, P.O. Box 488, Amelia, OH 45102. HELP SENIORS remain independent in their homes. Companionship, meal prep, light housekeeping, med reminders & personal care. Clermont & Brown County. 513-230-5111

Assist director with operational functions of Educational Talent Search grant. Develop and provide monthly workshops for Educational Talent Search students in grades six through twelve. Provide educational, career and college advising. Conduct needs assessments, develop student educational plans and monitor student progress. Plan and coordinate college visits and cultural field trips. Develop and update participant files and submit reports showing progress toward completion of program objectives.

200 - HELP WANTED HOME CARE Agency serving DDS (FKA) MRDD seeks experienced & mature direct care professionals for 24/7, homes in Milford & Amelia. Experience with behaviors preferred. Immediate openings available. 513-681-2472. Leave message.

HORSE FARM Barn Help. Weekends, experience helpful, must be dependable, Williamsburg area. 513-225-6665. IMMEDIATE OPENING for a Warranty Manager in Mt. Orab. Candidate should have excellent customer service skills & experience, ability to multi-task, basic pc skills, ability to handle stress & keep customers happy. Trailer knowledge is a plus. Call 937-444-4295 to schedule an interview. JOB OPENING for Overhead Crane Service Tech/Inspector. Training available, experience a plus. Please email resume to: uscrane1@aol.com or fax to: 513-671-1956.

DUMP TRUCK DRIVER NEEDED 2 Years experience CDL Clean driving record Local Hauling. Work available now! Call:

Carl Ritter Trucking 513-625-7072

Job Description: Under general supervision from a designated administrator, intervene when students have academic or personal problems, which could prohibit completion of his/her degree or program; to administer computer-based assessment to enrolled participants. Min. Quals.: Bachelor's degree with 1 year experience; OR associate degree with 3 years experience; OR 5 years experience. Experience must be in educational advising and/or working with disadvantaged children in an educational setting. Position Qualification: Bachelor's degree in education or arts and sciences or another related field, and 1 or more years experience working with disadvantaged children in an educational setting or educational advising experience. To apply for position (212PV1185), please see

Metal Manufacturing Batavia, Ohio First/Second Shift Positions

SHEET METAL FABRICATORS WELDERS Must read tape measure accurately for all above positions listed.

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937-444-0820 MANAGING COSMETOLOGIST needed at The Ultimate Salon in Georgetown, Ohio. Experience a must and apply in person.

NOW HIRING experienced meat cutter with competitive pay. 937-392-1357.

DUMP TRUCK DRIVER NEEDED WE NEED HELP!!!! The Brown County Board of Elections needs Poll Workers for the November 6, 2012 Presidential General Election

PINE RIDGE Pine Village Residential Homes Inc./Regional Day Services is now hiring for an experienced certified Habilitation Technician for our Adult Day Program. All qualified applicants must have a habilitation certification, a good driving record ( no more than 2 points), clean background check and a diploma or GED. Apply in person at 146 North Third St., Williamsburg, Ohio 45176.

SEMI DRIVER NEEDED 25 years old, clean CDL Class A with 2 years experience. OTR Flat bed. Home weekends. Call 937-446-1707.

If you answered “yes” to these questions, the Brown County Board of Elections would like to recruit you as a poll worker.

Qualifications • A registered resident of Brown County • You must not have been convicted of a felony • Must be able to attend a training session You cannot serve as a poll worker if you are a candidate, related to or employed by a candidate whose name will appear on the November 6, 2012 Presidential General Election Ballot. Please mail your name, address, phone number and party affiliation to:

Brown County Board of Elections 800 Mt. Orab Pike, Suite 111 Georgetown, OH 45121

A successful candidate for the position must be able to pass a drug test as well as a criminal background check.

The Board of Elections is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

PEPSI-COLA BOTTLING COMPANY Retail Merchandiser - PT

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Friday July 6th, 2012 Send to:

Employee Relations Supv./PTM/Rip Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co. P.O. Box 299 Franklin Furnace, OH 45629 or fax to: 740-354-9787 or email to: resume.por@gjpepsi.com NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE

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(513) 625-6495 200 - HELP WANTED WANTED Open to a Limited number of participantsthe New Summer Weight Loss Challenge, “Fit Club” now also included. Doug safely lost 42 lbs in 12 weeks, you can too. Lose weight and win CASH. Free Health Evaluation, Guaranteed results. Starts Thursday, June 21. Contact Sue at Ideal Nutrition, Call 937-444-6161, for registration and more information.

300 - APTS. UNFURNISHED 1 & 2br apartment for rent in Ripley, utilities not included, no pets. $200-$350/mo. 937-618-0063.

ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS for 1, 2 & 3br, Equal Opportunity Housing, apply at Forest Glade Apartments, 9001 Airport Rd., Georgetown, OH, 937-378-4565. BATAVIA - 2br, 1ba, central A/C, wall-to-wall carpet, equipped eat-in kitchen, off-street parking. $510/mo. plus deposit. 513-561-4014.

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Part-time opportunities for Retail Merchandiser in our Ripley location. Entry level positions. Candidate must be available to work flexible schedule including evenings and weekends. 25-30 hours per week. Previous sales and/or customer service experience is a plus. Requires heavy, repetitive lifting; valid drivers license; and excellent driving record.

Two Years CDL Experience Required

Are you a person that • Is civic minded and likes being involved? • Believes in the right to free, fair, open and honest elections? • Would like to make some extra money (Approximately $110.00)? • Meeting and making new friends?

Qualifications: Must be a registered Republican voter and possess at least a high school diploma or the equivalent of such diploma, must be proficient in basic word processing, spreadsheet and data base programs to maintain a variety of office records/procedures, specifically Microsoft Office and Excel, perform basic office duties like answering phone calls, taking messages, operating fax machines, photocopiers, email, etc., maintaining confidentiality of documents and papers of the office, the ability to comprehend instructions whether written or oral, the ability to communicate and act in a professional manner at all times, be flexible, organized and have the ability to multi task and work with others as a team and able to lift at least 40 pounds. Must be able to attend conferences and meetings and be able to stay over-night if applicable and work overtime.

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Voter Registration input and other aspects associated with voter registration, filing, work with the public and in assisting with issuance and acceptance of candidate petitions, local option petitions, initiatives, referendums and campaign finance reports, assisting in the updating of street files and listings, precinct maps, annexations, assisting with poll worker training, voter education, preparation of the elections, proofing ballot layout for content and grammatical errors, check signatures on petitions, assisting in all aspects of the absentee process, prepare reports as necessary, process Ohio Department of Health reports, answer the phones and utilize office equipment.

The Board will be accepting Resumes’ at the Board Office located at 800 Mt. Orab Pike, Georgetown, Ohio 45121 between the hours of 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m Monday through Friday until Friday, July 6, 2012.

RECEPTIONIST/ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

Cindy Gramke Executive Director Clermont Senior Services, Inc. 2085 James E. Sauls Sr. Drive Batavia, Ohio 45103 EOE

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following and other duties which may be assigned by the Board, Director or Deputy Director.

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www.jobsatuc.com The University of Cincinnati is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer. UC is a smoke-free work environment.

Clermont County non-profit organization serving the needs of older adults seeks a Receptionist/Administrative Assistant to support administration and development. Candidate must have excellent organizational skills, strong computer skills, strong front-line professional decorum and absolute attention to accuracy and detail. Proficient in Excel and Word. Please submit resume and cover letter to:

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CARE GIVERS FT/PT 2nd Shift 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.

Community Concepts, Inc. is a drug free workplace Call: 513-398-8885 today & mention code: DCPC

300 - APTS. UNFURNISHED MT. ORAB Candlelight Apartments 2br Townhouse Starts at $565 With discount. Visit our website: briarcreekproperties.com

or call 513-532-5291 or 937-515-3092 Ask about our student, senior & other discounts

300 - APTS. UNFURNISHED GREAT SPECIAL Efficiency & 1 Bedroom Energy Efficient Private Entry & Patios Quiet, Single Story Community! Ready Now Don’t Miss This Deal!!!

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GEORGETOWN - 2 & 3br apartments available for immediate occupancy. 2br, 1ba, c/a, all kitchen appliances, w/d hookup, $560/mo & util., $560/dep. 3br, 1.5ba, 1-car att. garage, c/a, all kitchen appliances, laundry room, $675/mo & util. $675/dep., 513-253-8170 or 513-616-3504.

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LAFAYETTE PLACE APARTMENTS Applications for senior housing will be taken at ABCAP located at: 406 W. Plum Street, Georgetown, Ohio 45121, Room 99, Monday through Friday 8am-4pm and on Thursday at the Lafayette Place Apartments, 190 Lindsey Lane, Fayetteville, Ohio 10am-4pm. To qualify, you must be income eligible and be 62 years of age or older. For more information, contact Joan Waldbillig at 937-378-6041 ext. 262 or 1-800-553-7393 ext. 262.

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.

808 - AUTOS FOR SALE

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

JUNKED, WRECKED unwanted autos, autos, trucks, motorcycles, etc., some towed free, cash paid for some. Call 513-734-1650

513-734-6349 or 937-444-6925 Dan (May also sell for less with fewer acres)

405 - LOTS & ACREAGE BEAUTIFUL 50ACRES W/large rock lined creek & woods, great for hunting or farming. More or less acreage available. Bethel New Hope Rd. 1-mile from Clermont County line, Western Brown but close enough for Bethel.

Asking $199,500 Dan 513-734-6349 or 937-444-6925 (Smaller parcels also available) GOT LAND? $300-$1000 down gets 1-45 acres, Fleming Co. Kentucky, good land, hunting, mobiles okay, water meter is $600, septic $4500! Pay starting $64/monthly. 937-695-9997.

501 - CHILD CARE DAY CARE/BABYSITTING stay at home mother/nurse Lake Waynoka resident. 5am-6pm, flexible, reasonable rates. 937-829-9099.

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 STONE PORTABLE MORTAR mixer 8HP $350., 3PT hitch post hole digger $150., 13HP Honda motor $150 OBO. Call 513-470-2199.

YARD MACHINE MTD 7sp 17.5 HP 42in cut Briggs & Stratton, Poulon Pro - 200 mph 25cc gas blower, Homelite 26ss weedeater, yard wagon. $500 FOR ALL 512-724-0864.

701 - LOST AND FOUND FOUND RED & white, mixed color, large male dog, left eye missing. Found on Maple Grove Rd, about 6/11/12. If yours call 513-724-2946.

800 - R.V. S/CAMPERS /TRAILERS

MT. ORAB, 2br, 1.5ba townhouse, Mill St. equipped kitchen, 1/yr. lease, $470 plus utilities, $470/deposit, no pets, good credit, reference check required. June vacancies, 937-442-3275. MT. ORAB, 2br, 1ba, washer/dryer, stove, refrigerator & water, $625/mo., $700/dep. 513-310-4041 or 937-205-2934. PRIVATE 2ND floor, 2br, equipped kitchen, air conditioning, $440/mo plus deposit, plus references 513-876-3017. SARDINIA Efficiency, $350., some utilities paid. Also, 2br House $500, 3-4br house $600, no dogs, no smoking. 513-309-4349 or 513-309-4319. TWO BEDROOM, references required - NO Pets! 937-378-4887 or 937-515-1475.

303 - HOUSES FOR RENT

4-BEDROOM, 1BA, WBSD, fuel oil heat, country setting, $675/month, $650 deposit, call 513-535-4876. VILLAGE OF Mt. Orab, 2br, 1ba, small home, economical to heat, walking distance to convenience stores. $475/mo. plus water & utilities. Security deposit of $475 & first month’s rent required upon signing of lease. Please call for more information & appointment to view. 937-441-4987, leave message w/contact information.

400 - HOUSES FOR SALE LAKEFRONT HOME, Fayetteville, Lake Lorelei 4br, 3 full baths, walk-out finished lower level. Websites at lakehouse.com & forsalebyowner.com. Listed $287,000, 513-875-2208. SARDINIA - 4br/2ba ranch on 15 open acres, detached oversized 2-car garage w/heated workshop, master suite. Own for as little as 3.5% down w/a monthly payment of approx. $800 P.I.T.I. Call Fadi Matti, RE/MAX Advanced Real Estate. 513-767-6999.

DAYCARE: HUGS & KIDS, LLC, 662 Willow St., Williamsburg, Dorothy & Stephanie Lewis, Managers - call 513-218-7471, 859-801-0125; OPENING August 2012; Enrollment Saturday 7/7/12 & 7/21/12 @ Open House 11am - 1pm, two blocks for elementary school.

504 - BUSINESS SERVICES AUTO DETAILING Interior & Exterior Cleaning Hand wash, dry & wax Clean & dress the tires & exterior trim Clean windows inside & out Vacuum the interior Clean & Dress the interior surfaces *Truck bed cleaning extra charge *Carpet shampooing available For your convenience pick up & drop off available. Cars - $75 Trucks & SUV’s - $85 Contact Tony @ 513-376-2520

507 - SEWING & ALTERATIONS For all your sewing needs for you, your family and your home. Call 937-4444276. Reasonable rates, expert service.

600 - FURNITURE NEW ORTHOPEDIC queen mattress set with the orthopedic spinal support system, value $800, will sell for $325, 937-515-6590.

QUEEN PILLOWTOP mattress set, Chiropractor’s choice, brand new in plastic, manufacturer’s warranty, sell $350.00 937-515-6590.

606 - FARM MERCHANDISE GRASS-RANGE, CAGE free meat chickens - processed weekly. French Freedom Rangers or Cornish. www.facebook.com/Judyspeepsgooblers or 937-213-0933.

611 - WANTED TO BUY TOP DOLLAR PAID!! Cash for furniture, antiques, appliances, tools, fishing, jewelry, gold, silver, records, DVD’s, games, sports, pocket knives, more! ALMOST ANYTHING! 937-378-1819 or 937-378-2850

901 - SALES 5 FAMILY yard sale, July 4, 5, 6, 9am-4pm, 76 Green Acres Dr., Georgetown. TOO MUCH TO LIST! Something for everyone! 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. JULY 5, 6, 7, 9am-6pm, 6664 Old US Rt. 68, Georgetown, tools, appliances, stove, AC, TV, adult/boy clothing, toys, misc. Rain or shine. JULY 5TH, 6th, 7th, 9am-??? Sweet Bay Trail across from WBHS behind ReMax. Large 2-family, roll top desk, some tools & lots of misc. RAIN OR SHINE! First time yard sale! LARGE YARD sale 14059 Boyd Rd., Mt. Orab on July 6&7, 9am-?? Too much to list ! Something for EVERYBODY! MOVING SALE., June 23, 24, 30 & July 1st, 9am-4pm, large variety of items, 3254 White Oak Valley Rd., between Lucas Rd. & the bridge on the right side.

2006 CHALLENGER 5th Wheel Camper 35’ 4-slide outs, king size bed, 4-new oversized tires, 2-A/C’s, 2-Lazyboy recliners, one owner, non-smoker & no pets, very clean, excellent condition, Manchester, free local delivery $27,000. 937-549-4070 or 813-361-2928.

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2BR, 1BA in town of Georgetown, carport & big back yard, $550/mo. Also trailer in Georgetown & Ripley, 2br, 1ba, $375/mo. Call 937-444-5223.

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613 - PETS AND SUPPLIES AKC LAB puppies, 4 yellow (white) males, vet checked, 1st shots, dew claws removed, POP, $300/ea. 937-205-0275.

513-304-2280 BIG JIM’S

“JUNK” CAR REMOVAL $$$$$$$$$$ PAYING TOP DOLLAR FOR “JUNK” CARS TRUCKS & VANS

513-304-2280 PAYING FROM $150 UP TO $1,000 CASH

807 - TRUCKS FOR SALE 2000 INTERNATIONAL dump truck 4900 DT466E, 185,000 actual miles, automatic Allison 6sp trans., $24,000, like new, must see Hacker Trucking 513-417-3689. 2007 CHEVY Silverado LTZ-Z71 4-wheel drive, like new condition, 54,000 original miles, 937-515-3534 or 937-378-3673.

808 - AUTOS FOR SALE 1930’S-PRESENT

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

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4-H program recognized nationally The Ohio 4-H Carteens program which was established in Brown County in 1987 in collaboration with the Brown County Juvenile Court and the Ohio Highway Patrol has recently been named a National Program of Distinction through the National Association of 4-H Extension Educators. The program is in 48 of Ohio's 88 counties and two in Michigan. The program targets first time juvenile traffic offenders with teens serving as the primary instructors in col-

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The State Executive Director for Ohio's Farm Service Agency (FSA), Steve Maurer, announced that candidate nominations began Friday, June 15 for local Farm Service Agency (FSA) county committees. FSA is accepting nomination forms for eligible candidates to serve on the local FSA County Committees. The nomination period ends August 1, 2012. "I urge all farmers and landowners to participate in this year's county committee elections by nominating candidates by the August 1 deadline," said Maurer. Additional information about eligibility to hold office may be obtained at your local FSA office. For more information about FSA county committees, visit your local FSA office or the FSA website at: http://www.fsa.usda.gov/ele ctions.

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Aberdeen will be hosting a Celebration in the Park on July 4th with several events. The day will begin with a Baby Show, Little Mr. and Miss and Jr. Miss. Sign-up for those events begin at 10:00 a.m. and they will start at 11:00 a.m. A corn hole tournament sign-up will begin at 12:30 p.m. and will start at 2:00 p.m. Line up for the ATV and Bicycle Parade begins at 5:00 p.m. while the Old School Parade is set for 5:30 p.m. For the rest of the evening until the fireworks begin, there will be a Cruise-In sponsored by Big Boys Toys. DJ Just for Fun will be there as well. Free children’s carnival games will begin at 6:00 p.m. Bring your blanket and lawn chairs as Memorial Parkway will be closed to traffic. The boat ramp will be open. ***

Ripley Lions to hold festival The Ripley Ohio Lions Club's annual Fireworks Festival will be held on Friday and Saturday, June 29 and 30.

Singers 1:30 p.m. Alexa Forsythe 2 p.m. - Ruth PurdinHorner Interview 2:15 p.m. - Harriett Jackson-Groh 3 p.m. - Russellville’s Got Talent – county wide talent show, contact Sheri Neu (937) 515-2260 4 p.m. - Mingua Family Singers (following talent show) 7 - 11 p.m. - Karaoke and Dance – Mingua Family Other activities include a cruise-in, games, history quiz, good food, desserts, crafts, homemade ice cream, door prizes, July 4th buttons, drinks, and sand art. ***

Hear the live music from local bands. Visit our crafts and vendors. Spin the BIG WHEEL and other games. Enjoy some delicious food....... But most importantly have a Great time. This event is sponsored by the Ripley Ohio Lions Club. ***

R’ville July 4th Celebration in the Park set for June 30 Russellville’s July 4th Celebration in the Park features a Cruise-In (dash plaques awarded), entertainment, and a great variety of good food by several community organizations. The event is Saturday, June 30th in the Russellville Park. The program starts with a parade at 10 a.m. and follows with the Opening Ceremony. Program details are: 9 a.m. - Parade Lineup at the elementary school 10 a.m. - Parade 11 a.m. - Opening Ceremony Invocation – Don Young Star Spangled Banner Eastern High School Band Flag Raising – Boy Scouts Welcome – Mayor Veronica Gelter Patriotic Music – Doug

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Lake Lorelei to celebrate Independence Day Lake Lorelei is planning an Independence Day celebration once again with a spectacular fireworks display from 6 to 10:30 p.m. at Lake Lorelei. This Year's theme is "A Star Spangled Sky at Lake Lorelei" and will take place on Saturday. July 7, 2012. Lake Lorelei is located on State Route 131, about 1 mile west of U. S. 50 in Fayetteville, Oh. The celebration will feature music, activities for the kids including fire truck tours, refreshments, and a tribute to our military heroes and much more. All of this will be followed by a spectacular fireworks display by Rozzi’s Famous Fireworks. Admission is free and open to the public. The celebration will be carried on the air on WOBO 88.7 FM Batavia beginning at 8 p.m.

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Russellville sets July 4 events The Annual Joe Meyers 5K Classic will take place on July 4 at the Russellville Rambler Center. Registration begins at 7 a.m. and the race will begin at 8 a.m. The Walter Miller Post of the American Legion will present the Colors and a very impressive flag burning ceremony will follow on July 4. Anyone that has damaged flags they wish to have destroyed in the proper way can drop them off the Post Commander, Artie Thomas. He can be

reached at 377-4171. Following the ceremony, the popular Russellville Homecoming Steak and Chicken Dinner will be served at Rambler Center beginning at 11 a.m. Plenty of other foods will also be served. Other activities will be going on at the Center all day, so everyone is invited to enjoy the day with us. ***

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Sardinia American Legion July 4 program George A. Lambert, American Legion Post 755, Sardinia, will be conducting an Independence Day Program on Wednesday, July 4, 2012 at 6 p.m. The program will be presented at the Sardinia Veterans and Community park shelter located behind the library on Purdy Road. Before the program begins, you are invited to join the legion in the picnic shelter to enjoy hot dogs and other treats. The public is invited and encouraged to attend.

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Join the Night Life Sardinia Food Pantry Ripley Adult Choir in great need of food forming for Bicentennial at Mt. Orab library Washington Township Trustees is once again sponsoring “Pack The Pantry”. The Sardinia Food Pantry is in great need of donated items and this is a great way to help out those who are in need. The Township truck will be in front of Martin’s Super Valu in Sardinia along with some of the trustees, fiscal officer, and some helpers. We will be there on Friday, July 6 from

9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday, July 7 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. to collect non perishable food items or cash donations. The food pantry is in dire need of kid friendly foods at this time as well as the usual staples. Any help you can give would be greatly appreciated. So please come out and help us “Pack The Pantry” for a good cause. Any questions please call Janie Wills (937) 446-2891.

Rehearsal begins Wednesday, June 27 for the community choir that will perform during Ripley's Bicentennial Celebration. Linda Fulton, music director and organist at First Presbyterian Church will lead the group of singers in music that will include songs of the Ohio River, patriotic music and early hymns. The choir will first perform at the opening pro-

gram of Ripley's 200th anniversary of the founding of Ripley. That event will be held Friday, August 3 at 7 p.m. at Centenary United Methodist Church at 110 Second Street in Ripley. The first rehearsal will begin at 7 p.m. June 27 and will be held at Centenary United Methodist Church in Ripley. For information about joining the community choir contact Mrs.Fulton at 937-549-3050,

The Mt Orab Branch of the Brown County Public Library is hosting “Nocturnal Nights” on Tuesday, July 10, at 6 p.m. Danielle Thompson from Brown County Soil and Water Conservation will enlighten and awe the audience with fun facts about bats, owls and other creatures of the night.

So come to the library and learn more about the night life. Come early to register for the door prize. Summer Reading Program participants can earn an extra ticket for attending. For more information please contact the library at 937-444-1414 or visit our website at www.brown countypubliclibrary.org.

Children’s Choir for Ripley’s Bicentennial Celebration All children ages 5-18 are welcome to participate in Ripley’s Bicentennial Celebration. The choir will perform two songs during the Miss Ripley Bicentennial Pageant which will take place on Thursday, August 2, 2012. Anyone wanting to participate should attend the introductory meeting on Saturday, July 14, at 3 p.m., at Ripley Assembly of God (across from Dairy Yum Yum in Ripley). All children under the

age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult or guardian during the introductory meeting. Practices will take place two times a week and anyone wanting to sing in the choir must make a commitment to attend each practice session. Days and times of practices will be determined at the introductory meeting. If you have any questions, please contact Amy Smith at (937) 618-2061.

First Baptist Church, Mt. Orab, will be having Amazing Wonders Aviation Vacation Bible School on July 8 13 from 6:30 – 9 p.m. Children ages 3 (by 9/30/11) thru 12th grade are welcome to attend. Come join us as we encounter God’s awesome power as we fly to some of the world’s greatest natural wonders. Along the way children will hear Bible stories about God’s awesome power and learn how God wants to give us everything we need through His power and to His glory! In this oneweek adventure children encounter God’s awesome power through Bible stories, crafts, motivating music and games. During this week, from

6:30 – 9 p.m., teenagers (7th – 12th graders) can experience The Race with Bible study and special activities planned just for them. This week of fun, food, and exciting learning opportunities is free of charge and open to everyone. You can register online for this event at www.fbcmtorab.org and click on Amazing Wonders icon and choose learner registration. Amazing Wonders Aviation Vacation Bible School will be an event to remember! Come join us! Our church is located at 704 S. High St., Mt. Orab, OH. For more information, please visit our website www.fbcmtorab.org or contact the church office (937) 444-2712.

Mt. Orab Renegades schedule events BY Rachel Luti Mt. Orab Renegades 4-H Club The Mt. Orab Renegades 4-H meeting on Sunday, June 24, began at 7:10 p.m. with 9 members present. Discussion was held on the road cleanups for Sterling and

Green Townships. Discussion was also held on the pool party and ordering tee shirts. The next Mt. Orab Renegades 4-H meeting will be on Monday, July 9 at 6 p.m. at Gene Combs house for the pool party. Contact Gregg any questions.

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