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ALEXANDRIA — Thirty-year-old Kim Flannery and87-year-old Nick Cleves havea common purpose throughAlexandria Lions Club.
Giving the gift of sight.Cleves, of Fort Thomas,
spends time repairing donat-ed eyeglasses in his garageworkbench. Over 22 yearsthe retired jeweler has re-paired more than 56,000pairs of glasses.
Flannery, of Florence,joined the Lions in 2011 whileshe was working as an opti-cian at Wal-Mart in Alexan-dria. After being transferredto Wal-Mart in Fort Wright,Flannery decided to staywith Alexandria’s Lions.
A 2013 two-week trip to Ja-maica working with 41 op-tometrists and other doctorsallowed Flannery to put touse hundreds of glasses ex-amined and repaired byCleves. Used eyeglasses arenot legally allowed to be pre-scribed by doctors in theU.S., so they have to be sentoverseas, she said.
“We saw close to 4,000 pa-tients” in Jamaica, Flannerysaid.
Cleves and his wife usedto go pick up used glassesfrom donation boxes month-ly at 35 places in Boone,Campbell, Kenton countiesand Hamilton County inOhio. Now, club vice presi-dent Ray Meyer of Coving-ton gathers up used glassesfrom only six donation spotsin Campbell County andtakes them to Cleves to workon.
Cleves, who was just fea-tured in Lions Club’s nationalmagazine, said he will con-tinue working on eyeglassesas long as he is able.
Lion’s Club members cele-brated 50 years March 24 bysharing stories about howCleves and Flannery haveeach helped further an inter-national club effort to im-prove people’s vision.
Club member Glen Bolin-ger of Alexandria said clubmembers still either do eyetesting in schools or provideavision testing machine usedby school nurses.
There are about 15 clubmembers now, and membersof the club are aging, he said.
“It’s just like all the otherservice organizations, it’sjust hard to get new mem-bers in,” Bolinger said.
Gloria Angel, 77, wife ofclub president Gary Angel,of Alexandria, said clubfunds are also used to buynew glasses for people iden-
tified in need throughschools or senior citizen or-ganizations. Club membersbought 24 new pairs of glass-es for people in CampbellCounty last year, she said.
During the anniversary,club members welcomedback four returning mem-bers and met with two pros-pective members.
“We say it’s the best-keptsecret in Campbell County,”Angel said.
Alexandria Lions Clubmeets at Barleycorn’s in ColdSpring at 6:30 p.m. eachfourth Tuesday of the month.
Lions young andold celebrate club’s50 YEARS
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Nick Cleves, of Fort Thomas, a retired jeweler, and Kimberly Flannery,of Florence, an optician, each work through Alexandria Lions Club intheir spare time to improve people’s vision.
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Gary Angel ofAlexandria rings abell with a gavelto start the club’s50th anniversarymeeting as he sitsnext to his wifeand former clubpresident GloriaAngel.
ALEXANDRIA — City Coun-cil’s new big-ticket budget itemis an estimated $1 million streetproject, but $20,000 is being setaside for a new sidewalk pro-gram too.
Alexandria starts a new bud-get and fiscal year July 1.
Immediately prior to coun-cil’s April 16 meeting, financecommittee members includingMayor Bill Rachford and coun-cilmen Bob Simon and StaceyGraus met April 16 to review thebudget with City Clerk KarenBarto.
Finance committee chair-man Scott Fleckinger said he ex-pects to have a 2015-2016 budgetready for all council members toreview by a May 21 meeting.
About $3.8 million is the cur-rent year’s budget, which is ontrack, he said. Next year’s bud-get will be about the same ex-cept for paving Shaw and Sheri-dan drives, Fleckinger said.
“If you take that one big pro-ject out of there, it’s pretty muchstatus quo,” he said.
Street construction bids aredue back April 23, and will beforwarded to council for ap-proval at the May 7 meeting,Rachford said.
“So we’ll know exactly thenhow much that is going to cost,”he said. “It will be somewhere inthe area of $1 million.”
Included in a $900,000 budgetline for public works capital im-provements are funds for streetrepairs including $100,000 fornew public works equipment.
Other capital spending in theupcoming budget will be pur-chase of three new police cruis-ers to replace three older cars,said Chief of Police Mike Ward.Last year, two new police cruis-ers were purchased, Ward said.In the last five years, the depart-ment has gone without any po-
lice car purchases twice, hesaid.
Everything is preliminary,Barto said.
“We do balance,” Barto said.“We are not over budget.”
SIDEWALKSIncluded in the upcoming
year’s budget will be a new bud-get expense of $20,000 for side-walk repair.
Cost estimates to fix side-walks on Stillwater Drive andMain Street are about $14,000,said Sam Trapp, public works di-rector.
“We’ll have enough left if weneed an emergency patch,”Trapp said.
Council unanimously ap-proved an ordinance April 16switching responsibility for re-pairing and pouring new side-walks from individual propertyowners to city public works.
Councilman Scott Fleckingersaid his only question waswhether taking on sidewalkmaintenance will increase li-abilities the city doesn’t havenow. City Attorney Mike Dun-can said there will be no in-crease in city liabilities.
“Obviously, we would need todo routine inspections and fixand repair things, just like wewould require the property own-ers to do now,” Duncan said.
Rachford said there is noprocess set up yet about how todecide what sidewalks are fixedeach year.
“At this point it is incumbenton us to put something in writ-ing,” he said.
The city will follow Ameri-cans with Disabilities Act guide-lines for sidewalks, Rachfordsaid.
“Clearly, we can’t do every-thing everyone would like all atonce,” he said.
SALTTrapp said May 7 is the
Northern Kentucky-wide datefor setting salt prices through a
City budgets street,sidewalk projects
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About $3.8 millionallotted for programChris [email protected]
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Headlining the show isMichael Flannery, whohas appeared on Show-time, HBO and the Com-edy Channel. He has per-formed with Jay Leno,Robin Williams, DrewCarey, Ellen DeGeneres,Jerry Seinfeld, Pat Paul-sen and the SmothersBrothers.
“9/11 is something ourgeneration will never for-get. But that’s notenough,” Flannery said.“We need to make surethat every generation af-ter us never forgets ei-ther.”
Also performing iscomic Tim Collins, winnerof Stand-Up New York’s“Search for the FunniestIrish Comedian.” Collins,a Fort Mitchell resident,has opened for Billy Gar-dell of the TV show “Mikeand Molly.”
“I am truly honored tobe part of the fundraisingevent for the NorthernKentucky 9/11 Memorial,”Collins said. “This will be agreat show, for an evengreater cause.”
Taylor Mill residentTerry Foster is a regis-tered nurse who can beseen on cable’s “UntoldStories of the ER” and“Sex Sent Me to the ER.”
The Northern Ken-tucky 9/11 Memorial Com-mittee is sponsoring“Stand-Up For 9/11,” anevening of comedy bene-fiting construction of theNorthern Kentucky 9/11Memorial, on Saturday,April 25, from 8-10 p.m.Doors open at 7 p.m.
This event will be at the
“I ammore thanhappy toparticipatein a fund-raiser forthe 9/11Me-morial. It’sa reminderthat life is
too short, so have fun! AndI’ll to my part to help youwith that,” said Foster,who works at St. ElizabethEdgewood.
Event organizer andcomedian Loraine Braun,of Villa Hills, won a “Clashof the Comics” at The Fun-ny Bone on the Levee, andwas a semifinalist in theFunniest Person in North-ern Kentucky.
Snacks will be avail-able for purchase. Therewill be a cash bar for alldrinks. There will also begift basket raffles andsplit-the-pot.
Tickets are $15 in ad-vance or $20 at the door.They can be purchased atthe Crescent Springs CityBuilding, 739 ButtermilkPike, Crescent Springs,Monday through Fridaybetween 9 a.m. until 6 p.m.You may also call 859-341-3017 or email [email protected]. Ta-bles seating eight peoplecan be reserved by payingfor the entire eight seatsin advance.
Comedy night stands up for 9/11
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We’ll know thecosts for our saltthen,” he said.
Trapp said Alexan-dria has 75 tons of saltleft out of an originalsupply of about 500tons. Alexandria bud-geted $45,000 to buysalt for the currentyear.
More salt wasneeded last year be-cause the hillside roadinto Arcadia “eats up”salt, Trapp said. Arca-dia is a new 1,016-unithousing developmentunder constructionbetween TollgateRoad and U.S. 27.
Trapp said he isworking with Arca-dia’s developers,Fischer Homes andDrees Co., to use apiece of land in Arca-dia to put a mini cov-ered salt barn for pub-lic works to use.
“As Arcadia grows,our salt budget is go-ing to grow,” Trappsaid.
Council’s financecommittee will meetnext at the city build-ing, 8236 W. Main St.,at 6 p.m. Thursday,May 21.
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NEWPORT — Seth Cut-ter is Campbell County’snew man to implement aneconomic growth plan.
A 27-year-old ColdSpring resident, Cutterstarted work March 2 asCampbell County’s eco-
nomic de-velopmentofficer.The Com-munity Re-corder satdown withCutter andasked himto share hisstrategies
for marketing and grow-ing Campbell County’seconomy in a series of fivequestions.
Cutter says a signifi-cant focus of his role willbe about finding ways toimprove quality of life soattracting and retainingskilled workers compa-nies want to employ is eas-ier. Among things Cuttersaid he is working on isfinding office space forbusiness start-ups. Part-nering with the nonprofitCampbell County Eco-nomic Progress Authority, Cutter said he is an advi-sory committee memberfor the regional businessaccelerator UpTech.
Question: What sort ofstrategies will you imple-ment to push your agenda,the county’s agenda, for-ward?
Answer: It falls intothese buckets of new busi-ness attraction, workingwith those regional part-ners and being proactiveon our own. The samething with retention andexpansion, being attentiveto the needs of small busi-nesses and entrepre-neurs. ... I want to makesure everything thatwe’re doing is out there.Ramping up an e-commu-nications newsletter, get-ting back on social mediaand making sure the coun-ty’s website has resourcesso when people call or lookthey know the county canconnect them with North-ern Kentucky Univer-sity’s Small Business De-velopment Center or Up-Tech. ... A big part of eco-nomic development isbeing visible and beingout there and especiallynot just to people in our re-gion and in our communi-ty. We need to be sure thatwhen people think North-ern Kentucky and Cincin-nati, they think CampbellCounty too.”
Q: What are the topthree quality of life issuesyou would like to see hap-pen here in CampbellCounty? How will youwork to get that done?
A: 1. RiverfrontCommons(an 11.5-mile cy-cling and walking pathalong the Ohio River) is abig one because South-bank (Partners) has beensuch a good partner to ourriver cities and to ourcounty that when youthink about it, it makesmarket sense if we’re at-tracting not only to workhere, but to live here ...That’s a big quality of lifeone that I’m going to workhard to support whetherit’s advocacy or workingwith Jack Moreland(Southbank’s president) tomake sure CampbellCounty can be a part of theproject.
2. Northern KentuckyUniversity and HighlandHeights: Can we get somesynergy going around theuniversity to get head-quarters and research anddevelopment branches ofcompanies to locate rightnear NKU. I think one ofthe big tools we’re going touse there is last fall NKUand the city of HighlandHeights entered into anagreement to do a TIF (taxincrement financing) dis-trict all around U.S. 27 upinto like Lowe’s and thensnaking along U.S. 27down closer to the univer-sity. For me, promotingsomething like that is heywe can encourage and dodevelopment here in theimmediate vicinity of thecampus. The point is howcan we retain the studentsafter they graduate tomake sure they have eco-nomic opportunity to stay.
3. I’m looking at wayswe can leverage move-ments like the Farm toFork movement and localurban gardening ... tohighlight what is happen-ing in the south part of thecounty.
Q:There are similar po-sitions in Cincinnati andother Northern Kentuckycounties like yours. Whatopportunities are there topartner with them?
A: We went with ourpartners at Tri-ED andREDI Cincinnati on a visitto our friends at KrogerDowntown to talk aboutKroger’s Kentucky opera-tions. Because, as youknow in Campbell County,they’re one of our largestemployers .... I think theNewport Pavilion is one ofthe biggest (stores) in theregion and we’ve got theone Bellevue and two inCold Spring. In addition atRiverfront Place here inNewport, you’ve got PLMarketing which does allthe labeling. And you’vegot other subsidiary com-panies ...The county iswilling to go on visits likethat with REDI and withTri-ED. I, and the county’sleadership, can move theneedle on not only job cre-ation, but attracting busi-ness and retaining busi-ness for a county as largeas Campbell County and aregion as large as North-ern Kentucky and themetro area of Cincinnati.
Q: Is it realistic to thinkA.J. Jolly Park will be a bigdraw for people, compa-nies and residents to movehere and stay here?
A: The vision that theJolly Park CommunityDevelopment Council hasput forward, and has beenrecently adopted by theFiscal Court, is such a ro-bust plan for the future ofthe park that I don’t thinkthere’s any doubt that ifand when elements oftheir plan come together,that it won’t be miles overwhere it is now.
Q: Pick Campbell.Why?
A: Unparalleled oppor-tunity ... There’s more toCampbell County thanjust being close to Cincin-nati. ... There’s beinghome to NKU, there’s anindustrial base and oppor-tunity for that in Wilderand in the south part of thecounty and in SilverGrove. There’s a thrivingurban core that is makingthe smart moves from anorganic community kindof level to attract new peo-ple.
Seth Cutter:5 questions oneconomy and jobsChris [email protected]
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PARK HILLS — For the firsttime in the Notre Dame Acad-emy’s history, the all-girlschool, has hired a male princi-pal.
Jack VonHandorf, an admin-istrator at a Cincinnati privateschool, will officially take onthe role July 1. VonHandorf, 49,of Taylor Mill, is also the acad-emy’s only the second lay prin-cipal, according to Jane Kleier,academy marketing coordina-tor.
VonHandorf has 27 years ofexperience in education as ahigh school teacher and admin-istrator. He was math teacherand dean of students and iscurrently the interim UpperSchool Director at SummitCountry Day School in Cincin-nati.
In addition, he has experi-ence in athletics as a coach andcollegiate assistant athletic
director. A graduate of North-ern Kentucky University, hehas a bachelor’s in mathematicsand master’s in education.
He is married to Terri Von-Handorf and they have twochildren, Drew VonHandorfand Kylie VonHandorf.
The Recorder recently satdown with VonHandorf to dis-cuss his thoughts on his newrole.
Q: How does it feel to benamed the first male principal?
A: It is an honor and a privi-lege to be chosen for a leader-ship role at a school with such arich tradition of excellence inand out of the classroom. NotreDame has an academic rep-utation that has been fosteredby its faculty and leadershipfor many generations. My goalis to continue this rich tradi-tion.
Q: Why is this an importantrole?
A: Every educational leader-ship role is important in the
academic setting from theclassroom teacher to the princi-pal. We partner with parents toguide and teach young womenabout academics, servant lead-ership, character and givingback to the community.
Q: Why do you want to un-dertake this task?
A: It is a new and excitingchallenge. I have spent 17 yearsat Summit in roles as an in-terim upper school director,math teacher, dean of students,
student government moderatorand coach. From this pointmoving forward I feel I havethe experience, ability, commit-ment, time and energy to ded-icate to the role of being a prin-cipal. Being familiar with highquality education in conjunc-tion with an institution that hasbeen a part of many importantpeople in my life, it is a greatopportunity.
Q: Tell me what you are mostproud of having accomplishedwhile at Summit?
A:It is not one particularaccomplishment but ratherfeeling that I made a differencein the lives of students. I triedto challenge and support themto be the best possible studentand person. I hope that I movedthem forward in being strong,servant leaders.
Q: What makes a good prin-cipal?
A: A good principal providesa consistent, positive examplefor students and is committed
to fostering student and facultygrowth. Principals build rela-tionships with faculty and stu-dents and empower them tobecome the best versions ofthemselves.
Q: What are you lookingforward to the most?
A: To have the opportunity tocontribute to an institution witha strong tradition of excellenceand that encourages women tomake a difference in the world.
Q: How does it feel to workwith a school your family hasconnections with?
A: I feel honored to be in thisrole knowing the positive im-pact it has had in shaping thelives of generations of womenin my family. My mom, mysisters, my wife and daughterare all graduates of NotreDame and they attribute muchof their success to their experi-ences at Notre Dame.
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New Notre Dame Academy PrincipalJack VonHandorf.
FLORENCE — To understandthe importance of early child-hood education in NorthernKentucky, talk to parent TonyaFreeman, whose daughter at-tended Hopeful Lutheran Pre-school in Florence.
“My older daughter graduat-ed from the preschool programand now attends Walton Verona.Because we’re out of district,she had to test to get in and sheexceeded the minimum testscores. The skills she was pro-vided here equipped her to bein the program of our choice,”Freeman said.
Hopeful Lutheran is amongseveral schools to celebrate TheWeek of the Young Child April12-18, a program of NationalAssociation for the Education ofYoung Children, which pro-motes high-quality early educa-tion for every child. Every yearsince 1971, growing numbers ofcommunities have used thistime to focus on the power ofearly childhood education, andaffirm the research behind it.
Creating opportunities forpreschool children to receivequality education is an impor-tant investment in our future,according to Greg Landsman,executive director of the StrivePartnership Cincinnati, a partof the national cradle-to-careernetwork, StriveTogether, and asubsidiary of KnowledgeWorks.The organization brings togeth-er care providers who shareissues, goals, measurementsand results, and then cooperateto support and strengthen theirwork.
“Access to quality childcareand preschool for all children isperhaps the most significantmoral, social, and economicimperatives that we face as anation and a region. Too manyof our families are not coveredby public subsidies, and most ofthe rest of our families arepriced out of these quality early
learning and development op-portunities,” Landsman said.
Landsman said 90 percent ofbrain development occurs byage 5.
“The only thing stopping usis the potential for self-doubt, ora collective belief that we canno longer do big things. I don’tbuy into that belief, and haveconfidence that we will get thisdone,” he said. “We can fix this,but we have to act locally andboldly.”
At Hopeful Lutheran, direc-tor Judi Kretzmann is a believ-er. Her students, ages 2 to 5, aredeveloping skills and behaviorsthat will give them a soundfoundation – even when it lookslike they are playing.
“You’d be amazed whatthey’re learning when they’replaying with blocks or singing asong,” she said. “So much ofwhat is learned as children isvery important, and we only
have until the age of 5 to getthis information programmedin. So it’s important for us tomake sure that it’s not a stress-ful situation. We want to makelearning fun and engaging.”
At Erlanger’s Bright FutureChild Enrichment Center, direc-tor Rani Judd said recognizingthe Week of the Young Childalso provides an opportunity forparents to be involved in theirchild’s learning. For example,students took self-portraits andturned them into button pins fortheir parents to wear. Parentsand children created art togeth-er as well.
“One of the most importantthings a parent can do for theirchild is be involved,” Judd said.“We want to encourage parentsearly on to take an active partin their child’s education.”
The center also met withparents and shared informationon ways they can better pre-
pare their child for kindergar-ten.
Bellevue IndependentSchools Superintendent RobbSmith said about 40 childrenwill be enrolled in a new, freefull-day early childhood devel-opment program this fall in hisschool system. Children willtake naps and have a chance tolearn to help families in Belle-vue give their children strongfoundations while furtheringtheir careers, Smith said.
By working with the HeadStart program, Bellevue isseeking to increase the numberof children who are preparedfor kindergarten, he said.
“We see early childhood as aregional issue, not just a Belle-vue issue,” Smith said.
How well a child is readingby third grade is a strong in-dicator of how well they willperform through their senioryear in high school, he said.
Landsman, of StriveTogeth-er, reinforces the importance ofSmith’s point, citing troublingstatistics that show only 54percent of children in Cincin-nati, Newport and Covingtonshow up to school or kindergar-ten social, emotionally, andacademically ready.
“Last year, that was 1,723 ofour children that showed upunprepared, and 1,499 of themwere from low-income families.Getting the Cincinnati Pre-school Promise, or two years ofquality preschool for everychild, is one of the most respon-sible and urgent investmentswe can make,” Landsman said.“As for the ‘Week of the YoungChild,’ I think we should prio-ritize our young children everyday, and every day until eachand every one of them has whatthey need to succeed.”
Chris Mayhew and MelissaStewart contributed to this article.
N. Ky. preschools invest in the futureAmy [email protected]
THANKS TO RANI JUDD
Braxxton Hall, 4, and Jake Adams, 5, build a creative project together at the Bright Future Child Enrichment Center.
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Sophia Anderson balances an eggon her head as part of a song anddance at Hopeful LutheranPreschool in Florence.
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Art ExhibitsFlight: Curated by Saad Ghosn,9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Covington Arts,2 W. Pike St., Flight featuresworks by three women (Shar-mon Davidson, Marsha Ka-ragheusian, Jan Nickum) fromGreater Cincinnati who specifi-cally reference flight in regard totime, space and experience.Exploring the notions of passage,memory and dialogue within thecycle of life, the exhibitionincludes mixed media construc-tions, collaged books and earth-enware ceramics. Presented byCovington Arts District. 292-2322;http://covingtonarts.com/. Co-vington.
Art OpeningsConvocation: A RegionalShowcase of GraduatingArtists, 6-9 p.m., The Carnegie,1028 Scott Blvd., Exhibitionorganized around very best ofgraduating seniors and MFAcandidates in region. Participat-ing schools include UC/DAAP,NKU, Art Academy of Cincinnati,University of Kentucky and more.Exhibit continues through June13. Free. 957-1940; www.the-carnegie.com. Covington.
Business SeminarsSharePoint Cincy 2015, 7:30a.m. to 5 p.m., METS Center, 3861Olympic Blvd., Conference bringsregional business and universitycommunity together to share,teach and discuss all things aboutMicrosoft SharePoint. Ages 21and up. $199. Registration re-quired. 513-322-8888; share-pointcincy.com. Erlanger.
CivicArbor Day: Celebrating Trees, 1p.m., Southgate CommunityCenter, 301 W. Walnut St., Treeplanting, refreshments. Free.Presented by City of Southgate.781-1658. Southgate.
Drink TastingsWine Tasting, 5 p.m.-9 p.m.,StoneBrook Winery, 6570 Vine-yard Lane, StoneBrook TastingRoom. Select samples fromvariety of award-winning Ken-tucky Fruit Wines. Ages 21 andup. $5. 859-635-0111; www.sto-nebrookwinery.com. CampSprings.
EducationLittle Learners, 9-11:30 a.m., TheLively Learning Lab, 7500 Oak-brook Drive, Suite 10, Balance ofstructured, unstructured andself-directed play opportunitiesto help learners develop theirsocial, intellectual and communi-cation skills. Ages 3-6. $10.Registration required. 916-2721.Florence.
Exercise ClassesJazzercise Classes, 9:30 a.m.,4:45 p.m., Edgewood JazzerciseCenter, 126 Barnwood Drive, $38for unlimited monthly classes.331-7778; jazzercise.com. Edge-wood.
ExhibitsCanyon Falls, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.,Newport Aquarium, Newport onthe Levee, $23, $15 ages 2-13,free children under 2. 800-406-3474; www.newportaquarium-.com. Newport.
Shark Bridge, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.,Newport Aquarium, Newport onthe Levee, Step across the 100-foot-long, V-shaped rope bridgejust inches above nearly twodozen sharks at Newport Aquari-um. $23 Adult, $15 Child (2-12),Free children under 2. 815-1471;www.newportaquarium.com.Newport.
Health / WellnessOvereaters Anonymous, 7:15-8:15 p.m., St. Elizabeth FortThomas, 85 N. Grand Ave., FloorA, meeting room. Program ofrecovery from compulsive eatingusing the 12 Steps and 12 Tradi-tions of OA. No dues, fees andno weigh-ins. Support group forpeople who struggle with foodaddiction. Free. Presented byOvereaters Anonymous. 308-7019; www.cincinnatioa.org. FortThomas.
Literary - LibrariesMahjong, 1 p.m., Boone CountyPublic Library - Scheben Branch,
8899 U.S. 42, All skill levelswelcome. Presented by SchebenBranch Library. 342-2665. Union.
Teen Night (middle and highschool), 6-8 p.m., FlorenceBranch Library, 7425 U.S. 42,Games, snacks, movies and more.Free. 342-2665. Florence.
Music - ConcertsEilen Jewell, 8:30 p.m. to mid-night, The Southgate HouseRevival, 111 E. Sixth St., $18, $15advance. 431-2201; www.south-gatehouse.com. Newport.
Music - Rock3 Day Rule, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.,JerZee’s Pub and Grub, 708Monmouth St., Free. 491-3500;www.jerzeespub.com. Newport.
On Stage - ComedyRich Guzzi, 8 p.m., 10:30 p.m.,Funny Bone Comedy Club, 1Levee Way, Comedy hypnosisshow. $15-$17.957-2000;www.funnyboneonthelevee-.com. Newport.
On Stage - TheaterThe Cover of Life, 8-10 p.m.,Falcon Theatre, 636 MonmouthSt., When 3 brothers go off tofight in World War II, theiryoung wives move in with theboys’ mother to keep the homefront burning. Life Magazinedecides it would make a goodcover story. As the reportercollects information for her story,all the women learn more aboutthemselves and each other. $19,$17 students and seniors.Through April 25. 513-479-6783;www.falcontheater.net. New-port.
The Underpants, 7:30 p.m., TheCarnegie, 1028 Scott Blvd.,Alluringly pretty housewifeLouisa ignites debauchery inDusseldorf when her underpantsaccidentally fall down during theking’s parade, shaming her stuffyhusband and driving feverishinterest in the room the coupleare trying to rent. $18-$25.Through April 26. 957-1940;www.thecarnegie.com. Coving-ton.
RecreationBusiness Lunch Go KartingSpecial, noon to 2 p.m., XhilRac-ing, 24 Spiral Drive, Go-Kartracing. $15. Presented by Xhil-aRacing. Through Dec. 30.371-5278; www.xrkarting.com.Florence.
A Day at the Races: KeenelandBus Trip, 10 a.m., JerZee’s Puband Grub, 708 Monmouth St.,$60. Reservations required.491-3500; www.jerzeespub.com.Newport.
SATURDAY, APRIL 25Art & Craft ClassesDine and Design: Make YourOwn Statement Jewelry, 6-8p.m., The Art House, 19 N. FortThomas Ave., Dine while youdesign original one-of-a-kindstatement jewelry. No experi-ence required. Bring beverage;glass and class supplied. $30.Reservations recommended.279-3431; www.inkaacollab-orative.org. Fort Thomas.
Art ExhibitsConvocation: A RegionalShowcase of GraduatingArtists, noon to 5 p.m., TheCarnegie, 1028 Scott Blvd.,Exhibition organized aroundvery best of graduating seniorsand MFA candidates in region.Participating schools includeUC/DAAP, NKU, Art Academy ofCincinnati, University of Ken-tucky and more. 957-1940;www.thecarnegie.com. Coving-ton.
Clubs & OrganizationsCar Show, 2-5 p.m., FreedomPark, 550 Freedom Park Drive,Held before the Amazing Race.Wide variety of makes, modelsand years of cars in attendance.Judging done by spectators. $5.Presented by City of Edgewood.331-5910; www.edgewood-ky.gov. Edgewood.
Cooking ClassesSushi Rolling and Dining, 7p.m., Sushi Cincinnati, 130 W.Pike St., $25 per person, threerolls, includes training and BYOB,reservations required. Reserva-tions required. 513-335-0297;www.sushicinti.com. Covington.
Drink TastingsWine Tasting, 1-6 p.m., Sto-neBrook Winery, $5. 635-0111;www.stonebrookwinery.com.Camp Springs.
EducationGhost Hunt with Tri-State
Shadow Chasers, 8 p.m. tomidnight, Big Bone Lick StatePark, 3380 Beaver Road, Learnabout facets of ghost huntingand how to use digital voicerecorders, detectors and motionsensors. Space limited. $20.Reservations required. Presentedby Tri-State Shadow Chasers.384-3522; http://parks.ky.gov/parks/historicsites/big-bone-lick.Union.
Exercise ClassesJazzercise Classes, 8:15 a.m.,9:30 a.m., Edgewood JazzerciseCenter, $38 for unlimited month-ly classes. 331-7778; jazzercise-.com. Edgewood.
ExhibitsCanyon Falls, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.,Newport Aquarium, $23, $15ages 2-13, free children under 2.
800-406-3474; www.newporta-quarium.com. Newport.
Shark Bridge, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.,Newport Aquarium, $23 Adult,$15 Child (2-12), Free childrenunder 2. 815-1471; www.new-portaquarium.com. Newport.
Health / WellnessCincinnati Pain Free Clinic,11:30-1 p.m., Radisson HotelCovington, 668 W. Fifth St.,Educates about growing epidem-ic of chronic pain in America.Delivered by qualified physician.Ages 15-99. Free. Registrationrequired. Presented by JBITMedPro. 491-0326; http://www.thepainfreelife.net/event-near-you/. Covington.
Music - BluegrassThe Tillers, 7 p.m., Baker HuntArt and Cultural Center, 620
Greenup St., $20, $18 advance.431-0020; www.bakerhunt.com.Covington.
Music - RockBen Walz Band, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.,JerZee’s Pub and Grub, 708Monmouth St., Free. 491-3500;www.jerzeespub.com. Newport.
NatureNight Hike, 8:30 p.m., Campbell
County Environmental EducationCenter, 1261 Race Track Road,Learn about nocturnal animals.Free. Reservations required.572-2600; ces.ca.uky.edu/Camp-bell. Alexandria.
On Stage - ComedyRich Guzzi, 7:30 p.m., 10 p.m.,Funny Bone Comedy Club,$15-$17. 957-2000; www.funny-boneonthelevee.com. Newport.
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We’ve hardly had time to be indoorsthis week.
Between hunting for morel mush-rooms and ramps (we’ve only found onemushroom so far, and that was a falsemorel, not edible, but the ramps/wildleeks are abundant), picking violets forjellies and jams, checking out wild flow-ers in the woods and getting the gardensplowed and mulched for spring planting,I’m grateful when dusk comes.
But I have to admit, I love this timeof year.
It brings out my simple creativeside, and that means making crystal-lized flowers and leaves.
Rita Nader Heikenfeld is an herbalist, educa-tor, Jungle Jim’s Eastgate culinary profession-al and author. Find her blog online atAbouteating.com. Call 513-248-7130, ext. 356.
Garnish a dishwith crystallized
flowers and leaves
Crystallized/candied edible flowers and leaves
All parts must be coated both with egg white and granulated sugar sothat they preserve well. If you’re concerned about using raw egg white, buypasteurized eggs. These are beautiful as a garnish for baked goods, icecream, etc. Nothing like the commercial ones which are tumbled in drumsand look like colored nuggets.
Egg whiteGranulated sugar, regular or fine
First, make sure you have “clean” petals and leaves, no toxic spray onthem. They must be dry. Whip egg white until foamy. Whipping allows youto coat petal without weighing it down. Take a small brush and coat petalon both sides very lightly but thoroughly. You can place it on a flat surfaceand coat each side with egg white. Have a small dish or pile of sugar ready.Place flatly on sugar to coat underside and sprinkle top lightly and thor-oughly. Check underside to make sure it’s coated well. Gently shake offexcess sugar. Carefully lay on wire rack to dry. Drying may take several daysor more. They’re ready when you can break off a piece cleanly, without itbending. Store covered in single layers at room temperature away from anyhumidity.
See process in stages along with list of other edible flowers, onAbouteating.com.
Tip from Rita’s kitchen: I’m going to test these using water insteadof egg white. I’ll let you know how they turn out.
List of edible flowers/herb leaves I used:Violets, violas, pansies, impatiens, mint leaves, violet leaves.
Grab and go morning glory muffins
A much loved recipe enjoying a comeback. Supposedly it was a “hip-pie” recipe when the natural food movement began and gave renewedenergy after a night of hard partying. I usually grab one before headingoutside. This is a substantial muffin!
1-1/4 cups sugar2 -1/4 cups all purpose flour1 tablespoon cinnamon, apple pie or pumpkin spice blend2 teaspoons baking soda1/2 teaspoon salt1/2 cup shredded, sweetened coconut3/4 cup raisins, dried cherries, or your favorite dried fruit1 large apple, peeled and grated1 cup crushed pineapple, drained2 cups grated carrotsGenerous 1/2 cup coarsely chopped nuts3 large eggs1 cup vegetable oil - I’ve used canola and safflower1 tablespoon vanilla
Preheat oven to 350. Whisk together sugar, flour, cinnamon, bakingsoda and salt. Add coconut, raisins, apple, pineapple, carrots and nuts, andstir to combine. Separately, whisk eggs with oil and vanilla. Pour over dryingredients and blend. Spoon into muffin tins lined with muffin cups, fillingeach almost to brim. Bake for 25-35 minutes or until toothpick inserted intocenter comes out clean. Cool muffins for 10 minutes, then turn out onto arack to finish cooling.
Tip from Rita’s kitchen: Once you mix wet and dry ingredients to-gether, don’t over mix, which may create tunnels in baked muffins, makingthem less tender.
THANKS TO RITA HEIKENFELD
Candied – and edible – flowers make a creatively simple garnish.
Rita HeikenfeldRITA’S KITCHEN
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April’s National VolunteerMonth is the perfect time toextend a special “thank you” toevery volunteer, and we espe-cially thank the more than4,000 volunteers throughoutthe region for being part of theWelcomers Community Volun-teer Network.
The Welcomers CommunityVolunteer Network, launchedin Cincinnati and NorthernKentucky in 2013, has quicklybecome one of the nation’slargest networks for volun-teers to play an active role insupporting a wide range oflocal arts, cultural and specialevents. Based on the enormoussuccess of the 2012 WorldChoir Games, the network wascreated as a turnkey volunteersystem to support the needs of
local events, while helping toattract and host large-scaleevents to enhance the region’seconomy.
Cincinnati and NorthernKentucky have a strong cul-ture of volunteerism. One in
four adults are volunteers.People take pride in using theirskills and experience to giveback to the communities wherethey live and work. Sincelaunching, the network nowhas 14 active local partnerorganizations, more than 4,000experienced volunteers col-lectively and 24 experiencedvolunteer managers.
The Welcomers Networkprovides a common technologyplatform for participating localarts and cultural partners,making the job of finding localvolunteers easier. For partici-pating volunteers, the networkoffers “one-stop” access andinsider information related tothe entire gamut of volunteeropportunities and upcomingevents available throughout
the network. The Welcomers database
includes people who enrolledthrough partner organizationsand others who have helpedhost large-scale events, such asthe annual International But-terfly Show at Krohn Conser-vatory.
Upcoming volunteer oppor-tunities include the Cincy USATourism Ambassadors Pro-gram, Spirit of Cincinnati com-munity events leading up toand surrounding MLB All-StarWeek, River Grill before theBig Chill in October and more.
The growing list of optionsfor volunteering is evidencedby each periodic update sentout by Rhonda Dickerscheid,the network manager. On be-half of the 14 partner organiza-
tions that comprise the Wel-comers Network and the large-scale events that choose theCincinnati/Northern Kentuckyregion as their destination, wethank the volunteers that havebecome the engine behindtheir success.
Having 4,000 volunteersthroughout the region in placeto make these events a successis a milestone worth celebrat-ing during National VolunteerMonth.
Interested volunteers canlearn more about the Welcom-ers Network and get involvedby visitingvolunteerwelcomers.com.
Shannon Carter and Louise Hughesare co-founders of Welcomers Com-munity Volunteer Network.
Welcomers show culture of volunteerism
Shannon Carter and LouiseHughesCOMMUNITY RECORDER GUESTCOLUMNIST
Kentucky’s open burninglaws can be very confusingbecause of the various agen-cies that have laws coveringopen burning. Those agenciesinclude the Division for AirQuality, the Division of WasteManagement, the Division ofForestry and local ordinances.
In general, open burning isprohibited because of contami-nation of the air, contaminationof drinking water, release oftoxic gases, the prevention ofwildfires and because of beinga health hazard and nuisance tolocal residents.
However, under regulationsof the Kentucky Division ofAir Quality, there are 11 com-mon situations in which openburning may be allowed. Thesesituations include:
1. Fires set for the cookingof food for human consump-tion;
2. Fires set for recreationalor ceremonial purposes;
3. Small fires set by con-
struction andother workersfor comfortheating pur-poses;
4. Fires setfor the pur-pose of weedabatement,disease andpest preven-tion;
5. Fires setfor preventionof a fire haz-
ard, including the disposal ofdangerous materials if no safealternative is available;
6. Fires set for the purposeof instruction and training ofpublic and industrial employ-ees in the methods of fightingfires;
7. Fires set for recognizedagricultural, silvicultural,range, ecological and wildlifemanagement practices;
8. Fires set by individualhomeowners for burning of
leaves in select locations;9. Fires for disposal of
household rubbish, which shallnot include garbage in selectlocations;
10. Fires set for the purposeof disposing of accidentalspills or leaks of crude oil,petroleum products or otherorganic materials, and thedisposal of absorbent materialused in their removal, if noother economically feasiblemeans of disposal is availableand practical (Cabinet permis-sion prior to burning is re-quired);
11. Fires set for disposal ofnatural growth for land clear-ing and maintenance, and treesand tree limbs felled by stormsif no extraneous materials,such as tires or heavy oilwhich tend to produce densesmoke, are used to cause igni-tion or aid combustion and theburning is done on days whenconditions do not pose a threatof igniting a forest fire.
Should you decide to burnbased on one of the aforemen-tioned situations, you shouldcontact the Kentucky Energyand Environment Cabinet,Division for Air Quality(phone: 502-564-3999) to ensurethat you are following all therequirements of state law. Inmost of the listed situations, allfires must be attended untilextinguished and a watersource to put out the fire maybe required.
The Kentucky Division ofForestry also has burning lawsthat set burn seasons whichare March 1 through May 15and Oct. 1 through Dec. 15.During these seasons, no burn-ing can take place within 150feet of any woodland or brush-land.
The Kentucky Fire Mar-shal’s office also has regula-tions that state that no openburning shall be allowed within50 feet of any structure, re-quire all fires to be attended
and prohibits open burningwithout prior notification tolocal fire departments.
Penalties for violations ofthe above noted regulationsrange anywhere from up tofines of $25,000 per day and upto six months in jail.
In order to avoid problemswith open burning, you need tocomply with the above notedregulations and you need tocontact your local fire depart-ment concerning the regula-tions and in order to get a per-mit when necessary.
I hope this information isinteresting and helpful. If youhave any topics you would liketo have covered in this column,please contact my office bye-mail at [email protected], by phone at491-7700 or by regular mailaddressed to 319 York St., New-port, Ky. 41071.
Steven J. Franzen is Campbell Coun-ty Attorney.
Information on Kentucky burning laws
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Last week’s questionWhat summer in Cincinnati event are
you most looking forward to, and why?
“The Giant Slip & Slide in Cincy onJune 20 sounds like a blast!”
Joy Kent Tarleton
“All-Star Game.”John Scales
“Jimmy Buffett concert! Reunion oflocal parrott heads!”
Brenda Sears
“All-Star-Game and area festivals!”Beth Richardson
“The lineup at this year’s BunburyFestival.”
Shannon Purkiss
“Coney!”Katie Puckett
“Thursday night bands at Live on theNewport Levee.”
Doug Windows
“Florence Freedom and CincinnatiReds Games.”
Cassandra Jane
“All the summer concerts! Can’tnarrow it down to one!”
Missy Ware Shoemaker
“Looking forward to the BunburyFestival first weekend in June!”
Pamela Robinson Porter
“MLB All-Star Week ... only happenshere once every 20 to 25 years!”
Mark A. McDannold
“Taste of Cincinnati and RedsGames! I love food and baseball.”
Kristen Elizabeth Ascoli
“Going to Reds games, Taste of Cin-cinnati and as always to end the sum-mer off right with the WEBN fire-works!”
Erica Lester
“Summerfair!”Stacey Lamb Adams
“All-Star break”Laurie Miltenberger Rini
“Krohn Conservatory Butterfly
Show!”Jeremy Spotted Leaf Turner
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Kaylah Siemer
“Summerfair!”Shelli Pitman Phelps
“Lazy Sundays at Findlay Market.”Lisa Ferguson
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Every week we ask readers a question they canreply to via email. Send your answers [email protected] with Ch@troom in thesubject line.
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NCC senior Brandon Gray eyes apop-up.
Newport Central Catholicbaseball went 2-1 in the DocMorris Invitational April 16-18,beating Cooper and losing tohost Ryle and Boyd County.NCC, 6-10, hosts Lloyd April 27and Cooper April 28.
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Brossart playing with a purpose
Prior to the start of the soft-ball season, Bishop Brossart as-sistant coach Ashley Lloyd or-dered customized rubber wrist-bands for each of the Mustangsto wear. On each wristband iswritten this year’s rallying slo-gan: Unfinished Business.
They aren’t the only thingsnew as the Mustangs attempt tofill in some holes on the historicledger. They are wearing newuniforms with black pants, andgreen jerseys with white letter-ing including a decorative “B”
on the front. Head coach Tom Baynum
has two new assistants, DawnLloyd and Dennis Kremer. Theythink the girls look nice in theirspiffy uniforms, but all agreethat it’s the constant reminderof team goals on those newwristbands that’s resonatingthe most.
“That’s because we do haveunfinished business,” Baynumsaid. “We came into this yearwanting to get in the All “A”Classic state tournament, winthe 37th District and win the10th Region. All are doable if weplay the way we can.”
Bishop Brossart is 1-for-3 sofar in its quest for season-longsuccess.
The Mustangs are in theTouchstone Energy All “A”Classic state tournament for the
first time in five years. Theyblasted their way to the 10th Re-gion crown, taking three gamesover a span of eight days due toweather delays by a combined
score of 26-5, 20-0 the final day.They beat Paris, 6-0 in thechampionship game to cap a fi-nal four sweep on Saturday atAlexandria City Park, the Mus-
tangs’ home.They hope it’s the first of
more crowns to come. The Mus-tangs have their sights set on anAll “A” Classic state champion-ship, but they will need to wintheir first-ever small-schoolstate tournament game to getthere. Although they have wonthe past four 37th District titles,the Mustangs haven’t won theKentucky High School AthleticAssociation 10th Region tourna-ment crown since 2002, losing inthe first round or the semifinals11 years in a row.
Bishop Brossart made its All“A” Classic state breakthroughbehind hot bats featuring juniorcatcher Amanda Lloyd, and thepitching of Karlie Shackelfordand Megan Seiter, one of four
MEL WEBSTER
Bishop Brossart won the All “A” 10th Region championship in softball witha win against Paris on April 12.
10th region All ‘A’title only first ofmany goalsMarc HardinEnquirer contributor
See BROSSART, Page 2B
Nell Fookes» Boone County High
School will have a retirementcelebration for retiring girlsbasketball coach NellFookes. It will take placefrom 6:30-8:30 p.m. Friday,May 8, in the commons cafe-teria area at the high school.RSVP to [email protected].
Baseball» Campbell County beat
Scott 4-1 April 13 in a districtseeding game. Johnny Eblingot the win. Carson Plessin-ger had a double and twoRBI.
» Newport CentralCatholic beat Dayton 15-0April 14. Grant Moeves hadthree hits and two RBI, andZack Pangallo had two hitsand four RBI.
NCC beat Cooper 6-1 in theDoc Morris tourney April 17.Senior pitcher GrantMoeves struck out 10 bat-ters. Moeves also drove inthree runs. Senior shortstopZach Pangallo brought intwo runs and recorded a tri-ple for NewCath.
Softball» Bishop Brossart beat
Campbell County 3-1 April15. Amanda Lloyd had twohits and all three RBI.
» Campbell County beatBracken County 15-0 April13. Jessica Verst had a threehits including a home runand three RBI.
Boys tennis» Campbell County beat
Dixie Heights 3-2 April 13.Camel winners were Mc-Dowell at first singles, Bach-man at third singles, and Ol-diges/Combs at first doubles.
Girls tennis» Cooper beat Walton-
Verona 5-0 April 14. Winners
SHORT HOPS
James [email protected]
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NEWPORT — Afterstarting the tennis pro-gram at Newport CentralCatholic High Schoolmore than 50 years ago,Bill Detzel is hoping to re-vive it.
Detzel, a 1962 gradu-ate of NewCath, took overthe boys and girls tennisprograms at the schoolthis season, hoping tobring them back to theirformer prominence. Hesaid he is co-head coach-es with Nick Prigge andMichael Hennigan.
A longtime teacher atHighlands for 30 yearswho now sells real estate,Detzel decided the timingwas right.
“I watched them playlast year,” he said. “I’vealways wanted to getback to NewCath andhelp the guys out.”
The Thoroughbredshave not been able to playmany matches this year,with the girls playing twoand the boys four. The re-cent rain and flooding
made their home courtsat Newport Stadium un-playable for about twoweeks, and the team hashad to practice indoors atthe school but not on ten-nis courts.
“We’ve run into somedifficulties I’ve neverhad before,” Detzel said.“The weather got us be-fore like they did every-body. We had eight daysin the gym. Most of theteams are able to play atclubs.”
Part of the challengefor Detzel is the depar-
ture of virtually every-one who played in the10th Region Tournamentlast season.
The boys team has afairly deep roster withmany seniors. Matt Strie-gel, a senior and also oneof the school’s top golf-ers, leads the way. PaulGrosser, Jack Kramerand Will Lampe are othertop veterans who havebeen improving.
Sophomores BenWells and Zac Heman,plus junior Kendall John-son show promise for the
future.NCC has only two girls
in the program in sopho-more Rose Brun andfreshman Helena Kaelin.They have a match winover Holy Cross thisyear.
“We’re a little greenbut we’re heading in theright direction,” Detzelsaid. “If we can win a cou-ple of matches in region-als that will be great.We’re strong in doubles.”
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Bill Detzel, third from left, is one of NewCath’s tennis coaches. He is pictured with othermembers of the Class of 1962.
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Seiter sisters and cousinson a team full of playersand coaches who sharesome family ties.
“I thought Amanda andour two pitchers playedgreat,” Baynum said. “Wepitched Megan Seiter inthe semifinals againstCalvary Christian so Pariswouldn’t see our normalpitcher (Shackelford).”
Seiter backed up hercoach’s confidence andmade the strategic movepay off by pitching a shut-out. The Mustangs beatCalvary Christian, 14-0 inthree innings in Satur-day’s semifinals. Laterthat day, Shackelford, asenior, shut out Paris inthe final. “Karlie has im-proved 10-fold,” AmandaLloyd said of her batterymate. “And our teamchemistry is at a peak.”
The Mustangs beatNicholas County, 6-5 in afirst-round game playedApril 1. “We’re so excitedto finally win,” Shackel-ford said. “And we’reready to make a run for itat state.”
The Mustangs play the14th Region championApril 25 at 10:30 a.m. in an
All “A” Classic state tour-nament first-round gameat Jack Fisher Park in Ow-ensboro. They entered theweek with a record of 11-4.They’re ranked ninth inThe Enquirer coaches’poll.
The Mustangs werebatting .443 as a team andaveraging a region-best10.5 runs per game.
Amanda Lloyd, theyounger sister of AshleyLloyd, a former Mustang,leads the team with a .644batting average. DawnLloyd is their mother.Amanda Lloyd hasclubbed two home runs,including one drilled overthe left-center field fenceApril 6 in a home gameagainst Calvary Chris-tian. The younger Lloyd ison pace to break theschool single-season RBIrecord. She has 34 RBI in41 at-bats.
The Mustangs’ second-leading hitter, sophomoreleft fielder Macy Griffin,bats eighth. Megan Sei-ter’s cousin, cleanup-hit-ting first baseman Kait-lyn Seiter, is one of six bat-ting .400 or better. NineMustangs are in double-figures in RBI and runsscored, including short-stop Amanda Grau andleadoff hitter Ashley Chil-dress.
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were Jackson, Goodrich,Allen, Zimmer/Newportand Brandele/Mihaljevic.
Sportsmanship» Thirty-two regional
winners have been select-ed as part of the 2015Forcht Bank/KHSAACLASS Awards Recogni-tion Program. The 32 re-gional winners will eachreceive a $350 scholar-ship, an award fromForcht Bank and theKHSAA, and an invitationto the Awards Banquet onSunday, April 26. Onemale and one female fromthe pool of regional honor-ees will be selected as thestatewide winner at theAwards Banquet, witheach individual receivinga $3,000 scholarship.
The Forcht Bank/KHSAA CLASS AwardsRecognition Program(Citizenship, Leadership,Athletics, Sportsmanship,Scholarship) honors de-
serving senior student-athletes across the state.This is the 19th year theKHSAA has recognizedstudent-athletes througha scholarship program,which is open to all sen-iors that have participat-ed in sports and/or sport-activities (competitivecheerleading, bowling, ar-chery and bass fishing).Northern Kentucky hon-orees are Simon Ken-ton’s Kelsey Schmiade asthe Eighth Region girlswinner, Payton Brown ofLloyd and Nicholas Bou-cher of Villa Madonna asthe Ninth Region winners,and Jennah Flairty ofCampbell County as the10th Region girls nomi-nee.
Youth baseball» The Northern Ken-
tucky Titans U15 is look-ing for two or three dedi-cated players for theirsummer ball team. Allplayer positions welcome.
Head coach is Tom Da-ria. He has 20-plus years
coaching baseball. He hashelped several playersearn a college scholar-ship. The team will play inthe SWO BaseballLeagueas well as play severalshowcase tournamentsover the summer season.Season starts the end ofMay with about 40 gamesscheduled. Home ballfield is at Softball City inNorthern Kentucky.
Contact Tom Daria at391-3620 or [email protected] or to sched-ule a personal tryout.
NKU Notes» Northern Kentucky
University’s SydneyPower was named to theAtlantic Sun ConferenceAll-Freshman Team forwomen’s tennis.
Power, a freshmanfrom Powell, Ohio,stepped in and made animmediate impact for theNorse, leading the teamwith eight wins in singlesplay as she worked herway up to the No. 2 singlesflight over the course of
the year.In doubles action, Pow-
er picked up seven wins,including four with NicoleSoutar and three with Yas-mine Xantos. Power andXantos paired up to take apair of wins in A-Sun ac-tion as well as a victoryover the Xavier pairing ofLizzie Oosterbaan andMegan Morris.
» Kennedy Windlanopened the final round ofthe Atlantic Sun Wom-en’s Golf Championshipon a torrid pace – birdie-ing four of the first fiveholes – to claim NorthernKentucky’s best finishever, tied-fifth, in the con-ference tournament.
Opening on the backnine, Windlan sandwichedbirdies on the 10th, 11th,13th and 14th around a bo-gey on the 12th. She closedthe back nine going out in34. Windlan followed a bo-gey on hole No. 7 with abirdie on No. 8 to close herfront nine at even par andpost a final-round 70 (-2).
The two-under round
was enough to catapultWindlan seven spots upthe leaderboard into atwo-way tie for fifth. The70 eclipsed NKU’s previ-ous low in the A-SunChampionship by fivestrokes, which was re-corded by both Windlanand Sarah Kellam last sea-son, and marked North-ern Kentucky’s lowest-re-corded round this year.
» Following a record-setting day April 13,Northern Kentuckymen’s golfer ClaytonPortz carded a 2-under 70in the final round of Ten-nessee State’s Big Blue In-vitational to earn thirdplace.
Portz’s also brokeNKU’s individual 54-holetotal record with a 205 forthe event, eclipsing cur-rent Assistant Coach Da-vid Shearer’s 209 (-7) setat the 2006 Great LakesValley Conference Cham-pionship.
The Norse workedtheir way to a tie-sixth fin-ish in the Big Blue with a
three-round total of 867,which is the third-lowest54-hole total in programhistory.
TMC Notes» The 25th-ranked
Thomas More Collegebaseball team swept arare Presidents’ AthleticConference tripleheaderwith Washington & Jeffer-son April 18. The Saintswon game one, 4-3, thesecond game, 1-0, and thethird game, 5-4, in eightinnings.
With the sweep, theSaints improve to 22-7overall and 14-3 in the PACand the Presidents fall to18-10 overall and 10-7 inthe PAC.
» TMC’s women’s la-crosse collected its firstever win over Defiance,13-5 at Defiance April 17.Tori Liles had six goalsand Abby Stadtmiller(Brossart) three to leadthe way. Josie Perrino hadtwo goals, Amy Rice oneand Christy Smith onewith two assists.
SHORT HOPS
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NKY Titans» The Northern Ken-
tucky Titans U15 are look-ing for 2-3 dedicated play-ers for their summer ballteam. All player positionswelcome. Head coach isTom Daria. He has 20-plusyears coaching baseball.He has helped severalplayers earn a collegescholarship. The team willplay in the SWO BaseballLeague as well as play sev-eral showcase tourna-ments over the summerseason. Season starts theend of May with about 40games scheduled. Homeball field is at Softball Cityin Northern Kentucky.Contact Tom Daria at 859-391-3620 or tomdaria @ya-hoo.com for informationor if you would like toschedule a tryout.
NewCath camp » Newport Central
Catholic is hosting a bas-ketball camp, “Teachingthe Fundamentals.”
Cost: $55 if registeredby May 22. Family dis-counts: $15 for incomingfreshmen, $10 for two
campers, $30 for threecampers. *Must be samehousehold - Can be differ-ent weeks.
Boys’ session: June 1-4(Monday-Thursday), 9a.m. to noon, third-ninthgrade (‘15-’16 school year)
Boys’ camp staff: RonDawn - NCC varsity coach,Kenny Collopy - NCC as-sistant coach, DennySchierer - NCC assistantcoach, current NCC play-ers.
Girls’ session: June 15-18 (Monday-Thursday), 9a.m. to noon, third-ninthgrade (‘15-’16 school year)
Girls’ camp staff:George Stoll - NCC varsitycoach, Mike Jones - NCCassistant coach, DaveyJohnson - NCC JV coach,Jeff Ware - NCC freshmencoach, current NCC play-ers.
Questions - boys’ con-tact: Kenny Collopy - [email protected] or girls’contact George Stoll [email protected] or callNewport Central CatholicHigh School (859) 292-0001. For more details andregistration information,visit ncchs.com.
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FLORENCE — A lot of kidslike lip balm and bouncy balls,but not many get the chance tomake their own using commonagricultural products in amobile trailer packed withtechnology. .
That’s what Florence Ele-mentary students got to dowhen the Kentucky Depart-ment of Agriculture’s MobileScience Activity Center rolledinto town April 7-9.
It’s one of two, 44-feet-longtrailers that allow students toparticipate in hands-on ex-periments while they respondto questions on the center’s 11iPads. The mobile units con-tain internal generators thatpower the tablets along with a70-inch monitor and an all-in-one touch-screen desktopcomputer as well as the heat-ing, air conditioning and ven-tilation system and a handi-capped-accessible ramp.
For more informationabout the Mobile Science Ac-tivity Center or KentuckyAgriculture and Environmentin the Classroom, call 502-573-0282 or visit www.kyagr.com.
Matthew Hayes, an agricul-
ture educator, talked aboutscientific facts and processes,such as pollination, and dis-cussed the differences be-tween a solid and a mixture.
Fifth-graders made eco-friendly plastic bounce ballsfrom corn starch, water andcorn oil with food coloring.The students learned aboutvariable change, or how theoutcome could change theproduct by changing the quan-tity of an ingredient, like add-ing more corn oil when mak-ing the balls.
Soil erosion was the topicof study for the fourth-gradestudents, who tested differenttypes of soil to determine theamount of soil erosion thathad taken place.
Students in grades K-2 hadshorter presentations to learnabout poultry, horses and beefcattle.
However, the third-gradeclass of Kaitlin Bernert got tomake lip balm using beeswax,soybean oil and some flavor-ing.
“This will be a little differ-ent from what you can buy inthe store,” Hayes said. “Thoseare petroleum based and theyhave lots and lots of oils inthem. Here, we use two ingre-
dients that come from agricul-ture. That means it came froma farm.”
They watched while Hayesmelted the beeswax andstirred in the oil, and studentsgot to put in two differentflavors. Hayes poured themixture into small containersthat were sent with Bernert sothey could cool before thestudents tried using the prod-uct.
Bernert said the hands-onlearning provided by thestate’s mobile learning centerhelped her students translatewhat they learn in the class-room to real-world experi-ences.
“I like that it’s really inter-active,” she said. “They arereally listening and it’s a greatchance for them to interactwith technology. This lessonreinforces content we’ve al-ready covered this year, butnow they can see it put intopractice in a real-life scenar-io.”
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Jaxxon Bowling, a fourth-grader at Florence Elementary, caught water poured by Matthew Hayes as it camethrough the dirt from an old corn field while visiting the science center.
THANKS TO KATHY KUHN
Fifth-graders Sahil Mohnani, Slima Abdalla and Mukhtar Sabaly added theingredients to make biodegradable corn plastic bouncy balls during theirtrip to the Mobile Science Activity Center.
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Mason McPherson helps Matthew Hayes add flavoring to beeswax and oilto create lip balm in the Mobile Science Activity Center on April 8 atFlorence Elementary.
THANKS TO KATHY KUHN
Matthew Hayes of the Kentucky Department of Agriculture’s MobileScience Activity Center demonstrated soil erosion to the fourth-graders atFlorence Elementary.
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Florence Elementary students visited the Mobile Science Activity Centerbetween April 7-9.
THANKS TO KATHY KUHN
Florence Elementary third-gradersMason McPherson, Riley Dodd, andBianca Sanchez answered questionsabout the process of makingsoybean lip balm while visiting thescience van.
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of Fort Thomas, died April 11 atCarmel Manor Nursing Home inFort Thomas.
She was past president ofRuth Moyer PTA and St. LukeWomen’s Auxiliary and a formermember of the Order of theEastern Star and the YouthHaven Board. She was a Sundayschool teacher and choir mem-ber at First Presbyterian Churchin Fort Thomas. She was also amember of the Mary InglesChapter of the Daughters of theAmerican Revolution.
Her husband, Jack Burleson,died previously.
Survivors include her daugh-ters Deanna E. Beineke andJackie Donley; brother, RogerMullins; sister, Aletta LaCarter;and four grandchildren alongwith four great-grandchildren.
Entombment was at Ever-green Cemetery in Southgate.
Memorials: Highland UnitedMethodist Church, 314 N. FortThomas Ave., Fort Thomas, KY41075; or Carmel Manor NursingHome, 100 Carmel Manor Road,Fort Thomas, KY 41075.
Pamela DeMalaPamela Heringhaus DeMala,
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Survivors include her husband,David DeMala; stepchildrenCorey and Josh DeMala; parents,Charles and Fay Heringhaus ofErlanger; sisters Penny Brooks ofVilla Hills, Paula Detzel of FortThomas, and Peggy Townsend ofWalton; and brother, GregHeringhaus of Chicago.
Memorials: VITAS InpatientHospice Unit at Hialeah Hospital,Attn: Ms. Claudia Khan, 651 E.25th St., Hialeah, FL 33013.
Margaret GrimmMargaret O. Powell Grimm,
89, of Crestview Hills and for-merly of Fort Thomas, died April8 at Atria Summit Hills in FortMitchell.
She worked in the familybusiness with Grimm Roofingand Sheet Metal. She was amember of Highland Hills BaptistChurch and was active in manychurch activities. She was also abookkeeper for Dr. Beckmeyer.
Her husband, William C.Grimm, died previously.
Survivors include her daugh-ter, Sue Beiting; son, WilliamGrimm; and four grandchildren.
Dorothy HilsDorothy Marie Riegler Hils, 88,
of Fort Thomas, died April 13 ather home.
She was a member of St.Thomas Church and the Mother’sClub. She was also a musicianand pianist.
Her husband, Howard CharlesHils, died previously.
Survivors include her daugh-ters Laura Brennenstuhl of FortThomas and Lyn Jaspers of FortThomas; son, Leslie Hils of Cincin-nati; and eight grandchildrenalong with 11 great-grand-children.
Burial was at St. StephenCemetery in Fort Thomas.
Memorials: St. Thomas ChurchBuilding Fund, 26 E. Villa Place,Fort Thomas, KY 41075.
Rebecca JordanRebecca Ann Hurst Jordan, 57,
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She was a retired bus monitorfor Campbell County Schools.
Her husband, Estill Neace; andson, Daryl Neace, died previ-ously.
Survivors include her sonsButch Neace and Roger Neace;sister, Helen Trutschell; and fivegrandchildren along with 11great-grandchildren. Intermentwas at Oakland Cemetery inGrant’s Lick, Kentucky.
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She was a chef with PepperPod Restaurant in Newport.
Her husband, Eugene Riley Sr.;daughter, Diana Kononov; andsister, Freda Watts, died previ-ously.
Survivors include her sonsDonnie Riley, Eugene Riley Jr.,and Warren G. Riley; daughter,Deborah Starrett; brother, LoganNobel; sister, Ruth Fugate; andeight grandchildren along withtwo great-grandchildren.
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She was a retired adminis-trative assistant with Fifth ThirdBank. She loved gardening anddecorating.
Her husband, William “Stutz”Stuttler; and son, William “Billy”Stuttler, died previously.
Survivors include her sonsGregary, Keith, Mark, and Ste-ven Stuttler; daughters Kimber-lee Hoefker and Shellee Wagner;sister, Joyce Root; and 19 grand-children along with 16 great-grandchildren.
Entombment was at St. Ste-phen Mausoleum.
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Question: I have nothad good luck gettingtrees to survive afterplanting them. Any ad-vice?
Answer: Here aresome tree planting tips tohelp your success rate.
» Get trees and shrubsplanted early in thespring. March and Aprilare the ideal months.
» The planting holeshould be 3-5 times widerthan the root ball, but nodeeper. Plant it on solidground, not loosened soil.
» The planting holeshould have wide, taper-ing sides, not vertical.Don’t smooth or “glaze”the sides, which couldprevent outward rootgrowth.
» Don’t amend thebackfill soil. Put the samesoil back in the hole aswhat came out of it.
» Don’t apply nitrogenfertilizer the first year.
» Don’t choose speciesthat are not hardy inKentucky. We are at thecold end of Zone 6, sodon’t plant Zone 7 or high-er plants.
» Make sure there isno trunk damage, branchcankers or other diseaseproblems on nurserystock you select.
» Avoid plants with asmall root ball or a loosetrunk in the root ball.
» Keep root-ball moist,but not sitting in water,during the time betweenpurchase and planting.Also water the tree imme-diately upon planting,with a good soaking. Aslight berm of soil aroundthe planting area will helpkeep the water fromrunning off.
» Protect leaves ofplants from wind whentransporting in vehiclefrom nursery to home
landscape.» Avoid
low, poorly-drained, orheavilycompactedplantingsites withheavy claycontent,unlessplant isknown to
be adapted to such condi-tions.
» Don’t plant near adownspout or other wetarea (especially Taxus(yew) bushes!)
» Don’t plant shade-loving trees in full sun, orvice versa.
» After getting thetree positioned in place inthe planting hole, removeall wires, twine, stringand labels which couldgirdle the trunk, stems orroots later on. After pack-ing soil around the baseof the root ball, carefullyremove and discard atleast the top third to one-half of the wire basketand burlap from aroundthe root-ball.
» For containerized(potted) plants, sheer offthe outer roots or makeseveral vertical cuts intothe root ball, then “teaseout” the outer roots whichmay have already beguncircling around the rootball.
» Try to avoid stakingthe tree, but if necessary,use two opposing stakesand a wide strap-likematerial that will not cutinto the trunk. Removestakes and straps withinone year.
» Keep turfgrass atleast several feet awayfrom the trunk, and apply3 inches of organic mulchin as large a mulch ringas possible.
» Never let the mulchtouch the trunk of thetree, to avoid bark decayand vole gnawing dam-age.
» Lawnmowers andstring trimmers kill a lotof trees. Make sure neverto knick the bark of trees.Proper mulching andwide mulch rings willhelp avoid this.
» Avoid improperwatering - little or nowatering, excessive wa-tering (especially prob-lematic in heavy claysoils), or frequent lightsprinkling. A one-inchtrunk caliper tree needs
10 gallons of water perweek, applied slowly allat one time. A 2-inchcaliper needs 15 gallons;3-inch: 20 gallons, etc.
For more informationon tree planting, plusupdates on upcomingExtension classes, and towin free vegetable seedsfor your spring garden,go to www.facebook.com/BooneHortNews orwww.twitter.com/BooneHortNews.
Mike Klahr is Boone Countyextension agent for horticul-ture.
Trees need to be planted soon
Mike KlahrHORTICULTURECONCERNS
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St. Elizabeth staff, friends and family turned out on FountainSquare March 15 for the annual Heart Mini Marathon. TiffanyBrandenburg, of Alexandria, works at the Florence facility andNicci Kouns, of Peach Grove, works at the Fort Thomas facility.
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Monday, May 4, 1 – 7 p.m. Dillard’s 2900 Town Center Blvd., Crestview Hills Women’s screening event
Tuesday, May 5, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. St. Elizabeth Physicians 19908 Augusta Drive, Lawrenceburg
Wednesday, May 6, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Bank of Kentucky 1700 Declaration Drive, Independence
Friday, May 8, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Remke Markets 560 Clock Tower Way, Crescent Springs
Thursday, May 14, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Kroger Marketplace 130 Pavilion Parkway, Newport
Friday, May 15, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Kroger Marketplace 635 Chestnut Drive, Walton
Monday, May 18, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Kroger Marketplace 3105 North Bend Road, Hebron
Tuesday, May 19, noon to 6 p.m. St. Elizabeth Florence Professional Building 4900 Houston Road, Florence
Wednesday, May 20, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. HealthSouth Northern Kentucky Rehabilitation Hospital 201 Medical Village Drive, Edgewood
Thursday, May 21, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Five Seasons Family Sports Club 345 Thomas More Parkway, Crestview Hills
Friday, May 22, noon to 4 p.m. St. Elizabeth Covington 1500 James Simpson Jr. Way, Covington
Wednesday, May 27, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. R.C. Durr YMCA 5874 Veterans Way, Burlington
Friday, May 29, 8 – 11 a.m. Town and Country Sports 1018 Town Drive, Wilder
Matters of the Heart: High Blood PressureCardiologist Darryl Dias, MD, will talk about prevention and management of high blood pressure at this FREE educational luncheon. FREE blood pressure checks.
Monday, May 18, noon to 1:30 p.m. Lawrenceburg Community Center 423 Walnut St., Lawrenceburg
Registration required: (859) 301-WELL (9355)
The St. Elizabeth CardioVascular Mobile Health Unit makes heart and vascular screenings close and convenient. Take time to schedule your screening for:
Peripheral artery diseaseStroke/carotid artery diseaseAbdominal aortic aneurysmCardiac age health risk assessment
Learn about your risk and how you can live healthier and prevent future disease.
Cardiovascular screenings in your neighborhood
SCREENINGS ARE $25 EACH.Call (859) 301-WELL (9355) to schedule an appointment.
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