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INDEPENDENCE The best-known building in Independenceis celebrating a big birthday.

The Centennial Celebrationfor the Independence Court-housewill be held Friday, Oct. 12,from5pm. to8p.m.andSaturday,Oct. 13, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

I think the IndependenceCourthouse is the crown jewel ofKenton County, said DeputyJudge-executive Mark Kreim-borg, who has been organizingthe event with a committee. Itsmarking the 100th birthday ofthisbeautiful building that is spe-cial to everyone in Kenton Coun-ty.

The Centennial Celebration isfree to the public, and will fea-ture local history exhibits andtours of the historic courthouse,including the seldom-seen sec-ond floor.

The second floor is offices,and theres a conference room.The Independence Police De-partment used to beup there, andits been cordoned off for years,but people are interested to seeit, he said.

Kreimborg, who is a lifelongresident of Kenton County, saidhed like to see theeventcontinueas an annual festival.

According to the Encyclope-dia of Northern Kentucky, pub-lished in 2009, the IndependenceCourthouse was established withthe new formation of KentonCounty in 1842, to celebrate thecountys independence fromCampbell County. After a court-house was also built in the thriv-

IndependenceCourthouseturns 100

Kenton County celebrates the100th anniversary of theIndependence Courthouse onFriday and Saturday, Oct. 12 and13. AMY SCALF/THE COMMUNITYRECORDER

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INDEPENDENCE Unlikemost days, at 7:30 a.m. on Tues-day, Sept. 18, the Kenton Ele-mentary School library wasfilled with talkative dads andtheir kids eating breakfast anhour before classes started.

The gathering was the firstof its kind in Northern Ken-tucky, as thenationwideAll ProDad program is just gettingstarted locally.

Kenton Elementarys Fam-ily Resource coordinatorMelo-dy Simms said she recentlyheard about the father-focusedprogram featuring 53 NFLspokesmen and was surprisedto find out how easily she couldbring it to her school.

Its really very afford-able, she said. The program,

which is sponsored by Chick-fil-A of Houston Road, pro-vides a different curriculumeachmonth alongwith a break-fast meal.

All Pro Dad also has a web-site, www.allprodad.com, thatsends a daily email called ThePlay of the Day to 70,000 dadsaround the globe. The websitesays the message is the mostread daily fatherhood email inthe world.

The All Pro Dad program ispresented at more than 1,000schools nationwide.

Simms said she was thrilledwith the turnout. Almost 60parents came with more than75 children.

Derek Uhl enjoyed themealand companionship with hisson, Daniel.

I like it. Its a good chancefor us to spend time together,

he said.Uhl liked the breakfast tim-

ing, but said he would havecome whenever they held theprogram.

I make time for my son asmuch as I can, morning, noonor night, he said.

Joy Tarleton from Chick-fil-A at Houston Road said sheanticipates getting to visit sev-eral local schools with the pro-gram.

MandyDeye, TaylorMill El-ementarys family resource co-ordinator, said she was lookingforward to starting the pro-gram at her school.

I cant wait to see all thefamilies come to my school,she said. Look at how manypeople came today. I hope theturnout is as good for us.

Visit nky.com/independence formore community news

Daniel Uhl, 7, and his dad, Derek, talk about their favorite outdoor activities after having breakfasttogether at Kenton Elementary's All Pro Dad morning event. AMY SCALF/THE COMMUNITY RECORDER

Kenton dads get up earlyfor school program

By Amy [email protected]

TAYLOR MILL The ScottHigh School homecoming paradewill take a new route from PridePark southwarddownTaylorMillRoad to Old Taylor Mill Road,starting at 7:10 p.m. on Friday,Oct. 5.

The route change, and an ab-breviated parade, was suggestedto the Taylor Mill City Commis-sion by Scott High School Athlet-ic Director KenMueller during aspecial meeting on Sept. 20. Thechanges were approved unani-mously by City Commissionmembers.

Imaynot be apopular personfor this, said Mueller, before herecommended taking every-thing else out of the parade, ex-

cept for class floats, the schoolsmarchingbandand10carsfor thehomecoming court.

Mueller agreed to arrange theparade so traffic on Taylor MillRoad was not stopped for morethan 20 minutes. Additionalgroups, such as scouts andWood-land Middle School organiza-tions, can join the parade on OldTaylor Mill Road at VincentDrive.

Mayor Dan Bell clarified thatthe parade would include no cityequipment or city representa-tives, but a police car would bestationed at the front and back ofthe parade, in case emergencyaccess becomes necessary.

I want this to be all about thekids, said Bell.

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City Administrative Of-ficer Jill Bailey recom-mends parents or otherpeople wishing to view theparade park along sidestreets and watch fromTaylor Mill Road or Ky. 16,or at locations along OldTaylor Mill Road.

She said that althoughthe parade starts at PridePark, parking there will belimited due to an existingevent at the Park PlaceCommunity Center.

Bell said he hoped thecontinuingKy.16 construc-tion would make thingseasier for parade planningin the future, but he ex-pects next years event toalso be affected.

Construction on the sec-

tion of the new road thatruns in front of Scott HighSchool could begin in thespring, and would poten-tially continue throughOct. 2013, he said.

There could be realproblems for next year,said Bell, but he expectsthat eventually, the newhighway will move every-thing to a better place.

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ing city of Covington, dualcounty-seat statuswas con-firmedby1860,andthecur-rent courthouse was dedi-cated in October 1912.

Kreimborg said theevent will include KentonCounty Judge-executiveSteveArlinghaus reading aproclamation at 1 p.m. Sat-urday, followed by presen-tations from other localleaders.

Independence MayorChris Moriconi said he hasa lot of pride in the court-house as a local icon, andthat it represents the cityas well as the county.

Its really representa-tive of Independence al-though its a county build-ing. Its instantly recogniz-able when you see it on TV.Its a beautiful building andwere proud of it, he said.

It wasnt long ago that wehad our city council meet-ings there. Duringmy firstfewyears asmayor,wehadoffices all over. The policedepartment was in the sec-ond floor, which is what ledus to build the city buildingwe have now. We have a lotof history with that build-ing. When you were inthere having a councilmeeting, it had a uniquehistoric feel.

Moriconi said the scenicbuilding would make agreat postcard.

Its beautiful, especial-ly at night, he said. Whenyoure driving by and thecupola is glowing with thelights on, it kind of makesyou pause and feel fortu-nate that we have that inour city.

Event organizers hopeto honor Kenton Countyscentenarian residents, age100 years or older. Formore information, callKenton County Parks and

Recreation at 859-525-7529.

A free shuttle will beprovided to and from theSt. Cecilia Church parkinglot on Madison Pike.

Additional events tak-ing place on Saturday in-clude craft vendors, the In-dependenceFarmersMar-ket, a veterans presenta-tion and antique cars.

Musical performersthroughout the day on Sat-urday, Oct. 14, will includethe Simon Kenton Choir,the Noyz Boyz Band, CaveMountain Band and fiddleplayer Dennis Flerlage.

TheCentennialCelebra-tion event is sponsored byKenton County FiscalCourt, Kenton CountyClerk, Kenton CircuitClerk,KentonCountySher-iff, the City of Independ-ence and the IndependenceBusiness Association.

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RABBIT HASH DonClare says he has alwaysbeen passionate about thehistory of Rabbit Hash.

It was that passion thatdrove him to complete hisnewest book, RabbitHash, Kentucky RiverBorn, Kentucky Bred.

This book is somethingIve wanted to write for 30years, Clare said.

The new book detailsthe early history of thecommunity.

The early history of atown thats been inundat-ed by floods is difficult totrace because old picturesand records have been lostover the years.

According to a release,when Clares friend LouieScott purchased his firstbuilding in Rabbit Hash in1978, Clare was there asScott began cleaning outthe buildings contents.

Clare told him, Louie, youcant throwthatout. Itshis-torical.

Scott told Clare hewould be responsible forpulling out historical itemsandas a joke, thats how theRabbit Hash Historical So-ciety began.

Clare said locals sooncame around, seeing theywere serious about want-ing topreserve thecommu-nitys history and starteddonating items.

Clare said what they gotwere peoples personal pic-tures and mementos which was the basis of hisresearch.

Over 30 years, I piecedit all together, Clare said.

There have been somany untruths about local

history propagatedthroughout the years, in-cluding how the town re-ceived its unique name, hesaid.

One thing Clare said he

wanted to do with the bookwas to put those mythsand untruths to rest.

Clare said as long as thisbook exists, Rabbit Hashand its history will be pre-served.

Pretty soon our heri-tage will be gone if its notrecorded, he said. Hope-fully, thats what this bookwill do.

Clare will be on hand tosign his new book at 7 p.m.Thursday,Oct. 4, at Joseph-Beth Booksellers, 2785Dixie Hwy., CrestviewHills, along with RabbitHash Mayor Lucy Lou.

The book can be pur-chased at the Rabbit HashGeneral Store or onlinefrom retailers such as Am-azon.

Book documents early Rabbit HashBy Stephanie [email protected]

Don Clare released a newbook. STEPHANIE SALMONS/THECOMMUNITY RECORDER

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FORT WRIGHT TheJames A. Ramage CivilWar Museum will host itsfifth annual Antiques Ap-praisal Fair from 1 to 4p.m. Saturday Oct. 6.

The event will be heldin the parking lot of Com-munity of Faith Presby-terian Church, locatednext to Battery HooperPark on Highland Avenue.

Participants are invit-ed to bring two small itemsto be verbally appraised ata cost of $5 each by a qual-ified appraiser or auction-eer. All proceeds will ben-efit the Ramage Museum.

For more information,visit www.fortwright.com

.The event helps the

museum and its a goodway to bring the communi-ty together. Its a fun after-noon, said Kathleen Ro-mero, museum boardmember.

She said several inter-esting objects have beenbrought in to previous ap-praisal events.

Romero said a young la-dy brought in two paint-ings that were worth sev-eral thousanddollars each.

Shes also seen beauti-ful estate jewelry, a CivilWar cavalry saber, and arare piece of Rookwood-pottery, of which only fourwere ever made.

Appraiser Randy Bur-nett said themost amazing

thing he saw at the an-tiques fair was a copy ofMein Kampf signed byAdolf Hitler.

She said the appraisersspecialize in differentareas so they can critiqueitems with an expert opi-nion, and they donate theirtime to the event.

Visit nky.com/fortwrightfor more community news

Ramage Museum volunteer Kittie Duppswas happy with the appraisal on her Americancut glass at a previous event. THANKS TO KATHLEEN ROMERO

Learn antiques worthat appraisal eventBy Amy [email protected]

Calvary Christian tohost Fun Fest

COVINGTONCalvaryChristian School Parent-TeacherOrganizationwillhost a FunFest from3 to 8p.m. Saturday, Sept. 29.

Due to construction onKy. 16, the front entranceto the school is closed, soparticipants must enterfromHands Pike.

The event will be heldrain or shine. Wristbandswill be available for $6 foreither inflatables orgames only, or $10 forboth inflatables andgames.

Call 859-356-9201 formore information.

Notre DameAcademy hostsAutumnGala

PARK HILLS NotreDame Academy will hostits annual Autumn Galabeginningat 5:30p.m.Sat-urday, Sept. 29 at theschool on Hilton Drive.

The event includescocktails and a silent auc-tion, dinneranda liveauc-

tion at 7:30 p.m., and a raf-fle for a years tuition of$5,000.

Tickets cost $75.For more information

or to make reservations,call 859-292-7729.

Firefighters hostgolf outing

The Northern Ken-tucky Firefighters Asso-ciation is hosting a golfouting at Flagg SpringsGolf Course in Californiaon Saturday, Sept. 29.

The four-player BestBall Scramble beings at8:30 a.m. with a shotgunstart.

For more informationcallMikeODaySr. at 859-781-4324.

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Actors are needed forHalloweens One Night ofFright, the haunted Hal-loween trail atMiddleton-Mills Park on Friday, Oct.26.

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VILLA HILLS Al-though Lawrence Rockspent1965 and1966writingletters home to his familywhile he served in the Viet-nam War, the veteran sayshis own words couldnt tellthe whole story of the sup-

port troops he served with.So, clad in a cap that

identifies him as a veteran,he set out to local super-markets, hoping otherswho served would be inter-ested in telling their sto-ries.

Support troops workedlong and hard and weresubjected to occasionaldanger, he said while sit-ting in his living room inVilla Hills, wearing thesame hat he uses to attractveterans. And really dontget quite the thanks (thecombat troops)gotbecauseall the books written areabout the sexy, combat-troops types of stories.

The Tooth and The

Tail, anoralhistoryof sup-port troops in the VietnamWar came out in late Au-gust on Amazon.com andcontains60 interviewswiththose who served behindthe front lines.

Support troops, fromnurses to cooks and truckdrivers, are the men andwomen whomade up about90 percent of those servingin the war, Rock said.

While researching forhisbook,which included in-terviewing 150 people, hefound that 76 percent of allveterans receiveddirect orindirect fire while serving.

Meaning the base wasmortared while you werethere, which was the case

with me, Rock said. Butsome of the bullets came alot closer.

Erlanger resident AllenThomas would know. Ex-cept for one year (1969) hespent 1965-71 as a memberof the support troops inVietnam.

Most of the time wewere kind of left as an af-terthought, you know? hesaid. Because peoplewantto hear about heroes.

After the war, Thomasspent 28 years workingwith veterans and oftenspeaks in schools about hisexperience in theArmy.Heserved as the area commu-nications chief in Vietnam.

He met Rock throughhisworkwithveterans, andafter spending about threemonths talking to him, hewas able to get his storyout.

Thomas says its impor-tant for support troop vet-erans to get their storiesout as well.

Because most of theguys, they went and did

their job and nobody evertalks about them, Thomassaid.

While researching Rockalso found thatmany of thesometimes forgotten sup-port troops suffered fromPost Traumatic Stress Dis-order.

An example I use is onconsecutive days, aWednesday and a Thurs-day, I interviewed a truck

driver and a supply ser-geant, both of those guyswere suffering fromPTSD, Rock said. Youwould say Wait a minute,those are the safer areajobs. No they arent. Theroads arent safe.

It took Rock more thantwoyears towrite thebook.Usually hed send out aquestionnaire via emailand then meet up with hisinterviews at a restaurant,or call them on the phone.

I like to give people thequestionnaire initially be-cause it might get theirmind flowing, he said. Idtell them to do that. Youdont have to write a book,you got drunk and drove aJeep into the river. Writedrunk, Jeep, river.

Rock has about 90 inter-views left over, that heplans to use for a secondbook, he said.

This is an idea that de-veloped in mymind, Rocksaid. I thought, this is thebest idea Ive ever had. Itneeds to be told and needsto be read.

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Support troops stories in new bookBy Libby [email protected]

Lawrence Rock, of Villa Hills, served in the VietnamWarfrom 1965-66 as a member of support troops with theMarines. LIBBY CUNNINGHAM/THE COMMUNITY RECORDER

EDGEWOOD Charlotte Hardys classwouldve already had a snack break by thetime they switched classes if she were athome.

Thats not the only difference the 8-year-old Melbourne, Australia, native no-ticedatCaywoodElementarySchoolwhenshe visited on Sept. 17.

Youget to sit on the floor at home, sheexplained, adding that the desks at theschool in Edgewood are different too.They have tubs under them.

In Australia Charlottes mosquito bitesare called muzzy bites and shes used tocars driving on the opposite side of theroad. Shed never been to Kentucky untilshe and her family decided to stop hereduring a visit to the United States.

Charlottes mom, Kelly, was an ex-change student at Simon Kenton HighSchool. Shes back inKentonCounty to vis-it her best friend and host family for a fewdays, which means 9-year-old Naia Phelpsfinally got to meet her pen pal.

I think its funbecause I canbeherpenpal and she taughtme some things and she

told me whats different in American andAustralia,Naia said. ... I think its fun be-cause shes (Charlottes) around my age,and now I know someone out of the coun-try.

WhileCharlottespentadaywithNaiaatCaywood, Kelly sat in on a class as well.Kelly works as a teacher and literacycoach in Australia and was interested inseeing how teacher Sarah Ackel helps herstudents tackle spelling and reading in theUnited States.

Kelly teaches grade five and says thatsome things about the education are simi-lar, like phasing out cursive handwriting.

(Wedo teach it), but not for long,Har-dy said. Its not in our curriculum, its justwhat we do.

Still things are different. When Ackelgives her students a spelling list it consistsof many words. In Kellys classes her liststypically have eight vocabularywords andstudents at all levels of learning are inte-grated into the same classrooms.

I have some kids working at a gradetwo standard and some kids at a gradeeight (standard), and I have to cater toboth, Kelly said.

Australian family visits CaywoodBy Libby [email protected]

Naia Phelps (left) is helping Charlotte Hardy (right) with her spelling list. Charlotte'sfamily is visiting Naia's family from Australia. Charlotte spent some time at CaywoodElementary in Edgewood seeing what an American school day is like. LIBBY CUNNINGHAM/THECOMMUNITY RECORDER

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012 SOUTH KENTON RECORDER A5

Twenty-two Covington Catho-lic students were recognized bythe College Board as AdvancedPlacement Scholars.

This designation is the resultof scores achieved on AdvancedPlacementexams taken inMay.Anumber of colleges award creditand/or placement into higher lev-el courses for examscores of 3 orbetter.Thehighestpossible score

is 5.Advanced Placement Schol-

arswithDistinctionmust earn anaverage score of at least 3.5 on allexamsandscoresof3orbetteronfive or more exams. Eight Cov-Cath students IanDollenmayer,Grant Guess, Michael Helton,Paul Kleier, MichaelMaurer, Dy-lan Neff and Austin Schroder earned this top recognition whileachieving an average score of4.53.

Advanced Placement Schol-ars with Honor are students whoearned an average score of atleast 3.25 on all exams and scoresof 3 or better on four or more ex-ams.BrianFagel,ClintonMassie,Dominic Michels, James Nutter,Stephen Schafer, Eric Schneiderand Kurt Wittmer achieved thisdesignation with an averagescore of 4.07.

Advanced Placement Schol-ars are students who scored 3 or

better on three or more exams.Tanner Coyne-Chailland, JosephDrees, Alex Flynn, Joseph Ken-dall, Ben Kleier, Garret Oien, Ca-sey Stewart and David Weberearned this designation with anaverage score of 3.71.

CovCath, a college prepara-tory high school, offers 10 Ad-vanced Placement courses. Nine-ty-three of all students takingthese courses at CovCath in 2012earned a 3 or better on their ex-

ams. A hundred percent of thestudents in Advanced PlacementEnglish Language, EuropeanHistory, and Physics C, and 96percent of students in CalculusAB and Psychology earned atleast a 3 on the 2012 tests. Formost Advanced Placement stu-dents at CovCath, those scorestranslated directly into collegecredit and/or placement intohigher level courses in the re-spective subject.

Cov Catholic students named AP ScholarsCommunity Recorder

ERLANGER A BooneCounty school earned one ofthe countrys highest honors.

St. Henry District was oneof the 269 schools to be namedas 2012 National Blue RibbonSchoolbytheU.S.Departmentof Education.

St. Henrywas placed in theExemplary High PerformingSchool category, an honor giv-en to only six private schoolsthis year.

It validates what Iveknown for the last severalyears, said Assistant Princi-

pal Dave Gish.Gish admits the school

doesnt do much self-promo-tion, but a Blue Ribbon speaksa lot about whats going on inSt. Henry, he said.

Were not only one of thepremier Catholic schools inKentucky, were one of the topeducational institutions in thecountry, Gish said.

In 2011, St. Henry graduat-ed 109 students who earned acombined $5.4 million inscholarship money and aver-aged a 24.4 on the ACT, 3.3pointsabove thenationalaver-age.

St. Henrys success is due

to a shared effort by teachers,students and parents, said Su-san Daugherty, the schoolsguidance counselor for sen-iors.

They buy in to the need ofa demanding program,Daugherty said.

This means students areputting in the effort requiredto excel, with115 students tak-ing 224 Advanced Placementexams and 78 percent earningcollegecredit fromtheexams,Gish said.

This made the applicationprocess for the Blue Ribbonlessdifficult than itcouldhavebeen, he said.

We didnt do anything dif-ferent to put ourselves in a po-sition to win, he said.

In fact, thiswas St.Henrysfirst application, Gish said.

In order to have the kind ofsuccess the school is seeing,there has to be an emphasis oneducation that starts at home,andSt.Henryparents areded-icated to theirchildrenand theschool, he said.

You have very few whodrop their kids at the door andtheyre ours for the day, hesaid.

St. Henry will be recog-nizedataceremony inNovem-ber in Washington, D.C.

St. Henry District High School senior Maria Syfert celebrates the school's Blue Ribbon award with two crusaders who've taken on blueribbons for the occasion. JUSTIN B. DUKE/THE COMMUNITY RECORDER

St. Henry honored by U.S.By Justin B. [email protected]

Students at Villa MadonnaAcademy, a twice-recognized na-tional Blue Ribbon School, havebeen recognized by the NationalMerit Scholarship Program assemifinalists: Margaret Lund,Randolph Lund,MeganMonohanand Bahar Pahlevani.

These four students are partof the 16,000 semifinalists acrossthe nation. About 1.5 million ju-niors in more than 22,000 highschools entered the 2013NationalMerit Scholarship Program bytaking the PSAT. The nationwidepool of semifinalists, which rep-resents less than1percent ofU.S.high school seniors, includes thehighest-scoring entrants in eachstate.

These semifinalists will com-pete to become finalists basedupon their academic record, par-ticipation inschoolandcommuni-ty activities, demonstrated lead-ership abilities, and awards.

Villa Madonnastudents namedNational MeritsemifinalistsCommunity Recorder

Four Villa Madonna Academystudents, Bahar Pahlevani,Randolph Lund, Margaret Lundand Megan Monohan, wererecognized as National MeritScholarship Program semifinalists.THANKS TO NEENA LAMENDOLA

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

District games started lastweekend for most football teamsin Kenton County. Heres a run-down of the action:

Simon KentonThe Pioneers went into Ryle

Sept. 21 with a 5-0 record butknew they hadnt accomplishedanything yet as they approached

their Class 6A district opener.So after beating Ryle 20-0, the

Pioneers were already focusedon their next goal, playing Camp-bell County in their next game.

Theres nothing like it, saidSK senior Andrew Sampson. Wejust have to keep going. It feelsgreat after going 2-9 last season,butwerenotdoneyet.Wehave tocome in tomorrow and start try-ing to go 1-0 next week.

SK beat Ryle for the first timein four tries since 2009. Simonstarted off as strong as possiblewhen senior Jared Swanson re-turned the opening kickoff for a

touchdown.He kicked it to me and the

first thing that came to my mindwas I needed a big return, Swan-son said. It gave us a lot of mo-mentum. Our defense stepped upreal big and our offense came outand performed well.

Defense lifts Pioneers to 6th winDistrict games beginfor area teamsBy James [email protected]

Simon Kenton tacklers BradyGowen (50), Jared Bowling (34,right) and Quinton Marksberry(90) surround Ryle RB TannerPulice. JAMES WEBER/THE COMMUNITYRECORDER

See FOOTBALL, Page A7

This Weeks MVP Scott sophomore Shea

Stivers for six goals in twoEagle girls soccer wins lastweek.

Volleyball Simon Kenton beat

Walton-Verona Sept. 18 in adistrict seedingmatch, 25-22,25-21, 25-15. Kaitlin Murrayhad nine kills and SophiaDunn 27 assists.

Boys soccer Simon Kenton beat Vil-

la Madonna Sept. 22. TylerSmith got the goal.

Girls soccer Scott beat Covington

Latin 3-2 Sept. 18. Shea Sti-vers had all three goals.

Girls golf Holy Cross sophomore

EmilyArmbrechtwas fourthin theNKACDivision IImeetwith an 89.

NKU Notes A game against Ohio

State highlightsNKUsmensbasketball schedule

.Schedule: Nov. 14-18 San

Diego tourney, Dec. 1 at OhioState, Dec. 4 at Texas Tech,Dec. 20 at Hampton, Dec. 22at Navy, Dec. 31 at Jackson-ville, Jan. 2 at North Florida,Jan. 5 USC Upstate, Jan. 7East Tenn. State, Jan. 11 Lip-scomb,Jan.17atStetson,Jan.19 at Fla. Gulf Coast, Jan. 24Mercer, Jan. 26 KennesawSt., Jan. 31atE.Tenn. St., Feb.2 at USC Upstate, Feb. 8 atLipscomb, Feb. 14 Fla. GulfCoast, Feb.16 Stetson, Feb. 21at Kennesaw St., Feb. 23 atMercer, Feb. 28 North Flori-da, March 2 Jacksonville,March 14 at San Francisco.

PRESS PREPSHIGHLIGHTS

By James [email protected]

Calvary Christian seniorMcKenzie Rusch battles forthe ball with Covington Latinfreshman Lydia Walters.Covington Latin won 2-1Sept. 22 at Scott HS. JAMESWEBER/THE COMMUNITY RECORDER

The Scott Classic cross country meetwas Sept. 22 at Scott High School. Itwas the final Scott Classic for headcoach Jerry Mohr, who is retiring af-

ter this year. The Scott girls team won the girlsmeet, led by Megan Buckner in second placeand Anna Clephane in fourth. Simon Kentonjunior Mackenzie Hester won the girls race,and Calvarys Meredith Hiles was fifth. VillaMadonna sophomore Eric Baugh finished sec-ond in the boys race, and Dixie Heights seniorMaxMcGehee was third, followed by ScottsJeremy Jackson in fourth. Holy Cross juniorTimWoeste was fifth and Scott senior KeeganHanrahan was sixth. Dixie was second in theteam standings and Scott third.

Scott Jeremy Jackson (right) and TimWoeste (left) finished in the top five of the Scott Classic Sept. 22. JAMES WEBER/THE COMMUNITY RECORDER

EAGLESWIN FORRETIRINGCOACH

Scott head coach JerryMohr (right) poses withhis team after the Eagleswon the team title. Therunners wore fakemustaches to honor Mohrin his final Scott ClassicSept. 22. JAMES WEBER/THECOMMUNITY RECORDER

Simon Kenton juniorMackenzie Hester won thegirls varsity race Sept. 22 atScott High School. JAMESWEBER/THE COMMUNITY

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Ryle fumbled theball onits first drive, and BarryDeaton recovered in Raid-er territory. Sampsonscored from 17 yards outand SK led 13-0 midwaythrough the first quarter.

Sampson scored againlate in the fourth quarter.That was all the Pioneersneeded as they limitedRyle to 134 total yards inpitching their first shutoutin two years.

We figured we had totake away the run gameand try to make them beatus throwing it, said SKhead coach Jeff Marksber-ry. When you come out inthe first district game insuch an electric atmos-phere and pitch a shutoutagainst a team that hasbeaten you seven out ofnine, its great.Thedefensecame to work tonight. Ourdefensive coaches did agreat job with the gameplan and the guys did agreat job of executing it.Theybrokeacouple of longones there but other thanthat, the defense hung inthere and kept grinding itout.

The Pioneers came upempty on three otherdrives inside the Ryle 30but did a good job not turn-ing the ball over.

We left some points onthe field and weve got tofix those mistakes,Marksberry said. Our dis-trict is really good and ifweregoing to staycompet-itive we have to convertthird downs and be able toput points on the board.

Judging by the attitudeof his players, the Pioneerswill get right to work onthatastheyweremorewor-

ried about Campbell Coun-ty than celebrating theRyle win.

They have done a greatjob of focusing on the taskat hand and not looking be-hind or looking ahead,Marksberry said. I com-mend them for that. Wehave great senior leader-ship. They provide greatleadership and they keepthose guys grounded andfocused.

Sampson had 103 yardsand two touchdowns andhas 505 and nine for theseason. BrenanKuntz com-pleted10-of-15passes for81yards and has 1,054 yardsin the air for the year.

Ondefense, JaredBowl-ing had five tackles andeight assists against Ryle,and Mike Krallman postedeight tackles and seven as-sists. SK hosts CampbellCounty 7 p.m. Friday.

Covington CatholicThe Colonels lost 35-21

at rivalHighlands in the 4Adistrict opener.

Blake Bir threw for 129yards and three touch-downs, two toMatt Summeand one to Ethan Egbers.Luke Bir rushed for 85yards. Highlands rushedfor 293 yards against thestout Colonel defense.

They just lined up andteed off on us and beat ourheads in, said Cov Cathhead coach DaveWirth. Itwas real simple.

Cov Cath hosts Pendle-ton County1p.m. Saturday,Sept. 29.

HolmesHolmes beat Pendleton

County 64-7 in its 4A dis-trict opener to improve to3-2 overall.

Holmes hosts NewportCentral Catholic in a non-district contest 7 p.m. Fri-day.

Holy Cross

The Indians lost 36-35 toLloyd in their 2A districtopener. HC fell to 1-5 over-all. Holy Cross gave up atouchdown and two-pointconversion in the final sec-onds to fall to defeat.

JalenBeal had 227 rush-ing yards on 33 carries andthree touchdowns. Quar-terback Mitch Trail threwfor 163 yards and twotouchdowns, and rushedfor 71 yards. Burt Pouncyand Travis Gabbard hadtouchdown receptions andeach had more than 70yards in the air.

Hamilton Scott and Eu-geneSmith recovered fum-bles.HChad498yards totaloffense and Lloyd 332.

HC plays at Newport inadistrict contest 7p.m.Fri-day.

LudlowLudlow lost 47-8 toNew-

port to drop to 1-4. Jeremi-ah Martin had 63 yards in-cluding a 54-yard touch-down run.

Ludlow plays at Nicho-lasCounty7:30p.m.Friday.

ScottThe Eagles fell 46-14 at

Cooper in their 5A districtopener, dropping to 3-3overall. Ben Osbornethrew a 76-yard TD pass toReed Spata. Nick Brink-man had a TD run. Scott isoff this week and hostsGrant County in a districtgame Oct. 5.

FootballContinued from Page A6

TAYLOR MILL TheScott High School girlssoccer team is starting togrow up.

To head coach BessMcGraw, thatmeans play-ing a more mature, con-trolled game, playingwithpatience and running anoffense versus just send-ing the ball down the fieldright after you get it.

The older Eagles havelearned quickly, posting a7-6-2 record for the seasonafter winning the City ofCovington championshipSept. 22. The tourney fea-tured Holy Cross, Coving-ton Latin and CalvaryChristian.

While the Eagles havestruggled against some oftheir local big-school ri-vals, their seven wins isthe most since theyclaimed eight victories in2006. They won the Co-vington tourney title witha 1-1 tie against HolyCross. Sophomore PaigeGundrumscored the tyinggoal with 11minutes left.

Overall,westartedoffslow but at the end wecame through and pushedour limits, and we wereable to finish the game,McGraw said. Its allhard work and the girlsknow never to give up.Our girls are definitelygrowing up and becomingmore of a team, andtheyre learning to pos-sess the ball more andkeep the ball at their feetrather than just playingkickball.

Sophomore Shea Sti-vers leads the team with12 goals for the season, in-cluding six in the three-game tournament. SeniorVivian Sowder has sixgoals and freshman Han-nah Walters five. KristenHedger has posted sevenshutouts in goal.

Stivers was the mostvaluable player of thetourney. SophomoreMadi-son Meyer, junior MonicaOrtwein and Gundrumwere also all-tourneypicks.

Shea has been a phe-nomenal player,McGrawsaid. Madison playedgreat at sweeper and shesour main person in theback. Monica is our stop-per: She definitelystepped up the last fewgames and she has pos-sessed the ball and kept itin the offensive half.Paige is our center mid-fielder. Shekept the ball inthe center, she distributes

really well, and she put inthe tying goal for us.

McGraw said her fiveseniors have done wellwith leadership in Sowder,Kristen Carter, MaggieFulmer, Rachel Huesmanand Leeann Meyer.

Scott had a districtseeding game againstBrossart Sept. 24 in thenew 37th District, whichmatches baseball and bas-ketball. Scott has lost toCampbell County 6-0 andbeaten Calvary 7-0.

Weve grown a lot as ateam, McGraw said. Westarted out very youngand now we have five sen-iors and a lot of juniors,and theyre starting toplay very well. We wouldlike to make it to regionthis year andhopefully be-come a contender.

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Eagles clip opponentswings in soccerBy James [email protected]

Scott sophomore Paige Gundrum (16, white) and HolyCross senior Hannah Tupman (5, red) lead the battle forthe ball as the teams played Sept. 22 at Scott. The teamstied 1-1. JAMES WEBER/THE COMMUNITY RECORDER

HIGHLAND HEIGHTS Sept. 18 was both a gut-check and a confidencebooster for the NorthernKentucky University vol-leyball team.

The Norse lost a heart-breaking five-set match toLipscomb, dropping thefifth and deciding set16-14.That match was the firsthome contest in RegentsHall for NKU as an NCAADivision I member, and itsfirst match in the AtlanticSun Conference.

At the same time, it wasanarrowloss toaLipscombteam that drove up fromNashville having won thelast three conference titlesin the A-Sun and wearingthemantle of preseason fa-vorite this year. So, as faras moral victories go, itwas a lopsided score.

That was one of thebest feel-goodgames ofmylife, NKU freshman hitterJayden Julian said. Thefans were crazy. Lipscombwas picked to win the con-ference again, so it helpedgiveusagaugeofhowgoodthe teams are in the A-Sun.

More importantly, theNorse took points andpointers from that moralwin and used them to wintheir first two conferencematches Sept. 21-22, beat-ingNorthFlorida andJack-sonville in Regents Hall.The Norse left their homegym with a 2-1 conferencerecord and 14-2 overall.

Its been an awesomefeeling, senior setter Jen-na Schreiver said. Wevebeen playing well with the

transition. Weve been un-familiar with these teamsbut weve handled the situ-ation pretty well and Imreally proud of my team.

Bouncing back from theLipscomb loss was crucial,said head coach Liz Hart, aformer NKU standout.

We knew Lipscombwas going to be tough andthe key was being able tocome back and respond,she said. We talked aboutnot letting it get us down. Itcomes down to experienceand playing a lot of games.There have been a coupleof times this year thatweve been down and beenable to pull it together.

Against JacksonvilleSept. 22, the Norse won thefirst two sets but lost a latelead to fall in Set 3. TheNorse then had to rallyfrombehind in set four, andafter the teamswere tiedat23, the Norse won the final

two points to end thematch.

The two wins shouldhelp the Norse as they pre-pare to head to centralGeorgia this week to faceKennesaw State and Mer-cer in A-Sun matches. AsnewmembersofDivisionI,the Norse cannot play inthe postseason but are eli-gible to win the regularseason conference title.

The Norse werent surewhat to expect this seasonas they stepped up to all-new foes. NKU was pickedto finish eighth in the pre-season A-Sun coaches poll,but its likely thatmost vot-ers had no idea what to ex-pect from the newcomers,either.

Schreiver, a former No-tre Dame Academy stand-out, recently notched her4,000th career assist in anNKU uniform.

Leading the plethora ofhitters is Shelby Buschur,who recently became the16th Norse player to reach1,000 kills.

Haley Lippert, KellyMorrissey, Jenna Rubleand Jayden Julian (Inde-pendence/Holy Cross) allhave more than 100 killsthis year.

Julian, Northern Ken-tuckys 2011 prep player ofthe year at Holy Cross, isenjoying the transition.

I love it so much be-cause we get to travel ev-erywhere and its so muchdifferent than highschool, she said. Weprac-tice all the time. Its adream come true. I didntknow what to expect as afreshman. I came in duringpreseason, worked reallyhard, and it paid off.

Norse volleyball makeswaves in Atlantic SunBy James [email protected]

NKU freshman JaydenJulian (Independence,Ky./Holy Cross) gets a kill.NKU beat Jacksonville 3-1to improve to 2-1 in AtlanticSun Conference volleyballSept. 22. JAMES WEBER/THECOMMUNITY RECORDER

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So the next time you turn onthe tap, take comfort in know-ing that more than 600 peopleat Greater Cincinnati WaterWorks take care each and ev-

ery day to bring you lifes ne-cessity water.

To view our 2011Water Qual-ity Report, which highlightsour extensive water qualitymonitoring and state-of-the-arttreatment processes, visitwww.cincinnati-oh.gov/gcww.

Biju George is interim director ofGreater Cincinnati Water Works.

Clean water essentialto your good health

Biju GeorgeCOMMUNITYRECORDER GUESTCOLUMNIST

According to the Academy ofNutrition and Dietetics, break-fast eaters perform better inschool; are significantly lesslikely to be overweight; andadolescents tend to have lowerBMIs (body mass index).

Alarmingly,research in-dicates thatmany childrenskip theirbreakfastmeals and thatbreakfast eat-ing dips aschildren grow.Only 77 percentof young chil-dren eat break-fast every day,while the number falls to 50percent in middle school and 36percent among high school stu-dents.

Upon rising from bed, yourchildren likely have gone 10hours or more since their lastmeal. Lets be sure that webreak the fast for our childrento ensure a healthy successfulschool year.

Want something quickand healthy?

Breakfast burritos: Wrapup scrambled eggs with cheese,beans and salsa in tortilla shell.Or try a peanut butter and ba-nana burrito.

Oatmeal and healthy top-pings such as low-fat granola orfruit.

Fruit and yogurt parfaits:Unsweetened yogurt mixed withfresh fruit and topped withhealthy crunchy bran cereal.

Whole grain toaster waffles

topped with applesauce, nutbutter spreads, fruit or peanutbutter.

Whole wheat toast or minibagel topped with peanut butterand sliced banana.

Fortified whole grain cerealwith low fat milk and fresh fruit.

English muffin topped withlean ham and cheese.

Cottage cheese served withcantaloupe and a lower fat muf-fin.

Hummus on pita bread withapplesauce on the side.

Not a traditionalbreakfast eater?

Leftovers such as pasta,pizza, beans or rice.

Fruit and yogurt smoothie.Whole wheat English muf-

fin with one-third cup shreddedcheese and two slices of tomato(or pizza sauce).

Cottage cheese served withcantaloupe and a lower fat muf-fin.

Cheese and crackers withunsweetened fruit juice.

Hard-boiled egg. String cheese.

TipsInvolve your children in the

planning. They are more likelyto eat foods they had a hand in.Let them assemble, bag, andplan meals.

Construct a breakfast menuwith your children and build arepertoire of eight to 10 meals.

Set the table the night before.

Beth Taschuk is bariatric nutritoncoordinator at St. Elizabeth WeightManagement Center.

Start students daywith breakfast

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U.S. SenatorsMitch McConnellWashington,D.C., phone: 202-

224-2541Local phone: 859-578-0188Website: http://mcconnell.

asenate.gov.Rand PaulWashington,D.C., phone: 202-

224-4343Local phone: 859-426-0165Website:

http://paul.senate.gov

State RepresentativesAlecia Webb-Edgington,

District 63Frankfort phone: 502-564-

8100 Ext. 701Local phone: 859-426-7322Website: www.lrc.ky.gov/leg-

islator/h063.htmEmail: alecia.webb-edg

[email protected]

Thomas Kerr, District 64Frankfort phone: 502-564-


islator/h064.htmEmail:

[email protected] Simpson, District 65Frankfort phone: 502-564-


islator/h065/htmEmail: Arnold.Simpson@

lrc.ky.govAdam Koenig, District 69Frankfort phone: 502-564-

8100 ext. 689Local phone: 859-578-9258Website: http://www.adam-

koenig. com/Email:

[email protected]

State SenatorsJohn Schickel, District 11Frankfort phone: 502-564-

8100 Ext. 617Website: www.lrc.ky.gov/leg-

islator/s011.htmEmail:

[email protected] Thayer, District 17Frankfort phone: 502-564-

8100 Ext. 644Local phone: 859-621-6956Website: http://www.lrc.ky.

gov/legislator/s017.htmEmail: http://www.lrc.ky.gov/

Mailform/S017.htmJack Westwood, District 23Frankfort phone: 502-564-

8100 Ext. 615Local phone: 859-344-6154Website: http://www.lrc.ky.

gov/legislator/s023.htmEmail: Jack.West-

[email protected]

YOUR REPRESENTATIVES

Kenton Fiscal CourtMeetings: SecondTuesdayat 9

a.m. at Independence CourtHouse, 5272 Madison Pike

Meetings: Fourth Tuesday at 9a.m. at Kenton County Court-house, 303 Court St., Covington

Address: 303 Court St., Co-vington

Phone: 859-392-1400Judge-executiveSteveArling-

hausCommissioner Beth Sewell,

First DistrictCommissioner Jon Draud,

Second DistrictCommissioner Kris Knochel-

mann, Third Districthttp://www.kenton county.org

Crescent Springs City CouncilMeetings: SecondMonday at 7

p.m.Address: 739 Buttermilk PikePhone: 859-341-3017Mayor: Jim Collettwww.crescent-springs. ky.us/

Crestview Hills City CouncilMeetings: SecondThursday at

7:30 p.m.Address: 50 Town Center

Blvd.Phone: 859-341-7373Mayor: Paul Meierhttp://www.crestview

hills.com

Edgewood City CouncilMeetings:FirstandthirdMon-

days at 6:30 p.m.Address: 385 Dudley RoadPhone: 859-331-5910Mayor: John Linkhttp://www.edgewood ky.com/

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West's colorful landscapes line the walls ofhis home, and he frequently gives themaway to friends. AMY SCALF/THE COMMUNITYRECORDER

INDEPENDENCERichard West was atruck driver for 35 years, and an amateurradio operator for a couple decades, butthe 84-year-old retiree has been a paintersince he was a little boy.

Ive been going around my whole lifedoing this, said West, gesturing to a walllinedwith hisworks, and paintings in vari-ous states of progress stacked in his officecorner.

He said he won a scholarship to an artacademyin the thirdgrade,buthisparentswouldnt let him go.

That didnt stop him.West doesnt paint for attention. He

doesnt sell or display his works.He just likes to paint.I just do it when the inspiration hits

me. I might go formonths without pickingit up, he said.

He keeps some of the paintings, butlikes to give the art works to family andfriends.

Independence business owner StevenNienaber gained an appreciation forWests art while working on a plumbingproject at his home.

Everybody who sees his paintings isvery impressed with his creations, hesaid. I think theyre fantastic.

West takes photographs when he trav-els, so he can remember different scenes,but sometimes he makes them up in hisimagination.

His office has an American Indiantheme, and hes painted and sketched Na-

tive American warriors, and he has a fewother portraits, but mostly he loves creat-ing landscapes.

Churches, gardens, gates and cottagesare among someof his favorite scenes, butsunlit rivers rushing through the woodsoutnumber the other views.

Although the woodland locations aresimilar, the colors are different.

One shows a dark forest at night, andanother features a light pastel-colored

meadow. Several different shades ofgreen, brown and blue dance through thewoods, andpinks,purplesandyellowsplayupon petals and leaves.

I say its hit and miss. Not all of themaregood, saidWest. I loveart.WhenIseesomething I like, then I paint it. Thats all.

He starts by painting his whole canvasblack.

It makes the colors come out betterandyourenot staringat ablankwhite can-

vas.Theblackbringsout thecolorsandtheshadows, he said.

He said he hasnt painted for a whilenow, but the paints and brushes are handyjust in case the mood strikes.

I only paint formyownpleasure, saidWest. I dont sell them. In fact, I think thatwould take away my enjoyment of it, if itwas something I had to do.

Cottages, gates, gardens, mountains and woods are some of West's favorite landscapesto paint. AMY SCALF/THE COMMUNITY RECORDER

West was inspired by a greeting card to paint this scene of a bridge over a woodland stream. AMY SCALF/THE COMMUNITY RECORDER

Painter Richard West said he just picks uphis paints and brushes when he "feels likeit." AMY SCALF/THE COMMUNITY RECORDER

PAINTING IS HIS PASSIONWest gives art worksaway to family, friendsBy Amy [email protected]

For Amy Geisen-Zembrodtand Shawn Myers the secret tokeeping a friendship for 45 yearsis simple.

I think we are in some waysalike and really different, Gei-sen-Zembrodt said. Shes realartsy-fartsy and Im not at all.Just recognizing that and re-specting each other.

And, of course, they makeeach other laugh.

And sometimes thats bad,becausewe laughwhenwe arentsupposed to, Myers interjects.

Best friends since the firstgrade, Myers and Geisen-Zem-brodt grew up so close to eachother in Lakeside Park that theycould see each others windowsthrough the trees.

When we turned 16, Shawngaveme this book andwhat it didwas it went back through firstgrade, with pictures and differ-ent memories of each year, eachgrade, said Geisen-Zembrodt.

And itwent up to16 and she keptadding to it each year.

Since then, Geisen-Zembrodthas been helping run the familybusiness indowntownCincinnati,Izzys restaurant. She has Myersby her side as an administrativeassistant .

Shes got the workload, thework ethic, I do too, I know whenits crunch time, Myers said. But we still get our giggles in.

Visit nky.com/KentonCounty formore community news.

Still laughing after 45 yearsBy Libby [email protected]

ShawnMyers(left) and Amy

Geisen-Zembrodt(right) have beenbest friends since

the first grade.Laughter is whatkeeps their bond

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LIFELIFE PEOPLE | IDEAS | RECIPESSOUTHKENTONRECORDERTHURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

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FRIDAY, SEPT. 28Community DanceSalsa Night, 9-11:59 p.m., Step-N-Out Studio, 721MadisonRoad, Free bachata lesson 9-9:30p.m. Dancing to DJed salsa,bachata, merengue, cha cha andreggaeton music. Family friend-ly. $5. 502-751-1110; www.step-noutstudio.com. Covington.

Holiday - HalloweenUSS Nightmare, 7 p.m.-1 a.m.,BB Riverboats Newport Landing,101 Riverboat Row, Hauntedtour built on real steamboat.Experience 30-minute tour withover 40 areas and two levels offright. $16. Presented by USSNightmare. Through Nov. 3.859-740-2293; www.ussnight-mare.com. Newport.Sandyland Acres HauntedHayride and Farmers Re-venge, 8 p.m.-midnight, Sandy-land Acres, 4172 Belleview Road,Features 25-minute tractor-drawn wagon ride in CinemaHorror Past and Present. Indoorattraction is Farmers Revenge.All ages. Family friendly. $10-$12. 859-322-0516; www.sandy-landacres.com. Petersburg.

Music - ConcertsAni Difranco, 9 p.m. Doors open8 p.m., Madison Theater, 730Madison Ave., Grammy Award-winning singer, guitarist andsongwriter. $28. 859-491-2444;www.madisontheateronline-.com. Covington.

Music - JazzNew Sleepcat Band, 7:30 p.m.,Dee Felice Cafe, 529 Main St.,Directed by Bill Gemmer andfeatures John Von Ohlen. 859-261-2365; www.deefelice.com.Covington.

Music - WorldManuel, 7-10 p.m., ArgentineBistro, 2875 Town Center Blvd.,Chilean guitarist performsupbeat music from Spanishguitar to American classics.Family friendly. Free. 859-426-1042. Crestview Hills.

RecreationHospice of the Bluegrass GolfClassic, 11 a.m.-7 p.m., TwinOaks Golf Course, 450 E. 43rdSt., For women and men players.18-hole scramble, 9-hole scram-ble options. Includes lunch anddinner, games and prizes. $60-$75. Reservations required.Presented by Hospice of theBluegrass - Northern Kentucky.859-441-6332; www.hospiceb-g.org. Covington.

Runs / WalksThe Great American Beer Run,7 p.m. All runners required tocheck at least 1-hour prior torunning., Festival Park Newport,Riverboat Row, Runners departfrom Oktoberfest and crossPurple People Bridge to touchboth sides of the Ohio River.Four beer stops later, partici-pants cross finish line and headto Oktoberfest tent for musicand a complimentary pour ofcraft beer. $49, $44 advance byAug. 31. Registration required.Presented by The Great Amer-ican Beer Run. --; www.amer-icanbeerrun.com/cincinnati.Newport.

Senior CitizensCanasta, 9 a.m.-noon, ElsmereSenior Center, 179 Dell St.,859-727-2306. Elsmere.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 29BenefitsScarf It Up Hand Bag Event,10:30 a.m.-1 p.m., ReceptionsBanquet and Conference CenterErlanger, 1379 Donaldson Road,Lunch, door prizes, Chineseauction and designer purse pick(one with $100 inside). Usedname-brand designer handbagsavailable for purchase. BenefitsScarf It Up. $25. Registrationrequired. Presented by Scarf ItUp For Those In Need. 859-802-4881; www.shouldertoshoulde-rinc.org. Erlanger.

ExhibitsDividedWe Stood: NorthernKentucky in the Civil War, 10a.m.-5 p.m., Behringer-CrawfordMuseum, 1600 Montague Road,Kentucky was a Mason-Dixonstate with an idealistic butunrealistic goal of neutrality.Learn how this had a far-reach-ing impact, tearing families andcommunities apart. 859-491-4003; www.bcmuseum.org.Covington.

Festivals

Immanuel UnitedMethodistChurch Fall Festival, noon-5p.m., Immanuel United Meth-odist Church, 2551Dixie High-way, Food, arts and crafts,bounce houses and games.859-341-5330. Lakeside Park.Fun Fest and Vendor Show,3-8 p.m., Calvary ChristianSchool, 5955 Taylor Mill Road,Inflatables, concessions, games,ping pong tournament, remotecontrol car tournament andvendor show. $6 for games, $6for inflatables, $10 for gamesand inflatables; concessionsseparate. 859-356-9201;www.ccsky.org. Covington.

Music - JazzNew Sleepcat Band, 7 p.m.,Dee Felice Cafe, 859-261-2365;www.deefelice.com. Covington.

Music - PopGrace Lincoln, 7-10 p.m., Ar-gentine Bistro, 2875 TownCenter Blvd., Jazzy, soulfulsounds of Adele. Free. 859-426-1042. Crestview Hills.

Music - RockSandercat and theMange, 9p.m. With Facebline. Doorsopen 8 p.m., Madison Theater,730 Madison Ave., $7. 859-491-2444; www.madisontheateron-line.com. Covington.

On Stage - TheaterThe Inconvenient Truth, 7-10p.m., Carnegie Visual andPerforming Arts Center, 1028Scott Blvd., Otto M. BudigTheatre. Live stage play writtenand directed by Tisha Harris,starring Vincent Ward, TonyTerry, Brandi Milton, DannyClay and Tony Sanders. Ages 21and up. $32. Presented by TishaHarris Productions. 859-491-2030; www.thecarnegie.com.Covington.

Sunday, Sept. 30

Exercise ClassesBelly Dance Fitness, 6-7 p.m.,Step-N-Out Studio, 721MadisonRoad, Must bring yoga mat toclass. Program weaves instretching, belly-dance move-

ments, travel steps, hip drillsand upper-body movements toprovide workout. Family friend-ly. $10. 859-291-2300. Coving-ton.

ExhibitsDividedWe Stood: NorthernKentucky in the Civil War, 1-5p.m., Behringer-CrawfordMuseum, 859-491-4003;www.bcmuseum.org. Coving-ton.

FestivalsArt Off Pike Arts andMusicFestival, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Main-Strasse Village, Main Street,Seventh Street fromMadison toWashington streets. Works of60-90 artists, Picassos Play-ground for children, musicians,music, food and entertainment.Free. Presented by CovingtonArts District - Full Spectrum.859-491-0458; artoffpike.org.Covington.

Music - AcousticDrew Lanius andWilly D, 8p.m.-midnight, ShimmersTavern, 1939 Dixie Highway,859-426-0490; www.shimmer-scomplex.com. Fort Wright.

Senior CitizensOpen House: Get the Scoop,1-3 p.m., St. Charles Lodge, 600Farrell Drive, Come and learn allthat living at St. Charles Village& Lodge has to offer. Followingyour personal tour, stop by theCaf at the Lodge for acomplimentary ice cream cone!.Free. 859-331-3224, ext. 107;www.stcharlescare.org. Coving-ton.

Monday, Oct. 1

AuditionsKatalyst Talent Agency OpenCall, 4-7 p.m., Katalyst, LLC,3037 Dixie Highway, Suite 214,All experience levels seekingrepresentation with Katalyst.First come, first served. Require-ments at website. Family friend-ly. Free. 859-581-4555. Edge-wood.

Holiday - Halloween

Pumpkin Patch Tour, 10 a.m.-noon, 4-6 p.m., Sunrock Farm,103 Gibson Lane, Hands-onanimal fun: milk a goat, holdchicks, brush a horse, feed thesheep and pet many differentfarm animals. Hayride to pump-kin patch to purchase pump-kins. Free apple cider andcookies on weekends at farmstore. Family friendly. $10two-hour tour, $8 one-hourtour. Registration required.859-781-5502; www.sunrock-farm.org.Wilder.

RecreationDuplicate Bridge, 11:30 a.m.-3p.m., Elsmere Senior Center, 179Dell St., Lower Level. Open toall players. Family friendly. $5.Presented by Boone CountyBridge Center. 859-391-8639;www.boonecountybridgecen-ter.com. Elsmere.

Senior CitizensGet Started with Gym andToms MondayMorningExercise Class, 10-11 a.m.,Elsmere Senior Center, 179 DellSt., 859-727-2306. Elsmere.

TUESDAY, OCT. 2Community DanceLine Dancing, 7-9 p.m., Look-out Heights Civic Club, 1661Park Road, Holly and BernieRuschman, instructors. Begin-ners welcome. Smoke-free.Family friendly. $6, $3 forfirst-timers. Presented by H & BDance Co.. 859-727-0904. FortWright.

ExhibitsDividedWe Stood: NorthernKentucky in the Civil War, 10a.m.-5 p.m., Behringer-Craw-ford Museum, 859-491-4003;www.bcmuseum.org. Coving-ton.

Health / WellnessWeight Loss Class, 6:30-7 p.m.,Hickory Grove Baptist Church,11969 Taylor Mill Road, $60 for12-week membership. First classfree. Presented by EquippedMinistries. 859-802-8965;www.facebook.com/equipped-

ministries. Independence.Wellness by the Book, 7 p.m.Theme: Breast Cancer Aware-ness., Joseph-Beth Booksellers-Crestview Hills, 2785 DixieHighway, Each month, St.Elizabeth professionals shareinformation and suggest corre-sponding book on variety ofhealth and wellness hot topics.Free. Presented by St. ElizabethHealthcare. 859-301-6300;www.stelizabeth.com. Crest-view Hills.

Karaoke and OpenMicKaraoke, 9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m.,Shimmers Tavern, 1939 DixieHighway, Sing your heart outwith Kara. 859-426-0490;www.shimmerscomplex.com.Fort Wright.OpenMic/College Night, 6p.m.-1 a.m., Mahoganys CoffeeHouse and Bar, 3715 WinstonAve., Hosted by Pete Wallace.Free. 859-261-1029. Latonia.

Music - BluegrassNorthern Kentucky BluegrassBand, 9 p.m.-midnight, Zola,626 Main St., Free. 859-261-7510. Covington.

Music - JazzMike Darrah, 7 p.m., Dee FeliceCafe, 529 Main St., Pianist.859-261-2365; www.deefel-ice.com. Covington.

Senior CitizensBingo, 12:30-3 p.m., ElsmereSenior Center, 179 Dell St.,859-727-2306. Elsmere.

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 3CivicKenton County ConservationDistrict BoardMeeting,5-6:30 p.m., Northern KentuckyArea Planning Commission,2332 Royal Drive, Regularmeeting to discuss conservationdistrict programs, projects andactivities. Family friendly. Free.Presented by Kenton CountyConservation District. 859-586-7903. Fort Mitchell.

Community DanceHex Squares, 8-10 p.m., Prome-

nade Palace, 3630 DecourseyPike, Western square dance clubspecializing in hexagon style forexperienced dancers. $5. Pre-sented by Southwestern Ohio/Northern Kentucky SquareDancers Federation. 513-929-2427. Covington.

ExhibitsDividedWe Stood: NorthernKentucky in the Civil War, 10a.m.-5 p.m., Behringer-CrawfordMuseum, 859-491-4003;www.bcmuseum.org. Coving-ton.

Health / WellnessWeight Loss Class, 5:30-6 p.m.,Lakeside Christian Church, 195Buttermilk Pike, $60 for 12-weekmembership. First class free.Presented by Equipped Minis-tries. 859-802-8965; www.face-book.com/equippedministries.Lakeside Park.Food Allergies and Illnesses, 7p.m., Boone County Main Li-brary, 1786 Burlington Pike, TaraKleier, local paramedic andfirefighter, tells her story ofyears of misdiagnosis and ex-plains how food today is makingpeople sick. Learn how she wasfinally diagnosed with Celiacdisease and how everyone canimprove their daily lives. Pre-sented by Boone County PublicLibrary. 859-342-2665. Burling-ton.

Karaoke and OpenMicKaraoke, 9 p.m.-1 a.m., Pike St.Lounge, 266 W Pike Street,Hosted by Bree. 513-402-2733.Covington.

Music - ConcertsHotel California: A Tribute tothe Eagles, 7:30 p.m. Doorsopen 6:30 p.m., Madison Thea-ter, 730 Madison Ave., $25, $20advance. On sale Aug. 3. 859-491-2444; www.madisontheate-ronline.com. Covington.

Music - JazzMike Darrah, 7 p.m., Dee FeliceCafe, 859-261-2365; www.dee-felice.com. Covington.

Music - RockBirdbrain Crash, 10 p.m.-1 a.m.,Sidebar, 322 Greenup St., Coun-try/rock music. Ages 21 and up.Free. 859-431-3456. Covington.

Senior CitizensTai Chi Beginner Classes,9:30-10:30 a.m., Elsmere SeniorCenter, 179 Dell St., Learn posi-tions and motions of one of theoldest forms of martial arts. Forseniors. Through Jan. 2. 859-727-2306. Elsmere.Tai Chi Intermediate Class,10:30-11:30 a.m., Elsmere SeniorCenter, 179 Dell St., For seniorswho have already taken begin-ners classes and are looking tobroaden their knowledge of thismartial art form dedicated tomuscle-building and flexibility.For seniors. 859-727-2306.Elsmere.

THURSDAY, OCT. 4Community DanceSwinGallery, 8-11:30 p.m.,Step-N-Out Studio, 721MadisonRoad, Complimentary beginnerEast Coast Swing lesson 8-9 p.mincluded with $5 cover chargefor dance. Dancing to music byDJ 9-11:30 p.m. All ages. Nopartner required. Family friend-ly. $5. Presented by SwinGallery.513-290-9022; www.swingallery-.com. Covington.

ExhibitsDividedWe Stood: NorthernKentucky in the Civil War, 10a.m.-5 p.m., Behringer-CrawfordMuseum, 859-491-4003;www.bcmuseum.org. Coving-ton.

Karaoke and OpenMicExtreme Entertainment Ka-raoke, 9 p.m.-1 a.m., ShimmersTavern, 1939 Dixie Highway, Testyour voice against some of thebest singers in the area. 859-426-0490; www.shimmerscomplex-.com. Fort Wright.

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

Music - JazzLee Stolar Trio, 7 p.m., DeeFelice Cafe, 529 Main St., 859-261-2365; www.deefelice.com.Covington.

Senior CitizensSenior Aerobics with Ginny,9:30-10:30 a.m., Elsmere SeniorCenter, 179 Dell St., 859-727-2306. Elsmere.

THINGS TO DO IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD

Full Spectrum-Art Off Pike will be 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 30, at Pike and Seventh streets between Madison andWashington streets. For more information, visit www.artoffpike.com PROVIDED

Taste of the Levee will be held noon to 9 p.m. Saturday,Sept. 29, at Newport on the Levee. For more informationvisit, www.newportonthelevee.com. THANKS TO CHRISTY GLOYD

Newport Oktoberfest will be 5-11 p.m. Friday, noon to 11p.m. Saturday and noon to 9 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 28-30, atNewport Festival Park. For more information, visitwww.oktoberfestnewport.com. PROVIDED

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Power companiesaround the country arehearing from consumersconcerned about newSmart Meters being put onhomes.

They transmit yourhomes electric usage, and

some fear the meters emitpotentially harmful radia-tion. Studies show thatsnot the case, but now thesome people are question-ing the studies.

Mike Mannarino, ofAnderson Township, isntconcerned about that, hestroubled about possiblespying. Its a surveillancedevice essentially becausethey can tell what actuallytakes place inside thehome, he said.

The Smart Meters dorecord the electricityusage in your home everyfew seconds and transmitthe information to a termi-nal. Mannarino said thatinformation can be used to

determinewhetheryoureusingenoughenergy-efficientdevices inyour home.

Itsgraduallyintrusive: A

little bit today. I thinktherell be more tomorrowand, frankly, I dont feelthey need that informa-tion, Mannarino said.

But Duke Energyspokeswoman Sally The-len refutes this. This iscompletely not true. I cantell you, Howard, the only

thing were getting fromthese meters is howmuchelectricity youre using.We dont know what appli-ances are being used. Wedont know anything spe-cific at all, Thelen said.

Nevertheless, Mannari-no said, If they determineyoure not doing the thingsthey think you should, Isee in the future wherethey could charge you ahigher rate.

There is no way thatsomebodys monitoringthe usage all the time.Theres a lot of fallacy outthere on the Internet,Thelen said. She said thereis no large room wheresomeone is monitoring the

usage in each house. In-stead, she said, the dailyreadings just go into bigcomputer servers.

Thelen said Duke is 75percent complete in mod-ernizing its grid withthese digital meters. Sincethese meters transmit theusage, she said the compa-ny figures there will befar fewer estimated bills.When the upgrade is com-plete at the end of nextyear Duke can re-routeelectricity if theres apower outage in an area.In addition, there could betime of use pricing. Thisallows customers to savemoney by, for instance,doing their wash at night

when electric rates arereduced.

In the meantime, thosewith these Smart Meterscan go online to Dukeswebsite and check theirusage. The meters captureenergy usage daily andthats available to custom-ers the next day. Dukesaid this can help custom-ers make wiser energydecisions and avoid billingsurprises at the end of themonth.

Howard Ain answers consum-er complaints weekdays onWKRC-TV Local 12. Write tohim at 12 WKRC-TV, 1906Highland Ave., Cincinnati45219.

Check your energy usage via Smart Meter

HowardAinHEY HOWARD!

May help youcontrol costs

The Kentucky Trans-portation Cabinet District6 held its seventh annual

EquipmentRoadeoCompe-tition Aug. 9 at the Rich-wood Flea Market.

With snow and ice sea-son just around the corner,theseOlympic-style eventshelp hone the skills of themen and women who helpmaintain and keep roads inthe best condition possible.

Heavy equipment oper-ators from District 6 com-peted in an obstacle coursewith a dump truck with an11-foot plow blade, as wellas other contests using

backhoes, graders, trac-tors and trucks.

The results include:MeganJonesofCamp-

bell County Crew 304 com-ing in second place overall,winning the silver.

Campbell CountyCrew 304 winning BestCrew for 2012with the bestteam score.

Lowboy first placewent to Dave Bauman ofCampbell County Crew304.

Backhoe second placewent to Roddy Allender ofBoone County Crew 342.

Mower first placewent to Roddy Allender.

Roadeoprepares for snow seasonCommunity Recorder

Megan Jones of Campbell County Crew 304 came in second place overall, winning thesilver, in the seventh annual Equipment Roadeo Competition. Pictured are Kevin Rust andJones. THANKS TO NANCYWOOD

Roddy Allender of Boone County Crew 342 came in secondplace for backhoe and first place in mower in theEquipment Roadeo Competition. THANKS TO NANCYWOOD

Dave Bauman of Campbell County Crew 304 came in firstplace for lowboy in the Equipment Roadeo

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