Western Hills Press 11/11/20

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WESTERN HILLS PRESS Your Community Press newspaper serving Western Hills, Cheviot, Green Township and other West Cincinnati neighborhoods

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Jessica and David Neiheisel exchange vows at WoodBottom Farms in Bethel on Sunday, Oct. 25. HANNAH RUHOFF/THE ENQUIRER

‘That’s my fairy tale’

Bethel farm owners off er free weddings for military couples for month

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essica and David Neiheisel decided not to get married when they started dating four years ago. h They’d both been mar ied before and said they didn’t need a big, fancy wedding to justify their relationship. h The couple met while working at Fifth Third Bank. After some probing, they agreed to go on a double date with friends. h “I fought it for a long time, no lie,” Jessica Neiheisel, 43, of Batavia, said. h “As did I,” David Neiheisel, 33, of White Oak, replied.

But eventually they couldn’t think of any reasons not to be together. She moved in and the couple built a new life together with David Neiheisel’s two young girls, Hannah, 7, and Sadie, 5. Jessica Neiheisel calls it their “perfect chaos.” On Sunday, Oct. 25, Hannah and Sadie donned red cardigans and cowgirl boots. They ran about with fl owers in their hair and wide smiles on their faces. Jessica Neiheisel did what she said she’d never do and stood wearing white next to David Neiheisel. They both said “I do” while roosters crowed in the background. “That’s my fairy tale,” Jessica Neiheisel said. The couple married under a wooden beam with the words: “Loving the farm and farming the love!” The barn belongs to M and Tom Segrist, owners of WoodBottom Quail Farms, LLC, located just outside Bethel, Ohio. They’ve lived there for about four years. Tom Segrist said they used to have more “remote” living in Northern Kentucky; though a city dweller might say their new

home feels just as “remote” as it gets. M Segrist said she became an ordained minister last October for her niece’s wedding. Since then, she’s offi ciated over 25 weddings, many of which have taken place at the remodeled barn on their property. WoodBottom Quail Farms fi rst hosted a day of free weddings in December, and then again in February for LGBTQIA+ couples. For October, the Segrists decided to off er free weddings to military personnel and veterans throughout the entire month. “My husband is a veteran. And it’s bringing joy to the couples. Maybe they couldn’t have aff orded it, maybe they wanted the simple, rustic,” M Segrist said. “Maybe it’s just combining two families together. It’s... we want to give back and (say) thank you for their service.” Between 100 and 150 couples applied for the “Month of Military,” as the Segrists dubbed it, and a total of six were selected. But the Segrists actually ended up giving eight free weddings, with two last-minute adSee WEDDINGS, Page 5A

Work is underway on two Green Twp. projects Segann March Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

Buffalo Wild Wings will be located next to the Kroger Marketplace on Harrison Avenue. SEGANN MARCH/ CINCINNATI ENQUIRER

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Noticed excavators on Harrison Avenue in Green Township? It’s site construction activities for both Buff alo Wild Wings and Hampton Inn Hotel have begun. Both projects were tagged as “projects to watch” by the township for 2020. Adam Goetzman, assistant Green Township administrator, said there are no fi rm completion dates for either project; however, they are expected to fall in the same timeline. An offi ce or retail space will be attached to BW3, according to the pro-

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posal. The proposal also includes an outdoor seating area, a 263-space parking lot, and a permanent greet space with a retention pond. BW3 is located next to the Kroger Marketplace on Harrison Avenue. The Hampton Inn Hotel will be located at 6336 Harrison Avenue. The 96room hotel includes a 6,200 square foot, one-story commercial building and lot. Green Township Trustee Tony Rosiello told The Enquirer last year that fi nding the right location was a chalSee PROJECTS, Page 5A

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There is not a fi rm completion date for the Hampton Inn Hotel on Harrison Avenue in Green Township. SEGANN MARCH/ CINCINNATI ENQUIRER

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