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Despite the superintendent’srecommendation to raise reve-nue, Boone County Schools willtake the compensating propertytax rate this year.
The compensating rate allowsthemtoreceive thesamerevenueas they did in 2011.
Due to a drop in property val-ue assessments, the rate will gofrom$5.79 per every $1,000 of as-sessed value to $5.95 per every
$1,000 of assessed value for bothreal estate and tangible property.
The district’s motor vehicletax rate will remain the same at$4.97perevery$1,000ofassessedvalue.
Holding local revenues at thesame level will make operatingdifficult this year as the districtmust now staff the new Thorn-wilde Elementary, said Superin-tendent Randy Poe.
“Wereallyneeded to take the4percent increase,” Poe said.
The board of education ad-vised Poe to ask for the compen-sating rate because raising reve-nues would be a burden on resi-dents who are already struggling
financially.“Tobehonest, I
don’t know howwe’ll get throughthis year, butwe’llfigure it out,” Poesaid.
The district’sfinancial strug-gles stem from
revenue cuts from nearly everysource but its local funding. Inthecomingyear, thedistrict isex-pected to get a $2.7 million cut infederal funding and a $1.3millioncut in SEEK funding.
SEEK (Support Education Ex-cellence inKentucky), a formula-driven, state-funded money allo-
cation program, doles out moneyto schools based on a county’swealth.
The new cuts are stacked ontop of the $3.3 million in fundingcuts that havecome in since2008.
To make up for the cuts, thedistrict has dipped into its fundbalance,whichhasdroppedto$17million,despite thestate’s recom-mendation that a district the sizeof Boone County to have at least$25 million in reserves.
“We’re at a critical level,” Poesaid.
If the fund balance dips muchlower, the district will have a dif-ficult timecoveringpayroll somemonths, he said.
All of these financial woes arematchedwith an expected enroll-ment increase of 200-300 stu-dents this year over last year.Thismeans they’ll have tostretchthe money they have even far-ther.
This will be a difficult for adistrict that is alreadywell belowstate average of revenue per stu-dent. If Boone County’s fundingmatched the state average, it’dhave an additional $20 million ofrevenue a year, Poe said.
The 2012 tax rates were ap-proved by the board 5-0, withboard chairmanKenCook absentfrom the meeting.
School taxes up, revenues flatHike due to drop inproperty valuesBy Justin B. [email protected]
Poe
A TIP OF THE HAT
Contestants of the 2012 Miss Boone County Fair beauty pageant tip their hats to the crowd as they begin their evening Aug. 7. TheBoone County 4-H and Utopia Fair concluded Aug. 11. More photos, A4. JENNIFER KOTZBAUER FOR THE COMMUNITY RECORDER
FLORENCE — The madness isspreading across Florence.
MadMike’sBurgers&Fries recent-ly opened its second location in Flor-ence.
Mike Gelastopoulos opened thefirstMadMike’sonDixieHighway lastOctober, and it’s been such a successthat he partnered upwith EricDiamonto open a second location at 222 Mt.Zion Road.
Thanks to the large amount of traf-fic that drives through Mt. Zion Road,it hasn’t taken long for new customersto take notice of the new location andbusiness is already off to a good start,Diamon said.
Whenopening the first store,Gelas-topoulos focused on just serving a fewitems, but doing themwell. Every bur-ger ismade from100percentblackAn-gus beef. Regular sized burgers usehalf-poundpattiesandsmallerburgersuse quarter-pound patties.
That focus is why Mad Mike’s hasbeen such a success, Diamon said.
“It’s the quality of the food and theprices,”Diamon said. “It’swhat peopleare looking for in this area.”
Mad Mike’saddssecondlocation
The newMt. Zion Mad Mike’s Burgers& Fries features a custom spray paintmural as part of the decor. THANKS TO ERIC
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Burger restaurant openson Mt. Zion RoadBy Justin B. [email protected]
COVINGTON — While themission is still the same, theparty looks much different.
The Florence-based FamilyNurturing Center is hosting its18th annual August Affairfundraiser from 7-11 p.m. Fri-day, Aug. 17, at the RadissonHotel in Covington.
Formerly called the Art Af-fair, organizers decided it wastime to spice up the event thisyear.
“We’ve made some bigchanges this year,” said TracyFuchs, director of develop-ment for the FamilyNurturingCenter.
This year’s event takes onthe “Boots & Heels” theme.
“We’re combining the bestof rock and country,” Fuchssaid.
Thismeans attire can range
anywhere from denim, rhine-stones, leather or cocktail.
“Our attire this year is any-thing goes,” Fuchs said.
During the night, there willbe a “Hottest Heels” and “BestBoots” contest where the win-ners will win gift cards to shoestores.
Keeping with the theme,there will be items up for auc-tion from the genres’ biggest
stars – including an electricguitar signed by every mem-ber of The Rolling Stones, an“AbbeyRoad”albumsignedbyPaul McCartney and RingoStarr and a framed, auto-graphed photo of JohnnyCash.
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“Star Wars” movie postersigned by the entire origi-nal cast andGeorge Lucasand tickets to the EllenDeGeneres Show.
All autographed itemscome with certificates ofauthenticity.
Tickets are $70 in ad-vance and $80 at the doorand include two hours ofopen bar, hors d’oeuvres
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Despite the changes inthe theme, proceeds arestill going to help theFamily Nurturing Cen-ter’s mission of childabuse education, preven-tion and treatment forfamilies.
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With the new location,Diamon is making the res-taurant a more casual spotby including three TVs toshow sports and arcademachines.
“It’s more of a familyfriendly place,” Diamonsaid.
The Mt. Zion locationhas a bit more space, soDiamonwas able to includea small bar as well.
The new location is justthe start of Mad Mike’s ex-panding across the area.New locations are expect-ed to open in Newport andAmelia in the fall, Diamonsaid.
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UNION — DebbieMcWilliams was frantic.
Her husband, Chuck,had collapsed in the yardof theirhomeonFrogtownRoad, and Debbie did theonly thing she could thinkof: She screamed for help.
“There is usuallysomeone around, but, ofcourse, this night therewas nobody in sight,” shesaid.
At the pump stationnext door, Kristina Hick-man, her fiance, BrendonDye, andherbrotherweregetting water on June 26when they heard a faintscream.
The men ran in the di-rection of the sound, butKristina, holding her 3-month-old daughter, didnot follow right away.
When she got to theyard, Dye and her brotherhad gotten Chuck out intoan open space, but hewasn’t breathing.
“At first, Iwas just ask-ing everyone else if theyknew CPR and they allsaid they didn’t,” saidHickman. “Then Debbielooked straight inmy faceandsaid, ‘If youknowany-thing, please, please helpme.’”
Hickman,19, had takena CPR class at BooneCountyHighSchoolayearearlier, but she neverimagined shewould use it.She tried chest compres-sions on McWilliams but
felt she wasn’t strongenough for them to be ef-fective, so her brother,Nehemiah, took over.
“He was actually chok-ing on his tongue, so I hadto pull that back first,”Hickman said. “I knew Ihad to give him mouth-to-mouth because he wasn’tbreathing and was just asblue as could be. It wasawful.”
Apparently, somethingfrom that high schoolCPRclass stuck with her, be-cause after a few secondsof mouth-to-mouth resus-citation, Chuck’s chestheavedmightily as the airfilled his lungs. Hickmancontinued theexerciseun-til the rescue squadshowed up.
“When they got herethey just tookoveranddidtheir thing, but it was a
scarysituation,”Hickmansaid.
Robb Adams, a para-medicwith theUnion FireProtection District andone of the first to respondto the emergency call, es-timates McWilliams hadbeen without oxygen forabout eight minutes.
“That’s a long time togo without air,” Adamssaid. “There is no doubt inmy mind that thosebreaths she gave himkepthim alive.”
McWilliams,76, saidhecan’t express how grate-ful he is to Hickman.
“She’s my angel,” hesaid. “I wouldn’t be heretalking to you if it wasn’tfor her.”
Doctors later deter-mined that McWilliamsexperienced ventriculartachycardia, a rapidheartbeat condition that isa major cause of sudden
cardiac death.McWilliams didn’t re-
call having any symptomsbefore the incident. Hehas owned a salvage yardin Union since 1965 andhad worked all day andeaten dinner before be-ginning the yard workwith Debbie.
He does not rememberanything about that day –or even what happenedfrom about a week beforethe incident until abouteight days afterward,whenhewasrecuperatingin the hospital.
“I went to Hazard, Ky.,a few days before it hap-pened, but I sure don’t re-member it,” McWilliamssaid.
Debbie McWilliams,61, says she is grateful somany people reacted soquickly that night.
“WhatKristina and herbrotherdidwas justamaz-ing, but everyone elsewaspretty amazing, too,” shesaid.
Slowly,McWilliamsbe-gan to recover andwas re-leased from the hospital afew weeks later.
McWilliams now has adefibrillator installed inhis chest. He has troublerecalling phone numbersand lost those few weeksof memory, but he showsfew other ill effects fromthe incident .
“I’ve always been veryfortunate in my life, but Iwas really lucky thatday,”McWilliams said.
MAN’S ‘ANGEL’ SAVES LIFE
Chuck McWilliams, of Union, sits next to KristinaHickman, 19, whom he calls his angel after she saved hislife by running to his rescue and starting CPR. AMANDA
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International Home-less Animals Day is Satur-day, Aug 18, and Erin Lev-el, 29, of Elsmere, is busyprepping for a big adop-tion event that day.
Level co-founded GoodBuddies Canine Rescue in2009. It is a foster-basednonprofit group that es-sentially rescues dogsfrom overcrowded, under-funded shelters in ruralparts of Kentucky. It’s thetype of organization thatruns small, but makes abig impact.
She and two friends, in-cluding Brad Edwards ofFlorence, co-founded thegroup. Edwards was al-ready volunteering withdogs at the time.
“We wanted to fostermoredogs,”Edwards said.“These dogs are locked upformonths on end and fos-tering is likerehabilitationfrom the shelter.”
Level wasn’t always adog-loving person.
“Honestly, I hateddogs,” Level admitted. “Ithought they smelled bad.(My husband) convincedme to get one and told meto have one by the time hegot home from work.”
Bringing the femaleshepherdmix home, Levelstarted wondering abouther past. The dog, now
named Ripley, was house-trained, healthy and wellbehaved.
“It baffled me becausesomeone, somewhere putthe time and energy intothis dog and abandonedher at the shelter,” Levelsaid.
Shortly after Ripley’s
adoption,Level stoppedbya local pet store, coinci-dentally, when a ruralKentucky shelter hostedan adoption event. There,Levelmetvolunteers fromthe Owen County Friendsof Animals Inc. and latermet its director and foun-der, Hilari Gentry.
“My first impression ofErin was that she is obvi-ously compassionate andintelligent,” Gentry said.“I also believed she was awoman of action.”
Level began to volun-teer with Owen County in2007. Volunteering turnedinto fostering. Since 2007,she has fostered morethan 65 dogs in and out ofher house. Most of thedogs were fostered underthe care of Good Buddies,her ownnonprofit based inFlorence. The rescue haspulled fromOwen, Rowan,Gallatin, Carroll, Camp-bell, Garrard and Lincolncounties. There is no phys-ical shelter, but a smallnetwork of approved fos-ter homes keep the dogsuntil a forever home isscreened and approved.
Level ensures that thedogs are up-to-date onshots and healthy beforeentering an adoptivehome, all at no cost to thefoster family.
“I want to do every-thing I can to grow GoodBuddies into a solid non-profit andmake it self-sus-taining,” Level said.
GoodBuddieswill be atthe Red Dog Spa at 5081Madison Road in Cincin-nati Saturday from 3 p.m.to7p.m.withseveralotherrescue groups and shel-ters. The event is open andfree to the public.
President of Good Buddies Canine Rescue, Erin Level, sitson her back deck with two of her three dogs, Ripley, left,and Adrian, right. AMANDAWOODRUFF FOR THE COMMUNIT
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Now that the Aug. 14election filing deadline haspassed, theRecorderneedscandidate email addressesto plan election coverage.
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Boone County officialsapproved three publicworks bids Aug. 7.
Twin culvert replace-ment on Waller Road wasawarded to DRT Construc-tion for the amount of$162,848.
According to county en-gineer Greg Sketch, this ispart of a “very largewater-shed. The existing culvertshave deteriorated to thepoint where we were get-ting some failure in theroad.”
A memo from Sketch toassistant county adminis-trator Lisa Buerkley saidthe engineer’s estimate forconstruction was $177,800.
The stabilization is par-tially funded by FEMA andthe state per a 2011 emer-gency declaration, the me-mo reads.
Reimbursement for theculvert replacement totals$6,734.
A bid for the landslidestabilization of Ryle Roadto Langenheim and Thom-son Construction Co. for$83,985.
Sketch said this is on the
Ky. 338 end of Ryle Road.In a memo, Sketch said
the engineer’s estimatewas $75,000 which includ-ed a 15 percent contingen-cy.
During theAug. 7 FiscalCourt meeting, Sketch saidthe difference is attributedto the cost of steel and oth-er materials.
The final bidwas for an-other landslide stabiliza-tion of Lawrenceburg Fer-ry Road, which was award-ed to Smith ConstructionCo. for $111,600.
A4 • FLORENCE-UNION RECORDER • AUGUST 16, 2012 NEWS
Another Boone County4-H and Utopia Fair ishistory. Superb weather
marked most of the week ofAug. 6-11 at the Boone CountyFairgrounds in Burlington.Among the most popularevents were the live music,truck pull, pig scramble, horseshow, pageants, rides and the4-H exhibitions. Fair presidentJohn Walton said Tuesdaynight’s attendance was secondbest ever. “We had a real goodfair,” Walton said.
BLUE SKIES and
BLUE RIBBONS
Madison Hodges, 10, of Hebron caught a bluegill during the Boone County 4-H and UtopiaFair’s Fishing Frenzy on Aug. 4. MARTYWHITACRE FOR THE COMMUNITY RECORDER
From left, Sarah Louden, 6, and Justin Louden,5, of Florence and Michael McNay of BelleviewBottoms watch the truck and tractor pull held atthe Boone County 4-H and Utopia Fair on Aug. 4at the Boone County Fairgrounds Motor SportsArena. MARTYWHITACRE FOR THE COMMUNITY RECORDER
From left Courtney Hurst, 11, Ashlyn Hurst, 6, Colton Kremer, 2, and JeffKremer, all from Burlington, fish at the Boone County 4-H and Utopia Fair’sFishing Frenzy. MARTYWHITACRE FOR THE COMMUNITY RECORDER
Newly crowned Miss Sweetheart2012 Hannah Holtman, 10, ofFlorence prepares to greet thecrowd at the Boone County 4-Hand Utopia Fair. JENNIFER KOTZBAUER
FOR THE COMMUNITY RECORDER
Members of Knights of Columbus 5453 make and serve doughnuts at the fair. The “Holy Donuts” traileris staffed by Scott Wolfer of Hebron, Eric Ritchie of Burlington and Rick Wells of Burlington. NANCYDALY/THE COMMUNITY RECORDER
Boone County Solid WasteSupervisor Kelly Chapmantakes a break from her day jobto practice before the start ofthe bubble gum blowingcontest at the fair. STEPHANIESALMNOS/THE COMMUNITY RECORDER
Their rocks were tops in the Boone CountyParks Rock Race Tuesday at the BooneCounty 4-H and Utopia Fair: Celia Cahill,Ashlynne Wind and Colby Cahill took thefirst, second and third spots in their division.STEPHANIE SALMONS/THE COMMUNITY RECORDER
Carl and Edna Brooks of Burlington arriveThursday night at the Boone County 4-H andUtopia Fair. Edna Brooks is a retired advertisingrepresentative at the Boone County Recorder.NANCY DALY/THE COMMUNITY RECORDER
Thomas Putterbaugh, in white, awaits hisjudgment in the goat showMonday at theBoone County 4-H and Utopia Fair. JUSTIN B.
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Caleb Walters, 11, of Hebron, holdshis frog after competing in the frogjumping contest Wednesday at theBoone County 4-H and Utopia Fair.STEPHANIE SALMONS/THE COMMUNITY
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Peppers on display at the Boone County 4-H and UtopiaFair Wednesday. STEPHANIE SALMONS/THE COMMUNITY
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Recorder willpublish Baby Showwinners
TheBooneCounty4-H&Utopia Fair was Aug. 6-11.
The Recorder will pub-lish photos of the Baby andPreschool Showwinners ona special page in Septem-ber.
After the competition,the fair committee and Re-corder ask you to send aphoto of your childwith thefollowing information:Child’s name, which placethey came in and the cate-gory (such as 2-year-oldgirls). The photo can be aregularphoto of your child,such as a studio headshot.
First Security TrustBank is teaming up withDocument Destruction forthe second annual FreeShred Day, 7135 HoustonRoad.
From9a.m. to1p.m.Sat-urday, Aug. 11, they willtake up to three grocerybags or two paper boxesfull of paperwork and junkmail to shred. They recom-mend bringing items withsensitive information.
Willis hosting airguitar contest
Willis Music Florencewill host its fifth annualAirGuitar Contest at 11 a.m.Saturday, Aug. 11, at WillisMusic onMallRoad inFlor-ence.
Contestants will per-form to their favorite song,and thewinnerwill receivea B.C. Rich guitar. Entry isfree. Sign up in the store orcall 859-525-6050.
Beshear order flagsat half-staff
Gov. Steve Beshear hasdirected that flags at allstate office buildings belowered to half-staff untilsundownFriday, Aug.10, inhonor of the victims of theOak Creek, Wisc., shootingtragedy.
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FORT WRIGHT — A lo-cal business and morethan 300 people across thecountryhavebeen thevic-tims of an Internet scamcosting more than$600,000.
TimIott,vicepresidentand controller for EasonHorticultural Resourcesin Fort Wright, called thecity police on July 30 afterhearingfromhisbankthatfraudulent checks bear-ing his company’s namehad come through theirsystem.
The company sellsplants, flowers, bulbs,seeds, soil mix and con-tainers to retail andwholesale greenhousegrowers, plant nurseriesand landscapers.
Iott said the checkswere part of an Internetscam searching for “se-cret shoppers.”
So far, he’s aware ofmore than 300 checks to-talingmore than $600,000.
The report filed at the
Fort Wright Police De-partment lists theft by de-ception and theft by un-lawful taking, both for$10,000 or more. On thedate of the report, Aug. 2,the total was $512,627.45,but officers noted theamount was “expected togrow.”
“Essentially, people re-ceived a check for a largeamount of money, andthey got to keep a portionof that after sending someoverseas and purchasingitems at local stores,” saidIott. “These people end upwiring funds out of thecountry, so they’re gone.Some people took thatcheckto thebankandsaid,‘I think this is fraudulent.Can you check it?’ Whichis good, because other-wise they would have lostmoney. If it seems toogood to be true, it definite-ly is.”
The police report sayssomeone got access to thecompany’s banking infor-mation, which was used tosend checks for $1,979.85issued on PNC Bank. The
person receiving thecheck was to send a totalof $1,578 to two individ-uals overseas, keep $350and spend the rest atHome Depot, Walmart,Best Buy or Costco toevaluate each company’sservices.
Because the fraud hap-pened online, Iott said thevictims, and possibly theperpetrators behind thescam, could be anywhere.
“It’s a nationwidething,” he said. “We’vegotten reports from coastto coast.”
He said anyone whohad information about thescam, especially if theyreceived checks, shouldcall their local bank or po-lice office.
Sgt. Michael Knight ofthe FortWright PoliceDe-partment said the investi-gation is ongoing, and in-formation has beenturned over to the FBI.
The Louisville FBI of-fice did not return callsseeking more informa-tion.
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According to FortMitchell author Rick Rob-inson, the best way to thinkof his book “Writ ofManda-mus” is to think of “Ken-tucky horses, Irish whis-key and Middle East con-flict.”
The book, which Robin-son said is the continuingstory of Richard Thomp-son, a fictional congress-man from Northern Ken-tucky who finds himself inthemiddle of “intrigue andtrouble,” is thisyear’s read-ing selection for the North-ern Kentucky One BookOne Community program.
The library systems ofBoone, Kenton, Campbelland Grant counties are
teaming up for the annualreading program.
Committee chair AmyFoster, manager of theBoone County Public Li-brary’s Scheben branch,said the program began in2007 as an initiative to geteveryone in the NorthernKentucky counties readingand talking about the samebook.
The desire to support alocal author was one of themajor reasons Robinson’sbook was selected, shesaid.
Foster said organizersliked that the book waswritten by a local authorand set in Northern Ken-tucky but it also has “a po-litical feel to itwithout hav-ing politics per se. Itdoesn’t take sides.”
That ties into the fact it’san election year, she said.
“Plus the book will ap-peal to such a wide audi-ence,” said Boone CountyPublic Library’s public re-lation coordinator BeckyKempf.
Foster agreed.“Men, women, young,
old – we thought it hadbroad cross-appeal andsometimes that can bechallenging to find a bookthat a majority of peoplewill like because you haveto appeal to a lot of demo-graphics.”
Even Robinson said thebook has something for allreaders.
“If you love politics,you’ll love my books,” hesaid. “If you hate politics, Ikill politicians, so there’ssomething for everybody.”
Robinson saidhe alwaysweaves local spots into his
books, “not only for the lo-cal flavor, but (because)wehave so many good placesto weave into stories.”
According toFoster, oneof the local settings, ChezNora inCovington, is oneofthe library’s partners forthe program and will caterauthor events planned inall four counties.
Readers can meet Rob-insonat 7p.m.Oct. 23 at theGrant County Public Li-brary, Williamstown; Oct.24at themainbranchof theBoone County Public Li-brary, Burlington; Oct. 25at the Erlanger branch ofthe Kenton County PublicLibrary and Oct. 26 at theCarrico/Fort Thomasbranch of the CampbellCounty Public Library.
“This is really, really ex-citing and a really neat ex-perience not only for thereader, but the author as
well,” Robinson said.Writers get to interact
with a lot of readers whenout on book tours.
“To get to do it not onlyin your hometown, but infront of somany readers insuccessive nights is a real-ly neat experience for theauthor and the readers,” hesaid.
According to Kempf,Northern Kentucky OneBook One Community is agreat way to meet yourneighbors.
“The reason we do thisprogram year after yearand why we like it so much– as a library today, we’retrying to be a communitycenter.”
Libraries team up for reading event‘Writ of Mandamus’ featuredBy Stephanie [email protected]
“Writ of Mandamus,” byFort Mitchell author RickRobinson, is this year’sselection for the NorthernKentucky One Book OneCommunity program.PROVIDED
In addition to the authorevents planned as part of theNorthern Kentucky One BookOne Community program, BeckyRyder, director of KeenelandLibrary, will speak in all fourcounties.
Some scenes in the book takeplace at Keeneland in Lexington.
“Keeneland: A Rich Heritageand History”will be held:
» Sept. 29, 11 a.m., GrantCounty Public Library, William-stown.
» Oct. 2, 7 p.m., CampbellCounty Public Library, Carrico/Fort Thomas branch.
» Oct. 9, 7 p.m., KentonCounty Public Library, Erlangerbranch.
» Oct. 10, 7 p.m., BooneCounty Public Library, Schebenbranch.
Keeping with the politicaltheme of the One Book OneCommunity selection, residents
can learn about some of Ken-tucky’s historical political figures.
Local libraries will also hostChautauqua presentations.
Henry Clay, portrayed byGeorge McGee, will be a theCold Spring branch of the Camp-bell County Public Library at 7p.m. Sept. 10.
Emilie Todd Helm, portrayedby Betsy Smith, will be at themain branch of the BooneCounty Public Library in Burling-ton at 7 p.m. Sept. 21.
Justice John Marshall Harlan,played by Edward Smith, will beat the Erlanger branch of theKenton County Public Library at7 p.m., Sept. 27.
A number of book discussionsare also planned through Sep-tember and October aroundNorthern Kentucky. Datesinclude:
» Sept. 10, noon, CampbellCounty Public Library, Carrico/
Fort Thomas branch.» Oct. 2, 7 p.m., Kenton
County Public Library, William E.Durr branch.
» Oct. 2, 7 p.m., Baker HuntArt and Cultural Center, Coving-ton.
» Oct. 2, 7 p.m., CampbellCounty Public Library, Newportbranch.
» Oct. 3, 7 p.m., KentonCounty Public Library, Erlangerbranch.
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BURLINGTON — Areateenage drivers can soonlearn about the effect ofnegative behaviors behindthewheel inahands-onpro-gram.
The Boone County Co-operative Extension andthe Boone County Sheriff’sOffice are partnering to of-fer Teens onWheels SafetyProgram from noon to 4p.m. Aug. 25 at the BooneCounty Fairgrounds, 5819Idlewild Road, Burlington.
The program is forteens 15-19. Those partici-pating must be accompa-nied by an adult.
ChristyEastwood, coun-ty extension agent for 4-Hand youth development,said this is the third yearthe organizations havepartnered to help preventteens from exhibiting be-haviors that could causeaccidents that could hurtthemselves or someoneelse.
Other community agen-cies have also been invitedto participate, she said.
The event includes anobstacle course whereteens will drive a mock carwith goggles to make itseem as if they were driv-ing impaired, Eastwoodsaid.
They will drive thecourse “to seehowdifficultit is to do that,” she said.
There will also be a roll-over simulator as well asgroups such as insurancecompanies and funeralhomes speaking about
what they’ve seen, saidEastwood.
The teens will witness amock crash caused bydrunkendriving or texting.Eastwood said the exerciseincludes a person “arrest-ed” and going through amocktrial, afterwhichaju-ry of teens decide the de-fendant’s outcome.
The program, whichEastwood said is usuallywell-attended, is “support-ed by so many differentagencies,wefeel it is some-thing teenagers do benefitfrom.”
According to Lori Hun-saker, teen coordinator forthe Kentucky State Police,6.6 percent of licenseddrivers in the state areteens, including those withlearner permits and inter-mediate licenses.
In 2011, there were 859crashes in Boone Countyinvolving drivers betweenthe ages of 16 and 19, statepolice records show.
Of those, 112 werecrasheswith injuriesand11
were with a commercialvehicle.
Last year, 183 peoplewere injured in accidentsthat involved teen drivers.
Those numbers, howev-er, were down from 2010.
Hunsaker said that in2010, there were 938 colli-sionswith teens in thesameage range, 120 injury colli-sions, 17 with commercialmotor vehicles.
One fatality and 196 in-juries were reported in2010.
Hunsaker said 16 per-cent of all crashes in Ken-tucky in 2011 involved teendrivers 16 to 19 years old,while 9 percent of fatalcrashes involved a teendriver.
Open to Northern Ken-tucky residents, those in-terested in attending theprogram should registerby Friday, Aug. 17, by call-ing 859-586-6101.
Teens do not have tohave their driver’s licenseortemporarypermittopar-ticipate.
Teen driver safetyprogram offered
Teens participate in a previous Teens on Wheels SafetyProgram. An upcoming session for teens 15 to 19 will benoon to 4 p.m. Aug. 25 at the Boone County Fairgrounds.THANKS TO CHRISTY EASTWOOD
The 20.9 composite average putsBoone County Schools just shy of the 21.1national average, Lusk said.
Along with a jump in scores, 23 per-cent of juniors met state benchmarks forall four content areas this year, comparedwith only 15 percent last year. Across thestate, only 14 percent of students reachthat goal.
The scores are more evidence thatBoone County is on track of meeting itsgoal of class of 2023 to have an average
composite scoreof 24.AnACTscoreof 24means a student has a 75 percent chanceof getting aBorbetter in college courses.
As thedistrict continues its focus in allgrade levels on the goal of having everystudent ready for college and career bythe time they graduate that goal shouldcontinue to look even more attainable,said Superintendent Randy Poe.
“The scores are a summation of thehard work going on in the classrooms,”Poe said.
Visit nky.com/boonecounty for morecommunity news
Boone County ACT scoresjump in all content areasBy Justin B. [email protected]
The first few days of school will lookmuch different this year for the foodservices department of Boone CountySchools.
Thedistrict implemented online reg-istration for free and reduced lunch ap-plications.
Prior to the online system, the de-partment would get hundreds of appli-cations a day for the first few days ofschool, and all of those had to be enteredinto the database.
“It was like a cartoon character sur-rounded of mounds of papers,” saidBarbara Kincaid, food services direc-tor.
Adding to the stress, federal man-date required all applications to beprocessed within 10 days. During theapplication rush during the beginningof school, department employees wereworking well into the night, Kincaidsaid.
With the online applications, parentscan apply quickly in a secure environ-ment and the information is alreadyadded to the database.
“It’s a great labor saver,” Kincaidsaid.
In the past, parents had to wait awhile to see if they were approved forfree or reduced lunch, but the systemworks so quickly now that some parentshave been able to apply the night beforea child’s open house and by the timethey get to the open house, they’re al-ready on the school’s free or reducedlist, Kincaid said.
“For these parents, it’s just been agodsend,” she said.
Thanks to the online system, applica-tions have been coming in at a muchmore spread out pace, which gives foodservice employees the opportunity tokeep up with everything that comes in,Kincaid said.
“We’re not working 20-hour days,”she said.
The system is already proving pop-ular.
“We’ve had very few paper applica-tions,” Kincaid said.
Because there have been so few pa-per application to process, that leavesKincaid’s staff available to answerquestions and help those who are hav-ing trouble filling out applications.
“I’m beyond thrilled,” Kincaid said.Those looking to apply for free or re-
duced lunch should visitwww.schoollunchapp.com
Visit nky.com/boonecounty for morecommunity news
Freelunchsignupis onlineBoone’s application rushshould be improvedBy Justin B. [email protected]
Collins Elementary School in Flor-ence wrapped up their four-week sum-mer program. Students were treated tooutside guests instructing them in spe-cial physical activity, inspirationalspeaking, literature and folk music.
The summer program served 143children with instruction in language
arts, math and physical activity. Fifty-seven children had perfect attendancethroughout this program with 30 stu-dents having missed one day.
Included in the last eventswere: TheSpace Painter, juggler and inspirationalspeaker Tom Sparough, Greg Jowaisas,teaching about folk music, storytellerMary Hamilton and local animal rescu-er Joshua Wyatt.
Folk music specialist Greg Jowaisas, introduces some techniques to Collins Elementary students Dominic Martin and JordanMullins. THANKS TO CAROL ELLIOTT
Collins summerprogram welcomedspecial guests
Teachers Connie Norberg and CathyGripshover watch Collins Elementarystudent Tony Moreno learn about thedulcimer. THANKS TO CAROL ELLIOTT
Community Recorder
This summer the KentuckyCenter welcomed more than 200young artists from every regionof the commonwealth as theKen-tucky Center Governor’s Schoolfor the Arts celebrated its 25thanniversary at Lexington’s Tran-sylvaniaUniversity fromJune17to July 7.
During their three-week stay,225 student artists from 43 coun-ties were immersed in a rigorousschedule of daily seminars, mas-
ter classes, lectures, hands-onworkshops and field trips to re-gional arts attractions. Instruc-tion was offered in nine disci-plines: architecture, creativewriting, dance, drama, instru-mental music, musical theater,new media, visual art and vocalmusic.
Since 1987, more than 4,200talented high school sophomoresand juniors have attended theschool summer program. Addi-tionally, 21 colleges and universi-ties currently offer scholarships
to alumni of the school.The following Boone County
students participated:Boone County High School:
Clayton Edwards and Colin Wa-ters.
Conner High School: AndrewKarrick.
Cooper High School: TrevorArsenault.
Ryle High School: MackenzieAllen, KyleKidwell andMatthewPearce.
Walton-Verona High School:Karlie Cauthen.
Boone students attend Governor’s School for the ArtsCommunity Recorder
Several Boone County students participated in The Kentucky CenterGovernor’s School for the Arts summer program. THANKS TO JACQUELINE
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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A10 • FLORENCE RECORDER • AUGUST 16, 2012
One can scarcely open anewspaper, surf the web, orwatch a news program thesedays without encountering thisquestion: Is college worth it?Naysayers point to the risingcost of tuition, the growing levelof student debt and persistent,high unemployment rates toargue that a college educationdoesn’t have the value it oncedid.
Instead of merely enteringthe debate, we need to reframethe question: Is a communitycollege education of value? Thefacts about the value of graduat-ing from a community collegelike Gateway are too importantfor any parent of a college-agestudent or any student payinghis or her own way throughschool to overlook.
There is no escaping thisfact: on average, the more youlearn, the more you earn. Thedata overwhelming show thatthere is a direct correlationbetween personal earnings and
the level ofeducationalattainment.Statistics fromthe U.S. De-partment ofLabor consis-tently revealthat peoplewith postsec-ondary educa-tion have alower unem-ployment rate
and higher median weekly earn-ings than people with a highschool education.
Earning a credential like acertificate, diploma or degreemakes a big difference. In addi-tion, information from the La-bor Department demonstratesthat people with an associatedegree or higher are more like-ly to be employed and earnhigher wages than those whohave some college but no de-gree.
This trend will continue for
the foreseeable future. Today,even in the current economicclimate, the Department ofLabor reports that unemploy-ment rate for people with asso-ciate degrees is 6.8 percent,well under the average of 9.4percent for high school gradu-ates and 14.1 percent for highschool dropouts.
Looking ahead to 2020, jobgrowth of 18 percent for asso-ciate degree graduates is ex-pected to outpace the 12.2 per-cent growth in jobs for highschool or GED graduates andeven the 16.5 percent growth forjobs requiring bachelor’s de-grees.
An associate degree deliverssignificant value from an earn-ings perspective as well. Laborstatistics show the median annu-al wage in 2010 for a person withan associate degree was $61,560.That is 80 percent more than theaverage earnings of a highschool graduate and just $2,000a year shy of the median annual
wage for those with a bachelor’sdegree. But there is more to thevalue of a community collegeeducation.
Public community collegeslike Gateway provide the bestform of access to higher educa-tion. Our tuition rates are sig-nificantly lower than publicfour-year colleges and universi-ties and dramatically lower thanfor-profit colleges.
For example, Gateway’stuition of $140 per credit hour isless than half the tuition cost ofany public university in Ken-tucky, and a variety of schol-arships and financial aid areavailable to help offset that cost.Plus, credits earned at regional-ly accredited colleges like Gate-way transfer to four-year uni-versities. In Kentucky, our cred-its transfer to public universi-ties by law. Many independentinstitutions, like Thomas MoreCollege, as well as public ones,such as Northern KentuckyUniversity, offer Gateway grad-
uates significant scholarships totransfer and complete a degree.
By going to Gateway for twoyears and completing an asso-ciate’s degree, students cansave 40 percent or more of thetotal cost of a four-year degree!So if you want a college degreewithout much debt, with highlyqualified faculty in small class-es, enroll at colleges like Gate-way for the first two years,obtain an associate’s degree andthen transfer.
Is community college worthit? The answer is a resoundingyes. At Gateway, we know thateducation truly does pay, and wewould be delighted to show youhow.
For more information aboutGateway, including financial aidopportunities, visit www.gate-way.kctcs.edu or call 859-441-4500.
G. Edward Hughes is president andCEO of Gateway Community andTechnical College.
Is (community) college worth it?
G. EdwardHughesCOMMUNITYRECORDER GUESTCOLUMNIST
Every year, the Latino Lead-ership and College ExperienceCamp (LLCEC) takes place inLexington for Hispanic highschool students consideringcollege.
This year the theme of thecamp was “The Power of One,”a representation of the politicalactivism that is happeningtoday. Erin Howard, the foun-der of LLCEC, makes it hermission to educate the camperslike myself the opportunitieswe have when consideringgoing to college, regardless ofcitizenship status.
One of the things Howardbased her camp around was theDeferred Act. This act couldpotentially help many studentsenroll in college.
President Obama announcedlast month that the Departmentof Homeland Security will stopdeporting young immigrantswho apply and qualify for “de-ferred action.” If the applica-tion is approved by the U.S.Customs and ImmigrationService, one will be grantedprivileges such as a work per-mit, a Social Security number,
and some pro-tection againstbeing deportedfor up to twoyears. Howev-er, deferredaction does notcreate a path-way for legal-ization nordoes it allowrequest ofrelatives forlegal status
either.Some people believe Obama
has approved this act in orderto support his re-election cam-paign. Nonetheless, Howardand the rest of the volunteers ather camp encourage immigrantstudents to apply as soon aspossible.
Since some believe presi-dential candidate Mitt Romneycould possibly repeal the act,the thought of having the in-formation of thousands of un-documented immigrants in thehands of the governmentthreatens people away.
Although the act will notgrant permanent citizenship
status like the DREAMActcould if it were passed, Howardand the rest of the staff atLLCEC highly recommendgiving it a shot.
Why is it important? Accord-ing to Census.gov, the collegeenrollment of Hispanics in 2009was only 2,434,000 compared to15,027,000 Americans.
It’s important because mycultural generation is fallingbehind; although according toPewhispanic.org the rate ofcollege enrollment for Hispan-ics from 2009 to 2010 increasedby 24 percent, Hispanics arenot the largest minority group.
Therefore, we lag behind thehigher education everyone inthe U.S. is granted, especiallyin the state of Kentucky wherethe “No Child Left Behind” Actis very prominent. As our com-munity grows, so does diversityand with it brings the faces ofmany Hispanic students long-ing to attend college.
Jessica Duran was the news andopinion editor of Boone CountyHigh School’s paper, The Rebellion.Duran will be a senior this fall.
My generation is falling behind
JessicaDuranCOMMUNITYRECORDER GUESTCOLUMNIST
The Center for Disease Con-trol reports the U.S. is headingfor the worst year for pertussisor whooping cough since 1959,with more than 19,000 cases andnine infant deaths reported sofar this year.
This is twice the usual num-ber of cases. The state of Ken-tucky also has high rates ofwhooping cough with 179 casesstatewide and 79 (44.1 percent)of these cases coming fromBoone, Kenton, Campbell andGrant counties. Northern Ken-tucky usually sees 25 cases ofwhooping cough per year.
Whooping cough is a verycontagious disease spread fromperson to person by coughing orsneezing while in close contactwith others. Many infants andchildren get whooping coughfrom their mothers, fathers,older brothers or sisters, orbaby-sitters who may not evenknow they have whoopingcough.
Infants less than 6 months ofage are at high risk for gettingwhooping cough because theyhave not received all of theirwhooping cough (DTaP) vacci-nations. These infants get verysick and many must be hospital-ized. Adults can also get whoop-ing cough and they can becomevery sick too.
Tdap is the whooping coughvaccine given to adults who aremore than 18 years of age. Signsof whooping cough usually be-
gin withinseven to 10days afterhaving closecontact withsomeone whohas whoopingcough. If you oryour childdevelops acold, conges-tion, fever,runny nose and
severe cough, or a cough thatlasts more than two weeks, itmay be whooping cough. Thebest way to know is to contactyour doctor so you can be testedand receive antibiotics if thetest for whooping cough is posi-tive.
Women who are more than 20weeks pregnant should also getthe Tdap vaccine so they canpass their antibodies to theirbaby for protection againstwhooping cough during the firstmonths of life. Pregnant pa-tients who are delivering theirbabies at St. Elizabeth Edge-wood and their immediate fam-ily members or infant care-givers more than 18 years oldcan get the Tdap vaccine forfree at the Pertussis CocooningClinic.
The clinic is located at St.Elizabeth Edgewood.
Christina Rust is a maternal childeducator at St. Elizabeth Health-care.
It’s been a bad yearfor whooping cough
Christina RustCOMMUNITYRECORDER GUESTCOLUMNIST
On Aug. 4 I had organized afundraiser called Trash 4 Cashthrough the Solid Waste Depart-ment in Boone County for theUnion Jags Football team. Overthe past six-plus years I have or-ganized this same fundraiser forall different youth sports pro-grams, I have never received thekind of help and attendance thatthe Union Jags had given.
I was so amazed with the kidsand parents aswell as coaches onthis team.Not only did 99percentof the team and parents show up,the football players brought theirfriends, too. I was so impressedwith themfromthewillingness to
volunteer to how eager everyonewas willing to work hard as ateam to clean up Cooper HighSchool, Longbranch Road, CampErnst Lake plus more.
The best was everyone’s atti-tude to clean up the communityand the pride in doing it to theirbest ability. I would like to thankall the coaches and board mem-bers with the Jags. This was agreat reflection on how they runand teach the team about team-work,workinghard,most of all towork as a group not as an individ-uals.
Cindy LynnBurlington
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
As chief justice, I find itdisheartening that I can nolonger assure you that thecourts in Kentucky will beopen when you need them.
For the first time in modernhistory, we will have to closeevery courthouse in the state tobalance the Judicial Branchbudget. For three days in 2012,we must furlough all courtpersonnel and close all court-house doors because the Gener-al Assembly has not allottedenough money to fund courtoperations at current levels.
The 4.3 million people inKentucky generate nearly 1.1million court cases each year.To meet that demand, the Judi-cial Branch needs only about 3percent of the state budget. Yetsince 2008 our court systemhas experienced a cumulativebudget reduction of 48 percent.
We began addressing ourfunding crisis four years agoby downsizing our staff by 282employees, leaving judicial
vacanciesunfilled, elim-inating valu-able programssuch as Juve-nile and Fam-ily DrugCourts, imple-menting broadoperating cutsand stream-lining theorganizationalstructure of
the Administrative Office ofthe Courts, the operations armof the court system.
Responding to deeper cutsimposed in the most recentstate budget, we announced adrastic reduction in service byclosing courts for three days in2012, capping the number ofadult Drug Court participantsand implementing greaterrestrictions on our personnelcomplement. In January, wewill regroup to determine if wecan make it through the fiscal
year without taking other sig-nificant measures.
Four years of implementingcuts is hollowing out our courtsystem. We must set asideinnovative plans for new tech-nology to replace our obsoletecase management system andimprove efficiency throughe-filing. Meanwhile many ofour most experienced anddedicated employees areforced to leave for higher pay-ing jobs .
As citizens of this common-wealth, we need to speak up forthe courts. Further financialchoking will erode the capacityof the courts to carry out theirconstitutional duty as an equalpartner in state government.The courts must be available torespond to the daily demandsfor justice, which is truly themost basic responsibility ofstate government.
John D. Minton Jr. is Chief Justiceof Kentucky.
Budget cuts hollowing out courts
John D.Minton Jr.COMMUNITYRECORDER GUESTCOLUMNIST
THURSDAY, AUGUST 16, 2012
Raiders work to stay injury freeUNION — The Ryle High
School football team had severalserious injuries last year, mostnotably to standout runningbackand spiritual leader Travis El-liott in the third game of the sea-son.
The Raiders hung tough longenough to finish with a 7-5 rec-ord, losing to rival Boone Countyin the second round of the Class6A playoffs. A battle-tested Rylegroup will return to try to buildon that in 2012.
Ryle head coach Bryson War-ner,whoreturnswitha68-39 rec-ord in the program, hasmade re-ducing injuries a focus this sea-son.
“We’ve been as injury free aswe have been at this time ofyear,” he said. “We’re taking ahitcount in practice. We’re only al-lowing ourselves to hit so much.When we stay healthy, by thetime districts come, we’ll be atour peak. We play a very toughschedule. We’ll save the hittingforgametimeandwe’ll beable toturn it up a notch at game time.”
The Raiders offense startswith senior quarterbackNathan Davis, whoreturns under cen-ter after a solidyear in 2011. Da-vis rushed for1,112 yards and14 touchdownsand threw for926 yards andsix TDs.
“Nathan has alot of tools,”Warnersaid. “He’s a realthreat to run the footballand he can throw the ball. He’sbeen around football his wholelife with his dad being a headcoach.Hereallyunderstands thegameaswell as anybodywehaveever had.”
Ryan Hill and Tanner Pulicehad good campaigns at runningback after Elliott went down.
Hill had 406 yards and sixTDs asa junior, making waves with hisexplosiveness. Most of the re-
ceiving corps graduated,leaving Davis with in-
experienced targetsearly on. KevinWalker at tightend, Kyle Pan-gallo at receiverand seniors Dan-iel Osborne andJake Ashley atthe H-back posi-
tion lead the newcontributors.“(Hill) can get the
ball in open space and dogreat things, and theyhave togeta lot of people around him to gethim down,” Warner said.
Junior Lex Sowards and sen-ior Mitch Howes return on theoffensive line.
The strength of the defense isin the secondary, with Hill, sen-ior Daniel Osborne and senior
Nick Kennedy returning. Rylegraduated a lot of depth in therest of the defense. Howes an-chors the defensive line as wellwith senior Daniel Loschiavo.
Inside linebacker Dylan Pi-van, a senior, has been the leaderof the defense in the preseason.
Senior Garrett Mead returns
as arguably the most experi-enced kicker in Northern Ken-tucky, continuing Ryle’s strongtradition of players shared fromthe successful soccer team.
Warner likeshis team’sdepth,with about 70 players, whichwillallowhimtorotateplayers inandout.
Ryle starts the season at rivalCooper Aug. 17, then plays Hen-ry Clay Saturday, Aug. 25, in theFayette County Bowl at BryanStation High School. Ryle thenhas a quick turnaround to hostCincinnati power Colerain in aThursday night game televisedlive on Fox Sports.
Ryle starting offensive line includes, from left, Logan Ross (sophomore); Mitch Howes (senior); Brad Weber (senior); Tyler Morgan (senior); LexSowards (junior). They average 6’3” and 230. THANKS TO SCOTT AND TIFFANY PULICE
RYLE SCHEDULEAug. 17 at Cooper, 7:30 p.m.Aug. 25 at Henry Clay, 6 p.m.Aug. 30 Colerain, 7:30 p.m.Sept. 14 at St. Francis De Sales,Ohio, 7:30 p.m.
Sept. 21 Simon KentonSept. 28 at Boone CountyOct. 5 at ConnerOct. 12 at Campbell CountyOct. 19 Dixie HeightsOct. 26 Highlands, 7:30 p.m.All games are 7 p.m. unlessotherwise noted.Ryle backfield starters, from left, are Tanner Pulice, Nathan Davis and
Jake Ashley. THANKS TO SCOTT AND TIFFANY PULICE
UNION — After a slow start tothe 2011 season, the Cooper HighSchool football team turnedthings around in a big, historicway.
TheJaguarswon their last fiveregular season games after a 1-4start, earning them the first dis-trict championship for any teamat the school in its four-year histo-ry. A tough, mistake-filled 28-12loss toMontgomeryCountyendedCooper’s first winning season onthe gridiron at 6-5.
Now, the Jaguars are lookingahead to new milestones, as theyreturn eight starters on defenseand seven on offense for headcoach Randy Borchers,whohasbeen theheadman since day oneat Cooper in the2008 season.
“It was goodto win for theguys that camebefore us,” saidsenior A.J. Col-lins. “The groupof guys we haveare good guys andweworkedwell togeth-er. Our motto the wholeyear was ‘We believe.’ We be-lieved the whole way.”
The defense returns eightstartersfromasquadthatallowed
10 points a game in the last sevencontests. The losses include sack-masters James Blau and J.P. Wil-liams, who combined for 19 sacks
a year ago, Williams post-ing 11 of them. He also
had 56 overall tack-les. Replacing theirpass rush will be akey concern thisfall.
SeniorsDustinMitchell and Tay-lorCentersarere-turning starters on
the defensive line.Mitchell is quick at
165poundsandhadthreesacks, while the 250-pound
Centers posted four sacks.Seniors Tyler Brooks and
Ricky Martin, and junior AveryBricking return as starting line-
backers.SeniorsTylerMorrisandA.J. Collins anchor the secondarywith junior Aaron Morgan. Mor-ris had three interceptions lastyear and Collins two.
Morris and Collins led the of-fense ayear agowith their leader-ship and ability. Morris, a senior,stepped inasquarterbackearly inthe season and finished with 857yards passing with 11 touch-downs, and on the ground posting925 yards and 10 scores.
Collins rushed for 987 yardsand seven TDs.
“That was a new position forhim lastyear,”Borchers said. “Wefeel this year he can have a greatyear andbeoneof the topbacks inNorthern Kentucky.”
Mitchell, a tightend,returnsasa receiving target with junior wi-deout Cory Fussinger. Centersand 225-pound senior Zac Neu-mann return on the offensive line,which lost starters Blau, Ashley
KalbandEricWells tograduation.Versatile offensive threat A.J.Branch also earnedhis diploma inthe spring and cannot help thisseason.
Other top returners includingjunior receiver/defensive backRichie Pauls, junior receiver/de-fensive back Tanner Kissel andjunior linemanWill Ludwig.
Cooper routed Class 2A powerNewport Central Catholic in itslone scrimmage of the season.
Cooper senior A.J. Collins runs the ball in a game against Ryle last year. FILE PHOTO
COOPER SCHEDULEAug. 17 Ryle, 7:30 p.m.Aug. 24 Holy Cross, 8 p.m.Aug. 31 Boone County, 7:30 p.m.Sept. 7 at Campbell County, 7:30p.m.
Sept. 14 Holmes, 7 p.m.Sept. 21 Scott, 7:30 p.m.Sept. 28 at Conner, 7 p.m.Oct. 5 at South Oldham, 7:30p.m.
Oct. 19 Grant County, 7:30 p.m.Oct. 26 at Dixie Heights, 7 p.m.
Jaguars ‘believe’in end goal
SPORTS & RECREATIONB2 • FLORENCE-UNION RECORDER • AUGUST 16, 2012
WALTON—TheWalton-VeronaHigh School football team hasshown it can be a successfulgroup.
Now, the challenge is to sus-tain that success. Helping themdo that is the new fieldhouse atthe athletic complex in Verona.The fieldhouse, just finished ear-lier this summer, hasweights andplenty of space to practice in-doors.
“Our school believes in us,”said senior lineman Cole Mosier.“If they didn’t, we wouldn’t havethis new weight room. We don’thave toworry aboutweather con-ditions or a heat advisory. Ifthere’s a problem we can just goin there and work out.”
The Bearcats went a school-best 8-3 last season including anupset loss to Lloyd in the firstround of the Class 2A playoffs,reversing a win W-V had overLloyd in the regular season. Wal-ton finished second in the districtstandings for the second straightyear.
“We’re not going to sneak uponanybody,” saidheadcoachJeffBarth. “Maybe in years pastsomeonewould lookon thesched-ule and say ‘Who are these guys?’
With that being said, these guyswere eighth-graders when theprogramstartedandthey’veseenit go from the smallest level tonow where we’ve been winningsome games. They see what’s re-quired to be successful and nowwe have to put it together.”
Barth, who returns for hisfourth seasonwith a record of18-15, has seven returning starterson each side of theball. TheBear-cats prospered with a potentrushing attack last season, butmost of the players who gainedthe yardage are gone.
Most of the linemen return,led by Mosier. The senior line-man, weighing in at a massive 6-foot-5, 317 pounds, anchors the
Bearcats this year and is the firstDivision I prospect in the shorthistory of the Bearcat program.
“We’ve run the football verywell the last couple of years andhe has been a big cornerstone,”Barth said. “You can’t run for3,000 yards two years in a rowwithout the big guys up front.Cole has been an excellent leaderin the offseason.He has really hitthe weight room and the summercamps hard.”
Senior Corey Bennett is thetop returning offensive threat,having rushed for 600 yards lastyear. He is also a key cog on de-fense at linebacker, recording 97tackles a year ago.
“Me and Cole have beenthrough it all,” Bennett said.“We’ve built from the ground up.Having a winning season behindus is just another confidencebuilder to know we an do it. Wewant to win the district. That’swhat I’ve been waiting for, help-ing build this program. Andknowing the guys we have, weknow we can do it.”
Senior BenjaminWhalen, sen-iorMichael Hood and sophomoreDavid Carr are other top return-ing linemen. Hood specializes ondefense and Whalen on offense.Senior Keith Graue is a key re-turner at tight end.
Senior Logan Foley led North-ern Kentucky with six intercep-tions last year and returns atstrong safety. He will also playrunning back.
Senior Tyler Cornelison alsoplaysdefensivebackandrunningback. Junior Chris Latimore willplay in the offensive backfieldand at linebacker.
Walton-Verona will look to un-seat Owen County as districtchampion. District 5 also in-cludes Carroll County, GallatinCounty and Trimble County.
But first, W-V hosts BellevueAug. 17 to start the season. Belle-vue won 21-0 last year.
“Conditioning is a big thing,playing small-school ball,” Barthsaid. “Most of our guys are play-ing both sides of the ball so wehave to shore up everything be-fore we play Bellevue.”
“We lost last year againstBellevue because we were out ofshape and none of us were ready,so we’re out for blood againstBellevue,”Mosier said. “Wewantto win the district and go deep inthe playoffs.”
Walton begins district playSept. 21 at Carroll County.
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Walton-Verona senior footballplayers Cole Mosier, left, andCorey Bennett talk with headcoach Jeff Barth in the team'sfieldhouse Aug. 3. JAMES
WEBER/COMMUNITY RECORDER
WALTON-VERONASCHEDULEAug. 17 BellevueAug. 24 at Henry CountyAug. 31 DaytonSept. 7 at LloydSept. 21 at Carroll CountySept. 28 at Owen CountyOct. 5 Gallatin CountyOct. 12 Trimble COuntyOct. 19 BrossartOct. 26 at Estill CountyAll games are 7:30 p.m.
FLORENCE — Many footballpundits will tell you games arewon in the trenches.
If so, that is good news for theBoone County High School foot-ball team, which returns muchexperience at the lines for the2012 season.
The lines will be importantfor the Rebels, as virtually ev-eryone who scored a point orgained a yard last season gradu-ated. That includes the top fourrushers from 2011, the startingquarterback, and five of the topsix receivers.
“We have quite a bit comingback on the lines, which is prob-ably the strengthof our team,” saidhead coach RickThompson.“There is inexpe-rience in someplaces. I thinkwe’ll be able torun the ball andwe have guyswho can block forthem. We need tofind those skillguys in the mid-dle and that willbe a key to ourseason.”
The Rebelsare coming off a9-5 season, whichincluded a pat-ented Boone County upset rundeep into the playoffs. After fin-ishing third in the local Class 6Adistrict, the Rebels won threeplayoff games before falling 16-14 at Scott County in the statesemifinals.
“We have big expectations,”said senior Jeremiah Williams.“We want to have fun out thereand win, repeat what we did lastyear and hopefully win our dis-trict, which is somethingwe couldn’t do lastyear.”
Thompson re-turns forhis15thseason as headcoach with 93wins, sevenaway from thecentury mark.
Williams, areceiver and de-fensive back, re-turns as one of thekey senior leaders. Heis one of the fewreturningplay-makers on defense, collectingtwo interceptions and 45 tackleslast year.
Boone must replace dynamic
athletes on defense such as Mi-kel Reynolds and Robbie Hiles.
“We feel like there are guyswho can play, the big thing isfinding those linebackers andsafeties who are playmakers,”Thompson said.
“We have a lot of young guys,but once they get their reps inand see the formations, stay fo-cused, I think they’ll be allright,”Williams said. “Wehavea
lot of good athletes on ourdefense and we’re get-
ting better everyday. We had a lot ofbig seniors on ourteam last yearand we have tostep up and re-place that lead-ership.”
Alec McGarr,a senior, will also
play receiver andDB.“We’re coming off a
big season last year andwewantto keep it going,” McGarr said.“We don’t want to fall back andhave another 3-7 season. There’sbeen a lot of good teams here
and we want to keep it up.”Seniors Sam Steele, Kody
Crank and LoganBriedis are thetop returning linemen, playingbothways. Steelewill likelyplayfullback on offense. JuniorAlfieAllen is also a returning starteron the offensive line.
Senior Blake Ingolia takesoverasquarterback foraRebelsteam that threw for1,500yards ayear ago. Thompson said he is agood runner and thrower.
Juniors Casey Boston and
Mustafa Diaw are the top con-tenders to take over at tailback.Thompson expects more speedfrom his ballcarriers this year.
“Last year we were usingguys who were kind of halfbackkind of guys, and now we have alot of tailbacks,” Thompsonsaid.
The Rebels will start the sea-sonatMadisonCentral aspart ofthe Roy Kidd Bowl at EasternKentucky University in Rich-mond. The game, a rematch of
last year’s 28-21Rebel win in thefirst round of the playoffs, willbe 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 18.
Boone will play county rivalsConner and Cooper next, fol-lowed by Covington Catholicand Louisville Male beforestarting district play Sept. 21 athome against Dixie Heights.Theopeningopponent is the lonechange from last year’s sched-ule, as the Rebels will play JohnHardin to close the year.
Boone County senior quarterback Blake Ingolia runs upfield July 31. JAMES WEBER/THE COMMUNITY RECORDER
BOONE COUNTYSCHEDULE
Aug. 18 at Madison Central, 8p.m.
Aug. 24 Conner, 7 p.m.Aug. 31 at Cooper, 7:30 p.m.Sept. 8 at Covington Catholic, 1p.m.
Sept. 14 at Male, 7:30 p.m.Sept. 21 Dixie Heights, 7 p.m.Sept. 28 Ryle, 7 p.m.Oct. 5 at Simon Kenton, 7 p.m.Oct. 19 at Campbell CountyOct. 26 John Hardin, 7:30 p.m.
Williams
McGarr.
Returning linemen lead faster Rebels
Boone County players gather after practice July 31. JAMES WEBER/THE
Indians ready to defend titleCOVINGTON — They broke
through last season, and now it’sencore time for the Holy Crossfootball team.
The Indians won their first-ever Class 2A sate champi-onship last year, burst-ing through theNewport CentralCatholic glassceiling along theway.HolyCrosshad a 12-3 rec-ord, edgingNewCath bythree points inthe playoffs be-fore eventuallyrolling over Glasgowin the state final.
TheIndiansscored40pointsper game last year, but a lot ofthat production is gone afterquarterback Kyle Fuller gradu-ated and took his 4,400 yards oftotal offense with him. Standoutreceiver Eric Walker and his
1,283 yards and 20 TDs are alsomissing.
Head coach Bruce Kozerskidoes have a plan to replace them.
“We’ll have some new guys inkey spots but we have playerswho know how to win,” said Ko-zerski. “We lost somebig linemen
andwe’ll have tomakeup forit.”
Junior runningback Jalen Beal willcarry a lot of theload after rushingfor 576 yards and13 touchdowns ayear ago andcatching 50 ballsfor 820 yards andseven TDs. The dy-
namic athlete willhave to carry the load,
at least in the early going.Burt Pouncy, an explosive
athlete who became eligible forthe team late in the year aftertransferring from Ludlow, willget a chance to contribute morethis year.
Senior Travis Gabbard will
take over under center afteryears of experience at the JV lev-el. Mike Trail, who just moved infromArizona, could also be in themix.
SeniorWill Knochelmann, a 6-foot-5 tight end, will get a chanceto be a key receiving target thisyear.
The offensive line returnsthree starters in Andrew Mun-sen, Alex Russell and Jacob Ke-tron.
Pouncy andBealwill also startat defensive back. Senior DevynHerndon, who returned an inter-ception for a TD in last year’sstate final, anchors the line atnose tackle. Kenton, Munson,Russell andKyle Fischer are alsokey d-lineman.
Vinnie Pangallo is also a re-
turning linebacker, and CarySketch adds experience to thesecondary.
HolyCross starts the seasonathome against Dayton Aug. 17,then plays Cooper in the SkylineChili Crosstown Showdown Aug.24 at Simon Kenton. HC startsdistrict play Sept. 21 by hostingLloyd.
Holy Cross senior RB Jalen Beal, foreground, is one of the top offensive threats in Northern Kentucky. JAMES WEBER/THE COMMUNITY RECORDER
HOLY CROSSSCHEDULEAug. 17 DaytonAug. 24 at Cooper, 8 p.m.Aug. 31 at ConnerSept. 6 BeechwoodSept. 14 at Oldham County, 7:30p.m.
Sept. 21 LloydSept. 28 at NewportOct. 12 at BrossartOct. 18 Newport CatholicOct. 26 at HolmesAll games are 7 p.m. unlessotherwise noted. Homegames played at Holmes HighSchool.
Holy Cross head coach Bruce Kozerski gives instructions in practice Aug.6 at the Eva Farris complex in Latonia. JAMES WEBER/THE COMMUNITY
RECORDER
PARK HILLS — Blake Bir hasalready made history as he be-gins his third year as startingquarterback for the CovingtonCatholic football team.
The only newhistory hewantsnowis towinClass4Astatecham-pionship, which wouldlikely require the Col-onels to beat High-lands for the firsttime since 2006.
Bir and theColonels went10-3 last season,with two of thelosses coming toHighlands, in-cluding a 49-14drubbing in the statequarterfinals.
Fourth-year head coachDaveWirth returns a grouphe la-bels as fast, athletic and strong.
Bir is the top returning signal-caller statistically in NorthernKentucky after throwing for2,429 yards and 28 touchdownslast year. The 6-foot-1, 200-poundBir led the Colonels to 42 points
per game on offense nad has4,665 aerial yards and 50 scoresin his career.
Most of his targets graduated,including record-setting tailbackGabe Gray and his 1,834 rushingyards from 2011. The Colonelshave plenty of talent, still. SeniorSpencer Hemmer had three TDcatches at tight end. Bobby Be-
atrice, a senior, has 505 ca-reer rushing yards and
five TDs. Senior re-ceiver Ethan Egb-ers had 13 recep-tions last year,and junior SamDressman, a 6-4athlete, had 315rushing yardsand 10 TDs a year
ago.Junior giants
Christian Stewart andNick Kathman anchor the
offensive line. Both are over 6-foot-5, with Stewart coming in at6-6, 285.
The defense could shape up tobe the best Cov Cath has hadsince the 2006 state champion-ship season. Wirth is high on agroup that includes eight return-
ingstarters,whomWirthsaysarebig, fast, physical and skilled.
Junior Sam Burchell led theteam in tackles with 88 from alinebacker slot. The 6-2, 220-pound backer had 10 tackles forloss and two sacks. He also madewaves in a nationwide under-classmancampatOhio StateUni-
versity this summer, ranking inthe top 10 among linebackersthere.
Hemmer,who plays defensiveend as well as tight end, used his6-3, 265-pound frame to record 65tackles and 4.5 sacks last year.
Senior D.J. Powell is a third-year starter at linebacker.Hehas
124 career tackles including 14for loss.
Senior Tanner Fangman, asafety and linebacker, had 15tackles for lossand four sacksde-spite missing a lot of time withmononucleosis.
Junior safeties Matthew Wayand Austin Oberhausen anchorthe secondary as well. Oberhau-sen was second on the team intackles, and the pair combinedfor five interceptions.
Cov Cath will start the seasonwith Campbell County Aug. 17 aspart of the Skyline Chili Cross-town Showdown at DixieHeights. The Colonels will thenhost Dixie Aug. 25 in CCH’s firsthome game. Cov Cath will startdistrict play Sept. 21 on the roadagainst those pesky Bluebirds.
Covington Catholic High senior D.J. Powell (44) runs through drills July20. THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER
COVINGTONCATHOLIC SCHEDULEAug. 17 Campbell County, 6 p.m.at Dixie Heights
Aug. 25 Dixie Heights, 1 p.m.Aug. 31 at LaSalle, 7:30 p.m.Sept. 8 Boone County, 1 p.m.Sept. 14 at Beechwood, 7 p.m.Sept. 21 at Highlands, 7 p.m.Sept. 29 Pendleton County, 1p.m.
Oct. 13 Harrison County, 1 p.m.Oct. 19 at Holmes, 7 p.m.Oct. 26 at Conner, 7 p.m.
Kentucky BulldogsThe Kentucky Bulldogs will host
individual tryouts for the 2013 season inthe month of August. The 12-and-underBulldogs will compete in the SouthwestOhio League’s Continental Division. Theteam is mostly made up of BooneCounty residents. Players must be 12 or
under on May 1, 2013. Contact JeffBowman at 513-315-4353 or by email [email protected] for more informa-tion and to schedule a tryout.
Baseball tryoutsCompetitive Northern Kentucky
youth baseball team, formerly known
as the RDP Reds (will chose a newname), is currently holding Augusttryouts for the 2012 fall season. Theteam’s home field is Dorothy HowellField, Elsmere. Eligible players must notturn 13 before May 1, 2013. For moreinformation contact Tony at 859-462-3503 or email [email protected].
Freedom special eventsThe Florence Freedom, Northern
Kentucky’s professional baseball team,will host the following specials:
» Shaggin’ Wagon will performThursday, Aug. 23 after the game.
» Network Sports Broadcast is theFriday night firework theme Aug. 17.
» TomGill.com Rockin’ Saturdaypresented by 92.5 The Fox will featureDV 8 6:05 p.m. Aug. 18. The Freedomwill have post-game on-field kickballand other activities supervised byFreedom staff for kids.
For more information, call 859-594-4487 or visit florencefreedom.com.
SIDELINES
B4 • FLORENCE-UNION RECORDER • AUGUST 16, 2012 LIFE
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Madison Avenue Christian Church, Covingtonis celebrating its Centennial year.
During the month of September, MACC is honoringthose couples who were married at the church.
If you were married at Madison Avenue ChristianChurch, please contact us
We are down to the lastrow of corn, so I’ve beenblanching and freezing it.
I like to blanch thewhole ears and then takethe kernels off. I put thewhole ear into the centerhole of an angel food panand it keeps it stable sothe corn kernels don’t flyeverywhere. I am alwaysamazed at howmany earsof corn it takes to fill apint jar, at least three.
And ifyou’regrowingflowers likepetuniasand theyare lookingleggy, goahead andpinch themback. It willtake a cou-
ple of weeks but you’ll geta new flush of blooms. Ilike to give them a lightdose of fertilizer, too. Myzinnias and marigolds arestarting to go to seed andI’m going to save seeds fornext year. Think aboutdoing that yourself. It’s alot less expensive thanstore-bought seeds and agood lesson for the kids tobe stewards of their envi-ronment.
Update onSilverglade’schicken salad clone
As mentioned previ-ously, Annie Hoffman’s
recipe for chicken salad(her version of this pop-ular salad) is not the reci-pe that Silverglade’smakes and sells. Theirrecipe is proprietary andMike Silverglade saidAnnie’s recipe is not evenclose to his recipe. To getthe “real deal,” stop bySilverglades at their Find-lay Market location ortheir deli at Eighth andSycamore streets in down-town Cincinnati.
Rocky Road fudgefor kids to make
The last couple ofyears, my grandsonsLuke, Will and Jack havesubmitted items to thejunior division at our Cler-mont County Fair. Thisyear they made fudge,cinnamon spirals anddecorated cupcakes. Theywere so excited, as usual. Ibrought their offerings in,but I was a bit late in get-ting them there, so theiritems couldn’t be judged.They did get ribbons forparticipation and I learneda valuable lesson. Thisfudge recipe is easy andreally good, an excellentstarter recipe for kidswanting to learn to cook.
114 oz. can condensedmilk(not evaporatedmilk)
3 cups chocolate chips1 cup butterscotch chips2 teaspoons vanillaHandful of minimarshmallows
1 cupmixed nuts (optional)
Line an 8-inch by 8-inchpan with foil, letting foilhang over sides, and spraythe foil. Bring milk to aboil. Add chips and cook
on low until melted. Addeverything else. Mix. Pourinto pan. Chill until hardand cut into shapes.
Tuscan pork chopkebabs
We like this servedwith sides of corn on thecob and sautéed spinach.
About 2 lbs. porktenderloin, trimmed
¼ cup olive oil or bit moreZest and juice of one largelemon (2 tablespoonsjuice) or more to taste
Salt and pepper to taste1 tablespoonminced garlic2-3 bell peppers: Use yourfavorite. I like a combo ofred, yellow and orange,cut into 1-inch pieces
1 large red onion, cut up tofit on skewers
Combine olive oil,juice, salt and pepper andgarlic. Taste and add moreof what you like if neces-sary. Add pork and mari-nate at room temperatureabout 15 minutes, stirringoccasionally, or up to acouple hours in the refrig-erator. Thread pork, pep-pers and onions alternate-ly onto skewers. Grill 10minutes or until pork is
done, turning occasionally.Be careful here as porkcooks quickly.
Sautéed spinach orSwiss chard
Heat a skillet and filmpan with olive oil. Add 8cups spinach or chard(rinse, drain and leavesome water clinging to theleaves), chopped if neces-sary, 2-3 teaspoons garlic,salt and pepper to taste.Sauté until spinach wilts.
Mini banana breadloaves
Reader Eileen Bittmansent this to me. “Bernice,my friend, said this was agreat recipe,” Eileen said.I like that it makes fivemini loaves, plenty toshare.
118.5 oz. box yellow cakemix
1 3.4 oz. box banana creamflavor instant pudding
4 large eggs1 cup water¼ cup canola oil1 cupmashed fully ripebananas
¾ cup chopped walnuts(optional)
5 foil mini loaf pans,sprayed
Preheat oven to 350degrees. Beat everythingexcept bananas and nutsuntil well blended. Addbananas and nuts and mixjust until blended. Pourinto loaf pans and bake30-40 minutes, until tooth-pick inserted in centercomes out clean.
Rita Nader Heikenfeld is anherbalist, educator and au-thor. Email her at [email protected]
Easy-to-make fudge recipe for kids
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Rita’s Tuscan pork chop kebabs feature a citrus marinade. THANKS TO RITA HEIKENFELD
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victim ofits bodyfluids bystabbing itin mid-airwith theirstrong,beak-likemouthpartsand suck-ing out itscontents.
Like alltrue flies,
robber flies have only twowings. Robber flies alsohave a distinctive hollowspace between their twolarge compound eyes. Thischaracteristic distinguish-es robber flies frommostother kinds of flies.
Most robber flies alsohave a “bearded” appear-ance, with fine hairs cov-ering their piercingmouthparts. The mostcommonly seen robberflies are dark in color,with gray and black bod-ies, but some commontypes are orange. Otherspecies mimic bumblebees, with black and yel-low stripes. Adult robber
Question: I have seensome giant insects overone inch long that look likea cross between a drag-onfly, a giant bumble beeor wasp and a huge horse-fly. They have a long,narrow, striped body withslender wings, and twohuge eyes that reallybulge out in front. Arethese harmful?
Answer: Several peo-ple have reported these orbrought them into ouroffice recently. Thestrange-looking giants donot normally attack plantsor humans, but insectsbeware!
They are called “Rob-ber Flies” because of howthey can steal other in-sects in flight out of mid-air, even grabbing andkilling large wasps, bum-ble bees and moths rightout of the sky. They cap-
flies and larvae attainbody lengths of up to 11/4inches.
Like all true flies, rob-ber flies and their rela-tives have complete meta-morphosis with egg, lar-val, pupal, and adultstages. The larvae arelong and legless and liveunderground, where theyalso pupate. Winged adultsare active during warmmonths of summer andfall.
Although robber fliesare predators, they aresometimes prey for otheranimals, including spi-ders, birds, and largerpredatory insects likeassassin bugs, prayingmantis, and even otherrobber flies.
Larval robber flies livein soil and decaying wood
where they hunt for insectlarvae, worms, and similarcreatures. They are some-times eaten by moles andunderground predators,such as centipedes andground beetle larvae.
Robber flies are notnormally consideredpests. They will occasion-ally bite humans, but theyare not blood feeders, andwill only bite on accidentor if provoked. Becausethey feed on other insects,robber flies are generallyconsidered beneficial.However, they do notspecialize on pest insects,and sometimes eat otherbeneficial insects, such asbees or other predators.
Mike Klahr is the BooneCounty extension agent forhorticulture.
Aug. 16, Boone County Extension Office. Free, but call859-586-6101 to register, or enroll online atwww.ca.uky.edu/boone. Bring one or more fresh tomatoesand/or peppers of known variety. Win prizes for largestripe tomato or pepper, best-flavored tomato or pepper,tomato bowling, tomato word search, tomato trivia andother fun veggie games. Help select the best-tasting toma-to and pepper varieties grown in Northern Kentucky.Families welcome.Managing Your Home Lawn: 6:30-8 p.m. Thursday,
Aug. 23, Boone County Extension Office. Free, but call859-586-6101 to register, or enroll online atwww.ca.uky.edu/boone.
The Society of St. Vin-cent de Paul-Cincinnatiand St. Vincent de Paul-Northern Kentucky areparticipating in the Mor-risFurnitureCo. previewsale celebrating theopening of The MorrisHome Center in Flor-ence.
Now through Aug. 21,customers can choose St.Vincent de Paul fromamong five charities eli-gible to receive a dona-tion of a minimum of 1percent of total salesfrom the Florence Mor-ris Home Center. Dona-
tions to St. Vincent dePaul will provide mat-tresses to families inneed throughout Cincin-nati and Northern Ken-tucky.
Last year, St. Vincentde Paul provided 940beds to struggling fam-ilies in need. More thanhalf of those beds weregiven to children.
Participating stores atthe Florence MorrisHome Center includeMorris Home Furnish-ings, Ashley FurnitureHomeStore, The BetterSleep Shops, The Big TVStore at Morris and Mor-ris Back Room.
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The American LegionRiders will hold the thirdannual Teddy Bear Ridenoon Saturday, Aug. 18, tobenefit the St. ElizabethFlorence Pediatric Center.
The ride begins at the
American Legion Post 4,8385 U.S. 42, in Florenceand continues to St. Eliza-beth Florence, 4900 Hous-ton Road. Free. Riders arerequested to donate a newteddy bear or stuffed ani-mal.
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HONORING VETERANS
Eight Boy Scouts from Troop 1 and five Cub Scoutsfrom Pack 138, both units chartered by FlorenceChristian Church, honored deceased military veteransfor Memorial Day by placing flags on the grave sitesof veterans at the Florence Cemetary in Florence. Theboys placed flags on the graves of veterans from theCivil War, World War I, World War II, the Korean Warand the VietnamWar. Troop 1 and Pack 138 meetevery Tuesday at Florence Christian Church. THANKS TOTIM IOTT
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Remke bigg’s and St.Elizabeth Healthcare in-vite parents, teachers,kids and anyone elsegearing up to head backto school to A Taste ofHealth: Healthy Eatingfor Back to School 10-11a.m. Saturday, Aug. 18, atRemke bigg’s CrescentSprings location on But-termilk.
Guests can choose toattend one of two cookingsessions. During eachsession, a nutrition ex-pert from St. Elizabethwill present on healthyeating for back to schoolwhile Remke bigg’s chefand deli manager LarryAnderson cooks up dish-es for guests to sample.
Recipes prepared andgiven out will include
granola for breakfastparfaits, homemade piz-za with veggies for lunchand a surprise casserole –a lesson from Chef Larryon how to make a casse-role for dinnerwithwhat-ever healthy ingredientsare in the fridge.
Event attendees willhave the opportunity tospeak with St. Elizabethprofessionals on a one-on-one basis and partici-pate in a live cooking
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Oscar (ID No. 5740) is anadult neutered tabby who isabout 3 years old and likespeople. He and all otheradult spayed/neutered catsare available for noadoption fee. There aremany adorable kittens withreduced adoption feesthroughout the summer. Callthe Boone County AnimalShelter at 586-5285. THANKSTO JAN CHAPMAN
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BOONE COUNTYArrests/CitationsJacob A. Waldon, 28, DUI atI-75 northbound, May 4.Mario L. Patry, 44, alcoholintoxication in a public placeat Main St., May 3.Bruce W. Erwin, 43, resistingarrest, second-degree dis-orderly conduct, alcoholintoxication in a public placeat 7928 Dream St., May 2.Gregory Bowling, 48, alcoholintoxication in a public placeat Ewing Blvd., May 2.Larry G. Whitton, 53, DUI atOld U.S. 42, April 28.Anthony C. Ruffin, 52, shop-lifting at 2108 Mall Rd., April28.Kenneth G. Dyer, 26, third-degree criminal trespassing atI-75 southbound, April 28.Corie F. Williams, 34, alcoholintoxication in a public placeat 8405 U.S. 42, April 29.Elaine K. Hope, 31, license tobe in possession at Dixie Hwy.,April 29.Nick M. Bungenstock, 20,shoplifting at 100 Meijer Dr.,April 29.Allen Bowden, 53, giving
officer a false name or ad-dress, shoplifting at 4990Houston Rd., April 29.Gregory W. Houp, 28, shop-lifting at 6920 Burlington Pk.,April 30.Nicole L. Whittamore, 31,shoplifting at 7888 ConnectorDr., April 30.Craig J. Carr, 31, possession ofmarijuana, alcohol intoxica-tion in a public place at 7745Plantation Dr., May 1.Andrew N. Turner, 28, DUI,reckless driving at Burgess Ln.,May 1.Michael P. Caudill, 31, DUI atBurlington Pk., May 9.Craig A. Prowant, 45, alcoholintoxication in a public placeat 6066 Limaburg Rd., May 8.Ashley M. Ellis, 22, criminallittering at 4990 Houston Rd.,May 8.Garrod W. Kelley, 27, theft at197 Lower Ct., May 8.Patrick R. Thurman, 31, pos-session of controlled sub-stance at 145 Richwood Rd.,May 8.Clarences S. Craft, 53, pos-session of controlled sub-stance at 145 Richwood Rd.,May 8.Melissa L. Craft, 30, possessionof controlled substance at 145Richwood Rd., May 8.Tara M. Smeltzer, 23, DUI atCamp Ernst, May 8.Craig A. Nelson, 47, DUI atInterstate 75, May 6.Jeffrey W. Holloway, 52, DUI atBurlington Pk., May 6.Tony D. Snapp, 20, alcoholintoxication in a public placeat 8333 Dixie Hwy., May 5.Ricardo Colin, 25, DUI at Harri-
son Way, May 4.Terry R. Ramsey, 30, publicintoxication at Idlewild By-pass, May 4.
Incidents/InvestigationsBurglaryResidence broken into anditems taken at 22 Roger Ln.,May 3.Firearms stolen at 10892 BigBone Church Rd., May 6.Criminal mischiefVehicle vandalized at RaveCinemas at 7860 Mall Rd.,April 27.Vehicle vandalized at HoustonRd., April 28.Vehicle vandalized at 8122Diane Dr., April 29.Vehicle vandalized at 8415 U.S.42, April 30.Vehicle damaged at 10124Carnation Ct., May 9.Structures damaged at 91MainSt., May 8.Vehicle damaged at 2341Summerwoods Dr., May 8.Vehicle damaged at 111Melin-da Ln., May 7.Vehicle damaged at 6661 RiverRd., May 6.Structures damaged at 909Jenny Ct., May 5.Structures damaged at 10476Michael Dr., May 5.Structures damaged at 2025Verona Mudlick Rd., May 5.FraudVictim's credit card stolen andused multiple times at 7821Commerce Dr., May 3.Victim's identity stolen at 7487Lenore Ln., May 3.Victim's credit card stolen andused multiple times at 248Main St., April 28.Fraudulent use of creditcardMoney stolen at 113 Haley Ln.,May 7.Credit card stolen at 3105North Bend Rd., May 8.Incident reportsSubject arrested for beingdisorderly and intoxicated inpublic at 7928 Dream St., May2.Subject fled from police atMontrose Ave., May 2.Subject falsely reported anincident at 8635 WilliamHaines Dr., April 30.
Possession of controlledsubstanceDrugs seized at 145 RichwoodRd., May 8.RobberySubject used a weapon andforce to rob victim of moneyat 6418 Dixie Hwy., May 4.Subject used force to rob JCPenney of goods at the Flor-ence Mall at 6000 Mall Rd.,May 3.Subject used force to rob HomeDepot of goods at 99 SpiralDr., May 3.ShopliftingSubject tried to steal goodsfrom business inside theFlorence Mall at 2108 Mall Rd.,April 28.Subject tried to steal itemsfrom Best Buy at 100 MeijerDr., April 29.Subject tried to steal goodsfrom business inside theFlorence Mall at 3000 MallRd., April 29.Subject tried to steal merchan-dise from Meijer at 4990Houston Rd., April 29.Subject tried to steal goodsfrom Remke's at 6920 Burling-ton Pk., April 30.Subject tried to steal itemsfrom Dollar General at 7888Connector Dr., April 30.Terroristic threateningThird degree at 923 EdgehillRd., May 5.TheftItems stolen from residence at
7241 Turfway Rd., May 7.Fuel stolen from Thornton’s at7601 Industrial Rd., May 7.Fuel stolen from Thornton’s at7601 Industrial Rd., May 5.Victim’s purse stolen at Mugg-bee’s at 8405 U.S 42, May 5.Items stolen from residence at2 Lee St., May 9.Cellphone stolen at 27 LucasSt., May 9.Money stolen at 212 Main St.,No. 212, May 12.Jewelry stolen at 36 Red CloverCt., May 11.Jewelry stolen at 6802 SebreeDr., May 11.Purses/wallets, credit/debitcards stolen at 7269 Burling-ton Pk., May 11.Fuel stolen at 8635 WilliamHaines Dr., May 10.Jewelry stolen at 10 RidgewayAve., May 10.Items stolen from United DairyFarmers at 6712 Dixie Hwy.,May 4.Orange Leaf managementreported money missing fromthe store at 7651Mall Rd.,May 4.Items stolen from Pholiciousinside the Florence Mall at2085 Mall Rd., May 4.Items stolen from residence at2 Vivian Dr., April 28.Money stolen from WaffleHouse at 8050 U.S. 42, April29.Items stolen from residence at7205 U.S. 42, April 29.Victim reported their creditcard stolen at 8100 EwingBlvd., April 30.Items stolen from residence at212 Main St., April 30.Money stolen from business at7410 U.S. 42, April 30.Registration plate stolen fromvehicle at 8397 U.S. 42, May 1.Registration plate stolen fromvehicle at 312 HoneysuckleTerr., May 1.Shoplifting at 2483 BurlingtonPk., May 8.Electronics stolen at 6024Rogers Ln., May 8.Money stolen at 197 Lower Ct.,May 8.Shoplifting at 3105 North BendRd., May 8.Vehicle parts stolen at 6449Deermeade Dr., May 7.
Registration decal stolen at1438 Windyoak Ln., May 7.Trailers stolen at Chestnut Dr.,May 7.Identity stolen at 10 DecaturCt., May 7.GPS stolen at 918 Amarillo Dr.,May 6.Electronics stolen at 50 DeerHaven Ct., May 6.Grill stolen at 6560 Summer-field Dr., May 6.Tools stolen at 1891 HiddenSprings Ct., May 6.Tax refund checks stolen at8554 U.S. 42, May 5.Electronics stolen at 1335Donaldson Hwy., May 5.Theft, criminal mischiefMoney stolen, items destroyed/damaged/vandalized at 7625Doering Dr., May 11.Theft from autoVehicle broken into and itemstaken at Spiral Dr., April 28.Vehicle stolen and not recov-ered at Turfway Rd., May 1.Vehicle broken into and itemstaken at 27 Lucas St., May 9.Parts stolen off of vehicle at8225 U.S 42, May 9.Vehicle broken into and itemstaken at 7928 Dream St., May9.Vehicle broken into and itemstaken at 8699 U.S 42, May 7.Vehicle broken into and itemstaken at 11 Lucas St., May 6.Vehicle broken into and itemstaken at 4990 Meijer Dr., May5.Theft/mislaid propertyProperty lost or stolen atTurfway Rd., April 30.Theft of autoVehicle stolen and not recov-ered at 7440 Fair Ct., May 7.Vehicle stolen and not recov-ered at Dortha Ave., May 5.Theft of property mislaid ordelivered by mistakeIdentity documents stolen at3000 Mall Rd., May 13.Unauthorized use of motorvehicleVehicle stolen at 6309 TessieCir., May 5.Vehicle stolen at 3668 Even-song Dr., May 5.Wanton endangermentFirearms seized at 6178 WillowHill Ct., May 6.
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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.
Music - AcousticSaturday Night Music, 7-8:30p.m. Music by Brittany Gillstrap(acoustic)., Velocity Bike & Bean,7560 Burlington Pike, Acousticsets by local musicians. Freshbaked goods, desserts andcoffee available. Family friendly.Free. 859-371-8356; www.veloc-itybb.com. Florence.
On Stage - ComedySteveWhite, 7:30 p.m. $17., 10p.m. $17., Funny Bone ComedyClub, 859-957-2000; www.fun-nyboneonthelevee.com. New-
port.Dysfunctional Comedy Show,8 p.m. With comedians LarryLove, Brandon Johnson and TimCollins., Muggbees, 8405 U.S. 42,Dinner is served at 7 p.m. 859-371-9766. Florence.
On Stage - TheaterShakespeare in the Park, 7p.m. "The Tempest.", BooneWoods Park, Veterans Way andKy. 18, Shakespeare classic. Bringseating. Free. Presented byCincinnati Shakespeare Compa-ny. 513-381-2273, ext. 3202;www.cincyshakes.com. Burling-ton.
PetsPaws to Read and BooneCounty Animal Shelter Adop-tionWagon, 10 a.m., LentsBranch Library, 3215 CougarPath, Read to therapy dog andsee animals available for adop-tion from Boone County AnimalShelter. Registration required.Presented by Boone CountyPublic Library. 859-342-2665.Hebron.Pet AppreciationWeek Event,10 a.m.-2 p.m., Tractor SupplyCo., 5895 Centennial Circle,Company-wide events such asPet Celebration, Demo Days andOut Here with the Animals.Free. Presented by TractorSupply Company. 859-746-1661.Florence.
Runs / WalksBig K 5K, 9 a.m.-noon, NorthernKentucky Convention Center, 1W. RiverCenter Blvd., Fruit,water, Big K soda, bagels and aKroger ice cream sundae bar forall, as well as circus performers,face painting, games, prizes anda free "fun run" for children.Benefits Big Brothers and BigSisters of Greater Cincinnati.Family friendly. $25, $20 ad-vance. Presented by Big Brothersand Big Sisters of Greater Cincin-nati. 513-421-4120. Covington.
Sports-Registrations &TryoutsBaseball Tryouts, noon-2 p.m.,Central Park, 9190 Camp ErnstRoad, Seeking to add players toSpring 2013 team. Ages 12 andunder. Competing in SouthwestOhio League. Presented by TheKentucky Bulldogs 12U BaseballTeam. 513-315-4353. Union.
SUNDAY, AUG. 19Antiques ShowsBurlington Antique Show, 8a.m.-3 p.m., Boone CountyFairgrounds, 5819 Idlewild Road,More than 200 vendors withantiques, vintage jewelry andfurniture, primitives, architectur-al elements, mid-century collect-ibles, American and memorabil-ia. Early buying, 6-8 a.m. with $5admission. $3, free ages 12 andunder. Presented by BurlingtonAntique Show. 513-922-6847;www.burlingtonantiqueshow-.com. Burlington.
THINGS TO DO IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD
Bugs Galore, for ages 2-5, will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 21, at Behringer-Crawford Museum in Covington. Cost included with admission. For more information, call 859-491-4003 orvisit www.bcmuseum.org. THANKS TO REGINA SIEGRIST
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The NorthernKentucky SeniorExpo will be 9a.m.-2 p.m.Thursday, Aug.23, at Newporton the Levee. Formoreinformation, call859-283-1885. FILEPHOTO
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Juan AriasJuan F. Arias, 78, of Independ-
ence, died July 29, 2012, inSantiago De Composetla, Spain.
He was a machinist with LSIMetal Fabricators in Erlanger.
Survivors include his wife, InesArias of Independence; daugh-ter, Jenny Baldock of Latonia;sons, Ernesto D. Arias of Flor-ence, John Arias of Hebron, LuisArias of Independence andFrankie Arias of West Chester,Ohio; 10 grandchildren; twogreat-grandchildren; sisters,Victoria Diaz of Cincinnati, andClara Cifuentes and Elida Proa-no, both of Ecuador.
Entombment was in the St.Mary’s Cemetery in Fort Mitch-ell.
Gregory George Sr.Gregory George Sr., 58, of
Florence, died Aug. 5, 2012, inFlorence.
He was a disabled truck driver.His daughter, Andrea Bails;
sister, Susan Clark; and parents,Elmer and Ruth Myers, diedpreviously.
Survivors include his son,Gregory G. Myers Jr.; daughter,Charolette Gibson; and brother,Robert Myers.
Burial was at Arlington Me-morial Gardens in MountHealthy, Ohio.
Dorothy HowellDorothy Louise Howell, 90, of
Newport, died Aug. 2, 2012, inColumbia, Tenn.
She was a homemaker, and amember of St. John’s UnitedChurch of Christ in Newport andthe Order of the Eastern Star,Gertrude Chapter in Newport.
Her husband, James Howell; agrandchild; and a sister, VirginiaLosey, died previously.
Survivors include her daugh-ters, Sandra Steinkamp of Co-lumbia, Tenn.; Peggy Howell ofNewport and Pamela Thomannof Bellevue; sister, MarjorieSchaufuss of Taylor Mill; threegrandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Burial will be in Floral HillsMemorial Gardens in Taylor Mill.
Memorials: Alzheimer’s Asso-ciation, 644 Linn St., Suite 1026,Cincinnati, OH 45203 or www.al-z.org.
Dewey HolbrookDewey Holbrook, 96, of
Florence, formerly of Erlanger,died Aug. 3, 2012, at St. Eliza-beth Edgewood.
He was a member of Amer-ican Legion Post 203 in Latonia,VFW Post 6423 in Elsmere andEx-Prisoners of War OKI, anArmy veteran of World War II, aprisoner of war on the Germanfront, and enjoyed hunting andfishing.
His wife, Dolores Holbrook,and a son, Ronald Holbrook,died previously.
Survivors include his children,Linda Holbrook of Florence, andWanda Guckiean and EdwardRoberts, both of Cincinnati; fivegrandchildren; 13 great-grand-children; and a great-great-grandchild.
Burial was at Highland Ceme-tery in Fort Mitchell.
Memorial: American LegionPost 203, 3801Winston Ave.,Covington, KY 41015.
Harold JenkinsHarold W. Jenkins, 78, of
Dundee, Fla., formerly of Butler,died Aug. 7, 2012.
He was a member of theTurner Ridge Baptist Church inFalmouth, Calvary BaptistChurch in Winter Haven, Fla.,and worked 31 years as a truckdriver for Roadway Express.
Two brothers and a sister diedpreviously.
Survivors include his wife, PatJenkins of Dundee, Fla.; sons,Ricky Jenkins of Alexandria,Steven Jenkins of Alexandria,Mike Rutan of Jamestown, Ind.,Tim Rutan of Pensacola, Fla.;daughters, Peggy Triplett ofVersailles, Ky., Rosann Jenkins ofBurlington, Connie Colson ofBenton, Ky., Diana Seaman ofLaGrange, Ky.; sisters, WilmaPhillips of Dry Ridge, Ky., andAleta Beach of Florence; 21grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren.
Interment was at Turner RidgeCemetery in Falmouth.
Her husband, Randall LeeMartin; brothers, Alfred andPaul Closuit; and a sister, MaryLouise Lloyd, died previously.
Survivors include her son,Edward; two granddaughters;and sister, Grace Closuit.
August PowersAugust Richard “Gus” Powers,
89, of Union, died Aug. 5, 2012,at his residence.
He retired from R.A. Jonesafter 42 years.
Survivors include his wife,Betty Jane Powers; son, RobertAugust Powers; daughters,Connie E. Crigler and Vicki LynnMarsh; brothers, Robert Powers,Richard Powers and JamesPowers; sisters, Audrey Phillipsand Gloria Glore; eight grand-children; and 17 great-grand-children.
Burial was in Veterans North
National Cemetery in William-stown.
Robert RussellRobert Lee Russell, 85, of
Union, died Aug. 4, 2012, at St.Elizabeth Florence.
He was a retired scientificglass blower for Procter &Gamble, a member of theAmerican Scientific Glass Society,an Army veteran of World WarII, enjoyed the outdoors, andwas a member and formertrustee of Hickory Grove BaptistChurch in Independence.
Survivors include his wife,Elizabeth Dickson Russell;daughter, Jennifer R. Wilson ofUnion; a grandchild; and sisters,Marilyn Carter of Independenceand Bonita Points of Louisville.
Memorials: Hickory GroveBaptist Church, 11969 Taylor MillRoad, Independence, KY 41051.
Mildred SalleeMildred “Sis” Sallee, 84, of
Gallatin County, died Aug. 7,2012, at her residence.
Two stepsons, Bill and EdHuffman, died previously.
She owned and operated Sis’sFamily Restaurant in Newportand Family’s Main Street Restau-rant in Walton, and was amember of the Baptist faith andthe Grant County Homemakers.
Survivors include her children,Sheila Dees of Warsaw, SandySchweitzer of Newport, LarryHuffman of Independence,Janet Sparks and Roger Sparks,both of Macon, Ga., FrankieSparks of Crittenden, KarenEldridge of Indian Rock Beach,Fla., Sharon McAtee of Magno-lia, Texas, and Mike, Robert andDanny Luttrell, all of Lexington;stepchildren, Tom Huffman ofIndependence, Jerry Huffman ofWalton, Greg Huffman of Vero-na, Patty Conover of Latoniaand Cheryl Estep of Corbin; 25grandchildren; and many great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
Burial was in the New BethelCemetery in Verona.
Memorials: Hospice of theBluegrass, 7388 Turfway Road,Florence, KY 41042.
Wayne VannWayne Edward Vann, 65, of
Florence, died Saturday Aug. 4,2012.
He was a Navy veteran of theVietnamWar.
His brother, Connie “Buddy”Vann, III, died previously.
Survivors include his wife,Karen Vann; children, DavidVann, Lori Sloan, Mark Vann andShari Vann; and six grand-children.
Burial was at Highland Ceme-tery in Fort Mitchell.
Vera Von HandorfVera A. Von Handorf, 90, of
Lakeside Park, died Aug. 6, 2012.Survivors include her husband,
Harry J. Von Handorf of LakesidePark; children, Jim Von Handorfof Bellbrook, Ohio, Dave VonHandorf of Fort Mitchell, MargieCross of Edgewood and TomVon Handorf of Burlington; 12grandchildren; 18 great-grand-children; and sister, NormaWilson of Cincinnati.
Entombment was at St. MaryCemetery Mausoleum.
Memorials: Diocesan CatholicChildren’s Home, 75 OrphanageRoad, Fort Mitchell, KY 41017.
MaryWhiteMary Isabell White, 91, of
Jacksonville, Fla., formerly ofColumbus, Ga. and Cincinnati,died July 10, 2012, in Jackson-ville, Fla.
She was a homemaker, amember of the Holy FamilyCatholic Church and a formermember of St. Anthony Parish inBellevue.
Her husband, JohnWhite,died previously.
Survivors include her daugh-ters, Sue Reid of Alexandria andMary Layman of Florence; sons,Dave White of Columbus, Ohioand Paul White of Jacksonville,Fla.; 11 grandchildren; and 16great-grandchildren.
Interment was in RiversideCemetery in Falmouth.
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