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Nick Owens to run for state board of education BY Wayne Gates Local attorney Nick Owens is running for the Ohio State Board of Education in November. Owens works as a prosecutor in the Brown County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office. He said that being a member of the state board has been a goal of his for a few years. “As a person who is the product of a public education and a product of what education can do for ones life, I think it’s important to make sure that everyone can receive the same opportunities that I did as a child and young adult,” Owens said. “Education is the great equalizer in our country. If a quality education is not available to everyone everywhere, then I believe that this sets our communities back.” The 10th District seat Owens is running for includes 17 counties with an estimated population of one million people. The counties are: Adams, Brown, Clark, Clermont, Clinton, Fayette, Gallia, Greene, Highland, Jackson, Lawrence, Madison, Pickaway (partial), Pike, Ross, Scioto,
and Vinton (partial). Owens said that he recognized the challenges faced by the many rural and cash-strapped school districts in this part of the state. “We have poverty in our primarily rural 17 county state board of education district just like we have poverty in larger cities. It’s important that the residents of this district have a member that speaks for them,” Owens said. “Each district faces unique challenges, but we all have the same goal of providing a quality education.” Owens said that if elected, there would be plenty of work to do. “There needs to be more fairness in school system funding. It’s not fair that a child is given a better education because of where they live,” Owens said. “We also have to raise the graduation rates in the state of Ohio. Our graduation rates are lower than 90 percent right now. A person who doesn’t graduate high school ends up being held back in areas like income and employment for their entire lives.” Owens also addressed
Ten indicted by Brown County Grand Jury BY Wayne Gates Ten people were indicted by a Brown County Grand Jury on August 11 on a variety of offenses. Timothy Schmidt, 33, is charged with one count of Rape, a first degree felony, Endangering Children, a second degree felony, two counts of Gross Sexual Imposition, both third degree felonies, Pandering Sexually Oriented Material Involving a Minor, a fourth degree felony and Disseminating Matter Harmful to Juveniles, a fifth degree felony. Charles Davis, 21 of Georgetown, is charged with Aggravated Robbery, a first degree felony. Davis is accused of using a knife to commit a theft offense on July 29. Tyler Gilbert, 22 of Georgetown, is charged with Aggravated Burglary, a first degree felony and Theft From a Person in a Protected Class, a fifth degree felony. Ian Craig, 22 of Williamsburg, is charged with Failure to Provide Notice of Change of Address, a fourth degree felony. Edwin Robinson is
charged with Failure to Provide Notice of Change of Address, a third degree felony. Robert Moman, 30 of Aberdeen, is charged with Domestic Violence, a third degree felony. Douglas McClanahan, 33 of Blanchester, is charged with Possession of Heroin, Theft and two counts of Forgery, all fifth degree felonies. He is also charged with Possessing Drug Abuse Instruments, a first degree misdemeanor. Suzanne Tibbe, 48 of Russellville, is charged with two counts of Identity Fraud, a fourth degree felony. She is also charged with Theft, a fifth degree felony and Misuse of Credit Cards, a first degree misdemeanor. Jackie Craig, 45 of Georgetown, is charged with Vandalism, a fifth degree felony. Bryan Arthur, 44 of Sardinia, is charged with Abduction, a third degree felony, and Domestic Violence, a fifth degree felony. An indictment means that an individual has been charged with a crime. It is not a finding or admission of guilt.
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an issue familiar to many Ohio residents. “We have to do a better job of having more drug education, identification and awareness in our
schools. We have to be having these conversations with students at an early age,” Owens said. Owens provided the following biographical infor-
mation to The News Democrat. “Nick Owens grew up in Batavia, Ohio, located in Clermont County. He attended Batavia Local Schools from kindergarten through high school, and graduated in 2003. While in high school, Nick Owens attended college full-time as a post secondary student at the University of Cincinnati’s Clermont College. In 2005, Nick Owens graduated from the University of Cincinnati College of Business with a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration majoring in Finance and Real Estate. He was the first person in his immediate family to graduate with a college degree. Upon graduating from college, Nick Owens began his public service career as an aide to Congresswoman Jean Schmidt of Ohio’s Second
Congressional District ultimately working in both her Cincinnati and Washington, D.C. offices. In 2010, Nick Owens left his congressional staff position and began law school at the University of Dayton School of Law where he graduated in just two years. In 2012, Nick Owens was admitted to the practice of law in the State of Ohio. He accepted a position working as Assistant Prosecuting Attorney in Brown County where he works to this day. As a prosecutor, Nick Owens was instrumental in the founding of the Brown County Drug and Major Crimes Task Force. Additionally, Nick Owens volunteers his time as a coach for the Western Brown High School Mock Trial team, which last season qualified for the state competition.
Troop Box Ministries alive and well, continues to send gift boxes to troops after 16 years BY Martha B. Jacob Brown County Press Every year since the 9/11 terrorist attack in 2001, two sisters, Diana Lawrence and Jean Johnson have been sending boxes filled with comfort items, throughout the year, to Americans in the military. The two started the Troop Box Ministries. Each box is filled with items like Slim Jims, cereal, instant products, tuna, personal care products, Clorox wipes, and anything that will make the troops more comfortable. “It’s only because of all the volunteers, support from a lot of churches and personal donations and contributions that my sister and I are able to make this all happen,” Lawrence said. Each month Lawrence sends out an update on what’s going on at Troop Box Ministries. Following are excerpts from her August Newsletter. “It’s August and summer is coming to an end,” Lawrence said. “Everything is running smoothly here. Jean and I had the honor of
Schools have supported the Troop Box Ministry for more than five years now.” Lawrence commented that on July 18 the ladies and one gentleman from the DAR (Daughters of the American Revolution) group helped pack boxes. She said that Brandon Brown had graduated basic training and is currently entering another phase of the program. Brandon is the grandCpl. Vanessa Austin/ son of David and THE NEWS DEMOCRAT Claire Brown of Hamersville. Shown is Pfc. Caleb P. Dowers, “We’ve been in Mt. Orab, honor graduate for operation now for 16 Platoon 2057, Echo Company, Lawrence 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, years,” said, “I’d like to graduated boot camp on August thank Don and 19, 2016. Brenda Grooms, Lois attending a special ceremoBranch, Bible Chapel UCC ny at the park in Milford, in Hamersville, the honoring the Korean War Hamersville Baptist Church, Veterans. A light lunch was Mt. Olivet Church in served and State Winchester and David and Representative Doug Green Claire Brown.” sang beautifully for the Other contributors crowd. It was a touching include: program. The Milford • The Georgetown Office
Supply • Paul Luyster • Jim Brown • Mike Horkay and Margaret Romaro • Chad Kenny • Chris Laneve • Chris Bayless • James Maghay • Don Neal • Nick Mumm • John Karcher “We are all very proud at Troop Box Ministries that we have not missed a single month in sending out the care packages since we started,” Lawrence said. “I believe the Lord has blessed our ministry with so many people donating to what we do. For this we are forever thankful. “Until next month, please pray for the safety of our young men and women and for the leaders of our country.” Anyone who would like to become a part of Troop Box Ministries, or who has someone in the military they would like to begin receiving a box from TBM, please reach Lawrence at lawrencediana39@yahoo.com.
Veteran’s Home Golf Tournament planned BY Wayne Gates The Ohio Veteran’s Home Golf Tournament is coming to the White Oak Golf Course in Sardinia this Saturday. Organizer Sherry Bingamon said that there is still room for five more teams, or twenty individual
slots. The cost to participate is $75 per person, with all of the revenue after expenses going to help out the residents of the veterans home. “We use it for whatever the veterans need at the home. They have a wish list that they give to us and then we buy whatever we
can afford with the money we collect,” Bingamon said. Registration starts at 11 a.m. and tee off is at 1 p.m. Bingamon said that annual event raised about $7000 last year. “The veterans deserve it. They served our country and sacrificed a lot, so they
deserve it,” she said. The tournament is being organized by the Ohio Veteran’s Home Volunteer Committee. Those who wish to sign up for the golf tournament can call Bingamon at (513) 374-7389 or email sbing2@ymail.com.
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Four people were recently sentenced in Brown County Common Please Court. Donald Brown On June 20, a 2 Count indictment was filed against Donald Brown in Case No. 2016-2130. The indictment charged Count 1, Corrupting Another With Drugs, a felony of the 2nd degree and Count 2, Trafficking in Heroin, a felony of the 5th degree. On August 15, Defendant entered a plea of guilty to Count 1 (as amended) Attempt (Corrupting Another With Drugs), before Brown County Common Pleas Judge Scott T. Gusweiler. On that same date, Judge Gusweiler sen-
tenced Mr. Brown confinement of 24 months in the Ohio Department of Corrections and a driver’s license suspension for 12 months. Count 2 is dismissed. Leamon Hatfield On June 20, a 5 Count indictment was filed against Leamon Avery Hatfield, in Case No. 2016-2129. The indictment charged Count 1, Felonious Assault, a felony of the 2nd degree, Counts 2 & 3, Domestic Violence, a felony of the 4th degree, and Counts 4 & 5, Abduction, a felony of the 3rd degree. On August 15, Defendant entered a plea of guilty to Counts 2 & 3 before Brown County
Common Pleas Judge Scott T. Gusweiler. On that same date Judge Gusweiler sentenced Mr. Hatfield as to Count 2, confinement of 12 months in the Ohio Department of Corrections, Count 3, confinement of 12 months to be served consecutively to the sentence imposed in Count 2. Counts 1, 4 & 5 are dismissed. Brandon Lay On June 20, a 2 Count indictment was filed against Brandon Keith Lay, in Case No. 20162132. The indictment charged Count 1, Illegal Manufacture of Drugs, a felony of the 2nd degree and Count 2, Illegal Assembly or Possession of Chemicals for the
Manufacture of Drugs. On August 16, 2016, Defendant entered a plea of guilty to Count 1 before Brown County Common Pleas Judge Scott T. Gusweiler. On that same date, Judge Gusweiler sentenced Mr. Lay, a mandatory confinement of 3 years in the Ohio Department of Corrections and a driver’s license suspension for 12 months. Count 2 is dismissed. Adrian Wallace On August 15, a hearing was held for Violation of Community Control Sanction that was previously imposed on July 7, 2015, against Defendant, Adrian C. Wallace, in Case No. 2015-2137.
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Happening at the PRC in Georgetown
SOACDF Scholarships available
BY Tamma Plymesser Executive Director Pregnancy Resource Center
The Southern Ohio Agricultural and Community Development Foundation is offering the Educational Assistance Competitive Grant for school year 2016-2017. The Educational Assistance grant is an award of up to $3,000 towards the cost of tuition, on campus housing, lab fees and books that can be billed through the college or university. The top three application scores will receive an additional bonus amount, up to $2,000. Individuals
As most everyone knows, the Pregnancy Resource Center is a nonprofit organization that depends on the generosity of others to provide services to our clients. I am always amazed at people’s creative and fun ways that are thought up to collect donations for the Center. As an example, I want to share with everyone, a recent donation the Center received from the “Gelter Girls.” The “Gelter Girls” are a group of women who are descendants (and inlaws) of Lorin and Grace Gelter from Brown County. Over 20 years ago, one of the older women of the family had remarked that she had never been to a slumber party. As a surprise, her daughter and the other women of the family had a slumber party for her. They had so much fun they made it a yearly tradition open to all “Gelter Girls,” 16 years old and up. Each year they did a group craft activity and one year they decided they could put their money and time to better use. They chose an organization that helps others and decided to collect items throughout the year, bring the collected items to the next “Gelter Girls” slumber party and then donate them to the chosen organization. The first year the Women’s Crisis Center in Maysville, Kentucky and Cincinnati was chosen to be the recipient of their generosity. Throughout the years, the “Gelter Girls”slumber party has changed to a one-day event, but they still choose an organization to be blessed by their generosity.
The Pregnancy Resource Center - A Place of Hope, was chosen to receive their help in 2016. Recently, Alice Dailey and her niece, Bonnie Jones stopped by the PRC to drop off the donation from the “Gelter Girls.” Box after box full of baby items was carried into the PRC. Among the items donated were numerous diapers, packages of baby wipes, bottles, clothing, toys and 31 handmade blankets. In addition to the many material items brought in they also gave a generous cash donation. It is exciting to see members of the community support the PRC in such a way. Support from those such as the"the “Gelter Girls" is what helps us continue to be A Place of Hope in Brown County. Other organizations that have received help from the “Gelter Girls” throughout the years are the Wilson Children’s Home in West Union. One year they supplied backpacks for each child, as well as greeting cards for the children to send to others. Another year, they paid to have a patio built for the Children’s Home. Other projects include providing 70 coats for the homeless in Cincinnati; donating blankets for children who were cancer patients in Cincinnati hospitals; giving help to the residents of the Veterans Home in Georgetown and the Veterans Hospital in Cincinnati. Another year they raised funds to purchase a unique bed for a child with special needs. For their 2017 project they have chosen to provide support for a Veterans Hospital, the one in Chillicothe. As you can see from the list, their generosity has spread across several
counties and has even crossed state lines. It is amazing how just one little good deed such as fulfilling a wish for an older member of your family has grown to touch many lives throughout the years. I know the women in the midst of an unexpected pregnancy and families who are struggling to provide for the needs of their infants and toddlers certainly appreciate the many items they receive from participating in programs here at the PRC. Through our organization alone, hundreds of families will be touched by their gifts. We so appreciate the time and energy put into organizing the event, collecting the items, and then delivering them here to the Center. And I am sure that the other organizations that benefitted from the generosity of the “Gelter Girls” are just as appreciative as we are. Hearing them talk about all the fun they had makes me want to come up with an event to invite all of my friends and family so they can not only have a fun time, but enjoy the satisfaction of helping others. Hey, wait! We’ve already done that. On Saturday, September 17, A Place of Hope is hosting the Annual Walk for Life at the St. Michael’s Church in Mt. Orab. Call the Center (937378-6853) for a brochure and join the fun. You will not only have fun and meet new friends, (or become re-acquainted with old ones), you’ll have the satisfaction of raising money for an organization that helps the most innocent of our communities: the preborn, as well as newborn infants and toddlers. Come on out and enjoy the fun! Pregnancy Resource Center - A Place of Hope 937-378-6853
who have a current Farm Service Number on record with the Farm Service Agency and reside in the 22 counties the Foundation serves OR Tobacco quota owners, quota owners/growers, or grower/tenants of Farm Service Agency (FSA) record in any single crop year from 1997 through 2004 and their immediate family dependents whose permanent address is within the State of Ohio, are eligible. Students must have a minimum 2.0 college
g.p.a. verifiable by the school. Applications and guidelines for the Educational Assistance Competitive Grant will be available at the SOACDF office, Farm Service Agencies, local Extension offices or online at www.soacdf.net after July1st. The application period is July 1, 2016 to August 31, 2016. Applications will not be accepted after this period. If you have questions, please call the Foundation Office at (937) 393-2700.
The latest on Chester the cat BY George Rooks Howdy folks-We lost another good Christian man last week – he was so good with his family and took care of his family. He will be missed. I say God bless to all of them. His name was Charles E Bunton. The Tate Schools will be having a spaghetti dinner at the Bethel Tate High School on September 2, at 5:30 PM. The food will be extra good so mark your calendar and try to be there. On September 8, at 6 PM at the Middle School in Bethel, they are having a Quarter Auction. This is to raise money for the school. The Lions Club gave a check for $200 to help. I will donate a wood item to them for the Lions Club at the Quarter Auction. The schools in Bethel are doing a wonderful job of educating the students along with the US Grant School. The folks that spoke at the Lions Club are asking folks to volunteer to work on the levee for the school. There is a need for the levy to pass so do your part. The Greenhouse on State Route 131 above William’s Corner has plenty of tomatoes, corn and other items along with plenty of mums. Danny Grant’s farm and greenhouses have plenty of corn, tomatoes and mums – this place is on Bucktown Road off State Route 50 above Owensville. I went out to get the mail and on the mail box there was a big Katie Did – they say after they are heard, in
six weeks there will be frost. We will see! Now I am telling you something about Mr. Chester. I have written some of this before but not all of it. When our granddaughter brought Chester as a kitten she asked Ruth Ann and I “What are you going to name him?” Ruth Ann looked at me and together we said “Chester.” Michelle had him in her two hands and said “Chester you will be a famous cat.” Anytime I write this article and don't put anything in it about Chester, folks will call me or when they see me ask how is Chester. Now a feller gave me a treat for him last Sunday. The Methodist Church at Laurel held a service celebrating 200 years for the church. I went and a young feller spoke to me and gave me a treat for Chester. He now is laying by my chair while I am writing this. When he gets on my lap he expects for me to be rubbing his head. If I don't rub his head he will turn his head and look at me like please rub my head you don't need to read the paper. On State Route 133 folks found a goat that was from the fair. Mike said his grandma called him. She saw a pig run across her yard and Mike went to try and find it but did not. Grandma kept saying she saw a pig a few days later while feeding the chickens and goats. Mike saw a pig run out of the woods. He caught the pig and they have it in the barn. In the next article there will be a date and time for
the Homecoming at the Old Bethel Church here in the East Fork park. The church is in good repair and hopefully next year it will be painted. We need more members to help keep the church going and to attend the events. There is one event in the spring on Memorial Day and the other is late summer. So call if you want more information. The Farmers Market in Bethel on Friday evening from 4 PM till 7 PM is doing good. There have been from 5 to 9 vendors there with a couple folks – maybe three having some bakery items. The rest have garden items so stop and get some fine eating. I have started getting seed catalogs. I have probably 11 or 12 from this year. The ones I get now are the same as I got during the summer – that is OK. I'd like to look at them. I was talking to Mike at the Boar’s Head Bait Shop at Afton. He said the fishing is good. Several fellers were fishing for musky over the weekend and caught several. One feller said he caught one that was 51 inches long – that is a big fish. Mr. Powers is stocking his freezer up with crappie. He furnishes all the fish for the event Mike held for the Parkinson's disease. Mike does so much for the community and different diseases. When you go in to his business thank you for his service to the community. Start your week by going to the house of worship of your choice and praising the good Lord. God bless all ... More later . . .
A look at motherhood in the coop BY Christine Tailer
FREE CONCERT Mt. Orab Community Park 211 S. High Street, Mt. Orab
Sponser: Mt. Orab Ford / Mt. Orab Auto Mall
Date: Saturday, August 27, 2016
Times: Noah Smith @ 5:00pm 7 Bridges The Ultimate Eagles Tribute Band @ 7:30pm If you like the Eagles you will love 7 Bridges!
BRING YOUR LAWN CHAIRS Food by Fayetteville Knights of Columbus (Pork Tenderloin, Hamburgers & Hot Dogs) Beer Garden (NO COOLERS) Soft Drinks & Water by New Harmony Masonic Lodge
It seemed late in the year for a hen to go broody, and without a doubt it must have been hot staying inside the chicken coop all day and sitting on a clutch of eggs, but my little red hen seemed quite set on her self appointed task and would not budge. So I set up a watering bucket and scattered scratch grains across the floor of the coop, but it was really more to ease my mind than to give her any comfort. The little red hen seemed to be quite content doing what it is that mother hens do. So we waited together, counting down the days until her eggs should hatch, and then it seemed that I lost count, or was not really paying attention, and one evening when I went out to the coop to gather up the day's eggs, I heard a diminutive peeping coming from inside. I opened the large front door and reached inside, gently lifting her off of her nest. As any mother would, she pecked at my hand with strong jabs, but I was curious as to what I would find. Four eggs had not yet hatched, but three speckled chicks peeped loudly and scurried to stay under her protective belly. I settled her back down and the little chicks wiggled under her feathers. She clucked her contentment, as any mother would, as I closed the coop door and left them be. I was curious as to how the other hens would react to the little chicks, but they seemed oblivious to the white puff balls that scurried across the coop floor. They made their way to the coop throughout the day, as always, to lay their eggs,
and returned again at dusk to settle in on their roosts. The other four eggs never did hatch, and one day, as I sat on the cabin porch, I watched three little white puff balls boldly venture down the coop ramp to the upper field. The red hen got up off of her nest and followed after her young'uns, as any mother would. She followed them about the yard, and when they wandered too far from the coop, she gently clucked and turned to head back to the ramp. She strode boldly up the ramp and looked back down on her progeny. They milled about below, chirping loudly. The hen clucked and the chicks simply chirped louder. She would have to teach them to climb the ramp, so back down the ramp she went, as any mother would. The chicks instantly dove under her feathered body and the chirping stopped, but not for long. The hen soon climbed up the ramp again, pausing half way as the chirps resumed. I wondered what she was thinking as she cocked her head to the side and then resumed her climb. One little chick hopped after her. Two little chicks remained below. Up and down the ramp she went and in time two tired little chicks were following after her, hoping up and down the ramp. Finally, as the hen returned to the grass below, the two tired little chicks stayed behind, just inside the coop door, watching and chirping loudly, calling her back to them. The hen went to her third chick, and pecked at its tail. The chick hopped forward. The hen pecked again and the chick hopped to the bottom of the ramp. With another peck, the chick was
standing on the bottom of the ramp. The two chicks in the coop continued chirping and with one final motherly peck, the third little chick hopped all the way up the ramp, scooted past its siblings and dashed into the familiar world of the coop floor. The hen headed up the ramp after her chick. I left the front porch and walked down to the coop. I peered through the screened window and could see that the hen had settled down on her nest. There was no sign of her three white chicks, but I knew exactly where they were, snuggled safely under their mother's feathers. As I turned to walk back to the cabin I could hear her soft clucking as she told her young'uns that all was well,
Court Continued from Page 1 Theas Defendant been just any mother has would. convicted of Possession of Heroin, (as amended), a 5th degree felony. Defendant was placed on community control for a period of 2 years, which was subsequently extended an additional year, ending July 7, 2018. Defendant was notified at that time that a violation of community control order could result in a prison term of 11 months. On that same date Defendant appeared before Brown County Common Pleas Judge Scott T. Gusweiler. Defendant waived hearing and admitted to the violations contained in the Probation Department Report. Judge Gusweiler sentenced Mr. Wallace to serve 90 days in the Brown County Adult Detention Center. Further, community control is terminated.
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Calendar THURSDAY, AUG. 25 Sardinia American Legion Bingo will take place every Thursday, including Aug. 25, beginning with early bird at 7:15 p.m. and regular bingo at 7:30 p.m. For more information please call (937) 442-4704. The Sardinia American Legion is located at 106 College Avenue next to the old car wash. County Historical Brown Society will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 25 for its regular meeting at the Aberdeen Park. The Liberty Band will entertain, and following the concert the group will enjoy hand-cranked ice cream, cakes, cookies and other baked goods. Free Writer’s Group will meet each Thursday, including Aug. 25, at 6 p.m. at the Brown County Public Library in Mt. Orab. This is a non-profit free group. For more details contact Lawrence Parlier at (513) 4274211, Lisa Brandstetter Holt at (513) 659-8567 or the library at (937) 444-1414. GriefShare Program will be offered to the local community by the Sardinia Church of Christ each Thursday evening, including Thursday, Aug. 25, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the church, 7130 Bachman Road in Sardinia. For more information or to register please call (937) 446-2594. This program is free to the public. Mt. Orab Library Book Sale will be held on Thursday, Aug. 1 through Saturday, Aug. 27. For more information please contact the Mt. Orab Library at (937) 444-1414. will Alcoholics Anonymous meet 8 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 25, at St. Michael's Catholic Church, 220 S. High St., Mt. Orab. FRIDAY, AUG. 26 Food Pantry in Agape Marathon, will be open from 1 to 3 p.m. every last Friday of the month, including Friday, Aug. 26, at the New Faith United Methodist Church at Marathon Edenton Road. For more information please contact Richard Brown at (513) 313-8159 or (513) 602-1241. County Health Brown Department will meet for a special board meeting at 5 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 26 at 4881 St. Rt. 125 in Georgetown. This meeting is open to the public and the board will be opening two sealed bids for two of the HSTS Grant projects. For more information please call (937) 378-6892. Celebrate Recovery will meet every Friday beginning at 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. including Friday, Aug. 26, at the Crosspoint Wesleyan Church, 300 West Main Street in Mt. Orab, in the fellowship room. This is a Christcentered recovery program that will allow discussions on life’s hurts, hang-ups and habits. For more information call (937) 4443370. SATURDAY, AUG. 27 Mt. Orab UMC Food Pantry will operate weekly for those who qualify and live in the Western Brown School District, open on Saturday, Aug. 27. The food pantry will be open on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to noon. Donations are accepted during food pantry hours or by calling (937) 4441046 to arrange a time. Sardinia Historical Society will sponsor a special tour to the National Underground Railroad Museum in Maysville, KY on Saturday, Aug. 27. For more information please call Mary at (937) 446-2465. “Crazy Critter Cabaret Dinner and Silent Auction” sponsored by the Brown County Humane Society will be held on Saturday, Aug. 27 at the Eagles Hall in Georgetown. This event will include great food, raffles, dancing and more featuring the Ron Fletcher and Southern Edge Band. For details call (513) 7208985. MONDAY, AUGUST 29 Fitness Activities at Sardinia Church of Christ will take place every Monday evening, including Monday, Aug. 29 which includes pilates at 6:30 p.m. and Yoga at 7 p.m. The cost is only $2 per person per session. Please bring your own mat if you have one. Be good to yourself, you’ll be glad you did. The church is located at 7130 Bachman Road. TOPS Chapter in Mt. Orab meets at 5:30 p.m. on Mondays including Monday Aug. 29 at Hospice of Hope, 215 Hughes Blvd. in Mt. Orab. Further information is available by calling Nancy at (937) 444-3437. Theater Players Gaslight Auditions for Christmas Play are set to begin on Monday, Aug. 29 from 7 to 9 p.m. at Southern Hills Career and Technical Center on Hamer Road in Georgetown. A second date for auditions will be Saturday, Sept. 3 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Gaslight Theater.
Mt. Orab Lions Club meets the 2nd and 4th Monday of each month at the Mt. Orab Church of Christ, 400 Smith Avenue in Mt. Orab at 6:30 p.m. The next meeting will be held on Monday, Sept. 12, and Monday, Sept. 26. This event includes a meal, for more information please contact Bob Richmond at (937) 4444791. TOPS Chapter in Sardinia will meet on Mondays including Monday, Aug. 29 at 6:30 p.m. at Sardinia Church of the Nazarene on Sardinia-Mowrystown Road. Further information is available by calling Regina Davidson at (937) 446-3714.
HEAP services may contact the Adams Brown Community Action Program Office in Georgetown at (937) 378-6041 or 1-800-553-7393, Ext. 253 or 254. Walk-in hours are 8-11 a.m. daily at the ABCAP Office at 406 W. Plum St., Georgetown, and outreach is available for the very elderly or disabled. ‘We Can Help’ Food Bank at the corner of Decatur-Eckmansville Road and State Route 125 is open 11 a.m to 4 p.m. Fridays and is sponsored by private donations. Donations should be made when the Food Bank is not open, and all donations are appreciated.
Al-Anon Family Group Sessions will be held every Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. at the Mt. Orab Methodist Church on Church Street, off N. High Street. This group can provide support and information to families and individuals who know someone who suffers from substance abuse. For more information call Jennifer at (513) 910-6263.
The Brown County Senior Citizens Council, located at 505 N. Main Street in Georgetown offers transportation for medical appointments, shopping area, nutrition sites and other service providers. It also offers homemaker assistance, Respite Care, Passport which offers alternatives to nursing home placement and care giver support. To contact a representative, call (937) 3786603 or toll free at (877) 2598598.
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Yoga Classes will be offered on Wednesdays, including Wednesday, Aug. 31 from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m at the Hospice Center located on Hughes Blvd in Mt. Orab. For more information on this class please contact Jane Amiot at (513) 535-7507.
Ohio Rural Heritage Festival will begin at 9 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 1 and run through Sept. 2, in Ripley.
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Fitness Activities at Sardinia Church of Christ will take place every Wednesday, including Wednesday, Aug. 31, which include Zumba at 6:30 p.m. and Yoga at 7 p.m. The cost is only $2 per person per session. Please bring your own mat if you have one. The church is located at 7130 Bachman Road. TOPS Chapter in Winchester meets at 10 a.m. every Wednesday, including Wednesday, Aug. 31, at Winchester Church of Christ, 1540 Tri-County Road in Winchester. For more information please contact Ruth at (937) 444-4209. ONGOING EVENTS Happen Group, Miracles (Narcotics Anonymous) meets at 7 p.m. every Sunday at the Brown County Community Board of ADAMHS, 85 Banting Drive (around the back), in Georgetown. For more information on this group please call 800587-4232. Walk for Health, Walk for Fun, this in an ongoing free event to take place on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, at 5:15 p.m. at the Mt. Orab United Methodist Church. Everyone is invited to join us for this free event sponsored by Sue and Jim Wylie, Ideal Nutrition. Narcotics Anonymous meets every Friday at 7 p.m. at the Faith in God Fellowship Church, 7736 US Rt. 62 in Russellville. For more information please call Joe Rose at (937) 798-0329. Helping Hands Please come shop with us any Monday, Tuesday, Thursday or Friday from 9 a.m. until noon at 668 Camp Run Road in Georgetown.
Ripley DAR Collecting for Operation Christmas Child, and donations and gift items will be collected during the upcoming Ripley Rural Heritage Festival, Sept. 1-3 in Ripley. A collection box is be placed at the Citizen’s Deposit Bank. Each box costs $7 to ship so cas donations will also be accepted. Southern Ohio Council of Governments (SOCOG) will meet for a board meeting at 10 a.m. on the first Thursday of each month including Thursday, Sept. 1, in room A of the Ross County Service Center, 475 Western Avenue in Chillicothe. For more information please call (740) 775-5030, ext. 103. Harmony Star Spaghetti Dinner will be held on the first Friday of each month including Friday, Sept. 2 from 5 to 8 p.m. at 110 S. High Street in Mt. Orab. For details please call (937) 5159815. “Anchored in Hope” Support Group for families affected by addiction will meet every first Monday of each month including Monday, Sept. 5, at 7 p.m. at The Bridge, 15212 Bachman Road, Mt. Orab. For more information please contact Missy Tulley at (513) 236-3791. Power Over Parkinson’s Support Group meets the first Tuesday of each month, including Tuesday, Sept. 6, at 4 p.m. at the Villa Georgetown Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 8065 Dr. Faul Road in Georgetown. For more information please call (937) 378-4178. Knights of Columbus, FR. Sourd Council 2423, Fayetteville, will meet each first Wednesday of the month including Wednesday, Sept. 7, at the K of C Hall in Fayetteville. For more information please contact
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Scanlon-Kelly VFW Post 5920 will meet each first Wednesday of the month including Wednesday, Sept. 7, at the Fayetteville Township Hall at 7 p.m. For more information please contact Joe Huber at (513) 875-3343.
Free Health Screenings on Saturday, Sept. 17 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the St. George Parish in Georgetown, sponsored by TriHealth for men and women in Georgetown. Call the Brown County Health Department at (937) 378-3886.
SOLACE ( Surviving Our Loss and Continuing Everyday) will meet from 6 to 8 p.m. on every second Thursday of the month, including Thursday, Sept. 8. The meeting location is at 85 Banting Drive in Georgetown. For more information please contact Debbie Otten at (937) 444-6127. Georgetown Village Council will meet at 7 p.m. in the council chambers on Thursday, Sept. 8 and the meeting is open to the public. as Parents Grandparents Support Group will meet every second Thursday, including Thursday, Sept. 8, at 7 p.m. at the Pregnancy Resource Center, 852 Mt. Orab Pike in Georgetown. This support group is for grandparents who have custody of a relative’s children. All are welcome. For more information call Julie Steddom at (937) 392-3057 or Tamma Plymesser at (937) 378-6853. Rick Eagan Quarter Raffle will be held on Friday, Sept. 9, 2016 at the Ripley Life Squad Building beginning at 6:15. Proceeds will go towards the Rick Eagan Memorial Scholarship. For more information please call Tiffany at (937) 515-0097. Homecoming Dress Swap is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 10 from 12:30 to 3 p.m. at the Mt. Orab Library. For more information on this event please call the library at (937) 444-1414 or visit w w w. b r o w n c o u n t y p u b l i c l i brary.org. George A. Lambert American Legion Auxiliary’s Euchre Party will be held the 2nd Saturday of each month including Saturday, Sept.10, starting at 6 p.m. Please come out and join the fun. Diabetes Support Group to meet on the second Monday of each month including, Sept. 12, at the Georgetown Church of Christ. We welcome everyone. For more information please contact the Brown County Health Department at (937) 378-6892. Brown County Beekeepers will meet the second Tuesday of each month including Tuesday, Sept. 13 at 7 p.m. For more information please call (937) 618-1332. Wilson Sroufe VFW Post 9772, Mt. Orab and Ladies Auxiliary will meet each second Wednesday of the month at 7 p.m. including Wednesday, Sept. 14, at the Pike Township building on SR 774. Newly elected commander Butch Davis welcomes prospective Veterans who wish to join the ranks of the V.F.W. For more information contact Bill Cornetet at (937) 618-0325. Brown County Chamber of Commerce will meet at 8 a.m. prompt on Thursday, Sept. 15 at the Brown County Board of Developmental Disabilities, for
Hospice of Hope’s Men’s Grief Support Group will meet each third Monday of the month including Monday, Sept. 19, between 4 and 5:30 p.m. at Hospice of Hope, 215 Hughes Blvd. in Mt. Orab. This meeting is specifically for men who have lost their spouse. It is peer led by a trained Hospice of Hope volunteer, a place for men to find support and share helpful coping techniques. For details contact Melissa at (937) 444-4900 or toll free at (800) 928-4243.
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RCAP (Russellville Community Action Planners Meeting will be held at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 19, at the Arts council room, and everyone is invited to take part. Catholic Charities “Food for All” Food Pantry will be open from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. every third Wednesday of the month including Wednesday, Sept. 21 at the Centenary United Methodist Church, 110 N. 2nd Street in Ripley. For more information please contact Ruth Allen at (937) 392-1335. Brown County Soil and Water Conservation District will meet in regular session at 7 a.m. on the third Wednesday of each month including Wed. Sept. 21 at the Brown County SWCD office located at 706 South Main Street in Georgetown. For details please call (937) 378-4424. Lake Waynoka Lake Committee meets the 3rd Wednesday of each month including Wednesday, Sept. 21 at 4:30 p.m. at the Marina. Contact Prescilla Reddick (937) 446-9385 for details The Lake Waynoka Civic Club will meet each 4th Tuesday of the month including Tuesday, Sept. 27, at the Waynoka Lodge. Please contact Tony Tatman at (937) 446-9575 for more information. 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 News Democrat 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 News Democrat's Weekly Calendar that currently is not listed should call the newspaper office during regular hours at (937) 444-3441.
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Celebrate Recovery will meet every Friday at Crosspoint Wesleyan Church, 300 W. Main Street in Mt. Orab. The meetings will begin at 7:40 and go to about 8:30. This is a Christ-centered recovery program that will allow discussions on life’s hurts, hangups and habits. For more information call (937) 444-3370. Chair Volleyball is held every Friday at 3 p.m. at the Lake Waynoka Health and Recreation Gym. Contact Dana at (937) 4461778 for more information or to register. Free to all Waynoka Property Owners Association members, $5 per session for guests. Tuesday Community Bingo will be held every Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Community Building in Country Place Apartments, located across from the Country Inn in Georgetown. Please bring a $1 gift and join in the fun. This is a free event. For more information contact Joy Gelter at (937) 4834614. County Adams/Brown Alzheimer/s/Dementia Family Care giver Support Group will meet on the second Thursday of each month from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Adams County Regional Medical Center in the second floor conference room. For more information (937) 386-3590. Emergency Adams-Brown Home Energy Assistance Program available, anyone wishing to obtain further information or to schedule an appointment to discuss obtaining E-
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Caudill wins scholarship Mikayla Caudill, a 2016 graduate of Western Brown High School receives the Cahall/Mt. Orab Schools Scholarship. The scholarship is distributed through the Brown County Foundation from funds donated by former Mt. Orab Elementary students, employees, and community members. Pictured are Foundation President Ray Becraft, co-founder Grant Cahall, Miss Caudill, and co-founder Gary Berlinger. Miss Caudill plans to study Cinema Art and Science at Columbia College Chicago.
Keep your kids safe as they go to college All across the state of Ohio, young adults are getting ready to embark on a new adventure – college. This is the first time many of them will be away from home. Agents with the Ohio Investigative Unit (OIU) want to make sure the students understand the dangers of alcohol and getting intoxicated, before they get to campus. Parents are encouraged to talk to their sons and daughters on the importance of
making good decisions and staying with friends they can trust. “Be frank with your kids, make them aware of the dangers of alcohol to keep themselves and their friends from getting in a position where they could be harmed or they could potentially do harm to someone else,” said Captain Gary Allen, commander of OIU. Parents should remind their sons and daughters that alcohol increases the risk of being assaulted both physi-
cally and sexually. You’re also at a higher risk of being robbed. Encourage your college-aged children to go to parties and bars with friends they trust. Do not leave alone. Also, remind your sons and daughters to call 9-1-1 immediately to report anyone who is being assaulted, whether it is physical or sexual. The over-all goal is to make for a safer campus environment all across Ohio.
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It was really worth the wait They say that patience is a started since it was a nice day. We mixed up the other virtue. Never has this been two bags of cement and I any truer than many years had Brendan bring me the ago when my son Brendan other pieces of pipe and one was six years old. We had piece at a time he handed recently moved to a new them to me and I bolted home near Bethel and had them together. Then we been remodeling the place. We made our driveway larg- filled the pipe with the cement so the pole wouldn’t er and created a large turnaround. At that time my wife be weak or wobble. When we completed this I again and I were making several had to tell him that we were changes to our home and at done for that day. I could see the same time adjusting to a little frustration building, the likes and dislikes of our but he again agreed and two children. spent many trips walking out One such like that came to look at the pole. about was that Brendan had The third day seen a basketball arrived and I didn’t goal in a friend’s need any urging and driveway and we began early. asked if he could Brendan, his Mom have one. This was and I were all in a new “like” and attendance. (My his Mom said we daughter Meghan would look into it had no interest in and see if we could sports and it was hot afford one. She and so she stayed I talked about it inside). As we read and truthfully I was a little doubtful that Rick Houser the instructions and The Good I encouraged Brendan would Old Days Brendan to find and play with it very hand me the parts, much as he was we assembled the rim to the only six years old. Also, backboard and then mounted there was the cost and the the backboard to the pole labor of installing the goal along with braces to hold it and backboard. But as we talked about it my wife said, solid. It was looking great, but as we were finishing “I will price one and if I can there was a spring missing find one at a reasonable cost from the box. The spring I think we should get it.” I controlled the rim and the agreed, thinking to myself backboards' height. This was that there probably was not very important and my son going to be one in our price knew it but didn’t want to range. hear it. A couple of weeks passed On the instructions there and I thought the subject had faded from thought until one was a phone number if we evening my wife showed me needed any parts. I called it and they said it would be a picture of a basketball rim sent ASAP. I explained that that was in our price range this was great as there was a and had an adjustable hoop six-year old about to explode and would lower to seven feet. The price was right and and wanting to play. The very next morning the UPS the unit would lower so truck arrived with a tiny Brendan could make use of package that contained the it right away, so we ordered spring and miracle of mirait and in a few days a big box arrived with a picture of cles, it fit and the rim and the backboard worked pera player dunking a basketfectly. ball on the side of the box. Once it was working my For a six-year old this creson, with a basketball in his ated uncontrollable anticipahands, cautiously asked if it tion, but when we opened was ready. We said, “Yes it the box, inside was a pile of is. Do you want to take the pieces and a set of instrucfirst shot?” Before the sentions that in capital letters tence was out the ball was in said “Some Assembly the air headed to the hoop. I Required”. It wasn’t just don’t recall if the basket was some, it was all assembly made or not on that first shot required. I must say as but he shot basketball until Brendan danced for joy my after dark and we finally heart sank because I am the had to make him stop. I figworld's worst at assembling ured he would tire of it after anything. a few days but for the next I got out the instructions 25 years he never tired. I and sat Brendan down and explained that this was going have heard him shooting hoops at three in the mornto take a few days to build ing many times. and he would have to be I can’t tell you how many patient and not rush me or it nets and basketballs he wore would never get built. He out at that goal but he never was agreeable. He and I got tired of it. I was so very went to the hardware store wrong about that. When the and got a few bags of goal finally gave out after all cement and then dug a hole at the end of the turn-around. those years and shots , Brendan said, “You know, I I had Brendan bring me the feel like I lost a good first piece of pipe that was friend.” You know somethe base and we mixed up a thing, he did. It was safe to bag of cement and carefully set that pole in the ground in say that his patience those four days when he was six the cement. Once it was set was a very real virtue. It was and adjusted to level, I told worth his wait for sure. him we had done all we could until the next day. In Rick Houser grew up on a no way did he understand farm near Moscow in nor want to stop so soon but Clermont County and loves I guess he remembered that to share stories about his he had to be patient and youth and other topics. He reluctantly agreed. may be reached at The next day arrived and houser734@yahoo.com. Brendan urged me to get
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Giving credit where credit is due We just completed our final open houses and orientations for all six of our kids, who go to five different schools in our district. It took a while. I have to say, I am so excited about the amazing teachers they’ve been assigned. School hasn’t even started yet, and I saw one teacher cry while reading a poem she wrote about how much the kids mean to her, one private messaged me to check on my child, and one found me in the parking lot to make sure she told me about a schedule mix-up that needed changed. Teachers who had my kids in their class in previous years took time to stop me and ask about how they are doing. Over and over, they showed me that this is not just a job. This is their passion. They truly care about the welfare of our children. When I was in the second grade, my teacher noticed that the girl next to me had the exact same wrong answers that I did, and called us both up to ask us who cheated. I still to this day do not remember it being me, but it was the end of the day and buses were ready to be called and I knew Mom would be mad if she had to come and pick me up. I ended up telling my teacher it was me so she’d let us leave to get on the bus, but she also paddled me first. I knew I was in big trouble then, because when I got in trouble at school, I got in twice as much trouble at home. It was never a question. If the teacher said I did it, I did it. (What in the world happened to that these days?) I can’t imagine my parents arguing with a teacher or blaming them for punishing me. Ironically, my second grade teacher was one of my favorites, and I ended up getting my teaching degree and teaching alongside her in that same building. We always laughed about the paddling. Having been on the other side of the desk, I know how much work teachers have already put in to get the school year off to a good start, and I know how much of themselves they give that reach far beyond the classroom door. They pray for our kids. They
cry for our kids. They go in the United States are to bed at night wondering underpaid and underappreciated. And because which kid may not have of it, there are had a meal, those nice sayand make sure ings that people they offer that like to throw out kid something like, “Those who for breakfast can, do. Those the next who can’t, morning. teach.” I hate They spend when people say their own that, because money to buy what they are things to forgetting is that enhance their every successful classroom that Denae Jones person has a the school Contributing team of teachers budget doesColumnist who have edun’t cover. cated them to They have get them where stayed up late making a costume for the they are. That highsalary job didn’t happen kid they knew wouldn’t by itself. Someone had have one for the school to educate and mentor play. Over the years, them in order to have the they have attended ball skill set needed to pergames and birthday parform the job they are in. ties and graduations and And I would challenge sometimes funerals for their students. They have anyone who thinks teaching isn’t one of the most stopped their day to hug important and difficult a child who is sad or jobs out there to do it for hold the hand of a child just one day. I’d be willwho has no friends. ing to bet that’s all it They have mentored that would take to make them teenager that needed change their minds. extra guidance and As the school year proencouraged the student gresses, there are bound who didn’t think they were good enough. They to be complaints brought home from students. have coached teams and Some of the complaints stayed up late grading will be valid. But before papers. One of their we jump on Facebook occupational hazards is and tell the world how getting lice. And puked awful the teacher is, it is on. And made fun of. my hope that we first And yelled at. But they give them the benefit of continue to do the overthe doubt. Contact the time work without the teacher and get their side overtime pay because of the story, because it’s they know the extra likely a different one effort is worth it. In my opinion, teachers than the one we heard
from our student. And despite what our kids say, the teacher really doesn’t have it out for them, and it probably is our kid’s fault. (And keep in mind that our kids go to school and tell the teachers stories about us too. When I was teaching, I heard many things I really, really wished I could unhear. If the teachers believed everything our kids said, we’d never show our faces in a parent-teacher conference again!) We also have to remember that we are our child’s first teacher. And although a lot of homework frustrates me, (because just one assignment for six kids equals waaaay too much of our evening spent doing what they just did for the first seven hours of the day) we still have to hold up our end of the deal too. We have to make sure the homework gets done, rules get followed, and teachers aren’t spoken about disrespectfully in front of our kids. If our kids overhear us talking like that, they will not only believe what we say, but they will repeat it. We can probably all think of a teacher we didn’t like. But I’d be willing to bet we can think of more who literally helped change our lives. Think about it. Where would we be without them? Thank a teacher today, ask what you can do to help them, and have a wonderful school year!
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Obituaries Jerald Rolland Hauke, 85
Shirley Mae Hiles Josche, 74
Sheila D. Fist, 63 Sheila Dianna Fist, age 63 of Georgetown, Ohio died Friday, August 19, 2016 at the Hospice of Hope Ohio Valley Inpatient Care Center in Seaman, Ohio. She was b o r n February 9, 1953 in Cincinnati, Ohio the daughter of the late Raymond and Edna B. (May) Neal. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by one brother, Freeman Neal. Mrs. Fist is survived by her husband of 43 years, Thomas Edward Fist, whom she married September 2, 1972; three children Parrish H. “T.J” Fist and wife Terri of Russellville, Ohio, Mickey E. Fist and fiance Lisa Aymond of Ft. Wright, Kentucky and Desiree D. Brown and fiance Terry Lang of Seaman, Ohio; six grandchildren - Zach Downing, Shelby Fist, Brant Brown, Reece Fist, Hunter Brown and Ava Fist; two stepgrandchildren - Stacey Unger and husband Jeff and Keith Hauck and wife Alisha; three step-great grandchildren - Nova and Tidus Unger and Kaydence Hauck; seven brothers and sisters - William Neal and wife Betty of Mt.Orab, Ohio, Wendell Neal and wife Sharon of Sardinia, Ohio, Linda Poole and husband Jerry of Sardinia, Ohio, David Neal and wife Christine of Mowrystown, Ohio, Dana Neal of Chillicothe, Ohio, Paul Neal and wife Lisa of Winchester, Ohio and Donna Orr and husband Rick of Sardinia, Ohio and many nieces, nephews, great nieces and great nephews. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 P.M. Monday, August 22, 2016 at the Cahall Funeral Home in Georgetown, Ohio. Kevin Hamilton will officiate. Visitation will be from 11:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M. Monday at the funeral home. Interment will be in the Peace Lutheran Cemetery in Arnheim, Ohio. Condolences may be sent to the family at: www.Cahallfuneralhomes. com
Jerald Rolland "Ike" Hauke, age 85, of Mowrystown, Ohio, passed away Sunday, August 21, 2016 at the Hospice of Hope Ohio Va l l e y Inpatient Center. He was b o r n September 28, 1930 in Mowrystown, OH, son of the late Rolland and Ruth Hedrick Hauke. On November 14, 1953 he married Eula Bea Baker, whom preceded him in death on May 15, 2011. A 1949 graduate of Whiteoak High School, he was an avid Whiteoak basketball fan and rarely missed a home game. His life was focused on his farm and family, and he love watching his grandchildren play ball. He served as trustee for Whiteoak Township for 20 years and also worked at Ellis Feed and Farm Supply for close to 30 years. Surviving are two sons, Doug (Tammy) Hauke, Jamie (Susan) Hauke, a daughter, Jeri (Randy) Eyre; five grandsons, Randall Hauke, Kendall (Abi) Hauke, Danny (Kristen) Roberts, Randy Eyre, Jr., Ryan (Rachel) Eyre; two granddaughters, Trisha (Patrick) Schneider and Adrian (Ryan) Scott. Also surviving are six GreatGrandsons and four greatgranddaughters a brother, Richard (Arlene) Hauke, two sisters, Marylou (Willard) McKinley and Ruthanne (Wayne) Ferguson, as well as several nieces and nephews and their children and grandchildren. In addition to his parents and wife, Ike was preceded in death by a son, Randy Lee Hauke. Services will be held at Edgington Funeral Home, Mowrystown, Wednesday, August 24, 2016 at 1:00 pm with Pastor Kraig Walker officiating. Interment will follow in the Mowrystown Cemetery. Friends will be received at Edgington Funeral Home, Tuesday, August 23, 2016, 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm. Contributions in Mr. Haukes' memory may be made to the Randy Hauke Memorial Scholarship Fund, c/o Tammy Hauke, 899 Mowrystown-Sardinia Rd., The Brown County Sardinia, OH 45171. To sign Board of Health has deterthe online guest book, go to mined it necessary to hold www.edgingtonfuneral- a special board meeting. homes.com. This meeting is a public meeting where the board will open sealed bids for Advertising pays in two of the HSTS Grant The News Democrat Projects. This special meeting
Susan G. Simpson, 61
Sister Mary Paul Walsh, 92
Susan Gail Simpson, age 61 of Georgetown, Ohio died Saturday, August 20, 2016 at her home surrounded by her family. She was the I. T. Director at the Ohio Valley M a n o r Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Ripley, Ohio where she had been employed for the past thirty-eight years. Susan was born October 2, 1954 in Portsmouth, Ohio the daughter of the late Gary Ray and Patricia Joyce (Cooper) Lewis. Mrs. Simpson is survived by her husband of forty-four years - Eddie Simpson, whom she married August 5, 1972 in Black Oak, Kentucky; one son - Michael (Heather) Simpson of Hamilton, Ohio; one daughter - Kristi Simpson of Georgetown, Ohio; two grandsons - Tyler and Lucas Simpson - both of Hamilton, Ohio; one sister - Diane Moore and husband Lanny of Mt. Orab, Ohio; two brothers - Dwayne Lewis of Millington, Tennessee and Gary R. Lewis of Horn Lake, Mississippi; her father-in-law and mother-in-law - Billy and Mildred Simpson of Vanceburg, Kentucky and one niece - Layna Randazzo of Batavia, Ohio. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 A.M. Wednesday, August 24, 2016 at the Cahall Funeral Home in Georgetown, Ohio. Rev. James Williams will officiate. Visitation will be from 5:00 P.M.-8:00 P.M. Tuesday at the funeral home. Interment will be in the Black Oak Cemetery near Vanceburg, Kentucky. If desired, memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Hope, 909 Kenton Station Drive, Maysville, Kentucky 41056 or to the Ohio Valley Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Activities Fund, 5820 US Highway 62-68, Ripley, Ohio 45167. Condolences may be sent to the family at: www.Cahallfuneralhomes. com
Sister Mary Paul (Margaret Ann) Walsh died peacefully at Mt. Notre Dame Health Care Center on August 11, 2016 at the age of 92. Beloved member of the Ursulines of Brown County for 74 years. Dear sister of John (Nancy) Walsh, W. Medway, MA and Robert (Marjorie) Walsh, Eaton, Ohio, Jane (the late Robert) Oberschmidt, Toms River, NJ, and Sister Martha Walsh, SC. Also survived by numerous nieces, nephews, greatnieces and great-nephews and a great-great-niece. Her parents Catherine and Henry Walsh, her brother James Walsh and sister, Mary Catherine Stenger preceded her in death. As a member of the Brown County Ursuline community she spent the majority of her life as an educator in the Cincinnati, Dayton, Springfield and Saint Martin areas. Before her retirement she was the Ursuline Archivist. Visitation Tuesday August 16, 2016 from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM followed by Mass of Christian Burial at 4:00 PM at the Sacred Heart Chapel, 20860 St. Rt. 251 St. Martin, Ohio 45118. Memorials may be sent to Mt. Notre Dame Health Center 699 Columbia Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio 45215 or to the Ursulines of Brown County, 20860 St. Rt. 251, St. Martin, Ohio 45118. Arrangements are being handled by E.C. Nurre Funeral Home, Bethel, Ohio. www.ecnurre.com
Special Health Dept. meeting will be held on Friday, August 26, 2016 beginning at 5:00 p.m. at 4881 State Route 125 in Georgetown. Anyone wishing to learn further information about the meeting may contact the Health Department at (937) 378-6892.
First State Bank to show customer appreciation First State Bank is pleased to announce the Georgetown Banking Center will be hosting a customer appreciation celebration at the Georgetown Banking Center, located at 4928 State Route 125 on Friday, August 26 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Several local elected officials, community leaders and customers are expected to attend, as well as several employees from First State Bank. At the celebration, the team will be serving hot dogs, chips,
pop, dessert and more. The community of Georgetown is invited to join the festivities. “After recently merging with First Safety Bank, we wanted to thank our existing customers and welcome our new customers by hosting a special customer appreciation event,” said Mike Pell, President and CEO of First State Bank. Gerry Schumacher, Georgetown and Ripley Banking Center Manager concurred adding, “We are very excited to invite the
Book sale at Mt. Orab library Fall Book Sale time is fast approaching at the Mt. Orab Library! The Friends of the Mt. Orab Library will be sponsoring a book sale on Thursday, August 25Saturday, August 27, 2016 during regular business hours. Stop by to find some great reading material and help support the library. The book sale will include fiction books, non-fiction books, and children’s books as well as movies and magazines, audio books, and music CDs. Proceeds from this event benefit the children’s and family programming at the Mt. Orab Library including the popular Merry Money
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and Santa Shop and the Summer Reading Program. For more information on event times please contact the Mt. Orab Library at 937-444-1414. You can also visit our website at www.browncountypubliclibrary.org, or Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Be sure to mark your calendar for this event.
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community of Georgetown to stop by, meet our team and learn about the great products and services we have to offer.” Earlier this month, First State Bank announced the completion of the merger with First Safety Bank, an Ohio State-chartered commercial bank headquartered in St. Bernard, Ohio. First Safety Bank and First State Bank combined locations in Georgetown and the First Safety Bank location in St. Bernard is now a First State Bank Banking Center. Virtually all of the First Safety Bank employees joined the First State Bank team, so customers will continue to see many familiar faces.
Charles “Chuck” Rodenberg, 64 Charles “Chuck” Rodenberg, 64 years old of Batavia, Ohio passed away on August 17, 2016, at Mercy Hospital Clermont, Batavia, Ohio. He is survived by his wife, Kathy Jo Rodenberg; four children, Jason (Melissa) Rodenberg, Jill (Bobby Strotman) Rodenberg, Chad (Sarah Barwick) Hannah and Jenny Hannah; six grandchildren: Zac Rodenberg, Tyler Parrett, Blake Davis, Logan Baker, Chad Hannah, Jr. and Jackson Hannah; his mother and father, Betty and the late Bill Rodenberg; an uncle, Bob (Gay) Norris; numerous nieces, nephews and many friends. He was a member of the Amelia F&AM Lodge #590, Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite, Valley of Cincinnati and Syrian Shrine. Masonic Services with funeral services to follow, will be at the Lifestream Christian Church, 2170 Bauer Rd, Batavia, Ohio 45103, on Wednesday, August 24, 2016, at 11:00 AM. Visitation will be on Tuesday, August 23, 2016, from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM, also at the church. Arrangements by the Charles H. McIntyre Funeral Home, 323 Union St., Felicity. Burial will be at the Felicity Cemetery, Felicity. Memorials may be made to: Lifestream Christian Church.
Shirley Mae Hiles Josche, 74, of Aberdeen, Ohio died Wednesday, August 17, 2016 at the Care Center at Kenton Pointe. Mrs. Josche formerly owned and operated the Titus Press in Maysville, KY. She was a member of the Ebenezer Meeting House, Gideon Auxiliary, Limestone Ohio Valley EMMAUS, Inter Mountain Therapy Animals and she also volunteered for Hospice of Hope with her therapy dogs, “Cupcake” and “Shadow”. Shirley was born in Maysville, Kentucky on August 27, 1941 the daughter of the late Dallas and Ethel Sapp Hughes. She is survived by her husband Thomas L. Josche; her two children, Tim Hiles (Teresa) of Maysville, KY and Kristi Thomas (Dr. Terry Thomas) of Higginsport, OH; two step-children, Angela Josche of Dandridge, TN and Rebecca Kimble of Cincinnati, OH; her step-mother, Lillie Hughes of Maysville, KY; five grandchildren, Stuart Hiles (Whitley), Chase Hiles (Alyssa), Pastor Brandon Thomas (Tiffany), Kristopher Thomas (Sara) and Bethany Anderson (Drew) and seven great grandchildren. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Donald S. Hiles. Funeral services for Shirley Josche will be held at the Ebenezer Meeting House, 9976 Ebenezer RD, Aberdeen, OH at 2:00 PM Monday, August 22, 2016 with Pastor Ken Harmon officiating. Burial will follow in the Ebenezer Church Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Stuart Hiles, Chase Hiles, Pastor Brandon Thomas, Kristopher Thomas, Kevin Josche, Michael Otto and Drew Anderson. Visitation will be held at the Knox and Brothers Funeral Home on Sunday, August 21, 2016 from 6 to 8 PM. Memorials may be made to the Ebenezer Meeting House, 9976 Ebenezer Road, Aberdeen, OH 45101 or Hospice of Hope, 909 Kenton Station Drive, Maysville, KY 41056 or Gideons International at www.gideons.org. Guestbook at knoxbrothersfuneralhome.com
John T. “Tom” Denier, 75 John T. “Tom” Denier passed away Tuesday, August 16th at the age of 75. His passing weighs heavy on our hearts and we are relieved in knowing he is with the Lord. Tom was born in Cincinnati, OH on December 13, 1940. After graduating from St Xavier High School in 1958, he attended Xavier University where he received both his Bachelor and Master degrees in Business. Tom also served our country in the United States Army, he received the The Army Commendation Medal during his service. He also served on the Fayetteville- Perry Township Sewer and Zoning Boards for over 15 years. Upon retirement from the Army Tom owned a hardwood lumber business with his brother Jerry in Cincinnati. Tom and his wife, Patty, retired to Beaufort, SC in 2008. Tom is survived by his wife of 51 years, Patty, his children, Bridget Denier, Sighle Denier. He is also survived by his grandchildren; Morgan (Len Snipe) Denier, Chet Brackman and Randi Brackman; and great-grandson Gage Snipe. He is also survived by his sister Genevieve Leesemann, sister-in-law Carol Denier; nephews, Tony Denier, Patrick Denier and Paul Leesemann and niece Beth Leesemann Araujo and several great nephews. Funeral Mass will be held at St. Peter’s Catholic Church on Lady’s Island, SC Tuesday, August 23rd at 10:30 am. Interment will follow at Beaufort National Cemetery. Following the service a reception will be held at Tom and Patty’s home in Picket Fences; 12 White Pond Blvd. Memorials are encouraged to The Salvation Army, Island Hospice or St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Anderson Funeral Home and Crematory is serving the family.
‘Crazy Critter Cabaret’ coming Looking for a great night out with dinner, drinks (beer, wine and non-alcoholic beverages included), live music and a silent auction? How about supporting a great organization at the same time? The Brown County Humane Society is holding a “Crazy Critter Cabaret” is on Saturday, August
27th, 2016 at the Eagles Hall in Georgetown, Ohio. It will help fund the nearly 850 animals the Society serves each year. Fun ds raised at this event help provide veterinary care, medicine, food, shelter and more to the stray, neglected, abused and abandoned animals of Brown County.
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Lady Broncos start off season at 2-0 Western Brown volleyball squad tops Eastern, Goshen to open season BY WADE LINVILLE THE NEWS DEMOCRAT
The Western Brown Lady Broncos started their 2016 volleyball campaign on an excellent not, Aug. 20, venturing to Eastern Brown High School to participate in a tri-match and coming away with two victories. It took the Lady Broncos three sets to win the match over the Goshen Warriors, 2-1. The Lady Broncos won the first set 25-17, fell in the second set 21-25, but came back to win the third set 25-18 to claim the match. It took only two sets for the Lady Broncos to seal the match victory over the home-standing Eastern Lady Warriors in
Saturday's tri-match, rallying from behind to win the first set 25-22 and them dominating for a 25-14 win in set two. The Lady Broncos rose to an early 2-0 in set one against Eastern, but the Eastern Lady Warriors later went on a 7-0 run to lead 7-2. A kill by Western Brown's Tessa Pinkerton ended the Eastern run, cutting the Lady Warriors' lead to 7-3. Capitalizing off Eastern errors and some strong play on the front line, the Lady Broncos rallied back to tie the set at nine apiece. The Lady Warriors managed to pull out in front to take a narrow 13-11 lead before the Lady Broncos battled back with a kill by Pinkerton and a service
point from Mary Sizer to tie the set at 13 apiece. A hit by Eastern's Haley Fannin landed for a point to expand the Lady Warriors' lead to 18-15, but the Lady Broncos would respond by making a 4-0 run that ended with a kill by Kaitlyn Huseman. Eventually it was Eastern climbing back on top to take a 22-21 advantage, but the Lady Broncos ended the set on a 4-0 run to claim the set with Erin Bishop serving for an ace to cap off the victory. The Lady Broncos jumped out to an 8-2 lead in set two of the match against Eastern and never looked back. An ace by Pinkerton upped the Lady Broncos' lead to 9-2. Later in the set it was Western Brown's
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Western Brown head volleyball coach Carla Fite instructs her Lady Broncos
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Warriors begin 2016 soccer campaign BY WADE LINVILLE THE NEWS DEMOCRAT
A new season is underway for the Eastern Warriors. The Warriors played host to the Hillsboro Indians in their season opener at Eastern High School on Saturday, Aug. 20. The Warriors had their hands full with the skilled team of Hillsboro, and it was the Indians coming away with a 4-0 victory. Expect much improvement out of the Warriors as the season rolls along, a team that fields seven seniors including – Noah Craig, Gavin Reeves, Luke Schnapp, Drew Blanton, Joey Balas, Jacob Diener, and Brandon Tomlin. Also there are several upperclassmen on the Eastern boys soccer roster this season, there are some new faces in new places on the field including Dare Minton who has moved to the goalkeeper position with the graduation of last year's goalie Mickey
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Eastern’s Kyle Burbage takes a handoff from quarterback Keegan Collins as the Warriors took on the West Union Dragons in a preseason Foundation Game, Aug. 19.
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Eastern’s Drew Blanton is on the attack during the
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Lady Warriors open season against Hillsboro BY WADE LINVILLE THE NEWS DEMOCRAT
A new season of high school soccer has begun for the Eastern Brown Lady Warriors headed by coach Amanda Fischer. The Lady Warriors kicked off their 2016 season on Saturday, Aug. 20, playing host to the Hillsboro Lady Indians in a non-league contest. The Lady Warriors are adapting to the graduation of some key players who provided leadership on the field last season and with only one senior on the roster this season, Fischer will be looking for some young players to step-up as the season rolls along. Despite the exceptional defensive play of Eastern's junior goalkeeper Katie Hoover, the skilled Lady Indians fired for two goals in the first half to take a 2-0 lead, en route to a 6-2 victory. Madi Layton returns as the Lady Warriors' only senior this season. This year's Lady Warriors will rely heavily on the eight juniors that
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Eastern’s Madi Layton delivers a pass in the Lady See SOCCER | 7 Warriors’ Aug. 20 season opener against Hillsboro.
Warriors take part in Foundation Game at West Union STAFF REPORT THE NEWS DEMOCRAT
After years of building up their PeeWee and middle school football program, Eastern Brown football has fielded its first varsity high school team. The team is a non-sanctioned team that is not affiliated with the Eastern Brown Local School District, meaning that their games will not be included in OHSAA rankings. But for the group of local players who have waited to get their shot at playing football on the high school level, it couldn't be more fun to hit the gridiron and take on a high school schedule. The Eastern team goes by the name of the Warriors, same as the ELSD mascot, but also includes players from other schools in the area such as Georgetown. On Friday, Aug. 19, the Eastern team took the gridiron at Freedom Field in West Union to face off against the West Union Dragons in a pre-season Foundation Game before a standing room-only crowd starved to see some high school football action. Though the Dragons came out on top in the end by a final score of 34-0, the whole evening was a shining example of how far the West Union program has progressed in both talent and community support. “We had a great crowd and it is always fun to play under the lights on a Friday
night,” said West Union head coach Scott McFarland. “We were so excited to see Eastern Brown joining the high school ranks and I thought they did a great job for their first varsity game.” “Our guys were excited to play against another team after practicing against each other for a few weeks.” As may have been expected, the more experienced Dragons controlled the line of scrimmage on both sides of the ball, racking up huge rushing yards while continually stifling the Eastern offense, even playing without standout lineman Andrew Weeks who left in the first half with a shoulder injury. The Warriors won the coin toss and after a pair of offsides calls on an anxious
Dragon defense, were forced to punt and West Union took over on the Eastern 47. Eight running plays later the Dragons were in the end zone when fullback Jordan Hendricks barely made it over the goal line from 10 yards out with 5:45 left in the first period. The extra point attempt by Zack Best was wide and the Dragons led 6-0. A nice kickoff return by Eastern's Dylan Lainhart gave the Warriors the ball inside West Union territory, but after four plays, the visitors turned the ball over on downs. It didn't take the Dragons long to capitalize as senior halfback Chris Silhavy broke loose for a 59-yard touchdown run on See FOOTBALL | 7
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Eastern’s Quentin Hiser dives for extra yardage while returning a punt in the Warriors’ Aug. 19 preseason Foundation Game against West Union.
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Members of the Eastern Warriors non-sanctioned high school football team rest on the sidelines during the preseason Foundation Game held Aug. 19 at West Union.
Football From page 6 the first play. A two-point conversion pass from quarterback Ryan Rothwell to Bryan Vincent made it 140 in favor of the home team after the first quarter. Early in the second quarter, another potential West Union scoring drive was stopped when Rothwell was picked off at the goal line by Eastern's Jacob Bennington and the Warriors held the ball for seven plays before the Dragons's defense stiffened and forced a punt. Starting at their own 15, it looked like West Union was going to quick strike again when running back Clayton Madden took off on an 85-yard touchdown scamper on the first snap, only to see the score nullified by an unnecessary block in the back. The penalty was only a temporary setback for West Union as they proceeded to traverse the 85 yards in just four plays, scoring when Rothwell found receiver Dallas Waldron open over the middle. Waldron made one tackler miss and danced into the end zone for the 17-yard catch and score. The extra point attempt was blocked and the Dragons took a 20-0 advantage into the halftime break. With both teams using backups freely in the second half, the play got sloppy and the penalty flags flew freely as the action slowed down considerably.
No one scored in the third quarter as the possessions ended in a turnover on downs, a punt, a West Union fumble recovered by Eastern, and an Eastern fake punt that didn't work. The fourth quarter began with sophomore Brandan Cornell under center for the Dragons and he led his team on a 35yard scoring drive, with almost all of the yardage coming form Silhavy, who closed the drive by going right up the gut from four yards away and then topping it off by running in the two-point try to make it 28-0 with 11:03 remaining. After both teams turned the ball over on downs on their next possessions, with Jacob Stephens now handling the quarterbacking duties for West Union. With 2:39 to play, the Dragons got the ball at the Eastern 46 and again ti was Silhavy coming up big with his third rushing touchdown of the game, this time from 40 yards out, going nearly untouched right up the middle. The extra point was missed, which left the final score at 34-0 in favor of the home team. “As with any early season game, there is still a lot of polishing to do on both sides of the ball, but I was pleased overall,” said Coach McFarland. “We will use our positives and negatives to improve for this week's game with East Carter.” “I was especially pleased with our defensive effort. Our run defense
was very solid with several plays in the backfield and we kept them from the big play. On offense, we did some positive things and will work on improving our blocking schemes to get better. Our running backs had a nice game collectively and our line did a nice job of opening running lanes but we have to cut down on the turnovers.” “We were able to get everyone some game action tonight which will help build the depth in our program,” McFarland continued. “As always, we want to thank our sponsors and all of those who support our program. These young men are learning about football and life thanks to their support.” The Dragons open regular season play this Friday night, Aug. 26, back at Freedom Field when they host East Carter, Ky. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. E. BROWN 0 0 0 0 –0 W. UNION 14 6 0 14 –34 Scoring Summary: First Quarter WU- Hendricks 10-yard run (Extra point missed) WU- Silhavy 59-yard run (Rothwell pass to Vincent conversion) Second Quarter WU- Waldron 17-yard pass from Rothwell (Extra point blocked) Fourth Quarter WU- Silhavy 3-yard run (Silhavy conversion run) WU- Silhavy 4-yard run (Extra point missed)
appear on this year's roster – Cassidy Staggs, Madison Hopkins (captain), Kiara Colliver, Jasey Dufresne (captain), Hoover, Kayla Heath, Caitlyn Brown, and Titapa Skuljuengeharoen. Also taking the field for the Lady Warriors this season are five talented sophomores – Beka Grayless, Jamie Hoover, Morgan Reynolds, Abby Swanson, and Meghan Holden; as well as five freshmen – Lily Wirth, Abby Gillespie, Katelyn Cowdrey, Jessica Hodgson, and Kaycee Klein. “Our goal is to be better at the end of the year than (we are) now,” Fischer said of this year's Lady Warriors. “They're going to be young and inexperienced, but there is talent on this team.” Kevin Hoover joins Fischer on the sidelines as co-head coach this season, while Matt Layton serves as an assistant coach. The Lady Warriors were
From page 6 Emily Cooper coming through with a kill to keep Pinkerton's service alive. A Bishop spike that landed for a score lifted the Lady Broncos to a 13-
4 lead. The Lady Broncos lead later rose to 15-5 with a kill by Huseman. The Lady Warriors managed to cut the Western Brown lead to seven (15-8), but that's the closest they would come to the Lady Broncos who were able to
cruise to an 11-point victory in a set that ended with a kill by Huseman. The Lady Broncos were scheduled to be back in action Aug. 23 at Little Miami, and they will host Anderson on Aug. 25 in their first home match of the season.
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Eastern’s Sydney Dotson hammers down a spike during the Lady Warriors’ Aug. 20 match against Western Brown.
Eastern’s Morgan Reynolds uses her body to take control of a corner kick during the Lady Warriors’ Aug. 20 contest against Hillsboro.
scheduled to begin Southern Hills Athletic Conference play Aug. 24 at North Adams High School,
and they are back in action on the evening of Aug. 25 with a non-league road game against Waverly.
Warriors From page 6 Hundley. Other Eastern juniors on the soccer roster this season are Alex Bateman, Spencer West, and Dyllan Schneider. As for underclassmen, there are three sophomores (Caleb Mullins, Jon Chesley, and Noah Vargas) and two freshmen (Brett McCoy and Matt Page) who hope to contribute to the Warriors' success this season. The Warriors are once again guided by head coach J.P. Gauche. The Warriors were scheduled to begin Southern Hills Athletic Conference play on Aug. 24 with a road game at North Adams, and they will venture to Waverly on the evening of Aug. 25 for a non-league contest.
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Eastern’s Noah Craig looks to deliver a pass while a Hillsboro defender closes in during the Warriors’ Aug. 20 season opener.
Blue Jay golfers performing well in early season BY WADE LINVILLE THE NEWS DEMOCRAT
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The Ripley-Union-LewisHuntington High School golf team has been performing well in the early season of play, holding an 8-7 overall record with two weeks in the books. Leading the Blue Jays this season has been there senior standout Dylan Phillips. Phillips earned second place as an individual in the recent Goshen Invitational Tournament and fifth place among 46 golfers in the latest Clermont Northeastern Invitational Tournament, leading his team to a fourth place finish out of eight teams. Phillips' lowest ninehole round this season scored at 38 at Deer Track Golf Course. Also aiding in the Jays success has been another senior standout, Scottie Ott, whose lowest nine-hole round this season scored at 39 at Cedar Trace Golf Course. Phillips has shot for 17 pars this season, while Ott has shot for 15 pars. The Jays ventured to Buttermilk Falls Golf Course on Monday, Aug. 22 to take on the Eastern
Warriors. The Warriors edged out the Jays by just one point in team play, 195-196. The medalist for the day was Eastern's Jordan Johnson with an individual score of 39, while Phillips
finished not far behind with a score of 42. Ott finished third overall in individual standings with a score of 47, and it was Eastern's Blake Rigdon finishing fourth overall with a score of 49.
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Western Brown’s Tessa Pinkerton delivers a serve in the Lady Broncos’ win over Eastern on Aug. 20.
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WANTED Assistant Recycling Center Manager
Adams Brown Recycling in Georgetown, Ohio, is seeking and individual to manage the sort line operations and processing of residential single stream recycling and commercial recycling. The successful individual will manage and be responsible for the processing of a complex and constantly changing incoming flow of mixed household recycling material. We are looking for someone with good decision making and problem solving skills, strong leadership and interpersonal skills, and the ability to work well with both staff and an irregular pool of volunteers. The individual will become proficient with various types of equipment including operation of the sort line system, forklifts, skid steer, and balers. A good driving record is required and a drug test must be passed. Full time work, some weekend work is necessary.
Application deadline is Sept. 7th. Applications available at Adams Brown Recycling, 9262 Mt. Orab Pike, Georgetown, OH 45121 937-378-3431
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Adams County Manor Home Health is seeking LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES (LPN) ASAP! We currently have Full Time, Part Time and PRN vacancies. Competitive pay and benefits are offered Please apply online at: www.hg-nh.com
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NOW HIRING a loving caregiver at a group home. Job includes cooking, housekeeping, laundry & patient care. Need to be able to work part time 2nd & 3rd shifts & have a clean background check. 312 W. State St. Georgetown, OH 45121 937-378-1111. GEORGETOWN, OHIO DENTAL ASSISTANT: we are seeking a cheerful, warm, enthusiastic dental assistant who has superior expertise and a caring personality, to help provide quality care for our patients. EFDA preferred. Day 937-378-2368, Evening 937-545-1243, Fax 937-378-0161.
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IMMEDIATE OPENINGS for janitorial/ maintenance, home based care, and adult day services. First and second shift. Call 937-378-2786 ext.3 or stop by to pick up an application at 9116 Hamer Road, Georgetown, Ohio. MILFORD FULL-TIME JANITOR Retirement Community Monday-Friday 8:30am-5pm Benefits. EOE. 513-831-3262 TTY 1-800-750-0750.
NURSES AND STNAs needed for long term care facility. Must be dependable. Please apply at Locust Ridge Nursing Home 12745 Elm Corner Rd, Williamsburg, Ohio or call 937-444-2920 or 513-579-9949.
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LOCAL REMODELING COMPANY that has been in business over 25 years is looking for a quality minded individual with building skills to work 30 to 45 hours per week, mainly in Georgetown. Must have a valid drivers license, be honest, and able to pass a drug and background test. 937515-8521 DRIVERS CDL-A: Regional Flatbed 46-49 cpm! Home WeeklySome Weekdays! Excellent Benefits $4,000 Sign-on-Bonus. Training Available 855-842-8420 x158
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Dryden named to ballot for Adams Co. Commissioner The Adams County Democratic Joint Central & Executive Committee met on Thursday, August 11, 2016 and voted unanimously to appoint Richard M. Dryden as the Democratic Candidate for the January 3rd term for County Commissioner. This appointment was made according to Ohio Revised Code 3513.31 (K) which gives “any other major political party” the legal right to appoint a candidate due to withdrawal of a candidate after the Primary, but prior to the General Election. Richard M. Dryden is a current Tiffin Twp. Trustee and is the son of the late Reverend Harmon and Ruth Dryden. He and his wife Tanja, operate a farm in Tiffin Twp and are the parents of one daughter. The Dryden’s ran a dairy until 2013. He has served as a “working” Tiffin Twp Trustee for 10 years. According to Linda Stepp, Chair of the Adams County Democratic Party, the statute
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is in place to prevent Party’s from running popular candidates in a Primary and then withdrawing to prevent a contested election. In the case of Stephen Caraway, Mrs. Stepp indicated that the Democratic Party had a candidate recruitment committee that met in July 2015 to consider candidates to run for county offices as the filing deadline was December 2015. She went on to say, “At that time, we believed Stephen Caraway was a popular Commissioner working to serve the people of Adams County and we did not choose a candidate to challenge him. However, his resignation and the statute made it an “open” seat and the people deserve a choice. It is our understanding that the Republican Central Committee has chosen to appoint another currently seated Commissioner, Brian Baldridge to run. Baldridge holds the January 1st term on the County Commission which expires 12/31/2018.”
On August 12, 2016 young achievers safety officer William Culver invited Georgetown fire chief Joe Rocky to address the club on fire safety. Mr. Rocky spoke of the importance of working fire alarms on every floor in the home, he encourage members to learn their address in case of an emergency. He allowed a member to dress in his fire gear while he demonstrated new firefighting technology to the club. Afterwards he took the cloverbuds on a tour of the fire truck.
Other upcoming fair events were discussed. Winners of the bake off are Natalie Bishop with chocolate chip cookies Ashley Brandenburg with peanut butter cookies Sydney Carrington with chocolate cake. Garrett Ernst with apple pie. Club members Xan Planck, William Colliver and Josh Simmonds gave a demonstration on their projects. Young Achievers appreciate the Georgetown fire department and the Bake off judges for attending their meeting.
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Common Pleas CIVIL HSBC Bank, USA versus Warren Hagge, case #20160471, filed 7-282016, Action: foreclosures Gwendola Hughes versus Kroger Limited Partnership, case 20160472, filed 7-29-16, Action: other civil Barbara Reese versus Heather Tome, case #20160474, filed 7-29-16, Action: other civil PNC Bank, National Association versus Holly Ball, case #20160477, filed 8-2-16, Action: foreclosures Marissa Moran versus Robert Castle, case #20160479, filed 8-2-16, Action: civil stalking Maria Garcia versus Georgetown Auto Sales, LLC, case #20160480, filed 8-2-16, Action: other civil First Financial Bank versus Melinda L. Patten, case #20160481, filed 8-3-16, Action: foreclosures Connie Patrick, Treasurer of Brown County versus Chris Schuster, case
Marriages Tiffany Marie Mountain, 22, Fayetteville, optometrist tech, to marry Tanner Lee Burchett, 20, Lynchburg, diesel mechanic, filed 8-4-2016 Sally Sandlin, 49, Georgetown to marry Michael G. Sowers, 59, Georgetown, cabinet maker filed 8-5-2016 Emily Marie Woods, 19, Mt. Orab, child care to
#20160488, filed 8-5-16, Action: foreclosures Fifth Third Mortgage Company versus Jack O. Vaughan II, case #20160490, filed 8-9-2016, Action: foreclosures DOMESTIC Brian K. Klein, Georgetown versus Jessica L. Klein, Georgetown, case #20160473, filed 7-292016, Action: dissolution of marriage James McMillion versus Sabreina McMillion, Cincinnati, case #20160475, filed 8-1-2016, Action: termination of marriage Douglas H. Coyne II, Batavia, versus Tiffany S. Coyne, Georgetown, case 20160476, filed 8-1-2016, Action: termination of marriage Gabrielle Johnson, Mt. Orab versus Daniel Ross, Hamersville, case #20160478, file 8-3-16, Action: domestic violence John P. Saunders, Ripley
DOD 7-5-2016, filed 8-102016 Carole L. Wells, Fayetteville, case #20161148, DOD 12-22013, filed 8-10-2016
Historical Society to meet The August meeting of the Brown County Historical Society will be an old fashioned Ice Cream Social in Aberdeen at the park. We will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, August 25th in the park along the river. Bring lawn chairs as we will enjoy a concert put on by the Liberty Band. After the concert, we will enjoy hand-cranked ice cream, cakes, cookies, and other baked goods. This even is put on jointly by the Brown County Historical Society and the Aberdeen & Huntington Township Museum. All are invited to attend.
Linda K. Johnson to Thomas and Amy Ondrey, Lot 7 in Byrd Twp., and Lot 7 in Union Twp., filed 8-516, $ 124,000 Information Systems Network and Ricky J. and Mary H. Leroy to Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Lot 15 in Pete Rose and Gary Waits Development, Clark Twp., filed 8-8-16 Rodney J. Steward to Jason W. and Carrie E. Moore, 1.83 acres of land in Eagle Twp., filed 8-9-16, $125,000 Dan Norrish to Waynoka Property Owners Association, In-Lot 3313 in Lake Waynoka Sub., Franklin Twp., filed 8-5-16 Daniel and Jennifer L. Norrish to Waynoka Property Owners Association, Inc., InLot 3321 in Lake Waynoka Sub., Franklin Twp., filed 85-16 John L. Fuss and Thelma J. Pope to John Fuss, 2.09 acres of land in Franklin Twp., filed 8-5-16 Northpoint Centre LLC to
Northpoint Centre LLC, 1.68 acres of land, Lot 4 in Mt. Orab, filed 8-9-16 Dorothy Zuckerberg to Melissa D. Hughes, .47 acres of land in Mt. Orab, Green Twp., filed 8-9-16, $84,500 Charles G. and Linda F. Cooper to Charles G. Cooper, In-Lot 5 in Mt. Orab, Green Twp., filed 8-5-16 Terry J. and Susan O. Lang to Terry J. Lang, In-Lot 33 and In-Lot 34 in Dundee Valley Sub., Aberdeen, Huntington Twp., filed 8-816 Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to Donald R. Lunsford, Jr. Lot 3 in Jackson Twp., filed 8-5-16 Russell W. Fite to Diane E. Weidle, Lot 4 in John Woods Estates in Jackson Twp., filed 8-5-15, $10,000 Shelli and John Ward to Deanna Leis, In-Lot 799 in Lake Waynoka Sub., Jackson Twp., filed 8-5-16, $250 Stephen L. and Ginger L. Thomas to Mark Leever, 3 acres of land in Jefferson Twp., filed 8-9-16, $37,600 Shannon Hornschemeier
Underground Railroad Museum Tour an hour and a half in length. We have been told that the museum contains items pertaining to the role that Sardinia had in the Underground Railroad movement. We will be meeting at the Brown County Christian Academy in Sardinia at 8:30-8:45 and leaving shortly after that on
Saturday, August 27th and carpooling to Maysville. The cost for the admission is $5.00 with a reduced price available for seniors. To confirm your spot or if you have questions or would like additional information, please call Mary at (937) 4462465.
Fall events at the F’ville library
Lytle Birthday Celebration The Williamsburg Harmony Hill Association extends an invitation to the public to attend the annual Lytle Birthday Celebration and open house at Harmony Hill, 299 South Third Street on Sunday afternoon, August 28, 2016. Harmony Hill was the homestead of Major General William Lytle, the
versus Michelle Saunders, Georgetown, case #20160484, filed 8-3-2016, Action: termination of marriage Amy Walters, Georgetown versus Dusten Walters, Bethel, filed 8-316, Action: termination of marriage Jeffry S. Walsh, Bethel versus Gina L. DuncanWalsh, Bethel, case #20160486, filed 8-4-2016, Action: termination of marriage Julie D. Lang, Mt. Orab versus Eric J. Lang, Mt. Orab, case #20160489, filed 8-9-16, Action: dissolution of marriage Brittnie Miller, West Union versus Tyler Miller, Winchester, case #20160491, filed 8-9-16, Action: termination of marriage John M. Zweigart, Ripley versus Lisa D. Zweigart, West Union, case #20160492, filed 8-10-16, Action: termination of marriage
The Sardinia Historical Society would like to invite the community and surrounding areas to join us on a visit to the National Underground Railroad Museum in Maysville, Ky. The trip is scheduled for marry Daniel Glenn Hopkins, 18, Sardinia, August 27, with our tour beginning at 10:00am. The manager, filed 8-82016 Kelly R. King, 41, tour will be approximately Blanchester, manager to marry Anthony F. Newport, 51, Blanchester, manager, filed 8-9-2016 It’s not too late to join Hailee J. Young, 24, Sardinia, nurse to marry our Windows 10 Class Tyler Douglas Neal, 26, with Patsy Fisher on Sardinia, construction, Monday, August 29th at 6:00p.m. She will be prefiled 8-4-2016 senting an informative Windows 10 class. Bring your laptops and lots of questions. “All You Need to know about Medicare” will be presented on Monday, actors decide to perform September 19th at 6:30pm. every Christmas story ever Tim McKeown, a Brown told -- plus Christmas tra- County Health Insurance ditions from around the world, seasonal icons from ancient times to topical pop-culture, and every carol ever sung. It is truly a madcap romp through the holiday season. Performance dates for the production will be November 11th, 12th, 18th, and 19th at the Gaslight Theater in Georgetown. For additional information about the Players please see gaslighttheaterplayers.com or the Facebook page ‘Gaslight Theater Players’.
Local auditions set for Christmas play The Gaslight Theater Players will be holding auditions for its next production, “Every Christmas Story Ever Told (and Then Some!)”, on Monday, August 29th from 7:00 to 9:00 pm at Southern Hills Career and Technical Center on Hamer Rd. in Georgetown. A second date for auditions will be Saturday, September 3rd from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm at the Gaslight Theater in Georgetown. Instead of performing Charles Dickens' beloved holiday classic for the umpteenth time, in “Ever Christmas Story Ever Told (and Then Some)”, three
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Probate Linda F. Cooper, Mt. Orab case #20161146, DOD 7-11-2016, filed 8-82016 Beverly K. Malott, Mt. Orab, case #20161147,
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founder of Williamsburg and often referred to as “The Father of Clermont County”. His dairy house, built in 1800, is the oldest historical structure in Clermont County and is on the National Register of Historic Sites. The museum and dairy house will be open from 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm. The museum has an extensive collection of items related to the history of Williamsburg. The carriage house will also feature exhibits. The Olde Williamsburg Weavers will be giving demonstrations on an 1800’s barn loom and wool will be spun on spinning wheels made by local artisan, Earl Pringle. The Williamsburg Community Band will provide a program of patriotic and popular music at 3:30 pm. It is suggested that everyone bring a lawn chair to sit and enjoy the concert. Refreshments will be served during the afternoon. The Harmony Hill Museum is open the first Saturday of each month from 1:00 - 4:00 PM and by appointment. For more information, call (513) 724-7824 or (513) 7247790.
Agent, will educate and inform the public about Medicare benefits. If you are signing up during the 2016 open enrollment period and have questions that need to be answered, or are already enrolled but have questions or need more information, don’t miss this session at the Fayetteville-Perry branch. Looking for an inspiring and relaxing class to attend? Join our free art
class on Saturday, September 24th from 10:00am-12 Noon. Mary Carrelli will teach on “Mandala”, the art of centering. All supplies are provided. For more information on any of these upcoming events, call the Fayetteville-Perry Library at 513-274-BOOK(2665) or visit our website at www.browncountypubliclibrary.org.
to Jason and Jessica Ormes, 40 acres of land in Lewis Twp., filed 8-5-16, $350,000 Denise K. and Jack Ballinger to Ronald Shaffer, Jr., In-Lot 903, In-Lot 912, In-Lot 913, In-Lot 904, InLot 911, In-Lot 902 and InLot 901 in Lake Lorelei Sub., Perry Twp., filed 8-9-16, $159,000 Glenn and Susan D. Griffity to David A. and Samantha Hancock, In-Lot 1198, In-Lot 1199, In-Lot 1200 and In-Lot 1201 in Lake Lorelei Sub., Perry Twp., filed 8-4-16, $139,500 Charles G. and Linda F. Cooper to Charles G. Cooper, In-Lot 2, In-Lot 1, and In-Lot 3 and 2.54 acres of land in Pike Twp., filed 85-16 Carl and Candy R. Lawrence to 21st Mortgage Corporation, 1.31 acres of land in Pike Twp., filed 8-1016, $23,334 Charles R. and Thomas L. Bradford to Thomas L. Bradford, 3.24 acres of land in Pike Twp., filed 8-5-16 Gary L. and Katharine K. Reed to Jonathan S. and Kelly E. Tomblin, .09 Row and .91 acres of land in Pleasant Twp., filed 8-9-16, $31,750 Joyce Judy to Joyce Judy, 7.87 acres and 2.12 acres of land in Scott Twp., filed 8-516 Lending Nations and Sharon Gail and Alford L. Riley to Charles L. Marshall, Lot 5 in Whispering Wynds Sub., Sterling Twp., filed 89-16, $122,000 Stanley and Connie Sebree to Dennis R. and Kimberly Ann Whisman, 6.24 acres of land in Sterling Twp., filed 8-9-16, $67,250 Charles Bradford and Candee Stewart to Candee Stewart, 2.63 acres and 2.26 acres of land in Washington Twp., filed 8-5-16 Robert Earl T. Kress to Donna Kay Duncan, .77 acres of land in Washington Twp., filed 8-4-16 Ray C. Kinnett to Kenny and Heather Doss, In-Lot 34 in Kennedy Addition in Sardinia, Washington Twp., filed 8-5-16, $32,500
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Georgetown News Democrat
Getting the scoop on pollinators BY Faye Mahaffey When you think of something exciting to do on a Saturday, does sitting all day learning about pollinators ever come to mind? It sounds a little crazy, but after arriving at the workshop, sponsored by the Midwest Native Plant Society, the large room was soon packed! Before the first speaker, I checked out the displays and discovered caterpillars, and a Luna Moth with at least a 100 eggs. The speakers were impressive. Heather Holm, author of “Pollinators of Native Plants”, Denise Ellsworth, program director of the Honey Bee and Native Pollinator Education Program in Ohio State’s College of Food, Agricultural and
Environmental Sciences, and Cheryl Harner, an environmental educator, reminded the audience of the importance of all pollinators. Bees are beneficial insects that pollinate flowering plants by transferring pollen from one flower to another. This is important for plant reproduction and food production. In fact, pollinators are responsible for 1 out of every 3 bites of food you take. While the honey bee gets most of the credit for providing pollinations, there are actually about 500 bee species in Ohio. Holm challenged us to “Bee a Habitat Hero” and tear up your backyard and plant native plants, remembering the importance of native flowering plants throughout the growing season and sup-
porting all life stages of pollinators. “Lawns are the best way to travel from garden to garden” stated Cheryl Harner. “Friends don’t let friends grow lawns”. I know that seems a little over the top, but remember that the native plants you plant do make a difference. When you plan your garden – think like a pollinator. Provide a variety of flower colors and forms, and mass many of the same plants together. Bees are well-known pollinators, but over 100,000 invertebrates – including butterflies, moths, wasps, flies, and beetles – and over 1,000 mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians, act as pollinators, according to the National Wildlife Federation. After the lectures we
divided into groups to head outside for field trips. My group numbered about 12 and we started walking along the edge of the woods. In 30 minutes I realized we had only travelled about 50 yards. The discoveries were numerous and the leaders of the group were very knowledgeable. Caterpillars, flies, moths, butterflies, skippers, bees, and plant identification kept us in such a small area until the rain came pouring down on us. The find of the day was the Giant Swallowtail caterpillar (Papilio cresphontes). The early instar of this caterpillar actually has a great disguise to confuse predators. When viewed from the side and top its appears to be bird droppings! Its shiny skin adds to the disguise, giv-
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Be on the lookout for caterpillars in the garden.
ing the larvae the character of a freshly deposited dropping. I am pretty sure we stood at this area for at least 10 minutes taking pictures and marveling at Mother Nature. So there you have it. My deep, dark secret has been exposed. I love to wander around – turning leaves
over –hunting for caterpillars! Interested in learning more about caterpillars? Go to Ohioline.osu.edu and click on the tab, Yard and Garden. Then type the word Caterpillar and click search. You will find a great factsheet on Caterpillars!
“Fishing Tournament” Aug. 28 Craig’s celebrate marriage to raise funds for Shop With a Cop Program in Mt. Orab BY Martha B. Jacob The News Democrat Jessica Quittschreiber has a goal, and nothing seems to get in her way of achieving her goal. For the last couple years, Jessica has been operating her own lemonade stand in her continued efforts to help others, especially raising funds she donates to the Mt. Orab Shop with a Cop Program. The Shop with a Cop Program joins together a police officer with a child, and the two go shopping together, attend a movie, go to breakfast and lunch together, then wrap all the purchased gifts together at the end of the day. The purpose is to help families provide a great Christmas for their children, while simultaneously teaching children to appreciate the job police officers do. “The name of my stand is Jess’ Place and I sell lemonade and tea in the summer, and I sell hot chocolate and cider in the winter months,” Jessica said. “I’m raising money for the Shop with a Cop program, but I would like to do more. “I have set up a special Fishing Tournament for August 28 at TJ’s Fishing Lake in Mt. Orab. Everything made from the
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This lucky young man landed two fish in one day. TJ’s Fishing Lake in Mt. Orab is the place to be Sunday, Aug. 28 to take part in the big Fishing Tournament set to raise funds for the Mt. Orab Shop with a Cop Program. Everyone is invited, cost is only $10.
tournament will go directly to the Shop with a Cop program.” Jessica said that last year she was able to raise $1,200 for the program and this year her new goal is $1,500. The Fishing Tournament cost is only $10 to fish all day, and will include many fun events including raffles and split-the-pot. Winners of the top two heaviest fish will receive a pay-back. The tournament will begin at noon and run until 6 p.m. TJ’s Fishing Lake is located at 13493 New
Harmony Shiloh Road in Mt. Orab. “I would love to reach my goal of $1,500 this year,” Jessica said, “I want to invite everyone out to enjoy this fishing tournament and help support the Mt. Orab Shop with a Cop Program.” For more information please contact Dan Quittschreiber at (513) 6926969 or TJ’s Fishing Lake at (937) 444-3658. (Jess’ Place will be also set up at the Mt. Orab Summer Concert on Saturday, Aug. 27)
Amber Thompson & Jon Craig were married on May 21st at the Nazarene Church in Wilmington, Ohio with Rev Clark Castle officiating the ceremony. The bride’s sister, Bridget Thompson, was the maid of honor and the groom’s brother, Kenny Craig, was the best man. Amber’s parents are Ned & Sonia Thompson of Wilmington, Ohio. Maternal Grandparents are Bob & Gloria Chestnut. Paternal Grandparents are the late Marjorie Thompson Harner and the late Jim Thompson. Amber is a 2012 graduate of Wilmington High School and a 2016 Graduate of Wilmington College with a BS in Agronomy. Amber will be employed as a Program Tech with the US Dept of Agriculture in Georgetown, Oh. Jon’s parents are Johnny and Misti Craig of Elizabethtown, Ky. Maternal Grandparents are Judy West and the late Dick Phillips. Paternal Grandparents are Juanita Fritz and the late Kenneth Craig. Jon is a 2010 Graduate of Elizabethtown High School and a 2014 Graduate of Morehead State University with a BS in Agronomy. Jon is employed by Southern States in Maysville, KY as a Precision Ag Specialist. Jon and Amber reside in Aberdeen, Ohio with their 9 month old Chocolate Lab, Bella.
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Jon and Amber Craig
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