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Thursday, February 9, 2012
Dentist Commissioner offers free Interim commissioner services appointed to fill vacancy For the 25th year, Dr. Neil Blackburn of Smiles Designers in Amelia, along with Pill Box Pharmacy, will be offering free emergency dental services and cleanings to area residents in need Feb. 16. The “Valentine gift” will be available for those who cannot afford to have urgent dental needs treated including those without a job, money, insurance or welfare. Services offered are cleanings, examinations, repairs to cracked or broken dentures, extractions, fillings, or similar services that can be completed during a single visit. Dr. Blackburn’s office, located at 93 East Main Street in Amelia, will be open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. to provide services Feb. 16, and patients will be seen on a first come, first serve basis. For more information call (513) 753-7199.
BY KRISTIN BEDNARSKI Sun staff
In a span of five days, Clermont County Commissioner Archie Wilson resigned and commissioners Bob Proud and Ed Humphrey named an interim commissioner to fill the position until a replace-
ment is appointed. Clermont County Commissioner Archie Wilson announced his resignation from the board Feb. 2, the day after he was absent from a regular session where business could not be conducted due to the lack of a quorum. Commissioner Bob
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Archie Wilson resigns Proud was the only board member present at the Feb. 1 session. Commissioner Ed Humphrey was absent after being hospitalized to receive chemotherapy treatments for non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. “We cannot act on any official business,” Commissioner Proud announced alone at the session. Humphrey knew he would be absent from the session so he had his doctor send a note to the board ex-
plaining his absence. “If there are two commissioners not available and their Wilson physicians provide a letter to the county the coroner can step in and do business,” Humphrey said. Clermont County Coro-
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White and Faris vie for position Candidates have diverse qualifications BY KRISTIN BEDNARSKI Sun staff
Concert to be held at First Presbyterian A concert will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 12 at the First Presbyterian Church of Batavia. The performers will be Chia-Jui He playing flute and Albert Muhlbock on piano. The concert will include works by Telemann, Schulhoff, Schoenfield, and others. The church is located at 277 North Street.
ner Dr. Brian Treon was present at the Feb. 1 in case he was needed, but because a letter was not submitted from Wilson’s physician the meeting could not be held. “I am ready and willing if my services are needed,” Dr. Treon said at the meeting. Dr. Treon said he was notified that he may have to step in a couple days before the meeting.
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Batavia BPA members plunge into a pool of ice cold water at the 2012 Polar Plunge Feb. 4. From left are Emily Hicks, Denise Goller, Susan Erickson and Angie Kovacs, BPA advisor. The BPA group was the largest school group at the event.
Batavia students raise more than $5,000 for Special Olympics Forty-eight participated in Polar Plunge at Joe’s Crab Shack BY KRISTIN BEDNARSKI Sun staff
It may have been a cold and rainy day Feb. 4, but that didn’t stop 48 Batavia High School students from jumping into a pool full of ice-cold water during the annual Polar Plunge to benefit Special Olympics. The students, who are all
part of Business Professionals of America Legal Management program at Batavia High School, won the award for the largest school group to participate in the plunge and raised more than $5,000 for Special Olympics. “Some kids you would never think would do this want to,” Angie Kovacs, legal management teacher,
said. “They really get excited about it. They raise money themselves and they have to get sponsors just like a walk-a-thon.” Kovacs, who also participated in the plunge, said the club contributes to Special Olympics as part of their service project each year. She said this is the second year the club has participated in the Polar Plunge, which is Special Olympics’ largest fund-raising event. “It’s really fun,” Hunter Meadors, president of the
BPA club, said. “We try to get the whole BPA program involved. It is a really good cause and we love doing it.” Meadors said students enjoy the participating in the plunge not only because it is a fun and laid-back event, but also because of how important the cause is. “When you think about that, and the money you’re raising, you know you are doing good,” Meadors said. Meadors, and the other See Plunge, Page A3
Two Republican candidates for Clermont County prosecutor are on the ballot for the March 6 primary election. Incumbent prosecutor Don White has held the position for the last 23 years, while his opponent Vince Farris is looking to be elected after spending several years as assistant prosecutor and also working as a defense attorney. “I was in the prosecutor’s office in the 1980s,” Faris said. “I enjoyed the work very much and would like the opportunity to run the office.” Faris graduated from the University of Kentucky in 1976 and the University of Toledo College of Law in 1980. He became assistant prosecutor in 1981 and joined the law firm Walker, Bradford and Hill in 1987. He formed his private practice, Faris and Faris, with his wife in 2006, and has also served as assistant public defender. Faris said that in his career he has handled felony, misdemeanor, and traffic cases and has been involved in successful prosecutions including rape and murder cases, drug offenses, bur-
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Families preparing for college get help BY KRISTIN BEDNARSKI Sun staff
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More than a dozen West Clermont middle school students and parents attended a Plan the Way workshop Jan. 25 at the Union Township Civic Center to help them get a head start on college planning. Plan the Way Foundation, a non-profit organization, partnered with both West Clermont and Milford local school districts to provide a series of workshops for students and their parents. “Too often families didn’t have a plan for how they were going to pay for college and the students didn’t know what they were going to do,” Chris Candelaresi, partner and educator for Plan the Way, said. “The workshops are very beneficial and there is a lot of information there.” Chris and his father, Tom Candelaresi, first developed the idea for Plan the Way as a for-profit organization, but soon decided instead of
just being consultants they wanted to work with local districts and offer students and parents helpful tips for the planning process. “We are trying to work with different schools and churches,” Chris said. “Being able to reach out and educate families preparing to go through this is the goal.” The workshops are designed to cover many facets of the college planning process, from knowing what classes to take to affording college once the time comes. The first workshop in the series for the West Clermont district was held on Jan. 25 highlighted the beginning of the college planning process. “People think they can wait until junior or senior year to start worrying about college and you can’t,” Tom said. He explained students should prepare for college as early as middle school, by thinking about their in-
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Tom Candelaresi, of the Plan the Way Foundation, presents college planning information to a room full of West Clermont Local School District students and parents Jan. 25. The workshop was one of several that the non-profit organization will host to help prepare families for college.
terests and taking classes that will help them reach their goals. He explained that parents should begin looking at how much college will cost and decide how much they can afford. “I encourage you to get involved now through high school,” Tom told students. “Life is going to change
drastically over the next six years.” Tom discussed the benefits of college and also discussed the growing competition to get accepted to college. He presented statistics on how much college graduates make, and discussed the college application process.
“I think it will make them more aware of resources and give them a network of people to talk to,” Tanny McGregor, secondary curriculum supervisor for the district, said. McGregor said Plan the Way worked with teachers See College, Page A8
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Plan the Way hosts workshops in Milford and West Clermont