Historic Ripley, Ohio, on the banks of the beautiful Ohio River
Issue 49, Volume 127
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Ripley Police Department in dire need of new vehicles BY Martha Jacob In the absence of Ripley Village Mayor Tom Leonard, vice mayor Charles Poole led the Nov. 22 council meeting. Ripley Police Officer Josh Miller started the meeting off informing council that his department is trying to purchase two new vehicles. “We currently have a 2009 Charger and a 2001 Expedition,” Officer Miller explained, “They are starting to really beat up our budget with constant maintenance. “In two years we spent over $11,000 in maintenance costs alone. Where as the 2014 Charger which we bought brand new has
only cost us $390 in maintenance.” Officer Miller went on to say that his officers on an 8-hour shift is the equivalent of putting 43,800 miles on the vehicle per year, minimum. “I’ve contacted the Municipal Lease Program,” Miller said. “because we don’t have $50 to $60 thousand dollars sitting around to buy a vehicle outright. “I found out that it would be about $54,000 to get us into two vehicles, a Taurus, all-wheel drive and an Explorer, all-wheel drive. With a 5-year lease at 6.4% interest, or a 6year lease at 6.5% it would mean a quarterly cost of $3,188. That would be
around $1,000 a month, or $12,000 a year.” Miller said he was also offered a full year’s deferments on payments, but could still use the new leased vehicles. Poole suggested the village look into other options to see what was available and placing the issue in the Safety Committee for more discussion. In other business, council had the first reading of an ODOT Ordinance for a bicycle path coming through the village at no cost to the village. Council also briefly discussed a rat and cat issue Provided/The Ripley Bee within the village and what The Ripley Police Department owns two vehicles which continue to cost the could be done. Council department money in maintenance. Chief Joel Barnett has asked village council to
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Dec. 20 ‘Shop With a Cop’ in Brown County
Ripley River Village Christmas begins this weekend
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Visitors to this year’s Ripley River Village Christmas will be able to take part in many events throughout the three days, Dec. 9 to Dec. 11.
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On Dec. 20 residents of Brown and Highland County can witness a long procession of law enforcement vehicles, lights and sirens blaring, traveling from Mt. Orab to Hillsboro during the ‘Shop With a Cop” program.
BY Martha B. Jacob Brown County Shop with a Cop is coming up quickly and according to Ripley Police Chief Joel Barnett, his department would appreciate any support from the community he can get for the program. “Just by making a small cash donation to this Shop With a Cop program, residents can help send a child to a fun-filled day with a cop,” Chief Barnett said. “The entire day this year, which will be held on Tuesday, Dec. 20, will begin with a great breakfast at the Country Inn in Mt. Orab. Each law officer will
be paired with a child from the community that might not have a great Christmas.” Barnett added that after leaving the restaurant the kids get to use the lights and sirens on the vehicle during their ride to Hillsboro where the kids are treated to a movie, lunch and a shopping spree at the Hillsboro Walmart. “We have $500 available through donations for the kids to spend on their parents, siblings and themselves,” Barnett said with a smile. “It’s a real treat for all the law enforcement officers to be a part of this Shop With a Cop program. Most of these children don’t have
much and are less fortunate than many.” When the procession of vehicles arrives back in Mt. Orab they will go to Western Brown where the gifts will all be wrapped. The kids will then have their dinner before the day ends. Many friendships are formed during the special day which will be remembered by all. Contributions can still be made at any police department or the sheriff’s department in Brown County. The more money that gets raised, the more children in need that can be added to the event.
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Music will be provided during the 2016 Ripley River Village Christmas, along with music, great food, craft bazaar, book sale and many other events.
BY Martha Jacob The Ripley River Village Christmas will begin on Friday, Dec. 9, and run Saturday, Dec. 10 and Sunday, Dec. 11. Homes throughout the village will be decked out for the event as well as for the holidays.
A brief recap of just some of the events available during the Ripley River Village Christmas include: • Make a donation of household goods, clothing or a gift item for those in need at The Ripley Assembly of God on Sunday (513) 427-0633;
• Christmas Tree lighting at 5 p.m. on Friday at the Library; • Harriett Groh performing at 7:30 p.m. at Cohearts Riverhouse Restaurant Friday night; • Santa will be at First State Bank from 9 a.m. to noon;
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Ripley’s Twelfth Annual Holiday Forest of Lights
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The twelfth annual Holiday Forest of Lights is underway in Ripley. Seventy three Christmas trees now brighten the Parker Park on Front Street across from the River Walk. The trees were donated in memory and honor of loved ones and those interested in the Parker House. The drive by light display will continue until the first of January. The trees were lit on Thursday, December 1st at the Parker House. Members of Parker Board and donors gathered at 7 p.m. where they could enjoy hot chocolate and cookies while looking
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At around 7 p.m. on Dec. 1, more than 70 beautiful, decorated Christmas trees were lit up in honor or memory of a loved one. The lights will remain on until January.
through the Parker Museum. Before the tree lighting there was a short dedication service thanking the donors for the trees. It was stated that, the trees with their shining lights represent the light that loved ones have shared with the donors of the trees and now the Holiday Forest of Lights; makes a
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Ripley’s Christmas Candlelight House Tour BY Carol Stivers The Dec. 11, Ripley Heritage Candlelight House Tour will include twelve sites. Hours are from 1-5 p.m. Tickets may be purchased for $15 at Ripley Museum, 219 N. Second St. in historic Ripley, Ohio. Ripley Heritage, Inc. will host the Christmas Candlelight House Tour during “River Village Christmas”. The self guided tour will include twelve sites, most are in Ripley’s 55 acre historic district. The sites will feature architecture of Federal, Victorian and Prairie design. The Ripley tour of homes is always a highlight of the holiday season as you are welcomed into some of the most historic and interesting homes in our area. Listed on the 2016 house tour are: • (1) Ripley Museum, 219 N. Second Street, an 1850’s Federal style house where tickets for this year’s tour may be purchased. • (2) The home of Chris and Jill Benintendi, 230 N. Front Street, a 1900's 21/2 story Prairie brick style • (3) The home of Jerry and Hylda Strange, 200 N. Front Street, an early 1800’s Federal style home. • (4) The home of Tom and Jane Zachman, 136 N. Front Street, a 1890's Italianate style 21/2 story brick. • (5) The home of Donald & Doris Brookbank, 124 N. Front Street, an early 1800’s row house. • (6) The home of Ben & Kim Pedigo, 12 N. Front Street, an early 1800’s Federal style row house. • (7) The home of Larry & Patty Fithen, 19 N. Third Street, a two story brick bungalow style home built in 1916 • (8) The home of Sara Goldsberry, 106 N. Third Street, a late 1800's Victorian. Also featured on this year’s tour will be:
• (9) The Ohio Tobacco Museum, 703 S. Second Street, an early Federal Style, 2 story brick • (10)The Parker House, a National Historic Landmark ,300 N. Front Street • (11) St. Michael's Catholic Church, 16 N. Fourth Street • (12) Centenary United Methodist Church, Gothic and Romanesque Revival style architecture built around 1867. Hot spiced tea will be served at Ripley Museum. Strolling carolers will be heard singing traditional Christmas carols. At dusk the village will glow with the light of candle luminaries. This year’s tour features an outstanding group of sites. Plan to spend Sunday, December 11 at the Ripley Heritage Candlelight House Tour. The tour starts at Ripley Museum, 219 N. Second Street at 1 p.m. The Ripley House Tour is for the benefit of Ripley Heritage, Inc. which operates Ripley Museum and Rankin House State Memorial. For further information about the Dec. 11, Ripley Candlelight House Tour call: Carol Stivers, 937-392-1135.
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Home of Tom and Jane Zachman, 136 N. Front Street
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Home of Jerry and Hylda Strange, 200 N. Front Street
Christmas at the Cabin Folks who are looking for “something special” for a “special” loved one will likely be able to find it at Christmas at the Cabin. Nearly all of the gift items are hand-crafted and run the gamut from really cool sweat shirts to jewelry ,to fabulous wood crafts and beautiful needlework table runners, to dolls and toys, and household decor, plus fabulous Christmas decorations, wreaths, and ornaments. This is the 36th season that Christmas at the
Cabin has been providing this unique shopping experience. This year it will be open through December 22nd. Tuesday through Saturday 10am through 5pm and Sundays from 1pm through 5pm, with Pictures with Santa being taken on December 17. The Cabin is located midway between Hillsboro and Chillicothe just off of US Rot 50 on the Cave Road. Visit www.magnetoresistance.c om for more information.
Chatfield College classes begin in Jan. If you’ve been thinking about going to college, but have not yet taken the final step, make it a New Year’s resolution to get enrolled in 2017. The spring semester at Chatfield College begins the week of January 16, and there’s still time to register and make that New Year’s resolution a reality. The spring schedule offers a variety of courses in business, computers, education, English, religion, history, psychology,
art, public speaking, and many more. During the 15week semester, each class meets just once a week for 2 ½ hours, which makes it convenient for arranging classes around work schedules or family responsibilities. The average class size is just 12 students, so students are able to easily engage in classroom discussion and receive personal attention from instructors.
Fun...cash prizes and great music at the Ripley Sing-off BY Fred Dengler Be sure to attend or compete in the first ever Ripley Sing-Off this Sunday of River Village Christmas. This event promises to deliver fun, cash prizes for the winners, and some great Christmas music. First prize is $100 cash! Participants may perform solo, duo or small group with an instrument or with a CD track (no tapes) We will award first place - $ 100; second place $75, third place $ 50.00. The Sing-Off is at the Centenary United Methodist Church in Ripley on 2nd St. registration starts at 12 p.m. and the Sing-Off starts at 1 p.m. Sunday. See
the details below and e-mail Harriett Groh with ANY questions! There is no cost to perform in the "Sing-Off". Each performer will be required to sign a release form. Parent/guardian must sign release form for performers 18 and under. Performers may perform solo or as part of a group (no more than 4 per group a cappella, with an instrument or CD. Songs performed must be either a Christmas hymn, song or carol. There will be NO set-up time or sound checks. All participants who will be singing to a music track (CD ONLY) are required to provide their own CD in a case or sleeve
Let’s “Stuff The Truck” December 16, 2016 Benefiting ABCAP Senior Nutrition Meals on Wheels Consumers ABCAP Meals on Wheels will “Stuff the Truck” on Friday, December 16, 2016 at the ABCAP Building – 406 W. Plum St., Georgetown, OH 45121 from 10:00 am to 5:30 pm. Stuff the Truck is part of Subaru’s Share the Love Event that runs through January 3, 2017. The event – from 10:00 am to 5:30 pm is to encourage the community to fill a Meals on Wheels Truck with “shelf-stable emergency food supplies” for homebound seniors. The food donated will be given to ABCAP Meals on Wheels consumers in mid-December. Suggested donations include: • canned tuna • crackers • chicken • applesauce • turkey • canned fruit • peanut butter • canned • shelf-stable vegetables milk or juice • soups (single-serve • cereal boxes) • hot cocoa
• tea • coffee • granola/ breakfast bars • bottled water
Suggestions for non-food items include: • tissues • trash bags • flashlights • toilet paper (kitchen size) with batteries • paper towels • hand can • blankets • dishwashing openers liquid Those interested in participating, but are unable to attend on December 16, 2016 can drop off donations in advance at ABCAP, 406 W. Plum Street, Georgetown, OH. Monetary donations are also welcome. Make checks payable to: ABCAP Senior Nutrition.
for protection. The background audio CD must not contain any lead vocals. Please make sure the CD is labeled properly with the your name on it. All acts most be family oriented and in good taste. If an act violates the safe and family rule it will not be allowed to continue. Performance duration cannot exceed four minutes in length. Performers must provide their own props and/or instrumental accompaniment. There will be a panel of judges. The panel will judge all performances based on the following: • Vocal Talent • Stage Presence • Overall Crowd Appeal
All decisions by the judges are final. Score sheets will not be available to the performers or to the public. By participating, performers agree to the terms and conditions of the "Sing-Off" and understand that all judging is final and binding. The Sing-Off reserves the right to use your name, pictures, audio or video recordings for publicity and other purposes without compensation. All federal, state, and local laws apply. All participants and legal guardians agree to not pursue any legal claims against the organizers, sponsors, and/ or anyone associated with this event. Thank you for participating.
Sponsors: GAW Ripley Women's Club, President Chandra Berry, Groh's Racing, Jeff Groh, Owner, Songs for All Occasions, Harriett Groh, Owner harriette@yahoo.com
New West Fork Pastor West Fork Baptist Church is excited to welcome their new Pastor, Pastor Paul Armacost. Pastor Paul had served as the interim pastor for several months prior to accepting the position. Please join as at our regularly scheduled services on Sunday at 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. and on Wednesday at 7 p.m.
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Do your cows have enough hay for the winter?
As we move toward the winter months, there are lots of things to get done. Some people are already feeding hay, and some still have some stockpiled grass for the livestock to graze into the winter months. In either case, here are a few things to consider as we move into the month of December. Some of these need to be done as soon as possible to maximize the effort. • Cull cows that need to go. If you have kept good records, this is one of the times they will come in handy. Look at the records to see things like production of pounds of calf, the age of the cow, and the ability to breed back on time. These should all be considered. Also look at the soundness of the cow’s feet and legs. She needs to be able to get around well for grazing over several acres. Do not forget the udder soundness. The cows should be productive in all quarters and not have an udder that is difficult for newborn calves to nurse. Do not forget the eyes. There are some early signs of problems that can lead to “cancer eye” in cows, like little pink tumors on the eye or eyelids, as well as other signs. Examine the eyes the next time you put the cows through the chute. Last, but not least, cull any cows that have bad attitudes. If you have a cow that has an attitude problem, SHE NEEDS TO GO even if you have enough feed. I know, she produces good calves, but she is still a problem that you do not need. If you still have more cows than you have feed, start looking at the older
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Carol Stivers spoke briefly during the Dec. 1, 2016 Holiday Forest of Lights, held beside the Parker House in its park. She reminded those in attendance that each of the beautiful represented someone’s loved one.
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bright spot in Ripley. Those who helped include Danny Price, Alan Stivers, Roberta Platt, Venita Platt, Jean Rickey, Bridget Bowman, Eric Parker, Druann Kendrick, Stevie Parker, Bob Blom and Carol Stivers.
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• Donuts and Danish with coffee and other treats Saturday morning at Citizens Deposit Bank; •Rockin’ Robin’s pancake and sausage breakfast 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday; • St. Michael’s Rosary Alter Society’s annual bake sale at Rockin’ Robbins; • Olde Piano Factory Antique Mall open on Saturday; • LuLu’s Suds at the Church of the Nazarene Craft Bazaar on Saturday; • Special events at Judith’s Attic Antique, The Ripley Church of the Nazarene, Friends of the Library Book Sale and Old Barn Primitives Shop offering free fudge. • Tiny’s Shop store wide Christmas Sale, River Valley Antique Mall, Clarcy’s Embroidery and Crafts, The Ohio Valley Manor Gift Shop; • Ripley Museum Angel Tree and Holiday exhibits; • Historic St. Michael Church featuring newly restored murals; • Santa will visit the Tobacco Museum on Saturday from 1 to 4 p.m.; • Community Concert Saturday night at 7 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church; • Ripley Heritage will host a Christmas Candlelight House Tour on Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m. • All new this year is the “Sing-Off” set for Sunday afternoon, sponsored by the GFWC Ripley Women’s Club, Jeff Groh, and Songs for all Occasions, Harriett Groh. The ‘Sing-Off” is open to anyone regardless of age.
cows first. Cows begin to work to do. It is hard to predict what kind of decline around 10 weather we will years of age, so have in the comknowing how old ing months. your cows are is Keep in mind another good use you need to meet of the records that the nutritional you keep. You needs, not just may want to check keep them full. If the cow’s teeth to you are feeding help evaluate her lower quality hay, age and her ability then supplementto use the feed that ing them with you make availDavid Dugan corn may be a able to her. • Get your for- OSU Extension good option for ages tested. ReANR Educator your herd. If cows are in less gardless if you have decent hay, corn stalks, than ideal condition, don’t CRP hay, or soybean stubble, wait any longer to try to put knowing what nutrition your weight back on them for forage will provide will give winter. Keep in mind that cows you a better idea of what you need to do to meet the needs that are bred for spring calvof the cows with a supple- ing may be at their lowest need for nutrients right now. ment. • Realize that corn is not as I said may be because spring high as it sounds when you calving is a term used kind of compare it to other feeds. loosely. If spring calving Corn at $4.00 per bushel is means cows start dropping just a little over 7 cents per calves in March and April, pound and $142.86 per ton. then the lower nutrition Corn can be bought for well needs in November is accuunder $4.00 per bushel now rate unless they are in poor if you have storage. A few body condition as I mengravity beds will hold several tioned earlier. However, if bushels of temporary stor- spring calving means calves age. That still is not as cheap on the ground in January, as it was a few years ago, but then the game just changed. when you compare the ener- To be more accurate, the gy you get compared to a ton cows will need the least of low quality hay or corn nutrition when they are withstalks, it is something to look out a nursing calf and at least at, because the feed value is 3 months prior to calving. not even close. Buying corn, With that said, you should be distiller’s grain, corn gluten, feeding your poorest quality soybean hull pellets or other hay at least 3 months prior to feed stuffs now will most your calving season. The likely save you money, as cows will need additional prices typically rise in the energy and protein in the last coming months. Granted, 3 months of pregnancy. Dry we are not in a typical year. cows should have at least 7 Things are not close to typi- to 8 percent protein, while cal right now when it comes young cows (2 and 3 year olds) are still growing, they to prices or predictions. When it comes to feeding will need 11 to 12 percent the cows, you have some protein. The protein should
Ripley Library Talk
BY Alison Gibson
Sorry for the lack of a column last week—was written, but apparently got lost in cyberspace on its way to the Ripley Bee. By the time you read this, the December Ripley River Music jam will have been enjoyed, hopefully by many. I hope that this will have been the last jam in the library meeting room, that when we start up again in 2017, it will be in the annex. My hopes for using the annex this December are pretty much out of the question—I know when you peer into the building it looks ‘done’—but…it really isn’t—no ceiling in the prep room yet, no stalls around the toilets, still some lights are needed in spots, no interior doors, and for public use, the biggest thing is…no final inspection yet. Darn. Some items back ordered, busy time of year to get work done. So, we are working on it, it just takes time. The music jam was a bit of a lead in to Ripley River Village Christmas festivities. We hope to have our snowmen placed all around the library on the fence, leading into the tree lighting ceremony this Friday at 5:30 p.m. (Dec. 9). The lighting is usually over by 6 p.m., and at that time, our meeting room will be open for the Friends of the Library book sale from 6 to
8 p.m. The sale will resume on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and as always, I will secretly add new books to the mix before we open the doors Saturday morning. Again, I really wish we could have had it in the annex, but there is always next year. We have a nice and ample selection of books to choose from—old, some rather collectible to brand new—cookbooks, history, biography, large print, fiction in hardback and paperback, kids’ books and so much more. Some DVDs have also been donated to the sale, so there should be something for everyone. The money raised by the donations you give for the books all goes to the Friends of the Library, and among their current projects is raising funds to help purchase the furniture for the annex. Next week, on Thursday, Dec. 15 at 7 p.m. we will be hosting Dan Pinger and his newly published book of poetry titled Love, Laughter, Life and the Hereafter: Fiftynine Stories in Rhyme. Dan is in his 80s and only recently began putting pen to paper in poetry form, and he has a rich lifetime of memories and experiences, from his deep love for his dog Mattie to realizing the cost of success to thinking about the life hereafter. There will be a few books available for purchase the night of the program.
be increased on the last three months of pregnancy to around 11 percent and keep it there while they are nursing calves. Ideally heifers and young cows should be separated from the older cows. For starters, it is impossible to feed different protein levels if they are together, but also keep in mind that the younger cattle will most often be pushed aside by the more dominant older cows, thus not receiving the protein or energy that they require. • Realize that cows do not need to have their head stuck in a hay ring from Christmas until Easter to survive the winter. Cows can be fed limited hay with a supplement and be just fine. Cows fed 10 or so pounds of corn per day with a protein supplement can be fine with 10 pounds of hay. This may require feeding hay in a location that you can keep the cows out of for part of the day. Ideally feeding the corn in the morning, and then allowing them to the hay rings for 2 or 3 hours about 6 or 7 hours after the corn would work best. This will require extra management, but time might be cheaper than letting them eat all of the hay they want. • Maintain a good mineral program. Loose mineral is the best bet for cows getting what they need on a daily basis. The cost of the mineral is not the only thing you need to look at when deciding which mineral to use. Keep in mind that you need to feed your cattle, but not the parasites. Maintain a good parasite control program throughout the year. I addressed this in this column a couple weeks ago. Consult your local veterinarian for more information.
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will look into programs to help with feral cats. “In regard to the early warning siren on Red Oak Creek,” Village Administrator Pete Renshaw said, “I picked up another antenna from the electricians and it has been installed and is higher up than the previous one and the coax cable also needed replaced, so electricians will be back to check it out.” Renshaw reminded council that he had been working with Brandstetter Carroll, Inc., a civil engineering firm regarding water problems. The company specifically deals with water lines and water towers.
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Birthdays
Thursday, Dec. 8 - Stacy Price, Josie Huff, Gene Gast, Dwight Fulton, Dr. T.C. Frasure (in memory) Friday, Dec. 9 - Jamie Snyder Saturday, Dec. 10 - Taylor Grippa, Mary Oberschlake, Jansen Germann Sunday, Dec. 11 - Nathan Poff, Kiersten Scales, Perianne Germann Monday, Dec. 12 - Clay Fossitt, David Webb, Mason Updike, Logan Alyssa Klump, Clinton Douglas Platt, Greg Moran, Karen Dunn Tuesday, Dec. 13 - Travis Hanna, Cole Hanna, Cody Lundergan, Jackson McBride, Stacy Padgett Wednesday, Dec. 14 Addison Brooke Adams, Tammy Dragoo, Aaron Thomas Platt
Anniversary
Saturday, Dec. 10 - John and Judith Edgington, Zane and Brittany Snyder, Bob and Perianne Germann Tuesday, Dec. 13 - Rick and Theresa Robinson
Calendar
Friday, Dec. 9 - River Village Christmas Library Book Sale Saturday, Dec. 10 - River Village Christmas Library Book Sale, St. Michael Rosary Altar Society Bake Sale Sunday, Dec. 11 - River Village Christmas Monday, Dec. 12 - Ripley Fire Dept. Tuesday, Dec. 13 - Church of Christ Women, Ripley Lions Club, Ripley Village Council, Knights of Columbus Auxiliary Christmas Party
“Unfortunately, the first thing they wanted to do is a geographic survey of the entire town,” Renshaw said. “Fire hydrants, water valves, pipe sizes. We’ve already had part of one of the surveys done in 2011, but no one can tell me who did it. But they were able to open it, so that knocks $5,000 right off the top.” After a brief discussion on the issue council tabled it until after the first of the year. In regard to Easton Alley in the village Renshaw said that letters had been sent out to all the people living there, about resetting the timing on a traffic signal at the site. Renshaw said that about 99 percent of the new pipeline is now in the ground and taps were almost in.
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decided which was the best When the fall of the year tree and I decided I could turns to winter and carry it back to the Thanksgiving has passed, entrance. When you are we begin to look towards looking at trees outdoors Christmas. We all know they don’t look as big as that Christmas just they really are. We found a wouldn’t be Christmas very nice looking eightwithout a Christmas tree, foot pine and once it was now would it? I guess we put into its stand I can say all make room in our it made the living room feel homes to fit this symbol of the season and cover it with like the season. My kids lights and ornaments for all jumped into the decorating to look at and admire as the as if there were no tomorrow and again the trees beacon that helps Santa magnetic pull brought us find our homes. Ever since I can remem- near and together around it. One year we decided ber, which is maybe about we would down-size and back to the age of four, I can visualize the Christmas we got only a five or six foot tree. My son tree that we decowas really disaprated and looked pointed in the size for gifts to be and commented that under on it looked like the Christmas Day. tree from ‘A Charlie Those years Dad, Brown Christmas.” as he bush (Gonna guess by hogged the pasnow you have figtures and the ured out we watched edges around our a lot of Christmas woods, would spot a cedar tree Rick Houser specials?) The next year we that was as near The Good returned to the tall to being shaped Old Days tree but we went as good as it was artificial as the kids going to get , were growing out of the When December came around my brother Ben and excitement of going out and picking a tree. One year I went with an axe in hand and a trailer to haul the tree after the holidays my wife found a ten-foot Mountain back so it could be posiKing at a very affordable tioned in its place of honor price. I will say that the tree for the rest of the year. A was awesome and fit our cedar tree gave off an living room perfectly. As aroma that filled a home the years have moved on with a special smell that and the kids have moved reminded everyone of the away, putting up the tree fresh outdoor fragrances. With short needles, it could and decorating and even look a little jagged but once more so unassembling and storing it all away became the lights, ornaments, and more than two of us wanted garland were added, it or needed to deal with. would look so nice and Today we have a very nice beautiful to all of us. Of course, deciding which side six-foot fir artificial tree that we put up in one afterof the tree with a bad spot noon. would face the wall would Yes, the tree is smaller finish the job. and yes, the tree is artificial It seemed that the tree was magnetic as it drew the but it still has that magnetism like each and every tree family around it as we decI have ever been around. orated and many times The Christmas tree draws more during the holiday season. I guess it was really the family together unlike any other decoration or part of the season's blesssymbol I have ever seen. I ings. guess this might be the reaThrough the 50’s and son that the tree is so much early 60’s we decorated of our holiday. I cedar trees from off of our am sure that along with own farm. As time passed us being drawn together it the tree saw some changes lets us all experience the also. Scotch pines or fir real reason for the holiday trees became more to the which is to celebrate the liking and the cedar faded birth of Jesus our savior. At from the tree of choice. The first year we were mar- least I hope it is. The Christmas tree ried my wife and I went to comes in all sizes, shapes, Felicity and bought a and forms, but one year scotch pine to decorate. when my daughter Meghan From that time on we have was maybe four we were never looked back on the still a new family and we choice. were struggling to afford About 1980 we bought the extras. That year we our first artificial tree. It had got an artificial tree I was six foot in height and think for nearly nothing in resembled a fir evergreen. cost. It was a mostly worn The great thing about an artificial tree is that the nee- out tree and almost past its dles don’t fall off and it can use, but on a Saturday afternoon when our daughbe stored away and used ter took her nap my wife again and again, depending and I assembled and decoon how well they were rated the tree. cared for. The first year We worked extra hard to after we were married we cover the worn spots and went to her grandparents in make this tree as presentaWithamsville to celebrate ble as we could. When Christmas Eve. They had an aluminum tree that at the Meghan woke up and we brought her to the tree she base had a flood light with stood in front of that tree a multi-colored lens that and began clapping her rotated to cause the tree to continually change its color. hands and smiling ear to ear and she looked at us That was a sight that I had never seen before except on and said ”Mommy and Daddy the tree is so beauti“A Charlie Brown ful!” Words can’t explain Christmas.” It was a fad just how happy her parents that didn’t last long, but I were also. The Christmas can still see it in my mind. tree should always be there When we moved to the but only if the family gathBethel area in 1987 we moved into a home that had ers around it. That special magnetism kicks in and we vaulted ceilings. The living feel this season that the tree room has 18-foot ceilings has done its job. on the high part, so we Rick Houser grew up on began to feel the need for a a farm near Moscow in larger tree. We went to the Corsi Tree Farm, that is not Clermont County and loves to share stories of his youth far from Bethel, and with and other topics. He may both of our children and a be reached at saw in hand walked their farm over until the children houser734@yahoo.com.
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Make sure the wish list includes others I love to do things every once in a while to catch my kids totally by surprise. One day at the end of October, it was abnormally hot, and we got an unexpected pop-up thunderstorm. I didn’t even realize it had started raining because it had been sunny all day. But when I looked out the upstairs window, our three youngest kids, Paige, Joshua and Emily, were standing in the front yard. Their mouths were open in disbelief, arms up, and not sure whether to run for cover or not. So I ran downstairs and opened the front door. All eyes were on me, expecting me to yell at them for being outside in their clothes. By that time, it was an absolute downpour. But instead of making them come in, I took off my socks and ran outside with them. The kids looked at each other with the same shock as when the downpour came out of nowhere. They squealed with delight, ‘Mommy is running in the rain!’ and ran over to me. We danced and skipped and spun in circles and had races. We screamed and laughed and got muddy and had the time of our lives. And as an added bonus, we were blessed with a fantastic double rainbow stretching over the sky. It was a great day. My husband pulled in the driveway while we were out there and said that he almost yelled at the kids to come in, and then realized the biggest kid was me. I think he was a little shocked too, and he took some pictures to
going to be our last time. remember the occasion. I And it’s so true. Rarely do am so glad that I chose to run outside that day, but a lit- we recognize that fact while we’re in the moment. It usutle sad at the same time. I realized that it shouldn’t be a ally doesn’t dawn on us until we realize it’s missing shock to them that I would months or years take part in such later. Our family spontaneity. I had that experiused to do stuff ence this past like that all the Thanksgiving. It time. When did it was the first year stop? Aside from I had no grandrunning outside in parents and my the sprinkler with husband had no them this past parents to celesummer, I could brate with. We count on one hand had no idea that how many times I’ve done such Denae Jones last Thanksgiving things in the Contributing and Christmas recent past. It Columnist with them would makes me sad to be the last one. think that my kids The silence of won’t want to do not hearing their voices this things like that with me foryear was deafening. It’s ever, and I’ve wasted so hard to be joyful when a part much time sitting out of you is missing. It’s hard because I was too tired. Or to smile when there are tears didn’t have time. Or didn’t want to get my clothes dirty. on the brim of your eyelids, Or wanted to sit and have an wanting to spill over. My friend Barb and her family adult conversation instead. are going through the same Yes, I certainly need those thing this year, and she postthings sometimes, but we ed something that was spot will be adults forever. They on. It said: will only be kids once. “Getting ready to set up I had another moment like the Christmas tree this mornthat the other day when ing, and contemplating the some friends came to the holidays without two very house with their small chilprecious members of the dren and I couldn’t find one family. Then it occurs to me toy for them to play with. that dad and Joe have actualWhen did all of the chilly given me a beautiful gift dren’s toys in our house get this year - the gift of replaced with movies and renewed, genuine love and gadgets? How did my kids outgrow them when I wasn’t appreciation for the amazing family and friends I am looking? There are lots of emotion- blessed to have. I will choose to celebrate the ones al songs that say we usually I love, rather than mourn don’t know when our last what I have lost. Rather than time doing something is
just surviving this holiday season - I choose to celebrate! I'm certain there will be tears, but I am determined there will also be joy. Thank you dad and Joe for the early gift this year! (but still love and miss you both like crazy)” I love this so much. Our loved ones wouldn’t want us to cry over the empty seats. They would want us to have joy. I am very fortunate to have Terry and Judi Adams for my parents. They do an amazing job at letting us know we are loved. Everyone leaves their home with a hug and kiss and an ‘I love you.’ They usually spoil us with gifts, but the best gift they give us is their time. Time. Something that is irreplaceable and precious. They make time for all of us, and ensure it is filled with joy. There is no greater gift than that. Friends, I encourage you to give the gift of your time to someone today. Time to listen. Time to talk. Time to plan that road trip you’ve been talking about. Time to work on that project together. Maybe even time to run in the rain. If you have no other gift to give, you can always give your time. When the day comes that the empty chair at the table is the one you used to sit in, the family and friends still sitting there probably won’t remember what gift you gave them at Christmas. But they will always remember the time you spent together, and that will give them joy for years to come. Have a blessed week!
With the holiday season upon us, you may well be busier than usual. However, by spending a few minutes reviewing your investment scenario of this past year, you can see where you’ve been, where you might be going, and what you need to do to keep moving forward toward your long-term financial goals. So, as you look back at 2016, pay close attention to these elements of your investment picture: Performance – Reviewing your investment performance over time is important in helping you determine if you’re on track to achieve your financial goals. So, in evaluating how your investments did in 2016, ask yourself some key questions: How did your investments do relative to their performance in past years? If there was a big difference, what might have accounted for it? Were your returns relevant to your long-term goals? In other words, if you have already established a return rate you’ll need to reach your goals – and you should indeed set such a rate – were your actual returns “on track” to help you make progress toward your objectives? And, just as importantly, were your return expecta-
tions realistic, based on your boost your contributions to investment mix your plan? The and the market more you invest environment? now, and Investment mix throughout your – If you are a diliworking life, the gent investor folless likely it will lowing a wellbe that you have designed strategy, to play “catch you probably up” in the years started out in 2016 immediately prewith an investceding your ment mix that retirement. reflects your risk Mistakes – We Jim Holden tolerance, time all make misEdward Jones takes in every horizon, and shortand long-term Financial Advisor walk of life – goals. But over including the time, your investway we invest. In ment mix can change, even looking back over 2016, can without your having done so you spot some investment on purpose. If you owned a mistakes you might have certain percentage of an made? Did you temporarily asset, such as growth stocks, “bail out” on investing and those stocks appreciated immediately after the in price substantially, they “Brexit” vote, only to find, a could take up a larger per- few weeks later, that the marcentage of your portfolio kets had soared to record than you had intended, there- highs? Did you act on by exposing you to a higher impulse and buy a so-called risk level than that with “hot” stock that turned out to which you are comfortable. be inappropriate for your So now that the year is com- needs and risk level? While ing to a close, examine your mistakes like these might be investment mix to see if it costly in the short term, they needs “rebalancing.” can ultimately prove invaluContribution levels – Are able – if you learn from you taking full advantage of them. your 401(k) or other employWe’re just about ready to er-sponsored retirement turn the page on the 2016 plan? Specifically, if you got calendar. So, as you review a raise this past year, did you your investment decisions
for the past year, try to determine what worked, what didn’t – and what you can do to improve your results in 2017. This article was written by Edward Jones for use by your local Edward Jones Financial Advisor.
Holidays are a time for review of your investments
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Robert Layton, 89
Portsmouth, NH – Robert “Bob” Layton, 89, of Portsmouth, died Wednesday, November 16, 2016 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born March 19, 1927 in Russellville, Ohio a son of the late Harry and Frances (Harman) Layton. Bob graduated from Russellville High School with the Class of 1945 and was a veteran of WW II enlisting with the US Navy on the day of his graduation. After serving his county he attended the University of Miami before transferring to the Ohio State University where he received his Bachelor’s degree in agricultural engineering. Mr. Layton was employed as an agricultural engineer for the Department of Agriculture in the soil and water conservation division. He moved to New Hampshire in 1964 and retired in 1981. After his retirement he continued consulting in soil and water conservation and later served as a teacher’s aide in the Portsmouth school system. After some continuing education he received his teaching degree and taught general science at Portsmouth Middle School. He finally retired in 1991. Bob was an active member of the North Church serving several years as president of the Church Council. He was also active with the Portsmouth Community Development Committee for 37 years and served on the committee of the Renovation of Market Square Committee. He was a 58 year member of the Lions Club joining in Ohio and transferring to the Portsmouth Lions Club where he was made a Melvin Jones Fellow, was a past president, editor of the monthly newsletter, and served on many committees including the eyesight and hearing committee. He was also a member of Russellville Masonic Lodge #166 Russellville, Ohio. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather and brother. Bob always had a smile. He was a huge Ohio State football fan and converted his family and friends as well. He also enjoyed the outdoors and hiking with his boys and Boy Scout Troop #469. He and his wife were chaperones with the Portsmouth Marching Band. He shared 62 loving years of marriage with his wife Carolyn (Maxson) Layton. In addition to his wife he leaves three children, Nancy Layton and her husband Peter Anania of Portsmouth, Andrew Layton and his wife Judith of Deering, Daniel Layton and his wife Lorinda of North Berwick, ME, three grandchildren, Lauren, Andrew and Matthew, his siblings David Layton, Andrea Wilkerson and Mary Roussos all of Ohio, many nieces, nephews and cousins. He was predeceased by his brother, Doctor Donald Layton last month. Visiting hours will be from 6-8 P.M. Tuesday, December 6, 2016 at the Remick & Gendron Funeral Home-Crematory, 811 Lafayette Road, Hampton. Services will be at 11 A.M. Wednesday, December 7, 2016 at North Church, Market Square, Portsmouth. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited. Private interment will be in Harmony Grove Cemetery, Portsmouth. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Portsmouth Lions Club, P.O. Box 944, Portsmouth, NH 03802 or to the North Church Memorial Fund, 355 Spinney Road, Portsmouth, NH 03801. To view Bob’s memorial website, sign his tribute wall or for directions, visit www.RemickGendron.com
Connie D. Gilkerson, Sr., 78
Connie D. Gilkerson, Sr., 78, died Thursday, November 17, 2016 at Ohio Valley Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center n e a r R i p l e y, Ohio. He was b o r n February 17, 1938 in Conc o r d , Kentucky. He is preceded in death by his parents, Jack and Stella Maude (Bennett) Gilkerson; one son, Connie Davis (David) Gilkerson, Jr.; seven brothers and one sister. He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Anna Marie (Honaker) Gilkerson and one daughter, Michelle Gilkerson of Georgetown, Ohio and one “adopted” daughter, Sandra D. Bates of Lexington, Kentucky; one sister, Shirley (Herman) Hall of Cynthiana, Kentucky; thirty-six nieces and nephews and numerous great nieces and nephews, two sister-inlaws and two brother-inlaws, and many other family and friends. He was a retired maintenance/security, farmer and police officer. A memorial service is planned for Saturday, December 3, 2016, at 11:00 a.m.. at Mt. Orab United Methodist Church, 11693 State Route 774, Bethel, Ohio. Burial was at Paris Cemetery in Paris, Kentucky. In lieu of flowers, his wish is money be given to his daughter Michelle Gilkerson, to be distributed between two of his favorite charities in memorial given by family and friends.
Tyler Hesler, 20
Tyler Hesler age 20 of Russellville, Ohio passed away Friday December 2, 2016 at the University of Cincinnati Hospital as a result of a logging accident. He was b o r n August 14, 1996 in Brown C o u n t y, OH. He was a contractor. Tyler is survived by his parents, Kevin and Amber Hesler of Russellville; maternal grand parents, Darlene and Jon Smith of Louisiana; paternal grand parents, Bob and Faye Wagner of Manchester; paternal grandmother, Delores Hesler of Winchester; one brother, Christopher Leon Hesler of Russellville; two sisters, Brittany Hesler of Cincinnati and Bethany Hesler of Winchester; one niece, Melody Bronner; one nephew, Case Burns and many aunts, uncles and cousins. Funeral services will be held Wednesday December 7, 2016 at 8:00 PM at the Meeker Funeral Home in Russellville with Tom Claibourne officiating. Visitation will be held from 4:00 - 8:00 PM prior to the service at the funeral home. Cremation will follow. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the family. Friends and Families may sign Tyler’s online guestbook at www.meekerfuneralhomes.com
Candlelight service in W’burg
Taylor’s Chapel United Methodist Church at 2460 Greenbush West Road will have a candlelight service on Sunday, December 11 at 7 p.m. There will be refreshments in the Fellowship Hall following the service. Everyone is welcome.
James T. Smith, 69
James T. Smith, 69, passed away peacefully on Friday December 2, 2016 at his home in Conneautville. He was born August 13, 1947 in Frenchburg, KY to the late Bill and Gloria (Carpenter) Smith. He married Carol Virginia James. She survives. James worked for Summerhill Township for nearly 22 years and was proud of the work he did. He was an Army Veteran serving our country in the late 1960s and earning the National Defense Service Medal. He enjoyed hunting and fishing as well as watching Westerns and reruns of Hee Haw. His love of Blue Grass music led him to play banjo for the “Lazy Grass” band for approximately 17 years. He enjoyed his pets, especially his horses and his late dog, Heidi. He loved his family dearly. His bigger than life personality and his sense of humor will be missed by all who knew and loved him. He is survived by his wife Carol; seven children, Melinda Cutright and her husband John of Michigan, Misty Kobow of Linesville, Mike Bahny and his companion Nadine of Tacoma, WA, Walter Bahny and his wife Diane of Carlton, Michigan, Joseph Negron and his wife Donna of Monroe, Michigan, Margaret McLaughlin and her husband Jeff of Monroe, Michigan and Judy Ulrich and her husband Jay of Taylor, Michigan; thirteen grandchildren and numerous greatgrandchildren including two very special granddaughters, Savannah Durrant and Miranda Grove whom he helped raise and in turn they helped care for him over the past several years; three siblings, Sheryl Havens and her husband Phil of Mt. Orab, Ohio, Ada Smith of Morehead, Kentucky and Jonathan Smith of Morehead, Kentucky; and many nieces and nephews. There was no public services as James requested. His remains were donated to the Humanity Gifts program where they will be used at LECOM to further scientific research and education. Donations can be made in his name to Hospice of Crawford County 464 Pine St. Meadville, PA 16335 or the Yolanda G. Barco Oncology Institute, 16792 Conneaut Lake Rd., Meadville, PA 16335. All arrangements have been entrusted to McCauley Funeral Home, 1405 Main St., Conneautville, PA 16406.
Ripley Administrator’s Report BY Pete Renshaw Ripley Administrator
Report from Ripley Village Administrator Pete Renshaw for the month of November •New Water Pipeline, the new water pipeline, which will carry raw well water from the new wells water treatment plant, is nearly complete. The connections at each end remain to be completed and the controls installed, and the monitoring system set up. •Easton Alley...Ripley Village Council, considering whether to make Easton Alley from Main Street to Market Street, one way, is expected to reach a decision at the next council meeting. •Early Warning Siren...A new antenna and a longer coax cable has been installed on the siren, and nearby trees trimmed. Troubleshooting will continue at the next scheduled monthly siren test. Rankin Hill Star...has
now been lit with new LED bulbs this year. These bulbs are brighter and consume 11% of the electricity consumed by last year’s incandescent bulbs. Renshaw can be reached at (937) 392-4377.
H’ville Christmas Service
We invite you to Hamersville’s Community Christmas Service on Sunday, December 11th at 7:00 p.m. This year we will use the Hamersville School Auditorium for our service. The service is provided by Hamersville Church of Christ, Mt. Nebo UMC, and Bible Chapel UCC. Please join us to celebrate together in Word and song the birth of Jesus.
ASSEMBLY OF GOD 1104 Second St. REV. PHILLIP ALVES Sunday School, 10 A.M. Worship Service and Children’s Church, 11 A.M. Bible Study, Prayer and Praise Wednesday at 7 P.M. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH REV. CHARLES H. WILLIAMS Sunday School, 10 A.M. Worship Service, 11 A.M. BEEBE CHAPEL C.M.E. CHURCH JAMES SETTLES, PASTOR Sunday School, 10 A.M. Sunday Worship, 11 A.M., 7 P.M. Wednesday Bible Study, 7 P.M. Each Fifth Sunday, 2 P.M. at Ohio Valley Manor ST. MICHAEL CATHOLIC CHURCH DOHRMAN BYERS, PASTOR Sunday Mass, 10 A.M. CHURCH OF CHRIST JOHN NEU, PASTOR Bible School, 9:30 A.M. Worship Hour, 10:20 A.M. Gospel Hour, 7 P.M. Wednesday Service, 7 P.M. CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE CLARK CASTLE, PASTOR Sunday School, 9:30 A.M. Morning Worship, 10:40 A.M. Evening Worship, 6 P.M. Children’s Church, 10:30 A.M. Wednesday Service, 7 P.M. FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH WAYNE REVEAL Worship Service, 10:30 A.M. RED OAK PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Worship Service, 10 A.M. CENTENARY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH REV. DAVID HARPER Sunday School, 9:45 A.M. Worship Service, 11 A.M.
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• Winners of the River Village Christmas House Decorating Contest sponsored by the Ripley Women's Club were: first, Evelyn Casey, Circle Drive; second, Norman and Evelyn Downing, Park Avenue; and third, John and Jackie Wilson, Elk River Road. • The fourth and final week before Christmas saw the Ripley tobacco market sales consistent with the seasons, as all grades of tobacco and tobacco graded NOG sell for $1.92 per pound. Including sales Tuesday, Dec. 17th, the Ripley market had sold 4,783,196 pounds for $9,188,166.70, for a season average of 192.09. • The 4-H and FFA sale held Tuesday in the New Farmers-Union Warehouse saw some tobacco sell for as high as $2.00 per pound. This sale saw a volume of 24,328 pounds sell for $47,331.66 for a sale average of $194.56 per pound. • Sunday, Dec. 8, was a very special day in the home of Quentin and Doris Cooper as they entertained friends who have gotten together for 43 years to celebrate another year of friendship. A delicious potluck dinner was enjoyed by Rob and Terese Seipelt, of Cherry Grove; Bob and Pat Dwyer, of Batavia; Tom and Mary Klump, Clem and Lois Schumacher, of Ripley. This year was especially nice to have Charles and Connie Rhoten, of Madison, Ind. • Braving the November cold weather, 17 RULH marketing students and chaperones traveled to the "Windy City". The high school marketing students included Tiffany Banta, Kara Duncan, Holly Ferguson, Tabitha Germann, Leslie Gifford,
ABERDEEN UNITED METHODIST CHURCH REV. CAROL HARPER Sunday School, 10:30 A.M. Worship Service, 9:30 A.M. FIRST SOUTHERN BAPTIST CHURCH DOUG BROWN, PASTOR Sunday School, 10 A.M. Worship Service, 11 A.M. Discipleship Training, 6:30 P.M. Sunday Evening, 7:30 P.M. Wednesday Prayer Service, 7 P.M. SHINKLES RIDGE CHRISTIAN CHURCH JOHN BENDER, PASTOR Sunday School, 9:30 A.M. Worship Service, 10:30 A.M. BROWN COUNTY CHURCH OF CHRIST REV. DAVID HARPER 434 US Rt. 68, Ripley - 378-2269 Radio Program. 8:05 A.M. Sunday School, 9:30 A.M. Sunday Worship, 10:30 A.M. Sunday Evening, 6 P.M. Wednesday Bible Study, 7 P.M. ABERDEEN BAPTIST CHURCH PHILLIP HUFFMAN, PASTOR Sunday School, 9:45 A.M. Morning Worship, 10:45 A.M. Sunday Evening, 7 P.M. Wednesday Evening, 7 P.M. LIBERTY CHAPEL CHURCH OF CHRIST St. Rt. 353 (Near Decatur) PAUL HAKES, PASTOR Sunday School, 10 A.M. Worship Hour, 10:50 A.M. EBENEZER UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 9776 Ebenezer Rd., Aberdeen KEN HARMON, PASTOR Worship Service, 9:30 A.M. Sunday School, 10:45 A.M.
Heather Lang, Holly Manley, Crystal Manning, Martina New-man, K.C. Roberts, Fred Short, Shawn Smith and Andy Sutton. Chaperones included the instructor, Angie Dee, and parents Pam Banta, Bev Gifford and Donna Sutton. • This season on the Ripley tobacco market has been anything but normal. First off, a one price market, while not new to the tobacco industry, is an unusual occurrence. Secondly, for Ripley to sell two-thirds to three-fourths of the crop before Christmas is unusual, especially considering the slow start of the stripping season. Things contributing to the slow start of stripping included a late grain harvest, lack of available labor because of a robust general economy and a general wait and see attitude about how to strip the crop. • John and Amy Klump are proud to announce the birth of their first child, Logan Alyssa Klump. Logan was born on Dec. 12 at 1:52 a.m. at Anderson Mercy Hospital in Cincinnati. She weighed seven and six ounces and was 19 inches in length. • Mr. and Mrs. Michael Daulton (nee Melinda DeVore) would like to announce the birth of their son, Clinton James. The new arrival was born on Dec. 4 at Brown County General Hospital. He weighed eight pounds and 15 ounces. • The real Grinch! Someone has stolen the sheep from Ripley's community nativity scene at the corner Market and Second Street. A reward is being offered for the return of the sheep; or return it with no questions asked. Anyone with information, call Carol Stivers.
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Rev. Larry Thomas Allen, age 64 of Sardinia, Ohio died Tuesday, November 29, 2016 at the Jewish Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was the minister at the Sardinia Church of Nazarene and a member of the Sardinia Ministerial Association. Larry was born June 29, 1952 in Cabin Creek, Kentucky the son of the late Nelson Brooks and Opal Pearl (Applegate) Allen. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by one sister – Faye (Edward) Laub. Rev. Allen is survived by his wife - Pamela (Conner) Allen; one daughter Kami Owen and husband Mark of Bethel, Ohio; one son – Anthony Allen and wife Maria of Amelia, Ohio; three brothers – Bruce Allen and wife Linda of Sardinia, Ohio, James Allen and wife Becky of Mowrystown, Ohio and Mike Allen and wife Marla of Pall Mall, Tennessee; two sisters Donita Kimberly and husband Danny of Mowrystown, Ohio and Brenda Gray and husband Rodney of Sardinia, Ohio; seven grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews and other family members. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 P.M. Saturday, December 3, 2016 at the Sardinia Church of Christ in Sardinia, Ohio. Rev. Charles Roberts and Rev. Robert Mahaffey will officiate. Visitation will be from 10:00 A.M.–1:00 P.M. Saturday at the church. Interment will be in the Sardinia Cemetery in Sardinia, Ohio. The Cahall Funeral Home in Mt. Orab, Ohio is serving the family. If desired, Memorial contributions may be made to the Sardinia Church of Nazarene, 133 Sardinia Mowrystown Road, Sardinia, Ohio 45171. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.cahallfuneralhomes.com
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Thomas M. Calvert, 73
Thomas M. Calvert age 73 years of Manchester, Ohio died Saturday, December 3 2016 at the Hospice of Hope at Kenton Point in Maysville, Kentucky with family and friends surrounding him. Tom was born on April 3, 1943 the son of the late Henry and Ruth (Polley) Calvert in Mason County, Kentucky. Besides his parents he was preceded in death by his sister and brother-inlaw Sue and Wendell Hull, brother in law Delmar Hord, two nephews Gerald Wade Hord and Dwight Hord. Tom was a member of the Bentonville Community Church, member and past master of the Manchester Lodge #317, he was a retired school teacher from the Adams County School District, an auctioneer and real-estate salesman for over 35 years. His main interest outside of his grandchildren’s sporting activities was his love of gospel and bluegrass music while enjoying many hours with his extended camping family. Tom is survived by his loving wife of 51 years Judy (Ackley) Calvert of Manchester, Ohio; son Todd Calvert and wife Wendi of West Union, Ohio; daughter Marsha Turner and husband Bo of Manchester, Ohio; four grandchildren Jacob Calvert and Madison Calvert, Karigan Turner and Kenidee Turner; sister in law Loretta H. Dixon and husband Darrell of Tollesboro, Kentucky; nephew Randy Hull of Georgia, and nieces Wendy Tettman and husband Bob; and Leslie Hull all of Georgia and Kim Centers and husband Joey of Berea Kentucky. Funeral services will be held on Thursday Decem-ber 8, 2016 at 1:00 P.M. at the Thompson-Meeker Funeral Home with John Greenlee officiating. Burial will follow in the Manchester Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Wednesday December 7, 2016 from 5 to 8 P.M. with Masonic services at 8:00 P.M. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to the Bentonville Community Church or the Hospice of Hope at Kenton Point Maysville, Kentucky. Family and friends can sign Tom’s online guestbook at www.meekerfuneralhomes.com.
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with male to female mismatches. Some nonsurgical treatments and self-care strategies may help relieve your Fuchs' dystrophy signs and symptoms. If you have severe disease, your doctor may suggest surgery. At KENTUCKY EYE INSTITUTE, we can detect early stages of many eye diseases during a medical eye examination. We are educated, trained, and licensed to provide total care of the eyes. PH: 606.759.7883 or 800.658.7282. Our courteous staff is professional, expertly trained, and compassionate. We’re located at 1937 Old Main St., Suite 1, Old Washington. P.S. The cornea gives the eye its curvature and two thirds of its refractive power.
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NEWS
Herbert Polley, 88
Herbert ( Herb) Polley, 88, passed into eternal rest on December 3, 2016 at the Ohio Valley Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center where he had been a resident for twoand-a-half years. He was born September 27, 1928 up Martin Hollow off Q u i c k ’s Run at Queens, KY in Lewis County. Herb left KY at the age of 10 and grew up in the Peebles area. As a teenager, his family moved to Chicken Hollow. He met Jane in the tobacco patch and the rest was history. Herb was the son of the late Elza and Mina (Lawson) Polley. He was preceded in death by two sisters, infant Susan Polley and Wilma Deaton and three brothers, infant Elsworth, Albert and Grover. He is survived by his loving wife of 67 years, Jane (Truesdell) Polley. He leaves seven children, Herbert Jr. and Martha Polley, Robert and Susan Polley, Larry and Rhonda (Polley) DeFosse, Kay Polley (Catherine Pfeffer), Kenny and Tammy Polley, Lisa Polley and Paul and Rita Polley, He had eight grandchildren, Chanda Spires, Myra Jimison, Jerrod and Jordan Fussnecker, Katie Crabtree, Clinton, Dylan and Cody Polley and five great grandchildren; a brother, Ben of Ripley and a sister Viola Redmon of AZ and many relatives and friends. Herb was a farmer since childhood. He worked at the US Shoe Corporation for 20 years. He operated several semi trucks and owned and operated the Herb Polley Fumigation and Spray Service. He taught Sunday school and attended the Ripley Nazarene Church. Herb loved his dogs and was an avid coonhunter. Funeral Services will be Tuesday December 6, 2016 at 11:00 AM at the Ripley Nazarene Church under the direction of the Meeker Funeral Home. Clark Castle will be officiating. Burial will follow at the Red Oak Cemetery. Visitation will be held Monday December 5 from 5:00 - 8:00 PM at the church. In Lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Ohio Valley Manor Activities Fund, 5280 US 62 & 68, Ripley, OH 45167. Friends and Families may sign Herb’s online guestbook at www.meekerfuneralhomes.com
Gary Paul Garrison, 67
Gary Paul Garrison, 67, passed away on November 28, 2016, at his home. Gary was born on March 25, 1949, in Lexington Kentucky, but grew up in Felicity, Ohio, graduating from Felicity Franklin High School and later Eastern Kentucky University. He was a past owner of the "Bear and Bull", Mayor of Boonesboro," avid boater, gentleman farmer, realtor, transportation salesman and dispatcher, beloved father and husband. Survivors include his wife of 28 years, Deborah Shearer Garrison, daughter and "love of his life" Sarah Morgan, his mother, Mildred Jasper Garrison, several cousins, nieces and nephews. His father, Carlisle Garrison (Felicity, OH) preceded him in death. Gary is a long time resident of Boonesboro, officer and member of Boonesboro Boat Club, 2 Mile Creekers, "Chief Scout" of Fort Boonesboro, Kentucky Colonel and alumni of Felicity Franklin High School and Eastern Kentucky University. Funeral service was held Saturday, December 3rd, 2016, at Oldham, Roberts & Powell Funeral Home, with Jamie Jordan and Bruce Nettleton officiating. Burial will follow in the Hustonville Cemetery. Donations in lieu of flowers may be made to 2 Mile Creekers, Boonesboro Boat Club or First United Methodist Church, 401 W. Main St, Richmond, KY 40475 Condolences may be expressed at www.orpfh.com
GOP victory party
The Brown County Republican Party would like to invite you to join us for a Christmas / Victory Celebration Dinner on Thursday, December 15th. The cost per person is $10.00 and will be held at the Southern Hills Career and Technical Center. The event will start at 6:30 with dinner and program at 7:00 pm. Dinner menu will be ham or chicken, scalloped potatoes, green beans, corn, salad and rolls. Please call (937) 6180446 to RSVP by December 10th.
Villa Georgetown 3rd Annual Craft Show Friday, December 9, 2016 from Noon - 5PM Vendors include primitive items, Scentsy, baked goods, and so much more! All proceeds benefit the residents.
DENISE FAUBER JOINS THE MERCHANTS NATIONAL BANK TEAM Banking veteran, Denise Fauber has joined the Merchants National Bank as Vice President of Branch Administration. Denise was born and raised in the Leesburg community, where she, her husband Christopher and three daughters still live. Denise is involved in several school activities with her children. Denise graduated from Wilmington College with a B.A., in Business Administration and Communication Arts. Denise is a certified Senior Professional in Human Resources. Denise brings with her more than 20 years of experience and knowledge in branch management, human resources, marketing and leadership. Jim Evans, President of Merchants National Bank states “The Board of Directors and management are pleased to have Denise joining our senior management team at Merchants. Denise’s strong leadership skills and professionalism make her a great addition to the team. Denise has a passion for helping people learn and grow and providing exceptional customer service, which will fit in nicely with our current culture as a “Real Community Bank.” Denise will be working out of our Hillsboro Main office, 100 N. High Street, Hillsboro, Ohio. Denise can be reached by phone at 937-393- 1993, ext. 80124 or by e-mail at dfauber@merchantsnat.com. Merchants National Bank is a community Bank established in 1879 in Hillsboro, Ohio where its headquarters still remains. MNB has offices in Highland, Fayette, Madison, Clark, Brown, Clermont and Union counties. Additional information about MNB can be found on our website: www.merchantsnat.com.
THOMAS JEROME WOLFER, 87
Ripley Bee
Donald H. Layton, 81
Thomas Jerome Wolfer, age 87 of Fayetteville,Ohio died Wednesday, November 30, 2016 at the Laurels of Blanchester in Blanchester, Ohio. He was a farmer, a Director w i t h Federal L a n d Bank Production and Credit, a member of the Clermont County Farm Bureau, served on the Board of Directors at the Clermont County Soil and Water Association and ASCS office and was an Airforce Korean War veteran. Thomas was born June 21, 1929 in Hamilton County, Ohio the son of the late Alfred and Carrie (Trapp) Wolfer. Besides his parents,he was preceded in death by one son – Jerry Wolfer; six brothers – Paul, Jack, Bob, Jim, Alfred and Dick Wolfer and one sister – Janet Reveal. Mr. Wolfer is survived by his wife – Maxie Lou (Reveal) Wolfer; two daughters – Patty Luschek and husband Joe of Lynchburg, Ohio and Kim Wiederhold and husband Jeff of Fayetteville, Ohio; four sons – Jack Wolfer and wife Tina of Williamsburg, Ohio, Jeff Wolfer and wife Kimberly, Joe Wolfer and wife Jan and Jim Wolfer and wife Karen all of Fayetteville, Ohio; one brother – Dan Wolfer of Tucson, Arizona; twentytwo grandchildren; 21 great grandchildren and two great-great grandchildren. Mass of Christian Burial be held at 10:30 A.M. Monday, December 5, 2016 at the St. Angela Merici Parish in Fayetteville, Ohio. Rev. Hank Albietz will be the celebrant. Visitation will be from 2:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M. Sunday at the Cahall Funeral Home in Mt. Orab, Ohio. Interment will be in the Holy Ghost Cemetery in Vera Cruz, Ohio. The Cahall Funeral Home in Mt. Orab, Ohio is serving the family. If desired, Memorial contributions may be made to The Laurels of Blanchester, 839 Cherry Street, Blanchester, Ohio 45107 or to the Alzheimer’s Association, Greater Cincinnati Chapter, 644 Linn Street, Suite 1026, Cincinnati, Ohio 45203. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.cahallfuneralhomes.com
Exeter, NH – Professor Donald H. Layton, 81, passed away October 22, 2016, after a long battle with a genetic lung disease. He was born on April 23, 1935 on a farm outside Russellville, OH, the third of five children of the late Harry O. and Frances (Harman) Layton. Don graduated from R u s s e l l v i l l e - J e ff e r s o n High School in 1952, and received a B.A. in political science from Northwestern University in 1956 and a B.S. in education from Ohio State in 1959 where he pursued further graduate study in political science. After teaching in secondary schools in Columbus, OH, and suburban Chicago, Don earned a master’s degree at Harvard University where he was a teaching fellow and later earned a PHD in educational administration at the University of Chicago where he was a Laverne Noyes Fellow. In 1968, he was appointed to the faculty of the University of California, Los Angeles, where he taught for five-and-a-half years. In 1973, he accepted a professorship in education at the State University of New York at Albany from which he retired in 1991. Over his academic career, Professor Layton was active in a number of professional organizations and an editor of several academic publications. In 1969, he was one of the organizing members of the Politics of Education Association and later served as president and historian of the group. The Association honored him with its first Distinguished Service Award in 1994 and the David L. Colton Award in 2007. Don travelled extensively throughout the world and was invited to serve short term academic positions in Australia, Canada, and England. In recent years he was a resident of the Avila Retirement Community in Albany. He leaves to mourn hiss loss two brothers and two sisters; Robert (deceased November 16, 2016) and wife Carolyn of Portsmouth, NH; David H. and wife Brenda Layton of Russellville, OH; Mary Evelyn and husband Aristotle Roussos of Lebanon, OH; and Andrea Wilkerson and her husband Clarence of Lake Waynoka, OH, eleven nieces, nephews and 23 great nieces and nephews. Interment will be at the convenience of the family in the Linwood Cemetery, Russellville, OH. To view Donald’s memorial website and to sign his tribute wall, visit www.RemickGendron.com
There will be a 25 Cent Fundraiser raffle to benefit the Brown County Humane Society on Friday Dec 9th at Southern Hills Career and Technical on Hamer RD in Georgetown. Tis the season to remember all of God's creatures-come support BCHS, they act as the voice of those who can't
speak for themselves. The night will be filled with guest vendors as well as our regular ones to help with your holiday shopping. including homemade baked goods. The doors open at 6 p.m., the fun starts at 7. Food will be available as well as a silent auction and a split the pot.
Quarter raffle to be held for humane society
C Ripley Life Squad h December Bingo r Specials i s t Wednesdays & Saturdays in December m a s 3 Games at $1,000; 7 Games at $150 N e w Y e a r s E v e
Must Have 115 $20.00 Buy-In
Christmas Bingo Special 12/21 FREE FOOD No Bingo on Christmas Eve.
New Years Eve Bingo! Rock in 2017 With US! $6,000 Payout with 125 Players
799 South Second St., Ripley, Ohio
937-392-4900
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MACHINISTS PAS Technologies Inc. (www.pas-technologies.com), a privately held corporation, provides cost-effective OEM and MRO solutions for the aerospace, oil and gas, and Industrial Gas Turbine markets. By using innovative and proprietary high-technology processes, along with solutions licensed from OEMs, PAS Technologies provides considerable value for customers whose components are exposed to high wear, high heat, and corrosive environments. The Company’s highly engineered and innovative products are world-renowned for advanced technology and unsurpassed reliability. PAS Technologies Inc. has operations globally and services an international customer base. PAS Technologies in Hillsboro, Ohio continues to grow, and we need skilled machinists for all shifts. Lathe and Milling Machinists: Must be self-starters and be able to work independently. Will operate machining equipment that could include milling, turning and grinding. Complete your own set-ups, follow our job routers, prove out parts and edit programs as needed. Must be experienced with micrometers and calipers and have a basic understanding of machine shop practices. Will be required to read and interpret blueprints. Must have 3+ years of related experience. A Trade School Certificate is preferred. Position requires a stable work history and good mechanical skills. PAS Technologies offers a safe work environment, competitive wages, and a full benefits package. To apply, complete an application, between 8:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., 214 Hobart Drive, Hillsboro, Ohio 45133, fax resume to 937.840.1002, e-mail brenda_dailey@pas-technologies.com or apply at www.careerbuilders.com Only those candidates selected for further employment screening will receive a reply beyond this message. An Equal Opportunity Employer Strongly Committed to Workplace Diversity M/F/D/V
PINE RIDGE PINE VILLAGE RESIDENTIAL HOMES INC
NOW HIRING DIRECT SUPPORT STAFF/STNA’S FULL & PART TIME POSITIONS AVAILABLE • 2ND & 3RD SHIFTS DIRECT CARE STAFF 11.50 PER HOUR STNA’S 13.00 PER HOUR
QUALIFICATION’S INCLUDE: PASS A DRUG SCREEN • CLEAN BACKGROUND CHECK • VALID DRIVERS LICENSE • HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA/GED • 18 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER • STNA’S MUST CARRY A CURRENT VALID CERTIFICATION YOU WILL BE ASSISTING INDIVIDUALS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES IN THEIR HOME AND COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENT’S
SIGN ON BONUS OF $800.00
( after 400 hours worked ) Employee health insurance plan paid by the company, Vacation pay , Birthday pay, Aflac APPLY AT 146 NORTH 3RD STREET WILLIAMSBURG OHIO 45176 M-F 9 AM - 5 PM
HELP WANTED
HIRING ROOFERS!!! Commercial & residential. Hiring sheet metal mechanic for shop & field work. Also hiring steel building erectors. Apply in person at: 789 US Hwy 50 Milford, OH 45150. 513-965-9200.
DRIVERS: DEDICATED OPENINGS! $3,000.00 Orientation Completion Bonus! Platinum Orientation - flight, with upscale lodging and meals. 1 year Class-A Call Today: 1-855-450-2267.
LOOKING TO IMMEDIATELY fill positions for Experienced Footer & Poured Wall people. Will need to have transportation to shop. For more information & to complete an application: Cincinnati Wall Contractors 4154 Half Acre Rd. Batavia, OH 45103 Call with any questions 513-543-9051 EXPERIENCED ROUGH FRAMER or Carpenter’s Helper needed, new construction. MUST HAVE Transportation & Phone. Call 513-752-1606 leave message.
D R I V E R S WANTED. Class ACDL. Local and over the road. 606-7768627.
WE HAVE JOBS!!!! Landscape, General Labor Window Mfg., Construction Painters, Material Handlers Shipping, Warehouse Inspectors, Packers, Electrician, machine Operators/maintenance, Welders, Construction. Call 513-842-8000 today for an immediate interview! or apply online at www.expresspros.com Select the Cincinnati East office. EXPRESS EMPLOYM E N T PROFESSIONALS
ACTIVITIES COORDINATOR NEEDED Have fun at work! Schedule outings, attend community happenings, develop & implement on-site projects & work with others! We are a nonprofit social service company in need of creative & highly motivated team members! This position requires flexible hours. We also have a part time, second shift job site coordinator position open. Applicants must have GED/Diploma, clean driving record, able to pass DOT physical & drug screen, & have a clean background check. Contact us at 937-378-2786 Ext. 3 for more information!
NOW HIRING! SENIOR HOMECARE UNLIMITED, LLC., a rapidly growing company in Mt. Orab, Ohio is seeking
CNA's, STNA's & HHA's IN ADAMS, BROWN AND HIGHLAND COUNTIES. If you enjoy working with the elderly and a flexible schedule please contact us at
937-444-0930
ROUTE CARRIERS Taking Phone Applications for Clermont Sun Publishing & Brown County Press Routes available in Bethel, Batavia, Williamsburg & Mt. Orab 1-800-404-3157 or 513-732-2511 Call Tuesday ONLY 8:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Ask for Connie
HELP WANTED PRESS ROOM HELPER
The Clermont Sun Publishing Co. is seeking a full/part-time Press Room Helper. No experience necessary. Monday - Friday third shift Please apply at:
The Clermont Sun 465 E. Main St. Batavia, Ohio 45103
AUTO BODY or AUTO MECHANIC Must have own tools, references and experience. VANDEMARK COMPANY
513-797-7278
RESIDENTIAL ROOFER Transportation & driver’s license required. Pay according to experience. Apply in person at: 789 US Hwy 50 Milford, OH 45150. 513-965-9200.
FULL TIME EXPERIENCED MEDICAL ASSISTANT needed for a busy Batavia practice. Epic knowledge a plus. Hours are Mon.-Fri. 9am-5:30pm. No weekends. Send resume with salary requirements to: Practice Administrator 2055 Hospital Dr. Suite 300 Batavia, OH 45103 or email resume to clermontinternists2@gmail.com. NO phone calls please. DRIVERS: REGIONAL. Home Weekly/ BiWeekly Guaranteed. Paid Loaded & Empty/Rider Program. No-Touch, Benefits & Monthly Bonuses. 877-758-3905.
DRIVERS WANTED Tanker Endorsement needed, earn up to $300 a day, 2 years experience, Class A CDL, local hauling $500 Sign-on Bonus (See details at TCB office) Call TCB Trucking 513-309-7559 513-625-8183
HIRING EMT’S all levels. $12/hr., $15 for Medics. $2 per hour Sunday premium. Flexible hours. No night shifts. Call Grace Copple at 937-213-2926 or Prestige Patient Transport 937-690-6100.
A Family Business for Over 35 Years ************ CDL-A Driver $1,000 sign on Bonus 2 years experience Percentage Pay Health Insurance Vacation + Holiday Regional Position 513-724-7140
HIRING CAREGIVERS! Clermont & Brown County openings. Helping seniors to remain at home by providing non-medical care. All shifts. Home Instead Senior Care Call 513230-5111
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EDITOR
The Clermont Sun, a local newspaper covering Clermont County, Ohio, is looking for an editor. This position includes covering education, local government other news and features, in addition to photography and editing. This role also includes updating the website, managing social media accounts and laying out two newspapers a week. A degree in journalism or experience in journalism is preferred. A successful candidate will possess strong writing, editing and management skills. Experience working with QuarkXPress and Adobe Photoshop is helpful.
Send resume, cover letter and three clips to:
kcantwell@clermontsun.com.
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY Sun Publishing Group, a family-owned community media company based in Batavia, Ohio, with newspapers, websites, magazines and specialty publications is looking for a talented design and pagination artist to help take our company to the next level in community marketing/layout. We are a young company with a long history of community newspapers and websites looking to expand our presence in web and graphic design to fit the needs of a changing social environment. If you have a natural eye for design and layout with the knowledge of QuarkXPress and Adobe InDesign this could be a perfect fit for you. There is also a need to understand and use an ad tracking software to place the ads in each publication. This position would be working with existing staff on designing newspaper ads, layouts of newspapers and design websites for four different newspapers. The successful candidate will have a Bachelor’s degree with emphasis in Graphics design and/or three years experience newspaper or print design. The position has a Monday-Friday work schedule.
Send your resume to Scott.t.champion@gmail.com AN INDEPENDENT TRUCK & EQUIPMENT REPAIR BUSINESS in Batavia, OH is looking for experienced, Qualified Technicians. Candidates should have tooling & be able to perform repairs on various brands of diesel powered equipment. Contact Matt @ (513)732-3333.
FAMILY ORIENTED GROUP HOME is seeking part/full time workers. This will require some eek wend shifts. Job requirements are as follows: High School diploma/GED, valid drivers license, car insurance, clean background & an upbeat attitude. NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY - will train. Please contact the Hoovler Home, Heather Cooper 937-515-2439 or Carolyn Hoovler 937-446-3019. APTS UNFURNISHED
1 & 2 BR APARTMENTS Williamsburg, all utilities included except electric. 513-724-7802.
GET MORE FOR YOUR MONEY! New deluxe 1-3 BR apartments in Mt. Orab. Prices range from $620-$1200. These are a must see! 937-444-3043. MT. ORAB - 55 & older community. New construction WINTER SPECIAL! FIRST MONTH FREE! Call today! 937-444-1708
WAITING LIST NOW OPEN Owensville Commons Apartments
is currently accepting applications for 1br apartments for 62 years of age or older, handicapped/disabled regardless of age. Applications taken M-F 9:30am-3:30pm. 513-732-6935 TDD# 1-800-750-0750 “This institution is an equal opportunity provider & employer.”
BATAVIA - 2 &3 bedroom apartments available with open wait list. Accepting applications M-F, 9am-4pm. Apartments are income based. 513-732-3804 FELICITY GARRISON PLACE SENIOR APARTMENTS 62 & OVER Rent Subsidized Free Utilities Secure Bldg. On-site laundry Pets allowed 513-876-3590 TTY 800-750-0750 VERY NICE & CLEAN 3 BR, 1.5BA near 62 & 32. NO SMOKING! NO PETS! $695/month plus deposit. 937-515-0210 GEORGETOWN SQUARE Equipped kitchen. 1-bedroom. Very clean. Perfect for young couple or retired individuals. No pets. $485 month. References & deposit required. 513-625-4371.
NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS
for 1 & 2 bedroom apartments at:
Markley Square Apartments located at 610 MARKLEY AVE. GEORGETOWN, OH 45121 or call for details at
937-378-6460
Stove, refrigerator, and on site laundry. RENT BASED ON INCOME TDD #419-526-0466
“This institution is an equal opportunity provider.”
IMMEDIATE OCCUPANCY! $99 deposit - 1st month free WITH RESTRICTIONS
NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS for 1 & 2 bedroom apartments at: Georgetown 1 Apartments: 401 Marshall Ave. Georgetown, OH 45121 APPLY AT: 610 MARKLEY AVE. GEORGETOWN, OH 45121
or call for details at:
937-378-6460
Stove, refrigerator, and on site laundry. Possibility of rental assistance. "Metro Accepted" TDD #419-526-0466 “This institution is an equal opportunity provider.”
HOUSES FOR RENT
GEORGETOWN LARGE 2BR HOUSE. Basement. High efficiency furnace. No Pets. $600 rent, $600 deposit. 937-483-6314. THE BROWN METROPOLITAN HOUSING AUTHORITY is currently accepting applications for three bedroom, single family homes located in Ripley, Ohio. To qualify, applicants must have 4-6 members in their household and be income eligible. Applications are accepted Monday-Friday, 8:30 am-11:00am & 1:00-4:00 pm. You may complete an application at the office located at 406 West Plum Street, Room 99, Georgetown Ohio. You will need to bring evidence of birth (Birth Certificate, Insurance Card, School records) and a social security card for each family member. The Brown Metropolitan Housing Authority offers Equal Opportunity Housing.
HOUSES FOR RENT
HOME FOR RENT in Georgetown. Available 1/1/17. 3br ranch located across from McDonald’s. Very nice home & location. $700 monthly rent +deposit. 937-378-3006 after 5pm. BEAUTIFUL SPACIOUS 4 bedroom, 2 bath, 2 car garage home to rent ASAP in Mt. Orab. Located near WB schools. Kitchen appliances included. Over 1800 sq ft. living space. NO pets. Tenants responsible for water, electric, and lawn maintenance. 1yr lease, deposit required. Call 937-213-1548 or go to www.tristaterental management.com for more information & to download an application. MOBILE HOMES FOR RENT
2BR, 1BA, nice deck & yard in small park in Georgetown; No pets. 945 S. Main St., $425/month. 513-519-5372.
Email your ad to: classifieds@clermontsun.com
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GARAGE/ PARKING/ STORAGE
GARAGE FOR RENT CHEAP!! 9x18 garage with concrete floor and roll-up door. No car/boat repair, etc. FOR STORAGE ONLY. $65.00 per month Call Bill 513-383-4084 14 North Third Street Ripley, Ohio 45167 HOUSES FOR SALE
GEORGETOWN BRICK RANCH, 3 bedroom, 2 full bath, living room, eatin kitchen, family room, utility room. New roof. 2 car detached garage- own heated & drain. $150,000. 937-3783093 SEWING & ALTERATIONS
FOR ALL YOUR SEWING NEEDS for you, your family & your home. Call 937-444-4276. Reasonable rates, expert service.
EXPERIENCED SEAMSTRESS offering sewing & alterations. Willing to travel or work from home. Call Pat at 937444-4627
MISC. FOR RENT
HALL RENTAL Two halls available for rent. One hall is 4000 sq. ft. w/complete kitchen. Second hall holds 175 people. Call for pricing. 937378-4330. MOBILE HOMES, FOR SALE
1990 REDMAN RIVERVIEW 14X70, 2 BR, 1 BA., metal on metal $2000 down, $500 month 513-505-8311 or 859446-3554
ABANDONED DOUBLEWIDEplease take over. $3500 Deposit required 859-371-2140
1990 FLEETWOOD 14X70, 2BR., 2BA., metal on metal. $2000 down, $500 month. 513-505-8311 or 859446-3554 2000 FLEETWOOD double wide 3bdr 2bath in Sardinia for sale. Sits on 4 acres. Land is not for sale. Lot rent is $350. Trailer can be moved if you’d like. New roof & gutters 11/2015. Price $36,500 call or text 513-283-5086.
FIREWOOD
SEASONED GRADE A #1 FIREWOOD. All hard wood mostly Ash and Oak. Delivery available or pickup. Call 937-515-4012 or 513-384-1505 FOR SALE SEASONED FIREWOOD & OUTSIDE FURNACE WOOD All year round. Local. I would like to haul 14’ dump loads. Scott Malott 937-213-3193 MISC. NOTICES
Trying to locate PATRICIA L. FESTAGALLO. Please contact me at your earliest convenience at 757-287-1218
WANTED TO BUY
CASH PAID TODAY! Antiques, jewelry, furniture, appliances, gold silver, records, tools, all collectibles, household, estates, used cars. 30 year buyer - almost anything! 937-3782850, 937-378-2399, 513-348-5870 or 513256-8623.
PETS & SUPPLIES 3 FEMALE PUPPIES Tiny balls of fur! Mother - registered Maltese, father Maltese/Toy Poodle mix. $300 each 937-378-6097
HAY AND GRAIN
MIXED HAY for sale 5x5 round bales $30, also square bales $4 937-618-1410
HAY FOR SALE Mixed grass, hay 4x5 round bales, & small square bales (937) 725-5050 MISC. FOR SALE
FOR SALE Butcher Beef Buy half of half, half or whole. Bookings & delivery available December & January. Call Hattan Farms 937-780-6401.
AURARA WOOD BURNING FIREPLACE INSERT 26” wide, 25” high, 19” deep. Door opening 10 1/2”. Has a setup to use a blower. Good condition. $125.00 937-3791471 no answer, leave message.
Ripley Bee
MISC. FOR SALE
GYM EQUIPMENT for sale. Schwinn Recumbent Bike & Bodyguard Executive Step Stair Climber; $100 each or $150 for both. Call 513-310-7800.
COMMEERATIVE COKE BOTTLES Mainly 6 packs - still full. Nascar, Kings Island anniversary & UK Championship 1998 - Almost 100 bottles: $100. 1948 Cinderella Pinball Machine - fair condition. $400. 937-4443460 FOR SALE Butcher Hogs Delivery & bookings available. Call Hattan Farms 937-780-6401. TRUCKS FOR SALE
2014 CADILLAC ESCALADE ESV PLATINUM EDITION 6.2L V8, AWD, Automatic, 64k Miles, Black Raven, Stock Number: # 36627A. $40,998 HOLMAN MOTORS, INC. 1-888-516-0222
TRUCKS FOR SALE
2016 DODGE CHALLENGER SRT 392 6.4L V8, RWD, 255 Miles, Grey, Stock Number: #37851A, $50, 998 HOLMAN MOTORS, INC. 1-888-516-0222 AUTOS FOR SALE
2006 BUICK LUCERNE CXL V6, 3.8L V6, FWD, Automatic, 121k Miles, White, Stock Number: #37632A $4,998 HOLMAN MOTORS, INC. 1-888-516-0222 2013 HYUNDAI GENESIS COUPE 2.0T R-SPEC 2.0L 4 Cyls, RWD, Manual, 26k Miles, Black, Stock Number: #GH7520A $16,998 HOLMAN MOTORS, INC. 1-888-516-0222
2012 CHEVROLET EQUINOX 1LT, 2.4L 4 Cyls, FWD, Automatic, 77k Miles, Mocha Steel Metallic, Stock Number: #37232A, $13,998 HOLMAN MOTORS, INC. 1-888-516-0222
Real Estate Auction 1019 Lawrence St., Ripley, OH
December 17, 2016 @ 12:00 noon
This home is located in the heart of upper Ripley near the IGA grocery store. It has 4 bedrooms, one bath, dining area and cute kitchen. This house would make a wonderful starter home for a young couple or a downsized retirement home. Heirs have agreed to a very marketable price.
Terms on Real Estate: 10% down payment the day of the Auction, balance on delivery of deed, within 30 days. Real Estate sells as is. Real Estate sells subject to confirmation by sellers on day of Auction. Any inspections that the buyer requires shall be conducted prior to auction date at the buyer’s expense. Information presented here is derived from sources deemed reliable but not warranted by the seller or their representatives. All announcements made day of auction take precedence over previous verbal or printed material. Sibcy Cline will be acting as the agent.
“The Campbell Group” of Sibcy Cline Realtors
937-392-4308
VIEW THESE & MANY OF OUR OTHER AUCTIONS & REAL ESTATE LISTINGS AT:
www.campbellauctioneers.com
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Hard play finally pays off for Lady Jays Ripley Bee
Ripley girls top West Union BY WADE LINVILLE THE RIPLEY BEE
After facing some stiff competition in the early season of play to start off with an 0-3 record, hard play finally paid off for the Ripley-Union-LewisHuntington Lady Jays on Monday, Dec. 5, as they were able to pull off a 3733 win over the visiting West Union Lady Dragons to mark their first win of the season. The Lady Jays were backed by a solid offensive performance from senior guard Kursten Prater, who shot for eight points in the first half to help lift Ripley to a 20-11 halftime lead. The Lady Jays entered Monday's league contest against West Union coming off a 54-53 loss in overtime to the Georgetown Lady G-Men while on the road Dec. 3. Ripley senior Kacy Gilkerson cruised down the court for a quick score to cut the Georgetown lead to 44-43 with just under 40 seconds to go in the fourth quarter. After a timeout, Ripley senior Kassey Arnett stole an in-bounds pass, only to
get wrapped up by Georgetown sophomore Amaya Lovell for a dual possession with the possession arrow in favor of the Lady G-Men. Then it was Ripley sophomore Carlee Daulton coming through with a steal in the full-court defense, leading to a field goal by Arnett that would tie the game at 45 apiece in the final seconds, sending the game into overtime. A hit free throw by Gilkerson put the Lady Jays on top 46-45 in the early minutes of overtime, but a three-pointer by Georgetown sophomore Kim Seigla put the Lady G-Men on top 48-46. With the G-Men clinging tight to a narrow lead, a bucket by Daulton trimmed the Georgetown lead to 49-48. Lovell came through with a score on transition to expand the Georgetown lead to 51-48, but the Lady Jays kept fighting. With one minute to go in overtime it was Daulton sinking a jump-shot to cut the Georgetown lead to 5251. A steal and score by Georgetown sophomore
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Kennedy Underwood would put the Lady G-Men up 54-51 in the final seconds, and scoring would end with Gilkerson sinking a basket from close range just before the final buzzer sounded. Leading all scorers in the Dec. 3 non-league game at Georgetown was Kim Seigla with 23 points, sinking a total of six threepointers. Underwood finished with 10 points. Leading the Lady Jays in scoring was Gilkerson with 17 points, while Daulton finished with 14 points. RULH 15 4 13 13 8 – 53 GHS 15 15 6 9 9 – 54
Ripley (53): Gilkerson 6 5-10 17, Daulton 5 3-7 14, Arnett 4 0-0 9, Kirk 3 0-0 6, Prater 1 4-6 7. Threepointers: Arnett 1, Prater 1, Daulton 1. Team: 19 12-23 53.
Georgetown (54): Kim Seigla 8 1-3 23, Underwood 4 2-4 10, Kassidy Seigla 2 0-1 6, H. Gregory 0 1-2 1, Carter 2 0-0 4, Lovell 2 2-4 6, Thomas 2 0-0 4. Threepointers: Kim Seigla 6, Kassidy Seigla 2. Team: 20 6-14 54.
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Ripley’s Kacy Gilkerson goes up strong against Georgetown’s Kassidy Seigla during the Dec. 3 non-league contest at Georgetown.
Lady Warriors unbeaten at 3-0 BY WADE LINVILLE THE RIPLEY BEE
Sheets records 450th career win
The Eastern Lady Warriors upped their record to 3-0 on the season by defeating the Peebles Lady Indian 50-39 in Monday night's round of hoop action. The Lady Warriors were on their home court for their third game of the season Dec. 5, a Southern Hills Athletic Conference bout that saw Eastern's 6'0” junior Mikayla Farris lead Eastern in scoring with 16 points, providing her team with steady scoring throughout. Eastern sophomore
Alexa Pennington also had a good night on the offensive end, finishing with 12 points off a pair of threepointers, one two-point field goal, and four-of-four shooting from the foul line. Eastern sophomore Morgan Reynolds contributed nine points in the Lady Warrior victory. Leading all scorers in the game was Peebles' McKinlee Ryan with 19 points. The Lady Warriors are back in action on their home court Dec. 8, playing host to the Manchester Lady Greyhounds who come off Monday's loss at Fayetteville.
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Fayetteville-Perry varsity girls basketball coach Toby Sheets recorded his 450th career win on Monday night as his Lady Rockets claimed a victory over the visiting Manchester Lady Greyhounds.
Lady Rockets roll past Manchester BY WADE LINVILLE THE RIPLEY BEE
The Fayetteville-Perry varsity girls basketball coach Toby Sheets recorded his 450th victory on Dec. 5 as his Lady Rockets put together a big second
half to capture a 68-51 win over the visiting Manchester Lady Greyhounds. Looking back to the start of his coaching career, Sheets never imagined reaching the 450 milestone.
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Fayetteville’s Cecilia Murphy shot for 21 points and pulled down 12 rebounds to record a double-double in the Lady Rockets’ Dec. 5 win over Manchester.
“I just wanted to win one,” said Sheets, as he reflected on his start as the Fayetteville varsity girls coach. “It (450 career wins) means a lot because of the tradition we have here. The tradition of all of the good players I've coached is what I'm most proud of.” Sheets is in his 29th season as head of the Fayetteville-Perry girls basketball program, and Monday's league victory would up the overall record for this year's Lady Rockets to 3-0 and their Southern Hills Athletic Conference record to 2-0. After leading by only two at halftime (27-25), the Lady Rockets ignited early on in the second half, expanding their lead to 4030 in the early minutes of the third quarter. After getting their transition game going after halftime break, the Lady Rockets continued to fire on all cylinders, grabbing rebound after rebound and scoring basket after basket to outscore the Lady Hounds 41-26 in a high scoring second half. After going scoreless in the first half, Fayetteville's sophomore point guard, Cecilia Murphy, racked up 21 points off seven field goals and six-of-nine
shooting from the charity stripe in the second half. The 5'6” point guard would also hammer the boards for 12 rebounds giving her a double-double, while also dishing out eight assists and snatching six steals in an impressive court performance. “She's true grit,” Sheets said of Murphy. “She's a heck of a rebounder. She has great instinct and jumping ability. She never Provided/The Ripley Bee gives up and plays hard. Coming in as a freshman to Eastern’s Morgan Reynolds shoots from the charity run point on varsity last stripe in the Lady Warriors’ Dec. 5 win over Peebles. year takes so much off of a coach's mind, knowing that you're set at the point guard position for the next four years. She's a pleasure to coach.” She wasn't the only Lady Rocket to have a big night. Senior guard Taylor Cornett provided the Lady Rockets with consistent scoring throughout Monday's game, shooting for 16 points to go along with five assists. Fayetteville's 6'3” freshman center, Margo Thompson, was the second Lady Rocket to record a double-double against the Lady Hounds, shooting for 14 points and pulling down 17 rebounds. Provided/The Ripley Bee Sophomore forward Eastern’s Mikayla Farris defends the high post during
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Nearly 67,000 deer checked during Ohio's week-long gun hunting season PRESS RELEASE THE RIPLEY BEE
Hunters checked 66,759 white-tailed deer during Ohio’s 2016 deergun hunting season, Nov. 28-Dec. 4, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR). Last year, hunters checked 73,392 deer over the weeklong deer-gun season. Two days (Saturday, Dec. 17, and Sunday, Dec. 18) of deer-gun season remain. The muzzleloader season is Jan. 710, 2017, and archery season remains open through Sunday, Feb. 5, 2017. The ODNR Division of Wildlife remains committed to properly managing Ohio’s deer populations. The goal of Ohio’s Deer Management Program is to provide a deer population that maximizes recreational opportunities, while minimizing conflicts with landowners and motorists.
Hunting Popularity Hunting is the best and most effective management tool for maintaining Ohio’s healthy deer population. Ohio ranks fifth nationally in resident hunters and 11th in the number of jobs associated with hunting-related industries. Hunting has a more than $853 million economic impact in Ohio through the sale of equipment, fuel, food, lodging and more, according to the National Shooting Sports Foundation’s Hunting in America: An
Economic Force for Conservation publication. ODNR ensures a balance between wise use and protection of our natural resources for the benefit of all. Visit the ODNR website at ohiodnr.gov. A list of all whitetailed deer checked by hunters during the weeklong 2016 deer-gun hunting season is shown below. The first number following the county’s name shows the harvest numbers for 2016, and the 2015 numbers are in parentheses. Adams: 1,082 (1,585); Allen: 363 (387); Ashland: 1,225 (1,232); Ashtabula: 1,946 (2,002); Athens: 1,377 (1,666); Auglaize: 268 (299); Belmont: 1,360 (1,516); Brown: 823 (1,054); Butler: 289 (338); Carroll: 1,494 (1,576); Champaign: 356 (419); Clark: 184 (207); Clermont: 542 (776); Clinton: 260 (292); Columbiana: 1,307 (1,458); Coshocton: 2,325 (2,419); Crawford: 569 (576); Cuyahoga: 47 (46); Darke: 259 (282); Defiance: 773 (865); Delaware: 411 (418); Erie: 206 (192); Fairfield: 681 (760); Fayette: 108 (125); Franklin: 157 (133); Fulton: 362 (361); Gallia: 1,211 (1,523); Geauga: 479 (508); Greene: 203 (220); Guernsey: 1,885 (1,995); Hamilton: 155 (252); Hancock: 454 (486); Hardin: 477 (542); Harrison: 1,573 (1,664);
Henry: 345 (365); Highland: 948 (1,189); Hocking: 1,288 (1,592); Holmes: 1,484 (1,362); Huron: 1,074 (1,006); Jackson: 1,031 (1,323); Jefferson: 1,138 (1,169); Knox: 1,942 (1,755); Lake: 167 (160); Lawrence: 795 (1,020); Licking: 1,609 (1,865); Logan: 639 (765); Lorain: 683 (637); Lucas: 129 (113); Madison: 158 (147); Mahoning: 594 (556); Marion: 403 (363); Medina: 604 (545); Meigs: 1,373 (1,544); Mercer: 262 (235); Miami: 196 (235); Monroe: 1,131 (1,316); Montgomery: 103 (128); Morgan: 1,179 (1,418); Morrow: 626 (584); Muskingum: 2,112 (2,283); Noble: 1,271 (1,333); Ottawa: 105 (97); Paulding: 425 (523); Perry: 1,156 (1,340); Pickaway: 270 (345); Pike: 753 (954); Portage: 559 (553); Preble: 235 (284); Putnam: 274 (304); Richland: 1,228 (1,222); Ross: 1,102 (1,264); Sandusky: 219 (258); Scioto: 890 (1,164); Seneca: 835 (779); Shelby: 334 (387); Stark: 798 (863); Summit: 174 (167); Trumbull: 1,144 (1,142); Tuscarawas: 2,045 (1,999); Union: 271 (336); Van Wert: 211 (237); Vinton: 1,111 (1,440); Warren: 236 (319); Washington: 1,502 (1,738); Wayne: 730 (683); Williams: 655 (823); Wood: 286 (293); Wyandot: 716 (696). Total: 66,759 (73,392).
close range just before the final buzzer sounded. Leading all scorers in the Dec. 3 non-league
game at Georgetown was Kim Seigla with 23 points, sinking a total of six threepointers.
Lady G-Men stand at 3-2 BY WADE LINVILLE THE RIPLEY BEE
The Georgetown Lady G-Men stood at a 3-2 overall record after topping the Ripley-UnionLewis-Huntington Lady Jays in 54-53 in overtime at Georgetown on Dec. 3, but then falling to a talented Lynchburg-Clay Lady Mustang squad on Monday, Dec. 5. After the first quarter ended 15-15, the Lady GMen outscored the Lady Jays 15-4 in the second quarter to hold a 30-19 lead at halftime. The Lady Jays returned to outscore the Lady GMen 13-6 in the third quarter to cut the Georgetown lead to 36-32, and went on to outscore the Georgetown squad 139 in the fourth quarter to send the game into overtime. A steal and score by Georgetown sophomore Kennedy Underwood would put the Lady GMen up 54-51 in the final seconds, and scoring would end with Gilkerson sinking a basket from
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Fayetteville’s 6’3” freshman center Margo Thompson rises for a score in the Lady Rockets Dec. 5 win over Manchester.
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Hannah Wiederhold marked the fourth Lady Rocket to reach double figures in scoring and the third to record a doubledouble in Monday's bout at Fayetteville, shooting for 10 points and grabbing 11 boards.
“I felt like we probably could have pressed them and we could have played some man-to-man (defense) but I like the two-three zone because typically you don't foul a lot and you get some fast break opportunities. Once we started getting some baskets in transition, I thought we would stick to that plan,” Sheets
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Georgetown’s Kennedy Underwood drives to the hoop while tightly guarded by Ripley’s Kassey Arnett in the Dec. 3 non-league contest at Georgetown.
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said of the win over Manchester. “The third quarter we came out really hot and they were missing some of the three's they were taking. Once we got to an eight to 10 point lead I felt like we should just stick to the same plan.” The Lady Rockets entered Monday's league contest coming off a 5045 win at Ripley on Dec. 1. Cornett led the Lady Rockets in scoring at Ripley with 19 points while also pulling down seven rebounds and passing for three assists. Murphy finished with 11 points, five assists and seven rebounds. Wiederhold fired for 10 points to go along with seven rebounds in the Lady Rockets' Dec. 1 victory on the road. The Lady Rockets were scheduled to face the Clermont Northeastern Lady Rockets in a nonleague contest at CNE on Dec. 7 and on Dec. 8 were scheduled to host the West Union Lady Dragons for an SHAC contest. The Lady Rockets are back in action on their home court Monday, Dec. 12, hosting the BethelTate Lady Tigers for a non-league game.
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Fayetteville’s Taylor Cornett fires from three-point range in the Lady Rockets’ Dec. 5 win over Manchester.
Fayetteville (68): Murphy 7 6-9 21, Cornett 7 2-2 16, Thompson 7 0-0 14, Wiederhold 5 0-3 10, Moore 2 0-0 5, Lynch 1 0-0 2. Three-pointers: Moore 1, Murphy 1. Team: 29 8-14 68.
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RULH Elementary presents ‘You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown!’
The students of RULH Elementary presented ‘You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown, on Nov. 18 and 19. A cast of 38 students in preschool through 4th grade taught what happiness was all about . The revised version of the original 1968 production features Charlie Brown, Lucy, Schroeder, Linus, Sally and the lovable Snoopy. Additional roles were added to showcase the talent that comprises the RULH student body. From the showstoppers of “Beethoven Day” and “My New Philosophy” to the series of vignettes, ‘You’re a Good Man,
Charlie Brown!’ proves that we’re all just a kid at heart. ‘You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown!’ is based on the comic strip “Peanuts” by Charles M. Schulz. Book, Music and Lyrics by Clark M. Gesner. Additional dialogue by Michael Mayer. Additional music and lyrics by Andrew Lippa. Original Direction for this version of “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown” by Michael Mayer, originally produced in New York by Arthur Whitelaw and Gene Person. Cast members included: Austin Manning, Lillian Gray, Reese Brown, Kendra Padgett, Clay
Fossitt, Judah Jones, Madison Steelman, Gaige Rigdon, Gabby Himes, Harper Brown, Harmony Fowler, JJ Cable, Hannah Hauke, Nick Williams, Leslie Abbott, Will Dragoo, Brooklynn Parker, Kirklin Abbott, Gracie Gibbs, Alyssa Bradford, Jenaya Starrett, Skyler Pollock, Alexis Tucker, Brooklyn Manning, Harlie Polley, Sadie Gross, Autumn Graves, Kinley Rigdon, Katelynn Brooks, Caitlynn Tonti, Paige Brown, Alaina Cracraft, Lydia Cracraft, Henry Trapp, Amillion Brown, Chance Riley, Conner Lomax, Shade Kendrick and Kaden Hazelwood.
RULH Middle School Music Department wows audience
The Ripley-UnionLewis-Huntington Middle School Music Department presented The Best Christmas Pageant Ever on Friday, Dec. 2 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 4 at 2 p.m. The Herdmans are the worst kids in the history of the world. They lie, steal, smoke cigars, swear, and hit little kids. So no one is prepared when this outlaw Provided family invades church one This shows one of the scenes from the RULH Middle Sunday and decides to take School’s production of ‘The Best Christmas Pageant over the annual Christmas Ever.’ pageant. Based on the novel that has delighted audiences since its publication in 1971, this charming play will start your holiday off with a laugh as the Herdmans teach everyone the true meaning of the season. The cast was comprised of students from 5th through 8th grades. While many students have been in previous productions of the RULH MS Music Department, the cast featured many newcomers. With so many talented kids, there will be many Provided/The Ripley Bee great productions coming from the department in the The cast of the recent production at RULH Middle School received rave reviews on their recent show future. The entire cast worked held Dec. 2 and 4, 2016. very hard on this production, along with Mrs. Kahrs and her production team. Both presentations were greatly enjoyed by those who attended!
Christmas Concert
The Georgetown Jr and Sr High Choirs would like to invite the community to attend their concert, "Holiday Joy", on Wednesday, December 14th at 7pm. The concert is free, but Provided/The Ripley Bee donations are gratefully accepted. Come out and The entire cast of “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever’ enjoy the sounds and held in Ripley did a great job. warmth of the season.
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The cast ( 38 in all) of the show “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown’ was performed by members of the Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington Elementary School just before Thanksgiving this year. Kids ranged from preschool through 4th grade.
Ripley Elementary Students of the Week
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Grades K-1: (L-R) Landon Corde, Trinity Nickerson, Raylee Couch, Ethan Dearing, Nevaeh Cordova, Hunter Pendell
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Grades 2-4: (L-R) Back Row: Kaylyn White, Hannah Hauke, Xander Phillips, Joshua Reed, Kirklin Abbott, Taylor Evans, Colton Clevenger, Jason Flaugher Front Row: Jasmine Young, Jordan Freeland, Alyssa Fisher
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Dinner and a show at Georgetown High School
Opening Thursday, December 8 and running through December 10 at 7 p.m. the Georgetown Jr. and Sr. high school drama clubs will present a light-hearted Christmas dinner theater at Georgetown High School. Tickets (for dinner and the play) are on sale now for $15.00 for adults and $8.00 for students (5 and up) for December 9, and December 10. The menu for Friday night is smoked chicken, green beans, and potato salad. For Saturday a smoked pork chop will accompany cole slaw and scalloped potatoes. Both meals are provided by Big “E” BBQ. December 8 will be the play without the dinner and the tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for students. Order by calling Christy Lucas at the High School Office at 937378-6370. Don’t miss out on the fun - all of your friends will be talking about it until Easter! The play is directed and managed by the students of the Georgetown High School.
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Quarterly Eastern Middle School Honor Roll
6th Grade Brandon Bailey, Lane Bailey, Kathleen Baird, Brendan Baker, Matthew Baker, Madison Belcher, Kyle Berry, Alli Bogart, Averi Bogart, Alyssia Brewer, Kaitlyn Brown, Josiah Burchell, Joshua Cantrell, Sarah Clark, Collin Colegate, Cierra Creighton, Kaleb Crooker, Hailey Daugherty, Eva Delgado, Drew Dotson, McKinzie Dotson, Jesstina Downing, Alissa Duncan, Lacey Dunseith, Sophia Edmisten, Courtney Faul, Alexander Gillespie, Nolle Hafer, Jaden Hagen, Emma Harness, Marlee Helbling, Kaylee Helton, Brianna Houghton, Alyssa Huff, Caleb Jimison, Jacqueline Jodrey, Hannah Johnson, Hannah Johnston, Hailey Jones, Kaylee Jones, Hendrix Likerman, Wyatt Lillie, Wyatt Manning, Connor Mechlin, Garrett Moran, Devin Parlier, Alyssa Perkins, Maria Perry, Logan Reinhardt, Dalaney Ruckel, Alynna Schumacher, Grace Seal, Aubree Simpson, Taylor Smith, Logan Souder, Kaylen Tabor, Bryce Van Hoy, Tyler Van Winkle, Brieanna Walker, Zachary West, Savannah White, Mackenzie Wiles. 7th Grade Christian Amburgey, Abriana Atkins, Kirsten Bailey, Madison Baldwin, Isabelle Barber, Thomas Barrow, Aaliyah Bennett, Andrew Best, Misti Bolin, Jalyn Burton, Jacob Cenci, Gaige Crabtree, Gavin Crabtree, Lois Dapper, Bailey Dotson, Natalie Dowling, Kayla Dunseith, Macey Fisher, Gabrail Francis, Mackenzie Gloff, Skylar Gould, Shelby Hampton, Haven Holsinger, Natalie Hopper, Trent Hundley, Katelyn Hurley, Jaylei Jimison, Jessica Kitchen, Karlie Klump, Haylea Lee, Mary Litzinger, Lily Martn,
Jaicee Melvin, Joseph Mingua, Drew Minton, Bryson Mitchell, Gabriel Moore, Emma Moran, Ian Munro, Paige Murphy, Jazzmine Page, Emma Prine, Jenna Puckett, Hannah Quickle, Sydney Rau, Avery Reynolds, Hunter Rose, Madison Sams, Carter Shideler, Cody Shular, Easton Simpson, Brooklyn Smith, Deshawn Smith, Nathaniel Smith, Alexzander Swope, Alicia Wagner, Katie Wagoner, Brayden Walters, Brooke Whaley, Carter Woollard. 8th Grade Jaiden Alcalde, Gavin Baker, Sacorra Bauer, Kayla Berry, Blake Bilyeu, Ryan Boone, Madison Borgmann, Timothy Braun, Gary Brovey, Emma Brown, Seth Brown, Ethan Burgess, Brennen Byrd, Emmalee Cook, Skylar Cowan, Ethan Daniels, Luke Dapper, Iliana Duffey, Zachary Fancher, Zachary Faul, Sydney Freeland, Evelyn Fultz, Connor Furnish, Zachary Gallant, Colton Geering, Seth Graham, Jordan Grayless, Gavin Green, Bryon Helbling, Sarah Helton, Chloe Herren, Dalton Hiser, Shelby Igo, Emily Johnson, Bryson Kennedy, Brittany Lorenz, Landis Makstaller, Kolton Mock, Emma Murrie, Karleigh Perkins, Teodessia Peters, Zoe Peters, Kristin Potts, Ysabel Ramer, Catarina Rockey, Sabrina Ruschman, Hallie Salisbury, John Sexton, Kelsie Shideler, Casey Snider, Carter Snyder, Maria Stalbosky, Julia Starrett, Ethan Tracy, Coy Unger, Andres Vargas, Colton Vaughn, Jamison Whitaker, Caitlyn Wills, Kolin Wolfe, Jacob Yockey, Alexis Young, Loralei Young, Owen Young.
A busy Winter at the Georgetown library
We are keeping busy this winter at the Georgetown Library. We continue to provide all our monthly programs to help curb your cabin fever, as the temperatures get colder. Throwback Thursday Theater will be the second Thursday of the month, at 6:00 pm. December’s movie will be Christmas with the Kranks on December 8th; and January 12th we will be showing Casablanca. The Teen Advisory Board will continue the first Thursday of every month at 6:00 pm. Join Ms. Amber on January 5th to share ideas, create, and play games. Carey’s Cooking Corner starts their third year on January 6th with a Gluten Free class. Join Carey the first Friday of every month at
2:00 pm to learn and share. Toddler and Preschool Story Time will return on January 13. Join Ms. Amber every Friday morning at 10:00 am, for a story and take home craft. We also hope to provide some new and interesting programs for our patrons in 2017. We’ll start off on Saturday, January 7th, at 1:00 pm, with “Beekeeping 101”. Join the Chris Dresel, President of the Brown County Beekeepers Association, as he shares his knowledge. He will give a presentation and answer questions on starting your own hive. For more information on these and other upcoming programs, visit www.browncountypubliclibrary.org; or call the Georgetown Library at 937-378-3197.
The Brown County Soil and Water Conservation District (Brown SWCD) Board of Supervisors is announcing the first 2017 board meeting scheduled for Wednesday, January 18, 2017 at 7:00 a.m. at 706 South Main Street, Georgetown, Ohio. Future meetings will be
held at 7:00 a.m. on the third Wednesday of each month, except for December, the meeting will be held on Wednesday, December 13th. All meetings are held at the Brown SWCD office located at 706 South Main Street, Georgetown, Ohio 45121. Meetings are open to the public.
The deadline for the annual Ohio River Sweep Poster Contest is December 16, 2016. Students in grades K-12 are invited to design a poster for the annual Ohio River Sweep in 2017. The Ohio River Sweep is a one-day cleanup project for the Ohio River and its tributaries. The volunteer event creates awareness of water quality problems caused by litter and illegal dumping. The 28th annual Ohio River Sweep will be held Saturday, June 17, 2017. Posters submitted for
this contest should encourage volunteer participation. The poster contest is open to students living in or attending schools in counties which border the Ohio River or counties which participate in the Ohio River Sweep. Fifteen prizes will be awarded: two $500 prizes and 13 $50 prizes. For further information about the poster contest or the Ohio River Sweep, contact Lisa Cochran at cochran@orsanco.org, call 1-800-359-3977 or visit OhioRiverSweep.org.
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Friday, Dec. 9th, Saturday, Dec. 10th, Sunday, Dec. 11th
Santa! - Treats - Deals - Music - Santa!
• The Ripley Federal Savings Bank will have Betty Tatman offering her delicious homemade candies on Friday starting at 10am. • Friday of RVC weekend officially starts at 5:30 with the Ripley Library Christmas Tree lighting and RULH 3-8 grade chorus providing Holiday music, the tree lighting and followed by the Friends of the Library book sale and the RVC Committee sponsored FREE Hot Chocolate Social. • Cohearts Riverhouse Restaurant is featuring Harriett Groh performing at 7:30pm – call for details 392-4819.
Friday Dec. 9 kicks off RVC with the Library Christmas Tree Lighting!
• First State Bank has SANTA! from 9am to 12pm with cookies and candy canes. • Citizens Deposit Bank will have Donuts and Danish with coffee and other treats. • Rockin’ Robin’s is having a delicious pancake and sausage breakfast fundraiser for Anita Flaugher and Wendy Blackburn and is giving away FREE small Hot Chocolate from 11am to 5pm The St. Michael’s Rosary Alter Society annual bake sale is at Rockin’ Robbins. • Olde Piano Factory Antique Mall is a must see with their beautiful holiday decorations and gift items. • Visit the Christmas store at the Ripley Florist for everything Christmas – ornaments to jewelry and more. • LuLu’s Suds at the Church of the Nazarene Craft Bazaar is giving a 5th FREE bar of soap for each 4 bar purchase. • Judith’s Attic Antiques is serving Christmas Candies and will have holiday specials. See interesting gift items. • The Ripley Church of the Nazarene is holding a huge Craft Bazaar with many vendors, the Naz Café will be open for lunch and Santa will be visiting with treats starting at 11:30am. Get your list to Santa early! • The Friends of the Library book sale is in full swing on Saturday. • Old Barn Primitives shop is having a 20% off sale and will have FREE FUDGE! • Tiny’s Shop is having a store wide Christmas Sale! • River Valley Antique Mall has 10% off all items over $10 for RVC weekend and tasty finger foods, cookies, and punch. • Visit Clarcy’s Embroidery and Crafts where they will feature free candy treats and a drawing for the tobacco stick sleigh. Welcome our new merchant to town! • The Ohio Valley Manor at Rt 68 & 62 has a wonderful gift shop and is offering 10% off the entire shop during RVC. • The Ripley Museum will be open and featuring the beautiful Angel Tree and Holiday exhibits. • The historic St. Michael Church will be open Saturday and Sunday from 1pm to 3pm with newly restored murals, and St. Michael the Archangel statue. • SANTA! will also be at the Tobacco Museum Saturday afternoon from 1pm to 4pm • The Ripley Assembly of God is having a FREE Christmas Store for all needy families. The FREE Christmas Store will be open Saturday from 1pm to 3pm and all needy families are welcome to come and shop! • The Community Concert is on Saturday night, 7pm at the Ripley First Presbyterian Church. A Reception follows in the Church's Tyler Fellowship Hall. • Be sure to stop by the Sunset Bar and Grill for a cup of Christmas cheer! • The John P. Parker House and Ripley’s Holiday Forest of Lights, a beautiful display of remembrance Lighted Christmas trees next to the Parker House on Front Street.
Saturday Dec. 10 features treats, tastes SANTA and deals!
• The tour will take place on Sunday, December 11 from 1-5 pm. Purchase tickets starting at 12:30 at the Ripley Museum.
Sunday Dec. 11 - Ripley Heritage is hosting a Christmas Candlelight House Tour.
ALL NEW! Ripley River Village Christmas “Sing-Off” will be held on Sunday afternoon during Ripley River Village Christmas.
The “Sing-Off” is open to anyone regardless of age.
First Place - $100.00 join the FUN!
SWCD meetings set
River sweep poster contest deadine
Ripley River Village Christmas Coupon Page & Taste Guide
Have a MERRY CHRISTMAS! Events and information is subject to change and availability.
NEWS
Ripley Bee
Thursday, December 8, 2016
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Calendar THURSDAY, DEC. 8 Sardinia American Legion Bingo will take place every Thursday, including Dec. 8, beginning with early bird at 7:15 p.m. and regular bingo at 7:30 p.m. For more information please call (937) 4424704. The Sardinia American Legion is located at 106 College Avenue next to the old car wash. Senior Events at Sardinia Methodist Church include Chair Volley Ball at 11 a.m., Lunch at noon for $2.50 to age 60+ seniors each Thursday, including Thursday, Dec. 8. For more info contact Glenna at (937) 446-2211. Needy Kids Christmas Quarter Raffle will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 8 at the Williamsburg American Legion, 208 East Main Street. For details call (513) 724-9915. Georgetown Village Council will met at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 8 at council chambers at the municipal building. This meeting is open to the public. Book Club for Adults will meet at 2 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 8 at the Fayetteville-Perry Library at 406 North East Street and may be reached at (513) 875-2665. Grandparents as Parents Support Group will meet every second Thursday, including Thursday, Dec. 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. Free Writer’s Group will meet each Thursday, including Dec. 8, 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) 427-4211, 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, Dec. 8, 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. SOLACE ( Surviving Our Loss and Continuing Everyday) will meet from 6 to 8 p.m. on every second Thursday of the month, including Thursday, Dec. 8. The
meeting location is at 85 Banting Drive in Georgetown. For more information please contact Debbie Otten at (937) 444-6127. Ripley’s Miracle Al-Anon/AlaTeen Group Meetings will be held every Thursday, including Dec. 8 at 7 p.m. at the Beebe Chapel, 438 Main Street in Ripley. will Alcoholics Anonymous meet 8 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 8, at St. Michael's Catholic Church, 220 S. High St., Mt. Orab. FRIDAY, DEC. 9 Celebrate Recovery will meet every Friday beginning at 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. including Friday, Dec. 9, at the Crosspoint Wesleyan Church, 300 West Main Street in Mt. Orab, in the fellowship room. This is a Christ-centered recovery program that will allow discussions on life’s hurts, hang-ups and habits. For more information call (937) 444-3370. Senior Events at Sardinia Methodist Church will offer BINGO at 11 a.m., Lunch at noon for only $2.50 for seniors age 60+ every Friday, including Friday, Dec. 9. For more information please call Glenna for reservations at (937) 446-2211. Ripley River Village Christmas will begin with a kick-off on Friday, Dec. 9 and run through Sunday, Dec. 11. Activities will be going on throughout the event. For more information contact Fred Dengler at (513) 528-5100, ext. 1 or email fredd@mikal.com. SATURDAY, DEC. 10 Mt. Orab UMC Food Pantry will operate weekly for those who qualify and live in the Western Brown School District, open on Saturday, Dec. 10. 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. George A. Lambert American Legion Auxiliary’s Euchre Party will be held the 2nd Saturday of each month including Saturday, Dec. 10, starting at 6 p.m. Please come out and join the fun.
Center opening at 4:30 p.m. Food will be served at 4:30 p.m., then an opening/prayer and a Christmas Sing-A-Long. Santa will arrive at 5:30 p.m.
for only $2.50 for seniors age 60+ every Tuesday, including Tuesday, Dec. 13. For more information please call Glenna for reservations at (937) 446-2211.
Pork Tenderloin Fry sponsored by the Knights of Columbus will take place on Saturday, Dec. 10 at the Daly Hall, St. Patricks in Fayetteville. This event will run each first Saturday of every month through April, 2017.
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 14
MONDAY, DEC. 12 Fitness Activities at Sardinia Church of Christ will take place every Monday evening, including Monday, Dec. 12, 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.
Brown County Public Library Records Commission Meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 14 at the Mt. Orab Library, 613 S. High Street, followed by the regular monthly board meeting and the fiscal year 2017 organizational meeting. For more information please call (937) 444-1414. Yoga Classes will be offered on Wednesdays, including Wednesday, Dec. 14, 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.
Diabetes Support Group to meet on the second Monday of each month including, Dec. 12, at the Georgetown Church of Christ. We welcome everyone. For more information please contact the Brown County Health Department at (937) 378-6892.
Senior Events at Sardinia Methodist Church will offer BINGO at 11 a.m., Lunch at noon for only $2.50 for seniors age 60+ every Wednesday, including Wednesday, Dec. 14. For more information please call Glenna for reservations at (937) 446-2211.
TOPS Chapter in Mt. Orab meets at 5:30 p.m. on Mondays including Monday Dec. 12 at Hospice of Hope, 215 Hughes Blvd. in Mt. Orab. Further information is available by calling Nancy at (937) 444-3437.
Fitness Activities at Sardinia Church of Christ will take place every Wednesday, including Wednesday, Dec. 14, which includes 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.
Senior Events at Sardinia Methodist Church include Chair Volley Ball at 11 a.m., Lunch at noon for $2.50 to age 60+ seniors each Monday including Monday, Dec. 12. For more info contact Glenna at (937) 446-2211. TOPS Chapter in Sardinia will meet on Mondays including Monday, Dec. 12 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. TUESDAY, DEC. 13
“A Hard Candy Christmas”, BigEasy’s Christmas Extravaganza will take place on Dec. 10 beginning at 7:30 p.m. at the Gaslight Theatre. Proceeds will benefit the Brown County H.E.R.O. Tribute Project.
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) 9106263.
Aberdeen Hometown Christmas, will take place on Saturday, Dec. 10 at the Aberdeen Community
Senior Events at Sardinia Methodist Church will offer BINGO at 11 a.m., Lunch at noon
Wilson Sroufe VFW Post 9772, Mt. Orab and Ladies Auxiliary will meet each second Wednesday of the month at 7 p.m. including Wednesday, Dec. 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. TOPS Chapter in Winchester meets at 10 a.m. every Wednesday, including Wednesday, Dec. 14, at Winchester Church of Christ, 1540 Tri-County Road in Winchester. For more information please contact Ruth at (937) 4444209. 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 800-587-4232.
mation (937) 386-3590.
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.
Adams-Brown Emergency Home Energy Assistance Program available, anyone wishing to obtain further information or to schedule an appointment to discuss obtaining E-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 811 a.m. daily at the ABCAP Office at 406 W. Plum St., Georgetown, and outreach is available for the very elderly or disabled.
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. Senior Bingo will be held from 9 to 11:30 a.m. each Monday at the Georgetown Nutrition Center. Please bring a $1 wrapped gift. A nutritional meal will be offered. HIV/Hepatitis C Testing is offered free by the Brown County Health Department by appointment only. The HIV test results are available within 15 minutes. To schedule an appointment call (937) 378-6892. 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) 483-4614. 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 infor-
‘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. 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. UPCOMING EVENTS Scott Township Trustee Meeting will be held at 5 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 15 at the Township Hall. This meeting is open to the public. For more information please contact fiscal officer, Joni Wallace at (937) 731-0152. Pike Township Trustees Meeting will tak place at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 15 at the Township Hall, 12700 St. Rt. 774 near Mt. Orab. This meeting is open to the public. Brown County Historical Society will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 15 at the Centenary United Methodist Church in Ripley. This is the annual carry-in Christmas dinner and will be followed by a short program on the historic pipe organ in the sanctuary and singing favorite carols. For more information contact Ned Lodwick at (937) 446-3226 or Sandra Germann at (937) 375-6211. Book Club for Adults will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 16 at the Mt. Orab Library, 613 S. High Street. The library can be reached at (937) 444-1414.
Sports Thursday, December 8, 2016
Jays win season opener
More sports coverage begins on page 9
Ripley boys rally in second half for win at Georgetown BY WADE LINVILLE THE RIPLEY BEE
The Ripley-UnionLewis-Huntington Blue Jays kicked off their 201617 court campaign on a successful note Saturday, Dec. 3, as they rallied in the second half to claim a 66-56 victory over the h o m e - s t a n d i n g Georgetown G-Men. In the first half of play the Jays struggled to put a stop to Georgetown's 6'5” sophomore postman Noah Pack. Pack knocked down eight field goals in the paint and connected on seven-of-nine free throws in the first two quarters of play to finish the first half
with 21 points. With two-point field goals by Georgetown junior Luke Gast, sophomore Cameron Brookbank, junior Jonny Strickland and a three-pointer from senior Christian Linville in the first half of play, the GMen ventured to halftime break with a 34-28 lead. The Jays came out in the second half to outscore the G-Men 15-7 in the third quarter, putting Ripley on top 43-41 entering the final frame. A three-pointer by Linville tied the game at 41 with one minute to go in the third quarter, but it was Ripley senior Jordan Griffith driving to the hoop for a
score to put the Jays up by two. The Jays went on to outscore the G-Men 23-15 in the fourth quarter to seal a 10-point victory. Back-to-back threepointers by Ripley's sophomore guard Jaki Royal expanded the Ripley lead to 57-50 late in the fourth quarter. After scoring 21 points in the first half, Pack was relatively silent on the offense end in the second half to score only five points, finishing the night with 26 points to lead all scorers in the game. Pack also pulled down 17 rebounds to record a double-double.
The Jays did a great deal of their scoring from the charity stripe, sinking 25-of-35 free throw attempts. The G-Men also found themselves at the charity stripe quit a bit, sinking 19-of-33 free throw attempts. The Jays had three players to reach double figures in the scoring column. Senior guard Laymon Marshall led the Jays in scoring with 15 points, sinking five field goals and connecting on five-ofsix attempts from the foul line. Junior Josiah Staggs finished with 14 points, sinking only two field
goals but connecting on 10-of-12 attempts from the foul line. Ripley junior Ryan Harney ended the night with 10 points, sinking three two-point field goals, a three-pointer, and one free throw. Royal, with his back-toback three pointers in the fourth quarter, finished with eight points, while junior guard Brian Dunn contributed with seven points. With Saturday's loss to the Jays, the G-Men dropped to an 0-2 overall record on the season. The G-Men suffered a 67-40 loss at Batavia in their season opener on Friday,
Dec. 2. RULH 12 16 15 23 - 66 GHS 13 21 7 15 - 56 Ripley (66): Marshall 5 56 15, Dunn 1 5-6 7, Moran 1 0-0 2, Griffith 2 1-2 5, Harney 4 1-2 10, Germann 0 0-2 0, Staggs 2 10-12 14, Royal 3 0-0 8, Deaton 1 3-5 5. Three-pointers: Royal 2, Harney 1. Team: 19 25-35 66. Georgetown (56): Pack 9 8-13 26, Brookbank 2 5-7 9, Linville 2 0-0 6, Dietrick 2 2-4 6, Gast 1 23 4, Strickland 1 1-2 3, Underwood 0 1-4 1. Three-pointers: Linville 2. Team: 17 19-33 56.
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Ripley’s Josh Deaton fires off a shot in the Blue Jays’ Dec. 3 win at Georgetown.
Ripley’s Josiah Staggs launches a jump-shot over Georgetown’s Solomon Underwood in the Blue Jays’ Dec. 3 win at Georgetown.