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HELPING OUTB1Driving home theChristmas spirit
FORTTHOMAS—Track-ing down the social mediaaccountsandlatesteventsfrom businesses, the cityand public schools isabout to get easier withmyFortThomas websiteand mobile device app.
The websitewww.myfortthomas.comis active, and content is inthe process of being add-ed, said Tracy Davis,president of the FortThomas Business Associ-ation (FTBA). The mobiledevice applications, appsas theyareknown,and thewebsite contentwill hope-fully be fully functional inMarch, Davis said.
The myFortThomasprogram is a coordinatedeffort between the busi-ness association, the cityand Fort Thomas Inde-pendent Schools.
“The biggest thing isthe calendar,” Davis said.“You can choose who you
want to hear from, thecity, the schools, restau-rants, etc.”
People will be able toselectwhat types of alertsand push notificationstheyreceiveonthemobiledevices as part of the ap-plication, she said.
The website and appwill provide links to thedifferent Facebook, Twit-ter, Pinterest, LinkedIn orother social media ac-counts each businessmaintains.
The iPhone applicationwill hopefully be readyfor people to use inMarchand an Android versionwill be launched soon af-terward, Davis said.
The business associa-tion has worked for twoyears on coming up withthe idea for MyFortTho-mas, and to bring the ideato fruition as a resourcefor residents and visitors,she said.
Previously, the associ-ation offered discounts ifpeople mentioned the
FTBA name.“It was really hard to
market to residents andbusinesses because ...people didn’t knowwhat itwas,” Davis said.
The new MyFortTho-mas marketing strategywill be promoted with ablock party sometime inthespring,andbusinessesare working to fill up thewebsite and app content,she said.
“We want all the 41075(ZIP code) businesses tohave a presence, and wehave those separated be-tween services, diningand retail,” Davis said.
The website will alsoserve as an online centerfor the business associa-tion. Members of the or-ganization will have theirown log-in area wherethey can chat and blogabout issues with eachother, she said.
Ron Dill, director ofgeneral services for FortThomas, said the city’sportion of the project will
include listing all govern-ment meetings and recre-ational activities in thecalendar.
The city contributed$2,000 in initial startupcost, Dill said. Any addi-tional costswill have to becovered by website andapp advertising or otherprivate funding.
The city has been apartner with the businessassociation through FortThomasRenaissance, andmyFortThomas is a prod-uct of that coordination,he said. Dill is a memberof the renaissance boardfor the city.
“It kind of went hand-in-hand with collectivelyputting the city andschools together with thecommunity functions,”Dill said.
“The schools and thecity are excited that theyare partnered with thebusinesses toput all of theinformation about what isgoing on in the city in oneplace,” he said.
Tracy Davis, president of the Fort Thomas BusinessAssociation, displays the newmyFortThomas app logoinside her State Farm Insurance office at 919 N. FortThomas Ave.CHRIS MAYHEW/THE COMMUNITY RECORDER
New app connects Fort Thomas eventsBy Chris [email protected]
FORT THOMAS — SandyGerrein takes care of herRossford Avenue neigh-bors the same way shelikes to be treated.
She takes inherelderlyneighbors’ trash cansfrom the curb, brings intheir mail, and checks inon themtomakesure theyare alright.
“They would do it forme, so why not do it forthem,” Gerrein said.
Gerrein, who has livedon Rossford for 41 years,said some of her neigh-bors also take her emptytrash cans in when sheisn’t home.
“They’re all goodneighbors on this street,”she said. “I can’t complainabout anybody.”
People in the neighbor-hood do things for eachotherasanunofficial rule,Gerrein said.
“You do for them and
they do for you,” she said.“It’s just the way peopleshould be.”
Neighbor Richard Bir-kenhauer said Gerreinchecks on people’s prop-erty while they are awaycalling her a wonderfulneighbor.
“She has taken care ofevery neighbor who hasneeded help for all thoseyears,” Birkenhauer saidin a letter nominatingGerrein for a NeighborsWho Care story. “Shestops in tomake sure theyare okay.”
Getting stray cats outof freezing weather andfeeding them is anothernice thing Gerrein does,he said.
“She truly is a caringneighbor,” Birkenhauersaid.
Sandy Gerrein stands outside her Rossford Avenue homein Fort Thomas where usually checks in on elderlyneighbors and brings their empty trash cans in from thecurb.CHRIS MAYHEW/THE COMMUNITY RECORDER
Neighbor treatsothers as shelikes to be treatedBy Chris [email protected]
COLD SPRING — DaveBertram of Village-green Drive was willingto help strangers as avolunteer firefighterfor 45 years, andhe livesby a code that helpingneighbors is only com-mon sense.
Neighbors call Ber-tram for everythingfrom fixing their kitch-en faucet to mowingtheir lawn. Dave’s wifeCathy is there too, drop-ping off loaves of herfresh baked bread andcookies.
Charles Cummins, aneighbor for 10 years,said Cathy has alwaysmade cookies for hischildren, and Dave is al-ways willing to give ofhis time.
“If youneedhelpwithanything, Dave will helpyou,” he said. “What Idon’t know I go to talk toDave and by God heknows the answer.”
Bertram said he wasglad to help people in-volved in an auto acci-dent as a volunteer fire-fighter, and sometimesitmeant leaving home inthe middle of the night.
“So, if I did all that forsomebody I don’t knowwhywouldn’t I take timeto stop what I’m doing
and help the personacross the street,” hesaid. “It justmakes goodcommon sense.”
Nothing is expectedin exchange for helpingpeople around theirhouse, Bertram said.
“When you do some-thing for somebody elsetheyabsolutelypositive-ly think that theyneed topay you back,” he said.
Dave said he took hisbrother-in-law to thehospital in December,and he didn’t want any-thing in return.
“That’s all he said is‘Thanks, I don’t knowhow I can repay you,’”Bertram said. “Thething of it is is he doesn’tneed to repay me.”
No person is betterthan the friends they
have, he said.“I do what I do be-
cause I want to,” Ber-tram said.
Each neighbor on thestreet is equally willingto help others when theneed arises, he said.
“This street righthere is an exceptionallygood bunch of peoplewho get a long,” Ber-tram said.
When Cathy startedpassing around home-made cakes in the neigh-borhood, the neighborsall started taking theirown plates of cookiesaround to neighbors.Cathy puts loaves ofbread in the hands of po-lice, firefighters andherfavorite – public worksroad crews.
“Becausewhen I hear
them out there scrapingthe streets at 2 a.m., andeverybody’s all tuckedin nice and warm, andthey’re out there clear-ing the streets I get acouple of breads out ofthe freezer,” Cathy said.“I ran right out there theother day and I stoppedthemand said take a cof-fee break.”
When a family has anillness all the neighborspitch in and take turnscooking meals, she said.
It’s the Christianthing todo.Andforsomepeople used to giving it’ssometimes hard to ac-cept help, Cathy said.
“It gives the rest of usa chance to give, it givesus a chance to practicewhat we’re taught,” shesaid.
Bertram family lives bygood neighbor code
Dave and Cathy Bertram pull out two loaves of pumpkin nut bread from the basementfreezer they have prepared for neighbors for the holidays.CHRIS MAYHEW/THE COMMUNITY
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SOUTHGATE — DonaldH. Berkemeyer has beenon the job for the city aseither a reserve police of-ficer, council member orpart-time treasurer since1959.
Berkemeyer’s retire-ment after 54 years andfour months of service,
effective Dec. 31, meansthe city will have a newtreasurer for the firsttime since 1981.
He is leaving an annualsalary of $9,900 as trea-surer. As an electedmem-ber of council from 1974-1981, he said he madeabout $300 a year.He tookhis first job with the cityin1959 as a reserve policeofficer handling duties ona mostly volunteer basisexcept when filling in fora full 12-hour shift.
“It was a love for thecity and what I was do-ing,” Berkemeyer said.
A lifelong resident ofSouthgate, Berkemeyer,75, said he always had aninterest in police workwhen an opportunitycame up when her was 21.
“Back in1959 I can stillremembermyfriendpull-ing up in a police cruiserand saying ‘Don, do youwant to join the police re-serve?’” Berkemeyersaid.
The city’s police forcethen consisted of a full-time chief, full-time offi-cer and a part-time offi-cer. Berkemeyer said heusually filled in tohelp thepaid staff out on eveningshifts from 7-11 p.m. Forthe four-hour eveningshifts he took no pay.
Hegave up the reservejob and won election tocouncil in 1973, servinguntil 1981. He was co-chairmanof thecouncil fi-nance committee, and,with his predecessor astreasurer, helped preparethe budget for the mayor.
“Even thought it’s themayor’s responsibility toprepare the budget, evennow I prepare the thingand thenheand I review itand we present it to coun-cil and go over it,” Berke-meyer said.
Berkemeyer has abachelor’s of science de-gree in accounting fromthe University of Cincin-nati. He worked as an ac-countant for FederatedDepartment Store’s cor-
porate office for 34 years,retiring in 1999.
When the city’s trea-surer retired in 1981, Ber-kemeyersaidhe leftcoun-cil to take the part-timejob.
“I felt like I was doingthe budget and stuff al-ready,” he said.
He brought changes tothe city’s accounting sys-tem to bring it in line withwhat expectations in thebusiness world.
“I turned it into a dou-ble-entry system,” hesaid.
The former single-en-
try system was discardedbecause the double-entrysystem makes it easier tohave better checks andbalances and accurate re-porting, Berkemeyersaid.
“Very rarely did I havean audit adjustment,” hesaid.
Berkemeyer said citycouncil has decided tocontract out the treasur-er’s functions instead ofhiring a new person.
He’s leaving to spendmore time around hishouse and on his boat.
Bill Von Strohe of Cold
Spring is the formerSouthgate police officerwho stopped at Berke-meyer’s house and askedhim to be a reserve policeofficer.
Von Strohe said he hasbeena lifelong friend, andspent three years as aSouthgate officer beforeleaving to join the FortThomaspolice for10year;her then spent 21 yearswith the U.S. MarshalsService.
Southgate was lookingfor respectable and goodcitizens to be reserve offi-cers, Von Strohe said.
“The thought of DonBerkemeyer came to meright away,” he said.
Von Strohe said Berke-meyer very responsible,and like other reserve of-ficers, used to ride withthe officers to lend an ex-tra hand.
“If we had a bad acci-dent on U.S. 27, there wasno interstate those days,they would come out andhelp direct traffic,” hesaid.
Von Strohe said hisfriend has been dedicatedto Southgate his entirelife.
“No matter what taskthecityrequestsofhimheaccepts,” he said.
Berkemeyer ending 54-year tenure in Southgate
Donald H. Berkemyer, is taking the nameplate from hisoffice in the Southgate City Building where he has workedsince 1981 as the part-time treasurer. Berkemeyer’sretirement ends 54 years of service for the city.CHRISMAYHEW/THE COMMUNITY RECORDER
By Chris [email protected]
Library offers fostercare, adoption facts
COLD SPRING — TheCampbell County PublicLibrary’s Cold SpringBranch, 3920 AlexandriaPike, will offer a presen-tation about becoming afoster or adoptive parentat 6:30 p.m. Monday, Jan.6.
The Diocesan CatholicChildren’s Home ofNorthern Kentucky, nowknown as the DCCH Cen-ter for Children and Fam-
ilies, will present the in-formalsessionaboutqual-ifications and require-ments for becoming afoster or adoptive parent.
Theevent, titledFosterCare and Adoption: TheFacts You Need, is foradults and snacks will beprovided. Registration isrequired by visitingwww.cc-pl.org or calling859-781-6166.
Help for reducingrisk of diabetes
The Northern Ken-tucky Health Depart-
ment, in collaborationwith the YMCA of Great-erCincinnati,will offeranintroductory class to pre-venting Type 2 diabetes.The two-hour class isplanned for 6:30-8:30 p.m.Monday, Jan.y 13, at RCDurrBranchYMCA, 5874Veteran’s Way, Burling-ton. Light refreshmentswill be provided.
This class will providehelpful information aboutways to lower your riskfor Type 2 diabetes. In ad-dition there will be an op-portunity to learn aboutthe YMCA’s year long
community-based diabe-tes prevention program.
One in three adults inthe U.S. has pre-diabetes,but only 11 percent knowthey have it. Studies showthat programs like thesecan reduce the number ofcasesof type2diabetesby58 percent in adults andby 70 percent in adultsover age 60.
Registration not re-quired.Formoreinforma-tion or to register, contactKiana Trabue at 513-362-2015 or [email protected].
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BELLEVUE — Highschool students raisedtheir hands against bully-ingbyarranging their fin-gers into the sign lan-guage symbol for I loveyou inside the Ben FloraGymnasiumDec. 16.
Kirk Smalley, of Per-kins, Okla., asked stu-dents to form the sign as ashow of support as he toldthe storyofhowtwoyearsof bullying led his11-year-old son tokill himselfwitha gun at home May 13,2010. Smalley also handedout wrist bands with themessage I am Somebodyduring his hour presenta-tion to Bellevue and Day-ton high school students.
Bellevue senior Jessi-ca Estep was one of doz-ens of students respond toSmalley’s request to raisetheir hands and give the Ilove you sign languagesymbol as a show of sup-port for his anti-bullyingspeech.
“Iwas bullied as a littlekid, so I know how impor-tant it is to stand up up,”Estepsaid. “I think thebigthing is if you see it hap-pening stand up and don’tjust sit there.”
Smalley speaks on be-half of Stand for the Si-lent, a movement startedby a group of OklahomaState University students
inspired to act after hear-ing the story of Ty’s sui-cide after being bullied.
“Bullying, it’s a rite ofchildhood passage be-causeweallowit tobe thatway,” Smalley said.
Ty decided to retaliateand punch the boy bully-ing him in gym class oneday and was suspendedfor three days.
“I guess he hadenough,” said Ty’s father.
Ty’s mother, Laura,took himhome. She had togo back to her job at Ty’sschool she took in order tobe near their son. She in-structed Ty to do hishomeworkandchoresandthey would talk aboutwhat happened when shegot home.
“At 2:38 p.m. May 13
she found out my boydidn’t do his homework,”Smalley said. “Ty didn’tdo his chores. Instead,mybaby killed himself on thebedroom floor.”
The suicide led Smal-ley to make a promise tohis dead son to eliminatebullying.
“And I don’t breakpromises to my son,” hesaid. “LauraandI,weplanon fighting bullying for-ever because our baby,he’s going to be 11 yearsold forever.”
Standing up to a bullyisn’t easy, but it can bedone, he said, asking thestudents to make a prom-ise to stop bullying whenthey see it.
“You can make thisstop,” he said.
Bellevue students sign upagainst bullyingBy Chris [email protected]
Bellevue High School senior Jessica Estep raises her handin an I love you sign during an anti-bullying speech by KirkSmalley of Stand For The Silent. Next to Estep are seniorsRachel Chase and Billy Raleigh.CHRIS MAYHEW/THE COMMUNITY
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BELLEVUE — VeltaChesney Janson has giv-enmore thanacolor andacut in her more than 30years of hairstyling.She’s given herself.
“It’s amazing howclose you get to your cli-ents,” the53-year-oldhairstylist said. “You reallybecome a part of people’sfamilies and their lives. Ifeel like my clients havebecome a part ofmy fam-ily. The connection is sostrong.”
From sharing the spe-cial occasions like wed-dings or a child’s firsthaircut to trading secrets
to boosting someone’sself-esteem, Janson be-lieves she hasmade a dif-ference with her scissors
and brush.Now, she
has decidedit’s time toput thosetools aside.Janson, own-er of NewLookSalononFairfield Av-enue inBelle-
vue, will retire Dec. 31.Thismonthhasbeenemo-tional as she hasmet withclients for the last time.
“You don’t realize theimpact you’ve had on oth-er people until you sayyou’re leaving,” she said.
Anne McSwigan ofFort Thomas has beenmaking hair appoint-ments with Janson forabout 20 years.
“Needless to say, I loveher,” McSwigan said.“She’s always given meher best. Your hairdress-er is more than someonewho cuts and styles yourhair. She is a confidant,someone you tell every-thing to. What’s said inthe hair salon stays at thehair salon.”
Yvonne Blanton Rossof Bellevue, who’sworked with Janson formore than 10 years, saidshe’ll be missing her themost.
“I always call her my
little red bird, because ofher beautiful red hair,”Ross said. “It’s been awe-some working with her;she’s a great mentor. Vel-ta is a funny, kind andgiv-ing person. I will missher. We finish each oth-er’s sentences.”
Janson, a Bellevue na-tive who now lives inAmelia, Ohio, has handedANew Look over to Ross.
“It’s being turned overto the right hands,” Jan-son said. “I know Yvonnewill proposer and con-tinue to make the salongrow.”
Janson has alwaysdabbled in hairstyling.“It’s a passion I’ve alwayshad.”
Her career started inthe early 1980s at SalonEJay in Newport. In 1993,she became the co-ownerofa salon inDaytonand in1998, came to work at theBellevue salon. In 2000she took over the busi-ness, naming it A NewLook.
“I’ve loved having theability to make my ownhours and that I haven’thad to report to anyone,”she said. “Most of all I’veloved the challenge ofgrowing a business andwatching it grow. It’sbeen exciting.”
The business hasgrown to include five ad-ditional stylists, a part-time receptionist, and “so
many clients, I’m not ex-actlysureof thenumber,”Janson said.
Janson, however, isready to “let it go.” She’llspend her retirementwith her soon-to-be hus-band, who resides inCleveland, and traveling,she said.
She’ll alsomiss the funtimes with fellow hair-stylists, and most of allher clients.
“There are so manyamazingpeopleyouget tomeet in this business whotouch your life in verypositive ways,” she said.
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Bellevue hairstylist lays scissors aside after 30 yearsByMelissa [email protected]
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Campbell CountyFiscalCourt unanimously raisedgreens fee at A.J. JollyGolfCourseby$1in2014aspartofbroader increaseonfees to play.
The 2014 prices for 18holes of play will each in-crease to $26 on weekdaysand $28 on the weekend.
Green fees for nineholes will increase by 50cents to $15.50 on week-days and $16.50 on theweekend.
Prices for five-day andseven-day season passeswere also increased be-tween $10-$30 dependingon the type of pass pur-chased, said Matt Elber-feld, Campbell County fi-nance director.
“We are attempting toincrease revenue at thegolf course, andyoucandothat by increasing yourrounds or increasing yourprice,” said Elberfeld atthe Dec. 4 Fiscal Courtmeeting.
Someinitiativesput intoplace this summer seem tobesuccessful in increasingthe number of roundsplayed at the course, hesaid.
Green fees were lastraised when the course re-opened this April. Aftermeeting with Terry Jolly,the course’s golf pro, it’sbeen decided to raiseprices again, Elberfeldsaid.
The costs of a weekday
season pass for one personincreased by $10 to $525,and the cost of a seven-daypass including weekendsfor one person increasedby $15 to $730.
The five-day pass forcouples increasedby$15 to$720, and a seven-day passfor couples increased by$20 to $945. A five-dayfamily season pass in-creasedby$25 to$875, and
a seven-day family seasonpass increased by $30 to$1,095.
There is a $25 discounton all season passes forCampbell County resi-dents. Juniorgolfergreensfees will remain the same.
Fees for A.J. Jolly golf increased
The CampbellRidge ElementarySchoo’s group recent-ly participated inGirls on the Run atSawyer Point. The Campbell Ridge Elementary Schoo’s group recently
participated in Girls on the Run at Sawyer Point.THANKSTO DELLA SMITH
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EDGEWOOD — NancyNadicksbernd of Edge-woodfeelsabitmoresafe.
Thanks to a Rape Ag-gression Defense (RAD)course, she said she hasthe “confidence that I cantake care of myself.”
She took the freecourse, offered throughthe Kenton County Sher-iff’s Office, last year. The12-hour, women’s self-de-fense classwill be offeredagain 6-9 p.m. Tuesdaysand Thursdays, Jan. 7-16,at the Edgewood SeniorCenter, 550FreedomParkDrive, in Freedom Park.Attendance is required onall four dates. All womenin Northern Kentucky,ages 12 to 99, are wel-come.
“It’s an awesome pro-gram,” said co-instructorAutumnRuehl, a sheriff’s
deputy. “I love teaching it.I’ve taught it for eightyears. This class helpswomen be proactive. Itgives them the tools theyneed to keep themselvessafe in a dangerous situa-tion.”
Ruehl said the classcontains mature contentand is physical. Partici-pants will learn how tostrike, kick and punch anattacker.
“It’s really intense,”she said. “But we encour-age all women to partici-pate. In the past, we’vehad a woman in a wheel-chairandhavehadawom-an who used a walker at-tend.”
In addition, women aregiven tips on how to avoidattacks and ways to keeptheir homes safe.
Nadicksbernd said she
wanted to take theclassasa precaution.
“There’s just so muchgoing on out there, everylittle bit you know helps,”she said. “You shouldlearn how to take care ofyourself. Everyoneshould take this class.”
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FORTTHOMAS—Guess what,freshman? You’re starting. Thegame starts in 20 minutes. Beready.
That’s not exactly how LeahSchaefer’s introduction to theXavier University women’sbasketball program went, butit’s not too far off. The High-lands High School graduatefound out that she was in thestarting lineup for her first col-legiate game when her coachesinformed her during warmups.The freshman forward startedand played 25 minutes in theseason opener, a 94-88 loss atOhio University.
“Usually, freshmen don’t getto play too much,” said Schaef-er. “I just kept working hard inthe summer. At first, when Ifoundout inwarmups that Iwasstarting, it was crazy. I justthought ‘omigoodness.’”
The 6-foot-2 former Blue-birds star has calmed down andadapted to her role. She hasstarted all 11 games so far forthe 5-6 Musketeers.
“I think I’mused to it by now.At first, it was a little nerve-wracking,” said Schaefer. “Thepace is the biggest difference.It’s a much faster game.”
It took her proud parents abit longer to adjust to seeingtheir daughter starting for aDi-visionIcollegebasketball team.
That moment was the realiza-tion of setting a goal, and work-ing hard to reach it.
“To start the first game ofyour college career is impres-sive. She has worked hard to bewhere she is and all that hardwork and dedication is payingoff,” said Leah’smother,Melan-ie Schaefer. “When Jeff, Leah'sdad, saw that she was starting,he was actually teary eyed forthe first 10 or 15minutes of thatgame.Wordscan'tdescribehowproud of her we are.”
Her best performance todate came in a 70-66 home winover Murray State on Dec. 4, inwhich Schaefer led the team inpoints (13)andrebounds (8).Shehadacareer-high12rebounds ina win over Kansas at the Para-dise Jam in the Virgin Islandson Nov. 29. Schaefer currentlyleads the team in field goal per-centage and is tied for the teamlead in rebounds and blockedshots.
Playing close to home wasimportant to Schaefer, and shehas immediately noticed thebenefits of being near her fam-ily and Highlands supporters.
“I have great support frommy family and from my High-lands friendsandcoaches,” saidSchaefer. “ImissmyHighlandscoaches and teammates. Wewere a close-knit group.”
Ofcourse,Leah’sparents aredelighted to have her continu-ing her basketball and educa-tion nearby.
“Weare trulyblessed tohaveher close to home. It is amazingtoseeherplay,haveherathomemany weekends, and to be ableto have dinner with her duringthe week if she has time,” saidMelanie Schaefer. “It is nice forso many supportive familymembers and friends to havethe opportunity to come tomany games as well.”
Schaefer ispartofaprogramthat is built for the future.Headcoach Brian Neal’s rosterboasts 11 underclassmen, withjust two seniors and no juniors.As part of an eight-womanfreshmen class, Schaefer findsherself in a familiar place, aspart ofaclose-knit groupofbas-ketball playerswhowill growasteammates and friends. Shemade themost of a similar situ-
ation in her five years playingfor Highlands, and will surelymake the most of this opportu-nity.
“I’m so glad I chose Xavier,”said Schaefer. “The coachingstaff is awesome and the girlswere really welcoming.”
While she plans on improv-ing her strength and aggres-siveness in order to competeagainst older, more experi-enced competition, one skillthat Schaefer developed atHighlands gives her an edgethat few freshmen have. Any-one who has coached her orplayed with her will tell youwhat a great, unselfish team-mate she is.
“Xavier isagreat fit forLeahbecause the coaches challengeher to be abetter player and shelovesher teammates,” saidMel-anie Schaefer. “They are aclose-knit group and they be-lieve in teamwork,whichhasal-ways been important to Leah.The coaching staff is suppor-tive in all aspects of Leah's col-lege experience and they wantthe girls to be successful bothon the court and off.”
Schaefer makes most of XU timeBy Adam [email protected]
Xavier University freshmanbasketball player Leah Schaefer, aHighlands graduate, is startingfor the Musketeers. THANKS TOMELANIE SCHAEFER
The Community Re-corderaskedcollege ath-letes’ family and friendsto submit information soour readers can getcaught up on their activ-ities. Their offerings:
Conner Downard» Conner Downard is
amemberof theDenisonUniver-sity men’sswimmingand divingteam.Downardis a nativeof FortThomas,KY and isa graduate
of Highlands HighSchool.
The sophomore cur-rently holds the secondfastest time on the teamin 500-yard freestyleevent (4:37.23).Downardalso swims the100-, 200-,1,000- and 1,650-yardfreestyle events.
The Big Red is cur-rently therankedNo.1inDivision III according tothe latest College Swim-ming Coaches Associa-tion of America(CSCAA) Top-25 poll.Denison took over thetop spot after edgingNorth Coast AthleticConference rival Ken-yon in their annual dualmeet.
Downard is a politicalscience and economicsdoublemajorand thesonof Tim and Betsy Dow-nard.
AnneMarieDumaine
» Anne Marie Du-maine, a graduate ofCampbell County HighSchool, is a senior atTransylvania Universityandwas theco-captainofthe soccer team the pasttwo years and was con-sidered the anchor of thedefense. She was namedto this year’sDivision IIIAcademic All-AmericanSecond Team, the onlyrepresentative from theHeartland Conference.
AnneMarie is a biolo-
gymajorwith a 4.0 aver-age and plans to attendmedical school nextyear. As a defender, shestarted every game thisseason and posted fivegoals.She ledherteamtoan at-large bid to theNCAA tournament asthe Heartland Confer-ence runner-up. To date,her other post-seasonawards include: AllGreat Lakes RegionalSecond Team, HeartlandConference First Team,Tom Bohlsen AcademicAll-Conference, Divi-sion III Academic AllAmerican District 1stTeam; Team Co-MVP.
She is the daughter ofPam and TomDumaine.
Jennie Dumaine» Jennie Dumaine,
also the daughter of Pamand Tom Dumaine ofCalifornia, Ky., graduat-ed from Hanover Col-lege in May 2013. TheCampbell County gradu-ate was a track distancerunner and soccer mid-fielder. In the spring,Jennie was awarded theMildred E Lemen Men-tal Attitude Award - oneof the top two athletic
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Downard Jennie Dumainegraduated from HanoverCollege in May 2013,where she was a trackdistance runner and soccermidfielder.THANKS TO PAM
DUMAINE
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Highlands beatBoone County 52-40 Dec. 27 in girls
basketball to advance tothe championship gameof the Conner holidaytournament, which took
place after deadline.Highlands was 8-1 enter-ing a game against 10-0Bishop Brossart and willplayatrivalNewportCen-tral Catholic Thursday,Jan. 3.
Highlands sophomore Haley Coffey, 15, puts up a shot. Highlands beat Conner Dec. 27 during Conner’s holiday girlsbasketball tourney. JAMES WEBER/THE COMMUNITY RECORDER
Bluebirds advanceto holiday final
Highlands junior Lydia Graves passes to the perimeter.Highlands beat Conner Dec. 27 during Conner’s holidaygirls basketball tournament. JAMES WEBER/THE COMMUNITY
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Highlandsjunior Alex
Combs looksfor an
opening.Highlands
beat ConnerDec. 27during
Conner’sholiday girlsbasketball
tournament.JAMES
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TMC Notes» Thomas More Col-
lege sophomore forwardOlivia Huber (Woo-dlawn, Ky./NewportCentral Catholic) hasbeen named to the D3soc-cer.com All-AmericanTeam.
Huber, whowas a thirdteam selection, was alsonamed to theNSCAA (Na-tional Soccer Coaches As-sociation of America’sAll-American third team.The All-American honorsadd toher2013postseasonhonors as she was namedfirst team All-Presidents’Athletic Conference
(PAC) and first teamNSCAA All-Great LakesRegion in November.
Huber, who started all23 games for the Saints,led the team and the PACin points (52), goals (22),assists (eight) and game-winning goals (10).
The Saints finished the2013 season at19-2-2 over-all and won the PAC regu-lar season and tourna-ment championship,while advancing to thesectional semifinalsof theNCAA Division III Wom-en’s Soccer Champion-ship for the first time inprogram history.
NewCath stag» On Sunday, Jan. 19,
Newport Central Catho-
lic will host the annualStag in the NCC gymnasi-um from 2-6 p.m. Doorsopen at 1 p.m. Admissionis $20,which includes din-ner, snacks, drinks,canned beer and a chancetowinaLED/HDTV.Addi-tional raffles for greatprizes will be available atthe door. Football will beshown on the big screen.
Girls basketballNote: All holiday tour-
namentsendedafterearlypublication deadlines forNew Year’s Day so eachteam’s final placement isnot available.
» Highlands beatMoore 72-41 in theConnertourney Dec. 26. AlexCombs had 16 points.
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awards given to a seniorathlete at Hanover. Sheearned this award for herperformance on and offthe track/field and hermany contributions to theHanover community.
Jennie started everysoccer game her senioryear as a midfielder. Shehad the winning goalagainst Transylvania, de-feating her sister AnneMarie. Jennie’s event intrack was the 800 metersin outdoor and the 1,000meters in indoor. She wason the Heartland Confer-ence Soccer and TrackAcademic Teams, GreatLakes Regional SoccerAcademic Team.
Jennie was a biologyand Spanish major with a3.9 GPA and graduatedvaledictorian of her colle-giate class. Jennie is nowatWesternKentuckyUni-versity where she isstudying immunology ona teaching assistantshipand refereeing highschool soccer.
Max Halpin» Max Halpin (70) is a
2012 graduate of Coving-ton Catholic. He is a soph-omore at Western Ken-tuckyUniversity and con-sidered a redshirt fresh-man in football.
After being redshirtedhis first year at WKU, heearned thestartingcenterposition in game five ofthe season, after beingcalled in to replace an in-jured Sean Conway, afour-year starter. Maxcontributed to an 8-4 sea-son, however, WKU wasoverlooked in the bowlbids this year. Max wasfeatured on theBobbyPe-trino radio show and teampress conferences. Maxearned the “GrinderAward,” given to the of-fensive player who giveshis all from the first playto the last, after his per-formance in an exciting
21-17 victory over Armyon Nov. 9. Max weighs inat 6-foot-4, 295 pounds.
His parents are KellyOwens and Mike Halpinof Fort Mitchell.
Hailey Hemmer»Hailey Hemmer of
Crestview Hills recentlycompleted her senioryear of soccer, playing inthe Big East for SaintJohn’s University inQueens,N.Y.with tremen-dous success.
Hailey, a center de-fender, anchored a back-line that logged 10 shut-outs and kept opponentsto 0.95 goals per match.The historic season start-ed with a 8-0 run. It con-tinuedwith the teammak-ing it to theBigEast semi-finals. Hailey earned aspot on the All Big Easttournament team. The St.John’s Red Storm con-tinued its success bybeat-ing No. 9 University ofCentral Florida in Orlan-do 3-1 in the first round ofthe NCAA tournament.
Hailey finished strongin her team’s historic sec-ond round of tournamentplay against Arkansas al-though they lost 0-1. TopDrawerSoccer listedHai-ley as one of the top 20players midseason in theBig East Conference. Shealso made the Big EastFirst Team on CollegeSports Madness. Haileyhas consistently been BigEast All-Academic andwill graduate in May witha degree in chemistry.PreviouslyHailey lived inWalnutHills and attendedSaint Ursula, where sheplayed varsity basketballfor two years. She playedsoccer for Ohio Elite Soc-cer Academy.
Austin Juniet» Austin Juniet, a
graduate ofNewport Cen-tral Catholic, transferredfrom Northern KentuckyUniversity to ThomasMore College in fall 2013,where he continued hispursuit of college soccer.During his first seasonwith the Saints, Austin
was a key player in help-ing the team win thePresidents’ Athletic Con-ference and the PAC tour-nament.Heended thesea-son with 7 goals and 4 as-sists and was also namedto the First Team All-PACConference. The Saintsqualified for the DivisionIII NCAA Tournamentand lost in the first round.
His parents are Chrisand Carol Juniet from Ft.Thomas.
NathanMark» Nathan Mark of
Unionhelpedhis teamtoarunner-up finish and indi-vidually earned second-team All-Conference hon-ors at the St. Louis Inter-collegiate Athletic Con-ference cross countrychampionships, held Nov.2 in Hillsboro, Ill. Mark, asophomore studying oc-cupational therapy atSpalding University inLouisville, navigated the8-kilometer course in atime of 25:56, placing 9thin a field of 61.
Mark is a 2012 gradu-ate of St. Henry DistrictHigh School and is the sonof Bill and ReneeMark.
Brett Pierce» Brett Pierce, a cross
country and track dis-tance runner at Camp-
bellsville University andformer Scott High Schoolrunner, earnedAll-Ameri-can status by placingsixth out of 231runners atthe National ChristianCollege Athletic Associa-tion National Champion-ships race at CedarvilleUniversity.
Pierce also placedsixth out of 98 runners inthe Mid-South Confer-ence Championships raceat Rio Grande University,which earned him FirstTeam All-ConferenceHonors and AcademicAll-Mid-South Team Hon-ors based on his gradepoint average. By placingsixth in the Mid-South
Conference Race, Brettqualified for the NAIANational ChampionshipRace in Lawrence, Kan.,at Rim Rock Farm wherehe placed 93rd out of 313runners (25:49) in the 8Kdistance.Duringthecrosscountry regular season,Brett achieved the follow-ing: First place at the As-bury University Invita-tional; first place at theRioGrandeUniversity In-vitational; seventh placeat the Berea College Invi-tational and ninth place atthe Greater Louisville In-vitational Men’s SilverRace.
Brett is the son of Rod-ney and Patty Pierce ofEdgewood, Ky.
Courtney Tierney» Courtney Tierney, a
Newport Central Catholicgraduate and Wilder na-tive, is playing golf forNCAA Division III Ur-bana University.
During the spring sea-son, she finished alone infourth place (89/83=172)at theGreatMidwest Ath-letic Conference champi-onship at Old HickoryCountryClub inNashvilleto earn all-conferencehonors in her first season.
As a sophomore duringthe fall season, finished in17thplace in the fieldof45(86/88/86=260) at theMountain East Confer-ence fall championship atthe Resort at GladeSprings in Daniels, W.Va.She paced the BlueKnights in eachof their fi-nal two tournaments, andfinished runner-up in thethird fall tournament. Sheis the daughter of Toddand Theresa Tierney.
Emily Yocom» Emily Yocom of St.
Henry District HighSchool joined the Ken-tucky Wesleyan Panthersvolleyball team for theirfirst regular season G-MAC conference champi-onship. The Panthers fin-ished their seasonwith anoverall record of 26-7, andwent 12-2 in league play.
Emily, a freshman de-fensive specialist, playedin 72 sets, finishing theseason with 118 digs and14 service aces. Emily isthedaughterofChuckandPegi Yocom of Burling-ton.
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Austin Juniet, a graduate of Newport Central Catholic andresident of Ft. Thomas, scores a goal for Thomas MoreCollege men’s soccer team.COURTESY OF THE THOMAS MORE
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Max Halpin (70) is a 2012graduate of CovingtonCatholic High School. He isa sophomore at WesternKentucky University andconsidered a redshirtfreshman in football.THANKSTO KELLY OWENS
Hailey Hemmer ofCrestview Hills recentlycompleted her senior yearof soccer, playing in the BigEast for Saint John'sUniversity. THANKS TO CAROL
HEMMER
Courtney Tierney, aNewport Central Catholicgraduate and Wilder, Ky.native, is playing golf forNCAA Division III UrbanaUniversity. THANKS TO THE
TIERNEY FAMILY
Nathan Mark of Unionhelped his team to arunner-up finish andindividually earned2nd-team All-Conferencehonors at the St. LouisIntercollegiate AthleticConference cross countrychampionships. THANKS TORENEE MARK
Brett Pierce, a cross countryand track distance runnerat Campbellsville Universityand former Scott HighSchool runner, earnedAll-American status byplacing sixth out of 231runners at the NationalChristian College AthleticAssociation NationalChampionships race atCedarville University.THANKSTO ROD PIERCE
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Whenyou thinkabout all thatwomen have accomplished inthe last several decades, it’spretty astounding. Just consid-er their buying and earningpower: According to Nielsen(August 2013), women now con-trol approximately $12 trillionof theU.S. shareof$18 trillion inglobal consumer spending. Andapproximately 28 percent of to-day’s working married womenout-earn their husbands, ac-cording to Census Bureau datafrom USA Today.
But for as many strides aswomen have made, they stillonlyearn77cents for everydol-lar earned by a man, accordingto Census Bureau data. Womentend to save far less than menwhen planning for retirement –but have higher retirement ex-penses and longer life expec-tancies.
That’s why it’s increasinglyimportant for women to take
control of theirfinancial fu-tures by em-ploying smartinvestmentstrategies. Andbefore you gothinking, “In-vestment strat-egies are forthe wealthy,”think again.Thereareafew
simple steps every woman cantake now to positively impacther long-term financial outlook.
1.Talktoafinancialadviser:Afinancial adviser canhelpyousee the big picture and identifypractical ways to achieve yourvision.Theycanhelpdeterminewhether or not you’re savingenough and if you’re investingin the right places, according tocertain factors including, butnot limited to, yourgoals, objec-tives, and tolerance for risk. Fi-
nancial advisers aren’t exclu-sive tobillionaires, either.Manybanks have financial adviserswho are available to work withcustomers at all levels of in-come, age and networth. But besure you are comfortable withyour financial adviser; if he orshe seems disinterested, you’rein the wrong office.
2. Pay yourself first: Theonly way to accumulate wealthis to save more than you spend.Barring someunforeseenwind-fall, like a lottery winning or aninheritance, every woman willprobably need a retirement ac-count to rely on. So set aside aportion of your pre-tax pay-check to a 401(k) or IRA, espe-cially if your employer offers acontribution match. Maybe youcan only contribute 2 percent ofyour income – that’s fine! Trysetting a manageable scheduleunderwhichyouraiseyourcon-tributionbyhalfapercent.Start
small and absorb the reductionin your cash-on-hand steadily.In a fewyears, you’ll be amazedat howmuch you’ve saved.
3. Consider a spendingfreeze: Not sure your bank ac-count can weather a “pay your-self first” savings strategy?Consider putting yourself on –and sticking to – a three-monthspendingfreeze.Foronemonth,track every dime you spend.Then, cut out all of your extraexpenses: Eliminate the premi-um cable channels (or cable en-tirely), eat at home and resistthe buy-one-get-one sales. Thiswill reset your spending cyclesoyoucangainbetter control ofyour finances.
4. Avoid the temptation totinker: The biggest mistake awoman can make is changingyour 401(k) too frequently. Agood rule of thumb might be toreview your 401(k) when youchangeyourclocks.Ensure that
your funds are keeping pacewith the market, reallocate ifnecessary and then walk away.Remember that your 401(k) is along-term plan, so it shouldwithstand the ebb and flow ofthe market. You just have to bepatient and avoid the tempta-tion toconstantly fine-tuneyourinvestments. Now, if you’re notcomfortable with the fluctua-tions ofyourportfolio, itmaybetime to adjust your asset alloca-tion and the amount of riskyou’re taking on.
Taking control of your finan-cial future is empowering and abit daunting. Ask for guidance,contribute as much as you can,stayon topofyourspendingandstay diligent about your invest-ments.
Shannon Johnson is vice presidentand regional investment manager atFifth Third Securities She lives inUnion.
Women: Take Control of Your Finances
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I don’t know about you, butI’m ready for 2014.
For me, 2013 started off withawreck in January, inwhichmyhusband’s carwas totaled (yes, Iwas driving.) It was coupledwith a need for me to be absentfrom facilitating the health andwellnessmeetings I dearly love,(praise God, I’m back).
Add to that the emotionalroller coaster ride of our lives interms of changes in my hus-band’s career. In less than sixmonths, my husband studiedfor, passed and secured licensesin health, life, securities, andproperty and casualty insur-ance. Now that may not soundlike a big deal, but let’s just say,we’re thankful we lived throughit to tell about it.
May I add that I have a com-plete new respect for salesmenof any kind who support theirfamilies solelyonacommission-
basedsalary. Ifthis is you orsomeone youlove, may Godgreatly blessand providefor you in 2014.
To top it off,God called ourfamily out ofthe comfort,security andlove of ourwonderful
home church, East Dayton Bap-tist, a church my parents andseveral other family membersattend, the church I was bap-tized in and the only church Ihave ever known inmy 41yearsof life “to a land that he wouldshow us.”
Just typing about all thechange brings all the butterfliesback. Yet, as I reflect and beginto lookforwardIcansee,at least
partially, the reasons for theval-leys and the “unknowns.” Onething is sure, through it all, Godhad a plan. And it was, and is, allfor good. (Jeremiah 29:11) Andthough there were valleys, andsomeverydeepones that Icouldnomeans climb out of alone, Hewas always there. His promiseto never leave or forsake me astrue as it has ever been.
Yet another vital lesson I’velearned this year is that in orderto see and experience Histruths, Imust surrender fully tohis plan. Know this, God doesnotalwaysshare“steptwo”withyou before you complete “stepone.”
Here’s to findingGod in2014!
Julie House is founder of EquippedMinistries, a Christian-based healthand wellness program. She can bereached at 802-8965 or on Face-book.com/EquippedMinistries.
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JulieHouseCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST
PopeFrancis recently issuedan apostolic exhortation whichmany have interpreted as criti-cizing capitalism. I learned at ayoungagenevertostartafightIcan’t win; therefore, I don’twant to start a fight with thePope. I’ll choose instead tosearch for common ground.
First things first, Pope Fran-cis is right. The faith-basedprinciple of human imperfec-tionaffectscapitalism.Commu-nist, socialist and totalitariansystems have been led by ty-rants. At least in capitalism,businesses usually succeed bydeliveringusefulgoodsandser-vices which can, at times,change lives for the better.
The Pope warns against an“impersonal economy lacking atruly human purpose.” Butmany successful capitalist un-
dertakings have a human pur-pose.HisHoliness lamented the
absence of“vigilance forthe commongood.” Butmanycapitalistventures servethe commongood.
Pope Fran-cis didn’t spe-cifically com-ment on capi-talisminAmer-ica. If he had
done so, I’d like to think hewould have said healthy Amer-ican capitalism helps familiesby providing jobs. One greatidea here can generate thou-sands of jobs. It happens all thetime.
Capitalism helps provide for
education and hope. Americansstrive for education and train-ing to attain valuable skills. Wedevelopandgrow.Onboth sidesof my family, capitalism andeducation lifted our parents outof poverty, which probably ex-plains why I get a bit defensive.
Capitalism helps provide forour government. Business own-ers pay taxes. People who workfor businesses pay taxes. Peo-plewhobuythings incommercepay taxes. Without capitalism,government would have fewerresources to provide for thepublic good.
Capitalism helps provide forour churches and charities. Weknow that churches and charityserve the noblest of purposes,butmoneytooperate themmustcome from somewhere. We’veseen coffers diminish in hard
times.Capitalism helps us care for
one another. In America, youngpeopleworkingpaySocialSecu-rity and Medicare taxes so thatolderAmericanscanhavean in-come and health care. Withoutcapitalism, these safeguardswould fail.
Capitalism can unify people.InAmerica,mostofusrespectabusiness owner on Main Streetwho saves money and risks ev-erythingonabusiness idea,pro-viding needed jobs, incomesand taxes. We see this everyday. We should choose to seebusiness owners as our neigh-bors, not our enemies.
Capitalism can be compati-ble with faith. I represent busi-ness owners who frequentlypray for the well being of theiremployees and customers,
striving to treat them right ev-ery day. Their brand of capital-ism involves life success whichstretches beyond self and be-yond an immediate dollar.
Capitalism, which simplymeans owning part or all of abusiness, can’t be all that bad.Maybe his Holiness meant tosay that economic and politicalsystems can only be asmoral asthe people who live and work inthem. I’mnot sureweneedapa-pal clarification, but given thebuzz on the subject, it wouldn’thurt to get one.
Robert Hudson is an attorney withFrost Brown Todd in Florence. Hisnew book for students, entitled “OurBest Tomorrow: Students TeachingCapitalism to America,” will bereleased nationally by HeadlineBooks.
A capitalist’s request for papal clarification on capitalism
RobertHudsonCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST
Detecting breast cancerearly – before symptoms be-
gin – can savelives. That’swhy it’s so im-portant forwomen to un-dergo regularbreast cancerscreenings aspart of a pre-ventive healthcare regimen.
The risk ofbreast cancerincreases withage, with 60 as
the average age for firstbreast cancer diagnosis in theUnitedStates.However,manyyoungerwomenarediagnosedwith breast cancer, and detec-tion steps should begin inearly adulthood.
Starting in their 20s, wom-en should learn about thebenefits and limits of breastself-examinations. Performedcorrectly, a self-exam is a sys-tematic, step-by-step methodfor detecting changes inbreast tissue. By performingself-exams regularly, womencan become familiar with howtheir breasts normally lookand feel so that changes be-come noticeable. Womenshould report any changes totheir physician.
Most experts recommendthat woman in their 20s and
30s also receive a clinicalbreast exam at least once ev-ery threeyears. Performedbya medical professional, theseare an opportunity to learnhow to conduct a self-exam.
Physicians generally rec-ommend that women beginhaving annual mammogramsat age 40. Women at higherrisk – for example, those witha family history of breast can-cer – should consider otherscreening tests. The Ameri-can Cancer Society recom-mends high-risk women haveannual mammograms and anMRI beginning at age 30.
High-risk women includethose who:
» have the BRCA1 orBRCA2 genetic mutation;
» have a parent, brother,sister or childwith the BRCA1or BRCA2 genetic mutation;
» have a lifetime risk ofbreast cancer of 20 to 25 per-cent, based on recognizedrisk-assessment tools;
» had radiation therapy ofthe chest between the ages of10 and 30;
» have Li-Fraumeni syn-drome, Cowden syndrome orBannayan-Riley-Ruvalcabasyndrome, or who have a par-ent, brother, sister or childwith one of these conditions.
Evan Z. Lang is a medical oncol-ogist.
Step toward a health
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Florence Rotary Club
Meeting time: Noon Mon-days
Where:AirportHiltonHotel,Florence
Contact: President BillySantos,[email protected] 859-426-2285
Website: florencerotary.org
Florence Woman’s Club
Meeting time: 11:30 a.m.third Tuesday of each month(except July and August)
Where: Florence NaturePark Club House
Contact: Linda Gritton,president, [email protected]
Interact Club of BooneCounty
Meets: Twicemonthly, datesvary
Where: Scheben library,8899 U.S. 42, Union
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Rather than exchanging gifts witheachother thisChristmas, theem-ployees ofMercedes-Benz of Fort
Mitchell decided to collect presents anddonate them to the Children’s Home ofNorthern Kentucky.
The ideaoriginatedwithDonPaparel-la, managing partner at the dealership.“Doyouknowhoweverybodybuys those$20 gifts for each other and they neveruse them?”hesaidheaskedhimself. “In-stead of that, why not have our staff sup-port this local charity?”
About a month before Christmas, Pa-parella and his wife visited the Chil-
dren’s Home, a treatment facility forabused and neglected boys who sufferfrom severe emotional, behavioral, andsocial issues.
“Wesawtheamount ofdedicationandthe work that these people were doingwith the children,” he explained.
He shared the storywith his co-work-ers. “So we set up a Christmas tree andall of our staff just started bringing ingifts,” he said. All 50 employees partici-pated.
“We’ve been blessed in our lives, andwe wanted to bless somebody else’s,”said parts Manager Angela Reynolds.“They’ve had a hard up-bringing. Hope-fully this can say to them, ‘I’m normal,just like anybody else.’”
“Who doesn’t love kids? And they
need everything that they need,” addedmarketing manager Dan Bell. “So we’rehappy to be a part of it.”
Five days before Christmas they fin-ished collecting gifts and took them totheChildren’sHomemaincampus inDe-vou Park.
“It will be a surprise for the childrenon Christmas morning,” said the home’schief executive Officer Rick Wurth.
“These gifts are for the boys who arein our residential treatment program,”he explained. “These are boys aged 7 to17whoare livingwithus24/7for,onaver-age, seven to eight months.”
There are approximately 42 boys liv-ing at the home.Most of them have beenremoved from their own homes by thestate due to abuse, neglect, or at-risk be-
havior.“Our goal is to provide a safe and
home-like environment for these boyswhile they’reundergoingtreatmentwithour clinical team,” Wurth continued.
In 2012 theChildren’sHomeofNorth-ernKentucky impacted400childrenandfamilies in 33 counties across the state.Anyone who would like to volunteer ordonate can visit www.chnk.org.
“Northern Kentucky needs to knowthat there are people who are willing tospend their time and energy lifting upothers,” Wurth said. “The human spiritsin our communities are different be-cause of it.”
“It’s not what you receive,” Paparellastressed. “It’s about giving.”
Driving home the Christmas spirit
Mercedes-Benz of Fort Mitchell controller Ron Browning, left, passes the presents to Kay Bowlin from the Children’sHome.KAMELLIA SMITH/FOR THE COMMUNITY RECORDER
Mercedes-Benz of Ft. Mitchell controller Ron Browning,right, helps unload presents with Managing Partner DonPaparella.KAMELLIA SMITH/FOR THE COMMUNITY RECORDER
Christmas presents collected by the employees ofMercedes-Benz of Fort Mitchell. KAMELLIA SMITH/FOR THE
COMMUNITY RECORDER
By Kamellia Soenjoto [email protected]
Staff of the Children’s Home welcome Mercedes-Benz employees at their main campus in Devou Park.KAMELLIA SMITH/FOR THE COMMUNITY RECORDER
Mercedes-Benz of Ft. Mitchell receptionist Michelle Zerhusen arrangesthe presents inside the Children’s Home. KAMELLIA SMITH/FOR THE COMMUNITY
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Staff of the Children’s Home pose in front of Christmas presents. From left are: Donald Graves, Kay Bowlin,Rick Wurth, Amy Lindley, Quentin Turley and Brenda Lunsford.KAMELLIA SMITH/FOR THE COMMUNITY RECORDER
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FRIDAY, JAN. 3Drink TastingsFridayWine Tasting, 4-8 p.m.,D.E.P.’s FineWine & Spirits FortThomas, 424 Alexandria Pike,Free. ThroughMarch 7. 859-781-8105; www.depsfinewine.com.Fort Thomas.
Holiday - ChristmasHoliday Toy Trains, 10 a.m.-5p.m., Behringer-Crawford Mu-seum, 1600 Montague Road,Layout features Lionel trains andPlasticville. More than 250 feetof track. Patrons welcome tooperate more than 30 accessoriesfrom buttons on layout. ThroughJan. 19. Included with admission:$7, $6 ages 60 and up, $4 ages3-17; free ages 2 and under.859-491-4003; www.bcmuseu-m.org. Covington.Light Up the Levee, 6:10-11:50p.m., Newport on the Levee, 1LeveeWay, Featuring more thanone million LED lights dancing insynchronization to holiday music.Lights dance every 20 minutes.Through Jan. 5. Free. 859-291-0550; www.newportonthelevee-.com. Newport.Newport Express HolidayDepot, noon-8 p.m., Newporton the Levee, 1 LeveeWay,Special holiday attraction fea-tures unique train displays aswell as true-to-size model of realtrain and other activities for allages. Through Jan. 5. $5. 859-291-0550; www.newportonthele-vee.com. Newport.
Music - BluesChuck Brisbin & the TunaProject, 9 p.m.-1 a.m., MansionHill Tavern, 502WashingtonAve., $4. 859-581-0100. Newport.
Music - ConcertsAgainst Me!, 9 p.m. With theSidekicks and the Shondes., TheSouthgate House Revival, 111 E.Sixth St., $17, $15 advance.859-431-2201; www.south-gatehouse.com. Newport.
SATURDAY, JAN. 4Holiday - ChristmasHoliday Toy Trains, 10 a.m.-5p.m., Behringer-Crawford Mu-
seum, Included with admission:$7, $6 ages 60 and up, $4 ages3-17; free ages 2 and under.859-491-4003; www.bcmuseu-m.org. Covington.Light Up the Levee, 6:10-11:50p.m., Newport on the Levee,Free. 859-291-0550; www.new-portonthelevee.com. Newport.Newport Express HolidayDepot, noon-8 p.m., Newporton the Levee, $5. 859-291-0550;www.newportonthelevee.com.Newport.
Karaoke and OpenMicKaraoke, 8-11:30 p.m., SouthgateVFW, 6 Electric Ave., With DJ TedMcCracken. Free. Presented byVFW Post 3186. 859-441-9857.Southgate.
SUNDAY, JAN. 5Holiday - ChristmasHoliday Toy Trains, 1-5 p.m.,Behringer-Crawford Museum,Included with admission: $7, $6ages 60 and up, $4 ages 3-17;free ages 2 and under. 859-491-4003; www.bcmuseum.org.Covington.Light Up the Levee, 6:10-11:50p.m., Newport on the Levee,Free. 859-291-0550; www.new-portonthelevee.com. Newport.Newport Express HolidayDepot, noon-8 p.m., Newporton the Levee, $5. 859-291-0550;www.newportonthelevee.com.Newport.
Karaoke and OpenMicDJ-led Karaoke, 9:30 p.m.-1:30a.m., Miller’s Fill Inn, 52 Donner-meyer Drive, Free. 859-431-3455;www.facebook.com/millers.fillin.Bellevue.
MONDAY, JAN. 6CivicCampbell County Conserva-tion District Meeting, 9-10:30a.m., Campbell County Conserva-tion District, 8351 E. Main St.,Suite 104, Suite 104. Publicencouraged to attend. ThroughDec. 4. 859-635-9587;home.fuse.net/campbellcd.Alexandria.
Literary - LibrariesHomework Help (grades K-12),
5-7 p.m., Boone County MainLibrary, 1786 Burlington Pike,Drop in and volunteers show youhow to use library resources andguide you toward the correctanswer. Presented by BooneCounty Public Library. 859-342-2665. Burlington.Gentle Yoga, 6 p.m., BooneCounty Main Library, 1786Burlington Pike, Learn basicpostures and flows. $25. Present-ed by Boone County PublicLibrary. 859-342-2665. Burling-ton.Yoga, 7:10 a.m.-8 p.m., BooneCounty Main Library, 1786Burlington Pike, Hatha Yogapostures. $25. Presented byBoone County Public Library.859-342-2665. Burlington.In the Loop, 10 a.m., FlorenceBranch Library, 7425 U.S. 42, Knitor crochet in relaxed, friendlycompany. Learn for first time orpick up new tricks. 859-342-2665.Florence.Zumba, 6 p.m., Scheben BranchLibrary, 8899 U.S. 42, Latin-inspired dance-fitness program.$25 per month. 859-334-2117.Union.
TUESDAY, JAN. 7Holiday - ChristmasHoliday Toy Trains, 10 a.m.-5p.m., Behringer-Crawford Mu-seum, Included with admission:$7, $6 ages 60 and up, $4 ages3-17; free ages 2 and under.859-491-4003; www.bcmuseu-m.org. Covington.
Music - BluesOpen Jam, 9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m.,Miller’s Fill Inn, 52 DonnermeyerDrive, Free. 859-431-3455;www.facebook.com/Millers-fillinn. Bellevue.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 8Holiday - ChristmasHoliday Toy Trains, 10 a.m.-5
p.m., Behringer-Crawford Mu-seum, Included with admission:$7, $6 ages 60 and up, $4 ages3-17; free ages 2 and under.859-491-4003; www.bcmuseu-m.org. Covington.
Karaoke and OpenMicDJ-led Karaoke, 9:30 p.m.-1:30a.m., Miller’s Fill Inn, Free. 859-431-3455; www.facebook.com/millers.fillin. Bellevue.
THURSDAY, JAN. 9RecreationAerial Fitness, 6-7 p.m., Locomo-tion on the Levee, 1 LeveeWay,Work on core body strength andendurance and use aerial equip-ment for workout. Rigorouscourse suitable for all fitnesslevels. Ages 18 and up. $15.
Presented by Cincinnati CircusCompany. 513-921-5454;www.cincinnaticircus.com.Newport.
FRIDAY, JAN. 10Drink TastingsFridayWine Tasting, 4-8 p.m.,D.E.P.’s FineWine & Spirits FortThomas, Free. 859-781-8105;www.depsfinewine.com. FortThomas.
Holiday - ChristmasHoliday Toy Trains, 10 a.m.-5p.m., Behringer-Crawford Mu-seum, Included with admission:$7, $6 ages 60 and up, $4 ages3-17; free ages 2 and under.859-491-4003; www.bcmuseu-m.org. Covington.
Music - WorldAlpen Echos, 9 p.m.-1:30 a.m.,Hofbrauhaus, 200 E. Third St.,Free. 859-491-7200; www.hof-brauhausnewport.com. New-port.
SATURDAY, JAN. 11Karaoke and OpenMicKaraoke, 8-11:30 p.m., SouthgateVFW, Free. 859-441-9857. South-gate.
Music - WorldAlpen Echos, 9 p.m.-1:30 a.m.,Hofbrauhaus, Free. 859-491-7200; www.hofbrauhausnew-port.com. Newport.
SUNDAY, JAN. 12Holiday - ChristmasHoliday Toy Trains, 1-5 p.m.,Behringer-Crawford Museum,Included with admission: $7, $6ages 60 and up, $4 ages 3-17;free ages 2 and under. 859-491-4003; www.bcmuseum.org.Covington.
Karaoke and OpenMicDJ-led Karaoke, 9:30 p.m.-1:30a.m., Miller’s Fill Inn, Free. 859-431-3455; www.facebook.com/millers.fillin. Bellevue.
THINGS TO DO IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD
The Holiday Toy Trains run at Behringer-Crawford Museum through Jan. 19. Admission is$7, $6 ages 60 and up, $4 ages 3-17; free ages 2 and under. 859-491-4003;www.bcmuseum.org.
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At the start of eachnew year with you, I liketo talk about food trends.Locally sourced con-tinues to be a big factor,along with homemadebiscuits instead of bunsand bread for sand-wiches. Another trend is
healthierkids meals:yogurt,applesauceand bakedfries forfried.
Gluten-free (nosurprise)items willbe abun-dant in
restaurants and at thegrocery.
Chefs will use nuts ascoating for poultry andfish instead of flour.
Veggies galore, espe-cially cauliflower, will becooked simply or withflavorful herbs andspices as mains and sides.
Heirloom beans andpeanuts are “in” and areeasily grown. Peanutshide under the groundand kids love to harvestthese.
Rice is big this year.You’ll see a dizzying va-riety, from instant tobrown to the new darlingof the food world: Caroli-na Gold. This is thegrandfather of long-grainrice here and, dependingupon the way it’s cooked,can be made into fluffyrice or creamy risotto.
Tea is here to stay. Getout mom’s tea set andenjoy a relaxing andhealthy cup of tea. Teacontains polyphenols,
antioxidants that aregood for our heart, teeth,eyes and general goodhealth.
As far as wild edibles,I’m right on top of it. I’vemade pine needle tea(high in vitamins A andC) for years and now it’shit the big time. It has aminty, piney flavor. Lookfor ground pine needletea at health food stores.
Ditto for sumac lem-onade. We have sumactrees (not the poisonsumac!) growing alongour old country road andin late August they bear abeautiful, cone-shapedred fruit perfect for tart,healthy lemonade. Acaution here: Alwaysmake a positive identifi-
cation when picking wildedibles. There are manynon-edible look-a-likesout there.
Rita’s vegetarian redbeans and rice
My twist on Hoppin’John, the traditional NewYear’s dish. Rice andbeans together make aprotein-filled dish. Addsautéed shrimp or chick-en for a non-vegetarianmeal. Use your favoritebeans.
1 very generous cupchopped onion
2-3 teaspoons garlic, minced2 teaspoons cumin or totaste
2 bay leaves1 teaspoon chili powder
blend or to taste2 cups rice2 cans red beans, drained4 cups vegetable or chickenbroth, or bit more ifneeded
Salt and pepper to taste
To stir in after cook-ing: Favorite greens (Ifusing kale, add when youput rice in as it takeslonger to cook).
Garnish: Thinly slicedgreen onions, choppedtomatoes
Film pan with olive oil.Add onion, garlic, cumin,bay and chili powder.Sauté until onion looksalmost clear. Add rice,beans and broth. Bring toboil. Cover and lower to asimmer and cook until
rice is tender. Removebay leaves.
Health aspectsBeans: Lower choles-
terol, stabilize blood sug-ar and reduce risk ofcancer and heart disease.
Onions and garlic:Great for your heart.
Tomatoes: Containsantioxidants and is goodfor the prostate.
Brown rice vs. white:Nutritionally superior,your body absorbs nutri-ents from brown ricemore slowly.
Bay: Helps blood sug-ar levels.
Easy Southern“light” biscuits
Try a Southern flourlike White Lily, which has
a lower gluten/proteincontent than Northernflours and produces alighter textured biscuit.
2 cups self-rising flour1⁄4 cup shortening2⁄3 to 3⁄4 cup buttermilkMelted butter
Preheat oven to 475degrees. Spray bakingsheet. Spoon flour intomeasuring cup and leveloff. Cut in shorteninguntil mixture resemblescoarse crumbs. With afork, blend in enoughmilk until dough leavessides of bowl. Knead acouple times on lightlyfloured surface and roll 1⁄2inch thick, cutting withbiscuit cutter or glass.Place on baking sheet,one inch apart. Bake 8-10minutes or until golden.Brush with melted butter.
On the blogHomemade self-rising
flour, more Hoppin’ Johnrecipes and quick ched-dar bay biscuits.
Rita’s current herbbook
“Culinary Herbs thatHeal Body and Soul” isavailable at Sacred HeartRadio (www.sacredhear-tradio.com or 513-731-7748).
Rita Nader Heikenfeld is anherbalist, educator, JungleJim’s culinary professionaland author. Find her blogonline at Cincinnati.Com/blogs. Email her at [email protected] “Rita’s kitchen” in thesubject line. Call 513-248-7130,ext. 356.
Rita predicts food trends for 2014
RitaHeikenfeldRITA’S KITCHEN
Rita’s red beans and rice is her take on the traditional New Year’s Hoppin’ John.THANKS TO RITA HEIKENFELD
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Thieves have figuredout a newway to stealyour money and it doesn’tinvolve sending you badchecks.
Once again they preyon people who can leastafford to lose money:those seeking a loan.
Krystal, I’ll just useher first name, wroteabout her mother’s needfor a loan while out ofwork following surgery.She turned to the Internetand found lots of websitesoffering loans. Afterapplying at one of them,she received a call sayingshe was approved for the$2,000 she was request-ing.
But first, she was told,she had to prove shecould cover her first loan
payment.She toldthe lendershewouldn’tsend himmoneybeforegetting thefunds.
“Heanswered,
‘No, of course not. We justneed to verify you’ll beable to make the pay-ment,’” Krystal wrote.
Krystal says she wasinstructed to go a localdrug store, get a VanillaCard and load it with $150so they could verify thefunds.
“He then hadmymother give him the in-formation off the card sohe could verify the funds.He told her everythingwas great and that heneeded to place her onhold so he could go aheadand finalize the trans-action. He came back onthe line and said that, dueto her credit, would shebe able to verify a secondmonth’s payment foranother $150 on the Vanil-la Card? She told him,‘No,’” Krystal wrote.
At this point Krystalsays she and her motherwere suspicious, beganresearching the card anddiscovered the so-calledlender was buying timeso he could pull the fundsoff the Vanilla ReloadCard. By the time theybegan trying to downloadthe funds from the cardthemselves, the “lender”had already taken all the
money.They called the local
police who had themcontact the Vanilla Net-work to see if they couldlearn where the moneyfrom the card was re-leased. She was told it hadbeen placed into the ac-count of a pre-paid debitcard so the money couldnow be taken and usedanywhere without a trace.
“All said and done thisscam hasme out of pock-et over $170,” Krystalwrote.
She’s not alone, I re-ceived a letter from aHarrison area man whoalso applied for an onlineloan and was sent to thestore to buy a Green DotMoney Pack. He loaded$375 on the card anddidn’t realize it was ascam until they got anoth-er $282 from him.
The Federal TradeCommission says legiti-mate lenders never“guarantee” or say you’relikely to get a loan or acredit card even beforeyou apply – especially ifyou have bad credit, nocredit or a bankruptcy.
Bottom line, beware ofthese newmethods usedto steal your money. Re-member, online lendingoffers are often justscams and a quick way tolose your money.
Howard Ain’s column appearsbi-weekly in the CommunityPress newspapers. He ap-pears regularly as the Trou-bleshooter on WKRC-TVLocal 12 News. Email him [email protected].
Watch out for onlinelending scams
HowardAinHEY HOWARD!
Bill ButtsWilliam “Bill” Butts Sr., 56, of
Newport died Dec. 22 at St.Elizabeth Medical Center inFort Thomas.
He was a carpenter andsupervisor with A1 Pallets.
He was preceded in death byhis mother, Geneva Butts andsister, Mary Ann Butts.
Survived by his wife, VickieButts; father, Robert P. Butts,Sr., son, William L. (Amanda)Butts Jr., sisters, Pam (Mark)Tullis and Phyllis (Joe) Nelson;brothers, Robert P. (Rena) ButtsJr., Joseph (Tracy) Butts andRaymond (Rhonda) Butts;step-son, Steven Skidmore;grandsons, Willie, Tanner andJeremy; granddaughter, Scheri-dan and many nieces andnephews.
Memorials may be made tothe William Butts Sr. MemorialFund at any 5/3 Bank location.
Anita DrumAnita Drum, 70, of Silver
Grove, died Dec. 18, in herhome.
She was a member of theSilver Grove Christian Church,and CWF.
Survivors include her hus-band, Marion Drum; daugh-ters, Renee Beach and DeniseFuqua; stepsons, Rick, Dan andSteve Fuqua; four grand-children, many brothers, sisters,nieces and nephews.
Interment was at Floral HillsMemorial Gardens.
Memorials: Silver GroveChristian Church, 122 W. 2ndSt., Silver Grove, KY 41085.
Glenn KentonGlenn E. Kenton, 81, of
Bellevue, formerly of Coving-ton, died Dec. 21, at St. Eliza-beth Fort Thomas.
He retired after 31 years withDubois Chemical Company inCincinnati, was a graduate ofHolmes High School, and lovedplaying golf at A.J. Jolly GolfCourse.
His brother, Bill Kenton, diedpreviously.
Survivors include his son,Michael Kenton of Erlanger;
two grandchildren and fourgreat-grandchildren.
Interment was at Mother ofGod Cemetery in Fort Wright.
Harold Eugene Moore, 91, ofMentor, died Dec. 17, at hishome.
He graduated from George-town College and received hismaster’s degree from XavierUniversity. His teaching careerbegan at age 19 at MountAuburn School in PendletonCounty, and he went on toteach at A. J. Jolly, CampbellCounty High School, in NewRichmond and Mariemont inOhio, and at Northern Ken-tucky University. He served inWorld War II in the Army AirCorps in India, was pastor ofLicking Valley Baptist Churchfor 28 years and East DaytonBaptist Church for three years,and was member of MentorBaptist Church of Mentor.
His first wife, Matilda SmithMoore; son, Robert “Bob” H.Moore; and brother, WilliamEshman, died previously.
Survivors include his wife,Jo-Ann Erisman Moore; daugh-ters, Julianne Brown andJacqueline DeVine; six grand-children and six great-grand-children.
Interment with militaryhonors was at Grand ViewCemetery in Mentor.
Memorials: Mentor BaptistChurch, 3724 Smith Road,Mentor, KY 41007; or Hospiceof the Bluegrass, 7388 TurfwayRoad, Florence, KY 41042.
Sue SwoblandSue Ann Swobland, 72, of
Alexandria, died Dec. 20, at St.Elizabeth Edgewood.
Survivors include her hus-
band, Clarence Swobland; sons,Steve Swobland and ClarkSwobland; brother, Tom Ratliff;sister, Peggy Necamp; and twograndchildren.
Interment was at HighlandCemetery.
Charla WellsCharla R. Wells, 59, of Lato-
nia, died Dec. 20, at St. Eliza-beth Edgewood.
She earned her master’sdegree, was a physical educa-tion teacher, and was memberof Hilltop Church of Christ.
Her parents, Chester HaroldWells and Mary ElizabethJordanWells, died previously.
Survivors include her sister,Karen J. Sims of HighlandHeights; niece, Amanda SimsPrater of Milford, Ohio; andcousins.
Interment was at Floral HillsCemetery.
Memorials: N. Ky. Children’sEnsemble, care of N. Ky. Schoolof Music, 2551Dixie Hwy.,Lakeside Park, KY 41017.
Sally Ann YoungSally Ann Schoulthies Young,
49, of Cape Coral, Fla., diedDec. 8 in Cape Coral.
She was an accountant witha carpet company in CapeCoral.
She was preceded in deathby her granddaughter KaylieghWatkins.
She is survived by daughterJess Young, sons Sam and BenYoung, brother Jeff Schoulth-ies, sister, Linda (Frank) Neville,parents Ralph and Carol SwopeSchoulthies.
Memorials may be made tothe Sally Young MemorialFund, Attn. Taylor Perry, 201 E.Fifth St. Cincinnati, OH. 45202.
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BELLEVUEArrests/citationsAntonio L. Long, 25, 838WadeWalk Apt. 8, trafficking con-trolled substance and tamperingwith evidence, Dec. 11.Ocean D. Bolton, 31, 925 MapleSt., trafficking in marijuana,possession of controlled sub-stances, Dec. 15.Mark E. Heidecker, 23, 3021Shadycrest Drive, Apt. 1, carelessdriving, no license, possession ofcontrolled substance, tamperingwithevidence, Dec. 14.Tammy R. Monroe, 42, 815 VineSt. second floor, warrant, Dec. 5.Roger D. Brewer, 31, 114 Memori-al Parkway Apt. 6, warrants,Dec. 5.Brent M. Weber, 32, 234 CenterSt., warrant, Dec. 9.Chantel M. Morris, 20, 838WadeWalk, warrant, Dec. 11.Melissa Fay Riley, 37, 511 BerryAve., warrant, Dec. 12.Albert Lee Veith, 42, 512WardAve., warrant, Dec. 16.
FORT THOMASArrests/citationsJamie O. Mullins, 30, 4852 Farm-ers Retreat Road, warrant, Nov.30.Robert W. Wenstrup, 24, 44Sumerhill Ave., DUI - first of-fense, Dec. 1.Jasmine K. Haughian, 27, 401Western Ave., warrant, Nov. 29.Justin A. Owens, 29, 216 Vine St.,warrant, Dec. 2.Kelly M. Owens, 46, 2316WaldenGlen Circle, warrant, Dec. 2.Charles R. Kelly III, 21, 80 Gettys-burg Road Unit 74, warrant,Dec. 1.Erick A. Moreno, 33, 821High-land Ave., alcohol intoxicationin a public place, Dec. 1.Christina M. Harrington, 37, 50Dumfries Ave., DUI - first of-fense, Nov. 30.Reece B. Creekmore, 21, 5951Taylor Mill Road, DUI - aggravat-ed circumstances- first offense,Nov. 28.Kyle N. Tallon, 20, 21 SouthwoodDrive, alcohol intoxication in apublic place - first and secondoffense, Nov. 28.JordanW. Kramer, 25, 43Win-ston Hill Road, DUI - aggravatedcircumstances- first offense, Dec.
1.Jeffrey L. Turner, 50, 35 South-view Ave., warrant, Dec. 4.Shelly K. Allender, 29, 520 7thAve., first-degree possession ofcontrolled substance - cocaine,possession of drug parapherna-lia, Dec. 7.Karen Byrd, 46, 820 Vine Floor 2,first-degree possession of con-trolled substance - cocaine,possession of drug parapherna-lia, Dec. 6.Candice R. Cromer, 0, 722 6thAve., Apt. 1, warrant, Dec. 7.Shelly K. Allender, 29, 520 7thAve., first-degree burglary, Dec.12.Reginald A. Ventus, 33, 3709Bonfield Drive, tampering withphysical evidence, first-degreepossession of controlled sub-stance – drug unspecified,first-degree promoting contra-band, resisting arrest, possessionof marijuana, Dec. 13.Mallory J. Sterling, 23, 945 MapleAve., DUI – first offense, Dec. 15.JohnM. Rice, 52, 31 Custis,alcohol intoxication in a publicplace – first and second offense,failure to surrender revokedoperators license, Dec. 15.Ocean D. Bolton, 31, 925 Maple,warrant, Dec. 15.Jonathan B. Bowling, 30, 6752Wetheridge Drive, alcoholintoxication in a public place–first and second offense, Dec.14.Craig R. Mullins, 50, 3999Wash-ington, warrant, Dec. 15.Nicholas M. Morriston, 33, 328 E.18th St., DUI – first offense, Dec.15.
Incidents/investigationsFirst-degree criminal trespass,third-degree criminalmischiefReported at 22 Custis Ave., Nov.28.
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Question: I haveheard that you can bringin branches from yourforsythia bush or peachtree in the winter andthey will bloom inside ifyou put them in water. Isthat true? If so, are thereany other bushes you cando that with?
Answer:Yes, that iscorrect. Several of theshrubs and trees thatmade their flower budslast summer and normal-ly bloom outside veryearly in the spring can becut and brought inside toenjoy the flowers duringthe drearymonths ofwinter. This technique ofcutting branches in win-ter and bringing theminside to bloom is called“forcing.”
Now that we have hada period of at least eightweeks of temperatures
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Select healthybranches with numerousplump flower buds pre-sent. If you are forcingfruit tree branches,choose those that haveabundant spurs (shortlateral branches that bearmost of the flowers andfruit).
Remember to keepplenty of water in thecontainer and keep thebranches in a cool loca-tion to prolong the life ofthe arrangement.
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