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Leaders in Kenton Countyare looking forward to what’scoming up in 2013.

The Community Recorderreached out to local leaders, in-cludingmayors and school offi-cials, asking them to sharegoals for 2013.

Here’swhat theyhave tosay:

CHRIS WIEST

Mayor of FortMitchell

1. Redevelop-ing the USA Ho-tel, I hope tohave it redevel-

oped by the end of 2013. 2. Re-vamping the city’s website, Ihope to have it done by the endof February 2013. 3. Refocus oneconomic development efforts.

4. Working with the county tocomplete consolidated dis-patch. 5. Keep holding the lineon taxes and spending.

CHRISMORICONI

Mayor ofIndependence

1. A compre-hensive reviewof school safety

and resource officers. 2. Makesure improvements toMt. Zion,Ky. 536, stay on schedule forfunding.

STEVEHUTTON

Beechwoodschoolssuperintendent

Things wewanted to focus

on this (school) year are in-

creasing our student achieve-ment, the second thing to createandmaintain a safe and orderlyenvironment. And our last goalis to becomea self-renewing or-ganization. In other words, weare always learning.

DAN BELL

Mayor of TaylorMill

1. Continuingconstruction ofKy. 16, PrideParkway, and

our Districts of Taylor Mill de-velopment. 2. Park improve-ments.We hope to set up a foun-dationwhere people can donatetoupgradeourpark facilities. 3.Continue to plan for new citybuilding.Wewill move forwardwith that capital constructionwhen funds are available. 4.Completing street projects. Wecan spend all kinds ofmoney on

them, if we had it. 5. Lookingforward to being part of con-solidated 911 service. Our fo-cus is always the services weneed to provide for our citi-zens – fire, police, streets,parks, but we need to be for-ward-thinking, so that whentheopportunityarises,weareprepared to take advantageof it.

MIKEMARTIN

Mayor ofVilla Hills

What we’relooking for-ward to is a lot

of positive attention for ourcity, coming out of the press,that’s our goal. Getting allnew (City) Council on board,we’re looking for ways forhow we’re efficient with ourfinances.

JOE NIENABER

Mayor of FortWright

1. Improve thequality of ourstreets. 2. Im-prove dispatch

services. 3. Economic develop-ment. 4. Find ways to work withother cities to cut costs.

KATHYBURKHARDT

Erlanger-Elsmere schoolssuperintendent

The project atLloyd (Memorial

HighSchool) is in the third phaseof a five phase master plan.We’re going to add about 12,160square feet and 10 classroomsand then a large computer lab.

Local leaders talk 2013 goalsBy Libby Cunningham andAmy [email protected], [email protected]

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Development, resolvingemergency dispatching ser-vices, larger school spaces androad construction are what Ken-ton County leaders are lookingforward to in 2013.

A balanced budget is top pri-ority, said Kenton County Judge-executive Steve Arlinghaus,meaning mergers are possibleamongst several agencies.

“Iwould still like to look at op-portunities with cities where wecan share services and reducecosts,” Arlinghaus said.

Merging animal shelters hasalready reduced costs and talksabout possible emergency dis-patch services merger withCampbell County are on the hori-zon.

“Is it something that will beaccomplished this year? I don’tknow, but we at least need tomake some exploratory discus-sions,” Arlinghaus said, notingboth counties have similaritieslike a strong urban core, a large

Kenton County 911 dispatcher supervisor Gary Grubbs, left, and dispatcher Julie White work in the county’s emergency dispatch center in June.Consolidation of dispatching services is expected to be an issue in 2013. FILE PHOTO

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The county is also talk-ing about merging countysheriff and police depart-ments, Arlinghaus said.

Buildings are expand-ingwithinErlanger-Elsm-ere Schools.

An expansion plan atLloyd Memorial HighSchool will add 12,610square feet, 10 class-rooms and a large com-puter lab.

“The classrooms aregoing to have projectorsand all of those kinds ofthings,” said Superinten-dent Kathy Burkhardt.“(They will) be wirelessand able to work in a wayso students can use 21stcentury learning skills.

Howell ElementarySchool, in Elsmere, willsee an office expansion of2,700 square feet whichwill update the office areaand offer a secure en-trance to the school.

In Independence,May-or Chris Moriconi is look-ingahead togrowingbusi-nesses, such as the newKroger Marketplace,which will be the largeststore in the Greater Cin-cinnati area. He alsowants to confirm the ut-most levels of safety existin Kenton County’sschools.

“2013 will bring morepositive changes to Inde-pendence. Our residentswill continue tohavemorechoices as additionalstores and retail outletslocate to our area,” hesaid.

Moriconi is also deter-mined to keep schools androads safe.

“Iwill continue towork

with our local representa-tives inFrankfort tomakesure the improvements toMt. Zion Road, or Ky. 536,stay on schedule for fund-ing. Most importantly, Iwant a comprehensive re-view of our school safetyand resource officers tosee if additional fundingmechanismsareavailableto increase their presenceinall our schools,” he said.

Next door in TaylorMill, construction andnew development topMayor Dan Bell’s list ofpriorities for the comingyears.

“We are anticipatingthe completion of thenorthern section ofKy.16,now called Pride Park-way,” said Bell. “That willbe a big boon for us. Webelieve therewill be somedevelopment over thereduring the next 12months. That will help uslower property taxes byexpanding the businessopportunities. That’s defi-nitely going to happen. Ifyou build it, they willcome. Of course, the con-struction will continue onthat project for years tocome, and will bring withit not only business devel-opment, but also homesbuilt along that corridor.”

Streetsarealsoaprior-ity inFortWright, accord-ing to Mayor Joe Nienab-er Jr.

After the City Councilapproved three new fees,adding a vehicle fee andincreasing the insurancepremium tax and thecity’s payroll tax, Nienab-er is focused on usingthose funds to improvethe city’s streets.

“We don’t look back.Life is a forward-lookingevent,” said Nienaber.“Our primary function isto start improving thequality of our streets.

We’re going to spendmore money on ourstreets thanwehavesince2002. We have restruc-tured our five-year streetprogram, and we’re con-sidering ways to acceler-ate the program. We aregoing to do as much as weare capable. Fixing FortWright streets is our en-tire reason for takingmoney out of citizens’pockets.”

He’s concerned thatwhen his term is up in twoyears, which is when CityCouncil terms will be upfor election as well, thatnew leadersmightwant touse that money for otherprojects.

“Together,wehave twoyears left, and thiscouncilhas agreed to spend thismoney on streets. A fu-ture council might thinkdifferently, so it’s our jobto do as much as we can,”he said.

Nienaber is also look-ing forward to new eco-nomic development op-portunities in the city, andmoving to Kenton Countydispatch services inMarch.

“I want to be clear thatin no way is Erlanger pro-viding a bad service. As acouncil, we just think thatif it’s countywide service,dispatch should be pro-vided at the county level.It’s going to be safer andthat’s the bottom line forour citizens,” he said.

Nienaber also thinksmore services could beprovided cooperativelyamong cities.

“Kenton County has torealize at some point thatcities can’t afford not toshare services,” he said.“Redundancy is in citieseverywhere.”

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Erlanger and CrescentSprings won’t sue KentonCounty Fiscal Court be-cause the county hasagreed to refund fees thatwould pay for emergencydispatching services resi-dents won’t be using.

Residents will get theirmoney back because Ken-ton County Judge-execu-tive Steve Arlinghaus saidhe didn’t want to doublecharge citizens in those cit-ies for 911 fees since theywill remainwithErlanger’semergency dispatchingservices.

911 fees will still be paidon landline telephone billsin Erlanger and CrescentSprings.

Currently the county istryingtobringallemergen-cydispatching services un-der the same roof to savemoney. Residents owe $85

per parcelof land theyown to payfor it.

Morethan$604,000has alreadybeen re-ceivedfrom

7,100 residents in Erlangerand Crescent Springs, Ar-linghaus said. Refundchecks will be sent to themin the coming days. Parcelfees aren’t due until Dec.31.

“Any resident who paidthe bill, we are going tomake sure they are reim-bursed,” Arlinghaus said.“We will get the checks outwithin the next few days.”

Merging dispatch cen-terscouldsave$4.5million,but without Erlanger andCrescent Springs the sav-ings will be a lower, unde-termined amount, he said.

“We are still going to be

close,butwewon’thave thebenefit of those two com-munitiessharingthecostofthat now,” Arlinghaus said.

Officials in Erlangerand Crescent Springs saythey won’t sue the countybecause Arlinghaus is re-funding themoney.

“It’s a win-win for ev-erybody,” Erlanger MayorTom Rouse said. “There isnowpeace in thevalley, andthat’s good for everybody.”

But all of the county’semergency dispatch fund-ing problems aren’t solvedyet, said Crescent SpringsMayor Jim Collett.

“Funding for dispatchservicesstill needs tobere-solved,” Collett said. “Thelandlines (fees) aren’tworking and we’re lookingat the possibility of collect-ing the fees through DukeEnergy bills.”

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Collett

“The Hunger Games,”“Fifty Shades of Grey”and “Diary of a WimpyKid” are some of the top ti-tles checked out of theKenton County Public Li-brary in 2012.

Julie Cropper, collec-tion development librari-an, says she’s not sur-prised.

“For several of themit’s because of the cross-over with themovies com-ing out,” she said. “That’sdefinitely why with JeffKinney’s ‘Diary of a Wim-py Kid.’”

Five books in Kinney’sseries were the mostchecked out children’sbooks this year.

The library released alist of this year’s top titlesacross all three branchesat the end of December.

Crossovers betweenadult and teen fiction arebecoming increasinglypopular thanks to serieslike Suzanne Collins’ “TheHungerGames”which ex-plains why some YoungAdult books are also top-ping parent’s lists.

Here’s a list of some ofthe top checked out itemsat the Kenton County Pub-lic Library in 2012:

DVDs“Moneyball”: 994“Ides of March”: 981“The Hangover Part

II”: 895

“Killer Elite”: 853“Rise of the Planet of

the Apes”: 803

Children’s DVDs“Cars 2”: 817“Rio”: 749“Alvin and the Chip-

munks: Chipwrecked” :411

“Gnomeo and Juliet”:371

“Toy Story 3”: 348

Adult fiction“The Hunger Games”

by Suzanne Collins: 772“Guilty Wives” by

James Patterson and Da-vid Ellis: 634

“The Help” by KathrynStockett: 625

“The Litigators” byJohn Grisham: 612

“Private” by JamesPatterson: 574

Adult non-fiction“Heaven is forReal” by

Todd Burpo and Lynn Vin-cent: 302

“Unbroken” by LaurenHillenbrand: 289

“TheWalking Dead” byRobert Kirkman: 268

“Seriously – I’m Kid-ding” by Ellen De-Generes: 207

“Fables” by Bill Wil-lingham: 178

Young Adult fiction“The Hunger Games”

by Suzanne Collins: 702“Catching Fire” by Su-

zanne Collins: 485“Mockingjay” by Su-

zanne Collins: 473

“Miss Peregrine’sHome for Peculiar Chil-dren” by Ransom Riggs:214

“The Book Thief” byMarkus Zusak: 312

Children’s fiction“Cabin Fever” by Jeff

Kinney: 242“The Last Straw” by

Jeff Kinney: 228“Rodrick Rules” by

Jeff Kinney: 225“The Ugly Truth” by

Jeff Kinney: 211“Greg Heffley’s Jour-

nal” by Jeff Kinney: 208

CDs“21” by Adele: 184“El Camino” by The

Black Keys: 131“NowThat’sWhat ICall

Music! 41”: 125“Teenage Dream” by

Katy Perry: 119“NowThat’sWhat ICall

Music! 40” : 115

Video games“LEGO Harry Potter”:

218“DonkeyKong Country

Returns”: 209“LEGO Pirates of the

Caribbean”: 202“Zumba Fitness”: 189“Kirby’s Return to

Dream Land”: 179

E-books1. “Fifty Shades Dark-

er” by E.L. James2. “Fifty Shades Free”

by E.L. James3. “Gone Girl” by Gil-

lian Flynn4. “Fifty Shades of

Grey” by E.L. James5. “Barefoot Season” by

Susan Mallery6. “Calico Joe” by John

Grisham7. “The Lucky One” by

Nicolas Sparks

Kenton library lists 2012’stop checked out itemsBy Libby [email protected]

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SCHOOLSSCHOOLSACHIEVEMENTS | NEWS | ACTIVITIES | HONORS CommunityPress.com

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

Throughout the month of No-vember, the students of Coving-ton Catholic and Notre DameAcademywere engaged in a con-test to see which school couldbring in the most food items todonate to a local nonprofit.

When the contest began, itwas agreed that the losers woulddo two things: acknowledge theother school as the winner ontheir sign on Dixie Highway andrepresentatives would servelunch to the winning school.

In total, the two schools com-

bined collected more than fourtons of food for two differentnonprofits. Covington Catholiccollected for Be Concerned andNotre Dame Academy for St.Vincent DePaul.

Notre Dame had a slightlylarger item count (5933 vs. 5821),however it was decided prior tothe start of the contest that thewinner would be determined bythe average number of cans perstudent. This being the case, CovCath just nudged out NotreDame winning 10.983 cans perstudent to their 10.482 cans perstudent.

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INDEPENDENCE—Dozens ofstudents fromSummit View ele-mentary and middle schoolsstayed late on Dec. 13, not tostudy or to prepare for a home-work project, but to give back tothe community.

More than 40 students andtheir parents joined with volun-teers fromFidelity Cares, Fidel-ity Investments’ corporate citi-zenship program that supportsprojects in communities wherethe company’s employees liveand work, to make blankets fordonations to local charitygroups.

Kelli Gilbert, public affairsdirector for Fidelity Invest-ments in Covington, said the 63volunteers who gathered atSummit View comprised thelargest project to date for Fidel-ity Cares.

“This is our first time involv-

ing students, usually our volun-teers are our Fidelity employ-ees,” said Gilbert.

Thestudentsseemedtoenjoythe project.

Withmulticoloredfleececov-ering the cafeteria tables, stu-dents cut the fabric edges intostrips and tied them in knots tosecure the two layers intoablan-ket.

Devin Mullins, a fifth-gradestudent, concentrated on tying.

“I’m really good at tying myshoes, I think, I can just do itwithout thinking about it,” hesaid. “I just like to help people inneed and I like making things.”

Carole Benjamin, a SummitView parent and Fidelity em-ployee, said the schools wouldeach keep a blanket for display.

Gilbert said an average of 11volunteers each year have com-pleted 800 items for donationduring 2,600 hours of donatedservice since the group wasfounded in 2006.

“That’s a significant amountof effort and impact,” she said.

Gilbert said the companyhoped to replicate the projectnext year with students at threeschools.

She also said the blanketsthey created, along with thegroup’s other projects through-out the year, will be distributedto organizations including Sen-ior Services of Northern Ken-tucky, the Women’s Crisis Sup-port Center and Northern Ken-tucky Advocacy Center.

The group is on target tomake 100 quilts by May, and theno-sew fleece blankets madethis week will be given out dur-ing the next month.

Some of the other craft itemsthe volunteers make duringtheir monthly workdaysthroughout the year include totebags, dish cloths, and knit andcrochet blankets.

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Students boundtogether by blanketsBy Amy [email protected]

VILLAMADONNA SWEEPS SERIES

Members of the Villa Madonna Academy Forensic Teammade amark at the Before the Blizzard Tournament at Boone CountyHigh School by taking first, second and third place at the PublicForum Debate competition. From left, Maddie Clabough, MaryWurtz, Megan Barton, Molly Stoddart, Nick Boucher and MonicaSpritzky. THANKS TO NEENA LAMENDOLA

Covington Catholic seniorsChris Gruner, Will Huber andClint Noble have been named re-cipients of the Jon GallensteinArt Scholarship.

Gallenstein died during hisjunior year in 1993. His love andpassion for art is continuedthrough this scholarship estab-lished in his memory.

To be considered for thescholarship, students must beseniors in eitherArt III orArt IV.Ajuriedart showisheld toexhib-it five pieces submitted by eachcandidate. Each participant alsosubmits a statement that ex-plains his philosophy of art. Thewinners are selected by a group

of judges that includes faculty,professional artists and pastscholarship winners.

A new award was also pre-sented this year. SamWilliamsonwon the Student’s Choice award.

Cov Cath names artscholarship winnersCommunity Recorder

Gallenstein Scholarship winnersSamWilliamson, Will Huber, ChrisGruner and Clint Noble. THANKS TOMAUREEN REGAN

Lamone graduatesNerrick Lamone of Erlanger graduatedfrom Campbellsville University with amaster of theology.

Conley rewardedKenda Conley of Erlanger was awardeda bachelor of science degree in Marine

Science from Coastal Carolina Univer-sity.

Bradford named todean’s listJohn Bradford of Elsmere was named tothe fall quarter dean’s list at RochesterInstitute of Technology.

COLLEGE CORNER

ERLANGER—Expansion pro-jects at two local schools arelikely to be completed thisspring, giving students a freshstart in the fall.

Lloyd Memorial High Schooland Howell Elementary Schoolin theErlanger-ElsmereSchoolsdistrict are moving forwardwith construction that promisesto provide students with im-proved settings, said Superin-tendent Kathy Burkhardt.

“The projects will modernizethe buildings, and the updateswill make things a lot better forour students at both schools,”Burkhardt said. “They’re bothan important part of our long-range facilities plan, and we’rehappy to see the work progress-ing.”

At Lloyd, the more than12,000-square-foot expansionwill add10newclassroomsandastate-of-the-art computer labfor students.

The current project is thethird phase of a five-phase mas-ter plan for the aging highschool. The first phase added21,000 square feet for class-rooms and office space, and thesecond added 11,200 square feetfor a kitchen area, cafeteria anda connector to the school’s Sche-ben Gymnasium.

Through the five phases, anold wing of the school is beingcompletely torn down and re-placed. In updating classroomsthat were built back in the 1950sand ’60s, the biggest benefit forLloyd’s students is the addedtechnology, according to Princi-pal John Riehemann. The newwing – and added classrooms –will offer new computer tech-nology and a new sound systemin each classroom, as well aswireless Internet connection ca-pabilities, he said.

The project at Howell Ele-

mentary will add nearly 3,000square feet, including providinga more secure entrance into theschool building and updatedfront office.

The expansion will include asecurity vestibule that will re-quire visitors to enter throughthe school office, as well as anew reception area, principal’soffice, records room, guidancereception and office, workroomfor teachers and staff, and a fullfirst-aid room with its own rest-room.

“Thispart of thebuildingwasbuilt back in 1957, and schoolshave obviously changed a lotsince then,” said Principal EricSayler. “The update will makethe school a lot safer for our stu-dents, and it will give us a littlemore space for a few added fea-tures.”

Morel Construction Co. LLC,is completing both building pro-jects. The project architect isEhmet Hayes of Robert EhmetHayes and Associates.

The total cost of the two pro-jects,which arebeing fundedbyschool construction bondsthrough the state, is nearly $2.8million.

Erlanger schools growingin spring, ready in the fallNew office at Howell,classrooms for LloydBy Sarah HardeeEnquirer contributor

THE PLANFor information about Erlanger-Elsmere Schools’ long-range facil-ities plan, visit the district’s websiteat www.erlanger.k12.ky.us.

On Dec. 3, the Kenton CountyBoard of Education recognizedLaura LauraMedley Schneider, aSimonKentonHighSchool teach-er who received the CaliforniaCasualtyAward for TeachingEx-cellence, one of the nation’s mostprestigious honors for publicschool educators.

She is one of 38 awardees whowill be honored at the National

Education Association Founda-tion’sSalute toExcellence inEdu-cation Gala Feb. 8, 2013, in Wash-ington, D.C. Known as the Acad-emy Awards of public education,the gala attractsmore than 850 ofthe nation’s leaders from publiceducation, philanthropy and theprivate sector.

Schneider was nominated bytheKentuckyEducationAssocia-tion, aNationalEducationAssoci-ation state affiliate in Kentucky.

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SPORTSSPORTSHIGH SCHOOL | YOUTH | RECREATIONAL CommunityPress.com

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

Here are some of the Community Recorder’s top sports photos of 2012.

2012: SPORTS IN PICTURES

Beechwood juniors Kiley Houck,left, and Alli Berger collide asBerger makes the catch in the firstinning March 19 in a softball gameon Beechwood’s Edgar McNabbField. FILE PHOTO

Beechwood senior RB Max Nussbaum tries to break a tackleNov. 23 in the 1A state semifinals. FILE PHOTO

Dixie QB DrewMoore evades CampbellCounty’s Dustin Turner Oct. 5. FILE PHOTO

St. Henry senior Libby Leedom looks for an opening againstseveral NewCath defenders Oct. 18. Leedom ended hercareer as the second-leading goal scorer in NorthernKentucky history. FILE PHOTO

Lloyd senior NajamMughal tries to catch apass Oct. 6 against NewCath. FILE PHOTO

Lloyd senior WR Tomi Mejolagbe, left, and seniorlinebacker Dillon Smith contest a pass inpreseason practice. FILE PHOTO

St. Henry’s Savannah Neace blocks a shot March 3 in theNinth Region semifinals at Northern KentuckyUniversity. FILE PHOTO

VMA senior Allie Hennard (left) and junior BraidynD’Alessandrio dig a serve Oct. 11 against St. Henry.FILE PHOTO

Notre Dame senior Ellie Eckerlecelebrates after she scored the firstgoal of the state quarterfinals Oct.27. FILE PHOTO

Notre Dame’s Abby Thelen (11) battlesLouisville Mercy Academy’s Alysha Thomasduring the state tournament. FILE PHOTO

Covington Catholic QB Blake Bir (6) ischased by Conner’s Braxton Accord Oct. 26.FILE PHOTO

Covington Catholic’s Max Williamson won the statetitle in the 500 freestyle and broke a 25-year-old staterecord to do it. He shows a “C” for Cov Cath to teamsupporters in the stands, a common way for theColonels have celebrated during the season. FILE PHOTO

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ThisWeek’sMVP» Dixie Heights junior

BrandonHatton for break-ing the school scoring rec-ord.

Wrestling» Dixie Heights had two

conference champs, JoeySkaggs andBranden John-son.

» The top four in eachweight class at the NKACmeet:

106: 1. Skaggs (Dixie), 2.Krebs (Campbell), 3. Os-borne (Ryle), 4. Schultz(Scott). Final: Skaggs beatKrebs 2-0.

113: 1. Wiley (Conner), 2.Castellano (Dixie), 3. Lillie(Campbell), 4. Mikkelson(Ryle). Final: Wiley pinnedCastellano.

120: 1. Adams (Ryle), 2.Owens (SK), 3. Maggard(Campbell), 4. Taylor(Boone). Final: Adams beatOwens 10-1.

126: 1. Parrott (SK), 2.Erdman (Ryle), 3. Spahr(Campbell), 4. Tejeda(Scott). Final: Parrottpinned Erdman.

132:1. Fausz (Campbell),2. Crowder (Dixie), 3. Badi-da(Conner),4.Cooper(SK).Final: Fausz pinned Crowd-er.

138: 1. Brett (Newport),2. Lutes (SK), 3.Goins (Con-ner), 4. Kidwell (Cooper).Final: Brett pinned Lutes.

145: 1. Hamilton (Camp-bell), 2. Sander (Ryle), 3.Jackson (Dixie), 4. Roberts(SK). Final: Hamilton beatSander 13-5.

152: 1. Cooper (SK), 2.Woods (Campbell), 3. Belk(Ryle), 4. Livers-Gowdy(Cooper). Final: CooperpinnedWoods.

160: 1. S. Myers (Camp-bell), 2. Schwacter (Scott),3. Bailey (Cooper), 4. Mad-den (Conner). Final: Myerspinned Schwacter.

170: 1. Turner (Camp-bell), 2. Jones (Boone), 3.Warwick (Conner), 4.Hicks(SK). Final: Turner beatJones 19-4.

182: 1. Chamblee (SK), 2.Mathews (Campbell), 3.Steele (Boone), 4. Miller(Scott). Final: ChambleebeatMathews 3-0.

195: 1. Bergman (SK), 2.Keeton (Campbell), 3. Cra-ven(Ryle), 4.Zanders (Con-ner).Bergman5-0inweightclass, Keeton 4-1. Bergmanpinned Keeton in pool play.

220: 1. A. Myers (Camp-bell), 2. Thompson (Con-ner), 3. Mueller (SK), 4.Maine (Ryle). Final: Myersbeat Thompson18-3.

285: 1. Johnson (Dixie),2. Sinclair (Campbell), 3.Weber (Ryle), 4. Keairns(Conner). Final: Johnsonpinned Sinclair.

Bowling» Covington Catholic

willhaveahighschool tour-nament beginning 9 a.m.Saturday, Jan. 5, at SuperBowl Erlanger. Most ofNorthern Kentucky is ex-pected to participate.

Boys basketballNote:All holiday tourna-

ments referenced endedDec. 29 after early printdeadlines forNewYear’s sothe team’s final placementcould not be put in here.

» St. Henry beat Camp-bell County 63-48Dec. 28 toimprove to 5-7.

» Beechwood beatDeming 75-43 Dec. 28.

» Covington Catholicbeat Conner 66-34 to go 2-0in the Lloyd tourney Dec.28.NickRuthsatz scored16

points as CCH improved to10-1 overall.

» Dixie Heights beatOldham County 57-45 Dec.27 intheLexingtonCatholictourney. Dixie Heightstrailed by six at halftimebut outscored OldhamCounty 21-3 in the thirdquarter, withBrandonHat-ton scoring 10 of his 25points. Hatton returnedfrom injury and becametheschool’sall-timeleadingscorer during the game.Dixie then beat Scott 59-40Dec. 28 in Lexington.

» Lloyd beat Villa Ma-donna 70-52 to go 1-1 in itsholiday tourney. Jarice Ew-ell had 15 points and NikoCarter 12.

Girls basketballNote:All holiday tourna-

ments referenced endedDec. 29 after early printdeadlines forNewYear’s sothe team’s final placementcould not be put in here.

» Covington Latin beatLudlow 48-29Dec. 27 in theBellevue Stephanie WilsonMemorial Tournament.Guards Bridgette HildrethandAnnaMatchinga com-bined to score 39 ofCoving-ton Latin’s 49 points, morethan enough to take downLudlow. Hildreth scored 20and Matchinga had 19, andMatchinga scored her1,000thcareerpoint aswell.The Trojans beat Augusta62-51Dec. 28,withHildrethscoring 26 points.

» Holy Cross beat Edge-wood 62-52 in Middletown,Ohio to iprove to 11-0. DeA-sia Beal scored 31points.

» Scott beat SpencerCounty. 83-55 Dec. 28. JillBuntin had18 points.

» Villa Madonna beathost Carroll County 46-23during the Carroll CountyNAS Classic.

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By James [email protected]

Here are memorablequotes from players andcoaches in 2012:

“The most importantthing was getting the dis-trict win... The kids reallyenjoyed it and the parentswere great about it. I toldthem it meant I’ve beenaround a long time. I’ve al-ways been blessed withgood kids. That’s why wehave 300 wins. You can’twin without the kids.”

St. Henry boys basket-ball coach David Faust onwinning his 300th game.

“It’sawesome.Compet-ing with the best is some-thing that makes me wantto get even better. Everyother week I’m competingsomewhere against thebest divers in the nation.They do ridiculous divesthat are Olympic materialand I try to finish top 10and learn from them.”

Beechwood diver Jus-tin Youtsey, who won histhird state title.

“I told the guys itdoesn’tmean anything un-less in 10-15 years youdon’t go off and do some-thing successful. If youdon’t go on and have a suc-cessful life, and learn a lit-tle hardwork, dedication –go on and be good fathersand good citizens – it’s justa piece of plastic.”

Lloyd boys basketballcoach Mike Key on theteam’s district title and re-gional semifinal berth.

“Hopefully minedoesn’t last too long be-cause people get betterand better in Kentucky.”

Covington Catholicswimmer Max Williamsonafter breaking a 25-year

old state record in the 500freestyle.

“Most track teams are‘Rah-rah, let’s have a goodtime.’ Our boys are out forblood every meet. If theyaren’t successful, theywill come back the nextday and be harder on eachother and their team-mates. There is one suc-cessful option for us, andthat is to win everything.”

Beechwood trackcoach Jeremy Fisher.

“We want to keep it go-ing.Wehave10 regional ti-tles ina rowbutwewant tomake it 20. It’s good to endthe first decade and try tostart the next decade and Ifeel we have a good shotwith thekidswehavecom-ing in.”

Cov Cath tennis playerStephen Schafer.

“Coach always puts usin environments in prac-tice where you get ner-vous and prepare yourselffor this stuff. We work onfundamentals and makesure we get them downperfect. Sometimes we’rehere a little later than usu-al but sometimes that’s thesacrifices you make andthat’s what makes a goodball club.”

CovCathbaseballplay-er Ben Maile.

“I think this is the bestteam to ever go throughSt. Henry, personally. Wewere undefeated inNorth-ern Kentucky and we hada good day today.”

St. Henry’s Craig Al-dridge after they won the1A state track title.

“Our defense is flat-outnasty. We knew that allspring and summer andthey came out and provedit tonight.”

Covington Catholic

quarterback Blake Bir.“They set the example

in the weight room in theoffseason. They don’tslack off and the otherguys follow that. Thesearemyboysand I’mproudof them. They don’t haveto be on the football field:It’s just how they act andhow they treat other peo-ple. That’s the biggestthing.”

Lloyd assistant footballcoach David Smith on histwin sons in the program,seniorsDexter andDillon .

“The race isn’t won inthe first mile but you canlose it in the first mile. Alot of younger girls getreal excited. It’s a champi-onship race and they justgo out so hard and it’stough to survive. Our girlsdon’t get freakedoutwhenthey get behind early.”

Notre Dame crosscountry’sBarryHudepohl.

“She said she was get-ting pretty cold for awhile. She’s agreatkeeperand she always pullsthrough when we needher.”

Notre Dame’s EllieEckerle on goalkeeperOli-via Voskuhl, who barelytouched the ball in playoffwin over North Laurel.

“Some games it doesn’tbother me, but othergames it can be a problem.Youhavetofocuson itdur-ing the day to make sureit’s at a good level beforethe game starts. Whenyour sugar is high, it’sreally hard to jump andshoot the ball. When yoursugar is off, your stroke isoff because your strengthlevel is different.”

Covington Latin’sMitchell Blewett, who hasType 1 diabetes.

2012: The Year in QuotesBy James [email protected]

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Reading is themost important skill youcan teacha child. Of all the skills kids learn, it is the one youcan influence the most.

We would like to thank the residents of the Er-langer-Elsmere School District and the parents ofthe school children for your patronage at the recentScholastic Book Fair at Tichenor Middle School.This experience is a celebration of reading that pro-vides families the opportunity to get involved in auniversal mission: encouraging kids to read everyday so they can lead better lives. We exceeded lastyear’s fundraising and through your support added90 new titles to our school library.

Reading is vital to every child’s success. It’s thedoor opener to the 21st century for all children.Therewill never be a substitute for a parent’s directinvolvement in his/her child’s education. We wouldlike to sincerely thank you for supporting ourschool.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Withmany kids enjoying theholiday at home, their parentsmay soon bewrestlingwith thequestion of the season, “naughtyor nice?” Inmaking the calcula-tion about their teenager’s behav-ior, it’s a good question and a fairpoint. The answer lies in the factthatmuch of what adolescentsthink and do, by developmentaldesign, walks the line betweennaughty and nice… or at leastnormal.

What does thatmean?At a time of breathtaking

physical and psychosocial devel-opment, teens are chargedwithaccomplishing three criticaltasks: establishing an identity oftheir own; becomingmore in-dependent from their parents;and forgingmore adult-like rela-tionshipswith peers. In the ag-gregate, their progress on thesetasks forms a young person’ssense of self, a harbinger of deci-sion-making, confidence and

overall mental health.According to Teens Today

research conducted by SADD(Students Against DestructiveDecisions), high Sense of Self

(SOS) teens aremore likely toavoid alcohol anddrug use, whilelow Sense of Selfteens aremorelikely to use alco-hol and "harder"drugs such asecstasy and co-caine. In addition,high SOS teensaremore likely

than their low SOS counterpartsto report feeling smart, success-ful, responsible and confident. Onthemental health side of theledger, low SOS teens aremorelikely than high SOS teens toreport regular feelings of stressand depression.

Significantly, there is a paren-

tal overlay that offers guidanceformoms and dads everywhere.For example, 62 percent of teenswith a high SOS report that theirrelationshipswith their parentsmake them feel good about them-selves, while only about one-thirdof low SOS teens report the same.In addition, teenswith a high SOSreport overwhelmingly that theyfeel respected by their parents(93 percent) and close to theirparents (85 percent), while teenswith a low SOS report signifi-cantly different levels of respect(8 percent) and closeness (12percent).

In otherwords, parents haveskin in the game!

Understanding the relation-ship between each developmentaltask and behavior likely to ac-company it is important, as issupporting the progress of ourteens on their developmentaljourney.

Identity: As young people

seek to answer the question “Whoam I?,” they regularly – andsometimes frequently – try ondifferent roles, which in turnchanges their behavior andmaymake them appear to be “strang-ers” on any given day.

Independence: A drive to-ward independence dictates thatour teens push us away, or at leasthold us at arm’s length. Para-doxically, they need usmore nowthan at any other time during thelifespan besides early infancy.

Peer Relationships: The peergroup is paramount, and teensoften filter through it what theyhear from us. Even so, we are theNo. 1 reason our teensmake goodchoices.

Parents can help their teensachieve a high Sense of Self by:

» Supporting awide samplingof interests, activities and age-appropriate behaviors;

» Encouraging separationfrom parents and age-appropri-

ate independence in decision-making;

» Teaching peer-to-peer socialskills and facilitating (positive)peer relationships;

» Focusing on productiveparent-teen communication.

Perhapsmost important, wecan remind each other that, inmanyways – andwithin limits –our adolescents are doingwhatthey are supposed to be doing.They’re not crazy (and neitherare we). In the end, they’re likelya healthymix of naughty andnice.

StephenWallace, senior adviser forpolicy, research and education atSADD (Students Against DestructiveDecisions), is an associate researchprofessor and director of the Centerfor Adolescent Research and Educa-tion (CARE) at SusquehannaUniver-sity and has broad experience as aschool psychologist and adolescent/family counselor.

A healthy mix of naughty and nice

StephenWallaceCOLUMNIST

In thewake of the SandyHookElementary school shooting thattouched us so deeply, it’s dauntingto comment since thewounds arestill tender. Parentswith tear-stained faces deserve our com-fort and compassion. TheNew-town community needs our sup-port as they try to heal. Thesethingswe can agree on. Butwhatdowe saywhenwords are neverenough in themidst of such sor-row? Sometimes nothing. Howev-er, as uncomfortable as itmay be,a few observations are in order.

Heaps of blame have beendished out for the unspeakableacts committed against the 20defenseless children and sixadults in the town painted asidyllic and peaceful. It’s the faultof assault weapons, high capacitymagazines, violent video games, acallous culture, and theNRA, orsowe are told. Some say it’s theGOP,God, antiquated laws andAdamLanza’smotherwho triedtomove him away fromhis obses-sionwith gaming and into society.However cathartic blamemay be,it doesn’t help the hurting findanswers.

Connecticut’s chiefmedicalexaminer is looking for explana-tions in the genes of the killer’sbrainwhile the emotionally shat-tered are flocking to churches,seeking pastoral counsel, andattending vigils. A real dichotomyis emerging as towhere ultimateanswers can be found andwheth-er they are in the spiritual orphysical realm.

President Obama perhapsfound themiddle ground bytouching both. He spoke to thesoul in theDec.16memorialservice andwhen he quotedScripture he appealed to theultimate source of authority andarticulated at least in part, amessage that could truly consoleand comfort. He quoted II Corin-thianswhich challenges us to fixour eyes not on the physical butrather on the unseen and eternal.“Forwe know that if the earthlytent we live in is destroyed, wehave a building fromGod, aneternal house in heaven not builtby human hands.”

In contrast, shrill calls forassault weapon bans and rampedup school security have drownedout the reality that the grievingare not primarily seeking helpand consolation from legislativebodies, but are finding it in the

church. If spiritual solace aids thesouls of the grieving thenwhyshouldmoral and spiritual solu-tions for our torn culture be leftin the pews?Absent from themainstreammedia and its addic-tion to the sound bite is seriouspublic discussion of good and evil,human responsibility, sin, andmoral judgments. Our hearts aresickwith grief and our collective

soul yearns for ananswer butwhatour hearts knowto be true, ourminds seemnolonger to be ableto speak, at leastinmoral termsbecause genera-tions have beendeprived of amoral vocabulary.The cognitive

dissonance is surreal."The line separating good and

evil passes not through states, norbetween classes, nor betweenpolitical parties either, but rightthrough every human heart," saidSoviet dissident Aleksandr Sol-zhenitsyn in1973. Guns are cer-tainly part of this discussion, butwhere, as Solzhenitsynwouldinsist, is the discussion of thehuman heart? Andmoral train-ing?Why the inordinate focus onthematerial object of destructionas if the human soul had nothingto dowith how that object wasused?Newgun lawsmay becomea reality but lasting solutions toevil apart from themoral andspiritual realmwill remain elu-sive.

Sowe turn to Christmas, thestory filledwith eternity andweavedwith strands of both hopeand tragedy;Hope in that theMessiah came to restore peaceand righteousness; Tragedy inthat innocent babieswere killedby a jealousKingHerod, and thatGod’s great gift tomankindwaseventually rejected and killed.Yet Christmas is ultimately atriumphal story ofGod’s love thatwe findwrapped in swaddlingclothes and lying in amanger –the spiritualmeeting the physicalwe call the incarnation.May eachof us embraceHim this season. OComeEmmanuel.

Richard Nelson is the executivedirector of the Commonwealth PolicyCenter. He resides in Cadiz with hiswife and children.

Christmas offers hopein midst of tragedy

RichardNelsonCOLUMNIST

Aswe celebrate the holidaysand ready for the new year,many of usmay find ourselvestaking amoment to recall thepositive things in our lives.

Statewide, there has beensome good news in recentmonthsworth noting. The jobmarket overall is looking some-what better, with the state’sunemployment rate down, andwe’reworking on improving theeconomy here in our legislativedistrict.

A national ranking this yearshowed us doingwell among thestates in the number of newstartup companies, and the newschannel CNBC recently report-ed that Kentucky has the lowestcost of doing business. Both ofthese point to a promising 2013.

Beyond our economy, goodnews can be found at our schoolsas well. Early this year, the re-spectedEducationWeekmaga-zine put Kentucky14th amongthe states in its “Quality Counts”report, whichmeasures academ-ic progress.

Our fourth-graders, mean-while, are among the top10states in reading for that grade,and eighth-graders are justbehind them at12th for theirclass. In high school, we’ve seenthe number of students takingand passing the difficult Ad-

vanced Placement courses al-most double in the last fiveyears. These AP classes providecollege credit for students whoscore high enough.

For farmers, it turned outthat the past yearwas not as badas once fearedwhenweweregoing through the summer’s

tough drought.Overall commod-ity sales this yearare expected tobe a record $5billion, andUni-versity of Ken-tucky economistspredict it couldrise asmuch as$600million nextyear because of

increased demandworldwideand high commodity prices.WithKentucky relyingmore onfarm exports thanmost otherstates, that trend is good to hear.

Another positive trendwe’reseeing is the steep decline in thecost of natural gas. TheKen-tucky Public Service Commis-sion says that prices are now atthe lowest they’ve been in adecade, and are 43 percent lessthan theywere in 2008.

In addition to seeingmoremoney come in, we’re also goodat giving back, especially forthose in need. According to the

Chronicle of Philanthropy, Ken-tucky is15th among the stateswhen it comes to charitablegiving.

In a related study done sever-al years ago, researchers alsofound that we are neighborly aswell. It showed that nine out of10 adults here said they had atleast one other person theycould rely on outside of familyduring times of emergency,indicating strong communityties.

As a nation, the past couple ofweeks have been especiallytrying, but in times like these,we always seem to find away toreach out and help howeverwecan. Despite the evil that we seeall too often in theworld, I stillbelieve that there is farmorethat is good.

For now, I hope you have hada good holiday seasonwith fam-ily and friends, and that theupcoming year turns out to beeven better. As youmay know,the 2013 legislative session is setto begin on Jan. 8th, andwhiletherewill be no budget to enactthis time, there is still a sizeablelist of issues to cover.

Rep. TomMcKee, D-Cynthia, is amember of the KentuckyHouse ofRepresentatives. His district in-cludes part of Campbell County.

Reports point to promising 2013

TomMcKeeCOLUMNIST

GETTING THE POINT

Officials for The Point Arc of NorthernKentucky say they tripled the amount ofmoney raised at a year-end fundraiser. TheCelebrity Live Auction, Nov. 30 at theDrawbridge Inn in Fort Mitchell, raisedfunds for the organization which helpsNorthern Kentuckians with special needs.From left, Jeff Piecoro, Jack Givens, ShereePaolello, Paul Daugherty and Simon Leis.THANKS TO JULEA SCHUH

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EDGEWOOD—Alocaldi-etitian suggests ditchingthediet altogether if you’relooking to eat healthy in2013.

“I feel like the bottomline is just not starting adiet,” said Lindsey House,a weight management di-etitian at St. ElizabethHealthcare in Edgewood.“Look at it as lifelong be-haviors you want to startworking on.”

People often set unspe-cific weight loss andhealthy eating goals, fallshort and lose motivationto follow through.

“Different ways of get-

tingaround it is anexampleof setting a realistic goal,”House explained. “Insteadof saying ‘I’mgoing to go tothe gym’ and saying ‘I’mgoing to go for five times aweek,’ put on a pedometerand walk 10,000 steps (aday.)”

Don’t think of an eatingplan as deprivation, in-stead make it a positivechallenge.

“So (say) ‘I’m going tostrive to eat five servingsof fruits and veggies a day,’versus saying ‘I’m not go-ing to eat cookies anymoreor cut out pop,’” she said.

Food journals can keepyou on track and are acces-sible through phone appslike My Fitness Pal, be-

cause they encourageweight loss and keep usersin check.

Smaller, frequentmeals, can keep you fromovereating, House said.

“I think definitely thepurposeful snacks andmeals are helpful,” shesaid. “Remove triggertypes of food from yourhouse so you aren’t tempt-ed by foods that are diffi-cult to steer clear of.”

Focus on making overthe refrigerator withhealthy proteins like leanmeats, fruits and vegeta-bles.

Finally, be patient.“Small changes make a

huge difference,” Housesaid.

Ditch the diet in 2013

Eating a variety of healthy foods such as lean meats, fruits and vegetables will help youkeep off weight and keep on track with a healthy eating plan, explained Lindsey House, aweight management dietician at St. Elizabeth Healthcare in Edgewood. FILE PHOTO

Make your eating plan a positive challengeBy Libby [email protected]

FLORENCE—LoisMul-likin of Florence didn’t in-tend to stop smoking af-ter 46 years, but taking a13-weekclassandsupportgroup with her daughterprovided her needed en-couragement to kick thehabit in October 2011.

The free Cooper-Clay-ton Smoking CessationClasses are offered in-person and via the Inter-net via online chats by theNorthern Kentucky Inde-pendent District HealthDepartment.

“It was really kind offunny because Iwent intothis class basically be-cause Iwantedmydaugh-ter to quit smoking,” saidMullikin. “And it wasreally more of if I tell herI’ll do this maybe she’llquit smoking with me.”

Mullikin said shefound the support, andgood habits to replacesmoking including goingfor a walk or eating pret-zels when cravings arose.

“I always felt that Ihad somebody who waskind of counting on menot to smoke, and I thinkthat was the one thingthat got me through thisclass that there wassomebody else therestruggling with the exactsame situation Iwas,” shesaid.

Mullikin said herdaughter didn’t stopsmoking, but knowssmoking is a personal de-cision. Prior to taking theclass, Mullikin said shewasn’t sure she wanted togive up cigarettes be-cause it is something shedid all the time. Shesmoked about two packsand spent about $8 a day.

In-person smokingcessation classes meet

once a week for 13 weeks,and are on a rotationschedule at different lo-cations within the healthdistrict, said Megan Fol-kerth, a seniorhealthedu-cator with the health dis-trict’s tobacco program.

The next class willmeet at the Grant CountySchools Board of Educa-tion in Williamstown at 1p.m. eachThursday start-ing Jan. 3. The next roundof classes starting inApril will meet in Boone,Kenton and Campbellcounties, Folkerth said.

The next online coursestarts Jan. 17. There willbe live chat sessions oncea week from 5:30 to 6:30p.m. on Thursday eve-nings, she said.

“It essentially func-tions thesameexcept thatit’s on the website insteadof meeting in person,”Folkerth said.

Either version of theclass includes discus-sions about how to usenicotine replacementproducts, and findingnewways to dealwith and

stop the triggers forwanting to smoke includ-ing incorporating physi-cal activity in life, shesaid.

“So, we talk aboutsome healthy snacks andhaving some preparedthings ready to grab in-stead of grabbing a bag ofpotato chips,” Folkerthsaid. The only cost of theclasses is for any nicotinereplacement product,which is typically aboutthe same as how much aperson spends on smok-ing, she said.

The health depart-ment often sees a “largeuptick” of people takingthe classes at the begin-ning of each year becauseof New Year’s resolu-tions, Folkerth said.

Smokers who quit canreduce their chance ofheart attack, stroke andvarious types of cancer –especially lung cancer,she said.

“Obviously, the sooneryou quit the more bene-fits you’re going to see,”Folkerth said.

The Northern Kentucky Health Department is offeringan online stop smoking course starting Jan. 17. Therewill be live chat sessions once a week from 5:30 to 6:30p.m. on Thursday evenings, FILE PHOTO

Quit smoking with free programBy Chris [email protected]

WANT TO QUIT?For information about the Cooper-Clayton Smoking

Cessation classes visit tinyurl.com/smokequitclasses.

CRESTVIEWHILLS—Anold Nike slogan makes fora great philosophy whenembarking upon a journeytoward physical fitness,according to Toni Schklar.

“AsNike states, ‘Just doit!’” said Schklar, managerand practitioner for St.Elizabeth’sHolisticHealthCenter in Crestview Hills.“Make the decision to be-gin today and initiate ac-tion now.”

She suggests beginningwith physician support toreduce risk of injury, andenhancesuccess.Next, putyourself on your calendarevery day. Make four ofthose days a fitness activ-ity. Begin small and incre-mentally increase effort.

“Select a fitness regimethat fits you,” she said.“Look at your personallikes and dislikes. Are youa club membership per-son, a solo exerciser,equipment user, or naturewalker?Do you have a pre-dictable schedule or doyou need a fitness activitythat can flex with yourvariable work hours?”

When consideringequipment she warns topurchase only that whichyou’re certain you’ll use.Unusedequipment, sheex-plained, becomes a dailyguilt reminder of what youaren’t doing.

PamWesterman, ownerof Curves in Florence, said

encouragement is a key fu-eling point.

“Find others who willkeep you accountable,”she said. “Find a goodworkout partner, diet part-ner, or even a coach. Also,it’s important to encourageyourself. Each time youmeet a goal, celebrate.”

A common roadblock,according to Rob Beil, di-

rector of operations andpartner at BetterBodies inFort Mitchell, is not set-ting a timetable to accom-plish one’s goals.

“You should set a startand an ending, and be real-istic,” he said. “A lot oftimes it takes 12 months torealistically change yourlifestyle.”

Dedication to yourselfis the strongest asset onecan have, he said.

“Everybody canachieve their goals ifthey’re dedicated,” Beilsaid. “The biggest thing isliving healthy – it’s not aresolution, but a lifestyle.”

All three fitness ex-perts agree that keeping ajournal is an importantpart of any fitness regi-men. Writing down yourgoals, experiences, andeating habits allows forevaluation.

“Evaluate your effortsthrough a loving lens,”Schklar said. “Constantself-criticism is a setup forfailure. Modify your regi-me to keep you stimulatedand invested. If whatyou’re doing isn’t working,change it, don’t stop.”

Setbacks sometimeshappen, she said, but it’s noexcuse to quit.

“Every mistake, set-back is an opportunity tolearn something that canbe applied to moving for-ward again,” she said. “Be-coming fit takes self-ini-tiative, determination, for-mulation of new habits,and commitment to livelife as if it is a marathonand not a sprint. Fitness isan investment in self.”

Invest in yourphysical fitness

Put yourself onyour calendarMelissa [email protected]

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ExhibitsDividedWe Stood: NorthernKentucky in the Civil War, 10a.m.-5 p.m., Behringer-CrawfordMuseum, 1600 Montague Road,Kentucky was a Mason-Dixonstate with an idealistic butunrealistic goal of neutrality.Learn how this had a far-reach-ing impact, tearing families andcommunities apart. 859-491-4003; www.bcmuseum.org.Covington.Flags By Brad Austin Smith, 10a.m.-5 p.m., Behringer-CrawfordMuseum, 1600 Montague Road,A 30-image series and reflectionon the presence of the Americanflag with the cultural constructof Cincinnati and its neigh-boring communities. 859-491-4003. Covington.

Holiday - ChristmasHoliday Toy Trains, 10 a.m.-5p.m., Behringer-CrawfordMuseum, 1600 Montague Road,Layout features Lionel trainsand Plasticville. More than 250feet of track. Patrons welcometo operate more than 30 acces-sories from buttons on layout.Through Jan. 13. Included withadmission: $7, $6 ages 60 andup, $4 ages 3-17; free ages 2 andunder. 859-491-4003;www.bcmuseum.org. Coving-ton.

Music - JazzNew Sleepcat Band, 7:30 p.m.,Dee Felice Cafe, 529 Main St.,Directed by Bill Gemmer andfeatures John Von Ohlen. 859-261-2365; www.deefelice.com.Covington.

Music - RockMadison Theater Band Chal-lenge, 6:30 p.m. With AlliesAside, Altered, Death Of A Poet,Detrimental, Drummer Boy,Freak, Hybridiem, Just A Mirageand Peridoni., Madison Theater,730 Madison Ave., Doors open 6p.m. $10. 859-491-2444;www.madisontheateronline-.com. Covington.

SATURDAY, JAN. 5Exercise ClassesJazzercise Classes, 8-9 a.m.;9:30-10:30 a.m., JazzerciseCrescent Springs Center, $34 forunlimited monthly classes.859-331-7778; jazzercise.com.Crescent Springs.

ExhibitsDividedWe Stood: NorthernKentucky in the Civil War, 10a.m.-5 p.m., Behringer-CrawfordMuseum, 859-491-4003;www.bcmuseum.org. Coving-ton.Flags By Brad Austin Smith, 10a.m.-5 p.m., Behringer-CrawfordMuseum, 859-491-4003. Coving-ton.

Holiday - ChristmasHoliday Toy Trains, 10 a.m.-5p.m., Behringer-CrawfordMuseum, Included with admis-sion: $7, $6 ages 60 and up, $4ages 3-17; free ages 2 and under.859-491-4003; www.bcmuseu-m.org. Covington.

Karaoke and OpenMicSuper Bowl of Karaoke, 9p.m.-1 a.m., Super Bowl, 510Commonwealth Ave., Drinkspecials: $12 buckets, $3 domes-tics and $2 jello shots. With DJMatt V and DJ Love MD. Free.859-727-2000. Erlanger.

Music - JazzNew Sleepcat Band, 7 p.m.,Dee Felice Cafe, 859-261-2365;www.deefelice.com. Covington.

Music - RockOval Opus HomecomingShow, 8 p.m. VIP includespre-show party is SOLD OUT.Doors open 7 p.m., MadisonTheater, 730 Madison Ave., Anunique, energetic group fromCincinnati. Formed at MiamiUniversity in 1997. $15, $10

advance. 859-491-2444;www.madisontheateronline-.com. Covington.TheMudpies, 10 p.m. Doorsopen 1 p.m., The SouthgateHouse Revival, 111 E. Sixth St.,Free. 859-431-2201; www.south-gatehouse.com. Newport.

SUNDAY, JAN. 6Craft ShowsThe Southgate House RevivalBazaar Marketplace, 10 a.m.,The Southgate House Revival,111 E. Sixth St., Sanctuary.Booths from some 12 localvendors. Ages 18 and up. Free.859-431-2201; www.south-gatehouse.com. Newport.

Exercise ClassesJazzercise Classes, 9:30-10:30a.m., Jazzercise Crescent SpringsCenter, $34 for unlimitedmonthly classes. 859-331-7778;jazzercise.com. Crescent Springs.

ExhibitsDividedWe Stood: NorthernKentucky in the Civil War, 1-5p.m., Behringer-CrawfordMuseum, 859-491-4003;www.bcmuseum.org. Coving-ton.Flags By Brad Austin Smith,1-5 p.m., Behringer-CrawfordMuseum, 859-491-4003. Coving-ton.

Holiday - ChristmasHoliday Toy Trains, 1-5 p.m.,Behringer-Crawford Museum,Included with admission: $7, $6ages 60 and up, $4 ages 3-17;free ages 2 and under. 859-491-4003; www.bcmuseum.org.Covington.

Music - AcousticKevin Fox, 10 p.m., Strasse Haus,630 Main St., Free. 859-261-1199.Covington.

MONDAY, JAN. 7Art ExhibitsGestures Unearthed, 9 a.m.-5p.m., Artisans Enterprise Center,Free. 859-292-2322; www.co-vingtonarts.com. Covington.

AuditionsSeussical theMusical, 7-9 p.m.,Union Community Building,10087 Old Union Road, Prepareone 16-32 bar audition song inthe style of the show (musicaltheatre). No a cappella or sing-ing with a track will be allowed.Please have sheet music in theappropriate key.Please dressappropriately for a short danceaudition. Free. Presented byUnion Community Theatre.Through Jan. 9. 859-384-0295;www.unionct.net. Union.

Exercise ClassesJazzercise Classes, 8-9 a.m.;9:30-10:30 a.m.; 4:30-5:30 p.m.;6-7 p.m., Jazzercise CrescentSprings Center, $34 for unlim-ited monthly classes. 859-331-7778; jazzercise.com. CrescentSprings.

Music - RockAotearoa, 8 p.m. With EclipseMovement and Majestic Man.Doors open 7 p.m., The South-gate House Revival, 111 E. SixthSt., $7, $5 advance; $3 additionalfor ages 18-20. 859-431-2201;www.southgatehouse.com.Newport.

On Stage - ComedyOpenMic Comedywith JayArmstrong, 9 p.m. Doors open7 p.m., The Thompson House, 24E. Third St., 859-261-7469;www.thompsonhousenew-port.com. Newport.

Senior CitizensGet Started with Gym andTom’s MondayMorningExercise Class, 10-11 a.m.,Elsmere Senior Center, 179 DellSt., 859-727-2306. Elsmere.

Support GroupsHoliday Support Workshops,12:30-2 p.m.; 5:30-7 p.m., Hos-pice of the Bluegrass - NorthernKentucky, 7388 Turfway Road,Workshops designed to createsupport network throughoutholiday season for adults andchildren who are grieving theloss of a loved one. Free. Reser-vations required. 859-441-6332;www.hospicebg.org. Florence.

TUESDAY, JAN. 8Art ExhibitsGestures Unearthed, 9 a.m.-5p.m., Artisans Enterprise Center,Free. 859-292-2322; www.co-vingtonarts.com. Covington.

Exercise ClassesZumba Class, 6-7 p.m., Edge-wood Senior Center, 550 Free-dom Park Drive, Exotic rhythmsset to high-energy Latin andinternational beats. $5. Present-ed by Zumba with Gabrielle.Through Feb. 26. 513-702-4776.Edgewood.Zumba Class, 7:30-8:30 p.m.,Turkey Foot Middle School, 3230Turkey Foot Road, Exoticrhythms set to high-energy Latinand international beats. Allfitness levels welcome. $5.Presented by Zumba with Gabri-elle. 513-702-4776. Edgewood.Jazzercise Classes, 9:30-10:30a.m.; 4:30-5:30 p.m.; 6-7 p.m.,Jazzercise Crescent SpringsCenter, $34 for unlimitedmonthly classes. 859-331-7778;jazzercise.com. Crescent Springs.

ExhibitsDividedWe Stood: Northern

Kentucky in the Civil War, 10a.m.-5 p.m., Behringer-CrawfordMuseum, 859-491-4003;www.bcmuseum.org. Coving-ton.Flags By Brad Austin Smith, 10a.m.-5 p.m., Behringer-CrawfordMuseum, 859-491-4003. Coving-ton.

Health / WellnessWellness by the Book, 7 p.m.Theme: New Year, New You.,Joseph-Beth Booksellers-Crest-view Hills, 2785 Dixie Highway,Each month, St. Elizabeth pro-fessionals share information andsuggest corresponding book onvariety of health and wellnesshot topics. Free. Presented by St.Elizabeth Healthcare. 859-301-6300; www.stelizabeth.com.Crestview Hills.


Music - JazzMike Darrah, 7 p.m., Dee FeliceCafe, 529 Main St., Pianist.859-261-2365; www.deefel-ice.com. Covington.

Senior CitizensBingo, 12:30 -3 p.m., ElsmereSenior Center, 179 Dell St.,859-727-2306. Elsmere.B

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 9Art ExhibitsGestures Unearthed, 9 a.m.-5p.m., Artisans Enterprise Center,Free. 859-292-2322; www.co-vingtonarts.com. Covington.

Exercise ClassesJazzercise Classes, 9:30-10:30

a.m.; 5-6 p.m.; 6-7 p.m., Jazzer-cise Crescent Springs Center, $34for unlimited monthly classes.859-331-7778; jazzercise.com.Crescent Springs.



Music - JazzMike Darrah, 7 p.m., Dee FeliceCafe, 859-261-2365; www.dee-felice.com. Covington.

Music - RockStephen Babcock, 10 p.m.Doors open 4 p.m., The South-gate House Revival, 111 E. SixthSt., Free. 859-431-2201;www.southgatehouse.com.Newport.

Senior CitizensTai Chi Intermediate Class,10:30-11:30 a.m., Elsmere SeniorCenter, 179 Dell St., For seniorswho have already taken begin-ners classes and are looking tobroaden their knowledge of thismartial art form dedicated tomuscle-building and flexibility.For seniors. 859-727-2306.Elsmere.Euchre Tournament, noon-2p.m., Walton MultipurposeSenior and Community Center,44 N. Main St., Presented byWalton Senior Activity Center.859-485-7611.Walton.

THURSDAY, JAN. 10Art ExhibitsGestures Unearthed, 9 a.m.-5p.m., Artisans Enterprise Center,Free. 859-292-2322; www.co-vingtonarts.com. Covington.

Business MeetingsTri State SharePoint Profes-sionals, 3-5 p.m., RadissonHotel Covington, 668 W. FifthSt., New community groupdedicated to serving businessand technical community byproviding business-oriented andtechnical education and net-working opportunities. Free.Presented by Tri-State Share-Point Professionals. 859-491-0326. Covington.

Drink TastingsRyeWhiskey Tasting, 7 p.m.Doors open 4 p.m., The South-

gate House Revival, 111 E. SixthSt., Lounge. Sampling of sixwell-rounded rye whiskeys.Tasting Bulleit Rye, Knob CreekRye, Rye One, Rittenhouse Rye,Wild Turkey Rye andWhistle PigRye. Ages 21 and up. $15. 859-431-2201; www.southgatehouse-.com. Newport.

Exercise ClassesZumba Class, 7:30-8:30 p.m.,Turkey Foot Middle School, $5.513-702-4776. Edgewood.Jazzercise Classes, 9:30-10:30a.m. 4:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m. 6 p.m.-7p.m., Jazzercise Crescent SpringsCenter, $34 for unlimitedmonthly classes. 859-331-7778;jazzercise.com. Crescent Springs.Inner GLOWYoga, 5:30-6:30p.m.; 6:45-7:45 p.m., GlowGallery Studio, 264 W. Pike St.,Faith-based yoga movementclass uses breath to guide fromone posture to the next whilesurrounded by artwork incontemporary art gallery space.$10. 513-295-5226; www.face-book.com/NickisYogaRoom.Covington.



Music - JazzLee Stolar Trio, 7 p.m., DeeFelice Cafe, 529 Main St., 859-261-2365; www.deefelice.com.Covington.

Music - RockThe Yugos, 9 p.m. With ComeHere Watson and Season Ten.,The Southgate House Revival,111 E. Sixth St., $8 ages 18-20; $5ages 21 and up. 859-431-2201;www.southgatehouse.com.Newport.

RecreationBridge, 12:30-3 p.m., SchebenBranch Library, Free. 859-342-2665. Union.

Senior CitizensSenior Aerobics with Ginny,9:30-10:30 a.m., Elsmere SeniorCenter, 179 Dell St., 859-727-2306. Elsmere.Bingo, 12:30-2:30 p.m., WaltonMultipurpose Senior and Com-munity Center, 859-485-7611.Walton.

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The Oval Opus Homecoming Showwill be 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 4., at Madison Theater, 730Madison Ave., Covington. FILE PHOTO

The New Sleepcat Band will perform 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan.4, at Dee Felice Cafe, 529 Main St., Covington. FILE PHOTO

Mudpies, will perform 10 p.m. Friday, Jan. 4, at TheSouthgate House Revival, 111 E. Sixth St., Newport. FILEPHOTO

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Among the food trendsfor 2013 are, believe it ornot, duck eggs.

Whenwe had ducks, theeggsmade it to our table inmany recipes. Accordingto Bon Appetit, chefs aremoving out of the henhouse and ditching chicken

eggs fortheir largerand tastiersiblings:duck eggs.Restau-rants fromVenice,Calif., toCambridge,Mass., areincorporat-ing them

into theirmenu. SomeWhole FoodsMarkets sellthem and I have foundthem at farmers’ markets.

This is good news forBill andMaria Krusling,my sister-in-law Claire’sniece and her family. Ma-ria and Bill have a farm inAlbany, Ohio, near Athens,and they have a flock of450 golden 300 hybridducks. Bill andMaria willbe selling duck eggs. Theyalso have sheep, cattle,chickens, and herding and

sheep dogs. Bill is devel-oping a recipe for highquality raw dog food tosell, as well. With theirgirls, Rachel and Isabella,they are what I call true“back-to-the-landers” andalways have themostinteresting, and unique,stories to tell about theirway of living.

As far as other trendsfor the new year, chefs arediscovering what some ofus have used and loved foryears, like cauliflower and

even grapefruit. Brazilianfoodmade the list (it isinfluenced by the Portu-guese, African, LebaneseandGerman cuisines, soyou know it’s good) and sodid the spice sumac andDIY yogurt (yep, staples inmy Lebanese kitchen). Mystep-by-step recipe withphotos for homemadeyogurt is onmy blog.

As far as techniquegoes, pan roasting is goingto be big. That’s when youstart something on top of

the stove in an ovenproofpan and finish it off in theoven.

More DIY condimentsinclude sriracha, mayo,horseradish andmustard.GeneGoldschmidt, ourownmustard and horse-radish king here in theTristate, has been elevat-ing these two humble con-diments into gourmettreats for a long time.Weenjoy eating themoremildhorseradish leaves andflowers alongwith thepungent root. Check outmy blog for his tips andrecipes alongwith areavendors.

Roasted chicken,cauliflower andcarrotswith Biblespices

Yummy! For the North-ern Kentucky andDelhiTownship readers whowantedmore high-heatrecipes for chicken andveggies. Adapted fromMartha Stewart using twoofmy favorite Biblespices. I keep tweakingthis, sometimes usingmore coriander than cu-min, and vice versa. The

coriander has a lemony/sagey taste and is anti-inflammatory. Cumin hasan earthy, distinctive fla-vor and enhances the im-mune system. Do the sniffand taste test on corianderas it loses its flavor fairlyquickly in the pantry. Bothcarrots and cauliflowerare full of antioxidants,and the chicken is a goodprotein source. After thedish is done, taste and, ifyouwant, sprinkle on a bitmore seasonings.

1pound carrots, peeled, ifnecessary, and cut intolarge chunks

1nice head cauliflower,about 4 cups florets

2 teaspoons groundcoriander and1tablespoon cuminmixedtogether

Olive oilAbout 3 pounds your choicechicken pieces, leavebones in and skin on (welike thighs and legs)

Salt and freshly groundpepper

Lemonwedges

Preheat oven to 475degrees. Combine veggiesand chicken pieces. Coatlightly with olive oil. Spray

a large, shallow roastingpan, big enough for every-thing to fit in single layer.Chicken should be skinside up. Sprinkle all withcoriander/cuminmixture,salt and pepper. Roast,stirring veggies once, untilchicken is done and veg-gies are cooked, about40-45minutes. Chickenwill be beautifully crisp ontop. Serve with pan juicesand a couple of lemonwedges to squirt on.

Homemade srirachasauce

I found a couple of nicerecipes for this and linkedthem onmy blog (cincin-nati.com/blogs). RachelJepsonWolf’s recipe useshoney. ErinWyso’s veganblog contains one withpalm sugar.

Hot dilled veggiesLetme know if you

wantmy recipe.

Rita NaderHeikenfeld is anherbalist, educator and au-thor. Email her at [email protected] “Rita’s kitchen” in thesubject line. Call 513-248-7130,ext. 356.

Rita reviews food trends for 2013

This roasted chicken and vegetable dish uses warm spicesthat were mentioned in the Bible, cumin and coriander.THANKS TO RITA HEIKENFELD

RitaHeikenfeldRITA’S KITCHEN

TheCarnegie continues its2012-2013 gallery season withthe opening of Pulp Art 6-9p.m. Friday, Jan.11.

Running through Feb. 15,the exhibition features thework of nine artists and ex-ploresthemanywaysinwhichartistsusepaperasamedium.Exhibiting artists includeKristine Donnelly, Mary Gay-

nier, Travis Graves, JenniferGrote, Sara Pearce, MargaretRhein, Jonpaul Smith, AllisonSvoboda andRoscoeWilson.

Admission to the openingreception is $8 for the generalpublic, $5 for seniors and stu-dents and free for Carnegiemembersandchildrenages12and under.

The opening reception in-cludes light hors d’hoeuvres,music by DJ Supa Soul from

Queen City Crates and a cashbar.

Admission to the exhibit isfree to the public after open-ingnight.Galleryhoursare10a.m.-5 p.m. Monday throughFriday and noon-3 p.m. Satur-day.

The Carnegiepresents Pulp Art

Mary Gaynier’s Morning Rushis featured in the Pulp Artexhibit at The Carnegie.THANKS TO SHANNON BOYER

Community Recorder

Behringer-CrawfordMuseum in Devou Park isinviting the community toapply for the museum’sthird annual Two-HeadedCalf Community ServiceAwards.

The awards are meantto celebrate the nominee’sextraordinary achieve-ment for service to thecommunity, to history or tolearning.

For service to the com-munity: Generosity andvision, this award is a trib-ute to a citizenwhohas em-bracedcommunity servicenot as a singular activitybut with a deep commit-ment to doubling his or hercontribution by combiningthegift of servicewithavi-sion for how the quality oflife in our community canbe and is affirmatively im-proved by supporting thearts, education, cultureand history that enricheach of us. The honoree’sservice might take theform of a contribution ofhis or her time, talent ortreasure–orbetteryet, thesum of all of those. By theexample of his or her stew-ardship and generosity,thehonoree isarolemodel,especially for young peo-ple.

For service to history:Scholarship and publicservice, this award honorsa resident of our communi-ty who has contributed tothe preservation and un-

derstanding of our region-al or state history, andwhose scholarship, in thetradition Herodotus, cap-tures the past not solely asamatter of scholarship butequally as a matter of pub-lic good.

For service to learn-ing, academic excellenceand innovation: Thisaward isopen toan individ-ual, a school or even aschool district. An auxilia-

ry group affiliated witheducation can be nominat-ed (for example, a scouttroop, single teacher, ateacher and his or herclass, or whole school. Theaward is meant to cele-brate extraordinary teach-ing and learning, especial-ly in disciplines dear to theBehringer-Crawford, suchas history or archeology.The honoree or honoreeswho receive this award do

not only demonstrate aca-demic excellence, thoughwe applaud that; the aca-demic excellence is sideby side with an innovative,energetic approach toteaching and learning.

Interested applicantscan contact museum exec-utive director LaurieRisch at [email protected] or 859-491-4003for an application.

Applications are due by

Jan. 18. Applications canbe submitted by mail, inperson or by email.

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FORT MITCHELL —More than 50 peoplecame to BeechwoodHighSchool to create holidaymemories from clay onNov. 28.

The cities of FortMitchell and LakesidePark teamed up for afamily pottery night, anevent that Fort Mitchellrecreation director KimStoll said has been goingon for 12 years.

“We’ve been doingpottery forever,” Stollsaid. Morning Star Pot-tery Painting providesthe paints, pieces and fir-ing services for theevent.

The cities pay for thecosts of firing the piecesand the paint and resi-dents purchase itemsthey wish to decorate,Stoll said.

Lakeside Park andFort Mitchell often teamup for recreation eventssuch as ice skating, fam-ily bowling and paint ballplaying trips, Stoll said.

Kathy Williams, ofFort Mitchell, said she

has attended several rec-reation activities withFortMitchell, including acanning class, snow tub-ing and CPR training.

She’s been a residentfor 28 years and brought5-year-old BrooklynThompson with her.

“It’s just a fine timewith the family,” Wil-liams said. “City spon-sored. Something we liketo do every year.”

The event was the sec-ond time Kellie Horner,of Fort Mitchell, had tak-

en her sons Sam and Jos-peh Horner to paint pot-tery with the city.

“They love doing it,”Horner said. “And I wasan artmajor so any time Ican get them involved (Ido).”

Joseph, 8, who wasworking on a Santa Clauspiece, said he likes paint-ing.

“I like to be creative,”he said.

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Residents paintholiday memoriesBy Libby [email protected]

More than 50 people attended a family pottery night puton by the cities of Fort Mitchell and Lakeside Park atBeechwood High School on Nov. 28. LIBBY CUNNINGHAM/THE

COMMUNITY RECORDER

With interest rates atrecord low levels, youneed to be wary of compa-nies’ emails and lettersclaiming you’re pre-ap-proved for a much lowerinterest rate on your carloan.

Many scam artists areturning from the homemortgage market to autorefinancing and claimingthey can drop your pay-ments by hundreds ofdollars. But you need to doa lot of research beforerushing into any such deal.

A friend of mine re-ceived a letter saying hercurrent interest rate of13.55 percent on her carloan could be cut dramat-ically. The letter said thecompany has “Pre-qual-ified you from $7,500 to$33,000 to refinance yourvehicle with a rate as lowas 3.99 percent.”

My friend liked theidea, especially the claimthat dropping her interestrate could save hundredsof dollars on her auto loan.However, after filling outa lot of papers and havingher credit score checked,the interest rate quoted

her was higher than 3.99percent.

While the deal wouldstill save her money, Isuggested she first checkwith her local creditunion. She found a nearby

creditunion andwas told ifshe joins,for just afew dollars,she couldget a loanwith aneven lowerinterestrate.

Thecompanythat sent

her the refinancing offerdidn’t mention an advancefee for the loan, but manyother lenders have largeup-front fees. The BetterBusiness Bureau suggestsyou have the companyproposing the refinancingdisclose, in writing, all theservices it’s performing,how much it will cost,terms of refunds and anymoney-back guarantees.

The BBB says you needto be as careful about

these refinancing brokersas you would any otherstouting themselves asinstant credit-fixers.

My friend was alsoattracted by the lowermonthly payments thatcame with longer lendingperiods. While it’s true thelonger the loan repaymentperiod the smaller thepayments, you need to becareful.

My friend’s car is al-ready more than a yearold and she was consider-ing taking out a new autoloan for a five-year period.I cautioned her againstsuch a long loan because alot of things can go wrongwith the vehicle duringthat time and she couldend up paying on the loaneven though she no longerowns the car.

Bottom line, if you’vegot an auto loan with ahigh interest rate, it couldpay you to contact a creditunion and see if you qual-ify for a lower rate. Theseare very unusual timeswith record low interestrates and, if you qualify,you could save yourself alot of money.

Howard Ain answers con-sumer complaints weekdayson WKRC-TV Local 12. Writeto him at 12 WKRC-TV, 1906Highland Ave., Cincinnati45219.

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CityGospelMission re-ceived a donation of morethan a ton of chicken fromMiller Poultry throughRemke bigg’s on Dec. 20.

Miller delivered 2,000pounds of drumsticks and600 pounds of smokedchicken sausage.

Miller Poultry is basedin Orland, Ind., 60 milesnorth of Fort Wayne.Remke bigg’s is based inErlanger.

Miller and Remkebigg’s also donated morethana tonofchicken to theNourishFoodBankinBur-lington.

The dual donation willhelp provide 11,600 mealsto those in need on bothsides of the river.

Remke bigg’s, MillerPoultry donate chickenCommunity Recorder

City Gospel Mission chef Jay Boys stands with MillerPoultry sales manager Ken Rains of Union and the ton ofchicken that Miller Poultry donated to the City Gospel.

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of the VietnamWar, a farmerand a former plant manager forGeorgetown Cable. He was aNational Rifle Association mem-ber, and had a passion for birds,wildlife and golf.

His mother, Ruby Rex Atha,died previously.

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Burial was at Pleasant ViewCemetery in Dry Ridge.

Memorials: Cincinnati Chil-dren’s Hospital, 3333 BurnetAve., Cincinnati, OH 45229.

Robert BrownRobert “Bob” C. Brown. 83,

died Dec. 19, 2012, at St. Eliza-beth Florence.

He was a retired brakemanwith the C&O Railroad and aveteran of the KoreanWar.

Survivors include his wife,Henrietta Brown of Florence;sons, Steven Brown of LakesidePark; son, Thomas Brown ofUnion; five grandchildren; andthree great-grandchildren.

Burial was in Kentucky Veter-ans Cemetery North.

Memorials: American LegionPost 4, Northern KentuckyHonor Guard, P.O. Box 6023,Florence, KY 41042.

Pamela CaseyPamela Jane Casey, 57, of

Covington died Dec. 17, 2012.Survivors include her children,

Betty Millay, Stephanie Waltonand J.R. Dunagin; siblings, BillyCasey, George Casey, BrendaFryman, Tense Wilson andMichaella Mcintyre; four grand-children; and ex-husband, RandyBaird.

Burial was at Highland Ceme-tery.

Memorials: The Pamela CaseyBaird Fund any Fifth Third Bank.

Pearl ColdironPearl Leoana Coldiron, 78, of

Edgewood, died Dec. 20, 2012,at St. Elizabeth Fort Thomas.

She was a homemaker.Her husband, Connie Coldi-

ron, died previously.Survivors include her sons,

Gregory Allen Coldiron ofMarathon, Fla., and Dr. BrettMalcom Coldiron, of Covington;daughter, Connie Jo Coldiron-Klete of Edgewood; sisters,WilmaWitt of Surprise, Ariz.,Ardis Smith of Branson, Mo.,Lavern Carroll of Midwest City,Okla., and Brenda Childress ofBroken Arrow, Okla.; brother,Richard Rector of Porum, Okla.;and four grandchildren.

Memorials: Erlanger UnitedMethodist Church, 31 Common-wealth Ave., Erlanger, KY 41018.

Pat CuthbertPat Cuthbert, 72 of Latonia,

died Dec. 23, 2012, at St. Eliza-beth Edgewood.

He had retired from Filon-Silmar in Latonia as a productionsupervisor, enjoyed enjoyedriding Harley-Davidson Motorcy-cles and was a member of theOhio Coon Hunters Association.

Survivors include his wife,Judy Cuthbert of Latonia;daughter, Tracy Hoffman ofIndependence; son, TimothyCuthbert of Independence;

stepdaughter, Cindy Couch ofBelleview; stepson, Ernie Hearnof Owenton; sister, NormaCuthbert of Walton; five grand-children; and five great-grand-children.

Interment was in Independ-ence Cemetery in Independence.

Memorials: donor’s choice.

Phyllis ElamPhyllis J. Elam, 81, of Elsmere,

died Dec. 20, 2012, at St. Eliza-beth Edgewood.

Survivors include her husband,Ray Elam; son, Gary Elam; agrandchild; sisters, Jackie Riden-er, Pat Taylor, Peggy Hoskins andLaphenia Cotton; and brother,Leland Brock.

Memorials: New BanklickBaptist Church at 10719 BanklickRoad, Walton, KY 41094.

Daniel FinkeDaniel James Finke, Sr., 75, of

Erlanger, died Dec. 20, 2012.He was a retired supervisor of

Schmidt Poultry Co.Three sisters and a brother,

died previously.Survivors include his wife, Pat

Finke; daughter, Pam Goodman;sons, Daniel James Finke Jr. andDavid Allan Finke; sisters, LucilleMontgomery, Carol Montgo-mery and Marlene Winters;brothers, Tom Finke and JerryFinke; 10 grandchildren; and 15great-grandchildren.

Burial was at Floral HillsMemorial Gardens.

Daniel HardebeckDaniel Charles Hardebeck, 80,

of Independence, died Dec. 20,2012, at Woodcrest Manor inElsmere.

He was retired from FormicaInc. as a welder and a pipefitter,a member of St. Cecilia Churchand an Army veteran of theKorean Conflict.

His wife, Arlene FrancesHardebeck, died previously.

Survivors include his daughter,Tawny Hardebeck of Independ-ence; adopted daughter, DebbieGerde of Independence; sister,Mary Alma Ludwig of Coving-ton; and a brother, Ray Harde-beck of Independence.

Interment was in Floral HillsMemorial Gardens in Taylor Mill.

Memorials to: IndependenceFire Station, District No.1, 1980Delaware Crossing, Independ-ence, KY 41051.

Jay HensonJay E. Henson, 74, of Crest-

view Hills, died Dec. 20, 2012.He was retired from Procter &

Gamble, a graduate of LocklandHigh School, served in the Navy,was a lifelong Christian, anddevoted deacon and member ofHickory Grove Baptist Church,and enjoyed fishing and golf.

Survivors include his wife,Melba Messer Henson; sons, EricHenson of Fort Wright and ScottHenson of New York; and agrandchild.

Interment was at Independ-ence Cemetery.

Memorials: American HeartAssociation, 240 Whittington

Parkway, Louisville, KY 40222.

Ed JumpEd Jump, 76 of Latonia, died

Dec. 20, 2012, at his residence.He was retired from BP Gas

Station, prior to that he workedfor the Cincinnati Post andFilon-Silmar.

Survivors include his wife,Lora Croley Jump of Latonia;daughters, Pamela Duncan ofErlanger and Vonda Norman ofNibley, Utah; son, Darrell Jumpof Taylor Mill; sister, Carol Callenof Cold Spring; brothers, WilliamJump of Fate, Texas and HowardJump of Long Beach, Calif.; fourgrandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.

Interment was in Mother ofGod Cemetery.

Memorials: St. Jude Children’sResearch, P.O. Box 1000, Dept.142 Memphis, TN 38101.

Betty KampsenBetty A. Thamann Kampsen,

85, of Crescent Springs died Dec.23, 2012, at Hawthorn GlenNursing Center in Middletown,Ohio.

She was a retired secretarywith the U.S. EnvironmentalProtection Agency.

Her husband, Bernard EdwardKampsen; brother, Jerome A.Thamann; and sister, MarieLoraine Herbstreit, died previ-ously.

Survivors include her sons,Bernard A. Kampsen of Cincin-nati and Robert E. Kampsen ofSeattle, Wash.; two grand-children; and three great grand-children.

Marie KenwrightMarie Miller Kenwright, 81, of

Bromley, died Dec. 23, 2012, atSt. Elizabeth Florence.

She worked in the foodservice industry, retiring fromthe canteen at the InternalRevenue Service, and playingbingo, cooking and canning.

Survivors include her children,Ricky Kenwright of Cameron,N.C., Terry Morgan of Stanford,Ky., Rebecca Carter of Florence,Teddy Kenwright, Alexander“Buddy” Kenwright and RodneyKenwright, all of Independence,Sandra Kenwright of Bromleyand Doris Fisk of Demossville;sisters, Carol Penny, HazelFurnish, WandaWarner, LindaMcKnight, Barbara Read, andThelmaWade; brothers, RobertMiller, Roy Miller, Steve Miller,and Gary Miller; 22 grand-

children; 44 great-grandchil-dren; and a great-great-grand-child.

Interment was at Floral HillsCemetery.

Mark KloekerMark B. “Corky” Kloeker, 84,

of Crescent Springs, died Dec.20, 2012, at St. Elizabeth Flor-ence.

He served in the Navy and wasa member of St. Joseph Parish inCrescent Springs. He was amember of many clubs andorganizations such as the CG&ERetirees, Knights of Columbus4th degree, former captain ofErlanger Volunteer Fire Depart-ment, Meals on Wheels Volun-teer, Happy Timers of St. JosephParish and he was inducted intothe Northern Kentucky SportsHall of Fame in 2007 for boxing.

His first wife, Kay “Timmie”Kloeker, died previously.

Survivors include his wife, DotBowman Kloeker; daughters,Jennifer J. Bradley of CrescentSprings and Janice Price ofFlorence; son, Mark B. Kloeker IIof Hubert, N.C.; sisters, MirellaFulmer of Norwood, Mary JoKiely of Villa Hills and NatalieGosney of Independence; broth-ers, P. Carroll Kloeker of Law-renceburg, Ind., Matthew Kloek-er of Edgewood and John H.Kloeker of Cape Coral, Fla.;stepdaughter, Karen Midden-dorf of Edgewood; stepson,David Bowman of Lakeside Park;nine grandchildren; and threegreat-grandchildren.

Interment was at St. MaryCemetery in Fort Mitchell.

Memorials: Holy Cross HighSchool Kloeker Family Schol-arship Fund, 3617 Church St.,Latonia, KY 41015.

Dolores LangdonDolores Jean Langdon, 68, of

Crittenden, died Dec. 17, 2012, atSt. Elizabeth Florence.

Her daughter, Jeannie Setser,and granddaughter, CrystalSetser, died previously.

Survivors include her daugh-ter, Dolores Trusty of Las Vegas;sons, Jerry Setser of Covingtonand Zachary Langdon of Critten-den; 10 grandchildren; and eightgreat-grandchildren.

Harry Saffell Sr.Harry Lee Saffell Sr., 67, of

Verona, died Dec. 20, 2012, at hisresidence.

He was a retired mine electri-cian and mechanic, and an Armyveteran of the VietnamWar.

His wife, Ida OchsenbineSaffell, and a grandchild, Wil-liamWalter Cody Saffell, diedpreviously.

Survivors include his children,Harry Lee Saffell Jr. of Latonia,Chuck Saffell of Glencoe, HelenSaffell of Walton, Brian Saffell ofSparta, Terry Saffell of Burling-ton and Lisa Griffin Liebenderferof Walton; brother, CharlesSaffell of Beallsville, Ohio; sister,Alice St. Clair of Verona; 14grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

Burial was in ArmstrongCemetery in Armstrongs Mills,Ohio.

Esther TheissenEsther Ann Theissen, 88, of

Crestview Hills, died Dec. 21,2012, at her residence.

She was a retired Realtor withCentury 21 and a homemaker.She belonged to the GemmaGuild, was a preschool religioneducation teacher, and a 1942graduate of Our Lady of LaSa-lette Academy.

Her husband, James P. Theis-sen, and two sons, Jimmy and

Billy Theissen, died previously.Survivors include her daugh-

ters, Mary Lou Lemker of Crest-view Hills and Terry Lubrecht ofEdgewood; sons, Steve Theissenof Crescent Springs and JohnTheissen of Fort Mitchell; sister,Jeanette Dickerson of Florida;nine grandchildren; and threegreat-grandchildren.

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

Memorials: St. Jude Children’sResearch Hospital, 501 St. JudePlace Memphis, TN 38105 or thePassionist Nuns, 1151DonaldsonHighway Erlanger, KY 41018.

Elsie ZeidlerElsie May Zeidler, 92, of

Elsmere, formerly of Petersburg,died Dec. 19, 2012, at St. Eliza-beth Edgewood.

She was a cosmetologist andthe retired owner of E2 Hair-styles of Latonia, a member ofImmanuel United MethodistChurch of Lakeside Park, sheenjoyed reading her Bible andcrocheting.

Her husband, William R.Zeidler, and a son, NormanMonte Zeidler, died previously.Survivors include her daughter,Debbie Bode of Crestview Hills;brother, Robert Moore and asister, Dorothy Jenkins both ofCovington; and four grand-children.

Burial was in PetersburgCemetery.

Memorials: Elzie ZeidlerMemorial Fund, Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, 917 MainSt., Covington, KY 41011.

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Question: I recentlymoved to the NorthernKen-tucky area from out east. Whattips can you giveme for suc-cessful tree, lawn and gardencare in this area?

Answer:This is a chancefor you to “wipe the slateclean” of past gardeningmis-takes, learn in the present andcreate a future of successfulgardening and landscaping inNorthernKentucky! Here are“5 Gardener’s Resolutions toLive By.”

1. I will NOT prune trees orshrubs in the fall, since this isa harmful practice whichleads tomore winter damage.IWILL prune spring-bloomingornamental trees and shrubswithin twoweeks after theirflowers drop off in the spring.I will prune true pines in June,but other evergreens likespruce, juniper, fir, arborvitaeand yews in earlyMarch,alongwith summer-bloomingtrees and shrubs (like Rose-of-Sharon, Annabelle HydrangeaandGoldenraintree).

2. When I do prune trees, Iwill NOT leave branch stubs, Iwill not top trees or pay some-one else to top them, and I willnot apply “pruning paint” or“wound dressing” to cut sur-faces, since these practiceslead to weaker branch attach-ment, internal wood and trunkdecay, sunscald, frost cracks,poor wound closure, and in-creased tree disease and in-sect attack in future years,greatly shortening the life ofthe tree. IWILLmake properpruning cuts, just outside the“branch collar” (swellingwhere a branch attaches), orwill hire an I.S.A. Certifiedarborist to do the pruning for

me.3. I will NOTmulch to a

depth greater than 3 inchesaround trees (smothers theroots), andwill not do “volcanomulching” or even let themulch touch the trunk oftrees, since that leads to barkdecay and vole damage to thebark.

4. I will NOT try to stopmoles using grub controlchemicals, poison peanuts,broken glass, chewing gum,

exhaust gas orspinningwind-mills, sincenone of thesemethods work.IWILL usemole traps, setfrom 4-6 p.m.,or usemolerepellents likeMole-Med orMole-Exit, oruse provenproducts such

as TomCatMole Killer withTalpirid.

5. I will NOT apply lime orwood ashes tomy garden,lawn or landscape unless Iknow the soil pH is too low,since these products bothraise the soil pH and canmakesome nutrients unavailable tothe plant at high pH levels. IWILL utilize the free soil test-ing services ofmy local North-ern Kentucky Extension Ser-vice office to find out whetheror not I need to add lime, sul-fur, phosphorus or potassium.

If youwill follow theseguidelines in 2013, you andyour landscapewill be off to agood start.

Mike Klahr is the Boone Countyextension agent for horticulture.

Resolutions forthe gardener

MikeKlahrHORTICULTURECONCERNS

With post-holiday bills arriv-ing, many of us wish we couldfindmoneywe lost, forgot aboutor didn’t knowwe had. Findinglost valuables, such as insurancepolicies and unclaimedmoney orproperty is easier than youmight think.

The Kentucky State Treasuryhasmore than $150million inunclaimed property andmoney.Banks, insurance companies andother financial entities turn thismoney over to the treasury whenthey cannot locate the owners.You can search for any un-claimed valuables on the Ken-tucky State Treasury’s website,www.kytreasury.com. Theweb-site has information about how toclaim any lost property that youmay find. If you have no Internetaccess, you can request a searchby contacting the treasury at1-800-465-4722. If you have livedin other states, you will want tocheck in each of those states, too.

If you think youmay haveunclaimed valuables in anotherstate or have an unclaimed taxrefund from the federal govern-

ment, you can search for thatmoney on eithermissingmoney.com orwww.unclaimed.org. These freesites can connect youwith thestate and national organizationsholding unclaimed property.

When using thesesites, be sure tolook for all varia-tions of yourname.

Insurancecompanies oftenhavemany un-claimed life in-surance policiesbecause the bene-ficiaries do notknow the policiesexist. Insurance

companies are not obligated toturn this money over to a gov-ernment agency unless theyknow the policyholder is de-ceased. Unfortunately, no nation-al database exists to keep trackof unclaimed life insurancepolicies.

You can find out about wheth-er you’re listed as a beneficiary

on a life insurance policy bygoing through the deceasedperson’s paperwork to look forany insurance policies or trans-actions, such as a statement, billor interest paid on a recent taxreturn. Speakwith the deceasedperson’s financial advisers andemployers to determine if theyhad any knowledge of any lifeinsurance policies that the per-sonmay have had. Check thedeceased individual’s mail for upto a year for any policy state-ment or bill.

Whether you decide to lookfor lost property or not, youmaybe contacted by someonewhowants to help you find lost mon-ey for a fee or a percentage ofthe lost property. These “moneyfinders” are not illegal, but theservices they provide are thingsyou can find on your own forfree with just a little effort andtime.

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

Here are tips for findingmoney in surprising places

DianeMasonEXTENSIONNOTES

COMMUNITYMEMBERS HONOREDThe Simon Kenton Chapter of Sonsof the American Revolutionpresented their community serviceawards at their Thanksgiving andVeterans Day Luncheon in Erlanger.Pictured are Ray Murphy, therecipient of the Law EnforcementCommendation Medal for his servicein Covington, Ludlow and KentonCounty; Tony Lauman, recipient ofthe Emergency Medical ServicesAward for his dedication and effortson behalf of Boone County; andChris Fryman, recipient of the FireService Commendation Medal for hisservice on the Covington FireDepartment. THANKS TO GEIMEIER

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