florence-recorder-120612

FLORENCE—

For some, retirement meanstravel, family and relaxation.For Beth Farrer it meansgoing back to the kitchen.

Farrer is opening the newGigi’s Cupcakes in Florence.

The cupcake chain has expanded toabout 75 stores in 14 states since itoriginally opened in 2008.

“I have been looking at Gigi’s for along time,” Farrer said.

By trade, Farrer was a corporatechef who had eventually moved on tomanagement.

“I missed being in the kitchen,” shesaid.

Farrer was able to work out an earlyretirement and is moving on to openNorthern Kentucky’s first Gigi’s.

“I decided my next venture wouldbe sugar and flour,” Farrer said.

Visiting Gigi’s is different experi-ence each day. The menu changes daily,and every day there will be between 12and 20 different flavors available.

“Our cupcake experts will be able towalk those folks through the differentflavors,” Farrer said.

At the opening, Gigi’s will have 10employees and offer delivery servicefor special events like weddings. Oncethe store is established, Farrer hopesto have a food truck and mobile bak-ery service.

Gigi’s will be located at 7753 MallRoad and is scheduled to open theweekend of Dec. 8.

For more information or to see thedaily menu visit http://bit.ly/gigicup.

Visit nky.com/florence for morecommunity news

Retirement is a piece of

(cup)cakeBy Justin B. [email protected]

FLORENCEFLORENCERECORDER

75¢THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2012 BECAUSE COMMUNITY MATTERS

Your Community Recordernewspaper serving Florenceand Union

Vol. 18 No. 14© 2012 The Community Recorder

ALL RIGHTS RESERVEDNews ........................283-0404Retail advertising ......513-768-8338Classified advertising .......283-7290Delivery ......................781-4421

See page A2 for additional information

Contact usROCKIN’MAYORUnion leader DonKirby is one of theguys in “Underpaid.”B1

FRIENDLYMARKETA year-round market forsouthern Boone Countybreaks ground. A5

Boone County isn’t immune tothe region’s rising heroin prob-lem.

Prosecutors, law enforcementofficials and first respondershave witnessed a rise in heroin-related incidents over the lastseveral years.

Assistant commonwealth’s at-

torney Jason Hiltz said most ofthe heroin is coming from theCincinnati area. People are sell-ing it here, but he believes mostof the people are getting theirsupplies from the city.

“I definitely think we havemore of a consumerpopulation inBoone County,” he said. “Weprobably don’t have as many big-time traffickers they have a littlefurther up north. That’s its ownproblem.”

The number of heroin-relatedcases have been on the rise in thelast few years.

“I started up in this office in2004 andwe didn’t see any heroinreally at all,” said Hiltz. “It wasall cocaine, crack cocaine andother drugs. But now I see a lotmore heroin than I do cocaine orcrack cocaine.”

According to Bill Mark, direc-tor of the Northern KentuckyDrugStrikeForce, five years agoit seemed like Northern Ken-tucky was “a mixed bag” when itcame to drug abuse.

There was some heroin pre-sent, but there were other drugslike prescriptions, cocaine,

crack, methamphetamine andmarijuana being trafficked, hesaid.

“Butnowit seems likeheroin’salmost the only drug that’s beingtrafficked because that’s whateverybody wants.”

According toMark, heroin-re-lated arrests in Boone County ac-tually decreased slightly from116 in 2010 to 107 in 2011.

The county, however, ranksfourth among all Kentucky coun-ties in the number of arrests – be-hind Kenton, Jefferson andCampbell counties.

In 2011, the three NorthernKentucky counties accounted formore than 58 percent of all her-oin-relatedarrests in the state, hesaid.

Public safety problemThe heroin issue, Hiltz said, is

“having a big impact in a lot ofdifferent ways,” not only on thepeople abusing the drugs, buttheir families and, on a largerscale, the community.

What differentiates heroin

Heroin-related issues on the riseDrug problemstaxing the systemBy Stephanie [email protected]

See HEROIN, Page A2

BURLINGTON — The BooneCounty Fiscal Court Nov. 27unanimously approved a reso-lution authorizing the countyto apply for a Kentucky Juve-nile Justice grant on behalf ofthe Boone County School dis-

trict.According to the resolution,

the grant would provide fund-ing over a three-year period toprovide intervention servicesfor high school students andfamilies that are at risk ofdropping out of school.

County Administrator JeffEarlywine said he believe the

school system is trying to se-cure $75,000 to “design and de-liver” intervention servicesfor students and is intended tobe proactive.

“The reason the school dis-trict approached the county isthat this particular grant,school districts are not eligibleto apply, but cities and counties

are,” he said. “So that will be acollaboration and partner-ship.”

Earlywine said if the grantis awarded the school systemwill have primary responsibil-ity for administering the grantand delivering the service,while the county’s require-ments would be limited to “per-

functory grant requirements.”“We don’t see it as an undue

burden on the staff and an op-portunity to collaborate withthe school district to securesome funds for what wouldseem to be a good purpose.”

The resolution passed 3-0with Judge-executive GaryMoore absent.

County applies for grant for Boone schoolsBy Stephanie [email protected]

Just as your family has its holi-day traditions, the Community Re-corder invites you to be part of itstradition.

In our edition between Christmasand NewYear’s, we salute localpeople who show us every day whatit means to be a good neighbor.They’re also the unsung heroeswho’vemade a difference in yourcommunity.

We call it “NeighborsWho Care”and we need your help.

If you know someone who reg-ularly embodies the spirit of “Neigh-borsWho Care” – maybe they orga-nized a needed school or communityproject, helped pick up debris aftera storm or brought you food duringan illness – we’d like to hear fromyou.

Nomatter how they display it, wewant to recognize them. Simplywrite a couple short paragraphsabout how an individual in Boone,Campbell or Kenton countymakes adifference.

Email your “NeighborsWhoCare” nominations to [email protected]. Ormail it to NeighborsWho Care, Community Recorder,228 GrandviewDrive, Fort Mitchell,KY 41017. Include name, communityand contact information for yourselfas well as your nominee. Deadline isDec. 10. Questions? Call Nancy Daly,859-578-1059.

Nominatea caringneighbor

Beth Farrer is openingNorthern Kentucky’s firstGigi’s Cupcakes on MallRoad. JUSTIN B. DUKE/THE

COMMUNITY RECORDER

For Beth Farrer, it means back to the kitchen

MEETING PINOCCHIO A4UK Outreach brings opera to BooneCounty schools.

A2 • FLORENCE RECORDER • DECEMBER 6, 2012 NEWS

FLORENCERECORDER

NewsNancy Daly Senior Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .578-1059, [email protected] Duke Reporter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .578-1058, [email protected] Salmons Reporter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .578-1057, [email protected] Laughman Sports Editor . . . . . . . . . . . .513-248-7573, [email protected] Weber Sports Reporter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .578-1054, [email protected]

AdvertisingLisa LawrenceSales Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .513-768-8338, [email protected]

DeliveryFor customer service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .781-4421Sharon SchachleiterCirculation Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .442-3464, [email protected]

ClassifiedTo place a Classified ad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .283-7290, www.communityclassified.com

To place an ad in Community Classified, call 283-7290.

Find news and information from your community on the WebFlorence • nky.com/florence

Boone County • nky.com/boonecounty

Calendar .................B2Classifieds ................CFood ......................B3Life ........................B1Police .................... B9Schools ..................A4Sports ....................A8Viewpoints ............A10

Index

HDTV’sfrom

$1099perweek

(91 weeks)

Lease ZoneLatonia 859-431-8666Turfway Road 859-647-2160

Home of Lifetime FREE Oil Changes

352-5800www.FullerisFord.com

Easy in/outseating and veryeasy on the wallet

at the pump!

900 West Eighth StreetDowntown CincinnatiFree Service Shuttle

Downtown West Eighth

I-75

Linn

*

Home ofHome of Lifetime FREE Oil ChangesOil ChangesNew and Used Car/Truck SalesService • Body Shop • Parts

On Site Rental TRY THEALL NEWC-MAX

The ALL NEW 2013

IS HERE!FORD C-MAXFORD C-MAX

47MPGCITY/HWY

HYBRIDIs the new car search givingyou a pain in the back?

Responding to a heroinoverdose is now the sameas “any other call we re-spond to.”

People used to do it inthe privacy of their ownhomes, Jones said, but firstresponders are now re-sponding to heroin-relatedcalls in parking lots ofstores, parks and otherplaces.

“Heroin is a very dan-gerous drug,” said Jones.Whenpeople take toomuchit “just shuts down theirbody.”

There is a drug they canadminister –NarcanorNal-oxone– that can sometimesreverse those effects, butthe individuals are “usual-ly not too happy when wereverse their high,” andcan become confrontation-al and sometime combat-ive, he explained.

While Hiltz mostly han-dles drug cases, there areother prosecutors handlingpropertycrimes, and in“al-most every one” of thosecases, the defendant issome sort of drug – usuallyheroin – addict stealing orscrappingmetal to feed hisor her habit.

“It gets so expensiveand if you’re on heroin,you’re probably not hold-ing down a job, but you’regoing to need that heroin.You’re going to have to payfor it.”

Pharmaceuticals agateway

Many people relate theissue back to pharmaceuti-cals, said Hiltz. Heroin isan opiate, as are painmedi-cines like Oxycontin and

from other substanceabuse “is that it is muchmore of a public safetyproblem,” said Mark.

People steal to supporttheir habit, overdose runstax local EMS services andhospital emergency rooms“and just the mortality

that’s associated with it,”he said.

“You’ve got these youngadults that are dying as aresult of this. You just don’tsee that with other types ofsubstance abuse.”

Capt. David Jones, aparamedicwho’s beenwiththe Union Fire ProtectionDistrict for 13 years, saidheroin abuse has changed“drastically” over theyears.

Percocet.“So when somebody

gets hooked on an opiateaddiction, they’re going tolook for what fulfills thatneed and if they can’t getthe pills or the pills aren’tdoing itanymore, they’llgostraight to the naturalsource, which is heroin.”

According to Mark,many of the people thestrike force works withstarted out as Oxycodoneaddicts before switching toheroin.

“One of the things wereally stress in our educa-tional program is thatyears ago (we) talkedaboutmarijuana being a gatewaydrug, but now it seems likethe true gateway drug isreally prescription drugsbeing the gateway drug forheroin abuse.”

“A lot of people believethat’s why folks migratedfrom abusing prescriptiondrugs like Oxycodone toheroin,” Mark said. “Be-cause compared to Oxyco-done, it’s a lot cheaper.”

No stereotypicaladdict

The heroin problem iseverywhere and can affectanyone.

“It really is every-where,” Mark said. “I don’tthink there’s anycommuni-ty in Northern Kentuckythat hasn’t been touched bythis.”

There really is nostereotypical addict, hesaid.

“It could be a person,any gender, any age group,any socioeconomic level.It’s really touched every-

body in this community.”Hiltz said it seems like

the age of the user is “get-ting younger andyounger.”

“What that says to me isyounger adults don’t seemas afraid to try this as theymight have been a fewyears ago,” he said. “Her-oin is up there with thehardest of the hard drugs.It doesn’t seem like there’sany sort of fear of it rightnow.”

It doesn’t matter whothey are, Jones said.

“It can be anybody nextdoor, can be anybody youknow.”

Boone County Sheriff’sDepartment spokesmanTom Scheben echoed thosethoughts.

“This drug crosses allsocioeconomic bound-aries,” he said. “It’s not justyour junkie living on thecurb.”

From his point of view,the most common charac-teristic of abusers “is thatthey will stop at nothing toget the drug.”

Increase inheroin-relatedcrimes

Scheben said he’s seen a“definite increase in whatwe would label heroin-re-lated crimes” over the lastseveral years, a “sharperincrease” in the last threeyears alone.

That includes thefts andburglaries, “things takenthat can easily or quicklybe sold or pawned to getcash for heroin.”

Many catalytic conver-ter thefts and metal thefts

are done by people “sellingstuff for heroin,” he said.

“We’re not guessingthese are heroin issues,” hesaid. “It’s not just our spec-ulation on this becausewhen we catch them, theyfreely admit to it.”

The sheriff’s depart-ment has seen an increasenot only in thefts and bur-glaries, but overdoses andarrests for possession aswell.

Often, a suspect will bearrested for another inci-dent, like shoplifting orDUI and heroin is found onthem, said Scheben.

Fighting theproblem

Mark said they’re ag-gressively addressing anyheroin trafficking theycan.

“Because of wherewe’re located regionally,that requires a lot of coop-erative investigations withfolks across the river ... be-cause that’s ultimatelywhere a lot of it’s comingfrom on a regional level.”

From a sociologicalstandpoint, Scheben saidhe doesn’t know if they canfight the problem.

“We can do what we canto educate the public thatthere isaproblemout thereand if you suspect a familymember of being involved,in this, you need to (seekhelp.)”

The sheriff’s depart-ment has tackled the issuefrom a crime fightingstandpoint, creating lastyear a scrap metal taskforce to arrest people forscrap metal thefts.

HeroinContinued from Page A1

UNION — Soldiers de-ployed overseas will havesome new reading materi-als this holiday seasonthanks in part to a newnonprofit founded by a lo-cal lawyer and author.

Pride and Pages, thebrainchild of Rick Robin-son, had its kickoff Nov.29, when the group part-nered with the city ofUnion’s Adopt-a-Unit pro-gram to send 130 books do-nated by local authorsoverseas to the city’sadopted military unit,101st Airborne Division, 1/32 CAV.

Volunteers gathered atthe Union CommunityBuilding to prepare a holi-day shipment to the de-ployed troops where thebooks – and other goodies –were wrapped.

The donated bookscome from a number of lo-

cal authors includingJudge Anthony Frohlich,Justice Donald Winter-sheimer, Don McNay, RobHudson, Callie Clare andmore.

According to Robinson,that’s about $2,600 worthof books. Pride and Pagesis also working to pay forshipping of the boxes.

Robinson, of FortMitchell, said when hepublishedhis first book, hebegan carrying extracopies around with him.

While flying some-where,Robinsonwould no-tice a military group near-by, so he shared a copy ofhis book. They were “soblown away” that someonewould give them a bookthey had penned, he said.

It was through the “od-dest of circumstances”Pride and Pages becamefamiliar with Union’sAdopt-a-Unit program –organizer and city eventscoordinator Karen Franx-

man knows the mother ofPride and Pages’ execu-tive director Debbie Mc-Kinney, of Taylor Mill.

They were looking fortheir first big project andthis was, Robinson said,“literally one of thosethings that fall into yourlap.”

In addition to the booksfor the soldiers, books willbe sent to their childrenwith messages writtenfrom their fathers beforebeing deployed.

“Every kid will get abook from daddy thisChristmas,” Robinsonsaid.

“I think it’s a great addi-tion,” Franxman said.

The city is “very grate-ful” that Pride and Pageswas able to donate books totheir efforts.

“It’s just more we cansend our guys,” she said.

Robinson said his ulti-mate dream is to havePride and Pages be a “sus-

taining organization thatconnects books and theirauthors with soldiers.”

One thing that’s impor-tant is having the authorsdirectly involved, he said.

For executive directorMcKinney, this is a “laborof love.” She feels they“can touch so many” sol-diers and their children

with this project.It’s a chance “to do

something for the folkswho give us the opportuni-ty to live in a free country,to give back to them,” shesaid. “We can do this on alevel that they can takeand have something andknow this is from an or-ganization that actually

cares about them.”According to Robinson,

Pride and Pages’ next pro-ject kicks off immediately.The organization is col-lecting new and gentlyused books for the Cincin-nati/Northern KentuckyInternational Airport’sUSO Military Lounge forsoldiers to take.

How you can helpThose interested in do-

nating books can contactPride and Pages on itsFacebook page.

Anyone interested indonating to the organiza-tion can stop by any Heri-tage Bank or visitwww.prideandpages.org.

Those interested in do-nating to the Adopt-a-Unitprogram should contactthe Union city building at859-384-1511 for a wish listand those wishing to vol-unteering should emailFranxman at [email protected].

Pride and Pages sends books to soldiersBy Stephanie [email protected]

Local author and lawyer Rick Robinson founded Pride andPages, an organization that aims to send books to soldiers.The organization partnered with the city of Union’sAdopt-a-Unit program to send 130 books to deployedsoldiers. STEPHANIE SALMONS/THE COMMUNITY RECORDER

DECEMBER 6, 2012 • FLORENCE-UNION RECORDER • A3NEWS

Rent-To-Own

Lease ZoneLatonia 859-431-8666 | Turfway Road 859-647-2160

CE-0000528467

iPad2

per week (78 wks)

$1999from

Super BowlErlanger • (859) 727-2000 • www.superbowlnky.com

La Ru Bowling Lanes(859) 781-2111 • www.larulanes.net

Bellewood Lanes(859) 781-1211 • www.superbowlnky.com

Walt’s Center Lanes(859) 431-2464 • www.waltscenterlanes.webs.com

Southern Lanes(859) 635-2121 • www.southernlanes.com

Bring in yourfamily andcelebrate theholidays

Bring in yourfamily andcelebrate theholidays

Family Holiday Discounts Available

Call centers for details

CE-0000530680

CAREER FAIR!CAREER FAIR!Start Your New Career at the

Hebron or Walton Marketplace Kroger

Apply on-line prior to attending and a representativewill schedule you for an appointment.

www.kroger.com/careers

• Great Benefits• Regular Pay Increases• Friendly Atmosphere• Flexible Hours• Advancement Opportunities

At the Holiday Inn Florence7905 Freedom WayFlorence, KY 41042

Saturday, December 89:00 AM to 3:00 PM

FLORENCE — DorothyFreeman’s legacy is on a lotof children’s heads.

Freeman, 81, of Flor-ence, recently turned in348 hats she’s knitted toHope Ministries.

Freeman started knit-ting about four years agoafter shemoved inwith herdaughter Debbie Hunter.

“She was trying to getme something to do,” Free-man said.

After trying a few dif-ferent hobbies, knittingjust clicked.

Freeman quickly ranout of friends and familymembers to give hats, andshe began looking for waysher talent could help oth-ers.

“I wanted to do some-thing for the little ones,”Freeman said.

Freeman started knit-ting hats for infants andchildren and donatingthem to Care Net Pregnan-cyServices inFlorenceandHope Ministries’ Childrenof Hope Christmas Party.

Theparty, scheduledforDec. 8, provides Christmasgifts for 31 adopted fam-

ilies and each child is givena coat, gloves and a hand-made hat knitted by Free-man.

“What a saint she is,”said Jackie Shelton, direc-tor of Hope Ministries.

Freeman’s tirelessworkmeans it’s one more thingeach child can get to have agreat Christmas, Sheltonsaid.

After seeing the facesofthechildrenwhogothats atlastyear’sChristmasparty,Freeman was eager to getback to work to make surethere were plenty of hatsthis year.

“My favorite part washaving the little boys say‘Thank you Miss Dorothyformyhat,’” Freeman said.

Knitting that many hatshas become a labor of lovefor Freeman. She usuallycan finish about four infanthats or two child hats in aday. Once she starts, she

may occasionally pause toglance at the TV, but shejustkeepsworking,Huntersaid.

“That’s all she does allthe time,” she said.

Of course making anddonating that many hatshas gainedFreemana lot ofattention, but that was nev-erwhatshewas lookingfor.

“I don’t do it for the hon-or, I do it for my Lord,”Freeman said.

Visit nky.com/florence formore community news

Woman knits 348 hats for needy kidsBy Justin B. [email protected]

Dorothy Freeman knitsanother hat after donating348 hats to Hope Ministries.THE COMMUNITY RECORDER/JUSTIN

B. DUKE

PaulMarcotte, a formerstate representative de-scribed as a “true gentle-man,” died Tuesday after abrief illness.

The Union resident, 84,served in theKentucky leg-islature from1995 to 2006.

State Rep. AddiaWuchner, R-Florence, saidshe visited with MarcotteMonday and despite hisweakened state he thankedher for coming.

“He was true to form tilthe very end,” Wuchnersaid. “He was a man withsuchdignityanda truegen-

tleman anda states-man.”

Mar-cotteserved inthe GeneralAssemblyrepresent-ing the 60th

legislative district nowservedbyRep. Sal Santoro.

His daughter, Suzy Zies,of Ohio, said “He had a pas-sion forhischildren,hehada passion for his grandchil-dren, a passion for peopleto do their best andat timeswhen others didn’t believein them he believed inthem.”

Marcotte was alwaysvery encouraging to peo-ple, said Zies. Last nightshe thanked her father forencouraging her to go tocollege and to get her mas-ter’s degree, saying “thankyou for making me who Iam. He said ‘thank you.’”

A retired executive vicepresident of Ohio ValleyAmeristop Foodmarts,Marcotte was noted for hisleadership in the areas oftransportation, small busi-ness issues and the rightsof property owners, ac-cording to a House resolu-tion honoringhimonhis re-tirement.

During his tenure, he

served as vice chair of theState Government Com-mittee and as a member ofthe Transportation, Licens-ing and Occupations, andCapital Projects and BondOversight Committees.

He sponsored HouseBill 168 in 1998 which au-thorized local communitieswith planning and zoningcommittees to review cel-lular phone tower loca-tions, for which he re-ceived the “Home RuleAward” fromtheKentuckyLeague of Cities.

“People would pull upand want to talk to dad,they’d pull up in their pick-up trucks to talk to their

representative,” Zies re-called. “He’d be in shortsand a T-shirt” but wouldtake time to hear their is-sue even if it wasn’t his ju-risdiction. “He would headthem in the right direc-tion,” Zies said.

“He was a very strongRepublican, but I think hehad strong support fromacross the aisle,” Zies said.

Marcotte was an avidsupporter of improve-ments to General ButlerState Park and Big BoneLick State Park.

He was a lector at St.Timothy’s Church and anArmy veteran. He and hiswife, Kitty, had four chil-dren, three of them living,and seven grandchildren.

Services are pending.

Former legislator was ‘a true gentleman’By Nancy [email protected]

Marcotte

A4 • FLORENCE-UNION RECORDER • DECEMBER 6, 2012

SCHOOLSSCHOOLSACHIEVEMENTS | NEWS | ACTIVITIES | HONORS CommunityPress.com

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

For many students who neverget a chance to go an opera, theopera is coming to them.

The University of KentuckySchmidt Opera Outreach Pro-gram (SOOP) will visit nineBoone County elementaryschools to perform a one-act op-eratic telling of “Pinocchio” Dec.3-7.

The program travels acrossthe state and performs operas offairy tales.

“There’s always amoral,” saidCourtneyTuray, scheduling coor-dinator. “With ‘Pinocchio’ it’s totell the truth.”

Songs are in English so stu-dents can follow along, and the

music is set to classic operapieces from Mozart, Donizettiand others.

While in Boone County, SOOPwill visit Mann, Erpenbeck,Longbranch, Stephens, NewHaven, Ockerman, Burlington,North Pointe and Longbranch el-ementaries. For many studentsthiswill be the first real exposureto opera, said Ockerman danceand drama teacher Katie Lynch.

“Opera seems to be somethingthat’s foreign to them,” Lynchsaid.

Many students have seen bal-let, thanks to kid-friendly showslike “The Nutcracker,” but mostoperaproductions are toomaturefor elementary students, shesaid.

“I’m not aware of any kids

who’ve seen opera. Only some ofthem know what it is,” Lynchsaid.

As a dance and drama teacher,Lynch sees obvious links to whatshe’s teaching, but bringing anopera to the school will connectwith a variety of students’ con-tent.

“It’s really fun for them to seelanguage arts things like a plotbeing told in a different waywithsinging instead of dialogue,”Lynch said.

As Lynch and other teachersprepare students for the opera,there’s still one thing studentswill just have to see to under-stand.

“They can’t wait to see howPi-nocchio’s nose grows,” Lynchsaid.

Opera group coming to schoolsBy Justin B. [email protected]

The Schmidt Opera Outreach Program performs “Pinocchio” forstudents. The program will perform in nine Boone County schools.THANKS TO COURTNEY TURAY

WALTON — As the calendarpushed toward December andthe thermometer dipped towardfreezing, a group of studentslearned firsthand what it’s like tobe homeless.

Two dozen students fromWal-ton-Verona High School set up ashanty townat the school’s athlet-ic complex and spent the nightoutside.

Theshanty townwasa jointef-fort between the students and theCenter for Respite Care (CRC) tohelp raise awareness abouthomelessness in the area.

Based in Avondale, the CRCworks to provide quality medicalcare tohomelesspeoplewhoneeda safe place to heal, while assist-ing them in breaking the cycle ofhomelessness.

To kick off the night, studentsheard a former CRK client tellwhat his life was like duringyears of homelessness.

“Not a lot of people are clearon what being homeless means,”said senior Ryan Henges.

After the presentation, stu-dents went to the athletic com-plex and started setting up theboxes where they’d sleep.

“The kids really want to makea difference,” said CharlotteBoemker, development director

for the CRC.Students all volunteered to

participate, and in order to do it,they had to treat the next day likea normal day.

“They had to spend the nightand they had to go to school andstay there the whole day,” Boem-ker said.

As temperatures dropped inthe early morning hours, stu-dents were really seeing what ahomeless life was like, Hengessaid.

“It got cold,” he said.

With the day behind him,Henges hopes that the people ofNorthern Kentucky don’t believehomelessness isn’t happeningnearby.

“It’s a lot bigger of a problemin our area than people think itis,” he said.

In addition to sleeping in theshanty town, students also col-lected cleaning supplies that willbe given to CRC clients who aremoving into new housing.

Visit nky.com/walton for morecommunity news

Walton-Verona High School freshmen settle into their boxes as part of an effort to raise homelessnessawareness. THANKS TO KARRI RIDER

Students sleep in shanty townBy Justin B. [email protected]

Students build a shanty town at the Walton-Verona sports complex.THANKS TO KARRI RIDER

Tuition awardLauren Popham of Union received a tuition reimbursement

award from Catholic Order of Foresters.

SCHOOL NOTES

UNION — Randy Poe waswatching an education webinarat his officeNov. 26whenhewasasked to go immediately toLongbranch Elementary Schoolto review construction planswith architects.

When he walked into thegymnasium, 800 students anddozens of Boone County Schoolseducators erupted with raucouscheers for their superintendent.

Poe was there to receive the2013 Kentucky Superintendentof the Year award from theKen-tucky Association of School Ad-ministrators. He will now be inthe running for the National Su-perintendent of the Year award,which will be given in February.

“It’s a great honor,” said Poe,who was stunned by the awardand celebration. “It’s a tribute toall the employees of BooneCounty Schools and to our stu-dents and their performance.”

Poe received a trophy alongwitha$2,000collegescholarshipthat he cangive to any student inthe district.

Poe, 51, of Union, has spenthis entire education career inthedistrict.Hebegan in1983asateacher of marketing and entre-preneurship at Boone CountyHigh School. He became assis-tant principal at Conner MiddleSchool in 1992; principal at R.A.Jones Middle School in 1994; ex-ecutive director of technologyresearch and development ser-vices in 1998; assistant superin-tendent of management supportservices in 1999; and deputy su-perintendent in 2002.

“I’ve known him for a long,long time, and he’s exactly thekind of superintendent we needin Kentucky,” said WayneYoung, executive director of theKASA, which gave Poe theaward. “He is all about doingwhat needs to be done. This dis-trict has its own unique chal-lenges, and he has addressedthem in a tremendous way.”

When Poe got the job in 2008,the district had roughly 18,200

students and 3,200 employees. Itis now pushing 20,000 studentswith 3,600 employees. Nearly 40percent of students qualify forfree or reduced-price lunch, and600 are classified as homeless.

“We are in the lowest 10 per-cent when it comes to funding,but in the top 10 percent in aca-demic performance, and Randyhas been the coach that has putthis team together,” said EdMassey, one of the school boardmembers who hired Poe. “Weknewwhenwe selected him thathe would take us to the next lev-el.”

Poe was nominated by KarenCheser, the district’s chief aca-demic officer and deputy super-intendent.

“I’ve had the opportunity towork for and with hundreds ofsupervisors, and I can say, une-quivocally, that RandyPoe is thebest leader I have known,” shesaid in her nomination letter.“RandyPoe is a rarity; he is a su-perintendentwhoepitomizesex-cellence in all areas on both thebusiness side of education andthe instructional side.”

Matt Turner, principal atRyle High School, has workedwith Poe for the last 11 years.“He’s an extremely hardworkerwho is knowledgeable, relent-less and focused,” Turner said.“It is nice to work for someonewho has that focus and drive.”

School leader isNo. 1 in stateBoone County’sRandy PoeSuperintendent ofYearByWilliam [email protected]

Wayne Young, right, of theKentucky Association of SchoolAdministrators congratulatesSuperintendent Randy Poe on hisaward-winning performance.CARA OWSLEY/THE ENQUIRER


Offers expire 1/6/13. 2-year contract required for sale price for new activations or contract eligible upgrades. First Month Free applies to voice, unlimited text and 250 Mb or greater data monthly service fees only. Credit check required. After first month all discountedproducts will bill at their normal monthly rates. Not included in First Month Free are additional feature monthly services, plan overages, content downloads, international charges, 411, taxes, fees, and any third party services billed by CBW. $35 activation or upgradefee applies. Contract cancellations after 14 days are subject to prorated early termination fee of $175 for Standard Tier phones and $325 for Premium Tier phones. Data Plan cancellations are subject to a $75 cancellation fee. Contract Buyout requires 2-year contract.Termination Fee reimbursement provided via mail-in rebate and subject to $200/line, 5 line/$1,000 limit per account. Proof of fee required. Offers not valid on i-wireless. Consumer accounts only. Certain restrictions apply. See store for details.

BlackBerry® 9320

FREEwith 2-year contract

and mail-inrebate

(orig. $299.99)

Motorola XT886 4G

$9999

with 2-year contract

and mail-inrebate

(orig. $499.99)

HTC One™S 4G$14999with 2-year contractand mail-in rebate(orig. $599.99)

CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaallllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll 55555555555555555555555555555555555555555555111111111111111111111111111111111111113333333333333333333333333333333333333333333...................555555555555555555555555555555555555555556666666666666666666666666666666666666665555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555.......................11111111111111111111111111111111111222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222333333333333333333333333333333333333333333344444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444 513.565.1234 CallCCCCCCCCaaaaaaaallllllllllllllll 555555551111111133333333........555555556666666655555555........11111111222222223333333344444444 AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCClllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiicccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccckkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk cccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccciiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnncccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccciiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaatttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiibbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeelllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll............................cccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooommmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm/////////////////////////////////////////////////wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiirrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrreeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeelllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss cincinnatibell.com/wireless ClickCCCCCCCClllllllliiiiiiiicccccccckkkkkkkk cccccccciiiiiiiinnnnnnnncccccccciiiiiiinnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnaaaaaaaattttttttiiiiiiiibbbbbbbbeeeeeeeellllllllllllllll........ccccccccoooooooommmmmmmm////////wwwwwwwwiiiiiiirrrrrrrreeeeeeeelllllllleeeeeeeessssssssssssssss AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA VVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVViiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiissssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttt ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr sssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooorrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrreeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeessssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss stores our VisitVVVVVVVViiiiiiissssssssiiiiiiiitttttttt oooooooouuuuuuuurrrrrrrr ssssssssttttttttoooooooorrrrrrrreeeeeeeessssssss AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnndddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddd uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuussssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn::::::::::::::::::::::::::: on: us FindFFFFFFFFiiiiiiiinnnnnnnndddddddd uuuuuuuussssssss oooooooonnnnnnnn::::::::

EVERYBODY IS ON OURNICE LIST

We’ll buy out your old contractup to $1,000!

contract old your out buy e’ll

CE-000

053112

5

A6 • FLORENCE-UNION RECORDER • DECEMBER 6, 2012 NEWS

This popular craft show at Ryle High School in Union marks the start of theholiday shopping season for many craft lovers in Greater Cincinnati.

Craft loversflock to Union

From left, Asako Hayashi, Rie Fukuchi and Mami Kaminogo, allfrom Florence, purchase wreaths from the Ruth Anne Crookerbooth during the Ryle Craft Show Nov. 17 at Ryle High School.MARTYWHITACRE FOR THE COMMUNITY RECORDER

ColeenSpaulding ofFlorence and herdaughter ErinAylor ofIndependenceshop forornaments inthe Creations inWood by Wadebooth duringthe Ryle CraftShow Nov. 17 atRyle HighSchool. MARTY

WHITACRE FOR THE

COMMUNITY

RECORDER

AmyMarston of Owenton shops for a wind chime during the RyleCraft Show Nov. 17 at Ryle High School. MARTYWHITACRE FOR THE

COMMUNITY RECORDER

Tracey Rice of Florence shops in the Dan Tye Photography booth during the Ryle Craft Show Nov. 17at Ryle High School. MARTYWHITACRE FOR THE COMMUNITY RECORDER

Sisters Amber Barth and Chole Bramble, 8, from Fort Thomaslook at hand-painted gourds in the Everything Gourds boothduring the Ryle Craft Show Nov. 17 at Ryle High School. MARTY

WHITACRE FOR THE COMMUNITY RECORDER

Shoppers filled Ryle High School for the annual craft show held Nov. 17 at Ryle High School. MARTY

WHITACRE FOR THE COMMUNITY RECORDER

Taylor Ivey, 15, from Independence and her mom, TracyBollheimer, enjoyed looking at keychains during the Ryle CraftShow Nov. 17 at Ryle High School. MARTYWHITACRE FOR THE

COMMUNITY RECORDER

Anne Miller,right, of

Edgewoodbuys a jar ofsalsa from

BrianneMcDowell of

Germantown,Ky., and

McDowellFarms duringthe Ryle CraftShow. MARTY

WHITACRE FOR THE

COMMUNITY

RECORDER


(859)(859)371-7887371-78878011 MALL RDAcross from Florence Antique Mall

www.cincinnati.com/snuggyswww.cincinnati.com/snuggys

Mon-Sat 10-9 • Sun 12-6

*With approved credit, 21% finance rate occurs if not paid in full within 180 days, minimum monthly payments required.

SpecialPurchase!

Dream SleeperEurotopQueen Set

$39950% to 65% OFF

Factory PriceReduction

SuperEurotop

Queen Set

$499Factory Price Drop Savings!

reg. $1079.00

Factory PriceReduction

Queen Set

$639Factory Price Drop Savings!

reg. $1299.00

SpecialPurchasePillowtop

Staring As Low As:

$199Reg. $399.00 Mattress Only

Perfect SleeperPlush or Firm

CLEARANCE SAVINGS FROM AMERICA’S #1 MATTRESS MANUFACTURER

20 Models Now $599 or Less!

AuthorizedDealer

FREE In-Home Set Up FREE Removal PLUS! Financing Available(See store for details)

FREE Local Delivery(on most sets)

PLUS!6 MonthsSame

as Cash

Truckload SavingsTruckload Savings

CE-0000526931

Laptops from$1499

perweek

78 weeks

Latonia 859-431-8666Turfway Road 859-647-2160

Lease Zone

CE-000

0536

675

Rock in the New Year with

The Nation’s #150s & 60s Rock&Roll Review

With special guests former members Dave “Chumley” Brumleyand Steve “Moose” Ricks and The Van-Dells: Next Generation

Show tickets are just $69.95 & $79.95Make it a night to remember by adding dinner or

luxurious overnight accommodations at the Marriott.

Call 866-936-7510For tickets and information

8pm Monday, December 31In Northern Ky. at the Marriott Cincinnati Airport

Just off I-275 exit 5A across from CVG

At the Hop · Shout · Elvis Tribute · Pretty Woman

FLORENCE — A grantwill help young studentslearn about how to dealwith bullying.

The Florence-basedFamily Nurturing Centerwasawardeda three-year,$15,000 grant to expandanti-bullying educationthrough its Kids on theBlock program.

The Family NurturingCenter is a nonprofit ded-icated to ending the cycleof child abuse by promot-ing individual well-beingand healthy family rela-tionships. One of the toolsused is the Kids on theBlock program that putson a show with life-sizedpuppets that explain childabuse situations to ele-mentary school students.

With the success of the

program, many schoolshave been looking for ad-ditional help, said TracyFuchs, the center’s direc-tor of development.

“We’ve been gettingmore and more requestsfrom schools about if wehad any anti-bullying pro-gram,” Fuchs said.

Kids on the Blockscripts are developed byexperts and are run bypuppeteers who aretrained to interact withchildren – which all addsup to costs that needed tobe covered before a fullimplementation of an an-ti-bullying program couldstart, Fuchs said.

Having the trainedpuppeteers helps becausestudents often feel safe totalk with the puppetsaboutwhat’s happening intheir lives, she said.

“A lot of timeschildren

will come up to a puppetbecause theyarecomfort-able with the puppet anddisclose somethingthey’ve seen,” Fuchs said.

The center applied fora grant from the Charlesand Ruth Seligman Fam-ily Foundation, which hasawarded them grants inthe past.

The foundation wasimpressed with results ofthe original Kids on theBlock program and waseager to helpwith the newone, said foundationboard member JenniferDoering.

“We just thought thatwas so successful,” Doer-ing said.

With thegrant, thenewanti-bullying Kids on theBlock show will be per-formed in schools acrossBoone, Kenton and Camp-bell counties, Fuchs said.

Marquisha Williams, a fourth-grader at Collins Elementary, with the Kids on the Blockpuppets . THANKS TO TRACY FUCHS

Anti-bullying puppet showwins an expansion grantBy Justin B. [email protected]

UC Health signsstadium namingdeal

The Florence Freedomhas inked a10-year namingrights deal for its stadium.The facility will be calledUC Health Stadium.

Freedom owner ClintBrown announced the dealat theNov. 27FlorenceCityCouncil meeting.

“This puts us on verystable financial footing,”Brown said. “Going for-ward, it was going to be avery difficult task for us tosurvive without this part-nership.”

The Freedom has beenwithout a name sponsorsince a five-year agree-ment with Champion Win-dow ended two years ago.The agreement also makesUC Health the exclusivehealth-care provider forthe Freedom.

The naming-rightsagreement includes thehigh-profile signage adja-cent to Interstate 75.

The Florence Freedomplay in the IndependentFrontier League. Terms ofthedealwerenotdisclosed.

Tree recyclingoffered

Boone County PublicWorks and the city of Flor-ence’s Public Services De-partment will offer Christ-mas tree recycling thisyear.

Both departments willrun snow routes to pick uptree curbside from 7:30a.m. to 4 p.m. Jan. 9, 2013.Residents should placetheir treeonthecurbno lat-er than 7:30 a.m.

Trees will be groundinto mulch. Those interest-ed in freemulch shouldcall859-334-3629.

If crews must run snowroutes to treat roads that

day, tree pickup will occurthe day after roads havebeen cleared.

Trees can be droppedoff at five sites – BooneCounty Farmers Market atKy. 18 and Camp ErnstRoad, Stringtown Park,Ryle High School, WaltonPark and the old Flick’sparking lot at North BendRoad and Tanners Station –before 8 a.m. Jan. 12.

BRIEFLY

A8 • FLORENCE-UNION RECORDER • DECEMBER 6, 2012

BOWLING GREEN — Like thestate championship game itself,the Cooper football team had arough start four years ago in itsvarsity history.

Some folkswondered if Coop-er should have fielded a varsityfootball team in its first year ofexistence in 2008. The Jaguars -built with underclassmen and ahandful of seniorswith little var-sity experience - lost their firstfive games, four against biggerschools, by an average score of56-6.

Cooper eventually beatGalla-tin County for its first winOct. 3,2008, and later beat Walton-Ve-

rona 27-24 during a 2-8 cam-paign.

Progress after that was slowand steady, as the Jaguars had a2-0 start in 2009 with wins overShawnee and Scott, and a last-game win over Newport. Behindstandout running back D’VontaeBradley, Cooper went 3-7 againin 2010, beating Scott, Newportand Lloyd and being much morecompetitive with its big-schoolrivals, including a memorable46-40 loss to local rival Conner.

The Jaguars turned the cor-ner last year, going 6-5, winningtheir district championship, andplaying their first playoff game.They sprinted down the newpath this season, nearlydoublingtheir all-time win total. If they

had won the state final overBowling Green, the Jaguarswould have come back to Unionwith a 28-28 all-time record.As itis, 27-29 is better than manyimagined after that first 57-0loss to Conner so long ago.

“What I hope these under-classmen learn is what hardwork can do for you,” said headcoach Randy Borchers. “Theseguys have worked so hard sincetheir freshman year. I’ve neverhad a group that worked as hardas they have in the weight roomand that’s the reason we’re here.They taught the underclassmenhow to be leaders.Weweremiss-ing that the first couple of yearsand we finally got that group ofgood leaders and they have set a

great foundation for us. Ifwegetback here again, it will be be-cause of what these seniors havedone for us.”

Cooper started this seasonwith first-ever wins over Ryle,HolyCrossandBooneCounty, allin dominant fashion. Then, aftera tough midseason loss to Con-ner, the Jags won seven in a row,including four grueling playoffwins totaling more than 1,200miles of driving before their his-toric trip to the state final.

“The seniors are my friendsand I love all of them,” said ju-nior Aaron Morgan. “It will hurtfor a while but we’ll get over itand we’ll come back strong nextyear. We’re extremely proud ofourselves. We really wanted to

win this game but that’s a verygood football team over there.”

School tiesBorchershadacoachingpart-

ner Dec. 1, as former NewportCentral Catholic teammate Ed-die Eviston coached their almamater to the Class 2A champion-ship earlier in the day. NewCathbeat Caldwell County 30-26 witha last-minute touchdown pass.

Because Cooper still had toplay later, Borchers said hehardly had any time to watchNewCath’s final game, but had abrief conversation with Evistonafter the 2A final. Eviston andNewCath coaches stayed in thestadium towatch the first half ofCooper’s game.

Cooper program rebounds from tough startBy James [email protected]

BOWLING GREEN — After allthe postgame pleasantries andposing for pictures, the playerson the Cooper High School foot-ball team lingered in a largegroup for several minutes, notwanting to leave the fieldatWest-ern Kentucky University.

Then, theystoodupasone, andsenior A.J. Collins led the teamoff the field together, the sameway they had played the statechampionship game: As one unit.

The family aspect got the Jag-uars to theClass 5Astate champi-onship, but couldn’t push themover the top as they fell 34-20 toBowling Green Dec. 1. The Pur-ples,playing twomiles fromtheircampus, finished 15-0 in winningtheir second state title in a row.Cooper finished 13-2 in its bestseason, its fifthyearof existence.

“I’m proud of everybody outhere,” senior quarterback/defen-sive back Tyler Morris said. “Wehave nothing to be ashamed of. Itwas a great season.”

The Jaguars, who had won 13games in their first four yearsandhadreachedtheplayoffsonlyonce before, falling in the firstround in 2011, were the underdogagainst the explosive Purples.BG came in averaging 40 pointsper game led by one of the topplayers in the state in receiverNacarius Fant.

Besides BG’s skill and talent,Borchers’ main concern duringthe week was hoping his teamwasn’t too nervous in a largecrowd and a state championshipatmosphere.

Those fears proved to be justi-fied, as the Jaguars turned theball over on their first two plays.Morris threwan interception andBG cashed in on a quick 26-yardTDdrive, then after juniorAaronMorgan returned the next kick-off 88yards to theBG9-yard line,theJaguarsbotched their firstof-fensive snap and the Purples re-covered the ball.

“My biggest fear was how wewould come out and handle thispressure,” head coach RandyBorchers said. “Any time youplay a good football team likeBowling Green - I told people wewould have to play almost a per-fect game to win, and to have twoturnovers in the first three min-utes, we were fighting an uphillbattle. We had our chances; we

just couldn’t get a stop when weneeded to.”

The Jaguars came right back,though, answering on a one-yardrun from Morris with 3:53 left inthe first period.That cappeda46-yard drive, 39 of them on fourruns by senior A.J. Collins,

“It was frustrating,” Morrissaid. “Wehad a couple ofmiscuesbut we just kept fighting back.We were very nervous early on.They’ve been here before. We’venever had anything like this be-fore. We just came in and playedour game.Wemade ourmistakesbut we came back.”

The Purple offense wouldcome untracked, as Devin Hayesconnected on a 36-yard TD passto Spencer Renfro and a 45-yar-der to Fant, giving BG a19-6 leadmidway through the second peri-od.

Morris connected with Mor-gan for a12-yardTD to pull Coop-er with 19-13 at halftime. Morrishad four connections with Mor-gan for 53 yards in the scoringmarch.

Cooper couldn’t get closer, asBG took the second-half kickoffand scored right away. Tisdale,who rushed for 140 yards on 19

carries, ran for 56 yards on thefirst play of the half and later hadone of his three touchdowns.

The Jags seemed to grab themomentum midway through thethird period, when BG drove intotheCooper red zone up14.Morrismade a tough one-handed inter-ception in the endzone in front ofFant. Then, the senior quarter-back led a nine-play, 80-yarddrive, finishing it with a 13-yardrun. Cooper trailed 27-20 withtwo minutes left in the third.

The Purples responded withan 11-play, 59-yard drive, most ofit from Tisdale, who scored fromtwo yards out with 8:20 to play.Cooper drove down to the BG 21after that, but Morris’ fourth-down pass to Morgan in the end-zone was broken up.

“They blitz a lot,” Morris said.“The offensive line had a talk andwe picked each other up, and westarted throwing the ball and didwell with that. After the firstquarter, we knew we could playwith these guys.”

Morris threw for 153 yards,101 to Morgan on nine connec-tions. Morris had 43 yards on 10rushing attempts, not countingsacks. Collins rushed for 61yardson 13 tries. Much like the semifi-nal win over Harlan County,Cooper had trouble mounting aconsistent rushing attack againsta bigger defensive line, andMor-ris took over the offense bythrowing more and keeping theball on designed runs.

“They manhandled us upfront,” Borchers said. “They tookA.J. away. We went to the spreadlook and (Morris) made someplays for us.He’s a gamer and ev-ery timeweneeded aplay, hewasright there to make one for us.”

BG outgained Cooper 396-248.“We’re extremely proud of

ourselves,” Morgan said. “Wereally wanted to win this gamebut that’s a very good footballteam over there. They have abunch of athletes and they’ll begood and strong next year aswell.”

Many Cooper players were intears long after game ended, andtheir head coach shed some tearsas well while talking to reportersand then his team.

“Our kids have nothing to beashamed of,” Borchers said.“They had one heck of a season. ”

JAGUARS END RIDEAS STATE RUNNER-UP

Cooper falls 34-20in state final gameBy James [email protected]

Cooper students get excited about the Class 5A state final Dec. 1 at Western Kentucky University. Cooper lost 34-20 to Bowling Green. JAMES

WEBER/THE COMMUNITY RECORDER

Cooper senior Tyler Morris leaps in front of Bowling Green’s NacariusFant for a key interception in the endzone in the second half of theClass 5A state final Dec. 1. JAMES WEBER/THE COMMUNITY RECORDER

MORE COVERAGENext week’s Recorder will

contain a photo page of theCooper High School footballteam’s adventure at state.

SPORTSSPORTSHIGH SCHOOL | YOUTH | RECREATIONAL CommunityPress.com

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

DECEMBER 6, 2012 • FLORENCE-UNION RECORDER • A9SPORTS & RECREATION

Time to bragThe Recorder Newspa-

pers again will present“Home for the holidays:Catching up with collegeathletes.”

Parents of athletes whoplayed in the college ranksduring the 2012 calendaryear can submit by email afew paragraphs and, if in-terested, a photo to sharewhere they are, whatthey’re playing and howthey did. Be sure to includethe athlete’s name, par-ents’ names and the com-munitynewspaper theygetat home. The submitted in-formation will be compiledby newspaper and run theissue of Dec. 26-27 – just intime for people home fromthe holidays to catch up ontheir high school class-mates, neighbors andfriends.

Send the email to [email protected] by Mon-day, Dec. 17.

Questions can be direct-ed to [email protected] or 513-248-7573.

This Week’s MVP» Cooper senior Tyler

Morris for leading the Jag-uars to a near-upset in theClass 5A football final.

Boys basketball» Brenden Stanley

scored 24 points in BooneCounty’s 76-58 loss to Si-monKenton to open its sea-son Nov. 27. Boone beatSayre 56-27 Dec. 1 for itsfirst win of the year.

» Cooper beat Walton-Verona61-49Nov. 27. Soph-omore center Colin Hath-orn dominated the paintand scored 19 points forCooper in the season-open-

ing win. Junior guard Tan-ner Moeves led W-V with20 points.

» With a tight gamethrough three quarters,Ryle knocked down shotswhen it counted to pullaway for a 65-49 victoryover St. Henry Nov. 27.Senior guard Drew Mayspoured in 22 points for theRaiders, but he had plentyof help. Junior center WillStuhr scored 15 points andsenior guard Mark Fusse-negger buried three ofRyle’s seven three-point-ers. Senior guard DariusMeiman and junior for-ward Jordan Noble scored11 points apiece to lead St.Henry. Ryle improved to2-0.

Girls basketball»Walton-Verona beat

South Oldham 67-43 to go2-1 for the year. CourtneySandlin had 18 points andLiz McAdams 13.

Boys bowling» Boone County lost

5-2 to Campbell CountyNov. 29, 2,919-2,354 in totalpins. Jared Gilliam shot423 (245-178), Dylan Burk387 (211-176) and RyanVickers 386 (209-177).

» Cooper beat Scott 7-0Nov. 29, and 2,654-2,211 intotal. Austin Sams had a436 for Cooper (191-245).T.J. Jones shot 420 (210-210), Nick Ashcraft 395(185-210) and David Hol-man 381 (195-186).

Girls bowling» Boone County beat

Campbell County 4-3 Nov.29, 2,139-2,015 in total pins.Shannon Ramey shot 341(215-126) and SamanthaSchmitz 326 (129-197).Booneshota208 in thefinalBaker game with consecu-tive strikes fromTaylorEv-ans,ErinBeschman,KaylaHightchew and Ramey.

» Cooper beat Scott 4-3Nov. 29. Amber Rolandhad a 336 series (145-191).

Thomas More Notes» The Thomas More

College men’s basketballteam remained undefeatedDec. 1 as it defeated Way-nesburg University, 54-42,in a Presidents’ AthleticConference game.With thewin, the Saints improve to7-0 overall and 2-0 in thePAC.TheSaintsare idleun-til next Saturday, Dec. 8,when theyhostWashington& Jefferson College at 3p.m. at the Connor Convo-cation Center.

The 13th-ranked Thom-as More College women’sbasketball team defeatedWaynesburg University,77-68 Dec. 1. With the win,the Saints improve to 6-1overall and 2-0 in the PAC.TMC hosts W&J 1 p.m. Sat-urday.

PRESS PREPS HIGHLIGHTS

By James [email protected]

Ryle senior guard MarkFussenegger shoots theball. Ryle beat Scott 61-46Nov. 26 at Ryle in Union.JAMES WEBER/THE COMMUNITY

RECORDER

Wrestling has beenstrong in Boone County fora long time, and gettingbetter with the emergenceof programs such as BooneCounty, Cooper and Wal-ton-Verona. Here is a lookat local teams:

Boone CountySenior Sam Steele re-

turns after placing eighthin the state last year at 182pounds and third in the re-gion.Hewas the first state-placer since the Rebels re-vived their program in2007, and he enters the sea-son with 92 career victo-ries, most in the modernBoone era.

Junior Brent Taylorqualified for state at 113last year, and junior Bra-den Jones did so at 170.Both finished third at re-gionals and Jones won 39matches a year ago.

Other returning start-ers are Rocco Castellano,Christian Rodriguez andBen Combs. Top newcom-ers include Jared Deason,Ahmad Hamedian, NateGadd and J.D. Cross.

The Rebels started theseason against Cooper andNewport Nov. 28 and at theBearcat Brawl Dec. 1.Boone will wrestle in tour-neys in Louisville Dec. 8and 15 before the confer-ence meet Dec. 22.

ConnerThe Cougars said good-

bye to state place ZachFisher, who placed fifth at182 pounds. Sophomore Ja-cob Warwick qualified forstate at 160 and junior Tre-vor Thompson went 2-2 at

220. Thompson is rankedfifth in thepreseasonat220by KentuckyWrestling-.com. Freshman Derek Wi-ley is ranked 15th at 106 af-ter finishing sixth in the re-gion there last year. TristinBadida, Michael Grand-staff, Dalton Goins, An-drew Madden and KevinZanders were either fifthor sixth in the regionalmeet last year.

CooperThe Jaguars have a

young team this year andlost both their 2012 statequalifiers.

Kyle Steiner won 27matches as a freshman lastseason. Other returningstarters include HunterBailey, Bobby Stobart,Kyle Hensley, John Rans-dell, Johnny Burke, AndyWagers, Colt Hatridge,Sam Mitchell and SpencerStocker.Bailey andStobartwere state alternates lastyear and Hensley the yearbefore. Ransdell, a senior,looks to bounce back afteran injury lastyearkepthimfromcontending for a stateberth.

Travis Livers-Gowdy, asophomore transfer fromPrinceton High School,leads the newcomers,which include several ex-perienced freshmen.

Cooperwill host an invi-tational meet Jan. 12.

RyleThe Raiders said good-

bye to one of their all-timegreats. T.J. Ruschell, whofinished second at 126pounds last year at stateand is having a strongfreshman season at Wis-consin.Rylealso lostCoreyAhern, a third-place finish-

er at132,whochosebasket-ball this winter.

Ryle returns two state-placers in senior Gus Ad-ams (fifthat113)andseniorKeegan North (sixth at120).

Other returning state

qualifiers include fresh-man Logan Erdman, seniorJake Sander, freshmanJohnnyMeiman and seniorBrad Weber. Williamsonwon threematches at state,Meiman and Erdman twoeach.

Erdman (106) and Ad-ams (113) are returning re-gional champions. Adamswas 51-10 last season.

The Raiders will hosttheir annual Raider Rum-ble Dec. 8, which includesits usual star-studded field.The tourney includes re-gional foesCampbellCoun-ty, Conner and Walton-Ve-rona. Also, several Ken-tucky powers will be hereincluding Larue County,Meade County, Moore,South Oldham, St. Xavier,Trinity, Union County andWoodford County. Cincin-nati foes are Glen Este andHarrison. Virginia powerandregularRumblepartic-ipant Grundy returns, plusKentonRidge (Ohio), SouthDearborn (Ind.) and Co-lumbus East (Ind.).

Walton-VeronaThe Bearcats have

hopes of their best year yetwith five returning statequalifiers, including twow4ho lost in thestatecham-pionship match.

Junior Clay Brown wasthird place at 120 poundsand 49-8 overall. Junior Lo-gan Jones finished secondat145, andhis brotherLaneJones, a senior, was staterunner-up at152.TheJonesbrothers each won morethan 50 matches last sea-son and finished higher atstate than they did at re-gionals (third).

Colin Roth also returnsafter qualifying for state at106. They helped the Bear-cats with a 20-8 dual meetrecord. The program cele-brated its first regionalchampion last year, QuincyPage,who they lost to grad-uation.

Other returning start-ers include Jake Higgins,Wolfgang Davis and JakeNavey. Top newcomers areTyler Trosper, Jake Peace,Mikey Meyer, Daniel Westand David Carr.

Head coach DavidBarnes,whoreturns forhisfourth season, said he ex-pects theBearcats to finishtop10 as a team in the statemeet.

Follow James on Twitter@RecorderWeber and checkout more coverage at cincin-nati.com/blogs/preps.

Wrestlers hard to pin in Boone CountyBy James [email protected]

Ryle’s Gus Adams, left, competes in regionals last year. FILEPHOTO

Boone County senior SamSteele became the Rebels’first state medalist sincereviving the program in2007. FILE PHOTO

Walton-Verona junior Lane Jones, left, was state runner-upat 152 last year. FILE PHOTO

FOLLOW THE BENGALSWITH THE CINCINNATI.COM

BENGALS FOOTBALL APP!

Get the latest Bengals news, scores,stats, rosters and more. All in one place.Brought to you by Cincinnati.com andFifth Third Bank Bengals Checking.

24/7, across multiple devices. Subscribe now.All things Tri-State.

Cincinnati.com/Subscribe

Visit 53.com/bengals to enter Fifth ThirdBank’s It’s A Bengals Thing contest!

CE-000

0528

435

$$10 OFF10 OFF NEXT PAYDAYADVANCE

w/AdMin. $200 loan

CALL FOR DETAILSCALL FOR DETAILSCHECK EXCHANGECHECK EXCHANGETURFWAY ROAD .............859-647-2160LATONIA .........................859-431-8666NEWPORT .......................859-491-6888FLORENCE ......................859-746-0966

*Some Restrictions Apply.

VIEWPOINTSVIEWPOINTSEDITORIALS | LETTERS | COLUMNS | CH@TROOM CommunityPress.com

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

FLORENCERECORDER

Florence Recorder EditorNancy [email protected], 578-1059Office hours: 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-FridaySee page A2 for additional contact information.

228 Grandview Drive, Fort Mitchell, KY 41017654 Highland Ave., Fort Thomas, KY 41075phone: 283-0404email: [email protected] site:www.nky.com

A publication of

A10 • FLORENCE RECORDER • DECEMBER 6, 2012

So this sequestration, a partof the fiscal cliff, only affectsthe “entitlement programs,” itdoesn’t affect the programs thatsupport seniors, like transporta-tion, home-delivered meals,senior centers and protectionfrom abuse? Right?

Wrong! It will have a devas-tating effect on these programs.

If Congress allows sequestra-tion to go into effect on Jan. 2,2013, the resulting $54.5 billionin non-defense discretionarycuts in fiscal year 2013 will havealarming effects on programsthat maintain older adults’ inde-pendence, health and well-being.

Moving ahead with seques-tration allows our representa-tives the opportunity not tomake decisions about whichprograms provide the greatestreturn on investment and re-flect the current and futureneeds of our great country.

We know that supportingolder adults in their own homeswith home health care, home-delivered meals and transporta-tion to and from health carecosts about one-third the annualcost of a long-term care facility.And, home is where, whenasked, the seniors want to liveout their remaining days. Cutslike those being presented alsoresult in added burden andfinancial strains to the caregiv-

er.Speaking

about mealsalone, in Ken-tucky this se-questration willresult in anestimated lossof 320,341meals annually.This is estimat-ed to leave3,411 elderly

people without meals for oneyear. To compound this reduc-tion in funding, there is current-ly a “waiting list” of seniors whoneed and wish to have a home-delivered meal, but because oflimited funding, will wait fromone to 12 months to receivethem. There is currently notenough funding to cover theneed. Cutting current levels offunding will leave thousands ofseniors hungry and may forcethem into long-term care facil-ities.

So, is there a compromise?Well, yes there is. Congress

could take a more surgical ap-proach to the proposed across-the-board cutting that will takeplace this coming January. Asurgical approach would resultin extending programs likeSenior Services of NorthernKentucky’s Meals on Wheelshome-delivered meal program.

Congress could make choicesbased on return on investmentand responding to the needs ofour country. Congress could alsoestablish “means testing” and“sliding scale fee for service”for programs paid for by theOlder Americans Act.

Currently, these programs,which were established underthe 1965 Older American Act,require that the recipient not becharged for the meal, the ride,the enjoyment at a senior cen-ter, the housekeeping or thecare given in their own home.These programs are currentlynot “means tested” and neverhave been. Maybe they shouldbe. “Means testing” combinedwith a “sliding scale fees forservice” could result in moretruly needy seniors beingserved and a reduction in thenumber of people on the waitinglist.

Call your congressional rep-resentative or U.S. senator to-day and tell them: “There aresolutions that will not result inthe elimination of over 320,000meals to Kentucky’s seniors.Solutions that may, in fact, re-sult in a greater number of ourseniors being able to be served.”

Ken Rechtin is the interim executivedirector of Senior Services of North-ern Kentucky.

The fiscal cliff andMeals on Wheels

Ken RechtinCOMMUNITYRECORDER GUESTCOLUMNIST

Kudos to Walton,Dedden

In a recent edition of the En-quirer an article appeared ti-tled, “County denies NKADDrefinance.” As a tax payer ofBoone County I would like tothank Commissioners CharlesWalton and Matt Dedden fortheir fiscal responsibility inquestioning CommissionerCharles Kenner and Judge Ex-ecutive Gary Moore for theirsuggestion that they shouldrisk Boone County taxpayermoney to renegotiate a loan fora state agency that representseight counties inNorthernKen-tucky. Why do they believe thisshould be the problem of theBoone County taxpayer.

With the uncertainties ofgovernment agencies such asNorthern Kentucky Area De-velopment District survivingbudget cuts that must be madeat the federal and state levelwhy would any county officialwant to expose their tax payersto such risks.

I hope Dedden and Waltonwould also ask the judge whyour road crews are mowingBurlington Pike a state roadfrom just west of Mall Road tothe courthouse in Burlington at8:30p.m. inAugust.Arewepay-ing these county employeesovertime to supervise the jail-inmates while they performwork that is a state responsibil-ity?

Again I would like to thankDedden and Walton for theirvigilance.

Stephen FritzBurlington

Column an insult torape victims

To say I was shocked by thearticle submitted by Fred H.Summe, titled, “Does rape jus-tify abortion?” is an under-statement. To address such acontroversial topic with suchbravado is daring, and to fur-ther insult the rape victim bychallenging her right to anabortion is hateful.

Obviously there are masses(many of whom are Christians)who strongly disagreewith thisstance, and thankfully have theright to say so. The offense ini-tiates with a statement insinu-ating that life begins at concep-tion. Conception is the joiningof two cells. It is only the begin-ning of a long series of eventsand processes that must takeplace in order for life to be sus-tained. These cells do not feelpain, and cannot think. Onlywhen the group of cells ma-tures into an organized set oforgansandcreate aviable fetus(able to survive outside thewomb) may we consider it hu-man life.

Summe further insults withhis attempt to lead the reader tobelieve that the majority ofrapes result in pregnancy,whereby abortion could be apossible outlet. A number ofstudies have shown that preg-nancy resulting from rape isvery uncommon. One, lookingat 2,190 victims, reported preg-nancy in only 0.6 percent.”(Abortion: Politics, Morality,and the Constitution [Lanham,MD: University Press of Amer-ica, 1984], 283.)

Additionally, Summe choseto allude that the mental an-guish a rape victim suffers willonly be exacerbatedby a subse-quent abortion. According tobioethicistAndrewVarga, “It isargued that in these tragiccases the great value of themental health of a woman who

becomespregnant as a result ofrape or incest can best be safe-guarded by abortion. It is alsosaid thatapregnancycausedbyrape or incest is the result of agrave injustice and that the vic-timshouldnot beobliged to car-ry the fetus to viability. Thiswould keep reminding her fornine months of the violencecommitted against her andwould just increase her mentalanguish. It is reasoned that thevalue of the woman’s mentalhealth is greater than the valueof the fetus. It is concluded,then, that abortion is justifiedin these cases.”

To quote authorAlice Sebold(regarding rape), “You saveyourself or you remain un-saved.”

While freedom of speech isrespected, it is my opinion thatSumme made only one lucidpoint: Women are the strongerof the two sexes. If a strongwoman chooses to terminate apregnancy that resulted fromthe violence of a rape, that isher choice.

(Matthew 7:1 Judge not, thatye be not judged.)

Stacey OwensWalton

Nowonder state coffersare hurting

I found the article on the fu-ture of the Kentucky PublicPension system by David Ad-kissonvery interesting. I live ina community of homes thatwere built over 20 years ago,and amajority of the residents,when I moved here 5 1/2 yearsago, were the original owners. Ihave found it very strange thatmost of those units are still be-ing assessed and property tax-es paid on the original purchaseprice of the units from 15 to 22years ago, which is approxi-mately 40 percent less thanwhat the units had been goingfor over the last five or sixyears. (Of course since the re-cession, they are selling forless.)

My point is, if it has been thecommonpracticehere inBooneCounty and even the state, ahugeamountofmoneyhasbeenlost to the state over the last 15to 25 years due to the state notadequately reassessingproper-ty values. It is no wonder thatthe state coffers are hurting! Ihad brought this to their atten-tionseveralyearsago, andevenreceived a comment of “Yes,there is a hugedifference in theassessments,” but nothing haschanged.

Theresa JacobsUnion

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

ABOUT LETTERSAND COLUMNSWewelcome your comments

on editorials, columns, storiesor other topics important toyou in the Recorder. Includeyour name, address and phonenumber(s) so we may verifyyour letter. Letters of 200 orfewer words and columns of500 or fewer words have thebest chance of being pub-lished. All submissions may beedited for length, accuracy andclarity.Deadline: Noon MondayE-mail: [email protected]: 859-283-7285U.S. mail: See box belowLetters, columns and articles

submitted to the Recorder maybe published or distributed inprint, electronic or otherforms.

Why are local business lead-ers spending $2 million to hire apublic relations firm to “per-suade” Northern Kentuckians toraise taxes on themselves? Dothey think we’re that stupid?Unfortunately, they know we’rethat stupid.

Our business leaders aregoing about this Brent SpenceBridge “crisis” all wrong. Thesolution is easier than anyonethinks. I recommend the Mid-west create a Brent SpenceLottery (B.S.L.). The recentPowerball insanity is the in-spiration behind this brilliantconcept.

The B.S.L. should be almostimpossible to win. Impossibleodds don’t seem to deter gulliblepeople. I recommend the B.S.L.use a combination of numbers,letters and animals to make theodds as unobtainable as North-ern Kentuckians getting cancerfrom drinking our water. Nowthat is as close to impossible asyou can get.

Each week there will be nowinners and that will make thefollowing week’s tax refundscam even larger, causing morepeople to throw money into thegovernment coffers. Soon theB.S.L. will be in the $500 millionrange. Once that happens, thebridge will be funded in no time.

The good newsis only gulliblepeople whoplay the B.S.Lottery willwaste theirmoney.

I’m a littlebit surprisedthat our tal-ented localbusiness lead-ers didn’t think

of it first. There’s no need fortolls, therefore the federal gov-ernment can continue to wastealmost $4 trillion per year. Fordeep-thinkers, that amountequals the cost of building 1,600Brent Spence Bridges per year.For those who can’t handle bignumbers, that amount equals $11billion per day or four BrentSpence Bridges per day.

Everyone wins. Incompetentand corrupt federal and statepoliticians can continue to wastemoney and do whatever it isthey do all day. We will not needpublic-private partnershipswhere politicians and busi-nesses climb into bed togetherand procreate something ontaxpayers that resembles Rose-mary’s baby. Our business lead-ers will save $2 million dollarsso they will not have to pass thatloss on to consumers like us.

The gullible idiots that play thelottery can feel good aboutthemselves and dream aboutbeing wealthy by doing nothingmore than standing in line. Iknow it sounds crazy enough towork.

Now that I think about theBrent Spence Lottery, it’s aridiculous idea. Do you remem-ber back in 1989 when the Ken-tucky Lottery began and helpedtransform our children intorocket scientists? I don’t either!Instead of our children becom-ing rockets, they became rocks.The Kentucky Lottery is just atax-taking scam that has con-vinced useful idiots to volun-tarily give tax-takers moremoney to waste.

Here’s a better idea. I recom-mend legislation called YouNeglected It, You Pay For ItLegislative Act of 2013. This billwill confiscate federal pensionsfrom all members of Congresssince 1970. All their pensionfunds will be transferred to theBrent Spence Project. Onlyafter the bridge is rebuilt andpaid off, will pensions be re-stored to these tax-takers. I likethis idea better than tolls.

Tom Wurtz is president of Tom WurtzConsulting and a resident of FortMitchell.

A solution to the bridge ‘crisis’

TomWurtzCOMMUNITYRECORDER GUESTCOLUMNIST

Boone County Fiscal Court2950 Washington St., Burlington, KY41005859-334-2242Meets 5:30 p.m., twice a month (Tues-days).Judge-executive Gary Moore; MattDedden, commissioner District 1; Dr.Charlie Kenner, commissioner District2; Charlie Walton, commissionerDistrict 3.

www.boonecountyky. org

City of Florence8100 Ewing Blvd. Florence, KY859-647-8177Meets the first four Tuesdays of themonth at 7 p.m.www.florence-ky.gov

City of Union1843 Mt. Zion Rd., Union, KY 41091859-384-1511

Meets at 7 p.m. the first Monday ofeach monthwww.cityofunionky.org

City of Walton40 North Main St., Walton, KY859-485-4383Meets the second Monday of themonth at 7:30 p.m.www.cityofwalton.org

WHEN THEYMEET

T he strains of NeonTrees’ “EverybodyTalks” can be heardcoming from Brian Wi-

drig’s suburban Burlington base-ment on a sunny and crisp Satur-day afternoon in mid-November.

The basement is typical – withone exception. A rehearsal spacehas been set up and is currentlyoccupied by Widrig’s band, Un-derpaid, which is rocking out.

Widrig plays guitar, his broth-er PhilWidrig of Edgewood playsbass and Tim Parrott of FortThomas beats the drums whileDon Kirby – who moonlights asthe mayor of Union – is the leadvocalist (and occasional key-

board player).Kirby and the brothersWidrig

were previously in a corporateband–one thatplayedat theRockand Roll Hall of Fame in 2010.

“We went shopping on Craig-slist and found (Parrott),” jokedKirby.

The band in its current incar-nation began in October 2011.They play a variety of music –multiple decades and genres, butwith a “rock spin.”

“We already play some origi-nals, but we’re working somemore in,” Brian Widrig said.

Most of their songs come from

the 1980s and 1990s, Parrott said."Our set list is designed for

people that want to dance.”“If you can’t get people danc-

ing, then I’ll dance,” said Phil Wi-drig.

“Phil’s been known to get outin the crowd and dancewhile he’splaying bass,” Kirby said.

According to Kirby, the factthat everyone in the band cansing and contributes that waymakes the group unique.

“I think we’ll go see some cov-er bands and it’s basically oneguy,” he said. “ ... Every one of uscan sing – except me of course.”

When asked what promptedthem to start the band, Kirby’sdeadpan response is almost in-stantaneous.

“Chicks.”After a beat, they all laugh.

“Don’tput that!Mywifewillbesomad!”

On a more serious note (onlyslightly), Kirby said he was “arock star in the shower, so I fig-ured I’d give it a shot.”

Brian Widrig, who works withKirby, said music has been hisand Phil’s “primary hobby” sincethey were kids.

“WhenDon joined up, I had no

idea if he could sing or not,” helaughs. “We just let him in be-cause hewas a fellow employee.”

Parrott has played drumssince he was 5 and was a musicmajorfor threeyears.Heteachesat TwenhofelMiddle School in In-dependence.

“This is not our living, but wehave a blast doing it together,”BrianWidrig said. “We’re lookingto play more local gigs in North-ern Kentucky and Cincinnati.”

As for long-term goals, theband says they’d like to start per-forming at festivals.

“I’d like to open up for DefLeppard,” Kirby chimes in.

Visit bit.ly/SwT4G7 for moreinformation. For booking callKirbyat859-468-1145oremailun-der [email protected].

Union’s mayor is gladly

‘UNDERPAID’Underpaid, a band featuring Union Mayor Don Kirby, Phil Widrig of Edgewood, Brian Widrig of Burlington and Tim Parrott of Fort Thomas. STEPHANIE SALMONS/THE COMMUNITY RECORDER

Kirby and band rock out in N. Ky.By Stephanie [email protected]

Underpaid’s Don Kirby, of Union, front, and drummer Tim Parrott, of Fort Thomas,belt it out during a Saturday rehearsal. STEPHANIE SALMONS/THE COMMUNITY RECORDER

Underpaid’s Brian Widrig ofBurlington. STEPHANIE SALMONS/THE

COMMUNITY RECORDER

Underpaid’s Phil Widrig ofEdgewood plays bass. STEPHANIESALMONS/THE COMMUNITY RECORDER

LIFELIFE PEOPLE | IDEAS | RECIPES

COMMUNITYRECORDER

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2012

B2 • FLORENCE-UNION RECORDER • DECEMBER 6, 2012

FRIDAY, DEC. 7Dance ClassesGroup Class and Open Danc-ing, 7:45-10 p.m. Group classstarts at 7:45 p.m. Open dancingat 8:30 p.m., The Ritz BallroomDance Studio, 8150 Mall Road,$5 person-group; $5 person-party. Registration required.859-371-1151; www.theritz-studio.com. Florence.

ExhibitsDividedWe Stood: NorthernKentucky in the Civil War, 10a.m.-5 p.m., Behringer-CrawfordMuseum, 1600 Montague Road,Kentucky was a Mason-Dixonstate with an idealistic butunrealistic goal of neutrality.Learn how this had a far-reach-ing impact, tearing families andcommunities apart. 859-491-4003; www.bcmuseum.org.Covington.

Holiday - ChristmasChristmas OnMain, 6-8 p.m.,Walton Branch Library, 21 S.Main St., Holiday music bySwingin’ Dulcimers at 7 p.m.Children’s craft offered evening.Light refreshments served. Free.859-342-2665; www.bcpl.org.Walton.Holiday Toy Trains, 10 a.m.-5p.m., Behringer-CrawfordMuseum, 1600 Montague Road,Layout features Lionel trainsand Plasticville. More than 250feet of track. Patrons welcometo operate more than 30 acces-sories from buttons on layout.Through Jan. 13. Included withadmission: $7, $6 ages 60 andup, $4 ages 3-17; free ages 2 andunder. 859-491-4003;www.bcmuseum.org. Coving-ton.Christmas Town, 5-8 p.m.,Creation Museum, 2800 Bullitts-burg Church Road, Featuringfree live nativity, lights and livedramas. Free. 800-778-3390;creationmuseum.org. Peters-burg.

Literary - Book ClubsCooking the Books, 10:30a.m.-1:30 p.m. "The Dressmakeof Khair Khana" by Gayle Tze-mach Lemon., Boone CountyCooperative Extension Service,6028 Camp Ernst Road, Adultsfix dinner inspired by or foundin a book. Followed by dinnerand discussion of book. Familyfriendly. Free. 859-586-6101;www.ca.uky.edu/boone. Bur-lington.

Literary - LibrariesMahjong, 1 p.m., SchebenBranch Library, 8899 U.S. 42,Open play. All skill levels wel-come. Presented by BooneCounty Public Library. 859-342-2665. Union.

RecreationDuplicate Bridge, 6-9 p.m.,Panorama Plus, 8510 Old TollRoad, Common Room. Open toall players. Family friendly. $5.Presented by Boone CountyBridge Center. Through Dec. 21.859-391-8639; www.boonecoun-tybridgecenter.com. Florence.

Senior CitizensGet Healthy with Tai Chi, 9-10a.m., Walton MultipurposeSenior and Community Center,44 N. Main St., Presented byWalton Senior Activity Center.859-485-7611.Walton.Walk @Walton, 9:30-10:30 a.m.,Walton Multipurpose Seniorand Community Center, 44 N.Main St., Presented by WaltonSenior Activity Center. 859-485-7611.Walton.Euchre Tournament, noon-2p.m., Walton MultipurposeSenior and Community Center,44 N. Main St., Presented byWalton Senior Activity Center.859-485-7611.Walton.

Sports-Registrations &TryoutsSports of All Sorts YouthAssociation Holiday Basket-ball Shooting CampwithCoach Ken Shields, 9 a.m.-9p.m., Sports of All Sorts Mt.Zion, 10094 Investment/DemiaWay, Designed to teach funda-mentals to improve every child’sgame. $125. Presented by Sportsof All Sorts Youth Association.859-372-7754; www.sport-sofallsortsky.com. Union.

SATURDAY, DEC. 8Holiday - ChristmasChristmas Town, 5-8 p.m.,Creation Museum, Free. 800-778-3390; creationmuseum.org.Petersburg.Lunch with Santa, 11:30

a.m.-12:30 p.m., Joseph-BethBooksellers-Crestview Hills, 2785Dixie Highway, Children visitand eat with Santa Claus. Ticketpricing TBA. Reservations re-quired. 859-912-7860; www.jo-sephbeth.com. Crestview Hills.

Literary - LibrariesTis the Season (all ages), 1p.m., Scheben Branch Library,8899 U.S. 42, Cookies, crafts andSanta. Bring camera. Regis-tration required. 859-342-2665.Union.

Music - AcousticSaturday Night Music, 7 p.m.Music by Rivercats Trio (Roots/Folk/Acoustic)., Velocity Bike &Bean, 7560 Burlington Pike,Fresh baked goods, desserts andcoffee available. Free. 859-371-8356; www.velocitybb.com.Florence.

Music - FolkWild Carrot and the RootsBand, 2 p.m., Boone CountyMain Library, 1786 BurlingtonPike, Presented by Boone Coun-ty Public Library. 859-342-2665.Burlington.

RecreationDuplicate Bridge, 11:30a.m.-3:30 p.m., Panorama Plus,$5. 859-391-8639; www.boone-countybridgecenter.com. Flor-ence.

Sports-Registrations &TryoutsSports of All Sorts YouthAssociation Holiday Basket-ball Shooting CampwithCoach Ken Shields, 9 a.m.-9p.m., Sports of All Sorts Mt.Zion, $125. 859-372-7754;www.sportsofallsortsky.com.Union.

SUNDAY, DEC. 9Literary - Story TimesHoliday Toy Trains Polar Ex-press Reading, 2-3 p.m. Storyread by Krista King from theBoone County Library., Beh-ringer-Crawford Museum, 1600Montague Road, Wear pajamas.Story reading, hot chocolate,cookies and special gifts fromSanta. Holiday Toy Trains ondisplay. Included with admis-sion. Reservations required.859-491-4003; www.bcmuseu-m.org. Covington.

Music - ReligiousHolidayMusic, 2-3 p.m. WithLongbranch Elementary KidsChorus., Joseph-Beth Booksell-ers-Crestview Hills, Free. 859-912-7860; www.josephbeth.com.Crestview Hills.

Music - RockDoug and Telisha, 8 p.m., TheSouthgate House Revival, 111 E.Sixth St., $10. 859-431-2201;www.southgatehouse.com.Newport.

ShoppingFolksiders Market, 11 a.m.-4p.m., Rabbit Hash General Store,10021 Lower River Road, Boothsscattered throughout townfeaturing homemade andhandcrafted items of pottery,jewelry, fine art, paper itemsand delectable fare along withmusic and antiques. Free. Pre-sented by Folksiders. 859-586-9049; www.folksiders.com.Rabbit Hash.

Sports-Registrations &TryoutsSports of All Sorts YouthAssociation Holiday Basket-ball Shooting CampwithCoach Ken Shields, 9 a.m.-9p.m., Sports of All Sorts Mt.

Zion, $125. 859-372-7754;www.sportsofallsortsky.com.Union.

MONDAY, DEC. 10CivicTea Party Meeting, 6-8 p.m.,Sub Station II, 7905 Dream St.,Meet and discuss limited gov-ernment, free markets and fiscalresponsibility. Free. Presented byGrassroots Tea Party of BooneCounty. Through Dec. 29. 859-586-9207; www.teapartyboone-county.org. Florence.

Exercise ClassesGentle Yoga, 6 p.m., BooneCounty Main Library, 1786Burlington Pike, Learn basicpostures and flows. Bring yogamat. $25 per month. Presentedby Boone County Public Library.859-342-2665. Burlington.Yoga, 7 a.m., Boone CountyMain Library, 1786 BurlingtonPike, Hatha yoga postures,breathing techniques andmeditation. Bring yoga mat. $25per month. Presented by BooneCounty Public Library. 859-342-2665. Burlington.Zumba, 6 p.m., Scheben BranchLibrary, 8899 U.S. 42, Latin-inspired dance-fitness programblends international music anddance steps. $25 per month.Registration required. Presentedby Boone County Public Library.859-342-2665. Union.

Literary - LibrariesIn the Loop, 10 a.m., FlorenceBranch Library, 7425 U.S. 42,Knit or crochet in relaxed,friendly company. Free. Present-ed by Boone County PublicLibrary. 859-342-2665;www.bcpl.org. Florence.Winter White (grades 3-5),6:30 p.m., Florence BranchLibrary, 7425 U.S. 42, Makesnow globe and drink hotchocolate. Registration required.Presented by Boone CountyPublic Library. 859-342-2665.Florence.Sweet Treats (middle andhigh school), 4:30 p.m., LentsBranch Library, 3215 CougarPath, Create candy necklace andcandy buttons and indulge inpop rock floats. Registrationrequired. 859-342-2665. Hebron.

RecreationDuplicate Bridge, 11:30 a.m.-3p.m., Elsmere Senior Center, 179

Dell St., Lower Level. Open to allplayers. Family friendly. $5.Presented by Boone CountyBridge Center. Through Dec. 17.859-391-8639. Elsmere.

Senior CitizensYoga Fitness for Seniors,12:30-1:30 p.m., Walton Multi-purpose Senior and CommunityCenter, 44 N. Main St., Presentedby Walton Senior Activity Cen-ter. 859-485-7611.Walton.

Sports-Registrations &TryoutsSports of All Sorts YouthAssociation Holiday Basket-ball Shooting CampwithCoach Ken Shields, 9 a.m.-9p.m., Sports of All Sorts Mt.Zion, $125. 859-372-7754. Union.

TUESDAY, DEC. 11Literary - Book ClubsChapter and Verse, 7 p.m.,Scheben Branch Library, 8899U.S. 42, Presented by BooneCounty Public Library. 859-342-2665. Union.

Literary - LibrariesLittle Lessons of Born Learn-ing (birth-5 years), 6:30 p.m.,Boone County Main Library,1786 Burlington Pike, Four-weeksession on how to turn everydaymoments into learning experi-ences that help prepare childrenfor school. Registration re-quired. Presented by BooneCounty Public Library. 859-342-2665. Burlington.Doctor Who (middle & highschool), 6:30 p.m., BooneCounty Main Library, 1786Burlington Pike, Compete forprizes in trivia and best cos-tumes. Make fan flair and takepicture in Tardis. Registrationrequired. Presented by BooneCounty Public Library. 859-342-2665. Burlington.The Art of Wood Carving, 6:30p.m., Florence Branch Library,7425 U.S. 42, Members of RiverValley Wood Carvers’ Clubdiscuss and demonstrate carvingtechniques, various types oftools and woods and safetyprocedures. Registration re-quired. Presented by BooneCounty Public Library. 859-342-2665. Florence.Let It Snow (grades K-5), 4:30p.m., Lents Branch Library, 3215Cougar Path, Make meltedsnowman ornament and deco-

rate cookies. Registration re-quired. 859-342-2665. Hebron.Nelstone Carvers (grades 3-5),6:30 p.m., Scheben BranchLibrary, 8899 U.S. 42, Carvegranite artifact for library andmake stone necklaces andkeychains for holiday gift-giving. Free. Registration re-quired. 859-342-2665. Union.

RecreationBridge, 12:30-3 p.m., SchebenBranch Library, 8899 U.S. 42,Open play. All ages. Free. 859-342-2665. Union.

Senior CitizensBingo, 12:30-2:30 p.m., WaltonMultipurpose Senior and Com-munity Center, 44 N. Main St.,Presented by Walton SeniorActivity Center. 859-485-7611.Walton.Walk @Walton, 9:30-10:30 a.m.,Walton Multipurpose Seniorand Community Center, 859-485-7611.Walton.

Sports-Registrations &TryoutsSports of All Sorts YouthAssociation Holiday Basket-ball Shooting CampwithCoach Ken Shields, 9 a.m.-9p.m., Sports of All Sorts Mt.Zion, $125. 859-372-7754. Union.

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 12Art ExhibitsNine, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., CarnegieVisual and Performing ArtsCenter, Free. 859-491-2030.Covington.

Literary - LibrariesChess Club, 7 p.m., FlorenceBranch Library, 7425 U.S. 42, Allages and levels. Instructionavailable. 859-342-2665. Flor-ence.Sensory Storytime (all ages),6:30 p.m., Boone County MainLibrary, 1786 Burlington Pike,Story time with adjustments forsensory sensitivity and specialneeds. Registration required.Presented by Boone CountyPublic Library. 859-342-2665.Burlington.Young @ Heart Book Group, 6p.m., Boone County Main Li-brary, 1786 Burlington Pike,Discuss "A Northern Light" byJennifer Donnelly. Presented byBoone County Public Library.859-342-2665. Burlington.Beginning Yarn Spinning, 6:30p.m., Scheben Branch Library,8899 U.S. 42, Instructor LorainPettit. All materials provided.Ages 10 and up. Registrationrequired. 859-342-2665. Union.

Mom’s ClubsMothers of PreschoolersMeeting, 9:30-11:30 a.m.,Florence United MethodistChurch, 8585 Old Toll Road,Moms come together to sharebreakfast, laughter, support, aspeaker or activity and a shortdevotion. Free. 859-371-7961;www.florenceumc.com/mops.Florence.

Senior CitizensZumba Gold, 10-11 a.m., WaltonMultipurpose Senior and Com-munity Center, 44 N. Main St.,Presented by Walton SeniorActivity Center. 859-485-7611.Walton.Euchre Tournament, noon-2

p.m., Walton MultipurposeSenior and Community Center,44 N. Main St., Presented byWalton Senior Activity Center.859-485-7611.Walton.


THURSDAY, DEC. 13Exercise ClassesYoga, 6 p.m., Scheben BranchLibrary, 8899 U.S. 42, Basic/beginner yoga practice offersholistic approach to maintaininghealthy weight with increasedflexibility, more stamina andlean muscle. Bring mat. Alllevels. $25 per month. Regis-tration required. Presented byBoone County Public Library.859-334-2117. Union.

Literary - Book ClubsThrillers and Chillers BookDiscussion Group, 10 a.m.,Lents Branch Library, 3215Cougar Path, Adults. Free.859-342-2665. Hebron.Pizza and Pages, 3:30 p.m.,Lents Branch Library, 3215Cougar Path, Talk about whatbooks you’ve been reading andeat pizza. Ages 12 and up. Free.Registration required. Presentedby Boone County Public Library.859-342-2665. Hebron.

Literary - LibrariesAR Night (grades K-5), 5-9p.m., Florence Branch Library,7425 U.S. 42, Drop in andbrowse the best of AR. Present-ed by Boone County PublicLibrary. 859-342-2665. Florence.Seasonal CardMaking, 6:30p.m., Boone County Main Li-brary, 1786 Burlington Pike,Learn how to make three winterthemed cards with independentstamping demonstrator BarbaraSimpson. $5 materials fee.Reservations required. Present-ed by Boone County PublicLibrary. 859-342-2665. Burling-ton.Seasons Greetings (gradesK-5), 6 p.m., Boone CountyMain Library, 1786 BurlingtonPike, Make a gift for someonespecial this Christmas. Free.Registration required. Presentedby Boone County Public Library.859-342-2665. Burlington.

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

Senior CitizensBingo, 12:30-2:30 p.m., WaltonMultipurpose Senior and Com-munity Center, 859-485-7611.Walton.


THINGS TO DO IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD

The Covington Candy Cane Hunt will be 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8, at Goebel Park. Pictured isMary List of Covington. FILE PHOTO

Christmas Town: Free Live Nativity & Garden of Lights willbe 5-8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, Dec. 7-29, at theCreation Museum, 2800 Bullittsburg Church Road,Petersburg. FILE PHOTO

The Dead Head Concert will be 9 p.m. Friday, Dec. 7, atMadison Theater in Covington. Doors open at 8 p.m.Pictured are the Rumpke Mountain Boys who will befeatured during the event. FILE PHOTO

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

“Share!” Send digital photos to [email protected] alongwith event information. Items are printed on a space-availablebasis with local events taking precedence.Deadline is two weeks before publication date. To find more

calendar events, go to www.NKY.com and choose from a menuof items in the Entertainment section on the main page.

DECEMBER 6, 2012 • FLORENCE-UNION RECORDER • B3LIFE

In my house, you’renever too young, or old, tohave a stocking hung onthe mantle for St. Nicholasto fill.

When we were kids, wehung ours (and theyweren’t the fancy ones Ihave today but our regularsocks) on our bedposts. A

pomegran-ate wasincluded ifit fit mom’sbudget, andI carry onthat tradi-tion today.Yesterday,the littleones hungtheir stock-ings up and

4-year-old granddaughterEva, who has a 4-month-old sister, Emerson, said“I’ll share mine with Em.”Now that’s what the holi-days are about!

Easy peanut brittleThis is not as sweet as

the kind of brittle that youbuy. I’ve used both lightand dark corn syrup andthe dark is what my fam-ily prefers, but use what-ever you have on hand.This recipe does not con-tain baking soda, whichgives some peanut brittlethe customary honeycombtexture. Now dependingupon the kind of pan youuse (I used a stainlesssteel), it may take a littlelonger or shorter time tomake the candy than therecipe calls for. Check out

my blog – abouteating.com– for step-by-step photos.1⁄2 stick unsalted butter1⁄2 cup sugar2 tablespoons corn syrup1 teaspoon vanilla1 to 11⁄2 cups nuts: yourfavorite (We like saltedmixed nuts)

Spray cookie sheet.Over medium heat, stirbutter, sugar, corn syrupand vanilla until melted,smooth and bubbly. Coverand cook one minute. Stirin nuts, raise heat to medi-um high and cook, stirringconstantly, until nuts arefragrant, lightly brownedand the mixture is verygolden, about five min-utes. What happens is themixture will reach thehard crack stage (300degrees). If you put a bitin a glass of cold water, itwill make a hard ball.Immediately pour ontocookie sheet, spreadingthinly as possible. Asprayed offset spatula orbutter knife helps here.Cool until hard, about 15minutes, then break intopieces. Keep covered atroom temperature.

Perfect roast beefGood for that holiday

sirloin tip or similar roast,not chuck, which needs tobe roasted differently. Anunconventional way ofroasting. Cranking up theoven to 475 developsmoist, flavorful meat. Yes,you may have some splat-ter in the oven, but that

should clean up OK.

3-4 pounds beef roast (seeabove)

Preheat oven to 250degrees. Season with saltand pepper and brown onall sides in oil in ovenproofpan (or scrape up brownbits and place all in roast-ing pan). Roast until tem-perature reaches 110 de-grees, 45-60 minutes or so.Leave in oven and in-crease heat to 475 de-grees. Cook until temper-ature reaches 120 degreesfor rare, 125 for mediumrare or 130 for medium.This will take up to 30minutes or so. Check after20 minutes. Remove fromoven, tent with foil and letrest 15 minutes. Serve

with pan juices.Tips from Rita’s kitch-

enPut several slivers of

garlic in meat.Add a little dry red

wine or beef broth duringlast 20 minutes.

Healthy sweetpotato fries

A good time of year tomake this since sweetpotatoes are good buys inseason. I’ll add a pinch of

cayenne if making foradults. Let kids help tosstogether and talk abouteating “from the Gardenof Eden,” the brighter thecolor of the veggie, thebetter it is for you!

4 sweet potatoesCanola or olive oilSalt to tasteCayenne pepper, optional (Alittle goes a long way)

Preheat oven to 425degrees. Spray cookie

sheet. Peel potatoes, cutinto wedges. Put in bowland toss with a couple orthree tablespoons oil.Place single layer onsheet, sprinkle with sea-soning, and bake 20 min-utes. Turn potatoes overand bake until golden andtender, about 20 minutes.If potatoes are cut thin,they may take less time; ifthicker, a bit more.

Giftgiver’s hotchocolate mix withvariations

Onmy website, Abou-teating.com

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

An easy way to make peanut brittle

RitaHeikenfeldRITA’S KITCHEN

Rita’s recipe for peanut brittle is not as sweet as store-bought versions. THANKS TO RITA

HEIKENFELD.

Recognizing that child-hoodobesity is anepidemicin the commonwealth,overweight interventionrequires a combination offamily- and school-basedprograms that include thepromotion of physical ac-tivity, parent training, be-havioral counseling andnutrition education.

Children are spendingmore time watching TV,playing video games, usingtheir iPads and computers,and less time playing out-side and being physicallyactive. The obesity epi-demic is simple to under-stand, yet very difficult toaddress.Thebestpracticesare clear in identifyingwhat works but changingbehavior is very difficult.

Childhood obesity hasboth immediate and long-term effects on health. It isessential that parents un-derstand that it’smucheas-

ier to encourage healthybehavior in young childrenthan it is to change un-healthy behavior in olderchildren. One can help chil-dren establish healthy eat-ing and physical activityhabits early in life. Eventhough itmaybehardtogetchildren to eat their fruitsand vegetables, or to elim-inate sodas, if persistent,then efforts will pay off aschildrenwill be theonesre-questing healthier foods asthey get older.

TheCenters forDiseaseControl and Preventionrecommends policychange as one of the mosteffective strategies formaking significantchanges in obesity at thepopulation level. Effectiveobesity policy promoteschanges in the environ-ment that help individualstake responsibility for im-proving their ownnutritionand activity habits.

TheNorthernKentucky

Youth Foundation urgesthe General Assembly toengage and voice a com-mitment of policy develop-ment forKentucky’s schooldistricts who play a partic-ularly critical role by es-tablishing a safe and sup-portive environment withpractices that supporthealthy behaviors and pro-vide opportunities for stu-dents to learn about andpractice healthy eating andphysical activity behav-iors.

For more information,visit www.nkyyouth.org/legislation.

Persistence is key in fight against obesityCommunity Recorder

CE-0000526838

Bath Tub & TileReglazing

Tile Regrouting &Sealing

LIFE TIME WARRANTY

How’s YourBath Tub?BEFORE

...BEFORE

...

& AFTER!& AFTER!

513-507-1951859-341-6754

$325.00Includes LifetimeWarranty

NewYear'sSpecial$25OFF!

CE-000

0528

435

$$10 OFF10 OFF NEXT PAYDAYADVANCE

w/AdMin. $200 loan

CALL FOR DETAILSCALL FOR DETAILSCHECK EXCHANGECHECK EXCHANGETURFWAY ROAD .............859-647-2160LATONIA .........................859-431-8666NEWPORT .......................859-491-6888FLORENCE ......................859-746-0966

*Some Restrictions Apply.

Located in Verona, Kentucky just a mile off I-75 (exit 171)Located in Verona, Kentucky just a mile off I-75 (exit 171)859.485.3544 ~ www.veronavineyards.com

Wine and giftbaskets make

the perfect gifts for almost

the perfect gifts for almost

anyone.

Open ThroughOpen Through12/16 on12/16 onFridays 5-8Fridays 5-8

Saturdays 1-7Saturdays 1-7Sundays 1-5Sundays 1-5

Our wines, gift boxes and gift baskets areOur wines, gift boxes and gift baskets areall on sale! Come visit us, enjoy a breakall on sale! Come visit us, enjoy a break

and taste some great wine!and taste some great wine!

nnneeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.......................................nnneeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee......................................

visit us on facebook

P/O Box 160 • 106 North Main Street• Walton, Kentucky 41094

Phone: (859) 485-7104www.brooksmeats.com

COUPON

$50 OR MORE

$5.00PRESENT THISCOUPON.

1 PER CUSTOMER

OFF

CE-0000536264

God Ble s s Ameri caGod Ble s s Ameri ca !!

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL!!MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL!!MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL!!MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL!!MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL!!BROOKS MEATS

BROOKS TENDERJUICY PRIME RIB

BONE-IN$9.99 LB.BONELESS

$10.99 LB.

AMISH HERITAGEFRESH TURKEYS

(ALL SIZES)

$2.49 LB.

BROOKSBONELESS

SUPREME HAM-

12/14 LB. AVG.WHOLE

$4.99 LB.

½ BNLSSUPREME HAMS

READY TO BAKEIN OUR SPECIAL

GLAZE

$5.29 LB.

PORKTENDERLOINS-

$2.69 LB.(FLAVORED AND

NATURAL)

TRY OUR NITRITEFREE HOME-MADE BACON

$5.49 LB.

1 LB. HORMEL SLICEDPEPPERONI-GREAT FOR THEHOLIDAYS ...

$1.99 LB.

HORMEL PARTY TRAYS-STARTING AS LOW AS

$3.99 UPTO $8.99

A TRAY

2 ROLLS(APPROX. 2 LB.)

PORK SAUSAGE FOR

$1.99

CHECK OUTOUR PICK-5

SECTIONS FOR

$19.95

VISIT US FOR OUR OPENHOUSE ON DECEMBER 8

(SATURDAY)FROM 10 A.M. UNTIL 1:00 P.M.RAFFLES .... TASTE SOME OFOUR SPECIAL ENTREES FOR

CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEARS!!!

CE-0000536554

■ FETTNER FRIEDMAN FURS ■ FETTNER FRIEDMAN FURS ■ FETTNER FRIEDMAN FURS ■

■ FETTNER FRIEDMAN FURS ■ FETTNER FRIEDMAN FURS ■ FETTNER FRIEDMAN FURS ■FETT

NER

FRIE

DMAN

FURS

■FE

TTNE

RFR

IEDM

ANFU

RS■

FETT

NER

FRIE

DMAN

FURS

■FE

TTNE

RFR

IEDM

ANFU

RS■

FETT

NER

FRIE

DMAN

FETTNERFRIEDM

ANFURS

■FETTNER

FRIEDMAN

FURS■

FETTNERFRIEDM

ANFURS

■FETTNER

FRIEDMAN

FURS■

FETTNERFRIEDM

AN

Fine Leather & Cashmere113 W. Fourth St • 241-1352(Between Race and Elm)

Imported Fur Products Labeled to Show Country of Origin

WarmWarmWishesWishesHolidays!Holidays!

for thefor the

The perfectThe perfectgift for men &gift for men &

women!women!$250 Off Any Fur Purchase Over $2000

$100 Off Any Fur Purchase Of $1000 to $2000$50 Off Any Fur Purchase Of $500 to $999

Upon presentation of this coupon at time of purchase - not retroactive.Prior sales excluded. Applies to new products purchase only.1 YEAR FREE STORAGE FOR NEW PURCHASE.

Expires 1-15-13

Fi L th & C h

p

Cincinnati’s Oldest Furrier Since 1920

B4 • FLORENCE-UNION RECORDER • DECEMBER 6, 2012 LIFE

You have a house fireand your home needsmajor repairs. Althoughyou’re fully insured, youcan still run into prob-lems that can bring youclose to bankruptcy.That’s what an area manfears may happen to him.

Daniel VanDean hasowned a house in HiddenValley Lake for the pasttwo years. In February,there was a fire in thelower level of his house.

“The smoke got upinto the walls, into theinsulation, and basicallythe whole house had to begutted completely,” hesaid.

VanDean hired a con-tractor to do most of therepairs. “He was giventwo checks. One of them,for $15,000 to get started,and then another for$25,000 to continue thework,” he said.

But, although the jobwas to have been com-pleted in August, it wasfar from completemonths later.

VanDean says helearned a lot of the work-ers weren’t getting paid

and lienswere beingfiledagainst hishome. “So,out of that$40,000 thecontractorkept the$40,000.

“I’mpaying for

the rest of the work outof my own pocket. This isgoing to leave me quite abit of money short fin-ishing my house,” Van-Dean said.

VanDean’s insuranceagent looked at the workthat had been performedand wrote a letter sayinghe felt the work wassubstandard. In one case,he found a used vanityhad been installed in oneof the bathrooms. Thatvanity has since beenreplaced with a new one,but VanDean says it tookmore than a week for himto correct constructionproblems.

It turns out most ofthe conflict with the con-tractor is over work Van-Dean says he never au-

thorized. He says theproblem is, “It wasn’t inwriting. It was ‘word ofmouth’ and that’s wherethe legal system says Ishould have had it inwriting.”

So I called the con-tractor who took issuewith the quality of hiswork, saying it did pass acounty inspection. Hesays there was a signedagreement but admits alot of work was done withjust a verbal OK. He saysthat extra work addedmore time to the job.

So protect yourselfwhen hiring a contractor.Get written estimatesfrom three contractors.Then make sure the con-tract you sign includesany changes, in writing,and make certain itstates who pays for thematerials and subcon-tractors so there’s noquestion about it later.

Howard Ain answers consum-er complaints weekdays onWKRC-TV Local 12. Write tohim at 12 WKRC-TV, 1906Highland Ave., Cincinnati45219.

Have a written contractbefore work starts

HowardAinHEY HOWARD!

According to DavidWhitehouse, director ofBoone County Parks, mostresidents can name a fewparks in the county, buthave no idea of the varietyof green space available.

“We are blessed to have19 parks in Boone County,”Whitehouse said, “they arethe hidden jewels in ourcommunity. All residentscan enjoy walking, hikingand biking, and just spend-ing time outdoors.”

During a recent talk forthe Florence Rotary Club,Whitehouse saidmore than40,000peopleattendeventssponsoredby theParksDe-partment. These includethe popular Jack-O-Lan-tern walk at Central Park,attended by more than

5,000 people one year.Boone Woods Park is thehome of the annual Arts &Crafts Show that drew3,000 this year.

The Parks Departmenthas formed partnershipswith other community as-sets to increase program-ming opportunities for res-idents. Parks, along withthe Boone County PublicLibrary, sponsored a sum-mer concert series that in-cluded performances bytheCincinnatiPops, aJohn-ny Cash tribute, and otherperformers that drewmore than 3,000 people.

In a partnership withthe Boone Conservancy,the Parks Departmenthelped reclaiman old grav-el pit that had been aban-doned. “With the help ofcommunity volunteers,”Whitehouse said, “theproperty underwent anamazing transformation,from gravel and sand togreenery and fishing lake.”The park, located in Belle-view, is now open to thepublic.

Many people think ofthe parks for recreationaluse, especially youthsports activities. White-house mentioned thatyouth baseball had 4,000participants, soccer had2,800, and PeeWee footballdrew 2,500. But most resi-dents don’t realize thatBoone County Parks alsohas one of the top disc golfcourses in the country, atEngland Idlewild Park.People have traveled from38 states to play the coursehere.

Mountain biking is an-other popular activity, with250 riders participating ina recent race. Lacrosse, arecent addition to the localschool sports scene, nowhas 24 teams practicing atthe community parks. Andof course, fishing, tennisand horseshoes are of-fered, along with summercamps, archery, picnicshelters and much more.And now astronomy hasbeen added, thanks to therecent donation of a tele-scope.

“Sometimes,” White-house concluded, “we takeour abundance of greenspace for granted. It is onlythrough the efforts ofelected officials, staff andcommunity volunteers thatthese opportunities exist.Through the Boone CountyParks, we can provide ac-tive and safe programs forchildren, cultural activ-ities, and healthy outdooroptions for all residents.”

Learn more by calling859-334-2117.

For information aboutweekly meetings, guestspeakers and communityservice opportunities ofthe Florence Rotary Club,contact Brad Shipe, presi-dent, at [email protected] or 859-282-7040.Visit the group’s website atwww.florencerotary.org.Florence Rotary meetsweeklyonMondaysatnoonat the Airport Hilton Hotelin Florence.

This article was submitted byPam Goetting of FlorenceRotary Club.

Boone parks are ‘hidden jewels’By Pam GoettingContributor

David Whitehouse of Boone County Parks speaks to theFlorence Rotary Club. THANKS TO ADAM HOWARD

PAIR OF QUEENS

St. Henry District High School Homecoming King Peter Markgraf presided over aHomecoming Court with two queens at their dance on Oct. 5. Seniors Cayla Kunsteckand Josie Plummer tied for the honor and were both named homecoming queen.THANKS TO PAUL MARKGRAF

CE-0000534275

December 7-9Friday & Saturday 10-6 p.m.

Sunday 11-5 p.m.

Sharonville Convention Center

F$1offgeneral admission

with this ad.

gemstreetusa.com

*1/62&6: 49&$$7.; +++ /#1,: % ;#0:8&.#: % 5#3#2!'-!':812: % "&::72: % 07.#!12: ( 0&!#)

CE-0000536248

Good Shepherd Lutheran Church(LCMS)

9066 Gunpowder Rd. Florence, KY(Between US 42 & Mt Zion Rd., Florence)

746-9066Pastor Rich Tursic

Sunday Worship 8:30 & 11:00Sunday School - All ages 9:45 AM

www.goodshepherdlutheranky.org

LUTHERAN

HEBRON BAPTIST CHURCH3435 Limaburg Road, Hebron, KY 41048(corner of Cougar Path & North Bend Rd.)

9:30 AM Morning Worship & Adult Sunday School11:00 AM Morning Worship & Sunday School6:00 PM Evening Worship6:45 PM Wednesday Prayer Meeting & Bible Study

Youth & Children’s Activities

859-689-7282http://www.hebronbaptist.org

BAPTIST


Home Instead Seniorannounced survey resultsrevealing that Americansfear developing Alzheim-er’s diseasemore than anyother major life-threaten-ing disease including can-cer, stroke, heart diseaseand diabetes.

The Marist Institutefor Public Opinion surveyof more than 1,200 Ameri-cans was designed to gainperspective on the mostpressing concerns associ-ated with Alzheimer’s, in-cluding diagnosis and thedifficulties of caring for aloved onewith thedisease.

Additional surveyhighlights include:

Nearly two-thirds ofAmericans (63 percent of

respondents) have had apersonal experience withsomeonewith Alzheimer’sor a serious memory lossproblem.

Sixty-one percent ofAmericans feel unpre-pared to care for a lovedone diagnosed with thedisease.

If diagnosed with thedisease, Americans mostfear the inability to carefor oneself, andburdeningothers (68 percent of re-spondents); followed bylosing memory of life andloved ones (32 percent ofrespondents).

A plurality of Ameri-cans – 44 percent – cite theillness as their mostfeared disease comparedto 33 percentwho cite can-cer.

More than other gener-ations, a majority ofAmericans over 65 yearsof age (the silent/greatestgeneration) – 56 percent –fear an Alzheimer’s diag-nosis.

For more informationabout the Alzheimer’sCARE program or HomeInstead Senior Care, call859-282-8682.

Alzheimer’s training availableCommunity Recorder

Looking for a one-of-a-kind gift for that specialsomeone this holiday sea-son?

Head to the 10th annualArtist Showcase whereyour creative neighborsfrom theBoone CountyVi-sual Arts Association(BCVAA),andother talent-edlocalartists,willdisplayand sell their art.

From oil painting andwatercolor tophotographyand porcelain art, 30 art-ists will be showcasingtheir original works foryou to peruse. As always,allpurchaseswillhelpsup-port a local artist, theBCVAA,andBooneCountyPublic Library.

The weekend kicks offwith an opening receptionat 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 7, attheMainLibrary,1786Bur-lingtonPike, inBurlington.

Get the first look at theartworkwhile enjoying re-freshments provided bythe BCVAA and listeningto thesmoothsoundsof theWGP Jazz Trio. Artistsfrom the BCVAA will beset up all weekend, nearthe second floor rotunda,to demonstrate in-personhow they create theirunique pieces. You canwatch them work and askquestions.

The show continuesthrough theweekend from9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Satur-day, Dec. 8, and 1-4 p.m.Sunday, Dec. 9.

In celebration of the10thArtist Showcase, localfolk favorites Wild Carrotand the Roots Band willperform at 2 p.m. Satur-day, Dec. 8.

Artists who will be dis-playing and selling theirwork:Ed Finn, oils and pastelsSue Ervin, acrylicsNora Meyer, pine needle weavingKeith Martin Howard, watercolorand wood carvingDonna Cameron,watercolorThomas Blom, acrylicLinda Lee Whaley, acrylics, oils, wa-tercolor, pen and inkRutheWyman,acrylics,mixedmediaLauren Miklos, acrylics and photog-raphyMary Jo Blackwell, watercolor andacrylicsBarbara Winterberg, oils, watercol-or, fabricLinda Ann Fite, oils, watercolor,mixed mediaJavita Marks Reeves, oilsFred Dishon, photography/digitalpaintingDon Hurd, detailed pencil art

Imogene Enzweiler, oilsMargie Lakeberg, oilsJanet Feuss, oils, watercolorGail Fuef, porcelain paintingDarla Guard, jewelryCarolyn Stewart, oilsChristina Aylor, colored pencil, oils,watercolorsBobbie Hughes, oils and acrylicsMike Hughes, acrylics, oils, and pas-telsChris Allen, photographyWren Hartlaub-Shaver, photogra-phyMargaret Jones, photographyRichard Jones, photographyKay Knigga, Batiks and silk scarvesJan McKenzie Keene, oils and acryl-ics

The Artist Showase is apartnership betweenBoone County Public Li-brary and Boone CountyVisual Arts Association.

See Boone County’s mostcreative at Artist ShowcaseCommunity Recorder

Wild Carrot and the Roots Band will perform at 2 p.m.Saturday, Dec. 8, as part of the 10th annual BooneCounty Artist Showcase Dec. 7-9.

CE-000

0528

051

• Wide selection of Christmas decor includinglarge and unique Santas, Elves and Nativities.

• Visit our ornament wall including many thatcan be personalized at no additional charge.

• Shop from more than ten decorated trees.

• We carry Christopher Radko, Old WorldChristmas, Mark Roberts, Lynn Haney santasand Byers’ Choice carolers.

We have everyday gifts including a children’ssection, ladies handbags, jewelry and accessories.

See our wide selection of Wendell Augustserveware and jewelry, cinda b and StephanieDawn handbags, Coton Colors and HappyEverything serveware.

Experience Greater Cincinnati’s 5,000 sq. ft.Experience Greater Cincinnati’s 5,000 sq. ft.Unique Christmas and Year Round Gift Store.

•

•

•

•

Ws

SsDE

qqq

Christmas & Gifts

26 North Main Street • Walton, KY 41094Hours: Tues-Sat 10am-6pm ; Sun 12pm-5pm(859) 485-BELL (2355) •www.sleighbellschristmas.com

We offer a customer rewards program,layaway and gift cards

Ask about our gift wrapping & our “Wish List” Registry!

SLEIGHBELLSBUCKSSAVE $10 ONA $50 OR MORE PURCHASE

Expires December 16, 2012.Not valid with any other discounts or on prior purchases.

Laptops from$1499

perweek

78 weeks

Latonia 859-431-8666Turfway Road 859-647-2160

Lease Zone

BESSLER’SECONOMYMEATMARKET •859-291-4636Prices Effective December 6 - 18 • Open 7 Days a Week • Visit our website: www.economymeatmarket.com

In Beautiful Downtown Covington • 420 Madison Avenue • “Shop Independent Businesses, Stay Independent”

CE-0000529290CE-0000529290

SANDWICH SIZE

PORK CUBE STEAK

TRAUTH DAIRY GALLON

FRUIT DRINKS

BONELESS, ROLLED & TIED

PORK ROAST

AUNT MILLIE’S JUMBO 24 OZ

WHITE BREAD

WHOLE BONELESS, SLICED FREE

PORK LOINLEAN, SLICED

PORK STEAK

$189LB

$149

$199LB

$139

$199LB

$159LB

HOAGIE STYLE, CHOPPED

SIRLOIN STEAK

FRESH HOMEMADE BULK

PORK SAUSAGE

FRESH 10 LB. LOTS

GROUND BEEF$199

LB

$299LB

$199LB

Fresh Produce Daily...VINE RIPENED

TOMATOES 10 LB BAG RUSSET

POTATOES3 LB BAG ALL PURPOSE

ONIONS$239

EA EA

BACON WRAPPED

FILET MIGNON

FRESH, BONELESS, SKINLESS

CHICKEN BREAST

FAMILY PACK, LEAN PORK

COUNTRY RIBS

10 LB. BAG CHICKEN

LEG QUARTERS

$299EA

$199LB

$169LB

79¢LB

$149LB

$149

We have allsizes of Fresh &Frozen Turkeys!

Fresh Selectionof Oysters &

Home Baked Hams!

STORE SLICED, SMOKED

JOWL BACON$219

LB

BULK PLATTER

BACON$299

LB

WHOLE, BONE-IN DAISYFIELD

HAM$219

LB

FRESH DAILY

FRUIT BASKETS$995

& UP

“GAS”WELL INDOWNTOWN COVINGTON!We Share Our Bounty...

Bring Your Gas Receipt to Economy andGet 10¢ Gallon Credit For Your First

10 Gallon Gas Purchase At Your Local Gas Station!SHOP “ECONOMY” - SHOP INDEPENDENT, STAY INDEPENDENT

JUMBO EGGS$149 99¢

DZ

DZORREG. PRICE

LIMIT ONE AT 99¢WITH EACH ADDITIONAL

$15 ORDER

BULK, ALL MEAT

WEINERSOR 3 LB. PKG REDSKIN

BOLOGNA LB99¢

BULK

SMOKED SAUSAGE$129

LB

FRESH VARIETY

PECK FRUIT$795

W/BASKET


It is that time ofyear to celebrate andenjoy all the friend-ships and celebrations.I know you will enjoy“Christmas on Main”on Friday. The commit-tee has worked hard toplan the official begin-

ning ofourChrist-mas holi-day inWalton.

TheparadebeginsdownMainStreet at6 p.m.

You will be able to visitthe businesses andenjoy refreshments,entertainment, car-riage rides, petting zooand just have a goodtime until 8 p.m.

A tour of holidaylights through townwill be available andyou will get to see thewinners of the HomeDecoration Contest.The winners were:

North Pole:

First place: Gullumfamily at 241 Univer-sity Drive

Second place: ButlerFamily at 82 BedingerAve.

Third place: MillerFamily at 252 Univer-sity Drive

South Pole:First place: Denney

Family at 109 SouthMain St.

Second place: WolfeFamily at PanzerettaDrive

Third place: BakerFamily at 4 Old Ste-phenson Mill Road

Sunday is the openhouse at the GainesTavern. The house willbe decorated by theDiggers and PlantersGarden Club. Deco-rations will be of thetime period of the1800s. Our Walton-Verona first-gradershave made special dec-orations for the tree.Music will be providedplus a visit from Santa

Claus. Come and enjoyreminiscing in pastChristmases starting at1 p.m. until 4 p.m.

Christmas Eve ser-vices have been sched-uled at the WaltonChristian Church at 9p.m. Dec. 24.

The annual adultChristmas program atFirst Baptist will be at6:30 p.m. Dec. 16. Areception will follow.

Happy birthday toDella Perkins, Dec. 7,and Patty Lane andRick Gayle, Dec. 10.

Russell Groger is inrehab at Health South.Bill King is home aftera few days in the hospi-tal and will be takingsome treatments as anoutpatient. ShirleyRoland is at home now,so please rememberthem in your thoughtsand prayers.

Ruth Meadows (391-7282)writes a column aboutWalton. Feel free to call herwith Walton neighborhoodnews items.

Decoration contestwinners announced

RuthMeadowsWALTON NEWS

ERLANGER — The wallsof Phyllis Dattilo’s Erlang-er home are painted whitefor a reason.

It’s so the artwork thatadorns them can stand out,which makes sense be-cause Dattilo herself is anartist.

Her work was featuredalong with that of friendsSusan Pater and ElaineWest in Watercolor Inter-pretations, an art show inMariemont, Ohio, that ranfrom Nov. 2 to Nov. 10 andshowcased the past threeyears of her hard work.

“Itwasvery interesting,we had a lot of interestingpeople come and a lot ofcomments about how wellit was going,” Dattilo said,adding the show featured89 hanging watercolorpaintings.

Dattilo, West and Paterpaint togethereachweekatMother of God Church inCovington and spend an ex-tended period of time inHilton Head, S.C., eachyear perfecting pieces.

“We paint from eight inthe morning until 10 atnight,” Dattilo said. “Wequit for dinner and that’s it.

That’s when we get a lotdone.”

An art show to revealthe works is usually put onabout every three years,she explained, and thetheme is usually related towatercolor.

Dattilo has been an art-ist as long as she can re-member. She has taken artclasses at Northern Ken-tucky University andtaught classes at BakerHunt Art and Cultural Cen-ter in Covington.

Currently she’sworkingon a scene from RabbitHash, featuring a rockingchair and a wagon wheel.

Shedraws inspiration fromthings she sees, like treeson the highway or fire hy-drants, she said.

Growing up she liked todraw and using watercoloras a medium meant an em-phasis can be put on the ini-tial drawing.

“I think the reason I likewatercolor better is I likedrawing,” Dattilo said. “Ithink watercolor retains alot of the drawing. Andwhen you do an oil, youhaveadrawingbut itbuildsand builds and builds.”

Visitwww.nky.com/Erlanger for

more community news

Erlanger artist shines in showBy Libby [email protected]

Phyllis Dattilo shows off “Rock and Roll II.” Her inspirationfor the painting was a scene in Rabbit Hash. Dattilo hasbeen painting for as long as she can remember. LIBBYCUNNINGHAM/THE COMMUNITY RECORDER

To motivate. To educate. To make a difference. To save money.

Enquirer Media provides unique local content essential to making

better decisions — for yourself, your family, your business, your

community. With more than 50 distinct local print, mobile and

online products, Enquirer Media delivers. EnquirerMedia.com

Krista Ramsey, [email protected]

www.youtube.com/enquirermedia


Rent-To-Own

Lease ZoneLatonia 859-431-8666 | Turfway Road 859-647-2160

CE-0000528470

iPad2

per week (78 wks)

$1999from

Join us forGrandparents’WeekendDecember 8&9Pancakes with SantaGrandparents, bring your grandkids!Enjoy a decorate-your-own pancake buffet, familyactivities and photo opportunities with Santa!

Tickets are $30 for adults, $15 for children,children younger than 2 are free

December 8, 10 a.m. to Noon

HoliDate!Celebrate the holidays with the special young person in yourlife at HoliDate! Enjoy baked treats from Mrs. Claus’ kitchen,hot cocoa and a performance of excerpts from the Nutcrackerby Cincinnati Ballet’s Otto M. Budig Academy.

Tickets are $12 for Members,$15 for Non-Members

December 9, 6 p.m.

Call (513) 287-7021for reservations.

For a full list of weekendprogramming visit:

cincymuseum.org

CincinnatiMuseumCenter cincymuseum.org

CE-0000533249

6-9pm 14 & 15 December4-9pm 16 December

zoo petting*photo family*

rides carriage horse-drawn* village christmas pioneer*

**

41005 KY Burlington, Road, Ernst Camp 6080586-4673 (859) www.firstchurch.me

7pm 14 & 15 December5&7pm 16 December

music christmas live*

**

message christmas*lighting candle*

ChristmasCandlelight

www.ANOLDKENTUCKYCHRISTMAS.com

FREE

CE-0000533332

CE-0000533529

222 Mt. Zion Rd. Florence, KY 41042 (In Kroger Plaza)Mon-Sat 11AM-10PM • Sun 11AM-8PM • (859) 647-MIKE (6453)

www.MadMikesBurgers.com

NOW OPEN ON MT. ZION ROADNOW OPEN ON MT. ZION ROAD (In Kroger Plaza)

NO WE DIDN’T!!! OH...YES WE DID!!!NO WE DIDN’T!!! OH...YES WE DID!!!NOWOFFERINGHANDPATTIEDALLWHITEMEATCHICKENBURGERS!!!

BeerSpecials/

FlatScreens

Official UKSports Radio

Sponsor

Others offer a preformed, frozen chicken breast“sandwich”, but NOONE offers a fresh hand pattiedchicken “BURGER”... As unique as our 38 specialtytoppings which includeAvocado Slices, Pineapple,Cilantro Mayo, Manago Chutney, CreamCheese,

Feta Cheese, Blue Cheese, Tzaziki Sauce, Fried EggandMarinara to name a few.

You can still choose from one of our Legendary BlackAngus Beef Burgers...just saying!!!.

Tuesday’s is now Kids Night through theMonth ofDecember. All Kids ages 10 & under get a KidsMeal for$3 after 5pm! (One KidsMeal per each payingAdult)

Knights of St. Johnbuild Nativity

UNION — Members ofthe Knights of St. JohnCommandry No. 94 andmembers of St. Timothy’sChurch Boy Scout Troop702 built a Nativity sceneon the grounds of St. Timo-thy’s Church at 10272 U.S.42for theannualKnightsofSt. John live Nativity dis-play.

This is the 19th time theKnights have set the annu-al display of the Nativityscene which will includesheep,burro,goatsandoth-er animals for the public tosee.

The public displaystarts Dec. 15 and runsthroughout theholiday sea-son. Live carolers and re-enactors will be therenightly from 7-9 p.m.

The Knights of St. John,Commandery No. 94 isbased at Mother Of GodChurch, Covington.Knights contribute time,talent, andmonetary fundsto numerous nationwideand diocesan charities.

Info: Call Dave Schreiv-er at 859-991-6653.

Mom’s Night Out isDec. 7

HEBRON — Little RedSchool House in Hebron ishaving a “Mom’s NightOut” event at 6:30-8:30 p.m.Friday, Dec. 7.

There will be a varietyof vendors such as Thirty-One, Pampered Chef andTastefully Simple.

Little Red School Houseis located at 2092 MedicalArts Drive. Phone 859-586-1904.

Wolff appointed tostate board

Gov. Steve Beshear hasappointed Anthony EricWolff to the BluegrassState Skills Corp. Board ofDirectors to serve for aterm expiring July 5, 2016.

Wolff, ofHebron, is vicepresident of manufactur-ing at L’Oreal USA.

AlternativeChristmas helpsnonprofits

UNION — St. TimothyParish ishosting its10than-nualAlternativeChristmasfor 10 nonprofit agenciesthat serve the NorthernKentucky area.

You may choose items($5 to $25) to purchase forthe agencies to be given inthe names of those on yourgift list. You will receive abeautiful Christmas cardwith a description of yourpurchase to be given toyourgift recipient.Allgiftsare tax deductible.

The list is available atthe new parish website(www.saint-timothy.org)and the parish office at10272U.S. 42 inUnion or bycalling 859-384-1100.

Gibson appointed tostate board

Gov. Steve Beshear hasreappointed Crystal Gib-son of Florence to the Ken-tucky Workforce Invest-ment Board for a term ex-piring May 12, 2016.

Gibson is vice presidentof public affairs at Citi-group. She represents thestate chamber.

Lodge dinnerbenefits outreach

Boone-Union MasonicLodge 304 will host a fund-raising dinner on Dec. 8.

The menu offers achoice of ham or turkeyand 100 percent of the pro-ceeds will benefit NewHaven Elementary SchoolOutreach Program for stu-dents.

The meal will be served4-8 p.m. The lodge is locat-ed at 1883 Mt. Zion Road inUnion. Cost of the meal isadults, $6; couples, $10; andchildren (under 5), $3.

For more informationcontact Ernie Stratton at859-581-0536.

Gateway launchesservice center

Gateway Communityand Technical College islaunching the first phase ofa new service center thatwill respond to studentquestions seven days aweek, 24 hours a day, 365days a year.

The toll-free number is855-3GO-GCTC or 855-346-4282.

Students will have ac-cess to information outsideof the college’s normalbusiness hours, as well asthe opportunity for live

chat and online servicesthrough a help desk atwww.help.gateway.kctcs.edu.

Food From The Heartcampaign begins

The Society of St. Vin-centdePaulandKrogeran-nounce the kick-off of theannual Food From TheHeart campaign.

Since the annual holidaydrive began 22 years ago,over one million pounds offood or more than 400,000meals have been collectedand distributed to localfamilies in need.

The holiday food drivewill run through Dec. 31with donations of non-per-ishable itemsbeing collect-

ed at all Greater Cincinnatiand Northern KentuckyKroger locations.

Officers completejustice training

Law enforcement offi-cers from 19 agenciesacross the state graduatedNov. 16 from basic trainingat the Kentucky Depart-ment of Criminal JusticeTraining.

The 25 officers of Class438 completed 18 weeks oftraining, which consistedof nearly 770 hours ofrecruit-level-officer acad-emy instruction. Majortraining areas includedhomeland security, law of-fenses and procedures, ve-hicle operations, firearms,

investigations, first aid/CPR, patrol procedures,orientation for new law en-forcement families andmechanics of arrest, re-straint and control.

Class 438 graduatesfrom Northern Kentuckyare:

» Eric Conrad, North-ern Kentucky UniversityPolice Department

» Ryan King, BooneCounty Sheriff’s Office

» Joseph T. Krull, VillaHills Police Department

» StevenLinville,BooneCounty Sheriff’s Office

» Adam Rigsby, Erlang-er Police Department

COMMUNITY BRIEFS

B8 • FLORENCE-UNION RECORDER • DECEMBER 6, 2012 LIFECE

-0000524795

5 Things Every Diabetic5 Things Every DiabeticSHOULD KNOWSHOULD KNOW

12/10 & 12/12 @ 6:00 pm12/14 @ 12:00 pm

12/17 & 12/19 @ 6:00 pm12/21 @ 12:00 pm

Center ofFunctionalWellness

Topics Covered• DIABETESLearn about insulin and why it is the enemy.

• YOU AT A GLANCEFind out what is happening inside your body.

• TAKE CHARGELearn five different behaviors to improve your daily living.

• OUR MISSIONAddress the root cause of your health issues and reverseyour diabetes.

CE-000

0534

072

* Complimentary offer only applies to speaking engagement and one-on-onehourly second visit with the doctor.

10250 Alliance Road Suite 200, • Blue Ash, Ohio • 513-792-0060Dr. Brian Johnson & Dr. Jared Seigler, Chiropractic Physicians

DON’T MISS OUT!CALL NOW!

SpeakingEngagement about Type 2 DiabetesCOMPLIMENTARY

Please call 513-445-5701 to RESERVE YOUR SEATand reverse your diabetes!

LIMITED SEATING AVAILABLE

Doctor discovers medicalbreakthrough that quicklyreverses diabetes.

LIFE CHANGING INFORMATION!

LEGAL NOTICEThe Kenton CountyAirport Board (KCAB)will hold a Public In-formation Session forthe Master PlanStudy Update beingprepared for the Cin-cinnati /NorthernKentucky Internation-al Airport (CVG).This workshop will beheld on Thursday,December 13th, 2012from 5:00 p.m. to7:00 p.m. at theNorthern KentuckyConvention Centerlocated at One WestRivercenter Blvd., inCovington, Kentucky.Complimentary park-ing will be availableacross the street inthe parking garage.This Master Plan Up-date re-evaluated fu-ture airport needsthrough 2035 consid-ering market condi-tions and CVG’schanging role, anddeveloped strategiesby which CVG canbest respond to de-mand in a financiallysustainable manner.The session will pro-vide information onpassenger and cargoforecasts, future fa-cility and infrastruc-ture requirementsand alternatives, landuse recommenda-tions, implementationof the plan and finan-cial feasibility. TheSession will be an"open-house" formatwith information sta-tions staffed byknowledgeable mem-bers of the KCABstaff and the Consul-tant Team who willbe available to talkwith the public andanswer questions.There will be no for-mal presentation. Fordirections or ques-tions contact thePlanning and Devel-opment Departmentat 859-767-3166 orgo to the Airport’swebsite www.cvgair-port .com. 1738354

Christine Anardi, 45, ofFlorence and Chad Feeback, 37,of Union; issued Nov. 16.

Tina Elswick, 50, of FlorenceandWilliam Elswick, 71, ofFlorence; Nov. 16.

Leya Plauche, 30, of Unionand Thomas Gilliam, 31, ofUnion; Nov. 16.

Alexandria Searles, 23, ofBurlington and Joseph Gallen-stein, 25, of Burlington; Nov.19.

Katherine Turner, 27, ofFlorence and David Gulvik, 36,of Florence; Nov. 19.

Michele Shaw, 40, of Flor-ence and Alan Distler, 62, ofFlorence; Nov. 19.

Amy Routte, 52, of FlorenceandWilliam Smith, 54, ofFlorence; Nov. 21.

Barbara Warburton, 69, ofBurlington and Caryyy Devan,74, of Villages, FL; Nov. 21.

Donna Crail, 47, of Florence

and Arnold Duncan, 49, ofWalton; Nov. 21.

Freda Borges, 33, of DryRidge and Stanley Klette, 34, ofBurlington; Nov. 21.

Molly Egolf, 21, of Union andChin Cho, 24, of Louisville; Nov.21.

Neva Price, 25, of Union andMichael Vesey, 31, of Union;Nov. 26.

MARRIAGE LICENSES

Richard Murray (1931-1996) was a pharmacistwho knew most of his cus-tomers by name.

For more than 35 years,he filled prescriptions andoffered counseling to resi-dentswhocame tohis storein need of medicine. Hegraduated from the Uni-versity of Cincinnati Col-lege of Pharmacy in 1959.

Murray loved being apharmacist. He took per-sonal interest in his cus-tomers. He would deliveron his way home. Hewouldgo out on Christmas orEaster, any time, if any-

body needed anything.A scholarship formed in

his honor promotes phar-macy education for stu-dents from Boone, Camp-bell and Kenton counties.The Richard E. MurrayMemorial ScholarshipFund honors the memoryof this pharmacist and con-tinues through the unself-ish devotion that Murraygave to the community andthe profession of pharma-cy.

Applicants must be en-rolled in a school of phar-macy at the University ofKentucky or UC.

This year’s scholarshipwasawarded toGaryDavisof Covington in the amountof $2,000. Davis graduatedfrom St. Henry DistrictHigh School.

Murray, co-owner ofMurray Anneken Pharma-cy on 10th and Madison inCovington, also owned astore at Eastern and Del-mar avenues in Covington,a neighborhood pharmacythat had a soda fountain.

Murray was one of thefirst in the area to givedrug education talks athigh schools. He was amemberandpastpresidentof the Kentucky Board ofPharmacyandamemberofthe Kentucky PharmacistAssociation and the North-ern Kentucky PharmacistAssociation. In 1972 he re-ceived the Kentucky A.H.Robbins Bowl of HygeiaAward, which honoredpharmacists involved inthe civic welfare of thecommunity. He also re-ceived the NARD Parke-Davis award as well as theDistinguished ServiceAward by the NorthernKentucky Mental HealthAssociation.

Hewas amember of theCovingtonCatholic andNo-tre Dame Academy boost-ers clubs. He was a mem-ber of St. Pius X Churchand a former Dixie YouthPee Wee Football coach.

Hewasthefatherof fivechildren, four daughtersand one son, and was mar-ried to hiswife, Sally, for 41years.

Pictured are Jim Neubacher, Gary Davis and Kirk Wischer. AMY SCALF/THE COMMUNITY RECORDER

Pharmacy scholarshiphonors Murray’s memoryHe loved being apharmacistCommunity Recorder

The Home Builders As-sociation of Northern Ken-tucky has operated theEnzweiler ApprenticeTraining Program since1955.

The 2012-2013 schoolyear recently began withimpressive enrollmentgrowth. This year 100 stu-dents enrolled in the firstyear of programming atthe school; the largest first-year enrollment in dec-ades.

The entire programboasts more than 150 stu-dents and isplanning for anenrollment of more than200 in 2013.

In addition, the schoolhas received the AmericanSociety of Association Ex-ecutive Workforce Devel-opment Award from theNational Association ofHome Builders. Thisaward recognizes local as-sociations for theirachievements in develop-ing tomorrow’s construc-tion workforce.

Constructiontrade schoolgrows, winsaccoladesCommunity Recorder


BOONE COUNTYArrests/CitationsDaniel J. Cochran, 45, publicintoxication of a controlledsubstance at 26 Alta Vista Dr.,July 28.Alex Peredo-Gonzalez, 27,alcohol intoxication in a publicplace at I-75 northbound, July28.Cesar Mendez-Perez, 37, DUI,possession of an open alcoholicbeverage in a motor vehicle atI-75 northbound, July 28.David W. Varney, 41, operating amotor vehicle on a DUI sus-pended license, DUI at I-75northbound, July 29.Daniel L. Cochran, 45, publicintoxication of a controlledsubstance at 49 Church St., July29.Rachel M. Klink, 41, recklessdriving, DUI, possession of anopen alcoholic beverage in amotor vehicle at Oakbrook Rd.and Brookside Dr., July 29.Shawna N. Beatty, 23, first-degree possession of a con-trolled substance (heroin),possession of drug parapherna-lia at 375 Weaver Rd., July 29.Steve D. Story, 54, possession ofmarijuana, possession of drugparaphernalia, DUI, carelessdriving at Southpark Dr. and N.Bend Rd., July 29.Daniel V. Proctor, 46, possessionof marijuana, alcohol intoxica-tion in a public place at 1155Worldwide Blvd., July 31.Danny Hatfield, 58, DUI at 5832River Rd., July 31.David V. Dye, 42, possession ofmarijuana, possession of openalcoholic beverage in a motorvehicle, second degree pos-session of a controlled sub-stance, third-degree possessionof a controlled substance atIndustrial Rd. and Hillcrest Dr.,July 31.Stephen V. Barry, 19, possessionof marijuana at Hanover Blvd.,July 4.Richard J. Schirmer, 18, third-degree burglary at Litton Ln.,Aug. 31.Earnest J. Shover, 43, DUI, reck-less driving, operating a vehicleon a suspended license atWeaver Rd., Aug. 3.

Krystal S. Gibson, 27, shopliftingat 12300 Towne Center Dr.,Aug. 2.Philip R. King Jr., 41, DUI, recklessdriving at Langley Dr., Aug. 2.Tarin G. Curtis, 28, theft ofidentity at Burlington Pk., July18.Patricia H. Curtsinger, 48, fraud-ulent use of credit card at 8100Ewing Blvd., July 20.Nicholas A. Foscue, 28, shop-lifting at Burlington Pk., July 18.Jonathon B. Prather, 19, shop-lifting at 7625 Doering Dr., July18.Tracy A. Fields, 47, criminaltrespassing at 7777 BurlingtonPk., July 17.Kevin Spitler, 31, DUI at U.S. 42,July 31.Sandra D. Rose, 54, DUI at 7230Turfway Rd., July 30.Andrew T. Kurzatkowski, 18,shoplifting at 1100 Hansel Ave.,July 30.JonathanW. Beard, 29, receivingstolen property at 7928 DreamSt., July 30.Milton R. Alvardo, 32, DUI atHopeful Church Rd., July 29.Summer L. Clark, 35, DUI atInterstate 75, July 29.Randal L. Bising, 51, DUI atCavalier Blvd., July 29.

Incidents/InvestigationsArsonStructure burned at 8459 U.S.42, July 31.AssaultVictim assaulted by knownsubject at Roe St., July 27.Minor injury at 6741 ParklandPl., July 19.No visible injury at GoodridgeDr., July 18.No visible injury at Nature ParkDr., July 17.BurglaryResidence broken into and itemstaken at 1851 Conner Rd., July28.Munkee Dews broken into anditems stolen at 11Main St., July31.Restaurant broken into anditems taken at 2010 N. BendRd., Aug. 1.Criminal mischiefVehicle vandalized at 3398 PineTree Ln., July 29.Vehicle vandalized at 3382 Tulip

Tree Ln., July 29.Vehicle vandalized at 18 MaisieLn., July 29.Vehicle vandalized at 745 Ridge-view Dr., July 29.Construction equipment vandal-ized at 9250 Brookfield Ct., July30.Vehicle vandalized at 6350Beecher Ct., July 31.Structure vandalized at 9075Chantily Ct., July 31.Property vandalized at 10071Golden Pond Dr., Aug. 2.Vehicle damaged at 146 Saddle-brook Ln., July 17.Vehicle damaged at 213 OrchardDr., July 18.Vehicle damaged at 7239 Turf-way Rd., July 29.Criminal possession offorged instrumentMoney counterfeited at 7860Mall Rd., July 30.FraudSubject tried to use counterfeitmoney at 1409 DonaldsonHwy., July 31.Fraudulent use of credit cardMoney stolen at Forcht Bank,July 18.Debit card stolen at 7888 Con-nector Dr., July 30.Money stolen at 9124 Tim-berbrook Ln., July 30.Money stolen at 7900 TannersGate Ln., July 30.Incident reportsSubject took vehicle withoutowner’s permission at 6162White Oak Dr., July 29.

Subject fled from police anddamaged law enforcementequipment at 3400 QueenswayDr., July 29.Subject put other peoples livesin danger with reckless actionat Verona Mudlick Rd., July 28.Subject caught criminally tres-passing on property at 1783Hunters Trc., Aug. 1.NarcoticsSubject found in possession ofheroin at 375 Weaver Rd., July29.Subject found to be in pos-session of narcotics at IndustrialRd., July 31.Receiving stolen propertyCell phone recovered at 7928Dream St., July 29.ShopliftingSubject tried to steal items fromKohl’s at 12300 Towne CenterDr., Aug. 2.Terroristic threateningSubject threatened victim at3647 O’Hara Rd., Aug. 3.Third degree at 6803 Sebree Dr.,July 17.TheftMoney stolen from victim at1562 Meadow Hill Ct., July 30.Purse stolen from victim at 1379Donaldson Hwy., July 30.Property stolen from business at2051Meridian Pl., July 30.Items stolen from residence at8794 Woodridge Dr., July 31.Property lost or stolen at 635Chestnut Dr., July 31.Jewelry stolen from residence at10070 Cedarwood Dr., July 31.Jewelry stolen from residence at11293 LongdenWay, July 31.Jewelry stolen from residence at928 Sunnybrook Dr., Aug. 3.Jewelry stolen from residence at1668 Jeffrey Ln., Aug. 3.Vehicle parts stolen at 6050Hopeful Church Rd., July 19.Identity stolen at 5992 Mer-chants St., July 18.Money stolen at 7619 Mall Rd.,July 18.Shoplifting at 6920 BurlingtonPk., July 18.Purse stolen at 915 Trellises Dr.,July 18.Shoplifting at 7625 Doering Dr.,July 18.Clothes stolen at Meijer Dr., July18.Electronics stolen at 7350 Turf-

way Rd., July 18.Money stolen at 7113 TurfwayRd., July 31.Mail stolen at 9362 Lago MarCt., July 31.Money stolen at 1055 HanselAve., July 31.Money stolen at 1138 PeriwinkleDr., July 31.Clothes stolen at 7821 Com-merce Dr., July 31.Electronics stolen at 7393 Turf-way Rd., July 31.Shoplifting at 1100 Hansel , July30.Building materials stolen at 8725Ewing Blvd., July 30.Electronics stolen at 8220 U.S.42, July 30.Shelves stolen at 4990 HoustonRd., July 29.Bicycle stolen at 6700 HighridgeAve., July 29.Money stolen at 8000 EwingBlvd., July 29.Theft from auto

Vehicle broken into and itemstaken at 1086 Burlington Pk.,July 30.Vehicle broken into and itemstaken at Market St., July 31.Vehicle broken into and itemstaken at 23 Kuchle Dr., July 31.Vehicle broken into and itemstaken at Patrick Dr., Aug. 3.Vehicle stolen and not recoveredat 10020 Demia Way, July 29.

POLICE REPORTS

ABOUT POLICEREPORTS

The Community Re-corder publishes thenames of all adultscharged with offenses.The information is amatter of public recordand does not imply guiltor innocence.

To contact your localpolice department:

Boone County SheriffMike Helmig at 334-2175;

Florence Police ChiefTom Szurlinski at 647-5420.

HDTV’sfrom

$1099perweek

(91 weeks)

Lease ZoneLatonia 859-431-8666Turfway Road 859-647-2160

YOUR EVERY DAY ESCAPE.belterracasino.com | 1.888.BELTERRA

Take I-71 to Exit 55

Must be 21 or older. For help with a gambling problem, call 1.800.994.8448.©2012 Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. All rights reserved.

To purchase tickets, visit belterracasino.com.Must be 21 or older to enter the showroom.

RICKY SKAGGS &FAMILY CHRISTMAS

Saturday, Dec 15 ! 7PM

HERMAN’S HERMITS:STARRING PETER NOONE

Sunday, Dec 30 ! 7PM

W E D E C L A R E

HOLIDAY CHEERALL SEASON LONG

CE-0000532158

Church Baptist Burlington from Across Pike) Burlington 18, (KY St. Washington 3032

Appointment! by Sessions

859.371.1373www.MasterworksPhotography.com

years 20 over for families Kentucky Northern Photographing

Christmas! Burlington A Celebrating

celebration the for us Christmas!

Join celebrating are

Burlington Historic and Photography Masterworks

Appointment! by Sessions

celebration the for us Christmas!

Join celebrating are

Burlington Historic and Photography Masterworks

w/Santa Photos Gazebo, the at Lighting Tree the for ARRIVES SANTA

7th December Friday 6:30pm

appointment) for fee

(call session for donation as person per

good canned one Photography

Bring Masterworks at

Sessions Portrait Family take quick minute

8th15

December Saturday

appointment) for (call

parade the Photography

after

atMasterworks

sessions portrait pet courthouse

Free the at

paradestarting

Paws 9th

Santa December Sunday 1pm

CE-0000536059


BBaatthh MMaaggiicc UUggllyyttuubb..ccoomm 777711--88882277

HHaattee yyoouurrTTuubb && TTiillee??

SAVE $50Get our Standard

Bathtub ReglazingRegularly $225

W/Ad $175

CE-0000524453

CE-000

0524

775

CE-0000533285

Fine Art Poster“BACK ON TOP”Millennium Series(Signed & Numbered)

FREERegular glass, 2 select or conservationrag mats, mounting - dry or museum,and all labor with purchase of custom

frame on custom framing only.Burlington Art & Custom Framing

2901 Burlington Pike859-586-0668

Expires 12/15/12. Fabric mats not included.Not valid with any other offers or discounts.

CE-000CE-0CE-000CE-0000000-000-0 0053305332805332805 8805332833 555555CE-000CE-000CE-00CE-000EE 000000CE-000CE-000000CE-00000CECECECE 053328053328053323320533280533280533280533280533280533288855555555

CE-0000535622

CE-0000536439

Eleanor,Transplant Recipient

www.trustforlife.org866-945-5433

Organ DonorAwareness Program

20 years of helpingmiracles happen!

Sponsoredby

Rinks Flea Market BingoFollow us on...

www.facebook.com/RinksBingowtwitter.com/RinksBingo

$4,000 GuaranteedPayout Each Night!$5 - 6-36 Faces

$10 - 90 Faces ComputerFri, Sat Nights/www.RinksBingo.com513-931-4441 • 513-931-0259

John BairdJohn E. Baird, 61, of Covington,

died Nov. 29, 2012, at St. Eliza-beth Fort Thomas.

His parents, John and AlmaBaird, died previously.

Survivors include his sisters,Molly Steele of Covington, BeckyBaird ofWalton and BonnieNoble of Franklin, Tenn.; andbrothers, Wally Baird of Purvis,Miss., and Chuck Baird of Inde-pendence.

Interment was at Independ-ence Cemetery.

Memorials: Baptist Conva-lescent Center, 120Main St.,Newport, KY 41071.

Richard BallingerRichard Ballinger, 73, of Co-

vington died Nov. 25, 2012, at St.Elizabeth Edgewood.

He had retired from GE inEvendale, Ohio, as a machinist,served in the Army, was a mem-ber of the Teamsters Union and

enjoyed fishing.A son, Thomas James Ballinger,

died previously.Survivors include his wife, Betty

L. Ballinger of Covington; daugh-ters, Sandra K. Macht of Alexan-dria, Jeannie Sue Dew of Hop-kinsville, Tina L. Cooper of Lato-nia, Mary M. Brown of London,Ky., and Bobbie Ballinger ofCovington; sons, Charles FrankBallinger of Latonia, RichardGilbert Ballinger Jr. of Covingtonand Ricky Ballinger of Edgewood;stepsons, Ronnie Lane of Cincin-nati and Tommy Lane of Flor-ence; brothers, Wayne Ballingerof Independence and RonnieBallinger of Kenton County;many grandchildren; andmanygreat-grandchildren.

Interment was in Floral HillsCemetery.

Memorials: The SalvationArmy, 1806 Scott Blvd., Coving-ton, KY 41014.

Andrew T. Cataldo

Andrew T. Cataldo, 80, ofFlorence, died Nov. 23, 2012.

He was a retired filler withF&M Schaefer Brewing Co. inBrooklyn, N.Y., the owner ofAndrew Cataldo Cleaning & FloorWaxing Co. in New York and amember of Immaculate Heart ofMary Parish in Burlington.

A daughter, Elizabeth Bretone,died previously.

Survivors include his wife,Roasemarie Cataldo; son, AndrewCataldo; daughter, Andrea Hayes;sister, Elanor Dima; brother,Vincent Cataldo; and five grand-children.

Interment was in Forest LawnMausoleum in Erlanger.

Memorials: American CancerSociety, 297 Buttermilk Pike, FortMitchell, KY 41017.

Robert T. GinnThe Rev. Robert T. Ginn, 84, of

Florence, died Nov. 22, 2012.He pastored churches in Ken-

tucky from1954 to 2002, was amember of Bethel Baptist Churchin Crescent Springs and Navyveteran ofWorldWar II.

His wife, Betty Mae Ginn, diedpreviously.

Survivors include his son,Robert W. Ginn; daughters, JoanNoble and Gayle Gullion; sixgrandchildren; 15 great-grand-children; and three great-great-grandchildren.

Burial was in Pierce TownshipCemetery.

James HendricksJames “Jimmy”Michael John

Hendricks, 29, of Latonia, diedNov. 21, 2012.

He was a cook at Ruby Tues-days, and enjoyed sports, cookingand listening to music.

Survivors include his parents,Tim and Teresa Huffman ofLatonia, and Frank and JackieHendricks of Independence;sister, Brittany Huffman of Lato-nia; brothers, Alex and AndrewHendricks, and Thomas King, allof Independence; grandparents,John and PamMcNeese of Union,Carolyn Hughes ofWarsaw,Mildred Huffman of Florence andBetty Morgan of Florence.

Memorials: Chambers andGrubbs in memory of JimmyHendricks.

Mayme JohnsonMayme “Sue” Johnson, 70, of

Burlington, died Nov. 20, 2012, ather residence.

She was a retired insuranceadjustor for Permanent Generalin Nashville, a homemaker, andenjoyed animals, especially herdogs Trixie and Peanut, Universityof Kentucky basketball and a birdwatching.

Her husband, Leonard John-son; father, Ward Griffis; daugh-ter, Patti Johnson King; brothers,Paul D. Griffis and Ricky S. Griffis;and sister, Billie Jean Kinser, diedpreviously.

Survivors include her mother,Sylvia Griffis of Erlanger; daugh-ter, Rhonda Sheppard of Monti-cello, Ky.; brother, Ward LeeGriffis of Cincinnati; sisters, PeggyAnn Drohan of Erlanger, Mary E.Sims of Lenoir, N.C.; Judie Gastonof Erlanger, Rebecca Crabtree ofSomerset; two grandchildren;and a great-grandchild.

Interment was in MadisonCounty Memorial Gardens inRichmond.

Memorials: Kenton CountyAnimal Shelter, 1020Mary LaidleyDrive, Fort Mitchell, KY 41017.

Louis JuergensLouis A. Juergens, 76, of

Burlington, died Nov. 26, 2012, atSt. Elizabeth.

He was a retired accountantand bookkeeper for Crane

Heating and Air Conditioningand a member of ImmaculateHeart of Mary Church in Burling-ton.

Survivors include his wife,Helen, of Burlington; sons, An-drew of Cincinnati, Patrick ofErlanger and Christopher ofFlorence; daughters, Rita Juer-gens of Cincinnati and ShellieRyan of Hebron; brother, EugeneJuergens ofW. Va.; 23 grand-children; and four great-grand-children.

Interment was in Forest LawnCemetery.

Francis McCabeFrancis D. McCabe, 81, of

Florence, died Nov. 22, 2012.He was a member of Florence

UnitedMethodist Church andwas a non-commissioned officerwith the U.S. Army serving inKorea and Vietnam.

His daughter, AnneM. Not-tingham, died previously.

Survivors include his wife,Phyllis McCabe; sons, Francis D.McCabe Jr., Robert M. McCabeand James G. McCabe; ninegrandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

Burial was in Arlington Nation-al Cemetery.

William PickettWilliam Pickett, 89, of Florence

died Nov. 25, 2012, at his resi-dence.

He was a retired toolmakerwith American Standard, anArmy Air Force veteran ofWorldWar II, and a member of St. PaulChurch, Ralph Fulton Veterans ofForeignWars Post No. 6423 andAmerican Legion Post No. 4.

His wife, Louise Celine Pickett,died previously.

Survivors include his son,William Pickett of Florence;daughters, Margaret Beckerich ofFlorence, Linda Browning ofFalmouth and Cathy Thibault ofBurlington; sisters, Patricia Faul-haber of Park Hills, JoanMcClan-han of Fort Wright and GraceKnickerbocker of Tuscon, Ariz.,brother, Robert Pickett of Edge-wood; seven grandchildren; and13 great-grandchildren.

Memorials: St. Paul Church,7301Dixie Hwy., Florence, KY.41042.

Patricia RichardsPatricia Jeanne Tuttle Richards,

85, of Florence, died Nov. 17,2012, at MadonnaManor in VillaHills.

She was a member of Immanu-el UnitedMethodist Church, alifetimemember of the ParentTeacher Association and served asa volunteer with St. ElizabethHospital.

Survivors include her husband,Charles Richards; daughters,Bonnie Meiman, Pam Taylor andTerri Cook; son, Chuck Richards;nine grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and sister, Betty

Henderson.The body was donated to the

University of Cincinnati Collegeof Medicine.

Memorials: Shriners Hospitalfor Children Cincinnati, 3229Burnet Ave., Cincinnati, OH45229-3095.

Carl SmithCarl R. Smith, 90, of Florence,

died Nov. 23, 2012, at the An-derson Nursing Home.

He was an Army ofWorldWarII, a lifelongmember of theNewport Church of God, wherehe taught Sunday school, andwas retired from the Ford Trans-mission plant of Fairfax andBatavia.

His wife, Sophia A. Smith, diedpreviously.

Survivors include his sons,Wayne Isaac, Winston Benjamin,Wesley Timothy andWendellDavid Smith; daughters, WandaLee Thompson, Willenia MaeSmith andWancella Rose Bowl-ing; 21 grandchildren; and 39great-grandchildren.

Burial was at Floral Hills Ceme-tery.

Nancy StegerNancy Ella Steger, 93, of Flor-

ence, died Nov. 22, 2012.She was a cook with Kenton

Elementary School, and a mem-ber of First Church of Christ,Independence Christian Churchand the Order of the Easter StarBradford Lodge.

Her husband, William E. Steger,died previously.

Survivors include her son,William O. Steger II; daughter,Nancy J. Himes, two grand-children; and two great-grand-children.

Burial was in Floral Hills Memo-rial Gardens in Taylor Mill.

Memorials: Rosedale GreenNursing Home, 4250 Glenn Ave.,Latonia, KY 41015 or donor’schoice.

Jane ThurmanJane L. Thurman, 73, of Erlang-

er, died Friday Nov. 23, 2012, at St.Elizabeth Edgewood.

She was a registered nurse.Her husband, Frank Thurman,

and her sister, Mariam Dessaur,died previously.

Survivors include her son, TimThurman of Benton; daughter,Karen Tichenor of Covington;four grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; brothers, WilliamMcDannold of Erlanger, DuncanMcDannold of Villa Hills, MikeMcDannold of Cincinnati andMarkMcDannold ofWalton.

Burial of cremated remainswas at Forest LawnMemorialPark.

Memorials: Fairhaven Rescue,260 Pike St. Covington, KY 41012;City Gospel Mission, 1419 Elm St.,Cincinnati, OH 45202; or Fre-estore Foodbank, 1141CentralParkway, Cincinnati, OH 45202

DEATHS

ABOUT OBITUARIESFor the most up-to-date Northern Kentucky obituaries,

click on the “Obituaries” link at NKY.com.Funeral homes may submit basic obituary information to

[email protected]. To publish a larger memorialtribute, call 513-242-4000 for pricing details.

Gateway Communityand Technical College isstill enrolling students forthe spring semester thatbegins Jan. 14, 2013.

According to a recentnews media poll, 65 per-cent of local college gradu-ates responding to the polllisted their finances as “ex-cellent” or “good.” Thatcompares to 56 percent ofnon-college graduates whodescribed their financialsituation as “fair” or“poor.”

Scholarships are avail-able for all kinds of stu-dents, and many don’t re-quire a straight-A averageto qualify.

Gateway also offers aspecial outreach programfor military veterans and ahost of services designedto help students overcomeacademic and non-academ-ic barriers and stay inschool to complete a cre-dential.

Visit www.gate-way.kctcs.edu/Admissionsor call Gateway at 1-859-441-4500.

Gateway enrolling forJanuary semester

Gateway College enrollingfor January semesterCommunity Recorder

Poker Table with Removable Game TopIncludes table + top and 4 arm chairs

$957

24MONTHS!*NO INTERESTif paid in full in

on purchases of $2000 or more made on your Furniture Fair Gold Card November29th through December 12th 2012. 20% deposit required. (not eligible for credit promotion)Interest will be charged to your account from the purchase date if the promotionalpurchase is not paid in full within 24 months. Minimum monthly payments required.&##!'!./,1 0/,/%" .-'!./) ,$,!1,*1" !/ )'.+"( See store for details

Prior Sales Excluded. +With credit approval for qualifying purchases made on the Furniture Fair Gold Card. Offer applies only to single receipt purchases. No interest will be charged on the promo purchase if you pay the promo purchase amount in full within 24 months. If you do not,interest will be charged on the promotional purchase from the purchase date. Regular account terms apply to non-promotional purchases and after promotion ends. For new accounts Purchase APR 29.99%. Minimum Interest Charge $2.00. Existing card holders should see their credit cardagreement for their applicable terms. Offer valid for consumer accounts in good standing; is subject to change without notice; see store for details. Offer expires 12/12/2012. May not be combined with any other credit promotion offer. Discontinued and clearance merchandiseexcluded from promotions and credit term offers. Not responsible for typographical errors

S1

Get the Low Priceguaranteed or it’s

FREE!+#&!;646#:8 !:4$4%9 83.2;$6 #6 1;:4-$/64#%( 5'$03";8 $0;/:/%$;46;&8* ,##: 8/&!0;8* $0#8;)#368 /%" ":#!!;" &;:$7/%"48;(

$39999or more

Eddie Bears are back!

100% of the proceeds go tothe Leukemia and Lymphoma Society!

You can also purchaseEddie Bears for only

$1999each

Get your 2012 Eddie Bear

FREEwith a purchase of

Rocker RecliningLoveseatW43.5 X D39 X H38

OR $599YourChoice!

Each

P WERPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW RRREEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRWWWWWEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRECLININGPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRWWWWEEEEEEEERRRRFREE

Power Recline Sofaw/drop down tableW88 x D40 x H40

RockerReclinerW37 x D40 x H41

$399 Porter 4 Pc Entertainment WallIncludes TV console stand, right & left pier, and bridge

45” Console only $466

By

$1167

Reclining SofaW90 x D40 x H41

Reclining Loveseatw/ConsoleW80 x D40 x H41

$723 $703GliderReclinerW38 x D40 x H41

$428

Congratulations to theJaguars of Cooper High

School on a great season!

Kentucky Football 5AState Runner-Up

CE-0000535573

. 62H4 /10JGMB IF (",> 9R'N?=):!? 1!S' U%TA%"*A#U>>

. Q9/-M9-Q &(#( Q?87$?7' /;@ 4:!3' %,(A"%(AU%%%

. Q0H9GMQ0 6R'?:?=+' 6'=7': (T(* 4!N!' KPL U%TA(&*A"**,

. O9J0OJQH4 "*>> 4!N!' KPL E07 &D %,(AU"&A%%%(

. OJQH4/ Q0-QH T%T, O!'R)8 Q:7'R 0)@ %,(A""&AT%T,

. OH20QG6QB IFC %>,% K<587<= 0) U%TA%*%A"T,,

. G20-KM9-Q U"#> 6<R':?!= 93'@ %,(A(U%A##>>* Also features a Thomasville store

,*>#,* 61

convenientbudget terms

OUR DELIVERY GUARANTEEWe will e-mail you with a two hour window fordelivery. If we are late for your delivery, youwill receive a Gift Card for the amount of yourdelivery charge. You can also go to our websiteand click on the blue truck in the top right handcorner. You will need the 11 digit sales ordernumber from your original sales receipt.

Ask about ourInterior Design ServicesCall 513-774-9700and talk to one of our designers!proud sponsor of the Cincinnati Bengals™

/*

Factory SelectKid’s ReclinerW22 x D21 x H27

$58 Fantasia Twin Upholstered BedIncludes headboard, footboard, & rails

$187 Princess Castle Twin BunkBed with Tent and Slide

$497

LimitedQuantities!

Stair Case Twin Bunk BedIncludes stairs, footboard, rails,slats, and trundle

$597

Royal Traditions 9 Piece Dining PackageIncludes leg table, 4 side chairs, 2 arm chairs and 2pc china cabinet!

Crafted of pine solids & burl,walnut with birch veneers

$3997

9pcpackage!

$1697Oasis 5 Piece Bedroom SetIncludes Queen size bed (headboard, storagefootboard, rails), dresser, and mirror

5pcset!

10” Gel Memory Foam Mattress WithFactory Select Cover Box Spring

$555101” Farley SofaFeatures 4 back pillows and 5 accent pillows.

$582

$1287Oasis 5 Piece Dining SetIncludes leg table and 4 side chairs

5pcset!

1 :6P8 253ROUJ QN +"/E >Z*VFC,?!F 5![* ]'\I'"-I$]EE1 Y>20U>0Y )+$+ YF=;%F;* 2@G 8?!7* '/+I"'+I]'''

1 Y3P>OUY3 :Z*F?FC.* :*C;*? +\+- 8!V!* SXT ]'\I+)-I"--/1 W>R3WRYP8 "-EE 8!V!* SXT M3; )L '/+I]")I'''+1 WRYP82 Y30YP \'\/ W!*Z,= Y?;*Z 3,G '/+I"")I\'\/

1 WP63YO:YJ QNK 'E/' SB9=;BC 3, ]'\I'-'I"\//1 O630SU>0Y ]"$E :BZ*?F!C >7*G '/+I+]'I$$EE* Also features a Thomasville store

/-E$/- YO4H:5

convenientbudget terms

OUR DELIVERY GUARANTEEWe will e-mail you with a two hour window fordelivery. If we are late for your delivery, youwill receive a Gift Card for the amount of yourdelivery charge. You can also go to our websiteand click on the blue truck in the top right handcorner. You will need the 11 digit sales ordernumber from your original sales receipt.

Ask about ourInterior Design Servicescall 513-774-9700 and talk to one of ourdesigners!proud sponsor of the Cincinnati Reds™

Always TheLow Pricethat’s ourpromise!

Manufactured locallyright here inCincinnati

M f d l llWe GUARANTEE that we will beat any competitor’s price

on the same merchandise or it’s FREE!+#&!;646#:8 !:4$4%9 83.2;$6 #6 1;:4-$/64#%(

5'$03";8 $0;/:/%$; 46;&8* ,##: 8/&!0;8* $0#8;)#368 /%" ":#!!;" &;:$7/%"48;(

NormalBusinessHours:

$+\\\\B? DB?*

Eddie Bears are back!

100% B( ;#* A?B.**,= %B ;B;#* P*9[*D!F FC, PTDA#BDF 2B.!*;T&

NB9 .FC FZ=B A9?.#F=*Y,,!* <*F?= (B? BCZT$/\\\*F.#

U*; TB9? -E/- Y,,!* <*F?

FREEX!;# F A9?.#F=* B(

the LOW PRICE on Serta Mattresses

FREE!or it’s

GUARANTEEWe

0/

CE-0000535574

POWER BUYSPOWER BUYS

EXTREMEVALUE

$199Queen size 2pcmattress set

$299Queen size 2pcmattress set

$499

$548 $848 $948

Queen size 2pcmattress set

SPECIALPURCHASEPillowTop

SertaEuro Top

Manufacturedright here inCincinnati!

M f t d

mattresses shown are for illustration purposes only and may differ from actual sale merchandise

FirmYour ChoicePremium

Plush or FirmPremiumEuro Top

Queen size 2pcmattress set Queen size 2pcmattress set Queen size 2pcmattress set

Twin 2pc set..................................$448Full 2pc set ...................................$498King 3pc set .................................$898

Twin 2pc set..................................$698Full 2pc set ...................................$798King 3pc set .............................. $1148

Twin 2pc set..................................$798Full 2pc set ...................................$898King 3pc set .............................. $1248

Sheet & Pillow Setwith your set SertaSet purchase of $499 or more.

T2

Serta mattresses aremanufactured righthere in Cincinnati!

We guarantee the #1 LOWEST PRICEon Serta Mattresses or it’s FREE!

ask your sales associate

24MONTHS!*NO INTERESTif paid in full in

on purchases of $2000 or more made on your Furniture Fair Gold Card November29th through December 12th 2012. 20% deposit required. (not eligible for credit promotion)Interest will be charged to your account from the purchase date if the promotionalpurchase is not paid in full within 24 months. Minimum monthly payments required.&##!'!./,1 0/,/%" .-'!./) ,$,!1,*1" !/ )'.+"( See store for details

Prior Sales Excluded. +With credit approval for qualifying purchases made on the Furniture Fair Gold Card. Offer applies only to single receipt purchases. No interest will be charged on the promo purchase if you pay the promo purchase amount in full within 24 months. If you do not,interest will be charged on the promotional purchase from the purchase date. Regular account terms apply to non-promotional purchases and after promotion ends. For new accounts Purchase APR 29.99%. Minimum Interest Charge $2.00. Existing card holders should see their credit cardagreement for their applicable terms. Offer valid for consumer accounts in good standing; is subject to change without notice; see store for details. Offer expires 12/12/2012. May not be combined with any other credit promotion offer. Discontinued and clearance merchandiseexcluded from promotions and credit term offers. Not responsible for typographical errors

CE-0000535571

florence-recorder-120612

Documents

Transcript of florence-recorder-120612