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Homelessness is not just abig city problem, according toJarrett Spisak.

At least not in NorthernKentucky where Spisak, oth-er human services profes-sionals and volunteers pre-pare for an annual count ofthe region’s homeless popula-tion. Dubbed the “K-Count” inKentucky, the tabulationtakes place the last weekendin January.

“It is an interesting dy-namic because we are seeingan increase in more suburbanareas around Florence in par-ticular,” said Spisak, BrightonCenter homeward bound pro-gram coordinator.

“But the services aren’tprovided by social serviceagencies because there are noshelters in Boone County andonly one soup kitchen withlimited hours. It is thechurches that are providing alot of the meals and servicesin that area. The difficult partthough is locating the individ-uals and families becausethey are harder to find in amore spread-out area.”

That is a challenge thatSpisak and others are takingon in coming weeks to con-duct the 2016 Homeless K-Count on Jan. 27.

“We conduct outreachthroughout the week to deter-mine the best places to go onthe day of the count,” he said.“We will be starting nextweek to locate places where

the homeless congregate,then we label these as ‘hotspots’ and will go back to themon the day of the count. Sincewe only have 24 hours to countwe don’t want to waste timejust walking around looking,we hope to actually go direct-ly to known camps to maxi-mize the number of surveyswe complete.”

Every year, KentuckyHousing Corporation con-ducts a K-Count to best mon-itor the homeless situation inKentucky. The U.S. Depart-ment of Housing and UrbanDevelopment (HUD) re-quires such a count every oth-er year, but the housing cor-poration believes it bestserves the people of Ken-tucky to conduct this countyearly.

Results of the K-Countdemonstrate the need for re-sources for housing and ser-vices for homeless persons ineach community. The K-Count also helps determinehow much federal fundingwill be awarded from HUDfor homeless programs, saidMarianne Scott, human ser-vices specialist with theNorthern Kentucky Area De-velopment District. In addi-tion, the K-Count helps assessprogress under Kentucky’sTen-Year Plan to End Home-lessness and provide impor-tant information for updatingthe plan.

According to Scott, lastyear there were a total count

‘K-Count’ givesinsight intohomelessnessMelissa [email protected]

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In 2014, Rachael Winters, former executive director of the EmergencyShelter of Northern Kentucky, takes attendance among those in lineoutside the Covington shelter.

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NEWPORT - People afraid oflosing newly gained healthbenefits are calling Republicanstate Rep. Addia Wuchner forhelp.

“I had some phone calls todayfrom people fearful that Kynectis going away or that theywouldn’t have coverage andwhat would happen with theirplanned surgery,” Wuchner, R-Florence, said Jan. 6 during theNorthern Kentucky Forum’s “ALook Ahead at the 2016 GeneralAssembly” in Newport.

“I just want to say nothing ishappening today,” said Wuchn-er, chairwoman of the NorthernKentucky Legislative Caucus.“Nothing is going away.”

Newly elected Gov. MattBevin pledged to dismantle Ky-nect, the state’s health insur-ance exchange while campaign-ing in 2015.

Rep. Arnold Simpson, D-Co-vington, said Bevin will find itdifficult to move coverage to afederal exchange. There will notbe any drastic changes to Ky-nect in 2016, Simpson said.

“And these 500,000 Kentuck-ians who are now insured whowere previously not insured will

retain their coverage,” he said.Moderator John David

Dyche of Louisville asked legis-lators if Bevin had already soldout to the “Frankfort Cartel” bynot immediately rolling backKentucky’s health exchange.

Sen. Chris McDaniel, R-Tay-

lor Mill, said he didn’t think Bev-in was giving in, but instead wastaking prudent steps to studyhealth care.

“I try not to practice in hys-terics but rather practice in ac-

Pensions, health care top issues at NKY ForumChris [email protected]

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Sen. Chris McDaniel, R-Taylor Mill, Rep. Addia Wuchner, R-Florence, andRep. Arnold Simpson, D-Covington, speak at Northern Kentucky Forum’s “ALook Ahead at the 2016 General Assembly” in Newport.

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Absentee voting is un-derway for the 2016 Ken-tucky Republican Presi-dential Caucus.

The caucus will takeplace on Saturday, March5, at caucus locations incounties across the state.Voting hours are 10 a.m.to 4 p.m.

Only registered Re-publicans are eligible tovote on March 5. Votersmust be registered Re-publicans by Dec. 31.

All of the absentee bal-loting logistics will behandled by the Republi-can Party of Kentucky,according to a partypress release.

Voters do not requesttheir ballots throughtheir local county clerk. Avoter may apply to voteby absentee ballot by con-tacting the party via mail,fax, or in person. An ab-sentee ballot applicationform will be available for

download on the RPK’swebsite athttp://rpk.org/caucus/.

Additionally, a voterwill become ineligible tovote in person at theirdesignated caucus loca-tion at the moment theyare mailed an absenteeballot from the Republi-can Party.

Jan. 7 was the firstdate for requesting an ab-sentee ballot.

It was also the dead-

line for 11 presidentialcandidates who filedtheir declaration of can-didacy with the state par-ty: Jeb Bush, Ben Carson,Chris Christie, Ted Cruz,Carly Fiorina, MikeHuckabee, John Kasich,Rand Paul, Marco Rubio,Rick Santorum and Don-ald Trump.

Feb. 19 is the last daythat the Republican Partycan accept a request foran absentee ballot. March

4 at 5 p.m. ET is the lastday that RPK will accepta completed absentee bal-lot. All absentee ballotswill be received and tabu-lated by RPK.

According to a pressrelease, the Republicancaucus allows for absen-tee balloting under sever-al circumstances:

» Voter will be absentfrom their county on theday of their caucus.

» A caucus location is

not established within thecounty where the voter isregistered.

» Voter is 70 years ofage or older.

» Voter is active dutymilitary and not living inhis/her home county.

» Voter is a studentliving away from home.

» Voter has a medicalor physical condition thatprevents him or her fromparticipating in the cau-cus.

Absentee voting begins for Ky. GOP presidential caucus

curacy. Sometimes it’s notas cool. The headlinesaren’t as neat and it getsyou the reputation as be-ing the most boring man inFrankfort. But I’ll takethat reputation because Ithink we need to practicein accuracy and not hys-terics,” McDaniel said.

The forum’s trio of leg-islators promised to pass a

budget and address statepension system debt dur-ing the 60-day General As-sembly which runs fromJan. 5 to April 12 in Frank-fort.

“This legislative ses-sion can be summed up asthis: The budget is aboutthe pensions and the pen-sions are about the bud-get,” said McDaniel, Sen-ate budget chairman.

Wuchner said she is“not at liberty” to talkabout ongoing discussionsto address state pensiondebt.

“We’re talking about aresponsibility that’s $1bil-lion a year to solve theproblem, which is one-tenth of our budget,” shesaid.

A group of KentonCounty Schools teachers,fearful their retirementmoney is in danger, sat inthe audience waiting foranswers on how legisla-

tors will work to resolvetheir pension system’sdebt.

They didn’t like whatthey heard from the legis-lators.

“We heard vague, non-committal answers aboutpensions,” said LisaMeier, a teacher at Twen-hofel Middle School in In-dependence.

Meier said teachershave done their part onpensions.

“No teacher has evermissed a payment,” shesaid.

House Speaker GregStumbo’s plan to borrow$3.3 billion to shore up theteacher’s pension systemisn’t the answer, McDanielsaid.

Credit rating agencieshave pledged to down-grade Kentucky’s finan-cial rating if the state bor-rows money for pensions –an operating expense, hesaid.

“Financially, it’s a bad

deal because it all fallsback to the general fund,”McDaniel said.

If they had the power to“do one thing,” forum pan-elists were asked whatthey would make happenthis legislation session.

» McDaniel wantsKentucky to fix its foster

and adoptive system. “It is so difficult for

folks to foster and adoptand it is something thatthe children who enterthat system deserve a lotbetter than they’re get-ting,” McDaniel said.

» Wuchner wants taxreform and revenue re-

form to go “hand in hand”with budget process re-form.

“That won’t happenthis session, especially be-cause we’re in the middleof a budget, but those twotypes of reform really gohand and glove together ifwe really want to changehow we do things in thecommonwealth,” Wuchn-er said.

» Simpson would legal-ize gaming to generate taxrevenues.

Kentucky’s Council onPostsecondary Educationhas recognized NorthernKentucky University isunderfunded for the firsttime, Simpson said.

No other issues beyondpensions and passing abudget will likely be ad-dressed this session,Simpson said.

“Nobody wants to talkabout increasing revenueand it’s not going to in-crease,” he said in a de-jected tone.

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A crowd, including a contingent of teachers in the second row,filled all chairs inside Campbell County Fiscal Court chambersin Newport for the Northern Kentucky Forum’s “A Look Aheadat the 2016 General Assembly.”

Spisak is expecting an in-crease.

“I hope we don’t countanyone honestly, but thatisn’t realistic,” he said.“We are expecting an in-crease because we will beable to count some indi-viduals we haven’t beenable to count in the past,such as the people stayingin the ‘shelters’ behindTurfway racing track.”

Spisak said these peo-ple don’t have running wa-ter inside and other ame-nities that make it habit-able for humans so theywill qualify this year,when in past years theyhaven’t.

“A majority of thecount also depends on theweather. In 2013 it was thecoldest recent year I canremember but then lastyear it wasn’t quite asbad,” he said. “When itgets really cold churchesand individuals help puthomeless people up in ho-tels and motels or find

of 327 homeless in North-ern Kentucky – Boone,Kenton and Campbellcounties. Scott said 2015saw a “significant” de-crease from 2014 when499 were counted.

“The K-count gives usan idea on how many arehomeless,” Scott said. “Itall depends too on thenumber of volunteers wehave to do the count andhow many people we canfind.”

This year, however,

them places to stay so thiswould obviously decreasethe number we are find-ing on the street that day.”

According to Spisak, inCovington and Newport, alarge majority of thehomeless populationstays on the riverbankssince it is partially seclud-ed.

“By and large peoplelook for abandonedhouses as well to stay inwhich is more common inlarger city areas,” he said.“In the more rural areaspeople are staying in thewooded areas but nearsome businesses. Fastfood and gas stations are agreat place to go when youwake up cold. Particularlyaround Dream Street inFlorence, there is a prettylarge contingent of home-less that go to the fast foodplaces to get some coffeeto warm up after sleepingout all night.”

Homelessness hasreally changed after the

recession years ago, Spi-sak said.

“We see a lot morefirst-time homeless indi-viduals and families,” hesaid. “There has been alarge push to find veter-ans housing so there hasbeen a slight increase inthe veterans we are see-ing, but they are still apart of that population. Itisn’t the stereotypical 40-year-old man with a signon the side of the highway.It is families sleeping incars and youth staying inmotels as well.”

According to Spisak,the best way to help thehomeless is to volunteerwith social service agen-cies and churches.

“It isn’t the monetaryitems they always need, itis also the time and talentsthat are needed to addresshomelessness in the com-munity,” he said.

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FORT THOMAS - Car-la Landon, chairwoman ofNorthern KentuckyForum, a regular series ofcommunity discussions,shares her passion for civ-ic involvement and art inan interview with TheCommunity Recorder.

Landon, 40, of FortThomas, started work inDecember as marketingand communicationsmanager for NorthernKentucky Chamber ofCommerce after workingas a private marketingand public relations con-sultant.

Landon is a CampbellCounty Public LibraryBoard of Trustees mem-ber and chairwoman ofFreshArt through theBehringer-Crawford Mu-seum. Landon has twochildren ages 4 and 7.

Community Recorder(CR): What has been thetoughest NKY Forumtopic to discuss andwhy?

Landon: “There aretwo Forums that weretough for me, for very dif-ferent reasons. In Sep-tember of 2013, two yearsbefore I joined the libraryboard, the NKY Forumheld an event “Are PublicLibraries Still Valid in the21st Century. As a non-partisan organization, wereally wanted to make

sure we were asking sometough questions about therelevance of the library intoday’s digital age as wellas taking a look at the taxlaws that affect each of us.

“Our panel includedthe plaintiff and attorneysincluded in the library taxrate case as well as thecurrent president of theAmerican Library Associ-ation. There was a lot oftension because this wassuch a high-profile issueand I believe that all of theNKY Forum board mem-bers really worked to-gether to pull off a verysuccessful event helpingthe public better under-stand the tax laws and thegoals of both the library

and the plaintiff.“Our most recent Fo-

rum on Homelessnesswas really hard for meemotionally. As a mom, itwas hard to hear about thelarge number of childrenand families who strugglewith homelessness inNorthern Kentucky.There is such a great needin our community and Iwas glad that we couldhave such a productivediscussion about the issueand possible solutions.”

CR: What have youlearned about the coun-ty library system that’smost surprised you sincejoining the board?

Landon: “I have foundall of the behind-the-

scenes business of the li-brary very interesting.There is so much that goeson behind the scenes that Ijust never thought aboutas I was borrowing a bookor attending a program.

“Andrew Carnegie saidthat, ‘A library outranksany other one thing a com-munity can do to benefitits people. It is a neverfailing spring in the des-ert.’ I really believe this. Igrew up in Newport andalways enjoyed going tothe programs at the oldNewport library. I partici-pated in the summer read-ing programs, attendedmany of the programs andremember learning to doresearch there with thehelp of the wonderful li-brarians. I really believein the value of our librar-ies to the community andam so excited to now bepart of the library board.”

CR: Who influencedyour professional andlife choices the most andwhy?

Landon: “My familyand friends have alwaysbeen very supportive ofmy dreams. As a child, Ilistened to my parentstalk about what was hap-

pening locally and I wasraised to understand howimportant it is to yourcommunity to be engaged– whether it is voting, vol-unteering or just being agreat neighbor. Last yearI participated in the NKYChamber’s LeadershipNorthern Kentucky classand it was great. I had achance to learn about theneeds in our communityand meet many of our re-gion’s leaders. It was afantastic opportunity forme to find new areas inwhich I could get in-volved.”

CR: What do peoplenot know about thearea’s art scene theyshould?

Landon: “We have anamazing arts communityin Northern Kentucky. Asa region, we have over 90public art installationsthat tell something uniqueabout our region manypeople don’t know about.One of the NKY Forum’scommunity partners isSkyward. Public art wasidentified as a priority inSkyward’s myNKY plan.Skyward’s goal is to in-crease visibility of thesepieces as well as encour-

age more art installationsthat tell the story of whowe are as a community.The pieces by HarlanHubbard (at the NewportBranch library) are agood example of piecespeople may not be awareof.

“I’m a graduate ofNKU so I am really excit-ed about the new School ofThe Arts and my girlshave really enjoyed theNKU Prep programs. Wealso love the programs atthe libraries as well as asthe classes for both adultsand children at BakerHunt.”

CR: How do your chil-dren influence and in-form your decisionspublicly and privately?

Landon: “I love ourNorthern Kentucky com-munity. I want to show mygirls that being involvedreally does make a differ-ence not just in their livesbut in the lives of others.Like any parent, I want toprovide as many opportu-nities for them as I can.My girls inspire me tothink bigger. I feel veryfortunate that I live insuch a great region that al-lows me to dream.”

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Campbell County Public Library Board of Trustees member andart enthusiast Carla Landon explains artist Harlan Hubbard’sBellevue and Fort Thomas connections in front of two of hispaintings inside the library’s Newport Branch.

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One thing that makeshiking in Big BoneLick State HistoricSite in cool weather

really cool – far fewer bugs.On a cloudy, 55-degree,

mid-week morning, OssanaWolff, and Cindy Schusterescorted a journalist up Gob-blers Trace trail – named thatway because lots of wild tur-keys populate southern BooneCounty.

Wolff, a program seniorsupervisor at the park whoholds degrees in natural re-sources and forestry fromVirginia Tech and NorthernArizona University, works tobring more and more peopleto experience Big Bone’streasures. Schuster, a BooneCounty resident and regis-tered nurse, is secretary ofthe Friends of Big Bone, avolunteer organization, whichorganizes care projects forthe park.

Friends of Big Bone al-ways seeks new volunteersand can be Googled at Friendsof Big Bone. The Sierra Clubalso organizes hikes and trailservice projects in the 525-acre park. The club held anearly winter hike Dec. 5 andanother is planned for Feb. 20,correctly described as thelate winter hike.

On the late winter hike in2015, 12 inches of snow blan-keted the ground and the airtemperature saunteredaround the mid-30s, but it wasa great two-mile, three-hourhike. Contact John Robbins [email protected] forSierra activities.

Big Bone Lick State Histor-ic Park is just off Ky. 338 notfar from Beaver Lick andRabbit Hash in a hilly sectionof country where thousandsof years ago huge animalsdistantly related to today’sbison roamed the woods find-ing food in salt licks, plentifulwater and very little interfer-ence from humans. The ani-mals are extinct but theirbones remain, hence the clev-er name, Big Bone.

Hiking up the wet, rocky,slippery Gobblers trail, Wolffpointed out evidence of con-temporary animals such asdeer, fox and squirrels. Deadleaves contributed clues tovarieties of maple, oak, hicko-ry and beech trees in thewoods. An abundance of in-vasive honeysuckle bushescrept to the trail’s edge.

The sun jumped out tofinish slicing long, narrowangles through the leaflesstrees as it curved south mak-ing the shadows appearslightly slouchy. But nary abug bugged any of us. Wewere taking advantage ofchilly but dry weather as thewinter solstice approached.

In the Northern Hemi-sphere, the solstice on Dec. 21or Dec. 22 marked the start ofwinter and the day of the yearwith the shortest period ofsunlight. Days will begin to belonger up until the summersolstice next June. Big Bone’sseasonal changes bracket thesolstices. To understand howthese seasonal progressions

affected the huge animalspopulating southwesternBoone County, visit the parkand ask questions.

On our pre-solstice, mid-December hike, however, thethree hikers encountered onlyone couple with two dogs, anda solitary person movingquietly through the woods.

“Notice the quiet here,”says one of our hikers. “Noairplanes, no expresswaynoise, only an occasionaltruck on the nearby road. Andthe air is cleaner here.”

One of the journalist’sfriends describes hiking any-where as “flushing yourbrain.”

A woodpecker’s pecksechoed through the trees.What sounds like a cardinal

tinkled in the distance. Withmeandering clouds in in-termittent sun, the birds arefew. Gobblers links with Ce-dar Run on a ridge. CedarRun curves and bendsthrough younger woods pass-ing the Bison Herd field andterminating near the park’sMuseum & Visitor Center.Gobblers moves east toward acampground and a lake.

Near Gobblers intersectionwith Cedar Run, the group ofthree turns back as appoint-ments and duties in the realworld beckon. The sun popsout and 45 minutes of walkingin the woods seems to havepassed very quickly.

Information about BigBone is plentiful on the park’swebsite, and a general park

map is available in the Mu-seum & Visitor Center. In-formative displays are in theMuseum & Visitor Centeralong with a gift shop. Not tobe missed is a hike around thelake, which is named Lake, onCoralberry Trail. Extendingabout two miles, the lake trailis lightly used compared toGobblers and Cedar Run.

A must see at Big Bone isthe bison herd. These animalsare related to the mastodonsthat plied the country duringthe Pleistocene period (theIce Age) some 12,000 yearsago. Vertebrate paleontologyis the science of learningfrom old bones.

No jokes should erupt hereabout the teachings of formercollege professors.

Find winter hiking bliss AT BIG BONE PARKRoger Auge IICommunity Recorder Contributor

PHOTOS BY NANCY DALY/THE COMMUNITY RECORDER

The lake is peaceful in winter at Big Bone Lick State Historic Site.

Henry, who weighs close to 2,000 pounds, is highly respected amongfellow bison at Big Bone Lick State Historic Site.

Cedar Run Trail was a bit muddy after Christmas weekend rains. Thehalf-mile trail is “easy difficulty.” The park has 4.5 miles of trails.

Hikers should not miss the salt springs at Big Bone Lick State HistoricSite.

If you’re going to Big Bone Lick State Historic Site for hiking, make sureto stop by the Museum & Visitor Center to learn a little or a lot aboutBig Bone’s rich history.

WHEN IS BIGBONE OPEN?Hours of operation: Parkgrounds are open all year.Museum & Visitor Cen-ter: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Mon-day through Friday (Nov. 1through March 31). FromApril 1 to Oct. 31, the Mu-seum & Visitor Center isopen daily from 8:30 a.m.to 4 p.m.Campground: Open April1 to Oct. 31. Location: 3380 BeaverRoad, Union, KY 41091Phone: 859-384-3522.Email: [email protected]

DISCOVERY TRAILThe Discovery Trail is a

4.5-mile trail mosaic com-prised of all the Big BoneLick State Historic Site’shiking trails combined intocontinuous circuit. Col-lectively, the trails passthrough grasslands, wood-lands, a woody savanna,the salt-sulfur springs andthe bison viewing area.

Big Bone Creek Trail: 1mile, easy difficulty

Bison Trace Trail: 0.5mile, easy difficulty

Cedar Run Trail: 0.5mile, easy difficulty

Coralberry Trail: 2miles, moderate difficulty

Gobblers Trace Trail: 0.5mile, moderate difficulty


Whether you’ve livedin Northern Kentuckyyour entire life or an en-tire minute, you’re wel-come to join New Friendsof Northern Kentucky.

The goal of this “wel-come group” is to bringtogether local women forfellowship and fun.

“Women are very rela-tional by nature,” saidNew Friends incomingpresident Ginger Novak.“We need interactionwith people and to devel-op friendships. I know Ijust come alive when Ihave relationships. Com-munities run on theseconnections.”

According to Novak,the group started off as achapter of the the nation-al organization WelcomeWagon, which contactsnew homeowners afterrelocation, providingthem with coupons andadvertisements from lo-cal businesses. In the’70s, the organizationseparated from WelcomeWagon and changed itsname to New Friends ofNorthern Kentucky.

New Friends is dedi-cated to making welcomenewcomers to NorthernKentucky, said member-ship chairwoman DebiTierney.

“We know how impor-tant it is to find newfriends when you moveand want to help you getacquainted with yournewly adopted home,”she said. “I have movedaround a lot. When you

move, the success or fail-ure of that move dependson how much of a part ofthe community you be-come. We’re a goodsource for getting in-volved with the commu-nity.”

With 180 members,New Friends offers a va-riety of activities – abook club, bridge, canas-ta, euchre and a writer’sworkshop – that mem-bers can join in on. Theyhold monthly luncheonmeetings the firstWednesday of the monthMarch through Decem-ber at various locations.The luncheon includes aprogram on varied inter-ests and topics.

Annual dues are $25.For more information,call Debi Tierney at 859-918-1377 or visitnewfriendsnky.org.

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New Friends of NorthernKentucky incoming presidentGinger Novak andmembership chairwomanDebi Tierney.

Saturday was theannual cookie rallyfor the AlexandriaService Unit for GirlScouts.

Girls came to learnabout the cookie sale,learn about sellingcookies, taste thecookies, learn aboutgiving back to thecommunity and more.About 150 Girl Scoutswere registered forthe event this Jan. 9.

Girl Scouts rally prior to cookie season

PHOTOS BY MARTY WHITACRE /THE COMMUNITY RECORDER

From left, Girl Scout Troop 1984 leader Connie Rossell oversees training for cookie sales with Cori Rossell, 10,Trulynn Radel, 9, and Hope Lippert, 9.

From left, GirlScout Troop 368Abigail Joering,14, JessieKuebbing, 15,Mary KatePerkins, 15, andShelby Wisher,15, prepare foractivities forScouts to earnpatches duringthe Girl Scoutcookie rally heldSaturday. Northern Kentucky University KU Kappa Delta sorority sisters from left,

Katie Mann, 18, of Georgetown, Shamira Begum, 19, of Florence, andKimberly Rockwell, 18, of Berea, give sample Girl Scout cookies toFlorence Betz, 5, of Peach Grove, Claire Hundmer, 7, of Alexandria, andAyla Price, 6, of Alexandria, during the Girl Scout cookie rally heldSaturday at St. Mary’s Church in Alexandria.

Jaelyn Bezolt, 6, of Alexandria,proudly shows her patch earnedat the Girl Scout cookie rally.


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FRIDAY, JAN. 15Dining EventsFriday Night Fish Fry, 4:30-7:30p.m., Newport Elks Lodge, 3704Alexandria Pike, $8.50. ThroughJan. 29. 441-1273. Cold Spring.

On Stage - TheaterSignature Series: FalconTheatre presents Many-Storied House, 7-8:30 p.m.,Newport Branch Library, 901 E.Sixth St., Falcon Theatre pre-sents collection of poems writ-ten by Kentucky author andpoet laureate George Ella Lyon.Ages 18 and up. Free. Regis-tration required. Presented byCampbell County Public Library -Newport Branch. 781-6166, ext.31. Newport.

SATURDAY, JAN. 16Art ExhibitsModern Living: Objects andContext, noon to 5 p.m., TheCarnegie, Free. 491-2030;www.thecarnegie.com. Coving-ton.

Cooking ClassesSushi Rolling and Dining, 5:45p.m., 7 p.m., Sushi Cincinnati,130 W. Pike St. Learn to roll andenjoy sushi, or polish rolling andcutting skills. Deb and Jack give10 minute sushi assembly, rollingand cutting demonstration.BYOB; eat sushi you roll. $18.Reservations required. ThroughDec. 31. 513-335-0297;www.sushicinti.com. Covington.

Literary - LibrariesThe Robot Zoo TravelingChildren’s Exhibit, 9 a.m. to 5p.m., Boone County Main Li-brary, Free. 342-2665;www.bcpl.org. Burlington.

Princess Party with the SnowQueen and Princess, 11 a.m. tonoon, Campbell County PublicLibrary - Fort Thomas, 1000Highland Ave. Put on gown andtiara and meet Snow Queen andher sister. Snacks. Free. Regis-tration required. 572-5033;www.cc-pl.org. Fort Thomas.

Music - DJNoir, 10 p.m., The SouthgateHouse Revival, 111 E. Sixth St.,Revival Room. Monthly dancenight with 80s alternative, newwave, classic goth, industrial,and new music in keeping withstyle. Ages 18 and up. $7, $5.431-2201; www.southgatehouse-.com. Newport.

SUNDAY, JAN. 17Holiday - ChristmasHoliday Toy Trains, 1-5 p.m.,Behringer-Crawford Museum,Included with admission: $9, $8ages 60 and up, $5 ages 3-17;free ages 2 and under andMuseum Members. 491-4003;www.bcmuseum.org. Coving-ton.

Literary - LibrariesThe Robot Zoo TravelingChildren’s Exhibit, 1-5 p.m.,Boone County Main Library,Free. 342-2665; www.bcpl.org.Burlington.

MONDAY, JAN. 18Dance ClassesBeginner Tribal Belly Dance,7:30-8:30 p.m., Studio 25, 10780Dixie Hwy. Learn beginner tribaldance while strengthening coreand making new friends. Wearworkout clothes and bringwater. Ages 18 and up. $10.Presented by Terpsichore Belly-dance. 653-3730; terpbelly-dance.com. Walton.

Music - BluegrassBluegrass Jam Session, 8-11p.m., Molly Malone’s Irish Puband Restaurant, 112 E. FourthSt., Pub. Northern Kentucky’sbest bluegrass musicians play infront of fireplace on first floor.All bluegrass pickers invited toparticipate. Ages 21 and up.Free. 491-6659; covington.molly-malonesirishpub.com. Coving-ton.

RecreationMonday Night Bingo, 7:30-10p.m., Newport Elks Lodge, 3704Alexandria Pike, 441-1273. ColdSpring.

TUESDAY, JAN. 19Health / WellnessTurn Your Body Into a FatBurning Machine, 7-8 p.m.,Boone County Public Library -Scheben Branch, 8899 U.S. 42.Find out how to permanentlylose and keep weight off

through completely naturalapproach to improved metabo-lism in this presentation fromThe Foundation for WellnessProfessionals. Free. Presented byScheben Branch Library. 342-2665; www.bcpl.org. Union.

Take Time for Your Heart,6:30-7:30 p.m., St. ElizabethEdgewood, 1 Medical VillageDrive, Comprehensive 10-weekprogram helps identify risks andteaches how to make meaning-ful changes to live better andlive longer. For 55+. $50. Regis-tration required. Presented bySt. Elizabeth Heart and VascularInstitute. 301-9355; www.stel-izabeth.com/taketimeforyour-heart. Edgewood.

Music - ConcertsSaintseneca, 9 p.m., The South-gate House Revival, 111 E. SixthSt., $14, $12. 431-2201;www.southgatehouse.com.Newport.

Music - RockMid-Winter Warmer, 7:30 p.m.,Madison Live, 734 Madison Ave.,With Perdoni, Sassafraz, Party-boob, Sol Echo, Workshops.Ages 18 and up. $7, $5. 491-2444; www.madisontheateronli-ne.com. Covington.

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 20Health / WellnessTake Time for Your Heart, 10-11a.m., St. Elizabeth Florence,4900 Houston Road. Compre-hensive 10-week program aboutheart health. For ages 55 andup. $50. Registration required.Presented by St. Elizabeth Heartand Vascular Institute. 301-9355;www.stelizabeth.com/taketime-foryourheart. Florence.

Music - Concert SeriesMidday Musical Menu, 12:15-1p.m. Organ recital by GraduateStudents of the Organ Dept. ofthe College-Conservatory ofMusic., Trinity Episcopal Church,326 Madison Ave., Sanctuary.Lunch prepared by the Womenof Trinity available for $7. Free.431-1786; trinitycovington.org.Covington.

Music - ConcertsSteve Forbert, 7:30 p.m., TheSouthgate House Revival, 111 E.Sixth St., $25, $20 advance.431-2201; www.southgatehouse-.com. Newport.

January Artist in Residence:Frontier Folk Nebraska, 9:30p.m. With Mark Becknell. TheSouthgate House Revival, 111 E.Sixth St., Free. 431-2201;www.southgatehouse.com.Newport.

RecreationPub Quiz, 8 p.m., Molly Malone’sIrish Pub and Restaurant, 112 E.Fourth St., Pub. Teams competefor victory, bragging rights and$500 prize. No two quizzesalike. $2 draft special. Ages 21and up. Free. 491-6659; coving-ton.mollymalonesirishpub.com.Covington.

THURSDAY, JAN. 21Health / WellnessNew Year, New You, 6:30-8p.m., Campbell County PublicLibrary - Fort Thomas, 1000Highland Ave. Learn to stretchfood budget, prepare healthymeals and new recipes withMelissa Pilcher, nutrition educa-tion assistant from CampbellCounty Extension Service. Free.Registration required. 572-5033;www.cc-pl.org. Fort Thomas.

Music EducationRiver Cities Retrospective:Music and Musicians fea-tured in Gateway City: Co-vington, 7-8 p.m., BooneCounty Main Library, 1786Burlington Pike, John Schlipp,NKU/Steely Library, discussesmusic history in region. Fromearly riverboat melodies/rag-time/blues to mid-centurycountry/bluegrass/rhythm &blues, local music still influencescontemporary sounds today.Co-sponsored by Boone CountyHistorical Society. Short businessmeeting first. Free. Presented byBoone County Public Library.

342-2665; www.bcpl.org. Bur-lington.

On Stage - TheaterThe Wizard of Oz, 7:30 p.m.,The Carnegie, 1028 Scott Blvd.,Featuring Kentucky SymphonyOrchestra. Through Jan. 30. $30.957-1940; www.thecarnegie-.com. Covington.

FRIDAY, JAN. 22Art ExhibitsModern Living: Objects andContext, noon to 5 p.m., TheCarnegie, Free. 491-2030;www.thecarnegie.com. Coving-ton.

Dining EventsFriday Night Fish Fry, 4:30-7:30p.m., Newport Elks Lodge, $8.50.441-1273. Cold Spring.

Literary - LibrariesCome to the Dark Side, WeHave Cookies: Tween StarWars Party, 5-6 p.m., NewportBranch Library, 901 E. Sixth St.,Games, crafts and prizes. Show-case Jedi might. Snacks. Ages8-12. Free. Registration required.Presented by Campbell CountyPublic Library - Newport Branch.572-5035; www.cc-pl.org. New-port.

Baby It’s Cold Outside: ASnowy Day Special Event,10-11 a.m., Newport BranchLibrary, 901 E. Sixth St., Bringbaby for warm stories, craftsand songs celebrating winterseason. Coffee bar for grown-ups. Ages 0-2. Free. Reservationsrequired. Presented by CampbellCounty Public Library - NewportBranch. 572-5035; www.cc-pl.org. Newport.

Music - R&BBasic Truth, 8:30 p.m. to 12:30a.m., Grandview Tavern & Grille,2220 Grandview Drive, Free.341-8439; basictruth.webs.com.Fort Mitchell.

On Stage - TheaterThe Wizard of Oz, 7:30 p.m.,The Carnegie, $30. 957-1940;www.thecarnegie.com. Coving-ton.

SATURDAY, JAN. 23BenefitsGrand Maskenball, 7-11:59p.m., Radisson Hotel Covington,668 W. Fifth St., Costume ball.Cash prizes for best costumes.Music by Prost and entertain-ment by Germania’s Prinzen-garde. Beverages available forpurchase. Raffles. BenefitsGermania Society. $20. Reserva-tions required. Presented byGermania Society of Cincinnati.513-378-2706; www.germania-society.com. Covington.

Cooking ClassesSushi Rolling and Dining, 5:45p.m., 7 p.m., Sushi Cincinnati,$18. Reservations required.513-335-0297; www.sushicinti-.com. Covington.

Music - RockCincy Powerfest with Autom-aton, 7:30 p.m., Madison Thea-ter, 730 Madison Ave., WithSiegelord, Lords Of The Trident,Zephaniah, Solar Flare. Present-ed by Columbus Anime Conven-tion, Shumatsucon. $15, $10advance. 491-2444; www.madi-sontheateronline.com. Coving-ton.

On Stage - TheaterThe Wizard of Oz, 2 p.m., 7:30p.m., The Carnegie, $30. 957-1940; www.thecarnegie.com.Covington.

SUNDAY, JAN. 24AuditionsGirls of the Garden Club, 3-6p.m., Village Players of FortThomas, 8 North Fort ThomasAve., Street Level. Bring photoand resume. Read from script,bring schedule conflicts. Re-hearsals begin February/March2016. Total of 19 roles, 17 wom-en, 2 men, ages from 20-60.Ages 18 and up. Free. 392-0500.Fort Thomas.

Music - Singer-Songwriter

Josh Eagle and JacquelineHull Farewell Show, 2-5 p.m.,The Southgate House Revival,111 E. Sixth St., $10. 431-2201;www.southgatehouse.com.Newport.

On Stage - TheaterThe Wizard of Oz, 3 p.m., TheCarnegie, $30. 957-1940;www.thecarnegie.com. Coving-ton.

MONDAY, JAN. 25Art & Craft ClassesActivity Days, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.,The Lively Learning Lab, $10.Registration required. 916-2721.Florence.

Hook and Needle: 4 StitchScarf, 6:30-7:30 p.m., BooneCounty Main Library, 1786Burlington Pike, Beginner levelclass. Learn 4 basic crochetstitches while making scarf. Noexperience required. Bring USSize I (5.5 mm) crochet hook andskein (at least 230 yards) ofworsted weight yarn for project.Free. Registration required.Presented by Boone CountyPublic Library. 342-2665. Bur-lington.

Contemporary Paper-Making,6-8 p.m., Baker Hunt Art andCultural Center, 620 Greenup St.,Instructed by Jane Bresser. Ages16 and up. $25. Reservationsrequired. 431-0020; www.baker-hunt.org. Covington.

AuditionsGirls of the Garden Club, 7-9p.m., Village Players of FortThomas, Free. 392-0500. FortThomas.

Dance ClassesBeginner Tribal Belly Dance,7:30-8:30 p.m., Studio 25, $10.653-3730; terpbellydance.com.Walton.

Exercise ClassesGentle Yoga, 6-7 p.m., BooneCounty Main Library, $30 permonth. Reservations required.334-2117. Burlington.

Yoga, 7:10-8:10 p.m., BooneCounty Main Library, $30 fee formonth. Registration required.334-2117; www.bcpl.org. Bur-lington.

Literary - Book ClubsMonday 4 Mystery BookDiscussion Group, 7-8 p.m.Discuss “In a Dark House” byDeborah Crombie., FlorenceBranch Library, 7425 U.S. 42,Free. Presented by Boone Coun-ty Public Library. 342-2665;www.bcpl.org. Florence.

Literary - CraftsArt for All, 12:30-1:30 p.m. 6-7p.m., Boone County Main Li-brary, 1786 Burlington Pike,Paint same picture as everyoneelse under guidance of profes-sional artist. Stop by MainLibrary to see sample. Open toall adults. Ages 18 and up. $15.Registration required. Presentedby Boone County Public Library.342-2665. Burlington.

Music - BluegrassBluegrass Jam Session, 8-11p.m., Molly Malone’s Irish Puband Restaurant, Free. 491-6659;covington.mollymalonesirish-pub.com. Covington.

RecreationMonday Night Bingo, 7:30-10p.m., Newport Elks Lodge,441-1273. Cold Spring.

Senior Scrabble, 10 a.m. tonoon, Campbell County Public

Library - Fort Thomas, 1000Highland Ave., Exercise brainand meet new people. Games,drinks and snacks provided. Forseniors. Free. 572-5033. FortThomas.

TUESDAY, JAN. 26AuditionsGirls of the Garden Club, 7-10p.m., Village Players of FortThomas, Free. 392-0500. FortThomas.

Exercise ClassesHip Hop Zumba, 6-7 p.m.,Edgewood Senior Center, $40.Registration recommended.331-5910. Edgewood.

Health / WellnessTaking the Sting out of Stress,7-8 p.m., Boone County PublicLibrary - Scheben Branch, 8899U.S. 42, Pam Doremus teachessimple techniques for assessingstress, dealing with stressors asthey arrive, and creating life youwant to lead. Free. Presented byScheben Branch Library. 342-2665. Union.

Take Time for Your Heart,6:30-7:30 p.m., St. ElizabethEdgewood, $50. Registrationrequired.01-9355; www.stel-izabeth.com/taketimeforyour-heart. Edgewood.

RecreationBridge, 12:30-3:30 p.m., BooneCounty Public Library - SchebenBranch, Free. 342-2665;www.bcpl.org. Union.

Support GroupsCelebrate Recovery, 6:30-8:30p.m., Vineyard Christian Church,Free. 689-0777; vineyardchristia-n.org. Florence.

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 27Art & Craft ClassesPiecemakers Quilting Group,1:30-2:30 p.m., Boone CountyPublic Library - Scheben Branch,Free. 342-2665; www.bcpl.org.Union.

Art ExhibitsModern Living: Objects andContext, noon to 5 p.m., TheCarnegie, Free. 491-2030;www.thecarnegie.com. Coving-ton.

Dance ClassesLine Dancing Classes, 7-8 p.m.,Edgewood Senior Center, $20.331-5910; www.edgewood-ky.gov. Edgewood.

Health / WellnessTake Time for Your Heart, 10-11a.m., St. Elizabeth Florence, $50.Registration required. 301-9355;www.stelizabeth.com/taketime-foryourheart. Florence.

Literary - LibrariesTeen Cafe, 3:15-4:15 p.m., Flor-ence Branch Library, Free.342-2665; www.bcpl.org. Flor-ence.

Spanish Conversation Group,6:30-7:30 p.m., Boone CountyPublic Library - Scheben Branch,Free. 342-2665. Union.

The Robot Zoo TravelingChildren’s Exhibit, 9 a.m. to 9p.m., Boone County Main Li-brary, Free. 342-2665;www.bcpl.org. Burlington.

iPad Beyond the Basics, 10-11:30 a.m., Boone County PublicLibrary - Scheben Branch, 8899U.S. 42, Learn more aboutiCloud, setting up photo albumsand other useful tips. Free.Registration required. Presentedby Scheben Branch Library.342-2665. Union.

Minecraft Math, 4:30-5:30 p.m.,Boone County Public Library -Scheben Branch, 8899 U.S. 42,Free. Presented by SchebenBranch Library. 342-2665. Union.

Music - ConcertsJanuary Artist in Residence:Frontier Folk Nebraska, 9:30p.m. With Tim Easton and MarkUtley., The Southgate HouseRevival, Free. 431-2201;www.southgatehouse.com.Newport.

RecreationPub Quiz, 8 p.m., Molly Malone’sIrish Pub and Restaurant, Free.491-6659. Covington.

Support GroupsAl-Anon Beginner Meeting,7:30-8:30 p.m., Lakeside Presby-terian Church, Free. 760-6178;www.kyal-anon.org. LakesidePark.

THURSDAY, JAN. 28Art & Craft ClassesActivity Days, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.,The Lively Learning Lab, $10.Registration required. 916-2721.Florence.

Health / WellnessNew Year, New You, 6:30-8p.m., Campbell County PublicLibrary - Fort Thomas, Free.Registration required. 572-5033;www.cc-pl.org. Fort Thomas.

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Out here on my little patch of heaven, I’m intowhat is called “all seasons gardening.” I don’tstop growing produce because it’s cold out. I

have salad greens and parsley inmy window flower boxes.

We’re expecting single digitsand that will mean the end ofthem until spring. But for now, Ilike strolling a few feet outsidemy kitchen door to harvestgreens as I need them. They tasteso good with my Italian dressing.

Rita Nader Heikenfeld is anherbalist, educator, Jungle Jim’sEastgate culinary professionaland author. Find her blog online

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Blender Italiandressing for salad

Put in blender andblend until smooth:

3/4 cup oil1/4 cup white wine

vinegar1 clove garlic3 tablespoons shredded

Parmesan1/2 teaspoon sugarSalt and pepper1/2 teaspoon dried

oregano1/4 teaspoon dry mustard

(or teaspoon of Dijon)Few sprigs parsley if you

have it.

Amish sweet friendship bread

Guess what was requested by a “fan.” Friendship bread! Talk about a vintage recipe, thisis it.

I remember getting my first loaf along with a batch of starter from my friend, Bert, whohas a farm down the road. The whole idea of friendship bread is just that, to share. And it’s atimely lesson in food chemistry for the kids, too.

To me, this is more like a cake than a bread. The whole kitchen will be perfumed with aheavenly aroma as it bakes.

The starter takes 10 days. It’s fun to watch it bubble, smell yeasty and ferment as the daysprogress. Be sure and give the sourdough starter recipe along with the bread recipe to recipi-ents. I have a feeling they’ll love the bread so much that they’ll start their own batch of starterto share! I also like to give slices of the bread with the recipe for sampling.

First, make the sourdough starter:Leave this starter on the counter, don’t refrigerate. Put in large bowl, glass or ceramic,

not metal (some metals interfere with fermentation) covered lightly. Or put in very largesealed baggie. If air forms squeeze it out. Instead of stirring, squeeze bag. The little ones loveto do the squeezing.

The starter will have a yeasty/sourdough aroma and will bubble up at times, especiallyafter the days you “feed” it. In between it may look a little flat, but that’s OK.

Day 1:

Stir together:1 cup flour1 cup sugar1 cup milk1 envelope (.25 oz) active yeast stirred into 1/4 cup warm water (let it foam a bit before

stirring into flour, sugar and milk)

Days 2 through 5: Stir with spoonDay 6: Stir in 1 cup flour, 1 cup sugar, 1 cup milkDays 7 through 9: Stir with spoonDay 10: Add 1 cup flour, 1 cup sugar, 1 cup milk and blend well. Then divide the starter into 1 cup measures. Keep 1 cup for yourself to make bread and

give others away in very large baggies with recipe. (I can’t tell you exactly how many cupsyou’ll get depending upon the aggressiveness of your starter, etc. but you should get at least 4cups).

Now here’s the recipe to make Amish sweet friendship bread. I have another recipe thatdoesn’t use pudding. But I have to say this one seems to be the favorite.

Beat together:

1 cup starter3 large eggs1 cup oil1/2 cup milk2 teaspoons vanillaIn a separate bowl, stir together and then beat with egg mixture:2 cups flour1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder1/2 teaspoon baking soda1/2 teaspoon salt1/2 cup chopped nuts (optional)1 large box instant vanilla pudding1 cup sugar + extra for pan2 teaspoons cinnamon + extra for pan

Preheat oven to 325. Spray 2 loaf pans, 9 by 5. Sprinkle bottom and sides generously withextra sugar and cinnamon. Dump out excess. Pour batter in pans. Bake 50-60 minutes or untiltoothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

Gilding the lily:Sprinkle top with a bit of sugar and cinnamon before baking.

THANKS TO RITA HEIKENFELD

Grow salad greens growing in a window box and use them for your meals.

Fresh greens can begrown in winter

Rita HeikenfeldRITA’S KITCHEN

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I’m sitting in a presenta-tion by one of my LeadershipCincinnati classmates at theMyers Alumni Center at theUniversity of Cincinnati and Ican’t believe my ears.

Ryan Adcock, executivedirector of Cradle Cincinnati,tells our class that the localinfant mortality rate (IMR) isamong the worst in the nation,in the top 10 percent of thecountry.

As a volunteer for UnitedWay, I was aware that povertywas a huge problem for ourcommunity, where nearly halflive below the poverty line(46.3 percent). But I didn’tknow how bad the infant mor-tality rate was.

I learned the IMR is mea-sured by the number of infantdeaths for every 1,000 livebirths in a defined area.Health professionals considerthe infant mortality rate a keyindicator of overall healthstatus of a community.

The United States’ IMR is5.98 percent. To put that inperspective, the national IMRfor Japan is 2.3. England’sIMR is 4.2. At 5.98, the UnitedStates’ IMR ranks 27th among“wealthy” countries, behindCanada, Korea, Poland andSlovakia.

How bad is it here? Inparts of our Greater Cincin-nati/Northern Kentucky re-gion, the IMR is nearly twicethe national average. TheIMR in Hamilton County overthe past four years averagedout to 9.5 percent. In KentonCounty, the IMR is 9.8 per-cent. While we’ve made somestrides, it’s still pretty bad.

According to CincinnatiChildren’s Hospital MedicalCenter’s website, in our re-gion, “On average, one babydies every three days.”

Health care officials andpublic policy experts will tellyou, the overwhelming reasonwhy our babies are dying at ahigher rate is due to pretermbirths. According to Adcock,

“Nearly 75percent ofinfant deathswere babiesthat wereborn tooearly.”

He went onto say, “Weknow reduc-ing theamount ofpreterm

births will have the biggestimpact in reducing the infantmortality rate. We also knowthat educating the public onthe issues contributing topreterm births will go a longway to achieving that goal.”

Then he shared a term thatI had never heard before.Spacing.

I would not be surprised ifyou hadn’t heard of spacingeither. It was a new term forthe majority of our leadershipclass.

Spacing refers to the“space” between pregnancies.

According to health offi-cials, it is recommended therebe at least one year betweenpregnancies.

That’s one year, from thetime a baby is born, beforeanother pregnancy occurs.

Why? Because the traumathe female body goes throughduring a pregnancy is severeand the body needs time torecover. Without that recov-ery time, the odds of prema-ture birth dramatically in-crease.

Pregnant women whosmoke are also an issue.Smoking is not only bad forthe mother, it is particularlybad for the child. Motherswho smoke are more likely tohave premature births and anincreased chance of infantmortality.

Finally, another contrib-uting factor to the infant mor-tality rate is how babies sleepafter they are born. The saf-est way for a baby to sleep ison his back, in his crib, and

alone. When new motherssleep with their babies, theycan put their babies at risk.

Of course, these aren’t theonly reason babies are bornprematurely, or the only rea-sons for infant mortality.Infections, stress or geneticscan all be contributing fac-tors. Healthy women, whotake every precaution and doeverything right, can stillhave a premature birth.

But despite the data, one inevery five babies are con-ceived less than 12 monthsapart.

It seems to me that ourcommunity isn’t informedabout the issues contributingto infant mortality, and thatneeds to change.

As Dr. Lynne Saddler, dis-trict director of health for theNorthern Kentucky Indepen-dent District Health Depart-ment, points out, “Anythingthat is going to cause a babyto be born too early or toosmall is going to put that babyat risk for a poor outcome. So,the healthier the mom can bebefore and during pregnancy,the better.”

I’m hoping you’ll helpspread the word. Talk about itat your church, school, Rotaryor business group. Heck, in-vite Ryan Adcock to comespeak! He is a terrific speak-er, and very passionate aboutthe issue.

This information needs tobe continuously shared, espe-cially in high poverty areaswhere education and access tocare is a struggle.

As we spread the wordabout the issues of spacing,smoking and how babiesshould sleep, we will begin tosee a reduction in both costsand collective heartbreak.

Brent Cooper is presidentof C-Forward in Covington,co-chair of the Greater Cincin-nati early childhood readingcampaign “Read On!” andlives in Fort Thomas with hiswife and two daughters.

Our infant mortalityrate is alarming

Brent CooperCOMMUNITYRECORDER GUESTCOLUMNIST

Last week’s questionWhat is the best way to han-

dle the Syrian refugee situation?

“Accept that you have noreal control over it. Love thyneighbor, but watch yourback.”

Rachael Kramer

”We should remember thatafter the Vietnam war Americaresettled over 800,000 Viet-namese refugees ... 1.3 millionwere resettled worldwide ...and at the time similar argu-ments were made ... that theymay be North Vietnamese ...that they are enemies ... thatwe can’t afford to resettlethem. I worked in that pro-gram both in the U.S. and inthe refugee camp in Indonesia.Today it’s almost unimaginablethat we had those fears ... mostof the refugees became fi-nancially independent veryquickly ... many opened busi-nesses, they improved many ofthe neighborhoods they wereresettled into . ... their childrenare now college graduates,

skilled workers, restaurantand small business owners,professionals in every fieldand all are now part of ourAmerican culture ... and noneof the fears came true.”

Jay Brandt

“Join with many other na-tions to create a safe haven intheir own part of the world forthem to live, work and formtheir own way of life.”

Gary Griesser

“Why in the world are theycoming here instead of fight-ing to take their country back.Maybe a nefarious reason?”

Suzanne Patterson

“I have heard on the GlennBeck program that a lot ofrefugees moving into thestates have been sponsored byChristian charities. Howeverthese were charities that havea relationship with these refu-gees and worked with them.From what I have also read isthe fact that most of the refu-gees have been middle-agedmen. Those refugees shouldstay home and fight those thatare causing them to flee.”

Eddie Horgan

“Here’s how the processworks ... it took over a year totwo years when I was doing theprocessing ... it’s much morestringent now, more securityagencies are involved ... andour resources are much great-er:

“Before refugees face U.S.

screening, they must get areferral from the United Na-tions High Commissioner forRefugees (or occasionally aU.S. embassy or another NGO).The UN refers about 1 percentof refugees for resettlementthrough its own vetting proc-ess, which takes four to 10months. During that process,UN officials decide if peopleactually qualify as refugees, ifthey require resettlement, andwhich country would acceptthem.

“Once the cases are passedalong to the United States, therefugees undergo securityclearances. Their names, bio-graphical information andfingerprints are run throughfederal terrorism and criminaldatabases. Meanwhile, therefugees are interviewed byDepartment of Homeland Se-curity officials. If approved,they then undergo a medicalscreening, a match with spon-sor agencies, “cultural ori-entation” classes and one finalsecurity clearance.

“Syrian refugees in partic-ular must clear one additional

hurdle. Their documents areplaced under extra scrutinyand cross-referenced withclassified and unclassifiedinformation.

“The process typically takesone to two years or longer andhappens before a refugee evergets onto American soil.”

Jay Brandt

“I would take care of ourhomeless people first who areAmericans. I have nothingagainst Syrians but we reallyneed to care for our own peo-ple.”

John Scales

“Try to remember the hor-ror that is occurring in theirhomeland and the desperationit took to leave everything andtry for a new life. Realize thatnot everyone is out to kill youand that empathy and compas-sion are not just words on yourkid’s vocabulary test.”

Elsa Hale

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THIS WEEK’SQUESTIONWhat changes, if any, would youmake to the primary system (orin the case of Kentucky Repub-licans, their new caucus system)for choosing presidential candi-dates?

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Did you start 2016 withplans to make changes to im-prove your health? Maybe itwas a pledge to lose weight orquit smoking?

At the Northern KentuckyHealth Depart-ment, we start-ed 2016 with anew, five-yearstrategic plan.Part of thatplan includesan updatedvision state-ment, in whichwe aspire tomake North-ern Kentuckythe healthiest

region in the nation. No joke.So, as we work together to

achieve our vision of health forthe region, I’d like to give youa few simple ideas of smallchanges that will make a dif-ference. To improve our healththis year, let’s:

1. Wash our hands. If avail-able, use soap and water; if not,hand sanitizer works as a sec-ond choice. Wash after usingthe bathroom, before you eat,before you prepare food, andbefore/after caring for some-one who is sick.

2. Get vaccinated forwhooping cough. Cases ofwhooping cough increaseddramatically in Northern Ken-tucky late in 2015. Vaccinationis one way we can reverse thattrend. All adults and childrenage 10 and over should get aTdap vaccine about every 10years. Parents of teens shouldmake sure their children havereceived a booster of Tdap.Vaccination with a Tdap isespecially critical for schoolteachers, pregnant women,parents, grandparents andcaregivers for infants. Plus,many people can get vaccinat-ed at the health department’scounty health centers for free.Call to find out if you qualifyand schedule an appointment.

3. Change what we drink.Sugar-sweetened beveragesare the highest source of addedsugar in our diet. Calories that

we get from drinks tend not tomake us feel full, either, so weend up consuming more calo-ries overall. Water and skimmilk are some of your bestbeverage choices.

4. Move more, sit less.Think about ways that you canincorporate movement intoyour daily routine. Can youpark farther away at the store– or even better, walk or bikefrom home if the store is near-by? When you watch your fa-vorite TV show, could you doso while on a treadmill?

5. Fall in love with fruitsand vegetables. There’s al-ways a new variety of fruitsand vegetables to try, and pro-duce is convenient, too. Fruitsand vegetables can be nutri-tious in any form – fresh, fro-zen, canned or dried.

6. Test our homes for ra-don. You can’t see, smell ortaste radon, but it could bepresent at a dangerous level inyour home. Radon is the lead-ing cause of lung cancerdeaths among nonsmokers inAmerica. Testing radon levelsin your home can help preventunnecessary exposure. Visithttp://www.nkyhealth.org/Services/Radon.aspx to learnhow you can get a free testingkit.

If you follow these steps,you can prevent disease, pro-mote wellness and protectyourself against health threats– all three of which are part ofour mission at the health de-partment.

If you’d like to learn moreabout the health department’sstrategic plan to improve thehealth of Northern Kentuckyover the next five years orabout the many other serviceswe offer to improve health, Iencourage you to visitnkyhealth.org.

If Northern Kentucky isgoing to be the healthiest re-gion in the country by 2020,we’d better get started togeth-er now.

Dr. Lynne Saddler is districtdirector of health of the North-ern Kentucky Health District.

NKY aspires to behealthiest U.S. region

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

ALEXANDRIA - In a gamewhere points were at a premi-um, Jackson Crawford hadnearly one-quarter of the scor-ing output.

But that was only part of thestory for the Bishop BrossartHigh School senior, who led theMustangs to a 47-45 win over ri-val Campbell County in thecrosstown battle of AlexandriaJan. 8. Crawford had the defen-sive assignment on Campbell’sstandout senior center, 6-foot-9Matt Wilson, and helped limithim to 11 points.

“He’s sensational,” saidBrossart head coach Mike Code.“He had 20 points but thatwasn’t what was so impressive.The job he did on Wilson was tre-mendous. He worked so hard.He wasn’t going to let his team-mates down and he sure didn’t.”

Brossart defended Wilsonwith Crawford fronting him andgetting help when needed. TheMustangs led for nearly all ofthe last two and a half quarters,but the Camels nearly won it ona 3-pointer by Garren Bertschin the final seconds. This was af-ter Brossart led by 10, 40-30,midway through the fourth pe-riod.

“We just played hard de-fense, we hustled, made sure weexecuted,” Crawford said. “Wecould have executed betterdown the stretch, but it was alearning experience.”

The Mustangs improved to11-3 and got a leg up in the al-ways contentious 37th Districtrace. The Camels fell to 6-9.

The Camels will host ConnerJan. 15 and will host Scott Jan. 22in their final district game.

Brossart was set to jumpright into the 10th Region All “A”tournament the next day andcould play Thursday and Satur-day. The tourney is at BrackenCounty. Brossart plays at Cal-vary Jan. 26 and at Scott Feb. 12

in district play.“This is a huge win,” Craw-

ford said. “We have a lot of mo-mentum going into the All ‘A.’”

Senior Jacob Zai scored 12points for Brossart. Cole Hegyiled Campbell with 14 points andBertsch nine.

After trailing 40-30, Camp-bell went on a 14-4 run to tie thegame at 44 with 44 seconds to go.Wilson hit two free throws toknot the game. The Camelsfouled Brossart senior guardLogan Schultz as he receivedthe inbounds pass. He made onefree throw to give the Mustangsthe lead again. After a series ofturnovers and missed freethrows by both teams, Zai hitone free throw with 8.2 secondsto play for the final margin.

“It’s always good to win thisgame and it’s especially good towin a close game,” Code said.“With four minutes to go I didn’tthink it would be a close one. Iwas hoping to extend that 10-point lead and go on. We madeenough plays at the end. We just

have to get better.”Code also praised his senior

point guard, one of seven 12th-graders on the roster.

“Logan Schultz was phenom-enal the way he handled pres-sure, handled the ball and madeplays on both ends of the floor,”Code said.

Campbell led 10-4 out of thegate but Wilson was called fortwo fouls in the first three min-utes. The Mustangs went on a12-0 run after that and led by asmany as nine in the first half, 25-16. A layup by senior Joey Hick-man gave Brossart that 40-30lead.

With the score 40-32, Hegyiscored the next eight Camelpoints, including four on twotough baskets to make it 40-36.After a Brossart free throw, He-gyi added two free throws tomake it 41-38. Crawford made atough drive to the hoop for a lay-up to push the lead back to fivewith two minutes to play. Hegyianswered with a drive 20 sec-onds later.

Crawford leadsMustangs to win

Brossart senior Jackson Crawford drives past Camel senior Matt Wilson forthe layup.

Brossart edgesCampbell CountyJames [email protected]

PHOTOS BY JAMES WEBER/THE COMMUNITY RECORDER

Matt Wilson, left, and Joey Hickman, battle for the ball Jan. 8 duringBrossart’s 47-45 win.

Brossart players celebrate their win after the buzzer.

Campbell

County Camels

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Scott Eagle

Classic Jan. 9.

Teams will

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Scott diving

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CAMELS DIVE IN

PHOTOS BY JAMES WEBER/THE COMMUNITY RECORDER

Summer Meadows of Campbell County swims freestyle.

Dawn Cropenbaker of Campbell County swims freestyle. Colten Stephany of Campbell County swims butterfly.

Jacob Steele of Campbell County swims freestyle.

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Coaching News» Todd Schalk, who played

his grade school basketball atSt. Peter and St. Paul in Camp-bell County, recently retiredfrom coaching after 31 yearsand more than 1,000 games.

In 1984, he joined the SaintsPeter and Paul Cardinals as a 16-year old. He coached with TomGosney for 23 years, eventuallyorganizing the school’s firstteams for fifth and sixth grades.He was head coach for 13 years.Since 2008, he coached the 7/8grade team. Many of his playersbecame varsity players for theBishop Brossart Mustangs.

Correction» Campbell County senior

Rob Augspurger was misiden-tified in a picture that went withthe All-Star section for the Re-corder in last week’s edition. Acorrect picture is included.Augspurger recently signed toplay soccer for Thomas MoreCollege. He had 24 goals andfive assists this past season.

Hall of Fame» The Northern Kentucky

Sports Hall of Fame will inductnew members at 1p.m. Wednes-day, Jan. 20, at the Villa HillsCivic Club, 729 Rogers Road. In-ductees are Andrew Neagle(Ludlow 1966), Bradford Carr(Holmes ’87), Fred Hester (Ma-son County ’67) and Tim Reese(CovCath ’81). Guest speakerwill be sportscaster John Po-povich from WCPO.

Boys basketball» Campbell County beat

Mason County 80-65, scoringthe last 15 points of the game.Matt Wilson had 23 points, Gar-ren Bertsch 19, Cole Hegyi 16and Trent McGovney 10.

» Newport Central Catholic

beat Campbell County 81-61Jan. 9 at the John Turner Classicat Newport to improve to 11-2.

Girls basketball» It was a milestone night

Jan. 6 at Holy Cross for two newmembers of the girls’ basket-ball 1,000-point club.

In a span of 80 seconds late inthe second quarter, senior pointguard Dajah McClendonscored her 1,000th point for Ho-ly Cross and senior post playerEmily Schultz scored her1,000th for Bishop Brossart.

Defending state championHoly Cross made a bigger point.The Indians were the betterteam on the scoreboard, defeat-ing the pesky Mustangs, 46-39.Holy Cross bolted to a 7-0 leadand never trailed.

McClendon led all scorerswith 19 points. She scored her1,000th on a drive from the rightwing with 1:30 to play in the firsthalf to give the Indians (9-5) a20-12 lead.

“That was pretty cool. Emilyand I used to be AAU team-mates,” said McClendon, whoadded five assists. “I had no ideashe was close to 1,000. But I waswondering why they had such abig crowd here.”

Holy Cross coach Kes Mur-phy called a timeout afterMcClendon’s milestone basket.“It’s a tremendous accomplish-ment. She’s a point guard whosejob is to get everybody involvedin the offense,” Murphy said.“Some people say she can’tscore. Obviously, she canscore.”

McClendon was presentedflowers and a gift bag, and thegame restarted.

Schultz scored her 1,000thpoint on a basket inside for theMustangs with 10 seconds toplay in the half, cutting the Indi-ans’ lead to 22-16. When the goalwas counted, Bishop Brossartfans stood and raised green andwhite signs that read, “Welcome

To The 1,000-Point Club EmilySchultz.”

Schultz scored 12 first-halfpoints and finished with a team-high 16. Abby King sank a pairof 3-pointers and added 12points for Brossart.

“I knew (McClendon) wasabout to get (1,000 points) be-cause someone told me,”Schultz said. “We wanted tocome out on top, but we didn’ttake care of the basketball.”

» Bishop Brossartbeat New-port 59-46 Jan. 5. Senior EmilySchultz scored a game-high 25points for the Mustangs. KylieOrr led Newport with 22 points.

» Brossart beat RobertsonCounty 54-13 Jan. 9 in the All“A” 10th Region tourney. Bros-sart plays in the semis Thurs-day night at Bracken County, 6p.m. The final is 6 p.m. Satur-day, Jan. 16.

» Newport Central Catholicbeat Campbell County 40-39Jan. 6. Ansley Davenport had18 points and Ajia Rice 12. Da-venport had a team-high eightrebounds and Rice five.

TMC Notes» Women’s basketball:

Sophomore forward Nikki Kier-

nan (Newport Central Catho-lic) has been named the Presi-dents’ Athletic Conference(PAC) Women’s BasketballPlayer of the Week Jan. 4.

Kiernan helped lead the top-ranked Saints to a 2-0 record asshe averaged a double-doublewith 21.0 points and 10.5 re-bounds while averaging just 20minutes per game. She alsodished out six assists, blockedfive shots and recorded a pair ofsteals while shooting 76.9 per-cent (20-of-26) from the floor. InThomas More’s 92-69 win at Illi-nois Wesleyan University onDec. 30, Kiernan scored 26points and pulled down nine re-bounds in 22 minutes. She fin-ished with 16 points and 12 re-bounds in 18 minutes during a102-38 win at Thiel College.

NKU Notes» Men’s basketball: Drew

McDonald (Newport CentralCatholic) was named the Hori-zon League Freshman of theWeek Jan. 4.

McDonald averaged 15points and nine rebounds inagainst Toledo and Green Bay,setting two career marks andnotching his first double-doublealong the way. For the week, heshot 63.2 percent from the fieldand perfect 6-for-6 at the char-ity stripe. A remarkable 8-for-12shooting performance led to acareer-best 18 points at Toledo,where McDonald also addedfive rebounds and two assists.He followed with a double-dou-ble in NKU’s Horizon Leagueopener at Green Bay. In addi-tion to 12 points in the contest,he controlled the boards, haul-ing in a career-high 13 re-bounds.

This marks not only the firstHorizon League weekly awardfor McDonald, but also the firstweekly accolade for men’s bas-ketball since joining the league.

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PHOTOS THANKS TO BOB AUGSPURGER

Campbell County senior Rob Augspurger, shown with parents, Bob andSue, signed to play soccer for Thomas More College.

Campbell County senior RobAugspurger was an AlexandriaRecorder All Star.

THANKS TO SHELLY BRAUN

Bishop Brossart senior Emily Schultz,left, and Holy Cross senior DajahMcClendon after both players scoredtheir 1,000th career point Jan. 6during HC’s 46-39 win at home.

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COVINGTON - Mem-bers of a new, volunteerorganization that wasformed last year to helpsolve neighborhood dis-putes and offer alterna-tives to traditional resolu-tions in the legal systemwill join others on a marchon Jan. 18 to support theDr. Martin Luther King Jr.program at the Life

Learning Center in Co-vington.

The group, Communityand Restorative Justice-Covington, began meet-ing last year at the Churchof Our Savior in Coving-ton. The organization hassince been holding month-ly meetings at the Centerfor Great Neighborhoodsin Covington. The group

was formed at the requestof Covington HumanRights Commissioner,Pamela Mullins, who is aformer member of the Co-vington City Commissionand Covington Board ofEducation. Mullins heardabout the Restorative Jus-tice program and solicitedhelp from Diana Queen,who heads the Kentucky

Center for RestorativeJustice in Lexington.Louisville also has a Re-storative Justice programwhich prompted Mullinsto seek a similar organiza-tion for Covington andNorthern Kentucky.

Restorative Justice re-lies on a philosophy ofsolving problems throughdialogue of the parties in-

volved in a dispute, withthe help of neighbors orvolunteers who have beentrained in restorative jus-tice techniques. Some ofthe problems could be dis-putes between neighborsor could involve the civilor criminal justice sys-tems.

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ative Justice program arethere voluntarily.

The MLK Jr. Marchwill begin at 5 p.m. Jan. 18at MLK Jr. Blvd. and Jil-lian’s Way in Covington.

The 2016 Dr. MartinLuther King Jr. programwill begin at 6 p.m. Jan. 18at the Life Learning Cen-ter.

Restorative justice group joins MLK Jr. March Jan. 18

This time of year,amaryllis is a popularwinter blooming bulbfound on shelves in localflower shops and gardencenters. Their largeshowy trumpet shapedblooms produced atop atall flower stalk providea nice welcome to thecold winter. Below are afew steps to ensure thebiggest and brightestamaryllis blooms.

Most amaryllis bulbsare sold either as bareroot bulbs or in a kitwhich includes the bulb,container, and pottingsoil mixture. If purchas-ing bare root bulbs,select a large, firm bulbthat is free of cuts andbruises. Large bulbsindicate a healthy plantthat will produce largerblooms and more flower-ing stalks. There are awide variety of colorsand types of amaryllisblooms available fromtraditional red, white,pink, orange, salmon orbicolored which arewhite with brush strokesof pink or red.

Choose a containerthat is 1 to 2 inches wid-er than the diameter ofthe bulb, since amaryllisbulbs prefer a slightlypot-bound container.Look to see if the con-tainer has drainageholes before planting. Ifno drainage holes arepresent, drill a fewsmall holes in the bot-tom of the container to

provideadequatesoil drain-age.

Next,purchase aqualitypottingsoil mixthat is asterilized,well-

drained, and high inorganic matter. A mix-ture containing equalparts of peat and perliteis an excellent choicefor growing amaryllis.Moisten the potting soilmix with water prior toadding to the containerto assist in establishinga good root system.

To begin planting, adda small amount of moist-ened potting soil to thecontainer and place theamaryllis bulb in thecenter so that one-thirdto one-half of the bulb islocated above the soillevel. Continue to fill thecontainer with soil untilthe potting mediumreaches 1 inch below thetop rim. This step keepsthe fungal diseaseknown as red blotchfrom occurring andallows for space whenwatering. Tap the con-tainer on the counter toremove any air pocketsfrom the soil, add moresoil if needed, and lastlyfirm the soil around theroots and bulb.

After planting, waterthe soil thoroughly with

lukewarm water andplace in a warm 65 to 75degrees Fahrenheitlocation. A well-lightedarea such as a south-facing window or sun-room that receives atleast four hours of di-rect sunlight would beideal for amaryllisgrowth.

While the bulb isgrowing, keep the soilslightly moist until flow-ering. Water when thesoil feels dry to thetouch. Rotate the plantfrequently to promote astraighter flower stalkrather than one thatleans toward the light.Flowering usually takesabout 6 to 8 weeks afterpotting.

Once blooms appear,locate amaryllis to acooler location indoorsaround 60 to 65 degreesFahrenheit to extend thelife of the flowers. Afterflowering, apply a liquidor slow release fertilizerfor houseplants accord-ing to recommendationson the label for amountand frequency.

It may seem thatamaryllis requires extracare and time invest-ment, but once peoplesee the bright, almosttropical shaped blooms,it can brighten any roomon even the gloomiestwinter day.

Sarah Stolz is theCampbell County Coop-erative Extension horti-culture technician.

Brighten winter withamaryllis blooms

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Renowned for pushingculinary arts to new ex-tremes, The Carnegie willcommemorate its 10th an-niversary with a twist onthe farm-to-table move-ment.

The 10th anniversaryof The Art of Food eventat The Carnegie is beingsplit into two nights of cel-ebration: the 10th Anni-versary celebration onFeb. 24 and The Art ofFood: Farm to Table onFeb. 26.

The Art of Food: Farmto Gallery is a celebrationof food, where it comesfrom, and those inspiredby it.

Attendees of the anni-versary event, which runs6-9 p.m., will be treated todinner by seven of theTristate’s top chefs. Theywill have the opportunityto learn more about thechefs and their dishes.

Chefs will be on handfrom Alfio’s Buon Cibo,Jeff Thomas Catering, Ot-to’s, Four Seasons Cater-ing, the BonBonerie, Eno-teca Emilia and BouquetRestaurant.

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cludes chefs from The An-chor, Bouquet, CarriageHouse Farm, ChocolatsLatour, Coffee Empori-um, Fireside Pizza, FourSeasons Catering, FreshTable, Frida 602, GratefulGrahams, Jean Robert’sTable, Red Feather, Sala-zaar, Senate, Sleepy BeeCafe, The Littlefield, TheRookwood, Wunderbar,La Soupe and The PacificKitchen.

Artist Pam Kravetzwill lead an impressivelineup of artists who willconstruct an interactiveenvironment to showcasethe edible creations.

At the center of theevents will be a raisedbarn loft where musiciansand performers will bringthe farm-to-table conceptto life with a contempo-rary art spin.

Tickets to the 10th an-niversary event are $100and include complimen-tary valet and drinks.Tickets are $40, or4 $25for members, for Friday’sevent.

Call 859-491-2030 orvisitwww.thecarnegie.com.

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This is the fourth yearthese awards have beenheld, this year at the Sug-ar Mill in New Orleans.

The Industry ServiceAward is bestowed uponan individual who hasdone the most to sustainhe premium cigar indus-try and advance the in-dustry’s agenda in legisla-tion, regulation and thecommunity.

Open since 1880,Straus Tobacconist is thenation’s fourth oldest to-bacconist. It has twoGreater Cincinnati loca-tions: 410 Walnut St.,downtown Cincinnati,and 8146 Mall Road, Flor-ence.

Kevin Kirby joinsUptech board

A Northern KentuckyUniversity leader hasbeen named to the boardof directors of Uptech,Cincinnati’s informaticsaccelerator.

The appointee is KevinKirby, dean of the Collegeof Informatics and theEvan and Lindsay SteinProfessor of Biocomput-ing at NKU.

This appointmentcomes in UpTech’s fourthyear and is part of the or-ganization’s efforts tohone its focus and

strengthenpartner-ships.

“Up-Tech is theonly Infor-matics-based busi-ness accel-

erator in the country witha focus on big data,” saidTom Prewitt, UpTechboard chair. “We happento have one of the leadingInformatics academi-cians right here leadingthe College of Informat-ics at NKU. It is a naturalfit, and we are thrilled tohave Kevin join the Up-Tech Board.”

Kirby has a Ph.D. incomputer science andjoined NKU in 1994. Hehelped found the NKUCenter for IntegrativeNatural Science andMathematics in 2000 andthe NKU College of Infor-matics in 2005; he becamedean in 2011. He has beenprincipal investigator ontwo National ScienceFoundation grants deal-ing with outreach in In-formatics.

Higgins promotedto districtsupervisor

Tara Higgins was pro-moted to district supervi-sor of the Kentucky De-partment of Correctionsand Parole District 7 inNewport.

District 7 encom-passes Boone, Campbelland Kenton counties. Herpromotion was effectiveOct. 16.

Higgins began herstate employment careerwith the Cabinet forHealth and Family Ser-

vices inMarch2000. Shetrans-ferred tothe Divi-sion of Pro-bation andParole in

November 2004. As an officer, Higgins

supervised a number ofcaseloads including sexoffender supervision andthe Women’s KentuckyRecovery Center inNorthern Kentucky. Shewas selected to be a state-wide trainer for Motiva-tional Interviewing with-in the agency and alsoserved as an accredita-tion compliance teamleader. She was promotedto assistant district super-visor in July 2011.

Tire Discountersopens large locationin Cold Spring

COLD SPRING – Fam-ily owned and operatedTire Discounters, the na-tion’s eighth largest inde-pendent tire retailer,opened a newly built8,933-square-foot store inCold Spring on Nov. 5, oneof the largest locations inthe company.

The new store will beable to serve more cus-tomers than before, fea-turing 10 service bays andis now open a half-hourearlier and closed an hourlater than before. Its newhours are 7:30 a.m. to 8p.m. Monday through Fri-day, 7:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. Sat-urday, and it’s closed onSunday. It is located nextdoor to its previous loca-tion, at 5020 AlexandriaPike, with the same ad-dress.

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Anna HarperAnna L. Harper, 82, of Cold

Spring, died Jan. 2 at her home.Her son, Clark Graham III, died

previously.Survivors include her husband,

Daniel E. Harper; daughters,Barbara Girdler, Josephine Dean,Betty Graham, Mary Graham,and Shyanne Harper; sons,Robert Graham, William Gra-ham, David Graham, DanielGraham, and James Graham;sisters, Betty Worthington andJoAnn Ashcraft; brother, Ken-neth Soard; and 21 grand-children along with 42 great-grandchildren.

Joan LancasterJoan M. Tressler Lancaster, 83,

of Fort Thomas, died Dec. 29 atSt. Elizabeth Fort Thomas.

She was a secretary to theassistant principal at HighlandsHigh School and a voraciousreader. She loved mystery novelsand watching old movies.

Her sister, Darlene Poe, diedpreviously.

Survivors include her husband,Thomas Lancaster; daughters,Maurey Lancaster Berdoy andJeanne Johnson; sister, JeanMettens; and two grandchil-dren.

Memorials: American CancerSociety, 1640 Lyndon FarmCourt, Suite 104, Louisville, KY40223.

John “Jack” Luebbers Sr.John N. “Jack” Luebbers Sr.,

81, of Fort Thomas, died Jan. 1 atSt. Elizabeth Fort Thomas.

He was retired from OhioCasualty, was a member of theinformal Fort Thomas dinnerclub and Wednesday breakfastclub, and volunteered at BeConcerned in Covington. He wasa U.S. Army veteran of theKorean War.

His wife, Jo Ann Luebbers,died previously.

Survivors include his daugh-ters, Christine McGinnis, TeresaParmentier, Julie Schout, JillDominic, Joanne Clark, and SallyBayer; son, John Luebbers Jr.;sisters, Lyn Wessels and MimiGerding; brother, Larry Lueb-bers; and 19 grandchildren alongwith seven great-grandchildren.will

Burial was at St. StephenCemetery in Fort Thomas.

Memorials: Be Concerned, 714Washington St., Covington, KY41011-2315.

Michael PowersMichael Curtis Powers, 46, of

Alexandria, died Dec. 29 at hishome.

He was a maintenance work-er.

Survivors include his daugh-ters, Heather Kilburn and Jack-lyn Powers; fiance, Sheri Raleigh;parents, Ancil Powers andBonita Dunn; brother, MarkPowers; sisters, Nadine Johnson;half-sister, Moniza Becker; and agranddaughter.

Burial was at Plum CreekCemetery in Butler.

Doris SchnellerDoris Lee Schneller, 88, of

Alexandria, died Dec. 29 at RiverValley Nursing Home in Butler.

She was former owner ofNorthern Kentucky ChristianSupplies of Alexandria and amember of Plum Creek ChristianChurch in Butler.

Her husband, RaymondSchneller, died previously.

Survivors include her children,Bonnie Works, RaymondSchneller, Steve Schneller, Mela-nie Brack, and Tom Schneller;and 16 grandchildren along with30 great-grandchildren and agreat-great-grandson.

Interment was at AlexandriaCemetery.

Ernest “Ernie”Schweinzger

Ernest “Ernie” Lee Schweinzg-er, 64, of Dayton, died Jan. 1.

He played football for andgraduated from Dayton HighSchool.

Survivors include his daughter,Elizabeth Rose Schweinzger ofDenver, Colorado; former wife,Susan Johnson of Denver; andfour sisters along with a brother.

Charles StevensonCharles R. Stevenson, 73, of

Cold Spring, died Dec. 29 at hishome.

His wife, Rosemary Stevenson,died previously.

Survivors include his son, MikeStevenson; brother, Bill Steven-son; and three grandsons.

Memorials: Wounded WarriorProject, P.O. Box 758517, Topeka,KS 66675.

Mary StramanMary Schultz Straman, 74, of

Cold Spring and formerly of FortThomas, died Dec. 28 at Hospiceof Cincinnati.

She was a retired manager forthe Internal Revenue Service andan active member of St. John’sUnited Church of Christ inNewport.

Her brothers, Edwin, Herbert,and Marcus Schultz, died previ-ously.

Survivors include her husband,Richard Straman; son, AlanStraman of Sidney, Ohio; daugh-ters, Kelly Baker of Fort Thomasand Tracy Bischoff of California;sisters, Joyce Studer, Patty Nel-son, Kathy Baxter, and BrendaBaker; brothers, Larry and JerrySchultz; and eight grandchil-dren.

Memorials: St. John’s UnitedChurch of Christ general fund orfood pantry, 415 Park Ave.,Newport, KY 41071.

Edna TaylorEdna M. Powel) Taylor, 98, of

Melbourne, died Jan. 2 at St.Elizabeth Hospice.

She was a homemaker.Her husband, Charles W.

Taylor; and son, Henry C. Taylor,died previously.

She was a member of FlaggSprings Baptist Church.

Frank WrobleskiFrank D. Wrobleski, 77, of

Melbourne, died Dec. 29.He worked at White’s Food

Market for more than 30 yearsand went on to retire from BlueGrass Quality Meats. Afterretirement he worked part-timeat Avril-Bleh and Sons MeatMarket. He was a member ofthe Catholic Order of Forestersand was a Kentucky Colonel.

His wife, Donna Wrobleski;and son, Frank “Buzz” Wrobles-ki, died previously.

Survivors include his daugh-ters, Fran Wetterich, Jamie Hall,Brenda Wiseman, and DottieHartman; sons, Jim Wrobleskiand Tom Wrobleski; brother,Ken Wrobleski; sister, Lois Webb;and 18 grandchildren along withnine great-grandchildren.

Memorials: Newport CentralCatholic High School, 13 Caroth-ers Road, Newport, KY 41071-2497; or Dayton High School,200 Greendevil Lane, Dayton, KY41074.

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Three hundred at-tendees and volunteersturned out to support thefight against cancer forthe 20th AnniversaryStriders’ Ball event Nov.21 for the American Can-cer Society in NorthernKentucky.

The event raised$90,000 to help the Amer-ican Cancer Society savelives through ground-breaking cancer re-search, education andrisk reduction efforts,and free information andcritical services for peo-ple with cancer who needthem.

“It was inspirationalto see people from allparts of our communitycome out to support usand make an impact inthe fight to end cancer,”said Candyse Jeffries,event chairperson. “To-

gether, we celebratedthose surviving cancer,remembered loved oneslost, and took tangible ac-tion to make a differ-ence.”

The following compa-nies were recognized fortheir sponsorship of theevent at the CincinnatiAirport Marriott:

Printers EmergencyService, Jeffries Orth-odontics, Yellin’ HelenStrike Out Cancer Bowl-a-Thon, Oral Facial Sur-gery Associates, St. Eliz-abeth Healthcare, An-them, Ulmer and Berne,Vitas Healthcare, Cin-cinnati Bell, Macy’s, Ed-ward Jones, Terri & GaryGrefer, and Celanese.

Event emcee for theevening was Jack“Goose” Givens. Theprogram included recog-nition of the event honor-

ees, Dr. Michael Guenter,volunteer Elaine Neaves,and cancer survivorRichard Bowen, and mu-sic by Soul Pocket.

Event attendees hadthe opportunity to pur-chase a limited editionStriders’ Ball bow tie de-signed by Bow Tie Cause.Dhani Jones was on handto assist the men with ty-ing the bow tie.

Attendees had the op-portunity to bid on auc-tion items, play gamessuch as Bourbon andBow Ties, Bubbles andBaubles, Pop A Shot, awine toss, and a puttinggreen.

Next year’s event willbe Nov. 5, 2016, at the Cin-cinnati Airport Marriottin Hebron. For more in-formation, visitwww.stridersball.org.

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Jack “Goose” Givens, fifth from left, served as emcee of the 20th Anniversary Striders’ Ballevent for the American Cancer Society in Northern Kentucky.

Striders’ Ball raises$90,000 to fight cancer


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Question: Is it time tostart my vegetable seedsindoors so I can growmy own tomato plants,peppers and other vege-tables in the garden thisyear? Will I need speciallights?

Answer: Seed germi-nation of cool-seasonvegetable crops (brocco-li, Brussels sprouts,cabbage, cauliflower,lettuce and onions) isbest at temperaturesaround 75 degrees F, soinside the home is suit-able for this. Once theseplants start to grow,however, they prefercooler temperatures of55-65 degrees during theday and about five de-grees cooler at night.

The colder night tem-peratures will help pre-vent “stretching” andspindly, weak-stemmedplants. Thus, basementsand lightly heated bed-rooms are ideal, as longas artificial lighting isprovided. The cool-sea-son crops can all bestarted indoors in Janu-ary and February. Waituntil early March, how-ever, to start seeds ofwarm-season crops suchas tomatoes, eggplant,and peppers. Keep theseed-starting soil mixmoist but not soggy.

Stop by your localgarden center to pur-chase needed contain-ers, seed-starting mix,seeds, starter fertilizer,fluorescent lights, etc.Then start by sowing theseeds in a plant tray or

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moisten the soil mixcarefully with an over-head sprinkling can, orelse set the tray in waterto absorb the water frombeneath. Be sure excesswater drains away, outof the rooting zone.

Enclose the seededtrays in a plastic bag andkeep them at room tem-perature until seedlingsbegin to emerge. Then,remove the plastic andtransfer the trays to asuitable growing area.Fertilize the plants whenthe second true leavesappear. Use a diluteliquid fertilizer, such as20-20-20, at rates recom-mended on the package.Fertilize again in anoth-er week or two.

Peat pots and com-pressed peat pellets(that expand when wet)are also good for grow-ing transplants, becauseplant roots can easilygrow through the sides.You can purchase plasticseedling flats that have32 or more plantingcells, or you can buyindividual 2-inch plasticpots, or use egg cartonsand paper cups, but be

sure to punch holes inthe bottoms for goodwater drainage. Putindividual pots in plas-tic, metal or woodentrays for growing andfor convenience whenyou water and movethem.

The average window-sill is one location forgrowing plants, but itusually does not getenough light, even on thesouth or west side of ahouse. So, you almosthave to use artificiallight to supplement. Usecool white fluorescentlamps alone, a mixtureof cool white and warmwhite fluorescent lamps,or a mixture of coolwhite and plant growthfluorescent lamps. Lo-cate the lamps 5 to 10inches from the foliageand operate them 12 to18 hours/day. Raise thelights as the plants growtaller. Be sure to keepseedlings cool enough(especially at night) forstrong, sturdy growthafter they germinate.

For more informationon good gardening prac-tices, and to win freeflower and vegetableseeds for your 2016 gar-den, go to www.face-book.com/BooneHortNews ,and for free soil testingservices, contact yourlocal Northern KentuckyCooperative ExtensionService Office.

Mike Klahr is BooneCounty extension agentfor horticulture.

Grow your own gardenvegetable transplants

Mike KlahrHORTICULTURECONCERNS


POLITICAL PROMISESBY PATRICK MERRELL / EDITED BY WILL SHORTZ

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1 Advisory panels7 Take down a notch12 Silverstein who wrote

“A Boy Named Sue”16 Put on a nonpolitical

button, say19 Crack open, in a way20 Some parade

performers22 Clamor23 “Unemployment will

be a thing of the past!”

25 Publicity, in Variety-speak

26 Back27 Impose ____ on28 High season in

Hawaii29 Coding molecules30 “____ in the Morning”31 Skedaddle33 “You’re looking at the

whole department”35 “No new taxes!”42 Ornithologist James

of whom Ian Fleming was a fan

43 W.W. II arena: Abbr.44 Dallas sch.45 Circus prop46 ____ buco47 Author whose most

famous character is introduced as Edward Bear

51 Some four-year degs.53 ____-deucey (card

game)

54 “I will maintain a strong defense!”

58 Basic car maintenance

59 Car decoration60 “Silent Spring” spray61 Muffin variety62 Gives off light, as a

65-Across65 See 62-Across67 Bank acct. info70 One of five rhyming

Greek letters71 Dances accompanied

by gourd drums75 Sitting together at the

movies, say77 “Deficit spending

must stop!”83 Another time84 When a vampire

sleeps85 Oblong desserts86 “Poke-____!” (kids’

book series)87 Film critic Jeffrey89 120-Across, in Spain91 Hellion92 Bridge-table

foursome93 “I’ll slow this

country’s spread of drugs!”

100 Next in line101 Breathing disorder102 Not much at all103 Pleasures105 A Musketeer108 L.A. gang member109 Place with

expensive mud112 Tiny tunneler113 “Education will be

my top priority!”

117 It’s found in sheets or, in softer form, blankets

118 Thermometer, e.g.119 Consolidated120 89-Across, in France121 Some 35mm

cameras122 Rogen and Meyers123 They may be

measured by the pound

DOWN

1 Shine up2 Words before “before”3 Common prefix with

phobia4 ____-com5 Thought (up)6 One who’s always

getting a pass?7 Certain game point8 One piece of a two-

piece9 Archery asset10 Whole lotta11 “Billy ____,” 2000

film12 Abbr. on a stadium

ticket13 Give zero stars, say14 First name among

celebrity chefs15 Acid16 Present-day figure17 Ned’s bride on “The

Simpsons” in 201218 They’re handled in

Asian restaurants21 Tithing amounts24 Burkina ____ (Niger

neighbor)

29 What a rabble-rouser might be read

30 Needs no further cooking

31 Take root32 Air-conditioned34 H.M.O. figures35 Israelites’ leader

after Moses36 Still in the outbox37 San ____, Italy38 Prepare for the

afterlife39 Boot40 Low-grade?: Abbr.41 Eye inflammation42 Greet respectfully47 Not just theoretical48 Lhasa ____ (dog

breed)49 Upstream on the

Mississippi River, along Miss.

50 Abbr. for those not mentioned

52 Seine-____,departmentbordering Paris

55 Need (to)56 Coll. fraternity57 “What ____!”

(“Bummer!”)63 Question of surprise

to a volunteer64 Total66 Object of a hunt in

“Lord of the Flies”67 Tool used in the

evening?68 Lackey69 Some witches like

their eyes70 Great Plains Indians

72 Oven-cleaneringredient

73 Org. for Duke74 Like the ocean76 Forensic facility77 Hill’s partner78 First gemstone

mentioned in the Bible

79 Novices80 It might be patted on

the back

81 Bambino’s first word82 Prop for Popeye or

Santa88 Fi preceder90 John of Fox’s

“Grandfathered”94 Hit the road95 Treats vengefully96 Wild97 What eyes and

pedestrians may do

98 Blue-collar and pink-slip

99 Pill type

103 One corner of a Monopoly board

104 Start of a reminiscence

106 Raise

107 Operatives: Abbr.

108 Some med. facilities

109 Story with many chapters

110 Sparrow, to a sparrow hawk

111 Common connectors113 Monogram on

Christian crosses114 Amphibious

W.W. II vessel115 “Wonderful!”116 Go wrong

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& we off er competitive wages and benefi ts

which include medical, dental, vision, 401k,

paid holidays, and earned vacation time.

Starting pay rates from $14.75 - $25.40

based on position and experience/skill level

How to apply?

- Online @ www.grahampackaging.com

- Careers – go to “search for jobs now”;

set up account and enter

“Florence” under search criteria.

- Come to the plant to apply in person

M-F 8AM – 5PM

- Call (859) 727-7524 if you need assistance

ON-SITE JOB FAIR BEING HELD FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, FROM 9:00 A.M. – 2:00 P.M. & SATURDAY,JANUARY 23 FROM 9:00 A.M. – 1:00 P.M.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer

Are you looking for a job or a CAREER? Graham Packaging has immediate openings for qualifi ed individuals to work in their Florence, Kentucky manufacturing facility.

Direct Hire

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Medical Assistants/X-ray Tech/GXMO Urgent care center is

looking forservice-oriented; self-starting professionals

interested in providingquality patient care in our

White Oak / Colerain facilityand others in southwest

Ohio. We offer competitivewages, paid orientation

and great benefits. Mustbe a graduate of an accred-

ited program. To applyplease fax resumes to513-831-5985, email

[email protected] or visit our website at

www.amcareinc.com.

Nurse Case Manager RN case manager neededfor a growing health care

network located in theWest Chester area.LongTerm Care experience.Managed care & MDS

experience. Must possessorganizational skills,

detailed oriented, & abilityto multi-task effectively.Great Job. Great Work

Environment. Send resumeto:

[email protected] fax (513) 777-2372

MANAGEMENT

Now hiring experiencedGeneral Manager for

Cincinnati basedMcDonald’s restaurant.

Compensation/401K/Vacation Please call Daniel

at 513-887-0500

The Cincinnati Enquirer has carrierroutes available in the following areas:

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WestColerain Twp. @ Groesbeck

Monfort Heights @ NorthsideWestern Hills / Westwood @ Wyoming

NorthFairfield @ Liberty Township @ Maineville @ Middletown

@ Morrow Mason @ Sharonville South Lebanon@ West Chester

KentuckyCold Spring @ Crescent Springs

Edgewood ErlangerFlorence / Burlington

Independence / Taylor MillPark Hills / Ft. Mitchell

Union @ Walton / Verona @ WarsawIndianaSt. Leon

Must be 18 with a valid drivers license and proof ofinsurance. If interested please call: 513-768-8134

JANITOR.FT or PT. $10.00-11.50/Hr. Rich Benefits. Email resume to jo

[email protected] or apply online www.petwow.com/pages/jobapp

Underground Beltline LaborersEquipment Operators

Sterling Materials, a Limestone Mine, is currently acceptingapplications for Underground Beltline Laborers and Equip-

ment Operators . Duties include but are not limited tobeltline maintenance, shoveling, heavy lifting, climbing

stairs, frequent walking/bending, use of hand tools whennecessary, and/or operating heavy equipment. These posi-tions are physically demanding. No experience is required,training will be provided onsite. Candidate must be able

to pass a pre-employment drug screen.Apply in person at 100 Sierra Drive in Verona or email a

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Permakil Pest Control, Inc.Permakil Pest Control, Inc.Serving Greater Cincinnati since 1972Serving Greater Cincinnati since 1972

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We need experienced Pest Control experts. Professional Appearance, Good Driving Record.

Call 513-621-3028 or 859-431-5611. All Calls Held Confi dential.

PEST CONTROLPEST CONTROLGREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR

FAMILY PERSONFAMILY PERSON

Business Support andCommunity Relations

Coordinator

Boone County Fiscal Court– The County is seeking a

professional to fill thisvisible position within theJudge Executive’s Office.

The position will workclosely with the JudgeExecutive and County

Administrator.Responsibilities will include

working with the smallbusiness community,constituent services,

organizationalcommunications,

administrative support,policy research, special

projects, and other dutiesas assigned. The successful

candidate will possessstrong communicationskills (both verbal and

written), an understandingof local government, a

teamwork mentality, andthe ability to represent the

county with communitygroups/associations. A

Bachelors degree in publicadministration, political

science, or related field isdesirable. Starting salary in

the 40K range withexcellent fringe benefits.

Interested candidatesshould submit a resume

and letter of interest to theattention of the Human

Resource Director, BooneCounty Fiscal Court, P.O.

Box 900, WashingtonStreet, Burlington,

Kentucky 41005. Thedeadline for submission ofa resume is Friday, January

29, 2016. (The County is an EEO

employer.)

PRODUCTION-1ST SHIFTMilliken Millwork, Inc. Springdale,

Ohio. Must be able to lift 75 lbsduring entire shift, while

walking/standing extensively.Hours- Monday thru Friday

1st- 6:00am-2:30pm,Mandatory overtime as needed.Must have Valid drivers licenseand be able to pass drug screenand Background check. Medical,

dental and life insurance areAvailable after 90 days. Please apply in person @

400 Circle Freeway Dr.Cincinnati, Ohio 45246

between 9-4 M-F.or email:[email protected]

Child Care & EarlyEducation Infant/Toddler/

Preschool TeachersFT & PT positions. Multi-STAR

rated, nationally accreditedprograms serving birth-school age

children. FT must have CDAcredential, Assoc. degree in EarlyChildhood or higher or related

degree or Montessori certificationplus child care exp. P/T must have

exp. with children. Abundantpaid training. Comp salary, greatFT benefits, med, dent, life ins, 3wks vac/yr, 11 pd holidays, and

more. Some PT benefits. Join ourprofessional team. Submit resume

to: [email protected] Attn: Phyllis Berry

fax (859) 431-5217Children, Inc.

333 Madison Ave.Covington, KY 41011.

EOE

PROPERTY ASSESSOR / APPRAISER

Property Assessor / Appraiser withexperience and knowledge of realestate concepts and principles who

can handle extensive newconstruction field work for both

commercial and residentialproperties. Demonstrated reliable

attendance, strong analytic,communication and computerskills, excellent judgment in

determination of property values,detail orientation, valid driver’s license, reliable vehicle, a solid driving record, proof of auto insurance and familiarity with

Hamilton County required. Mustdemonstrate ability to meet officeproduction and quality standards.

Experience in real property appraisals, collecting new

construction information, and current license or certification as

an Ohio ResidentialAppraiser preferred.

Email cover letter, resume andsalary requirements to :

[email protected]. An Equal Opportunity Employer.

Are you a RestaurantManager? Tired of the long

hours and time awayfrom your family?We need you for:

PEST CONTROLGreat Opportunity For

The Right Person We Offer Paid Training

Professional Appearance,Good Driving

Record Required. Call 513-621-3028 OR

859-431-5611 . All CallsHeld Confidential.

Permakil Pest Control Inc.Serving Greater Cincinnati

Since 1972

Sales Position

Furniture Fair is currently hir-ing for sales at our Florenceand Cold Spring locations.We are seeking highly moti-vated, outgoing, and deter-mined sales associates tohelp turn customer’s homesinto beautiful oases. Youmust be dependable, possessexcellent customer service,and have some computer ex-perience. Apply in stores oronline at furniturefair.net.

Drivers: $3,000.00 OrientationCompletion Bonus! Dedicated,

Regional, OTR, Flatbed & Point toPoint Lanes. Great Pay, (New hiresmin 800.00/wk)! CDL-A 1 yr. Exp.:

1-855-314-1138

INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORSLocal logistics company looking

for qualified IndependentContractors with fuel efficient

vehicles for daily scheduledrouting. Qualified candidates willhave a clean driving record and beable to pass a drug test. Please call(513) 561-4652 during the hoursof 10-5 daily to set up interview.

We talked at TM Remke’s,you worked at SE. If youwant to talk more be atRemke’s Thursdays, 10am

AUCTION NOTICERt. 52 Ripley, Oh. 45167

Buying or Selling Call Today!Sun. Jan. 17th 10:00

New Building Material+00’ Jeep Wrangler-Ford 601 Tractor-

Honda 400EX 4 Wheeler Call or See Web for List & Terms-

1st Time Buyers Cash or Checkw/Bank Letter of Credit-

Towler’s Auction Service Inc.513-315-4360

Randy Myers AuctioneerTowlersauctioninc.com

Elsemere, Estate , 439 SwanCircle, Thur: 9-3, Fri: 9-3,Sat: 9-3, Furniture, 91 piece23k gold rim China set, Hum-mel figurines, 1960’s dolls,toys and games, housewares,tools, collectible Christmasitems and other collectibles.Home is for sale as well., Dir:Dixie Hwy to Park Ave. Lefton Swan Circle

Hebron - 2545 Dacey Ct, He-bron, KY 41048. 1/15, 1/16 &1/17/2016. Fri 9a-4p, #’s @8:45a. Sat 9a-4p. Sun 9a-4p.Contents of home, basementand garage. This sale ishuge! Dressers, Chest ofDrawers, Kitchen Cabinets,Book Shelves, Tables, Stands,Roll away Bed, Sewing andcraft items, Electronics, Reelto Reel Tapes, Old Dolls, 8Tracks, old photographyequipment, records, books,Vintage items, New olditems, linens, lots of costumejewelry, Oil lamps, pictures,vtg bar stools, rockers, fullbed, glassware, quilts,Victrola, Pottery, Trunks,Vtg. Hats, Wigs, Purses, postcards, office supplies, lots ofkitchen items, Rotary pushmower, old suit cases, oldnewspapers, old teen maga-zines, still unpacking boxes,way too much to list - allpriced to sell! Info & Pics -hsestatesales.com or 859-992-0212. Directions - Rt. 237- Rt 20 - Donjoy Dr - DaceyCt.

Living Estate Sale - East Hide Park,2159 Crane Ave, 45207, Fri. Jan. 15,10am to 4pm, Sat. Jan 16th, 9am to4pm, Sun, Jan. 17th, 12pm to 4pm,Wonderful Vanguard Sofa, Mid cen-tury lamp, Mid century artwork, Ken-more Stainless gas stove, older 2 doorfridge (works), Duncan Phyfe Diningroom table w/6 chairs, China Cabinet,Server, etc, box lots of misc., misc. items& linens.www.purplechandelierinteriors.comfor safety 18 years & older, noearly birds, Cash only! contact:859-992-7607

RARE BEATLE COLLECTIONFOR SALE, FROM THE 60’SAn original program fromCincinnati Gardens, 1964,books, framed pictures,large framed posters,

7 complete sets of cards, records (45s & LPs). Must

See! Call for appointment.859-356-2887

or 859-620-2664

EvendaleFri 1/15 8:30-5pm

Sat 1/16 8:30-12noon10629 Reading Rd

45241All Occasions

Event Rental AnnualWarehouse sale.

Linens, flatware, glassware,trays, tables, chairs, decor,misc items. Cash or credit

card only.

Appliances and MattressLiquidation, washer dryerstove refrigerator queen pil-low top set NEW starting at$149 twin $79 full $119 king$199 513-600-5068, $startingat 149. (513)600-5068

APPLIANCESReconditioned Refrig,

Range, Washers, Dryers,Dishwashers. Will deliv-

er. 90 Day Warr.Will Remove Old

Appliances.859-431-1400,859-361-3708

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Firewood For Sale $85 perrick. All hard word. DeliveryPossible. Larger & smalleramounts available. If interestcontact Jim 859-743-0397

Firewood - seasoned ash, cut,split, delivered, & dumped. 1cord - $200. Call 859-393-5002

SEASONED , split, stacked, &delivered. 1/2 cord $120.

859-760-2929

CASKETS & URNSSolid wood $795,

Brass urns $99.Metal $895 floor model spe-

cial discounts hundreds inStock. Save thousands overany funeral home price!

Use our FREE layaway. Prear-range & visit 3640 Werk Rd.Call Bill For Information &

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Same Day DeliveryBunk Bed 2x6 splitables sol

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$99 eachTwin mats-all sizes available$69 -...replace your mattress& get a more restful sleep

starting tonight!Hundreds of Sauders pieces

from $29Liv Rm Suites, 2 piece sets

from $499Elec adjustable beds $795

complete with memory foammattress

Futons- wood & metal & fu-ton mattresses

Memory Foam queen mat-tress $379

King Prem Matt Sets 18"$499-$799

Compare from $2000-$60003640 Werk Rd; by Toys R Us,

868 Eads Pkwy.,Lawrenceburg, IN

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GUARANTEED FINANCING!EVERYONE’S APPROVED!

POWER CHAIR Hoverround, likenew, new batteries, $650 obo. 859-441-4410 or 859-380-8707

Buy Standing Timber in Ohioand Kentucky. 5 Acres ormore. 937-725-8793

CASH PAID for unopenedunexpired Diabetic Strips. Upto $35 per 100. 513-377-7522

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I BUY OLD ELECTRONICS: StereoEquip. Radio speakers guitar amp.

Records (513) 473-5518

INSTANT CASH PAID For Baseball Cards Coins, Gold,

Silver, Paper Money, Antiques, OldToys, Watches, Comics, Nascar, Caseknifes Military, Trains, autographs,

estates, Many Others! We Pkup513-295-5634

Wanted: Estate TOBACCOPIPES Call 859-391-5366

WANTED: R12 FREON, Re-frigerant 12 collecting dustin your garage? We payCASH for R12. www.c4c.link/31., $10. (312)291-9169 [email protected]

WAR RELICSUS, German, Japanese

Paying Top DollarCall 513-309-1347

WE ARE LOCAL COLLECTORSLOOKING FOR OLD TOYS- ES-PECIALLY STAR WARS! Wepay CASH for toys made inthe 1980s, 70s, 60s and earli-er, and can come to YOU!Buying STAR WARS, Trans-formers, GI JOE, Alien,M.A.S.K., He-Man, and mostother action figure-relatedtoys older than 1994. WEARE LOOKING FOR EX-KENNER and HASBRO EM-PLOYEES who have uniqueitems like service awards andpre-production items likeprototypes, quote or packag-ing samples, catalogs, paintguides, sculpts or molds.Have a Kenner EmployeePhone Book? We give youup to $300 Cash for it! WEARE BUYING ALL YEARLONG, so please save this adfor when you clean out yourgarage, closet, or attic! Wewill pay thousands of dollarsfor the right items. Call ortext 513.477.2557 or513.324.6563 or email us at [email protected]. We can meet within 24hours in most cases. Pleaseleave a voicemail if we don’tanswer.

Bernese Mountain dog - AKClimited registration. $900.

7 males, 2 females.Call 513-617-2398

CANE CORSO MASTIFF PUPS -AKC/ICCF, shots UTD, 1 yrhealth gar, $1500 OBO.

740-606-8078

CAVALIER KING CHARLES Puppies-AKC, M & F, taking deposits, Healthguaranteed, 513-316-1737

Collie champion sire shotswormed eye chckd ColumbusOh (574)361-1441

Dog, German Shepherd Pup-pies Registered Six weeksold on 01/16/2016 POP Pic-tures available West Union(937)779-1328 [email protected]

Dog, Goldendoodle, Maleand Female, $$650 males$700 female, will be 6 weeksold when ready, blonde andtan, Wonderful These pup-pies are adorable! Mom isCKC registered but father isnot. He is full goldendoodle.They will be ready to go totheir new home next Mon-day! (859)250-8909 [email protected]

DOGS, AKC English WhiteLabradors, 6 Female / 1 Male,

$1000.00, 6 weeks, white,beautiful,sweet and loving

AKC English WhiteLabradors, dewclaws re-

moved, shots anddewormed, vet checked.

Dam and Sire on site.(859)240-8445

[email protected]

Dog, Soft coated wheatenterrier, 3M/6F, $600.00, 7weeks Hypoallergenic andwonderful family dogs.Ready to go! (513)708-1047 [email protected]

ENGLISH BULLDOG--Pups.AKC. M/F. Vet checked,

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English Mastiff puppies -AKC, good bloodlines, $800or $1000 w/papers. Call 513-338-9916 or 513-658-1413

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Labrador Pups AKC, Labra-dor Retriever, 3 Males,$500.00, 15 weeks, BlackCurrent Vaccs, 4th Gen litter(502)867-2030 [email protected]

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Silver Labrador Puppies,Silver Lab puppies availableJan. 22. MountaineerMeadows Family farm raised,wonderful around childrenand other dogs. Please visitwww.mountaineermeadows.com for more pictures anddetails about our puppies,family, and farm!, (304)882-2376

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44th Annual Auto Parts Swap MeetClark Co. Fairgrounds, Springfield, OH,(Exit 59 off I-70), Sun. Feb. 7th,2016, 7am-3pm, $5 Entrance. AllMakes Auto Parts Welcome. VendorSpaces- 10 Ft. Frontage @ $25ea.,For reg. & info: visit: www.miamival-leyvcca.org or Contact Dave Browe at8910 E. Kemper Rd., Cincinnati, OH,45249. By Phone 513-489-8630 orEmail: [email protected]

Ford Expedition ltd ’06 -Loaded, 4x4, very good cond,156k miles, must see, $8000.Call 859-341-4680

INVITATION TO BID

January 14, 2016

PROJECT: Groundskeeping Services for the Tanks and Pump Stations

SEALED BIDS WILL BE RECEIVED AT:

Northern Kentucky Water District (Owner) 2835 Crescent Springs Road P.O. Box 18640 Erlanger, Kentucky 41018

UNTIL: Date: January 28, 2016 Time:9:30 a.m. Local Time

At said place and time, and promptly thereafter, all Bidsthat have been duly received will be publicly opened andread aloud.The proposed work is generally described as follows:Groundskeeping Services for the Tanks and Pump Stationsin Campbell and Kenton Counties, Kentucky. The period ofthis contract will be from March 1, 2016 through February28, 2017 with the District’s option to extend the contract fortwo additional years.All Bidders are required to attend a pre-bid meeting at8:30am local time January 21, 2016 at the Ft. Thomas Treat-ment Plant, 700 Alexandria Pike, Ft. Thomas, Kentucky,41075. Site visits to all the District’s facilities will be afterthe meeting. Bidders that do not attend pre-bid meeting arenot eligible to submit a bid .All Bids must be in accordance with the Bidding Docu-ments on file, and available for examination at:

Northern Kentucky Water District (Owner)2835 Crescent Springs RoadErlanger, Kentucky, 41018

Copies of the Bidding Documents may be obtained from theoffice of the Northern Kentucky District at the address indi-cated herein by contacting Denise Manning at (859) 426-2718. There is no charge for these documents. For any ques-tions concerning the Groundskeeping Services work pleasecontact Bill Speier at (859) 547-3297.Each Bid must contain evidence of Bidder’s qualificationsto transact business in the State of Kentucky or covenant toobtain such qualifications prior to award of the Contract.The Bidder’s Organization Number from the Kentucky’sSecretary of State and principal place of business as filedwith Kentucky’s Secretary of State must be included whereapplicable.Owner reserves the right to reject any or all Bids, includ-ing without limitation the right to reject any or all noncon-forming, non-responsive, incomplete, unbalanced, or condi-tional Bids, to waive informalities, and to reject the Bid ofany Bidder if Owner believes that it would not be in thebest interest of Owner. Owner also reserves the right to ne-gotiate with the apparent qualified Bidder(s) to such an ex-tent as may be determined by Owner. Evaluation of Bidsand the awarding of a final contract are subject to the re-ciprocal preference for Kentucky resident bidders pursuantto KRS 45A490 to 45A.494 and (KAR 200 5:400).Minority Bidders are encouraged to bid.Bids shall remain subject to acceptance for 60 days afterthe day of the bids are due.

Amy Kramer, Vice President of Engineering,Water Quality, & ProductionNorthern Kentucky Water District 977775

INVITATION TO BID

January 14, 2016

PROJECT: Groundskeeping Services for Treatment Plants and Central Facility



UNTIL: Date: January 28, 2016 Time: 10:00 a.m. Local Time

At said place and time, and promptly thereafter, all Bidsthat have been duly received will be publicly opened andread aloud.The proposed work is generally described as follows:Groundskeeping Services for the Treatment Plants andCentral Facility located in Campbell and Kenton Counties,Kentucky. The period of this contract will be from March 1,2016 through February 28, 2017 with the District’s option toextend the contract for two additional years.All Bidders are required to attend a pre-bid meeting at8:30am local time January 21, 2016 at the Ft. Thomas Treat-ment Plant, 700 Alexandria Pike, Ft. Thomas, Kentucky,41075. Site visits to all the District’s facilities will be afterthe meeting. Bidders that do not attend pre-bid meeting arenot eligible to submit a bid .

All Bids must be in accordance with the Bidding Docu-ments on file, and available for examination at:

Northern Kentucky Water District (Owner) 2835 Crescent Springs Road Erlanger, Kentucky, 41018

Copies of the Bidding Documents may be obtained from theoffice of the Northern Kentucky District at the address indi-cated herein by contacting Denise Manning at (859) 426-2718. There is no charge for these documents. For any ques-tions concerning the Groundskeeping Services work pleasecontact Bill Speier at (859) 547-3297.Each Bid must contain evidence of Bidder’s qualificationsto transact business in the State of Kentucky or covenant toobtain such qualifications prior to award of the Contract.The Bidder’s Organization Number from the Kentucky’sSecretary of State and principal place of business as filedwith Kentucky’s Secretary of State must be included whereapplicable.Owner reserves the right to reject any or all Bids, includ-ing without limitation the right to reject any or all noncon-forming, non-responsive, incomplete, unbalanced, or condi-tional Bids, to waive informalities, and to reject the Bid ofany Bidder if Owner believes that it would not be in thebest interest of Owner. Owner also reserves the right to ne-gotiate with the apparent qualified Bidder(s) to such an ex-tent as may be determined by Owner. Evaluation of Bidsand the awarding of a final contract are subject to the re-ciprocal preference for Kentucky resident bidders pursuantto KRS 45A490 to 45A.494 and (KAR 200 5:400).Minority Bidders are encouraged to bid.Bids shall remain subject to acceptance for 60 days afterthe day of the bids are due.

Amy Kramer, Vice President of Engineering,Water Quality, & ProductionNorthern Kentucky Water District 977716

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LEGAL NOTICEThe Campbell County FiscalCourt, at a regular meetingof the court on Wednesday,January 6, 2016 at 7:00 p.m.,at the Campbell CountyCourthouse, 8352 East MainStreet, Alexandria, Ken-tucky, adopted the followingordinance upon the secondreading, said ordinance hav-ing been read by title andsummary given for the firsttime at the December 16,2015 regular meeting of theCourt.

CAMPBELL COUNTYFISCAL COURT

CAMPBELL COUNTY,KENTUCKY

ORDINANCE O-14-15AN ORDINANCE OF THECAMPBELL COUNTY FIS-CAL COURT DISCONTINUING A PORTION OF EASTNAGEL ROAD ON THESOUTH SIDE OF OLD KY154-PEACH GROVE ROAD,WEST OF STATE ROUTE154 AND EAST OF US 27 INU N I N C O R P O R A T E DCAMPBELL COUNTY PUR-SUANT TO KRS 178.070AND AUTHORIZING THENECESSARY LEGAL AC-TION TO EFFECTUATESUCH CLOSUREThe full text of Ordinance O-14-15 will be on file in the Of-fice of the County Clerk,Newport, Kentucky and is onfile in the Office of the Fis-cal Court Clerk, Newport,Kentucky, and same is avail-able for inspection and useby the public during regularbusiness hours.I, Paula K. Spicer, Clerk ofthe Campbell County FiscalCourt, hereby certify thatthis summary was preparedby me at the direction of theCampbell County FiscalCourt and that said summa-ry is a true and accuratesummary of the contents ofOrdinance O-14-15.Paula K. SpicerFiscal Court Clerk 976685

January 1,2016LEGAL NOTICE

The Southern Campbell FireDistrict is seeking bids fromqualified vendors for Fire-fighter Personal ProtectiveEquipment (PPE). Com-plete specification docu-ments may be obtained bycontacting Chief James Bellat 859-635-4444 or [email protected]. All bidsshould be sealed in enve-lopes marked “SealedSouthern Campbell PPE Bi-d” and must be Received inthe office of the Fire Chieflocated at 1050 Race TrackRoad Alexandria, Kentucky41001, no later than 7 PM onWednesday January 27,2016,at which time they will bepublicly opened and read.All bidders are invited to at-tend this public meeting,which will be held immedi-ately following the closingtime specified above, in theSouthern Campbell Fire Pro-tection District TrainingRoom at the same addressas above. 978209

NOTICEFort Thomas

Board of AdjustmentPublic Hearing

The Board of Adjustment ofthe City of Fort Thomas,Kentucky, will hold a PublicHearing at the City Building,130 North Fort Thomas Ave-nue, Fort Thomas, Ken-tucky, on January 26, 2016 at6:00 P.M. for the followingcases: CASE NO. 15-1399 – A hear-ing to consider an applica-tion filed by Lisa Schneider,owner of property located at37 Earnscliff Court. Theowner is requesting Side andRear Yard Variances to al-low the construction of anew single family home.CASE NO. 15-1400 – A hear-ing to consider an applica-tion filed by StevenSchwalbach, on behalf ofMatthew Mason, owner ofproperty located at 23 SunsetAvenue. The owner is re-questing a Rear Yard Var-iance to allow the construc-tion of a room addition anddeck.Any adjoining property own-er who is unable to attendthis hearing is encouraged tosubmit signed, written com-ments to the Board concern-ing the proposed project.Said written correspondenceshall be received no laterthan the time of public hear-ing, and thereupon shall be amatter of public record. Allcorrespondence shall be di-rected to City of Fort Tho-mas, General Services De-partment, Attn: Julie Rice,130 N. Ft Thomas Ave., FortThomas, KY 41075.The City of Fort Thomas willmake every reasonableaccommo¬dation to assistqualified disabled persons inobtaining access to availableservices or in attending Cityactivities. If there is a needfor the City to be aware of aspecific disability, you areencouraged to contact theCity Building, General Serv-ices Department at (859)572-1210 so that suitable ar-rangements can be consid-ered prior to the delivery ofthe service or the date of themeeting.City of Ft. ThomasGeneral ServicesDepartment(Publishing Date: 1-14-2016)976698

INVITATION TO BID

Date: January 14, 2016

PROJECT: Proposed 24” Water Main Replacement Projectalong Madison Pike from Mary Laidley to Rolling HillsDrive (Phase 3), Covington, Kenton County, Kentucky



UNTIL: Date: February 2, 2016 Time: 10:00 AM (local time)

At said place and time, and promptly thereafter, all Bidsthat have been duly received will be publicly opened andread aloud.The proposed Work is generally described as follows:Construction/installation of approximately 4,945 linear feetof 24-inch Class 50 ductile iron pipe, approx. 303 linear feetof 12-inch/8-inch/6-inch Class 50 ductile iron pipe, togetherwith fire hydrants, valves, fittings, appurtenances and relat-ed work along Madison Pike from Mary Laidley to RollingHills Drive in the City of Covington, Kenton County Ken-tucky.All Bids must be in accordance with the Instructions to Bid-ders and Contract Documents on file, and available for ex-amination at: Northern Kentucky Water District (Owner) 2835 Crescent Springs Road Erlanger, Kentucky 41018

Or Viox & Viox, Inc. 466 Erlanger Road Erlanger, Kentucky 41018

Copies of the Bidding Documents may be obtained from theoffice of Viox & Viox, Inc. (859-727-3293) at the address indi-cated herein. Charges for all documents obtained will bemade on the following basis: ChargeComplete set of Bidding Documents $ 100.00Mailing and Handling (U.S. Mail) (if requested) $ 20.00

Charges for Bidding Documents and mailing and handling,if applicable, will not be refunded.Bids will be received on a unit price and/or lump sum basisas described in the Contract Documents.Bid security, in the form of a certified check or a Bid Bond(insuring/bonding company shall be rated “A” by AM Best)in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the maximum totalbid price, must accompany each Bid.The Successful Bidder will be required to furnish a Con-struction Payment Bond and a Construction PerformanceBond (insuring/bonding company shall be rated “A” by AMBest) as security for the faithful performance of the con-tract and the payment of all bills and obligations arisingfrom the performance of the Contract.Contractor and all Subcontractors will be required to con-form to the labor standards set forth in the Contract Docu-ments. This project falls under the provisions of KRS337.505 to 337.550 for prevailing wage rates. Evaluation ofBids and the awarding of a final contract are subject to thereciprocal preference for Kentucky resident bidders pur-suant to KRS 45A490 to 45A.494 and (KAR 200 5:400).Owner reserves the right to reject any or all Bids, includ-ing without limitation the right to reject any or all noncon-forming, non-responsive, incomplete, unbalanced, or condi-tional Bids, to waive informalities, and to reject the Bid ofany Bidder if Owner believes that it would not be in thebest interest of Owner to make an award to that Bidder.Owner also reserves the right to negotiate with the appa-rent successful Bidder to such an extent as may be deter-mined by Owner.Minority Bidders are encouraged to bid.Bids shall remain subject to acceptance for 90 days afterthe day of bid opening or for such longer period of time towhich a Bidder may agree in writing upon request of theOwner. If a Contract is to be awarded, the Owner will givethe successful Bidder a Notice of Award during the periodof time during which the successful Bidder’s bid remainssubject to acceptance.

Amy Kramer,Vice President of Engineering, Production & DistributionNorthern Kentucky Water District 977637

The next Campbell CountyExtension District Boardmeeting will be January 21,2016, 6:30 pm, at theCampbell County ExtensionService, 3500 AlexandriaPike, Highland Heights,Kentucky 41076. TheCampbell County ExtensionDistrict Board meets thethird Thursday of eachmonth at 6:30 pm. 964809

CITY OF DAYTON,KENTUCKY

ORDINANCE NO. 2015-#11AN ORDINANCE CLOSINGAND ABANDONING AFORTY (40) FOOT WIDEUNIMPROVED PORTIONOF LOWER BELMONTROAD. This ordinance closes andabandons a forty (40) footwide unimproved portion oflower Belmont road andabutting property ownersknown as 604 Belmont Road,611 Belmont Road and 103Belmont Road. I, Tom Edge, an at-torney licensed to practicelaw in the Commonwealth ofKentucky, acting as attorneyfor the City of Dayton, Ken-tucky, do hereby certify thatthis summary was preparedby me at the direction of theCouncil of the City of Day-ton, and that said summaryis a true and accurate sum-mary of the contents of theordinance.___________________TOM EDGE 975468

Public HearingThe City of Dayton, KY andKZF will present an updateddraft of the comprehensivestudy done for the River-front Commons trail andCommunity Pier. The meet-ing will be on January 21,7:00 p.m. at the Board of Ed-ucation Building, 200 ClayStreet, Dayton, KY. 975446

Bid Deadline Extended to 1/29/16 at 1:00 .pm.

INVITATION TO BID

Newport Millennium Housing Corporation III will be accept-ing sealed bids for the renovation of one (1) single familyhomeownership building, located at 1115 Isabella St. in theCity of Newport, Kentucky. Bids are due no later than 1:00p.m., local time, January 15, 2016, at the offices of NMHCIII, located at 30 East 8th. St., Newport, KY 41071 at whichtime and place all bids will be publicly opened and readaloud. Bids are to be marked “1115 Isabella Project #15-15”.

Contract Documents may be obtained at our offices locatedat 30 East 8th. St., Newport, KY 41071

NMHC III will conduct a pre-bid conference at the buildingat 10:00 a.m., local time, January 4, 2016.

A certified check or bank draft, payable to NMHC III, U.S.Government Bonds, or a satisfactory bid bond executed bythe Bidder and acceptable sureties in amount equal to five(5) percent of the bid shall be submitted with each bid.

The successful Bidder will be required to furnish and payfor satisfactory performance and payment bonds. All Bid-ders shall include with their bid a statement from an ac-ceptable surety that if their bid is accepted the surety willfurnish to the Bidder the required performance and pay-ment bond or bonds required by the contract documents.

Attention of Bidders is particularly called to the require-ments as to conditions of employment to be observed andminimum wage rates to be paid under the contract, Section3, Segregated Facility, Section 109 and E.O. 11246 and TitleVI. MBE/WBE firms are encouraged to bid.

No bidder may withdraw their bid within 60 days after theactual date of opening thereof.

NMHC III reserves the right to waive any informality, ir-regularity, or defect in any proposal, and to reject any/orall proposals should it be deemed in the best interest ofNMHC III to do so. It is the intent of NMHC III to award acontract to the lowest responsible and responsive bidder.NMHC III is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 978554

ADVERTISEMENT TO BIDDate: January 14, 2016

PROJECT: Burdsall Avenue 8-inch Water Main Replacement Campbell & Kenton County Water Main & Storage Tank Improvements, (Phase 5 of WX21037006), SAI#KY20140903-0958, DWSRF Loan F15-011 Ft. Mitchell, Kenton County, Kentucky


Northern Kentucky Water District2835 Crescent Springs Road

P.O. Box 18640Erlanger, Kentucky 41018

UNTIL: Date: February 4, 2016 Time: 10:00 AM (Local Time)

At said place and time, and promptly thereafter, all Bids that have been duly received willbe publicly opened and read aloud.The proposed Work is generally described as follows: Construction of approximately 4,325linear feet of 8” C-900 PVC pipe together with the appurtenances and related work alongBurdsall Avenue from Dixie Highway to Allentown drive in the City of Ft. Mitchell, KentonCounty, Kentucky.All Bids must be in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders and Contract Documentson file, and available for examination at:

Northern Kentucky Water District (Owner)2835 Crescent Springs RoadErlanger, Kentucky 41018

Or

CT Consultants, Inc. 2161 Chambers Center Drive Fort Mitchell, KY 41017

Copies of the Bidding Documents may be obtained from the office of CT Consultants, Inc.at the address indicated herein. Charges for all documents obtained will be made on thefollowing basis: Charge Complete set of Bidding Documents $ 50.00 Mailing and Handling (U.S. Mail) (if requested) $ 15.00

Charges for Bidding Documents and mailing and handling, if applicable, will not be refund-ed.Bids will be received on a unit price and/or lump sum basis as described in the ContractDocuments.Bid security, in the form of a certified check or a Bid Bond (insuring/bonding companyshall be rated “A” by AM Best) in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the maximum totalbid price, must accompany each Bid.The Successful Bidder will be required to furnish a Construction Payment Bond and a Con-struction Performance Bond (insuring/bonding company shall be rated “A” by AM Best) assecurity for the faithful performance of the contract and the payment of all bills and obliga-tions arising from the performance of the Contract.This project is funded with funds provided by the Kentucky Drinking Water State Revolv-ing Fund (SRF) with federal funds provided by the Environmental Protection Agency.SRF requirements and provisions must be met by the Bidder and all subcontractors. SRFrequires the higher of state or federal prevailing wage rates to be paid to all employees ofthe Bidder and all employees of any subcontractor.This procurement will be subject to DOW Procurement Guidance including the Davis-Bacon Act.This project will be in compliance with Executive Order 11246 (Equal Employment Oppor-tunity) as amended.All Bidders must comply with the President’s Executive Order No. 11246 as amended,which prohibits discrimination in employment regarding race, creed, color, sex or nationalorigin.All Bidders must comply with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Anti-KickbackAct, and the Contract Work Hours Standard Act.All Bidders, Contractors and Subcontractors must comply with 41 CFR 60-4, in regard to Af-firmative Action, to ensure equal opportunity to females and minorities and will apply thetimetables and goals set forth in 41 CFR 60-4 as applicable.The Successful Bidder and all Subcontractors will be required to conform to the laborstandards set forth in the Contract Documents. This project falls under the provisions ofKRS 337.505 to 337.550 for prevailing wage rates.Evaluation of Bids and the awarding of a final contract are subject to the reciprocal prefer-ence for Kentucky resident bidders pursuant to KRS 45A490 to 45A.494 and (KAR 200 5:400)Owner reserves the right to reject any or all Bids, including without limitation the right toreject any or all nonconforming, non-responsive, incomplete, unbalanced, or conditionalBids, to waive informalities, and to reject the Bid of any Bidder if Owner believes that itwould not be in the best interest of Owner to make an award to that Bidder. Owner also re-serves the right to negotiate with the apparent Successful Bidder to such an extent as maybe determined by Owner.Small and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises are encouraged to bid and bidders mustmake positive efforts to use small, minority, women owned and disadvantaged businesses.Bids shall remain subject to acceptance for 90 days after the day of bid opening or for suchlonger period of time to which a Bidder may agree in writing upon request of the Owner.If a Contract is to be awarded, the Owner will give the Successful Bidder a Notice ofAward during the period of time during which the Successful Bidder’s bid remains subjectto acceptance.The project shall be substantially completed within 165 days after the date when the Con-tract Times commence to run and completed and ready for final payment within 195 days.The project is subject to liquidated damages for delay of $ 500.00 for each day that expiresafter the time specified for Substantial Completion or liquidated damages of $ 500.00 foreach day that expires after the time specified for final completion.

Award of the Contract will be made to the lowest, responsive, responsible bidder in accord-ance with Article 19, Award of Contract, specified in the Instructions to Bidders

Amy Kramer, Acting Vice President of Engineering, Production & DistributionNorthern Kentucky Water District 975811

CITY OF HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, KENTUCKYORDINANCE NO. 06-2015

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CITY OF HIGHLANDHEIGHTS, KENTUCKY ANNUAL BUDGET FOR THEFISCAL YEAR 7/1/2015 THROUGH 6/30/16, BY ESTIMAT-ING REVENUES AND RESOURCES AND APPROPRIAT-ING FUNDS FOR THE OPERATION OF CITYGOVERNMENT.

WHEREAS, a budget amendment has been prepared anddelivered to the Mayor and City Council; and

WHEREAS, Mayor and City Council have reviewed suchbudget amendment and made necessary modifications; and

WHEREAS, This budget amendment is to address the re-ceipt of five hundred thousand ($500,000.00) dollars in Com-munity Block Grant Funds to be used for senior housing be-ing constructed by the Newport Housing Authority inHighland Heights.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITYOF HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, KENTUCKY:

Section I

That the budget for the fiscal year beginning 7/1/2015 andending 6/30/2016 is hereby amended as follows:

General Fund Municipal Road Fund FY 15-16 FY 15-16

Estimated Revenues: Community Development Block Grant $ 500.000.00

Appropriations: Community Development Block Grant $ 500.000.00

Section II

That this Ordinance shall be signed by the Mayor, attestedby the City Clerk/Treasurer, recorded and published.Same shall be in effect at the earliest time provided bylaw.

First reading this 1st day of December, 2015.

Second reading this 5th day of January, 2016.

MAYOR GREGORY V. MEYERSATTESTED:JEAN A. RAUFCITY CLERK/TREASUREROrd15.06

PUBLISH :CCRJAN 14 2016 976682

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