HIGHWAY

U.S. 27 now open through Liberty

The Indiana Department of Transportation opened U.S. 27 to traffic in Liberty, Ind. on Oct. 16. Construction involved stretches of the highway near and in Liberty, Cottage Grove, Ind. and West College Corner, Ind.

MUSIC

Luke Lentini wins Richmond competition

Luke Lentini, a junior at Talawanda High School, recently won the Richmond Symphony Orchestra’s Young Artist Competition. He will play the first movement of the Mozart Violin Concert No. 4 in D major with the RSO in May, and he won a $400 cash prize.

LUNCH

Soup-on is today at First Baptist

First Baptist Church at 6701 Ringwood Road will hold Soup-On from 11 a,m, to 2 p.m. today with a menu that has BBQ ribs or fish with French fries or baked potato and more for a donation of $8.

First Baptist Church also will hold its Thanksgiving dinner on Nov. 16 with turkey or roast pork with dressing and gravy and more.

CHURCH

Women’s Conference is today, Saturday

The First Pentecostal Bibleway Church in Oxford, First Lady Beverly A. Simmons, will host a Women’s Conference today, Nov. 2 and Saturday, Nov. 3 with the theme “Women: Let’s Keep it Real” for ages 18 and older.

The conference schedule for 7:30 p.m. today is the panel “Lord Show us Ourselves,” and at 9 a.m. on Saturday there will be a continental breakfast followed by praise and worship with various sessions covering marriage, singles and general topics.

The presenters are from the Columbus, Dayton and Cincinnati areas.

For more information, contact the church at (513) 523-3415. First Pentecostal Bibleway Church is located at 100 Homestead Ave.

LIBRARY

Monthly book sale is Saturday

The Friends of the Oxford Lane Library will hold its monthly book sale in the lobby of the Oxford branch from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 2. Avid readers and movie and music lovers can find hardcover fiction and DVDs for $2, paperback fiction for $1, and children’s books and CDs, two for $1. Collectable books will be individually priced.

FOOTBALL

TBFA to host Super Bowls on Saturday

The Talawanda Bantam Football Association (TBFA) will host the 2012 Ohio Valley Youth Football Association Central Division Super Bowl on Saturday, Nov. 3 at the new Talawanda High School.

TBFA has five teams vying for the title of Super Bowl champion in their respective divisions.

The day will begin at 9 a.m. with the kindergarten/first-grade game featuring the Talawanda Braves (4-4) vs. the Norwood Little Indians (4-4). At 10:30 a.m., the second-grade game will feature Talawanda (5-3) vs. the Ross Rams (2-6). The third-grade grade game will have Norwood (3-5) battling the Oak Hills Little Highlanders (4-4). The fourth-grade game kicks off at 1:30 p.m. with Talawanda (3-5) facing Ross (6-2). The fifth-grade grade game will kick-off at 3 p.m. with Talawanda (6-2) vs. Oak Hills (4-4). At 4:30 p.m., the day concludes with the sixth-grade grade featuring Talawanda (6-2) vs. Norwood (3-5).

The public is invited to watch the future of Talawanda football. Admission for the day is $4 for adults and $2 for students; children 6 and under are free. Concessions are available.

DARRTOWN

Turkey dinner scheduled for Saturday

The Darrtown United Methodist Church will hold its annual turkey dinner from 4:30 to 7 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 3.

The menu will include the traditional turkey meal and homemade noodles with homemade pies. The cost is $8 for adults and $4 for children. Handwoven rugs, quilted items and homemade noodles, as well as baked goods and other treats, will be featured at the bazaar.

OXFORD

Saturday is Make a Difference Day

Saturday, Nov 3 will be Make A Difference Day in Oxford. Des Fleurs Garden Club, a member of the Ohio Association of Garden Clubs, along with members of the Miami University Honors program, will work together at the Oxford Community Arts Center and Inloes Park. Community members are welcome and are encouraged to participate in this event.

Those who wish to participate should be the Arts Center at 10:30 a.m. For more information visit www.desfleurs.org.

SOMERVILLE

Pork chop dinner, bingo set for Saturday

The Somerville Vol. Fire Association will hold a benefit pork chop dinner and bingo on Saturday, Nov. 3 at the Somerville Firehouse at 260 E. Church St (Ohio 744).

Dinner will be held from 4:30 to 7 p.m., dine in or carry out. The menu includes pork chop, choice of two sides (scalloped potatoes, green beans or coleslaw), homemade desserts and beverage. The cost is $8 for adults and $5 for children.

There will be a variety of raffles, with bingo from 7 p.m. until closing.

For more information, call (513) 726-5544.

SENIORS

RASKALS scheduled for Saturday

Oxford’s Senior Action Group Exchange is sponsoring RASKALS (Random Acts of Simple Kindness Affecting Local Seniors) on Saturday, Nov. 3.

Sponsors of RASKALS include Oxford Community Foundation, Personal Touch, Omni Homecare, Liberty Nursing Center, Community Adult Day Service, Alternate Solutions, The Knolls of Oxford, Gillman’s Home Improvement, Butch’s Hardware and Ace Hardware. Miami Student Groups include American Medical Student Association, Pi Sigma Epsilon and Phi Sigma Pi.

Senior Action Group Exchange representatives Jennifer Marcum, Joyce Stewart, Patty Riebsomer and Sabrina Jewell have coordinated leaf raking and stick gathering for local seniors.“The Miami students were very kind and considerate, asking for specific directions and then checking back in before they left to see if there was anything else to be done,” Bernadette Dockery said.

Any senior living in the Oxford City Limits who needs help with leaf raking and picking up sticks may contact Oxford Seniors at (513) 523-8100.

RECYCLING

Tire recycling set for Saturday

Waste tires can be recycled at Ross High School, located at 3601 Hamilton-Cleves Road, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 3. All tire sizes will be accepted. Tires should be off the rim.

The program is open to all Butler County residents free of charge.

DINNER

Millennium Assembly to serve beans

The Millennium Assembly Bean Dinner will be held from noon to 6 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 4 at the Oxford Masonic Lodge on 1 E. High St.

Dinner includes beans, cornbread, coleslaw, dessert and drinks.

Tickets are $8 per adult and $4 per child (12 and younger). A portion of the proceeds are for Operation Thank You and the remaining will go to help fund educational activities.

There will be a silent auction for flags which have been flown at Mount Vernon. These proceeds will all go to Operation Thank You.

For more information, email millenniumassembly10@gmail.com.

CHURCH

Women United to hold hour of fellowship

Church Women United will sponsor an hour of fellowship to celebrate World Community Day at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 4 at St. Mary Church, the Parish Center, on Poplar Street in Oxford. Refreshments will be served.

OXFORD CHAMBER

Networking event set for Nov. 5

Networking with the Oxford Chamber of Commerce will be held from 8 to 9 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 5 at the Marcum Hotel & Conference Center, Miami University, 351 N. Fisher Dr. RSVP to the The Oxford Chamber at (513) 523-5200.

Bring your business cards. Guests are welcome.

REILY TWP.

Flu shots offered on Nov. 6

The Butler County Board of Health will offer flu shots at the Reily Township Community Center from 4 to 7 p.m. on election day, Nov. 6. The cost is $25 or free for Medicare. Pneumonia and shingle vaccine also will be available at that time for an addition charge.

MCGUFFEY

Elizabeth Brice to speak on Nov. 6

The Nov. 6 meeting of the McGuffey Volunteers will meet in the Miami University Art Museum at 3 p. m. to hear Elizabeth Bruce, who will present a program on what was being read during William Holmes McGuffey’s time and also will include some materials from the Miami archives. The public is invited to attend.

CHURCH

Bibleway to hold service, free Thanksgiving dinner

The First Bibleway Church at 100 Homestead Ave. invites the public to worship at 11 a.m. on Nov. 11 and share a free Thanksgiving dinner with all the trimmings following the service. RSVP is required by Wednesday, Nov. 7; please leave a message at the church office at (513) 523-3415 with the total number attending.

DES FLEURS

Garden club holding wreath sale

The Des Fleurs Garden Club is holding its wreath sale, which goes to support its efforts (since 1959) to beautify Oxford.

To order a custom wreath from Des Fleurs, go it its website www.desfleurs.org to view pictures of last year’s wreaths and get an order form, or you can order over the phone by calling Debra Steger at (513) 255-7857.

A 20-inch wreath or swag is $40, and a 60-inch wreath is $60. Des Fluers can customize your wreath with holly, spruce, pines, magnolia leaves and dried materials such as flowers, seed pods, acorns, wheat or pine cones. Des Fleurs can make your wreath with red, gold or silver accents and will add a bow (red, gold, silver or red plaid) to complete the creation.

In the beginning, Des Fleurs organized itself to remove stumps from trees cut along Oxford’s streets, and also plant flowers. Today, the flower garden at Inloes Park (at Locust and High streets) is planted and cared for by its members, who also have planted flowers at the Oxford Community Arts Center and created the Children’s Garden beside it. The hanging baskets along High Street also are provided in part by the Des Fleurs Garden Club.

LIBRARY

Topic is Miami People in War of 1812

Adults 18 and over are invited to The Experience of the Miami People during the War of 1812 from 2 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 10 at the Oxford Lane Library.

George Ironstack from Miami University will discuss the impact of the War of 1812 on the Miami tribes.

For details, call (513) 523. ext. 215. The Oxford Lane Library is located at 15 S. College Ave.

For more information about this and other programs at the Lane Libraries, call (513) 894-6557 or visit the Lane Web site at www.lanepl.org.

OXFORD

Electronic recycling event is Nov. 10

The City of Oxford and Goodwill Easter Seals Miami Valley are partnering for a community electronics recycling event from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 10 at 101 W. Chestnut St.

Working and non-working items accepted include computers, monitors, cell phones, hard drives, printers, toner cartridges, keyboards, mice, speakers, cords/cables, software, routers/switches, fire walls, servers and scanners. Receipts for tax purposes will be provided to those who donate.

For more information, contact Goodwill Easter Seals e-cycling at (937) 461-8463 or email ecycle@gesmv.org.

NAACP

Meeting scheduled for Nov. 12

A general membership meeting of the Oxford Unit, NAACP will be held at 6:30 p .m. Nov. 12 at Bethel A.M.E. Church, located at 14 South Beech St. It will have the election of officers and at-large members of the Executive Committee.

For more information, call Ann Wengler at (513) 524-8553 or email akweng!@aol.com.

The Oxford NAACP Annual Freedom Fund Banquet is scheduled for Sunday, April 21, 2013 at 5 p.m. at Miami University’s Shriver Center.

WORKSHOP

Event focuses on human trafficking

Human trafficking is a form of slavery going on in the United States and Ohio. Every year, according to a 2010 study, about 1,000 American-born children in Ohio are forced to work in the sex trade and about 800 immigrants become victims of sexual exploitation and of forced hard labor.

Would you recognize a victim? Would you know what to do if you did? Because an educated public can help combat these horrific crimes, The League of Women Voters of Oxford is holding a workshop from 7 to 9 p.m. on Nov. 13 entitled “Human Trafficking 101: Victim Identification.” Leading the workshop will be Erin Meyer, The Anti-Human Trafficking Program Manager for the coalition of ESC (End Slavery in Cincinnati) and The Salvation Army.

The training event will be held at Hillel on the campus of Miami University, 11 East Walnut St., in Oxford. The workshop is free and open to the public.

UNION COUNTY, IND.

Holiday Bazaar scheduled for Nov. 17

The Union County, Ind. Extension Homemakers will hold their Holiday Bazaar from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 17 at Union County Middle School, located at 488 E. State Road 44 in Liberty, Ind.

There are 100 booth spaces and will feature holiday decorations, baskets, wreaths, teddy bears, embellished clothing and accoessories, candy, jewelry, wooden items and more.

Door prizes provided by Booth Bendors will be given out all day.

Homemade creamed chicken sandwiches, soups, sloppy Joe’s and homemade pie will be served by the Homemakers. Admission is free and the event is handicap accessible.

LIBRARY

Book to Movie Club set for Nov. 19

Adults 18 and older are invited to the Book to Movie Club from 6 to 8 p.m. on Nov. 19 at Oxford Lane Library. Read the book and then join the club for a viewing and discussion of the film adaptation.

Registration is required. To register, or for book and movie titles, call (513) 523-7531, ext. 215. The Oxford Lane Library is located at 15 S. College Ave.

For more information about this and other programs at the Lane Libraries, call (513) 894-6557 or visit the Lane web site at www.lanepl.org.

LIBRARY

Fall story time programs are offered

The Oxford Lane Library’s story time programs for children ages 4-6 will be held from 10:30 to 11 a.m. on Tuesdays through Nov. 27.

Toddler time for ages 2-3 will be held from 10:30 to 1 a.m. and repeated from 11 to 11:30 a.m. on Wednesdays through Nov. 28.

Baby Time for newborns to babies 11 months old will be held from 10:30 to 11 a.m. on and for babies 12-24 months will be held from 11 to 11:30 a.m. on Thursdays through Nov. 29 (except Nov. 22).

Family Time will be held from 10:30 to 11 a.m. on Fridays through Nov. 30.

Finger plays, songs and other activities designed for each age group expand the experience of featured stories to help parents instill a lifelong love of books. Call (513) 523-7531, ext. 218 for details. The Oxford Lane Library is located at 15 S. College Ave.

For more information about these and other programs at the Lane Libraries, call (513) 894-6557 or visit the Lane Web site at www.lanepl.org.

CHURCH

Faith Lutheran to hold Christmas Bazaar

Faith Lutheran Church’s Relay for Life team, Faith Heelers, will hold a Christmas Bazaar to raise funds for the American Cancer Society from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 1 at Faith Lutheran Church, located at 420 S. Campus Drive. Christmas decor items and original gifts will be available.

REILY TWP.

Historical society seeks volunteers

The Reily Twp. Historical Society seeks volunteers to help at meetings, including cleaning, picking up donations and helping with operation of the Hammond House museum.

Anyone who wants to volunteer can contact Mary Alice at mabob.shupp@gmail.com.