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By Amanda Joering [email protected]

Members of the First Presbyter-ian Church in Fort Thomas arepreparing for their summer mis-sion trip to help those less fortu-nate in Prestonsburg, Ky.

For several years, a group fromthe church has traveled to variousplaces to do work to do help low-income communities during week-long mission trips, said LoisRogers, chair of this year’s trip.

“There are a lot of people outthere that just can’t afford to havenecessary repairs made to therehomes,” Rogers said. “Some peo-ple are disabled, elderly or havelost their jobs, and we just want tomake their homes safe, warm anddry.”

Rogers said the group, whichusually consists of 30 to 40 peo-ple, does various jobs includingframing, painting, roofing andmaking other repairs.

While some members of thegroup have experience in thoseareas, some just come to lend ahelping hand.

“There is always something for

everyone to do,” Rogers said.Most of the group consist of

14-year-olds and older, but someparents bring their younger chil-dren as well, Rogers said.

“We have one lady that is closeto 80 that goes every year,”

Rogers said.Church member Daryl Knauer,

who has been on seven of thesummer mission trips, said hefeels this is important work for thechurch to do.

“I think it’s crucial for ourchurch to be working in the com-munity, trying to have a positiveimpact on the lives of those whomay not be as fortunate as us,”Knauer said. “These mission tripshelp us get outside of our comfortzone and, I think, are a very realexpression of what it means tolove your neighbor.”

This year’s trip will take placethe week of June 13.

While each person going isrequired to pay their own way, thechurch is holding a soup luncheonfundraiser to help divert some ofthe cost.

The luncheon is from noon to 2p.m. Sunday, March 20, in theFellowship Hall at the church, 220South Fort Thomas Ave.

The cost is $6 for adults and $4for children under 12.

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Lindsey Steller (left) and Carrie Knauer level dirt inside the foundation of a new house during amission trip last year.

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Joe Rogers from the Fort Thomas First Presbyterian Church prepares a driveway for new concreteduring the church’s mission trip to Hazard, Ky., last year.

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students in grades 5-12 will betaking a Gallup Poll to measuretheir involvement in school,and how they feel about theirfuture prospects in lifeincluding their chances ofgraduating high school andwhether they will go to college.

The poll is a regionalinitiative of the NorthernKentucky Council of Partnersin Education as part of theAmerica’s Promise AllianceGallup Student Poll. Allstudents in the district ingrades 5-12 are participating.

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Brotherhood of fireFor those involved, being a

volunteer firefighter is morethan just doing communityservice. In many cases, itinvolves a lot of pride, traditionand family.

“For us, this is like abrotherhood,” said PaulHehman, the assistant chief atthe Melbourne Volunteer FireDepartment. “We would all doanything for each other, andthe togetherness is justphenomenal.”

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Members of Campbell CountyFiscal Court don’t all agree thatthe state should play a role in cre-ating a law banning smokinginside workplaces, but they doagree that’s where the fight is like-ly headed next.

By a vote of 3-1 in February,Campbell County leaders repealedthe indoor ban on smoking indoorworkplaces passed in December.So far, Kenton County Fiscal Courthas taken no action to repeal itspartial smoking ban in publicworkplaces.

House Bill 193 was introducedinto Kentucky’s legislature in Jan-uary by Rep. Susan Westrom, D-Lexington, with the intent of ban-ning smoking inside any work-place with at least one employee.The bill remained in committee asof March 4.

Campbell County Judge-execu-tive Steve Pendery, the lone novote against repealing the originalsmoke-free legislation, said he’shad a mixed response from peopleon both sides of the issue, and themajority for him were people whowere supportive of his position.

“I still think there will be smok-ing regulations in the future,”Pendery said. “The question is,who will take it up next. And ifthe state were willing to do it, thatwould be great, so we’ll see how itall goes.”

Commissioner Pete Garrett,who announced his opposition tothe county’s ban law even beforeit was passed in December andwas the first to make a motion toask for a repeal ordinance, said asthe owner of a gun shop in New-port, he’s been subject to localbans that were later overturnedand unfairly hurt his business.

Garrett said the smoking banwould have hurt local businesses,and the state is where talk aboutany smoking ban really belongs.A regional smoking ban might nothave been overturned, he said.

“If it would have been all threecounties there would have beenno repealing it, if there wouldhave been two counties with thesame ordinance there would havebeen no repealing it, but the wayit was done was the worst casescenario,” Garrett said.

Garrett said people’s reaction tohis support for the repeal of thelaw have been mixed with peopleon both sides expressing theiropinions to him.

Many good things came out ofthe debate including lots of statis-tics showing why people should-n’t smoke for health reasons, saidCommissioner Brian Painter.

Painter said about a 5-1 mar-gin of people’s comments to himhave been supportive of his voteto repeal. The state receives finan-cial support from cigarette taxmoney, and Painter said he hasmixed feelings about the state tak-ing up the ban.

Co. leavessmoking banto the state

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Anderson honoredThe Rev. Gregg W. Ander-

son, a Campbell Countynative, was honored by theKentucky House of Represen-tatives.

The citation was present-ed to Anderson on behalf offreshman Representative KimKing.

A portion of the citation

reads, “Inasmuch as thisesteemed citizen, the Chap-lain of the Isaiah House inMackville, Kentucky hasdemonstrated an expresseddesire to gain increasedknowledge about legislativeprocess, the members of thishonorable body respectfullyjoin Representative Kim Kingin congratulating this respect-ed gentleman whose out-standing efforts on behalfothers are worthy of theregard, for taking an activerole in both learning more andteaching others about the roleresponsible citizenship playsin the government of thisgreat Commonwealth and inextending a warm welcome tohim on this auspicious occa-sion.”

Anderson recentlyreturned to Kentucky after ayear-long stint as a chaplainof a faith based drug abusecenter in the Commonwealthof Pennsylvania. Andersoncovered both news andsports for radio and televisionstations in Ohio, Kentuckyand the surrounding states.

Also, the executive direc-tor, director and other staffersreceived their KentuckyColonel ships for their effortsto rid the commonwealth ofdrug addictions.


The creators of theupcoming documentary“Gangsters, Gamblers andGirls” are reaching out tothe community to get morestories from people wholived in or visited Newportin the 1950s and 1960s.

The documentary, whichis meant to give an in-depthlook at the rise and fall ofNewport as one of Ameri-ca’s premiere gambling des-tinations, began productionafter the start of the New-port Gangster Tour a coupleyears ago.

Jerry Gels, founder of the

tour, said with all of New-port’s rich history, he andothers involved in the tourthought making the docu-mentary would be a way toreach a bigger audience andbring to light Newport’sinteresting past.

“A lot of people don’trealize everything that wenton in Newport,” Gels said.“Newport was the model forLas Vegas.”

To create the documen-tary, Gels teamed up withZone Communications andEric Haas, president ofNewport’s National Band &Tag and co-owner of Hof-brauhaus, who is the execu-tive producer of the film.

“It’s an interesting story,and it’s one that hasn’t beenseen or heard by a largeaudience,” Haas said. “Withthe arrival of the new casinoin downtown Cincinnati,there may never be a moreappropriate time to tell thestory of Newport to anational audience. This willbe good for Northern Ken-tucky.”

Gels said so far, thegroup working on the docu-mentary has done about 60interviews with several peo-ple who worked in New-port’s casinos and havenow moved to Las Vegas,those involved in theGeorge Ratterman trial andseveral other events fromthat time period.

They have also obtainedold film footage and picturesfrom that time period, Gelssaid.

Now, the biggest piece ofthe puzzle they need is sto-ries from local people whowent to Newport to gambleand see shows and haveinteresting memories of

those times.“We are hoping to get

more personal stories fromthe people who spent timein these clubs, or who hadfamily members who did,”Gels said. “Whether it’s,‘Grandpa lost his housefrom gambling in Newport,’or ‘Grandpa bought a brandnew Cadillac from gamblingin Newport,’ we want tohear it.”

Haas said they canchange names and voicesand blur faces if peopledon’t want their identityknown.

“We just want those sto-ries,” Haas said.

Gels said they are hopingto finish the documentary inMay and release it inAugust during a weekend-long Newport Gangster cele-bration.

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While they may nothave known his real name,many people throughoutthe area knew Alexandriapolice officer James“Stumpy” Sticklen, whopassed away Friday, March4.

“He had been with ussince January of 1992 andpretty much the entire com-munity knew him,” saidLieutenant George Schrein-er. “If you say JamesSticklen they might notknow who you’re talkingabout, but everyone knewStumpy.”

The police departmentannounced that Sticklen,58, died during training inCorbin, Ky., after collapsingfrom medical emergency.

The cause of death hasnot been determined.

“He’s left behind someawfully big shoes to fill,”Schreiner said. “What he didfor this department and thiscommunity is just immeas-urable.”

For the past nine years,Sticklen served as theschool resource officer forthe Campbell County SchoolDistrict, Bishop BrossartHigh School and St. Mary.

Goldi Lakes, a secretaryat Campbell County MiddleSchool, said it’s impossible

to describe what kind ofperson Sticklen was andhow much he meant toeveryone.

“He was just the mostamazing person that woulddo anything for anybody,”Lakes said. “He will be sore-ly missed and is completelyirreplaceable.”

Lakes said all the stu-dents loved Sticklen andthat he was always there tolisten to them when they

needed him.“Not a day went by that

he didn’t make the studentslaugh, even the ones thatwere in trouble,” Lakessaid. “I’ve never heard any-one say a single negativething about him, he wasjust amazing.”

Schreiner said evenwhen Sticklen wasn’t in theschools, he was alwaysworking with kids after-hours and really cared

about other people.Sticklen, who lived in

Mason County, is survivedby his wife and three chil-dren.

The funeral is at 11 a.m.Thursday, March 10, at St.Patrick Catholic Church inMaysville, followed by aburial at St. James Cemeteryin Brooksville.

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James “Stumpy” Sticklen plays with Kurt Bach, a student at Campbell County Middle School, where Sticklen served at theschool resource officer.

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“If they want to keepthis product legal, theyneed to respect a businessowners and property own-ers place of business,” hesaid.

Commissioner KenRechtin, the lone dissentingvote on Fiscal Court inDecember 2010 when theban was passed, who alsovoted in February to repealthe law, said he’s gotresponses from people onboth sides of the issue, andhe takes the time to respondto each one and explain hisreasoning.

While there are somelegitimate points about pro-tecting the health of work-ers, Rechtin said he ulti-mately didn’t support theban because nowhere in theFiscal Court’s responsibili-ties is there one to regulate

worker health, and that it isa federal responsibility.

Rechtin said he dis-agrees with the state takinga position right now.

“The state, they can takeit up, and they have thepurview to do it just as wecan do it, but that doesn’tmean they should do it,” hesaid. “Our role in thisshould be to warn and edu-cate.”

Recthin said he’s con-cerned that Kenton Coun-ty’s ban will remain in placealone.

“That’s a sad thing,” hesaid. “We should act in con-cert, all together as one. It’sa shame that only onecounty at the end of the dayenacted a very onerous ban- the exception is very min-imal.”

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A variety of festivals willonce again bring crowds ofpeople to Newport’s river-front this summer.

From food festivals to amotorcycle rally, Newport

will be the home of sevenfestivals from June to Sep-tember.

“Our riverfront is justconducive for big eventsand people seem to likecoming here,” said SalWertheim, the city’s specialevents coordinator.

This year’s eventsinclude the 20th annualItalianfest, the NewportMotorcycle Rally, Glier’sGoettafest, the Great InlandSeafood Festival, Riverfest,Newport Oktoberfest andnew this year, the QueenCity Sausage Festival.

Mark Balasa from QueenCity Sausage said the com-pany decided to start thefestival this year to expandand connect with their cus-tomers and decided New-port’s Riverfront would be agreat location.

Balasa said Newport’sriverfront is large enoughfor big events, its accessibleand has a good view.

“The city is great andreally easy to work with onevents like this,” Balasasaid.

The new festival will fea-ture live music, games andfood vendors serving a vari-ety of sausage dishes.

Wertheim said Riverfest,which is held the day of theWEBN/Cincinnati Bell Fire-works, is the city’s largestevent, bringing in morethan 250,000 people.

“Italianfest is also verylarge,” Wertheim said.“There are still, to this day,a lot of Italian families inNewport, so this eventmeans a lot to people.”

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year’s festivals:• 20th Annual Newport

Italianfest - June 9-12, fea-turing authentic Italianfood, live music, games andrides.

• America’s CelebrationNewport Motorcycle Rally -July 1-4, featuring fire-works, games, food, liveentertainment and contests.

• Queen City Sausage

Festival - July 15-17, fea-turing live music, gamesand sausage dishes.

• Glier’s Goettafest -Aug. 5-7, featuring goettadishes, live music, gamesand rides.

• Great Inland SeafoodFestival - Aug. 11-14, fea-turing entertainment andseafood dishes.

• Riverfest - Sept. 4, fea-turing fireworks, food andlive entertainment.

• Newport Oktoberfest -Sept. 23-25, featuring food,beer, and live German enter-tainment.


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A merged dispatch sys-tem for Northern Kentuckywill be the focus of a publicmeeting April 7, that willbring together local officials,stakeholders and “first-lineresponders,” said KentonCounty Judge-executiveSteve Arlinghaus.

County and city officialsfrom Kenton, Boone andCampbell counties, including

firefighters, police officers,emergency personnel andany other entities affectedby a possible three-countydispatch system are invitedto the meeting, which willtake place at 7 p.m. April 7,at Dixie Heights HighSchool, 3010 Dixie High-way, Arlinghaus said.

Arlinghaus expects asmany as 75 to 100 people toattend the meeting. Whileofficials are welcome tospeak, Arlinghaus said he

and his fellow judge-execu-tives are really hoping tohear from “first-line respon-ders.”

“Your elected officials areelected officials. We’re mak-ing business decisions andspending money, but yourfire, police, EMS and dis-patch folks – they’re theones working on an every-day basis, not us,” Arling-haus said. “They knowwhat works and what does-n’t work.”

Three counties to discuss dispatch

New Frisch’s coming toHighland Heights

After several months inthe works, Frisch’s Restau-rants Inc. plans to open byAugust a new location atthe site of a Perkins restau-rant that closed last weekalong U.S. 27 near NorthernKentucky University.

Karen Maier, vice presi-dent of marketing forFrisch’s, said the WalnutHills-based company plansto tear down the existingPerkins and build a new5,700-square-foot Big Boyrestaurant.

She said the brick restau-rant will include a drive-through window, a soupand salad buffet that alsocan be converted to a break-

fast bar and seating for 172people.

Though it would not dis-close the cost of the newrestaurant, Maier said it willbe similar to the Frisch’s onDeclaration Drive in Inde-pendence.

The store will be thecompany’s 13th Big Boyrestaurant in Northern Ken-tucky. Frisch’s opened itsfirst Northern Kentuckyrestaurant in 1952 in FortMitchell. She said construc-tion on the HighlandHeights location is expectedto begin by mid-April and becompleted by mid-August.

She said Frisch’s wasattracted to the site it willlease because of the hightraffic count along U.S. 271

and Interstate 471, includ-ing the students and facultyat nearby Northern Ken-tucky University.

“We believe the studentswill love the drive-throughwindow because it’s quickand convenient,” Maier said.

The new restaurant isexpected to provide up to 75full-time and part-time jobs,Maier said.

The new restaurantcomes after the HighlandHeights City Councilapproved a text amendmentchange to a zoning ordi-nance in August to allowFrisch’s to add a drive-through window at the site,said Greg Meyers, HighlandHeights mayor.

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The Cold Spring Krogerstore is expected to re-openin July after undergoing amajor renovation, includingreorganizing departments tomake it easier for customersto find items.

Kroger closed the storetemporarily last week at theCounty Square ShoppingCenter to make improve-ments, said Rachael Betzler,public-relations manager forKroger’s Cincinnati/Daytondivision.

The store is being reno-vated to make it moreattractive for the Cold Springcommunity, including stu-dents and faculty at nearbyNorthern Kentucky Univer-

sity in Highland Heights.“This new store will

bring a better shoppingexperience to the communi-ty, and will offer moreoptions, including a largerselection of meals to go,”Betzler said.

The store at 70 MarthaLayne Collins Boulevardwill not be a Marketplace.

But it will include severalnew features, including aredesigned deli and bakerydepartment and a newopen-air seafood depart-ment.

The nearly 60,400-square-foot store willinclude more meals to go toappeal to customers’ busier

lifestyles, Betzler said.She said the upgraded

Kroger store plans to add 25new jobs, increasingemployment to about 225people.

Kroger also plans to offercustomers more conven-ience by adding a drive-thrupharmacy, allowing cus-tomers to drop off prescrip-tions and pick them up later,Betzler said.

A temporary pharmacythat had been in the storewas moved into anotherfacility at the shopping cen-ter during the renovation. Itwill remain open duringconstruction.


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Dozens of students at High-lands High School will be takingthe stage and going behind thescenes for the school’s upcomingproduction of the musical “Chica-go.”

Between the cast of 31 andanother 50 to 60 students doingeverything from lighting andsound to set design, the produc-tion is almost completely student-run, said Director Jason Burgess.

“Since I took over the programa few years ago, my goal from thebeginning was to make it morestudent-focused,” Burgess said.

“Now, I’ve become like a spec-tator, which is kind of terrifyingand awesome at the same time,”he said.

Burgess said students run thelighting and sound boards duringthe show, as well as doing all thecostumes, make-up, design andbuilding the set.

Senior Jake Weyer, the assis-tant stage manager for the show,said during his time at Highlands,he has been involved in severaldifferent aspects of the dramadepartment, from acting to doingprops.

“It’s so much different workingfrom this end because we get tosee each part of the show beingput together instead of just focus-ing on the scenes we’re in,”Weyer said. “It’s been pretty wildso far.”

Burgess said he chose theshow, which involves not only a

lot of singing and dancing, butalso soap-opera-like over-acting,as a way to challenge the stu-dents.

“This is an extremely difficultshow, and most people can’tbelieve I’m doing this with highschool students, but they are defi-nitely rising to the challenge,”Burgess said.

Sophomore Hannah Laskey,who plays a lead role of RoxieHart, said the show is nothing likeshe expected.

Laskey said the singing anddancing in the show are fairlyeasy, but her perfectionist attitudetowards her performance makes

the acting the hardest part.“With acting like this, this

over-the-top acting, you almosthave to be bad, which is hardwhen you’re used to doing yourbest,” Laskey said.

For the first time in a High-lands’ production in their Perform-ing Arts Center, limited onstageseating will be available for theshows.

The production is at 7:30 p.m.Thursday, March 17; Friday,March 18; Saturday, March 19and at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 20.

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Sean Burns, playing Billy Flynn, and Max Colvill, playing Amos Hart, rehearse a scene of “Chicago.”


Hannah Laskey and Max Amos, who play husband and wife in the musical, share an awkwardmoment on stage during a scene rehearsal.


With regular mentoring andfree book programs and a newreading intervention specialist, lit-eracy gets a lot of attention at Sil-ver Grove Independent Schools, sofor the evening of March 2, thestudents were encouraged to puttheir party hats on and celebratethe joy of reading.

Using a $500 Kentucky Educa-tion Association grant, the schoolwas throwing a Read AcrossAmerica celebration in honor ofthe birthday of children’s bookauthor Dr. Seuss complete withfree books, pencils, hats, games,crafts, ice cream and cake.

Kindergartner Garret Fields, 5,came dressed in his own full “Catin the Hat” costume he broughtfrom home. Fields said his favoriteDr. Seuss books are “Happy Birth-day to You!” and “The Cat in theHat.”

His mother, Paula Ehrenfels,said he’s always excited aboutreading and loves Dr. Seussbooks, but that his true passion isfor writing.

“He’s only 5, but he’s alwaysgot his pen on a pad of paper,” shesaid.

Among the school’s regular lit-

eracy programs is a one-on-onereading mentor program withcommunity volunteers for stu-dents in its second year, and anew program that sends freebooks to homes of children in thecity ages 5 and younger as part ofa new early childhood educationfocus.

Those programs are part of thedistrict recognizing a need toimprove test scores, said KimHarden, elementary reading inter-ventionist.

It’s also a recognition of howimportant reading comprehensionis for learning in all subjects,Harden said.

This year, the second of the“One to One” reading program atthe school, there are 13 readingcoaches, she said. The school willagain have a ceremony in Maywhere coaches celebrate theaccomplishments of the year andpresent each child with a book tokeep, Harden said.

The school’s new program ispart of the national ImaginationLibrary Program where the schoolpays about $27 annually for eachchild registered in the program,she said.

“Each month, a new book ismailed to the home of all childrenfrom birth to 5 years old,” Harden

said. “This program is completelyfree to parents.”

It’s another way to get booksinto homes and help the childrenin the district come prepared forschool, she said.

“It’s for literacy development,and we don’t get them untilthey’re (at least) 3,” Harden said.

Some students don’t startschool until going to kindergartenat age 5, she said.

“It’s all subjects, and it impactsthem for the rest of their lives,”

she said.Many parents may not enjoy

reading because they’re not strongreaders, but the hope is that theexcitement of young child gettinga package in the mail with theirown name printed on it will rub offand the parents or a sibling willread the book to the young child,Harden said.

Making reading fun is howchildren learn, she said.

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Campbell County Schools stu-dents in grades 5-12 will be tak-ing a Gallup poll to measure theirinvolvement in school, and howthey feel about their futureprospects in life including theirchances of graduating high schooland whether they will go to col-lege.

The poll is a regional initiativeof the Northern Kentucky Councilof Partners in Education as part ofthe America’s Promise AllianceGallup Student Poll.

All students in the district in

grades 5-12 are participating, saidJuli Hale, director of communityrelations for the district.

Kathy Gutzwiller, assistantprincipal at Campbell County Mid-dle School, said even middleschool students are usuallyalready talking about theirfutures, and some of them areeven already settled on what typeof career field they think theymight like to work in.

“I do think they do think a lit-tle bit more globally, and they arethinking where am I going to col-lege,” Gutzwiller said.

All 1,135 of the middleschools’ students will take the

computer survey from March 8-18, and the questions typicallytakes about 10 minutes toanswer, she said.

Forms were sent home to par-ents in case they wanted to optout of the Gallup poll, and theschool was at full participation asof March 2, Gutzwiller said.

Gutzwiller said all the answerswill be anonymous, even to theschool and to the people runningthe poll, she said.

The middle school will receivethe polls’ results for the schoolcollectively and use the findingsto help make future decisions,Gutzwiller said.

“So, 10 minutes of their timewill give us a lot of good data forour school and our district,” shesaid.

On the poll, students will beasked to rate their abilities on thefollowing statements:

• “I know I will graduate.”• “I can think of many ways to

get good grades.”• “I know I’ll get a good job

after graduating.”• “I feel safe in this school.”For students, being able to

answer “true” or “false” on thequestions of whether they knowthey will graduate high school orcollege is good for introspection,

she said.“It kind of gets the pulse of the

nation on student drop out rates,”Gutzwiller said.

Other questions will ask stu-dents to rate whether they areworking rigorously at school,how well they are doing inschool, and what their level ofinvolvement in school is, shesaid.

“It asks them what they feeltheir level of engagement is, andthat’s a great conversationstarter with students,” Gutzwillersaid.

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Students take on ‘Chicago’

Silver Grove has multi-faceted literacy initiative

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Kindergartner Brennen Adkins, 5, plucks a gift-wrapped children’s book out of a bin as KimHarden, elementary reading interventionist, hands him a bag of goodies during Silver GroveIndependent Schools Read Across America celebration Wednesday, March 2.

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Kindergartner Garret Fields, 5, in full “cat”costume himself, gets a hug from Dr. Seuss’“Cat in the Hat” book character during theSilver Grove Independent Schools Read AcrossAmerica celebration Wednesday, March 2.


Hannah Laskey, playing Roxie Hart, acts out a scene with Beau McGhee, playing Fred Casely inHighlands High School’s production of Chicago.

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Long after the last shotwas taken in a two-hour,15-minute long epic, GrantBrannen was still lost forwords.

The Newport Central

Catholic head boys basket-ball coach said it would takea while to process the end ofhis team’s season in aheart-pounding strugglewith Dixie Heights. TheColonels were the ultimatewinners by a 79-76 score infour overtimes in the Ninth

Region championship gameMarch 6 at Northern Ken-tucky University.

“Our kids were resilient,”Brannen said. “I’m so proudof them. It’s a shame some-one had to lose. I told thekids they’ll go down in his-tory as being in one of thegreatest regional gamesever. Unfortunately, wewere on the losing side.”

NCC ended with a 26-7record after playing in itsfirst regional final since2006 and missed out on itsfirst title since 2000.

The final shot came outof the hands of NewCathjunior guard Brady High-tchew from the right base-line. The three-pointer car-omed off to deny the Thor-oughbreds a ninth period.

“We fought back andfought back,” Brannen said.“I thought we had it won acouple of times.”

Fighting back was anaccurate phrase. The Thor-oughbreds twice had to rallyfrom 10 or more pointsdown in regulation, andtrailed by six in the thirdovertime. Their only leadsin the game came duringbrief stretches of the second,fourth and fifth periods.

NewCath led by three,51-48, with a minute toplay in regulation after apair of layups by senior cen-ter Jake Giesler. Dixie fresh-man Brandon Hatton hit athree-pointer to tie the gamewith 25 seconds to play,then Dixie forced High-tchew into an off-balance

jumper at the buzzer to forceOT.

In the first OT, NewCathjunior Andy Miller scoredthe team’s lone bucket ofthe period. It was good forthe lead until Dixie juniorParker Stansberry hit afade-away jumper from 15feet with 30 seconds toplay.

Giesler ended the secondOT with a layup in the final10 seconds. In the thirdextra four minutes, NCCtrailed by five with 40 sec-onds to go, but Miller hit athree-pointer to start therally. Giesler and MichaelBueter hit free throws, then,with NewCath trailing bythree points, Giesler hit athree-pointer at the buzzerto send the game to a fourthOT.

“I’m a senior and I putthem on my back,” Gieslersaid. “It’s rough losing mylast game ever. I wouldn’twant to be on any otherteam. It was a lot of fun.”

NCC trailed by four in thefinal period after five earlypoints by Hatton, who had24 for the night. Giesler,who had 30 points in hisfinal game, scored threestraight baskets in the final1:20 to keep NewCathclose.

Giesler scored 30 points.Miller, starting in place ofguard Zach Ryan, whoinjured his ankle in the 36thDistrict Tournament, scored18 points.

“Miller played absolutelyamazing,” Brannen said.

“I’m so proud of him. Heplayed fearless.”

Hightchew ended with20 points. Michael Bueterscored six and Jake Schultetwo.

NewCath was 17-of-34

from the free-throw line forthe game and 9-of-22 in theovertimes.

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It wasn’t exactly a shotthat was drawn up.

Newport Central Catholicjunior girls basketball guardOlivia Huber found herselfone-on-one near the basketwith Boone County juniorforward Sydney Moss.

Huber was the smallestplayer on the floor, estimat-ed at about 5-foot-6, 100pounds according to NCChead coach Ron Dawn.Moss, a muscular and ath-letic 6-foot-2 forward, isbeing recruited by manyhigh Division I colleges.

So naturally, Huberfooled Moss with a pump-fake and drained a shortjumper to give NewCath atwo-point lead early in thefourth quarter of the NinthRegion girls basketball final.

NewCath never trailedafter that, and went on towin the championship overBoone County, 50-40March 6 at Northern Ken-tucky University. NCC is 25-4.

“It feels great,” said NCCsenior guard HannahThiem. “I’ve been waitingfor this since my sophomoreyear when we lost in thefinals (also to Boone). Wedecided we weren’t going tolose this one.”

Said Dawn: “I feel sogood for my seniors. Theyworked so hard to get here.It's a heck of an accomplish-ment for any team, butespecially in this region. Ourregion, other thanLouisville, is probably thetoughest in the state.”

NCC will play CallowayCounty (30-1) in the first

round of the Sweet 16 2:30p.m. Eastern time Thursday,March 10, at Western Ken-tucky University in BowlingGreen.

It is NCC’s first title since2005, and Dawn’s firstsince he led the NewCathboys team to state in 2000.

A big part of it wasHuber, who scored sixpoints, including a layupthat gave NCC a 46-40 leadwith a minute to play.

Huber played the entirefourth quarter when starterAubrey Muench had fourfouls and stayed in thewhole time with her scrap-

piness and ballhandling.“It’s all about defense,”

Huber said. “I’m better atdefense and I had to step upand help us out.”

Said Dawn: “She givesus energy every time shegot in the game. I don’tknow how she gets therebounds she does but shegets in there and gets itdone.”

The Thoroughbredstrailed by eight points, 14-6, early in the second peri-od.

Thiem hit two straightthree-pointers to cut thelead to 16-14. NCC tied it at

21 after Huber’s first basket,a three by senior BrittanyFryer and a basket by NicoleKiernan.

The teams weren’t sepa-rated by more than threepoints again until Bartelsscored two straight basketsto give NCC a six-point lead(42-36). Bartels was thetournament most valuableplayer after scoring 14points on seven baskets.

Fryer had 11 points.Thiem had eight points andsix rebounds. Kiernan, afreshman center, had 10points and 13 rebounds.

“We knew we had to

keep taking it to the bas-ket,” Bartels said. “Eventu-ally we got them to go in.We had to get the ball insideas much as possible becausewe knew Nikki would comethrough.”

Dawn has emphasizeddefense in his three years asgirls coach, and thatshowed in the final. NCClimited Moss to 18 points,five below her average, withball-hawking defenderFryer, a guard, on her thewhole game and double-teaming from others.

Dawn was also proud ofhis team limiting Boone tono three-point baskets inthe second half after the

Rebels made four in the firsthalf.

“We don’t have anyonenear Sydney Moss’s ability,but we have a great team,”Dawn said. “Brittany did agreat job guarding Moss andwe limited her touches.”

NewCath’s defense willface a similar challengeThursday against CallowayCounty. The Lakers are ledby 6-foot senior forwardAveree Fields, who aver-ages 24 points per gameand has signed with WestVirginia, one of the topteams in the Big East.

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Defense leads NCC to girls Sweet 16Girls Sweet 16

scheduleAt Western Kentucky

University, Bowling Green. Alltimes are Central.

Wednesday, March 9:Noon, Walton-Verona vs.Bowling Green; 1:30 p.m.,Manual vs. Crittendon County;6:30 p.m., Butler vs. PerryCounty Central; 8 p.m., MarionCounty vs. MontgomeryCounty.

Thursday, March 10: Noon,Sheldon Clark vs. Boyd County;1:30 p.m., Calloway County vs.Newport Central Catholic; 6:30p.m., Madison Central vs.Rockcastle County; 8 p.m.,Clay County vs. OwensboroCatholic.

Friday, March 11:Wednesday winners, noon and1:30 p.m.; Thursday winners,6:30 and 8 p.m.

Saturday, March 12:Semifinals, 10 and 11:30a.m.; Final, 8 p.m.

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Newport Central Catholic seniors Hannah Thiem (face showing) and Brittany Fryer celebrate after the Ninth Region girlsbasketball final March 6 at NKU’s Bank of Kentucky Center in Highland Heights. NCC won 50-40.

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Newport Central Catholic junior OliviaHuber scores a basket over BooneCounty junior Sydney Moss during theNinth Region girls basketball finalMarch 6 at NKU’s Bank of KentuckyCenter in Highland Heights. NCC won50-40.

Coach proud of NewCath’s resilience

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Newport Central Catholic senior Jake Giesler drives past Dixie Heights junior ZekePike during the Ninth Region boys basketball final March 6 at NKU’s Bank ofKentucky Center in Highland Heights.

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Newport Central Catholic junior Andy Miller drives past Dixie Heights junior ParkerStansberry during the Ninth Region boys basketball final March 6 at NKU’s Bankof Kentucky Center in Highland Heights.


Campbell County (18-11) lost 68-46 to MasonCounty in the 10th Regionboys basketball quarterfi-

nals at Mason County Field-house in Maysville.

The Camels trailed 34-20at the half and were on thewrong end of a 7-2 run tostart the third quarter.

Nate McGovney, Josh

Graff and Nate Losey scorednine points apiece for theCamels.

The Camels were outre-bounded by 20, 39-19 inthe game.

Campbell County girlsCampbell County’s girls

basketball team ended itsbest season in seven yearswith a loss to MontgomeryCounty in the 10th Regionsemifinals.

The Camels lost 54-45 toMontgomery in the tourna-ment at Bourbon County,ending with a 23-7 record.

Montgomery scored thefinal 12 points of the game

Kelsey Miller led theCamels with 10 points.Kennedy Berkley had sevenpoints and 10 rebounds,and Taylor Griffin sevenpoints.

Bishop Brossart girlsBishop Brossart (19-10)

lost to George Rogers Clark(23-7) 64-53 in a 10thRegion girls basketballquarterfinal at BourbonCounty.

Brossart trailed by justtwo, 26-24. at halftime, butcouldn't keep pace in thesecond half.

Becca Kidney led theway for Brossart with 13points, while teammatesRachel Hartig and MollyWilliams also added 10points each.

“We’re playing the No. 1team in the region,” saidhead coach Josh Feldmannon the team’s radio broad-cast. “Supposedly we hadno shot. I didn’t believethat. Neither did our kids.”

Kidney and Nicole Ridderare Brossart seniors.Brossart lost its last twogames after winning 10 in arow.

Ridder became a vocal

leader in the last month,helping the Brossart postplayers, Feldmann said.Kidney was the veteranleader of the team at guard.

“My wife and I areexpecting our first (child),”Feldmann said. “If it’s adaughter and she grows uplike those two ladies, I’ll beblessed. They are outstand-ing people, they are out-standing athletes and out-standing representatives ofwhat Bishop Brossart is allabout.”

Highlands girlsHighlands (19-11) lost

to St. Henry 40-37 in aNinth Region girls basket-ball quarterfinal Feb. 28 atNKU.

Vanessa Fisse and AllieConner had 10 pointsapiece.

Allie Conner, Jesse Daley

and Leah Schaefer weredouble-figure scorers for theyear. Conner and KelseyDunn were seniors.

Highlands boysHighlands ended the

season with a 55-45 loss toDixie Heights in the NinthRegion quarterfinals March3.

Highlands had a 14-16record.

Jack Stewart had 18points. Patrick Towlesscored 12.

Highlands trailed by 20points in the first half andby 17, 32-15, going intothe locker room. But High-lands rallied to within twopoints at 47-45 with twominutes to go.

Highlands rallied despiteshooting just 30 percent(15-of-50) from the floorfor the contest.

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Campbell County HighSchool’s Luke Walerius willattend The College of MountSt. Joseph and play footballin the fall.

Walerius is 6 feet, 1 inch,260 pounds.

BRIEFLY Local teams end seasons in regionals

U14 basketball players neededThe Northern Kentucky Bulldogs,

U14 AAU, are looking to fill twoopenings on their spring and summerbasketball roster for forwards or cen-ters.

The competitive tournament teamrequires a small amount of travel.Practice begins mid-March with tour-naments beginning in early April.

Visit www.nkybulldogs.com or e-mail [email protected].

3-on-3 high school basketballTown & Country’s spring 3-on-3

High School Basketball Tournamentwill be April 1-3.

The two and out tournament isopen to all high school students. Thecost is $100 per team. Registrationdeadline is Monday, March 21.

Town & Country Sports Complexis located at 1018 Town Drive, Wilder.

To register visit www.towncoun-trysports.com or call 442-5800.

Town & Country Golf Center openTown & Country’s Golf Center will

be open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily,weather permitting, through Oct. 31.

Town & Country’s Golf Center islocated at 1018 Town Drive, Wilder,between the outdoor soccer field andI-275. Offerings include a drivingrange with covered tee boxes and an18-hole miniature golf course.

Camps, clinics and lessons arealso offered. Visit www.towncountrys-ports.com or call 442-5800.

SIDELINES

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Highlands junior Patrick Towles trys toblock the shot of Dixie Heights’Brandon Hatton.

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Highlands sophomore Leah Schaefer blocks the shot of St. Henry senior TaylorGamm during St. Henry’s 40-37 win over Highlands in the Ninth Region girlsbasketball quarterfinals Feb. 28 at Northern Kentucky University.

See Ya, a men’s colle-giate flag football team,won the 2010 ACIS FlagFootball National Champi-onship undefeated in NewOrleans Dec. 31.

Seven out of the nineplayers are from NorthernKentucky: Chris Otis, agraduate of Dixie HeightsHigh School; A.J. Schreiver,Covington Catholic; ChaseKing of Ludlow; PatrickHayden, CovingtonCatholic; Chad Hudepohl,Highlands; Paul Laible,Holy Cross; and DaneLantry, Holy Cross.

In the men’s collegiatedivision, See Ya representedthe University of Kentucky.The team went undefeatedfor the UK season and tour-nament. In the regionaltournament at Ohio StateUniversity, they went unde-feated, winning a spot inthe national tournament atthe University of NewOrleans Dec. 29-31.

The national tournamentconsisted of 18 men’s colle-giate teams in four differentdivisions and also includedwomen’s and co-ed divi-sions.

See Ya completed Pool

Play on Dec. 29 with winsagainst University ofNebraska Kearney, 26-6,and Nunez Community Col-lege, La., 35-7. They wonthe Po Boy Division Dec. 30with wins against GeorgiaSouthern University, 26-0,and North Carolina Agricul-tural and Technical StateUniversity, 26-13. On Dec.31, in the semifinal, they

defeated Louisiana StateUniversity, 28-18, and inthe finals, defeated the Uni-versity of Central Florida,34-12, for the champi-onship.

Three players werenamed to the All-AmericanAll-Tournament Men’s Col-legiate Defensive Team:Chris Otis, A.J. Schreiver Vand Dane Lantry, MVP.

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Last week’s questionAre you looking forward to the

Cincinnati Reds season morethis year than last year? Why?

“It would be so great forCincinnati to have a winning teamagain! While last season was fab-ulous for the Reds and the com-munity. It would be amazing tosee the Reds go to the WorldSeries in 2011. With a NFL team

that is so lousy, it’s fun to have abaseball team that wins! It’s goodfor improving the community spir-it and good economically forCincinnati! Let’s have anotherwinning season. Go, Reds!”

E.E.C.

“I am very much looking forthe Cincinnati Reds season. I thinkthe Reds are and asset to the cityand we need to do what we can to

support them. Furthermore, Ithink we have the talent to have awinning team this year.”

E.S.

“No, as a teacher in the state ofOhio I simply can not sit by andwatch millions of dollars beingthrown to the wind on sportsplayers.”

K.S.

“Am I looking forward to theCincinnati Reds season more thisyear than last?

Isn’t it strange how age and theworld situation can change yourperspective? I can remember in the70’s when we hung out with neigh-bors outside on the sidewalk, listen-ing to Johnny Bench, Joe Nuxhall,Davie Concepion, Pete Rose, JoeMorgan, and all the rest of them,never missing a pitch. These days,my interest has really waned.

Maybe all of the scary stuff goingon in Egypt and the mid-East, aswell as our struggling economy andthe strife involving public employ-ees labor unions keeps me fromenjoying things like baseball.”

Bill B.

If you have been anywherenear any form of media lately I amsure that your have noticed a lotof discussion about the impactthat obesity and lack of activity ishaving on the health of AfricanAmericans nationwide.

One of the primary results ofthis has been an increase in thenumber of diagnosed cases of dia-betes, a condition in which thebody has trouble using a sugarcalled glucose for energy and, ifleft untreated, can result in majorhealth problems. In our communi-ty alone there are over 200,000people who are affected by thedisease. There are two types ofdiabetes: Type 1, in which yourbody stops making the insulinthat is required by your cells tocreate glucose to burn for energy;and Type 2, in which the bodydoes not produce enough insulinto compensate for less glucose

than normal mov-ing into cells.

But how doyou know if youare at risk for dia-betes? There are anumber of poten-tial warning signsthat our bodiesgive us including:

• Do you feeltired all the time?

• Do you uri-nate often?

• Do you feelthirsty or hungry

all the time?• Are you losing weight for no

reason?• Do cuts and bruises heal

slowly?• Do you have numbness or

tingling in your fingers or toes?If you are experiencing any of

these symptoms it is recommend-

ed that you consult with yourphysician. While people of allbackgrounds can get diabetes,people of African American, His-panic, and Native Americandescent are most often affected.

Another way that you can findout if you are at risk of diabetes isby attending the American Dia-betes Alert Day at FountainSquare on Tuesday, March 22.Along with our partners fromKroger Pharmacy and other localhealth organizations, we will beproviding health screening andadministering the Diabetes RiskTest to find out if you are at riskfor developing Type 2 diabetes.

So take control of your healthtoday and join us on March 22.Maurice Huey is the Executive Directorof the American Diabetes Association

of Greater Cincinnati. He can bereached at 513-759-9330 or by e-mail

at [email protected].

Diabetes: Are you at risk?

MauriceHuey

CommunityPress guest

columnist

Some highly publicized propos-als made during the current leg-islative session offer starkreminders that state lawmakersremain very good at treatingsymptoms but do a remarkablypoor job of curing patients.

One patient, “Kentucky Medic-aid,” already on life support, willget no surgery in the form of seri-ous cost savings. Its condition issure to worsen when the fulleffects of federal demands in thenew health care bill for states toincrease their Medicaid eligibilityceilings come to bear.

Currently, more than 833,000Kentucky adults enroll in Medic-aid, a program designed to helpthe working poor and disabled.

Federal mandates will requireKentucky to raise its Medicaid-eli-gibility ceiling from the current 62percent to 133 percent of the fed-eral poverty level — $18,310 fora family of three in 2010.

This will add 300,000 Ken-tuckians to the program by 2014.Those life-support system lightsthat already flash yellow will turnred. Gov. Steve Beshear’s infirmbudget proposal last year prom-ised to find more than $126 mil-lion in Medicaid savings duringthis fiscal year.

It ends June 30, but so far, thegovernor claims to only havefound $87 million in savings.Truth be told, he cannot substanti-ate one cent of savings.

Yet, the good doctor traipsesinto the Kentucky General Assem-bly operating room during thisyear’s non-budget legislative ses-sion and asks lawmakers toextract $167 million from nextyear’s Medicaid budget and trans-plant it into this year’s gap. If not,the warning is clear: Medicaid flat-lines.

House Budget CommitteeChairman Rep. Rick Rand, D-Bed-ford, scrubs into the mismanagedoperation and says without the

transplant, thecommonweal thwould be $600million in thehole, forcing Ken-tucky to “cutre imbursementrates to all of ourproviders, ourhospitals, ourphysicians, den-tists and on andon and on.”

So, rather thanfocus on makingthe Medicaid pro-

gram and its services morehealthy through efficiency, Randtries to deflect the failure of theGovernor’s Office to followthrough on promised cuts.Instead, Doc Beshear offers tothrow the neediest Kentuckiansunder the political bus — theGubernatorial Election Express.

Rather than making neededcuts — and disproportionatelyaffecting the Democratic gover-nor’s voting base in November —Beshear wants to “harvest” nextyear’s money and stick it in a sick-ly patient. That way, the state cantake advantage of an offer of one-time federal stimulus money andthe fact that the federal rate ofreimbursement will fall from 80percent this year to 70 percentnext year.

That operating technique sim-ply addresses the symptom: abudget gap. It doesn’t cure theMedicaid malady.

Meanwhile, other states havetried a different surgery called“savings.”

• Rhode Island leaders workedout a deal with the feds thatcapped Washington’s Medicaidcontribution to the state at $12billion through 2013.

In return, Rhode Island wouldnot be required to spend morethan 23 percent of its state budgeton Medicaid and could take cost-

cutting steps needed to remainwithin that budget.

So the state created a new sys-tem offering Medicaid users incen-tives for healthy behavior, coordi-nating their care, introducingcompetition in its services-pur-chasing process and combatingfraud and abuse.

• A Florida bill would privatizeits Medicaid program. While $24billion in federal money would beat risk, Sen. Joe Negron, R-PalmCity, said that Florida’s first obliga-tion is to its citizens, not to satisfythe federal government’s desire toenact a one-size-fits-all directive.“We cannot allow Washington,D.C., to commandeer our budget,”Negron said. “My goal is the ben-efits under Medicaid will not beworse than what any private citi-zen has, but not better, either.”

Did somebody say “goal?”I believe there is a real doctor in

the house.Jim Waters is vice president of

policy and communications for theBluegrass Institute, Kentucky’s

free-market think tank.

The Medicaid malady:What’s up, Doc?

Jim WatersCommunity

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Every chance they get,Johnson Elementary Schoolsecond-graders Ava Schulteand Ashley Herfel arespending time together.

The two, who met whenthey started kindergarten atthe school, said they havebeen best friends ever since.

“We try to spend everymoment we can together,”Ashley said. “We’re like sis-ters.”

Ava said she likes Ash-ley because she is funnyand nice, and they have funtogether.

Ashley said Ava is herbest friend because she’s

nice, and they like to do thesame kind of things.

From play-dates andsleep-overs to playingtogether on the playgroundat school, the girls said theyalways have fun.

“On Wednesdays we liketo dress as twins becausewe have the same shirtsand skinny jeans,” Avasaid.

“Wednesday is ourfavorite day besides theweekends because we don’thave gym, so we can wearour boots.”

The girls said they planto be best friends forever.

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BEST FRIENDS FOREVER


Best friends Ava Schulte and Ashley Herfel pose for a picture at JohnsonElementary School.

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4 p.m. Thursday, March 17Enjoy an ArtReach The-

atre presentation of “TheRockin’ Adventures of PeterRabbit.” Ages 6-11. Regis-tration required.

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stones to decorate a garden.Registration required.

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1 p.m. Saturday, March 12Say goodbye to winter

with the warm Caribbeansounds of Zumba. All ages.No registration required.

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6 p.m. Thursday, March 17Build and decorate a

birdhouse at the library.Ages 8-18. Registrationrequired.

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2 p.m. Saturday, March 12Get in the St. Patrick’s

Day spirit with a perform-ance by local folk and Celticartist Dave Hawkins. Allages welcome. No registra-tion required.

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4 p.m. Tuesday, March 15Celebrate St. Patrick’s

Day with Bear Foot Band.Ages 6-11. No registrationrequired.

AT THE LIBRARYVegetables and flowers will grow

on a vacant, city-owned lot in New-port this spring and summer afterdozens of residents banded togetherthis winter to create a community gar-den.

In the next few weeks, Newportresidents will transform the 23-foot by86-foot patch of grass at the end ofNelson Street in the East Row neigh-borhood into a garden with 18 plots.

The popularity of the garden sur-prised the organizers, the East RowGarden Club, and highlights the grow-ing popularity of urban gardens in theCincinnati region.

The garden already has a waitinglist for plots, which cost $40 a year,said Rachel Comte, a member of thegarden club and landscape designer bytrade.

“We didn’t think we’d have thismuch interest,” Comte said. “We weresurprised. I think people are lookingfor an opportunity to do something inthe community.”

Garden club president ElizabethShely said the idea came from hergrandfather’s urban garden in Peoria,Ill.

“My mother told me how he wouldcome home with a wheelbarrow oftomatoes in August,” Shely said. “Mymom’s a gardener. I’m a gardener.

There’s something about the idea ofgetting back to your roots, growinglocal, eating local and organic. Mymom said they were giving tomatoesaway.”

The garden club gave a plot in thegarden to the non-profit charityBrighton Center, which will use it forits after-school program.

About 20 local students in gradesfive through ninth in the BrightonCenter’s Youth Leadership Develop-ment Program will grow produce oftheir choice in the garden, said JustinLawrence, a community organizerwith the center.

“Positive activities for kids arescarce in Newport, especially afford-able activities,” Lawrence said. “Thiswill provide them with a source tolearn new skills.”

The garden will be in raised bedsthat volunteers will construct in thenext few weeks. The Newport CityCommission approved an agreementthis past week to allow the gardenclub to use the plot.

Community gardens have started togrow throughout the region. Coving-ton neighborhoods and organizationshave started several gardens in recentyears, including a garden in GoebelPark behind the picnic shelter alongInterstate 75 where residents, students

and defendants going through thedrug court program grow produce andflowers.

The Civic Garden Center of GreaterCincinnati, which has started about 45community gardens in the Cincinnatiarea since the 1980s, has seen asteady increase in its gardening andcomposting classes in recent years,said Madeline Dorger, youth educationcoordinator for the Civic Garden Center.The center continues to add about fivegardens a year in the Cincinnati area.

Environmental concerns and thepopularity of naturally grown foodshave bolstered the popularity of urbancrops, she said.

“People can get the food that theywant and put exactly what they wantinto it,” Dorger said. “The varieties ofwhat they grow is dependent uponthem.”

Organizers for the East Row gardenin Newport hope to find more land inthe future.

The gardens can improve both thehealth and look of the city, Comte said.

“I think there’s such a disconnectwith nature, especially in urban envi-ronments,” Comte said. “The moreyou get people out to do things, thebetter. A small plot is doable for some-one. It is not so overwhelming.”


Lot being transformed into garden


For those involved,being a volunteer firefighteris more than just doingcommunity service.

In many cases, itinvolves a lot of pride, tradi-tion and family, said PaulHehman, the assistant chiefat the Melbourne VolunteerFire Department.

“For us, this is like abrotherhood,” Hehmansaid. “We would all do any-thing for each other, and thetogetherness is just phe-nomenal.”

In Hehman’s case, as inmany cases in the depart-ment, he is following a fam-ily member’s footsteps bybeing a volunteer.

“With my dad being afirefighter, I just kind ofgrew into it,” Hehman said.“I officially joined in 1987when I turned 16.”

Melbourne’s departmenthas had several father andson members, as well asbrothers and cousins overthe years, making the groupmore of an extended familyto everyone involved,Hehman said.

Hehman said the group,which consists of 25 peoplebetween the ages of 17 toabout 70, spend a lot oftime together and often jokearound and pick on eachother, but when they have afire run or one of themneeds something, theyknow they can count oneach other.

While Melbourne is theonly fully volunteer depart-ment in the county, South-gate Fire Department, acombination department,has a few paid employees

but is mostly made up ofvolunteers.

Southgate Chief JohnBeatsch said the departmentcurrently has between 45 to50 active volunteers.

As with Hehman,becoming a firefighter wassomewhat of a family tradi-tion for Beatsch and severalother members of thedepartment, he said.

“My father and olderbrother were both volun-teers, so I always thoughtgrowing up that this is whatI wanted to do too,” Beatschsaid. “If you look at all ofour members, a large num-ber of them have a relativeor good friend here as well.”

To be a state-certifiedvolunteer firefighterincludes having to have150 hours of training in avariety of subjects, with 20hours or more of additionaltraining every year.


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Johnson Elementarygirls like sisters


Southgate Fire Department Chief John Beatsch talks to a group of volunteers during training Monday, March 7.

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COMMUNITY DANCEYouth Dance, 7-10 p.m., Alexandria Firehouse,

7951 Alexandria Pike, Fire Department Hall,downstairs. For area students in grades 4-8.Benefits Alexandria Fire and Police Explorers.Family friendly. $5. Presented by AlexandriaFire Explorer Post 100. 859-635-5991.Alexandria.

FOOD & DRINKFish and Shrimp Fry, 4-7:30 p.m., St. Joseph

Church - Camp Springs, 6833 Four MileRoad, Features Mr. Herb’s baked or fried fish,fried catfish, salmon, deep-fried shrimp, crabcakes, a sampler platter and sides. Dinnersand sandwiches. Carryout available. $4.50-$11. Presented by St. Joseph Church. 859-635-5652. Camp Springs.

Fish Fry, 5-7 p.m., St. Bernard Church, 401Berry St., Church Hall. Fish set-ups, friedshrimp dinners, salmon patties, macaroniand cheese, French fries, cheese sticks,soup and more. Carryout available. $6. 859-640-0026. Dayton.

Fish Fry, 4-7:30 p.m., Silver Grove VolunteerFire Department, 5011 Four Mile, Dinnersinclude fish, shrimp, chicken or frog legs,hush puppies, cole slaw and choice of mac-aroni and cheese or fries. Carryout available-add 25 cents-call ahead. Benefits SilverGrove Volunteer Fire Department. $6.50-$8.50 dinners; $7.25 frog legs; $4.75 sand-wiches, $1.25 side. 859-441-6251. SilverGrove.

HEALTH / WELLNESSHealth Screenings, 9 a.m.-noon, Homan Chi-

ropractic Newport, 52 Carothers Road, Briefhealth questionnaire, blood pressure, height,weight, pulse and spinal/postural evaluation.Free. 859-291-2225. Newport.

KARAOKEKaraoke, 9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m., Oakbrook Cafe,

6072 Limaburg Road, Presented by Lips-mackers Karaoke. 859-814-1250;www.facebook.com/pages/Lipsmackers-Karaoke/170169989677712. Burlington.

Karaoke, 9 p.m.-1 a.m., VFW Post 6423 RalphFulton, 4435 Dixie Highway, With Jay. Pre-sented by Ralph Fulton VFW Post 6423.859-866-6810. Elsmere.

MUSIC - CLASSIC ROCKThe Remains, 9 p.m.-1 a.m., Guys ‘n’ Dolls

Restaurant and Nightclub, 4210 AlexandriaPike, $5. 859-441-4888; www.guysndoll-sllc.com. Cold Spring.

MUSIC - WORLDAndy Shaw Band, 9 p.m., Southgate House,

24 E. Third St., Parlour. Doors open 8 p.m.$5-$8. 859-431-2201; www.ticketfly.com.Newport.

ON STAGE - COMEDYArnez J, 8 p.m. 10:30 p.m., Funny Bone Com-

edy Club, Newport on the Levee, Specialengagement, no coupons or passes accept-ed. $22. 859-957-2000; www.funnybo-neonthelevee.com. Newport.

SPECIAL EVENTSRinging on the River South, 2-9:30 p.m.,

Northern Kentucky Convention Center, 1 W.RiverCenter Blvd., Registration 2-6 p.m. Earlybird classes 4-5 p.m. Director’s ringing track5-6:30 p.m. Opening concert 7 p.m. Massedrehearsal 8-9:30 p.m. Region V Festival ofthe American Guild of English HandbellRingers. Attendees from Kentucky, Ohio, Indi-ana, Michigan and West Virginia. With Dr.William Payn, ship’s captain and director.$60 early-bird registration, free spectators.Registration required. 859-261-1500. Cov-ington.

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ART & CRAFT CLASSESArt Machine, 2-3:30 p.m., Art Machine, 1032

Saratoga St., Visual arts programming andhands-on art projects. Ages 6-18. Part ofArtsWave Sampler Weekend. Free. Present-ed by ArtsWave. 859-750-9226;www.kidzartmachine.org. Newport.

FOOD & DRINKWine Tasting, 1-6 p.m., StoneBrook Winery,

$5. 859-635-0111; www.stonebrookwin-ery.com. Camp Springs.

Wine Tasting, 1-8 p.m., Camp Springs Vine-yard, $1. 859-448-0253. Camp Springs.

MUSIC - LATINCaribbean Music by ¡Zumba, 1-1:45 p.m.,

Fort Thomas-Carrico Branch Library, 1000Highland Ave., Help us say good-bye to win-ter with the warm Caribbean sounds of¡Zumba!, area favorites in the Latin genre. Allages. Part of ArtsWave Sampler Weekends.Free. Presented by ArtsWave. 859-572-5033; www.cc-pl.org. Fort Thomas.

MUSIC - WORLDCeltic Music with Dave Hawkins, 2-3 p.m.,

Newport Branch Library, 901 E. Sixth St., Getready for St. Patrick’s Day with a perform-ance by this local folk/Celtic artist. All ages.Part of the ArtsWave Sampler Weekends.Free. Presented by ArtsWave. 859-572-5035; www.cc-pl.org. Newport.

Lagniappe, 9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m., SouthgateHouse, 24 E. Third St., Juney’s Lounge.Cajun band. 859-431-2201; www.south-gatehouse.com. Newport.

ON STAGE - COMEDYArnez J, 7:30 p.m. and 10 p.m., Funny Bone

Comedy Club, $22. 859-957-2000;www.funnyboneonthelevee.com. Newport.

RECREATIONEmerald Miles 5K Run/Walk, 9 a.m., New-

port on the Levee, 1 Levee Way, Registration7:30-8:30 a.m. Begins at Newport on theLevee, crosses over Purple People Bridge,continues through Sawyer Point, along OhioRiver and back to Newport on the Levee.New addition: Awards given to the top threefinishers with strollers or wagons. All partici-pants who pre-register receive commemora-tive long-sleeve T-shirt along with refresh-ments, awards and door prizes following 5K.Benefits Epilepsy Foundation of GreaterCincinnati. Family friendly. $25, $15 ages 11and under. Registration required, availableonline. Presented by Epilepsy Foundation ofGreater Cincinnati. 513-721-2905. New-port.

SPECIALEVENTSRinging on the

RiverSouth, 8a.m.-5:30p.m., North-ern KentuckyConventionCenter,Massedrehearsal 8 a.m.Final concert with more than 600 musiciansin main exhibit hall 5:30 p.m. $60 early-birdregistration, free spectators. Registrationrequired. 859-261-1500. Covington.

SPORTSWinter/Spring Meet, 1:10 p.m., Turfway Park,

Free, except March 26. 859-371-0200;www.turfway.com. Florence.

SPORTS-REGISTRATIONS& TRYOUTSHigh School AAU Basketball Leagues, 9

a.m.-9 p.m., Sports of All Sorts Mt. Zion,$175. 859-372-7754. Union.

Men’s Basketball League, 9 a.m.-9 p.m.,Sports of All Sorts Mt. Zion, $300. 859-372-7754. Union.

Women’s Basketball Leagues, 9 a.m.-9p.m., Sports of All Sorts Mt. Zion, $475 perteam. 859-372-7754. Union.

Basketball Summer Camp Sign-ups, 9a.m.-9 p.m., Sports of All Sorts Mt. Zion,$175. Registration required. 859-372-7754.Union.

Summer Slam Sports Day Camp Sign-ups, 9 a.m.-9 p.m., Sports of All Sorts Mt.Zion, $125. Registration required. 859-372-7754. Union.

YOUTH SPORTSYouth Soccer Referees, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.,

Thomas More College, 333 Thomas MoreParkway, Youth referees who still need to re-certify or for those desiring to become newreferees, clinics are being held. Online regis-tration available. Presented by KY SoccerReferee Association, Inc. 859-282-0222;www.kyreferee.com. Crestview Hills.

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FILMSOscar Shorts and More, 4:30 p.m. (Program

A) and 7:30 p.m. (Program B), Madison The-ater, 730 Madison Ave., Two Oscar winners,eight Oscar-nominated, funny TV commer-cials and two additional shorts. Program A:German-animated “The Gruffalo” and “URS;”Irish “The Crush;” American “Touch” and ani-mated “Day & Night” and UK’s “Wish 143.”Program B: American-animated “Let’s Pol-lute;” UK’s “The Confession” and animated“The Lost Thing;” Belgium’s “Na Wewe;”French-animated “Madagascar, Carnet deVoyage;” and American “God of Love.” Foodand drink available via two bars and BackStage Cafe. Free parking. $16 combo, $10each. Presented by Cincinnati World Cinema.859-491-2444. Covington.

FOOD & DRINKWine Tasting, 1-6 p.m., StoneBrook Winery,

$5. 859-635-0111; www.stonebrookwin-ery.com. Camp Springs.

Wine Tasting, 1-6 p.m., Camp Springs Vine-yard, $1. 859-448-0253. Camp Springs.

MUSIC - ROCKMatt Cowherd, 10 p.m., Jefferson Hall, 1

Levee Way, Suite 2118, 859-491-6200;www.jeffersonhall.com. Newport.

MUSIC - WORLDThe Life & Times, 9:30 p.m., Southgate

House, 24 E. Third St., Ballroom. Doors open8:30 p.m. $13, $10 advance. 859-431-2201; www.ticketfly.com. Newport.

Tereu Tereu, 9:30 p.m., Southgate House, 24E. Third St., Parlour. Doors open 8:30 p.m.With Sacred Spirits and Carol Bui. $5-$8.859-431-2201; www.ticketfly.com. New-port.

SPORTSWinter/Spring Meet, 1:10 p.m., Turfway Park,

Free, except March 26. 859-371-0200;www.turfway.com. Florence.

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LITERARY - STORYTIMESPreschool Story Time, 10 a.m., Newport

Branch Library, 901 E. Sixth St., Stories,songs and crafts. Ages 4-5. Free. Registra-tion required. Presented by Campbell CountyPublic Library. 859-572-5035. Newport.

Toddler Story Time, 10 a.m., Cold SpringBranch Library, 3920 Alexandria Pike, Sto-ries, songs and activities. Ages 2-3. Free.Registration required. Presented by CampbellCounty Public Library. 859-781-6166. ColdSpring.

Pajama Story Time, 7 p.m., Fort Thomas-Car-rico Branch Library, 1000 Highland Ave., Sto-ries, songs and activities. Ages 3 and up.Registration required. Presented by CampbellCounty Public Library. 859-572-5033. FortThomas.

Tot Time, 11 a.m., Cold Spring Branch Library,3920 Alexandria Pike, Short stories, games,dancing and baby signing. Ages 18 months-2 1/2 years. Free. Registration required. Pre-sented by Campbell County Public Library.859-781-6166. Cold Spring.




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CLUBS &ORGANIZATIONSTriangle Toastmasters Meeting, 7-8:30

p.m., Campbell County Fiscal Court, 1098Monmouth St., Become a confident, moreeffective speaker. Family friendly. Free. Pre-sented by Triangle Toastmasters. 859-652-3348. Newport.

FILMSOscar Shorts and More,

7:30 p.m., Madison The-ater, Program A. $16combo, $10 each. 859-491-2444. Covington.

KARAOKEAND OPENMICOpen Mic/College Night,

8 p.m.-1 a.m., Mahogany’s Coffee Houseand Bar, 3715 Winston Ave., Musicians,singers, comedians, jugglers and spokenword. All ages. Dinner available at 6 p.m.Free. 859-261-1029. Latonia.

LITERARY - STORYTIMESToddler Story Time, 10 a.m., Fort Thomas-

Carrico Branch Library, 1000 Highland Ave.,Stories, songs, finger plays and craft. Ages2-3. Free. Registration required. Presentedby Campbell County Public Library. 859-572-5033. Fort Thomas.

Preschool Story Time, 1:30 p.m., Cold SpringBranch Library, 3920 Alexandria Pike, Ages4-5. Free. Registration required. Presentedby Campbell County Public Library. 859-781-6166. Cold Spring.

Preschool Story Time, 11 a.m., Fort Thomas-Carrico Branch Library, 1000 Highland Ave.,Stories, songs, finger plays and craft. Ages4-5. Free. Registration required. Presentedby Campbell County Public Library. 859-572-5033. Fort Thomas.

Pajama Story Time, 7 p.m., Newport BranchLibrary, 901 E. Sixth St., Ages 3 and up.Registration required. Presented by CampbellCounty Public Library. 859-572-5035. New-port.

Baby Time, 9:30 a.m. 10:30 a.m., NewportBranch Library, 901 E. Sixth St., Clap, singand bounce with your child. Birth to age 2.Free. Registration required. Presented byCampbell County Public Library. 859-572-5035. Newport.

MUSIC - ACOUSTICDonny Bray and Jeff Tolle, 10 p.m., Jeffer-

son Hall, 1 Levee Way, Suite 2118, 859-491-6200; www.jeffersonhall.com. New-port.

RECREATIONBridge, 12:30-3 p.m., Scheben Branch Library,

8899 U.S. 42, Open play. All ages. Familyfriendly. Free. 859-342-2665. Union.

Women’s Bridge, 10:30 a.m., Covington ArtClub, 604 Greenup St., Kate Scudder House.Bring lunch; drinks provided. $2. 859-431-2543. Covington.




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FILMSOscar Shorts and More, 7:30 p.m., Madison

Theater, Program B. $16 combo, $10 each.859-491-2444. Covington.

HEALTH / WELLNESSScoliosis/Posture Screening, 9 a.m.-noon,

Homan Chiropractic Newport, 52 CarothersRoad, Brief health questionnaire. Spinal andpostural evaluation for scoliosis. Free. 859-291-2225. Newport.

LITERARY - CRAFTSPlay Art, 4 p.m., Newport Branch Library, 901

E. Sixth St., Presented by Campbell CountyPublic Library. 859-572-5035. Newport.

LITERARY - LIBRARIESChess Club, 7-8 p.m., Florence Branch Library,

7425 U.S. 42, All ages and levels. Instructionavailable. Family friendly. 859-342-2665.Florence.

LITERARY - STORYTIMESToddler Story Time, 11 a.m., Fort Thomas-

Carrico Branch Library, Free. Registrationrequired. 859-572-5033. Fort Thomas.

Toddler Story Time, 11 a.m., Cold SpringBranch Library, Free. Registration required.859-781-6166. Cold Spring.

Preschool Story Time, 1:30 p.m., FortThomas-Carrico Branch Library, Free. Regis-tration required. 859-572-5033. FortThomas.

Toddler Story Time, 9:30 a.m. and 10:30a.m., Newport Branch Library, 901 E. SixthSt., Stories, songs, finger plays and craft.Ages 2-3. Free. Registration required. Pre-sented by Campbell County Public Library.859-572-5035. Newport.

Baby Time, 10 a.m., Cold Spring BranchLibrary, 3920 Alexandria Pike, Clap, sing andbounce with your child. Free. Registrationrequired. Presented by Campbell CountyPublic Library. 859-781-6166. Cold Spring.

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HOLIDAY - ST.PATRICK’S DAYSt. Patrick’s Day Celebration, 9 a.m.-1

a.m., The Pub at Crestview Hills, 2853 DixieHighway, Green beer, Guinness stew, cornedbeef and cabbage. Drink specials. Livemusic. Free. 859-426-7827. CrestviewHills.

LITERARY - STORYTIMESPajama Story Time, 6:30 p.m., Cold Spring

Branch Library, 3920 Alexandria Pike, Ages 3and up. Free. Presented by Campbell CountyPublic Library. 859-781-6166. Cold Spring.

Baby Time, 10 a.m., Fort Thomas-CarricoBranch Library, 1000 Highland Ave., Clap,sing and bounce with your child. Walkers toage 2. Free. Presented by Campbell CountyPublic Library. 859-572-5033. FortThomas.

ON STAGE - COMEDYWendy Liebman, 8 p.m., Funny Bone Comedy

Club, Newport on the Levee, $15. Dinneravailable. 859-957-2000; www.funnybo-neonthelevee.com. Newport.

ON STAGE - STUDENTTHEATERGuys and Dolls, 7:30 p.m., Villa Madonna

Academy, 2500 Amsterdam Road, Openingnight reception at 6:30 p.m.; $30, includesperformance. Classic musical. $12, $8 stu-dents. Through March 20. 869-331-6333.Villa Hills.

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PROVIDED

Multi-platinum and Grammy-award-winning singer-songwriter James Taylor and his band will perform at the Aronoff Centerat 8 p.m. Saturday, March 12. Special guest is Ben Taylor. For tickets, visit www.cincinnatiarts.org or call 513-621-2787.

PROVIDED

The Cincinnati International Wine Festival, held March 10-12 at the Duke EnergyConvention Center, will feature more than 600 domestic and international winesfrom more than 100 exhibitors. Grand Tasting tickets are $60-$70 in advance,with a $5 increase if purchased at the door; Special Tasting Room tickets are $35with purchase of a Grand Tasting ticket; and charity auction and luncheon ticketsare $125. The festival benefits local charities. For tickets and tasting times, visitwww.winefestival.com or call 513-723-9463.

THINGS TO DO IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD

PROVIDED

The opening reception for the fifth “The Art of Food” exhibition will be 6-9 p.m.Friday, March 11, at The Carnegie Visual and Performing Arts Center, 1028 ScottBlvd., Covington. Attendees will sample culinary creations by top chefs ofNorthern Kentucky and Greater Cincinnati and view local artists’ culinary-inspiredartwork, many pieces actually made of food. Advanced tickets are $40, $25 formembers. Tickets at the door are $50, $35 for members. Tickets are availablethrough The Carnegie Box Office, open noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday - Friday, online atwww.thecarnegie.com or by phone at 859-957-1940. Admission to “The Art ofFood” is free after opening night and will run Monday, March 14, through Friday,April 15. Gallery Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and noon to3 p.m. Saturdays. Pictured is an image that will be on exhibit, “Trouble onCupcake Mountain” by Bill Ross.

White Elephant SaleThe First Presbyterian

Church, 800 Ervin Terrace, inDayton, will hold a Soup,Sandwich, Bake Sale andWhite Elephant Sale from 10a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday,March 12.

Arts and craftsThe second annual St.

Catherine Foresters’ SpringArts and Craft Show is from 9a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday,March 19, at the Church cam-pus, 1803 North Fort ThomasAve., Fort Thomas.

The show will includemore than 50 booths withproducts including, hand-made jewelry, clothing, wood-en crafts, floral arrangements,candles, glass items andmore. Cloth shopping bagincluded with admission.

Spring Shopping FlingChrome Divas 2 Rivers is

hosting a Spring ShoppingFling March 19, at the Alexan-dria Community Center, 8236West Main St.

Chrome Divas 2 Rivers isan all female motorcycleorganization that bringsattention to women’s healthissues.

Funds raised at the shop-ping event will go to benefitThe Women’s Crisis Centerand Pass the Hat.

Vendors include, but notlimited to: Mary Kay, Pam-pered Chef, Avon, PureRomance, Scentsy, Shadey-Angel Designs, Dixxee Pho-tography, Vault Denim, PartyLite, Premiere Jewelry, Taste-

fully Simple, Tupperware,Wild Woman Solutions andThirty One.

Admission is $2 at thedoor. Refreshments will beavailable.

Soup luncheonA soup luncheon fundrais-

er will be held Sunday, March20, from noon until 2 p.m., inthe Fellowship Hall at FirstPresbyerian Church in FortThomas.

All proceeds from theluncheon will go toward thechurch’s mission trip to repairhomes in Appalachia thissummer. Cost $6 per personand $4 for children under 12.

Carryouts are available.First Presbyterian Church isat 220 S. Ft Thomas Ave.

It is easier to be a couchpotato than an Olympic par-ticipant. There are no goldmedals for sitting andwatching.

To be a contestant in theOlympics requires that aperson be able to say “no”to themselves and “yes” toa goal.

To be a participant inintensifying life we mustlearn to say “no” to our-selves and “yes” to soulgrowth.

For years an Olympianathlete must say “no” to aneasier way of life; “no” tosleeping in; “no” to eatingwhat they want; “no” todoing whatever they feellike doing.

How we hate to say “no”ourselves. Yet, to live a suc-cessful life it’s necessary.

Good parents frequentlysay “no” to themselves sothey can say “yes” to theirchildren; athletes say “no”to their comfort and “yes” todifficult training in order towin; loving spouses say“no” to tantalizing affairs inorder to say “yes” to theirown love relationship; andresolute students say “no”to television so they can say“yes” to their homeworkand a brighter future.

All such self-discipline isextremely difficult.

Many Christians are justbeginning a six-week period

of spiritualself-disci-p l i n ec a l l e dLent.

T h etype ofdisciplinechosen isd e t e r -mined bythe personwho takestheir spiri-

tual growth seriously.Lent is a sort of reality

check on ourselves. A tele-vision “reality show” is onewhere we sit and watchhow others handle theirlives and on-screen rela-tionships.

In Lent we are calledupon to honestly look at ourown lives. We ask, “Howwell am I really living mylife, my relationships, myresponsibilities?

Where we see we’re defi-cient in some way we selectsome plan to work on ourweaknesses in this concen-trated period of time.

What are some of thedisciplines we might consid-er? Traditionally, Lentenobservers “give up” some-thing or “take on” someworthwhile action. Themain areas ripe for disci-pline are food, money, timeand relationships.

Food is given up by fast-

ing; money by almsgivingto the poor or those whohelp the poor; overly busypeople moderate their busy-ness by “taking on” periodsof silent meditation, reflec-tion and prayer; and rela-tionships are deepened bysharing more quality timetogether.

Once I suggested to agroup of married people thata husband might considertaking his wife out to eat din-ner once a week during Lent.They smiled and thought Iwas kidding. I wasn’t.

What really frightenssome people is to suggestthat they stay away fromthe computer, or turn off thetelevision, one night aweek.

Instead, they could read,talk, play games as a fami-ly. That suggestion is usual-ly greeted by rolling eyesand a desperate cry, “Thenwhat will we do?”

Only gradually do wediscover that self-disciplinecounteracts self-centeredegos and the tendencytoward instant gratificationand ease.

It develops a certainmental toughness and senseof responsibility.

Too many lives arefloundering, aimless andstuck in a rut. Lent urges usto take charge of our own

life. Replace stress withinner peace.

Cool the superficial dra-mas, and get ready for anew springtime in our lives.These six weeks of Lentpresent an opportunity tomove ahead.

A Jewish sage offers thiswonderful image: “Everyblade of grass has an angelhovering over it saying‘Grow!’ ‘Grow!’ ”

If we listen closely, we’llhear the same call encour-aging us this Lenten spring-time.

Father Lou Guntzelman is a

Catholic priest of theArchdiocese of Cincinnati.Contact him at columns@

communitypress.com or P.O.Box 428541, Cincinnati, OH

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I met Anne Byrn, aka“The Cake Mix Doctor” at abook signing event atJoseph-Beth last week.

Anne and I were chattingbefore the event, and I

asked how she acquired thiscake mix doctor empire.

Her career began simply.Anne was writing a foodcolumn for a Nashvillenewspaper.

One summer, right beforeshe went on vacation, sheput in recipes for five of herfamily’s favorite cakes.

The hook: start with aboxed mix. This began afrenzy of requests for more“doctored cake mix recipes.”

So the cake mix doctorseries of books was born,using mixes as a primaryingredient. That idea mor-phed into her newest book“The Cake Mix DoctorBakes Gluten Free.”

“Thirty million in theU.S. are gluten-intolerant orhave a gluten sensitivity,”she said.

Her readers begged for agluten-free dessert book.

“They didn’t let up,” shetold me.

I can understand theneed since I get requests allthe time for gluten-freegoodies, including the latestfrom reader Brenda Nichol-son, who specifically askedfor “recipes tweaking boxedgluten-free cake mixes.”

Anne makes it easy forpeople challenged withgluten (and dairy) to enjoydesserts. The book hascakes, bars, cookies andmuffins.

And talk about connect-ing with the crowd: Anneshared stories of her ownlife raising a family, jugglinga career, etc. We left feeling

like we made a new friend.

Gluten-free orangebundt cake

Vegetable oil spray formisting pan

1 tablespoon rice flour,for dusting pan

1 medium orangeOrange juice15 oz. pkg. yellow

gluten-free cake mix1⁄4 cup sugar1 stick unsalted butter,

room temperature3 large eggs1 teaspoon pure vanilla

extract

Glaze (optional):1 cup confectioners’

sugar, sifted and blendedwith 3 tablespoons orangejuice

Dairy free:Substitute margarine for

butter

Place rack in center ofoven and preheat to 350degrees. Lightly mist 12-cupbundt pan with oil spray anddust with rice flour. Shakeout excess flour.

Grate enough orangezest to measure 2 tea-spoons. Squeeze enoughjuice to measure 2⁄3 cup. Ifnecessary, add juice fromcarton or more freshlysqueezed juice to make 2⁄3cup.

Put zest, juice, cake mix,sugar, butter, eggs andvanilla in bowl.

Beat with electric mixeron low until ingredients arejust incorporated, 30 sec-onds. Scrape down sides.

Increase speed to medi-

um and beat until smooth,11⁄2 to 2 minutes, scrapingdown sides again if needed.

Pour into pan, smooth-ing top, and bake until gold-en brown and top springsback when lightly pressed,35 to 40 minutes.

Transfer pan to wire rackand let cool 10 minutes.Run long, sharp knifearound edge of cake, shakepan gently, and invert ontowire rack.

Transfer to serving plateand, using a toothpick orskewer, poke a dozen holesin top.

Slowly pour glaze overcake so that it soaks intoholes and dribbles downsides. Or omit glaze and siftconfectioner’s sugar on top.Let cool completely beforeserving.

Store at room tempera-ture up to three days, orfreeze unglazed cake,wrapped in foil, up to onemonth. Let thaw on count-er overnight before glazing.

More recipes onlineCheck out my online col-

umn for gluten-free cran-orange muffins recipe. Go towww.communitypress.comand search “Heikenfeld.”

See it! I have a gluten-free strawberry cake videoposted on my blog atwww.cincinnati.com.

Favorite salmon pattiesSo many requests for

this! Makes sense sinceLent is here.

The recipe originallycame from friend and for-mer colleague, BonnieKareth, a Northern Ken-

t u c k yreader.

He re ’smy adap-tation. Goto taste ononion andcelery.

1 cansalmon (Iused pinksalmon)

1 egg,lightly beaten

Finely diced onion andcelery, 1⁄3 cup each

1⁄2 cup Panko breadcrumbs or your favorite

Pepper to taste

Drain salmon and mixeverything together lightly.

Form into patties and fryin olive oil over mediumheat until brown on bothsides and serve with lemonwedge and/or dill sauce.

Nice sides are sautéedpotatoes and mixed veggies.

So good dill sauceI like this so much I use it

on other seafood dishes, aswell.

Mix together:1⁄2 cup mayoJuice of half a lemon or

more to taste1 generous teaspoon

dried dill leaves or palmfulfresh chopped

Hot sauce to taste1 tomato, finely chopped

(opt.)Rita Nader Heikenfeld is an

herbalist, educator and author.E-mail columns@community

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A free public concertinvolving over 600 hand-bell ringers is sure to be amemorable conclusion tothe 2011 Region V Festivalof The American Guild ofEnglish Handbell Ringers inNorthern Kentucky.

The concert, taking placeat 5:30 p.m. Saturday,March 12, in the main

exhibit hall at the NorthernKentucky Convention Cen-ter in Covington will featurehandbell ringers from Ken-tucky, Ohio, Indiana, Michi-gan, and West Virginia.

The concert will include avariety of pieces by themass handbell choir withaccompaniment by theCincinnati Brass Quintet.

It will be conducted byDr. William Payn, a promi-nent conductor and com-poser who is director ofchoral studies at BucknellUniversity.

The free concert is opento the public and will beapproximately 75 minutesin length.

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English Handbell RingersRegion V Festival is a two-day event offering variousworkshops for handbellmusicians.

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Newport on the Leveeand Art on the Levee willhost a Sidewalk Chalk ArtContest in conjunction withthe “Arts Fest” on April 30.

One Winner from each ofthe following categories willbe chosen based on creativ-ity, originality, skill and useof color: Grades K-5: winner

receives $25 cash and a$25 Levee gift card; Grades6-8: winner receives $50cash and a $50 Levee giftcard; Grades 9-12: winnerreceives $125 cash and$125 Levee gift card; andadults: winner receives$250 cash and a $250Levee gift card.

Contestants are requiredto begin working on theirpanel at 11 a.m. Saturday,April 30, and must completetheir work by 3 p.m. thesame day. Awards will bepresented at 4 p.m.

Registration for individu-als is $10 and includes a setof colored chalks and a 24”

by 32” piece of artist paper.The deadline to register isApril 15, 2011. To register,call 261-5770 or [email protected].

For more informationabout the Newport on theLevee Arts Fest and Side-walk Chalk Art Contest visitwww.artonthelevee.com.

The Fenians of NorthernKentucky invite the publicto the annual St. PatrickMass at 7 p.m. Thursday,March 10, at the CathedralBasilica in Covington.

Honor guards for the

Mass will be Our Lady ofKnock and St. Patrick’sDivisions of the AncientOrder of the Hibernians.

Choral selections will bepresented by the FriendlySons of St. Patrick Glee

Club.Celebrants will be the

Rev. Monsignor WilliamNeuhaus and the Rev.Benedict O’Cinnsealaigh,the Fenian chaplain.

The Emerald Society

Police and Fire Pipe andDrume Corps will partici-pate.A celebration will continueafter Mass on the secondfloor of Molly Malone’s onFourth Street in Covington.

The Northern Kentucky Chamber ofCommerce is seeking nominations forthe 2011 Small Business SUCCESSAwards.

The SUCCESS Awards are the mostprestigious small business awards inNorthern Kentucky and are presentedannually in the categories of construc-tion trades, manufacturing/distribu-tion, retail and hospitality, service,professional service, and not-for-prof-it.

“For a small business to not onlywithstand, but flourish through therecent harsh economic times, is suchan accolade to their leadership, com-mitment and hard work. The impactthat small businesses have on ourlocal economy is something we shouldpraise and celebrate,” said MorganFeldman, chairwoman of the SmallBusiness Celebration Committee.

To be eligible for a SUCCESS Award,a business must have completed three

or more full years of operation andhave fewer than 100 employees. Inthe categories of retail and hospitality,service, and professional service, salesmust be under $5 million.

Nonprofits have slightly differentparameters, but are similarly judgedon business success. Constructiontrades and manufacturing/distributionsales must be under $10 million.

The award is open to members ofthe Northern Kentucky Chamber ofCommerce and to all small businessesthat meet the criteria in Boone, Kentonand Campbell counties.

“Winners are judged on a formulathat includes financial success but alsotakes into account community service,innovation, use of resources, andgrowth in personnel or productivity,”Feldman said. “We look at the totalpackage of what drives business suc-cess.”

The application deadline is Friday,

April 22.The chamber will host two infor-

mational meetings, known as previewsessions, that enable nominees to talkwith past winners and gain advice oncompleting the application. Those ses-sions are scheduled for Friday, March11, and Tuesday, March 22. Applica-tions are confidential, with an impar-tial and anonymous panel of judgesdetermining the winners.

The winners will be announced at aluncheon scheduled for Thursday,June 16, at the Drawbridge Hotel.

Gold sponsors of the event are PNCBank and St. Elizabeth Healthcare. Sil-ver sponsors are Heritage Bank, OhioCasualty and The Roeding Group.

Nomination forms are availableonline at the “Events” page atwww.nkychamber.com, or by callingPam Mastruserio at the chamber at578-6384.

Griffieth graduatesfrom basic training

Army National Guard Pvt.Kala R. Griffieth graduatedfrom basic combat training atFort Jackson, Columbia, S.C.

The nine-week trainingincluded studying the Armymission, history, tradition andcore values, physical fitness,and receiving instruction andpractice in basic combatskills, military weapons,chemical warfare and bayo-net training, drill and ceremo-ny, marching, rifle marksman-ship, armed and unarmedcombat, map reading, fieldtactics, military courtesy, mili-tary justice system, basic firstaid, foot marches and fieldtraining exercises.

Kala is the daughter ofValerie Hall of Newport.

Morscher graduatesfrom basic training

Air Force Airman MatthewM. Morscher graduated frombasic military training at Lack-land Air Force Base, SanAntonio, Texas.

The airman completed anintensive, eight-week pro-gram that included training inmilitary discipline and stud-ies, Air Force core values,physical fitness, and basic

warfare principles and skills.Airmen who complete

basic training earn four cred-its toward an associate inapplied science degreethrough the Community Col-lege of the Air Force.

Morscher earned distinc-tion as an honor graduate. Heis the son of Mark and MaryMorscher of Alexandria andgraduated in 2008 from

Campbell County HighSchool.

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‘Cinsation’The Junior League of Cincinnati, an organization of women promoting voluntarism and improving communitiesthrough outreach, presented Cinsation, a ‘20s-themed fundraiser at the Contemporary Arts Center on Saturday,Feb. 26. The event featured music, dinner by the bite, a casino, silent auction and emcee Dhani Jones of theCincinnati Bengals. Rob Kreiling of Bellevue gets a duck confit crostini from Shawna Selm, representingPalomino, Saturday night.

Fenians gather for St. Patrick Mass

Chamber seeks nominationsfor small business awards

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Handbell musicians gather for concert

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Frank M. Andrews IIIFrank Maguire Andrews III, 59, of

Fort Thomas, died Feb. 28, 2011, atSt. Elizabeth Fort Thomas.

He was a press operator withAndrews Machine Works, Coving-ton, and enjoyed fishing, huntingand vacationing in Florida with hisfamily.

His father, Frank M. Andrews Jr.;mother, Virginia Andrews; and a sis-ter, Janet Andrews, died previously.

Survivors include his sisters,Kathie Baeuerlin of Columbus,Miss., and Cindy Stevins and BarbWeber, both of Fort Thomas.

Burial was in Evergreen Ceme-tery, Southgate.

Memorials: Charity of choice.

Fred BryantFred Bryant, 66, of Cincinnati,

formerly of Fort Thomas, died Feb.27, 2011, at University Hospital.

He retired from L&N Railroad, wasa past master of the Fort ThomasMasonic Lodge, charter member ofthe fraternal relations committee ofCovington Scottish Rite for over 20years and presided over the Camp-bell County York Rite Bodies, Khes-van Chapter Rose Croix and IndraConsistory. He received the KnightTemplar Cross of Honor and theKnight York Cross of Honor.

Survivors include his wife, JudyBryant; son, Douglas Bryant of FortThomas; daughters, Leslie Simonianof Cincinnati and Tracie Pesha ofFort Thomas; sisters, DorothyMenoli of Lebanon, Ohio, SueMcPeek of Fairfield, Ohio, andSandy Bricking of Fort Mitchell; and10 grandchildren.

Memorials: Scottish Rite Founda-tion, 1553 Madison Ave., Covington,KY 41011.

Helen Merrill DuesingHelen Marie Merrill Duesing, 88,

of Highland Heights, died March 3,2011, at Baptist Convalescent Cen-ter, Newport. She was a homemak-er, waitress and banker. She was amember of St. Therese Church,Mothers Club and Lawler-HanlonVFW Ladies Auxiliary, Newport. Sheenjoyed playing bingo and dancing.

Her husband, Leonard DuesingSr., died previously.

Survivors include her son,Leonard Duesing of Florence;daughters, Susan Bischoff of Wilderand Kathy Carter of HighlandHeights; seven grandchildren; 12great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.

Burial was in St. Stephen Ceme-tery, Fort Thomas. Memorials: Bap-tist Convalescent Center, 120 MainSt., Newport, KY 41071.

Norma F. EldridgeNorma F. Eldridge, 68, of Coving-

ton, died Feb. 26, 2011, at St. Eliza-beth Edgewood. She was retired.

Survivors include her husband,James Seward; sons, Don Johnsonand Steven Johnson of Covington;daughters, Melissa Eldridge of Cov-ington and Janet Brearton of New-port; brother, Bill Shephard ofBatavia; and 18 grandchildren.

Interment was in Highland Ceme-tery, Fort Mitchell.

Memorials: Norma EldridgeMemorial Fund c/o any Bank ofKentucky.

Cynthia ‘Cindy’ GreenCynthia Sue “Aunt Cindy” Green,

62, of Grants Lick, died March 1,2011, at her residence. She was amember of the Ladies Auxillary ofVFW, Alexandria, the DecorativePainters, Ohio Valley of DecorativeArtists and former member of PostNo. 9630 of Willowville, Ohio.

Survivors include her sisters,Jeanne Fein of Grants Lick andDebbie Morrow of Hammerville; andbrother, Thomas Green of GrantsLick.

Interment was at AlexandriaCemetery.

BELLEVUEArrests/citations

Michael Ludwig, 19, 1105 Taylor Ave.,careless driving, open container ofalcohol in a motor vehicle, posses-sion of alcohol by a minor, DUI atRiviera at Landmark, Feb. 19.

Travis Justin, 23, 1050 Schiff, alcoholintoxication in a public place at 95Riviera, Feb. 19.

Nina Hacker, 30, 724 Covert Run

Pike No. 16, warrant at 500 blockCovert Run, Feb. 21.

Michael Stroberg, 42, 520 Third St.,warrant at 507 Covert Run, Feb. 21.

David Stanton, 31, 285 GreenlawnAve., driving on a suspendedlicense, possession of drug para-phernalia, possession of marijuanaat 332 Eden, Feb. 25.

Emily Giuluano, 29, 2609 ChesterhillDrive, alcohol intoxication in apublic place, harassment at 52Donnermeyer Drive, Feb. 24.

Jennifer Hall, 22, 340 Lindsey No. 4,theft by unlawful taking at 15 Don-nermeyer Drive, Feb. 25.

Robert Hillner, 59, 230 Lafayette Ave.,alcohol intoxication in a publicplace, disorderly conduct at 24Fairfield Ave., Feb. 25.

Ezra Lavenda, 22, 2332 Uera Ave.,DUI at 100 block Route 8, Feb. 26.

Feliciino Sanchez, 31, Homeless, alco-hol intoxication in a public place atFairfield and Foote, Feb. 27.

Cecil Aim, 26, 740 Central Ave., alco-hol intoxication in a public place atFairfield and Foote, Feb. 27.

Lucus Sanchez, 31, alcohol intoxica-tion in a public place at Fairfieldand Foote, Feb. 27.

Francisco Comes, 33, alcohol intoxi-cation in a public place at Fairfieldand Foote, Feb. 27.

Israel Perez, 29, 510 Fifth Ave., DUI,open container of alcohol in amotor vehicle, no operator’s licenseat Fairfield and Foote, Feb. 27.

Robert Kelly Thomas, 28, 4522 CliftonAve., disorderly conduct at 400block of Fairfield Ave., Feb. 27.

COLD SPRINGArrests/citations

Dakota T. Turner, 19, 641 BrooklynAve., warrant, disregarding trafficcontrol device at U.S. 27 and Ky.1998, Feb. 11.

Robert W. Lotz, 19, 110 Morgan MillRoad, speeding, operating motorvehicle under influence of alcoholunder 21 years of age at U.S. 27,Feb. 6.

Charles D. Hughes, 30, 1649 FlourCreek Road, careless driving, DUI- first offense at U.S. 27, Feb. 17.

Brian James Henley, 47, 6640 Har-vest Trail, warrant at 6649 HarvestTrail, Feb. 11.

David W. Jata, 39, 117 Hidden RidgeCourt, DUI - aggravated circum-stances at County Square, Feb. 6.

Ross T. Smith, 19, 9731 WhisperingWay, theft by unlawful taking orshoplifting at 395 CrossroadsBlvd., Feb. 17.

David L. Jump, 27, 10387 BanklickRoad, warrant at U.S. 27, Feb. 23.

Merritt A. Yelton, 50, 2241 Uhl Road,DUI - aggravated circumstances -first offense at U.S. 27 at Cross-roads Boulevard, Feb. 27.

Jaime L. Hubbard, 21, 120 PickettsCharge, warrant, operating onsuspended or revoked license atU.S. 27 at Bunning Lane, Feb. 28.

Incidents/investigationsFraudulent use of credit cardReport of unauthorized purchases

made on credit card at 778 FlintRidge, Feb. 23.

Fraudulent use of credit card,second degree forgeryReport of credit card used without

authorization at 14 Martha LayneCollins Blvd., Feb. 22.

Theft by unlawful takingReport of bag with stethoscope taken

from vehicle at 5400 AlexandriaPike, Feb. 25.

Report of wallet taken from table inrestaurant at Alexandria Pike, Feb. 26.

Report of cell phone taken from coatpocket in break room at Alexan-dria Pike, Feb. 27.

Theft by unlawful taking orshopliftingReport of items taken without paying

at 5400 Alexandria Pike, Feb. 24.Report of juvenile took items without

paying at 5400 Alexandria Pike,Feb. 25.

Report of items taken without payingat 395 Crossroads Blvd., Feb. 26.

Report of automotive lights takenwithout paying at 5400 AlexandriaPike, Feb. 27.

FORT THOMASArrests/citations

Kevin Reynolds, 24, 15 Midway CourtApt. 2, warrant at South FortThomas Ave., Feb. 28.

Joshua Geiger, 33, 216 Heather Hill,DUI at Alexandria Pike, Feb. 26.

Shawn Sweeney, 25, 10875 Grist-stone Circle, driving on a sus-pended license at I-471 south,Feb. 23.

Julie Ketzer, 45, 350 Bellepointe, DUIat Covert Place, Feb. 28.

Rocio Sanchez-Figueroa, 27, 5350Asterpark Drive Apt. 1003, reck-less driving, no license at NorthGrand Ave., Feb. 27.

Gary Oetjen Jr., 23, 29 North Mon-trose Ave., DUI at Memorial Park-

way, Feb. 26.Robert Morgan, 60, Ohio 154, alcohol

intoxication in a public place at 220South Fort Thomas Ave., Feb. 25.

Matthew Shipp, 25, 3081 Sentry,alcohol intoxication in a publicplace at I-471 north, Feb. 26.

Denise Ruehl, 49, 1069 BlossomDrive, warrant at 130 North FortThomas Ave., Feb. 25.

Incidents/investigationsFirst degree criminal mischiefAt 8 Sergeant Ave., Feb. 27.Fraudulent use of a credit cardAt 40 Concord Ave., Feb. 24.Theft by unlawful takingAt 104 Park Place, Feb. 28.At 1429 Alexandria Pike, Feb. 25.At Memorial Parkway, Feb. 26.Theft of motor vehicleregistration plateAt 840 Alexandria Pike, Feb. 16.Third degree criminal mischiefAt 129 Highland Ave., Feb. 25.At South Fort Thomas Ave., Feb. 27.

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Amanda Craig, 31, and MichaelHenley Jr., 36, both of Fort Thomas,issued Feb. 7.

Katie Long, 25, of Cincinnati andMichael Sholler, 35, of Covington,issued Feb. 8.

Carla Harmon, 49, of Los Angelesand Cecil Herrington Jr., 41, ofCincinnati, issued Feb. 8.

Amanda Burroughs, 28, and OliverPenn, 32, both of Cincinnati, issuedFeb. 8.

Stacy Zelezuk, 29, of Lexingtonand Andrew Frank, 28, of Cincinnati,issued Feb. 9.

Leslie Belcher, 50, of Dayton andRobert Belcher, 52, of Fort Thomas,issued Feb. 9.

Lindsay Beineke, 34, of Cincinnatiand Geoffrey Edwards, 37, of theUnited Kingdom, issued Feb. 9.

Amanda Mattingly, 20, of Florenceand Donald Lynam II, 19, of Cincin-nati, issued Feb. 10.

Vicki Loew, 40, of Cincinnati andAli Sadoughian, 39, of Dayton, issuedFeb. 10.

Elizabeth Castano, 32, of Colum-bia and Jeremiah Strickland, 32, ofFort Thomas, issued Feb. 11.

Shirley Yaden, 51, of Cincinnatiand Raymond McKamey, 55, ofDetroit, issued Feb. 14.

Keisey Wheeler, 19, of Cincinnatiand Sean Ruppee, 20, of FortThomas, issued Feb. 14.

Rebecca Lynn HensleyRebecca Lynn Hensley, 21, of

Bellevue, died Feb. 21, 2011, atGood Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati.

She was a homemaker and abasketball player for the lady bravesof Grant County.

Survivors include her father, Ran-dall Hensley; mother, VictoriaWooding; fiancé, Daniel LawrenceCrager; daughter, Erin Jade McAlis-ter; sons, Payton Lawrence Cragerand Cameron Daniel HensleyCrager; brothers. William Bumgard-ner, Andrew Hensley and RodneyNoel; and sister, Ashlee Wood.

Eileen F. JonesEileen F. Jones, 61, of Newport,

died Feb. 26, 2011, at her home.Her parents, Allen Abrams and

Jean Figgins Boyers, and a son,Thomas Jones, died previously.

Survivors include her husband,Daniel Jones; son, Timothy Jonesof Newport; daughters, ChrissyJones of Fort Thomas and PatriciaPatrick of Newport; brothers, AllanAbrams of Elsmere, Rick Smith ofBurlington and Emmert “Boo” Boy-ers of Claryville; sister, Judy Brooksof Shelbyville, Ky.; and eight grand-children.

Memorials: Hospice of the Blue-grass, 7388 Turfway Road, Flo-rence, KY 41042.

Gerri Lu JonesGerri Lu Jones, 70, of Newport,

died March 2, 2011, at St. ElizabethHospice. She was a realtor for thepast 18 years and a top producerRealtor with RE/MAX Affiliates. Sheloved late-19th century homes andwas founder of the East Row Gar-den Club, Newport.

Survivors include her husband,William R. Jones; daughter, KimPalmer of Hadley, Pa.; son, KevinJones of Houston, Texas; sister,Sara Lamson, West Chester, Ohio;and seven grandchildren.

Interment was at St. StephenCemetery Mausoleum.

Carol Jean KeithCarol Jean Keith, 67, of New-

port, died Feb. 27, 2011, at St. Eliz-abeth Fort Thomas. She was retiredfrom the Duro Bag Company.

Survivors include her son,Michael Keith; daughter, RhondaButts; sisters, Linda Noble, SharonNorris and Marty Clevenger; twograndchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

Burial was at Evergreen Ceme-tery, Southgate.

Robert ‘Bob’ Kidwell Sr.Robert “Bob” “JC” Kidwell Sr.,

87, of Covington, died March 1,2011, at his residence. He was ayardman for Ideal Supply Company.

His wife, June Barnett Kidwell,died previously.

Survivors include his sons, Dou-glas Kidwell, Roger Kidwell Sr. andWilliam Kidwell, all of Covington,Randy Kidwell of Elsmere, RobertKidwell Jr. of Erlanger, RussellAdams of Cincinnati, Dale AdamsSr. of Hebron and Darryl King ofWashington; daughters, Meryl Pat-terson of Georgetown, Ramona

Jennings of Park Hills and RebeccaCooper of Dayton; sister, JanetNorris of Elsmere; 30 grandchildren;29 great-grandchildren; and threegreat-great-grandchildren.

Interment was in Davis Ceme-tery, Sadieville, Ky. Memorials: St.Elizabeth Hospice, 483 S. LoopRoad, Edgewood, KY 41017.

Sr. Mary Janita LangeSister Mary Janita Lange, 91, of

Covington, formerly of Bellevue,died Feb. 27, 2011, at St. JosephHeights, Covington.

She graduated with a licensedpractical nurse degree from St.Francis Hospital and served at St.Charles Care Center, St. ClaireRegional Medical Center and in theconvent infirmary. She enjoyedhelping deliver babies and assistingin the nursery at the hospital. Latershe did secretarial services andkept medical records.

Her brothers, Harry Lange andRobert Lange, died previously.

Burial was at St. Joseph HeightsCemetery.

Memorials: Sisters of NotreDame, 1601 Dixie Hwy., Covington,KY 41011.

Rose Marie ManningRose Marie Manning, 85, of

Newport, died Feb. 28, 2011, ather residence. She was a retiredexecutive secretary with GeneralElectric and a member of theRetired GE Women Generalite. Shewas a member of Holy Spirit Parishwhere she was church secretary,chairman of the Alter Society,prayer line chairman and memberof the bereavement committee.

Survivors include her husband,John J. Manning; daughter, Mari-anne Sullivan of Cincinnati; sons,David Manning of Florence, WilliamManning of Fort Thomas, JosephManning of Brooksville and JamesManning of Alexandria; 14 grandchil-dren; and nine great-grandchildren.

Entombment was in St. StephenCemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials:Parkinson’s Disease Foundation,Gift Processing Center, Washington,DC 20006.

John ‘Junior’ Rudde IIIJohn Vincent “Junior” Rudde III,

23, of Morning View, died March 4,2011, in an automobile accident onRector Road in Morning View.

He was a heavy equipmentoperator for M&W Excavation Com-pany, Alexandria. He enjoyed drivingdune buggies at M.V.M. CrossCountry Club, racing at FlorenceSpeedway and hunting and fishing.

Survivors include his father, JohnVincent Rudde Jr. of Morning View;mother, Tammy Graziani Mann ofBerry, Ky.; sisters, Shelly Rudde ofOwenton and Thalynn Moses Gib-son of Dry Ridge; stepbrother,Danny Mann of Berry; maternalgrandparents, Jerry and BettyGraziani of Union; and girlfriend,Felicia Martin of Independence.

Disposition was cremation.

Lena SandfossLena Sandfoss, 91, of Fort

Thomas, died March 3, 2011, atthe Highlandsprings Nursing Homeof Fort Thomas.

She was a supervisor withAUVECO Company in Cold Springfor 61 years. She was a member ofSt. Thomas Church, the Rosie Redsand the Catholic Order of Foresters.

Survivors include her brother,Paul Sandfoss of Highland Heights;and sisters, Agnes Snider of FortThomas and Loretta Burkhardt ofCold Spring.

Burial was in St. Joseph Ceme-tery, Camp Springs. Memorials:Holy Family Nursing Home, St.Ann’s Convent, 1000 St. Ann Drive,Melbourne, KY 41059.

Isom ‘Butch’ SellersIsom “Butch” White Sellers, 68,

of Augusta, died March 1, 2011, atMeadowview Hospital.

He was a retired machine opera-tor and had worked as a golfcourse grounds keeper in Florida.

Survivors include his daughter,Tammy Frederick of Alexandria;brother, Randy Sellers of Cincin-nati; sister, Ethel Poe of Augusta;and grandson, Russell Souder ofBellevue.

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LEGAL NOTICE

The Campbell County Fiscal Court, at aregular meeting to be held on Wednesday,March 16, 2011, at 5:30 p.m. at the Camp-bell County Administration Building, 1098Monmouth Street, Newport, Kentucky, willcall for second reading and considerationof passage the following ordinance, said or-dinance having been read by title and asummary given for the first time at theMarch 2, 2011, regular meeting of theCourt.

CAMPBELL COUNTY FISCAL COURTCAMPBELL COUNTY, KENTUCKY

ORDINANCE O-05-11AN ORDINANCE OF THE CAMPBELLCOUNTY FISCAL COURT AMENDINGCAMPBELL COUNTY ORDINANCE O-19-87 AMENDED AND LAST AMENDEDBY ORDINANCE O-04-09, RELATINGTO THE CAMPBELL COUNTY DETEN-TION CENTER POLICY AND PROCE-DURE MANUAL SECTIONS ON FOODSERVICES AND MEDICAL SERVICES

The full text of Ordinance O-05-11 will beon file in the Office of the County Clerk,Newport, Kentucky, and is on file in the Of-fice of the Fiscal Court Clerk, Newport,Kentucky, and same is available for inspec-tion and use by the public during regularbusiness hours.

I, Paula K. Spicer, Clerk of the CampbellCounty Fiscal Court, hereby certify thatthis summary was prepared by me at thedirection of the Campbell County FiscalCourt and that said summary is a true andaccurate summary of the contents of Ordi-nance O-05-11.

Paula K. SpicerFiscal Court Clerk

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LEGAL NOTICE

The Campbell County Fiscal Court, at aregular meeting to be held on Wednesday,March 16, 2011, at 5:30 p.m. at the Camp-bell County Administration Building, 1098Monmouth Street, Newport, Kentucky, willcall for second reading and considerationof passage the following ordinance, said or-dinance having been read by title and asummary given for the first time at theMarch 2, 2011, regular meeting of theCourt.

CAMPBELL COUNTY FISCAL COURTCAMPBELL COUNTY, KENTUCKY

ORDINANCE O-04-11AN ORDINANCE OF THE CAMPBELLCOUNTY FISCAL COURT AMENDINGTHE CAMPBELL COUNTY DETENTIONPOLICY & PROCEDURE MANUAL FORTHE RESTRICTED CUSTODY CENTERTO INCLUDE CHANGES REQUESTEDBY THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OFCORRECTIONS

The full text of Ordinance O-04-11 will beon file in the Office of the County Clerk,Newport, Kentucky, and is on file in the Of-fice of the Fiscal Court Clerk, Newport,Kentucky, and same is available for inspec-tion and use by the public during regularbusiness hours.

I, Paula K. Spicer, Clerk of the CampbellCounty Fiscal Court, hereby certify thatthis summary was prepared by me at thedirection of the Campbell County FiscalCourt and that said summary is a true andaccurate summary of the contents of Ordi-nance O-04-11.

Paula K. SpicerFiscal Court Clerk1001625643

NOTICEFort Thomas Board of Adjustment

Public Hearing

The Board of Adjustment of the City of FortThomas, Kentucky, will hold a Public Hear-ing at the City Building, 130 North Fort Tho-mas Avenue, Fort Thomas, Kentucky, onTuesday, March 22 at 6:00 P.M. for thefollowing case:CASE NO. 1286 - A hearing of an appealfiled by Fischer Single Family Homes LLC,applicant and owner of property located at33 Casagrande Street, requesting a rearyard variance to allow the construction of adeck 29.8 feet from the rear yard propertyline.CASE NO. 1287 - A hearing of an appealfiled by Fischer Single Family Homes LLC,applicant and owner of property located at37 Casagrande Street, requesting a rearyard variance to allow the construction of adeck 24.4 feet from the rear yard propertyline.Any adjoining property owner who is un-able to attend this hearing is encouragedto submit signed, written comments to theBoard concerning the proposed project.Said written correspondence shall be re-ceived no later than the time of public hear-ing, and thereupon shall be a matter ofpublic record. All correspondence shall bedirected to City of Fort Thomas, GeneralServices Department, Attn: Julie Rice, 130N. Ft Thomas Ave., Fort Thomas, KY41075The City of Fort Thomas will make everyreasonable accommodation to assist quali-fied disabled persons in obtaining accessto available services or in attending City ac-tivities.If there is a need for the City to be awareof a specific disability, you are encouragedto contact the City Building, General Serv-ices Department at (859) 572-1210 so thatsuitable arrangements can be consideredprior to the delivery of the service or thedate of the meeting.

City of Ft. ThomasGeneral Services Department(Publishing date: 03/10/2011) 5641

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Pursuant to KRS 91A.250, the City of FortThomas wishes to notify you of a publichearing to be held Tuesday, March 22,2011 at 6:00 P.M. in the Council Cham-bers of the City Building, 130 North FortThomas Avenue, concerning the proposed2011 Capital Improvement Projects.The purpose of this public hearing is topresent information and provide an oppor-tunity for comments from affected propertyowners.The public hearing will include an opportu-nity for comment for streets in the followingorder:Azalea Terrace Elmwood AvenueBrittany Lane Jennifer CourtBudde Court East Kimberly DriveBurnet Ridge West Kimberly DriveDevon Lane Overlook Drive

Patricia CourtThe City proposes to finance these im-provements in part by special assessmentof the abutting properties on a front foot ba-sis. A copy of the Engineer’s Comprehen-sive Report and Project Specifications canbe examined at the City Building in theGeneral Services Department during nor-mal working hours (8:00 A.M. to 4:30 P.M.)The City of Fort Thomas will make everyreasonable accommodation to assist quali-fied disabled persons in obtaining accessto available services or in attending City ac-tivities. If there is a need for the City to beaware of a specific disability, you are en-couraged to contact the City Building at(859) 572-1210 (Voice/TDD) so that suita-ble arrangements can be considered priorto the delivery of the service or date of themeeting. 5637

COMMISSIONERS ORDINANCE NO. O-2011-001

AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OFCOMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT,KENTUCKY, PURSUANT TO CHAPTER153 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES,AMENDING SECTION 10.3 B, TABLE 6, OFTHE OFFICIAL ZONING ORDINANCE OF THECITY OF NEWPORT, KENTUCKY TO INCLUDESECTION 7 D CONCERNING PERMITTED ANDCONDITIONAL USES IN THE COMMERCIALZONES TO INCLUDE CHARITABLE GAMING,WITH APPROVED LICENSE, AS A PERMITTEDUSE WITHIN THE CBD DISTRICT.

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF NEWPORT,KENTUCKY:

WHEREAS, the City of Newport, KentuckyPlanning and Zoning Commission, uponapplication for a text amendment to allowcharitable gaming, with approved license, inthe Central Business District (CBD), held apublic hearing upon such request after givingnotice as required by KRS Chapter 424, onJanuary 25, 2011 (Hearing # PZ-11-01); and,

WHEREAS, the City of Newport, KentuckyPlanning and Zoning Commission duringthe public hearing unanimously approvedthe request and made recommendation tothe Board of Commissioners of the City ofNewport, Kentucky to approve the requestedtext amendment; and,

WHEREAS, with the Board of Commissionersof the City of Newport, Kentucky havingaccepted the recommendation of the Cityof Newport, Kentucky Planning and ZoningCommission at a duly held meeting,

NOW, THEREFORE, Section 10.3 B,Table 6 of the Official Zoning Ordinance ofthe City of Newport, Kentucky shall be andis hereby amended to reflect the same, andshall read as follows:

SECTION I

SECTION 10.3COMMERCIAL DISTRICT

B. PERMITTED USES:

TABLE 6PERMITTED AND CONDITIONAL USES:COMMERCIAL ZONES

DISTRICTS

C-1 CBD NC SC PO RFD CFDCCBDF

7. INDOOR COMMERCIAL AMUSEMENTRECREATION AND ENTERTAINMENT

X P X X X X X

D. Charitable gaming, with approved license,permitted in CCO District only.

SECTION II

That this Ordinance shall be signed by theMayor and attested to by the City Clerk,recorded, published and be effective uponpublication.

PASSED:First reading: 1-31-2011

PASSED:Second reading: 2-28-2011

MAYOR JERRY R. PELUSO

ATTEST:

Q. EVONE BRADLEY, CKMCCITY CLERK

PUBLISHED: In full in the Campbell CountyRecorder the 10th of March, 2011.

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City of AlexandriaSURPLUS PROPERTY

The City of Alexandria has declared the following surplus prop-erty, and is accepting sealed bids until 12 Noon on Friday,March 11th, 2011:

• 2001 Ford Crown Victoria, 4-dr, 110,000 miles• 2001 Ford Crown Victoria, 4-dr, 125,968 miles• 2003 Ford Crown Victoria, 4-dr, 108,500 miles• 2002 Chev K2500, 2-dr,4wd Pickup, 92,773 miles• 1996 Infiniti I-30, 4-dr, 156,651 miles• Western V-box salt spreader• Military single axle trailer

The above can be inspected between 8 am and 4 pm,Monday-Friday by calling the City Building, 8236 West MainSt., Alexandria, KY at 635-4125. The City reserves the right torefuse all bids.

Request forProposals

Lawn Care & SnowRemoval Services

Neighborhood Foun-dations is currentlyaccepting bids forlawn care and snowremoval services atScattered Site prop-erties. The contractwill be for a period ofone (1) year and re-newable for up to two(2) additional yearswith satisfactory per-formance. Generalwork required will begrass cutting of allareas, cleanup ofgrass clippings fromwalkways, trimmingaround the buildings,trees, shrubs, fences,curbs, weed control,snow removal, treat-ment and other serv-ices as described inthe bid packet. Bidpackets, informationfor bidders and toursof properties may beobtained by contact-ing RandySchweinzger at (859)581-2533, ext. 217.The hearing and/orspeech impaired maycall our TDD line at(859) 581-3181. Bidsare due in the Neigh-borhood Foundationsoffices no later than1:00 p.m., local time,March 31, 2011 atwhich time and placeall bids will be public-ly opened and readaloud. Offices are lo-cated at 30 East 8th.St., Newport, KY41071. Bids are to bemarked “Lawn Care& Snow RemovalServices Project #11-03”. The Neighbor-hood Foundations re-serves the right towaive any informality,irregularity, in re-quests for proposalsand to reject any/allrequests for propos-als should it bedeemed in the bestinterest of Neighbor-hood Foundations todo so. NeighborhoodFoundations is anEqual OpportunityEmployer. WBE/MBEfirms are encouragedto respond to this Re-quest for Proposals.Randy SchweinzgerProcurement DirectorNeighborhood Foun-dations (859) 581-2533, ext. [email protected] 5893

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B8 CCF Recorder March 10, 2011

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