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CIVIL WARCHRISTMASThe James A. Ramage CivilWar Museum’s will host aCivil War Christmas Dec. 9.A3

Justasyourfamilyhas itsholi-day traditions, the CommunityRecorder invites you to bepart ofour tradition.

Every year, in our edition be-tweenChristmasandNewYear’s,we salute local people who showuseverydaywhat itmeans tobeagood neighbor. They’re also theunsungheroeswho’vemadeadif-ference in your community.

We call it “Neighbors WhoCare” and we need your help.

If you know someonewho reg-ularly embodies the spirit of“Neighbors Who Care” – maybetheyorganizedaneededschoolorcommunity project, helped pickup debris after a storm orbrought you food during an ill-ness – we’d like to hear from you.

Nomatter how they display it,we want to recognize them. Sim-ply write a couple short para-graphs about how your neighborin Boone, Campbell or Kentoncounty makes a difference.

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Crooner Christmas sings for charityALEXANDRIA — It’s time to

swoon inAlexandria at the annu-al Crooner Christmas concertDec. 16.

The seventh edition of thefree concert will be at the city’scommunity center from 3 p.m.to 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 16. Theconcert is the creation of Alex-andria’sToddSchafer,who is thevoice at basketball games for

the Bishop Brossart HighSchool. He also performs theNational Anthem at multiplecolleges.

“Admission has always beenfree, but a free will offering istaken during the program,”Schafer said.

Schafer said the first Croon-er Christmas was created tohelp defermedical expenses forhimself after being diagnosedwith congestive heart failure,and coronary artery disease.

In all subsequent years themoneyhasbeendonated to char-ity to help the needy, he said.Money has gone to help familieswith rent and utility bills, Schaf-er said.

“Last year we were able tohelp four families with giftcards,” he said.

A check was also given to thefamily of formerAlexandria Po-lice Department officer James“Stumpy” Sticklen, Schafersaid. Sticklen was a regular at

Crooner Christmas concerts be-fore he died in March 2011,Schafer said.

Schafer said he and othersingerswill performsongs from“Crooners” including Frank Si-natra, Elvis Presley, and BarryManilow. Songs from Country“Crooners” and Christmas car-ols will also be performed, hesaid.

Joining Schafer on stage willbe Todd Whitford, retired banddirector for Campbell County

Middle School, JerryMoore anda surprise vocal guest, accord-ing to the program flier.

Whitford, who spent 27 yearsas the banddirector at CampbellCounty Middle School and theformer Cline Middle School,said he enjoys playing musicand is glad to always be a part ofSchafer’s show.

“I enjoy the fact of just beingable to get out and play someChristmas music for a goodcause,” Whitford said.

By Chris [email protected]

A first-ever study of the elect-ed constables in each county byKentucky’s Justice and PublicSafety Cabinet has found the of-fice’s law enforcement powersare not needed.

Campbell County Judge-exec-utive Steve Pendery said he al-ready held the opinion constablesarenotnecessarybefore thestatereport was released Nov. 8.

“I think thepost of constable is

an anachronism and should beeliminated,” Pendery said. “Andthat’s more about the job thanabout the people.”

The office of constable wascreated under Kentucky’s thirdconstitution in 1850. Kentuckylaw grants constables the author-ity to enforce state traffic andcriminal codes and to executewarrants, subpoenas and othercourt orders, according to Ken-tucky Revised Statutes 70.350.

Many good people have beenconstables anddidnot try to exer-cise lawenforcement powers, butthere have also been instanceswhere people with no trainingcreated issues, Pendery said.

New constables in CampbellCounty are informed fiscal courtwill not grant requests to use bluelights or sirens on vehicles, Pen-dery said. Fiscal court also ad-vises constables not to issue cita-tions or attempt to make arrests,he said.

“For people who are intendedto be cops, we don’t let them dothose things without weeks of

training,” Pendery said.Pendery said the timing of the

report is likely tied to people whosee an opportunity to eliminatethe office or restrict the law en-forcement powers in the legisla-ture.

Campbell County AttorneySteve Franzen said his office willnot prosecute constable citations.No people who are now consta-bles have tried to prosecute cita-tions either, Franzen said.

“They’re not trained, and Idon’t want to encourage peoplewithout lawenforcement trainingout there playing policeman,” hesaid.

Former constable Cameron

Tracy Alexander did try to prose-cute two citations prior to his res-ignation inJune2011.Heresignedafter moving out of his constabledistrict. Alexander stopped peo-ple on the roadways and issuedthemcitations forspeedingontheAA Highway in Wilder, and fordisregarding a stop sign, Franzensaid.

Campbell County Sheriff JeffKidwell, who took office Nov. 7,had been the District One consta-ble. Kidwell said he was a consta-ble for17yearsandnever issuedacitation or tried to use his arrestpowers – instead focusing on

State report: Constables not neededConstable positionwas created in 1850By Chris [email protected]

For a full news release fromthe Kentucky Justice and PublicSafety Cabinet and link to thereport visit the website http://tinyurl.com/constablereport.

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SPEED SKATING INTO CHRISTMAS

Nico Miller, 12, of Alexandria, hustles across the ice with outstretched arms as he races from one side of the rink to the other at the Christmasin Alexandria skating rink during the kickoff night Friday, Nov. 30, for the month-long event at the former Thriftway grocery store at 7906Alexandria Pike. For information visit the website http://www.christmasinalexandria.com. CHRIS MAYHEW/THE COMMUNITY RECORDER

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COLD SPRING — Veter-ans left their hospitalrooms in Fort ThomasTuesday, Nov. 27, and satinside the Newport Elks inColdSpring for servingsofturkey dinner, conversa-tion and games.

Elks trustee and Belle-vue resident Larry Fron-dorf said 18 volunteersfrom the fraternal organi-zation welcomed andserved 62 veterans pri-

marily from the FortThomas-Cincinnati VAMedical Center. The Elksled the veterans in roundsof bingo games after din-ner.

The Fort Thomas cam-pus hosts a 64-bed nursinghome care unit, 60-beddomiciliary homeless pro-gram, and a post traumaticstress disorder programwith12beds formenand10beds for women, accord-ing to the U.S. Departmentof Veterans Affairs web-site tinyurl.com/forttho-mas veterans. The centeralso provides outpatientpost traumatic stress dis-order services and physi-cal therapy.

Frondorf, chairpersonof the Elks veterans com-mittee, said serving veter-ans turkey dinners hasbeen an tradition startedbefore he became a mem-ber 47 years ago.

Members of the Elks go

down to the VA hospital tovisit each month, and haveseveral outings for the vet-erans including after

Thanksgiving, and a picnicin the summer, he said.

“With the Elks, as longas there are veterans, they

will never be forgotten,”Frondorf said.

South Covington resi-dent Charles Abner, a resi-dent of the VA nursinghome, ate dinner at theElks with his wife, Elsie.He served 16 years in theU.S. Navy, serving aboardtheheavycruiserU.S.S. St.Paul during the KoreanWar.

“It’s nice to get a wayfrom the hospital,” he said

of the Elks dinner.All the Elks treat the

veterans wonderfully, andit’s an enjoyable time, saidElsie.

James Bybee, a New-port resident who servedin the U.S. Army in Viet-nam for two years duringthe war, said being awayfrom the hospital and atthe Elks was enjoyable.

“It’s good, the food, andthe people,” Bybee said

Veterans feast a hospital breakBy Chris [email protected]

Newport Elks veterans committee volunteer and ColdSpring resident Scott Hehman carries out a tray full ofturkey dinners for veterans eating inside the fraternalorganization's hall in Cold Spring. CHRIS MAYHEW/THE

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Donald and PaulineBurcham of Price Hill,married for 51 years,dine together as partof the group ofveterans the FortThomas VAMedicalCenter on a trip tothe Newport Elks inCold Spring Tuesday,Nov. 27. Donaldserved in the U.S. AirForce for four years.CHRIS MAYHEW/THE

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serving civil court papers.Pendery said he has not

madeadecisiononwhoor ifhewill appoint another per-son to fill the District Oneconstable seat Kidwell for-merly occupied. The four-year termwill beon thebal-

lot in 2014.The report, which took

six months to complete,was requested by the Ken-tucky Law EnforcementCouncil. There were noforegone conclusions at theoutset, said Justice andPublic Safety Secretary J.Michael Brown.

“No one had really doneanysolidorevidence-basedlook at justwhat constablesdo in the Commonwealth,”Brown said.

The report found con-stables perform less thanone-quarter of 1 percent ofall law enforcement func-tions in Kentucky, he said.

Changing the powers oreliminating constables willhave to be taken up by theGeneral Assembly in stat-

uteorbymakingaconstitu-tional change, Brown said.

The issue with consta-bles is theaveragecitizen isin no position to tell the dif-ference between a trainedpolice officer and a consta-ble when there is someonewith a marked car, badgeandgun standing in front ofthem, he said.

Even officers fromsmall city departmentshave to complete a statestandard of training andcertification that takesweeks at an academy,Brown said.

“You at least know thatall their officers have beencertified, and that's whatI'm saying is the differencebetween them and consta-bles,” he said.

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FLORENCE — A grantwill help young studentslearn about how to dealwith bullying.

The Florence-basedFamily Nurturing Centerwas awarded a three-year,$15,000 grant to expand an-ti-bullying educationthrough its Kids on theBlock program.

The Family NurturingCenter is a nonprofit dedi-cated to ending the cycle ofchild abuse by promoting

individual well-being andhealthy family relation-ships. One of the tools usedis the Kids on the Blockprogram that puts on ashow with life-sized pup-pets that explain childabuse situations to elemen-tary school students.

With the success of theprogram, many schoolshave been looking for addi-tional help, said TracyFuchs, the center’s direc-tor of development.

“We’ve been gettingmore and more requestsfrom schools about if wehad any anti-bullying pro-gram,” Fuchs said.

Kids on the Block

scripts are developed byexperts andare runbypup-peteers who are trained tointeract with children –which all adds up to coststhat needed to be coveredbefore a full implementa-

tion of an anti-bullying pro-gram could start, Fuchssaid.

Having the trained pup-peteers helps because stu-dents often feel safe to talkwith the puppets aboutwhat’s happening in theirlives, she said.

“A lot of times childrenwill comeup toapuppetbe-cause theyare comfortablewith the puppet and dis-close something they’veseen,” Fuchs said.

The center applied for agrant from the Charles andRuth Seligman FamilyFoundation, which hasawarded themgrants in thepast.

Grant expands anti-bullying puppet showBy Justin B. [email protected]

Marquisha Williams, afourth-grader at CollinsElementary, with the Kidson the Block puppets .THANKS TO TRACY FUCHS

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COLD SPRING—Alexan-dria resident KennethSmith will set up a Christ-mas Lego display at theCold Spring Branch of theCampbellCountyPublicLi-brary this year from 1-5p.m. Dec. 15-16.

Smith, who has previ-ously set up Lego displaysat the library, is seekingdo-nations of Lego blocks tomake the display bigger.For information about howtodonatecall Smith’smoth-er, Lori Smith, at 859-908-0433 prior to 8 p.m.

Three French Hensreturns to FortThomas for two dayshow

Former Fort Thomasbusiness Three FrenchHens is returning to thecity for a two-day show inthe Hiland Theater Build-ing Lobby, 18 North FortThomas Ave.

The owners will be sell-ing the same clothing, ac-cessories and gifts offeredin their store.

Hours of the sale are 10a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday,Dec. 8, and10 a.m. to 7 p.m.Sunday, Dec. 9.

Alexandria cancelscouncil meetings

ALEXANDRIA — The

City of Alexandria has can-celed the thirdThursday ofthe month council meet-ings for December andJanuary.

The scheduled Dec. 20and Jan. 17 meetings arecanceled, according to theagenda for the next meet-ing Dec. 6.

Council regularlymeetsat 7 p.m. on the first andthird Thursday of eachmonth in the city buildingat 8236 W. Main St.

Johns Hillroundabout open

HIGHLAND HEIGHTS —The Johns Hill Road andKnollwood Drive intersec-tion is now open to trafficthrough the use of a round-

about.Drivers will also find

the former UniversityDrive, now renamed Cam-pus Drive, is also open, ac-cording to a news releasefrom the Kentucky Trans-portation Cabinet’s Dis-trict 6. People are still ableto access theOld JohnsHillRoad by using the newCampus Drive entrance.

Drivers are still beingcautioned to watch for con-struction vehicles enteringand exiting the work site.Weather permitting, theentire Johns Hill Road,Knollwood Drive and Cam-pus Drive project will becomplete by Dec. 15, ac-cording to the news re-lease.

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FORT WRIGHT — Chil-dren laugh and makeChristmas ornamentsfrom flour, water, salt andribbon, while soft dulci-mer music plays holidaytunes. A woman in a longdress taps a foot pedal as aspinning wheel whirrs,turning puffs of wool intostrands of yarn.

These non-electronicpastimes were commonduring themid-19thcentu-ry, and they will be fea-tured at the James A.Ramage Civil War Mu-seum’s Civil War Christ-mas at noon to 5 p.m. Sun-day, Dec. 9.

Children’s crafts in-cludemakinghardtackor-naments, much like fam-ilies in the 1860s wouldhave had hanging on their

Christmas trees.“One of the things we

do every year is makingornaments with the chil-dren, and they take themhome or put them on ourtree. They love it,” saidKathleen Romero, a Ram-age Museum board mem-ber. “Wetry tokeepevery-thing according to the pe-

riod, sowehavea small ta-bletop tree, because that’swhat they would havehad.”

Adding to the craftsand live dulcimer musicthis year will be a displayof antique quilts, somefromtheBehringer-Craw-ford Museum in Coving-ton, and others from pri-vate collections.

“Thesequiltsarereallybeautiful,” said Romero.

As another part of thefree event, Santa Clauswill visit and have his pic-ture taken with childrenfrom noon to 4 p.m.

The museum, locatedat1402HighlandAve.,willalso host a book sale. Do-nations for the museum’scontinuing operation willbe accepted.

For more information,call Romero at 859-331-2499.

Historical re-enactors celebrate Christmas like the 1860s during the James A. RamageCivil War Museum's Civil War Christmas, scheduled this year for Sunday, Dec. 9. THANKSTO KATHLEEN ROMERO

Museum featuresCivil War ChristmasBy Amy [email protected]

Kathleen Romero andMary Desalvo, members ofthe James A. Ramage CivilWar Museum board, dressin period costumes duringa previous Civil WarChristmas event. THANKS TOKATHLEEN ROMERO

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FORT MITCHELL —Northern Kentucky’sworkforce andbusiness en-vironment is threatened byan “alarming” upsurge of

heroin use, says the NKYChamber of Commerce –and the organization willlobby the state for morefunding for treatment.

Asserting that NorthernKentucky has the “highestvolume of people in thestate needing substanceabuse treatment but is re-ceiving the least amount offunding,” the chamber willpushfor theKentuckyGen-eral Assembly to boostfunding for mental healthand substance-abuse treat-ment in the region.

The chamber’s Health-care Policy Committee has

drafted a policy positionfor its 2013 LegislativeAgenda that outlines theneed for more money, saidGeralyn Isler, chair of thecommittee. While the poli-cy position covers a rangeof mental health and sub-stance abuse issues, “her-oin abuse is more relevanttoday. It’s a frightening sit-uation,” Isler said.

The chamber’s positionstates that, “In recentyears, heroin has reachedepidemic status in North-ernKentucky”andsays theissue is critical to the eco-nomic outlook of the re-gion.

The chamber’s Health-care Policy Committeepoints to the percentage of

prosecutions involvingher-oin in Northern Kentuckyvs. other regions statewideas evidence of a need forgreater funding.

Bill Mark, director ofthe Northern KentuckyDrug Strike Force, told thechamber that 63 percent ofheroin possession and traf-ficking prosecutions inKentucky are in Boone,KentonandCampbell coun-ties.

The committee reportalso discusses a 2007 Uni-versity of Kentucky studythat shows that NorthernKentucky led the state inpeople needing substanceabuse treatment, but thattheregionhasbeen the low-est per capita funded re-gion in the commonwealthfor mental health and sub-stance abuse services formore than 10 years.

Isler said the 35-mem-ber Healthcare PolicyCommittee is inagoodposi-tion to argue its points.

The committee con-tends that Northern Ken-tucky funding shouldbe “atleast at a level consistentwith other areas of theCommonwealth.”

The chamber also hascommitted to the HeroinImpact and ResponseWorkgroup, an associationof professionals in law en-forcement, health care andbusiness whose mission isto find ways to address the

heroin problem in the re-gion.

“Our aim is to broadlytalk with employers to ex-plore the heroin issue andits impact on our regionalworkforce,” said Steve Ste-vens, president and chiefexecutive of the NKYchamber.

“The chamber is gather-ing information frommem-bers, especially companieswho perform routine drugtesting, to evaluate thedepth of the problem andits impact on workforce is-sues,” spokeswoman Ash-lee Coomer Foltz said.

The committee’s Legis-lative Agenda lists “hiddencosts” to the region’s busi-nesses and communities.Among them: increasedemployeeabsenteeism,tar-diness, job-related injuriesanderrors. Italsonotesem-ployee-employer conflict,greater health-insurancecosts and crime as likelyoutcomes of heroin in theregion.

“This funding discrep-ancyhas increased as poor-er regions have successful-ly lobbied for additionalsubstance abuse fundingwhile Northern Kentuckyhas not,” the report states.

Northern Kentuckyranks last in governmentfunding fromtheKentuckyDepartment forBehavioralHealth,DevelopmentalandIntellectual Disabilitiesamong the largest regionsof the state, according toCabinet for Health andFamily Service records.

A spokeswoman for theCabinet for Health andFamily Services said thediscrepancy is not great:“The per capita fundingrate (for Northern Ken-tucky) is not substantially

different from either theSeven County Services orBluegrass regions,” saidGwenda Bond.

The range for thesethree most populated re-gions is $13.89 (NorthernKentucky’s share) to $15.64per capita (Bluegrass Re-gional’s share). Themedianper capita cost for generalfunds for all regions of thecommonwealth is $18.89,records show.

The distribution is part-ly based on other resourcesavailable to residents in theregions, Bond said. “Resi-dents in the more populat-ed areas have access to re-sources not available in therural or less-populated re-gions, therefore the percapita rate is lower.”

Northern Kentucky re-ceives $2.4 million in fund-ing for substance abuseservices from all govern-mentsources,with$1.4mil-lion from the federal gov-ernment, according to theCabinet for Health andFamily Services.

“My biggest concern isthat it (themoney) needs tobe brought back to the re-gion,” Isler said. “We needto have a qualified work-force.”

Bondsaid the state is do-ing the best it can to pro-vide adequate servicesthroughout the common-wealth.

“The demand for men-tal-health and substance-abuse treatment only con-tinues to increase, whileoverall funding remainsrelatively flat due to bud-get constraints,”Bondsaid.

“We do our best to pro-vide comparable fundinglevels across the state, tak-ing into account populationbase and need,” Bond said.

NKY Chamber to lobby for heroin treatment moneyGroup wants Legislature to boostfunding for mental health needsBy Terry [email protected]

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ALEXANDRIA — CampbellRidge Elementary School first-grader Gideon Egan can’t walk,but he’s a fighter.

Egan, who has the congenitaldisorder arthrogryposis multi-plex congenita, dreams of walk-ing and running someday. Hewillingly undergoes surgeriesandpainfulphysical therapyses-sions that keep him out of theclassroom for extended periodsto pursue his dream. The latestsurgery in early November re-sulted in two full leg casts andabsence from school untilaround Christmas.

Egan used the live Internetvideo-conferencing programSkype twice this fall to connectwith first-grade teacher NoraGokhan’s classroom. He partici-pated in an in-class presentationof animals brought by staff fromtheCincinnati Zoo twodays afterHalloween while staying at aRonald McDonald House in NewJersey and awaiting surgery,

Gokhan said.“He was able to ask questions

and the ladywhowaspresenting,she took some of the animals andput them close to the camera,”she said.

Egan answered questionsfrom his classmates about hisupcoming surgery during an ini-tial Skype sessions,Gokhan said.Egan returnedhomeNov. 23, andthe plan is to have more Skypesessions, she said.

Egan said seeing his class-mates through Skype was fun,and felt like he was at school.Egan said he goes through thesurgeries and physical therapybecause of his goals.

“I want to walk, and I want tofeed myself and do everythingmyself,” he said.

Jackie Egan, said her son en-joyed seeing his classmates, andwill not be back in school for atleast three more weeks.

A lackofmuscledevelopmentand frozen bone joints are symp-toms he lives with now, she said.To move his body by himself hehas to, and does, wiggle around

on the floor, Jackie said.“The hip joints and knee

joints are protracted or bent,”she said. “He can’t stand upstraight.”

Undergoing the surgeries isher son’s decision alone, Jackiesaid.

Gideon loves sports, andwants to play baseball and bas-ketball someday, she said.

“He’s very active,” Jackiesaid. “If he could walk he wouldbe running. He never stops.”

Surgeries tohelpGideonwalkstarted in January 2011 when hewas 4 years old, Jackie said. Hehad surgery on both legs to helpgain more flexibility in his hipjoints, and soon afterward hadarm surgery for similar reasons,she said. In addition to havingboth legs operated on this No-vember, he will need severalmore surgeries including kneejoint surgeries.

Gideon loves school – espe-cially science, she said. When heis in the classroom, he some-times yells out answers when hegets excited instead of lifting a

ruler to signal he is raising hisarm, she said.

The entire school seems toknow him and students in otherclasses sometimes yell out a hel-lo and his name as hewheels pastwhen going from classroom toclassroom.

Special education teacherEmily Knight said Gideon’s stayat a Ronald McDonald Housewas lengthened and surgerypostponed because it was firstscheduled for the week Hurri-cane Sandy struck. Now that heis home everyone at the schoolhopes he is doing well, Knightsaid.

The physical therapy he hasto go through is intense and in-cludes pulling and stretching ofhis legs, she said.

“It’s very painful, she said.Knight writes the Indepen-

dent Education Plan (IEP) forEgan. His impediment is onlyphysical, she said.

“He is a bright andmature lit-tle boy that you would neverthink couldn’t do what the otherlittle boys do,” Knight said.

By Chris [email protected]

Gideon Egan, a first-grader atCampbell Ridge ElementarySchool in Alexandria, sits in awheelchair in Ronald McDonaldHouse in Camden, N.J. Nov. 5,after undergoing surgery on bothlegs . Egan has the congenitaldisorder arthrogryposis multiplexcongenita, which causes a lack ofmuscle development and frozenbone joints, said his mother JackieEgan. THANKS TO JACKIE EGAN

Student Skypes to school after surgery

SCHOOL’S MINI ELECTION

Reiley Elementary School student Garret Eglian casts his vote in amock election Nov. 2 where fourth and fifth-graders picked theirchoice for U.S. president. President Barack Obama, who won thereal election, lost in the Reiley Elementary mock election with 188votes compared to 197 votes cast for Mitt Romney. THANKS TO BONITA

PACK

Reiley Elementary School student Madison Copes drops her ballotinto a mock election box Nov. 2 where fourth- and fifth-graderspicked their choice for U.S. president at the Alexandria school.THANKS TO BONITA PACK

FORT THOMAS — Moyer Ele-mentary School will be featuredin a national music program thisMarch during National Music inOur Schools Month (MIOSM).

Moyer music teacher MaryScaggs said MIOSM, hosted bythe National Association for Mu-sic Educations, is held each yearto celebrate the importance ofmusic education.

Throughout the month, teach-ers are encouraged to get cre-ativeandsingwith their students.

Scaggs said the highlight ofthe month is the Concert for Mu-sic inOurSchoolsMonth, former-ly called theWorld’s Largest Con-cert, which is a sing-along con-cert linking students around thenation.

During the concert, scheduledfor 1 p.m. March 1, music class-rooms around the nation will betuning in to watch the video, fea-turing students from around thenation who entered a contest andwhere chosen by the association,and sing-along with them.

Scaggs, seeing that one of thesong selections was the StarSpangled Banner, sent in a pro-

posal for a video featuring herstudents standing on the map ofthe United States on the school’splayground, singing the patrioticsong.

Scaggs’ proposal was chosen,making Moyer one of only a cou-ple dozen schools in the nation tobe featured on the video for theconcert.

“We sing a patriotic song ev-erymonth, and this will allow thestudents to show their patriotismin a national way they’ve neverbeen able to do before,” saidScaggs, who teaches kindergar-ten through secondgrade. “We’reall really excited to have this op-portunity.”

Principal Matt Haskamp saidthis opportunity gives the stu-dents and Scaggs a chance toshownot only the community, butthe whole nation, what they cando.

“This is an affirmation of alltheir hard work,” Haskamp said.“The opportunity to do this on anational level is something they’llnever forget.”

To create their video, theschool enlisted the help of teach-ers and students from HighlandsHigh School.

In mid-November, broadcast

journalism teacher William Poffand his student came toMoyer tofilm the video, featuring theschools kindergarten throughsecond students, standing on themap dressed in red, white andblue shirts purchased by theBoosters.

The following week, the stu-dents traveled to the HighlandsPerforming Arts Center, whereJason Burgess, director of thedrama department, helped themrecord the audio.

Now, Poff and his students areworking to put it all together tohave the video ready by the Janu-ary deadline.

Haskamp, who formerlyworked as the vice principal atHighlands, said he often looks forways that the two schools canwork together on projects, whereMoyer students have the chanceto be inspired by the older kids,and the Highlands students getsome real-life experience.

“In a community like this, ev-erything intertwines,” Haskampsaid. “I see collaborations likethis as a win-win.”

For more information aboutMusic in Our Schools Month andthe concert, visitwww.musiced.namfe.org.

Moyer Elementary School Principal Matt Haskamp helps students get in place for the filming of their videofor the National Association for Music Education's Music in Our Schools Month television program. AMANDA

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Northern Kentucky has itsfirst victory as a Division I pro-gram andMelodyDoss is sudden-ly the answer to a trivia questionthat will long be remembered byNorse basketball fans.

Doss’ layup just before thebuzzersounded,offanassist fromfreshman Christine Roush gaveNKU an improbable 66-64 winoverYoungstownStateonNov.27.The shot capped an incrediblelate-game sequence of heroics asthe Norse rallied from an eight-point deficit (63-55) with 3:31 re-maining to stun thepreviouslyun-

beaten Penguins.“The lastplayweran towin the

game, Melody was saying ‘lookforme,’ and Iwas hoping the passwas there,” Christine Roush saidof the final play. “It was, and I gotit there, and she made the shot. Itwas probably the most importantassist in my life.”

BrandiBrownmadeoneof twofree throws to extend theYoungs-town State lead to 64-62 with 16seconds left. Kayla Thacker thennailed an off-balance 18-footerfrom the left wing to tie the gameat 64-all with 1.7 seconds remain-ing.

Liz Hornberger then turnedthe ball over trying to inbound theball, giving NKU possession un-derneath its own basket. That setthe stage forDoss,who tookaper-

fect inbounds pass from Roush inthe lane and converted a shot astime expired.

“The out-of-bounds play wasopen all game,” Doss said. “It wasopen (on the last play), and westuck it. Itwasdefinitelyexciting.It’s a breath of fresh air gettingthiswin andknowingwecan com-pete with the girls in this divi-sion.”

Roush scored a career-high 24points to leadNKU.Thefreshmanguard also grabbed eight re-bounds and was 4-for-6 from 3-point range. Doss scored sixpoints and hauled in eight re-bounds. She also blocked threeshots.

“I thought our kids did a goodjob of trying to keep them at bay,and keep them away from the

rim,” NKUhead coachDawn Plit-zuweit said. “Some of it is thatthings fell into our lap at home,and at the same time, I thoughtour kids competed. They could’vequit at the two-minute mark.”

NKU lost at Missouri State 70-67Dec.1, losingaone-point lead inthe final minutes. Doss poured ina career-high14 pointswhileHop-perrecordedherfirstdouble-dou-ble of the season with 13 pointsand 15 rebounds. Kayla Thackeradded 11 points for NKU.

NKU returns to action Dec. 8as the Norse travel to Muncie,Ind., to face Ball State. Tipoff isset for 1 p.m. NKU returns 2 p.m.Sunday, Dec. 16, to play Butler.

The NKU men’s team fell atfourth-ranked Ohio State 70-43Dec.1. JalenBillups led theNorse

(0-5) with 11 points and nine re-bounds.

“We’re headed in the right di-rection,” said guard EshaunteJones, who had nine points. “Wehave a lot of young kids who arelearning right now, so this game isdefinitely a building block. OhioState went to the Final Four lastyear, and there aren’t too manyteams that come into this arenaand leave with a win.”

Northern Kentucky made itsNCAA Division I debut with fourgames in five days at a tourna-ment in San Diego from Nov. 14-18. The Norse led in the secondhalf of all four games, two ofwhich were four-point defeats.NKU plays at Texas Tech Dec. 4after Recorder deadlines then isoff until Dec. 20 at Hampton.

Norse women get first D-I winMen’s team learnsfrom Ohio StateCourtesy of NKU

Comeback kidscatch on fordramatic win

BOWLING GREEN — TylerLyon had five catches all yearheading into the Class 2A statefootball championship game. Buttwo of them had gone for touch-downs.

The 6-foot-4 junior providedthe biggest and most importanttarget of all for his sixth catch ofthe year, hauling in the winningtouchdownwith26seconds left inthe state final.

That allowedNewportCentralCatholic to beat Caldwell County30-26Dec.1atWesternKentuckyUniversity, winning the pro-gram’s fifth state title and thesecond in three years with EddieEviston as head coach. NewCathfinished 11-4, winning its finalnine games.

“I’ve beenmissing this feelingsince 2010, and it feels great to beback here,” senior running backDylan Hayes said. “There wereso many emotions going throughme. Even right now it still doesn’tfeel like wewon state, but I knowwhenweget off the bus Iwill def-initely feel it. I love it.”

The game came down to onedrive with all to play for afterCaldwell took the lead on a fieldgoal with 2:30 to play, 26-24. TheThoroughbreds then started ontheir own 40.

Quarterback Josh Cain, whohasspent this fall looking tomakeup for his season-ending balkfrom themound in the state base-ball semifinals, endedhis footballcareer with the exact oppositefeeling. He threw for 243 yardsand two touchdowns and wasnamedgameMVP.His father andbrother both won state titles atNewCath.

“My brother did it andmy daddid it and I’m so happy I did it andI made everybody proud,” hesaid.

Similar to NCC’s win in the2006 state finals, when the Thor-oughbreds came from behind inthe final two minutes with a longTD pass, Cain and the teamstruck early with a big pass play.

Cain, as he has done multipletimes this year, lofted a long passto seniorMacFranzen.Hecaughtit andwas tackledat the4 fora54-yard gain.

“Weweregoing to try tonickeland dime them, go down the fieldand hopefully get a field goal,”Cain said. “(Franzen) said he wasgoing to go down the field and hecaught it.”

After two running plays werestopped short, NCC had third-down and goal at the four with 30seconds left. Cain pretended topitch the ball right then after set-ting his feet, he lobbed a perfecttouch pass to the 6-foot-4 Lyon.

“To have a dream like that andthen have it come true, it’s amaz-ing,” Lyon said. “They were look-ing at the run thewhole gameandwe just threw it over their heads.I was just thinking ‘Don’t drop it.’That was it right there. If I dropthat, where would we be rightnow?”

Said Cain: “We knew theywere going to blitz and bring thehouse. Tylermade a great catch.”

Caldwell got down to the 50 onits last drive, but a sack fromJack Sutkamp ended it.

“Thisgamewas theepitomeofour season,” Eviston said. “Wehad a lot of heart to come backand overcome adversity. Thekids worked hard. Ever since thebeginning,we felt likewehad theformula to do it. We had somebumps in the road, but the kids

kept fighting.”The final drive capped a game

between teams who started asmirror images of each other andended up nearly identical aswell.

The Caldwell County Tigers,from western Kentucky, had thesame blue and gold color schemeas the Thoroughbreds, and thehome uniforms the Tigers worein the state final were almostidentical toNewCath’s save a fewminor stylistic differences. Theteamshad the samegoldhelmets,although Caldwell’s had no Tigerlogo to match NCC’s Thorough-bred head.

NewCathhad405yardsfor the

game, one more than Caldwell’s404. Cain threw for 243 yards to258 forCC’sElijahSindelar.Cald-well ran a similar shotgun spreadattack toNewCath,with a strong-armed quarterback similar toCain. The teams combined to gofor it on fourth down nine times,and each team failed to converton a fake punt.

The teams traded touchdownsfor two and a half quarters, withNewCath leading 21-20. Evistonthen made the most interestingfourth-down conversion of thegame, going for it on NCC’s own15.TheTigersstoppedthe ’Breds,and Caldwell cashed in with afield goal to take a 23-21 lead intothe fourth quarter.

“I’m an idiot there,” said Evis-ton. “Our defense was strugglingand we tried to sneak one and itdidn’t work. It was good our de-fense held them to three. I putthem in a bad position, but no

matter what position they’re in,they always have my back.”

NewCath drove 72 yards andNathan Grosser put the teamahead with a 24-yard field goal.Caldwell then drove 73 yards toreclaim the lead, 26-24.

Cain, who shook off two inter-ceptions, epitomized the come-back the team had from the 2-4season start.

“IgotdownonmyselfandthenI pickedmyself up. Coach alwayssays I let things fly off my backandIhadtodo itagain,”Cainsaid.“It’s a great program here and Ilove everything about it.”

Said Lyon: “He has unbeliev-able heart. He’ll run it all day anddowhateverhecan for the team.”

Follow James on Twitter @Record-erWeber and check out more photosfrom the state final at cincin-nati.com/blogs/preps and in nextweek’s paper.

NCC senior running back Dylan Hayes heads upfield Dec. 1 in the statefinal against Caldwell. JAMES WEBER/THE COMMUNITY RECORDER

Last-second passlifts NewCath tostate titleBy James [email protected]

NCC senior QB Josh Cain throws the ball Dec. 1 against Caldwell in thestate final. JAMES WEBER/THE COMMUNITY RECORDER

NCC senior Mac Franzen catches atouchdown pass. JAMES WEBER/THE

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NCC seniorDan Ruwemakes acatch of along JoshCain pass.NewCathbeatCaldwellCounty 30-26in the Class2A state finalDec. 1 atWesternKentuckyUniversity inBowlingGreen. JAMES

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College parents:Time to brag

Are you a parent of a collegeathlete? It’s time to brag. Thanksto such an overwhelming re-sponse to the holiday feature lastyear, the Recorder Newspapersagain will present “Home for theholidays:Catchingupwithcollegeathletes.”

Parents of athletes who playedin the college ranks during the2012 calendar year can submit byemail a few paragraphs and, if in-terested, a photo to share wherethey are,what they’re playing andhow they did. Be sure to includethe athlete’s name, parents’names and the community news-paper they get at home. The sub-mitted information will be com-piledbynewspaper andrun the is-sue of Dec. 26-27 – just in time forpeople home from the holidays tocatch up on their high schoolclassmates, neighbors andfriends.

Basic guidelines: You can sendlinks to college websites as back-ground but not as the submission.Write the information as you’dwant to see it in print. Send photosas a .jpg attachment to the email,not embedded in a Word docu-ment.

Send the email to [email protected] by Monday,Dec. 17.

Questions can be directed [email protected] or 513-248-7573.

This Week’s MVP» NCC senior quarterback

Josh Cain for leading the Thor-oughbreds to the Class 2A statechampionship.

Boys basketball» Bishop Brossart beat Silver

Grove 80-27 in its season openerNov. 26, also a 37th District seed-ing game. Justin Saunders had17

points, Erik Rieger 17 and AlexTrentman 16 as 12 Mustangsfound the scoring column. Bros-sart beat St. Henry 65-58 Nov. 27to go 2-0. Saunders had 20 points,Drew Burns 16 and Ben Uebel 12.Brossart improved to 3-0 afterbeating Iroquois 62-40.

» NewCath beat Ludlow 69-48Nov. 27 in its first game. NickSeiberthad19points andMichaelBueter 16.

Girls basketball» Bishop Brossart beat Lloyd

Dec.164-35 to open its season.Ab-by Stadtmiller scored 17 points.Brossart beat Calvary 59-18 in a37thDistrict seeding gameDec.1.Sarah Futscher had 13 points andStadtmiller 11.

» NewCath beat Newport 63-23 Dec. 1.

Boys bowling» Campbell County beat

Boone County 5-2 Nov. 29, 2,919-2,354 in total pins. Jordan Rackeshot 445 (187-258) andMatt Chalk444 (229-215) as the Camels aver-aged 208 for the day.

Girls bowling» Campbell County lost 4-3 to

Boone County Nov. 29, and 2,139-2,015 in total pins. Erica Biddleshot 340 (172-168).

ThomasMore Notes» The Thomas More College

men’s basketball team remainedundefeated Dec. 1 as it defeatedWaynesburg University, 54-42, ina Presidents’ Athletic Conferencegame.With thewin, the Saints im-prove to 7-0 overall and 2-0 in thePAC.TheSaints are idle until nextSaturday, Dec. 8, when they hostWashington & Jefferson Collegeat 3 p.m. at the Connor Convoca-tion Center. The 13th-rankedThomas More College women’sbasketball teamdefeatedWaynes-burgUniversity,77-68Dec.1.Withthe win, the Saints improve to 6-1overall and 2-0 in the PAC. TMChosts W&J1p.m. Saturday.

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By James [email protected]

The Campbell County wres-tling program said goodbye totwo of its four state championsfrom last year, but returns plen-ty of experience as the Camelstry to defend their 2012 teamstate championship.

Campbell’s big losses werestate champs Garth Yenter andMason Franck. Yenter left asone of the most decorated Cam-els in history, finishing 65-0 lastyear, rolling through the 120-poundbracket towin thestate ti-tle, andmoving on towrestle forMichigan State in the Big TenConference. Franck won theheavyweight division afterbouncing back from injury thatcut his season short.

Campbell returns its othertwo state champs, brothers Ste-phen and Austin Myers, whorolled through their bracketslast seasonafterbecomingeligi-ble to compete at midseason.StephenMyerswon152 andwas19-0 for the season. Austin was18-0 at 220.

Bankemper returns eightother state qualifiers from lastyear in Steven Maggard, BrianSpahr, Sean Fausz, CorbinWoods, Paul Hamilton, DustinTurner, Brett Keeton and EliMatthews. Fausz finished thirdat 126 and Hamilton was staterunner-up at138. Five of the oth-er six won at least two matchesat state. Former state qualifierKentBachmanalso adds experi-ence and depth.

Hamilton and the Myers

brothers were regional champi-ons as well.

Brad Krebs is the top new-comer to the lineup.

TheCamels have had severalwins so far this year, with mostof their star wrestlers rollingthrough theirmatcheswith pinsand technical falls.

NewportThe Wildcats return junior

Jacob Brett, who was 29-17 lastyear, finished fourth in the re-gion at 126, and qualified for thestate tournament. He is wres-tling at 138 so far this year.

Newport doesn’t return anyother regional placers, but has aroster of 23 to build on. Seniorsare Landon Billings (145), ZachPenn (182),ReyFranco (195) andZachary Hennemann (285).

Camels ready todefend wrestling titleBy James [email protected]

Campbell County High School’s Stephen Myers pins Cooper High School’s Taylor Eschan during their 152championship match in regional wrestling finals tournament Feb. 11. JOSEPH FUQUA II/THE COMMUNITY RECORDER


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So this sequestration, a partof the fiscal cliff, only affectsthe “entitlement programs,” itdoesn’t affect the programs thatsupport seniors, like transporta-tion, home-delivered meals,senior centers and protectionfrom abuse? Right?

Wrong! It will have a devas-tating effect on these programs.

If Congress allows sequestra-tion to go into effect on Jan. 2,2013, the resulting $54.5 billion innon-defense discretionary cutsin fiscal year 2013 will havealarming effects on programsthat maintain older adults’ inde-pendence, health and well-being.

Moving ahead with sequestra-tion allows our representativesthe opportunity not to makedecisions about which programsprovide the greatest return on

investment andreflect thecurrent andfuture needs ofour great coun-try.

We knowthat supportingolder adults intheir ownhomes withhome healthcare, home-

delivered meals and transporta-tion to and from health carecosts about one-third the annualcost of a long-term care facility.And, home is where, when asked,the seniors want to live out theirremaining days. Cuts like thosebeing presented also result inadded burden and financialstrains to the caregiver.

Speaking about meals alone,in Kentucky this sequestrationwill result in an estimated loss of320,341meals annually. This isestimated to leave 3,411 elderlypeople without meals for oneyear. To compound this reductionin funding, there is currently a“waiting list” of seniors whoneed and wish to have a home-delivered meal, but because oflimited funding, will wait fromone to 12 months to receive them.There is currently not enoughfunding to cover the need. Cut-ting current levels of fundingwill leave thousands of seniorshungry and may force them intolong-term care facilities.

So, is there a compromise?Well, yes there is. Congress

could take a more surgical ap-proach to the proposed across-

the-board cutting that will takeplace this coming January. Asurgical approach would resultin extending programs like Sen-ior Services of Northern Ken-tucky’s Meals onWheels home-delivered meal program. Con-gress could make choices basedon return on investment andresponding to the needs of ourcountry. Congress could alsoestablish “means testing” and“sliding scale fee for service”for programs paid for by theOlder Americans Act.

Currently, these programs,which were established underthe 1965 Older American Act,require that the recipient not becharged for the meal, the ride,the enjoyment at a senior center,the housekeeping or the caregiven in their own home. These

programs are currently not“means tested” and never havebeen. Maybe they should be.“Means testing” combined with a“sliding scale fees for service”could result in more truly needyseniors being served and a re-duction in the number of peopleon the waiting list.

Call your congressional rep-resentative or U.S. senator todayand tell them: “There are solu-tions that will not result in theelimination of over 320,000meals to Kentucky’s seniors.Solutions that may, in fact, resultin a greater number of our sen-iors being able to be served.”

Ken Rechtin is the interim executivedirector of Senior Services of North-ern Kentucky.

The fiscal cliff and Meals on Wheels

Ken RechtinCOMMUNITYRECORDER GUESTCOLUMNIST

With an ominous “fiscal cliff”looming on the horizon, the stakesin Kentucky and across the coun-try can’t get much higher.

It doesn’t take a Ph.D. in eco-nomics to realize that the combi-nation of cuts in the plannedgrowth of federal spending andthe large increases in federaltaxes scheduled to take place on

January 1 isgoing to causeproblems forAmerica’s limp-ing labor mar-kets and stuntedmacroeconomy.

The un-derlying issuesare ourmassivefederal budgetdeficits andrapidly growingdebt, but thepotential solu-

tions are also problematic. Actualreductions in government spend-ing – however unlikely – and bigincreases in tax rates will makeeconomic growth evenmoredifficult.

What’s worse, all of this con-tributes to what economists call“regime uncertainty.” Nobodyknows what solutions – or tem-porary Band-Aids – Congress andPresident Obamawill embrace.

Regime uncertainty also ex-ists closer to home as entrepre-neurs struggle to decipher justhowKentucky’s elected officialswill address our $34 billion pen-sion crisis.

If investors perceive the sizeand uncertainty of our debt to beunmanageable, they will eitherrefuse to loanmoney to govern-ment or require a higher rate-of-return to offset the higher risksof making their capital available.This means higher debt pay-ments, more trouble for our econ-omy and tighter austerity mea-sures in the future.

Actually, any investmentbecomesmore difficult when riskand uncertainty increase. Con-sumers are less likely to buy carsand homes. Businesses are lesslikely to hire workers and expandtheir scale of operations.

Which one of these reduceseconomic growth? All of theabove.

But there are further cliffsvisible on the horizon, especiallywithin healthcare. In 2014, we canlook forward to sliding down thecliffs of the economicMatterhornthat is Obamacare.

Government already provides

amassive indirect subsidy ofmore than $100 billion to pur-chase insurance through yourworkplace since it’s a non-taxedform of compensation.

Soon, Obamacare will providedirect subsidies to the workingpoor andmiddle income class forhealthcare – regardless of mostlifestyle choices or pre-existingconditions, driving up healthcarecosts.

The good news for these em-ployees is that they have accessto a larger subsidy; the bad newsis that this cliff creates a strongincentive for employers to off-load those employees onto Oba-macare.

Plus, since Obamacare im-poses larger costs on firms withmore than 100 employees, small-er businesses will try to avoidgrowing over that thresholdwhile larger firms will look foropportunities to spin their activ-ity into smaller, less-regulatedentities.

Business growth will inevita-bly slow, especially in Kentucky,which has already accepted $67million – more than any otherstate but NewYork – to establishObamacare exchanges.

We can also locate loomingcliffs for Kentuckians approach-ing income levels where benefitsare dramatically reduced byearning one dollar “too much.”

For instance, at 400 percent ofthe poverty level – about $90,000in income – subsidies are sudden-ly reduced from about $5,000 tozero. At 133 percent of the pover-ty line, earning an extra dollarresults in contributing 3 percentrather than 2 percent of yourincome to insurance premiums.

Since the general public oftendoesn’t paymuch attention topolitical economy, politicianshave a strong incentive to ignorethe subtle, but substantial, costsof expanding our debt and push-ing it further into the future.

If politicians continue to pushthe country and commonwealthever closer to that impendingfiscal cliff by neglecting to makethe tough decisions related to ourdebt, perhaps we shouldmake thedecision to send them over anelectoral cliff at the next possibleopportunity.

Eric Schansberg has served as pro-fessor of economics at Indiana Uni-versity Southeast in New Albany,Ind., since 1992, and is a member ofthe Bluegrass Institute Board ofScholars.

Fiscal cliff notes composeominous melodies

EricSchansbergCOMMUNITYRECORDER GUESTCOLUMNIST

I am a compounding phar-macist.

Three months ago, mostAmericans would haveshrugged at that statement.

Today, those same Amer-icans would have a differentreaction, and quite possibly anegative one.

Compounding pharmaciesare on the front pages becauseof the ongoing tragedy that isattributable to the actions ofthe New England CompoundingCenter based in Massachusetts.

I have just returned from anInternational CompoundingSymposium. The symposiumwas intended to discuss thelatest and greatest in the realmof pharmaceutical compound-ing. The tone of the meetingswas overshadowed by thisincident. My colleagues and I,to a man, are outraged andsickened by the alleged malfea-sance at the center. They calledthemselves a compoundingpharmacy, but in actuality theywere apparently careless man-ufacturers who needlessly andshamefully endangered thelives of their customers.

It is alleged by regulatorsthat the center somehow wasable to skirt existing state andfederal laws and operate itsbusiness by shortchangingquality. That is not what a com-pounding pharmacist does.

What is a compoundingpharmacist?

We make drugs for peoplewho can’t take conventionalmedications that are manu-factured by big companies. Wecustomize medications; wecompound specialized drugsfor children; we make intrave-nous solutions; we make sterileeye drops as well as medica-tions for pets. We also can com-pound medications when aconventional medication isunavailable, when a patient

cannot use theconventionalmedicationsdue to aller-gies to bind-ers, fillers ordyes, some-thing that ishappeningmore often asof late.

We are yourlocal pharma-

cist, and we make some of thedrugs that many of you take tomake your lives better or easi-er.

In short, compounding phar-macists fill the needs of pa-tients who have unique healthneeds that can’t be met by off-the-shelf, manufactured medi-cations. These personalizedmedications, prescribed bylicensed practitioners and pre-pared under strictly controlledconditions by specially trainedcompounding pharmacists, arethe only way to better healthfor these individuals.

What we don’t do is manu-facture big batches of drugsand then send them off at cut-rate prices across the country,which is what the center isalleged to have done. We don’tknow all the details about whatthe center was up to and whythey weren’t stopped beforethis tragedy happened, but wedo know some facts.

We do know that the centerhad been cited by the FederalDrug Administration and byMassachusetts state regulators.

We also know that neitherthe administration nor Mas-sachusetts state regulatorsfollowed up effectively on theirwarnings, because the misbe-havior continued. We know thatthe center was careless withthe safety of its patients. Andwe have now been told by offi-cials that much of what they

did was illegal.What we need to do now is

find out all the facts and findout what exactly happened withthe center and with its reg-ulators. We need a thoroughand complete assessment ofstate and federal laws govern-ing the practice of pharmacy.We also must be sure that lawsand regulations are enforced.

Our profession is deter-mined to work with regulators,government officials, boardsand others to ensure that thebodies charged with enforce-ment are able to do their jobs.

There have been calls forthe federal Food and DrugAdministration to take overregulation of pharmacies, butthe administration has alwayshad the authority to visit andinspect any pharmacy at anytime, on its own or in responseto complaints. Regulators at thestate level might be betterpositioned to enforce rules andinspect facilities than this fed-eral agency and its very broadscope.

There are a couple of stepsthat can be taken immediately.

Professional standards is-sued by the U.S. PharmacopeialConvention, a nonprofit organi-zation that sets rules to identifythe strength, quality and purityof medications, have not beenadopted by every state. Everystate should immediately adoptthese USP standards.

The meningitis outbreak is anational tragedy. My heart goesout to all the people and theirfamilies that have been affect-ed. Our profession stands readyto work with leaders from gov-ernment to make sure that whathappened at NECC never hap-pens again.

Jack Nie is owner of Nie’s Pharma-cy &Wellness Center located inIndependence.

Ready to work with leaders

Jack NieCOMMUNITYRECORDER GUESTCOLUMNIST

Campbell County FiscalCourtAddress: 1098 Monmouth St., New-port, KY 41071Phone: (859) 292-3838Website: www.campbelcountyky.orgMeets: 7 p.m. the first Wednesday ofthe month at the Alexandria Court-house, 8352 E. Main St. And meets at5:30 p.m. the third Wednesday of themonth at the county administrationbuilding, 1098 Monmouth St., New-port.

Alexandria8236 W. Main St.(859) 635-41257 p.m. the first and third Thursdaywww.alexandriaky.org

Bellevue616 Poplar St.859-431-88887 p.m. the secondWednesdaywww.bellevueky.org

Cold Spring

5694 East Alexandria Pike(859) 441-96047:30 p.m. the second and fourthMondaywww.coldspringky.com

Crestview14 Circle Drive(859) 441-46207:30 p.m. the first Tuesdaywww.crestviewky.com

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LIFELIFE PEOPLE | IDEAS | RECIPES

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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2012

Across Campbell County, thespirit of the holiday season tookhold the weekend of Nov. 30-Dec.1.

Christmas in Alexandria, amonth-long series of events anddisplays including an ice skatingrink and train display, openedFriday, Nov. 30. The festival, lo-cated inside and outside at 7906Alexandria Pike in a formerThriftway grocery store, is openthrough Dec. 30. For informationvisit the website www.christma-sinalexandria.com.

Newport’s Historic Down-town Christmas Walk as Satur-day, Dec. 1, and in Fort Thomasthe Home for the Holidays Walkwas Sunday, Dec. 2.

A merry startto the season

Sarah Crail performs at Fort Thomas Coffee during the holiday walk.AMANDA JOERING/COMMUNITY RECORDER

Shelia Leighty from Highland Hill Baptist Church gives out freesandwiches during Fort Thomas's Home for the Holidays Walk Sunday,Dec. 2. AMANDA JOERING/COMMUNITY RECORDER

Randall Reese and Susan Schaber,who sell Christmas trees at 625Monmouth St., pose for a picturein their Christmas tree costumes.AMANDA JOERING/COMMUNITY RECORDER

Newport Mayor Jerry Peluso leads the crowd in singing Jingle Bellsduring the city's tree lighting during the Historic Downtown NewportChristmas Walk Saturday, Dec. 1. AMANDA JOERING/COMMUNITY RECORDER

From left, Todd Whitford ofAlexandria, and Rebecca Julick ofWalton, play a round of songsincluding Jingle Bells, Deck theHalls, and WeWish You a MerryChristmas during the kickoff ofChristmas in Alexandria Friday,Nov. 30. CHRIS MAYHEW/THE

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Alexandria residents Gracie Breeden, 6, in front, and her parents Jamie and Kyle Breeden, walkin the Christmas in Alexandria kickoff parade as Joseph, the Virgin Mary and an angel as part ofa group of costumed participants fromMentor Baptist Church Friday, Nov. 30. CHRIS MAYHEW/THE

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From left, Ciearra Ponder, 9, of Ryland Heights, and Regan Bay, 8, ofBurlington, waver on ice skates as they prepare to grab the rail at therink set up for Christmas in Alexandria Friday, Nov. 30. CHRIS MAYHEW/THE

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Fort Thomas resident Jacob Rogers hangs out by the Christmas tree inthe city building during the event. AMANDA JOERING/COMMUNITY RECORDER

From left, friends Rilee O'Day, Brooke Fornash, and Leah Wooten, all ofGrants Lick and 10 years old, spend time on the ice rink together duringthe kcikoff of Christmas in Alexandria. CHRIS MAYHEW/THE COMMUNITY

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ABOUT CALENDARTo submit calendar items, go to www.NKY.com and click on

“Share!” Send digital photos to [email protected] alongwith event information. Items are printed on a space-availablebasis with local events taking precedence.Deadline is two weeks before publication date. To find more

calendar events, go to www.NKY.com and choose from a menuof items in the Entertainment section on the main page.

FRIDAY, DEC. 7Art ExhibitsA Life in Review at 92: Astar(Charlotte) Daniels, noon-4p.m., Sigra Gallery, 205 FairfieldAve., Portraits and landscapes byrenowned artist. Includes col-lectibles from her worldwidetravels. Free. Through Dec. 29.859-291-1278; www.sigragallery-.com. Bellevue.

CivicStuff Santa’s Sleigh, 8 a.m.-8p.m., Kroger Marketplace -Newport, 130 Pavilion Parkway,Stop by and donate clothing forthe entire family, coats, shoesfor entire family, householditems, seasonal items, sportinggoods, furniture in clean andusable condition, small appli-ances in good condition, dishes,glassware and toys. With DJ Jareand DJ Sab, KISS 107-FM on-airradio personalities, broadcast,pass out hot chocolate, registerparticipants for prizes andgames. Benefits Ohio ValleyGoodwill Industries. Free, dona-tions accepted. Presented byOhio Valley Goodwill Industries.859-292-5640. Newport.

Dance ClassesBelly Dance A-Z withMaaliShaker, 8:30-9:30 p.m., Locomo-tion on the Levee, 1 Levee Way,Beginner dancers followMaali’sclass progression to developbeautiful and fluid exotic bellydance moves. Intermediate andadvanced dancers shown lay-ering, spins, turns and armtechniques to improve theirdance. $12. 859-261-5770;www.cincinnatibellydance.com/maalishaker. Newport.

Holiday - ChristmasLive Nativity, 5:30-8:30 p.m.,Grant’s Lick Baptist Church, 941Clay Ridge Road, Refreshments,stories, live animals and Christ-mas carols. Free. 859-635-2444.Alexandria.Scuba Santa, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.,Newport Aquarium, Newport onthe Levee, Holiday decorationsthroughout Aquarium. Un-derwater Santa show alongsidesharks, shark rays and Denverthe Sea Turtle. Through Jan. 1.Included with admission: $23,$15 ages 2-12, free under age 2.800-406-3474; www.new-portaquarium.com. Newport.Light Up the Levee HolidayLight Show, 6:45-11:30 p.m.,Newport on the Levee, 1 LeveeWay, Riverwalk from the GalleryBuilding to the Newport Aquari-um, featuring LED lights danc-ing in synchronization to holi-day music. Through Jan. 2. Free.859-291-0550; www.newporton-thelevee.com. Newport.SantaWorkshop, 10 a.m.-8:30p.m., Newport on the Levee, 1Levee Way, Animatronic holidaydisplay from the Shillito’s De-partment store. Through Dec.23. $7, free ages 3 and under.$56 family passes. Presented byShillito’s Elves. 859-291-0550;www.shillitoselves.com. New-port.

Music - DJBlast with KISS 107, 7:30 p.m.-midnight, Blast Teen Nightclub,One Levee Way, Suite 4101,Enter drawing to win one ofthree weekly VIP upgrades fortwo. VIP includes express entryand access to VIP areas base oncapacity. Enter drawing forchance to win a free iPad to begiven away on Dec. 15. WithJare, KISS 107 on-air personailty,from 8-10 p.m. on Fridays. Dresscode strictly enforced. Guestschecked before entry. Ages14-19. $20 VIP, $15. 859-814-8240;www.blastonthelevee.com.Newport.

Music - RockValley of the Sun, 9 p.m. WithLemon Sky and Atlantis Becom-ing., The Southgate HouseRevival, 111 E. Sixth St., 859-431-2201; www.southgatehouse-.com. Newport.The Seedy Seeds, 9 p.m. Withthe Winter Sounds and theRidges., The Southgate HouseRevival, 111 E. Sixth St., $10, $7advance. 859-431-2201;www.southgatehouse.com.Newport.

On Stage - TheaterIt’s a Wonderful Life: A LiveRadio Drama, 8-10 p.m., Mon-mouth Theatre, 636 MonmouthSt., Re-imagined holiday showand based on new script. Byusing magic of classical radio,production brings story ofBedford Falls alive in way that

only the unique, imaginativemedium of radio can. $17, $14students and seniors. Presentedby Falcon Theater. Through Dec.15. 513-479-6783; falconthea-ter.net. Newport.TheMagician’s Nephew, 7:30p.m., Fort Thomas Woman’sClub, 8 N. Fort Thomas Ave.,Young Digory and his friendPolly set forth on a series ofmagical adventures throughmythical kingdoms. Good bat-tles evil as Digory struggles toreturn home to cure his ailingmother with the healing apple.Based on the sixth book of theChronicles of Narnia series, thisplay contains elements of real-ism, fantasy, humor and sus-pense. $8. Presented by VillagePlayers. Through Dec. 9. 859-392-0500; www.villageplayers-.biz. Fort Thomas.

ShoppingOffice Party After Party, 6p.m.-midnight, PowerhouseFactories, 33 E. Ninth St., Punch,music, drinks and all postersbuy-one-get-one-free. Freeposter for first 50 guests. Ages21 and up. Free. 859-491-0444;www.phfdesign.com. Newport.

SATURDAY, DEC. 8Art ExhibitsA Life in Review at 92: Astar(Charlotte) Daniels, noon-4p.m., Sigra Gallery, Free. 859-291-1278; www.sigragallery-.com. Bellevue.

Dining EventsHolly Jolly Lunch Cruise, 11a.m.-2 p.m., BB RiverboatsNewport Landing, 101 RiverboatRow, Games and activities plusmeal with all the fixings. $29.95,$28.95 60 and up, $17.95 ages4-12. Reservations recommend-ed. Presented by BB Riverboats.Through Dec. 15. 859-261-8500.Newport.

Holiday - ChristmasScuba Santa, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.,Newport Aquarium, Includedwith admission: $23, $15 ages2-12, free under age 2. 800-406-3474; www.newportaquarium-.com. Newport.Light Up the Levee HolidayLight Show, 6:45-11:30 p.m.,Newport on the Levee, Free.859-291-0550; www.newporton-thelevee.com. Newport.A Pirate’s Christmas Tale,2:30-4:30 p.m., BB RiverboatsNewport Landing, 101 RiverboatRow, Reindeer games, holidaytreats and Santa. $18, $15.50ages 60 and up, $14 ages 4-12.Presented by BB Riverboats.859-261-8500. Newport.SantaWorkshop, 10 a.m.-8:30p.m., Newport on the Levee, $7,free ages 3 and under. $56family passes. 859-291-0550;www.shillitoselves.com. New-port.

Karaoke and OpenMicSuper Bowl of Karaoke, 9p.m.-1 a.m., Super Bowl Belle-wood, 1211Waterworks Road,$12 buckets, $3 domestics, $2jello shots. With DJ Weezy andDJ Love MD. No cover. Presentedby Super Bowl. 859-781-1211;www.superbowlnky.com. New-port.

Music - CountryBucktown Kickback, 10 p.m.,The Southgate House Revival,111 E. Sixth St., Lounge. Ages 21and up. Free. 859-431-2201;www.southgatehouse.com.Newport.

Music - DJBlast with KISS 107, 7:30 p.m.-midnight, Blast Teen Nightclub,

$20 VIP, $15. 859-814-8240;www.blastonthelevee.com.Newport.

Music - RockTheMudpies, 10 p.m., TheSouthgate House Revival, 111 E.Sixth St., Free. 859-431-2201;www.southgatehouse.com.Newport.

On Stage - TheaterIt’s a Wonderful Life: A LiveRadio Drama, 8-10 p.m., Mon-mouth Theatre, $17, $14 stu-dents and seniors. 513-479-6783;falcontheater.net. Newport.TheMagician’s Nephew, 1:30p.m., 4:30 p.m., Fort ThomasWoman’s Club, $8. 859-392-0500; www.villageplayers.biz.Fort Thomas.

SUNDAY, DEC. 9Dining EventsJingle Belle Brunch Cruise,noon-3 p.m., BB RiverboatsNewport Landing, 101 RiverboatRow, Belle of Cincinnati two-hour cruise on Ohio River.$31.95, $30.95 ages 60 and up,$19 ages 4-12. Presented by BBRiverboats. 859-261-8500. New-port.

Holiday - ChristmasScuba Santa, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.,Newport Aquarium, Includedwith admission: $23, $15 ages2-12, free under age 2. 800-406-3474; www.newportaquarium-.com. Newport.Light Up the Levee HolidayLight Show, 6:45-11:30 p.m.,Newport on the Levee, Free.859-291-0550; www.newporton-thelevee.com. Newport.SantaWorkshop, 11 a.m.-8p.m., Newport on the Levee, $7,free ages 3 and under. $56family passes. 859-291-0550;www.shillitoselves.com. New-port.German Advent Celebration,1:30-6 p.m., Hofbrauhaus, 200 E.Third St., Music, dancing, foodand drink. Performances byKinderchor of the Fairview-Clifton German LanguageSchool, Old St. Mary’s Kellerchor,the Peraza Music WorkshopSuzuki Violins, the Enzian Danc-ers and Kolping Saengerchor.Free. Presented by German-American Citizens League ofGreater Cincinnati. 513-967-4235; www.gacl.org. Newport.

Music - Classical

Handel’s Messiah, 2 p.m., FirstBaptist Church - Cold Spring,4410 Alexandria Pike, NorthernKentucky Community Chorus.$6, $4 seniors. Presented byNorthern Kentucky CommunityChorus. 859-441-6184. ColdSpring.

Music - RockDoug and Telisha, 8 p.m., TheSouthgate House Revival, 111 E.Sixth St., $10. 859-431-2201;www.southgatehouse.com.Newport.

NatureMammals of Campbell Coun-ty, 3:30-5 p.m., Campbell Coun-ty Environmental EducationCenter, 1261 Race Track Road,Learn the habitat certain ani-mals prefer, and the types offood an animal will eat. Presen-tation by Aubree Forrer. Walkaround main interpretive trailfollows. Presented by CampbellCounty Cooperative ExtensionService. 859-572-2600; www.ces.ca.uky.edu/campbell. Alex-andria.

On Stage - ComedyComedy Night, 7 p.m. Doorsopen 6 p.m., Newport Syndicate,18 E. Fifth St., Live Bait comedywith Dave Webster, Ryan Mast,Brian Knab and RobWilfong.Hosted by Gene Sell. Adultcontent. Benefits NewportFirefighters Local 45 Beyond theCall program. $100 for 10 re-served, $10. 859-781-3299.Newport.

On Stage - TheaterIt’s a Wonderful Life: A LiveRadio Drama, 3-5 p.m., Mon-mouth Theatre, $17, $14 stu-dents and seniors. 513-479-6783;falcontheater.net. Newport.TheMagician’s Nephew, 3p.m., Fort Thomas Woman’sClub, $8. 859-392-0500; www.vil-lageplayers.biz. Fort Thomas.

MONDAY, DEC. 10CivicTea Party Meeting, 6-8 p.m.,Sub Station II, 7905 Dream St.,Meet and discuss limited gov-ernment, free markets and fiscalresponsibility. Free. Presented byGrassroots Tea Party of BooneCounty. Through Dec. 29. 859-586-9207; www.teapartyboone-county.org. Florence.

Holiday - Christmas

Scuba Santa, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.,Newport Aquarium, Includedwith admission: $23, $15 ages2-12, free under age 2. 800-406-3474; www.newportaquarium-.com. Newport.Light Up the Levee HolidayLight Show, 6:45-11:30 p.m.,Newport on the Levee, Free.859-291-0550; www.newporton-thelevee.com. Newport.SantaWorkshop, 11 a.m.-8p.m., Newport on the Levee, $7,free ages 3 and under. $56family passes. 859-291-0550;www.shillitoselves.com. New-port.

Karaoke and OpenMicOpenMic, 9 p.m.-2 a.m., TheSouthgate House Revival, 111 E.Sixth St., The Lounge. Award-winning open mic featuressinger-songwriters, comedians,marimba players, storytellersand more. Ages 21 and up.859-431-2201; www.south-gatehouse.com. Newport.

On Stage - DanceBurlesque-A-Pades HolidayInn: A Seasonal BurlesqueSpectacular, 9 p.m., The South-gate House Revival, 111 E. SixthSt., Sanctuary. Starring AngiePontani, international burlesquequeen. Ages 18 and up. $20, $15advance. 859-431-2201;www.southgatehouse.com.Newport.

TUESDAY, DEC. 11Dining EventsFamily Night, 7 p.m., Hof-brauhaus, 200 E. Third St.,Second Tuesday of every month.Face painting, balloon animalsand prizes. Dinner free for ages12 and under. Presented byCancerFree Kids. 859-491-7200;www.cancerfreekids.org. New-port.

Exercise ClassesCardio Dance Party!, 7:30-8:30p.m., Locomotion on the Levee,1 Levee Way, $10 drop-in. Pre-sented by Cardio Dance Party.513-617-9498; www.cardio-danceparty.com. Newport.

Holiday - ChristmasScuba Santa, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.,Newport Aquarium, Includedwith admission: $23, $15 ages2-12, free under age 2. 800-406-3474; www.newportaquarium-.com. Newport.Light Up the Levee HolidayLight Show, 6:45-11:30 p.m.,Newport on the Levee, Free.859-291-0550; www.newporton-thelevee.com. Newport.SantaWorkshop, 11 a.m.-8p.m., Newport on the Levee, $7,free ages 3 and under. $56family passes. 859-291-0550;www.shillitoselves.com. New-port.

Music - DJDevout Wax, 8 p.m.-1:30 a.m.,The Southgate House Revival,111 E. Sixth St., The Lounge.Vinyl night. Margaret andJonathan spin eclectic wax.Including an all spin-by-requestset, bring your own records.Also, local/regional-only set.Ages 21 and up. Free. 859-431-2201; www.facebook.com/DevoutWax. Newport.

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 12Business MeetingsCampbell County RotaryMeeting, noon-1 p.m., High-land Country Club, 931Alexan-dria Pike, Weekly meetingsinclude presentations for localorganizations and discussions onhow to provide service to thosein Campbell County and be-yond. Family friendly. Free.Presented by Campbell CountyRotary Club. Through Dec. 26.859-635-5088. Fort Thomas.


THURSDAY, DEC. 13Exercise ClassesCardio Dance Party!, 7:30-8:30p.m., Locomotion on the Levee,$10 drop-in. 513-617-9498;www.cardiodanceparty.com.Newport.


Karaoke and OpenMicKaraoke, 9 p.m., Olde FortThomas Pub, 1041 S. Fort Thom-as Ave., Free. 859-441-1927. FortThomas.

Music - CountryOriginal Hillbilly Thursdays, 10p.m.-2 a.m., The SouthgateHouse Revival, 111 E. Sixth St.,The Lounge. Country, bluegrass,Americana and old fashionedhillbilly music. Different artisteach week. Includes 50 cents offJack Daniels. Ages 21 and up.Free. 859-431-2201; www.south-gatehouse.com. Newport.

On Stage - TheaterIt’s a Wonderful Life: A LiveRadio Drama, 8-10 p.m., Mon-mouth Theatre, $17, $14 stu-dents and seniors. 513-479-6783;falcontheater.net. Newport.

THINGS TO DO IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD

The Covington Candy Cane Hunt will be 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8, at Gobel Park. Pictured isMary List of Covington. FILE PHOTO

Christmas Town: Free Live Nativity & Garden of Lights willbe 5-8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, Dec. 7-29, at theCreation Museum, 2800 Bullittsburg Church Road,Petersburg. FILE PHOTO

The Dead Head Conert will be 9 p.m. Friday, Dec. 7, atMadison Theater in Covington. Doors open at 8 p.m.Pictured are the Rumke Mountain Boys who will befeatured during the event. FILE PHOTO

DECEMBER 6, 2012 • ALEXANDRIA RECORDER • B3LIFE

The YWCA is seekingnominations for the es-teemed 2013 Career Wom-en of Achievement award.

The 34th Annual Saluteto Career Women ofAchievement luncheonwill be held May 15, at theDuke Energy Center. TheCareerWomenofAchieve-ment Awards recognizeoutstanding women at thepinnacle of their careers.

Former Career Womenof Achievement HonoreesSusan Branscome, presi-dent of Q10 Quest Com-mercial Capital Corpora-tion and Linda Clement-Holmes, chief diversity of-ficer and senior vice presi-

dent of Global BusinessServices, Procter & Gam-ble, are the event co-chairsfor 2013.

For more informationand nomination forms, vis-

itwww.ywcacincinnati.orgor call 513-241-7090. Thedeadline for receipt ofnominations is Monday,Jan. 7.

YWCA seeking nominations forCareer Women of AcheivementCommunity Recorder

As cooler weatherarrives most peopleclose their windows andturn up the heat. Theseactions may increase therisk of poisoning bycarbon monoxide (CO), asilent but deadly gasresponsible for hundredsof deaths each year.

Because people can-not smell, taste or see it,they do not realize whenthey are breathing incarbon monoxide. Al-though carbon monoxidepoisoning poses threatsfor everyone, infants,children, senior citizensand those with respira-tory problems have in-creased risks.

Carbon monoxidepoisoning can adverselyaffect health in manyways. Breathing highlevels of carbon monox-ide can cause breathingand vision impairments,reduced brain function,loss of consciousness anddeath.

Since symptoms oflow-level carbon monox-ide poisoning can bemistaken for the flu,people often overlookthem. Some symptoms ofbreathing low levels ofcarbon monoxide includeheadaches, dizziness,confusion and drow-siness. If you believe youare suffering from car-bon monoxide poisoning,seek medical attentionimmediately. Becausecarbon monoxide is sodeadly, it is important tonot take chances.

Here are some helpfultips that can lower yourrisks and could save yourlife.

Have a qualified tech-nician clean and inspectall combustion equip-ment each year. Thisincludes gas furnaces,gas or kerosene spaceheaters, wood-burning orgas fireplaces and gaswater heaters.

Install carbon monox-ide detectors in yourhome and anywhere elseyou use gas heating ap-

pliances.Test peri-odically tomake surethey areworkingproperly.

Installand useexhaustfans vent-ed to out-doors over

gas stoves.Open flues when us-

ing fireplaces.Never warm a car or

run any motor applianceinside your garage. Evenwith the garage dooropen, carbon monoxidecan build up rapidly andcause poisoning withinminutes.

Never use a charcoalor propane grill insideyour home or garage.

Avoid the use of gasor kerosene space heat-ers inside your home. Ifyou can’t avoid usingthem, follow operatinginstructions very care-

fully and always makesure there is an openwindow for ventilation.

If you use a gasolineor other fuel-fired gener-ator during a poweroutage, keep the genera-tor outdoors during use.If the generator is in-doors, your house couldquickly fill up with dead-ly carbon monoxide gasas the fuel burns.

If your carbon monox-ide alarm goes off, exityour house or apartmentquickly and call 911 oryour local emergencynumber. Don’t re-enteryour home until the prob-lem is fixed. See a doctorimmediately, even if youdon’t feel any symptoms,because carbon monox-ide can remain in theblood.

Diane Mason is countyextension agent for familyand consumer sciences atthe Boone County Coopera-tive Extension Service.

Carbon monoxide riskincreases during winter

DianeMasonEXTENSIONNOTES

In my house, you’renever too young, or old, tohave a stocking hung onthe mantle for St. Nicholas

to fill.When

we werekids, wehung ours(and theyweren’t thefancy onesI havetoday butour regularsocks) onour bed-

posts. A pomegranate wasincluded if it fit mom’sbudget, and I carry on thattradition today. Yesterday,the little ones hung theirstockings up and 4-year-old granddaughter Eva,who has a 4-month-oldsister, Emerson, said “I’llshare mine with Em.” Nowthat’s what the holidaysare about!

Easy peanut brittleThis is not as sweet as

the kind of brittle that youbuy. I’ve used both lightand dark corn syrup andthe dark is what my fam-

ily prefers, but use what-ever you have on hand.This recipe does not con-tain baking soda, whichgives some peanut brittlethe customary honeycombtexture. Now dependingupon the kind of pan youuse (I used a stainlesssteel), it may take a littlelonger or shorter time tomake the candy than therecipe calls for. Check outmy blog – abouteating.com– for step-by-step photos.1⁄2 stick unsalted butter1⁄2 cup sugar2 tablespoons corn syrup1 teaspoon vanilla1 to 11⁄2 cups nuts: yourfavorite (We like saltedmixed nuts)

Spray cookie sheet.Over medium heat, stirbutter, sugar, corn syrupand vanilla until melted,smooth and bubbly. Coverand cook one minute. Stirin nuts, raise heat to medi-um high and cook, stirringconstantly, until nuts arefragrant, lightly brownedand the mixture is verygolden, about five min-utes. What happens is themixture will reach thehard crack stage (300degrees). If you put a bitin a glass of cold water, itwill make a hard ball.Immediately pour onto

cookie sheet, spreadingthinly as possible. Asprayed offset spatula orbutter knife helps here.Cool until hard, about 15minutes, then break intopieces. Keep covered atroom temperature.

Perfect roast beefGood for that holiday

sirloin tip or similar roast,not chuck, which needs tobe roasted differently. Anunconventional way ofroasting. Cranking up theoven to 475 developsmoist, flavorful meat. Yes,you may have some splat-ter in the oven, but thatshould clean up OK.

3-4 pounds beef roast (seeabove)

Preheat oven to 250degrees. Season with saltand pepper and brown onall sides in oil in ovenproofpan (or scrape up brownbits and place all in roast-ing pan). Roast until tem-perature reaches 110 de-grees, 45-60 minutes or so.Leave in oven and in-crease heat to 475 de-grees. Cook until temper-ature reaches 120 degreesfor rare, 125 for mediumrare or 130 for medium.This will take up to 30minutes or so. Check after20 minutes. Remove from

oven, tent with foil and letrest 15 minutes. Servewith pan juices.

Tips from Rita’s kitch-en

Put several slivers ofgarlic in meat.

Add a little dry redwine or beef broth duringlast 20 minutes.

Healthy sweetpotato fries

A good time of year tomake this since sweetpotatoes are good buys inseason. I’ll add a pinch ofcayenne if making foradults. Let kids help tosstogether and talk abouteating “from the Gardenof Eden,” the brighter thecolor of the veggie, thebetter it is for you!

4 sweet potatoesCanola or olive oilSalt to tasteCayenne pepper, optional (Alittle goes a long way)

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Daniel VanDean hasowned a house in HiddenValley Lake for the pasttwo years. In February,there was a fire in thelower level of his house.

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agent looked at the workthat had been performedand wrote a letter sayinghe felt the work was sub-standard. In one case, hefound a used vanity hadbeen installed in one of thebathrooms. That vanityhas since been replacedwith a new one, but Van-Dean says it took morethan a week for him tocorrect construction prob-lems.

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Richard Murray (1931-1996)was apharmacistwhoknewmost ofhis customersby name.

For more than 35 years,he filled prescriptions andoffered counseling to resi-dents who came to his storein need of medicine. Hegraduated fromtheUniver-

TheRichardE.MurrayMe-morial Scholarship Fundhonors the memory of thispharmacist and continuesthrough the unselfish devo-tion thatMurraygave to thecommunity and the profes-sion of pharmacy.

Applicants must be en-rolled in a school of phar-macy at the University ofKentucky or UC.

This year’s scholarshipwas awarded toGaryDavisof Covington in the amountof $2,000. Davis graduatedfrom St. Henry DistrictHigh School.

Murray, co-owner ofMurray Anneken Pharma-cy on 10th and Madison inCovington, also owned astore at Eastern and Del-mar avenues in Covington.

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Kentucky Board of Phar-macy and a member of theKentucky Pharmacist As-sociation and the NorthernKentucky Pharmacist As-sociation. In 1972 he re-ceived the Kentucky A.H.Robbins Bowl of HygeiaAward, which honoredpharmacists involved in thecivicwelfareof thecommu-nity.

He was amember of theCovington Catholic and No-tre Dame Academy boost-ersclubs.Hewasamemberof St. Pius X Church and aformer Dixie Youth PeeWee Football coach.

Hewas the father of fivechildren, four daughtersand one son, and was mar-ried to his wife, Sally, for 41years.

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The Kentucky Histori-cal Society and KentuckyGenealogical Society willhost a free family historyworkshop 10:30 a.m. Satur-day, Dec. 8, at the ThomasD. Clark Center for Ken-tuckyHistory in downtownFrankfort.

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Myra Evans and SusanLewis of the Kentucky So-ciety Daughters of theAmerican Revolution andTom Higgins of the Ken-tucky Society Sons of theAmerican Revolution willlead this workshop, givingan introduction to theappli-cation process for becom-ing a member.

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of wisdom is to call thingsby their right names,” butwho gets to decide what

the “right name” is for agiven tree, shrub or flow-er, for example?

Everyone in westernKentucky knows what“Easter Flowers” are(daffodils), but peoplearound Northern Ken-tucky may think you aretalking about “EasterLilies.” And is that big,weak-wooded tree in your

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Plants often get theirscientific name, and some-times their common namefrom the person who dis-covers them, develops

them through plant breed-ing, or is responsible forbringing them into com-merce. That is the casewith the poinsettia, namedafter botanist and U.S.Ambassador to Mexico (inthe 1820s), Dr. Joel Poin-sett, who first brought thepoinsettia to the U.S. fromMexico, where it wasknown as “Nativity Flow-er.”

Other times, plantnames are derived fromthe place of origin or na-tive range of the plant, ormay relate to some uniquefeature of the plant, suchas its growth habit, color,texture, size or shape ofleaves, presence of thorns,abundance of flowers, orany other feature that setsit apart from other mem-bers of its family or genus.

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tanical or anatomicalfeatures of a plant. Redmaple (also known as“swampmaple” in someparts of the U.S.), is knownall around the world (byits scientific name) asAcer rubrum. The firstword (the genus) is Latinfor “sharp,” since theRomans used to fashionthe maple twigs intospears. The second wordin the scientific name isthe “specific epithet,” andit is often like an adjectivethat describes the genus.The two words togethermake up the “species.” Inour example, “rubrum” isLatin for “red,” whichexplains why it is also apart of the name for redoak (Quercus rubra). Boththese trees have red fallfoliage color.

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and Combining Forms” byDonald J. Borror, “100Flowers and How TheyGot Their Names” byDiana Wells and “A Gar-dener’s Dictionary ofPlant Names” by WilliamT. Stearn.

Mike Klahr is the BooneCounty extension agent forhorticulture.

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Incidents/investigationsFirst degree burglaryReport of forced entry intoresidence and coins and otheritems taken at 17 Terrace Drive,Nov. 9.First degree disorderlyconductReport of juvenile disruptive inclass and then kicked wall andtable at 8000 Alexandria Pike,Oct. 30.Fourth degree assaultReport of disturbance at resi-dence where officer foundevidence of physical altercationbetween two women at 102Greenup Street, Nov. 1.Fourth degree assault -domestic violenceReported at at East Main Street,Oct. 31.Receiving stolen property -firearm, theft by unlawfultaking - firearmReport of shotgun and chainsawtaken then pawned at 28Sheridan Drive, Nov. 1.Missing personsReport of juvenile jumped out ofvehicle and ran away at 8236W. Main St., Nov. 5.Theft by unlawful takingCommunity center managerreported vacuum cleaner takenat 8236W. Main St., Nov. 6.Report of debit card taken frompurse at 8252 E. Main St., Nov.5.Report of laptop computertaken from car at unknownlocation at 8236W. Main St.,Nov. 6.Theft by unlawful taking or

shopliftingReport of woman attempted totake another woman's walletfrom shopping cart at 6711Alexandria Pike, Nov. 1.Theft by unlawful taking orpurse-snatching, fraudulentuse of credit card afterreported lost or stolenReport of wallet taken fromshopping cart and debit cardused at 6711Alexandria Pike,Nov. 10.Third degree terroristicthreateningReport of man threatened tophysically harm another manover phone at 315 BrookwoodDrive, Nov. 3.

BELLEVUEArrests/citationsCharles Buck, 45, 519 RippleCreek Drive, disorderly conductat 24 Fairfield Ave., Nov. 10.Nicole Lutt, 18, 401WashingtonSt. No. 1, second degree dis-orderly conduct at 401Wash-ington St., Nov. 11.Pina Apacri, 23, 728 East 10Th St.Apt. 1, careless driving, DUI atLandmark Drive, Nov. 11.Reggie Rankins, 18, 401Washing-ton Ave., fourth degree assaultat 308 Center St., Nov. 11.Mark Gregory Meyer, 34, 214Berry Ave. Apt. 2, driving on asuspended license, failure toproduce insurance card, carelessdriving, DUI at Berry Avenue,Nov. 12.Jeremy Bayer, 27, 472 Foote Ave.,fourth degree assault, seconddegree disorderly conduct at472 Foote Ave., Nov. 12.Samuel Cornett, 34, 41 EastRidge, reckless driving, DUI atDave Cowens Drive, Nov. 12.Scott Hurtt, 26, 131Ward St. No.2, warrant at Sixth and Riviera,Nov. 15.Andrew Darrell, 22, 1 CreeksideCircle, warrant at Division atLafayette, Nov. 14.Benjamin Santos Jr., 30, 909Fourth Ave. Apt. 2, warrant atTaylor Avenue, Nov. 16.

RandyWidner, 48, 301 Sixth Ave.Apt. 2, alcohol intoxication in apublic place at WashingtonAvenue, Nov. 17.David Griffith, 25, 5754 DeerfieldRoad, alcohol intoxication in apublic place at East Third St.,Nov. 16.David Berkemeir, 35, 201 Clay St.Apt. I2, warrant at Fairfield atTaylor, Nov. 24.Courtney Elizabeth Dunn, 20,815 Washington St. No. 3,criminal trespassing, fourthdegree assault, resisting arrest,assaulting an officer at 319Center St., Nov. 25.Cecily Miller, 39, 701 Berry Ave.,possession of heroin at Fairfieldat O'Fallon, Nov. 25.Billy Dowell, 31, 108 Ward Ave.,alcohol intoxication in a publicplace at O'Fallon Avenue, Nov.20.Kiri Crawford, 25, 765 Hunt-ersknoll Lane, DUI, carelessdriving at Foote Avenue, Nov.22.Gary Owens, 30, 57 Ohio Ave.,theft by unlawful taking at 145Fairfield Ave., Nov. 26.Kristen Lohrum, 26, 218 RobinDrive, second degree burglaryat 214 Fairfield Ave., Nov. 27.Melissa Richardson, 33, 201West21St St., second degree burglaryat 214 Fairfield Ave., Nov. 27.Charles Fulmer, 20, 114 MemorialParkway Apt. 6, warrant at 114Memorial Parkway, Nov. 27.

CAMPBELL COUNTYArrests/citationsAndrea N. Detzel, 28, 32 Tower

Hill, warrant at Mary InglesHighway and Lois Lane, Oct. 14.Daniel V. Schulkers, 34, 32 TowerHill, warrant at Mary InglesHighway and Lois Lane, Oct. 14.David K. White, 25, 9450 LickingPike, third degree burglary at9493 Licking Pike, Oct. 12.Margarita Guitierrez, 23, 9459Licking Pike, possession of drugparaphernalia at 9493 LickingPike, Oct. 12.Joshua J. Smith, 23, 1036 DelboirLane, careless driving, failure toor improper signal, DUI - firstoffense at I-275 West, Oct. 16.Troy E. Troutman, 32, 503 HiltonLane, DUI - aggravated circum-stances, first offense, menacing,possession of open alcoholicbeverage container in motorvehicle at AA Highway andStonehouse Road, Oct. 16.Thomas W. Keeton, 36, 225Memorial Parkway, warrant at1898 Poplar Ridge Road, Oct. 17.Carolyn L. Pollock, 33, 493 Gil-bert Ridge Road, speeding, DUI- aggravated circumstances -first offense at Alexandria Pike,Oct. 21.Mark A. Partin, 47, 624 DebbieLane 11, driving on DUI sus-pended license -first offense -aggravated circumstances, DUI -aggravated circumstances -second offense at Licking Pikeand Murnan Road, Oct. 19.

Incidents/investigationsCivil matter-disputeReport of verbal domestic atLicking Pike, Oct. 20.Domestic relatedReported at at Alexandria Pike,Oct. 14.Fourth degree assaultReport of fight at 5105 Dods-worth Lane, Oct. 19.InformationReport of black vehicle notwaiting for bus to completebackup on Licking Pike dartingbehind the bus at TippenhauerRoad and Licking Pike, Oct. 19.Suspicious activityReport of three tires of vehicledeflated overnight and brakelines cut at 6297 DavJo Lane,Oct. 12.Theft by unlawful takingReport of campaign signs takenat 30 Cedar View Drive, Oct. 13.

Report of tree stand missing at9265 Indian Trace Road, Oct. 18.Theft by unlawful taking orshopliftingReport of items taken withoutpaying at 13042 AlexandriaPike, Oct. 13.Theft of controlled substanceReport of prescription medica-tion taken at 11872 FlaggSprings Pike, Oct. 18.

FORT THOMASArrests/citationsMarlon Barber, 35, first degreetrafficking a controlled sub-stance, first degree possessionof a controlled substance, thirddegree trafficking a controlledsubstance, possession of mari-juana at 1902 Monmouth St.,Nov. 27.Randall Blackwell, 51, 306 RubySt., warrants at 525 AlexandriaPike, Nov. 19.Delbert Sanders, 32, 44 Holly-woods Drive No. 2, warrant at44 Hollywoods Drive, Nov. 19.Rogeerick Mitchell, 25, 1608Joyce Ave., warrants at NorthGrand Avenue, Nov. 20.Michael Hill, 43, 1925 Truitt Ave.,warrant, DUI, reckless driving,operating a motor vehicle on asuspended license at I-471 , Nov.22.

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Thomas Beck; parents, Dennisand Peggy Zion; son, SamuelBeck; daughters, Izabella andSophia Beck; brother, Chad Zion;and sister, Annie Zion.

Burial was at AlexandriaCemetery.

Gloria BernardiniGloria Fusaro Bernardini, 90,

of Fort Thomas, died Nov. 26,2012, at University of CincinnatiHospital.

She was a retired teacher withBlue Ash Elementary and Grand-view Elementary in Bellevue, adeacon at the First PresbyterianChurch in Fort Thomas, a mem-ber of the Kentucky RetiredTeacher’s Association, pastpresident and alumni presidentof Alphi Delta Pi Sorority at theUniversity of Cincinnati andreceived her masters degreefrom Xavier University.

Her husband, Cesare Bernardi-ni, and sister, Dorothy Harn, diedpreviously.

Survivors include her daugh-ters, Betsy Kephart and the Rev.Dr. Nancy Dawson, and twograndchildren.

Burial was in Evergreen Ceme-tery in Southgate.

Memorials: First PresbyterianChurch, 220 South Fort ThomasAve., Ft. Thomas, KY 41075 orCampbell County Retired Teach-er’s Association, Sam Cantrell,3727 Ridgewood Ct., Alexandria,KY 41001.

Kurt BrownKurt W. Brown, 57, of Fort

Thomas, died Nov. 24, 2012.

Richard BallingerRichard Ballinger, 73, of

Covington died Nov. 25, 2012, atSt. Elizabeth Edgewood.

He had retired from GE inEvendale, Ohio as a machinist,served in the Army, was a mem-ber of the Teamsters Union andenjoyed fishing.

A son, Thomas James Ball-inger, died previously.

Survivors include his wife,Betty L. Ballinger of Covington;daughters, Sandra K. Macht ofAlexandria, Jeannie Sue Dew ofHopkinsville, Ky., Tina L. Cooperof Latonia, Mary M. Brown ofLondon, Ky., and Bobbie Ball-inger of Covington; sons, CharlesFrank Ballinger of Latonia,Richard Gilbert Ballinger Jr. ofCovington and Ricky Ballinger ofEdgewood; stepsons, RonnieLane of Cincinnati and TommyLane of Florence; brothers,Wayne Ballinger of Independ-ence and Ronnie Ballinger ofKenton County; many grand-children; and many great-grand-children.

Interment was in Floral HillsCemetery.

Memorials: The SalvationArmy, 1806 Scott Blvd., Coving-ton, KY 41014.

Kelly BeckKelly Denise Zion Beck, 34, of

Highland Heights, died Nov. 25,2012, at St. Elizabeth Fort Thom-as.

She worked as a server atFunny Bone, and was a graduateof Bishop Brossart High School.

Survivors include her husband,

Survivors include his parents,Victor and Carole Brown; sib-lings, Todd Brown and VickiMeyer Brown; children, Chad,Molly and Blake Brown; and twograndchildren.

Visitation will be 3-6 p.m. onWednesday, November 28, 2012at Fares J. Radel Funeral Homesin Cold Spring.

Jesse Clemons Jr.Jesse Clemons Jr., 78, of Belle-

vue, died Nov. 23, 2012, at hisresidence.

He worked at William PowellValve in Cincinnati.

Survivors include his wife,June Clemons; son, John Cle-mons; five grandchildren; andeight great-grandchildren.

Interment was in Floral HillsMemorial Gardens.

Cheryl FaustCheryl Ann Faust, 63, of Cold

Spring, died Nov. 21, 2012, at St.Elizabeth Edgewood.

She was a registered nurseand worked at St. ElizabethEdgewood.

Survivors include her husband,Chuck Faust of Cold Spring;

daughter, Monica Riffle ofPeterborough, N.H.; sons, KeithFaust of Cold Spring and AndrewFaust of Newport; five grand-children; sisters, Susan Tackett ofSardenia, Ohio and Lori Whi-tacre of Cincinnati; and brothers,LynnWhitacre of Morrow, Ohioand Kent Whitacre of Cincinnati.

Interment was in the St.Stephen Cemetery in Fort Thom-as.

Memorials: St. ElizabethHospice, 483 South Loop Dr.,Edgewood, KY 41017.

Michael GroneckMichael P. Groneck, 39, of

Bellevue, died Nov. 27, 2012, athis residence.

He was the owner and opera-tor of Groneck Photographix inBellevue and a member of theKnights of Columbus.

His Mother, Mary Lou Gro-neck, died previously.

Survivors include his fatherand step-mother, Joe and JodieGroneck; and brothers, Jeff, Joeand Chris Groneck.

Memorials: St. Vincent DePaulSociety of Divine Mercy, 318Division St., Bellevue, KY 41073.

Karen HamiltonKaren L. Frischholz Hamilton,

71, of Highland Heights diedNov. 17, 2012.

She was a member of the CivalAir Patrol.

A son, Johnny Frischholz, diedpreviously.

Survivors include her children,Kelly A. Shell of HighlandHeights, Kristy L. Stephens ofRichwood, M. Cathy Hutton ofCovington, and Jeffrey E. Frisch-holz of Columbus, Ohio; 10grandchildren, five great-grand-children; sisters, Cheryl A. Cham-plin of Columbus, Ohio andLaurie A. MacLeod of Haw-thorne, Fla.; and brother, RichardL. Hagemeyer of Alexandria.

Arthur HeidemanArthur L. Heideman, 61, of

Bellevue, died Nov. 22, 2012, athis residence.

He was in the maintenancedepartment with the U.S. PostalService and served in the Army.

His father, Stanley Heideman,and mother, Audrey Poland, diedpreviously.

Survivors include his daughter,Jennifer Heideman of Edge-wood; stepdaughter, Tina MarieFetters of Alexandria; and agrandchild.

Burial was at Floral HillsMemorial Gardens.

Nita JohnsonNita Rafus Johnson, 39, of

California died Nov. 22, 2012, atSt. Elizabeth Fort Thomas.

She was a homemaker.Her brother, Chip Rafus, died

previously.Survivors include her daugh-

ter, Pammy Rafus; son, JordanTrimble; parents, Tom and PamRafus; and sister, Cheryl Daniel.

Memorials: Juvenile DiabetesResearch Foundation, SouthwestOhio Chapter, 8050 HosbrookRoad, Suite 314, Cincinnati, OH45236.

Ruth SchoepfRuth Schoepf, 94, of South-

gate, died Nov. 29, 2012, atCarmel Manor Nursing Home inFort Thomas.

She was a retired accountantand a lifelong member of HolySpirit Parish in Newport.

Her husband, Richard Schoepf,and sister, Grace Hill, died previ-ously.

Survivors include her son, JerrySchoepf of Cincinnati; twograndchildren; six great-grand-children; a great-great-grand-child; and brother, Richard Horn.

Burial was at St. StephenCemetery in Fort Thomas.

Katherine Senters-ArdKatherine E. Senters-Ard, 68,

of Alexandria died Nov. 20, 2012,at St. Elizabeth Edgewood.

Two daughters, Darlene andMartha, died previously.

Survivors include her sons,Calvin Ard of Newport and SteveArd of Alexandria; daughters,Christina Evans of Alexandria,Cindy Ard of Newport andShannon Ard of Alexandria;brother, George Baughan ofNewport; 24 grandchildren;many great-grandchildren.

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