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FLORENCE Florence Ele-mentary Site-Based DecisionMaking Council
voted unani-mously July15 tobringback themusic program, but
with
strings attached.In a special meeting
Monday, Principal LisaResing told site-basedcouncil members
shedcontacted Superinten-dent Randy Poe after anemotional July 9
appealhearing of the councilsearlier decision elimi-nating the
music program.
Mr. Poe said that he couldgive us a (part-time) position.We now
have the opportunity to
use that position as a mu-sicposition,Resing said.
The site-based councilagreed to use the part-time position for a
musicteacher, on the conditionthat a certified and clas-sified
position are reallo-cated to the school.
The decision on thereallocation will be announcedat the Boone
County SchoolBoardmeeting 7:30 p.m. Thurs-day, July 18, at the
Ralph Rush
Staff Development Center, 99Center Drive, Florence.
Its a step in the right direc-tion, Florence Mayor DianeWhalen
said.
Whalen, retired Florence El-ementary teachers DanSchneider
andLindaSorrell, re-tired staff support personnelDawn Spencer, and
alumni par-ent and former site-based coun-cil member Teddi Budy of
Er-langer, had filed the appeal.
In the spring, due to budget
restraints and lack of funding,Florence Elementarys
site-basedcouncildecidedtonon-re-new 12.5 certified positions
andeight classified positions. Mu-sic teacher Doris Butler, whohas
taught at Florence Elemen-tary for 49 years, suffered oneof the
cuts.
Its wonderful that there ishope for the kids, Butler saidafter
hearing the councils vote.
Move might restore music program
Resing
SeeMUSIC, Page A2
Part-time positionoffered to FlorenceElementaryByMelissa
[email protected]
FLORENCEWith the help ofa local doctor, Louisville-basedFamily
Allergy and Asthma isamong 15 employers to receivea national award
for their sup-port of employees who
alsoserveasguardsmenandreserv-ists.
Dr. Hans Otto of Union, adoctor at the practices Flor-ence
location, applied for the2013 Secretary of Defense Em-ployer
Support FreedomAward.
According to an announce-ment, theFreedomAward is theDepartment
of Defenses high-est recognition and is given toemployers for
exceptional sup-port of guard and reserve em-ployees.
Otto, whos currently a U.S.Air Force reservist, also servedin
the Reserves from 1997 to2001 in order to pay formedical
Allergist winsnational award forsupporting GuardBy Stephanie
[email protected]
Dr. Hans Otto, of Union, works atFamily Allergy and Asthma
inFlorence. He helped theLouisville-based practice win anational
award for supportingemployees serving as reservistsand guardsmen.
Otto, currently inthe Air Force Reserves, alsoserved in the
Reserves from1997-2001 before being activeduty for 10 years.
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This month we are featuringJackMorris, who is in thefourth grade
at Longbranch
Elementary School. Inhis free time, Jack en-joys baseball,
basket-ball, Boy Scouts, hiking,video games, swimmingand being
outside.
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FLORENCE In the line ofduty Cpl. John Dolan haslearned that mans
best friendis his best partner.
For 15 years, Dolan, of Wal-ton,hasworkedasahandler forthe
Florence Police Depart-ments K-9 unit. For the lasteight years,
Max, a 9 1/2-year-oldGermanshepherd, hasbeenhis partner. Earlier
this month,Max retired.
Max has been a great part-ner, Dolan said. I trust himwith
anything. Weve been inmanyadarkplace together, butI can trust
him.
Max lies silently at his feetas Dolan recalls some of
theirmemorable moments togetheron the force.
Im amazed by the thingshes done, Dolan said. Maxhas a natural
drive. He loves tousehisnose. Itsagameforhim.If hes making (me)
happy and(Im) giving him praise or acalm reward hes good to go,hes
happy.
Their first run together in-volved a break-in at the oldRichwood
Flea Market. DolanandMaxarrivedonthescene toassist the Boone County
Sher-iffsDepartment in finding sus-pects still inside. It was
dark
Mans best friendis best partner
Cpl. John Dolan of the Florence Police Department and his
retiredpartner Max. MELISSA STEWART/THE COMMUNITY RECORDER
Florence officerreflects on servicewith retired K-9ByMelissa
[email protected]
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HERITAGE AND ART B1Boone County celebrates its rich historyand
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and intimidating. Max ledDolan and the other offi-cer right
where the sus-pects were hiding.
We heard, Sir, weresorry, and the other (sus-pect) was screaming
asMax was dragging himout to us, Dolan said.
In 2006, Dolan recalledreports of a man who waspeeking at a
child throughthe window of an Inde-pendence home. Max wasable to
track down theperp from the window tohis front door.
You try to do the bestyou can to the best of yourability and
when you seeyour training and effortcome full circle whenyou track
down the badguy, find that piece of evi-dence its great, Dolansaid.
You can alsomake adifference in someoneslife. Tracking down
thecriminalmaybe of help tothem in their recovery,
knowing thebadguy is offthe streets now.
During his career,Maxis creditedwith finding 78individuals that
resultedin an arrest, said FlorencePolice Chief JohnMcDer-mond.
Many more werearrested at a later
datewithevidenceMaxhelpedcollect.
Max had an outstand-ing career as a policeK-9, McDermond
said.Max was a tremendousasset to the departmentand we were all
sorry tosee his career come to anend. At the same time
Iknowhowhardheworkedfor us and his retirementis well deserved.
According to McDer-mond, a canine unit en-hances a police
depart-ment in many ways.
Canines have the abil-ity to performsearches oflarge areas much
fasterand more accurately thanan officer could, he said.Other
benefits includehandler protection, great-er number of
criminalsapprehended, tracking
lost persons andnarcoticssearches.
Max is certifiedthrough the U.S. PoliceCanine Association.
Hisinitial training was 10weeks. Then, one day ev-ery other week
for his en-tire career, he and Dolantrained.
To Dolans recollec-tion, Max never missed aday of work
either.
When he wasnt work-ing Max was a family dogand still is. He
shares hishome with Dolans girl-friendTammyConner, hischildren, a
daughter, 15,and son, 10, and two labs.
Hes closest to hisdad, Dolan, however.
The bondmost peoplehave with their pets isstrong, Dolan
said.When theyre your part-ner and youre going towork together and
youretogether 24/7, the bond isreally special.
When Max retired afew weeks ago, so did Do-lan, as a handler.
Hesstarting his 21st year withthe department workingthe day
shift.
As for Max hes enjoy-ing lounging around thehouse.
I want a good retire-ment forhim,Dolansaid.We ask them to do a
lot,theyride in thebackof thecar, jump walls. Theirbodys take a
pounding.Max will live out the restof his days at home withme in
peace and relax-ation. Hes earned it.
K-9Continued from Page A1
FLORENCE CiarraHorne, 17, isnt just a resi-dentofFlorence, she
ishercitys ambassador.
It has been a great op-portunity, said Horne,
arecentBooneCountyHighSchool graduate. Itsmeant so much to me.
Since her freshmanyearHornehasbeenapartof the citys Student
Am-bassador program. Theprogram provides Flor-
ence residents in gradessix through 12 with aunique leadership
oppor-tunity andan inside lookatcity operations.
Ambassadors partici-pate incityeventsandrep-resent the city at
variouscommunity activities.Their term lasts fromJuly1 through June
30 the fol-lowing year.
Florence Parks andRecreation Director Va-nessa Lenear said the
pro-gram was organized in2006.
Wewere looking to or-ganize a volunteer groupto help with city
events,Lenearsaid. This is some-thing the students reallyenjoy.
They get to developtheir self-esteem andskills.
Lenear said Horne is agood example of how stu-dents can benefit
from theprogram.
She was very shywhen she started out withus, she said. She did
a180, she talks to every-body.
Horne said she joinedthe program to help her-self get out of her
shell.
I wanted to do some-thing to help me not be soshy and that would
get meout in the community, shesaid. Ive enjoyed work-ing in the
community andseeing the communitycome together.
She said she especiallyenjoyed the citys Neigh-borhoodNight Out
events.
Wed have gamebooths, face painting andglitter tattoos. The
kids
really love that, she said.(Theprogram)hasbeenagreat
opportunity. Youmake great friends andyou get a good feelingknowing
youre helpingout.
Horne also received a$500 scholarship for herparticipation in
the pro-gram. Lenear said a schol-arship is presented to onehigh
school senior in theprogram. The award isgivenbasedonthenumberof
events the ambassadorhasattendedandhisorher
workwithin the communi-ty.
Ambassadors are se-lected through an applica-tion process that
begins inMarch. Students are re-quired to fill out an appli-cation,
submit two lettersof recommendation, an-swer an essay questionand
go through an inter-viewprocess. Formore in-formation on the
StudentAmbassadorprogram,vis-it www.florence-ky.org.
Program gets youth involved in cityByMelissa
[email protected]
That is my main con-cern that the children dohave music.
Since it is a part-timeposition, Butler, who hadhoped to spend
her 50thyear at Florence Ele-mentary before retiring,said she is
not sure ifshed be able to comeback to a part-time posi-tion. Shes
open to thepossibilities that mayawait, however. Butlerand school
officials havesaid Butler has the op-tion to take amusic posi-tion
at Yealey Elemen-tary. That would, howev-er, leave the
first-yearmusic teacher at Yealeywithout a position. Myconcern is
that my prob-lem becomes their prob-lem, she said.
If a certified and clas-sified position arentreallocated to
FlorenceElementary, however,the council said itwill re-
visit its decision to usethe part-time positionformusic. That
tentativemeeting will be held 4p.m. Monday, July 22, atthe
school.
Several positions re-main unfilled at theschool.
For now, according toButler, Well have towait and see.
Want to continue theconversation? Tweet@MStewartReports
MusicContinued from Page A1
Doris Butler, in her formermusic class at
FlorenceElementary.FILE PHOTO
school.Hewas active dutyfor 10 years, from 2001 to2011, after
which the Day-ton, Ohio, native joinedFamily Allergy and
Asth-ma.
Family Allergy andAsthma is a multi-site al-lergy practicewith
officesthroughout Kentucky andSouthern Indiana.
Theyve done such a
great job of helping us tocontinue to serve ... Iwant-ed to
recognize that excep-tional effort they putforth, said Otto.
According to Otto,theyve helped cover hisclinics when he went
totrainingandwerealsosup-portive when another doc-tor, a
guardsman,was acti-vated.
Thatkindof support, hesaid, is not commonamong physicians.
When he first startedwith the practice, they
worked together on aschedule so he could con-tinue hismilitary
training.
TheyknewIwanted tocontinue my service and Iknew Iwanted to work
forFamily Allergy, he said.
Some 3,000 awardnominations were re-ceived from guardsmenand
reservists.
Otto is humbled andsurprised that other peo-ple have recognized
theheroic efforts of (FamilyAllergy and Asthma).
Youre never certain
other people will appreci-ate the same things
(you)appreciate.
According to Otto, thecompany also employs anumber of veterans,
re-servists and guardsmenandevenmilitary spouses.
The 2013 recipients,which also includes Louis-villes Humana,
will behonored at the 18th annualFreedom Award ceremo-ny in
Washington, D.C.,this September.
AllergistContinued from Page A1
BURLINGTON TheBoone County Public Li-brary has received
a$2,500Walmart Local Giv-ing Hunger Relief andHealthyEatinggrant
fromthe Walmart Foundationand facility No. 1510.
Funds will be used toprovide weekly meals foradults attending
the li-brarys Preventing Sum-
merReading Loss-Fuelingthe Mind program withtheir children.
Since 2011, the BooneCounty Public Library hassuccessfully
partneredwith Boone County PublicSchools and the SummerFood Service
Program tooffer weekly meals to at-riskchildren, frombirth
to18years, in thecityofFlor-ence.
Last summer in Juneand July, youth had access
to lunch four days a weekat the librarys Florencebranch andwere
providedwith dinner one evening aweek at a remote locationthrough
the LibrarysCommunity Center onWheels outreach vehicle.
Additionally, childrenparticipating in the mealservice received
extendedsummerreadingprogram-ming. A second site hasbeen added this
summer.
Money from the Wal-
mart grant makes it possi-ble for meals to also beprovided to
adults who at-tend the program withtheir children.
Itshardtonurtureandsupport your own childwhen youre not
properlyfed yourself, said LisaSensale Yazdian, the li-brarys youth
servicesteam leader for outreach.
Want to continue theconversation? Tweet at
@SSalmonsNKY
Library receives meals grant fromWalmartBy Stephanie
[email protected]
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PVA inspections setThe Boone County
Property Valuation Ad-ministrators office willinspect Oakbrook;
Sunny-brook Farms, ErlangerHeights; Monte Vista;Chitwood; Bonar;
MorrisWoods;
Fedders; Denham; Col-odouth Heights; ODaniel;Devon Heights;
Whitson,George; Sprucedale;Shamrock; Boone Aire;Pebble Creek; East
TownEstates; Evergreen;Daugherty and Taylor;
Woodside Green; Roll-ing Acrews; farms andnew
constructionthroughout Boone Countythe week of July 22.
Staff members will bein a marked vehicle andhave identification
avail-able upon request.
For more information,contact PVA Cindy Ar-linghaus at
[email protected].
CVG hosts planepull for SpecialOlympics
HEBRON Cincinnati/NorthernKentuckyInter-national Airport will
bethe site of a plane pullforSpecialOlympicsKen-tucky Oct. 19.
Local teams will provetheir strengthbypulling a140,000-pound DHL
cargoplane.
Teams are alreadyforming for the Oct. 19event. An
informationalcaptains kickoff meetingtook place July 10 atChuys in
Florence.
The fastest mensteam, womens team andcoed team to pull theplane
12 feet will becrowned champions.
Teams raise at least
$1,000. The money sup-ports Special Olympics,which is the worlds
larg-est program of sportstraining and competitionfor children and
adultswith intellectual disabili-ties.
For more informationabouthowtosignupor forsponsorship
information,visit soky.org or contactJulie Goodpaster at
502-695-8222 or [email protected].
Szurlinski to speakwith historicalsociety
FLORENCE The freeannualOut andAboutpro-gramof
theBooneCountyHistorical Society will be7 p.m. Thursday, July 18,at
the GatheringHouse intheFlorenceNaturePark,7200 Nature Park
Drive,Florence.
The guest speaker willbe recently retired Flor-ence Police Chief
TomSzurlinski. He will dis-cuss his experiencesworking in the
city.
Kids on Stagepresents TheGrunch
PARK HILLS Kids onStage will present a
pro-ductionofTheGrunch7p.m. July 26-27 at NotreDameAcademy
Perform-ing Arts Center, 1699 Hil-ton Drive, Park Hills.
Reserve tickets onlineat bit.ly/kidsonstagetix.Tickets are $10
for adultsand $8 for children. Allseats are $10 at the door.
Kids on Stage has loca-tions in Union and Cres-cent Springs.
BRIEFLY
BIG BONE Losing aloved one is never easyandwhenyoureachild,
itmay be even harder.
The St. Elizabeth Hos-pice STARS (SafetyTeaching Assurance
Re-spect Support) programis partnering with aBoone County retreat,
of-fering an equine griefcamp this summer.
The camp will be atPotters Ranch, a Chris-tian wilderness
retreatfacility located near BigBone, from9a.m.
to1p.m.July15-18andAug. 5-8 for
children between theages of 9 and 17.
The equine grief campwas created for thosewho have
experiencedthe death of a loved one.The program uses horsesto build
life skills whendealing with loss andstress.
According to VivienFinnigan, a licensed
pro-fessionalclinicalcounsel-or who focuses on childand family
counseling,the STARS program is abereavement supportgroup for
families. Thehospital provides individ-ual counseling and a
va-riety of different groups.The equine counselingcamp is one of
thosegroups.
When I work withchildren, especiallywhenthey have something
thisdifficult happen, theirbodies remember it, shesaid.
To access those emo-tions, they have to dosomething with
thebody, she said. Pair thatwith working with thehorses and
Finnigan saidits a very powerful
tool.Potters Ranch devel-
opment director BethLong said the idea firstdeveloped about a
yearago when the STARS pro-gram came to the facilityfor a one-day
program. Astation set up in the
barnofferedvisitorsanequineexperience.
Potters Ranch is aPATH (Professional As-sociation of
TherapeuticHorsemanship) premieraccredited center. Longherself is a
certifiedPATH instructor and isan equine specialist inmental health
and learn-ing.
The horses, she said,are used to guide peopleto learnmoreabout
them-selves and process someof their feelings theymight have.
Long has long had alove of horses and whatthe animals have
toteach us can be very pow-erful, she said.
Horses, Long said,have the ability to mirrorback emotions, so
theyreable to guide individualsthrough feelings they
may not know how toprocess.
Workingwith the hors-es, she said, is takingaway all that stuff
thathas been clouding you.
Its like cleaning thewindshield. Once you re-move all those
barriersyou put up ... then you canget to those feelings ofloss and
help (work)through the natural proc-ess of grief.
Long said the griefcamp is a wonderful col-laboration between
bothorganizations.
I think it has a won-derful sense of collabora-tion
anduniqueness that Ithink is pretty exciting.
Participants do notneed to know how to ride.
Cost for the camp is$50 per child and eachcamp is limited to 20
par-ticipants. The July campisalready filled, but thereare still
openings in Au-gust.
To register or formoreinformation, contact Fin-nigan at
859-301-4612 oremail vivien.finni-gan@steliz abeth.com.
Beth Long pets one of thehorses at Potters Ranchused in a
therapeutic ridingprogram offered by thefacility. Theyre
teamingwith the St. ElizabethHospice STARS program foran equine
grief camp thissummer. FILE PHOTO
Potters Ranch, St. Elizabethteam for equine grief campBy
Stephanie [email protected]
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CommunityPress.com
COMMUNITYRECORDEREditor: Nancy Daly, [email protected], 578-1059
The following students made thedeans list at Eastern Kentucky
Univer-sity for the spring semester:
Haley Elise Yeager: of Florence,sophomore, St. Henry District
HighSchool graduate, majoring in manage-ment
Joshua David Lang: of Florence, sen-ior, BooneCountyHighSchool
graduate,majoring in network security and elec-tronics
Danielle Marie Hagedorn: of Flor-ence, senior, Dixie Heights
High Schoolgraduate, majoring in English
Logan Gregory Hardt: of Florence,senior, majoring in
psychology
AdamC.Reis: ofUnion, junior,major-ing in police studies
JosephAlfordVance: ofUnion,
sopho-more,RyleHighSchoolgraduate,major-ing in criminal justice
Michael Andrew Gonterman: ofUnion, senior, St. Henry District
HighSchool graduate, majoring in occupa-tional science
BrentAlanHasty: of Florence, junior,Boone County High School
graduate,majoring in art
Eric L. Hughes: of Florence, senior,Notre Dame Academy graduate,
major-ing in public relations
Morgan Danielle Hunt: of Florence,
sophomore, Cooper High School gradu-ate, majoring in
pre-athletic training
Alexandra Taylor Martin: of Flor-ence, sophomore, Cooper High
Schoolgraduate, majoring in marketing
Megan Elaine Martin: of Florence,sophomore, Boone County High
Schoolgraduate, majoring in criminal justice
Ella RaeMcQueary: of Florence, sen-ior,
NotreDameAcademygraduate,ma-joring in special education/LBD
P-12
Angela Nicole Miller: of Florence,senior, majoring in fire
protection ad-ministration
Spencer Ross Mullins: of Florence,senior, Cooper High School
graduate,majoring in marketing
Khyati S. Patel: of Florence, sopho-more, Boone CountyHigh
School gradu-ate, majoring in English
Maria L. Weaver: of Florence,
junior,St.HenryDistrictHighSchoolgraduate,majoring in communication
disorders
Jordan Dale Whitaker: of Florence,senior, St. Henry District
High Schoolgraduate, majoring in general studies inhealth
sciences
Brandon Joseph Young: of Florence,senior,WaltonVeronaHigh School
grad-uate, majoring in apparel design andmerchandising
Bryan Lovell Clontz: of Florence, ju-nior, Ryle High School
graduate, major-ing in special education/LBD P-12
AllisonGibson: ofFlorence, senior, St.Henry District High School
graduate,majoring in psychology
Kenna Leigh Trent: of Florence,
sen-ior,RyleHighSchoolgraduate,majoringin management
Zachary Marshall Carney: of Flor-ence, senior, Boone County High
Schoolgraduate, majoring in music
Adam Clint Justice: of Florence, sen-ior, BooneCountyHighSchool
graduate,majoring in pre-general dietetics
LucasAaronJustice: ofFlorence, sen-ior, St. HenryDistrict High
School grad-uate, majoring in occupational science
KaylaNicoleAntle: ofFlorence, soph-omore, St. Henry District
High Schoolgraduate, majoring in criminal justice
Matthew Jacob Collins: of Florence,senior, Ryle High School
graduate, ma-joring in public relations
Sean Raphael Collins: of Florence,sophomore, Walton Verona High
Schoolgraduate, majoring in chemistry
Jalyn Danielle Eastham: of Florence,sophomore, Ryle High School
graduate,majoring in pre-occupational science
Bronson Jovan Williams: of Union,sophomore, Ryle High School
graduate,majoring in police studies
Josh Tyler Wise: of Union, senior,Ryle High School graduate,
majoring inhealth services administration
Kayla LarkynWood: of Union, junior,
Notre Dame Academy graduate, major-ing in special education/LBD
P-12
Amanda Katherine Wright: of Union,sophomore, St. Henry District
HighSchool graduate, majoring in pre-com-munication disorders
Sara Elizabeth Donaldson: of Union,senior, Conner High School
graduate,majoring in recreation and park admini-stration
Zachary L. Pickett: of Union,
sopho-more,RyleHighSchoolgraduate,major-ing in psychology
David Cole Stanek: of Union,
senior,St.HenryDistrictHighSchoolgraduate,majoring in special
education/LBD P-12
Krystal Nicole Carroll: of Union,
sen-ior,RyleHighSchoolgraduate,majoringin aviation
Laura Lee Kelley: of Union, sopho-more, Ryle High School
graduate, unde-clared major
Justin ShaneHamilton: ofUnion,
sen-ior,RyleHighSchoolgraduate,majoringin criminal justice
Heather Nicole Amos: of Union, sen-ior, majoring in
geography
To achieve deans list honors at EKU,students attempting 14 or
more credithours must earn a 3.5 grade-point aver-age; students
attempting13 credit hoursmust earn a 3.65 GPA; and students
at-tempting12credithoursmustearna3.75GPA.
Local students make EKU deans listCommunity Recorder
UNIONBetweenthem,CindySchichtand Mary Jo Rechtin have 72 years
ofteaching experience.
Those years, according to the recentlyRyleHigh School retirees,
can be charac-terized by a love for students and teach-ing.
Celebrating 34 yearsSchicht, ofCovington, taught inspecial
education for 34 years. She said not a daygoes by that shes
regretted her careerchoice.
I really enjoyed working with thekids, she said. All Ivewanted
todo isbea teacher.
Schicht grew up in St. Louis and stud-iedat theUniversity
ofMissouri andCen-tralMissouri SateUniversity. She
startedteachinghighschool inMissouri,butaftermoving to Northern
Kentucky worked inCovingtonSchools for 21years.The spentthe last
six years of her career at Ryleteaching algebra, working alongside
stu-dents who have autism, learning andphysical disabilities or
behavior disor-ders.
Schicht said shes loved every mo-ment.
Kids are honest, she said. Theyre
wonderful to be aroundwhen theyre try-ing to figure the world
out, its fun beingwith themas theydo that.Mynumberonegoal was to
prepare kids to go out in theworld and be successful. Also, to be
life-long learners. Its been a good ride a funride.
Now that the ride has come to a stop,shes planning on
volunteering more.Shellalsobespendingmoretimewithherhusband, Jack,
and their 2-year-oldspoiled rotten chocolate lab, Ruby.
Rechtins favorite was mathRecent retiree Mary Jo Rechtin, of
Union, said it wont be long and shell
bebackintheclassroomsubstituteteaching.Shell of course make time
for her hus-band, Rick, and the grandchildren, too.
Rechtin has taught for 38 years, thelast 13 at Ryle.
I had a favorite teacher, ColleenShields,mymath teacher in high
school,Rechtin, a longtime Boone County resi-dent, said. She
inspired me, but I think Iwas born to be a teacher.
Shes taught physics, religion andmath, but math is her love.
I like the precision of math and thelogic of it, she said.
She studied at Thomas More Collegeand Northern Kentucky
University.
My goal has always been to take each
student fromwhere they are in school, orlife
ingeneral,andmakethembetter,shesaid.
Although she has a talent for crunch-ing and teaching numbers,
Rechtin al-ways had a heart for people and sharedthat with her
students.
One of the neatest things that hap-penedwhile
IwasatRylewasduring leapyear. I wanted to do a special activity
thatstudents could look back on and remem-ber. We raised funds for
an organizationcalled Kids Against Hunger.
Kids Against Hunger is a humanitar-ian food-aidorganization
thathasagoal tosignificantly reduce the number of hun-gry children
in the U.S. and throughoutthe world. For $1.25, Rechtin said,
stu-dents could feed six kids.
I challengedmykids to raise$1,500sowe could feed 16,000 kids. We
didnt sellanything, the students just donated. Weraised$2,700.
Itwassoawesomethat theyrose to that challenge and encouragedeach
other to donate. I think they will re-member it.
Part of Rechtins personal philosophyis were here to do our part
in the worldand we each have a unique part to play. Iliked to
encourage my kids to think thatway.
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ByMelissa [email protected]
Recently retired Ryle High School teacher Cindy Schicht.
MELISSASTEWART/THE COMMUNITY RECORDER
Recently retired Ryle High School teacher Mary Jo Rechtin.
MELISSASTEWART/THE COMMUNITY RECORDER
Ryle retirees reflecton love of teaching
Ezell graduates fromSamford
JordanA. Ezell, ofUnion, graduat-ed magna cum laude from
SamfordUniversitys Howard College of Artsand Sciences during spring
com-mencement. Ezell earned a Bachelorof Arts Fellow.
Georgetown honors localstudents
The following local studentsmadethe deans list for spring 2013
atGeorgetown College.
Florence: Caitlin R. Knox, LaurenE. Kohake, Rebekah Diane
Moore
Union: Sean Keith Fightmaster,Connor D. Mook, Jacqueline
PaigePowell
Thedeans listhonorsundergradu-atestudentswhocomplete
thesemes-ter with at least 12 credit hours and aGPA of 3.7.
Martin on presidents listJohnMartin, of Union, was named
to the presidents list at University ofthe Cumberlands for the
spring se-mester.
To be eligible students must haveachieved an A-grade in
convocationwhile maintaining a minimum cumu-lative scholastic
standing of 4.0.
Union student excels at RITNicolaus Tekverk, of Union, a
fifth-year student in the game
designanddevelopmentprogramatRoches-ter Institute of Technologys
B.ThomasGolisano College of Comput-ing and Information Sciences,
madethe deans list for the spring quarter.
Local students graduateThe following local students re-
cently received Bachelor of Arts de-grees from Transylvania
University.
Carolyn Elizabeth Beutel graduat-ed magna cum laude with honors
inpolitical science and economics. Sheis a Ryle High School
graduate andthe daughter of Scott and Lisa Beutelof Florence. At
the Senior AwardsProgram, Beutel received the
Ruch-manPoliticalScienceAwardpresent-ed to a graduating senior who
ex-celled in political science.
ElizabethMarieUllrichgraduatedwith a major in English and minor
inhistory. She is a graduate of Lawren-ceburg (Ind.) High School
and thedaughter of Kevin Ullrich of Aurora,Ind., and Jennifer
Lawrence of Flor-ence.
Ria Therese Keegan graduatedwith honors in exercise science.
TheVilla Madonna Academy graduate isthe daughter of Thomas Keegan
ofCincinnati and Diane Keegan ofUnion.
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JULY 18, 2013 FLORENCE-UNION RECORDER A7
While playing laser tagthreeyearsago,AidenPutnamhad a
life-changing setback.The 7-year-old boy suffered
apairofstrokesthatrobbedhimof the use of his right arm.
Now10, theWalton residentand New Haven Elementarystudent is not
letting his dis-ability stop him. Putnam willbeginplayingbaseball
this fallaspart ofanewprogramstart-ed by the Northern
KentuckyBaseball youth sports organi-zation.
Aiden takes everything instride, said hismother, Jenni-fer
Putnam. He has his gooddays and bad days but his baddays are few
and far between.Hegets aroundprettywell
buthehaslimitations.Hesareallycoolkid.Heusuallyhasasmileon his face
and takes it all instride.
Aiden was the batboy forthe Florence Freedom profes-sional
baseball team duringthesquadsJuly13homegame.He won the honor as
part of apromotion honoring kids withdisabilities, whowill be
plenti-ful in attendance at the game.
Putnam is one ofmany chil-drenwhowill benefit from thenew
Bambino Buddy Ball pro-gram, an adaptive baseballprogram that is
the first of itskindinNorthernKentucky,ac-cording to Dr. Meredith
Lan-dorf.
Landorf, a member of theNKB board and a pediatricianpracticing
in Fort Mitchell,started the program when pa-tients helped her
realize therewas a need for it in NorthernKentucky. Similar
programsexist in Cincinnati and Fair-field.
Were always looking forways to meet childrensneeds, she said. We
feel ev-erykidshouldhaveachancetoplay a sport. Special
Olympicsdoesnt have baseball andwhen I started researchingthis,
IfoundBuddyBallanditswhat we need.
The Buddy Ball programwill have three levels of play,using
either pitching ma-chines, batting tees or plasticwiffle-ball
equipment. Two ofthe levels incorporate the bud-dy system, where
each playerhas a partner to assist him orher with baserunning and
oth-er parts of the game.
Its great because theyreabletoplaywiththeirfriends,Landorf said.
Many of thekids arent able to transitionfrom batting to running,
andthey have a buddy with themevery step of the way.
The league doesnt have afully accessible field compati-ble with
wheelchairs this fall,butNKBhopes to address thatin the future. The
league canaccommodate playerswith as-
sisting devices such as crutch-es.
Landorf said this season isapilot program and there areseveral
openings for this fall.The season begins in Augustand runs through
October.
The three tiers of play areperfect forkids likeAidenPut-nam, who
is more able thankidswithDownSyndrome, forexample.
That works really well forAiden, Jennifer Putnam said.If he was
on a typical specialneeds team, he would bepairedwithkidswhohavea
lotmore deficits than him. Hewanted to play baseball but Ididnt
think he could handle aleague with kids of his age. Ithink
itsawesome.Theclosestplace for a kid to play this kindof baseball
is in Ohio and wedidnt want to put the timecommitment into driving
upthere.
For more information, visitthe web site at
http://bit.ly/179HgQS.
Buddies help kidshave fun with baseballBy James
[email protected]
Aiden Putnam, 10, of Walton was the honorary bat boy for
theFlorence Freedom July 13.THANKS TO JENNIFER PUTNAM
ACADEMICAWARDSTwenty-nine of the players
in the Northern KentuckyBaseball organization werenamed to the
East KentuckyBabe Ruth Baseball 2013 All-State Academic Team.
Thestudent athletes must havereceived all As with no morethan 2 Bs
on their report card.The student athletes musthave placed in the
90th per-centile or higher in math orreading on standardized
testsor state tests. The studentsmust have attempted toachieve some
type of compet-itive academic excellence,including science fair
entry,academic competition, orches-tra competition, etc. The
stu-dent athletes must have had arecommendation letter by oneof
his/ her teachers or schoolcounselor.Boone County: Nathan
Belden (Union), Ryan Alexan-der (Florence), Will Watkins(Union),
Neven Perry (Burling-ton), Jacob Horten (Union),Nathaniel Horten
(Union),Bryson Vega (Hebron), NathanHammond (Hebron), JaxsonRollins
(Burlington), KadenTharp (Union), Ronnie Erpen-beck (Union), Jake
Hanna(Union), Evan Stiene (Flor-ence), Charlie Hungler
(Bur-lington), Luke Rockwell (Flor-ence), Jackson
Arlinghaus(Burlington), Colin McLean(Walton), Jake Meadors(Union),
Daniel Schraffenberg-er (Union).Kenton County: Jonah
Steenken (Fort Mitchell), Cam-eron Boyd (Villa Hills),
CharlieThiemann (Villa Hills), BenDickhaus (Fort
Wright).Alexandria: Tyler Canup.
Sports injuries The Community Press is
looking into sports-related inju-ries among youth. As a
parent,athlete or coach of your sports,what do youwant to know
aboutsports-related injuries and howthey are treated or
prevented?Do you have a story to share?Would you be willing to
takepart in a panel discussion?
Email sports editor MelanieLaughman at [email protected] to
contribute orwith questions.
Golf FormerRyle standoutAlex
Bruce added another honor toher list of accomplishments
atConverse College in Spartans-burg, S.C. She received an
earlybirthday gift by being named aWomensGolf CoachesAssocia-tion
NCAA Division II 2012-13All-American Scholar.
Criteria for the selections in-clude a minimum cumulativeGPA of
3.5. Converse is order-
ing a plaque honoring Bruce,who celebrated her 19th birth-day
this month. The plaque willbe placed in the hallway of theConverse
athletic building.Bruce, a sophomore-to-be
psy-chologymajorfromWalton,andateammatebecamethefirstall-conference
selections at Con-verse this past season. Brucewasnamed
third-teamafter fin-ishing the year ranked 103rd in
the region and second on theteamwith an average of 81.41.
Ryle incoming junior Lo-gan Gammwas one of eight
ju-niorgolferswhomade thecut atthe Kentucky State
AmateurChampionship at BowlingGreenCountryClub.He tied for52nd
place with a three-dayscore of 11-over 227. Califor-
PRESS PREPS HIGHLIGHTS
By James [email protected]
See PREPS, Page A8
Ryle golfer Austin Squires hits the ball Aug. 30 during a match
againstCovington Catholic at Triple Crown Country Club. Squires won
theNorthern Kentucky Mens Amateur golf championship July 12.FILE
PHOTO
The Florence Freedom pro-fessional baseball team enteredthe
Frontier League All-StarBreak. Florence will be repre-sented in
Washington July 17 atthe all-star game by four play-ers, shortstop
Junior Arrojo,right fielderByronWiley,
pitch-ersMichaelOrosandJorgeMar-ban. After the four-day break,the
Freedom will embark on asix-game road trip, beginning inRiver City.
The Freedom and
Rascals will play a three-gameweekend series beginning July19.
That game and all six gameson the trip can be heard on1320-AM and
gospel1320.com. SteveJarnicki will have all the play-by-play action
beginning withthe pregame show 15 minutesprior to first pitch.
Florence is30-21at the break, one game outof first place in the
East Divi-sion. Florence returns home forthree games July
25-27.
JeremyHamilton triesto break up adouble play in
the fifthinning.
Hamilton is aPrinceton HighSchool product
fromCincinnati. The
FlorenceFreedom lost
4-3 toWashington
(Pa.) in FrontierLeague action
July 14 atUCMC Stadium
in Florence.JAMES WEBER/THE
COMMUNITY
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FREEDOM HIT BREAKIN 2ND PLACE
Freedom shortstop Junior Arrojothrows between innings. Arrojo
isone of the teams four FrontierLeague All-Stars. The
FlorenceFreedom lost 4-3 to Washington(Pa.) in Frontier League
action July14 at UCMC Stadium in Florence.JAMES WEBER/THE COMMUNITY
RECORDER
Freedom thirdbaseman JacobTanis tags out a
Wild Thingsrunner in arundown
heading backto second base.
Freedom outfielder Byron Wiley hits the ball. He isone of the
teams four Frontier League All-Stars.
Freedom reliever Daniel DeSimone hurls to homeplate.
SPORTSSPORTSHIGH SCHOOL | YOUTH | RECREATIONAL
CommunityPress.com
COMMUNITYRECORDEREditor: Melanie Laughman,
[email protected], 513-248-7573
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A8 FLORENCE-UNION RECORDER JULY 18, 2013 SPORTS &
RECREATION
Ken Shields campThe Sports of all Sorts
Basketball Camp, directed byformer Northern KentuckyUniversity
coach Ken Shields, isJuly 22-25, at Sports of all Sortson Mount
Zion Road, for boysand girls in grades 1-9.Early arrival is 8 a.m.
Camp
runs 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Cost is$115. Lunch and drinks forbreaks
included.Call 859-372-7754 for regis-
tration. Walk-up registrationat 8:30 a.m. Monday, July 22.
Tayshaun Prince CampThe second-annual Taysh-
aun Prince Basketball Campfor students in grades 3-8,hosted by
Kicks For Kids, is 9a.m. to 3 p.m. July 30 throughAug. 1, at the
Thomas MoreColleges Connor ConvocationCenter in Crestview Hills,
aswell as at local gymnasiumswithin five minutes of TMC.All
transportation between
venues will be provided forthe campers. Breakfast andlunch is
provided daily to thecampers. Admission is $200 percamper. Tayshaun
PrincesBasketball Camp is designed toteach the participants
thebasic skills of ball-handling,passing, scoring, reboundingand
defense.Camp will include 18 hours
of instruction by Prince and hisstaff, which includes top
highschool coaches, high schoolstandout performers, andcelebrity
guest speakers.All proceeds from the camp
help fund Kicks For Kidsenrichment programs de-signed to benefit
area youth.Contact Christine Sebastian
at 859-331-8484 or [email protected]. RSVPonline
visit www.kicksforkid-s.org.
Basketball tryoutsThe Kentucky Warriors will
be have tryouts for boys andgirls, grades 3-9, for the nextAAU
and Rec Basketballsessions that begin in August.Both leagues play
at Sports ofAll Sorts in Florence. VisitKentuckyWarriors.com
formore information. Email BenCoffman at
[email protected].
Jaguars baseballThe Northern Kentucky
Jaguars baseball team islooking for U11 players for the2014
season. Tryouts are 9 a.m.to noon, July 20 and 27, and 6p.m. July
29, at Idlewild Field6; or by appointment. Call513-313-9468.
Soccer UnlimitedThe schedule for the OSYSA/
Soccer Unlimited Soccer Campsrun by Jack Hermans and OhioSouth
is now available athttp://tinyurl.com/cmtr3t5.Included in the
schedule is a
Northern Kentucky camp inBurlington at Central Park,July 22-26.
Contact Ohio Southat 513-576-9555 or Jack Her-mans at 513-232-7916
[email protected].
SIDELINES
HIGHLAND HEIGHTS Though field dimensionshavent changed and
thegame still involves nineplayers, the jump to Divi-sion I
baseball was a diffi-cult one for NorthernKentucky University.
After a 36-22 record in2012, the Norse were afrustrating 8-47 in
theirfirst year in the AtlanticSun.
To remedy that, coachTodd Asalon has broad-ened his horizons
inrecruiting. Because theywere not Division I in thepast, NKU often
landedtransfers who didnt haveto sit out.
Now, like all DI institu-tions, a transfermust sit ayear.
Because of the levelof play and new restric-tions, the Norse
coachingstaff has done some re-cent globe-trotting.
We signed eight Cana-dians this year, were try-ing to go a
little interna-tional to change thingsup, Asalon said. Werealso
going out to the westcoast with a couple kids
out of theColoradoarea. Wewent withsome ju-nior col-lege
kidsthat are alittle bitbigger,stronger and faster.
As a result, NKU willbe on the young side nextyear with their
only sen-iors being Brett CisperfromMoeller and Zac As-man from
Elder.
Those two are the vet-erans of the local crewthat Asalon would
stilllike to attract. What hehas to offer is a favorablelocation
where friendsand family can watch col-lege games without
con-siderable travel expense.
If we can get the localkid, wed love to havethem, Asalon said.
Youcan get a chance to comein here and play rightaway and the
travel isgood.Youget togo toFlor-ida quite a few times
andwegotoCalifornia twice.
Joining Cisper and As-man on the list of NKU lo-cals is
infielder Caleb
Lonkard ofRyle, pitch-erBelaPer-ler of An-derson,Alex Boliaand
NickBeard ofElder,pitcher
Drew Campbell of LaSalle, Madeira catcherCody Kuzniczci
andMoeller outfielder RyanLeFevers.
Asalon likes tourna-ment-tested GreaterCatholic League
playersand also has another play-erwith considerable post-season
experience inKuz-niczci.
He had a great yearfor us, Asalon said. Heled us in doubles.
Weasked him to do a lot. Hecaught a lot andwe battedhim in the
cleanup spot.Were expecting Cody tocome in and have a reallygood
year for us.
Many of the locals tooktheir lumps in the south-ern-based
Atlantic Sunplaying on NKUs new ar-tificial turf infield.
With that said, wehave 17 new kids, Asalon
said. Were going to havegreat competition andwell let them fight
it outin the fall. The best manwins and gets to play inspring.
Battling the likes ofOhio State, Louisville,Kentucky,
Cincinnati, Xa-vier and Miami forrecruits, NKU offers agood
conference and pos-sibly a quicker path to theline-up.
The good part iswerein the Atlantic Sun; thebadpart iswere in
theAt-lantic Sun, Asalon said.Theyhad two teamsgo tothe regionals
this year.Theyre in Florida and theAtlanta area. Theres bet-ter
weather, the facilitiesare nicer and they take itserious.
To step up to the chal-lenge, Asalon has a non-conference
schedule thatincludes some earlywarm-weather trips toTroy (Alabama)
and theUniversity of San Diegoand LoyolaMarymount inCalifornia.
Weve ramped it upagain, Asalon said.Were going to play thebest
people possible.
By Scott [email protected]
NKU looking for rightDivision I combination
Asalon Lonkard
nias Brett Metzger, whotied for 25th with a 222,and Covingtons
R.J.Foltz, 40that224,were thehighest local finishers.
Softball The following play-
ers were selected to theNorthern Kentucky Soft-ball Coaches
AssociationAll-Star teams:
First team: JessicaKoors (Cooper), DallisKnotts (Boone
County),Ali Crupper (Ryle),McKell Oliverio (Ryle),Elizabeth Sims
(Conner),Kennedy Baugh (SimonKenton), Mary BethOdom (Dixie
Heights),Shelby Graybill (High-lands),CaseyKohls (New-port Central
Catholic).
Second team: HayleeSmith (NotreDame), Lau-ren Willett
(Cooper),Whitney Quillen (High-lands), Erica Lang (SimonKenton),
Tricia Kramer(Bishop Brossart), LauraFinke (Notre Dame),Alexia
Snalbaker (Con-ner), Katlyn Hoeh (New-port), Sydney Himes(Conner),
Abby Jones(Notre Dame).
Player of theYear: No-elle Butts (St. Henry).
Volleyball A team from the
Northern Kentucky Vol-leyballClub theU16Tsu-nami that has three
No-tre Dame and three Ryleplayers recently finishedseventh in the
Open Divi-sion at the USA Nationalsin Dallas.
The Open Division isconsidered the highest di-vision in the
country andconsists of the top 32teams in the nation. Mor-ganHentz,
a rising sopho-more from Notre Dame,was selected to the
all-tournament team.
The other NorthernKentucky team membersare: Ashley Bush, a
risingjunior at Ryle who hascommitted to Northwest-ern University;
Kay But-ler, a rising junior at Ryle;Hannah Colvin, a
risingsophomore at NotreDame; Micaela Stephen-son, a rising junior
at No-tre Dame; and Abby The-len, a rising junior at No-tre
Dame.
Coaching news
Rylehas hired a soft-ball coach and a girls soc-cer coach.
Craig Milburn is thenew softball coach, re-placing Patti
Oliverio,who stepped down afterthis past season followingfive
successful seasons ascoach in which she com-piled a 127-57 record
andled Ryle to three NinthRegion championships(2010, 2011 and 2012)
andone Ninth Region runner-up finish (2009).
Milburn is a native ofSpringfield, Ky, and hasbeen at
Zephyrhills HighSchool in Florida for thelast 34 years. He
woremanyhats during his timethere, serving as athleticdirector (28
years), headbaseball coach (16 years,263 wins) and
coachedfast-pitch softball teamthere for the last nine sea-sons. He
has compiled147victories in softball andended the 2013 seasonwith a
19-7 record. In 24years of coaching bothbaseball and softball,
histeams have only had twolosing seasons.He recent-ly retired from
Zephyr-hills and moved back toKentucky to be closer tohis
family.
Dusty Margrave willtake over as girls soccercoach, replacing
DavidJones, who had replacedEdmundo Echeverria,who had stepped down
af-ter last season. Jones hasaccepted an assistantprincipal
position at Flor-ence Elementary School.Margrave has been an
as-sistant atRyle for thepastthree years serving as theprograms JV
coach.
Florence Speedway Giving back to the
fans was the theme of theevening with the bi-annu-al Fan
AppreciationNight at the half-milehigh-banked dirt oval ofFlorence
Speedway. Thenight started with the re-duced general admissionprice
for adults at $10 andended with the after-raceinfield gathering for
theNinth Annual Meet &Greet. Fans of all ages
engaged in conversationand photo and autographopportunities of
their fa-vorite cars and drivers inall divisions.
July 13 winners wereDustinLinville, JoshRice,Brandon Gibson and
Jer-ry Gibson III. Point lead-ers through July 13:
Late models: TimPrince1,090,NickLatham1,080, Greg
Johnson1,074,Steve Landrum 927,Duane Chamberlain 927.
Modifieds: Larry Pick-leheimer, Jr. 1,053, KellyCraddock 1,041,
RyanMorton 1,010, Pete Holt957, Kevin Hess 925.
Pure stocks: DustinNobbe 1,088, CharlesBowman 1,063, TimBrearton
1,042, Tony Ro-land 994,DanaMoore 977.
Hornet: T.J. Dalton958, Trevor Landrum 858,Michael Gemmer
836,Jerry Gibson III 835, Car-son Freeman 741.
Amateur golf Incoming Ryle ju-
nior Austin Squires wonthe Northern KentuckyMens Amateur
golfchampionship July 12. Heshot 151 in the 36-holemedal play
final, defeat-ing seven other finalists.HedefeatedCaleBarr
inaplayoff. Ross Sharp wasthird at 153, followed byPhoenix Ramsey
(155),Michael Sharp (155), JeffChadwick (158), TomWimsatt (163) and
KevinHamm (165).
The First Flight conso-lation went to Jacob Bow-man, who at 78
in the 18-hole final. Second placewas Stephen Pharo (79),followed
by Kevin Sesher(79), JeffCahill (81),MarkCollett (81), T.J.
Dunhoft(85) andDanOBrien (86).Michael Wolf was eighthbut did not
play the finalround.
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win-nerwasMattBowlinat78,followedbyPaulSturgeon(80), Todd
Brandenburg(83), Kenton Lucas (84),Deron Roberts (85) andTyler Webb
(90). CharlesDavis and Jason Lovinsqualified for the finalsbutdid
not participate.
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JULY 18, 2013 FLORENCE RECORDER A9
When weather dries, be healthy outsideAfter a cool, rather
wet
June and a washout of a JulyFourth holiday weekend, Imight be
safe in diagnosingmany Northern Kentuckianswith a touch of
summertimecabin fever.
Weve still got severalweeks of summer left, and Imhopeful that
the weather willcooperate for outdoor activ-ities. Thus, Im
optimisticallysharing a few health tips.
Animal encountersWe tend to come in contact
with animals more often insummer. This ranges fromlivestock
booths at county fairsto camping to neighborhooddogs.
In the last couple of years,
cases of a newstrain of fluhave been tiedto contact withpigs at
countyfairs. Preven-tion is basic: Ifyour family isshowing
orvisiting live-stock booths ata fair, be sureto wash yourhands
with
soap and water after coming incontact with animals. If
handwashing facilities arent avail-able, use an alcohol-based
handsanitizer.
Dont take food or drinks into livestock areas, and be care-ful
with baby items that might
end up in the mouth, like paci-fiers and bottles.
Insects can spread disease,and show up at many of theplaces we
like to have fun out-sideparks, campgrounds,fairgrounds, etc. So,
youshould always use a bug spraycontaining DEET. If youregoing to
be out at dawn ordusk, when mosquitoes aremost active, try to wear
longsleeves and pants. If you can,avoid heavily wooded areas,and
walk in the center of trailswhile hiking. Both are stepsthat will
help you avoid ticks,which can cause Lyme disease.
As your family plays in yourneighborhood or at a campsite,you
may encounter dogs youdont know. Children ages 5-9
are the highest risk for in-juries from dog bites. Protectyour
child by teaching him/herto avoid contact with unfamil-iar dogs and
to report any un-usual behavior to an adult.
Dining al frescoMany outdoor activities
involve food, and the elementscan be a challenge for
main-taining food safety.
If you are packing a picnic,plan ahead. Try to buy just theright
amount of food, so youdont have lots of leftovers thatyou have to
keep hot or coldfor long periods of time. Havecoolers ready to keep
coldfoods chilled, and keep rawmeats separate.
If you are buying food from
a vendor, make sure the boothis clean and tidy, that it hashand
washing facilities, that ittoo can keep hot foods hot andcold foods
cold, and that itsbeen inspected by the HealthDepartment.
Heres hoping that MotherNature reverses course mid-summer, and
gives us a chanceto enjoy time with family andfriends outdoors. If
the weath-er doesnt change, I defer tomy colleagues at our
localpublic libraries to share theirfavorite book and movie
rec-ommendations. Youll find meat the Erlanger branch.
Dr. Lynne M. Saddler is director ofhealth of the Northern
KentuckyHealth Department.
LynneM.SaddlerCOMMUNITYRECORDER GUESTCOLUMNIST
Lucky to live in FlorenceMy husband and I often say how
fortunate we are to live in
Florence.Many things make this a great place to live. For
instance,
our taxes have only risen slightly since 1998 when I first
be-came a resident, Mall Road is looking so beautiful these
days,Turfway Road in the area that crosses under I/71-75 is so
pret-ty.
Also, the new senior center is a wonderful addition to ourcity,
the aquatic center is great and I love to drive by the skatepark
and see all the children and teens who are having a goodtime
there.
Our city government truly cares about the residents. Thisis a
friendly community and we thankMayor Whalen, theentire City
Council, and the police and fire departments fordoing such an
outstanding job. Other cities should be so lucky.
Janine M. SchmittFlorence
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The alcohol-fueled allegedserial rape of a 16-year-oldOhio girl
by two of her simi-larly impaired classmates notto mention the
drunken video-taped commentary of others points yet again to the
imper-ative that adult America re-news its commitment to ad-dress
as a true national com-munity those issues that mostthreaten the
health, safety, andforward development of youth.
It is a priority that carrieswith it, in Dr. Martin LutherKings
words, the fierce urgen-cy of now. Indeed, is there ataskmore
pressing than pro-tecting the generation that willfollow us as
custodians of thefuture?
Probably not.Among the key threats fac-
ing our kids are ones oftenoverlooked, underplayed, orenabled by
adults: alcohol useand its many negative ram-ifications, including
impaireddriving.
Over the past decade, ourgovernment has laid out a blue-print
for reducing demand
among adoles-cents and chil-dren, begin-ning with theNational
Acad-emies report,ReducingUnderageDrinking
ACollectiveResponsibil-ity. It is im-perative thatall members
of
adult America make it theirbusiness to join the legions
ofagencies, organizations,schools, and families in com-bating
underage drinking andthe driving that often follows.
But new research revealswe have a long way to go.
According to a recentlyreleased study of teens bySADD (Students
Against De-structive Decisions) and Liber-tyMutual Insurance, the
num-ber of 16- and 17-year-olds re-porting that their parents
allowthem to drink at home, hostalcohol-included parties, anddrink
at parties away from
home is on the rise.For example, 37 percent of
the teens revealed that theirparents allow them to drinkwith
them, up 10 percent from2010.
Some believe that de-mys-tifying alcohol use by allow-ing kids
to drink at homewillmake it less likely their teenswill drink
elsewhere. But otherresearch tells a different story.According to a
2005 SADDTeens Today study:
Among high school teens,those who tend to avoid alcoholare more
than twice as likelyas those who repeatedly usealcohol to say their
parentsnever let them drink at home(84 percent vs. 40 percent).More
than half (57 percent) ofhigh school teens who reporttheir parents
allow them todrink at home, even once in awhile, say they drink
with theirfriends, as compared to just 14percent of teens who say
theirparents dont let them drink athome.
Similarly, between 2010 andthis year, those stating that
they are allowed to drink with-out their parents present or
toattend alcohol-included partiesrose from 21 to 29 percent andfrom
36 to 47 percent, respec-tively.
Finally, those teens report-ing that they are permitted tohost
parties with alcohol in-creased slightly over prioryears to 15
percent.
Given the known and dele-terious effects of alcohol onevolving
teen brains and thelink between early alcohol useand life-long
problems, thistrend represents a significantconcern to prevention
special-ists and educators.
Hence the urgency.Fortunately, not all the news
is bad. A combination of policy,parents, and peers holds
somehope.
Policy: An increasingnumber of states are enacting and enforcing
social hostliability laws, holding adultsaccountable if they
providealcohol to minors or allow alco-hol-included parties to
takeplace in their homes.
Parents: Mom and Dadremain themost powerfulforce in their teens
decision-making. Conversations aboutsafe driving and saying no
toalcohol can start with them.
Peers: Friends hold a lot ofpower, too. Eighty-seven per-cent of
surveyed teens will aska peer under the influence ofalcohol to
refrain from driving and 92 percent of thosepeers would agree.
Thus, lets make a resolutionin our courts, our homes, andour
cars to address the scourgeof youth substance use and thecrash
deaths and injuries fromcar crashes that often result.
That is the fierce urgency ofnow.
StephenWallace, senior adviser forpolicy, research and education
atSADD (Students Against DestructiveDecisions), is an associate
researchprofessor and director of the Centerfor Adolescent Research
and Educa-tion (CARE) at Susquehanna Univer-sity and has broad
experience as aschool psychologist and adolescent/family
counselor.
Alcohol use is a key threat to nations youth
Stephen GrayWallaceCOMMUNITYRECORDER GUESTCOLUMNIST
When I did something stu-pid, mymother would raise hervoice and
say Have you lostyour livin lovin mind? It wasa rhetorical question
her wayof telling me I was, in fact,doing something stupid.
Large-ly as a result of this stern up-bringing, and from
havingfrequently been stupid before,I know a thing or two about
thesubject. Recent events inspireme to rhetorically inquire,Has
Washington, D.C., has lostits livin lovin mind?
We are fixated on immigra-tion reform which wouldmake illegal
immigrants legaland provide a path to citi-zenship. Its a matter of
prior-ities, and it has been forawhile. By any computation,every
day Congress is in ses-sion costs tens of millions ofdollars. As
debate rages on, thetab will reach hundreds ofmillions of dollars
just to dealwith immigration reform.
Meanwhile, real unemploy-ment for our Americans herelegally has
remained above 8percent for more than fiveyears. Would it be more
helpfulfor Congress to focus on mak-ing it easier for employers
tohire unemployed Americans
rather spend-ing its timeadding mil-lions of illegalimmigrants
toour work-force? I think Iknow howunemployedAmericanswould
answerthis question.
The mantrais that we need to bring illegalimmigrants out of the
shad-ows. Imagine what its like tobe an illegal immigrant. Everyday
you wake up and you knowyour presence is illegal. Youobtain fake
ID. You lie to getemployment. You lie to legalauthorities. You
remain in theshadows because most daysyou are engaging in a
patternof deception.
But if we are going to grantillegal immigrants some formof
amnesty, I cant help but askfor some corresponding job-related
amnesty initiatives tobring jobs out of the shad-ows. How about
some tonguein cheek, tit-for-tat?
1. Employers should begranted amnesty from all liti-gation
brought by the federal
government. At least theseemployers have been herelegally,
contributing to oureconomy.
2. Employers should begranted amnesty from ourcomplex tax code.
Overhauland get it down to 10 pages.
3. Employers should begranted amnesty from allpending government
investiga-tions if theyre willing to hirenew employees with the
moneythey save.
4. Amnesty on all bankingrules for business expansionloans if
the expansion willresult in jobs.
I wish we didnt have anillegal immigration problem,but my
sympathy lies withmillions of law-abiding, chron-ically unemployed
Americans.The immigration debate willend at some point, at
whichtime there will be enough oxy-gen in the room to focus onjobs
assuming we dont loseour livin lovin minds.
Rob Hudson is a lawyer at FrostBrown Todd in Florence. He is
au-thor of A Better Tomorrow Fight-ing for Capitalism and Jobs in
theHeartland.
Bring jobs out of the shadows
Rob HudsonCOMMUNITYRECORDER GUESTCOLUMNIST
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18, 2013
BURLINGTON The BooneCountyHeritageDayandChalkFestival gave
visitors a chanceto watch artists in action draw-ing
patriotic-themed chalkdrawings.
Taking place behind theBoone County AdministrationBuilding,
Saturdays event alsofeatured a historical displayand antique car
show.
In the chalk drawing, theViewers Choice award went toSydney
Langsdale from Union.
BOONE EVENTCELEBRATES ARTAND HERITAGE
Virginia Lainhart, vice president of the BooneCounty Historical
Society, stands near a UnionCivil War flag inside the societys
museumexhibit during the Boone County Heritage Dayand Chalk
Festival on Saturday, July 13. NANCYDALY/THE COMMUNITY RECORDER
A bell from Anderson Ferry was loaned by PaulAnderson to the
Boone County Historical Societyfor use during the societys museum
exhibitduring the Boone County Heritage Day andChalk Festival.
NANCY DALY/THE COMMUNITY RECORDER
Hebron artist Magno Relojo completes a Plein Art painting of the
scene at the BooneCounty Heritage Day and Chalk Festival on July
13. NANCY DALY/THE COMMUNITY RECORDER
Fred and Virginia Langsdale of Union watchtheir granddaughter
Sydney Langsdale of Unioncomplete a patriotic-themed chalk
drawingduring the Boone County Heritage Day andChalk Festival held
July 13. Sydneys drawingwon the Viewers Choice
award.MARTYWHITACREFOR THE COMMUNITY RECORDER
Betsy Conrad, president of the Boone County Historical Society,
shows a display ofantique kitchen utensils on display during the
Boone County Heritage Day and ChalkFestival. The kitchen set was
loaned by Butch Wainscott, owner of the Tousey HouseTavern in
Burlington. NANCY DALY/THE COMMUNITY RECORDER
Foxx Ohmer of Florence works on a Mustang as part of his
patrioticthemed chalk drawing during the Boone County Heritage Day
and ChalkFestival Saturday, July 13, at the administration
building. MARTYWHITACREFOR THE COMMUNITY RECORDER
Christy Aylor of Union puts the finishing touches on her
patriotic chalk drawing duringthe Boone County Heritage Day and
Chalk Festival July 13 at the administrationbuilding. MARTYWHITACRE
FOR THE COMMUNITY RECORDER
Harlee Hornsby isone of eight chalkartists whocompeted in
theBoone CountyHeritage Day andChalk Festival heldSaturday, July
13,at theadministrationbuilding. MARTYWHITACRE FOR THE
COMMUNITY RECORDER
Aubree Hannah, 5, of Florence and Reese Howson, 5, ofBurlington
stand by Jim Martins 1923 Ford T-Bucket duringthe car show at the
Boone County Heritage Day and ChalkFestival. NANCY DALY/THE
COMMUNITY RECORDER
Melvin Baker of Walton cruised in with his 1941 Ford during the
BooneCounty Heritage Day and Chalk Festival July 13 at the
administrationbuilding. MARTYWHITACRE FOR THE COMMUNITY
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FRIDAY, JULY 19ExhibitsNorthern KentuckyMusicLegends, 10 a.m.-5
p.m., Beh-ringer-Crawford Museum, 1600Montague Road,
Highlightsperformers, bands, DJs, compos-ers, lyricists and other
musicalartists from Northern Kentuckywho have spent 20-plus
yearssharing love of music with thepublic. Included with
admission.859-491-4003. Covington.VerbumDomini Exhibit, 10a.m.-6
p.m., Creation Museum,2800 Bullittsburg Church Road,Verbum Domini,
The Word ofthe Lord, is made up of acouple dozen Bible-relateditems
in an exhibit that cele-brates Gods word throughoutthe ages. Also
called the GreenCollection, its funded by HobbyLobby chain of arts
and craftsstores. $29.95 ages 13-59, $23.95ages 60 and up, $15.95
ages5-12, free ages 4 and under.800-778-3390. Petersburg.Dragon
Invasion Exhibit, 10a.m.-6 p.m., Creation Museum,2800 Bullittsburg
Church Road,Portico. Come face-to-face withtales of dragons from
all overthe world. View artwork andother adornments
strollingbeneath Chinese dragons. Learnabout encounters with
thesebeasts from China to Africa,Europe to the Americas
andAustralia to the Middle East.Discover what ancient
historianshave written about these crea-tures, and examine
armamentsthat may have been used byvaliant dragon slayers.
$29.95ages 13-59, $23.95 ages 60 andup, $15.95 ages 5-12, free ages
4and under. 800-778-3390. Pe-tersburg.
FestivalsSt. Paul School Summer Festi-val, 6-11 p.m., St. Paul
School,7303 Dixie Highway, Rides,games and food. Free, fee
foractivities. 859-647-4070. Flor-ence.Kenton County Fair, 9
a.m.-11p.m., Kenton County Fair-grounds, 2836 Harris Pike,
Demoderby, livestock shows, carnival,horse shows, pageants, 4-H
andFFA exhibits, truck and tractorpulls, food, laser tag,
bingo,spelling bee and senior halfprice night. $10. Presented
byKenton County Fair. ThroughJuly 20.
859-356-3738;www.facebook.com/Kenton-CountyFair. Independence.
Karaoke and OpenMicFriday Night Karaoke, 9 p.m.-1a.m., Florence
Elks Lodge 314,7704 Dixie Highway, Karaokeand dance. Ages 21 and
up.Free. 859-746-3557. Florence.
Literary - LibrariesMeet Your Match Trivia, 7p.m., Boone County
Main Li-brary, 1786 Burlington Pike,Registration required.
Presentedby Boone County Public Library.859-342-2665.
Burlington.Mahjong, 1 p.m., SchebenBranch Library, 8899 U.S.
42,859-342-2665. Union.
RecreationFriday Night Cruise In with DJRay, 5 p.m.-8 p.m.,
Janes Sad-dlebag, 13989 Ryle Road, Doorprizes, $1 hot dogs and
freecolor photo. Bring car for dis-counted meals. Free.
ThroughSept. 27. 859-384-6617. Union.
Senior CitizensWalk @Walton, 9:30-10:30 a.m.,Walton Multipurpose
Seniorand Community Center, 44 N.Main St., Presented by
WaltonSenior Activity Center. 859-485-7611.Walton.Euchre
Tournament, noon-2p.m., Walton MultipurposeSenior and Community
Center,44 N. Main St., Presented byWalton Senior Activity
Center.859-485-7611.Walton.
SportsACOWorld Championships ofCornhole VIII, 9 a.m.-11
p.m.,Turfway Park, 7500 TurfwayRoad, Pros and social playerscompete
for titles: World SocialDoubles, King of Sling, WorldDoubles, Queen
of Cornholeand King of Cornhole. Benefitsmultiple charities. Ages
21 andup. $150-$300; free for specta-tors. Presented by
AmericanCornhole Organization. 513-965-8687. Florence.
SATURDAY, JULY 20ExhibitsNorthern KentuckyMusicLegends, 10
a.m.-5 p.m., Beh-
ringer-Crawford Museum,Included with admission. 859-491-4003;
www.bcmuseum.org.Covington.VerbumDomini Exhibit, 9a.m.-6 p.m.,
Creation Museum,$29.95 ages 13-59, $23.95 ages60 and up, $15.95
ages 5-12, freeages 4 and under.
800-778-3390;www.creationmuseum.org.Petersburg.Dragon Invasion
Exhibit, 9a.m.-6 p.m., Creation Museum,$29.95 ages 13-59, $23.95
ages60 and up, $15.95 ages 5-12, freeages 4 and under.
800-778-3390;www.creationmuseum.org.Petersburg.
Farmers MarketNewport Farmers Market, 9a.m.-1 p.m., Historic
NewportBusiness District, MonmouthStreet, Held at 709 MonmouthSt.
in city parking lot adjacent toPepper Pod Restaurant. Home-grown
fruits, vegetables andannual and perennial flowers.Presented by
City of Newport.859-292-3666. Newport.
FestivalsSt. Paul School Summer Festi-val, 5-11 p.m., St. Paul
School,Free, fee for activities. 859-647-4070. Florence.
FilmsWaltonMovie Night, 9 p.m.Movie: Brave,Walton Com-munity
Park, Old Stephens MillRoad, Movie begins at dusk.Bring seating and
refreshments.Free. Presented by Boone Coun-ty Parks. Through Aug.
17.859-334-2117; www.boonecoun-tyky.org.Walton.
Literary - LibrariesWeather Wonders, 10:30 a.m.,Florence Branch
Library, 7425U.S. 42, Meteorologist KevinRobinson fromWLWT shares
hisexperiences chasing storms andpredicting weather. Free.
859-342-2665. Florence.
Music - AcousticSaturday Night Music, 6-7:30p.m. Music by
WolfCryer (Ameri-cana)., Velocity Bike & Bean,7560 Burlington
Pike, Freshbaked goods, desserts andcoffee available. Free.
859-371-8356; www.velocitybb.com.Florence.
SportsBlack-n-Bluegrass Rollergirls,6:30 p.m. Doors open 5:30
p.m.,Midwest Sports Center, 25Cavalier Blvd., Team belongs tothe
Womens Flat Track DerbyAssociation. Suicide seatingincluded with
general admis-sion. $15, $10 advance; free ages5 and under.
Presented byBlack-n-Bluegrass Rollergirls.Through Aug. 17.
859-474-0809;www.black-n-bluegrass.com.Florence.
SUNDAY, JULY 21Antiques ShowsBurlington Antique Show, 8a.m.-3
p.m., Boone CountyFairgrounds, 5819 Idlewild Road,More than 200
vendors with
antiques, vintage jewelry andfurniture, primitives,
architectur-al elements, mid-century collect-ibles, American and
memorabil-ia. Early buying, 6-8 a.m. with $5admission. $3, free
ages 12 andunder. Presented by BurlingtonAntique Show.
513-922-6847;www.burlingtonantiqueshow-.com. Burlington.
ExhibitsNorthern KentuckyMusicLegends, 1-5 p.m.,
Behringer-Crawford Museum, Includedwith admission.
859-491-4003;www.bcmuseum.org. Coving-ton.VerbumDomini
Exhibit,noon-6 p.m., Creation Museum,$29.95 ages 13-59, $23.95
ages60 and up, $15.95 ages 5-12, freeages 4 and under.
800-778-3390;www.creationmuseum.org.Petersburg.Dragon Invasion
Exhibit,noon-6 p.m., Creation Museum,$29.95 ages 13-59, $23.95
ages60 and up, $15.95 ages 5-12, freeages 4 and under.
800-778-3390;www.creationmuseum.org.Petersburg.
FestivalsSt. Paul School Summer Festi-val, 4-9 p.m., St. Paul
School,Free, fee for activities. 859-647-4070. Florence.
Music - Big BandJammin at Janes, 3-6 p.m.,Janes Saddlebag, 13989
RyleRoad, Free. 859-384-6617;www.janessaddlebag.com.Union.
MONDAY, JULY 22CivicTea Party Meeting, 6-8 p.m.,Sub Station II,
7905 Dream St.,Meet and discuss limited gov-ernment, free markets
and fiscalresponsibility. Free. Presented byGrassroots Tea Party of
BooneCounty. 859-586-9207;www.teapartyboonecounty.org.Florence.
Exercise ClassesGentle Yoga, 6 p.m., BooneCounty Main Library,
1786Burlington Pike, Learn basicpostures and flows. Bring yogamat.
$25 per month. Presentedby Boone County Public Library.
859-342-2665. Burlington.Yoga, 7 p.m., Boone CountyMain Library,
1786 BurlingtonPike, Hatha yoga postures,breathing techniques
andmeditation. Bring yoga mat. $25per month. Presented by
BooneCounty Public Library. 859-342-2665. Burlington.Zumba, 6 p.m.,
Scheben BranchLibrary, 8899 U.S. 42, Regis-tration required.
859-342-2665.Union.Zumba, 5:30 p.m., WaltonBranch Library, 21 S.
Main St.,Fast-paced workout. $5. 859-342-2665.Walton.
ExhibitsNorthern KentuckyMusicLegends, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.,
Beh-ringer-Crawford Museum,Included with admission. 859-491-4003;
www.bcmuseum.org.Covington.VerbumDomini Exhibit, 10a.m.-6 p.m.,
Creation Museum,$29.95 ages 13-59, $23.95 ages60 and up, $15.95
ages 5-12, freeages 4 and under.
800-778-3390;www.creationmuseum.org.Petersburg.Dragon Invasion
Exhibit, 10a.m.-6 p.m., Creation Museum,$29.95 ages 13-59, $23.95
ages60 and up, $15.95 ages 5-12, freeages 4 and under.
800-778-3390;www.creationmuseum.org.Petersburg.
Literary - LibrariesMonday 4Mystery BookGroup, 7 p.m. Discuss
BlueSmoke by Nora Roberts.,Florence Branch Library, 7425U.S. 42,
859-342-2665. Florence.Mike Hemmelgarn: Magician,Juggler,
Ventriloquist, 6:30p.m., Scheben Branch Library,8899 U.S. 42,
One-man showwith lots of audience participa-tion. Free.
859-342-2665. Union.
Senior CitizensYoga Fitness for Seniors,12:30-1:30 p.m., Walton
Multi-purpose Senior and CommunityCenter, 44 N. Main St.,
Presentedby Walton Senior Activity Cen-ter.
859-485-7611.Walton.
TUESDAY, JULY 23EducationAdmissions InformationSession, 2-3
p.m., Gateway
Community and TechnicalCollege Boone Campus, 500Technology Way,
Center forAdvanced Manufacturing,B104A. Learn about
admissions,financial aid, academic pro-grams and advising. For ages
16and up. Free. Presented byGateway Community and Tech-nical
College. 859-441-4500.Florence.Financial AidWorkshop, 3-4p.m.,
Gateway Community andTechnical College Boone Cam-pus, 500
Technology Way,Center for Advanced Manu-facturing, B206. Learn how
tofile Free Application for FederalStudent Aid (FAFSA).
On-siteassistance if you bring 2012federal tax return. Learn how
toobtain college degree withminimal student debt. For ages16 and
up. Free. Presented byGateway Community and Tech-nical College.
859-441-4500.Florence.
Literary - LibrariesBridge, 12:30-3 p.m., SchebenBranch Library,
8899 U.S. 42,859-342-2665. Union.Between Us, 6:30 and 7 p.m.This
months title: Inside Outand Back Again by ThanhhaLai., Boone County
Main Library,1786 Burlington Pike, Tweensand their parents read
anddiscuss book each month. Familyfriendly. Registration
required.Presented by Boone CountyPublic Library.
859-342-2665.Burlington.Drop-In and Stitch, 4:30 p.m.,Scheben
Branch Library, 8899U.S. 42, Bring in yarn projectsand join other
knitters andcrocheters. Yarn and needlesavailable. Free.
859-342-2665.Union.
Senior CitizensBingo, 12:30-2:30 p.m., WaltonMultipurpose Senior
and Com-munity Center, 44 N. Main St.,Presented by Walton
SeniorActivity Center. 859-485-7611.Walton.Walk @Walton, 9:30-10:30
a.m.,Walton Multipurpose Seniorand Community Center,
859-485-7611.Walton.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 24Art ExhibitsThe Human Face: A Revela-tion, 9
a.m.-5 p.m., ArtisansEnterprise Center, Free. 859-292-2322;
www.covingtonarts.com.Covington.
AttractionsSummer Family DiscountHours, 4-7 p.m.,
NewportAquarium, Admission: $23, $15ages 12 and under.
859-261-7444; www.newportaquarium-.com. Newport.
Exercise ClassesZumba Gold, 6 p.m., FlorenceBranch Library, 7425
U.S. 42,Slow-paced, low-impact versionof regular Zumba, perfect
foranyone with physical limitationsor just starting out an
exerciseprogram. $3. 859-342-2665.Florence.
ExhibitsNorthern KentuckyMusicLegends, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.,
Beh-ringer-Crawford Museum,Included with admission. 859-491-4003;
www.bcmuseum.org.Covington.VerbumDomini Exhibit, 10a.m.-6 p.m.,
Creation Museum,$29.95 ages 13-59, $23.95 ages60 and up, $15.95
ages 5-12, freeages 4 and under.
800-778-3390;www.creationmuseum.org.Petersburg.Dragon Invasion
Exhibit, 10a.m.-6 p.m., Creation Museum,$29.95 ages 13-59, $23.95
ages60 and up, $15.95 ages 5-12, freeages 4 and under.
800-778-3390;www.creationmuseum.org.Petersburg.
FilmsAMC Summer Nights, 10 p.m.Olympus Has Fallen., AMCNewport
On The Levee 20, $3.859-261-6795;
www.amc-theatres.com/summermovie-nights. Newport.
Health / WellnessNutrition and Dementia, 11a.m., Florence Branch
Library,7425 U.S. 42, Learn about differ-ent types of dementia and
waysnutrition, exercise and stim-ulation may help to decreaserisk.
Free. 859-342-2665. Flor-ence.Medicare 101, 6:30 p.m., Sche-ben
Branch Library, 8899 U.S. 42,Workshop provides overview ofMedicare
coverage and supple-mental insurance for prescrip-tion drugs and
health carecoverage. Hear about commonMedicare scams. Free.
859-342-2665. Union.
Karaoke and OpenMicDJ-led Karaoke, 9:30 p.m.-1:30a.m., Millers
Fill Inn, Free.859-431-3455. Bellevue.
Literary - LibrariesLegoMania, 10:30 a.m., WaltonBranch Library,
21 S. Main St.,Legos provided. Free. Regis-tration required.
Presented byBoone County Public Library.859-342-2665.Walton.
RecreationLadies Instructional GolfLeague, 5-8:30 p.m., World
ofGolf, 7400 Woodspoint Drive,Six weeks of 30-minute golfclinics
covering every aspect ofthe game. 5, 5:15, 5:30, 5:45, 6,6:15 or
6:30 p.m. For ladies ofany age. $99. Registrationrequired.
859-371-8255. Flor-ence.
THURSDAY, JULY 25Health / WellnessPet Loss and Grief
SupportGroup, 7-8:30 p.m., HopefulLutheran Church, 6430
HopefulChurch Road, Share memorieswith others to help in healing
ofloss/grief. Refreshments served.Meets monthly on fourth Thurs-day
of month. Free. 859-282-1549. Florence.
Literary - LibrariesBridge, 12:30-3 p.m., SchebenBranch Library,
859-342-2665.Union.Yoga, 6 p.m., Scheben BranchLibrary, 8899 U.S.
42, This class issuitable for all levels! Join KarenLandrum, RYT,
for this basic/beginner yoga practice thatoffers a holistic
approach tomaintaining a healthy weightwith increased flexibility,
morestamina & lean muscle! Pleasebring a yoga mat & small
hand-held or wrist weights to improvelean muscle tone (weights
areoptional). $25 fee per month.Call Boone County Parks at334-2117
to register. 859-342-2665. Union.Princess Picnic (4-7 years),
6:30p.m., Florence Branch Library,7425 U.S. 42, Come dressed inyour
best for stories and treatswith your favorite princes
andprincesses. Free. 859-342-2665.Florence.
Senior CitizensBingo, 12:30-2:30 p.m., WaltonMultipurpose Senior
and Com-munity Center, 859-485-7611.Walton.
SportsFlorence Freedom Baseball,6:35 p.m. vs. Joliet
Slammers.Rewind 94.9 Thirsty Thursday.,University of Cincinnati
MedicalCenter Stadium, 7950 FreedomWay, $14 VIP, $12 dugout,
$10reserved. Presented by FlorenceFreedom Professional
Baseball.859-594-4487; www.florence-freedom.com. Florence.
THINGS TO DO IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD
The Newport Kentucky Art Outpost has its second annualevent
featuring dozens of regional artists presentingpaintings, glass,
photographs, ceramics, jewelry and crafts,at World Peace Bell Park,
Fourth and York streets, inNewport. The event runs 5-9 p.m. Friday,
July 19; noon-9p.m. Saturday, July 20; noon-7 p.m. Sunday, July 21.
Call859-655-7700.THANKS TO JOYCE MCMULLIN
The Kenton County Fair runs through July 20 inIndependence.
THANKS TO THE KENTON COUNTY FAIR
Mike Hemmelgarn, magician, juggler and ventriloquist,performs a
one-man show, 6:30 p.m. Monday, July 22, atthe Scheben Branch
Library, 8899 U.S. 42, in Union. FILEPHOTO
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