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ALEXANDRIA — Alexan-dria’s Park and RecreationBoard will celebrate ArborDay by giving away 800 sap-lings from 10 a.m. to noonApril 25.

The free trees will be avail-able at Alexandria Communi-ty Park, 3965 AlexandriaDrive.

According to Board Mem-ber Pam Proctor, the city pur-chased 200 saplings each offour types: loblolly pine, paw-paw, pin oak and southern redoak.

Mayor Bill Rachford saidthe city has supported ArborDay for many years.

“We have given away hun-dreds of trees,” he said. “It de-pends on the availability of thetree saplings, but we give

them away every year to sup-port the regeneration of trees.They are a renewable re-source.”

Rachford said the treesserve many purposes.

“Trees are necessary andthey are beautiful. These sap-lings are small but they pro-vide a good opportunity forkids to learn about the envi-ronment,” he said.

“Other holidays repose

upon the past; Arbor Day pro-poses for the future,” saidSterling Morton, founder ofArbor Day.

Proctor said Alexandriasupports this holiday, foundedin 1872, with the goal of plant-ing trees to clean its air andbeautify its neighborhoods.

According to the NationalArbor Day Guide, trees prop-

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Liam and Matt Von Handorf pick up a red oak tree sapling during a past Cold Spring Arbor Day celebration.

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ALEXANDRIA — Holidays inAlexandria could start cele-brating more than Christmas,if plans continue between thenonprofit organization and thecity’s Park Board.

Holidays in Alexandria be-came an official 501c3 nonprof-it organization in 2014, accord-

ing to chairmanSandy Decker,who now is alsoa City Councilmember.

Decker said arecent meetingcontinued theorganization’splans to get in-volved in city

events beyond the Christmascelebration they’ve plannedsince 2012.

“We would like to try to dodifferent things during theyear,” said Decker. “We’ve giv-en some money to the city parkfor trees, and we’re discussingother events we can help with.”

Mayor Bill Rachford saidHolidays in Al-exandria hassome ideasabout existingand new cityevents.

“The discus-sion is ongoing,”he said. “We aremeeting to seeto what extent

they can be involved.”The Arbor Day tree give-

away and the annual HauntedWalk at the Alexandria Com-munity Park are two eventsRachford said the group couldwork on with the city.

The Alexandria City Councilmeets at 7 p.m. on the first andthird Thursdays of each monthat the City Building, 8236 WestMain St.

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UNION — According to U.S.Census information, Union hasthe smallest population and thehighest income and home val-ues.

Information for this reportwas compiled from the UnitedStates Census Bureau’s “QuickFacts,” an application thatshows frequently requested da-ta for all 50 states plus the Dis-trict of Columbia and Puerto Ri-co. Cities, communities and

counties with populations over5,000 are listed. The informa-tion can be found online at1.usa.gov/1GptzPr.

Population estimates arefrom 2013, while the data re-garding median household in-come, per capita income and themedian value of owner-occu-pied housing was studied from2009-2013, and are reported in2013 dollars.

Comparing cities and coun-ties across Northern Kentucky,Union was the smallest popula-tion on the list, with only 5,650

residents. Union residents havea median household income of$102,271, per capita income of$36,429, and an average homevalue of $229,500.

Union Mayor Larry Solomonsaid the population size proba-bly helped the other averages,but thought the informationmust include areas outside thecity limits.

“When it says Union, I’msure it means the city of Unionas well as unincorporated Unionin Boone County, which wouldinclude the Triple Crown subdi-

vision,” he said. “We’re trying togrow the city of Union, so wecan benefit all of Union, the in-corporated part as well as theunincorporated.”

Solomon said the area’s ap-peal is obvious.

“In Union, people have all thebenefits of a small city with a lotof the country feeling. There’s alot of open space. It makes for agreat place to live,” he said.“That says we have somethingreally special here, and our in-tent is to preserve that some-thing special into the future.”

Boone County

Boone County’s highest pop-ulated city is Florence with31,423 residents. Florence resi-dents have median householdincome of $50,181, and live inhomes with a median value of$134,200.

Burlington and Hebron,which aren’t officially cities,were listed as communitiescomprising 15,926 and 5,929 res-idents each, respectively. Bur-

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lington’s median house-hold income is $67,903,per capita income is$27,215, and median homevalue is $163,200. He-bron’s median householdincome is $76,278, percapita income is $28,512,and median home value is$147,600.

Boone has the secondhighest population amongthe three counties, with124,442 residents, but ithas higher incomes andhome values than Camp-bell or Kenton counties.Boone residents earn amedian household incomeof $67,225 and a per capitaincome of $29,235.

Boone residents have amedian home value of$172,700, about 17 percenthigher than Campbell’s

home values of $146,300and nearly 18 percenthigher than Kenton’shome values of $144,300.

Campbell CountyCampbell County has

the smallest population,with 90,988 residents, andresidents have a medianhousehold income of$54,306, per capita in-come of $26,945, and aver-age home value of$146,300.

As far as individual cit-ies, Fort Thomas has thehighest home values, butAlexandria has the high-est household income.Cold Spring has the high-est per capita income.

Fort Thomas, with apopulation of 16,225, has amedian home value of$188,900, median house-hold income of $45,698and per capita income of$21,319.

Fort Thomas Mayor

Eric Haas said having oneof the best school systemsin the state is one reasonwhy home values stayhigh in Fort Thomas.

“The No. 1 thing is thatwe have a great schoolsystem,” Haas said. “Theother thing is the livabil-ity of the city. It’s a greatplace to live. People are al-ways out walking and rid-ing bikes. It’s a very pleas-ant place to live.”

Alexandria’s 8,717 resi-dents make a medianhousehold income of$71,469, and per capita in-come of $28,060. Alexan-dria’s median home valueis $154,700.

Alexandria Mayor BillRachford said the infor-mation probably includesareas outside of the citylimits, which are stillwithin the same ZIP code.

“I’m pleasantly sur-prised that Alexandriacame out with the highest

household income,” hesaid. “That bodes well forour citizens, their educa-tional level and our em-ployment rate. That tellsme a large percentage ofour population is gainful-ly employed, and I thinkthat bodes well for ourcity to grow.”

Cold Spring’s 6,142 res-idents earn a per capita in-come of $34,928 and a me-dian household income of$70,586. The medianhome value is $175,400.

Kenton CountyKenton is the most pop-

ulous county, with 163,145residents, who have a me-dian household income of$54,270, per capita in-come of $27,704, andhomes have a median val-ue of $144,300.

Among Kenton cities,Edgewood and FortMitchell both have homevalues of $202,300. Edge-wood has the highesthousehold income and per

capita income.Edgewood’s 8,722 resi-

dents bring home a medi-an household income of$85,833 and a per capitaincome of $42,830.

Edgewood City Admin-istratior Brian Dehnersaid part of the city’s suc-cess is that kids who growup there want to comeback and live there asadults.

“We have a communityof returnees, or kids thatgrow up in Edgewood andgo off and do their thing,then come back to raisetheir families here,” hesaid. “We have people whohave been in the commu-nity for a long period oftime and know what Edge-wood is about.”

Fort Mitchell is onlyslightly smaller, with8,263 residents, but themedian household incomeis more than 26 percentless, or $65,477. FortMitchell’s per capita in-come is $38,646, almost$4,200 less or a little morethan 10 percent differ-ence.

Covington, as Kenton’smost populous city, has40,956 residents with amedian home value of$101,900. The city’s resi-dents have a medianhousehold income of$35,352 and a per capitaincome of $19,985.

Erlanger’s 18,526 resi-dents earn a medianhousehold income of$57,482 and a per capitaincome of $28,207. Themedian home value is$123,200.

In Independence, a citywith 26,110 residents, themedian household incomeis $67,242 and the per cap-ita income is $24,258. Themedian home value is$160,800.

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erly placed around build-ings can reduce air condi-tioning needs by 30 per-cent and can save 20-50percent in energy used forheating. The documentalso states healthy maturetrees add an average of 10percent to a property’s val-ue and the planting oftrees means improved wa-ter quality resulting in lessrunoff and erosion.

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FORT THOMAS — High-lands High School foot-ball players will do neigh-borhood chores from 1-5p.m. April 26 to raisemoney for 1979 graduateBill Jurgens’ family as hebattles esophageal can-cer.

Team members per-form an annual springcleanup for charity. Yardwork, cleaning out a ga-rage or working around ahouse or business are allways players will assistpeople for a donation.Players will not be al-lowed to use power equip-ment or power tools.

All proceeds will go toJurgens’ family. Jurgenswas a member of the var-sity football team for fouryears and is a lifelongFort Thomas resident.

Job requests for play-ers are limited to withinfive miles of HighlandsHigh School becausemany players do notdrive.

For information, or toschedule a cleanup, con-tact coach Brian Wein-rich at [email protected] 859-240-7119. Mes-sages need to containyour name and address,phone number, a descrip-tion of the job request,and how many workerswill be needed.

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ERLANGER — TheNorthern KentuckyChamber of Commerce

Women’s Initiative willpresent its next profes-sional series event, Stra-tegic Communication,7:30-9:30 a.m. May 6 at theMETS Center in Erlang-er.

The discussion will bepresented by MichelleClass, president of Mar-keting with Class.

Class has more than 15years of experience inmarketing. She will shareher experiences and helpguide attendees on as-sessing your currentcommunication skills,structuring effectivecommunication, under-standing how to elevateyourself without beingboastful and the rightcommunications for diffi-cult discussions.

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ERLANGER — TheNorthern KentuckyChamber of Commercewill present the first NKYBusiness Showcase 8 a.m.to 12:30 p.m. April 15 atthe METS Center in Er-langer.

The showcase pro-vides an opportunity forbusiness professionals tobuild and strengthen rela-tionships, experience po-tential client and custom-er products firsthand,and learn from regionalleaders and experts onthe tools for business suc-cess.

Keynote presenter

will be Karen Forgus,senior vice president ofbusiness operations withthe Cincinnati Reds. At-tendees will then have theopportunity to visit withdozens of Chamber mem-ber businesses at the B2Bexpo and participate ineducational workshopswith subject matter ex-perts in social media, cy-

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The cost to attend thekeynote address/expoand workshops is $30. Forthose who wish to attendonly the expo and work-shops, the cost is $10. Res-ervations can be made bycalling 859-578-8800 oronline at http://bit.ly/1wBl0dk.

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FORT THOMAS — HighlandsHigh School’s Theatre Depart-ment students are set todance in an April 9-12 produc-tion of “Footloose.”

Highlands’ musical Foot-loose is based on a Broadwayshow of the 1984 movie “Foot-loose” starring Kevin Baconabout how teens in a smalltown overcame a ban on danc-

ing.Lead roles of characters

Ren and Ariel will be per-formed by sophomores Pay-ton Epperson and RachelZimmerman.

Opening night at High-lands’ Performing Arts Cen-ter, 2400 Memorial Parkway,Fort Thomas, will be at 7:30p.m. Thursday, April 9. Other

performances will be at 7:30p.m. April 9-10, and at 2 p.m.Sunday, April 12.

Tickets cost $8 for studentsor $10 for adults. Tickets mustbe purchased in advancedonline at bit.ly/1BtONa2. Anyremaining tickets will beavailable for purchase onehour before each show at thetheater door.

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Max Colvill, Sean Fannin and Lindsey Franxman rehearse a scene at Highlands High School for a 2012production of “The Producers.”

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The Campbell Ridge Aca-demic Team became the 2015Regional 24 Governor’s CupChampions.

They competed March 21 atthe Regional Governor’s Cupcompetition at Southern Ele-mentary in Pendleton County.This is their sixth year in a rowwinning this title,

Here are members of theCampbell Ridge AcademicTeam:

Second place Quick RecallTeam: Ashley Messmer (cap-tain); Noah Coronado; DayneFreudenberg; Ben Palmieri;Beckett Penrod; MatthewMaines; Ella Hertzenberg;

Sophie Jones; Kennedy John-son; Aubrie Klei; Allie Messm-er.

Noah Coronado tied for firstplace in math and second placein arts and humanities.

Ben Palmieri won secondplace in science.

Dayne Freudenberg tied forthird place in social studies.

Sophie Jones won secondplace in composition.

Ashley Messmer won fourthplace in composition.

Fourth place Future Prob-lem Solving: Dayne Freuden-berg, Beckett Penrod, KennedyJohnson and Cody Eby.

Campbell Ridge winsGovernor’s Cup title

Stations of the cross

Before leaving school to start spring break, students at St. Joseph School, Cold Spring witnessed a reminder ofwhat Holy Week is about. Eighth-graders re-enacted the Via Dolorosa Stations of the Cross for students. Thestations were done with students in mime with narration being done by fellow classmates. This movingpresentation was a wonderful way to share the Easter Story. Here Delaney Rudd and Bryan Duffy re-enact thefourth station of the cross.

State winner

THANKS TO TED OSSEGE

Olivia Ossege, an eighth-grade student at St. Thomas School in FortThomas, placed second in the state finals of the Governor’s Cup incomposition on March 16 in a ceremony at the Galt House in Louisville. Toqualify for the state finals, Olivia had to first place in the districtcompetition, and then the regional competition. At the finals, shecompeted against 120 of the state regional winners to take thesecond-place trophy.

The Governor’s Office ofEarly Childhood partnered withKentucky Educational Televi-sion (KET) to release a free, on-line training course to helpearly childhood professionalsprepare childrenfor success inschool.

This course is the first freetraining offered to support thenew STARS quality rating sys-tem, to be launched later thisyear. The course is designed tostrengthen the early childhoodworkforce and will examine theKentucky Early ChildhoodStandards and their essential

components: standards, bench-marks, the developmental con-tinuum and example behaviors.The module features videos ofreal educators demonstratingthe standards in the classroom.

Kentucky’s Early ChildhoodStandards focus on planningteacher-led activities and de-signing environments in anearly childhood setting. Thestandards encourage partner-ships with parents and empha-size the role of families in achild’s success.

To access the training mod-ule, go to edustore.ket.org.

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Literary - LibrariesMahjong, 1 p.m., Boone CountyPublic Library - Scheben Branch,8899 U.S. 42, All skill levelswelcome. Presented by SchebenBranch Library. 342-2665. Union.

Music - ConcertsChuck Prophet and the Mis-sion Express, 8:30 p.m. tomidnight, The Southgate HouseRevival, 111 E. Sixth St., $18, $15advance. 431-2201; www.south-gatehouse.com. Newport.

Music - FolkRobert Earl Keen, 9 p.m., Madi-son Theater, 730 Madison Ave.,$30, $25 advance. 491-2444;www.madisontheateronline-.com. Covington.

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

New Lime, 8 p.m. to midnight,Sis’s on Monmouth, 837 Mon-mouth St., Free admission.Presented by Sis’s Family Affair.431-3157; http://www.sisonmon-mouth.com. Newport.

On Stage - TheaterThe Cover of Life, 8-10 p.m.,Falcon Theatre, 636 MonmouthSt., When three brothers go offto fight in World War II, theiryoung wives move in with theboys’ mother to keep the home-front burning. Life Magazinedecides it would make a goodcover story. As the reportercollects information for herstory, all the women learn moreabout themselves and eachother. $19, $17 students andseniors. 513-479-6783; www.fal-contheater.net. Newport.

The Underpants, 7:30 p.m., TheCarnegie, 1028 Scott Blvd.,Alluringly pretty housewifeLouisa ignites debauchery inDusseldorf when her underpantsaccidentally fall down during theking’s parade, shaming herstuffy husband and drivingfeverish interest in the room thecouple are trying to rent. $18-$25. Through April 26. 957-1940;www.thecarnegie.com. Coving-ton.

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

SATURDAY, APRIL 11Art & Craft Classes3-Week Faux Bronze SculptureWorkshop, 1-3 p.m., Baker HuntArt and Cultural Center, 620Greenup St., Create armaturewire sculpture and cover withunique faux bronze technique.Three consecutive Saturdays.Ages 14 and up. $35. Reserva-tions required. 431-0020;www.bakerhunt.com. Coving-ton.

FUNKtional Crafts: HandmadePaper Flowers and WallAppliques, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.,The Art House, 19 N. Fort Thom-as Ave., Learn to make paperflowers, wall appliques andother decorative elements usingcard stock and upcycled paper.$20. Reservations required.279-3431; www.inkaacollab-orative.org. Fort Thomas.

Pot Party Weekend, 5-7 p.m.,The Art House, $25, $15. Reser-vations recommended. 279-3431;www.inkaacollaborative.org.Fort Thomas.

Art ExhibitsArts Alive: Celebration ofCovington Artists, 10 a.m. to 5p.m., Behringer-Crawford Mu-seum, $7, $6 ages 60 and up, $4ages 3-17, free for members.Wednesdays: one grandchildfree with grandparent’s admis-sion. 491-4003; www.bcmuseu-m.org. Covington.

Now Here: Theoretical Land-scapes, noon to 5 p.m., TheCarnegie, Free. 957-1940;www.thecarnegie.com. Coving-

ton.

Cooking ClassesSushi Rolling and Dining, 7p.m., Sushi Cincinnati, 130 W.Pike St., $25 per person, threerolls, includes training andBYOB, reservations required.Reservations required. ThroughDec. 26. 513-335-0297;www.sushicinti.com. Covington.

Craft ShowsThe Vintage Fair, 10 a.m. to 4p.m., The Friendly Market, 10050Norbotten Drive, Unique crafts,jewelry and collectibles, alongwith farmers market and indoorfood vendors. Free. Presented byThe Vintage Fair. 513-312-1629;www.kyvintagefair.com. Flor-ence.

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

EducationCollege and Beyond ACT TestPrep Course, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30p.m., Boone County EducationAssociation, 75 Cavalier Blvd.,suite 201, Enter building at rightside entrance. ACT test prepcourse. Ages 9-12. $399. Reserva-tions required. Presented byCollege and Beyond. 283-2655;candbtestprep.com. Florence.

Amy Ferris: Writing Workshopand Cocktails, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.,New Riff Distillery, 24 DistilleryWay, One day writing workshop.Author leads writing workshopsaround the world. Ages 21 andup. $100. Registration required.261-7433; www.newriffdistilling-.com. Newport.

Nikon School PhotographyClasses, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.Elements of Photography: learnnot only what makes an in-teresting photograph, buttechniques and fundamentals toshoot amazing photos., HiltonCincinnati Airport, $99-$159.Reservations recommended.800-645-6687; nikonschool.com.Florence.

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

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

Literary - Story TimesBaby Time, 11 a.m., Babies ‘R UsFlorence, 4999 Houston Road,On-the-floor, interactive fun thatencourages a love of books andbuilds pre-reading skills throughbooks, finger plays, songs andplaytime. Free. Presented byBoone County Public Library.342-2665; www.bcpl.org. Flor-ence.

Music - AcousticSaturday Night Music, 6-8 p.m.Music by Ash Briggs and AustinRath., Velocity Bike & Bean, 7560Burlington Pike, Fresh bakedgoods, desserts and coffeeavailable. Free. Presented byVelocity Bike & Bean. 371-8356;www.velocitybb.com. Florence.

Music - BluesJD McPherson, 8:30 p.m., TheSouthgate House Revival, 111 E.Sixth St., Sanctuary. Criticallyacclaimed R&B/rockabilly artistand his band. $18, $15 advance.431-2201; www.southgatehouse-.com. Newport.

Music - ClassicalThe Planets Meet the ThirdRock, 8-10 p.m., Florence BaptistChurch at Mt. Zion, 642 Mt. Zion,Kentucky Symphony Orchestra.Holst’s The Planets accompaniedby NASA footage and imagesalong with interesting tidbitsfrom Cincinnati Observatory andDean Regas. During intermissionand after show, audience cangaze through telescopes for liveglimpse of Venus and Jupiter.$35, $19. Presented by KentuckySymphony Orchestra. 431-6216;www.kyso.org. Florence.

Music - ConcertsJD McPherson, 8:30 p.m., TheSouthgate House Revival, 111 E.Sixth St., Sanctuary. In support oflatest release, Let the GoodTimes Roll. Ages 18 and up. $18,$15 advance. Presented by JBMPromotions Inc.. 513-779-9462;www.jbmpromotions.com.Newport.

Music - RockJosh McIntosh and Company,9 p.m. to 1 a.m., JerZee’s Pub andGrub, 708 Monmouth St., Free.491-3500; www.jerzeespub.com.Newport.

Everything Jake, 8 p.m. tomidnight, Sis’s on Monmouth,837 Monmouth St., Free admis-sion. Presented by Sis’s FamilyAffair. 431-3157; http://www.si-sonmonmouth.com. Newport.

On Stage - Children’sTheater

Puppets KaPow with FrischMarionettes, 7-8:30 p.m., BakerHunt Art and Cultural Center,620 Greenup St., $7. Presentedby Frisch Marionette Company.431-0020; www.bakerhunt.org.Covington.

On Stage - TheaterThe Cover of Life, 8-10 p.m.,Falcon Theatre, $19, $17 studentsand seniors. 513-479-6783;www.falcontheater.net. New-port.

The Underpants, 7:30 p.m., TheCarnegie, $18-$25. 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.

Spring Visibility Ride, 10 a.m.to 4 p.m., Ei8ht Ball Brewing, 18Distillery Way, Meet and greet,group ride with mid point stop,live music, food and drinks,games, split the pot, raffles,auctions and more. BenefitsLook Twice Cincinnati. $25.Reservations required. Presentedby Look Twice Cincinnati. 513-324-0926; http://looktwice-cincy.com/. Newport.

SportsBlack-n-Bluegrass Rollergirls, 5p.m., Hits 55, 3785 Lake ParkDrive, Skater-owned leagueoperated by skaters, for skaters.Suicide seating included withgeneral admission. $12, $10advance; free ages 6 and under.Presented by Black-n-BluegrassRollergirls. 331-4487; http://black-n-bluegrass.com/. Coving-ton.

Ham Shoot, noon-7 p.m., Camp-bell County Game & Fish Associa-tion, 11218 S. Licking Pike, ShootGun, Luck Shoot and Trap Shoot.Prizes will be hams. Scatterboards, food and drinks avail-able. Free. Presented by Camp-bell County Game & Fish. 635-5800. Alexandria.

SUNDAY, APRIL 12Art ExhibitsArts Alive: Celebration ofCovington Artists, 1-5 p.m.,Behringer-Crawford Museum,$7, $6 ages 60 and up, $4 ages

3-17, free for members. Wednes-days: one grandchild free withgrandparent’s admission. 491-4003; www.bcmuseum.org.Covington.

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

EducationCollege and Beyond ACT TestPrep Course, 1-5:15 p.m., BooneCounty Education Association,$399. Reservations required.283-2655; candbtestprep.com.Florence.



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 - LibrariesSpring Festival, 2 p.m., BooneCounty Main Library, 1786Burlington Pike, Spring crafts,colorful experiment, more. Allages. Free. Presented by BooneCounty Public Library. 342-2665;www.bcpl.org. Burlington.

Music - ConcertsMonophonics, 8 p.m., MadisonTheater, 730 Madison Ave., $15.Presented by NederlanderEntertainment. 491-2444. Co-vington.

Music - CountryThe Derek Alan Band, 2 p.m.,Florence Branch Library, 7425U.S. 42, Country band hailingfrom Independence, Kentucky.Free. 342-2665; www.bcpl.org.Florence.

Music - RockThrowbacks, 5-8 p.m., Sis’s onMonmouth, 837 Monmouth St.,Free admission. Presented bySis’s Family Affair. 431-3157;http://www.sisonmon-mouth.com. Newport.

On Stage - TheaterThe Underpants, 3 p.m., TheCarnegie, $18-$25. 957-1940;www.thecarnegie.com. Coving-ton.

MONDAY, APRIL 13Dance ClassesLine Dance Classes, 5:30-6:30p.m., Elsmere Senior Center, 179Dell St., $3. Presented by HollyRuschman. Through Dec. 14.727-0904. Elsmere.

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

Little Learners, 9-11:30 a.m., TheLively Learning Lab, $10. Regis-

tration required. 916-2721.Florence.

Exercise ClassesJazzercise Classes, 6 a.m.,Edgewood Jazzercise Center, $38for unlimited monthly classes.331-7778; jazzercise.com. Edge-wood.

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

Yoga, 7:10 p.m., Boone CountyMain Library, 1786 BurlingtonPike, Hatha Yoga postures. $25.Presented by Boone CountyPublic Library. 342-2665;www.bcpl.org. Burlington.

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



Literary - LibrariesIn 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.

Teen Gaming (middle & highschool), 3:15-4:45 p.m., LentsBranch Library, 3215 CougarPath, Gaming and snacks. Free.Presented by Boone CountyPublic Library. 342-2665. Hebron.

Teen Gaming Tournament:Super Smash Bros. Brawl(middle & high school), 6:30p.m., Florence Branch Library,7425 U.S. 42, Free. Registrationrecommended. 342-2665. Flor-ence.

RecreationBusiness Lunch Go KartingSpecial, noon to 2 p.m., Xhil-Racing, $15. 371-5278;www.xrkarting.com. Florence.

Support GroupsDIVA - Divorced with Intellect,Vision and Abundance GroupMeeting, 6-7 p.m., BooneCounty Public Library - SchebenBranch, 8899 U.S. 42, MeetingRoom A. Support, empower-ment, recovery for those intransition and healing process ofdivorce. For For those consider-ing, in the midst of, or recover-ing from divorce. Free. Presentedby Best Life Co-Parenting andCounseling Services. 803-7817.Union.

TUESDAY, APRIL 14Art & Craft Classes7-11 Club, 9:30-11:30 a.m., TheLively Learning Lab, 7500 Oak-brook Drive, Suite 10, Social clubfor homeschoolers. Make crafts,play games or create art. Ages7-11. $5. Registration required.916-2721. Florence.

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The Kentucky Symphony Orchestra will perform Holst’s “The Planets” accompanied by NASAfootage and images along with interesting tidbits from the Cincinnati Observatory and DeanRegas in “The Planets meet the Third Rock,” 8-10 p.m. Saturday, April 11, at Florence BaptistChurch at Mt. Zion, 642 Mt. Zion, Florence. During intermission and after the show, theaudience can gaze through telescopes for a live glimps of Venus and Jupiter. Admision is $35,$19. Call 431-6216; visit www.kyso.org.


You’ve heard the old say-ing “one person’s misfortuneis another person’s blessing.”That happened to us thisweek when our neighborBobby, who lives down theroad, called and said he had alarge ash tree that had died.A familiar story in our area.

Frank, Bobbyand our boysmade quickwork of thetree. We’ll beglad next win-ter that wetook the timein the spring toget it cut andstacked.

Food is likethat, too. Right

now we’re marking rows inthe garden for produce we’llplant now and harvest in fall.And there’s a renaissance ofsorts going on with canningand preserving. All part ofthe awareness of eatinghealthy and controllingwhat’s in the food we eat.

So as we go into warmerweather, this column will bea good resource for easyhome canned goods, likejellies, jams, salsas, vine-gars, etc. If you have a favor-ite, share and I’ll publish it.

Rita Nader Heikenfeld is an herb-alist, educator, Jungle Jim’s East-gate culinary professional andauthor. Find her blog online atAbouteating.com. Call 513-248-7130, ext. 356.

Healthy, tasty reasons to gonuts with spring recipes

Easy candied nuts

Spring is the time to take pantry inventory. I was doing just that when I ran across ajar of pecans that were near the expiration date. I tossed some in a nonstick skillet andmade a batch of candied pecans for our salad. They turned out so nice that I wanted togive you the recipe, too.

3 tablespoons packed light or dark brown sugar – I used light1 tablespoon water1 teaspoon vanilla1/4 teaspoon salt2 cups pecan halves

Mix together sugar, water, vanilla, and salt. It will look grainy. Set aside.Toast pecans in dry skillet for several minutes, stirring occasionally to prevent burn-

ing. They’re done when they give off a nice aroma. Drizzle sugar mixture on top, stirringas you drizzle. Keep stirring until nuts are all coated. This takes about a minute. Immedi-ately spread nuts on sprayed pan in single layer to cool. They’ll look sticky but coating willharden and nuts can be broken apart after they cool completely. Store in airtight contain-er at room temperature.

Tip: A wonderful appetizer or ice cream topping, as well.

Chicken and black bean enchiladas

One of my students told me her daughterenjoys reading my recipes. “You have a new gener-ation of readers,” she said. That made me feelpretty good as that’s been my goal all along, toget everyone cooking together. Since her daughterlikes Mexican foods, here’s one of our favorites forher to try.

1-1/4 pounds chicken tenderloins, thinly sliced4 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled (leave

drippings in skillet)2 teaspoons minced garlic or more to taste24 ounces picante sauce16 ounces black beans, drained, rinsed and

drained1 red or green bell pepper, diced1 generous teaspoon cumin or more to taste –

I usually add moreSalt to taste1 generous cup thinly sliced green onions,

both white and green parts12 flour tortillas, 6-inch size16 ounces Mexican cheese blend, shredded

Garnish: Tomato, sour cream, shreddediceberg, guacamole, or diced avocado, more pi-cante sauce or salsa, shredded cheese.

Cook chicken and garlic until chicken iscooked. Stir in 1/2 cup picante sauce, beans, bellpepper, cumin and salt. Simmer until thickened,stirring occasionally. Stir in green onions andbacon. Taste and add more picante sauce, cumin,etc. if desired.

Spoon about 1/4 cup down center of eachtortilla and sprinkle on a heaping 2 Tablespoonscheese. Roll up and place seam side down in asprayed 9x13 casserole.

Pour rest of picante sauce over enchiladasand sprinkle with rest of cheese. Tent with foil andbake in preheated 350 degree oven until hotthroughout, about 30 minutes or so.

Serve topped with garnishes.Tip: Add a cup or so of frozen shoe peg corn

with the beans.

Rita HeikenfeldRITA’S KITCHEN

THANKS TO RITA HEIKENFELD

Candied pecans are an easy to make topper for a salad.

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When we think about thegreat impact of volunteers inKentucky, it’s tough to imagineour commonwealth withouttheir service. Consider yourcity, your community, yourneighborhood. It’s likely thatone or more volunteers havehelped benefit your home life,your job, your safety. Thechanges happen in more waysthan most of us realize.

Volunteers fight fires inrural areas. They read to stu-dents. They tutor at-risk youthand spend quality time withthe elderly and people withdisabilities. They collect foodand deliver meals to the home-bound. They remove litterfrom roadways and planttrees. They support and enableveterans.

The list is endless – and it isamazing. Volunteers serve for

the good ofothers. Andnow is thetime that wecan saythanks.

Gov. SteveBeshear hasproclaimedApril 12-18KentuckyVolunteerWeek. It’s atime to honor

those who make the commit-ment to volunteer, and it’s areminder to many of us to domore for our neighbors.

The mission of my agency –the Kentucky Commission onCommunity Volunteerism andService – is to engage Ken-tuckians in service.

We at the commission, ourstaff and bipartisan members,

also manage the state’s Amer-iCorps national service pro-grams. Since 1994, more than9,400 Kentucky residents haveserved more than 14 millionhours and have received edu-cation awards totaling morethan $32.5 million.

Not only do AmeriCorpsmembers provide direct ser-vice, they also recruit commu-nity volunteers and providecivic engagement opportuni-ties. Last year, KentuckyAmeriCorps members recruit-ed, trained and supervisedmore than 13,000 communityvolunteers for the organiza-tions they serve – volunteerswho provided more than92,000 hours of service to theirKentucky communities. Whatan impact!

You don’t have to take theAmeriCorps pledge to make a

difference. You just have togive of yourself – join yourfellow Kentuckians who al-ready volunteer.

The benefits of volunteer-ing are great, and some arevery practical. For teens, it’s agreat way to build their skillsets and get a feel for the de-mands of a career. Collegestudents can add to their re-sumes. Adults who are be-tween jobs can gain experi-ence and a foot in the door to anew profession.

If you are affiliated with anonprofit agency that dependson the service of others, Ken-tucky Volunteer Week is a timeto say thank you to volunteers.

The commission has waysto help you do this. You canrequest a certificate of appre-ciation or governor’s citationto commemorate a special

project or ongoing service.You can also consider nominat-ing a special volunteer for aGovernor’s Service Award.Annual honors are presentedin categories including corpo-rate, veteran, senior and youthservice.

No matter the cause, volun-teering your time, your in-tellect and your energy ismore than a gift; it is an act oflove. What we do as volunteerstoday will change tomorrow.

Joe Bringardner is executive direc-tor of the Kentucky Commission onCommunity Volunteerism and Ser-vice, an agency of the Cabinet forHealth and Family Services.Learn more about community volun-teerism, service opportunities andAmeriCorps atchfs.ky.gov/dfrcvs/kccvs or at 800-239-7404.

Celebrate service during Ky. Volunteer Week

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Last week’s questionWhat is the best April

Fools’ prank you ever played,or had played on you?

“On Facebook someoneposted that there is someonethat keeps posting nude picsand they wanted the wordout so they sent a link youcould click on to see if youknow the person when I did,it was MY facebook pagewith my pic! It freaked meout! LOL.”

Tammy Haley Day

“Two years ago OpeningDay was on April Fools’. Myfiance, his sister and I weregoing to the parade and mydad said he got tickets andhe couldn’t go and that hewould give them to me andto call him when we gotthere. Well I called him andApril Fools’, no freakingtickets! I was so upset.”

Kaylah Siemer

“Best April Fools’ prankever played on me happenedexactly four years ago yes-terday at 1:26 p.m. Coinci-dentally this happens to bethe exact moment my daugh-ter was born. Being nervousand excited, also being inlabor for 12 hours, it slippedmy mind it was in fact AprilFools’ Day. The doctor laysJillian on my chest and says‘Congratulations it’s a BOY!’At this moment it seemed asif the world stopped. Since20 weeks we knew, or wethought we knew, we werehaving a girl. Flashes of pinkwent through my mind.Knowing we had very, verylittle ‘gender neutral’ items.What seemed like minutes ofutter confusion I finally wasable to burst out, ‘WHAT?!’The doctor then chuckled,‘April Fools’!!!’ Behind thisprank of course I shouldhave known my very ownfather put her up to it! Ku-dos Dad.”

Erin Michel Gross

“My husband has playedthe SAME April Fools’ prankon me for 32 years straight... and it has worked almostevery year He rubberbandsthe kitchen spray attach-ment so it sprays me in theface when I turn on the wa-

ter. Which, by habit, I alwaysdo first thing every morningwhen I come downstairs. Allyou need is one good prank... and a very forgetful wife.”

Joy Kent Tarleton

“Last year was my lastyear of teaching so I wantedto make April Fools’ Daygreat. I bought one of thosecans that has the springsnake in it. I rigged it upsuch that when a studentlifted the lid off my candybox, the snake popped out. Ican’t begin to tell you howmany kids screamed thenlaughed and wanted me to doit again. They loved it whichmade me love it even more.”

Bonnie Kirby Cronin

“Several years ago I de-cided to sew my son’s jacketsleeves shut, only I didn’tstop there! I sewed legs ofjeans, boxers, T-shirt necks,sleeves, pretty much every-thing I could get my handson. For weeks after, I wouldhear him as he was dressing,when he found somethingelse, say, ‘Crap! Dang it!Mom!’ That was my bestever!”

Linda Leppert Unterreiner

“Baby powder in mymom’s blow dryer! Pooof!”

Courtney Zehnder

“Big gob of petroleumjelly under car door han-dles.”

Joanna Seta

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THIS WEEK’SQUESTIONThe state General Assemblypassed House Bill 340 whichexpands the state’s film taxcredits in order to create morefilm production in the com-monwealth. Do you want tosee more movies made inKentucky? Where are goodlocations to film? What moviestar do you want to come toKentucky to make a movie?

Every week we ask readers aquestion they can reply to via email.Send your answers [email protected] withCh@troom in the subject line.

Financial abuse is perva-sive, crippling and often hid-den. Though less apparentthan physical or emotionalabuse, financial perpetratorsprevent their victims fromacquiring, using, or maintain-ing financial resources. Abus-ers isolate spouses or part-ners, preventing them fromwork or transportation orseizing victims’ income. Vic-tims may have their spendingtightly monitored and re-stricted by a partner or worryexcessively about how theirpartner will react to simple,everyday purchases.

Money and finances play animportant role for many vic-tims when considering wheth-er to leave an abusive rela-tionship. Behind fear, finan-cial factors are the strongestpredictor of a victim’s deci-sion to stay, leave, or return toan abusive relationship. Manysurvivors have limited or noaccess to money or have hadtheir financial security de-stroyed by their abuser.

Economic empowerment isthe key to breaking the cycleof violence over generations.Financial stability and self-sufficiency are necessaryprecursors for leaving andabstaining from abusive rela-tionships. Over 10 years, theAllstate Foundation has givenmore than $40 million to na-tional, state, and local domes-tic violence programs throughits partnership with the Na-tional Network to End Domes-tic Violence (NNEDV) to sup-

port economicempowermentservices.Since 2005, theKentuckyCoalitionAgainst Do-mestic Vio-lence and itsmember pro-grams – in-cluding theWomen’s Cri-sis Center in

Covington – have receivedmore than $900,000 in grantsfor this work.

In addition to grant dollars,financial education sessionswith Allstate agents providesurvivors and advocates theopportunity to connect withprofessionals in the financialmainstream – often a firstopportunity for victims offinancial abuse. I am gratefulfor the opportunity to connectwith those in need in my owncommunity. Volunteering withsurvivors at the Women’sCrisis Center has been a trulyrewarding experience, whichhas offered me a deepenedunderstanding of barriers toself-sufficiency for survivorsand a chance to empowermembers of my community tobecome financially strong.

Survivors are often facedwith the devastation of leav-ing behind a home, income,and sense of financial securitywhen leaving abusers. Re-gardless of a survivor’s educa-tion, job skills, or personalearning potential, all survi-

vors must overcome the chal-lenge of financial stability ifthey are to care for their fam-ilies and live more safe andsecure lives.

The Women’s Crisis Centerprovides survivors with emer-gency shelter, individual andgroup counseling, services forchildren who have witnessedviolence, and tools to achievefinancial stability. Generousfunding from the AllstateFoundation funds a Car IDAprogram for survivors – aone-to-one matched savingsprogram, which helps survi-vors secure reliable trans-portation to and from work.Allstate Foundation fundingalso supports a credit-buildingmicroloan program, financialeducation and counseling, andasset-building services – dem-onstrating the foundation’sbelief in the financial poten-tial of each individual andsupporting families’ access tothe American dream.

If you suspect a friend orfamily member is in an abu-sive relationship, the mostimportant thing you can do isto let them know that theyhave support and options toleave the relationship. If youare concerned about the safe-ty of your friend or familymember, or to learn aboutvictim services in your area,contact the National DomesticViolence Hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) or 1-800-787-3224.

Bob Parsons is an Allstate Insur-ance agent in Burlington.

Financial self-sufficiencyparamount for leaving

abusive partner

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Campbell County Rotary Club

Meeting time:12:30 p.m. WednesdaysWhere: Pepper Pod Restaurant, 703 Mon-

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who enjoy community service.

Disabled American Veterans Auxiliary

Meeting time: 7 p.m. third Tuesday of eachmonth

Where: DAV national headquarters, 3725 Al-exandria Pike, Cold Spring

Contact: Commander Kim Hempleman, 859-781-6110

Description: Community volunteers support-ing the men and women who served our countrywith honor.

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Baseball» Campbell County beat

Bellevue 12-0 April 1. BradySansom was 2-for-3 with threeRBI and Gabe Kremer drove infour.

» Newport Central Catho-lic beat Newport 26-7 April 1.Clint Bartels had a home runand six RBI to lead the on-

slaught, and Josh Schneiderhad five hits and three RBI.

Softball» Campbell County beat

Walton-Verona 12-3 April 1. Sa-rah Terhaar hit two home runsand drove in four. Brittany For-nash had three hits.

TMC Notes» The Thomas More College

baseball team defeated CentreCollege, 19-2 March 31. Junior

designated hitter DonovanPogue (St. Xavier) led the teamat the plate as he was two-for-two with a grand slam homerun, six runs batted-in andthree runs scored. Five otherSaints had multiple hits in thegame as freshman second base-man Ben Laumann (Oak Hills)was two-for-four with threeruns scored, senior first base-man Nick Connor (Elder) was

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By James [email protected]

See SHORT HOPS, Page B3

The Campbell County boystennis team set some mile-stones last year and the Cam-els are looking for even morethis season for head coach Jer-emiah Sowards.

Juniors Mason Geiman andJake Walters qualified forstate in boys doubles last year.They lost in the first round tothe fifth seed in the tourna-ment.

If they get back there thisspring, they would be the firstCamels to qualify in back-to-back years since Kris (Dick-en) Laskey, who is now High-lands head coach and hasbirthed several dominantplayers for the Bluebirds.

“They committed early inthe offseason last year thatthey wanted to be really goodtennis players,” Sowards saidlast season. “They workedvery hard, they played tourna-ments. Tennis was really im-portant to them.”

The sophomores play wellas a team.

“We’re very similar in howwe played but there are thingswe do better than the other,”Walters said. “Mason is betterat volleys and forehands andI’m more of a rally guy.”

Now they want to attack thebracket at state.

Geiman and Walters leadthe Camels, who have highhopes as they return all sevenof their starters from lastyear. Highlighting the rest ofthe group is seventh-graderAnderson McDowell, who hasa chance to qualify for state in

singles. That would make himthe first Camel to advance thatfar in singles since the 1980’s.

Last year, McDowell wasthe third seed in the tourna-ment before taking a toughloss in the regional quarterfi-nals, one match away from thestate tourney.

Other returning starters in-clude juniors Conner Combs,Hogan Oldiges and DontayHyatt; and senior Peter Glenn.Combs reached the secondround of the regional tourna-ment.

The Camels have a deeproster of 21 which includesother seniors Hunter Brown,Corey Van Druten and BryanBachman.

Among top upcomingmatches are a home tilt withHoly Cross April 9 and ConnerApril 16.

The Campbell Countygirls team returns all of its re-gional participants from lastseason, led by Rachel Crigler,who advanced to the 10th Re-gion quarterfinals before los-ing to Highlands’ MeredithLaskey. Crigler upset the fifthseed in the second round to getone match away from the statetourney.

Paxton Glenn returns atsecond singles. She won onematch in the regional last year.

Haley Moloney and JillianRussell reached the regionalquarterfinals last year andplay first doubles. The seconddoubles team of Dana Pang-burn and Lauren Sebastianwon one match at regionals.

Information on Bellevueand Newport Central Catholicwas not available by deadline.

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Haley Moloney is one of Campbell County High’s top returning players.

Camels lookto get back tostate tourneyJames [email protected]

FIRST SWING AT 2015 TENNIS

There was a time when theBishop Brossart boys’ trackand field team leaned heavilyon its distance people, many ofthem cross country runners.Back then, the Mustangs werebuilt for the long haul but notnecessarily for speed.

That didn’t last.Chris Davis, now in his

fourth year as head coach,made it his personal mission tomake the Mustangs a more bal-anced squad.

“We’ve been improving a lotover the years,” Davis said.“Our goal is to be solid acrossthe board because that’s theway you score points.”

The sprinters eventuallygained speed under Davis’ di-rection. The distance runnersmaintained their rapid pace.Something fruitful started un-folding in the field. Thejumpers took a quantum leapbehind Gabe Roberts and MarkGoller. Pole vaulter Frank Cen-trulo emerged, And discusthrower Robby Twehuesjumped into the picture with afifth-place regional finish lastyear.

Suddenly, the Mustangs hadthe makings of a balancedsquad, capable of amassingpoints on the track and in the

field. They finished third at thestate meet, just one point be-hind runner-up Murray. Theywere eighth at state the previ-ous year.

Davis thought it was prettycool to watch his squad live upto the sport’s name.

“We’ve been working at thisfor four years, trying to be-come a balanced track and fieldteam,” Davis said. “We wentfrom being a team known for itsdistance guys to having 10 guyswho’ve been here for fouryears who’ve been state scor-ers. We’ve put the pieces to-gether and gotten better everyyear. We can score in close toevery event at the regionalmeet.”

That’s not easy for a pro-gram at a school with about 150boys. But with versatile run-ners such as Chris Loos, theMustangs are the ones lassoingthe competition.

After losing two majorpoint-scorers from last year’sClass A regional champion, theMustangs have finished eitherfirst or second at four invita-tionals. They have three meetvictories, and a runner-up fin-ish at the Diocese of CovingtonInvitational, won by CovingtonCatholic, which has an enroll-ment of about 575 boys.

“We have to have a lot ofguys do a lot of things to com-pete with the bigger teams.Chris pretty much does it all,plus he got a 34 on his ACT,” Da-vis said of Loos. “He can runanything from the 200 up to twomiles. We put him in a lot of dif-

ferent relays. He’s been on thepast two state-winning 3,200-meter relay teams. He won the400 at the Villa Madonna meet.”

Loos is part of a senior-ladengroup. Three seniors wonevents at Wednesday’s Diocesemeet, led by a pair of wins byRoberts in the long jump andtriple jump. Goller won thehigh jump. Goller ran with Looson the state-winning 3,200 relayteam of 2013. Daniel Vogel tookthe 400 meters at the Diocesemeet.

Cetrulo, regional runner-uplast year in the pole vault is a ju-nior. He finished runner-up atthe Diocese. The Mustangsplaced in the top three in allfour relay races. They won the1,600, placed second in the 800and 3,200, and third in the 400,adding to a trend continued atthe Lloyd Gold Medal Meet andthe Boone County Invitational,both Brossart meet wins.

It represents a carry-overfrom last season. Vogel, Cetru-lo, and Roberts in the triplejump, were top-10 state placerslast year. With just a few finalhurdles to clear, Davis believeshis squad is poised to repeat asregional champion with achance to win state, if the Mus-tangs can get past a familiarfoe.

“I definitely think Walton-Verona is a formidable chal-lenge,” the coach said of the2014 regional runner-up. “Theyare right with us neck-and-neck, but we’re getting morebalanced and that’s really goingto help us.”

Mustangs firingon all cylinders

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Bishop Brossart’s Chris Loos is a versatile runner who can compete in anything from the 200 up to two mile run.

Brossart now morethan just distancerunnersBy Marc HardinEnquirer contributor

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Newport CentralCatholic graduate JohnBrannen is returninghome to coach NorthernKentucky University’smen’s basketball team.

Norse athletic direc-tor Ken Bothof an-nounced April 6 thatBrannen – Alabama’s in-terim coach after Antho-ny Grant’s firing inMarch – will be intro-duced at a 3 p.m. pressconference Tuesday atthe Bank of KentuckyCenter.

Brannen was withGrant at Alabama for sixyears, including two asthe Crimson Tide’s asso-ciate head coach. Prior tothat he was an assistantat Virginia Common-wealth, St. Bonaventure,Eastern Kentucky andthe University of

Charleston.Brannen said he was

humbled to be the nextNorse coach and said hisfamily, which includeswife, Lisa, and twindaughters, Katelyn andJaylee, is “thrilled to beback home.”

“Our program promis-es to bring great pride tothe NKU community andwe will strive for success

on and off the court,”Brannen said. “Our goalis to compete for AtlanticSun Championshipswhile ensuring our play-ers graduate and repre-sent NKU in a first-classmanner. I can’t wait tostart working and returnhome to embark on myhead coaching career.”

Brannen, a Covingtonnative, started his colle-

giate playing career atMorehead State beforetransferring to MarshallUniversity, where hescored 1,008 points in twoseasons. After his 1997graduation, Brannenplayed professionally inBelgium for two seasons.

At Alabama his dutiesincluded working withperimeter players. TheCrimson Tide had three20-win seasons duringBrannen’s tenure andwent 1-1 during his briefrole as interim coach.The team defeated Illi-nois 79-58 in a NIT open-er before losing to even-tual runner-up Miami, 73-66.

Brannen replacesDave Bezold, who wasfired last month after 11seasons at the helm of aprogram that made themove from Division II.NKU finished 13-17 dur-ing the 2014-15 campaign.

NKU names Brannen head hoops coachShannon [email protected]

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Newport CentralCatholic graduateJohn Brannen,shown as asassistant coachfor the AlabamaCrimson Tide in2014, is returninghome to coachNorthernKentuckyUniversity's men'sbasketball team.

Haley Meyers is pitch-ing a heavy ball in the cir-cle, the bats are booming,and fielders are gloving itfor the undefeated New-port Central Catholic soft-ball team, now 5-0. One ofthree remaining unbeatenteams in the Ninth Region,the Thoroughbreds havebolted out the gate withtheir best start ever, sur-passing 5-1 starts in 2010and 2011.

NewCath is outscoringthe competition, 54-9 afteran 18-1 rout in three in-nings Tuesday in a 36thDistrict seeding gameagainst Dayton. Fuelingthe sudden start and hop-ing for a fast finish arefive seniors, most of whomhave been playing multi-ple sports togetherthroughout their highschool years.

“My seniors are amaz-ing me,” coach DennyBarnes said. “They cameright in from basketballand started hitting andfielding, and Haley Mey-ers has been just fantastic.She’s improved.”

Meyers, a sophomore,is 5-0 after pitching everyinning but one in fivestarts. She has a shutout,with a two-hitter against32nd District stalwart Si-mon Kenton, and a one-hit-ter against Ludlow. Mey-ers went 17-9 and posted a2.26 ERA last season, withfive no-hitters, includingtwo perfect games andthree one-hitters.

“She’s gotten to be pret-ty good, and she has somegood fielders behind her,too,” Barnes said. “Our in-field is getting to every-thing, and our young out-fielders are starting tocome along. We’ve got twonew outfielders. We’re ro-tating four girls outthere.”

The infield has beenrock-solid for years.Catcher Kristen Schreib-er, sixth-year varsity sec-ond baseman Casey Kohls,lead-off-hitting shortstopMichaela Ware and clean-up hitting third basemanLoren Zimmerman, allseniors, offer air-tight de-

fense and clutch bats witha lot of tournament experi-ence as the bedrock of anexperienced group.

Kohls, who startedplaying softball for Day-ton as an eighth-grader,and Schreiber both havecleared the fences andlead the team with onehome run each. Zimmer-man leads with five dou-bles. Zimmerman andSchreiber are co-leaderswith 10 RBI.

“Ware and Kohls aregetting on base all thetime,” Barnes said. “AndSchreiber and Zimmer-man are knocking them in.We have a great top of thebatting order, with our topsix hitters all battingaround .500. It’s just beenflat-out lights out.”

Senior Morgan Martinianchors the young out-field. Carolyn Schreiber,one of three Schreiber sis-ters on the team, is one ofthe outfielders. Sopho-more Kennedy Binn is thenew first baseman asNewCath is beginning tosee the benefits of a fresh-man program startedthree years ago.

If the Thoroughbredscan’t sustain their unbeat-en pace, it still promises tobe a history-making sea-son on the hill. Several ofthe seniors are on pace toshatter NewCath records,including Kohls andSchreiber (career hits andruns), Ware (career runs)and Zimmerman (careerhits and RBI).

Schreiber is heading toMount St. Joseph to playsoftball. Ware is expectingto play basketball atThomas More. Zimmer-man is a Morehead Statesoccer recruit.

A new multi-level club-house, including a garageand bathrooms is nearlyfinished at Newport Vets,where the ’Breds maketheir home. Concrete is be-ing poured Saturday forthe concession stand, andit needs a coat of paint. Adedication will be madeonce it’s completed, be-fore the end of the season.

NewCath will begin de-fense of its Ninth RegionAll “A” Classic tourna-ment crown Wednesday inthe first All “A” Classiccontest in three yearsagainst city rival New-port. NewCath, last year’s36th District runner-up, isseeking its fifth 36th Dis-trict tournament title inseven years.

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Newport Central Catholic pitcher Haley Meyers, a sophomore,is 5-0, pitching all but one inning for the Thoroughbreds.

Thoroughbredshave gallopedstraight out of gateDefending NinthRegion All ‘A’champsmulti-talentedMarc HardinEnquirer contributor

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two-for-three with a RBIand three runs scored,sophomore catcher Aus-tin Bryant (Fairfield)was two-for-three withtwo RBI and two runsscored, sophomore cen-ter fielder Casey Metzg-er (Oak Hills) was two-for-three with a triple,two RBI and a run scoredand junior shortstopMarcus Woelfel (Harri-son) was two-for-threewith a RBI and two runsscored.

This occurred a dayafter a 20-13 win overFranklin at home. TheSaints were led at theplate by senior catcherBrad Popham (DixieHeights) and junior des-ignated hitter Pogue asPophamwas 4-for-5 withtwo RBI and one runscored and Pogue was 4-for-6 with three doubles,six RBI and three runsscored. Sophomore rightfielder Ben Kenning (El-der) was 3-for-5 with atriple, a double, four RBIand four runs scored,Metzger was 3-for-6with a triple, a double,three RBI and two runsscored and junior leftfielder Zach Fardo (Bish-op Brossart) was 3-for-6with a RBI and a runscored.

NKU Notes» Northern Kentucky

University track andfield athlete J.J. Webberearned Atlantic Sun Con-ference Outdoor TrackAthlete of the Week hon-ors. Webber took firstplace in the 5,000-meterat the Oliver Nikoloff In-vitational with a pro-gram-record time of

14:14.39. The junior fin-ished 30 seconds aheadof the second-place run-ner in the race. The timeranks 14th in NCAA Divi-sion I and first on the A-Sun performance list.

» The Northern Ken-tucky University wom-en’s tennis team pickedup a landmark win April2, defeating KennesawState in Atlantic SunConference action 4-2 atFive Seasons SportsClub. The win was NKU’sfirst against an A-Sun op-ponent, snapping a four-match losing streak toimprove to 6-10 overalland 1-3 in A-Sun play.Kennesaw State fell to 1-12 overall and 0-4 in A-Sun action.

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tucky Sports Hall ofFame will induct newmembers 1 p.m. Wednes-day, April 15, at the VillaHills Civic Club. ShawnSnelling (Conner 1995)played football, baseballand track and holds sev-eral school records. Ga-ry Schearing has been acoach for 40 years, in-cluding at Ludlow and iscurrently at Kings(Ohio) coaching base-ball. Tim Shields hasbeen coaching for 45years, mostly at ConnerHigh School, where heled the baseball team to

the regional title in 1979and three teams to thegirls basketball Sweet16. He is the head assis-tant of Thomas More’swomen’s basketballteam that won the NCAADivision III champion-ship this spring. CelesteBroermann was a teach-er and coach for 33 yearsat St. Thomas and High-lands. She graduatedfrom Notre Dame andplayed volleyball andsoftball. Brian Flaugheris a longtime scorekeep-er at Augusta HighSchool.

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The Florence Freedom,presented by Titan Me-chanical Solutions, arebuilding a strong rosterfor the 2015 campaign un-der new manager DennisPelfrey. Spring Trainingbegins May 1at UC HealthStadium and the roster isnot set yet. But so far, sogood, as Florence looks toreturn to the FrontierLeague playoffs for thethird time in four seasons.

The newest addition isoutfielder Jake Luce, whohad a breakout season in2014 for the Wichita Wing-nuts of the American As-sociation. The left-handedhitter tallied a .341 battingaverage. The 25-year old’sperformance with Wichitacaught the attention of theBaltimore Orioles, andLuce spent spring trainingin Orioles camp. Luce alsoplayed in the United Base-ball League last year andhad a cup of coffee withRockford in the FrontierLeague in 2013.

Another key acquisi-tion is outfielder CodyBishop, acquired in a tradeDec. 16. They traded RHPChris Squires, LHP ChrisCummins and OF AdamTaylor to the Gary SouthShore Rail Cats in ex-change for Bishop andRHP Ethan Gibbons.

Bishop, 24, a North Cen-tral Texas College prod-uct, enters his fourth sea-son of professional base-ball in 2015. After a briefstint in the Pecos Leaguein 2012, Bishop spent theentire 2013 season in theUnited League, splitting

time between the McAllenThunder and the FortWorth Cats. He found hismost success with FortWorth, hitting .309 in 39games.

On the mound, ColemanStephens should be a head-liner for Florence this sea-son. 2015 will be Stephens'fourth season of profes-sional baseball and his sec-ond go-around in the Fron-tier League. Florence ac-quired Stephens as part ofa three-team trade Dec.28, which saw Jacob Tanishead to Windy City. Theright-hander made his prodebut in 2012 with the RioGrande Valley White-Wings of the North Amer-ican Baseball League.

Stephens split the 2013season between the FortWorth Cats and the Fron-tier Greys, compiling an8-3 record in 20 appear-ances, 18 starts. Last sea-son, Stephens played inthe American Association,splitting time betweenAmarillo and Gary.Through three seasons inprofessional baseball Ste-phens has made 62 appear-ances, 45 starts.

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Eberle led the FrontierLeague in OBP in 2014 ashe reached base 46.2 per-cent of the times he cameto the plate. His .346 bat-ting average and 64 walkswere both good for third inthe league. The corner in-fielder led the Freedom innearly every offensivecategory including batting

average, runs scored (53),hits (110), doubles (22),home runs (8, tied withRob Kelly), RBI (45), totalbases (160), walks, OBP,SLG (.503), and OPS (.965).

Florence also returnstheir top two startingpitchers from 2014.

Chuck Weaver shinedin 2014 as he finished theseason with a 2.65 ERA,good for fifth in the Fron-tier League. His notableoutings included a careerhigh eight innings of one-run ball against SouthernIllinois on June 14, seveninnings of one run ball onJune 28 against River City,seven innings of shutoutball against Gateway onJuly 3 and seven innings ofshutout ball against Tra-verse City on August 13. In17 starts, Weaver went sixor more innings 13 times.

Meanwhile returningright-hander, and Cincin-nati native, Casey Hennwas one of the top pitchersin the entire FrontierLeague in 2014. He led theFreedom with nine winsand tallied a team-leading111 strike outs, good forfourth among all FrontierLeague pitchers. Henn's2.72 ERA in 2014 was tiedfor the sixth lowest whilehis 122.2 innings pitchedwas the third most in theleague.

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455th MaintenanceGroup gets award

Air Force Col. Brett A.Newman led the 455thMaintenance Group as itwas recognized with theChief Master Sgt. JamesK. Clouse Award forMaintenance Excellence.

The award recognizesthe 4th Air Force mainte-nance organization thathas achieved the higheststandards in safety, mis-sion support, demonstrat-ed ingenuity, mission ac-complishments and main-

Justin W. Phillipsfinishes basicmilitary training

Air Force Airman Jus-tin W. Phillips graduatedfrom basic military train-ing at Joint Base San An-tonio-Lackland.

The airman completedan intensive, eight-weekprogram that includedtraining in military disci-pline and studies, AirForce core values, physi-cal fitness, and basic war-fare principles and skills.

Airmen who completebasic training earn fourcredits toward an asso-ciate in applied science

tenance excellence. Newman is currently

serving as 445th Mainte-nance Group commanderat Wright-Patterson AirForce Base, Ohio.

CCHS grad finishes basicmilitary training

Air Force AirmanRichard J. Antony gradu-ated from basic militarytraining at Joint Base SanAntonio-Lackland, SanAntonio, Texas.

The airman completedan intensive, eight-weekprogram that includedtraining in military disci-

pline and studies, AirForce core values, physi-cal fitness, and basic war-fare principles and skills.

Airmen who completebasic training earn fourcredits toward an asso-ciate in applied sciencedegree through the Com-munity College of the AirForce.

Antony earned distinc-tion as an honor graduate.He is a 2014 graduate ofCampbell County HighSchool.

CCCH grad finishes basicmilitary training

Air Force Airman RossE. Karrick graduatedfrom basic military train-ing at Joint Base San An-tonio-Lackland, San Anto-nio, Texas.

The airman completedan intensive, eight-weekprogram that includedtraining in military disci-pline and studies, AirForce core values, physi-cal fitness, and basic war-

fare principles and skills.Airmen who complete ba-sic training earn fourcredits toward an asso-ciate in applied sciencedegree through the Com-munity College of the AirForce.

Karrick is a 2013 grad-uate of Campbell CountyHigh School.

Highlands gradfinishes basiccombat training

Army Pvt. Madison L.Ivey graduated from ba-sic combat training atFort Jackson, Columbia,South Carolina.

During the nine weeksof training, the soldierstudied the Army mis-sion, history, tradition andcore values, physical fit-ness, and received in-struction and practice inbasic combat skills, mili-tary weapons, chemicalwarfare and bayonettraining, drill and cere-mony, marching, riflemarksmanship, armedand unarmed combat,map reading, field tactics,military courtesy, mili-tary justice system, basicfirst aid, foot marches,and field training exer-cises.

Ivey is a 2014 graduateof Highlands High School.

CCHS grad finishes basiccombat training

Army Pfc. Adam M.Wathy graduated frombasic combat training atFort Jackson in Columbia,South Carolina.

During the nine weeksof training, the soldierstudied the Army mis-sion, history, tradition andcore values, physical fit-ness, and received in-struction and practice inbasic combat skills, mili-tary weapons, chemicalwarfare and bayonettraining, drill and cere-mony, marching, riflemarksmanship, armedand unarmed combat,map reading, field tactics,military courtesy, mili-tary justice system, basicfirst aid, foot marchesand field exercises.

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COLD SPRING — ThePerrys, America’s favor-ite mixed Southern gospelmusic group, will be inconcert at the First Bap-tist Church, 4410 Alexan-dria Pike, Cold Spring.

The performance willbe 6 p.m. Saturday, April25.

Together the Perrysproduce a classic, yetunique blend that con-tinues to inspire longtimefans while also appealingto the next generation. Forinformation call First Bap-tist Church, 859-441-6184.There is no charge to at-tend and a love offeringwill be taken.

Air qualitydesignationsimprove in NKY

The EnvironmentalProtection Agency has re-vised air quality designa-tions for fine particle pol-lution in five Kentuckycounties.

Air monitoring datademonstrates improvedair quality in Campbell,Kenton, Boone, Jeffersonand Bullitt counties.

“Air Quality in Ken-tucky continues to im-prove steadily,” said Ken-tucky Division for AirQuality (DAQ) directorSean Alteri. “The most re-cent data demonstratesthat the Louisville andKentucky metropolitanstatistical areas are incompliance with federalair quality standards forfine particulate matter.”

In January, DAQ re-quested that EPA consider2014 ambient air monitor-ing data before designa-

tions become effectiveApril 15, 2015. Air monitor-ing data collected from2014 showed significantemissions reductions inthe area.

Fine particulate matteris composed of microscop-ic particles or droplets inthe air that measure 2.5microns or less in diame-ter, or about 30 timessmaller than the width of ahuman hair. Particles ofthis size are hazardous tohuman health becausethey can easily be inhaleddeep into lungs and evencross into the blood-stream.

Police graduatefrom leadershipclass

Twenty law enforce-ment executives fromagencies across Kentuckygraduated April 3 from theCriminal Justice Execu-tive Development pro-gram, an advanced leader-

ship course designed forsupervisors at the state’ssmall- and medium-sizeagencies.

CJED is a five-weekprogram that focuses onidentifying, analyzing andsolving problems as wellas leadership, personnel

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Students attend CJEDcourses for one week eachmonth for five months.

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For the most up-to-date Northern Kentucky obituaries,click on the “Obituaries” link atcincinnati.com/northernkentucky.

Marian BrookerMarian C. Brooker, 96, of

Union and formerly of FortThomas, died March 30 at herhome.

She was a supervisor with FortThomas-Bellevue Bank andmember of First PresbyterianChurch of Dayton. She served onthe Community Guild, the ColdSpring PTA, and as a volunteerat the Wood Hudson CancerCenter. She was a member ofthe Alexandria Super Seniors,the Coast Guard Auxiliary, the NN Club, Dora Chapter of theEastern Star, and Job’s Daugh-ters.

Her husband, Charles E.Brooker Jr.; father, CharlesSparka; and mother, MarySparka, died previously.

Survivors include her daugh-ters Bonnie Riach of Union andMarsha Grosmann.

Burial was at Floral HillsMemorial Gardens in Taylor Mill.

Memorials: Wood HudsonCancer Research, 931 Isabella St.,Newport, KY 41071; or FirstPresbyterian Church of Dayton,800 Ervin Terrace, Dayton, KY41074.

Ronald DunnRonald Anthony Duncan

Dunn, 56, of Alexandria, diedMarch 25 at his home.

He was retired after 25 yearsas a truck driver.

Survivors include his wife,Bonita Dunn; stepchildren MarkAllen Powers, Michael CurtisPowers, Nadine Johnson, andAngel Jones; and 11 grand-children.

Donald Hauff Sr.Donald Hauff Sr., 49, of Cold

Spring, died March 29 of acutelymplastic leukema at St. Eliza-beth Healthcare Hospice inEdgewood.

His father, Charles Hauff Sr.;mother, Jeanne Lewis; and son,Donald Hauff Jr., died previ-ously.

Survivors include his daugh-ter, Franchesca Hauff; son,Christian Holbert; belovedpartner, Lillian Martin; siblingsCharles Hauff Jr. and SherrieHaldeman; and two grand-children.

Memorials: Luekemia andLymphoma Society, 1311 Mamar-oneck Ave., Suite 310, WhitePlains, NY 10605.

Charlton JonesCharlton Jones, 86, of Fort

Thomas, died March 29 at hishome.

He was a tool and dye makerwith General Electric in Even-dale. He was mechanically andloved to share his inventionswith others. He loved animalsand had an interest in spiritu-alism.

Survivors include his wife,Helen Neltner Jones of FortThomas; daughters JenniferMcGinnis of Fort Thomas andMartha Bessler of Alexandria;sons Chuck Jones of Newport,Richard Jones of West Chester,Ohio, and Roger Jones of ColdSpring; and 21 grandchildren.

Entombment was at St.Stephen Cemetery in Fort Thom-as.

Memorials: St. ElizabethHealthcare Hospice, 483 S. LoopRoad, Edgewood, KY 41017; orSt. Thomas Church, 26 E. VillaPlace, Fort Thomas, KY 41075.

James Kindner Jr.James W. Kinder Jr., 59, of

Alexandria, died March 30 at St.Elizabeth Medical Center in FortThomas.

He was a self-employed foodbroker and member of theScottish Rite and Oakley Mason-ic Lodge No. 668 F and AM.

His mother, Patricia SmithKinder, died previously.

Survivors include his wife,Janet C. Jones Kinder; father,James W. Kinder Sr.; son, JamesW. Kinder III; daughter, NicoleKnasel; brother, Jay Kinder;sister, Barbie Matthew; and twograndchildren.

Interment was at AlexandriaCemetery.

Memorials: American Diabe-tes Association, 4555 Lake ForestDrive, Blue Ash, OH 45242.

John ReitmanJohn Randolph “Randy”

Reitman, 59, of Alexandria, diedof cancer March 28 at his home.

He was born and raised inCamp Springs and was a gradu-ate of Bishop Brossart HighSchool. He was the third-gener-ation owner of Reitman AutoParts and Sales Inc. in CampSprings. He served on the boardof the Kentucky Auto and TruckRecycling Association for 20years, was a member of theAutomotive Recyclers Associa-tion since 1985, and served thenational organization as direc-tor of Region 2, chair of thescholarship foundation, memberof the executive committee, andas secretary and president in2011 and 2012. He was honoredas Camp Springs’ Citizen of theYear in 2013. He was an avidNASCAR fan, loved the beach,

camping, motorcycles, yardwork, and traveling.

His father, Norbert Reitman,died previously.

Survivors include his wife,Frances Reis Reitman; childrenCourtney Reitman-Deinlein,Nicholas Reitman, and AdamReitman; mother, Helen NeiserReitman; brother, TimothyReitman of Michigan; and threegrandchildren.

Memorials: St. Joseph SchoolStudent Fund, 6833 Four MileRoad, Camp Springs, KY 41059;or ARA Scholarship Foundation,9113 Church St., Manassas, VA20110.

Martha RitchieMartha Moore Ritchie, 76, of

Dayton, died March 26 at Bap-tist Convalescent Center inNewport.

She was a homemaker.Her sisters, Doris Moore and

Shirley Henderson, died previ-ously.

Survivors include her sons DanRitchie of Alexandria, DougRitchie of Bellevue, DaryleRitchie of Cincinnati, and DavidRitchie of Dayton; daughtersDebbie Ritchie of HighlandHeights, Dawn Hansel of Day-ton, and Dianne Stamper ofIndependence; and nine grand-children along with nine great-grandchildren.

Burial was at GrandviewCemetery in Mentor, Kentucky.

Memorials: Arthritis Founda-tion, 7124 Miami Ave., Cincin-nati, OH 45243-2608.

Betty ScherderBetty Scherder, 88, of High-

land Heights and formerly ofLatonia, died March 30 at ColdSpring Transitional Care in ColdSpring.

She was a member of HolyCross Church in Latonia formore than 50 years and retiredas a cook with Haggis Restau-rant in Latonia. She enjoyedbingo, reading, and workingpuzzles.

Her husband, Gerald Scher-der; and sisters Jean, Marian,and Ruth, died previously.

Survivors include her sister,Patricia Brossart.

Interment was at Mother ofGod Cemetery in Fort Wright.

Memorials: Holy Cross Church,3612 Church St., Latonia, KY41015.

Richard ZieglerRichard “Dick” Ziegler, 86, of

Wilder, died March 22 at hishome.

He retired from WiedemanBrewery after 35 years as arefrigeration mechanic andmachinist. He then retired fromthe VA Hospital of Cincinnatiafter 10 years as a HVAC me-chanic. He was a 1947 graduateof Newport Catholic, where hewas a two time hall of fameinductee, member of the North-ern Kentucky Hall of Fame, and1946 state baseball champion.He lettered in five sports: foot-ball, baseball, basketball, box-ing, and track. He attendedXavier University on a footballscholarship. He was a U.S. Armyveteran, serving as a staff ser-geant and engineer equipmentmechanic during the KoreanWar. Returning from the war, hewas drafted by the New YorkYankees as a catcher. He wasinstrumental in starting boysbasketball and girls softball atSt. Ann’s in West Covington andin Wilder. He loved to golf andtravel, especially to Hawaii.

Survivors include his wife,Lorena Kennedy Ziegler; daugh-ters Paulette Delk of Burlington,Lori Muench of Cold Spring, andPatty Coslett of Park Hills; sonsDavid Ziegler of Lawrenceburg,Indiana, Danny Ziegler of FortThomas, Richard Ziegler ofWilder, and Steve Ziegler ofCold Spring; sister, DorothyHoelker of Grove City, Ohio; and15 grandchildren along with 11great-grandchildren.

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Question: Is this agood time to plant aspara-gus? Is it true you cannotharvest it for two to threeyears?

Answer: Early Marchis usually the recom-mended planting time,but since we’ve had a coolspring, early April willstill be fine.

One-year-old crownsor plants are preferred to

seeds forstartingasparagus.Thecrowns areactually acombina-tion ofrhizomes,fleshyroots andfibrousroots. Thefleshy

roots, which may spreadlaterally under the soilseveral feet from therhizomes, store food re-serves that help developthe tender shoots the nextspring.

Asparagus is a peren-nial vegetable that, onceestablished, may live for15 to 30 years. Locateasparagus to one side ofthe garden in a sunnylocation, where it will notbe disturbed. It is one ofthe easiest to grow, andone of the most soughtafter and valuable earlyvegetables. It is also welladapted to freezer stor-age if you get more thanyou can eat fresh. (Thisseldom happens in myhousehold!)

Plant asparaguscrowns in a trench 12 to15 inches wide and 6 to 8inches deep. Incorporaterotted manure, compostor peat moss, plus fertiliz-er, into the soil beforesetting the crowns, be-cause little organic mat-ter can be added later.

Set plants 15 to 18 inch-es apart inside trenchesor rows which are 30inches apart. Place thecrown on a small amountof loose soil in the trench,allowing it to be slightlyhigher than the roots.Spread the roots out andcover the crown with 2 to3 inches of soil, firmeddown well. As plantsbegin to grow, continue toput soil around and overthe crowns until thetrench is filled.

Asparagus shoots orspears that come up thisyear should not be har-vested. Just let themgrow up tall and becomeferns. Limit harvests in2016 to three to four

weeks, and then let theferns grow. This proce-dure is necessary so thatthe root system will de-velop from its limited sizeand will store food re-serves to produce growththe following year.

Plants harvested tooheavily too early aftersetting may becomeweakened and spindly.Never harvest spears lessthan pencil-diameter size.During the third year(2017), harvests can becontinued for eight to tenweeks. Continue doingthis each year for thenext 15-30 years, until theplants no longer yieldadequate harvests andmust be replanted.

Harvest spears dailywhen they are 5 to 7 inch-es tall. Break them off atthe soil level instead ofcutting below the soilsurface. Cutting can easi-ly injure the crown budswhich produce the nextspears. Harvest in earlymorning and use or re-frigerate immediately tomaintain crispness.

Each year in the earlyspring, fertilize aspara-gus with 1 pound of 5-10-10 per 100 square feet, oraccording to soil testrecommendations. Some-time during the winter orvery early spring, be sureto remove all the old,dead stems from theprevious season atground level. This willhelp avoid any diseaseproblems. Asparagusgrown in a sunny, raisedbed usually begins toproduce by April 15. En-joy!

For more informationon growing vegetables,plus updates on upcomingExtension classes, and towin free vegetable seedsfor your spring garden,go to www.facebook.com/BooneHortNews orwww.twitter..com/BooneHortNews .

Mike Klahr is Boone Countyextension agent for horticul-ture.

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COMING UP» Cherries, Peaches

& Plums, Oh My! AllAbout the Genus Pru-nus: 1-2 p.m. Tuesday,April 14, Boone CountyArboretum, 9190 CampErnst Road, Union, Shel-ter No. 1. Register athttp://bit.lyBCAregistra-tion.

» Best Trees for NKYLandscapes: 1:30-3:30p.m. Tuesday, April 14,Boone County ExtensionOffice. Free, but call859-586-6101 to register,or enroll online atboone.ca.uky.edu.

» Plants for Year-Round Color: 9:30-11:30a.m. Thursday, April 16,Boone County ExtensionOffice. Free, but call859-586-6101 to register,or enroll online at boone-.ca.uky.edu.

Brossart winners

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These students are Merit Scholarship winners for Bishop Brossart High School, based onhigh school placement test scores.

Teresa Blevins, 48, of Coving-ton and Louis Frey, 39, of FortThomas, issued March 10.

Peggy Densler, 30, of Coving-ton and Domonique Jackson, 36,of Fort Thomas, issued March 12.

Nicole Bonapfel, 20, and JacobMcMurray, 21, both of Florence,issued March 12.

Cesley Miller, 25, of FortThomas and Jesse Simons, 22, ofCovington, issued March 12.

Nadine Betts, 48, and RodneyCoulier, 50, both of Cincinnati,issued March 12.

Gerona Gulane, 28, of DaramSamar and Thomas Singleton, 63,of Cincinnati, issued March 12.

Laura Moster, 27, of Wilming-ton and Ryan Downey, 24, ofCincinnati, issued March 13.

Nicole Holt, 23, of Cincinnatiand Richard Haynes, 42, ofBarboursville, issued March 13.

Emily Hicks, 21, of Fort Thomasand James Hess, 22, of Dayton,

issued March 13.Allison Marchioni, 22, of Fort

Thomas and Matthew Mercer,36, of Cincinnati, issued March14.

Megan Wilson, 20, of Edge-wood and Travis Kinman, 24, ofFort Thomas, issued March 14.

Kelli Dale, 30, of Charlotte andTyler Horter, 34, of Cincinnati,issued March 14.

Catherine Lewis, 40, of Coving-ton and Michael Runyan, 42, ofCincinnati, issued March 14.

Catherine Longshore, 57, ofFort Thomas and David Schmidt,66, of Akron, issued March 16.

Margaret Truesdell, 27, ofCincinnati and Jordan Tebbe, 27,of Piqua, issued March 16.

Ann Doran, 23, of Jacksonvilleand Samuel Kloeker, 24, ofCincinnati, issued March 16.

Tabatha England, 27, andAnthony Carson, 35, both of FortThomas, issued March 16.

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