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HEBRON — Forty gifted ele-mentary students spent theirlast day before spring breakhelping a local business solveits real problems.

Fourth- and fifth-gradersfrom North Pointe Elementaryand Thornwilde Elementarymet at North Pointe on March27 to spend the whole day work-ing with representatives fromPomeroy Computer Solutions,an international informationtechnology company, for somecreative problem-solving, 21stcentury learning and, also, funcrafts.

Pomeroy already partnerswith North Pointe to provide tu-tors for the school’s One to Onereading program, according toPrincipal Michael Shires.

Shires hoped the studentswould come away from theevent with a better understand-ing of working with others tosolve problems, applying theirknowledge in creative ways,and “most importantly, havingfun in their learning and to takea risk by trying new and excit-

ing things. Something that weare all modeling because wehave never done this before.”

First, the Pomeroy Problem-Solvers learned about them-selves, then they thought aboutdifferent ways to communi-cate, and finally, they usedtheir skills to develop a way forPomeroy to help employeesand customers understand andremember the company’s re-turn policy.

For the four boys compris-ing “That Team,” they learnedthey really didn’t have a lot incommon, so their mascot, ThatGuy, masked their identities.

“It’s basically an undefinedperson,” said Patrick Pride-more, a fourth-grader fromThornwilde. “We wanted tomake it unknown. Technically,his name is Firstname Last-name.”

Patrick worked with anotherThornwilde student, JacksonBucks; Michael Packwood, afourth-grader from NorthPointe; and Griffin Morris, aNorth Pointe fifth-grader.

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Jackson Bucks and Patrick Pridemore of Thornwilde Elementary display their team mascot, That Guy, duringPomeroy Problem Solvers at North Pointe Elementary.

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BURLINGTON — Large-scalecooking demonstrations, awardbanquets and ham-curing pro-jects will all be accommodatedin the the Boone County Cooper-ative Extension Office’s Enrich-ment Center, which is set toopen on May 9.

A ribbon cutting will takeplace at 10:30 a.m. The grandopening event will also includethe farmer’s market and theSummer Activities Kick-offfrom 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in thefarmer’s market area, featuringcommunity events, organiza-tions and activities.

The $7 million two-storybuilding comprises 20,000square feet and is set on theeastern corner of the extensionoffice campus at 6028 CampErnst Road, Burlington. The ex-isting office, the historic Ellis

House, the farmer’s marketspace and the new center are lo-cated on the southeastern cor-ner of Burlington Pike’s inter-section with Ky. 237, or CampErnst Road.

Extension Board Chairman

John Walton said the new build-ing was planned for severalyears, but the recent construc-tion at that intersection helpedorganization leaders decide thetime was right.

Timing was right withbuilding of Ky. 237overpass

“The identity of our presentbuilding has been obscured bythe building of that overpass. Ittook some of our property andput us about 20 feet underneaththe road as far as the site is con-cerned,” he said. “The Enrich-ment Center was thought aboutfor a number of years to have abuilding in which we could do abetter job of reaching the pub-lic.”

The new building includes avariety of meeting rooms,which are not rented, but onlyused for nonprofit educationalpurposes.

Extension Agent Diane Ma-son said the lower level will in-clude a large room that can bepartitioned for smaller uses,but when completely open willaccommodate around 450 peo-

ple. “We host the 4-H banquet

awards every year, and it gets alittle tight. We could use morespace for those events, and itgives us the opportunity to in-clude more regional events,”she said.

The upper floor will include ahands-on cooking lab that has 12complete kitchen stations aswell as a cooking lecture area.She said the spaces are contig-uous so the lab and lecturespace can be used by the sameevent, or they can be split ifneeded.

Walton said he’s heard re-quests for more cooking classesin general, and specifically,more classes featuring a widevariety of cuisines.

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Another room will beused for what Masoncalled “messy” projects.

The five meetingrooms in the office build-ing will still be available.

If someone calls themain number to reachsomeone who is in the En-richment Center, thebuildings will share aphone system, so the callwill be transferred withno hesitation, Mason said.

Mason expects the newbuilding to earn Leader-ship in Energy and Envi-

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In addition to geother-mal heating and environ-mentally friendly wallcoverings, the enrich-ment center will featurerain gardens to filter wa-ter runoff from the near-by roads and parking lots.

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big picture, the problemis communication,” saidKim Davis, Pomeroy’scorporate events man-ager. “How do we com-municate with each other,and what helps us re-member things?”

The students came up

with a variety of ways tocommunicate the returnpolicy, including creatinga jingle, making a puzzlethat featured the policy,stickers on boxes, orsending an email. Anoth-er team suggested put-ting the policy on employ-ee name tags.

“This could work be-cause they could just lookdown and read the poli-cy,” said one student dur-ing the presentations.

That Team, who wonan award for their cre-ativity, recorded a videoof Patrick reading a sam-ple text that would besent to customers a fewdays before their returnpolicy expired.

They also suggested

“mass market advertis-ing, which is very attrac-tive and a lot of peoplewill like it, but it costs alot of money,” Patricksaid.

“They came up withgreat ideas to solve a realproblem,” said Davis.

“This was a no-brainer.Business partnering witheducation is the logicalway we are going to pro-duce a workforce that isskilled and capable ofstepping into the jobs oftomorrow,” said KristiNelson, Pomeroy’s gener-al counsel and senior vicepresident of shared busi-ness services.

“For me, I look at thisas an investment in ourfuture workforce. In

business when we talkabout the gap betweenjobs that are availableand workforce readinessissues, we know that wecan’t fill jobs in certainindustries. IT is one ofthem. Part of it is whatkids are exposed to.They’re not always famil-iar with industries in cut-ting-edge technologies,”she said. “Mr. Shires did agreat job of bringing to-gether two elementaryschools with a collabora-tive learning project herewith the business com-munity.”

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FLORENCE — Boone Countyhigh schools offer language in-struction in English, French,German and Spanish, but thereis another common languagethat’s not taught: American SignLanguage.

Boone County High Schoolsophomore Megan Angell, 16,wants to change that, althoughgiven the necessary schedulingtime to approve a new class, shemay not even have the optionbefore she graduates.

On March 30, Angell starteda Change.org petition to urge

administrators to add the classto the school’s foreign languageoptions. The petition is avail-able at chn.ge/1CCRlqf. Morethan 45 people had signed thepetition in the first four days.

“I think sign language is real-ly cool and it’s the best way tocommunicate with people whocan’t hear or speak,” said An-gell, who wants to become a signlanguage interpreter. “We needto have two credits of foreignlanguage, so I think it should beoffered. I believe studentsshould have the opportunity tolearn sign language so thatthose who are deaf may be ableto speak directly to their

friends.”According to Gallaudet Uni-

versity, the world’s only univer-sity with programs and servicesspecifically designed to accom-modate deaf and hard-of-hear-ing students, approximately 2.1percent of Americans and 3.1percent of Kentuckians aredeaf. According to the same re-search, more than 13 percent ofAmericans are hard of hearing.

Eric McArtor, deputy super-intendent and chief operatingofficer for Boone CountySchools, said classes can be ar-ranged on a school-by-schoolbasis, according to decisionsmade by each school’s Site-

Based Decision-Making Coun-cil. St. Rita’s, at 1720 GlendaleMilford Road in Cincinnati, pro-vides six levels of nine-weekcommunity education classesfor $70. An $85 textbook and $70lab course is also recommend-ed.

For more information aboutSt. Rita’s visit www.srsdeaf.orgor call 513-771-7600. Additionalinformation about sign lan-guage education is available on-line at www.kcdhh.ky.govthrough the Kentucky Commis-sion on the Deaf or Hard ofHearing, based in Frankfort.

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Megan Angell signs, “I love you.”It’s one of the few American SignLanguage signs she knows, and shewould like to be able to learn moreat Boone County High School.

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INDEPENDENCE — JackCummins of Independ-ence is concerned aboutthe future of Ky. 536 andthe impact it will have onhis community.

“I don’t like what largeroads have done to the ru-ral fabric of southernKenton County,” the Inde-pendence resident said.“You suddenly have ruralfarm land turning intosubdivisions and stripmalls. I don’t want that formy community. I don’t seea need for this to travelfrom Boone to Campbell,that’s what we have 275for.”

Cummins, who livesalong Ky. 536, was one ofabout 150 in attendance atthe Ohio-Kentucky-Indi-ana Regional Council ofGovernments’ open houseat Simon Kenton HighSchool to discuss the fu-ture of the corridor. TheMarch 24 meeting was thefirst in a series of three tostart OKI’s Ky. 536 Scop-ing Study, which will iden-tify changes needed to im-prove safety.

The roadway is region-ally recognized as a criti-cal roadway to improveaccess, mobility and eco-nomic vitality throughoutNorthern Kentucky, ac-cording to Robyn Ban-croft, the study’s projectmanager.

“Right now Interstate275 is the only east andwest connection for peo-ple,” she said. “Ky. 536 isthe corridor that formsthat east and west connec-tivity and it is critical forthe whole region. We needto move people and peopleneed to get safely towhere they need to go.You can’t keep dumpingmore and more people on275, people need a differ-ent option getting aroundthroughout the region.”

The 6.5-mile segmentof Ky. 536 under study isthe only remaining sec-tion of the entire corridorthat does not have a pre-ferred alternative or im-provement plan in place,Bancroft said. This seg-ment was left until last be-cause of its fragmentedconnections, drastic ele-vation changes, poor sightlines, broad range of envi-ronmental factors, and,

most importantly, ex-tremely high crash rates.

“This stretch of roadhas one of the region’shighest crash rates – morethan three times the state-wide average,” said Ken-ton County Judge-execu-tive Kris Knochelmann,who also serves as secondvice president of the OKIboard of directors andproject developmentteam chair for the study.

“It also has drastic ele-vation changes and poorsight lines which canmake travel through thearea challenging and haz-ardous to drivers, particu-larly in poor weather,”Knochelmann said. “It’sour obligation to identifyimprovements that willensure a continuous, effi-cient and safe flow of traf-fic across the Ky. 536 cor-ridor.”

Bill Ahearn, who livesjust outside of Independ-ence near Ky. 536, said heis looking forward to thesafety improvements.

“I hope to see two lanesin each direction and may-be turning lanes,” he said.“I am glad that the publicis given the chance to giveinput, I hope they listen tous.”

His wife, KristyAhearn, agreed. “If youdon’t attend these kinds ofthings, you don’t have asay in the final outcome,”she said.

Independence resi-dents Charles and RosanLorentz have lived alongthe corridor for 18 years.

“We’re worried,” shesaid. “We’re worriedabout the urban farm areabecoming commercialand even if the highwaydoesn’t take our house, it’sgoing to be inconvenientwith extra noise (fromtraffic).”

Charles Lortentz said

he hates to see the area gofrom rural to a “big cityatmosphere.”

“Due to progress andfuture development it hasto happen,” he said. “Theroad is pretty dangerousas it is now, they need toget rid of the curves andblind spots, I just hate tosee the heavy traffic com-ing through.”

As far as homes andland being taken, Ban-croft, the project man-ager, said that could be apart of the process.

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Bill and Kristy Ahearn look at a map of the Ky. 536 corridor ondisplay during an open house event March 24.

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Eagle Bend Alpacas Fi-ber and Gift Shoppe andMcGlasson Farms ofBoone County are two ofthe 98 certified farm mar-kets across the common-

wealth recently acceptedinto the 2015 KentuckyFarm Bureau CertifiedRoadside Farm MarketProgram.

Eagle Bend Alpacasfeatures clothing, yarnsand other items madefrom the farm’s alpaca fi-

ber. They offer classes,farm tours and other edu-cational experiences onEast Bend Road in Bur-lington. For more infor-mation, visitbit.ly/1F9aRcs or call 859-750-3560. McGlassonFarms is a sixth-genera-

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Grief support groupoffered

FLORENCE — Hospiceof the Bluegrass will hosta free four-week griefsupport group for individ-uals who have experi-enced the loss of any sig-nificant person in theirlife.

The group will meetfrom 4:30 to 6 p.m. start-ing April 28 and continueon May 5, May 12 and May19 at the office, 7388 Turf-way Road, Florence.

For more information,call bereavement coun-selor Susan C. Johnson at859-441-6332.

Boone AnimalShelter hosts babyshower

BURLINGTON — TheBoone County AnimalShelter is hosting a springbaby shower to help findhomes for adoptable petsand to support them untilthey find a forever family.

The shower will takeplace from 10 a.m. to 2p.m. Saturday, April 18, atthe shelter, 5643 IdlewildRoad, Burlington.

Registries are avail-able at Amazon.com,amzn.to/1NHkQKF; Wal-mart, bit.ly/19PCjTO; and

Target, for animal food,toys and other equipment.

The event will also in-clude adoption informa-tion and a chance to learnabout shelter programs.

Registry gifts and oth-er donations can beshipped or dropped off atthe shelter any time. Do-nations are always appre-ciated.

For more information,call 859-586-5285.

Gateway hostsrecycling andshredding

FLORENCE — A shred-ding, recycling and edu-cational event will be heldfrom 9 a.m. to noon Satur-day, April 18, at the Gate-way campus.

The free event is opento the public at 500 Tech-nology Way, Florence.

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Members of ConnerHigh School “MarchingCougars” put on their ownDisney show on March 28when they entertained re-sort guests at the EpcotPark in Orlando, Florida.

The group traveledfrom Hebron to the WaltDisney World Resort inFlorida to take part in theDisney Performing ArtsProgram.

The marching band,under the direction ofChris Peterson and Han-nah Hilgeford, enter-tained hundreds of EpcotPark guests as theymarched from the Cana-dian Pavilion in the EpcotWorld Showcase to FutureWorld.

“The audience was ex-traordinary. At pointskids and teenagers weredancing and cheering uson, it was a completelydifferent performancevenue. Definitely my fa-vorite performance ven-ue,” said Alexandrea E.Keller, a Conner junior

who plays percussion andat Disney marched snarein the Conner drum line.

This was the group’sfourth visit to the resortwith the Disney Perform-ing Arts program.

“The highest point ofmy Disney trip was expe-riencing the differentkingdoms and seeing myimagination take itscourse,” Alexandrea said.She also said “the mostfun thing I got to do on mytrip was getting reallyclose to my fellow bandmembers.”

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CRESCENT SPRINGS — After 3 ½years of fundraising the dreamNorthern Kentucky 9/11 Memorialis becoming a reality.

“We’re up to $127,000; our totalgoal is $150,000, with a few morecommitments we’re sure to makeit to our goal and we’re planning forcompletion soon and a dedicationthis Sept. 11,” Crescent SpringsMayor Lou Hartfiel

Hartfiel led the charge for thememorial that is partly construct-ed in Crescent Springs CommunityPark near the Kenton County Vet-erans Memorial at the corner ofButtermilk Pike and Collins Road.He said it feels good being in thehome stretch.

“It’s been gratifying to see somany step up and support this pro-ject,” Hartfiel said. “Sept. 11 is aday we never want to forget. Therewere even some local people whoperished on that day. This memori-

al will stand as a reminder of thisand honor all those who lost theirlives.

It will include a time line ofevents too to educate future gener-ations.”

The Kenton County govern-ment is one of many supporters ofthe memorial.

Recently the county pledged$15,000 toward the project.

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WALTON — The Walton-Vero-na Independent School Districtis one of eight to be recognizedas a District of Distinction.

This is the third year in a rowthat the district has earned therecognition from the KentuckyBoard of Education and theKentucky Department of Edu-cation, under the third year ofthe Unbridled Learning: Col-lege and Career Readiness forAll accountability system.

“We are honored,” said Wal-ton-Verona Superintendent BobStorer. “No other district hasdone this for three consecutiveyears. I am very proud.”

To qualify as a District ofDistinction, a district has tohave an overall accountabilityscore at the 95th percentile orhigher (based on achievement,gap, growth, college- and ca-reer- readiness and graduationrate), meet its current year An-nual Measurable Objective,have at least a 95 percent partic-

ipation rate, and not have a Fo-cus or Priority School in the dis-trict. The achievement data isbased on K-PREP testing inspring 2014.

Other districts receiving thehonor are Anchorage Indepen-dent, Boyle County, CallowayCounty, Corbin Independent,Floyd County, Fort Thomas In-dependent and Murray Inde-pendent.

State Board of EducationChair Roger Marcum and Edu-cation Commissioner TerryHolliday presented each dis-trict superintendent and localboard of education representa-tive with a recognition bannerand letter of commendation.Each district also received aDistrict of Distinction logowhich it can display on its web-site, letterhead or use in otherways to promote its achieve-ment.

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Walton-Verona Independent was recognized as a District of Distinction by the Kentucky Board of Education duringits meeting in Frankfort April 1. Pictured from left: Roger Marcum, KBE Board Chair; Megan Jones, Walton-VeronaSchool Board vice-chair; Robert Storer, Walton-Verona superintendent; and Terry Holliday, Kentucky Commissionerof Education.

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Boone residents ondean’s list atCumberlands

Several Boone County resi-dents were recently recognizedon the dean’s list for the 2014 fallsemester at the University ofthe Cumberlands.

Honored students includeJared Blank of Burlington, Cier-ra Gamble of Hebron, JosephKoogler of Hebron, SithandiweMamutse of Florence, JohnMartin of Union, Jennifer Per-kins of Union, Michaela Schnor-bus of Florence, and Joshua

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All A Honor Roll

Fourth grade: Paige Arthur, HarryBarsan, William Bartlett, Mia Bishop,Mitchel Drees, Andrew Goodwin, JackGoodwin, Austin Green, Ian Halpin,Maya Hunt, Sean Ihrig, Whitney Lind,Reganne McMain, Angie Nguyen, KaylaNorthcutt, Braydon Romine, AmandaSchlueter, Megan Schoulthies, MadySeifert, Gracyn White.

Fifth grade: Grace Adams, AndrewApollonio, Charlie Barsan, George Bar-san, Ryan Beimesch, Chaye Bonner, ZackBonner, Tommy Carpenter, Reese Carter,Cate Cullen, Ellee Depenbrock, EmmeeDepenbrock, Bella D’Amico, BrookeDonelan, Turner Evans, Dania Foltz,Paxton Gartman, Trenton Griesser, JasonHackman, Leah Haddle, Ryan Heck,Katelyn Ives, Jennifer Judge, Will Kah-mann, Kaleb Kiely, Lizzie Lange, AveryLenihan, Mandy Leonhard, SamanthaMazzaro, Lillian McManama, MargaretMerse, Chris Meyer, Nathan Moon, LilyOsterkamp, Megan Paolucci, Jack Renak-er, Hannah Rice, Luke Ruwe, Joey Shel-ton, Haley Snodgrass, Riley Spellman,Molly Spicer, Sarah Topmiller, LoganVenhoff, Lee Warnecke, Steven Weil,Camille Williams, Briggs Yuenger.

Sixth grade: Hannah Beimesch, JudeBessler, Melanie Dasch, Jakob Duerstock,Caroline Dunlevy, Anna Eilerman, EmmaEsselman, Elizabeth Farwick, Anna Ferris,Jessica Gangwish, Julia Gao, NathanGoebel, Will Harper, Jonah Heck, AndrewHillenbrand, Jackson Hodge, DanielHollman, Charlie Hubert, Laura Masur,Sydney McMain, Ty Nelter, Joe Pettit,Savannah Puglisi, Hannah Ransom, JuliaReichl, Lukas Rintala, Jordyn Seifert,Charlie Sora, Aidan Stigall.

Seventh grade: Olivia Allender, SydneyArthur, Ashley Avery, Elizabeth Barsan,Katie Bill, Erin Cheek, Jake Cherry, BradyCline, Claire Cullen, Katie Evans, ShannonFlaherty, Anna Freihofer, Kelly Goetz,Patrick Goodwin, Stephanie Grome, JakeHamlin, Emma Hogan, Aaron Ihrig,Jessica Judge, Joseph Kiely, Lexi Kiepert,Sarah Klear, Mikey Knab, Dylan Loos,Katy Magary, J.D. Meyer, Hannah Miller,E.J. Monohan, T.J. Mueller, Emma Neihei-sel, Lainey Renaker, Connor Shea, Mad-die Snodgrass, Maria Wagner, CharlieWatson, Matthew Weil.

Eighth grade: Bridget Bessler, JuliaCullen, Katie Glaser, Nyah Hollman, EvanIhrig, Claire Jacob, Bryson Jones, JudeKiely, Carter Krumpelman, Lauren Mag-ary, Oli Marita, Patrick Merse, MadisonMiddendorf, Hanna Miller, Evan Moon,Victoria Phompatha, Jonah Plummer,Lauren Schutte, Jackson Sora, ColleenSpellman, Grace Stevie, Maria Tobergte,Anna Warshak, Morgan Weltzer, SarahZimmer.

A/AB Honor Roll

Fourth grade: Taelyn Ackley, Al Bessler,Maria Boczek, Parker Bowdler, RyanBrogan, Brian Cheek, Cassidy Cline,Brendan Crowley, Jackson Dendy, MaceyDumas, Kassidy Evans, Gabby Ferris,Jaiden Ford, Tyler Goetz, Tommy Haas,Anna Hillenbrand, Landon Hodge, NoelleHubert, Cooper Jones, Lanie Jones,Meredith Jones, Jack Keeney, LaniKeipert, Allie Kellerman, Nathan Lind,Nick Lykins, Bella Marita, Leona McKen-zie, Morgan Mueller, Sydney Nolan,Andrew Phompatha, Caylissa Przanow-ski, Ellie Puglisi, Maddie Rapp, AbbiRigacci, Kate Slocum, Maddie Sora, HollySteimer, Kevin Tobergte, Alicia Trapp,Abby Unkraut, Jack Voelker, MorganWatson, Anna Wilson.

Fifth grade: Connor Albrink, DanielAndreev, Paige Becknell, Rachel Becknell,Jack Boyce, Kennedy Challis, AnnaCollins, Joshua Dusing, Joey Earley, JoeyFerraro, Ryan Ford, Killian Hicks, NateJones, Liam McCormack, Emaline Miller,Nick Nolan, Joe Ruwe, Lizzy Schutte, ZachSmith, Katey Snodgrass, Bella Stiens,Olivia Vallecillo, Olivia White, TrevorWilson.

Sixth grade: MaKenzie Andreas, Kath-ryn Bartlett, Richie Blaney, Grace Bock-weg, Tori Brann, Sam Casson, Ben Co-burn, Tad Drees, Ben Durrough, ClaraDusing, Maggie Ellis, Hayden Heist, JarretHill, Braden Johnson, Emma Jones,Autumn Kellerman, Evan Landry, DallasMcCoy, Erin McMain, Mackenzie McNay,Hunter Ransom, Nolan Rayner, AbbySchaller, Max Schlueter, Cory Shea, EvanStarnes, Sarah Steimer, Sara Stevie, EmilyVentre, Wyatt Vieth, Olivia Voelker, JohnWagner, Megan Whissel, Joe Wilson,Carson Woolums, Toby Zorn.

Seventh grade: Elliott Ahlbrand, JaclynAlbrink, Jacob Bahl, Lauren Bahl, KaitlynBecknell, Grady Botkin, Jake Brockman,Jackson Clark, Jax Clark, Will Dobosiew-icz, Joey Fedders, Morgan Ferris, MaryTheresa Ford, Kyle Fozkos, Will Fries,

Sammie Geiger, Spencer Grome, GabbyHarlan, Jacob Henson, Karen Horner,Nick Klaene, Adam Reed, Megan Schira,Trey Schreiber, Kyle Schuler, EvanSchwarz, Cameron Smith, Sara Spellman,Jacob Stigall, Rhonda Striker, Drew Trapp.

Eighth grade: Richard Arlinghaus,Thomas Bartlett, Quinton Becker, JacksonBlank, Nate Bowman, Jenna Cayze, JackColdiron, Patrick Cummings, OliviaEilerman, Zachary Farwick, Reese Foster,Elijah Heck, Ashley Ives, Vincetta Kah-mann, Audrey McCoy, Kaylee Moore,Joseph O’Bryan, Ryan O’Connor, GennaPettit, Claire Rayner, Brooke Reis, JaredSilbernagel.

Saints Awards

Kindergarten: Emma Arlinghaus, NolanBack, Lilly Coleman, Austin Gumz, JackNolan, Kristina Schmidt.

First grade: Erin Blaney, Tasi Chibamu,McKenzie Judge, Lucie Kiely, EvanParhad, Matthew Witte.

Second grade: Madison Bentley, NateBessler, Jason Bish, Greta Bitikofer, NickBoczek, Collin Crowley, Abby Hackman,Ella Johnson, Kate Lenihan, MackenzieMcMain, Danica Przanowski, NoahThelen.

Third grade: Ellie Andreas, Ike Archam-bault, Jacob Bockweg, Allison Dasch,Aubree Depenbrock, Adam Donelan, AlliMagary, Jackson Salinas, Noah Salsbury,Karla Schmidt, Gabe Thelen, Kelsey Weil.

Fourth grade: Harry Barsan, WilliamBartlett, Al Bessler, Cassidy Cline, GabbyFerris, Ian Halpin, Joei Harlan, MayaHunt, Jack Keeney, Leona McKenzie,Maddie Sora, Alicia Trapp,

Fifth grade: Charlie Barsan, ChayeBonner, Anna Collins, Cate Cullen, Jenni-fer Judge, Will Kahmann, Lizzie Lange,Samantha Mazzaro, Margaret Merse,Chris Meyer, Lily Osterkamp, Jack Renak-er, Hannah Rice, Luke Ruwe, KateySnodgrass, Riley Spellman, Steven Weil.

Sixth grade: Melanie Dasch, NathanGoebel, Jonah Heck, Jackson Hodge,Laura Masur, Savannah Puglisi.

Seventh grade: Elizabeth Barsan, ErinCheek, Kelly Goetz, Joseph Kiely, SarahKlear, Evan Schwarz.

Eighth grade: Carter Krumpelman,Colleen Spellman.

HONOR ROLLS

LIFELIFE PEOPLE | IDEAS | RECIPES

COMMUNITYRECORDER

THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 2015

True Reds fan ConnieBerndsen and her St.Timothy class celebratethe Reds baseball sea-son with their annualparade. The school islocated in Union.

THANKS TO DEB THOMAS

Connie Berndsen, a true Reds fan, along with her St. Timothy Preschool class, celebrate the Reds baseball season with their annual Reds parade.

UNION PRESCHOOL SAYS

‘GO REDS’


St. Timothy Preschooler and Reds fan Vinnie Ferrara has fun during the class Reds parade.


“Go Reds,” says St. Timothy Preschooler Tyler Bolin.


St. Timothy Preschooler HadleyLemmond says “Go Reds!”


Baseball buddies and St. TimothyPreschool friends Vinnie Ferrara andHugh Wright are best baseballbuddies.


St. Timothy Preschooler HughWright is a true Reds fan.


St. Timothy Reds fan BrooklynStewart gets ready for Reds season.


St. Timothy Preschoolers AbbyDames and Ellie Campbell are readyfor the Reds game. They had a Redsparade in their classroom.


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

Pot Party Weekend, 5-8 p.m.,The Art House, 19 N. Fort Thom-as Ave., Select cup, bowl, vase,or platter. Decorate and glazewith guidance of professional.No experience required. Timesare open. $25, $15. Reservationsrecommended. 279-3431;www.inkaacollaborative.org.Fort Thomas.

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

Now Here: Theoretical Land-scapes, noon to 5 p.m., TheCarnegie, 1028 Scott Blvd.,Surveys group of artists thatcreate spaces and environmentsin their work that, thoughgrounded in reality, suggestaltered sensibilities. Such dis-location in art is an effectiveway to ask the viewer to consid-er their own relationship to realand imagined landscapes. Free.Through April 18. 957-1940;www.thecarnegie.com. Coving-ton.

CivicSpring Clean Up, 7 a.m. to 7p.m., City of Bellevue, 616 PoplarSt., Dumpster located on VanVoast Ave. by city buildingparking lot. Residents can call859-261-0260 for help. Noliquids, paint or oil. Leave mes-sage for items to be picked up -curbside only. For Bellevueresidents only. Free. 431-8888;www.bellevueky.org. Bellevue.

Drink TastingsWine Tasting, 5-9 p.m., Sto-neBrook Winery, 6570 VineyardLane, StoneBrook Tasting Room.Select samples from variety ofaward-winning Kentucky FruitWines. Ages 21 and up. $5.635-0111; www.stonebrook-winery.com. Camp Springs.

EducationAARP Tax-Aide, 9 a.m., BooneCounty Main Library, 1786Burlington Pike, Middle andlow-income taxpayers are eligi-ble for this free tax preparationservice. Those with complex taxreturns will be advised to seekprofessional tax assistance. Free.Registration required. Presentedby Boone County Public Library.342-2665; www.bcpl.org. Bur-lington.

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

Nikon School PhotographyClasses, 6:30-9:30 p.m. Land-scape and Travel Photography:find out what techniques andaccessories help you create morerewarding travel photographson your trips and vacations.,Hilton Cincinnati Airport, 7373Turfway Road, $99-$159. Reser-vations recommended. Present-ed by Nikon School. 800-645-6687; nikonschool.com. Flor-ence.

Exercise ClassesJazzercise Classes, 4:45 p.m.,Edgewood Jazzercise Center, 126Barnwood Drive, $38 for unlim-ited monthly classes. 331-7778;jazzercise.com. Edgewood.

ExhibitsCanyon Falls, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.,Newport Aquarium, Newport onthe Levee, $23, $15 ages 2-13,free children under 2. 800-406-3474; www.newportaquarium-.com. Newport.

Shark Bridge, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.,Newport Aquarium, Newport onthe Levee, Step across the 100-foot-long, V-shaped rope bridgejust inches above nearly twodozen sharks at Newport Aquar-ium. $23 Adult, $15 Child (2-12),

Free children under 2. 815-1471;www.newportaquarium.com.Newport.

Literary - LibrariesMahjong, 1 p.m., Boone CountyPublic Library - Scheben Branch,8899 U.S. 42, All skill levelswelcome. Presented by SchebenBranch Library. 342-2665. Union.

Music - ConcertsChuck Prophet and the Mis-sion Express, 8:30 p.m. tomidnight, The Southgate HouseRevival, 111 E. Sixth St., $18, $15advance. 431-2201; www.south-gatehouse.com. Newport.

Music - FolkRobert Earl Keen, 9 p.m.,Madison Theater, 730 MadisonAve., $30, $25 advance. 491-2444; www.madisontheateronli-ne.com. Covington.

Music - RockStonehaus Trail, 9 p.m. to 1a.m., JerZee’s Pub and Grub, 708Monmouth St., Free. 491-3500;www.jerzeespub.com. Newport.

New Lime, 8 p.m. to midnight,Sis’s on Monmouth, 837 Mon-mouth St., Free admission.Presented by Sis’s Family Affair.431-3157; http://www.sisonmon-mouth.com. Newport.

On Stage - TheaterThe Cover of Life, 8-10 p.m.,Falcon Theatre, 636 MonmouthSt., When three brothers go offto fight in World War II, theiryoung wives move in with theboys’ mother to keep the home-front burning. Life Magazinedecides it would make a goodcover story. As the reportercollects information for herstory, all the women learn moreabout themselves and eachother. $19, $17 students andseniors. 513-479-6783; www.fal-contheater.net. Newport.

The Underpants, 7:30 p.m., TheCarnegie, 1028 Scott Blvd.,Alluringly pretty housewifeLouisa ignites debauchery inDusseldorf when her underpantsaccidentally fall down duringthe king’s parade, shaming herstuffy husband and drivingfeverish interest in the room thecouple are trying to rent. $18-$25. Through April 26. 957-1940;www.thecarnegie.com. Coving-ton.

RecreationBusiness Lunch Go KartingSpecial, noon to 2 p.m., Xhil-Racing, 24 Spiral Drive, Go-Kartracing. $15. Presented by Xhil-aRacing. Through Dec. 30.371-5278; www.xrkarting.com.Florence.

SATURDAY, APRIL 11Art & Craft Classes3-Week Faux Bronze SculptureWorkshop, 1-3 p.m., BakerHunt Art and Cultural Center,620 Greenup St., Create arma-ture wire sculpture and coverwith unique faux bronze tech-nique. Three consecutive Sat-urdays. Ages 14 and up. $35.Reservations required. 431-0020;www.bakerhunt.com. Coving-ton.

FUNKtional Crafts: HandmadePaper Flowers and WallAppliques, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.,The Art House, 19 N. Fort Thom-as Ave., Learn to make paperflowers, wall appliques andother decorative elements usingcard stock and upcycled paper.$20. Reservations required.279-3431; www.inkaacollab-orative.org. Fort Thomas.

Pot Party Weekend, 5-7 p.m.,The Art House, $25, $15. Reser-vations recommended. 279-3431;www.inkaacollaborative.org.Fort Thomas.

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

Now Here: Theoretical Land-scapes, noon to 5 p.m., TheCarnegie, Free. 957-1940;www.thecarnegie.com. Coving-

ton.

Cooking ClassesSushi Rolling and Dining, 7p.m., Sushi Cincinnati, 130 W.Pike St., $25 per person, threerolls, includes training andBYOB, reservations required.Reservations required. ThroughDec. 26. 513-335-0297;www.sushicinti.com. Covington.

Craft ShowsThe Vintage Fair, 10 a.m. to 4p.m., The Friendly Market, 10050Norbotten Drive, Unique crafts,jewelry and collectibles, alongwith farmers market and indoorfood vendors. Free. Presented byThe Vintage Fair. 513-312-1629;www.kyvintagefair.com. Flor-ence.

Drink TastingsWine Tasting, 1-6 p.m., Sto-neBrook Winery, $5. 635-0111;www.stonebrookwinery.com.Camp Springs.

EducationCollege and Beyond ACT TestPrep Course, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30p.m., Boone County EducationAssociation, 75 Cavalier Blvd.,suite 201, Enter building at rightside entrance. ACT test prepcourse. Ages 9-12. $399. Reserva-tions required. Presented byCollege and Beyond. 283-2655;candbtestprep.com. Florence.

Amy Ferris: Writing Workshopand Cocktails, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.,New Riff Distillery, 24 DistilleryWay, One day writing work-shop. Author leads writingworkshops around the world.Ages 21 and up. $100. Regis-tration required. 261-7433;www.newriffdistilling.com.Newport.

Nikon School PhotographyClasses, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.Elements of Photography: learnnot only what makes an in-teresting photograph, buttechniques and fundamentals toshoot amazing photos., HiltonCincinnati Airport, $99-$159.Reservations recommended.800-645-6687; nikonschool.com.Florence.

ExhibitsCanyon Falls, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.,Newport Aquarium, $23, $15ages 2-13, free children under 2.800-406-3474; www.newporta-quarium.com. Newport.

Shark Bridge, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.,Newport Aquarium, $23 Adult,$15 Child (2-12), Free childrenunder 2. 815-1471; www.new-portaquarium.com. Newport.

Literary - Story TimesBaby Time, 11 a.m., Babies ‘R UsFlorence, 4999 Houston Road,On-the-floor, interactive funthat encourages a love of booksand builds pre-reading skillsthrough books, finger plays,songs and playtime. Free. Pre-sented by Boone County PublicLibrary. 342-2665;www.bcpl.org. Florence.

Music - AcousticSaturday Night Music, 6-8 p.m.Music by Ash Briggs and AustinRath., Velocity Bike & Bean, 7560Burlington Pike, Fresh bakedgoods, desserts and coffeeavailable. Free. Presented byVelocity Bike & Bean. 371-8356;www.velocitybb.com. Florence.

Music - BluesJD McPherson, 8:30 p.m., TheSouthgate House Revival, 111 E.Sixth St., Sanctuary. Criticallyacclaimed R&B/rockabilly artistand his band. $18, $15 advance.431-2201; www.southgatehouse-.com. Newport.

Music - ClassicalThe Planets Meet the ThirdRock, 8-10 p.m., Florence BaptistChurch at Mt. Zion, 642 Mt.Zion, Kentucky SymphonyOrchestra. Holst’s The Planetsaccompanied by NASA footageand images along with in-teresting tidbits from CincinnatiObservatory and Dean Regas.During intermission and aftershow, audience can gazethrough telescopes for liveglimpse of Venus and Jupiter.$35, $19. Presented by KentuckySymphony Orchestra. 431-6216;www.kyso.org. Florence.

Music - ConcertsJD McPherson, 8:30 p.m., TheSouthgate House Revival, 111 E.Sixth St., Sanctuary. In supportof latest release, Let the GoodTimes Roll. Ages 18 and up. $18,$15 advance. Presented by JBMPromotions Inc.. 513-779-9462;www.jbmpromotions.com.Newport.

Music - RockJosh McIntosh and Company,9 p.m. to 1 a.m., JerZee’s Puband Grub, 708 Monmouth St.,Free. 491-3500; www.jerzees-pub.com. Newport.

Everything Jake, 8 p.m. tomidnight, Sis’s on Monmouth,837 Monmouth St., Free admis-sion. Presented by Sis’s FamilyAffair. 431-3157; http://www.si-sonmonmouth.com. Newport.

On Stage - Children’sTheater

Puppets KaPow with FrischMarionettes, 7-8:30 p.m., BakerHunt Art and Cultural Center,620 Greenup St., $7. Presentedby Frisch Marionette Company.431-0020; www.bakerhunt.org.Covington.

On Stage - TheaterThe Cover of Life, 8-10 p.m.,Falcon Theatre, $19, $17 studentsand seniors. 513-479-6783;www.falcontheater.net. New-port.

The Underpants, 7:30 p.m., TheCarnegie, $18-$25. 957-1940;www.thecarnegie.com. Coving-ton.

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

Spring Visibility Ride, 10 a.m.to 4 p.m., Ei8ht Ball Brewing, 18Distillery Way, Meet and greet,group ride with mid point stop,live music, food and drinks,games, split the pot, raffles,auctions and more. BenefitsLook Twice Cincinnati. $25.Reservations required. Presentedby Look Twice Cincinnati. 513-324-0926; http://looktwice-cincy.com/. Newport.

SportsBlack-n-Bluegrass Rollergirls,5 p.m., Hits 55, 3785 Lake ParkDrive, Skater-owned leagueoperated by skaters, for skaters.Suicide seating included withgeneral admission. $12, $10advance; free ages 6 and under.Presented by Black-n-BluegrassRollergirls. 331-4487; http://black-n-bluegrass.com/. Coving-ton.

Ham Shoot, noon-7 p.m., Camp-bell County Game & Fish Associ-ation, 11218 S. Licking Pike,Shoot Gun, Luck Shoot and TrapShoot. Prizes will be hams.Scatter boards, food and drinksavailable. Free. Presented byCampbell County Game & Fish.635-5800. Alexandria.

SUNDAY, APRIL 12Art ExhibitsArts Alive: Celebration ofCovington Artists, 1-5 p.m.,Behringer-Crawford Museum,$7, $6 ages 60 and up, $4 ages

3-17, free for members. Wednes-days: one grandchild free withgrandparent’s admission. 491-4003; www.bcmuseum.org.Covington.

Drink TastingsWine Tasting, 1-6 p.m., Sto-neBrook Winery, $5. 635-0111;www.stonebrookwinery.com.Camp Springs.

EducationCollege and Beyond ACT TestPrep Course, 1-5:15 p.m., BooneCounty Education Association,$399. Reservations required.283-2655; candbtestprep.com.Florence.



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

Literary - LibrariesSpring Festival, 2 p.m., BooneCounty Main Library, 1786Burlington Pike, Spring crafts,colorful experiment, more. Allages. Free. Presented by BooneCounty Public Library. 342-2665;www.bcpl.org. Burlington.

Music - ConcertsMonophonics, 8 p.m., MadisonTheater, 730 Madison Ave., $15.Presented by NederlanderEntertainment. 491-2444. Co-vington.

Music - CountryThe Derek Alan Band, 2 p.m.,Florence Branch Library, 7425U.S. 42, Country band hailingfrom Independence, Kentucky.Free. 342-2665; www.bcpl.org.Florence.

Music - RockThrowbacks, 5-8 p.m., Sis’s onMonmouth, 837 Monmouth St.,Free admission. Presented bySis’s Family Affair. 431-3157;http://www.sisonmon-mouth.com. Newport.

On Stage - TheaterThe Underpants, 3 p.m., TheCarnegie, $18-$25. 957-1940;www.thecarnegie.com. Coving-ton.

MONDAY, APRIL 13Dance ClassesLine Dance Classes, 5:30-6:30p.m., Elsmere Senior Center, 179Dell St., $3. Presented by HollyRuschman. Through Dec. 14.727-0904. Elsmere.

EducationMicrosoft Word II, 6:30 p.m.,Boone County Main Library,1786 Burlington Pike, Learn tocreate resume, flyer and more.Must have previously takenMicrosoft Word I. Registrationrequired. Presented by BooneCounty Public Library. 342-2665;www.bcpl.org. Burlington.

Little Learners, 9-11:30 a.m.,The Lively Learning Lab, $10.

Registration required. 916-2721.Florence.

Exercise ClassesJazzercise Classes, 6 a.m.,Edgewood Jazzercise Center,$38 for unlimited monthlyclasses. 331-7778; jazzercise.com.Edgewood.

Gentle Yoga, 6 p.m., BooneCounty Main Library, 1786Burlington Pike, Learn basicpostures and flows. $25. Present-ed by Boone County PublicLibrary. 342-2665;www.bcpl.org. Burlington.

Yoga, 7:10 p.m., Boone CountyMain Library, 1786 BurlingtonPike, Hatha Yoga postures. $25.Presented by Boone CountyPublic Library. 342-2665;www.bcpl.org. Burlington.

Yoga, 10-11 a.m., The LivelyLearning Lab, 7500 OakbrookDrive, Suite 10, Yoga, music,meditation, movement, yogarelated games and songs. Eachchild has a turn to be leaderseveral times each session. Ages3-12. $5. Registration required.916-2721; www.thelivelylearnin-glab.com. Florence.



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

Teen Gaming (middle & highschool), 3:15-4:45 p.m., LentsBranch Library, 3215 CougarPath, Gaming and snacks. Free.Presented by Boone CountyPublic Library. 342-2665. He-bron.

Teen Gaming Tournament:Super Smash Bros. Brawl(middle & high school), 6:30p.m., Florence Branch Library,7425 U.S. 42, Free. Registrationrecommended. 342-2665. Flor-ence.

RecreationBusiness Lunch Go KartingSpecial, noon to 2 p.m., Xhil-Racing, $15. 371-5278;www.xrkarting.com. Florence.

Support GroupsDIVA - Divorced with Intellect,Vision and Abundance GroupMeeting, 6-7 p.m., BooneCounty Public Library - SchebenBranch, 8899 U.S. 42, MeetingRoom A. Support, empower-ment, recovery for those intransition and healing process ofdivorce. For For those consider-ing, in the midst of, or recover-ing from divorce. Free. Present-ed by Best Life Co-Parenting andCounseling Services. 803-7817.Union.

TUESDAY, APRIL 14Art & Craft Classes7-11 Club, 9:30-11:30 a.m., TheLively Learning Lab, 7500 Oak-brook Drive, Suite 10, Social clubfor homeschoolers. Make crafts,play games or create art. Ages7-11. $5. Registration required.916-2721. Florence.

THINGS TO DO IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD

ABOUT CALENDARTo submit calendar items, go to Cincinnati.com/share, log in

and click on “submit an event.” Send digital photos [email protected] along with event information.Items are printed on a space-available basis with local eventstaking precedence. Deadline is two weeks before publicationdate. To find more calendar events, go to Cincinnati.com/calendar.

FILE PHOTO

The Kentucky Symphony Orchestra will perform Holst’s “The Planets” accompanied by NASAfootage and images along with interesting tidbits from the Cincinnati Observatory and DeanRegas in “The Planets meet the Third Rock,” 8-10 p.m. Saturday, April 11, at Florence BaptistChurch at Mt. Zion, 642 Mt. Zion, Florence. During intermission and after the show, theaudience can gaze through telescopes for a live glimps of Venus and Jupiter. Admision is $35,$19. Call 431-6216; visit www.kyso.org.

APRIL 9, 2015 • BCR RECORDER • A9NEWS

You’ve heard the old say-ing “one person’s misfortuneis another person’s blessing.”That happened to us thisweek when our neighborBobby, who lives down theroad, called and said he had alarge ash tree that had died.A familiar story in our area.

Frank, Bobbyand our boysmade quickwork of thetree. We’ll beglad next win-ter that wetook the timein the spring toget it cut andstacked.

Food is likethat, too. Right

now we’re marking rows inthe garden for produce we’llplant now and harvest in fall.And there’s a renaissance ofsorts going on with canningand preserving. All part ofthe awareness of eatinghealthy and controllingwhat’s in the food we eat.

So as we go into warmerweather, this column will bea good resource for easyhome canned goods, likejellies, jams, salsas, vine-gars, etc. If you have a favor-ite, share and I’ll publish it.

Rita Nader Heikenfeld is an herb-alist, educator, Jungle Jim’s East-gate culinary professional andauthor. Find her blog online atAbouteating.com. Call 513-248-7130, ext. 356.

Healthy, tasty reasons to gonuts with spring recipes

Easy candied nuts

Spring is the time to take pantry inventory. I was doing just that when I ran across ajar of pecans that were near the expiration date. I tossed some in a nonstick skillet andmade a batch of candied pecans for our salad. They turned out so nice that I wanted togive you the recipe, too.

3 tablespoons packed light or dark brown sugar – I used light1 tablespoon water1 teaspoon vanilla1/4 teaspoon salt2 cups pecan halves

Mix together sugar, water, vanilla, and salt. It will look grainy. Set aside.Toast pecans in dry skillet for several minutes, stirring occasionally to prevent burn-

ing. They’re done when they give off a nice aroma. Drizzle sugar mixture on top, stirringas you drizzle. Keep stirring until nuts are all coated. This takes about a minute. Immedi-ately spread nuts on sprayed pan in single layer to cool. They’ll look sticky but coating willharden and nuts can be broken apart after they cool completely. Store in airtight contain-er at room temperature.

Tip: A wonderful appetizer or ice cream topping, as well.

Chicken and black bean enchiladas

One of my students told me her daughterenjoys reading my recipes. “You have a new gener-ation of readers,” she said. That made me feelpretty good as that’s been my goal all along, toget everyone cooking together. Since her daughterlikes Mexican foods, here’s one of our favorites forher to try.

1-1/4 pounds chicken tenderloins, thinly sliced4 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled (leave

drippings in skillet)2 teaspoons minced garlic or more to taste24 ounces picante sauce16 ounces black beans, drained, rinsed and

drained1 red or green bell pepper, diced1 generous teaspoon cumin or more to taste –

I usually add moreSalt to taste1 generous cup thinly sliced green onions,

both white and green parts12 flour tortillas, 6-inch size16 ounces Mexican cheese blend, shredded

Garnish: Tomato, sour cream, shreddediceberg, guacamole, or diced avocado, more pi-cante sauce or salsa, shredded cheese.

Cook chicken and garlic until chicken iscooked. Stir in 1/2 cup picante sauce, beans, bellpepper, cumin and salt. Simmer until thickened,stirring occasionally. Stir in green onions andbacon. Taste and add more picante sauce, cumin,etc. if desired.

Spoon about 1/4 cup down center of eachtortilla and sprinkle on a heaping 2 Tablespoonscheese. Roll up and place seam side down in asprayed 9x13 casserole.

Pour rest of picante sauce over enchiladasand sprinkle with rest of cheese. Tent with foil andbake in preheated 350 degree oven until hotthroughout, about 30 minutes or so.

Serve topped with garnishes.Tip: Add a cup or so of frozen shoe peg corn

with the beans.

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Last week’s questionWhat is the best April Fools’

prank you ever played, or hadplayed on you?

“On Facebook someone postedthat there is someone that keepsposting nude pics and they want-ed the word out so they sent a linkyou could click on to see if youknow the person n when I did, itwas MY facebook page with mypic! It freaked me out! LOL.”

Tammy Haley Day

“Two years ago Opening Daywas on April Fools’. My fiance, hissister and I were going to the pa-rade and my dad said he gottickets and he couldn’t go and thathe would give them to me and tocall him when we got there. Well Icalled him and April Fools’, nofreaking tickets! I was so upset.”

Kaylah Siemer

“Best April Fools’ prank everplayed on me happened exactlyfour years ago yesterday at 1:26p.m. Coincidentally this happensto be the exact moment mydaughter was born. Being ner-vous and excited, also being in la-bor for 12 hours, it slipped mymind it was in fact April Fools’Day. The doctor lays Jillian on mychest and says ‘Congratulationsit’s a BOY!’ At this moment itseemed as if the world stopped.Since 20 weeks we knew, or wethought we knew, we were havinga girl. Flashes of pink wentthrough my mind. Knowing wehad very, very little ‘gender neu-tral’ items. What seemed like min-utes of utter confusion I finallywas able to burst out, ‘WHAT?!’The doctor then chuckled, ‘AprilFools’!!!’ Behind this prank ofcourse I should have known myvery own father put her up to it!Kudos Dad.”

Erin Michel Gross

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for 32 years straight ... and it hasworked almost every year Herubberbands the kitchen sprayattachment so it sprays me in theface when I turn on the water.Which, by habit, I always do firstthing every morning when I comedownstairs. All you need is onegood prank ... and a very forgetfulwife.”

Joy Kent Tarleton

“Last year was my last year ofteaching so I wanted to makeApril Fools’ Day great. I boughtone of those cans that has thespring snake in it. I rigged it upsuch that when a student liftedthe lid off my candy box, thesnake popped out. I can’t begin totell you how many kids screamedthen laughed and wanted me to doit again. They loved it which mademe love it even more.”

Bonnie Kirby Cronin

“Several years ago I decided tosew my son’s jacket sleeves shut,only I didn’t stop there! I sewedlegs of jeans, boxers, T-shirtnecks, sleeves, pretty much ev-erything I could get my hands on.For weeks after, I would hear himas he was dressing, when he foundsomething else, say, ‘Crap! Dangit! Mom!’ That was my best ever!”

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THIS WEEK’SQUESTIONThe state General Assembly passedHouse Bill 340 which expands thestate’s film tax credits in order tocreate more film production in thecommonwealth. Do you want tosee more movies made in Ken-tucky? Where are good locationsto film? What movie star do youwant to come to Kentucky tomake a movie?

Every week we ask readers a questionthey can reply to via email. Send youranswers to [email protected] Ch@troom in the subject line.

When we think about thegreat impact of volunteers inKentucky, it’s tough to imag-ine our commonwealth with-out their service. Consideryour city, your community,your neighborhood. It’s likelythat one or more volunteershave helped benefit yourhome life, your job, yoursafety. The changes happenin more ways than most of usrealize.

Volunteers fight fires inrural areas. They read tostudents. They tutor at-riskyouth and spend quality timewith the elderly and peoplewith disabilities. They collectfood and deliver meals to thehomebound. They removelitter from roadways andplant trees. They support andenable veterans.

The list is endless – and itis amazing. Volunteers servefor the good of others. Andnow is the time that we cansay thanks.

Gov. Steve Beshear hasproclaimed April 12-18 Ken-tucky Volunteer Week. It’s atime to honor those whomake the commitment tovolunteer, and it’s a reminderto many of us to do more forour neighbors.

The mission of my agency– the Kentucky Commissionon Community Volunteerismand Service – is to engageKentuckians in service.

We at the commission, ourstaff and bipartisan mem-

bers, alsomanage thestate’s Amer-iCorps nation-al serviceprograms.Since 1994,more than9,400 Ken-tucky resi-dents haveserved morethan 14 mil-lion hours and

have received educationawards totaling more than$32.5 million.

Not only do AmeriCorpsmembers provide directservice, they also recruitcommunity volunteers andprovide civic engagementopportunities. Last year,Kentucky AmeriCorps mem-bers recruited, trained andsupervised more than 13,000community volunteers forthe organizations they serve– volunteers who providedmore than 92,000 hours ofservice to their Kentuckycommunities. What an im-pact!

You don’t have to take theAmeriCorps pledge to makea difference. You just have togive of yourself – join yourfellow Kentuckians whoalready volunteer.

The benefits of volun-teering are great, and someare very practical. For teens,it’s a great way to build theirskill sets and get a feel for

the demands of a career.College students can add totheir resumes. Adults whoare between jobs can gainexperience and a foot in thedoor to a new profession.

If you are affiliated with anonprofit agency that de-pends on the service of oth-ers, Kentucky VolunteerWeek is a time to say thankyou to volunteers.

The commission has waysto help you do this. You canrequest a certificate of ap-preciation or governor’scitation to commemorate aspecial project or ongoingservice. You can also consid-er nominating a special vol-unteer for a Governor’s Ser-vice Award. Annual honorsare presented in categoriesincluding corporate, veteran,senior and youth service.

No matter the cause, vol-unteering your time, yourintellect and your energy ismore than a gift; it is an actof love. What we do as volun-teers today will change to-morrow.

Joe Bringardner is executivedirector of the Kentucky Commis-sion on Community Volunteerismand Service, an agency of theCabinet for Health and FamilyServices.Learn more about communityvolunteerism, service opportuni-ties and AmeriCorps atchfs.ky.gov/dfrcvs/kccvs or at800-239-7404.

Celebrate service duringKy. Volunteer Week

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Back before city waterwas widely available, alltowns had serious concernswith fire. Illumination andheat were by open flame.Houses were mostly ofwood. Neighbors were“closer” back then andcould be more readily de-pended upon, however effi-ciency at a fire was prob-lematic without organiza-tion and pecking order.

Walton Fire Depart-ment’s website lists 1880 asthe date of their “BucketBrigade.” It is known that adozen dedicated fire cis-terns were planned andconstructed along thestreets; some are still there.

Records from 1898 showthat Chief Taylor Stilleyand assistant Chief EugeneDeMoisey were the onlypaid firefighters. They got$2 for every fire they re-sponded to. On June 4, 1902,Walton Trustees appointed“Mr. Alford Stephens totake charge of the fire en-gine for one year for $15and $1 for each time hetakes it out for fire provid-ed if said Stephens does notkeep said engine clean andprimed and in working or-der at all times he is not tohave any compensationwhatever.”

The fire cisterns wereactively used until 1936when Walton got its firstrunning water. As an aside,during the 1937 flood, Wal-ton was one of the few local

cities withfully func-tioning run-ning water.When theelectric pow-er failed,Walton FireDepart-ment’s new500 gallon-per-minutepumper was

used by John Stephenson tofill the elevated supply tankfrom its source.

The Walton VolunteerFire Department was orga-nized in 1947 and most able-bodied men were members.The Woman’s Auxiliary –organized in 1952 – as avital adjunct. Notableevents: 1957, train derail-ment in Walton involvingwhite phosphorous; 1966Verona derailment andpropane boiling liquid ex-panding vapor explosion;1971 trash fire spread todrug store, barber shop, ahouse and the Walton Ga-rage; 1977 carpet mill fire;1983 fire at Walton’s CityBuilding.

The Walton Fire Districthas greatly expanded andcovers 44 square miles and12,000 residents in parts ofBoone, Kenton, Gallatin andGrant Counties. Exposure isto two major interstates,two major railroads pipe-lines and aircraft carryingnearly everything movingin commerce plus countless

people daily. Residences,barns, warehousing, indus-trial and commercial hous-ing are covered.

Walton has two firehouses, a large fleet of mod-ern equipment, six personson A Shift, five on B Shift,three on C Shift and a num-ber of volunteer EMT’s.Service now includes ambu-lance, hazardous materialand other emergencies. Ifyou think being a fireman iswaiting around to fight afire, you’re grossly misin-formed. Training, inspec-tions, cleaning, maintainingand even more training fillyour days and/or nights.

Chiefs since 1947 havebeen: Russell Groger 1947-1956; Charles Worthington1956-1973; Ed Berkemeier,1973-1974; Ken Berkemeier,1974-1976; John Taylor 1976-1977; Tom Webster 1977-1977; Bobby Joe Glen 1977-1978; Don McIntire 1978-2006; Tom Ollier 2006-pre-sent. See their website(www.waltonfireky.com)for more information.

The Boone County Historic Preser-vation Review Board meets at 4p.m. the second Thursday of mostmonths. Meetings are open to thepublic. For more informationabout historic preservation inBoone County please contact thereview board at 859-334-2111 [email protected]. Thereview board is online atwww.boonecountyky.org/pc.

Walton’s fire departmenthas storied history

ThomasSchiffer HISTORIC BOONECOUNTY

Many children’s groups vis-ited me during the General As-sembly’s 2015 Legislative Ses-sion. I always enjoyed them.One thing that struck me, how-ever, was that it seemed theadults, parents, chaperones andteachers were more interestedthan the kids.

The adults were amazed atthe beauty of our marble-ladenCapitol. Did you know thedomed building was competedin 1910 at the cost of $1.82 mil-lion and is listed in the NationalRegister of Historic Places? Itwas also a chance for the adultsto see our representative repub-lic at work.

With that in mind, I’m happyto announce the first BooneCounty adult field trip to ourstate Capitol. We will depart at8:30 a.m. on June 11 from theparking lot of St. Timothy Par-ish, 10272 U. S. 42 in Union. Wewill carpool, so hopefully wewill have a good mix of volun-teer drivers and riders. Just likethe field trips for the kids, you’llhave to pack your lunch. We willreturn to St. Timothy at approxi-mately 5 p.m.

We have a great day set up,

starting with a10 a.m. tour ofthe KentuckyGovernor’sMansion. Wewill tour theCapitol andother historicsites. I hope thatthe tour willinclude briefmeetings withGov. Steve Be-shear, state

House and state Senate leader-ship and Kentucky SupremeCourt Chief Justice John D.Minton Jr., if their schedulespermit. And for you flower lov-ers, the beautiful Frankfortgardens should be in full bloom.

If you would like to partici-pate, and I hope you will, con-tact Lisa Smith at 502-564-8100,ext. 617, to make your reserva-tion. It is important to let herknow if you would like to be adriver or rider. I am lookingforward to visiting with you andbeing your tour guide.

State Sen. John Schickel, R-Union, is amember of the Kentucky Senate.

Adult field trip tothe state Capitol

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The Florence Freedom,presented by Titan Mechani-cal Solutions, are building astrong roster for the 2015campaign under new fieldmanager Dennis Pelfrey.Spring Training begins May 1at UC Health Stadium and theroster is not completely setyet. But so far, so good, asFlorence looks to return to theFrontier League playoffs forthe third time in four seasons.

The newest addition to theFreedom squad is outfielderJake Luce, who had a breakoutseason in 2014 for the WichitaWingnuts of the American As-sociation. The left-handed hit-ter tallied a .341 batting aver-age in 123 at-bats. The 25-year

old’s performance with Wich-ita caught the attention of theBaltimore Orioles and Lucespent this spring training in

Orioles camp. Luce alsoplayed in the United BaseballLeague last year and had a cupof coffee with Rockford in theFrontier League back in 2013.

Another key acquisitionthe Freedom made this off-season is outfielder CodyBishop, acquired as part of ablockbuster trade Dec. 16.They traded RHP ChrisSquires, LHP Chris Cumminsand OF Adam Taylor to the Ga-ry South Shore Rail Cats in ex-change for Bishop and RHPEthan Gibbons.

Bishop, 24, a North CentralTexas College product, entershis fourth season of profes-sional baseball in 2015. After abrief stint in the Pecos Leaguein 2012, Bishop spent the en-tire 2013 season in the United

League, splitting time be-tween the McAllen Thunderand the Fort Worth Cats. Hefound his most success withFort Worth, hitting .309 in 39games.

On the mound, ColemanStephens should be a headlin-er for Florence this season.2015 will be Stephens' fourthseason of professional base-ball and his second go-aroundin the Frontier League. Flor-ence acquired Stephens aspart of a three-team trade onDec. 28, which saw Jacob Ta-nis head to Windy City. Theright-hander made his profes-sional debut in 2012 with theRio Grande Valley White-Wings of the North AmericanBaseball League.

Stephens split the 2013 sea-

son between the Fort WorthCats and the Frontier Greys,compiling an 8-3 record in 20appearances, 18 starts. Lastseason, Stephens played in theAmerican Association, split-ting time between Amarilloand Gary. Through three sea-sons in professional baseballStephens has made 62 appear-ances, 45 starts.

Returning to the Freedomin 2015 is 2014 FrontierLeague Mid- and Post-SeasonAll-Star Sam Eberle.

Eberle led the FrontierLeague in OBP in 2014 as hereached base 46.2 percent ofthe times he came to the plate.His .346 batting average and64 walks were both good for

Florence Freedom roster shaping up for 2015Enquirer sports

FILE PHOTO

Sam Eberle of the Freedom gets abase hit in 2014.

See FREEDOM, Page B2

With high school tennis in full swing,here is a look at some of the programs inBoone County.

Cooper is in a rebuilding year from lastyear according to head coach Terry Trame.The Jaguars graduated six players includ-ing state singles qualifier Jake Honschoppand have three returners with some expe-rience (Randy Wiseman, Nathan Dudash,and Spencer Goode). The team wants to beable to come out each day and get better.

The Jags have two seniors, Jay Lock,and Isaac Redman that have some abilitybut are untested and junior Hayden Dwyerand sophomore Derrick Hewitt have ath-leticism but have limited experience.

The future does look bright, said Trame,as three eighth-graders are coming backfor the third year which include ColtonCox, Jacob Hickman and Alex Simpson.Seventh-grader Nick Sparks rounds outthe team.

Ryle traditionally has one of the deepestrosters in the area. This year is no differentwith 31Raiders and several seniors includ-ing David Geis, Alan Groathouse, AndrewHowe, Drake Hudak, Corey James, Nicho-las Jones, Davis Mitchell, Brian Plowdrey,Phillip Spiritoso and Alex Warner.

Hudak and Geis, both seniors, competedat state in doubles last season, advancing to

the second round before losing to thefourth seed. They will both play for Thom-as More College next season according tohead coach Amy Bates.

The No. 2 doubles team of senior An-drew Howe and junior Joey Sciarra showsgreat promise. Sophomore Max O’Learyhas a year of experience at first singles.Second singles player, sophomore JonahShields, also returns. Spiritoso is showinggreat promise at third singles. Bates is im-pressed with a strong group of newcomersoverall.

St. Henry has a roster of 16 for the 2015season, led by seniors Jonathan Basten, Lo-gan Eddy and Karlan Wesdorp.

The Walton-Verona Bearcats returntwo regional participants in junior SethRiehemann and freshman Jacob Elstun.The Bearcats are currently 2-2 and com-pete in the NCKC Conference Tournamentin the first week of April.

The Bearcats list four seniors on theirroster, including Daniel Franks, JoeyBlock, Jonah Frank and Sam Pulliam. TheBearcats list 12 on their roster. The Bear-cats host St. Henry April 13.

Conner graduated two-time state quali-fiers Casey Garnett and Jacob Eberhard indoubles. Junior Nathan Eberhard returnsat first singles. Rio Ogata and Chris Gil re-turn from regional doubles and sophomoreNick Ellerman in singles.

FIRST SWING AT 2015 HIGH SCHOOLBOYS TENNIS

FILE PHOTO

Coach Amy Bates, right, shown with the Okitas, has 31 players for Ryle tennis this year.

Boone County boystackle tennisBy James [email protected]

With high school girls tennisteams now in full swing, here is a lookat some teams in the county.

Boone County is headlined bysenior Amy Caldwell. She returns forher fifth season on the courts. JuniorJulie Volpenhein returns for her sec-ond varsity season. Junior SamanthaMcMillan makes the transition fromJV to varsity this season at No. 1 dou-bles.

Caldwell, a four-year varsity letterwinner, has won two matches at No. 1singles through April 4. Junior JulieVolpenhein has picked up a win at No.2 singles.

Newcomers this season who willhave to gain experience quickly aresophomores Victoria Nash and Chris-tabel Appiah and freshmen KathleenBryant and Lindsay Volpenhein.

Cooper has had two consecutivewinning seasons, and Wayne Griffithis looking to keep it going as he re-turns for his sixth season at the helm.

Five starters return for Cooper, in-cluding seniors Emily Jackson, Syd-

ney Newport and Kelsey Zimmer;and juniors Sarah Goodrich and ErinMogus. Griffith said the team’s expe-rience will be invaluable this spring.

The Jaguars have 18 players ontheir roster, including a pair of otherseniors in Lauren Triska and OliviaGoessling.

Cooper plays Boone County Fri-day, April 10 at Boone Woods thengoes up against Dixie April 13 andWalton-Verona April 14.

St. Henry returns state singlesqualifier Audrey North, who ad-vanced to the second round in girlstennis.

The Walton-Verona Bearcats re-turn four regional participants fromlast year’s team in junior CourtneyYoung and sophomore Addie Hincks,Cheyann Strasinger, and Madi Rabe.The Bearcats are off to a 3-2 start asthey head into the North Central Con-ference Tournament in early April.

The Bearcats have no seniors andreturn 15 players, including six ju-niors, five sophomores, a freshmanand three eighth-graders.

FIRST SWING AT 2015 HIGH SCHOOLGIRLS TENNIS

FILE PHOTO

Addie Hincks, right, is a returning sophomore for Walton-Verona.

Boone County girlstennis teams hit courtsBy James [email protected]

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Baseball» Conner beat St. Hen-

ry 6-4 March 31in extra in-nings. Ryan Ward had twohits and two RBI.

» Walton-Verona beatOwen County 10-0. ChanceSullivan, Mark Waltersand Jack Beacheach drovein two runs.

SOFTBALL

» Boone County re-mained undefeated at 5-0with a 9-1 win over Camp-bell County. Boone has out-scored opponents 58-7 inthose five wins.

» St. Henry is 6-0through April 4 including a14-5 win over defendingNinth Region championHighlands.

TMC Notes» The Thomas More

College baseball team de-feated Centre College, 19-2March 31. Junior designat-ed hitter Donovan Pogue(St. Xavier) led the team atthe plate as he was two-for-two with a grand slamhome run, six runs batted-in and three runs scored.Five other Saints had mul-tiple hits in the game asfreshman second basemanBen Laumann (Oak Hills)was two-for-four withthree runs scored, seniorfirst baseman Nick Con-nor (Elder) was two-for-three with a RBI and threeruns scored, sophomorecatcher Austin Bryant(Fairfield) was two-for-three with two RBI andtwo runs scored, sopho-more center fielder CaseyMetzger (Oak Hills) wastwo-for-three with a triple,two RBI and a run scoredand junior shortstop Mar-cus Woelfel (Harrison)was two-for-three with aRBI and two runs scored.

This occurred a day af-ter a 20-13 win over Frank-lin at home. The Saintswere led at the plate bysenior catcher Brad Po-pham (Dixie Heights) andjunior designated hitterPogue as Popham was 4-for-5 with two RBI and onerun scored and Pogue was4-for-6 with three doubles,six RBI and three runsscored. Sophomore rightfielder Ben Kenning (El-der) was 3-for-5 with a tri-ple, a double, four RBI andfour runs scored, Metzgerwas 3-for-6 with a triple, adouble, three RBI and tworuns scored and junior leftfielder Zach Fardo (Bish-

op Brossart) was 3-for-6with a RBI and a runscored.

NKU Notes» Northern Kentucky

University track and fieldathlete J.J. Webber earnedAtlantic Sun ConferenceOutdoor Track Athlete ofthe Week honors. Webbertook first place in the5,000-meter at the OliverNikoloff Invitational witha program-record time of14:14.39. The junior fin-ished 30 seconds ahead ofthe second-place runner inthe race. The time ranks14th in NCAA Division Iand first on the A-Sun per-formance list.

» The Northern Ken-tucky University wom-en’s tennis team picked upa landmark win April 2, de-feating Kennesaw State inAtlantic Sun Conferenceaction 4-2 at Five SeasonsSports Club. The win wasNKU’s first against an A-Sun opponent, snapping afour-match losing streak toimprove to 6-10 overall and1-3 in A-Sun play. Kenne-saw State fell to 1-12 over-all and 0-4 in A-Sun action.

Boys tennis» St. Henry beat Lloyd

3-2. Crusader winnerswere Eddy, Bruni and Sallein singles. Lloyd won dou-bles with Gutierrez/Chris-tiansen and Viox/Asher.

Hall of Fame» The Northern Ken-

tucky Sports Hall of Famewill induct new members 1p.m. Wednesday, April 15,at the Villa Hills CivicClub. Shawn Snelling(Conner 1995) played foot-ball, baseball and trackand holds several schoolrecords. Gary Schearinghas been a coach for 40years, including at Ludlowand is currently at Kings(Ohio) coaching baseball.Tim Shields has beencoaching for 45 years,mostly at Conner HighSchool, where he led thebaseball team to the re-gional title in 1979 andthree teams to the girlsbasketball Sweet 16. He isthe head assistant ofThomas More’s women’sbasketball team that wonthe NCAA Division IIIchampionship this spring.Celeste Broermann was ateacher and coach for 33years at St. Thomas andHighlands. She graduatedfrom Notre Dame andplayed volleyball and soft-ball. Brian Flaugher is alongtime scorekeeper atAugusta High School.

SHORT HOPS

By James [email protected]

Boone County beat St.Henry 4-1 in baseballMarch 29. The Rebels are7-3 through April 6 andwill play in a tourney inElizabethtown April 11.St. Henry is 4-4 and playsLudlow April 15.

JIM OSBORN FOR THE RECORDER

St. Henry’s CJ Johnson pitches in relief against BooneCounty.

Rebelsoff to 7-3start


St. Henry's Max Epplen triesto corral a wind-blowndouble by Boone County'sKenton Hibbard during theirbaseball game, Sunday,March 29, 2015..


Boone County first baseman takes a pick off throw from Ethan Elmore in an attempt to nailSt. Henry’s Joe Kroger during their baseball game March 29.

third in the league. Thecorner infielder led theFreedom in nearly everyoffensive category in-cluding batting average,runs scored (53), hits(110), doubles (22), homeruns (8, tied with Rob Kel-ly), RBI (45), total bases(160), walks, OBP, SLG(.503), and OPS (.965).

Florence also returnstheir top two startingpitchers from 2014.

Chuck Weaver shinedin 2014 as he finished theseason with a 2.65 ERA,good for first on the teamand fifth in the FrontierLeague. His notable out-ings included a careerhigh eight innings of one-run ball against SouthernIllinois on June 14, seveninnings of one run ball onJune 28 against RiverCity, seven innings ofshutout ball against Gate-way on July 3 and seven

innings of shutout ballagainst Traverse City onAugust 13. In 17 starts,Weaver went six or moreinnings 13 times.

Meanwhile returningright-hander, and Cincin-nati native, Casey Hennwas one of the top pitch-ers in the entire FrontierLeague in 2014. He led theFreedom with nine winsand tallied a team-leading111 strike outs, good forfourth among all FrontierLeague pitchers. Henn's2.72 ERA in 2014 was tiedfor the sixth lowest whilehis 122.2 innings pitchedwas the third most in theleague.

Other 2015 returningplayers for the Freedomat this point in time in-clude catchers DougJoyce and Gaby Juarbe,infielders Rob Kelly andBryan Soloman, outfield-er Ryan Solberg, andpitchers Ed Kohout, “Pis-tol” Pete Levitt and Mi-chael O’Neal.

FreedomContinued from Page B1

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Newport Central Catho-lic graduate John Brannenis returning home to coachNorthern Kentucky Uni-versity’s men’s basketballteam.

Norse athletic directorKen Bothof announcedApril 6 that Brannen – Ala-bama’s interim coach afterAnthony Grant’s firing inMarch – will be introducedat a 3 p.m. press conferenceTuesday at the Bank of Ken-tucky Center.

Brannen was with Grantat Alabama for six years,including two as the Crim-son Tide’s associate headcoach. Prior to that he wasan assistant at VirginiaCommonwealth, St. Bona-venture, Eastern Kentuckyand the University ofCharleston.

Brannen said he washumbled to be the nextNorse coach and said hisfamily, which includeswife, Lisa, and twin daugh-ters, Katelyn and Jaylee, is“thrilled to be back home.”

“Our program promisesto bring great pride to theNKU community and wewill strive for success onand off the court,” Brannensaid. “Our goal is to com-pete for Atlantic Sun Cham-pionships while ensuringour players graduate andrepresent NKU in a first-class manner. I can’t wait tostart working and returnhome to embark on myhead coaching career.”

Brannen, a Covington

native, started his colle-giate playing career at Mo-rehead State before trans-ferring to Marshall Univer-sity, where he scored 1,008points in two seasons. Afterhis 1997 graduation, Bran-nen played professionallyin Belgium for two seasons.

At Alabama his duties in-cluded working with pe-rimeter players. The Crim-son Tide had three 20-winseasons during Brannen’stenure and went 1-1 duringhis brief role as interimcoach. The team defeatedIllinois 79-58 in a NIT open-er before losing to eventualrunner-up Miami, 73-66.

Brannen replaces DaveBezold, who was fired lastmonth after 11 seasons atthe helm of a program thatmade the move from Divi-sion II. NKU finished 13-17during the 2014-15 cam-paign.

NKU namesBrannen headhoops coachShannon [email protected]

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Newport Central Catholicgraduate John Brannen,shown as as assistant coach forthe Alabama Crimson Tide in2014, is returning home tocoach Northern KentuckyUniversity's men's basketballteam.

The New Haven Elementaryarchery team from Union iscoached by Mark Evans andDawn Padgett. This is theschool’s first year in archery. Inits first four tournaments, NewHaven placed second threetimes and firstplace once.Thesekids have won 12 individual med-als so far, and have already qual-ified for the Kentucky StateNASP tournament. Practicebegan in October and these 46students have dedicated them-selves twice per week since thattime to improving themselves.New Haven is the first NASPteam in the county.

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ty Service on Good Fri-day evening. We wereblessed with cannedgoods for our pantry and$710.46 for the Ministeri-al Fund.

Walton is experienc-ing a first technical ser-vice in the county. BooneCounty Clerk KennyBrown has installed aVehicle Tag Service at

Heritage Bank at 325Mary Grubbs Highwayadjoining our WaltonTown Centre. You mayuse the Boone CountyClerk’s drop box, whichis clearly marked. Youplace your motor vehiclerenewal reminder oryour current insurancecard and a check for theamount you owe in a

Thanksto WaltonBaptistChurchfor beingour hostchurchfor ourannualWaltonVeronaCommuni-

sealed envelope in theBoone County Clerk’sdrop box.

Service is availableMonday through Fridayexcept for Boone Countyobserved holidays. Pick-up hours: Heritage Banklobby 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.Monday through Thurs-day. Service on Friday 9a.m. to 6 p.m. HeritageBank drive-thru, 8 a.m. to6 p.m. Monday to Friday.If you drop off your en-velope before 8:30 a.m.,you can return to thelocation after 3:30 p.m.for your tags. If you can’tmake it back that day,you can pick it up anoth-er time. This will be agreat service for our city,Verona and southernBoone County. Thanks toKenny Brown.

It is Wake Up Waltontime again on May 9. Thisis an appreciation forsenior citizens of ourcommunity from teamsfrom Walton VeronaHigh School. They cometo your residence andhelp beautify your yardby weeding, plantingflowers, trimming andmulching. This wonder-ful service is available toseniors free of chargeunless you would want tomake a donation. Plantsand mulch is free.

If you haven’t partici-pated before, you maycall the high school at859-485-7721 for a formto fill out.

The Baptist Youth areoffering a Rent-a-Kidservice to anyone need-ing all kinds of help withspring cleaning, carwash, babysitting, lawnmowing, pulling weedsfor donations for theircamp fees. This will hap-pen at 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.April 18. If you have aservice need, you maycall the church at 859-4191. Chaperones will beavailable with the kids,so if you would like tovolunteer, feel free togive a call.

As always we arehonored and privilegedto visit with any of ourWorld War II veterans,especially as they arecalled the greatest gener-ation. They gave us thegift of being able to wor-

ship and celebrate thiswonderful season ofEaster. I was so happy togo with Dr. Huey, JoeLeist and Dennis Glackento visit Ferd Bridges athis home on StephensonMill. Mr. Bridges is 95years old and lived inTennessee until hemoved to Ohio, where hewas inducted in the Med-ical Corps. During hisservice time 1941-1945, hewas in Africa and then onto France until beingdischarged. Mr. Bridgesis very reserved andwhen asked about hisservice record, he said hejust did what the doctorstold him to.

Mr. Bridges is thefather of Jim Bridgesand father-in-law of Ja-mie Bonar Bridges. Nine-teen years ago, he builthis home here in Waltonto be closer to his family.He is in good health andis very active and in-dependent. His enjoy-ment is in gardening,canning (his specialty ismaking pickles, which heshared) and taking careof Purple Martins. Afteran enjoyable visit, Den-nis presented him a copyof Tom Brokaw’s book,“The Greatest Genera-tion.”

I just received our lastcopy of the Walton Vero-na Mirror. This has beena great source of know-ing about our school’sactivities since 1989.

Many thanks to the staffthat kept us updated. AsSuperintendent Bob Stor-er said “times havechanged.” The Mirrorwill now be available onthe Walton Verona web-sitewww.wv.kyschools.us.Paper copies will beavailable at Walton CityHall, Walton Branch ofBoone County Libraryand Verona Market.

Kevin Flynn will serveas Walton-Verona SchoolBoard chairman for 2015and Megan Jones willserve as vice chairman.Congratulations to bothand to the remainingboard officers, PaulaJolley, Susan Smith andHeather Stewart.

Thirteen members ofthe Walton Verona Classof ’51 gathered at theFamily’s Restaurant onWednesday for their firstluncheon this year.

Happy birthday toWilma Bailey on April 9,Sam King 0n April 11 andBilly Bresh and Ger-aldine Elliott on March18.

Sympathy to Ray andPricilla Losey in the pass-ing of Pricilla’s sister,Judy Jones this pastweek.

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

County installs Vehicle Tag Service in Walton

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Walton Baptist Church served as host church for the annualWalton Verona Community Service on Good Friday evening.The community brought canned goods for the pantry and$710.46 for the Ministerial Fund.

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Sen. John Schickel, R-Union, welcomed Major Jack Prindle andSandi Mitchell from the Boone County Sheriff’s Department.Major Prindle was recognized by Schickel and the Senate forserving the people of Boone County in the sheriff’sdepartment for more than 30 years.

Established customer base already in place!Great opportunity for caterers or restaurant ownersto branch out!Boone County Public Library is currently accepting creative proposals from individuals interested in operating a small coffee shop/ café inside the Main Library in Burlington. Because the available space is small most food would have to be prepared offsite. We want to hear all of your ideas! Would you be open all week or just part of the week? Would you sell coffee in the morning or would you target the lunch crowd? What would you sell – drinks, sandwiches and soups, desserts, or something totally different?

Boone County Public LibraryCarrie Herrmann, Director

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Email your proposal to [email protected] with "cafe proposal" as the subject line. To make an appointment to view the potential café space:

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Rebecca BehrensRebecca Lynn Behrens, 58, of

Florence, died March 25 at herhome.

Her husband, Terry Behrens;parents, George and HelenStarks; and brother, GeorgeStarks, died previously.

Survivors include her daugh-ter, Jessica Hanrahan; brother,Rommie Starks; and two grand-children.

Burial was at Highland Ceme-tery in Fort Mitchell.

Mary BlackMary Black, 93, of Florence

and formerly of Ludlow, diedMarch 25 at St. Elizabeth Med-ical Center in Edgewood.

She was a retired assemblyworker for Wadsworth ElectricCompany in Covington, whereshe helped start a maternityleave program. She was a mem-ber of Sts. Boniface and JamesChurch in Ludlow and was activewith bingo and other fund-raisers. She learned to drive in1969 at the age of 47 and wasknown for her Christmas deco-rations in her husband’s jewelrystore window.

Her husband, Homer Black;and sisters Ann Wainscott,Norma Tretter, Mickey Reynolds,Erma Bogenschutz, and PatriciaStewart, died previously.

Survivors include her sons CliffBlack of Florence and Jim Blackof Independence; daughter, TinaCrotty of Anderson Township;and six grandchildren alongwith 11 great-grandchildren andtwo great-great-grandchildren.

Interment was at Mother ofGod Cemetery in Fort Wright.

Memorials: Alzheimer’s Asso-ciation, 644 Linn St., Suite 1026,Cincinnati, OH 45203.

Marian BrookerMarian C. Brooker, 96, of

Union and formerly of FortThomas, died March 30 at her

home.She was a supervisor with Fort

Thomas-Bellevue Bank andmember of First PresbyterianChurch of Dayton. She served onthe Community Guild, the ColdSpring PTA, and as a volunteerat the Wood Hudson CancerCenter. She was a member ofthe Alexandria Super Seniors,the Coast Guard Auxiliary, the NN Club, Dora Chapter of theEastern Star, and Job’s Daugh-ters.

Her husband, Charles E.Brooker Jr.; father, CharlesSparka; and mother, MarySparka, died previously.

Survivors include her daugh-ters Bonnie Riach of Union andMarsha Grosmann.

Burial was at Floral HillsMemorial Gardens in Taylor Mill.

Memorials: Wood HudsonCancer Research, 931 Isabella St.,Newport, KY 41071; or FirstPresbyterian Church of Dayton,800 Ervin Terrace, Dayton, KY41074.

Virginia EisslerVirginia Rae McKanna Rup-

precht Eissler, 90, of Florence,died on March 26.

Her husbands William G.Rupprecht and William J. Eissler,sister Violet Lorraine Welch andbrother Robert McKanna diedpreviously.

Survivors include her children,Mark G. Rupprecht and CynthiaR. Bercaw; two step grand-children; and two step greatgrandchildren; and siblings MaryElla Graham, John McKanna andPatricia Ann Feazel.

During World War II sheserved the war effort by weldingradio parts for military aircraft.She worked for Liberty Mutual,Thor Power Tool & Miller BryantPierce, but her longest careerwas at Richards-Wilcox in Auro-ra, Illinois, where she worked for28 years as the executive secre-

tary for the V.P. of sales. Retiringin 1990 at the age of 65, shebegan an active retirement life.Virginia was an excellent seam-stress and fashioned manygarments for herself and for herfamily. She enjoyed golfing,bowling, flower gardening andspending time with friends. Shewas a wonderful cook andespecially enjoyed baking pies.She took a hot air balloon rideat the age of 80 and had herfirst motorcycle ride at the ageof 88. She had a lifelong love ofnature and a ginkgo tree hasbeen planted in her memory byher children.

Private services and intermentwere conducted.

Memorials: St. ElizabethFoundation & Hospice Fund, 1Medical Village Drive, Edge-wood, KY 41017.

Lori FrodgeLori Beth Frodge, 34, of

Walton, died March 29 at St.Elizabeth Medical Center in FortThomas.

She graduated from SimonKenton High School, where shewas active in their marchingband.

Her sister, Christine Leser, diedpreviously.

Survivors include her parents,Tim and Charlene Frodge;daughter, Dahlilah Rider; son,Deuce Rider; sisters HeatherFrodge and Kimberly Frodge;and brothers Bryan Frodge andBrandon Frodge.

Interment was at Mother ofGod Cemetery in Fort Wright.

Memorials: Lori Frodge Me-morial Fund, C/O U.S. Bank, 19 N.Main St., Walton, KY 41094.

Sharon GregorySharon Lynne Rothenbusch

Gregory, 52, of Florence, diedMarch 24 at St. Elizabeth Med-ical Center in Florence.

She was a custodian with theNorthern Kentucky HealthDepartment.

Her parents, Jerry and Elsie

Rothenbusch, died previously.Survivors include her husband,

Keith Gregory; sons Keith Jr. andBrian Gregory of Cincinnati;sister, Jenny Walker; brothersGary, Greg, and Mark Rothen-busch; and five grandchildren.

Memorials: Brianna andPeyton Gregory EducationalFund, C/O Alliance FuneralHome and Cremation Center,7816 Dixie Highway, Florence,KY 41042.

Rosetta KammererRosetta Turner Kammerer, 87,

of Florence, died March 25 at St.Elizabeth Medical Center inEdgewood.

She retired from KeeblerBiscuits as a baker.

Her husband, William Kam-merer, died previously.

Survivors include her son, WillKammerer; daughter, BerniceFlynt; sister, Charlotte Jones; andsix grandchildren along with fivegreat-grandchildren.

Burial was at EvergreenCemetery.

Patricia MartinPatricia Marie Martin, 91, of

Hebron died March 26 at Flor-ence Park Care Center.

She was a homemaker, long-standing member of the Demo-cratic Party, and served forseveral years on the LevittownSchool Board in Pennsylvania.

Survivors include her daugh-ters Margaret Ann Gannon ofSan Francisco, California, DonnaMarie Stewart of Los Angeles,California, and Elizabeth Jane“Beth” Kamradt of Hebron; andthree grandsons.

Memorials: City Gospel Mis-sion, 1419 Elm St., Cincinnati, OH45202.

Charles ReevesCharles Brian “Big B” Reeves,

42, of Hebron, died March 24 athis residence due to a heartattack.

He loved singing and was amember of many bands. He also

enjoyed art.Survivors include his wife,

Allison Dorning-Reeves; sonsTyler Reeves of West Virginiaand Chays Kaiser of Hebron;daughters Rayna Smith of Texasand Hope Borne of Hebron;mother, Judy Pohlman of Erlang-er; father, Dick Reeves of NewLiberty, Kentucky; sister, CindyKunkel of Alexandria; and agranddaughter.

Interment was at HighlandCemetery.

Memorials: The Charles BrianReeves Memorial Fund, C/ORonald B. Jones Funeral Home.

John TaylorJohn Robert Taylor, 78, of

Boone County, died March 30.He was co-owner of two

businesses: R.B. Taylor and Sonsand KOI Precast. He was pastpresident of The Boone CountyBusinessmen’s Association, thecharitable organization North-ern Kentucky Bean Bash, and

Quail Unlimited. He loved theoutdoors and was an avid hunt-er and fisherman. He took manyhunting trips to South Dakotaand wintered in Astatula, Flori-da on Lake Harris. He lovedbaseball, football, basketball,and golf. He graduated fromFlorence High School in 1954and went on to play baseball atthe University of Kentucky.

Survivors include his wife,Charlotte Kay Taylor; sonsRobert Bennett Taylor and JohnRogers Taylor; siblings ThomasR.B. Taylor, Barbara Davis, andMary Lou Aylor; and threegrandchildren.

Internment was at BelleviewBottoms Cemetery.

Memorials: The NorthernKentucky Bean Bash, P.O. Box340, Burlington, KY 41005; or St.Elizabeth Healthcare Hospice,483 S. Loop Drive, Edgewood,KY, 41017.

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Funeral homes may submit basic obituary information [email protected]. To publish a largermemorial tribute, call 513-242-4000 for pricing details.

Jennifer Meece, 33, of Florenceand Derrick Conrad, 34, of Flor-ence, issued March 18.

Rebecca Sanders, 22, of Flor-ence and Nathan Fields, 25, ofBurlington, March 18.

Joanna Collier, 40, of Florenceand Russell Houchins, 49, ofUnion, March 19.

Amanda Hammond, 27, of

Walton and Levi Varner, 23, ofWalton, March 20.

Amber Ruff, 30, of Florenceand Joshua Scott, 30, of Florence,March 23.

Megan Martin, 20, of Florenceand Cody Haynes, 22, of Walton,March 23.

Amber Wilson, 26, of Florenceand Aaron Runge, 26, of Flor-ence, March 25.

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It is going to happen toall of us one day. We canall give our family somelove by preparing for theend of our life and talkingoften about our wishes.

Did you know thatindividuals do not have tobe embalmed? Undersome circumstances it isnecessary but, it mightnot be required for yoursituation.

Pre-planning a funeraland pre-paying a funeralare two different things.We can all pre-plan and, itis important to do so. Wemay not all wish to or beable to pre-pay.

Pre-planning involvesthinking about what youwant to happen with yourbody, where you want tobe laid to rest, and whatkind of services you do ordo not want.

Some items to consid-er:

» Do you wish to beburied in the ground,placed in a crypt, or cre-mated? Do you have acemetery preference? Doyou already own a plot?Do your loved onesknow?

» Do you want anobituary published in thepaper? If so, which pa-pers and what informa-tion should be included?

» Do you want musicor readings at your funer-al or memorial service?If so, what specific itemsdo you want and, aretheir special people youwant to perform or read?

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» Ifneeded,what kindof casketdo youprefer?

There are many, manystyles available in allprice ranges.

How do you find outthe information that willhelp you make decisions?Visit a few funeral homesand talk with the staff.They are required to giveyou a price list for theirservices and goods if youask. Most will sit downwith you, at no cost, todiscuss your end-of-lifewishes. You need to feelcomfortable with thefuneral home, its staff,and its policies and knowthey will do everythingpossible to ensure yourwishes are fulfilled.

Sharing your wishesand important informa-tion with your familymembers will help re-duce their stress whenthe time comes to lay youto rest. Think of it as afinal hug for your lovedones.

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

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Boone DAR to hearabout Ellis Island

The Daughters of theAmerican Revolution(DAR) Boone Countychapter will hold itsmonthly meeting on Sat-urday, April 11, at the mainbranch of the Boone Coun-ty Library on BurlingtonPike.

The meeting begins at10 a.m. and ends at ap-proximately 11:30 a.m.

The topic will be EllisIsland. The hostess will beVicky Roark.

Boosters hosts Tasteof St. Henry

ERLANGER — The Ath-letic Boosters at St. HenryDistrict High School willhost their ninth annualTaste of St. Henry onApril 25.

Held in the cafeteriaand gym at the highschool, the annual eventhelps to raise funds tosupport athletic programcosts that are not coveredby student tuition.

With an anticipated 400people in attendance and50 restaurants represent-ed, the Taste will be thelargest yet.

Join the Boosters forgreat food and games in-cluding a cornhole longtoss competition, euchregames, dice games, raf-fles, door prizes, musicand dancing. Doors openat 6 p.m. with food readyat 6:30 p.m.

Admission is $15 perperson at the door. Ad-vance tickets are avail-able for $12.50 atwww.shdhs.org. For infor-mation, call Sue Kolk-meier with questions at859-525-0255. Must be 21to attend.

Air qualitydesignationsimprove in NKY

The EnvironmentalProtection Agency has re-vised air quality designa-tions for fine particle pol-lution in five Kentuckycounties.

Air monitoring datademonstrates improvedair quality in Campbell,Kenton, Boone, Jeffersonand Bullitt counties.

“Air Quality in Ken-tucky continues to im-prove steadily,” said Ken-tucky Division for AirQuality (DAQ) director

Sean Alteri. “The most re-cent data demonstratesthat the Louisville andKentucky metropolitanstatistical areas are incompliance with federalair quality standards forfine particulate matter.”

In January, DAQ re-quested that EPA consid-er 2014 ambient air moni-toring data before desig-nations become effectiveApril 15, 2015. Air moni-toring data collected from2014 showed significantemissions reductions inthe area.

Fine particulate mat-ter is composed of micro-scopic particles or drop-lets in the air that mea-sure 2.5 microns or less indiameter, or about 30times smaller than thewidth of a human hair.Particles of this size arehazardous to humanhealth because they caneasily be inhaled deep intolungs and even cross intothe bloodstream.

HR managementgroup discusseslabor trends

The Northern Ken-tucky Society for HumanResource Management(NKY SHRM) invites youto attend its monthly lun-cheon meeting 11:30 a.m.to 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, April16, at Receptions EventCenter, Erlanger.

The program topic is“Union Avoidance KeyTrends.”

John Hawkins of Path-finders MPI Consultingwill provide an overviewof labor unions and laws.He will cover the impor-tance of a positive workenvironment, trends andtactics of union organiz-ing, reasons employeesturn to unions and the or-ganizing process.

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Cooper gradfinishes basicmilitary training

Air Force Airman Ja-son R. Doerman graduat-ed from basic militarytraining at Joint Base SanAntonio-Lackland.

The airman completedan intensive, eight-weekprogram that includedtraining in military disci-pline and studies, AirForce core values, physi-cal fitness, and basic war-fare principles and skills.Airmen who complete ba-sic training earn fourcredits toward an asso-ciate in applied sciencedegree through the Com-munity College of the AirForce.

Doerman is a 2013graduate of Cooper HighSchool.

Boone County gradfinishes basicmilitary training

Air Force AirmanRyan S. Sarkesian gradu-ated from basic militarytraining at Joint Base SanAntonio-Lackland.

The airman completedan intensive, eight-weekprogram that includedtraining in military disci-pline and studies, AirForce core values, physi-cal fitness, and basic war-fare principles and skills.

Airmen who completebasic training earn fourcredits toward an asso-ciate in applied sciencedegree through the Com-munity College of the AirForce.

Sarkesian is a 2010

graduate of Boone CountyHigh School.

Walton-Verona gradfinishes basicmilitary training

Air Force Airman Ste-phen A.Under-wood grad-uated frombasic mili-tary train-ing at JointBase SanAntonio-Lackland.

The air-man com-pleted anintensive,

eight-week program thatincluded training in mili-tary discipline and stud-ies, Air Force core values,physical fitness, and basicwarfare principles andskills.


Underwood is a 2012graduate of Walton-Vero-na High School.

Justin W. Phillipsfinishes basicmilitary training

Air Force Airman Jus-tin W. Phillips graduatedfrom basic military train-ing at Joint Base San An-tonio-Lackland.

The airman completedan intensive, eight-weekprogram that includedtraining in military disci-pline and studies, Air

Force core values, physi-cal fitness, and basic war-fare principles and skills.


455th MaintenanceGroup receivesaward

Air Force Col. Brett A.Newman led the 455thMaintenance Group as itwas recognized with theChief Master Sgt. JamesK. Clouse Award forMaintenance Excellence.

The award recognizesthe 4th Air Force mainte-nance organization thathas achieved the higheststandards in safety, mis-sion support, demonstrat-ed ingenuity, mission ac-complishments and main-tenance excellence.

Newman is currentlyserving as 445th Mainte-nance Group commanderat Wright-Patterson AirForce Base, Ohio.

Hatfield graduatesfrom basic training

AirForce Air-man 1stClass Jef-frey Hat-field grad-uated frombasic mili-tary train-ing at JointBase SanAntonio-Lackland,

San Antonio, Texas.

The airman completedan intensive, eight-weekprogram that includedtraining in military disci-pline and studies, AirForce core values, physi-cal fitness, and basic war-fare principles and skills.


Hatfield is a 2007 grad-uate of Larry A. Ryle HighSchool and earned a bach-elor’s degree in 2011 fromTransylvania Universityin Lexington.

Ryle grad finishesbasic militarytraining

Air Force AirmanRichard C. Fergusongraduated from basic mil-

itary train-ing at JointBase SanAntonio-Lackland,San Anto-nio, Texas.

The air-man com-pleted anintensive,eight-week

program that includedtraining in military disci-pline and studies, AirForce core values, physi-cal fitness, and basic war-fare principles and skills.


Ferguson is a 2009graduate of Larry A. RyleHigh School.

Former St. Henrystudent finishesbasic combattraining

Army Pvt. Joseph J.Mettey graduated frombasic combat training atFort Benning, Georgia.

During the nine-weektraining period, the trai-nee received instructionin drill and ceremony,weapons, rifle marks-manship and bayonettraining, chemical war-fare, field training andtactical exercises, armedand unarmed combat, mil-itary courtesy, militaryjustice, physical fitness,first aid, and Army histo-ry, traditions and core val-ues.

He is a 2014 graduate ofSt. Henry District HighSchool.

IN THE SERVICE

PROVIDED

Air ForceAirmanRichard C.Ferguson

PROVIDED

Air ForceAirmanStephen A.Underwood

PROVIDED

Air ForceAirman 1stClass JeffreyHatfield

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Kenzie’s Closet, the nonprof-it boutique that provides promoutfits for financially disadvan-taged girls in Greater Cincin-nati, kicked off its 10th year ofservice at the Kenzie’s Closetboutique location in O’Bryon-ville, with 15 prom shoppingdays scheduled for this year.

Kenzie’s Closet has helpedmore than 3,000 financially dis-advantaged students over thepast nine years.

About 450 girls from 65 areaschools will be served duringthis 2015 spring prom season.The schools include those fromurban, suburban, and ruralOhio, Indiana and NorthernKentucky schools – as far northas Dayton, Ohio, and south tothe Maysville, Kentucky, area.Most students have familyhousehold incomes of less than$22,000.

Kenzie’s Closet’s executivedirector Kathy Smith, pointedout that “The numbers are just asmall part of the whole story.Every young student who hasbeen able to attend her prom be-cause of the mission of Kenzie’sCloset over these past nineyears has had her own uniquelife story. We know that the op-portunity to feel special, beauti-ful, and loved for one very im-portant high school memorymeans so very much in thosestudents’ lives.”

According to Smith, “We askthe students what their dreamsare, what their vision of a per-fect prom dress would be. Theytell us their vision and then areguided through the ‘shoppingexperience’ with their own per-sonal shopper. They leave Ken-zie’s Closet with their “perfectoutfit” – dress, shoes, a wrap, apurse, and jewelry. The stu-dents can attend their highschool prom with their headheld high, feeling proud, andknow that they are indeed beau-tiful.”

Smith voiced the importanceof the energetic, devoted groupof more than 300 volunteers an-nually, the donations of promdresses, jewelry and wrapsover the years; and financialgenerosity of individuals, fam-ilies, and the local businesscommunity.

Junior and senior high schoolwomen who have been referredto Kenzie’s Closet from theirschool principal, counselor orsocial service agency will enjoyan once-in-a-lifetime magicalafternoon and select their com-plete prom outfit. On theirscheduled “Shopping Day,” thestudents are greeted by a volun-teer who walks them throughthe process of selecting theirperfect dress, shoes, a purse,jewelry, and a wrap for theirspecial night, within the settingof a beautifully-decorated pri-vate boutique setting. There isno cost to the student.

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etti discovered that one of herdaughter’s classmates at St. Ur-sula Academy would not be at-tending her prom because of theexpense. Coletti anonymouslyprovided resources to help thatstudent, and the seed was plant-ed for developing a programthat would help many moregirls.

“I never dreamed that theidea for Kenzie’s Closet nineyears ago would become suchan integral nonprofit organiza-tion in the Greater Cincinnaticommunity. I am grateful forthe inspiring contributions of somany who help us continue withthis mission,” founder BrynneColetti said.

Kenzie’s Closet was namedafter Makena “Kenzie” AnneComisar, who was killed in a sin-gle-car accident in 2002 beforeshe was able to attend her sen-ior prom. Comisar was a studentat St. Ursula Academy in Cin-cinnati, and was known for herbig heart and generosity.

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Amanda Bentley Fessler of Florence, co-chairperson for this year's Kenzie’s“Girls’ Night Out” event; Brynne Coletti of Indian Hill, founder of Kenzie’sCloset; Kathy Smith of Western Hills, executive director of Kenzie’s Closet,and Anne Ilyinsky of Indian Hill, co-chairperson of the event.


Kimberly Zang, left, of Mount Adams; Charlene Rouse, of Florence; andNoel Ripley, of Fort Thomas.


Victoria Kays, left, of Newport, and Brandi Corbello, of Florence.

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GOVERNMENT FORECLOSURE SALE

WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 2015 11:00 A.M.

2532 ALY SHEBA DRIVE, BURLINGTON, KY 41005

OF HOUSE AND LOT

2532 ALY SHEBA DRIVE, BURLINGTON, KY 41005

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LEGAL NOTICE

This is a nice three bedroom home on city water and sewer. It is well located in a quiet neighborhood. It consists of a living

room, kitchen, three bedrooms, and two baths. This property is considered suitable for the Rural Development, Housing

Program. This would be an excellent buy for an investor interested in rental property or for resale after minor repairs.

An open house will be held on April 30, 2015 from 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm.

The minimum acceptable bid for this property is $35,510.00.

Payment of the current year’s property taxes are the responsibility of the purchaser.

Clear title to this property is not warranted. The U.S. Marshal’s Deed is not a general warranty deed. Buyers are advised

to have the property’s title examined. Written notification regarding encumbrances on the property must be made to the

Williamstown Rural Development Office within 30 days

Notice is hereby given that on May 6, 2015, at 11:00 AM, at 2532 Aly Sheba Drive, Burlington, Kentucky, in order to raise

the sum of $132,042.76 principal, with accrued interest of $21,362.95 through March 6, 2013, late charges in the amount

of $157.95, and with fees assessed of $7,193.02 for a total unpaid balance due of $160,756.68. Interest is accruing on the

unpaid principal balance at the rate of $21.8957 per day after March 6, 2013, until the date of entry of the Judgment, plus

interest on the Judgment amount, (principal plus the shared appreciation recapture plus interest to the date of entry of this

Judgment at the rate of .12%, computed daily and compounded annually, until paid in full and for the costs of this action,

pursuant to Judgment and Order of Sale, being Civil Action No. 2:13-cv-00219-WOB-CJS on the Covington Docket of the

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky, entered on April 7, 2014, in the case of United States of

America vs. CARL D. DURYEA AND JENNIFER L. DURYEA, the following described property will be sold to the highest

and best bidder:

Being all of lot No. 176 of Derby Farms, Section 9, as shown on the plat for said subdivision which is recorded on Plat Slide

349-B of the Boone County Court Clerk’s records, at Burlington, Kentucky. This property is conveyed subject to all restric-

tions, conditions and easements contained in prior deeds or on public record. Being the same property conveyed to the

mortgagors by Villa Crest Properties, LLC, a Kentucky limited liability company, by deed dated the 14th day of May 2007,

and recorded in Deed Book 934, Page 438 of the Boone County Court Clerk’s records, at Burlington, Kentucky.

TERMS OF SALE: Ten percent (10%) of the bid price (in the form of a Cashier’s Check made payable to the U.S. Marshal)

on the day of the sale with good and sufficient bond for the balance, bearing interest at the rate of 0.12_% per annum until

paid, due and payable in 60 days and said bond having the effect of a Judgment. Upon a default by the Purchaser, the

deposit shall be forfeited and retained by the U.S. Marshal as a part of the Proceeds of the sale, and the property shall

again be offered for sale subject to confirmation by the Court.

This sale shall be in bar and foreclosure of all right, title, interest, estate claim, demand or equity of redemption of the

defendant(s) and of all persons claiming by, though, under or against them, provided the purchase price is equal to two-

thirds of the appraised value. If the purchase price is not equal to two-thirds of the appraised value, the Deed shall contain

in a lien in favor of the defendant (s) reflecting the right of the defendant(s) to redeem during the period provided by law

(KRS 426.530). Under law, the purchaser is deemed to be on notice of all matters affecting the property of record in the

local County Clerk’s Office.

Inquiries should be directed to: John Johnson, Area Director,

RURAL DEVELOPMENT AREA OFFICE

Williamstown, Kentucky

Telephone: 859-824-7171


or plants are preferredto seeds for startingasparagus. The crownsare actually a combina-tion of rhizomes, fleshyroots and fibrous roots.The fleshy roots, whichmay spread laterallyunder the soil severalfeet from the rhizomes,store food reserves thathelp develop the tender

Question: Is this agood time to plant aspar-agus? Is it true you can-not harvest it for two tothree years?

Answer: Early Marchis usually the recom-mended planting time,but since we’ve had acool spring, early Aprilwill still be fine.

One-year-old crowns

shoots the next spring.Asparagus is a peren-

nial vegetable that, onceestablished, may live for15 to 30 years. Locateasparagus to one side ofthe garden in a sunnylocation, where it willnot be disturbed. It isone of the easiest togrow, and one of themost sought after and

valuable early vegeta-bles. It is also welladapted to freezer stor-age if you get more thanyou can eat fresh. (Thisseldom happens in myhousehold!)

Plant asparaguscrowns in a trench 12 to15 inches wide and 6 to 8inches deep. Incorporaterotted manure, compost

or peat moss, plus fertil-izer, into the soil beforesetting the crowns, be-cause little organic mat-ter can be added later.

Set plants 15 to 18inches apart insidetrenches or rows whichare 30 inches apart.Place the crown on asmall amount of loosesoil in the trench, allow-ing it to be slightly high-er than the roots. Spreadthe roots out and coverthe crown with 2 to 3inches of soil, firmeddown well. As plantsbegin to grow, continueto put soil around andover the crowns until thetrench is filled.

Asparagus shoots orspears that come up thisyear should not be har-vested. Just let themgrow up tall and becomeferns. Limit harvests in2016 to three to fourweeks, and then let theferns grow. This proce-dure is necessary so thatthe root system willdevelop from its limitedsize and will store foodreserves to producegrowth the followingyear.

Plants harvested tooheavily too early aftersetting may becomeweakened and spindly.Never harvest spearsless than pencil-diame-ter size.

During the third year(2017), harvests can becontinued for eight toten weeks. Continuedoing this each year forthe next 15-30 years,until the plants no longeryield adequate harvestsand must be replanted.

Harvest spears dailywhen they are 5 to 7

inches tall. Break

them off atthe soillevel in-stead ofcuttingbelow thesoil sur-face. Cut-ting caneasilyinjure the

crown buds which pro-duce the next spears.Harvest in early morn-ing and use or refriger-ate immediately to main-tain crispness.

Each year in the earlyspring, fertilize aspara-gus with 1 pound of 5-10-10 per 100 square feet, oraccording to soil testrecommendations.Sometime during thewinter or very earlyspring, be sure to re-move all the old, deadstems from the previousseason at ground level.This will help avoid anydisease problems. As-paragus grown in a sun-ny, raised bed usuallybegins to produce byApril 15. Enjoy!

For more informationon growing vegetables,plus updates on upcom-ing Extension classes,and to win free vegeta-ble seeds for your springgarden, go to face-book.com/BooneHort-News or twitter.com/BooneHortNews.

Mike Klahr is Boone Countyextension agent for horticul-ture.

Don’t wait to plant asparagus

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