More than 200 children participated in the Easter egg hunt at Sycamore Park in Batavia March 31. Sponsored by the Clermont County Park District and the Batavia Rotary Club, the annual Easter egg hunt has become a local tradition. Two thousand eggs were dropped in six different age groups 10 and under for the kids to scramble around for.

The Bethel-Tate sixth grade boys basketball team recently completed its third consecutive 10-0 season in the Clermont-Brown Youth Basketball Association. Team members are, front row from left, Tyler Abbott, Jacob Fischer, Jon Scott and Jason Adams and row two, Jay Regensburger, Zane Cassity, Travis Estep, Curtis Rawlins, and Tyler Atkins. In back, coaches Dan Fischer and Junior Atkins.

I am a huge mystery/crime/detective novel aficionado (read freak) and Parker is one of my favorites. I also enjoy Patricia Cornwell, Sue Grafton, Janet Evanovich, Jonathan Kellerman, and James Patterson-but Robert B. Parker is the greatest, in my mind.