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The Northern KentuckyMedical Reserve Corps pro-vides citizens of both medicaland non-medical backgroundswith a way to help their commu-nities during a public healthemergency.

Anyone interested in joiningthe Medical Reserve Corps isinvited to attend an orientationsession from 9 to 11 a.m. Satur-day, Jan. 17, at the NorthernKentucky Health Department’sDistrict Office, 610 Medical Vil-lage Drive, Edgewood. A lightmeal will be provided.

The Northern KentuckyMedical Reserve Corps is abranch of the federal govern-ment’s Medical Reserve Corpsprogram, and its goal is to pro-vide a volunteer pool for theNorthern Kentucky region thatcan enhance and support publichealth agencies and the healthcare infrastructure during acrisis.

Since the Medical ReserveCorps was created in 2002, theprogram has grown to morethan 200,000 volunteers in near-

ly 1,000 units across the coun-try. Northern Kentucky’s MRCunit alone has more than 450members.

Volunteers would be askedto serve in their own communi-ty; but may also choose to vol-unteer for the Tristate region orfor communities in needaround Kentucky. Volunteerswill be offered trainingsthroughout the year that willsupport personal preparednessand basic disaster responseskills, as well as developingspecialized skills needed for apublic health emergency re-sponse.

Anyone age 18 or older is eli-gible, and people with bothmedical and non-medical train-ing are encouraged to join.

For more information aboutthe Medical Reserve Corps,contact Jean Caudill at 859-363-2009 [email protected],or visit bit.ly/NKYmedcorps. Ifyou plan to attend an orienta-tion, call or e-mail Jean Caudillto register in advance.

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Medical Reserve Corps volunteers Jenny Merkle, Patricia Angus and Edwin Sypolt prepare supplies during acommunity swine flu vaccination clinic in 2010 at Summit View Middle School in Independence.

Campbell police havetop NKY DUI cop

ALEXANDRIA — CampbellCounty Police Department’sDonald Dornheggen made themost DUI (driving under the in-fluence) arrests in 2014 of anyNorthern Kentucky officer.

He’s also among the DUI ar-rest leaders in all of Kentucky.

Dornheggen’s 76 DUI ar-rests earned him top honors forDistrict 3, comprised of depart-ments with 25-50 officers, in the2014 Governor’s Impaired Driv-ing Enforcement Awards.

Since an Dec. 16 awards cere-mony in Lexington, Dornheg-gen said his DUI arrest total hasrisen to 80.

“I wasn’t necessarily goingfor the most DUI’s, but they’reout there,” he said.

Dornheggen said he spotsDUI drivers while on patrol onthird shift and the calls for oth-er types of service decrease.

County police don’t set upDUI checkpoints or have agrant to work overtime to catchDUI drivers, he said.

“I personally enjoy stoppingDUI’s,” Dornheggen said.

Kentucky had 168 DUI-relat-ed fatalities in 2012, he said.Dornheggen said his goal is tostop any injuries or fatalitiesthrough being watchful.

Out of more than 5,500 alco-hol-related crashes in Kentuckyin 2013, there were 138 deathsand more than 3,000 injuries,

according to a news releasefrom the Kentucky Office ofHighway Safety.

Dornheggen said he isn’tlooking for anything specificwhen watching for a potentialDUI.

“As far as driving behavior,it’s pretty painfully obvioussometimes,” Dornheggen said.

Alcohol isn’t the only con-tributor to DUI’s because her-oin isn’t going away anytimesoon, he said.

“I’d say 10-15 of my DUI ar-rests have been heroin,” Dorn-heggen said.

Lt. Gov. Crit Luallen com-mended aggressive enforce-ment efforts and awareness ef-forts to keep Kentucky road-ways safe in the news release.

“Kentucky drivers are hear-

ing the message loud and clearabout the dangers of driving un-der the influence,” Luallen saidin the release. “However, westill have work to do becauseone alcohol-related crash is toomany.”

Northern Kentucky policeagencies’ top DUI arrest offi-cers, listed by number of ar-rests:

60: Erik Ruete, CovingtonPolice Department.

58: Dustin Bowling, BooneCounty Sheriff’s Department.

51: Trooper Rodney Pratt,Kentucky State Police Post 6 –Dry Ridge.

32: Chris Armstrong, New-port Police Department.

26: Eric Reiman, Cold Spring

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Kentucky Office of Highway Safety Executive Director Bill Bell, left, handsCampbell County Police Department Patrolman Donald Dornheggen aGovernor’s Impaired Driving Enforcement Award.

Dornheggen amongleaders in KentuckyBy Chris [email protected]

THANKS TO ERIN EGGEN

Cold Spring Police Department officer Eric Reiman accepts a Governor’sImpaired Driving Enforcement Award for his 26 DUI arrests in 2014 fromKentucky Office of Highway Safety Executive Director Bill Bell. See POLICE, Page A2

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ers comprise the FiscalCourt’s membership. Allthree commissioners andPendery are Republicans.

Pendery, and commis-sioners Tom Lampe ofFort Thomas and Alexan-dria residents CharlieColeman and Brian Paint-er. All four were electedlast November to four-year terms ending in 2018.

County merginghuman servicespositions

Campbell County willcreate a full-time humanservices program man-ager position in the wakeof Pat Dressman leavingthe county’s employ as apart-time worker in a simi-lar role.

Switching to a mergedposition will allow Dress-man’s part-time positionas human services man-ager and a full-time hu-man services specialistposition to be consolidatedinto one position, saidCampbell County Admin-

County meetingsstay in Alexandriaand Newport

NEWPORT — CampbellCounty Fiscal Court hasset a regular meetingschedule through 2018.

Fiscal Court will keep

the existing schedule ofmaintaining countygovernment meetings inboth Alexandria and New-port.

Meetings will be at 7p.m. each first Wednesdayof the month at the court-house in Alexandria at8352 E. Main St., and at5:30 p.m. each thirdWednesday at the Camp-bell County Administra-tion Building, 1098 Mon-mouth St., Newport.

Judge-executive StevePendery, top elected offi-cial for the county, andthree elected commission-

istrator Robert Horine. Dressman‘s last day in

the part-time job withhourly wages and no bene-fits was Dec. 31, 2014, Ho-rine said. It was her sec-ond retirement from thecounty.

She took the part-timejob in July 2010. Dress-man’s job was to evaluaterequest applications anddivvy up payroll tax mon-ey to social service agen-cies.

Dressman, of Inde-pendence, retired inMarch 2010 after 11 yearsas Campbell County’s full-time human services di-rector. Dressman left tofocus on her candidacy forthe 2nd District KentonCounty Commissionerseat. Dressman lost in theMay 2010 primary elec-tion.

Lexington officerhired as Campbellpolice chief

Craig P. Sorrell, a 22-year veteran of the Lex-

ington Division of Police,is set to become CampbellCounty’s new Chief of Po-lice.

Campbell County Fis-cal Court appointed Sor-rell to the position during aWednesday session inNewport, according to aCampbell County news re-lease. Sorrell’s term as po-lice chief was scheduled tobegin Jan. 5.

Sorrell is replacingchief Keith Hill, who re-tired Aug. 1 as the fifthchief of the departmentsince 1956. Hill served 10years as chief and joinedthe department as a patrolofficer in 1982.

Lt. Col. Todd Straman, a23-year veteran of the de-partment, has served asinterim chief since Aug. 1and will continue to do sothrough Jan. 4.

A months-long searchfor a new police chief re-quired the county to nar-row 31 initial applicantsdown to three finalists, ac-cording to the release. Sor-rell was the last man

standing. Sorrell holds a master’s

degree in criminal justicefrom Eastern KentuckyUniversity. His resumealso boasts 20 years of U.SArmy service as a specialagent in the Criminal In-vestigations Division, ac-cording to the release.

“Craig Sorrell brings awealth of experience tothe police departmentupon which he can draw tostrengthen the delivery ofservices to the communityand enhance the profes-sionalism of county offi-cers,” said CampbellCounty Judge-executiveSteve Pendery in the re-lease. “I’m really pleasedto appoint him as the newChief of Police and intro-duce him to county citi-zens and businesses. I amconfident Craig will sethigh standards and bringinnovations to addresscommunity needs, and Iam eager to work withhim.”

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19: Derek Faught, FortThomas Police Depart-ment.

15: Jonathan Colwell,

Fort Wright Police De-partment.

15: W. Jamie Ruehl, In-dependence Police De-partment.

15: Brett Mullins,Lakeside Park/CrestviewHills Police.

15: Sgt. Michael Pao-lucci, Lakeside Park/Crestview Hills Police.

13: Brian Burch, Edge-wood Police Department.

12: Paul Roemer, Ken-ton County Police Depart-ment.

12: Mike Lyon, TaylorMill Police Department.

11: Dave Bently, Cin-

cinnati/Northern Ken-tucky International Air-port Police.

10: Greg Eastham,Ludlow Police Depart-ment.

6: Marcus Best, FortMitchell Police Depart-ment.

4: James Black, Day-ton Police Department.

4: Steven Linville, Day-ton Police Department.

4: Mickey Collins,Wilder Police Depart-ment.

2: Timothy Berwanger,Kenton County Sheriff’sOffice.

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FORT THOMAS — With anew salt dome completedin time for winter, the ban-ner message on city trucksnowplow blades is liter-ally “Let It Snow.”

Fort Thomas has morethan 1,500 tons of ice-melt-ing salt for winter with thecompletion of a new saltdome on Army ReserveRoad in November, saidCity Administrator DonMartin.

“The dome is finished,”Martin said. “However, westill need to pave the drive-way area, but that will haveto wait until spring when itis warmer.”

Having a salt dome for

greater storage startedpaying for itself in Marchwhen the city ordered1,500 tons of salt at a priceof $78.82 per ton, accord-ing to a report Martin pre-viously gave to council.

“If we would have wait-ed and ordered our typicalamount of salt (1,200 tons)at $125 per ton, we wouldhave spent an additional$55,416 on salt this year,”he said.

A dome allows the cityto buy salt in the summerwhen it is cheaper, Martinsaid.

South portions of thecity will see snow and iceremoved quicker as plowshave easier access to a sec-ond salt supply, he said.And having more salt in

the city reduces thechance of running out dur-ing a severe winter, Martinsaid.

Ron Dill, director ofgeneral services, said oneor two snowplow routeswill be based out of the saltdome instead of at the sup-ply behind the city build-ing at 130 N. Fort ThomasAve.

“Operationally it willcut time for loading be-cause it will be closer towhere their route is,” hesaid.

Storage capacity is themain gain though, Dill said.

“From a planning stand-point, we’re never going toworry about if we haveenough salt before the sea-son,” he said.

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BELLEVUE — A visitfrom Hollywood and now anomination for the Nation-al Register of HistoricPlaces, Bellevue’s Mar-ianne Theater is having astellar season.

This month, the open-ing scene of the JessicaBiel movie “The Blunder-er” was filmed at the Mar-ianne, located at 609 Fair-field Ave. Now, the Ken-tucky Historic Preserva-tion Review Board hasapproved the Marianne’snomination for listing inthe National Register ofHistoric Places. The nomi-nation will be forwardedto the National Park Ser-vice for final determina-tion of eligibility. The deci-sion on designation will bemade in 60 to 90 days.

“We are one step away,”said Bellevue assistantcity administrator JodyRobinson. “We think Belle-vue’s beautiful MarianneTheater is worthy of beinghonored with an individualplacement on the NationalRegister of HistoricPlaces.”

The National Registeris the nation’s official listof historic and archaeolog-ical resources deemedworthy of preservation.Owners of National Regis-ter properties may qualifyfor state and federal taxcredits for rehabilitationof these properties. Na-tional Register status doesnot affect property owner-ship rights, but does pro-vide a measure of protec-tion against adverse im-pacts from federally fund-ed projects.

Bellevue purchased theMarianne last summer,

with the hope of attractinga developer to make use ofthe building, while pre-serving original architec-tural features. The theaterhas been closed for sever-al years and is vacant.

Robinson said historicdistricts and historic prop-erties are attractive tomany developers. She be-lieves the nomination willattract developers whowill be interested in utiliz-ing historic tax credits.

Robinson said the cityis grateful for “all thework” Dave Killen did onthe nomination. TheNorthern Kentucky Uni-versity graduate studentand Cincinnati State pro-fessor worked on thenomination as part of anassignment required forhis master’s degree.

Killen, of Fort Thomas,said he is a longtime ad-mirer of the Marianne.“It’s so well-preserved andintact,” he said. The Mar-ianne, he said was de-signed by architect Paul B.Kiel in 1941 and built in1942 by owner-managerPeter L. Smith.

“I love that this is a

gathering place of thecommunity that is stillthere,” he said. “There areso few neighborhood thea-ters left. If we don’t con-tinue to preserve these ar-chitectural gems, we canlose our history. What’s soappealing about the Mar-ianne is that the city lovesit. I’m happy to have beenable to share my work andhelp others realize justhow special this place is.”

According to Public In-formation Officer for theKentucky Heritage Coun-cil and State Historic Pres-ervation Office DianeComer, most of the 60neighborhood movie thea-ters from 1929 to 1965 onceoperating in NorthernKentucky are either goneor repurposed beyond re-condition.

“Clearly the MarianneTheater is a beautiful andstriking example of theblending of Art Deco andModerne styles,” said Pub-lic Information Officer forthe Kentucky HeritageCouncil Diane Comer.

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Jody Robinson, Bellevue assistant city manager, in the oldMarianne Theater.


The National FFA Conventionheld in Louisville welcomed64,000 students, advisers andguests on Oct. 29 to Nov. 1. Ten of-ficers representing the Camp-bell County chapter attended theweek long educational event.

Students enjoyed keynotespeaker Nick Vujicic and his sto-ry of overcoming his battle of be-ing born with no arms and nolegs all the while developing or-ganizations to feed the hungry.Students were challenged to “GoAll Out” to change the worldaround them.

While there, students partici-

pated in leadership workshopswhere they learned how to ac-cept others inside and outside ofthe blue corduroy jackets of theFFA, become more involved intheir chapter and gained ideas onhow to serve their community.

They also took part in a largecollege and career fair whichshowed them the opportunitiesagriculture could give them intheir future as well as introducethem to colleges around the na-tion that would love to have themcontinue their education withthem.

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The Campbell County FFA Chapter attended the national FFA convention in Louisville.

Eighth-grade students at St. Joseph, Cold Spring completed anInsights Retreat by Catholic Charities.

The students were inspired to help others in need in our commu-nity by collecting donations of peanut butter or jelly for Be Con-cerned.

The results of the schoolwide Peanut Butter Challenge were 805jars of peanut butter and 24 jars of jelly.

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Students at St. Joseph, Cold Spring were inspired to help others in need by collecting donations of peanut butteror jelly for Be Concerned.

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Mariah Frommeyer, left, and Delaney Rudd were just two of theeighth-grade students who collected the jars of peanut butter and jellyfrom the homerooms every morning at St. Joseph, Cold Spring during thePeanut Butter Challenge.

Dr. Christina Rust, a 2014graduate of the Northern Ken-tucky University Doctor ofNursing Practice (DNP) pro-gram, and a team of dedicatednurses have created a whoopingcough immunization program atSt. Elizabeth Health Care to im-prove the health of thousands ofNorthern Kentucky babies.

As the maternal child educa-tor at the hospital, Dr. Rust be-came aware of the increase ininfant morbidity and mortalitydue to whooping cough. If shecould help create a programthat provided a “cocoon” of im-munized adults around the ba-bies, she knew the chances ofthe babies contracting the ill-ness, also known as pertussis,were much slimmer.

“Pertussis is an upper respi-ratory infection that anybody,including adults, can get. Itcauses cold-like symptoms, a‘whoop-sounding’ cough, vomit-ing, and fever,” Dr.. Rust said.“It’s sometimes called the 100-day-cough, because it is often di-agnosed when people are cough-ing for over 100 days. To adults,it’s not typically fatal. To in-fants, it commonly is.”

In 2013, the Centers for Dis-

ease Control and Prevention(CDC) reported 28,639 pertussiscases in the United States. Themajority of deaths caused bythe illness were infants youngerthan three months old. Inmid-2014, the CDC reported cur-rent pertussis cases at 17,325,which is a 30 percent increasecompared with the same timeperiod in 2013.

According to Rust, nearly 75percent of whooping coughcases in newborns are passed tothem by the mother, father, day-care provider, or grandparents.Babies are not fully vaccinatedagainst pertussis until they aresix months old, after receivingthree sets of the DTap (pertus-sis) vaccine. It is important forthose caring for the infant to bevaccinated so they are protect-ed from the illness until the in-fants are able to complete theirvaccination series.

“I feel like it is really impor-tant to protect babies from per-tussis, because I know how dev-astating an illness it is,” Dr. Rustsaid. “I also know that it is near-ly 100 percent preventable. It'sso important to make the whoop-ing cough vaccination conve-nient for the family members

and caregivers.”In spring

2009, Dr. Rust be-gan speaking tothe hospital per-sonnel at St. Eliz-abeth about pro-viding the per-tussis immuniza-

tion to fellow hospital staff. Sheknew the immunization was notrequired to work at St. Eliza-beth, and wanted to see if thevaccination could become man-datory. She learned how manyfellow health care workers werenot immunized and was even in-terested in seeing if it was pos-sible to create a state law requir-ing health care workers to getimmunized against pertussis.

“I met with hospital manage-ment, and realized I needed tostart with the units that most of-ten cared for infants and chil-dren, the Emergency Depart-ment and the Maternal ChildHealth Department,” Dr. Rustsaid. “Management was verysupportive of me educating thehospital staff and they agreed toprovide a free pertussis vaccinefor all employees that wanted tohave it done. I thought the freevaccine offer, combined with

the opportunity to educate oth-ers on the life-saving informa-tion was a good start!”

Through this program at St.Elizabeth, the number of em-ployees vaccinated from per-tussis has skyrocketed from 250of 800 employees up to 600.

As Dr. Rust saw the successof the employee vaccinationprogram, she wanted to expandthe program to new mothersand their families. She realizedthe program would not be suc-cessful without the funds to sup-port it. With each immunizationcosting nearly $25, she knew thehospital would not be able to of-fer free immunizations on itsown.

Then, in January 2011, abreakthrough happened whenDr. Rust and a large group ofhospital personnel met with rep-resentatives from the KentuckyState Department for PublicHealth. Since Northern Ken-tucky had a high rate of pertus-sis, compared to the rest of thestate, the Health Departmentwas interested in supportingand funding a pertussis immuni-zation program to reduce therate of pertussis in local com-munities.

“The state provided us with agrant to pay for free vaccina-tions, but there was more thatneeded to be done,” Dr. Rustsaid. “St. Elizabeth was com-pletely supportive of the immu-nization program and agreed toprovide the immunization sup-plies, facility space, and nursingstaff time at no cost. They feltthis was a significant opportuni-ty to collaborate with the Ken-tucky State Department forPublic Health.”

Since the vaccination pro-gram’s start, more than 5,600mothers and 8,900 family mem-bers have received the free vac-cine at St. Elizabeth, protectingthose infants they come in con-tact with. The state has giventhe hospital enough vaccines tocontinue the pertussis cocoon-ing program through next Sep-tember.

“I don't see any other optionwhen it comes to providing safeconditions for these babies,” Dr.Rust said. “I love my job, and Ilove working with newborns ev-ery day. As an Obstetrics (OB)nurse, it is an honor to be pre-sent at the most important timeof a mother’s life. To me, that isthe ultimate gift.”

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INDEPENDENCE — More than ayear ago, John Salyerssuddenly found himselfoutside his comfort zone.

He was at a health carecenter in Cameroon, Africa. Hehad traveled there on Rotarybusiness with the United Na-tions Foundation and congres-sional staff members.

Salyers had been participat-ing in polio immunization andwas observing HIV and mal-nutrition treatment at the cen-ter. He found himself standingbefore a 3-day-old baby, whowas HIV positive. He was askedto hold the child.

“I still feel awful about this,for a moment I hesitated,” hesaid. The stigmas associatedwith HIV crept through hismind. He felt uncomfortableand afraid. Recognizing hisignorance, he took the opportu-nity to leap out of his comfortzone and embraced the child.

“Oh, the smile on his face,”Salyers said. “That’s a life-changing experience. I thinksometimes we sit in our com-fortable places here in Ken-tucky or wherever we are andwe don’t realize what’s going onin other parts of the world.”

Resting at the kitchen table,glancing out the window of hisIndependence home, Salyersreflects upon his time in Africa– wondering about what’s goingon there now.

“I don’t know how much I didfor them while there, but theydid a lot for me,” he said.

Salyers recently returnedfrom a trip to Ethiopia, again onRotary business – polio immuni-zations and clean water pro-jects.

“Rotary is a good place tobe,” Salyers said.

Salyers joined the FlorenceRotary Club in 2005. He and hiswife, Connie, are Rotary Foun-dation Major Donors and mem-bers of the Rotary FoundationBequest Society. In 2006 and2007, he was named the Flor-ence club’s Rotarian of the Year.He currently serves on the PolioEradication Advocacy TaskForce for the United Nations forthe U.S. He is also district poliochairman and district governorfor District 6740, which in-cludes Northern Kentucky,Lexington, Somerset and east-ern Kentucky.

His utmost goal as a Rotarianis of course the Rotary Interna-tional motto: “Service aboveself.” This motto is lived outthrough the Rotary’s fulfillmentof the promise to wipe poliofrom the face of the earth. Thegoal, lofty, is expected to becomplete by 2018.

“A lot of blood, sweat andtears have been shed for thispromise,” Salyers said. “Polio isRotary’s No. 1 priority. Whenyou ask what’s next, we don’tknow. We don’t go to what’snext, we’re concentrated on

polio.”There are now only three

countries – Pakistan, Afghani-stan and Nigeria — that are notpolio free. These areas includesome of the most remote areasin the world. However, Salyersis not deterred. He believes thatRotarians will raise the $1.2billion it will cost to eradicatepolio by 2018.

Salyers’ passion for thecause, as well as his passion forpeople, are inspiring, accordingto Florence Rotary Club presi-dent Adam Howard.

Howard and Salyers havebeen friends for more than 10years. They met through theirwork with senators MitchMcConnell and Jim Bunning,respectively.

“Whether it’s advocating for

funding in Washington, D.C., orgiving a polio vaccine to a childin Africa, John is very passion-ate in whatever he pursues,”Howard said. “He channels thatpassion into his work as a Rotar-ian and humanitarian throughhis fundraising and personalwork on behalf of Rotary’s ef-fort to eradicate polio.”

Howard said Salyers hasmade the effort to eradicatepolio from an international fightto a “very personal” one.

“I get the feeling that I’mright there with him when hespeaks about his time in Africaproviding the vaccine to youngchildren,” Howard said. “As aRotarian, John has exemplifiedour motto of service above selfthrough the energy and enthusi-asm he has displayed when

organizing our regional effortsor inspiring other clubs intoaction. Each Rotarian strives tomake the world a little bettereach day, and John is one whostands above the rest throughhis personal dedication of ser-vice above self.”

Changing the world is some-thing that weighs heavily onSalyers’ mind. He has dedicatedhis life to service to others.From his involvement withvarious community causes tohis professional career as apolice officer in Erlanger, Sa-lyers has worked diligently tomake the world a better place.

“For me personally, I thinkScripture instructs us to be thatway,” he said. “At my church,Lakeside Christian, our missionis to love Jesus and love like

Jesus. It’s hard to say you loveJesus if you don’t love like Je-sus.”

Salyers said he has a heartand understanding for thosewho are downtrodden becausegrowing up he was “reallypoor.”

“I don’t just say that,” hesaid. “I ate a lot of pinto beansand fried potatoes as a child.However, I also understand thatit’s sometimes tougher on theone who carries the groceries tothe household that needs foodon Thanksgiving than those whoare inside needing the food. It’sso important to extend yourselfand to be uncomfortable. Weneed to be uncomfortable.”

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John Salyers, of Independence, gives a child a polio immunization while in Cameroon, Africa.


FRIDAY, JAN. 9Art Exhibits50 Years of Photojournalismin Northern Kentucky, 10 a.m.to 5 p.m., Behringer-CrawfordMuseum, 1600 Montague Road,Through selection of imagestaken by local photojournalistsworking for The Kentucky Post,The Kentucky Enquirer and theAssociated Press, premiereexhibit celebrates NorthernKentucky life and culture duringwinter season and commem-orates those who have dedicat-ed their careers to capturingcommunity’s memorable mo-ments. $7, $6 seniors, $4 ages3-17, free for members. Present-ed by FotoFocus. 491-4003;www.fotofocuscincinnati.org.Covington.

Two Exhibitions, noon to 5p.m., The Carnegie, 1028 ScottBlvd., Clay Street Press: Cincin-nati Portfolio I-IV and Over Time:John Lanzador, William Messer,David Parks. Free. Through Feb.7. 957-1940; www.thecarnegie-.com. Covington.

Exercise ClassesJazzercise Classes, 9:30-10:30a.m., Edgewood JazzerciseCenter, 126 Barnwood Drive, $38for unlimited monthly classes.Through March 30. 331-7778;jazzercise.com. Edgewood.

Holiday - ChristmasHoliday Toy Trains, 10 a.m. to 5p.m., Behringer-Crawford Mu-seum, 1600 Montague Road,Layout features Lionel trains andPlasticville. More than 250 feetof track. Patrons welcome tooperate more than 30 accesso-ries from buttons on layout.Through Jan. 18. Included withadmission: $7, $6 ages 60 andup, $4 ages 3-17; free ages 2 andunder. Wednesday Grandpar-ent’s Day: one grandchild ad-mitted free with paying grand-parent. 491-4003; www.bcmu-seum.org. Covington.

Literary - LibrariesMahjong, 1 p.m., SchebenBranch Library, 8899 U.S. 42, Allskill levels welcome. 342-2665.Union.

Music - BluegrassRussell Moore and IIIrd TymeOut, 7-10 p.m., Turfway Park,7500 Turfway Road, $25, $20advance. Presented by AmericanRoots Bluegrass Series. 992-5775;www.wobofm.com. Florence.

Music - FolkAdam Klein, 9:30 p.m., TheSouthgate House Revival, 111 E.Sixth St., Lounge. Georgia-basedsinger/songwriter. Free. 431-2201; www.southgatehouse-.com. Newport.

On Stage - TheaterWest Side Story, 7:30 p.m., TheCarnegie, 1028 Scott Blvd.,World’s greatest love story takesto the streets in a landmarkBroadway musical that is one ofmodern theater’s finest ac-complishments. $30. 957-1940;www.thecarnegie.com. Coving-ton.

SATURDAY, JAN. 10Art Exhibits50 Years of Photojournalismin Northern Kentucky, 10 a.m.to 5 p.m., Behringer-CrawfordMuseum, $7, $6 seniors, $4 ages3-17, free for members. 491-4003; www.fotofocuscincinna-ti.org. Covington.

Two Exhibitions, noon to 5p.m., The Carnegie, Free. 957-1940; www.thecarnegie.com.Covington.

CivicChristmas Tree Recycling,midnight Bring tree any timebefore 8 a.m. Saturday., String-town Park, Ky. 18 and KathrynDrive, Florence residents maybring trees for mulching. Pre-sented by City of Florence.647-5416; www.florence-ky.gov.Florence.

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

Exercise ClassesJazzercise Classes, 8:15-9:15a.m., 9:30-10:30 a.m., EdgewoodJazzercise Center, $38 for unlim-ited monthly classes. 331-7778;jazzercise.com. Edgewood.

Holiday - ChristmasHoliday Toy Trains, 10 a.m. to 5p.m., Behringer-Crawford Mu-seum, Included with admission:$7, $6 ages 60 and up, $4 ages3-17; free ages 2 and under.Wednesday Grandparent’s Day:one grandchild admitted freewith paying grandparent. 491-4003; www.bcmuseum.org.Covington.

Karaoke and Open MicKaraoke, 8 p.m., Southgate VFW,6 Electric Ave., With DJ TedMcCracken. Free. Presented byVFW Post 3186. 441-9857. South-gate.

Literary - LibrariesDiscover Wild Animals withCincinnati Zoo, 11 a.m., BooneCounty Main Library, 1786Burlington Pike, Free. Presentedby Boone County Public Library.342-2665. Burlington.

Music - AcousticSaturday Night Music, 6-8 p.m.Music by “Cherish the Blue”(experimental folk)., VelocityBike & Bean, 7560 BurlingtonPike, Fresh baked goods, dessertsand coffee available. Free.Presented by Velocity Bike &Bean. 371-8356; www.veloc-itybb.com. Florence.

Music - Classic RockDoc Savage, 9:30 p.m. to 1:30a.m., Miller’s Fill Inn, 52 Donner-meyer Drive, Free. 431-3455.Bellevue.

On Stage - TheaterWest Side Story, 7:30 p.m., TheCarnegie, $30. 957-1940;www.thecarnegie.com. Coving-ton.

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

SUNDAY, JAN. 11Art Exhibits50 Years of Photojournalismin Northern Kentucky, 1-5p.m., Behringer-Crawford Mu-seum, $7, $6 seniors, $4 ages3-17, free for members. 491-4003; www.fotofocuscincinna-ti.org. Covington.

Exercise ClassesJazzercise Classes, 9:30-10:30a.m., 4-5 p.m., Edgewood Jazzer-cise Center, $38 for unlimitedmonthly classes. 331-7778;jazzercise.com. Edgewood.

Holiday - ChristmasHoliday Toy Trains, 1-5 p.m.,Behringer-Crawford Museum,Included with admission: $7, $6ages 60 and up, $4 ages 3-17;free ages 2 and under. Wednes-day Grandparent’s Day: onegrandchild admitted free withpaying grandparent. 491-4003;www.bcmuseum.org. Coving-ton.

Karaoke and Open MicKaraoke, 9 p.m., Molly Malone’sIrish Pub and Restaurant, 112 E.Fourth St., With DJ Will Corson.$10 buckets and $4 grape andcherry bombs. Ages 21 and up.Free. 491-6659. Covington.

Literary - LibrariesExperience the Saxophonewith James Bunte, 2 p.m.,Boone County Main Library,1786 Burlington Pike, Free.Presented by Boone CountyPublic Library. 342-2665. Burling-ton.

On Stage - TheaterWest Side Story, 3 p.m., TheCarnegie, $30. 957-1940;www.thecarnegie.com. Coving-ton.

RecreationBingo, 5 p.m., Southgate VFW, 6Electric Ave., Early games start at6 p.m., regular games at 7 p.m.

Free. Presented by VFW Post3186. Through Jan. 25. 441-9857.Southgate.

MONDAY, JAN. 12Exercise ClassesJazzercise Classes, 8:15-9:15a.m., 9:30-10:30 a.m., 4:45-5:45p.m., 6-7 p.m., Edgewood Jazzer-cise Center, $38 for unlimitedmonthly classes. 331-7778;jazzercise.com. Edgewood.

Literary - LibrariesMicrosoft Word II, 6:30 p.m.,Boone County Main Library,1786 Burlington Pike, Learn tocreate a resume, flyer and more.Must have previously takenMicrosoft Word I. Registrationrequired. Presented by BooneCounty Public Library. 342-2665.Burlington.

Gentle Yoga, 6 p.m., BooneCounty Main Library, 1786Burlington Pike, Learn basicpostures and flows. $25. Present-ed by Boone County PublicLibrary. 342-2665. Burlington.

Yoga, 7:10 p.m., Boone CountyMain Library, 1786 BurlingtonPike, Hatha Yoga postures. $25.Presented by Boone CountyPublic Library. 342-2665. Burling-ton.

In the Loop, 10 a.m., FlorenceBranch Library, 7425 U.S. 42, Knitor crochet in relaxed, friendlycompany. Learn for first time orpick up new tricks. 342-2665.Florence.

Zumba, 6 p.m., Scheben BranchLibrary, 8899 U.S. 42, Latin-inspired dance-fitness program.$25 per month. 334-2117. Union.

Teen Gaming (middle & highschool), 3:15 p.m., Lents BranchLibrary, 3215 Cougar Path,Gaming and snacks. Free. Pre-sented by Boone County PublicLibrary. 342-2665. Hebron.

Young at Art, 1:30 p.m., BooneCounty Main Library, 1786Burlington Pike, Painting classjust for senior citizens. Free.Registration required. Presentedby Boone County Public Library.342-2665. Burlington.

Hook and Needle: Crochet aBasic Scarf, 6:30 p.m., BooneCounty Main Library, 1786Burlington Pike, Learn how tocrochet your own scarf. Free.Registration required. Presentedby Boone County Public Library.342-2665. Burlington.

Literary - Story TimesBaby Time, 6:30 p.m., SchebenBranch Library, 8899 U.S. 42,Ages 18 months and under withadult. Free. 342-2665. Union.

Music - BluegrassBluegrass Jam Session, 8 p.m.,Molly Malone’s Irish Pub andRestaurant, 112 E. Fourth St., Allbluegrass pickers invited toparticipate. Free. 491-6659;mollymalonesirishpub.com.Covington.

TUESDAY, JAN. 13Art Exhibits50 Years of Photojournalismin Northern Kentucky, 10 a.m.to 5 p.m., Behringer-CrawfordMuseum, $7, $6 seniors, $4 ages3-17, free for members. 491-4003; www.fotofocuscincinna-ti.org. Covington.

Exercise ClassesJazzercise Classes, 8:30-9:30a.m., 9:30-10:30 a.m., 4:45-5:45p.m., 6-7 p.m., Edgewood Jazzer-cise Center, $38 for unlimitedmonthly classes. 331-7778;jazzercise.com. Edgewood.

Health / WellnessSelf Defense Classes, 6-9 p.m.,Edgewood Senior Center, 550Freedom Park Drive, Free. Reser-vations required. Presented byCity of Edgewood. 331-5910;www.edgewoodky.gov. Edge-wood.

Holiday - ChristmasHoliday Toy Trains, 10 a.m. to 5p.m., Behringer-Crawford Mu-seum, Included with admission:$7, $6 ages 60 and up, $4 ages3-17; free ages 2 and under.Wednesday Grandparent’s Day:one grandchild admitted freewith paying grandparent. 491-

4003; www.bcmuseum.org.Covington.

Literary - LibrariesBridge, 12:30 p.m., SchebenBranch Library, 8899 U.S. 42,342-2665. Union.

Writers Group, 7 p.m., BooneCounty Main Library, 1786Burlington Pike, Share yourwork, get feedback, encourage-ment and perhaps even in-spiration to write your master-piece. Presented by BooneCounty Public Library. 342-2665.Burlington.

Chapter and Verse, 7 p.m.,Scheben Branch Library, 8899U.S. 42, 342-2665. Union.

Metal Embossing, 7 p.m.,Florence Branch Library, 7425U.S. 42, See samples and demos,receive instructions and thencreate your own embossing,using paint to accent youroriginal design. $5. Registrationrequired. 342-2665. Florence.

DIY: One Night, One Project -Cups ‘n’ Cocoa, 6:30 p.m.,Scheben Branch Library, 8899U.S. 42, Design and decorateyour own mug, and create yourown personal recipe for hotchocolate. Free. Registrationrequired. 342-2665. Union.

Music - AcousticRoger Drawdy, 8 p.m., MollyMalone’s Irish Pub and Restau-rant, 112 E. Fourth St., Irishmusic. Free. 491-6659; mollyma-lonesirishpub.com. Covington.

Support GroupsOvereaters Anonymous, 7-8p.m., St. Elizabeth Fort Thomas,85 N. Grand Ave., Floor A, BoardRoom. Weekly 12-step programfor people who have problemwith eating/food. Free. Present-ed by Overeaters Anonymous.496-1477; www.oa.org. FortThomas.

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 14Art Exhibits50 Years of Photojournalismin Northern Kentucky, 10 a.m.to 5 p.m., Behringer-CrawfordMuseum, $7, $6 seniors, $4 ages3-17, free for members. 491-4003; www.fotofocuscincinna-ti.org. Covington.


EducationiSPACE Girl Scout Brownies:LEGO WeDo Robotics, 6-8p.m., Girl Scouts Office, 607Watson Road, Safari full of LEGOmodels that come to life whenstudents program them oncomputer. Ages 2-3. $12. Regis-tration required. Presented byiSPACE. 513-612-5786; www.ispa-cescience.org. Erlanger.

Exercise ClassesJazzercise Classes, 9:30-10:30a.m., 5:10-6 p.m., 6-7 p.m.,Edgewood Jazzercise Center, $38for unlimited monthly classes.331-7778; jazzercise.com. Edge-wood.

Resistance Band ExerciseClass, 7-8 p.m., EdgewoodSenior Center, 550 Freedom ParkDrive, With instructor Dan Ryan.Combination of strength, endur-ance and flexibility work usingresistance bands adaptable toany strength and skill level. Ages10-99. $40. Reservations re-quired. Presented by City ofEdgewood. 331-5910; www.eg-dewoodky.gov. Edgewood.


Karaoke and Open MicBest Voice Contest, 9 p.m. tomidnight, Peecox Bar and Grill,635 Donaldson Hwy, Free.Presented by Peecox. 342-7000;www.peecox.com. Erlanger.

Literary - LibrariesTeen Cafe, 3:15-4:45 p.m., Flor-ence Branch Library, 7425 U.S.42, Gaming, Internet, snacks andmore. Teens. Free. Presented byBoone County Public Library.342-2665; www.bcpl.org. Flor-ence.

Young @ Heart Book Group, 6p.m., Boone County Main Li-brary, 1786 Burlington Pike,Presented by Boone CountyPublic Library. 342-2665. Burling-ton.

Yu-gi-oh, 6:30 p.m., SchebenBranch Library, 8899 U.S. 42, Playwith other local players. Bringyour own deck. No trading.English cards only. 342-2665.Union.

Sensory Storytime (all ages),6:30 p.m., Boone County MainLibrary, 1786 Burlington Pike,Storytime with adjustments forsensory sensitivity and specialneeds. Free. Registration re-quired. Presented by BooneCounty Public Library. 342-2665.Burlington.

Chess Club, 7 p.m., FlorenceBranch Library, 7425 U.S. 42, Allages and levels are invited toplay. 342-2665. Florence.

Get to Know Your iPad, 10a.m., Scheben Branch Library,8899 U.S. 42, Learn more aboutsearching for and installing apps,working with photos and othertricks. Free. Registration re-quired. 342-2665. Union.

Piecemakers, 1:30 p.m., LentsBranch Library, 3215 CougarPath, Learn basics or shareexpertise in quilting. Free.342-2665. Hebron.

Movie Lovers Book Club, 6:30p.m., Scheben Branch Library,8899 U.S. 42, Snacks provided.Registration encouraged. Free.342-2665. Union.

Spanish Conversation Group,6 p.m., Scheben Branch Library,8899 U.S. 42, Free. Registrationrequired. Presented by BooneCounty Public Library. 342-2665.Union.

THURSDAY, JAN. 15Art Exhibits50 Years of Photojournalismin Northern Kentucky, 10 a.m.to 5 p.m., Behringer-CrawfordMuseum, $7, $6 seniors, $4 ages3-17, free for members. 491-4003; www.fotofocuscincinna-ti.org. Covington.


Anthony Becker Art Exhibit, 8a.m. to 10 p.m., Eva G. FarrisGallery at Thomas More College,333 Thomas More Parkway,Works from renowned artist.Free. Presented by Thomas MoreCollege. Through Feb. 5. 344-3309; www.thomasmore.edu.Crestview Hills.

Art OpeningsAnthony Becker Art ExhibitOpening, 3-4 p.m., Eva G. FarrisGallery at Thomas More College,333 Thomas More Parkway,Discussion on artwork and artforms. Exhibit continues throughFeb. 5. Free. Presented by Thom-as More College. 344-3309;www.thomasmore.edu. Crest-view Hills.

Exercise ClassesJazzercise Classes, 9:30-10:30a.m., 4:45-5:45 p.m., 6-7 p.m.,Edgewood Jazzercise Center, $38for unlimited monthly classes.331-7778; jazzercise.com. Edge-wood.

Zumba Fitness, 6:30-7:30 p.m.,Independence Senior and Com-munity Center, 2001 Jack WoodsDrive, $30 six-week session, $7drop in. Registration required.356-6264; www.cityofindepen-dence.org. Independence.

Health / WellnessSelf Defense Classes, 6-9 p.m.,Edgewood Senior Center, Free.Reservations required. 331-5910;www.edgewoodky.gov. Edge-wood.


Karaoke and Open MicBest Voice Contest, 9 p.m. tomidnight, Peecox II, 12200Madison Pike, Free. 356-1440;www.peecox.com. Independ-ence.

Literary - Book ClubsAmerican Girl Book Club, 6:30p.m., Boone County Main Li-brary, 1786 Burlington Pike, Free.Reservations required. Presentedby Boone County Public Library.342-2665. Burlington.

Literary - LibrariesComputer & Internet Basics, 1p.m., Florence Branch Library,7425 U.S. 42, Learn how to usecomputer and surf Internet.Learn about parts of computersystem, how to get online andget to websites, how to usesearch engines and performkeyword searching and how toset up and use an email account.Registration required. 342-2665;www.bcpl.org. Florence.

Bridge, 12:30 p.m., SchebenBranch Library, 342-2665. Union.

Chick Picks, 10 a.m., BooneCounty Main Library, 1786Burlington Pike, Presented byBoone County Public Library.342-2665. Burlington.

Pizza and Pages, 3:30 p.m.,Lents Branch Library, 3215Cougar Path, Eat pizza and talkabout books you’ve been read-ing. 342-2665. Hebron.

Yoga, 6:15 p.m., Scheben BranchLibrary, 8899 U.S. 42, Suitable forall levels. $25 per month. 342-2665. Union.

Threading Thursday, 6:30 p.m.,Scheben Branch Library, 8899U.S. 42, Bring crocheting, knit-ting, sewing or cross-stitchprojects and work among otherthread-loving friends. Free.Registration required. 342-2665.Union.

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Who knew my familywould be such a trend-setter for the New Year?Food trends are all overthe board, and today I’mtalking about a few of

them.Mediter-

raneandiet. Hum-mus, fala-fel andZaatarseasoningon flatbread.Heck,that’s notrend atour house,

that’s dinner. (Masonreaders Mary Lou andJoe Zarick make tradi-tional flat bread at homeevery week).

Edible petals as aningredient. One of myfood magazines has cook-ies with edible rose pealson the cover. I’m waybeyond that with usingboth wild and cultivatededible flowers in cookingand preserving.

Fruit and veggiecleanses. My answer tothat is a drink I learnedfrom Susan Parker, pro-prietor of Susan’s NaturalWorld in Cincinnati, eonsago: the juice of a lemonin a glass of water.

It acts as a naturalliver cleanser and im-mune booster and turnsalkaline in the body.Drink first thing in themorning.

Root to stalk. Remem-ber “tail to snout” reci-pes? Look for “root tostalk” recipes, like pick-ling leaves of radishes, orusing stems of herbs as asavory base to roast

meats. Again, what’s oldis new. Friend and amaz-ing Italian cook Rita Ma-cEachen of Madeira hasalways frozen her pars-ley stems for seasoning.

Ramen noodles areback again. In both soupsand salads. (Not the sea-soning packet, just noo-dles).

Anything fermented ishuge. Kimchee and sauer-kraut head the list. Goodfor digestive system andin helping prevent somecancers. So Laszlo Mol-nar’s stuffed cabbagerolls are just the kind offood to start the NewYear right.

Laszlo’s Iron Skilletstuffed cabbagerolls

There are few ethnicrestaurants that havebeen family owned forgenerations. I applaudthem all, including Las-zlo’s Iron Skillet in New-town.

Some of you will recallthe devastating fire ofthe original restaurant onValley Avenue in New-town back in 2013. Sincethen, Laszlo Molnar andhis sister, Monica Lipp-meier, have relocated, atleast for now, on MainStreet in Newton.

Laszlo’s skill in cook-ing Hungarian and Ger-man cuisines comes fromgenerations before him.Laszlo is generous insharing recipes, like oneof my favorites, stuffedcabbage that Laszlo madeon my cable show.

His stuffed cabbagerolls contain ingredientsindigenous to German

and Hungarian food. Thisis one of my most re-quested restaurant reci-pes. If you’d like to enjoyit or his many other au-thentic dishes at the res-taurant, check out theIron Skillet at laszlosiron-skillet.com or call 513-271-4766.

Filling1 small head green

cabbage1/2 pound of ground

pork1 pound of ground

beef, not lean (70/30 or80/20)

1 teaspoon caraway1 tablespoon salt1-1/2 teaspoons black

pepper1/4 cup uncooked

long grain rice2 cloves garlic,

minced1/4 cup onion, minced2 eggs29 oz. tomato sauce15 oz. sauerkrautBoil salted water

(enough to cover head ofcabbage), core cabbageand lightly blanch, letcool.

Mix pork, beef, and allingredients, except toma-to sauce and sauerkraut,until well combined andchill, until ready for use.Take blanched head ofcabbage and removeleaves, cut out vein.

Fill cabbage leaf ac-cording to leaf size withfilling, roll and tuck tight-ly.

SauceLeftover cooked cab-

bage pieces, chopped

Stir together:29 oz. tomato sauce1/4 cup sugarSalt to tastePinch of carawayCookingPlace cabbage rolls in

pan, seam side down,alternating layers. Takeleft over cabbage piecesand put in pan along withsauce. Gently pour waterover to cover.

Cook for one hour.Remove rolls to cool. Putall liquid into containerand chill, discard fatlayer, return to saucepan,boil, thicken with corn-starch, and add sauer-kraut (optional).

Readers want toknow: What is kefir?

Similar to yogurt intaste, this fermenteddairy drink is like a thick,protein-packed smoothie.The complete proteins inkefir are easily digested,so if you’re lactose intol-erant, you probably candrink it.

Kefir has gut-friendlybacteria and helps theimmune system balancedigestion and lower cho-lesterol.

A bonus: it containsvitamin D and calcium.

Rita Nader Heikenfeld is anherbalist, educator, JungleJim’s Eastgate culinary pro-fessional and author. Find herblog online atAbouteating.com. Call 513-248-7130, ext. 356.

Make Laszlo’s stuffed cabbage rolls

Rita HeikenfeldRITA’S KITCHEN

THANKS TO RITA HEIKENFELD

Cabbage rolls, containing ingredients indigenous to German and Hungarian food, are made from the recipe of Laszlo Molnar,owner of Laszlo's Iron Skillet in Newtown,


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In response to Bill Whelan’smost significant event of 2014(Chatroom, Jan. 1): The peoplehave voted. We don’t agreewith you. Frankly, I am tired ofthe same old rhetoric. Perhapswe should just ignore it. How-ever, here it goes.

The Bush years are notcommonly referred to as “thelost decade.” Anything Bushever did while president wasfar better than the present.President and Mrs. Bushshowed us courage and gracein the months after we had adevastating attack on U.S. soil.

Obama has failed on prom-ise after promise. Something,almost daily, seems to showObama’s intent on whittlingthis country down a little more.

How can any-one be thank-ful that themajority ofpeople in thiscountry aresuffering?

Now I can-not justifybuying a roastfor $35. Mostof my workingfriends are in

the same boat. Our economyhangs by a fragile thread, de-spite number jiggling.

Health care, with the veryhigh deductibles, is a joke. Ourmilitary has been cut so much–our enemies know we areweak. The whole world islaughing at us! Research on-

line. The U.S.A. is not earningmore respect, dear man.

You place the blame on thewealthy. Why does Obama givefederal money to his buddycorporations (our tax money,but now just borrowed moneythat will keep generations indebt)? The “rich” who workedhard for their money, maybeearned it after immigratinghere, have historically beenthe ones who created morejobs for the rest of us.

The rich are not the enemy.From looking at the net worthof a lot of political leaders now,we might actually wonder whythey are becoming the new“rich.” Perhaps some of therich are the ones keeping us indebt, as they fly off on luxuri-

ous vacations, living it up offof our taxes.

Gasoline prices are comingdown for now, but it’s not Oba-ma’s doing. He said that hewanted gasoline and otherenergy to go drastically highso we’d stop using so much.The Man upstairs is the onewho blesses this country andgave us some relief, in spite ofthe agenda.

“...only imagine how muchmore could have been accom-plished if Congress had collab-orated”? He told Congress theDems were in charge. Hedidn’t have to work with them.And he doesn’t listen to thepeople. Did we get to vote onObamacare?

Obama got almost every-

thing he wanted, effectivelyunchallenged. It’s been frus-trating to the American peoplewatching this kind of controlover our country.

Our very rights as citizensof this country are being rap-idly eroded. Just for speakingor printing this, for the firsttime in this great country, wehave to fear that we are on agovernment watch list. Thispresident has thin skin and nosense of humor.

Fear God rather than man.Mr.Whelan – yes, let us pray. Ifwe pray, God will have mercyon us. Yes, God, please do blessAmerica.

Carolyn Prater is a Florence resi-dent.

Obama has failed on promise after promise

Carolyn PraterCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

The best gift my motherand father gave me was tovalue education. My fatherwas an illiterate coal minerand a tenant farmer whosigned his name with an X, andmy mother had an eighth-grade education making herthe academic in the family.

My mother taught me thateducation would give me asustainable income. My father,who did not have the opportu-nity to attend public schools,believed there were two thingsworth fighting for – your fam-ily and your education. Hisargument was that an educa-tion would provide the oppor-tunity to choose my path inlife. His words still echo: “Son,do all you can do – no matterwhat – to get an education.”

As an African-Americangrowing up in poverty in ruraleastern Kentucky, chances ofcontinuing my education be-yond high school, much lesscontinuing through to a doctor-al degree, were slim. If not forthe constant cheers of mymother, my achievementswould not have happened.While they could never pro-vide financial assistance, myparents made me proud ofthem for what they could pro-

vide – theirinsights onvaluing educa-tion andachievement.

Today, inmy role at theCouncil onPostsecondaryEducation, Iam fortunateto help leadthe charge sothat more

students can achieve theirdreams. But many face obsta-cles that have led to “achieve-ment gaps,” different levels ofperformance between differ-ent groups of students, wheth-er it be students from higher-income and lower-incomehouseholds, minority and ma-jority students, or studentswho come into college pre-pared and those who come inwith remedial needs.

While Kentucky has re-ceived accolades for progress,our most disenfranchisedstudents are having difficultystaying in college.

Statewide, nearly 50 per-cent of first-time, full-timebachelor’s degree studentswho enter ready to take credit-bearing courses complete a

degree within six years, com-pared to 37 percent of low-income students, 28 percent ofunderprepared students, and33 percent of minority stu-dents.

Funding creates anotherobstacle. Far too many qualify-ing students who applied forneed-based aid in 2012-13 failedto receive awards since fundswere depleted.

Closing achievement gapsis mission critical and a call toaction is required. In coopera-tion with our campuses and theP-12 community, we are com-mitted to giving every studentthe opportunity to enter andsucceed in college.

My hope is that parents,coaches, teachers, employersand other role models willmake an extra effort to give achild or an adult the very bestgift my parents gave me – thevalue of an education. It willtake all of us doubling up ourefforts – at the state policylevel, in our classrooms and inour communities – to move allstudents across the finish line.

Aaron Thompson, Ph.D., is exec-utive vice president and chiefacademic officer for the Council onPostsecondary Education.

Ky. must double upefforts to closeachievement gaps

AaronThompson COMMUNITYRECORDER GUESTCOLUMNIST

American Indian HeritageMonth has been observed inKentucky each Novembersince 1998, designated againrecently by Gov. Steve Be-shear. According to the gu-bernatorial proclamation,“American Indians have lived

in Kentuckyfor more than12,000 years …Kentucky’sAmericanIndian heri-tage enrichesthe lives ofKentuckiansand is worthpreserving.”

This coin-cides with thenational ob-

servance which, according tothe Bureau of Indian Affairs,started at the turn of the 20thcentury as an effort to gain aday of recognition for the sig-nificant contributions the firstAmericans made to the estab-lishment and growth of theU.S.

President Barack Obamanoted in his 2014 proclamation,“As we celebrate the rich tra-ditions of the original peoplesof what is now the UnitedStates, we cannot forget thelong and unfortunate chaptersof violence, discrimination,and deprivation they had toendure … but as we work to-gether to forge a brighter fu-ture, the lessons of our pastcan help reaffirm the princi-ples that guide our Nationtoday.”

These are sobering words Itake very seriously as chair ofthe Kentucky Native AmericanHeritage Commission, estab-lished in 1996 to promoteawareness of significant Na-tive American influences with-in the historical and culturalexperiences of our common-wealth.

Education is our main focus,especially the need to refutepervasive myths and stereo-types that continue to be per-petuated in modern culture, toan alarming degree. We havemade it a priority to addressthese through presentations atpublic schools and put toolsinto the hands of teachers sothey can do so, as well. Thecommission’s education com-mittee is working on a curricu-

lum about Kentucky NativeAmericans geared to CommonCore standards, which wouldenhance history curriculumalready in place. And we areworking actively with severalschool-related sports teams toencourage them to do awaywith inappropriately themedmascots.

Many Kentucky AmericanIndians are descendants ofthose who marched along theTrail of Tears, which forcedtribes west as part of the Indi-an Removal Act of 1830. Thistragic chapter in Americanhistory resulted not just in theeradication of Cherokees fromour state, but also others in-cluding original Kentuckytribes Shawnee, Chickasawand Yuchi. Some returned inlater years, and today accord-ing to the Census Bureau, morethan 30 tribes are integrated inKentucky’s population. A num-ber of these individuals arerecognized as members ofeither federally or state-recog-nized tribes living off reserva-tion.

Advocating for legislativeapproval of a legal definitionof “American Indian” has beena longstanding effort by thecommission, and we havemade the case that Kentuckyshould simply adopt the feder-al Census Bureau language,which defines an AmericanIndian as someone havingorigins in any of the originalpeoples of North, Central andSouth America, who maintainstribal affiliation or communityattachment, and is a legal resi-dent of the United States.

Adopting a definition wouldserve as acknowledgment andvalidation that American Indi-ans do, in fact, reside in Ken-tucky, and reinforce that wehave, indeed, been an integraland distinguished part of itshistory, and now represent avital part of the present andfuture of our commonwealth.

If you would like to becomeinvolved in our work, contactKHC staff coordinator TressaBrown at [email protected], or 502-564-7005, ext. 125,or visit www.heritage.ky.gov.

Helen Danser, of Tyner, is chair ofthe Kentucky Native AmericanHeritage Commission and is ofCherokee descent.

Commission workson behalf ofAmerican Indians

HelenDanserCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

Jan. 1 questionWhat are you most looking

forward to, or what do youexpect or hope to see happen,in 2015?

“I hope to see a return ofrespect for one another, andtolerance of those with differ-ent points of view. It would bea nice to see a resurgence ofrespect for authority andgenuine concern for our com-munity.”

Don Volland

“2015 is going to be theyear of giving. I have alreadyseen so many random acts ofkindness in this first week ofthe new year, I take it as agood indication of things tocome.”

Nora Turner

“With the apparent dis-sension among the MiddleEast OPEC nations and theirprice fixing I look forward tocheap gas in 2015. Simulta-neously the U.S. has vastshale oil reserves. The new

Congress will pass the go-ahead for the Keystone Pipe-line to move this U.S. andCanadian oil to refineriessafer than trains. Cheapergas will spur the economy.Now what politician(s) willtake credit for OPEC’s pos-sible demise? Go figure”

T.D.T.

“To boldly steal a phrasefrom the Miss America pag-eant: world peace. It willnever happen, unfortunately,but it is a good goal for whichto strive. Peace within theborders of the U.S.A. is per-haps slightly more attainable,but yet a distant stretch. Ifnot nationally, we could cer-tainly work toward peacelocally.”

M. J. F.

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Congratulations to the 2014-2015 fall sports All Stars.In 2014-2015 school year,

we’re taking a different tact atrecognizing student athletes inthe Community Press & Record-er, replacing Sportsman andSportswoman of the Year. Eachseason we’ll name All Stars foreach sport, many picked for sta-tistical reasons, all-city teamrankings, etc.

Some of these names - plussome wild cards - will be placedon a ballot in June (along withthe All Stars from winter andspring) for the 2014-2015 maleand female All Stars of the Year.Readers will be able to vote forthese 2014-2015 All Stars in lateJune or early July on Cincinnati-.com. The wild cards will be lim-ited to seniors of significant in-dividual athletic achievement.Please note The CommunityPress’s sister paper, the Cincin-nati Enquirer, has its own fallsports All Stars and will have asimilar vote next summer.

The daily and weekly highschool sports staff, as well asour fall sponsor, Tri-Health, areproud to acknowledge the hardwork and dedication of theseathletes and their coaches.

Boys cross countryChris Loos of Bishop Bros-

sart» The senior led the Mus-

tangs to their second-straightClass 1A state championship, ashe finished fifth overall in theindividual standings to win amedal. In the Region 4 meet,Loos was runner-up to Villa Ma-donna’s Eric Baugh. Loos alsofinished second behind Baughin the NKAC small-school meet.He had a career-best time thisseason of 16:16.

Girls cross countryJennah Flairty of Campbell

County» The Camel senior led the

way for Northern Kentucky big-school competition. She finishedninth overall in the Class 3Astate meet to win an individualmedal, leading all area runnersin that race. Flairty finishedfourth in the regional champion-ship to lead the Camels. She eas-ily won the NKAC big-schoolchampionship in 19:24, 37 sec-onds ahead of the runner-up, andwas named co-Runner of theYear in Northern Kentucky,counting all classes. The senioris a returning regional champi-on in track events.

Boys golfDrew McDonald of NewCath» McDonald was All “A”

Classic state champion, firing a70 on the course in Somerset toclaim a one-stroke win in thetournament. He also won theKentucky Golf Coaches Associ-ation Senior All-Star Tourna-ment at Heritage Hill Golf Clubin Shepherdsville, shooting a 71.In the postseason, McDonaldtied for third in the Region 8tourney with a 72, qualifying forstate. He finished tied for 26thin the state tournament with a152. McDonald signed to playbasketball for Division I North-ern Kentucky University butalso plans to play golf for theNorse as well.

Jacob Zai of Brossart» The golfer paced the Mus-

tangs to the All “A” regional titleand had rounds of 34 and 36 fornine holes early in the season.

Girls golfTaylor Burkhardt of Bros-

sart» Burkhardt, a senior, ended

her career with her sixth seasonof varsity play for the Mus-

tangs. One of three senior start-ers with Monica Murray and Al-li Zembrodt, she led Brossart tothe team regional championshipin the All “A” Classic. The Mus-tangs qualified for the statetourney in the All “A” but did notfinish the tourney because ofrain delays. Among season high-lights were a 46 to medal againstCampbell County in a Brossartteam win.

Football

Offensive POY – CarsonPlessinger, Campbell County

» The junior quarterbackpaced the Camels’ offense, ac-counting for nearly 60 percentof the team’s total offense. Herushed for 1,083 yards and 15touchdowns, averaging nearlyfive yards per attempt. In theair, he threw for 639 yards andeight scores. Campbell was 6-5

this season. Standout games in-cluded 142 rushing yards andone score plus a passing TDagainst East Central, 139 yardsand two TDs in a comeback ef-fort loss to Highlands, threeTDs in a win over NewCath, 119yards and three rushing TDsagainst Holy Cross, and 210ground yards against Cooper.

Defensive POY – Nick Sauer-beck, Campbell County

» The senior linebacker an-

chored the defense for the Cam-els, and ended his career as thelast in a line of four brothers to

play the positionfor the Camelsfor the past dec-ade. He postedone interceptionand one fumblerecovery on de-fense. Sauerbeckwas first-teamall-NorthernKentucky at line-

backer as voted by the coaches’association.

Boys soccerJeff Paulin and Mark Goller

of Brossart» The senior duo led a Mus-

tangs defense that allowed only12 goals all season in going 15-6-1. Brossart was 37th Districtrunner-up and lost in the 10thRegion semifinals. The Mus-tangs allowed two goals twice,both times to high-poweredstate runner-up Scott, and al-lowed one goal or none in alltheir other games, including 11shutouts. Goller was first-teamall-Northern Kentucky as a de-fender, anchoring the back line.On offense, he chipped in withthree goals and five assists. Pau-lin was honorable mention all-region in goal, and was on theall-tourney team in the All “A”Classic state cup, where he post-ed two shutouts to help the Mus-tangs finish as state runner-up.Both players were second-teamall-state.

Girls soccerHolly Schwarber of Camp-

bell County» The junior defender was

named Defensive Player of theYear in the 10th Region and wasthe top pick for first-team all-re-gion. She was also first-teamEast on the all-state team, one ofonly three Northern Kentuckyplayers to earn that honor.Schwarber anchored the backline for the Camels, who went 18-6-1 and won their first 10th Re-gion championship, allowingonly 27 goals in 25 games andposting 11 shutouts along theway. She also chipped in threegoals and an assist on offense.Campbell County won the 37thDistrict as well and lost to WestJessamine in the round-of-16 atstate. The Camels were tri-champions of the NKAC withRyle and Notre Dame, earningthat honor in part to a rare winover NDA, 1-0.

Olivia Nienaber of Brossart» The junior forward led the

Mustangs to a 13-8-1 record andrunner-up finishes in the 37thDistrict and 10th Region. Shewas honorable mention all-stateEast and first team all-10th Re-gion, one of two Mustangs toearn the regional honor (Aman-da Graus). Nienaber led theteam on offense with 17 goalsand 14 assists, team highs inboth categories. Standoutgames included two goalsagainst East Jessamine, Pendle-ton County, Holy Cross and Har-rison County, and three assistsagainst Beechwood.

VolleyballCarson Gray, Campbell

County» The senior setter closed out

a standout career for the Cam-els, leading them to a 23-11 rec-ord and runner-up status in boththe 37th District and 10th Re-gion, where the Camels lost toScott in both finals. Campbellalso had a 4-1record in the High-lands Cake Classic. The setterranked fourth in Northern Ken-tucky with 614 total assists, av-eraging 8.2 per set. Gray alsohad 69 aces and 183 digs. Shewas named second team all-con-ference in Division I.

Introducing the 2014 fall All StarsBy James [email protected]

JAMES WEBER/COMMUNITY RECORDER

Holly Schwarber of Campbell County (2) was first team all-10th Regionand Defensive Player of the year for the 10th Region champion Camels.


Campbell County senior JennahFlairty won the NKAC big-schoolchampionship during the annualconference cross country meet atScott Oct. 23.

THANKS TO KYRA HICKMAN-WHEAT

Brossart senior Taylor Burkhardtwas among those who ledBrossart to the team regionalchampionship in the All “A”Classic.


Brossart senior Chris Loosfinished fifth in 1A and led theMustangs to the team title atthe KHSAA state cross countrymeet Nov. 8 at Kentucky HorsePark in Lexington.


Campbell County junior QBCarson Plessinger had a bigseason in running the Cameloffense.

FILE PHOTO

Bishop Brossart’s Mark Goller (32)challenges for the ball during asoccer game with Highlands.

THANKS TO BISHOP BROSSART

Brossart keeper Jeff Paulin washonorable mention all-region ingoal, and was on the all-tourneyteam in the All “A” Classic statecup.

FILE PHOTO

Newport Central Catholic’s DrewMcDonald was All “A” Classic statechampion.

FILE PHOTO

Brossart's Olivia Nienaber (19) ledthe Mustangs to a 13-8-1 record andrunner-up finishes in the 37thDistrict and 10th Region.


Campbell County’s Carson Grayclosed out a standout career for theCamels, leading them to a 23-11record and runner-up status in boththe 37th District and 10th Region

NickSauerbeck

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

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Wrestling» The NKAC meet

was Jan. 2. Teamscores: Campbell Coun-ty 193.5, Ryle 167, Si-mon Kenton 123, Coop-er 120.5, Scott 99, New-port 87.5, Holmes 77,Dixie 70.5, Conner 69,CovCath 36, Boone 34.

Campbell: Confer-ence champs were Tan-ner Yenter (106), BradyWells (113), Brad Krebs(126), and Austin Myers(220). Myers remainedundefeated for his ca-reer at 24-0.

Boys basketball» Campbell beat St.

Henry 58-53 to improveto 10-2. Matt Wilsonhad 17 points and DreJackson 14.

» Campbell Countybeat Bishop Brossart52-50 in their rivalrymatchup to improve to11-2. Trent McGovneyled with 16 points.

» NCC beat Dayton83-29. Junior forwardRobbie Stoeltingscored a game-high 15points to lead the Thor-oughbreds. Sophomorecenter Trey Wurtz add-ed 12 points and fresh-man guard BrennanHall scored 11 for NewCath.

Girls’ basketball» Brossart beat

Campbell County 45-44 Jan. 2 in the annualcity rivalry game and37th District seedingcontest. Brossart (6-6)got a game-high 16points from EmilySchultz. Kylie Kramerhad 10 points for theCamels.

» NCC beat Ryle 57-46 Dec. 29. Juniorguard Ansley Daven-port scored a game-high 16 points. Fresh-man guard Lexy Breenadded 12 points.

» Highlands beatWalton-Verona Dec. 30in the Conner tourney.Brianna Adler had 13points and LydiaGraves 10 with four as-sists. Highlands rolledover rival NewCath 62-31 in a district and con-ference game. LydiaGraves and McKenzieLeigh had 16 pointseach.

Youthbaseball/softball

» The CrosstownBaseball League wasformed three years agoto give children inNorthern Kentucky achance to play baseballand has more than 130teams participating.Children between ages5-18 are invited. Therewill be a coaches meet-ing at 7 p.m. Wednes-day, Jan. 14, in the cafe-teria at Blessed Sacra-ment School in FortMitchell. Anyone inter-ested in coaching iswelcome to attend. Con-tact either Dave Epplenat 859-331-1177 or JohnGraszus at 859-431-1466.

» Tri-State Girls’Fast Pitch Softball has35 teams for girls be-tween the ages of 5-14.A coaches meeting willbe 7 p.m. Wednesday,Jan. 27, in the cafeteriaat Blessed SacramentSchool in Fort Mitchell.Anyone interested incoaching is welcome toattend. Contact eitherDave Epplen at 859-331-1177 or John Graszus at859-431-1466.

Newport history » Two Newport ath-

letic jerseys will be re-tired on Thursday, Jan.8, between the reserveand varsity girls bas-ketball game againstBrossart. Newport starbasketball player Eu-gene Britton Carter(No. 31) and longtimeNewport coach GradyBrown (No. 29) willhave their jerseys re-tired.

Eugene is a 1964Newport graduate wholed Newport to the statebasketball tournamentin 1962 (Season record24-7). He also playedfootball; ran crosscountry; and ran trackfor Newport HighSchool.

Coach Grady Brown,along with his brother,Ray, led the Newportbaseball program to ahigher level duringtheir coaching tenure -winning more than 550games between them.Grady’s entire careerwas spent in Newportwith the highlight in1982 of a regional base-ball championship andtwo regional runner-ups. Newport was abaseball powerhouseunder coach Brown’sguidance.

» The NewportWildcat Hall of Fame2015 inductees will beinducted on Saturday,Jan. 17, at the home bas-ketball game. The cere-mony will take placebetween the reserveand varsity gamesagainst Ponitz CareerTechnology Center.

Inductees are Wil-liam Bonner (1971), Eu-gene Britton Carter(1964), Keith Green(1992), Ed Huffman(1955), Thomas Laskey(1968), Richard Lien-hardt (1960), HenryHank Lowe (1963), Lar-ry Miles (1962), CharlesPate (1962), Lester Pate(1963), Larry Redmond(1954), James Reed(1965), Roger Riedin-ger (1965), Joe Stamm(1983), John Warren(1968). Bill Maloney,football and basketballstatkeeper, will get theDistinguished ServiceAward. The 1954 boysbasketball team will bethe team of distinction.

Diving» Scott Eagle Dive

Classic Jan. 3.Boys Individuals: 1.

Louie Hunt (CovingtonCatholic) 558.50, 2.Evan Brungs (Coving-ton Catholic) 460.55, 3.Dallas Corsmeier (St.Henry) 371.00, 4. GusStaubitz (Holy Cross)357.80, 5. Owen Finke(Holy Cross) 299.50, 6.Sean Courtney (BooneCounty) 280.60, 7. Park-er Duell (CovingtonCatholic) 255.35, 8. Tre-vor Buescher (HolyCross) 248.75, 9. JakeHoarston (Highlands)208.35, 10. Joe Cahill(Covington Catholic)191.65.

Girls Individuals: 1.Carly Hill (Highlands)526.75, 2. Karly Crail(Notre Dame) 427.30, 3.Lindsey Fox (Scott)406.20, 4. Flanary Pat-terson (Madison South-ern) 394.65, 5. CarolineSchilling (Beechwood)382.10, 6. Abby Miller(Beechwood) 355.80, 7.Abby Weyer (High-lands) 329.60, 8. Fran-cie Case (Notre Dame)322.85, 9. Peyton Quinn(Dixie Heights) 303.05,10. Emma Lehmkuhl(Holy Cross) 286.30.

SHORT HOPS

By James [email protected]

On Nov. 18, junior out-side hitter Jayden Julianhelped lead the NorthernKentucky volleyball teamto the Atlantic Sun Con-ference tournament semi-finals with a team-best 15kills and 12 digs againstStetson. NKU fell to Lip-scomb the next day in thesemis in its first-evertournament appearancesince becoming an NCAADivision I program twoyears ago.

The trip to Florida GulfCoast’s Alico Arenamarked a soaring high forJulian, and the Norse.Four years ago, she waspulling out of a plummet-ing low when her well-decorated athletic careerat Holy Cross High Schoolwas at a crossroads fol-lowing a second seriousright knee injury in twoyears.

She was sitting withher father, a Holy Crosscoach, and her mother, theHoly Cross athletic direc-tor, in the living room oftheir Independence homeduring the fall of her ju-nior year. They were talk-ing about the young ath-lete’s future after she hadACL surgery on her kneefollowing an injury suf-fered in a preseason bas-ketball scrimmageagainst Walton-Verona.Julian tore the iliotibialband in her right kneewhile playing basketballtwo years earlier.

“I remember thatnight, and what I shoulddo after I recovered frommy second injury,” Juliansaid of the discussion af-ter Thanksgiving. “Theinjury turned out to be apositive. At the time, I wasplaying two sports, vol-leyball and basketball,and I was always runningaround from practice topractice and game togame, eating meals on therun. It was crazy.”

From that point on, shewas primarily a volleyballplayer, with less partici-pation in basketball. Shewas running on a tread-mill four months after shegot hurt. She was medical-ly cleared to resumetraining seven months af-ter the second injury. Shewas so strong following

rehab that she didn’t re-quire a knee brace for hersenior volleyball season.

Although she did playbasketball for the Indiansas a senior, she stoppedplaying basketball year-round while turning mostof her attention to her oth-er favorite sport. She wasa two-time all-region vol-leyball performer for Ho-ly Cross coach BeckyHouston, Julian’s aunt.

She played so well hersenior season while earn-ing all-state honors andthe Kenton County Sport-swoman of the Yearaward that NKU offeredher a scholarship afterseveral other schools pur-sued her services on boththe basketball and volley-ball courts. Feeling morecomfortable in local sur-roundings while beingable to maintain close con-nections to family, she ac-cepted NKU’s offer, andgraduated from HolyCross in 2012.

“It’s one of the bestthings that happened tome,” Julian said. “I’ve hada lot of fun at NKU, andwe’ve done so well. I knewa lot of girls on the teamfrom high school. Whenmy high school teammate,

Georgia Childers, joinedthe team this year, therewas no better news. Ourfamilies sat close to eachother at our games.”

Intensely loyal to thosearound her as someonewho thrives in a familyatmosphere, Julian hasbecome the perfect NKUvolleyball teammate, ac-cording to coach Liz Hart.

“She’s a really goodvolleyball player, withsuch a wide range ofshots. She’s mentallytough, and a super person,one of the neatest kidsI’ve ever coached. I madeher one of my captainsand she’s only a junior,”said Hart, who did not ac-company the team to FortMyers, Fla., for the A-Suntournament. Due any daywith her first child, Hartwatched the team’smatches on ESPN3. “Thisis a close team. It’s like afamily. Jayden caresabout every girl on theteam, and they care abouther, and it makes us bet-ter.”

Down five points in thefifth set against Stetson,NKU rallied for a 15-13victory. The Norse ralliedfrom 10-5 deficit in thesecond set on the strength

of an 8-1 run sparked byJulian. She put downback-to-back kills on theway to the win, earning anunexpected trip to thesemifinals.

Julian, a 6-foot sixth ro-tation player, had ninekills, an ace and twoblocks against Lipscomb.Teammate Keely Cream-er put down a match-high16 kills, and Mel Stewartset a career-high with 30digs. Setter Taylor Sny-der, from Newport Cen-tral Catholic, ended theseason with her 16th dou-ble-double, posting 45 as-sists and 19 digs.

The Norse finished theseason with a record of 19-11. They were 7-7 in theconference. Julian wassecond on the team behindJenna Ruble with 311 killsafter leading with 362 as asophomore. She has 879kills in her three-year ca-reer. She finished thirdthis season with 262 digsand tied for third inblocks.

“She had a nice year,and she’s such a great rolemodel,” Hart said. “We’rereally looking forward tonext year with her comingback for her senior sea-son.”

Julian contributes to NKU’s rise

PROVIDED/NKU

NKU’s Jayden Julian had nine kills, an ace and two blocks as the Norse fell to Lipscomb in thesemifinals of its first Atlantic Sun Conference tournament appearance

Injuries forcedHoly Cross gradto choosevolleyballBy Marc HardinEnquirer contributor

Warriors fight way to title

THANKS TO TRICIA DAY

Coach Tricia Day’s Kentucky Warrior U13 team went undefeated all season and through the tournament to win thechampionship at Sports of all Sorts. Players are Lucy Trump, Stella Wagner, Gillian St Hilaire, Abby Chase, Morgan Daniels, OliviaWeisemann, Alissa Avila and Coach Tricia Day.

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Anna BiermanAnna Marie Johnston Bier-

man, 92, of Alexandria, diedDec. 23 at St. Elizabeth Hospitalin Edgewood.

She was a retired employeeof the IRS.

Her husbands Charles John-ston Jr. and Gus Bierman; andstepson, Michael Bierman, diedpreviously.

Survivors include her childrenJoyce Butsch, Edward Scott,Cathy Price, and Cynthia Tischn-er; stepdaughter, BeverlySchappell; and nine grand-children along with 10 great-grandchildren.

Interment was at EvergreenCemetery in Southgate.

Samuel BurkholderSamuel J. Burkholder, 60, of

Dayton, died Dec. 20 at St.Elizabeth Hospice.

He was a customer servicerepresentative for TANK.

Survivors include his childrenJulia Dixon and Joshua Burk-holder; and sister, Kathy Hall.

George ChristofieldGeorge Peter Christofield, 91,

of Dayton, died Dec. 26 at St.Elizabeth Hospice Center inEdgewood.

He was a U.S. Marine Corpsveteran, who served duringWorld War II in the SolomonIslands during the Pacific Oper-ations. He was a quality controlinspector with Ford Motor Co.in Sharonville, Ohio, for 35years and was the owner andoperator of Dayton Chili, whichwas renamed Christofield’sFamily Restaurant in 2009 tohonor his and his parents 75years in business.

Survivors include his wife,Dorothy Christofield; son, PeterGeorge Christofield; daughtersHelen Christofield, KarenWilliamson, and Beth Bowman;stepchildren Jeff Parker, Kim-berly Fromeyer, and Jim Parker;and seven grandchildren alongwith eight great-grandchildren.

Burial was at Spring GroveCemetery in Cincinnati.

Stella FermanStella Jane Hanks Ferman, 92,

of Fort Thomas, died Dec. 24 atSt. Elizabeth Hospital in FortThomas.

She was a salesperson withJ.C. Penney Department Storein Newport and a member ofHighland Hills Baptist Church inFort Thomas.

Her husband, Oliver Ferman;son, Joseph Ferman; sister, RuthAdkins; and brother, CephusHanks, died previously.

Survivors include her daugh-ter, Paula Hug of Fort Thomas;sister, Rachel Wilburn of Peru,Ind.; and two granddaughtersalong with two great-grand-sons.

Burial was at EvergreenCemetery in Southgate.

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

Ann GrohAnn Elizabeth Welsh Groh,

97, of Southgate, died Dec. 26at Carmel Manor in Fort Thom-as.

She was a retired supervisorwith AT&T in Cincinnati and amember of the Daughters ofIsabella, Telephone Pioneers ofAmerica, and the SouthgateSuper Seniors.

Her husband, Raymond A.Groh; sisters Mary E. Braun andMarjorie Barker; and brothersThomas L. Welsh and William J.Welsh, died previously.

Burial was at St. StephenCemetery in Fort Thomas.

Memorials: Carmel Manor,100 Carmel Manor Road, FortThomas, KY 41075; or St. The-rese Parish, 11 Temple Place,Southgate, KY 41071.

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Diane HaubnerDiane Marie Haubner, 66, of

California, died Dec. 30 at herhome.

She was a retired employeeof the IRS and a member of Sts.Peter & Paul Church in Cali-fornia.

Her brother, Jerry Seiter, diedpreviously.

Survivors include her hus-band, Robert Haubner; daugh-ter, Shannon Haubner; son, RobHaubner; brothers Norb Jr.,David, Steve, and Ken Seiter;sisters Brenda Baker, LindaGovan, Carol Hinkel, Lisa Rust,and Patty Verst; and threegrandchildren.

Memorials: Women WhoCare, C/O Sts. Peter & PaulChurch, 2162 California Cross-roads, California, KY 41007.

Margaret HauserMargaret “Marge” Duffy

Hauser, 99, of Bellevue, diedDec. 28 at Highlandspring ofFort Thomas.

She was a homemaker andmember of Sacred HeartChurch-Divine Mercy Parish,where she attended Mass dailyand organized the Friday nightBingo Club along with her late

husband, Victor. She attendedNotre Dame Academy andvolunteered with CatholicSocial Services and NorthernKentucky Easter Seals. Sheloved bowling, playing cards,and crafting for her family.

Her husband, Victor J. Haus-er; son, Victor L. Hauser; andbrother, Edward “Bud” Duffy,died previously.

Survivors include her daugh-ters JoAnn Speier of Fort Thom-as and Carol Goss of Fort Thom-as; and 10 grandchildren alongwith 19 great-grandchildrenand two great-great-grand-children.

Entombment was at St.Stephen Cemetery in FortThomas.

Memorials: Sacred HeartChurch-Divine Mercy Parish, 318Division St., Bellevue, KY 41073;or Bishop William T. MulloyCouncil Knights of Columbus,401 Berry St., Dayton, KY 41074.

Herbert HillHerbert Lee Hill, 90, of Alex-

andria, died Dec. 23 at St.Elizabeth Hospice in Edge-wood.

He was a retired employee ofHilton Davis and a U.S. Armyveteran, who served duringWorld War II.

His wife, Christine Hill, died

previously.Survivors include his daugh-

ters Doris Poe, Mary Casson,Vickie Gibson, Peggy Hill, andBecky Strong; brother, GolmanHill; and 10 grandchildren alongwith six great-grandchildren.

Interment was at AlexandriaCemetery in Alexandria.

Memorials: New MacedoniaBaptist Church, 1143 CentralAve., Newport, KY 41071.

Janet HoweJanet Lee Howe, 91, of Fort

Thomas and formerly of Belle-vue and Dayton, died Dec. 25 atMason Health Care Center.

When she was young, shestudied singing with GraceRaines, who taught Doris Dayand Rosemary Clooney. Shetaught locally with many differ-ent bands and loved theater,movies, and playing cards.

Her husband, John LelandHowe; and brothers JamesBrooks Jr. and Gene Brooks,died previously.

Survivors include her daugh-ter, Nancy Macks; son, PaulCross; and a grandson alongwith a great-grandson.

Memorials: Susan G. KomenFor the Cure, 6120 South Gil-more Road, Suite 206, Cincin-nati, OH, 45014.

Roy JohnsonRoy Houston Johnson, 86, of

Melbourne, died Dec. 29 at hishome.

He retired from GeneralMotors and was a member ofthe UAW and Gabbard Taber-nacle. He was a U.S. Armyveteran, who served three yearsin Germany during the KoreanWar.

His wife, Eddie Johnson; andgrandson, Shane Purcell, diedpreviously.

Survivors include his sonsWilliam Johnson, Gene John-son, Ed Purcell, Darrell Purcell,Ed Johnson, Rick Purcell;daughters Mary Caldwell andDarlene Walton; and 21 grand-children along with 33 great-grandchildren.

Burial was at Butler Ceme-tery.

Jane KlumpJane Evelyn Zink Klump, 80,

of Crestview, died Dec. 22 ather home.

She was a homemaker and amember of St. Joseph Church inCold Spring.

Her sons, Jim, Tony, andSteve Klump, died previously.

Survivors include her hus-band, Raymond Klump; daugh-ters Carol Rieger of Cold Spring,Jeanne Cooper of MorningView, and Kathy Meyer ofBlanchester, Ohio; son, JohnKlump of Fort Thomas; sister,Helen Wallace of Cold Spring;brother, Don Zink of Covington;and 10 grandchildren alongwith three great-grandchildren.

Burial was at St. JosephCemetery in Cold Spring.

Memorials: St. Joseph SchoolEducation Endowment Fund,4011 Alexandria Pike, ColdSpring, KY 41076; or Alzheim-er’s Association, 644 Linn St.Suite 1026, Cincinnati, OH45203.

Cliffye LangCliffye Jo Stomer Lang, of

Alexandria, died Dec. 29 at herhome.

Survivors include Ellis Lang,Dave Lang, Melinda Schamer,and Karen Lang; sisters AnnMurst and Carol Steffen; broth-ers Stu Stormer and Jeff Storm-er; and three grandchildren.

Memorials: St. Paul’s UnitedChurch of Christ, 1 N. JeffersonSt., Alexandria, KY 41001; orHospice of the Bluegrass, 7388

Turfway Road, Florence, KY41042.

Thomas MeansThomas O. Means, 77, of

Alexandria, died Dec. 28 at St.Elizabeth Medical Center inFort Thomas.

He was a tooling specialistwith Sandvik before his retire-ment. He was also a member ofMain Street Baptist Church andhe was a U.S. Army veteran.

Survivors include his wife,Bernice J. Hill Means; sons JeffMeans of Livonia, Michigan,and Mike Means of Taylor Mill;sister, Charlene Blythe of Lato-nia; and five grandchildren.

Burial was at EvergreenCemetery in Southgate.

Louis MohrstadtLouis H. Mohrstadt, 95, of

Cold Spring, died Dec. 20 at St.Elizabeth Hospice.

He was a U.S. Army veteran,who served during World WarII. He received four Bronze Starsduring his service. He was amember of the Mason’s formore than 50 years.

His wife, Helen Mohrstadt;daughter, Cathy Mohrstadt;and son, Buddy Mohrstadt, diedpreviously.

Survivors include his daugh-ters Dottie Hundemer andNancy Mohrstadt; and fourgrandchildren along with fivegreat-grandchildren.

Memorials: St. Jude Chil-dren’s Research Hospital, POBox 1893, Memphis, TN 38101-9950.

Daniel Plavsic Jr.Daniel Joseph Plavsic Jr., 54,

of Highland Heights, died Dec.26 at University Hospital inCincinnati.

Survivors include his wife, JillPlavsic; children D.J. Plavsic III,Deven Rodriguez, Hope Scog-gins, Johnna Wilson, and Rob-ert Wilson; father, Daniel Plav-sic Sr.; mother, Jean Grissom;siblings Katrina Strange, NikkiPlavsic, Jennifer Plavsic, RachelLong, Katie Plavsic, and IndiaPlavsic; and 11 grandchildren.

Burial was at St. StephensCemetery in Fort Thomas.

Michael RauchMichael Francis Rauch, 73, of

California, died Dec. 23 at St.Elizabeth Hospital in Edge-wood.

He was a retired heavy equip-

ment hauler and a member ofSts. Peter & Paul Church as wellas the Sts. Peter & Paul YoungMen’s Society. He loved blue-grass music and was a DJ forWAIF’s Bluegrass Radio.

His brothers, Philip and JohnRauch, died previously.

Survivors include his wife,Rhea Rauch; children DavidRauch, Kenny Rauch, SuanneLedonne, and Anthony Rauch;brother, Charlie Rauch; sister,Mary Ries; and 15 grandchildrenalong with six great-grand-children.

Memorials: Sts. Peter & Paulbuilding fund, 2160 CaliforniaCrossroads, California, KY41007.

Eugene RileyEugene Riley, 74, of Bellevue,

died Dec. 29 at St. ElizabethMedical Center in Fort Thomas.

He was a chrome plater andmachinist with Micro MetalFinishing Co. in Cincinnati.

His daughter, Diana Kono-nov, died previously.

Survivors include his wife,Arlie Noble Riley; sons DonnieRiley, Eugene Riley Jr., andWarren G. Riley; daughter,Debra K. Starrett; and eightgrandchildren along with agreat-grandchild.

Edward RobinsonEdward G. Robinson, 68, of

Melbourne, died Dec. 24 at hishome.

He was a retired pipe fitterand a member of CampbellCounty VFW Post 3205. He wasa U.S. Army veteran, whoserved during the Vietnam War.He was a Purple Heart recipi-ent.

Survivors include his wife,Nancy Weinel Robinson; daugh-ters Marissa Robinson and JulieSands; sons Clark Robinson andScott Kremer; brothers ChuckRobinson and Carl Robinson;sister, Darlene Brown; and tengrandchildren.

Interment with militaryhonors was at Kentucky Veter-ans Cemetery North in William-stown.

Barbara TownsleyBarbara Ann Boehne Town-

sley, 57, of Bellevue, died Dec.29 at St. Elizabeth Hospital inFort Thomas.

She loved sewing, crafting,embroidering, gardening,shopping, going to flea mar-kets, and collecting antiques.

Her parents, Roy and AnnaMae Boehne, died previously.

Survivors include her hus-band, Michael A. Townsley;sister, Patricia Ann Sparks; andbrothers Chuck, John, and TomBoehne.

Memorials: Purple Stride,Pancreatic Cancer Action Net-work, 1500 Rosecrans Ave.,Suite 200, Manhattan Beach,CA 90266.

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More than 300 serviceswere performed by healthdepartment staff at spe-cial off-site outreach clin-ics. Based on the needs ofthe population, nursesprovided screening andtesting for hepatitis C,HIV and syphilis, alongwith immunizations forflu, hepatitis A and B, per-tussis, shingles and pneu-monia.

New technology in theWIC (Women, Infants and

Children) nutrition sup-plement program meanthospital-based WIC staffwere able to decrease thetime required to screenand enroll families from a60-minute process to 30.

Six Northern Kentuckyschools completed athree-year process to im-prove their school well-ness policies, andachieved 87 percent com-pliance with national stan-dards.

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The Man in Black led acolorful life that both re-flected and transcendedhis humble beginnings.

“Ring of Fire: The Mu-sic of Johnny Cash,” whichruns Jan. 17 through Feb.15 in the Playhouse’s Rob-ert S. Marx Theatre, cele-brates the incomparablelegacy of J.R. “Johnny”Cash, one of the most pop-ular entertainers of alltime.

Created by RichardMaltby Jr. and conceivedby William Meade, “Ringof Fire” was adapted fromthe Broadway productionby Richard Maltby Jr. andJason Edwards. Edwards,who starred in “Ring ofFire” on Broadway, willboth direct and appear inthe Playhouse production,which tells Cash’s storythrough his songs.

More than a musical bi-ography, “Ring of Fire”looks at Cash’s life themat-ically. From his earlyyears picking cotton tosuperstardom, the showchronicles the lows andthe highs of the man whotraversed musical genresfrom country and rock tofolk and gospel.

“The show tries, in acouple of hours, to touchon every aspect of Mr.Cash’s life — not just histroubled years or his drugyears — but also his youth,his faith,” explains Ed-wards. “He was a very pa-triotic and spiritual guy, ontop of running into somerough times. He neverreally lost the sense ofwhere he came from andwho he was.”

“Ring of Fire” encom-passes more than 30 ofCash’s classic songs, in-cluding the title tune, “Fol-som Prison Blues,” “Manin Black,” “A Boy Named

Sue” and “I Walk the Line.” In addition to Edwards,

the “Ring of Fire” cast ofactors and musicians in-cludes Trenna Barnes, Al-lison Briner, Walter Hart-man, Brantley Kearns,Derek Keeling, Jeff Lisen-by (who also serves as mu-sical director), John Mar-shall, Brent Moyer andAndrew Platt.

The creative team in-cludes assistant director/choreographer DenisePatton, set designer JohnIacovelli, costume design-er Lou Bird, lighting de-signer Kenton Yeager andsound designer Joe Payne.Jenifer Morrow is the pro-duction stage manager,and Andrea L. Shell andBecky Merold are secondstage managers.

Ticket prices start at$30. The show is appropri-ate for adults and teenageaudiences. New for the2014-15 season is SundayCollege Night, with ticketsto all 7 p.m. Sunday perfor-mances priced at $10 witha valid student ID. Studenttickets are $15 on the dayof the show for all otherperformances.

Previews are at 8 p.m.Saturday, Jan. 17; 2 p.m.Sunday, Jan. 18; 7:30 p.m.Tuesday, Jan. 20; and 7:30p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 21.The official opening nightis Thursday, Jan. 22, at 8p.m. Performances takeplace at 7:30 p.m. Tues-days and Wednesdays, 8p.m. Thursdays and Fri-days, 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. Sat-urdays, and 2 p.m. and 7p.m. Sundays.

For more information,call the Playhouse Box Of-fice at 513-421-3888 or visitwww.cincyplay.com.

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Jason Edwards, who starredin “Ring of Fire” onBroadway, will both directand appear in the CincinnatiPlayhouse in the Parkproduction, which tellsJohnny Cash’s story throughhis songs.


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Do you know who’sresponsible for electriclines that run to yourhouse?

Mark, of Maineville,wrote that the under-ground electric linebroke from the street tohis house. He contactedDuke Energy and wastold it could not repairthe line – that he wouldhave to handle it on hisown.

Mark says the onlyway Duke would repair itis if he had bought itsinsurance for electricline coverage. Mark sayshe doesn’t know who tocall, adding, “This isplain not right.”

What Mark and manyothers don’t realize is ahomeowner is respon-sible for the under-ground electric, naturalgas and water lines goingto their house. If that hadbeen an overhead elec-tric line going to Mark’shouse, Duke would havebeen responsible for itsrepair.

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pairs. He should get re-pair estimates from atleast three differentcompanies, check to seehow long each firm hasbeen in business, and seewhat rating each hasbeen given by the BetterBusiness Bureau.

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The cost of line war-ranties ranges from $3 to$10 per month dependingon the type and numberof programs in which youenroll. The Ohio Consum-ers’ Counsel says some

companies may offer aone-time annual fee ofbetween $36 and $120 tocover problems with theutility lines. It says, de-pending on the company,the warranty coversbetween $1,000 and$4,000 of repairs or re-placements.

Remember, mosthomeowners may neverneed to replace or repairany utility lines. Checkwith you neighbors to seeif they have had any suchproblems. Neighbor-hoods older than 40 yearsold, which have the origi-nal pipes and lines, arethose that should concernyou the most.

Most telephone lineproblems typically occurevery 20 to 30 years,according to the OhioConsumers’ Counsel. But,before signing up with awarranty company makesure you get writtendetails of what will andwill not be covered.

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As new year’s plansshape up, take a fewmoments to considerhow you and your familymight help others andthe community. Thereare many ways to serveand help. Organizationsall over seek assistancefor a one-time event orfor a longer-term, con-sistent commitment.Decide in what ways youwill serve this year.

Consider what youand those in your familyenjoy doing. Look at thevalues and tenets of theorganization you want towork with and for toensure they match yourown.

Think about theamount of time and theskills and talents you areable to share.

Decide if you want towork with others in agroup setting or if youwould prefer to workalone.

As you consider giv-ing of yourself in 2015there are many organi-zations that do greatwork. You might join oneor more of them andhelp them do greatthings to improve the

communi-ty. Fra-ternal andsocialorganiza-tions typi-cally havea cause orcausesthey sup-port withtheir vol-unteer

efforts.There also are oppor-

tunities to serve as anindividual in differentways. Children may bewelcomed to volunteerin many of the settings.

Consider these ideasand add your own.

Serve a meal at thelocal soup kitchen.

If you enjoy music ortheater, consider volun-teering as an usher or inanother role with thegroup.

Volunteer at the localanimal shelter to walk adog, cuddle a kitten, orassist with cleaning andmaintaining the facility.

Help someone learnto read.

Tutor a child.Sort clothes and other

items at the community

center or church.Take healthy foods to

a senior apartmentbuilding or offer to pickup items on someone’sshopping list.

Visit a shut-in, playmusic at a senior facil-ity, cook a meal forsomeone who can’t cookfor themselves.

Let someone get inline ahead of you orreturn a shopping cartfrom the parking lot atthe store.

Little acts of kindnessshown to others don’thave to cost a penny butthe personal rewardscan help boost your spir-it and mood. You don’teven have to let othersknow of the good deedyou did – the personalsatisfaction may just beenough to lift you up.

If you find yourselffeeling a bit low, find away to serve others. Byfocusing on others you’llfind yourself feelingbetter.

Diane Mason is county exten-sion agent for family andconsumer sciences at theBoone County CooperativeExtension Service.

Feel better by helping out others

Diane MasonEXTENSIONNOTES

The St. Elizabeth Phy-sicians offices collected7,851pounds of food in itsfourth annual collectiondrive at all of its physi-cian offices.

More than 7,347 itemswere collected, accord-ing to organizing agencyBe Concerned.

The collection, whichtook place Oct. 27through Dec. 3, marksthe fourth year St. Eliza-beth has partnered withBe Concerned. Thisyear’s drive exceeded thenumbers of items collect-ed last year by more than20 percent.

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From left, David Clark, Eric Woolf, Allison Neikirk and DawnZimmer from St. Elizabeth Physicians help organize food itemscollected as part of a systemwide food drive. This is the fourthconsecutive year St. Elizabeth has collected food donations atall of its physician offices.


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