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Veterans of councils say goodbyeALEXANDRIA — After losing

reelection in 2012, longtime Al-exandria council member DaveHart and Cold Spring councilmember Stuart Oehrle have saidtheir goodbyes.

Oehrle served 12 years oncouncil, and Hart served 14years on council.

“I’ll miss it, I’m sure, but myson isat anagewhere Iwant tobearound for him more,” Oehrlesaid.

Oehrle delivered his officialgoodbye as a member of councilin Cold Spring in a speech at theNov. 26meeting. Oehrle thankedresidents for “the privilege ofserving” and recounted some of

the changes he and the city hasexperienced. Oehrle led off withchanges in his personal life.

“I am 12 years older,” saidOehrle. “My kids are older nowaswell. I haveadaughter that is asenior in college, a son who is inmiddle school and anotherdaughterwho fought and lost herbattle with cancer 11 years ago.”

The city grew from a popula-tion of 3,500 to more than 6,000residents, he said.

“While on council, the mayorand other councilmembers and Ihave been able to develop a stra-tegic plan that allowed the city togrowandmaintain ahigh level ofserviceswhile also having one ofthe lowest tax rates in NorthernKentucky,” Oehrle said.

The plan enabled many of the

city streets toberepairedandre-placed without ax increases orassessments, he said.

“While many of us on councilhave a wide variety of opinionsand backgrounds we can dis-agree and discuss, but when theday is done we can come togeth-er for the benefit of the citizens,a true feat in these days of stag-nation and deadlock in govern-ment,” Oehrle said. “It is myhope that council can continue towork together and keep the citi-zens as their focus.”

Dec. 6 was the final meetingfor Hart, and the final councilmeeting of 2012. Mayor BillRachford gave a speech thank-ing Hart for his years of serviceand presented Hart with aplaque.

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Alexandria Mayor Bill Rachford, left, presents Dave Hart, at center withhis wife Mary, with a plaque recognizing 12 years of service as amember of city council during the Dec. 6 meeting. THANKS TOMIKE WARD

CHRISTMAS 'BLOCK' PARTY

Kenneth Smith, of Alexandria, holds up a dragon he created using Lego blocks during a display of hisand his sister Bettina Adams' creations for a Christmas Lego display at the Cold Spring Branch of theCampbell County Public Library Saturday, Dec. 15. CHRIS MAYHEW/COMMUNITY RECORDER

Don Reed, of Alexandria, left, reaches out and points to afeature of a Lego tank Kenneth Smith of Alexandria, right,made as a replica of a tank from an Indiana Jones movie duringa Christmas Lego display at the Cold Spring Branch of theCampbell County Public Library Saturday, Dec. 15. CHRISMAYHEW/COMMUNITY RECORDER

Bettina Adams of Alexandria picksup Lego blocks as she explains howshe builds her scenes from herimagination instead of followinginstructions during the ChristmasLego display at the Cold SpringBranch of the Campbell CountyPublic Library Saturday, Dec. 15.CHRIS MAYHEW/COMMUNITY RECORDER

ALEXANDRIA — The state isnot paying to equip or furnish thenew area technology centerCampbell County Schools has al-most finished – so the local schooldistrict will.

Board of Education membersunanimously approved the pur-chase of new equipment and fur-nishings for the new building be-ing constructed behind CampbellCounty High School after ex-pressing their distaste for usinglocal district money during theDec. 10 meeting.

District architect Robert Eh-met Hayes reported to the boardon the progress of the building,

stating everything but the interi-or finishingwillbecompleteafterthe district’s winter break.

The primary need is furnitureand equipment, Hayes said.

“So, it tells you we’re reallyclose,” he said.

Superintendent Glen Millersaid the original plan for the newtech center did not include any lo-cal funding for equipment for thenew building. The furniture andequipment costs for the technicalcenter amount to about $200,000,he said. The board approved a to-tal of $619,548 for furniture,equipment and finishing to thenew athletic facilities and thearea technology center.

School district paysfor tech centerBy Chris [email protected]

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CAMP SPRINGS — OaklandUnited Methodist Church inCamp Springs has started a newhealth care ministry to provideequipment and supplies for peo-ple struggling to care for lovedones in ill health.

Other church missions andoutreach focus on food, clothingand utility or rent assistance.But there was little in the way ofassistance for those strugglingto pay for supplies and equip-ment, said Lori Grahm, of Cali-fornia, chairperson of the mis-sion.

“It’s a need that needs to befilled that nobody else is doing,”Grahm said.

There are plenty of elderlypeople as well as their care-givers, so there is a definiteneed, she said.

The idea for the new healthcare supply ministry was

brought to the church by WilmaWoodford, wife of the church’sminister, the Rev. John “Woody”Woodford, after their arrival inJune, Grahm said.

“It was one of those thingslike ‘Wow,why didn’t we think ofthat before,” she said.

Thecongregationwasconsid-ering ideas for a local ministry,and had realized there were al-ready quite a few food pantriesoperating in southern CampbellCounty, Grahm said.

Woodford, a registered nursewho serves as the parish nurse,said this will be her secondhealth careministry. She startedthe first onewhile living inEcon-omy, Ind., and it remains in oper-ation, she said.

Woodford said many peoplefall between cracks for insur-ance or government assistance,but paying for home health careequipment including beds,

Church sharinghealth care suppliesBy Chris [email protected]

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This is the first in a two-part series examining thetest scores at Silver GroveIndependent School Dis-trict. Part twowill examineplansbyschooladministra-tors to improve test scores.

SILVER GROVE — Withtest scores for the elemen-tary and middle school inthe bottom 2 percent of allKentucky schools, SilverGrove Independent SchoolDistrict has not fared wellunder the state’s new test-ing and accountability sys-tem.

The Kentucky Depart-ment ofEducation releasedthe scores for all schoolsNov. 2 under the new Un-bridled Learning system,which replaced the formerCATS (Commonwealth Ac-countability Testing Sys-tem). The new testing sys-tem uses a 100-point scaleinstead of a140-point scale,according to KDE. Thisyears scores will be abenchmark for each Ken-

tucky school.Silver Grove School

Principal Wes Murray de-livered the test results tothe district’s Board of Edu-cationNov.19 alongwith anoutline of an action plan al-ready under way aiming toimprove scores.

“We got our scoresback,”Murray said. “Itwasnothing but badnews as faras I am concerned.”

There were some brightpoints as well, he said.

“But, in my opinionwe’ve got a longway to go,”Murray said.

The overall scores bylevel were 38.2 for the ele-mentary, 32.9 for the mid-dle school, and 43.9 for thehigh school.

“Ourpercentile rank forour elementary is two,” hesaid. “That puts us in thebottom 2 percent of ele-mentary schools.”

The middle school’sscore put it in the bottom 1percent of Kentucky mid-dle schools.

The elementary andmiddle school both re-

ceived the state “focusschool” designation, andthe high school was in thebottom 9th percentile ofKentuckyhighschools, andreceived only a “needs im-provement” designation,he said.

Being a focus school in-dicates the state needs tosee immediate improve-ment on test scores and theschool needs approve andimplement a new Compre-hensive School Improve-ment Plan (CSIP), Murray

said. Focus schools have 90days after the release oftest score data to approve anew CSIP, according toKDE.

By subject, SilverGrove’s elementary schoolstudents’ composite scoreon a 100-point scale was36.5 for reading, 28.4 math,63.7 for science, 53.9 for so-cial studies, 50 for writing,and 13.7 for language me-chanics, according to a re-port presented to the boardbyMurray.

Silver Grove is the sec-ond-smallest K-12 districtinKentuckybyenrollment.The number of SilverGrove elementary stu-dents tested by grade levelin math and reading was 13in third grade, 11 in fourthgrade and 13 in fifth grade.

Silver Grove MiddleSchool students’ compositescores were 36.6 in read-ing, 37.9 inmath, 65.7 in sci-ence, 53.6 in social studies,38 in writing, and 22.8 inlanguage mechanics. Com-posite student scores forthe high schoolwere 32.5 in

reading, 22.9 in math, 50 inscience, 32.5 in social stud-ies, 72.3 inwriting, and 64.3in language mechanics.

Superintendent Ken El-lis, who was hired to leadthe district in the summerof 2010, said everything thedistrict does to improvescores needs to be datadriven.

“Wearenotpleasedwiththese scores, especially theelementary,” said Ellis.

Ellis said before scoreswere released they thoughtthe elementary was thestrongest part of the dis-trict over the high schooland middle school.

Ellis said there are ele-ments of the test scoresworth celebrating.

Thehigh school attained56.3percent of eitherprofi-cientordistinguished inon-demand writing – com-pared to a state average of31.5 percent, he said. Themiddle school students alsoscored 53.8 percent profi-cient and distinguished inscience – above the stateaverage of 50.1 percent

proficient, he said.Another of the bright

spotsMurraypointed tooutwas a high school gradua-tion rate of 94 percent.

Ellis said the graduationrate is good this year, butthere can, and probablywill, be a wide degree offluctuations on test scoresdata each year.

“This test, it’s not reallysetupforsmall schools,”hesaid.

Silver Grove graduated26 students two years ago.Twenty-five of those stu-dentswent ontocollegeandthe other went into the mil-itary, Ellis said.

“We scored very well inthe graduation rate,” hesaid. The school graduatesbetween16 to25students ina typical year, he said.Since 2010, 85 percent ofgraduates have furtheredtheir educations at univer-sity, vocational training orin the military, he said.

“If five (students) de-cidenot tocollege, thatdev-astates us,” Ellis said.“That hurts us pretty bad.”

Silver Grove test scores at bottomBy Chris [email protected] Silver Grove is by far

one of the smallest schooldistricts by enrollment inKentucky, and was tied insize for second-smallestwith Southgate Indepen-dent (K-8) which also had204 students in 2011.West Point Independentwas the smallest schoolwith 121 students in 2011.Source: Kentucky De-

partment of Educationenrollment report fromsuperintendents for 2011.

chairs, walkers and toi-lets are expenses that fi-nancially strain people.

The ministry alwaysaccepts donations of du-rable medical equipmentincluding bedside toiletsand shower chairs thatcanbe sanitized, she said.Since the ministry is runthrough the church, alldonations are tax deduct-ible, Woodford said.

The ministry is alsostocking new rolls ofgauze and adult diapers,which are expensive, shesaid.

“Even if someone isreceiving home nursingservices, the nursing ser-

vice often does not sup-ply the dressings,”Wood-ford said.

The ministry alsoplans to help people withwheelchairs and beds,she said.

“Ifwedon’t have it, it’snot to say that we can’tfind it,” Woodford said.

Woodford said thereare agencies andmedicalclinics that work withpeople on a sliding in-come scale who are deal-ing with people in pover-ty. The ministry plans toreachout to thosegroups,she said.

“We’re trying tobroaden the scope ofwhat’s available inNorthern Kentucky toaddress unmet needs,”Woodford said.

Oakland United Meth-odist Church is located at7867 Stonehouse Road insouthernCampbellCoun-ty, south of Alexandria inthe rural area of CampSprings. Call WilmaWoodfordat 859-588-3313for information about do-nating or finding helpthrough the health careministry.

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There are needs forsome desks, furnitureand some equipment atthe oldMcCormick AreaTechnology Center can-not be moved, Millersaid. Miller said he haslobbied state legislatorsfor the state to fund itsportion of the project,and the answer has beenno.

Miller said he willcontinue to lobby for re-imbursement. The statetypically pays to equipand furnish area techni-cal centers, he said.

“So, we’re at a pointwhere we have to decideif Campbell County canpay for some of this fur-niture,” Miller said.

Board chairpersonJanis Winbigler said it isfrustrating for all of theboardmembers,but theysaw no alternative.

“Campbell Countytaxpayers have to payfor everything that hastogo in there,”Winbigler

said.Board member Pat-

rick Walch said what isespecially unfortunate isthe money for the equip-ment has to come fromthe district general fund,andnot the building fund.

“Unfortunately, wecan’t open the buildingwithout tables andchairs,” Walch said.

Board member Kim-ber Fender said she sawno options because thedistrict needs to use thenew building.

“I think it is a shame totake on the costs thatreally belong to thestate,” Fender said.

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TheOhioKentucky Indi-ana Regional Council ofGovernments is seekingpublic input to update a2005 strategic regional pol-icy plan.

According to regionalplanning manager TravisMiller, the policy plan is adocument that assists localgovernments across the re-gion “by providing guid-ance in the form of policyrecommendations de-signed to address what arereferred to in the plan asstrategic regional issues.”

Issues include housing,transportation, public facil-ities and services and eco-nomic development andnatural systems.

A questionnaire can becompleted online through

the end of the year atwww.howdowegrow.org.

“As we work to updatethe 2005 plan over the nextyear and a half, we are be-ginning with a focused lookat the strategic regional is-sues currently identified inthe plan,” Miller said. “Thecurrent public outreachand questionnaire is de-signed to inform OKI onthese strategic issues to en-sure that the updated planincludes issues that our re-gion deem to be the mostcritical to addressasour re-gion plans for the future.”

This is the first timeOKIhas used an online formatfor input and has relied onsocial media “to the extentwe are with this effort.”

The online survey is be-ing promoted through thelikes of Facebook and Twit-ter, which allows residentsto participate on their ownschedule, Miller explained.

Traditional methods ofreceiving public input, likea public meeting, “is nolonger the best way to gethigh volumes of input.”

Thisapproach,hesaid, is“yielding great participa-tion,” with more than 2,100responses so far.

“Because this is a newmethod for us, we haven’tplaced a target on the num-ber of responses,” Millersaid. “We are in the finalweeks of this questionnairecampaign and are hopefulthat our response rate willbe much higher by (Dec.31).”

Much has changed sincethe plan was originallyadopted, Miller said. Theplan was based on data andtrends occurring at thattime.

The economy, for exam-ple, has “changed tremen-dously since that time,” andwith the “great recession,”housing needs have taken adifferent emphasis, he said.

Foreclosure is “certain-ly a greater issue in today’sworld than it was in 2005.”

Another changing issueis the region’s aging demo-graphic.

“In 2005, we knew thebaby boomer generationwas aging,” Miller said.“Now that’s upon us.”

Once the survey isclosed on Dec. 31, Millersaid the plan is to “veryquickly report to our boardon the findings.”

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This is the second in atwo-part series examiningthe test scores and plans toimprove them by adminis-tratorsatSilverGroveInde-pendent School District.The first part detailed thetest score results.

SILVER GROVE — Plansto bring up some of the low-est test scores in Kentuckyat Silver Grove Indepen-dent School district aremultifaceted.

“What we have to focuson is not just one piece, buteverything we can con-trol,” said Principal WesMurray.

What administrators,teachers, and students do,and what outside supportthe community canbring inall have to be examined,Murray said.

State test scores, re-leased Nov. 2, showed Sil-ver Grove’s middle schoolscores in the bottom 1 per-cent of all middle schools,elementary scores in thebottom 2 percent of all ele-mentary schools, and highschool scores in the bottom9 percent of high schools.

“What we have to do isimmediately try to do ev-erything we can do to im-prove those scores,” hesaid.

Murraysaidabigpartofwhat the district needs todo is convince students tobe more deliberate withwhat they are doing in theclassroom.

“They have to buy in, totry and be successful in theclass,” he said to the boardduring theNov. 19meeting.“Ifyouaresuccessful in theclassroom, odds are you’llbe successful on this test.And right now, we’ve got apolicy that I do not agreewith as board policy.”

Murray said he neededthe board to change the pol-icy on grading to eliminatebringing failing grades fora semester below 60 per-cent up to 60 percent. Forexample, a student can re-ceivea78average for threesemesters, and if they don’tcare about their grades,can receive a score of zerofor a term and have itrounded up to 60 percentand still manage to pass.

“So, what we have is, wehave these kids who havefigured out the system andwhen they figure out thesystem they’ll take off a se-mester,” he said.

That’s nine weeks a stu-dentmightnotbepayingat-tention, but that’s 25 per-cent of the informationthey will receive all yearandstudentsnotengaged inclass also become disrup-tive inclass and impact oth-er student’s education,Murray said.

Murray recommendedstudents receive whatevergrade they should receive,even if it is a 12 or a zero, ina subject for each semes-ter. A three-member com-mittee will have the powertogrant an incomplete soasnot to affect a student’sgrade, he said. Studentswill only qualify for a se-mester incomplete if theyhave an unusual life eventincluding an illness ordeath in the family, andalsoshow improvement in theother semesters, Murraysaid.

The board approvedMurray’s recommendedpolicy change.

Murray said he kneweven before the scoreswere released that proac-tive action was needed im-mediately.

The entire staff wentthrough professional de-velopment Nov. 5 on how toimprove scores, and curri-culum specialists werebrought into the schoolshow how to verticallyalign curriculum and covergaps in the curriculum.Gaps indicate how studentsin special groups do on thetesting, he said. SilverGrove doesn’t have at least10 students on free or re-duced lunch in each grade,and therefore every gradehas gap group, Murraysaid.

Language mechanics isone area of testing Murraysaid the district is alreadyworking to improvebyadd-ing anewphonics program.

“Languagemechanics isnouns, pronouns, adjec-tives, really the basics ofhow the English languageworks,” he said.

Superintendent Ken El-lis said the district does nothave a languagemechanics

program that flows acrossall grade levels, and addingthe phonics program willfix that.

Also, district math andEnglish textbooks are notaligned with the new stan-dards unveiled with thenew type of test, Murraysaid..

The school has alreadyordered new “Math in Fo-cus” books in line with thenew testing standards, andteachers received theircopies after theThanksgiv-ing break, he said. The totalto purchase the new booksfor students will be $9,860,and they will be in the dis-trict around Christmas,Murray said.

More professional de-velopment aimed at im-proving scores has includ-edeveryadministrator tak-ing an intervention pro-gram to develop new RTI(Response To Intervention)methods. Teachers use in-terventions to assist stu-dents struggling to learn asubject or lesson. The dis-trict also brought in a mathspecialistNov.15 to spend ahalf-day each with highschool math teacher andmiddle school math teach-er, he said.

The district is starting aprofessional learning com-munity amongst entirestaffforthefirst time,Mur-ray said. The series will beaboutengaging instruction,differentiation, and work-ing with students from im-poverished backgrounds,he said.

Murray said the districthas also started a new ad-ministrative assistanceteam putting the superin-tendent, two principals,special education directorand math and reading spe-cialists in the classroom.

“I went and said ‘Mr. El-lis, I need you in the class-room every day you canmake it there,’” Murraysaid.

Now the superintendentassists with teaching mid-dle school English eachweek, and other adminis-trators and specialists areassisting other classes, hesaid.

Teachers are also usingthe new five to seven min-ute videos as part of a pro-fessional development pro-gram provided to everyKentucky teacher this yearonline to prep teachersabout how to set up lessonsin almost every educationarea, Murray said.

The state says using theprogram is optional thisyear, but also has statedhow it is used is going to bechecked for each schooldistrict, Ellis said.

The district’s adminis-trators including assistantprincipal Lisa Hilf, alsohave the ability to see howteachers are using the pro-gram he said. Not using the

newprogramisn’tanoptionbecause the state is watch-ing, Ellis said.

“They’re going to walkin here and askme, andMs.Hilf, andMr. Murray, ‘Whyisyourteacherswhodidnotscore very well on this testarenotutilizing this?’”Ellissaid.

Murray said the districtalready met with studentsindividually and went overtheir test scores and theirgrade report for the firstsemester this fall. The dis-trict asked students whythey thought theydid ordidnot do well in areas.

“So it’snot justanumberor a test they take and itsort of goes away,” he said.“Actually, we put those testscores back on those kids.”

Standards-based reportcards have been created soparents will see not only iftheir child receivedagradeof B in math, but whether

they at the novice, appren-tice, proficient or distin-guished level (grades stu-dent attain on state tests),Murray said.

Next year a program re-view will be part of the dis-trict’s state test score re-sults, and preparations arealready under way, he said.

Ellis said he is con-cerned with a program re-view the state will use forthe first time in next year’sstate testing to evaluateschools in areas includingthe arts.

For more than sevenyears state budget cutshave impacted everyschool district, and in Sil-ver Grove the district wasfaced with cutting either amathoramusic teacher,El-lis said. Music was cut, andnow it is taught by a volun-teer. The school librarian isanother position that wascut and is now volunteer.

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ALEXANDRIA — Be-foreHollySteffenofAlex-andria celebrated the 12days of Christmas herfamily celebrated the spe-cial date of her 12th birth-day with “the 12 Days ofHolly.”

Steffen celebrated her12th birthday on the 12thday of the 12th month ofthe year 2012.

The birthday has beenanticipated for a dozenyears, said her mother,Ronda Steffen.

“Even on the day shewas born we thought shewill turn 12 on 12/12/12,”Ronda said.

In celebration, pre-sents have been given for12 days straight, she said.

“Today is the 12th dayof the 12 days of Holly,”Ronda said.

Stickers was the firstday’s gift, and the gift forthe 11th Day of Holly was

the book “Diary of aWim-pyKid.” The final presentculminates with an eve-ning party with familyand friends on her birth-day, Holly said.

Holly said she was ex-cited about her birthdaybecause it does fall pre-cisely on the unique date.She has worn No. 12 whenplaying basketball, anduses thenumberoftenasapersonal moniker. Hollysaid she loves the number12.

According to the web-sitewww.numerology.comthedate of 12/12/12 will be thelast repeating date for 89years until Jan. 1, 2101,since there are only 12months in a year.

Steffen said has afriend at school who hasthe same exact birthday,and they talk about theun-usual date often.

“It’s kind of like a jokewhenwetalkabout it,” shesaid.

Holly Steffen of Alexandria holds up a sign inside herfamily’s home celebrating her 12th birthday being onthe date 12/12/12. Photo taken Dec. 12, 2012. CHRISMAYHEW/THE COMMUNITY RECOR

Alexandria teencelebrates 12/12/12By Chris [email protected]

NEWPORT—BrianDela-ney has little room tomoveinside his green and brownminivan.

Plastic containers, withlabels describing clothingfor different age groups,crowdthe interiorofhisve-hicle as hewaits for it to be

emptied inaNewportpark-ing lot.

In eight days the mini-van has traveled 1,200miles, sometimes full to thebrim,pickingupordeliver-ing donations.

In only eight days theErlanger resident hasreached out to more than150 needy families by invit-ing them to post in theFacebook group “Helpingneedy families forChristmas.”

“They go on to our Face-book and they’ll write ‘insearch of’ what they’relooking for their children,”Delaney said. He investi-gates the posters’ profilesto make sure they’re notscammers.

After that help pours infrom his resources, includ-ing his own closet and veryfull shed.

With the help of volun-teers like Elizabeth Hainesand Brandy Mort, Delaneythen figures out a way toget presents to people.

Cynthia Scales, of Alex-andria, approaches Dela-ney’s car for a containerwith clothing.

“My daughter asked mewho I was talking to,”Scales said of her initialcall to Delaney. “I said ‘I’mtalking to Santa.’”

The pregnant mom offour needs some help get-ting gifts for the holiday, soshecontactedhim.Theoth-er day, she got a riding toy

for her 20-month-old childthrough the Facebookgroup.

“I’m here for toys andsweats formylastmonthofpregnancy,” Scales said.

Delaney’s Facebookgroup had 378 members asof Dec. 7, most looking forsome relief this holidayseason.

Several emails to theRecorder, such as one fromMegan Hill of Southgate,called him the “SantaClausof Northern Kentucky.”He’s helping residents be-cause he was in their shoeslast year.

Facebook Santa helping needyBy Libby [email protected]

Brian Delaney tears up ashe explains why he decidedto start Facebook group“Helping needy families forChristmas” eight days ago.Since its inception thegroup has helped 158families and Delaney ishoping to help more. Hestarted the group becausehis family was needy lastChristmas. LIBBYCUNNINGHAM/THE COMMUNITY

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ALEXANDRIA — There areenough voices being raised atCampbell County High School tofill five student choir ensembles.

All five ensembles performthree or four annual school per-formances annually, and selectchoir and chamber choir mem-bers sing for the public by invita-tion, saidKatyRose, choraldirec-tor.

Thisyear, theKentuckyMusicEducatorsAssociationhasselect-ed fourstudents toperformin theall-state high school chorus, Rosesaid.

The four Campbell Countystudents selected to sing in theKMEAstatechoirareAlexandriaresidents Christina Tulley, Jas-mine Brooks and Tanner Danielsand Cold Spring resident BrianGoins. Members of the CampbellCounty choir also performed atCarnegie Hall in New York Cityin April and were invited back to

sing again, she said.Rose said the school choir

travels once every three or fouryears, and a choice will eventual-ly bemadewhether to performatan international festival or goback to sing at Carnegie Hall in afew years.

Approximately 100 studentsare members of the high school’schoir program, she said. Theschool has three ensembles thatmeetduringclassandtwoensem-bles that meet after school, Rosesaid.The school has a select choirwhich all choir students are eligi-ble to audition for, an all-treblevoice choir, and a mixed ensem-ble known as the Camel Singers,she said.

Themixed chamber choir andtreble chamber choir meet afterschool, Rose said.

Students from the select choirin tuxedos and dresses sang “Si-lent Night” and “Carol of theBells” at the Dec. 10 Board ofEducation meeting in Alexan-dria. The winter concert, one of

the choir’s regular annual perfor-mances, was Dec. 13. People whomissed the winter concert willhave opportunities to see all fivechoirs perform in the spring at 7p.m.March7andat2p.m.May12,she said.

An ice cream social is offeredmidway through theMayconcertand has become a tradition, Rosesaid.

The first half of the May con-cert will be traditional music andafterward students will sing popsongs, she said.

Rose said students enjoy talk-ingaboutandwatching the televi-sion series “Glee,” and theCamp-bell County choir performs andlearns about music coveringmany centuries.

“In the course of a year we’lldo everything from Renaissancemusic to popmusic, so we’ll get awidevariety ofmusic throughoutthe year,” she said.

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Singing students fill five choirsBy Chris [email protected]

Campbell County High School choir students and their teacher sing“Silent Night” as they break out into an impromptu accompanimentwhile grade school students from Reiley Elementary perform the songon hand bells during the Dec. 10 Campbell County Schools Board ofEducation meeting in Alexandria. From left are sophomore BrittanyNagel of Wilder, choral director Katy Rose, sophomore Jasmine Brooksof Alexandria and senior Brian Goins of Cold Spring. CHRIS MAYHEW/THE

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BELLEVUEBANDBOOSTERSEARN THIRDCONCESSIONAWARD

The Bellevue Band Boosterspose for a picture afteraccepting their thirdstraight Northern KentuckyAssociation of ConcessionStands' award for bestFootball Concessions.PROVIDED

Everyweek, students inSheilaKing’s third-graders at NewportIntermediate School anxiouslyawait the arrival of their men-tors, the Highlands High SchoolIntroduction to Education stu-dents.

Nina Kearns, who teaches theHighlands seniors, said the ex-citement about the weekly visitsgoes both ways.

Kearns’ students have beenmaking the trip to the Newportschools the past couple ofmonthsaspartof theAdopt-a-ClassFoun-dation’s mentoring program.

When the foundation contact-ed the district about adopting aclass,Kearnssaid itwasaperfectfit. Her class is designed specifi-cally for students who are inter-ested in becoming teachers.

“I’ve been looking for oppor-tunities formy future teachers togetoutofourdistrictanddosome

hands-on work in other schools,”said Kearns. “The purpose of ourclass is to give them the educa-tion 101 experience so they candecide if they really want to be ateacher before they go to col-lege.”

Through the program, Kearnssaid, her students get that hands-

onexperienceas they tutor, teachlessons and plan activities.

The seniors also establishedpen-pal relationships with thethird-graders and have beenhelping them with a service-learning project to collect hatsand mittens for those in need.

SeniorMaggie Peale, who saidshe was always pretty sure shewanted to be a teacher, said herexperience has made her even

morecertain teaching iswhat shewants to do.

Peale said she’s been workingwith two boyswho havemade no-ticeable academicprogress sinceshe began working with them.

“It just really makes you feelgood when you can see thatyou’re making a difference,”Peale said. “I love working withthem. They just makeme smile.”

King said the third-graders’

test scoreshavegoneupsince theprogram began, and that she cantell the visits from the seniorsreally mean a lot to her students.

“This has just been a wonder-ful experience,” King said.

The Highlands class will con-tinue tomentor the third-gradersthroughout the school year, andKearnssaidshehopes tocontinuethe program with her future In-troduction to Education classes.

Highlands High School senior Katrina Turner reads a book with third-grader Jermaine Bates during theprogram at Newport Intermediate School. THE COMMUNITY RECORDER/AMANDA JOERING

HighlandsseniorsmentorNewport classSchools useAdopt-a-ClassBy Amanda [email protected]

Highlands High School seniorShawn Sargent reads withNewport Intermediate Schoolthird-grader Darrell Turnerthrough an adopt-a-classprogram. AMANDA JOERING/THE

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This week’s MVP» Campbell County junior

Corey Holbrook for his strongstart to the season.

Wrestling» Campbell County beat

Ryle 44-29Dec.12.WinnerswereSean Fausz at 132 (15-6), KevinSkinner at 138 (pin), Paul Hamil-ton at145 (22-7), CorbinWoods at

152 (pin), Stephen Myers at 160(pin), Eli Mathews at 182 (pin),Austin Myers at 220 (18-3) andNicholas Sinclair at 285 (pin).Campbell alsowon theMale dualtournament Dec. 15.

Girls basketball» Brossart beat Beechwood

63-47 Dec. 12. Sarah Futscherscored 18 points.

»NCCbeatHolmes69-41Dec.11.Nikki Kiernan had 20 points.

Boys basketball

» BishopBrossart beatHigh-lands 68-38Dec.14. Justin Saun-ders had 20 points and AlexTrentman 16.

» CampbellCounty lost50-46to Cooper Dec. 11, spoiling a 26-point night from junior CoreyHolbrook.

» Newport Central Catholicbeat Boone County 65-41Dec. 12.Nick Seibert had 18 points. NCCbeat Glen Este 75-49 Dec. 14.DrewMcDonaldhad22pointsasNCC improved to 5-0.

PRESS PREPS HIGHLIGHTS

By James [email protected]

The Campbell County boys basketball team is 2-4 through Dec. 14, with threeclose losses against a tough schedule. Corey Holbrook is averaging morethan 25 points a game so far. Campbell will go to Frankfort for a tournament

at Western Hills Dec. 20-22.

Cooper’s Spencer Holland, left, and Zach McNeil, right, battle Campbell County’s Luke Franzen (25) for aloose ball during their basketball game Dec. 11. Campbell fell 50-46. TONY TRIBBLE/FOR THE COMMUNITY RECORDER

Camels takeon Cooper

Campbell County’s Blake Losey grabs a rebound against Cooper Dec. 11. TONY TRIBBLE/FOR THE COMMUNITY

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HIGHLAND HEIGHTS — Thewomen’s basketball team atNorthernKentucky has severalplayers who are still gettingused to college basketball, peri-od. So as the Norse are growingaccustomed toplayingat theDi-vision I level, growing painslike the ones they experiencedon Dec. 16 are to be expected.

But they’re still painful andfrustrating on a day like theyhad against Butler in the Bankof Kentucky Center. Butlercame away with a 66-56 winagainst a Norse team who hadseveral youthful indiscretions.NKU dropped to 2-6 in its firstyear of D-I competition.

“We battledwith a very goodteam,” said NKU head coachDawn Plitzuweit. “We didn’tshoot the ball well and to be in abattle with a good team despitethat shows that we’re doingsome good things. We madesome adjustments and the kidsresponded. They really bat-tled.”

NKU shot 28 percent fromthe floor for the game (17-of-60)and had10 shots blocked, six byUniversity of Cincinnati trans-fer Daress McClung and threeby Xavier transfer Liz Strat-man, a 6-foot-2 center playingher first game for Butler afterbecoming eligible at the end ofthe semester. McClung andStratman combined for 29points and 17 rebounds.

Butler’s post intimidationseemingly had ahand in severalmissed layups by the Norse, al-though theNorse outreboundedthe Bulldogs by nine.

NKU shot 30 percent in thefirsthalfandcommitted11turn-overs, two which directly led toeasy Butler baskets. The Norsethen allowed a putback in the fi-nal seconds to go into halftime

down six, 29-23.“The first half we didn’t take

care of the ball and as the gamewore on we made better deci-sions and we took better shots,”Plitzuweit said. “We got offen-sive rebounds but we struggledto put it in. That’s somethingthat happens sometimes andyou need to keep battling and Ithought our kids did that.”

Butler started the secondhalf on a 14-5 run and led by asmanyas15points.But theNorsefought backwith a13-5 run, cut-ting the lead to seven at 53-46with five minutes left. Howev-er, after a possession in whichNKU missed two close shots,Butler hit a three-pointer andthe Norse couldn’t threaten therest of the way.

Growing pains have been ex-pected. The Norse start threeseniors, but have two freshmenand two sophomores gettingsignificant playing time.

Christine Roush, a freshmanguard who was one of Kentuck-y’s top prep players at Louis-ville Mercy last year, had 23points with seven three-point-ers in NKU’s 69-67 win at BallState Dec. 8. She scored 24points in NKU’s other win, a 66-64 home victory over Youngs-town State, which was NKU’sfirst triumphNov. 27. TheNors-e’s chief inbounder, Roushpassed to sophomore MelodyDoss from the baseline to setDoss up for a buzzer-beatingbasket to deliver that win.

“She plays a lot of minutesfor us,” Plitzuweit said ofRoush. “She usually guards theother team’s point guard andshe did a great job of that for us.She handles the ball sometimes,attacks therim.Weaskher todoa lot and she gets a lot of shotsfor us.”

Starting seniors are Jaimie

NKU senior Jaimie Hamlet (Glen Este) fights her way to the hoop.JAMES WEBER/THE COMMUNITY RECORDER

Norselearninglessons atnew levelBy James [email protected]

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Camel bowlers focused on stateALEXANDRIA — The

members of the CampbellCounty High School bowl-ing team constantly pusheach other to be better.

The practice has madethe Camels one of the bestteams in the state as theyget ready for the big post-season push.

“Ouronlygoal is to try towin the state champion-ship,” said senior MattChalk. “That’s the onlything we’re trying to do.Last year was tough be-causewegotbeat in thesec-ond round. That was unset-tling because we know wehave more potential thanthat.We expectmore out ofourselves.”

TheCampbellboys teamis 5-0 in matches aftersweeping Holy Cross 7-0Dec. 13 at La Ru Lanes inHighland Heights. TheCamels are 29-6 in thepoints system of seven perdual match.

Chalk isaveraging214 in10 games in conferenceplay, second in NorthernKentucky. Senior Jordan

Racke is averaging 207.SeniorsTreyBrun(184)andJoe Rawe (195) lead a deepCamel roster that has ninebowlers averaging 180 orbetter. Several teams haveno one doing that well.

The Camels used theirsecond string to win theirlast Baker game to com-plete the 7-0 sweep. Theyhaveused their depth to getbetter in practice.

“We just try to play as ateam and work on ourspares,” Chalk said.“Sparesare thekeyandyougo on from there. Hardwork pays off. When wehave practice, we don’tgoof around. If we seesomeone do that, we tellthem to stop and we getright back on track. Ouronly goal is to win state andwe don’t want to messaround.”

Campbell was comingoff a breakout perfor-mance Dec. 8 in a tourna-ment in Louisville at Exec-utive Strike and Spare, thesite of the state tourney inFebruary. Campbell wonthe tourney easily, withBrun shooting a 707, Rawe704, Jake Harris 686 and

Chalk 679. Racke, the de-fending regional singleschampion, missed the tour-nament to take the ACTtest, further illustrating theteam’s depth.

Campbell has alreadybowled infour in-state tour-naments this season andwill host its own Jan. 12 atSouthern Lanes.

“The idea is to get themsome tournament experi-ence and bowl some teamsfrom other parts of thestate to seehowwestackupagainst them,” said headcoach Wayne Heringer.“The guys really pushthemselves.”

The team mindset in-cludes battling adversity.

“You’vegot tohavemen-tal toughness,” Chalk said.“You throw a bad ball, youcan’tgetmad.Youjusthaveto go back up and throw abetter ball.”

The big match for theboys will be Jan. 3 againstSimon Kenton at SouthernLanes. That will likely befor the conference title. SKisaveragingabout thesameas Campbell this year andboth teams are undefeatedin dual matches.

TheCampbellgirls teamis 4-1 inmatches and 29-6 inpoints. The Camels have al-ready lost to first-placeBoone County this season.

Erica Hickman led theway against Holy CrossDec. 13 with a 259, the bestin the area this year in girlsbowling, and is averaging185.

Erica Biddle, the de-fending regional singleschampion and state medal-ist, scored 387 (202-185)against Holy Cross and isaveraging 181. Junior Alli-son McGlasson is averag-ing 159.

Others

Highlands boys were35-7 throughDec.13 and 4-1in conference matches.Jake Farley is averaging210 through 12 games andBrandon Caruso 203through 11 games. Farleyhas thesecondhighgameinNorthern Kentucky with a279 and a 501 series.

NewCath is 29-13 and4-2, led by Bobby Meyerwith a 187.

Newport led the girlsstandings inDivision 2witha 30-5 record and 5-0 inmatches through Dec. 6.Katlyn Hoeh has the bestaverage in Northern Ken-tucky with a 196, 16 morethan anyone else.

NewCath is 19-16 afterbeating St. Henry 6-1 Dec.13.

Brossart was second ingirls Division 2 with a 31-11record and 4-1 in confer-ence matches. Brossartreached the statequarterfi-nals in team play last year,the furthest advancementby any area team.

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Campbell County’s Jake Harris celebrates a strike againstBoone County Nov. 29 at Super Bowl Erlanger. JAMES

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Hamlet, Ellen Holton andTiara Hopper. Holton, whoaveraged 10.7 points agame last year, is the onlyreturning playerwho aver-agedmore than fiveagamelast season.

“All of our kids areyounger players,” Plitzu-weit said. “It’s new to every

one of them and we have ateam of freshmen in someshape or form. They’rereally working hard andthey’re really trying.”

The learning processwill continue for the Norseas they host UNC-Wilming-ton Thursday, Dec. 20.Then they will be off fromgames until Dec. 31, whenthey play at Jacksonville(Fla.) to start Atlantic SunConference play. NKU’sfirst conference home

game is Saturday, Jan. 5.“Our main priority is to

get better on both ends ofthe ball and offensively,takecareof theballbetter,”Plitzuweit said. “Our pre-season is meant to get usready for the conferenceand we’ve played somereally good teams to get usready.”

The NKU men’s team,whohasn’tplayedsince los-ing to Texas Tech Dec. 4,will play at Hampton (Va.)

Thursday, Dec. 20, and atNavy 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec.22. Both games will be onWQRT 1160 AM. NKU willalso play Jacksonville Dec.31 and next play at homeJan. 5 to compete a double-header with the women’steam. Both teams will playUSC Upstate.

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NKU sophomoreMelody Dosspasses to thebasket. NKU lost66-56 to ButlerDec. 16 at theBank ofKentucky Center.JAMES WEBER/THE

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Dayton SchoolBoard200 Clay St.859-491-65656:30 p.m. – day changesmonth-to-monthwww.dayton.kyschools.us

CAMPBELL COUNTYMEETINGS

Your charitable donation canhelp clothe a child, put food on

the table for afamily in needand bring hopeto those whohave none. Asyou open yourheart and pock-etbook thisholiday season,make sure thatyou give wisely.

Much likestorms and

natural disasters, the season ofgiving brings out the best andworst in people. Scam artists areready to unveil their latestschemes designed to prey on thegenerosity of others.

Kentuckians need to be waryof fraudulent charities and phish-ing scams during the holidays.

Don’t be pressured into making adonation – research a charitybeforemaking a donation. Be-ware of unsolicited email re-quests that appear to come froma legitimate charity; theymayactually be phishing scams.

Fraudulent emails can con-tain viruses or direct consumersto legitimate-looking websiteswhere they are asked to providepersonal and financial informa-tion to scam artists. Consumerswho fall victim to phishing ormalware scams risk havingtheir finances compromised,identities stolen and safety jeop-ardized.

Naughty or nice?Tomake sure your charitable

contribution is reaching thosewho need it most, usemy charita-ble giving database http://bit.ly/

consprot. Consumers can find outif a charity is registered with theOffice of the Attorney Generaland what percentage of theircharitable donation actually goesto the charity and what percent-age goes to a paid solicitor.

Shop safely onlineKentucky consumers also

need to take precautions whenshopping online during the holi-days. A record number of con-sumers are utilizing smartphones, tablets and laptops toshop, which has scam artistsdeveloping fraudulent apps,emails and websites to gainaccess to your personal financesand steal your identity.

To stay safe while shoppingonline, please follow these tips:

Only do business with compa-nies you know and trust and that

offer secure payment proc-essing. Look for websites thatstart with https, (the “s” standsfor secure).

To protect yourself againstthese seasonal phishing scams,verify the communication bycalling the company or by log-ging into your account directlyfrom the business’ website.

Never do business with some-one who insists that you wiremoney.

Using credit cards whileshopping online can offer extraprotection.

Keep personal informationprivate. Don’t disclose youraddress, phone number, SocialSecurity number or bank ac-count information to a stranger.

Never respond to emails orpop-up ads that ask for yourpersonal or financial information.

Avoid storing credit cardinformation online.

When buying a gift card, onlybuy from reputable sources thatyou know and trust.

Protecting consumers fromscammers, fraudulent charitiesand unscrupulous businesses isa top priority in the AttorneyGeneral’s Office. You can helpus in this effort by followingthese simple steps. And if youhave been scammed, pleasereport it by calling my Consum-er Protection Hotline at 1-888-432-9257. If you are a victim ofidentity theft, there is a toolkitavailable on our website.

I hope you and your familyhave a safe and blessed holidayseason.

Jack Conway is Kentucky attorneygeneral.

Shop safely this Christmas

Jack ConwayCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

The holidays are a wonderfultime for festive gatherings to cele-brate the joys of the season. But for

someone with adisability or mo-bility issues, it canbecome challeng-ing and stressfultime as they con-sider whether ornot they will beable to safely andcomfortably at-tend the party.

For example,they may need to

consider the number of steps theywill they have to climb, if the homecan accommodate a wheelchair orwalker, and find out if there’s a rest-room on the first floor.

According to the U.S. CensusBureau, more than 36 million Amer-icans are classified as disabled. InHamilton County alone, it’s estimat-ed that 12 percent of the residents(not in a nursing home or other in-stitution) have a disability.

There’s a growing trend nation-wide called “Visitability,” whichessentially refers to housing de-signed in a way that it can be lived inor visited by people who have trou-ble with steps or who use wheel-chairs or walkers.

A house is considered “visitable”when it meets three basic require-ments:

» One zero-step entrance.»Doors with 32 inches of clear

passage space.» One bathroom on the main floor

that is wide enough for a wheelchair.Obviously you aren’t going to be

able to make major constructionchanges to your home before theholidays. But, as you add the fin-ishing touches to your holiday de-cor, take a moment to consider howvisitable your home is to someonewith a disability. There are thingsyou can do to help guests with mo-bility challenges easily and safelyget in and out of your house. Theseinclude:

1. Make sure the entrance is welllit.

2. Identify a safe, flat outsideplace where the guest can bedropped off to allow for easy accessto the home.

3. Remove obstacles to clearpaths of travel through doors andhallways.

4. Consider renting a portableramp to allow safe access to thehome.

5. Make sure there are at least32-inch aisles for essential wheel-chair maneuverability for comfortand freedom. During the party, youmay need to omit some furnishingsto prevent congestion.

6. Make sure your table heightsaren’t too low. It is important that aperson’s knees and thighs fit com-fortably under a dining table.

7. Rugs and area carpets can causeextreme hardship for a wheelchairuser. Chair tires sink into rugs withthick padding, making pushing andturning the chair difficult. If possible,pull up scatter or area rugs - theybecome tangled in the smaller frontchair wheels.

8. Install grab bars for support -consider for your older relative whovisits not during the holidays, but

throughout the year. This is easierthan it sounds.

Some of the changes you considernow can also give seniors and theircaregivers a head start on homemodifications they may need later intheir lives. After all, the aging pop-ulation in Hamilton County is in-creasing. In less than eight years,Hamilton County will have nearly 25percent of its population over 60.

Jere McIntyre is a certified aging in placespecialist and the director of modifica-tions for Whole Home. To learn more, call513-482-5100, visit www.wholehome.org,visit the showroom at 6543 Harrison Ave.in Dent, or visit a new information centernear the Food Court at Northgate Mall.

How accessible is your homethis holiday season?

Jere McIntyreCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

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Rep. Joseph Fischer, R-Fort Thomas,listens to fourth-grader NathanTruett answer a question during apresentation on government and thelegislative process at CrossroadsElementary School in Cold SpringTuesday, Oct. 16. CHRIS MAYHEW/THE

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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2012

“They were the only tankshad in the Guard system at thattime, plus they knew they weregoing to get sniped at,” Trow-bridge said.

While in Newport, Denhardtdecided to enforce liquor laws

based in Covington, and it wasunusual to send in a unit fromsuch close proximity to wherethe guard members of a unitlived to prevent them fromcrossing paths with family andfriends, he said.

NEWPORT — A vio-lent chapter inNewport’s historyfrom 1921-22’brought gunfire,military tanks and

national attention to the city’sstreets – and it wasn’t aboutgambling.

Therewere 2,000unionwork-ers on strike from the NewportRolling Mill in December 1921contesting ownership’s desirefor an “open shop” in order tohire non-union workers for un-skilled jobs. Replacementwork-ers were brought in, shootingerupted, and soldiers and tanksfrom the Kentucky NationalGuard were dispatched by Gov.Edwin Morrow under the com-mand of Col. H.H. Denhardt.The strife lasted until April1922, andTheCincinnati Enquir-er and other papers includingThe New York Times coveredthe action.

“Formore than10 days a con-ditionof lawlessnesshasexistedin Newport at and around theNewport Rolling Mill,” saidMorrow in a Dec. 24, 1921, arti-cle in The Enquirer, a day afterdispatching Guard members toNewport. The mill, now gone,was located off Lowell Street inthe area around Eighth andNinth streets.

Morrow sent 400 troops Feb.4with armored tanks and ordersto maintain law and order “atany cost.” One soldier waswounded by a sniper’s bullet, ac-cording to aFeb. 5Enquirer arti-cle. The article reported thatovernight twomenwere wound-ed, including one man struckwhen soldiers returned sniperfire. And twomenwere “severe-ly beaten by the strikers andseveral others” and “hundredsof shots were exchanged,” ac-cording to the article.

According to a Feb. 28 NewYork Times article headline“Militia with machine guns andtanks hold the city, but the situa-tion is tense.” The lead sentenceof the Times article stated New-port “has become the battle-ground of one of the bitterestopen shop fights in thehistory ofthe American labormovement.”

John M. Trowbridge, com-mand historian for the Ken-tucky National Guard, said thetanks were were sent to New-port after soldiers of the 149thInfantry out of Bowling Green,Ky., were dispatched.

“I don’t know if it was theshock affect of those little tanksrunning around the streets, be-cause I imagine everyone wasfed up with what was going on,”Trowbridge said.

The 38th tank company was

because it was Prohibition,Trowbridge said. Denhardtstartedhuntingdownandbreak-ing upmoonshine operators stillin Newport and charged offi-cials including the Mayor ofNewport and County Attorneyfor not enforcing laws, Trow-bridge said.

“He imposesmartial law, andhe starts locking up the local of-ficials,” Trowbridge said.

While in Newport, two Guardmembers were killed in acci-dents involving their fellow sol-diers, and were the only twoGuard deaths, he said.

Private Robert Deaton ofBarbourville died Dec. 24, 1921,in Newport when a sergeant onduty with him literally fell illand knocked Deaton’s pistol outof his holster, he said. The pistolfell to the ground, discharged,and left Deaton with a fatalbleeding wound in his neck,Trowbridge said. And on March22, 1922, Private Frank Crone ofCovington died when a pistolslipped fromthehandof a fellowsoldier, discharged and struckCrone.

“Both of these things drop tothe ground and they dischargekilling their comrades basical-ly,” Trowbridge said.

The Guard members werewithdrawn from Newport inApril as the strike ended and vi-olence wound down. A May 30,1922, Enquirer article statedthere hadbeenno disorder sincethe soldiers left the city onApril24.

A photo taken by the former Underwood & Underwood photography company shows a Kentucky National Guard tank crushes "moonshine stills"captured in Newport under the orders of Col. H.H. Denhardt on Feb. 21, 1922, during the time of the Newport Rolling Mill labor strike, according tofiles from John M. Trowbridge, command historian for the state's Guard unit. THANKS TO JOHNM. TROWBRIDGE

Tanks rolled in Newport mill strikeBy Chris [email protected]

A photo taken by the former Underwood & Underwood photographycompany shows a Kentucky National Guard tank rolling down aNewport street on Feb. 4, 1922, during the Newport Rolling Mill laborstrike. Photo provided by John M. Trowbridge, command historian forthe Kentucky National Guard in December 2012. THANKS TO JOHNM.

TROWBRIDGE

An undated flier from theEnquirer archives depicting animage of the Newport Rolling Milladvertises products including"Genuine Open Hearth Iron." FILE

SOUTHGATE — When ConnorRossiter and Nick Keener saythey’ve been best friends forev-er, they mean it.

“We’ve been friends forever,since we were zero years old,”Nick said.

The boys, first-graders atSouthgate Independent School,have spending time togethersince theywere born, withNick’s

mombabysittingConnerwhenhewas an infant, said Rebecca Ros-siter, Connor’s mother.

Since then, the two have spentcountless hours together makinglots ofmemories fromplaying onbasketball teams together to be-ing in Cub Scouts together.

Connor and Nick, both South-gate residents, said they enjoythe same kind of things, and al-ways have fun when they’re to-gether.

“I like that he likes to play An-

gryBirds too,” Connor said. “Andwe both like to build things.”

The boys, both in the sameclass, get to spend a lot of time to-gether at school during lunch andrecess.

Rebecca, a second-gradeteacher at the school, said theboys even used to have their ownband.

“We’re going to be getting ourband back together,” Nick said.“Our name is going to be the X-Riders.”

Southgate Independent School first-graders Connor Rossiter (left) andNick Keener, who have been best friends forever, pose for a picture.AMANDA JOERING/COMMUNITY RECORDER

By Amanda [email protected]

Southgate first-graders havebeen best friends since birth

B2 • ALEXANDRIA RECORDER • DECEMBER 20, 2012

FRIDAY, DEC. 21Art 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.

Dining EventsChristianMoerlein Brew HOHO HO Dinner Cruise, 6-9:30p.m., BB Riverboats NewportLanding, 101 Riverboat Row,Includes four-beer tasting ofsome of Christian Moerlein’spremium and seasonal brews.Buffet full of holiday favoritesand festive music. $39.95, $38.95ages 60 and up, $29.95 ages4-12. Presented by BB River-boats. 859-261-8500. Newport.

Holiday - ChristmasScuba 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.Christmas Town, 5-8 p.m.,Creation Museum, 2800 Bullitts-burg Church Road, Featuringfree live nativity, lights and livedramas. Free. 800-778-3390;creationmuseum.org. Peters-burg.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.Aerial Elves Acrobat Show, 4-8p.m., Newport on the Levee, 1Levee Way, Performance byCincinnati Circus. Free. 859-291-0550; www.newportonthelevee-.com. Newport.Gift Wrap and Gift Card Cen-ter, 4-8 p.m., Newport on theLevee, 1 Levee Way, Riverwalklevel inside Gallery Building.Bring up to 5 of your boxed giftsfor free wrapping. Donationsbenefit Newport High SchoolNational Honor Society. Free.859-291-0550; www.newporton-thelevee.com. Newport.

Music - BluesChuck Brisbin & the TunaProject, 10 p.m.-2 a.m., MansionHill Tavern, 502 WashingtonAve., $4. 859-581-0100. Newport.Ricky Nye, 8:30-11 p.m., Virgil’sCafe, 710 Fairfield Ave., Free.859-491-3287; www.virgilscafe-.com. Bellevue.

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 - IndieKevin and the Octaves, 9 p.m.Christmas Show. With theWorthmores. Doors open 8 p.m.,

The Southgate House Revival,111 E. Sixth St., $8 ages 18-20; $5ages 21 and up. 859-431-2201;www.southgatehouse.com.Newport.

Music - RockBeneath Oblivion, 9 p.m. WithHighgate, Grey Host and Impia.Doors open 8 p.m., The South-gate House Revival, 111 E. SixthSt., $8 ages 18-20; $5 ages 21 andup. 859-431-2201; www.south-gatehouse.com. Newport.Parker Smith, 9 p.m. Doorsopen 8 p.m., The SouthgateHouse Revival, 111 E. Sixth St.,Free. 859-431-2201; www.south-gatehouse.com. Newport.

On Stage - ComedySteveWilson, 8 p.m.; 10:30 p.m.,Funny Bone Comedy Club,Newport on the Levee, African-American comedian. $15-$17.859-957-2000; www.funnybone-onthelevee.com. Newport.

RecreationWinter Holiday Camp, 9:30a.m.-2:30 p.m., Sunrock Farm,103 Gibson Lane, Hands-on funfor children on holiday break.Care for horses, goats, sheep,rabbits, pigs and other farmanimals. Hike and exploreoutdoors, then move to heatedbarns for snacks, games andcrafts. Ages 4-15. $50 per day.Reservations required. 859-781-5502; www.sunrockfarm.org.Wilder.

SATURDAY, DEC. 22Art ExhibitsA Life in Review at 92: Astar(Charlotte) Daniels, noon-4p.m., Sigra Gallery, Free. 859-291-1278; www.sigragallery-.com. Bellevue.

Drink TastingsWiedemann’s Holiday Hop,3-11:30 p.m., Pompilios Restau-rant, 600 Washington Ave., Starthopping at Pompilio’s withspecial on Wiedemann’s SpecialLager 3-6 p.m. Proceed toCoaches Corner, the GreenDerby and Jerry’s Jug House.Ages 21 and up. Free. Presentedby Wiedemann Beer. 859-414-6949; www.wiedemannbeer-.com. Newport Historic District.

Holiday - ChristmasHoliday Toy Trains, 10 a.m.-5p.m., Behringer-CrawfordMuseum, Included with admis-sion: $7, $6 ages 60 and up, $4ages 3-17; free ages 2 and under.859-491-4003; www.bcmuseu-m.org. Covington.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.Christmas Town, 5-8 p.m.,Creation Museum, Free. 800-778-3390; creationmuseum.org.Petersburg.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.Gift Wrap and Gift Card Cen-ter, noon-8 p.m., Newport onthe Levee, Free. 859-291-0550;www.newportonthelevee.com.Newport.

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 - AcousticMerry TubaChristmas at theLevee, 3-4 p.m., Newport onthe Levee, 1 Levee Way, Part ofnational series of free holiday

concerts performed entirely oninstruments in tuba family. Alltuba, baritone and euphoniumplayers invited to play in tubachoir for concert of carols.Performer registration begins at12:30 p.m.: $5 registration feeand $15 for music arrangement.859-291-0550; www.tubachrist-mas.com. Newport.

Music - BluesRicky Nye, 8:30-11 p.m., Virgil’sCafe, Free. 859-491-3287;www.virgilscafe.com. Bellevue.

Music - ChoralDickens Carolers, 6-8 p.m.,Newport on the Levee, 1 LeveeWay, Riverwalk Level. 859-291-0550; www.newportonthelevee-.com. Newport.

Music - ConcertsNoah Sugarman, 9 p.m. Christ-mas Show. With SassafraZ andthe Almighty Get Down. Doorsopen 8 p.m., The SouthgateHouse Revival, 111 E. Sixth St.,$13 ages 18-20, $10 ages 21 andup. 859-431-2201; www.south-gatehouse.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 - RockThe Perfect Children, 9:30 p.m.Christmas Show. With CultureQueer and Heavy Hinges. Doorsopen 8:30 p.m., The SouthgateHouse Revival, 111 E. Sixth St.,$5. 859-431-2201; www.south-gatehouse.com. Newport.Alaskan Ramblers, 10 p.m.Doors open 1 p.m., The South-gate House Revival, 111 E. SixthSt., Free. 859-431-2201;www.southgatehouse.com.Newport.

On Stage - ComedySteveWilson, 7:30 p.m.; 10 p.m.,Funny Bone Comedy Club,$15-$17. 859-957-2000;www.funnyboneonthelevee-.com. Newport.

RecreationWinter Holiday Camp, 9:30a.m.-2:30 p.m., Sunrock Farm,$50 per day. Reservations re-quired. 859-781-5502; www.sun-rockfarm.org.Wilder.

SUNDAY, DEC. 23Holiday - 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.Gift Wrap and Gift Card Cen-ter, noon-8 p.m., Newport onthe Levee, Free. 859-291-0550;www.newportonthelevee.com.Newport.

Music - AcousticHoliday Songwriters in theRound, 8:30 p.m. With DavidRhodes Brown, G. Burton,Chelisa Clifton, Elton Clifton,Mark Utley and Renee Frye ofMagnolia Mountain, Sarah Davisand Max Fender of Alone at3am, Veronica Grim and MoriahLawson of Sassy Molasses., TheSouthgate House Revival, 111 E.Sixth St., Sanctuary. Celebrateend of one year. All Christmassongs, some sacred and somesecular. Hosted by Kelly Thomas.Ages 18 and up. $5. 859-431-2201; www.southgatehouse-.com. Newport.

Music - ChoralDickens Carolers, 6-8 p.m.,Newport on the Levee, 859-291-0550; www.newportonthelevee-.com. Newport.

On Stage - ComedySteveWilson, 7:30 p.m., FunnyBone Comedy Club, $15-$17.859-957-2000; www.funnybone-onthelevee.com. Newport.

RecreationWinter Holiday Camp, noon-5p.m., Sunrock Farm, $50 per day.Reservations required. 859-781-5502; www.sunrockfarm.org.Wilder.

MONDAY, DEC. 24Dining EventsWhite Christmas Eve Candle-light Buffet, 5-9 p.m., Vito’sCafe, 654 Highland Ave., Suite29, Choices of many appetizers,main courses and desserts. $32.Reservations required. 859-442-9444; www.vitoscafe.com. FortThomas.

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.

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.

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Music - ChoralDickens Carolers, noon-3 p.m.,Newport on the Levee, 859-291-0550; www.newportonthelevee-.com. Newport.


TUESDAY, DEC. 25Exercise 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 - ChristmasLight Up the Levee HolidayLight Show, 6:45-11:30 p.m.,Newport on the Levee, Free.859-291-0550; www.newporton-thelevee.com. Newport.

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 26Business 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. 859-635-5088. FortThomas.


On Stage - ComedyRajiv Satyal, 7 p.m. CincinnatiComedians Homecoming Show.Scheduled to appear: AndreHyland, Jeff Jena, Drew Tarvin,Geoff Tate, Erin Schauer, RayPrice, Saleem, Michael Flannery,Steve Caminiti and others.$10.,Funny Bone Comedy Club,Newport on the Levee, Come-dian and actor. 859-957-2000;www.funnyboneonthelevee-

.com. Newport.


THURSDAY, DEC. 27Exercise ClassesCardio Dance Party!, 7:30-8:30p.m., Locomotion on the Levee,$10 drop-in. 513-617-9498;www.cardiodanceparty.com.Newport.


Literary - LibrariesGame On, 6:30 p.m., BooneCounty Main Library, 1786Burlington Pike, Friendly compe-tition with Wii games and more.Snacks provided. Registrationrequired. Presented by BooneCounty Public Library. 859-342-2665; www.bcpl.org. Burlington.eReader Help Desk, noon-7p.m., Boone County Main Li-brary, Free. 859-342-2665.Burlington.eReader Help Desk, noon-7p.m., Scheben Branch Library,859-342-2665. Union.

Music - AcousticThe Turkeys, 10 p.m.-2 a.m.,Zola, 626 Main St., Folk rock.Free. 859-261-7510. Covington.

Music - CabaretDon Fangman, 6:30-9 p.m.,Knotty Pine On The Bayou, 6302Licking Pike, Don Fangman singsFrank Sinatra, Dean Martin,Tony Bennett, Neil Diamond,Michael Buble and AndreaBocelli. Free. 859-781-2200. ColdSpring.

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.

Music - FolkSongs About Freight Trainsand Steamboats, 1-3 p.m.,Behringer-Crawford Museum,1600 Montague Road, Music byJake Speed. Included withadmission. 859-491-4003;www.bcmuseum.org. Coving-ton.

Music - RockMadison Theater Band Chal-lenge, 6:30 p.m. With AndersonFerry, Banducci and the Wheels,Boxwine, Cole Raynes, Gentle-men Ghosts, Going For Broke,Lazy Ass Destroyer, Nevele andNever Ending Nights., MadisonTheater, $10. 859-491-2444;www.madisontheateronline-.com. Covington.

Music - WorldAlpen Echos, 7:30-11:30 p.m.,Hofbrauhaus, 200 E. Third St.,859-491-7200; www.hofbrau-hausnewport.com. Newport.

RecreationBridge, 12:30-3 p.m., SchebenBranch Library, 8899 U.S. 42,Open play. All ages. Free. 859-342-2665. Union.Winter Holiday Camp, 9:30a.m.-2:30 p.m., Sunrock Farm,$50 per day. Reservations re-quired. 859-781-5502; www.sun-rockfarm.org.Wilder.

Senior CitizensSenior Aerobics with Ginny,9:30-10:30 a.m., Elsmere SeniorCenter, 179 Dell St., 859-727-2306. Elsmere.Bingo, 12:30-2:30 p.m., WaltonMultipurpose Senior and Com-munity Center, 44 N. Main St.,Presented by Walton SeniorActivity Center. 859-485-7611.Walton.

THINGS TO DO IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD

Jack Garrett and the Syndicate Orchestra and Holiday Showwill be 7:30-11 p.m. Friday,Dec. 21, at 18 East Fifth St., Newport. For more information, call 859-280-2915. FILE PHOTO

The Turfway Holiday Meet will be open for live racingWednesday through Saturday, Dec. 26-29. Post time will be1:10 p.m. For more information, call 859-371-0200. FILE PHOTO

Ricky Nye will perform 8:30-11 p.m. Friday, Dec. 21, atVirgil’s Cafe, 710 Fairfield Ave., Bellevue Free. Call859-491-3287. FILE PHOTO

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The holidays should bea time of joy, but for someolder adults, especiallythose living alone or inlong-term care, holidayscan be met with stress,confusion and feelings ofsadness and loneliness,often intensified becauseholidays can be furtherreminders of the loss ofloved ones, health andeven independence.

During this time ofyear, older adults maybecome isolated fromtheir friends, family andcommunity, leading to anincreased risk of depres-sion. There are severalways youmay help makethe holidays brighter andmore tolerable for others.

One of the greatestgifts you can give anolder adult is your time.Make it a point to talkwith the older adults inyour family, neighbor-hood and those living inlong-term care. Listen totheir stories, learn fromthem and try to put your-self in their shoes.

Include older relativesand friends in as much ofyour celebration as pos-sible. This may includetaking the celebration tothem. Remind olderadults why and how they

are impor-tant to youand yourentirefamily.

Inviteyour elder-ly neighborover forsome ofyour cele-brations,especially

if they would otherwisebe alone.

Holiday cards canmean a lot to older adults,and with loss, it is notuncommon for cards todiminish in number withevery passing year. Forsome older adults, mail isthe only communicationthey receive from friendsand family. Make an ef-fort to send a card with anupbeat greeting and up-date about your life andfamily. Cards filled withbad news, such as updateson those who died or fellill, can be upsetting andstressful. If an older adultneeds help reading orwriting a card, take timeto sit with them.

Help older adults deco-rate for the holidays.Offer to help them hanglights, carry boxes andprepare the house. If they

are in an assisted livingfacility or nursing home,make the holidays bright-er by bringing favorite ormeaningful decorations.If the person uses awheelchair, or is confinedto a bed, place the deco-rations in places that willbe most visible to accom-modate their needs.

Encourage older adultsto attend meetings andevents. Social activitiesand events to look for-ward to can be meaning-ful and can contribute tofeelings of belonging andwell-being. If an olderadult typically throws hisor her own party, you canhelp plan and carry outthe event if need be. Youmay decide to throw aholiday party in honor ofa special loved one just tolet them know howmuchthey mean to you andothers. This can be anuplifting celebration andhelp keep the older adultconnected with theirfriends and community.

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

Bring holiday cheer to the elderly

DianeMasonEXTENSIONNOTES

Campbell County FarmBureau won top honors forits region of the state in the2012 Safety ChallengeAwards competition dur-ing Kentucky Farm Bu-reau’s annual meeting inLouisville.

The award was given toCampbell County for its“Backroads Farm Tour”and focused effort to edu-cate the community aboutagricultural safety. Withpartnership from numer-ous local organizations,CampbellCountyFarmBu-reau hosted more than1,000 people for the farmtour and gave attendees afirst-hand look at farmsand the many farm safetyissues faced within thecommunity.

Farm tour rewardedCommunity Recorder

Claire Neltner (center, right) and Gary Chaplin (center, left)received a plaque commemorating Campbell County FarmBureau's 2012 Safety Challenge award from DanSmaldone, Kentucky Farm Bureau director of publicrelations (left), and David S. Beck, bureau executive vicepresident (right). THANKS TO DAN SMALDONE

The closer we get toChristmas, the busier I get.Sound familiar? Eventhough I keep reminding

myself ofthe truemeaning ofthis holiday,there arestill gifts Ineed tomake. Ifyou’re inthe samepredica-ment, hereare some

“make-and-take” holidaytreats from the kitchen.

Thai party snack mixReally different than

the usual Chexmix. A funappetizer. I change thisrecipe up depending uponwhat I have on hand.Here’s the most currentversion:

Mix together:

2 cups each: corn, wheatand rice Chex cereal (or 3cups of any two kinds)

2 cups sesame sticks,regular or Cajun

11⁄2 to 2 cups pretzel sticks,broken in half, or tinysquares

1 cup pecan halves1 cup peanuts or mixed nuts

Melt together:

1 stick unsalted butter1 tablespoon plus 2teaspoons soy sauce,regular or low sodium

1 tablespoon plus 11⁄2teaspoons curry powder

2 teaspoons sugar orsubstitute

Cayenne powder to taste –start with 1⁄8 teaspoon(optional)

Preheat oven to 250degrees. Drizzle coatingover cereal mixture, toss-ing well. Spread in sprayedpan. Bake 45-60 minutes,stirring occasionally. Letcool and taste. Add a bitmore curry powder and/orcayenne if you want.

Tip: After baking, add acan of wasabi peas. This isoptional, but “delish.”

Store: Keep in airtightcontainer one month.Makes 12 cups.

For gift giving: Pack inChinese “to-go” cartons.

Holiday “no peek”standing rib roast

After reading the recipefor high-heat roast beef, a“loyal reader” asked if Icould find a recipe she lostfor a standing rib roast. “Ineed it for Christmas din-ner. Meat starts out in hot

oven and roasts for anhour, then the oven isturned off and you leaveroast in to finish later. Ican’t remember the “laterpart,” she said. This looksjust like what she needs.

5 pounds standing rib roastwith bone in

Seasoning to taste

Let roast sit at roomtemperature for a hour orbit more. Preheat oven to375 degrees. Season roastand place on rack in panwith rib side down and fatside up. Roast 1 hour. Turnoven off, leave roast in anddon’t open door. About anhour and 15 minutes beforeserving time, finish byturning oven back on to

375 degrees and roast for30-40 minutes. Remove andtent with foil. Rest 20 min-utes before slicing.

Maggie’sgingerbread cutouts

Several readers wantedMount Washington Bak-ery’s gingerbread cookierecipe. I talked with Nick,the owner, and he saidthese heirloom cookies arehuge sellers and the recipeis 80 years old. The bakeryreopens in April and theywill be making the cookiesthen. Nick told me he’d beglad to share the recipe ina couple of months, sincehe’s away from home rightnow. Meanwhile, try these.They are a treasured cook-

ie from the family of mydaughter-in-law Jessie’smom,Maggie Hoerst. Jessand her sister, Lottie, makethese every year withMaggie. I’m putting in myorder now!

1 cup solid shortening1 cup sugar1 egg1 cupmolasses2 tablespoons white vinegar5 cups flour11⁄2 teaspoons baking soda1⁄2 teaspoon salt1 tablespoon powderedginger

1 teaspoon cinnamon1 teaspoon powdered cloves

Cream shortening andsugar. Add egg, molassesand vinegar, beat well. Siftdry ingredients into it andblend. Refrigerate threehours. Roll and cut out.Bake at 375 degrees for 5-6minutes. To decorate, usefavorite frosting or Jes-sie’s buttercream.

Buttercreamfrosting

Beat together:

1pound powdered sugar1 stick butter, softened1 teaspoon vanilla3 tablespoons milk

More ginger recipesonmy blog

Ginger pancakes andLuAnn Kanavy’s awesomepumpkin gingerbread. Gotohttp://cincinnati.com/blogs/

Peppermint bark tipHaving trouble with the

white chocolate meltinginto the dark?Make surethe dark layer is almost setor completely set if youprefer. You can wait tomelt white chocolate afterthe dark layer has set. Ifyou want, let the whitechocolate cool a bit pour-ing onto the dark, makingsure it is still in a pourablestate.

Tips from readers’kitchens

Greek sweet potatofries: Dave and EileenDowler, Batavia, said theyuse Cavender’s Greekseasoning on their sweetpotato fries.

Rita Nader Heikenfeld is anherbalist, educator and au-thor. Email her at [email protected] “Rita’s kitchen” in thesubject line. Call 513-248-7130,ext. 356.

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RitaHeikenfeldRITA’S KITCHEN

Thai party snack mix is a familiar favorite with a twist.THANKS TO RITA HEIKENFELD.

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Question: I have heardthat poinsettias and mis-tletoe are both poisonousplants. Is that true?

Answer: The poinsettiais the most popular potted

floweringplant soldin the Unit-ed States,with annualsales ofmore than70 millionplants.Contrary topersistentrumors,poinsettiasare not

poisonous to humans. How-ever, these popular holidayplants are non-edible,meaning they could causesome discomfort if in-gested by humans or ani-mals. Although poinsettiasare not poisonous, mis-tletoe is one popular holi-

day decoration that istoxic.

Extensive universityresearch and laboratorytesting have shown thatpoinsettias are not poison-ous. One scientific studyconcluded that no toxicityoccurred at poinsettiaingestion levels far higherthan those likely to occurin a home. The main in-formation resource ofmost poison control cen-ters states that a 50-poundchild would have to ingestmore than 500 poinsettialeaves to surpass an ex-perimental dose.

However, poinsettiasare considered a “non-edible” plant. Some peopledevelop skin sensitivitieswhen exposed to poinset-tias. Individuals might beespecially sensitive to thewhite milky sap, called“latex,” produced when apart of the plant is broken

or injured. Ingesting aplant part by accidentmight cause some discom-fort. Active, young chil-dren, apt to put anything intheir mouth, and curiouscats might choke on fi-brous poinsettia foliage. Soa good practice is to put allnon-edible plant materialsout of children’s and pets’reach.

The Aztecs cultivatedpoinsettias in Mexico,

where they grew as trees,long before Europeanscame to theWestern Hemi-sphere. Aztecs used thecolorful leaves, called“bracts” for a reddish-purple dye and the latex tocounteract fever. Mis-sionaries to Mexico usedpoinsettias in Nativityprocessions, possibly be-ginning the holiday con-nection that continuestoday.

Joel Robert Poinsett, anamateur botanist and thefirst U.S. ambassador toMexico, became fascinatedwith the colorful plantsand sent some to his SouthCarolina home where theythrived in his greenhouse,and were eventually dis-tributed to the public.

Unlike poinsettia, mis-tletoe does contain com-pounds that are toxic tohumans and animals. In-gesting mistletoe cancause severe stomachcramps and diarrhea, andcan be fatal in some cases.However, mistletoe berries

are a common food formany bird species. Onceeaten and digested, seedare passed and depositedby birds onto limbs oftrees such as oak, haw-thorn and apple to germi-nate and form new parasit-ic plants.

When using mistletoefor holiday decorations, it’swise to substitute plasticberries for the real ones toprevent potential poison-ings.

Mike Klahr is the BooneCounty extension agent forhorticulture.

Are holiday plants toxic?

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Campbell County neighbors Kevin Sell, Christi Sell, andCheryl Allari are pictured at Green Sand Beach on theBig Island of Hawaii. This is one of only three suchcolored beaches in the world. THANKS TO RON ALLARI

“Hold still, I have towipe your paws!” That’sthe yucky weather daymantra here at the New-bold residence. Nag, thy

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In Matthew 7:7-8, Jesusis well into the famousSermon on theMount.Some refer to it as God’scall to righteousness, but Ilike to tell my kids that it isGod’s list of “Do’s anddon’ts.”

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hear isthe sur-facemessage:“keepaskingand youwill get…keepnaggingandmomwill final-ly give

in…” So after finally con-vincing the kids that thisverse had nothing to dowith iPods and Nike shoes,we dug in and learned abeautiful message.

So often in reading thisverse, we conclude thatGodmust be telling us topray harder, longer andmore steadfast. Although Iam confident that doingthe above could only bene-fit us, I am also very surethat it means so muchmore.

When discussing theverse I asked a simplequestion. “How do you ask,search, and knock forGod?” To which I received

the simplest yet mostprofound answer.

“I ask by praying, Isearch by reading myBible, and I knock by goingto church.” Now the state-ment may not seem pro-found in and of itself, butthe concept surely is.

Howmany of us feel asthough we ask God forsomething and never re-ceive it? Howmany of usfeel as though we havebeen searching for theanswers to life’s burdensfor years and coming upshort with solutions? And,howmany of us feel wehave knocked at God’sdoor until our knuckles arebleeding and no one an-swers?

Yet, howmany of us doall three of the above on aregular (and by regular, Imean daily) basis. Even atour best, we are going tochurch once or twice aweek, praying daily, yetour Bible gathers dust onthe bookshelf.

Julie House is a member ofEast Dayton Baptist Churchand former resident of Camp-bell County. She graduatedfrom NKUwith her BachelorsDegree and is the Founder ofEquipped Ministries.

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Catholic Charities vol-unteer appreciationbrunch was celebrated onDec. 1 at the MadisonSouth in Covington.

The event, traditionallyheld on the first Saturdayin December, kicks off theholiday season with an op-portunity to thankall thosewhosogenerously supportthe work of Catholic Char-ities with their gifts oftime and talent.

Bill Jones, executivedi-rector, welcomed the vol-unteers and their guestsby expressing his thanksfor all they do for our staffand clients.

“Our clients are so for-tunate to benefit fromyour help and support dur-ingwhat are often some ofthemostchallengingtimesof their lives. It is throughyour support in adminis-trative and direct servicesthat we leverage scarcedollars. We could neverprovide the quantity orquality of services we of-fer without your help,”Jones said.

TheMotherofGodFolkEnsemble was on hand forthe 22nd year to set thetone for the gathering pro-viding beautiful and inspi-rational music and an op-portunity to welcome inthe season of Advent.

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» Five years, DianeWendeln and Char Fieger

» 10 years, Lisa Gas-tright and Phyllis Noll.

This yearMaryGray ofBoone County celebrates30 years as a volunteer at

Catholic Charities. Grayserves as the unpaid assis-tant volunteer coordinatorwith Joy Boothby. Her nu-merous activities withCatholic Charities includea stint as a member andpresident of the agency’sboard. She has also servedas amember CAVA, of theBoard of Diocesan Catho-lic Children’sHome and aspresident of the Board ofWelcomeHouse.

The final recognitionpresented at the brunchwas to Volunteer of theYear. This year the awardhas been named for JoyBoothby of Fort Thomas,the agency’s longtime vol-unteer coordinator who iscelebratingher40thyearatCatholic Charities. Jonespresented the award toDianne Ruschman ofCampbell County. Rusch-man has served for 12yearsasavolunteerrecep-tionist, offering a courte-ous and efficient welcometo those who visit the of-fices of Catholic Charities

Joy Boothby; Bill Jones, executive director of Catholic Charities; Dianne Ruschman;Mary Gray; and Bishop Roger Foys, Diocese of Covington. THANKS TO VICKY BAUERLE

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Robert GrimmRobert Louis Grimm, 93, of

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He was a graduate of High-lands High School and MiamiUniversity at Oxford, Ohio,served in the military, was theco-owner of the G.G. Grimm &Sons Lumber Co. in Brent, Ky.,and served as an appraiser,director, president and chairmanof the board of directors of theFort Thomas Savings Bank. Heserved on the Fort ThomasSchool Board, was a mastermason with the Fort ThomasMasonic Lodge No. 808 Free andAccepted Masons, a deacon andtrustee of the First BaptistChurch of Fort Thomas, andenjoyed woodworking, buildingfurniture, gardening, boatingand RVing.

Survivors include his wife,Martha Grimm of Fort Thomas;daughters, Linda Brooks ofAlexandria, Ohio, Janice Rudderof Strawberry Plains, Tenn., andKathy Gilkison of Winchester;brother, James Clifford Grimm ofFlorence, Colo.; eight grand-children; and 19 great-grand-children.

Burial was in AlexandriaCemetery in Alexandria.

Memorials: First BaptistChurch of Fort Thomas, 600North Fort Thomas Ave., FortThomas, KY 41075 or Hospice of

the Bluegrass, 7388 TurfwayRoad, Florence, KY 41042.

KathyMaysKathy Jean Mays, 50, of

Newport died Dec. 2, 2012.A son, Kenneth Humphrey,

died previously.Survivors include her sons,

Charles Humphrey and GaryMays; daughters, Stephine Maysand Stacie Mays; father, RonaldHumphrey Sr.; mother, BettyFuller; brother, Ronald Hum-phrey Jr., sister, and TheresaCustis three grandchildren.

Burial was at Highland Ceme-tery in Fort Mitchell.

Patricia ReisPatricia Johnson Reis, 74, of

Newport, died Dec. 12, 2012, atHighlandspring of Fort Thomas.

She was in the first graduatingclass at Bishop Brossart HighSchool, a legal secretary forTaft-Stettinius-Hollister in Cincin-nati, coached softball, andenjoyed movies, music andreading.

Her husband, Kenneth LeoReis, died previously.

Survivors include her daugh-ters, Denise Engelhardt of ColdSpring and Susan Lohstroh ofFort Thomas; sons, Stephen Reisof Fort Thomas and Gene Reis ofFlorence; 10 grandchildren; andtwo great-grandchildren.

Burial was at Johns Hill Ceme-tery in Wilder.

Memorials: Parkinson’s Dis-

ease Foundation, 1359 Broad-way, Suite 1509, New York, NY10018.

Gerald ScharsteinGerald E. “Jerry” Scharstein,

82, of Southgate, died Dec. 8,2012, in Fort Thomas.

He was a member of St.Therese Church, Over 50 club atchurch, American Legion, Ed-wardW. Boers Post 153 BellevueDayton, a Pepsi Cola routesalesman, a police officer for thecity of Southgate, Army veteranof the KoreanWar, and enjoyedreading and fishing.

Survivors include his wife,Betty Scharstein of Southgate;sons, Steve Scharstein and KenScharstein, both of Cold Spring,Matt Scharstein, Wesley Schar-stein and Randy Scharstein, all ofAlexandria; 16 grandchildren;and 11 great-grandchildren.

Interment was in St. StephenCemetery in Fort Thomas.

Memorials: St. Therese

Church, 11 Temple Place, South-gate, KY 41071; St. ElizabethHospice, 483 South Loop Drive,Edgewood, KY 41017; or donor’schoice.

James StevensonJames “Jim” Stevenson, 51, of

Fort Thomas, died Dec. 11, at hisresidence.

He worked for CincinnatiGeneral and Electric.

His parents, Harold and RitaStevenson, and a daughter,Jennifer, died previously.

Survivors include his daughter,Christi Stevenson of Covington;son, Joe Stevenson of Crestview;brothers, Bob of Taylor Mill, Fredof Bellevue, Paul of Bellevue andThomas of Butler; sisters, MaryGoldsberry of Independence andBarb Lee of Erlanger.

Burial was at St. StephenCemetery in Fort Thomas.

Memorials: Christ ChurchUnited Church of Christ, 15South Fort Thomas Ave., Fort

Thomas, KY 41075.

Dorothy VanceDorothy Mae Vance 92, of

Covington, formerly of Newport,died Dec. 10, 2012 at St. Eliza-beth Edgewood.

She was a homemaker.Her husband, Lloyd Vance and

son, L. Wayne Vance, diedpreviously. Survivors include herson, Robert A. Vance; daughters,Carol Pollins, Joyce Ann Toedt,Margaret “Peachie” Jump,Shirley Heck, Donna Vance andJoan Roberts; sister, LillianMcQueen; 36 grandchildren; 50great-grandchildren; and agreat-great grandchild.

Burial was in St. StephenCemetery in Fort Thomas.

Memorials: Holy Spirit Out-reach Ministry, 825 WashingtonAve., Newport, KY 41071.

Vivian WarnerVivian B. Warner, 82, of Fort

Thomas, died Dec. 7, 2012, at St.Elizabeth Florence.

She was a homemaker.Her husband, Randall Leon

Warner, died previously.Survivors include her son,

Randall Richard Warner of FortThomas; a grandchild; a great-grandchild; two stepgrand-children; and three stepgreat-grandchildren.

Memorials: American CancerSociety, 297 Buttermilk Pike, FortMitchell, KY 41017.

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The spirit of the Fight-ing Irish was out in fullforce when more than 200graduates, friends and sup-

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Excitement mountedthroughout the evening astickets were drawn andeliminatedoneat a timeun-til only five of the original250 tickets were left. Theowners of the last five

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With the combined pro-ceeds of the reverse raffle,a silent auction, live auc-tion, and a basket raffle,more than $18,000 wasraised for local scholar-ships and will be added totheclub’sendowedscholar-ship fund.

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ning was the club’s Awardof the Year to Michelle Si-mon of Symmes Township.A 1980 graduate of NotreDame, Simon was honoredfor her service to the cluband community.

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