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ERLANGER — So why join theSt. Henry District High SchoolFIRST Robotics team?

“Robots,” said Jimmy Ram-ler, 16, of Union.

The schools’ robotics teamworks on designing and build-ing a robot to compete in theFIRST Robotics competitions.The FIRST Robotics programprovides hands-on learning ex-periences in science, technol-ogy, engineering and math(STEM). The program alsostresses 21st century skills thatfocus on communication, col-laboration, problem solving and

innovative thinking.For Ramler and his team-

mates it’s all about having funand learning. Their team iscalled CruBotics, a clever com-bination of the school mascot,the Crusaders, and the word ro-botics.

Recently the CruBotics teamcompeted in the FIRST TechChallenge Kentucky StateChampionship in Owensboro.The team received the Judges’Award and was one of three fi-nalists for each of the following:the Control Award, the Rock-well Collins Innovate Award,and the Inspire Award.

CruBotics placed third in theQualifying Rounds and was in-

vited by the first-place team tojoin with them in the Champion-ship Rounds in which their alli-ance won the Kentucky StateChampionship. This is the Cru-Botics team’s second year towin the state championship andgo on to complete in Texas forthe FIRST Tech ChallengeSouth Super Regionals. Thiscompetition is March 11-13.

Team captain ThomasMcGrath, 17, of Burlington, saidhe is pleased with his team’swork.

“You learn a lot doing this,”he said. “You learn a lot aboutteamwork and communication.

St. Henry’s CruBotics team is best in stateBy Melissa [email protected]

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St. Henry studentsJimmy Ramler, 16,and AnthonyMapes, 17, operatethe robot made bythe CruBotics teamwhich won themthe statecompetition thisyear.

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FLORENCE — A Cleveland-based development companyplans to build 191 single-storyattached townhomes on 33acres off Hopeful Church Road.

Representatives of Red-wood Acquisitions, part of Red-wood Living, appeared at theFeb. 4 Boone County PlanningCommission meeting to discussa concept development changeto allow the suburban residen-tial development. The actiondate on the zoning change isMarch 4. The existing zoning al-lows 344 units of townhousesand stacked condominiums at adensity of 10.7 units per acre,and the requested zoning wouldlimit the development to thesingle-story design at a densityof 5.65 units per acre.

John Lauteulere, senior vicepresident for Redwood Acqui-sitions, said the company over-sees 4,800 units in Indiana, Ken-tucky, Michigan, Ohio andSouth Carolina that are 99 per-cent leased. He said the compa-ny has been in business for al-most 25 years, with rents be-tween $1,200 and $1,400. Theunits are conventionally fi-nanced, not subsidized.

Greg Thurman, vice presi-dent of development for Red-wood Living, said the neighbor-hoods they build don’t include aclubhouse or pool, and tend toattract more “empty nesters”and young professionals thanyoung families, leading to moreof a “peace and quiet” neighbor-hood.

Thurman said that becauseof their clientele, Redwoodcommunities have “generallyless” impact on surroundingstreets than other develop-ments. The northern side of thedevelopment would include astreet connection to MeadowWood Drive.

Neighbors in attendancewere concerned about addition-al traffic and the addition of arental community in a residen-tial neighborhood.

Kevin Costello, executive di-rector of the Boone CountyPlanning Commission, request-ed a traffic impact analysis andsaid the commission could re-quest a study to see if a trafficsignal could be added at eitherthe Surfwood Drive or Stone-gate Drive interchange to helpmanage traffic.

Thurman said 36 percent ofthe community, or 16.37 acresof the 33.81 acres, would beopen space, where they would“keep as much of the naturalvegetation as possible.”

He said every unit has a pri-vate patio that is at least 8-by-10feet in size, with a screen wall inbetween. Backyards includeminimal landscaping, with nosheds or storage areas. Land-scaping and snow removal du-ties are performed by local sub-contractors.

Thurman said the companyhas leases ranging from nine to15 months, and they never leaseon a month-by-month basis.

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I like the opportunitiesthe program has givenme. I’m planning to go intomechanical engineering.This program has giventhe opportunity to work inthis area at a professionallevel and to work withprofessionals in the field.It’s been a really good ex-perience.”

Tanner Krumpelman,16, of Florence, agreed.He said working on thisteam brings him “a lot ofsatisfaction.”

“The entire process isinteresting, exciting andfrustrating,” he said. “It’sinteresting to see all the

ideas we have and how wecan put them together tomake one robot. Thensometimes, things don’twork how you expect andyou have to go back andfix the problems. Youhave to figure out whatworks. It’s fun.”

St. Henry teacher Peg-gy Myatt supervises theteam, but said the robot is100 percent the students’work.

“It’s all their work,”she said. “And they workhard. This is a good pro-gram for students be-cause it gives them achance to express ideasand to take on responsibil-ity for something.”

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St. Henry District High School student Anthony Mapes, 17,programs a robot created by the CruBotics team.

CruboticsContinued from Page A1

FLORENCE — Signagefor Crossroads Churchand Dave and Buster’s hasbeen approved by theFlorence City Council,Florence’s Planning andZoning Committee and theBoone County PlanningCommission.

Crossroads Church, at828 Heights Blvd., is re-placing its LED light witha newer, more high defini-tion, LED sign that canchange messages. Thesignage for Dave andBuster’s, a video arcadeand restaurant chain, in-volves lettering on an en-trance canopy and bluelights that are to shine on ablank limestone wall.

Council member Dr.Julie Metzger Aubuchonrecommended both ordi-nances on behalf of thecity’s Planning and ZoningCommittee.

She said the Cross-roads sign will not roll or

scroll, but simply flipfrom message to message.Each message will appearfor a minimum of 15 sec-onds, and the message willdim as the sky darkens,according to conditionsset by the Boone CountyPlanning Commission.

The city’s Planning andZoning Committee alsoasked that the churchbuild a wall around thebase of the sign andscreen equipment withlandscaping, and that theyremove the sign if thechurch ever moves fromthat location.

Campus Pastor TerryPhillips said they have

been using banners to an-nounce special events, butthe banners get blowndown easily, and they justdon’t look nice.

“It just doesn’t lookhow we want Mall Road tolook,” he said.

Phillips said 90 percentof the time, the sign wouldonly have one message forevery six- to eight-weekcourse at the church, butadditional messageswould be added for specialevents.

Aubuchon said theBoone County PlanningCommission limited theDave and Buster’s lightsto be turned off one hourafter close and they cannot blink, flash, move orpulsate.

Dave and Buster’s isthe third tenant of the 63-acre site formerly knownas the Berkshire Farm.Other tenants include Me-nards home improvementstore and Costco, a whole-sale membership ware-house club.

The Florence Heightslocation of Dave and Bust-er’s will be the first inKentucky. As of Septem-ber 2014, the chain had 70stores in 27 states andCanada.

“There’s been a lot oftalk about the Heights de-velopment,” said FlorenceMayor Diane Whalen. “Itis the location of Costco

and Menards, and thethird parcel will becomethe new Dave and Buster’slocation, so all of the workhas gone through the Plan-ning Commission. We’revery pleased to be able topublicly announce that iswho is fulfilling the thirdparcel on that property.”

The city of Florencecommitted up to $3 million

for infrastructure im-provements, includingroads, sidewalks, sewerand stormwater up-grades, for the FlorenceHeights development.The state of Kentuckycommitted $2 million.


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Signs of change coming to Mall RoadBy Amy [email protected]

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Dave and Buster’s video arcade and restaurant, shown here in Sharonville, got approval forspecial signage in the Florence Heights development.

UNION — Fire protec-tion and a possible miceinfestation have spurredquestions about the futureof the Union CommunityCenter.

During the Feb. 2 CityCommission meeting,Commissioner John Mef-ford said the building pre-

sented both short andlong-term issues.

He said mouse drop-pings found in the build-ing instigated a visit froma private exterminationcompany. Mefford saidtraps had been placed inthe building, and he sug-gested caulking somespots in the building’s ex-terior to keep more micefrom getting in.

“There were a fewplaces around that build-ing that were pretty easyingress for rodents to getback into the building,” hesaid.

Mefford was checkingto see if the community

center’s fire protectionneeded to be upgraded forthe city to store records orhave another use for thesecond floor, and said thebuilding’s fire protectionis not up to code for use asa community center.

City Attorney GregVoss said that was “a ma-jor concern.”

“The current fire pro-tection was adequatewhen it was a firehouse,but it’s not for a communi-ty center,” said Mefford.

The Union Fire Protec-tion District moved out ofthe building in 2007, ac-cording to Chief MichaelMorgan.

The chief said thebuilding inspector gavethe city a variance for nothaving fire protection onthe second floor, “anddidn’t make us put sprin-klers up there as long aswe kept it locked.”

Mefford said a porta-ble dry-chemical systemcould be installed for ap-proximately $13,000, orthey could install a wholenew system that wouldcost more than $50,000.

“That’s just for the fireprotection system. If, inaddition, we want to makeit look like a communitycenter and not a fire-house, you’re looking at a

tremendous amount of re-modeling that will have totake place,” he said.“What I would like to do isopen up discussions withthis commission on whatwe want that building tobe when it grows up.Knowing that ultimately,if this city grows, we’regoing to need a publicworks building. Do weturn this into a communi-ty building, then have tobuild a public worksbuilding?”

City Clerk Kathy Por-ter said records storage isstarting to become a prob-lem, and commissionerswere thinking of alternate

storage spots. Mayor Larry Solomon

said a rental storage unitcould be procured for sev-eral years before it costs$50,000.

“I don’t have an answertonight for that, but Ithink that all optionsshould be open,” said Solo-mon.

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FLORENCE — Larry andChris Dettmer know thetips and tricks to helpNorthern Kentuckianstravel the world.

The Southgate coupleopened Expedia cruise-shipcenters, which oper-ates under the umbrella ofExpedia Inc. at 7561 MallRoad, in November.

“We felt there was avoid in the community,”said Larry Dettmer. “A lotof people haven’t used atravel agency because ev-erything seems so acces-sible on the Internet, butthere are special serviceswe can provide to thecommunity.”

The pair have traveledextensively together and

adventured to distant lo-cales with the U.S. AirForce.

“I didn’t go into the mil-itary with the idea of ex-periencing the world, butI’m glad I had that oppor-tunity to go,” said LarryDettmer.

With their own travelexperience and the infor-mation provided by Expe-dia, the Dettmers decidedFlorence’s Mall Road wasthe perfect spot to starthelping others find theirfuture destinations.

“Nowhere in NorthernKentucky is more acces-sible than Mall Road,” hesaid.

Chris Dettmer saidpeople usually have an

idea of where they want togo for a trip, but they don’trealize all the complica-tions involved in long-dis-tance travel planning.

“Even though cruisesare mentioned in the busi-ness name, we can helppeople with any kind oftravel,” she said. “We’re afull-service travel agencyand can help people withflights, hotels, vacationpackages, travel insur-ance and rentals, as wellas all the other associatedneeds. If you’re planninga trip online, no one is go-ing to tell you how to get apassport or how to renewone. We can help withpretty much anything youneed for your trip.”

Larry Dettmer said Ex-pedia cruiseshipcentersstarted in Vancouver andis slowly expandingthroughout the United

States. There are about 40locations now, but thecompany has plans tohave up to 220 officeswithin the next five years.

Similarly, the Dettm-ers hope their office willgrow.

They are looking for in-dependent travel consult-ants to help clients, andthey hope to add evenmore in the coming years.

“The technology at-tracts people to this or-ganization,” Larry Dettm-er said. “Starting doesn’trequire any travel experi-ence. Training is availableand the opportunity is al-ways there.”

They are hosting a freeevent to help potentialtravelers learn moreabout overseas travel op-portunities with an “Ex-traordinary Europe” trav-el event at 6:30 p.m. Feb.

24.Larry Dettmer said

they hope to host these in-formative events everyfew months. They willhave specialized publica-tions available with moreopportunities.

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FLORENCE — RobertoHenriquez wants to builda non-religious communi-ty of like-minded individ-uals to share ideas andhelp each other.

He reached out to oth-ers by a Facebook group,first calling it FCA Flor-ence, as he is an ordainedminister in the FirstChurch of Atheism, butthen changed the name toNorthern Kentucky Athe-ist Community to allowmore of a regional focusand avoid conflict withsimilarly named Chris-tian organizations.

For more information,find NKY Atheist Com-munity on Facebook.

“I’m not interested instarting a war with Chris-tians,” said Henriquez,who is an ordained minis-ter in the First Church ofAtheism, an online organi-zation that helps non-reli-gious people become cer-emonial officiants. TheFirst Church of Atheism,online at bit.ly/1L4Nu8U,

believes“that themysteriesof life canbe ex-plainedthroughscienceand rea-son.”

“I’m relatively newcoming out as an atheist,”Henriquez said. “I used tobe heavily involved in thechurch, and one of thethings I miss most is thesense of community, be-ing there for one anotherand taking care of eachother. If someone loses ajob or gets really sick, thechurch community cancome together to help.”He was raised in theSouthern Baptist Church,then as an adult was in-volved in the EpiscopalChurch.

Henriquez said mem-bers of the group will helpdetermine the name andstructure of the group,but he hopes creating asupportive community isthe foundation.

“When I was question-ing the idea of religion, Ididn’t have a place I feltsafe to have those conver-sations,” he said. “Most ofthe friends I’ve talkedwith have felt the sameway. We didn’t have any-body to give us advice orjust bounce ideas off of. Ilike the idea of getting to-gether just to be togeth-er.”

In less than two weeks,42 people joined his Face-book group.

“I think that’s a greatstart. Most of the re-sponse has been reallypositive,” he said. “I thinkpeople like myself want asafe place to get togeth-er.”

Jim Helton, founderand president of Tri-StateFreethinkers, started hisBoone County-basedgroup two years ago to be-come involved in politicalissues, but also to help thecommunity.

“We get involved inseparation of church andstate issues. We do a lot ofcommunity service pro-jects and activism,” Hel-ton said.

His group has approxi-mately 600 membersfrom Indiana, Kentuckyand Ohio, and they partici-pated in more than 50 vol-unteer events last year.He hopes they do 75 to 100events this year.

They have passed outhumanist literature athigh schools, worked onHabitat for Humanityprojects, and volunteeredat Planned Parenthoodand the Freestore Food-bank. The Tri-State Free-thinkers adopted thestretch of highway out-side the Creation Museumin Petersburg, and theyclear trash from the road-sides there every threemonths.

“The one thing I thinkthe church has over thefree thought, atheist, ag-nostic community is thecommunity part,” Heltonsaid. “They really have asense of communitythere. In years past, wedidn’t have that, but nowwe can’t say that. We havegame night every Fridayat my house. If you need aride, someone will helpyou. If you need any help,someone will come helpyou. We have a verystrong community now.”


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Democratic womenmeeting atFlipdaddy’s

UNION — The BooneCounty Democratic Wom-an’s Club will meet at 6p.m. Monday, Feb. 23, atFlipdaddy’s, located in theKroger’s outlot on U.S. 42,Union.

The meeting is open toboth members and non-members. For those whowish to join the annualdues is $20.

Library hosts actorportraying MLK

BURLINGTON — Deon-

dra Kamau Means will tellthe story of Martin LutherKing Jr. as he portrays thehistoric leader in a one-man show at 7 p.m. Feb. 25at the main branch of theBoone County Public Li-brary, 1786 BurlingtonPike.

Means created thisproduction with The Chil-dren’s Theatre of Cincin-nati to share King’s lifethrough the power of sto-rytelling, speech andsongs from his childhoodin the deep South all theway to the steps of the Lin-coln Memorial, where hedelivered his famous “I

Have a Dream” speech. Means is a husband and

father of two who has per-formed for TCTC for thepast 17 seasons. A long-time educator in areaschools, Means has taughtperforming arts skills tostudents from pre-Kthrough high school. As aprofessional actor, he hastraveled to perform inChicago, St. Louis and in2007, toured Romaniawith the cast of “Man ofLa Mancha” with North-ern Kentucky University.

Freedom playersneed host families

FLORENCE — A bunchof new ballplayers areheaded to the FlorenceFreedom for the new sea-son.

Volunteer ShirleyBrown hopes a bunch oflocal host families also ap-pear to help those base-ball players feel comfort-

able during their stay inFlorence.

“These are young menwho are away from home,and it’s good for them tohave a regular familystructure,” said Brown.She can be reached at 859-992-3998, or potentialhosts can call the Flor-ence Freedom office at859-594-4487.

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host family, the homeneeds to be within 10 milesof the Florence Freedompark, and the player musthave his own room and ac-cess to a bathroom, kitch-en and laundry. Hosts areneeded from Marchthrough September, eventhough the players maynot stay through thewhole season.

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COMMUNITYRECORDEREditor: Nancy Daly, [email protected], 578-1059

Eastern Kentucky Univer-sity’s Mock Trial Team – includ-ing Josh Lang of Fort Thomasand Caleb Taylor of Union –concluded a highly successfulinvitational season with afourth-place finish at the Com-modore Classic in NashvilleJan. 24-25.

EKU finished with a 5-2-1record, prevailing in roundsagainst Duke University, Flori-da State University and Wash-

ington University in St. Louisbefore falling to host school andtournament champion Vander-bilt University in the finalround.

Angel Spurlock, a chemistryteaching major from MountVernon, earned an OutstandingWitness Award at the tourna-ment.

Other members of the EKUteam included Matt Boggs, apolitical science major from

Whitesburg; Troy Cox, a retiredNavy veteran and paralegalscience major from Lexington;Josh Lang, a political sciencemajor from Fort Thomas; AllieMaples, a political science ma-jor from Mount Sterling; SeanPotter, a political science majorfrom Whitesburg; and CalebTaylor, a political science ma-jor from Union.

Boggs, Lang, Maples, Potterand Spurlock are all members

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next at the American MockTrial Association's regionaltournament at Miami Univer-sity in Oxford, Ohio, Feb. 21-22.The top eight teams from that28-team tournament will ad-vance to the AMTA OpeningRound Championship Tourna-ment in Louisville.

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Members of the EKU Mock Trial Team, from left, are Troy Cox; Matt Boggs; Sean Potter; Angel Spurlock; Caleb Taylor, of Union; and Josh Lang, of FortThomas.

Lang, Taylor compete on mock trial team

Mann Elementary SchoolThe following students have earned

honors for the first term of 2014-2015.

All A Honor roll

Fourth grade: Makennah Bachman,Evan Bish, Isabella Bloemer, GrantBoomershine, Madison Braun, Kather-ine Burke, Aiden Byrd, Dillon Carnes,Madelyn Clark, Ava Coleman, DylanDavis, Skylar Davis, Brayden Deather-age, Emerson Fong, Ella Gregory,Reagan Haines, Katelyn Hanna, RileyHarber, Christopher Howard, CalahJackson, Rebekah Juett, Sean LaRoy,Guy Manaugh, Mallory McCubbin,Isabella Mendez, Meghan Mollere,Madelyn Price, Jackson Pullen, Kath-ryn Bianca Reyes, Kaitlyn Southwick,Parker Turnbull, Lillian Vest, SophieVonderlage, Ethan Watkins and AndieZapp.

Fifth grade: Francesca Annis, Bray-den Barckholtz, Noah Bast, ArinBateman, Connor Bishop, BriannaBurke, Cadence Crouch, ThomasDuckworth, Patrick Erickson, LukeFister, Aubrey Fransen, Kiersten God-dard, Collin Hitch, Clare Hooper,Honoka Horiuchi, Preston Innes,Abigail Irons, Luke Jenkins, AllysonKnotts, Helene Le, Andrew Lu, Cole-man McIntire, Maxwell McKenzie,Olivia Morgan, Colson Neace, AdamNichols, Kylie Novak, Payton O’Bryan,Annalee Palen, Abigail Phillips, AmberPoe, Taylor Preston, Audra Proffitt,Blake Riffe, Sara Sawai, Elliott Shuffle-barger, Tyler Sickmeier, Paige Snyder,Rebecca Sorrell, Chesnee Vincent,Jeremy Walz, Isaac Webb, BethanyWeber, Cara Weber, Clayton Webster,Anthony Wells, Elena Wheatley, AylaWolf, Brooke Yates, Aubree Zapp andLuke Zurad.

A/B Honor roll

Fourth grade: Eito Amaki, LukeArmstrong, Hayden Atkinson, LucasBagley, Shelby Bailey, Tyler Barth,Madeline Berner, Ashlee Brockell,Landon Burlew, Lauren Burtschy,Colby Chute, Ethan Corsmeier, GraceCothran, Dylan Craddock, MalikaiDailey, Gracie Dargie, Bella Derrough,Logan Dyer, James Fuller, RomanFuruta, Sofia Gonzalez, Mollie Hopper,Karis Klaber, Nia Klug, Lucas Korzep,Jacquez Lampkin, Charlie Lange,Jeremy Leport, Jack Liles, Brady Loud-en, Payton Louden, Owen Lyons,Briana McAtee, Aidan McGraw,Emilee Meyer, Alyssa Oertel, LandonPatton, Bailey Paulsen, Katelyn Payne,Molly Robinson, Connor Ross, SemaSabin, Brody Sauley, Thomas Schira,Tyler Seibert, Joseph Senger, MariaSickmeier, Christopher Siracuse, SadieSmith, Evan Soreefan, Elijah Steuer,Samantha Stuckwisch, Julian Vyk-hovanyuk, Maxwell Weaver, AaronYorke and Emily Zmurk.

Fifth grade: Grace Ashcraft, CodyAlexander, Kaiden Alm, DominickAmorello, Haley Baker, Krista Behan,Jackson Belk, Logan Berry, Tyler Black,Ryan Brennan, John Brinkman, Benja-min Brinkman, Megan Brown, GunnarBrowning, Ella Cooper, Hayden Cox,Carter Davidson, Kristen Douglas,Myleah Erskine, Gilbert Fleek, JoshuaFurtado, Rian Gallagher, Kelly Helton,Shane Irvine, Aaron Johnson, AidenJohnson, Bailey Key, Daniel King,McKenzie Koch, Caden Kroher, Mat-thew Landfried, Jacob Line, AshleyLoesch, Benjamin Lorson, AlaynaLoschiavo, Emma Lynch, Boston Main,Leahna Marcum, Aaron Motomura,Sae Nishimura, Isshin Ohsawa, LoganOrlando, Christopher Philips, Benja-min Putnam, Cameron Ridge, SlateRobinson, Gavin Ruark, Connor Sadler,Alexis Sasher, Dennis Seibert, JamesonSmith, Brayden Smith, Macey Stanton,Jason Sutcliffe, Samuel Taylor, JaydenTrame, Michael Vidas, Jackson Wain-scott, Kya Walton, Vivian Wang,Sophia Ward, Madison Woodruff,Jakob Woolf, Jayden Wren, RyomaYasuda, Kanako Yoneda, NathanYowan and Joseph Zabik.

HONOR ROLLS

Ockerman Elementary SchoolThe following students have earned

honors for the first term of 2014-2015.

All A Honor rollElyse Baker, Ellowyn Barnett, Zacha-

riah Barth, Joshua Chapin, Alexis Ed-wards, Crystan Erickson, Haley Kersker,Emily Mahaney, Korben Reehill, HustonScott, Sierra Smith, Madison Starns,Justin Stokes, Andrew Than, ShaylynnWhite and Kirsten Wolfe.

All A/B Honor rollDrizzt Ballinger, Gabino Barrera,

Jazmin Beltran, Macie Benedetti, ColinBrann, Yajaira Castrellon, MeganChmiel, Taylor Covington, Evan Davis,Kadence Davis, Sadie Dillon, AnnaEager, Griffin Earl, Nicole Fahey, TrevorFlake, Liliana Flores, Taiya Forton, RyleeForton, Kaden Gardner, William Golden,Isabella Gondim, Sammy Hameidan,Kayla Hamm, Charles Hemsath, JaredHenderson, Kohlton Hilbert, MakaylaHopkins, Justin Huff, Troy Jenkins,Donta Johnson, Aiden Jones, LillianKarschner, Brenna Kelley, Darius Klein,Andrew Liu, Christina Mannes, ErickMendoza, Evan Miller, Bryce Moore,Ben Mungo, Allison Nagel, Paige OliverHolbrook, Preston Payne, AlexanderPorter, James Richmond, Abigail Roark,Alexis Sammons, Madison Steffen,Brayden Stewart, Heidi Strittholt,Arianna Torres, Colin Waddell, JaiceWallace-Hickerson, Wahid Watley,Isabelle Watson Due, Abigail White,Nicholas White, Annabell Young andSydney Zilliox.

HONOR ROLLS

CRESTVIEW HILLS — Thom-as More College will host the2015 Hillenmeyer Lecture fea-turing Edward C. Monahan,public advocate for the De-partment of Public Advocacyin Frankfort.

Monahan’s talk is entitled“The Meaning of Life is to See:The Vocation of the PublicLeader.”

Authentic leadership is un-der siege in organizations andcommunities. Some believethat there will soon be an endto the ability of leaders to beeffective. Others see leadersas ever more necessary, andtheir leadership ever more re-quired. This complexity callsfor moral leaders, especiallyin the public sector, who areable to access multiple per-spectives, ride the roughwhitewater and adapt to theirenvironments in service of thecommon good.

The lecture will take placeat 7 p.m. March 19 in Steiger-wald Hall, located in the SaintsCenter at Thomas More Col-

lege. The lecture is free andopen to the public.

Monahan, a 1976 graduateof Catholic University ofAmerica’s Columbus School ofLaw and a 1973 graduate ofThomas More College, servedas a Kentucky public defenderfrom 1976-2004 when he be-came the executive directorof the Catholic Conference ofKentucky, the public policyarm of the four catholic bish-ops of Kentucky.

Monahan was appointedKentucky public advocate bythe governor Sept. 1, 2008, to a

four-year term and reappoint-ed to a second term Septem-ber 2012. The Department ofPublic Advocacy is the state-wide public defender pro-gram providing representa-tion to 157,00 people in all 120counties through a staff of 528people.

The Monsignor H. F. Hillen-meyer Distinguished LectureSeries was established in 1975by the Hillenmeyer family inhonor of Monsignor HerbertF. Hillenmeyer. A native Ken-tuckian and priest for 72years, Hillenmeyer served asthe pastor of St. ThomasChurch in Ft. Thomas from1925 until 1968. Hillenmeyer’szeal as a priest was matchedby a deep and probing concernfor Catholic education.

Moderator for the lecturewill be the Rev. Ronald M. Ket-teler, associate professor andchairman for the Departmentof Theology at Thomas MoreCollege. Ketteler serves as di-rector of ecumenism for theDiocese of Covington.

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FRIDAY, FEB. 20Art & Craft Classes$5 Friday Craft Club, 1-2:30p.m., The Lively Learning Lab,7500 Oakbrook Drive, Suite 10,Make crafts, create art and playgames. Ages 3-15. $5. Regis-tration required. 916-2721.Florence.

Art EventsThird Friday Art Gallery Show,6-9 p.m., The Art House, 19 N.Fort Thomas Ave., Meet artists,music and light appetizers. Free.279-3431; www.inkaacollab-orative.org. Fort Thomas.

Art ExhibitsFigurative Folklore: Curatedby Selena Reder, 9 a.m. to 5p.m., Covington Arts, 2 W. PikeSt., Figurative Folklore show-cases six artists from the regionwhose work tells a strong narra-tive where the body plays therole of storyteller. Free. Present-ed by Covington Arts District.292-2322.; http://covingto-narts.com/. Covington.

Arts Alive: Celebration ofCovington Artists, 10 a.m. to 5p.m., Behringer-CrawfordMuseum, 1600 Montague Road,Works by influential Covingtonartists from past 200 years ondisplay. In conjunction withCOV200 bicentennial cele-bration. $7, $6 ages 60 and up,$4 ages 3-17, free for members.Wednesdays: one grandchildfree with grandparent’s admis-sion. Through April 12. 491-4003;www.bcmuseum.org. Coving-ton.

Art OpeningsThe Art of Food OpeningReception, 6-9 p.m., The Car-negie, 1028 Scott Blvd., Experi-ence food as complete sensoryexperience. Tri-state’s top chefsand artists fill galleries, bringingculinary creations and palatablepieces by food-inspired artists.Exhibit continues throughFebruary 27. $40, $25 members.Reservations recommended.957-1940; www.thecarnegie-.com. Covington.

AttractionsWinter Family Days, 10 a.m. to6 p.m., Newport Aquarium,Newport on the Levee, Up totwo kids 12 and under get infree with each full-priced adultticket. Through March 1.Through March 1. 261-7444;www.newportaquarium.com.Newport.

Dining EventsLenten Fish Fry, 4-8 p.m., MaryQueen of Heaven School, 1130Donaldson Highway, Dine-inservice, carry-out and drive-thru.Call 859-371-2622 for carry-outorders. Benefits Mary, Queen ofHeaven School. Prices vary.Presented by Mary, Queen ofHeaven Parish. 525-6909;www.mqhparish.com. Erlanger.

St. Thomas Fish Fry, 4-8 p.m.Family Fish Fry., St. ThomasSchool, 428 S. Fort Thomas Ave.,Cafeteria. Hand-dipped fish.Shrimp and pizza available.$4.50-$7. 572-4641, ext. 242. FortThomas.

EducationAARP Tax-Aide, 9 a.m., BooneCounty Main Library, 1786Burlington Pike, Middle andlow-income taxpayers areeligible for this free tax prep-aration service. Those withcomplex tax returns will beadvised to seek professional taxassistance. Free. Registrationrequired. Presented by BooneCounty Public Library. 342-2665;www.bcpl.org. Burlington.

Little Learners, 9-11:30 a.m.,The Lively Learning Lab, 7500Oakbrook Drive, Suite 10, Bal-ance of structured, unstructuredand self-directed play opportu-nities to help learners developtheir social, intellectual andcommunication skills. Ages 3-6.$10. Registration required.916-2721. Florence.

Exercise ClassesJazzercise Classes, 9:30-10:30a.m. 4:45 p.m., EdgewoodJazzercise Center, 126 BarnwoodDrive, $38 for unlimited monthlyclasses. 331-7778; jazzercise.com.Edgewood.

Literary - LibrariesMahjong, 1 p.m., SchebenBranch Library, 8899 U.S. 42, Allskill levels welcome. 342-2665.Union.

Music - ClassicalMusic on the Avenue Series, 8p.m. Dan Zehringer, trumpet,

and Amanda Roberts, piano,perform classical music., St. JohnUnited Church of Christ Belle-vue, 520 Fairfield Ave., Sanctu-ary. Free art show and receptionfollows performance. Free.261-2066; www.stjohnchurch-.net. Bellevue.

Music - RockHiFi Wise Guys, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.,JerZee’s Pub and Grub, 708Monmouth St., Free. 491-3500.Newport.

On Stage - Children’sTheater

Madcap Puppets Presents:Once Upon a Clock, 7 p.m.,Boone County Main Library,1786 Burlington Pike, Enter aworld of enchanting stories withAlvis and Sydney, two kidstrying to unlock the secrets of amysterious clock. Free. Present-ed by Boone County PublicLibrary. 342-2665;www.bcpl.org. Burlington.

On Stage - ComedyJ.R. Brow, 8 p.m., 10:30 p.m.,Funny Bone Comedy Club, 1Levee Way, $15-$17. 957-2000;www.funnyboneonthelevee-.com. Newport.

On Stage - TheaterIn the Heat of the Night, 8-10p.m., Falcon Theatre, 636 Mon-mouth St., Battle for civil rightsin deep South was differentfrom rest of nation. When VirgilTibbs, successful black homicidedetective from LA gets caughtup in homicide investigation, hediscovers just how different thisworld is. $19, $17 students andseniors. Through Feb. 28. 513-479-6783; www.falconthea-ter.net. Newport.

The Women, 8 p.m., Fort Thom-as Woman’s Club, 8 N. FortThomas Ave., This Classic Com-edy follows a Manhattan social-ite in the wake of finding outher husband is cheating â€“ andher friends are no help at all.Clever, cut-throat, and delicious,it is a satirical look into the livesof â€œthe ladies who lunchâ€and the world that determinestheir behavior. $17. Presented byVillage Players. Through Feb. 28.392-0500; www.villageplayers-.biz. Fort Thomas.

SportsThoroughbred Racing, 6:15p.m., Turfway Park, 7500 Turf-way Road, Free. Through March29. 371-0200; www.turfway-.com. Florence.

SATURDAY, FEB. 21Art ExhibitsThe Art of Food, noon to 5p.m., The Carnegie, 1028 ScottBlvd., Experience food as com-plete sensory experience. Tri-state’s top chefs and artists fillgalleries, bringing culinarycreations and palatable piecesby food-inspired artists. Freeafter opening. 491-2030;www.thecarnegie.com. Coving-ton.

Arts Alive: Celebration ofCovington Artists, 10 a.m. to 5p.m., Behringer-CrawfordMuseum, $7, $6 ages 60 and up,$4 ages 3-17, free for members.Wednesdays: one grandchildfree with grandparent’s admis-sion. 491-4003; www.bcmuseu-m.org. Covington.

AttractionsWinter Family Days, 9 a.m. to 6p.m., Newport Aquarium,261-7444; www.newportaquari-um.com. Newport.

Clubs & OrganizationsCampbell County Homemak-ers Crop, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.,Campbell County CooperativeExtension Service, 3500 Alexan-dria Pike, Rooms A-C. Learnabout Homemakers, make newfriends and work on favoritecrafts. Ages 18 and up. $35non-members. Registrationrequired. Presented by CampbellCounty Homemakers. 757-8560;facebook.com/stampwithmary.Highland Heights.

Cooking ClassesSushi Rolling and Dining, 7p.m., Sushi Cincinnati, 130 W.Pike St., $25 per person, threerolls, includes training andBYOB, reservations required.Reservations required. 513-335-0297; www.sushicinti.com.Covington.

Exercise ClassesJazzercise Classes, 8:15-9:15a.m., 9:30-10:30 a.m., EdgewoodJazzercise Center, $38 for unlim-ited monthly classes. 331-7778;jazzercise.com. Edgewood.

FestivalsWinter Carnival, noon to 4p.m., Historic Fairfield AvenueBusiness District, 200-700 Fair-field Ave., Photos with Annaand Elsa of Disney’s “Frozen”(noon-2 p.m.); magic of PrestoPaul (1-2:15 p.m.); balloon artist(1:30-3 p.m.); face painters;carnival fun and games atparticipating Fairfield Avenueshops; carnival and more. Free.Presented by Bellevue Renais-sance. 261-9488; www.shop-bellevueky.com. Bellevue.

Music - RockFast Forward, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.,JerZee’s Pub and Grub, 708Monmouth St., Free. ThroughAug. 15. 491-3500. Newport.

On Stage - ComedyJ.R. Brow, 7:30 p.m., 10 p.m.,Funny Bone Comedy Club,$15-$17. 957-2000; www.funny-boneonthelevee.com. Newport.

On Stage - TheaterIn the Heat of the Night, 8-10p.m., Falcon Theatre, $19, $17students and seniors. 479-6783;www.falcontheater.net. New-port.

The Women, 8 p.m., Fort Thom-as Woman’s Club, $17. 392-0500;www.villageplayers.biz. FortThomas.

Theory of Mind, 2 p.m., FortThomas-Carrico Branch Library,1000 Highland Ave., By KenLaZebnik. Sensitive, unsenti-mental portrait of relationships,tells story of Bill, a teenagerwho happens to live on theautism spectrum. Part of Play-house in the Park’s Off the Hillseries. Recommended for ages11 and up. Call venue for ticketsand prices. Presented by Play-house in the Park. 572-5033;www.cincyplay.com. Fort Thom-as.

RecreationRyle Band Bingo, 5-10 p.m.,Erlanger Lions Club Hall, 5996Belair Drive, Doors open 5 p.m.Early games begin 6:30 p.m.Regular games begin 7:15 p.m.Ages 18 and up. Benefits RyleMarching Band Boosters. Pre-sented by Ryle Band Boosters.Through Dec. 26. 282-1652.Erlanger.

SportsThoroughbred Racing, 6:15p.m., Turfway Park, Free. 371-0200; www.turfway.com. Flor-ence.

SUNDAY, FEB. 22Art ExhibitsArts Alive: Celebration ofCovington Artists, 1-5 p.m.,Behringer-Crawford Museum,$7, $6 ages 60 and up, $4 ages3-17, free for members. Wednes-days: one grandchild free withgrandparent’s admission. 491-4003; www.bcmuseum.org.Covington.

AttractionsWinter Family Days, 10 a.m. to6 p.m., Newport Aquarium,261-7444; www.newportaquari-um.com. Newport.

Exercise ClassesJazzercise Classes, 9:30-10:30a.m., 4-5 p.m., Edgewood Jaz-zercise Center, $38 for unlimitedmonthly classes. 331-7778;jazzercise.com. Edgewood.

Karaoke and Open MicKaraoke, 9 p.m., Molly Malone’sIrish Pub and Restaurant, 112 E.Fourth St., With DJ Will Corson.$10 buckets and $4 grape andcherry bombs. Ages 21 and up.Free. 491-6659. Covington.

On Stage - ComedyJ.R. Brow, 7:30 p.m., Funny BoneComedy Club, $15-$17. 957-2000;www.funnyboneonthelevee-.com. Newport.

On Stage - TheaterThe Women, 3 p.m., Fort Thom-as Woman’s Club, $17. 392-0500;www.villageplayers.biz. FortThomas.

SportsThoroughbred Racing, 1:10p.m., Turfway Park, Free. 371-0200; www.turfway.com. Flor-ence.

MONDAY, FEB. 23AttractionsWinter Family Days, 10 a.m. to6 p.m., Newport Aquarium,261-7444; www.newportaquari-um.com. Newport.

Cooking Events

Chef’s Table: Todd Kelly’sOrchids at Palm Court, 6-8p.m., New Riff Distillery, 24Distillery Way, Includes wineand recipes chef prepares. $50.Reservations required. 261-7433;www.newriffdistilling.com.Newport.

Dance ClassesLine Dance Classes, 5:30-6:30p.m., Elsmere Senior Center, 179Dell St., $3. Presented by HollyRuschman. 727-0904. Elsmere.

EducationLittle Learners, 9-11:30 a.m.,The Lively Learning Lab, $10.Registration required. 916-2721.Florence.

Exercise ClassesJazzercise Classes, 6 a.m.,8:15-9:15 a.m., 9:30-10:30 a.m.,4:45-5:45 p.m., 6-7 p.m., Edge-wood Jazzercise Center, $38 forunlimited monthly classes.331-7778; jazzercise.com. Edge-wood.

Literary - LibrariesMonday 4 Mystery BookGroup, 7 p.m., Florence BranchLibrary, 7425 U.S. 42, 342-2665.Florence.

Yoga, 7:10 p.m., Boone CountyMain Library, 1786 BurlingtonPike, Hatha Yoga postures. $25.Presented by Boone CountyPublic Library. 342-2665. Bur-lington.

Pokemon (grades 4-7), 6:30p.m., Boone County Main Li-brary, 1786 Burlington Pike, Joinother Pokemon players. Bringyour own deck. No trading.Free. Presented by Boone Coun-ty Public Library. 342-2665.Burlington.

In the Loop, 10 a.m., FlorenceBranch Library, 7425 U.S. 42,Knit or crochet in relaxed,friendly company. Learn for firsttime or pick up new tricks.342-2665. Florence.

Zumba, 6 p.m., Scheben BranchLibrary, 8899 U.S. 42, Latin-inspired dance-fitness program.$25 per month. 334-2117. Union.

Teen Gaming (middle & highschool), 3:15 p.m., Lents BranchLibrary, 3215 Cougar Path,Gaming and snacks. Free. Pre-sented by Boone County PublicLibrary. 342-2665. Hebron.

Young @ Art, 1:30 p.m., SchebenBranch Library, 8899 U.S. 42,Experienced instructors, LindaWhaley and Sue Ervin, teachbasics of painting with acrylicsand help you complete work ofart in two hours. Free. Regis-tration required. 342-2665.Union.

Congenealogy, 6:30-8 p.m.Cierra Earl, library associate withLocal History and GenealogyDepartment, presents “BringingUp the Dead: Finding the De-ceased in Online Resources.”,Mary Ann Mongan Library, 502Scott Blvd., Free. Presented byKenton County Public Library.962-4070; www.kentonlibra-ry.org. Covington.

Music - BluegrassBluegrass Jam Session, 8 p.m.,Molly Malone’s Irish Pub andRestaurant, 112 E. Fourth St., Allbluegrass pickers invited toparticipate. Free. 491-6659;mollymalonesirishpub.com.Covington.

TUESDAY, FEB. 24Art & Craft Classes7-11 Club, 9:30-11:30 a.m., TheLively Learning Lab, 7500 Oak-brook Drive, Suite 10, Social clubfor homeschoolers. Make crafts,play games or create art. Ages7-11. $5. Registration required.

916-2721. Florence.

Art ExhibitsFigurative Folklore: Curatedby Selena Reder, 9 a.m. to 5p.m., Covington Arts, Free.292-2322.; http://covingto-narts.com/. Covington.

Arts Alive: Celebration ofCovington Artists, 10 a.m. to 5p.m., Behringer-CrawfordMuseum, $7, $6 ages 60 and up,$4 ages 3-17, free for members.Wednesdays: one grandchildfree with grandparent’s admis-sion. 491-4003; www.bcmuseu-m.org. Covington.

AttractionsWinter Family Days, 10 a.m. to6 p.m., Newport Aquarium,261-7444; www.newportaquari-um.com. Newport.

EducationSecular Homeschool Co-op, 1-4p.m., The Lively Learning Lab,7500 Oakbrook Drive, Suite 10,Hands-on, active learning,secular co-op. Topics: Evolutionof Music, Fiber Art, CreativeExpression, Financial Literacy,Nutrition, Drama and more.Ages 5-18. $50. Registrationrequired. 916-2721. Florence.

Exercise ClassesJazzercise Classes, 8:30-9:30a.m., 9:30-10:30 a.m., 4:45-5:45p.m., 6-7 p.m., EdgewoodJazzercise Center, $38 for unlim-ited monthly classes. 331-7778;jazzercise.com. Edgewood.

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Junior “solemen” Daniel Carrion, left, and Antonio Sturpe invite you to dine at the Mary, Queenof Heaven Parish Fish Fry on Fridays during Lent. Dine at 4-8 p.m., Friday, Feb. 20, at MaryQueen of Heaven School, 1130 Donaldson Highway, Erlanger. Dine-in service, carry-out anddrive-thru will be available. Call 859-371-2622 for carry-out orders. The event benefits Mary,Queen of Heaven School. Prices vary. Presented by Mary, Queen of Heaven Parish. Call525-6909; visit www.mqhparish.com.


Have you ever done this: You buymore meat than you can use because it’son sale. Sometimes you remember tofreeze it, sometimes you don’t.

If that sounds like you, we’re on thesame wavelength. Last week I boughtmore chicken breasts than we neededfor dinner.

I made chicken noodle soup out ofsome of them and intended to freeze therest. Because they were hidden out ofsight in the meat bin, I forgot aboutthem.

When they surfaced several days later,the chicken was still good enough to eat,but it needed to be cooked right away. Ihad a meeting that evening and couldn’tfuss with a recipe that took too much timeor was complicated.

This no fuss, quick recipe was justright. Really good tasting, too.

Rita Nader Heikenfeld is an herbalist, educator,Jungle Jim’s Eastgate culinary professional andauthor. Find her blog online at Abouteating.com.Call 513-248-7130, ext. 356.

Use that extra chicken,cleanse with kale salad

THANKS TO RITA HEIKENFELD

This quick Parmesan chicken recipe is an easy way to use extra frozen meat in a jiffy.

Moist and marvelous Parmesan chicken breasts

1/2 cup real mayonnaise1/4 cup Parmesan or Romano cheeseFew grindings black pepper2 large or 4 smaller skinless, boneless breasts1/3 cup Italian seasoned breadcrumbs (see Rita’s tip)

Preheat oven to 425. Blend mayo and cheese. Put chicken on sprayedcookie sheet. Smear topping on. Sprinkle with crumbs. Bake 20 minutes oruntil juices run clear in center when poked with a knife, about 160 internaltemperature. Residual heat will continue to cook the chicken even after it’sout of the oven, raising temperature 5 degrees or so. Don’t overbake orchicken will be dry.

Tip: Homemade Italian bread crumbsI had plain crumbs so I stirred in a couple shakes of Italian seasoning.

Annie’s Kale Salad - a cleansing salad My niece, Annie, brought this salad to our house as a side dish for

dinner. This has so much going for it, health wise. Annie used regularcurly kale. We grow Lacinato/Tuscan kale, which, to my taste, is milder inflavor. All kales are nutritious with anti-cancer properties: a cup providesmore than 100 percent of the daily value of vitamins K and A, and over 80percent of vitamin C.

Salad:

1 bunch kale torn into small pieces1-2 tablespoon olive oil1 Granny Smith apple, thinly sliced1/4 cup dried cranberries1/4 cup pine nuts, toasted, or bit more

Dressing:Go to taste on this, adding more of any ingredient if you want.

1 tablespoon fresh ginger juice (see Rita’s tip)2-3 tablespoons apple cider vinegar1 teaspoon Dijon mustard2 teaspoons honey1/4 cup olive oilFreshly ground pepper and salt

Whisk together ginger juice, apple cider vinegar, Dijon and honey.Whisk in oil and season to taste. Set aside.

Meanwhile, place kale in bowl and season with salt, pepper andolive oil. Massage well with hands – this breaks down cellular structure,making it more tender.

Add in apple, berries and nuts. Toss with dressing to coat. You canmake this hours ahead.

Toasting pine nuts: Best done in dry non-stick skillet over low heatuntil golden.

Making ginger juice: Grate ginger and squeeze out juice. Or placepieces in garlic press and squeeze out juice. This is the “hardest” part ofthe recipe since it takes some time. I like to freeze my ginger root, grate itfrozen, and proceed.

Tip: Ginger paste option. Try using a teaspoon or more of gingerpaste. Easier by far and a good keeper in the refrigerator.Rita

HeikenfeldRITA’S KITCHEN

Monday, March 2, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. St. Elizabeth Physicians 204 Bridgeway St., Aurora

Wednesday, March 4, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Bank of Kentucky 330 Mount Zion Road, Florence

Wednesday, March 11, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. St. Elizabeth Physicians 12827 Lenover St., Dillsboro

Thursday, March 12, 1-4 p.m. Edgewood Senior Center 550 Freedom Park Drive, Edgewood

Friday, March 13, 10 a.m to 2 p.m. Remke Market 560 Clock Tower Way, Crescent Springs

Saturday, March 14, 9 a.m to 1 p.m. Kenton County District Health Fair 5002 Madison Pike, Independence

Tuesday, March 17, noon to 6 p.m. St. Elizabeth Florence Professional Building 4900 Houston Road, Florence

Thursday, March 19, 8 a.m to 1 p.m. Five Seasons Family Sports Club 345 Thomas More Parkway, Crestview Hills

Saturday, March 21, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Boone County Public Library Lents Branch 3215 Cougar Path, Hebron

Tuesday, March 24, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Kroger 635 Chestnut Drive, Walton

Friday, March 27, noon to 4 p.m. St. Elizabeth Covington 1500 James Simpson Jr. Way, Covington

Tuesday, March 31, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Kroger 880 West Eads Parkway, Lawrenceburg

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A publication of

3,550.That’s how many of

our fellow Kentuckianswill die from lung cancerthis year, according toprojections from theAmerican Cancer Society.Nearly 8,000 Kentuckiansdie each year because oftobacco-related disease.

Kentucky’s House ofRepresentatives took astance last week to helpreduce this number bypassing legislation thatsupports smoke-freeworkplaces here in thecommonwealth.

Smoking, or exposureto secondhand smoke, isthe No. 1 cause of lungcancer, and Kentucky hasone of the highest adultsmoking rates in thecountry. Kentucky con-tinues to lead the nationin lung cancer deaths.

There is no safe levelof exposure to second-hand smoke. In additionto causing lung cancer,secondhand smoke is aknown cause of heartdisease and stroke inadults, and the harmfulchemicals found in sec-ondhand smoke areknown causes of SIDS,respiratory infections,ear infections and asthmaattacks in our children.

TheCenters forDiseaseControl andPrevention(CDC)recentlyreported onthe con-tinueddanger ofsecond-handsmokeexposure.

The CDC found that onein four nonsmokingadults and two in fivechildren are exposed tosecondhand smoke in theU.S. Smoke-free policiesare one of the best waysto reduce exposure tosecondhand smoke.

When asked, a major-ity of voters in NorthernKentucky and across thestate say they supportsmoke-free laws. Theyrecognize the importanceof such a measure andwhat it will do for thehealth and well being ofour neighbors and lovedones. It further benefitsthe state economically byreducing lost produc-tivity and health carecosts, many of which areborne by taxpayers. Stud-ies from the Northern

Kentucky Health Depart-ment showed no differ-ence in support forsmoke-free laws alongparty lines. More than 500organizations and busi-nesses support Kentuckysmoke-free laws, includ-ing locally St. ElizabethHealthcare and theNorthern Kentucky Med-ical Society.

Now is the time to domore than just agree; nowis the time to act. TheKentucky Senate has anopportunity to join withthe House of Representa-tives to pass a smoke-freelaw. They have thechance to save lives byprotecting Kentuckiansfrom the dangers of sec-ondhand smoke. This isn’ta liberal issue or a conser-vative issue – this is aKentucky issue: a smoke-free law is good for thehealth and economy ofthe commonwealth.Please contact your legis-lators now in support ofthe smoke-free law.

Dr. Mark A. Boyd is on thePhysician Advisory Commit-tee of the Northern KentuckyIndependent District HealthDepartment.

Time for Senateto act onsmoke-free law

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Feb. 12 question:Should parents have the right to de-

cide whether to have their school-agechildren vaccinated, and if they decidenot to, should the children be permit-ted to attend school? Why or why not?

“I feel that if the child that is notvaccinated could potentially makeother students sick, then they need tobe homeschooled.”

Angel Moore

“I agree with Angel.”Becky Robinson

“I think it’s ridiculous that somepeople this it’s OK not to vaccinate ...It’s not just their child they are affect-ing ... They are putting everyone indanger.”

Shannon Kessel

“It would be a human rights viola-tion per the United Nations UniversalDeclaration of Human Rights, forparents to be denied the right to havetheir non-vaccinated children inschool. ‘Don’t Discriminate,’ ‘TheRight to Life’ and ‘The Right to Seek aSafe Place to Live’ are human rights,rights important to those of us whohave decided against vaccinations,for a multitude of reasons. It is scien-tifically and statistically proven thatchildren are much more at risk,healthwise, from parents who don’tunderstand the importance of excel-lent nutrition, clean water, keepingtheir children home when sick, wash-ing hands and attending to theirchild’s emotional and physical dis-tress with time, patience, and loveand caring.”

Melissa Brown, Fort Thomas

“The parent should choose thepace at which vaccinations are given,by the time the child enters schoolthey should be up-to-date. Illnessspreads like wildfire in schools so it’sreasonable to have rules to help pro-tect everyone.”

Lindsay Harkins

“Some vaccines (like measles)cannot be given until a child is a cer-tain age. So until they reach that agethey would be considered endan-gered of contracting it from a non-vaccinated child.”

Becky Robinson

“A non-vaccinated child could getother people who aren’t able to get thevaccine sick. Such as those with acompromised immune system, in-fants too young to receive the vac-cine, and the elderly. Herd immunityis important for that reason alone. Ifthe majority of the human race whocan get vaccinated do so, those whoare unable have a lot less of a chanceof getting sick.

“And, just because you get the vac-cine doesn’t mean you can’t still con-tract the illness or disease, this justlowers the chance dramatically.”

Bridget Haggard

“Why can they keep peanut butterout of school because of the risks butallow non-vaccinated children? Isn’tthe risk to my vaccinated child equal-ly as important as the risk to the al-lergic child?”

Michelle Roeller Armstrong

“Placing an unvaccinated child inpublic school is kinda reckless. if youchoose not to vaccinate your child,and they happen to get sick, yourchild is inherently placing a lot of peo-ple at risk.”

Kiki Stanfill

“Your freedom to take a risk withyour child’s health ends when thatchild gets near anyone else whodoesn’t.”

Elsa Hale

“Everyone has the right to choose... however you need to make sure youthink your choice through to the endpossible consequences ... too manymake the choice not to vaccinate andthen are outraged when their childgets the disease or someone elsewon’t let their child around that childin fear for their child’s safety ... re-member this choice affects not onlyyour child but any child they come incontact with.”

Shellie Eggebeen

“I would rather keep my child athome knowing he is safe and around avaccinated family than send him toschool with 50 unvaccinated kids. I’msure there are a few in every school,but being unvaccinated is starting tobecome a pandemic on its own.”

Bridget Haggard

“I would like to know how unvacci-nated children are in our schools. Itwas discovered that one of my daugh-ter’s MMR shots was given two daystoo early. I was given a few weeks tohave her revaccinnated or she wouldnot be permitted to attend until weproved she completed the newrounds.”

Sara Anderson

“It’s called a waiver form. You donot have to be vaccinated for reli-gious reasons or personal.”

Jordain Moore

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This is your gentlereminder that it’s time toregister what you havethere with your region’slocal Emergency PlanningCommittee, an all-volun-teer group that keepstrack of all hazmat in anarea as is required byfederal laws and reg-ulations. The deadline toregister is March 1.

I happen to be chair-man of the Northern Ken-tucky Emergency Plan-ning Committee coveringBoone, Campbell andKenton counties. Butthere are similar agenciesin Hamilton County aswell as Butler, Clermontand Warren counties.

Why is this important?Well, imagine if you hadan accident at your site.Wouldn’t you want yourfirst responders to knowwhat you have there? Andhow to get to it and whatthe best way to either putout a chemical fire ordispose of the materials?

That in essence is ourmission at NKEPC as wellat other LEPCs. We collectall those material manifes-ts from all the hazardousmaterial handlers in the

area, andmake surethat all ourfirst re-spondersknowwhat’stherequickly incase of anaccident.

And notonly is itthe rightthing to do,

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ning and CommunityRight-to-Know Act re-quires all facilities thatare subject to that law tosubmit chemical inven-tory reports (also calledTier2 Reports) using theTier2 Submit Program.This year’s report is dueon or before March 1,2015.

In Kentucky, any busi-ness that previously filedshould have received areminder letter from theKentucky EmergencyResponse Commission thisyear. Facilities file elec-tronically as Kentuckyrequires the use of theEPA Tier 2 Submit Pro-gram.

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Other departments andstates have similar proc-esses, so check with yourcounty’s LEPC.

And if you have anyquestions or doubts as towhether you are coveredby the law and haven’tbefore filed a report, it’sbetter to be safe thansorry and check it out. Youcan contact us through ourrecently redesigned web-site www.nkepc.org.There you can get moreinformation on Tier2 filingand requirements.

Again, it’s better to besafe than sorry. Your busi-ness and employees aswell as the community atlarge and their first re-sponders are counting onyou.

Rodney Bell is the chairman ofthe Northern Kentucky Emer-gency Planning Committee,which oversees hazardousmaterial accident planningand inventory tracking forBoone, Campbell and KentonCounties. He is also the safetymanager at Northern Kentuck-y’s Sanitation District No. 1.

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UNION — There is no home-court advantage in wrestling,but competing on a familiar ma-roon and gold mat made the oc-casion extra-special for CodyHuston.

Huston was able to keep oneof the 14 first-place medals inthe building Feb. 14, as the Coop-er High School sophomore wonthe program’s first-ever region-al championship during theKHSAA Region 6 meet at Coop-er.

Huston edged Joey Scaggs ofDixie Heights 4-3 in a dramaticfinal at 120 pounds. Huston andhis coaches raised their arms intriumph as Jaguar teammateswatched and cheered.

“It’s amazing. It’s a big crowdand it gets me pumped up,” hesaid. “It’s a lot of hard work andtraining and believing in mycoaches.”

Huston improved his recordto 34-1 and will compete in thestate tournament beginning Fri-day at Lexington’s Alltech Are-na in the Kentucky Horse Park.

“I didn’t want to get too over-whelmed with the points. I knewI was down 2-0, but I just keptmy mind forward,” Huston said.“I lost to him my freshman butthis year I’ve beaten him twotimes now.”

Cooper earned its first-evertop-three finish with 138.5points. The Jaguars’ best previ-ous finish in the program’s sev-en-year history was fourth.They were sixth last year.

The Jaguars had six otherstate qualifiers, with the sevenbeing the most in team history.Kyle Steiner was runner-up at132. Four Jaguars finished third,Zach Holub (24-4) at 106, JordanMonroe (38-4) at 126, AndrewBailey (40-3) at 145, and JordanKidwell (42-8) at 152. Noah Wolf(24-16) was fourth at 285.

Ryle crowned four individualchampions and will send eightoverall to state. Winners wereLogan Erdman (126), Jon Belk(152), Johnny Meiman (160) and

Ryan Woolf (170). Woolf won 8-1in his final. Belk and Meimanwon by fall and Erdman by for-feit.

Erdman, Belk and Meiman

repeated as champions. Erdmanwon last year at 120 pounds.Belk won again at 152. Meimanwon at 170 last year. Woolf im-proved his record to 57-12, for

the most wins among Saturday's14 individual champions. Belkand Meiman have 55 wins eachand Erdman is 43-4.

"We were ahead by three orfour points at one point, butCampbell County’s got too manywrestlers," Ryle coach Tim Rus-chell said. "They earned it, andwe got second."

Finishing runner-up wasJack Dorne at 145. He is 47-17.Also, Benjamin Lippert at 195,who is 47-15.

Aaron Brossart finishedfourth at 106 and is 42-22. ClintChaffee placed fourth at 132 (34-17).

Other weight-division cham-pions included Walton-Verona'sRyan Moore (113) and MasonSmith (132). Moore, 39-6 on theyear, won two matches by falland 6-3 in the finals over Camp-bell County’s Brady Wells.Smith, 42-9, had two pins andtwo lopsided wins by score.

The Walton-Verona Bearcatshad five state qualifiers overall.Finishing runner-up was BlakeRoth at 106 (36-14). Jake Peacefinished fourth at 126 and is 33-15. Braden Mulcahy (5-2) fin-ished fourth at 138.

Conner had three state quali-fiers. Derek Wiley was secondat 138 and is 42-11 on the season.Tristin Badida was also second,at 152, and is 42-7. Josh Van-Strien finished fourth at 220 andis 25-25 for the year.

Boone County will send twowrestlers to the state meet.

Ahmad Hameidan finishedsecond at 220 and is 47-9 for theseason. He lost 22-6 to CampbellCounty senior Austin Myers,who is undefeated in his Ken-tucky career. Hameidan is oneof the few who has not beenpinned by Myers this season.

Chris Vaske finished fourthat 120 and is 44-15 for the season.

Follow James Weber on Twitter,@JWeberSports

Huston: Cooper’s first wrestling champBy James [email protected]

JAMES WEBER/THE COMMUNITY RECORDER

Cody Huston of Cooper, right, wrestles at 120 against Joey Scaggs of Dixie Heights. Huston won Cooper’s first-everregional title.

LEXINGTON — PatriciaMueller promised her team asteak dinner if they advancedfar enough.

After a successful day ofbowling, fine dining did indeedend up on the menu for theBoone County High School girlsbowling team after the Rebelsfinished as state runner-up dur-ing the KHSAA team competi-tion Feb. 13 at Collins EastlandLanes.

“They wanted this so bad,”said Mueller, the head coach.“All year long I’ve been bribingthem. Usually it’s an ice cream,but we stepped it up for the biggame.”

The Rebels became the firstNorthern Kentucky team toreach the girls championshipmatch in four years of KHSAA-sanctioned competition. Theylost 3-1 to Pleasure Ridge Parkin the finals (176-173, 179-182,216-194, 191-162), which wasPRP’s third title in four years.Each of the four match-playrounds in the 16-team competi-tion was best-of-five in the Bak-er format, in which five team-mates alternate frames in eachgame.

“I am so happy for my team,”said Boone senior Kayla Hight-chew. “I am so glad we camethis far. We’ve never been thisfar. I’m just so proud. Webowled our second highest Bak-er game. I was proud of how ev-erybody bowled.”

The Rebels were the sixthseed after one team game of

qualifying, averaging 166. PRPwas the heavy favorite in thefield after averaging 202. Boonewon game two by three pins af-ter Hightchew notched a keystrike in the 10th frame beforePRP took the last two.

The semis were highly dra-matic, as the Rebels edged 2013state champion Taylor County,3.5-2.5 to advance. Taylor wasthe two seed. Its anchor bowlerneeded two strikes in the 10thframe of game six to eliminatethe Rebels but only got one.

Hightchew scored threestrikes in the 10th frame ofgame 3 to force a 178-all tie withTaylor, which knotted the match

at 1.5-1.5. By rule, they didn’tbreak the tie, and after Taylorwon game four the Rebels tookthe next two to advance.

In game five, Hightchewnotched two strikes in the 10thto clinch the game after thirdbowler Kara Strong and fourthbowler Taylor Evans set her upwith strikes of their own. Hight-chew’s strikes also came afterTaylor’s fourth bowler, a left-hander, left the 5-7 split in theninth frame, and the Cardinalssubstituted a righthander toshoot the split because it wouldbe from an easier angle. The subconverted it.

Strong and Evans also struck

late in game six to put the Re-bels ahead. Evans, fifth in thestate in singles Thursday, didn’trecord an open frame in 20 triesin either the semis or finals. Sa-mantha Schmitz, Erin Be-schman and Courtney Gosneyalso bowled in the match-play,and all had key shots later in thesemis after some rough patchesearlier in the match.

Hightchew was named thewinner of the National GuardBest & Brightest Award for thetournament.

“We had to win the last twoand we had to step it up and not

let them get into our heads,”Hightchew said. “I feel like I didmy part and everybody else didtheirs and they backed me up.”

Boone swept Louisville Malein the first round by averaging astrong 227, and won 3-1 overBullitt East in round two, withHightchew helping clinch thematch in game four.

Mueller, who took over thegirls team is this year, is excitedabout the future of the program.

“These girls have workedsince they were little girls,” she

Rebels rule the lanes at state tourney

JAMES WEBER/THE COMMUNITY RECORDER

Boone County freshman Taylor Evans finished fifth in the state Feb. 12. JAMES WEBER/THE COMMUNITY RECORDER

Boone County’s Ryan Vickers throws the ball during the team tourney Feb.13.

By James [email protected]

See BOWL, Page B3

B2 • BCR RECORDER • FEBRUARY 19, 2015 LIFE

Boys basketball» Boone County beat

Paris 88-65 Feb. 13. JuniorStockwell led four Re-bels in double figureswith 19 points. BooneCounty beat Holmes 97-83 in a shootout Feb. 10.Two players recordeddouble-doubles for theRebels. Stockwell fin-ished with 24 points and10 rebounds while seniorforward Brenden Stan-ley narrowly missed a tri-ple-double with a team-high 25 points, 13 re-bounds and seven assists.Senior guard Haven Bor-kowski also finished with22 points.

» St. Henry beatBeechwood 58-53 Feb. 10.Adam Goetz and seniorforward Connor Kunstekeach scored 20 points.Senior guards Jacob Huffand Connor Brock eachscored 17 for Beechwood.

St. Henry beat Walton-Verona 61-53 Feb. 13.Goetz had 20 points andKunstek 14.

Girls basketball» Cooper beat Ryle 50-

39 Feb. 10. Lexi Heldscored 17 points and Kin-ley Zingsheim 10.

» Walton-Veronabeat Dixie Heights 63-49.Hailey Ison had 23 pointsand Morgan Simpson 21.

NKU Notes» The Northern Ken-

tucky University men’sbasketball team equaledits highest win total in theDivision I era with an 82-57 win over Stetson onFeb. 14 at The Bank ofKentucky Center.

Tayler Persons record-ed his first-career dou-ble-double, netting 16points and a career-high11 rebounds to lead theNorse. Tyler White added14 points and Todd John-son picked up 12 second-half points to pace aNorse offense that saw 11different players in thescorebook.

With the win, NKU im-proved to 11-14 overalland leveled its AtlanticSun Conference record at5-5 on the season. The lossset Stetson back to 8-18overall and 2-8 in confer-ence play.

As a team, the Norseshot 49.2 percent (31-for-63) from the floor andwere a perfect 9-for-9from the free-throw line.NKU dominated the glasson both ends, outrebound-ing the Hatters, 41-29.

The Black and Gold

has a three-game roadtrip to look forward to, be-ginning Feb. 19 at Jack-sonville. Tipoff is set for 7p.m. Fans can catch liveupdates and interact withthe Norse by following@NKUNorseGameDayon Twitter.

TMC Notes» Junior guard/for-

ward Sydney Moss(Boone County, Ky.)scored a season-high 43points as she led the No. 1-ranked Thomas MoreCollege women’s basket-ball team to a 91-70 winover Washington & Jef-ferson College Feb. 14.

With the win, theSaints remain undefeatedas they are 23-0 overalland 16-0 in the PAC. Withthe loss, the Presidentsfall to 17-6 overall and 11-5in the PAC.

Thomas More jumped

out to an early 8-4 leadwhen senior guard SydniWainscott (Simon Ken-ton) made a jumper with17:36 to play in the open-ing half. The Presidentsanswered with a 13-6 runto take a 17-14 lead with11:54 to play in the firsthalf when Katey Wilsonmade two free-throws.The Saints respondedwith a 9-3 run capped by aMoss lay-up to take a 23-20 lead with 7:00 to play inthe first half. W&J cameright back with a 4-2 runto cut the lead to 25-24when Valerie Dunlapmade two free-throwswith 5:08 to play in theopening half. ThomasMore closed out the halfon a 20-5 run to take a 45-29 lead at halftime whenMoss made a three-point-er with 11-seconds to playin the half.

The Saints opened thesecond half on an 11-4 runto extended the lead to 56-33 with 14:27 to play in thegame.W&J answeredwith a 14-2 run capped bytwo Dunlap free-throwsto cut the lead to 58-47with 9:34 to play in thesecond half. That wouldbe as close as W&J wouldcome as Thomas Moreclosed out the game on a33-23 run to cruise to the91-70 victory.

Moss recorded herseventh double-double ofthe season as she pulleddown a game-high 13 re-bounds. Freshman guardAbby Ownings (SimonKenton) just missed dou-ble-figure scoring as shehad nine points. Moss,Wainscott and juniorguard Olivia Huber(Newport CentralCatholic) led the team inassists with five each.

SHORT HOPS

By James [email protected]

JIM OSBORN FOR THE RECORDER

Boone County’s Taylor Hirschauer risks an elbow to the noseas she closely guards Notre Dame’s Kennedy Baugh.

Boone County swim-mers and divers had a suc-cessful Region 4 meet Feb.13-14 and will send severalathletes to the state meetFeb. 26-28 in Louisville.

Ryle qualified in thegirls 200 medley relay af-ter finishing fifth in the re-gional behind Taylor Mal-kemus, Grace Bank, Sa-vanna Bolin and AniaCampbell. Also, the 200freestyle relay after plac-ing sixth with Campbell,Bank, Katie Kalany andKaty Dunham. And the 400free relay as well afterplacing fifth with Camp-bell, Malkemus, Kalanyand Bank.

Katie Kalany advancedin the 100 breaststroke af-ter finishing 10th. TaylorMalkemus advanced in the500 free after a seventh-place finish.

In boys, Tristan Stammadvanced in the 100 butter-fly after finishing fifth.

Brandon Powell fin-ished fourth in the 100 free-style to advance.

The 200 boys freestylerelay finished fourth to ad-vance with Powell, Stamm,Trevor Buck and BaileyMalkemus. The 400 free re-lay finished fourth to ad-vance with Powell, Malke-mus, Stamm and BryceCraven.

Cooper qualified in thegirls 200 medley relay af-ter finishing sixth in the re-gional behind Taylor Czirr,Sarah Harkrader, KandisArlinghaus and Emily Sil-vati. Also the 200 freestylerelay after placing seventhwith Harkrader, Czirr, Sil-

vati and Brooke Harkrad-er. And the 400 free relayafter finishing sixth withCzirr, Arlinghaus, BrookeHarkrader and HayleighWalker.

Arlinghaus advanced inthe 200 freestyle after plac-ing seventh, and in the 100free after finishing sixth.

Sarah Harkrader ad-vanced in the 200 individ-ual medley after placingeighth, and ninth in the 100breaststroke to qualify.

Brooke Harkrader qual-ified in the 50 freestyle af-ter finishing third, and alsoin the 100 free after finish-ing eighth.

Boone County freshmanSean Courtney finished10th in boys diving to ad-vance to state. Nick Berryfinished seventh in the 100free to grab the last berthto state.

The boys 200 freestylerelay of Zachary Molina,Adam Persons, RobertWinterman and Berry fin-ished fifth and advanced.The 400 free did so as well,also finishing fifth with thesame quartet.

St. Henry sophomoreDallas Corsmeier finishedfourth in regional divingand will advance to state.

Boone swimmershead to state meetBy James [email protected]

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Boone County sophomoreNick Berry, shown here Jan.16, qualified for state Feb. 14in the 100 free.

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said. “I’ve been blessed totake over this team andthey have worked at this.We have five or six ju-niors and they’ve all beenbowling together sincethe beginning of this pro-gram. I think it’s possiblewe can do this again.”

The Rebels were alsothe longest-lasting areateam in the boys tourna-ment, falling to top seedHenry Clay in the semifi-nals 3-0. Henry Clay haddominated qualifying, av-eraging 230 in the firstround, before advancingto the final over the Re-bels.

Boone beat regionalfoes Campbell County andSimon Kenton to get to thesemis. Cooper, the Region

6 champion, was the 15thseed and lost a five-gameheartbreaker to Louis-ville Trinity, the two seed.

Northern Kentuckyhad three medalists ingirls singles, led byBoone’s Evans, who fin-ished fifth. She shot a1,018 (203.6 average) infive games, including ahigh of 247. She was 50pins short of advancing tothe championship round.

“I love it,” she said.“It’s a great experiencefor me as an individual. Ittakes my breath away. Iwas a little nervous butthen my coach calmed medown and told me to keepmy head in the game. Ev-erybody else around mewasn’t getting a lot ofstrikes so I felt it was mytime to come on strong.”

Evans, the Region 6singles champion, had astrong effort last week-

end in a youth tournamentsponsored by the USBCand Pepsi. She averaged218 in four games to win aqualifier and advance tothe state tournament.Thursday, she proudlywore her first KHSAAmedal around her neck.

“Just making itthrough and I have proofto show everybody I madeit and was fifth in thestate, and it’s exciting,”she said.

Hightchew finished14th in girls singles, shoot-ing 553 for three games.Cooper’s Sierra Brandtshot 498.

In boys singles, BooneCounty’s Zack Vickersfinished 20th with 607 andbrother Ryan Vickers was28th with 546.

Follow James Weber on Twit-ter, @JWeberSports

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the Final Four. Meyers dedicated his

career and much of hislife to Northern Ken-tucky. After serving as astudent sports informa-tion director for theNorse from 1972-77, Mey-ers become the first full-time SID in program his-tory upon graduation.

The 2008 NorthernKentucky women’s bas-ketball team overcame a12-point deficit to defeatSouth Dakota to win theNCAA National Champi-onship for the secondtime in program history.NKU closed the seasonby winning 10 of its final11 games en route to a28-8 overall record andthe championship.

HIGHLAND HEIGHTS —The Northern KentuckyUniversity departmentof athletics has an-nounced its 2015 Hall ofFame class, which fea-tures six individuals andone team. Bryan Jackson,Eva Broeg, Michael“Walt” Kelsey, Mark Wel-age, Jessica Buroker,Rick Meyers and the 2008women’s basketball na-tional championshipteam are set to be induct-ed into the athletic hall offame.

Jackson’s name is lit-tered throughout thebaseball record books.The outfielder graduatedwith a .386 career battingaverage after belting 204hits, totals that currently

rank No. 6 and No. 9 all-time, respectively.

A four-year starter forthe women’s soccer team,Broeg helped NorthernKentucky make a namefor itself on the nationallandscape from 1998-2001. The Norse won fourconsecutive Great LakesValley Conference titlesand appeared in theNCAA Tournament the fi-nal three seasons, reach-ing the Final Four allthree years.

Kelsey has etched hisname in the men’s basket-ball annals, playing moreminutes (3,861) and aver-aging more minutes pergame (33.6) than any oth-er Norse in program his-tory. His 285 made threesrank third all-time andhis 81.3 percent free-

throw percentage is 10th-best.

After spending his en-tire four-year career asNorthern Kentucky’sNo. 1 golfer, Welagegraduated as one of themost decorated Norse ofall-time. Welage carded a174 in the 1996 GLVCChampionship to claimthe individual title andearn GLVC player of theyear honors.

Buroker was a mem-ber of the volleyball teamfrom 1997-2000, helpingthe program to four con-secutive GLVC champi-onships and four straightNCAA Great Lakes Re-gional tournaments. Un-der Buroker’s leadership,the Norse advanced tothe Elite Eight twice andmade one appearance in

NKU will induct 2015 Hall of Fame classSubmitted

Tuberville to speak at‘That’s My Boy’ banquet

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University of Cincinnati’s Tommy Tuberville will be thekeynote speaker for the National Football Foundation’s“That’s My Boy” Award banquet.


The NeighborhoodWatch presentation waswell attended on Feb. 10.Approximately 60 peoplegathered to present theirconcerns of needed safe-ty protection due to re-cent break-ins, robberiesand vandalism.

The Boone CountySheriff’s Departmentpresented a well-orga-nized program under theguidance and preparationby Detective Josh Quinn.The program was open toquestions and answersfrom the congregation.Assigned city of Waltonofficers readily an-swered procedures thatare followed for theirline of duty, for all typesof emergencies.

Regarding Neigh-borhood Watch pro-grams, possibly one ofthe best solutions is toget to know your neigh-bor and keep a lookoutfor unusual circum-stances and call 911 assoon as possible. Prepareyour home with adequate

lightingand keepdoors andwindowslocked. Ifpossibleinstall asecuritysystem.

Thereare city ofWalton

ordinances regardingcurfews regarding youthunder 18 not to be onstreets unless accompa-nied by an adult. Also,the Community Parkcloses at dark to the pub-lic. So, if you see anyoneviolating these laws,contact the police.

If you happen to see astreet light out, pleasecall City Hall at 859-485-4383 with location or polenumber, if you can get it.

Thanks to Mayor Car-nahan, Walton City Coun-cil, Walton Fire Districtand Boone County Sher-iff’s Department forplanning this session towork together for the

safety of our community.We will be notified of thenext meeting with dateand time in March.

The Walton Board ofAdjustments will hold apublic hearing at 6:30p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 24, inthe Walton Senior Center.This is the request of Jonand Susan Pitman for achange in Non-Conform-ing Use to allow an exca-vating business to occu-py the former Brink Oilproperties. These proper-ties are located at 257,260 and 270 Old Nich-olson Road and are cur-rently zoned CommercialTwo. Further informationcan be obtained at BooneCounty Planning at 859-334-2196 orboonecountyky.org/pc.

The fundraising eventfor Lauren Hill at theWalton Verona and St.Henry Girls basketballgame on Feb. 10 was verysuccessful, with a total of$2,500 for research. Wal-ton Verona won the game59-42. Coach Mark Clin-

kenbeard’s LadyCatshave had a great seasonlosing only two games sofar. Happy birthday toDebbie Gaines on Feb.23.

Corky Huey hasn’tbeen feeling too well the

past week, so keep herand Dr. Huey in yourprayers.

Family and friendspaid their final respectsto Fred “Butch” Spillmanon Valentine’s Day at theChambers and Grubbs

Funeral Home. Ourheartfelt condolences tohis wife, Patsy and hisfamily.

Sincere condolencesto Virginia Lou SchwabMurray and her family inthe passing of her hus-band, Howard Murray ofAugusta. Virginia was aformer Waltonian andgraduate of Walton-Vero-na High School. VirginiaLou’s parents were Louieand Virginia Schwab,owners and operators ofthe old Phoenix Hotel. Ifyou would like to sendVirginia Lou an acknowl-edgment, her address is:Mrs. Virginia L. Murray,308 Bracken St., Augusta,KY 41002.

Liz Poore and SaraDean Anderson attendedfuneral services forHoward Murray in Au-gusta on Thursday.

Ruth Meadows writes a col-umn about Walton. Feel freeto call her at 859-391-7282with Walton neighborhoodnews items.

60 Walton residents learn about Neighborhood Watch

Ruth MeadowsWALTON NEWS

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Detective Josh Quinn of the Boone County Sheriff'sDepartment spoke to Walton residents about forming aNeighborhood Watch program.

Jane Pfarner of Ed-gewood, held up a copyof The Skagway (Alas-ka) News as she re-counted her Alaskan ad-ventures in a presenta-tion to the FlorenceWoman’s Club in Janu-ary.

A member and for-mer president of Flor-ence Woman’s Club,Jane spent the entire2014 tourist season

working at a quilt shopshe had visited the pre-vious summer. Jane, aprofessional librarian,also volunteered at theSkagway Public Li-brary when she wasn’tselling fabric and yarn.

For more informa-tion about the FlorenceWoman’s Club, contactPresident Betsy Conradat 859-371-5882 [email protected].

Jane Pfarner relates herAlaskan adventures

THANKS TO BETSY CONRAD

Jane Pfarner of Edgewood,holds up a copy of TheSkagway (Alaska) News asshe recounts her Alaskanadventures in a presentationto the Florence Woman’sClub in January.

Like many people,older adults develop com-fortable routines. Suchroutines may includeeating, taking medica-tions, visiting with friendsand family or attendingsocial functions. Whenthese routines are alteredwhen individuals move toa senior care or retire-ment facility some mayhave trouble adjusting tothe new environment.

While minor changesin a routine can be emo-tionally and physicallyupsetting, a major movefrom one location to an-other can often be thefinal straw for a person’swell-being.

To help reduce thestress associated withmoving to a new home,consider the following.

Begin the conversa-tions about the possibil-ities of moving well inadvance of the need. Asthe older person, thinkabout where you mightwant to live and whatfeatures or amenities areimportant to your happi-

ness andwell-being.As thechild orcaregiver,discuss thelocation,costs, andfeatures ofa newlivingarrange-ment.

Know what financialresources you have andwhat can be spent on newliving arrangements. Ifnecessary, talk with afinancial professional tosee just how long yourmoney might last withdifferent scenarios.

Visit a variety of seniorliving options that areappropriate for yourneeds. Visit them formal-ly to get details and in-formation. Drop in to visitinformally to see what ishappening at differenttimes of the day and eve-ning.

Make a list of qualitiesyou are looking for in aplace to live. This list will

help you compare loca-tions.

Talk with residents ofthe different locations. Ifpossible, talk with familymembers of those resi-dents, too. These con-versations can providegreat insight and easestress and fears.

Decide how you willmove your belongings orreduce the amount thathas to be moved. It can befun and less stressful togive away prized pos-sessions to those youknow will appreciatethem while you can stillwitness their joy.

Planning ahead forlater life housing andpossible transitions willgo a long way towarddecreasing the stresswhen the actual movehappens. It will help notonly the one moving butthe family members, too.

Diane Mason is county exten-sion agent for family andconsumer sciences at theBoone County CooperativeExtension Service.

Challenges for elderly moving to a new home

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On Feb. 7 the BooneCounty Jaycees had theiryear-end banquet and in-stallation dinner for the2015 Board of Directors.

The banquet celebratedthe chapter’s accomplish-ments in 2014 with a dinner,awards, picture slide show,and a little comical reliefwith a Family Feud skit.

The chapter presentedthe following awards of ap-preciation for memberswho went above and be-yond in 2014 to Lois Evans,Chris Pavese, Lori Evans,Erica Monk Pavese, LizMonk, Cassie Evans andAmanda Knaley. The Bren-da J. Sparks Award for Out-standing Community Ser-vice was awarded to Rhon-da Ritzi. A 15 Years of Ser-vice Award was awarded toErica Monk Pavese.

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The Boone County Jay-cees are planning their 2015

events to include; threeRedwood dances, sellingcorn at the Boone CountyFair, working KentuckySpeedway races, adoptingchildren at Christmas,prayer breakfast to honorlocal clergy, serving mealsat the Parish Kitchen onThanksgiving and Christ-mas, a quarter auction forcharity, Easter Egg Hunt,and a tour of the KentuckyBourbon Trail. The Jayceesare a group of young adults,between the ages of 20 and41, who wish to better them-selves while serving oth-ers. Each year, the Jayceesplan and execute projectsthat make Northern Ken-tucky a better place to workand live. For membershipinformation, call presidentRhonda Ritzi at 859-630-3279.

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states and 50 countries.He is most proud of theaverage class size of 24students per facultymember which gives stu-dents a more personal col-lege experience.

The university has aresident campus popula-tion of over 2,000 stu-

Northern KentuckyUniversity PresidentGeoffrey Mearns hastraveled across the com-monwealth determined tohelp the residents discov-er one of the great hiddengems in Northern Ken-tucky. His goal is for theuniversity to not be a “hid-den” gem anymore.

Mearns shared manyitems of “good news”about NKU at a recentFlorence Rotary Clubmeeting.

NKU has over 15,000students with 85 percentat the undergraduate lev-el. Every county of Ken-tucky is represented inthe student population, 40

dents. He suggests visi-tors take in Norse Com-mons to see the invest-ment in state-of-the-artfacilities. The studentrecreation center is nowunder renovation and ex-pansion. The facility willdouble in size with a newswimming pool, six fullcourt basketball courts,cardio, weight and yogarooms, to name just a fewof the amenities beingadded. Improvements tothe recreation centerwere the No. 1 request ofstudents.

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pronged economic devel-opment initiative. First,the jobs of the future inwage growth and numberof jobs is in the health sec-tor. Second, employersknow health care costsare increasing and ifthese programs are suc-cessful in improving thehealth of the overall pop-ulation it will be a benefitto businesses by con-straining costs and in-creasing productivity.

The university has awide range of studyabroad and away pro-grams. These programshave changed over time.Traditionally, these oppor-tunities were yearlong,but now many of the pro-grams are offered forshorter time spans and

are contained withincourses throughout theyear, including summer.This gives many more stu-dents the opportunity toparticipate. Mearns saidit is the sign of a great uni-versity when there arelearning opportunities notonly on campus, but ev-erywhere in the world.

One of the more nota-ble programs at NKU isthe College of Informat-ics, which is housed in thespectacular Griffin Hall.When the InformaticsCollege was created sev-en years ago, it had 1,000students; it has now dou-bled to more than 2,000.The Cyber Security De-fense Team won the Mid-west Region tournamentand finished sixth nation-

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If you are interested in learn-ing more about the FlorenceRotary, visit the Rotary’swebsitewww.florencerotary.org orFacebook page.

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Regina CordelliRegina Cordelli, 99, of Boone

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Her husband, Nazarene Cordel-li, died previously.

Survivors include her sonsDominick Cordelli and StephenCordelli; brother, Bernard Ciari-mella; and four grandchildrenalong with seven great-grand-children.

Burial was at St. John Cemeteryin Fort Mitchell.

Memorials: Immaculate Heartof Mary Church DevelopmentFund, 5876 Veterans Way, Burling-ton, KY 41005.

Russell CoyleRussell “Poodle” Franklin Coyle,

78, of Walton, died Feb. 5 at St.Elizabeth Medical Center in Flor-ence.

He was a retired laser operatorfor Mazak and enjoyed cuttinggrass, stopping at yard sales, andtinkering on projects.

His wife, Janet Hurst Coyle; sixbrothers; and three sisters, diedpreviously.

Survivors include his son, DannyCoyle of Walton; daughter, De DeCoyle of Erlanger; brother, Marvin“Boz” Coyle of Covington; sistersWanda Brockman of Independ-ence and Eula Mae “Sam” Millerof Williamstown; and four grand-children.

Interment was at RichwoodCemetery.

Memorials: American CancerSociety, 2808 Reading Road,Cincinnati, OH 45206.

Charlotte DeanCharlotte Jones Dean, 71, of

Florence and formerly of Dayton,Ohio, died Feb. 6 at Florence ParkCare Center.

She was a retired LPN forBrookhaven Retirement Commu-nity Center in Dayton, Ohio. Sheenjoyed reading and traveling.

Her husbands, Clayton Caudilland Douglas Dean; sisters WilmaSargent, Wanda Deaton, andClara Thornton; and brothersFrank and Arnold Jones, diedpreviously.

Survivors include her son,

Robert Caudill; daughter, JanetDenise Snedegar; sister, CatherineHensley; brothers Jimmy and JeffJones; and two grandchildrenalong with a great-grandson.

Interment was at IndependenceCemetery.

Memorials: American CancerSociety, 2808 Reading Road,Cincinnati, OH 45206.

Alfred Feldman Jr.Alfred L. Feldman Jr., 89, of

Florence, died Feb. 4 at FlorencePark Care Center.

He was a retired U.S. Postalworker, a U.S. Army veteran ofWorld War II, and a member ofthe Disabled American Veterans.He enjoyed golfing, horse racing,and collecting stamps.

His wife, Betty J. Kruse Feldman,died previously.

Survivors include his brother,Robert L. Feldman.

Interment was at Forest LawnCemetery.

Memorials: Disabled AmericanVeterans, 3725 Alexandria Pike,Cold Spring, KY 41076.

Doretha KohsinDoretha “Dee” Kohsin, 83, of

Florence, died Feb. 5 at FlorencePark Care Center.

She worked for many years as asecretary at Walton Verona HighSchool and then in the cash officeand gift wrap department atShillito-Rikes/Lazarus/Macy’s.

Her husband, Joseph Kohsin,died previously.

Survivors include her daughtersLynn Kohsin Ramstetter, BethKohsin, and Nancy Kohsin-Kintigh;and two grandchildren.

Memorials: Hospice of theBluegrass, 7388 Turfway Road,Florence, KY 41042.

Joel RebennackJoel Rebennack, 30, of Florence,

died suddenly Feb. 6.He was a 2003 graduate of

Elder High School.His father, Jack Rebennack, died

previously.Survivors include his wife,

Christina Hirth Rebennack; chil-dren Elijah, Melanie, and Arianna;mother, Mary Beth Rebennack;siblings Michael and Molly Reben-nack; and grandmothers Betty

Gausman and LaVerne Reben-nack. Memorials: Joel RebennackMemorial Fund, C/O any FifthThird Bank.

Sharon ReynoldsSharon Lynn Reynolds, 63, of

Florence, died Feb. 9 at her home.She was a homemaker and

member of Christ Chapel in Flor-ence.

Her sisters, Linda Sue Schmidtand Terri Atkins, died previously.

Survivors include her daughtersGina Reynolds of Florence andTara Reynolds of Ludlow; brother,Jerry Reynolds of Covington;companion, Jim Reynolds ofLudlow; and five grandchildrenalong with one great-grandchild.

She was cremated.

Ronald RobinsonRonald Robinson, 79, of Holmes

Beach, Florida and formerly ofFlorence, died Feb. 10.

He was a U.S. Navy veteran andserved two terms as a BooneCounty Commissioner. He alsoserved on Holmes Beach CityCouncil. He retired from Cincin-nati Bell after 30 years.

His wife, LaDonna Robinson;and grandson, Christopher Banks,died previously.

Survivors include his currentwife, Ofelia Robinson; childrenNannette Dedman, Cynthia Kloek-er, Lauren Baumgardt, RhondaHeringer, and Paul Robinson; andfive grandchildren along with fourgreat-grandchildren.

Burial was at Highland Ceme-tery in Fort Mitchell.

Memorials: The Point ARC ofNorthern Kentucky, 104 Pike St.Covington, KY 41011.

Clara SmithClara Bernadine Kaiser Smith,

84 of Florence, formerly of Inde-pendence, died Jan. 21.

“Bea” was a self-employedseamstress. She was a member ofGood Shepherd Lutheran Churchand enjoyed traveling, readingand crocheting.

Her sister Fern Lewis diedpreviously.

Survivors include her husband,Kenneth Smith; daughters, LindaSchoborg, Cynthia Donaldson andRebecca Tomlin; brother, Donald

Kaiser; six grandchildren; and fivegreat-grandchildren.

Memorials: Lutheran HourMinistries, 660 Mason RidgeCenter, St. Louis, MO 63141.

Fred SpillmanFred “Butch” A. Spillman, 71, of

Crittenden and formerly of Wal-ton, died Feb. 10 at St. ElizabethHealthcare Hospice in Edgewood.

He worked for Redeker, DickOffice Supply, and Delta Airlinesbefore opening several car wash-es. He sold real estate, farmed,built homes, and owned manybusinesses including Eagle’s NestGolf Course, a furniture store inBurlington, and a feed mill inWalton. He was a member ofRichwood Presbyterian Churchand 1962 Walton Verona HighSchool graduate. He enjoyedfast-pitch softball, golfing, build-ing furniture in his workshop, andgardening,

His brother, Darryl Spillman,died previously.

Survivors include his wife, PatsyHouston Spillman; daughter,Melissa Spillman Clinkenbeard;son, Scott Spillman; sister, SandySpillman Orchelle; and five grand-children.

Interment was at RichwoodCemetery.

Memorials: Fairhaven RescueMission, 260 Pike St., Covington,KY 41011; Richwood PresbyterianChurch, 1070 Richwood Road,Walton, KY 41094; or St. ElizabethHealthcare Hospice, 483 S. LoopDrive, Edgewood, KY 41017.

Bessie VinesBessie Lillian Vines, 79, of

Florence, died Feb. 4 at St. Eliza-beth Medical Center in Edge-wood.

She was a member of Commu-nity Family Church in Independ-ence.

Survivors include her childrenConnie Sims, Kim Paton, TracyScott, Christa Hoffmann, RonVines, Troy Vines, and Scott Vines;brothers Tom Eggleston, WayneEggleston, and Bill Eggleston; and10 grandchildren along with threegreat-grandchildren.

Memorials: Community FamilyChurch, 11875 Taylor Mill Road,Independence, KY 41051.

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The Baker Hunt Art & Cultural Center, situat-ed in the Historic Licking Riverside District ofCovington, has just released its schedule of artclasses and workshops for the spring 2015 term.

Two new additions to the Baker Hunt offer-ings are; for youth, “Ohio River History: CreatingYour Own River Boat” and “Legos and Clay!: De-veloping Your Own Stop-Motion Scenarios.”

Over 40 different art classes and one-dayworkshops designed for both beginning andmore experienced adult artists will be offered aswell as 24 classes and workshops for youth.

Adult offerings include oil, acrylic and water-color painting, creative writing, pastels, photog-raphy, jewelry, yoga, and social dance to name afew. Classes for youth include drawing, painting,animation, preschool art, guitar, cartooning,sculpture and movie making. Programs designedspecifically for homeschooled youth are avail-able as well.

Spring classes begin March 16 and fill quickly.A schedule of classes is available by calling TheBaker Hunt Art & Cultural Center at 859-431-0020 or register online at www.bakerhunt.orgAlso, a limited number of youth scholarships arealso available.

The Baker Hunt Art & Cultural Center is a 93-year-old not-for-profit community art school ded-icated to making a difference in the lives of peo-ple in the community through art education andcultural enrichment. It offers professional in-struction in nearly all art media, for all ages.Over 3,000 students are inspired annuallythrough art classes and workshops. The center islocated at the corner of Greenup and Seventh inCovington.

THANKS TO RAY KINGSBURY

Spring classes begin March 16 and fill quickly at BakerHunt Art & Cultural Center. A schedule of classes isavailable by calling 859-431-0020 or register online atwww.bakerhunt.org.

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FLORENCE — A work-er’s lit cigarette started amassive fire Feb. 3 at aFlorence recycling centerauthorities struggled tocontain for almost 10hours, officials said.

About 60 to 70 fire-fighters responded tohelp control the blaze,with at least 300 cubicyards of assorted recycla-bles at risk of igniting,said Florence Fire ChiefKelly Joe Aylor.

“If you look around,you can see paper debrislaying around all over theproperty,” Aylor said.

“It’s like walking into asawdust bar and putting acigarette on the ground ...This is a lot of manpower,and it strips everyone else

(of resources). We need toget this under control.”

Aylor said he plans totalk to company ownersabout how fires can beavoided in the future. Au-thorities have respondednumerous times to Recy-cling Express, Inc. at 7430Industrial Road, the chiefsaid.

In 2013, two fires hap-pened just a few monthsapart at the facility, ac-cording to Enquirer ar-chives. The company re-cycles paper, newspaper,books, cardboard, plas-tics, ferrous and non-fer-rous metals, glass and pal-lets.

No one at the companywas willing to commentwhen reached by The En-quirer Feb. 4.

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Firefighters rippedpiles of recyclables apartand doused them with wa-ter to contain the fire, Ay-lor said.

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Answer:That’s partial-ly true. Late winter toearly spring is an accept-able time to thicken an es-tablished lawn or start anew one. Although Sep-tember is the best time forlawn grass seeding, thesecond best time is usual-ly mid-February to lateMarch, depending on theweather.

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The cool-season grass-es are recommended forhome lawns in Kentucky.Although we have manyhigh-quality Kentuckybluegrass lawns, tall fes-cue is the overall best-adapted grass for North-ern Kentucky. Problemlawns with shade, poorsoil, or heavy trafficshould almost always beestablished with tall fes-cue. Fine (red) fescue andperennial ryegrass alsohave some limited uses inlawns. If, however, you al-ready have a fairly goodbluegrass lawn, youshould over-seed withbluegrass, not fescue.Don’t mix the two.

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fertilizer needs of yourlawn. Excess lime can re-sult in poor nutrient up-take.

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Be sure to make a sec-ond pass at a right angle toavoid obvious rows ofseedlings. In pre-loosenedsoil or for small patches,seeding is usually donewith a rotary seeder or theusual drop-type seed andfertilizer spreader. Usesix pounds of tall fescueseed or 4 pounds of blue-grass seed per 1,000square feet of lawn. Coverthe seed by raking lightlyor rolling with a water-ballast roller.

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use mulch, or if rainfall isscarce. Keep the soil sur-face moist for severalweeks until the seedlingsbecome well established,or else they will die.

For weed control, referto Cooperative Extensionpublication, “Weed Con-trol Recommendationsfor Kentucky Bluegrassand Tall Fescue Lawnsand Recreational Turf(AGR-78).” Unfortunate-ly, most lawn herbicidesalso kill new grass seed-lings. Read product labelscarefully.

Don’t be afraid to mowa new lawn. After the turfbegins to grow to normalmowing height (about 4inches), go ahead andstart your early springmowings (once or twiceweekly), cutting it back toabout 2½ inches for blue-grass and fescue. Youshould never removemore than one-third thelength of the blade at onetime. By mowing earlyand not letting excessivegrass accumulate, the tex-ture will be finer, manyupright weeds will bekilled, the turf will be-come denser, and lateralspread will increase.

For more informationon seed starting and gar-dening, plus updates onupcoming Extensionclasses, and to win freevegetable seeds for yourspring garden, go tofacebook.com/BooneHortNewsor twitter.com/BooneHortNews.

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COVINGTON — Worksby influential Covingtonartists from the past 200years will be on displayat Behringer-CrawfordMuseum from Feb. 8through April 12 in con-junction with theCOV200 bicentennial cel-ebration.

Titled “Arts Alive,”the exhibit will includepaintings, drawings,sculpture and ceramicsby more than a dozen his-toric and contemporaryCovington artists, in-cluding Johann Schmitt,realist Frank Duveneck,sculptor Clement Barn-horn, early Rookwoodartist Mary Nourse andprimitive painter MaryBruce Sharon.

Along with the exhibitopening on Feb. 8, themuseum will host a freescreening at 2 p.m. of the

new documentary“Points of View: Coving-ton at 200,” followed by aQ&A session. Also thatafternoon, there will be asigning for the bicenten-nial book, “Covington,Kentucky: 1815-2015,” byauthors Paul A. Tenkotte,James C. Claypool andDavid E. Schroeder.

Entrance into the ex-hibit is included with reg-ular museum admission.Hours are 10 a.m. to 5p.m. Tuesdays throughSaturdays, and 1 to 5 p.m.on Sundays.

Admission is $7 foradults, $6 for seniors 60and older, $4 for children3-17 and free for mem-bers.

The museum is locat-ed at 1600 MontagueRoad-Devou Park, Co-vington.

Info: 859-491-4003,

[email protected] orvisitwww.bcmuseum.org

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Artworks by Covingtonartists Frank Duveneck,shown here, Johan Schmitt,Clement Barnhorn and MaryBruce Sharon will befeatured at aBehringer-CrawfordMuseum display Feb. 8through April 12. Thedisplay is in conjunctionwith the Covingtonbicentennial celebration.

Arts Alive!celebratesCovington artists

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