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Follow Recorder staff on Twitter twitter.com/SSalmonsNKY (Stephanie Salmons) twitter.com/duketellsnews (Justin Duke) twitter.com/RecorderWeber (James Weber) F LORENCE F LORENCE RECORDER 50¢ THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2011 BECAUSE COMMUNITY MATTERS Your Community Recorder newspaper serving Florence and Union News .......................... 283-0404 Retail advertising ......... 513-768-8196 Classified advertising ......... 283-7290 Delivery ........................ 781-4421 See page A2 for additional information Contact us Yearlings celebrates 25 years It’s a party 25 years in the making. The Yearlings, who are celebrating their 25th year, trace their roots back to the Spiral Stakes when they were called the Spiral Festi- val Auxiliary. After the festival disbanded in 1991, the ladies of the club decid- ed to rename themselves the Yearlings. Over the years the group has focused on helping charities and giving scholarships. To date, the club has given away nearly $760,000. Life, B1 Library seeks ‘37 flood photos Boone County Public Library is seeking accounts of the 1937 flood from Boone residents. The flood’s 75th anniversary is Janu- ary 2012. Those with first-person mem- ories or anecdotes shared by relatives are asked to contact Bridget Striker, local history coordinator, at 859-342-2665, ext. 8131. The library seeks pho- tographs of the flooding as well. “Many people in the county may have inherited photographs from the flood,” said Thomas Schiffer of Gunpowder Road, who’s compiling local history items for the flood anniversary. Those with flood photo- graphs may bring them to the Main library branch in Burling- ton where the staff will digitize photos and promptly return them to the owner. Schiffer said those with photographs may also call him at 859-371-7778 to make other arrangements. BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT B1 The Corefit Pilates team helps a customer go through her routine. Brad Shipe Financial Advisor 8160 Dream Street Florence, KY 41042 859-282-7040 www.edwardjones.com Member SIPC IF YOU’RE NOT AT YOUR LAST JOB, YOUR 401(k) SHOULDN’T BE EITHER. CE-0000457432 Florence could refund bonds FLORENCE — Attractive in- terest rates have Florence look- ing to save money on its old bonds. Bond rates dropped recently, and Florence wanted to refund $3.1 million in bonds that were used to purchase the land the Florence Freedom sits on in or- der to save about $243,000. “Unfortunately, everyone else had the same idea,” said Fi- nance Director Linda Chapman. Municipalities around the country jumped in to refund their bonds and made the sav- ings less attractive. Florence doesn’t refund bonds unless there is at least 5 percent savings, and when the process started, the city was looking at a 6.25 percent sav- ings. “The savings isn’t there any more,” Chapman said. The problem stemmed from the amount of time it takes for Chapman to be authorized to re- fund the bonds, due to the re- quirement of an ordinance to be passed. “It’s more of a timing issue,” she said. To prevent the city from re- acting too slowly, a proactive approach is now being taken. City Council passed the first reading of an ordinance autho- rizing the refunding of the bonds. The ordinance is good for 90 days and will allow the bonds to be refunded much quicker, so attractive rates aren’t missed. “We are now ready when the market becomes favorable,” said Mayor Diane Whalen. The move doesn’t cost Flor- ence any money unless the re- funding actually happens, Chapman said. “We may never sell them,” she said. By Justin B. Duke [email protected] Vol. 17 No. 6 © 2011 The Community Recorder ALL RIGHTS RESERVED There’s a line between owning a lot of pets and hoarding ani- mals. “In my opinion, that line is when you can’t take care of them,” said Susan Fessler, a Boone County animal control of- ficer and president of the Ken- tucky Animal Care and Control Association. The American Society for Pre- vention of Cruelty to Animals was present at a conference host- ed by the KACCA Oct. 20-21 to help animal control officers ad- dress animal hoarding and inves- tigate organized animal fighting activities in their communities. Fessler said she’s not sure if local animal hoarding cases are becoming more prevalent or if more people are just starting to notice and notify authorities. The issue is coming more into the spotlight because of different programs on television channels like Animal Planet, she said. This year, there was one hoarding case in Boone County where a woman had too many dogs, Fessler said. “We actually had been there a couple of times in the past year,” she said, but the matter got to a point where the owners couldn’t take care of the animals and ani- mal control had to step in. Tim Rickey, senior director of the ASPCA’s field investigations and response team, said animal hoarding is “probably the most prevalent form of abuse we deal with.” The conference was a great opportunity to help local organi- zations recognize issues such as puppy mills and animal hoarding exist locally, he said. “My feeling is the problem has always existed,” Rickey said. Hoarding has been an issue “for a long time,” but is better known to- day, he said. Hoarding is a psychological disorder and an uncontrollable impulse, Rickey said. The ASPCA was participating in a few workshops at the KACCA conference – including an over- view of his program so animal control officers in the state un- derstand the resources available and one focusing on the psycho- logical aspect of hoarding. “I think it’s a great opportuni- ty to really raise the level of awareness to help animal control officers,” Rickey said. “I think that will really pay off at the local level.” Boone County residents who suspect animal abuse should con- tact the Boone County Animal Shelter at 859-586-5285. For more about your commu- nity, visit www.NKY.com/boone- county. Conference addresses animal hoarding By Stephanie Salmons [email protected] UNION — If you go to a session of the Gunpowder Creek Acous- tic Society, don’t expect a con- cert, the organization’s founder Tom Ross said. The casual setting features people who will lead the group in song and “people can play along, sing along and have a good time,” he said. Ross and his wife, Kathy, have a son who lives in Colorado Springs, Colo., where acoustic music is “popular and prevalent,” Ross said. A lot of communities around there have acoustic soci- eties, he said. Because they have friends and family members who are “play- ers,” Ross said several years ago he thought “let’s do something like that.” Named after the creek that runs near his Union home, Ross said the group created a song book and played at family gather- ings. It was around this time last year Ross began talking with his son-in-law Brandon Faris about opening up sessions to the public, he said. In addition to Tom and Kathy Ross and Faris, other original members include their daughter, Rachel Faris, Eric Faris, Mark Faris and “roadie” Jim Volz. The first gathering was in Jan- uary and had more than 100 peo- ple in attendance, Ross said. They then found the Union Community Building was avail- able and have held sessions in April, August and October. “Each time we’ve had more and more people,” Ross said. The next, and final, session of the year will be 4-7 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 6, at the Union Community Building, 10087 Old Union Road. Players of all skill levels are invited to bring their stringed acoustic instruments to play and should plan to get there around 3:15 p.m to set up. Those interested in playing should bring their own music stand. The songbook can be found online at www.gunpowdercree- k.org. Listeners should bring their own chairs and can bring coolers with snacks and drinks and can bring a non-refrigerated snack to share with the group. The event is free, but a dona- tion jar will be available. “It’s a great opportunity to meet other musicians or play,” Ross said. The group will now officially partner with the city of Union. “We see this as maybe becom- ing a (group) that’s an important part of the community,” Ross said. “Not just the musical com- munity, but the community at large.” The group has proven they’re bringing a “quality event” to the area, Union city events coordina- tor Karen Franxman said. “It’s just really, really neat to see what they’re doing and we’re excited about the fact they want to do it here in our city of Union,” she said. Acoustic society a hit for pickers By Stephanie Salmons [email protected] Kathy Ross plays her autoharp at a previous session of the Gunpowder Creek Acoustic Society. The group's final session of the year will be held Nov. 6. THANKS TO TOM ROSS. Musicians play at a previous session of the Gunpowder Creek Acoustic Society. THANKS TO TOM ROSS

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Yearlingscelebrates 25years

It’s a party 25 years in themaking. The Yearlings, who arecelebrating their 25th year, tracetheir roots backto the SpiralStakes whenthey were calledthe Spiral Festi-val Auxiliary.After the festival disbanded in1991, the ladies of the club decid-ed to rename themselves theYearlings. Over the years thegroup has focused on helpingcharities and giving scholarships.To date, the club has given awaynearly $760,000.

Life, B1

Library seeks

‘37 flood photosBoone County Public Library

is seeking accounts of the 1937flood from Boone residents. Theflood’s 75th anniversary is Janu-ary 2012.

Those with first-person mem-ories or anecdotes shared byrelatives are asked to contactBridget Striker, local historycoordinator, at 859-342-2665,ext. 8131. The library seeks pho-tographs of the flooding as well.

“Many people in the countymay have inherited photographsfrom the flood,” said ThomasSchiffer of Gunpowder Road,who’s compiling local historyitems for the flood anniversary.

Those with flood photo-graphs may bring them to theMain library branch in Burling-ton where the staff will digitizephotos and promptly returnthem to the owner. Schiffer saidthose with photographs mayalso call him at 859-371-7778 tomake other arrangements.

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Florence could refund bondsFLORENCE — Attractive in-

terest rates have Florence look-ing to save money on its oldbonds.

Bond rates dropped recently,and Florence wanted to refund$3.1 million in bonds that wereused to purchase the land theFlorence Freedom sits on in or-der to save about $243,000.

“Unfortunately, everyone

else had the same idea,” said Fi-nance Director Linda Chapman.

Municipalities around thecountry jumped in to refundtheir bonds and made the sav-ings less attractive.

Florence doesn’t refundbonds unless there is at least 5percent savings, and when theprocess started, the city waslooking at a 6.25 percent sav-ings.

“The savings isn’t there anymore,” Chapman said.

The problem stemmed fromthe amount of time it takes forChapman to be authorized to re-fund the bonds, due to the re-quirement of an ordinance to bepassed.

“It’s more of a timing issue,”she said.

To prevent the city from re-acting too slowly, a proactiveapproach is now being taken.

City Council passed the firstreading of an ordinance autho-rizing the refunding of the

bonds. The ordinance is goodfor 90 days and will allow thebonds to be refunded muchquicker, so attractive ratesaren’t missed.

“We are now ready when themarket becomes favorable,”said Mayor Diane Whalen.

The move doesn’t cost Flor-ence any money unless the re-funding actually happens,Chapman said.

“We may never sell them,”she said.

By Justin B. [email protected]

Vol. 17 No. 6© 2011 The Community Recorder

ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

There’s a line between owninga lot of pets and hoarding ani-mals.

“In my opinion, that line iswhen you can’t take care ofthem,” said Susan Fessler, aBoone County animal control of-ficer and president of the Ken-tucky Animal Care and ControlAssociation.

The American Society for Pre-vention of Cruelty to Animalswas present at a conference host-ed by the KACCA Oct. 20-21 tohelp animal control officers ad-dress animal hoarding and inves-tigate organized animal fighting

activities in their communities.Fessler said she’s not sure if

local animal hoarding cases arebecoming more prevalent or ifmore people are just starting tonotice and notify authorities.

The issue is coming more intothe spotlight because of differentprograms on television channelslike Animal Planet, she said.

This year, there was onehoarding case in Boone Countywhere a woman had too manydogs, Fessler said.

“We actually had been there acouple of times in the past year,”she said, but the matter got to apoint where the owners couldn’ttake care of the animals and ani-mal control had to step in.

Tim Rickey, senior director ofthe ASPCA’s field investigationsand response team, said animalhoarding is “probably the mostprevalent form of abuse we dealwith.”

The conference was a greatopportunity to help local organi-zations recognize issues such aspuppy mills and animal hoardingexist locally, he said.

“My feeling is the problem hasalways existed,” Rickey said.Hoarding has been an issue “for along time,” but is better known to-day, he said.

Hoarding is a psychologicaldisorder and an uncontrollableimpulse, Rickey said.

The ASPCA was participating

in a few workshops at the KACCAconference – including an over-view of his program so animalcontrol officers in the state un-derstand the resources availableand one focusing on the psycho-logical aspect of hoarding.

“I think it’s a great opportuni-ty to really raise the level ofawareness to help animal controlofficers,” Rickey said. “I thinkthat will really pay off at the locallevel.”

Boone County residents whosuspect animal abuse should con-tact the Boone County AnimalShelter at 859-586-5285.

For more about your commu-nity, visit www.NKY.com/boone-county.

Conference addresses animal hoardingBy Stephanie [email protected]

UNION — If you go to a sessionof the Gunpowder Creek Acous-tic Society, don’t expect a con-cert, the organization’s founderTom Ross said.

The casual setting featurespeople who will lead the group insong and “people can play along,sing along and have a good time,”he said.

Ross and his wife, Kathy, havea son who lives in ColoradoSprings, Colo., where acousticmusic is “popular and prevalent,”Ross said. A lot of communitiesaround there have acoustic soci-eties, he said.

Because they have friends andfamily members who are “play-ers,” Ross said several years agohe thought “let’s do somethinglike that.”

Named after the creek thatruns near his Union home, Rosssaid the group created a songbook and played at family gather-ings.

It was around this time lastyear Ross began talking with hisson-in-law Brandon Faris aboutopening up sessions to the public,he said.

In addition to Tom and KathyRoss and Faris, other originalmembers include their daughter,Rachel Faris, Eric Faris, MarkFaris and “roadie” Jim Volz.

The first gathering was in Jan-uary and had more than 100 peo-ple in attendance, Ross said.

They then found the UnionCommunity Building was avail-able and have held sessions in

April, August and October.“Each time we’ve had more

and more people,” Ross said.The next, and final, session of

the year will be 4-7 p.m. Sunday,Nov. 6, at the Union CommunityBuilding, 10087 Old Union Road.

Players of all skill levels areinvited to bring their stringedacoustic instruments to play andshould plan to get there around3:15 p.m to set up.

Those interested in playingshould bring their own musicstand. The songbook can be foundonline at www.gunpowdercree-k.org.

Listeners should bring theirown chairs and can bring coolerswith snacks and drinks and canbring a non-refrigerated snack toshare with the group.

The event is free, but a dona-tion jar will be available.

“It’s a great opportunity tomeet other musicians or play,”Ross said.

The group will now officiallypartner with the city of Union.

“We see this as maybe becom-ing a (group) that’s an importantpart of the community,” Rosssaid. “Not just the musical com-munity, but the community atlarge.”

The group has proven they’rebringing a “quality event” to thearea, Union city events coordina-tor Karen Franxman said.

“It’s just really, really neat tosee what they’re doing and we’reexcited about the fact they wantto do it here in our city of Union,”she said.

Acoustic society a hit for pickersBy Stephanie [email protected]

Kathy Ross plays her autoharp at a previous session of the GunpowderCreek Acoustic Society. The group's final session of the year will beheld Nov. 6. THANKS TO TOM ROSS.

Musicians play at a previous session of the Gunpowder Creek AcousticSociety. THANKS TO TOM ROSS

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The Boone County Fis-cal Court unanimously ap-proved Oct. 4 a resolutionselecting Strand Asso-ciates as the preferredfirm for the appraisal, ne-gotiation and relocationservices for the Gunpow-der Creek land preserva-tion project.

This comes as part of apreviously awarded$400,140 grant from theFederal Highway Admini-stration to buy around 80acres of land with accessto Gunpowder Creek fromLes and Claudine Simp-son.

The grant required a 20percent match, $100,135,which would be coveredby the Boone Conservan-cy.

“The county did nothave the funding for ac-quiring this property onits own, (so officials)sought assistance in thepast and in 2009, thosefunds were awarded,” saidgovernment and commu-nity relations coordinator

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lars are being used, theUniform Relocation Actmust be followed, he said.

The act, a federal lawrequiring certain stan-dards when federal dol-lars are used to acquireproperty, is often used inmuch larger transporta-tion or federally fundedprojects, Howard said.

“In order to complywith the Uniform Reloca-tion Act, the county soughtthe assistance of consult-ing firms that specialize inacquisition of property,”he said.

According to Howard,the firm will appraise theproperty and negotiatewith the property owner.If an agreement on price ismade, then the firm willhandle acquisition and re-location of property own-ers, he said.

Acquisition will onlyhappen if all parties cancome to a “mutuallyagreed upon price,” How-ard said.

“If they’re still willingto sell at a price set by anappraiser, then we’ll moveforward pending FiscalCourt approval,” he said.

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executive Gary Mooresaid various parcels inthat area have been ac-quired by partneringagencies to preserve thissection of GunpowderCreek Valley.

“This has been a visionfor the county to preservethis section of the Gun-powder watershed,”Moore said.

When he first took of-fice, the amount of acre-age being developed eachyear “was substantial,” hesaid. “There was a greatconcern about balancingdevelopment with con-serving some green spacein the county,” he said.

The county has ac-quired parcels in the Gun-powder Creek Valley overthe last several decades,including the GunpowderCreek Nature Park and theGunpowder Valley NaturePreserve, Howard said.

The intention is only toacquire the land at thisstage, he said.

Commissioners willconsider a contract withStrand Associates at a fu-ture meeting.

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County names firm forGunpowder projectBy Stephanie [email protected]

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NOVEMBER 3, 2011 • FLORENCE-UNION RECORDER • A3NEWS

A Degree of Difference Since 1886

Recently, we wrote to you about misinformation Attorney General Jack Conway saidabout National College’s default rate. He quoted an unofficial, uncorrected trial rate ofover 28%, while ignoring the official Department of Education rate of just 7.95%-which was actually lower than most of Kentucky’s public colleges.

Mr. Conway has also claimed to be concerned about the cost of education to thepublic. In a news release he stated, “While education is vital to our citizens, it mustoffer legitimate value in relation to its cost.” Additionally, in an editorial in the Courier-Journal, he challenged career college leaders to help “…ensure the proper utilizationof taxpayer dollars in higher education.”

While the politically inspired rhetoric is provocative, research and the factsclearly show that career colleges provide exceptional value to the taxpayer andcost the taxpayer far less than public colleges.

A national study* by former Clinton administration official and economic advisorRobert Shapiro–released a few months before Mr. Conway went on his witch huntagainst career colleges–documents that public colleges cost the taxpayer 45%more per enrolled student than career colleges.

A more recent report on“The Contributions ofCareer Colleges to theKentucky Economy”**by Chmura Economics& Analytics found thatcareer colleges aremore cost-effectivethan public institutionsin graduating students.As the accompanyingchart illustrates, it coststaxpayers $20,803 pergraduate at a publicinstitution compared tojust $4,975 at careercolleges in Kentucky.

Why are career colleges such an efficient investment of taxpayer resources? In ourarea of primary focus–short-term programs and degrees designed to give studentsmarketable workforce skills–our students are two-and-a-half times more likely tograduate. When looking at students pursuing four-year degrees, our students aremore likely to graduate than students attending a government-subsidized college.

And those non-graduating dropouts from the publiccolleges cost taxpayer dollars! Indeed, as documentedin a recent study from the American Institutes for Research,“The Hidden Costs of Community Colleges,”*** nearly $1 billionin taxpayer funds–including $37 million right here in Kentucky–are wasted annually due to community college dropouts.

Who’s responsible for this state of affairs at public colleges? Many could share theblame; but, in the 2011 Kentucky Candidate Information Survey, Mr. Conway statesthat earlier in his career, “I helped write higher education reform laws.” Well, thankyou, Mr. Conway, for your help!

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Mr. Conway’s public denouncement ofour schools, often using inaccurateinformation, is damaging to ourstudents and the degrees they haveworked hard to receive. Simply put,Mr. Conway is wrong and he ishurting the job prospects of hardworking Kentuckians.

At National College, we work hard tosupport our students’ efforts. We areproud of them, and the successesthey have achieved for the past 125years. They are mature, sincere abouttheir education, working hard to achieve more for their families and themselves, costthe taxpayer less than if they graduated from a public college, and will ultimately bepaying more in taxes back to Kentucky.

We thank our dedicated staff and faculty for their efforts to help our students achievetheir goals. And we thank you for your continued support. We invite you to visit ourcampuses at any time.

Sincerely,

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studying potential con-solidations of 911 servicein Northern Kentucky issplitting into two differ-ent conversations sur-rounding dispatch centersand radio technology im-provements for first re-sponders.

The latest developmentof the ongoing discussionabout 911 emergency com-munications betweenCampbell, Boone and Ken-ton counties is in terms ofstructure, said CampbellCounty AdministratorRobert Horine at the Oct.25 Campbell County Fis-cal Court Mayor’s meetingin Newport. The threecounty judge-executivesstarted publicly discuss-ing potential 911 serviceconsolidation in January.

Fire and police offi-cials are being asked whatthey think of switching toa new digital trunk com-munication system allow-ing for easier cross-agen-cy communications, Ho-rine said. The point of aOct. 27 meeting in KentonCounty with fire, policeand dispatch officials wasto ask them if it is a tech-nology they want to pur-sue because they would bemost affected, he said.

“We’re sort of looking

for the first respondercommunity to lead the ef-fort,” Horine said.

A third discussion ele-ment of looking into thefunding issues, will re-main at the county fiscalcourt level, he said.

Dale Edmondson, exec-utive director of theCampbell County Consoli-dated Dispatch Center,and Jim Staverman, direc-tor of Boone County’s Pub-lic Safety Communica-tions Center, were ap-pointed chair of a commit-tee tasked with learningmore about the trunk ra-dio system technology atthe Oct. 27 meeting, saidCampbell County PoliceDepartment Chief KeithHill, who also attended themeeting.

The Northern Ken-tucky police and fire asso-ciations will ask theirmembers what technologythey need, and explorewhat functions differentradio systems will andwon’t perform, Hill said.

Suggestions from thepolice and fire associationcommittees will be takento the judge-executives tosay “hey this is what weneed to study,” Hill said.

Regionally, Cincinnati,Louisville and Lexingtonhave already made theswitch to trunk systems,Edmondson said.

Right now, Northern

Kentucky fire and policecan and do communicateacross state, county anddistrict lines in some lim-ited capacities with thesystems they alreadyhave, he said.

“It doesn’t happen easi-ly now at all,” Edmondsonsaid.

With trunk radio sys-tems emergency respond-ers would be able to talkwith anyone on the samesystem including Cincin-nati, Lexington or Louis-ville, he said.

The conversation abouttrunk systems, is separatefrom a switch required bythe federal government tonarrow-banding radiotechnology by the start of2013, Edmondson said. AllNorthern Kentucky policeand fire departments areon track to implement nar-row-banding require-ments by the deadline, hesaid.

For now, Northern Ken-tucky’s emergency re-sponders are in an educa-tion phase about trunksystems and asking ques-tions, Edmondson said.

“How does it work,what’s it mean, we’re verymuch into the learningphase,” he said.

It’s obvious there is aneed to find the best wayof dispatching in the fu-ture for all three counties,but it’s still very early in

the process, said CentralCampbell Fire DistrictChief Gerald Sandfoss.Central Campbell pro-vides fire service to areas

including Cold Spring,Highland Heights andNorthern Kentucky Uni-versity.

“It’s going to be a big

study I think, and a lot oftime,” Sandfoss said.“But, I think they’re justgetting things off theground.”

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ing contract work for San-itation District No. 1 wasfatally injured the morningof Oct. 21in an explosion in-side a manhole.

Two men were workingin the manhole behind a

home in the 8700 block ofSky View Drive about 10:15a.m. when piece of equip-ment used to test seals on asewer pipe failed, saidFlorence Fire Chief MarcMuench.

The man suffered a fa-tal head injury. The otherworker was only slightlyinjured and was able tofree himself from the hole.He called 911.

Firefighters called forthe Northern KentuckyTechnical Rescue Team.Firefighters went into thehole and determined thatthe man was deceased.

“From that point on, itturned into a recovery op-eration,” Muench said.

The man’s body was re-moved from the hole abouttwo hours after the initialexplosion.

The workers were partof a larger crew workingon installing a new sewerline along GunpowderCreek. The manhole wasabout 10 feet from thecreek next to a raised man-hole.

The men were inside thefour-and-half-foot-widepipe using a rubber blad-der pressurized with air to

test the seams in the pipe,Muench said.

“That rubber bladderevidently gave away,” hesaid. “So I’m sure therewas a loud sound of an ex-plosion.”

The man’s name was notreleased Oct. 21. The manwas working for LawrenceConstruction, which hadcontracted with the dis-trict to replace an existingsewer pipe along the creek,said Chris Novak, SD1 dep-uty executive director.

The men were workingon a section of 54-inch pipe,he said.

The project is part ofthe collection system forthe new Western RegionalWater Reclamation Facili-ty scheduled to open inwestern Boone County2013. The $230.6 millionproject includes the treat-ment plant and a six-mileunderground sewage tun-nel. When the facilityopens it will process an av-erage daily flow of 20 mil-lion gallons.

The pipe where the

worker was killed willeventually connect to theunderground sewage tun-nel.

No one at Walton-basedLawrence Constructionwas available for commentOct. 21, said a woman whoanswered the phone at thecompany.

Both Novak andMuench said the investiga-tion will be handled by theOccupational Safety andHealth Administration.

By Brenna R. [email protected]

The unemploymentrate in the eight-countyNorthern Kentucky areafell to 8.9 percent in Sep-tember from 9.9 percentlast year.

The jobless rates fell in72 Kentucky counties inSeptember, according tothe Kentucky Office ofEmployment and Training.

The agency reportedOct. 27 that jobless ratesincreased in 43 countiesand stayed the same in

five.The jobless rate fell in

Boone, Kenton and Camp-bell counties and all otherNorthern Kentucky coun-ties, when compared toSeptember 2010. The coun-ty jobless rates wereslightly higher than thoserecorded in August 2011.Gallatin County, where thejobless rate went from 9.2percent in August to 9.1percent in September, wasthe one exception.

Area unemployment falls

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SCHOOLSSCHOOLSACHIEVEMENTS | NEWS | ACTIVITIES | HONORS CommunityPress.com

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

UNION — After morethan 20 years as a schooladministrator, Tom Hum-mel knows a good studentis a well-rounded student.

To the Gray MiddleSchool principal, educa-tion is not all about “thethree Rs,” or exposure tothe arts and humanities orextracurricular activities- it’s a combination of all ofthose.

“My father always en-couraged me to be eclec-tic,” said Hummel, of Ed-gewood. “I’m a seasonticket holder for the (Cin-cinnati) Bengals, but I amjust as happy to visit theAronoff (Center for theArts) to see a play.

“Having diverse inter-ests and skills, and open-ing yourself up to new ex-periences, makes you awell-rounded individual -and I want that for my stu-dents.”

Aside from academics -and extracurricular offer-ings that include archeryand wrestling - Hummelensures Gray students areregularly exposed to thearts. He invites opera stu-dents from the Universityof Cincinnati College-Con-servatory of Music to per-form for all grade levelsannually, and organizes anannual visit from theDancing Wheels Company,a Cleveland-based, profes-sional dance companyuniting the talents of danc-ers both with and without

disabilities. Gray also hasan abundance of arts andhumanities course offer-ings, including dance, dra-ma and art.

Classical music is also astaple in Hummel’s office.

“It’s always on, so whenstudents come to see me,they hear it whether theylike it or not,” he jokes.

Hummel is a big sup-porter of the school’s mu-sic program, which in-cludes about 400 studentsout of Gray’s 1,000-studentpopulation.

“We have a very activeprogram,” Hummel said ofGray’s music program,which includes its 350-member band and 50-member chorus. “Our stu-dents have performed allover and have received a

number of accolades.“Having more than a

third of our students in-volved in music is a greatthing.”

Hummel recently re-ceived accolades as well -he was just named theKentucky Music Educa-tors Association Adminis-trator of the Year for theNorthern Kentucky re-gion, or District 6, for hissupport of arts education.He was nominated byGray’s band director BillKidwell and choir directorDiana Kozar.

“Arts education is notan afterthought for him;he supports every courseequally,” said Kidwell,who has led Gray’s bandfor the past 10 years. “As ateacher of the arts, that’s

refreshing.“When you look at our

students’ state test scores,it’s obvious that it is reallyworking.”

For winning the region-al award, Hummel is nowin the running for the stateaward, which is given inFebruary at the KentuckyMusic Educators Associa-tion annual conference inLouisville.

Hummel started histeaching career in the late1960s at Newport CentralCatholic High School. Hewent on to teach and coachfootball at Moeller HighSchool and CampbellCounty High School, be-fore going to Boone Coun-ty Schools, where heserved as an administratorfor a few schools in the dis-

trict. He’s been at Gray forthe past 17 years.

He and his wife, Debra,raised four children herein Northern Kentucky. Thecouple has six grandchil-dren and another is due toarrive later this year.

While he doesn’t takemuch credit for his stu-dents’ success, Hummel isquick to point out their ac-complishments - and givecredit to Gray’s parentsand teachers.

“We just had an Octoberconcert for the sixth-grade band, and youshould see how far they’vecome - they were great,”he said. “We have a 1,100-seat gym, and it waspacked.

“It’s that participationthat makes it even better.”

Gray principal encourages the artsBy Sarah HardeeContributor

SCRAPBOOKING

Eusebia Silva and Nacy Delasancha learn how to create family scrapbooks at Collins Elementary's BornLearning Academy (BLA). Parents who attend BLA learn ways they can help children begin the learningprocess early in life.

“Fantastic Journeys ThroughLiterature,” the 16th annual OhioKentucky Indiana Children’s Lit-erature Conference, will takeplace Saturday, Nov. 5, at Thom-as More College in CrestviewHills.

Keynote speakers will be In-grid Law, whose middle-gradenovel “SAVVY” was a NewberyHonor Book in 2009, and KeikoKasza, winner of the 1989 Ken-tucky Bluegrass Award and writ-er and illustrator of many otheraward-winning picture books.

The full-day conference willinclude a wide variety of work-shops useful to teachers, writers,librarians, illustrators and par-ents on subjects such as “Fantas-tic Flannel Boards,” “UsingBooks as Bibliotherapy,” “Writ-ing for the School-Library/Edu-cational Market,” “LiteratureAcross the Curriculum,” “MockCaldecott and Newbery Awards”and “Drop Everything andWrite!”

There will be presentationson the latest in picture books,middle grade and young adult lit-erature.

The conference will offer a

manuscript critique option andwriters’ workshop conducted byCincinnati author and former In-stitute of Children’s Literatureinstructor Linda LeopoldStrauss.

The 2011 conference is spon-sored by the Dearborn High-lands Arts Council and KentuckyHumanities Council in coopera-tion with the Blue Marble BookStore, Boone County Public Li-brary, Clermont County PublicLibrary, Kenton County PublicLibrary, Madeira City Schools,Northern Kentucky University,Thomas More College, Univer-sity of Cincinnati and XavierUniversity.

The conference will begin at 8a.m. and end at 4 p.m. Registra-tion fee (which includes a conti-nental breakfast, lunch, and reg-istration packet) is $85; studentregistrations (full-time studentswith ID) are $35.

Manuscript critiques areavailable for an additional fee.Registration and additional in-formation are available at http://oki.nku.edu or by contacting Jen-nifer Smith at 859-572-6620 [email protected].

Children’s literatureconference is Nov. 5

FLORENCE — Manufacturersin Northern Kentucky say theyneed more graduates from theCenter for Advanced Manufac-turing at Gateway Community &Technical College.

Slightly more than a year afterGateway opened the $28.5 millionbuilding on its campus off Mt.Zion Road, it’s producing about115 manufacturing technologygraduates a year, but even Gate-way officials acknowledge thatlocal manufacturers probablyneed 300 or more every year.

“We need to be able to creategraduates,” Gateway PresidentEd Hughes said. “We’re movingas fast as we can.”

Trouble finding enoughtrained welders and machinistshas machine tool maker Mazaklooking at options for expansionboth here and around the world.

Mike Vogt, vice president forhuman resources, said the com-pany has started a boot campwhere employees take a nine-week course at Gateway, withmost of the cost from state work-er training funds.

“Gateway has come to manu-facturers and said, ‘Tell us whatwe need to do,’” Vogt said. “Butyou have to go recruit. You haveto market yourself. It’s a good fa-cility. The problem is that we

need to see it full.“That’s a little bit of the frus-

tration out there in the manufac-turing community,” Vogt added.“We’re saying, ‘Man, you need tofill those classrooms.’”

Hughes said the center still isramping up to full capacity.

The difficulty in trainingenough manufacturing workersto fill available jobs is commonthroughout the country, and com-munity colleges are at the fore-front.

Federal officials are pouringmillions of dollars into the two-year programs, calling them acritical element in training a 21st-century work force.

That was the impetus for Ga-teway to open the Center for Ad-vanced Manufacturing last year.

The building features about $1.7million in new lab equipment, in-cluding robots, pneumatic andhydraulic machines and mecha-tronic trainers.

Gateway said then it wantednot only to award more degreesand certificates, but also to trainthousands of workers for region-al companies.

Gateway Board ChairmanRick Jordan, a vice president atLSI Graphic Solutions Plus, saidthe problem is finding students toenter the programs.

Last year Gateway awarded190 manufacturing degrees andcertificates, with some studentsearning more than one. That in-cluded 56 credentials in machinetool technology but only eight inwelding technology.

Manufacturers to Gateway: Weneed more technology gradsBy Cliff [email protected]

Gateway Community and Technical College opened the Center forAdvanced Manufacturing last year.

Secretary of State ElaineWalker has kicked the annualessay and slogan contest exe-cuted by her office up a notchfor students who enter for 2012.

Implemented by a law passedby the Kentucky General As-sembly in 1988, the contest is de-signed to emphasize the impor-tance of citizen participation,the influence of an informedelectorate on elections and tooffset the wane of civics educa-tion instruction at the time inKentucky schools.

This year marks the additionof new modes of expression forstudents to use, expands waystechnology may be employedand increases award money foressay winners.

“Young Kentuckians pres-ently in middle or high schoolhave never known a world with-out the Internet and informationtechnology,” Walker said. “So-cial media have become stan-dard communication tools formost students – as common asthe telephone in generationspast. For nearly 25 years, thecontest entries have been stan-dard writing. It’s time we inte-grate information technology

and social media into contestdisciplines and we’re askingstudents to demonstrate theircreative thought process asthey respond to the prompt,”she said.

High school students ingrades 9-12 are eligible to sub-mit entries for the essay con-test. Students in grades 6-8 maysubmit entries for the top threespots for the slogan contest.Rules, judging criteria, dead-lines, the prompt and other in-formation about the competi-tion are online atwww.sos.ky.gov/contest or con-tact Patrick Keal at 502-564-3490 or [email protected].

Entries must either be post-marked or electronically sub-mitted by 5 p.m. on Dec. 1.

Monetary awards for best ineach category for the essay con-test are a $3,000 U.S. SavingsBond or $1,500 cash. The slogancontest has an award for first,second and third place overall.The first place winner receivesa $1,000 U.S. Savings Bond or$500 cash; second place winnergets a $600 savings bond or $300and third place gets a $400 sav-ings bond or $200 cash.

Contest promotescivic participation

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Here are the first-quarterhonor roll students for Erpen-beck Elementary:

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

Four Boone teams to host playoff openersBOONE COUNTY — The

county of Boone will behopping with football play-off action Nov. 4.

While it is no surprisethat all five programs lo-cated in the county will beparticipating in postseasonplay, this year’s newKHSAA alignment openedthe possibility of all ofthem playing at home forthe first round instead ofmaking a long journey.

They came close, asfour of the five teams willbe playing at the same timewithin county limits. Threearea teams finished in sec-ond place in their districts,and another will debut asdistrict champs.

Those are the CooperJaguars, who were gener-ally considered the leastlikely of the five to have adistrict championship intheir trophy case at the be-ginning of the year. Cooperhad to replace one of thebest running backs in thestate in D’vontae Bradleyand had yet to win a districtgame in its first three yearsof existence.

Then, the Jaguars start-ed the season 0-3. Butthings changed in gamefour with a 17-0 home winover Campbell County.

The Jaguars startedplay in their new 5A classand rolled through districtplay undefeated, includinga first-ever win over rivalConner. The Campbell winand the season-ending 35-14 win over Dixie Heightswere the programs’ first

wins over those schools.Cooper, 6-4, enters the

postseason on a five-gamewin streak and will hostMontgomery County (5-5).

Montgomery rushes for150 yards per game, andquarterback Matt Tuttlehas thrown for 16 touch-downs.

With a win, Cooperwould host the winner ofSouth Oldham (6-4) and An-derson County (8-2) inround two.

Conner (5-5), secondplace to Cooper in the dis-trict, hosts an East Jessa-mine (5-5) team that rushedfor more than 300 yardsper game and rarely passesthe ball. Most of the yardscome from the legs of Cam-eron Thomas, a Division Iprospect who had 1,699yards in just seven gamesentering Week 10. He hasmissed the last threegames with a knee injury,allEJ losses,and it isuncer-tain if he will play in He-bron.

Conner will have itsfirst home playoff gamesince 2008, which was alsoits last postseason win.

“It doesn’t matter wherewe play,” head coach DavidTrosper said. “We just wantto get better every weekand try to win a state cham-pionship.”

With a win, Connerwould either host Scott(5-5) or play at FranklinCounty (10-0) in the nextround.

In 6A, Ryle (6-4) fin-ished in second place in thealways tight local district.The Raiders host a GeorgeRogers Clark team that is

3-7 and has lost twostraight. GRC is a runningteam this year, averagingmore than 200 yards on theground per contest andonly throwing for about 50yards per game. PokeyHarris had 1,702 yards and18 touchdowns enteringWeek 10.

The Raiders are lickingtheir wounds after a 63-14loss to undefeated High-lands.

Walton-Verona, in itsfirst year in 2A, will play ahome playoff game for thesecond year in a row in its

short varsity history. TheBearcats will host Lloyd(4-6), whom they beat 42-14in the fourth game of theseason.

Walton rushed for 357yards in that game, but willface a plucky Lloyd teamthat has pulled out twoclose wins in recent weeks.

Of concern to Bearcatfans, Lloyd lost by twopoints to a Bellevue teamthat shut out Walton in theseason opener. W-V headcoach Jeff Barth said theJuggernauts are a muchimproved team and were

missing a couple of keyplayers to injury in thatfirst meeting.

“You always have to be-ware of guys saying ‘Heywe beat them badly,’”Barth said. “Every footballgame has a difference inthe flow and turnovers,third-down conversions.We played well the firsttime we beat them, andwe’ll have to play well tobeat them again.”

The Bearcats’ rushingattack has been rolling af-ter a rough start to the year.In Week 10 against Estill

County, the Bearcatsrushed for 245 yards for a30-25 win against a bigger3A school.

“We had a big physicaltest,” Barth said. “A lot ofpeople questioned the Es-till County game when wescheduled it. They’re a bigphysical team up front. Ithink we have improvedevery week.”

Nolan Brown and NolanDaugherty each have morethan 900 yards rushing, andQuincy Page is the leadingtackler in Northern Ken-tucky with 110. Walton hasallowed the third-fewestpoints in 2A this year at11.9per game.

“Our seniors havemeant a lot to us,” Barthsaid. “We want to play aslong as we can with them.”

With a win, W-V willlikely travel to defendingstate champ Newport Cen-tral Catholic (9-1) for roundtwo. Otherwise, the Bear-cats will host district rivalGallatin County (5-5).

Back in 6A, Boone Coun-ty (6-4) will be the lonecounty team hitting theroad, traveling to Rich-mond to play Madison Cen-tral (5-5). Madison has a1,000-yard rusher in Do-minique Hawkins.

Boone is coming off aloss at John Hardin, 32-13.

The winners of theBoone and Ryle games playeach other in the secondround. A Ryle/Boone re-match would take place inUnion. Otherwise, Rylewould travel to MadisonCentral or Boone wouldtravel to GRC.

By James [email protected]

Dixie Heights senior Jacob Catchen tries to tackle Cooper junior Tyler Morris. Cooper andDixie played football Oct. 28 at Cooper High School in Union. JAMES WEBER/THE COMMUNITY

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UNION — - MontgomeryCounty brought a strongrésumé to Ryle HighSchool Oct. 26.

Its boys soccer teamhad allowed just14 goals allyear and brought 21 winsand six straight shutouts toBorland Stadium. Montgo-mery had just shut out astrong Newport CentralCatholic team two days pri-or.

However, Ryle’s résuméturned out to be meatier asthe Raiders ousted the In-dians 4-1 in the state quar-terfinals at Ryle. It was themost goals the Indianshave allowed this year.

“It was great to go out inour final home game andget to the state final four,”said junior forward TyrusSciarra, who scored twice.“It felt good to do it for theseniors. We always want toget out early, score a quickgoal, and get them down.”

The Raiders (22-2-3) ad-vanced to the state semifi-nals, which took Nov. 2 af-ter Recorder deadlines atDunbar High School inLexington.

Ryle will play Hender-son County (22-3-1). Thestate final is Saturday, Nov.5. Potential opponentsthere are St. Xavier (25-1-1)and Henry Clay (22-2-1).

Ryle scored six minutesinto the game when after asequence of Ryle offensivepressure, junior JakeSiemer corralled a loose

ball about 30 yards awayfrom the net and hit a per-fectly placed ball into theleft side of the net. It washis fifth goal of the season.

Midway through thefirst half, Sciarra scoredhis 27th goal of the seasonfrom short range, then add-ed No. 28 just two minuteslater.

“Tyrus has a special tal-ent, sometimes it’s just get-ting him focused,” Raidershead coach Stephen Collinssaid. “When he’s playing ashe should, he is very dan-gerous. He creates oppor-tunities for everyone else,

too.”Ryle led 3-0 after Sciar-

ra’s quick volley, and theoutcome was almost appar-ent.

“We just attacked withwhat we’ve normallydone,” Collins said. “We at-tacked from the corners,we used our speed andtried to spread their de-fense out. We knew theyhad a good defense but weknew with our speed, if wecould get them going east/west, we could get someshots off.”

Senior Cole Willoughbyscored his 18th goal of the

year late in the contest forthe insurance tally.

“I wanted to get one,”Willoughby said. “It’s mylast game as a senior here,my last home game, andwhat a way to finish it.”

The Ryle defense failedto post its 14th shutout ofthe year but did not allowan Indians goal until therewere 18 minutes remainingand the Raiders already ledby three. Indians seniorForrest Thornberry head-ed in a free kick.

The Raiders prepared tohead to Lexington hopingto match or surpass their

state runner-up finish from2006. Collins said thatyear’s team had even a bet-ter defense than this year’s,but the 2011 version of theRaiders has one of the bestoffenses in program histo-ry. Goalkeeper Chris Fros-chauer and sweeper RobPoehlman lead the defense.

Collins said his teamwould have two practicesto focus on fitness and fun-damentals before startingon specific preparation forHenderson County Oct. 31.

“We have a lot of confi-dence with our defense outthere that no one can score

a lot on us,” Collins said.“Senior leadership iswhat’s going to get you faralmost every year. We havethree seniors who are with-out a doubt three of the topleaders in the state in(Froschauer, Poehlmanand Willoughby). We knowevery game those three aregoing to bring it and havean impact on every game.”

See more sports cover-age at www.cincin-nati.com/blogs/presspreps,www. facebook.com/press-preps or visit James onTwitter at @RecorderWeb-er

Raiders advance to state semisBy James [email protected]

Ryle's Jake Siemer celebrates his first half goal againstMontgomery County during their Kentucky state soccerquarterfinal game at Ryle High School Oct. 26.

Ryle's Tyrus Sciarra, center, goes for the ball in the box against Montgomery County'sJacob Hill, left, and keeper Sam Duzyk during their Kentucky state soccer quarterfinalgame at Ryle High School.

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Members of the sixth-, seventh-, and eighth-grade St. Henry School basketball teamsparticipated in a service learning project early Saturday morning on Oct. 22. Theplayers teamed up to clean the school and parish grounds to prepare the school tohost the 33rd Crusader Classic Basketball Tournament starting in November. Pictured,from left, front row: Baily Flynn, Adam Goetz, Adam Nortmann and Andrew Bier;middle row: Max Gallenstein, Eric Heeb, Steven Maley, Steven Hanrahan, JaredMueller and Nick Grayson; and back row: Abby Ziegelmeyer, Keeley Martin, MicahBagara and Grayson Trepel. THANKS TO DANIEL DEJONCKHEERE

Cross countryThe regional cross

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In 1A, St. Henry is de-fending team championin both boys and girls. No-tre Dame is defendingteam champion in 3Agirls, and Dixie Heightsin 3A boys.

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Vote for P’PoolKentucky needs a conserva-

tive, battle-tested, and provenprosecutor for its next AttorneyGeneral. As a fellow prosecutor, Iknow Todd P’Pool possessesthose qualities. I believe he is thebest choice for attorney general,and I ask that you support ToddP’Pool with your vote on Nov. 8.

Robert D. NeaceHebron

Keep tax rates lowMy name is Duane Froelicher

and I am running for FlorenceCity Council. I have been talkingto many home and business own-ers in our hometown. To say theleast, I have been getting an ear-ful. There is much concern on thedirection of the city.

One particular homeownersaid Florence will end up like Co-vington. I thought this was a littleextreme, however the thoughthas merit. Covington has not hada good business climate. Reloca-tion of two major employers, Om-niCare and Nielsen, totaled a lossof tax revenue at $1.5 million.

In speaking with Florencebusiness owners, over-taxing andcity government regulationshave become a serious burden.Many companies have decided

that they are tired of the currentregulations, high taxes and havemoved their company to a lesstaxing city. In addition to this,prospective business owners thatwould like to move to our city feelthe taxation rate is too high andhave decided to move elsewhere.

A current council member isproud of the fact that they havenot had to lay off any governmentemployees and have a large sur-plus in the budget. If our city hasa large surplus that means we arebeing overtaxed. I feel this is aproblem that needs attending to,don’t you?

One Florence residentialhomeowner was crying to mywife that her husband lost his joband the house was being fore-closed. Another example of howmore government equates to lessjobs, higher taxes and less oppor-tunity. In times when our countryas a whole is struggling financial-ly shouldn’t we be budgeting forthe future and tighten the belt.

I am reading a very good bookby Thomas Friedman titled, “ItUsed to be Us.” The book is in-tended as a wakeup call to Amer-ica. The crux of the text states,“average is over” and we must re-build our American political sys-tem.

We must lower our tax rates so

we can create jobs and keep com-panies in the city. This will take afundamental change in ourspending. My favorite quote is byThomas Jefferson: “To preserveour independence, we must notlet our rulers load us with perpet-ual debt … I am for a governmentrigorously frugal and simple.

Duane FroelicherFlorence

About the signDear Florence City Council,It’s about the sign.You know, the new one on the

north end of Mall Road, the onethat's, uh … sideways?

I mean, like, shouldn’t it befacing the street? Or, stretched

over the street?Or, at least, facing traffic?Like Dunkin Donuts, McDon-

ald's, Speedway and … well, youget my point.

I thought signs were supposedto face the approaching traffic,the reader.

Did someone screw up? Didthe crew misread the plan and getthe posts in the wrong place?

And, sorry … but about thesign colors.

Black and white?Aren’t black and white Cadil-

lac hearse colors?No happy red, orange or blue?No daisy yellow -- or blue-

grass green?Um, guys … nice job on the

Mall District, but, about the sign…

Darek JohnsonUnion

Osborne best forFlorence

Having known David A. Os-borne for most of my life, I amurging the citizens of Florence tovote for him on Nov. 8. He hasbeen a councilman for severalyears and is currently serving inthat position after being appoint-ed to fill the spot Ted Bushelmanleft, due to his unexpected death.

Aside from David's experi-ence, his desire to serve comesfrom his love for the city. Hegrew up in Florence and went toschool here. David has seen ourtown grow from a small commu-nity to one bursting at the seams.

Finally, David has the wisdomand character needed to fill thecouncil seat. He a fine, moral manwho values what is right andgood.

Considering his experience,motive and character, I ask thevoters of Florence to allow DavidOsborne to continue to work onFlorence City Council.

Ginny KohlFlorence

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The past few years have beenvery exciting in Florence. Withso much going on in the city it canbe hard to keep up with every-thing. From the major road pro-jects, addition of new recreationfacilities, and the phenomenalgrowth and creation of jobs bylarge manufacturers in the city itis a good time to be in Florence.

It should come as no surprisethat manufacturers such as ZFSteering and Eagle Manufactur-ing are seeing their Florence fa-cilities as valuable places to in-vest their money. The invest-ments of $100 million and $40million respectively, with littleor no government funds seems tobe unheard of these days. Thisregion has a long tradition ofstrong manufacturing. A keypart of this is the pipeline knownas I-75 which plays a major role

in the shipmentof goods allover the eastcoast. This isalso a big rea-son why busi-nesses will con-tinue to look atFlorence as aplace to devel-op or expand.The city of Flor-ence is ex-

tremely lucky to have such avaluable resource run rightthrough the heart of it.

As I have been campaigningthroughout the city over the pastfew months, I have learned a lotabout our community. We havewonderful people here that willwelcome a perfect stranger intotheir homes with open arms ortake some time out of their day to

sit on their front porch and justshoot the breeze. As rapidly asour city is growing and as hecticas traffic can be, it still has thatsmall town feel to it. This hashelped me realize even morewhy I wish to serve our city oncouncil.

Although times are good inFlorence, some citizens have ex-pressed some displeasure withme. It should come to no surprisethat some of our neighbors arestill going through tough times oftheir own. While they appreciatethe fact that Florence has someof the lowest taxes around andoperates with a wonderful sur-plus, they wonder why some tax-es cannot be lower or if some ofthese projects are needed. Whenyou see this surplus in the budgetand the millions of dollars spenton projects like the World of Golf

complex, I cannot help but thinkthe same thing. This is not a ser-vice that many citizens havecome to expect from their city.When cash is tight, if you work inthe city and have two teenagersdriving, a 2 percent payroll taxwith an 8 percent insurance pre-mium tax on top of that, it canmake paying the bills difficult.

Yes, times are good in Flor-ence and should continue to be.That is why my wife and I havechose to settle here like so manyothers, and wish to raise our twodaughters and maybe another inthis great community. So now Ihave also chosen to run for CityCouncil so that I can work to keepour city improving in a truly fis-cally responsible way.

Eric Granacher is a candidatefor Florence City Council.

Bringing a new voice to council

Eric GranacherCOMMUNITYRECORDER GUESTCOLUMNIST

It turns out that $100 billsbearing Ben Franklin’s like-ness are not the only thingcounterfeited these days. So

is the econom-ic system thatFranklin andhis fellow pa-triots workedso diligentlyto create.

Actually,our foundersdid not createcapitalism –the voluntaryexchange ofgoods and ser-

vices that leads to profit. It al-ready existed.

Rather, they formed a Con-stitution and system of gov-ernment that encouraged andprotected it. They wanted aslittle government interven-tion as possible.

In the email pushback I’vebeen getting about my recentcomments extolling the vir-tues of capitalism while de-crying the penalties ofwealth-redistributionist poli-cies, I realized that a point ofclarification is in order: WhenI refer to “capitalism,” I’mtalking about real “capital-ism,” not the counterfeit kind.

Real capitalism goes on fulldisplay when no one – or nogovernment program – pre-vents entrepreneurs fromsucceeding or failing on theirown merit, hard work and tal-ent. Counterfeiting takesplace when government inter-venes to “help” someone avoidfailure.

Usually, counterfeit capi-talism occurs when cozy rela-tionships develop with thewell-connected politicaltypes. But then rather thanprosper, these operations of-ten fail.

Jim Waters is vice presidentof the Bluegrass Institute.

Counterfeitcapitalism:Trick ortreat?

Jim WatersCOMMUNITYRECORDER GUESTCOLUMNIST

Governor, does it bother youthat Kentucky’s Debt Clock is nowat $41.1 billion? Are you embar-rassed that Forbes Magazineranked Kentucky as the worst runstate in America?

For the last 34 months, Ken-tucky’s unemployment rate hasnever gone below 9.2 percent andfor 81percent of those months; ourunemployment rate was over 10percent. In 2011, Indiana’s unem-ploymentrate isaveraging8.5per-cent. Ohio’s unemployment rate isaveraging 8.9 percent while Ken-tucky’s average is 9.9 percent.

Does it bother you that Ken-tucky has borrowed $950 millionfrom the federal government tocover our exploding unemploy-mentbenefits?Kentuckyhas20.73percent of its citizens on foodstamps compared to Indiana’s13.93 percent and Ohio’s 16.85 per-cent.

Kentucky’s debt to gross do-mestic product is 24.83 percentcompared to Indiana’s 17.86 per-cent and Ohio’s14.40 percent.

Indiana and Ohio have Republi-can governors. Why should Ken-tuckians stick with your failedDemocratic economic policies?

Governor, the Kentucky State

Police an-nounceditwouldonly offer statedriving test inEnglish insteadof22foreign lan-guages to savemoney.Twodayslater, you re-versed this newpolicy and rein-stated the 22 for-eign languages.Are you the gov-

ernor of Kentucky or the governorof multiculturalism? Not surpris-ingly, the “Fiscal Burden of IllegalImmigration on U.S. Taxpayers”reports that Kentucky’s cost for il-legal immigrants has skyrocketedto$280millionannually.Whathaveyou done to eliminate this wasteand protect taxpayers? Nothing!

Why don’t you support the law-suit by 26 attorney generalsagainst Obamacare? Why did youfile for a waiver from certain pro-visions of Obamacare if you sup-port Obamacare? Does your hy-pocrisy bother you as much as itbothers this voter?

Why aren’t you fighting to en-couragelegislationthatwouldpro-hibit politicians from claiming ex-

penses as wages in order to artifi-cially inflate their state pensions?Or, fighting the provision permit-ting politicians to use their threehighest years of state wages to cal-culate their retirement? Your si-lence screams that you agree withthis abusive policy of manipulat-ing the state retirement system toenrich your political country clubcronies.

Why didn’t you demand thatKentucky’s education leaders befired for allowing Kentucky to betied for 48th on national ACTscores and having only 16 percentof our high school graduates passthe College Readiness Bench-marks? Then, you supported legis-lation to raise the school dropoutage from 16 to 18. Why force ourchildren to attend non-educationalinstitutions?

Atthesametime,youknewthatonly 55 percent of our tax dollarsactually make it to the classroomsto educate our children. Why is se-curing more tax dollars for teach-ers’ unions more important thanour children’s education?

In 2007, you campaigned on re-turning “integrity” to the gover-nor’soffice.Whydidn’tyou, imme-diatelyaftertakingoffice,demand

the General Assembly discontinuethe practice of stopping the clocksrightbeforemidnightsoadditionallegislation could be passed beforethe April 15th deadline? You wereaware of this practice because youwere involved with this issue in2008 over your veto of HB79. Whydidn’t you urge the Kentucky BarAssociation to disbar every elect-ed official who is an attorney forparticipating in this unethical be-havior?

Governor, don’t you believeyour “integrity” campaign was aninsulttoeveryKentuckianwhofol-lows our laws? Was returning “in-tegrity” really your goal or just an-other political gimmick? Gover-nor,yourprimarycampaignprom-ises of casino gambling, returningintegrity to Frankfort and improv-ing education have all been a titan-ic failure. I understand why bighorse-gamblers,bigunionsandbigtax-takers will support you in or-der to protect their own self-inter-est, but I have no idea why any oth-er Kentuckian would vote for you.

TomWurtz,aFortMitchellresi-dent, is president of Tom WurtzConsulting and Poli-ticked: Tax-payers Seeking the Truth.

Open letter to the governor

JaneDoeCOMMUNITYRECORDER GUESTCOLUMNIST

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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2011

HEBRON — Corefit Pi-lates, located at 1960North Bend Road in theRemke shopping center,is a place to work on thecentral core musclesthat are vital to thebody’s strength.

“Once you get thecore muscles in shape,everything else fallsinto place,” said FredMaess, owner of CorefitPilates. “We have a web-site,www.corefitpilates.net,where you can see whatwe’re about.”

The machines used inPilates are designedwith heavy-duty springsso people can exerciseagainst resistance, a ba-sic tenet of Pilates. Peo-ple who sign up forclasses can have individ-ual or group lessons, andthe lessons are offeredin increments of 10, 20and 40, or unlimited forreasonable prices. It is

also possible to share apackage with a familymember.

“We have group re-former classes, or bootcamp, depending onwhat you like, or whatsuits you,” said Maess.“We also teach classes inMixed Martial Arts,which gets you in shapeand teaches you round-house kicks and punch-es.”

Corefit has classesfor everyone and the ex-ercises have a wholebody benefit. Maesssays they work with chi-ropractors sometimes,carrying out exerciseprograms that strength-en muscles to helpchronic lower back painand knee pain. Strongmuscles add to good pos-ture and a general senseof well being.

To set up an appoint-ment for Pilates classes,call 859-586-2673.

Corefit Pilates works core strengthBy Patricia A. ScheyerContributor

Mary Beth Groneck, trainer for Corefit Pilates, watchesGina Rice of Hebron go through her routine while ownerFred Maess looks on. PATRICIA A. SCHEYER FOR THE COMMUNITY

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KENTUCKIANS IN IRAQ

Beth Owens of Fort Mitchell is currently in Baghdad,Iraq, working for the Defense Intelligence Agency.While there she met Governor Steve Beshear duringhis visit to Iraq. Beth is the daughter of Kenton CountyDemocratic Chairman, Col Owens, and a Holmes HighSchool graduate. THANKS TO MILLY DIEHL

If you are looking tosave money on energycosts year-round, consid-er installing a program-mable thermostat. If youalready have one in-stalled, consider using it.Many homes have thisdevice but nobody hasbothered to program it.

You can also save mon-ey by regulating a reg-ular thermostat everyday by hand. The ad-vantage to having a pro-grammable one is that itdoesn’t forget!

Check with your heat-ing and air conditioningprofessionals to deter-mine if a programmablethermostat is appropriatefor your particular sys-tem. They can install orrecommend one that willwork for you.

It is estimated for eacheight-hour period youreduce the temperatureby one degree you willsave 1 percent of yourfuel costs. If you reducethe temperature by fivedegrees every night whileyou are asleep you couldsave 5 percent.

When researching aprogrammable unit, con-sider your work and life-style habits. Some ther-mostats allow each day ofthe week to be set sep-arately. Others allow for aMonday-Friday settingand a weekend setting.Purchase one that is mostuseful for your lifestyle.

When set properly thethermostat will controlthe temperature of thespace automatically. Theywill learn the environ-ment and allow the equip-ment to function toachieve the set temper-ature by a certain time.

Save money while yousleep and still wake up toa warm house with aprogrammable thermo-stat. You can set thesleep-time temperature inyour home much lowerthan your waking time. If

you are nothome mostof the dayyou don’tneed toheat orcool thehouse asmuch as ifyou are.

Thereare over-ride fea-

tures on the program-mable thermostats thatallow for those specialoccasions or eventswhere your schedulevaries from what wasprogrammed. The featureallows you to override theprogrammed settingswithout having to changethem completely.

A common misconcep-tion is that a furnace hasto work harder to heat aspace after the thermo-stat has been lowered;thus, you really do notsave energy or money.Research has shown thefuel needed to reheat abuilding to a comfortabletemperature roughlyequals the fuel saved asthe building drops to alower temperature. Thesavings occur betweenthe time the temperaturestabilizes at the lowerlevel and the next timethe heat is needed. So, thelonger your house re-mains at the lower tem-perature, the more ener-gy you save. Most pro-grammable thermostatscome with recommenda-tions on reasonable tem-perature swings for thebest economy. Or you cantalk with your heatingand air conditioning pro-fessional for high and lowtemperature setting rec-ommendations for yourparticular unit and space.

Diane Mason is countyextension agent for familyand consumer sciences at

the Boone CountyCooperative Extension

Service.

Is a programmablethermostat for you?

DianeMasonEXTENSIONNOTES

It’s a party 25 years inthe making.

The Yearlings, who arecelebrating their 25thyear, trace their rootsback to the Spiral Stakeswhen they were called theSpiral Festival Auxiliary.After the festival dis-banded in 1991, the ladiesof the club decided to re-name themselves theYearlings.

In its 25th year, theYearlings is made up of 35women who are eager tohelp, said club presidentLisa Martin.

“They feel like theyhave something extrathey can give to those whoare in need,” Martin said.

Over the years thegroup has focused onhelping charities and giv-ing scholarships. To date,the club has given awaynearly $760,000.

Charities that havebenefited from the Year-lings include Wood Hud-son Cancer Research, BA-WAC, the Women’s CrisisCenter and dozens more.

While the breadth ofthe Yearling’s charitableefforts has created a lega-cy of giving, the club hasnever worried about mak-ing that legacy, Martinsaid.

“We look around at theimmediate future andwonder where we canhelp,” she said.

To fund the charitableefforts, the Yearlings hostmultiple events each yearincluding gift wrappingand Fabulous Furs fund-raisers.

This year the club’smajor fundraiser and 25thanniversary celebrationintersect at the annual ga-la.

Celebrity-stylecelebration

This year’s gala will befrom 7- 11 p.m. Friday,

Nov. 11, at the TripleCrown County Club, 1 Tri-ple Crown Blvd. in Union.

The gala’s theme is “25Years on the SilverScreen” and the club is do-ing everything it can tocreate a Hollywood expe-rience including a limou-sine picking up attendersfrom their cars to deliverthem to the red carpet en-trance.

“We’re going to havethe paparazzi out there,”said Brenda Sparks, co-chair of the gala.

Throughout the eve-ning, celebrity imperson-ators will be roamingthrough the event creat-ing photo opportunitieswith legends like ElvisPresley, Marilyn Monroeand Captain Jack Spar-row.

Photographer Ray Ha-dorn will be on hand to

take pictures against abackdrop of the famousHollywood sign.

Along with photos,those in attendance have achance to leave with auc-tioned goods like a wheel-barrow full of spirits, VIPtickets to the Lane’s Endtent, jewelry and weekendtrips to Gatlinburg andthe Rising Star Casino.

The event costs $60 perperson and includes din-ner, music and a night of

entertainment.Tickets are available

through any Yearlingsmember or online atwww.theyearlings.org.

Still hoping to helpEven though the gala is

a chance to celebrate thelast 25 years, that doesn’tmean it’s not a way to helpcharities.

Money raised from thegala will benefit WoodHudson Cancer Research,Wilson Animal Rescueand the Yearlings scholar-ship funds at NorthernKentucky University,Thomas More College andGateway Community andTechnical College.

The Yearlings are hop-ing the gala can raise$30,000, Sparks said.

“We hope everybody isgoing to have a fabuloustime,” she said.

Yearlings celebrateHollywood styleBy Justin B. [email protected]

The Yearlings are hosting the annual gala to celebrate their 25th anniversary. Top row:Wendy McSwain. Middle row, Melanie Cunningham, left, Lisa Martin and JeanLoewenstine. Bottom row, Mary Carol, left, Barrie Theilman and Brenda Sparks. THANKS TO

BRENDA SPARKS

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FRIDAY, NOV. 4CivicStephens Elementary Treatsfor Troops Collection, 9 a.m.-4p.m., Stephens ElementarySchool, 5687 Ky. 237, Helpsupport troops by sendingcandy. Classroom with candyweighing the most wins prizefrom the PTA. Free. Presented byStephens Elementary PTA.859-334-4460; bit.ly/prYTq8.Burlington.

Craft showsChristmas Arts and CraftsFair, 6-10 p.m., Heritage Acad-emy, 7216 U.S. 42, Gymnasium.Artists and craft people displayoriginal, handmade items to besold. Concessions available forvendors and shoppers. BenefitsHeritage Academy. $2, free forchildren. 859-525-0213. Florence.

Christmas Arts and CraftsFair, 6-10 p.m., Heritage Acad-emy, 7216 U.S. 42, Gymnasium.Concessions available. BenefitsHeritage Academy PTF to pro-vide needed supplies and ma-terials to classrooms. $2. 859-525-0213. Florence.

Health / WellnessSt. Elizabeth MammogramVan, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., BooneCounty Main Library, 1786Burlington Pike, For womenages 40 and up who haven't hadmammogram in last calendaryear or have never had a mam-mogram. Registration required.Presented by St. ElizabethMedical Center. 859-655-7400;www.bcpl.org. Burlington.

Literary - LibrariesMahjong, 10:30 a.m., SchebenBranch Library, 8899 U.S. 42,Open play. All skill levels wel-come. Family friendly. Presented

by Boone County Public Library.859-342-2665. Union.

Author Reception, 6 p.m.,Boone County Main Library,1786 Burlington Pike, Meet twochildren's book authors: KeikoKasza, children's author/illustra-tor of “The Wolf's ChickenStew,” and Ingrid Law, authorof “Savvy and Scumble.” In-cludes story time, refreshmentsand book signing. Free. Present-ed by Boone County PublicLibrary. 859-342-2665;www.bcpl.org. Burlington.

Music - CountryLauren Houston, 7 p.m., Sche-ben Branch Library, 8899 U.S. 42,Mix of folk, country, bluegrass,pop, blues and soul. Free. Pre-sented by Boone County PublicLibrary. 859-342-2665;www.bcpl.org. Union.

Music - RockHogwild, 10 p.m.-2 a.m., Woo-dies Tavern, 10020 Demia Way,859-282-1264. Florence.

Public HoursCreation Museum, 10 a.m.-6p.m., Creation Museum, 2800Bullittsburg Church Road,Museum presents “walkthrough history.” State-of-the-art 70,000 square foot museumbrings pages of the Bible to life.Includes Kneehigh Museum,child-friendly and interactiveaddition to existing displays.$24.95 ages 13-59, $19.95 ages60 and up, $14.95 ages 5-12, freeages 4 and under; $7 planetar-ium. Through Dec. 23. 888-582-4253; www.creationmu-seum.org/events. Petersburg.

RecreationDuplicate Bridge, 6-9 p.m.,Panorama Plus, 8510 Old TollRoad, Common Room. Open toall players. Family friendly. $5.

Presented by Boone CountyBridge Center. 859-391-8639;www.boonecountybridgecenter-.com. Florence.

Senior CitizensTai Chi, 9 a.m., Walton Multipur-pose Senior and CommunityCenter, 44 N. Main St., Free.Presented by Senior Services ofNorthern Kentucky. 859-485-7611; www.seniorservicesn-ky.org/. Walton.

Euchre Tournaments, 12:30p.m., Walton MultipurposeSenior and Community Center,44 N. Main St., Arrive early. Allmoney goes back to participantwinners. $3 cover charge, 10cents every euchre. Presented bySenior Services of NorthernKentucky. 859-485-7611;www.seniorservicesnky.org.Walton.

Sports-Registrations &Tryouts

Youth Bowling League Regis-tration, 9 a.m.-9 p.m., Sports ofAll Sorts Mt. Zion, 10094 In-vestment/Demia Way, Games onSaturdays only. Family friendly.$85. Registration required.Presented by Sports of All Sorts

Youth Association. Through Nov.13. 859-760-7466. Union.

Lil Hoopstars Learn to PlayBasketball Program Regis-tration, 9 a.m.-9 p.m., Sports ofAll Sorts Mt. Zion, 10094 In-vestment/Demia Way, Programdesigned to introduce game ofbasketball to children. Focus ison dribbling, passing and shoot-ing as well as all other compo-nents of understanding basket-ball. Ages 4-6. Family friendly.$95. Registration required.Presented by Sports of All SortsYouth Association. 859-760-7466. Union.

Men’s Basketball LeagueRegistration, 9 a.m.-9 p.m.,Sports of All Sorts Mt. Zion,10094 Investment/Demia Way,Monday Men's Basketball startsNov. 21. Thursday Men's Basket-ball starts Oct. 13. Sunday Men'sBasketball starts Dec. 4. Familyfriendly. $325. Registrationrequired. Presented by Sports ofAll Sorts Youth Association.859-760-7466. Union.

Saturday, Nov. 5

AuditionsAnimals of Christmas, 9-11

p.m., LA Talent Academy, 240Main St., Children's Christmasmusical audition. Children ages5-12. Preschool children ages 2-4invited to be in Ensemble.859-496-2088; www.latalentaca-demy.com. Florence.

Craft ShowsChristmas Arts and Crafts Fair, 8a.m.-3 p.m., Heritage Academy,$2, free for children. 859-525-0213. Florence.

EducationStudy Skills Class: Success ForStudents, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.,Strayer University, 7300 TurfwayRoad, Learn to use time effec-tively to achieve academic goalsand potentially study less.Grades 9-12. $150. Reservationsrequired. Presented by Best LifeCollege Coaching. 859-803-7817;www.bestlifecollegecoaching-.com. Florence.

Historic SitesDinsmore Homestead, 1-5 p.m.,Dinsmore Homestead, 5656Burlington Pike, 1842 farmhouseand furnishings of the Dinsmorefamily. Tours begin on the hour;the last tour begins at 4 p.m.Includes gift shop. $5, $3 ages 60and up, $2 ages 7-17, membersand ages 6 and under free.Through Dec. 14. 859-586-6117;www.dinsmorefarm.org. Bur-lington.

Holiday - HalloweenThe Haunted Farm House, 7p.m.-midnight, Benton Farms,$10. 859-485-7000; www.ben-tonfamilyfarm.webs.com.Walton.

Holiday - Veterans DayBreakfast with History: WWIIVeteran Bob Williams, 9:30a.m., Scheben Branch Library,8899 U.S. 42, Robert Williams,WWII veteran and author, sharesstories from the war and talksabout how he commemorated50-year anniversary of D-Day.

Free. Presented by Boone Coun-ty Public Library. 859-342-2665;www.bcpl.org. Union.

Literary - LibrariesNorthern Kentucky One BookOne Community AuthorVisit: David Giffels, 2 p.m.,Boone County Main Library,1786 Burlington Pike, Meetauthor of “All the Way Home:Building a Family in a Falling-Down House.” Music by VelvetSoul. Presented by Boone Coun-ty Public Library. 859-342-2665;www.bcpl.org. Burlington.

Middle School Lock-In, 6-9:30p.m., Scheben Branch Library,8899 U.S. 42, Games, scavengerhunts and pizza. Free. Regis-tration required. Presented byBoone County Public Library.859-342-2665; www.bcpl.org.Union.

Literary - Story TimesPaws to Read, 10 a.m.-noon,Scheben Branch Library, 8899U.S. 42, Children read books totherapy dogs. Family friendly.Free. Registration required for15-minute time slot. Presentedby Boone County Public Library.859-342-2665. Union.

MuseumsKneehigh Exhibits, 9 a.m.-6p.m., Creation Museum, $24.95ages 13-59, $19.95 ages 60 andup, $14.95 ages 5-12, free ages 4and under; $7 planetarium.888-582-4253; www.creation-museum.org/events. Petersburg.

Music - ConcertsKentucky Symphony Orches-tra Goes Neophonic, 8-10 p.m.,Florence Baptist Church atMount Zion, 642 Mount Zion,KSO recreates the legendarysound of Stan Kenton's LosAngeles Neophonic Orchestra.$28 A seats, $20 B seats, $18ages 60 and up, $10 ages 18 andunder. Presented by KentuckySymphony Orchestra. 859-371-7141; www.kyso.org. Florence.

THINGS TO DO IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD

Casting Crowns will perform at 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 5, atThe Bank of Kentucky Center on Northern KentuckyUniversity's campus in Highland Heights. Sanctus Real willalso perform. Casting Crowns has remained focused ondiscipleship through music in its six-year span with nearly4.5 million career album sales, a GRAMMY Award, anAmerican Music Award, 23 Dove Awards and eightchart-topping radio singles. Tickets are $47 and $27, andcan be purchased at The Bank of Kentucky Center BoxOffice, all Ticketmaster outlets including select Krogerstores, online at Ticketmaster.com, or charge by phone at1-800-745-3000. Groups of 10 or more can purchase ticketsfor $22; groups of 50 or more, $17. For more information,visit www.bankofkentuckycenter.com/CastingCrowns.asp.

ABOUT CALENDARTo submit calendar items, go to www.NKY.com and click on

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Julia Stegmaier’ssweet potato pearsoup

I met Julia at a pres-entation I did for Pleas-ant Ridge garden club.My topic was root veg-gies and Julia made thisyummy soup for theluncheon. It’s her ver-sion of one her daugh-ter makes for a veganmeal. Julia made herswith butter and cream.(To make it vegan, sub-stitute vegan margarinefor the butter and coco-nut milk for the cream).It was light and deli-cious.

1 tablespoon butter1 small onion, chopped¼ cup chopped carrot¼ cup chopped celery3 medium-sized sweet

potatoes, peeled anddiced

2 pears, peeled and diced¼ teaspoon dried thyme1 teaspoon paprika5 cups vegetable broth

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extract5 large eggs1 tablespoon cornstarch2 tablespoons sour cream

Beat cream cheese inmixer on medium speeduntil very light, fluffyand smooth. Add sugarsand continue mixing onmedium speed. Addpumpkin, spices andvanilla and blend well.Add eggs, one at a time,until each is incorporat-ed. Add cornstarch andsour cream and blend tomix well. Beat for 3minutes on mediumspeed, and then pourinto prepared crust.Beat for 3 minutes.Pour into preparedcrust in a springformpan.

Crust:Laszlo’s recipe called

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2 tablespoons brownsugar

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Mix dry ingredientsin bottom of springform pan, add butterand mix well. Press intobottom of pan till com-pact, then bake for 4minutes at 300 degrees.Remove from oven,pour in filling, wrap panin foil (this will preventwater leaking into itduring baking) and putfilled pan in water bath(roasting pan with hot

water going up about ¼way. Bake at 300 de-grees for 1½ hours oruntil firm. Top withwhipped cream. Cara-mel sauce is optional.

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DeannaFisher, ofBatavia,

learned about one suchscam while looking for aused car for her daughter.She found what looked likea great deal advertised onCraigslist.

“We started looking onCraigslist and found a cou-ple of different ones, butone that really got our at-tention was a 2001 Ford Fo-cus for $2,267,” she said.

That vehicle had only94,000 miles on it, so sheemailed the seller. “I askedif he still had the car, saidplease call us, and put myhusband’s phone numberon it. No phone call but I gotan email reply,” Fishersaid.

The seller sent her lotsof pictures of the vehicle,both inside and outside. Hesaid he still has the car andwanted to sell it to her.Fisher says he wrote her,“If you want it we can goahead and ship it to you be-cause I’m in the military.I’m getting ready to go toIraq and I needed to get ridof this car. It’s in a ware-house in Boston.”

The seller wrote he willship the vehicle to her forfree so she can inspect andapprove of the deal. How-ever, she has to pay for itfirst. Fisher says he wrote,“Send me the money viaWestern Union and wehave an eBay account setup. You should send it to methrough my eBay agent.”

By this time Fisher saysshe was very suspicious ofthe deal. She decided tocheck out the address ofthis so-called eBay agentand learned it is a non-exis-tent building across from abus stop in Salt Lake City,Utah. “It just totally sound-ed like a big scam to every-body,” Fisher said.

The Craigslist websiteis well aware of scams likethis and has a warning atthe top of each page. It saysbeware of sending anymoney via Western Unionand advises to only deal lo-cally.

Fisher says a close lookat the emails she’s receivedfrom the seller also madeher suspicious. “It really

just looks like form letters,my name is not on any ofthose invoices. He doesn’taddress me by name, itsjust ‘Hey, Hey, Hey.’”

Fisher’s co-workersalso concluded this is ascam. One of them evenemailed the seller pretend-ing he was interested inbuying that same car. Heclaimed he would be inBoston over the weekendand said he’d like to see it inthe warehouse. He got noreply.

Bottom line, alwaysdeal locally when buyingsomething over the Inter-net. That way you can in-spect the item rather thanbuying it sight-unseen.And remember, never wiremoney via Western Unionor Money Gram to some-one you don’t know be-cause it’s impossible to getback the money.

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People can post theirDecorated Family storieson the fan page to enter acontest to receive a specialprize. The winner will bethe one with the most“likes.” Visit www.christ-masdecor.net or contactKarralea List at 859-586-4784 or [email protected].

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“It is with great pride inour very generous commu-nity – its people, its compa-nies, organizations andfoundations – that I an-nounce that we have raised$60,875,000,” said Kay Gei-ger, president, PNC BankGreater Cincinnati/North-ern Kentucky and 2011campaign chair.

“Working with UnitedWay the past year, I knowfirst-hand how importantthis work is to all of ourfamilies, friends andneighbors,” Geiger said.“When we Live United bygiving, advocating and vol-unteering to support criti-cal work in education, in-come and health, that cre-ates opportunities for morepeople to enjoy all of life’ssuccess. Thanks to every-one who supported thecampaign this year, UnitedWay’s work with its manyagency and communitypartners can continue.”

Geiger announced thecampaign total to morethan 800 volunteers, do-nors, agency and communi-ty partner representatives,

and staff attending anevent at Duke Energy Cen-ter. The goal was$60,625,000, slightly abovethe $60,608,000 raised lastyear.

“We had more than12,800 new donors and 102new employee campaignsand corporate gifts,” shesaid. “More than 13,900 ex-isting donors increasedtheir gifts.”

“We knew that the econ-omy was a challenge andthat our task would be diffi-cult,” she said. “We startedwith an early gap of $2.4million and worked it downto $500,000 by the time weset the goal. The fact thatwe closed that gap and ex-ceeded our goal by$250,000 speaks volumesabout the generosity andcommitment of the peoplewho make Greater Cincin-nati their home.”

Geiger and United Waypresident Robert C. Reif-snyder teamed to salutehigh-performing compa-nies and organizations, in-cluding the Top 25 com-bined corporate and em-ployee contributors, theTremendous 25 – compa-nies with at least 25 em-ployees, 55 percent or

more participation with thehighest per capita givingnot recognized through theTop 25, the Top10 new busi-ness leaders, and otherWOW campaigns.

Another critical factoris the growth of UnitedWay’s leadership pro-grams, led by the Tocque-ville Society for peoplewho give $10,000 or more.There are at least 144 newmembers of the Tocque-ville Society, including 45new members of UnitedWay’s Women’s LeadershipCouncil.

There are also morethan 175 new members ofWINGs (Women Investingin the Next Generation),more than 107 of the Her-bert R. Brown Society,

which recognizes AfricanAmerican donors, andmore than 326 new Emerg-ing Leaders.

As is the case everyyear, the dollar total an-nounced includes contribu-tions already turned in orreported as well as estimat-ed or projected final fig-ures on a number of cam-paigns still under way. Asolid 85 percent of the cam-paign has been processedor officially reported. Theremaining amount is pro-jected and must be final-ized in the next fewmonths.

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Reifsnyder said, “Wewant to thank every singleone of the more than100,000 people who gener-ously contributed to thiscommunity campaign.Whether you contributed a

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I further certify that the foregoing is a true and correct list of candidates for the (Unexpired Terms) of City Council-Cityof Florence, City Council-City of Walton and Member Board of Education Walton -Verona Independent Graded School District.These candidates are to be voted on within their respective precincts at the General Election to be held in the Commonwealthof Kentucky on Tuesday November 8, 2011.

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Bill Jones, executive di-rector of Catholic CharitiesDiocese of Covington, wasamong those in attendance.

Events included aroundtable discussion anda White House policy brief-ing.

CCUSA is a leadingvoice in the conversationabout how to better servethe millions of Americansliving in poverty.

CCUSA held a roundta-ble discussion at the Na-tional Press Club, moderat-

ed by The National Jour-nal’s Major Garrett, aboutthe principles needed to re-form the safety net in aneconomically sustainableway that better addressesthe needs of individuals.

On Oct. 14, 160 leadersfrom Catholic Charitiesagencies across the coun-try went to the WhiteHouse for a policy briefingto exchange ideas on hu-man services, housing, im-migration and the econo-my.

This meeting comes onthe heels of the release ofCensus bureau data show-ing historic numbers ofAmericans living in pover-ty, CCUSA’s hosting of thefirst Annual National Pov-

erty Summit in Fort Worth,Texas, and the reintroduc-tion of The National Oppor-tunity and Community Re-newal Act.

The Rev. Larry Snyder,president of Catholic Char-ities USA, said, “We arehonored to bring the voiceand urgency of the peoplethat we serve each and ev-ery day to the White House.One out of every six Amer-icans is struggling to sim-ply get by. It’s clear the sta-tus quo is simply not work-ing. We look forward topartnering with the WhiteHouse to find solutions toimprove the lives of mil-lions of Americans whilecreating a more compas-sionate and just society.”

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OFFICIAL BALLOT FOR BOONE COUNTYGENERAL ELECTION HELD ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2011

Instruction Text:Please use a black or blue pen to mark your ballot. Tovote for your choice in each contest, completely fill inthe box provided to the left of your choice.

REPUBLICANPARTY

DEMOCRATICPARTY

LIBERTARIANPARTY

Republican PartyDemocratic PartyLibertarian Party

GOVERNORandLIEUTENANT GOVERNOR(Vote for One)

David L. WILLIAMS REPRichie FARMERSteven L. BESHEAR DEMJerry E. ABRAMSONGatewood GALBRAITH INDDea RILEYWrite-in ______________________________

SECRETARY of STATE(Vote for One)

Bill JOHNSON REP

Alison Lundergan GRIMES DEM

Write-in ______________________________

ATTORNEY GENERAL(Vote for One)

Todd P’POOL REP

Jack CONWAY DEM

Write-in ______________________________

AUDITOR of PUBLIC ACCOUNTS(Vote for One)

John T. KEMPER III REP

Adam H. EDELEN DEM

Write-in ______________________________

STATE TREASURER(Vote for One)

K.C. REPCROSBIEL.J. “Todd” DEMHOLLENBACHKenneth C. LIBMOELLMAN JR.Write-in ______________________________

COMMISSIONERof AGRICULTURE(Vote for One)

James R. COMER REP

Robert “Bob” FARMER DEM

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ALL PRECINCTS

WALTON-1; PART OF VERONAAND WALTON-2

FLORENCE -1, -2, -3, -4, -5, -6, -7, -9, -10,-11, -12, -13, & -14; PART OF PLEASANTVALLEY, FLORENCE -8 & -15, DEVON-1

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NONPARTISAN“SCHOOL CANDIDATES”

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MEMBER BOARD of EDUCATIONWalton-Verona Independent GradedSchool District(Unexpired Term) (Vote for One)

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CITY COUNCILCity of Florence(Unexpired Term) (Vote for One)

William E. WOODS

David A. OSBORNE

Duane FROELICHER

Eric GRANACHER

J. Kelly HUFF

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On Oct. 27 Walton Sen-ior Center had its annualHalloween party. Seniorsdressed in costume inhopes to win a prize inthe costume contest.

The judges were May-or Wayne Carlisle, centerdirector Christine Mis-kell and Adam from theBoone County HistoricalSociety.

The seniors enjoyed ahome-cooked meal pre-pared by Peggy Cham-bers, Rosie Rose, JackieDolwick and Carolyn RaeMerrill. They servedhomemade spaghetti andmeat sauce, garlic bread,spinach balls, green beansalad and lemon cake.

After lunch, theyplayed free Halloweenbingo. The Walton SeniorCenter's next parties arescheduled for the cele-brations of Thanksgivingand Christmas. The com-munity is always invited.

Earlier that week onOct. 25, Mayor Carlislegave the Walton Seniorsa private tour of the Abn-er Gaines House. Thehistoric home is restoredenough for the seniors tosafely walk through.

Don Bowman, former-

ly of Walton and a formerCity Council member,and his daughter, ElenaMaria, recently took atwo-week road trip.Among the places theyvisited were the GrandCanyon, Old Faithful, Mt.Rushmore and JacksonHole, Wyo.

After their return,Kathy Bowman accom-panied them to Louis-ville. They ate at Joe'sCrab Shack on the OhioRiver. Don and Elena en-joyed a hot air balloonride. Kathy and Elena re-turned to Walton to eat atthe newly reopenedDairy Delight.

Rob, Vicki and AbigailMeadows of San Diego,Calif., have been guestsof Rob’s mother, RuthMeadows. On Sundaythey were entertainedwith a family reunion ofthe Glenn, Meadows andPeebles families. Rob isrecovering from leuke-mia, having a bone mar-row transplant over ayear ago. Everyone isthankful for his recov-ery.

Don't forget theGaines House Tour onSaturday, Nov. 5, from 10

a.m. to 3 p.m.The Boone County

Historical Society Mu-seum will be open thisSaturday, Nov. 5, 11 a.m.to 3 p.m., featuring a spe-cial exhibit honoring mil-itary veterans fromBoone County.

The historical societyasks people to loan pho-tographs or any memora-bilia from World War Iand World War II, Korea,Vietnam, Gulf War andpresent conflicts. If youwould like to share anyitems, please contact Vir-ginia Lainhart at 859-689-7240 or Betsy andSteve Conrad at 859-371-5882.

Belated happy birth-day to Maxine McCub-bins who celebrated onNov. 1.

Ruth Meadows(391-7282) writes a columnabout Walton. Feel free to

call her with Waltonneighborhood news items.

Walton seniors celebrate Halloween

The Walton Senior Center treated members to a Halloween Party on Oct. 27. They areshown here in their costumes. THANKS TO CHRISTINE MISKELL

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Arrests/CitationsEvan E. Frostman, 24, receivingstolen property of $10,000 ormore at 1600 Worldwide Blvd.,Sept. 28.

Tara N. Chapin, 23, receivingstolen property of $10,000 orless at I-75 northbound, Oct. 1.

Louis F. Stevenson, 44, first-degree trafficking in a con-

trolled substance, trafficking inmarijuana, possession of drugparaphernalia at I-75 north-bound, Oct. 1.

Joseph S. Weger III, 52, alcoholintoxication in a public place at8825 U.S. 42, Oct. 1.

Lori B. Haggard, 29, theft ofidentity of another withoutconsent, fraudulent use of acredit card less than $10,000 at7009 Curtis Way, Oct. 2.

Items stolen from business at2112 Mall Rd., Sept. 20.

Purse stolen at Diane Dr., Sept.26.

Bicycle stolen at 55 Achates Ave.,Sept. 25.

Money stolen at 7720 PlantationDr., Sept. 26.

Shoplifting at 61 Spiral Dr., Sept.26.

Shoplifting at 7701 Mall Rd.,Sept. 26.

Reported at 15 Spiral Dr., Sept.27.

Tools stolen at 4800 HoustonRd., Sept. 27.

Reported at 8050 Holiday Pl.,Sept. 28.

Jewelry stolen at 2774 RunningCreek Dr., Sept. 28.

Photographical equipmentstolen at 2301 Lyons Ct., Sept.28.

Shoplifting at 7625 Doering Dr.,Sept. 29.

Shoplifting at 61 Spiral Dr., Sept.30.

Documents stolen at 7135 Hous-ton Rd., Aug. 16.

Merchandise stolen at 7352Blackstone Dr., Aug. 12.

Reported at 6111 SpicewoodAve., Aug. 15.

Money stolen at 7777 BurlingtonPk., Aug. 17.

Reported at Mall Circle Rd., Aug.25.

Money stolen at 4 Drexel Ave.,Aug. 24.

Money stolen at 8840 BankersSt., Sept. 4.

Money stolen at Schira Ct., Sept.1.

Money stolen at 48 MeadowCreek Dr., Sept. 9.

used at multiple locations at3737 Burlington Pk., Sept. 12.

Subject tried to pass a fraudu-lent prescription at 8193 MallRd., Sept. 13.

Subject tried to pass a fraudu-lent check at 7625 Doering Dr.,Sept. 14.

Fraudulent use of credit cardReported at 7816 U.S. 42, Aug.13.

Incident reportSubject found in possession ofstolen property at 1600 World-wide Blvd., Sept. 28.

NarcoticsSubject found in possession ofnarcotics at I-75 northbound,Oct. 1.

Terroristic threateningReported at 7725 Mall Rd., Sept.26.

Reported at 7920 Dream St.,Aug. 3.

Reported at 6720 ShenandoahDr., Aug. 22.

TheftSubject tried to steal goods frombusiness at 7960 Connector Dr.,Sept. 24.

Subject tried to steal merchan-dise from Target at 1100 HanselAve., Sept. 19.

Items stolen from residence at256 Melinda Ln., Sept. 27.

Items stolen from residence at2504 Hathaway Rd., Sept. 28.

Items stolen from residence at4001 Crystal Creek Cir., Sept. 30.

Items stolen from business at385 Mt. Zion Rd., Oct. 1.

Items stolen from residence at 5Roger Ln., Sept. 12.

Items stolen from business at3000 Mall Rd., Sept. 13.

Sept. 13.Residence broken into and itemstaken at 7101 Manderlay Dr.,Sept. 13.

Residence broken into and itemstaken at 25 Rio Grande Cir.,Sept. 20.

Reported at 7410 U.S. 42, Sept.26.

Money stolen at 25 CavalierBlvd., Sept. 26.

Reported at 6 Goodridge Dr.,Aug. 3.

Criminal mischiefProperty vandalized at 1816Patrick Dr., Oct. 3.

Property vandalized at 3472Limaburg Rd., Oct. 3.

Vehicle vandalized at 153 Rain-tree Rd., Sept. 12.

Vehicle vandalized at 208 Or-chard Dr., Sept. 12.

Vehicle vandalized at I-75 north-bound, Sept. 14.

Vehicle vandalized at 7811 DixieHwy., Sept. 14.

Vehicle damaged at 8660 Bank-ers St., Sept. 26.

Structures damaged at 48 Mead-ow Creek Dr., Sept. 26.

Reported at 7652 Catawba Ln.,Sept. 28.

Reported at 7639 Dixie Hwy.,Sept. 29.

Vehicle damaged at Shenando-ah Dr., Sept. 29.

Reported at 201 Richard St.,Sept. 6.

FraudVictim’s credit card stolen andused in multiple locations at10160 Carnation Ct., Sept. 29.

Victim’s identity stolen at 1759Hart Dr., Oct. 2.

Victim’s credit card stolen and

Elizabeth D. Wenndt, 30, DUI,reckless driving, resisting arrestat Sunrise Dr., Sept. 24.

Timothy M. Faulkner, 46, shop-lifting at 7960 Connector Dr.,Sept. 24.

David J. Hermes, 45, DUI, third-degree possession of a con-trolled substance at I-75 north-bound, Sept. 13.

Ryan L. Moore, 26, shoplifting,possession of drug parapherna-lia at 1100 Hansel Ave., Sept. 19.

Deborah S. Wellman, 51, theft atSpiral Dr., Sept. 26.

Gregory Bowling, 47, alcoholintoxication at 7811 Dixie Hwy.,Sept. 26.

David A. List, 53, theft at 7625Doering Dr., Sept. 29.

Aaron Doty, 29, theft at 61 SpiralDr., Sept. 30.

Kyle A. Meyer, 37, leaving sceneof accident at Hopeful ChurchRd., Sept. 12.

Herbert E. Moore, 53, alcoholintoxication at 40 CavalierBlvd., Sept. 12.

Incidents/InvestigationsBurglaryResidence broken into and itemstaken at 3086 Third St., Sept.28.

Residence broken into and itemstaken at 12345 Gaines Way,Sept. 28.

Residence broken into and itemstaken at 3862 Belleview Rd.,Oct. 3.

Residence broken into and itemstaken at 2929 Douglas Dr., Oct.3.

Residence broken into and itemstaken at 11 Lexington Ave.,

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John BlackwellJohn W. Blackwell, 64, of

Burlington, died Oct. 29, 2011, atSt. Elizabeth Edgewood.

He was a maintenance me-chanic for Sun Chemical ofCincinnati for 37 years.

His parents, John M. Blackwelland Jacqueline Sargent Black-well, died previously.

Survivors include his wife, LouEllen Williams Blackwell; sons,John W. Blackwell Jr. of Dayton,Ohio, Matthew Blackwell ofScott AFB, Ill., and Joe Manjarrezof Myrtle Beach, S.C.; daughters,Jackie Kakaris of Burlington,Hope Harpst and Carminn Lar-son, both of Middletown, Ohio,Emma Rose of Williamsburg, Ky.,and Megan Simms of Independ-ence; brother, Harvey Blackwellof Danville, Ky.; sisters, RoseBlackwell and Jacqueline Pitt-man, both of Danville, andShirley Morgan of Stanford, Ky.;12 grandchildren; and threegreat-grandchildren.

Memorials: St. ElizabethHospice, 483 S. Loop Road,Edgewood, KY 41017.

Brandon ChamberlainBrandon Gerald Chamberlain,

22, of Union, died Oct. 23, 2011,at St. Elizabeth Florence, follow-ing an automobile accident inWalton, saving the life of hispassenger, a seven-year-old boy.

He loved the outdoors, espe-cially fishing, working on his carand playing video games.

His father, Richard Chamber-lain Sr., died in 2007.

Survivors include his mother,

Willoby of Dry Ridge; brother,Thomas E. Fields of Naples, Fla.;grandchildren, Todd Reed ofWalton and Jennifer Reed Hernof Edgewood; step grandchil-dren, Dr. Michelle Willoby andRick Willoby, both of William-stown; five great-grandchildren;and one step great-grandchild.

Burial was in WilliamstownCemetery.

Memorials: Dry Ridge ChristianChurch, 13 School St., Dry Ridge,KY 41035.

William ‘Bill’ Lloyd Jr.William “Bill” J. Lloyd Jr., 75, of

Erlanger, died Oct. 25, 2011, at St.Elizabeth Edgewood.

He was a retired yardmasterfor Norfolk Southern Railroad.He served in the U.S. Coast Guardand was a lifetime member ofthe VFW.

His wife, Kay B. Lloyd, died in2003.

Survivors include his son, JohnLloyd of Florence; daughters,Debbie Lynn of Erlanger andAmber Lloyd of Florence; andbrother, David Lloyd of Edge-wood.

Interment was in St. Mary’sCemetery, Fort Mitchell.

Memorials: Fairhaven RescueMission, 260 Pike St., Covington,KY 41011.

Survivors include his wife, JoAnne Rich; son, Timothy Rich;daughters, Tina Hechler and

Eugene RichEugene Kenneth Rich, 70, of

Union, died Oct. 26, 2011.He was a V.P. salesperson with

Nielsen Lithograph.

the Veterans Affairs Hospital inCincinnati.

He was a retired home builderwith Arlinghaus Builders and aU.S. Marine Corps Vietnam Warveteran.

His father, Donald JosephLaake Sr.; and an infant sister,Karen, died previously

Survivors include his mother,Florine Grace Luebbe LaakeStephany of Edgewood; wife,Patricia Sue Laney Laake; son,Joseph Laake of Hebron; daugh-ter, Karen Gavin of Independ-ence; brother, Denny Laake ofVilla Hills; seven grandchildren;and dog, Rocky.

Interment was in KentuckyVeterans Cemetery-North, Wil-liamstown.

Memorials: Veterans AffairsHospital, Memorial Fund, c/o V.A.Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio.

Louise LanterLouise Browning Lanter, 81, of

Williamstown, died Oct. 23, 2011,at Knights Personal Care Home inWilliamstown.

She was the former owner ofCotton Insurance Agency in DryRidge and a former legal secre-tary. She was a member of theDry Ridge Christian Church andformer member of the OaklandChristian Church in PendletonCounty.

Her first husband, William C.Browning; and second husband,Lee B. Lanter, died previously.

Survivors include her daughter,Phyllis B. Reed of Crestview Hills;son, Mark Browning of LaCenter,Wash.; stepdaughter, Marylee

Sherri Wilkinson Chamberlain;stepfather, Kevin Colwell; broth-ers, Richard Chamberlain andBrett Chamberlain of Union;sister-in-law, Kassi Chamberlainof Union; and grandparents,Tempie Jean Wilkinson of Co-vington and Gerald Wilkinson ofPennsylvania.

Memorials: ChamberlainMemorial Fund c/o any U.S. Bank.

Buck Combs Sr.Buck Ray Combs Sr., 82, of

Petersburg, died Oct. 24, 2011, atSt. Elizabeth Edgewood.

He was a retired fork liftoperator for General Motors for31 years and a maintenanceworker for 18 years with BooneCounty Parks. He was a memberof Point Pleasant Church of Christin Hebron and a retired memberof United Auto Workers.

His first wife, Julia DeanCombs; a son, Buck Combs Jr.;and a daughter, Peggy Combs,died previously.

Survivors include his wife, JudyCombs; sons, Gary Combs of DryRidge and Timothy Combs ofFlorence; daughters, CarolynKiraly of Fort Wright, HesterCombs of Dry Ridge, Gayle Bealof Verona and Marie Miller ofButler; sister, Mallie “Tootsie” F.Reeves of Florence; 22 grand-children; 17 great-grandchildren;and one great-great-grandchild.

Interment was at Forest LawnMemorial Park, Erlanger.

Donald LaakeDonald Joseph Laake, 62, of

Crittenden, died Oct. 24, 2011, at

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AT 6297 EAST BEND ROAD, BURLINGTN, KY 41005 OF HOUSE AND LOT6297 EAST BEND ROAD, BURLINGTON, KY 41005

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Notice is hereby given that on December 6, 2011, at 11:00 AM, at 6297 East Bend Road, Burlington, Kentucky, in orderto raise the sum of $116,532.00 principal, together with interest thereon at the contract rate in the amount of $6,920.11 ofApril 18, 2010, plus the interest credit subsidy granted in the amount of $17,741.75, with late charges of $47.22, and withfees assessed of $603.85, for a total unpaid balance due of $141,844.93, and interest thereafter on the principal at therate of $20.4559 per day from April 18. 2010, until the date of Judgment, plus interest on the Judgment amount (principalplus interest to the date of Judgment) at the rate of .24%, computed daily and compounded annually, until paid in full andfor the costs of this action, pursuant to Judgment and Order of Sale, being Civil Action No. 2:10-cv-00158-WOB-CIS onthe Covington Docket of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky, entered on November 19,2010, in the case of United States of America vs. GRACE GRIFFITH, THE UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF GRACE GRIFFITH,COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY, DIVISION OF COLLECTIONS, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE., the following de-scribed property will be sold to the highest and best bidder:Situated in Boone County, Burlington, Kentucky and being more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot Num-bered 146 of Featherstone Meadows Subdivision, Section Seven, as recorded in Plat Book 17, Page 18, of the PlatRecords of Boone County, Kentucky Recorders Office and in Group 1469. Subject to conditions, restrictions, covenants,easements of record. Being the same property conveyed to Grace Griffith, single, from John H. Turner, Jr. and Karen S.Turner, husband and wife, by deed dated September 13, 2004, and recorded in Deed Book 882, Page 762, in the Officeof the boon County Clerk.Group No. 4115TERMS OF SALE: Ten percent (10%) of the bid price (in the form of a Certified Check made payable to the U.S.Marshal) on the day of the sale with good and sufficient bond for the balance, bearing interest at the rate of .24_% perannum until paid, due and payable in 60 days and said bond having the effect of a Judgment. Upon a default by thePurchaser, the deposit shall be forfeited and retained by the U.S. Marshal as a part of the Proceeds of the sale, and theproperty shall again be offered for sale subject to confirmation by the Court.This sale shall be in bar and foreclosure of all right, title, interest, estate claim, demand or equity of redemption of thedefendant(s) and of all persons claiming by, through, under or against them, provided the purchase price is equal to two-thirds of the appraised value. If the purchase price is not equal to two-thirds of the appraised value, the Deed shallcontain in a lien in favor of the defendant (s) reflecting the right of the defendant(s) to redeem during the period providedby law (KRS 426.530). Under law, the purchaser is deemed to be on notice of all matters affecting the property of recordin the local County Clerk’s Office.Inquiries should be directed to: John Johnson, Area Director,

RURAL DEVELOPMENT AREA OFFICEWilliamstown, KentuckyTelephone: 859-824-7171

This is a nice three bedroom vinyl/brick veneer home on city water and city sewer. It is well located in a quiet neighbor-hood. It consists of a living room, kitchen, three bedrooms, and one bath. This property is considered suitable for theRural Development, Housing Program. This would be an excellent buy for an investor interested in rental property or forresale after minor repairs.

An open house will be held on November 29, 2011 from 10:00 am – 11:00 pm.

The minimum acceptable bid for this property has not been determined at this time.

Payment of the current year’s property taxes are the responsibility of the purchaser.

Clear title to this property is not warranted. The U.S. Marshal’s Deed is not a general warranty deed. Buyers are advisedto have the property’s title examined. Written notification regarding encumbrances on the property must be made to theWilliamstown Rural Development Office within 30 days.

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Kimberly McKenzie; and ninegrandchildren.

Memorials: Down SyndromeAssociation of Greater Cincin-nati, 644 Linn St., 1128, Cincin-nati, OH 45203-1734.

Helen RiderHelen M. Rider, 84, of Flor-

ence, died Oct. 24, 2011, at St.Elizabeth Edgewood.

She was a former resident atFlorence Park Care Center, and aformer member of the SalvationArmy and DeCoursey BaptistChurch.

Survivors include her sisters,Betty Richardson of Burlington,Dorothy Cornwell of Erlangerand Mary Rose Bresch of Flor-ence; and brothers, Merle Riderof Amelia, Ohio, Earl Rider ofHebron and Charles Rider ofGoose Creek, S.C.

Memorials: American CancerSociety, 6612 Dixie Hwy., Suite2A, Florence, KY 41042.

Franklin SturgeonFranklin D. Sturgeon, 74, of

Covington, died Oct. 26, 2011, atSt. Elizabeth Edgewood.

He was a self-employed bakerand a member of LakesideChristian Church and the Best

Memorials: American HeartAssociation or American CancerSociety.

Juanita WilsonJuanita Wilson, 89, of Flor-

ence, died Oct. 23, 2011, at St.Elizabeth Florence.

Survivors include her husband,Woodrow Wilson; children, SillRoaden and Barbara Riley, bothof Florence, Jerry Roaden ofVerona and Shirley Metcalf ofAlexandria; stepdaughters,Linda Duffy and Gail Boise, bothof Alexandria; brother, SillRutherford of LaFollette, Tenn.;nine grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.

Interment was in Floral HillsMemorial Gardens.

Memorials: New Bethel Bap-tist Church, P.O. Box 100, Verona,KY 41092.

Rosemary WilshereRosemary “Mamaw” Hedges

Wilshere, 70, of Florence, diedOct. 22, 2011.

She attended Bracken CountyHigh School.

Her husband, Raymond K.Wilshere, died previously.

Survivors include her daugh-ters, Rebecca Wilshere andRegina Work, both of Florence;son, Raymond W. Wilshere ofHebron; sister, Ruby Hedges ofFort Mitchell; brother, RobertHedges of Cynthiana; and twograndchildren.

Interment will be at ArlingtonNational Cemetery in Arlington,Va.

Her grandparents, Frank P.and Margaret Green Crawford,and Wayne L. and Emily A.Thompson; two aunts, Judy A.Acton and Margaret “Sissy”Crawford; and an uncle, Frank P.Crawford Jr., died previously.

Survivors include her parents,Kent J. and Loretta “Retzy”Crawford Thompson; uncles,Hugh G. Crawford and JimActon; six cousins; and Retzy’ssister of the heart, JeanineArthur.

The family would like tothank Dr. Charles F. Hasbrook;Dr. Gayland D. and Suzy Jonesand their family; Dr. Howard C.and Traci Ray; Retzy’s “SchulteAngels”; and Steve and SherriTaylor.

Inurnment was at ZionsvilleCemetery.

Memorials: American CancerSociety, Humane Society ordonor’s charity of choice.

Clarence ‘Rodney’ VestClarence “Rodney” Vest, 73,

of Verona, died Oct. 28, 2011, atSt. Elizabeth Florence.

He a retired floor installer formore than 30 years and a farm-er. He served in the U.S. Armyand was a member of the NewBethel Baptist Church in Verona.

Survivors include his wife,Norma Locke Vest; son, RodneyDwayne Vest of Verona; daugh-ters, Jeannine Renee Rohrkasseof Walton and Jennifer AnneCook of Crittenden; sevengrandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

Burial was at New BethelCemetery, Verona.

Years Organization of Lakesidefor more than 20 years.

His wife, Rose Sturgeon, diedpreviously.

Survivors include his sons,Adian of Covington and SteveSturgeon of Port St. Lucie, Fla.;daughter, Cheryl Winkler ofIndependence; brother, RobertSturgeon of Reading, Ohio;sisters, Betty Stephens of Flor-ence and Helen Shepard ofIndependence; and four grand-children.

Interment was in HighlandCemetery, Fort Mitchell.

Memorials: Lakeside ChristianChurch, 195 Buttermilk Pike,Lakeside Park, KY 41017.

Amanda ThompsonAmanda Louise Thompson,

30, of Florence, died Oct. 26,2011.

A daughter, Alyssa Thompson,died previously.

Survivors include her husband,Stephen Thompson; daughter,Kaylynn Luster; son, StephenThompson; mother, Nina Luster;grandmother, Teresa Thompson;and aunt, Alma Luster.

Burial was at Forest LawnMemorial Park, Erlanger.

Ashley ThompsonAshley Crawford Thompson,

28, of Zionsville, Ind., formerlyof Florence, died Oct. 24, 2011,at her home.

She was the public relationsdirector for the Florence Free-dom baseball team and a gradu-ate of Zionsville CommunityHigh School and Xavier Univer-sity.

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