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THURSDAY, JANUARY 9, 2014 BECAUSE COMMUNITY MATTERS
Your Community Recordernewspaper serving Union,Richwood andWalton
FLORENCE — There’s nothing quitelike a guitar.
“There’s some kind of aura aboutthem,” said John Reynolds a memberof the former 1960s Northern Ken-tucky band The Bad Seeds. “When Igot my first guitar, when I was about14, that was the end of me. The musicbug had gotten me.”
Fifty years later, Reynolds, 64, hasanextensivecollectionofguitars fromthe 1930s to the 1960s, some of whichare worth thousands of dollars. A fewofhisprizedpossessionswill beondis-play at the Florence Branch of theBoone County Public Library throughJanuary.
The Florence resident said he is ex-cited to share his hobby and hopes itwill spark an interest formusic in oth-ers.
Florence branch library referenceassociate EdMcLaughlin was quick toorganize the display.
“Hehasbeenacustomer for as longas I can remember and guitars are al-ways fun.”McLaughlin said. “Mr.Rey-nolds is a nice guy and I have enjoyedtalking with him in the past, he lovesmusic, and I figured he cares enoughto put on a good display.”
McLaughlin has been planning ex-hibits for the library’s display casesince 2005.He said he’s always open tosuggestions. Residents, he said, arewelcome to contact him at the libraryif they have an idea for the display
Guitar collection of BadSeeds member on displayByMelissa [email protected]
Florence resident John Reynolds shows off a 1967 Telecaster, part of his guitarcollection now on display at the Florence Branch of the Boone County Public library.MELISSA STEWART/THE COMMUNITY RECORDERSee COLLECTION, Page A2
FLORENCE — Erica Almquist wants tomakeadifference in theworld.That’swhyshe joined the Florence Rotary Club’syouth organization, Interact Club, when itformed last year.
“InteractClub isagreatopportunityforteens to get together and go out and helpothers,” the 16-year-old Union residentsaid.
Since the club’s introduction,members,ages12 through18,havebeenvolunteeringthroughout the community. Now, theirsightsaresetaremakinganimpactonchil-dren in the Dominican Republic.
The group is sellingcopies of “The Lord Is NotThrough With Me Yet,” byKaitlyn Rawlings to raisemoney for a trip to theHighlands Dominican Re-public youth camp. ThereInteract members will as-sistyouthcampleadersandbuild relationships withyouths from theDominicanRepublic.
“I’m really looking forward to workingwithout he kids there,” Almquist said. “It’simportant to do things like this because itgivesus, teenagers,achancetonot thinkofourselves somuch. It givesyouachance tothink of others who maybe aren’t asblessed as you. It’s an opportunity to helppeople.”
The youth camp is one of severalthroughout the world that is supported bythe Rawlings Foundation.
The foundation was founded by JohnRawlings, who was pastor of LandmarkBaptist Temple in Cincinnati. Rawlings,who died last January, is known world-wide for his contributions to the foundingof the Baptist Bible Fellowship, Interna-tional Baptist Network andmultiple youthcamps and colleges around the world. The
InteractClubhopes tomake adifferenceByMelissa [email protected]
HELP THE CAUSETax deductible donations for the club’s
trip to Dominican Republic can be made to:The Florence Rotary Foundation, attention:Interact Club D.R. trip, and sent to P.O. Box6027, Florence, KY 41022-6027. For moreinformation contact Barbara Rahn [email protected] or 859-663-8984.
Rahn
See CLUB, Page A2
BURLINGTON — Despite aNew Year’s Eve fire that de-stroyed a dryer and causedsmoke damage at the BooneCounty Animal Shelter, direc-tor Beckey Reiter says theyare feeling very fortunate.
“This was the best possiblescenario if it had to happen,” she said.
According toReiter, a fire broke outin the shelter’s industrial clothes dryeraround 5:45 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 31.
Animal control officers DustinBrown, avolunteer firefighterwith theFalmouth Fire Department, and Alex
Reisenbeck, a full-time firefighterwith the Hebron Fire ProtectionDistrict, were both on duty andacted quickly to contain the fire.
“We were actually very fortu-nate that it occurred while staffwas here,” Reiter said.
InaDec. 31poston theshelter’sFacebook page, Reiter says thestaff’s quick response “not onlyminimized damage, their action
saved lives.”“How fortunate,” Reiter said. “The
first firefightersIeverhadonstaffandboth happened to be on duty at thetime.”
A New Year’s Eve Fire destroyed theBoone County Animal Shelter’s industrialdryer and caused smoke damage.PROVIDED
Boone shelter acceptingdonations following fireBy Stephanie [email protected]
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book Interact is selling iswritten by Rawling’s great-granddaughter and chroni-cles his ministry.
“Wewanttobuildgoodwillandfriendship,” saidBarbaraRahn,who is theFlorenceRo-tary Club’s adviser for Inter-act Club. “Those are wordswe live by in Rotary.”
Rahn said the Dominicanchildrenwhoattend thecampare from poor families andare often exposed to drugsand violence.
“The youth camps are aplace for themtogoand learnthrough Christian values thatthere is a better way of life,”she said.
She said camp partici-pants won’t be the only one’slearning that lesson this sum-mer.
“We want to do this tripwithourclubsoourkidslearnwhat they can do for others.That’s the way to live ... weshould all be responsible forothers.When you do that, youget so muchmore in return.”
ClubContinued from Page A1
“Youplan andyoudrilland you practice foremergency responsesand it’s not until some-thing happens that youknow how effective yourplan is,” saidReiter. “Thiscould have been such adevastating situation.”
She said the fire wascontained to the dryer;the replacement cost is$5,000 to $6,000.
While no animalsseemed to be in distressDec. 31, Reiter said onJan. 2 two cats wereshowing signs of respira-tory distress and weresent to the Greater Cin-cinnati Veterinary Spe-cialists and EmergencyServices in Wilder.
“We’re just handcleaning the entire shel-ter,” saidReiter. “Now it’sjust a lot of smoke dam-age.
Boone County Admin-
istrator Jeff Earlywinesaid the county waspleased to learn therewere no injuries, humanor animal, and the firecaused no significantproperty damage.
“I think the employ-ees, from all reports, act-ed quickly and decisivelywhich played a part inminimizing propertydamage,” he said.
According to Early-wine, the county is self-insured for the first$20,000 of a loss andwould pay any claims re-lated to the fire from thecounty’s insurance fund.That would serve as away to address expensesthat will not have amajorimpact on the operatingbudget of the shelter.
Despite the fire, shel-ter operations continueas normal, Reiter said.The shelter is open andhas a “responsibility tothe animals, and that in-cludes getting themhomes.”
The shelter is accept-ing monetary donationsas well as supplies to as-sist in cleanup includingpaper towels, Dawn dishsoap,mopheadsandblan-kets.
Donations can bedroppedoffat theshelter,5643 Idlewild Road, Bur-lington.
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ShelterContinued from Page A1
case.“This to me is important because I
get to use it to showcase people andevents that are important to people inour community,” he said. “This is away people can share their interestswith other people.”
Reynolds is as interesting as hisguitar collection. In the 1960s, he wasthe bass player of The Bad Seeds, a lo-calbandthat landedadealwithColum-bia Records. Other members wereLloyd McGlasson, Ernie Banks, Char-lie Brown and Jerry Foster.
The group recorded a self-titled 45in New York City in 1967, when Rey-nolds was 18. Their most popular songwas “King of the Soapbox,” he said.Theyworked inJimmiHendrix’sElec-tric Lady Studio.
Reynolds said he enjoyed his brushwith fame, including a tour in theU.S.,
but set aside his ownguitar to raise hisson, Eric.
Through the years he continuedwith his passion by growing his collec-tion of guitars.
The first guitar he purchased wasin the mid-1960s. It was a 1956 PaulGoldtop. He found it at a “hawk shop”inDowntownCincinnati. Itwas $300, ahefty price at that time, but “I was inlovewith it as soon as I saw it,” he said.
In addition to collecting, Reynoldsalso works on guitars and is planningto build his own line of guitars calledReynolds Brothers Guitars, named inhonor of his father and grandfather.He also plans to volunteer with Gui-tars for Vets, a nonprofit organizationthat provides a guitar instruction pro-gram aimed at giving veterans strug-glingwith post traumatic stress disor-der and other emotional distress aunique therapeutic alternative.
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Former Boone CountyCommissioner CathyFlaig filednominationpa-pers to run for BooneCounty CommissionerDistrict 1.
She previously was acommissioner 1999-2011.
Flaig, who along withher husband Bob, ownsand operates Flaig Weld-ing Co., Inc., said, “I’mrunning for County Com-missioner because I loveserving people. I believein three core politicalprinciples: limited gov-ernment, fiscal responsi-bility and free markets.
“I have the life experi-ence and proven recordof defending conserva-
tiveprinciples tobeanef-fective voice and vote onthe fiscal court. I believerunning for office is trulya calling. I believe to beeffective you have to rep-resent the people whoelected you and put theirinterests ahead of specialinterests. I have a proventrack record of puttingthe people first.”
“As this campaignmoves forward I am look-ing forward to an aggres-sivegrassrootscampaignfocused on the future,”she said. “I plan to high-light my record of fight-ing tax increases and op-posing intrusive govern-ment regulations.”
Former commissionerFlaig running again
Rick Brueggemann, anattorney and chairman oftheBooneCountyRepubli-can Party, has announcedhis candidacy for Boone/Gallatin circuit judge inthe 2014 election.
Brueggemann is seek-ing the seat thatwill be va-cated by Judge AnthonyFrolich, who is retiringand not seeking re-elec-tion.
“I seek to serve thepeo-ple of Boone and Gallatincounties as their next cir-cuit court judge,” Brueg-gemann said. “My love forthe Constitution drawsmeto the judiciary just as it
ledme to the prac-tice of law.
“While enter-ing the judiciarymeans giving up athriving law prac-tice, it will allowme to better servemy community,”he said. “I believemy dedication to the Con-stitution, my litigation ex-perience, and my under-standing of the people andthe issues in Boone andGallatin counties willserve me well on thebench.”
ABoone County native,Brueggemann began
working at age 13 atBrueggemann AutoBody, then PatrickAutoParts, and laterBavarian Truckingwhichwasownedbyhis uncle. At Bavar-ianhepickedupgar-bage and main-tained equipment
during the week and oper-ated the solid waste trans-fer station inCovington onSaturdays.
While working at Ba-varian, Brueggemannfound some law books inthe trash and began study-ing constitutional lawfrom discarded case-
books.After earning his GED
diploma, Brueggemannenrolled at Northern Ken-tuckyUniversity.Uponre-ceiving a bachelor’s de-gree from NKU, he en-rolled in the university’sSalmonP.ChaseCollegeoflaw. Brueggemann gradu-ated summa cum laude in2004. Brueggemann hasworked most of his legalcareer at the FortMitchelllaw firm of Hemmer De-Frank PLLC.
Brueggemann and hiswife, Patti, have 11 chil-drenand10grandchildren.
Brueggemann running for circuit judge
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It’s easy to see thecam-araderie between RobbyArmstrong, 19, of Hebronand his Kona Ice co-work-ers on this bitter cold De-cember morning.
When he started work-ing at the company’s Flor-ence-based corporateheadquarters, Arm-strong, a special needsemployee, his job was tokeep things tidy. But hisresponsibilities havegrown to include otherjobs, includingmixingfla-vors, Kona Ice founderTony Lamb said.
Lamb says he was ap-proached by Armstrong’scommunity living sup-ports provider Dan Hen-ery, who works alongside
Armstrong daily, whoasked if the company hadinterest in placing a spe-cial needs individual.
“I said absolutely. Idon’t think I hesitated asecond,” Lamb said. “Ididn’t really understandwhat the whole thing wasabout but ... it just turnedinto oneof thegreatest re-lationships we have.”
According to Henery,Armstrong had a strokewhenhewas8monthsold.Following surgery, doc-tors toldhisparents that ifArmstrong made itthrough the night, he’dnever get out of bed.
Despite his early ob-stacles, which also in-cludes a seizure disorder,Armstrong says he playssports and helps his fam-ily on their farm and
“prettymuch help aroundthe best I can.”
“Robby’s pretty muchapart of the family,”KonaIce operations managerBecca Haggard said.
Armstrong’s co-work-ers never ask whether hecan do something, saidHenery. Rather, they justsay he needs to do a task,“then he’s pushed into do-ing it and finding a way todo it.”
He wouldn’t be nearlyas successful if it weren’tfor Haggard and fellow
operations managerRalph McWhorter, “be-cause they see no limita-tions,” said Henery.
“It’s not like we’re notaware, but I’ve chal-lenged him to do thingsseveral times where Iwasn’t sure he could actu-ally do it,” McWhortersaid. “And you knowwhat? He’s over therehuffing and puffing andhe usually gets it done.”
Robby Armstrong, 19, of Hebron works at Kona Ice inFlorence. STEPHANIE SALMONS/THE COMMUNITY RECORDER
Kona Iceemployees helpco-worker growBy Stephanie [email protected]
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DARmeeting
Thenextmeetingof theBoone County Daughtersof the American Revolu-tion will be 10 a.m. Satur-day, Jan. 11, at the main li-brary, 1786 BurlingtonPike, Burlington. The pro-gramwill be on settlementschools presented by Deb-bie McDonough. The host-ess will be Robin Gilbert.
Library looking forboard member
Boone County PublicLibrary Board of Trusteesis accepting applicationsfor a board position thatbegins in July 2014.
The library is seeking aperson who has a passion
for librariesandtheabilityto effectively advocate forthem. This is a volunteerposition.
There will be an infor-mational session at 4 p.m.Tuesday, Jan. 28, at theMain Library, 1786 Bur-lington Pike, Burlington.Applications are availableat all library locations oronline at
bcpl.org/library/board.Applications must be sub-mitted by Jan. 31,. Sendsigned and completed ap-plication to: Board Mem-ber Search, c/o GretaSouthard, Director, BooneCounty Public Library,Main Library, 1786 Bur-lington Pike, BurlingtonKY 41005, or drop it off at
the Main Library, or scanand email to [email protected], using thesubject heading: BoardMember Search.
PVA inspections setThe Boone County
Property Valuation Ad-ministrator’s officewill in-spect Orleans subdivision,farms and new construc-tion throughout BooneCounty Jan 9-15.
Staff members will bein a marked vehicle andhave identification avail-able upon request.
For more information,contact PVACindyArling-haus at [email protected].
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For the seventh time, Con-nectKentuckyhonored theCom-monwealth’s technology leadersat its 2013 Tech Day at TheGeorgeandEllenRieveschlDig-itorium in Griffin Hall at North-ern Kentucky University.
The 2013 Tech Day featureddiscussions on technology’s im-pact on education, history, andculture, federal policy updates,and a keynote speech by notedventure capitalist David Jones,Jr. Tech Day allows the state’sbroadband leaders to gather anddiscuss the latest developmentsin, and impacts of, broadbandtechnology across the state. Theevent, held in partnership withtheKentuckyHistorical Society,was sponsored by Humana, twtelecom, and AT&T.
ConnectKentucky presentedthe following awards at theevent:
Secondary StudentTechnology Award:Nicholas Boucher
Villa Madonna Academy ju-nior Nicholas Boucher designedand programmed the new VillaMadonnaAcademywebsite.Thenew website has special loginareas for students, teachers, andparents and was quite a pro-
grammingchallenge fora juniorin high school. Nicholas not onlymade itmuchmorevisually cap-tivatingbut he also incorporatedbetter design elements thatmake the site more user-friend-ly.
Small BusinessTechnology Award:Instant AccessTours/Battery RowProductions
Instant Access Tours is help-
ing Kentucky towns preserveandpromotetheirhistoryonline;convertingdigitalmaps andbro-chures intovirtualwalking toursthat can accessed online or byusing your smart phone.
Its first tour commemoratedthe150th anniversary of theCiv-il War Battle of Augusta with awebsite, www.battleofaugus-ta.org, and a10-site walking tourthat included signage with QRcodes so visitors could accessthe online content via theirsmartphones.
Postsecondary StudentTechnology Award:Robert Crawford
Crawford, a junior at North-ern Kentucky University fromGoshen, Ohio, is lead developerforentrepreneurialstartupcom-pany InstrumentLife.
School DistrictTechnology Award: RiverRidge Elementary,Kenton County PublicSchools
Using technology in a waythatnotonlyenhancesthecapac-ity of the institution, but also isteaching a group of young lead-ers to be informed citizens, iswhat makes River Ridge Ele-mentarySchool aworthywinnerof the School District Technol-ogy Award. Guidance counselorJillDilts andschoolpsychologistJessica Roesch and their fifth-grade media team are usingtechnology to teach 1,100 stu-dents and their families the val-ue of digital information.
PostsecondaryInstitution TechnologyAward: NorthernKentucky University
Northern Kentucky Univer-sity needed to provide access todiscipline-specific software forstudents and faculty. In the past,convertingclassrooms intocom-puter labs, purchasing manydesktop computers and loadingcampus-licensed software, mettheneedbut thatsolutiontookupmuch physical space, was limit-ed to the number of computersprovidedandthecurrencyof thehardware,andrequiredstudentsto be on campus during businesshours. The implemented solu-tionwasavirtualdesktop thatal-lows students, faculty, and staffto log into what appears to be a“computer lab machine” via theInternet from any personal de-vice. This solution has revolu-tionized the way that NKU pro-vides software. This innovationwork has changed how studentsget access to the required ma-terials and allows students to bemoreproductiveanywhere, any-time.
Toaccesspresentationsof theevent, visitwww.connectkentucky.org.
ConnectKentucky honors eight tech leaders
Rene True, executive director of Connect Kentucky, with Villa MadonnaHigh School junior Nicholas Boucher and his parents Jackie and Dave.They live in Villa Hills.PROVIDED
ThomasMore Collegewill change its fi-nancial aid policy and offer institutionalaidforafifthyear insituationswhereatra-ditional full-time undergraduate studentneeds an extra semester or two in order tofinish their primary degree and/or com-plete their academic goals.
The change is effective Jan. 1.By offering aid for the additional year,
students will have another resource toreachgraduation.Thecollegewill alsopro-vide support for students who desire totransfer the ThomasMore College.
Previously, financial aid ended afterfour years for traditional full-time under-graduate students.
This change in policy applies only toThomas More College scholarships. To beeligible, a studentmust be in goodacadem-ic standingat theconclusionof their fourthyear andmust have been enrolled as a full-time student for eight consecutive semes-ters. For transfer students, this includescombining time at Thomas More Collegeand another institution. Students are alsorequired tobeenrolled full-time for thead-ditional semester or two to be eligible. Fi-nally, students who are on full scholarshiporwhowish touseaidnot for theirprimarydegree have the opportunity to apply tohave a portion of their funds continue.
“I have come to understand the finan-cial difficulty many students have in fi-nancing their degree when they must at-tend an additional semester or year,” saidcollege president David Armstrong. “Aspresident, I am excited to remove this bar-rier to a student’s success.”
College vice president of operationsMatthew Webster said, “Students oftenface the dilemma of needing an extra se-mesteroryearforvery legitimatereasons,such as a change of major or because theytransferred to ThomasMore, and yet theymust personally finance the total cost.President Armstrong’s decision to providethis assistancewill give students and theirfamilies peace ofmind. It will benefit boththe student and the institution.”
Thomas More College has a strong his-tory of creating opportunities for studentsto be successful and graduate from the in-stitution. The offer of aid for the fifth yearcomplements initiatives suchas theThom-as More Trust, a comprehensive set of fi-nancial aid awards, the TMC3 acceleratedprogram, and the room grant program.
Thomas Moreadds fifthyear to somescholarships
Fifth-grade students at St. Paul Catholic School recently had the chanceto view animals brought in by Amber Hart, a veterinarian technician atMedVet,St.Paulalumnusanddaughteroffifth-gradeteacherRubyHart,asa review of the vertebrate and invertebrate classifications they learned inscience class.
St. Paul Catholic School student Alexis Thomas touches a snake. THANKS TO KELLY EIBEL
ANIMAL PLANET
St. Paul Catholic School student GraceHolmes observes a turtle. THANKS TOKELLY EIBEL
St. PaulCatholicSchoolstudentsLiam Singerand TylerKaiser toucha lizardshown byAmber Hart.THANKS TO
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UNION — She startedthe first archery pro-gram in Northern Ken-tucky 10 years ago, andnow Brenda Klaas ishappy to see the rest ofthe area catching up.
Schools such as Coop-er High School and Con-ner Middle School haveadded to the roster inBoone County, and sev-eral schools in KentonCounty have added pro-grams as well.
More than 300 partic-ipants tookpart ina tour-nament at CalvaryChristian School in Tay-lor Mill in November,and a similar tourney atTwenhofel MiddleSchool in Taylor Millfilled all its registrationspots in the fall.
“It’s great news,”Klaas said. “There’s stillplenty of room to grow.”
Archery became asanctioned sports activ-ity by the KentuckyHigh School AthleticAs-sociation last schoolyear and, in conjunctionwith the National Ar-chery in theSchoolsPro-gram, held its first statechampionships lastMarch in Louisville. TheKHSAA lists more than90 schools competing inarchery across the statewith competition in 14regions.
The NASP nationalsinMay 2013 in Louisvilledrew a record 9,426 par-ticipants, and USA Ar-chery reported 8.589clubs nationwide, morethan double from twoyears ago. Part of thena-
tional uptick has beenbecause of the populari-ty of the Hunger Gamesbook and movie series,at a peak now with therelease of the CatchingFire movie sequel star-ring Union native JoshHutcherson.
Ryle is in its firstyearof full sanctioningby theKHSAA. The Raiderswere allowed to partici-pate in the NASP statetourney last year, finish-ing 27th as a team withseveral high individualfinishes. Klaas said lastseason that the Raiderswould have two regionalmedalists if they hadbeen sanctioned.
Rylehasabout50kidsin the high school pro-gramthisyear, andGrayMiddle School on thesame campus has morethan 100.
“We have state inMarch, and then hope-fully nationals, and thenwe hope to take them tothe world tournament,”Klaas said. “We quali-fied last year but wedidn’t have enough kidswho were able to makethe trip.”
The Raiders practicetwice a week and aregearing up for the Twen-hofel tournament Jan.17-18.
Klaas, the schooltechnology coordinatorat Ryle, started the pro-gram in 2004 after herhusband took her to thestate tournament to sup-port friends in the High-lands High School pro-gram. She quickly sawthe sport was something
Ryle High School archers, shown last season, take aimat state titles. FILE PHOTO
Ryle archeryto take aim atKHSAA titlesBy James [email protected]
See ARCHERY, Page A6
HEBRON—Drew Bark-er and Andrew Way, bestfriends and football team-mates from Conner HighSchool in Hebron, Ky.,were able to come togeth-er while both were recog-nized for excellence dur-ing the 2014 U.S. ArmyAll-American Bowl in SanAntonio.
While Barker’s skillsas a quarterback pavedhis way to the AAB, Waywas presented the U.S.Army and Pro FootballHall of Fame Award forExcellence bySgt.Maj. ofthe Army Raymond F.Chandler III and Hall ofFame football player Rod
Woodson at the Lila Cock-rell Theatre Jan. 3.
The U.S. Army and thePro Football Hall of Famepartnered to create theAward for ExcellenceProgram to highlight thenation’s top 10 sophomoreand junior high schoolathletes who not only ex-cel athletically, but whoalso are active in theirown communities and dis-tinguish themselves aca-demically.
“The nominees for theAward for Excellencepossess a unique set ofstrengths and adherenceto a core set of valuesshared by ‘Army Strong’soldiers,” said Mark Da-vis, deputy assistant Sec-
retary of the Army forMarketing anddirector ofthe Army Marketing andResearch Group. “Way isan outstanding scholar,athlete and citizen andweareproud thathe isourre-cipient of this prestigioushonor.”
Barker expressed howexcited he was about hisfriend receiving theaward and why he de-served such an honor.
“Andrew always put asmuch effort as he can intofootball and double in theclassroom.He’sdefinitelyvery deserving,” Barkersaid.
“He’s a great exampleof how you should handleyourself on and off thefield. It’s just awesomethat he won.”
Barker, who earnedenough credits to gradu-
ate from Conner HighSchool at the holidaybreak and will enroll atUKthismonth, completed4 of 6 passes for 54 yardsand led theWest to its firsttwo scoring drives in a28-6 win over the East inthe Alamodome.
Barker was one ofthree quarterbacks onWest roster and enteredthe game on the final playof the first quarter inplace of starter Kyle Al-len, who is the No. 1-ratedquarterback prospect inthe country and commit-ted to Texas A&M.
It isnotall the time thattwo student-athletes fromthesameschoolarerepre-sented at this level, saidConner High School headfootball coach David
Conner senior wins national honor
Conner senior AndrewWay runs with the ball againstBoone County Aug. 31. FILE PHOTOSeeWAY, Page A6
Way earns Award for Excellence
Gannett News Service
SeveralBooneCountyteams participatedin the Scott Eagle
Classic swimming meetJan. 4atScottHighSchoolinTaylorMill.Ryle’sLiamGalloway won the boys100 butterfly and wasthird in the breaststroke.The boys were second inthe 200medley relay withGalloway, T.J. Albright,Mikey O’Leary and NoahNelson. Albright was sec-ond in the 200 freestyleand the 100 backstroke.Brandon Powell was thirdin the100 free.AaronLan-ham was fifth in the 500free. Rylewas third in the200 free relay with Nel-son, Galloway, Bryce Cra-ven and Zak Bailey. andthird in the 400 free releywithO’Leary, Powell, Nel-son and Albright. In girls,Ryle was third in the 200medley relay with TaylorMalkemus, Grace Bank,Katy Dunham and KatieClements, and the samequartet was fifth in the400 free relay. Bank wassecond in the 100 breast-stroke. St. Henry waspacedbyBenKlocke,whowas fifth in the boys 100free and helped the Cru-saders finish top-eight intwo relays, with the Crufinishing seventh in the400 free relay as well.Divers convene for theScott Classic Jan. 11.
Boone County senior Andrew Persons swims the 400 freestyle relay. The Scott Classic swimming meet was Jan. 4 at Scott.JAMES WEBER/THE COMMUNITY RECORDER
Ryle junior Katie Clements swims the 400 freestyle relay Scott Classic swimming meet Jan.4. JAMES WEBER/THE COMMUNITY RECORDER
St. Henry freshman Emily McGrath swims the 400 freestyle relay at the Scott Classicswimming meet Jan. 4. JAMES WEBER/THE COMMUNITY RECORDER
Ryle freshman Grace Bank swims the 400 freestyle relay at the Scott Classic swimmingmeet Jan. 4. JAMES WEBER/THE COMMUNITY RECORDER
Ryle’s Galloway leads way
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COMMUNITYRECORDEREditor: Melanie Laughman, [email protected], 513-248-7573
JANUARY 9, 2014 • FLORENCE-UNION RECORDER • A7SPORTS & RECREATION
RyleHighSchool grad-uate Conner Hempel hada standout season thispast fall for the HarvardUniversity football team.
The Crimson were 9-1overall and won the IvyLeague championship bybeating Yale 34-7 in theseason finale Nov. 23. Itwas Harvard’s 250th all-time league win.
In a game nationallytelevised on ESPN, Hem-pel was 19-of-26 for 209yards and two touchdownpasses. He rushed for 57yards on 10 carries aswell.
For the season (eightgames), he completed 66percent of his passes for1,866 yards and 15 touch-downs, while rushing for259 yards and five TDs.Hemissedtwogamesdur-
ing the year.He had four TD passes
in a game twice, alsothrowing for more than300 yards in each one, in-cluding a career high of345yards inhis first start,awin at SanDiego. The 66percent passing is thirdhighest in Harvard histo-ry.
He was third in the IvyLeague in passing yardsper game and honorablemention all-league selec-tion.
“If you’re going to playquarteback for Harvard,you got to be a multi-di-menstional guy,” saidHarvard head coach TimMurphy. “He can do that.He’s an excellent runner.He’s a 1,000-yard rusherin high school.He’s done agreat job throwing theball and he creates a lot ofproblems for defenses.Conner was playing his
best football of the year.”The6-foot-3, 215-pound
sophomore is a sociologymajor at the prestigiousIvy League school. Har-vard, like other IvyLeague schools, does notparticipate in the NCAApostseason.
As a freshman, Hem-pelwas15-of-24 combinedin three appearances,throwing for 165 yardsoverall. He took over thejob this fall. In preseasoninterviews, he said helearned a lot from 2012starter Colton Chapple,who graduated.
“His dedication, film-watching,” Hempel said.“He’s always down hereand I lived with him lastsemester. He helped me alot, being a leader on thefield and how he carrieshimself. This is my thirdyear in the offense so Iknow these guys pretty
well.”Hempel was a three-
yearstarterandteamcap-tain at Ryle. He was hon-orable mention all-stateand first-team all-confer-enceasa senior, andvoteda top-10 player in North-ern Kentucky by areacoaches.
He finished his careerwith 6,139 career yardsand 60 touchdowns, in-cluding 1,294 yards andnine touchdowns in hissenior year. He alsorushed for more than1,000 yards in his seniorseason, which was high-lighted by a 28-26 winover powerhouse High-lands in 2010.
That was Highlands’last loss to a Kentuckyteamuntil thisyear’s statefinal. Hempel rushed for128yardsandthreeTDsinthatwin, and threw for 70.Ryle was 12-2 that year,
reaching the state semifi-nals before losing to pow-erhouse Trinity, 28-9. Partof a standout athletic fam-ily, his younger sister
Harper was a four-yearplayer in volleyball, end-ing this fall with a trip tothe Ninth Region final.
Ryle graduate Hempel helps Harvard to league titleBy James [email protected]
Former Ryle standout Conner Hempel plays quarterbackfor Harvard against Princeton in 2013.COURTESY OF GIL TALBOT /
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that her students couldenjoy.
“Therewerekids4 feettall next to kids 6 feet tall,and they were on a levelplaying field,” she said.“I’ve seen kids with dis-abilities and in wheel-chairs shooting, and blindkids shooting. It was agreat program and Ithought this will be greatfor Ryle.”
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ArcheryContinued from Page A6
Trosper.“For our community
and our program to havetwoguystobe involved insuch high-priority dealsis unexplainable,” saidTrosper. “It’s unbeliev-able, this is what, as acoach, you dream about... Andrew fits every-thing the Army is about,and as a coach, he fitswhat we are all about.”
Despite all his work toearn the award, whenWay’s name was an-nounced, a look of sur-prise came across hisface.
“I can’t believe I wonthis award. It truly is anhonor to win an award
that is involved with theU.S. Army and every-thing that the Armystands for,” Way said.
As shocked as he wasfor earning such a presti-gious award, Way wasjust as struck that hisbest friend was there toshare the moment asmore than just a specta-tor.
“Drew has been mybest friendsincewewerekids and it is great thatwe have someone repre-senting us in the game. Itfeels like it was meant tobesincewearebothhere.It’s just an honor,” Waysaid.
Hall of Fame footballplayer Anthony Munozbelieves strongly onawarding more than justathletic abilities.
“I think it is excellent
to be able to recognizemore than just athleticaccomplishments,” Mu-noz said. “To be able torecognize a total person,
somebody who does wellin the classroom andgives back to the commu-nity, is what makes thistruly special.”
Boys basketball
» Boone County beatParis 69-64 Dec. 30. Bren-denStanley had 21pointsto lead fourRebels indou-ble figures.
» Cooper finishedsec-ond in the Lloyd Memori-al Invitational Dec. 26-28.The Jaguars beat Bour-bon County, Shelby Coun-ty and rival Conner be-fore falling to Bullitt Eastin the final.
» Conner finishedfourth in the Lloyd Me-morial Invitational, going2-2 in the tourney. BooneCounty finished fifth, go-ing 3-1.
» St. Henry beat VillaMadonna 64-23 Dec. 28.Connor Kunstek had 18points and Jordan Noble14.
Girls basketball
» Boone County beatScott 60-54 Jan. 3. AlexisSwitzer had 20 points.
» Conner beat MeadeCounty 70-63 Jan. 4 to im-prove to 7-4. Hunter Hen-dricks had 19 points,Brooke Maines 18, MadiMeyers 12 and TaylorGambrel 11.
» Cooper beat As-sumption 43-35 Jan. 4.Grace Maniacci had 10points.
» Walton-Verona beatGrant County 58-54 Jan.4. Hailey Ison had 23points.
» St. Henry beat Nich-olas County 51-36Dec. 28.Karly Lehmkuhl had 14points, Savannah Neaceand Trisha Marks 10points each.
Football» Conner quarterback
Drew Barker fell short ofbeing named Kentucky
Mr. Football Jan. 2, but hewas selected first-teamall-state by the Associat-ed Press.
Barker, who has com-mitted to the UniversityofKentucky and is enroll-ing there in a couple ofweeks after graduatinghigh school early lastmonth, completed 195 of270passes for 2,702yardsand 34 TDs with five in-terceptions this season,and was also Conner’sleading rusher with 849yardsandnineTDson154carries.
Barkerwas one of fourfinalists for Mr. Football.
Conner senior wide re-ceiver/defensive backAndrew Way was namedthe national winner forthe U.S. Army/Pro Foot-ball Hall of Fame AwardofExcellence.Theaward,which is in its secondyearof existence, focuses on
athletic achievement, ex-cellence in academicsand community involve-mentand isopennational-ly.
Wrestling» Rylewasconference
runner-up in the NKACmeet Jan. 3. Championswere Logan Erdman (120pounds), Jake Erdman(132), Jon Belk (160) andJohnnyMeiman (170).
Cooper’s Andrew Bai-leywonthe titleat152,be-coming the program’sfirst conference champi-on. Conner’s TrevorThompsonwon at 195.
PRESS PREPS HIGHLIGHTS
PeeWee golf
»World of Golf, 7400Woodspoint Drive in Flor-ence, offers an AfterSchool Pee Wee Programforchildrenages4-7, 4:30-5:30 p.m. Wednesdays inJanuary.
The four-week pro-gram includes use of theindoor range, indoor put-ting green and on-courseinstruction when play al-lows.
For more information,visit www.landrumgolf-.com.
Coopercheerleading
The Cooper HighSchool cheerleaders willhost two fundraising
events in the comingweek:
» Pancake breakfast,8-10 a.m. Saturday, Jan.11,at Cooper High School.Tickets are $5 pre-sale or$7 at the door.
» Cooper Cheerlead-ing Night at PotbellySandwich Shop, 4960Houston Road, Florence,5-7 p.m., Jan. 15.
Basketball tryouts» The Kentucky War-
riorsYouthBasketballOr-ganization will holdtryouts in early Januaryfor all grades, boys andgirls, for AAU and recre-ational league teams.
Leagues start in Janu-ary (recreational) andFebruary (AAU).CallBen
Coffman at 859-640-6458or email [email protected]. Visit Ken-tuckyWarriors.org orFacebook.com/kentucky-warriors.
Bandits baseball» The Boone County
Baseball Club 10U Ban-dits teamis lookingforad-ditional players for the2014season.The teamwillparticipate in both theSouthwest Ohio Leagueand the Crosstown Base-ball League. Playersmustnot turn 11 before May 1,2014.
Contact TonyReynoldsat 859-462-3503 or [email protected] private tryout.
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Conner senior Drew Barker hands off to teammateAndrewWay during a 2012 practice.FILE PHOTO
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SNAP is our SupplementalNutrition Assistance Pro-gram, formerly food stamps.It’s our nations’s flagship nu-trition program and mainsafety net preventing familiesfrom going hungry.
Recently, many of us par-ticipated in Pope Francis’sDay of Prayer for ending hun-ger. Advent being the time ofexpectation, and Christmasthe time of Gift and gifts, itseems important to me tofollow Bread For the World’sencouragement to help ourmembers of Congress putfirst things first.
I phoned (Sen. Mitch)McConnell and (Congressman
Thomas) Mas-sie with therequest toprotect SNAPand interna-tional food aidfrom cuts inthe farm bill.
Mr. McCon-nell’s staffperson tookdown my re-quest. Mr.Massie’s staff
person said they’d been get-ting a lot of calls about SNAP,and she wanted to ask mesome questions. Of course.
But I found the two ques-tions very surprising.
First, should a person’semployment status be tied toreceiving food aid? I thoughtof all the children, elderly anddisabled at risk of hunger. Ofparents and other care giverswho can’t participate in thejob market, having to work intheir homes. (The cuts tochild-care aid have drivenmany peop le out of the workforce.) Of people unable tofind work. Of how being ableto work depends on health andhealth depends on adequatenutrition.
I said to the staff personthat food must come first.
The second question was:Should drug testing be re-
quired for persons to receivefood aid? My first thought wasthat whoever thought this uphasn’t been reading our dailynewspaper The Enquirer. Forweeks its news and featurearticles have provided expertmedical testimony that addic-tions are medical, not moralor character, issues. Thisquestion seems to class manyof us, our families andfriends, in with athletes andrace horses who get drugtested in order to compete.
Once again I responded toMr. Massie’s staff person thatbasic health and rehabilitationmeans basic nutrition.
For over 30 years, I’ve
found Bread For the World’saction plans and spiritualguidance very helpful. It’s acollective Christian voiceurging our nation’s decisionmakers to end hunger at homeand abroad. It sponsors RickSteves’s travel programs.
Check BFW out for aChristmas present to yourselfand your world:www.bread.org. Another hun-ger education and lobbyinggroup is FRAC, Food Re-search and Action Center,www.frac.org.
Vickie Cimprich lives in Fort Mitch-ell.
Questions on SNAP surprising
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PRAYER AT THE POLE
Students and faculty at Immaculate Heart of Mary School participated in a Prayer at the Pole prayerservice in honor of Veterans Day, remembering all those who have bravely served to protect ourcountry.THANKS TO EMILY FREIHOFER
“O’ Lord, I pray, please letyour ear be attentive to theprayer of your servant, and tothe prayer of your servantswho desire to fear your name;and let your servant prosperthis day, I pray, and grant himmercy in the sight of thisman.” (Nehemiah 1:11)
There will be many chal-lenges for us in 2014. Maybeyou’ve already had your fairshare in January. Challengesregarding our finances, futureplans, issues in the workplace,church, or neighborhood. Thelist is endless. Challenges cancause us to do many things –act in haste, run away, becomediscouraged, remain on edge,or “clam up” and freeze.
We could learn a lot from acertain man in the bible abouthow to face challenges. A manby the name of Nehemiah,we’re told, was “the king’scupbearer.” This meant heacted as bodyguard, adviserand food taster for the king. (Idon’t know about you, but thatsounds a lot like the role of aparent to me.)
Yet when Nehemiah was ingreat distress over the ruin ofJerusalem, his homeland, thebible tells us he “sat down andwept, and mourned for manydays; I was fasting and prayingbefore the God of heaven.”(Nehemiah 1:4)
Nehemiah did not act hasti-ly, run away, become discour-aged, remain on edge or “clamup” and freeze. He did notbecome outraged or “checkout” with pills or alcohol.
Make no mistake, he washurting and he took his painand overwhelming circum-stances to the only one whocould fix them: God.
What’s also interestingabout Nehemiah’s response to
his situation iswhat he didfirst: “satdown andwept.” Manyof us try not toweep whenproblemsarise. We feelthe need to“remainstrong” for ourspouses, chil-dren, and oth-
ers who may perceive ourtears as discouragement,weakness or “breaking down.”
In my recent journey tomore fully experience thepresence of God I often findmyself weeping uncontrollablyin a church service. And evenmy precious 6 year old isaware of the negative connota-tions associated with crying, asshe is often the first to ask,“Are you sad mommy? Don’tcry.”
Tears can be profoundlycleansing, a detox of the mind,and incredibly healing. A goodcry has the ability to providegreat clarity and direction.
You may not feel the need tolet out a good wail in public thenext time you’re faced with achallenge, but in the comingyear, I challenge you not tohold back when the tears arepersisting.
If one of your resolutionsfor the new year is to growcloser to Christ, and become astronger man or woman ofGod, remember what John11:35 says, that even “Jesuswept.”
Julie House is founder of EquippedMinistries, a Christian-based healthand wellness program. She can bereached at 802-8965 or on Face-book.com/EquippedMinistries.
What challenges arecoming your way?
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Boone CountyBusinessmanAssociation
Meeting time: 11:30 a.m.final Thursday of each month
Where: Florence Holiday Inn,7905 FreedomWay, Florence
Contact: Bill D’Andrea, 859-240-7692
Boone CountyJaycees
Meeting time: 7 p.m. firstWednesday of each month
Where: Florence Government
Center, 8100 Ewing Blvd., Flor-ence (lower level)
Contact: President KatieBeagle, 859-466-8998
Description: Community andyoung professional organizationto provide community serviceand leadership development.
Daughters of theAmericanRevolution
Rebecca Bryan Boone Chapter,National Society Daughters ofthe American Revolution of FortThomas
Meeting time: SecondWednesday or Saturday of eachmonth
Where: Various locationsContact: Zella Rahe, 1106
Craft Road, Alexandria KY 41001,859-635-5050, [email protected]
Description: DAR membersprove their lineage back to aRevolutionary War patriot. Theyoffer service to troops, veterans,schools and preserve history.Members are from Boone,Campbell and Kenton counties.
Florence Lions Club
Meeting time: Second andfourth Wednesdays of eachmonth
Where: Lions Clubhouse, 29LaCresta Drive, Florence
Website:www.florencelion-s.com
Contact:Membership chair-man [email protected]
Description: Florence LionsClub’s main mission is to providelocal eyesight care for those thatneed help in Boone County andthe surrounding area.
Florence Rotary ClubMeeting time: NoonMon-
daysWhere: Airport Hilton Hotel,
FlorenceContact: President Billy
Santos, [email protected] 859-426-2285
Website: florencerotary.org
Florence Woman’sClub
Meeting time: 11:30 a.m.third Tuesday of each month(except July and August)
Where: Florence Nature ParkClub House
Contact: Linda Gritton,president, [email protected]
Description: Club organizesexclusively for charitable andeducational purposes.
Interact Club ofBoone County
Meets: Twice monthly, datesvary
Where: Scheben library, 8899U.S. 42, Union
Contact: florencero-tary.org/1173-2
Description: Open to ages12-18, it is sponsored by FlorenceRotary Club. Erica Almquist isnew president.
CIVIC INVOLVEMENT
LIFELIFE PEOPLE | IDEAS | RECIPES
COMMUNITYRECORDER
THURSDAY, JANUARY 9, 2014
Inspiredbyherownhe-ro, JackieWaters ofHigh-land Heights recentlylaunched a website devot-ed to transforming chil-drenbattlingillnessesintosuperheroes.
HelpYourHero.orglaunched recently andwas created inmemory ofWaters’ hero: her sisterTracy Siemer,who battleda rare form of brain can-cer for 21 years.
Siemer had a strongsupport group while shefoughtcancer.Waterscre-ated the website in hopesthat others could experi-ence that same level ofsupport, but in a uniqueway.
After being diagnosedwith mesenchymal chon-drosarcoma, Siemer andher family were told bydoctors at St. ElizabethHospital inEdgewoodthatno one survived the can-cer.
Siemer didn’t want tobelieve it. She was deter-minedtobethefirsttosur-vive. She decided that shewanted to be a superhero.
InNovember 2000, justbefore Siemer underwenther third brain surgery,she knew she had to betoughforhertwosons,herfriends and her family.What she did next willnever be forgotten tothose close to her.
Just before the sur-gery, Siemer bought Su-permanpajamasandnick-named herself Superwo-man T-Si.
People in Siemer’s cor-ner became known as hersuperfriends.
“It was a way for us tokeep Superwoman T-Si inthe forefront of ourmindsinstead of her disease,”Waters said.
Superwoman T-Si suc-cumbed to cancer in May2012 at 45, leaving behindher two sons, Austin andChaz.
“Going through 21years of this rare braincancer where she wasn’t
even expected to live andnever asked God, ‘Whyme?’ – that really pushedmetolookat lifedifferent-ly,” Waters said. “It mademe realize that if she cando it, than I cando this andwe need to pay it forwardfor everything that peopledid for us.”
The idea behindHelpYourHero.org is tocreate a community thatneeds help engaging oth-ers with their story in afun and entertaining way.
Onthewebsite,parentscan help their child createa superhero persona andbuild superhero head-quarters.
“When someone is di-agnosed with a disease,people don’t knowwhat todo,” Waters said. “It isvery overwhelming. Youdon’t knowwhat to do andyoudon’tknowwhat to tellthem. When people don’tknow what to do, they re-treat.
“Help Your Hero wasbuilt because we neededto find a way to help peo-ple help their hero. Nowpeople have somethingelse besides the illness it-self to talk about.”
There are 24 differentsuperhero designs fromwhich to choose. Patientscan name themselves andcreate a forum or a blogfrom hero headquarters.Parentsareencouraged toget sidekick (a close fam-ily friend) to help sharetheir superhero’s story.
The website, whichboasts a handful of super-heroes, is sustainedthrough merchandisesales, Waters said. Shehopes to have sponsor-ships as well, so she canimprove Help Your Heroby adding interactivegames and printed ver-sionsofpersonalizedcom-ic books.
Aftersigning in, theex-ample that guides parentsthrough creation of theirsuperhero is TheGreatG-Hawk.
The Great G-Hawk,known offline as GrantJanszen, battled osteosar-
comaforalmost twoyearsbefore passing away inAugust 2004.
Named after his lovefor the Kansas Jayhawks,The Great G-Hawk wasalso known for his greatsense of humor.
“He was always so fullof life. ... I didn’t help him.He helped me,” his mom,Glenna Janszen, of Cali-fornia, Ky., said. “He hadso much hope. He alwaysbelieved.”
TheGreatG-Hawkhadmany people or super-friends believing in him.
During his battle withbonecancer,UniversityofKansas head basketballcoachBill Self and formerathletic director Lew Per-kins invited The Great G-Hawk to multiple basket-ball games, including ahome matchup against ri-valMissouri.Self thenhad
the teenager speak to histeam after the game. Selfand Perkins also gaveTheGreat G-Hawk a scholar-ship to Kansas if theschool was lucky enoughto have him.
“How humbling is it tothink that the coach of theKansas Jayhawks and theathletic director were onyourside fighting thisbat-tle,” Glenna Janszen said.“It helped him to knowthat he had all these peo-ple behind him.”
Inadditiontothatexpe-rience, Grant Janszen re-ceived a visit from actorWill Smith through theMake-a-Wish Foundation.Grantcouldn’tusehispre-vious wish, which was acruise, becausehewas tooweak at the time. Instead,Grant’s favorite actor sur-prisedhimwithavisit justdays before he died in2004 at the age of 15.
“HelpYourHero is try-ing to pay it forward,”Glenna said. “When ourheroes see people comingbehind them and showingsupport, that could be theline between healing orgiving them a better qual-ity of life.”
Site turns sick kidsinto superheroesBy Adam [email protected]
Grant Janszen was visited by Will Smith before he passed away in 2004 from bone cancer. Grant is nickmaned The GreatG Hawk on HelpYourHero.org. His story is used to inspire others to share their heroes story with others in a onlinecommunity for children battling illness.PROVIDED.
Glenna Janszen’s hero was her son, Grant, who isnicknamed The Great G Hawk. His story is shared onHelpYourHero.org, which was created with the idea ofcreating a community of people who need helpengaging with their story in a fun and entertainingway.PROVIDED.
Jackie Waters’ hero washer sister Tracy Siemer,who passed away froma rare form of braincancer after a 21-yearfight in 2012. During thefight, Siemer gaveherself the nicknameSuperwoman T-Si toshow strength. Thatinspired Waters to helpchildren with illnessesby making themsuperheroes onHelpYourHero.org.PROVIDED
Glenna Janszen, left, and Jackie Waters hold cartoon pictures of their heroes.THE ENQUIRER/ADAM KIEFABER
B2 • FLORENCE-UNION RECORDER • JANUARY 9, 2014
FRIDAY, JAN. 10Holiday - ChristmasHoliday Toy Trains, 10 a.m.-5p.m., Behringer-CrawfordMuseum, 1600 Montague Road,Layout features Lionel trainsand Plasticville. More than 250feet of track. Patrons welcometo operate more than 30 acces-sories from buttons on layout.Through Jan. 19. Included withadmission: $7, $6 ages 60 andup, $4 ages 3-17; free ages 2 andunder. 859-491-4003;www.bcmuseum.org. Coving-ton.
Literary - LibrariesMeet Your Match, 7 p.m.,Boone County Main Library,1786 Burlington Pike, Brain-teasing trivia. Presented byBoone County Public Library.859-342-2665. Burlington.Mahjong, 1 p.m., SchebenBranch Library, 8899 U.S. 42, Allskill levels welcome. 859-342-2665. Union.Edible Art (grades K-2), 6:30p.m., Boone County Main Li-brary, 1786 Burlington Pike, Usecandy and pretzels to make adelicious bouquet. Free. Present-ed by Boone County PublicLibrary. 859-342-2665. Burling-ton.Teen Night (middle and highschool), 6 p.m., Florence BranchLibrary, 7425 U.S. 42, Games,snacks, movies and more. Free.859-342-2665. Florence.
SATURDAY, JAN. 11EducationFAFSA Saturday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.,Thomas More College, 333Thomas More Parkway, Admini-stration Building. Designed tohelp families complete FAFSAfor 2014-2015 school year. Fi-nancial Aid staff available toassist in all phases of applica-tion. Free. 859-344-4043;www.thomasmore.edu. Crest-view Hills.
Health / WellnessMobile Heart Screenings,noon-5 p.m., Kroger Fort Mitch-ell, 2150 Dixie Highway, Severalscreening packages available totest risk of heart attack, stroke,aneurysm and other majordiseases. Appointment required.Presented by Mercy Health.866-819-0127; www.mercy-healthfair.com. Fort Mitchell.
Holiday - ChristmasHoliday Toy Trains, 10 a.m.-5p.m., Behringer-CrawfordMuseum, Included with admis-sion: $7, $6 ages 60 and up, $4ages 3-17; free ages 2 and under.859-491-4003; www.bcmuseu-m.org. Covington.
Literary - LibrariesBridge, 12:30 p.m., SchebenBranch Library, 8899 U.S. 42,859-342-2665. Union.
Music - ConcertsSigns of Life: the Essence ofPink Floyd, 9 p.m., MadisonTheater, 730 Madison Ave., $25,$20 advance. 859-491-2444;www.madisontheateronline-.com. Covington.
SUNDAY, JAN. 12Holiday - ChristmasHoliday Toy Trains, 1 p.m.-5p.m., Behringer-CrawfordMuseum, Included with admis-sion: $7, $6 ages 60 and up, $4ages 3-17; free ages 2 and under.859-491-4003; www.bcmuseu-m.org. Covington.
Literary - LibrariesCircus Mojo, 2 p.m., Scheben
Branch Library, 8899 U.S. 42,Circus Mojo thrills with tight-rope walking, juggling andother acts. Free. 859-342-2665.Union.
MONDAY, JAN. 13Art ExhibitsSix Exhibitions, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.,The Carnegie, 859-491-2030.Covington.
CivicTea Party Meeting, 6-8 p.m.,Sub Station II, 7905 Dream St.,Meet and discuss limited gov-ernment, free markets and fiscalresponsibility. Free. Presented byGrassroots Tea Party of BooneCounty. Through Dec. 29. 859-586-9207; www.teapartyboone-county.org. Florence.
Exercise ClassesZumba, 6 p.m., Walton BranchLibrary, 21 S. Main St., Latin-inspired, calorie-burning work-out. $5. 513-505-8263.Walton.
Literary - LibrariesHomework Help (grades K-12),5-7 p.m., Boone County MainLibrary, 1786 Burlington Pike,Drop in and volunteers showyou how to use library resourcesand guide you toward thecorrect answer. Presented byBoone County Public Library.859-342-2665. Burlington.Gentle Yoga, 6 p.m., BooneCounty Main Library, 1786Burlington Pike, Learn basicpostures and flows. $25. Pre-sented by Boone County PublicLibrary. 859-342-2665. Burling-ton.Yoga, 7:10 a.m.-8 p.m., BooneCounty Main Library, 1786Burlington Pike, Hatha Yogapostures. $25. Presented byBoone County Public Library.859-342-2665. Burlington.In the Loop, 10 a.m., FlorenceBranch Library, 7425 U.S. 42,Knit or crochet in relaxed,friendly company. Learn for firsttime or pick up new tricks.859-342-2665. Florence.Zumba, 6 p.m., Scheben BranchLibrary, 8899 U.S. 42, Latin-inspired dance-fitness program.$25 per month. 859-334-2117.Union.Spotlight on Genealogy:Resolve to Grow Your FamilyTree, 7 p.m., Boone CountyMain Library, 1786 BurlingtonPike, Topics include: where tostart, staying organized, bestbeginning resources and whatcomes next. Free. Registrationrequired. Presented by BooneCounty Public Library. 859-342-2665. Burlington.
SeminarsEvidence-Based School Coun-seling Conference, 8 a.m.-3p.m., METS Center, 3861OlympicBlvd., Provides school counselorswith critical information aboutsuccessful practice, evaluationand relevant research to createdynamic and powerful schoolcounseling programs. Ages 21and up. Price varies. Registrationrequired. Presented by NorthernKentucky University CommunityConnections. 859-572-5600;ebscconference.nku.edu. Erlang-er.
TUESDAY, JAN. 14Health / WellnessFamily-to-Family EducationCourse, 6-8:30 p.m., BooneCounty Main Library, 1786Burlington Pike, Room B, secondfloor. View of biological/med-ical, psychological/emotionaland social/occupational aspectsof mental illnesses, in the con-text of your ill family member.Free. Registration required.
Presented by NAMI NorthernKentucky. 859-392-1730. Bur-lington.
Holiday - ChristmasHoliday Toy Trains, 10 a.m.-5p.m., Behringer-CrawfordMuseum, Included with admis-sion: $7, $6 ages 60 and up, $4ages 3-17; free ages 2 and under.859-491-4003; www.bcmuseu-m.org. Covington.
Literary - LibrariesBridge, 12:30 p.m., SchebenBranch Library, 859-342-2665.Union.Writers Group, 7 p.m., BooneCounty Main Library, 1786Burlington Pike, Share yourwork, get feedback, encourage-ment and perhaps even in-spiration to write your master-piece. Presented by BooneCounty Public Library. 859-342-2665. Burlington.Chapter and Verse, 7 p.m.Discuss “Kabul Beauty School”by Deborah Rodrigues., SchebenBranch Library, 8899 U.S. 42,859-342-2665. Union.Health Insurance Enrollment,8 p.m., Boone County MainLibrary, 1786 Burlington Pike,Learn about your health insur-ance options, determine youreligibility for financial assistanceand get help enrolling in a plan.Free. Presented by Boone Coun-ty Public Library. 859-342-2665.Burlington.Mental Illness EducationSeries, 6-8 p.m., Boone CountyMain Library, 1786 BurlingtonPike, Course for family mem-bers, partners and friends ofindividuals with mental illness.12-week course. Free. Regis-tration required. Presented byBoone County Public Library.859-342-2665. Burlington.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 15Holiday - ChristmasHoliday Toy Trains, 10 a.m.-5p.m., Behringer-CrawfordMuseum, Included with admis-sion: $7, $6 ages 60 and up, $4ages 3-17; free ages 2 and under.859-491-4003; www.bcmuseu-m.org. Covington.
Literary - Book ClubsAmerican Girls Book Club, 6:30p.m., Scheben Branch Library,8899 U.S. 42, Explore Felicity’sworld and all your favoritecharacters. Free. Presented byBoone County Public Library.859-342-2665. Union.
Literary - LibrariesChess Club, 7 p.m., FlorenceBranch Library, 7425 U.S. 42, Allages and levels are invited toplay. 859-342-2665. Florence.Real Men Read, 10:30 a.m.,Scheben Branch Library, 8899U.S. 42, Group reads books thatappeal to men and then sharewhat they’ve read. 859-342-2665. Union.
Mom’s ClubsMOMS Next, 9:30-11:30 a.m.,Florence United MethodistChurch, 8585 Old Toll Road, Hotbreakfast provided along withspeaker topics relevant tomothers of children in grades1-12. Free childcare provided.Free. 859-371-7961; www.flo-renceumc.com. Florence.
RecreationRyle Band Bingo, 6:30-10 p.m.,Erlanger Lions Club Hall, 5996Belair Drive, Doors open at 5:15p.m. Early games begin 6:45p.m. Regular games begin 7:30p.m. Ages 18 and up. BenefitsRyle Marching Band Boosters.Free. Presented by Ryle BandBoosters. 859-282-1652. Erlang-er.
THURSDAY, JAN. 16Exercise ClassesSombo/Russian Judo, 6:30-8p.m., Hebron Lutheran Church,3140 Limaburg Road, Down-stairs. Ages 6-adult. LearnRussian art of self-defense andhow to fall properly to preventinjury. Ages 6-. $85 per year.Presented by Sombo Joe. 859-609-8008. Hebron.
Holiday - ChristmasHoliday Toy Trains, 10 a.m.-5p.m., Behringer-CrawfordMuseum, Included with admis-sion: $7, $6 ages 60 and up, $4ages 3-17; free ages 2 and under.859-491-4003; www.bcmuseu-m.org. Covington.
Literary - LibrariesComputer & Internet Basics,10 a.m., Florence Branch Library,7425 U.S. 42, Learn how to usecomputer and surf Internet.
Learn about parts of computersystem, how to get online andget to websites, how to usesearch engines and performkeyword searching and how toset up and use an email account.Registration required. 859-342-2665; www.bcpl.org. Florence.Bridge, 12:30 p.m., SchebenBranch Library, 859-342-2665.Union.Chick Picks, 10 a.m. Discuss“Wife 22” by Melanie Gideon.,Boone County Main Library,1786 Burlington Pike, Presentedby Boone County Public Library.859-342-2665. Burlington.Basic Computing for Seniors, 1p.m., Florence Branch Library,7425 U.S. 42, Learn how to use amouse, navigate the Windowsdesktop, get to websites, usesearch engines and use email.859-342-2665. Florence.Pizza and Pages, 3:30 p.m.,Lents Branch Library, 3215Cougar Path, Eat pizza and talkabout books you’ve been read-ing. 859-342-2665. Hebron.Yoga, 6:15 p.m., Scheben BranchLibrary, 8899 U.S. 42, Suitablefor all levels. $25 per month.859-342-2665. Union.Readwith a Teen (grades4-10), 6 p.m., Scheben BranchLibrary, 8899 U.S. 42, Build yourchild’s reading skills with help ofteen role model. 859-342-2665.Union.Piatt Family of Boone County,7 p.m., Boone County MainLibrary, 1786 Burlington Pike,Ron Buckley shares his researchon the Piatt family: their militaryrecords, the roads they built andthe properties they owned. Free.Presented by Boone CountyPublic Library. 859-342-2665.Burlington.LegoMania, 4:30 p.m., WaltonBranch Library, 21 S. Main St.,Let your imagination run wildand build some amazing cre-ations. Free. 859-342-2665.Walton.
FRIDAY, JAN. 17Literary - LibrariesMahjong, 1 p.m., SchebenBranch Library, 859-342-2665.Union.Concert @ the Library: A Sideof Taylors, 7 p.m., BooneCounty Main Library, 1786Burlington Pike, Americana,bluegrass, folk and gospel. Free.Presented by Boone CountyPublic Library. 859-342-2665.Burlington.
SATURDAY, JAN. 18Ar
AuditionsAmerican Girl Fashion ShowAuditions, 9-11:30 a.m., KerryToyota, 6050 Hopeful ChurchRoad, Baymont Inn and Suitesnearby. More than 350 localgirls needed to present historicaland contemporary fashions tocelebrate being an AmericanGirl as part of American GirlFashion Show. Ages 4-12. Free.Registration required. Presentedby Aubrey Rose HollenkampChildren’s Trust Foundation.513-205-9957; www.aubreyrose-.org. Florence.
Literary - LibrariesBridge, 12:30 p.m., SchebenBranch Library, 859-342-2665.Union.
On Stage - Children’sTheaterMadcap Puppets: Aladdin andFriends, 10:30 a.m., BooneCounty Main Library, 1786
Burlington Pike, Enchantingstories from around the world.Free. Presented by Boone Coun-ty Public Library. 859-342-2665.Burlington.
SUNDAY, JAN. 19Literary - CraftsHooray for Hollywood, 1:30p.m., Scheben Branch Library,8899 U.S. 42, Dress in yourSunday best, walk the red carpetand enjoy library premiere ofaward-winning, animated film.Popcorn provided. Free. 859-342-2665. Union.
Literary - LibrariesExperience Classical Guitarwith Kirk Redman, 2 p.m.,Scheben Branch Library, 8899U.S. 42, Enjoy sounds of classicalguitarist while learning aboutthe instrument and the historybehind the music. Free. 859-342-2665. Union.
MONDAY, JAN. 20CivicTea Party Meeting, 6-8 p.m.,Sub Station II, Free. 859-586-9207; www.teapartyboonecoun-ty.org. Florence.
Exercise ClassesZumba, 6 p.m., Walton BranchLibrary, $5. 513-505-8263.Wal-ton.
Literary - LibrariesGentle Yoga, 6 p.m., BooneCounty Main Library, $25.859-342-2665. Burlington.Yoga, 7:10 a.m.-8 p.m., BooneCounty Main Library, $25.859-342-2665. Burlington.In the Loop, 10 a.m., FlorenceBranch Library, 859-342-2665.
Florence.Zumba, 6 p.m., Scheben BranchLibrary, $25 per month. 859-334-2117. Union.Royal: Reviewers of YoungAdult Literature, 6:30 p.m.,Boone County Main Library,1786 Burlington Pike, Read newbooks before they hit theshelves. Free. Presented byBoone County Public Library.859-342-2665. Burlington.
TUESDAY, JAN. 21Health / WellnessA Good Night’s Sleep, 7 p.m.,Florence Branch Library, 7425U.S. 42, Tips and tricks to im-prove your sleep quality. EmilySander discusses differentaspects of sleep therapy, with-out the use of medications. Free.859-342-2665. Florence.
Literary - LibrariesBridge, 12:30 p.m., SchebenBranch Library, 859-342-2665.Union.TeenWriter Tuesdays (middleand high school), 6:30 p.m.,Boone County Main Library,1786 Burlington Pike, Share yourwork. No experience required.Free. Registration required.Presented by Boone CountyPublic Library. 859-342-2665.Burlington.Open Gym (middle and highschool), 3:30 p.m., ChapinMemorial Library, 6517 MarketSt., Basketball, board games andsnacks. 859-342-2665. Peters-burg.
THINGS TO DO IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD
The Art of Hair comes to The Carnegie for two shows, 1 and 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 12.High-fashion hair designed by stylists from top salons across the region grace thecatwalks. $25 members, $35 non-members. 859-957-1940; www.thecarnegie.com.THANKS TOSHANNAN BOYER
The Campbell County Environmental Education Center,1261 Race Track Road, will host “Build a Bird Feeder”sessions, Jan. 12 and 18. All kits are pre-made. Come drill afew holes and hammer nails. Presented by CampbellCounty. 859-292-3838; www.campbellcountyky.org.FILEPHOTO
The N.Ky. Winter Senior Games, featuring bocce ball,shuffleboard and golf, among others, are 9 a.m.-noon,Thursday, Jan. 16, at the Fort Thomas Armory, 950 S. FortThomas Ave. $10-$15. Registration required. Presented byNorthern Kentucky Senior Games. 859-283-1885.FILE PHOTO
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I was flipping throughmy gourmet foodmaga-zines and two items keptpopping up as “newbies”for 2014. One is the herbfennel, in particularbronze fennel. Ihad to chucklesince I’ve grownboth green fen-nel, which pro-duces a deliciousbulb, and alsobronze, which isgrown for itsleaves and seeds,for years.
Fennel con-tains vitamin Cand potassium, good forimmune and nervoussystems, and the heart. Infact, I just featured afennel/garlic crust onpork roast onmy cableshow “Love Starts in theKitchen.” Watch it onTimeWarner local ac-cess.
The other trend is kale,but not the old-fashionedcurly kale like Grandmagrew. Kale varieties arealmost endless. You’llfind lots of recipes, in-cluding the two I mentionin my pizza recipe. Kaleis an easy cool crop, sogrow some come spring.
I’d also like to issue aformal invitation for youto share your favoriterecipes and tips alongwith the story that goeswith them. I’m not partic-
ular, so whatever you liketo cook, whether it’sfancy, plain or in betweenis fine byme. If you sendalong a photo, so muchthe better!
Whole wheatpizza withgarlic, greensand twocheeses
We grow kale,including Locinato/Tuscan/Dino andRussian kale. Bothare milder tastingthan curly kale.
Mixing kale with Swisschard or spinach tonesdown the taste of kale.Greens like these containnutrients essential fortissue growth and repair,and even your picky eat-ers will like this. You canuse just chard or spinachif you like.
1pre-baked 12 oz. Boboliwhole wheat pizza shell
2-3 teaspoons finely mincedgarlic
3-4 tablespoons extra virginolive oil
Pizza sauce to coverEnough small Swiss chard orspinach and kale leaves tocover (or large leaves,chopped)
6-8 oz. Fontina cheese,shredded
3-4 oz. crumbled goatcheese
Optional: Sliced tomatoes,chives
Preheat oven to 450degrees. Stir garlic intoolive oil. Brush overcrust. Top with pizzasauce and greens, over-lapping leaves so entiresurface is covered. Sprin-kle with cheeses. Slicecherry or regular toma-toes and lay on top if youlike. Bake 10minutes oruntil cheese melts.
Tips from Rita’skitchen
Substitute Gorgonzolafor goat cheese.
Priscilla Pancoast’sheirloom cornpudding
Wow – talk about lotsof requests for this! Theoriginal recipe came
from Priscilla’s mother’scousin, who was fromNiles, Ohio. “This almosthas a cult following,” saidPriscilla. Check out myblog for more corn pud-ding recipes, includingthe famous BeaumontInn’s corn pudding, alongwith an old-fashionedversion of this treasuredside dish.
2 eggs1 stick of butter1 packageJiffy corn muffin mix
8 oz. grated cheddar8 oz. sour cream1 can yellow corn with juice,approximately 15 oz.
1 can cream-style corn,approximately 15 oz.
Preheat oven to 350degrees. Melt butter, beateggs slightly, thenmixeverything together andput in greased 21/2 quartcasserole and bake for
about 45 minutes.
Tips from readers’kitchens
Add extra flavor tobox cakes. NancyMauch,a Clermont County read-er andmom ofmy formereditor, LisaMauch,shares this tip: For boxcakes, substitute milk orjuice for liquid called for.“Adds another element offlavor,” Nancy said.
Buying blue cheese inbulk. Dave, a loyal read-er, said he found a five-pound bag of blue cheesecrumbles at GFS (GordonFood Service) for $19. Hemade batches of NellWilson’s blue cheesedressing and was lookingfor an affordable way todo it.
Tomato preserverecipe a big hit. LanaKay, a Northern Ken-
tucky reader, mademyauntMargaret’s recipelast summer. “I was sur-prised howmany peoplehad never tasted them,”she said. Lana shared itwith an Amish vendor ata farmer’s market and Ihave no doubt it will be-come a big seller. Tomatopreserves are anothertrendy, but really old-fashioned, condiment thatchefs will be featuringthis year.
Rita Nader Heikenfeld is anherbalist, educator, JungleJim’s culinary professionaland author. Find her blogonline at Cincinnati.Com/blogs. Email her at [email protected] “Rita’s kitchen” in thesubject line. Call 513-248-7130,ext. 356.
Incorporatehealthy greensinto your dietwith pizza
Rita’s pizza recipe features healthy greens plus two kinds of cheese.THANKS TO RITA HEIKENFELD
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Tom and I never hadhuman children and weare, admittedly, thosewhacko “dog people”that non-pet lovers rolltheir eyes at. So, need-less to say, Nosey has leda constantly photo-graphed life.
The archbishop ofCovington has a framedphoto of Nosey sitting inthe middle of the Nativ-ity scene in front of St.Thomas Church in FortThomas. We have photosof her leading theMountAdams Reindog Paradewith former CincinnatiReds pitcher TomBrowning, chasing sever-al ceremonial “firstpitches” at FlorenceFreedom baseballgames, begging in frontof Dixie Chili and beingfed a T-bone by the exec-utive chef in the lobby ofJeff Ruby’s.
Taking photos of No-sey is one of the greatjoys of my life. It’s fun,creative and a greatopportunity to spendtime playing with her.
So, imagine howthrilled I was when I metpet photographer/animalrescue worker CarolLocey at the YWCA’sBark Out Against Batter-ing a fewmonths ago. Ihad been searching forsomeone just like her toguest on my “Marsie’sMenagerie” radio pro-gram on 1480WDJO.Talk about ask and yeshall receive?
Carol gave me andmylisteners simple to followadvice on getting profes-sional quality photo-graphs of your pets us-ing your own camera.I’ve taken her tips to
“No!” Nosey barked,“I don’t want to be anangel!”
She wiggled out of myarms, grabbed the whitefeather halo I was tryingto place on her head anddashed through thehouse. I followed in hotpursuit, through theliving room, down the
hallwayand intothe bed-room.When Ienteredthe dark-ened bou-doir, shewas nowhere tobe seen.The steadythump-
thump-thump of herwagging tail gave awayher location as the cor-ner behind my vanitywhere she was happilychewing the heavenlyheadgear to bits.
“Give me that,” Iintoned in my very best“Alpha Doggie Mother”voice, grabbing at hercollar. Success!“Aaaarrrroooooo!” shehowled, spitting out amouthful of slobberyfeathers. “OK, now can Ihave my treat?”
“Nope, it doesn’t workthat way, missy,” Isighed, opening hermouth and checking forstray fluff. “You only gettreats for sitting still andletting me take cutepictures of you.”
That’s a tall order fora mischievous 711⁄2-pound basset hound,but, after three years ofliving with us, you’dthink she’d be used to it.
heart and they havetaken my photos of No-sey and Squeaker Snowour hamster to a wholenew level.
Don’t use a flash. Thatwill prevent glowingeyeballs. It can also star-tle your pets which willmake them run from thecamera now and in thefuture.
Do something to gettheir attention. Caroluses duck calls. Don’tsay their names becausethey will start walkingtoward you.
De-clutter the scene.Move dirty socks, toysand anything that doesn’tneed to be in the back-ground of your photo.The “cleaner” the shot,the better. If you can’tde-clutter, zoom in close.Fill the frame with theirbeautiful faces, focusingon the eyes.
Think ahead and stageyour photo. Put your petin a beautiful scene, sitthem on a chair in frontof a window, etc.
Unfortunately, Carolcouldn’t give me anyadvice on how to getNosey to hold still. Iknow I complain a lot,but that is sort of part ofthe fun.
Pet care expert Marsie HallNewbold is a resident ofHighland Heights. She can bereached at: [email protected] or through herwebsitewww.marsiesmenagerie.com.Her radio program, “Marsie’sMenagerie” airs live everySunday at 10 a.m. on 1480WDJO.
Quick! Snap a photo
Nosey sits in the Nativity.THANKS TOMARSIE HALL
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The Florence RotaryClub is seeking nomina-tions for 2014 BooneCounty Teacher of theYear awards. The clubwill recognize threeteachers for exemplaryservice in their profes-sional and communityroles. Any teacher cur-
rently employed by aBoone County public,private or parochialschool is eligible to benominated, and nomina-tions can be submittedby any communitymem-ber.
For additional infor-mation and the nomina-tion form, visit the Ro-tary Club website,www.florencerotary.orgor contact Gary Wilm-hoff at 859-620-3205.
Applications will beavailable through Fri-day, Feb. 21, and will bereviewedbyacommitteeofRotaryClubmembers,community leaders, andretired educators. Win-
ners will be recognizedat a Rotary Club lun-cheon onMonday,March31, and will receive amonetary award for thecharity or school of theirchoice, sponsored byHeritage Bank.
The Florence RotaryClub is a member of Ro-tary International, a ser-vice organization dedi-cated to bringing togeth-er business and profes-sional leaders to providehumanitarian service,encourage high ethicalstandards in all voca-tions, and help buildgoodwill and peace in theworld.
Rotary Club lookingfor teacher of the year
The Northern Ken-tucky Chamber of Com-merce’s Women’s Initia-tive is one of the largestprofessional women’sgroups in theareaandwillbe celebrating its fifth an-niversary in 2014. To kickoff the year, the group’sannual breakfast at 7:30a.m. Thursday, Jan. 16, atthe Northern KentuckyConvention Center, Co-vington.
Due to sell-out crowdsin previous years, the an-nualbreakfastwasmovedto a new location. Alsonew this year will be thepresentation of the Spiritof Achievement award,sponsored byTheBank ofKentucky.Theawardhon-
ors women who havemade a significant impactupon the progress of theWomen’s Initiative, hadcareer success and beenactive in the community.Thefinalists:KamelaBar-rier ofCors&Basset LLC;Janice Way of St. Eliza-beth Healthcare; andWonda Winkler of theBrighton Center.
This year’s keynotepresentation will be pre-sented by Dorie Clark, aformer presidential cam-paign spokeswoman.
Reservations for thebreakfast are requiredand can be made by call-ing 859-578-6384 or onlineatwww.nkychamber.com.Thecost is $45perperson.
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If 75 percentor more of theseeds germinatefrom any givenpacket, you know
those seeds will be finefor planting in the gar-den in 2014. It’s still OKto use seeds if about 50percent germinatefrom a packet. Howev-er, you might want to“plant thicker” and usetwice as many seeds asnormal at plantingtime, to make up forthe lower germinationrate. If 30 percent orfewer of the seeds in apacket germinate, it’sbest to order or buyfresh seeds. Otherwise,you will have largebare patches with noplants in the gardenrows.
Question: I’m get-ting garden catalogs inthe mail, but I justfound a bunch of seedsleft over from lastyear. Do you think theywill still grow?
Answer: Be sureyour leftover seeds cangerminate before yousend in that new seedcatalog order, or visitthe local garden supplycenter, sinceyou may need tobuy some re-placementseeds. However,when properlystored, manyvegetable seedswill remainviable, or ableto germinate,for three ormore years,including toma-to, carrot,pumpkin, cucumberand cabbage.
A few vegetables(spinach, onion, andsweet corn) produceseeds that remain via-ble for less than two tothree years. Thus, it’sbest to buy fresh seedsof these vegetablesevery year or two.
It’s easy to check theviability of vegetableseeds that are morethan one year old byusing the “rag dolltest.” Simply wrap10-20 seeds from eachpacket in a paper towelthat’s moist, but notdripping wet. Roll orfold the paper towels toenclose the seeds andput towels in a sealed,air-tight plastic bag.Put a label in with theseed-containing papertowels, or mark theoutside of the plasticbag. Put the plasticbags in a warm area
If you depend on agood harvest fromsomemajor crops suchas snap beans, sweetcorn, butternut squashor pickling cucumbers,it’s probably wise toplant a mixture of newand old seeds, ratherthan using only the oldseed. Buying someextra fresh seed is
cheap insurance thatyou’ll have fresh pro-duce available whenyou’re ready to pre-serve it. It’s a real set-back to wait two weeksfor old seeds to germi-nate in the garden, onlyto find out that youhave to replant. Thenyour harvest has beendelayed by two weeks.
If you would like towin free flower andvegetable seeds bycorrectly answeringhorticulture trivia andplant identificationquestions, go towww.facebook.com/BooneHortNews.
Mike Klahr is the BooneCounty extension agent forhorticulture.
Old seeds likely still goodCOMING UPPlants for Each Season of the Year: 1:30-3:30 p.m.
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Seminar: 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 29,Boone County Extension Office. Free. Register bycalling 859-586-6101, or enroll online at boone.ca.u-ky.edu.
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As you no doubt havenoticed, doing what youinwardly feel is best cansometimes be difficult.That’s because there isan almost continuousbattle going on betweenyour negative and posi-tive tendencies.
Each of us makes avast numbers of deci-sions each day,and while we maycruise throughmany of them onautomatic pilot,hardly noticingwhat we’re doing,it is the hundredsof mostly smalldecisions wemake daily thatshape our charac-ter and lives.
You may, forexample, notice aconflict going on insidebetween taking an invig-orating walk in the freshair versus mindlesslywatching the tube as youeat the last two pieces ofcheesecake. Or you mayhave a split-second deci-sion on whether to makean unnecessary criticalremark or to remainsilent. At times likethese, the temptation toside with our lower na-ture can be almost over-whelming, and it be-comes crystal clear thatlife is a battlefield andthat a war rages withineach of us.
We can’t escape thechallenges between ourlower and higher na-tures. To be alive is to beon the battlefield, and ifwe are to grow, we mustmake wise decisions inkeeping with our betternatures. Wemust learnto fight off the inevita-ble attacks by the nega-
tive forces of fear,greed, and unkindness.
Properly understood,the battle of life is anopportunity to learn todiscriminate betweenwhat is best for us, andwhat we should avoid; itis an opportunity for usto build our strength,faith, and loving-kind-
ness.It is a training
ground in whichwe learn to bevery alert, inwhich we chooseto make the wis-est decisions pos-sible.
In all the greatreligious andphilosophicaltraditions of theworld-we areencouraged to
make the best choicespossible, for the good ofall.
By learning to engageskillfully in the battlebetween positive andnegative forces, youmore frequently makewise choices, thus grow-ing in strength, wisdom,and happiness. You alsohelp to make the world abetter, more caringplace for everyone.
In our hearts there isa “still, small voice” thatis always there to guideus in making wisechoices. Sometimes wejust have to stop andreally listen to hear it.Resolve in 2014 to workto do the right thingoften.
Diane Mason is county exten-sion agent for family andconsumer sciences at theBoone County CooperativeExtension Service.
Resolve to dothe right thing
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After three months ofplanning, eight hours ofcooking and four hours ofserving, the lodge pre-sented a check to NewHaven guidance counsel-or, Kelli Mason, in theamount of $1,872.
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Martha BeighleMartha Josephine Beighle, 93,
died Dec. 28, at St. ElizabethEdgewood.
Her husband, Charles Beighle;and sisters, Joan Westerkampand Joy Pea, died previously.
Survivors include her daugh-ter, Joan Smith of Union; sister,DonnaWesterkamp; brother,DonWesterkamp; three grand-children and seven great-grand-children.
Interment was at Forest LawnMemorial Park.
Memorials: St. Charles CareCenter, 500 Farrell Drive, Coving-ton, KY 41011; or Gideon’sInternational, P.O. Box 965,Florence, KY 41042.
Sally BeyersdoerferSally Insko Beyersdoerfer, 87,
of Foster, Ky., died Jan. 2, at herhome.
She was a homemaker, mem-ber of the Pine Grove UnitedMethodist Church, PendletonCounty, where she served as thechurch pianist and participatedin United Methodist Women.She was member of the Pendle-ton County Homemakers, mem-ber of Order of the Eastern Star,and a Kentucky Colonel.
Her husband, John Leroy“J.L.” Beyersdoerfer; brothers,Lentel “June” Insko and NormanInsko; and sister, Linda Sue“Lynn” Sexton.
Survivors include her daugh-ter, Connie McKinney of Lexing-ton; son, Steve Beyersdoerfer ofFoster; siblings, Annette “Toots”Sturgeon of Cincinnati, MarilynGalloway of Foster, Joyce Estepof Cincinnati, Melvin “Bucky”Insko of Florence, Ada Ruth“Ruthie” Sanders of Cincinnati,John Insko of Butler, and Larry“Butch” Insko of Walton; four
grandchildren and one great-grandson.
Interment was at LenoxburgCemetery in Bracken County.
Memorials: Pine Grove UnitedMethodist Church.
Geraldine BidwellGeraldine “Geri” Bidwell, 79,
of Florence, died Dec. 26, at St.Elizabeth Edgewood.
She was a retired manager forBusiness Men’s Savings and Loanin Cincinnati, and member ofFlorence Baptist Church atMount Zion.
Survivors include her husband,R. G. Bidwell of Florence; step-daughter, Deborah Bidwell;stepsons, Dennis Bidwell andJohn Bidwell, both of Florence,and Doug Bidwell of Bromley;brothers, Floyd Baker of Cincin-nati, and Jack Price of Alabama;sister, Jeannie Harney of Paris,Ky.; seven grandchildren and
one great-granddaughter.Interment was at Highland
Cemetery in Fort Mitchell.Memorials: Hope Ministries,
care of Florence Baptist Church,642 Mount Zion Road, Florence,KY 41042.
Chester BlackburnChester Allen Blackburn, 86,
of Burlington, died Dec. 28, athis residence.
His wife, Doris Blackburn, diedpreviously.
Survivors include his children,Mark Blackburn, Linda McClana-han andWayne Blackburn; ninesiblings; six grandchildren andfive great-grandchildren.
Burial was at BurlingtonCemetery.
Memorials: Cincinnati Associa-tion for the Blind and VisuallyImpaired, 2045 Gilbert Ave.,Cincinnati, OH 45202.
Stella BodkinStella M. Bodkin, 89, of Er-
langer, died Jan. 1, at St. Eliza-beth Florence.
She was a homemaker wholoved her family very much, wasa member of Mary Queen ofHeaven Church in Erlanger, andformer volunteer for 30 years atRedwood School in Fort Mitch-ell.
Her husband, Walter Bodkin,died previously.
Survivors include her son,Jerry Bodkin of Florence; daugh-ters, Darlene Lawless of Erlang-er, Judy Kirby of Union; and onegrandchild.
Interment was at St. Mary’sCemetery in Fort Mitchell.
Memorials: Redwood Schooland Rehabilitation Center, 71Orphanage Road, Fort Mitchell,KY 41017.
Rick BrennanRick C. Brennan, 47, of Flor-
ence, died Dec. 24, at St. Eliza-beth Edgewood.
He was a 1984 graduate ofCovington Catholic High School.
His father, Jack Brennan, andsister, Cathy Brennan, diedpreviously.
Survivors include his mother,Anne Brennan; two brothersand two sisters.
Memorials: United Ministries,P.O. Box 18430, Erlanger, KY41018-0430.
James BrumleyJames Franklin Brumley, 59, of
Verona, died Dec. 31 in Inde-pendence.
He was a graduate of Walton-Verona High School, and was amaintenance technician for
FedEx.Survivors include his wife,
Belinda Jo Brown Brumley;daughter, Jamie Fountain ofVerona; sister, Judy Carver of LasVegas; brother, Kenneth Brum-ley of Florence; and one grand-son.
Burial was at New BethelCemetery in Verona.
Lonnie CheeksLonnie Wayne Cheeks, 63, of
Walton, died Dec. 23, at St.Elizabeth Florence.
He was a former truck driverfor Bavarian Trucking for morethan 20 years, worked forBrowning-Ferris Industriespreviously, was an Army veter-an, receiving two Purple Heartsand a Bronze Star for his serviceduring the VietnamWar, andenjoyed fishing, hunting, andwatching old Westerns.
His father, Nelson Cheeks,died previously.
Survivors include his mother,Elsie Cheeks of Crittenden; wife,Betty Cooke Cheeks of CrescentSprings; sons, Gregory Creeks ofUnion, and Anthony Cheeks ofGeorgetown, Ky.; daughter,Jennifer Kidd of Walton; sib-lings, Dale Cheeks of Crittenden,Mike and Bobby Cheeks, both ofCrittenden, Patricia “Pat”Frogge of Walton, Debbie Bubeof Dry Ridge, andWanda Gold-en of Crittenden; and fivegrandchildren.
Interment was at Independ-ence Cemetery.
Memorials: Muscular Dystro-phy Association, 3300 E. SunriseDrive, Tucson, AZ 85718.
Jerry CrissJerry William “Squeak” Criss,
59, of Walton, died Dec. 15.He was a Marine Corps veter-
an of Vietnam.Survivors include his wife, Gail
L. Criss of Walton; parents,Henry and Billie Sue Criss ofAkron, Ohio; brothers, Jimmyand Johnny Criss; sister, VickiBrown; children, Nicole Starcher,Tara and Ben Hershberger,Tiffany Randall, Billy Confer andJacki Grimes; special son/neph-ew, Matthew Cox; adopted sons,Willie, Ted, Fred and Michael;
DEATHS ABOUT OBITUARIESFor the most up-to-date Northern Kentucky obituaries,
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Johnny DeatonJohnny Deaton, 76, of He-
bron, formerly of Butler, diedDec. 30, at St. Elizabeth Edge-wood.
He was an Army veteran,member of Butler BaptistChurch, Kentucky Colonel, andenjoyed UK basketball, fishingand spending time with hisfamily and friends. He retiredafter 20 years as a machinist andmaintenance-departmentemployee for Boston Gear IMOIndustries, formerly of Florence.In his retirement he workedpart-time for his nephew atTurner Machine in Dayton, wasan associate at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Homes, andworked at LATSE Local B38Ticket Takers Union where hetook tickets at Cincinnati Redsand Bengals games.
His wife, Donna “Susy” YeltonDeaton; and sisters, MagdaleneTurner and Rosa Lee Lingley,died previously.
Survivors include his daugh-ters, Nancy Mullins of Ludlow,and Karen Shoemaker of Butler;brothers, James “Rob” Deatonof Alexandria, and Talbert“Sprig” Deaton of Wolf Coal;sister, Polly Dunn of Wolf Coal;and two granddaughters.
Interment with military hon-ors was at Riverside Cemetery inFalmouth.
Memorials: By Grace AloneFarmMinistries, 550 Independ-ence Pike, Dry Ridge, KY 41035.
Mary FergusonMary A. Ferguson, 93, of
Florence, died Dec. 26.She was a retired registered
nurse for Christ Hospital.Her husband, Forrest Fergu-
son, died previously.Survivors include her daugh-
ter, Sheri Brown; half-sister, JulieGlinski; half-brothers, DonStrampfer and Otto StrampferIII; one granddaughter and twogreat-grandchildren.
Paul Gunkel Jr.Paul Albert Gunkel Jr., 59, of
Union, died Dec. 20, at the UCMedical Center.
His parents, Paul A. Gunkel Sr.and Anna Sue Gunkel; and sister,Alicia Ann Iles, died previously.
Survivors include his wife,Rosemary Gunkel; children,Benjamin, Lauren and AaronGunkel; brother, Rickie Gunkel;sister, Kimberly Barker; onegrandson and one granddaugh-ter on the way.
Memorials: St. Vincent dePaul, care of St. Paul CatholicChurch, 7301Dixie Highway,Florence, KY 41042.
Katherine HammondKatherine Hammond, 49, of
Florence, died Dec. 14, at St.Elizabeth Florence.
She worked at Applebee’sRestaurant.
Survivors include her daugh-ters, Desiree Bolton of Union,and Alexis Hammond of Flor-ence; parents, Tom and JoyceSmith of Florence; brother, TomSmith Jr. of Florence; sister,Peggy Smith of Florence; andfour grandchildren.
Interment was at HillsideChapel in Cincinnati.
Larry HolmesLarry Joseph “Joe” Holmes,
55, of Burlington, died Dec. 28,at his home.
His brother, Kenneth Michael“Mikey” Holmes, and sister, LisaWard, died previously.
Survivors include his wife,Diane Holmes; daughters, ErinShay Workman and Emilie JeanHolmes; and two grandchildren.
Joe HuffJoe Leonard “Dump” Huff, 82,
of Petersburg, died Dec. 24.He was a lifelong farmer.His sister, Anna Marie John-
son; and brothers, Henry, John,James and Lloyd, died previ-ously.
Survivors include several closefriends, neighbors and familymembers.
Interment was at Big Bone
Baptist Church Cemetery.Memorials: Big Bone Baptist
Church Cemetery, 11036 BigBone Church Road, Union, KY41091.
Richard JacksonRichard A. “Dick” Jackson, 77,
of Petersburg, died Dec. 25, atUniversity Hospital in Cincinnati.
He was a machinist whoowned Jackson Tool and Mold inHebron, member of PetersburgBaptist Church, former volunteerfirefighter for Hebron Fire Dept.,and enjoyed traveling to Amishcountry.
Survivors include his wife,Wanda Jane Craddock Jackson;daughter, KimWaymeyer ofWalton; son, Glenn Jackson ofHebron; adopted son, CharlieGill of Maysville; and five grand-children.
Interment was at PetersburgCemetery.
Memorials: John McPhearsonMission Fund, care of WandaJackson, 1853 Petersburg Road,Hebron, KY 41048.
Dorothy JeziorDorothy G. Jezior, 90, of
Florence, formerly of St. Charles,Ill., died Dec. 19, at her home.
She was born in Chicago,worked for School District 303 asan aide, where she was fondlyknown as “Grandma” to thestudents at Anderson School,and later worked as a greeter atWal-Mart.
Her husband, Edmund Jezior,and sister, Janet Huseby, diedpreviously.
Survivors include her children,Dee Gaffney, Robert Jezior,Shirley Hodges, Kathy Meyer,Dennis Jezior, Lori Miller andDeanna Holmes; sisters, LorraineLysiak and Joann Gniech; 14grandchildren, 16 great-grand-children and one great-great-grandchild.
Memorials: Immaculate Heartof Mary Church, Pew Replace-ment Fund, 5876 Veterans Way,Burlington, KY 41005.
Ella KetronElla Mae Ketron, 86, of Lato-
nia, formerly of Taylor Mill, diedDec. 27, at Rosedale Green.
She was a retired shippingclerk for Litton Industries, mem-ber of St. Anthony Church,where she served as eucharisticminister for many years, andmember of Erlanger LionessClub.
Survivors include her daugh-ters, Carol Williams of Independ-ence, Denise Stapperfenne ofCovington, and Sherry Thiem ofFlorence; son, Michael A. Ketronof Cincinnati; brother, RichardGrome of Bellevue; five grand-children, 11 great-grandchildrenand six great-great-grand-children.
Interment was at St. StephenCemetery in Fort Thomas.
Memorials: BAWAC, 7970Kentucky Drive, Florence, KY41042.
Jane KloentrupJane Frances Kloentrup, 89, of
Florence, died Dec. 25.She was a security screener for
the airport, Crosley Radio riveterduring World War II, and mem-ber of St. Paul Church.
Her husband, William “Web-bie” Kloentrup, and sister, ClaireBaxter, died previously
Survivors include her daugh-ter, Kathy Wertz; sons, WilliamPatrick Kloentrup and KevinKloentrup; brother, James Q.McGuire; and six grandchildrenand four great-grandchildren.
Burial was at Mother of GodCemetery.
Memorials: St. ElizabethHospice.
Betty LandrumBetty Landrum, 85, of Elsm-
ere, died Dec. 29, at St. ElizabethEdgewood.
She was a retired beauticianafter 60 years of work, andmember of St. Henry Church andthe Summit Hills Country Club.
Her husband, Jesse Landrum;son, Jesse Landrum; and daugh-ter, Mary Patricia, died previ-ously.
Survivors include her family,Nancy Campbell of Florence,Rose Ann Bechtold of Villa Hills,
and Ralph Landrum of CrestviewHills, Ruth Cahill of Edgewood,Jack Fey of Crittenden, eightgrandchildren, 10 great-grand-children and one great-great-grandchild.
Memorials: St. Henry Ele-mentary School.
Theresa LipscombTheresa Allison “Cookie”
Lipscomb, 57, of Covington, diedDec. 27, at her residence.
She was a homemaker.Her son, Thomas Lipscomb;
father, Samuel Eugene Allison;mother, Anna Lindstrom Davis;brother, Robert Davis; and sister,Judy Lucas, died previously.
Survivors include her son,William Allison of Burlington;daughter, Anna Lipscomb ofCovington; brothers, JuddAllison of Covington, GlennDavis of Erlanger, and RonaldDavis of Erlanger; sisters, JaneParson of Crescent Springs, andBonnie Nuckles of Independ-ence; and seven grandchildren.
Interment was at Mother ofGod Cemetery in Fort Wright.
Thelma LunsfordThelma Jean Lunsford, 86, of
Union, died Dec. 29, at St. Eliza-beth Florence.
She was one of the pioneersof country-music television inCincinnati, and was known asJeannie Hogan. She begansinging in the early 1950s, firston a daily morning music showat WCPO and later onWLW’s“Midwestern Hayride.”Whenthe “Hayride”went network,she was singing with celebritiesBonnie Lou and Kenny Price.Jean also did concerts with suchcountry stars as Johnny Cash,Skeeter Davis and Marty Rob-bins. She graduated from LeeCounty High School in 1945 andstudied at Northern KentuckyState College during the 1970s,was of the Baptist faith, memberof the Eastern Star and lovedspending winters in Florida.
Her first husband, JosephGarvey, and second husband,Amos Lunsford, died previously.
Survivors include her sons,
Michael M. Garvey of Hanover,Ind., and Matthew J. Garvey ofOcilla, Ga.; stepson, W. BruceLunsford of Louisville; sister,Addie “Tat” Trapp of Walton;five grandchildren, three step-grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and six step-great-grandchildren.
Memorials: the charity ofdonor’s choice; or care of Cham-bers and Grubbs Funeral Home,11382 Madison Pike, Independ-ence, KY 41051.
MaryMatthewsMary Matthews, 84, of Co-
vington, died Dec. 23, at St.Elizabeth Edgewood.
She worked for CNAC.Her husband, Thomas E.
Matthews Sr., died previously.Survivors include her sons,
Thomas Matthews Jr. of Hayden,Ala., and Stanley Matthews ofCovington; daughters, MaryEwing of Florence, and TheresaMatthews of Covington; 10grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Burial was at New St. JosephCemetery in Cincinnati.
Manuel Parece Jr.Manuel Victor “Vic” Parece Jr.,
79, of Florence, died Dec. 26.He was born into a large
Portuguese-Irish family in Som-erville, Mass., during the heightof the depression, served in theNavy, and, as his father beforehim, was patriarch of a largefamily that he supported bycareers in the private and publicsectors.
His wife, Lois Ann PritchardParece, and son, Manuel VictorParece III, died previously.
Survivors include his brothers,Warren and Donald Parece,both of Massachusetts; sisters,Elizabeth Hardy of Massachu-setts, and Evelyn Gibason ofCalifornia; eight children, 19grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Burial was at BurlingtonCemetery in Burlington.
DEATHS
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Memorials: St. Jude Children’sResearch Hospital, 262 DannyThomas Place, Memphis, TN38105.
James RobertsJames A. Roberts, 73, of
Florence, died Dec. 29.He was a teacher at Erlanger-
Lloyd High School, co-owner ofCavanaugh Sewing Center, andmember of Florence UnitedMethodist Church.
Survivors include his wife,Judy Roberts; daughter, D’AnnJacobs; brother, Bob Roberts;and one grandson.
Memorials: St. ElizabethHospice, 483 S. Loop Drive,Edgewood, KY 41017.
Ruby StewartRuby Stewart, 88, of Florence,
died Dec. 31, at Hospice CareCenter at St. Joseph Hospital inLexington.
She worked for Holiday Inn inCovington.
Her husband, Malcolm D.Stewart, died previously.
Survivors include her daugh-ter, Joyce Stewart of Lexington;and sisters, Mary Spencer ofFlorence, Beverly Garrett ofCarlisle, and Blythe Thornsburgof Carlisle.
Burial was at Carlisle Ceme-tery.
Juanita VickersJuanita Joyce Norris Vickers,
69, of Burlington, died Dec. 30,at her residence.
She was a retired insuranceagent for Adkisson InsuranceAgency in Fort Wright, pastpresident of Ky. Association ofInsurance Women, and was amember of Belleview BaptistChurch in Belleview.
Her husband, C. Ray Vickers,died previously.
Survivors include her stepson,Ray Vickers Jr. of Dry Ridge;stepdaughter, Lisa McKinney ofWalton; sister, Marty Smiley ofCovington; one step-grandsonand one step-great-grand-daughter.
Interment was at Forest LawnMemorial Park in Erlanger.
Memorials: Belleview BaptistChurch, 6658 Fifth St., Burling-ton, KY 41005.
Janice WallaceJanice Wallace, 70, of Bur-
lington, died Dec. 28, at herhome.
She was a nurse, longtimemember of Burlington BaptistChurch, and past matron ofEastern Star.
Her sons, Henry S. Wallace IIIand Robin A. Wallace, diedpreviously.
Survivors include her hus-band, Henry “Buddy”Wallaceof Burlington; sons, JasonWallace and Donald Wallace,both of Burlington; four grand-children and four great-grand-children.
Burial was at BurlingtonCemetery.
Memorials: Burlington Bap-tist Church, 3031WashingtonSt., Burlington, KY 41005; orBurlington Masonic Lodge No.264, 7072 Pleasant Valley Road,P.O. BOX 62, Florence, KY41042.
Ercil WalthersErcil L. Walthers, 93, of Ellen-
ton, Fla., formerly of Florence,died Dec. 24, at BradentonHospice House in Brandenton,Fla.
He served in the Army as acook during World War II,retired from General Electric inEvendale, Ohio as a machinist,was a member of First BaptistChurch in Covington, was aKentucky Colonel, enjoyedbiking and bowling.
Survivors include his son,Emmette E. Walthers of Flor-ence; sister, Jewel Walthers ofCovington; 16 grandchildrenand five great-grandchildren.
Interment with honor-guardservice was at the Forest LawnMemorial Park in Erlanger.
Memorials: CommunityServices of Northern Kentucky,31 Spiral Drive, Florence, KY41042.
Robert WhiteRobert Louis White, 70, of
Hebron, died Dec. 30.He was a plant coordinator
with Gurdes Corp., and lovedthe outdoors.
His son, Kevin White, diedpreviously.
Survivors include his wife,Rosetta White; son, Bobby LouisWhite Jr.; daughters, CindyHellmann, Terry White andTabitha Ballew; brother, GeneWhite; three grandchildren andone great-grandson.
Memorials: Shriners Hospitalsfor Children, 3229 Burnet Ave.,Cincinnati, OH 45229-3095.
Lucille WolfeLucille Wolfe, 91, of Florence,
died Dec. 26, at the home of herdaughter, Peri Fischer.
She retired from Gold StarChili in 2002, was member ofLatonia Christian Church for 55years, loved playing the pianoand played for The ColonySing-A-Long for 11 years.
Her husband, Lester, diedpreviously.
Survivors include her son,Michael Wolfe; daughters,DonnaWolfe, Sherry Soward,Lynette Minnich, Peri-AnneFischer and Melody Linneman;10 grandchildren and sevengreat-grandchildren.
Burial was at Pythian GroveCemetery in Berry.
Memorials: Latonia ChristianChurch, 3900 Decoursey, Lato-nia, KY 41015.
Geraldine WoodruffGeraldine Woodruff, of
Burlington, died Dec. 23.She enjoyed flower garden-
ing, spending time with hergrandchildren and great-grandchildren, and vacationingat the beach.
Survivors include her siblings,Joann Feeback, Katie Reevell-base, Jenny Glahn and JamesCarroll; children, Allen Kenter,Scott Kenter, Rick Kenter andAmber Crosby; 10 grandchildrenand six great-grandchildren.
DEATHSFLORENCEArrests/citationsStephen B. Jones, 32, alcoholintoxication in a public place,Nov. 20.Amy Peters, 29, speeding 26mph or more, disregardingtraffic control device, DUI,operating on suspended orrevoked operators license,possession of marijuana, pos-session of drug paraphernalia,Nov. 21.Tiffany A. Wesley, 23, alcoholintoxication in a public place,Nov. 21.Peggy L. Willis, 38, shoplifting,Nov. 21.Linda E. Pratt, 25, reckless driv-ing, DUI, Nov. 21.Lena R. Delaguardia, 22, shop-lifting, Nov. 22.Steven D. Weber, 51, threecounts shoplifting, Nov. 23.Leonel P. Velasquez, 21, failureto produce insurance card,disregarding traffic controldevice, careless driving, noother state registration receipt,DUI, no operators-mopedlicense, Nov. 23.Rolando Mechen Garcia, 25,alcohol intoxication in a publicplace, giving officer false nameor address, Nov. 23.Jose A. Morales Godinez, 32,alcohol intoxication in a publicplace, Nov. 23.Jason R. Davis, 28, burglary,criminal mischief, Nov. 23.Heriberto Padilla, 25, carelessdriving, no operator’s license,possession of open alcoholiccontainer in a motor vehicle,failure to wear a seatbelt, Nov.23.Heather L. Buchwald, 33, DUI,Nov. 23.Ryan A. Keel, 22, shoplifting,Nov. 18.Jasmin W. Deramus, 18, shop-lifting, public intoxication-controlled substance, fleeing orevading police, Nov. 18.Keith A. Sheid, 24, criminaltrespassing, Nov. 17.Keith A. Scheid, 24, possession ofdrug paraphernalia, resistingarrest, public intoxication–controlled substance, tamper-ing with physical evidence, Nov.18.
Steven J. West, 20, DUI under 21years of age, Nov. 18.Lora P. Manning, 27, publicintoxication-controlled sub-stance, Nov. 18.David B. Flanagan, 27, alcoholintoxication in a public place,Nov. 17.Penny N. Napier, 51, shoplifting,Nov. 29.Paula R. Wayman, 48, DUI, Nov.29.Kurt A. McCord, 56, shoplifting,Nov. 28.Payton A. Lightner, 19, shop-lifting, Nov. 28.Nicholas R. Arnett, 27, tamper-ing with physical evidence,possession of drug parapherna-lia, first degree possession of acontrolled substance (heroin),Nov. 28.Lawrence R. Parks Jr., 51, alcoholintoxication in a public place,Nov. 28.Joshua C. Norris, 30, alcoholintoxication in a public place,Nov. 28.Meghan S. Celenski, 26, DUI,Nov. 28.William L. Eggemeier, 81, leavingthe scene of an accident, DUI,Nov. 27.Robert L. Hug, 60, DUI, Nov. 27.Robert W. Hunt III, 31, leavingthe scene of an accident, DUI,first degree possession of acontrolled substance (heroin),Nov. 27.Alisha D. Romosier, 25, shop-lifting, Nov. 26.Robert C. Davis, 36, theft, Nov.26.Jason T. Epperson, 33, shop-lifting, Nov. 25.Brittany D. Burnett, 26, alcoholintoxication in a public place,receiving stolen property under$10,000, Nov. 24.Caleb D. Walker, 18, seconddegree disorderly conduct, DUI,Nov. 24.Sheri D. Lusby, 43, DUI, Nov. 24.
Incidents/investigationsAssaultFourth-degree, minor injury at7829 Riehl Drive, No. 4, Nov. 17.Fourth-degree, minor injury at6751 Parkland Place No. 71, Nov.17.Victim assaulted by knownsubject at 6700 block of Ash-
grove Place, Nov. 28.BurglarySalon Obsession broken into anditems taken at 7116 TurfwayRoad, Nov. 29.TV stolen at 23 Shelby St., Nov.23.Scissors stolen at 9016 PreaknessDrive, Nov. 22.Residence broken into and itemstaken at 155 Saddlebrook Drive,Nov. 24.Burglary, criminal mischiefFront entry door glass de-stroyed/damaged/vandalized at8049 Dream St., Nov. 23.Money stolen, structures de-stroyed/damaged/vandalized at7104 Turfway Road, Nov. 17.Burglary, theftGuitar, amp stolen at 7241Turfway Road, No. 8, Nov. 20.Criminal mischiefAutomobiles destroyed/dam-aged/vandalized at 7253 Turf-way Road, Nov. 19.Glass door destroyed/damaged/vandalized at 6870 ShenandoahDrive, No. 12, Nov. 22.Sliding glass door, automobilesdestroyed/damaged/vandalizedat 35 Rio Grande Circle, No. 1,Nov. 22.Prescription glasses destroyed/damaged/vandalized at 55Bustetter Drive, Nov. 17.Automobiles destroyed/dam-aged/vandalized at 7860 MallRoad, Nov. 17.Vehicles vandalized at 8140Diane Drive, Nov. 26.Criminal possession offorged instrumentMoney counterfeited at 8432U.S. 42, Nov. 19.FraudSubject attempted to pass afraudulent check at Walmart at7625 Doering Drive, Nov. 28.Eagle Bank reported a subjectmade $600 in fraudulent creditcard purchases at 7791DixieHwy., Nov. 29.Fraud, theftFraudulent use of credit card,money, perfume stolen at 8075Steilen Drive, Room 243, Nov.17.Incident reportStolen property recovered at 239Main St., Nov. 27.
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