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Investigators say Ripley deaths likely drug overdose Two women found dead in a Ripley apartment on May 12 likely died of a drug overdose. That’s according to Georgetown Police Chief and Brown County Coronor Investigator Buddy Coburn. “There were a few indicators at the scene that lead us
to believe that it was an accidental drug overdose”, he said in a telephone interview on May 26. Coburn did not go into detail on what those indicators were, saying that more information would be released when the investigation is complete. Coburn also said it appears that 49 year old Linda Lakes and 48 year old Barbara
Bradford were not victims of violence. “There was no indication of violent trauma that contributed to their deaths”, Coburn said. He added that the final toxicolgy report is still pending and could take another few weeks to complete. The bodies of the women were found early on the morning of May 12.
The underage son of one of the women had not heard from his mother for a couple of days and contacted Ripley police. Aberdeen Police Captain Don Newman investigated and discovered the women dead inside the apartment. The bodies of both women were sent to the Montgomery County Coronor’s office for autopsies.
Mountain Lion seen near G’town BY Wayne Gates The Brown County Press A Mountain Lion is apparently loose in the Georgetown area. Two sightings were reported to the Brown County Sheriff’s Office last week, one on Barnes Road on May 26 and
Sunshine Road on May 27. Deputies have spent some time searching the area, but have not spotted the animal at press time. Sheriff Dwayne Wenninger said that residents in rural areas should consider the cat as potentially dangerous. The Sheriff adds that rural
residents should be prepared to take the necessary steps to protect themselves and their property, including shooting the animal if necessary. The Sheriff is asking anyone living in a residential area who spots the cat to call the Sheriff’s Office. Wenninger especially cau-
tions residents in residential areas not to discharge firearms at the animal. The Ohio Department of Natural Resources has been notified of the situation. Cathy Garza-Behr with the District Five office in Xenia said the department is “giving CONTINUED ON PAGE 11
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Two women were found dead in an upstairs apartment at 4 South Main St. in Ripley. It is the building with the green trim.
Final Gusweiler response says Tina Meranda not damaged, has no case BY Wayne Gates The Brown County Press Common Pleas Judge Scott Gusweiler’s attorneys have responded to the reply of Brown County Clerk of Courts Tina Meranda in the latest salvo in the legal battle between the two elected officials. The reply by Gusweiler is the final filing due in the case before visiting Judge Thomas Nurre rules on the motion to dismiss the lawsuit Meranda filed against Gusweiler last March. The Cincinnati law firm of Montgomery, Rennie and Jonson repeated many of the
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Cars line up outside Mt. Orab Elementary School to drop off students. Staff members say the line sometimes stretches back to Campus Drive and beyond.
WB schools spending 250K to solve traffic and parking issues BY Wayne Gates The Brown County Press The Western Brown School Board is moving to ease major traffic headaches at the middle and elementary schools. The board voted on May 18 to take bids on reconstructing bus routes and building new parking lots and sidewalks at both schools. Western Brown Superintendent Jeffrey Royalty said traffic flow around the schools is an urgent problem that must be addressed. “We have a problem with crowded parking lots while parents are dropping off and picking up, with cars co-mingling with buses, it’s just a
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dangerous situation”, Royalty said. He added that the goal is to have the project completed by August 23, 2010, the first day of the 2010-2011 school year for Western Brown. When construction is completed, plans for Mt. Orab Middle School call for a completely new parking lot for buses only that runs parallel to West Main Street. Parent dropoff will be off of Camus Drive and be separate from the bus area. That existing parking lot off Campus Drive will also be expanded to include 18 more visitor spaces. The new bus lot at MOMS will also be striped for cars. Royalty said the plans call for the lot to be used for after school events and will provide enough room for about 60 cars. Counting the spaces for events, the parking capacity at MOMS is expected to grow from the current 202 cars and 15 buses to 302 cars and 20 buses.
The bus and parent dropoff areas are also going to be separated at Mt. Orab Elementary. Parents dropping off and picking up children will no longer be able to turn right off of Campus Drive during school hours. New pavement will be added to allow drivers to enter and exit the west parking lot after turning left onto Campus Drive. Parents will follow a one way route in and out of the west parking lot in front of the west side of the building. The West parking lot will also be designated for visitor parking. The east parking lot will be for bus traffic and teacher parking only. New pavement and sidewalks will also be poured in and around the parking lots to make room for additional parking and sidewalks. Total parking capacity is expected to grow from the current 204 cars and 20 buses to 342 cars and 20 buses. CONTINUED ON PAGE 11
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same points raised in their initial response to the lawsuit that was covered in the May 2 edition of the Brown County Press.
The response filed on May 26 says “This case still involved a judge exercising his judicial authority within the jurisdiction of his court”. It also refers to the sharply worded response filed by Meranda’s attorney Eric Deters, saying “Despite Meranda’s attempt to make this case about judicial vengeance, the case actually presents a far simpler situation. When the excessive verbiage in Meranda’s memorandum is removed...a judge issued an order, the judge allegedly ‘threatened’ the party to that order with contempt, and the CONTINUED ON PAGE 11
Tornado touches down in Green Twp. BY Wayne Boblitt The Brown County Press A tornado touched down in the Mt. Orab area the evening of May 21, and another twister touched down that night in Southwestern Adams County near Brown County, but no injuries were reported. The National Weather Service Forecast Office in Wilmington reported on its website it had confirmed a tornado near Mt. Orab in Brown and Highland counties on May 21. The tornado was reported to have touched down in the vicinity of Klein Road and State Route 32 in Green
Township east of Mt. Orab and then crossed into Highland County before lifting near State Highway 321 southeast of Buford. NWS reported the tornado first touched down about 6:44 p.m. that Friday with maximum winds of 100 miles per hour. Its path width was reported as being 50 yards and its path length as being 3 miles. According to NWS, the worst damage from that twister occurred to a residence on Sicily Road in Highland County. Reported damage included a section of roofing removed from parts of the home, front porch supports lifted and removed, numerous
uprooted trees, and a 2 x 4 board driven into decking material. NWS reported several other barns and outbuildings were destroyed or heavily damaged along the path, and while NWS stated damage assessment could not confirm two tornadoes on the ground at the same time, some witness accounts indicated there possibly could have been two simultaneously. A NWS tornado warning issued at 6:12 p.m. that day stated a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located near Feesburg moving northeast at 15 mph, and the warning urged listeners CONTINUED ON PAGE 11
The unemployment rate in Brown County and the entire region continues to fall. The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services reports that
Brown County had an unemployment rate of 12.9 percent for April, down from 14.4 percent in March. That translates to 400 more Brown County residents with jobs in April that didn’t have them in March.
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Allan Wright back to work BY Wayne Gates The Brown County Press Brown County Wildlife Officer Allan Wright is back on the job. Wright was reinstated from paid administrative leave on May 24 after being in that status since April 7. Ohio Department of Natural Resources Spokesman Mike Shelton said Wright was reinstated after Brown County Prosecuting Attorney Jessica Little declined to prosecute
Wright after he was indicted on Falsification and Tampering With Records Charges. “Since he is not facing any charges at this time, he’s going back to work”, Shelton said. “Mr. Wright is innocent until proven guilty of a crime or violation of departmental procedure.” Wright is not free and clear yet, though. Mike Kelley of the Adams County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office has been appointed a CONTINUED ON PAGE 11
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Jobless numbers fall again in Brown County BY Wayne Gates The Brown County Press
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The news is even better in Adams County, where the unemployment rate dropped 2.1 percentage points to 14.3 percent. That was one of the biggest improvements in the state. Debora Plymail is the
Director of Workforce Connections of Adams and Brown Counties. She said her office and her clients are noticing the improved job market. “We are seeing an increase in our job orders and in ‘help want-
ed’ ads in local newspapers”, Plymail said. She added that the improvement was due to seasonal work returning to the area as well as an overall improvement in the economy. CONTINUED ON PAGE 11
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Woman escapes car carried away by swift water on road BY Wayne Boblitt The Brown County Press A Green Township woman escaped from her car on May 21 after it got caught in the current of high water that flooded a Green Township road. Trooper Eric Weinman with the Ohio State Highway Patrol Post at Georgetown identified the motorist as Shanda E. Martin, 34, who has a Minnick Road, Mt. Orab, address. According to Weinman, Martin was northbound on
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Moon Road about 9:34 p.m. that Friday when she drove into swift moving high water that was covering that road near its Mount Road intersection. The state trooper reported Martin escaped by kicking out the driver's side window of her 2007 Ford Focus. She then grabbed a guardrail and pulled herself out of the water. The current pulled her car underneath a bridge on Mount Road, where it was wedged upside down, according to Weinman. He said State Trooper Wade Lewis and Mt. Orab Life Squad also were dispatched to the scene. According to Weinman's report, no one could reach Martin's vehicle, “much less the
scene”, because of high water. The entire car suffered damage due to being submerged in that water for more than 12 hours. He reported some photos showed the undercarriage of the car being lodged against the guardrail, mentioning the bottom of the guardrail is 20 inches from the road surface. In a May 26 telephone interview, Green Township Trustee Gary Frye said he informed a state trooper on May 22 he had been contacted about 7:54 p.m. the day before by Daren Howser, another Green Township trustee, to report there was high water in the township. Frye said before the incident with Martin's car apparently occurred, trustees had posted “Road Closed” signs at Moon
Road's intersections with Greenbush East Road and State Route 286 and Mount Road's intersection with Driver-Collins Road. According to Weinman, Martin reported she had just left her grandmother's residence on Moon Road about 1 mile south of where the incident occurred. The driver reportedly denied having any knowledge of the bad storms or heavy rain in that area prior to the incident and also reportedly stated she did not see that high water until her vehicle was in it. Weinman said a creek near Moon Road and Mount Road normally is about 17 feet wide, but “laid down” grass indicated the creek's width exceeded 45 feet at some places that night.
The creek's water line was about 5 or 6 feet above its current stage, which would place the water at the bottom of the guardrail. According to the OSHP report, Frye contacted Brown County Engineer Todd Cluxton, who sent Scott Moore, bridge inspector and safety manager with the Brown County Engineer's Office, to inspect the bridge under which Martin's car was lodged. The bridge reportedly suffered no apparent damage. Frye said the trustees wanted to make sure the bridge was safe for traffic and there was no structural damage as a result of its being struck by both the car and high water.
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Click It Or Ticket campaign kicked off at SHCTC event BY Wayne Boblitt The Brown County Press The importance of seat belt usage was stressed at the Counties Safe Brown Communities 2010 Click It Or Ticket Kickoff held May 21 at Southern Hills Career and Technical Center in Georgetown. The event also honored some Brown County high school students who undertook projects at their schools to increase seat belt importance awareness among their peers. The Click It Or Ticket Campaign, which began May 24 and continues until next Sunday, June 6, is an increased effort by law enforcement officers in Brown County to enforce required seat belt usage by motorists. Doug Bentley, an emergency medical technician and paramedic with Brown County's new medical helicopter service Air Evac, stressed how the first thing medical personnel want to know when they come upon a traffic crash scene is whether vehicle occupants were restrained by seat belts. Bentley said while some
people say seat belts can cause injuries themselves, vehicle occupants will survive such resulting injuries such as possible fractured clavicles. “When you get ejected, you are at the mercy of the environment around you,” he said concerning motor vehicle occupants who are thrown from vehicles during crashes because they are not buckled up. Seat belts usually keep vehicle occupants in their seats, Bentley said, and that can prove to be a critical decision made by an occupant before a crash occurs. He mentioned while a commercial urges its viewers to come fly with a particular airline, “Don't come fly with me (in the medical helicopter for which he works).” County Safe Brown Communities Project Director Sue Basta noted how there had been three traffic fatalities thus far in Brown County during 2010. In the first two crashes, the victims were ejected from the vehicles in which they were traveling; in the third crash, a motorcyclist reportedly was killed by a motorist who failed to stop at a “Stop” sign. Brown County Juvenile Court Judge Margaret Clark presented awards to representatives from three Brown County high schools for their successes in the recent Seat Belt Challenge competition. Georgetown Junior-Senior High School was recognized for the Best Overall Seat Belt Use Rate, and Ripley-UnionLewis-Huntington High School was recognized as being Runner-Up for Best Overall Seat Belt Use Rate. In secret surveys of student drivers and passengers on specific days at those schools, 77 percent of Georgetown students and 75 percent of RULH students were buckled up. Those schools' Seat Belt Challenge participation was coordinated by their Family, Career and Community Leaders of America chapters. Eastern Local High School received the Best Seat Belt Intervention Award. That school's Students Against Destructive Decisions chapter coordinated Seat Belt Challenge participation there. ELHS was recognized for persuading the Eastern Local School District Board of Education to adopt a policy implementing disciplinary actions against students who travel to school in private vehicles while failing to wear seat belts. The GJSHS Chapter among its Seat Belt Challenge activities surveyed students at that school as to whether they wore seat belts and why they chose not to wear them if they didn't and set up an outside White Cross Display commemorating Ohio teen-agers killed in 2009 traffic crashes in the state. The RULH Chapter worked with another club at that school to produce a video stressing seat belt safety. That video, shown at the Kickoff Event, began with two teen-age boys getting killed in a crash because they chose not to wear their seat belts. After video scenes of actual crashes, the next scene shows those same two boys getting in a car and deciding to buckle up before taking off. Basta mentioned at the Kickoff how about 84 percent of Ohioans are now buckling up when driving or riding in vehicles. She also noted how motor
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Participants in the Brown County Safe Communities 2010 Click It Or Ticket Kickoff Event display the Click It Or Ticket Buckle Up Banner at the May 21 event at Southern Hills Career and Technical Center in Georgetown.
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State Rep. Danny Bubp, left, presents Joshua Hunter a framed Certificate of Recognition honoring Hunter for being named 2009 Trooper of The Year at the Ohio State Highway Patrol District 8 Post in Georgetown. Post Commander Lt. Brian Rhodes is at right.
vehicle crashes are the leading cause of deaths among 15 to 19-year-olds in the United States. Earlier during the program, State Rep. Danny Bubp made a special presentation recognizing Joshua Hunter as the 2009 “Trooper of The Year” for the Ohio State Highway Patrol District 8 Post in Georgetown, which covers Brown and Adams counties. Bubp presented Hunter a
Certificate of framed Recognition from the Ohio House of Representatives. Participants in the Brown County Safe Communities 2010 Click It Or Ticket Kickoff Event display the Click It Or Ticket Buckle Up Banner at the May 21 event at Southern Hills Career and Technical Center in Georgetown.
Memorial Day service slated in Fayetteville Scanlon Kelly Post 5920 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Fayetteville will hold its Memorial Day Service at 10:30 a.m. Monday, May 31, at St. Patrick Cemetery on Anderson State Road in Fayetteville.
Sardinia Memorial Day programs set George A. Lambert, American Legion Post 755, Sardinia, will be conducting three Memorial Day Programs on Monday, May 31, 2010. Memorial Day services will be presented at Fincastle Cemetery at 11 a.m., Five Points Cemetery at 11:30 a.m., and at the Sardinia Cemetery Veterans Memorial at 2 p.m. on Monday, May 31. The public is invited and encouraged to attend. Military veterans, ROTC members and anyone else wishing to join Post members as they march to the Sardinia Cemetery should be in place at the Legion Hall by 1:45 p.m.
All VFW Post 5920 members and other veterans participating in the program are asked to be at the cemetery at 10:15 a.m. Four veterans buried in Fayetteville-area cemeteries will be honored this year at the Memorial Day Service: Lawrence Rosselot and Fred Hertlein, who are buried in St. Patrick Cemetery; Chris Holden, who is buried in Vera Cruz Cemetery; and Dr. John Anderson, who is buried in St. Martin Cemetery.
Tea party in Mt. Orab There will be a TEA Party in Mt. Orab, at the shelter house in the park next to the village police department. This event will occur on Jun. 12 at 2 p.m. The event will last for one hour, with a question and answer session afterward. Our guest speaker is Phil Heimlich. Contact information is Tom C r u s h (thomascrush@gmail.com), 513-313-2314
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Linda May of Newtonsville stands beside her 1964 Impala Super Sport, one of the Top 50 Car award winners at the Mt. Orab Lions Club Annual Car Show held May 16 at Mt. Orab Municipal Park. Club President James Bingamon said 85 cars were entered in this year's show. This year's Best of Show winner was the 1967 Dodge Charger belonging to Eric Sams of Sabina.
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Brown County Jr. Fair tag-in information The Brown County Junior Fair has released the tag-in information for this year's fair. Members must also complete their club's attendance requirements in order to exhibit a the fair. June 1: Camp Graham Registrations due at the Extension Office June 1: is the horse and safety speaking contests at the Extension Office at 6:00 p.m. June 1: Horse and Dog Pictures due/Fairgrounds Cleanup for horse members September 8 - 11 June 1: Meat chicken orders due to May Carrington June 5: Sheep and Goat Tag in's 8 - 10 a.m. (QA tests will also be done during this time) Brown County Fairgrounds animals need a scrapie tag to show Sheep Skill a thon: Mandatory: June 27 1 - 4 p.m. or Tuesday of the fair 9 - 10 a.m. June 26: Hog tag in 6-9 a.m. QA tests will also be done during this time-Brown Co. Fairgrounds June 27: State Fair Qualification show Brown Co. Fairgrounds July 17: 7 - 9 a.m. Feeder calf and heifer tag in Brown County Fairgrounds August 23: 6 - 8 p.m. at Georgetown High School (note not at the fairgrounds)
transported that school's 365 or so students to the two Ripley school buildings last Tuesday morning while four buses made two trips each to transport them back to the Aberdeen school at the end of the school day. Kennedy mentioned those buses' drivers put in overtime hours to help out with the unforeseen situation. The principal reported the RULH Middle School fifth and sixth-graders spent the day at RULH Elementary School while the RULH Middle School seventh and eighth-graders spent the day at RULH High School. With extra classrooms not being available, Kennedy said the middle schoolers were housed either in the Ripley buildings' gymnasiums or spent time outside during this past Tuesday's pleasant weather. “Fortunately it was a nice day outside.” RULH Middle School teachers left their instructional materials at their home school, and the temporarily relocated students spent the day engaged in recreational activities to keep themselves occupied. Kennedy mentioned how some of the fifth and sixth-graders were able to use RULH Elementary School's computer laboratories on a rotational basis. Arrangements were made for food to be transported from the RULH Middle School kitchen to the two Ripley schools in order to feed the relocated fifth through eighth-graders. Kennedy said parents were notified by a phone message about the situation that occurred this past Tuesday morning and mentioned how parents, students, and teachers were all very cooperative during the unplanned and disruptive situation.
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While the Eastern Local School District Board of Education has had to tackle many unpleasant but necessary budget cuts this year, board members received some brighter news about the district at their regular meeting May 18. Janie Day, the district's Curriculum, Grant and Testing coordinator, reported the district had passed all five sections of the Ohio Graduate Test this year. That test is administered to Eastern Local High School sophomores each year, and ELHS students must pass all five sections in order to receive a diploma, no matter what their classroom grade point averages are. Day informed ELSD Board of Education members on May 18 the lowest percentage of the district's sophomores passing an OGT section this year was 81 percent in Science while 91 percent passed both the Mathematics and Reading sections. In a May 19 telephone interview, Day added 87 percent had passed the Social Studies section and 82 percent the Writing section. She said the percentages were initial results as a little fluctuation could result before official results were released. "We were very pleased," Day commented about the scores. Also at the last Eastern Board meeting, school board members approved the list of ELHS senior graduation candidates submitted by District Superintendent Alan Simmons, who reported there were 114 candidates at that time. Commencement Exercises are scheduled for this Sunday, May 30. District Treasurer Kevin Kendall read two letters of resignation from district employees, which the board approved. Jean Gardner, an ELHS special education teacher, is retiring after serving 35 years in the educational field with the last 25 years spent in the Eastern District. Renee Huff, a Russellville Elementary School first-grade teacher, resigned for the purpose of electing the retire/rehire option as provided under the terms agreed on in the master contract between the Eastern District and the Eastern Local Education Association (the district's teachers' union). Huff, who has 35 years service in the Eastern District, was granted a five-year limited retire/rehire contract. Under retire/rehire, a school district employee who retires after completing so many years of service to receive a state pension may be rehired to continue working in a district
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Naming a newborn can lead to an irate debate Naming a child is perhaps one of the most important things a parent does. It is also one of the most nerve racking and second-guessing things a parent will do. When it came to naming our children, my ex-husband and I had vastly different ideas. I wanted something different and unique. I thought he would understand since we have two of the most common names in America; Mike and Jeni, but he didn’t. Now, I didn’t want something like Moonbeam or Banana or anything, but something like Leonardo or Daisy would have been fine with me. We went round and round about it until he finally caved. He hated the name I picked, because it reminded him of someone he once knew.
JENI WHITAKER, COLUMINIST However, he knew how much it meant to me. I’ve always loved the name Vincent, because it’s an unusual name without being off the wall. The bonus is that I love the artwork of Vincent van Gogh so it worked out twofold for me. Two years later, we got to do it all over again. Before my sonogram I had several girl names picked out; Callie, Jemma, and Tatum topped the list. Then we found out it was a boy. I had zero boy names
Federal health care law infringes upon Ohioans HB 511 Allows State to Opt-Out of Abortion Funding House Republican lawmakers Danny Bubp (RWest Union) and Joe Uecker (R-Miami Township) today unveiled House Bill 511, legislation that would allow Ohio to opt out of using tax money to pay for certain abortion services in the state healthcare exchanges that will now be required under federal law. “The concept that insurance plans that cover abortions can be federally funded is an unprecedented change in federal abortion funding policy and is contrary to Ohio’s policy that has been in effect for over a decade,” Rep. Bubp said. “In order to preserve the rights of Ohio’s citizens, I urge efficient and effective action on House Bill 511.” Under the new federal health care law, each state is required to establish an “American Health Benefit Exchange” to facilitate the purchase of qualified health plans. Health insurance plans offering abortion coverage are allowed to partici-
pate in this exchange and receive federal subsidies unless the state legislature opts-out of offering these plans. “The current guidelines of the federal health care law do nothing to prevent federal subsidies from going to health plans that cover abortions,” Rep. Uecker said. “Federal funding for health insurance plans that provide abortion coverage is the equivalent of taxpayer funded, government endorsed abortion.” Senator Gary Cates (RWest Chester) is also introducing companion Senate legislation. Currently, 29 other states have introduced or plan to introduce legislation similar to HB 511. Tennessee has already passed similar opt-out legislation, and Missouri is in the process of doing the same. The enactment of this optout provision will continue Ohio’s longstanding tradition of not using public funds to subsidize elective abortion services.
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picked out. I immediately thought of Victor, because it went well with Vincent, but it seemed too cutesy. I then suggested Theodore (Vincent van Gogh had a brother named Theo and Theodore Roosevelt was one of my favorite presidents. I was quickly shot down.) My ex said it was his turn to pick since he gave me Vincent. I agreed as long as I could have final approval. Unfortunately, he only liked names from the most popular lists. I tried peppering his suggestions with something close to what he said, but he wasn’t budging. He finally suggested Andrew, but said we’d call him Drew. I said since we were going to call him Drew anyway, let’s just name him Drew. So Drew it was. At the time I had no idea that it was a fairly popular name, but it worked out because I couldn’t imagine calling Drew anything else. The toughest part of naming a child is finding a balance. Studies show that people with common names are popular among their peers, because people are used to those names. People with unusual names have an advan-
tage because people will remember them, ie Barack Obama, Oprah Winfrey, etc. You might also want to use a family member’s name, but then you have to deal with hurt feelings from other family members. You also have to consider the last name. I really liked the name Carter, but Carter Whitaker sounds like a law firm. I also like Whitney, but Whitney Whitaker is a bit repetitive. So are we all just out of luck when naming our children? I don’t think so. I think each child makes their name their own. A common name can stand out if the person does, just like an unusual name can blend in if the person is quiet. The most important thing is not what you name a child, but how you love, teach, and raise your child. Names can be changed, but childhood memories and core values can’t. What about you the readers? Did you use a baby book? Family names? Unusual spellings? Any big arguments between you and the other parent or other family members? I’d love to hear your thoughts and stories!
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WAYNE GATES, EDITOR feel for those who have actually faced combat on the battlefield. People like those men landing on D-Day beaches in World War II. I can only imagine what it was like, riding in those boats. Looking at the guns blazing on the hills above the beach and knowing they were aimed at them. Hearing the bullets start to ping off the metal skin of the troop transports as they got within range of the German guns. Knowing that ramp was about to drop...and finding the courage to move forward when it did. Those are the people I think about on Memorial Day. My son is 9 years old. He recently discovered the military channel on cable, and he enjoys military themed video games like “Call of Duty”. He’s not ready for “Saving Private Ryan” quite yet, but he’s getting close. In a couple of years, I plan to make sure he understands exactly what those men did nearly 70 years ago. I’ll also tell him about the Marines in the Pacific Theater, the bravery and sacrifice of those in Korea, Vietnam and everywhere else men and women have died in his name. Then he and I will visit a national cemetery where I will teach him how to salute.
What Do You Think? “What does Memorial Day mean to you?”
“Memorial Day for me would be remembering those whom I have loved who have passed away and to spend time with those living.” Melissa Kidwell Lewis Township
“It is very important to me to remember dear departed family members and veterans who have fought and bled to preserve our freedoms. I believe Memorial Day is one of the most important national holidays we have.” Dallas Hurt Jefferson Township
Dear Editor, Once again the Hamersville book fair was a success. Thank you to the following student volunteers, Auston Thompson, Michael Tucker, Ethan Mitchell, Jeremy Gould, Ashley Penny, Julia Bowen, Jantzen Snow, Tara Bartley, PJ Seng, Christian Erhardt, Savannah Wisby, Emily Kiskadden, Jackie Lawson, Tyler Votel, Jeremy Bryant, and Frankie Verdin. We would never have been ready without their help. We greatly appreciate the following parent volunteers, Diane Nickell, Shelly Ernst, Ruth Hayslip, Melvie Ogden, and Kellie Day.
We sold 34 books from the teacher’s wish lists. These books go directly into the classrooms and are used often. We also sold 24 books from the summer reading lists. These students got great books to read over the summer for half price. This was the first year for this program and we hope to continue it next year. For the library, we were able to choose $1100 in books from the cases and still have $890 in cash profit to purchase AR Quizzes. Thank you all and see you in the fall. Linda Henry
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“Memorial Day means we are grateful to the servicemen, and it would have been my husband's 80th Birthday this year.” Ann Huber Fayetteville
“Just remembering those who have lost their lives for our freedom.” Gaile Rockey Washington Township
Dear Editor, For several years I have made matching floral arrangements for my dad and husbands stone at the Fincastle Cemetery. This year they were multi-colored Gerber daisies. I usually put them on the stones in early April since my husband was buried on Mothers Day fourteen years ago. The past two years someone has stolen the flowers on or about Mothers Day. It makes me sad and angry that someone disrespects the memory of others that way. Karen Steele Peebles
Dear Editor, On May 17th, 2010, the Village of Sardinia Council voted to extend the village wide yard sale to the weekend of June 4- 6. We felt that the yard sales should be extended due to in climate weather that fell upon the dates that had already been set by council in May of this year. We hope that everyone in the village will participate in this event and appreciate the feedback from the village residence in this decision. Todd L. Bumbalough Mayor of Sardinia
“It's a celebration of respect for anyone who has served our country.” Andrew Gill Mt. Orab
“Remembering those who have passed and those who have fought for our freedom.” Patricia Ellis Ripley
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Memorial Day is here once again. The “official” start of Summer. The kids are already out of school or very close to freedom for a couple of months. The pools and barbeque grills are getting ready for another season of heavy use. But for me, Memorial Day has always been about members of the military who have given their lives for our freedom. I’ve always felt that Veterans Day in November is to honor the living and Memorial Day is to honor the dead. It’s a time to take a few minutes and think about those brave people who will never again get the chance to feel the sunlight of an early summer day or enjoy a barbeque. To reflect about the deeds of those who died preserving the freedom we all enjoy and helping to bring it to millions of others around the world. People living in many parts of Europe, Asia and elsewhere owe their freedom in large part to those who spilled American blood in their name. I am a veteran myself, which I’m sure plays a part in how I feel. I was in the Navy for six years and I’ve seen firsthand how difficult and dangerous life in the military can be in peacetime, let alone in war. I’ve spent almost two years of my life at sea on the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk, had my first child born when I was halfway around the world and was almost killed twice...and I worked in an office. I only mention that to try to explain the special admiration I
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The 2010 Brown County Relay For Life was a success on May 21 and 22 despite rain and severe weather that struck Southwestern Ohio during the event. Brown County Relay For Life Chairwoman Rene Green reported in a May 18 telephone interview the event raised about $33,200, but that number is expected to rise. That annual event, which was held at the Brown County Fairgrounds in Georgetown, is a fund-raiser to benefit the American Cancer Society's research and other work aimed at fighting and curing the despised and merciless disease of cancer. Green said Georgetown retailer Pamida was expected to donate another $750 to the total on May 28, and other businesses as well as organizations and individuals may donate until Tuesday, Aug. 31. “I can see the total going up,” she said. She estimated at least 200 people, if not more, participated this year, mentioning how more people kept coming to the fairgrounds as the night progressed. Green mentioned while only three fund-raising teams stayed the entire time last year, eight did so this year. Teams sold refreshments or offered games of chance as fund-raisers to increase the amount of Relay For Life money already collected prior to the fairgrounds event. While teams had their refreshment and game booths outside last year along the track that surrounds the fairgrounds' Main Show Ring, they were inside the Boodle Building this year because of threatening weather conditions. The Boodle Building also was the site for musical entertainment this year, and some Relay For Life participants who stayed the entire night “camped” inside there. Green said while most scheduled events, which included karaoke and singalong, were still held, some had to be modified. For example, a Luminary Ceremony to
honor cancer victims was held inside but without lit candles because of the threat of fire. Green mentioned the Relay For Life registration was held at the Gosling Building, and the Survivors Dinner was held in Rhone Hall. She said Relay For Life organizers wished to thank the Brown County Fairgrounds for the use of those buildings. Green said some people at the Relay For Life left early during the evening because of the threat of severe weather, but many others stayed. She said strong winds didn't strike the fairgrounds, but rain did and mentioned there were some suspected lightning strikes behind some horse barns at the fairgrounds. “We had some people who had some great spirit,” the chairwoman commented, reporting how some walked around the track in the rain. “People walked continuously all night long,” Green recalled. She estimated there still were “a good 75 or more” people at the Relay For Life when closing events were held toward noon that Saturday. Activities began about 6 pm. Friday with recognitions of winners of a Poetry Contest, an Art Contest to select a cover for the Event Program, and a Cake Baking Contest. The Cake Baking Contest was held in conjunction with this year's theme, “More Birthdays”. Denise Hall won that competition. Samantha Green won the Poetry Contest and read her poem at the Opening Ceremony. Ally Vance won the Event Program Cover Art Contest. Like the other two contest winners, she is from the Mt. Orab area. The Opening Ceremony included some special music, and a highlight of the evening was the Survivor Lap in which cancer survivors, younger and older alike, who were wearing purple T-shirts, walked together for a lap around the Main Show Ring track. Nineteen teams were organized this year to raise
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“The 'Don' of A New Day” fund-raising team members display their banner as they walk around the Brown County Fairgrounds Main Show Ring Track during the 2010 Brown County Relay For Life on June 21. The team selected its name in honor and memory of Don Gilbert, a former BethelNew Hope Road resident.
Relay For Life funds. The Brown County Generals team, a team representing Brown County General Hospital employees whose captain was Sherri Carpenter, received the Award Plaque for raising the most money, which Green reported was more than $5,000. Participants at the Relay For Life commented about why they attended the event. Tonya Hensley of Hamersley said her paternal grandfather had suffered from cancer, and she was participating because of the personal experience she had with cancer that way. Dodie Benjamin of Mt. Orab, the event's Entertainment chairwoman, said she thought the Relay For Life was a good cause and she hopes a cure is found one day. Benjamin added Green is her best friend. Cancer survivor Jerry Welch of Jefferson Township, a full-time Bethel firefighter and a volunteer Georgetown firefighter, is a cancer survivor who developed leukemia after traveling with some other area firefighters to Ground Zero in New York City following the terrorist attacks against the World Trade Center in 2001. Welch, who said he was participating with the hope a cure for cancer will be found one day, said
Ohio Hwy Patrol looking into recent injury crashes BY Wayne Boblitt The Brown County Press Two recent single-vehicle crashes in Brown County sent occupants of those cars to area medical facilities, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol Post in Georgetown. Amanda D. Brumley, 23, and a 3-year-old child, both of Hamersville, were transported to Brown County General Hospital in Georgetown following a May 18 crash in Clark Township, troopers reported. Brumley and the child were passengers in a 2000 Ford Focus being driven by Timothy B. Menshouse, 23, of Hamersville, according to troopers. Menshouse allegedly was traveling eastbound on Colthar Road near BethelNew Hope Road when he
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Sardinia Church of Christ to hold fundraiser for PRC The Sardinia Church of Christ will be holding a 5k Run/Walk to raise funds for the Pregnancy Resource Center in Georgetown Ohio. The 5k will be held on June 12 at 8 a.m. starting in the parking lot of the Sardinia Church of Christ. Registration is $20. Prizes will be awarded for the appropriate categories. All proceeds will benefit the Pregnancy Resource Center. The Church is still actively seeking volunteers to help with the race and also sponsors for monetary donations. Please contact the Sardinia Church of Christ if you are interested in running/walking or volunteering at (937) 4462594 or scoc@faithdial.com. We hope to see you there!
drove his vehicle off the south edge of Colthar Road and struck a utility pole about 12:50 p.m. Hamersville Life Squad transported his passengers to BCGH, according to troopers. OSHP charged Timothy Menshouse with operating a vehicle without reasonable control. Troopers reported the driver and Brumley were both wearing seat belts while the child was in a child safety seat. Michael J. Coby, 51, of Fayetteville, was transported to Mercy Medical Center Mt. Orab by Fayetteville Life Squad after the 2005 Toyota Scion TC he was driving crashed in Perry Township on May 20, according to troopers. OSHP reported Coby was westbound on State Route 131 when he failed to negotiate a curve, slid off the right side of the roadway and struck a ditch about 3:50 p.m.
His vehicle then overturned and came to rest against a tree. Troopers charged Coby with operating a vehicle without reasonable control. He was reported to have been wearing a seat belt when the crash occurred.
he was the only one of 10 firefighters in his unit who went to New York City who developed leukemia, adding that disease is now in remission in his body. Anyone interested in working on next year's Relay For Life may contact Green at (937) 444-0456 or Elena Cleveland at 1-888-227-6446, Ext. 4203 or electroencephalograph.
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Cancer survivors walk the opening lap around the Brown County Fairgrounds Main Show Ring Track during the 2010 Brown County Relay For Life May 21 in Georgetown.
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BROWN COUNTY FFA CHAPTERS 2010 American FFA Degrees
CJ Rowe Fayetteville FFA
Kevin Royal Fayetteville FFA
Anna Hall Western Brown FFA
Danny Hutchens Western Brown FFA
Janelle Young Western Brown FFA
Miranda Vearil Fayetteville FFA
Shane Farmer Ripley FFA
2010 State FFA Degrees
Ben Bradley Eastern Brown FFA
Dustin Fussnecker Eastern Brown FFA
Danielle Johnson Eastern Brown FFA
Ryan Meeker Eastern Brown FFA
Trey Ratliff Eastern Brown FFA
Dylan Scott Eastern Brown FFA
Anthony Flannery Georgetown FFA
Tyler Tucker Georgetown FFA
Brittany Dozier Fayetteville FFA
Eric Nause Fayetteville FFA
Emily Stahl Fayetteville FFA
Ross Standring Fayetteville FFA
Dylan Johnson Ripley FFA
Jake Barber Western Brown FFA
Brad Jones Western Brown FFA
Corey Keller Western Brown FFA
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BROWN COUNTY FFA CHAPTERS Eastern Brown, Fayetteville, Georgetown, Ripley, Western Brown
2010 State Proficiency Winners & Finalists • James Falgner - 2nd Place Forage, Fayetteville • James Falgner - 3rd Place Diversified Crop Production, Fayetteville • Seth Erwin - 3rd Place Agricultural Services, Fayetteville • Jacob Holt - 3rd Place Wildlife Management, Fayetteville • Emily Lodwick - 3rd Equine Management, Western Brown
Daniel Oberschlake, State Specialty Crop Production, Ripley FFA
Shane Farmer, District 9 Star State and American FFA Degree, Ripley FFA
Rachel Skinner, District 9 Star State FFA Degree, Ripley FFA
Dustin Fussnecker, Agricultural Sales Entrepreneurship, Eastern Brown FFA
Miranda Vearil, Winner Agricultural Sales, Fayetteville FFA
James Falgner, Winner Grain, Fayetteville FFA
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Lara Staples, Ohio FFA Vice President, Western Brown FFA
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A Groundbreaking Ceremony was held May 25 for the new, and much larger, Pike Township Community Building at 12700 State Route 774. While that new structure will have a Bethel mailing address, it is only a little more than 1 mile southwest of Lake Manor Restaurant by U.S. 68. Steven Smith, an independent architect on the building project, said the new structure will encompass about 4,500 square feet while the current Pike Township Meeting Hall on Boyd Road has less than 200 square feet. When the Pike Township
The Board of Trustees of Union Township, Brown County, is accepting bids for 2010 for leveling and resurfacing Kinkead Road from North Pole Road to Chicken Hollow Road. Please provide unit price per ton applied and rolled. The bid involves leveling bad spots as designated by trustees with a selfpropelled paver with 441 Type 1 surface coarse asphalt of approximately 450 tons. The bid involves resurfacing the entire roadway with measurements of an average of 14 feet width with 2” of 441 Type 1 surface coarse asphalt approximately 1130 tons including driveway and mailbox approaches and intersections of North Pole and Chicken Hollow. The price should include all labor, equipment and materials to complete the job. A Union Township Trustee or employee will be on site to collect a weigh ticket for each load of asphalt. All sealed bid, accompanied by the certificate of liability insurance and Worker’s Compensation Insurance must be in the possession of a Union Township Trustee or Fiscal Officer by the meeting scheduled for June 3, 2010, at 7:30 pm at the Union Township Public Library. Bids will be opened at that time. Completion date for the work under contract will be August 12, 2010. The Trustees reserve the right to reject any and all bids. Mail bids to Union Township, P.O. Box 29, Ripley, Ohio 45167. Trustees: Richard Haitz 937-392-4584, Mark W. Kinder 937-392-4490 and Martin Plymesser 937-392-4225.
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will have three offices – a General Office, a Clerk's Office and a Zoning Office. It also will include a Meeting Room and a larger Community Room, two rest rooms, and a small kitchen area. Besides serving as the trustees' office and meeting building, it also can serve the public as a site for such functions as wedding receptions, class reunions, and club meetings. The architect said while he would like the new building to be finished and open before the end of the year, that will depend upon such factors as the weather. Anderson said the new structure will cost an estimated $420,000, and the township will be able to obtain up to $399,000 of that from federal Recovery Zone Economic Development Bonds. Those bonds were authorized by the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act of 2009 (federal Stimulus dollars). Griffith said while the township will have to repay those bonds, they will save the township about 45 percent of the interest they otherwise would have had to pay back with other funding sources. The general contractors on the project are Mark Edenfield Inc. of Hillsboro and Tag Williams Inc. of Blanchester with Nathan Arndts serving as project manager. Griffith said work began on the new building the day before the Groundbreaking Ceremony with the pouring of footers and the setting of steel for its foundation. The land on which the new
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Participants in the Groundbreaking Ceremony held May 25 for the new Pike Township Community Building along State Route 774 include, from left, Pike Township Zoning Board members Janet Young and Ray Enders; Dallas Hurt, bond broker and financier for the project; Community Building Committee member “Cue Ball” Henderson; Brown County Board of Commissioners President Margery Paeltz; Pike Township Board of Zoning Appeals member Brenda Blair; “Cue Ball” Henderson's grandson Jake Henderson; Pike Township Fiscal Agent Jenny Conrad; Brown County Board of Commissioners Vice President Ralph Jennings; Pike Township Board of Trustees Vice President Dave Henderson; project architect Steven Smith; Pike Township Trustee Roger Griffith; Community Building Project Manager Nathan Arndts; Pike Township Board of Trustees President Jay Anderson; Brown County Municipal Court Judge Joseph Worley; Brown County Commissioner William Geschwind; Mt. Orab Mayor Bruce Lunsford; and Mt. Brown of Public Affairs members William “Woody” Whittington and Fred Hansen.
Community Building is being constructed consists of 5 acres, and while that new building is months from being finished, another townshipowned structure on that land is near completion. That building is a Storage Facility for the township's vehicles and equipment, which Griffith said includes two trucks, a “good size” road mowing tractor, and several lawn mowers, Weed Eaters, and chain saws. Smith said that building encompasses 2,400 square feet. Anderson said some electrical and plumbing work is still needed for it to be functional and mentioned its estimated cost as being $110,000.
Russellville Museum displaying new items BY Wayne Boblitt The Brown County Press The Russellville Community Museum will be open for the RussellvilleAlumni and Jefferson Homecoming on May 29 with two new items on display that are very important to the “Old School Building” and the community. It became necessary in the fall of 2009 to do extensive work on the part of the “Old School Building”, which is now the Rambler Center in Russellville, that housed the
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school bell. Russellville The Community Action Planners decided the bell should be removed from the building. That was done, and the bell has been restored and waiting for funds to move it to the front lawn at the Rambler Center. The Museum also has received a complete history of the Russell Shaw/Dunn Family during the last few months. Russell Shaw was Russellville's founder. The collection is on loan from Lori Longman-Stadig, a descendant of Shaw who lives in Aurora, Colo. Longman-Stadig worked on the collection and history for nearly two years and has been a great supporter of the Museum since its opening. There are some 15 binders of letters, pictures and other history of the Shaw Family. The Museum has many other items of interest on display that those attending the Russellville-Jefferson Alumni and Homecoming may view. Any interested people wanting to visit the Museum at other times may do so by calling (937) 377-5224 and setting up an appointment. Lots of work has been put into preserving the history of the Old School and the Village of Russellville.
Pike Township Board of Commissioners Vice President Dave Henderson said the township was able to save money over the years to pay for the Storage Facility. The township obtained some grants to help pay for some township road repairs, which enabled the trustees to keep some money in the township's General Fund to pay
toward that Storage Facility. Griffith said the township may have been saving money for that purpose for a dozen or so years. Henderson also said the township has maintained its roads well so it hasn't had to spend a lot of money on further major repairs once some other repairs were undertaken.
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PERRY TOWNSHIP CLEAN-UP DAYS The Perry Township Trustees and the Solid Waste Authority will hold clean-up days for the residents of Perry Township, Brown County; including the villages of Fayetteville and St. Martin, on Friday June 11th and Saturday, June 12th from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. Dumpsters will be available at the Perry Township Community Building located on the east edge of town at 3854 U.S. 50, Fayetteville. Large appliances will be accepted but must be kept separate. NO HAZARDOUS WASTE, TIRES, GAS TANKS, FUEL CANS OR DRUMS WILL BE ACCEPTED. PERRY TOWNSHIP RESIDENTS ONLY
ID MAY BE REQUIRED TO SHOW PROOF OF RESIDENCE The Perry Township Trustees are not responsible for any accidents.
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Sheriff Dwayne Wenninger presented a plaque of appreciation for 25 years of service to Deputy Sheriff Charles Campbell. Deputy Campbell has been with the Brown County Sheriff’s Office since March of 1985. He worked as a Corrections Officer for 15 years and then transferred to Court Services in February of 2000. He has been a Court security officer for the past ten years. During his 25 years of service, Deputy Campbell worked for former Sheriffs John Wessler, Robert L. Gray and Windell Crawford prior to Sheriff Wenninger taking office. The Sheriff’s Office and Common Pleas Courthouse personnel honored Deputy Campbell with a retirement party. AIt has been a pleasure working with Deputy Campbell over the years and I
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wish him the best in his retirement,@ said Sheriff Wenninger.
Charles and his wife, Rena, currently reside in the Mt. Orab area.
Sheriff introduces on-line jail roster Sheriff Dwayne Wenninger announces that the Brown County Sheriff’s Office is now providing public arrest information on inmates currently incarcerated at the Brown County Adult Detention Center. Several local Sheriffs have joined the JusticeWeb program, which originated in Montgomery County. The program works with the jail’s on-line booking program to provide current inmate information. Sheriff Wenninger stated that
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Sheriff Dwayne Wenninger presents plaque to Deputy Sheriff Charles Campbell.
the public can access the on-line inmate records via the Sheriff’s Website at www.browncounty ohiosheriff.us 1.) Select ACorrections/Jail Info.@ and then 2.) Select AOn-line Jail Roster@ After viewing the currently incarcerated inmate roster, you can select an individual inmate’s record. Once an inmate is selected, the public can access the inmate’s photograph, arrest charges, bond information and
scheduled court dates. The jail roster is updated every two hours. Sheriff Wenninger stated he believes this on-line service will be beneficial to the public in obtaining information or keeping up to date with incarcerated inmates. It should also cut down on the incoming phone calls the Sheriff’s Office receives requesting inmate information. Anyone with questions may contact the Brown County Sheriff’s Office at (937) 378-4435.
Senior Prom held at the Ohio Veterans home The Hudson High School Service Learning Students provided the residents of the Ohio Veterans Home with a ‘Senior Prom” for the fourth consecutive year on Tuesday, May 18. The ‘Prom’ is an activity that the residents look forward to annually. These students bring lots of joy and happiness to the lives of the residents of the Ohio Veterans Home. A total of 52 students, 10 chaperones and two teachers volunteered their time to this worthy project. During the school year, the Service Learning Class also volunteers in activities at many different facilities in Northern Summit
County such as Head Start, Humane Society, Assisted Living Facilities, Food Banks, Special Needs Classrooms and Hospitals. Each spring, the students travel to Brown County for three days to volunteer at many facilities in the area. The Ohio Veterans Home was very fortunate to have four (4) of the students to volunteer for three (3) days and to have all 52 students to participate in the evening dance, better known as the
‘Senior Prom.’ This project is funded with federal and state grant monies along with each student paying a portion of their expenses associated with the trip. These young men and women truly blessed the lives of the 119 Veterans who are currently living at the facility. For more information on how to become a volunteer of the Ohio Veterans Home by “Serving Those Who Served,” please call (937) 378-2900, Ext. 2739.
Obituaries James Franklin Carter, 77
Floyd H. Phelps, Jr., 63
Dorothy F. (nee Best) Jamison, 98 Dorothy F. (nee Best), 89, Goshen, Oh., died Saturday, May 22, 2010. She was the beloved wife of the late Billy C. Jamison. Loving mother of Jane (Harry) Cox, Gary (Beth) Jamison, Ken (Glenda) Jamison and the late Robert Jamison, dear mother-in-law of Juanita Jamison, caring grandmother of 11 grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren and 2 great-great grandchildren and proud sister of Junior Best, Clarence Best and the late Mary Klumjeski. She is also survived by several nieces and nephews. Private services were held at the convenience of the family. Inurnment at Winchester Cemetery. Memorial donations may be made to Hospice of Cincinnati, PO Box 633597, Cincinnati, OH 45243. Tufts-Schildmeyer Family Funeral Homes served the family.
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Norman W. Nace, 51 Norman W. Nace, 51, Squirreltown, Adams County, Oh., died Sunday, May 23, 2010 in Portsmouth. He was born Nov. 19, 1958 in West Union to the late Williamd and Elenor (Schardt) Nace. Norman is survived by three daughters, Jennifer Long and Amy Jo Nace of Peebles, Elizabeth Nace, Squirreltown, a brother, Will Nace Jr., Manassas, Va., two half brothers, Randy Nace, Webb Coty, Mo., and Ronnie Nace, Williamsburg, two step sisters, Betty Dryden, Monroe Township and Barb Martin, Houston, Tx., and four grandchildren. Services were Thursday, May 27 at Lafferty Funeral Home, West Union where Pastor Terry Fite officiated. Interment followed at Puntenney Cemetery, Green Township.
Floyd H. Phelps, Jr., 63, Ripley, Ohio, died Friday, May 21, 2010 at Adams County Regional Medical Center in Seaman, Oh. He was a carpenter, a United States Army Vietnam War Era Veteran and a member of the Courts Fussnecker American Legion Post #367 of Ripley. Mr. Phelps was born February 7, 1947 in Cincinnati, the son of the late Floyd H. and Edna (Tucker) Phelps. He was also preceded in death by one brother, Tony Phelps. Mr. Phelps is survived by his loving wife of twenty years, Catherine (Raterman) Phelps. He is also survived by one son, Jesse H. Phelps of Ripley; one sister, Jackie Parrott of Cincinnati,one brother, Martin Phelps and wife Sally of Batavia, and numerous other relatives and friends. Services were held at on Wednesday, May 26, 2010 at Cahall Funeral Home in Ripley where Pastor Doug Brown officiated. Interment followed in Maplewood Cemetery with military honors being provided by the Courts Fussnecker American Legion Post #367 of Ripley.
Stephanie Coffey, 37 Stephanie G. Coffey, 37, of Norwood, died Wednesday, May 19, 2010 in Batavia. She was a homemaker. Ms. Coffey was born Feb. 16, 1973 in Cincinnati, the daughter of Ruth Coffey Shaffer of Mt. Orab and the late Henry Coffey. She was also preceded in death by her grandmothers, Lucretia Adams and Martha Coffey, and her stepfather, Charles Shaffer. In addition to her mother, she is survived by two daughters, Sarah Peters and Jolen Peters; one grandson, Daniel Peters; one sister and brotherin-law, Jennifer and Brian Cahall, all of Norwood; two brothers and one sister-in-law, Rodney and Karen Coffey of Coxsackie, N.Y. and Robert Coffey of Mt. Orab; two nephews; two nieces; and beloved friend, Will Peters of Anderson. Services were on Monday, May 24 at Batavia Union Cemetery, Batavia, where Pastor Tim Cline officiated. Egbert Funeral Home, Mt. Orab served the family.
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Wanda Joy Donald, 68 Wanda Joy Donald, 68, Ripley, Oh., died Thursday, May 20, 2010 at Regency Hospital in Cincinnati. She was a retired teacher, a member of the Ripley First Presbyterian Church, a member of the Ripley First Presbyterian Church Women’s Group, a member of the Brown County Retired Teacher’s Association and a past member of the Ripley Women’s Club. Mrs. Donald was born June 11, 1941 in Ashland, Ky. the daughter of the late Ivan and Irene (Hamm) Day. She was also preceded in death by her husband in 2006, Harry Tyler Donald. Mrs. Donald is survived by one daughter, Jennifer Schadle and husband Adam, Higginsport, one son, Jeff Donald and wife Clara, Chesapeake, Va., four grandchildren - Nathan Donald of Fairfield, Pierce and Peyton Schadle and Diego Donald, all at home. Services was held on Sunday, May 23, 2010 at Cahall Funeral Home in Ripley, where Rev. Wayne Reveal officiated. Interment followed the funeral service in Maplewood Cemetery in Ripley. If desired, memorial contributions may be made to: The Ripley First Presbyterian Church Memorial Fund.
Douglas Lee Byus, 45 Douglas Lee Byus, 45, died on Saturday, May 22, 2010. Douglas was born April 24, 1965 the son of Curtis and the late Gloria Byus. In addition to his mother, he was preceded in death by a son, and the late Douglas Byus Jr. Douglas was the loving husband of Vickie Byus, father of Jessica and Michael, grandfather of Bradlee, Makayla, Makenzie, Brayden, Kaylee, and Jordan, brother of Kenneth Byus, Evert Byus, and Cindy Fultz and he is also survived by his best friend Kevin Purdon. Memorial services were held on Friday, May 28 at Faith Tabernacle, Batavia. E.C. Nurre Funeral Home served the family.
James Franklin Carter, 77, Williamsburg, died Tuesday, May 25, 2010 in Cincinnati. He was a retired truck driver for Ball Moving and Storage. Mr. Carter was born May 22, 1933 in Lee County, Ky., the son of the late James Algin and Paralee (nee Toler) Carter. He was also preceded in death by six sisters, Josephine Reddell, Lillian Hartzel, Roselie Stamper, Esther Johnson, Catherine Lonaker, and Nancy Margaret Tatum. He is survived by his wife, Sharlene (nee Mitchell) Carter, Williamsburg, two daughters and one son-in-law, Susan McCullough, Williamsburg and Sandra and Daniel Jeffers, New Richmond, one son and daughter-in-law, James Franklin and Lisa Carter, Zanesville, six grandchildren, Daniel Jeffers, Bethel, Christina Jeffers, New Richmond, Kyle McCullough, Williamsburg, Ross McCullough, Williamsburg, Vashti Sawtelle, Miami, Fl., James Davis, Newark, Oh., four great grandchildren; one brother, William Porter Carter, Milford; and many nieces and nephews. Services were Friday, May 28 at Egbert Funeral Home, Mt. Orab where Kris LaGrange officiated. Burial was in Bloom Rose Cemetery. If desired, memorials may be made to the American Heart Association.
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Local 4-H members attend Dog Expo Two member from the Brown County K-9 Renegades 4-H Club recently attended the Dog Expo in Grove City, Oh. Amanda McQueary on the left with her two dogs, Gunner and Shiloh and Kayla Cady on the right with her dog, Josie. They both have earned their Canine Good Citizen (CGC). Kayla Tomlin and her dog Sammy (not pictured), received their Star Puppy Award at Blue Ribbon Dog Training in Williamsburg, Oh.
WOMAN Proverbs 31:10-31: “Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies. The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil. She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life. She seeketh wool, and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands. She is like the merchants’ ships; she bringeth her food from afar. She riseth also while it is yet night, and giveth meat to her household, and a portion to her maidens. She considereth a field, and buyeth it: with the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard. She girdeth her loins with strength, and strenghtheneth her arms. She perceiveth that her merchandise is good: her candle goeth not out by night. She layeth her hands to the spindle, and her hands hold the distaff. She stretcheth out her hand to the poor; yea, she reacheth forth her hands to the needy. She is not afraid of the snow for her household: for all her household are clothed with scarlet. She maketh herself coverings of tapestry; her clothing is silk and purple. Her husband is known in the gates, when he sitteth among the elders of the land. She maketh fine linen, and selleth it; and delivereth girdles unto the merchant. Strength and honour are her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to come. She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue is the law of kindness. She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness. Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praiseth her. Many daughters have done virtuously, but thou excellest them all. Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the LORD, she shall be praised. Give her of the fruit of her hands; and let her own works praise her in the gates.” What a description of a good and godly woman! There are many women in the Bible who fit this description. Look at Jochebed who defied Pharaoh by hiding Moses. What she did was to simply turn Moses over to God to protect and watch over him. Did He do it? Yes, He did. In the end Jochebed was able to nurse him, to watch him grow, and to teach him in the ways of God. When he was grown he turned out to be a great man of God. Can a mother instill in her children the
DR. CHARLES SMITH MT. ORAB BIBLE BAPTIST CHURCH www.bbcmtorab.com love of God? You bet she can! And she can do it at a very early age. It is unbelievable how very much a small child can absorb. I heard it said that a child is like a sponge; unfortunately today they are drawing in a lot of dirty water. What we need today are godly women to teach their children in the ways of God; women who are asking God to protect their children. I don’t know just how old I was when my mother used to tell me that I was going to grow up to be a preacher. But I do remember that as a teenager I was convinced she was wrong. Does God answer the prayers of women who earnestly ask for His help concerning their children? I believe He does. My mother died in 1952. I was not saved and I did not go to church. However, in the fall of 1953, just one year later, God caught my attention; I received Christ as my Saviour. Immediately thereafter I wanted to be busy for God although I still did not believe I would be a preacher. I got involved in the work of God and in the course of time He called me. I have been preaching now for over 50 years and as I look back today I believe Mama was right! Jochebed taught Moses about God when he was only a small child. Although he was raised in the palace and taught in the ways of Egypt, as a man he went back to his people and to God. Women raise your children for God. You will never go wrong doing so. Remember that someday they will be raising your grandchildren. How do you want them to turn out? The Bible tells us in Proverbs 22:6: “Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.” Ladies, live by faith. A lady who will live by faith and give her life to God will affect more than just herself!
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The Cooper Family announces five generations! Submitted Photo
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As of May 17, 2009 the Cooper family reaches its 5th generation. Pictured - Left to Right, Back to Front) Tracy Gates, Donna Gates (Brown), Bridget Gates, Bernice Reynolds (Cooper), Brodie Gerald. The Brown County Press would like to congratulate the Cooper family on reaching such a monumental milestone!
Kenneth and Bena Bolender, Hamersville will be celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary on Thursday, June 3. On June 3, 1950 they were married at the Bethel Church of Christ by Rev. Thomas Key. They have three children, Clara Brown, Hamersville, Julie Ann Sturn, Shinkles Ridge, David Bolender, Adams County, four grandchildren and five great The grandchildren. Brown County Press would like to congratulate Mr. and Mrs. Bolender on their 60th wedding anniversary.
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Neal gets award Catherine Neal received the Dean’s Citation Award for Outstanding Teaching at the Haile/US Bank College of Business Spring Awards Luncheon. The Haile/US Bank Dean’s Citation Awards are given each year to outstanding faculty members who have distinguished themselves in their teaching, research, service, and citizenship. Cathy Neal is an Assistant Professor of Business Ethics and Business Law in the Department of Accountancy of the Haile/US Bank College of Business at NKU. She is the daughter of Creston and Joyce Neal, Mt. Orab. Congratulations to Catherine Neal from the Brown County Press.
There will be an American Sign Language (ASL) presentation by Kathy’s ASL Warriors at Southern State Community College on Thursday, June 10 from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. This free presentation will featuring selections from Disney® greats such as ‘Beauty and the Beast, Lion King, Alice in Wonderland and many more. For more information call Janet Miller at (513) 4053593.
Bataille graduates from Heidelberg University Judith Gertrude Bataille of Hamersville graduated high honors with a Bachelor of Science, degree in Biology during Heidelberg University's commencement May 8. Congratulations to Judith Bataille from the Brown County Press.
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Sam and Annabelle Kincheloe celebrate 60th wedding anniversary Sam and Annabelle Kincheloe, Georgetown were married on June 3, 1950 in Fayetteville, Oh. by Rev. Sam Kincheloe. They have one child, Bonnie (James) Davis, Georgetown and three grandchildren: Zorita (Jason) Hile, Texas, Sam Davis, Florida, and Jennifer (Matt) Shively, Dayton, and they have two great grandchildren. There will be an open house on Saturday, June 5 at Fairview Church from 2 - 4 p.m. The couple requests no gifts please. The Brown County Press would like to congratulate Mr. and Mrs. Kincheloe on their 60th wedding anniversary. Submitted Photo
Walker/Floyd engaged Jeff and Jackie Floyd of Proctorville, Oh., are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Leslie Ann, to Brandon Thomas Walker, son of Kevin and Kelly Walker of Mowrystown, Oh. The wedding will take place at on Saturday, July 31 in Huntington, WV. with a reception to follow. The Brown County Press would like to congratulate Leslie and Brandon on their engagement.
Catholic rural life conference set for June On Thursday evening, June 10, 2010, the Catholic Rural Life Conference of the St. Martin Deanery will hold its regular meeting. Please note that we are now meeting on the second Thursday of the even months. The Rural Life Conference is a group which seeks to bring a Christian perspective to life in rural areas, preserve our rural heritage and work to promote dialogue between rural and urban leaders. The meeting will be held at St. Mary’s church hall in Arnheim at 7 p.m. For directions or more information, call Pat Hornschemeier at (937) 378-4769 (day) or (937) 378-4560 (evening). For further information call Patrick Hornschemeier (937) 378-4769.
Seminar for area women Russellville Christian Church is sponsoring a seminar for area women of all ages to be held on Saturday, June 12 from 10 a.m to 1 p.m. There will be praise and worship, speakers, special music, signing in song, and lunch will be served. The theme of the event is "For Such a Time as This" taken from the book of Esther. All area women are encouraged to attend. There will be no charge to attend. A love offering will be received. All proceeds from love offering will go to Pregnancy Resource Center in Georgetown. If you cannot attend and would like to support Pregnancy Resource Center please mail check to Pregnancy Resource Center 852 Mt. Orab Pike Georgetown, Ohio 45121. For more information or to register by phone please leave message for Pam at (937) 2051882 or (937) 446-4321.
Poetry contest winners announced The Brown County Writers Group is proud to announce the winners of this year's poetry contest. These winners are: Child: Meghan Jolley, Ripley; Teen: Molly Paz, Felicity; Adult: JJ Brophy, Loveland; (Tie) Amy Barnhart, Stout. The winners were celebrated on April 29 at the regular meeting of the group at the library in Mt Orab. All the entries were exceptional and, as always, it was difficult choosing the winners. The picture is Meghan Jolley, child winner, from Ripley.
Sit & Stitch group at Sardinia Library Sit & Stitch is a new group meeting at the Sardinia Library on Wednesday from 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. If you’re a knitter, a crocheter or a spinner, or if you want to learn, bring your current project and ‘Sit & Stitch’. Children are welcome. For more information call Becky (937) 403-8481 or Marty (513) 314-1656,
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Georgetown woman graduates from Eureka College Mary Garbett, Georgetown received a bachelor’s degree in biology with magna cum honors from Eureka College, Eureka, Ill., May 8. The daughter of Mark and Debbie Garbett of Georgetown is a 2006 graduate of Western Brown High School.
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Taliaferro Chapter NSDAR met with other Chapters of the Southwest District of Ohio for a memorial service at the Christian Waldschmidt homestead on Saturday May 8, 2010. The meeting was opened with the pledge of allegiance and the American Creed. Following the reading of the National Defense and the President General’s Message a recess was declared in order for chapters to conduct business. Regent Margaret Pollard called the Taliaferro Chapter meeting to order with a welcome service for our new member Jessica Little. Reading of the minutes was dispensed with and the treasurer’s report was made available. The following members were nominated and approved for office for the years 2010 thru 2013. Regent, Margaret Pollard; Vice Regent, Jesse Little; Chaplin, Gaynell Britton; Secretary, Jessamine
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Jesse Little, Diana Schwartz, Gaynell Britton, Margaret Pollard, Jeanne Catron, Donna Lunsford, Joan Paeltz, Jessamine Clark, and Nancy Dick.
Clark; Treasurer, Phyllis Wahl; Registrar, Dorothy Helton; Historian, Diana Schwartz and Parliamentarian, Kathy Fichter. Regent Pollard announced the Support our Troops Rally at Ohio Veterans Home is May 11, 2010 at 6:30 p.m.
and the Memorial Day Program is May 30, 2010 at 2 p.m. – OVH. The Chapter will present checks for $300.00 to Adopt a Veteran Program and $200.00 for Phone Cards. The Taliaferro Chapter meeting was adjourned. A memorial service was held to honor those members
who had passed away during the past year. Rosalie Moore was honored from Taliaferro. Following a buffet luncheon, Honorary State Regent Patsy Gaines gave a life like reenactment of the experiences of a colonial housewife who lived through the hardships of Indian warfare.
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Children make their way inside Mt. Orab Elementary at the start of another school day.
WB spending 250K on parking, traffic CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Sixty of those new parking spaces will be available for after school events. Royalty said the problems have been caused by a number of factors, including an increased student population, additions to both buildings
over the years and the Ohio State Facilities Commission, the state agency responsible for paying for a majority of the Western Brown renovations. “The designers (of the buildings) looked at OSFC standards such as required square footage, not necessari-
ly to pedestrian and traffic flow”, Royalty said. The project is projected to cost approximately 250 thousand dollars. The money will come from unspent funds in the districts building and maintenance fund, not from the general revenue budget.
Royalty said the district was helped by the participation of the city of Mt. Orab in the planning process for the changes. “They brought in folks to do traffic studies and other work. It was an excellent collaboration and hopefully it will make things better.”
Jobless numbers fall in Brown Co. CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 “The economy is moving forward in a better direction than six or nine months ago”, Plymail said. Each of the counties bordering Brown County saw an improvement in their jobless numbers for April. As mentioned above, Adams County improved to 14.3 percent from 16.4. Clinton and Highland counties showed improvement as well, despite being ranked
numbers one and two respectively for the highest unemployment numbers in the state. Clinton County moved to 17.7 percent from 18.7 and Highland County improved to 17.1 percent from 18.4. Clermont County improved nearly a full percentage point, with the jobless rate there dropping to 10.4 percent from 11.3 percent. The news is good for the Cincinnati region, of which Brown County is a part, and
the state as well. In the Cincinnati region, the jobless rate stands at 10.0 percent in April, down from 10.5 percent in March. Concerning the State of Ohio, Governor Ted Strickland’s office released a statement on May 25 referencing a Wall Street Journal article. Strickland’s office said the Journal is reporting that Ohio had the largest one-month improvement in the country for
people going back to work, adding just over 37 thousand new jobs. The state unemployment rate improved to 10.7 percent in April, down from 11.7 percent in March. Some of the improvement in Brown County and statewide can be attributed to hundreds of workers temporarily employed statewide by the United States Commerce Department to assist in the 2010 U.S. Census.
Gusweiler response: Meranda has no case CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 party followed the order. This same set of events happens in courthouses every day.” The response goes on to cite case law supporting the contention that Gusweiler has absolute immunity from personal liability for judicial actions he takes while in office. Gusweilers attorneys contend that the court order demanding keys to Meranda’s office and the threat of contempt charges and arrest if the order is not complied with was a “judicial act” in a court where Gusweiler had legal jurisdiction. The response says “The judge’s alleged statements about sending Meranda to jail for contempt were made after the judge issued his order and clearly relate to the order.” As such, the response says, “Judicial immunity is absolute.”
The response also addresses Meranda’s claim that Gusweilers actions “put her in great fear for her safety and person”. It refers to a paragraph in Brown County Prosecuting Attorney Jessica Little’s statement which reads “Tina Meranda and Judge Gusweiler had a heated discussion and after Judge Gusweiler advised Tina Meranda that he would not give the key to anyone on his staff, she gave him a key”. The response continues “So actually, Meranda negotiated acceptable terms and then handed over a key.” Case law from 1926 is also cited that says “The power of the court is inherent and takes precedence even of (sic) the statutory (legal) power of a clerk over court records and files.” Meranda’s claim for monetary relief is then addressed.
The intimidation statute cited by Deters in the lawsuit is a criminal statute that is being used to sue Gusweiler in a civil suit. The response says “To sufficiently plead a claim for civil damages under (the Intimidation statute) Meranda must allege she suffered some damage in the form of injury, death or loss of personal property. At the very most, Meranda alleges she ‘feared Judge Gusweiler and his demeanor’. These damages are insufficient under Ohio law.” Regarding the request by Meranda that Judge Nurre order Judge Gusweiler to modify his behavior, the response says that Meranda was not specific in her request. “Meranda does not seek specific injunctive relief, nor does she describe in sufficient detail what she wants this Court (Nurre) to enjoin”.
Injunctive relief is a specific order from a judge to a party telling them not do something. “Enjoin” is the word used when a judge issues an order for something to be prevented or prohibited. The response also addresses Meranda’s request that Judge Nurre order that “the parties are entitled to perform their duties as set forth under the law. This is not an appropriate request for declaratory relief. The parties’ duties are already set forth by law.” The response concludes by saying that Meranda has “failed to plead a claim against the Honorable Judge Scott T. Gusweiler” and asks that the suit be dismissed with prejudice so it cannot be refiled. A PDF of the entire Gusweiler response can be found at www.browncountypress.com.
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“to take cover now”. The warning also stated that in addition to tornadoes, the storm was capable of producing destructive straight line winds. That warning was issued for Northern Brown County, Southeastern Clermont County, and Southwestern Highland County, and locations mentioned as being in the storm's path included Feesburg, Bethel, Williamsburg, Mt. Orab, Sardinia, Hamersville, Locust Ridge, Buford, Chasetown, Fincastle, Greenbush and the SR 32/U.S. 68 intersection in Mt. Orab. That intersection, near the new Kroger Marketplace supermarket, is west of where the tornado struck that night. NWS also confirmed a tornado touched down about 8:44 p.m. that Friday near the Southwestern Adams County community of Bentonville in Sprigg Township, which is
east of and borders Brown County's Huntington Township. NWS issued a warning for Adams County and Southeastern Brown County ahead of that storm at 8:37 p.m. and reported a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado had been sighted near the Adams County community of Bradysville moving northeast at 20 mph. Communities mentioned as being in the line of that storm included Bradysville, Bentonville, Manchester, Seaman, West Union, Cherry Fork and the intersection of State Routes 125 and 348. That storm was reported to have heavily damaged trees, barns and outbuildings. The Adams County tornado's maximum winds were reported as being 110 miles per hour with a path width of 75 yards and a path length of 2.6 miles. NWS reported on its website an area of upper level low
pressure moved across the Great Lakes on May 21 with a trough extending into the Ohio Valley. The airmass had become unstable, and shear in the low levels of the atmosphere became favorable for the formation of tornadoes. Additionally, according to NWS, thunderstorms tended to rebuild over the same areas, and rainfall was very heavy, leading to flash flooding across Southwestern Ohio as well. One location in Brown County that had some flash
flooding problems was Green Township, the same township in which the Klein Road/SR 32 tornado touched down, but while Klein Road is in the southeastern portion of that township, flooding was reported in its northeastern area. A Green Township woman escaped possible injury or death that night when she managed to get out of her car after she accidentally drove into swift water that had flooded the road on which she was traveling.
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A copy of the report was sent to Brown County Prosecutor Jessica Little. She decided to charge five of Wright’s superiors with felony Obstruction of Justice for ignoring the criminal aspect of Wright’s alleged activity. Those charged are ODNR District 5 Supervisor Todd Haines, ODNR Human Resources Administrator M i c h e l l e Wa r d - Ta c k e t t , ODNR Law Enforcement Administrator James Lehman, ODNR Assistant Chief Randy Miller, and ODNR Chief David Graham. All remain were placed on administrative leave on April 7 and remain on that status until their cases are resolved.
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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Special Prosecutor of his case. Kelley is conducting his own investigation of Wright’s actions and may reindict him. Little asked Kelley to prosecute the case because she is also prosecuting five of his superiors in the Division of Wildlife. Any evidence she uncovers in that investigation could be seen by a judge as being unfairly used against Wright. Kelley then requested that Little drop the charges she filed against him so the prosecutions of Wright and his superiors can remain totally separate. The charges stem from 2006 when Wright was accused of letting South Carolina Wildlife Officer Eric Vaughn, use his home address to purchase a Ohio resident hunting permit. Wright also allegedly tampered with official state records by recording his own address on deer tags used by Vaughn. Wright received an administrative reprimand from the Division of Wildlife following the incident, but the Ohio Inspector General’s Office started an investigation into the case in October of last year following an anonymous tip. The IG report determined that Vaughn saved 106 dollars by paying 19 dollars for a resident hunting license instead of 125 dollars for a non-resident license. The report said that Wright’s superiors “ignored the criminal violation of falsification and decided to handle the matter with an administrative investigation.”
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Your child (age 6-12) is invited to join us for an unforgettable summer of fun, friends, and discovery presented by Mad Science of Cincinnati! Each camp will be 3 days long, 2 to 4 hours per day, and is open to all Brown County students. All materials and supplies are included – just bring a lunch and drink each day! Camp Dates: June 21, 22, 23 - Grades 1-3: 9:30 – 11:30 a.m. – Junior Engineers - $40: Mad Scientists will learn about simple machines and their uses in everyday activities. Examine different types of structures and put their knowledge to work building a mini-catapult! 12 – 2 p.m. – Eco Explorers - $40: Mad Scientists will explore our environment (bugs, worms, the value of recycling and more!). This will be a “Gross! Yuck! Boy that is cool!” experience.
Grades 4-6: 9:30 – 11:30 a.m.– Let’s Blow Stuff Up…Safely! - $40: Explore a variety of chemical reactions with beakers, flasks and test tubes! 12 – 2 p.m. – Scene of the Crime - $40: Afternoon Mad Scientists will learn techniques used by Crime Scene Investigators. They will put their knowledge to use and become Junior Detectives! Camps will be held at St. Michael School (300 N. Market St., Ripley). For more information, contact the school at (937) 392-4202, or PTO President, Diana Day, at (937) 377-2222. Please note that each workshop is limited to 20 students. Seats will be secured on a “first paid” registration basis. You can also register by phone at (937) 392-4202. Registration and payment deadline is has been extended to Thursday, June 3.
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Members of class of 1960, living and deceased as follows: Left to Right LaFon Wilson, Ray Roades Jr, Montie McAfee, Sharon Conley Johnson, Kenneth Baird, Karen Smith, Margaret Ann Waits, Tony Luke, Juanita Emmons, Gerald Roades, Victor Terry Scott, Geneva Hughes, Curtis Kramer, Carolyn Carnes, William Ellis, Carroll Ray Frazee, Julie Moon, Donald P Waits, Beverly Kay Patton, Richard Childress, Mary Jo Parrish, Alberta Jean Cook Cox, Velma Jean McKenzie, Romana Lee Moon, Carolyn Conley, Gerald L Wallace, Charlotte Hazelbarker, Mary Katherine Montgomery Martin, Betty Pfaummer, Jenny Liming, Wilanna Courts, Geneva Jones, Pricilla Moon, Thelma Irene McKenzie, Carol Roudebush, Beverly Jean Royer, Kathleen Clark, Beverly Prather, Ann Kathleen Collins
Joshua Steed, a 6th grader at Mt. Orab Middle School, has been chosen to attend the Appalachian Regional Commission/Oak Ridge National Laboratory Science Camp in July. The Camp is a one-week residential camp in Oak Ridge, Tenn., with all expenses paid and offers the opportunity to work with worldclass scientists. Students are selected based upon their potential in math and/or science. The camp only awards 26 students from Appalachia schools to participate. Josh was the only student accepted from Western Brown School District to attend the camp.
Western Brown Alumni to hold annual banquet The Western Brown Alumni Association’s Annual Banquet will be held on Saturday, June 12 at the Western Brown High School Auditeria. In addition to the banquet, there will be entertainment provided by members of the Western Brown Alumni. Doors will open at 4:30 p.m. with dinner served at 6 p.m. Reservations are $15 each, checks payable to WB Alumni Association, PO Box 171, Mt
Orab, OH 45154 Association annual membership’s dues are $5. Lifetime memberships are $100 per person and $150 per couple. Western Brown Alumni Association accepts donations for its Scholarship Fund. The following classes will be honored 1950 the 60 year class; 1960 is this year’s 50 years class, 1970 the 40 year class, 1980 the 30 year class, 1985 the
25 year class, 1990 the 20 year class, 2000 the 10 year class, 2005 the 5 year class and members of the class of 2010. The members of the class of 1960 will be recognized during the banquet. Further information is available by calling Doug Green at 515-0181, Steve (937) Bernhardt at (937) 444-2600 or Steve Menard at (937) 3791123. Reservations due by June
Huntington Hotshots set schedule BY JW Curtis Huntington Hotshots 4-H
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Huntington Hotshots got busy cleaning up the Aberdeen Green Space. We pulled weeds, trimmed shrubs, mulched and planted flowers. We held a brief meeting to go over some important dates. I have listed the dates for you as follows so you may remember them. June 5, 2010 - Goat Tag In - 8-10 a.m. at the Brown County Fairgrounds June 19, 2010 - Ohio River Sweep- 9 a.m. at the Aberdeen Park June 22, 2010 - Quality Assurance Meeting- 10 a.m. Eastern High School June 26, 2010 - Hog Tag In -6-9 a.m. at the Brown County Fairgrounds July 03, 2010- 4th of July Baby Show - 11 a.m. at the Aberdeen Green Space July 15, 2010- Department 7 judging for State Fair July 15, 2010- Department Submitted Photo
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In January, the Sardinia Elementary PTO was awarded a $1000.00 grant from Ohio Action for Healthy Kids to fund a Spring Walk-a-Thon. As part of the school wellness program and to raise money for pledges; SES teachers, students, and staff have walked 10-15 minutes each school day for the past 6 weeks. Teachers, students, and staff will be collecting pledges and donations May 12-26. All proceeds from the Warrior Walk-a-Thon will be used to construct a 1/2 mile walking trail around our new school. If you would like to help with our community project, donations can be sent to: Sardinia Elementary PTO c/o Warrior Walking Trail, 7742 Tri-County Highway, Sardinia OH 45171
Win $10,000 cash at gala for St. Michael School There are still chances available for the St. Michael School $10,000 Cash Reverse Raffle/Gala. Only 200 chances will be sold, at the cost of $200 per chance. A chance may be purchased by one person or a group. Each chance entitles two people to attend the Gala, which will be held on Friday, June 25, 2010, at Receptions Conference Center in Eastgate, Cincinnati.
The last number drawn will win the top prize of $10,000. Other cash and great prizes will be awarded during this exciting event. Attendance at the Raffle/Gala is not required to win the prizes. Contact a School Fundraising Committee Representative by calling 392-0398; 392-4907; or 377-1197 if you would like to support St. Michael School while enjoying an unforgettable evening.
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In the Picture are Back row: Jw Curtis, Stephanie Curtis, Cordell Curtis (Cloverbud) Lany Cooper, Steve Curtis, Katie Cooper (cloverbud) in front row: Jennifer Eichner and her mom
17 judging for State Fair August 15 & 16Fizzleville Fair Our next meeting will be
Farm Bureau awards scholarships to students Brown County Farm Bureau is pleased to announce that Seth Erwin of Fayetteville; Laura Helbling of Georgetown; Megan Housh of Bethel; John Mezger of Fayetteville and Casey Taylor of Georgetown have been selected to receive a $500 scholarship. Erwin, a member of the 2010 graduating class of Fayetteville Perry High School, is the son of Mitch & Cindy Erwin. She will attend the Ohio State University in the fall. Helbling, is a 2010 graduate of Georgetown High School and is the daughter of George & Jody Helbling of Georgetown. She will attend the University of Dayton in the fall. Housh, also a 2010 graduate of Fayetteville Perry School, is the daughter of Donald Housh of Russellville and Sharon Blankemeyer of Bethel. She will attend Gallaudet University in
Washington DC. in the fall. Mezger, a 2010 graduate of McNicholas High School, is the son of Frank & Patricia Mezger of Fayetteville. He will attend the Northern Kentucky University in the fall. Taylor, also a 2010 graduate of Georgetown High School, is the daughter of Chris and Shirley Cluxton of Georgetown. He plans to attend the University of Kentucky in the fall. Brown County Farm Bureau Board of Directors wishes the best of luck to all of these young people as they endeavor to continue their education. For information on Farm Bureau and its member benefits please visit the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation website at www.ofbf.org or contact the Farm Bureau office at 937-378-2212 or email abcfarmbureau@verizon.net. Office hours are Monday through Thursday from 8 until 4.
held June 8, 2010 at 6:30 p.m. at the Aberdeen Green Space. Officers please bring your Officer Books to the meeting!
7, 2010 We hope to see you on June 12.
Fayetteville student excels academically Chelsea Nicole Iles is a junior at Fayetteville High School as well as a post secondary student at Chatfield college. She is a member of New Life Community Church. She is on the Deans list with a 4.0 g.p.a. for this year with Chatfield College and she is a member of The National Society of High School Scholars. With Fayetteville, she is a member of the Science Club, Drama Club, Academic Team, Newspaper staff, and the Mock Trial Team. She is also a member of the National Honor Society at Fayetteville. Received highest academic awards for all four quarters in 2009 at Fayetteville High School. She has received awards in Fayetteville High School Drama for best actress in 2009, best supporting actress in 2008. Her mock trial team came in 2nd in the district competition for 2010 and she was voted best attorney at the 2010 mock trial regional competition. Proud parents of Chelsea are Wesley Leroy Iles Jr. and Angela Iles, Fayetteville.
Kaleidoscope Kids met BY Hannah Bolender Kaleidoscope Kids 4-H The Kaleidoscope Kids held a meeting on Sunday, May 23. 4-H project books were handed out for the 2010 Brown County Fair. The next meeting will be held at the Mt. Orab Park, the date is yet to be announced.
Stikkers receives degree Katie Stikkers, Hamersville received her Undergraduate Degree in Nursing from St. Ambrose University on Saturday, May 15, at the i Wireless Center, Moline, Ill. A total of 669 degree candidates, including 490 bachelor’s degree students, 172 master’s degree students and 7 doctoral students, were recognized during the ceremonies.
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Mrs. Tracey’s Junior High Language Arts Class enjoying reading during Right to Read Week.
Eastern schools celebrate Right to Read week The 33rd Annual Ohio Right to Read Celebration was held at Eastern High School and Eastern Middle School the week of, May 10 -14. This year’s theme was “Wanted: Readers”. Students visited the library where they were able to take part in a writing contest, library trivia contest, caught reading photo gallery and daily door prize drawings. By participating in the various activities, the school will receive the 2010 Reading Hall of Fame Award
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Ripley Memorial Day schedule of events
Vacation Bible School set at Aberdeen church
Music by RULH Elementary Choir directed by Ms. Janet McKinney. National Anthem by Micaela Mountel, RULH High School student. Red Oak Creek Bridge Invocation by American Legion Chaplain. Laying of the wreath by American Legion Auxiliary. Rifle volley by American Legion. Maplewood Cemetery Welcome by Lt. Col. Rick Klinker. Invocation by Rev. Wayne Reveal. Music by RULH Band directed by Mr. Tim Carpenter. Introduction of Guest Speaker by LtCol Rick Klinker. Guest Speaker remarks (Mr. Gary DeFosse). Music by Harriet Groh and Gary DeFosse. Laying of the wreath by American Legion Auxiliary and Masons. Rifle Volley by American Legion. Taps.
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Two inducted into Hall of Fame The two newest members of the Western Brown High School Academic Hall of Fame display the Award Plaques presented then at the Hall of Fame Ceremony held May 13 in the WBHS Auditeria. This year’s WBHS Academic Hall of Fame inductees are Esther Friskney Fite, co-valedictorian of the WBHS Class of 1972 (the first graduating class at that school), and Alan Corbin, valedictorian of the former Hamersville High School’s Class of 1965.
Community Bible Church in Aberdeen will be hosting their annual Vacation Bible School beginning on June 711. Bible School will run from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. each evening. This year's theme is Hero Headquarters! At Hero Headquarters, kids will meet unlikely Bible heroes who are often overlooked. In fact, we don't know a single one of their names! They were not famous leaders or called by God to perform amazing miracles-yet their small acts were used by God to do wonderful things! Community Bible Church would like to invite children from Pre-School to 8th Grade. Children will be engaged in great Bible classes, inspiring and entertaining worship, active and creative recreation and will have delicious snacks each evening. An incredible staff of adult volunteers will be on hand each evening to assure a memorable time is had by all children. Community Bible Church is located in Aberdeen, Ohio. Turn on Budig Drive by Bowie Tire and a right turn on
Denver Drive and you'll be there! Fore more information call Matthew Carpenter at (937) 515-2014.
Annual Pisgah Ridge Christian Church Memorial Day Service Every year Pisgah Ridge Christian Church opens its historical doors for a Memorial Day service. The public is invited to a short service on Monday, May 31 at 10:30 a.m. prior to the arrival of the American Legion. John Cooper will lead those gathered in prayer and song. Located on Pisgah Ridge Road just outside of Ripley, this church was organized in 1824. The current church building dates back to 1854. The Memorial Day service is one of three events held each year to give the community an opportunity to experience one of the areas best historical representations of 1800’s Christianity.
It is our honor to salute the heroes, past and present, of our Armed Forces this Memorial Day. Let us never forget the patriotism and courage of those who sacrificed everything for the sake of the country they so dearly loved. They have forever earned a place in the heart of our grateful nation.
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Brown County Charity Horse Show welcomes the “gentle giants” June 12 at the Brown County Fairgrounds in Georgetown. Classes begin Thursday evening at 7 p.m., begin again on Friday at 11 a.m. Friday’s evening session beginning at 7 p.m. Saturday’s sessions begin at 9 a.m. with championship classes that evening beginning at 6:30 p.m..
The draft horses will compete in six hitch classes and one under saddle class. Spectators will see these fine animals hitched in carts, teams and in multiple Charlie Poppe hitches. from Cincinnati will judge the draft horse classes. Come and enjoy the heavy horse in action!!
This year’s show also features classes for saddlebreds, Arabians, Morgans, Quarter horses, paint horses, hackney ponies and road horses!! Bring the family and enjoy the show! All benefit the proceeds Hospice of Hope Ohio Valley.
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The “Gentle Giants” will make their grand entrance into the show ring this year at the 39th Annual Brown County Charity Horse Show. This will be the first time in the show’s history that draft horse classes will be offered at this 3 day event. The show runs from Thursday, June 10 through Saturday,
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Penguin print presented Internationally-known wildlife artist John Ruthven of the Georgetown area displays his newest painting, “Penguins on Parade” featuring four gentoo penguins, at an Unveiling Reception held the afternoon of May 16 at the Old Thompson House Gallery in downtown Georgetown.
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The Eastern Students Against Destructive Decisions chapter worked together with the school nurse Jenny Cierley, Georgetown Air Evac Lifeteam, Ohio State Highway Patrol, and volunteers from the Sardinia Fire Department and Life Squad to showcase what happens when people drink and drive. Student actors were chosen based on their prominence in the school. In the “mock crash”, Ricky McQuitty (senior) was projected from the car he was supposedly driving after colliding with the car of drunk driver Clint Black (junior). Ricky was “killed” on impact, and his body could be seen by viewers on the hood of the wrecked car. Ricky’s passenger Kaylee Purdy (junior) had to be cut from the car with the “Jaws of Life” and taken by helicopter to the emergency room. Clint only sustained minor injuries, but his passenger Taylor Reynolds (senior) was taken to the emergency room via life squad as she went in and out of consciousness. The event both impressed and stunned the Eastern High School students watching and participating. The student and staff onlookers got to witness the actual procedure for a life or death situation with automobile accidents. Participant Kaylee Purdy said this of the mock crash, “It affected me a lot differently than I thought it would. It felt very real especially when they were cutting me out of the car. It was scary.” The spectators were in
awe as they viewed the different career possibilities which directly influence saving lives on a daily basis. However, the message behind the crash really hit them. “I believe it was a good experience for the student body. The students really started to think about their actions and the consequences of their actions,” quoted Dylan Fain, Eastern High School teacher, after watching the mock crash unfold before him. Angelina LaRue, EHS senior spectator, expressed that, “It really made me realize the severity of teen drinking and driving. I don’t know what I’d do if one of my friends was involved in something like this.” Overall, the point got across to the students at Eastern. Fatal and serious accidents caused by drinking and driving happen everyday. It can happen to you, your best friend, your boss, or anyone. Riding with an impaired driver also puts you and your loved ones at risk. Driving while drunk not only puts you at risk, but it puts the community at risk. You could survive like Clint did, but kill someone else in the accident. SADD wants to ask everyone to please make smart decisions, and don’t make your family and friends go through something like this. The SADD advisor for Eastern High School is Mrs. Janie Day. SADD members who were involved in this project are: Katie York, Logan Edmisten, Hannah Stump, and Jessica Tutt.
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Two Western track and field athletes on to regional competition By Ritchie Butler The Brown County Press The Western track and field team traveled north to Mason High School last week, competing in the boys and girls Division I southwest district meet. Two Western athletes are competing in the regional meet at Dayton's Welcome Stadium on May 26 and May 28. Mack Tudor was district
champion in the discus. He also qualified for the regional meet by finishing third in the shot put event. Brittany Palmer also qualified for the regional when she finished fourth in the discus at Mason. Shelby Gibbons was 10th in the district in the 1,600-meter run. She also placed 13th in the 800-meter run. Morgan Orr narrowly missed the regional in the 400-
meter dash, placing sixth at Mason. Orr also placed ninth
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Georgetown and The Ripley track and field teams traveled to New Richmond last week, participating in the southwest district meet. Georgetown boys and girls, along with the Ripley girls, competed in the Division III meet. The Ripley boys competed in the Division II meet, held at the same site. Ripley's Melissa Mitchell qualified for the regional by finishing fourth in the 100meter dash. Ripley's Lauren Bachman moved on to regional competition by placing second in the 300-meter hurdles. Ripley's 4 x 100-meter relay team of Mitchell, Bachman, Mary Beth Dyke and Olivia Kendrick qualified for the regional meet by placing
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fourth in the district. Mitchell and Bachman will also be running on the 2 x 200-meter relay team, along with Niya Royal and Shayla Henderson. Ripley's 2 x 200 team won the district at New Richmond. Henderson also qualified for the regional meet by placing second in the high jump. Dyke will also pull doubleduty at the regional meet as she placed fourth in the long jump. Georgetown's Carli Deal won the discus event at the district meet. She also qualified for regional competition in the shot put, placing second. Georgetown and The Ripley girls regional qualifiers were set to participate in the regional meet on May 26 and May 28. Ripley's Whitney Plymesser
just missed qualifying in the shot put, finishing fifth. Teammate Morgan Wright was just behind her in the same event, placing sixth. Plymesser also just missed the regional by placing eighth in the discus. Georgetown's Holly Vankeuren was seventh in the long jump. Ripley's Kendrick was close behind, placing ninth in the same event. Ripley's Katlyn Adams took ninth in the high jump. Ripley's 4 x 800-meter relay team of Sarah Boling, Brianna Payne, Krista Guinn and Alexis Spires placed seventh. Georgetown's 4 x 400meter relay team of Sydney Helbling, Ali Moe, Erika Dietrick and Vankeuren placed sixth. Ripley's Royal took seventh in the 300-meter hurdles and 100-meter hurdles. the
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The Georgetown 4 x 800-meter relay team of Cody Pack, Seth Teegarden, Logan Lucas and Nick McAfee qualified for the regional meet. Above, the handoff for the final leg of the race during the district meet at New Richmond.
Kendrick was close behind in the 100-meter hurdles, placing eighth. Georgetown's Payne and Spires came home 11th and 12th in the 800-meter run. Georgetown's Dietrick and Ripley's Mitchell just missed regional qualifying in the 400meter dash, placing fifth and seventh. Ripley's Henderson and Bachman also just missed qualifying for the regional in the 200-meter dash, also finishing fifth and seventh. The Georgetown boys are sending regional qualifiers to the Troy meet held on May 26 and May 28. Nick McAfee qualified for the regional in three events by taking third in the 1,600-meter run and second in the 3,200meter run. He was also on the 4 x 800-meter relay team with Cody Pack, Seth Teegarden and Logan Lucas, which finished third at New Richmond. Jess Adamson will also take on double-duty at the regional meet. Adamson was district champion in both the shot put and discus events. Teegarden placed 13th in the 800-meter run. Pack just missed qualifying in the 1,600-meter run by finishing seventh. He also came home ninth in the 3,200-meter run. Zach Hardyman took eighth in the 110-meter hurdles and placed 13th in the long jump. The Ripley boys had one Blue Jay qualify for the regional meet. Johnathan Kessel finished second in the shot put event at New Richmond, qualifying him for the regional meet scheduled for May 27 and May 29 at Dayton's Welcome Stadium. Kessel also placed ninth in the discus. Aaron Stidham placed 15th in the finals of the 3,200-meter run.
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Ripley’s Shayla Henderson placed second in the Southwest District Division III girls meet in the high jump.
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Georgetown’s Carli Deal heaves the shot at New Richmond. she placed second in the event and won the discus, qualifying her for the regionals in both.
Three Warrior runners headed to regional meet in Lancaster By Ritchie Butler The Brown County Press The Eastern Warriors participated in the Division III southeast district track and field meet held at Chillicothe last week. The Warriors finished strong in several events, sending three different runners on to the regional meet. Tyler Lucas qualified for two regional events. He took third in the 100-meter dash and also placed third in the 200-meter dash. Rhett Purdy will go on to the regional meet after his third-place finish in the 300-
meter hurdles. Can Tobias finished third in the 800-meter run, qualifying him for regional competition. The three Eastern runners were set to run in the regional meet held at Lancaster Fairfield Union on May 26 through May 28. Tyler Foster just missed qualifying in the high jump, finishing seventh at the district meet. Billy Wolfe placed 11th in the 400-meter run and Cody Wilson came home 11th in the 1,600 meter run at the district meet.
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Eastern’s Rhett Purdy, left, finished third in the 300-meter hurdles at the district meet in Chillicothe. Can Tobias, center, placed third in the 800-meter run. Tyler Lucas came in third in both the 100-meter and 200-meter dashes. The three Warriors were set to run at Lancaster in regional competition.
Palmer on to regional in discus event
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Western’s Brittany Palmer finished fourth in the discus at Mason, qualifying her for the regional in Dayton.
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Season ends for Lady Warriors Western captures its eighthThe Eastern Lady Warriors traveled to Washington Court House last week, participating in the Division II district track and field meet. Eastern failed to send any girls to the regional meet, but did have a nice showing in some events. Hannah Granger placed ninth in both the 1,600-meter run and the 3,200-meter run, missing a spot on the podium by mere seconds. Christina Burns finished ninth in the shot put and placed 19th in the discus. Kayla Ratliff came in 13th in the district in the 400-meter run. Andrea Neu finished 22nd in the 300-meter hurdle event.
straight SBC All-Sports Title
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Eastern’s Christina Burns placed ninth in the shot put event at the district meet in Washington Court House.
Hamersville EMS, MS Sports Leadership Award Submitted Photo
Hamersville eighth-graders Morgan Nickell and Ben Lamb are this year’s recipients of the Junior High Sports Leadership Awards presented at the Hamersville School Athletic Department’s annual awards banquet. Recipients of the award had to participate in at least two sports in both their seventh and eighthgrade years; follow school rules; maintain at least an 85 percent grade average in each subject; exemplify good moral character; display leadership in school and as a team member; cooperate with coaches, teachers, students and fellow athletes; develop athletic skills through practice and competition; use athletic abilities wisely and effectively; and make important contributions to their teams’ performances. Morgan is the daughter of Kevin and Diane Nickell and Ben is the son of Brad and Cindy Lamb. In addition to these students, all of our athletes were recognized with sport pins, letters, or both at the banquet.
The Western Brown High School Athletic Department held on to its eighth-straight Southern Buckeye Conference American Division All-Sports Championship as WBHS edged the New Richmond Lions, 61-60. New Richmond made a valiant comeback this spring. The Broncos were leading comfortably, with a 47-41 margin after the fall and winter sports seasons, but a very strong spring season by the Lions made it very close. Western finished with 61 points, followed by New Richmond with 60 points,
Goshen and Bethel tied with 51 points and Clermont Northeastern finished with 32 points. The award is given annually to the program who scores the most points based on where each sport finishes in the standings during each season in both the American and National Division. The Broncos won league titles in the big school division in volleyball, boys cross country, girls cross country, girls tennis, girls track and girls bask e t b a l l . They finished runner-up in boys golf and finished third in
football, boys basketball, wrestling, boys Tennis and baseball. "Congratulations to the coaches and players on this year’s accomplishments. We have a group of coaches and athletes who are extremely dedicated and put in a lot of time and energy towards accomplishing the goals that they have set for the season. It is certainly a nice way to wrap up the year (winning AllSports Award) after watching them work so hard," stated Athletic Administrator Tim Cook.
SBC Softball All-Stars Name Gr Brooke Kenneda 11 Emily Anderson 9 Kaitlyn Harcourt 12 McKena Miller 9 Chelsae Osborn 9 Kaitlyn Tucker 10 Stephanie Smith 11 Kallie Long 11 Amanda Schmidt 11 Kaitlyn Davis 11 Miranda Kelly 11
FIRST TEAM School Name Bethel-Tate Tara Thieryoung Clermont NE Samm Ison Clermont NE Erika Lee Clermont NE Laura Lance Clermont NE Laura Morrow Goshen Hannah Hazelbaker Goshen Montana Wear New Richmond Hillary White New Richmond Keirstan Bowling New Richmond Cecilia Schwartz Western Brown Rachel Miesberger
Name Gr Katie Kilgore 11 Cydney Hill 11 Jennifer Werring 12 Kelly Tucker 12 Brittney Strunk 11 Myla Gordo 11 Morgan Henry 12 Becca Woodruff 10 Brittany Palmer 9 Courtney Wagers 10
SECOND TEAM School Name Bethel-Tate Brittany Luginbuhl Clermont NE Jill Crouch Clermont NE Joey Jones Goshen Sam Morrow New Richmond Mallary Manicho New Richmond Shelby Taulbee Western Brown Jordad White Western Brown Casey Taylor Western Brown Melanie Posey Williamsburg
Gr 12 12 12 12 11 11 10 10 12 10 11
School Batavia Batavia Blanchester Blanchester Blanchester East Clinton Felicity Felicity Felicity Georgetown Williamsburg
Gr 12 11 12 9 12 12 10 12 12
School Batavia Batavia Blanchester Blanchester East Clinton Felicity Felicity Georgetown Williamsburg
PLAYER OF THE YEAR AMERICAN DIVISION EMILY ANDERSON CLERMONT NORTHEASTERN NATIONAL DIVISION MONTANA WEAR FELICITY COACH OF THE YEAR AMERICAN DIVISION BILL GOLDFUSS CLERMONT NORTHEASTERN FELICITY NATIONAL DIVISION DAMON SMITH
Eastern basketball summer camps Western Brown to host girls youth summer basketball camp in June
The Eastern Coaching Staff and the high school players will be holding basketball camps for the boys and girls during the month of June. There will be three camps for the boys and girls that are interested in improving their skills and having some fun playing basketball. The dates and times are as follows: Boys and Girls – Grades K2; June 7, 8, and 9. Times: 9 to 11 a.m. at Eastern High School - cost $40 Boys Grades 3 – 8; June 14, 15, 16, and 17. Times: 8 – 11:30 a.m. at Eastern High School – cost $60 Girls Grades 3 – 8; June 14, 15, 16, and 17. Times: noon
– 3:30 p.m. at Eastern High School – cost $60 Players will receive individual camp shirts, a basketball, skill instruction, and a chance to win other competitive awards during camp competitions. It is an opportunity for players to develop skills at a local, reasonably priced camp. Additional opportunities for basketball instruction include a shooting clinic for grades 412 on June 6 at Eastern High School. Grades 4, 5, 6, and 7 will be from 2:30 – 5:30 p.m. and the grades 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 will run from 6 – 9 p.m. Individual and group instruction will be given by Paul Hoover from Pro-Shot
Shooting System. Instruction is limited to the first 40 players for each division. Please call and reserve a spot. The cost for the shooting clinic is $35. On July 27 and July 31 Kelly Middleton and Brett Beucler will present specialized sessions focused on specific aspects of player development, times and grades to follow. For more information, contact Rob Beucler, Eastern Boys Varsity Basketball Coach at 937-446-3497 or 937-378-6720, or contact John Burrows, Eastern Girls Varsity Basketball Coach at 937-7256742.
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The Western Brown Lady Broncos will host a girls summer basketball camp on June 21 through June 24 at Western Brown High School. The camp will run each day from 9 a.m. until noon. the camp is
for girls leaving grades 3 through 8 this year. Cost is $50 per camper. Registration forms may be picked up at Western High School and mailed along with payment to John Kirschner,
Head Girls Basketball Coach, 107 Fairground Drive, Russelville, Ohio, 45168. If you have questions, contact Kirschner at 937-5157729.
Silvis places at regional tournament Blake Silvis, an eighthgrade wrestler at Mt. Orab Middle School, recently competed in the USA Wrestling Regional tournament held at Franklin Community H.S. in Franklin, Indiana.
The USA Regional event combines wrestlers from Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Kentucky and West Virginia into a single tournament. Silvis battled extremely hard and walked away with a
third and second-place finish in Freestyle and Greco-Roman competition, respectively. Silvis becomes the first junior high wrestler in school history to place at the regional event.
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Cyclones take second at mid-season tournament
Heat captures mid-season tournament title
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The Mt. Orab Cyclones 10U softball team took second in the SOSLI Mid-Season Tournament held on Mother’s Day weekend. Front row, l-to-r, Ciara Cox, Olivia Hardy and Ashley Marion. Middle row, l-to-r, Sadie Workman, Macayla Temple, Krista Signorella and Alyssa Shorten. Back row, l-to-r, Hanna Young, Faith carpenter, Alexus Lovell, Destiny Gadzinski, Megan Swaffard and Jaylee Williams.
Pee Wee Soccer Camp to be held at Ripley SAY Soccer Fields on June 14-17 A Pee Wee Soccer Camp is set to be Held at Ripley SAY Soccer Fields June 14-17, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. The First Annual Blue Jay Soccer camp will cost $45 per camper (includes camp tee shirt). Campers attending the
camp will learn technical and tactical skills, team concepts, goalkeeper skills, participate in 3-vs.-3 games and compete in individual skills competitions. Campers will be instructed by the Lady Jays High School coaches Amanda
Hauck and Marty Adams, with additional instruction from current Lady Jay varsity soccer team members. Adams has coached at the high school level as well as SAY Soccer, leading his team last season to the SAY State
Soccer Tournament. Hauck has been the head coach the past two years for the Lady Jays. Hauck played soccer at the collegiate level at the College of Mount Saint Joseph as a goalkeeper and has had experience with indi-
vidual goalkeeper training. For registration or more information, call coach Hauck at 937-446-3137, or e-mail to ajhauck84@yahoo.com.
The Brown County Press 937-444-3441
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The Hamersville Heat 10U softball team won the SOSLI Mid-Season Tournament held in Mt. Orab on May 7, 8 and 9. The Heat battled through very cool weather conditions and went undefeated (4-0, scoring 31 runs) in the eight-team tournament. Front row, lto-r, Kayla Hedge, Danielle Morrow, Amberly Pack, Karley Cornette, Emily Cooper, Morgan Hirons and Maddie Whisman. Middle row, l-to-r, assistant coach Kris Cooper, Caylee Graham, Tia Newberry, Lexi Jamison, Karis Shively, Kelsey Grant, Cierra Richey, Mackenzie Bridges and assistant coach David Shively. Back row, head coach Dan Morrow.
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SUNDAY AND MONDAY Walter Miller Post 394 of the American Legion in Russellville has set its Memorial Day Services for Sunday and Monday, May 30 and 31. Sunday services will be as follow: Russellville Presbyterian Church, 11 a.m.; Ash Ridge Cemetery, 1:30 p.m.; Decatur Cemetery, 2:30 p.m.; Liberty Chapel, 3 p.m. Monday services will be as follow: Arnheim Lutheran, 9:30 a.m.; Arnheim Catholic, 10 a.m.; Russellville Cemetery, 11 a.m.
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MONDAY American Legion Post 288 of Williamsburg has set its Memorial Day events and services for Monday, May 31, as follow: Greenberry Cemetery, 8:10 a.m.; Bloomrose Cemetery, 8:35 a.m.; Taylor Chapel Cemetery, 9 a.m.; Shiloh-New Harmony Cemetery, 9:20 a.m.; Clover Cemetery, 9:40 a.m.; Concord Cemetery, 10 a.m.; Parade Lineup at the Legion Post, 11 a.m.; Parade, 11:30 a.m.; Williamsburg Cemetery Services, 11:50 a.m.
George A. Lambert Post 755 of the American Legion in Sardinia will conduct three Memorial Day programs on Monday, May 31. The first will be at the Fincastle Cemetery at 11 a.m., the second at the Five Points Cemetery at 11:30 a.m. and the third at Sardinia Cemetery Veterans Memorial at 2 p.m. Military veterans, Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps and ROTC members, and anyone else wishing to join Post members as they march to the Sardinia Cemetery should be in place at the American Legion Hall on College Avenue in Sardinia by 1:45 p.m. The public is invited to attend all the programs. Buford community will hold its Memorial Day Services Monday, May 31, beginning at 11 a.m. at the Buford Cemetery under the direction of Bob McClain. Parade participants will line up at the Clay Township Park at 10:30 a.m. Everyone is welcome to participate including ball teams, bicyclists and people on floats. A picnic with hamburgers, hot dogs and “all the fixings” will be held at the Clay Township Park immediately following the Parade and Services.
Kinkead Ridge Winery, 904 Hamburg St., Ripley, will open 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday, May 31, for the release of its 2009 white wines. Further information is available at (937) 3926077 or www.KinkeadRidge.com.
Ripley Memorial Day Celebration will begin at 12:30 p.m. Monday, May 31, with judging for decorated bicycles and wagons by the Liberty Monument on Front Street. The Parade lineup will begin near the Monument on Front Street at 1 p.m. A Ceremony at the Monument will begin at 1:30 followed by the Parade to Maplewood Cemetery. The Parade is open for participation by the public and is a walking parade with no motorized vehicles except for a shuttle of veterans' organization members. A Wreath Ceremony at downtown Ripley's Red Oak Creek Bridge will take place at 1:50 p.m., resulting in a slight pause in the Parade. The Maplewood Cemetery Ceremony is scheduled to begin at the Unknown Soldier's Monument about 2:15 p.m. The speaker will be U.S. Marine Corps veteran Gary DeFosse of Ripley.
Scanlon Kelly Post 5920 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Fayetteville will hold its Memorial Day Service at 10:30 a.m. Monday,
Pricetown community will hold its Memorial Day activities on Monday, May 31. The Traditional March to The Cemetery will begin
Wilson Sroufe Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9772 of Mt. Orab will hold its 63rd Memorial Day Parade and Program beginning at 10 a.m. Monday, May 31. The parade will form and then proceed from the Mt. Orab Municipal Building Parking Lot north on South High Street (U.S.68) to the Mt. Orab Cemetery on North High Street, where a program will be held featuring State Rep. Danny Bubp with the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves Retired as speaker.
COURT NEWS Property Sales Patricia Cluxton and Gregory Klump to Elizabeth A. and Charles T. Drott, 71.86 acres (Byrd Twp.) and 1.89 acres (Jefferson Twp.), $34,890 Betty A. Creech to Joshua J. and Terri Wagner, 1.04 acres, Hamersville Village, $5,000 Diana Whipkey to Ray E. Kimberly, .83 acre, Eagle Twp., $12,047 Green Tree Servicing, L.L.C. to Kristen Moore and Zachary Bingamon, 1 acre (Lot 5 – Pete Rose and Gary Waits Development), Green Twp., $42,000 Ronald W. Baker, executor of Estate of Dessie Baker to Jeffrey S. and Mary Jo Crocker, 24.09 acres, Huntington Twp., $40,000 Wayne and Ann Garrett and Brian and Joan Garrett to Jeffrey W. and Susan K. Ratliff, .46 acre, Jackson Twp., $6,000 Robert Gary and Audrey C. Haas to M. Phillip and Carole J. Cooper, 1.56 acres, Jackson Twp., $7,500 Edwin Jr. and Linda Gundrum to Wilfred Jr. and Jennifer Fahrian, Lot 960 (Lake Waynoka Subdivision), Jackson Twp., $600 Bruce and Emily Reineke to Steven Sullivan, Nora Sullivan, and Christian Sullivan, Lot 2031 (Lake Waynoka Subdivision), Jackson Twp., $1,995 Jeffrey Pittman to Bank of New York Mellon formerly known as The Bank of New York as trustee, 5.1 acres, Lewis Twp., $26,000 Zachary R. Singler to William T. and Dana L. Resing, 100.65 acres, Lewis Twp., $260,000 Michael P. and Connie L. Helmers to Federal Home Loan Mortgage Company, Lot 1533 (Lake Lorelei Subdivision), Perry Twp., $60,000 Schuana L. and Kevin C. Doyle to Fifth Third Mortgage Company, Lot 1685 (Lake Lorelei Subdivision), Perry Twp., $25,334 James L. and Bonnie Schweickart to LNV Corporation, 1.02 acres, Perry Twp., $28,000 Kyle J. Dye to Fifth Third Mortgage Company, 1.2 acres (Lot 5 – River Reach Subdivision), Perry Twp., $28,000 Margaret Ann Young et al to Bank of New York Mellon formerly known as The Bank of New York as trustee, .52 acre, Perry Twp., $16,667 Kristen K. Sutter to Federal National Mortgage Association, 1 acre, Pike Twp., $40,000 Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as trustee to Timothy A. Curtsinger, trustee of the Jeffrey Shaw Trust, .98 acre (Lot 1 – Grant View Acres Subdivision), Pike Twp., $45,000 Barbara E. Dailey to Homesales Inc. doing business as Homesales Inc. of Delaware, Lot 15 (Harmon Heights Addition, Georgetown Village, $36,667 Kyle E. Martin to Fifth Third Mortgage Company, Lot 12 (Harmon Heights Subdivision), Georgetown Village, $35,000 Homesales Inc. to Randchar Inc., .53 acre (Lot 12), Sterling Twp., $12,000 Randy Elliott et al to Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., successor by merger to Wells Fargo Home Mortgage Inc., 1.31 acres, Sterling Twp., $65,334 John Jr. and Barbara L. Johnson to North Star Properties, 3.42 acres, Union Twp., $25,000 Robey Group, L.L.C. to Larry Clifton, L.L.C., Lots 5 and 6 (Woodland Subdivision), Mt. Orab Village, $36,000 Larry Clifton, L.L.C. to Brian D. and Shannon N. Helton, Lot 22 (Woodland Subdivision), Mt. Orab Village, $96,000
Marriages Sarah Elizabeth Cornett, 32, Ripley, scheduling coordinator, and Jerry Edward Welch, 45, Ripley, firefighter/emergency medical technician Bethany R. Koehler, 23, Russellville, secretary, and Christopher S. Spires, 22, Russellville, laborer Evelyn Highlander, 56, Fayetteville, medical billing employee, and Thomas Evanshine, 63, Fayetteville, welder
Probate Kevin B. Clark, Mt. Orab, Case No. 20101091, DOD 04/18/10, file date 05/21/10 M. Russell Cochran, Georgetown, Case No. 20101089, DOD 05/16/09, file date 05/18/10 David R. Denny, Sardinia, Case No. 20101088, DOD 03/21/10, file date 05/18/10 Anna Hentz, Mt. Orab, Case No. 20101087, DOD 09/02/09, file date 05/17/10 Bernard L. Smith Jr., Williamsburg, Case No. 20101090, DOD 08/06/09. file date 05/19/10
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Common Pleas CIVIL CASES In Re: petition for Motor Vehicle Certificate of Title (1971 Triumph T100R motorcycle) in the name of Fred W. Reams, other civil Deutsche Bank National Trust Company as trustee for Argent Securities Inc. AssetBacked Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-W2 vs. William D. Morris et al, foreclosure Capital One Bank (U.S.A.), N.A. vs. Donny Snider, other civil Health Alliance doing business as The Drake Center vs. Robert Minor, other civil Discover Bank care of DFS Services, L.L.C. vs. Carl Crawford, other civil LVNV Funding, L.L.C. vs. Bob A. Harding, other civil Equable Ascent Financial, L.L.C. vs. Michelle L. O'Toole, other civil Beneficial Ohio Inc. vs. James Young et al, foreclosure HSBC Mortgage Corporation (U.S.A.) care of HSBCNY vs. Melissa A. Dickson et al, foreclosure CitiMortgage Inc. vs. James A. Anderson et al, foreclosure BAC Home Loans Servicing, L.P. formerly known as Countrywide Home Loans Servicing, L.P. vs. Joseph Walters et al, foreclosure Brown County Treasurer Connie Patrick vs. Jonathan K. Wahl et al, foreclosure CitiMortgage Inc. vs. Kevin C. Standring et al, foreclosure LVNV Funding, L.L.C. vs. Diane L. Hendrixson, other civil Paul D. Bender vs. Marsha P. Ryan, administrator, Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation et al, Workers' Compensation Citibank (South Dakota), N.A. vs. Karen E. Chain, other civil CitiMortgage Inc. vs. Jeffrey L. Stafford et al, foreclosure Onewest Bank, F.S.B. vs. Gordon Kibler et al, foreclosure Brown County Rural Water Association Inc. et al vs. William A. Sturm et al, other civil Domestic Cases Ruth Copple, Higginsport, vs. Terry Lunsford, Higginsport, domestic violence Annette K. Spegal, Hamersville, vs. Frank H. Spegal, Hamersville, dissolution of marriage Jeffrey A. Haffner, Georgetown, vs. Deborah A. Haffner, Hamersville, dissolution of marriage Karri M. Reynolds, Russellville, vs. Jason D. Reynolds, Russellville, dissolution of marriage Amy Adams, Mt. Orab, vs. Ronald B. Moore, Mt. Orab, domestic violence Charles Hewitt, Georgetown, vs. Elizabeth Hewitt, Georgetown, dissolution of marriage Michelle McDonald, Bainbridge, vs. John McDonald, Bainbridge, dissolution of marriage
at 1 p.m. at the Pricetown Church of Christ. Charles Gossett will be the veteran honored in ceremonies at the cemetery. Daryl Mount will be the speaker. The group then will return to the church for the Main Program, which will begin at 2 p.m. Keynote speaker will be Capt. Robert Hottle of Hillsboro, who is with the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve. The Annual Fellowship Dinner, which is free to the public, will be held 5-8 p.m. at the church. Old-Fashioned Ice Cream Supper will be held at 5 p.m. Memorial Day, which is Monday, May 31, at the Decatur Park on State Route 125 in Decatur. A short Memorial Service will precede the Supper, and refreshments will include eight flavors of homemade ice cream, sandwiches, cakes, peanut bars, and beverages. The Liberty Cornet Band will provide entertainment. The Byrd Township School Preservation Committee is hosting the event, and proceeds will go toward preserving and maintaining the Byrd Township Community Center in Decatur. In the event of rain, the Ice Cream Supper will be held at the Community Center on SR 125. TUESDAY Brown County General Hospital Foundation is again offering its Health Career Scholarship for students pursuing a degree or certification in the following programs: Registered Nursing, Physical Therapist and Medical Laboratory Technician. One $3,000 scholarship per year for the duration of the program will be awarded to a student from one of the five Brown County high school districts, and the recipient does not have to be a current graduate. The recipient will be required to accept a position at BCGH in Georgetown for one year for each year he or she receives the scholarship. Applications may be requested by calling the BCGH Foundation at (937) 378-7712. The deadline for returning the application is Tuesday, June 1. Direct and Counter-Cyclical Program/ACRE enrollment deadline is Tuesday, June 1. Ohio producers who have not contacted their local Farm Service Agency Office must do so by this date. The U.S. Department of Agriculture will not accept any late-filed applications. Brown County FSA may be reached at (937) 378-6174. Ohio Farm Bureau Higher Ground Camp registration deadline is Tuesday, June 1. The camp, for ages 14 to 18, will be held at Ohio Dominican University in Columbus. Registration is $250 per person. Anyone wishing to register may contact the Brown County Farm Bureau Office at (937) 3782212. Youths must be from OFBF families to attend. Further information about the camp is available by visiting www.ofbf.org. Brown County Health Department, 826 Mt. Orab Pike, Georgetown, will administer general immunizations 8 a.m.-noon Tuesday, June 1, or other days by appointment. Those wishing to be immunized need to bring their shot records with them. Further information is available by calling (937) 378-6892 or toll free at 1-866-867-6892.
Bible Baptist Church, 990 W. Main St., Mt. Orab, will host the Awana Truth Training Club for third through sixth-graders 7:15-8:45 p.m. Wednesday, June 2. Further information is available by calling Jarrod McGinnis at (937) 444-2493. “Man Woman Flower” comedic one-act play will be presented at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 2, in the Edward K. Daniels Auditorium on Southern State Community College's Central Campus, 100 Hobart Drive, Hillsboro. The play is free to the public, and guests will be invited to an Art Show featuring art by SSCC students immediately following the production. Refreshments will be served. Jefferson Township Trustees will meet at 8 p.m. Wednesday, June 2, at the Township Building on South Columbus Street in Russellville. Brown County Democratic Party Central and Executive Committee will meet at 8 p.m. Wednesday, June 2, at the Brown County Senior Services Building, 505 N. Main St., Georgetown. THURSDAY Brown County Subdivision Regulations Review Board Committee will meet at 9 a.m. Thursday, June 3, at the Brown County Planning Commission Office, 740 Mt. Orab Pike, Georgetown. Northern Brown Senior Center at St. Martin's Chapel Hall in St. Martin will conduct an Arthritis Exercise Program beginning at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, June 3, for interested citizens 55 and older. Indoor walking is scheduled 10 a.m.-2 p.m., and chair volleyball practice will be held. Lunch will be eaten out. Brown County Writers' Group will meet 6-8 p.m. Thursday, June 3, at the Mt. Orab Public Library, 613 S. High St., Mt. Orab. George A. Lambert Post 755 of the American Legion will host instant bingo at 6 p.m., Early Bird bingo at 7:15 p.m. and regular bingo at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, June 3, at the Legion Hall on College Avenue in Sardinia. Russellville Kiwanis Club will meet at 6:45 p.m. Thursday, June 3, at the Russellville Firehouse. Franklin Township Trustees will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday, June 3, at the Township Hall in Arnheim. Friendly Circle women's group will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday, June 3, at Sardinia Church of Christ. Scott Township Trustees will meet at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, June 3, at the Township Hall in New Hope. Mt. Orab Chapter 514 of Order of the Eastern Star will meet at 7:30 p.m. the first Thursday of each month, including June 3, at New Harmony Lodge 435 Free and Accepted Masons Lodge Home in Mt. Orab.
Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 11 a.m. Tuesday, June 1, at Sardinia Town Hall, 151 Maple Ave., Sardinia.
Alcoholics Anonymous will meet 8:30-9:30 p.m. Thursday, June 3, at St. Michael's Catholic Church, 220 S. High St., Mt. Orab.
Adams Brown Community Action Program will host bingo every Tuesday, including June 1, at 406 W. Plum St., Georgetown. Doors will open at 5 p.m. with bingo beginning at 7 p.m. Further information is available by calling (937) 378-6041, Ext. 257.
FRIDAY Free knitting and crocheting classes at the Rambler Center (old Russellville-Jefferson High School) in Russellville have been discontinued until Friday, Sept. 10. Anyone who would like information and a list of supplies or who wishes to register for the next group of classes may call Mary Kelch at (513) 7342501 or (513) 543-3137.
Mt. Orab Board of Public Affairs will meet at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 1, at the Municipal Building, 211 S. High St., Mt. Orab. Ohio Tobacco Museum Inc. will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 1, at the museum, 703 S. Second St., Ripley. Lake Waynoka Lions Club will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 1, at the Lake Waynoka Lodge. Sardinia Founder's Day Celebration Committee will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 1, at Sardinia Town Hall, 151 Maple Ave., Sardinia. Anyone interested in helping with this year's three-day festival in June is invited and encouraged to attend. Courts-Fussnecker Post 367 of the American Legion will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 1, at the Post on Elk River Road in Ripley. Mt. Orab Village Council will meet at 8 p.m. Tuesday, June 1, at the Village Municipal Building, 211 S. High St., Mt. Orab. Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie 2293 and Auxiliary will meet at 8 p.m. Tuesday, June 1, at the Eagles Lodge in Georgetown. Brown County Fair Board will meet at 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 1, at the Brown County Fairgrounds in Georgetown. WEDNESDAY Georgetown Lions Club will meet at 8 a.m. Wednesday, June 2, at the Fireside Restaurant in Georgetown. Brown County Board of Commissioners will meet at 9 a.m. Wednesday, June 2, at the Commissioners Office, 800 Mt. Orab Pike, Georgetown. Adams Brown Head Start and Early Head Start 2010-11 School Year registration will be 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesday, June 2, at Brown County Head Start Centers in Georgetown, Greenbush, Hamersville, Mt. Orab and Ripley. Parents will need to bring their child's birth certificate, shot record, custody papers, proof of income and Social Security Card. Anyone having questions or desiring further information may call Head Start at 1-800553-7393, Ext. 245 or Early Head Start at 1877-582-2140. Rambler Weavers will meet 9:30 a.m.-noon Wednesday, June 2, at the Rambler Center (old Russellville-Jefferson High School) in Russellville. Membership in the Rambler Weavers group is open to any interested person. Further information is available by calling Geri Cahall at (937) 378-3426. TOPS Chapter in Aberdeen will meet at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 2, at the Riverbend Apartments Community Room. Further information is available by calling Kaye Nichols at (937) 377-2501. Union Township Public Library Board of Trustees will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday, June 2, at the Union Township Public Library in Ripley. Yoga class will be held 6-7 p.m. Wednesday, June 2, at Hospice of Hope Ohio Valley Office, 215 Hughes Blvd., Mt. Orab. The cost is $8. Further information is available by calling Jane Amiot at (513) 535-7507. Ripley Life Squad will host bingo at 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 2, at the Life Squad Building, 799 S. Second St., Ripley. Doors will open at 5 p.m.
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Aberdeen Huntington Township Veterans Memorial Parade will be held at 3:30 p.m. Sunday, May 30. Lineup will begin at 2:30 p.m. at Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington Middle School along U.S. 52-62-68. Bicycles, tricycles and wagons may enter the parade at Gallagher's BP Station. The Parade will end at the Aberdeen Park Veterans Memorial Monument, where a Memorial Day Ceremony honoring veterans will be held.
May 31, at St. Patrick Cemetery on Anderson State Road in Fayetteville. All VFW Post 5920 members and other veterans participating in the program are asked to be at the cemetery at 10:15 a.m. Four veterans buried in Fayetteville-area cemeteries will be honored this year at the Memorial Day Service: Lawrence Rosselot and Fred Hertlein, who are buried in St. Patrick Cemetery; Chris Holden, who is buried in Vera Cruz Cemetery; and Dr. John Anderson, who is buried in St. Martin Cemetery.
Georgetown Exempted Village Schools will dismiss early on Friday, June 4. Georgetown Elementary School walkers and car riders and Georgetown Junior-Senior High School students will be dismissed at 1:20 p.m., and GES school bus riders will be dismissed at 1:30 p.m. Moler Raceway Park, 2059 Harker-Waits Road, Williamsburg (Sterling Township), will host a Late Models Event with UMP Modified, SS and Chevettes on Friday, June 4. Children 15 and younger will be admitted for free this night, and bicycle races will be held on the front stretch. Gates will open at 4:30 p.m. with Hot Laps at 7 p.m. and racing at 7:30 p.m. Further information is available at the park's website at www.molerracewaypark.com or by calling (937) 444-6215. Carey Bavis Post 180 of The American Legion will host bingo beginning at 7 p.m. Friday, June 4, at the Post, 1001 S. Main St., Georgetown. American Legion Post 288, 208 E. Main St., Williamsburg, will hold Las Vegas Nights 7 p.m.-midnight Friday, June 4, during June in Ole Williamsburgh. The following games will be available: Texas Hold'em, Blackjack, Seven Card Stud and Let It Ride. Foods and drink will be available. Further information is available by calling (513) 724-9915. Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 4, at Sardinia Town Hall, 151 Maple Ave., Sardinia. FRIDAY AND SATURDAY Ripley Farmers Market has moved from 30 Main St. to 14 Main St. in downtown Ripley. The Market continues to serve its customers with farm fresh eggs, free-ranged chickens, baked goods, onions, potatoes, fresh lettuce and greens, locally-produced honey, and other items. The Market sells omelets on Fridays and waffles and omelets on Saturdays, and lunch specials are offered both days. Hours are 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Fridays including June 4, and 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays including June 5. New vendors are being sought. Anyone who needs further information or wishes to become a vendor may contact Vicki Bixler at (937) 515-0109. SATURDAY The Williams Corner Church of God, Goshen is currently holding a “Cruise-In at the ‘Corner” each Saturday evening at 6 p.m. There are door prizes for cruisers, food is served, and oldies are played. There is no entry fee. These will continue through July 10. The church is located at 6162 State Route 132, Goshen. For more information call (513) 288-1977 or (513) 625-6459. Western Brown Touchdown Club Third Annual Four-Man Golf Scramble will begin with a shotgun start at 9 a.m. Saturday, June 5, at White Oak Golf Course, 5510 TriCounty Highway near Sardinia. The cost is $200 per team, and all proceeds will benefit the Western Brown High School football team. Further information about registering a team or becoming a hole sponsor is available by contacting Cindy Brumfield at (937) 4443551 or cindyfield05@roadrunner.com or Rob Hatcher at (513) 376-1560 or robertshatcher@gmail.com. Western Brown Youth Soccer Fall Registration will be held 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, June 5, at the Mt. Orab Public
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Any child who has not participated in Western Brown Youth Soccer must bring a copy of his or her birth certificate to registration. Further information is available by calling Registration Coordinator Karey Dixon at (513) 262-6288 or District Representative Richard Enzweiler at (937) 444-7252. Sardinia Eagle Alumni will meet at 6 p.m. Saturday, June 5, at the new Sardinia Elementary School, 7742 Tri-County Highway, Washington Township. The classes of 1935, 1940, 1945, 1950, 1955 and 1960 will be recognized. Doors will open at 4:30 p.m. Further information is available by calling President Dale Ernst at (937) 446-2314, Vice President Walter Kress at (937) 4462852 or Secretary-Treasurer Ann Yochum at (937) 446-2868. Ripley Life Squad will host bingo at 7 p.m. Saturday, June 5, at the Life Squad Building, 799 S. Second St., Ripley. Doors will open at 5 p.m. UPCOMING EVENTS Ladies Auxiliary of Fraternal Order of Eagles 2289 will host an All You Can Eat Breakfast 9-11:30 a.m. Sunday, June 6, at 265 Foundry near State Route 132 in the Batavia area. The Breakfast will cost $7 and include eggs, sausage, biscuits and gravy, hash browns, pancakes, toast, juice, and coffee. Anyone wanting further information or to place a carryout order may call (513) 732-9035. Brown County Coonhunters and Sportsmen's Club will meet at 4 p.m. Sunday, June 6, at the Clubhouse on Oakland Road east of U.S. 68 and Lake Manor Restaurant in Pike Township. The public is invited to attend, and new members are invited to join. Western Brown Lady Broncos Volleyball Camp will be held 9 a.m.-2 p.m. MondayThursday, June 7-10, for girls entering grades 7-12 in the fall. Cost of the camp is $50 for four days of instruction and tournament play. Further information is available by contacting WBHS Volleyball Coach Heather Cooper at (937) 379-2912. Georgetown High School Girls Basketball Camp will be held 9 a.m.-noon MondayFriday, June 7-11, at Georgetown Church of Christ Gymnasium, 149 Hamer Road, Georgetown. All girls entering grades 3-8 during the 2010-11 School Year may attend. All campers will receive a T-shirt and a basketball. The camp fee is $60. Brochures may be picked up at Georgetown Junior-Senior High School or Georgetown Elementary School. Bible Chapel United Church of Christ, 119 North Ave., Hamersville, will hold Vacation Bible School 2-4 p.m. Monday-Friday, June 7-11, with the theme “Galactic Blast: A Cosmic Adventure Praising God!” Children from kindergarten age through seventhgrade are invited to attend. Anyone wishing to register or obtain further information may call (937) 379-2836. Wilson Sroufe Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9772 will sponsor a Yard Sale 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday and Saturday, June 11 and 12, at the Post, 117 W. Main St., Mt. Orab. The Post also announces Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts have a need for any old camping equipment, and anyone wishing to donate such equipment may drop it off at the Post. Further information about these activities is available by calling (937) 444-2704. Southern State Community College Board of Trustees will meet at 4:30 p.m. Friday, June 11, at the SSCC Central Campus, 100 Hobart Drive, Hillsboro. Western Brown Youth Football and Cheerleading signups for 2010 will be held 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, June 12, at the Mt. Orab Public Library, 613 S. High St., Mt. Orab. Fees for the season are $25 registration for both football and cheerleading with football players to be charged $60 for equipment, with new players to WBYFC being required to purchase game jerseys and cheerleaders being required to purchase their uniforms. Further information is available at www.wbyfc.com. Mountain Pathway, Hospice of Hope's award-winning Family Grief Camp, is scheduled 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, June 12, at the Maysville-Mason County Recreation Park in Maysville, Ky., and 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, June 26, at Chatfield College in St. Martin. The camp is designed to bring healing and encouragement to children, teen-agers and adults who have experienced the loss of a loved one. Anyone wishing to register may contact Peg Lynch at 1-800-928-4243. Western Brown High School Boys Basketball Program will host a Youth Basketball Camp 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Monday-Thursday, June 1417, at WBHS. The cost of the camp, which is for boys leaving grades 3-8, is $60 and includes a camp T-shirt. Further information is available by calling Coach Doug Williams at (937) 527-4531. Pee Wee Soccer Camp is scheduled 5:307:30 p.m. Monday-Thursday, June 14-17, at Ripley SAY Soccer Fields. The First Annual Blue Jay Soccer Camp will cost $45 per
camper and will include a camp T-shirt. Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington High School coaches Marty Adams and Amanda Hauck will be the instructors along with current Lady Blue Jay players. Anyone wanting further information or wishing to register may contact Hauck at (937) 446-3137 or e-mail ajhauck84@yahoo.com. Summer Science Camps for ages 6-12 will be held Monday-Wednesday, June 21-23, at St. Michael Parochial School, 300 N. Market St., Ripley. Each separate camp has a $40 participation cost. Further information is available by calling St. Michael Parochial School at (937) 392-4202 or St. Michael Parochial School Parent Teacher Organization President Diana Day at (937) 377-2222. Girl Scouts of Western Ohio will hold their Third Annual “Uncovering The Evidence” Crime Scene Investigation Twilight Camp for middle school girls in Brown and Clermont counties 7-9 p.m. Monday-Friday, June 2125, at Southern Hills Career and Technical Center, 9193 Hamer Road, Georgetown. Only 100 spots are available at the event, which is only for girls who are not currently in Girl Scouts. The registration fee is $12, which covers the Girl Scout membership fee. Further information is available by calling Emily Zanitsch at (513) 619-1386 or e-mailing her at emilyzanitsch@girlscoutsofwesternohio.org Western Brown Local School District will hold a public meeting at 7 a.m. Monday, June 21, in the WBLSD Administration Offices, 524 W. Main St., Mt. Orab, to discuss two current teachers or administrators who will be retired and are seeking employment in such same positions following their retirements. Ohio Farm Bureau Quest Camp registration deadline is Thursday, July 1. The camp, for ages 12-14, will be held MondayWednesday, July 18-20, at Dominican University in Columbus. Registration is $150 per person. Youths must be from OFBF families in order to attend. Anyone wishing to register may contact the Brown County Farm Bureau Office at (937) 378-2212. Further information about the camp is available by visiting www.ofbf.org. Ohio Farm Bureau Federation will hold its Young Agricultural Professionals Summer Retreat Saturday, July 10, at the Columbus Zoo. The event is open to OFBF members between 18 and 35 as well as their children. The cost will be $5 per single, $10 per couple and $15 per family (YAP parents and children under their immediate membership). OFBF membership is a requirement to participate. Anyone wishing to become an OFBF member or obtain further information about the Summer Retreat may call the Brown County Farm Bureau Office at (937) 378-2212 or tollfree at 1-877-378-2212 or visiting www.GrowWithFB.org. Mt. Orab United Methodist Church, 212 Church St., Mt. Orab, will hold its Vacation Bible School, whose theme is Galactic Blast, Monday-Friday, July 26-30. More information will be forthcoming. Ripley Community Food Pantry, housed in the downstairs of First Presbyterian Church, 114 Mulberry St., Ripley, needs help in replenishing its supply of food to help needy people in the Ripley community. Anyone desiring to help or obtain further information may contact Nathan Poff at (937) 392-4869 or Cecil and Shirley Black at (937) 392-4897. ONGOING EVENTS Western Brown Local School District will offer Open Enrollment to students residing anywhere in Ohio outside the district. The district's resolution permitting Open Enrollment shall become effective Thursday, July 1, 2010, and end Thursday, June 30, 2011. The deadline for accepting Open Enrollment students during the 2010-11 School Year will be Friday, Oct. 1, 2010. Applications received after this deadline will considered on a case by case basis. Further information is available by calling the WBLSD Office at (937) 444-2044. Southern State Community College Medical Assisting Program will offer the three-credithour Introduction to Medical Assisting (MAST 101) this fall at its South Campus in Fincastle, its Central Campus in Hillsboro and its Fayette Campus in Washington Court House. Further information is available by calling Associate Professor Dr. Carry DeAtley at 1-800-628-7722, Ext. 3639 or e-mailing cdeatley@sscc.edu. Brown County Fair Board and Southwest Landmark invite Brown County residents to compete in the Giant Pumpkin Contest, a new contest class at the 2010 Brown County Fair. Further information is available by calling Donnie Sroufe at (937) 392-1175. ******** Anyone involved with a governing body, an organization, or a regularly-scheduled activity that has a meeting date and/or time or location change should contact The Brown County Press two weeks in advance, if possible, about that change(s) so the correct date and/or time and location may be listed in the Weekly Calendar. Also, anyone who would like an activity listed in The Brown County Press' Weekly Calendar that currently is not listed should call the newspaper office during regular hours at (937) 444-3441. An extended version of this Calendar is available on the Brown County Press'
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Now is the time to start a new mineral lick or recharge that old one for the upcoming year. Minerals are a very important part of good deer management. They will not only help with the development of antler growth but will also help with all around health of your local deer. And with the help from these minerals it will help the doe’s with milk production for the fawns, and later on they will help with health of young deer as they grow in the first year. When you start a lick you need to find a place that is close to a trail, but not directly on the trail, just about 10 yards off of the trail works the best. This location should be so the deer have some cover and will be at ease when they use the lick. You can place the mineral on the ground or on an old log or stump. But I have found that if you use a newly cut stump or log it takes a longer amount of time for the deer to start using the lick. When you place the mineral on older logs and stumps they will absorb it faster and the deer will chew at the wood and dig at the ground to get the mineral. When I place a lick on the ground I try and find a place that is just a little higher. I will dig a bowl like hole in
JEFF KRESS the center and place my mineral in it. This will keep the mineral from running away from the lick area. Mineral for your lick comes in a number of different forms, from liquid in premixed jugs or a powder you mix with water to make a liquid. Or it could be just a powder you spread on the ground, and it will also come in the form of blocks and in the shape of rocks. Now does one work better than the rest of them or will one draw more deer than the other both of which are good questions. The only thing I can tell you is that I have a number of licks out and have found that all will draw deer at one time or another, it depends on a lot of things, from deer movement to weather and location. But I do know that if you use a mineral and keep it out you will see over a period of time an improvement in the size of the racks on your bucks and the quality of the doe’s and yearlings. You don’t have to go out and spend a lot of money on
minerals at your sporting goods store to start your mineral licks. I have used cattle blocks I will split one in half and make two different lick locations for a fraction of the cost. One thing I would like to stress is that salt blocks don’t work the same as a mineral block, they will draw deer in at times, but they don’t supply anything that will help with improvement of the deer in your area as far as health or growth. Do I have a special mix or setup for my mineral licks? No I don’t have just one, but I do have a couple favorite ones I do use a lot. So if you see me out and about just stop me and ask, I will be glad to share the info I have gathered over the past few years.
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Scammers targeting needy in Ohio Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray warned recently that Ohioans who use the Ohio EPPICard program to access public assistance cash benefit payments such as Ohio Works First and Disability Financial Assistance, that they could now be the target of a new scam. Since the beginning of May, the Attorney General's office has received 10 complaints from Ohioans who have reported scams involving these public assistance debit cards. "In most of the complaints that we received, consumers were contacted through text messages," said Cordray. "They were told that their EPPICard had been frozen and that they needed to call a phone number. After calling the number, the consumers were prompted to enter account and pin numbers. This is a typical phishing scam,
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Proclamation Building Safety Week Recently the week of May 23-29 was proclaimed Building Safety Week in Brown County. Pictured here are Ray Sebastian, Carl Camping, from Clermont County Building Department; James Berry, Brown County Building Department and the Commissioners Margery Paeltz, Ralph Jennings & William R. Geschwind at the proclamation
When bad weather stops planting or damages crops Patty Harper, Brown County Executive Director for Farm Service Agency (FSA) would like to remind producers to report the acreage to your local FSA office within 15 days of the final planting date of the crop, when bad weather prevents planting or damages crops. This applies to all crops, whether covered by crop insurance, not covered by insurance, or covered by FSA's Non-insured Assistance Program (NAP). Final planting dates vary among counties and crop types. For Brown County the final planting date for corn is June 5 and for soybeans is June 20. Producers who have their
crops insured through a private crop insurance company should contact the insurance agent immediately and advise them of damaged crops. the Additionally, a CCC-576, Notice of Loss Application, must be completed in person at your local FSA office, with your prevented and/or failed acres reported. For those crops covered under FSA's NAP, producers should immediately contact their local FSA office to report the acres and file a CCC-576, Notice of Loss Application. "Producers with NAP coverage should report their losses within 15 calendar days of crop dam-
age from natural disaster, so the loss can be appraised and production counted before the crop is put into another use, abandoned or destroyed," said Harper. Crops not covered with a private insurance or NAP policy should still be reported to the local FSA office, and producers should file a Notice of Loss Application. This will provide FSA with a historical record of your crop should disaster assistance become available. For more information about reporting prevented planting or failed acres, contact your local FSA office @ (937)- 378-6173 or (937) 378-6174.
F’ville Brownie Troops say ‘Thank You’ May 19th was set aside for “Thank You Day” for emergency responders. It’s designed to say “thank you” to all the men and women who help protect us and save our lives. In honor of this day, Fayetteville Girl Scout Brownie Troop #41734 and Girl Scout Brownie Troop #44894, made thank you cards and donated girl scout cookies to the Fayetteville Police Department and to the Brown County Sheriff’s Department.
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The girls also wanted to ensure they were able to thank the Brown County Sheriff’s Department for helping protect the county and for keeping them safe. They ventured to Georgetown and had a great opportunity to meet with the Brown County Sheriff, Dwayne Wenninger, and his staff. Sheriff Wenninger and his staff talked to the girls about safety and about how the Sheriff’s Office works to keep the county safe. The girls were given a tour and were able to ask questions to learn more about the Sheriff’s Office and the work they do. Thank You Sheriff Wenninger and the Brown County Sheriff’s Office!
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The girls had an opportunity to meet with Police Department Personnel and to thank them for all they do for the community of Fayetteville. The Police Department also offered to attend a girl scout meeting to talk to the girls about Safety in the near future. Thank You Fayetteville Police Department!
Fayetteville cheerleading camps scheduled Cougars Competition Cheerleading will be sponsoring a series of upcoming camps. They will be hosting a Building and Stunting Camp from 12 - 6 p.m. on Saturday, June 5. The camp for kindergarten and first grade will be held Sunday, June 6 from 1 - 6 p.m. The camp for second and third grade will be on Monday, June 7 from 1:30 - 8 p.m. The camp for the fourth and fifth grade will be a lock-in format beginning at 6 p.m. on Saturday, June 5 through Sunday, June 6, with pick up time by 11 a.m. The sixth through eighth grade camp will be lock-in format from 6 p.m. on Friday, June 4 through Saturday, June 5, with pick up time by 11 a.m. Camp will focus on teaching the fundamentals such as arm motions, jumps, basic tumbling, cheers, transition chants, basic stunting and building, and dance techniques necessary to
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Camp of Champions in June Pee Wee Camp is open to Kindergarten through Freshman players and is open to everyone in all counties! It is hosted by-Western Brown High School Football Program and will take place June 7-10 from 9 - 11:15 a.m. The cost is $50.00 per person. Scholarships are available if players need them. Each player will receive teeshirt and conditioning test. Registration is now open or you may register the day of the event. For registration please call
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Car show set Phil Roberts of Star Cinemas is proud to be hosting the 4th Annual Car Show for Kamp Dovetail on Sunday, June 6 at 211 Harry Sauner Road, Hillsboro. For more information call Phil Roberts at (937) 393-8400 or Linda Allen at (937) 393-1904 ext. 131. Proceeds from this benefit go to Kamp Dovetail, a summer camp for children with special needs. For more information visit www.kampdovetail.com
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FULL-TIME CLASS A CDL driver w/tanker endorsement. Willingness to spend 2-3 weeks away from home a couple of times during the summer. Company match Simple 2ND STORY 2br, SarIRA, Vacation & Holiday dinia, $365/mo, $365/dep. Electric efficient heat, Pay. Call 513-724-7140. 877-587-2230 J & J Construction, experienced help wanted. Pole buildings, concrete. Call ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS for 1, 2 & Tim at 513-362-9222. 3br, Equal Opportunity Looking for Housing, apply at Forest Glade Apartments, 9001 EXPERIENCED Airport Rd., Georgetown, Interior Trim OH, 937-378-4565. Carpenters BETHEL 2BR, EQUIPPED kitchen, no 937-444-0820 steps. NO PETS! Availimmediately. MAINTENANCE/CUS- able TODIAL SUPERVI- 513-724-6017, SOR: Directs delivery of 513-307-4079, district-wide maintenance 513-724-7991. services. Provides technical expertise and manual FELICITY skill in HVAC GARRISON PLACE inspection/servicing, reSENIOR pair of buildings, APARTMENTS grounds, equipment, and 62 & OVER furnishings. Subject to Rent Subsidized criminal record check by Free Utilities Ohio BCII and FBI as reSecure Bldg. quired by law and/or On-site laundry Board Policy. Call Pets allowed 937-378-6131 ext. 353 for 513-876-3590 application packet. TTY 800-750-0750 SOUTHERN HILLS JVSD, 9193 Hamer Rd., Georgetown, OH 45121.
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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 & $675/dep., MECHANIC NEEDED, util. or gas & diesel experience 513-253-8170 513-616-3504. required, 5/day work weeks. Must have references. 937-444-4817 or LYTLE TRACE Apart513-528-4100. ments, Williamsburg, MYSTERY SHOP- OH. Unfurnished, age PERS, earn up to $100 62+, 1br, secure building, per day, undercover shop- utilities included, rent pers needed to judge retail subsidized, laundry room, & dining establishments, community room, library, experience not required. cozy living. Call 1-877-581-1844. 513-724-3358.
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HOUSE FOR rent, 3br, 2ba, C/A, gas everything, 2-car garage w/loft, $650/mo., $800/dep. references MT. ORAB, 2br, 1.5ba Need townhouse, equipped 513-535-4876. kitchen, 1/yr. lease, $470 plus utilities, $470/de- NEW HOME - 3br, 2ba, Orab area. posit, no pets, good Mt. or credit, reference check re- 513-625-5563 513-404-4543 cell. quired. June vacancies. 937-442-3275. SARDINIA, 121 Mae St., 4br, 1.5ba, W/D hookup, NICE, CLEAN 1br in 2-car garage, partial Georgetown, 2nd floor, fence, corner lot. All elecutilities included, deposit tric w/CA; $750/mo. rent, & background required, $750/dep., $150/water de937-378-3391 for more posit, no pets. The house info or appointment. will be shown each Sunday between 11am & 4pm NOW RENTING by appointment. One bedroom apartment, 937-379-1304, references utilities included. required. Rent is income based. Applicants must meet WILLIAMSBURG - 2br eligibility criteria and w/finished attic & basehave a mental illness. ment. 2ba, fenced backFor more information call yard, 1.5-car garage, Amanda equipped kitchen, 937-378-6041, Ext. 257 $795/mo., $795/dep., references required. Call 513-724-7991 or 513-300-6021. RIPLEY 2BR, 2ba huge clean apartment, private, W/D, dishwasher, stove, fridge. Lots of storage, front & rear entrance, large deck, close to river, $625, water/sewer paid. Call Amanda 513-266-1926. RIPLEY SCHOOLHOUSE Apartments, 1br units available, Move-in Rent Special, rent-$255 plus utilities, for Seniors 62 years old, disabled or handicapped. For questions call 937-392-9216 or 937-378-6603. Managed by Brown County Senior Citizens Council.
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303 - HOUSES FOR RENT 3/MILES OUT of Georgetown: Country setting - Remodeled farmhouse, 6rms., 2br, stove & fridge included, $600/mo., $600/dep. 937-378-3317. 3BR, 2BA house in Georgetown, just remodeled, deposit & background check required. 937-378-3391 for more info or appointment. 3BR, 2BA, $700/mo. plus deposit. Call 513-625-5563 or 513-404-4543. 4-ROOM, 1BR home w/half basement (nice). Located on farm near Mowrystown. Call 937-393-0950.
307 - MOBILE HOMES FOR RENT ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS on clean 2br mobile home. Stove, fridge, shed, large yard, all electric, $475/rent, $475/dep. No pets. Call 937-378-6827.
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400 - HOUSES 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 $215,000 513-734-6349 or 937-444-6925 Dan (May also sell for less with fewer acres) OWN YOUR home! STOP renting. OWNER FINANCING, $2,500 down, owner will finance remainder; $630 month; SARDINIA 121 Mae Street - 4 BR, 1.5 BA, W/D hookup, 2-car garage, partial fence, corner lot, all electric w/CA. You CAN afford to OWN!! The house will be shown each Sunday between 11am & 4pm by appointment. 937-379-1304, references required.
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402 - APT.HOUSES FOR SALE MT. ORAB - 2-family apartment house. .33 acre, zoned business, good location, possible owner financing. Call 937-444-2689.
403- MOBILE HOMES FOR SALE FOR SALE ASKING $19,000 - 1999 DUTCH 3br, 2ba, 14x70, vinyl, shingle, new carpet, freshly painted, move-in ready, in Sardinia area, 513-724-7233, 513-505-8311 or 859-466-3554.
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.
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NEED SOMEONE to bale 5-6 acres, square bales. We will pick up 409 - LAND FOR RENT from field. Located in Mt. LOT FOR RENT FOR Orab. 513-295-2953. YOUR MOBILE HOME approx. 1-acre located on St. Rt. 131, USED EQUIPMENT, 7 Fayetteville. Contact tractors & bushhogs, 3pt. 513-319-6555 or tillers, plows, disks box 513-875-2560. blades, finish mowers, dirt scoop. Reduced Ka410 - LEASE/OPTION TO bota tractor 4x4 w/backBUY hoe & loader. Can deMOBILE HOME - liver. 937-402-0769. Rent-to-own. 1991 Fleetwood, 3br, 14x70, $250 608 - FARM PRODUCE per month plus $250 lot HAY FOR SALE - Good rent. Call 513-724-1315. clean new hay, orchard
614 - HORSES/LIVESTOCK TENNESSEE WALKING Horses, 15yr. old Black Mare, 4yr. old Black Stud. Both very gentle & broke to ride. Stud professionally trained. Both load & are good at lifting feet. If interested call 937-444-3853, if no answer leave message.
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2-3 YR old goats; Purebred Nubian Does w/Nubian Doelings at side. 2 yr old Doe Bred to Freshen in June. Yearling Doe open, born June 11, 2006. Call after 5pm for prices. grass & clover, 4’x5’ Interested calls only, 501 - CHILD CARE Call please. Call CHRISTIAN MOM will bales, $20/ea. 937-378-6658 or 937-764-1260. provide childcare in her Mt. Orab home first shift, 937-213-1860, leave mesflexible hours, WBSD, sage if no answer. HORSE BOARDING reasonable rates, meals Full or Partial and snacks included. RefBoard/Training/Stallion erences upon request. Call HAY FOR Sale, Round service in bales $25.00, square Angel 513-724-0830. Russellville $2.25. www.breedemgaitedstables.com DON’T FORGET TO bales, Call Marietta at CHECK OUT OUR 937-515-3902. 937-377-2304 YARD SALE SPECIAL! ONLY $4.75 FOR 20 WORDS ORCHARD GRASS REGISTERED QUAROR LESS, 5 CENTS with alfalfa, square bales, TER Horse “Mr. Tardy FOR EACH clover square bales, 2006 Zippo”. Western pleasure, ADDITIONAL WORD. Chev Colorado, 4WD, 14 years old, 15 hands, CALL 800-404-3157 OR 50K/miles, $10,750. good 4-H horse, $800.00. 513-732-2511. Call 513-535-4876. 937-444-4137.
800 - R.V.S/CAMPERS /TRAILERS FOR SALE: Sunnybrook 2004 Titan 27fks travel trailer, 29ft. w/big slide, lots of extras. Kept inside, no pets, no smokers, extra clean. Queen bed, sleeping for 6, enclosed & heated underbelly. Dexter Nev-R-Lube Axles. Asking price $17,000. Call 937-466-2544.
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JUNK CAR REMOVAL (513) 304-2280 I Pay CASH for Junk Car’s, Trucks & Vans!! 807 - TRUCKS FOR SALE 1994 CHEVY Truck Club Cab, 4x4, radio-tape, Burgundy & gray, cloth interior red, $3,400.00. 198K/miles, Call 513-734-7535.
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COMMUNITY YARD Sale, Deerfield Townhouse Apartments. June 4th & 5th, 9am-?? Up to 47 families involved!! Something for everyone. CUB SCOUT Pack 401 Yard Sale: Friday & Saturday, June 11th & 12th, 8:30am-5:00pm in Mt. Orab at the VFW parking lot. We will have everything including refreshments. All proceeds go to the VFW & Pack 401. Don’t forget to tell a Vet Thank You.
GARAGE SALE 10628 Russellville Rd., 3-miles out of Winchester. Sat., May 29th & June 4th-5th, 8:30-? Rain or shine. Apple kitchen collection, Indian collection, furniture, clothes-some kid, some namebrand, large fish aquarium, keyboard, computer, flat screen TV (like new), 1993 HONDA Civic DX, DVD players, Christmas 197,000/Miles, $1100. stuff, 2-door beer cooler, 937-392-1401. lots more goodies. Offers welcome. 937-509-1740, JUNKED, WRECKED ask for Karen. unwanted autos, autos, trucks, motorcycles, etc., some towed free, cash HUGE 4-FAMILY Yard paid for some. Call Sale, June 4th & 5th, 8am-6pm, 207 Woodland 513-734-1650 Xing, Mt. Orab, OH 45154. Kid & adult cloth901 - SALES 2-FAMILY YARD Sale, ing, furniture, piano, toys, June 4th & 5th, 9am-4pm, baby items, office furni138 Liming Farm Rd., ture, household items, Mt. Orab. Tools, furni- dishes, kitchen utensils, ture, household items, Sound equipment (amp & Boyd Bears, toys, books, speakers), picture frames, collectibles, movies, name brand men, TV’s, Call women’s & kid’s clothes. knick-knacks. Rain dates, June 11th & 513-518-9666 with any questions. 12th. HUGE BARN Sale 3-FAMILY GARAGE 5511 Delhi-Arnheim. Sale, June 3rd & 4th, Items ranging from yard 9am-5pm, 15 Marlene Dr. items to truck items inoff of Dela Palma Rd., cluding Mac & Snap-On Williamsburg, kids/adults tools, chains & binders & clothes, housewares, bedlots of other misc. items spreads, bird houses, including some household wooden crafts & antiques. items. Must see to appre3-FAMILY YARD Sale, ciate. June 4th & 5th. June 3rd, 4th, 5th, 9am-4pm, 10054 Kendall MACON FAMILY WorRd., Winchester. Girl’s ship Center yard sale June 11857 clothes - 6mos.-size 14, 4th, 9am-6pm. boy’s clothes size 5-12, U.S. 62. Pastor Bobby baby bedding, toys, Taylor invites everyone to housewares, something come out to see the large selection of items, tools, for everyone. yard ornaments, flowers, 3-FAMILY, JUNE wood & iron crafts, 4th-6th, 9am-? 18259 household items, clothes Gauche Rd., Fayetteville. & much more. Clothing, toys, furniture & something for every- MOWRYSTOWN VILone. Rain dates, June LAGE wide Yard Sale, June 4th, 5th, rain date, 18th-20th. June 11th, 12th, 9am-?? 4-FAMILY GARAGE Three miles off SR 32. Sale, June 5th & 6th, 10-6pm, rain or shine! MULTI-FAMILY GACorner of Clements Rd. RAGE Sale, June 4th & & St. Rt. 286, 1-mile east 5th, 9-5pm, 820 Sardinia off Rt. 68. Follow signs. Mowrystown Rd., Large Lots of new items, nice assortment housekitchen utensils, dishes, wares, clothes, shoes, linpots, pans, new electric ens, lots of misc., items appliances still in boxes, priced to sell. Mowbedding, home decora- rystown also having sales, tions, Christmas decora- come get a deal. tions, kids & adult clothMULTI-FAMILY ing, books, toys, bikes, YARD Sale - 15800 Eastwheels, dryer, swords, wood Rd. off SR 32, June furniture, lots more. 3rd, 4th, 5th, rain or BARN/PLANT SALE, shine, 9am-? Baby items, rain or shine. Lots of pot- baby clothes, books, some ted herbs, lavender plants, furniture, name brand perennials & vegetable clothes, kids to adult, plants, other items for household items, lots of sale also. May 14, 15, misc. May 21, 22 & May 28, 29, 9am-6pm, 3370 SR MULTI-FAMILY 134, 1.7 miles north of YARD Sale, Friday & Saturday, June 4-5. 6403 Buford. 937-442-4800. Arnheim Delhi Rd. near Arnheim store. Lots of good items, reasonable prices.
BIG GARAGE Sale, Friday & Saturday, June 4th & 5th, 8:30am-5:30pm, 15663 Webber Rd., Mt. Orab, OH 45154. Furniture, clothes of all sizes, men’s & women, home furnishings, jewelry, collectibles & more. Come early & shop!
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CHURCH YARD Sale, Feesburg Worship Center, Rt. 505, June 5, 9-??? Chairs, rocking chairs, antique chairs, plus size women & other clothes, donations welcome, we’ll pick up. 937-378-1951.
NATIVE AMERICAN Crafts features glassware, Home Interior items, wood work (pictures, shelves, benches, too much to list). What Knots.
Open daily 10-6pm 937-446-2813 Email: denverayers@aol.com Rain or Shine 9012 Tri County Hwy, Sardinia, OH 45171
COMMISSIONERS REPORT May 3, 2010 The Brown County Board of Commissioners meeting in regular session on this date: Held the bid opening for the 2010 Aggregate Material for the Brown County Engineer's Office. Sales representative Dennis Mount with Hanson Aggregates of Hillsboro was present. Bids were received from Eagle Stone (Hanson Crushed Aggregates) ranging from $7 to $8.25 per ton for materials and from Plum Run (Hanson Aggregates) ranging from $6.65 to $7.75 per ton for materials. The bids will be given to Brown County Engineer Todd Cluxton for review and will be awarded at a later date. Held the bid opening for the 2010 Aggregate Material Trucking for the Brown County Engineer's Office. A bid was received from Rob Drake Trucking of Georgetown for 17.7 cents per ton-mile for Eagle Stone – Fincastle and 12.9 cents per ton-mile for Plum Run Stone – Peebles. The bid will be given to the Brown County Engineer's Office for review and will be awarded at a later date. Approved Brown County Board of Commissioners' Clerk Jean Rickey's request for the following appropriation change: increase 2b2a (Transcripts) by $130 and decrease 14a1 (County Buildings) by $130. Approved Brown County Job and Family Services Director David Sharp's request to increase T60-13 (Workmen's Compensation) by $328.69 in the Job and Family Services Fund and decrease T60-2 (Expenses) by $328.69 in that fund. Approved Brown County Board of Developmental Disabilities Superintendent Lena Bradford's request to appoint John Black of Mt. Orab to BCBDD effective May 10. Black replaces Dr. JoAnn Lewis, whose termed ended by resignation on Dec. 31, 2009. Black's appointment does not have a specific requirement of family relationship to a person eligible for BCBDD services. Approved Bradford's request to appoint Julie Carpenter of Ripley to BCBDD effective May 10. Carpenter replaces Kathleen Harris, whose term ended by resignation this past Dec. 31. Carpenter's appointment fulfills the requirement of an immediate family of an individual eligible for BCBDD services. Approved Brown County Communication Director Rob Wilson's request to advise for Request For Proposal for a new communication tower to replace the current tower in Georgetown. The RFP shall be advertised for three weeks via Brown County's website and a local widely circulated newspaper. All RFP responses were due by May 21. The RFP package specifically stated the county has “No Obligation To Purchase”. The commissioners adopted a resolution establishing a policy for the Internet auction for unneeded, obsolete, or unfit personal property and adopting the Terms and Conditions of Sale attached therein. The resolution authorized the commissioners to enter into a contract with GovDeals Inc. to act as the board's representative at the online auction of GovDeals.com and to execute any other agreements necessary to implement the online auction including, but not limited to, a Financial Settlement Services Memo of Understanding. The resolution stated differing amounts of monetary compensation with which the commissioners shall compensate GovDeals, Inc. The resolution further stated the Board of Commissioners' clerk shall cause notice of the commissioners' intent to sell person property that is unneeded, obsolete, or unfit for use by Internet sale to be published twice in a Brown County newspaper with that notice to include a summary of the information provided in the resolution. Approved Brown County Prosecuting Attorney Jessica Little's request to correct the previous appropriation for the Victims Of Crime Act State Grant. The VOCA Award was reported as being $30,631 with a cash match from the county being $8,777 and in-kind contributions being $1,434 for a total of $40,842. The Commissioners' Report also included a breakdown on the different line items for which money from the VOCA Award and matches will be allocated. Approved the request of Business Manager Deanna Vietze with the Brown County Community Board of Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services for a $6,166 supplemental appropriation of unappropriated T50 Alcohol monies into T50-1 Salary. Adopted a resolution granting a petition of annexation of 11.787 acres of unincorporated Green Township land into the incorporated Village of Mt. Orab. Voted to enter into an agreement with the Mt. Orab Board of Public
Affairs for a water tank located on West Main Street with that tower to be used for emergency radio communications to be utilized by the Brown County Communication Center. The tower includes a radio shelter, various radio antennas, microwave dish(es) on the water tank and antenna equipment for height on the catwalk as well as transmitter equipment within the radio shelter. This agreement is for an initial period of 10 years. Entered into a one-hour, 27minute executive session with Little and Brown County Common Pleas Court Judge Scott Gusweiler to discuss pending or imminent litigation. Approved Rickey's request for the following appropriation changes: increase 14a6a (Waived Insurance) by $400 and decrease 14a6 (Group and Liability Insurance) by $400. The following activities took place April 29: Board of Commissioners Vice President Ralph Jennings, Commissioner William Geschwind and Rickey attended a meeting at the Clermont County Board of Commissioners Office in Batavia to discuss their budget procedures. Board of Commissioners President Margery Paeltz and Jennings attended the Ohio Department of Transportation District 9 Legislative Day and Transportation Roundtable in Chillicothe. The following activity took place April 30: Community Development Block Grant Coordinator Dorothy Ferris attended a Solid Waste meeting in Lebanon. The following activities took place May 3: Debora Plymail with Workforce Connection of Adams and Brown Counties, Bob and Kathy Hutchison with Allied Training Systems, and Adams Brown Community Action Program Executive Director Al Norris met with the commissioners for open discussion concerning Workforce Connections. John Alge, director of Administration, and Kathryn Smith from the Ohio Office of Public Defender met with the commissioners, Gusweiler, Little, and Rickey to discuss the upcoming Ohio Public Defender Contract. A Brown County newspaper reporter met with the commissioners to discuss county issues. May 5, 2010 The Brown County Board of Commissioners meeting in regular session on this date: Approved the payment of 17 bills totaling $132,869.21. Approved the request of Plymail and the Brown County Chamber of Commerce membership list to select X-Mil Inc. of Mt. Orab for membership on the Brown County Workforce Investment Board with Steve Seibert being that business' representative for the board. Approved Brown County Probate/Juvenile Court Administrator Bill Carkeek's request for a $250 Post Certificate from the Probate/Juvenile Court Fund to vendor 68 Automotive from funds not encumbered in a timely manner. Approved Brown County Economic Development Director Kelly Cole's request for a $80,000 supplemental appropriation for the Perry Township Water Project provided through Appalachian Regional Commission Funds-T31. Entered into an agreement with the Office of the Ohio Public Defender in Columbus to provide legal representation and defense of defendants in the Brown County Municipal and Common Pleas courts for felony and misdemeanor cases arising in Brown County on or after the commencement date, subject to stated restrictions, and during the term to that agreement during which a defendant is indigent and charged with the commission of an offense or act for which the penalty or any possible adjudication includes the potential loss of liberty. The contractor also agrees to provide legal representation and defense of indigent defendants in Brown County Juvenile Court arising in Brown County, on or after the commencement date and during the term to this agreement in which the right to counsel applies as as further defined in the Ohio Revised Code. The agreement is set to begin Thursday, July 1, 2010, and run through Thursday, June 30, 2010, for the sum of $121,992. The contract is based on an estimated statewide rate of 32 percent for reimbursement of county level indigent defense systems. Voted to increase County Risk Sharing Authority Inc.'s liability limits for use of motor vehicles. Employees of elected officials or department heads who are required to use their privately owned vehicles for county business are required to show proof of liability insurance to the Brown County Board of Commissioners' Office in the
amount of at least $100,000 per person, $300,000 per accident, bodily injury and $50,000 property damage. The following activities took place May 5: The commissioners met with Brown County Auditor Doug Green, Brown County Treasurer Connie Patrick, Brown County Common Pleas Court Administrator Joni Dotson, Brown County Veterans Service Director Ralph Fox and Brown County Clerk of Courts Office Chief Deputy Clerk Alesha Crawford to discuss the 2010 and 2011 budgets. Workman's Compensation representatives John Zugaro and Bruce Preston met with the commissioners and Brown County Board of Commissioners Assistant Clerk Lisa Spiller to review the current Workmen's Compensation Policy. Plymail and Angie Jamison from Workforce Connections of Adams and Brown Counties met with the commissioners to discuss Workforce Connection operations. Brown County Dog Warden Billy Frazier and Brown County Animal Shelter employee Pat McKinzie met with Paeltz to discuss the operations of the Brown County Animal Shelter in Georgetown. May 10, 2010 The Brown County Board of Commissioners meeting in regular session on this date: Approved the transfer of $1,720.31 from 15a15 (Other Expenses) to A15-1 (Accumulated Leave). Approved Brown County Sheriff Dwayne Wenninger's request to pay Charles Campbell 160 hours accumulated vacation leave and 68.21 hours from Accumulated Leave Fund A15-1. Approved Spiller's request for the following appropriation changes in the Brown County General Fund: decrease 1a11b (Workers' Compensation) by $17,815.91 and increase 1a5 (Legal Counsel) by $17,815.91. Approved Ohio Auditor of State Mary Taylor's request to establish the P35 Environmental Law Unit for the Brown County Prosecuting Attorney's Office. The following activities took place May 6: The commissioners and Cole attended the Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for the new Kroger Marketplace Supermarket in Mt. Orab. Geschwind attended the County Wastewater meeting at the Brown County Engineer's Office in Georgetown. Jim Hale of CORSA met with Spiller, Rickey and the commissioners to discuss current liability insurance coverage. The following activity took place May 7: Paeltz and Jennings attended the Gingerbread House Day Care Celebration of Success in Mt. Orab. The following activities took place May 10: Geschwind attended a meeting at the Georgetown Village Council Meeting Chambers in Georgetown to discuss the revitalization of downtown Georgetown. Anthony McClarnon with IKON met with Paeltz and Geschwind to discuss copy machines. May 12, 2010 The Brown County Board of Commissioners meeting in regular session: Approved 16 bills totaling $120,017.65 for payment. Approved Rickey's request to decrease 15a15 (Other Expenses) by $407.50 and increase L2 (Soil and Water Fund) by $407.50. This request was to correct Special Receipt Code L2 of the Approved 2010 Budget. Approved Rickey's request to decrease 14A1 (County Buildings) by $2,000 and increase 2b21 (Transcripts) by $2,000 in the County General Fund. Authorized Cluxton to advertised a notice to bidders in a Brown County newspaper for four types of bituminous materials and their furnishing, delivering and applying as directed by Cluxton. Bids will be accepted at the Brown County Board of Commissioners' Office, 800 Mt. Orab Pike, Georgetown, until 9 a.m. Monday, June 7. Bids will be opened and read at 10 a.m. Wednesday, June 9. Adopted a resolution from the Franklin Township Board of Trustees to vacate all of Main Street and all of Water Street in the unincorporated village of Arnheim. The resolution noted those streets have been placed on non-maintenance status since 2004 and stated how the Franklin Township Trustees found it was in the best interest of their township to vacate those two streets in their entireties. Approved the advancement of $1,502.13 from County General Fund 15a15a (Other Expenses) to T10-10 (Grant Fund) to operate the
CDBG Program. Those funds will be reimbursed to the County General Fund when CBDG funds become available. The following activities took place May 11: Van Workman and Matt Workman with EBS of Ohio Inc., Jennings, Geschwind, and Rickey met with Fraternal Order of Police representative Mark Scranton and employees who represent union members of union employees of the Brown County Sheriff's Office and the Brown County Communication Center to discuss the current health care insurance rates and coverage. David Hodapp from U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown's Office met with the commissioners to discuss governmental issues. The commissioners and Spiller attended the Support Our Troops Rally at the Ohio Veterans Home in Georgetown. The following activities took place May 12: The commissioners attended a County Commissioners' Association of Ohio Job and Family Services meeting in Columbus to discuss county issues. Brown County Child Support Enforcement Agency Interim Director Susan Smith met with the commissioners to discuss upcoming BCCSEA contracts with BCSO and Brown County Probate/Juvenile Court. Columbus attorney Ben Albrecht met with Paeltz to discuss the current ongoing FOP contract negotiations. May 17, 2010 The Brown County Board of Commissioners meeting in regular session on this date: Voted to enter into the Commissioners' Journal a petition for the annexation of 3.625 acres of unincorporated Pleasant Township land into the incorporated Village of Georgetown. Adopted a resolution approving the annexation of those 3.625 acres of unincorporated Pleasant Township land into the incorporated Village of Georgetown. Voted to award the 2010 Aggregate Material Bid to Hanson Aggregate Inc. of Hillsboro upon Cluxton's recommendation. That contractor's bid was the best and only bid received. Issued a proclamation designating May as Older Americans Month in Brown County. Present for the proclamation issuing were Green, Jenni Dovyak, Karen Sowards and Sue Lang. The resolution stated the commissioners were joining the Ohio governor (Ted Strickland) and Ohio's aging network in thanking the state's senior citizens for being positive role models for all generations. Approved a letter of intent from Wilson to state Brown County's involvement in a multi-county/multi-agency grant project (the Appalachian Interoperability Initiative) for interoperable communications. The grant application for this project is for the purpose of obtaining state and federal funds. Grant funds shall be used solely for the replacement of existing analog equipment, upgrading and enhancing communications systems, and paying user fees for up to three years. All grant funds shall be used to purchase equipment compatible with the 700-800 MHz infrastructure within the Ohio MultiAgency Radio Communication System Voice and Date Network as well as pay user fees for up to three years. Funds awarded within these grants may require a match of up to 20 percent from local sources. The commissioners in the letter of intent stated their agreement to work in cooperation with other named counties participating within the AII Radio Grant Project as depicted within the Regional Counties Master Radio Plan. That letter also signifies Brown County's participation in the planning and local application stages of that grant. The commissioners also stated in the letter of intent their understanding should an award of funds be granted to Brown County or any separate agency within the county who cannot fulfill the required match requirement, that portion of the grant awarded will be forfeited back to the relevant state or federal agency and no other actions or penalties will be assessed to that agency. Issued a proclamation declaring May 23-29 as Building Safety Week in Brown County. The following activity took place May 13: The Brown County Solid Waste Authority held its monthly meeting. The following activities took place May 17: Lucy Hart and Michael Hart met with the commissioners and Rickey to discuss dog issues. The commissioners attended the Law Library Resources Board meeting in the Brown County Board of Commissioners Office.
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1221686 - Georgetown- Beautiful curb appeal for this custom quad level home. Full brick. Glass walled DR overlooking inground pool. Inside Sauna off FR. 3 stall barn w/tack room, water & loafing shed. The vinyl fenced pasture seals the deal! All appliances stay. $249,900
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1219866- Hamersville - Better then new! Beautiful story and half on/public water & sewer. Grand covered front & back porch. Shiney hdwd flrs in LR, DR & kitchen. Upstairs bdrms have massive built-in storage. Ceramic master bath totally renovated in '08. $129,900
NEW 1201734- Georgetown - One of a kind!*Full brick 2-story.*Huge Master BR suite w/personal balcony.*Natural Bay windows, pocket doors thruout, oak woodwork.* Real Beauty!*Inground 32x18 8' deep pool.*Det 2 story brick garage also.*Full fin bsmt plumbed for 3rd ba. $395,000
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1202541- Georgetown- Immaculate! *This well built ranch is ready to move into. *Natural woodwork,solid 6 panel doors,fully equipped kitchen. MBR suite. Covered front & back porch. *Beautifully landscaped yard. Storage shed. Poured foundation. Location, location! $109,900
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1220565- Georgetown- Beauty with a breath-taking view! Stunning hardwood flrs in main living area. Open floor plan. Wooden counter bar in spacious kit. 20x12 deck off of kit/dining area. Stone sidewalks. MBR suite has a huge walk-in closet. Over 2000 SF. $99,900
1214718 - Hamersville - Beautiful coined corner brick ranch on a slightly rolling 5 ac.tract. Cathedral ceilings, wbfp, walk-out from DR to spacious deck, family rm. Split floor plan MBR suite w/walk-in closet. Prof. landscaped. Black top drive, 32x24 det workshop. $165,000
Georgetown - Historic Bldg. converted to 6 family unit.Efficiency, 1 Bdrm.& 2 Bdrm. Apts.All units but 1 has 2 entries.All kitchens equipped. Original staircase w/bannister in place. $165,000
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1221781- Georgetown Schools- You will not find a more private location! First Offering for this 114 acre farm. Unique in every way. Approx 30 ac. of pasture and over 60 ac of woods. Views are out of this world. Three houses are on this parcel. Call today for a personal, private showing. $699,900
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1214896 - Georgetown - Great Home-Just Move In! Full brick home on no outlet Street. Solid & in excellent condition! Family room is an operational 1 car garage - just remove carpet. Beautiful lot w/mature shade. Must see to believe! $89,900
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1215219 - Williamsburg - Look at this price! 3 Bdrm, 2.5 Ba.2 Sty.home w/fam.rm,rec.rm. Beautiful granite in updated kitchen, covered full length front porch. Huge deck off of master bdrm.suite. Drive-thru garage.Cul-de-sac. $149,900
Georgetown - Excellent condition! Two 1 Bdrm. Apts. Large & roomy. Drywall thru-out. Brand new A/C Units.Central systems. 1 unit has a laundry room. Covered front porch. Good cash flow. $55,000
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1200703- Ripley- Picturesque setting for this unique two story. Contemporary. DBL skylites in spacious great rm. Fully equip. Kit. Island w/ wet bar. Dining room has walk-out to indoor,inground pool & Spa area. MBR suite w/shower + Jacuzzi.Family Rm. Loft. $299,900
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1123757- Four family Apt. bldg. located two blocks off of SR 52. All units have been totally renovated. Each unit has a laundry area available. Each apt. is separately metered. 4000 plus SF. Bldg and units are in mint condition. PLEASE, ONLY PREAPPROVED BUYERS. $147,500
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1180019- Georgetown - First offering! Fantastic positive cash flow! Duplex in good condition. 1 & 2 bdrm. units. Fully equipped washer, dryer hook-ups in both units. Great location. Huge walk in attic. $44,900
1206370 -Mt. Orab- Totally renovated home on public water & sewer. Beautiful hardwood floors thru-out. Fully equipped kitchen. Full basement. Why rent? $69,900
SARDINIA- SMALL 2 BR DWELLING IN TOWN ON SMALL LOT WITH NICE CONCRETE BLOCK GARAGE. EXCELLENT STARTER HOME OR ANYONE LOOKING FOR A SMALL LOT. ASKING $49,500 CALL DAN
WEST UNION - NEW LISTING- LOW COST LIVING OR GREAT WEEKEND RETREAT. THIS 2BR HOME HAS APPROX. 900 SQ.FT. PUBLIC WATER ON A SLOPED 1.44 ACRE LOT. ALSO DETACHED 32X32 GARAGE W/8X32 ATTACHED SHED. WON’T LAST LONG @ $40,000
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PRICE REDUCED- MT. ORAB- ONE OF A KIND 3 BR, 2BATH, ON TOWN LOT, NEW CARPET THROUGHOUT, NEWLY PAINTED ROOMS. IMMEDIATE POSSESSION. MUST SEE AT $59,900 OR MAKE OFFER. POSSIBLE FINANCING AVAILABLE
SUNDAY JUNE 6, 2010, BEGINNING AT 9:30AM
ANTIQUES, COLLECTIBLES, TRACTORS, GUNS Over 15 JOHN RUTHVEN Prints incl. Red Fox regal series, Wandering Brave, White Tigers, Blue Jacket, White Tail Deer etc. Over 40 pcs. Iris Depression glass incl. 4” flat tumbler, covered candy jar, 41⁄2” goblets, 41⁄2” beaded edge berry bowls, cups, plates, footed tumblers, etc. pink adam candy jar, Fenton pcs. Graniteware coffee pot, other graniteware, Blenko glass, Nippon lemonade set, Old kitchenware items, costume jewelry, Brass school bell, wood ice cream maker, childs wagon, sprinkling cans, chicken feeders, GEM pumps, rug beaters, wood sleighs, old thermometer, horse collars, primitive hay rake, oil cans, tobacco baskets, harness, tobacco tins, bird houses, old tools, milk cans, traps, tobacco cutters, Pete Rose tobacco poster, copper boiler, old license plates, dough bowls, coffee mill Longaberger baskets, candle mold, crock bowls, lard press, chalk ware, soldier picture, other pictures, bread paddles, anvil, movie posters, oil lamps, grinding stone, wood butter churn, wooden Alaska salmon box, Arbuckles coffee box, Ferry seed box, other prim. Boxes, ACME Winchester ohio sign, TOYS: Marx train set, cast iron elephant bank, Rocking R Ranch toy, several tin windup toys incl. bear golfer, bear playing drums, monkey, other metal toys, wooden Holgate toys. Sanios blend coffee store bin. Fireside Maple rum amber bottle paper label J.A. Freiberg Cincinnati, OH, Cherry 2pc. Armoire, buggy seat, childs rockers, high boy bed, prim. Stands, oak kitchen table old trunks, etc. TRACTORS: Farmall Cub w/cultivators, Farmall H tractor, 2000 JD worksite gator 6x4 diesel 550 hrs. JD 317 garden tractor 46” cut. GUNS: Remington model 700 .243 cal w/scope, Marlin 3030 model 336cs, Rem. 700 VTR 308 w/scope, Custom Mosser model 98 8 mil. Lunch Served Not responsible for accidents TERMS: Cash day of sale or good check with proper ID. Statements made day of sale take precedence over previous advertising. AUCTIONEER NOTE: This will be a large auction with several boxes still to be unpacked. Will be running 2 rings. Check auctionzip.com for pictures.
Sale Conducted by Auctioneers:
WM. J. HOLTON 513-218-4100 JESSE MCKINZIE 513-218-2541 ASSOCIATE OF GUSTIN REALTY KELLY NEWBERRY APPRENTICE
SARDINIA- REDUCED PRICE- 3/4 BEDROOM FRAME HOME ON LARGE LOT IN TOWN WITH PARTIAL BASEMENT, VERY CLEAN, GREAT STARTER HOME OR RENTAL INVESTMENT. MUST SEE INTERIOR TO APPRECIATE THIS PROPERTY. ASKING $59,900 NEW LISTING- SARDINIA - INCOME PRODUCING PROPERTY - 2 LOTS WITH MOBILE HOME PADS- ONE PAD CURRENTLY RENTED- ASKING $22,900
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ACREAGE SARDINIA- LARGE TOWN LOT, NEAR CENTER OF TOWN. ASKING $15,000 CALL DAN LAKE WAYNOKA- LOTS 2245 & 2246 –MAKE OFFER 6+ ACRES, WOODED AREA IN LYNCHBURG SCHOOL DISTRICT, NEAR BUFORD $39,900 MT. ORAB AREA- 42 ACRES AT 32 & KLEIN INTERCHANGE, VACANT LAND, CITY WATER AVAILABLE, MOSTLY TILLABLE, GOOD INVESTMENT PROPERTY. CALL DAN EASTERN SCHOOL- PRICED REDUCED- 52 ACRES NEAR HIGH SCHOOL- MACON AREA, PUBLIC WATER & SEWER AVAILABLE. GREAT FOR DEVELOPMENT. ASKING $3750 PER ACRE
DANNY D. DECLAIRE, BROKER Sardinia, OH 45171 • Phone: 937-446-2610 (Office) 1-800-967-6166 Charles Griffin Dennis DeClaire Ellen Housh Caryl Eyre Kenneth Kelch Roger Courts Dan DeClaire Jr.
Sardinia, OH Sardinia, OH Sardinia, OH Mowrystown, OH Sardinia, OH Mt. Orab, OH Georgetown, OH
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