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BURLINGTON — Prep-arations are nearly completefor the upcoming BooneCounty 4-H and Utopia Fair.
"It’s pretty well writtendown,” said John Walton,president of the fair board.
The fair, which marks its80th anniversary this year,will be Aug. 6-11 at the BooneCounty Fairgrounds, 5819Idlewild Road, Burlington.
Festivities kick off from2:30-4:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug.4, with the Fishing Frenzy, acatch-and-release event forkids ages 15 and younger.
“It’s a fun, fun afternoonfor the kids,” Walton said. “Ifthey’re lucky enough to catcha fish, it is a big, big deal.”
That event will be fol-lowed by the Open to theWorld tractor pull at 7 p.m. inthe Motor Sport Arena.
Boone County Judge-executive Gary Moore saidthe county’s fair is one of the
best in the state.“I would encourage every
Boone County resident toattend the fair at least onenight,” he said. “It’s a tre-mendous opportunity toblend the developed areas ofthe county where most of thepopulation lives with therural part of the county whenit comes to agriculture,equestrian and other pro-grams that will be part of the
fair agenda.”Fair admission is $8 and
covers rides, grandstandentertainment and otherevents.
Rides will be open from 6p.m. to close Aug. 6-10 andfrom 1 p.m. to close Saturday,Aug. 11.
For more information orthe complete fair schedule,visitwww.boonecountyfair.org.
Cooper Sterling of Florence goes fishing for a prize during the Boone County 4-H and Utopia Fair lastyear. This year, the fair kicks off Saturday, Aug. 4, with Fishing Frenzy, a catch-and-release event forkids ages 15 and younger. The fair runs Aug. 6-11. FILE PHOTO
FAIR FESTIVITIESBoone fair kicksoff Aug. 4By Stephanie [email protected]
Fair-goers ride the swings at last year’s Boone County 4-H andUtopia Fair. This year marks the fair’s 80th anniversary and will beheld Aug. 6-11. Events kick off Aug. 4 with Fishing Frenzy, acatch-and-release event for kids ages 15 and younger, and Opento the World tractor pull. FILE PHOTO
FLORENCE — St. Paul is get-ting its first new leader in 27years.
Kathy Russell is the newprincipal at St. Paul School, andeven though the school yearhasn’t started yet, she’s beenbusy getting to know the schooland make plans for the comingyear.
“Everyone here is very sup-portive,” Russell said.
Russell has been getting ahead start because she’s beenin contact with teachers.They’ve met throughout thesummer in committee meet-ings.
“I’ve been impressed withtheir dedication,” Russell said.
Russell comes to St. Paulfrom St. Francis Seraph Schoolin Over the Rhine in Cincinnatiwhere she served as principal.
“I’ve worked in very high-achieving schools,” Russellsaid.
Although she worked acrossthe river, Russell is no strangerto St. Paul School. She taught atthe school 31 years ago and St.Paul is Russell’s home parish.
“For me, it’s like coming
home,” she said.Since being
hired as princi-pal, Russell hasvisited with fam-ilies duringMass at both St.Paul and St.Timothy parish-es.
“It’s just a very supportivegroup of parents,” she said.
Russell succeeds DaveMaher, who’d served as theschool’s principal for 27 years.Maher has met with Russellseveral times over the summerto help ease the transition.
“He’s been very generous inmeeting with me,” Russell said.
While Russell intends tokeep moving in the successfuldirection Maher led the schoolin, she’s excited about bringingsome new ideas with her.
Russell plans to implementMinds in Motion, a sensory in-tegration program designed tohelp both sides of a student’sbrain to work together.
As Russell counts down tothe Aug. 16 opening day, sheknows she’ll be able to rely onthose who’ve been at the schoolto make sure students are get-ting what they need to learn.
“The teachers are just top-notch,” Russell said.
Visit nky.com/florence formore community news
Russell readyto take St.Paul reinsNew principal busyat her new postBy Justin B. [email protected]
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FLORENCE — Two neighbor-hood staples are passing the de-livery baton.
After delivering the Flor-ence Recorder for more thannine years, Daniel and DavidHodge have both deliveredtheir last paper.
When Daniel, now 20, was 10he was looking for a way tomake some money.
“I was wanting a job at thetime, but I was really young,”he said.
He called his dad at workand told him he wanted a job,his dad told him to look around.So Daniel started looking in thephone book and the newspaperand found the Recorder waslooking for carriers.
“They had a route that wasactually on my street,” Danielsaid.
By the time his dad camehome from work, he was sur-prised to hear his son alreadyfound a job.
Not long after starting theroute, David, now 19, wanted todeliver papers as well.
Soon both of the Hodge boyswere delivering the FlorenceRecorder, a position they’d holdfor nearly a decade.
“It worked out better than Ithought it would,” Daniel said.
For hundreds of Thursdays,they traveled their neighbor-hood getting to know the peoplewho had the paper delivered.
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Visit a Boone Countypark and you won’t be hardpressed to find company.
Attendance for pro-grams offered by BooneCounty Parks and Recrea-tion – at least programs inwhich parks officials take acount – have been increas-ing over the past severalyears.
According to atten-
dance numbers providedby parks director DavidWhitehouse, who’s been inthe position for more thanseven years, the number ofprogram participants andthose who used the UnionPool totaled 35,370 in 2009;36,808 in 2010; 37,817 in2011; and – as of July 15 –20,103 this year.
“I would think at therate we’re going, we’ll beright over 40,000,” White-
house estimated the year-end total to reach.
That number’s deceiv-ing though, he says, be-cause it doesn’t includeyouth sports, walkers, bik-ers or people that go to theplayground.
“These are just peoplethat go through a programwe have,” he said.
Even with the economyin the state it is, “our com-munity continues to grow,”
Whitehouse said. Familieswith children are “lookingfor things to do.
“I think there are moreand more people who arebeing frugal with theirmoney, so they’re lookingfor opportunities that arelocal,” he said.
People are doing morething closer to home, “so Ithink more people are look-ing for those kind of pro-grams.”
Boone County Judge-ex-ecutive Gary Moore ech-oed those comments.
“I do think maybe onething that is driving this,with the economy, withpeople being out of work insome cases, people are do-ing more fun things closerto home,” he said.
Another factor could bethe “quality facilities andquality programs,” Mooresaid. “That encouragespeople to participate. Ifthey have a good experi-ence, they’re going to comeback.” They’ll even telltheir friends.
Following a recent per-formance of the CincinnatiPops Orchestra at BooneWoods Park, Moore said hereceived so many com-ments “just raving aboutthe positive experience,”
thenexttimethegroupper-forms or there’s a concertin a park, “that word willcontinue.”
A quality parks depart-ment also adds to economicdevelopment opportunitiesand helps “sell our commu-nity” to companies consid-ering a move to BooneCounty, when looking at fa-cilities and amenities fortheir employees, Mooresaid.
According to White-house, some programs, likethe summer camps, cameabout because peopleasked about them.
The department is“hopefully listening towhat our constituents aretelling us, offering pro-grams that are fun and ex-citing ... We hope to offerprograms to meet every-body’s needs,” Whitehousesaid.
The county offers 18parks spread around thecounty which Whitehousesays encompasses some1,700 acres. The depart-ment is also in charge of theUnion Pool.
For more information ,visit www.boonecountyky.org/parks.
Nearly 2,900 people attended a performance of theCincinnati Pops Orchestra at Boone Woods Park in July.Attendance for park activities have increased over the lastseveral years. PROVIDED
people I’ve met on theroute,” David said.
Delivering every weekmeant they had to traverseinclement weather, in-cluding snow so tall thatcars couldn’t get down thestreets.
“We just walked it,” Da-
vid said.Those snowy routes
ended up being some ofthe best times deliveringpapers, the brothersagreed.
Last year, after gradu-ating from Ryle HighSchool, Daniel finallygave up his route. A yearlater, David stopped deli-vering after graduating.
Not wanting the yearsof delivery experience to
go to waste, Daniel and Da-vid drove their neighbor-hood’s new carrier aroundthe route and shared tipsabout what customers hadspecial requests and giv-ing tips on the job.
Those interested in de-livering the Florence Re-corder and the Union Re-corder can contact KarenSmith at 859-442-3463 [email protected].
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UNION — Art Show Hap-py Hour will be 5-8 p.m.Friday, Aug. 3, at UnionChiropractic, 9990 OldUnion Road, Union.
The event is a fundrais-er for the Boone CountyAnimal Shelter sponsored
by Union Chiropractic.Bring a donation for
the shelter and receiveyour first glass of winefor $1. Wine costs $5 perglass.
Art, ceramics, andjewelry will be featured.Light hors d’oeuvres willbe served.
Art Show Happy Hourscheduled Aug. 3Community Recorder
The Carmichael fam-ily is planning a reunionon Oct. 13 at the BobWhite Club in Alexan-dria.
The family is trying tolocate family members.Contact 859-291-1795.
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LAKESIDE PARK —Kevin Murphy wants peo-ple to know they aren’talone in the fight againstcancer and everythingthat comes after defeat-ing the disease.
The Lakeside Park at-torney, who lives inUnion, has released hisfirst book “SurvivingCancer After SurvivingCancer.”
“I started it in 2009,and I thought this couldhelp cancer couples andfamilies, especially men,deal with the emotionalside of cancer,” he said.
The book is an Interna-tional Book Awards win-ner and has receivedpraise from doctors aswell as sports announcerDick Vitale.
It took an auto acci-dent for Murphy to havethe time to write out hisstory, and attendance at a
men’s retreat with hischurch to finish it.
Murphy, who was bornin Brooklyn and raised inNew York City, thoughthe’d be tough enough todeal with his wife’s treat-ment and diagnosis.
“I thought I could han-dle it alone,” he said.“Didn’t want help.”
He was wrong, he said,and hopes readers canlook at his publication forhelp if they find them-selves in his position.
Murphy’s wife wasfirst misdiagnosed andthen properly diagnosedwith Hodgkin’s diseasewhile she was pregnant.Defeating the cancer tooka toll on their relationship
and bank account.“It was very stress-
ful,” Murphy said. “Welost everything we had fi-nancially, couldn’t paybills.”
So far, this story hashelped readers realizethey aren’t alone.
“I tell the story of whathappened to us, with a‘Looking back/Lesson’slearned’ section, to try toexplain what I did wrongand where I could havegotten help,” he said.
A reader emailed himand told him that she andher husband read thebook a year after cancerleft their lives.
The couple ended uptalking from 10 p.m. until4 a.m. about how the dis-ease changed their rela-tionship.
“It opened up the floodgates,” Murphy said. “Itwas wonderful (for them)to talk about it, eventhought it’s a year later.That really got to me.”
The Boone County 4-H& Utopia Fair is happen-ing Aug. 6-11.
The Recorder willpublish photos of the Ba-by and Preschool Showwinners on a special pagein September.
After the competition,the fair committee andRecorder ask you to senda photo of your child with
the following informa-tion: Child’s name, whichplace they came in andthe category (such as 2-year-old girls). The photocan be a regular photo ofyour child, such as a stu-dio headshot.
Email photos [email protected] or mailto: Nancy Daly, BooneCounty Recorder, 228Grandview Drive, FortMitchell, KY 41017.
Deadline is Friday,
Aug. 31.
Big yard sale Aug.2-4
Erpenbeck Elemen-tary, 9001 WetheringtonBlvd., and St. TimothyParish in Union will par-ticipate in the World’sLongest Yard Sale Aug.2-4.
Hours at St. Timothyare 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Aug. 4.
For Erpenbeck info,call 384-7200.
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Citing concerns that al-coholic beverage laws inKentucky are outdated andsometimes contradictory,Gov. Steve Beshear an-nounced the creation of theGovernor’s Task Force onthe Study of Kentucky’s Al-coholic Beverage ControlLaws.
Specifically, the taskforce will conduct a fo-cused study and review ofthe laws with an emphasison the following:
» The number and typesof alcohol licenses issuedby the state and what activ-ities each license should
authorize.» The effectiveness of
local option election laws inachieving their goals andrepresenting the interestsof the various voting local-ities.
» The enhancement ofpublic safety and compli-ance with regulatory re-quirements.
The 20-member taskforce will consist of gov-ernment officials and onerepresentative from eachof the following Kentuckyorganizations: MothersAgainst Drunk Driving,Kentucky Association ofCounties, KentuckyLeague of Cities, the Liquor
Retail Coalition, the Res-taurant Association, Wineand Spirits WholesalersInc., the Distillers’ Associ-ation, the Vineyard Society,Beer Wholesalers’ Associa-tion and Malt BeverageCouncil, and a representa-tive from a licensed micro-brewery.
Task force to modernize,simplify alcoholic beverage lawsCommunity Recorder
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The decision to trans-fer responsibility camefrom meetings betweenBoone County SchoolsSuperintendent RandyPoe, Gateway presidentEd Hughes and BooneCounty Adult Educationdirector Martha Karlage.
“It really has been agreat partnership,” Kar-lage said.
Much of the adult edu-cation programs will beon the Gateway campus,and this is a great advan-tage for students, saidPeg Russell, Gateway’sadult education director.
Adult education stu-dents will now have moreoptions and opportuni-ties.
Responsibility foradult education in BooneCounty was recentlytransferred from Boone
Many adult educationstudents are coming for aGED, but adult educationstaff are wanting them tocontinue education evenfurther, Russell said.
“We’ll walk themthrough that college tran-sition,” she said.
Because students willbe already working withGateway staff, they canget help filling out appli-cations and financial aidforms, Russell said.
“The transition fromadult education to a post-secondary institutionlike Gateway will besmoother,” Karlage said.
Many adult educationstudents have been out of
the school setting formany years, and meetingfor class on the Gatewaycampus helps them getmore comfortable withthe idea of pursuing evenmore education andtraining, Russell said.
“It’s a lot less frighten-ing,” she said.
Gateway already han-dles adult education forother Northern Kentuckycounties, and the goal isregional adult educationdelivery for NorthernKentucky, she said.
“It allows us to reallystreamline the costs andput as much money as wecan into education,” Rus-sell said.
And just becauseBoone County Schools nolonger oversees adulteducation in Boone Coun-ty, it doesn’t mean they’reno longer interested,Karlage said.
“They’re still a part-ner, they’re just not ourfiscal agent,” she said.
Many of the teachersemployed under BooneCounty Schools were ableto transfer over to em-ployment with Gateway,and moving to a more re-gional approach willmake programs more ac-cessible for students,Karlage said.
For example, underBoone County Schools, aGED class met twice aweek for eight weeks.Thanks to more teachers,a GED class can meetfour times a week forfour weeks.
The Boone CountyPublic Library will offerthe following events andprograms in August:
Storytime in thePark
Beat the heat withgreat stories and a coolcraft at a different parkeach week.
Boone County Arbore-tum: 10 a.m. Wednesday,Aug. 8. Ages 5-10
Central Park ShelterNo. 1: 10 a.m. Thursday,Aug. 23. Ages 2-5.
Conservancy Park 10a.m. Thursday, Aug. 30.Ages 2-5.
Concert in the ParkJohnny Combs – The
Man in Black: Tribute toJohnny Cash: 7 p.m. Sat-urday, Aug. 25 at BooneWoods Park. In the eventof rain, the concert will beheld at the Main Libraryin Burlington.
Children and TeensOpen Gaming: 3:30-
4:30 p.m. Wednesdays.Blow off some steam andlet the gaming begin. Be-ginners and casual gam-ers welcome; no experi-ence required. Freesnacks. Middle and highschool.
Middle School Lock-In: 7 p.m.-midnight Fri-day, Aug. 3. Stay up latefor pizza, games, a movieand more. Registrationrequired. Middle school.
PAWS to Read: 10 a.m.Saturday, Aug. 4. Read toone of our therapy dogs:Squirt, Patrick, Brodie,
and others. Call the MainLibrary to schedule your15-minute time slot. Kin-dergarten through gradefive.
Go Bananas!: 6:30 p.m.Tuesday, Aug. 7. Monkeyaround with swingin’ sto-ries and banana snacks.Registration required.Ages 2-5.
T.A.G.: Teen AdvisoryGroup: 6:30-8 p.m. Tues-day, Aug. 7. Plan pro-grams, recommendbooks and materials, andearn volunteer hours. Piz-za provided. Registrationrequired. For high school.
Sensory Storytime:6:30 p.m. Wednesday,Aug. 8. A storytime withadjustments for sensorysensitivity and specialneeds. Registration re-quired. All ages.
Growing Sound withDavid Kisor: 11 a.m. Sat-urday, Aug. 11. This per-formance will have yousinging and dancing tooriginal musical cre-ations. All ages.
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VERONA — Struggling readersare getting some outside help.
Walton-Verona Elementarywrapped up its first year of theOne to One reading program.
The program puts strugglingreaders with an adult volunteerwho serves as a coach – meetingwith the student once a week topractice reading.
“We want them to becomemore confident,” said Janet Stew-art, Walton-Verona’s consultantfor the program. “How do theybecome more confident? Withmore practice.”
The program is under the um-brella of the Northern KentuckyEducation Council (NKYEC). Thegoal is to have students readingon grade level by third grade,Stewart said.
“That way they have the liter-
acy skills so they can go on withthe content,” she said.
At Walton-Verona, they have atotal of eight coaches, includingboard of education memberRene’ Rice.
“I went into it just wanting tohelp, but I came out of it a true be-liever,” Rice said.
Along with helping build liter-acy skills, coaches and studentsbuild strong relationships and itprovides a student with an adult
who cares about their education,she said.
Coaches are trained by theNKYEC to provide a lesson planthat helps students make pro-gress in small amounts of time.
“Our volunteers can be laypeople, and they come out withthe essentials of literacy develop-ment,” Stewart said.
While many are apprehensiveto volunteer because they don’thave an education background,anyone can help after the provid-ed training, said board of educa-tion member Bill Freeman, whoalso serves as a coach.
With the first year of the pro-gram complete, Principal RobHartman is hoping for an evenbigger year with more coaches.
“For our first year, I’d give it aresounding two thumbs up,”Hartman said.
Visit nky.com/walton for morecommunity news
Coaches boost readingskills, build friendshipsBy Justin B. [email protected] HOW TO HELP
The One to One programoperates in several schools inNorthern Kentucky. Those look-ing to volunteer at Walton-Verona Elementary can call theschool at 859-485-4432. Thoselooking to volunteer at otherschools can contact the NKYECat 859-282-9214.
Ockerman Middle Schoolcompeted in the National JuniorForensics Competition held inIndianapolis June 12-15.
Competing against 75schools in the nation, Ockermanhad 21quarter finalists,15 semi-finalists and six finalists.
Ockerman’s team is coachedby Kathy Bacelieri and wasnamed a School of Excellence.There were only five schoolsawarded this title. Ockermanhas continued to maintain its ti-tle as a School of Excellencesince achieving national recog-nition at the first nationals in2000.
Ockerman Middle School had 21 quarter finalists, 15 semifinalistsand six finalists in the National Junior Forensics Competition. THANKS
TO DAWN DENHAM
Florence, Union studentsgraduate
The following Florence andUnion students graduated fromthe Florence Campus of NationalCollege May 22:
Florence: Amber N. Frilling,John A. Hagan, Paul D. Kersey,Reina E. Lebron, Michele R. Love,Amanda D. Marsh, Elizabeth L.McDaniels, William S. Newcomb,Mamadou A. Seck, Scott D. Turge-on and Catherine Wallace.
Union: Chris S. Ahlers and Ro-sanna Richards.
Sparks winsscholarship
Since startingthe higher educa-tion ScholarshipProgram in 2001,Women LeadingKentucky hasawarded morethan $100,000 to deserving wom-
en throughout the common-wealth. This year Kelsey Sparksof Florence received an award of$1,500.
She is a junior at Thomas MoreCollege.
Florence students buildhome
The following Florence stu-dents from the Governor’s Schol-ars Program constructed a Habi-tat for Humanity home in four
weeks in the Louisville area:Boone County High School:
Weston Blystone, Rose Elmoreand Nicole Wheeler.
Dixie Heights High School:Stacey Brothers.
St. Henry District HighSchool: Cayla Kunstek and JosiePlummer.
Cooper High School: AndreaThompson.
Ezell named to dean’s listJordan A. Ezell of Union was
named to the Samford Universityspring semester dean’s list.
The list includes students whohave earned a minimum 3.5 GPAout of a possible 4.0 while at-tempting at least 12 credit hoursof coursework.
Mitchell receives degreesNicole Randa Mitchell of Flor-
ence received an A.B. interna-tional studies degree and a bache-lor of arts degree from MiamiUniversity.
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The Florence ElementarySummer School Enrichment Pro-gram concentrated on makingthe students college and careerready.
Students were exposed to a va-riety of career paths allowingthem to think beyond elementary,middle, and high schools, movingright to one’s work life or one’sprofessional achievements.
What is a career? A career is achosen pursuit; a profession oroccupation.
After pursing their dreams,these students will one day berunning the communities andcountry.
At Northern Kentucky Uni-versity “dreamers are welcome”
and encouraged to pursue a pro-fession or occupation. Studentsteamed up with the NorthernNorse Express team and touredthe campus in June.
First- through fifth-grade stu-dents walked the concrete pathleading down many roads andbuildings. The unique GriffinHall offers the College of Infor-matics which is one of only threein the nation that encourages thestudy of information aided by thepower of technology. The stu-dents traveled by the College ofArts and Science, College of Busi-ness, College of Education andHuman Services, and the Collegeof Health Professions.
The groups visited the campusgym and the students ran on theupstairs track. They visited the
campus library and saw the fam-ous “Dinocar” and “EducationPays” Pig. The pig was coveredwith diplomas of graduates ofNorthern who are now pursuingtheir dreams and reaping the re-wards by receiving a college de-gree.
The students of Florence Ele-mentary have a great advantagebecause the first-grade studentshave 12 years to learn about a fu-ture career and become success-ful members of the community.Starting in elementary schoolstudents should practice goodhabits by completing assign-ments, turning in homework, lis-tening to parents and teachers,following directions, and gettingorganized to be ready for any ca-reer path they choose.
As part of Florence Elementary Summer School Enrichment Program, students had the opportunity to tourNorthern Kentucky University. Pictured is a tour group posing with the famous “Dinocar” in the Northernlibrary. THANKS TO KATHY KUHN
Making students college,career ready
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If your child could use a littlehelp getting back into the schoolswing of things, there are anumber of simple things youcan do to make the transitioneasier.
“Take steps these final fewweeks of summer to help yourstudent prepare mentally andotherwise for a new schoolyear,” advises John Meier of theFlorence Huntington LearningCenter.
Meier offers these tips toready children for the first dayand week of school:
» Call up friends. If yourchild hasn’t seen classmatesfrom last year all summer, nowis a great time to arrange a fewactivities with school friends. Ifyou know students who will bein your child’s class, encourageyour child to reach out to them,too.
» Make a school visit. Stopby the school at least once to letyour child walk around andcheck out his or her new class-room, if possible. If your childhas an opportunity to meet staffmembers and his or her newteacher (at back-to-school nightor in another way), take advan-tage.
» Go over the routine. Ifyour summer routine has beenrelaxed, now is the time to re-mind your child how a typicalschool day will go. If needed,start enforcing a reasonablebedtime a few weeks beforeschool starts.
Hang a family schedule and/or calendar in a visible place.
» Get the home organized.Keep hooks near the entry door
to your home where your childcan keep the backpack, jacketand other school gear. Have himor her organize his or her deskor homework area. Take yourchild shopping to restock schooland organizational supplies forthe home and the classroom.Don’t forget to buy a new plan-ner for him or her to use to stayon top of all obligations and as-signments.
» Do some refresher work.The final few weeks of summer,incorporate a little school workinto your child’s daily schedule,using workbooks or worksheetsfrom last year to brush up onmath, reading and other basics.
To practice writing, haveyour child keep a daily journalon the things he or she did thissummer. As you bump up bed-time, include reading in thenightly routine – letting yourchild choose books from the li-brary.
» Sit down to talk aboutgoals. Goal setting can be apowerful tool. Talk with yourchild about the things that he orshe would like to accomplish orchange this school year – aca-demic or otherwise. If yourchild had any difficulties lastyear, let him or her know thatyou are there to help and want tomaintain open communicationabout school.
When it comes to preparingfor back to school, a little can goa long way.
“Back to school preparationis largely about getting in theright mindset,” said Meier.“Help your child prepare bytalking positively about thiscoming school year and thegood things to come.”
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BOONE COUNTY — The Ryle boysgolf team lost its most decorated playerto graduation coming into this season,but replacing standouts is nothing newto the Raiders.
Blake Hamilton finished third in thestate tournament last year, leading theRaiders to fifth place in the team stand-ings, their best showing ever. He isgone, but Ryle is used to sustainedsuccess on the fairways and greens,qualifying for the state tournament thepast nine seasons.
Current head coach Jonathan Ehlenwas a senior on the 2003 team that start-ed the streak, and he welcomes back alot of talent and experience.
“We’re looking for a good season aswe have had a lot of promise in tourna-ment representation this summer,”Ehlen said. “The athletes on the teamhave matured a lot over the offseasonand are hungry for some tournamentwins.”
Paul Clancy returns as the lone sen-ior on the team this year. He tied forfifth in the regional tourney and was45th at state.
Junior Hunter Hughes and sopho-mores Austin Squires, Logan Gammand Zach Adams return to the startinglineup, as does Davis McNichol. Gammtied for third place in the regional tour-ney last year, one stroke out of firstplace, and was 53rd at state. Adamsshot an 80 in the regional and was 68that state.
Adams and Clancy also played in the2010 state tourney.
Chris Desmarais also graduatedfrom last year among the state starters.
Sophomore Jeff Lynn, freshmanAustin Zaap and seventh-grader RyanClements are the top newcomers to therotation.
Most of the Raiders have had strongseasons on the 7-Up Junior Tour thissummer.
Ryle was set for several tourna-ments early in the year beginning July30, going to West Jessamine, LewisCounty, Lexington and Bowling Green.Ryle’s first home match is Aug. 7 atLassing Pointe and the Raiders playBoone County at Boone Links Aug. 8.
Ryle had its best season ever in girlsgolf as well, as Alex Bruce and NadineInnes tied each other for 15th place inthe state tournament with a two-round162. Fittingly, no one else in the statehad that score as the Raider teammatesstayed together. Bruce has graduated,but Innes returns for her sophomoreyear with a bright future.
Cooper is looking for its first teamstate tournament berth as Terry Tramehas built a strong program. The Jaguarshave to replace standouts Austin Molen
and Adam Millson. Molen was an indi-vidual state qualifier last year.
“I’m very excited about this yeareven with the loss of our key seniorsfrom last year,” Trame said. “JuniorCollin Smith is playing in his fourthyear and will be expected to take over aleadership role while last year seniors
FIRST SWING AT HIGH SCHOOL GOLF: PREVIEW 2012
RYLE READYTO RULE THE GREENS
Ryle’s Logan Gamm will be a key contributor to the team this year.
Cooper excitedabout 2012 despiteloss of last year’ssenior golfersBy James [email protected]
7-UP RESULTSThe 7-Up Junior Golf Tour had its
championship finals tournament July 25and July 27. The final standings:
Boys 11 and under: Mitchell Schilling83, Lincoln Herbst 84, Patrick Kennedy86, Spencer Chaney 89, Josh Wehrman89, Lincoln Hammon 90, Luke Herbst103, Adam Tarvin 121.
Boys 12-13: Griffin Flesch 75, RyanClements 83, Jacob Vrolijk 86, ElliottBerling 95, Ethan Berling 96, Jack De-Fraites 96, Nicholas Petroze 100, JoshStruck 114.
Boys 14-15: Jacob Poore 76, AustinSquires 77, Parker Harris 78, Drew Mc-Donald 78, Cody Kellam 78, Jeff Lynne80, Cullen Lewis 80, Matt Striegel 81,Tyler Wehrman 82, Luke Tobergte 83,Logan Gamm 86, Austin Zapp 86.
Boys 16-18: Blake Hamilton 71, CarterHibbard 73, Blake Adkins 74, LaneWeaver 78, Davis McNichol 78, ColinDuPont 80, Zach Adams 80, Jimmy Kelley82, Matt Hartfiel 86, Darron Hampton93.
Girls: Jenna McGuire 78, Kristen Smith85, Megan Mauer 87, Adriane Mason 93,Sarah Boden 96, Jenna Dawn 96, AmyPugliano 97, Alison Maier 100, JosieHammon 100, Mackenzie Moore 105.See GOLF, Page A7
Freedom Trail» Florence is 35-31through play on
July 29. The Freedom are at homethrough Aug. 9, with off nights Aug.3-4. Florence will play Aug. 5-6 athome in a change from the originalschedule. The London Rippers ex-pansion team folded in mid-July andwere replaced by a traveling team.Florence was originally scheduled toplay at London Aug. 3-5. The Foreign-er concert originally set for Saturdaynight, Aug. 4, at Florence Freedomstadium will go on as scheduled.
Knothole» Local teams were playing for
Knothole baseball city titles Monday,July 30, in Blue Ash. Results were un-available at press time.
The Detroit Tigers, Boone Coun-ty’s lone surviving team, were thewinner’s bracket champion and hadto lose twice Monday in Class B-Ju-nior to not win the title.
In Kenton County District 28, theBlue Aces of Class A were the win-ner’s bracket champion and had tolose twice Monday night to not winthe title.
The NKY Extreme of B-Seniorwere the loser’s bracket survivorsand had to win twice on Monday towin the title.
In Campbell County, the NKYRays of District 22 B-Junior had towin twice Monday night to win the ti-tle.
The Crusaders of C-Junior werewinner’s bracket champs and had tolose twice Monday to be denied the ti-tle.
Highland Spring of Class D wasalso winner’s bracket survivors andhad two chances to win on Monday
Auto racing» Florence Speedway enjoyed a
great fan turnout for the annual“Summer Dollar Days” event wheremany food and drink items were onlya buck.
In the Late Model (30) lap feature“The Big Show,” Robby Hensley ofWalton assumed the race lead afterJason Jameson pulled his mount pit-side with mechanical issues and Hen-sley paced the final lap to capture hissecond feature win at FlorenceSpeedway in 2012. The 25-year-oldHensley is sponsored by KentuckyAuto Service & Towing, Sharkars,Slicker Graphics and Ohlin Shocks.
In the Modified 20-lap feature“The Small Cool One,” Billy Vaughanof Union captured his first “A” Mainof 2012 and first since 2009 at Flor-ence Speedway. Vaughan piloted theBill Patterson-owned Pierce Chassis/Vaughan Racing Engines entry. He issponsored by Patterson Trucking, C& J Trucking, Valvoline, TurfwayGrill & Bar, JT’s Engine and Vaugh-an’s Tax Service.
In the Pure Stock 15-lap feature,Mark Smiley of Edgewood grabbedhis fourth “A” main victory at Flor-ence Speedway in 2012. The 48-year-old driver is sponsored by DMD Con-struction and Glenwood Electrical.
2012 Florence Speedway intro-duced a new division of competitionwith the rendition of the up-and-com-ing four-cylinder front-wheel driveclass, known as the Hornets. “Roost-er” Jerry Gibson Jr. of Crittendenwas able to etch his name to the list offirst-time winners in 2012.
Soccerama, the annual kick-off to the Northern Kentuckyhigh school soccer season, will beAug. 3-5 at Dixie Heights HighSchool. Soccerama will feature24 men’s teams from six countieswithin Northern Kentucky.
This year the matches will beheld over the entire weekend in-stead of the usual Friday/Satur-
day. Denny McCaughey, the newDixie Heights coach and host ofthis year’s tournament, said, “Wewanted to have longer matches of80 minutes to enable coaches andfans to get the opportunity to getmore of a preseason look at theirteams. ”
Primary sponsors are GoettleEngineering and Burr Travis-At-torney at Law.
There will be full concessions
available including brick ovenpizza, Kona Ice and specialty pop-corn. T-shirts and programs willbe available for purchase. Admis-sion is $5/day for adults and $3/day for students/seniors.
Friday, Aug. 34:30 p.m.- Holmes vs. Owen
County6:30 p.m.- Ryle vs. Pendleton
County
8:30 p.m.- Villa Madonna vs.Newport Central Catholic
Saturday, Aug. 49 a.m. - Boone County vs.
Campbell County11 a.m. - Grant County vs. Car-
roll County1 p.m. - Covington Latin vs.
Gallatin County5 p.m.- Cooper vs. Walton-Ve-
rona
7 p.m.- Conner vs. Simon Ken-ton
9 p.m.- Dixie Heights vs. Bros-sart
Sunday, Aug. 54:30 p.m. - Calvary Christian
vs. Holy Cross6:30 p.m. - Highlands vs. Scott8:30 p.m. - Covington Catholic
vs. St. Henry
Soccerama kicks off tournament Aug. 3Community Recorder
Paul Clancy is a senior for the Ryle golfteam. FILE PHOTO
AUGUST 2, 2012 • FLORENCE-UNION RECORDER • A7SPORTS & RECREATION
KENTUCKY COLONELSKENTUCKY COLONELS16U BASEBALLTRYOUTS16U BASEBALLTRYOUTSThe Kentucky Colonels are holding tryouts fortheir 16U 2013 team at St. Henry High School onSaturday, August 4 from 9:30 to 1:30 and Sunday,
August 5 from 3:00 to 5:00. Eligible playerscannot turn 17 before May 1, 2013. For furtherinformation call Dan 859-816-5853, Bill Horvath
859-468-5778 or Denny 859-240-2136or click on Tryouts at
www.kentuckycolonelsbaseball.com
KENTUCKY COLONELSKENTUCKY COLONELS18U BASEBALLTRYOUTS18U BASEBALLTRYOUTSThe Kentucky Colonels are holding tryouts fortheir 18U 2013 team at St. Henry High School onSaturday, August 4 from 1:30 to 5:30 and Sunday,
August 5 from 5:00 to 6:30. Eligible playerscannot turn 19 before May 1, 2013. For furtherinformation call Walt 859-512-7063 or Denny
859-240-2136 or click on Tryouts atwww.kentuckycolonelsbaseball.com
CE-0000519700
KCKCKRYPTONITEKRYPTONITE
TRYOUTSFor 2013 Season
August 4th9am-12pm
Kenton County YouthSports Complex
We will be playing 12U AABCin Southwest Ohio
For more informationCall 859-466-8432
CE-0000520031
July 27 and will playBoone County at LassingPointe July 30. Cooper willplay four tourneys be-tween Aug. 2-8.
The boys team at St.Henry is led by sophomoreLuke Tobergte, who wasan individual state qualifi-er last year after shootinga 77 in the Region 7 tour-nament. St. Henry was setto start in the Catholic CupJuly 31 and will play in theAll “A” regional Aug. 6.
The St. Henry girlsteam will play July 30 atFort Mitchell CountryClub and at the NotreDame tourney Aug. 6 atTwin Oaks. The All “A”girls regional is Aug. 9.Junior Ashley Schneiderwas an honorable mentionall-region pick by the
Taylor McDowell, RhettPluimer, and CameronSharrow gained valuableexperience and will look tostep up their game to evenhigher levels.”
Juniors Alex Hollandand Zach McNeil, andsophomore Patrick Dra-gan are other upperclassveterans. Freshmen BillyCrawford and Trevor Yostreturn for their secondseason on the team. Sixth-grader Spencer Chaneywas second in points onthe 7-Up tour in the 11 andunder age group.
Cooper was set to beginin a tourney in Lexington
Enquirer.Boone County gradu-
ated state qualifier CarterHibbard from its boysteam.
Walton-Verona’s boysteam is two-time defend-ing All “A” regionalchamps. Junior ZachMcNeil was an honorablemention Northern Ken-tucky all-star.
GolfContinued from Page A6
Three Boone Countyresidents won various sec-tions of their events in theUSTA tennis tournament atLindner Tennis Center atLunken Playfield in Cincin-nati.
Connor Sonnenfild, ahome schooler from BooneCounty, won the 18s singlesevent, front draw, in athree-set thriller. His oppo-nent was Andrew Berver-ick from Mason, Ohio. Thescores were 7-5, 2-6, 10-5.
Next in the 14s, Nathan
Eberhard, Conner HighSchool class of 2016, wonthe consolation round of theboys 14s in another three-set, come-from-behindthriller. His opponent wasNathan Mossler from Cin-cinnati. The scores were4-6, 6-0, 10-7.
Jake Honschopp, Coop-er High School class of2014, won the 16s boys con-solation draw in straightsets. His opponent wasDrue Fowler of Cincinnatiand the scores were 6-3, 6-0.
Boone residents wintennis tournament
W-V ATHLETES SIGN
On May 10, Zachary Greene and Jessica Gregg signed their letters of intent to playcollege baseball and fast pitch. Both kids are resident of Grant County but go toschool at Walton Verona High School. Zachary and Jessica started WVHS when theywere freshman. Greene, a senior catcher at Walton-Verona, is attending Pikeville. Hisparents are Bart and Carol Greene. Gregg will play for Division I Bowling Green Statein Ohio. Her parents are Marlin and Michelle Gregg. THANKS TO WALTON-VERONA HS
Kentucky BulldogsThe Kentucky Bulldogs will
host individual tryouts for the2013 season in the month ofAugust. The 12 and underBulldogs will compete in theSouthwest Ohio League’sContinental Division. The teamis mostly made up of BooneCounty residents. Players mustbe 12 or under on May 1, 2013.Contact Jeff Bowman at 513-315-4353 or by email at [email protected] for moreinformation and to schedule atryout.
KC KryponiteThe KC Kryptonite tryouts
will be 9 a.m. to noon Sat-urday, Aug. 4, at the KentonCounty Youth Sports Complex.The 12U team will play AABCball in Southwest Ohio. Call859-466-8432 for details.
Baseball tryoutsCompetitive Northern
Kentucky youth baseball team,formerly known as the RDPReds (will chose a new name),is currently holding Augusttryouts for the 2012 fall sea-son. The team’s home field isDorothy Howell Field, Elsmere.Eligible players must not turn13 before May 1, 2013. Formore information contactTony at 859-462-3503 or [email protected].
Officials neededThe Northern Kentucky
Volleyball Officials Associationis seeking individuals whomight be interested in officiat-ing high school volleyballmatches for the 2012 season.Training is provided. ContactSharan Bornhorn at [email protected] or 859-760-4373. Additional informationcan be found at www.nkvoa-.com.
Freedom Elite tryoutsThe Florence Freedom Elite
2013 Team for 14U age willhave the annual tryouts 10a.m.-noon Saturday, Aug. 11,at the Florence FreedomStadium. Register for tryouts
at www.florencefreedom.com.All players must pre-register.Contact Marc Siemer at 513-227-8322 or [email protected].
The team will compete inSWOL Gold Division. Winterworkouts will begin Jan 5,2013, and will resume after thehigh school teams completetheir season in early May.
Baseball tryoutsTeam Ignite will host tryouts
for the 2013 season 6 p.m.Sunday, Aug. 5, at CentralPark Field No. 6. Individualtryouts can be scheduled now;contact the coach at 859-393-8863 or email [email protected]. Players must be11 or under on May 1, 2013.
Baseball tryoutsNKY Jaguars 10U baseball
team is looking for top playersto join their 2013 team.
Tryouts are 10 a.m. Saturday,Aug. 11, and 3 p.m. Sunday,Aug. 12, at Idlewild Park fieldNo. 6. Register atwww.leaguelineup.com/nkyjaguars.
Freedom special eventsThe Florence Freedom,
Northern Kentucky’s profes-
sional baseball team, will hostthe following specials:
» Red Idle will perform onthe right field Parrot Baybandstand after the gameThursday, Aug. 2.
» Network Sports Broadcastis the Friday night fireworktheme Aug. 17.
» TomGill.com Rockin’Saturday presented by 92.5The Fox will feature DV 8 6:05p.m. Aug. 18.
For more information, call859-594-4487 or visit flor-encefreedom.com.
SIDELINES
TIGERS NAMED CHAMPIONS
The Detroit Tigers are Boone County Knothole's Division B1 Champions. The teamfinished 13-1 in the regular season and will represent district 24 in the GreaterCincinnati Knothole Tournament. Pictured are (front row) Cade Snyder, Logan Beagle,Lucas Reynolds, Clayton Oney, (second row) Zak Smith, Manny Henschen, CullenHiggins, Logan Delauder, Jarrod Rabe, (third row) Coach Scott Good, Anthony Gill,Brad Rice, Noah Davis and coach Brett Snyder. THANKS TO BRIAN HENSCHEN
228 Grandview Drive, Fort Mitchell, KY 41017654 Highland Ave., Fort Thomas, KY 41075phone: 283-0404email: [email protected] site: www.nky.com
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forts learned a valuable lessonabout the effects of litteringand pollution. While one buttmay seem small, when com-pounded – it is a huge problem.
Cigarette butt pollution is adilemma across much of ourlandscape that will affect ourland and population for decadesto come. The Buckeyes arethankful for the opportunity totry and make our neighborhooda better place to live; however,it is up to all of us to cooperatefor a cleaner future.
Angela ZandersTeam Mom, Boone County PeeWee Football League Buckeyes
Hebron
Glad Schickel is stayingaround
When I turned to the View-points page and saw the head-line, “Farewell to an excellentsenator” and saw SenatorSchickel’s photo, my heart sanka bit. It took three paragraphsbefore I realized that it was notSen. Schickel’s farewell, but atribute to State Sen. Jack West-wood.
I do not generally agree withSen. Schickel’s political per-spective, but I believe that ev-erything he said about West-wood is true of Schickel him-self. I feel confident that hewants to do what he judges bestfor Kentucky. I’m glad hewasn’t yet saying goodbye to hisconstituents himself.
Carol Ann MorrowUnion
Cooperate for a cleanerfuture
The Buckeyes of the BooneCounty Pee Wee FootballLeague were given the opportu-nity to do a fundraiser throughthe Cash for Trash Program. Wehad about 20 volunteers showup bright and early to take partin the efforts.
Our local youth got a first-hand look at the damage doneby littering. There were numer-ous plastic bags, take-out pack-ages and most of all, cigarettebutts. There were so many ciga-rette butts that it was virtuallyimpossible to even make a dentin all of the damage caused bythose throwing them into oursurroundings.
Hopefully, the youth in-volved in the trash pickup ef-
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Pick a day, any day to attendthe Boone County 4-H and Uto-pia Fair between Aug. 4 andAug. 11.
Chances are good you mayrun into a staff member fromthe Boone County Recorder. Weplan to run photo galleries andnews about the fair every day.
From the Fishing Frenzy onSaturday to the beauty pag-
eants Tuesdaynight to horseshows andtractor pullsthroughout theweek, thisyear’s fairoffers lots offamily fun allweek long.
A personalfavorite for meis the Exhibit
Hall – the giant pumpkins,gorgeous green peppers, flow-er designs, needlework andpaintings. Every year I’m im-pressed with the amount oftime and love that go into theseexhibits.
There’s plenty to captureour imaginations and stimulateour competitive zeal at the fair:The Bubble Gum Blowing Con-test, Pig Scramble, Frog Jump-ing Contest and Hot Dog EatingContest.
So clear your calendars,finish your back-to-schoolshopping and head for the fair.
We’d love it if you’d take
your camera or smartphone tothe fair this year.
For the first time, we’reinviting you to take Instagramphotos and submit them tohashtag #boonefair.
Post your photos and obser-vations on Twitter with thehashtag #boonefair.
Email your photos [email protected](or just send them directly tome at [email protected] – which-ever is easiest to remember).It’s best to include first and lastnames of people in your photo,as well as their community.
We’ll run a selection of thebest submitted photos online as
well as in the paper.Our daily stories and galler-
ies will be found atnky.com/boonecounty.
Follow me on Facebook(www.facebook.com/EditorNancyNKY) for daily informa-tion and musings about the fair.
Reporters StephanieSalmons and Justin Duke and Iwill be wearing our BooneCounty Recorder T-shirts. Wehope you’ll stop and say helloas we stroll the fairgroundswith our cameras.
Hope to see you at the fair!
Nancy Daly is senior editor of theCommunity Recorder.
We’ll see you at the fair
The Boone County 4-H & Utopia Fair takes place Aug. 4-11. FILE PHOTO
Nancy DalySENIOR EDITOR’SNOTEBOOK
The recently enacted high-way bill, Moving Ahead forProgress in the 21st CenturyAct (MAP-21), will help Ken-tucky to meet its transporta-tion needs.
While not a perfect piece oflegislation, it includes neces-sary funding and improve-ments that give the common-wealth a variety of resourcesto address our infrastructureprojects, including the BrentSpence Bridge.
MAP-21 will provide $112billion in surface transporta-tion funding to states betweenfiscal years (FY) 2012 and 2014.Of that amount, $1.93 billionwill go to Kentucky. Thosefunds, determined by formula,are passed to each state andterritory. The General Assem-bly in Frankfort is responsiblefor making decisions aboutwhich projects to fund. Thisstate control of federal dollarsgives Kentucky the authorityto advance projects like theBrent Spence Bridge replace-ment.
In addition to the formulafunding, the final highway billincludes important fundingmechanisms that could benefitthe Brent Spence Bridge re-placement project. Sen. Shel-don Whitehouse, D-R.I., and Iled a bipartisan, bicameraleffort to ensure the bill in-cluded a reformed Projects ofNational and Regional Signif-icance Program.
PNRS establishes a merit-based process for fundingmega-infrastructure projects.
Applicationsfor PNRSfunds will beevaluatedcompetitivelyusing enumer-ated criteriaincludingeconomicbenefit andmeeting aminimum costbaseline.
Given that the Brent SpenceBridge carries $400 billion offreight annually and is expect-ed to cost between $2 billionand $3 billion to replace, thereplacement project couldqualify for PNRS.
MAP-21 also includes anumber of reforms andstreamlining provisions thatshorten the amount of timeneeded to complete a project.The average time to completea highway project is an aston-ishing 15 years, and much ofthis is due to bureaucraticinefficiencies in the applica-tion and approval process.
For each month the BrentSpence Bridge project is de-layed, the cost goes up $8 mil-lion, so these will be helpfulreforms to move the projectalong more quickly and savemoney.
MAP-21 is not perfect, but itis a positive step for Kentuckyand for rebuilding America’sinfrastructure.
U.S. Rep. Geoff Davis, R-Hebron, isa member of the U.S. House ofRepresentatives.
Highway bill goodfor Kentucky
Geoff DavisCOMMUNITYRECORDER GUESTCOLUMNIST
Now that Independence Dayand the All-Star Game havepassed, can school days be farbehind? At Gateway Communityand Technical College, fallclasses begin in less than amonth – Aug. 13 to be exact.Other classes begin in Septem-ber and throughout the year.
The college has many newinitiatives under way to in-crease access to career andtransfer education in our re-gion. That’s important because80 percent of today’s jobs re-quire education beyond highschool. In addition, an associatedegree on average increasesindividual wages by $16,000 ayear, compared to a high schooldiploma, according to the Amer-ican Association of CommunityColleges. A look at Gateway’sinitiatives reveals new majorsand new ways to access collegeclasses.
The Health Professions Op-portunity Grant awarded to
Gateway in2010 has livedup to its trans-formationalpromise. Gate-way has newcredentials inhealth informa-tion technology,retail pharma-cy technician,paramedictechnology andphlebotomy
and will add a human servicesprogram in spring 2013. Theprograms are open to any Gate-way student, but tuition andother financial assistance isavailable under the HPOG grantto qualifying low-income stu-dents interested in these fields.Other HPOG-eligible majorsinclude medical assisting, elec-tronic health records, massagetherapy, nurse assistant (notassociate degree nursing) andemergency medical technician.
New this fall, students cancomplete an Associate in Arts orScience degree 100 percentonline through Gateway. Otheronline courses are available invarious subjects. Our ComputerInformation Technologies pro-gram offers new credentials. Arelated, one-of-a-kind programthat kicks off in January 2013will train students for high-wage jobs in instructional de-sign, corporate training, multi-media development and dis-tance learning.
If you are a parent, a student,or someone who may havethought college was out of yourreach, take a hard look at whatGateway has to offer. The fu-ture belongs to people withskills. Gateway continues todevelop innovative programsand services to help you getthem.
G. Edward Hughes is Gatewaypresident and CEO.
Gateway expands outreach
G. EdwardHughesCOMMUNITYRECORDER GUESTCOLUMNIST
This December, the Bush-eratax cuts are set to expire unlessCongress takes steps to extendthe tax breaks put in place dur-ing the George W. Bush admini-stration more than a decade ago.
Last week President Obamacalled upon Congress to immedi-ately extend the tax rates forthose earning $250,000 or less oftaxable income, while allowingthe cuts to expire on those earn-ing more. This is a start.
But Congress needs to get towork to completely reform ourtax system in order to give themiddle class a fighting chance.
Much of what ails the Amer-ican economy is uncertainty.Families earning less than$250,000 in taxable income needthe certainty that their taxes
will not in-crease whilemany are mak-ing do with lessand strugglingto keep up withrising healthcare costs andlower wages.
Congressshould extendthe tax cuts forthe middleclass now and
work toward a more fair systemfor higher wage earners andcorporations.
A trickle-down economictheory where the top earnersreceive the biggest tax breakshasn’t worked. Corporate Amer-ica is asking to maintain tax cuts
touted as “job creation,” whilethe wealthiest are sitting on a $2trillion pile of cash and not cre-ating jobs. Doing the same thingin the form of the Bush tax cutsand expecting a different resultis illogical and will not strength-en the middle class that is sovital to economic growth andprosperity.
It’s time to start a real debateon tax fairness that puts cre-ating American jobs first byclosing corporate loopholes andasking everyone to pay their fairshare to reduce our deficit andput our country on solid finan-cial footing.
William R. “Bill” Adkins, D-William-stown, is a candidate for Kentucky’s4th Congressional District.
A tax plan that makes sense
William R.“Bill” AdkinsCOMMUNITYRECORDER GUESTCOLUMNIST
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Artists from throughout Boone Countyinterpreted the county’s rich andlengthy history at the July 21 Boone
County Heritage and Chalk Fest.In fact, the winning entry, “Wooly Mam-
moth” by Christina Aylor, went way back inhistory. The Union resident depicted themammoths believed to have been drawn tothe Big Bone Lick area by a salt lick over10,000 years ago.
Chalk drawings also depicted the RabbitHash General Store, Anderson Ferry, Turf-way Park, Dinsmore Homestead, the BooneCounty Fair and more.
“I think we had a wonderful turnout,”
said Linda Whittenburg, treasurer of Histor-ic Burlington Business Association andowner of Cabin Arts in Burlington.
The Heritage and Chalk Fest was a first-time collaboration of the Historic BurlingtonBusiness Association and the Boone CountyHistorical Society. It took place behind theBoone County Administration Building.
Besides the creative chalk art, visitorsenjoyed bluegrass music, a classic car show,sweet treats and displays by the historicalgroup and the Boone County Visual ArtsAssociation.
“It was a good day all around,” Whitten-burg said.
Boone
historytold throughart
Diana Murphy, right, of Hebron, works ondrawing a mastadon at Big Bone Lick. Arecent graduate of Morehead StateUniversity, she’s joined by college friend InaHoffman of Lewis County. NANCY DALY/THE
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Christina Aylor’s “Wooly Mammoth” was judged People’s Choice award winnerat the Boone County Heritage and Chalk Fest. Aylor is a Union resident. THANKS
TO ADAM HOWARD
Bruce Ferguson, ofUnion, visits with
oil painter ImogeneEnzweiler duringthe Heritage and
Chalk Fest.Ferguson is a
former BooneCounty
judge-executive.NANCY DALY/THE
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Butch Wainscott, right, owner of the Tousey Houserestaurant, and his family provided sweet treats attheir booth at the Boone County Heritage and ChalkFest. He’s joined by daughters Meggie, left, and Elly,and grandson Charlie, 6. NANCY DALY/THE COMMUNITY
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Buck Turner, an artist from Burlington, includes images ofhorse racing, a Ferris wheel and cotton candy in his BooneCounty chalk interpretation. NANCY DALY/THE COMMUNITY RECORDER
Burlington resident Julie Harwood, an art teacher at Stephens Elementary, draws handssignifying what Boone County has to offer. Within her chalk drawing are references toRabbit Hash, Dinsmore Homestead and Turfway Park. NANCY DALY/THE COMMUNITY RECORDER
Walton resident Tyler Gray draws theBoone Woods fort. Gray studies artwith an emphasis on sculpture atNorthern Kentucky University. NANCY
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Amy Salsbury Fields, left, and Linda Salsbury of East Bend AlpacaFarm spin yarn from alpaca fiber during the Boone County Heritageand Chalk Fest. NANCY DALY/THE COMMUNITY RECORDER
Tim Gold, of Independence, depictsAnderson Ferry for his drawing.NANCY DALY/THE COMMUNITY RECORDER
Dillon Etaw, 2, picks up a guitar toget in on the fun while the KatelynMcCoy and Jarrod Church Bandperform “My Walking Shoes Don’tFit Me Anymore.” NANCY DALY/THE
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Chalk drawings interpretprehistoric to modern times
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FRIDAY, AUG. 3Dining EventsWatermelon Day, 4:30 p.m.,Lents Branch Library, 3215Cougar Path, Celebrate withfruit and see who can spit a seedthe farthest. Registration re-quired. Presented by BooneCounty Public Library. 859-342-2665. Hebron.
Literary - LibrariesMahjong, 1 p.m., SchebenBranch Library, 8899 U.S. 42,Open play. All skill levels wel-come. Family friendly. Presentedby Boone County Public Library.Through Aug. 24. 859-342-2665.Union.
Middle School Lock-In, 7p.m.-midnight, Boone CountyMain Library, 1786 BurlingtonPike, Stay up late for pizza,games, movie and more. Pre-sented by Boone County PublicLibrary. 859-342-2665. Burling-ton.
RecreationDuplicate Bridge, 6-9 p.m.,Panorama Plus, 8510 Old TollRoad, Common Room. Open toall players. Family friendly. $5.Presented by Boone CountyBridge Center. Through Dec. 21.859-391-8639; www.boonecoun-tybridgecenter.com. Florence.
The Northern Kentucky PokerTour, 7-10 p.m., Bistro 737, 7373Turfway Road, Nightly qualifier.Winner receives certificate tosemi-finals. Cash and prizesincluding seat to 2013 WSOP inLas Vegas including airfare/hotel/spending money. Ages 21and up. Free for spectators.Presented by The NorthernKentucky Poker Tour. 440-218-0559; www.playnky.com. Flor-ence.
ShoppingWorld’s Longest Yard Sale, 8a.m.-4 p.m., MainStrasse Village,Main Street, Bargain hunting for690 miles from 5 miles north ofAddison, Michigan to Gadsden,Alabama. Mainstrasse spaceslocated along Sixth Street. Foodvendors. $15 booth rental; freefor shoppers. Presented byMainStrasse Village Association.859-491-0458;www.127sale.com. Covington.
ToursHomefest of Northern Ken-tucky, 5-9:30 p.m., Manor Hill,Tennyson Drive, View fiveprofessionally built and fullyfurnished homes on display. $6at Remke bigg’s. Presented byRemke-bigg’s. 859-594-3412;www.hbanky.com/home-shows/homefest.html. Independence.
Family Fun Time, 9 a.m.-noon,Boone County Extension Envi-ronmental and Nature Center,9101 Camp Ernst Road, Hikewoods or walk trails. Strollersand toddler bikes welcome onpaved or stone chip paths.Optional passport for activityavailable each month. Familyfriendly. Free. Presented byBoone County CooperativeExtension Service. 859-586-6101.Union.
ShoppingWorld’s Longest Yard Sale, 8a.m.-4 p.m., MainStrasse Village,$15 booth rental; free for shop-pers. 859-491-0458;www.127sale.com. Covington.
Yard Sale, 8 a.m.-2 p.m., St.Timothy Parish, 10272 U.S. 42,Part of world’s longest yard sale.More than 70 vendors. Food anddrink available. On-site parking,$1 per car. 859-760-1166;www.saint-timothy.org. Union.
Yard Sale, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Im-manuel United MethodistChurch, 2551 Dixie Highway, Inconjunction with world’s largestyard sale. Food available forpurchase. More than 25 vendors.Benefits Sonshine Preschool.859-341-5330. Lakeside Park.
SUNDAY, AUG. 5Art EventsFirst Sunday Art Show, 5-8p.m., Boleros Dance Club, 8406U.S. 42, Works by Beth Akers,Annie Back, Kari Struck and SueFox Friedman. Free. 859-379-5143; bolerosdanceclub.com.Florence.
PetsPits Rock Northern KentuckyFun Walk, 4:15-5 p.m., TractorSupply Co., 5895 CentennialCircle, Open to responsible pitbull owners willing to walk theirwell-behaved pit bulls togetherin public parks to show positiveside of the breed. Free. Present-ed by Pawzitive Petz Rescue.Through Oct. 28. 859-746-1661.Florence.
MONDAY, AUG. 6AuditionsProof, 6:30-8:30 p.m., BooneCounty Main Library, 1786Burlington Pike, Meeting roomB. Auditioners asked to performcold readings from the script.Character ages are flexible.Robert (50s-60s), Hal-Robert’sgraduate assistant (20s-40s),Catherine and Claire: Robert’s 2daughters (20s-40s). Warning:play contains profanity. Ages 18and up. Free. Presented byCenterStage Players, Inc..
Through Aug. 7. 859-283-2142;www.centerstageplayers.org.Burlington.
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. 859-746-3573;www.teapartyboonecounty.org.Florence.
Exercise ClassesZumba Class, 6-7 p.m., World ofGolf, 7400 Woodspoint Drive,High-energy Latin hip-hopdance class. $5. Presented byZumba Fitness. 859-512-8057.Florence.
Literary - LibrariesTeen Cafe, 3-5 p.m., FlorenceBranch Library, 7425 U.S. 42,Gaming, Internet, snacks andmore. Teens. Family friendly.Free. Presented by Boone Coun-ty Public Library. 859-342-2665;www.bcpl.org. Florence.
Let’s Talk, 7 p.m., FlorenceBranch Library, 7425 U.S. 42,Practice speaking English ininformal and relaxed discussiongroup. Presented by BooneCounty Public Library. 859-342-2665. Florence.
I Want to be an... Astronomer,5:30 p.m., Lents Branch Library,3215 Cougar Path, Explore solarsystem with space stations.Registration required. Presentedby Boone County Public Library.859-342-2665. Hebron.
Back to School Bash, 6:30 p.m.,Scheben Branch Library, 8899U.S. 42, Make smoothies, playgames and dance. Grades 3-5.Registration required. Presentedby Boone County Public Library.859-342-2665. Union.
Wii Like Lunch, noon, WaltonBranch Library, 21 S. Main St.,Video games and more. Lunchprovided. Middle and highschool. Registration required.Presented by Boone CountyPublic Library. 859-342-2665.Walton.
RecreationDuplicate Bridge, 11:30 a.m.-3p.m., Elsmere Senior Center, 179Dell St., Lower Level. Open to allplayers. Family friendly. $5.Presented by Boone CountyBridge Center. 859-391-8639;www.boonecountybridgecenter-.com. Elsmere.
TUESDAY, AUG. 7AuditionsProof, 6:30-8:30 p.m., BooneCounty Main Library, Free.859-283-2142; www.centersta-geplayers.org. Burlington.
Literary - LibrariesTeen Advisory Group, 6:30-8p.m., Boone County Main Li-brary, 1786 Burlington Pike,Help plan programs, recom-
mend books and materials andearn volunteer hours. Includespizza. Family friendly. Free.Registration required. Presentedby Boone County Public Library.859-342-2665. Burlington.
Go Bananas, 6:30 p.m., BooneCounty Main Library, 1786Burlington Pike, Monkey aroundwith swingin’ stories and ba-nana snacks. Presented byBoone County Public Library.859-342-2665. Burlington.
Handmade Paper, 7 p.m.,Florence Branch Library, 7425U.S. 42, Learn how to make yourown paper, which can be usedfor painting, writing or makingpaper art pieces. Free. Regis-tration required. Presented byBoone County Public Library.859-342-2665. Florence.
WEDNESDAY, AUG. 8Art & Craft ClassesCrafters’ Corner, 10 a.m.-noon,Chapin Memorial Library, 6517Market St., Bring supplies towork on own project. All medi-ums welcome, from macaroni toknitting; crochet, scrapbooking,beading, jewelry, embroidery,quilting, plastic canvas andmore. Family friendly. Free.Presented by Boone CountyPublic Library. 859-342-2665.Petersburg.
Health / WellnessRunner’s Injury Clinic, 5-6:30p.m., St. Elizabeth EdgewoodSports Medicine, 830 ThomasMore Parkway, Receive assis-tance from local medical provid-ers, including physical therapists,athletic trainers, physicians and
Weight Loss Class, 5:30-6 p.m.,Lakeside Christian Church, 195Buttermilk Pike, $60 for 12-weekmembership. First class free.Presented by Equipped Minis-tries. 859-802-8965; www.face-book.com/equippedministries.Lakeside Park.
Literary - LibrariesOpen Gaming (Middle andHigh School), 3:30-4:30 p.m.,Boone County Main Library,1786 Burlington Pike, Beginnersand casual gamers welcome. Noexperience required. Snacksprovided. Family friendly. Free.Presented by Boone CountyPublic Library. 859-342-2665;www.bcpl.org. Burlington.
Judy Cook: One Man’s CivilWar, 7 p.m., Boone County MainLibrary, 1786 Burlington Pike,Discover songs and history ofCivil War Era as sung by folk-singer Judy Cook. Free. Present-ed by Boone County PublicLibrary. 859-342-2665. Burling-ton.
RecreationYu-Gi-Oh, 6:30 p.m., SchebenBranch Library, 8899 U.S. 42,Bring cards and duel for prizes.Pizza and drinks provided. Ages4-10. Family friendly. Regis-tration required. Presented byBoone County Public Library.859-342-2665. Union.
THURSDAY, AUG. 9Business MeetingsGreater Cincinnati Interna-
tional Trade Awards Lun-cheon, 12:30-2 p.m., METSCenter, 3861 Olympic Blvd.,Meet and honor local champi-ons of global trade. Largeenterprise nominees: MazakCorporation, Toyota MotorManufacturing and ToyotaBoshoku. Small enterprisenominees: Armor USA, DonnaSalyers’ Fabulous Furs andZotefoams Inc. Keynote: CraigMoughler, managing director ofAshland Inc. Ages 21 and up.$40. Registration required.Presented by Northern KentuckyInternational Trade Association.859-426-3656; www.nkycham-ber.com/merx. Erlanger.
Business SeminarsMerx: International BestPractices Summit, 8:30 a.m.-2p.m., METS Center, 3861 OlympicBlvd., Experts with experience inbusiness of international tradeshare advice and stories in paneldiscussions, open to audiencequestions and concerns. Panel-ists from LPK, Proctor andGamble, General Electric, USPlaying Card,Toyota Boshoku,DHL, Sweco and more. Ages 21and up. $90. Registration re-quired. Presented by NorthernKentucky Chamber of Com-merce. 859-426-3656; www.nky-chamber.com/merx. Erlanger.
Exercise ClassesZumba Class, 9:15-10:15 a.m.,Midwest Hoops, 25 CavalierBlvd., Latin hip-hop dance class.$6. Presented by Zumba withLisa. 859-512-8057. Florence.
Zumba for Special Needs,10:30-11:15 a.m., Midwest Hoops,25 Cavalier Blvd., Class for thosewith special needs. Ages 13 andup. $6. Presented by Zumbawith Lisa. 859-372-7751. Flor-ence.
FestivalsGreat Inland Seafood Festival,6-11 p.m., Festival Park Newport,Riverboat Row, Local restaurantsselling freshest seafood avail-able. Includes raffles and enter-tainment. Free. Presented byCity of Newport. 859-292-3666;www.greatinlandseafood-fest.com. Newport.
Health / WellnessAlzheimer’s Training Program,5:30-6:30 p.m., Home InsteadSenior Care, 268 Main St., Ex-perts teach caregivers how tomanage behaviors, encourageengagement and care for them-selves while caring for theirloved one. Free. Through Aug.23. 859-282-8682. Florence.
Literary - Book ClubsTeen Romance Book Club, 6:30p.m., Scheben Branch Library,8899 U.S. 42, Share what youthink and what you’re reading.Teens. Family friendly. Regis-tration required. Presented byBoone County Public Library.859-342-2665. Union.
RecreationBike Night, 6-10 p.m., FlorenceElks Lodge 314, 7704 DixieHighway, Beer, food and corn-hole. Ages 21 and up. Free.859-746-3557. Florence.
The Great Inland Seafood Festival will be 6-11 p.m.Thursday, Aug. 9, 6-11 p.m. Friday, Aug. 10, noon-11 p.m.Saturday, Aug. 11 and noon-9 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 12 at theNewport Riverfront. For more information visitwww.greatinlandsea foodfest.com. Pictured is KellyScanlon. FILE PHOTO
The Boone County Fair will be Aug. 4-11 at the Boone County Fair Grounds, 5819 IdlewildRoad, Burlington. Cost is $8 ages 3 and up and includes parking and unlimited rides. FILE
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Tip Jar and the Bar Stars will perform 6:30-9:30 p.m.Thursday, Aug. 9, as part of the Live at the Levee SummerConcert Series at Newport on the Levee. THANKS TO MARY
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Andrew and SaraDemeropolis of ColerainTownship announce theengagement of theirdaughter ChristineDemeropolis to NicholasHoffman of Cold Springs,Kentucky. Christine is analumna of McAuley HighSchool and the E.W.Scripps School of Journal-ism at Ohio University.Nicholas is the son of Louand Peg Hoffman. Nicho-las is an alumnus ofNorthern Kentucky Uni-versity College ofInformatics. The weddingwill be in October.
I wanted to sharesome good news: Ournewest grandchild, littleEmerson Shane Heiken-feld, was born last weekto son Shane and daugh-ter-in-law Courtney. Sheis, of course, beautifulwith dark hair and is
alreadyfashion-ablydressed byher grand-ma Terri,who isCourtney’smom. Ican’t waitto take heron a strollthrough
the herb garden!The cucumbers are
starting to bear, so I willhave plenty to makepickles. From the re-quests I’m getting, itlooks like a lot of youwant to make pickles,too.
Traditionalbread-and-butterpickles
For Loveland readerJoan Manzo, who wantedto learn how to make anold-fashioned bread-and-butter pickle.
1 teaspoon ginger1 teaspoon peppercorns3 cups vinegar, clear or cider
Combine cucumberand onions and layer withsalt, cover with ice cubesand let stand 1½ hours.Drain, rinse, drain again.Combine remaining in-gredients in pan andbring to boil. Add cucum-bers and onions and re-turn to a boil. Pack hotpickles and liquid intohot jars, leaving ¼-inchheadspace. Remove airbubbles. Adjust two-piece caps if using can-ning jars. Let cool toroom temperature beforerefrigerating. You don’tneed to process these ifyou are storing in therefrigerator, but if youare going to store them inthe pantry, it’s a goodidea to do that by proc-essing 10 minutes in aboiling water bath.
Quick-and-easywashtub pickles
For Marilyn and Law-rence. Donna Woods sentthis recipe to me lastyear and it continues tobe a much-requested oneduring cucumber season.She told me: “It has beena family favorite for over30 years. I have manyfond memories makingthis with my dad. Wewould mix it in a laundrytub.”
Donna said when youmix the ingredients to-gether, it will look a bitdry at first, but as it sitsthe juices will come out.They remind me a little
of bread-and-butter pick-les, minus the turmeric.These are delicious withdeli meat sandwiches.Donna’s original recipecalled for a jar of drainedpimentos, but I used redbell peppers and I alsosliced the carrots insteadof chopping them. I’vealso substituted cider forclear vinegar. These arethe only adaptations Imade – no need to im-prove on perfection!
Pickles:Mix together:
3 quarts thinly slicedcucumbers
2 cups thinly sliced greenpeppers
2 cups thinly sliced onions2 cups thinly sliced carrots2 red bell peppers, chopped
(optional)
Brine:Mix together:
2 tablespoons celery seed
3 cups sugar1⁄3 cup salt2 cups clear or cider vinegar
Pour brine over veg-gies. Let sit severalhours on counter, stirringevery once in a while.Store in refrigerator.
Tips from Rita’skitchen
Sweet potatoes forbaby: When choosingsweet potatoes for yourbaby, look for ones thatare firm, with no bruisesor cracks. Medium sized
ones tend to have thebest texture – large onescan sometimes bestringy. Don’t store yoursweet potatoes in therefrigerator. I think itruins their flavor and canmake them tough. In-stead, keep them in acool, dark place.
Removing corn fromcob: Put the corn in thecenter hole of a Bundt orangel food pan. Thisanchors the corn so youcan scrape the kernelsoff easily, and the ker-nels drop right into thepan.
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Ellen S. from WesternHills. “My sons are bothallergic to soy and somany recipes call for soysauce – including thatdelicious sounding beefpot roast with garlic and
ginger.”Dewey’s Pizza Greek
salad dressing for Ange-la L. “I am interested inreplicating Dewey’sGreek salad dressing. Doyou have any ideas? It isa red, I think sun-driedtomato base.”
Readers respondWow! The response to
my Impossible Pie re-quest was huge. Thanksto all. I’ll pare throughthem ASAP for sharing.
Rita Nader Heikenfeld is anherbalist, educator and au-thor. Email her at [email protected] “Rita’s kitchen” in thesubject line. Call 513-248-7130,ext. 356.
Pickle recipes for cucumber season
RitaHeikenfeldRITA’S KITCHEN
The reader who sent Rita the recipe for these picklesremembers mixing them in a laundry tub. THANKS TO RITA
HEIKENFELD.
Legacy has named thefinalists for the 2012 NextGeneration LeaderAwards.
Executives and youngprofessionals within eachof the 10 categories judgedeach applicant based on hisor her professionalachievement, demonstrat-ed leadership, communityservice and overall impacton Northern Kentucky.
One winner from eachof the 10 categories will beannounced at the awardsdinner 7 p.m. Thursday,July 19, at the MadisonEvent Center in Covington.
The following individ-uals were named finalists:
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Tracey Lynn Conrad -Young Philanthropist Soci-ety of Cincinnati
Mary Dimitrijeska -Newport on the Levee
Kelly Ann Nelson -Young Professionals’ Cho-ral Collective (YPCC)/Cin-cinnati Boychoir
Business & FinancialServices
Steve Horn - Christo-pher Financial Group
Nick Reilly - Horan Cap-ital Advisors
Brian Todd - Clark,Schaefer, Hackett
Communication, Mar-keting & Sales
Tess Burns - GatewayCommunity and TechnicalCollege
Gina Holt - KentonCounty Public Library
Jamie Holtzapfel - Sani-tation District No. 1
Community & SocialServices
Sarah Thompson Allan -Center for Great Neighbor-hoods of Covington
Clare Zlatic Blanke-meyer - The MayersonFoundation
Telly McGaha - Red-wood
Design & ConstructionJulie Cromwell - THP
Limited Inc.Albert Fedders - ML
Barnard Inc.Jamie Gerdsen - Apollo
Heating, Cooling, andPlumbing
EducationKatie Herschede -
Northern Kentucky Uni-versity
Jessica Rouse - Erlang-er-Elsmere IndependentSchool District
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Students, their families and employees/ potential employees of the Boone County School Districtare hereby notified that the Boone County School District does not discriminate on the basis ofrace, color, national origin, age, religion, marital status, sex, disability or genetic information inemployment programs, vocational programs, or activities set forth in compliance with federaland state statutes and regulations.. The lack of English language skills is not a barrier toadmission and participation in programs and activities including career and technical educationprograms.
Any person having inquires concerning Boone County Schools’ compliance with Title II, Title IV,Title VI, Title IX and/or Section 504 may contact:
Kathleen G. Reutman, Executive DirectorBoone County Schools Student Services Division
8330 US 42, Florence, Ky 41042859-334-4455 (voice / TDD)
Career & Technical Education programs are planned course sequences of high quality academiccore content and technical skills which focus on a specific career cluster and prepare studentsto successfully transition toward their career goal. Boone County Schools offer the followingCareer and Technical Education programs for all students regardless of race, color, nationalorigin, including those with limited English proficiency, sex or disability in grades 9-12: studentsacross the district: Agriculture Education, Business Education, Engineering and Technology,Family and Consumer Sciences, Heath Science, Industrial Education, Information Technology,Marketing Education, and Pathway to Careers. Not all programs are offered at all High Schools.
Persons seeking further information concerning the vocational education offerings and specificpre-requisite criteria should contact:
To obtain this notice in large print, on audiotape, Braille, a language otherthan English or another alternative formats call: 859-335-4455.
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Record low mortgagerates are prompting morepeople to enter the hous-ing market – often first-time home owners. We allknow it’s important to geta house inspected beforeyou buy, but be careful.Not all inspections arealike and you could end up
with a nightmare.Christina Howard says
she feels the Fairfieldhouse she and her husbandbought earlier this year isturning into a money pit.“Where we first noticedproblems was in the utilityroom when you run thedishwasher … The dish-
washer wasleaking acontinuousleak. Whenyou turnedit on, it gotworse andthat’s howwe saw it aweek aftermoving in,”Howard
says.All that water has cre-
ated major problems inthe house. “The wholebottom of the cabinetsrotted out. A contractorsaid it would cost moremoney to rebuild if wetake off just the bottom. Itwould cost more money torebuild them than to justbuy new ones,” Howardsays.
Repairs are estimatedto cost thousands of dol-
lars, money the Howardscan’t afford, so they’vebegun the clean-up them-selves and found a lot ofmold. “Mold is on theinside of a wall so youcan’t merely bleach allthat. It’s three walls, thewhole kitchen floor, thewhole dining room floor,and we spent the last threeweeks doing demolition,”Howard says.
The Howards 16-year-old son has a room rightnext to the kitchen and hewas so allergic to the moldhis eyes swelled shut. Hehad to leave the house forweeks while the moldremediation was done.“Everybody’s pointingfingers but nobody wantsto take responsibility forit,” Howard says.
But what about thatwhole house inspectionthey got before buying?Howard says they calledthe inspection companybut it won’t call themback. I checked the in-spection company’s bro-chure and found it doesnot display the symbol ofthe American Society ofHome Inspectors. I alwaysrecommend you hire anASHI-certified homeinspector – especially inOhio, where no license isrequired, so anybody cancall themselves a homeinspector. ASHI certifica-tion means the inspectorhas a certain amount ofexperience and must passa series of tests.
Another problem is thatthe Howards got the nameof the home inspectorfrom their real estateagent. That’s not recom-mended because there’s aconflict of interest. Theinspector can feel obligat-ed not to reveal problemsso the sale goes throughand the inspector getsmore referrals from thatagent in the future.
No home inspector isgoing to guarantee theywon’t miss something, butyou’re better off using anASHI-certified homeinspector you pick your-self.
Howard Ain answers consum-er complaints weekdays onWKRC-TV Local 12.
Take care when getting a homeinspection; not all are alike
HowardAinHEY HOWARD!
The Florence RotaryClub was introduced toProject 5 2 by JerryReiner of FoundationBuilders International.Reiner founded Project 52 in 2008 in West Chester,Ohio
Project 5 2 is a faith-based 501c3 distributorof food, clothing, furni-ture and supplies to theneedy. The focus of theministry initially was theTristate area, but overthe past two years theshift has been more to-ward the Appalachianregions of Eastern Ken-
tucky.The project reaches
out to support otherorganizations especiallythose that serve children,like local orphanages.
Named after the mir-acle of the five loavesand two fishes Jesusused to feed the 5,000,the project began as asingle mission trip todistribute bread to thepoor of Jackson, Ky.Reiner was so taken bythe poverty he saw thatday, he left a securecareer and a six-figuresalary to serve the poor.
Now four years later,Project 5 2 has grown toa large volunteer organi-zation with a board ofdirectors, major hubs fordistribution, donatedwarehouse space, volun-teer drivers and 500volunteers from 100participating churches inthe Tristate area.
Kroger, Graebel Van
Lines, Caribou, Panera,Bob Evans, Starbucks,Walmart and Chipotleare participating part-ners providing productsand services to Project 52.
For additional in-formation, check theProject 5 2 website,www.pro52.com, or con-tact Reiner at [email protected].
For information aboutweekly meetings, guestspeakers and communityservice opportunities ofthe Florence RotaryClub, contact Brad Shipe,president, at [email protected] or859-282-7040. Visit thegroup’s website atwww.florencerotary.org .Florence Rotary meetsweekly on Mondays atnoon at the Airport Hil-ton Hotel in Florence.
Chuck Seal of FlorenceRotary contributed thisarticle.
Project 5 2serves the poor
Jerry Reiner of Project 5 2speaks to the FlorenceRotary Club. THANKS TO
ADAM HOWARD
Question: I havenoticed several largedead or dying branchesin some of the big mapletrees around my house,and now even the pinesare looking bad. Is thissome kind of blight?
Answer: There aremany factors that couldbe involved, including
drought,excesswater(lastyear)leading toroot rot inlow areas,diseases(like Ver-ticilliumWilt ofmaplesand tip
blight of pines), insectsand borers, construc-tion damage (soil cuts,fills, or compaction),lightning injury, nutri-ent imbalance, plantingtoo deep, rodent damageto the trunk, “mowerblight” or string trim-mer damage, wire orstring wrapped aroundthe trunk or branch, andgirdling roots.
Tree roots normallygrow outward in a radi-us from the trunk. How-ever, when a lateral rootintertwines with anoth-er main lateral root orencircles the trunk, agirdling root problemcan occur. A girdlingroot wrapped aroundthe main trunk, in ef-fect, causes "self-stran-gulation" by restrictingthe flow of water andnutrients in the tree.This problem is morecommon on maples(particularly Norway,sugar, red and silvermaples) and pines than
on other species.Gradually, the tree
canopy becomes lessdense as leaf thinningoccurs, followed bydying twigs andbranches. These symp-toms may occur overthe entire tree or on oneside only (if the offend-ing root is restrictinggrowth only on one sideof the tree). If the prob-lem is not corrected, thetree (or the branches onone side) will eventuallydie.
To confirm a girdlingroot problem, carefullyexamine the base of thetrunk. Normally, by thetime a tree is 20 yearsold, lateral roots flareout at the soil surface. Agirdling root restrictsnormal buttress flare sothe tree appears (atleast on one side) toascend straight up fromthe ground like a tele-phone pole.
Often the girdlingroot will be at leastpartially exposed at thesoil surface, forming arigid “noose” around thetree. In other cases,careful digging near thetrunk to a depth of 6 to12 inches may be neces-sary to locate the prob-lem root.
To remove a girdlingroot, sever both exposedends of the root and pullit away or allow it todecay in the soil. If left,remove a couple ofinches from the severedends to prevent the cutends from rejoining.Then, fertilize the treeand prune out deadwood.
Mike Klahr is the BooneCounty extension agent forhorticulture.
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Just a reminder, Aug.14 a 4 p.m. is the deadlineto file to run for mayorand Walton City Council.Two positions are open onthe Walton-Verona SchoolBoard. Filing applicationsare available at Burling-ton Board of Elections.
The YMCA is lookingfor a groupexerciseinstructor,who willoffer class-es in Wal-ton. If youare in-terested orknow any-one whowould beinterested
please contact JacobBrooks at jbrookscincinnatiymca.org.
Betsy Conrad of BooneCounty Historical Societyhas released some in-teresting info regardingsome items of Ted Bushel-man that were foundstored at CVG. Bushelmanhad used these items invarious Northern Ken-tucky events in which hehad been involved.
Items could be used inyour organizations orpromote your business orfestivities. The staff held
a silent auction and pro-ceeds will go to charity.
Travis Roy of the U.S.Navy is enjoying someleave time at home thisweek. Travis is stationedin San Diego, Calif.
Happy belated birth-day wishes to MaggieRinehart on July 28.
Happy birthday to RayLosey on Aug. 6.
Layne Cheesman isrecovering at home afterspending this past week atSt. Elizabeth Edgewoodand Gateway. Layne hadsuffered a mini stroke.Our prayers are sent hisway.
Dr. and Mrs. WilliamWaller would like to an-nounce the marriage oftheir son William (Will)and Celeste LaGarge onJune 22 in New Orleans. Ifyou would like to sendcongratulations, theiraddress is P.O. Box 780,Teton Village, Wyoming83025
Congratulations to Mr.and Mrs. Robert Spencer(nee Jessica Peebles).Their beautiful weddingwas on July 20 at “ThePoint” at Hanover Col-lege, Ind. The weddingwas conducted by the Rev.Kevin Russell of WaltonChristian Church.
Jessica is the daughterof Greg and Peggy Pee-bles and granddaughter ofDave and Irene Peeblesand Ruth Glenn Meadows.Robert’s parents are Mikeand Cathy Spencer ofCherbuco, Ind.
After their honeymoonto Macinaw Island, Mich.,they will reside in Oxford,Ohio, where both areattending Miami Univer-sity.
I have enjoyed thispast week with a visitfrom my good friendJanetta Cleek of Valrico,Fla. Janetta is a formerWaltonian and for the pastfew years has spent aweek here visiting someof her family and friends.
On Monday, some ofher classmates from theclass of 1954 met at theFamily’s Main StreetRestaurant for breakfastincluding Kay Ellis ofErlanger, Laura Hooper ofVerona, Shirley Lou andJim Cook of Union, Janiceand Walt Ryan of Verona.Also there was RoseeChamphrey, of Illinois,who visits the same timeeach year and is the guestof Billie Leek of Verona.
Ruth Meadows (391-7282)writes a column about Walton.
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RuthMeadowsWALTON NEWS
During the months ofJuly and August, 170 localstudents in need will havethe opportunity to visit aGreater Cincinnati orNorthern Kentucky Targetstore to purchase schoolsupplies, clothing and oth-er must-have necessitiesjust in time for back-to-school.
The Salvation Armyand Target are helping 170K-12 students across thecity gear up for the upcom-ing academic year with theTarget School Spree.
Each child, selected byThe Salvation Army, willbe awarded an $80 TargetGiftCard to purchasemuch-needed back-to-
school supplies. Addition-ally, each child will bepaired with a volunteerchaperone for their funday of back-to-schoolshopping.
Locally, the TargetSchool Spree takes placeMonday, Aug. 6, at Target,1100 Hansel Drive, Flor-ence.
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FLORENCE — Spring hasbeen exciting for the stu-dents of Tri-State ATAMartial Arts Academy andKarate for Kids as theyhave competed for Ken-tucky and Ohio state titleswith the American Taek-wondo Association.
The ATA is the largestsingle-stylemartialartsor-ganization in North Amer-ica, with more than 100,000students worldwide prac-
ticing the Songahm style oftaekwondo.
For the 2012 tourna-ment season, Tri-StateATA had 11 students finishas Kentucky and Ohio statechampions in a total of 35events. Additionally, threestudents will compete forup to nine world titles inLittle Rock, Ark., at the endof June.
Marsha Gerkin: A fifth-degree black belt and cer-tified instructor from Wal-ton took Kentucky state ti-tles in traditional formsand traditional weapons.Gerkin will compete forworld champion in tradi-tional forms, traditionalweapons and sparring. In2011, Gerkin won the worldtitle in traditional formsand traditional weaponsand finishing second insparring.
Linda Howe: A fourth-degree black belt and cer-tified instructor from Crit-tenden took Kentuckystate titles in sparring.Howe will compete forworld champion in tradi-
tional forms, traditionalweapons and sparring. In2011, Howe won the worldtitle in sparring.
Jay Ratcliff: A third-de-gree black belt and certi-fied instructor from Flor-ence took Kentucky statetitles in traditional weap-ons and combat weaponssparring.
Chris Jones: A second-degree black belt and cer-tified instructor fromUnion took Kentucky statetitles in traditional forms,traditional weapons, spar-ring, creative forms, cre-ative weapons and combatweapons sparring. Joneswill have the opportunityto compete for world
champion in traditionalweapons, creative formsand creative weapons.Jones finished in the WorldTop 10 in 2011 in both tradi-tional weapons and cre-ative forms.
Nealon Jones: A sec-ond-degree black belt fromUnion will enter the fourthgrade in the fall. Jones took
Kentucky state titles increative forms and cre-ative weapons.
Alison Jones: A purplebelt from Union took Ken-tucky state titles in tradi-tional weapons and spar-ring.
Regan Spencer: Agreen belt from Burlingtonwill enter seventh grade atCamp Ernst Middle Schoolin the fall. Spencer tookKentucky state titles intraditional forms, tradi-tional weapons and spar-ring.
“I am very proud of allof these students,” saysMaster Marge Templeton,sixth-degree black belt andowner of Tri-State ATAMartial Arts Academy andKarate for Kids. “These in-dividuals represent theATA not only in training orin competition, but in theirdaily lives. They under-stand what it means to be amartial artist. We contin-ually challenge our stu-dents to envision wheretheir training can takethem – to mastership. Thisis a step to that goal. Theirdetermination and dedica-tion is inspiring.”
Martial arts students win titlesCommunity Recorder
Second row: Chris Jones, Marsha Gerkin, Linda Howe, Rebecca Kaye, Jay Ratcliff andAlison Jones. Front row: Regan Spencer, Janet Hall, Master Marge Templeton, NealonJones, Heather Wardwell and Hunter Wardwell. PROVIDED
Beverly Moore, 35, of Burling-ton and Thomas Long, 42, ofColumbus, Ohio; issued July 13.
Christina Visbal, 29, of Bur-lington and Joshua Frakes, 31, ofBurlington; July 13.
Kristina Patton, 40, of Flor-ence and Michael Hamilton, 40,of Walton; July 13.
Sherri Bodnoff, 48, of Unionand Eric Fisher, 45, of Union; July13.
Amy Rowland, 29, of Hebronand Scott Kallmeyer, 31, ofHebron; July 16.
Miranda Dillon, 21, of Burling-ton and Robert Barber, 24, of
Burlington; July 17.Misha Weber, 25, of Walton
and Michael Smith, 28, of Wal-ton; July 17.
Rebecca McHugh, 22, ofFlorence and Ryan Robinson, 26,of Florence; July 17.
Sheena Benson, 26, of Flor-ence and Jason Sammons, 27, ofFlorence; July 18.
Heather Volland, 28, of He-bron and Adam Schreck, 26, ofBurlington; July 18.
Erika Lyda, 20, of Burlingtonand David Kampsen, 19, ofBurlington; July 19.
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Jill West, 45, of Burlingtonand Terry Steenken Jr., 43, ofLexington; July 20.
Leanna Foss, 20, of Crittendenand Andrew Survant, 21, ofFlorence; July 20.
Mary Reynolds, 29, of Flor-ence and Brian Lokesak, 29, ofFlorence; July 20.
Kimberly Reynolds, 51, ofFlorence and Michael Darnell,53, of Evansville, Ind., July 20.
Angela Smith, 26, of Florenceand Daniel Connor, 26, of ColdSpring; July 20.
Stephanie Hollan, 40, ofUnion and John Richardson, 52,of Independence; July 23.
Jamie Cryer, 23, of Burlingtonand Derek Wood, 26, of Burling-ton; July 24.
Jessica Cason, 22, of Florenceand Christopher Chayer, 23, ofFlorence; July 24.
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BOONE COUNTYArrests/CitationsJoseph K. Harrison, 49, givingofficer a false name or addressat I-75 southbound, April 23.
Donna M. Hatter, 19, second-degree disorderly conduct,alcohol intoxication in a publicplace at 759 Petersburg Rd.,April 22.
Courtney D. Buckhaulter, 19,second-degree disorderlyconduct, alcohol intoxication ina public place at 759 Peters-burg Rd., April 22.
Ronald G. Louden, 19, pos-session of a controlled sub-stance at 6555 Main St., April21.
Tyson L. Rose, 32, DUI at 10247Dixie Hwy., April 21.
Jeffrey C. Arnzen, 56, DUI,reckless driving at Watts Rd.,April 20.
Dwayne A. Roy, 37, DUI atSherwood Lakes Dr., April 20.
Chadwick W. Anderson, 30, DUIat I-275 westbound, April 20.
Joshua E. Cordle, 24, harassingcommunications at 3020 Con-rad Ln., April 19.
Miranda N. Groves, 21, second-degree fleeing/evading policeat Conrad Ln., April 19.
Charles L. Rudy, 51, alcoholintoxication in a public place,disorderly conduct at 13019Walton Verona Rd., April 23.
Ivangreg Waddell, 33, pos-session of synthetic cannabi-noid agonists or piperazines,possession of drug parapherna-lia at 11014 U.S. 42, April 23.
Victoria L. Waddell, 36, pos-session of synthetic cannabi-noid agonists or piperazines,possession of drug parapherna-lia at 11014 U.S. 42, April 23.
Adam Mullikin, 19, speeding 10mph over limit, possession ofmarijuana, possession of drugparaphernalia at Weaver Rd.,April 23.
Michael P. Russell, 34, recklessdriving, DUI at Old Union Rd.and Orleans Blvd., April 25.
Casey L. Combs, 32, recklessdriving, DUI at Presidential Dr.and Petersburg Rd., April 25.
James M. Coby, 28, theft-shop-lifting at 9950 Berberich Dr.,April 26.
John W. Coker, 52, speeding 26mph or more over limit, culti-vate in marijuana, failure tomaintain required insurance,DUI at Maher Rd. and TonyaDr., April 26.
Kevin W. Hall, 43, alcohol intoxi-cation in a public place atHanover Blvd and WoodcrestDr., April 26.
Carol H. Sholler, 58, theft-shoplifting, possession con-trolled substance, prescriptioncontrolled substance not inproper container at 9950Berberich Dr., April 26.
Shawna G. Peebles, 23, theft-shoplifting at 9950 BerberichDr., April 26.
Rhonda J. Cook, 40, public
intoxication controlled sub-stance at 635 Chestnut Dr.,April 26.
Justin S. Bristow, 23, possessionof controlled substance at 102Raintree Rd., April 27.
Incidents/InvestigationsBurglaryBusiness broken into and itemstaken at 3634 Turfway Rd.,April 2.
Residence broken into anditems taken at 4040 BurlingtonPk., April 23.
Residence broken into anditems taken at 5240 Botts Ln.,April 23.
Residence broken into anditems taken at 1124 Samuel Ct.,April 23.
Business broken into and itemstaken at 8430 Dixie Hwy., April22.
Residence broken into anditems taken at 1651 Anita Ct.,April 20.
Jewelry stolen at 1601 Drake Ct.,April 24.
Jewelry stolen at 40 SycamoreDr., April 26.
Criminal mischiefVehicle vandalized at 11512Herber Ct., April 22.
Vehicle vandalized at 196 MaryGrubbs Hwy., April 20.
Vehicle vandalized at 3711Mineola Pk., April 20.
Structures destroyed/damaged/vandalized at 21 Main St., April27.
Criminal mischief,terrorristic threateningAutomobiles destroyed/dam-aged/vandalized at 1155 World-wide Dr., April 26.
ForgeryNonnegotiable instrumentsforged at 12 Oblique St., April17.
FraudVictim’s identity stolen at 1791Conway Hills Dr., April 2.
Victim’s names forged on checksby known subject at 262 Cham-bers Rd., April 2.
Subject tried to use fraudulentcheck at 8660 William HainesDr., April 23.
Victim’s identity stolen at 3000Snow Rd., April 23.
Victim’s identity stolen at 758Cantering Hills Way, April 23.
Victim’s identity stolen at 1401Lincoln Ct., April 23.
Victim’s credit card stolen andused at 3555 N. Bend Rd., April21.
Victim’s credit card stolen andused at 7193 Solomon Rd., April19.
Subject passed fraudulentchecks of more than $15,000 at1921 Cliffview Ln., Feb. 1.
Fraudulent use of credit cardItems stolen, unknown goodsobtained at 147 SaddlebrookDr., No. 597, April 13.
Money stolen at 14888 SouthFork Church Rd., April 26.
Incident reportsStolen property recovered at 20Willowood Ln., April 21.
Property recovered at 2086 N.Bend Rd., April 19.
NarcoticsSubject found in possession of acontrolled substance at 6555Main St., April 21.
Possession of controlledsubstanceDrugs/narcotics seized at 102Raintree Rd., April 26.
ShopliftingSubject tried to steal goodsfrom business at 58 Main St.,April 20.
Items stolen at 9950 BerberichDr., April 26.
Merchandise stolen at 9950Berberich Dr., April 26.
Shoplifting, possession ofcontrolled substanceHousehold goods stolen, drugs/narcotics seized at 9950 Berber-ich Dr., April 26.
Terroristic threateningVictim threatened by subject at1459 Jamike Ave., March 29.
Victim threatened by subject at9311 Cloverhill Dr., April 17.
TheftElectronics stolen at 2150 MallRd., April 16.
Identity stolen at 1851 HarmonyHill Dr., April 16.
Electronics stolen at 7625 Doer-ing Dr., April 16.
Vehicle parts stolen at 6720Shenandoah Dr., April 16.
Wallet stolen at 7408 Shenando-ah Dr., April 15.
Shoplifting at 1100 Hansel Ave.,April 15.
Lawn mower stolen at 8984Crimson Oak Dr., April 15.
Firearm stolen at 23 Lynn St.,
April 15.Jewelry stolen at 8149 DixieWhy., May 16.
Wallet stolen at 6024 RogersLn., May 9.
Credit card stolen at 2818 Whit-ney Ln., May 9.
Electronics stolen at 5645 Idle-wild Rd., May 3.
Items stolen from victim at 579Petersburg Rd., April 23.
Coin machine broken into at10000 Demia Way, April 23.
Items stolen from victim at 1751Patrick Dr., April 23.
Items stolen from victim at 1717Airport Exchange Blvd., April22.
Items stolen from residence at289 Deer Trace Dr., April 22.
Items stolen from residence at152 Long Leaf Ct., April 22.
Items stolen from residence at1489 Clermont Ct., April 21.
Items stolen from business at1325 Donaldson Hwy., April 21.
Items stolen from residence at189 Frogtown Ct., April 20.
Items stolen from residence at5240 Botts Ln., April 20.
Items stolen from residence at12379 Shepherd Ln., April 19.
Vehicle parts/accessories andother items stolen at Mt. ZionRoad, April 26.
Electronics, recordings stolen at1884 Falcon Crest Cir., April 27.
Vehicle parts/accessories stolenat 11036 Big Bone Church Rd.,April 27.
Merchandise stolen at 385 Mt.Zion Rd., April 27.
Credit/debit cards stolen atBearcat Dr., April 27.
Computer hardware/softwarestolen at 312 Rurel Ct., April 27.
Theft from autoVehicle broken into and itemstaken at 3645 Turfway Rd.,April 19.
Vehicle broken into and itemsstolen at Dream St., March 18.
Vehicle broken into and items
stolen at 8626 Preakness Dr.,March 18.
Vehicle broken into and itemsstolen at Mall Rd., March 17.
Vehicle broken into and itemstaken at 7928 Dream St., March15.
Vehicle broken into and itemstaken at 7660 Catawba Ln.,March 15.
Vehicle broken into and itemstaken at 2228 Bleu Yacht Ln.,April 4.
Theft of autoVehicle stolen and not recov-ered at 7810 Commerce Dr.,March 19.
Theft of motor vehicleregistration plateVehicle parts/accessories stolenat 1452 Production Dr., April 27.
Theft of property mislaid bymistakeCredit/debit cards stolen at 6066Limaburg Rd., April 24.
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Boone County SheriffMike Helmig at 334-2175;
Florence Police ChiefTom Szurlinski at 647-5420.
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Child Find for Children with Disabilities in Need of Special Education or 504 Services
Child FindThe Boone County School Districtkeeps educational records in asecure location in each school andBoard office.
The Boone County School Districtobtains written consent from aparent or eligible student (age 18 orwho is attending a postsecondaryinstitution), before disclosingpersonally identifiable information toan entity or individual not authorizedto receive it under FERPA.
For students who have beendetermined eligible for SpecialEducation, educational records willbe destroyed at the request of theparents when they are no longerneeded to provide educationalprograms or services. The BooneCounty School District may destroythe educational records of a childwithout parent request five yearsafter they are no longer needed toprovide educational programs orservices. Parents are advised thatdata contained in the records maylater be needed for Social Securitybenefits or other purposes. TheBoone County Schools Districtmay retain, for an indefinite periodof time, a record of the student’sname, address, telephone number,grades, attendance records, classesattended, grade level completed,and year completed.
Children eligible for SpecialEducation include those childrenwith disabilities who have autism,deaf-blindness, developmentaldelay, emotional-behavior disability,hearing impairment, mentaldisability, multiple disabilities,orthopedic impairment, otherhealth impairment, specific learningdisability, speech or languageimpairment, traumatic brain injury, orvisual impairment and who becauseof such an impairment need SpecialEducation services.
Children eligible for 504 servicesinclude those children whohave a current physical ormental impairment that currentlysubstantially limits some major lifeactivity which causes the student’sability to access the schoolenvironment or school activities tobe substantially limited.
The Boone County School Districthas an ongoing “Child Find” system,which is designed to locate, identifyand evaluate any child residing in a
home, facility, or residence within itsgeographical boundaries, age three(3) to twenty-one (21) years, whomay have a disability and be in needof Special Education or 504 services.This includes children who are notin school; those who are in public,private, or home school; those whoare highly mobile such as childrenwho are migrant or homeless; andthose who are advancing from gradeto grade, who may need but are notreceiving Special Education or 504services.The district’s “Child Find” systemincludes children with disabilitiesattending private or home schoolswithin the school district boundarieswho may need special educationservices.The Boone County School Districtwill make sure any child enrolledin its district who qualifies forSpecial Education or 504 services,regardless of how severe thedisability, is provided appropriate
Special Education or 504 services atno cost to the parents of the child.
Parents, relatives, public and privateagency employees, and concernedcitizens are urged to help the BooneCounty School District find any childwho may have a disability and needSpecial Education or 504 services.The District needs to know thename and age, or date of birth ofthe child; the name, address, andphone number(s) of the parents orguardian; the possible disability;and other information to determineif Special Education or 504 servicesare needed.
Letters and phone calls are some ofthe ways the Boone County SchoolDistrict collects the informationneeded. The information the schoolDistrict collects will be used tocontact the parents of the childand find out if the child needs tobe evaluated or referred for SpecialEducation or 504 services.
If you know of a child who liveswithin the boundaries of the BooneCounty School District, who may
have a disability, and may need butis not receiving Special Education or504 services, please call 859-282-2558 or send the information to theaddress below.If you know of a child who attendsa private or home school within theboundaries of the Boone CountySchool District, who may havea disability, and may need but isnot receiving Special Educationservices, please call 859-282-2558or send the information to theaddress below.
“Child Find” activities will continuethroughout the school year. As partof these efforts the Boone CountySchool District will use screeninginformation, student records, andbasic assessment information itcollects on all children in the Districtto help locate those children whohave a disability and need SpecialEducation or 504 services. Anyinformation the District collectsthrough “Child Find” is maintainedconfidentially.
Written Policies and Procedureshave been developed whichdescribe the District’s requirementsregarding the confidentiality ofpersonally identifiable informationand “Child Find” activities. Thereare copies in the Principal’s officeof each school, and in the Board ofEducation office. Copies of thesePolicies and Procedures may beobtained by contacting:
Director of Special Education orSection 504 CoordinatorBoone County School District8330 US 42Florence, KY 41042
The District office is open Mondaythrough Friday, from 8:00a.m. to4:00 p.m.
The Boone School District providesa public notice in the native languageor other mode of communicationof the various populations in thegeographical boundaries of theDistrict to the extent feasible.If you know of someone who mayneed this notice translated toanother language, given orally, ordelivered in some other manner ormode of communication, pleasecontact the Director of SpecialEducation or the Section 504Coordinator at the address or phonenumber listed above for the BooneCounty Schools.
Revised Feb. 2007
Dorothy AhrmanDorothy Evelyn Ahrman, 93, of
Latonia died July 18, 2012, at herresidence.
She was retired from RosedaleManor Nursing Home in Latoniaas a kitchen server.
Her husband, Norbert Ahrman,and a son, Ronald Ahrman, diedpreviously.
Survivors include her sons,James Roland of Latonia, Clar-ence Ahrman of Erlanger, BillyRay Ahrman of Norwood, Ohio,Elmer David Ahrman of Newportand Robert Ahrman of Florida;daughters, Eva Sue McNabb ofLatonia, Arah Ann Rowland ofLatonia and Mary Kathryn Walkerof Florence; sister, Sue ElizabethOlding of Latonia; 20 grand-children; many great-grand-
children; and several great-great-grandchildren.
Memorials: Hospice of theBluegrass, 7388 Turfway Road,Florence, KY 41042.
Andrew BurnsAndrew John Burns, 86, of
Florence, died July 21, 2012, at hisresidence.
He was a retired vice presidentof Carolina Casualty, beginninghis career as a mass transit insur-ance agent. He was an Air Forceveteran of World War II, a mem-ber of St. Paul Church in Florenceand the American Legion, andenjoyed sports and music.
A daughter, Margaret “Peggy”Burns, and brother, Thomas S.Burns, died previously.
Survivors include his wife,
Rosemary Sironko Burns; son,Andy Burns of Alexandria; daugh-ters, Andrea McMillen of Crest-view Hills, Thelma Prus of Love-land, Ohio, Julia Hanley of Bever-ly Hills, Calif., Susan Burns ofUnion, Barbara Burns of Florenceand Rosemary McKeown andKathy Kroell, both of Blue Ash,Ohio; sisters, Elizabeth Jablonskiand Julia Allen, both of Pitts-burgh; 12 grandchildren; and fourgreat-grandchildren.
Entombment was at Gate ofHeaven Cemetery in Montgo-mery.
Memorials: American CancerSociety, 297 Buttermilk Pike, FortMitchell, KY 41017.
Wilma CrowWilma J. Crow, 74, of Union,
died July 25, 2012.
She was a registered nurse atChrist Hospital and member ofFirst Church of Christ in Burling-ton.
Survivors include her husband,Arthur “Joe” Crow; children,Barbara J. Carney, Amy Jo Crow,Michael J. Crow and Diana M.Tripp; and eight grandchildren.
Burial was in Big Bone BaptistCemetery in Union.
Memorials: St. Jude Children’sResearch Hospital, 501 St. JudePlace, Memphis, TN 38105-1942.
William CroxsonWilliam Lee Croxson, 83, of
Alexandria, died July 25, 2012, atHighlandspring of Fort Thomas.
He served in the Navy and laterjoined the Army. He served intwo tours of duty in Vietnam andretired from the Army in 1976.
Survivors include his wife,Emma Croxson of Alexandria;daughter, Carol Feldkamp ofCincinnati; son, William M. Crox-son of Walton; stepsons, JoeWagner of Butler and H. ThomasWagner of Alexandria; brother,Gene Croxson; 10 grandchildren;and 17 great-grandchildren.
Interment was in the EvergreenCemetery in Southgate.
Memorials: Wounded WarriorProject, P.O. Box 758517, Topeka,Kansas 66675 or St. Jude Chil-dren’s Research Hospital, 501 St.Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.
Patricia DahmsPatricia C. Dahms, 30, of Bur-
lington, died July 21, 2012, at St.Elizabeth Edgewood.
She loved animals.Survivors include her parents,
Carl and Janet Dahms of Florence;brothers, Jason Dahms andZachary Dahms, both of Newportand Christopher Dahms of He-bron; and fiancé Mike French ofBurlington.
Interment was at HighlandCemetery in Fort Mitchell.
Memorials: American CancerSociety , 297 Buttermilk Pike, FortMitchell, Ky 41017 or the BooneCounty Animal Shelter, 5643Idlewild Road, Burlington, Ky41005.
Donna DeFrancoDonna Lee DeFranco, 80, of
Florence, died July 12, 2012.Survivors include her husband,
Dr. V. James DeFranco; children,James, Michael, Donald, Christo-pher and Dorie DeFranco-Spinner;eight grandchildren; and 10great-grandchildren.
Memorials: Bluegrass Hospiceof Northern Kentucky.
Inez FleschInez M. Flesch, formerly of
Hebron, died July 20, 2012, at theMedical Center of McKinney inMcKinney, Texas.
Her husband, Richard, anddaughter Elizabeth, died previ-ously.
Survivors include her sons, GaryFlesch of Villa Hills, Richard Fleschof Hebron, Joseph Flesch of TaylorMill and Mark Flesch of LakeCharles, La.; sister, Louise Black-stone, of Farmersville, Texas;seven grandchildren; and onegreat-grandchild.
Burial was at St. John Cemeteryin Fort Mitchell.
Memorials: Catholic ReliefServices, 218 North Charles St.,Baltimore, MD 21201; The Alz-heimer’s Association, 644 Linn St.,Suite 1026, Cincinnati, OH 45203;or The American Cancer Society,297 Buttermilk Pike, Fort Mitchell,KY 41017.
John LittleJohn E. Little, 59 of Walton
died July 24, 2012, at University ofCincinnati.
He worked for Toyota inGeorgetown for 18 years as acrane operator and team leader,was a member of SouthsideBaptist Church of Covington andenjoyed fishing.
His parents, Harvey and EmmaTurner Little; two brothers, Hargisand Fred Little; and two sisters,Deltha Allender and ChristineLittle, died previously.
Survivors include his wife, AnitaLittle of Walton; daughters, CindyLee Cox of Williamstown, LisaAnn Taylor of Walton and AimeeLynn Thomas of Bowling Green;brother, James Dorsey Little ofLexington; sisters, Bonnie Cosmahof Union, Wanda Collins ofLexington and Darlene Knight ofFlorence; nine grandchildren; anda great-grandchild.
Memorials: JR Diabetes Re-search Foundation KentuckyChapter, 153 Thierman Lane,Louisville, KY 40207.
Paulena NevelsPaulena Wright Nevels, 82, of
Florence, died July 25, 2012, at St.Elizabeth Edgewood.
She was a member of UnionPresbyterian Church, a 50-yearmember of the Order of theEastern Star, retired from theBoone County Schools trans-portation department, andenjoyed the Cincinnati Reds andanimals.
Her husband, Henry, diedpreviously.
Survivors include sons, WilliamNevels of Salem, Ind., and Ken-neth Nevels of Union; daughter,Jill Hilts of Englewood, Fla.; sixgrandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Burial was at Nevelsville Ken-tucky Cemetery.
Memorials: Lions Club Interna-tional, 5996 Belair Drive, Florence41042 or donor’s choice.
Martin NieMartin William Nie, 79, of
Independence, died July 18, 2012,at St. Elizabeth Fort Thomas.
He was the former owner ofNie’s Pharmacy in Independence,a member of St. Cecilia Parish,Kentucky Pharmacists Association,the Northern Kentucky Pharma-cists Association, the American
Pharmacy Services Corp., VeteranApothecary Association of Cincin-nati, Independence Lions Club,served two terms on the Ken-tucky Board of Pharmacy, and aformer commander and chaplainfor the Independence AmericanLegion Moon Brothers Post No.275.
A son, Mark Nie, died previ-ously.
Survivors include his wife MaryJane Feldmann Nie; daughters,Kathy Barth of Florence andSharon Lang of Alexandria; son,Jack Nie of Independence; sisters,Lois Schreck of Edgewood andEstelle “Pinky” Morgan of Flor-ence; brother, David C. Nie ofMunfordville, Ky.; seven grand-children; and a great-grandchild.
Interment was at Mother ofGod Cemetery in Latonia.
Memorials: American LegionMoon Brothers Post No. 275,Memorial Oaks Project, 5272Madison Pike, Independence, KY41051 or St. Cecilia Parish.
Marilynn SchulteMarilynn I. Schulte, 68, of
Burlington died July 19, 2012, ather residence.
She was a retired sales repre-sentative for American Airlines, amember of the Cathedral Basilicaof the Assumption in Covington,former volunteer for the KentonCounty Animal Shelter and amember of Vaanguards, theAmerican Airlines retirees club.
Survivors include her brothers,Harry Schulte of Tucson, Ariz., andMark Schulte of Fort Mitchell;three nieces and a nephew.
The body was donated toUniversity of Cincinnati MedicalCenter.
died July 25, 2012, at BaptistConvalescent Center in Newport.
She was a cafeteria managerfor Boone County Schools.
Her husband, James “Lloyd”Stephens, and daughter, MarthaFaye Stephens, died previously.
Survivors include her sons, Larryand Tommy, both of Union, andRick of Dry Ridge; sister, Iva LeeBowen of Stanford, Ky.; fivegrandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
Burial was in Big Bone ChurchCemetery.
Memorials: Big Bone BaptistChurch, 11036 Big Bone ChurchRoad, Union, KY 41091.
Alma SullivanAlma Mae Sullivan, 95, of Fort
Wright, died July 22, 2012, at St.Elizabeth Edgewood.
She lived at St. Charles - TheLodge, was a longtime memberof St. Henry Parish in Erlangerand enjoyed crafting.
Her husband, James E. Sullivan;brothers, Ludy and George; andsisters, Myrtle and Lillian, diedpreviously.
Survivors include her sons,Michael Sullivan of Edgewoodand Pat Sullivan of Park Hills;daughters, Kathy Seifert ofCrittenden and Marjorie Arling-haus of Union; 12 grandchildren;and 16 great-grandchildren.
Burial was at Highland Ceme-tery.
Memorials: The Erlanger LionsClub, P.O. Box 184846, Erlanger,Ky 41018.
Richard SwitzerRichard Joseph Switzer Sr., 92,
of Ludlow, formerly of Coving-ton, died July 24, 2012, at St.Elizabeth Edgewood.
He was a retired truck driverfor Wilson Freight and previouslyemployed as a messenger forCentral Trust, served in the Army,was a Cincinnati Reds fan andenjoyed communicating on his CBradio.
His first wife, Beatrice ElizabethSwitzer; daughters, Patricia AnnMcCleese and Shirley Lee Chan-dler; and brothers, Ernest, Ray-mond, Coot and Joseph Switzer,died previously.
Survivors include his wife,Nancy Switzer; sons, Richard J.Switzer Jr. of Florence, and John-ny Turner, Jeremy Turner andJordan Turner, all of Covington;sisters, Wilma Davis, Annie Riceand Frankie Wallace, all of Co-lumbus, Ohio; six grandchildren;and 10 great-grandchildren.
Burial was at Highland Ceme-tery.
Memorials: American DiabetesAssociation, 644 Linn St., Suite304, Cincinnati, OH 45203.
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