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March 4, 2010
Bethel is proud of bball team Howdy folks, The Bethel-Tate High School has some bragging rights now, not only have they been rated excellent by the state’s standards, but now having a year with the boys basketball team winning every game this year. In a game like this there were some excellent players, but the entire team had a hand in winning. It takes more than a few to accomplish this wonderful feat. The entire team and coaches have worked hard and the entire school was backing them. Congratulations from the Ole Fisherman and wife. This has been a great thing for the Bethel sports, this was the first time in the history of the Bethel-Tate High School to go the entire season to win every game. The school will take each team, both boys and girls basketball teams to each school and walk them through, so the students can cheer them, the school will use buses for this event. Now, I have been writing about the boys team, don’t let everyone forget about the girls basketball team. I was told they won their first tournament game. They along with the boys team, play this Wednesday evening, the boys at Mason and the girls
at Withrow. Each of the players have a dedication to the school, themselves and the community is so George proud of you. Rooks When you see any of Ole them conFisherman g r a t u l a t e them. We were watching the R.F.D. Station and they reported on switch grass. They are using this grass to put in pellets, then mix them with coal to keep fire in the electrical power plants. The switch grass I was told, can grow from 5 feet to 10 feet tall, in reading the book, “Little House on the Prairie” it sounds like the same grass as they cut for hay. The report was that one farmer planted five acres of this grass, it will be cut and baled then sent to a plant where it will be ground then made into pellets. This will be another crop for the farmers to take advantage of and also help with the fuel for electricity. The birds have been busy at the bird feeders, I kept seeing the Oriole and looking closer, it was the Orchard Oriole. I keep three bird books on the kitchen table so we
can identify different birds. We have six different kinds of woodpeckers. One is the Flicker, a large distinctly brown woodpecker. It is a beautiful bird with a long bill and black spots on it’s chest. It uses it’s tail feathers to help balance at suet feeders. Between the cats and the tufted titmouse, chickadee, bluejay, white-breasted nuthatch, house finch and other birds, the dry cat food is disappearing quickly. Last Monday, Ruth Ann was wondering what to fix for the noon meal, so she got some asparagus from the freezer and made soup. Boy with some onions in the soup, it was good. We had some apples in the refrigerator in the garage so Ruth Ann said we need to take care of them. We got them from the A.& M. Farm in November, so we peeled the half bushel. Ruth Ann uses the crock pot to make apple butter. It takes about 36 hours of cooking in the crockpot and when it is done along with hot biscuits that really gets the taste buds going. While I was writing this Ruth Ann made waffles for breakfast with maple syrup. It was scrumptious. Eat your heart out folks! Now Ruth Ann will put the “recipe” for the apple but-
ter and also the bacon gravy I talked about before. She had a request for that recipe from Beth and Laura Caudill of Miami Township.
Apple Butter
Peel or if the skins are in good shape just quarter apples and cook down like for apple sauce. Run through a Foley Mill or other way of making them into sauce. Pour into crock pot, add sugar to taste, cinnamon and about 1 teaspoon ground cloves. Let cook until thick and dark in color. Our large batch of about one-half bushel of apples took about 36 hours on high. Stir occasionally. While hot put in clean jars and seal.
Bacon gravy
For the two of us, I cut up three slices of bacon, if you want more bacon in yours, you use as much as you wish. Fry the bacon in a skillet, when it is cooked, add flour to the bacon and the grease until it is thick. Then add milk and let cook to the thickness you wish. I don’t want it real thick to put on the biscuits. Start your week by going to the church of your choice and praise the Good Lord. God bless all. More later. George Rooks is a retired park ranger. Rooks served for 28 years with the last five as manager of East Fork State Park.
BETHEL OBSERVER Ruthford. March 24 – Daryl White, Heather Sutton, Kathy Riley, Amanda Huedepohl, Paula Bick.
Marie Fithen, Helen Stemmerding, Phillip Theaderman, Angie Elkins. March 27 – Kelly Brooks, Karen Worthington, Carol Lawson.
March 25 – Nicole Weber, Ashley Gladwell, Judy Graham, Kristen Ladd, Breanna Baker. March 26 – Carol Teegarden,
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If you have a family farm business you would like to pass along to your children and grandchildren, the Ohio State University (OSU) ExtensionClermont has a two-day workshop you might want to check out called Farm Succession: Transferring Your Farm Business to the Next Generation. The workshop will be 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Thursday, March 25, and Friday, March 26, in the 4-H Hall at the Clermont County Fairgrounds in Owensville. “This two-day workshop is designed to help you preserve your family business,” said Latham Farley, OSU ExtensionClermont program coordinator of agriculture and
natural resources. Topics to be covered include strategies to keep the farm in the family, how to best prepare for the future, and sessions on retirement and estate planning. The cost to attend the workshop is $50 per individual and $25 for each additional family member. The cost includes lunch (provided by Farm Credit Services) and materials. For more information or to register for the workshop, call OSU ExtensionClermont at 513-7327070, e-mail Latham Farley at farley.142@ cfaes.osu.edu, or visit the Web site www.clermont. osu.edu. The deadline to register is Monday, March 15.
MARRIAGE LICENSES Joseph Keith, 27, 24 Bethel Park Drive, Bethel, tax preparer, and Melissa Bocks, 26, 24 Bethel Park Drive, Bethel, housewife.
PUBLIC NOTICE The Annual Financial Report of the Clermont Metropolitan Housing Authority for the fiscal year end September 30, 2009 has been completed and is available for public inspection at the Authority’s Administration Office located at 65 S. Market Street, Batavia, Ohio. The Authority’s hours of operation are 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. The office is closed daily from 12 noon to 1:00 p.m. A copy of the report can be provided upon request. Equal Opportunity Housing Equal Opportunity Employer 1001541482 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE FOR BIDS Sealed bids will be received at the office of the Tate Township Clerk, Bethel, Ohio until 4:00 PM, March 23,2010 for furnishing labor and material required for resurfacing of selected township roads. Roads to be resurfaced and specifi cations for such improvements are on file with the Township Clerk at 3001 State Route 125, Bethel, Ohio 45106. All bids are to be marked "Bid2010". The contract will be awarded to the lowest and best bidder as determined by the Township Trustees. Bids are to be submit ted on a unit price basis. Attention is directed to the special statutory provisions (R.C. 4115.03, et. seg.) governing the prevailing rate of wages to be paid to laborers and employed mechanics on public improve ments. No bid will be considered which is for a greater sum than the estimated cost, nor unless it be accompa nied by a bond in the amount of 100% of the bid price or a certified check in the amount of 10% of the total bid price to guarantee that if said bid is accepted, a contract will be entered into and the performance of it properly secured by bond. The Board of Township Trustees reserves the right to reject any and all bids. By order of the Board of Township Trustees Marcia S. Brown, Tate Township Clerk 1001541397
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PUBLIC NOTICE RESOLUTION 882 A TO RESOLUTION PROCEED TO LEVY A TAX IN EXCESS OF TEN MILL LIMITATION, adopted 02/16/2010 by the Bethel Village Council. Complete details of the legislation are available upon request at the Municipal Fiscal Office, 120 N. Main St., Bethel, Ohio 45106. Mayor James T. DickFiscal Officer Angelina Burton 1001539969 125 Storage 1958 Ohio Pike Amelia, OH 45102 513-797-8515 1. Maria Augst D123 2755 SR 132 #160 New Richmond, Oh 45157 2. Amy DeRose I 3 3 9 3119 Macedonia Rd. Bethel, Oh. 45106 3. Hazel Freeman E143 105 Washington St. # 2A New Richmond, Oh 45157 4. Adam Gerwin B16 & S711 126 Queens Rd. Milford, Oh 45150 5. James Heck P 5 4 5 3348 Patterson Rd. #C Bethel, Oh 45106 6. Jeff Klein M 4 4 7 3050 Angel Dr. # 1005 Bethel, Oh. 45106. 7. Bruce Marshall B 2 2 3420 SR 132 #8 Amelia, Oh. 45102. 8. Mike McDermott N465 39 Wilson St. Newport, Ky. 41071. 9. Zach Perrins O535 851 Jacob Light Ct. New Oh. Richmond, 45157. 10. Angie Puckett K423 112 S. Main St. Bethel, Oh 45106 11. Carla Puckett I323 140 N. Union St. # 1 Bethel, Oh. 45106 12. Tina & Roaden S715 S 7 1 6 2730 SR 222 Bethel, Oh. 45106 13. Denise Roberts P570 20 S. Kline St. Amelia, Oh. 45102 14. Kelly Shafer K 4 1 0 / 4 1 6 1688 SR 749 Amelia, Oh. 45102 15. Karen Simmons C63 1 9 Sandpiper Ct. Amelia, Oh. 45102. 1001540009