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COLD SPRING — Mark Stoeb-er sat in the same chair Mondaynight in the same seat he choseto leave in December.

Stoeber, in his first meetingafter taking over as interimmayor, also brought back SteveTaylor as city administrator onan interim basis.

Taylor joins attorney Bran-don Voelker, a former city attor-ney, as contract employees whocan resign or be terminated byStoeber at any time without ad-ditional payment.

Voelker and Taylor werefired in January by formerMayor Nancy Bay. Elected inNovember 2014, Bay resignedApril 7 without explanation just

over three months into her four-year elected term. Bay alsofired Ed Burk as police chiefduring her time in office, and Lt.Wayne Hall is leading the de-partment on an interim basis.

Stoeber was appointed in-terim mayor by council at anApril 8 emergency meeting.Stoeber’s appointment lasts un-til a special election in Novem-ber. He had previously servedthree terms until deciding not torun for re-election in 2014.

Stoeber said council will beasked at council’s April 27 meet-ing to approve bringing backVoelker and Taylor.

Council approved April 13bringing Voelker back as in-terim city attorney instead of asinterim council attorney as theyapproved April 8. “There are

some pressing items that arefacing the city, and I need im-mediate legal advice,” Stoebersaid.

No lawsuits have been filedin 2015 against Cold Spring as ofApril 13.

An interim city administra-tor is needed to oversee pro-jects budgeted for completionby June when the fiscal yearends, Stoeber said. Projectshave not been started, such asthe $50,000 restroom project,and are falling behind schedule,he said.

Councilman Adam Sandfosssaid he was glad to have Stoeberback to get the city budget andprojects started.

“Things are definitely falling

Stoeber hires back fired city administratorChris [email protected]

CHRIS MAYHEW/THE COMMUNITY RECORDER

Cold Spring Councilman Lou Gerding takes his seat as interim Mayor MarkStoeber sits down at his first meeting since being appointed April 8 afterMayor Nancy Bay resigned April 7 three months into her four-year term.See MAYOR, Page A2

ALEXANDRIA — Springtimehas been cleanup time forCampbell County for more thana decade, and cities are joiningin with their own street spruce-ups.

In Alexandria, volunteerswill pick up litter from citystreets Saturday, April 18, dur-ing Campbell County’s annualcleanup April 17-19.

Cooperating with CampbellCounty’s cleanup seemed a nat-ural fit, said Alexandria CityCouncil Beautification Commit-tee chairwoman Sue Neltner.

Volunteers will pick up litterand trash from 10 a.m. to noonApril 18. They will be treated toa lunch afterward, Neltner said.Volunteers can register by call-ing city offices at 859-635-4125.

Trash picked up during Alex-andria’s cleanup will be taken to

Dumpsters provided for Camp-bell County’s cleanup, she said.

Campbell County’s springcleanup started in the early1990s, said David Plummer, sol-id waste coordinator for thecounty. “It used to be they justset up Dumpsters and kind of letpeople use them at their lei-sure,” Plummer said.

Cleanup has turned intomore of a full-service program,he said.

“We have helped unloaditems, we take scrap metal, andcar batteries,” Plummer said.

Campbell County has ma-chinery to handle things peoplebring during annual fall andspring cleanups, he said.

“What people really love touse it for it’s a chance to get ridof those large items that youcan’t really get rid of,” Plum-mer said.

City and countyoffering trash cleanupsChris [email protected]

ENQUIRER FILE PHOTO

Chris Franklin, of California, tosses a tire into a compactor during a cleanupat Campbell County’s Transportation Center south of Alexandria.

See TRASH, Page A2

Campbell County’s latesthigh school musical is allowingstudents to be “Big Fish” on thesmall stage.

Student thespians in Camp-bell County High School Dra-ma will perform “Big Fish,” aBroadway musical based onthe book by John August andmovie of the same name. Per-

formances will be May 1-3. Junior Mikey Mills, of Cold

Spring, will portray EdwardBloom, a character who tellstall tales about his life on hisdeath bed.

Theater hooked Mills whenhe was in third grade.

“I saw my first show, it was‘Anything Goes’ here, and Ithought it would be pretty coolif I could do this,” Mills said.

Mills plans to study theater

in college and hopes to becomea musical composer.

Hopefully prospects of see-ing Big Fish only one year afterit was on Broadway will getother audience members ex-cited about theater, Mills said.

“This is brand new,” he said.“Nobody has done it, and it’sgreat. It’s a comedy, but it real-ly is a great story that can grip

CHRIS MAYHEW/THE COMMUNITY RECORDER

Connor Daniels of Alexandria, playing William Bloom in Campbell County High School Drama’s production ofthe musical “Big Fish,” pushes Mike Mills, portraying aged father Edward Bloom, across stage during rehearsal.

Students hooked on theaterperforming ‘Big Fish’

Chris [email protected]

See FISH, Page A2

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During a fall 2014cleanup, over 1,195 vehi-cles showed up, he said.An average of 440 poundsof trash per vehicle wastaken in including wash-ers, dryers, electronicsand tires, Plummer said.

Collection sites

Collection hours forthe county will be 8 a.m. to5 p.m. Friday and Satur-day, April 17-18, and 8 a.m.to 4 p.m. Sunday. No oil orpaint will be accepted.,but tires, electronics, ap-pliances, car batteriesand propane tanks 20pounds or less will be ac-cepted.

Campbell CountyTransportation Center isthe main collection site.All items will be acceptedat the center at 1175 Race-

track Road, Alexandria.Pendery Park, Ky. 8,

Melbourne, will acceptonly trash and debris.

Campbell County Po-lice Department station,8774 Constable Drive, Al-exandria, will accept onlytrash and debris.

Plummer said it isgreat Alexandria wants todo a cleanup at the sametime, and other cities in-cluding Bellevue havehad city cleanups earlierthis year.

TrashContinued from Page A1

behind,” Sandfoss said.Councilman Roger

Jones said he was gladStoeber is back, and foran explanation of why in-terim city attorney andadministrator positionsare needed.

“It’s good to know ex-actly what is going on, andwhere you want to take itand what we need these

positions for,” Jones said.“I don’t feel like we hadthat before when deci-sions were being made.”

Stoeber said he wascalled by council andsworn into office immedi-ately after their April 8emergency meeting end-ed.

“I had 10 meetings onFriday, and I had anothermeeting today just tryingto catch up,” Stoeber said.

Finances reviewedDr. Mark Schroer was

the only resident to speakat Monday’s meeting.

“Thanks for takingover a very difficult job,”Schroer said.

Schroer said he want-ed to know whether an au-dit of city finances was

being considered.The city’s outside audi-

tor will do a year-end au-dit and pay special atten-tion to the first threemonths of 2015, Stoebersaid.

Stoeber said he is al-ready reviewing everycheck written in the firstquarter of 2015 and a logof all activity of city ac-counts where money wasspent.

Paying for an immedi-ate special audit doesn’tappear to be a need, hesaid.

“I’ll know what mostall the bills are because Isigned all the checks for12 years,” Stoeber said ina reference to his threeelected terms in officethrough December 2014.

MayorContinued from Page A1 Share your N. Ky. prom photos

High school prom is a night to remem-ber. Now you can share your memorieswith your friends and neighbors.

The Community Recorder invites youto share your best prom photos for publi-cation in the newspaper and in an onlinephoto gallery. Send a photo and captionidentifying everyone in the photo, fromleft to right. Tell us which high schoolprom it is, as well as the date and any oth-er interesting details. Send your digitalphoto (with “Prom Photos” in the subjectline) to [email protected] byThursday, May 21.

Dogwood Dash coming soon UNION — Registration is open for the

Boone County Arboretum’s annual Dog-wood Dash 5K Run and Walk on Satur-day, April 25. To register, visitbit.ly/dd2015reg. Early registration

costs $30 with the shirt, or $20 without.Late registration costs $25. To enter thekids run costs $5.

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Nick Warden and junior Emily Schweissattended the Highlands High School prom in2012

all ages.”Joseph Bertucci, in his

15th year as CampbellCounty’s drama teacherand director, said Camp-bell County will be one ofthe first Cincinnati areaschools to perform “BigFish.”

Having a story stu-dents already know a littleabout helps build enthusi-

asm, he said.“The music feels fresh,

and I think that they likethat,” Bertucci said.

In his first year in thea-ter, junior Connor Dan-iels, of Alexandria, isplaying the lead role ofWilliam Bloom.

Daniels said his olderbrother was in theater re-cently and thought it wasfun, so he decided to try ittoo.

Katherine Sallee, a ju-nior from Alexandria, willportray the lead role of Jo-

sephine. Sallee has beeninvolved in each dramaproduction since she wasa freshman.

“I’m going into theaterat Northern KentuckyUniversity next year,”Sallee said.

Show times for “BigFish” at Campbell CountyHigh School, 909 CamelCrossing, Alexandria, willbe at 7:30 p.m. Friday andSaturday, May 1-2, and 2p.m. Sunday, May 3. Fortickets ($10 per seat) visitbit.ly/1GDkzcH.

FishContinued from Page A1

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From left, Latasia Highchew,12, Kiersten Highchew, 10,Heather Highchew andJames Roland, all fromHighland Heights, playbasketball at Friendship Parkin Cold Spring on Saturday,April 11.

The Northern Ken-tucky Medical ReserveCorps is looking for volun-teers to join in and help inthe community. The op-portunity will provide cit-izens of both medical andnon-medical backgroundswith a way to help theircommunities during apublic health emergency.

Anyone interested injoining the Medical Re-serve Corps is invited toattend an orientation ses-sion from 6 to 8 p.m. Tues-day, April 21, at the healthdepartment’s district of-fice, 610 Medical VillageDrive in Edgewood. Alight meal will be provid-ed.

The Northern Ken-tucky Medical ReserveCorps is a branch of thefederal government’sMedical Reserve Corpsprogram. Its goal is to pro-vide a volunteer pool forthe Northern Kentuckyregion that can enhanceand support public healthagencies and the healthcare infrastructure dur-ing a crisis.

Since the Medical Re-

serve Corps was createdin 2002, the program hasgrown to more than200,000 volunteers innearly 1,000 units acrossthe country. NorthernKentucky’s MRC unitalone has more than 500members.

Volunteers would beasked to serve in theirown community; but mayalso choose to volunteerfor the Tristate region orfor communities in needaround Kentucky. Volun-teers will be offered train-ings throughout the yearthat will support personalpreparedness and basicdisaster response skills,as well as developing spe-cialized skills needed fora public health emergen-cy response.

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FORT THOMAS — BretMichaels will be rockin’the stage at this year’sMerchants and Music

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“It’s go-ing to beour biggestand bestMerchantsand MusicFestival

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Michaels, a multi-plati-num recording artist, hassold more than 32 millionrecords, is a reality TVstar – he was the winningcontestant on NBC’s “Ce-lebrity Apprentice 3” –and philanthropist.

Michaels rose to fameas front man of Poison,one of rock’s most iconicbands whose success in-cludes selling more than30 million records world-wide. In his solo career,

Michaels has charted hisown course with multiplesolo albums. His last al-bum, “Custom Built,” ,reached No. 1 on Bill-board’s Hard Rock list.

In years past the con-cert, has been headlinedby country music artistssuch as Dustin Lynch,Trick Pony, Jo Dee Messi-na and John MichaelMontgomery.

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The St. Mary Robotics Teamwon the state championship atthe Robo Challenge Xtremestate tournament at Rupp Are-na.

The team competed in theElementary Division against27 other teams that advancedto the state tournament fromone of nine regional tourna-ments from around the state of

Kentucky.Robo Challenge Xtreme

(RCX) is a challenging, yet funway for students to expand stu-dents’ knowledge of math andscience through a challengingrobotics competition, accord-ing to a press release. The chil-dren also strengthen theirteamwork, communication,computer programming, and

problem solving skills. Teams compete with autono-

mous robots that they have de-signed, built and programmedto complete missions on thefield.

Points are scored by com-pleting as many missions aspossible in a three-minute timeperiod. This year’s theme is“Mars Adventure.”

St. Mary’s Robotics Teamwins state championship

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The state championship team consists of four fifth-graders, from left: DrewRacke, Dalton Sunday, Alex Kramer and Owen Davis. The team is coachedby Tom Rowe and Jim Rowe.

The Covington LatinSchool senior classperformed Shake-speare’s “Merry

Wives of Windsor” last month.The play was directed by

senior Kaleigh Howland, aBoone County resident.

Kaleigh, who has attendedsummer camps with the Cin-cinnati Shakespeare Companyand has studied at College-Conservatory Music at Uni-versity of Cincinnati for thepast eight years, set the playin the 1950s.

“When we approach Shake-speare, I feel like we can getso easily detached from thepeople and the stories. Eventhough in reality the storiesare timeless. As such, ‘TheMerry Wives of Windsor’ canbe played in any time frame,”Kaleigh said.

“The 1950s in particular Ithink works really well be-cause of the themes of love,money, feuds and mischief. Itbrought ‘Grease’ to mindimmediately and we definite-ly drew from ‘Grease’ for a lotof the characters.”

Matt Krebs, dean of stu-dents and Drama Departmentchair, said, “Kaleigh did a finejob directing the play, draw-ing on her vast experience onstage and in films. She hasparticular experience in act-ing Shakespeare whichproved invaluable for ourshow.”

The Cincinnati Shake-speare Company invited Co-vington Latin to be a part ofProject 38.

CSC collaborated with 38different area schools overthe course of the year. Eachschool was given one ofShakespeare’s 38 plays tobring to life.

Schools chose everythingfrom videos to visual art totraditional productions. TheProject 38 Festival will takeplace April 15-22, the week ofShakespeare’s birthday.

Besides presenting theplay at school, CovingtonLatin will again perform “TheMerry Wives of Windsor” onApril 21 at Memorial Hall.

For more information, visithttp://bit.ly/PROJECT38.

High school seniordirects Shakespeare play

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The Covington Latin School senior class performed Shakespeare’s “MerryWives of Windsor” last month. The play was directed by senior KaleighHowland, a Boone County resident.

PROJECT 38: CAMPBELL PRESENTATIONSThursday, April 16, noon to 12:30 p.m.Campbell County High School presents:Live performance of scenes from “Two Noble Kinsmen”Memorial Hall StageSaturday, April 18, 7-9 p.m.Bellevue High School presents:The Ides of March: “An Adaptation of the Tragedy of Julius Caesar”Live performance of Julius CaesarMemorial Hall StageMonday, April 20, 2:30-3 p.m.Campbell Regional Juvenile Detention Facility presents:“King Lear’s Storm”A filmed performance of the storm from King LearMemorial Hall Stage

Northern Kentucky Univer-sity’s Cyber Defense Team fin-ished in second place at the2015 Midwest Regional Colle-giate Cyber Defense Competi-tion.

The Norse competedagainst 10 teams from ninestates and entered this year’scompetition as the wild-cardteam. DePaul University camein first place, and SoutheastMissouri State University fin-ished third.

NKU’s team consisted ofstudents Lee Epling, AshleyHuffman, Rasheed El-Saleh,Brandon Hinkel, Josh Howard,Jack Lannon, Paul Sparks andTyler Thompson.

How teams compete:Each team in the competi-

tion competes by managingand protecting an assignedcomputer network infrastruc-ture, according to a press re-

lease. It is each team’s responsi-

bility to not only maintain andprotect its assigned networkbut to deal with varied and nu-merous attacks throughout thecompetition.

The CCDC is designed to notonly test the knowledge of thestudents but also to deal withthe stresses of working as ateam and dealing with poten-tial and real network attacks.

Each team must familiarizeitself with the network in ashort amount of time and begindeploying network and securi-ty updates and patches before“red team” commences its at-tack on the network.

Not only must each team de-fend and repel each attack, butit must also continue to meetnormal services and user de-mands as well as maintaincritical Internet services.

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NKU Cyber Defense Team finished in second place in the 2015 MidwestRegional Cyber Defense Completion.

NKU cyber teamplaces second inregional competition

President’s List Western Kentucky University: Mar-lee C. Barton, Natalie A. Buller, LauraK. Bunning, Danielle A. Dickens,Megan L. Hamberg, Samantha E.Kroger, Andrew D. Marsee, Kaitlyn M.Weyman.

Dean’s List Western Kentucky University: Alex-andra G. Beckmeyer, Benjamin P.Conniff, Courtney M. Goodwin, AlyssaC. Guidugli, Taylor N. Leighty, RebekahNapier, Hannah V. Shaffer, Riley W.

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Art ExhibitsNow Here: Theoretical Land-scapes, noon-5 p.m., The Car-negie, 1028 Scott Blvd., Surveysgroup of artists that to createspaces and environments in theirwork that, though grounded inreality, suggest altered sensibil-ities. Such dislocation in art is aneffective way to ask the viewerto consider their own relation-ship to real and imagined land-scapes. Free. 957-1940; www.the-carnegie.com. Covington.

Third Friday Art Gallery ShowTheme: Fresh Flowers, 6-9p.m., The Art House, 19 N. FortThomas Ave., Featuring floralcentric paintings, bonsai, floralarrangements and sculpture.Beverages and light refresh-ments. Free. 279-3431; www.in-kaacollaborative.org. Fort Thom-as.

Dining EventsFaith Community UMC Spa-ghetti Dinner, 5-8 p.m., FaithCommunity United MethodistChurch, 4310 Richardson Road,Include spaghetti, meatballs,salad, bread and desserts. Silentauction and cake auction. $8.282-8889; www.faithcommuni-tyumc.com. Independence.

Drink TastingsWine Tasting, 5-9 p.m., Sto-neBrook Winery, 6570 VineyardLane, StoneBrook Tasting Room.Select samples from variety ofaward-winning Kentucky FruitWines. Ages 21 and up. $5.635-0111; www.stonebrook-winery.com. Camp Springs.

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Exercise ClassesJazzercise Classes, 4:45 p.m.,Edgewood Jazzercise Center, 126Barnwood Drive, $38 for unlim-ited monthly classes. 331-7778;jazzercise.com. Edgewood.

ExhibitsCanyon Falls, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.,Newport Aquarium, Newport onthe Levee, $23, $15 ages 2-13,free children under 2. 800-406-3474; www.newportaquarium-.com. Newport.

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Literary - LibrariesUsed Book Sale, 4-8 p.m., BooneCounty Main Library, 1786 Bur-lington Pike, Hardback, pa-perback, CDs, videos, referencematerials and more. Presented byBoone County Public Library.342-2665. Burlington.

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On Stage - TheaterThe Cover of Life, 8-10 p.m.,Falcon Theatre, 636 MonmouthSt., When 3 brothers go off tofight in World War II, their youngwives move in with the boys’mother to keep the home frontburning. Life Magazine decides itwould make a good cover story.As the reporter collects informa-tion for her story, all the womenlearn more about themselves andeach other. $19, $17 students andseniors. Through April 25. 513-479-6783; www.falconthea-ter.net. Newport.

The Underpants, 7:30 p.m., TheCarnegie, 1028 Scott Blvd., Allur-ingly pretty housewife Louisaignites debauchery in Dusseldorfwhen her underpants accidental-ly fall down during the king’sparade, shaming her stuffyhusband and driving feverishinterest in the room the coupleare trying to rent. $18-$25.Through April 26. 957-1940;www.thecarnegie.com. Coving-ton.

The Divine Visitor, 8 p.m., StaussTheatre, Northern KentuckyUniversity, 101 Fine Arts Center,$14, $11 ages 60 and up, $8students with ID. Presented byNorthern Kentucky UniversityTheatre and Dance. ThroughApril 26. 572-5464; theatre.nku.e-du. Highland Heights.

RecreationBusiness Lunch Go KartingSpecial, noon to 2 p.m., XhilRac-ing, 24 Spiral Drive, Go-Kartracing. $15. Presented by Xhil-aRacing. Through Dec. 30. 371-

5278; www.xrkarting.com.Florence.

Sports-Registrations &Tryouts

City of Edgewood Men’s andCo-ed Softball League, 6-8p.m., Presidents Park, 281 DudleyRoad, Recreation summer soft-ball leagues are being offered onWednesday nights for men andon Sunday nights for co-edteams. League play begins May6th; deadline to register is April17th. Ages 18 and up. $375.Presented by City of Edgewood.331-5910; www.edgewoodky.go.Edgewood.

SATURDAY, APRIL 18Art & Craft ClassesFUNKtional Crafts: HandmadeDecorative Spring Wreaths, 11a.m. to 1 p.m., The Art House, 19N. Fort Thomas Ave., Learn tomake your own large uniquedecorative wreath using colorfulembellishments and decorations.$30. Registration recommended.279-3431; www.inkaacollab-orative.org. Fort Thomas.

Art ExhibitsNow Here: Theoretical Land-scapes, noon to 5 p.m., TheCarnegie, Free. 957-1940;www.thecarnegie.com. Coving-ton.

Art OpeningsFlight: Curated by Saad Ghosn,6-9 p.m., Covington Arts, 2 W.Pike St., Works by SharmonDavidson, Marsha Karagheusianand Jan Nickum. Through May29. Free. 292-2322; www.coving-tonarts.com. Covington.

BenefitsCrop for Care Net, 9 a.m. to 9p.m., St. Philip Parish Center, 1402Mary Ingles Highway, Scrap-booking and crafting event forthose needing time and space towork on projects. Breakfast,lunch and dinner included.Benefits Care Net parentingeducation programs. $45. Regis-tration required. Presented byCare Net Pregnancy Services ofNorthern Kentucky. 431-9178;www.choselifenky.org. Mel-bourne.

Fuzz Ball, 6-10 p.m., Reflectionson the Lake Banquet Center,4210 Alexandria Pike, Ticket priceincludes appetizers, buffetdinner, dessert, beer, wine andsoft drinks. Silent auction. Ages21 and up. Benefits Paws andClaws Animal Rescue. $50, $40 ifpurchased before April 11. Reser-vations recommended. Presentedby Paws and Claws AnimalRescue, Inc. 652-6603; www.paw-sclawsanimalrescue.com. ColdSpring.

Boone County Animal ShelterBaby Shower, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.,Boone County Animal Shelter,5643 Idlewild Road, Shelter isregistered at Walmart, Targetand Amazon.com. BenefitsBoone County Animal Shelter.Free. 586-5285; http://boone-countyshelter.org. Burlington.

Cooking ClassesSushi Rolling and Dining, 7p.m., Sushi Cincinnati, 130 W.Pike St., $25 per person, threerolls, includes training and BYOB,reservations required. Reserva-tions required. 335-0297;www.sushicinti.com. Covington.

Craft ShowsWalton Verona ElementaryCraft Show, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.,Walton-Verona ElementarySchool, 15066 Porter Road,Crafters and vendors will beaccepted until April 10. $5.Presented by Walton VeronaElementary School PTA. 485-4432; [email protected]. Verona.

Drink TastingsWine Tasting, 1-6 p.m., Sto-neBrook Winery, $5. 635-0111;www.stonebrookwinery.com.Camp Springs.

EducationTerrific Toys, 10-11:30 a.m.,Edgewood Senior Center, 550Freedom Park Drive, Teacheschildren about science thatmakes your toys work. Event isopen to the first 100 Edgewoodchildren who register. Ages 5-12.Free. Reservations required.Presented by City of Edgewood.331-5910; www.edgewood-ky.gov. Edgewood.

ExhibitsCanyon Falls, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.,Newport Aquarium, $23, $15ages 2-13, free children under 2.800-406-3474; www.newporta-quarium.com. Newport.

Shark Bridge, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.,Newport Aquarium, $23 Adult,$15 Child (2-12), Free childrenunder 2. 815-1471; www.new-portaquarium.com. Newport.

Holiday - Earth DayGreat American CleanupProgram, 8:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.,Florence Public Services Mainte-nance Facility, 7850 Tanners Lane,Opportunity for children andadults to volunteer and cleanlitter along city roadways andparks. T-shirt, cleaning supplies,breakfast and lunch provided.Free. Presented by City of Flor-ence. 647-5439; www.florence-ky.gov. Florence.

Literary - LibrariesUsed Book Sale, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.,Boone County Main Library,342-2665. Burlington.

Music - ConcertsBlessid Union of Souls, 9 p.m.,The Thompson House, 24 E. ThirdSt., $15. 261-7469; www.thomp-sonhousenewport.com. Newport.

Music - RockFlip Cup All Stars, 9 p.m. yo 1a.m., JerZee’s Pub and Grub, 708Monmouth St., Free. 491-3500.Newport.

NatureNight Hike, 8:30 p.m., CampbellCounty Environmental EducationCenter, 1261 Race Track Road,Learn about nocturnal animals.Free. Reservations required.572-2600; ces.ca.uky.edu/Camp-bell. Alexandria.

On Stage - ComedyMo’nique, 7:30 p.m., 10 p.m.,Funny Bone Comedy Club, $40.957-2000; www.funnyboneon-thelevee.com. Newport.

On Stage - TheaterThe Cover of Life, 8-10 p.m.,Falcon Theatre, $19, $17 studentsand seniors. 513-479-6783;www.falcontheater.net. New-port.

The Underpants, 7:30 p.m., TheCarnegie, $18-$25. 957.1940;www.thecarnegie.com. Coving-ton.

The Divine Visitor, 4 p.m., StaussTheatre, Northern KentuckyUniversity, $14, $11 ages 60 andup, $8 students with ID.572.5464; theatre.nku.edu.Highland Heights.

RecreationRyle Band Bingo, 5-10 p.m.,Erlanger Lions Club Hall, 5996Belair Drive, Doors open 5 p.m.Early games begin 6:30 p.m.Regular games begin 7:15 p.m.Ages 18 and up. Benefits RyleMarching Band Boosters. Present-ed by Ryle Band Boosters.Through Dec. 26. 282-1652.Erlanger.

SUNDAY, APRIL 19Antiques ShowsBurlington Antique Show, 6a.m. to 3 p.m., Boone CountyFairgrounds, 5819 Idlewild Road,More than 200 vendors withantiques, vintage jewelry andfurniture, primitives, architecturalelements, mid-century collect-ibles, American and memorabilia.Early buying, 6-8 a.m. with $5admission. $3, free ages 12 andunder. Presented by BurlingtonAntique Show. 513-922-6847;www.burlingtonantiqueshow-.com. Burlington.

Drink TastingsWine Tasting, 1-6 p.m., Sto-neBrook Winery, $5. 635-0111;www.stonebrookwinery.com.Camp Springs.

ExhibitsCanyon Falls, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.,Newport Aquarium, $23, $15

ages 2-13, free children under 2.800-406-3474; www.newporta-quarium.com. Newport.

Shark Bridge, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.,Newport Aquarium, $23 Adult,$15 Child (2-12), Free childrenunder 2. 815-1471; www.new-portaquarium.com. Newport.

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.

Literary - LibrariesUsed Book Sale, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.,Boone County Main Library,342-2665. Burlington.

On Stage - TheaterThe Underpants, 3 p.m., TheCarnegie, $18-$25. 957-1940;www.thecarnegie.com. Coving-ton.

The Divine Visitor, 4 p.m., StaussTheatre, Northern KentuckyUniversity, $14, $11 ages 60 andup, $8 students with ID. 572-5464; theatre.nku.edu. HighlandHeights.

MONDAY, APRIL 20Dance ClassesLine Dance Classes, 5:30-6:30p.m., Elsmere Senior Center, 179Dell St., $3. Presented by HollyRuschman. Through Dec. 14.727-0904. Elsmere.

EducationPower Point Basics, 6:30 p.m.,Boone County Main Library, 1786Burlington Pike, Learn to createslides, use custom animation,change backgrounds, add transi-tions and more. Free. Regis-tration required. Presented byBoone County Public Library.342-2665; www.bcpl.org. Burling-ton.

Little Learners, 9-11:30 a.m., TheLively Learning Lab, $10. Regis-tration required. 916-2721.Florence.

Exercise ClassesJazzercise Classes, 6 a.m., Edge-wood Jazzercise Center, $38 forunlimited monthly classes. 331-7778; jazzercise.com. Edgewood.

Gentle Yoga, 6 p.m., BooneCounty Main Library, 1786 Bur-lington Pike, Learn basic posturesand flows. $25. Presented byBoone County Public Library.342-2665; www.bcpl.org. Burling-ton.

Yoga, 7:10 p.m., Boone CountyMain Library, 1786 BurlingtonPike, Hatha Yoga postures. $25.Presented by Boone CountyPublic Library. 342-2665;www.bcpl.org. Burlington.

Yoga, 10-11 a.m., The LivelyLearning Lab, 7500 OakbrookDrive, Suite 10, Yoga, music,meditation, movement, yogarelated games and songs. Eachchild has a turn to be leaderseveral times each session. Ages3-12. $5. Registration required.916-2721; www.thelivelylearnin-glab.com. Florence.

ExhibitsCanyon Falls, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.,Newport Aquarium, $23, $15ages 2-13, free children under 2.800-406-3474; www.newporta-

quarium.com. Newport.Shark Bridge, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.,Newport Aquarium, $23 Adult,$15 Child (2-12), Free childrenunder 2. 815-1471; www.new-portaquarium.com. Newport.

Health / WellnessOvereaters Anonymous, 7-8p.m., Union Presbyterian Church,10259 U.S. 42, Church officeentrance in back lot and followsigns to room. Program of recov-ery from compulsive eating using12 Steps and 12 Traditions of OA.Not a diet and calories club andno weigh-ins. Free. Presented byOvereaters Anonymous. 525-6932; www.cincinnatioa.org.Union.

Literary - LibrariesIn the Loop, 10 a.m., FlorenceBranch Library, 7425 U.S. 42, Knitor crochet in relaxed, friendlycompany. Learn for first time orpick up new tricks. 342-2665.Florence.

Royal: Reviewers of YoungAdult Literature, 6:30 p.m.,Boone County Main Library, 1786Burlington Pike, Read new booksbefore they hit the shelves. Free.Presented by Boone CountyPublic Library. 342-2665. Burling-ton.

Teen Gaming (middle & highschool), 3:15-4:45 p.m., LentsBranch Library, 3215 CougarPath, Gaming and snacks. Free.Presented by Boone CountyPublic Library. 342-2665. Hebron.

Congenealogy, 6:30-8 p.m.,Kenton County Public LibraryCovington, 502 Scott Blvd.,Meeting Room 3. KentuckyHistory Librarian Bill Stolz pre-sents “My Grandfather was aBootlegger: Separating Fact fromFiction.” Learn how authordiscovered truth, using a varietyof historical records and newspa-pers, behind a long-standingfamily myth from Prohibition Era.Ages 18 and up. Free. Presentedby Kenton County Public Library.962-4070. Covington.

RecreationBusiness Lunch Go KartingSpecial, noon to 2 p.m., XhilRac-ing, $15. 371-5278; www.xrkar-ting.com. Florence.

TUESDAY, APRIL 21Art & Craft Classes7-11 Club, 9:30-11:30 a.m., TheLively Learning Lab, 7500 Oak-brook Drive, Suite 10, Social clubfor homeschoolers. Make crafts,play games or create art. Ages7-11. $5. Registration required.916-2721. Florence.

Art ExhibitsFlight: Curated by Saad Ghosn,9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Covington Arts,2 W. Pike St., Flight featuresworks by three women (SharmonDavidson, Marsha Karagheusian,Jan Nickum) from Greater Cincin-nati who specifically referenceflight in regard to time, spaceand experience. Exploring thenotions of passage, memory anddialogue within the cycle of life,the exhibition includes mixedmedia constructions, collagedbooks and earthenware ceramics.Presented by Covington ArtsDistrict. 292-2322; http://coving-tonarts.com/. Covington.

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Shark Bridge is the only suspension bridge in North America where guests can walk just inchesabove nearly two dozen sharks. This V-shaped rope bridge is 75-feet long and will besuspended over the open water of the 385,000 gallon Surrounded by Sharks exhibit. $23 Adult,$15 Child (2-12), Free children under 2. 815-1471; www.newportaquarium.com

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Faith Community United Methodist Church is having aSpaghetti Dinner, 5-8 p.m. Friday, April 17, at Faith CommunityUnited Methodist Church, 4310 Richardson Road,Independence. Menu includes spaghetti, meatballs, salad,bread and desserts. Silent auction and cake auction will alsotake place. Cost is $8. Call 282-8889; visitwww.faithcommunityumc.com.

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Today I’m going to talkabout wine. Now I’m not con-fessing to be an expert onwine – words like fruity, oakyand big are not terms I use ona daily basis but I do enjoywine as a social drink andespecially in cooking.

My only foray into makingwine was dandelion wine a fewyears ago and it just aboutblew up in the garage.

No more homemade winemaking for me!

Cooking with wineThere’s something magical

when you cook with wine.Wines enhance food by tende-rizing and moisturizing whileimparting unbeatable flavor.

It’s not onlyabout taste,although cer-tainly the fruityand acidic as-pects add nu-ances and spikesof flavor.

The alcohol inwine actuallypulls flavors outand carries

them into food. To see what Imean, add wine to a skilletthat was used to sauté food. Asyou scrape up caramelizedbits of food on the bottom,called deglazing, the winegoes to work, giving the fin-ished sauce an incomparableflavor. If you added merely

water, juice or broth to de-glaze, they could not dissolveand pull flavors out the waythe alcohol in wine does.

Dry or sweet?I like dry wines because I

don’t want a sweet wine toaffect flavor. Use what youlike to drink. Don’t use thatnasty stuff in the bottle la-beled “cooking wines,” whichare loaded with salt and pre-servatives. They are usuallyon the same shelf as vinegars,and can be sold even on Sun-day because the alcohol con-tent is minute.

If you are deglazing addwine to skillet before you addanything else. Let it boil a bit

to reduce acids and tannins.This is key to prevent curdlingif you are adding dairy prod-ucts.

Balancing act: pairingwines with food

Here’s where it can getconfusing. Is it red with beef,white with poultry and sea-food, champagne for the toast?To play it safe, try white wineswith seafood and poultry andmore assertive red wines withgame and beef. But, hey, todayjust about anything goes. Soit’s up to you.

Wine terms:Dry: Wine that’s not sweet

with no residual sugar.

Big: Rich, full-bodied, real-ly flavorful and assertive.

Fruity: The aroma of freshfruit should hit you here. Andit’s not just grapes, but applesand berry aromas, too.

Oaky: The wine has a warmvanilla flavor and fragrance,coming from the fact that thewine has been aged in new oakbarrels.

For more information aboutcooking with wine, check outmy website Abouteating.com

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.

Rita’s guide to cooking with wine

Rita HeikenfeldRITA’S KITCHEN

Wine and herb marinated chicken

I cut up the chicken and put it in the marinade for kebobs. I threadedbell peppers and onions on the kebobs between the chicken. You can alsoleave the chicken whole.

Palmful parsley, chopped2 tablespoons fresh oregano, chopped or a generous teaspoon dried1⁄4 cup dry white wine, like Sauvignon Blanc1⁄4 cup olive oil1 nice lemon, juice and zest of2 large garlic cloves, minced 2 tablespoons1 tablespoon black olives, finely chopped (optional but good)3/4 teaspoon each salt and pepper4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts

Mix marinade ingredients and pour into large baggie. Add chickenand before sealing baggie, remove air by laying baggie on its side beforesealing and smoothing out the air. Refrigerate for 2 hours or so. Reservemarinade. Grill on medium high, covered, about 7 minutes per side or untildone, basting every few minutes with marinade. Serve with yogurt sauce ifyou like.

Yogurt sauce

No real recipe, but just stir together 1 cup Greek yogurt, 1/4 cup sourcream, some chopped parsley, a teaspoon or so minced garlic and salt andpepper to taste.

THANKS TO RITA HEIKENFELD

Wine and herb marinated chicken kebobs garnished with fresh oregano pair well with a simple yogurt sauce.

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Our tri-county communitysuffered the loss of a oncegreat leader earlier this month;but the model he left will sure-ly endure. Wherever he waspresent, he was in a leadershipmode, advancing the ball. Theworks of a good man shouldnot go unnoticed nor uncele-brated with his passing.

Some of us do things whichare visual, like build tall build-ings that speak to the futureand signify change. Othersfocus in a multiplicity of otherways, politically, charitably,creating employment opportu-nity, serving on boards, joiningforces to make a difference intheir community’s future.

Dennis B. Griffin did all of

those while hewas buildingthe next stagesof a strong,successfulGriffin Indus-tries enter-prise. I re-member himmost as a lead-er, also as ashoulder-to-shoulder part-ner in what-

ever action was for the com-mon good.

I remember the many ses-sions in 1981 when Dennis andI, and Gordon Martin, Matth.Toebben and Wayne Carlisle,as members of the Governor’s

(John Y. Brown) EconomicDevelopment Task Force, la-bored weekly and loyally for atleast 10 months, every Mondayevening from 5 p.m., oftenuntil 2 a.m., trying to developwhat became known as thevery first vision for the com-munity, a book, a plan, pro-jects, titled “Northern Ken-tucky’s Future.”

In those lively meetings,Dennis was energetic and in-strumental, he was an instiga-tor for spirited and extendeddebate. In a way that only Den-nis could, he provided leader-ship that led to ultimate hon-esty concerning, for example,“Who we were as a community– and who we were not – and

who we could be in what was adivided and fragmented pop-ulation of only 220,000 at thetime. Actively engagedthroughout, he forced consen-sus, and a bond among those inthe group that extended to thewider community, that whichhas given rise to more changeover the 34 years since, thanwe know or fully recognize.

What has occurred in North-ern Kentucky, on the river-bank, in the suburbs, in ourschool systems, in our electedoffices, in our social outreach,has in big part been the workof a once vocal, dedicated andcommitted community contrib-utor, Dennis B. Griffin. And itneeds to be said, and this will

be said by many as we reflecton his passing.

A disciplined man of char-acter, he modeled the higherorder, he modeled stretching,he modeled leadership. And hewas a shoulder partner at thesame time, as his purpose wasnot for identity or praise.Those were fun times in the‘80s, implementing change,and doing it together. Indeed,Dennis Griffin was and re-mains a major force in theprogress of the Northern Ken-tucky community and all thosehe touched. It is for us to carryon as he would have it.

William P. Butler is he chairman ofCorporex Companies.

Dennis Griffin: A leader for change, and more

William P.ButlerCOMMUNITYRECORDER GUESTCOLUMNIST

Last week’s questionThe state General Assembly

passed House Bill 340 whichexpands the state’s film taxcredits in order to create morefilm production in the common-wealth. Do you want to seemore movies made in Kentucky?Where are good locations tofilm? What movie star do youwant to come to Kentucky tomake a movie?

“My nephew, Brad Riddell,who is a screenwriter, is on theboard (I forget the exact term)for the advancement of Ken-tucky filming. Brad is a UKgrad, and MFA from USC, hiscurrent residence is in theChicago area as he is an ad-junct professor in screenwrit-ing at DePaul University, how-ever he still considers Ken-tucky his home and where hisheart resides. He has made anumber of documentariesabout Kentucky and the filmindustry ... so ‘Yes,’ I’m all forit!”

Sherry Riddell Walters

“This is a chance to makefamily-type movies. Positivemovies that show resolutionsto everyday life in today’sworld. Locations and actors arenot as important as content.”

Karen Swanson Dietz

“Ryan Gosling.”Tiffany Buchanan

“The General Assemblywasted the entire session ondoing anything to distract frompension and educational re-form. They passed a heroin billthat lacked the necessaryteeth, a bill that is going tomake your Kentucky CCDWmeaningless in other states,allocated no future funding orplanning on the Brent Spencecorridor and we want to talkabout tax credits for movieproduction? Yikes.”

Aaron Gillum

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THIS WEEK’SQUESTIONWhat summer in Cincinnatievent are you most lookingforward to, and why?

Every week we ask readers a questionthey can reply to via email. Send youranswers to [email protected] Ch@troom in the subject line.

The 2015 session of theGeneral Assembly is beingheralded by some as a greatsuccess due to the passage ofbills addressing heroin, theroad fund and other issues.Without question, there iscause to acknowledge andcelebrate those accomplish-ments.

But there is another chapterto this session’s story for Ken-tucky’s business community,and it is one of disappointmentbecause of the many pro-busi-ness bills that were left hang-ing in the balance when thefinal gavel fell.

First, the positive results ofthe session:

» Our telecommunicationssystems can now be modern-ized more quickly.

» The state road fund wasstabilized by creating a “floor”under the declining state gastax revenue.

» Legislation to curb thelethal threat of heroin waspassed and likely will savelives.

» On the most pressingissue facing state government– our underfunded public pen-sion systems – a few bills

passed thatshould helpput a brighterlight on theoperations ofthe systems,but more workis needed here.

And, al-ways of par-ticular in-terest to thosewe represent,there were no

bills passed in this session thatwere particularly harmful tothe broad business community

But on the disappointingside:

» Public-private partner-ships had amazing support lastyear in the House and Senateand strong bipartisan supportgoing into this year’s session,but fell in the Kentucky Senatewithout even getting a commit-tee hearing or a vote on thefloor (where many are confi-dent the bill would havepassed).

» Local option sales taxauthorization for cities andcounties, which is favoredtwo-to-one among businessleaders we surveyed, passed in

the House only to die in theSenate without even a commit-tee hearing or a floor vote.

» Smoke-free legislationfavored by a nine-to-one mar-gin by Chamber memberspassed the House, only to die inthe Senate without a commit-tee hearing or a floor vote.

» An independent study ofthe teacher retirement system,which the Chamber has beenadvocating since early 2014,was championed by the Senatebut died in negotiations withthe House.

» Right to work legislation,enacted by most of Kentucky’scompetitor states and gainingtraction in local communities,won passage in the Senate butfailed to get a hearing in theHouse.

» A Senate-passed bill toallow the creation of charterschools to give parents abroader choice for their chil-dren’s education once againfailed without even a Housecommittee hearing.

» Legislation to create animpartial process of medicalreview panels to deter mer-itless lawsuits against medicalproviders passed the Senate

but failed without a hearing inthe House.

The failure of some of thesemeasures, such as charterschools or right to work, wasnot particularly surprising dueto the longstanding alignmentof partisan interests on bothsides of the debate.

Other legislation, however,had substantial bipartisansupport. That made their fail-ure particularly jarring.

Anyone working to advanceKentucky can expect to en-counter some obstacles, andwe continue to hope that, asKentuckians with a shared goalof making progress for ourstate, we can take at least twosteps forward for every onestep backward.

But it’s tough to celebrate afew successes when importantissues with strong bipartisansupport fail due to the clumsynature of the legislative proc-ess or a lack of commitment tofinding ways to overcomethose barriers.

Dave Adkisson is president andCEO of the Kentucky Chamber ofCommerce.

Session leaves many in businesscommunity disappointed

DaveAdkisson COMMUNITYRECORDER GUESTCOLUMNIST

Have you ever taken timeto ask yourself “what do wewant for our children?” I be-lieve everyone who answerswould say we want our com-monwealth to provide an equalplaying field for all our chil-dren; we want all children tohave great childhoods, to suc-ceed in school and to grow intohealthy and productive citi-zens.

Yet somehow, this doesn’talways seem to be reflected ineither our attitudes, or actions,toward our children. There arenumbers to support that state-ment too. In Kentucky, accord-ing to KIDS COUNT Data,almost 12 percent of ourschool-aged children experi-enced chronic absenteeism in2011-2012; 70,000 children wereliving with neither of theirparents in 2013; income issues(76.3 percent), mental health(40.9 percent) and substanceabuse (60.4 percent) werefactors most often cited in2012 as part of abuse/neglect

investigations;and 45.1 out ofevery 1,000children werebooked into asecure juve-nile detentionfacility in2001-2013.

If we reallywant to dobetter forchildren, wecan’t just rely

on the government. We have torecognize we all play a role inthe lives of children and fam-ilies, and each of us has boththe ability to promote the kindof actions and factors that helpfamilies thrive, while reducingthe risk factors for child abuseand neglect.

What we can do is start byworking to ensure children areborn healthy and raised instable and nurturing environ-ments. Services that help re-duce incidences of birth com-plications like low birth

weight, which can lead to life-long health problems like dia-betes and heart disease, are anexample of the ways we canhelp the first part. For thesecond, there are individualactions we can take every day,as parents or otherwise, thatcan help raise up families andconsequently, our communi-ties.

Take coaching a sportsteam, for example. After-school programs like sports oracademic clubs provide low-cost opportunities for childrento learn and grow withoutforcing parents to leave workearly. If you’re more of thesocial type, you could organizea block party in the summerfor a neighborhood, whichhelps create connections be-tween neighbors and forms thekind of community that re-duces social isolation and pro-vides a stable environment forfamilies.

If you’re a business owner,instituting family-friendly

policies can be good for bothyour bottom line and the fam-ilies of your employees. Forexample, studies have shownthat flexible scheduling foremployees can help reducestress, which is a risk factorfor child maltreatment, andalso improve their happiness,which is good for productivity.

These are a few examplesof the ways we can Commit ToPrevent. Working to create abetter state for our childrenand families isn’t complicated,but it is hard. That’s why ittakes all of us. Please log on towww.pcaky.org or call 1-800-CHILDREN or 859-225-8879 tofind out how you can help.

We should be – and I knowwe can be – a state that devel-ops the leaders of tomorrow bysupporting our children oftoday.

Jill Seyfred is executive director ofPrevent Child Abuse Kentucky, astatewide child abuse preventionorganization.

What do we want for our children?

JillSeyfred COMMUNITYRECORDER GUESTCOLUMNIST

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NEWPORT — Drew McDon-ald may or may not have anoth-er high school basketball all-star game left as he awaits tosee if he makes the team for theKentucky/Indiana summershowcase in boys basketball.

If the Kentucky/Ohio ver-sion was his last prep basketballgame, the Newport CentralCatholic High School seniorstandout had a memorable fin-ish as he and his Bluegrassteammates dominated the Ohiosquad 105-76. It was the 24th an-nual border battle, taking placeat Thomas More College.

“It was fun,” he said. “Wecame in and had three days tobond with these guys. We hadone goal, to win. It’s the firsttime in five years that we beatOhio. We wanted to put on agood show for everyone.”

McDonald got the team go-ing right away, hitting a 3-point-er from the top of the key in theopening seconds. Evan Hall, a 6-foot-7 center from Knott Coun-ty Central, took over fromthere, scoring 12 of his 17 pointsearly on as Kentucky built a 24-11lead. Ohio never took the leadafter that.

McDonald had seven pointsas he enjoyed the lopsided winand the atmosphere of thegame.

“It was a great feeling to beplaying with the best guys in thestate,” McDonald said. “You getto play with and against guysyou haven’t played with before.You get to represent your entirestate and not just your school.It’s great.”

McDonald will be playingDivision I hoops himself nextseason as he heads to NorthernKentucky University. That pro-gram is in transition after nam-ing John Brannen as new head

coach April 7. Brannen, also aNewCath graduate, is the broth-er of former NCC head coachGrant Brannen, who coachedMcDonald.

“John called me the night hegot the job and I was at his pressconference,” McDonald said.“I’ve got to know him a little bitthrough Grant. We’re going tosit down and have a more in-depth meeting soon.”

Brannen left his assistantcoaching job at the Universityof Alabama to come back hometo NKU.

“He’s an assistant coach onthe rise,” McDonald said. “He’shad two top-10 recruiting class-es at Alabama. He’s going to be

a great coach. He’s a very smartguy. He’ll have us in the NCAATournament in a couple ofyears. I have no doubt aboutthat.”

Knott County’s Hall, who willplay for IUPUI, was named theMVP of the game for Kentucky.Doss guard Terrell Gray (Lind-sey Wilson), who led his team tothe KHSAA Sweet 16 beforefalling to Covington Catholic inthe quarterfinals, led Kentuckywith 21points. Covington Catho-lic’s Bo Schuh scored two.Schuh recently committed toTransylvania.

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JIM OSBORN FOR THE RECORDER

Newport Central Catholic’s Drew McDonald, right, gets tangled up going for the rebound during theOhio-Kentucky All-Star game April 11.

McDonald reps statein all-star win

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Kentucky’s Drew McDonald, of Newport Central Catholic, is fouled bytwo Ohio defenders during early action in the Ohio-Kentucky All Stargame April 11.

The Campbell County Cam-els call Mallory McGrath theace of the softball team. Butthey could call her “Slash.”Coach Sandi Kitchen has thesenior listed this way on the ros-ter on one web site: C/P/IB/IF.

“She’s very versatile. Shecan play all over, and she’s ex-cellent at every position,”Kitchen said of her all-aroundstandout. “She can hit, too. Plus,she’s one of my two seniors, andsettles us down.”

On Saturday, it was McGrathwho had to settle down after sur-rendering three runs in the topof the first inning in a homegame against former three-time Cincinnati Hills Leaguechampion Madeira. She didn’tallow another run, finishingwith a two-hitter, striking out 11,and keying a 10-3 CampbellCounty come-from-behind winwith a 2-for-4 day at the plate.

The Camels broke open aclose contest against MadeiraNo. 2 pitcher Lexi Blackmonwith four runs in the fifth andfour more in the sixth. Madeiraled 3-2 after four.

“When we score a lot of runs,our girls get upbeat,” McGrathsaid. “And we usually do well.”

It was the fourth win in a rowfor Campbell County. They tookon Roger Bacon later Saturday.

It’s Campbell County’s beststart in Kitchen’s three years ashead coach with her youngestteam. The Camels play threeeighth-graders and three sopho-mores. They rallied behind ju-niors Danielle Orick and Britta-ny Fornash, sophomore SarahTerhaar, freshman AshleyLeicht, and a whole lot ofMcGrath. Last year’s catcher,McGrath is this year’s pitcher,having started and earned thedecision in every game.

“Mallory used to be a gym-nast, so she’s pretty athletic,Kitchen said. “She threw run-ners out at second last year andwent into a straight-out splitduring a stretch one game atfirst base. Today, she pitchedwell, and we finally hit.”

Orick went 2-for-3 with a run-scoring double and scored thego-ahead run, giving the Camelsa 4-3 lead with their second runin the fifth. Fornash and Ter-haar both went 3-for-4 as part ofa Camels 14-hit attack. Leichtwas 2-for-3 with a two-run sin-gle to left field giving the Cam-els a 6-3 lead.

McGrath drove in three,


Second baseman Jessica Verst backs up a wide throw to Campbell Countyteammate Danielle Orick as Madeira’s Britt Ladd steals second.

Camels young, butgetting job done


Pitcher Mallory McGrath fires to first from the seat of her pants to retireMadeira’s Lexi Blackmon for the second out of the seventh inning inCampbell’s win.

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Versatile McGrathleads on themound, at plateMarc [email protected]

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knocking in the go-aheadrun on a fifth-inning sin-gle up the middle. Shethrew out a runner atfirst from the seat of herpants in the seventh.

McGrath nailed downthe win two hitters laterby striking out the finalbatter.

“She was Spider Wom-an out there today,”Kitchen said. “Malloryhad a great game.”

JIM OSBORN FOR THE

RECORDER

Campbell County firstbaseman Brittany Fornashand Madeira runner LexiBlackmon keep an eye onthe next pitch.

SoftballContinued from Page B1

Sydney Fer-rante and PaigeMcQueen eachposted two-hitgames as theNorthern Ken-tucky Universitysoftball team fellto KennesawState, 14-3, to con-clude the three-game AtlanticSun Conferenceseries betweenthe teams on Sun-day afternoon.Katelyn Roy andAshlynn Robertsadded RBI for theNorse, whodropped to 5-26overall and 1-11 inconference ac-tion.

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NKU senior Katelyn Roy (Grant County) hits the ball against Kennesaw State April 11.

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NKU freshman Ashlynn Roberts throws a pitch to the Kennesaw State batter April 11.

Boys tennis» Campbell County

beat Holy Cross 5-0. Win-ners were McDowell, Hy-att, Vandruten, Walters/Geiman and Combs/Ol-diges.

Baseball» The Bryan Steven-

son Memorial Tourna-ment returns for a fifthyear, honoring a formerScott High School base-ball standout. A golf tour-nament in his name will beJune 27 at Kenton CountyGolf Course. These twoevents have contributedover $25,000 to scholar-ships for student athletesin the Kenton Countyschool district.

Friday, April 24: At Si-mon Kenton – Conner vs.Pendleton County (5p.m.), Conner vs. MadisonCentral (7 p.m.); At DixieHeights – Ryle vs. Dixie (5p.m.), Covington Catholicvs. Dixie (7 p.m.); At Scott– Cooper at Scott (6 p.m.).

Saturday, April 25: AtSK – Pendleton vs. SK (10a.m.), Lakota West vs. SK(12:45 p.m.), SK vs. DixieJV (3 p.m.), Dixie vs. ScottJV (5 p.m.), SK vs. ScottJV (7 p.m.); At Dixie –Cooper vs. Dixie (10:30a.m.), Cooper vs. Pendle-ton (1p.m.); At Scott – Rylevs. Scott (10 a.m.), Ryle vs.Madison Central (12:30p.m.), CovCath vs. Madi-son Central (3 p.m.), Scottvs. CovCath (5:30 p.m.).

Softball» Bishop Brossart beat

Calvary Christian 17-0April 6. Karlie Shackel-ford got the win to im-prove to 9-3, striking outnine, and hit a home runwith two RBI at the plate.Ashley Childress, JordynBoesch and AmandaGraus each had three hitsand two RBI. AmandaLloyd hit a home run anddrove in three.

Track and field» Diocese of Coving-

ton meet April 1.Boys: CovCath 184,

Brossart 152, NCC 85, St.Henry 69, VMA 47, HolyCross 21.

4x800: NCC (Baxter,Schwarber, Walker, An-derson) 8:26.83, 110 hur-dles: Joe Gillcrist (St.Henry) 17.18, 100: Jake Er-penbeck (CovCath) 11.11,4x200: CCH (McDowell,Erpenbeck, Tuemler, Mc-Clure) 1:31.69, 1,600: EricBaugh (VMA) 4:23.42),4x100: CCH (Tuemler,Toebbe, McClure, Darpel)44.87, 400: Daniel Vogel(Brossart) 53.44, 300 hur-dles: Jared Flood (Cov-Cath) 43.66, 800: EricBaugh (VMA) 2:01.62, 200:Jake Erpenbeck (Cov-Cath) 23.00, 3,200: EricBaugh (VMA) 10:19.38,4x400: Brossart (Donnel-ly, Hickman, Vogel, Loos)3:38.54, High jump: MarkGoller (Brossart) 5-8,Long jump: Gabe Roberts(Brossart) 19-11, Triple

jump: Gabe Roberts(Brossart) 41-7, Discus:Luke Foertsch (CovCath)144-8, Shot put: MichaelSchulte (CovCath) 46-9,Pole vault: Nick Staub (St.Henry) 12-0.

Girls: St. Henry 188,NCC 137, Brossart 98, No-tre Dame 78, VMA 24, Ho-ly Cross 22, Cov. Latin 1.

4x800: St. Henry(Blades, Leohnard, Hoff-mann, Svec) 10:28.95, 100hurdles: Tina Felix (St.Henry) 15.94, 100: EllieLaudenslayer (St. Henry)13.81, NCC (Schalk, Ahl-brand, Barth, Davenport)1:51.40, 1,600: Renee Svec(St. Henry) 5:42.07, 4x100:NCC (Henry, Lankheit,Barth, Seibert) 52.52, 400:Nicole Goderwis (Bros-sart) 59.13, 300 hurdles:Tina Felix (St. Henry)48.27, 800: Sam Hentz (St.Henry) 2:29.70, 200: Ni-cole Goderwis (Brossart)27.72, 3,200: Renee Svec(St. Henry) 12:24.60,4x400: NCC (Ahlbrand,Barth, Davenport,Schalk) 4:15.97, Highjump: Keyaira Lankheit(NCC) 5-2, Long jump:Elizabeth Patterson(Brossart) 15-11, OliviaSchadler (NCC) 33-8, Tri-ple jump: Olivia Schadler(NCC) 33-8, Allison Grib-ben (NDA) 87-5, MckenzieKathman (St. Henry) 28-0,Pole vault: Kim Spritzky(St. Henry) 9-6.

Wrestling» Campbell County

senior Austin Myerscom-peted in the National HighSchool Coaches Associa-tion (NHSCA) NationalWrestling Championshipsin Virginia in March anddefeated a three-timestate champ and three-time national championfrom Georgia in the fi-nals. Myers was voted thenational tournament’soutstanding wrestler forthe second time.

He is a three-timeNHSCA national champi-on and four-time All-American. Myers fin-ished his high school ca-reer with a 189-0 record,the only Kentucky highschool four-time statechampion to finish his ca-reer undefeated. He alsowrestled for Team USA inthe Dapper Dan tourna-ment in Pennsylvania, los-ing in overtime to a Penn-sylvania state champion.

He won the national in-vitational Flo Wrestlingtournament this pastweekend, pinning a statechampion from Michigan.

He also won by techni-cal fall over a Missouristate champion in the Bor-der Brawl.

At the KHSAA statechampionships in March,Myers was awarded withaspecial achievement tro-phy for becoming Ken-tucky’s first Greco-Ro-man All-American anddouble All-American infreestyle and Greco inFargo, N.D. at the nationalchampionships last July

Myers will go to WestVirginia University tocontinue wrestling.

SHORT HOPS

James [email protected]

THANKS TO MEL WEBSTER

Bishop Brossart won the 10th Region All ‘A’ softballchampionship with a win over Paris April 12.

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Alta BennettAlta Faye Bennett, 75, of

Melbourne, died April 6 at St.Elizabeth Fort Thomas.

She had worked as an insur-ance auditor and retired fromthe Great American InsuranceCo.

Survivors include her husband,Jack Bennett; daughter, GeriRaye Bennett; siblings RuthCampbell, Irene Roseberry,Francis Ramsey, Ralph Meenach,and George Meenach; and hertwin, Ray Meenach.

Burial was at Peach GroveCemetery.

Raymond BroomallRaymond James Broomall, 92,

of Fort Thomas, died April 6 atProvidence Pavilion in Coving-ton.

He was a U.S. Army veteran ofWorld War II. He was the ownerand operator of KentuckyFurniture in Newport and amember of St. Thomas Church inFort Thomas, where he served asan usher. He was also a memberof the Newport Optimist Club,where he was a past president.

His wife, Mary Jean Broomall,died previously.

Survivors include his daugh-ters Karen Blocher of HighlandHeights and Debbie Keller ofFort Thomas; sons Dave Broo-mall of Cincinnati and KenBroomall of Fort Thomas; broth-er, William Broomall of FortThomas; and 10 grandchildrenalong with 15 great-grand-children.

Burial was at Mother of GodCemetery in Covington.

Memorials: Providence Pavil-ion, 401 E. 20th St., Covington,KY 41014.

Henry MillerHenry David Miller, 88, of

Alexandria, died April 2 atHeritage Spring of West Chester,Ohio.

He was retired and a formeremployee of Disabled AmericanVeterans, General Cable, andWalmart. He was a U.S. Armyveteran of World War II and acharter member and trustee ofFairlane Baptist Church in Alex-andria.

His wife, Thelma HarrisonMiller; siblings Freda James,Anna Miller, Catherine Miller,Alma Miller, Louise Weinel,Amelia Brickler, Norma Miller,

Calvin Miller, Mathias Miller,John Miller, Theodore Miller;and an unnamed infant brother,died previously.

Survivors include his childrenAllan Miller, William Miller,Shirley Seever, Nancy DeMoss,and Dennis Miller; sister, LorettaRitter; and 10 grandchildrenalong with 12 great-grand-children.

Interment was at OaklandCemetery in Grant’s Lick.

Memorials: Fairlane BaptistChurch Parking Lot Fund, 12898Herringer Road, Alexandria, KY41001.

Rosalie MonsonRosalie A. Monson, 76, of

Hinsdale, Illinois, and formerlyof Southgate, died April 6 atHinsdale Manor Care Center.

She was a nurse.Her husband, Keevil Monson,

died previously.Survivors include her children

Greg Monson and Amy Monson;and four grandchildren.

Burial was at St. StephensCemetery.

Memorials: Juvenile DiabetesResearch Foundation, 26 Broad-way, 14th Floor, New York, NY

10004.

Barbara MooreBarbara Marie Moore, 79,

formerly of Alexandria, diedApril 5 at Carmel Manor NursingHome in Fort Thomas.

She was a retired employee ofDisabled American Veterans inCold Spring.

Her husband, William T.Moore; and daughter, PattiSexton, died previously.

Survivors include her childrenWilliam Moore, Randy Moore,Pamela Sue Kinlaw, and PenneyMoore; and siblings DorothyJohn, Brenda Loebrich, ShirleyHudson, Ronnie Helton, andRodney Helton.

Interment was at AlexandriaCemetery.

Mary RyanMary Ann Ryan, 77, of Chilli-

cothe, Ohio, and formerly ofCampbell County, died April 4 atAdena Regional Medical Center.

She was a graduate of BishopBrossart High School in Alexan-dria. She retired in 1975 fromAdena Health System, where shehad worked as a utilizationcoordinator. Following her

retirement, she continued tovolunteer at Adena, while herand her husband co-owned theformer Hofbrau Tavern in Chilli-cothe. She was a member of St.Mary Church, VFW Auxiliary,American Legion Post 62, BPOELodge 52, K of C Council 1071;Eagles Aerie 600, and the RossCounty Senior Citizens, whereshe served on the board oftrustees. She was also a memberof the Area Agency on Aging,where she served on the ad-visory council.

Her husband, James A. RyanSr.; brothers Charles, Joseph, andThomas Keller; and sister, Mar-garet Martin, died previously.

Survivors include her childrenPatricia “Trish” A. Ryan andJames “Jimmy” A. Ryan Jr., bothof Chillicothe; sister, DoloresShields of Bull Shoals, Arkansas;brother, John Keller of Alexan-dria; and two grandsons.

Burial was at St. MargaretCemetery.

Mary SeiterMary Joyce Seiter, 80, of

California, died April 2 at BaptistConvalescent Center in Newport.

She was a member of Sts.Peter & Paul Church.

Her husband, Leroy Seiter;daughter, Rose Marie Seiter; andson, Tim Seiter, died previously.

Survivors include her childrenMary Ann Mullins, Susan Adkins,Dan Seiter, Ron Seiter, and RickSeiter; and 10 grandchildrenalong with 10 great-grand-children.

Burial was at Sts. Peter & PaulCemetery.

James ThorwarthJames Franck Thorwarth, 63,

of Visalia, died April 2 at St.Elizabeth Medical Center inEdgewood.

He worked at Edac Compos-ites.

His parents, Albert and Ruth

Thorwarth, died previously.Survivors include his daughter,

Elissa Baker; son, Nathan Thor-warth; brother John Thorwarth;and five grandchildren.

He donated his body to UCCollege of Medicine.

Kenneth UchtmannKenneth J. Uchtmann, 53, of

Bellevue, died April 5 at St.Elizabeth Medical Center inEdgewood.

He was a 1979 graduate ofCampbell County High Schooland a longtime employee withNetherland Rubber Company.He loved rock and roll anddiscussing politics.

His father, Donald K. Ucht-mann, died previously.

Survivors include his mother,Mary Margaret Uchtmann;sisters Tammy Litmer, Terri Long,and Jody Baird; and brother,John Uchtmann.

Burial was at St. StephenCemetery.

Memorials: St. ThereseChurch, 2516 Alexandria Pike,Southgate, KY 41071; or St.Vincent de Paul Society, 2655Crescent Springs Road, Coving-ton, KY 41017.

Penny WoganPenny Wogan, 77, of Alexan-

dria and formerly of Newport,died April 3 at Baptist Conva-lescent Center in Newport.

She was a retired departmentmanager with Walmart and theformer Ontario’s DepartmentStore.

Survivors include her daugh-ter, Jana Tucker; son, Tom Wo-gan; sisters Cindy Cooper, GayleBrierley, and Bonnie Brown; andthree grandchildren along withthree great-grandchildren.

Burial was at Stephen Ceme-tery in Fort Thomas.

Memorials: St. ElizabethHealthcare Hospice, 483 S. LoopRoad, Edgewood, KY 41017

DEATHS

Laura Moster, 27, of Wilming-ton and Ryan Downey, 24, ofCincinnati, issued March 13.

Nicole Holt, 23, of Cincinnatiand Richard Haynes, 42, ofBarboursville, issued March 13.

Emily Hicks, 21, of Fort Thom-as and James Hess, 22, of Day-ton, issued March 13.

Allison Marchioni, 22, of Fort

Thomas and Matthew Mercer,36, of Cincinnati, issued March14.

Megan Wilson, 20, of Edge-wood and Travis Kinman, 24, ofFort Thomas, issued March 14.

Kelli Dale, 30, of Charlotteand Tyler Horter, 34, of Cincin-nati, issued March 14.

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Cold Spring churchhosts day of prayer

COLD SPRING — FirstBaptist Church of ColdSpring is hosting a Nation-al Day of Prayer on May 7.

This National Day ofPrayer luncheon at thechurch will honor politicalindividuals in the Camp-bell County courthouseand extending staff. In ad-dition the church has invit-ed representatives andsenators from the state ofKentucky, firefighters, po-licemen of Cold Spring,and all the city officials inthe Cold Spring area. Pas-tors from nearby churcheshave also been invited.

First Baptist Churchwants to pay respects to in-dividuals who work in thecommunities to keep ourcities and counties safe.

The luncheon is noon to1p.m. to 1p.m. at First Bap-tist Church, 4410 Alexan-dria Pike, Cold Spring. Formore information, callPastor Ric Frazier at 859-441-6184.

Young and old enjoywatching tractorcruise

GRANTS LICK — Agroup that enjoys travel-ing the back roads on trac-tors is planning its annualtractor cruise on May 16.

The Licking Valley An-tique Machinery Associa-tion will host the eventstarting with a 9 a.m.breakfast at Grants LickBaptist Church, 941 ClayRidge Road in Grants Lick.

A convoy of older trac-tors will head out at 10 a.m.riding through the coun-tryside to Southern Statesin Alexandria, 2 South Jef-ferson St., Alexandria, fora short break, then ride

back. “Most of us grew up on

or still live on farm acre-age,” said member BillMeinze. “By travelingaround on the back roads itenables others to see thedifferent makes of olderfarm equipment ... it’s allabout friendship and fun.

“You’d be surprised thesmiles and waves we getfrom young and old alike,”he said.

Tractors should be ableto maintain 10 mph. Formore information, call859-816-8810.

‘BreakthroughRevival’ set in SilverGrove

SILVER GROVE — FirstBaptist Church of SilverGrove will have its“Breakthrough Revival”on April 19 and April 26 at6:30 p.m.

On April 19, BrotherHarold Pike of First Bap-tist Church of Dayton willpreach and Arnie Formanwill lead the singing.

On April 26, there willbe a Music Revival Ser-vice with the Ray Spauld-

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First Baptist Church ofSilver Grove is at 5082Four Mile Road (across thestreet from the Post Of-fice) in Silver Grove.

The pastor is Dr. Shel-don Hale. Check out thechurch’s Facebook pagefor more information.

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The Govan and Twe-hues families went to visitWashington, D.C., andMaryland. Austin and Ha-ley were the Kentuckystate champs for the ElksSoccer Shootout.

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Maryland to compete inthe Mid-Atlantic ElksShootout. Austin got thirdplace and Haley got fifthplace.

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The federal govern-ment added two buildingsto the National HistoricRegister.

The Marianne Theaterin Bellevue and the Hell-mann Lumber Building inCovington joined the reg-istry and will now be avail-able for historic tax cred-its and grants as they getrehabbed.

The city of Bellevuebought the 73-year-oldMarianne Theater in April2014 for $138,380 with thehopes of finding a develop-

er to sink the $1 millionneeded to restore it. Thetheater has sat vacant for17 years, but occupies aprominent spot on Fair-field Avenue. The art decofacade of blue tile and yel-low brick makes the build-ing one of the more recog-nizable in Northern Ken-tucky.

“The Marianne Theateris such a treasure, but itneeds a lot of work,” Belle-vue’s assistant city man-ager and Main Street coor-dinator Jody Robinson

said in January. “It is notthe sort of thing where I’mgoing to come in and slapsome paint on it and opendoors.”

Nonprofit communitydevelopment organizationCenter for Great Neigh-borhoods will transformthe 130-year-old formerHellmann Lumber build-ing on 12th Street into acenter for artists and thecommunity. CGN hasraised a sizable portion ofthe $2.4 million needed torenovate the building.

Two iconic NKY buildingsadded to historic register

GOVERNMENT FORECLOSURE SALE

THURSDAY, MAY 7, 2015 10:00 A.M.

311 BROOKWOOD DRIVE, ALEXANDRIA, KY 41001/CAMPBELL COUNTY

HOUSE AND LOT

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LEGAL NOTICE

It consists of a living room, kitchen, three bedrooms and one bath. This property is considered unsuitable for the Rural

Development, Housing Program. This would be an excellent buy for an investor interested in rental property or for resale

after repairs.

An Open House will be held on Thursday, April 30, 2015 from 10:00-11:00 a.m.

The minimum acceptable bid for this property is $46,900.00

Payment of the current year’s property taxes are the responsibility of the purchaser.

Clear title to this property is not warranted. The U.S. Marshal’s Deed is not a general warranty deed. Buyers are advised

to have the property’s title examined. Written notification regarding encumbrances on the property must be made to the

Rowan County Rural Development Office within 30 days.

Potential buyers are hereby put on notice of the presence of various molds of an unknown origin in this house. Some forms

of mold have been known to result in serious illness in occupants of homes with existing mold conditions. Rural Develop-

ment makes no warranties regarding the type of mold in the house and will not assume responsibility for removing the

mold. Any persons entering the home for any purpose, including inspecting the property, are hereby made aware of the

presence of mold and should take whatever actions they deem necessary to protect themselves while in the house. Rural

Development does not recommend entering the home without proper protection. Removal of the mold will be the respon-

sibility of the purchaser, as well as all costs and associated liabilities.

Notice is hereby given that on Thursday, May 7, 2015 at 10:00 A.M. at 311 Brookwood Drive, Alexandria, Kentucky, in

order to raise the principal sum of $102,753.76, with accrued interest of $20,056.04, through March 13, 2013, with the total

subsidy granted of $4,654.92, with fees assessed of $7,748.19 and late charges in the amount of $136.00 for a total unpaid

balance due of $135,348.91. Interest is accruing on the unpaid principal balance at the rate of $20.7619 per day after

March 13, 2013, until the date of entry of the Judgment, plus interest on the Judgment amount (principal plus the shared

appreciation recapture plus interest to the date of entry of this Judgment) at the rate of 0.10% computed daily and com-

pounded annually, until paid in full and for the costs of this action, pursuant to Judgment and Order of Sale, being Civil

Action No. 2:13-CV-00142-WOB-CJS on the Covington Docket of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of

Kentucky, entered on June 13, 2014, in the case of United States of America vs. Hayes Steele, Et Al, the following

described property will be sold to the highest and best bidder:

A house and lot located at 311 Brookwood Drive, Alexandria, KY 41001. Situated in Alexandria, Campbell County, Ken-

tucky, and being Lot No. 39, Section 7, of the Brookwood Estate Subdivision, Alexandria, Kentucky, more particularly

described on plat recorded in Plat Book 5, Page 29-E of the Campbell County Clerk’s records at Alexandria, Kentucky.

Subject to all easements, restrictions and agreements of record, including those restrictions cited in Deed Book 164, Page

167. Being the same property conveyed to Hayes Steele and Dawn Steele, husband and wife, by Deed from Todd Cain

and Tamara Rene Cain dated July 21, 2000, and of record in Deed Book 245, page 227 of the Campbell County Clerk’s

Office at Alexandria, Kentucky.

TERMS OF SALE: Ten percent (10%) of the bid price (in the form of a Cashiers Check made payable to the U.S. Marshal)

on the day of sale with good and sufficient bond for the balance, bearing interest at the rate of 0.10% per annum until paid,

due and payable in sixty (60) days and said bond having the effect of a Judgment. Upon a default by the Purchaser, the

deposit shall be forfeited and retained by the U.S. Marshal as part of the proceeds of the sale, and the property shall again

be offered for sale subject to confirmation by the Court. This sale shall be in bar and foreclosure of all right, title, interest,

estate claim, demand or equity of redemption of the defendant(s) and of all persons claiming by, through, under or against

them, provided the purchase price is equal to two-thirds of the appraised value. If the purchase price is not equal to two-

thirds of the appraised value, the Deed shall contain a lien in favor of the defendant(s) reflecting the right of the defendant(s)

to redeem during the period provided by law (KRS 426.530). Under law, the purchaser is deemed to be on notice of all

matters affecting the property of record in the local County Clerk’s Office.

Inquires should be directed to: Paula Smith, Area Specialist

Rural Development Area Office

Morehead, Kentucky - Telephone: 606-784-6447

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The Hedenberg fam-ily of Northern Kentuckytook their Alexandria Re-corder with them to NewYork City on springbreak.

They’re shown withthe Recorder on top ofthe Empire State Build-ing on March 31.

Members of the fam-ily are Porter, Macy, An-

gela and Kevin.Are you going on vaca-

tion? Bring your cameraalong with your Commu-nity Recorder for a“Readers on Vacation”photo.

Please ID people in thephoto and tell us a littleabout your vacation des-tination. Email to [email protected].

THANKS TO ANGELA HEDENBERG

Porter, Macy, Angela and Kevin Hedenberg brought theirAlexandria Recorder to the top of the Empire State Building.

Recorder visitsEmpire State Building

Newport Aquarium re-ceived accolades April 10from the Kentucky Envi-ronmental Quality Com-mission for its environ-mental conservation ef-forts during the annualEarth Day Awards cere-mony at Berry Hill Man-sion in Frankfort.

Earth Day Awardsfrom the EQC recognize

individuals and organiza-tions for theirefforts to en-hance and improve envi-ronmental quality.

Newport Aquariumwas praised for promotinga “Water Story” through-out its exhibits with thegoal of educating its guestsabout the importance ofwater conservationthroughout the world.

“Over 50 percent of theair we breathe is producedby the ocean, so it’s our jobat Newport Aquarium totell people about the im-portance of water and edu-cate them about the every-day things they can do tohelp,” said Eric Rose, theaquarium’s executive di-rector. “When guests visitthe aquarium, not only do

they get to see amazing an-imals they also get to learnabout how to help the ani-mals and the environ-ment.”

EQC Chairman SteveColeman presented theaward to Rose, along withPaula the African penguin.

“EQC is very proud torecognize the contribu-tions of the Newport

Aquarium in raisingawareness on the impor-tance of our water re-sources and getting citi-zens involved in environ-mental stewardship,”Coleman said.

Kentucky state Rep.Dennis Keene attendedthe ceremony in support ofNewport Aquarium, thelargest tourist attraction

in his district in CampbellCounty.

“I congratulate theNewport Aquarium for itsoutstanding efforts to edu-cate its visitors on the im-portance of water qualityand conservation effortsto improve the aquatic lifein both ocean and fresh wa-ter environments,” Keenesaid.

Newport Aquarium receives honor for conservation

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