2004

ANNUAL MEETING

FEBRUARY 2, 2005
INDIAN RIDGE GOLF CLUB
2600 OXFORD MILLVILLE RD.
OXFORD, OH
 Our mission

The Three Valley

Conservation Trust works to conserve
the natural environment and cultural
heritage in the Four Mile/Seven Mile,
Indian Creek and Twin Creek valleys.
 ANNUAL REPORT Summary Feb 2, 2005

Summary Comments—Liz Woedl, chair

No doubt about it, the amount of protected acres in our stewardship has grown exponentially
since 1999.

The founders of the Four Mile Valley Conservation Trust (our original name) started out with a
vision of land conservation inspired by leaders like Wally Edwards and others. Jim Reid brought
an extended multi-valley, multi-county focus to the group and led the Three Valley
Conservation Trust Board to secure professional leadership to guide us. Now, over 2,500 acres
have been permanently protected as either agricultural or conservation easements in Butler,
Preble, Darke and Montgomery Counties.

I have chaired TVCT for the last four years and have found the experience to be one the most
rewarding experiences in my life. Each year's work has brought new challenges and lofty goals.
Each year our Board members and energetic director, Larry Frimerman have accomplished
incredible feats in conservation and funding. Our members and donors have been incredibly
generous with their gifts of time and support. I have been so inspired by our landowners who
have joined us in this good work, their dreams realized in their lifetime.

I'm moving on to shepherd the TVCT treasury and a new chair will hold the reins of this
powerful team. We will welcome several new Board folk to the table and we have so much to
learn from them. It's time to raise the bar. Hold on to your hats!

Summary Comments- Larry Frimerman, Executive Director

This has been an extraordinary year for the Trust, and the sense of satisfaction and
accomplishment has been surprisingly high, given the measure of comparison to an
unbelievable 2003.

Every day I am reminded of just how much effort, time, and money you provide! From Dave
Carter's $5 contribution toward the Annual Meeting to Ernst Bever's major land acquisition gift
to match an easement grant, your generosity is what makes us successful!

Our membership has increased from 750 to 870 through your contacts with friends, neighbors
and family. We are still shy of our goal of 1,000 by January, 2005. To this end, we are setting
up meetings with wildlife conservation and sporting groups with the help of a new Land Trust
Alliance grant to build a strong member and volunteer bridge to relevant constituencies. We
welcome our new members from Audubon Miami Valley, Izaak Walton League, and Pheasants
Forever, since our mission of preserving natural areas and cultural heritage preserves and
enhances the habitats these important organizations desire. To demonstrate commitment to
partnership, I personally have joined these groups through membership.

Our continuing partnership with Soil and Water Conservation Districts, Extension Offices and
local government continues. Our hiring of Watershed Coordinator Kenneth McCashland will
strengthen these relationships. Ken is a farmer and former Union Co. Indiana Planning
Director, SWCD Board member, Farm Bureau leader who has just stepped down as President of
the Whitewater Valley Land Trust. See story on page XX.

2005 is a year of leadership transition for the Trust. After four amazing years, my calming and
inspiring guiding hand, Liz Woedl, is stepping aside as Board Chair to take over as treasurer.
Her new duties are thankless, as Jerry Stanley can attest to, but for Liz, a needed change of
pace. I can't imagine working with, or accomplishing as much with a different leader these
past four years. Liz has seen us through a myriad of steps forward and back as we have grown.
And, she will still be here to continue the calm, guiding hand from her new role. We all owe a
deep debt of gratitude to Liz!
After eight consecutive years of leadership on the Board, Hardy Eshbaugh will experience the
mixed blessing of term limits. Hardy's gracious wisdom and strong leadership will be impossible
to replace, and we are fortunate that he has committed to remaining a prominent and active
advisor to the Trust. The Trust Board also bids farewell and congratulations to incoming Preble
County Commissioner Jane Marshall, who has resigned to focus on her new duties. Finally, the
Board will miss the advice and counsel of Jack Kuczynski, who has provided key financial and
legal assistance in his short time on the Board. I have every confidence that our new Board
members and Chair will do a superb job in moving us forward in new land and habitat
protection endeavors!

2005 will be a much more challenging year for the Trust in that government funds are likely to
be far more scarce for land protection than last year. In 2004, 9 land protection pass-through
grants totaling $3 million (of which the Trust keeps $0) will ultimately protect 12 properties
and 2,200 acres more ground, once matching funding comes through. These acres include over
NINE MILES of stream frontage and riparian habitat. This year, we have been given fair
warning by government sources that the region's blessing will be spread elsewhere in 2005, and
that we can compete for a much smaller pool of funds to create bargain sales of development
rights. So, we are working with our local governments and the Ohio legislature on enabling
legislation to facilitate new matching sources of funds for land preservation. We are also
educating landowners on the tangible and intangible benefits of making voluntary donations of
conservation easements.

Finally, we are looking for new auction co-chairs to lead the Trust to a 3rd Annual Auction!
Our amazing crew, ably led by Chris Parker and Ann Geddes, deserve a break from the hard
work of getting the Auctions organized. We need new leadership to make it continue. How
important is the Auction to the Trust? It has accounted for nearly a quarter of our operating
budget the past two years! Kudos, and bless you, Ann and Chris, and all of you who assisted!

Remember, it can't happen without YOU! Thank you for a great and exhausting 2004 and best
wishes to you and your families for a happy, healthy and successful 2005!

Watershed Coordinator Position

The Trust is excited about embarking on a project that further supports our mission of
conserving the natural environment and cultural heritage of our watersheds. We recently
received a grant from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources to protect the Four-Mile,
Seven Mile, Indian, and Twin Creek watersheds which flow into the Lower Great Miami River.
The Trust will receive $192,000 over six years and must provide a partial cash match and an in-
kind match to fulfill the grant terms. The Trust has received the first year monies which
provide 100% funding for a watershed coordinator.

The Watershed Coordinator will facilitate the development of community-based Watershed

Action Plans for Four-Mile, Seven-Mile, Indian, and Twin Creeks. Community based watershed
management is an approach to water resource protection that enables individuals, groups, and
institutions with a stake in the outcomes to participate in identifying and addressing local
watershed issues. The overall purpose of watershed plans is to restore and maintain the
physical, chemical, and biological integrity of water bodies within the watersheds. These
watershed plans will help inform our priority setting for land easement acquisition; and our
land acquisition efforts will be reflected in the plans. We look forward to the synergy
generated by combining these efforts within our office.

Kenneth McCashland has been selected to fill the newly created Watershed Coordinator
position. He brings a wealth of experience to the position that will help to ensure the success
of this endeavor.
Development Committee
Grants received:
• $40,000 from the Ohio Dept. of Natural Resources as part of a six year
• Watershed Coordinator Grant
• $10,000 from Elizabeth Wakeman Henderson Foundation
• $6,000 from Five Rivers Metroparks
• $5,000 from Butler County Department of Environmental Services for a Nutrient Trading
program
• $4,900 from Land Trust Alliance
• $4,500 from Oxford Community Foundation
• $1,500 from Cinergy Foundation
• $500 from the Smith Family Charitable Trust
• $110,000 from the Miami Conservancy District
• $3,500 in ARCVIEW software from ESRI Foundation

Monitoring endowment gifts of $7,500 were received from Glen & Karen Filbrun and Ro-Lin Farms
Other notable gifts: Bever Family gift of $50,000 for Operations Endowment.
Auction income: Over $40,000 income and over $17,000 in pledges!

Land Protection and Stewardship Committee—Sam Fitton, chair

Four easements signed:
• David and Janice Dohn—65 acres Conservation Easement Gratis Twp, Preble County
• Glen and Karen Filbrun—362.64 acres Agricultural Easement, Harrison Twp, Preble County
• Ron and Linda Gilbert—170 acres Agricultural Easement, German Twp, Montgomery County
• Tom Klak and Jeannie Hey—16 acres Conservation Easement, Reily Twp, Butler County

Easement Commitments made

• Beiser Farm—232 acres Wayne Twp, Butler Co.
• Alexander Farm—108 acres Oxford Twp, Butler Co.
• Hesselbrock Farm—331 acres Morgan Twp, Butler Co.
• Brunk Farm—212 acres Twin Twp, Preble Co.
• Gerber Farm—395 acres Somers & Gratis Twps, Preble Co.
• Emerson Voge Farm—80 acres Twin Twp, Preble Co.
• Roger Voge Farm—81 acres Twin Twp, Preble Co.
• Bowen Farm—112 acres Twin Twp, Preble Co.
• Ralph Clevenger Farms—103 acres, 106 acres Twin Twp, Preble Co.
• Fred Voge Farm—295 acres, Twin Twp, Preble Co.
• Jim and Sandra Robbins—35 acres, Twin Twp, Preble Co.

These commitments are parts of funding rounds from Clean Ohio and Federal Farm and Ranch Lands
Protection Program. A total of $2.9 million in Land Protection Pass-through Grants was awarded
through these programs: $992,000 passed through to landowners from Clean Ohio Conservation Fund- 5
easements, 650 acres, 7 miles of stream corridor to be protected, with a value to the community of $2
million. These grants out of eight applications submitted by the Trust.

$735,000 passed through to landowners from Clean Ohio Agricultural Easement Purchase Program- 3
easements, 556 acres to be protected, with a value to the community of $1.8 million. These grants out
of 27 applications submitted by the Trust in 2004. $1.2 million passed through to landowners from
Federal Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program for four easements, 660 acres to be protected, with
a value to the community of $2.4 million. These grants out of four applications submitted by the Trust
in 2004. These grants facilitated another $2.6 million in donated value by a 220 acre donated easement
contract.

With the completion of these easements, the Trust will have preserved 4,600 acres since December,
2002. Eight other new easements offered, but without option to complete agreements signed.
Monitoring: The Trust adopted a procedure and documentation methodology for monitoring of its
conservation easements in 2004, and as such, used the procedure to guide its 2004 annual monitoring
of all those easements at least one year old. An Annual monitoring report was filed with the Ohio
Department of Agriculture in October. The Trust is now fully meeting its obligations under LTA’s
Standards and Practices.
Public Policy
Zoning Education Project Initiative—Advisory Board:
This project is jointly funded by the Miami Conservancy District, US EPA, Oxford Community Foundation
and the Cinergy Foundation. The project has developed a set of materials and options for local
communities to consider when recommending updates to Butler County’s zoning and subdivision rules.
Four Advisory Board Meetings with participation from the major players in the shaping of the County’s
process, including the Butler County Commissioners (Mike Fox), County Engineer Gregory Wilkens,
County Department of Environmental Services’ Mary Moore, County Planning Director Mike Juengling,
and township Trustees Tom Willsey and Bob Hoelle. A software sample model of one township is nearly
complete and ready to test with the Advisory Board and townships.

Public Info—Tom Klak, chair

Various people contributed to public relations activities this year. Barbara Hamilton continued to edit
the newsletter. She has done a magnificent job pulling together articles from a range of sources to
present to our members a broad sense of the accomplishments, personnel, and aspirations of the Three
Valley Conservation Trust. Month after month, Barbara continues to strive and to improve the
newsletter and to have it reflect the continued growth of the Trust. She shows a relentless devotion to
presenting a greater range of people, activities, and perspectives. She is very open to suggestions on
what the membership would like to see in the newsletter. She is also always looking for volunteers to
write short pieces, of approximately 300-500 words, for the newsletter. Please contact her if you are
willing to write a short article, or if you have any thoughts on how we can improve the newsletter. Her
e-mail is: barbarah001@yahoo.com.

Craig Springer has also continued to make a major contribution in realm of public relations. Craig is a
professional outdoors writer, and so he brings a perspective steeped in nature and wildlife. During the
year Craig wrote a number of articles about the Trust that appeared in such outlets as Country Living
Magazine and the Hamilton Journal News.

The Trust has adopted a two-mile stretch of highway 127, where Butler County meets Preble County.
The signs should be soon in place. Volunteers from the Trust have agreed to keep this stretch of
highway free of litter during the next two years. We will send out an announcement for the first
cleanup day along the road. We hope you'll join us help keep one beautiful stretch of highway in our
region litter free.

Auction Committee—Christine Parker, chair; Anne Geddes, co-chair:

By all accounts, the 2004 auction was a success. 160 happy people attended and were rewarded with
excellent bargains, fine food and drinks as well as a spirit of joviality. The numbers are as follows:

• Pre-Pledge Gross: $42,000

• Gross Including Pledges Over Three Years: $67,000
• Pledges Received in 2004: $5,000
• 2004 Total Gross Receipts: $47,000
• 2004 Total Net: $37,000 [Same as 2003]
• $20,000 Additional Pledged for 2005-2007
• Number of Items: 270 in 207 lots

Meetings are on-going to reflect on the auction process, studying the entire scenario of responsibilities,
time lines, number of volunteers required and skills needed to continue such fund raising success. All
input is both welcome and eagerly sought!
Nominating Committee—Frank House, chair
The Nominating Committee recently completed its recruitment process for new board members and
developed the slate of candidates for Trust Officers. This year’s process was again undertaken with the
intent to expand the skill level on the board. A special thank you to the committee members:
Catherine Hollins, Carl Jantzen, Bill Renwick, Jim Reid, Dick Smith, Jerry Stanley, and Liz Woedl.

The slate of nominees are as follows:

For Continuing Board Positions
Margarette Beckwith (currently co-chair of Development Committee) for term ending 2007
Sam Fitton (currently chair of Land Protection Committee) for term ending 2007
Liz Woedl (currently the Trust Chair) for term ending 2007

For Open Board Positions

Jon Costanzo; Term ending 2007
Michelle Gressel; Term ending 2006
Don Streit; Term ending 2005
Tom Wissing; Term ending 2007

Jon and Amy Costanzo reside on their farm in Somers Township, Preble County. Jon is an Associate
Professor of Zoology at Miami University. He has planted his farm in nearly 35 acres of prairie, and
raises pheasants and quail for dog trials and reintroduction into supportable habitat. He is a founding
member and currently Habitat Chair of both Miami Valley Pheasants Forever and The Preble County
Wild Turkey (SHLB) organizations.

Michelle Gressel is a managing partner of the Millikin and Fitton Law Firm in Fairfield. Her expertise
and practice is in Estate Planning, Corporation Start-Ups and Tax Law. She has drafted and reviewed
conservation easements, and co-sponsored the reception for our Stephen Small (Preserving Family
Lands) workshop with Jim & Sara Michael. Michelle has chaired a number of organizational boards.

Don and Monica Streit reside in Hanover Township. Don grew up a frequent visitor to his uncle's farm
and developed an interest for hunting and fishing. He authors an outdoor column for the Hamilton
Journal (when he can find a minute from his landscaping business) and is interested in helping protect
family farms.

Tom and Holly Wissing reside in Reily Township. Tom is a recently retired Professor of Zoology from
Miami University with special interest and expertise in aquatic ecology. He has published many articles
and has volunteered on a great many Trust projects.

A very special thank you goes to these retiring board members that have assisted the Trust during their
terms on the Board.

Hardy Eshbaugh has been, and is, a major contributor to the Trust. He will continue to be an
important member of the development committee, which he has previously chaired in addition
to being a past Trust Vice Chair. He has been an inspiration to us, extremely insightful in
moving the Trust forward and continues to play that role.

Jane Marshall served as chair of the Land Protection Committee and instrumental in helping
move the Committee forward. Jane is serving her first Preble County Commission term this
January. We wish her well and look forward to working with the Commissioners.

Joel Udstuen lent his support on signage—the placement of the new Three Valley Sign on
Morning Sun road, personnel, and chairing of the Finance Committee.

Jack Kuczynski gave his support to the Development Committee and has hosted their meetings
this past year.
Additionally
In 2004 and early 2005, the trust made numerous presentations, three press conferences and public
forums. These included:

Butler Co. Farmland Preservation Workshops:

• January 29, 2004, Shandon, OH
• February 2, 2004, Hamilton, OH
• January 19, 2005, Hamilton, OH

Preble Co. Farmland Preservation Workshops:

• January 13, 2004, Eaton, OH
• January 3, 2005, Eaton OH

Montgomery Co. Farmland Preservation Workshops:

• January 22, 2004, Brookville, OH
• January 26, 2004, Farmersville, OH
• January 11, 2005, Germantown, OH
• January 20, 2005, Brookville, OH

Darke Co. Farmland Preservation Workshops:

• January 17, 2005, Greenville, OH

TVCT Agricultural Easement Purchase Program Applicant Workshop:

• January 22, 2005, Oxford, OH

Program topics included Ohio Agricultural Easement Purchase Program updates, Open Space Acquisition
Program, Preserving Family Lands Agricultural Security Areas law and the Federal Grassland Protection
Easement Program.

The Trust also made presentations to many organizations, including the following government/civic
entities:
• Butler County Commission
• Preble County Commission
• Montgomery County Commission
• Engineer's Offices in Butler, Preble & Montgomery Counties
• Auditor's offices in Butler and Preble Counties
• 19 Township Trustees meetings in three counties
• Miami Valley Planning Conference
• Farm Bureau
• Izaak Walton League
• Miami University IES and ILR
 2004 ACCOMPLISHMENTS
General
o Administrative Assistant became full-time in January 2004..
o Received six-year Ohio Department of Natural Resources Grant to Hire Watershed Coordinator
o Implemented Innovative Zoning and Water Quality Improvements

Land Protection
o Received Butler, Preble, Montgomery County Commissioners support for 27 Ohio Farmland
Preservation Applications representing 4000 acres to permanently protect farmland– three
farms (551 A.) funded!
o Submitted 4 Clean Ohio Preservation Applications for Greenspace protection representing 1650
A—of these one application representing five properties (650 A.) funded!
o 4 new easements signed, bringing total to 2548 acres permanently protected.
o Applied to Federal Farm and Ranchlands Protection Program and received matching funds to be
applied for preservation of four farms.
o Continued partnerships with government and other organizations to protect land.
o Property owners with land totaling over 10,000 acres have expressed an interest in preserving
their lands as woodlands, farmland and open space this year.
o Negotiated Ohio Farmland Preservation terms and conditions

Membership
o Membership has grown to 850, Over 10,000 volunteer hours logged.

Development
o Funds raised to pay for staff, multiplying our land and water protection effectiveness
o Funding received funding from US EPA for watershed coordinator to be hired in 2005
o Maintained operations, land acquisition and stewardship endowments funds
o Raised $50,000 in our second annual Auction for Acres
o Received grants from 9 foundations and trusts

Community Awareness
o Organized and participated in numerous events including Farmland Preservation Workshops,
Earth Day, Preserved Land Easement Tour, and events with other groups, Land Use Forums with
the Butler County Commission and Butler County Township Trustees
o Public presentations to over 75 groups, including Preble, Montgomery &and Butler County
o Commissioners
o Sent out over 40 press releases

Public Policy
o Active participant in processes to improve development and zoning standards
o Board member, Miami Resource Conservation District’s Livable Landscapes Program
o Board member, Greenways of Greater Dayton
o Board member, Ohio League of Conservation Voters Educational Fund
o Board member, Ohio Preservation Alliance
o Board member, Ohio Conservation and Environmental Forum
o Representative, Ohio Department of Agriculture Farmland Preservation Technical Committee
o Representative, Cincinnati Metropolitan Green Umbrella
o Commission Member, Butler County Planning Commission
Three Valley Conservation Trust 2004Treasurer’s Report

INCOME
DC Operations Endowment 50,000
DC Stewardship Endowment 7,500
Land Protection 11,030
Operations 10,731
Public Info 22,842
Designated Contributions, Other Gifts and Contributions Total 102,103
Land Protection Pass-through Government Grants 1,095,671
Watershed Coordinator 40,000

Gifts, Grants, Contributions Total 1,237,774

Gross Receipts (from events) 43,756
Interest and Dividends 4,507
Membership 33,354
Other Income 4,408

TOTAL INCOME $1,323,799

EXPENSES
Personnel 102,815
Facilities 7,576
Equipment 5,901
Supplies 198
Operations 9,364
Financial 8,912
Program/Mission Fundraising 7,803
Program/Mission Public Info 7,245
Program/Mission Development 276
Program/Mission Other 137
Program/Mission Land Protection 1,099,535
Program/Mission Total 1,114,997

TOTAL EXPENSES $1,249,763

OVERALL TOTAL( INCOME MINUS EXPENSES) $74,036

ACCOUNT BALANCES
Stewardship:
American Century 29,153
Bank One 24,618
Operations:
LCNB Savings 29,429
LCNB Checking 105,059
LCNB Pass-through Checking 3,659
MEFCU 7
Operations Endowment:
Hamilton Community Foundation 55,530
LPL 62,785

ACCOUNT TOTAL $310,240

THREE VALLEY CONSERVATION TRUST 2003 ANNUAL MEETING MINUTES
February 5, 2004

Present: Board Members and Staff: Larry Frimerman, Catherine Hollins, Frank House, Alice Kahn, Carl
Jantzen, Tom Klak, Bill Renwick, Jerry Stanley, Suzanne Stephenson, Cristy Carter Trammell, Joel Udstuen, Liz
Woedl.

Approximately 130 guests attended the annual meeting held at the Isaak Walton League, Beisinger Rd.,
Hamilton, OH.

Speakers: Mike Fox, Butler Co. Commissioner; David Nolin, Director of Montgomery Co. MetroParks; Janis
Taylor, Conservation Easement donor, Ralph and Christine Dull, agriculture easement donor.

Agriculture easement donors Christine and Ralph Dull shared an inspirational story of their family lands and the
decision to protect permanently their149 acres. In a stirring story, Jan Taylor told of her family’s love of the
land and stars in a wide open sky that led to the protection of their 77 acres. The Randy and Ken Lake families
were recognized for protecting their 97 and 158A. farms with agricultural easements through the State
Agricultural Easement Purchase Program, a state program designed to help willing landowners to achieve
families’ goals to preserve their rural and historic heritage.

Recognition: Special recognition and honors were given to retiring Butler County, Soil Water Conservation
District administrator David Carter and founder/former leader of the Three Valley Conservation Trust, Wally
Edwards, who passed away in April of 2003. Certificates of Appreciation were given to Christine Parker and
Ernest Bever, as well as our 2003 easement donors.

Meeting Called to Order: Chair Liz Woedl called the meeting to order at 8:35 p.m.

A motion was made to approve the minutes from the 2002 Annual Board meeting of December 4, 2002. The
motion was seconded and approved.

Treasurer’s Report: Treasurer Jerry Stanley presented the Treasurer’s Report. A motion to accept the report
was made and seconded. Motion accepted

Chair’s Report: Liz Woedl summarized 2003 as an incredible year for the Trust. She indicated that the
process of setting goals was exciting because we were able to meet each one. Our membership grew from 450
to 750 members. Our new goal is 1,000 members in 2004. We have grown from 14 A. protected when Larry first
started to over 1900 A. protected this year. This year (2004)’s goal will be a total of 3,000 A. Through
fundraising we have raised over $190,000.

Director’s Report: Larry Frimerman recognized and thanked the efforts of the Land Protection and
Development Committees, Miami University IES, English and Geography departments, interns and volunteers,
the corporate community, government partners from Butler, Preble and Montgomery Counties and the State of
Ohio as well as recent grant donors and foundations for their contributions to the organization's program and
funding efforts. Larry particularly thanked Liz Woedl (chair) and the TVCT Board for doing a great job and a
special thanks to all our volunteers. Administrative Assistant Cristy Carter-Trammell was introduced.

Retired Board members and their efforts were recognized: Laura Kelly as membership chair, Bill Heck as past
treasurer, Bob Cotrell for development assistance, Bill Renwick for map-making and public policy issues, and
Sue Stephenson for organizing creek clean-up and grant/development work.

Finance Committee: The Finance Committee has been working on improvements in the accounting
procedures, including beginning the switch to Quickbooks and transparency of investments. The Committee has
used new cash controls, and oversaw the transition to filing a 990 with the IRS.

Nominating Committee: Frank House, chair of the Nominating Committee, thanked the members of the
Nominating Committee. The committee nominated the following slate of board members: For continuing board
position(s): Margarette Beckwith with term ending in 2005. The committee nominated the following slate of
nominees for open board positions: Christine Parker, Jack Kuscznski, Rob Cottrell and Jerome Stanley for
three-year terms. It was moved to adopt the nominations. The motion was seconded and unanimously
accepted.

A motion was made to close the Annual Members Meeting, seconded and passed.

Board of Director’s Meeting: Election of officers was held: Liz Woedl, Chair; Frank House, Vice-Chair, Alice
Kahn, Vice-Chair; Jerome Stanley,Treasurer and Catherine Hollins, Secretary.

A motion to adjourn was made, seconded and accepted. Meeting Adjourned 9 p.m.
 HONORS AND OUR SINCERE THANKS!
New Easements Grantors
David & Janice Dohn 65 acres Butler County Dept. of Environmental Services
Glen & Karen Filbrun 362.64 acres Cinergy
Tom Klak & Jeannie Hey 16 acres Oxford Community Foundation
Ron & Linda Gilbert 170 acres Elizabeth Wakeman Henderson Foundation
Miami Conservancy District
Completed Easements Ohio Dept. of Natural Resources
Gerber Family Limited 762 acres Smith Foundation
Partnership Land Trust Alliance
Frank & Marcia House 180 acres
Michael & Noreen Beck 148 acres Individuals/Conservationists
Susan Howard 233 acres Ernst Bever
Ann & William Scott Smith 8 acres Linda Fitzgerald
Ralph Pontius 91 acres Hardy and Barbara Eshbaugh
Jan, James & Doris Taylor 77 acres Jim and Sue Fitton
Randal and Sonia Lake 98 acres Orie and Elinor Loucks
Kenneth and Clara Lake 156 acres Michael and Noreen Beck
Ralph and Christine Dull 149 acres Cottrell family
James and Barbara Reid 3.3 acres Larry Frimerman
John & Phyllis Blocher 1.2 acres Chris Parker
Todd Hollenbaugh 5 acres Voge Farms
Alice Kahn 5.5 acres Mary and Robert Moore
Helen S Ruder Preserve 13.5 acres Chris Walden
(TVCT ownership) Glen and Karen Filbrun
Ellen Buerk 3 parcels Ronnie and Linda Gilbert
(deed restriction) Marge Glaser

Outgoing Board Members

W. Hardy Eshbaugh
Three Valley Conservation Trust Jack Kusczynski
Board of Trustees 2004 Jane Marshall
Joel Udstuen
Liz Woedl, Chair
Alice Kahn, Vice-chair
Committee Chairs
Jerry Stanley, Treasurer
Auction—Christine Parker & Anne Geddes
Catherine Hollins, Secretary
Nominating—Frank House
Land Protection—Sam Fitton
Rob Cottrell
Development—Rob Cottrell Chair
Margarette Beckwith
Public Information—Tom Klak
W. Hardy Eshbaugh
Membership—Christine Parker
Jack Kuczynski
Executive—Liz Woedl
Sam Fitton
Frank House
Carl Jantzen
Jane Marshall
Tom Klak
Christine Parker
Joel Udstuen

Staff
Larry Frimerman
Executive Director

Cristy Carter-Trammell
Administrative Assistant
 2004 Protected Properties

Gilbert Ro-Lin Farms Easement

“This grant gives us the best of both

worlds- it allows us to do what we want,
since we want this ground to remain a
farm, and it provides matching funds to us
that will make it easier to sustain our
farm operation”, remarked Ron Gilbert.

A special 170-acre grain farm adjacent to Germantown MetroPark is now permanently preserved as a
result of a unique partnership between agricultural and conservation interest and among state, local and
non-profit organizations.

Ro-Lin Farms on Conservancy Road, owned by Ronald and Linda Gilbert, is now preserved by a permanent
agricultural conservation easement to keep the land from being developed and to preserve it as a working
farm as a result of the generosity of the Ohio Department of Agriculture, Five Rivers MetroParks and the
hard work of the Three Valley Conservation Trust, a local land trust covering SW Ohio, as part of Ohio’s
Agricultural Easement Purchase Program.

The Gilberts signed an Agricultural Easement to permanently protect their 170 acre farm from
development. According to the terms of the easement, the farm will forever remain in agricultural
production. At the Gilbert family’s request, the Three Valley Conservation Trust applied to the Ohio
Agricultural Easement Purchase Program for matching funds from the Ohio Department of Agriculture to
purchase at bargain sale the Gilbert Ro-Lin Farm Easement. The Gilberts agreed to donate a portion of the
development value as their portion of the local match.

The Gilbert farm has highly productive soils and acts as a buffer for the Germantown MetroPark. It is
flanked to the north and south by the Randal and Kenneth Lake properties, already permanently protected
by cooperative agreements with the Five River MetroParks and the Three Valley Conservation Trust. All
three farms will be protected by easements co-held by Three Valley Conservation Trust. The Gilbert farm
with the two Lake easements, form a block of 425 contiguous acres spanning nearly the entire western
border of the Germantown Metropark. As a part of this arrangement, the Five Rivers Metroparks provided
a local match that underscores the park’s commitment to preserving farmland and creating buffers for the
park. The State of Ohio made the grant to the Three Valley Conservation Trust to purchase the easement
(development right) from the Gilberts on behalf of the State. The easement will be held jointly by the
Ohio Department of Agriculture and the Three Valley Conservation Trust. The Trust will monitor these
sites annually in perpetuity.

The Three Valley Conservation Trust and Five Rivers MetroParks have formed a partnership designed to
offer landowners in Montgomery County’s Twin Creek Valley an opportunity and incentive to voluntarily
preserve their farmland and open space.
 2004 Protected Properties

The Filbrun Farm Easement

It is only fitting that, of the first Three Valley Conservation Trust’s farm easement donors, the ancestral
settlement farm in Preble will now be permanently preserved as well. George House’s farm originally
received by Land Grant from the President of the United States will always be a farm, thanks to the
generosity of the Filbrun Family, the voters of the State of Ohio, the Ohio Department of Agriculture, US
Department of Agriculture, and the Three Valley Conservation Trust. The State of Ohio, the Three Valley
Conservation Trust, the US Natural Resources Conservation Service, and the Glen and Karen Filbrun Family
Farm signed the permanent agricultural easement in June. The Trust will monitor the site annually in
perpetuity. To this end, the Filbruns have established a small monitoring endowment with the Trust so
that the interest from the endowment can be used each year to cover the cost of photographs, site visit,
and report writing.

The Filbruns live in a preserved

c.1860 house constructed by Adam
House, son of George House, and an
ancestral relative of Frank House,
Trust Vice Chair. Now their farm
will be preserved for generations to
come.

The Filbruns signed an Agricultural Easement to permanently protect their 362.64 acre farm from
development. According to the terms of the easement, the farm will forever remain in agricultural
production. At the Filbrun family’s request, the Three Valley Conservation Trust applied a year ago to the
Ohio Agricultural Easement Purchase Program for matching funds from the Ohio Department of Agriculture
to purchase at bargain sale the Gerber Family Limited Partnership Easement. The Filbrun Farm was the
highest ranking farm according to the 2003 Ohio Department of Agriculture Ranking system accepted into
the program. The Filbruns agreed to donate 50% of the development value as their portion of the local
match.

The Klak-Hey Easement

Tom Klak and Jeanne Hey completed the Conservation Easement on their 16 acre rural property in Reily
Township in November. The Three Valley Conservation Trust and the Klak-Hey family organized the press
conference and celebration to mark the conservation easement that was signed by Tom Klak and Jeanne
Hey and the Three Valley Conservation Trust.

Tom Klak and Jeanne Hey shared their joy and stories as to how and why they chose to permanently
protect their property with the Three Valley Conservation Trust. They wanted to create a special
environment, and to keep it under permanent protection from the encroaching development nearby. They
expect to receive a tax benefit for the donation of the development value to the Trust after
documentation by their certified appraisal. The Klaks also hope this act encourages their neighbors to
consider voluntarily placing conservation easements on their own land.

Klak-Hey property is an excellent example of why it is vital to preserve smaller parcels in Butler County,
and what a landowner can do to increase the habitat protection and enhance
the species diversity in their immediate surroundings. Their achievement has relevance for most suburban
Butler and Montgomery County residents and for the public at large. Valuable
 2004 Protected Properties

This outstanding gem of a

property includes twelve acres
of woods containing a riparian
corridor along a branch of
Indian Creek.

wildlife habitats can be created at any scale down to the backyard level. The sixteen acre parcel in Reily
Township on which the Klak-Hey family resides, now permanently protected by the Trust, offers many
lessons on how to manage a more suburban property to maximize wildlife habitat.

With help from naturalists, the owners have identified more than fifty species of native trees and shrubs
such as shingle oak, blue ash, elderberry, and spicebush. Over twenty-five species of native wildflowers
have been identified, such as Dutchman’s breeches, sessile trillium, twinleaf, and balloon flower. The
property also includes two wetlands and a pond teeming with aquatic life such as breeding northern
leopard frogs and eastern American toads. Resident wetland plants have fun names like southern blue flag
iris, pickerelweed, lizard’s tail, and monkeyflower. Native prairie grasslands and wildflower areas
comprise most of the remaining area. The dozens of species of native grasses and sedges include
switchgrass, Indian grass, bottlebrush, palm sedge, and prairie dropseed.

Many of these native plant species were already thriving on the land when Tom and Jeanne purchased it in
1992. Many others have been brought in and nurtured as part of an ongoing habitat restoration program.
Birds have responded vigorously. For example, for two nights from May 7 to May 8 of this year, a migrating
chuck-will’s-widow called from the woods’ edge. There are few records of this bird in Ohio and virtually
none from Butler County. In all, Tom and Jeanne have recorded 118 bird species on the property.

The Klak-Hey family have been cooperators with the Butler Soil and Water Conservation District, and have
participated in the Stream Bank Stabilization Program to prevent further erosion of the beautiful Beals
Run, a tributary to Indian Creek. The family and Three Valley Conservation Trust also worked with the
First Financial Bank to secure a subordination of a new mortgage on the property.

The signing of the mortgage subordination by First Financial Bank was an important step in the process.
The mortgage subordination allows the terms of the easement to take precedence no matter what
happens with the property, and no matter who owns the land. A permanent conservation easement runs
with the land, and not with the ownership, and therefore this agreement is an essential element. In fact,
no deduction may be claimed unless the mortgage is subordinated. The mortgage subordination does not
limit the lender’s ability to collect its loan, nor does it limit the mortgagee’s responsibility to pay the
mortgage off. It merely requires that if the land were transferred, all successive owners, even if sold at
sheriff’s sale, would have to abide by the easement’s terms. First Financial Bank was willing to do so with
sufficient loan-to-value remaining in the property, and credit-worthiness on the part of the borrowers.
 2004 Protected Properties

The Dohn Easement

“…It is a special place

for us, and our
memories of the land
inspired us to save the
farm forever by
donating the farm’s
development rights to
the Trust.”

One of the largest sassafras trees in the state of Ohio is now being protected courtesy of the Dohn Easement.

David and Janice Dohn have donated the conservation easement to the Three Valley Conservation Trust to
permanently protect their beautiful 65 acre farm in Gratis Township, Preble County, on the Butler County
line north of the Village of Jacksonburg. The easement keeps the land as a natural habitat with the Three
Valley Conservation Trust providing perpetual monitoring to assure that the Dohn family’s wishes are
honored with the passage of time.

The purpose of the easement is to protect scenic, conservation, and habitat values that exist on the
property. There are unusual species of plants and animals, including more than 25 species of birds, with
wooded stream corridor for Elk Creek, beautiful fields, and a mixed hardwood forest. Plants include
sessile trillium, spring beauty, spring cress, trout lily, true rue anenome. Tree species found include
American beech, bitternut hickory, shagbark hickory pignut Hickory, black walnut, buckeye, eastern
cottonwood, white oak, red oak, chinkapin oak, maples, black cherry, redbud, white dogwood, American
hornbeam, sycamore. Animals seen include: quail, pheasant, Carolina wren, freshwater mussels, downy
woodpecker, red fox, bluebird, red-bellied woodpecker, beaver, white-tailed deer, pileated woodpecker,
tufted titmouse, goldfinch, cowbird, hairy woodpecker, Cooper’s hawk. The Trust has located one of the
largest Sassafras trees in the State of Ohio on the Dohn property.

David and Janice Dohn shared why the family wanted to protect their property at this week’s closing.
“This ground needs to be protected,” remarked Janice Dohn. David Dohn remembered hiking through the
fields and enjoying the wildlife as a youth. “This land means a lot to Janice and me as well as our
children. Our children also played here on the farm. It is a special place for us, and our memories of the
land inspired us to save the farm forever by donating the farm’s development rights to the Trust,” David
Dohn added.

The Dohns attended the Preserving Family Lands Workshop the Three Valley Conservation Trust sponsored
in November 2003, and initiated contact with the Trust to explore the idea of permanently preserving
their land with a conservation easement shortly thereafter. The land remains in the ownership and
control of the easement donors, and they may sell, gift, or transfer ownership of the land with the
assurance that their land will always remain protected.
 2004 Protected Properties

While not quite a state record, the sassafras tree located on the Dohn farm is an unusually large specimen
and may rank in the top ten statewide. The unusual character of this tree was noticed by Dave Dister

Dave Dister stands

in the thicket under
the sassafras tree.

last October 17 when he accompanied Eric Hollins on a tour of Dohn's woods during the Trust's
annual Open House for conserved properties. Dave is a professional biologist who spends a lot of
time surveying natural areas in Ohio and has certified several trees in Ohio's statewide rankings.

The Sassafras normally grows as an understory tree within Ohio's woods and seldom attains significant size.
However, when Dohn's woods was cleared for pasture sometime in the early twentieth century, this tree
(along with many others) was left as a free-standing individual, perhaps to provide shade for the pasture
animals. This provided the opportunity for this tree to grow without competition and thus reach its
unusual proportions.

Dohn's woods was retired from pasture several decades ago and a thick understory of saplings now fills the
spaces between the larger trees. The giant Sassafras now resides in a thicket of its own offspring.
 ACKNOWLEGEMENTS AND THANKS
• Roger Millar, Oxford Community Foundation
• Dupps Co. Charitable Foundation
• Audubon Miami Valley
• Charlie Shoemaker, Dave Nolin, Mary Klunk, Doug Horvath, Five Rivers Metroparks
• Miami Valley Pheasants Forever
• Hamilton Professional Firefighters
• Steve Bartels, OSU Extension
• Clare & Roland Johnson, Hamilton County Land Conservancy
• Renee Kivikko, Director, Midwest Office of Land Trust Alliance
• Michael F. Juengling, Director, Butler County Dept. of Development
• Kevin Fall, Butler County SWCD
• Kelda Bittinger & Bob Ashworth, Preble County SWCD
• Dan Jackson, Montgomery County SWCD
• Sarah Hippensteel, Angela Manusak, Janet Bly, & Dusty Hall, Miami Conservancy District
• Ray Zehler, Izaak Walton League
• Linda Paul & Paul Bingle, Earthshare of Ohio
• Preble County Commissioners
• Butler County Commissioners
• Montgomery County Commissioners
• Joe Litvin, Montgomery County Engineer
• Steve Simmons, Preble County Engineer
• Gregory Wilkens, Butler County Engineer
• John Williams, Dennis Bunger,& Steve Boeder, District Conservationists, US Dept of Agriculture NRCS Miami RC&D
• ODNR Division of Wildlife
• Rosida Porter, ODNR Division of Soil & Water
• Fred L. Dailey, Director, Ohio Dept. of Agriculture
• Howard F. Wise, Director, ODA Office of Farmland Preservation
• Tom Winston, Martyn Burt, Hugh Trimble, Ohio EPA
• Sara Nicolic, Scott American Farmland Trust
• Coe Potter, ReMax
• Preble County Park District
• Watershed Coordinator Areawide Assistance Team
• Mike Muska, Director, Butler County MetroParks
• Hal Yoder, Preble County Auditor
• Danny Crank, Butler County Recorder
• Kay Rogers, Butler County Auditor
• Preble County Farm Bureau
• Butler County Farm Bureau
• Eaton-Preble County Chamber of Commerce
• Morgan Township Trustees
• Oxford City Council
• Oxford Chamber of Commerce
• Oxford Convention & Visitors Bureau
• Butler County Township Association
• Jane Howington, Oxford City Manager
• Oxford Township Trustees
• Ross Township Trustees
• Wayne Township Trustees
• Mark Immelt, Jack Kuczynski, First Financial BankTrust Dept., First Financial Bank
• John Guidugli, Hamilton Community Foundation
• Bob Jurick, BW Greenway Community Land Trust
• Holly Utrata-Holcomb, Cincinnati Wet Weather Initiative
 ACKNOWLEGEMENTS AND THANKS

• Ann Antenen, Citizens for Historic and Preservation Services (CHAPS)

• Gene Krebs, Greater Ohio
• Mark Alexander & Pat Bukvic, Green Umbrella
• Jack Sutton, Hamilton County Park District
• Hamilton-Fairfield-Oxford Board of Realtors
• Eric Russo, Hillside Trust
• Little Miami, Inc.
• Livable Landscapes, Miami Valley RC&D
• OKI Regional Council of Governments
• Miami Valley Regional Planning Commission
• Peg Shear, Cooperative Solutions Inc.
• Michele Gressel, Attorney
• James Michael, Attorney
• Millikin & Fitton
• Whitewater Valley Land Trust
• Eric Partee, Little Miami, Inc.
• Michael Fox
• Tom McQuiston, Preble County Director Building and Zoning
• Oxford Community Art Center
• Oxford Press
• Journal News
• WMUB
• WOXY
• James Turner, Executive VP, & Tim Abbott, Cinergy
• Krista MaGaw, Tecumseh Land Trust
• Julia Hinders, USDA’s NRCS’ Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program
• LCNB

Michael and
Noreen Beck
easement and
home of the
Three Valley
Conservation
Trust.
 ACKNOWLEGEMENTS AND THANKS

Volunteers
Erika Eichel Presley Miami University English Dept Center for Writing Excellence
Barbara Hamilton • Jean Lutz • Paul Anderson
Nick Hartman • Michele Simmons
Adam Rice Miami University Public
Amy Scalon MU Office of Continuing Education Service Projects
Lindy White • Catherine Hollins • Jackie Guckian
NIki Mihevic • Valerie Horobik
John Obrycki Miami University Institute of • Amy Seitz
Elinor Loucks Environmental Sciences(EIS) • Matthew Birck
Doug Ross, Auctioneer • Mark Boardman • Carl Howard
Meldomi Asante • Gene Willeke • Sarah Harvey
Robert Shebuski • Vincent Hand • Robert Shebuski
MU Grad Students in IES • Sandra Woy– Hazelton • Matt Jenkins
MU Students in English • Adolph Greenberg • Meldomi Asante
MU Grad Students In • Avram Primack • Kevin Slaven
English • Jackie Guckian
Talawanda Key Club Miami University Geography Dept • Valerie Horobik
Earley & Earley, Attorney • Bill Renwick • Amy Seitz
Donald Mayer, Attorney • Tom Klak • Matthew Birck
Mailing and Office • Jim Rubenstein • Matt Jenkins
Volunteers • Kim Medley
Leisa Douglas, Bank One MU Interns
Event Volunteers • Carl Howard
• Farmland Preservation Workshops • Doug Dirksing
• Land Easement Tour • Jessica Camp
• Auction Committee & Volunteers • Jon Grad
• Auction Donors and Participants • Ben Anderson
• Mollie Ferrigan
Committee Chairs and Participants • Melissa Burpo
• Farmland Preservation Applications
• Land Preservation
• Membership
• Finance
• Public Information
Members

The Trust recognizes the following individuals and businesses for their generous support in 2004

Preble Co. Farm Bureau First Financial Bank, Trust
Earthshare division
Ken's Custom Framing Steve and Regan Abernathy
Alger House Antiques Robert and Kathleen Abowitz
Miami Athletic Dept. Todd Adrien at
Miami Dept. of Music Adrien Fly Fishing Outfitters
Woven Vicky Agee
Kygers Chevrolet Buick & Chrysler Wendy Aker
Jeep Dodge Cynthia Albrecht
Colonial Woods Gordon Allen
Amerihost Roger and Janice Ames
Best Western-Sycamore Inn Paul and Margie Anderson
Main St. Gourmet Jay and Ann Antenen
Cincinnati Symphony Susan Antenen
El Meson Jamie Bercaw and
Shademakers Nursery Christopher Anzano
Alexander House Patricia Kreig and Robert
Indian Ridge Golf Club Argonbright
Edward Jones CoCity of Hamilton Ray and Judy Arlinhaus
Perfect North Slope Anne Armstrong
Kona Bistro Les Ashcraft
Twin Valley B & B Roger and Paula Atkin
Miami U. Performing Arts Series Donavon and Carolyn Auble
Juniper Imports KE Smith and Michael
Miami U. Hamilton Artist Series Bachem at
Cincinnati Zoo Miami University European
DeVore’s Landscaping Service Center
DuBois Bookstore James P. Baden
Kemphus Jewelers Brent and Ann Bader
Knolls of Oxford Robert and Beth Baer
You're Fired Elsa Jane Baer
Ball of Oxford Bob and Connie Baesel
Environmental Mobile Unit Gisela E. Bahr
Frame and Save Jay and Sally Baird
Ace Hardware & Building Supply William and Carol Baker
Paust Printers Mike Ball
Stevens Photo Express Karen Ball
Al-Joe's Pet and Garden Center Linda and Doug Balogh at
Berkley Square Retirement woxy.com/97X
Center Larry and Mary Barger
Earth and Sky Farms, LCC William and Stephanie
Fiesta Charra Barnthouse
Fifth Third Bank, Ross Ohio Margaret Barrier
Life Span Steve and Judy Bartels
Maisonette Group Jeanne Bassett
Maimi U. Art Museum Jennifer and Arthur Bauer
Newman's Own, Inc. Steven Bauer
Old Stone Riding Center and Dog Patricia Baugher
Boarding Kennel William P. and Mary Orr
Phan Shin Bausano
PlayHouse in the Park Anne W. Baxter
Ralph Lauren Fragrances Tri- Michael and Noreen Beck
County William Beckett
Strictly Amish of Blue Ash Tony and Janice Beckett
Time Warner Cable Margarette Beckwith
Twin Creek Tea Room Andrew and Rita Beiser
Dave and Marge Belew
Edward and Ann Bell
Robert Bell
Gary and Wendy Bennett
Robert A. and Rosalyn E. Benson
Dorothy Benz at
Beta Properties
John Bercaw
Patrick C. Berding at
Berding Appraisals
David and Cecilia Berg
Robert and Priscilla Berry
Stephen and Cathy Berry
Ernst Bever
Marc and Lisa Biales at
Biales Wildberry Incense
Amy Bittenger at
Oxford Farmers Market
Brian and Leslie Black
Robert Blair
Walter Beale Blair
Dr. Muriel Blaisdell
John Blake
Kevin and Anita Blakley
Marjorie Bledsoe
John and Phyllis Blocher
Tom and Cindy Blomquist
Jayne Stasser and John Bloom
Mark and Linda Boardman
Newell and Mary Lou Booth
Dorothy Boughton at
Clock Tower Press
William and Nora Bowers
Kate and Andy Bowers
Carol Bowers
Marjorie Foster Bowers
Rowena Sim and Joel Boylan
Lewis and Beulah Boyles
Paul Brady
Dorothy Brady
Mary Alice Brandenburg
Jim and Jody Brock
Jeffrey Brock
Randy Brooks
Anne Brown
Bonne K. Brown
William and Cornelia Browne
Beverly Brubaker
Alan and Mary Bruns
Steve Bruns
Jerry and Ellen Buerk
Kenneth Buerk
Jim and Elsa Burg
Lara Askill and Eric Burgess
John Burkart
Daphne Burnet
Brian Burt
Gary and Julie Burt at
Animal Care Clinic
Norman and Patti Butt
Donald and Paula Byrkett
Dr. Peter and Kathleen Carels
Anna Carlson
Ralph and Donna Carruthers
David Carter
Carol and Leona Carter at
Josiah Sampson House
Nancy Casper
John K Chance
Reo Christenson
David Christman
Kelly and Janet Church
Donald and Debbie Cisle
E. Ray and Ann Clark
James and Mary Jo Clark
William and Sharon Clegern
Nelly Bly Cogan
Lee Cohen
Jeff and Traci Collins
Dr. Gerald Collins
Nat Comisar
Robert and Jennifer Conklin
F. Conrad Calvin
Ruth T. Cookman
William and Barbara Copeland
Linda Amspaugh and Jim Corson
Jon and Amy Costanzo
Brad and Barbara Cotterman
David and Sherry Cotton
Robert L. and Nancy Cottrell
Richard F. and Libby Cottrell
Rob and Louise Cottrell
Bill and Gertchen Cottrell
Gene Cox at
Gene Cox Builders
Margaret I. Craig
Patricia Craig
Matthew I. and Sheila Crehan
Thomas and Candace Crist
Sheila Croucher
John Cumming
Nancy Curtiss
Peter and Dorothy Dahoda
Judy Dahoda
Steve and Prue Dana
Paul and Lois Daniel
Richard and May Daniels
Lisa A. Dankovich
Richard Davies
John and Anne Davis
Lynn Hugo and Alan DeCourcy
Penny Dedel at
Chez Panisse Restaurant
Steven and Karen DeLue
Edward and Mary Jo DeVillez
John and Lee DeVore at
DeVore's Landscaping Service
Barbara Diehl
Frank and Barbara Dodd
David and Janice Dohn
Leisa Douglas at Al and Donna Frager
Bank One David and Diana Francko
Lou Dow at Steve and Missy Friede
Full Moon Contra Dance Larry Frimerman
Orchestra Dr. Isidore and Lily Frimerman
J. Howard DuBois Bruce and Carol Frimerman
Mary and Roland Duerksen Debra Frimerman
Connie and Charles Duersch Sandra Frimerman
Ralph and Christine Dull Jay and Phyllis Fry
John Dupps Margaret R. Fuller
Diana Durr at Michael and Terry Fulton
Oxford Visitor and Convention Jim and Emily Furhman
Bureau
Carolyn S. Gaker
C. Donald and Marcella
Vincente and Maureen Gallardo
Eberwine
Richard Gardner
Marilyn Edwards
Dr. James and Carole Garland
Sharon Edwards
Greg and Cindy Garnett
Kim Thompson and Steve
Cecilia Shore and Andrew
Edwards
Garrison
Dan Egbert
Roger and Nancy Gates
Burdette and Ruth Ehrhardt
Ann D. Geddes
Deborah and Glen Eichel at
Emily Geddes
Nathaniel Hosmer Inn
Leo Geiser
Dr. Dave and Jane Eifert
James Gerbec
Robert and Jan Eighme
Jerry and Cleo Gerber
Mildred Elberfeld
Larry and Nancy Jo Gersbach
J.E. and Valerie Elliott
Clive F. Getty
Alan S. and Sondra Engel
Cindy Gibson at
Kathryn Epp
Red Barn Antiques
Delores Epps at
Patricia Gifford
Gardener's Exchange
Ronald and Linda Gilbert at
George and Betsy Esber
Ro-Lin Farms
Hardy and Barbara Eshbaugh
Marge and Gary Glaser at
Steven Eshbaugh
Dewald Family Foundation
Zack and Donna Evans
Lloyd and June Goggin
Mary Levering Evans
James and Wanda Goldey
Rebecca Evans
David L. Good
Wilbur Evans
Vivian Negron and David Gorchov
Paul Everhart
Gilbert and Joyce Gordon
Susan Ewing
Lori Gordon
Donald E. Fabing
Raymond F. and Helen Gorman
Michael and Laura Fain
Vivian and Mike Gorsuch at
Wayne Falke
Main Steet Antiques & Such
Rocky and Marinda Farmer
Brett Governanti
Nicholas and Sherry
Jon Grad
Fendinger
Shannon Greathouse at
Donald Ferris
Circle K
Stephen and Catherine Fields
Adolph Greenberg
Daniel and Willodean Filbrun
Jack and Lila Greer
Glen R. and Karen Filbrun
Thomas G. Gregg
Dale and Evelyn Filbrun at
Chris Grenner
Filbrun's Organic Egg Farm
Michele Gressel
Kalinde Webb and Bill Fisher
P. William Grieselhuber
Rebecca Fitton
David and Louise Griffing
Vaden and Grace Fitton
Michael and Kay Griffith
Sam and Terri Fitton
Deborah Gross
James and Susan Fitton
Jane Gross
Linda Fitzgerald
Bill and Jackie Groth
Camilla Flintermann
W. Robert and Patricia Gump
Jane Flueckiger
Donald Guntle
Adon and Kay Foster
Dorothy Gustafson
Gary and Mary K. Fox
Julie Gutzwiller at
Shaker Run Golf Club Bill and Barbara Hooven Brian King
Sarah Haber at Dr. Doug and Joan Hoover Frank and Mary King
Contemporary Arts Center Douglas Horvath at Barbara Kingsolver
Brenda Hahn Appleseed Connections John and Roberta Kinne
Richard and Leslie Haid Frank and Marcia House Jack T. Kirby
Catherine Hallbaker Mark House Konrad F. Kircher
Lee Hamil Susan B. Howard Thomas Klak
Barbara and Doug Hamilton at Paul Hudek Robert and Barbara Kleefeld
Bikewise William and Pat Hugh James Klosterman
Hamilton Professional Firefighters John and Susan Hughes Mark Knapke
Local 20 IAFF John and Judy Husk Anne B. Koehler
Vincent and Ann Hagerman Hand Mick and Debbie Hyde Tom and Vera Koehler
Nancy Haney Jessie Hypes John and Heather Kogge
Sharon Hansel at Ron Iannotti Catherine Kolkmeier
Whistlestop Mark and Carol Immelt Thomas W. Kopp
Charlie Harper Jim and Rhonda Irwin Scott and Vicki Kowalk
Dennis and Lorna Harrell James Jackson Michael S. and Maureen K.
Robert and Marilee Harris Jim Jackson at Kranbuhl
Max Harter Victorian Antiques Robert and Linda Krause
Jim and Carol Hartman David and Brenda James Gene and Janet Krebs
Sarah Harvey Carl R. and Anne Jantzen Timothy and Patti Krehbiel
Natalie R. Harwood Judy Jarvis Jeff and Dawn Kroll
James and Alison Haskins Hal and BJ Jasper John and Barbara Kuczynski
Richard A. Haugland Marlene Jewett David and Karen Kullman
Louise Hautau Michael and Evelyn Johnson Richard and Alice Laatsch
Lucille Hautau Dr. Elizabeth J. Johnson Steven and Mary Jo Lahrmann
Kenneth and Shirley Havens Erv and GingerJohnson Kenneth Lake at
Kathryn Hawbaker Sandy Ward Jolivette Plain View Stock Farm
Carolyn A. Haynes Ed and Sue Jones Randal and Sonia Lake
William and Sandi Hazleton Felecia Jones Bill Lancaster
Jolene Heath Moya M. Jones Elizabeth Lane
William and Mary Heck Joann Jones Nick and Nancy Lanni
Marc Henneberger Ralph and Florence Jones Katherine Lawson
Richard Dees and Carol Heppe Ben and Laurel Jones Cheri Lawson
Al and Joyce Herbet Frank Jordan Jr. Ryan Lazowski
Charles Herms Philip and Susan Joseph Deborah Lease
Lisa Staggs and Jim Herrmann Glenn and Betty Julian Rick and Marcia Lee
Carl and Margie Hesselbrock Robert and Carol Kabakoff Virginia R. Lee
Steven Hessler Alice Kahn Edith Lehman
Bob and Shirley Hill Dean and Mary Sue Kallander Lois D. Lehmkuhl
Cynthia Hinrichsen Robert and Carol Kane Jim and Donna Leipzig
Sarah Hippensteel at Don and Patricia Kaufman Chief Floyd E Leonard of
Miami Conservancy District Vanessa and Jorma Kaukenen Miami Tribe of Oklahoma
David Hirsch at Dr. Robert and Janis Lerer
Robert V. and Gloria Hoelle Fur Peace Ranch Melvin and Anneliese Less
Bryan Hoelzer at Lawrence Kearns at Carole Katz and Jonathan Levy
High Street Grill Lawrence Kearns Pottery Margaret Lewis
Gregory and Jo Ann Hoffman John F. Keegan Alan and Ruth Lindsey
Marlene Hoffman Chuck and Nora Kegley Suzanne Lintner
Dr. Rudolf Hofmann Cynthia G. Kelley Richard and Wynona Little
Thomas Hogeback at Laura Kelly Howell and Melani Lloyd
Village West Framing Jean Kelly Alice Logan
John G. Holbrock Robert S. and Carol Kepner Orie and Elinor Loucks
Todd Hollenbaugh Katy and David Kern Stan and Luan Luce
Charles E. and Linda Holliday Albert W. Kettlewell at C. Randolph Lukens
Eric and Catherine Hollins Des Fleurs Garden Club Rebecca Lukens
L. Edward Hollis Steve Kidd Doug and Susie Lute
Don Hollister David and Sallie Killian William and Janet Lybrook
Charles and Susan Holmes Linda Musmeci and Jeffrey Marjorie Mackey
Janet and Thomas Holmes Kimball Philip and Cora Macklin
Wesley Homan Ed and Marilyn Kimball Gini Maddocks at
Joe and Lois Hookey Doug and Bev Kincaid Holistic Matters
John P. and MaryKay Malone
Wayne and Helen Martin
Ralph and Nancy Martin
David and Susan Maxfield
Hayden and Cynthia May
Donald G. Mayer
Reggie Mays at
Doug Ross Auctioneers
Anne G. McAdams
Galen L. McCarty
Kenneth and Carol McCashland
Donna McCollum
Joe McDonough
William and Linda Marchant
McGrew Nadja Hoffman and
William McKenna
Charles and Norma McKinley
Gloria McKinley
Harvard and Elaine McLean
Virginia McNeil
Joanne McQueen
Robert and Mary McWilliams
Elise McWilliams
Kimberley E. Medley
Nancy E. Meeker
Doug and Susan Meikle
Dennis and Phyllis Meismer
Tom and Lucy Melville
Mary Melvin
Jim Mense
Everett W. and Elfriede Merrit
James and Sarah Michael
Judy Michael at
Elms Hotel
Charles and Ruth Mignery
Roger J. Millar
Arthur and Alice Miller
Robert J. Miller
C. Martin and Ruth G. Miller
Alan Miller at
Impressions
Michael Minium
Jennifer Moix
Richard and Susan Momeyer
Diana Davis and Nicholas Money
Robert and Mary Moore
Barbara D. Moore
Steve Moore
Eva A. Morgan
Bob and June Morgan at
Morgan's Canoe, Inc.
John and Antoinette Morrison
Joan M. Moynagh
Clyde Muehlenhard
Marty and Teresa Mulhall of
Next Exit Barbershop Quartet
Martie Mycoff
Tim and Sally Myers
Bob Myers
Lois E. Nelson
Patrick R. and Theresa R. Spahr
Nelson
David and Sharen Neuhardt
Tim Cornell & Shaun
Nicholson at
UBS Financial Services
Robert and Jane Niederman
at
Gregory Creek Inn
Annie and Read Nielson
Norma Niinemets at
Cincinnati Playhouse
Rod Nimtz
Joe Nuxhall
Emily Murphree and Kevin
O'Bryan
Richard and Mary Oertel
Lori Isaacson and James Oris
David and Alice Osborne
Astrid R. Otey
Christine K. Parker
Deborah Parker
John and Linda Parks
Shirley Payne
Jack R. Pealer Jr.
Winifred C. Pearson
Gregory L. Peck
David and Norma Pennock
Mark Perin
Jean Perry
Steve Perucca
Fred and Debra Peter
Chris and Sharon Peterson
Yerevan Peterson
Ronald and Dawn Pfohl
John G. and Diana Pheanis
David Phillips
Tom and Mary Jane Pierce
Constance Pierce
Marge Piper
Bill and Beth Polanka
Ralph Pontius
John and Gracia Pope
Neil and Mary Poppendeck
Coe and Alyce Potter
William C. and Anne Pratt
Erika Presley
Jenny Presnell
Sue Pretty
Ellen Price
Joe and Mary Jean Priest
Julie R. and Avram Primack
Mary Louise Prows
Ward Pruden
Harold and Edith Puff
William and Martha Pulley
Beatrice Pyle
Richard and Betty Quantz
Matt Rainey at
Treadway Galleries
Amy Lamborg and Jon
Ralinovsky
Ann Randolph
Nanette Rawlins
Michael J. & Judith Raymond
Georgeana Reardon
Emily Reed
James and Barbara Reid
Suzanne Reif
William and Grace Reigert
James A. Reiss
Thomas B. Rentschler
Debra Bowles and Bill Renwick
Barbara Reuss
Barbara Reynolds
Ted and Becky Richards
William Ridenour
Celia Riechel
Julie Rigby at
Acorn Naturalists
Jim and Sandy Robbins
James and Julie Robbins
Candy Robbins
Rick Spencer and Amy Roberts
Jim and Teddi Robeson
Thomas Robinson
Bill and Bev Roe
Elizabeth S. Rogers
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