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INDEPENDENCE — SummitView Elementary and Middleschools will become a com-bined preschool througheighth grade school.

This will allow the districtto create a STEAM Academywith a focus revolving aroundscience, technology, engi-neering, art and math(STEAM).

“It is important that ourstudents are connected andengaged in education,” saidJess Dykes, Kenton Schoolsdirector of public Informa-tion and community engage-ment.. “The academy will beanother innovative way toconnect our students so theycan find their college and ca-reer path.

According to Dykes, thereare several STEAM Acade-mies across the nation, in-cluding one in Fayette Coun-ty. Most of these academiesare at the middle or highschool level. It’s rare to have aSTEAM Academy an the ele-mentary level, she said.

“We believe, from our re-search, that we’re the first inthe state of Kentucky to offera STEAM Academy for pre-school through eighth grade,”she said.

The Kentucky Depart-ment of Education could notconfirm whether this is theonly preschool through gradeeight program in the state.

“This is a decision thatwould be made by each indi-vidual school district and theDepartment of Educationdoes not keep track of this in-formation,” representativeNancy Rodriquez said.

Dykes said that the acad-emy will also provide oppor-tunities for ongoing collabo-ration between all teachers,as well as more fluidity of cur-riculum.

Summit View Elementaryand Middle schools were cho-sen to become the academyfor several reasons, Dykessaid. The schools alreadyshare the same facility, thecampus is centrally locatedwithin the district and Sum-mit Middle feeds into all three

high schools.Kenton County Schools is

an open enrollment district,so any student within the dis-trict is allowed to enroll in thenew academy.

No additional costs are ex-pected to operate the acad-emy, Dykes said. The districtis seeking some grants to helpcover some of the initialcosts, however a definitivenumber was not available.

“The great thing is we al-ready have the students andthe facility in place,” Dykessaid.

No staffing cuts will bemade, according to Dykes.The district will create twonew associate principal posi-tions and is looking to hire aSTEAM Academy consultant.

Current Summit View Ele-mentary Principal LesleySmith will assume duties asthe STEAM Academy princi-pal effective July 1.

“I’m excited about the op-portunity for our students,”Smith said. “The academywill provide greater opportu-nities for our students, espe-cially when it comes to 21stcentury global skills. We’llprepare our kids to be suc-cessful for this new globalworkforce.”

School districtto establish aSTEAM

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Summit View ElementaryPrincipal Lesley Smith will be theSTEAM Academy principaleffective July 1.

See STEAM, Page 2A

INDEPENDENCE — Whenchest pains come on, there’s notime to waste, according to PhilDietz.

“Time is muscle when itcomes to the heart,” said Dietz,the Independence Fire DistrictEMS coordinator. “The longeryou wait to get help, the moredamage to your heart. That’swhy it’s so important to call usfor help.

“There’s a common miscon-ception that all the ambulancedoes is pick you up and take youto the hospital. That’s not true,

we do so much more,” Dietz said.EMS and paramedics are the

front-line workers getting to thehospital, Dietz said. Throughequipment and training, theycan determine whether chestpains are a heart attack to get thepatient to the right treatment fa-cility, notify that treatment fa-cility and update personnel onthe patient’s status, as well as ini-tiate life-saving treatment.

The Independence Fire Dis-trict’s EMS efforts were recent-ly recognized by the AmericanHeart Association. The associa-tion awarded the district with itsMission: Lifeline EMS Recogni-tion Silver Award. The Ameri-

can Heart Association’s Mission:Lifeline program helps hospitalsand emergency medical ser-vices develop systems of carethat follow proven standardsand procedures.

“EMTs and paramedics playa vital part in the system of carefor those who have heart at-tacks,” American Heart Associ-ation chief executive officerNancy Brown said. “Since theyoften are the first medical pointof contact, they can shave pre-cious minutes of life-savingtreatment time by (an) activityemergency response system

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Independence Fire District firefighter and paramedic Nick Russell demonstrates how he uses the heart monitor tocheck a patient’s vitals and report them to the hospital.

EMS can make differenceminutes after heart attackMelissa [email protected]

See EMS, Page 2A

INDEPENDENCE — Independ-ence has appointed municipallaw veteran Jack Gatlin as thecity attorney.

“I am honored for my firmFreund Freeze & Arnold to servethe city of Independence and itsresidents,” Gatlin said.“Through the interview processin working with Mayor Reiners-man, Clerk (Pat) Taney, and CityAdministrator (Chris) Moriconi,

it is obvious the citizens of Inde-pendence have a strong leader-ship team and I look forward toworking with them and council.”

Gatlin replaces John Osterh-age who had served as city attor-ney for several months after JedDeters left the position becauseof health issues.

Mayor Chris Reinersmansaid that city leaders sent outseven requests for proposals,based on internal staff discus-sions and other city officials rec-ommendations, and had one ad-

ditional attorney apply for theposition.

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ERLANGER — TheNorthern KentuckyChamber of Commercewill present Eggs ‘N Is-sues: “myNKY – Acceler-ating Change “ at 7:30-9a.m. Tuesday, June 16, atReceptions Banquet &Conference Center in Er-langer.

At this event myNKY,the next strategic planthat will drive NorthernKentucky into the fu-ture, will be launched.More than 15,000 ideasand opinions have con-tributed to this sharedwork plan. myNKY co-chairs Sharmili Reddyand Geoffrey Mearnswill introduce the fo-cused goals and strate-gies that will serve as aneconomic road map forthe next five years.

The cost to attend theevent is $20 for Chambermembers and $40 for fu-ture members. Reserva-tions can be made bycalling 859-578-8800 oronline at web.nkycham-ber.com/ events. Pre-reg-istration is required.

Ramage Museumto host lectureseries in June, July

FORT WRIGHT — TheJames A. Ramage CivilWar Museum will host aseries of lectures in Juneand July.

The first will be heldJune 14. The speaker,John Crimprich, will pre-sent “Runaway Slavesand Northern Reform-ers” during the Civil War.

On June 28, Pat Parrotwill present “Ghosts andSpirits.” This programexamines the history ofghost stories and haunt-ings in the Cincinnati andNorthern Kentuckyarea. It’s appropriate foradults.

On July 12, James C.Claypool, author of “OurFellow Kentuckians:Rascals, Heroes and JustPlain Uncommon Folk,”will speak.

General admission $5per lecture or $12 for theseries. Members $4.

Each session begins at1 p.m. and take place atthe Fort Wright CityBuilding, 409 KylesLane.

BRIEFLY

Across Northern Ken-tucky, the people who areresponsible for marriagelicenses and those whoperform weddings are di-vided about how to pro-ceed if the U.S. SupremeCourt rules in favor ofsame-sex marriage.

Kenton County’s Mag-istrate “The MarryingMan” Stephen Hoffmansaid he’d have no hesita-tion marrying same-sexcouples who come to hisoffice on Court Street inCovington.

“I’d just do my job.That’s what I’m elected todo,” he said. “If the lawstates gay marriages arelegal, I’m a duly electedofficial sworn to upholdthe law, so they’ll get mar-ried. No ifs, ands or buts.”

Hoffman said he’s hadquestions from same-sexcouples hoping to be le-gally married in his cha-pel, but so far no one hasmade plans to be first inline in case the U.S. Su-preme Court rules intheir favor.

There were 7,195same-sex couples livingin Kentucky, represent-ing 4.2 same-sex couplesper 1,000 households ac-cording to an analysis ofthe 2010 U.S. Census doneby The Williams Instituteon Sexual Orientation andGender Identity Law andPublic Policy at the UCLASchool of Law.

Boone County Magis-trate Phyllis Sparks per-sonally opposes gay mar-riage and said she “wouldhave to see what the li-abilities are” if the lawchanges.

Sparks performs anaverage of two weddingseach week, but doesn’t ex-pect her schedule would

fill up with same-sex mar-riage requests.

“Not in this conserva-tive region of NorthernKentucky,” she said.

Before a couple getsmarried, they have to ob-tain a marriage licensefrom the county clerk’soffice. The forms usedare standard throughoutthe state, although someoffer titles of “bride andgroom” for the two appli-cants, while others state“husband and wife.”

“I assume they wouldhave to be somethingelse, party one and partytwo or something likethat, other than that Idon’t know about anychanges,” said CampbellCounty Clerk Jim Luer-sen.

Luersen is headed tothe county clerks conven-tion in Owensboro June15-17, and expects ifchanges are coming,that’s where he’ll hearabout it.

If the Supreme Courtchanges the law, Luersensaid there may be sometime before the changebecomes effective. Ifsame-sex couples showup for marriage licensesthat day, he said they’djust figure it out.

“Worst case scenario,we could improvise,” hesaid. “Hopefully we’llhave some direction fromFrankfort by that point.”

The fact that Kentuck-ians voted to change thestate Constitution in 2004,adding an amendment todefine marriage betweena man and a woman,would not complicate theruling, Luersen said, “asthe U.S. Supreme Courttrumps the state.”

Boone County ClerkKenny Brown doesn’tagree.

“If the Supreme Court

rules on this, they areoverstepping theirbounds,” he said. “Theword ‘marriage’ is notused in the U.S. Constitu-tion anywhere. For theSupreme Court to rule onit is an over-reach and Idon’t agree with it. I per-sonally don’t agree with itand I philosophicallydon’t agree with it.”

Brown said he hopesthe Supreme Court ruling“upholds Kentucky’s con-stitutional amendmentpassed in 2004 definingmarriage in Kentucky.Seventy-five percent ofthe state agreed weshould define that mar-riage is between one manand one woman and thatshould be upheld by thehighest court in the land.

“I’m hoping and pray-ing they do the right thingin favor of the Constitu-tion and not political ac-tivism by lower courts,”he said. “If they do what Ihope they don’t do, I’llweigh my options andlook at my statutory du-ties as county clerk. Idon’t think I’m the onlycounty clerk in the statewho is opposed.”

Marriage licenses areissued in county clerk’soffices, signed by an offi-ciant and sent to the of-fice of Secretary of StateAlison LunderganGrimes.

Although the officialmarriage certificatescome from the Secretaryof State’s office, Grimesand her department don’t“oversee any aspect ofthe county clerks’ dutiesas it relates to issuingmarriage licenses,” saidLynn Sowards Zellen, di-rector of communica-tions for Grimes’ office.

County clerks receivedirection from AttorneyGeneral Jack Conway,

who is now Kentucky’sDemocratic gubernato-rial candidate.

As published in the En-quirer, Conway was quot-ed in favor of same-sexmarriage.

“I believe Judge JohnHeyburn was right on thelaw when he issued hisfederal ruling declaring aban on same-sex mar-riage unconstitutional,”he said. “The judge didn’ttell a congregation orminister what they haveto do, and as governor, I’llensure that people’s reli-gious freedoms are pro-tected and no minsters’rights are infringed upon.Marriage equality is alsoan economic develop-ment issue and states thatare moving forward andcreating jobs are thosewithout discriminatorypolicies on the books.”

Conway’s office is notsure what other questionslie ahead if the lawchanges, but they’re hop-ing to respond quickly if itdoes.

“Once the SupremeCourt issues their ruling,it will be reviewed to is-sue guidance to appropri-ate state agencies on howto comply if there is achange for Kentucky,”said Allison Martin, Con-way’s communications di-rector.

The justices’ eventualruling on the case – actu-ally six cases with 32plaintiffs consolidatedfrom Ohio, Michigan,Tennessee and Kentucky– will determine whethersame-sex marriage be-comes legal across thecountry, or whetherstates retain the author-ity to ban it. A decision isexpected by late June.

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COVINGTON — Maybeit was the setting, 22 sto-ries high in The Ascent atRoebling’s Bridge pent-house.

It could have been theinspiring singing by halfa dozen preschool stu-dents from Children Inc.

More likely it was theSnickerdoodles.

In any case, attendeesat the June 4 kickoff ofNorthern Kentucky’snew strategic plan left ina positive mood. Andthey gave nothing buthigh-fives to Skyward,the new name for the or-ganization formerlyknown as Vision 2015.

“It’s very inspiration-al. It gives you the mind-set of reaching for some-thing better than wherewe are now,” said RogerPeterman, member ofFort Thomas City Coun-cil.

Tom Hausterman,member of the WelcomeHouse Northern Ken-tucky board of directors,liked Skyward, too.

“I think it’s very fit-ting, it pulls the whole vi-sion together. It gives abroad background a nar-row focus,” Haustermansaid.

“I thought it wasgreat,” Jamie Holtzapfel,spokeswoman for Sanita-tion District 1, said aboutSkyward. “Very vision-ary and appropriate fortheir new board chair-man.”

It was also announcedThursday that CandaceMcGraw, CEO of Cincin-nati/Northern KentuckyInternational Airport,will chair the board forthe organization chargedwith developing andmanaging Northern Ken-tucky’s strategic plan.

“This is a communityon the rise,” said BillScheyer, president ofSkyward. “The purposeof the myNKY plan (ablueprint to create suc-cess in key areas of chil-dren, health, jobs and vi-brancy by 2020) is to ele-vate Northern Kentuckyto greater heights. Thename Skyward fits per-fectly.”

Goodbye Vision 2015,hello SkywardNancy [email protected]

that alerts hospitals. Weapplaud the Independ-ence Fire District forachieving this award.”

The district is one ofonly several fire depart-

ments in Kentucky to re-ceive the recognition.Dietz said he is proud ofthe district for getting theaward.

“The IndependenceFire District is dedicatedto making our unit amongthe best in the country,and the American HeartAssociation’s MissionLifeline program is help-ing us accomplish that byimplementing processesand improving systems ofcare with the goal of im-proving the quality ofcare,” he said.

According to Dietz, ev-ery year more than250,000 people experi-ence a type of heart attackcaused by a completeblockage of blood flow tothe heart that requirestimely treatment. To pre-vent death, it’s critical torestore blood flow as

quickly as possible.This is a fact that fire-

fighter and paramedicNick Russell knows all toowell. Russell hopes thatmore people will takechest pains seriously andcall for help, after all thatis what he and his co-workers are here for, hesaid.

“The thing I enjoy mostabout my job is the ser-vice to the community,”Russell said. “We go outevery day to serve andhelp. It makes you feelgood when someone callsfor the services you’reproviding and it feelsreally good when it’s agood ending. This awardmeans a lot. It lets us andthe community know thatwe’re stepping things upto provide the best ser-vice.”

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city,” Reinersman said.“Given the size of Inde-pendence and breadth ofissues that we face regu-larly, I felt like we need-ed someone with an ex-tensive background inmunicipal law. In addi-tion, we felt like therewould be a significant ad-vantage to selectingsomeone from a largerfirm that could offer ex-pertise in a variety ofareas such as zoning and

land use, and human re-sources.”

Gatlin concentrateshis practice in three pri-mary areas: municipal-ity law, small businesslaw and complex litiga-tion. Additionally, he hassignificant experience instrategic business plan-ning and consulting aswell as dispute resolu-tions.

Gatlin currentlyserves as Erlanger cityattorney and has servedas the Grant County At-torney and attorney forthe Grant County FiscalCourt from 2003 to 2009.

GatlinContinued from Page 1A

The Summit View Mid-dle School principal posi-tion will cease and cur-rent middle school princi-pal K.C. Ratliff will moveto a districtwide position,

Dykes said.According to Dykes,

the district is planning in-formational meetingsheld for parents through-out the month of July,however, no dates havebeen set.

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Dixie Heights High School seniors Tyler Morris, Brady Fangman, Cole Curits and Cole Johnson stand outside ofthe Bank of Kentucky Center before graduating May 29.

Graduates of the DixieHeights High Schoolwere all smiles on May

29 as they received their diplo-mas at the Bank of KentuckyCenter. The Community Re-corder invites graduates andfamilies throughout KentonCounty to share graduation pho-tos for a special photo page laterthis month. Email your photos [email protected] and be sure toidentify everybody in the photo,first and last names. Tell uswhich high school graduation itwas and where the commence-ment ceremony took place.Deadline is June 25.

PHOTOS BY MELISSA STEWART/THE COMMUNITY RECORDER

Ben Akers, Jeff Akers, Nick Wraving and Caitlyn Baker pose for a photograph at The Bank of Kentucky Centerbefore graduation.

Dixie Heights High School seniors Raina Killion and Evelin Lechuga posefor a photo before graduating at the Bank of Kentucky Center May 29.

Members of Dixie Heights High School’s class of 2015 Mitchell Abbott,Matthew Tarka and Trey Zimmerman stand outside of the Bank ofKentucky Center before graduation.

Dixie Heights High School seniors Devin Grover, Allison Neal and SaraEdgett smile for the camera just before their graduation ceremony.

Larry Schneider and Alisa Colesmile for the camera before DixieHeights High School graduationceremony.

William Downing and GlenGrossart, students at DixieHeights High School, pose for aphoto before graduation.

Dixie Heights High School students Olivia Santangelo, Kaitlin Short andHannah Ulbricht pose for a photograph at the Bank of Kentucky Centerbefore graduation.

Birana Wulfeck and Klylee Taylorpose for a picture before theDixie Heights High Schoolgraduation ceremony May 29.

Tyler Morris andTrenton Dryer ofDixie Heights HighSchool pose for aphotographbefore graduationat the Bank ofKentucky Center.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE

CLASS OF 2015

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FRIDAY, JUNE 12Art ExhibitsConvocation: A RegionalShowcase of GraduatingArtists, noon to 5 p.m., TheCarnegie, 1028 Scott Blvd.,Exhibition organized aroundvery best of graduating seniorsand MFA candidates in region.Participating schools includeUC/DAAP, NKU, Art Academy ofCincinnati, University of Ken-tucky and more. 957-1940;www.thecarnegie.com. Coving-ton.

Dining EventsFriday Night Fish Fry, 4:30-7:30p.m., Newport Elks Lodge, 3704Alexandria Pike, $8.50. ThroughJan. 29. 441-1273. Cold Spring.

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

Patio Pours, 3 p.m. BraxtonBrewery., Keystone Bar & Grill,313 Greenup St., Beers poured byselect brewery representatives.513-321-0968; www.face-book.com/keystonebar. Coving-ton.

EducationLittle 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 a.m.,4:45 p.m., Edgewood JazzerciseCenter, 126 Barnwood Drive, $38for unlimited monthly classes.331-7778; jazzercise.com. Edge-wood.

ExhibitsCanyon Falls, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.,Newport Aquarium, Newport on

the Levee, $23, $15 ages 2-13,free children under 2. 800-406-3474; www.newportaquarium-.com. Newport.

Shark Bridge, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.,Newport Aquarium, Newport onthe Levee, Step across the 100-foot-long, V-shaped rope bridgejust inches above nearly twodozen sharks at Newport Aquari-um. $23 Adult, $15 Child (2-12),Free children under 2. 815-1471;www.newportaquarium.com.Newport.

Buffalos and Bourbon: 200Years of Covington History, 10a.m. to 5 p.m., Behringer-Craw-ford Museum, 1600 MontagueRoad, There are many fascinat-ing stories about Covington:political intrigue, haunting tales,arts, athletics. Exhibit celebrates200 years of people, places andevents that shaped city, fromtrading of buffalo and bourbonfor land to building of Ascentand “alien house.” ThroughAug. 30. Included with museumadmission. 491-4003; bcmuseu-m.org. Covington.

FestivalsItalianfest, 5 p.m., Festival ParkNewport, Riverboat Row, Italianfood and music, exhibits, con-tests, rides, games, family photobooth and more. Free. Presentedby City of Newport. 292-3666.Newport.

Literary - LibrariesFamily Fun Night, 6:30-8 p.m.,Walton Branch Library, 21 S.Main St., Free. 342-2665;www.bcpl.org. Walton.

Middle School Lock-In, 8 p.m.,Florence Branch Library, 7425U.S. 42, Stay up all night andparty at Library. Lock-in will rununtil 8 a.m. Saturday, June 13.Registration and permission sliprequired. Snacks provided. Free.Registration required. 342-2665;www.bcpl.org. Florence.

Music - Concert SeriesSummer Concert Series, 8-11p.m. Music by DV8 Band andRucca., Crestview Hills TownCenter, 2791 Town Center Blvd.Bring seating. Free. 341-7373;www.shopcrestviewhillstown-center.com. Crestview Hills.

Music - CountryThe Lacs, 8:30-11:55 p.m., TheThompson House, 24 E. Third St.,American musical duo performscountry rap. $17. 261-7469;thompsonhousenewport.com.Newport.

Music - RockPete Dressman Band, 9 p.m. to1 a.m., JerZee’s Pub and Grub,708 Monmouth St., Free. 491-3500; www.jerzeespub.com.Newport.

The Iguanas, 8:30-11:30 p.m., TheSouthgate House Revival, 111 E.Sixth St., The Sanctuary. NewOrleans-based band. Ages 18 andup. $18, $15 advance. Presentedby JBM Promotions Inc.. 779-9462; www.magus-music.com.Newport.

Saving Stimpy, 9 p.m., Riverside

Marina Bar and Grill, 145 MaryIngles Highway, Free. Presentedby Riverside Marina. 442-8111;www.RiversideMarinaKY.com.Dayton.

On Stage - TheaterAssassins, 8-10 p.m., FalconTheatre, 636 Monmouth St.,Sondheim’s story of John WilkesBoothe, Squeaky Fromme, SamByck, Lee Harvey Oswald andother unsavory characters whodecided that their path to great-ness lay in the assassination of anAmerican president. $20, $18students and seniors. 513-479-6783; www.falcontheater.net.Newport.

RecreationMahjong, 1 p.m., Boone CountyPublic Library - Scheben Branch,8899 U.S. 42, All skill levels

welcome. Free. Presented byScheben Branch Library. ThroughJune 26. 342-2665;www.bcpl.org. Union.

Business Lunch Go KartingSpecial, noon to 2 p.m., Xhil-aRacing, 24 Spiral Drive, Go-Kartracing. $15. 371-5278;www.xrkarting.com. Florence.

Friday Night Cruise In, 5-8 p.m.,Jane’s Saddlebag, 13989 RyleRoad, Music by DJ Ray, $1 hotdogs, door prizes and regis-tration for grand prize cashdrawing Aug. 28. Free admission.384-6617. Union.

Summer Fun Pack, 11 a.m. to 4p.m., Axis Alley, 1 Levee Way, 1hour of bowling and shoe rentalfor 4 guests plus 1-large onetopping pizza and 4 soft drinks.Tax/gratuity additional. Addition-al time/guests available. $50.652-7250; www.axisalleylevee-.com. Newport.

Bingo, 7-10 p.m., Erlanger LionsClub Hall, 5996 Belair Drive,Erlanger Lions Bingo All pro-ceeds go to eyesight and back tocommunity. Ages 18-. Pricevaries. Presented by ErlangerLions Club. 282-9969. Erlanger.

Support GroupsOvereaters Anonymous, 7:15-8:15 p.m., St. Elizabeth FortThomas, 85 N. Grand Ave., FloorA, meeting room. Program ofrecovery from compulsive eatingusing the 12 Steps and 12 Tradi-tions of OA. No dues, fees andno weigh-ins. Support group forpeople who struggle with foodaddiction. Free. Presented byOvereaters Anonymous NKY.308-7019; www.cincinnatioa.org.Fort Thomas.

Youth SportsSummer Kids Club, 11 a.m. to 4p.m., Axis Alley, 1 Levee Way,Show card to receive $2 games

of bowling, $2 shoe rental and10 percent off food and non-alcoholic beverage purchases!On 5th visit, get 2 free games ofbowling, shoe rental and free icecream sundae. Restrictions apply.Free. 652-7250; www.axisalleyle-vee.com. Newport.

SATURDAY, JUNE 13Art & Craft ClassesBeginners Oil Painting, 10 a.m.to 1:30 p.m., Hobby LobbyFlorence, KY, 7932 ConnectorDrive, Hobby Lobby Classroom.Learn to paint floral oil paintingusing book as reference. Allsupplies included. $55. Regis-tration required. Presented byKim Vanlandingham. 640-5901;www.kimvanlandingham.com.Florence.

Art ExhibitsConvocation: A RegionalShowcase of GraduatingArtists, noon to 5 p.m., TheCarnegie, 957-1940; www.the-carnegie.com. Covington.

CivicShred Event, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.,Freedom Park, 550 Freedom ParkDrive, city of Edgewood and cityof Crestview Hills residents areinvited to bring there shreditems (up to five brown paperbags) to Freedom Park fordestruction. Free. Presented bycity of Edgewood. 331-5910;www.edgewoodky.gov. Edge-wood.

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When we were growing up (back in theDark Ages as my kids say) we didn’t cele-brate Father’s Day with the hoopla like we do

today. But Mom did fix a spe-cial dinner for our Dad.

He enjoyed his day by plant-ing zinnias and marigolds inthe tiny patch of earth on theleft side of the front steps ofour home.

Each year I plant zinniasand marigolds in the Biblesection of my herb garden nearthe Mary statue to honor myDad.

Now my husband, Frank, ismaking it easy for me on Dad’s day. He re-quested this moist almond pound cake alongwith one more thing: “Peace and quiet.”

The pound cake is a given, the peace and

quiet is debatable. And for all of our Dads inour community newspaper family, I hope youhave the best Father’s Day ever, filled withfamily, friends and food.

Can you help?Recipe, menu needed from tea rooms of

CincinnatiCynthia Beischel is working on a cook-

book about the tea rooms of Cincinnati.If you have any recipes from McAlpin’s

tea room, a menu from Pogue’s CamargoRoom, or a taffy recipe, please contact Cyn-thia at: [email protected].

Rita Nader Heikenfeld is an herbalist, educator, Jun-gle Jim’s Eastgate culinary professional and author.Find her blog online at Abouteating.com. Email her [email protected] with “Rita’s kitchen”in the subject line. Call 513-248-7130, ext. 356.

Savor Dad’s day with special recipesFrangipane/Almond Pound Cake

A good keeper, covered, at room temperature. It sounds fancy. Frangi-pane just means there’s almond in the cake.

1 cup butter, softened1 cup sugar3 eggs1 can, 12-1/2 ounces Solo almond filling (not almond paste)2 -1⁄4 cups all purpose flour2 teaspoons baking powder1⁄2 teaspoon salt1⁄4 cup milk

GlazeWhisk together:

1-1/2 cups confectioners’ sugar1⁄2 teaspoon almond extract or 2 teaspoons vanilla3-4 tablespoons milk

Preheat oven to 350. Grease and flour 10-inch tube pan or 12-cup Bundtpan. Beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beat-ing well after each. Mix in almond filling until blended. Whisk flour, bakingpowder, and salt together. Add to almond mixture alternately with milk,beginning and ending with flour mixture. Mix until blended. Pour into pan.Bake 50 to 55 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.Cool in pan on wire rack 10 minutes. Remove from pan and cool completely onrack. Drizzle glaze on top.

Tip from Rita’s kitchen:It’s important to grease and flour the pan to prevent sticking. After you

grease the pan, toss in enough flour to coat bottom and sides. Shake excessout. Or use a baking spray containing flour.

Versatile Spicy Chimichurri Sauce

A reader wanted a spicy chimichurri to serve on top of steaks for Father’sDay. Rick Bayless and I did a class together and he made this chimichurri. Heused it as a marinade and sauce for shrimp. It was so good and versatile, too.Nice on chicken, fish and – you bet - steak! I’ve adapted it only slightly.

1/2 head garlic, cloves separated3 Jalapeno or Serano chilies1 bunch cilantro, tough lower stems removed1 bunch parsley, tough lower stems removed1/2 cup extra virgin olive oilSalt to taste3 tablespoons water or bit more if needed

Set a dry skillet over medium heat. Lay unpeeled garlic cloves and chiliesin pan. Roast, turning frequently, for about 10 minutes for chilies and 15 min-utes for garlic, or until soft and blotchy brown in spots. Let cool and slip skinsoff the garlic. Wearing gloves, pull stems off chilies and roughly chop (no needto remove seeds). Place in a food processor along with cilantro, parsley, oliveoil, and salt. Process until nearly smooth (it will be pasty). Stir in water. Tasteand adjust seasonings.

THANKS TO RITA HEIKENFELD

Frangipane, a.k.a. almond pound cake, is served at Rita Heikenfeld’s home on Father’s Day.

Rita HeikenfeldRITA’S KITCHEN

JUNE 11, 2015 • SOUTH KENTON RECORDER • 7A

In 2004 Kentucky voterswent to the polls and votedoverwhelmingly for an amend-ment to the Kentucky Constitu-tion that makes it unlawful forthe commonwealth of Ken-tucky to recognize or performsame-sex marriages or civilunions. The referendum wasapproved by 75 percent of thevoters. As the Boone CountyGOP Chairman at that time, Ivoted for the amendment andsupported and passed a Repub-lican Party resolution support-ing the passage of the amend-ment.

The strongest argument forthe amendment was to protect

the moral andhistorical im-portance oftraditionalmarriage as asacred in-stitution in oursociety. Sadly,Kentucky’smarriage laws,along withthose of manyother states,

have come under attack overthe past decade by pro-gaymarriage advocates claimingstates with same sex-marriagebans are in violation of the U.S. Constitution.

I fully support and believethe religious and moral argu-ments made to maintain Ken-tucky’s current laws definingmarriage. But the SupremeCourt justices must addressthe constitutional question of astate’s right to define mar-riage. This should be where theclear answer to this debate isfound, no matter what side ofthe gay marriage issue one ison.

Gay marriage activistsclaim their individual rightsare violated by same-sex mar-riage bans, but their argumentis invalid and illogical becausethe U.S. Constitution does not

include a right to marry. (I amnot a lawyer but thankfully ourfounding fathers wrote theConstitution simply enough forany ordinary citizen to un-derstand.) In fact, the word“marriage” does not even ap-pear in the document. The U.S.Constitution is perfectly clearin the 10th Amendment: “Thepowers not delegated to theUnited States [federal govern-ment] by the Constitution, norprohibited by it to the States,are reserved to the States re-spectively, or to the people.”

So, does any provision of theConstitution delegate powerover marriage to the federal

government? I can find none.This is clearly a states’ rightsissue and the only potentialviolation of rights would be onour state if Kentucky’s ban onsame-sex marriage is over-turned.

The debate has worked itsway through our federal courtsystem and is now being con-sidered by the highest court inthe land. The U.S. SupremeCourt will render its decisionthis month. I hope the courtwill rule in favor of our Consti-tution and not the activist fed-eral judges in the lower courts.

Kenny Brown is Boone County Clerk.

Kentucky’s same-sex marriage ban should be upheld

Kenny BrownCOMMUNITYRECORDER GUESTCOLUMNIST

There is a place in Kentuckywhere education and historymeet. And it’s celebrating its20th birthday.

The Aviation Museum ofKentucky opened its doors inspring 1995. Located at BlueGrass Airport in Lexington, itis a facility that preserves theaviation and aerospace heri-tage of the entire common-wealth. The museum began in1978 as the Kentucky AviationRoundtable by an informalgroup of aviation history en-thusiasts. The 1995 openinghosted the annual reunion ofThe Doolittle Raiders. TheRaiders flew a bold World WarII bombing mission early in1942, surprising the Japaneseenemy and affecting its strate-gy for future actions.

Through the years, suchappreciation has continuedwith speakers and presenta-

tions, lookingto the exploitsof the UnitedStates and thecitizens ofKentucky inair and inspace.

Since 1996,the museumhas honoredaerospaceachievers ofthe common-

wealth by induction into theKentucky Aviation Hall ofFame. Those honored includeseveral from Northern Ken-tucky: Esther Ammerman ofHarrison County, a Women’sAir Force Service Pilot (WASP)and advocate for the rights offemale veterans; Lee Atwoodfrom Boone County, a designerof successful U.S. militaryaircraft and NASA space vehi-

cles; Raymond and DavidMueller of Kenton County,founding investors and man-agers of Comair; and EdwardSchneider of Campbell County,the youngest graduate of theU.S. Navy Test Pilot School,who flew a number of firstflights in test aircraft.

The future of aviation andaerospace, and the primaryeducational activity of theAviation Museum, are the Avi-ation Summer Camps. Whenthe Summer Camps are com-pleted later this year, over5,500 young people will haveparticipated. Past aviationcampers are now airline pilots,aerospace engineers and pro-fessors, military pilots, andmembers of NASA.

Museums are known fortheir collections, too. At theAviation Museum of Kentucky,visitors can see a replica of the

first successful powered air-craft flown in Kentucky, alongwith the last surviving exampleof the Crosley Brothers’ at-tempt to enter the aircraftindustry. And if “Top Gun” wasa favorite movie, the same typeof U.S. Navy “Tomcat” fighterflown by Tom Cruise is ondisplay. There is also an on-the-ramp observation area, wherevisitors can watch aircraftground traffic “eye-to-eye.”

Education to engage futureengineers and scientists is aprimary activity of the Avia-tion Museum of Kentucky.Aviation and aerospace historyis preserved as well. The com-monwealth can take pride inwhat has been achieved – andwill be achieved – in the skies,by citizens of Kentucky.

Marty Schadler is a resident of ColdSpring.

A 20th birthday for all Kentuckians

MartySchadlerCOMMUNITYRECORDER GUESTCOLUMNIST

A light rain was falling onMemorial Day when I pulledinto the cemetery on HighStreet in Walton. Several peo-ple were standing around withumbrellas, and I thought sure-ly that the Memorial Day ser-vice would be canceled. I saw

the chairmanof the ceme-tery board,Kelly Fulmer,standing underan umbrella,and he said theservice wouldgo on. I havebeen coming toMemorial Dayservices at theWalton Ceme-tery for about10 years.

There’re many finer andgrander Memorial Day ser-vices but none more intimate.Fulmer told me that there hadbeen a Memorial Day serviceat the cemetery since 1863when the Baptist church, nowon Main Street, was located onthe cemetery site. That is howthe cemetery got started.

Of course, Memorial Daywas originally celebrated asDecoration Day, a time for thenation to decorate the gravesof the war dead with flowers.It is believed the date waschosen because flowers wouldbe in bloom all over the coun-try. The holiday was officiallynamed Memorial Day duringPresident Lyndon B. Johnson’sterm.

By 9:30 a.m., the time theservice was scheduled to be-gin, about 40 people had gath-ered underneath umbrellas. Iwas one of the youngest peoplethere, and I’m 61. In the just 10years I have been coming tothe service, many of the old-timers have passed away.

Fulmer announced thesound system was not workingand there would be an abbrevi-ated service under the giantoak tree because of the inclem-ent weather. The invocation

was offered and three Waltonwomen, in a musical trio calledThe Sisters Blessed, sang “GodBless America.” The womenare Paula Jolley, the formerWalton mayor and currentschool board member; ConnieGoins and Vicky Weaver. Asmall group from the WaltonHigh School band, led by banddirector Chris Miller, thenplayed “Taps.” Representa-tives from the Walton FireDepartment placed a smallflag at each of the veterans’

headstones in the cemetery.As the light rain continued

to fall, we all left the cemetery.I have been to many MemorialDay services at the WaltonCemetery and elsewhere andthis was the most special one Ihave attended.

Sen. John Schickel, R-Union, repre-sents Boone County. He welcomesyour concerns or comments toll freeat 800-372-7181 or online athttp://bit.ly/SchickelLRCbox. Twit-ter: @SenatorSchickel.

A time for reverence, remembrance and recognition

Sen. JohnSchickelCOMMUNITYRECORDER GUESTCOLUMNIST

THANKS TO SEN. JOHN SCHICKEL

From left are Katie Graham, Connie Goins, Paula Jolley and Vicky Weaver at a Memorial Day service in Walton.Katie is the daughter of Connie Goins.

Last week’s questionWhat memories do you have

of previous All-Star Games inCincinnati (or other cities)?What has baseball meant toyou; what does it mean to younow?

“For me, inter-league playruined the All-Star Game. Asa kid the only time I got to seethe American and NationalLeague square off was theAll-Star Game and the WorldSeries. To me it seemed likethere was a real competitionwhere one league wanted toprove they were better thanthe other league and thatthey’d made the right deci-sion to pursue their career inthat league. Now the gamejust feels like another over-hyped exhibition game. I hon-estly don’t have much interestin it. I’m glad for Cincinnatiand I hope it really adds a siz-able chunk of revenue to thecity and increases the city’sprestige. So from that per-spective, I am excited aboutit. However from a purelysports interest level, I honest-ly won’t watch it.”

C.S.

“Whenever I think of base-ball in any capacity, I just fallasleep. Bring on the All-StarGame and I see a deep, deepslumber coming.”

M.J.F.

“The 1970 All-Star Game inCincinnati featured Pete Rosescoring the winning run. Hebowled over the Catcher RayFosse to accomplish this. The1971 game in Detroit was justas good. It featured over 20future Hall of Fame players(a record) and two Hall ofFame Managers: Sparky An-derson and Earl Weaver. Allof the scoring came via thehome run, and all six homeruns were by future Hall ofFamers, including JohnnyBench. The six home runs tiedan All-Star Game record. All-Star games were more excit-ing then.”

T.D.T.

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NKU Notes» Northern Kentucky Uni-

versity student-athletes werehonored for their perfor-mance in the classroom as 163Norse received 2014-15 Atlan-tic Sun Conference all-aca-demic honors for achieving a3.0 grade point average orhigher during the academicyear.

The NKU total recordedby the Atlantic Sun repre-sented 69.58 percent of allstudent-athletes, which is thehighest posted by the Norsesince becoming a member ofthe conference.

Six NKU student-athletesboasted a perfect 4.0 GPA:Rachel Conaway (women’ssoccer), Allie Conner (soft-ball), McKenzie Eskridge(volleyball), Clare Field(women’s track & field), Mi-chael Schmidt (men’s golf)and Mate Virag (men’s ten-nis), two of which were alsonamed to the PresidentialScholar list. Field andSchmidt were joined by Kier-sten Ham (volleyball) andFrancis Schultz (track andfield) on the PresidentialScholar list, which is awardedto those who earned a cumu-lative GPA of 3.8 or above,have completed their finalyear of eligibility and re-ceived their bachelor’s de-gree this year.

The Commissioner’sScholar List included 10Norse: Alex Caudill (soft-ball), Allie Conner (softball),Malika Glover (women’s bas-ketball), Ryan Hinz (base-ball), Zach Holtkamp (men’scross country/track & field),Lindsey Mumley (women’scross country/track & field),Josh Myers (baseball), AbbeyScherer (women’s soccer),Nathan Sexton (men’s soccer)and Megan Wanstrath (vol-leyball). This honor is givento student-athletes with GPAslanding between 3.6 and 3.79upon graduation, along withmeeting the same require-ments as Presidential Schol-ars recipients.

All Atlantic Sun academichonorees:

Baseball: Cole Bauml,Brad Bohlen, Drew Camp-bell, Kyle Colletta, Nate DeN-icola, Zac Edwards, DominicFaron, Trey Ganns, DavidHead, Quint Heady, KevinHerren, Ryan Hinz, Adam Ja-fine, Matt Jefferson, ConorLedger, Ryan LeFevers, Ca-leb Lonkard, Josh Myers,Clark Pence, GarrettSchrantz, Taylor Sears, Jus-tin Watts. Men's Basketball:Dean Danos, Matt Rosenwin-kel. Women's Basketball: Mel-ody Doss, Molly Franson,Kaitlyn Gerrety, MalikaGlover, Sarah Kinch, Rebec-ca Lyttle, Courtney Roush,Christine Roush, Faith Sand-ers, Mikayla Terry, Kasey Ue-trecht, Kelley Wiegman.Men's Cross Country and Track& Field: Caleb Augustus, ColeGrecco, John Griffith, BradyHolmer, Zac Holtkamp, Mi-chael Mangus, Keith Prive,Andrew Schille, Izak Velas-quez, J.J. Webber, AndrewWolfer, Daniel Keller, Mi-chael Leone. Women's Cross

Country and Track & Field:Kelly Burrows, Jaci Combs,Clare Field, Kaitlyn Hooper,Kristyn Hooper, ColleenMcKiernan, Lindsay Mum-ley, Sara Savitz, JessicaTegge, Jennifer Beck, AshleyBrown, Kaylia Carper, Madi-son Culbertson, Alicia Foll-rod, Alyssa Frye, EmilyGrubb, Jordan Horning, ShayLafollette, Destany Martin,Shelley Menifee, Juliane Mol-itor, Frannie Schultz, KatyZembrodt. Men's Golf: JakeBrinker, Jackson Frame, Ja-cob Jackson, Timothy Livin-good, Clayton Portz, MichaelSchmidt, Byron Speech.Women's Golf: Molly Arnold,Tara Clark, Allisa Davis, Sa-rah Kellam, Mackenzie Lau-mann, Allison Leigeb, ShelbyPower, Katie Scarlett Skin-ner, Ryleigh Waltz, TaylorWogenstahl. Men's Soccer:Bastian Beckers, ChristianCarey, Dylan Carss, GavinColton, Jacob Cunningham,Caleb Eastham, MohammedJallow, Diego Martinez, Rad-er Massey, Cian McDonald,Nick McGregor, Nick Mer-haut, Leo Mesones, JamesMorris, Ian O'Reilly, RyanPayne, Austin Pierce, KobieQualah, Justin Wolstenholme.Women's Soccer: CG Bryant,Rachel Conaway, Sam Davis,Jaclyn Elmore, Ariel Fischer,Jessica Frey, Kelsey Lau-mann, Ashley Long, CaseyMcMillan, Aubrey Muench,Kelly Neumann, KatelynNewton, Kayte Osterfeld,Tanner Ruberg, Sami Rutow-ski, Abbey Scherer, BrookeSchocker, Chrissy Spears,Martha Staab, Stacie Volker,Brieh Walker, ElizabethWittwer, Kelsey Zwergel .Men's Tennis: Christopher An-gulo, Jack Carney, AdrianIsache, Nick Lang, Jody Ma-ginley, Mate Virag, Balint Zsi-dai. Women's Tennis: Rhean-na Morehart, Sierra Nelles-sen, Hailey Shanahan, NicoleSoutar, Yasmine Xantos. Soft-ball: Kate Bartolovich, KelleyBenhase, Alex Caudill, AllieConner, Sydney Ferrante,Paige McQueen, Katelyn Roy,KC Straley, Taylor Zuberer.Volleyball: Kaitlyn Bowen,Georgia Childers, McKenzieEskridge, Kiersten Ham,Lauren Hurley, Jayden Ju-lian, Jenna Ruble, TristenSimpson, Taylor Snyder, MelStewart, Megan Wanstrath

Baseball» The Cincinnati Steam is

proud to announce its promo-tions schedule for the 2015season. The Steam will play atotal of 20 home games overthe course of 18 home dates,including two doubleheaders.

Every home game playedon Wednesday nights this sea-son are Steam Baseball YouthNights. All kids under the ageof 13 years old that wears hisor her baseball/softball uni-form will be admitted forfree. In addition to fun gamesduring the game, those kidswill also have the opportunityto run the bases after thegame and participate in anautograph session with theSteam players.

SHORT HOPS

West Jessamine was clearlythe most impressive offensethrough the first two rounds ofthe Rawlings/KHSAA statebaseball tournament in Lexing-ton, while Scott used stellar de-fense, pitching and offensiveexecution to scrap its way to thesemifinals. Friday night, WestJessamine’s offensive firepow-er trumped Scott’s small ball ap-proach 15-4 in five innings in thesecond semifinals game of thenight at Whitaker Bank Ball-park.

The Colts came into Fridaynight averaging 11.5 runs andwere the only team to reach dou-ble digits in the first two roundsof the state tournament, whileScott had limited its first two op-ponents to just one run com-bined. West Jessamine poundedout nine hits, including four ex-tra-base hits, against four dif-ferent Scott pitchers. The Ea-gles also uncharacteristicallycommitted five errors.

“I truly believe that High-lands and West Jessamine arethe two best hitting teams thatwe’ve played all year,” Scottcoach Jeff Trame said. “Weknew that they were going toscore runs (onight, but you can’tgive them runs. We didn’t makeplays a team should make. It’sjust very disheartening that wedidn’t come out and play theway we know how on the defen-sive side.”

West Jessamine beat High-lands in the state championshipgame Saturday.

“Those are two really, reallygood teams in the state champi-

onship game,” Trame said. “Wewish we were a part of it, but youhave to play special games tobeat special teams. Tonight itdidn’t happen for us.”

Scott finished its season witha23-12 record, and made its firstever trip to the state semifinals.

“Overachieving,” Trame saidwhen asked how he’ll remem-ber this year’s team. “When this

year started I thought a goodseason would be we win 10games. We went to the state fi-nal four. We had two starterscoming back from last year’steam, and a lot of these guysdon’t even play baseball duringthe summer team. It’s incredi-ble what they did, and the only

THANKS TO TIM WEBB

Scott’s Noah Back slides back into first base under the tag of West Jessamine’s Trey Merida in the bottom of thefirst inning.

Scott’s run endsin state semis

THANKS TO TIM WEBB

Scott’s Andrew Trame celebrates after scoring in the bottom of the secondinning against West Jessamine.

Eagles getrun-ruled byWest Jessamine,15-4 in 5 inningsRick [email protected]

See SCOTT, Page 2B See SHORT HOPS, Page 2B

2B • SOUTH KENTON RECORDER • JUNE 11, 2015 LIFE

The Northern Ken-tucky University men’strack and field team re-ceived a boost from somehome-grown talent whileplacing fourth at lastmonth’s season-conclud-ing Atlantic Sun Confer-ence Outdoor Champion-ships in Jacksonville.

Former Highlandsstandout John MichaelGriffith finished third andwon a bronze medal in the3,000-meter steeplechasewith a time of 9 minutesand 34.65 seconds, goodenough for an honorablemention selection on theall-conference team. Grif-fith, a freshman, finishedsixth in the 1,500 meters.

Coming out of High-lands, Griffith was a trackdistance runner withcross country experience,and no experience in thesteeplechase. He quicklyexpanded his range underNorse coach Steve Kruse,who has a keen sense ofGriffith’s abilities.

“I didn’t really knowwhat to expect my fresh-man year because it’s sucha big transition from highschool to college,” Grif-fith said. “I thought Imight run the mile. Then Igot interested in hurdles.That led to the steeple-chase.”

Kruse believes Griffithtook several giant leaps,and said it was yet anotherstage in Griffith’s devel-opment that he’s had thechance to see. The coach’ssons ran with Griffith inhigh school.

“I’ve known John Mi-chael since he was juststarting out in middleschool,” Kruse said. “AtHighlands, all three of myboys ran with him, andI’ve seen him progressinto a college standout.When he made his deci-sion to come to NKU, I al-ready knew I had a winneron my hands because ofhis work ethic.”

Griffith’s A-Sun out-door performance fol-lowed a solid debut in-doors, where he was sec-ond-team all-conferenceon a relay team. “He wentsolo outdoors and was ourNo. 1 steeplechaser,”Kruse said. “He ran hisbest time while winningthe bronze at conference.That qualifies him at themoment for the USTA Ju-nior Nationals in Oregonat the end of the month.He’s met the qualifyingtime. We’ll find out if hegoes.”

Former Bishop Bros-sart star, senior Zac Holt-kamp, was fifth at the A-Sun Outdoor Champion-ships in the 10,000 meters,and was part of the fifth-place 1,600-meter relayteam along with NKUstandout J.J. Webber, An-

drew Schille and KeithPrive. Webber won the10,000- and 5,000-meterraces.

“Zac was a great leaderfor us. He was just awe-some. He was academicall-conference in all threesports: cross country, andindoor and outdoor track,”Kruse said. “He was sec-ond-team all-conferencein cross country and sec-ond-team for indoor track.He just missed being all-conference outdoors. Hewas the outstanding maleathlete of the year atNKU.”

Holtkamp, a multipleBrossart record-holderand a former all-state se-lection, continued a tradi-tion of Mustangs distancerunners for the Norse.One-time Bishop Brossartteammate Andy Wolferjoined him at NKU. He ranwith Holtkamp on theNorse’s seventh-place dis-tance medley relay teamat April’s Tennessee Re-lays in Knoxville. Wolferwas ninth in the 5,000 me-ters at the Coastal Caroli-na Invitational.

Last year, Wolfer set apersonal best in the 5,000meters at the A-Sun In-door Championships, andset another personal bestin the outdoor 3,000 me-ters. Wolfer earned thecross country team’sCoach Award in 2013. Dur-ing indoor track that year,he was part of NKU’s rec-ord-setting 3,200-meterrelay team.

Kruse also has a long-standing connection withWolfer, a senior. He ranagainst Wolfer’s father inhigh school. At one time,the coach and Wolfer’s fa-ther were NKU room-mates. Holtkamp andWolfer were followed byformer Mustang MichaelCaldwell, an NKU red-shirt freshman. He beginshis Norse career next sea-son.

In the field, MichaelLeone, a former Ryle statechampion who trans-ferred from the Univer-sity of Cincinnati, wasthird at the A-Sun OutdoorChampionships in the dis-cus. He was fourth in thehammer throw. Leone isNKU’s throwers captain.

FILE PHOTO

Former Highlands star John Michael Griffith has switched tothe 3,000-meter steeplechase in college at NKU, where hefinished third at the Atlantic Sun championships.

Locals propelNKU trackMarc [email protected]

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Ex-Bishop Brossart star ZacHoltkamp finished fifth in the10,000 meters and was amember of the fifth-place1,600-meter relay team forNKU at the Atlantic Sunchampionships.

On Friday, June 12and Wednesday, July 8the Steam will onceagain team up with theFreestore Foodbank forCanned Food Night. AnySteam fan that donates anon-perishable fooditem at the game will re-ceive free admission.

On Thursday, June 18the Steam will play a spe-cial afternoon homegame against the South-

ern Ohio Copperheads atMax McLeary Field at1:35p.m. Later that sameevening, Warsaw Feder-al Savings and Loan willpresent the annualBadge of Honor BaseballClassic. It’s a baseballgame that features theCincinnati Police De-partment against theCincinnati Fire Depart-ment. The game starts at6:30 p.m. and all pro-ceeds go to Honor FlightTri-State.

Also, there will be twogames when you canbring your dog to MaxMcLeary Field. Bark inthe Park Night present-ed by Nestle Purina willtake place on Sunday,June 21 and Saturday,July 25.

The Cincinnati Steamis a member of the GreatLakes Summer Colle-giate League. TheGLSCL is a 11-teamleague sanctioned by theNCAA and partially

funded by Major LeagueBaseball entering its28th season and is basedin Ohio, Michigan, andKentucky.

» The Florence Free-dom will play at homeJune 12-14 at UC HealthStadium againstSchaumburg. Gametimes are 7:05 p.m. Fri-day and 6:05 p.m. Satur-day and Sunday. Flor-ence will also be at homeJune 19-21.

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reason they did it is be-cause they play witheach other and play foreach other.”

The first inning gotoff to a rough start forScott starter Zach Mannas he gave up back-to-back singles to the firsttwo batters of the gameand then hit the third.West Jessamine scoredtwo runs – one on an RBIsingle by Max Mahonand one on a walk withthe bases loaded – butMann worked his wayout of the jam with back-to-back strikeouts to endthe inning.

The Eagles answeredin the bottom half of theinning when their firstthree hitters – NoahBack, Andrew Trameand Jake Ohmer – eachsingled. Ohmer knockedin Back with a shot up themiddle, and then Seaysingled Trame home abatter later to tie thegame.

Back led the Eagles atthe plate as he finished 3-for-3 with two runsscored. Trame was 2-for-3 with two runsscored as well, and Ohm-er was 2-for-3 with twoRBI. Ohmer and Tramewere named to the all-tournament team.

After both teamspushed across two runsin the first, West Jessa-mine increased the pacein the second by plating

six runs. Scott, whichcommitted only one er-ror and yielded six hitsthrough the first tworounds of the tourna-ment, committed four ofthem in the inning andthe Colts added two hits.

Trame removed Mannin favor of CJ Seay withtwo outs in the top of thesecond and the Eaglestrailing 5-2, but that

didn’t slow the Colts’ of-fense.

Two hits and anotherScott error in the top ofthe third led to four moreruns for the Colts. SeniorTroy Merida had the bighit of the inning with anRBI triple to left center.An RBI groundout bycatcher Jonathan Jack-son to score Merida putWest Jessamine up by 10,

12-2, midway through thethird.

West Jessamine add-ed three more in thefourth as senior desig-nated hitter Max Mahonput the exclamationpoint on the inning withan RBI triple to make it15-2. Mahon went 3-for-4at the plate with a double,a triple, four RBI and tworuns scored to lead theColts’ offense.

Sophomore LoganPernell and senior JaredSmith pitched the fourthand fifth innings respec-tively for Scott.

Scott pushed twomore runs across in thebottom of the fifth on apair of RBI singles byOhmer and Mann.

Five of the Eagles’ 10starters – leftfielderNoah Back, catcherBrenton Hughes, rightfielder Eli Sowder, desig-nated hitter Ryan Seeneyand first baseman DrewFlynn -were seniors tak-ing the field for their fi-nal time on Friday.

“I love these kids todeath,” Trame said.“They’re great people,and that’s really the mostimportant thing. They’regoing to do well in what-ever they do. How manypeople can say theyplayed in the final four ofthe state tournament?Most programs in thestate can’t say they’veever been here, but wecan.”W–Graham. L–Mann. Leaders: W–Greer2-4, 2R; Mahon 3-4, 2B, 3B, 4 RBI, 2 R. S–Back 3-3, 2R; Trame 2-3, 2R; Ohmer 2-3,2RBI. Records: W 35-7, S 23-12.

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Scott starting pitcher Zach Mann delivers against WestJessamine's Josh Blancet.

Smith threw a six-in-ning complete game, al-lowing just one hit and nowalks, while striking outsix. The Pandas commit-ted three errors, two ofthem in the first inning.

Smith threw 68 pitch-es in the game and re-tired 16 of the last 17 bat-ters she faced. Shepitched at state fivetimes in her seven-yearvarsity career, threetimes with Ryle andtwice with the Pandas af-ter coming in for hersophomore season.

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OWENSBORO, Ky. —Moments after her finalgame as a high schoolsoftball player, HayleeSmith kneeled down fora few seconds to com-pose herself beforestanding up to congratu-late the victors of EstillCounty.

Smith, the only senioron the Notre Dame Acad-emy softball team, hadher career end in toughfashion with a 2-1 loss toEstill County (21-16) inthe first round of theelimination bracket Fri-day afternoon at Jack C.Fisher Park. The Pandasfinished 26-8 after fall-ing 3-0 to Ashland Blazerin Thursday night’s firstround.

“It’s weird, sevenyears, it’s over, but I’mexcited to go play col-lege softball,” saidSmith, who will play fornearby Southern Indianaat the next level in Ev-ansville. “It will be weirdnot playing in the NinthRegion but I wish themall the best of luck, espe-cially the Pandas.”

Smith?” said NDA headcoach Joe Stephenson.“It’s her fifth time beingdown at state.”

All three runs in thegame came in the firstinning. With one out,NDA sophomore catcherKennedy Baugh reachedthird base on an error bythe right fielder, andSmith drove her in with asacrifice fly.

In the bottom of theinning, Muncie singledwith one out to constructthe lone hit Estill wouldhave. Senior MacKenzieAngel bunted to thirdbase and reached on a

throwing error, withMuncie going to third.Smith struck out thenext batter, but with twoouts, the Pandas hurlerbobbled a ground ballback to her to allow thetying run to score, thenwith freshman Kelly Layat the plate, the secondrun scored on a passedball to make it 2-1.

“One of them (thethree errors) falls onme,” Smith said. “Usual-ly, right back at me, Imake those plays, butyou can’t be mad. Youjust pick yourself up andkeep fighting.”

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As I was thanking Godfor the beautiful weather,the stunning views andthe priceless memorieson our long drive home,my mind kept going backto the GPS and howgrateful I was to have it. Ireally could not havemade the trip without it.But more than that, Icouldn’t get over howforgiving the naviga-tional system was when Imade a wrong turn. The

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Book release partyset for Robinson’s‘Advance Man’

Rick Robinson’s latestnovel, “The AdvanceMan,” which spent its firstweekend on Amazon’s topseller list in the genre ofpolitical thrillers, will bereleased locally on June 18with a signing party at Jo-seph Beth Bookstore at theCrestview Hills Town Cen-ter, 2785 Dixie Hwy, Crest-view Hills. The eventstarts at 7 p.m.

Publisher Page (an im-print of Headline Books)released the book nation-ally on Derby Weekend inhonor of the heritage ofthe book’s main character,a Kentucky congressman.Robinson, who is fromNorthern Kentucky, is atwo-time Independent Au-thor of the Year and for-mer London Book Festivalgrand prize winner.

In the fifth installmentof the series (and Robin-son’s ninth book overall),Richard Thompson isthrust back into public lifewhen he is appointed to filla vacancy in the U.S. Sen-ate. With the nation inmourning over the deathof the vice president alllaw enforcement issearching for his allegedkiller, a young mid-west-erner who was working atthe White House as an ad-vance man at the time ofthe assassination. As theyoung man tries to hide inD.C.’s trendy DuPont Cir-cle neighborhood, the keyto proving the man’s inno-cence may – like him – be

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Mary Inglescelebrates takesplace July 18

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The 260th Mary DraperIngles Celebration takesplace the afternoon of July18 at Big Bone Lick StateHistoric Site.

Later that evening joinFriends of Big Bone for a 7p.m. outdoor picnic con-cert and enjoy the musicof Salt of the Earth (fromSt. Louis) whose song “Ma-ry’s Hope” honors MaryIngles’ strength and loveof family. Bring your blan-kets and sit back and listento the music while eatingyour picnic dinner. The$25 cost of the ticket cov-ers food, a beverage, andthe concert. This donationwill be applied to Phase 2and 3 of the RevitalizationProject taking place at BigBone Lick’s Visitor’s Cen-ter.

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Spices, herbs andadditives: Watch forsales on spices, vinegaror additives designed forhome canning. Checkexpiration dates on pectinand other products leftover from last year’scanning. If in doubt,throw it out and replace.All vinegars should con-tain at least 5 percentacidity to be safe forhome canning. Salt shouldnot contain iodine, whichcan make liquids appearcloudy in home cannedgoods. Now is a greattime to plant herbs topreserve or use in preser-vation recipes later in the

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Piner ElementarySchool at Piner will beholding its annual PinerAlumni Reunion andPotluck Luncheon at 1p.m. Sunday, June 14.Just bring a covered dish(meat, salad, veggie ordessert) and enjoy thefellowship with formeralumni, staff, friends andfamily. Any questions,please call Pat Workmanat 859-356-8346.

The Kenton CountyCitizens Group will meetat the Piner BaptistChurch on Monday, June15. This is an open housemeeting for concernedcitizens including Waltoncitizens located in south-ern Kenton County aboutservices and planneddevelopment. Hours willbe 5-7 p.m.

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More than 150 Walton-Verona Alumni andfriends celebrated theirreunion on Saturdayevening at the WaltonVerona Commons.Thanks to Joella SleetFlynn and Kelly Fulmerfor organizing and con-ducting the program.Principal Joann Esten-felder reported on theprogress of the Walton-Verona School Systems,which was very favor-able.

Honored classes wererecognized beginningwith 1945 and each yearthereafter ending in five.Twenty past graduates’names were read inmemory of their passingsince June 2014.

Layne Cheesman, a1950 graduate, was in-ducted into the Walton-Verona Hall of Fame.Layne’s integrity, loveand concern for youngpeople and his family’sfuture prompted him tostrive and accomplishthat desire. He guidedmany young peoplethrough his love of main-ly baseball and basket-ball by giving of himselfand time to be a devotedmentor.

Alumni Scholashipswere awarded to WillCompton, Allison Millsand Scott Smith. TheRandall Hall MemorialScholarship was awardedto Hannah Flynn.

Several alumni trav-eling from out of area toenjoy the banquet wereMasil Allen Blythe fromLake Mary, Florida, MikeSimpson from Scottsdale,Arizona, Dale Chapmanfrom St. Louis, and DonMenke from Paris, Ken-tucky.

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» Boone County Pub-lic Works, Solid WasteDivision will have itsannual River Sweep onSaturday, June 20, 8:30a.m. until noon. There arefive locations of localriverbanks. Free lunchand T- Shirt provided.Call to volunteer at 334-3629 or 334 3151.

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Belated birthday wish-es to Charles “Hunky”Holder on June 8, alsoDawn Dunkley andElaine Campbell. Happybirthday to Greg Peebleson June 12.

Prayers for LowellGoldsberry after un-dergoing some tests.

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Besse-Lee AllnuttBesse-Lee Caine Allnutt, 90,

of Fort Wright, died May 31.She graduated from Wyo-

ming High School in Ohio in1942. After high school, sheattended college and medicalschool at the University ofCincinnati. She received herdoctorate in medicine in 1949.She practiced child psychiatryand taught at UC’s medicalschool for many years beforeserving as the medical directorof Mill Creek Psychiatric Centerfor Children from 1978-1984.

Her husband, Richard Allnutt;and sister, Joan McFarlan, diedpreviously.

Survivors include her chil-dren, Richard Allnutt III, Eliza-beth Edwards, and John Allnutt;sister, Alberta Storey; and eightgrandchildren along with sixgreat-grandchildren.

Memorials: Cincinnati Associ-ation for the Blind and VisuallyImpaired, 2045 Gilbert Ave.,Cincinnati, OH 45202.

Vivian BryantVivian Bryant, 77, of Inde-

pendence, died May 28 at herhome.

She was a retired researchassistant for Burke MarketingCo. and attended Holy Cross,Mother of God, St. AugustineChurch, and the CathedralBasilica of the Assumption.

Her husband, Truman EugeneBryant, died previously.

Survivors include her son,Marvin Eugene Bryant of Lex-ington; daughter, Valissa Fordof Independence; and twograndchildren along with fourgreat-grandchildren.

Interment was at Independ-ence Cemetery.

Memorials: Leukemia Society,2300 Wall St., Suite H, Cincin-nati, OH 45212; or St. ElizabethHospice, 483 S. Loop Road,Edgewood, KY 41017.

Adeline CokerAdeline Marie Coker, 2, of

Independence, died May 28 ather home.

Survivors include her parents,James and Connie Coker; broth-ers, James Wolfe and KalebCoker; sister, Abigail Coker;grandparents, James Coker Sr.,Kimberly and Mark Ford, Kenand Judy Chesser; and great-grandparent, Linda Coyle.


Memorials: Coker Family, C/OChambers and Grubbs FuneralHome in Independence, 11382Madison Pike, Independence,KY 41051.

Jennie EdmondsJennie M. Edmonds, 58, of

Taylor Mill, died May 31 at St.Elizabeth Edgewood.

She was a retired postalworker with the U.S. PostalService and a member of OakRidge Baptist Church.

Survivors include her mother,Martha A. Edmonds of Coving-ton; companion, Mike Selm ofFlorence; sisters, Martha Sniderof Burlington, Cheryl Golden ofRyland Heights, Alexis Kaplanof Florence, Debora Childers ofTaylor Mill, and Candy Cox ofFlorence; and brothers, Alexan-der Edmonds of Burlington andAndrew Edmonds of CrescentSprings.

Memorials: American CancerSociety, 297 Buttermilk Pike,Fort Mitchell, KY 41017.

Lee Anne HollenkampLee Anne Hollenkamp, 68, of

Kenton County, died May 29 atUniversity Hospital in Cincin-nati.

She was known affectionate-ly as Aunt Lucky by familymembers and close friends. Shetaught in the Diocese of Coving-ton for more than 25 years. Shealso coached and played soft-ball, instructed CCD classes fornine years, was a member ofMother of God Church, andserved on Fort Mitchell Park’sBoard for 25 years. She was anavid Cincinnati Reds and Ben-gals Fan.

Her brother, Tim Hollenkamp,died previously.

Survivors include her sister,Lynne Hollenkamp of FortMitchell.

Interment was at St. MaryCemetery in Fort Mitchell.

Memorials: Fort Mitchell FireDepartment, 2355 Dixie High-way, Fort Mitchell, KY 41017.

Michael Kemper IIMichael “Bubba” Joseph

Kemper II, 33, of Fort Mitchell,died suddenly on May 25 at hishome.

He was a structural steelfabricator for EGC constructionand a graduate of Ryle HighSchool and the University ofLouisville. He was a member ofCivil Air Patrol, Patriot GuardRiders, and TKE Fraternity. Heenjoyed rooting for the GreenBay Packers, Cincinnati Reds,and Louisville Cardinals and hewas a motorcycle enthusiast.

Survivors include his parents,Michael and Patricia Kemper ofUnion; and sisters, JenniferSwope of Lawrenceburg, Indi-ana, and Melissa Divita ofElsmere.

Interment was at ArlingtonCemetery in Cincinnati.

Memorials: Make-A-WishFoundation, 2545 FarmersDrive, Suite 300, Columbus, OH43235.

Lawrence MairoseLawrence Mairose, 91, of

Kenton County, died May 30.

He worked for the IRS andSun Oil Co. and was a U.S. Navyveteran of World War II. He wasalso a member of Blessed Sacra-ment Church in Fort Mitchell.

Survivors include his wife,Ruth Mairose; children, ChrisMairose; brother, Wilma McMil-lian; and five grandchildren.

Alberta RobinsonAlberta M. Robinson, 88, of

Crescent Springs, died May 30.She was a graduate of Notre

Dame Academy, long-standingmember of St. Agnes, home-maker, and a volunteer at St.Elizabeth Hospital.

Her husband, Stewart Rob-inson; brothers, Dick and ArtBohman; and sister, Lori Boh-man, died previously.

Survivors include her chil-dren, Lynn Wigger, Mark Rob-inson, and Greg Robinson; andeight grandchildren along with10 great-grandchildren.

Burial was at St. Mary Ceme-tery in Fort Mitchell.

Memorials: Notre DameAcademy, 1699 Hilton Drive,Park Hills, KY 41011.

William SmallwoodWilliam O. Smallwood, 93, of

Independence, died May 31 athis home.

He was a retired conductorwith L&N Railroad and a mem-ber of Grace Baptist Church andthe American Legion.

Survivors include his wife,Aleda Pennington Smallwood;sons, David Smallwood ofIndependence and Ed Small-wood of St. Cloud, Florida; andsix grandchildren along witheight great-grandchildren.


Memorials: Grace BaptistChurch, 5228 Madison Pike,Independence, KY 41051; orHospice of the Bluegrass, 7388Turfway Road, Florence, KY41042.

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Albert WitschyAlbert Joseph Witschy, 71, of

Fort Wright and Lakeside Park,died April 21 at Camden ClarkHospital in West Virginia.

He was an industrial engi-neer.

Survivors include his wife,Glenna Witschy; daughter,Kerin Hentz; brother, Joe Wit-schy; sister, Geraldine Pavlick;and six grandchildren.

Memorials: St. Jude Children’sResearch Hospital, 501 St. JudePlace, Memphis, TN 38105.

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The evening of May 28Children’s Law Center, alocal nonprofit providingquality legal services tochildren in Kentucky andOhio, celebrated its 25thanniversary with the thirdannual Dancing with theCLC Stars fundraiser anddance competition.

Dancing with the Chil-dren’s Law Center Starspaired eight local celebri-ties with professionaldancers from Arthur Mur-ray Dance Center to bene-fit the Children’s Law Cen-ter.

By encouraging theirfamilies, friends, col-leagues and associates tosupport their perfor-mances, the eight celebri-ty dancers raised morethan $84,000 to supportneeded advocacy for chil-dren.

Fundraising championDr. Barry Applegateraised more than $14,500.Talent champion Michael

Monks scored a perfect 30with scores of 10 from allthree judges. GrandChampion Bethany RusticSmith scored a near per-fect 29 from the judgesand raised more than$13,700.

This year’s DancingStars were:

» Olesja Cormney,Toyota attorney

» Tiffany Evans, Keat-

ing Muething & Klekampattorney

» Sue Ott Rowlands,Northern Kentucky Uni-versity provost and execu-tive vice president for aca-demic affairs

» Bethany RusticSmith, Turner Construc-tion marketing manager

» Barry Applegate, Ap-plegate Dentistry doctorof dental medicine

» Peter Hiltz, WellsFargo financial planner

» Michael Monks, Riv-er City News publisher

» Aftab Pureval, Proc-ter & Gamble Co. attorney

This event benefits thisregion’s most vulnerableand disadvantaged chil-dren by supporting theChildren Law Center’s le-gal services program thatresult in better outcomesfor children and youth inour communities. Chil-dren’s Law Center doesnot charge any fees to itschild clients or their fam-ilies.

Celebrity dancers raise$84,000 to help children

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“Dancing with the CLC Stars”raised more than $84,000 tobenefit Children’s LawCenter. Pictured are BarryApplegate and CandaceMcCreary.

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