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INDEPENDENCE —During aspecial meeting June 10, Inde-pendence City Council unani-mously approved the annex-ation of 46 acres along Ky. 17,property that isalsobeingcon-sidered for rezoning by Ken-ton County Fiscal Court.
This annexation comes twomonths after Independenceleaders annexed the same
property plus another 14acres, but rescinded the ordi-nance after Regency ManorNursing Home owners object-ed.
Todd Goodridge, Independ-ence resident and propertyowner in the annexation area,said he still didn’t want hisproperty annexed by the citybecause it would mean higherproperty taxes and he saw noadditional benefit.
“Let’s just say,we’re not op-posed to Independence. I’velived here 20 years. That’s notthe issue,” said Goodridge.“It’s the cost. There’s going to
be a cost and no benefit what-soever.”
Goodridge asked about taxexemptions, but council mem-bers and city attorney Jed De-ters weren’t sure that the cityhad authority to exempt prop-erties.
City councilman Chris Rei-nersman said the annexationis important because develop-ment in that area will have aneffect on the city and its resi-dents.
“We’re more interested inthezoningof thatareabecauseit’s right in our backyard,” hesaid. “It’s going to have a seri-
ous impact on Independence.We want to be at the table ifanything is going to be donethere.”
KentonCountyJudge-exec-utive Steve Arlinghaus saidthe fiscal court tabled the is-sue during its June 11meetingto get more information.
“Initially, the fiscal courtauthorized me to sign the pet-ition to oppose annexation,” hesaid, as the county owns al-most 3 acres in the annexationarea.
Arlinghaus said the annex-
Annexation approved,county rezoning on holdRezoning could berevisited July 9By Amy [email protected]
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KENTON COUNTY — BetweenMemorial Day and Labor Day,the combination of summer’shigh temperatures and vacationtime sends people toward somecool fun in a local pool.
Outside of Covington, Ken-ton County doesn’t offer com-munity pools, but private clubsallow swimming, diving andwa-ter slide splashes as well as oth-er activities including picnicand grilling areas, basketball,corn hole and even shuffle-board.
Beechwood Swim Club247 Beechwood Road, Fort Mitchell859-331-1644www.beechwoodswimclub.orgOpen 11 a.m. - 9 p.m. all weekAmenities include pool with threediving boards, children’s pool, ded-icated lap lanes, picnic shelter withgrills, basketball courts, shuffle-board and kids play area.
Bluegrass Swim Club101 Bluegrass Ave., Fort Wright859-331-2215www.bluegrassswimclub.comOpen Sunday through Thursday 11a.m. - 9 p.m., Friday and Saturday11a.m. - 10 p.m.
Open since 1961, this club offers apool with 1 and 3 meter divingboards, infants pool, pingpong ta-bles, basketball and volleyballcourts, a whiffle ball field, gas grillsin a covered picnic area and an ele-vated sun deck.
In addition to the pool, this club alsohas tennis and basketball courts, apicnic shelter with grills and a babypool area.
Cherry Hill Swim Club705 Peach Tree Lane, Erlanger859-331-8319www.cherryhillswimclub.comOpen 11 a.m. - 9 p.m. all week
Membership in this club, whichopened in 1961, is limited to 150families and offers a seven-lanepool.
Five Seasons345 Thomas More Pkwy, CrestviewHills
859-341-3687www.fiveseasonssportsclub.comOpen Monday through Thursday5:30 a.m. -10 p.m., Friday 5:30 a.m. -9, Saturday and Sunday 7 a.m. - 9p.m.
One of seven clubs in the region, thislocation includes a swim club withindoor and outdoor pools as well asa tennis and racquet club, a fitnesscenter, a dining and social club anda massage center.
Silverlake301 Kenton Lands Road, Erlanger859-426-7777www.silverlakefamily.comOpen 11 a.m. - 9 p.m. all weekBesides the outdoor water park withslides, pools and a lily padwalk, thisclub has an indoor aquatic centerwith a warm water therapy pool, ababypool, basketball, exercise facil-ities, personal training and martialarts and fitness classes.
Taylor Mill Swim Club5791 Taylor Mill Road, Covington859-392-0023www.taylormillswimclub.comOpen 11 a.m. - 9 p.m. all weekThis club offers an outdoor pool witha water slide, diving boards, a wad-ing pool, basketball courts, cornhole, sand volleyball, tables andoutdoor grills.
Jake Pulsateri, 14, top, and Will Ziegler, 12, synchronize black flips at the Taylor Mill Swim Club. AMY SCALF/THE
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INDEPENDENCE—Ken-ton County residents willget their chance to learnmoreabout theheroinepi-demic and local drug is-sues during the KentonTown Hall Meeting at theWilliamE.DurrBranchofthe Kenton County PublicLibrary from 6-8 p.m.Thursday, June 27.
The event will featuremedical professionals,law enforcement officials
and community volun-teers including CharlotteWethington, a formerteacher, Kenton residentand recovery advocate.
“We need to continuehaving these information-almeetingswhilewehavethe momentum,” saidWethington.
She said four similarmeetings have been heldin Campbell County, onein Boone County and an-other is planned for Pen-dleton County in July.
She will discuss the lo-cal group sponsoring theevent, NorthernKentuck-y’s PeopleAdvocatingRe-covery (PAR), of whichshe isamember.Formoreinformation, visitwww.peopleadvocatin-grecovery.org.
During the meeting,Wethington will also talkabout Casey’s Law, TheMatthew Casey Wething-ton Act for Substance
Abuse Intervention,which allows parents orother involved people topetition the court fortreatment on behalf ofsomeonewith a substanceuse disorder. She lobbiedfor the law,which becameeffective in 2004.
Prevention specialistSarah White from North-Key Regional PreventionCenter said the event willalso include local police,firefighters and emer-gency medical personnel,as well as the KentonCounty Alliance, North-ern Kentucky DistrictHealth Department,Brighton Recovery Cen-ter for Women, NorthernKentucky Drug StrikeForce and St. ElizabethMedical Center.
“Wewillhave lotsof re-source tables set up,” saidWhite. “Basically, it’s anopportunity to bringawareness regarding theheroin issue that has im-pacted the community,specifically the city of In-dependence. We want toprovide resources to the
community.”For more information
about the event, callWhite at 859-283-0952 ext.2790.
“Each county and eachcity is sodifferent, but thedruguse looks the same ineach one. We want tobring awareness to thepeople of Independence,that this is what is going
on in other counties andthis is what is going onright here,” she said.
Dr. Jeremy Engel, whochairs the Northern Ken-tucky Heroin and OpioidWork Group, said peopleare no longer surprisedthat drugs are an issue inmore rural areas such asKenton County, and peo-plearecoming together to
work on the problem lo-cally and regionally.
“In all of NorthernKentucky, everybody isbasically one family awayfrom somebody who’sbeen impacted by her-oin,” said Engel. “Heroinhas been here for years,obviously, and prescrip-tion drug abuse has beenhere for a number ofyears. In the last year-and-a-half, there’s been adramaticspike. It’s anepi-demic of destructive-ness.”
He said the overallcommunity understandsthere is a problem, butthey need to know howthey can help.
“Although there aresome individual organiza-tional systems that havesome capacity to addressit, we were not organizedas a community,” he said.
Engel hopes to attendthe meeting, but cannotyet commit because ofwork obligations.
Charlotte Wethington, a recovery advocate at TransitionsInc., will participate in the Kenton Town Hall Meetingregarding heroin and drug issues on Thursday, June 27. FILEPHOTO
ation includes propertywith no residents, mean-ing that “property ownerscannot object to being an-nexed.”
If property owners filea petition against the an-nexation, it could go onthe Nov. 2014 ballot, but“there would be no resi-dents that can voteagainst it,” said Arling-haus.
He expects the issue to
come up at the fiscalcourt’s meeting on Tues-day, June 27, but couldn’tsay if there would be anyaction.
“I can appreciate theresidents of Independ-ence being concernedabout development on theoutskirts of their city.Even as a county, we ownjust one parcel there.There are other propertyowners who should bequizzed on if they want tobe annexed or not. Re-gardless, I just want theproperzoningon there forthe proper kind of devel-
opment for businesseswhowant to expand in thecommunity,” said Arling-haus. “No business is go-ing to build any kind of fa-cility of any kind whatso-ever if there’s not a publicdemand for it.”
The county’s rezoningplea, to take the area fromresidential to commercialzoning, could come backto the Tuesday, July 9,Kenton County PlanningCommission meeting.
Arlinghaus said he’dlike to see the rezoning gothrough, “so long as it’sthe right thing to do for
the community.”Previously, Arlinghaus
said he’s worked with adeveloper to bring a po-tential project to the area.
“When highway de-partment put a five-lanehighway out there, theyexpected a higher volumeof residents and business-es touse thathighway,”hesaid. “The five-lane high-way is basically an invita-tion for larger, upscalebusinesses to come intothe community.”
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PARK HILLS — The Sis-ters of Notre Dame willpresent the 91st annualFourth of July Festivalfrom 2-7 p.m. July 4.
The school is located at1601Dixie Hwy.
The event will includecarnivalgames, liveenter-tainment, food, raffles, si-lent auction, petting zooand pony rides. The eventwill be held rain or shine.
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Jamz to raise moneyfor volleyball
ERLANGER — A Jamzevent to raise money forthe Tichenor MiddleSchool volleyball teamwill take place from 9-11a.m.,Aug. 3 in theSchebenGymnasium at Lloyd Me-morial High School, 450Bartlett Ave.
Registration will be8:30-9 a.m. on the sameday.
Instructors from Bet-terBodieswill lead partic-
ipants through a cardio-basedworkout using high-energy music. Cost to at-tend is $10 for adults, $5for students. Donationsfor thevolleyball teamcanalso be mailed directly toTichenor Middle School,Attn: volleyball team.
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Free HIV testsavailable
The OraQuick rapidoral swab HIV test will beavailable for free onThursday and Friday,June 27 and 28, in honor ofNational HIV Testing Dayon June 27.
In Kenton County, the20-minute anonymous testwill be available from 1-4p.m. Thursday at the Ken-ton County Health Center,2002 Madison Ave., Co-vington.
From 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.Friday, the same free testwillbeavailableat theCityHeights Health Fair, 2400Todd St., Covington.
For more information,call 859-341-4264, ext.2085.
RamageMuseumhosts lecture series
FORT WRIGHT — TheJames A. Ramage CivilWar Museum SummerLecture Series will con-tinue at 2 p.m. Sunday,June 23, at the museum,1402 Highland Ave.
Cost to attend the lec-tures is $5 per event.
Future lectures willtakeplaceat2p.m.onSun-days, July 14 and July 28.
For more information,check the museum web-site atwww.fortwright.com, or
check themuseum’s Face-book page.
Park Hills approvesMontague stop sign
PARKHILLS—TheParkHills City Council ap-proved a stop sign at theintersection of Montagueand Haven Gillespie Bou-levard, seenonsomemapsas Park Road, during theJune 10meeting.
The intersection is atthe entrance to DevouPark.
Public Works DirectorDennis Finke said he’d in-stall the stop sign as soonas possible on the westsideofthethree-wayinter-section, as drivers areheaded down the hill.
Covington city govern-ment will determine if astop sign will be installedon the east side of the in-tersection.
Park Hills Police ChiefCody Stanley said mostdrivers ignore the15milesper hour speed zone there,and hidden drivewaysmake the road treacher-ous for drivers. He hopesthe new stop sign willmake the roadway safer.
Roeblingfestcelebrates bridgehistory
Roeblingfest, a day-long celebration honoringthe John A. RoeblingBridge, will take place onSaturday, June 22.
The event will be heldon Park Place betweenScott and Greenup streetsand on Court Street be-tween Third and Fourth.
At 2 p.m. an aerial pho-tographer will capture animage of “Hands Acrossthe Roebling SuspensionBridge.”
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There’s a group ofbusinessmen and womeninGreaterCincinnati thathave an alter ego. By day,they’re presidents, exec-utives and teachers. Out-side the office, they’rerock and roll stars.
Five years ago, theydecided to join forces,and theresultwas thecre-ation of Suits that Rock.
For two nights thismonth, 45“suits”will takethe stage on two Satur-
days at The Carnegie Vi-sual and Performing ArtsCenter’s Otto M. BudigTheatre to perform asummer set list of rocksongs from past to pre-sent. The performanceraises money for the Car-negie’sEvaG.FarrisEdu-cation Center, which pro-vides arts education tomore than10,000 childrenannually.
Last year, the twoshows amassed $70,000,bringing the five-year to-tal to $330,000.
“It all started with abunch of fallen-away mu-sicians that had gottenday jobs,” said John Do-maschko, a member ofthe PBS FoundationBoard who co-founded
Suits thatRock. “Ifyou’veever done music, you’veneverfoundanythingelsethat did quite the samething for you. Originallywe thought the musicwould be fairly awful, butthere are some amazingmusicians in this group.It’s a blast from the past.”
The group does in factinclude many businessprofessionals who haveimpressivemusical back-grounds. Several used toplay professionally be-fore joining the businessworld.
ChuckReed, for exam-ple, is thedirectorofengi-neering and facilities atNewport Aquarium andpresident of River CityProductions. He is in aband called DV8 that hasopened for Styx.
Paul Bromwell hasbeen the chief informa-tion officer at FrostBrown Todd, LLC, since1991. In theearly1980s, hewas in a band called “TheYoungInvaders” thatwonthe first MTV BasementTapes, a showwhereuser-submitted videos wereshown and viewers votedon the best group. Brom-well just released a newalbum titled “Resurrec-tion Man.”
Greg Shumate, a cor-porate lawyer at FrostBrown Todd, who alsoservedasa special justiceto the Supreme Court ofKentucky, has been inseveral bands includinghis current group, TheDrysdales, who haveopened for Eddie Moneytwice.
“When I was a teen-ager, I played for crowdsthis big, but it was differ-ent,” Domaschko said.“When you’re seventeen,you’re worried that if youscrew up you’re not goingto get another date. Atmyage, I figure my wife ispretty immune to any em-barrassment I can create
for her.”The nights are con-
structed so that musi-cians rotate throughoutthe evening. Suits mem-bers will shuffle in andout periodically, creatinganenvironment that is ex-citing for everyone in thebuilding.
“We’ve always said thecrowd is an extension ofwhoweareonstage,” saidKevin Canafax, Midwestvice president of publicaffairs at Fidelity Invest-ments anda co-founder ofSuits that Rock. “If youthink about the people inthe audience, they’re ei-ther family, friends orcommunity leaders that
all of us work with.”This year, the showhas
added six “guest suits” toadd to the experience.Oneof those is formerCo-vington mayor ChuckScheper, whowill dust offhis guitar for one song.
“I used toplay acousticguitar in college,” Schep-er said. “And it was somuch fun playing. It’s areal privilege and an hon-or to be able to get up on-stage and perform. I’mvery excited.”
Scheper has been aregular at Suits that Rocksince its inception in2008,but switching to the otherside this year has provid-ed a whole new experi-ence.
“I came every year be-cause the music was sogood and I knew some ofthe people performing,”he said. “But it’s a little bitdaunting thinking thatI’m going to be up thereonstage.”
The theme this year isSwimsuits: Songs forSummer. Shows arescheduled for Saturdays,June 22 and 29, in theOttoM. Budig Theatre at TheCarnegie. Doors open at 7p.m. and the concertstarts at 8 p.m. Ticketsare$50 formezzanineand$75 for orchestra. Thetheater holds 465 people.
“We have such a greattime, and then to have ittranslate into the biggestfundraiser that The Car-negie has ... we blew bywin-win a long time ago,”Domaschko said. “Thebiggest challenge will be,when this year is over,we’ll look at each otherand say ‘How the hell arewe going to top that?’”
Corporate folks still rockin’ inside
Suits that Rock members, from left, John Domaschko ofthe PBS Foundation Board, Kevin Canafax, Midwest vicepresident of public affairs at Fidelity Investments, andChuck Scheper, former Covington mayor. THE ENQUIRER/ADAM
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According to Hanra-han, participants general-ly arrive to set up camp inthe afternoon. Openingceremonies start at 6 p.m.on the first night and usu-ally recognize team cap-tains and cancer survi-vors.
From there the teamshit thetrackanddon’tstopuntil morning. Someevents last as much as 24hours, according to infor-mation on the nationalRe-lay For Life website. Theidea is that cancer neversleeps, so each team isasked to have a memberon the track at all times.
At Dixie Heights, astorm warning forcedevents indoors where lo-cal residents had set upbooths to sell goods andmemorabilia to help fundthe cause.
Tina West has beenselling items for cancerawareness since hermother was diagnosedthree years ago.
EDGEWOOD — TheAmerican Cancer Societysponsored their annualRelay For Life at DixieHeightsHigh School June1-2.
Relay For Life raisesmoney for cancer re-search by holding a series
of community events,usually overnight, inwhich cancer survivorsand those who have lost aloved one to cancer con-verge to fight back.
“Last year we raisedabout $55,000,” said KilaHanrahan, communityrepresentative with theAmericanCancerSociety.“This year our goal is
“I’m done,” West said.“I just got tired of it. Mymother is a survivor andmy aunt just got diag-
nosed. So I decided to dosomething about it.”
According to Hanra-han, all money raised atRelay For Life events aredirectly used by theAmerican Cancer Societytohelp fundareaprojects,specifically cancer re-search.
“We have a researchprogram that has funded46 Nobel Prize winnerssince 1946,” Hanrahansaid. “So the research weare investing in is reallygood, top-quality re-search.”
She said money is alsogiven to patient supportservices and programslike the Hope Lodge,which provides free hous-ing for cancer patientsand their families goingthrough treatment.
A Luminary Ceremonytakes place on the firstnight, with team mem-bers decorating paperbags in memory of lovedones diagnosed with can-cer. Due to the threat ofrain, this iconic ceremonywas pulled from the list ofevents at Dixie Heights.
Instead, participantswere requested to usetheir cell phones or flashlights tohonorfriendsandfamily, Hanrahan said.
“In theendweall takeafinal lap,” Hanrahan said.“This lap helps us to endthe events but also helpsus remember why we’rehere and who we are herefor.”
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Kenton County Relay for Life exceeds goalBy Brandon [email protected]
Participants round the second turn of the first lap at the June 1 Relay For Life event atDixie Heights High School. BRANDON HOELLE/THE COMMUNITY RECORDER
Contestant misses graduationEDGEWOOD—Odyssey of the
Mind teaches students how tosolve problems creatively, butfour years of creative problemsolving couldn’t prepare Thom-as Nolan for the difficult deci-sionhewasconfrontedwith lastmonth.
Nolan, then a Dixie HeightsHigh School senior, and the oth-er six members of his Odysseyteam had been invited to com-peteat theworldfinalscompeti-tion at Michigan State Univer-sity onMay24 – the sameday astheir own high school gradua-tion.
“I realized that I would prob-ably rememberworld finals in agreater light than if I went tograduation,” Nolan said. “Iwanted to do it for the team andnot let them down.”
Odyssey of theMind is an in-ternational educational compe-tition that helps “students learnhow to identify challenges andto think creatively to solvethese problems,” according tothe programwebsite.
Dr. SamMicklus, a professorat Rowan University in NewJersey (formerly GlassboroState College) founded the or-
ganization after realizing thathis own students weren’t theonly ones who could benefitfrom his unique problem-solv-ing challenges.
Eachyear825teamsofsevenstudents fromaround theworldcompete to showcase theirengi-neering, performance and ar-chitectural prowess before anaudience of their peers. The2013Odysseyof theMindWorldFinals was May 22-25 at Michi-gan State University, overlap-pingDixieHeights’HighSchoolgraduation.
“This is the first year we’vehad a scheduling conflict likethis,” said Dixie Odyssey coachGreg Beers. “Quite simply, wejust left it up to the kids andtheir families to make the deci-sion.”
Nolan’s teamwasassigned tothe Pet Project task; a problemthat involved creating self-pro-pelled vehicles to transportparts of a “pet” which, whencompleted, would do a trick forthe audience. Nolan was one offive seniors on the team and thefirst to announce his plans tocompete instead of attendinggraduation. As world finals ap-proached, all but a small hand-ful of seniors in the group fol-lowed suit.
“We did have some studentscome back for graduation, butwehad to leave enoughup thereto actually compete,” Beerssaid. “Those kids just decided itwould be more important to bethere and miss graduation, andthey had a lot of fun with it so itended up working out verywell.”
The Odyssey of the MindWorld Finals organizers weresympathetic to the difficult de-
cision these students were hav-ing tomake, so theyhosted theirown graduation ceremony forthe kids at MSU.
“The graduation at world fi-nals was much better than ex-pected,” Nolan said. “I thinkeven a lot better than what myown graduation was going tobe.”
Nolan credits his sister, Sa-vannah, a member of the sameteam, as being a driving force
behind his decision.“My sister … was all for me
going to finals instead of gradu-ation,” Nolan said. “My momwas a little skeptical though.”
Rebecca Nolan admitted tohaving reservations about herson missing such a milestone,but said she couldn’t be happierwith the decision he made.
“In fact I didn’t really wanthim to miss graduation at Dix-ie,” Rebecca said. “But then Irealized it was something hereally wanted to do, and that itwas actually quite an honor forhim to graduate at MichiganState.”
Dr. Sam Micklus, the Odys-sey of the Mind founder, pre-sented each student with a per-sonalized certificate during thegraduation ceremony. In all, 55kids from around the worldgraduated at the event, eight ofwhom were from Dixie – thelargest single group, accordingto Rebecca.
“NowThomas’ sister (Savan-nah) is hoping her graduationfalls on the world finals event,”Rebecca said. “And I’d be finewith that. It reallywas anhonor.Such a great experience.”
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Pictured from left (Odyssey problem/team): Alex Hovel (Pet Project),Benton Smith (Tumble-wood), Blaine Hovel (ARTchitecture: TheMusical), Maria Rojas (Tumble-wood), Victoria Short (Tumble-wood),Thomas Nolan (Pet Project), William Storrs (Tumble-wood), and LiamMcGee (Pet Project). Nolan was a member of the Pet Project team withHovel and McGee. Two sophomores not pictured from the Pet Projectteam are Savannah Nolan and Olivia Storrs. Two seniors whograduated at Dixie Heights (not pictured) are Nathan Petrie (PetProject) and Michael Spurlock (Pet Project). PHOTO BY BETTY MCGEE
ERLANGER—The first-everErlanger-Elsmere BilingualPreschool Summer Programkicks off nextmonth at ArnettElementary, and has alreadygarnered a huge responsefrom the community.
The program will focus onchildren who are not profi-cient in the English languageand prepare them for academ-ic life by building confidenceand encouraging interactionwith other children.
Emely Mejia is an Englishlanguage learners (ELL) paraeducator and will be teachingthe program this summerthroughout the month of July.
“I immediatelygotrespons-es back from parents whowere interested,” Mejia said.“Once I sent forms out, invit-ing certain families to partici-pate, within a week I had plen-ty of calls coming back andforms being returned.”
Due to the overwhelmingresponse from area families,Mejia said she hopes to offerthe program to more childrennext year.
“Because I am the only oneteaching right now, we arecapping the session at 12 stu-dents,” Mejia said. “I wouldtake 20 if I could. If the fundsare there and there is moremoney, Iwoulddotwosessionsnext year. I’m sure it will hap-pen.”
Mejia said the theme forher children this year will fol-low the popular Eric Carlebooks often used in schools
throughout the country. Booksby Carle include “The VeryHungry Caterpillar” and “TheTiny Seed.”
“I plan on giving themcrafts to do, working on pro-jects outside and watchingvideos that have todowith thistheme,” Mejia said. “We willalso follow the life-cycle of acaterpillar, and hopefully seethe transformation into a but-terfly. Hopefully.”
Mejia said the primarygoalof the program is to integratechildren into the school envi-ronment. Many of the partici-pating children will have littleto no experience in a schoolsetting, and Mejia and Neu-hard said they hope this pro-gram will increase their aca-demic response and socializa-tion.
“You’ve got to kind of breakthe ice for them,” Mejia said.“Many times children in thissituationwill have a really dif-ficult time beginning inschool. I think it is huge togivethemtheopportunity toget ac-climated to thewhole system.”
Neuhard said she is confi-dent the Bilingual PreschoolSummer Program will helpELL children adapt and growfor years to come.
“We really hope it helpstheir transition into school,”Neuhard said. “Whether it bepreschool or kindergarten,this program will give them aboost that they otherwisewouldn’t have had.”
For more about area programsthat matter most to you and your
FORT WRIGHT — The end ofthe school year doesn’t meanlearning time is over at FortWright Elementary.
Approximately 50 studentsenrolled inFitnessCampfor thelast week in May, according toRose Koehler, camp organizerand the school’s Family Re-source Center coordinator.
Kindergarten through fifth-grade students attended thefree camp to learn about sportsand fitness activities includingtaekwondo, cardiovascular fit-ness, intensive strength train-ing, yoga and soccer.
“The goal of the campwas to
set students up to start theirsummers off on the right footbyexposing themtoavarietyofdifferent physical activities.Our hope is that the studentswill continue to stay activethroughout their summerbreak,” said Koehler. “We liveinsuchagreatareawhere thereare a multitude of unique andreally exciting programs thatare offered, and a lot of thetime, parents may not knowabout them or they may not beaware that many of the activ-ities that adults typically par-ticipate in, like yoga or Cross-Fit, also offer programs forkids.”
Students workedwith repre-sentatives from CrossFit Co-
vington, Dominach’s Taekwon-do Academy of Independenceand Covington Yoga.
Monica Smith of the North-ern Kentucky Health Depart-ment also led a camp activityabout nutrition.
Koehler said Smith taughtstudents the “Go, Slow, Whoa”system of recognizing thesmartest food choices.
“’Go’ foods are foods you caneatalmostanytime. ‘Slow’ foodsare foods that are OK to eatsometimes, and ‘Whoa’ foodsare foods that are OK to eatonce in a while,” said Koehler.
Students also participated incraft activities and receivedwater bottles and pedometersto use throughout the summer.
Vicky Dominach of Dominach’s Taekwondo Academy teaches martial arts skills during the Fitness Camp atFort Wright Elementary. THANKS TO ROSE KOEHLER
Villa Madonna Academy ishosting a Spanish Camp thissummer, taught by VMA facul-ty member Lori Wall, June 24-28.
Students will participate ina variety of interactive activ-
ities to promote proficiencyand practice grammar. Allclasses are open to anyone in-terested, and are strongly rec-ommended for those who aremoving up a level. Cost is $125.
» Class A, 11 a.m. to noon,for students entering Spanish1. This class will preview key
concepts for learning a secondlanguage, and is recommendedfor students with no previousSpanish experience.
» Class B, noon to1p.m., forstudents entering Spanish 2.This class will review much oflevel 1 and will introduce newmaterial which students will
use in Spanish 2.» Class C, 1-2 p.m., for high-
school students entering Span-ish3.This classwill review lev-el 2 and preview Spanish 3.This will be a conversationalclass to prepare students tospeak in the target languageand use it more fluently. There
will also be a grammaticalcomponent in which the stu-dents will complete a binder touse in continuing Spanish lan-guage courses.
For more information or toregister, call 859-331-6333 ext.121.
Villa Madonna hosts Spanish Camp June 24-28Community Recorder
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Holy Cross senior Michael Hewitt makes a tough catch in right fieldMay 1. FILE PHOTO
Scott’s Pete Ohmer (20) slides safely under Highlands catcher Quentin Murray (11) May 2. Ohmer pitched ashutout in the 10th Region Tournament in June. FILE PHOTO
Simon Kenton’s Dustin Hill throws to first to try to get adouble play. Scott beat Simon Kenton 10-0 in baseball April4. FILE PHOTO
Scott senior Jake Groeschen throws the discus. He won the regionaltitle May 11. FILE PHOTO
Simon Kenton’s Christina Cookwon the 400 meter regional title.FILE PHOTO
Holy Cross shortstop Madyson Moran throws out a runner at firstbase March 19. Moran was one of Northern Kentucky’s top softballplayers and will play for James Madison University. FILE PHOTO
Scott’s Reed Spata (2) slides past Highlands catcher Quentin Murray(11) May 2. FILE PHOTO
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A publication of
Honor Flight seeking World War II vetsThe young men and women
in their late teens and early 20swho left home to serve theircountry in 1942 became oldmen and women before memo-rials to their service werecreated in Washington, D.C.
In 2005, a retired Air Forcecaptain real-ized that veter-ans of WorldWar II wereunlikely toever see theirmemorial ontheir own andHonor Flightwas born, tak-ing 98,500World War IIveterans to seetheir memorialat absolutely
no cost to the veterans – andthere are still many who arephysically able to make thetrip, if only Honor Flight canlocate them. Honor Flight’smission has expanded to in-clude Korean War veterans,and Honor Flight Tri-Stateneeds help finding them aswell.
Honor Flight is a gift toveterans, a tangible way to saythanks to the men and womenwho put their lives on hold foryears in service to their coun-try. These veterans were sep-arated from their families withonly sporadic V-Mail contact –no email or Skype. No paradesgreeted them; they just slippedback into their communitiesand quietly built their lives.
Funding is private, andGuardians who accompanyeach veteran pay their ownway for the privilege of spend-ing a day with a living historytreasure. In the space of oneday, these veterans have theopportunity to share memorieswith comrades-in-arms and telltheir stories.
It is long past time to saythank you to the men and wom-en who served in World War IIand Korea. Honor Flight wantsto give the gift of a trip toWashington, D.C., to everyveteran of these wars whowould not otherwise have achance to see their memorials.
Honor Flight veterans de-scribe it as “the trip of a life-
time,” saying, “I wasn’t sure Iwanted to go, but I am so glad Idid.” Family members tell us“this trip made such a differ-ence for Dad – he is talkingabout his experiences nowwhen he never would before.”Whenever we encounter anHonor Flight veteran, he neverfails to tell us what a greattime he had – whether the tripwas last month or five yearsago.
An Honor Flight is a longday for veterans from thisarea. They check in by 6 a.m.for their 8 a.m. charter. Whilein DC, they see the Iwo JimaMemorial, Air Force Memori-
al, Arlington, World War IIMemorial, VietnamMemorialand Korean War Memorial inthe space of six or seven hours,with time at each one to reflectand remember.
Families and school groupsshake their hands and ask forpictures. Active duty servicemembers sometimes accompa-ny the group on their daylongpilgrimage. They arrive homeafter 10 p.m., tired and exhil-arated, sometimes a little cran-ky as they come off the plane –until they hear and then seethe crowd waiting at the air-port to give them the hero’swelcome they never received.
They stand – or sit – a littletaller and their smiles get alittle broader and tears of joyshine not only in their eyes butalso in the eyes of those whogreet them.
Honor Flight Tri-State hasthree charters scheduled forthe rest of this year, one eachin August, September andOctober. Seats are available forWorld War II veterans in Sep-tember and October; we have awaiting list for Korean Warvets for next year’s flights.
Help us locate these menand women so we can givethem this thank you gift. Con-tact Honor Flight Tri-State at513-277-9626 orwww.honorflighttristate.org.Applications are available atthe web address.
Deanna Beineke of Fort Thomas isan Honor Flight Ambassador. Shehas been a volunteer with HonorFlight since 2009, having served as aguardian on two flights. Along withher husband, Jim, she serves asground crew chief, organizing thewelcome celebrations for eachreturning flight.
Ed McKinney ofLatonia isaccompanied byHonor FlightAmbassadorDeanna Beinekeof Fort Thomasduring an HonorFlight trip to theWorld War IIMemorial inWashington,D.C. PROVIDED
DeannaBeinekeCOMMUNITYRECORDER GUESTCOLUMNIST
Privacy is so 20thcentury
Privacy is so 20th century.Today the grocer knows whatthe customer eats, the clothingstore his sizes and the homestore what light bulbs he uses.One may argue that those areprivate enterprises, not thegovernment collecting dataabout its citizens, but food,clothing and shelter are neces-sities, That data is then usedfor marketing profit.
The current alarm aboutgovernment surveillance hasat least something in the publicinterest going for it. Perhaps ithas andwill continue toprotectthe country from further harmin this post 9/11world.
It needs to be revealed thatretail establishments also haveSocial Security numbers. Saywhat? Try calling them for anaccount balance, for instance,and the last four digits of thecaller’s Social Security num-berwillberequired tocontinuethe inquiry. It is understand-able that banks are entitled tothat information as taxes areinvolved. It is not understand-able that retailers need whatpeople have long been warnedagainst sharing – their SocialSecurity numbers – to guardagainst identity theft andscams.
When challenged the storeshave said that they have onlythe last four digits. Highly un-likely. When further chal-lenged theywill say theywouldnever share it. Risky when somany have access. Andwhy dothey have it in the first place?Becauseweact as a credit cardcompany is the answer. Oncerating agencies clear the pathfor the consumer to be grantedany credit card there is no rea-son for the retailer to have, letaloneuse, Social Security num-bers for security purposes. Pa-trons buy products and ser-vices and pay any taxes onthem. End of story.
There are responsible re-tailers who use the last fourdigits of the customer’s ac-count number for identity andsecurity. Unfortunately somany have misused Social Se-
curity numbers that they haveentered thepublic domainwithno chance of retraction.
Phoneandutility companiestoohavethoseonce-considered“sacred numbers.” They arequasi public-private services.Then there is the criminal ele-ment which hacks various ac-counts for gain. That takes itfull circle back to privacy is so20th century.
Nancy RowlesCovington
A library fableOnceuponatimethere lived
a little boy named Tom. Tomwasbrightandcuriousand intolots of things, sometimes intothings he should have leftalone. One sunny day hismoth-er took him by his 3-year-oldhand and told him they weregoing to go somewhere veryspecial.Of course,Tomwasex-cited and kept asking hismoth-er “Where? Where?” But shejust smiled and walked ondown the street, holding hishand tight because there was alot of traffic that day. Aftertheyhadwalkedabit, hismoth-er said “Here we are!” Tomlooked, but all he saw was an-other building. It didn’t lookvery special to him.
When they got inside, how-ever, Tom jumped up anddown. Books and books andbooks. Books everywhere. Hismothersaid, “Tom, this is the li-brary.Wehave to be very quietin here.” When he wanted toknow why he should be quiet,his mother just held her fingerto her mouth and said, “Ssh.”She took Tom to the part of thelibrary that was just for chil-dren and told himhe could lookat any book he wanted to. Hepicked up one that had a pic-ture of the moon on the frontandaskedhismomifshewouldread it to him. So she sat downwithTomonher lapand togeth-er they looked at that book.
As Tom grew up, he likedstopping by the library on hisway home from school eachday. Sometimes his best friendwent with him too. They woulddo their homework and look atthe magazines. Later helearned to use the newfangledcomputer there because his fa-ther wouldn’t allow him to usethe one at home. But one day,whenTomhadstoppedat the li-brary by himself, somethingbadhappened to him.Henevertold anybody about it; he neversaid what it was, but he neverwent back to the library again.Hewasscaredandhehated theplace.
When Tom finally left homeand went away to college, hecouldneverbe found in the col-lege library. It was a mysteryto all his friends because theycouldn’t figure out how he’dgraduated from college with-out ever using the library. Itdidn’t seem possible to them.As Tom grew, he married, hadsomekidsofhis own, andhatedlibraries even more. Hethought all public librariesshould be shut down and he ar-guedendlessly about it.He for-got he lived in a free societywithaccess toknowledge inun-censored books and maga-zines; he just wanted to stop alllibraries from getting moneyto stay open and provide thataccess to everyone. Poor Tom.
Moral: Ask people with li-brary cards. They’ll know.
Hilda WeaverFort Mitchell
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Details have finally beenmade available to Villa HillsAssistant Police Chief JoeSchutzman regarding his sus-pension onMay 23. This comeswell after the announced sus-pension as well as missing thedeadline imposed by the VillaHills Civil Service Commis-sion. Mayor MikeMartin, andhis former personal attorney(and now taxpayer-paid CityAttorney) ToddMcMurtry,moved to dismiss the charges(evidently because Martin andMcMurtry knew their vagueaccusations and evidencewould not hold up when pre-sented to the commission), butSchutzman’s attorney, JeffOtis, wanted to proceed with adecision from the commissionbecause Joe Schutzman wantsthe opportunity to clear hisgood name. On June 6 Schutz-man was reinstated with fullback pay.
We now enter another seriesof odd coincidences. One isthat a witnesses in this case isCity Clerk Craig Bohman (re-cently hired by the mayor).Second is witness C. AlyseBender, Esq. (a member of thelaw firm of the mayor’s formerpersonal attorney recentlyhired by the mayor as our cur-rent taxpayer-paid city at-torney). Because he is a wit-ness , McMurtry can’t repre-sent the city. As a result MayorMartin hired two additionallawyers for the city. Just like areporter that becomes a part ofthe story a city attorney shouldnot become a part of all of this.
Why does a newly hired cityclerk photograph members ofthe Police Department? Whoinstructed him to do this andwhy? Something fishy per-meates the city of Villa Hillsbut I don’t think the smell iscoming from the nearby OhioRiver.
NowMayor Martin and thecity attorney plan to file alawsuit in Kenton Circuit Courtchallenging the jurisdiction ofthe commission. The mayor’s
actions willcost thousandsof dollars. Thecity is essen-tially going tosue itself. Thisis a slap in theface to theunpaid, volun-teer, unbiasedmembers ofthe commis-sion. Schutz-man’s attorney
thinks that the mayor wantsthe decision to be made by CityCouncil which he believes“would be more friendly” tothe mayor’s wishes. The mayorcurrently is the defendant in alawsuit for slander and defa-mation of Schutzman and ru-mors are that at least twocouncil members have toldpeople in the community thatthey want to outsource man-agement of the police force.How can anyone possibly be-lieve they would be objective?The commission was estab-lished to serve as an extralayer of protection for the cityfor actions just like the onestaken byMartin. Now thou-sands of taxpayer dollars willbe wasted in this court battle?
One must wonder what itmust be like to have been aVilla Hills policeman the lastcouple of years. I believe it isthe equivalent of being like adog locked in a cage whilebeing repeatedly poked by astick and then expecting thatsame dog to be your bestfriend. However our policedepartment continues to oper-ate in a professional manner.
The winner of the mayor’snever-ending quest for re-venge against the police de-partment remains to be seen.But the losers are the taxpay-ers in Villa Hills who have tolive with the fallout of a mayorwho consistently exhibits in-credibly poor judgment.
Larry Heinzelman is a Villa Hillsresident.
Losers are VillaHills taxpayers
LarryHeinzelmanCOMMUNITYRECORDER GUESTCOLUMNIST
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From scratch-resistantscreen covers to leath-er cases, we do ourbest to protect our
electronic investments.John Lewis spends his time
destroying them.Lewis is the operations
manager for an electronics-recycling center in BooneCounty called KentuckyeScrap. Lewis started the com-pany in 2000 after seeing manyY2K non-compliant computersgo to waste.
“I’ve been recycling since Iwas a teenager,” Lewis said. “Inoticed there wasn’t anythinglike this in the area and decid-ed to go for it. Business hasreally boomed in the last twoor three years.”
According to the KentuckyDivision of Waste Management2012 annual report, Kentuck-ians recycled 37 percent of allmunicipal solid waste in 2011;over 2.19 million tons of ma-terial. This number is up from2010, which saw 1.71milliontons recycled.
Although electronics recy-cling has been increasingthroughout the state, Lewissaid he has had very little com-petition in the business.
“A lot of (electronics) recy-cling centers have been pop-ping up recently,” Lewis said.“But they never stick aroundfor more than a couple years.Part of the problem is gettingthe word out.
“I constantly have peopleshow up and say, ‘If I onlyknew about you guys yearsago.’ Showing people that thereis another way – besides throw-ing old TV’s and computers inthe landfill – is not that easy.”
In an effort to increase
awareness of the issue, KentonCounty offers a monthly recy-clable pick-up from 9 a.m. to 2p.m. on the first Saturday ofevery month at the publicworks building at 420 Inde-pendence Station Road, Inde-pendence. Anyone can bringelectronics and batteries,paint, oil and fuel, or any othersuch material to be recycled atno cost.
Kristopher Siegert works atthe Kenton County PublicWorks office and has beenimpressed with the amount ofelectronics being recycledduring these monthly cam-paigns.
“We try to do our own recy-cling here of electronics,”Siegert said. “To our advantagethis keeps it out of landfills,saves space and doesn’t harmthe environment.”
The U.S. EnvironmentalProtection Agency (EPA) hasdeveloped a set of federalregulations regarding the dis-posal of certain electronicsbecause of their mercury con-tent.
“These electronics will weardown over time and deterio-rate, and mercury leaking outdoes contaminate the soil andwater,” Siegert said.
Mercury is found in batter-ies, lamps, pesticides, paint,thermometers and some skin-lightening creams, and cancause significant damage topeople and the environmentwhen not properly disposed of.
“We think this is an easyalternative for people,” KYeScrap operations managerLewis said. “If someone iscleaning out their basementthey can just haul their stuff
here instead of taking it to thedump. Recycling creates jobsand prevents a lot of hazardousmaterials from going in thelandfill.”
In 2008, the Kentucky PrideFund Program began to pro-vide grant awards for the man-agement of electronics wasteand mercury, which has helpedto increase the amount of elec-tronics and hazardous wastebeing recycled, according tothe state’s waste managementannual report.
But Lewis said he is un-certain of the future of elec-tronics recycling centers.
“We get our revenue bypoundage recycled,” Lewissaid. “A lot of these desktopcomputers have already comethrough the system. Now lap-tops and iPads are comingthrough. Everything is gettinglighter. Do the math.”
For now, Lewis will have torely on good Samaritans in thecommunity to recycle theirelectronics and spread theword about the importance ofdoing so.
“We’re doing everything wecan to advertise what we dohere and why it is important,”Lewis said. “As long as theymake computers there will bea need for places like this toproperly dispose of them. Ijust want people to understandhowmuch this really matters,not just to the environment butfor the people who work in thisindustry.”
KY eScrap is located at 7430Industrial Road in Florence.For more information aboutrecycling programs near you,contact the Northern KentuckySolid Waste Management Areaat 859-334-3151.
For more information about whatmatters most in your community,
follow me on Twitter @BrandonNKY
Griffin Lessley sorts computer parts for recycling at KY eScrap. BRANDON HOELLE/THE COMMUNITY RECORDER
Boone County Public WorksFree appliance recycling5645 Idlewild Road, Burlington;859-334-3600
Women’s Crisis CenterAccepts and reuses cellphonesfor at-risk women
835 Madison Ave, Covington;859-491-3335
Amodel piano made by KY eScrap employee George Gabbard.Gabbard has made several items from recycled computer partsincluding Christmas ornaments, earrings and picture frames. All of theitems are on display at KY eScrap. BRANDON HOELLE/THE COMMUNITY RECORDER
LIFELIFE PEOPLE | IDEAS | RECIPES
SOUTHKENTONRECORDER
THURSDAY, JUNE 20, 2013
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FRIDAY, JUNE 21Art ExhibitsFaces and Figures, 9 a.m.-5p.m., Artisans Enterprise Center,27 W. Seventh St., Drawings andpaintings by 13 current or for-mer Cincinnatians. Artwork willcombine immediacy of draw-ings, some finished, othersworking or timed sketches, withoil sketches and completedpaintings. View various steps inprocess from idea to execution.Free. 859-292-2322; www.co-vingtonarts.com. Covington.
ExhibitsNorthern 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; www.bcmuseu-m.org. Covington.
FestivalsMary, Queen of Heaven ParishFunfest, 6-11 p.m., Mary, Queenof Heaven Parish, 1150 Don-aldson Highway, Rides, games,raffles, food and music. $10,000raffle with 5 chances to win:tickets $25 each. Call to orderraffle tickets. Free. 859-525-6909; www.mqhparish.com.Erlanger.
Health / WellnessCardioVascular Mobile HealthUnit, noon-4 p.m., St. ElizabethCovington, 1500 James SimpsonJr. Way, Stroke and cardiovascu-lar screenings. $75 for all threemain screenings. Presented bySt. Elizabeth Healthcare. 859-301-9355. Covington.
Music - JazzThe John Von Ohlen, 7:30 p.m.,Dee Felice Cafe, 529 Main St.,859-261-2365; www.deefel-icecafe.com. Covington.
SATURDAY, JUNE 22Cooking ClassesSushi Rolling and Dining, 7p.m., Sushi Cincinnati, 130 W.Pike St., Includes training, choiceof at least three sushi rolls,BYOB and recipe/product in-formation. $25. Reservationsrequired. 513-335-0297;www.sushicinti.com. Covington.
FestivalsRoeblingfest, 11 a.m.-11 p.m.Music by Sugarman and 500Miles to Memphis., RoeblingPoint Entertainment District,Court Avenue and E. ThirdStreet, Foods from local restau-rants, beverage booths, music,art show and sale showcasinglocal talents and variety of tours.Free. Presented by Streets of theRoebling Point EntertainmentDistrict. 859-261-7777; www.roe-blingbridge.org. Covington.Mary, Queen of Heaven ParishFunfest, 5-11 p.m., Mary, Queenof Heaven Parish, Free. 859-525-6909; www.mqhparish.com.Erlanger.
FilmsCommunity Cinema: LoveFree or Die, 4-6 p.m., TrinityEpiscopal Church, 326 MadisonAve., Film and discussion onSpecial Jury Prize winner Sun-dance 2012 film. Post-film dis-cussion panelists: Peter D’Angio,the rector of Trinity and ChuckBeatty from the CNKY FilmFestival. Free. Presented byCommunity Cinema. 859-431-1786; www.itvs.org/films/love-free-or-die. Covington.
Music - BenefitsSuits That Rock, 8 p.m. Swim-Suits: The Songs of Summer.
Doors open 7 p.m., The Car-negie, 1028 Scott Blvd., Morethan 40 professionals and exec-utives perform. Dinner by-the-bite, cash bar and dancingencouraged. Post-show un-plugged with commemorativemug in the Ohio National Fi-nancial Services Gallery. BenefitsCarnegie’s Eva G. Farris Educa-tion Center. $75 orchestra, $50mezzanine. Reservations re-quired. 859-957-1940; www.the-carnegie.com. Covington.
Music - ConcertsGorilla Zoe, 8 p.m. Doors open 7p.m., Madison Theater, 730Madison Ave., Alonzo Mathis isa rapper and member of rapgroup Boyz N Da Hood. Ages 21and up. $35 VIP, $15. 859-491-2444; www.madisontheateronli-ne.com. Covington.
Music - JazzNew Sleepcat Band, 7 p.m.,Dee Felice Cafe, 529 Main St.,Directed by Bill Gemmer andfeatures John Von Ohlen. 859-261-2365; www.deefelice.com.Covington.Karl Dappen on Sax, 7-10 p.m.,Argentine Bistro, 2875 TownCenter Blvd., Variety of musicfrom jazz to soft rock. Free.859-426-1042; argentinebistro-.com. Crestview Hills.
RecreationCovington Quest, 2-4 p.m.,Roebling Point EntertainmentDistrict, Court Avenue and E.Third Street, Teams given cluesto locations where challengewill be waiting. Points given forcompletion at each site. Twoage divisions, cash prizes award-ed to first and second placewinners along with best teamcostume. Door prizes and re-freshments for all. Ages 18 andup. Benefits Center for GreatNeighborhoods of Covington.$160 per team or $40 single.Presented by Center for GreatNeighborhoods of Covington.859-547-5542; www.coving-tonquest.com. Covington.
SUNDAY, JUNE 23Antiques ShowsThe Village Vintage and Arts
Bazaar, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Main-Strasse Village, Main Street,Antiques and collectibles avail-able for sale along MainStrasse’sPromenade. Free admission.Presented by MainStrasse Vil-lage Association. 859-468-4820;www.mainstrasse.org. Coving-ton.
Karaoke and OpenMicKaraoke, 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. 859-491-6659. Covington.
Music - AcousticKevin Fox, 10 p.m., Strasse Haus,630 Main St., Free. 859-261-1199.Covington.
MONDAY, JUNE 24Art ExhibitsFaces and Figures, 9 a.m.-5p.m., Artisans Enterprise Center,Free. 859-292-2322; www.co-vingtonarts.com. Covington.
CivicFriends of Peaselburg Neigh-borhood AssociationMeet-ing, 7-8 p.m., Center for GreatNeighborhoods of Covington,1650 Russell St., Residents andbusiness owners encouraged toattend meetings and get in-volved in discussing new ideasand concerns in our neigh-borhood. Free. Presented byFriends of Peaselburg Neigh-borhood Association. 859-468-4177; peaselburg.org. Coving-ton.
Exercise ClassesJazzercise Classes, 8-9 a.m. and9:30-10:30 a.m. and 4:30-5:30p.m. and 6-7 p.m., JazzerciseCrescent Springs Center, $34 forunlimited monthly classes.859-331-7778; jazzercise.com.Crescent Springs.
Health / WellnessWeight Loss That Works,6:30-7 p.m., Hickory GroveBaptist Church, 11969 Taylor MillRoad, $60 for 12-week member-ship. First class free. Presentedby Equipped Ministries. 859-356-3162; www.equipped4him.blog-spot.com. Independence.
Music - AcousticRoger Drawdy, 8 p.m., MollyMalone’s Irish Pub and Restau-rant, 112 E. Fourth St., Irishmusic. Free. 859-491-6659;mollymalonesirishpub.com.Covington.
Senior Citizens
Bingo, 12:30-3 p.m., ElsmereSenior Center, 179 Dell St.,859-727-2306. Elsmere.
SportsFlorence Freedom Baseball,6:35 p.m. vs. WashingtonWildThings. Erlanger and ElsmereCommunity Night., University ofCincinnati Medical CenterStadium, 7950 FreedomWay,$14 VIP, $12 dugout, $10 re-served. Presented by FlorenceFreedom Professional Baseball.859-594-4487; www.florence-freedom.com. Florence.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26Art ExhibitsFaces and Figures, 9 a.m.-5p.m., Artisans Enterprise Center,Free. 859-292-2322; www.co-vingtonarts.com. Covington.
CivicNorthern Kentucky Tea PartySpecial Event, 6:30-8 p.m.FrackNation, learn truth aboutfracking., Erlanger BranchLibrary, 401 Kenton Lands Road,Speaker: Larry Grathwohl, onlyFBI informant known to havesuccessfully penetrated theWeather Underground. TheWeathermen were group in ‘60sand ‘70s whose goal was tobring down America. Free.Presented by Northern KentuckyTea Party, Kenton County.859-912-0849; www.nkyteapar-ty.org. Erlanger.
Exercise ClassesJazzercise Classes, 9:30-10:30a.m. and 5-6 p.m. and 6-7 p.m.,Jazzercise Crescent SpringsCenter, $34 for unlimitedmonthly classes. 859-331-7778;jazzercise.com. Crescent Springs.Zumba, 6:30-7:30 p.m., DiamondDance Academy, 5030 Old TaylorMill Road, No dancing skillsrequired. $5. 859-814-8375;diamonddanceky.com. TaylorMill.
Farmers MarketDixie Farmers Market, 2-6p.m., Erlanger Baptist Church,116 Commonwealth Ave., Pre-sented by City of Erlanger.859-727-2525; www.ci.erlanger-.ky.us. Erlanger.
Music - JazzLee Stolar Trio, 7 p.m., DeeFelice Cafe, 529 Main St., 859-261-2365; www.deefelice.com.Covington.
Music - OldiesMusic@BCM: Takin’ Care ofBusiness, 6-9 p.m., Behringer-Crawford Museum, 1600 Monta-gue Road, Music by Paul Halv-erstadt as Elvis and his band. $5.859-491-4003; www.bcmuseu-m.org. Covington.
THINGS TO DO IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD
RoeblingFest is a day-long celebration, Saturday, June 22, honoring the John A. Roebling Bridge in Covington. Thefestival features foods from local restaurants, beverage booths, live music, an art show and sale showcasing local talents,a variety of tours that include the John A. Roebling Bridge, Riverside Drive architecture and statues, the Covingtonfloodwall murals and the Daniel Carter Beard House. THANKS TO SUZANNE SCHINDLER
The Black-n-Bluegrass Roller Girls return home for a match at 6:30 p.m. Sataurday, June 22,at the Bank of Kentucky Center. Visit black-n-bluegrass.com. THANKS TO IKE VENERIS
Rock legends Son Volt perform at 8:30 p.m. (doors at 7:30)Saturday, June 22, at the Southgate House Revival. FILEPHOTO
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The efforts of two indi-viduals to prevent awhooping cough outbreakand better plan for disas-ters are noteworthy ac-complishments to im-prove health in NorthernKentucky, and are beingrecognized with the 2013Award of Excellence inPublic Health.
Christina Rust, a ma-ternal child educatorwithSt. Elizabeth Healthcare,has been instrumental indeveloping a program toimmunize family mem-bers of infants againstpertussis, or whooping
cough. The program is animportant measure tocurb a rising number ofcases of whooping coughin the area.
Under the programthat Rust helped create,more than 3,800 mothersand more than 4,000 fam-ily members have re-ceived the vaccine, thusprotecting those infantswith whom they come incontact.
Rust will receive heraward at a St. ElizabethHealthcare staff meetingto be held later this sum-mer.
Mark Ihrig, director ofBoone County Emergen-
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Ihrig received hisawardduring the regionalhealth-care disaster plan-ningwork-groupmeeting,May 16.
The awards are pre-sented each spring to hon-or those people in North-ern Kentucky who haveshown progress towardachieving and maintain-ing a healthier communi-ty. For more information,visit www.nkyhealth.org.
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I’m not saying I havethe world’s best memory,but when it comes tofood, I have a photo-graphic memory.
Like the other daywhen I was going
throughone of myvintagecookbooksand cameacross arecipe forcinnamonpinwheels.After read-ing therecipe, Ihad a feel-
ing these are the “radiorolls” that were availablein bakeries here. It’s notthe one that uses puffpastry. This recipe callsfor a yeasted dough thatyou form into coils andflatten out before baking.I think it’s the same rollrecipe that many of youwanted to make at home.It’s too long to print here,but I’ll post it on my blog.
Ham and basilpinwheels
If you’re growingbasil, it won’t be longbefore flowers start toform. Pinch those off(yes, they’re edible) andwhile you’re at it, cut offenough leaves to makethese pinwheels. This is ado-ahead appetizer thatkeeps appetites at bayuntil the main dish isserved.
6 10-inch flour tortillas8 oz. cream cheese, softened3⁄4 cup sun-dried tomatoes,minced
12 thin slices hamFresh basil, enough to covertortillas
Mix cream cheese anddried tomatoes. Spreadeach tortilla with cream
cheese mixture. Put hamslices on top. Lay basil ontop. Roll up tightly andstick toothpicks in 4-5evenly spaced spots.Cover and refrigerate forseveral hours. Slice andserve.
Marinated honeymustard grilledveggie skewers
The honey mustardlends a nice color.
4 long skewers
Whisk together:
3 tablespoons whitebalsamic vinegar
3 tablespoons honeymustard
3 tablespoons olive oil3⁄4 teaspoon crushed driedrosemary or about 2
teaspoons fresh, minced3⁄4 teaspoon onion powderSalt and pepper
Have ready:
1 red bell pepper, cut into11⁄2-inch pieces1 yellow andgreen zucchini, about 8 oz.each, cut into 1⁄2-inch thickslices
If using wooden skew-ers, soak in water 30minutes ahead of time.Put veggies in plastic bagand pour marinade over.Let sit at room temper-ature 30 minutes ormore. Thread onto skew-ers, reserving marinade.Grill, turning occasional-ly and brushing withmarinade until tender,about 15 minutes.
Savory pork roast
Howmany times haveI told you one of the mostfun things about writingthis column is the recipesyou share? Marianne D.shared her favorite reci-
pe for pork roast with meand said: “The ranchdressing mix is the se-cret ingredient and it’sdiabetic friendly, too.Sometimes I’ll toss in alittle minced fresh pars-ley.”
2 teaspoons Dijonmustard1 clove garlic, mincedSalt and pepper to taste21⁄2 pound boneless pork loinroast
1 cup chicken broth or water
Preheat oven to 350degrees. Mix oil, dress-ing, mustard, garlic, saltand pepper. Rub all overroast. Put roast in bakingpan and pour brotharound roast. Bake aboutan hour, or until ther-mometer reads 150 de-grees. Remove fromoven, tent with foil andlet sit 10 minutes. Serves8.
Diabetic exchanges: 4lean meat, 1/2 fat.
Tips from readers’kitchens
Opera cream cake. Somany of you told me youloved the cake. SuzanneM. said she used a 9-inchby 13-inch pan, baked it
at 375 degrees for a fewextra minutes. So if youdon’t have a jellyroll panthat the original recipecalls for, a 9-inch by 13-inch works well.
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“I saw salad burnet ata garden store and won-dered what it’s used for.”Salad burnet is a hardyperennial herb thattastes like cucumber. It’sa pretty little plant withlacy green leaves and apinkish, cone-shapedflower. I like to use it insalads and to make herb-al vinegars. Borage isanother cucumber-fla-vored herb.
Rita Nader Heikenfeld is anherbalist, educator and au-thor. Find her blog online atCincinnati.Com/blogs. Emailher at [email protected] with “Rita’skitchen” in the subject line.Call 513-248-7130, ext. 356.
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RoeblingFest 2013 isSaturday, June 22, atRoebling Point in Coving-ton. Tours of the John A.Roebling Bridge havebeen the focus of the fes-tival since its inception in2004.
This year tours of theRoebling Murals on theCovington floodwall,tours of the statues alongRiverside Drive, includ-ing a visit to the DanBeard home, and a newRoebling Heritage Sitestour led by historian andauthor Don HeidrichTolzmann will also beavailable at Roebling-
Fest.The tours are provided
by the Covington-Cincin-nati Suspension BridgeCommittee, the citizen’sgroup responsible for thedecorative lighting of thebridge and the flags fly-ing atop the towers. Tourtickets will be availablefor purchase at thegroup’s history tent. Anyprofits will go toward en-hancement of thebridge –with current emphasis onthe upgraded lightingsystem.
The John A. RoeblingBridge was the prototypefor the more-famousBrooklyn Bridge. At itscompletion in 1867 it was
theworld’s longest bridgespan. The structure is aNational Historic Land-mark and a National CivilEngineering Landmark.The bridge tour high-lights historic facts andstructural features of thisiconic span.
The tours will begin atnoon. There will be twotours of the RoeblingMu-rals – 12:30 and 3 p.m.There will be one Roeb-ling Heritage Sites tourbeginning at 2 p.m. Eachtour lasts from 45 min-utes to an hour. All tourtickets are $5 per person,or $20 per family. Chil-dren 10 or younger arefree.
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RoeblingFest 2013 is Saturday, June 22, at Roebling Point in Covington. Tours of the JohnA. Roebling Bridge have been the focus of the festival since its inception in 2004. FILE PHOTO
Home warranty ser-vice contracts are a $3billion a year business,but you need to know thedrawbacks as well as theadvantages.
For instance, you canexpect many warrantycompanies to do the
least expensive repairpossible.
Home warrantieshave become fairly stan-dard with real estatesales. But while it cangive a buyer peace ofmind, I’ve seen time andagain where there’s
been a problem when aclaim was filed.
Terri Miller said herdaughter ran into aclaim problem when theair conditioning wentout in her Readinghome. “The air condi-tioning fan went out. Weturned the unit on and itdidn’t turn at all,” Millersaid.
Miller’s daughterbought a home warrantywhen buying the houselast year after it hadbeen foreclosed upon.She called the warrantycompany and a repair-man was sent out. “Heimmediately looked atthe unit and told me itwas a fan motor. ‘We’rein luck, I have it on mytruck. I’ll go change itout,’ he said,” Millersaid.
Unfortunately, therepairman couldn’t sep-arate the fan from themotor so he removedboth – with the electric-ity still on. “He left theunit completely wideopen. He left the electricpanel wide open. When Iasked him if that wassafe he told me, ‘Yes.’ Ifound out later from myhusband it was not safe,”Miller said.
The servicemandidn’t return for twodays. Then, Miller said,“When he rewired it,rather than turning themotor itself anotherquarter inch so he couldrun the electric throughthe conduit in there,which would be the ap-propriate thing to do, hechose to put the wires
above theunit and hehas themzip-tied.”
Millersent apicture ofthe job tothe homewarrantycompanyand it
agreed to send out adifferent company toproperly wire the airconditioner.
“The air conditionerdoes work. It is coolingthe house. The problemis the wiring, the waythey installed the wir-ing. It’s not safe,” Millersaid.
A big thing to remem-ber with home warrantycompanies is you can’tpick the repair compa-nies they send to yourhome. Sometimes you’llget a good, well qual-ified repairman, othertimes you won’t.
Check the warrantyto see exactly what itdoes and does not cover.One woman told mealthough the warrantycompany gave her a newair conditioner, she end-ed up paying the ser-viceman $1,500 for labor.
These warrantiesgenerally cost about$400 a year and have a$100 deductible for eachrepair.
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Vietnam Veterans ofAmerica Chapter 88 ishaving its semi-annualfundraiser 10 a.m. to 4p.m. Saturday, June 22, atthe Newport PavilionKroger, 130 PavilionPkwy.
Chapter 88 has a mis-siongoalofprovidingsup-
port to local veterans andtheir families. This eventhelps provide revenue to-wardthatgoal.Volunteersfrom the veteran commu-nity are welcome along-sidemembersof thechap-ter to promote the event.
For more information,email VVAChapter Presi-dentDrewVargo at [email protected].
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TheVietnamVeteransof America Chapter 88 iscelebrating its 30th anni-versary as the first char-tered VVA chapter inKentucky. One of thisyear’s projects is replac-ing the walkway thatleads to the veterans
monument at DixieHighway and Common-wealth Avenue in Er-langer.
Chapter 88 is sellingpaving stones for the N.Ky. Veterans MemorialWalkway for $50 each.For more information,email Drew Vargo [email protected].
Do you often strug-gle with decisions?Most of us do. Decisionsregarding jobs, schools,vacations, moves, kid’sfuture etc., keep manyof us awake at nightwondering which pathis the right one for usand our families.
My own family hasbeen faced with manyof the above decisionswithin the last year.
Although, I’velearned many thingsabout God through theprocess of change andtransformation twothings stand out for me:
» Youmust step outon faith. I’ve often madethe mistake of waitingfor God to “strike therock” or “part the sea”before I make a move. Iwant to be 100-percentsure he’s speaking to meand not my neighbor orthe person next to me inthe pew at church.
In the recent monthsI’ve discovered thatpart of growing in ourrelationship with Godrequires us to step outon blind faith. A “get outof the boat” mentality,that shows God we trusthim to lead and guideour steps; no matterhow scary or “out in leftfield” the direction mayseem.
» Thesecondand veryimportantlessonI’velearned isthat Godis alreadythere.Whateverpath Ichoose,God is
already there. He al-ready knows my future.He planned it long ago.Isaiah 25:1 puts it soeloquently; “O Lord, Iwill honor and praiseyour name, for you aremy God. You do suchwonderful things, youplanned them long ago.”
What a relief forthose of us (yours trulyincluded) in the midst ofgut-wrenching deci-sions today. God is al-ready there and wait-ing.
It reminds me of themany vacations myhusband, children and Ihave taken with myparents over the lastdozen or so years.Whether it was GulfShores or Myrtle Beach,we traveled separatelyand part of the thrill andexcitement for me,aside from the beautifulbeaches and warm
weather, was knowingthat my parents werealready there, scopingout the best campsitesand making the prep-arations for us to arrive.As we approached fromour long journey, wewould find them sittingoutside their camper,smiles on their faces, acold drink, a bite to eat,and a welcome hug.
God is doing thesame. Wherever yourjourney takes you, he isalready there. He hasscoped out the situationand made the prep-arations for your arriv-al. He has just one ques-tion for you; “Will youget out of the boat?”
May you be encour-aged by another versethis week, as you workto make the best deci-sions for you family:“For we are God’s mas-terpiece. He has cre-ated us anew in ChristJesus, so we can do thegood things He plannedfor us long ago.” (Ephe-sians 2:10)
Julie House is a resident ofIndependence, and founderof EquippedMinistries, aChristian-based health andwellness programwith afocus on weight loss. She canbe reached at 802-8965.
God is already there
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As we scrape uneatenfood into the trash canafter a meal or throwawaymoldy bread thatwe just didn’t get aroundto eating, we may not seethat wasted food as wast-ed money. But in fact,that’s just what it is.
The U.S. Departmentof Agriculture (USDA)recently reported thatthe amount of uneatenfood in American homesand restaurants in 2008was valued at about $390per U.S. consumer. Thisis more than the averageAmerican spends on foodeach month.
Not only is wastedfood hard on our wallets,it is hard on the environ-ment. Each type of foodrequires soil, nutrients,water or energy to grow,process and transport. Itis also filling up our land-fills. In 2010, about 33million tons of food wastewas sent to landfills.Food waste is the largesttype of municipal solidwaste put into landfills,outpacing paper, plastic,aluminum cans and glass.
Fortunately, you canreduce food waste byplanning. Here are sometips:
» Plan your meals forthe week and make shop-ping list. Shop your pan-try for the ingredientsyou need before going tothe grocery store. Plannot only the menu itemsbut the amounts of foodyou plan to serve.
» Buy only what youneed. Purchasing itemsin bulk can reduce pack-aging, but make sure youcan store and use theitems before they expire.
» Think portion size.Consider sharing an en-
trée at arestaurantor order-ing off thekids menuto get asmallerportionsize. Planto takeextra foodhome withfood safety
in mind.» If you have food
that you know is going toexpire before you can eatit, consider sharing withfriends and neighbors.Or, if possible, freeze theitems for longer storageand later use.
» Eat leftovers oftenand include their use inyour meal plan.
» Compost foodscraps. Many foods canbe safely composted,including fruits, vegeta-
bles, nut shells, egg-shells, tea bags and cof-fee grounds. But dairyproducts, fats, oils,grease, meats and fishbones should not be com-posted as they can attractrodents and produceodors as they decompose.
The USDA and U.S.Environmental Protec-tion Agency recentlylaunched the U.S. FoodWaste Challenge in aneffort to reduce foodwaste and help familiesin need. For more in-formation about the chal-lenge and ways to reducefood waste, view theirwebsite:http://bit.ly/foodwast.
Diane Mason is county exten-sion agent for family andconsumer sciences at theBoone County CooperativeExtension Service.
Save money by reducing food waste
DianeMasonEXTENSIONNOTES
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in grades four througheight.
Lunch is included forthe free event. Studentscan register at nky-chamber.com/events.Space is limited.
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Question:Many of theleaves of my peach treeare turning red and curl-ing and twisting. Someare falling off the tree.Could this be from some-thing my lawn care ser-vice sprayed to killweeds in my yard?
Answer: Some of thesymptoms you mentionare similar to thosecaused by herbicidedrift, but since you areseeing these symptomson a peach tree, it ismore likely due to anair-borne fungus, whichcauses a disease calledpeach leaf curl.
vere defoliation, weak-ened trees, and reducedfruit quality, set andyield. Peaches, apricotsand nectarines are allsusceptible. A similardisease, known as plumpockets, occurs on wildand cultivated plums.Although leaf curl andplum pockets are spring-time diseases, controlsare best applied in thefall.
The disease is mostnoticeable on the leaveswithin a month afterbloom and is easily rec-ognized by the thickened,folded, puckered, andcurled leaf blades. Symp-toms may be present on
the entire leaf or just onparts of the leaf, and areusually accompanied bya red or purplish color-ation, making them espe-cially conspicuous.
In some cases, everyleaf on a tree may beinfected. The diseasedareas may develop apowdery gray coatingand leaves may then turnbrown, wither, and dropfrom the tree. Yearlydefoliation resultingfrom peach leaf curl orplum pockets can seri-ously weaken the treesand make themmoresensitive to cold injury. .
Springtime rain andtemperatures between 50and 70 degrees are nec-essary for infection.
Peach varieties de-rived from Redhavenhave some tolerance toleaf curl whereas Red-skin types are more sus-ceptible. Where leaf curlhas occurred, thin fruitheavily to reduce de-mand on remainingleaves and reducedrought stress by peri-odic irrigation. Treesshowing symptomsshould be provided withgood growing conditionsto counteract the stressof leaf loss due to peachleaf curl.
A single spray of fun-gicide containing activeingredients such as chlo-rothalonil, copper hy-droxide, copper oxychlo-ride sulfate, copper sul-fate + hydrated lime(Bordeaux mixture) orziram, if applied in latefall or very early springbefore bud swell, willprovide nearly perfectcontrol and prevention ofpeach leaf curl. Thereare no fungicides capableof controlling this dis-ease once infection hasoccurred.
Mike Klahr is the BooneCounty extension agent forhorticulture.
Fungus causespeach leaf curl
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Alicia Vivenzio of Independence places a medal around the neck of 24-year cancersurvivor Colleen Smith of Erlanger during the Boone County Relay for Life June 7 atFlorence Freedom Field. MARTYWHITACRE FOR THE COMMUNITY RECORDER
Laffalot SummerCamps open their 25thseason inJune.Thecom-mon theme over theyears has been fun.
“That is exactly whatwe do at a Laffalot Sum-mer Camp,” said direc-tor of camp operationsPat Nymberg, a mom offour sons who also has30 years coaching expe-rience as well as 15years teaching physical
education. “The formulawe have developed inour camps over the past25 years really seems tohit the spot for kids. Thevariety and game selec-tion keeps kids movingand involved, and thebackyard atmospherewepromotemakes it funfor campers at any levelto enjoy the games andactivities we include inour schedule.”
Laffalot camps inNorthern Kentucky in-
clude the following:» 9a.m. to 2p.m. June
24-28, at St. ThomasSchool in Fort Thomas
» 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. July8-12 at Mary, Queen ofHeaven School in Er-langer
» 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. July22-26atSt. PiusXSchoolin Edgewood
The cost per camperis $105. For more infor-mation, visit www.laffa-lotcamps.com.
A group of boys at Laffalot Summer Camp have fun with the parachute. THANKS TO PAY
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Laffalot SummerCamps: 25 years of funCommunity Recorder
A little more than 34percent of Kentuckiansare covered by localsmoke-free laws that bansmoking in workplacesand enclosed publicplaces or buildings opentothepublic,statetobaccoprevention and cessationofficials told state law-makers today.
Those Kentuckianslive or work in 23 munici-palities with comprehen-sive smoke-freeordinanc-es that ban smoking in allworkplaces and publicareas or facilities, Ken-tuckyTobaccoPreventionand Cessation Programofficial Angela Criswelltold the Tobacco Settle-ment Agreement FundOversight Committee.The municipalities areamong 37 local govern-ments statewide, includ-ing Louisville Metro andtheLexington-FayetteUr-ban County government,covered by either a com-prehensive smoke-freeordinance or some degreeof smoke-free regulation,according to the Ken-tucky Tobacco Policy Re-search Program.
Smoke-free ordinanc-es limit exposure to sec-ondhand smoke, whichCriswell said can triggerasthma attacks, causelung disease, and de-crease the heart’s abilityto pump blood leading toheart disease or heart at-
tack.“There is no safe
amount of secondhandsmoke,” she said.
Criswell’s 13-year-oldprogram is funded in partwith Kentucky’s share ofthe 1998 Master Settle-ment Agreement, a multi-billion-dollar settlementreached between 46states, including Ken-tucky, and thenation’s cig-arette companies. Theprogram received $2.12million in tobacco settle-ment dollars in fiscal year2013 and is budgeted to re-ceive $2.09 million in to-bacco settlement funds infiscal year 2014 which be-gins July 1, Criswell said.
About 80 percent of theprogram’s tobacco settle-ment funding is allocatedto local health depart-ments for tobacco cessa-tion and prevention pro-grammingandtocover to-bacco coordinator costs,she said.
In response to a ques-tion from Rep. JonathanShell, R-Lancaster, stateHealth Programs Branchmanager and former To-baccoPreventionandCes-sation Program managerIrene Centers said thestate’s smoking ratedropped from32 to25per-cent between 2000 (whenthe Tobacco Preventionand Cessation Programwas established) and 2010.Some of the credit for thedecrease is owed to Ken-tucky’s “quit line”—1-800-
QUIT-NOW—whichsmokers can call to re-ceive counseling on howto kick the habit, althoughCriswell said additionalfunding forNRT (nicotinereplacement therapy) forsmokers could improvethe state’s “quit successrate” significantly.
With additional NRTfunding, Criswell indicat-ed that Kentucky’s cur-rent quit success rate of26 percent—which shesaid is above the nationalaverage—could reach 40percent.NRTisnowbeingoffered through the pro-gram for a limited timewith funding assistancefrom the federal Centersfor Disease Control andPrevention (CDC), shesaid.
“We see that (addition-al funding) as a very realneed,” she said.
Committee co-chairSen. Paul Hornback, R-Shelbyville, praised theprogram’s work. “You areto be commended for therecognitionyou’re gettingbecause of how well yourprograms are doing,” hesaid.
INDEPENDENCEArrests/citationsJoseph G. Reinhart Jr., 54, 6342Taylor Mill Road, public drun-kenness at 1900 DeclarationDrive, June 2.Angela S. Soult, 44, 2716 JamesAve., executed Kenton Countywarrants at 894 Regal RidgeRoad, June 3.Michael E. Bortner, 27, 7760Plantation Drive, criminaltrespass at Regal Ridge Road,
June 3.Lewis Englert Sr., 46, 3927 Rich-ardson Road, No. 10, publicdrunkenness at 3927 Rich-ardson Road, May 31.Chaz Blassingame, 27, 888 RegalRidge, executed Kenton Countywarrant at 888 Regal RidgeRoad, May 30.Jeffrey L. Epp, 59, 711 CherokeeDrive, Apt. 9, public drunken-ness at 6426 Taylor Mill Road,May 31.Dustin Smith, 22, 12549 Kenton
Station Road, executed Camp-bell County warrant at 964Regal Ridge Road, June 2.
Incidents/investigationsCriminal mischiefCar damaged at Industrial Road,June 3.Television damaged at 2138Stone Harbor Lane, June 6.TheftYard decorations stolen at 2428Harris Pike, June 5.Carburetor stolen from car at
932 Bristow Road, June 5.Theft by deception - coldchecksPurchased two pairs of ticketsfor three concerts with badcheck at 1900 Declaration Drive,June 6.
TAYLORMILLArrests/citationsGregory A. Bickers, 49, 7431U.S.Hwy. 42 E, executed KentonCounty warrant at WinstonAve., June 5.Ethan P. Isaacs, 22, 4568 Hamil-ton Ave., failure to notifyaddress change, public drun-kenness at Bluelake Drive, June7.Dustin Perry, 28, 131 E. 43rd St.,shoplifting, possession ormarijuana and drug parapher-
nalia at Winston Ave., June 5.Jamarco D. Jackson, 19, 4339Glenway Ave. Apt. 3, failure towear seatbelt, failure to notifyaddress change, failure tomaintain insurance, carrying aconcealed weapon at TaylorMill Road, June 6.David A. Price, 37, 5088 No. 217Old Taylor Mill Road, traffickingin controlled substance (co-caine), sodomy at 5088 Old
Taylor Mill Road, May 31.Justin C. Asher, 25, 4558 AshleyDrive, executed CampbellCounty warrant at Church St.,June 4.
Incidents/investigationsBurglarySafe, jewelry and cash stolen at114 Grand Ave., No. 2, June 5.Jewelry stolen at 747 Lone OakDrive, June 3.
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To contact your local police department:Boone County Sheriff Mike Helmig at 334-2175;Florence Police Chief Tom Szurlinski at 647-5420.
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Mary BlaschkeMary Louise Blaschke, 75, of
Pinellas Park, Fla., formerly ofLatonia, died May 31, 2013.
She was retired from Lincare.Her son, Douglas Blaschke,
and brother, Edward Fender,died previously.
Survivors include her son,David Blaschke of Independence;daughter, Lora Bolton of Lato-nia; sisters, Faye Shinkle ofMiddleburg, Fla., Sue Fender ofHudson, Fla., and Vickie Leugersof Monroe, Ohio; and threegrandchildren.
LaVerne BohmerLaVerne Irene Geyer Bohmer,
80, of Florence, formerly ofCovington, died June 7, 2013, inTaylor Mill.
She was a member of St.Augustine Parish in Covington,worked 20 years with the FortMitchell Child Care DevelopmentCenter, and she enjoyed watch-ing movies, spending time withher family and caring for herbeloved dog Sadie.
Her husband, RalphW. Boh-mer Jr., and son, Matthew R.Bohmer, died previously.
Survivors include her daugh-ter, Joan Cain of Taylor Mill;
seven grandchildren and threegreat-grandchildren.
Interment was at St. MaryCemetery in Fort Mitchell.
Memorials: St. AugustineChurch, 1839 Euclid Ave., Coving-ton, KY 41014.
Robert BolteRobert L. “Rob” Bolte, 42, of
Florence, died June 11, 2013, atUniversity Hospital in Cincinnati.
He was an IT manager withDRS Technologies, a devotedfamily man, loved to play andcoach soccer and play golf withhis kids.
Survivors include his wife,Traci, of Florence; daughter,Kayla Bolte of Burlington; sons,Austin and Noah Bolte of Flor-ence; parents, Lawrence andKaren Bolte of Florence; broth-
ers, Arlyn Bolte of Lakeside Park,and Ryan Bolte of Union.
Memorials: UC Health Founda-tion, 3200 Burnet Ave., Cincin-nati, OH 45229.
Spencer CookSpencer William “Billy” Cook,
88, of Williamstown, died June11, 2013, at St. Elizabeth Edge-wood.
He was a lifelong farmer,worked 16 years as a machineoperator for the Clow Corp., wasa former Sunday School teacher,Sunday School superintendent,and member of the Clark’s CreekBaptist Church.
His son, Timothy Wayne Cook,and brother, Charles HubertCook, died previously.
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COMMUNITY CHURCHES
Elizabeth Rehborg, 27, of FortThomas and Keegan Finkbine,26, of Dayton, issued June 3.
Tina Groom, 44, of Cincinnatiand Edward Kuhlman, 38, ofFort Mitchell, issued June 3.
Dianna Kasper, 57, of Kings-ton and Robert Crawford, 70, ofTulskeyee, issued June 3.
Evaniza Torres, 35, of Manilaand Troy Baker, 46, of Coving-ton, issued June 3.
Christina Novogroski, 24, andMichael Muthert, 30, both ofVilla Hills, issued June 3.
Sarah Gronefeld, 26, of Er-langer and Daniel Osborne, 27,of Cincinnati, issued June 3.
Joy Lukey, 41, and BradleyAmann, 40, both of Covington,issued June 4.
Elaina Brown, 31, and Mat-thewMcCormick, 36, both ofCovington, issued June 4.
Edythe Casterline, 55, andRandy Townsend, 59, both ofCovington, issued June 4.
Emily Rasp, 25, of Fort Mitch-ell and Matthew Bishop, 26, ofIndependence, issued June 4.
Raven Billups, 35, of Cincin-nati and Idwu Olaleye, 33, ofLagos, issued June 4.
Laura Grim, 22, and RyanHadley, 25, both of Cincinnati,issued June 4.
Kerry Harmeyer, 25, andDarren Shell, 27, both of Inde-pendence, issued June 5.
Judy Kessler, 60, and LawrenceMeyer, 66, both of Dayton,issued June 5.
Tara Mohrmeyer, 26, andJohnny Carson, 35, both ofErlanger, issued June 6.
Tarae Porter, 24, and SalvatoryMuhaya, 36, both of Columbus,issued June 6.
Kirstin Thacker, 19, of Erlangerand Forest Green, 19, of Jackson-ville, issued June 6.
Raeanne Halloran, 27, andRoger Hall, 26, both of FortThomas, issued June 6.
Rita Ross, 46, and ClarenceMiller, 43, both of Fort Mitchell,issued June 6.
Touria Ounzar, 50, and AnwarElkholti, 53, both of Casablanca,issued June 6.
Janey Klare, 27, of Erlangerand David Detzel, 28, of Crest-view Hills, issued June 6.
Hannah Kolts, 21, of Louisvilleand Travis Benge, 23, of CrescentSprings, issued June 6.
Nicky Spiller, 24, and JoshuaThompson, 20, both of Erlanger,issued June 6.
Lauren Grau, 25, and BrandonSamuel, 25, both of Villa Hills,issued June 7.
Krista Moore, 24, of Hartfordand Andrew Beard, 28, of Co-lumbus, issued June 7.
TammyWatts, 37, and ChrisWalling, 42, both of Fort Thom-as, issued June 7.
Brittany Herzner, 21, and BrianFreeman, 19, both of Elsmere,issued June 7.
Julianne Dietz, 26, of VillaHills and AdamMiller, 25, ofIndianapolis, issued June 7.
Christine Cummings, 53, ofCincinnati and Lee Weber, 58, ofLexington, issued June 7.
MARRIAGE LICENSES
Survivors include his wife,Evelyn Eleanor Knight; daughter,Carol Jean Cook of Dry Ridge;sisters, Mary Lou Neal of Erlang-er, and Jeanette West of Spring-boro, Ohio; and other relativesand friends.
Burial was at Hill Crest Ceme-tery in Dry Ridge.
Memorials: Sherman FullGospel Assembly.
Virginia EasybuckVirginia Easybuck, 81, of
Erlanger, died June 9, 2013.She was a retired bookkeeper
for Montgomery Ward, andmember of Elsmere BaptistChurch.
Survivors include severalcousins and numerous friends.
Burial was at IndependenceCemetery.
Memorials: Elsmere BaptistChurch, 250 Garvey Ave., Elsm-ere, KY 41018; or St. ElizabethHospice; or charity of donor’schoice.
Mary FlanaganMary “Katie” Evangelo Flana-
gan, 92, of Fort Wright, diedJune 8, 2013, at Gallatin HealthCare in Warsaw.
She was a charter member ofthe N. Ky. Home Builders Wom-en’s Council, member of the STWInvestment Club and the LeisureTime Rovers Club, honorarymember of the Cincinnati LithoClub, and owner of FlanaganPrinting and Litho Co.
Her husband, “Gil” Flanagan,died previously.
Survivors include her daugh-ters, Barbara Flanagan Finfrockof Warsaw, and Mary HelenFlanagan of Redford, Mich.;sisters, Dorothy Huesman ofCincinnati, and Florence Weedenof Batavia, Ohio; two grandsons,10 great-grandchildren and twogreat-great-grandchildren.
Interment was at St. MaryCemetery Mausoleum in FortMitchell.
Memorials: Hospice of theBluegrass, 7388 Turfway Road,Florence, KY 41042; or WoodHudson Cancer Research, 931Isabella St., Newport, KY 41017.
Joey KelleyJoey Jay Kelley, 51, of Park
Hills, died June 6, 2013, at St.Elizabeth Edgewood.
He was a member of theCathedral Basilica of the As-sumption in Covington.
Survivors include his mother,Rose Kelley Dalton of Park Hills;sister, Tami Kelley of Park Hills;and many cousins.
Burial was at St. John Ceme-tery in Fort Mitchell.
Memorials: Hoxworth BloodCenter, www.hoxworth.org; orBrighton Center, 741 CentralAve., Newport, KY 41071.
Stanley KitzStanley R. Kitz, 72, of Coving-
ton, died June 7, 2013, at St.Elizabeth Fort Thomas.
He was a member of CheviotMasonic Lodge No. 140, ScottishRite, and Shrine.
Survivors include his wife,Kathryn Kitz; sons, Scott Kitz ofCincinnati, Carl Kitz of Cincin-nati, Keith Kitz of Boston, andAnthony Hicks of Taylor Mill;daughter, Karrie Polansky ofWest Chester, Ohio; brothers,Richard Kitz of Cincinnati, and
David Kitz of Cincinnati; and twograndchildren.
Burial was at Floral HillsCemetery in Taylor Mill.
Linda KrummenLinda Ruth Bauman Krum-
men, 93, of Fort Mitchell, diedJune 9, 2013, at St. Margaret Hallin Cincinnati.
She was a clerk and cashierwith Walgreen’s and the formerSuper X, longtime member ofBlessed Sacrament Church in FortMitchell, recited daily the Chap-let of Divine Mercy and alwayswore her Lady of GuadeloupeMedal, volunteered at the FortThomas VA Hospital duringWorld War II, and she enjoyedgoing to casinos, playing aquarter at a time.
Her husband, Harry Krummen;brother, William Bauman; andsister, Jean Graff, died previously.
Survivors include her daugh-ters, Linda Pinson and ElaineSchuler, both of Fort Mitchell;and three grandchildren.
Survivors include his wife,Kathy Marcum; sons, DallasMarcum, SamMarcum andDeron Marcum; daughter,Amanda Marcum; brother, BruceMarcum; sister, Alta Geis; andfour grandchildren.
Marjory MeanwellMarjory Wallingford Mean-
well, 94, of Ashland, Ohio,formerly of Covington andErlanger, died May 18, 2013, atBrookwood Place in Ashland.
Survivors include her children,TomMeanwell of Ashland, Ohio,Bill Meanwell of Tulsa, Okla, andJudy Aisrop of Sudbur, Ontario;six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Memorials: Trinity EpiscopalChurch, 326 Madison Ave.,Covington, KY 41011.
Donald MittsDonald Blain Mitts, 97, of Fort
Mitchell, formerly of GrantCounty, died June 11, 2013.
He was a retired farmer.His wife, Jessie Mitts, died
previously.Survivors include his sisters,
Eleanor Behrmann andMaryLouis Evans; children, JaniceThomas, Dr. Donald Mitts, Rose-mary Culbertson and RobertMitts; 12 grandchildren and ninegreat-grandchildren.
Memorials: Hospice of theBluegrass; or the AmericanCancer Society; or charity ofdonor’s choice.
Gladys ReuscherGladys Reuscher, 91, formerly
of Fort Thomas, died June 12,2013, at Villaspring Health CareCenter in Erlanger.
She was a marketing clerk forthe Kroger Co. in Cincinnati, andwas a member of Christ ChurchUnited Church of Christ in FortThomas and the AmericanBusiness Women’s Organization.
Her husband, Earl Reuscher;daughter, Sandy Siegler; sister,Clara Elmer; and brother, AlbertRehg, died previously.
Survivors include her son, Earl
Reuscher of Elsmere; daughter,Evelyn Schaber of Fairfield, Ohio;sisters, Edna Sudduth of Ontario,Calif. and Janet Gillingham ofMelbourne, Fla.; brother, DonRehg of Highland Heights; sixgrandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren.
Interment was at EvergreenCemetery in Southgate.
Memorials: Christ ChurchUnited Church of Christ, 15 S.Fort Thomas Ave., Fort Thomas,KY 41075.
Thomas SaulinoThomas Saulino, 66, of Edge-
wood, died June 11, 2013, at St.Elizabeth Edgewood.
He was was a member of theCincinnati Art Club, St. Pius XChurch in Edgewood, and a pastmember of the Jaycees Coving-ton Chapter. He loved motorcy-cles and muscle cars, was an avidwater-colorist, and enjoyedspending time with his familyand friends.
Survivors include his wife,Jeannie Saulino of Edgewood;children, Niki Saulino of Phoenix,and Tommy Saulino of Hebron;siblings, Mickey Gilbert of Phoe-nix, Bernice Roll of Newport,Joanna Niehaus of Fort Thomas,and Joseph Saulino of St. Louis;and two grandchildren.
Memorials: St. Pius X BuildingFund, 348 Dudley Road, Edge-wood, KY 41017.
Connie SchnitzlerConnie J. Schnitzler, 64, of
Alexandria, died June 7, 2013, atSt. Elizabeth Fort Thomas.
She was a retired medicaltranscriptionist, and member ofthe Community Family Church ofIndependence.
Survivors include her husband,Gail Schnitzler; daughter, JaneSteele; stepchildren, Cathy,Bobby and Danny Schnitzler;sisters, Pauline Bullock andSheila Jones; brothers, Paul, Jeffand Harold Moore; eight grand-children and one great-grand-child.
Interment was at AlexandriaCemetery.
Memorials: Community FamilyChurch Building Fund, 11875Taylor Mill Road, Independence,KY 41051.
Don SchuchartDonWilliam Schuchart, 77, of
Edgewood, died June 6, 2013, athis residence.
He was an Air Force veteran,retired foreman for WesternPaper Goods, former employeeof Schwann Foods, and enjoyedfixing things around the house,gardening, and providing for hisfamily.
His grandson, Robby Elfers,died previously.
Survivors include his wife,Doris Ann Brewsaugh Schuchart;daughter, Cheryl Dixon; sons,Glen Schuchart, Randy Schu-chart, and Brian Schuchart; sister,Lola Bramble; brothers, ElbertSchuchart and Bud Schuchart;nine grandchildren and fivegreat grandchildren.
Interment was at KentuckyVeterans Cemetery in William-stown.
Memorials: St. ElizabethHospice.
Irene SmithIrene Davis Smith, 93, of
Covington, died June 8, 2013, at
the St. Elizabeth Edgewood.She was a member of the Oak
Ridge Baptist Church in TaylorMill, and retired QC inspector forthe Cincinnati Book Binding Co.
Her husband, Robert Smith Jr.,died previously.
Survivors include her son,Lowell T. Spencer of Walton; onegranddaughter, four great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
Eula VanceEula Mae Vance, age 83, of
Fort Thomas, formerly of Inde-pendence, died June 9, 2013, atCarmel Manor in Fort Thomas.
She was a member of the FullGospel House of Praise.
Her husband, Lawrence Vance,died previously.
Survivors include her sons,Mike Mitchell, Greg Mitchell,Kenny Mitchell and DannyMitchell; daughter, Gail Young;brothers, Charles Carpenter andRalph Carpenter; 11 grand-children and seven great-grand-children.
Memorials: Carmel Manor, 100Carmel Manor Road, Fort Thom-as, KY 41075.
Joan Von HoeneJoan Ann Von Hoene, 72, of
Covington, died June 6, 2013, atSt. Elizabeth Edgewood.
She was a graduate of theformer LaSallette Academy ofCovington, worked for severalyears at the Citizens NationalBank of Covington, retired after25 years in the central office atCovington Independent Schools,was a Kentucky Colonel, andenjoyed her family and friendsand her many trips to Florida.
Survivors include her brothers,Don Von Hoene of Bradenton,Fla., Rick Von Hoene and GregVon Hoene, both of Villa Hills;and many nieces and nephews.
Burial was at St. Mary Ceme-tery in Fort Mitchell.
Memorials: Hospice of St.Elizabeth, 483 S. Loop Road,Edgewood, KY 41017.
Terry WebbTerry W. Webb, 52, of Lima,
Ohio, died June 8, 2013, at hisresidence.
He previously taught sciencefor 14 years at Notre DameAcademy, earned a bachelor’sdegree from the University ofCincinnati, a master’s degreefrom Northern Kentucky Univer-sity, and his Doctorate in Chi-ropractic Medicine in 2009 fromNational University of HealthSciences, became certified inacupuncture in the state of Ohio,and served as parks director forthe city of Lima.
His father, TomWebb; brother,RandyWebb; and sister, TeresaCourtney, died previously.
Survivors include his mother,Alice Webb of Lima; wife, LynneA. Cigolotti of Lima; son, An-drew T. Webb of Norfolk, Va.;daughter, Angela L. Webb ofChicago; brothers, Keith Webb,of Lima, TomWebb of Norfolk,Va., and RobWebb of Atlanta.
Burial was at GethsemaniCemetery in Lima.
Memorials: St. Rose CatholicElementary School, 523 N. WestSt., Lima, OH 45801.
Betty WingateBetty L. Wingate, 81, of Elsm-
ere, died June 9, 2013.Her sisters, Joyce Rauch and
Wanda Ryan, died previously.Survivors include her niece,