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ERLANGER — So why join theSt. Henry District High SchoolFIRST Robotics team?

“Robots,” said Jimmy Ram-ler, 16, of Union.

The school’s robotics teamworks on designing and build-ing a robot to compete in theFIRST Robotics competitions.The FIRST Robotics programprovides hands-on learning ex-periences in science, technol-ogy, engineering and math(STEM). The program alsostresses 21st century skills thatfocus on communication, col-laboration, problem solving andinnovative thinking.

For Ramler and his team-mates it’s all about having funand learning. Their team iscalled CruBotics, a clever com-bination of the school mascot,the Crusaders, and the word ro-botics.

Recently the CruBotics teamcompeted in the FIRST TechChallenge Kentucky StateChampionship in Owensboro.The team received the Judges’Award and was one of three fi-nalists for each of the following:the Control Award, the Rock-well Collins Innovate Award,and the Inspire Award.

CruBotics placed third in theQualifying Rounds and was in-vited by the first-place team tojoin with them in the Champion-ship Rounds in which their alli-ance won the Kentucky StateChampionship. This is the Cru-Botics team’s second year towin the state championship andgo on to complete in Texas forthe FIRST Tech ChallengeSouth Super Regionals. Thiscompetition is March 11-13.

Team captain ThomasMcGrath, 17, of Burlington, saidhe is pleased with his team’swork.

“You learn a lot doing this,”he said. “You learn a lot aboutteamwork and communication.I like the opportunities the pro-

gram has given me. I’m plan-ning to go into mechanical engi-neering. This program has giv-en the opportunity to work inthis area at a professional leveland to work with professionalsin the field. It’s been a reallygood experience.”

Tanner Krumpelman, 16, ofFlorence, agreed. He said work-ing on this team brings him “alot of satisfaction.”

“The entire process is inter-esting, exciting and frustrat-ing,” he said. “It’s interesting tosee all the ideas we have andhow we can put them together tomake one robot. Then some-times, things don’t work howyou expect and you have to goback and fix the problems. Youhave to figure out what works.It’s fun.”

St. Henry teacher PeggyMyatt supervises the team, butsaid the robot is 100 percent thestudents’ work.

“It’s all their work,” she said.“And they work hard. This is agood program for students be-cause it gives them a chance toexpress ideas and to take on re-sponsibility for something.”

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St. Henry students Jimmy Ramler, 16, and Anthony Mapes, 17, operate the robot made by the CruBotics team thatwon the state competition this year.

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St. Henry District High Schoolstudent Anthony Mapes, 17,programs a robot created by theCruBotics team.

FORT WRIGHT — A thirdChick-fil-A may be on its way toNorthern Kentucky.

Nothing is confirmed, ac-cording to Mark Baldwin ofChick-fil-A, but the companyhas reached out to the city ofFort Wright. This would be thethird Chick-fil-A in NorthernKentucky with locations in Flor-ence and Newport. It would be

the first in Kenton County. According to Fort Wright

Public Works Director Tim Mal-oney, the city has been workingwith Chick-fil-A for severalmonths on developing a site onMadison Pike.

Mayor Dave Hatter saidthere is some concern over ad-ditional traffic it would bring tothe already heavily traveledarea. However, he and councilare “happy” the restaurantfranchise is considering a Fort

Wright location.“You can look at any Chick-

fil-A and see the traffic it gener-ates,” he said. “There will be animpact on traffic, especiallyduring their peak hours, butthey’ve handled it so well at oth-er locations. Speaking for my-self and council we’re happythey’ve been in touch. I’m opti-mistic.”

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used to identify crimi-nals, but this isn’t a storyabout crime. This isabout $1million, an act ofkindness and how oneNorthern Kentuckywoman almost left it allon the table.

Patricia Pearsondidn’t know she had awinning lottery ticket.

Pearson of Villa Hillsbuys lottery tickets just afew times a year, accord-ing to a post on the Ken-tucky Lottery’s Face-book page.

In fact, she only wentinto the Ameristop FoodMart near her home be-cause she found un-claimed tickets whilecleaning. The ticketsdidn’t get her much – just$4 – but she used them tobuy a single Powerballand Mega Millionsticket.

Then, on Jan. 31, herPowerball numbersmade her a winner. Near-ly a week went by and shehad no idea.

When lottery officialsvisited the Villa Hillsstore for routine securityprocedures, store man-ager Paul Gabis recog-nized the customer insurveillance video of thepurchase.

Gabis contacted themanager of her condo-

minium complex andtracked Pearson down.

Another $ 1 millionwinning ticket was soldat a Blue Pantry Gas Sta-tion on Turfway Road inFlorence.

No one has come for-ward to claim that ticketyet.

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Lottery winner Patricia Pearson of Villa Hills stands with thestore manager who notified her she had won.

CRESTVIEW HILLS — It’spossible for students toearn a bachelor’s degreeat Thomas More Collegeand an associate degree atGateway Community &Technical College at thesame time now.

Presidents of the twoNorthern Kentucky col-leges signed an agree-ment Jan. 29 allowing stu-dents to transfer creditsfrom Gateway to ThomasMore.

Thomas More is a pri-vate Catholic liberal artscollege in CrestviewHills. Gateway has cam-puses in Boone Countyand Covington.

“Students will be en-rolling at both institutionsat the same time,” saidThomas More PresidentDavid A. Armstrong.

Students may choose toenter Gateway to start ei-ther because of the costdifference or becausethey may not be ready forThomas More academi-cally, Armstrong said.

Partnering was “facul-ty-driven,” so there is sup-port and faith in thecourses being trans-ferred, he said. Facultymembers and registrarofficials at Thomas Morehave been working out de-tails with Gateway foryears, Armstrong said.

“It allows us to knowthey have a great founda-tion and pathway comingin,” said Lynnette Guzzi-no, a Thomas More inter-

national business and lawinstructor.

Guzzino said she hastraveled to China as partof a chamber of com-merce delegation fouryears ago with Gateway’sPresident G. EdwardHughes. On the way toChina, they talked aboutpossibilities of gettingGateway students toThomas More.

Hughes said he startedtalks on a partnership pri-or to Thomas More’s lastpresident Sister Marga-ret Stallmeyer‘s retire-ment in June 2013.

“Community collegesare the ultimate access in-stitutions to higher educa-tion,” Hughes said. “Thisextends that to a privateliberal arts college.”

Gateway students candecide to spend two yearsat Gateway and then twoat Thomas More or spend

only the first year atThomas More, said MikeRosenberg, director oftransfer for ThomasMore.

Programs offeredthrough the partnershipwill include accountancy,business, computer infor-mation systems, criminaljustice, education andRN-to-BSN, according toa news release fromThomas More. Gatewayand Thomas More areworking on more path-ways, Rosenberg said.

For someone who hasbeen in Catholic schooltheir entire grade schooland high school career,this presents options, Ro-senberg said.

“Even if they just wantto take a year and rebuilda bank account, it’s a pro-gram they can use,” hesaid.

Gateway, Thomas Moreagree to partnership

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Thomas More College President David A. Armstrong, left, andGateway Community & Technical College President Dr. G.Edward Hughes talk with Thomas More international businessteacher Lynnette Guzzino after signing a partnership allowingstudent credit transfers Jan. 29.

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Newly elected Kenton County Circuit Court Judge Kathleen S. Lape is sworn in by Chief Justiceof Kentucky John D. Minton Jr. on Dec. 8 in the Supreme Court Courtroom at the state Capitolin Frankfort. Lape took office the week of Jan. 5.

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FORT MITCHELL —Pack 236 Den 2 CubScouts paid a visit to theCommunity Recorderoffice on Feb. 11 to workon the Webelos Commu-nicator requirement.

“We saw lots of news-papers and what peopleare doing in the schoolsand in sports,” Cub ScoutMax Selfe said.

Noah Jett, also a Pack236 member, said, “I gotto meet the editor of thenewspaper. It was nice.”

“I did not know thatthey had multiple news-papers,” Jett said.

After parent HollyJett snapped a photo-

graph of the Cub Scoutswith their host, Record-er editor Nancy Daly, theScouts worked togetherto create a photo caption.Then they saw how thephoto was prepared forpublication online.

“We learned aboutthis website called Pres-to and it has like boxeswhere you can write thetitle and the caption,”said Liam Mullin, Pack236 member.

Pack 236 is based outof R.C. Hinsdale Ele-mentary School in Edge-wood.

Their parents saidthey enjoyed the visit,

too.“The parents really

love getting the paperdelivered to our drive-way, said Stacie Selfe,Edgewood.

Daly explained how 10Community Recorderpapers are published inNorthern Kentucky, andthat each one focuses ondifferent areas ofBoone, Campbell andKenton counties. TheCommunity Press alsohas 16 weekly papers inOhio. The CommunityPress & Recorder isowned by Gannett Co.Inc. and is part of En-quirer Media.

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Front row, from left: Max Selfe, Liam Mullin, Hanna Jett. Back row: Noah Jett, Nancy Daly, BenWells and Chris Hudson.

Cub Scouts on their way toearning Communicator badge

FLORENCE — RobertoHenriquez wants to builda non-religious communi-ty of like-minded individ-uals to share ideas andhelp each other.

He reached out to oth-ers by a Facebook group,first calling it FCA Flor-ence, as he is an ordainedminister in the FirstChurch of Atheism, butthen changed the name toNorthern Kentucky Athe-ist Community to allowmore of a regional focusand avoid conflict withsimilarly named Chris-tian organizations.

For more information,find NKY Atheist Com-munity on Facebook.

“I’m not interested instarting a war with Chris-

tians,” saidHenriquez,who is anordainedminister inthe FirstChurch ofAtheism,an onlineorganiza-

tion that helps non-reli-gious people become cer-emonial officiants. TheFirst Church of Atheism,online at bit.ly/1L4Nu8U,believes “that the myster-ies of life can be explainedthrough science and rea-son.”

“I’m relatively newcoming out as an atheist,”Henriquez said. “I used tobe heavily involved in thechurch, and one of thethings I miss most is thesense of community, be-ing there for one another

and taking care of eachother. If someone loses ajob or gets really sick, thechurch community cancome together to help.”He was raised in theSouthern Baptist Church,then as an adult was in-volved in the EpiscopalChurch.

Henriquez said mem-bers of the group will helpdetermine the name andstructure of the group,but he hopes creating asupportive community isthe foundation.

“When I was question-ing the idea of religion, Ididn’t have a place I feltsafe to have those conver-sations,” he said. “Most ofthe friends I’ve talkedwith have felt the sameway. We didn’t have any-body to give us advice orjust bounce ideas off of. I

like the idea of getting to-gether just to be togeth-er.”

In less than two weeks,42 people joined his Face-book group.

“I think that’s a greatstart. Most of the re-sponse has been reallypositive,” he said. “I thinkpeople like myself want asafe place to get togeth-er.”

Jim Helton, founderand president of Tri-StateFreethinkers, started hisBoone County-basedgroup two years ago to be-come involved in politicalissues, but also to help thecommunity.

“We get involved inseparation of church andstate issues. We do a lot ofcommunity service pro-jects and activism,” Hel-ton said.

His group has approxi-mately 600 membersfrom Indiana, Kentuckyand Ohio, and they partici-pated in more than 50 vol-unteer events last year.He hopes they do 75 to 100events this year.

They passed out hu-manist literature at highschools, worked on Habi-tat for Humanity pro-jects, and volunteered atPlanned Parenthood andthe Freestore Foodbank.The Tri-State Freethink-ers adopted the stretch ofhighway outside the Cre-ation Museum in Peters-burg, and they clear trashfrom the roadsides thereevery three months.

“The one thing I thinkthe church has over thefree thought, atheist, ag-nostic community is thecommunity part,” Helton

said. “They really have asense of communitythere. In years past, wedidn’t have that, but nowwe can’t say that. We havegame night every Fridayat my house. If you need aride, someone will helpyou. If you need any help,someone will come helpyou. We have a verystrong community now.”

He said he’d supportanother group with simi-lar beliefs, and if they arevery close in scope andpurpose, they could evenjoin forces.

“We have always of-fered help to othergroups, even if they’reslightly different fromwhat we’re doing,” saidHelton.

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Notre Dame Academyis hoping to show its stu-dents the harsh reality oftexting and drivingthrough simulation.

Last month, NDA host-ed the Distracted DriverProgram. Thanks to thegenerous support of St.Elizabeth Hospital, NotreDame Academy broughtthis subsidiary of the Na-tional Save a Life Tour toits school community.

At the beginning of theday, NDA students attend-ed an assembly introduc-ing them to the DistractedDriver Program. The ses-sion included a videoshowing the dangerousconsequences of distract-ed driving.

Throughout the rest ofthe school day, juniors andseniors had the opportuni-ty to experience thehands-on portion of theprogram as they took aseat at a simulated driv-

ing test to experiencewhat can happen behindthe wheel of a distracteddriver.

The interactive simu-lator allowed students todrive a simulated carwhile attempting to re-ceive and send text mes-sages. The purpose of thesimulator is to safelydemonstrate to the stu-dents how easy it is to be-come distracted and crossthe center-line.

“Texting and drivinghas become an increas-ingly large problem espe-cially in regard to youngdrivers,” says NDA Presi-dent Dr. Laura Koehl. “Inbringing the DistractedDriver Program to ourschool community wehope to educate not onlyour students but also ourparents, faculty and staffon the serious conse-quences of distracteddriving.”

NDA students learn dangersof distracted driving

Rep. Diane St.Onge, R-LakesidePark, took the oathof office from Ken-tucky SupremeCourt Chief JusticeJohn Minton on thefirst day of the 2015Regular Session ofthe Kentucky Gen-eral Assembly.

St. Onge was re-elected in Novem-ber to her secondterm as representa-tive for the 63rdDistrict which alsocovers parts ofBoone and Camp-bell counties.

St. Onge takes oath

THANKS TO LRC PUBLIC INFORMATION

Rep. Diane St. Onge, R-LakesidePark, took the oath of officefrom Kentucky Supreme CourtChief Justice John Minton onthe first day of the 2015 RegularSession of the Kentucky GeneralAssembly. St. Onge wasre-elected in November to hersecond term as representativefor the 63rd District which alsocovers parts of Boone andCampbell counties.

St. Anthonycelebrates pets

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St. Anthony parishioners, families, students and their petsjoined together to celebrate the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi.Pets of all shapes and sizes joined in: Cats, dogs, hedgehogs,turtles and even snakes. The Rev. Matt Cushing led thecelebration with a special blessing for the pets.

The St. Elizabeth Healthcare Board of Trust-ees has elected Dr. James Votruba as its newchairman of the board.

Votruba has been elected by the board to followTed Robinson who completed histerm as chairman. Robinson willstep down from the board after a10-year tenure.

Votruba has served on the St.Elizabeth Board since 2012. Duringthat time, St. Elizabeth has beennamed one of America’s 50 BestHospitals by HealthGrades, recog-nized as a Top Performer by JointCommission, and received the

highest hospital safety score for all three of itsmain hospitals by the Leapfrog Group. In 2012, St.Elizabeth Healthcare became the 10th member tojoin the prestigious Mayo Clinic Care Network.

Votruba is president emeritus and professor ofeducational leadership at Northern KentuckyUniversity where he served as president from1997-2012. In 2010, he chaired the American Asso-ciation of Colleges and Universities Board of Di-rectors. He also co-chaired Vision 2015 which de-veloped a comprehensive strategic plan for theNorthern Kentucky region.

Votruba will chair St. Elizabeth board

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The daily life of a highschool student is anythingbut routine. Now imagine be-ing challenged by a situationwhere there is no right orwrong answer but, instead,an ethical dilemma where theoutcome of the situation isimpacted by five key deci-sions.

Area high school juniorsare invited to challenge theirown ethical mettle for BBB’sannual Students of IntegrityScholarship program.

“Last year’s studentsfound it to be a great learningexperience,” explained ErikaLehman, executive directorfor The Center for Ethics atBBB. “The depth of knowl-edge they gain just from ap-plying for the scholarship isinvaluable considering thetypes of ethical decisionsthey’ll have to make in theircareers.”

Last year’s scholarship re-cipients told BBB submittingan Student of Integrity Schol-arship essay reminded themto open their minds to differ-ent perspectives in every sit-uation, maintain an ethicaloutlook to succeed, and reaf-firmed their own moral in-tegrity in ethical situations.

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Scholarshipprogramemphasizesethics

Notre Dame Academy of-fered $50,350 in academicscholarships to 21 incomingfreshmen for the fall of 2015 atNDA’s High School PlacementTest results meeting Jan. 7.

Representing 11 local gradeschools, these talented stu-dents earned the scholarshipsbased on their outstanding per-formance on the High SchoolPlacement Test (HSPT) in De-

cember.Due to the generosity of the

Sisters of Notre Dame and oth-er benefactors, Notre DameAcademy awards several aca-demic scholarships to the topperformers of the HSPT eachyear. The scholarships rangefrom $500 to $2,500.

This year NDA offered 11re-newable Academic ExcellenceScholarships to students whoscored in the 99, 98 and 97 per-centile, and 21 benefactor

scholarships based on academ-ic performance as well.

Notre Dame Academy iscommitted to its mission ofeducating women to make a dif-ference in the world and offersa comprehensive tuition assis-tance program that is availableto prospective and currentNDA families.

The total amount of finan-cial assistance given by NotreDame Academy in the 2013-14school year was $739,000.

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St. Joseph School in CrescentSprings has announced its stu-dents will perform “PrincessWhatsername” March 5-7 at theNotre Dame Academy Theater.

Coordinating the perfor-mances this year will be four di-rectors: Jan Rademacher, LauraBarbian, Becky Downs, andMonica Arlinghaus. All areteachers at St. Joseph Schooland have many years of playproduction and music experi-ence. The show has a classicfairy tale setting, exciting andhilarious roles, entertaining mu-sical numbers and a plot full ofmystery and adventure.

It begins in the Misty Forest,where a girl is sleeping all alone.

But when she wakes, nothinglooks familiar to her. She can’tremember anything – not whereshe’s from, how she got here oreven her own name.

She embarks on a journey todiscover her identity and meetsseveral fairy tale charactersalong the way: Hansel and Gre-tel, Rumpelstiltskin, Goldilocksand the Three Bears, SnowWhite and the Seven Dwarfs,Cinderella and Rapunzel toname a few.

Some are helpful, some aredangerous and some are justplain weird, but all have infor-mation to help our young girleventually realize her true iden-tity as a princess.

As with any good fairy tale,there’s also a prince. He’s des-perate to find the princess, buthe’s always one step behind andinadvertently rescues and winsthe hearts of all the wrong prin-cesses. A rocking musical score

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There will be three eveningperformances. Tickets go onsale in February through the St.Joseph School office. Call 859-578-2742.

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St. JosephSchool “PrincessWhatsername”directors, fromleft, are JanRademacher,Laura Barbian,Becky Downsand MonicaArlinghaus.

A group of Northern Ken-tucky University students isheaded to our nation’s capital fora national environmental tech-nology competition this spring.The students are developing amobile app designed to reducethe carbon footprint of the uni-versity’s more than 15,000 stu-dents.

The students will participatein the final phase of the U.S. En-vironmental Protection Agen-cy’s People, Prosperity, andPlanet (P3) competition, wherethey will unveil the app proto-type in April. This follows theinitial round of the competition,after which the EPA awardedthe group a $15,000 grant to de-velop the app.

In future phases of their pro-ject, students plan to create anapp allowing drivers to monitortheir pollution contribution andproviding information on howpollution-saving decisions con-tribute to the community’s cleanair.

Dr. Christine Curran, NKUassociate professor of biologicalsciences, said she is impressedwith how students worked to-gether to accomplish a complexgoal.

“With NKU’s focus on trans-disciplinary education, this pro-ject brings several disciplines tothe table,” said Curran. “An en-vironmental scientist can tellyou how much pollution is outthere, and what effect the pollu-tion will have. The key is how wecommunicate to people to getout of their cars – use publictransit and … walk around thecorner instead of driving.”

Curran pointed out the poten-tial financial benefits of the re-

search the students are conduct-ing, both for NKU and compa-nies looking to cut back spend-ing without slashing budgets. “Itcosts roughly $22,000 for oneparking spot in one parking ga-rage,” she explained. “In turn,there is a great benefit in keep-ing cars off campus.”

Dr. Zachary Hart, chair of theNKU Department of Communi-cation, has several students inthe department taking on themessaging strategy. The re-search students have done tomeasure and change pollutionoutput can only be successfulwith a strong message, he said.

“This project has been verymotivating,” Hart said. “It’sbeen so amazing to see studentsfrom multiple disciplines cometogether for a common theme.They can see that there are dif-ferent components, and it is avery real-world experience forthem. This is how projects oper-ate, it takes many people to suc-

ceed.”Hart explained that the app

will show people how much theyare saving by using public trans-portation or carpooling versusdriving their car. It will be in agame format to maintain user in-terest and will show users howeach choice will immediatelyimpact them, and the long-termeffect individual choices haveon the environment.

“Communication studentshave done a lot of research ofother schools and universities,on how they have promoted thistype of effort,” said Hart. “At thephase two competition in April,students will bring a prototypeof the app, and if we win, we willhopefully be able to take that de-sign to application and actuallyimplement the app.”

Hart emphasized the impor-tance of students being able toapply what they are learning toreal world scenarios.

“Almost all things have a

communicative aspect to them,”he said. “There is always a targetaudience and a process of figur-ing out the most effective way toreach that audience.”

Morgan Lyons, an environ-mental science major at NKU,has been researching health-re-lated issues that come from airpollution and the economicbenefits of drive-share pro-grams. Her role is to help com-municate the importance ofmaintaining a clean environ-ment.

“I have always had an inter-est in geology, since I was a littlegirl,” Lyons said. “I just want toprotect the Earth and animals. Itis so important to inform peopleabout the benefits of keepingthis planet clean.”

Lyon’s passion for the Earthled her to participate in the pro-ject, but she acknowledged thatthere is more to it than savingthe planet. “It has been interest-ing to realize the impact of theenvironment on our health,” shesaid. “The environment is every-thing, and this opportunity hasopened my eyes. Air pollutionaffects our health on so manylevels.”

Although the project is basedat NKU, the goal is to provide atemplate to major companieslooking to cut their carbon foot-prints.

“We are not trying to accom-plish a theoretical project,” saidCurran. “We want to influencewhat happens at our universityand in the Greater Cincinnatiarea. In the end, we will have saf-er and less congested highways,a cleaner environment to live in,and people who exercise and areall-around healthier.”

NKU students developing app

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NKU students Carolina Marini and Jesse Hockenbury work in the Center forApplied Informatics on visuals for the carbon footprint app project.

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FRIDAY, FEB. 20Art & Craft Classes$5 Friday Craft Club, 1-2:30p.m., The Lively Learning Lab,7500 Oakbrook Drive, Suite 10,Make crafts, create art and playgames. Ages 3-15. $5. Regis-tration required. 916-2721.Florence.

Art EventsThird Friday Art Gallery Show,6-9 p.m., The Art House, 19 N.Fort Thomas Ave., Meet artists,music and light appetizers. Free.279-3431; www.inkaacollab-orative.org. Fort Thomas.

Art ExhibitsFigurative Folklore: Curatedby Selena Reder, 9 a.m. to 5p.m., Covington Arts, 2 W. PikeSt., Figurative Folklore show-cases six artists from the regionwhose work tells a strong narra-tive where the body plays therole of storyteller. Free. Present-ed by Covington Arts District.292-2322.; http://covingto-narts.com/. Covington.

Arts Alive: Celebration ofCovington Artists, 10 a.m. to 5p.m., Behringer-Crawford Mu-seum, 1600 Montague Road,Works by influential Covingtonartists from past 200 years ondisplay. In conjunction withCOV200 bicentennial cele-bration. $7, $6 ages 60 and up,$4 ages 3-17, free for members.Wednesdays: one grandchildfree with grandparent’s admis-sion. Through April 12. 491-4003;www.bcmuseum.org. Coving-ton.

Art OpeningsThe Art of Food OpeningReception, 6-9 p.m., The Car-negie, 1028 Scott Blvd., Experi-ence food as complete sensoryexperience. Tri-state’s top chefsand artists fill galleries, bringingculinary creations and palatablepieces by food-inspired artists.Exhibit continues throughFebruary 27. $40, $25 members.Reservations recommended.957-1940; www.thecarnegie-.com. Covington.

AttractionsWinter Family Days, 10 a.m. to6 p.m., Newport Aquarium,Newport on the Levee, Up totwo kids 12 and under get infree with each full-priced adultticket. Through March 1.Through March 1. 261-7444;www.newportaquarium.com.Newport.

Dining EventsLenten Fish Fry, 4-8 p.m., MaryQueen of Heaven School, 1130Donaldson Highway, Dine-inservice, carry-out and drive-thru.Call 859-371-2622 for carry-outorders. Benefits Mary, Queen ofHeaven School. Prices vary.Presented by Mary, Queen ofHeaven Parish. 525-6909;www.mqhparish.com. Erlanger.

St. Thomas Fish Fry, 4-8 p.m.Family Fish Fry., St. ThomasSchool, 428 S. Fort Thomas Ave.,Cafeteria. Hand-dipped fish.Shrimp and pizza available.$4.50-$7. 572-4641, ext. 242. FortThomas.

EducationAARP Tax-Aide, 9 a.m., BooneCounty Main Library, 1786Burlington Pike, Middle andlow-income taxpayers are eligi-ble for this free tax preparationservice. Those with complex taxreturns will be advised to seekprofessional tax assistance. Free.Registration required. Presentedby Boone County Public Library.342-2665; www.bcpl.org. Bur-lington.

Little Learners, 9-11:30 a.m., TheLively Learning Lab, 7500 Oak-brook Drive, Suite 10, Balance ofstructured, unstructured andself-directed play opportunitiesto help learners develop theirsocial, intellectual and communi-cation skills. Ages 3-6. $10.Registration required. 916-2721.Florence.

Exercise ClassesJazzercise Classes, 9:30-10:30a.m. 4:45 p.m., EdgewoodJazzercise Center, 126 BarnwoodDrive, $38 for unlimited monthlyclasses. 331-7778; jazzercise.com.Edgewood.

Literary - LibrariesMahjong, 1 p.m., SchebenBranch Library, 8899 U.S. 42, Allskill levels welcome. 342-2665.Union.

Music - ClassicalMusic on the Avenue Series, 8p.m. Dan Zehringer, trumpet,

and Amanda Roberts, piano,perform classical music., St. JohnUnited Church of Christ Bellevue,520 Fairfield Ave., Sanctuary.Free art show and receptionfollows performance. Free.261-2066; www.stjohnchurch-.net. Bellevue.

Music - RockHiFi Wise Guys, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.,JerZee’s Pub and Grub, 708Monmouth St., Free. 491-3500.Newport.

On Stage - Children’sTheater

Madcap Puppets Presents:Once Upon a Clock, 7 p.m.,Boone County Main Library,1786 Burlington Pike, Enter aworld of enchanting stories withAlvis and Sydney, two kids tryingto unlock the secrets of a myste-rious clock. Free. Presented byBoone County Public Library.342-2665; www.bcpl.org. Bur-lington.

On Stage - ComedyJ.R. Brow, 8 p.m., 10:30 p.m.,Funny Bone Comedy Club, 1Levee Way, $15-$17. 957-2000;www.funnyboneonthelevee-.com. Newport.

On Stage - TheaterIn the Heat of the Night, 8-10p.m., Falcon Theatre, 636 Mon-mouth St., Battle for civil rightsin deep South was differentfrom rest of nation. When VirgilTibbs, successful black homicidedetective from LA gets caughtup in homicide investigation, hediscovers just how different thisworld is. $19, $17 students andseniors. Through Feb. 28. 513-479-6783; www.falconthea-ter.net. Newport.

The Women, 8 p.m., Fort Thom-as Woman’s Club, 8 N. FortThomas Ave., This Classic Com-edy follows a Manhattan social-ite in the wake of finding outher husband is cheating â€“ andher friends are no help at all.Clever, cut-throat, and delicious,it is a satirical look into the livesof â€œthe ladies who lunchâ€and the world that determinestheir behavior. $17. Presented byVillage Players. Through Feb. 28.392-0500; www.villageplayers-.biz. Fort Thomas.

SportsThoroughbred Racing, 6:15p.m., Turfway Park, 7500 Turf-way Road, Free. Through March29. 371-0200; www.turfway.com.Florence.

SATURDAY, FEB. 21Art ExhibitsThe Art of Food, noon to 5 p.m.,The Carnegie, 1028 Scott Blvd.,Experience food as completesensory experience. Tri-state’stop chefs and artists fill galleries,bringing culinary creations andpalatable pieces by food-in-spired artists. Free after opening.491-2030; www.thecarnegie-.com. Covington.

Arts Alive: Celebration ofCovington Artists, 10 a.m. to 5p.m., Behringer-Crawford Mu-seum, $7, $6 ages 60 and up, $4ages 3-17, free for members.Wednesdays: one grandchildfree with grandparent’s admis-sion. 491-4003; www.bcmuseu-m.org. Covington.

AttractionsWinter Family Days, 9 a.m. to 6p.m., Newport Aquarium, 261-7444; www.newportaquarium-.com. Newport.

Clubs & OrganizationsCampbell County Homemak-ers Crop, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.,Campbell County CooperativeExtension Service, 3500 Alexan-dria Pike, Rooms A-C. Learnabout Homemakers, make newfriends and work on favoritecrafts. Ages 18 and up. $35non-members. Registrationrequired. Presented by CampbellCounty Homemakers. 757-8560;facebook.com/stampwithmary.Highland Heights.

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, 8:15-9:15a.m., 9:30-10:30 a.m., EdgewoodJazzercise Center, $38 for unlim-ited monthly classes. 331-7778;jazzercise.com. Edgewood.

FestivalsWinter Carnival, noon to 4 p.m.,Historic Fairfield Avenue Busi-ness District, 200-700 FairfieldAve., Photos with Anna and Elsaof Disney’s “Frozen” (noon-2p.m.); magic of Presto Paul(1-2:15 p.m.); balloon artist(1:30-3 p.m.); face painters;carnival fun and games at partic-ipating Fairfield Avenue shops;carnival and more. Free. Present-ed by Bellevue Renaissance.261-9488; www.shopbelle-vueky.com. Bellevue.

Music - RockFast Forward, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.,JerZee’s Pub and Grub, 708Monmouth St., Free. ThroughAug. 15. 491-3500. Newport.

On Stage - ComedyJ.R. Brow, 7:30 p.m., 10 p.m.,Funny Bone Comedy Club,$15-$17. 957-2000; www.funny-boneonthelevee.com. Newport.

On Stage - TheaterIn the Heat of the Night, 8-10p.m., Falcon Theatre, $19, $17students and seniors. 479-6783;www.falcontheater.net. New-port.

The Women, 8 p.m., Fort Thom-as Woman’s Club, $17. 392-0500;www.villageplayers.biz. FortThomas.

Theory of Mind, 2 p.m., FortThomas-Carrico Branch Library,1000 Highland Ave., By KenLaZebnik. Sensitive, unsenti-mental portrait of relationships,tells story of Bill, a teenager whohappens to live on the autismspectrum. Part of Playhouse inthe Park’s Off the Hill series.Recommended for ages 11 andup. Call venue for tickets andprices. Presented by Playhouse inthe Park. 572-5033; www.cincy-play.com. Fort Thomas.

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. Pre-sented by Ryle Band Boosters.Through Dec. 26. 282-1652.Erlanger.

SportsThoroughbred Racing, 6:15p.m., Turfway Park, Free. 371-0200; www.turfway.com. Flor-ence.

SUNDAY, FEB. 22Art ExhibitsArts Alive: Celebration ofCovington Artists, 1-5 p.m.,Behringer-Crawford Museum,

$7, $6 ages 60 and up, $4 ages3-17, free for members. Wednes-days: one grandchild free withgrandparent’s admission. 491-4003; www.bcmuseum.org.Covington.

AttractionsWinter Family Days, 10 a.m. to6 p.m., Newport Aquarium,261-7444; www.newportaquari-um.com. Newport.

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.

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.

On Stage - ComedyJ.R. Brow, 7:30 p.m., Funny BoneComedy Club, $15-$17. 957-2000;www.funnyboneonthelevee-.com. Newport.

On Stage - TheaterThe Women, 3 p.m., Fort Thom-as Woman’s Club, $17. 392-0500;www.villageplayers.biz. FortThomas.

SportsThoroughbred Racing, 1:10p.m., Turfway Park, Free. 371-0200; www.turfway.com. Flor-ence.

MONDAY, FEB. 23AttractionsWinter Family Days, 10 a.m. to6 p.m., Newport Aquarium,261-7444; www.newportaquari-um.com. Newport.

Cooking EventsChef’s Table: Todd Kelly’sOrchids at Palm Court, 6-8p.m., New Riff Distillery, 24Distillery Way, Includes wine andrecipes chef prepares. $50.Reservations required. 261-7433;www.newriffdistilling.com.Newport.

Dance ClassesLine Dance Classes, 5:30-6:30p.m., Elsmere Senior Center, 179Dell St., $3. Presented by HollyRuschman. 727-0904. Elsmere.

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

Exercise ClassesJazzercise Classes, 6 a.m.,

8:15-9:15 a.m., 9:30-10:30 a.m.,4:45-5:45 p.m., 6-7 p.m., Edge-wood Jazzercise Center, $38 forunlimited monthly classes.331-7778; jazzercise.com. Edge-wood.

Literary - LibrariesMonday 4 Mystery BookGroup, 7 p.m., Florence BranchLibrary, 7425 U.S. 42, 342-2665.Florence.

Yoga, 7:10 p.m., Boone CountyMain Library, 1786 BurlingtonPike, Hatha Yoga postures. $25.Presented by Boone CountyPublic Library. 342-2665. Burling-ton.

Pokemon (grades 4-7), 6:30p.m., Boone County Main Li-brary, 1786 Burlington Pike, Joinother Pokemon players. Bringyour own deck. No trading. Free.Presented by Boone CountyPublic Library. 342-2665. Burling-ton.

In 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.

Zumba, 6 p.m., Scheben BranchLibrary, 8899 U.S. 42, Latin-inspired dance-fitness program.$25 per month. 334-2117. Union.

Teen Gaming (middle & highschool), 3:15 p.m., Lents BranchLibrary, 3215 Cougar Path,Gaming and snacks. Free. Pre-sented by Boone County PublicLibrary. 342-2665. Hebron.

Young @ Art, 1:30 p.m., SchebenBranch Library, 8899 U.S. 42,Experienced instructors, LindaWhaley and Sue Ervin, teachbasics of painting with acrylicsand help you complete work ofart in two hours. Free. Regis-tration required. 342-2665.Union.

Congenealogy, 6:30-8 p.m.Cierra Earl, library associate withLocal History and GenealogyDepartment, presents “BringingUp the Dead: Finding the De-ceased in Online Resources.”,Mary Ann Mongan Library, 502Scott Blvd., Free. Presented byKenton County Public Library.962-4070; www.kentonlibra-ry.org. Covington.

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.

TUESDAY, FEB. 24Art & 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 ExhibitsFigurative Folklore: Curatedby Selena Reder, 9 a.m. to 5p.m., Covington Arts, Free.292-2322.; http://covingto-narts.com/. Covington.



EducationSecular Homeschool Co-op, 1-4p.m., The Lively Learning Lab,7500 Oakbrook Drive, Suite 10,Hands-on, active learning,secular co-op. Topics: Evolutionof Music, Fiber Art, CreativeExpression, Financial Literacy,Nutrition, Drama and more.Ages 5-18. $50. Registrationrequired. 916-2721. Florence.

Exercise ClassesJazzercise Classes, 8:30-9:30a.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.

Health / WellnessLunch-N-Learn Health andWellness Talks, noon to 12:30p.m., Homan Chiropractic, 713Scott Blvd., Weekly health topicsuch as back pain, neck pain,whiplash, pregnancy back pain,nutrition, importance of goodposture and proper lifting

techniques. Water and dessertprovided. Free. Presented by Dr.Tracy Homan. 291-0333;www.homanchiropractic.com.Covington.

Open House Event, 9 a.m. to 5p.m., Hearing Solutions High-land Heights Office, 2816 Blue-grass Drive, Free hearing testand evaluation. For ages 50 andup. Reservations required.Presented by Hearing Solutionsby Ellis-Scott & Associates. 441-6214. Highland Heights.

Literary - CraftsExplore Soup, Salad Dressingand Dessert, 7 p.m., FlorenceBranch Library, 7425 U.S. 42, Pickup recipes, try samples and getfood instruction. $5. Registrationrequired. 342-2665. Florence.

Literary - LibrariesBridge, 12:30-3 p.m., SchebenBranch Library, 8899 U.S. 42,342-2665. Union.

Writers Group, 7 p.m., BooneCounty Main Library, 1786Burlington Pike, Share yourwork, get feedback, encourage-ment and perhaps even in-spiration to write your master-piece. Presented by BooneCounty Public Library. 342-2665.Burlington.

Anime and Manga Club (mid-dle and high school), 6:30p.m., Boone County Main Li-brary, 1786 Burlington Pike, Joinother otakus for movies, snacksand kawaii crafts. Free. Regis-tration recommended. Present-ed by Boone County PublicLibrary. 342-2665. Burlington.

Music - AcousticRoger Drawdy, 8 p.m., MollyMalone’s Irish Pub and Restau-rant, 112 E. Fourth St., Irishmusic. Free. 491-6659; mollyma-lonesirishpub.com. Covington.

Support GroupsOvereaters Anonymous, 7-8p.m., St. Elizabeth Fort Thomas,85 N. Grand Ave., Floor A, BoardRoom. Weekly 12-step programfor people who have problemwith eating/food. Free. Present-ed by Overeaters Anonymous.496-1477; www.oa.org. FortThomas.

Celebrate Recovery, 6:30-8:30p.m., Vineyard Christian Church,7101 Pleasant Valley Road,Healing for all hurts, hangupsand habits. Free. 689-0777;vineyardchristian.org. Florence.

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 25Art ExhibitsThe Art of Food, noon to 5 p.m.,The Carnegie, Free after open-ing. 491-2030; www.thecarne-gie.com. Covington.

Figurative Folklore: Curatedby Selena Reder, 9 a.m. to 5p.m., Covington Arts, Free.292-2322.; http://covingto-narts.com/. Covington.



Community DanceLine Dance Class, 7:30-8:30p.m., Boleros Dance Club, 8406U.S. 42, For beginner to ad-vanced. $7. Presented by HollyRuschman. 727-0904. Florence.

Drink TastingsWine Walk, 6-10 p.m., Newporton the Levee, 1 Levee Way,Sample variety of red and whitewines, as well as light horsd’oeuvres at participating Leveedining venues. Ages 21 and up.$40, $35 advance. On sale Feb. 1.291-0550; www.newportonthe-levee.com. Newport.

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

Secular Homeschool Co-op, 1-4p.m., The Lively Learning Lab,$50. Registration required.916-2721. Florence.

Exercise ClassesJazzercise Classes, 9:30-10:30a.m., 5:10-6 p.m., 6-7 p.m.,Edgewood Jazzercise Center, $38for unlimited monthly classes.331-7778; jazzercise.com. Edge-wood.

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tucky and click on “Share!” Send digital photos to [email protected] along with event information. Items areprinted on a space-available basis with local events takingprecedence.

Deadline is two weeks before publication date. To find morecalendar events, go to Cincinnati.com/northernkentucky andchoose from a menu of items in the Entertainment section onthe main page.

THANKS TO JENNY KUNST

Junior “solemen” Daniel Carrion, left, and Antonio Sturpeinvite you to dine at the Mary, Queen of Heaven Parish FishFry on Fridays during Lent. Dine at 4-8 p.m., Friday, Feb. 20, atMary Queen of Heaven School, 1130 Donaldson Highway,Erlanger. Dine-in service, carry-out and drive-thru will beavailable. Call 859-371-2622 for carry-out orders. The eventbenefits Mary, Queen of Heaven School. Prices vary. Presentedby Mary, Queen of Heaven Parish. Call 525-6909; visitwww.mqhparish.com.


Have you everdone this: you buymore meat than youcan use because it’son sale. Sometimesyou remember tofreeze it, sometimesyou don’t.

If that soundslike you, we’re onthe same wave-length.

Last week I bought morechicken breasts than we neededfor dinner. I made chicken noo-dle soup out of some of them andintended to freeze the rest. Be-cause they were hidden out ofsight in the meat bin, I forgotabout them.

When they surfaced severaldays later, the chicken was stillgood enough to eat, but it neededto be cooked right away.

I had a meeting that eveningand couldn’t fuss with a recipethat took too much time or wascomplicated. This no fuss, quickrecipe was just right.

Really good tasting, too.

Rita Nader Heikenfeld is an herbalist,educator, Jungle Jim’s Eastgate culinaryprofessional and author. Find her blogonline at Abouteating.com. Call 513-248-7130, ext. 356.

Use that extra frozen chicken,cleanse with kale salad

Moist and marvelous Parmesan chickenbreasts

1/2 cup real mayonnaise1/4 cup Parmesan or Romano cheeseFew grindings black pepper2 large or 4 smaller skinless, boneless breasts1/3 cup Italian seasoned breadcrumbs - see Rita’s tip

Preheat oven to 425. Blend mayo and cheese. Put chickenon sprayed cookie sheet. Smear topping on. Sprinkle withcrumbs. Bake 20 minutes or until juices run clear in centerwhen poked with a knife, about 160 internal temperature.Residual heat will continue to cook the chicken even after it’sout of the oven, raising temperature 5 degrees or so. Don’tover bake or chicken will be dry.

Tip: homemade Italian bread crumbs. I had plain crumbsso I stirred in a couple shakes of Italian seasoning.

Annie’s Kale Salad - a cleansing saladMy niece, Annie, brought this salad to our house as a side

dish for dinner. Annie used regular curly kale. We grow Lac-inato/Tuscan kale, which, to my taste, is milder in flavor. Allkales are nutritious with anti-cancer properties: a cup providesmore than 100 percent of the daily value of vitamins K and A,and over 80 percent of vitamin C.

Salad:

1 bunch kale torn into small pieces1-2 tablespoon olive oil1 Granny Smith apple, thinly sliced1/4 cup dried cranberries1/4 cup pine nuts, toasted, or bit more

Dressing:Go to taste on this, adding more of any ingredient if you

want.

1 tablespoon fresh ginger juice - see Rita's tip2-3 tablespoons apple cider vinegar1 teaspoon Dijon mustard2 teaspoons honey1/4 cup olive oilFreshly ground pepper and salt

Whisk together ginger juice, apple cider vinegar, Dijonand honey. Whisk in oil and season to taste. Set aside.

Meanwhile, place kale in bowl and season with salt, pep-per and olive oil. Massage well with hands - this breaks downcellular structure, making it tenderer.

Add in apple, berries and nuts. Toss with dressing to coat.You can make this hours ahead.

Toasting pine nuts: Best done in dry non-stick skillet overlow heat until golden.

Making ginger juice: Grate ginger and squeeze out juice.Or place pieces in garlic press and squeeze out juice. This is the“hardest” part of the recipe since it takes some time. I like tofreeze my ginger root, grate it frozen, and proceed.

Tip: Ginger paste option. Try using a teaspoon or more ofginger paste. Easier by far and a good keeper in the frig.

THANKS TO RITA HEIKENFELD

This quick parmesan chicken recipe is an easy way to use extra frozen meat in a jiffy.

Rita NaderHiekenfeld RITA’S KITCHEN

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A publication of

3,550.That’s how many of our

fellow Kentuckians will diefrom lung cancer this year,according to projections fromthe American Cancer Society.Nearly 8,000 Kentuckians dieeach year because of tobacco-related disease.

Kentucky’s House of Repre-sentatives took a stance lastweek to help reduce this num-ber by passing legislation thatsupports smoke-free work-places here in the common-wealth.

Smoking, or exposure tosecondhand smoke, is the No. 1cause of lung cancer, and Ken-tucky has one of the highest

adult smokingrates in thecountry. Ken-tucky con-tinues to leadthe nation inlung cancerdeaths.

There is nosafe level ofexposure tosecondhandsmoke. Inaddition to

causing lung cancer, second-hand smoke is a known causeof heart disease and stroke inadults, and the harmful chem-icals found in secondhandsmoke are known causes of

SIDS, respiratory infections,ear infections and asthma at-tacks in our children.

The Centers for DiseaseControl and Prevention (CDC)recently reported on the con-tinued danger of secondhandsmoke exposure. The CDCfound that one in four non-smoking adults and two in fivechildren are exposed to sec-ondhand smoke in the U.S.Smoke-free policies are one ofthe best ways to reduce expo-sure to secondhand smoke.

When asked, a majority ofvoters in Northern Kentuckyand across the state say theysupport smoke-free laws. Theyrecognize the importance of

such a measure and what it willdo for the health and well beingof our neighbors and lovedones. It further benefits thestate economically by reducinglost productivity and healthcare costs, many of which areborne by taxpayers. Studiesfrom the Northern KentuckyHealth Department showed nodifference in support forsmoke-free laws along partylines. More than 500 organiza-tions and businesses supportKentucky smoke-free laws,including locally St. ElizabethHealthcare and the NorthernKentucky Medical Society.

Now is the time to do morethan just agree; now is the time

to act. The Kentucky Senatehas an opportunity to join withthe House of Representativesto pass a smoke-free law. Theyhave the chance to save livesby protecting Kentuckiansfrom the dangers of second-hand smoke. This isn’t a liberalissue or a conservative issue –this is a Kentucky issue: asmoke-free law is good for thehealth and economy of thecommonwealth. Please contactyour legislators now in supportof the smoke-free law.

Dr. Mark A. Boyd is on the PhysicianAdvisory Committee of the NorthernKentucky Independent DistrictHealth Department.

Time for Senate to act on smoke-free law

Dr. Mark A.BoydCOMMUNITYRECORDER GUESTCOLUMNIST

Throughout my 32-yearcareer in business, both inoffices in Cincinnati and asa lobbyist in Frankfort, Idid not smoke – but thosearound me did. During the1970s and 1980s, I spent allday, every day in smalloffices in Cincinnati filledwith cigarette smoke.

In the 1990s and early2000s, I worked in the Ken-tucky Statehouse, whichwas also filled with sec-ondhand smoke.

At the time, I didn’tthink anything of it. Smok-ing at work was common-place. The secondhandsmoke that I was exposedto didn’t bother me. It wasjust part of doing business.

What I would later learnis that my exposure to sec-ondhand smoke was dan-gerous to my health. Work-ing in a smoky place for sixto eight hours is the equiv-alent of smoking nearly apack of cigarettes.

In 2003, I was gettingready to play in a Cincin-nati Reds fantasy campreunion when I came downwith pneumonia. An X-rayfound a spot on one of mylungs, and after a series ofPET scans and CAT scans,I was diagnosed with lungcancer.

Early in 2004, I had sur-gery to remove 20 percentof my lung, and enduredchemotherapy from Marchthrough June of that year. Ilost my hair that year aswell.

I was fortunate enoughto be declared cancer-freelate in 2004.

However, I still mustendure annual chest X-rays – and the worried waitfor results – to make surethat cancer hasn’t re-turned. I used to love torun, but with 20 percent ofmy lung removed, I can nolonger do so. I get out ofbreath going up steps.

My cancer diagnosis hasbeen a source of incrediblephysical and emotionalhardship for my family. Itell people that I am amember of a club and thatthe initiation is the doctor

telling youthat youhave cancer.

I don’twant anymore mem-bers in myclub.

Yet, thou-sands ofKentuckianswill join thelung cancer

club and, if they are fortu-nate to live, will still en-dure the same hardshipsthat I have. The AmericanCancer Society projectsthat 4,680 new cases oflung cancer will be diag-nosed in Kentucky in 2015,and 3,550 residents of ourstate will die from it.

While I am now a lungcancer survivor for morethan 10 years, most are not.Of the people who are diag-nosed with lung cancerearly, when the cancer hasnot spread outside thelung, only about half arealive five years post-diag-nosis.

Offices like the ones Iworked at in Cincinnati andFrankfort are now smoke-free, but not all workplacesin Kentucky are. Employ-ees in many bars, restau-rants and other businessesare still exposed to sec-ondhand smoke, as I was.

A smoke-free law canprotect all Kentucky work-ers from exposure to sec-ondhand smoke at work. Itcan also improve ourhealth, reducing rates oflung cancer, heart diseaseand asthma.

If you think like me andwant to protect Kentuck-ians from secondhandsmoke exposure, pleasecall the Kentucky Legisla-tive call center – 800-372-7181. Tell your state repre-sentative and state senatorthat you support HouseBill 145, “Smoke Free Ken-tucky,” and hope that theyvote “yes” to eliminatesmoking indoors in busi-nesses, restaurants andbars.

Joe Geraci lives in Edgewood.

Law can sparepeople the painof lung cancer

Joe GeraciCOMMUNITYRECORDER GUESTCOLUMNIST

Feb. 12 question:Should parents have the right

to decide whether to have theirschool-age children vaccinated,and if they decide not to, shouldthe children be permitted to at-tend school? Why or why not?

“I feel that if the child that isnot vaccinated could potentiallymake other students sick, thenthey need to be homeschooled.”

Angel Moore

“I agree with Angel.”Becky Robinson

“I think it’s ridiculous thatsome people this it’s OK not tovaccinate ... It’s not just theirchild they are affecting ... Theyare putting everyone in danger.”

Shannon Kessel

“It would be a human rightsviolation per the United NationsUniversal Declaration of Hu-man Rights, for parents to be de-nied the right to have their non-vaccinated children in school.‘Don’t Discriminate,’ ‘The Rightto Life’ and ‘The Right to Seek aSafe Place to Live’ are humanrights, rights important to thoseof us who have decided againstvaccinations, for a multitude ofreasons. It is scientifically andstatistically proven that chil-dren are much more at risk,healthwise, from parents whodon’t understand the impor-tance of excellent nutrition,clean water, keeping their chil-dren home when sick, washinghands and attending to theirchild’s emotional and physicaldistress with time, patience, andlove and caring.”

Melissa Brown, Fort Thomas

“The parent should choosethe pace at which vaccinationsare given, by the time the childenters school they should be up-to-date. Illness spreads likewildfire in schools so it’s reason-able to have rules to help protecteveryone.”

Lindsay Harkins

“Some vaccines (like mea-sles) cannot be given until achild is a certain age. So untilthey reach that age they wouldbe considered endangered ofcontracting it from a non-vacci-nated child.”

Becky Robinson

“A non-vaccinated childcould get other people whoaren’t able to get the vaccinesick. Such as those with a com-

promised immune system, in-fants too young to receive thevaccine, and the elderly. Herdimmunity is important for thatreason alone. If the majority ofthe human race who can get vac-cinated do so, those who are un-able have a lot less of a chance ofgetting sick.

“And, just because you getthe vaccine doesn’t mean youcan’t still contract the illness ordisease, this just lowers thechance dramatically.”

Bridget Haggard

“Why can they keep peanutbutter out of school because ofthe risks but allow non-vaccinat-ed children? Isn’t the risk to myvaccinated child equally as im-portant as the risk to the allergicchild?”

Michelle Roeller Armstrong

“Placing an unvaccinatedchild in public school is kindareckless. if you choose not tovaccinate your child, and theyhappen to get sick, your child isinherently placing a lot of peopleat risk.”

Kiki Stanfill

“I would like to know how un-vaccinated children are in ourschools. It was discovered thatone of my daughter’s MMRshots was given two days tooearly. I was given a few weeks tohave her revaccinnated or shewould not be permitted to attenduntil we proved she completedthe new rounds.”

Sara Anderson

“Your freedom to take a riskwith your child’s health endswhen that child gets near anyoneelse who doesn’t.”

Elsa Hale

“Everyone has the right tochoose ... however you need tomake sure you think your choicethrough to the end possible con-sequences ... too many make thechoice not to vaccinate and thenare outraged when their childgets the disease or someone elsewon’t let their child around thatchild in fear for their child’ssafety ... remember this choiceaffects not only your child butany child they come in contactwith.”

Shellie Eggebeen

“I would rather keep my childat home knowing he is safe andaround a vaccinated family thansend him to school with 50 un-vaccinated kids. I’m sure thereare a few in every school, but be-ing unvaccinated is starting tobecome a pandemic on its own.”

Bridget Haggard

“Years ago, vaccinationswere given on a ‘baby shotschedule,’ and it worked well forthe majority. These diseaseswere controlled. Whoever madethe change in these rules shouldhave been smart enough to real-ize what would happen. Beingthe ‘melting pot’ we are in thiscountry, this is one way to keepdisease down. Your child maybreeze through one of these dis-eases, but your neighbor’s maynot. Rules are set for the major-ity, as they should be. We need asa nation to go back and set therules that benefit the majority.If, as a parent, you want yourchild to have the FREE publicschool education, then be pre-pared to abide by the rules. Thatway, they still have a choice –and the majority will be protect-ed from what could be a deadlychildhood disease. For those thatcan’t afford or want to pay forthe shots, they can continue to bemade available through the localhealth clinic. (although, parentswill still have to take them).”

Karen Swanson Dietz

“It’s called a waiver form.You do not have to be vaccinatedfor religious reasons or per-sonal.”

Jordain Moore

“Vaccinate be safe, keep oth-ers safe. Or don’t vaccinate andhave more worries on your head,when a outbreak comes on. Wedo it cause we care for our chil-dren and others’ too. If you getstuck with a raw nail will you getthat shot so you don’t get infec-tion? Just look out for our kidsand all vaccinate please.”

Tonya Ajwa

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Boys basketball» St. Henry beat

Beechwood 58-53 Feb. 10.Adam Goetz and seniorforward Connor Kunstekeach scored 20 points.Senior guards Jacob Huffand Connor Brock eachscored 17 for Beechwood.St. Henry beat Walton-Ve-rona 61-53 Feb. 13. Goetzhad 20 points and Kunstek14.

» Covington Catholicbeat Newport 64-49 forScott Ruthsatz’s 100thwin as head coach. BoSchuh scored 19 points.Covington Catholic beat

Cooper 61-42 Feb. 10.Schuh finished with agame-high 23 points andnine rebounds. Cole Von-Handorf finished with 20points.

» Dixie Heights beatScott 84-59 Feb. 14. AustinSchreck had 23 points andAndrew Hedger 21. JakeOhmer posted 23 for theEagles.

» Holy Cross beat Con-ner 66-55. LeightonSchrand led four Indiansin double figures with 18points.

» Lloyd beat High-lands 54-45 Feb. 13. Ster-ling Hamilton had 16points.

» Scott beat Brossart74-62 Feb. 13 to secure thetop seed in the 37th Dis-trict Tournament. JakeOhmer had 31 points.

Girls basketball» Beechwood’s Ally

Johnson scored 29 in a 71-58 loss to Newport CentralCatholic Feb. 14.

» Covington Latinbeat SCPA 38-31 Feb. 10.Rachel Zalla had 19points.

NKU Notes» The Northern Ken-

tucky University men’sbasketball team equaledits highest win total in theDivision I era with an 82-57 win over Stetson onFeb. 14 at The Bank ofKentucky Center.

Tayler Persons record-ed his first-career double-double, netting 16 pointsand a career-high 11 re-bounds to lead the Norse.Tyler White added 14

points and Todd Johnsonpicked up 12 second-halfpoints to pace a Norse of-fense that saw 11differentplayers in the scorebook.

With the win, NKU im-proved to 11-14 overall andleveled its Atlantic SunConference record at 5-5on the season. The loss setStetson back to 8-18 over-all and 2-8 in conferenceplay.

As a team, the Norseshot 49.2 percent (31-for-63) from the floor andwere a perfect 9-for-9from the free-throw line.NKU dominated the glasson both ends, outrebound-ing the Hatters, 41-29.

SHORT HOPS

By James [email protected]

JIM OSBORN FOR THE RECORDER

Notre Dame’s SydneyStallman tries to get pastBoone County’s MaddyMcGarr.

JIM OSBORN FOR THE RECORDER

Dixie’s Drew Moore pullsdown a rebound in front ofCovCath’s Bo Schuh duringDixie’s win Feb. 13.See SHORT HOPS, Page B2

Covington Catholic swim-mer Brendan Meyer wanted tothank his coaches, his team-mates, every single person thatmade him better. During a wild,record-smashing Saturday eve-ning at Silverlake RecreationCenter, Meyer earned the rightto be called superstar of thenight.

Meyer broke the longeststanding Region 4 record on thebooks, shattering Scott Ryan’s28-year-old standard in the 500-yard freestyle with a winningtime of 4 minutes, 30.18 sec-onds.

Eight meet records were set,five for girls’ team championNotre Dame

“It’s crazy. My mom grew upwith Scott Ryan. She saw himbreak the record,” said Meyer,who also won the 100 back-stroke Saturday and helped seta relay record. “Scott Ryan wasin my mom and dad’s wedding.It’s just unbelievable.”

That’s what official timersthought. Meyer’s finish causedsome of them to do a double-take. He beat Ryan’s record by2.65 seconds. Ryan swam the500 freestyle in 4.32.83 in 1987for Covington Catholic.

“It’s awesome,” Colonelscoach Richard Dickmann said.

“To do it at the regional whenyou’re not rested is somethingelse.”

Now that Meyer has erasedRyan’s record, the oldest boys’regional standards belong totwo-time Olympic medalistNate Dusing, who swam forCovCath. Dusing still holds tworegional marks, the 100 butter-fly and 100 backstroke, both setin 1997.

Dickmann was named re-gional boys’ coach of the yearafter guiding CovCath to thelate-night team victory. TheColonels won all but one swim-ming event and scored 654points, 19 short of last year’srecord total. They won their 17

consecutive regional title witha wide margin over runner-upDixie Heights (245 points).

CovCath swept the relays,setting meet records in the 200freestyle (1:28.63) and 400 free-style (3:09.33), and just missingthe 200 medley mark of 1:36.39with a time of 1:36.47. The Colo-nels received two individualwins each from Mike Summe,who won the 200 medley and100 breaststroke, and ToddSheets, who took the 50 and 100freestyle races. Robbie New-man won the 100 butterfly.

Meyer, Summe, Sheets andNewman swam legs on the rec-

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Austin Haney of Beechwood High School won the 200 freestyle and is ranked first in the state among regionalperformances.

Colonels, Pandas break recordsGannett News Service

THANKS TO WENDY VONDERHAAR

Sophie Skinner broke a regional record for Notre Dame.

See SWIM, Page B2

Thomas More College’swomen’s basketball teamfound itself in familiar territo-ry heading into the final homegame of the regular season.For the second year in a row,the Saints ascended to the No. 1ranking in Division III hoops.This time, they hope to staythere until they raise a champi-onship trophy on March 21 inGrand Rapids, Mich.

“It’s great recognition forour players and program. It’sfun for our fans and sup-porters,” said head coach JeffHans before the game. “It’s ex-citing, but we want to be thereat the end of the year.”

The Saints arewins awayfrom their second straight un-defeated regular season, andthird in the past five years. Attheir home game Feb. 14, theycelebrated their two seniors,Stephanie Krusling (McNicho-las) and Sydni Wainscott (Si-mon Kenton), with a 91-70 winover Washington and Jeffer-son. Krusling has been atThomas More for all four ofHans’s seasons, while Wain-scott transferred in a year lat-er after a season at Pikeville.Senior Day gives the women achance to reflect.

“On Saturday, I’ll be cele-brating the past four years,”Krusling said before the game.“It means a lot that we’ve comethis far. We play for each oth-er.”

It also gave their coach anopportunity to appreciate theseniors without having to saygoodbye just yet.

“Just the people and youngladies they are, I couldn’t bemore proud of them,” Hanssaid before the game. “Espe-cially this year, with the waythey’ve adapted to their newleadership roles.”

The rest of the team has fol-lowed the example of growthand maturity set by Kruslingand Wainscott. As the players

have adjusted todifferent roles,they have builtup a trust andthose relation-ships off thecourt havehelped strength-en their play onthe court.

“The fun part has beenwatching them come togetherand grow each day,” said Hans.“Everybody has changed, andit’s all been for the better.”

There were bumps in theroad, but behind these two sen-iors, the Saints have come to-gether and are getting strong-er each time out. They havedominated Presidents’ Athlet-ic Conference play, winningtheir 15 conference games byan average of 39.2 points pergame. The Saints lead all of Di-vision III with an overall aver-age margin of victory of 36.9points per game, over 11 pointsbetter than second place Cal-vin.

“At first it was a struggle,”said Wainscott. “It seems likeits coming together at the righttime. We have that want to playhard for each other.”

As the wins have piled up -Thomas More is 106-8 over thepast four seasons - the crowdshave grown. Home games atthe Connor Convocation Cen-ter consistently bring out larg-er than average Division IIIwomen’s basketball crowds foreach Saints contest.

“Our crowd prepares us forbig games down the road inthat kind of atmosphere,” saidWainscott.

The crowd cheered extraloud for Krusling and Wain-scott Feb. 14, but it won’t be thelast time they roar for the sen-ior Saints. Seeded first in theNCAA’s latest regional rank-ings, Thomas More is hoping toearn a top seed and benefitfrom their home court advan-tage throughout the postsea-son.

TMC honorsseniors as women’shoops ranked No. 1By Adam [email protected]

Krusling

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The Black and Gold has athree-game road trip to look for-ward to, beginning Feb. 19 at Jack-sonville. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m.Fans can catch live updates andinteract with the Norse by follow-ing @NKUNorseGameDay onTwitter.

TMC Notes» Junior guard/forward Syd-

ney Moss (Boone County, Ky.)scored a season-high 43 points asshe led the No. 1-ranked ThomasMore College women’s basketballteam to a 91-70 win over Washing-ton & Jefferson College Feb. 14.

With the win, the Saints remainundefeated as they are 23-0 over-all and 16-0 in the PAC. With theloss, the Presidents fall to 17-6overall and 11-5 in the PAC.

Thomas More jumped out to anearly 8-4 lead when senior guardSydni Wainscott (Simon Ken-ton) made a jumper with 17:36 toplay in the opening half. ThePresidents answered with a 13-6run to take a 17-14 lead with 11:54to play in the first half when Ka-tey Wilson made two free-throws.The Saints responded with a 9-3

run capped by a Moss lay-up totake a 23-20 lead with 7:00 to playin the first half. W&J came rightback with a 4-2 run to cut the leadto 25-24 when Valerie Dunlapmade two free-throws with 5:08 toplay in the opening half. ThomasMore closed out the half on a 20-5run to take a 45-29 lead at halftimewhen Moss made a three-pointerwith 11-seconds to play in the half.

The Saints opened the secondhalf on an 11-4 run to extended thelead to 56-33 with 14:27 to play inthe game.W&J answered with a14-2 run capped by two Dunlapfree-throws to cut the lead to 58-47 with 9:34 to play in the secondhalf. That would be as close asW&J would come as ThomasMore closed out the game on a 33-23 run to cruise to the 91-70 vic-tory.

Moss recorded her seventhdouble-double of the season as shepulled down a game-high 13 re-bounds. Freshman guard AbbyOwnings (Simon Kenton) justmissed double-figure scoring asshe had nine points. Moss, Wain-scott and junior guard OliviaHuber (Newport Central Catho-lic) led the team in assists withfive each.

SHORT HOPS

Continued from Page B1

ord-breaking 400 free relay.Sheets, Newman, Bryce Dayand Evan McMillen swamlegs on the 200 free relay.

Beechwood’s Austin Ha-ney was the lone non-CovCathswimming champion. He wonthe 200 freestyle and isranked first in the stateamong regional perfor-mances.

Scott diver Nick Fox wondiving, beating Louie Hunt ofCovCath.

Notre Dame won its 17thstraight girls’ regional crown,scoring 564 points while faroutdistancing runner-upHighlands (322). NDA’s Soph-ie Skinner broke the 21-year-old 200 freestyle record witha time of 1:49.96. She alsoswam on two record-breakingrelay winners and was namedthe meet’s outstandingfemale competitor.

Teammate Madeleine Von-derhaar broke her own year-old record in the 100 breast-stroke (1:03.65). The Pandasset records in all three relays.Vonderhaar and Amanda

Smith were double individualwinners with two relay rec-

ords each. Vonderhaar alsowas in on three meet records.

SwimContinued from Page B1

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Brendan Meyer of Covington Catholic, shown in the NKAC Swimmingchampionships, Jan. 31, broke Scott Ryan’s 28-year-old record in the500-yard freestyle.

Scott High School ledKenton County teams atthe Region 6 wrestlingmeet Feb. 14 at CooperHigh School.

The Eagles were infourth place with 135.5points, three behind third-place Cooper. Simon Ken-ton was seventh at 116.5,Dixie Heights eighth at103, Holmes ninth at 67and Covington Catholic11th at 37.

Regional champs wereScott’s Tony Ashford(145), Simon Kenton’s Eli-jah Miller (195) and DixieHeight’s Branden John-son, who repeated asheavyweight champion.

Ashford was namedthe meet’s most outstand-ing wrestler, giving Scottfour of the last seven mostoutstanding regionalwrestlers. Ashford hadthe quickest fall in the fi-nals, pinning Ryle’s JackDorne in 38 seconds. Ash-ford improved to 42-1.

Eli Sowder placed sec-ond at 170 and is 24-2 onthe year, losing 8-1 toRyle’s Ryan Woolf in the

finals.Dale Hensley finished

third at 132 to return tostate. He is 30-8 on the sea-son. Ethan Frank finishedthird at 138 and is 37-11.

Cody Roland finishedfourth at 152 and is 31-17this year, giving the Ea-gles five state qualifiersoverall.

Miller repeated as 195-

pound champion. He wonlast year’s regional titlewhile wrestling for Scott.He won two matches bytechnical fall and one bypin, and is 45-2 on the sea-son.

Also for SK, Casey Cor-nett finished second at 182and is 46-9 for the year.

SK had four state quali-fiers. Dante Castellano

finished third at 113 and is41-12. Tre Powers wasfourth at 170 and is 15-18.

Dixie Heights will sendfour wrestlers to state.

Branden Johnson willshoot for a repeat champi-onship at heavyweight af-ter rolling to the 285-pound regional title. Hewon all three matches byfirst-period pin, similar to

his dominance at lastyear’s state meet in whichhe won all five matchesjust as quickly. Johnsonhad initially decided to sitout this season but recent-ly returned and is 12-0 go-ing into the state tourna-ment.

Dixie’s Joey Scaggswill return to state afterfinishing second at 120.

He is 32-9.Matthew Munoz was

third at 160 and is 28-14.Roy Bowers was third at170 and is 13-11.

Holmes will have twostate wrestlers. KyrieGlover finished fourth at145 and is 27-13. Alex Ol-vera-Vancini was fourthat 182 and 34-8 overall.

Scott places 4th at wrestling regionalBy James [email protected]

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Joey Scaggs of Dixie, right, wrestles Cody Huston of Cooper at 120. JAMES WEBER/THE COMMUNITY RECORDER

Dale Hensley of Scott, top, wrestles Clint Chaffee of Ryle at132 in third place. Both qualified for state.

LEXINGTON — Since theKentucky High SchoolAthletic Association sanc-tioned bowling as an offi-cial sport four seasons ago,the competition has gottentougher and deeper.

The Simon Kenton HighSchool boys bowling teamhad no margin for errorwhen it tried to repeat its2013 task of winning thestate championship. ThePioneers put forth a strongeffort but were eliminatedin the quarterfinals of theKHSAA team tournamentFeb. 13 at Collins EastlandLanes.

SK was the fifth seedout of 16 teams in qualify-ing with a 1,267, which wasa 211 average for the sixscores that counted. SKbeat 12th seed Scott Countyin the first round 3-1 (193-216, 218-173, 223-218, 250-133), averaging 230 in thethree wins.

The Pioneers couldn’tsustain that strengthagainst local rival Boone

County in the quarterfi-nals. The Rebels won 3-1(176-197, 244-205, 226-201,181-157).

“You can’t have a coupleof mistakes bowlingagainst good teams downhere,” head coach DavidHampton said. “They takeadvantage of them andyou’re done.”

Hampton praised thedepth of the state field.Nine of the 16 teams aver-

aged better than 200 inqualifying, with the nexttwo teams coming close.

“The two times we’vebeen down here this is thetoughest competition in thestate tournament,” Hamp-ton said. “The kids did well.This is the highest qualify-ing score we’ve ever had.We had a great season.There are teams that wishthey here and they’re not.We made it, regionchamps, so I’m happyabout that.”

The SK girls lost in thefirst round of the teamtournament to Bullitt East,3-0 (166-118, 167-146, 182-181). The Pioneers were the14th seed and Bullitt Eastthe third seed. SK shot 908in qualifying (151average).

SK’s Jonathan Cum-mins shot 617 in the boyssingles tournament to fin-ish 17th, and Brian Fechershot 531 to place 29th. ZacTrenkamp of Holy Crossfinished 32nd with 466 andKevin Jones of DixieHeights was 24th with 586.

Becca Nienaber ofScott finished 18th in thestate singles tournamentwith a 540 for three games(180 average). Kat Truitt ofBeechwood finished 32ndin singles with 426.

Beechwood lost in thefirst round of the teamtournament. The Tigerswere the 16th seed and lost3-0 to the top seed andeventual state championPleasure Ridge Park, 166-119, 224-135, 232-131.

Follow James on Twitter,@JWeberSports

Pioneers have strong effort at state By James [email protected]

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Brian Fecher of SimonKenton pumps up histeammates during the teamtourney Feb. 13.

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Jonathan Cummins of SimonKenton gets set to throw theball Feb. 13.

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The Baker Hunt Art &Cultural Center, situatedin the Historic LickingRiverside District of Co-vington, has just releasedits schedule of art classesand workshops for thespring 2015 term.

Two new additions tothe Baker Hunt offeringsare; for youth, “Ohio Riv-er History: Creating YourOwn River Boat” and “Le-gos and Clay!: DevelopingYour Own Stop-MotionScenarios.”

Over 40 different artclasses and one-day work-shops designed for bothbeginning and more expe-rienced adult artists willbe offered as well as 24classes and workshopsfor youth.

Adult offerings in-clude oil, acrylic and wa-tercolor painting, cre-ative writing, pastels,photography, jewelry, yo-ga, and social dance toname a few. Classes foryouth include drawing,painting, animation, pre-school art, guitar, cartoon-ing, sculpture and moviemaking. Programs de-signed specifically for ho-meschooled youth are

available as well. Spring classes begin

March 16 and fill quickly.A schedule of classes isavailable by calling TheBaker Hunt Art & Cultur-al Center at 859-431-0020or register online atwww.bakerhunt.org Also,a limited number of youthscholarships are alsoavailable.

The Baker Hunt Art &Cultural Center is a 93-year-old not-for-profitcommunity art school

dedicated to making a dif-ference in the lives of peo-ple in the communitythrough art education andcultural enrichment. It of-fers professional instruc-tion in nearly all artmedia, for all ages. Over3,000 students are in-spired annually throughart classes and work-shops. The center is locat-ed at the corner of Gree-nup and Seventh in Co-vington.

Baker Hunt unveilsnew spring classes

THANKS TO RAY KINGSBURY

Spring classes begin March 16 and fill quickly at Baker HuntArt & Cultural Center. A schedule of classes is available bycalling 859-431-0020 or register online at www.bakerhunt.org.

Janice Sword Way, agraduate of the 1987 Lead-ership Kentucky pro-gram, has been named asthe new president ofLeadership Kentucky.

Way comes to Leader-ship Kentucky from St.Elizabeth Healthcare inNorthern Kentuckywhere she was assistantvice president of develop-ment.

During her 25 years atSt. Elizabeth and The St.Luke Hospitals (beforethe two hospital systemsmerged), Way served as

director ofpublic rela-tions andmarketing,supervisedcommuni-ty and leg-islative re-lations andled the St.

Luke Community Founda-tion as vice president.

Way has served as amember of the board ofthe Northern KentuckyChamber of Commerce.She also chairs the North-ern Kentucky Board for

KET.Since 1984, Leadership

Kentucky has been devot-ed to motivating, promot-ing, and advancing activeand emerging leaders inKentucky.

Leadership Kentuckyis accepting applicationsfor the 2015 class. Moreinformation about Lead-ership Kentucky can befound atwww.leadershipky.org orcalling 502-695-1102.

Janice Way to headLeadership Kentucky

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Citizen Foster Care Re-view Boards in 31counties– including Boone, Camp-bell and Kenton – areseeking volunteers tomake a difference in thelives of local children infoster care.

Volunteers are neededto review cases of chil-dren placed in foster carebecause of dependency,neglect or abuse to ensurethese children are placedin safe, permanent homesas quickly as possible.

Volunteers are not re-quired to reside in thecounty where a boardmeets.

The Kentucky GeneralAssembly created thestate CFCRB in 1982 as away to decrease the timechildren spend in fostercare. CFCRB volunteersreview Cabinet for Healthand Family Services fileson children placed in out-of-home care and workwith the cabinet andcourts on behalf of thestate’s foster children.The volunteer reviewershelp ensure that childrenreceive the necessary ser-vices while in foster careand are ultimately placedin permanent homes.

All volunteers must

complete a six-hour initialtraining session and con-sent to a criminal recordand Central Registrycheck. A recommenda-tion is then made to thechief judge of the DistrictCourt or Family Court forappointment.

Individuals who are in-terested in volunteeringmay get more informa-tion and apply to volun-teer on the CFCRB webpage at bit.ly/FosterRe-view.

Volunteers will attendtraining Feb. 6 in Frank-fort, Feb. 28 in Florence,March 7 in Richmond,

April 17 in Somerset orApril 24 in Louisville, de-pending on their location.

Approximately 800volunteers across thestate serve as members ofthe Kentucky Citizen Fos-ter Care Review Board.The Administrative Of-fice of the Courts over-sees the boards. The AOCis the operations arm forthe state court system andsupports the activities of3,300 court system em-ployees and 403 electedjustices, judges and cir-cuit court clerks. TheAOC also executes the Ju-dicial Branch budget.

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Jane Pfarner of Edge-wood, held up a copy ofThe Skagway (Alaska)News as she recountedher Alaskan adventuresin a presentation to theFlorence Woman’s Club inJanuary.

A member and formerpresident of FlorenceWoman’s Club, Jane spentthe entire 2014 tourist sea-son working at a quiltshop she had visited theprevious summer. Jane, aprofessional librarian,also volunteered at theSkagway Public Librarywhen she wasn’t sellingfabric and yarn.

For more informationabout the Florence Wom-an’s Club, contact Presi-dent Betsy Conrad at 859-371-5882 or [email protected].

Jane Pfarner relates her Alaskan adventures

THANKS TO BETSY CONRAD

Jane Pfarner of Edgewood, holds up a copy of The Skagway(Alaska) News as she recounts her Alaskan adventures in apresentation to the Florence Woman’s Club in January.

The St. Elizabeth Phy-sicians offices collected7,851 pounds of food in itsfourth annual collectiondrive at all of its physicianoffices. More than 7,347items were collected, ac-cording to organizingagency Be Concerned.

The collection, whichtook place Oct. 27 throughDec. 3, marks the fourthyear St. Elizabeth haspartnered with Be Con-cerned. This year’s driveexceeded last year bymore than 20 percent.

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Monday, March 2, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. St. Elizabeth Physicians 204 Bridgeway St., Aurora

Wednesday, March 4, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Bank of Kentucky 330 Mount Zion Road, Florence

Wednesday, March 11, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. St. Elizabeth Physicians 12827 Lenover St., Dillsboro

Thursday, March 12, 1-4 p.m. Edgewood Senior Center 550 Freedom Park Drive, Edgewood

Friday, March 13, 10 a.m to 2 p.m. Remke Market 560 Clock Tower Way, Crescent Springs

Saturday, March 14, 9 a.m to 1 p.m. Kenton County District Health Fair 5002 Madison Pike, Independence

Tuesday, March 17, noon to 6 p.m. St. Elizabeth Florence Professional Building 4900 Houston Road, Florence

Thursday, March 19, 8 a.m to 1 p.m. Five Seasons Family Sports Club 345 Thomas More Parkway, Crestview Hills

Saturday, March 21, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Boone County Public Library Lents Branch 3215 Cougar Path, Hebron

Tuesday, March 24, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Kroger 635 Chestnut Drive, Walton

Friday, March 27, noon to 4 p.m. St. Elizabeth Covington 1500 James Simpson Jr. Way, Covington

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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.

The funds which aredonated to The RotaryFoundation’s Annual Pro-grams Fund are used tosupport projects aroundthe world which encom-pass the following sixareas of focus by The Ro-tary Foundation: Diseaseprevention and treat-ment, economic and com-munity development,education and literacy,peace and conflict resolu-tion, maternal and childhealth and water and san-itation.

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Rotary District Governor John Salyers awards the certificate of achievement to Jeff Simpson,immediate past president of the Rotary Club of Kenton County.

On Dec. 19, John andEileen Schaffstein pre-sented a check for$11,788.67 to St. AgnesParish and School.

This represents theproceeds for the Smilesand Miles 5K that washeld in October. The racehonors Maria Schaff-stein, who was killed trag-ically in a car accident inApril 2010. Over 800 peo-ple participated in theevent and celebrated Ma-ria’s life.

The event was createdwith the hope that thefamily could give back tothe St. Agnes communitywhere Maria spent themajority of her formativeyears as a student, athleteand friend to many. Therace also provides a fo-rum to say “Thank You”for the support and manyblessings extended totheir family. Over $50,000has been raised over thelast four years.

The money will be splitin the following manner:

» 20 percent: Scholar-ships to outgoing eighth-

graders for their Catholichigh school education

» 20 percent: To theBoosters for a capitalneed project

» 20 percent: To beused to fill items on the

teacher wish list to helpdirectly benefit the class-room experience/envi-ronment for our teachers

» 40 percent: To beused for tuition assis-tance.

Run honoring Schaffstein to benefit school

THANKS TO JACQUIE BAUEREIS

Shown are Anna Schaffstein, Maria’s sister; John Schaffstein,her father; Maria’s mother Eileen Schaffstein; and St. AgnesSchool Principal Rich Hoyt.

For the holidays, thefamily of Jack Cason hada family reunion at theFlorence Nature Park.

Five generations werepresent at the Jan. 3 cele-bration.

Included were greatgrandfather Howard Au-brey, 69, of Burlington;great-great-grandfatherJack Cason, 90, of Union;grandfather Dennis Au-brey, 46, of Crescent

Springs; father DamienHelton, 25, of Bromley;and twin sons of Damienand Kelly Helton, Dustinand Devan, age 4.

THANKS TO JACK CASON

From left are great-grandfather Howard Aubrey, 69, of Burlington; great-great-grandfatherJack Cason, 90, of Union; grandfather Dennis Aubrey, 46, of Crescent Springs; father DamienHelton, 25, of Bromley; and twins Dustin and Devan, 4.

Five generations gather for holiday

Dominique Harris, 28, and JohnHines III, 29, both of Cincinnati,issued Dec. 31.

Sharon Cruce, 50, and TheodoreSmith, 52, both of Covington,issued Dec. 31.

Heather Miller, 32, and MatthewLeibriech, 30, both of Cincin-nati, issued Jan. 5.

Jamie Back, 35, of Fort Thomasand Steven Twehues, 31, of

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Sarah Baker, 26, and BarabasRozsa, 31, both of New Rich-mond, issued Jan. 5.

Tonya Haley, 35, and BrandonThompson, 33, both of Cincin-nati, issued Jan. 5.

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Minnie BeekmanMinnie Mae Beekman, 94, of

Fort Mitchell, died Feb. 9, in herhome. Her husband, ElijahBeekman; and sons GeorgeJackson and John and TomBeekman, died previously.

Survivors include her childrenRobert Beekman, Judy Spencer,Nancy Powell, Rosie Murphy,Clara Morgan, Leroy Beekman,and Betty Estle; and 17 grand-children along with 34 great-grandchildren and 22 great-great-grandchildren. Burial wasat Barnes Cemetery in Hillsboro,Ohio. Memorials: St. ElizabethHealthcare Hospice, 483 S. LoopDrive, Edgewood, KY 41017.

Richard CallahanRichard J. Callahan, 80, of

Villa Hills, died Feb. 3 at hishome. He was an office man-ager with New York Life Insur-ance for 25 years and laterworked for Union Central LifeInsurance. He was a longtimemember of St. Joseph Churchand the Holy Name Society.

His daughter, Bev Lubbers;and brother, Jim Callahan, diedpreviously.

Survivors include his wife,Mary Callahan; son, MichaelCallahan, DVM of Amelia, Ohio;daughters Mary Beth Endicott ofVilla Hills and Patty Schneider ofEdgewood; and five grand-children and a great-grandson.

Burial was at St. StephenCemetery in Fort Thomas.

Memorial: St. Elizabeth Hos-pice, 483 S. Loop Drive, Edge-wood, KY 41017.

Patricia CourtneyPatricia Courtney, 46, of

Latonia, died Jan. 29.Her father, Lee Courtney; and

brothers Douglas, Larry, andTimothy Courtney, died previ-ously.

Survivors include her sonsJustin Courtney and ColtonChipman; mother, MarthaCourtney; siblings RebeccaLigon, Tommy Johnson, andTony, Terry, and Gary Courtney;and a grandson.

Burial was at Hugh ChapelCemetery in Union.

Jayne PughJayne Pugh, 86, of Edgewood,

died Feb. 10.Her husband, Harlan Fred

Pugh, died previously.Survivors include her children

Terry Pugh, Steve King, DougKing, Debbie Hardy, and SheilaHoskins; sisters Betty Crawford,Sue Godman, and Mary Fossitt;brother, James Godman; and 15grandchildren along with sevengreat-grandchildren.

Burial was at Morgan Ceme-tery in Pendleton County.

Thomas ReedThomas “Tom” Paul Reed, of

Villa Hills, died Feb. 8 at St.Elizabeth Medical Center inEdgewood. He was a formermember of Kenton CountyLions, Masonic Golden Rule No.345 for more than 60 years,Scottish Rite, Board of Ad-justments for Villa Hills for 30years, Villa Hills Civic Club, andFort Mitchell Baptist Church. Heliked to race sprint cars.

His wife, Carolyn Reed; broth-er, Robert Reed; and sistersVirginia Stonecipher and FriedaColley, died previously.

Survivors include his daughterBrenda Lambert of Kokomo,Indiana; sister, Joan Stover ofFernadina Beach, Florida; andtwo grandchildren along withthree great-grandchildren anddear friend, Donna Hitter.

Burial was at Forest LawnMemorial Park in Erlanger.

Rose RoedigRose Elizabeth Roedig, 90, of

Orlando, Florida, and formerlyof Kenton County, died Feb. 5 atVITAS Hospice facility in WinterGarden, Florida. She was amember of St. Agnes Churchuntil 2000, when she moved to

Orlando to be with her son’sfamily. Her husband, John“Jack” L. Roedig; brother, Ed-ward Stoll of Brookville, Indiana;and sister Mildred Homan ofColdwater, Ohio, died previ-ously. Survivors include her son,Timothy John Roedig; and twograndchildren. Burial was at St.Mary’s Cemetery.

John SizemoreJohn Sizemore, 53, of Erlang-

er, died Feb. 6 at St. ElizabethHealthcare Hospice in Edge-wood. He was a machinist atMubea in Florence and a mem-ber of St. John’s CongregationalChurch in Covington. He en-joyed UK basketball, camping,fishing, and woodworking.

His mother, Loretta CapandaSizemore, died previously.

Survivors include his wife,Dawn Houp Sizemore; son, CodyJohn Sizemore; and sister, Do-rothy Bruener. Interment was atFloral Hills Memorial Gardens.

Memorials: St. John’s Congre-gational Church, 1235 HighwayAve., Covington, KY 41011.

Clara SmithClara Bernadine Kaiser Smith,

84 of Florence, formerly ofIndependence, died Jan. 21.

“Bea” was a self-employedseamstress. She was a memberof Good Shepherd LutheranChurch and enjoyed traveling,reading and crocheting.

Her sister Fern Lewis diedpreviously.Survivors include herhusband, Kenneth Smith;daughters, Linda Schoborg,Cynthia Donaldson and RebeccaTomlin; brother, Donald Kaiser;six grandchildren; and fivegreat-grandchildren. Memorials:Lutheran Hour Ministries, 660Mason Ridge Center, St. Louis,MO 63141.

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THANKS TO DENNY SKETCH

Eighth-grade students from Blessed Sacrament School were awarded scholarships to CovingtonCatholic, Notre Dame Academy and Villa Madonna Academy. Front row, from left: MackenzieKingerski (Notre Dame Academy), Lydia Bruns (Notre Dame Academy), Emma Donaghy (NotreDame Academy), Maria Rice (Villa Madonna Academy), and Katherine Donaghy (Notre DameAcademy). Back row: Adam Fortner (Covington Catholic), Luke Hentz (Covington Catholic), JuliaHughes (Notre Dame Academy), and Michael Hentz (Covington Catholic).

Like many people, olderadults develop comfort-able routines. Such rou-tines may include eating,taking medications, visit-ing with friends and familyor attending social func-tions. When these routinesare altered when individ-uals move to a senior careor retirement facility somemay have trouble adjust-ing to the new environ-ment.

While minor changes ina routine can be emotional-ly and physically upset-ting, a major move fromone location to another canoften be the final straw fora person’s well-being.

To help reduce thestress associated withmoving to a new home,consider the following.

Begin the conversa-tions about the possibilitiesof moving well in advanceof the need. As the olderperson, think about whereyou might want to live andwhat features or amenitiesare important to your hap-piness and well-being. Asthe child or caregiver, dis-cuss the location, costs,and features of a new liv-ing arrangement.

Know what financial re-sources you have and whatcan be spent on new livingarrangements. If neces-sary, talk with a financialprofessional to see justhow long your moneymight last with differentscenarios.

Visit a variety of seniorliving options that are ap-propriate for your needs.Visit them formally to getdetails and information.Drop in to visit informallyto see what is happening atdifferent times of the dayand evening.

Make a list of qualitiesyou are looking for in aplace to live. This list willhelp you compare loca-tions.

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move your belongings orreduce the amount that hasto be moved. It can be funand less stressful to give

away prized possessions tothose you know will appre-ciate them while you canstill witness their joy.

Planning ahead for laterlife housing and possibletransitions will go a longway toward decreasing thestress when the actualmove happens. It will helpnot only the one movingbut the family members,too.

Diane Mason is county exten-sion agent for family andconsumer sciences at theBoone County CooperativeExtension Service.

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Question: My lawnlooked bad last year. Is ittrue you can plant grassseed in the winter overthe snow? What is the bestlawn grass variety for thisarea?

Answer: That’s partial-ly true. Late winter toearly spring is an accept-able time to thicken anestablished lawn or start anew one. Although Sep-tember is the best timefor lawn grass seeding,the second best time isusually mid-February tolate March, depending onthe weather.

You should wait untilthere’s no snow on theground, and do the seed-ing when the ground is notfrozen or muddy, so youcan get some loose soilover the seeds. Due tocompetition from weedsand moisture stress, seed-ing from late spring tomidsummer is seldomsuccessful.

The cool-season grass-es are recommended forhome lawns in Kentucky.Although we have manyhigh-quality Kentuckybluegrass lawns, tall fes-cue is the overall best-adapted grass for North-ern Kentucky. Problemlawns with shade, poorsoil, or heavy trafficshould almost always beestablished with tall fes-cue. Fine (red) fescue andperennial ryegrass alsohave some limited uses inlawns. If, however, youalready have a fairly goodbluegrass lawn, youshould over-seed withbluegrass, not fescue.Don’t mix the two.

Do a soiltest rightaway (freethroughyour localKentuckycountyExtensionServiceOffice) todeterminethe exactlime andfertilizer

needs of your lawn. Ex-cess lime can result inpoor nutrient uptake.

Seeding of new lawnsshould be done into loose,prepared soil, or by rent-ing a power seeder, alsoknown as a vertical seed-er or a slit seeder, whichcuts grooves in the soil,drops the seed in the loos-ened soil, and then lightlycovers it, all in one pass.

Be sure to make a sec-ond pass at a right angleto avoid obvious rows ofseedlings. In pre-loosenedsoil or for small patches,seeding is usually donewith a rotary seeder orthe usual drop-type seedand fertilizer spreader.Use six pounds of tallfescue seed or 4 pounds ofbluegrass seed per 1,000square feet of lawn. Coverthe seed by raking lightlyor rolling with a water-ballast roller.

Mulch the area withclean straw. The mulchcovering should be thinenough to expose about 50percent of the soil sur-face, which means usingabout one bale of strawper 1,000 square feet ofarea. Water frequently,especially if you do not

use mulch, or if rainfall isscarce. Keep the soil sur-face moist for severalweeks until the seedlingsbecome well established,or else they will die.

For weed control, referto Cooperative Extensionpublication, “Weed Con-trol Recommendations forKentucky Bluegrass andTall Fescue Lawns andRecreational Turf(AGR-78).” Unfortunately,most lawn herbicides alsokill new grass seedlings.Read product labels care-fully.

Don’t be afraid to mowa new lawn. After the turfbegins to grow to normalmowing height (about 4inches), go ahead andstart your early springmowings (once or twiceweekly), cutting it back toabout 2½ inches for blue-grass and fescue. Youshould never removemore than one-third thelength of the blade at onetime. By mowing earlyand not letting excessivegrass accumulate, thetexture will be finer,many upright weeds willbe killed, the turf willbecome denser, and lat-eral spread will increase.

For more informationon seed starting and gar-dening, plus updates onupcoming Extensionclasses, and to win freevegetable seeds for yourspring garden, go to Face-book.com/BooneHort-News or twitter.com/BooneHortNews

Mike Klahr is Boone Countyextension agent for horticul-ture.

Late winter second besttime for lawn seeding

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