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Parade candy allowed again
By Kellie Geist
kgeist@communitypress.com
Historical society starts book club
Nestled in a old, stone building on Water Street in Milford is something not many communities can boast – a library dedicated to mysteries and thrillers. Originally built as a meeting place for the Agricultural and Horticultural Society in the 1830s, the structure later served as Milford’s first free standing public library starting in 1902. FULL STORY, A2
Volunteers sought for Clean & Green
Volunteers are needed for the annual Clermont 20/20 Clean and Green Spring Litter Pickup Saturday, April 17. The 9 a.m. to noon event will be held at numerous staging areas throughout the county. “Our priority is to do a spring cleanup in Clermont County and remove litter and debris from our roadways and parks” said organizer Becky Ploucha. FULL STORY, A4
Candidates seek primary party nod
Archie Wilson is running unopposed for Clermont County commissioner in the Republican primary. Linda Fraley is seeking reelection as county auditor. She also is running unopposed for the Republican nomination in the Mary 4 primary. See how they answered questions about Clermont County. FULL STORY, A5
Employment help available
For some people, finding a job might be as easy as sifting through the classifieds, but if you need a little more than a Saturday morning and a newspaper, Workforce One of Clermont County might be able to help. Workforce One, 756 Old Ohio 74, offers a wide variety of resources including helping youth get diplomas, teaching adults how to read, offering classes for general education and training and offering resources for things like resume preparation and job searches. FULL STORY, A4
To place an ad, call 242-4000.
People and organizations in the Frontier Days Parade will be able to pass items out this year – something the Frontier Days Committee has not allowed for the last three years. Parade Chair Ron Burke said the committee banned passing things out solely for safety purposes. “The kids were out in the street ... We couldn’t even get the vehicles out of the staging area because kids were pushing each other to get candy,” Burke said. “We didn’t do it to be mean, we just didn’t want anyone to get hurt.” “Children’s lives were being put in jeopardy over penny candy,” he said. Although the move wasn’t popular with the Frontier Days Committee, Burke said it was a necessary precaution. As an alternative, the people and organizations in the parade could have free booths at Frontier Days to pass out information. But thanks to the volunteers of ShareFest, Burke and the committee have decided to allow people to pass items out this year. ShareFest is a collaboration of 11 churches that spends one weekend in June helping people in the community with things like yard work, minor construction and other projects. The volunteers also traditionally help clean up the route following the Frontier Days Parade. “ShareFest has agreed to provide about 50 volunteers to help police the parade route and keep people out of the street,” Burke said. “We’ve had a good relation-
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This year, ShareFest volunteers will be in the Frontier Days Parade, cleaning up after the parade, and policing the streets during the parade. ship with ShareFest in the past and we’re happy they can help.” ShareFest Chair Jim Eckels said the ShareFest volunteers were looking for a way to get more involved with the parade when Milford-Miami Township Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Karen Huff approached him about working the parade route. “Maybe it’s because of the patrons or because you couldn’t hand things out, but, in the last two or three years, there’s been a decline in the things left behind, so the clean-up has been pretty easy,” Eckels said. “We were looking for more to do, so this really worked out.” Eckels said ShareFest has been in the parade for the last few years, but being able to hand things out and interact with parade patrons will be good for the organization. “It’s a win-win for the Frontier Days organization, the city and for us ... This will give us an opportu-
Frontier Days Parade
The Frontier Days Parade will be at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, June 3. The route will be from MarkAndy Comco Machinery, 910 Lila Ave., to the Frontier Days grounds in Historic Downtown Milford next to American Legion Post 450, 450 Victor Stier Drive. Parade applications are available on the event Web site, www.frontierdaysmilford.com. This year’s grand marshal will be Steve Heck, a Milford Junior High teacher chosen by NASA to be part of the Teachers in Space Program. nity to maybe find and interact with people along the parade route who want to volunteer or who may have projects our volunteers can help with,” he said. “Hopefully, we’ll find people we can help,” Eckels said. But even with the extra volunteers, Burke said people need to
watch their children during the parade. “We’re hoping people use their common sense and keep an eye on the kids. We don’t want anyone to be put in danger,” he said. Also, people handing items out need to walk with their parade group and stay near the curb, Burke said. The Frontier Days event will be Thursday, June 3, through Sunday, June 6, and will include music, games, rides, food and contests. Burke said the big change this year is the concert stage, sponsored by Redbank Transport, will be in the center of the grounds with adult beverage booths on both sides. He said this should help the music be audible throughout the event. Also, Burke said they have expanded their food selection and have ramped up the activities for children.
Senior Saturday to honor Bauer By Mary Dannemiller
mdannemiller@communitypress.com
Former Milford High School Principal Ray Bauer loved Miami Township’s Super Senior Saturday. Each year he would organize the event’s chair volleyball tournament, doing everything from acting as a referee to making up the brackets. Bauer died suddenly in August, leaving Miami Township Recreation Director Krystin Thibodeau wondering how the tournament would continue. “The competition was originally held at Milford High School and he was instrumental in starting chair volleyball,” she said. “He would send letters out to all 10 of the teams and really coordinate the whole thing. It’s a huge loss.” Dan Brewer, a volunteer through the Miami Township Citizen Police Academy Alumni Association, will organize this year’s tournament, but Thibodeau wanted to make sure Bauer was honored. “In honor of him, we’re calling it the Ray Bauer Memorial Chair Volleyball Tournament,” she said. “We’d like to invite his family to come out so at the beginning of the tournament we can honor him. We’re also going to have life-size pictures of him in the room so it’s
going to be really touching.” Aside from the chair volleyball tournament, seniors also will be able to enjoy free music, food and even a Nintendo Wii demonstration. “It’s free and open to the public,” said Miami Township Event Coordinator Nancy Haines. “We’ll have a lot of vendors there with information for the seniors, free music and the Wii demonstration from the Clermont County Public Library.” Vendors will have information about everything from senior living facilities to medical screenings, Thibodeau said. “It’s an opportunity for people to get more information about the different resources in the community that are there for them,” Thibodeau said. Last year about 500 people attended Super Senior Saturday and Thibodeau said she hopes to see even more there this year. “The swine flu had just hit last year so attendance was a little down, but we expect a good crowd this year,” she said. Super Senior Saturday is from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 8, at the Miami Township Civic Center, 6101 Meijer Drive. No pre-registration is required.
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Will you marry me?
Milford softball coach Christy Foster smiles as Glen Este coach Tim Gregory proposes before the league rivals began their softball game April 7. For her answer, see page B1.