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NET PLUS B1Highland’s Laskey has finalshot at state tennis title

Fort Thomas’ Eric Haas wenton Kentucky’s biggest businesstrip to Japan in 30 years in Aprilfor a chance to schmooze withexecutives from Toyota.

A group of 30 KentuckyChamber of Commerce dele-gates including Haas and fourother Northern Kentucky rep-resentatives visited the U.S.Embassy in Tokyo and sat downwith Toyota executives on aneight-day trip ending April 24.president Toyota Motor Engi-neering & Manufacturing presi-dent Wil James Jr. organizedthe trip because Georgetown isbuilding Lexus ES 350 luxurysports sedans, the first built out-

side of Japan.“It was the largest business

delegation to go to Japan inmore than 30 years, and per-haps ever,” said Dave Adkisson,Kentucky Chamber’s president.

Haas, mayor of Fort Thomas,is a state chamber board mem-ber, vice-president at NationalBand & Tag Co. in Newport andone of the owners of Hofbrau-haus Newport.

“We got to meet with Caro-line Kennedy (U.S. ambassadorto Japan) and Toyota,” Haassaid.

Seeing Toyota’s museum andhearing about plans to build thenew Lexus ES 350 in Kentuckywere trip highlights, Haas said.

Toyota has added 750 jobs inGeorgetown to start Lexus ES

production this October, saidRick Hesteberg, manager of ex-ternal affairs for Toyota MotorEngineering & Manufacturingin Georgetown.

Full-time employment inGeorgetown is now 7,500 peo-ple, said Hesteberg, who wenton the trip.

“The trip included meetingswith Toyota executives andmanagement team, along withpresentations on the history ofour company and its vision forthe future,” Hesteberg said.“Those presentations took placeat the Commemorative Mu-seum of Industry & Technologyin Nagoya, Japan. Governor Be-shear and his team also attend-

Haas part of record-setting KY-Japan tripChris [email protected]

THANKS TO KENTUCKY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy welcomes Eric Haas, of FortThomas, to a meeting of Kentucky Chamber of Commerce delegates withJapanese business representatives at the embassy in Tokyo. At Haas’immediate right is Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear and his wife, Jane. See JAPAN, Page 2A

FORT THOMAS — Bar anddining room customers at 15North will get to watch a 6,000-pound, wood-fired oven cookpizzas within 75 seconds using900-degree heat.

Owners Ed and Lori Goss-man will open their pizzeria,named for their address onNorth Fort Thomas Avenue,May 13. Neighboring business-es are The Art House and FortThomas Central.

A wine, craft beer and cock-tail bar with eight beer tapssurrounds the oven. A viewingarea directly in front of the ov-en allows people to stand andwatch.

“We wanted to have the ovenvisible to everybody upstairsto see the oven itself and seethe pizzas being made,” EdGossman said.

Dough touches an oven bot-tom heated to about 670 de-grees, and dome air hoveringover a pizza is between 850-900degrees, he said.

Pizzas ideally come outcooked in 75 seconds with“leopard-spotting” or lightcharring on the crust, Goss-man said.

Fort Thomas resident Dea-na Pawlak said she used to takeher family to eat at Mio’s, thelast tenant at 15 North. Thereare not many sit-down restau-rants in Fort Thomas to taketheir soon-to-be 10-year-old and8-year-old, Pawlak said.

“That’s one thing that welove is the gourmet pizza,” she

said. “We drive by every day,and my kids are like ‘When arethey going to open?”

Work creating an open floorplan and getting all the detailsright at 15 North, a formerhouse, took since July 2014,Gossman said.

“The trim as well as thecountertops of all the wood isthe original oak flooring fromthe original house,” he said.

A full menu of salads, panini

sandwiches and fun small platedishes including several crosti-ni dishes similar to bruschettawill be sold, Gossman said.

Dough, not toppings, is keyto each pizza’s taste, Gossmansaid.

“The uniqueness is that real-ly soft texture, but with a littlecrispness on the outside,” hesaid.

All pizza dough is being pur-chased from 16 Bricks Artisan

Bakehouse in Cincinnati, Goss-man said. A focus on vegeta-bles, including blanched androasted, will all be part of menupizza toppings, Gossman said.

Seating upstairs is limited to66 people not counting an addi-tional 40 or more outdoor patioseats, he said. A downstairsdining area will be opened inthe fall, Gossman said.

Gourmet pizzeria 15 North openingChris [email protected]

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Ed Gossman slides a mozzarella and basil pizza from a 6,000-pound wood-fired oven inside his new 15 Northrestaurant in Fort Thomas. Bar and waiting customers can watch pizzas being cooked within 75 seconds.

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Primary Election Day is forDemocrats and Republicans,not registered independent vot-ers.

Democratic and Republicanvoters can cast votes at pollingprecincts across Kentuckyfrom 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. on primaryelection day, Tuesday, May 19.

Boone, Campbell or Kentoncounties have no local elections.Ballots in all three counties arethe same for choosing candi-dates for five state offices, in-cluding governor, ahead of aNov. 3 general Election Day. Fora sample ballot visitbit.ly/kyballots.

Republican and Democraticvoters will each see ballots tochoose gubernatorial and statetreasurer candidates. Republi-cans will have ballots with can-didates for attorney generaland commissioner of agricul-ture. Democrats have a ballotwith two candidates for secre-tary of state.

People need to remember tovote, said Campbell CountyClerk Jim Luersen.

“Historically, Northern Ken-tucky has always had a low turn-out for state races,” Luersensaid. “A lot that happens inFrankfort affects us, for better

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ed.”An April 21 reception

at the U.S. Embassy host-ed by Kennedy includeddozens of Toyota suppli-ers, Kentucky’s chambergroup and Beshear, Hes-teberg said.

Toyota is one of 170 Ja-pan-based companies inKentucky, Adkisson said.

Car building inGeorgetown started in1988, and it is a “matureplant” with some agingworkers, Adkisson said.

Toyota putting Lexusin Georgetown was“huge,” Adkisson said.

Courting more produc-tion expansion fromBeam Suntory, owner ofJim Beam and Maker’sMark Bourbon, was an-other topic, Adkissonsaid.

All Chamber delegatespaid for their own trips,Adkisson said. Beshearbrought his own delega-tion of 6-8 people to joinChamber members in Ja-pan after stopping in Sin-gapore and Taiwan, Ad-kisson said.

Kevin Canafax, vicepresident of regional pub-lic affairs for Fidelity In-vestments, who will takeover as Chamber presi-dent Oct. 1, was in the del-egation, Adkisson said.Cincinnati/Northern Ken-tucky International Air-port’s board chairman BillRobinson and CEO Can-dace McGraw were otherdelegation members.

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Neapolitan pizza isGossman’s background,but it’s not part of the 15North name because pizzawill not be limited to Ital-ian-style, he said. Goss-man was a partner in Ros-co’s Neapolitan Pizzeria inTacoma Park, Md.

Gossman, 37, a Louis-ville native, said he andLori moved to be closer to

where he grew up. Theyalso chose Fort Thomasbecause of public schoolshere and a strong sense ofcommunity, he said.

“We wanted to reallycome somewhere wherewe could put roots down,”Gossman said.

They wanted their 5-year-old son and 4-year-old daughter to startschool in Fort Thomas, hesaid.

For Lori, Fort Thomasis a place she lived inabout 12 years ago with

her sister and brother-in-law.

At 15 North, Gossmanwill operate more of thekitchen and “back of thehouse” and Lori will oper-ate out “front” with cus-tomers.

Beers will include Ger-man and Belgian beers.Styles of beers will rangefrom a light Pilsner todark and full-flavored lo-cal, regional and nationalbrands, he said. Brandswill include Clipper CityGold Ale from Heavy Seas

Beer in Baltimore, he said.A selection of six white

and five red wine labelswill be available uponopening, said Lori, who ishand-picking the wines.

Ashli SlawterArchitecture in FortThomas designed 15North’s interior. Slawtersaid she created the openfloor plan design, butGossman and about 10 ofhis family members didmost of the manual laborand did the detail woodwork.

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or worse, and we need avoice in Frankfort thatrepresents us.”

Primary election voterturnout in CampbellCounty is not expected tocome close to the 42 per-cent of registered votersfor a general election daywith county and local of-fices up for grabs last No-vember, he said.

“We are guessing be-tween 12 and 15 percentturnout,” Luersen said.

People have to have avalid ID to vote.

“It should be either adrivers license, Social Se-curity card, credit card orpersonally known by thepoll workers that’s OKtoo,” Luersen said.

Campbell County willhave 264 poll workers op-erating machines at 66different voting pre-cincts, he said.

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Northern Kentuckycommunities are firm-ing up plans for Memo-rial Day which falls onMay 25.

With the 70th anniver-sary of the end of WorldWar II, the holiday takeson added significance.

And Kentucky’s gov-ernor has declared 2015“Year of the WomanVeteran.” At least onelocal town, Florence, isinviting women veter-ans – as well as men – toits May 25 ceremonies.

Alexandria, Florenceand Park Hills areamong communitiesobserving MemorialDay with a parade.

The Alexandria Vet-erans of Foreign WarsPost 3205 will have itsparade on Sunday, May24. Lineup is at 1 p.m.and the parade starts at2 p.m. from the Camp-bell County MiddleSchool south parking lot.To participate call Den-nis Bush at 859-750-7211.

The Park Hills Memo-rial Day Parade, takingplace on Monday, May25, starts at 11:30 a.m. atNotre Dame Academyand concludes at TrolleyPark with a flag raisingceremony and a tributeto grand marshals Donand Missy Catchen.

Park Hills’ parade issponsored by the ParkHills Civic Associationand the city of ParkHills. To join the paradesend an email to [email protected].

Florence invites thepublic to join its paradeand ceremony honoringthe women and men whoserved in the ArmedForces to defend free-dom.

The parade begins at10 a.m. at Boone CountyHigh School and ends atthe Florence Govern-ment Center. A programfollows at 1 p.m. at theBoone County VeteransMemorial located on theFlorence GovernmentCenter campus.

Kentucky Gov. SteveBeshear has declared2015 as the “Year of theWoman Veteran” soFlorence is inviting allwomen veterans to jointhe city’s events, as wellas men. Call Florence

Parks and Recreation at859-647-5439.

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The International TrumpetGuild has invited the NorthernKentucky University TrumpetEnsemble to perform at its con-ference in May 26-30.

Associate Professor RaquelRodriquez of the NKU School ofthe Arts directs the NKU Trum-pet Ensemble. The ensemblefeatures students HeatherHale, Cameron Everage, Mi-guel Timerding, SamanthaFaulkner, Zach Holden, AaronHelms, Chris Meeks and AbbyCampbell.

Dr. Rodriquez will be busy atthe conference in a variety ofcapacities this year. She will beperforming, serving as an ITGreporter, and adjudicating theITG Youth Solo Competition.

The conference will takeplace in Columbus, Ohio. Eachyear, ITG highlights top colle-giate trumpet ensemble pro-grams as prelude concerts forworld-class headliner perfor-mances.

The annual ITG conferencefeatures the world’s greatesttrumpet and brass artists and isindeed the trumpet event of theyear. In addition to perfor-mances and student competi-tions, the conference presents amyriad of master classes andclinics. Sessions are devoted tonumerous topics including jazz,symphony orchestra, solo recit-al, chamber music, pedagogy,history, repertoire, perfor-mance practices, acoustics,

equipment modifications,physiology, psychology, pre-mieres of new works and all as-pects of the trumpet.

The International TrumpetGuild is a worldwide organiza-tion of trumpeters, formed topromote communication amongtrumpet players around theworld and to improve the artis-tic level of performance, teach-ing and literature associatedwith the trumpet. ITG’s morethan 7,000 members represent64 countries and include profes-sional and amateur performers,teachers, students, manufactur-ers, publishers and others inter-ested in belonging to an organi-zation dedicated to the trumpetprofession.

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The International Trumpet Guild has invited the Northern KentuckyUniversity Trumpet Ensemble to perform at its conference May 26-30.

The Kentucky Art Edu-cation Associationhosts an art competi-tion for high school art

students called the All-State ArtCompetition.

The competition starts at theregional level, then the top 20pieces from each region moveon to the state-level competi-tion. At that level, work is juriedby a professional panel that in-cludes art educators, profes-sors, professional artists andgraduate level art students.

This year judges compli-mented the skillful level of art-work in the 13 categoriesromdrawing and painting, photog-raphy and graphic design tosculpture and ceramics. Notonly do judges select ribbonwinners in each category, theyselect one artwork for the top“Best of Show” and one artworkfor the “Cultural HeritageAward.”

“Our region, the NorthernRegion, is considered one of themost competitive regions in thestate when it comes to the All-State Art Competition,” said Ra-chael Burris, art teacher at Ran-dall K. Cooper High School.

“We have some of the best

representations of digital art inthe state and always give othercompetitive regions a run fortheir money,” Burris said.

From Campbell County HighSchool, Isaiah Deinlein and Oli-via Cassinelli received third-place awards in the photogra-phy and video/film categories.

Emily Dickman and LindseyJasper of Dixie Heights HighSchool won first place and hon-orable mention in the drawingcategory. Olivia Storrs and Emi-ly Damon, both from Dixie, re-ceived honorable mentions inthe digital media and fashioncategories while Lindsey Culpsnagged third place in print-making.

Simon Kenton High School’sMaggie Mullins finished thirdin ceramics.

In the digital media category,Adeline Hogan from Randall K.Cooper High School, who re-ceived Best of Show at region-als, claimed both a second andthird place at the state level.

In graphic design, Stone Pro-caccino and Sarah Langford,also Cooper students, receivedfirst place and honorable men-tion honors.

Finally, Cooper High School

junior Lindsey Barriger recei-vedtion the Cultural HeritageAward. This is given to an entry

that has a cultural connectioneither on the local, state, nation-al or international level. Lind-

sey’s photograph “Circle of Di-versity” received the CulturalHeritage Award statewide.

Lindsey Barriger wins a top Kentucky art award

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Lindsey Barriger’s “Circle of Diversity” received the Cultural Heritage Award, one of two top awards at theKentucky Art Education Association’s statewide competition. Barriger is a Randall K. Cooper High School student .

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CampbellCounty HighSchool’sIsaiahDeinlein wonthird place inthephotographyandvideo/filmcategory.

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Maggie Mullins of Simon Kenton High School earned a third-place award inthe ceramics category. The Kentucky Art Education Association hosts an artcompetition for high school art students called the All-State ArtCompetition.

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Emily Dickman of Dixie HeightsHigh School claimed first place inthe drawing category.

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Dinner at the Army-Navy Club. Guidedtours of ArlingtonNational Cemetery,

the World War II Memorialand other significant sites.

Four World War II veter-ans – three from KentonCounty and one from Indi-ana – attended the 70th anni-versary of Victory in EuropeDay May 8 in Washington,D.C., enjoying the specialtrip as guests of The Urol-ogy Group.

But the most strikingevent during the V-E Dayremembrance at the Nation-al Mall was the flyover byvintage airplanes as theveterans watched in awe.

“They had Flying For-tresses that took off fromReagan Airport and they hadsmaller other planes ... Alto-gether they had 53 planes,”said Navy veteran WalterKraus, of Crescent Springs,who watched from one of theVIP seats at the NationalMall.

“They flew in little sor-ties” of World War II-eraplanes, B-25s, B29s, NavyHellcats. “It was excellent,”Kraus said.

“It was excellent, I tell ya.Everything was so well orga-nized and so timely. Itamazed me. Being in themilitary I’m not used tothat,” Kraus said with alaugh.

After returning to North-ern Kentucky, Kraus, now94, reflected on his role inthe global struggle to defeatJapan and Germany from1941 to 1945. He volunteeredin 1939 to serve on a sub-marine after graduatingfrom Newport CentralCatholic High School in 1938.His first deployment was theUSS-36 submarine, the old-est sub in the Asiatic fleet. Itsustained damage fromdepth charges and despiterepeated efforts by the crewto keep the 23-year-old subafloat, S-36 ran aground on areef off the coast of Indone-sia on Jan. 20, 1942, the sec-ond submarine lost in thewar, he said.

Kraus was transferred toa newer submarine, the USSSnapper. By V-E Day on May8, 1945, he was in New Lon-don, Conn., preparing tolaunch a new submarine intocommission. Kraus served30 years in the Navy, risingto the rank of commander.

Noah Switzer, 89, of Tay-lor Mill, agreed that theflyover was a highlight ofthe trip.

“I really enjoyed the fly-over. It reminded me oftaking over Iwo Jima in1945,” Switzer said.

For 36 days Switzer, amedic in the 5th MarineDivision of the U.S. Navy,survived “the bloodiest bat-tle of World War II.”

Bullets flew constantly.Mortar shelling by the Japa-nese was so intense that forthree days he completelylost his hearing and commu-nicated with fellow medicsusing hand signals. Eventu-ally won by the Americans,the Battle for the island ofIwo Jima became known forthe iconic photograph ofsoldiers raising the flag atMount Suribachi.

Also on the trip wereHoward Requard, 89, ofEdgewood, a Marine whofought in the Battle of Oki-nawa, another major battleof the Pacific theater, andGerald Bentle, 90, of Milan,Ind.,who served in the Armyin Naples, Italy.

“I enjoyed the entire trip.

It sort of wore me out be-cause of my age,” Switzersaid. “Every minute I cher-ished. It was a great lifetimeopportunity.”

The four are patients ofThe Urology Group, whichplanned and paid for thetrip. “These men representthe courage and sacrifice ofan entire generation. It’sbeen a pleasure to get toknow them as patients andas people, and it’s our honorto help them enjoy this na-tional recognition,” saidGary Kirsh, president of TheUrology Group.

“I’m grateful to The Urol-ogy Group for inviting meand taking care of us. theyreally treated us royally.”Kraus said.

Flyover stirsmemories for World War II

veteransNancy [email protected]

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Walter Kraus, 94, of FortMitchell, holds a photo ofhimself at 21 during thesend-off ceremony at theCincinnati/NorthernKentucky InternationalAirport, for himself andthree other veteransheading to the nationalrecognition of the 70thanniversary of Victory inEurope Day. Kraussurvived the sinking ofthe USS S-36 offIndonesia and laterbecame a submarinecommander.

THANKS TO JULI HALE

Watching the flyover of World War II-era planes are, from left, Gary Bentle, Gerald Bentle, Howard Requardt, Noah Switzer and Walter Kraus.

THANKS TO JULI HALE

Northern Kentucky World War II veterans said the most striking eventof the Victory in Europe Day recognition ceremony on May 8 was theflyover by vintage airplanes as they watched at the National Mall.

AMANDA ROSSMANN/THE ENQUIRER

(From left) Walter Kraus, 94, of Fort Mitchell, Howard Requardt, 89, ofEdgewood and Gerald Bentle, 90, of Milan, Ind. stand during asend-off ceremony at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky InternationalAirport before taking off to D.C. to join the national recognition of the70th anniversary of V-E (Victory in Europe) Day.

THANKS TO JULI HALE

Howard Requardt, 89, of Edgewood, shows a rose and American flaggiven out during the V-E Day 70th anniversary celebration at theNational Mall. He is seated next to Noah Switzer, of Taylor Mill, right.

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Art EventsIntrepret This, 6-9 p.m., The ArtHouse, 19 N. Fort Thomas Ave.,Music, food, great conversation,new friends and art. Curated bylocal Fort Thomas artists, whocreate unique untitled work thatviewers interpret. Based oninterpretation, viewer submitsname for work. Free. 279-3431;www.inkaacollaborative.org.Fort Thomas.

Art ExhibitsFlight: Curated by SaadGhosn, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Coving-ton Arts, 2 W. Pike St., Flightfeatures works by three women(Sharmon Davidson, MarshaKaragheusian, Jan Nickum) fromGreater Cincinnati who specifi-cally reference flight in regard totime, space and experience.Exploring the notions of pas-sage, memory and dialoguewithin the cycle of life, theexhibition includes mixed mediaconstructions, collaged booksand earthenware ceramics.Presented by Covington ArtsDistrict. 292-2322; http://coving-tonarts.com/. Covington.

Convocation: A RegionalShowcase of GraduatingArtists, noon to 5 p.m., TheCarnegie, 1028 Scott Blvd.,Exhibition organized aroundvery best of graduating seniorsand MFA candidates in region.Participating schools includeUC/DAAP, NKU, Art Academy ofCincinnati, University of Ken-tucky and more. Through June13. 957-1940; www.thecarnegie-.com. Covington.

Cooking ClassesDate Night in the Kitchen,6:30-8:30 p.m., Baker Hunt Artand Cultural Center, 620 Gree-nup St., Couples prepare meal inkitchen then enjoy candlelitdinner with wine in Baker Hunt’sdining room. $60 per couple.Reservations required. 431-0020;www.bakerhunt.com. Coving-ton.

Drink TastingsWine Tasting, 5-9 p.m., Sto-neBrook Winery, 6570 VineyardLane, StoneBrook Tasting Room.Select samples from variety ofaward-winning Kentucky FruitWines. Ages 21 and up. $5.635-0111; www.stonebrook-winery.com. Camp Springs.

EducationLittle Learners, 9-11:30 a.m., TheLively Learning Lab, 7500 Oak-brook Drive, Suite 10, Balance ofstructured, unstructured andself-directed play opportunitiesto help learners develop theirsocial, intellectual and communi-cation skills. Ages 3-6. $10.Registration required. 916-2721.Florence.

Exercise ClassesJazzercise Classes, 9:30 a.m.,4:45 p.m., Edgewood JazzerciseCenter, 126 Barnwood Drive, $38for unlimited monthly classes.331-7778; jazzercise.com. Edge-wood.

ExhibitsCanyon Falls, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.,Newport Aquarium, Newport onthe Levee, $23, $15 ages 2-13,free children under 2. 800-406-3474; www.newportaquarium-.com. Newport.

Shark Bridge, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.,Newport Aquarium, Newport onthe Levee, Step across the 100-foot-long, V-shaped rope bridgejust inches above nearly twodozen sharks at Newport Aquar-ium. $23 Adult, $15 Child (2-12),Free children under 2. 815-1471;www.newportaquarium.com.Newport.

Buffalos and Bourbon: 200Years of Covington History,10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Behringer-Crawford Museum, 1600 Monta-gue Road, There are manyfascinating stories about Coving-ton: political intrigue, hauntingtales, arts, athletics. Exhibitcelebrates 200 years of people,

places and events that shapedcity, from trading of buffalo andbourbon for land to building ofAscent and “alien house.”Through Aug. 30. Included withmuseum admission. 491-4003;bcmuseum.org. Covington.

FestivalsMaifest, 5-11:30 p.m., Main-Strasse Village, Main Street, Artsand crafts booths, German andinternational foods, music,children’s play area, amusementrides, street chalk art contest andmore. Music on four stages. Free.Presented by MainStrasse VillageAssociation. 491-0458;www.mainstrasse.org. Coving-ton.

Jazz, Arts and Wine Festival,6-10 p.m., Newport on the Levee,1 Levee Way, Art, jazz music andwine available for purchase.Through May 16. 291-0550;http://www.newportonthele-vee.com/events/2015/05/15/jazz-art-and-wine-festival. Newport.

Health / WellnessOvereaters Anonymous,7:15-8:15 p.m., St. Elizabeth FortThomas, 85 N. Grand Ave., FloorA, meeting room. Program ofrecovery from compulsive eatingusing the 12 Steps and 12 Tradi-tions of OA. No dues, fees andno weigh-ins. Support group forpeople who struggle with foodaddiction. Free. Presented byOvereaters Anonymous NKY.Through Dec. 18. 308-7019;www.cincinnatioa.org. FortThomas.

Music - RockFace Full of Chicken, 9 p.m. to 1a.m., JerZee’s Pub and Grub, 708Monmouth St., Free. 491-3500;www.jerzeespub.com. Newport.

On Stage - ComedyRob Schneider, 8 p.m., 10:30p.m., Funny Bone Comedy Club,1 Levee Way, Emmy-nominatedactor and comedian. $27. 957-2000; www.funnyboneonthele-vee.com. Newport.

On Stage - TheaterThe Best Little Whorehouse inTexas, 8-10 p.m., Stained GlassTheatre, 802 York St., Happy-go-lucky view of small town viceand statewide political side-stepping recounts good timesand demise of The ChickenRanch. $20. Reservations re-quired. Presented by Foot-lighters Inc.. Through May 30.652-3849; www.footlighters.org.Newport.

RecreationBusiness Lunch Go KartingSpecial, noon to 2 p.m., Xhil-aRacing, 24 Spiral Drive, Go-Kartracing. $15. Through Dec. 30.371-5278; www.xrkarting.com.Florence.

SATURDAY, MAY 16Art & Craft ClassesWine and Canvas, 6:30-9:30p.m., Newport Syndicate, $35.Reservations required. 513-317-1305; www.wineandcanvas.com.Newport.

Creating in Clay, 10 a.m. tonoon, Covington Clay, 16 W. PikeSt., Hand build various itemsfrom clay, decorate and glazethem. Items created vary withthe season, from mugs andplanters to small trays, platesand bowls. Ages 18 and up. $65.Registration required. Presentedby Communiversity at UC. 513-556-6932; www.uc.edu/ce/commu. Covington.

Beginners Oil Painting, 10 a.m.to 1:30 p.m., Hobby LobbyFlorence, KY, 7932 ConnectorDrive, All supplies included andno experience needed. Leavewith finished oil painting. Ages8-99. $55. Registration required.Presented by Taught By KimberlyVanlandingham. 640-5901;www.kimvanlandingham.com.Florence.

Art ExhibitsConvocation: A RegionalShowcase of GraduatingArtists, noon to 5 p.m., TheCarnegie, 957-1940; www.the-carnegie.com. Covington.

AuditionsSleuth! - Auditions, 1-3 p.m.,

The Carnegie, 1028 Scott Blvd.,Auditions by Appointment onSaturday, May 16th 1-3pm. Toschedule a time slot, pleasecontact Jessica Picado [email protected] a 1 minute monologuethat shows a British accent.Actors may also be asked to readfrom the script. Free. To schedulea time slot, please contact JessicaPicado [email protected]. 957-1940; www.the-carnegie.com. Covington.

CivicCommunity Shred Day, 10 a.m.to 1 p.m., Bosch Financial, 7620Dixie Highway, Participants maybring papers in bags, boxes orcontainer to be emptied. Paperclips, binder clips, staples, rubberbands, and other similar itemsdo not need to be removed.Cannot accept 3-ring binders,hard drives or other non-papermedia such as floppy disks, VCRtapes, microfiche or other similaritems. Free. 746-9110. Florence.

Cooking ClassesSushi Rolling and Dining, 7p.m., Sushi Cincinnati, 130 W.Pike St., $25 per person, threerolls, includes training andBYOB, reservations required.Reservations required. 513-335-0297; www.sushicinti.com.Covington.

Drink TastingsWine Tasting, 1-6 p.m., Sto-neBrook Winery, $5. 635-0111;www.stonebrookwinery.com.Camp Springs.

EducationNewspaper Writing for AllAges, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., TheLively Learning Lab, 7500 Oak-brook Drive, Suite 10, Studentsproduce online newspaper, tryout variety of journalism genres:news, opinion, features, in-terviews, reviews, sports. Learnheadline writing, editing, webpage design, advertising andother topics associated withproducing an online newspaper.Ages 5-18. $15. Registrationrequired. 916-2721; www.thelive-lylearninglab.com. Florence.

Exercise ClassesJazzercise Classes, 8:15 a.m.,9:30 a.m., Edgewood JazzerciseCenter, $38 for unlimited month-ly classes. 331-7778; jazzercise-.com. Edgewood.

ExhibitsCanyon Falls, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.,Newport Aquarium, $23, $15ages 2-13, free children under 2.800-406-3474; www.newporta-quarium.com. Newport.

Shark Bridge, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.,Newport Aquarium, $23 Adult,$15 Child (2-12), Free childrenunder 2. 815-1471; www.new-portaquarium.com. Newport.

Buffalos and Bourbon: 200Years of Covington History,10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Behringer-Crawford Museum, Includedwith museum admission. 491-4003; bcmuseum.org. Covington.

FestivalsMaifest, noon to 11:30 p.m.,MainStrasse Village, Free. 491-0458; www.mainstrasse.org.Covington.

Jazz, Arts and Wine Festival,noon to 8 p.m., Newport on theLevee, 291-0550; http://www.newportonthelevee.com/events/2015/05/15/jazz-art-and-wine-festival. Newport.

Music - AcousticSaturday Morning AcousticMusic, 10 a.m. to noon, VelocityBike & Bean, 7560 BurlingtonPike, Free. Presented by VelocityBike & Bean. Through Jan. 2.371-8356; www.velocitybb.com.Florence.

Music - BluegrassNew Coon Creek Girls, 7-9 p.m.,Willis Music Super Center Audi-torium, 7567 Mall Road, Originalmembers of 1985-86 reunite forrare appearance celebrating bassplayer Vicki Simmon’s amazingrecovery from near-fatal aneu-rysm. Band players are WandaBarnett-guitar, fiddle and vocals,Pam Perry-mandolin, vocals, andNorthern Kentucky’s own PamGadd on banjo and vocals. Free.

Presented by Northern KentuckyBluegrass Music Association.525-6050, ext. 5; newcooncreek-girls.com. Florence.

Music - RockKentucky Myle Band, 9 p.m. to1 a.m., JerZee’s Pub and Grub,708 Monmouth St., Free. 491-3500. Newport.

Fidlar, 9:30-11:55 p.m., TheThompson House, 24 E. Third St.,$15. 261-7469; www.thompson-housenewport.com. Newport.

On Stage - ComedyRob Schneider, 7:30 p.m., 10p.m., Funny Bone Comedy Club,$27. 957-2000; www.funnybone-onthelevee.com. Newport.

On Stage - TheaterThe Best Little Whorehouse inTexas, 8-10 p.m., Stained GlassTheatre, $20. Reservationsrequired. 652-3849; www.foot-lighters.org. Newport.

RecreationRyle Band Bingo, 5-10 p.m.,Erlanger Lions Club Hall, 5996Belair Drive, Doors open 5 p.m.Early games begin 6:30 p.m.Regular games begin 7:15 p.m.Ages 18 and up. Benefits RyleMarching Band Boosters. Pre-sented by Ryle Band Boosters.Through Dec. 26. 282-1652.Erlanger.

Golf Outing 4 Person Scram-ble, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., KentonCounty Golf Course, 3908 Rich-ardson Road, 18 holes of golf(includes cart). Lunch, doorprizes and awards ceremony.Benefits Taylor Mill EaglesFootball and Cheer. $80. Present-ed by Taylor Mill Football in-cluding Scott High School andWoodland Middle School.307-3312; taylormilleagles.org.Independence.

ShoppingCity of Edgewood Yard Sale, 9a.m. to noon, Freedom Park, 550Freedom Park Drive, Edgewoodresidents may reserve spot for$20. Cost includes one table andtwo chairs, a garage sale permit,advertising and hauling away ofany unwanted items after sale tocharity. Free. Reservationsrequired. Presented by City ofEdgewood. 331-5910; www.ed-gewoodky.gov. Edgewood.

Third Saturday Celebration:Bellevue Blossoms, 10 a.m. to5 p.m., Historic Fairfield AvenueBusiness District, 200-700 Fair-field Ave., Plant and garden-loving vendors and artists. Freeadmission. Presented by City ofBellevue. 292-4220; www.Shop-BellevueKY.com. Bellevue.

Spring Plant Sale, 7 a.m. tonoon, Boone County Arboretumat Central Park, 9190 Camp ErnstRoad, Free admission. Presentedby Boone County Arboretum.384-4999; www.bcarboretu-m.org. Union.

ToursCavalcade of Homes, noon to 5p.m., Northern Kentucky, North-ern Kentucky, Scattered-site newhome show features 13 homes inNorthern Kentucky. ThroughMay 17. Free. Presented byHome Builders Association ofNorthern Kentucky. 331-9500;www.homebuildersnky.com.Covington.

SUNDAY, MAY 17Antiques Shows

Burlington Antique Show, 6a.m. to 3 p.m., Boone CountyFairgrounds, 5819 Idlewild Road,More than 200 vendors withantiques, vintage jewelry andfurniture, primitives, architectur-al elements, mid-century collect-ibles, American and memorabil-ia. Early buying, 6-8 a.m. with $5admission. $3, free ages 12 andunder. Presented by BurlingtonAntique Show. 513-922-6847;www.burlingtonantiqueshow-.com. Burlington.

Drink TastingsWine Tasting, 1-6 p.m., Sto-neBrook Winery, $5. 635-0111;www.stonebrookwinery.com.Camp Springs.

EducationCollege and Beyond ACT TestPrep Course, 1-5:15 p.m., BooneCounty Education Association,75 Cavalier Blvd., suite 201, Enterbuilding at right side entrance.ACT test prep course. Ages 9-12.$399. Reservations required.Presented by College and Be-yond. 283-2655; candbtestprep-.com. Florence.

Exercise ClassesJazzercise Classes, 9:30 a.m., 4p.m., Edgewood JazzerciseCenter, $38 for unlimited month-ly classes. 331-7778; jazzercise-.com. Edgewood.



Buffalos and Bourbon: 200Years of Covington History,noon to 5 p.m., Behringer-Crawford Museum, Includedwith museum admission. 491-4003; bcmuseum.org. Covington.

FestivalsMaifest, noon to 9 p.m., Main-Strasse Village, Free. 491-0458;www.mainstrasse.org. Coving-ton.

Music - Big BandJammin’ at Jane’s, 3-6 p.m.,Jane’s Saddlebag, 13989 RyleRoad, Outside next to WineShop. Live music by local artists.Free. Through Oct. 18. 384-6617;www.janessaddlebag.com.Union.

Music - CountrySammy Goodlander MemorialBenefit, 3 p.m., Bobby Mackey’sMusic World, 44 Licking Pike, JoJo Gunn, Bobby Mackey and hisBig Mac Band, Dakota, JohnErwin Band, Southern Highway,Nantzlane Band, Brad Sparks,Amanda June, Jimmy CashCombs, Tom Winkler, TaylorShannon. Ages 21 and up.Benefits Goodlander Family. $10.431-5588; www.bobbymackey-.com. Wilder.

Music - IndieQuiet Company, 8 p.m., TheSouthgate House Revival, 111 E.Sixth St., $12, $10 advance.431-2201; www.southgatehouse-.com. Newport.

On Stage - TheaterThe Best Little Whorehouse inTexas, 2-4 p.m., Stained Glass

Theatre, $20. Reservationsrequired. 652-3849; www.foot-lighters.org. Newport.

PetsBasset Hound Town WalkingClub, 1-3 p.m., Highland HillsPark, 85 Mayfield Road, Shelter 2on the left. Bring your bassethounds and enjoy spring time inpark. Free. Presented by BassetHound Town. 888-441-1477;bassethoundtown.com. FortThomas.

ToursCavalcade of Homes, noon to 5p.m., Northern Kentucky, Free.331-9500; www.homebuildersn-ky.com. Covington.

MONDAY, MAY 18Clubs & OrganizationsBoone County Alliance Meet-ing, 9-10:30 a.m., Florence CityBuilding, 8100 Ewing Blvd., Thesubstance abuse/use preventioncoalition for Boone County, KYwill be meeting to discuss pre-vention efforts to reduce/elim-inate drug abuse/use locally.Free. Presented by Boone Coun-ty Alliance. 689-4496; Boone-CountyAlliance.com. Florence.

Dance ClassesLine Dance Classes, 5:30-6:30p.m., Elsmere Senior Center, 179Dell St., $3. Presented by HollyRuschman. 727-0904. Elsmere.

EducationLittle Learners, 9 -11:30 a.m.,The Lively Learning Lab, $10.Registration required. 916-2721.Florence.

Exercise ClassesJazzercise Classes, 6:15 a.m.,8:15 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 4:45 p.m., 6p.m., Edgewood JazzerciseCenter, $38 for unlimited month-ly classes. 331-7778; jazzercise-.com. Edgewood.

Yoga, 10-11 a.m., The LivelyLearning Lab, 7500 OakbrookDrive, Suite 10, Yoga, music,meditation, movement, yogarelated games and songs. Eachchild has a turn to be leaderseveral times each session. Ages3-12. $5. Registration required.916-2721; www.thelivelylearnin-glab.com. Florence.



Buffalos and Bourbon: 200Years of Covington History,10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Behringer-Crawford Museum, Includedwith museum admission. 491-4003; bcmuseum.org. Covington.

Health / WellnessOvereaters Anonymous, 7-8p.m., Union Presbyterian Church,10259 U.S. 42, Church officeentrance in back lot and followsigns to room. Program ofrecovery from compulsive eatingusing 12 Steps and 12 Traditionsof OA. Not a diet and caloriesclub and no weigh-ins. Free.Presented by Overeaters Anony-mous NKY. 525-6932; www.cin-cinnatioa.org. Union.

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Maifest will return to Covington with arts, crafts, German and international food, music,children’s play area, amusement rides, street chalk art contest and more. Music will beperformed on four stages. The festival is 5-11:30 p.m. Friday, May 15; noon to 11:30 p.m.Saturday, May 16; and noon to 9 p.m. Sunday, May 17. MainStrasse Village, Main Street,Admission is free. The festival is presented by MainStrasse Village Association. Call 491-0458;visit www.mainstrasse.org.

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I’m pretty sure you won’t see a photo like the mo-rels pictured here just anywhere.

What a bounty! Of course, I can’t tell you where weforage for them, but take my word forit: they were huge and a gourmet treat.

Morels are going for about $60 apound right now. Jean Robert de Cavelhas them on his menu, and other chefslucky enough to have a source are do-ing the same thing. But it’s fun to knowthat a country girl and her friends canenjoy the whole process, from foragingto eating.

Here’s my simple recipe with op-tions for using other mushrooms.Mushrooms contain antioxidants and

vitamin D, which lots of folks have in short supply.

Readers want to knowWhat is an easy way to chop mint and basil without

making it turn dark?The reason herbs turn dark after chopping is that

they oxidize – the cut parts exposed to air turn dark asthey sit. To quickly chop a lot of mint or basil, stackseveral leaves and roll them up tight long ways, like acigar. Then slice width-wise into narrow pieces tomake long thin strips, also called julienne slices. Chopthe strips again for smaller slices, or leave them as isand you’ll get pretty ribbons of herbs.

Rita Nader Heikenfeld is an herbalist, educator, Jungle Jim’sEastgate culinary professional and author. Find her blog onlineat Abouteating.com. Call 513-248-7130, ext. 356.

Rita has a secret morel patch, whip up lasagna for 2Sauteed gourmet mushrooms

Delicious as a side, or an appetizer on good qualitytoast. Try them as a topping for grilled steak. If you arelucky enough to have morels, let them soak about 10minutes in water with a bit of salt added. This makes allthe little creatures that might be in the mushrooms leavetheir happy abode.

Then drain, rinse and drain again. Dry thoroughlyand cut into halves or quarters. If you are using the mixedwild mushroom blends, slice as necessary.

Now this is a go to taste recipe. Use a large skillet sothat mushrooms cook quickly without steaming. I tossed insome watercress from our spring-fed pool right at the end.

Jean Robert adds a splash of liqueur. I sometimes adda splash of brandy while the mushrooms are cooking.

8 ounces mushrooms1/4 cup butter or bit more if needed – I usually add

more1 small shallot, minced1 teaspoon garlic, mincedSalt and pepper to tasteHeavy whipping cream, unwhipped (optional)Parsley chopped (optional)

Heat butter and add shallots and garlic together.Cook over low heat until shallots are tender but notbrown. Add everything but cream and cook over mediumheat until mushrooms are tender. Add cream to taste andlet it cook a bit until desired consistency is reached.

Lasagna for twoCorey, an East Side reader, needs recipes for two.

So if you have some to share, please do. “We’re newlymarried and both busy with careers. I like to cook butdon’t want to have to eat leftovers for a week,” shesaid.

1 cup ricotta cheese1/2 cup Parmesan cheese1 large egg2 generous cups pasta sauce with meat4 no-cook lasagna noodles1-1/3 cups mozzarella cheese

Preheat oven to 400. Mix cheeses and egg. Setaside. Spread 1/3 cup sauce in bottom of sprayed loaf/bread pan. Top with one noodle. Spread another 1/3cup sauce to edges. Top with 1/3 cup cheese mixtureand 1/3 cup mozzarella. Repeat layers twice, toppingwith remaining noodle and sauce. Bake, covered, 25minutes. Uncover and sprinkle on rest of mozzarella.Bake 10 more minutes and let stand 10 minutes beforeserving.

THANKS TO RITA HEIKENFELD

Morels are going for about $60 a pound right now. Jean Robert de Cavel has them on his menu, and other chefs lucky enough tohave a source are doing the same thing.

Rita HeikenfeldRITA’S KITCHEN

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Last week’s questionHow do you think the Su-

preme Court will rule on theissue of same-sex marriage? Howshould they rule?

“Ehhh just let them get mar-ried and be as miserable as therest of us, plus I would watchgay divorce court on TV all daylong, that would be hilarious.”

Matt Berry

“They aren’t asking forspecial rights, they are askingfor equal rights, not sure howanyone can be denied thatpurely based on whom theylove.”

Donnette Ryan Plunkett

“Of course they should allowit. Same-sex marriage does notaffect my life in any way. If itwas about corrupting the in-stitution of marriage, well,straight people corrupted thatlong ago with marrying formoney/sex/and a whole host ofother reasons besides love ... Ijust went to a beautiful same-sex couple’s wedding thisweekend. There was more love,family values, and joy presentthere than at a lot of weddings Ihave been to. Sexual orienta-tion has no bearing on yourability to have a happy, healthymarriage and family.”

Jen Schultz

“Keep it out of the church

and I see no problems.”James Bartley

“Our society has seems tohave turned into quite a per-missive society where anythingand everything is OK and ac-ceptable. I’ve got mixed fixedfeelings about it all.”

Karen Swanson Dietz

“Well I know not that longago in our history the marriageof mixed race couples was upfor debate. I’m glad that mylove/relationship status is nolonger up for debate and I ap-preciate the struggles of samesex couples to be accepted andbe recognized I’m sick of peo-ple and their judgment.”

Ashley Nicole

“Against.”Mary Ann Maloney

“I hope they rule in favor ofit. It really is the final move-ment towards civil rights forall. With the court split in termsof right and left it will comedown basically to Justice Ken-nedy’s vote and hopefully hewill chose to be on the rightside of history.

“People can use the Biblicalpassages as their defense forheterosexual union, however inone of the oft-cited passages,one should not not work onSundays, wear clothes ofmixed thread or eat shell fish.From that stand point RedLobsters should be picketeddaily, yet I don’t see it.

“Gay marriage will in noway diminish heterosexualmarriage. I don’t understandthat argument. I feel thatreligious institutions can stillcome out against it, but to doso will only point out howbigoted the institutions are.

“I look towards the newcovenant teachings of Christand he had nothing to say ongay marriage. He did havesomething to say about thedifficulty of the rich gettinginto heaven comparing it tobeing more difficult than acamel passing through theeye of a needle. I don’t seepeople picketing mansions orstanding next to luxury autosover in Kenwood telling peo-ple to repent.

“It is time to gay marriageis accepted and religious in-stitutions either accept it oradmit that they are selective

in terms of what they chooseto focus on Biblically.”

C.S.

“I believe they will ruleagainst it, as they should inrespect for the thousands ofyears of societal norms, rath-er than trying to prove theyhave a ‘better idea.’ The legalramifications of allowing thisnew legal status opens toomany possibilities for long-established taboos on animalaffection, pedophilia, closerelative unions and concernsover widespread abuse of thetax system and destruction ofhealth care systems.”

D.B.

“I believe the SupremeCourt will recognize marriageas the union of two peoplewho love, honor, support andrespect each other. Suchfaithful partnerships benefitall cultures and societies con-tributing to harmony andworld peace.”

Marie Hill

“I feel that the SupremeCourt will approve same sexmarriage. Why?, because it isgoing to be pushed andpushed down our throats untilwe have every state acceptingit. That does not make it right.And I am against it b/c one ofthe reasons man and womanget married is to have a fam-

ily. Children need a mom whois female and a dad who ismale, period. Not two men whosay they are mom and dad ortwo women who say they aremom and dad.

“And I do not think thatpeople are born gay. It is achoice they make. The sameholds true with transgenders.Why can’t we be happy withthe gender that our Lord madeus to be. Kids are being sub-jected to this kind of thinkingthat there is something wrongwith them so they want to begay or transgender. I feel sosorry for my grandchildren tolive in a culture where any-thing goes with no restrictionsor laws. I am totally against theSupreme Court ruling in favorof same sex marriage.”

D.M.H.

“In 2013 the U.S. SupremeCourt ruled that married same-sex couples were entitled tofederal benefits and, by declin-ing to decide a case from Cali-fornia, effectively allowedsame-sex marriages there. Isuspect they will again rule ‘infavor’ of same sex marriageacross all 50 states. The UnitedStates was founded on the sep-aration of church and state.While there may be religiousteachings against this practice,the court will look at the U.S.Constitution not the Bible.”

T.D.T.

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THIS WEEK’SQUESTIONHow do you plan to observeMemorial Day? What is yourfavorite local or national veter-ans memorial site? What do youlike about it?

Every week we ask readers a questionthey can reply to via email. Send youranswers to [email protected] with Ch@troom in thesubject line.

Dems, remember to voteMay 19

Over 70 years ago thismonth, World War II ended inEurope with the surrender ofGermany and the Axis Powers.In that war, the men and wom-en who are now our veteransfought to protect many of ourrights including the right tovote.

As leaders in the Demo-cratic Party in the region, weremind the almost 100,000Democrats in the NorthernKentucky region to vote in theDemocratic Primary nextTuesday. Democrats have theopportunity by their vote toselect their candidate for Ken-tucky governor and Kentuckystate treasurer.

Our World War II veteransspent up to five years in for-eign lands under harsh condi-tions to literally save the worldfor freedom. Next Tuesday,take a few minutes of yourtime to honor a veteran notonly of World War II but allAmerican veterans from theWar for Independence to thewars in Iraq and Afghanistanto cast your votes for Ken-

tucky governor and treasurer.Boone County party chair Carole

RegisterBracken County chair Craig

MillerCampbell County chair Paul L.

WhalenGrant County chair Bill Adkins

Kenton County chair Col Owens

Appreciation luncheon abig success

A great big thank you toeveryone who donated foodand supplies or volunteered toserve at the appreciation lun-cheon for the teachers, staffand administrators at Camp-bell County High School.

Each year the PTSA enjoysbeing able to treat them to ameal as our thanks for thegreat job they are doing withour children. Thankfully, wehad enough and no one lefthungry. There were manycompliments about how deli-cious the soups and desserttasted. We could not have donethis without all your support.Many, many thanks to all.

Dianne PerrinTreasurer

PTSA

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Kentucky’s open burninglaws can be very confusingbecause of the various agen-cies that have laws coveringopen burning. Those agenciesinclude the Division for AirQuality, the Division of WasteManagement, the Division ofForestry and local ordinances.

In general, open burning isprohibited because of con-tamination of the air, contami-nation of drinking water, re-lease of toxic gases, the pre-vention of wildfires and be-cause of being a health hazardand nuisance to residents.

However, under regula-tions of the Kentucky Divi-sion of Air Quality, there are11 common situations in whichopen burning may be allowed.These situations include:

1. Fires set for the cookingof food for human consump-tion;

2. Fires set for recreationalor ceremonial purposes;

3. Small fires set by con-struction and other workersfor comfort heating purposes;

4. Fires set for the purposeof weed abatement, disease,and pest prevention;

5. Fires set for preventionof a fire hazard, including thedisposal of dangerous materi-als if no safe alternative isavailable;

6. Fires set for the purposeof instruction and training ofpublic and industrial employ-ees in the methods of fightingfires;

7. Fires set for recognizedagricultural, silvicultural,range, ecological, and wildlife

managementpractices;

8. Fires setby individualhomeownersfor burning ofleaves inselect loca-tions;

9. Fires fordisposal ofhouseholdrubbish,which shall

not include garbage in selectlocations;

10. Fires set for the pur-pose of disposing of acciden-tal spills or leaks of crude oil,petroleum products or otherorganic materials, and thedisposal of absorbent materialused in their removal, if noother economically feasiblemeans of disposal is availableand practical (Cabinet per-mission prior to burning isrequired);

11. Fires set for disposal ofnatural growth for land clear-ing and maintenance, andtrees and tree limbs felled bystorms if no extraneous ma-terials, such as tires or heavyoil which tend to producedense smoke, are used tocause ignition or aid combus-tion and the burning is doneon days when conditions donot pose a threat of igniting aforest fire.

Should you decide to burnbased on one of the afore-mentioned situations, youshould contact the KentuckyEnergy and EnvironmentCabinet, Division for Air

Quality (Phone: 502-564-3999)to ensure that you are follow-ing state law. In most of thelisted situations, all fires mustbe attended until extinguishedand a water source to put outthe fire may be required.

The Kentucky Division ofForestry also has burninglaws that set burn seasonswhich are March 1 throughMay 15 and Oct. 1 throughDec. 15. During these seasons,no burning can take placewithin 150 of any woodland orbrushland.

The Kentucky Fire Mar-shal’s office also has reg-ulations that state that noopen burning shall be allowedwithin 50 feet of any struc-ture, require all fires to beattended and prohibits openburning without prior noti-fication to fire departments.

Penalties for violationsrange anywhere from up tofines of $25,000 per day andup to six months in jail.

To avoid problems withopen burning, you need tocomply with regulations andcontact your fire departmentconcerning the regulationsand to get a permit when nec-essary.

If you have any topics youwould like to have covered inthis column, please contactmy office by e-mail at [email protected], byphone at 491-7700 or by reg-ular mail addressed to 319York St., Newport, KY 41071.

Steven J. Franzen is CampbellCounty Attorney.

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FT. THOMAS — Meredith Las-key has one more chance to wina state tennis title. The High-lands High School senior islooking forward making themost of her final high schooltournament.

After winning a seventhstraight regional champion-ship, Laskey enters her finalweekend as a Bluebirds tennisplayer as the second seed in thestate singles bracket. The AirForce Academy commit fin-ished second in the state lastyear.

“It is definitely bittersweetto think that this is my last statetournament. This whole season

I’ve been trying to slow downand enjoy all of my last highschool matches as a senior,”said Meredith. “I’ve had such agreat experience being on theHighlands tennis team, so I’ll besad to leave this team behindbut I’m also really excited to bemoving on to USAFA and play-ing tennis there.”

Meredith isn’t the only oneentering this tournament withsome wistfulness. Her mother,Kris Laskey, is the Bluebirdshead coach. The journey togeth-er has been so much more im-portant than the results, as im-pressive as those have been.

“The whole season has beenfun as Meredith and I have beenable to share and enjoy all her‘lasts’ as the season pro-

gressed--the last home match,last regionals, the last drive toTower Park together,” said Kris.“Eight years is an unusuallylong varsity career, and she hasreally made the most of the ex-perience. I am proud of her re-gardless of how this last statetourney plays out.”

As usual, Laskey will not bethe only Bluebird competing inLexington. Junior Ben Emerywon his third straight regionalchampionship and returns tostate with confidence.

“I played the number threeplayer in the state last year, andI had a good showing. So I’d saythat I learned that anyone isbeatable,” said Emery. “I’m not

Highlands’ Laskey has final shot at state titleBy Adam [email protected]

THANKS TO TIM WEBB

Meredith Laskey of Highlands returns the ball in the 2014 Kentucky statetennis tournament.See LASKEY, Page 2B

Northern Kentucky Univer-sity has unanimously approvedits membership in the HorizonLeague and will begin participa-tion July 1.

Two days after The Enquirerrevealed the university’s im-pending vote to change leagues,NKU’s Board of Regents ap-proved the move in a specialmeeting Monday at the StudentUnion and closed the chapter ona three-year affiliation with theAtlantic Sun Conference.

As coaches and media mem-bers looked on, Norse officialsratified membership in the Mid-western-centric HorizonLeague with Cleveland State,Detroit Mercy, Illinois at Chi-cago, Oakland (Mich.), Valpa-raiso, Wisconsin-Green Bay,Wisconsin-Milwaukee, WrightState and Youngstown State.

“We’d officially like to wel-come you to the HorizonLeague,” Commissioner Jon Le-Crone said in an ensuing pressconference.

The Norse compete in 17 ofthe Horizon League’s 19 sports.Athletic Director Ken Bothofsaid the conference is a perfectfit for NKU in terms of the stu-dent-athlete experience, alumni

engagement, potential for rival-ries, opportunities to generateticket revenue and exposure forsponsors in the media market.

LeCrone said NKU is an idealmatch because of its leadership,commitments to higher educa-tion and athletics, and “great po-tential.”

“It marries well with ourleague because we believewe’re a league of potential,” Le-Crone said. “One of the thingswe want to do is make surewe’re positioned in this newworld order as you see intercol-legiate athletics change andevolve. We want to be posi-tioned to be highly competitivebut to completely understandthat our primary and funda-mental objective is to add to thecollege experience throughsports.”

For NKU, one of the biggestattractions is the HorizonLeague’s geographic footprint.Seven Horizon League schoolsare located within 300 miles ofNKU, allowing Norse teams tobook more charter bus tripsthan plane rides and shorten thetime away from campus.

The A-Sun featured South-eastern schools in Florida GulfCoast, Jacksonville, Kennesaw

Northern switchesto Horizon

Shannon [email protected]

THE ENQUIRER/PATRICK REDDY

Ken Bothof, athletic director at Northern Kentucky University, addressesthe NKU Board of Regents, about the advantages of joining the HorizonLeague.

See HORIZON, Page 2B

Highlands softball beatDixie Heights 9-4 May 7.The Bluebirds have wonsix in a row entering playMay 9 and are 15-7. High-lands has big tests to endthe regular season, host-ing Notre Dame Thursday,May 14, and Ryle Friday,May 15.

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Highlands catcher Shelby Graybill gets into second safely as Dixie Heights outfielder Kaitlyn Buechel tried to gether out at second.

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Highlands sophomore Josie Daleyreacts after getting to third baseen route to scoring a run.


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State, Lipscomb, NorthFlorida, South CarolinaUpstate and Stetson. So toKelley Wiegman, a guardon the women’s basketballteam, the conferencechange is welcomed newsfrom a travel standpoint.

“Sometimes with long-distance Florida tripswe’d miss almost a wholeweek of class, which isreally hard to make up. Sodefinitely these closerteams and schools willmake it a lot easier on us,”Wiegman said.

Bothof said NKU willsave an estimated$255,000 annually in trav-el with the league change.Those savings will allowthe university to meet theHorizon League’s $1.15

million entry fee in fouryears. Details of the Nors-e’s Atlantic Sun exit feeshave not yet been deter-mined.

“We’re in the processof having that conversa-tion with them and oncethose issues are resolved,which I anticipate theywill be, we’ll be able toshare what (the exit fees)are,” NKU PresidentGeoffrey Mearns said.

The Atlantic Sunthanked NKU in a state-ment and wished it well.

Ticket sales, sponsor-ships, donations and TVwill make NKU’s transi-tion lucrative. Bothof saidthe Horizon League has amedia rights deal thatplaces its events on theESPN family of networks,and its footprint placesthe conference in five ofthe country’s top 35 mediamarkets.

New men’s basketballcoach John Brannencalled it a “great day forNKU athletics and for thedirection of our univer-sity.” Brannen, who washired about a month ago,said the conferencechange won’t affect theway his staff recruits.

“We have a certain waythat we’re going to recruitto our style of play and theapproach we’re going totake, and regionally basedrecruiting is going to bevery important to us,”Brannen said.

Part of the 10-schoolleague’s draw is its round-robin format for basket-ball, something Brannenhas never experienced asa college coach. He saidhe looked forward to hav-ing a true regular-seasonchampion and cultivatingrivalries with HorizonLeague teams.

HorizonContinued from Page 1B

really afraid of anyonethis year.”

Senior Max Freyberg-er and sixth-grader PeterLaskey will team up in theboys doubles bracket. Ju-niors Lauren Auteri andLexi Herman will pair upin girls doubles. Hermanis undefeated this season,playing mostly secondsingles, and notched her100th career victory earli-er this year.

The flexibility and ver-satility displayed all sea-son by Auteri, Herman,Sarah Hoffman, and Jef-frey Schenk helped theBluebirds win boys andgirls regional champion-ships and led both teamsto sectional runner up fin-ishes. The teamwork hasbeen especially impres-

sive considering thatsixth graders throughseniors have been able topush one another and pickeach other up. Coach Las-key enjoyed leading theboys team for the firsttime and found theirteamwork rewarding.

“My teammates havebeen an amazing source ofenergy for me. I don’tthink I’ve ever had agroup of guys, in six yearsof high school tennis, thatI like more than my teamthis year,” said Emery.“That’s part of why ourteam (regional) title wasso amazing this year. Webeat the odds because wealways had each other’sbacks, and that camarade-rie is what makes thisyear’s team victory sosweet.”

The Bluebirds are hap-py to return to state, butnot satisfied just to bethere. Emery battled

through injuries this sea-son, while Laskey con-tinued to thrive despitethe pressure of being thefavorite in every match.The doubles teams alsohave a chance to make adeep tournament run.

The close-knit Blue-birds play for one anotherand will enjoy their lasttournament with Mer-edith, who thrives fromthe support of her team-mates.

“Reaching last year’sstate finals really mademe motivated throughoutthis past year to keepworking hard. I’m excitedto get one last shot at statethis year,” she said. “Win-ning my seventh regionaltitle was such an amazingfeeling. Having all of myfamily and friends theresupporting me and cheer-ing me on was so great.”

“I have the best team-mates and coaches.”

LaskeyContinued from Page 1B

Nearly all high schoolstudents – at one time oranother – have sufferedthe indignities of beingthe object of someone’sjoke, rude behavior or in-difference.

Imagine how upliftingschool would be if theschool’s most visible stu-dents – its athletes –stepped in to make thingsright.

If Kevin Siple’s visioncomes to fruition, thatwould be the norm acrossthe Tristate.

“I don’t think highschool kids even for onesecond consider what theperson feels like that’s be-ing made fun of,” said Si-ple, head football coach atGrant County HighSchool. “They’re just in-

terested in the laugh forthemselves. I think empa-thy is a learned behaviorthat someone has to teachthem.

“If kids would justwalk around and greetsomebody, it just goessuch a long way. It doesn’tcost anything to be nice. Ijust want to teach our kidshow to be compassionateand empathetic.”

Siple thinks the solu-tion might start with ath-letics.

“One day I was sick ofreading and seeing storiesabout these kids beingbullied and abused, sui-cides, you know? So Iwrote a letter,” Siple said.

“I don’t have somemaster plan. I just wantedto see if other people wereon board.”

Siple, former headcoach at Indian Hill High

School, sent an impas-sioned plea for compas-sion at school to all thefootball coaches on aNorthern Kentucky list-serve to get the conversa-tion started.

“There are kids thatget on the bus in the morn-ing and come to schooland they’re just ignored.

They’re not talked to. Orthey’re laughed at,” Siplesaid. “I know it’s been go-ing on a long time. I thinkthe Internet stuff - now itmakes it so public forthese kids to be harassed.Maybe there’s somethingwe can do.”

But why sports? Whyfootball coaches?

The logic in Siple’s an-swer is sound.

“Our players generallyare the public kids,” Siplesaid. “Whether they de-serve it or not, they typi-cally are the ones lookedup to. So if they change it,maybe it’ll be cool to be in-clusive instead of exclu-sive.”

Vocal leadersScott High School foot-

ball coach Dan Woolleydid a double-take walkingdown the hallway.

“I saw one of my guyssweeping a teacher’sfloor,” Woolley said. “Ithought, ‘Oh my good-ness, he’s in trouble.’”

The broom treatmentwasn’t some kind of pun-ishment, though.

“The room was messy,and he just offered toclean it,” Woolley said,laughing.

It’s the kind of storyWoolley dishes out withpride these days as he en-courages his footballplayers at Scott to im-prove their school. He hasa leadership programwith some of the juniorsand seniors on the team.

“I meet with them oncea week at lunch,” Woolleysaid. “We talk about beingvocal leaders – not just onthe football field but in theclassroom, in the school.

“We have this system.

When a player does a gooddeed around the school,we get a star on our hel-met to symbolize theircharacter and what theydid.”

The response to Siple’semail has been huge.

“I got a lot of positivefeedback,” Siple said. “Ihave a whole group ofcoaches who want to be in-volved in Kentucky.”

Siple envisions puttingtogether a curriculum forcoaches, maybe some-thing they can use to talkwith their players aboutempathy.

“If we talk to our kidsfor 10 minutes a week fora 10- or 12-game season, ifeverybody would do that,I think that would startsomething and then Idon’t know, see where itgoes,” Siple said.

Coach to community: It’s cool to be kindBen [email protected]

THANKS TO KEVIN SIPLE

Grant County High Schoolfootball coach Kevin Sipleworks with Grant Countystudent, Breanna Nickell.

Freedom Trail» The Frontier League

baseball season will beginthis week. The FlorenceFreedom will play theirfirst six games at home,May 14-16 and May 19-21,at UC Health Stadium.The game Friday, May 15,will honor Reds legendsJohnny Bench andGeorge Foster, payingtribute to their numbersof 5 and 15. Bench and Fos-ter will be base coaches.

Baseball» Highlands beat

Boone County 12-2. ToddRamey homered anddrove in three runs. JakeWhitford drove in threeruns and DJ Mills two.

» Newport CentralCatholic beat Simon Ken-ton 23-4 May 8. SpencerPangallo had three hitsand five RBI. JoshSchneider had three hitsincluding a grand slamand six RBI.

NewCath beat DixieHeights 3-0. GrantMoeves pitched a shut-out. Clint Bartels went 2-for-3 and Leo Barth dou-bled for the Thorough-breds.

Softball

» Highlands beatCampbell County 8-7. Ha-ley Coffey had four hits.Shelby Graybill hit ahome run and had twohits. Sarah Terhaar hadfour hits for the Camels.

» Newport beat Scott10-1. Katlyn Hoeh got thewin and posted three hits.Emily Atkins had fourhits and three RBI.

Newport CentralCatholic is 18-5 throughMay 10, having won eightin a row. NCC plays at Dix-ie Heights May 14 and atBoone County May 15 andat Ryle May 16.

Soccer» The Scott Christian

Memorial Soccer Foun-dation announces the2015 winners of the ScottChristian MemorialScholarship:

Carissa Dyer, NotreDame Academy: Carissawas a leader and captainof the Notre Dame Acad-emy women’s soccerteam, which captured theKentucky state soccerchampionship, as well asbeing a member of theKentucky State OlympicDevelopment Team and amember of the KingsHammer Academy pro-gram. In addition to hersuccess on the pitch, Ca-rissa was selected as athree time Academic All-

State selection. Carissawill attend the Universityof Southern Indiana in thefall, where she will be amember of the soccerteam.

Jacob Hensley, New-port Central CatholicHigh School: Jacob’s highschool career culminatedin his selection as the 2014Kentucky DefensivePlayer of the Year whilealso being selected as atwo time First Team All-State selection. Jacob alsois a member of the North-ern Kentucky SoccerAcademy program andwas placed on the All-American watch list.Ranked in the top 3 of his

senior class with a 5.87GPA, Jacob has compiledan outstanding academicrecord while balancingsix Advanced Placementclasses.

Jacob will attendThomas More College,where he will be a mem-ber of the soccer team.

NKU Notes» Northern Kentucky

men’s basketball headcoach John Brannen hascompleted his staff, add-ing David Ragland, Ron-ald Nored and SeanDwyer as assistant coach-es and former NKU stand-out Tony Rack as directorof operations.

SHORT HOPS

James [email protected]

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Vitamin D has gotten alot of media coveragelately as various studieshave tied normal levels ofvitamin D to certainhealth benefits and lack ofthe vitamin to certain dis-eases.

While many of thesecurrent studies provideconflicting messages, it isgenerally understood thatvitamin D is needed foroptimal health. It helps usabsorb calcium and phos-phorus, so we can havestrong bones and teeth.The vitamin also regu-lates the amount of calci-um in our blood, helpsstrengthen our immunesystem and helps regulatecell growth.

It also decreases therisk of falls in older adultsby as much as 20 percent.A lack of vitamin D cancause your bones to softenand increases your risk ofbone fractures.

Our exposed skin pro-duces vitamin D from sunexposure. Our bodies donot need a lot of sun expo-

sure tohelp usreach ourrecom-mendeddailyamount.About 15minutesin the sunthreetimes aweek isenough.

Fortunately our sunnydays are increasing innumber and hours.

Individuals who havecertain skin diseases maynot be able to get adequateamounts of vitamin D, asthey need to limit theirskin’s exposure to the sun.People with dark skin, old-er adults and overweightindividuals may not beable to produce adequateamounts of vitamin Dwith sun exposure alone.Winter sunlight is also notstrong enough for any ofus to get adequateamounts of vitamin D. Wecan get our daily-recom-

mended amount of vita-min D by adding foods toour diets that naturallycontain vitamin D or arefortified with the vita-min.

Fatty fish such assalmon, cod and tunanaturally contain highlevels of vitamin D. Thevitamin is also found inegg yolks in smallerquantities.

Foods fortified withvitamin D include mostmilk, some orange juices,yogurt, cheese, cereal,bread and soy drinks. Areference to vitamin D isusually only found onfood labels of fortifiedfoods.

Vitamin D supple-ments are also availablefor those deficient in thevitamin. Check with yourdoctor before adding anykind of supplement toyour diet.

Kathy R. Byrnes is KentonCounty extension agent forfamily and consumer sci-ences.

Achieve adequateamounts of Vitamin D

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The Kentucky Inno-vation Network at North-ern Kentucky ezone hasannounced that theNorthern KentuckyBusiness Pitch Competi-tion, nkystartups.com, isopen to entrepreneurs in11 counties. The Ken-tucky Innovation Net-work and Kentucky An-gel Investors are spon-soring the competition,which is managed by theezone.

Applications for thecompetition are free andwill be accepted untilMay 17 from entrepre-neurs and companiesfrom 11 counties, includ-ing Boone, Kenton,Campbell, Carroll, Galla-tin, Owen, Grant, Pendle-

ton, Harrison, Brackenand Robertson.

The top five appli-cants will be selected andannounced on May 19.They will receive coach-ing from the NorthernKentucky ezone andmake their pitches tothree accredited Ken-tucky Angel Investors onMay 27 at UpTech. $1,500will be awarded to firstand second place.

“We are looking forthe best entrepreneurs inour 11-county region,”said Casey Barach, di-rector of the KentuckyInnovation Network atNorthern Kentuckyezone, UpTech founderand senior vice presidentof Tri-ED. “We have a

thriving entrepreneurialecosystem with our part-ners, including UpTechand the INKubator atNorthern Kentucky Uni-versity. We want to buildon that foundation and at-tract entrepreneursfrom the broader re-gion.”

The competition ap-plication, rules and de-tails are available atwww.nkystartups.com.The competition is partof NKY Startup, a col-laboration of the Ken-tucky Innovation Net-work, Northern Ken-tucky Tri-ED and theezone to support entre-preneur events and pro-grams in Northern Ken-tucky.

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Scalise-Smithnamed NKU dean

Dr. Dale Scalise-Smithwas named dean of theNKU College of Health

Profes-sions.

Scalise-Smithserves asvice presi-dent of theUtica(N.Y.) Col-lege School

for Online & ExtendedStudies and ExternalPartnerships.

She will begin at NKUon Aug. 1. She will play animportant role in the cre-ation of the Health Inno-vation Center and willoversee a team of threedepartment heads, theNorthern Kentucky Nurs-ing Research Collabora-tive director, an assistantdean, a business officer, asimulation facilitator, anda lab coordinator.

Scalise-Smith willwork to expand and en-hance the NKU College ofHealth Professions tomeet the needs of the pop-ulation, shift care towardprevention, and championan integrated approach tohealth care and health-care education.

Dr. Scalise-Smith andher husband, Christo-pherm have three chil-dren, Jillian, Brendan,and Emily; and two grand-children, Madison andNixon.

Independencewoman in runningfor ‘Woman of Year’

A little less than a yearago, Christy Alwell of In-dependence lost one ofher best friends to leuke-

mia. Her

friend hadsuch a giv-ing heartand wassuch a self-less per-son, Alwellfelt this

campaign would be theperfect way to rememberhis loving spirit.

Alwell is nominated asa candidate for the Leuke-mia & Lymphoma Soci-ety’s Woman of the Yearafter competing with oth-

er candidates across thecountry to raise the mostfunds for blood cancer re-search.

Alwell will raise mon-ey through May 29. Everydollar she raises willcount as one “vote” in herfavor. Male and femalecandidates with the most“votes” will be awardedthe titles Cincinnati Man& Woman of the Year at aGrand Finale Celebrationon Friday, May 29, at theHilton Cincinnati Nether-land Plaza. Visitwww.MWOY.org/Cincy.

Schworer amongUnited Way ‘Heroes’

Philip J. Schworer,member of Frost BrownTodd in Florence, was rep-resented among UnitedWay of Greater Cincin-nati’s 100 Heroes as the or-

ganizationkicked offa year-longcelebra-tion of its100th anni-versarywith the“Gather-ing of He-

roes Reception & Dinner”at Duke Energy Conven-tion Center on April 21.

Schworer has servedas chairman, vice-chair-man and division leaderfor the annual NorthernKentucky United WayCampaigns, co-chair ofthe Greater CincinnatiTocqueville Society Cam-paign, and member of thefoundation board.

Schworer is an attor-ney in Frost Brown Todd’sEnvironmental practicegroup.

Hebron authorcrafts magical story

Since she was a littlegirl, Hebron author Von-nie Mateer Campbelldreamed of becoming anauthor and an artist, butshe waited 30 years to pur-sue her interests.

She is now releasingher new mystery-fantasychildren’s book, “TheTree.”

Published by Tate Pub-lishing and Enterprises,the book is available atwww.tatepublishing.com/bookstore, or by visitingbarnesandnoble.com oramazon.com.

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Each package will in-clude a complimentaryweekend night at a North-ern Kentucky hotel alongwith two to four VIPtickets to a Florence Free-dom baseball game. Addi-tional perks may includelaser tag games, golf ortickets from CincinnatiBallet, Newport Aquari-um, Cincinnati MuseumCenter, BB Riverboats,and the Cincinnati Reds.

To register, visit face-book.com/NKYRiverRegion and “Like”the NKRR’s Facebookpage or visitnkytourism.com and reg-ister on the homepage’sWin a Weekend Getawaybutton. Two winners willbe selected each monthbetween May and July.

Baker Hunt deadlinenears

To avoid any late fees,the deadline is June 3 tosign up for the summersession at The Baker HuntArt and Cultural Center. Ifyou are interested in tak-ing one of the more than

60 art and other classes, itis recommended that yousign up early.

Art classes and one-day workshops designedfor both beginning andmore experienced adultartists are being offeredas well as classes, work-shops and camps foryouth, ages 4 and older.The Baker Hunt Art &Cultural Center is at 620Greenup St., Covington.

“Seize a Slice of Sum-mer at Baker Hunt” class-es begin June 15. A sched-ule of classes is availableby calling The BakerHunt Art & Cultural Cen-ter at 859-431-0020 or reg-ister at bakerhunt.org.

Grimes warns ofsuspiciousIRS-related calls

Secretary of State Ali-son Lundergan Grimes iswarning Kentucky busi-nesses to protect them-selves by exercising cau-tion with respect to suspi-cious phone calls purport-ing to be from the InternalRevenue Service.

Business ownersaround Kentucky have re-ported receiving a phonecall from the number 301-909-4956 alleging that

back taxes are owed andthreatening action if pay-ment is not made. Busi-ness owners have also re-ceived voice mails refer-encing a “time-sensitivematter” and urging themto return the call beforeaction is taken.

“There are several redflags businesses shouldbe aware of this tax sea-son,” said Grimes. “First,the IRS typically contactstaxpayers by mail, notphone. In addition, theIRS does not ask for creditcard numbers over thephone or request paymentvia prepaid debit card orwire transfer. As always,businesses should be vigi-lant and be wary of anyunknown or suspiciousentity that asks for pay-ment or information.”

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ner, Michelle Dziech, Pat Sellers,Debbie Lussi, and Sherry Alley;sons Michael Daughetee, Ken-neth Alley, and Rick Alley; sister,Wanda Desmond; brother, SPDesmond; and 23 grandchildrenalong with 27 great-grand-children and 15 great-great-grandchildren.

Burial was at EvergreenCemetery in Southgate.

Memorials: New BeginningsCommunity Church, 522 FifthAve., Dayton, KY 41074.

Mary AlleyMary V. Desmond Alley, 90, of

Dayton, died May 1 at her home.She was a U.S. Air Force

veteran of World War II andworked as an admitting clerk atCincinnati Children’s HospitalMedical Center before retiring.

Her husband, Richard C. Alley;sons Jerry and Michael Alley;and brother, BF Desmond, diedpreviously.

Survivors include her daugh-ters Carol Anderson, Judy Voll-

John HeringerJohn “Jake” Valentine He-

ringer, 88, of Cold Spring, diedApril 30 at St. Elizabeth Hospice.

He was a U.S. Navy veteran ofWorld War II and worked forCincinnati Bell as a systemstechnician for 32 years beforeretiring. He loved square danc-ing, camping, hiking and trav-eling. He was a member of theKnights of Columbus, Fr. DeJacoCouncil, and St. Joseph DramaClub. He served as chairman of

the local Tootsie Roll Drive,which raises money for mentallydisabled citizens. He also starteda camp in 1983 for these verysame citizens. It still runs todayand averages 50 campers forone week every August.

His son, Michael Heringer,died previously.

Survivors include his wife,Eileen Heringer; daughter, LindaWilliams of Highland Heights;son, John “Jake” Heringer ofGrants Lick; and three grand-children.

Burial was at St. Joseph Ceme-tery in Cold Spring.

Memorials: The Point ARC ofNorthern Kentucky, 104 W. PikeSt., Covington, KY 41011; orJuvenile Diabetes ResearchFoundation, 8050 HosbrookRoad, Suite 314, Cincinnati, OH45236.

Michael Hess IIIMichael W. Hess III, 63, of

Highland Heights, died May 3 athis home.

He was a retired lineman forCincinnati Bell, member of theNewport Elks Lodge No. 273,and a member of First BaptistChurch of Cold Spring.

Survivors include his wife,Patti Woodruff Hess; son, Mi-chael W. Hess IV; daughters Julieand Jennifer Hess; sisters, DianeHunley and Sherrie Turner; andfive grandchildren.

Audrey HillmanAudrey M. Boeh Hillman, 87,

of Fort Thomas, died May 2 atHospice of Cincinnati.

She was an administrator withUpJohn Home Health Care. Sheloved to spend winters in Floridaand she enjoyed playing cards,bocce ball, golfing, tennis, andchocolate. She volunteered hertime with pastoral assistance atSt. Catherine of Siena Parish inFort Thomas.

Her husband, Bernard Hill-man; and sister, Shirley Oder,died previously.

Survivors include her son,Doug Hillman; daughters,Cynthia Pence, Laura Kemplin,and Mary Sutkamp; and 12

grandchildren along with 15great-grandchildren and onegreat-great-granddaughter.

Burial was at St. StephenCemetery in Fort Thomas.

Memorials: St. Catherine ofSiena Church, 1803 N. FortThomas Ave., Fort Thomas, KY41075; or St. Jude Children’sResearch Hospital, 501 St. JudePlace, Memphis, TN 38105.

Charles LesterJudge Charles Bruce Lester, 84,

of Cold Spring and formerly ofFort Thomas, died April 26 atTidewell Hospice in Bradenton,Florida.

He earned A.B. and B.C.L.degrees at the College of Wil-liam & Mary in Williamsburg,Virginia and continued his legaland judicial education at Har-vard Law School in 1989 and theUniversity of Edinburgh inScotland and Oxford Universityin the United Kingdom in 1990.He was a member of the Ken-tucky and the Virginia BarAssociations as well as theNational Council of ChiefJudges. He retired from theKentucky Court of Appeals,where he served for 20 years,the last five years as Chief Judge.He was then appointed to theKentucky Legislative EthicsCommission by the Speaker ofthe House, where he served fornine years. He was a U.S. Armyveteran during the Korean War.

His first wife, Madge SuttonLester; and son, Douglas Lester,died previously.

Survivors include his wife,Jackie Collins Lester; daughter,Michele Leicester of Fort Thom-as; son, Scott Lester of FortThomas; stepsons Jeffrey, Vint,and Scott Collins, all of Lexing-ton; and 11 grandchildren alongwith two great-grandchildren.

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

Memorials: Wounded WarriorProject, 223 Rosa L. Park Ave.,Suite 301, Nashville, TN 37203 .

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Donn Mettens Sr.Donn Erwin Mettens Sr., 82, of

Fort Thomas, died April 30 at St.Elizabeth Fort Thomas.

He was a U.S. Air Force veter-an during the Korean War andworked for Procter & Gamblefor 40 years in the tax and profitsharing departments beforeretiring. He was an active mem-ber of Christ Church UnitedChurch of Christ in Fort Thomasand was an avid golfer.

His son, Jeffrey Clay Mettens;and sister, Shirley Mappin, diedpreviously.

Survivors include his wife,Jean Mettens of Fort Thomas;sons Donn Mettens Jr. of FortThomas and Greg Mettens ofCovington; and five grand-children.

Burial was at EvergreenCemetery in Southgate.

Memorials: Christ ChurchUnited Church of Christ, 15 S.Fort Thomas Ave., Fort Thomas,KY 41075; or American KidneyFoundation, 6110 ExecutiveBlvd., Suite 1010, Rockville, MD20852-3903.

Sr. Gertrude NowakSr. Gertrude Monica Nowak,

70, of Fort Thomas, died May 1at Sisters of Good ShepherdPelletier Hall in Fort Thomas.

She worked as an adminis-trator and social worker withthe Sisters of the Good Shep-herd.

Her sister, JoAnn Schriber,died previously.

Survivors include her brothersJoseph Nowak of Lewiston,Michigan, Larry Nowak, RonNowak, and Robert Nowak, allof Gaylord, Michigan; sisters RitaVan Gorder of Byron Center,Michigan and Christina De Haanof Rockford, Michigan.

Burial was at St. StephenCemetery in Fort Thomas.

Memorials: Sister of the GoodShepherd, Pelletier Hall, 930Highland Ave., Fort Thomas, KY

41075.

Raymond SandfossRaymond Virgil Sandfoss 54,

of Alexandria, died May 1.He was a member of St.

Mary’s Church, Phi Kappa Phi,World Wide Marriage Encoun-ter, Engaged Encounter, TCBABoa, and Greater CincinnatiBowling Association, where heserved on the board of directors.He worked at AT&T in the chiefsecurity office and worked in theAT&T labs, which included apatent that he developed.

His father, Ralph Sandfoss,died previously.

Survivors include his wife,Joan V. Sandfoss; daughter,Kiersten R. Baughman; son,Kenton Ray Sandfoss; mother,Virginia Sandfoss; mother andfather-in-law, Kenneth and SueVogt; brothers Dave Sandfoss,Darrell Sandfoss, and RonaldSandfoss; and sisters Rose Per-kins and Debra Elliott.

Burial was at AlexandriaCemetery.

Memorials: “A Gift in Memoryof Raymond V. Sandfoss, In-coming College Bowlers”,Alumni Relations and Devel-opment at Morehead StateUniversity, 150 University Blvd.,P.O Box 1887, Morehead, KY40351; or NKU Foundation, “RaySandfoss Life Long LearnerScholarship Fund,” Nunn Drive,Highland Heights, KY 41099.

Richard SpegalRichard C. Spegal, 75, of

Alexandria, died May 5 at St.Elizabeth Ft. Thomas.

He was the owner of Depen-dable Express before his retire-ment. He was a member of theVariables Social Club, formerpresident of Kentucky Wheels,and he belonged to the Cincin-nati and Hamilton Traffic Clubs,he was also associated withseveral Ohio trucking compa-nies. He was a UK fan, lovedgolfing, and he played footballand baseball in high school at

Newport Central Catholic.His first wife, Dixie Spegal;

and sister, Dixie Atwood, diedpreviously.

Survivors include his wife,Diane Martin; son, Rick Spegalof Covington; daughters JulieMaegley of Independence,Michelle Gilland, and AmandaCombs, both of Cincinnati;sisters Kathy Lehmkuhl, KarenHaines, Rose Ball; and fivegrandchildren along with fivegreat-grandchildren.

Memorials: UC Physicians Co.,C/O Pulmonary Research, Attn:Priscilla Schmidt, P.O. Box670564, Cincinnati, OH 45267.

Robert SwangoRobert C. Swango, 83, of Fort

Thomas, died May 2 at St. Eliza-beth Hospice.

He was a truck driver for BeslTransfer Co. in Cincinnati, andwas a member of the Teamsters.

His wife, Jean Laura Swango,died previously.

Survivors include his sonsDavid Swango of Fort Thomas,Richard Swango, and ThomasSwango, both of Cincinnati; andthree grandchildren along withtwo great-grandchildren.

Burial was at Spring GroveCemetery in Cincinnati.

Memorials: To the charity ofthe donor’s choice.

Florence WagnerFlorence S. Rust Wagner, 94,

of Fort Thomas, died April 28 atCarmel Manor Nursing Home inFort Thomas.

She was a member of St.Thomas Church in Fort Thomas,where she volunteered as aEucharistic minister and memberof the Resurrection Choir, Be-reavement Committee, and 55club. She was also a homemakerand worked at the Rust Restau-rant in Newport, as a nanny inFort Thomas, and volunteer atCarmel Manor and St. LukeHospital. She was a member ofHighland Country Club, whereshe loved to bowl and play golf.

Her husband, Donald L.Wagner; sisters Gertrude Done-lan and Mary Rust; and brothersAlbert, Edward, Urban, and PaulRust, died previously.

Survivors include her daugh-ter, Ann Vaal of HighlandHeights; sons Donald Wagner ofLexington, Thomas Wagner ofSouthgate, Mark Wagner of FortThomas, and Paul Wagner ofTaylor Mill; sister, Ruth Daunt ofCold Spring; brother, Art Rust ofCold Spring; and 10 grand-children along with six great-grandchildren.

Entombment was at St. Ste-phen Cemetery in Fort Thomas.

Memorials: Carmel ManorNursing Home, 100 CarmelManor Road, Fort Thomas, KY41075; or St. Thomas Church, 26E. Villa Place, Fort Thomas, KY41075.

Jack WarnerJack “Hats” Warner, 84, of

Dayton, died on April 29 at IvyWoods Care Center in Price Hill.

He graduated from DaytonHigh School in 1949 and had abrief stint at the University ofKentucky before enlisting in theU.S. Air Force, from which hewas discharged in 1959. Heserved state-side during theKorean War as a typist at AirForce bases in Oklahoma, Texas,and New Mexico. After theservice, he returned home andworked various jobs, while livingin Campbell County.

He loved animals, bingo, theriver, horse racing, and singing.He had been in a barbershopquartet in high school and likedto listen to Tony Bennett.

His brothers Henry “Hank”Warner, Robert “Rosie” Warner,and Randall Warner; and sister,Shirley “Maggie” Winters, died

previously.Burial was at Evergreen

Cemetery in Southgate.Memorials: Ivy Woods Care

Center, 2025 Wyoming Ave.,Cincinnati, OH 45205.

Lucille YorkLucille Jones York, 81, of Cold

Spring, died April 30 .She had worked as a nursing

assistant at St. Luke Fort Thomasand was a member of HighlandHeights Baptist Church.

Her husband, Marshall York;and half-brother, Ray Hall, diedpreviously.

Survivors include her childrenPatricia Harvey, Ronnie York,and Avery York; sister, BettyHampton; half-brother, HaroldHall; and seven grandchildren.

Memorials: Hospice of Blue-grass, 7388 Turfway Road,Florence, KY 41042.

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Angel Venckus, 23, and Rich-ard Coffey II, 23, both of Edge-wood, issued April 27.

Margaret Powell, 222, ofPittsfield and Joshua Goble, 22,of Paintsville, issued April 27.

Nicole Piccirillo, 29, andSteven McCarthy II, 28, both of

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MARRIAGE LICENSES

Behringer-CrawfordMuseum and the Mastersof Art in Public Historyprogram at NorthernKentucky Universityhave collaborated on anexhibit called “Buffaloand Bourbon: 200 Yearsof Covington History.”

The exhibit chroniclesthe trials, innovationsand accomplishmentsthat have shaped the city

of Covington, accordingto a press release.

The exhibit, which cel-ebrates Covington’s bi-centennial will runthrough Aug. 30.

NKU graduate stu-dents created and in-stalled the exhibit, whichis sponsored by NKU’sScripps Howard Centerfor Civic Engagement.

Admission to the “Buf-

falo and Bourbon” exhib-it is included in the mu-seum ticket price, whichis $7 for adults, $6 forseniors 60-plus, $4 forchildren and free forBCM members.

The museum is locat-ed at 1600 MontagueRoad at Devou Park inCovington.

For more informationabout Behringer-Craw-

ford Museum, call 859-491-4003, [email protected] orvisit www.bcmuseum.org.

For more informationabout NKU’s Masters ofArts in Public HistoryProgram, contact Dr. Bri-an Hackett at 859-572-6072 [email protected].

Museum to celebrate 200 years of Covington history

Brian ZaiBrian R. Zai, 55, of Cold

Spring, died May 5 at St. Eliza-beth Hospice.

He was the owner and opera-tor of Z’s Cafe in Florence andwas an avid golfer and lifelongUC Bearcat and Bruce Spring-steen fan.

His parents, Robert and

Catherine Zai; and granddaugh-ter, Khloe, died previously.

Survivors include his wife,Joan Zai; children Melanie,Matthew, Elizabeth, Natasha,Amanda, and Jacob; siblingsTerry, Patricia Schlasinger, Rob-ert L. Zai Jr., and Barbara ZaiCaswell; and six grandchildren.

Memorials: Serenity RecoveryNetwork, P.O. Box 5467, Cincin-nati, OH 45205.

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