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APRIL 25, 2012 • COMMUNITY JOURNAL • A3
Grassy Run offers lots of activities Past,” Tecumseh Fly. 4 p.m. - White Oak Native American Drum, commons area. 5 p.m. - “Maggie” Indentured Servant, main marquee. 5:15 p.m. - Richard Crawford, “Weird but true Ohio History,” Tecumseh Fly. Catch the various acts and storytellers throughout the day at different
cuss Clermont County Native American history in the main marquee. Noon - Dave Dowler Dulcimer, main marquee. 1 p.m. - “Maggie” Indentured Servant, main marquee. 2 p.m. - White Oak Native American Drumc 3 p.m. - Ken Ashcraft, musician, main marquee. 3:15 p.m. - Richard Crawford, “Ohio’s Spooky
National Day of Prayer observances jseney@communitypress.com
CLERMONT COUNTY —
Events are planned across the county Thursday, May 3, to mark National Day of Prayer. Batavia Pastors, elected officials, active military personnel, veterans and “hometown heroes” will meet at noon on the steps of the Clermont County court house in Batavia. In addition to prayers, the event will feature the singing of patriotic songs and hymns, said Libby Bennett, a member of the National Day of Prayer county task force. “Let us never forget to pray for America 365 days a year,” Bennett said. Prior to the noon event, there will be Bible readings on the court house steps beginning at 10:30 a.m.
Clean & Green is April 28 By Lisa J. Mauch lmauch@communitypress.com
CLERMONT COUNTY —
ers, His Trio, a singing group from Eastgate Community Church, will lead the participants in song. The program ends with “Taps.” Bethel A joint National Day of Prayer gathering is set for 7 p.m. inside the Bethel United Methodist Church, 402 W. Plane St. The event is organized by the Bethel Ministerial Association. Prayers will be offered for the major concerns of families, community, churches and nation, said the Rev. Bill Bowdle, association president. Clermont County Commissioner Bob Proud will speak. There will be music by the Bethel Community Choir in addition to other musical presentations from area churches.
Milford Residents and ministers will gather for prayers at 9 a.m. at the flagpole in front of the municipal building, 745 Center St. New Richmond A “God and Country Concert” will be at 6:30 p.m. at the bandstand in New Richmond. Union Township There will be a prayer walk at 7 p.m. at Veterans Park. The event starts with a gathering at the pavilion by the helicopter. “We first have a prayer, then we go once around the walking track,” said John Martin, pastor at Eastgate Community Church. “We encourage those joining us to pray along the way.” The loop takes about 15 minutes, and then participants gather again at the helicopter, Martin said. At the end of the pray-
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3 p.m. - Jack Blosser Curator of Fort Ancient Historical site, Native American Artifact seminar and identification of public collection pieces. Two pieces per person, main marquee. 3:45 p.m. - Richard Crawford, Tecumseh Fly. 4 p.m. - White Oak Native American Drum, commons area. 5 p.m. - Event closes.
sites and strolling in the festival arena. Sunday: April 29th 10 a.m. - Church services with Parsons John, main marquee. Public welcome. Noon - Dave Dowler Dulcimer, main marquee. 1 p.m. - Ken Ashcraft, mmain marquee. 2 p.m. - White Oak Native American Drum, commons area.
Spring cleaning time is here and two groups are working together to spruce up Clermont County. The Clean & Green Collaborative and the East Fork Watershed Collaborative are hosting a countywide cleanup from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 28, at various sites. Clean & Green locations are Amelia, Bethel, Felicity, Miami Township, Milford, New Richmond, Owensville, Union Township, Williamsburg and Withamsville. Cleanup will run from 9 a.m. to noon at all sites except Williamsburg, which is 10 a.m. to noon. The River Sweep locations include East Fork State Park and Stonelick State Park. Adults and minors must have signed waiver forms the day of the event. Volunteers using canoes must be at least 11 years old. To register for Clean &
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Raymond Kneipp braves the rain to grab a piece of trash of the road in Williamsburg during Clean and Green Saturday, April 16.
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Green or for more information, call Valley View Foundation at 218-1098 or visit wwww.valleyviewcampus.org. To register for the River Sweep or for more information, call the Clermont County Soil & Water Conservation District at 7327075 or visit http://clermontswcd.org/cleanup.aspx.
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their followers confronted each other where Grassy Run Creek empties into the East Fork of the Little Miami River. It is the largest skirmish between the American Indians and early settlers in Clermont County. The Rendezvous will feature: Saturday: April 28th 11 a.m. - Richard Crawford, historian, will dis-
When the Grassy Run Historical Arts Committee members host the annual Rendezvous April 28 and April 29 at Williamsburg Community Park, members will celebrate its 20th anniversary. The event remembers the famous battle of Grassy Run in Jackson Township. Frontiersman Simon Kenton, Shawnee warrior Tecumseh April 10, 1792, and
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