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RUNNING TO SUCCESSTrack teams on the mark
Campbell County is embark-ing on a jail expansion to house108more inmatesandanewher-oin recovery program insteadof waiting on state assistance.
Fiscal Court heard a firstreading of an ordinance at itsApril 2 meeting authorizing thecounty to borrow up to $2.5 mil-lion to convert the district courtoffices at 600 Columbia St.,Newport, intoa jail.ThecurrentCampbell County DetentionCenter is next to the the district
court offices.The county
will be the first inNorthern Ken-tucky to institutean in-jail drugtreatment pro-gram as part ofthe regional fightagainst heroin,said Judge-exec-
utive Steve Pendery.It plans to pay for a sub-
stance abuse treatment pro-gram focused on heroin be-cause there is no state fundingavailable at the moment, Pen-dery said.
“We’ll do everything we canto not pay for that, butwe’re notgoing to wait,” he said.
Pendery said the county ex-pects to have the funding inplace to start construction byJuly.
The type of treatment pro-gram the county will create isstill being discussed, so thecostshavenotbeendetermined,Pendery said.
Jail is the destination formany heroin users for reasonsincluding being arrested forthefts to pay for their addiction,he said.
“Theyare a captive audiencewhen they’re in our jail,” Pen-dery said. “They’re already be-ing housed and fed, and theyshould also get drug treat-ment.”
Theaddition to the jailwillbethe fifth and final phase of anexpansion that started in 2005.The jail has 549 beds now andwill have 657 beds after the newaddition is complete.
Commissioner Ken Rechtinsaid the county’s original plansfor the final addition was tobuild minimum security spacefor class D felons eligible towork in the community.
“That is the most profitablearea,” Rechtin said.
Kentucky pays the countythe same $31.34 daily rate foreach state prisoner whetherthey are in minimum or maxi-
Jailexpansionfocused ontreatingheroinaddictsBy Chris [email protected]
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Cold Spring resident DougCochran discovered how po-lice officers watch for druguse and theft in a Newportshopping center parking lotduring last year’s CampbellCounty Consolidated CitizensPolice Academy.
The Campbell County Po-lice Chiefs Association is of-fering the academy for a thirdyear beginning Wednesday,April 30. Classes meet at 7p.m. each Wednesday for 12weeks at different locations.As part of the academy, people
will tour the county jail inNewport and use a computersimulator to practice split-second shoot-or-don’t-shootscenarios police face.
Participation in the classrequires submitting anapplication and authorizingpolice to do a backgroundcheck.
Cochran, 49, took lastyear’sacademy with his wife Aman-da.
“It was truly eye-opening,”he said. “I was in awe of whatthey do, and in awe of what Ididn’t know.”
Now, when Cochran is load-ing his car with groceries at
the Newport Pavilion heknows people might be watch-ing to take a purse left unat-tended, and knows policewatch the parking lots.
“We learned that’s a com-monplace forpeople touse thedrugs that they buy,” he said.
Cochran said he took theclass tobetterunderstandhowpolice deal with crime in thecounty he has lived in sincemoving from Wyoming, Ohio,in 1996.
“I have no aspirations to be-come a police officer,” Coch-ran said. “My wife and I, weboth just wanted to becomebetter citizens.”
The best part of the acad-emy was learning what offi-cers deal with daily, he said.
“You got to know thesemenandwomenona littlemoreof alimited personal basis,” he
Class is ticket to learn police workBy Chris [email protected] HOW TO GET
INVOLVEDFor information about how
to participate in the nextCampbell County ConsolidatedCitizens Police Academy and alink to an application go towww.campbellcountyky.org.
There are green tomatoeson the plants in the NeltnerFarm greenhouses in CampSprings already as farmersmarket season is ready to be-gin in May.
Opening day for the FortThomas Farmers Market isWednesday,May7, in theMid-way District, and the Camp-bell County Farmers Market,which operates at three dif-ferent locations, will beginTuesday, May 13, in the Lake-side Terrace parking lot at3504Alexandria Pike inHigh-
land Heights.Fort Thomas will likely
add awaffle food truck to thisyear’s list of vendors, but thathas not been confirmed yet,said Debbie Buckley, renais-sance manager for FortThomas.
The city has two differentfarm market locations on dif-ferent days of each week,Buckley said.
TheMidwayDistrict farm-ers market, in the parking lotoff RiverRoad and South FortThomas Avenue, is open eachWednesdays from 3-6 p.m.
Kevin Neltner plucks buds from a tomato plant inside one of the Neltner Farm greenhouses in Camp Springs. CHRIS MAYHEW/THE COMMUNITY
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Campbell farmers marketsprimed for May startBy Chris [email protected] FARMERSMARKETS LOCATIONS AND HOURS:
Fort Thomas – two locations:6 In the parking lot off River Road at South Fort Thomas Avenue
each Wednesday from 3-6 p.m. starting May 7.» In the parking lot at 3 S. Fort Thomas Ave. each Friday from 3-6
p.m. starting May 30.Campbell County Farmers Market – three locations:» In the parking lot next to the Campbell County Cooperative
Extension Service in Highland Heights, 3504 Alexandria Pike, eachTuesday from 3-6 p.m. starting May 13.» In the parking lot at Southern Lanes Sports Center, 7634 Alexan-
dria Pike, Alexandria, each Friday from 3-6 p.m. starting May 16.» In the parking lot next to the Pepper Pod Restaurant at 709
Monmouth St., Newport, each Saturday from 9 a.m.-noon startingJune 7.For information visit the website ccfarmersmarket.net.
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startingMay 7. The othermarket will be in theparking lot at 3 S. FortThomasAve. each Fridayfrom 3-6 p.m. startingMay 30.
“The first month weusually just have greens,andonce theweathergetsbetter we have the pro-duce,” said Buckley said.
Greens available inmay include spinach,green onions and lettuce,she said. Green beansusuallyarrive inJuneandin July the corn and toma-toes are usually ready.
Kevin Neltner said hisred and yellow tomatoeswill not be ready formar-ket until June, but he willbe bringing lettuce, cu-cumbers and greens tothe markets in May.Neltner Farm, in CampSprings, sells at the FortThomas and CampbellCounty market.
The Neltner familyalsosellsproduceatFind-
lay Market in Cincinnatistarting at the end ofApril and at Nativity Par-ish, off Ridge Avenue inPleasant Ridge in Cincin-nati, each Monday start-ing in May, he said.
Flowers and greenswill be all that is availableat the first county farm-er’s market, said DavidKoester, Campbell Coun-ty extension agent forhorticulture.
Koester works withfarmers to organize thecountymarket, which op-erates in HighlandHeights, Alexandria andNewport on different
days of the week.The market will also
have homemade prod-ucts, including bakedgoods made by LittleRock Farm owner Ste-phanieZink inMay,Koes-ter said.
New vendors at thecounty farmers marketthis year will includeGreensleeves Farm, anorganic produce growerfrom south of Alexan-dria.Novendorshave leftthe county market, Koes-ter said.
“It’s definitely grow-ing,” he said.
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mum security ares, hesaid. The new additionwill now be a maximumsecurity area.
“It’s a different typeof inmate,”Rechtin said.
Continued renovationof the county’s court-house at 330 York St.,Newport, has meant notall of the district courtoffices have moved outas Pendery had request-ed happen byMarch 1.
Campbell County Ad-ministrator Robert Ho-rine said the county hassent a new letter to theKentucky Administra-tive Office of the Courtssaying be out of the dis-trict court space byJune. 1. District courtjudges and courtroomsmoved out of the Colum-bia Street space and intothe courthouse on YorkStreet in June 2012.
Offices for the Camp-
bell Commonwealth At-torney, mental healthcourt, drug court, courtdesignated workers andpre-trial services re-main in the old districtcourt building. Horinesaid.
“We’re eager to pro-ceed with plans to reusethat space to meet ourneeds at the jail,” hesaid.
The offices of the Campbell County District Court at 600Columbia St., Newport, will be converted to house a108-bed facility to treat inmates with substance abuseaddictions with a focus on heroin. CHRIS MAYHEW/THE
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CAMPBELLCOUNTY’S JAILCOSTSThe $9 million cost to
run the jail is the big-gest single line item inCampbell County’s $33.5million operating bud-get, said Matt Elberfeld,finance director for thecounty.The budgeted $6.02
million in revenuesgenerated from the jailfor the year will offsetsome of the operatingcosts, Elberfeld said.
said. “They’re not justsomebody in a uniform
you wave at as they goby.”
Campbell County Po-lice Department ChiefKieth Hill said a consoli-dated academy shows
how policeagencieswork to-gether andshare in-formation.Previous-ly, thecounty po-lice de-partment
and other departmentsoffered their own uniquecitizen academies, Hillsaid.
Now, all participantsin the consolidated classcan hear from the officerspecializing in drug in-vestigations from theHighland Heights PoliceDepartment, Hill said.
Cold Spring Police De-partment Chief Ed Burksaid academy partici-pants get to hear from911dispatchers and expertsin investigations and
polygraphs. A visit to theBeckfield College fire-
arms train-ing simula-tor in Flor-ence willput peoplethrough aset of sce-narios,Burk said.
“Theseare things
that we have to do in realtime, and then someonesays ‘Whydidwe shoot?,”he said.
The class also offers achance to ride along withan officer for part or allof a shift, Burk said.
The point of the classis to sharewith the publichow police operate andenlist their support, hesaid. The academy alsodebunks myths, includ-inghowDNAevidenceona television show can beidentified in 24 hours.
“When the reality is,here in Kentucky, itsometimes takes twoyears,” Burk said.
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Hill
Burk
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served include eggs, ba-con, spam, sausage, goet-ta, biscuits and gravy,waffles and/or pancakeswith strawberry or blue-berry topping andwhipped cream, grits,potatoes, toast, andmore. Cost for the break-fast is $7 for adults and$4 for children.
Formore information,contact John Ranson at859-781-2536. Reserva-tions are not required.
Get help in reducingdiabetes
The Northern Ken-tucky Health Depart-ment will offer an intro-ductory class to prevent-ing Type 2 diabetes. Thetwo-hour class is plannedfor 5:30-7:30 p.m. Tues-day, April 22, at the Sche-
ben Branch of the BooneCounty Public Library,8899U.S. 42,Union. Lightrefreshments will beprovided.
This classwill providehelpful informationabout ways to lower yourrisk for Type 2 diabetes.
One in three adults intheU.S. haspre-diabetes,but only 11 percent knowthey have it. Studiesshow that programs likethese can reduce thenumber of cases of type 2diabetes by 58 percent inadults and by 70 percentin adults over age 60.
To ensure that the in-structors have enoughmaterials for all partici-pants, registration is re-quired. For more infor-mation or to register,contact Joan Geoheganat 859-363-2115 or JulieShapero at 859-363-2116.
Attic Sale April 19The Arts and Scholar-
ship Department of theFort Thomas Woman’sClub hosts its annual At-tic Sale from 9 a.m. to 2p.m. Saturday, April 19,at the Club House, 8North Fort Thomas Ave.in Fort Thomas.
The sale includes a va-riety of items, includingclothing, antiques, furni-ture, and more.
Those who wish to do-nate for the sale can con-tact Betsy Evans at 859-441-2785, or Rita Waltersat 859-781-4094.
Breakfast anyoneThe Fort Thomas Ma-
sonic Lodge 808 F&AMwill have a countrybreakfast, open to thepublic, 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Sun-day, April 27, at thelodge, 37 N. Ft. Thomas
BRIEFS
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STATE QUALIFIER
Philip Waymeyer, an eighth-grade student at St. Mary School in Alexandria, qualified to participate atthe state level of the National Geographic Bee in Bowling Green.THANKS TO NICOLE WEBB
TheClineElementarySchoolacademic team finished in firstplaceat therecentDistrictGov-ernor’s Cup competition.
» EthanSchnee, firstplace inscience and second place inmathematics;
» Lauren Taylor, first placein language arts and third placein mathematics;
» Aaron Schnee, secondplace in science;
» Jeffrey Joering, fifth placein social studies;
» Owen Ponting, third placein arts and humanities and fifthplace in language arts;
»Mattea Meiser, first placein composition; and
»Katherine Hume, sports-manship award.
Cline wins district crown
The Cline Elementary School academic team is coached by Kara McNabb, and features Ethan Schnee, AaronSchnee, Ethan Schwalbach, Jeffrey Joering, Connor McNabb, Hannah Tolle, Mattie Meiser, Lauren Taylor,Connor Tiemeier, Anna Morris, Claire Yungbluth, Owen Ponting and Michaela Cattran.THANKS TO BRENDA F. ELGIN
Gateway Community andTechnical College expects torelocate to the Urban MetroCampus by the start of the fall2014 semester, which beginsAug. 15.
In separate emails to em-ployees and students, Gate-way President/CEO EdHughes said the college willmove nearly all of the pro-grams now taught at its exist-ingCovington/ParkHills cam-pusonAmsterdamRoad to thenew campus being developedin downtown Covington.
The Gateway Communityand Technical College Foun-dation is currently transform-ing the former Marx buildingat 615-622 Madison Ave. intothe Gateway Technology andDesign Center. The renova-tion work being done by Cen-tury Construction is slated tobe finished this summer, en-abling the college to expandits offerings at the downtowncampus.
“After a dozen years of dis-cussion, planning and activity,our move to the Urban MetroCampus will take a huge stepforward beginning this sum-mer aswe implement the nextphase of development,”Hughessaid,noting themoveswill occur in three phases bythe end of 2014.
“The transition representsa very exciting opportunityfor our faculty, staff, studentsand the communitywe serve,”he added. “The Urban MetroCampus offers many uniqueadvantages; most importantlyfor our students, the renovat-ed historical buildings willcontain state-of-the art teach-ing and learning centers.”
In the first phase of the re-location, five programs willmove to the developing cam-pus from the AmsterdamRoad location. These pro-grams include business ad-ministration,computerand in-formation technology, crimi-nal justice, education, and in-terdisciplinary earlychildhood education. The in-structional design and learn-ing technology program andthevisual communicationpro-gram currently housed at Odd
Fellows Hallalso will relo-cate into theTechnology andDesign Centerin time for fallclasses.
In addition,the college willadd many more
classes ingeneral educationatthe Urban Metro Campus;these are designed to enablestudents to transfer to seniorinstitutions. “Our goal is tohave in place the classes moststudents need to completetheir general education de-gree requirements withouttheir having to travel to one ofthe other GCTC campuses,”Hughes said.
In the second phase of theprocess, the college’s Amster-dam Road bookstore operatedby Barnes & Noble will moveinto newly renovated space at614MadisonAve.Thatmove isexpected to be completed inNovember.
Hughes said he will main-tain office space at this loca-tion, just as he did at the Am-sterdam Road campus.
The third phase will takeplace in December and Janu-ary after the renovation of abuilding at Fifth and Scottstreets formerly occupied bythe Abode Furniture store.There the college will housethe cosmetology and massagetherapy programs together tocreate a student-led urbanspa.
Hughes noted that many ofthe graduates from these pro-grams eventually own theirown businesses. “As part ofthe student’s education, thecreation of a spa environmentwill give students a uniquechance to learnhow to operatea business,” he said.
In related moves, the heat-ing, ventilation and air condi-tioning (HVAC) and plumbingtechnology programs will re-locate to the Boone Campus inFlorence this summer.
The college’s programs inautomotive, diesel and colli-sion repair will remain at theAmsterdam Road campus forthe time being.
Gateway movingprograms fromAmsterdam Rd.
Hughes
When Brennan Sweeneywas wanting to provide his 9-year-old sonmore summer en-richment opportunities, hecouldn’t find the level of infor-mation about available pro-gramsheneeded tomakeade-cision.
“There was really no placewhereIwent tofindall the list-ings,” said Sweeney, 36, ofUnion.
So the formerbusinesscon-sultant and entrepreneur tookmatters into his own hands.
His new website,www.campfinder.co, devel-opedwithMountLookout resi-dent J.B.Woodruff, features acomprehensive list of campprograms and user reviewswith focused program search-es and social media capabili-ties, a press release says.
The site lets parents shoparound for the best programfor their child’s specific per-sonality,needsand interest.Atthe same time, it eliminatesthe need to visit camp fairs or
scour the Inter-net for infor-mation.
“What betterway to find agreatcamppro-gramthanhear-ing about itfrom peopleyou know or
who have experienced it?”Woodruff said in the release.“We’re harnessing the powerof word of mouth referralsand leveraging the power ofthe web to help parents findthe best memory-making ex-periences for their kids.”
Sweeney said the pair be-gan working on the site lastsummer and launched it inearlyFebruary.Therearecur-rently more than 400 uniqueprograms listed on the siteright now.
The goal is to have everycamp program in the Cincin-nati area available on the sitewith details.
CRESTVIEW HILLS — A 9-8start isnoreasontopanic for theThomas More College baseballteam. The program’s last sub-.500 season came in 1996.
This year’s team is on theright track tokeeping thestreakalive. After starting the seasonslowly, the Saints won six ofeightgamesenteringaweekendseries at home against GroveCity beginning on April 5.
The Saints have advanced tothe regional semifinals of theNCAA Division III tournamentin threeof thepast four seasons.ThomasMorewonback-to-backPresidents’AthleticConferencetitles in2010and2011.TheSaintswon 31games en route to anoth-er regional semifinal finish in2013. The program’s stability isa result of consistently strongleadership from veteran play-ers.
“It’s been a matter of guysjust buying into the system andhaving upperclassmen pass thetorch down year after year,”said head coach Jeff Hetzer.“We have gotten great leader-ship from our juniors and sen-iors. They are always makingsureouryoungerguysaredoingthings the right way.”
Thisyear’s leadersaresenioroutfielder Cody Makin (Elder),senior second baseman/out-fielder Jason Handley (OakHills), and junior pitcher TimBaldrick (Elder) and seniorpitcher Andy Roenker (HolyCross).
“We’re still trying to figureoutwhoweare,especiallyonthemound,” saidHetzer. “We lost75percent of our innings from lastyear.”
Despite having new startersin the rotation, the team’s pitch-ing has been its most consistentstrength so far this season. TheSaints boast a teamERAof 3.90.Sophomore pitcher Logan Mil-ler (La Salle) boosts the starting
rotation, which is led by Bal-drick andhis1.96ERA.Roenkerhas yet to allowan earned run infour appearances, collectingthree saves.
At the plate, the heart of thelineup has been reliable. Sopho-more first baseman DonovanPogue (Cincinnati St. Xavier)has provided a boost. He leadsthe team with a .450 batting av-erage. Pogue, Handley, and Ma-kin eachhaveanOPSover1.000.Finding other batters to drivethem in has been the biggestchallenge this season.
“We are trying to consistent-ly knockguys inwhen they’re inscoring position,” said Hetzer.“Consistency is more of amind-set.”
The veteran leadership--allfrom local high school productsthis year--is again in place.Oncethey find that elusive consisten-cy, the Saints hope to surge to-ward a 18th straight winningseason.
“Ourstrengthdependson theday,” said Hetzer. “Right now,we’re just trying to surviveweekend to weekend.”
Thomas More junior pitcher TimBaldrick (Elder) throws to theplate. THANKS TO THOMAS MORE
COLLEGE
Thomas More freshman Tommy Arnzen (Cov Cath) gets ready at theplate.THANKS TO THOMAS MORE COLLEGE
The Northern KentuckySports Hall of Fame has its an-nual induction ceremony, 1p.m. Wednesday, April 16, atVilla Hills Civic Club.
The inductees include:
Garren ColvinFootball, basketball and
baseball, Ludlow High Schooland Thomas More College
Began his baseball career inLudlow Knothole with hall-of-fame coach Benny Clary; teamwas the Kenton County post-season champs, entered theCincinnati Knothole tourna-ment and won the CincinnatiLeague Championship, playedat Riverfront Stadium.
Was a three-year starter in
three sports at Ludlow. Playedfootball with Billy Jo Blasin-game and Jeff Berkemeier;was a wide receiver his firstthree years and the quarter-back his senior year; namedall-9th region as a senior, andreceived the Top 22 Enquirerprestigious postseason award.
His basketball career aver-ages were 11 points and 11 re-bounds per game; namedall-9th region tournamentteam as a senior; one fondmemory was beating High-lands.
Pitched and played outfieldfor the baseball team; four-year starter; named to theall-9th region tournamentteam in1982 as a senior, as wellas all-region, all-district, all-Enquirer and all-Kentucky
Post.Received baseball scholar-
ship to Thomas More; playedfour years there for Coach JimConner, as a pitcher and out-field. Still ranks in the top 10for most innings pitched inschool history; did not lose agame as a pitcher until his ju-nior year; namedAll-NAIAas asenior.
Received two invitations tomajor league tryouts; nowworks at St. Elizabeth Hospitalas an assistant CEO; will be thecommencement speaker atthis year’s LudlowHigh Schoolgraduation.
GeorgeWilsonBasketballGraduated from Marshall
High School in Chicago, where
he won basketball state cham-pionships in 1958 and 1960; at-tended University of Cincin-nati and played on the 1962NCAA championship team;was selected to the 1963 PanAmerican team; won a goldmedal in the 1964 SummerOlympics; drafted by Cincin-nati Royals of theNBA; induct-ed into Ohio Basketball Hall ofFame in 2010 and the IllinoisState Hall of Fame in 2011.
He has been involved in Cin-cinnati and Northern Ken-tucky organizations since ar-riving to play atUC in1960; hasappeared at many local highschools and Northern Ken-tucky sports functions and as aguest speaker for the Hall ofFame many times; big sup-porterof theTalbertHouseand
MiamiCountyYMCA; involvedwith the Kicks for Kids Pro-gram; and is on the board ofTransitions, Inc.
Lindsay Pauline (Long)Lichtenberger
Swimming, Dixie HeightsHigh School
Kentucky state championtwo times for Dixie Heights,1996 and 1997; Junior NationalChampion platform 1993, 1997and 1998; member of the Unit-ed State Junior World divingteam 1995, placed top 6 in theworld 3-meter; placed top 8 onplatform diving in 1997; mem-ber of the U.S. Senior Nationaldiving team 1997-2001; wonWorld Cup bronze in Mexico
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CAMPBELL COUNTY — Hereis a look at some of the trackteams in Campbell Countybased on information fromhead coaches.
Bellevue boys and girlsThe Tigers are coached by
Sarah Graff, who enters herthird year.
The boys team is paced byAlec Hazeres, Bryson Combsand Tyler Noonchester. Court-ney Schmits and Kira Rosspace the girls team. Graff saidthe Tigers are a young teamwith potential.
Bishop BrossartChris Davis returns for his
third season as head coach. HeledtheMustangstoarunner-upfinish in the1Aregional, fallingby two points to St. Henry. Theteam’s goals this year are towin the conference and region-al titles and finish top four atstate.
Senior Michael Caldwell,whowill run forNorthernKen-tucky University, has threeschool records this year andpossesses the top time in thestate in the 1,600. Last year atstate,hewassecondindividual-ly in the 800 and third in the1,600.
Drew Berkemeyer is theteam’s top point scorer and isnear the school record in the300 hurdles. He is also theteam’s top jumper.
Robby Twehues is theteam’s top thrower and ranked
second in the state in the dis-cus.
The 4x800 relay team haswon the state title two of thepast threeseasonsandwill lookto add another crown thisspring. Brossart didn’t gradu-ate anyone from last year’sfoursome.
NicoleGoderwis is a return-ing state champion in 1A, hav-ingwonthe400 last season.Sheis the lone returning runner onthe state champion 4x400 relayteam.
Campbell County boys/girls
The Camels were second intheNKACmeet and fifth in theregion last year.
The Camels have nine start-ers returning in Doug Carson,MarkChaplin, IanFranzen,De-rek Groneck, Andrew Hyden,Kevin Lackey, Matt Mayer,Ben See and Devon Strange.
See specializes in hurdlesand pole vault. Chaplin, also across country standout, spe-cializes in the 3,200. Strange isthe team’s top sprinter. Hydenis the team’s top jumper andCarson the best thrower.
Head coach Michael Ste-vens likes his team’s seniorleadership and overall num-bers as he hopes the Camelscan challenge for their firstconference championshipsince 2004.
Campbell hosts the annualDonnie CarnesMemorialMeetApril 12 at its new track at thehigh school.
Returning starters for the
girls teamgoing into theseasonare Jennah Flairty, BrookeBuckler, Rebecca Cline, Mer-edith Donoghue, Abby Vander-griff and Kaylee Johnson.Flairty is closing in on theschool record in the 3,200.Buckler and Cline are likely tobattle each other for the schoolrecords in the two hurdlesevents. Theywere1-2 in the re-gional meet last year, withBuckler winning.
“Wehaveanextremelyhardworking group of young ath-letes who are willing to per-formwhereevertheyareneed-ed,” said head coach ToniMcKee. “This team is workingdiligently to create a teamatmosphere and looks to build-ingnewtraditionswiththefirstyear in our new facility.”
Newport Central Catholicgirls
NCC returns four seniorsfrom the 4x800 relay team thatfinished fourth in the state.
Chandler Cain, a senior, re-turns after finishing third inthe state in the100 and 200, andsecond in the 400. She is one ofthree returning runners on thestate runner-up relay in the4x200.Relayrunners includingAlli Otten, Ansley Davenportand MiKayla Seibert also havestate medal experience.
Senior Abbie Lukens wassecond in shot put at state andis the defending state champ indiscus.
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NCC’s Chandler Cain, left and MiKayla Seibert are two of the team’s top runners.FILE PHOTO
Campbell County base-ball lost 9-8 to CincinnatiAnderson on April 1 atNKU. The Camels play inthe Doc Morris tourna-mentApril10-12 andhostsCalvary April 14.
Anderson’s Cory Peterson (8) was tagged out as he tried to steal third base against Campbell County’s Joe Kremer (7) in thesecond inning.JOSEPH FUQUA II/THE COMMUNITY RECORDER
Campbell County’s Brady Sansom (34) tales a throw at second.JOSEPH FUQUA II/THE COMMUNITY
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Camelsgear upfor DocMorris
Campbell Countystarting pitcherJohnny Eblin (33)throws a pitchagainst Andersonin the first inning.Campbell lost 9-8to the RedskinsApril 1. Campbellplays in the DocMorris InvitationalApril 10-12. JOSEPH
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Campbell County’s Nick Sheanshang (18) scores on adouble.JOSEPH FUQUA II/THE COMMUNITY RECORDER
City on the 10-metersynchronized platform;platform; bronze med-alist in 1998 at Swim-ming and Diving WorldChampionships inPerth, Australia, in the10-meter synchronizedplatform; finalist at theGoodwill Games in 1998at Buffalo, N.Y. in the10-meter synchronizedplatform; 1998 JuniorChampion 10-meter in-dividual platform inWaldkraiburg, Germa-ny; qualified for finalsof the 2000 Olympicgames in Sydney, Aus-tralia; named NCAAAll-American 10-meterindividual platform atSouthern MethodistUniversity.
Rick SmithBasketball, base-
ball; Ludlow HighSchool
Lettered three yearsof varsity sports, bas-ketball and baseball,1968-1971. Pitched in thebaseball regional finalin1971; received specialrecognition that yearand was voted “thegame guy” in the stateofKentucky for playinghigh school sports witha handicap. He was un-fortunate in having po-lio in his left leg. Hishandicap never inter-fered with his desire toplay sports.
Hewasveryactive incoaching Ludlow youthand Fort Mitchell youthin the 1970s, ‘80s and‘90s. Ludlow YouthFootball was reinstatedby Smith in 1990 after afew years of no peeweeball in Ludlow; was di-
rector of Ludlow YouthFootball 1990-95; direc-tor of Fort MitchellSpartan football 1995-2000; involved in Spe-cial Olympics programin Northern Kentuckyfor many years.
Coached basketballon the junior- and high-school levels, whileteaching at Newportand Ludlow; employedas the special educationdirector at LudlowSchools.
Selected to the Lud-lowHall of Fame in 2010and to the NorthernKentucky Youth Foot-ball Hall of Fame in2012.
Tom SaalfeldBasketball; Holy
Cross High School 1964-67, Thomas More Col-lege, 1967-71
Four-year starter forHoly Cross basketballunder Coach GeorgeSchneider; played froshand JV 1964-65; won 9thRegion championshipas a junior, played instate tournament atFreedom Hall, Louis-ville, lost to Brecken-ridge County in state fi-nals; in 1967, namedAll-34th District,played with his brother,Bob Saalfeld, DaveHickey and Dan Bell.
Went on to play atThomasMore forCoachJim Weyer; a 6-foot-4forward, he started hisjunior and senior years;averaged 8.8 points and5.1 rebounds per gameas a junior,10 points and7.1rebounds as a senior;received the RobertBreinichAward forbas-ketball, academics andcharacter.
Now employed asCEO at St. ElizabethHospital Fort Thomas.
228 Grandview Drive, Fort Mitchell, KY 41017654 Highland Ave., Fort Thomas, KY 41075phone: 283-0404email: [email protected] site: cincinnati.com/northernkentucky
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Most people have very littleexperience with Kentucky’sCourt System unless they arecalled as jurors. I thought itmay be helpful in this columnto do an article explaining thestructure of the Kentuckycourt system.
There are four differentlevels of courts in Kentucky.The two trial court levels arethe District Court and the Cir-cuit Court which includes Fam-ily Court. The other two levels,the Kentucky Court of Appealsand the Kentucky SupremeCourt, are for cases that areappealed. Below I will brieflyoverview each of these courts.
District CourtDistrict Court is where most
people enter the court systemfor the first time. DistrictCourt handles misdemeanors,violations, traffic cases, juve-nile cases, civil cases under$5,000, small claims court
cases and pro-bate mattersamong otherthings. DistrictCourt judgesare elected forfour-yearterms. Sixmember juriesare used inDistrict Court.A unanimousdecision isneeded to ren-
der a verdict in criminal cases,while civil cases require afive-sixths majority. The Coun-ty Attorney’s office prosecutescriminal, traffic and juvenilecases in District Court.
Circuit CourtCircuit Court has juris-
diction over all felony cases,civil cases of more than $5,000,divorce and custody cases,appeals from District Courtand contested probate cases.
Judges for Circuit Court serveeight-year terms. Circuit Courtjuries consist of 12 membersand criminal trial verdictsmust be unanimous, but civiltrials only require a three-fourths majority. Felony crimi-nal trials in the Circuit Courtare prosecuted by the Com-monwealth Attorney’s office.
Family CourtFamily Courts only exist in
certain counties throughoutKentucky, including CampbellCounty. The Family Court isconsidered part of the CircuitCourt and deals with some ofthe matters normally handledin the District Court and alsosome of the matters normallyhandled in the regular CircuitCourt.
Family Courts handle di-vorce, child custody, visitation,child support, adoption, termi-nation of parental rights, do-mestic violence, paternity and
juvenile matters such as de-pendency, abuse, neglect andstatus offenses such as truancyand runaways.
Court of AppealsThe Court of Appeals re-
views cases that have alreadybeen tried in a lower court,such as District or CircuitCourt. There are 14 judges onthis court and they are dividedinto panels of no more thanthree judges. Two appealsjudges are elected from eachappellate district for terms ofeight years.
Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court of Ken-
tucky is the court of last resortand the final interpreter ofstate law. It consists of sevenjustices who are elected fromthe seven appellate districtsand serve eight-year terms.The Supreme Court is com-posed of a chief justice and six
other justices that collectivelyas a panel review decisions oflower courts. Rulings thatimpose the death sentence, lifeimprisonment, or 20 years ormore imprisonment automat-ically go to the Supreme Court.The Supreme Court also candiscipline lawyers and hasauthority in determining therules of practice and proce-dure for the entire court sys-tem.
I hope this information isinteresting and helpful. If youhave any topics you would liketo have covered in this column,please contact my office bye-mail at mailto:[email protected], byphone at 491-7700 or by regularmail addressed to 319 YorkStreet, Newport, Kentucky41071.
Steven J. Franzen is the CampbellCounty attorney.
Brief overview of state court system
Steven J.FranzenCOMMUNITYRECORDER GUESTCOLUMNIST
Many of us would love towork more physical activityinto our schedules, but be-tween responsibilities at workand home it can be hard tosqueeze it in. The 30 minutesof physical activity most daysof the week most health andwellness experts recommendmay seem impossible.
Fortunately, spring is here.The longer days and warmerweather encourage more out-door physical activity. Youmay find you can fit a walkinto your schedule most daysof the week.
However, if you are con-cerned about getting all ofyour physical activity in,spring cleaning may be an an-swer. Moving furniture to
thoroughlyvacuum andwipe downbaseboards isgood for yourhouse as well asyour body.Clearing dustfrom householdsurfaces re-moves asthmatriggers andmay give you a
good physical workout at thesame time.
While cleaning may not bevigorous physical activity, itcan burn a decent amount ofcalories, especially if youhave not been very active thiswinter. It also may engage im-portant muscles that haven’t
been stretched or used for awhile.
The number of caloriessome common householdchores burn is listed below.These calories are for a per-son of average weight (150pounds). Your calories burnedmay be more or less depend-ing on your weight and the in-tensity and effort you put intothe action.
» 20 minutes vacuuming –56 calories
» 30 minutes folding laun-dry – 75 calories
» 30 minutes dusting – 80calories
» 20 minutes washing thecar – 102 calories
» 30 minutes mopping – 153calories
» 60 minutes gardening –324 calories
Other household and lawnchores, such as pruning, put-ting away dishes, windowwashing, mulching, and re-moving cobwebs, work differ-ent muscle groups and burncalories. So don’t think ofspring cleaning as only achance to freshen and im-proveyourhomeand lawn,buta chance to rejuvenate yourbody.
Set a goal for yourself thisspring to improve both yourbody and your home.
Diane Mason is county extensionagent for family and consumersciences at the Boone County Coop-erative Extension Service.
Rebecca Bryan Boone Chap-ter, National Society Daughtersof the American Revolution ofFort ThomasMeeting time: SecondWednes-day or Saturday of each monthWhere: Various locationsContact: Zella Rahe, 1106 CraftRoad, Alexandria KY 41001,859-635-5050, [email protected]: DAR membersprove their lineage back to aRevolutionary War patriot.They offer service to troops,veterans, schools and preservehistory. Members are fromBoone, Campbell and Kentoncounties.
Disabled AmericanVeterans AuxiliaryMeeting time: 7 p.m. thirdTuesday of each monthWhere:DAVnationalheadquar-ters, 3725AlexandriaPike,ColdSpringContact: Commander KimHempleman, 859-781-6110Description: Community vol-unteers supporting themenandwomenwho served our countrywith honor.
Fort ThomasWoman’sClubMeeting time: 11:30 a.m. sec-ondWednesday of each monthWhere: Fort Thomas Women’sClubHouse, 8NorthFortThom-as Ave., Fort ThomasContact: Flo Grey, 859-441-3555Description: Primary missionis to provide scholarships forhigh school seniors in the city.
Southgate Super SeniorsMeeting time: 1 p.m. thirdThursday of each month.Where: Southgate CommunityCenter, 301 W. Walnut in South-gateContact: President Vivian Au-teri at 859-491-1878
Last year the Administra-tiononAging’s themeforOlderAmericans Month of May was:Unleash the Power of Age. Asan advocate for seniors, I be-lieve that we should be cele-brating the power of age everyday, all year round.
The question becomes,though, how to best unleashthat power? How can we tapinto the rich life experiences,leadership skills and insightsof the older residents in ourcommunity, to make NorthernKentucky a better place tolive?
I’d answer that question bysaying that the opportunity to“unleash that power” is beforeus right now – the myNKYcampaign.
Seniors have the wisdomand experiences to help guidethe vision of tomorrow forNorthernKentucky.myNKY, asix-month community vision-ing campaign currently under-way focused on engaging resi-dents, educators, politicians,and businesses to help deter-mine the priorities for North-ern Kentucky’s next five-yearstrategic plan. I learned aboutthe myNKY when I was con-tacted by a representativefrom the campaign and askedto share information at the 10Senior Activity Centers oper-ated by Senior Services of
Recently my almost-80-year-old mother came to livewith me. After years of livingthreehours apart, it is a delightto talk with her each night andhug her each morning. But herneeds and wants for this com-munity are drastically differ-ent thanmine.She isconcernedabout how she will get to doc-tor’sappointments, ifhermedi-cationcostswill goupandwhatkindsofactivities areavailablefor older adults in the commu-nity.Jobsandeconomicgrowthare important of course, butthat’s not what is on her mindday-in and day-out.
Many seniors share the con-cerns of health, transportationandmeeting daily needs. Theirperspective is quit differentthan mine, yet seniors providesuch valuable insights as weplan for our future – our agingfuture.
I encourage everyone, butespecially seniors in NorthernKentucky, to make your voiceheard by visiting myNKY.org,the online hub for collectingcommunity input. The websitefeatures a variety of ways foryou to share your thoughts andfeelings about our future in-cluding an interactive prioriti-zation game where you canshowhowyou’d investamillionvirtual dollars in communitypriorities likehousingandpub-lic transportation, and thereare a variety of polls and chal-lenge questions on topics thatchange each week.
If you don’t have access tothe internet, call 859-757-0518andprovideyour opinions overthe phone or visit any of SeniorServices ofNorthernKentuck-
y’s SeniorActivity Centers andask the Center Manager tohelp.
Whether you do it online,over the phone or in-person,myNKY is your chance toshare your voice about whatyou believe will move the re-gion forward. L
et’s talk give a nod to ourpast, but focus on our future.Let’s talk about our priorities.Let’s make sure everyone inour community’s voice isheard. I encourage you to visittoday and use your wisdom toinfluence the future of North-ern Kentucky.
Tricia Watts lives with her 80-year-old mother and husband in ParkHills.
Seniors have valuable insights
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THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 2014
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An enthusiasticcrowd raised$95,000 to help
children of abuse atMasquerade Mad-ness, March 1.
More than 320 sup-porters of the North-ern Kentucky Chil-dren’s Advocacy Cen-ter gathered at theAirport Marriott tofind themselves im-mediately immersed
in Venetian opulence.A cocktail receptionstarted the eveningleading to an Italian-themed dinner fol-lowed by dancing tothe music of TheChuck Taylors.
The newly themedannual gala (formerlythe Ghoulish Gala)was an explosion ofglamour and allurewith most guests
adorning masks sur-rounded by gold andsilver accents,themed centerpiecesby Timothy’s Florals,performances by bal-lerinas of Expres-sions Dance Theatre,and green screen pho-tography by Studio 66for guests to havetheir portrait taken inthe famed Italian cityupon arrival.
Emcee Ed Hartmanled a special live auc-tion of wind chimescreated by NorthernKentucky high schoolart students and anelaborate copper andbrass water featurecreated by studentsat Boone County AreaTechnology Center. Anew video for thechildren’s advocacycenter was shown,
and a new fundrais-ing and awarenesscampaign was an-nounced beginningthis month to coincidewith national ChildAbuse Preventionmonth.
Last year, the NKY-CAC served nearly750 children in a coor-dinated response tochild abuse. It is theonly Children’s Ad-
vocacy Center inNorthern Kentuckyand recognized as aCenter of Excellenceby the National Chil-dren’s Alliance.
For more informa-tion about the North-ern Kentucky Chil-dren’s Advocacy Cen-ter, visitwww.nkycac.org orcall 859-442-3200.
Masquerade Madness 2014 co-chairs Candice Ziegler and Shannon Wendt and the Advocates of the Northern Kentucky Children’s Advocacy Center raised a record $95,000 from the annualgala.THANKS TO NORTHERN KENTUCKY CHILDREN’S ADVOCACY CENTER
GALAMADNESShelps Children’s Advocacy Center
Bryan and Kimberly Carlisle at Masquerade Madness THANKS
TO NORTHERN KENTUCKY CHILDREN’S ADVOCACY CENTER
Dan and Shezyra Sisowick and John Mocker.THANKS TONORTHERN KENTUCKY CHILDREN’S ADVOCACY CENTER
Tim and Patti Lally at the Masquerade Madness. THANKS TONORTHERN KENTUCKY CHILDREN’S ADVOCACY CENTER
Patrick Brown and AmyWainio Brown in masks at theNorthern Kentucky Children’s Advocacy Center's gala.THANKS TO NORTHERN KENTUCKY CHILDREN’S ADVOCACY CENTER
Attending the Masquerade Madness for the NorthernKentucky Children’s Advocacy Center were Jack and LindaGivens. THANKS TO NORTHERN KENTUCKY CHILDREN’S ADVOCACY CENTER
Amy and Robert Carlisle at the Masquerade Madness forthe Northern Kentucky Children’s Advocacy Center. THANKS TONORTHERN KENTUCKY CHILDREN’S ADVOCACY CENTER
FRIDAY, APRIL 11BenefitsBeat the Blues Champions ofHope Event, 7 p.m.-11 p.m.,Newport Syndicate, 18 E. FifthSt., Dinner by the bite, specialcocktails, silent auction andmore. Music by Kelly Red and theHammerheads. Ages 21 and up.Benefits Greater CincinnatiBehavioral Health Services. $85.Registration required. Presentedby Greater Cincinnati BehavioralHealth Services. 513-354-7005;www.gcbhs.com. Newport.
Dining EventsSt. Joseph Church Fish Fry, 4p.m.-7:30 p.m., St. Joseph Church- Camp Springs, 6833 Four MileRoad, Features Mr. Herb’s bakedor fried fish, fried catfish,salmon, deep-fried shrimp, crabcakes and sampler platter. Carry-out available. $8.50 and up forset-ups; $6.50 sandwiches. 859-635-5652. Camp Springs.Trinity UnitedMethodistChurch Fish Fry, 5 p.m.-7 p.m.,Trinity United Methodist Church-Latonia, 101 E. Southern Ave.,Fish sandwich, two sides, drinkand dessert for dine-in (drink notincluded for carryout). $8, $7seniors, $4 children. 859-261-4010. Latonia.Immaculate Heart ofMary FishFry, 5 p.m.-8 p.m., ImmaculateHeart of Mary School, 5876Veterans Way, $7.50 and up.Presented by Immaculate Heartof Mary Church. 859-689-5070;www.ihm-ky.org. Burlington.St. Catherine of Siena LentenFish Frys Around theWorld, 4p.m.-7 p.m. Theme: American.Fish, french fries, hush puppies,macaroni and cheese, coleslaw,applesauce and cookie., St.Catherine of Siena Church, 1803N. Fort Thomas Ave., Undercroft.Feature themedmeatless dinnersfrom around the globe. Tradi-tional fish dinners also available.$7 dinner, $2 and up for a lacarte items. 859-653-7573;www.stcatherineofsiena.org.Fort Thomas.Fish Fry Dinner, 4 p.m.-8 p.m.,Knights of Columbus 3908,Father Bealer Council, 605 LytleAve., Includes fried or baked fish,
chicken nuggets, shrimp, ham-burgers and hot dogs, sides anddrinks. Carry-out available.$1.50-$7.50. 859-342-6643.Elsmere.Fish Fry Lunch, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.,Knights of Columbus 3908,Father Bealer Council, 605 LytleAve., Includes fried or baked fish,chicken, shrimp, hamburgers andhot dogs, sides and drinks.Carry-out available. Benefitscharities of Knights of Columbus3908. $1.50-$7.50. 859-342-6643.Elsmere.Edgewood Fire/EMS Fish Fry, 5p.m.-8 p.m., Edgewood SeniorCenter, 550 Freedom Park Drive,Fried fish, beer-battered fish,potato pancakes, baked fish,shrimp, hot dogs or chickennuggets. Includes choice of sides:french fries, onion rings, coleslawor macaroni and cheese. Call forcarryout orders. Family friendly.Benefits Edgewood Fire/EMSAssociation. $6.50-$7.25. Present-ed by Edgewood Fire/EMS.859-331-5910; www.edgewood-ky.gov. Edgewood.Drive Thru Fish Fry, 4 p.m.-7:30p.m., Dixie Heights High School,3010 Dixie Highway, Concessionstand. Fish, crab cakes, pizza,mac and cheese, onion rings,
fries, coleslaw, coke drinks andKrispy Kreme doughnuts. Bene-fits Dixie Heights High School’smusic programs. 859-802-8575;www.eyeswithpride.net. Edge-wood.Holy Cross High School FishFry, 5 p.m.-8 p.m., Holy CrossHigh School, 3617 Church St.,Alumni Hall. Fish sandwiches,baked fish, shrimp baskets andcheese pizza. Sides: hush pup-pies, green beans, macaroni andcheese or french fries and des-sert. Drinks available for pur-chase. Carryout available. 859-431-1335; www.hchscov.com.Covington.Fort Wright Civic Club LentenFish Fry, 5 p.m.-8 p.m., FortWright Civic Club, 115 KennedyRoad, Benefits communityorganizations. 859-331-1150. Fort
Wright.Fish Fry, 4 p.m.-7 p.m., Prince ofPeace School, Covington, 625W.Pike St., House chef with specialbeer-batter recipe. Includes liveentertainment. 859-431-5153;www.popcov.com. Covington.St. Bernard Church Fish Fry, 5p.m.-7 p.m., St. Bernard Church,401 Berry St., Fish set-ups, salmonpatty set-ups, fried shrimp,grilled cheese, cheese sticks,french fries, mac and cheese,homemade coleslaw and more.Family friendly. 859-640-0026;www.saint-bernard.org. Dayton.Fish Fry, 4 p.m.-8 p.m., MaryQueen of Heaven School, 1130Donaldson Highway, Dine-inservice, carry-out and drive-thru.Benefits Mary, Queen of HeavenSchool. Prices vary. Presented byMary, Queen of Heaven Parish.
859-525-6909; www.mqhparish-.com. Erlanger.Fish Fry, 4 p.m.-7:30 p.m., SilverGrove Volunteer Fire Depart-ment, 5011 Four Mile, $7 meals.859-441-6251. Silver Grove.St. Thomas Fish Fry, 4 p.m.-8p.m., St. Thomas School, 428 S.Fort Thomas Ave., Cafeteria.Hand-dipped fish. Shrimp andpizza available. $4.50-$6.50.859-572-4641, ext. 242. FortThomas.Fish Fry for DCCH Center, 11a.m.-1 p.m., Brooks Flooring,1898 Ashwood Drive, Served bySr. JeanMarie Hoffman. BenefitsDCCH Center for Children andFamilies. Donations requested.Presented by DCCH Center forChildren & Families. 859-331-2040, ext. 8534; www.dcchcente-r.org. Fort Wright.Drive-through Fish Fry, 5p.m.-7:30 p.m., Beechwood HighSchool, 54 Beechwood Road,Includes fried fish with choice ofbun or rye bread, coleslaw,french fries or mac and cheese.Drinks available. Benefits Beech-wood Band Boosters. $7 meals.Presented by Beechwood BandBoosters. 859-620-6317. FortMitchell.Saint Paul Fish Fry, 5 p.m.-8p.m., St. Paul School, 7303 DixieHighway, Carlin Center. Weeklyspecials, dine in, carry out or callahead. Fried haddock, fried cod,shrimp, crab cakes and moreincluding pizza and mac andcheese. Benefits Saint PaulSchool athletic programs. Pricevaries. Presented by Saint PaulBoosters. 859-647-4072;www.saintpaulboosters.net.Florence.St. Barbara Fish Fry, 4:30 p.m.-8p.m., St. Barbara Church, 4042Turkeyfoot Road, Dine in or carryout. Fried fish, baked tilapia,shrimp and cheese pizza. Adultdinners include three sides. $8and up. 859-371-3100. Erlanger.Wilder Fire Department FishFry, 4 p.m.-8 p.m., Wilder CityBuilding, 520 Licking Pike, Chick-en and shrimp dishes availablewith homemade sides andhomemade desserts. BenefitsWilder Fire Department. $7.Presented byWilder Fire Depart-ment. 859-431-1440.Wilder.Fish Fry, 4 p.m.-8 p.m., Burling-
ton Lodge No. 264, 7072 PleasantValley Road, Includes fish sand-wich on rye or white bread,choice of fries or mac andcheese, hushpuppies and coleslaw. $9; $5 for children. Present-ed by BurlingtonMasonic Lodge#264 F&AM. 859-746-3225 or859-689-4328. Florence.Fish Fry, 5 p.m.-8 p.m., Coving-ton Turners, 447 Pike St., $6 fishdinner. Dine In or carry out.Benefits Turners Youth Fund.859-491-5015. Covington.Fish Fry, 4:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m., St.Patrick Catholic Church, 3285Mills Road, Fish, hot buffalo fish,salmon or shrimp. Sides: coles-law, black beans and rice, greenbeans , hush puppies pizza,cheese sticks. Soda and beer.Bluegrass/country music. BenefitsSt. Patrick Church. $5-$9.50.859-356-5151, ext. 10. Taylor Mill.
On Stage - TheaterOne FlewOver the Cuckoo’sNest, 8 p.m.-10 p.m., MonmouthTheatre, 636 Monmouth St.,Classic of American theatre formore than 40 years. Stage ver-sion of film that made JackNicholson a household name.Ages 18 and up. $18, $15 studentsand seniors. Presented by FalconTheater. 513-479-6783; falcon-theater.net. Newport.
SATURDAY, APRIL 12Karaoke and OpenMicKaraoke, 8 p.m.-11:30 p.m.,Southgate VFW, 6 Electric Ave.,With DJ TedMcCracken. Free.Presented by VFW Post 3186.859-441-9857. Southgate.
On Stage - TheaterOne FlewOver the Cuckoo’sNest, 8 p.m.-10 p.m., MonmouthTheatre, $18, $15 students andseniors. 513-479-6783; falcon-theater.net. Newport.
Linton Music Peanut Butter and Jam Sessions, featuring the Madcap Puppets, are 10-10:30a.m. and 11:30 a.m. to noon, Saturday, April 12, at Lakeside Presbyterian Church, 2690Dixie Highway. Music Making with Madcap: The Story of the Gingerbread Man. Violin,viola, cello, piano and Madcap Puppets tell story through music of Brahms. $5 or four for$15, free under age 2. 513-381-6868; www.lintonmusic.org.FILE PHOTO
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all poking up through theleaves. The dandelionsand wild onions are allover the place. Bothnutritious wild edibles.
Meanwhile, we’regearing up for Easter.One of my favorite yeastbuns to make is hot crossbuns. Now these aren’textremely sweet, like asweet roll (they’re a bun,remember), but justsweet enough to reallyenjoy with a cup of tea orglass of milk.
Legend has it that ifyou make yeasted hotcross buns for GoodFriday and hang one upin the kitchen, you’llhave success with any-thing you make withyeast all year ‘round.That won’t be happeningat my house! Let the kidshelp Granddaughter Evaloved making the crossdecoration. You can alsosimply use the icing as aglaze over the whole bun.
Buns1 pkg. (1/4 oz.) active
dry yeast, regular orrapid rise
1 tablespoon plus 1/2
cup sugar, divided1 cup warmmilk (110°
-115°)1/4 cup softened but-
terCouple dashes salt1/2 to 1 cup raisins1 large egg, room
temperature3-1/2 to 3-3/4 cups
all-purpose flourPreheat oven to 375.
In mixer bowl, dissolveyeast and 1 tablespoonsugar in warmmilk. Letstand for 5 minutes. Itwill foam up. Add butter,raisins, egg, salt andremaining sugar; beatuntil smooth.
On low speed, pour inenough flour to form softdough - I used 3-1/2 cups.Turn onto very lightlyfloured surface (not toomuch flour or buns willbe tough); knead untilsmooth like a baby’sbottom, about 5 minutes.I used the dough hook soavoided hand kneadingand extra flour.
Place in sprayed orbuttered bowl, turningonce to coat top. Blessdough! Cover and let risein warm place until dou-bled, 1 hour or more.Stick a finger in gently, ifindentation remains,
you’re good to go; if itsprings back, it needs toraise more.
Punch dough down.Divide into 12 portions.Shape into balls.
Place in sprayed orbuttered 13x9 pan. Coverand let rise until doubled,about 45 minutes.
Bake 25-30 minutes oruntil golden. Mine weredone at 25 minutes.
IcingWhisk together:2 cups confectioner’s
sugar1 tablespoon vanilla4 tablespoons water or
more if needed. Make across shape on each bun.
Tip from Rita’skitchen:
Raising in frig: As anexperiment, I divideddough in half and let halfraise at room temper-ature and half in frig,covered, overnight. Thedough from the frig tooklonger to raise, but bothbatches came out great.
Hawaiian roll cloneLeave out raisins and
icing and you have a rollthat, to me, tastes likestore-bought Hawaiian
rolls. The crust is not assoft, but the sweet flavoris there!
Yeast basicsBack in the old days
yeast came in the form ofmoist little cakes and hadto be refrigerated. Nowwe can buy dry yeast inthe store. It comes inmany forms, from reg-ular yeast to rapid rise tobread machine yeast. Alleasy to use!
Is it fresh?To make sure your
yeast can still leaven,add a little to some warmwater with a pinch ofsugar. It should foam upwithin minutes. If not,toss it. Yeast kept infreezer stays fresh long-er.
Can you help?Yeasty flavor in
breads: Lois B. has afriend who wants toknow how to make theflavor of yeast moreprominent in her bakedgoods. Using regular, notrapid rise may help. Anysuggestions from bakersin our Community circleof friends?
Applebee’s hot bacondressing. Wanda R. hastried “to no avail” tomake this. Do you have asimilar recipe?
Rita Nader Heikenfeld is anherbalist, educator, JungleJim’s Eastgate culinary pro-fessional and author. Find herblog online atAbouteating.com. Email herat [email protected] with “Rita’s kitch-en” in the subject line. Call513-248-7130, ext. 356.
Sharing a hot cross bun recipe, and the legend behind it
RitaHeikenfeldRITA’S KITCHEN
Hot cross buns: Make them, and hang one up in the kitchen to ensure success in future yeast recipes.THANKS TO RITA
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Virginia ClairVirginia Lois Clair 80, of
Bellevue, died March 29, inNewport.
She was a bank teller at theBank of Alexandria, was amember of the Church of God inAlexandria, and enjoyed hergroup of friends at Breckenridgewhere they would meet fordinners and card playing.
Her son, Rusty Clair, and
brother, Ivan Fugate, diedpreviously.
Survivors include her daugh-ter, Sue Schneider; sons, JefferyK. Clair, Richard V. Clair, Carl A.Clair and Kenneth Clair; broth-ers, Rufus Fugate and CarlEversole; sisters, Ida Fugate,Agatha Combs and BunnySmith; 11 grandchildren and 17great-grandchildren.
Burial was at Mount GileadCemetery.
Ewell DickersonEwell “Ralph” Dickerson, 83,
of Southgate, died March 28, athis home.
He was the owner and opera-tor of Dickerson Chevron/Stan-dard Oil Service Station in New-port for 43 years, an Air Forceveteran, a Kentucky Colonel,member of Divine Mercy Parish,and a longtime member of theNKY Saddle Club.
Survivors include his wife,Margaret “Peggy” Dickerson;son, Thomas Dickerson; sisters,Jewell McKenzie, Peggy LouJones and Carolyn Alexander;three grandchildren and threegreat-grandchildren.
Burial was at St. Joseph Ceme-tery in Wilder.
Memorials: St. ElizabethHome Hospice Care Unit, 85 N.Grand Ave., Fort Thomas, KY41075.
Charles HeggeCharles F. Hegge, 82, of Wild-
er, died March 31, at his resi-dence.
He was a retired lithographerwith Standard Publishing inCincinnati, member of St. Cath-erine of Siena Church, and anArmy veteran of KoreanWar.
His daughter, Connie Hemmer,died previously.
Survivors include his wife, Edie
Hegge; sons, Mike Hegge andGreg Hegge; daughters, TraciHunter and Karen Giesting; 15grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Burial was at St. StephenCemetery.
Memorials: Susan G. KomenBreast Cancer FoundationGreater Cincinnati, 522 Cincin-nati Mills Road, Suite B248,Cincinnati, OH 45240; or St.Elizabeth Hospice, 483 S. LoopDrive, Edgewood, KY 41017.
Donald JourdanDonald C. Jourdan, 79, of Cold
Spring, died March 31, at St.Elizabeth Edgewood.
He was an Air Force veteranof the VietnamWar, a KentuckyColonel, and member of the 964Bellevue Eagles, Cline Social Cluband Big Stef’s.
Survivors include his sisters,Charlotte Caster, Linda Jourdanand Dianna Klette; and manynieces and nephews.
Burial was at Kentucky Veter-ans Cemetery North in William-stown.
for Northern Kentucky EasterSeals, a body-recall instructor forthe Fort Thomas YMCA, andpatron of the musical arts.
Her husband, Robert Knauf,died previously.
Survivors include her children,William Glenn, Linda Ann,Margaret Louise and NancyElaine; five grandchildren, threestep-grandchildren and fourgreat-grandchildren.
Burial was at EvergreenCemetery.
Memorials: New Perceptions,One Sperti Drive, Edgewood, KY41017.
Constance MurrayConstance “Connie”Murray,
79, of Cold Spring, died March31, at St. Elizabeth Fort Thomas.
She was the owner and opera-tor of the Candlelier Gift Shop inCovington for many years,graduate of Bellevue HighSchool, and member of St.Philip’s Church in Melbourne.
Her brother, Terry Peters, diedpreviously.
Survivors include her husband,Arthur A. Murray of Cold Spring;sister, Donna Heuer of Edge-wood; and two grandchildren.
Burial was at EvergreenCemetery in Southgate.
Memorials: St. Philip’s Church,1404 Mary Ingles Highway,Melbourne, KY 41059.
Cecilia OsterhageCecilia “Mae” Osterhage, 89,
of Dayton, Ky., died April 2, atthe Baptist Convalescent Centerin Newport.
She was a homemaker, mem-ber of St. Bernard Church,lifelong resident of Dayton, andloved traveling and her dog,Baby.
Her husband, Joseph; siblings,Charles, Lawrence, Albert,William, Harold and MargaretFeldman and Charlotte Steele,died previously.
Survivors include her daugh-
ters, Diane Quinn of Newport,and JoAnn House of Wilder; son,Steven Osterhage of Alexandria;sister, Helen Fornash of Bellevue;seven grandchildren and twogreat-grandchildren.
Burial was at St. StephenCemetery.
Memorials: St. BernardChurch, 5th and Berry Ave.,Dayton, KY 41074.
Enoch ReavesEnoch Brian James “BJ”
Reaves, 34, of Southgate, diedMarch 27, at St. Elizabeth FortThomas.
He was a construction worker,was a big UK fan, and lovedfishing, camping, cornhole andcooking.
His father, Enoch WayneReaves, died previously.
Survivors include his motherand stepfather, Sharon andRobert Beatsch; maternal grand-father, William Ken Herald;sister, Angelic Opal Boyers;brother, Michael Wayne Reaves;nephew, Braedon Reaves; andniece, Autumn Creekmore.
71, of Cold Spring, died March26, at Christ Hospital in Cincin-nati.
He was employed by theCrosset Produce Co. in Cincinnatifor 35 years before retiring, wasa member of the Church ofChrist, and loved to camp, fish,hunt, travel and spend time withfamily.
His brothers, Clifford andLarry Richard; daughter, KarenMarcum; and son, KennethMarcum, died previously.
Survivors include his wife,Sandra Murray Richard of ColdSpring; sister, Regina “Jeanne”Clos of Melbourne; sons, Ray-mond F. “Lil’ Buck” Richard IIIand David Marcum of ColdSpring, Ricky Marcum of Leba-non, Tenn., and John Marcum Jr.of Ludlow; daughters, KoniLambert and Kimberly Marcumof Newport; 13 grandchildrenand 22 great-grandchildren.
Burial was at AlexandriaCemetery.
Memorials: LVAD of ChristHospital, Suite 100, 2139 AuburnAve., Cincinnati, OH 45219.
Arvil SextonArvil J. Sexton, 74, of Erlanger,
died April 1, at his daughter’shome in Taylor Mill.
He was a retired vice presi-dent of marketing for DrexelHeritage Furniture, and attend-ed Erlanger Baptist Church.
Memorials: American CancerSociety, 297 Buttermilk Pike, FortMitchell, KY 41017.
His wife, Mary McNeil Sexton,and daughter, Teresa Doan, diedpreviously.
Survivors include his daughter,Linda Siegert of Taylor Mill; son,Rodney Sexton of Erlanger;brother, Eldon Sexton of Cincin-nati; sister, Ivonia Anderson ofNewport; 12 grandchildren andthree great-grandchildren.
Interment was at HighlandCemetery in Fort Mitchell.
Linda SpicerLinda Sue Spicer, 77, of Alex-
andria, died March 29, at herhome.
She cared for many as a CNA,and loved spending time withher family.
Her husband, Kelly, and son,Darrell G. Spicer, died previously.
Survivors include her sons,Gregory B. and Kevin D. Spicer;
DEATHS
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daughters, Deborah Raleigh andKimberly Schnorbus; brothers,Eli and Preston Sebastion; sevengrandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Memorials: American CancerSociety; or St. Elizabeth Hospice.
Joyce TuckerJoyce Ann Tucker, 74, of
Alexandria, died April 2, at herSt. Elizabeth Edgewood.
Her daughter, Tina Garcia;siblings, Dorothy Dinser, WilliamPenick, Loretta Barth, WalterJunior Penick and Charles RobertPenick, died previously.
Survivors include her husband,Jeff Edward Tucker; children,Stella Woods of Florence, DavidTucker of Harrison Co., andJessie R. Blaine of Florida; sib-lings, Bernice Collins of Florence,Mary Martin of Fort Thomas, JoeMyers of Florence, and EugeneHughes of Florence; manygrandchildren and great-grand-children.
Burial was at BurlingtonCemetery.
Memorials: St. Henry CatholicChurch, 3813 Dixie Highway,Elsmere, KY 41018.
LenaWellsLena Marjorie Wells, 87, of
Falmouth, died April 2, at theRiver Valley Nursing Home inButler.
She was retired from theformer Dr. Scholl’s shoe factoryin Falmouth, and member of theBlanket Creek Baptist Church.
Her husband, Charles ElvaWells, and nine siblings, diedpreviously.
Survivors include her son,Charles Donald Wells of Alexan-dria; daughter, Linda JoanNesbitt of Fort Thomas; fourgrandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Burial was at Riverside Ceme-tery.
Memorials: Blanket CreekBaptist Church, 5080 BroadfordRoad, Falmouth, KY 41040; orRiver Valley Nursing HomePatient Fund, 305 Taylor St.,Butler, KY 41006.
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Alexandria Mayor BillRachford and Veteran’sServiceOfficerRonAllariwere recently selected asinductees into the inaugu-ral Kentucky VeteransHall of Fame for 2014.
There were among 27inductees selected fromall over Kentucky for in-duction. Among themwere fourMedal ofHonorrecipients and eight Pur-pleHeart recipients.Theyrange from World War IIveterans through Viet-nam, Iraq and Afghani-stan veterans.
The Kentucky Veter-ans Hall of Fame recog-nizes Kentucky veteranswho served in the armed
forces, performed theirmilitary service honor-ably and continued toserveand inspire their fel-low man with their deedsand accomplishments forthe betterment of society.Thesesignificantpostmil-itarycontributionsmaybein the areas of political,civic, veteran’s advocacy,
community, state or na-tional level or profession-al.
The official receptionand celebration dinnerwasMarch11inFrankfortand the official inductionceremony was March 12.A plaque with the namesimprinted will hang at theKentucky State Capital.
Two from Alexandria inductedinto Ky. Veterans Hall of Fame
Alexandria Mayor Bill Rachford and Veteran's ServiceOfficer Mr. Ron Allari were recently selected as inducteesinto the inaugural Kentucky Veterans Hall ofFame.PROVIDED
