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TAYLORMILLContinuedconstruction on Taylor MillRoad is making planning dif-ficult for Scott High Schoolshomecoming parade.

The City Commission wasasked to approve a paraderoute and time for the event,which will be held afterschool Friday, Oct. 5. MayorDanBell and the commission-ers discussed their optionsduring the Wednesday, Sept.12, meeting.

Traditionally, the paradegoes down Mill Valley Driveturning south to Taylor MillRoad, to north on Old TaylorMill to the school, and eachroad is closed for around 45minutes to allow theparade topass.

While portions of Old Tay-lor Mill Road are closed forconstruction, closing TaylorMill Road around 6 p.m.would force rush-hour driv-ers on alternate routes or tojust sit and wait, possiblybacking up onto Inter-state-275.

City Administrator JillBailey was concerned aboutemergency access during theparade time, as well as com-

muters headed home duringrush hour.

It becomes that simple ofan issue: Can you respond toan emergency in that kind oftraffic? she said.

Police Chief Steve Knauf-said the best and safestroute would avoid TaylorMillRoad.

City Commissioner DanMurray suggested stagingthe parade on Shadow HillCourt, and proceeding downMill Valley Drive to Old Tay-lorMill Road, avoidingTaylorMill Road altogether.

Bell and the other commis-sioners voted for Murrayssuggestion,butBellwanted tomake sureneighborhood resi-

dents were notified about thesituation as soon as possible.

Scott High School Princi-pal Brennon Sappsaid hesbeen talking with teachersand students about differentparadepossibilities,which in-clude using golf carts for asmaller parade on the schoolgrounds.

Theres a lot to thinkabout, but safety for the stu-dents and for thepeople view-ing the parade is most impor-tant. Were really worriedabout having people on (Ky.)16, said Sapp. I really dontknow how its going to workout yet.

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Construction complicatesScott homecoming routeParade route toshiftBy Amy [email protected]

Every day, people throughout NorthernKentucky are struggling to fight a war.

These people arent soldiers, and theirenemy isnt someone else, but its killingpeople throughout the area.

From teenagers and college students towhite-collar workers and older adults, peo-ple fromallwalks of life are fightingagainsttheir addiction to heroin.

Heroin is the great equalizer, it doesntdiscriminate, said Dr. Mina Mike Kalfas,a local family practitioner who also special-izes in addiction treatment.

Cold Spring resident Jordan Finn, 22,knows all too well about battling heroin ad-diction, something thathasaffectedhimandseveral of his friends.

For Finn, who came from a good family,attended Newport Central Catholic and gotgood grades, the battle began in college,when curiosity and a desire to experimentled him to try heroin.

I wasnt depressed or anything, I justwanted to have fun, Finn said. I tried itonce, then didnt do it again for a while.

Finn said at first, hewoulddoheroin onceevery couple months, just for fun.

But soon, the fun stopped and the addic-tion began.

Every couple months went to once amonth, then every other week, Finn said.It just started to occupy my mind all thetime.

Soon,Finnwasat thepoint thathewasdo-ing heroin every day, and could see thedownward spiral of addiction taking overhis life and the lives of his friends.

He saw some of his friends, who weregood people, steal, lie, lose jobs, get kickedout of their houses andnearlydie fromover-dose.

I never resorted to stealing, but I sold alot ofmypossessions,Finn said. I justifiedit and toldmyself I didnt have aproblembe-cause Iwasnt asbadassomeofmyfriends.

Eventually, Finn saidhehadabreakdownanddecidedtoquit.Somethingthatwaseasi-er said than done.

After a brief time off heroin, Finn said herelapsed and was quickly right back wherehe had been.

I didnt want to be an addict and triedreallyhardnot tobe,Finnsaid. But, heroinwas the way I coped with life, and I couldntimagine my life without it.

Earlier this year, Finn realized he neededhelp and went to his father, who helped himget into a medical detox center.

I knew if I tried to do it on my own, itwouldntwork,Finnsaid. Igotdownonmyknees and started praying.

After detox, Finn started attending 12-step meetings several times a week and hasbeen sober for more than four months.

He now talks with younger kids who are

THE HEROIN EPIDEMIC

HeroindoesntdiscriminateFormer addicts share theirstoriesBy Amanda [email protected]

This story is the fourth in a series aboutthe current heroin epidemic in NorthernKentucky. Links to the first three storiesare available here:Police work to combat growing heroin

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Lily Marcum, 3, ofIndependence, lovedriding "The Twister"during Parkfest at

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getting in trouble for usingdrugs and alcohol, tellingthem about his experience,how experimenting canlead to addiction, how ittook over his life and hisdaily battle to stay clean.

Talking to other peopleabout my experience helpsroot me in sobriety, Finnsaid. The onlyway to keepwhat you have is to give itaway.

Lifelong battleFor recovering addict

Allyssa Bujdoso of High-land Heights, life changedthe first time she tried her-oin.

While attending North-

ern Kentucky Universityin 2005, Bujdoso found her-self having a hard timewith her family, school andlife in general.

While she didnt havemuch experience withdrugs, shewas offered her-oin and decided to try it.

I was a child, I didntthink about the conse-quences. I just didnt wantto feel the way I felt insideanymore, Bujdoso said. Itried it once, and I washooked.

Bujdoso said her addic-tion progressed quickly,leading her to start shoot-ing up heroin.

One semester, she re-ceived a financial aidcheck for about $9,000 andspent almost all of it onher-oin within two months.

My lifewas completelyout of control, and I was ashell of the person I wassupposed to be, Bujdososaid. I starting losing a lotof weight, and I could tellthat I was dying.

In 2007, Bujdoso movedin with her mother in NewYork to try to get awayfrom heroin.

After a 30-day stay at atreatment center, she

stayed clean for fewmonths before relapsing inAugust 2007.

I used again for about aweek, then quit again andhave been off heroin forfive years, Bujdoso said.I just knew Iwasmeant todo better things with mylife than kill myself withdrugs.

Bujdoso, who now livesin Chicago and is in collegestudying tobeawriter, saidit took her almost fouryears to get her life back,but that her battle is farfrom over.

Its something thatsnever going to go away, Imgoing to have to deal withthis my entire life, Bujdo-so said. I just do what Ihave to do to get througheach day.

Losing everythingA little over a year ago,

Florence resident BrianFlinkers life was a lot dif-ferent than it is today.

Back then Flinker, 29,was trapped in a full-fledged heroin addictionthat led tohim lose jobsandhis family, drop out of col-lege and spend time in andout of prison.

Flinker started doingdrugs when he was 13 andfirst tried heroin when hewas 18.

Almost immediately, hewas hooked, and he wentfrom snorting heroin hereand there to shooting it upwithin a couple months.

For years, Flinker dealtwith his addiction and legalproblems, with no end insight.

Iwasso tiredofdealingwith it all, Flinker said. Ididnt consider committingsuicide, but I would havebeen OK with dying.

After getting arrestedagain and getting sober injail, Flinker said he had amoment of clarity.

I knew if somethingdidnt change, Id go rightback to heroin when I gotout (of jail), Flinker said.

Flinker entered a nine-month inpatient treatmentprogram, and now attends12-step program meetingsand has been sober for 15months.

I still think about it,

lifes still hard, but I knowthat doing heroin wouldntmake things better, Flink-er said.

Infiltratingsmall-town America

When Dr. Kalfas firststarted working with ad-diction treatment in themid-1990s, he said he rare-ly saw patients with heroinaddiction.

Now treatment centers,including the one in Fal-mouth where he was med-ical director for 15 years,are filledwith them,Kalfassaid.

Ive watched the her-oin in this area really bal-loon over the years, Kal-fas said. Its not just some-thing that affectsbigcities.It has thoroughly infiltrat-ed small-town Americaplaces, including NorthernKentucky.

Kalfas said in his opi-nion, the heroin epidemicin this areawont get betteruntil awareness is spreadand the treatment of ad-

dicts improves.Kalfas, who has spent

years studying and treat-ing heroin addiction, saidmany people arent able toquit using abstinence likeFlinker, Bujdoso and Finn.

The way heroin addic-tion works, Kalfas said, isthat the drug, an opiate,stimulates receptors in thebrain, causing them to re-lease dopamine, a hormonethat gives users a sense ofeuphoria.

The more a person usesthe drug, the more thebrain will need to get thesameeffectandeventually,just to feel normal and nothave withdrawal symp-toms, Kalfas said.

Since heroin addictioncreates this chemical im-balance in the brain, ad-dicts cant think clearly,Kalfas said.

Kalfas said gettingmore medical profession-als and community mem-bers involved in workingtowarda treatment forher-oin addicts instead of themseeing this issue as some-thing that couldnt happento them, is the only way hesees the situation gettingbetter.

Until the stigma sur-rounding heroin addictiongoes away, its going to behard to treat these people,Kalfas said.

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For more than 50 years,the Wickelhaus family andtheir employees have beenproviding hair care ser-vices to patrons through-out Northern Kentucky.

In the mid-1900s, ElmerJohn Wickelhaus openedseveral of the first beautysalons in the area, manynamed after the citieswhere they were located.

In 1962, he opened hisNewport location, andchanged the companyname to reflect his initials,calling it E-Jays.

There wasnt muchover here as far as salonsback then, said ArleneArdie Koehler Birken-hauer, who started at theNewport location in 1962.We started with tworooms and just kept addingon.

In 1986, when Elmer

passed away, his secondwife Gayla Wickelhaus,daughter Lisa WickelhausRichie and son Greg Wick-elhaus took over the busi-ness.

A few years ago whenGayla retired and Lisamoved away, Greg, whowent to beauty school rightafter graduating from high

school, took over with hiswife, Suzanne Wickelhaus.

Its really all I know,and I guess Im pretty goodat it, Greg said.

But, the E-Jays familydoesnt consist of justWickelhaus relatives, Su-zanne said.

The employees at allthree locations, many who

have been with the compa-ny for decades, make upthe real E-Jay family.

Wehavea lot of longev-ity at our salons, which isvery unusual, Suzannesaid. The majority of ourstaff has been here from25years or more.

Ardie, who has beenwith E-Jays for 50 years,said it was her first and

only job doing hair.I just like it here, Ar-

die said. Were alwayslearning new things andgetting even better.

Now, the family-orient-ed salon that employesmore than 100 people atthree locations inNewport,HighlandHeightsandFlor-ence, is celebrating its

years of businesses andthanking its many loyal pa-trons.

Employees are current-ly working to contact long-timepatrons to join them incelebrating their achieve-ment, and give them achance to check out the re-cent renovations made tothe Newport location.

For more informationabout Salon E-Jay, whichoffers haircuts, perms, col-or, nails, waxing and tan-ning, visitwww.ejaysalon.comorfind

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The individual locationscan be reached at 431-5737for Newport, 441-5440 forHighland Heights and 371-7122 for Florence.

Salon E-Jay celebrates more than 50 yearsBy Amanda [email protected]

Salon E-Jay's owner Greg Wickelhaus and long-time employee Arlene "Ardie" KoehlerBirkenhauer pose for a picture outside the salon's Newport location. AMANDAJOERING/COMMUNITY RECORDER

Reading club winnerannounced

ERLANGER JackelineOtto is the grand prize win-ner of a competition forKenton County Public Li-brary Erlanger BranchsSummer Reading Club.

The 6-year-old receiveda bicycle.

To qualify, members ofthe Erlanger BranchsSummer Reading Club hadto read 10 or more booksover the season. Thosewhodid were entered into adrawing for the bike.

Emergency Shelterof N.Ky. looking fordonations

COVINGTON TheEmergency Shelter ofNorthern Kentucky is inneed of items for the up-coming fall and wintermonths.

The shelter needs cof-fee, sugar and winter coatsfor men.

A desktop computer isalso needed.

To contact the shelterwith donations call (859)-291-4555 or email [email protected].

Poll workers neededThe Kenton County

Board of Elections is look-ing for poll workers towork the Presidential elec-tion.

Pollworkersmust be18-years-old or older, be a reg-istered Kenton County vot-er and be a Kenton Countyresident.

Polls open at 6 a.m. onTuesday, Nov. 6. They closeat 6 p.m on Nov. 6.

Poll workers need to beat polling stations by 5:15a.m. on Election Day.

Training is required towork the polls and compen-sation is $125 for workingElection Day and $20 to gothrough training.

If interested please con-tact Democratic Commis-sioner, Merrick Krey, at(859)-392-1645 or [email protected].

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INDEPENDENCETheymight look just like anybunch of guys on motorcy-cles, but the Moon Ridershave a purpose.

The Moon Riders, alsoknownas theLegionRidersof American Legion MoonBrothers Post 275, hopes toraisemoneyfor localveter-ans and their families andto support veterans pro-jects, such as MemorialOaks near Simon KentonHigh School.

Were fundraisers forthe American Legion whojust happen to ride motor-cycles, saidRustyMardis,who started the group inthe spring. Its all aboutgiving back to the commu-nity. We want to raise mon-ey for Memorial Oaks andestablish a POW/MIAbench at the memorial.

He hopes they will ridein the American LegionLegacy Run, an annualcross-country fundraisingride from National Head-quarters in Indianapolis tothe national conventioncity.

Together the group willparticipate in local charityevents, memorial cere-monies and community pa-rades, and they also plan toescort military units ontheir departure for combattours overseas and wel-

come them home upontheir return. The MoonRiderswill also ride to hon-or fallen military men andwomen and to protect thesanctity of their funerals.

A recent member, BradRump of Visalia, said hejoinedbecausehes aveter-an as well as a motorcyclerider. Also, Mardis is hiscousin.

Its a brotherhood,said Rump. Its a way tohang out with the boys.

Bart Bingman, anothernew member, said thegroup is just fun.

GaryHolbrookofMorn-

ing View is the longest ac-tive member of the MoonBrothers post, celebratinghis 20th year in the organi-zation, but hes been a mo-torcycle rider for twice aslong.

Riding is somethingIve always loved, saidHolbrook. I still love it.

His bike bears a decalhonoring his mother, InaFaye Holbrook, who was aKenton Elementary teach-er for 37 years.

My mother rides withme, he said. She wouldntwhen she was alive. Shedidnt like, it but she neversaid anything. She suregoes with me now.

Mardis said he startedthe group with five mem-bers and now theyre up to11. Hes hoping to have 50members by the end of theyear, who together canraise $500 for veteranscauses and $500 forMemo-rial Oaks.

He said the group isopen toveterans, andmem-bers of other Legion postscan join the Moon Riders.

For more information,email him at [email protected] or visitthe post website,www.moonbroth-ers275.org.

Moon Riders raising fundsBy Amy [email protected]

Moon Riders from the American Legion Moon BrothersPost 275 in Independence include Rusty Mardis, BartBingman, Steve Edmondson and Gary Holbrook. AMYSCALF/THE COMMUNITY RECORDER


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Monthly meetings willbe7:30-9a.m.at thecampusalumni center and startedSept. 19. A continentalbreakfast will be provided.

Were here to helpthem make the most oftheir time, said RichardDickmann, CovingtonCatholics alumni relationsdirector. This is about get-ting together to give backto the school, and doingwhat we can to help thealumni at the same time.

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Brennan Scanlon, whograduated from CovingtonCatholic in 1996, will helplead the group.

Not only is he an alumni,buthisbusiness isnetwork-ing.

Scanlonserves asexecutivedirector forBNI, whichhe de-scribed asthe worldslargestbusiness re-ferral organization with5,400 chapters in 51 coun-tries, bringing togethermore than 140,000 peopleglobally.

In the Cincinnati areaalone, he said, the grouphas 1,100 members in 46chapters who have passedalong 33,000 referralsequaling $26 million inclosed business.

Scanlon wants to sharethat success with fellowalumni.

Our goal is to create astructured and supportivebusiness networking envi-ronment for CovingtonCatholic alumni while giv-ing back to the school andits students, said Scanlon.Covington Catholic is tre-mendous for a youngmansdevelopment, both spiri-tually and academically.We want to reconnect thesuccessful businessmen ofCovington Catholic withthe school that gave themthose skills.

Scanlon said each meet-ing will feature one alumnibusiness owner, and allmembers will have an op-portunity to speak. Meet-ings will also include rela-tionship-building activitiesas well as a chance for stu-dents to learn about thebusiness community andthe value of networking.

For more information,[email protected] call 859-653-7275.

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St. Anthony students review numbers and practice shapes while playing a game ofhopscotch. Pictured are SamMiller, Brooke Kuehnle, Joann Faulhaber, Brady Neff andCarter Leigh. THANKS TO LISA FAULHABER

nesses at the Emerging30 reception Oct. 4.

The 2012 designees areAdvantage Tent & PartyRental, Be Creative Cater-ing, Blair TechnologyGroup LLC, Center CityCollision, Cru Cutters LLC,Divisions MaintenanceCorp, EmbroidMe, EmergeIT Solutions LLC, EmergeManaged Solutions LLC,Family Allergy and Asth-ma,First inTrailer Inc.,GBHilycorde Inc. dba GNC,Grandview Tavern &

TheNorthernKentuckyChamber of Commercewill recognize small busi-

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Chamber recognizes Emerging 30Community Recorder

The Grateful LifeFoundation will sponsorits fourth annual galawhich will benefit Transi-tions Inc. on Oct. 19 at theDrees Pavilion in DevouPark, 790 Park Lane, Co-vington.

At 6 p.m. the silent auc-tion will open, and gour-met coffee from RealityTuesday along with wineand hors doeuvres will beavailable. Dinner by JeffThomas Catering will beserved at 8 p.m. followedby Brusters Ice Creamand gourmet desserts. Be-ginning at 9 p.m., therewill be musical entertain-ment and a live auction.

Auction items include

an electric guitar auto-graphed by Van Halen, anoriginal oil painting by re-nowned local artist TomBluemlein, a dinner partyfor 10 at Bonefish, oneweekstayat a condo inAn-na Maria Island, Fla.,jewelry fromHerzog Jew-elers, a catered dinner byJeff Thomas Catering anda faux fur coat from Don-na Salyers Fabulous Furs.

Cost is $100 per personor $800 per table of eight.Reservations, due by Oct.5, canbemadeatwww.the-gratefullifefoundation.org or by call-ing 859-491-4435.

Sponsorship opportuni-ties for theevent areavail-able at three levels.

Gala to benefit Transitions Inc.Community Recorder

Jonna and Tom Bluemleinhold an autographedelectric guitar from VanHalen that will beauctioned at Graeful LifeFoundation's gala. TheBluemleins are co-chairs ofthe gala along with BobbyFerguson and HollyDaugherty. THANKS TO GAILCHASTANG

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012 SOUTH KENTON RECORDER A7

FORT WRIGHT For thefourth consecutive year, theKen-ton County Board of Educationtook compensating tax rates tomaintain the districts income forthe $139,740,434 annual budget.

At their Sept. 10 regularmeet-ing, school board members setthe real estate tax rate and thepersonal property tax rate at$5.57 per $1,000 of valuation for2012, the same as 2011. Themotorvehicle tax rate, set at $6.35 per$1,000 valuation, and the utility

gross receipts tax, 3 percent,were also the same as last year.

KelleyGamble, the school dis-tricts treasurerandexecutivedi-rector of finance, said the rateleavesuswiththe lowestproper-ty tax rate for Boone, Kenton andCampbell counties.

Kenton school board presi-dent Karen Collins' comment af-ter Gambles presentation was,Excellent.

Boardmember Carl Wicklundsaid the consistent tax ratehelped make Kenton the mostsolvent school district in Ken-tucky, and one of the top sol-

vent districts in all 50 states.Its all of you people who are

employed in this district thatmake this happen, he said. Improud of everybody. Everybodycontributes to this success.

Gamble said local tax reve-nues are expected to increase$708,000,whichhesaid is equal toa 1.8 percent increase.

This increase is primarilydue to a 5 percent increase inmo-tor vehicle assessments and im-proving utility tax collections.Property tax revenue is expectedto increase only by about$50,000, he said. Predominant-

ly, ourmoney is coming frommo-tor vehicle assessments and util-ity tax.

In his report, Gamble ex-plained that school district salarycosts are expected to increase$1.4million, a 2 percent increase,but that a larger than normalnumber of retirements in 2011-2012 limited the increase.

Some of the notable numbersGamble included were $274,320in utility savings since 2011 and$206,239 budgeted for the Ken-tuckyEducationTechnology Sys-tem match, which will combinewith a state allocation to provide

$414,478 for new technology.Gamble also said the budget

includes $1.2 million for dieselfuel, and the districts diesel fuelcosts totaled $972,000 in 2010 and$1,132,000 in 2011.

He said expenditures are ex-pected to exceed revenue by $2.4million, which includes morethan $400,000 in one-time onlymaintenance projects, and thebudgeted contingency is $16.1million, or15.26 percent of the to-tal budget.

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Kenton school board sets tax rateBy Amy [email protected]

Bresser, directorofprogramde-velopment for the Boys & GirlsClubs.

The idea for an after-schoolprogram surfaced a couple ofyears agoduringoneofSuperin-tendent Kathy Burkhardts stu-dent advisory group meetings.

They talkedabouthowtherewasnothing for them todo in thecommunity, Burkhardt said.Weve known that weve need-ed this, and the kids are excitedabout it.

Theprogram is part of a larg-er transformation taking placeatTichenor.Amongthe33 teach-ers and support staff this year,18 are new. Gillis, in his secondyear, said the school of 500 stu-dents hasnt hit its AdequateYearly Progress goals under thefederal No Child Left BehindAct for the last four years.

About 75 kids are in the pro-gram. Annual funding nearly$50,000 comes from the dis-trict and the cities of Erlangerand Elsmere. Some organiza-tions, such as local police de-partmentsand libraries, arealsovolunteering time to help.

The program runs 3-6 p.m.dailyand is onaschedule that in-cludes time for homework, tu-

ERLANGER Principal Bry-ant Gillis pointed across the Ti-chenor Middle School cafeteriaonMonday to a table of teens en-joying an after-school snack. Ina few weeks, theyll also be en-joying dinner together.

I remember last year thosekids would be hanging out frontafter school, said Gillis. Wedtell them it was time for them togo home, and they would atleast we assumed thats wherethey went. Now they can comehere.

Here is the after-schoolprogram at Tichenor. While af-ter-school programs are com-mon, there are a couple ofunique twists to thisone: its freeof charge to all families and, be-ginning in October, dinner willbe served each evening.

Some of these kids will beeating three meals a day here,Gillis said. Some of them, ifthey werent getting dinnerhere, would not eat again untilbreakfast the next day.

The need for the programhere in Erlanger-Elsmere Inde-pendent Schools only middleschoolhasgrownover theyears,especially since 69 percent ofthe students in the school qual-ify for free- or reduced-pricelunch based on family income.Thats a percentage that has ris-en significantly with the down-turn in the economy.

Fifteen years ago, the free-and reduced-price lunch figureat Tichenor was 29 percent. Itwas 34 percent10 years ago, and44 percent in 2007.

The Tichenor program is op-eratedby theBoys&GirlsClubsofGreaterCincinnati,whichhasa similar site at Grandview Ele-mentary School in Bellevue andtwostandalonesites inNorthernKentucky. The club has experi-ence not only in after-schoolcare but in providingmeals al-most 1,000 dinners each day atits 11 other sites in Greater Cin-cinnati.

We really want to use (Ti-chenor) as a model for futureschool-based sites, said Bill

toring,physicalactivityandvar-iousenrichmentprograms, suchasdancing,karateandcomputerclasses.

Its been really fun so far,said13-year-oldJessicaFryman.Being here keeps me out oftrouble and helps me get myhomework done.

Ariel Howell, 13, thought itwould be boring, but its actual-ly not that bad.

Im getting homework done,hanging out with friends andhaving a good time with every-body, she said.

Staci Allgeyer has two chil-dren in the program while sheworks.

Its not that I dont trust mykids, but I just dont want themhome alone for that long withnothing to do, she said.

She also appreciates the tu-toring her children get.

Sometimes they come homewith stuff that they are taughtdifferently today than the way Iwas taught, and I dont knowhow to help them, Allgeyersaid.

Another piece of keeping stu-dents here engaged after schoolis the implementation of a youthleadership development initia-

tive.Runby theBrightonCenterin Newport, the free initiativewill provide students the oppor-tunity to do community servicework, job shadow, visit collegesand attend seminars on dealingwithpeerpressureandbullying.

The group meets twice aweek for 34 weeks. Roughly 20kidshavealready signedup, andmore are expected to do so.

Brighton has run this initia-tive for 18 years, but this is thefirst time it has done it in aschool in Kenton County. KateArthur, Brightons communityinvestment director, said theprogram over the years has im-proved attendance in schools by86 percent and decreased riskybehaviors (such as drugs andsmoking) by 79 percent.

Our goal is to reduce riskybehaviors, increase attendanceand grades, and lead them tograduation, Arthur said.

Gillis believes those goalswill be reached.

These programs are thefoundation for thesekids,Gillissaid. They want to be here,theyre excited about it, theyfeel its a safe place. Without it,the academics arent going towork.

Tichenor after-schoolprogram may become model

School will offerthree meals a dayByWilliam [email protected]

Jodi Disselkamp, standing right, helps Tichenor Middle School seventh-grader Ariel Howell, left, andother students with science homework in the school's after-school program. Disselkamp, who works forthe Boys and Girls Club of Cincinnnati, is the after school program leader. PATRICK REDDY/THE ENQUIRER

FORT WRIGHT The KentonCounty School Boards contractwith a transportation consulta-tion company has bus driversworried about their jobs.

Transportation employeesfilled theMonday, Sept. 10, boardmeeting to urgemembers to takemore time to consider the con-tract with Transportation Strate-gies LLC.

According to SuperintendentTerri Cox-Cruey, the contract isfor consultation in leadership,management, managing pur-chases and price negotiationswith vendors.

This is not an attempt to out-source any existing positions,she wrote in a letter to employ-ees. As with other departmentsthroughout the district, this is anattempt to obtain the highest lev-el of expertise and seek advice oncost-saving measures so we cancontinue to work in a financiallysound school district.

President of the classified em-ployees union, Marci Viox, post-ed fliers on cars parked at SimonKentons football game Friday,requesting public support at themeeting and directly askingboard members to do more re-search.

Viox said her research showsthe company works in phases:first, cutting costs on fuel andmechanical parts purchases;then, cutting jobs and benefitsfor further savings.

This company is known tooutsource and we have other al-ternatives to hiring a companyand being in a contract for threeyears, but this just isnt about us.Its about the safety of our chil-dren, said Viox.

Viox also said, The boarddidnt inform employees theywere going to do this.

Before the school boardsunanimous vote to approve thecontract, Cox-Cruey recom-mended the choice and boardmembers Mike Martin and CarlWicklund supported their deci-sion.

The superintendent said thatat least two school districts re-ported favorably about their con-tracts with Transportation Strat-egies, and said they were able tosave enough money during thefirst phase that they never had tocut jobs or benefits.

Cox-Cruey saida recent flier to district trans-

portation employees asks for tworepresentatives from each lot tohelp improve the consultationprocess.

Visit nky.com/kentoncounty formore community news

SchoolboardapprovesconsultationcontractBy Amy [email protected]

Brown, CastanedaenrolledTaylor Brown of Fort Mitchell and

Jonathan Castaneda of Villa Hills areenrolled at Heidelberg University.

Kenton residentsbecome BoilermakersThe following Kenton County

students joined the Boilermakercommunity by participating in theannual Boiler Gold Rush program atPurdue Universitys West Lafayettecampus:

Edgewood: Mitchell Griffin.Fort Wright: Dylan Neff.Covington: Damian Stout.The mission of Boiler Gold Rush is to

orient new students and their familiesduring their transition to Purdue bycreating a fun and stimulating envi-ronment, providing access to opportu-

nities on Purdues campus and in theLafayette andWest Lafayette commu-nities, and by offering meaningfulactivities and leadership opportunitiesto encourage student success.

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SOUTHKENTONRECORDEREditor: Nancy Daly, [email protected], 578-1059

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SOUTHKENTONRECORDEREditor: Melanie Laughman, [email protected], 513-248-7573

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I think what happenswith us is were playing witha lot of ups and downs, saidhead coach Casey Seibert.Its a matter of being able to

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The starting lineup fea-tures a diverse blend of up-perclassmen and underclass-men. The key to the teamspostseason success willhinge on how quickly the un-derclassmen can get com-fortable playing alongsidethe juniors and seniors.

We have a lot of differ-ence in the mentalitiesamong the players, saidSeibert. We have sopho-mores and freshmen whoknowthegameaswellasany-one but may be a little hesi-tant because of their age.

One young Eagle has notbeen afraid.

Seibert told freshmanC.J.Seay that hewouldbe theguyin goal this season. So far,Seay has responded to thechallenge. His abilities ex-tend beyond trying to keepthe ball out of the net. Thefreshman is the quarterbackof the Eagles defense,charged with setting theteams defensive alignmentsand matchups.

I have been amazed byhim fromday one, said Seib-ert. We threw him into thefire, but hes amazed me ev-ery day with the head he hason his shoulders and the re-sponsibility hes taken on.

Up-and-down year for Scott

Scott freshman goalkeeper C.J. Seay, blackshirt, leaps to make the save over twoHighlands defenders. Scott beat Highlands 2-1Sept. 1 at Tower Park in Fort Thomas. JAMESWEBER/THE COMMUNITY RECORDER

Lineup a blend ofyouth, experienceBy Adam [email protected]

See SOCCER, Page A9

This Weeks MVP The Florence Freedom

baseball team for finishing asFrontier League runner-up.

Girls soccer Notre Dame beat As-

sumption 2-1 to win the Lex-ington Catholic ChallengeCup. All-tourney picks wereJamie Bramlage, Alex Lonne-man, Maddie Tierney, EllieEckerle and Olivia Voskuhl(MVP).

Scott beat Walton-Vero-na 4-3 Sept. 12. Hannah Wal-ters had two goals.

Simon Kenton beatBoone County 2-1 Sept. 12 toimprove to 5-2-1. Karley Abeland Malorie Valentine hadthe goals.

Boys golf Scott beat Holy Cross

175-190 Sept. 12. CorySchwartz and Tyler Pusateriof Scott both medaled with a41.

Volleyball Holy Cross beat High-

lands 25-17, 25-20, 25-17 to im-prove to 10-2 Sept. 13.

Scottbeat SimonKentonSept.13, 25-23,15-25, 25-22, 25-23.

TMC Notes The Thomas More Col-

lege mens soccer team re-main unbeaten Sept. 15 as itshut outAndersonUniversity,2-0, in a non-conferencematch in Anderson, Ind. Withthe win, the Saints improve to3-0-3 .

Sophomore goalkeeperMatt Kees (Scott) played all90 minutes in goal and im-proved his record to 3-0-3 ashe posted the shutout withfive saves.

The Thomas More Col-lege womens soccer team re-mained undefeated as it de-feated Anderson University,7-1, Sept. 16 in a non-confer-ence game in Anderson, Indi-ana. With the win, the Saintsimprove to 6-0 .

The Saints took a 4-0 leadinto halftime when sopho-more midfielder EmileeBuchanan scored at the 26:54mark off a cross from juniormidfielder Kirstie Reilman(McAuley). TMC increasedthe lead to 5-0 at the 48:08when seniormidfielderChris-sy Sonderman (Holy Cross)scored on aWork assist.

The 21st-ranked ThomasMore College football teamscored a touchdown with 18-seconds to play in the game torally and defeat WestminsterCollege, 27-23, Sept. 15 in itsPresidents Athletic Confer-ence opener at The Bank ofKentucky Field.

The Saint then marched 61yards in 10 plays and 1:38 toscore the eventual game-win-ning touchdown when sopho-more quarterback LukeMag-ness connected on a 16-yardpass with sophomore wide re-ceiver Ryan Winkler (SimonKenton) and Tim Gormly(McNick) made the PAT with18-seconds to play for the 27-23 victory.

Offensively for the Saints,Magness was 22-of-27 pass-ing for 205 yards and onetouchdown. Adam Rauch had16carries for80yardsand twotouchdowns and had twocatches for five yards, whilesophomore running back Lan-don Savoy had 20 rushes for79 yards and had four catchesfor 41yards.Winkler finishedthe game with nine catchesfor 93 yards and one touch-down.

PRESS PREPSHIGHLIGHTS

By James [email protected]

District play starts thisweek for most of NorthernKentucky in football. Here is alook at Sept. 15 action:

CovingtonCatholic/Beechwood

Cov Cath beat the Tigers41-6. Cov Cath improved to 4-1.Beechwood fell to 1-3.

CCHquarterbackBlake Birthrew for 192 yards and threetouchdowns, two to EvanBraun and one to Ethan Egb-ers.Braunhad four catches for116 yards. Egbers and BobbyBeatrice had touchdown rush-es as well.

At the halfway point of theregular season, Bir had 1,315yards and 17 TDs.

MatthewWay had a 50-yard

interception return for a score.Daniel Hellman and AustinOberhausen recovered Beech-wood fumbles.

Sam Burchell had 13 tack-les.

For Beechwood, Jason Su-chanek threw a TD pass to De-von Everett.

BeechwoodhostsElizabeth-town 8 p.m. Friday. Cov Cathwill travel to Highlands 7 p.m.Friday.

HolmesHolmes was shut out 29-0

against Cooper to fall to 0-2.Holmes starts district play

at Pendleton County 7 p.m. Fri-day.

Holy CrossTheIndians fell 48-21atOld-

ham County to drop to 1-4.Mitch Trail threw for 191

yards anda touchdown to JalenBeal, who had seven catchesfor 96 of those yards. Bealrushed for 67 yards and a scoreaswell.MarkelMcClendonhada defensive touchdown. BurtPouncy had two catches for 64yards.

HC hosts Lloyd to open dis-trict play 7 p.m. Friday.

LudlowThe Panthers lost 40-0 to

Bethlehem to drop to 1-3.Ludlow plays at Newport 7

p.m. Friday.

ScottThe Eagles lost 63-31 to

Franklin County to drop to 3-2.Franklin, which improved to5-0, scored 60 or more pointsfor the fifth straight game.Ryan Timmons, one of the bestplayers in the state, had 237 to-tal yards and seven touch-downs. Logan Woodside threwfor 229 yards and four TDs.

For Scott, Ben Osbornerushed for 70 yards and twotouchdowns.ReedSpatahad87yards and a TD, and Josh Cas-tleman 70 and a TD.

Scott plays at Cooper tostart district play 7:30 p.m. Fri-day.

Jared Swanson of Simon Kenton dropsMason Myers of Newport Central Catholicwith a stiff arm. BRANDON SEVERN/FOR THECOMMUNITY RECORDER

Running back Andrew Sampson powers through the line for Simon Kenton. BRANDONSEVERN/FOR THE COMMUNITY RECORDER

Simon Kenton quarterback Brenan Kuntzrolls to his right looking for his openreceiver. BRANDON SEVERN/FOR THE COMMUNITYRECORDER

District play starts soon

Simon Kenton remains undefeated

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The good news is, Scottonly has one bad loss on itsledger. Four of the teamslosses have come by justone goal. The Eagles mostrecent loss was one of itsbetter performances ofthe year.

That was some of thebest soccer weve playedall year, said Seibert ofhis teams 2-0 loss to 11-1Bishop Brossart.

The biggest challengegoing forward will be get-ting the team to play to-gether as one cohesiveunit. The upperclassmenwill need to playwithin thesystem and break somehabits that they haveformed over their years.The underclassmen will

need to play more assert-ive and trust their in-stincts.

We hope by Oct. 6 tohave the teamononewave-length, playing at a highlevel together, said Seib-ert. It feels like in somegames we have two oppo-nents: The team wereplaying and ourselves.

Another bright spot forScott has been the play ofjunior center-mid TannerCox. Cox missed half oflast season with a back in-jury.His play as the teamstablesetter has been criti-cal to the teams success.He often makes the passthat leads to an Eagles as-sist.

Our attack starts withhim, said Seibert.

While the team has en-dured its highs and lows,Seibert believes this teamhas the talent to return to

the state tournament, likeits 2009 and 2010 predeces-sors. The talent levelmakes the rough startevenmore frustrating, butgives hope for a late-sea-son surge. The Eagles willbe battle-tested come Oc-tober.

The only way we canget better is to play againstthe best teamswe possiblycan, said Seibert. Look-ing at the competitionweve played,we should behappy to be 6-6.

The Bulldog Cup runsSept. 18-22. Scott headsdown to Louisville withhigh expectations.

With the way weveplayed lately, I expect tobeplaying some of our bestsoccer against the bestteams in the state, saidSeibert. Our goal is toplay in the championshipgame on Saturday night.

SoccerContinued from Page A8

Simon Kenton

The Pioneers im-proved to a perfect 5-0with a 28-20 win overNewportCentral CatholicSept. 15.

Brenan Kuntz con-tinuedhis strongplay thisseason with 17 comple-tions in 30 tries for 241

yards and three touch-downs, one each to JacobHuesman, Lars McEn-tyre and Andrew Samp-son. Huesman had sevencatches for 96 yards.Grant Wassom had eightgrabs for 86 yards.

Andrew Sampsonrushedfor104yardsandaTD.

Mike Krallman hadeight tackles.

SK starts district playat Ryle 7:30 p.m. Friday.

FootballContinued from Page A8FLORENCE The most

dramatic season in teamhistory ended in quite pos-sibly the least dramaticway.

The Florence Freedomlost the Frontier LeagueChampionshipSeries to theSouthern IllinoisMiners ona walk-off walk in the bot-tom of the 12th inning onSunday, Sept. 16. The lossdid not overshadow themost successful, excitingseason in Florence Free-dom history.

The Freedom dominat-ed the final month of theregular season toclinch thefirst postseason berth inteam history. Then, Flor-ence won its first playoffseries in dramatic fashion,behind Drew Rundleswalk-off home run in anelimination game and Pe-ter Fatses monster gamein the series clincher. Flor-ence finished with a fran-chise-record 57 wins.

As a manager, it wasprobably my most reward-ing season, said Freedommanager Fran Riordan.This was a special groupthat came together as ateam and was able to dosome real special things.

A different playerseemed to step up eachnight to lead the Freedom.In the final game of theyear, Brandon Mathespitched six innings ofscoreless relief and struck

outeight.Herelievedstart-er Andy Clark, one part ofthe starting rotation thatpropelled the Freedom tothe brink of a champion-ship. So many differentplayers contributed to theFreedoms improbable runtowards the postseason.

It seemed as if ourbacks werent against thewall, something wasntright, said Riordan. Untilthe very end, these guysfought for and earned ev-erything they got.

From early Augustthrough the seasons finalnight on Sept. 16, the Free-dom played with a sense ofurgency.

We feel like we playedthe last month like we hadto win, said shortstop andFrontier League All-StarJunior Arrojo. There wasno pressure on us. Weplayed with our backs

against the wall all year.Doubt was not in the

players vocabulary. OnceRiordan and his staff optedto switch to a four-manstarting rotation in earlyAugust, the Freedom start-ed clicking and neverlooked back.

It was a great feeling,said Arrojo. The group ofguys and the run we hadwas the best feeling inbaseball.

As the Freedom startedwinning, the Florence com-munity took notice. Themore important the gamesbecame, the louder thecrowd at Florence Free-dom Field became. Thecoaches and players heardthe difference in the stadi-ums volume.

Our fans are great.They saw how we werewinning games and theyhelped us win somegames, said Arrojo. Iwish we could have comeback for Game Five andwon a championship forthem.

The team showed its re-solve until the last run ofthe season crossed theplate. The Freedomdropped the first twogamesof thechampionshipseries before winningGameThree on the road. InGame Four, the Freedomtrailed 3-0 before tying thegame in the top of theeighth inning.

Now, the independentleague players will decidewhat to do next with their

careers. Some players willretire from baseball; oth-ers will take advantage ofother career opportunitieswithin the game. The play-ers and coaches hope theycan bring the team back to-gether for one more run,cappedoff bya league title.

For the players, thebond was even tighter.

This is such a specialgroup of guys, said Arro-jo. Imreallygoing tomissthem this offseason. We allwant to comebackandplaytogether again.

Freedom ends best run

David Harris hit a home runin game two of thechampionship seriesagainst the SouthernIllinois Miners. THANKS TO THEFLORENCE FREEDOM

By Adam [email protected]

HOPPIN HOLMES

Senior Anthony White of Holmes controls a headernear midfield in the game with Cooper Sept. 13. Freshoff of their first win of the season a 4-0 win overBerea, the Holmes Bulldogs (1-8) traveled to Cooper totry and extend their winnings, but came up short 11-1.BRANDON SEVERN/FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

FOUL-BALL CATCH

Landon Kleier, of Independence, sits on his sisterSarah's lap while showing off his first foul ball at theFlorence Freedom game. FILE PHOTO

STATE CHAMPIONS

The Kentucky Kenton County All Stars, associatedwith NKBaseball.com, won the state championship inthe 8U Machine Pitch Division July 15. They won threestraight games (7-4, 6-1 and 7-6) with no defeats totake the title. They are, from left: Front, BrennanStaton, Ryan Zimmerman, Zac Arlinghaus, DennisLenihan, Brendon Cullen, Brandon Brooks; middle,Max Ward, Cameron Boyd, Owen, Camden Fedders,Carl Gabbard, Charlie Casey; back, assistant coachMichael Brooks, assistant coach Frank Staton andhead coach Sean Cullen. THANKS TOMALINDA BROOKS

A10 SOUTH KENTON RECORDER SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

The tragic consequences ofaddiction made the news earlierthis month when three youngmen broke into a Northern Ken-tucky home, the break-in result-ing in the death of one and thearrests of the other two. Liveswere irrevocably changed for-ever, the one who took the life,the one who lost his life, the twowho lost their freedom and ev-eryone who loved and caredabout each of these individuals.

All of these lives became thecasualties of heroin, a drug thattakes until there is no more totake.

For those of us who havelived and/or worked with thosewho suffer from the disease ofaddiction, the revelation thatheroin was involved came as nosurprise. We knew before weknew.

As many times as we haveheard or read about violencebeing inflicted on individuals, itshould come as no shock to any-

one that drugshave becomeincreasinglyresponsible forthe heartbreakof families,communitiesand the nation.Unless a personhas been livingon anotherplanet, theyknow about thedevastating

effects that drugs and addictionare having on our lives, all ofour lives without exceptionregardless of whether you havea loved one with this disease ornot.

Amazingly, of all the topicsdiscussed during the nationalDemocratic and Republicanconventions, not one commentwas made concerning the epi-demic that is plaguing our na-tion and destroying lives at analarming rate. Overdoses at the

rate of one every 14 minutes thathave now exceeded the numberof auto fatalities are one part ofthe heart-wrenching havoc thatis being wreaked on our fam-ilies.

If this were any other threatto the publics safety and well-being, there would be no end tothe precautionary measures thatwould be taken as well as theimmediate attention devoted toeducation, awareness and treat-ment for those already affected.Why then is it only when a trage-dy strikes that we hear about itand then only in passing, as ifthis is the one and only time thatit will ever happen?

Its not. The calls everydayfrom family members cryingfor help, the waiting lists fordetox and treatment, the num-ber of criminal offenses result-ing from the use and/or sale ofdrugs, and the overdose deathsare some of the overwhelmingtestaments to the problem and

the need for more education/prevention, treatment and re-covery resources.

It is as true with addiction aswith any other chronic, progres-sive potentially fatal disease, thesooner it is recognized, the long-er its treated, the more success-ful the recovery. Unfortunately,for some, while the family iswaiting for their loved one towant to, lose enough and hitbottom, their loved one may hitthe ultimate bottom.

Caseys Law, an involuntarytreatment act, offers a hopefuloption.

If you think there is a prob-lem, there probably is. Transi-tions Inc. is here to help. Formore information about Transi-tions, The Grateful Life Founda-tion and Caseys Law, go towww.transitionsky.org or call859-491-4435.

Charlotte Wethington is a recoveryadvocate at Transitions Inc.

Epidemic Hiding in plain sight

CharlotteWethingtonCOMMUNITYRECORDER GUESTCOLUMNIST

Why am I a candidate forKenton County School Board?The answer is simple. Educa-tion is a fundamental right ofevery young citizen of thecommonwealth of Kentucky,enshrined in our Constitution,and in order to make good onthat obligation we have to getthe most for the money wedevote to public institutions.

Its easy to criticize publicschools, but its not so easy toraise the bar on such a largescale. One thing Ive learnedin my career is that throwingmoney at problems does notnecessarily promote solu-tions. In business, money

chases aftergood ideasand seeks areturn oninvestment.Those whoresist loseground tocompetitorsand eventu-ally mustadapt inorder tocatch up, orcease to

exist.Resistance to change is

much harder to overcome intodays public education mod-el. Thats why choice hasbecome such a highlycharged term. Another lessonfrommy business experienceis that those who presidedover the creation of the statusquo are often ill-equipped toclearly see the problems, letalone bring about construc-tive solutions.

Thats my main goal: Tobring fresh ideas, to be partof the solution and not allowmyself to become part of theproblem.

Its a mistake to think thatthe problems of public educa-tion can be solved simply byadopting a business model.Ive seen the problems from avariety of perspectives overthe years: as a parent of twochildren who went throughKenton County Schools, as thehusband of an extremelytalented teacher in the dis-trict, as the committee chairfor long-range facilitiesplans, as the parent repre-sentative on a superintendentsearch committee, and as avolunteer member on severalpublic education initiativessponsored by the NorthernKentucky Chamber of Com-merce.

Ive been interested inserving on the Board of Edu-cation for many years butwas barred from runningbecause of nepotism laws, solong as my wife (Diane)worked for Kenton CountySchools. Diane has made apositive difference in thelives of so many children.Now its time for me to helpsome too.

Bill Culbertson is a semi-retiredbusiness executive, attorney andCPA. He and his wife, Diane,have resided in Crestview Hillssince 1983. Candidates for officeare invited to write one guestcolumn (500 words or less) priorto the Nov. 6 election. Deadline isOct. 18.

Schoolsystemneedsfresh ideas

BillCulbertsonCOMMUNITYRECORDER GUESTCOLUMNIST

Responding toWurtzHere is a response to Tom

Wurtzs attack column of Sept.6.

Wurtzaskedwhysomecitizenspay more than others, for thesame federal services. He theo-rized that it would be fair if ev-eryone paid $1,258, regardless oftheir ability to do so. I answeredby showing that it is obviouslymathematically impossible to paymore income taxes if virtually allyour income goes toward surviv-al. Tom took this as a personal in-sult, forwhich I apologize, andun-leashed his anger on the Fairtaxwith a plethora of misconcep-tions.

The Fairtaxs Prebate is nei-ther Marxist nor welfare, anymore than so-called refundsare. It untaxes essentials, helpslow-income wage earners escapepoverty, offers middle-incomersextra cash, helps seniors on fixedincomes, and helps the Fairtax tobe fair.

If Tom doesnt like the idea ofus helping each other, maybe heshould take his anger out onThomas Jefferson who favored aprogressiveconsumptiontax.Jef-ferson wrote: the farmer willsee his government supported

by the contributions (consump-tion) of the rich alone, without hisbeing called on to spend a centfrom his earnings." In his SecondInaugural speech, Jefferson said:"Revenue on the consumption offoreign articles is paid cheerfullybythosewhocanaffordtoaddfor-eign luxuries to domestic com-forts... JeffersonwasnotaMarx-ist.

Okey SpauldingCommunications Director4th District Fairtaxky.org

Covington

Sugar reform is neededAre you tired of paying high

prices for sugar?And high prices for things that

contain sugar like bakery foodand candy?

We need sugar reform, theUnitedStatespaysmoreforsugarthan any other country.

The sugar program is part ofthe Farm Bill which reauthorizeskey commodities and food nutri-tion programs that impact thebaking industry, suchas the sugarprogram, conservation reserveprogram, and Supplemental As-sistance Nutrition Program.

The sugar program has notchanged since 1949, and if Con-gress does not act all agricultural

policywill revert back to1949.Weall know that times have changedgreatly since then if sugar pricesdonotcomedown,moreitemswillbe made out of our country, andmore jobs lost .

Sugar growers do not want thepolicy to change as they receiveassistance for not growing sugarcane or sugarbeets, and the sugarproducers are limited to howmuchsugartheycanproduce,andmany times sugar beets lay inpiles to rot.

The Farm Bill includes pro-grams that impact nutrition, landuses and commodity supply. Bak-ing industry priorities in the 2012Farm Bill include reducing acre-age in theUSDAConservationRe-serve Program, and preventingthe continuation of ethanol taxcredits and tariffs in the bill. De-creasing acreage in CRP may in-crease wheat supplies and re-forming the sugar program willallow access to world sugar sup-plies. Preventing the continuationof ethanol tax credits and tariffswill help relieve demand for cornfor fuel, thus increasing the likeli-hood of farmers choosing to growcorn and wheat for basic food-stuffs.

We need to change the laws re-garding sugar that were put into

law 63 years ago, they may havebeen OK then but times havechanged and we are paying toomuch for sugar when somethingcan be done about it.

Mary Ann AcreeSecretary for the Greater Cincinnati

Retail Bakers AssociationErlanger

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Online threats and harass-ment made 17-year-old RachelNebletts life unbearable. OnOct. 9, 2006, the Mount Washing-ton, Ky., cheerleader took herown life. It was only after Ra-chels suicide that her father,Mark Neblett, learned the ex-tent of the cyberbullying.

Ive joined with the KentuckyCenter for School Safety and theKentucky Suicide PreventionGroup to urge students, parentsand educators to help us fightcyberbullying and cyberharass-ment.

After hearing from con-cerned parents, like Mark Ne-blett, school officials and com-munity leaders , I crafted cy-bercrimes legislation to bringour laws up to date with changesin technology. It also created thecrime of cyberstalking.

In 2010, I led a nationwideeffort to address abusive, ha-rassing and inappropriate com-

ments on theInternet mes-sage boardwebsite Topix-.com. Today, allreports ofabuse on Topixare reviewedand removedfree of chargeand priority isgiven to abu-sive comments

that involve children.Inappropriate posts that

arent removed from Topix in atimely manner can be reportedto [email protected].

To help us fight cyberbully-ing, please follow these tips.

For studentsTell a trusted adult if you

have been bullied, cyberbulliedor harassed.

Dont open messages frompeople you dont know.

Dont react to the bully orrespond to harassing e-mails orposts.

Block the bully from sendingyou e-mail or posting to yoursocial networking account.

If you are threatened, informthe police.

Dont email when you areangry and never post question-able pictures of others.

For parentsStrongly encourage your

child not to respond to cyberbul-lying.

Try to identify the individualdoing the cyberbullying and donot erase messages and pic-tures.

Contact your childs school ifthe cyberbullying is occurringthrough school.

Contact police if cyberbully-ing involves threats of violence,extortion, obscene or harassingphone calls, harassment, stalk-

ing or hate crimes.Monitor your childs online

activities and discuss what isappropriate to post online.

Seek help if your childsgrades decline, they lose in-terest in socializing or showaggression or violence towardothers.

For educatorsEducate your students, teach-

ers and staff about cyberbully-ing and its dangers.

Make sure your schoolsanti-bullying rules and policiesaddress cyberbullying.

Investigate reports of cy-berbullying immediately.

Monitor students use ofcomputers at school.

Notify the police if the knownor suspected cyberbullyinginvolves a threat.

Jack Conway is attorney general ofKentucky.

Join the fight against cyberbullying

Jack ConwayCOMMUNITYRECORDER GUESTCOLUMNIST

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It is the time of year whenpears are in season and avail-able at some roadside stands andfarmmarkets. They are alsoreadily available at most gro-cery stores.

Pears come in many varietiesand colors.

When selecting pears choosethose with unblemished skin.Avoid pears with bruises or cutsand dark brown spots.

When ripe, most pears shouldyield to gentle pressure at thestem end. Hard pears can befully ripened and softened athome by placing them in abrown paper bag for a few days.Once pears are ripe they shouldbe stored in the refrigerator.Pears will usually last about fivedays in the refrigerator.

Pears are a good source ofsoluble fiber the kind that

helps reduce thecholesterol inour bodies. Amedium pearwith skin hasabout 5 grams ofdietary fiber.Pears also con-tain potassiumand vitamin C.

Pears aregreat when eatenout of hand. It is

hard to beat the taste of a fresh,juicy pear. They can be used inmany recipes.

Consider dressing up a saladwith thinly sliced pears, somechopped walnuts, and a thinshaving of Parmesan cheese. Ortoss pears with salad greens andbalsamic vinaigrette. Add a fewpear slices to your turkey sand-wich made with whole wheat

bread.Pears may also be baked for

an elegant dessert. Spices suchas cinnamon, cloves, ginger,nutmeg and allspice enhance theflavor of cooked pears.

You may want to try thisrecipe adapted from our friendsat the American Institute forCancer Research to warm up achilly evening.

Autumn Pear Crisp

Nonstick cooking spray cup rolled oats1/8 cup chopped walnuts6 tablespoons whole wheat flour2 tablespoons packed lightbrown sugar

1/4 teaspoon cinnamon2 tablespoons canola oil, plus 2teaspoons

6 firm ripe medium pears, peeled

(if desired), cored and cubed cup raisins1 teaspoon lemon juice2 tablespoons sugar2 tablespoons flour teaspoon ground nutmegpinch, ground cloves

Preheat oven to 375 degreesFahrenheit. Lightly spray a9-inch round cake pan and setaside. In a medium bowl com-bine oats, walnuts, whole wheatflour, brown sugar and cinna-mon. Add oil and mix well.

In another bowl, toss pearswith remaining six ingredients.Spoon pears into prepared cakepan. Cover with oat mixture,pressing down gently. Bake45-50 minutes, until topping isbrown and pears are bubbling.

Makes 9 servings. Nutritionper serving: 190 calories, 6 g

total fat (0 g saturated fat), 35 gcarbohydrates, 2 g protein, 5 gdietary fiber, 0 mg sodium.

Diane Mason is county extensionagent for family and consumer sci-ences at the Boone County Coopera-tive Extension Service.

Select pears with unblemished skin

DianeMasonEXTENSIONNOTES

Pears will usually lastabout five days in therefrigerator. FILE PHOTO

ERLANGER Sunny skies andsmiling citizens brought the 2012ErlangerHeritageFestival to lifeon Sept. 16 .

Cars snaked around thestreets of Erlanger leading up tothe festivities at Railroad DepotPark on Crescent Avenue

Livemusic, local food andkar-ate demonstrations greetedguests. Adults and children par-ticipated in quests and residentscould takearideonahorsedrawncarriage.

This years event is the 21sttime Erlanger and the ErlangerHistorical Society celebrated thecitys heritage with hundreds ofguests.

Focused members of Lloyd Memorial High School's Marching Band showed their skills at the festival. The band came to theevent in hopes of getting some exposure. From right Austin Vonderane, Tanner Morrison, Kallie Crawford and LauraCrawford. LIBBY CUNNINGHAM/THE COMMUNITY RECORDER

CELEBRATINGERLANGER

Goetta was on the menu at the 2012 Erlanger Heritage Day festival.Colonial Cottage was on board serving sandwiches to the hungry, withowner Matt Grimes checking on the meat for goetta nachos. LIBBYCUNNINGHAM/THE COMMUNITY RECORDER

A sunny afternoon and some tunes greeted visitors of the festival. Livemusic could be heard throughout Railroad Depot Park on Sept. 16. LIBBYCUNNINGHAM/THE COMMUNITY RECORDER

Kim Vercheak (left), an owner of jewelry company OnePiece at a Time, was helping a customer sort throughthe jewelry and wind chimes she made and brought tothe festival. LIBBY CUNNINGHAM/THE COMMUNITY RECORDER

By Libby [email protected]

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