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VOLUME 37 • NUMBER 4July, 2015

BELLEVUECOMMUNITY NEWS

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Hello again to all. Well summers in full swing and I hope you had a great Fourth of July celebration with friends and family. Things all around town are in full bloom and all of our gardens look wonderful. Hats off to all the great volunteers from the Bellevue Neighborhood Association for all their hard work throughout the years to make our town look so beau-tiful. And they are always looking for a new face to join this community organization.

Mother Nature has been busy, keeping us in clouds and rain so far this summer, hardly the norm around this area for June and July. All the rain means we need to be sure to keep up with mowing our lawns and eliminating weeds. I am sure she will turn the heat up soon and make it feel like a true summer again.

Speaking of hot, our sum-mer concert series is in full swing with the June and July shows taking place already and being well attended. The August show is always one of the best and many people look forward to, featuring Bellev-ue’s own Scott Sprague and some of the best local music talent will join him on stage at the “reunion” concert. The June movie in the park was rained out so come down on July 24 for the second show which will feature Big Hero 6. Come early at 6pm for the Bellevue Alliance Family Dinner and the movie at 9pm.

Shop Bellevue! Bellevue Renaissance’s first Friday events are heating up. Au-gust 7 brings Peace, Love, and Shop Bellevue!, so em-brace the 70s and stay in your hometown and shop and dine locally and keep the dollars

here at home. Once again a very exciting shopping event will happen on July 18 with the second annual “Cruis-ing the Avenue”. This event will combine great shopping opportunities and a tremen-dous classic car show from 2 to 6pm. Many of you may remember the car shows we have had in the past along Fairfield and it’s great to have it back again.

It is with a heavy heart that Bellevue marks the pass-ing of former Mayor and City Council member Thomas J. Wiethorn, who passed away in late June. This leaves a tre-mendous void when it comes to the historical resource he was to the city. Tom worked tirelessly as Mayor to bring historic preservation to Bel-levue, realizing the economic impact it would have on Bel-levue’s future. His efforts have enabled Bellevue to retain its historic charm and fabric we all cherish today. His unbreakable drive and spirt for Bellevue has made the city the wonderful place it is today. At the July City Council meeting, the council voted to memorialize Tom’s many years of service by re naming the Bellevue Beach Park to Thomas J. Wiethorn Memorial Beach Park. Tom was instrumental in making this park come to life.

With the summer grow-ing season on full swing, please take a few moments to look for weeds cropping up in the sidewalk cracks, gut-ter line, and the alleys behind your home. This will help keep Bellevue looking clean and sharp. Should you notice

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L-R Andrea, Ian, Riley, Rob, Meghan Pitts----Tony and Alicia Stewart---Rob, Ri-ley, Andrea, Meghan, and Ian Pitts.

Konen’s Station began operation as a Texaco station by Fred Konen in 1947 in Newport and moved to Bel-levue in 1977. Fred died and his son Tom took over the business and in 1955 Tom sold the station to his brother Jim. Jim was a full time UPS driver and found the responsi-bilities of running the station and working another job too tough for him. Jim hired Rob (Robert) Pitts in 2000 as a me-chanic and to run the station. Rob went to Cincinnati State

to learn the trade after gradu-ating from Covington Catho-lic. On July 5, 2005, Rob be-came the owner and renamed the station Konen’s PittStop. Rob kept the “Konen” name to pay respect to Konen’s Family Legacy. Rob hired Tony Stewart, a mechanic, the same year he bought the station. Tony is the primary mechanic and has been with Rob for all of the 10 years. Tony went to school at NK Tech (now Gateway).

Rob said “We are hon-est and we pay attention to detail”. “We provide great customer service and we are 100% owners of the busi-ness”. “We love Bellevue”. Andrea, Rob’s wife, com-mented “This was a lot of

work, but it was fun and we will do it again in five years”.

Congratulations to Konen’s PittStop for their 10 years of service here in Bel-levue. The celebration on July 3 included free food, drinks, gifts and entertain-ment for the community. Over 250 People attended the cel-ebration throughout the day.

Anyone remember this Texaco guy?

Cars, cars, cars. Cool classics. Vintage beauties.

Join Bellevue Renais-sance for their July Third Sat-urday Celebration: Cruising on the Avenue on Saturday, July 18 from 2 to 6 pm. Show off your ride or just check out the scenery – it doesn’t take a car to cruise in – cruise along the Avenue for shopping, din-ing and admiring beautiful rides. It’s great for the entire family and it’s free.

Head to the Avenue early to shop our eclectic mix of restaurants and shops and starting at 2 get in the groove with our DJ as you continue

cruising the Avenue. You’ll love checking out the re-stored cars and other special vehicles of interest. They’re owners can’t wait to share their stories and love of their vehicles with you.

Do you have a car to show? Please call Don at 859-466-3157 or Dave at 859-486-0235. The first 30 participants will receive a goodie bag compliments of Bellevue Renaissance. Be a winner and you’ll receive $100 for the Mayor’s Award, $50 for the Police Officer’s Award, and $50 for the Fire-man’s Choice Award.

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Summer is in full swing and although it just started, I think it has been here since the heat began early spring. Just remember that if you place plastic bags out, ani-mals and bugs will be drawn to it. If it is spread around due to animals CSI will not take the time to pick it up. They are on a tight schedule and

need to move on with their routes. I also want to remind everyone that all furniture/clothing placed out to the garbage MUST be in plastic bags strong enough to hold them. Our city office sells these heavy duty bags for this purpose for our cost of $3.00 with twist ties. Don’t bring home furniture and clothing before you disinfect, wash or exterminate so you don’t take bed bugs home. They are travelers and get on clothing etc and then enter your home. Do not put garbage in card-board boxes for CSI. When it rains they get wet and CSI will not pick them up.

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Please don’t hesitate to call the city on any suspicious activity that you may see around town or in your neigh-borhood. We need everyone to get involved with any activ-ity that may not seem right. If you think it needs immediate action dial 911. If you need an officer to respond to check something out or report suspi-cious activity dial dispatch at 859-292-3622 and an officer will be sent to investigate. We have surveillance on every block of the city and that sur-veillance is our citizen’s eyes and ears. But if we all don’t step up and make the call, that surveillance means nothing and nothing gets solved.

If you are planning any home improvement projects

this summer please call the city offices and our profes-sional city staff will be hap-py to assist you with all the necessary permits, C.O.A’s and proper building codes to make your home improve-ment a safe and successful one. If you live in one of our local historic districts, please be aware we have adopted new design guidelines. We know you’ll find them easier to use and filled with helpful information and resources. Please call 859-431-8888 and we will be there to answer any questions you may have. Please be safe, keep cool, and enjoy your summer.

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Be cool and join Bellevue Renaissance for their August first Friday event “Peace, Love and Shop Bellevue!” on Friday, August 7 beginning at 5 PM. You will hear great tunes by Woodstock favorites as you meander along the Av-enue sharing your love of ev-erything local. Oh baby, we’re embracing the free spirit of our local independent busi-nesses, the evening will be filled with surprises and fun. So put on your psychedelic tie dye shirt and hang loose and

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Looking for something fab for the entire family? Get jazzed for Renaissance’s Third Saturday Celebration for far out family fun on Sat-urday, August 15. Shop, grab a bite to eat, make some crafts, get arty with face painting, and dance to the music.

For more details check out our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/Shop-BellevueKY or our website http://shopbellevueky.com.

of the road. CSI should place the can as far back so as not to interfere with the flow of traffic. Often times when it is windy they blow around the neighborhood and it just looks bad. Put them behind your fence it you have one.

We continue to get daily building permits. This is great for property values. This past month we have had 10 build-ing permits issued totaling more than $31,772.00 dol-lars. Please call if you are in doubt whether you need a permit or not. I will be glad to help you with the process and even conduct an onsite visit with you to discuss a project. If you hire a contractor to do the work, always check to see that they have an occupa-tional license, insurance and references. Never give money up front to a contractor unless you know and trust them. If they are legitimate they will have the money for the mate-rials up front.

Did you know?The code requires that

home owners display 4” numbers of your address in plain view on the front of your home. This is critical for police a fire response time. Trying to guess at an address is lost and valuable time. If you do not have those num-bers, please make sure you have them installed.

I hope this summer brings you good health, prosperity and fortune.

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The Bellevue city Coun-cil on Wednesday, July 8, 2015 adopted “The City of Bellevue Historic Preserva-tion Design Guidelines for the Taylor’s daughter and Fairfield Avenue Historic Districts”. These guidelines were updated to assist prop-erty owners and the Bellevue historic preservation commis-sion to meet the obligations of the historic preservation ordinance adopted in 1987 with encouragement from the Kentucky Heritage Council to accomplish this. Corn Island Archaeology was brought in to facilitate the process and create the document. The project is funded by a Certified Local Government (CLG) grant with the city match consisting of volunteer and staff time contributions to the project.

The guideline task force team consisted of the Bel-levue historic preservation commission members: Vic Camm, Ed Lovett, Bill Stoltz, Kara Finney, Sasha Voss, and Bud Wilson along with us-ers of the guidelines Diane Witte, Sarah Archual, Joseph Lauer, and Donna Clawson. These community volunteers worked tirelessly reading, researching, making recom-mendations, and attending meetings to ensure the docu-ment was the best it could be for the community. What you find in the new version of the guidelines is a more user-friendly organization to the material, clarity, illustra-tions resources for additional information, detailed table of contents, helpful hints and much, much more. The new sections are as follows:

• Introduction• Historic Architectural

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tions and New Construction• Guidelines for Demo-

lition and Relocation• Glossary• AppendicesThis document is helpful

for all property owners in Bel-levue who own historic struc-tures, not only those within the historic districts. They provide helpful information on best practices to main-tain your historic property as well as resources for further information. You’ll also find an overview of our building stock and why historic pres-ervation is important to our

community. You will be able to find the new document on the Bellevue city website. It is dedicated to Thomas J. Wiethorn for his efforts in bringing historic preservation ethic to our community that has resulted in economic de-velopment, community pride, and honoring our cultural re-sources.

If you have any questions about the new guidelines, his-toric preservation, maintain-ing your historic property or other related topics please contact Jody Robinson at 292-4220 or Jody.Robinson@BellevueKY.org. Bellevue’s historic preservation office exists as a resource for you.

The NKY Chapter of Kentucky Public Retirees will have their monthly meeting on Monday August 10, 2015. Their meeting will be held at Golden Coral 488 Orphanage Road Ft. Wright, Ky. We will gather at 11:45 a.m. for lunch and social time. Beginning at 12:30 p.m. there will be a guest speaker and then busi-ness meeting. We will update our members on how we will work with our legislators in the upcoming 2016 General Assembly. We will adjourn around 2:00 p.m.

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tiMe to Ponderby Cindy NuneryUpon thinking about the

subject of this article, the first idea dealt with the issue of time, but since the usual con-sensus is that there is never enough, I decided to think and write about what one can

do with at least a portion of whatever time you’re allotted each day. Of course, we are all given the same number of hours, so it’s basically a de-cision from the minute you wake up how you choose to spend that time, that is, aside from your daily obligations. What I’m about to propose is something very doable just in case you’re already thinking that whatever I’m suggesting requires fitting anything else into your already busy day….so just sit back and relax and see where this goes.

Now I realize the world is a very busy place currently, so I’m not going to make some futile attempt to help you check things off your list that might be seen as unnecessary, but in your life are extremely necessary. We all have our priorities in life, so it serves no purpose in trying to assess the lives of those around us. This is more about what we notice and think about in the

midst of the busyness, and I promise you if you stop and really let this soak in, you’ll find yourself not dreading, but enjoying your life more each day. And trust me, your calendar doesn’t have to be filled to the brim to ben-efit from this. I have all the time in the world to myself, but still have to find ways in which to cope with my own daily demands. So this is not exclusive to those that have a 9 to 5 job.

This starts by making a decision each morning, even in the midst of your busyness, to pay close attention to each moment as you go about your day. How it feels when you wake up, find your way to the coffee pot, brush your teeth…in other words how you in-teract with your environment each day from the seemingly mundane to attending an im-portant board meeting. In other words, realizing there is always something going on behind the scenes, so to speak, in every situation. So, while making your coffee, you pic-ture in your mind a field of coffee pickers gathering the beans, and then the beans making their way to your cof-fee pot. Or at the board meet-ing, you take a brief moment to think about the table you are sitting at, and where the wood came from, when it was made, who made it, or even if that person or company is still around today.

My point is, behind most every thing that we do, is a person that was involved, and the impact they made in the world, small or large. Of course my feeling is, whether they’re a stay at home mom,

a corporate leader, or the man that picks up the garbage, what they’re doing is im-portant, and worth thinking about it at some point. Why do this? Because it keeps us from being so wrapped up in our world with its demands and busyness, and allows us to see what it really takes to keep everything afloat on the earth. Even if you did this once in a while it’s better than never taking the time to do it at all. It actually helps us re-alize that we are ALL busy filling our position while

we’re here, and all deserve respect, compassion for our own particular labor, and are all needed to keep the world running. So the next time you get overwhelmed with your life, remember, there is much to be gained from tak-ing time to ponder the behind the scene people, and what it took for you to have that first cup of coffee in the morning that sends you on your way. It actually helps you appreci-ate and enjoy your life more if you do this. So do yourself a favor…. take time to ponder.

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I am certain by the time you read this July 4th will have past and with that I pray everyone has survived fire-works, parties and parades. If there is any left over fire-works dispose of them safely and don’t leave them were the children might get their hands on them.

So, hot enough for you all yet? June sure provided some hot days and think we sur-vived on the storm fronts, but there is a lot of summer left and more fun to be had by all.

I want to talk about Fire safe Fun in the Great Out-doors, let us begin with Tent Camping. Be sure your tent is flame-resistant, might want to read the label before purchas-ing. Always pitch your tent upwind from campfires, nev-er use an open flame inside your tent, if you need a light use battery-operated lanterns or lights. Consider taking along a fire extinguisher and yes even have an escape plan, sure hope you don’t have to cut your way out!!

Campfires: Build your campfire away from over-hanging branches and away from tall brush or grass, keep it small and surrounded by rocks. Never leave a fire unattended and extinguish it with water when you leave the campsite.

Outdoor Cooking: Never

use gasoline to start or freshen a barbeque grill, be sure the charcoal or propane grills are used OUTSIDE your camper or tent. Be sure the kids are not playing around the grill or campfire. Store flammable liquids only in metal safety containers and at a safe dis-tance from your tent, camp-fire or trailer.

Camping Trailers: Use only electrical or battery op-erated lights in trailers. Keep a fire extinguisher near the exit door, have a fire escape plan and check cooking and heating equipment carefully to be sure it is in safe operat-ing condition.

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Art in the Park – Enjoy a day immersed in local arts in the beautiful Thomas J. Wiethorn Memorial Beach Park on Saturday, September 12 from 11 am to 5 pm. Bel-levue Renaissance brings fine artists and craftspeople to the park for an incredible sale and exhibit of one-of-a-kind work. We’re celebrating LO-CAL. Local art and craft. Lo-cal music. Local food. Local authors. Local non-profit or-ganization. Local wine. Lo-cal beer. And, of course, our great local businesses along Fairfield Avenue.

Enjoy the day with: Art-

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We hope you’ll consider helping this event with a con-tribution and/or volunteer-ing. Please contact Jody at 292-4220 or jody.robinson@bellevueky.org for more in-formation on these opportuni-ties.

There’s even more! The City will host their final Sec-ond Saturday Concert in the Park 7 pm with Phoenix, 70s and high energy rock and pop classics!

A large contingency from the Northern Kentucky Chapter of Kentucky Public Retirees attended this year’s Annual Meeting held in Lexington, Ky. on June 25th and 26th. We were honored to have many of our Com-monwealth’s political leaders speak at our convention and present their ideas on how we can best resolve the Com-monwealth’s financial crises. Among the presenters were Senate Majority Floor Leader Damon Thayer, Senator Chris McDaniel of Taylor Mill, Speaker of the House Greg Stumbo, House Committee Member James Kay, Repub-lican candidate for Governor

Matt Bevin and Democratic candidate for Lt. Governor Sannie Overly. Excerpts from these presentations can be found on the KPR Facebook page.

It was a great relief to the attendees to hear a consensus from the presenters that the fi-nancial health of the Pension Plan was their first priority as it is uniquely tied to the Com-monwealth’s overall financial health and credit worthiness. The elected officials present stated they had learned from their past mistakes and com-mitted to, in the future, fully fund The Actuarially Re-quired Contribution (ARC)

As can be expected the

suggestions on how to solve the crisis were divided among party lines. From Speaker Stumbo’s legalize casinos creating a dedicated income stream for our priorities, in-cluding the Pension Fund and taking on more debt by issuing bonds, to Mr. Bevin’s ideas of tax reform gener-ating an increased income stream created by a business friendly tax environment , thus increasing employment and broadening the tax base leading to more citizens each paying less into the govern-ment coffer. The next election will decide which path is fol-lowed, time will tell.

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by Terri Baker ACOKeeping your cat indoors

is the number one way to help!

Cats injure and hurt birds by instinct. Your cat may not mean to kill the bird, perhaps he is just playing. However the bacteria from the cat’s mouth and stress may prove to be fatal.

Do NOT practice Trap, neuter & return.

It is popular right now, but our city ordinances do not allow it. Your pets have to be contained to your property or you will be subject to cita-tions.

Do not feed birds from a feeder if you have cats around your property!

This is just common sense. You are providing the cat a source and killing birds. Also remember small rodents come to clean up dropped seeds and then black snakes come for the rodents. So be prepared for your little eco system you are creating. Feeders also spread disease. If you notice sick birds, stop feeding them or it will spread to everyone.

Here is a message from the American Bird Conser-vancy

Domestic cats can pro-

vide excellent companionship and make wonderful pets. But when allowed to roam outdoors, this non-native, in-vasive species threatens the welfare of birds and other wildlife and endangers the integrity of the ecosystems into which domestic cats are introduced.

Domestic cats are rec-ognized as a threat to global biodiversity. Cats have con-tributed to the extinction of 33 species across the world and continue to adversely impact a wide variety of spe-cies, including those that are threatened or endangered. The ecological dangers are so critical that the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) now lists domestic cats as one of the world’s worst non-native in-vasive species.

In the U.S., free-roaming domestic cats kill an estimat-ed 1.4-3.7 billion birds and 6.9-20.7 billion mammals. The sheer quantity of cat-caused mortality is stagger-ing. For perspective, consider that 1.4 billion is equivalent to the entire human popula-tion of China, the most popu-lous country in the world. As the number of cats continues to grow and owners continue

to allow their pets to roam, harmful impacts will surely increase.

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If you need to reach me, Terri Baker, for any reason, question or concern, please call Dispatch. 859-292-3622

We have a bird rehabber in our area named Ginger Rood 859-384-4022. If you are interested in becoming a rehabber please contact Gin-ger.

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This glorious conifer, the only member of its genus, is undyingly beautiful. Its Latin name is Sciadopitys verticil-lata; in Japanese, Koyamaki, but we call it Japanese Um-brella Pine, and this is the plant that visitors to your home or our city parks that people will notice, ask about,

and want. It is a living fos-sil with no close relatives, known in the fossil record for about 230 million years, but only since the 19th Century to us. And it’s not a pine at all, but an ancient plant like the Ginkgo, which has seen the morning days of the planet Earth. (The latin for pine--Pinus--is not in its name!--There is an Italian Umbrella

Pine which IS a pine.) In its native habitat it flourishes in rocky, cool and moist ravines and valleys in mountainous areas at altitudes between 600 and 6,000 feet. It is one of the five sacred trees from Japan’s Kiso forest.

It can grow to over 30 feet with a 15-20-foot spread, and is a slow grower. Native to the cloud forests of Japan, where rainfall and humidity are both high, it may grow to 90 ft.

Its rich needles compose an unbeatable sculpture of form, texture, and color:

Verticillata means whorled, and describes the pattern of the needles, like the spokes of an umbrella. These needles are not leaves, but they do conduct photo-synthesis for the tree. The true leaves hug the branches--small, scale-like, and far from showy.

It has no insect or disease problems. It would be a great specimen around the house, in a rock garden, or as a Bon-sai subject. The dwarf vari-ety, “Piccola,” could anchor a corner of a patio garden.

Attractive reddish-brown exfoliated bark is usually well hidden by the dense evergreen foliage. It also has showy fo-liage and seed heads. Frost-tolerant, it would like some protection from the noonday sun. Umbrella pines need organically rich soil that man-ages moisture well. For most locations, this means working a thick layer of compost or

rotted manure into the soil be-fore planting. It isn’t enough to amend the soil in the plant-ing hole because the roots need good soil as they spread into the surrounding area.

One grower, moving into a house in Massachusetts having two of these, writes: “ its open habit prevents its interior from becoming dark like most other pines. Light permeates, and the ground beneath is clearly visible and accessible to all the garden residents, fuzzy and feathered alike. A great specimen, or anchor. Totally maintenance free, with a beautiful natural conical form. The needles need to be seen--they’re like no other conifer. The new growth in early summer cre-ates an intricate texture. These are interplanted with rhodys, azaleas, variegated euonymous, and a dogwood close by. This collection

has a great ‘prehistoric’ feel, which I love.”

Koyamaki was chosen as the Japanese Imperial crest for Prince Hisahito of Akishino, currently third in line to the Chrysanthemum Throne.

Evidence suggests that an Umbrella Pine was the center of worship in Kyoto roughly a thousand years ago. In 1310, the area around the sa-cred tree was converted into a Buddhist temple, and the tree was absorbed into Bud-dhist prayers. The symbol of the Buddhist temple was that of a fertile woman. The mar-rying of these two symbols is present in local tradition. In Japan (specifically Kyoto), the whorls of the Umbrella Pine are stroked in hopes of conceiving healthy children. The area where the original Umbrella Pine (Koya-maki) stood still exists today as a national monument.

A free Water for Life event will be held on Sunday, July 26, at Newport on the Levee, 1 Levee Way in New-port, Kentucky, from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. This event is open to the public and will feature more than 20 educational booths, food, games, an in-flatable slide and the People’s Choice Water Tasting Com-petition. and more will be set up in the open area in front of

the Newport Aquarium and along Riverboat Row.

A fun way for people of all ages to celebrate our most precious resource, this event will highlight the importance of water conservation and water quality.

All ages are welcome to join us for a FREE event on July 26 to learn about and cel-ebrate life’s most important resource: WATER!

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Lighthouse Ministries210 Poplar Street • Bellevue, Kentucky

1ST Owen Pabst, Patrick Vogt, Liam Goodwin, Paulina Long, Chase Craig

2nd Mr. Smith, Superintendent, Andrew Williams, Zion Chase, Aaron Vogt, Ms. Franzen,

Assistant Principal, Mr. Fuller, Principal

grandview students honored For leadershiP at the May 20, 2015

board oF eduCation Meeting:

by Alvena StanfieldDriving to distant plac-

es can be exciting, fun and,intimidating. Fear of get-ting lost, of an accident, of overnight plans failing, pre-vent some people from ven-turing away from home. All of the above have happened to this writer who has logged thousands of out-of-state driving miles. Here are sug-gestions to manage and pre-vent the “what ifs.”

Make sure your vehicle is prepared. Fluids, brakes and tires’ health including the spare tire are essentials. Areas with sparse populations have long distances between cit-ies/services. Review weather patterns. In June, Yellowstone Nat’l Park snows. In late summer our southern coast is prone to hurricanes.

Add a supply of foods that don’t require refrigera-tion. Include bottles of wa-ter, containers for soap and toothbrushes,kits for vehicle and medical emergencies along with contact details for at-home and destinations. The importance of contact lists grew the time a pipe broke. My neighbors saw water roll-ing out of our door and knew only we were “going to Tex-as.”

Once on the road, pay close attention to driving pat-terns. Expect out of state driv-ing to vary from home traffic. Here, on-ramp cars expect the main-flow traffic to slow to accommodate merging ramp traffic. Traveling to New York finds traffic lights at the end of ramps. The traffic with the green light does not slow.

Elsewhere on-ramp speed increases to match that of through traffic. Everywhere, cars exiting expressways match the slower local traffic.

Changing lanes varies. Here, the cars signal then drift into the next lane. In heavy-traffic cities like Chicago or Boston, the main flow expects two signal clicks then quick entry into the space. Slow drift results in the space being closed and horns blowing.

Passing also can be dif-ferent. Here, a faster car swings into the left lane. In rural Canada passing by en-tering the left, oncoming lane is unacceptable. Faster traffic pulls behind a slower car. The slower car moves onto the right berm and the faster one passes, maintaining its lane.

The Rockies have high elevations. Don’t panic if the car chokes in the oxygen-re-

duced air. Western mountain-ous states have heavy snow and rock slides which un-dermine the roadbed so that breaks and heaves are com-mon and dangerous. Failing to educate myself about pave-ment placed me on the Cas-siar Highway in rural Alaska. Too late I learned only 90 of its 400 miles were paved. The scenery was worth the haz-ards but also common were painted plastic gallon jugs up-

side down in large potholes, a drivers’ only warning.

Would this writer tackle another long distance trek? Absolutely. Already 2016’s planning includes the spring-time Tulip Festival in Hol-land, Michigan, Smokey Mountains’ synchronized firefly display in June, Alaska Days in July. Oh, and star gaz-ing in the transparent summer sky of the Painted Desert. Or perhaps….

on the road

Newport Book Club7 pm Tuesday, Aug. 4Join the discussion of

Killing Kennedy: The End of Camelot, by Bill O’Reilly. Snacks provided. No need to register.

No-Sew Market Tote6:30 pm Monday, Aug. 10This “no-sew” bag can be

easily stored for a quick trip to market and is strong enough to carry your favorite items. Adults. Registration required.

Pop-Tart Art3:30 pm Thursday, Aug. 13What could you create

with a Pop-Tart canvas? Art is so much fun when you can eat it! Ages 9-14. No need to

register.kynext Information &

Enrollment Assistance4-6 pm Tuesday, Aug. 11,

25Have questions about ap-plying for health insurance through Kentucky’s Health Benefit Exchange? Meet a kynecter, from the Northern Kentucky Community Action Commission. Adults. No need to register.

Pop-Tart Art3:30 pm Thursday, Aug. 13What could you create

with a Pop-Tart canvas? Art is so much fun when you can eat it! Ages 9-14. No need to register.

National Dog Day Crafting6:30 pm Monday, Aug. 14Aug. 26 is National Dog

Day, so join us as we cele-brate all the great things about

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I love history, I particu-larly enjoy the study of church history. Not just local con-gregation history but the his-tory of the Christian church through the centuries. His-tory is one of the few things that helps us understand why we are the way we are and how we got to where we’ve gotten. When I first came to St. John United Church of Christ in Bellevue in 1999 I spent quite a bit of time read-ing the history, researching the achieves and asking lots of questions of those who had been part of the congregation for a while. Most every con-gregation I have worked with prides themselves on how old they are. In the United States we tend to think that 50 years or 100 years or even 150 years is old. If you want to see old Christian churches take a trip to Rome, Jerusalem, Armenia, Constantinople, Alexandria, Africa, Georgia, or Antioch. That’s where you will find some old churches.

Church history is full of a lot more events and details than you can find in the history books. Like any family there is always the back story that doesn’t make it to the main-line history documents; stories that include how things really were and details most of us don’t want to remember or ad-mit. Awe history, it truly helps us understand ourselves, and it answers a lot of those “why” questions our children keep asking.

It’s much easier to look back than forward. We can re-search our history but we can-not predict the future, which is in God’s hands. When you think about it our history is in God’s hands too.

On Sunday, August 23rd St. John United Church of Christ in Bellevue will be cel-ebrating not only the accom-plishment of renovating our building to accommodate air conditioning and an elevator, but we will be celebrating our

history and Future – it’s all in god’s handsfuture!

One of our faithful and life-long members, Jeanette Ludwig, who lived on Fair-field Avenue and passed from this life in 2012, left a bequest to our congregation that made it possible to finally do this needed and important renova-tion. But this renovation is not just about updating our build-ing – it is about updating our ministry and connecting with our community.

The new president of our Strategic Leadership Council, Melissa Stephens, says, “We desire to extravagantly wel-come all people to our faith community. These improve-ments have removed barriers to that mission.” And our new volunteer Building Use Coor-dinator, Donna Hoffman says, “Our refurbished event venue is available for: fundraisers, weddings, professional devel-opment, small retreats, art ex-hibits, concerts, prayer groups, 12-step groups, civic meet-ings, birthday parties, scouting programs, and more. Schools and other groups could hold speech contests, ceremonies, rehearsals, auditions, Yoga classes, workshops, class re-unions and more. (To book your event call: 859.261.2066, ext. 204)”

One of our welcome state-ments says, “Welcome to an open and affirming, just peace, multicultural, multiracial, progressive and inclusive, ac-cessible to all Church!” This renovation moves us to our

future ministry with all people of every expression – includ-ing persons with disabilities. Come celebrate our future with us!

Bellevue community You are invited to come Party with Us

Accomplishment of build-ing renovations and our future ministry-

Theme: “Love, Welcome, Serve”

Sunday, August 23rdWorship Service: 10:30 p.m. –

Casual dress always welcome!

Party and Meal Following worship

(approximately 11:45 a.m.):Potluck – bring your favorite

dish to share – desserts provided

Music, stories, sing-a-long, art exhibit, fun, scavenger-hunt-

tour of the building,Lasting until approximately

2:00 p.m.

The 2015 “Banger Mayes” Bluegrass and Amer-ican Roots Music Festival, also known as Mayes Blue-grass Festival, will take place Saturday, August 15 at the Thomas J. Wiethorn Memo-rial Beach Park in Bellevue, Ky. The festival will honor Banger Mayes, a long time resident of Grants Lick, Ky., who has traveled almost ev-ery State in the Union in support and appreciation of Bluegrass & American Roots Music. The festival, FREE to the public, will be a one-day bonanza of Bluegrass and American roots music on the Ohio River from 12 p.m. – 10 p.m.

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Memorial Beach Park has been voted one of the top ten public parks in Greater Cin-cinnati for many years. Situ-ated beautifully on the Banks of the majestic Ohio River with the Cincinnati skyline as a backdrop, the park is truly the crown jewel of this com-munity. Stretching multiple blocks of riverfront, there will be great regional food and drink vendors available throughout: beer, wine, and cocktails.

The Music:* The main stage will host

regional and national acts.Vendor applications and

parking information can be found at www.mayesfest.com. Come on down to the great little River City of Bel-levue Kentucky to enjoy great Drinks, great Food, great Mu-sic, and of course great peo-ple! See you there! For more info please visit mayesfest.com.

man’s best friend. Adult. Reg-istration required.

Fly fishing10 am-4 pm Saturday, Aug. 22Here’s your chance to get

a down-to-earth understand-ing of just what fly fishing is all about. Adults. Registration required.

Friends Book Sale9 am-noon Thursday, Aug. 27The Friends book sale is

open on the fourth Thursday of the month, January through October. No need to register.

Bead It!3 pm Thursday, Aug. 27Start with pearler beads

end with an awesome piece of art that you can use for a back-pack clip, jewelry and much more. Ages 12-19. Snack pro-vided. No need to register.

Children’s programs re-sume Sept. 14.

.The Campbell County Public Library operates three branches. The Cold Spring Branch is located at 3920 Al-exandria Pike in Cold Spring, phone 859-781-6166. The Carrico/Fort Thomas Branch is located at 1000 Highland Ave. in Fort Thomas, phone 859-572-5033. The Newport Branch is located at 901 E. Sixth St. in Newport, phone 859-572-5035.

Hours for all three branches are 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Thursday; 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Friday; 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday; and 1-5 p.m. Sun-day. The Web site address is www.cc-pl.org.

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