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Population growth is part ofthe reason for the launch of thisnew newspaper, the UnionRecorder. The Union area alsohas a growing community identi-ty and sense of civic pride.

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Ryle’s amazingjourney

Reflect on the Ryle soccerteam’s amazing trip to the statefinal four in this week’s Recorder.

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Neighbors WhoCare

One reason the holiday sea-son is our favorite time of year isbecause it seems to bring out thebest in all of us – whether help-ing a neighbor, a family memberor a complete stranger.

The Community Recorderwants to recognize those whomake their neighborhood andcommunity better – not just inNovember and December, but allyear long.

If you know someone whofits that description – a NeighborWho Cares – let us know aboutthem.

E-mail us at ndaly@nky.com,with “Neighbors Who Care” inthe subject line.

Make sure to include yourname, community and contactinformation, as well as theirs.

Deadline for nominations isFriday, Dec. 9.

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UNION — Coyotes aroundUnion aren’t a new occurrence.

Wes Nelson, who lives in thecity’s Hempsteade neighbor-hood, says they’ve been around“for several years,” but haven’treally become a nuisance untilthe last month or so.

About a month ago, severalcoyotes were trying to coaxNelson’s dog down into thewoods, he said.

He addressed the city aboutthe matter at the City Council’sNov. 7 meeting where he saidhe and his neighbors wanted toknow whether they could “han-

dle the issue ourselves.”According to Commissioner

Bob Kelly, the discussion wasabout “discharging a firearm.”

"When they venture into myyard or my neighbor’s yard, wejust want to be able to defendour property, our children, ouranimals,” Nelson said.

According to Kelly, informa-tion he received indicates fire-arms can be discharged withinthe city.

Kelly said he also spoke withthe Kentucky Department ofFish and Wildlife Resourceswho said it’s the choice of theproperty owner to “remove, de-stroy or leave alone" coyotes.

Information available on the

Fish and Wildlife website saystrapping with foothold traps orsnares is the most effectivemethod for getting rid ofcoyotes preying on livestock.

Landowners do not need ahunting or trapping license tokill problem coyotes, the site

Coyotes spottedaround UnionBy Stephanie Salmonsssalmons@nky.com

A coyote is shown in this photo provided by the Kentucky Departmentof Fish and Wildlife. THANKS TO DAN CRANK

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UNION — Union artist Gary Akers hadhis first studio opening in November 1980.That’s when he first heard about the Bor-ders brothers.

“One collector came and said ‘I knowthe perfect place to paint,” Akers said.

The collector, who later introduced theartist to the Borders brothers, began to tellAkers of the three bachelor brothers – Wil-liam, Elmer and Woodrow –who lived ontheir rural Camp Ernst Road farm wherethey raised animals like chickens, cattleand ducks and didn’t have electricity.

His Borders brothers inspired art-work, offering a “glimpse of anotherworld,” will be on display at Covington’sBehringer-Crawford Museum Nov. 18through Jan. 22 in an exhibit titled “Bor-ders of Change: The Paintings of Gary Ak-ers.”

Akers be-gan to paintscenes fromthe farm thatcold Novem-ber. The firstwas the back-side of thehouse withcats in all thewindow sillsand two dogson the backporch, hesaid.

Akerspainted out-side until thecold and snow became too much and thebrothers invited him in to get warmaround their stoves, he said.

He started painting things around thefarm, like the farm buildings and thehouse, Akers said.

“When I got to know them better, Istarted painting them,” he said.

The farm, which has since been devel-oped into a subdivision, provided “endlesssubject matter,” Akers said.

Even though he painted at the farm for11 years while the brothers were stillthere, Akers said he still paints fromsketches and memories of the farm.

One piece he painted depicts Wood-row’s last night in the farm house.

“I hope through the paintings I’ve done,people will realize people like this did ex-ist,” Akers said.

The exhibit opens at 6 p.m. Friday, Nov.18, with a reception for all members and

future members.In an hourlong presentation, Akers will discuss

his artwork on display and motivations as well as agallery talk about specific works.

As a companion to this exhibit, a documentary“Borders of Change” by filmmaker and artist Ash-ley Akers, will allow the view to explore the “emo-tional experience” of the Borders brothers’ farm.

The event is free for members and $5 for futuremembers. For more information on this exhibit orany other BCM activity, call 859-491-4003 or emailinfo@bcmuseum.org.

Akers’ art depicts Boone’s rural heritageBy Stephanie Salmonsssalmons@nky.com

A painting by Gary Akers depicting the Bordersbrothers mailbox. Akers' exhibit "The Borders ofChange" opens Nov. 18 at the Behringer-CrawfordMuseum. PROVIDED

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RAIDER RUN ENDSRyle senior Nathan Davis headsupfield during the Raiders' 14-7loss to rival Boone County in thesecond round of the Class 6Afootball playoffs Nov. 11 at Ryle.Ryle ended the season 7-5. Formore details and Ryle/Boonephotos, see page A10. JAMES

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reads. Kentucky has ayear-round hunting sea-son for coyotes with nobag limit.

“If they don’t botherme, I’m not going to both-

er them,” Nelson said in aphone conversation withthe Union Recorder. “Ilike nature, but I have anold dog, I have a cat (andwe) have a lot of youngkids in the neighborhoodthat play in those woods.”

Pamela Porter, wholives in Triple Crown, haslived there more than 11

years and says coyoteshave “always been in ourcommunity.”

She witnessed andheard them in her back-yard for the first time sixweeks ago.

“It was obvious theyhad caught something,”Porter said.

She’s concerned the

territories, she said.Individuals should not

attempt to feed coyotesbecause it can prompt ag-gressive behavior whenfood runs out. Pet foodshould not be left out atnight to tempt thecoyotes, Patton said.

"Coyotes are wild ani-mals and can be danger-ous, especially if fed byhumans,” Patton said.“Although coyote attackson humans are not com-mon, they have occurredand are often associatedwith humans giving themfood.”

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coyotes seem to have “noqualms” coming close tothe homes.

Laura Patton, furbear-er biologist with Fish andWildlife Resources, saidcoyotes are commonstatewide.

“Coyotes are general-ists and take advantageof a variety of habitatswhere there is an abun-dance of food and den-ning opportunities,” shesaid.

Sightings usually in-crease in the spring,when adult coyotes aresearching for food fortheir pups, and again inthe fall as young coyotesdisperse and look for new

WALTON — Edwards Av-enue may soon have morewater flow.

Walton Engineer DaveWhitacre presented a planthat would increase theamount of water flow to thesection of Edwards Avenuethat was formerly HueyDrive.

Earlier this year, ahouse was lost to a fire andfirefighters had troublewith the fire because thehydrants in the area didn’thave the proper flow toproperly contain the fire.

The plan would tie theEdwards Avenue watermain into the main behindKohl’s, which would in-crease the flow on Edwardsas well as providing redun-dancy for areas along U.S.25 and the Walton TowneCenter, Whitacre said.

“It’s something thatwould be a great benefit tothe south end of the city,”

Whitacre said.After the fire, City

Council set aside $200,000for some kind of solution tothe flow problem.

"The costs appear to bevery affordable,” Whitacresaid.

Whitacre was hesitantabout moving forward withthe plan because it wouldrequire running a watermain under the railroadtracks, and historicallyrailroad companies arevery protective of rail-roads and can take a whileto get the proper permis-sion, he said.

“One of the biggest hur-dles we’ll have is getting aneasement for the railroadtracks,” council memberKevin Ryan said.

Getting all the permis-sion and planning done forthe project will take be-tween four and six months,Whitacre said.

“If we hurry we can getit done by the summer,” hesaid.

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WALTON — WaltonMayor Wayne Carlisleplans to resign Jan. 1.

During City Council’sNov. 10 caucus meeting,Carlisle said his last dayas mayor will be Dec. 31.

“I definitely want tofinish out the year,” Car-lisle said in a phone inter-view after the meeting.

The decision to resignwas about business, Car-lisle said.

“I have a business ven-ture I’m getting into thatmay take me to Florida,”he said.

The venture was puttogether a few years agoand Carlisle had beenlooking for investors thathave finally comethrough.

Carlisle has been Wal-

ton’s mayor since thefirst of the year and histime in office has had upsand downs ranging fromthe opening of the AbnerGaines House to hearingcomplaints about thecity’s hydrant flow issuesin the wake of a housefire in May that de-stroyed a home on HueyDrive.

Before becoming may-or, Carlisle spent five

years on City Councilthen became mayor bydefeating Phillip Trzop,who’d been mayor for 17years.

As a whole, Carlisle isproud of what he accom-plished during his time inoffice.

“I think I’ve had a veryproductive year,” he said.

According to the Ken-tucky Revised Statutes,City Council has to ap-

point a new mayor, whowill serve until next No-vember’s general elec-tion. At that time, anyonewho has filed by Augustto run for mayor will beon the ballot to serve forthe remainder of theterm, which expires in2014.

For more about your com-munity, visitwww.NKY.com/walton.

Walton mayor resigning Jan. 1By Justin B. Dukejbduke@nky.com

UNION — A Union tradi-tion is back.

The Ryle PTSA’s Holi-day Arts and Craft Show isback for its18th year, and itcarries a tradition of help-ing the school and commu-nity come together.

The show will be from 9a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday,Nov. 19, at Ryle. Admissionis $3 and free for childrenunder 10 years old. Ticketscan be bought for $8 in ad-vance and gain admissionto the preview night from7-10 p.m. Friday, Nov. 18.Advance tickets can bebought at the Ryle office,Bruster’s Ice Cream or byemailingrylecraftshow@aol.com.

“It’s a great opportunityfor local artisans,” said co-coordinator MarySchmalzl.

The show will feature175 crafters who will sellwoodwork, hand-blownglass, jewelry, quilts andother items.

“There’s a very wide

range,” Schmalzl said.While many of the craf-

ters are local, some aretraveling from as far asTennessee and Michigan,Schmalzl said.

Ryle’s Future BusinessLeaders of America clubare spicing up the show thisyear by offering a rafflefor items donated by theshow’s vendors and localbusinesses. Money raisedfrom the raffle will benefitbreast cancer research.

The raffle is a good ex-ample of how the craftshow has become a commu-nity event because stu-dents, parents and teach-ers are all involved to makeit work, Schmalzl said.

“It’s a great way for theschool to come together,”she said.

Schmalzl estimates thecraft show has raised about$500,000 over the last 17years.

“A lot of the money weraise from this goes direct-ly to the after prom,” shesaid.

While the show func-tions as a fund raiser, it ismore than that, Schmalzlsaid.

“It’s not only the money,it’s the community aroundit,” she said.

For more about your commu-nity, visitwww.NKY.com/union

Ryle craft show returnsBy Justin B. Dukejbduke@nky.com

Customers view merchandise at a previous Ryle CraftShow. FILE PHOTO

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This week we’re delighted tointroduce our latest publicationin Boone County, the Union Re-corder.

Discussions about starting anew Community Press & Re-

corder paper inUnion startedabout a yearago.

Home of theRyle Raidersand CooperJaguars, theRecorder hasnever lackedfor articles andphotographsfrom the Unionarea. Ryle

High School made it on the listof top high schools by News-week magazine last year. AndRyle High School’s scrapbook-ing event – which benefits theAlzheimer’s Association – andannual craft fair are signs ofgrowing community activism.

Civic pride is on the rise inUnion, with its launch of theUnion Cares program, in whichthe city adopts a needy organi-zation each month, and the hir-ing of an events organizer, Ka-ren Franxman, who has initiat-ed such popular festivals as therecent Fall for All and theFourth of July parade.

Union has brought us inter-esting people stories, like therising movie star Josh Hutcher-son and sound editor Bub As-man, who won an Oscar forsound on Clint Eastwood’s “Let-ters from Iwo Jima.”

While we knew Union’s pop-ulation was going up, the U.S.Census results released lastspring were eye-popping. Thecity of Union grew by 85.9 per-cent since 2000.

Even Union Mayor Don Kir-by said while he knew there hadbeen growth in the city over thepast decade, he was a little sur-prised the population rose as ithad.

“I think it’s a testament tothe area where we’re located,”he told reporter StephanieSalmons in a June article exam-ining Union’s growth surge.“We’re close to Cincinnati, havegood value for our homes, greatneighborhoods, fantastic fam-

ilies … It’s the very nature ofthe community that we live in.What it comes down to is thegreat amenities of the area – ofUnion and Boone County in gen-eral.”

We’d like to thank the mayorand his staff for their coopera-tion in our stepped-up efforts toreport on Union. We’ve also re-ceived wise perspective onUnion’s history and growthfrom former Boone CountyJudge-executive Bruce Fergu-son.

Our editorial staff, circula-tion department and advertis-ing department have workedfor months getting ready forthe launch of the Union Record-er. The paper will also be deliv-ered to the growing Richwoodand Walton communities.

If you have questions aboutadvertising, please call Ken-tucky advertising managerDebbie Maggard at 578-5501 oremail dmaggard@enquirer.com.

For delivery information,call circulation manager Shar-on Schachleiter at 781-4421 oremail sschachleiter@communitypress.com.

If you have story ideas,please send me an email atndaly@nky.com or call 578-1059.

We’re excited about our new-est publication in Boone Coun-ty, and welcome your com-ments about the Union Record-er as well as the 136-year-oldBoone County Recorder, theBoone Community Recorder(covering Hebron and Burling-ton) and the Florence Recorder.

Let us know how we’re do-ing.

Nancy Daly is senior editor of TheCommunity Recorder.

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The Union Recorder staff willgreet the public at the Nov. 26community book sale at Union’sScheben branch of the BooneCounty Public Library. While thebook sale runs from 9 a.m. to 5p.m., the Recorder will be therefrom 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

NancyDalyEDITOR’SNOTEBOOK

It is no secret that schools arevital pieces of strong and vibrantcommunities. Boone County isblessed to have excellent schoolsthat have strong parental andcommunity support. To continueour shared growth and success, itis critical that our schools andcommunities work together evenmore; as the landscape of educa-tion in Kentucky is dramaticallychanging with the adoption of thecommon core standards and thenew state assessment system.

Most people, if asked, mighttell you that they are familiarwith the ACT test. Along with theSAT, the ACT test is a generallyrecognized and accepted collegeentrance exam. In fact, manyadults took the ACT when theywere in high school. It is alsocommon knowledge that a stu-dent’s scores on the ACT play animportant part in their admissionto college and whether or notthey receive scholarship awardsfor college.

However, how many peopleknow about the PLAN test or theEXPLORE test? These two testsare precursors to the ACT andcan provide a lot of informationto help our students, our parentsand our schools in making sureour students are adequately pre-

pared for lifeafter highschool.

The ACT,PLAN, and EX-PLORE testsare all devel-oped by thesame organiza-tion, the ACTcorporation.Kentucky is oneof many stateswhere all public

schools administer the EX-PLORE test in grade 8, the PLANtest in grade 10, and the ACT testin grade 11. Each of these tests iswritten to assess what the ACTcalls the College Readiness Stan-dards. Together these three testsmeasure students’ progressivedevelopment of knowledge andskills on the College ReadinessStandards in English, math, read-ing, and science from grades 8through 11.

One thing that is very impor-tant for every student and everyparent to know is that these threetests will provide a measuringstick for whether or not a studentis on-track to be ready for col-lege. The results of each test liststhe College Readiness Bench-mark scores alongside the stu-

dent’s test scores. Scores abovethe benchmark indicate a studentwill likely be ready for collegelevel work upon graduation.These three tests also help us aseducators, to monitor our stu-dents’ growth through middleand high school.

At Ryle we are beginning tomeet with our sophomore stu-dents and their parents in orderto review their PLAN test re-sults. We will discuss what theirscores mean in terms of collegereadiness in each content areaand what predicted ACT score isindicated by their PLAN scores.It is our hope, that by working to-gether, we can stimulate our stu-dents’ thinking and planning fortheir future and give them feed-back on their performance to-wards being ready for life afterhigh school, whether it be goingto college, the military, or theworkforce.

All sophomore students atRyle and their parents are invit-ed to attend a special workshopwhere they will receive and re-view their results of the PLANtest on Thursday, Dec. 1, at 6:30p.m. in the Ryle auditorium.

Matthew L. Turner is principal ofRyle High School.

Knowing where westand critical – PLAN test

Matthew L.TurnerCOMMUNITYRECORDER GUESTCOLUMNIST

The Cooper High School com-munity welcomes the Union edi-tion of the Boone County Record-er!

The Union Recorder is a greatstamp of identity for our thrivingfamily-based community andwhat a great place it is to live and/or work.

There are many happenings inUnion and with this addition ofthe Boone County Recorder it willprovide a great venue to high-light such events and informa-tion. Cooper High School willbenefit as we will have a localvenue to inform our communityof events and accomplishments

that our stu-dents receive.

In the fewshort years ofour existence,our school isamong the top25 high schoolsamong the statein ACT scores.In addition toour academicsuccess, ourathletic pro-

grams are progressing with eachseason as well.

Of most recent, our boys andgirls cross country teams placed

second (girls) and fourth (boys)in regional competition and haveset the stage for state competi-tion. Our football program fin-ished the season by making thefirst round of playoffs for thefirst time.

We are experiencing manyfirsts here at Cooper High Schooland with the Union Recorder, Iam excited that our accomplish-ments can be captured for fam-ilies to see and keep for years tocome.

D. Michael Wilson is principal ofRandall K. Cooper High School inUnion.

Principal welcomes Union Recorder

D. MichaelWilsonCOMMUNITYRECORDER GUESTCOLUMNIST

A robust real estate market,an unaccountable taxing board,and an acquiescent citizenry –the perfect recipe for a multi-million dollar mistake by theBoone County Public Library in2005.

That year, at the height of thereal estate market, the libraryboard agreed to purchase a near-ly 50-acre piece of farmland onKy. 237 in north Hebron withplans of building a new library toaccommodate the rapidly grow-ing community. They paid fullasking price ($60,000/acre,$3.1M) for the desirable proper-ty developers had been eyeing.Despite needing only 10 acres,they purchased the entire piecebecause the seller would not sub-divide. Then-library directorCindy Brown stated the excessacreage could be sold for enoughto pay for the new building.

To be more precise, they didnot buy the property. We, the tax-payers, did so. The board is au-thorized to spend tax dollarssolely on activities related to thelibrary’s mission: to support andpromote access to library ser-vices and to ensure that docu-mentation of government activ-ities is created, preserved andmade available for public use.

Land specula-tion does not fitthe mission.

That is allwater over thedam. It’s 2011.The LibraryDistrict stillowns the landwith no timeta-ble for buildingthe new library.The land isworth a frac-

tion of the purchase price. Theland is no longer generatingproperty taxes for the county be-cause public libraries are consti-tutionally exempt from taxation.That’s significant because thetax burden is carried by fewerproperties.

This year, the library boardmade another costly mistake.They contracted with Viox &Viox for $9,000 to determine pos-sible land uses, including usesfor the property they do not in-tend to hold.

To make matters worse, theyenergetically entertain ideas forland use that keep almost all ofthe unused acreage undevel-oped. Based in part on inputfrom citizens, the plan envisionsabout 20 acres as a park featur-

ing walking trails, a fishing pondand a dog park. An amphitheater,a sprawling grassy pavilion, andcommunity gardens would makeup much of the remaining land.Attracting a senior center andselling two lots for residencesround out the plan.

All are highly desirable as-sets to any community. But whowill own and maintain the unde-veloped land? Not the library.Not the county parks - the votersof Boone County have alreadyspoken loudly that they do not in-tend to pay higher taxes formore parks. Is there a private-sector solution? Can individualHebron residents who prefer tokeep the property undevelopedraise the money themselves orfind a benefactor?

The attempt by the libraryboard to ensure the property re-flects the wishes of its neighborsis perhaps noble-minded. But itwas outside of its tax-fundedmission. Nine thousand dollarswas squandered. The boardshould reject the plan and jetti-son the excess property asquickly and wisely as possible.

Emily Shelton is a resident of Bur-lington.

Library plan should be rejected

EmilySheltonCOMMUNITYRECORDER GUESTCOLUMNIST

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