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FORT THOMAS — The FortThomas Independent SchoolDistrict is one of eight to be rec-ognized as a District of Distinc-tion.

“We are just thrilled,” saidGinger Webb, assistant superin-tendent for teaching and learn-ing. “This is a reflection of all thehard work our students, teach-ers and parents put in everyday.”

The district earned the recog-

nition from the Kentucky Boardof Education and the KentuckyDepartment of Education underthe third year of the UnbridledLearning: College and CareerReadiness for All accountabilitysystem.

To qualify as a District of Dis-tinction, a district has to have anoverall accountability score atthe 95th percentile or higher(based on achievement, gap,growth, college- and career-readiness and graduation rate),meet its current year Annual

Measurable Ob-jective, have atleast a 95 percentparticipationrate, and not havea Focus or Priori-ty School in thedistrict. Theachievement da-

ta is based on K-PREP testing inspring 2014.

According to Webb, the secretto Fort Thomas’ success is theentire school community.

“We have great kids, great

parent and great teachers, youcan’t go wrong with that,” shesaid. “Our kids come to schoolwanting to learn, our parents areso supportive and our teachersand staff are professional anddedicated.”

Other districts receiving thehonor are Anchorage Indepen-dent, Boyle County, CallowayCounty, Corbin Independent,Floyd County, Murray Indepen-dent and Walton-Verona Inde-pendent.

Board of Education Chair

Roger Marcum and EducationCommissioner Terry Hollidaypresented each district superin-tendent and local board of educa-tion representative with a recog-nition banner and letter of com-mendation. Each district also re-ceived a District of Distinctionlogo which it can display on itswebsite, letterhead or use in oth-er ways to promote its achieve-ment.

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FORT WRIGHT — LindaHornsby loves how the JamesA. Ramage Civil War Museumbrings history to life.

“My favorite thing aboutthe museum is when familiesvisit the museum and I get theopportunity to watch the chil-dren become excited aboutCivil War history,” saidHornsby, the museum’s volun-teer coordinator and boardmember. “We see this a lotduring our Battery HooperDays (held in the fall) whenwe have living history exhib-its and re-enactors.”

That’s why the museum’smain fundraiser, the Blue &Gray Dinner, is so important,Hornsby said. The annualevent, in its fifth year, raisesfunds to help support themuseum’s operations, exhib-its, and programs throughoutthe year.

This year’s dinner will beApril 23 at Twin Oaks Golfand Plantation Club in Lato-nia. The cocktail hour with a

cash bar will be 6-7 p.m. anddinner starts at 7 p.m. Thisyear, in honor of his retire-ment from Northern Ken-tucky University, Dr. JamesA. Ramage, the museum’sfounder, will be honored.Guest speaker will be Sen.Chris McDaniel.

Entertainment will be pro-vided by the Forget-Me-NotHistorical Dance. Museumboard president JeannineKreinbrink said she is lookingforward to the performance.

“They will present histori-cal dance from the Civil Warera,” she said. “The dancerswill discuss the origins andstyles of dance and providedemonstrations. After somepresenting, they will ‘teach’those willing attendees of ourevent a few of the dances.They will be in period attire,dancing to period music.”

The dinner is also impor-tant, according to Kreinbrink,because it raises awareness ofthe museum.

“The James A. RamageCivil War Museum is impor-tant to Northern Kentucky

because it is focused on local/regional history of the CivilWar,” she said. “The museumprovides interactive opportu-nities for visitors to partici-pate in activities that helpthem experience local historyin interesting ways. Theseinclude public archeology,Battery Hooper Days in Au-gust, and other events andactivities. Supporting themuseum at the dinner helpsus bring these great eventsand activities to the public.”

Tickets for the dinner cost$50 per person or $90 percouple, payable in advance.Please RSVP to Linda Horns-by at 859-261-3045 or [email protected] by April 16.Please make all checks paya-ble to James A. Ramage CivilWar Museum and mail checkto: James A. Ramage CivilMuseum. Mail checks to themuseum with attention toBlue & Gray Dinner: 409,Kyles Lane, Fort Wright, KY41011.

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The James A. Ramage Civil War Museum in Fort Wright

Ramage Museum to holdBlue and Gray DinnerMelissa [email protected]

ALEXANDRIA — Alexandria’sPark and Recreation Boardwill celebrate Arbor Day bygiving away 800 saplings from10 a.m. to noon April 25.

The free trees will be avail-able at Alexandria CommunityPark, 3965 Alexandria Drive.

According to Board Mem-ber Pam Proctor, the city pur-chased 200 saplings each offour types: loblolly pine, paw-paw, pin oak and southern redoak.

Mayor Bill Rachford saidthe city has supported ArborDay for many years.

“We have given away hun-dreds of trees,” he said. “It de-pends on the availability of thetree saplings, but we give themaway every year to support theregeneration of trees. Theyare a renewable resource.”

Rachford said the treesserve many purposes.

“Trees are necessary andthey are beautiful. These sap-

lings are small but they pro-vide a good opportunity forkids to learn about the environ-ment,” he said.

“Other holidays reposeupon the past; Arbor Day pro-poses for the future,” said Ster-ling Morton, founder of ArborDay.

Proctor said Alexandriasupports this holiday, foundedin 1872, with the goal of plant-ing trees to clean its air andbeautify its neighborhoods.

According to the NationalArbor Day Guide, trees prop-erly placed around buildingscan reduce air conditioningneeds by 30 percent and cansave 20-50 percent in energyused for heating. The docu-ment also states healthy ma-ture trees add an average of 10percent to a property’s valueand the planting of treesmeans improved water qualityresulting in less runoff anderosion.

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Liam and Matt Von Handorf pick up a red oak tree sapling during a pastCold Spring Arbor Day celebration.

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ALEXANDRIA — Holi-days in Alexandria couldstart celebrating morethan Christmas, if planscontinue between thenonprofit organizationand the city’s Park Board.

Holidays in Alexan-dria became an official501c3 nonprofit organiza-tion in 2014, according tochairman Sandy Decker,who now is also a City

Council member.Decker said a recent

meeting continued the or-ganization’s plans to getinvolved in city events be-yond the Christmas cele-bration they’ve plannedsince 2012.

“We would like to try todo different things duringthe year,” said Decker.“We’ve given some mon-ey to the city park fortrees, and we’re discuss-ing other events we can

help with.”Mayor Bill Rachford

said Holidays in Alexan-dria has some ideas aboutexisting and new cityevents. “The discussion isongoing,” he said. “We aremeeting to see to what ex-tent they can be in-volved.”

The Arbor Day treegiveaway and the Haunt-ed Walk at the AlexandriaCommunity Park are twoevents Rachford said thegroup could work on withthe city.

The Alexandria CityCouncil meets at 7 p.m. onthe first and third Thurs-days of each month at theCity Building, 8236 WestMain St.

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ALEXANDRIA — St.Elizabeth RehabilitationServices is bringingphysical therapy ser-vices into southernCampbell County.

The next-closest phys-ical therapy clinic is atTown & Country Sportsin Wilder or at St. Eliza-beth Fort Thomas, saidGuy Karrick public rela-tions manager for St.Elizabeth Healthcare.

“The site in Alexan-dria will be for Alexan-dria and residents insouthern CampbellCounty,” Karrick said.

Physical therapy staffwill work out of the samebuilding St. Elizabeth al-ready uses as an imagingand lab center at 7200 Al-exandria Pike, Alexan-dria.

Hours will be 7:30 a.m.to 6 p.m. Monday and Fri-day; and 8 a.m. to p.m.Wednesday.

Staff provides a pro-gram for each patient af-

ter an initial evaluationto help patients reachpersonal goals to addressmuscle and skeletal im-pairments, according toa news release from St.Elizabeth.

Having the Alexan-dria clinic will provide aconvenient place to as-sist patients with muscu-loskeletal conditions andenhance St. Elizabeth’srelationships with thecommunity, said Dr. EdDobrzykowski, systemdirector of rehabilitation

services.“We look forward to

caring for patients withall types of orthopedicconditions related tospine, upper and lowerbody, and post-operativecare. The clinic will alsoserve patients with dizzi-ness and balance disor-ders,” Dobrzykowskisaid.

For information aboutAlexandria’s clinic call859-572-3700 or visitbit.ly/1Dmc3OJ.

St. Elizabeth bringsphysical therapy southChris [email protected]

THANKS TO GUY KARRICK

St. Elizabeth Healthcare’s new physical therapy clinic inAlexandria is at 7200 Alexandria Pike.

Citizen Foster Care Re-view Boards in 31counties– including Boone, Camp-bell and Kenton – areseeking volunteers tomake a difference in thelives of local children infoster care.

Volunteers are neededto review cases of chil-dren in foster care be-cause of dependency, ne-glect or abuse to ensurethese children are placedin safe, permanent homesas quickly as possible.

Volunteers are not re-quired to reside in thecounty where a boardmeets.

The Kentucky GeneralAssembly created thestate CFCRB in 1982 as a

way to decrease the timechildren spend in fostercare. CFCRB volunteersreview Cabinet for Healthand Family Services fileson children placed in out-of-home care and workwith the cabinet andcourts on behalf of thestate’s foster children.The volunteer reviewershelp ensure that childrenreceive the necessary ser-vices while in foster careand are ultimately placedin permanent homes.

All volunteers mustcomplete a six-hour initialtraining session and con-sent to a criminal recordand Central Registrycheck. A recommenda-tion is then made to the

chief judge of the DistrictCourt or Family Court forappointment.

Individuals who are in-terested in volunteeringmay get more informa-tion and apply to volun-teer on the CFCRB webpage atbit.ly/FosterReview.

Volunteers will attendtraining April 17 in Somer-set or April 24 in Louis-ville.

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What if you could renta car for an hour or twowith just the tap of a but-ton on your smartphone?

That’s finally possiblesouth of the Ohio River,where Zipcar – theworld’s largest carshar-ing company – launchedservice this week atNorthern Kentucky Uni-versity in HighlandHeights.

The service is aimed atNKU’s 17,000 students,faculty and staff, but isalso open to the entirecommunity.

Users can rent a car bythe hour or by the day bysimply clicking a mouseor tapping a button ontheir smartphones.

It is the company’sfirst location south of theriver, but Zipcar has oper-ated at the University ofCincinnati since late 2011and in downtown Cincin-nati and Over-the-Rhinesince late 2012. It alsolaunched service inLouisville late last year.

The service is aimed atadults who don’t own a caror prefer not to drive, butstill need a vehicle for theoccasional errand, ap-pointment or trip. It couldbe particularly helpful,say, for the more than1,800 undergraduate stu-dents who live on campus.

“We are happy to offerthis service to our cam-pus,” said Chris Cole,NKU’s director of mar-

keting and communica-tions. “Zipcar offers an-other transportation op-tion for residential andcommuter students aswell as faculty and staffwho find themselves inneed of a vehicle. Thisprogram is part of ourcontinuing efforts tomeet the needs of ourcampus community.”

So how does it work?Users pay an annual

fee, which gives them ac-cess to thousands of Zip-car vehicles across theworld. A car can be re-served 24 hours, sevendays a week either byphone, on Zipcar’s web-site or through its mobileapp.

The app also lets driv-ers lock and unlock thecars and even honk thehorn to locate the car in aparking lot.

At NKU, a Ford Focusand Hyundai Elantra are

available in Lot D next tothe university’s WelcomeCenter. Users must joinZipcar for a $25 annualfee, and vehicle rates be-gin at $7.50 per hour or$69 per day.

Gas, insurance and upto 180 miles per day areincluded in the rate.

Zipcar launched inCambridge, Massachu-setts, 15 years ago; theidea was to bring Euro-pean-style carsharing tourban areas across theU.S.

Today the company op-erates in 470 cities and onmore than 400 collegecampuses across theworld.

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Team’s springcleanup benefitscancer patient

FORT THOMAS — High-lands High School footballplayers will do neighbor-hood chores from 1-5 p.m.April 26 to raise moneyfor 1979 graduate Bill Jur-gens’ family as he battlesesophageal cancer.

Team members per-form an annual springcleanup for charity. Yardwork, cleaning out a ga-rage or working around ahouse or business are allways players will assistpeople for a donation.Players will not be al-

lowed to use power equip-ment or power tools.

All proceeds will go toJurgens’ family. Jurgenswas a member of the var-sity football team for fouryears and is a lifelongFort Thomas resident.

Job requests are limit-ed to within five miles ofHighlands High Schoolbecause many players donot drive.

For information, or toschedule a cleanup, con-tact coach Brian Weinrichat [email protected] or859-240-7119. Messagesneed to contain yourname, address, phonenumber, the job request,and how many workerswill be needed.

NKY ChamberWomen’s Initiativepresents event

The Northern Ken-tucky Chamber of Com-merce Women’s Initiativewill present its next pro-fessional series event,Strategic Communica-tion, 7:30-9:30 a.m. May 6at the METS Center in Er-langer.

The discussion will bepresented by MichelleClass, president of Mar-

keting with Class. For registration infor-

mation, contact Pam Mas-truserio at 859-578-6384or email [email protected] can also view theevent atnkychamber.com/events.

Chamber To HostReds Senior VP atBusiness Showcase

The Northern Ken-tucky Chamber of Com-merce will present thefirst NKY Business Show-case 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.April 15 at the METS Cen-ter in Erlanger.

Keynote presenter willbe Karen Forgus, seniorvice president of businessoperations with the Cin-cinnati Reds. Attendeescan visit with Chambermember businesses at theB2B expo and participatein workshops in socialmedia, cyber security andnetworking.

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FORT THOMAS — HighlandsHigh School’s Theatre Depart-ment students are set todance in an April 9-12 produc-tion of “Footloose.”

Highlands’ musical Foot-loose is based on a Broadwayshow of the 1984 movie “Foot-loose” starring Kevin Baconabout how teens in a smalltown overcame a ban on danc-

ing.Lead roles of characters

Ren and Ariel will be per-formed by sophomores Pay-ton Epperson and RachelZimmerman.

Opening night at High-lands’ Performing Arts Cen-ter, 2400 Memorial Parkway,Fort Thomas, will be at 7:30p.m. Thursday, April 9. Other

performances will be at 7:30p.m. April 9-10, and at 2 p.m.Sunday, April 12.

Tickets cost $8 for studentsor $10 for adults. Tickets mustbe purchased in advancedonline at bit.ly/1BtONa2. Anyremaining tickets will beavailable for purchase onehour before each show at thetheater door.

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The Campbell Ridge Aca-demic Team became the 2015Regional 24 Governor’s CupChampions.

They competed March 21 atthe Regional Governor’s Cupcompetition at Southern Ele-mentary in Pendleton County.This is their sixth year in a rowwinning this title,

Here are members of theCampbell Ridge AcademicTeam:

Second place Quick RecallTeam: Ashley Messmer (cap-tain); Noah Coronado; DayneFreudenberg; Ben Palmieri;Beckett Penrod; MatthewMaines; Ella Hertzenberg;

Sophie Jones; Kennedy John-son; Aubrie Klei; Allie Messm-er.

Noah Coronado tied for firstplace in math and second placein arts and humanities.

Ben Palmieri won secondplace in science.

Dayne Freudenberg tied forthird place in social studies.

Sophie Jones won secondplace in composition.

Ashley Messmer won fourthplace in composition.

Fourth place Future Prob-lem Solving: Dayne Freuden-berg, Beckett Penrod, KennedyJohnson and Cody Eby.

Campbell Ridge winsGovernor’s Cup title

Stations of the cross

Before leaving school to start spring break, students at St. Joseph School, Cold Spring witnessed a reminder ofwhat Holy Week is about. Eighth-graders re-enacted the Via Dolorosa Stations of the Cross for students. Thestations were done with students in mime with narration being done by fellow classmates. This movingpresentation was a wonderful way to share the Easter Story. Here Delaney Rudd and Bryan Duffy re-enact thefourth station of the cross.

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Olivia Ossege, an eighth-grade student at St. Thomas School in FortThomas, placed second in the state finals of the Governor’s Cup incomposition on March 16 in a ceremony at the Galt House in Louisville. Toqualify for the state finals, Olivia had to first place in the districtcompetition, and then the regional competition. At the finals, shecompeted against 120 of the state regional winners to take thesecond-place trophy.

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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, orplatter. Decorate and glaze withguidance of professional. Noexperience required. Times areopen. $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 effective wayto ask the viewer to considertheir 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. No liq-uids, paint or oil. Leave messagefor 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., TheLively Learning Lab, 7500 Oak-brook Drive, Suite 10, Balance ofstructured, unstructured andself-directed play opportunitiesto help learners develop theirsocial, intellectual and communi-cation skills. Ages 3-6. $10.Registration required. 916-2721.Florence.

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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.

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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., Madi-son Theater, 730 Madison Ave.,$30, $25 advance. 491-2444;www.madisontheateronline-.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 during theking’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., Baker HuntArt and Cultural Center, 620Greenup St., Create armaturewire sculpture and cover withunique faux bronze technique.Three consecutive Saturdays.Ages 14 and up. $35. Reserva-tions 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 workshop.Author leads writing workshopsaround the world. Ages 21 andup. $100. Registration 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 fun thatencourages a love of books andbuilds pre-reading skills throughbooks, finger plays, songs andplaytime. Free. Presented byBoone County Public Library.342-2665; www.bcpl.org. Flor-ence.

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 Symphony Orchestra.Holst’s The Planets accompaniedby NASA footage and imagesalong with interesting tidbitsfrom Cincinnati Observatory andDean Regas. During intermissionand after show, audience cangaze through 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 support oflatest 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 Pub andGrub, 708 Monmouth St., Free.491-3500; www.jerzeespub.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, 5p.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 Associa-tion, 11218 S. Licking Pike, ShootGun, Luck Shoot and Trap Shoot.Prizes will be hams. Scatterboards, food and drinks avail-able. Free. Presented by Camp-bell 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., TheLively Learning Lab, $10. Regis-

tration required. 916-2721.Florence.

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

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, Knitor crochet in relaxed, friendlycompany. Learn for first time orpick 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. Hebron.

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. Presentedby 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.

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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.

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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.

Rita HeikenfeldRITA’S KITCHEN

THANKS TO RITA HEIKENFELD

Candied pecans are an easy to make topper for a salad.

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When we think about thegreat impact of volunteers inKentucky, it’s tough to imagineour commonwealth withouttheir service. Consider yourcity, your community, yourneighborhood. It’s likely thatone or more volunteers havehelped benefit your home life,your job, your safety. Thechanges happen in more waysthan most of us realize.

Volunteers fight fires inrural areas. They read to stu-dents. They tutor at-risk youthand spend quality time withthe elderly and people withdisabilities. They collect foodand deliver meals to the home-bound. They remove litterfrom roadways and planttrees. They support and enableveterans.

The list is endless – and it isamazing. Volunteers serve for

the good ofothers. Andnow is thetime that wecan saythanks.

Gov. SteveBeshear hasproclaimedApril 12-18KentuckyVolunteerWeek. It’s atime to honor

those who make the commit-ment to volunteer, and it’s areminder to many of us to domore for our neighbors.

The mission of my agency –the Kentucky Commission onCommunity Volunteerism andService – is to engage Ken-tuckians in service.

We at the commission, ourstaff and bipartisan members,

also manage the state’s Amer-iCorps national service pro-grams. Since 1994, more than9,400 Kentucky residents haveserved more than 14 millionhours and have received edu-cation awards totaling morethan $32.5 million.

Not only do AmeriCorpsmembers provide direct ser-vice, they also recruit commu-nity volunteers and providecivic engagement opportuni-ties. Last year, KentuckyAmeriCorps members recruit-ed, trained and supervisedmore than 13,000 communityvolunteers for the organiza-tions they serve – volunteerswho provided more than92,000 hours of service to theirKentucky communities. Whatan impact!

You don’t have to take theAmeriCorps pledge to make a

difference. You just have togive of yourself – join yourfellow Kentuckians who al-ready volunteer.

The benefits of volunteer-ing are great, and some arevery practical. For teens, it’s agreat way to build their skillsets and get a feel for the de-mands of a career. Collegestudents can add to their re-sumes. Adults who are be-tween jobs can gain experi-ence and a foot in the door to anew profession.

If you are affiliated with anonprofit agency that dependson the service of others, Ken-tucky Volunteer Week is a timeto say thank you to volunteers.

The commission has waysto help you do this. You canrequest a certificate of appre-ciation or governor’s citationto commemorate a special

project or ongoing service.You can also consider nominat-ing a special volunteer for aGovernor’s Service Award.Annual honors are presentedin categories including corpo-rate, veteran, senior and youthservice.

No matter the cause, volun-teering your time, your in-tellect and your energy ismore than a gift; it is an act oflove. What we do as volunteerstoday will change tomorrow.

Joe Bringardner is executive direc-tor of the Kentucky Commission onCommunity Volunteerism and Ser-vice, an agency of the Cabinet forHealth and Family Services.Learn more about community volun-teerism, service opportunities andAmeriCorps atchfs.ky.gov/dfrcvs/kccvs or at 800-239-7404.

Celebrate service during Ky. Volunteer Week

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Last week’s questionWhat is the best April

Fools’ prank you ever played,or had played on you?

“On Facebook someoneposted that there is someonethat keeps posting nude picsand they wanted the wordout so they sent a link youcould click on to see if youknow the person when I did,it was MY facebook pagewith my pic! It freaked meout! LOL.”

Tammy Haley Day

“Two years ago OpeningDay was on April Fools’. Myfiance, his sister and I weregoing to the parade and mydad said he got tickets andhe couldn’t go and that hewould give them to me andto call him when we gotthere. Well I called him andApril Fools’, no freakingtickets! I was so upset.”

Kaylah Siemer

“Best April Fools’ prankever played on me happenedexactly four years ago yes-terday at 1:26 p.m. Coinci-dentally this happens to bethe exact moment my daugh-ter was born. Being nervousand excited, also being inlabor for 12 hours, it slippedmy mind it was in fact AprilFools’ Day. The doctor laysJillian on my chest and says‘Congratulations it’s a BOY!’At this moment it seemed asif the world stopped. Since20 weeks we knew, or wethought we knew, we werehaving a girl. Flashes of pinkwent through my mind.Knowing we had very, verylittle ‘gender neutral’ items.What seemed like minutes ofutter confusion I finally wasable to burst out, ‘WHAT?!’The doctor then chuckled,‘April Fools’!!!’ Behind thisprank of course I shouldhave known my very ownfather put her up to it! Ku-dos Dad.”

Erin Michel Gross

“My husband has playedthe SAME April Fools’ prankon me for 32 years straight... and it has worked almostevery year He rubberbandsthe kitchen spray attach-ment so it sprays me in theface when I turn on the wa-

ter. Which, by habit, I alwaysdo first thing every morningwhen I come downstairs. Allyou need is one good prank... and a very forgetful wife.”

Joy Kent Tarleton

“Last year was my lastyear of teaching so I wantedto make April Fools’ Daygreat. I bought one of thosecans that has the springsnake in it. I rigged it upsuch that when a studentlifted the lid off my candybox, the snake popped out. Ican’t begin to tell you howmany kids screamed thenlaughed and wanted me to doit again. They loved it whichmade me love it even more.”

Bonnie Kirby Cronin

“Several years ago I de-cided to sew my son’s jacketsleeves shut, only I didn’tstop there! I sewed legs ofjeans, boxers, T-shirt necks,sleeves, pretty much every-thing I could get my handson. For weeks after, I wouldhear him as he was dressing,when he found somethingelse, say, ‘Crap! Dang it!Mom!’ That was my bestever!”

Linda Leppert Unterreiner

“Baby powder in mymom’s blow dryer! Pooof!”

Courtney Zehnder

“Big gob of petroleumjelly under car door han-dles.”

Joanna Seta

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THIS WEEK’SQUESTIONThe state General Assemblypassed House Bill 340 whichexpands the state’s film taxcredits in order to create morefilm production in the com-monwealth. Do you want tosee more movies made inKentucky? Where are goodlocations to film? What moviestar do you want to come toKentucky to make a movie?

Every week we ask readers aquestion they can reply to via email.Send your answers [email protected] withCh@troom in the subject line.

Financial abuse is perva-sive, crippling and often hid-den. Though less apparentthan physical or emotionalabuse, financial perpetratorsprevent their victims fromacquiring, using, or maintain-ing financial resources. Abus-ers isolate spouses or part-ners, preventing them fromwork or transportation orseizing victims’ income. Vic-tims may have their spendingtightly monitored and re-stricted by a partner or worryexcessively about how theirpartner will react to simple,everyday purchases.

Money and finances play animportant role for many vic-tims when considering wheth-er to leave an abusive rela-tionship. Behind fear, finan-cial factors are the strongestpredictor of a victim’s deci-sion to stay, leave, or return toan abusive relationship. Manysurvivors have limited or noaccess to money or have hadtheir financial security de-stroyed by their abuser.

Economic empowerment isthe key to breaking the cycleof violence over generations.Financial stability and self-sufficiency are necessaryprecursors for leaving andabstaining from abusive rela-tionships. Over 10 years, theAllstate Foundation has givenmore than $40 million to na-tional, state, and local domes-tic violence programs throughits partnership with the Na-tional Network to End Domes-tic Violence (NNEDV) to sup-

port economicempowermentservices.Since 2005, theKentuckyCoalitionAgainst Do-mestic Vio-lence and itsmember pro-grams – in-cluding theWomen’s Cri-sis Center in

Covington – have receivedmore than $900,000 in grantsfor this work.

In addition to grant dollars,financial education sessionswith Allstate agents providesurvivors and advocates theopportunity to connect withprofessionals in the financialmainstream – often a firstopportunity for victims offinancial abuse. I am gratefulfor the opportunity to connectwith those in need in my owncommunity. Volunteering withsurvivors at the Women’sCrisis Center has been a trulyrewarding experience, whichhas offered me a deepenedunderstanding of barriers toself-sufficiency for survivorsand a chance to empowermembers of my community tobecome financially strong.

Survivors are often facedwith the devastation of leav-ing behind a home, income,and sense of financial securitywhen leaving abusers. Re-gardless of a survivor’s educa-tion, job skills, or personalearning potential, all survi-

vors must overcome the chal-lenge of financial stability ifthey are to care for their fam-ilies and live more safe andsecure lives.

The Women’s Crisis Centerprovides survivors with emer-gency shelter, individual andgroup counseling, services forchildren who have witnessedviolence, and tools to achievefinancial stability. Generousfunding from the AllstateFoundation funds a Car IDAprogram for survivors – aone-to-one matched savingsprogram, which helps survi-vors secure reliable trans-portation to and from work.Allstate Foundation fundingalso supports a credit-buildingmicroloan program, financialeducation and counseling, andasset-building services – dem-onstrating the foundation’sbelief in the financial poten-tial of each individual andsupporting families’ access tothe American dream.

If you suspect a friend orfamily member is in an abu-sive relationship, the mostimportant thing you can do isto let them know that theyhave support and options toleave the relationship. If youare concerned about the safe-ty of your friend or familymember, or to learn aboutvictim services in your area,contact the National DomesticViolence Hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) or 1-800-787-3224.

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Financial self-sufficiencyparamount for leaving

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APRIL 9, 2015 • FORT THOMAS RECORDER • B1

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COMMUNITYRECORDEREditor: Melanie Laughman, [email protected], 513-248-7573

Haley Meyers is pitching a heavy ballin the circle, the bats are booming, andfielders are gloving it for the undefeatedNewport Central Catholic softball team,now 5-0. One of three remaining unbeat-en teams in the Ninth Region, the Thor-oughbreds have bolted out the gate withtheir best start ever, surpassing 5-1startsin 2010 and 2011.

NewCath is outscoring the competi-tion, 54-9 after an 18-1 rout in three in-nings Tuesday in a 36th District seedinggame against Dayton. Fueling the suddenstart and hoping for a fast finish are fiveseniors, most of whom have been playingmultiple sports together throughouttheir high school years.

“My seniors are amazing me,” coachDenny Barnes said. “They came right infrom basketball and started hitting andfielding, and Haley Meyers has been justfantastic. She’s improved.”

Meyers, a sophomore, is 5-0 afterpitching every inning but one in fivestarts. She has a shutout, with a two-hitteragainst 32nd District stalwart Simon

Kenton, and a one-hitter against Ludlow.Meyers went 17-9 and posted a 2.26 ERAlast season, with five no-hitters, includ-ing two perfect games and three one-hit-ters.

“She’s gotten to be pretty good, andshe has some good fielders behind her,too,” Barnes said. “Our infield is gettingto everything, and our young outfieldersare starting to come along. We’ve got twonew outfielders. We’re rotating four girlsout there.”

The infield has been rock-solid foryears. Catcher Kristen Schreiber, sixth-year varsity second baseman CaseyKohls, lead-off-hitting shortstop Michae-la Ware and clean-up hitting third base-man Loren Zimmerman, all seniors, offerair-tight defense and clutch bats with alot of tournament experience as the bed-rock of an experienced group.

Kohls, who started playing softball forDayton as an eighth-grader, and Schreib-er both have cleared the fences and leadthe team with one home run each. Zim-merman leads with five doubles. Zim-merman and Schreiber are co-leaderswith 10 RBI.

“Ware and Kohls are getting on baseall the time,” Barnes said. “And Schreib-er and Zimmerman are knocking them in.We have a great top of the batting order,with our top six hitters all batting around.500. It’s just been flat-out lights out.”

Senior Morgan Martini anchors the

young outfield. Carolyn Schreiber, one ofthree Schreiber sisters on the team, isone of the outfielders. Sophomore Kenne-dy Binn is the new first baseman as New-Cath is beginning to see the benefits of afreshman program started three yearsago.

If the Thoroughbreds can’t sustaintheir unbeaten pace, it still promises to bea history-making season on the hill. Sev-eral of the seniors are on pace to shatterNewCath records, including Kohls andSchreiber (career hits and runs), Ware(career runs) and Zimmerman (careerhits and RBI).

Schreiber is heading to Mount St. Jo-seph to play softball. Ware is expecting toplay basketball at Thomas More. Zim-merman is a Morehead State soccerrecruit.

A new multi-level clubhouse, includ-ing a garage and bathrooms is nearly fin-ished at Newport Vets, where the ’Bredsmake their home. Concrete is beingpoured Saturday for the concessionstand, and it needs a coat of paint. A dedi-cation will be made once it’s completed.

NewCath will begin defense of itsNinth Region All “A” Classic tournamentcrown Wednesday in the first All “A”Classic contest in three years against cityrival Newport. NewCath, last year’s 36thDistrict runner-up, is seeking its fifth36th District tournament title in sevenyears.

Thoroughbreds have galloped straight out of gate

TONY TRIBBLE FOR THE ENQUIRER

Newport Central Catholic pitcher HaleyMeyers, a sophomore, is 5-0, pitching all butone inning for the Thoroughbreds.

Defending Ninth RegionAll ‘A’ champsmulti-talentedMarc HardinEnquirer contributor

Kristin Laskey takes overthe boys tennis program in addi-tion to her longstanding dutiesas girls tennis coach at High-lands High School.

Junior Ben Emery returns asthe two-time defending boyssingles champion in the 10th Re-gion. Last year, he reached theround of 16 in the KHSAA statetournament, winning twomatches and dropping only twototal games before falling in thethird round to the three seed.

Senior Max Freyberger qual-ified for state in doubles afterreaching the regional semifi-nals with graduate Tylo Mitch-ell. The duo lost in the firstround at state.

Junior Alex Traylor, sopho-more Jeff Schenck and sixth-grader Peter Laskey also par-ticipated in the regional tourna-ment last year and have beenworking hard in the offseason.

Top new contributors startwith seventh-grader JacksonHopper and eighth-grader Ja-cob Schuh.

“Five of six regional partici-pants from last year are return-ing, and several of them trainedin the offseason,” Laskey said.“I look forward to the chance ofworking with this talentedgroup of young men.”

Highlands boys were set fora conference tournamentmatch April 6 and were set tocontinue the tourney April 13.The Bluebirds next play athome April 16 against Villa Ma-donna and could potentially fin-ish the conference tourneyApril 20.

Laskey is in her fourth sea-son as girls head coach. HerBluebirds were 11-7 last yearand won their 10th consecutive10th Region team title, and werealso conference champions.

Leading the way one lasttime is senior Meredith Laskey,a six-time regional singleschampion. The fourth seed atthe state tourney, she went allthe way to the state finals lastyear, beating the top seed in thesemifinals before falling in thefinals to the three seed.

Laskey had 148 career wins

entering the season which islikely a school record. She hasmade official visits to the U.S.Naval Academy, US Air ForceAcademy, University of Cincin-nati and Bellarmine campuses.She is also considering More-head and University of Dayton.

Junior Lexi Herman is thethree-time reigning 10th Regiondoubles champion with two dif-ferent partners who have nowgraduated. She and her sisterAbby were state semifinalistsin doubles, losing a tough 6-4,

6-4 match in the semis. Hermanhas 81 career wins entering theseason.

Other returning startersfrom the postseason include ju-nior Sarah Hoffmann, juniorLauren Auteri and junior LaceyPohlman.

Hoffman qualified for statein singles, winning one match inthe tourney, and was a regionalsemifinalist. Auteri was region-al doubles runner-up with grad-uate Caroline Christian and wona match at state. Pohlman com-

peted in the state team tourna-ment at third singles.

Top new contributors startwith senior Megan Hodory andfreshman Brooke Hodory, sis-ters who had plenty of juniorvarsity experience in 2014.

“This group of upperclass-men have played together sincemiddle school and are eager todefend their 10th region team ti-tle as well as repeat as individ-ual champions,” Kris Laskeysaid. “We had a total of 11 winsteam-wide at the 2014 state tour-

ney, the best Highlands hasdone for quite some time.”

In addition to conferencetourney days, also on April 13and 20 like the boys team, thegirls team plays Notre DameApril 15 at Tower Park.

FIRST SWING AT 2015 HIGH SCHOOL TENNIS

Bluebirds take it to the courtsBy James [email protected]

FILE PHOTO

Highlands senior Max Freyberger hits the ball in 2013.

FILE PHOTO

Meredith Laskey, Highlands HighSchool senior, is a seven-year statechampionships qualifier in Kentuckyand currently carries a top-5 USTAOhio Valley ranking.

FILE PHOTO

Senior Sarah Hoffmann returns forthe Bluebirds.

B2 • FORT THOMAS RECORDER • APRIL 9, 2015 SPORTS & RECREATION

Newport CentralCatholic graduate JohnBrannen is returninghome to coach NorthernKentucky University’smen’s basketball team.

Norse athletic direc-tor Ken Bothof an-nounced April 6 thatBrannen – Alabama’s in-terim coach after Antho-ny Grant’s firing inMarch – will be intro-duced at a 3 p.m. pressconference Tuesday atthe Bank of KentuckyCenter.

Brannen was withGrant at Alabama for sixyears, including two asthe Crimson Tide’s asso-ciate head coach.

Prior to that he was anassistant at VirginiaCommonwealth, St. Bon-aventure, Eastern Ken-

tucky and the Univer-sity of Charleston.

Brannen said he washumbled to be the nextNorse coach and said hisfamily, which includeswife, Lisa, and twindaughters, Katelyn andJaylee, is “thrilled to beback home.”

“Our program prom-ises to bring great prideto the NKU communityand we will strive forsuccess on and off thecourt,” Brannen said.“Our goal is to competefor Atlantic Sun Cham-pionships while ensur-ing our players graduateand represent NKU in afirst-class manner. Ican’t wait to start work-ing and return home toembark on my headcoaching career.”

Brannen, a Covingtonnative, started his colle-giate playing career at

Morehead State beforetransferring to Marshall

University, where hescored 1,008 points intwo seasons. After his1997 graduation, Bran-nen played professional-ly in Belgium for twoseasons.

At Alabama his dutiesincluded working withperimeter players. TheCrimson Tide had three20-win seasons duringBrannen’s tenure andwent 1-1 during his briefrole as interim coach.The team defeated Illi-nois 79-58 in a NIT open-er before losing to even-tual runner-up Miami,73-66.

Brannen replacesDave Bezold, who wasfired last month after 11seasons at the helm of aprogram that made themove from Division II.NKU finished 13-17 dur-ing the 2014-15 cam-paign.

NKU names Brannen hoops coachShannon [email protected]

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Newport Central Catholicgraduate John Brannen,shown as as assistant coachfor the Alabama CrimsonTide in 2014, is returninghome to coach NorthernKentucky University's men'sbasketball team.

Baseball» Newport Central

Catholic beat Newport26-7 April 1. Clint Bartelshad a home run and sixRBI to lead the on-slaught, and JoshSchneider had five hitsand three RBI.

TMC Notes» The Thomas More

College baseball team de-feated Centre College,19-2 March 31. Junior des-ignated hitter DonovanPogue (St. Xavier) ledthe team at the plate as hewas two-for-two with agrand slam home run, sixruns batted-in and threeruns scored.

Five other Saints hadmultiple hits in the gameas freshman second base-man Ben Laumann (OakHills) was two-for-fourwith three runs scored,senior first basemanNick Connor (Elder) wastwo-for-three with a RBIand three runs scored,sophomore catcher Aus-tin Bryant (Fairfield)was two-for-three withtwo RBI and two runsscored, sophomore cen-ter fielder Casey Metzg-er (Oak Hills) was two-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 dayafter a 20-13 win overFranklin at home. TheSaints were led at theplate by senior catcherBrad Popham (DixieHeights) and junior des-ignated hitter Pogue asPopham was 4-for-5 withtwo RBI and one runscored and Pogue was 4-for-6 with three doubles,six RBI and three runsscored. Sophomore rightfielder Ben Kenning (El-der) was 3-for-5 with atriple, a double, four RBIand four runs scored,Metzger was 3-for-6 witha triple, a double, threeRBI and two runs scoredand junior left fielderZach Fardo (BishopBrossart) was 3-for-6with a RBI and a runscored.

NKU Notes» Northern Kentucky

University track andfield athlete J.J. Webberearned Atlantic Sun Con-ference Outdoor TrackAthlete of the Week hon-ors.

Webber took firstplace in the 5,000-meterat the Oliver Nikoloff In-vitational with a pro-gram-record time of14:14.39. The junior fin-ished 30 seconds ahead ofthe second-place runnerin the race. The timeranks 14th in NCAA Divi-sion I and first on the A-Sun performance list.

» The Northern Ken-tucky University wom-en’s tennis team pickedup a landmark win April2, defeating KennesawState in Atlantic Sun Con-ference action 4-2 at FiveSeasons Sports Club. Thewin was NKU’s firstagainst an A-Sun oppo-nent, snapping a four-match losing streak toimprove to 6-10 overalland 1-3 in A-Sun play.Kennesaw State fell to 1-12 overall and 0-4 in A-Sun action.

The Norse opened theafternoon by sweepingdoubles play. Nicole Sou-tar and Rheanna More-hart got NKU’s first win,taking an 8-1 decisionagainst Isabela Castro

and Gabriela Bueno atNo. 2, and Sydney Powerand Yasmine Xantos se-cured the doubles pointwith an 8-4 win over Alex-andra Mercado and Cris-tina Martin at No. 3. Hai-ley Shanahan and Dan-ielle Donahue completedthe sweep at No. 1 with an8-5 victory over VirginieStein and Jana Huecking-haus, 8-5.

Kennesaw State se-cured singles victories atNo. 1 and No. 5 as Steintopped Shanahan, 6-1, 6-0,and Martin defeated Sou-tar, 6-1, 6-1. NKU re-bounded, however, withthree singles wins. Dona-hue defeated Castro, 6-2,6-1, at No. 4, and More-hart claimed a 6-2, 6-4win over Mercado at theNo. 3 match. NKUclenched victory in theNo. 2 match after a 7-6,6-0 win over Huecking-haus.

Summer camp» Newport Central

Catholic will have agrade school basketballcamp for boys June 1-4and girls June 15-18. Formore details and regis-tration information, visitncchs.com after April 15.

Hall of Fame» The Northern Ken-

tucky Sports Hall ofFame will induct newmembers 1 p.m. Wednes-day, April 15, at the VillaHills Civic Club. ShawnSnelling (Conner 1995)played football, baseballand track and holds sev-eral school records. GarySchearing has been acoach for 40 years, in-cluding at Ludlow and iscurrently 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 thisspring.

Celeste Broermannwas a teacher and coachfor 33 years at St. Thom-as and Highlands. Shegraduated from NotreDame and played volley-ball and softball. BrianFlaugher is a longtimescorekeeper at AugustaHigh School.

Youth Sports» Campbell County

Thunder Youth Sports isnow accepting registra-tions for the 2015 footballand cheer seasons. Thun-der is a family friendlyyet competitive sportsorganization that pro-vides a positive athleticexperience for all Camp-bell County children at alow cost. Fundraising op-tions are also available tooffset costs.

All Thunder coachesare background checked,USA Heads Up FootballCertified for Safety andConcussion Awareness,and have over 100 yearsof experience. Thunderparticipates in the BooneCounty Pee Wee FootballLeague, which has itsown turf stadium andEMTs at every game.Sign up today atwww.youthsportsinc.orgor visit us on Facebook athttps://www.face-book.com/Campbell-CountyPeeWeeFootball-Cheer. Contact Rob How-ard with any questions [email protected].

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The Florence Freedom, pre-sented by Titan Mechanical So-lutions, are building a strongroster for the 2015 campaign un-der new field manager DennisPelfrey. Spring Training beginsMay 1at UC Health Stadium andthe roster is not completely setyet. But so far, so good, as Flor-ence looks to return to the Fron-tier League playoffs for thethird 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 .341batting averagein 123 at-bats. The 25-year old’sperformance with Wichitacaught the attention of the Balti-more Orioles and Luce spentthis spring training in Oriolescamp. Luce also played in theUnited Baseball League lastyear and had a cup of coffeewith Rockford in the FrontierLeague back in 2013.

Another key acquisition isoutfielder Cody Bishop, ac-quired as part of a blockbustertrade Dec. 16. They traded RHPChris Squires, LHP Chris Cum-mins and OF Adam Taylor to theGary South Shore Rail Cats inexchange for Bishop and RHPEthan Gibbons.

Bishop, 24, a North CentralTexas College product, entershis fourth season of profession-al baseball in 2015. After a briefstint in the Pecos League in2012, Bishop spent the 2013 sea-son in the United League, split-ting time between the McAllen

Thunder and the Fort WorthCats. He found the most successwith Fort Worth, hitting .309 in39 games.

On the mound, Coleman Ste-phens should be a headliner forFlorence this season. 2015 willbe Stephens' fourth season ofprofessional baseball and hissecond go-around in the Fron-tier League. Florence acquiredStephens as part of a three-teamtrade on Dec. 28, which saw Ja-

cob Tanis head to Windy City.The right-hander made his de-but in 2012 with the Rio GrandeValley WhiteWings of the NorthAmerican Baseball League.

Stephens split the 2013 sea-son between the Fort WorthCats and the Frontier Greys,compiling an 8-3 record in 20 ap-pearances, 18 starts. Last sea-son, Stephens played in theAmerican Association, splittingtime between Amarillo and Ga-

ry. Through three seasons inprofessional baseball Stephenshas made 62 appearances, 45starts.

Returning to the Freedom in2015 is 2014 Frontier LeagueMid- and Post-Season All-StarSam Eberle. Eberle led theFrontier League in OBP in 2014as he reached base 46.2 percentof the times he came to theplate. His .346 batting averageand 64 walks were both good for

third in the league. The cornerinfielder led the Freedom innearly every offensive catego-ry including batting average,runs scored (53), hits (110), dou-bles (22), home runs (8, tied withRob Kelly), RBI (45), total bases(160), walks, OBP, SLG (.503),and OPS (.965).

Florence also returns theirtop two starting pitchers from2014. Chuck Weaver shined in2014 as he finished the seasonwith a 2.65 ERA, good for firston the team and fifth in theFrontier League. His notableoutings included a career higheight innings of one-run ballagainst Southern Illinois onJune 14, seven innings of onerun ball on June 28 against Riv-er City, seven innings of shutoutball against Gateway on July 3and seven innings of shutoutball against Traverse City onAugust 13. In 17 starts, Weaverwent six or more innings 13times.

Meanwhile returning right-hander, and Cincinnati native,Casey Henn was one of the toppitchers in the entire FrontierLeague in 2014. He led the Free-dom with nine wins and tallied ateam-leading 111 strike outs,good for fourth among all Fron-tier League pitchers. Henn's2.72 ERA in 2014 was tied for thesixth lowest while his 122.2 in-nings pitched was the thirdmost in the league.

Other returning players in-clude catchers Doug Joyce andGaby Juarbe, infielders RobKelly and Bryan Soloman, out-fielder Ryan Solberg, and pitch-ers Ed Kohout, “Pistol” Pete Le-vitt and Michael O’Neal.

Florence Freedom rostershaping up for 2015

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B4 • CCF RECORDER • APRIL 9, 2015 LIFE

Seniors present‘Beauty and theBeast’

The Bishop BrossartHigh School senior classof 2015 will present“Beauty and the Beast” onApril 17 and 18.

Shows are 8 p.m. onApril 17 and 3 p.m. onApril 18 in the Munning-hoff Family Performing

Arts Center at BishopBrossart High School.

Ticket price will be $10for adults and $7 for sen-iors and grade school stu-dents. Contact Sister Te-reze for tickets at 635-2108, ext. 1021.

Perrys to performSouthern gospel

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Perrys, a mixed Southerngospel music group, willbe in concert at the FirstBaptist Church, 4410 Al-exandria Pike, ColdSpring.

The performance willbe 6 p.m. Saturday, April25.

For information callFirst Baptist Church, 859-441-6184. There is nocharge to attend and a

love offering will be tak-en.

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) directorSean 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 because theycan easily be inhaled deepinto lungs and even crossinto the bloodstream.

Police graduatefrom leadershipclass

Twenty law enforce-ment executives fromagencies across Ken-

tucky graduated April 3from the Criminal JusticeExecutive Developmentprogram, an advancedleadership course de-signed for supervisors atthe state’s small- and me-dium-size agencies.

CJED is a five-weekprogram that focuses onidentifying, analyzing andsolving problems as wellas leadership, personneladministration, opera-tions, fiscal management,executive and environ-mental relationships.

Students attend CJEDcourses for one week eachmonth for five months.

Northern Kentuckygraduates include:

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» Sgt. Michael Knight,Fort Wright Police De-partment

» Lt. Jeremy T. New-berry, Campbell CountyPolice Department

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GOVERNMENT FORECLOSURE SALE

THURSDAY, MAY 7, 2015 10:00 A.M.

311 BROOKWOOD DRIVE, ALEXANDRIA, KY 41001/CAMPBELL COUNTY

HOUSE AND LOT

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LEGAL NOTICE

It consists of a living room, kitchen, three bedrooms and one bath. This property is considered unsuitable for the Rural

Development, Housing Program. This would be an excellent buy for an investor interested in rental property or for resale

after repairs.

An Open House will be held on Thursday, April 30, 2015 from 10:00-11:00 a.m.

The minimum acceptable bid for this property is $46,900.00

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

Rowan County Rural Development Office within 30 days.

Potential buyers are hereby put on notice of the presence of various molds of an unknown origin in this house. Some forms

of mold have been known to result in serious illness in occupants of homes with existing mold conditions. Rural Develop-

ment makes no warranties regarding the type of mold in the house and will not assume responsibility for removing the

mold. Any persons entering the home for any purpose, including inspecting the property, are hereby made aware of the

presence of mold and should take whatever actions they deem necessary to protect themselves while in the house. Rural

Development does not recommend entering the home without proper protection. Removal of the mold will be the respon-

sibility of the purchaser, as well as all costs and associated liabilities.

Notice is hereby given that on Thursday, May 7, 2015 at 10:00 A.M. at 311 Brookwood Drive, Alexandria, Kentucky, in

order to raise the principal sum of $102,753.76, with accrued interest of $20,056.04, through March 13, 2013, with the total

subsidy granted of $4,654.92, with fees assessed of $7,748.19 and late charges in the amount of $136.00 for a total unpaid

balance due of $135,348.91. Interest is accruing on the unpaid principal balance at the rate of $20.7619 per day after

March 13, 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 0.10% computed daily and com-

pounded 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-00142-WOB-CJS on the Covington Docket of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of

Kentucky, entered on June 13, 2014, in the case of United States of America vs. Hayes Steele, Et Al, the following

described property will be sold to the highest and best bidder:

A house and lot located at 311 Brookwood Drive, Alexandria, KY 41001. Situated in Alexandria, Campbell County, Ken-

tucky, and being Lot No. 39, Section 7, of the Brookwood Estate Subdivision, Alexandria, Kentucky, more particularly

described on plat recorded in Plat Book 5, Page 29-E of the Campbell County Clerk’s records at Alexandria, Kentucky.

Subject to all easements, restrictions and agreements of record, including those restrictions cited in Deed Book 164, Page

167. Being the same property conveyed to Hayes Steele and Dawn Steele, husband and wife, by Deed from Todd Cain

and Tamara Rene Cain dated July 21, 2000, and of record in Deed Book 245, page 227 of the Campbell County Clerk’s

Office at Alexandria, Kentucky.

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

on the day of sale with good and sufficient bond for the balance, bearing interest at the rate of 0.10% per annum until paid,

due and payable in sixty (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 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,

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The Girl Scouts of Kentucky’s Wilderness Road each year chooses events for an“Extraordinary Event” award. Among the four presented this year was the Outdoor Skills Daycompleted for the Girl Scout Silver Award. The Silver Award is the highest that a Cadette canachieve. The scouts who organized this day are Jessie Kuebbing, Abby Joering and AbbyTwehues. They are led by Girl Scout leader Rose Kuebbing.

Justin W. Phillipsfinishes basicmilitary training

Air Force Airman Jus-tin W. Phillips graduatedfrom basic military train-ing at Joint Base San Anto-nio-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 science de-gree through the Commu-nity College of the AirForce.

455th MaintenanceGroup gets award

Air Force Col. Brett A.Newman led the 455thMaintenance Group as it

was recognized with theChief Master Sgt. JamesK. Clouse Award for Main-tenance 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 serves as445th Maintenance Groupcommander at Wright-Pat-terson Air Force Base,Ohio.

Former CCHSstudent graduatesbasic training

Air Force Airman Rich-ard J. Antony graduatedfrom basic military train-ing at Joint Base San Anto-nio-Lackland, San Antonio,Texas.

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Marian BrookerMarian C. Brooker, 96, of

Union and formerly of FortThomas, died March 30 at herhome.

She was a supervisor withFort Thomas-Bellevue Bank andmember of First PresbyterianChurch of Dayton. She servedon the Community Guild, theCold Spring PTA, and as a volun-teer at the Wood HudsonCancer Center. She was a mem-ber of the Alexandria SuperSeniors, the Coast Guard Auxil-iary, the N N Club, Dora Chapterof the Eastern Star, and Job’sDaughters.

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 TaylorMill.

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

Ronald DunnRonald Anthony Duncan

Dunn, 56, of Alexandria, diedMarch 25 at his home.

He was retired after 25 yearsas a truck driver.

Survivors include his wife,Bonita Dunn; stepchildren MarkAllen Powers, Michael CurtisPowers, Nadine Johnson, andAngel Jones; and 11 grand-children.

Donald Hauff Sr.Donald Hauff Sr., 49, of Cold

Spring, died March 29 of acutelymplastic leukema at St. Eliza-beth Healthcare Hospice inEdgewood.

His father, Charles Hauff Sr.;mother, Jeanne Lewis; and son,Donald Hauff Jr., died previ-ously.

Survivors include his daugh-ter, Franchesca Hauff; son,Christian Holbert; belovedpartner, Lillian Martin; siblingsCharles Hauff Jr. and SherrieHaldeman; and two grand-children.

Memorials: Luekemia andLymphoma Society, 1311 Ma-maroneck Ave., Suite 310, WhitePlains, NY 10605.

Charlton JonesCharlton Jones, 86, of Fort

Thomas, died March 29 at hishome.

He was a tool and dye makerwith General Electric in Even-dale. He was mechanically andloved to share his inventionswith others. He loved animalsand had an interest in spiritu-alism.

Survivors include his wife,Helen Neltner Jones of FortThomas; daughters JenniferMcGinnis of Fort Thomas andMartha Bessler of Alexandria;sons Chuck Jones of Newport,Richard Jones of West Chester,Ohio, and Roger Jones of ColdSpring; and 21 grandchildren.

Entombment was at St.Stephen Cemetery in FortThomas.

Memorials: St. ElizabethHealthcare Hospice, 483 S. LoopRoad, Edgewood, KY 41017; orSt. Thomas Church, 26 E. VillaPlace, Fort Thomas, KY 41075.

James Kindner Jr.James W. Kinder Jr., 59, of

Alexandria, died March 30 at St.Elizabeth Medical Center in FortThomas.

He was a self-employed foodbroker and member of theScottish Rite and Oakley Mason-ic Lodge No. 668 F and AM.

His mother, Patricia SmithKinder, died previously.

Survivors include his wife,Janet C. Jones Kinder; father,James W. Kinder Sr.; son, JamesW. Kinder III; daughter, NicoleKnasel; brother, Jay Kinder;sister, Barbie Matthew; and twograndchildren.

Interment was at AlexandriaCemetery.

Memorials: American Diabe-tes Association, 4555 LakeForest Drive, Blue Ash, OH45242.

John ReitmanJohn Randolph “Randy”

Reitman, 59, of Alexandria, diedof cancer March 28 at his home.

He was born and raised inCamp Springs and was a gradu-ate of Bishop Brossart HighSchool. He was the third-gener-

ation owner of Reitman AutoParts and Sales Inc. in CampSprings. He served on the boardof the Kentucky Auto and TruckRecycling Association for 20years, was a member of theAutomotive Recyclers Associa-tion since 1985, and served thenational organization as direc-tor of Region 2, chair of thescholarship foundation, mem-ber of the executive committee,and as secretary and presidentin 2011 and 2012. He was hon-ored as Camp Springs’ Citizen ofthe Year in 2013. He was an avidNASCAR fan, loved the beach,camping, motorcycles, yardwork, and traveling.

His father, Norbert Reitman,died previously.

Survivors include his wife,Frances Reis Reitman; childrenCourtney Reitman-Deinlein,Nicholas Reitman, and AdamReitman; mother, Helen NeiserReitman; brother, TimothyReitman of Michigan; and threegrandchildren.

Memorials: St. Joseph SchoolStudent Fund, 6833 Four MileRoad, Camp Springs, KY 41059;or ARA Scholarship Foundation,9113 Church St., Manassas, VA20110.

Martha RitchieMartha Moore Ritchie, 76, of

Dayton, died March 26 atBaptist Convalescent Center inNewport.

She was a homemaker.Her sisters, Doris Moore and

Shirley Henderson, died previ-ously.

Survivors include her sonsDan Ritchie of Alexandria, DougRitchie of Bellevue, DaryleRitchie of Cincinnati, and DavidRitchie of Dayton; daughtersDebbie Ritchie of HighlandHeights, Dawn Hansel of Day-ton, and Dianne Stamper ofIndependence; and nine grand-children along with nine great-grandchildren.

Burial was at GrandviewCemetery in Mentor, Kentucky.

Memorials: Arthritis Founda-tion, 7124 Miami Ave., Cincin-nati, OH 45243-2608.

Betty ScherderBetty Scherder, 88, of High-

land Heights and formerly ofLatonia, died March 30 at ColdSpring Transitional Care in ColdSpring.

She was a member of HolyCross Church in Latonia formore than 50 years and retiredas a cook with Haggis Restau-rant in Latonia. She enjoyedbingo, reading, and workingpuzzles.

Her husband, Gerald Scher-der; and sisters Jean, Marian,and Ruth, died previously.

Survivors include her sister,Patricia Brossart.

Interment was at Mother ofGod Cemetery in Fort Wright.

Memorials: Holy CrossChurch, 3612 Church St., Lato-nia, KY 41015.

Richard ZieglerRichard “Dick” Ziegler, 86, of

Wilder, died March 22 at hishome.

He retired from WiedemanBrewery after 35 years as arefrigeration mechanic andmachinist. He then retired fromthe VA Hospital of Cincinnatiafter 10 years as a HVAC me-chanic. He was a 1947 graduateof Newport Catholic, where hewas a two time hall of fameinductee, member of the North-ern Kentucky Hall of Fame, and1946 state baseball champion.He lettered in five sports: foot-ball, baseball, basketball, box-ing, and track. He attendedXavier University on a footballscholarship. He was a U.S. Armyveteran, serving as a staffsergeant and engineer equip-ment mechanic during theKorean War. Returning fromthe war, he was drafted by theNew York Yankees as a catcher.He was instrumental in startingboys basketball and girls soft-ball at St. Ann’s in West Coving-ton and in Wilder. He loved togolf and travel, especially toHawaii.

Survivors include his wife,Lorena Kennedy Ziegler; daugh-ters Paulette Delk of Burling-ton, Lori Muench of ColdSpring, and Patty Coslett of ParkHills; sons David Ziegler ofLawrenceburg, Indiana, DannyZiegler of Fort Thomas, RichardZiegler of Wilder, and SteveZiegler of Cold Spring; sister,Dorothy Hoelker of Grove City,Ohio; and 15 grandchildrenalong with 11 great-grand-children.

DEATHS

Christy Fisher, 44, and MichaelGales, 44, both of Dayton, issuedFeb. 27.

Angela Slover, 44, of FortThomas and Derek Hendricks,37, of Cincinnati, issued Feb. 27.

Alexandra Fawcett, 27, of FortThomas and Christopher Dan-iels, 25, of Cincinnati, issued Feb.28.

Laura Herisenberg, 42, ofCincinnati and Jeremy Wade, 42,of Bossier City, issued Feb. 28.

Erin Vincent, 31, of Muskegonand James Drahman, 35, ofCovington, issued Feb. 28.

Audrey Epperson, 20, of FortThomas and Brian Freeman, 21,of Florence, issued March 2.

Jessica Spicer, 25, of FortThomas and Danny Nichols, 29,of Covington, issued March 2.

Elizabeth Ellis, 49, and Mi-

chael Steffen, 49, both of Cincin-nati, issued March 3.

Christine Boberg, 34, andJoshua Bucchi, 31, both of FortThomas, issued March 3.

Sabina Mees, 30, and AlanStuder, 34, both of Cincinnati,issued March 3.

Denise Sullivan, 45, of Spring-field and Kevin Neal, 59, ofHuntington, issued March 4.

Jessica Pfaff, 21, of Fort Thom-as and Dennis Ryan, 28, ofEdgewood, issued March 4.

Christi Thomas, 35, of Sey-mour and Allen Tidwell, 50, ofMurfreeburo, issued March 6.

Evin Slusher, 23, of Wichitaand Nathan Gates, 27, of Cincin-nati, issued March 7.

Jasmine Asher, 29, of Coving-ton and William Krift, 36, of FortThomas, issued March 7.

Teresa Blevins, 48, of Coving-ton and Louis Frey, 39, of FortThomas, issued March 10.

Peggy Densler, 30, of Coving-ton and Domonique Jackson, 36,of Fort Thomas, issued March 12.

Nicole Bonapfel, 20, andJacob McMurray, 21, both ofFlorence, issued March 12.

Cesley Miller, 25, of FortThomas and Jesse Simons, 22, ofCovington, issued March 12.

Nadine Betts, 48, and RodneyCoulier, 50, both of Cincinnati,issued March 12.

Gerona Gulane, 28, of DaramSamar and Thomas Singleton,63, of Cincinnati, issued March12.

Laura Moster, 27, of Wilming-ton and Ryan Downey, 24, ofCincinnati, issued March 13.

Nicole Holt, 23, of Cincinnati

and Richard Haynes, 42, ofBarboursville, issued March 13.

Emily Hicks, 21, of Fort Thom-as and James Hess, 22, of Day-ton, issued March 13.

Allison Marchioni, 22, of FortThomas and Matthew Mercer,36, of Cincinnati, issued March14.

Megan Wilson, 20, of Edge-wood and Travis Kinman, 24, ofFort Thomas, issued March 14.

Kelli Dale, 30, of Charlotteand Tyler Horter, 34, of Cincin-nati, issued March 14.

Catherine Lewis, 40, of Co-vington and Michael Runyan,42, of Cincinnati, issued March14.

Catherine Longshore, 57, ofFort Thomas and David Schmidt,66, of Akron, issued March 16.

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The annual Andrew J.Schrage Memorial GolfOuting will take place atnoon June 6 at KentonCounty Golf Course in In-dependence.

The event benefits theAndrew J. Schrage Schol-arship Fund. Andrew at-

tended theJ.B. SpeedSchool ofEngineer-ing at Uni-versity ofLouisville,majoringin mechan-

ical engineering. After hedied in an accident, hisfamily established ascholarship for NorthernKentucky students in hismemory at U of L.

Andrew was passion-ate about his careerchoice and was co-cap-

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Jim Breech, formerCincinnati Bengal, will bethe special guest.Regis-tration is $100 per person.Details can be found atandrewjschrage.org or859-803-2528.

Andrew Schrage Memorial GolfOuting is scheduled for June 6

Schrage It is going to happen toall of us one day. We can

all give ourfamilysome loveby prepar-ing for theend of ourlife andtalkingabout ourwishes.

Did youknow thatindividualsdo nothave to be

embalmed? Under somecircumstances it is nec-essary, but it might notbe required for yoursituation.

Pre-planning a funeraland pre-paying a funeralare two different things.We can all pre-plan and,it is important to do so.We may not all wish to orbe able 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 door do not want.

Items to consider:» Do you wish to be

buried in the ground,placed in a crypt, or cre-mated? Do you have acemetery preference?Do you own a plot? Doyour loved ones know?

» Do you want anobituary published in the

paper? If so, which pa-pers and what informa-tion should be included?

» Do you want musicor readings at your fu-neral or service? If so,what specific items doyou want and are therespecial people you wantto perform or read?

» Do you want a tradi-tional service with view-ing and visitation?

» If needed, what kindof casket do you prefer?

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 wishes. Youneed to feel comfortablewith the funeral home, itsstaff, and its policies andknow they will do every-thing possible to ensureyour wishes are fulfilled.

Sharing your wishesand information withyour family will helpreduce 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.

Pre-planning,pre-payingfunerals aredifferent things

Diane MasonEXTENSIONNOTES

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