MILFORD-MIAMI ADVERTISER WEDNESDAY, MAY 30, 2012
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Home show comes to Clermont County Homearama celebrates 50th By John Seney jseney@communitypress.com
Wayde Schmurr, front, and Dalton Schmurr, both of Miami Township, enjoy the merry-go-round at the Frontier Days festival in Milford last year. FILE PHOTO
Come to 50th Frontier Days May 31-June 3 Annual fest packed with activities By Lisa J. Mauch lmauch@communitypress.com
MILFORD — The 50th annual
Frontier Days in Milford is set for Thursday, May 31, through Sunday, June 3. Starting with a parade and ending with a karaoke contest, there’s something for everyone at this longtime event. To commemorate the 50th anniversary, event organizers commissioned a limited number of “1962-2012” suncatchers made of recycled glass. They will be sold for $8 during Frontier Days and $10 afterwards through the Milford Miami Township Chamber of Commerce.
Frontier Days 2012 schedule THURSDAY, MAY 31 » 5 p.m. - Food, booths, rides and games open. » 5 p.m. - HMA gambling tent open with poker, blackjack and Big Six. » 6:30 p.m. - Parade staging area is at 3M/Mark Andy Building. Parade starts at Old Milford Barber Shoppe and ends at the corner of Main and Locust streets. » 7:45 p.m. Spaghetti-eating contest on the Redbank Transport Stage. » 8 p.m. to midnight - Music by
Four on the Floor on the Redbank Transport Stage. » 9:30 p.m. - Parade awards presented on the Redbank Transport Stage. » Midnight - Close FRIDAY, JUNE 1 » 5 p.m. - Food, booths, rides and games open. » 5 p.m. - HMA gambling tent open with poker, blackjack and Big Six. » 8 p.m. to midnight - Music by The Rusty Griswolds on the Redbank Transport Stage. » Midnight - Close SATURDAY, JUNE 2 » Noon - Food, booths, rides and games open. » 1:30 p.m. - Frog-jumping contest. » 5 p.m. - HMA gambling tent open with poker, blackjack and Big Six. » 4 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. - Music by the Clermont Festival Chorale on the Redbank Transport Stage. » 8 p.m. to midnight - Music by the Signal Hill band on the Redbank Transport Stage. » Midnight - Close
MIAMI TWP. — Six homes priced between $675,000 and $1 million will be on display June 9 to June 24 at the 50th anniversary Homearama. The show - the first ever Homearama in Clermont County will be at Willows Bend in Miami Township. Willows Bend, developed by Hal Homes, is on Wards Corner Road just northeast of the Ward Corner Road exit on I-275. Ribbon cutting for this year’s Homearama will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday, June 7. The show opens to the public noon Saturday, June 9. Homearama is presented by the Home Builders Association of Greater Cincinnati. The builders for this year’s show are Artisan Estate Homes, Grand Estates Custom by Fischer Homes, Hal Homes, Justin Doyle Homes, Potterhill Homes and Walker Homes. Three of six homes have already been sold, said Dan Dressman, executive director of the home builders association. A first this year for Homearama is a zero-energy home, he
A home under construction at Willows Bend in Miami Township, site of the 2012 Homearama. JOHN SENEY/THE COMMUNITY PRESS said. The home, by Potterhill Homes, has features such as solar panels and geothermal heating and cooling that allow it to produce more energy than it uses. “The buyers will get a check back from Duke Energy every month,” Dressman said. The Potterhill home has not been sold, he said. Other homes at the show feature unique outdoor living spaces, Dressman said. “Willows Bend offers a lifestyle unlike any other - a gently rolling countryside, complete with stately trees and broad grassy meadows, providing an overall feeling of peace and
tranquility,” he said. When completed, Willows Bend will feature amenities such as a pool, recreational facilities, a pedestrian-friendly grid and hiking/biking trails, Dressman said. The development is in the Loveland school district. Over the past 50 years, 246 homes have been showcased at Homearama, said Meshell Giblin, managing partner of Brand Approach. Giblin said builders who have built 20 or more homes in Homearama shows include: Perry Busch Building Group, Hensley Homes and Daniels Homes.
WALKING ‘ON THE WILD SIDE’
By John Seney
jseney@communitypress.com
MIAMI TWP. — Students at Boyd E. Smith Elementary School hiked around the school’s field May 25 to raise
money for the school PTO. Principal Brad Lovell said this was the school’s first walka-thon. The PTO will use the money raised for educational tools and new technology, Lovell
said. The theme of the walkathon was “Take a Walk on the Wild Side.” For more photos from the walk-a-thon,visit Cincinnati.com/milford.
SUNDAY, MAY 3 » Noon - Food, booths, rides and games open. » 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. - Karaoke contest with host Eben Franckewitz. » 6 p.m. - Close For more information, call 831-2411 or visit www.frontierdaysmilford.com.
Collections In the next few days, your Community Press carrier will be stopping by to collect $2.50 for delivery of this month’s MilfordMiami Advertiser. Your carrier retains half of this amount along with any tip for good service. This month we are recognizing Tristin Messerschmidt who is 10 years old and goes to Pattison Elementary School. He wrestles, plays soccer, football and guitar.
He enjoys reading and riding his bike. He has saved all his money. He has been a carrier for more than a year. For more inMesserschmidt formation about the carrier program, call Steve Barraco at 248-7110.
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50TH ANNIVERSARY
McDarty never missed a day of school in 12 years at Milford. Full story, A4
Seipelt students, parents and staff gathered past and present gathered May 20. Full story, A4
Elana Zelen, left, and Madison Chitwood participate in the Boyd E. Smith Elementary School walkathon. JOHN SENEY/THE COMMUNITY
Fifth-grader Austin Malott joins in the Boyd E. Smith Elementary School walkathon. JOHN SENEY/THE
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