Overbeck will appear at the Green Township Branch Library, 6525 Bridgetown Road, at 7 p.m. Tuesday.

He will answer questions when he presents "How to get your car fixed right the first time ... and under warranty.''

"Many times auto owners are frustrated in getting items fixed properly on their cars, even under warranty,'' Overbeck said.

It pays to question whether the problem you are having with your car is covered by a warranty, he said.

Overbeck has operated Overbeck Auto Services Inc. in Madisonville since 1976. He is a certified master technician in automobile, medium/heavy truck, collision refinish and machinist.

Overbeck is one of 129 technicians in the United States with four master certifications.

For more information, call 369-4406.

Hands-on science

For two weeks this summer, elementary school teachers spent time in a natural laboratory of the Wyoming mountains and Teton-Yellowstone National Park area.

They were participating in the Environmental Science for School Teachers program offered by Miami University in Oxford.

The course was designed to provide elementary and middle school teachers with training to help meet Ohio elementary school academic standards and achievement test scores.

"This course took me to a new level and appreciation of science, teaching in our natural and inherited environment, networking and friendship,'' said Connie McCarthy, a teacher for Cincinnati Public Schools.

Angela Kinney, a teacher in the Princeton School District, said: "This course was nature as a classroom. This was hands-on science instead of looking at it in a book. We were actually picking up rocks and touching trees. We were part of the environment. It makes a big difference when you are part of the science that you are teaching.''

Robert McWilliams of Miami University's Department of Geology taught the geologic segment of the course.

Richard E. Lee of Miami's Zoology Department taught the zoology section, and Edward Soldo, a teacher at Sycamore High school, taught botany.

The Ohio Board of Regents provided funds for 85 teachers, who were selected to improve their knowledge of geology, zoology and botany in an environment suited for learning science.

ACADEMIC ALL-STARS: Graduation and service

Justin Hunter graduated from the University of Toledo with a bachelor's degree in business administration. He was on the dean's list with a 4.0 grade point average both semesters of his senior year, when he studied abroad at the University of Brighton, England.

The Walnut Hills High School graduate will work next year for America/Vista Program Habitat for Humanity in Toledo. He is the son of Cathy and Calvin Hunter of White Oak.

Honors at Harvard

Stephanie Safdi has been elected to Phi Beta Kappa, the nation's oldest academic honor society, at Harvard College, Cambridge, Mass., where her studies concentrate on history and literature. She is one of the elite "Junior 24," a group of Harvard students named to the society in their junior year based on outstanding academic achievement.

The graduate of Seven Hills Upper School is the daughter of Anne and Alan Safdi of Mount Lookout.

Deans' lists

These students were named to spring term deans' lists:

John Kladakis, a freshman marketing major at Boston College, who also made the dean's list fall term. The Indian Hill High School graduate is the son of Teddi and John Kladakis of Indian Hill.

Grant Swartzentruber, a pre-law, political science/business major at Indiana Wesleyan University, Marion. The Milford High School graduate is the son of Colleen and Edward Swartzentruber of Loveland.

Elizabeth Koustmer, a junior at Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tenn. The graduate of Phillips Academy, Andover, Mass., is the daughter of Kathy and Tom Koustmer of Terrace Park.

Faydra Bozich, studying in the College of Business at Ohio University, who made the list all three quarters of her freshman year. The Taylor High School graduate is the daughter of Imogene and Steve Bozich of Cleves.

Erica Parsons, majoring in advertising/public relations and visual communications at Franklin College, Ind. The Milford High School graduate is the daughter of Peggy and Stu Parsons of Loveland.

Anne Sammarco, a biology and Spanish major at Colgate University, Hamilton, N.Y. The Summit Country Day School graduate is the daughter of Ruth Ann and G. James Sammarco of Clifton.

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