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INDEPENDENCE — Wrappedin the warmth of handmadescarves hats and mittens, theMitten Tree at the Durr LibraryBranch in Independence standsas a symbol of love.
“The Mitten Tree program al-lows the library the opportunityto inspire our patrons to createknitted and crocheted items, aswell as promote the donation ofthese handmade items to localcommunity services,” said adultservices programmer BrendaClark.
At the Durr branch are bar-
rels for donations. An evergreendecorated with several of thosedonations serves as a reminderto participate in the program.
All of the Kenton County Pub-lic Library branches collectthese donations year-round. Theprogram was inspired by two lo-cal charities, Clark said, Scarf ItUp For Those In Need and Wel-come House of Northern Ken-tucky.
Library branches work withScarf It Up volunteers to offerknitting and crocheting classesthroughout the year. About 14years ago, staff at the CovingtonBranch began visiting childrenat the Welcome House and offer-
ing story times.“In our work with those fam-
ilies, we realized there was evengreater need beyond the literacyportion of the visits. Librarystaff decided to try to help thosefamilies by collecting socks,scarves, hats and other basic do-nations for the center,” she said.
The Mitten Tree programgrew out of these partnerships.The Mitten Tree has been put upat the Durr Branch the last sev-en years. According to Clark,typically the Durr Branch re-ceives about 200 scarves hats,gloves and mittens, donated lo-
Durr Library Branch’s Mitten Tree is symbol of love
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Durr Library staff members Lisa Patterson and Jessy Griffith decorate theMitten Tree.See MITTENS, Page A2
As quickly as some fast-rising cookie dough, oneBoone County woman’s
idea to bake cookies for her lo-cal sheriff’s department hasswelled to a project involving115 police departments in ninestates.
Becky Grizovic, of Walton,was driving on Dec. 4, thinkingabout the news coverage of po-lice-involved shootings and sub-sequent protests locally andacross the nation. She decidedsomething had to be done toshow police they are appreciat-ed.
“The media has just beenpounding the police lately ... It’sjust been weighing on me be-cause I know so many goodcops,” said Grizovic, whosebrother is a police officer withCincinnati’s District 5.
So Grizovic was inspired tobake cookies for the BooneCounty Sheriff’s Department.
That’s how Cookies for a Cop,
found online atcookiesforacop.com, began.Word spread among her friendsand on Facebook, many of themfriends or relatives of police of-ficers. The next department sheapproached was Florence.Within four days, 75 depart-ments signed up to accept cook-ies.
Grizovic, who works fromher Walton home as a virtual as-sistant, has a network of trustedvolunteers who will bake cook-ies to deliver to police on Dec.22. She added a special “shout-out” to fellow cookie strategistsWende Penny, whose husband isa Cincinnati police officer, andSarah Black, of Cincinnati, whohas a lot of police and firefight-er friends.
Some cookies have been de-livered already. A Conner HighSchool student, Zackery Taran-tino, offered to bake cookies toschool resource officers at Con-ner, Conner Middle School,Boone County High School, Dix-
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Becky Grizovic, of Walton, and fellow bakers in nine states will prepare12,000 cookies to deliver to 115 police departments on Dec. 22.
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The college an-nounced in a news re-lease there will also beno cost increase forroom and board in the2015-2016 academicyear.
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Taste of Jane’sSaddlebag hitsRemke shelves
Tis’ the seasoning forJane’s Saddlebag tohave the farm’s tastestocked on storeshelves.
The Union area heri-tage and agriculturetourism destination hasreached an agreementwith Remke Markets tostock cans of the farm’ssignature seasoning in12 stores, said BrettBlackmore, co-owner ofJane’s Saddlebag. Thecans of seasoning will beon store shelves in earlyDecember, Blackmoresaid.
The seasoning is usedon the burgers andsteaks grilled at thefarm, he said.
Jane’s Saddlebagstarted using an organicseasoning formula,modified from familyrecipe, on foods 10 yearsago, Blackmore said.
“It’s a secret recipe,and it’s one we keep veryclose,” he said.
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munity the best way wecan. A personal goal forme is to continue spread-ing the word about TheWelcome House and ScarfIt Up so that everyone isaware of the wonderfulservices and help theyprovide.”
The Welcome House,based in Covington, pro-vides a continuum of ser-vices that end homeless-ness and promote stability.Scarf It Up is a nonprofitvolunteer organizationthat provides handmadescarves to inner-cityyouth, the homeless, theelderly and others in need.
Jennifer Amos, of theWelcome House, said hav-ing the library’s support“gives us the opportunityto supply our clients withthe basic necessities theytruly need. As a nonprofit,we lack the funds to pur-chase those items so we re-ly on support from thecommunity,” she said.“We’re grateful for thecontinued commitmentfrom the library.”
cally and from across thecountry.
“The library has a verydedicated group of stitch-ers who make scarves,hats and even occasionalgloves and mittens allyear-round,” Clark said. “Idon’t know that the libraryhas an actual goal excepthelping those in our com-
According to Amos,there is more that goesalong with receiving dona-tions.
“Our clients often findthemselves in a placewhere they need basic ne-cessities like gloves orsocks but are unable to af-ford to buy those items,”she said. “There is often afeeling of hopelessness,especially if you have chil-dren. The fact that some-one would reach out tothem and offer themsomething they aren’t ableto provide for themselvesor their children, meanssomeone out there cares.Every day we’re givingour clients items theyneed and the appreciationwe receive is amazing.”
Scarf It Up directorTammy Simpson said thepartnership with the li-brary is a “big help.”
“We are so grateful fortheir support of the pro-gram,” she said. “Havingthe library as a partnerhas helped get the wordout about Scarf It Up.
They let our volunteersteach classes to show peo-ple how to make scarves.We have collected thou-sands of scarves over theyears, helping keep thosein need in our area a littlewarmer in the winter.”
Simpson said what alsomakes this program spe-cial is that all the scarvesare handmade.
“The reason they arehandmade is that whenyou make somethinghandmade you put a lot oftime and attention andlove into it … and some-times this will be the onlygift someone will get,”Simpson said. “In the dayof electronics and bigprice tag toys we haveheard and seen a child be-come excited about un-wrapping a handmadescarf with a hat and pair ofgloves and run to his moth-er in excitement over it.
“Now that’s Christmasto me.”
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MittensContinued from Page A1
ie Heights High School,Walton-Verona Elemen-tary School and GrantCounty High School.
Meanwhile, the Cook-ies for a Cop list has got-ten longer. A total of 115departments are signedup to receive cookies inColorado, Florida, Geor-gia, Indiana, Kentucky,North Carolina, Ohio, Vir-ginia and West Virginia.
A total of 6,000 policeofficers will get two cook-ies apiece, for a total of12,000 cookies.
Most of the work hasinvolved organizing thusfar, Grizovic said. Bakingwill begin in earnest thisweek.
According to Grizovic,wives of police officersare saying they’ve neverbeen worried like they arenow.
The Cookies for a Copwebsite notes, “As we allknow, the news has beenrough and our officershave been under a tre-mendous amount ofstress. They are in a timeof so much uncertaintyand unrest. They are tired
and in knowing peoplecare and care enough toshow an incredible act of#sweetkindness like thiscan be a game changer.”
“My whole point rightnow is that the police justreally need some supportand need to know that peo-ple appreciate them,” Gri-zovic said.
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WHO’S GETTINGCOOKIES
Here are departmentswithin Kenton Countyparticipating in Cookiesfor a Cop:
CovingtonEdgewoodElsmereErlangerFort MitchellFort WrightIndependenceKenton County Police
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Independence hosts amagical Christmas walk
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From left, Madison Harter, 5, and Jordan Dishon, 11, both of Independence, pose for a seasonal photo duringthe holiday event.
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Monica Wendelin, of Independence, and her dogs Asha and Tigger ready themselves to enjoy theIndependence Christmas Walk.
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From left, Parker Lafferty, 3, his aunt Ashley Walker of Shelbyville, Ky.,Ryder Lafferty, 5, Baily Goodridge, 13, Connie Tallon, of Union, and hergranddaughter Charli Walker enjoy the Independence Christmas Walkparade on Dec. 6.
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From left, Stella Burgan, 4,of Independence, her sister Olivia, 7, and KryaClayton, 7, of Cincinnati ring bells for the Hills of Kentucky Dulcimersduring the event.
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From left, Wayne Lohmoeller, of Independence, Charles Menken of Elsmere, Lori Crites of Dry Ridge, Carey Heuerof Alexandria, Vinh Truong of Independence and Bill Barley of Covington presented the colors for theIndependence American Legion Moon Brothers Post 275 during the event.
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From left, Independence Mayor Donna Yeager, Kenton CountyJudge-Executive Steve Arlinghaus, Lisa Holbrook-Bracke of Alexandria,representing her family who donated the tree, and Christmas Walkcommittee member Dianna Kloeker, of Independence, light the treeduring the Independence Christmas Walk.
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This Santa parade float was featured during the Independence ChristmasWalk parade.
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Santa and Mrs. Claus greet parade viewers during the Independence Christmas Walk parade.
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Fire eater Adam Leite, of Fort Mitchell, performs for people who showed upto enjoy the holiday celebration.
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Abigail, 4, and Madison Plummer, 7, of Walton, have their picture takenwith Sven and Olaf during the celebration.
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Frosty the Snowman rides a bike in the holiday season parade.
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Bryan Franklin of Sadieville, Ky., leads a camel as Hailey and Kiley Ehn, 8-year-old twins, ride during theIndependence Christmas Walk.
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Troy Baker with the River Valley Wood Carvers works on a dog sculpture during the Independence ChristmasWalk.
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The Sugarfoot Cloggers perform during the event in Independence.
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From left, Lexi Turpin, 7, of Independence, elf Chloe Perichon, 17, ofIndependence, and Dia Donisi, 6, of Cincinnati, pose with the Grinch for a photo.
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HEBRON — Mount St.Joseph University’s Lau-ren Hill has been an inspi-ration to the nation and hercourageous nature has es-pecially inspired studentsat Conner Middle School.
Since Hill’s game onNov. 2 at the Xavier CintasCenter for Mount St. Jo-seph women’s basketballteam, nearly $500,000 hasbeen raised for Diffuse In-trinsic Pontine Glioma(DIPG) research. Lastyear, just 49 days afterHill’s decision to committo play basketball atMount St. Joseph, she wasdiagnosed with DIPG, a
form of brain cancer.Now, basketball games
across the country and theLayup for Lauren Chal-lenge are raising addition-al funds for the cause. Lastmonth Conner MiddleSchool sponsored its ownevent to raise funds dur-ing a girls basketball gameagainst Twenhofel MiddleSchool in Independence.
In addition to the bas-ketball game, T-shirts,wrist bands, and towelswere sold by studentmembers of Conner’sColts Care volunteergroup, and the Layup forLauren Challenge wasplayed. The challenge in-volves making a basket byfirst spinning around fivetimes and shooting withone’s non-dominant hand.Gormley said studentsand fans from both schoolssupported the effort.
“It was a great night,”Gormley said. “Lots of
people came to show sup-port, it was really neat.When I hear about LaurenHill and all that she hasdone, one word comes tomind and that is strength.She and her family havedone so much for others,that’s something we needto teach our kids about.”
Conner Middle Schoolbasketball coach and ColtsCare sponsor Holly Cob-ble agreed. She said afterstudents watched a videoabout Hill, they weredeeply inspired.
“They see her story andthey take it in and live it,”she said. “They see she’snot much older than theyare and they connect toher. It encouraged them tomake a difference. Theywere determined to workhard. That was really neatto see. They inspired me.”
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Conner Middle School raises$5K in honor of Lauren HillBy Melissa [email protected]
THANKS TO ADELE GORMLEYConner High School students raised $5,000 for The Cure StartsNow in honor of the University of Mount St. Joseph’s Lauren Hill.
HILL ISSUES $1 MILLION WORLDWIDECHALLENGE FOR DIPG RESEARCH
Lauren Hill has captured the hearts of people worldwideinspiring them to fund research to help put a stop to DIPG.But as Lauren has mentioned in countless interviews, she ispainfully aware that her efforts will not save her life, butwill help the next child diagnosed with this deadly cancer.
“For Lauren, it’s not about her – it’s about the ‘home runcure’,” says Brooke Desserich, Executive Director of TheCure Starts Now Foundation, “She believes, just as re-searchers around the world agree, that by focusing onthose cancers that force us to innovate we’ll discover newstrategies to help cure us all.”
Already having raised nearly $500,000 for cancer re-search through The Cure Starts Now Foundation, Hill isnow challenging herself to raise $1 million by the begin-ning of 2015. Next year, marks the opening of the GlobalDIPG Collaborative Conference in Chicago. Created in 2011by The Cure Starts Now, it is the world’s leading conferenceof foundations and chapters worldwide, all dedicated tothe home run cure.
Together, as a group of nearly 100 leading hospitals,foundations and chapters, more than $2,600,000 has beendirected at some of the world’s most revolutionary cancerresearch from Australia, to Europe, to Canada and the U.S.
With her $1 million challenge, Hill hopes to not onlyinspire new research, but issue a bounty on cancer that willwin the fight for good.
“I want to win this fight,” Hill said. “From the beginningmy motto has been to never give up, whether that meanswinning at basketball or at life. I want to be a voice for notonly children fighting cancer, but also for all in the pursuitfor a home run cure. And if I’m not giving up, neithershould we all on these children.”
For more information, or to donate, visitwww.thecurestartsnow.org.
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FRIDAY, DEC. 19Art Exhibits50 Years of Photojournalismin Northern Kentucky, 10 a.m.to 5 p.m., Behringer-CrawfordMuseum, 1600 Montague Road,Through selection of imagestaken by local photojournalistsworking for The Kentucky Post,The Kentucky Enquirer and theAssociated Press, premiereexhibit celebrates NorthernKentucky life and culture duringwinter season and commem-orates those who have dedicatedtheir careers to capturing com-munity’s memorable moments.$7, $6 seniors, $4 ages 3-17, freefor members. Presented byFotoFocus. 491-4003; www.foto-focuscincinnati.org. Covington.
Translations, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.,Covington Arts, 2 W. Pike St.,Curated by Saad Ghosn, exhibi-tion features four artists whosework examines nature of in-terpretation through use ofabstraction. Presented by Co-vington Arts District. ThroughDec. 26. 292-2322; www.coving-tonarts.com. Covington.
Two Exhibitions, noon to 5p.m., The Carnegie, 1028 ScottBlvd., Clay Street Press: Cincin-nati Portfolio I-IV and Over Time:John Lanzador, William Messer,David Parks. Free. Through Feb.7. 957-1940; www.thecarnegie-.com. Covington.
Holiday - ChristmasHoliday Toy Trains, 10 a.m. to 5p.m., Behringer-Crawford Mu-seum, 1600 Montague Road,Layout features Lionel trains andPlasticville. More than 250 feetof track. Patrons welcome tooperate more than 30 accesso-ries from buttons on layout.Through Jan. 18. Included withadmission: $7, $6 ages 60 andup, $4 ages 3-17; free ages 2 andunder. Wednesday Grandpar-ent’s Day: one grandchild ad-
mitted free with paying grand-parent. 491-4003; www.bcmu-seum.org. Covington.
Music - JazzBlue Chip Trio, 6:30-8:30 p.m.,Joseph-Beth Booksellers-Crest-view Hills, 2785 Dixie Highway,Free. 912-7860. Crestview Hills.
SATURDAY, DEC. 20Art Exhibits50 Years of Photojournalismin Northern Kentucky, 10 a.m.to 5 p.m., Behringer-CrawfordMuseum, $7, $6 seniors, $4 ages3-17, free for members. 491-4003; www.fotofocuscincinna-ti.org. Covington.
Two Exhibitions, noon to 5p.m., The Carnegie, Free. 957-1940; www.thecarnegie.com.Covington.
BenefitsWomen’s Alliance HolidayTri-State Talent Spectacular,4-8 p.m., The Carnegie, 1028Scott Blvd., Talent show show-casing local acts. Benefits Em-powering Youth. $52 cocktailhour, $32 general, $18 ages13-18, $10 ages 9 and under.Presented by The Women’sAlliance Inc.. 957-1940; www.wo-mensallianceinc.com. Covington.
Cooking ClassesSushi Rolling and Dining, 7p.m., Sushi Cincinnati, 130 W.Pike St., $25 per person, threerolls, includes training andBYOB, reservations required.Reservations required. 513-335-0297; www.sushicinti.com.Covington.
Exercise ClassesJazzercise Classes, 8:15-9:15 a.m.9:30-10:30 a.m., EdgewoodJazzercise Center, $38 for unlim-ited monthly classes. 331-7778;
jazzercise.com. Edgewood.
Holiday - ChristmasHoliday Toy Trains, 10 a.m. to 5p.m., Behringer-Crawford Mu-seum, Included with admission:$7, $6 ages 60 and up, $4 ages3-17; free ages 2 and under.Wednesday Grandparent’s Day:one grandchild admitted freewith paying grandparent. 491-4003; www.bcmuseum.org.Covington.
Live Nativity and IndoorPerformance, 6:30-8:30 p.m.,Cornerstone Church of God, 3413
Hillcrest Drive, Live nativity sceneoutside and indoor performancetelling story of salvation throughChrist’s birth. Live music andrefreshments to follow. Child-care provided for ages 4 andunder. Free. 727-0111;www.cchog.org. Erlanger.
Music - BenefitsRock for BLOC, 8 p.m., MadisonTheater, 730 Madison Ave.,Music by Prizoner, Hollywoodand Bad Habit. Ages 21 and up.Benefits BLOC Ministries. $10.Presented by Christ in Christmas.
491-2444; madiontheateronline-.com. Covington.
SUNDAY, DEC. 21Art Exhibits50 Years of Photojournalismin Northern Kentucky, 1-5p.m., Behringer-Crawford Mu-seum, $7, $6 seniors, $4 ages3-17, free for members. 491-4003; www.fotofocuscincinna-ti.org. Covington.
Exercise ClassesJazzercise Classes, 9:30-10:30a.m. 4-5 p.m., Edgewood Jazzer-cise Center, $38 for unlimitedmonthly classes. 331-7778;jazzercise.com. Edgewood.
Holiday - ChristmasHoliday Toy Trains, 1-5 p.m.,Behringer-Crawford Museum,Included with admission: $7, $6ages 60 and up, $4 ages 3-17;free ages 2 and under. Wednes-day Grandparent’s Day: onegrandchild admitted free withpaying grandparent. 491-4003;
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Karaoke and Open MicKaraoke, 9 p.m., Molly Malone’sIrish Pub and Restaurant, 112 E.Fourth St., With DJ Will Corson.$10 buckets and $4 grape andcherry bombs. Ages 21 and up.Free. 491-6659. Covington.
MONDAY, DEC. 22Exercise ClassesJazzercise Classes, 8:15-9:15a.m., 9:30-10:30 a.m., 4:45-5:45p.m., 6-7 p.m., Edgewood Jazzer-cise Center, $38 for unlimitedmonthly classes. 331-7778;jazzercise.com. Edgewood.
Holiday - ChristmasHoliday Toy Trains, 10 a.m. to 5p.m., Behringer-Crawford Mu-seum, Included with admission:$7, $6 ages 60 and up, $4 ages3-17; free ages 2 and under.Wednesday Grandparent’s Day:one grandchild admitted freewith paying grandparent. 491-4003; www.bcmuseum.org.Covington.
Literary - Story TimesHoliday Toy Trains Polar Ex-press Reading, 2-3 p.m., Beh-ringer-Crawford Museum, 1600Montague Road, Wear pajamas.Story reading, hot chocolate,cookies and special gifts fromSanta. Holiday Toy Trains ondisplay. Included with admission.Reservations required. 491-4003;www.bcmuseum.org. Coving-ton.
Music - BluegrassBluegrass Jam Session, 8 p.m.,Molly Malone’s Irish Pub andRestaurant, 112 E. Fourth St., Allbluegrass pickers invited toparticipate. Free. 491-6659;mollymalonesirishpub.com.Covington.
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My most fa-vorite Christmassong is “We needa little Christ-mas.” But rightnow, I need alittle more time.I’m sure you canrelate! Regard-less, I still say agift from thehand is a giftfrom the heart.
And I’m sharing one of myall-time favorites today.
Better than bestchocolate clusters
“A friend” contributed this.The ultimate cluster, really!Grandson Jack looked at thephoto of these and said, “Theylook so yummy.”
But, Jack has braces so hecan only enjoy the photo.Here’s my adaptation:
20 oz. pkg. Nestlé’s darkchocolate chips
8-9 ozs. dried cranberriesor cherries - I used cherriesand cut them up a bit
8 ozs. slivered almonds,toasted
8 plump dried apricots,diced or snipped with scissors
Coarse sea salt to sprinkle -just a teeny bit
Roast almonds in 350 degreeoven just until fragrant andgolden, stirring a couple timesfor a total of 10-15 minutes. Becareful as they can burn easily.
Melt chocolate in a nonstickpan over low heat. Removefrom heat when some lumpsremain and stir until smooth.Stir in everything but salt.Scoop out on sprayed pans orwaxed paper.
Sprinkle very, very lightlywith salt (just a few granules)and refrigerate until hard. Istore mine in the frig betweenpieces of parchment.
Paula’s foolproofstanding rib roast
Here’s one from Paula Deen,who, when I interviewed herway back when, said this is hermost popular and perfect reci-pe for rib roast. This cooks at alower temperature so you won’tget the splatter in the oven thatcomes with higher heat recipes,like the one I’m sharing on mysite. For Larry, who wants tomake sure this expensive cut ofmeat that he’s buying will turnout well.
1 (5-pound) standing ribroast
1 tablespoon House Sea-soning, recipe follows
House seasoning:Keeps in cool place, cov-
ered, up to 6 months.
1 cup salt1/4 cup black pepper1/4 cup garlic powderTip from Rita’s kitchen:I usually divide this in half
and then add sweet paprika totaste and a couple finely crum-bled bay leaves to one half anduse that as a general purposestew, etc. seasoning.
Allow roast to stand at roomtemperature for at least 1 hour.
Preheat the oven to 375 de-gree F. Rub roast with HouseSeasoning; place roast on a rackin the pan with the rib sidedown and the fatty side up.Roast for 1 hour. Turn off oven.Leave roast in oven but do notopen oven door for 3 hours.About 30 to 40 minutes beforeserving time, turn oven to 375degrees F and reheat the roast.
Important: Do not remove roastor re-open the oven door fromtime roast is put in until readyto serve.
Rita’s foolproof standingrib roast.
I don’t have room for this inmy column, so check out mysite, Abouteating.com for therecipe.
Can you help?Ranch dressing like Taco
Casa. I always enjoy talking toGene Kennedy, owner of thishometown restaurant chain.For a while now, I’ve been get-ting requests for his ranchdressing.
When I asked, or rathertried to coerce him, for therecipe, he chuckled and more
or less said “no dice.” Legionsof his fans have asked for thisover the years so you’ll justhave to go and enjoy it at TacoCasa, one of our premier ethnicrestaurants.
BTW, Gene is going to be aguest on my cable show “Lovestarts in the kitchen” so I’ll askhim to feature it for tasting. Ifyou have a similar one, plsshare.
Coming soon:Laszlo’s restaurant stuffed
cabbage rolls.
Rita Nader Heikenfeld is an herb-alist, educator, Jungle Jim’s East-gate culinary professional and au-thor. Find her blog online atAbouteating.com. Call 513-248-7130,ext. 356.
CHOCOLATE CLUSTERS A FAVORITE
Rita HeikenfeldRITA’S KITCHEN
THANKS TO RITA HEIKENFELD
These chocolate clusters are a favorite of Rita Heikenfeld's.
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‘Tis the fluseason
Every fall, Northern Ken-tucky Health Department staffbegin to collect reports of flucases from doctors’ offices andhospitals. Between Octoberand late November, the reportswere trickling in, meaningthere was little flu activity inNorthern Kentucky.
But just before Thanks-giving, the trickle of reportsturned into a stream.
‘Tis the season – holidaysand increased flu activity oftengo together. Flu season typical-ly peaks between Decemberand February, but significantactivity can occur as late asMay.
This year, monitoring by theCenters for Disease Controland Prevention shows a con-cerning trend: One of the mainviruses circulating so far thisseason is not matched to thevaccine. This virus, a strain ofthe H3N2, has historically beenassociated with more severeillness and mortality, especiallyin older people and young chil-dren.
But, there are three thingsyou can do to protect yourselfthis flu season.
First, get vaccinated. Thevaccine still has value, offeringprotection against other strainsof flu that circulate. Antibodiescreated through vaccinationwith one influenza virus canoffer some protection againstdifferent influenza viruses(this is called cross-protection).If you get the flu, the vaccinemay give your body the help itneeds to make the illness lesssevere.
If you haven’t been vacci-nated yet, please add it to yourholiday to-do list; or if you havea loved one who hasn’t beenvaccinated yet, make a point toeither remind him or her to doso or take them. There are lotsof choices about which vaccineto get, it’s convenient, and most
your hands often. These stepswill protect you from flu, com-mon colds and a variety ofother illnesses.
Third, if you become ill withcommon flu symptoms, in-cluding fever and body aches,contact your health care pro-vider. Early treatment withanti-viral medications, if appro-priate, can lessen the severityof the flu.
For millions of people everyseason, the flu can mean afever, cough, sore throat, runnyor stuffy nose, muscle aches,fatigue, and miserable daysspent in bed – and those are the(relatively) lucky ones.
More than 200,000 peopleare hospitalized in the UnitedStates from flu complicationseach year. The flu also can bedeadly. Between 1976 and 2006estimates of yearly flu-associ-ated deaths in the UnitedStates range from a low ofabout 3,000 to a high of about49,000 people during the mostsevere season. Last flu season,five people in Northern Ken-tucky died from flu complica-tions.
The flu is just starting tocirculate in Northern Ken-tucky. Take steps now, includ-ing getting vaccinated, to pro-tect yourself through the holi-days and the entire flu season.
Dr. Lynne M. Saddler is districtdirector of health of the NorthernKentucky Health Department.
Dr. LynneSaddlerCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST
Dec. 11 questionThe Northern Kentucky Cham-
ber of Commerce has endorsed aLocal Option Sales Tax as a legisla-tive priority. Through a citizenvote, cities and/or counties couldraise the sales tax a maximum of 1percent to pay for predeterminedcapital projects, with the tax be-ing removed upon completion?Would you support or oppose thislegislation? Why?
“No. Never saw a tax put onthe books that didn’t stay on thebooks ... and be raised.”
Karen Swanson Dietz
“If it was truly removed, Iwould support it.”
Terri Due
“Nope. Pay too much now.”John Plunkett
“Nope. We are already taxedtoo much. I am sick of taxesupon taxes. Seems like theChambers of Commerce are al-ways so willing to reach into citi-zens’ pockets.”
Howard C. Aubrey
“I agree that once a tax is onthe books, it is rarely (if ever)removed. Our local option inDallas increased sales tax to8.25 percent. I didn’t complaintoo much though because we didnot pay state income tax. Differ-ent story here. I would hope thatNKY could come up with a bet-ter plan for capital projects.”
Brenda Turner Janning
“Could some of these capitalprojects be financed by grantsor federal funds?”
Karen Swanson Dietz
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Heroin is pure death. It isdevastating families in allcorners of our state.
As certain abused pre-scription drugs have becomeharder to obtain, heroin usehas skyrocketed. Every roomof Kentuckians that I meetincludes parents, relatives orfriends who’ve lost lovedones to heroin.
And the data shows we canexpect more – in 2013, 31.9percent of overdose deathscame from heroin, up 60percent from 2012. Put this inthe context that more Ken-tuckians now die from drugoverdoses than car wrecks,and it is clear – heroin mustbe stopped. Delay equalsdeath.
Heroin legislation died in2014 because what legislatorsdisagreed on stopped themfrom passing the many provi-sions they agreed on. Withthe 2015 session approaching,the answer is clear – sit downnow, identify areas of agree-ment, and pass a bill immedi-ately. Lives depend on it.
From my discussions withfamilies, law enforcement,legislators and doctors, I
believe thereis agreementon thesesteps:
» Manyoverdosedeaths couldbe preventedif drug userscould reportoverdoseswithout fear
of arrest. A Good SamaritanLaw, passed by 20 otherstates, will encourage report-ing and save lives.
» Naloxone, which re-verses an overdose if appliedquickly, is an effective tool toprevent overdoses. Like 24other states, we must expandNaloxone’s availability tofirst responders.
I also believe legislatorsshould agree on two othertactics:
» While sentencing reduc-tion may be appropriate forsome drugs, it is wrong forheroin. Penalties for dealingheroin must be so severethey dissuade a dealer fromselling, and we must ensure asignificant portion of anysentence is actually served.
» Heroin addiction is in-credibly difficult to beat.While new laws provide cov-erage for some treatment, itis too short, and doesn't workfor many addicts. Compre-hensive treatment must beaccessible.
Heroin has touched or willtouch – and possibly take –the lives of your family,friends, or neighbors. It hasin my neighborhood. Thefirst person I met in thatneighborhood was a 12-year-old girl who volunteered tobabysit. Recently, her broth-er died of an overdose thefirst time he tried heroin.One bad choice on one badnight robbed her family oftheir loved one. We mustensure that young man andmany others have not died invain, and use their stories toeducate all Kentuckians thattaking heroin – even once –will wreck your life and thosearound you.
Andy Beshear is a partner at Stites& Harbison and a candidate forattorney general. He and his wife,Britainy, are raising their twochildren in Jefferson County.
Delay in dealing withheroin equals death
Andy BeshearCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST
Thank youIndependence, fromWainscott family
Dear Independence Kroger(management, staff and cus-tomers), city of Independence,St. Cecilia Church parish, In-dependence Fire/EMS, Inde-pendence Police/ KentonCounty Police, Angelo’s, Mc-Donald’s, Skyline, and for thesake of not wanting to forgetanyone, the Independencecommunity as a whole:
Please accept our sincerethank you for the loving sup-port we received after Rick’spassing. We will never be ableto express the thankfulnessthat is deserved. It meant agreat deal to our family. Thefood that was provided to us atthe hospital on the day of hisdeath from McDonald’s andKroger (Independence), thecandlelight vigil held at Krog-er on Nov. 1by the city of Inde-pendence, the posters put up atKroger so that all could ex-press “How Rick Touched MyLife,” the food provided to thevisitation from Kroger and thebereavement committee fromSt. Cecilia Church, the foodprovided by Angelo’s and theIndependence Fire/ EMS forthe day of the burial, Skyline’sfundraiser on on Nov. 18, thestone from the Simon KentonHigh School football team, themoment of silence at SimonKenton’s District Playoff Foot-ball game on Nov. 7, all theflowers, memorial funds, andespecially, the thoughts andprayers from everyone, wereabsolutely unbelievable.
The media coverage in thenewspapers, on the television,and the Internet were amaz-ing. We never realized howmany lives he impacted. Hewas a blessing to all of us andwe are so thankful for that.
Words can not express howtouched and thankful we arefor the outpouring of love and
support that we received dur-ing this time. We know thatRick would have loved all theattention and all of the memo-rials. Even in his life, you gavehim exactly what he wantedand needed the most – time.Time to listen to his storiesabout our family and time tohear about your family stories.
Rick had an unconditionallove for everyone ... Granted,he would be very angry forsome time when his belovedReds could not pull out a vic-tory, but he was able to getover that, forgive them andcheer like no other at the verynext game.
It is going to take some time
for us to get over Rick's tragicdeath and we are taking eachday as it comes. To have thememorials at Kroger willmean more to us than anyonewill ever know. Lovingly, wewill have the reminder of howloved he was by us all. We areblessed to live in such a won-derful community and be ableto consider you all family andfriends – because you wereRick’s family too!
On behalf of our family,please accept our sincere grat-itude and love for all that youhave done.
Yours sincerely,The Rick Wainscott Family
Independence
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
PHOTO PROVIDED BY DOUG MILLER
Kroger in Independence put up a photo tribute to Richard Wainscott, thepopular bagger who died Oct. 30 after being hit by a vehicle in anapartment complex. A candlelight vigil in front of Kroger brought outbetween 200 and 250 people on Saturday evening.
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SOUTH KENTONRECORDEREditor: Melanie Laughman, [email protected], 513-248-7573
This December has been farmore fruitful for Holy CrossHigh School’s boys basketballteam. Last season, the Indianslost their first nine contests anddid not pick up their first winuntil after Christmas. This sea-son, the team is off to a muchfaster start, winning four oftheir first six games.
Last season’s 7-19 record is adistant memory. The Indiansenjoyed a full offseason underthe leadership of second-yearhead coach Ryan Schrand. Thatextra time together helped theprogram prepare for a fast startin 2014.
“A full offseason was hugefor us. We got to play together inmany team camps and our Junepractice sessions helped im-mensely,” said Schrand. “Theplayers are a year older, strong-er, and they know our systemnow.”
Wins over Simon Kenton,Boone County, South Oldham,and Cooper have the Indiansfeeling good about themselves.After a more productive offsea-son, it helps to see the worktranslate into results on thecourt.
“Winning four games early
has been a confidence builderbecause these kids have workedso hard in the summer and nowit is paying off,” said Schrand.“Practices have been very com-petitive and we didn't know whowas starting until the night be-fore the first game and it helpswhen you have a deep team.”
Tyler Bezold, DerrickBarnes, Leighton Schrand, andJared Seibert lead the deepsquad. The Indians only gradu-ated two seniors from lastyear’s team and several of thisyear’s contributors gained var-sity experience as underclass-men last season. The Indiansare a relatively young squadagain this year, but are muchmore experienced. Seibert hasprovided senior leadership.
The biggest improvementfor the uptempo team has beenon the defensive end. The reci-pe seems simple: When the Indi-ans allow 70 or more points,they are winless; when they al-low fewer than 70, they are un-defeated.
“Obviously defensively wehave improved immensely andmy assistants have done a won-derful job implementing our de-fensive system,” said Schrand.We always need to keep work-
‘Sky is the limit’ forHoly Cross basketballBy Adam [email protected]
TONY TRIBBLE FOR THE ENQUIRER
Holy Cross forward Tyler Bezold battles for rebounding position againstCooper on Dec. 12.
See INDIANS, Page B2
Some nights you’re just feel-ing it.
That was the case last Satur-day for Scott High School soph-omore Jake Ohmer when he setthe school’s single-game scor-ing record by dropping 42 onPaul Laurence Dunbar whilehelping lift his Eagles to a 75-72win. The mark bested the pro-gram’s previous record of 38points set by Ryan Mullins in1998.
As Ohmer went through hisnormal pregame routine insideScott’s gym, which consists ofhim getting plenty of shots up atgame speed, he had a feeling itwas going to be a good night. Hehad no idea it was about to besuch a memorable one.
“I was feeling it in warm-ups,” Ohmer said. “I can usuallytell when I’m going to be, ‘on.’ ”
Already carrying the reputa-tion of being a knockdown 3-point shooter, Ohmer made 4 of11attempts from the outside butalso used Dunbar’s aggressive-ness in guarding him 20-feetfrom the basket against them.
He came off screens movingfull speed, and used his quick-ness to get all the way to the bas-ket where he’s shown an im-proved ability to finish this sea-son. He finished the game 14 of26 from the field and 10 of 11from the free-throw line.
“He was going to the front ofthe rim, scoring, drawingfouls,” Scott coach Brad Carr
said. “Last year he was predom-inantly a 3-point shooter, buthe’s worked hard to add on to hisgame.”
In the last minute of thegame with Scott trailing by four,Ohmer knocked down a pair offree throws, then got a steal andan and-one that put the Eaglesup one. He also hit a shot to putthem up by three, their final
margin of victory.Often times record-setting
scoring performances come in ablowout where one player huntshis shot and doesn’t have to wor-ry about the impact it has on therest of the team. What makesOhmer’s effort more impres-sive is that Scott needed everyone of his 42 points to win thegame.
“If there is an easy or quietway to score 42 points, that’swhat he did,” Carr said. “Iwalked out of the game andheard someone in the lockerroom say Jake had 22 points. Itold my wife that, and she said,‘Yeah… in the second half.’ Ireally didn’t know he hadscored even close to that many.”
“He had 32 the game beforeagainst Pendleton County, andin both games it wasn’t like hewas taking bad shots. He wastaking shots we tell all of ourkids to take.”
Ohmer is one of four boys inhis family. His younger broth-ers play on the freshmen andsixth grade teams for Scott,while his older brother Pete, a2013 Scott graduate, was astandout pitcher for the Eagles’
baseball team and a talented all-around athlete.
Pete and Jake have had someepic battles growing up in thedriveway, but this summerPete’s guidance helped Jake im-prove his all-around skill-set. Inaddition to being younger, Jakehad to deal with a natural sizedisadvantage. At 5-foot-10, hehad to figure out ways to scoreagainst his much bigger andmore physical older brotherPete, who checks in somewherearound four inches taller andtens of pounds heavier.
“All summer he would justbeat me up,” Jake said. “Weworked on my game a lot. Hehelped me out with getting tothe rim, because he knew otherteams were going to be all overme from the perimeter thisyear.”
With a school record in hand,Jake now has a little bit moreclout the next time the brothersstart reminiscing on their ca-reers, though he says Pete is theonly one that will have to listento his trash talk.
“It’s cool,” Ohmer said of hisrecord. “I’ll only brag about it toPete, though.”
Scott’s Ohmer sets school’s single-game recordBy Rick BroeringEnquirer contributor
THE COMMUNITY RECORDER/JAMES WEBER
Scott’s Jake Ohmer, pictured in a game against Holmes last season, broke a16-year old school record when he scored 42 points against Paul LaurenceDunbar last Saturday.
The Ryle High Schoolwrestling program hostedthe Ryle Rumble Dec. 13.
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Layne Seibert of Scott tries to get out of the cradle lock by Aaron Brussart of Ryle High School. The 2014 RyleRaider Rumble went down on Saturday, Dec. 13.
Ready to ‘Rumble’
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Anthony Ashford of Scott looks to his coaches for direction as he controlsa Union County wrestler.
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Ethan Frank of Scott tries to findsome leverage to turn the tide inhis match against Steven Mathenyof Louisville Trinity at the RyleRaider Rumble.
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Dale Hensleyof Scott putspoints on the
board for atakedown in
his132-pound
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Dennis Pelfrey has bigshoes to fill. He replacesFrontier League Hall ofFamer Fran Riordan asmanager of the FlorenceFreedom.
Riordan was hired bythe BeloitSnappers,the Sin-gle-A Mid-westLeague af-filiate ofthe Oak-land A’s, af-ter leading
the Freedom to a 190-194record over the past fourseasons. Pelfrey takes thereins from his formerFrontier League team-mate and is excited to con-tinue what Riordan start-ed in Florence.
Pelfrey comes to Flor-ence from Gary, Ind.,where he spent the pastfour seasons coachingwith the SouthShore Rail-Cats. After playing forNorthwood University, hespent six seasons playingindependent league base-ball, including four-plusseasons in the FrontierLeague. Pelfrey and Rior-dan were teammates onthe 2000 Dubois CountyDragons, when Riordanwas player-manager of theDragons. “I heard greatthings about the placefrom people I know,” Pelf-rey said. “Fran had noth-ing but great things to sayabout the organization.”
His playing and coach-
ing experience and famil-iarity with the FrontierLeague were attractive tothe Freedom.
“Dennis has a lot of ex-perience in player acquisi-tion with Gary as well asplayer development,” saidFreedom owner ClintBrown in a press release.“He has been a candidatefor multiple managing po-sitions in this league andwe feel this is the perfectfit.”
The feeling was mutu-al. Pelfrey had been wait-ing for the right opportuni-ty to manage in the Fron-tier League. He felt thatFlorence was the destina-tion that gives him the bestchance to succeed. “ClintBrown reached out to meand I felt like it would be agreat fit,” said Pelfrey.
On the field, the Free-dom are going to aggres-sive on the basepaths.Pelfrey wants his club tolead the league in advanc-ing from first to third.They will be a base-steal-ing, doubles-hitting team.He wants to showcase anentertaining product atUC Health Stadium.
“I expect us to be a com-petitive club,” said Pelf-rey. “I want to create abuzz with a baseball teamthat is exciting to watch onthe field.”
Pelfrey has begunreaching out to each play-er to get to know them bet-ter. He understands theimportance of the rela-tionship between the Free-dom and northern Ken-tucky community. He islooking forward to fillingout the roster with qualityyoung men who under-stand that the Freedom or-ganization is about morethan baseball.
“The character of teamand character of the guyswe have is very importantto me,” said Pelfrey.
The next step is to com-plete his staff, includingthe addition of a trustedpitching coach. Pelfreyhas his targets in mind andis working to get his staffin place as quickly as pos-sible. “For us to be suc-cessful and do the thingsthat we want to do, wehave to have the rightstaff,” said Pelfrey.
Pelfrey succeeds Riordanas Freedom’s managerBy Adam [email protected]
Pelfrey
Boys basketball» A little home cook-
ing was all the Commu-nity Christian Crusadersneeded to weather thechallenge of playingthree basketball gamesin less than five days. TheAssumption Horsemenmade the short drivefrom Walton for the Dec.9 contest.
The Crusaders used abalanced scoring attackto race to a 14-7 lead afterthe first eight minutes ofaction. Community keptthe throttle down the sec-ond quarter andstretched the margin to31-16 at the half. An 11-3CCA third quarterstretched the lead to 42-19. Two Crusader bucketsto open the final quartergave Community its larg-est lead, 46-19 beforeCoach Ryan Smith emp-tied his bench. TheHorsemen battled backand made the final 58-35.
Two nights later theCrusaders returned totheir home hardwood asthe Somerset Cougarsventured north for theevening clash. A 12-pointfirst quarter by Turnerallowed Community todouble the score on thevisitors, 24-12, at the firstbreak. The Cougars be-gan to cut into the lead inthe second period andscored the final eightpoints to knot the game at41 at the half.
Coming out of thelocker room for the sec-ond half, Caleb Wilsontallied the first six Cru-sader points.
Time ran out for Som-erset and Communityprevailed 70-65.
Saturday afternoonbrought the HeritageWarriors to Independ-ence for the final game ofthe week.
The Crusaders usedan 11-0 run in the middleof the opening stanza topull ahead and neverlooked back. The quarterended with Communityup 23-14.
The Crusadersswitched to an aggres-sive man to man defenseto open the fourth. The
Crusader offense also be-came more aggressive,scoring 20 points whilethe defense held the War-riors to six points. The fi-nal was 69-50.
» Holy Cross hasrolled to a 6-0 start, high-lighted by a 31-point winover Boone County (68-37).
NKU Notes» Macy Wright has
signed a national letter ofintent to play golf forNorthern Kentucky Uni-versity’s women’s golfteam beginning in the fallof 2015. Wright’s brotherZach is a senior on thisyear’s men’s team.
“Macy is a very talent-ed golfer and will makeour team stronger fromthe moment she steps oncampus,” said women’shead coach Daryl Lan-drum. “Having coachedher brother Zach, I knowshe comes from a greatfamily and will be an as-set to the program.”
As a senior at GrantCounty High School inDry Ridge, Kentucky,Wright averaged a 79 onthe course. She earned ashare of first place at theKentucky Senior All-StarTournament at HeritageHill after shooting a 74.Wright also carded a 72 atthe Villa Madonna Invita-tional to claim second.
In the KHSAA StateTournament, Wrightposted rounds of 80-79and finished in a tie for20th.
“My brother Zach is agolfer at Northern Ken-tucky,” said Wright. “I
know I am getting in-volved in a tremendousprogram. I feel blessedand am ready to work inorder to contribute to theteam.”
» For the second-straight week, ThomasMore College seniorguard/forward SydneyMoss has been named tothe D3hoops.com Nation-al Team of the Week pre-sented by Scoutware.This is the seventh timethat Moss has beennamed to the Team of theWeek as she earned thehonor five times last sea-son.
Moss averaged 32.5points and 6.0 reboundslast week, while alsodishing out nine assistsand recording eightsteals in leading theSaints to a 2-0 start in thePresidents’ Athletic Con-ference (PAC) last week.Moss scored a season-high 42 points at Waynes-burg University, whilepulling down nine re-bounds and followed thatwith 23 points and eightassists against Westmin-ster College in only 22minutes.
Moss and the second-ranked Saints are idle un-til December 19 whenthey travel to Williams-burg, Kentucky to playthe University of theCumberlands at 2 p.m.
» Thomas More Col-lege had four men’s soc-cer student-athletesnamed All-Great LakesRegion by the NationalSoccer Coaches Associa-tion of America.
Senior defender AlexDean (Highlands) wasnamed to the first team.He had nine points onfour goals and one assist,while anchoring a de-fense that posted 12 shut-outs and allowed only 14goals. Senior midfielderChristopher Lehan (OakHills) and senior defend-er Jack Little were bothnamed to the secondteam. Lehan had 15points on four goals andseven assists and scoredthree game-winninggoals. Little had 11 pointson four goals and threeassists, while helping thedefense that post 12 shut-outs and allowing only 14goals. Sophomore de-fender Tim Knauer (Ba-tavia) was a third teamselection. He had 13points on six goals and
one assists, while scoringtwo game-winners.
» Three baseballstandouts have signedtheir national letters ofintent to play for North-ern Kentucky Univer-sity. Tyler Amann, Jor-dan Menfee and JessePeters will join the Norsefor the 2015-16 academicyear.
» Three baseballstandouts have signedtheir national letters ofintent to play for North-ern Kentucky Univer-sity. Tyler Amann, Jor-dan Menfee and JessePeters will join the Norsefor the 2015-16 academicyear.
Amann is a 5-foot-9outfielder and secondbaseman, a 2012 graduateof Moeller High School,where he was named theGreater Catholic LeagueSouth Co-Athlete of theYear after helping leadthe Crusaders to the 2012Division I State Champi-onship.
Menfee is a 6-foot-4right-handed pitcherfrom Forest Hill, Mary-land. He helped lead theFriars to a 17-12 overallrecord and a 12-4 mark inregional play during the2014 season.
Peters is a 6-foot-4left-handed pitcher fromGoshen High School. As ajunior, he recorded a 1.25ERA over 28 innings ofwork and collected 45strikeouts.
» Northern KentuckyUniversity men’s golfhead coach Daryl Lan-drum has announced thatLogan Gamm and JacobPoore have signed Na-tional Letters of Intent toplay golf for the Norsebeginning in the fall of2015.
A native of Union, Ky.,and Ryle High School,Gamm has steadily im-proved throughout hishigh school campaign bydropping his scoring av-erage from 77 as a fresh-man to 76.5 as a sopho-more, 76 as a junior andfinally 75 his senior year.
Gamm carded roundsof 73-74 to earn an eighth-place finish in the 108-golfer Kentucky JuniorAmateur Championship.He won the Seventh Re-gion Championship witha low-round 71, while alsofinishing 16th in the AJ-GA Lipari Energy JuniorChampionship, 18th inthe Bubba Conlee Invita-tional and 27th in theHudson Junior Invita-tional.
Poore also comes toNKU from Ryle HighSchool. Poore’s accoladesare equally as impres-sive, earning three med-als as a senior and fivemedals combined duringhis sophomore and juniorcampaigns. He was atwo-time participant inboth the KHSAA Stateand All “A” State Tourna-ments. As a senior, Pooregarnered recognition onthe all-region team andwas named the LaRosa’sPlayer of the Week as asophomore.
Simon Kenton’s Madi Meier tries to keep the ball away fromWalton-Verona’s Morgan Simpson in their Dec. 13 game.
ing on taking care of theball and rebounding.”
Expectations wereraised going into this yearthanks to the extra offsea-son of experience. Afterthe fast start, the expecta-tions are even higher.With three-straight homegames before Christmas,this December could beone to remember for the
Indians. “The sky is the limit.
We feel we have a chanceto win every night withour ability to score thebasketball,” said Schrand.“We set a goal on howmany wins we could getand we are off to a greatstart.”
Holy Cross hosts Scotton Dec. 16, Grant Countyon Dec. 18, and BishopBrossart on Dec. 22. Theycould equal their win totalfrom last season beforeChristmas this year.
IndiansContinued from Page B1
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Three holiday spirits –Christmas Past, Presentand Future – conspire toredeem a miserly hum-bug at the CincinnatiPlayhouse in the Park asU.S. Bank presentsCharles Dickens’ iconicholiday story, “A Christ-mas Carol.”
Two Kenton Countyyouths are appearing in
the beloved tale, enjoyedeach season by multiplegenerations of Cincin-natians. It will be per-formed for its 24th yearin the Playhouse’s RobertS. Marx Theatre fromNov. 26 through Dec. 28.
Ty Joseph Shelton, ofCrestview Hills, is ap-pearing as Tiny Tim. Jor-dan Shaw, of Crescent
Springs, plays dual rolesas Want and a guest atFezziwig’s.
Ty could not be moreexcited to return to theprofessional stage at Cin-cinnati Playhouse in thePark. For a “tiny” talent,he brings to the table a bigstage presence to matchhis big ambitions.
His older sister Mia
knew hehad it inhim andpreparedhim for hisauditionsand re-hearsalsevery step
of the way. She is nowserving as his unofficialtalent agent.
Ty loves to read, espe-cially “Harry Potter,” andhe enjoys playing with histhree older sisters and hisdog, Shady. Like mostfourth-grade boys, Ty isvery active with friendsand activities. His inter-ests include the outdoors,soccer, golf, fishing andhobbies in creative de-sign including Legos andMinecraft.
Ty spent much of thispast summer in onstagetraining as part of the
CincinnatiChildren’sTheatreSTAR pro-gram.
Jordanis excitedto makeher debut
in Cincinnati Playhousein the Park’s depiction ofA Christmas Carol. Herprevious credits includeperformances for theCincinnati Black TheatreCompany’s “The BlackNativity,” “Disney’s TheLittle Mermaid Jr.,” “An-nie Jr.,” “101 Dalmatians”and “The Jungle Book.”
She has ventured intotelevision, acting in acommercial that aired onlocal television duringsummer 2014. Along withher stage performances,Jordan is involved withher school’s morning
news team, book club,Girl Scouts and danceclub.
Dickens, considered tobe one of the greatestwriters of all time, wrotethe instantly successful“A Christmas Carol” in1843.
The heartwarmingmessage of “A ChristmasCarol” helps to make itone of the Playhouse’smost popular produc-tions each season and aperfect way to introducechildren to the joys oftheater.
All show times for “AChristmas Carol” are at 2p.m. for matinees and 7p.m. for evening perfor-mances to accommodatefamilies with children.
Tickets start at $35.For ticket information,call the Playhouse BoxOffice at 513-421-3888.
Two NKY actors perform in ‘A Christmas Carol’
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Ty Shelton
THANKS TO SANDY UNDERWOOD
Ebenezer Scrooge (Bruce Cromer, center) and Tiny Tim (Ty Joseph Shelton) lead the 29-membercast in the finale of “A Christmas Carol.”
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About this time ev-ery year, the holidaysstart to get to me. Thelist of my reasons whyis endless.
First, time is tickingawayand mysched-ule isgettingbusierby theminute.Next,althoughmy bud-get is
running low, my list of“one more person tobuy for” continues togrow.
And finally, trying tobalance making funmemories for my chil-dren that include “theperfect gift” in theireyes, with making
meaningful memoriesfor my children thatinclude “the perfectgift” in my eyes issometimes a challenge.I may be out on a lonelylimb here, but I fre-quently find it difficultto escape the commer-cialism of Christmas.
After praying dili-gently about my con-cerns, God graciouslyanswered me last night.It was in the form of achildren’s Christmasplay at our church.What better way toloosen the effects of astressful day and betransported into thebeautiful, quiet andserene meaning of theseason, than 50 or 60freckle-faced kidsshouting (I mean sing-ing) the praises of “ANewborn King.” To top
it off, I had a Romansoldier and toothlesschoir girl in the groupthat I’m pretty surecould be heard shouting(I mean singing) inneighboring counties. Itwas priceless.
And that’s where Godanswered my prayer.Reminding me thatchildren are the reasonwe celebrate this timeof year. It’s the childrenwe want to focus on; notthe co-worker we bare-ly know and feelstressed to buy theobligatory gift for. It’sthe children we want tospend our weekendswith, cozying up by thefireplace watching “It’sa Wonderful Life” – notthe office Christmasparty.
Trust me, in Januaryno one will rememberwhether or not youbrought cookies in forthe whole staff. Butyour family will re-member how stressfulit was when momstayed up all night bak-ing.
Please don’t misun-derstand. This season isall about giving. It’sabout giving gifts andfood to those in need.It’s about spending timewith those who are lone-ly and without familyand friends. And, it’sabout sharing the bless-ings God has given youwith those less fortu-nate.
So, if you’re lookingfor some fun and mean-ingful traditions to addto your list of “things todo,” this year, I havetwo suggestions. Attenda children’s Christmasplay, and a nearby Na-tivity. Both have storiesand children that willtransform your day –and quite possibly yourlife.
“For there is born toyou this day in the cityof David a Savior, whois Christ the Lord.”Luke 2:10
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Meghan AmmonMeghan Elizabeth Ammon,
30, of Walton, died Dec. 6 at St.Elizabeth Hospital in Florence.
She was a member of Burling-ton Baptist Church.
Survivors include her mother,Melanie Ammon of Fort Mitch-ell; father and stepmother, Gregand Helen Ammon of Burling-ton; son, Gage Richard Ammonof Burlington; brother, ClayAmmon of Burlington; andpaternal grandparents, Richardand Shirley Ammon of Burling-ton.
Burial was at Hopeful Luther-an Cemetery.
Memorials: Spina Bifida Coali-tion of Cincinnati, 644 Linn St.,Suite 635, Cincinnati, OH 45203;or Burlington Baptist Church,3031 Washington St., Burlington,KY 41005.
James Boatright Sr.James L. Boatright Sr., 79, of
Altoona, Florida, and formerly ofLudlow and Hebron, died Nov.29 at his home.
He was a retired welder,boilermaker, and executive forLitton Industries. He was also aformer employee of Inland SteelCorp. and General Electric Corp.He was a U.S. Air Force veteran,who served during the KoreanWar. He belonged to Voice ofCalvary Church of God in Altoo-na, was past master and currentmember of the Golden RuleLodge No. 345 F&AM, and amember of Indra ConsistoryScottish Rite as well as theBoilermakers Union No. 105AFL-CIO.
Survivors include his wife, ElsieWhite Boatright; sons James L.Boatright Jr. of Florence, Greg A.Boatright of Fort Wright, Win-ston R. Boatright of Burlington,Paul L. Huskey of Harlan; daugh-ter, Patricia Huskey of Altoon;brother, Willard Boatright ofPort Orange, Florida; and eightgrandchildren along with fourgreat-grandchildren.
Interment with full militaryhonors was at Floral Hills Memo-rial Gardens in Taylor Mill.
Memorials: Cerebral PalsyInternational Research Founda-tion, 3 Columbus Circle, 15thFloor, New York City, NY 10019.
Kathleen BrittonKathleen “Kitty” Britton, 90,
of Ludlow, died Dec. 4 at Rose-dale Green in Covington.
She was an administrationsecretary with Ford Motor Co.for more than 30 years and shewas a member of Sts. Bonifaceand James Church in Ludlow.She loved knitting, baking andcooking.
Her husband, Orville Britten,died previously.
Survivors include her sistersVirginia Knochelmann of Ludlowand Cerena Schmitz of Bromley;and brother, Thomas Rohan ofVersailles.
Interment was at Forest LawnMemorial Park in Erlanger.
Memorials: St. Mary’s Altar
Society at Sts. Boniface andJames Church, 304 Oak St.,Ludlow, KY 41016.
Norma CrosthwaiteNorma Crosthwaite, 82, of
Erlanger, died Dec. 3 at BaptistConvalescent Center in Newport.
She was a retired supervisorfor Hartford Insurance Co. and alifelong member of CentralChurch of Nazarene, where sheserved on the board, was presi-dent of the missionary, and aformer Sunday school teacher.
Her husband, William Crosth-waite, died previously.
Survivors include her son,Robert Williams of Edgewood;daughters Patricia Ann Peluso ofErlanger, Debra Hoepker ofFlorence, and Linda Bowman ofFlorence; sister, Mary Lance ofBrookesville; and five grand-children along with five great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
Entombment was at HighlandCemetery in Fort Mitchell.
Memorials: To the charity ofthe donor’s choice.
Ruth DahmsRuth Elizabeth Dahms, 94, of
Latonia, died Dec. 5.She was a member of Calvary
Baptist Church in Latonia formore than 40 years.
Her husband, Jacob Dahms;son, Paul Edward Dahms; andseven siblings, died previously.
Survivors include her sister,Patricia Pope; and four grand-children along with three great-grandchildren.
Burial was at Forest LawnMemorial Park in Erlanger.
Memorials: Alzheimer’s Associ-ation, 644 Linn St., Suite 1026,Cincinnati, OH 45203-1742; or St.Elizabeth Hospice, 483 S. LoopDrive, Edgewood, KY 41017.
Wanda GriffithWanda Griffith, 74, of Villa
Hills, died Dec. 3 at University ofCincinnati Medical Center.
She was a homemaker.Her son, Michael Griffith, died
previously.Survivors include her husband,
Jim Griffith; daughter, ChristinaGriffith of Villa Hills; sisters JoyceFitzgerald of Crescent Springs,Bonnie Cooper of Vincennes,Indiana, and Judy Underhill ofTerre Haute, Indiana; and fourgrandchildren.
Entombment was at ForestLawn Memorial Park in Erlanger.
Memorials: To the charity ofthe donor’s choice.
April HayesApril D. Hayes, of Independ-
ence, died Dec. 1 at her home.She was a preschool teacher at
Children Inc. in Newport. Sheloved to cook, read and write.
Her parents, Lela HubbardBowman and Allen Bowman,died previously.
Survivors include her sonsJustin Mills of Taylor Mill andTimmy Mills of San Antonio;sister, Lark Anspach of Hamilton,Ohio; and brother, Troy Bowmanof Hamilton.
Interment was at GreenwoodCemetery in Hamilton.
Memorials: Children Inc. 333Madison Ave., No. 2, Covingon,KY 41011.
Ghodratollah KarimianGhodratollah “G.H.” Kari-
mian, 67, of Crestview Hills, diedDec. 9 at his home.
He was a civil engineer for thestate of Kentucky for 15 years.He graduated from both West-ern Kentucky University andMorehead State University.
Survivors include his wife,Marlene Karimian; son, KayarashKarimian; brothers Dr. HojatKarimian and Enayat Karimian;and sisters Parvin Karimian,Farkhondeh Karimian, and LeilaKarimian.
Burial was at GreenlawnMemorial Gardens in Akron,Ohio.
died Dec. 5 at Green ValleyHealth & Rehab in Carrollton.
She retired from Clo-pay inCincinnati, where she worked inthe accounting department. Shewas a member of Holy CrossChurch in Latonia and the Co-vington Moose Lodge. She alsovolunteered at St. ElizabethHospital until 2007. She was anavid golfer, who loved playingcards and entertaining.
Her stepdaughter, BarbaraMoore, died previously.
DEATHS
See DEATHS, Page B9
The Rotary Club ofKenton County has thedistinction of being recog-nized by The Rotary Foun-dation as the No. 1 club inRotary District 6740 byvirtue of achieving thehighest number of dona-tions per capita for mem-bership for The RotaryFoundation’s Annual Pro-grams Fund.
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Survivors include her daugh-ter, Maureen Ruprecht Wranik ofKailua Kona, Hawaii; sons Mi-chael Paul Lundrigan of KailuaKona and Maurice “Moe” Lun-drigan of Prospect; stepsons KenWaters of Monona, Iowa, TomWaters of Edgewood, Dan Pointsof Villa Hills, and Rex Points ofFort Thomas; and 17 grand-children along with numerousgreat-grandchildren.
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William RavenscraftWilliam Joseph Ravenscraft,
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He was a graduate of New-port High School and attendedthe University of CincinnatiEvening College, where hereceived his bachelor’s of sciencein administration. His favoriteinterests were genealogy, stampcollecting and Big Band music.He was a U.S. Army veteran andwas retired as a consumer con-sultant for Cincinnati Gas andElectric Co. He was a member ofthe Jaycees in Campbell County,the Optimist Club of Fort Thom-as, and the Robert Burns Mason-ic Lodge.
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Memorials: Baptist VillageLong House, 3000 Riggs Road,Erlanger, KY 41018.
Charles Wagner Sr.Charles W. Wagner Sr., 63, of
Erlanger, died Dec. 1 at St. Eliza-beth Hospital in Edgewood.
His parents, Charles andCharlotte Wagner; and siblingsConnie Wagner and JamesGlasier, died previously.
Survivors include his childrenCharles “Shane” W. Wagner II,
Lawrence W. Wagner, RaymondL. Wagner, Jeffery E. Wagner,and Christine M. Wagner; sib-lings Raymond Ross, Beulah“Boots” Hollon, Denny Wagner,and Debbie Freeman; and sevengrandchildren along with agreat-granddaughter.
Lois YorkLois A. York, 80, of Elsmere,
died Dec. 5 at St. ElizabethHospice.
She worked as secretary for A1
Electric.Her husband, James E. York;
and daughter, Deborah Wie-necke, died previously.
Survivors include her son,Jamie York; daughter, DonnaRichard; brothers Donald Fleck-inger, Maurice Fleckinger, andHank Fleckinger; sister, PattyGrady; and five grandchildrenalong with four great-grand-children.
Burial was at Forest LawnCemetery in Erlanger.
DEATHS
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