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A LEXANDRIA A LEXANDRIA RECORDER 75¢ THURSDAY, MAY 7, 2015 BECAUSE COMMUNITY MATTERS Your Community Recorder newspaper serving the communities of southern Campbell County Vol. 10 No. 30 © 2015 The Community Recorder ALL RIGHTS RESERVED News ......................... 283-0404 Retail advertising ....... 513-768-8404 Classified advertising ... 513-421-6300 Delivery ....................... 781-4421 See page A2 for additional information Contact us DOGWOOD DASH Runners, walkers enjoy taking the scenic route. 5A RITA’S KITCHEN Bake cinnamon rolls, crab cake for mom. 7A MUSTANGS REFOCUS 1B Brossart hopes to compete for 10th Region Championship In Northern Kentucky, more than a dozen community lead- ers joined Senior Services of Northern Kentucky meals de- livery drivers while they visit- ed their meals clients during March for Meals. March for Meals is a national effort to bring awareness to the problems of hunger and isola- tion of senior citizens in our communities, by inviting com- munity leaders to join in deli- vering Meals on Wheels. “I think a lot of older adults, particularly those who live by themselves, really enjoy some- one coming. If it’s not just meals, it’s someone talking to them,” said Villa Hills Mayor Butch Callery, who delivered meals on March 19. “I think they enjoy meeting people. Some are really lonely because a spouse might have died or so forth and they’re liv- ing alone. I think if there is any- thing you can do, it’s to visit them,” Callery said. A daily wellness check is a big plus for many Northern Kentucky seniors who are SSNK Meals clients. More than 804 older adults receive meals from SSNK’s Meals on Wheels and Home Delivered Meals pro- grams. “I met some amazing seniors and saw firsthand the impact these meals and these visits have on them,” Lisa Cooper, ex- ecutive director of Northern Kentucky Area Development District, said after visiting sen- iors on March 20 with SSNK driver Floyd Grace. “Floyd does a great job not only on the deliv- eries, but with the relationships he has developed with these cli- ents. He is certainly delivering more than a meal.” Besides Callery and Cooper, other community leaders who helped SSNK included: » Independence Mayor Chris Reinersman » Kenton Commissioner Beth Sewell » Alexandria Mayor Bill Rachford and Council Member Sue Neltner » Kenton Judge-executive Kris Knochelman » Grant County Judge-exec- utive Stephen Wood » Park Hills Mayor Matt Mattone » Boone Commissioner Cathy Flaig » Ky. Sen. John Schickel of Boone » and Bob Porter of U.S. Rep Thomas Massie’s office. “Historically families were multigenerational, so you had that help built in to society. And now that people move a lot of- ten, older residents don’t have the familial help. I think that’s what Meals on Wheels provide. NKY leaders deliver Meals on Wheels THANKS TO SENIOR SERVICES OF NORTHERN KENTUCKY Alexandria Mayor Bill Rachford joined SSNK Meals on Wheels driver Reggie Conrad. See MEALS, Page 2A COLD SPRING — Angie Pelgen confesses she’s “by no means an artist.” When she leaves Paint & Bake Ceramics, however, she said, “I feel like a Picasso.” “I feel so inspired when I’m there,” she said. “I’m not a cre- ative person at all, but Elizabeth and her staff have such exper- tise in art and they lead you along. I bounce my ideas off of them and they inspire me to go about what I never thought I could do.” Pelgen said when she finish- es a project at the paint-your- own pottery store in Cold Spring that she’s “over- whelmed.” “I just can’t believe what I’ve done, like my Kentucky Wild- cats platter,” she said looking to- ward the piece proudly dis- played on her kitchen counter. The piece is a miniature replica of the home to the University of Kentucky basketball team. Sur- rounding the basketball court is a sea of several hundred blue dots, all hand dropped by Pel- gen, representing UK fans. She said there’s also one red dot, to represent a single University of Louisville fan. “It’s kind of a game when people come over,” she said. “We always ask, can you spot the lone Louisville fan? It’s a lovely piece my family and I just adore it.” The busy working mother not only goes to Paint & Bake Ceramics for a creative outlet, but also for family time. “I’m always looking for places to spend time with my family,” Pelgen, of Alexandria, said. “This is a place where we can go and spend time together and be creative together. Com- ing here has meant much more than being creative. We’ve been able to reconnect as a family.” Paint & Bake Ceramics opened its doors in November Paint & Bake Ceramics is a family place Melissa Stewart [email protected] See PAINT, Page 2A ALEXANDRIA Finding parking at the city park is a game people play before they can get to playing games. Served by 40 parking spaces, Alexandria Communi- ty Park, located off Grand- view Drive, includes a fishing lake, walking trails, ball field and playground. Overflow parking within walking dis- tance is limited to parking on the street on Alexandria Drive, Aaron Drive and Bryan Lane nearby, but Grandview Drive has no street parking. Alexandria doubled avail- able parking in 2012 by adding a 20-space gravel lot next to a restored ball field, the one Bishop Brossart High School’s softball team uses to play its games. “It’s a mess,” said Lori Bu- sam of Alexandria. Busam, who goes to see high school softball games at the park, often can’t find a spot to park on game nights without waiting for a spot to open up. Alexandria resident Brandi Feiler enjoys coming to the park, but doesn’t like having to work to find a parking spot. “It’s a nice park,” Feiler said. “You would just think that the parking would be a lit- tle better.” Something needs to be done to improve park parking, Councilman Stacey Graus said at an April 16 council finance committee meeting. During softball games on a nice day, the lower parking lot, upper parking lot and all spots on Alexandria Drive are all full, Graus said. “Even if there is not a soft- ball game, on a beautiful day you’re looking at spots and you’re parking on the street,” Graus said. “It’s a good prob- lem, because people are using the park.” Buying property might be the only solution, he said. “I don’t want somebody to think, wow my property is worth a lot of money now, but that’s probably what we’re go- ing to have to end up doing eventually, Graus said. There are no plans in the upcoming fiscal year’s budget starting July 1 to add more parking again, Mayor Bill Rachford said. “Every time we have a big event it becomes apparent that we don’t have enough parking,” Rachford said. Big city events include an annual Easter egg hunt, fishing derby and a haunted Halloween trail, he said. “The challenge we have is the park is land-locked,” Rach- ford said. “I don’t know that we could easily increase the num- ber of parking spaces.” “Maybe that’s a problem we never solve,” he said. CHRIS MAYHEW/THE COMMUNITY RECORDER Kylie-Ann Little, 10, and Lukas Kowlonek, 4, both of Alexandria, run from a gravel parking lot filled to capacity with cars into Alexandria Community Park. PARKING at a premium at city park 40 spaces can’t fill the need Chris Mayhew [email protected]

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THURSDAY, MAY 7, 2015 BECAUSE COMMUNITY MATTERS

Your Community Recordernewspaper serving the communitiesof southern Campbell County

Vol. 10 No. 30© 2015 The Community Recorder

ALL RIGHTS RESERVEDNews .........................283-0404Retail advertising .......513-768-8404Classified advertising ...513-421-6300Delivery .......................781-4421

See page A2 for additional information

Contact usDOGWOODDASHRunners, walkersenjoy taking thescenic route. 5A

RITA’S KITCHENBake cinnamon rolls,crab cake for mom. 7A

MUSTANGS REFOCUS 1BBrossart hopes to compete for10th Region Championship

In Northern Kentucky, morethan a dozen community lead-ers joined Senior Services ofNorthern Kentucky meals de-livery drivers while they visit-ed their meals clients duringMarch for Meals.

March for Meals is a nationaleffort to bring awareness to theproblems of hunger and isola-tion of senior citizens in ourcommunities, by inviting com-munity leaders to join in deli-vering Meals on Wheels.

“I think a lot of older adults,particularly those who live bythemselves, really enjoy some-one coming. If it’s not justmeals, it’s someone talking tothem,” said Villa Hills MayorButch Callery, who deliveredmeals on March 19.

“I think they enjoy meetingpeople. Some are really lonelybecause a spouse might havedied or so forth and they’re liv-ing alone. I think if there is any-thing you can do, it’s to visitthem,” Callery said.

A daily wellness check is abig plus for many NorthernKentucky seniors who areSSNK Meals clients. More than804 older adults receive mealsfrom SSNK’s Meals on Wheelsand Home Delivered Meals pro-grams.

“I met some amazing seniorsand saw firsthand the impactthese meals and these visitshave on them,” Lisa Cooper, ex-

ecutive director of NorthernKentucky Area DevelopmentDistrict, said after visiting sen-iors on March 20 with SSNKdriver Floyd Grace. “Floyd doesa great job not only on the deliv-eries, but with the relationshipshe has developed with these cli-ents. He is certainly deliveringmore than a meal.”

Besides Callery and Cooper,other community leaders whohelped SSNK included:

» Independence MayorChris Reinersman

» Kenton CommissionerBeth Sewell

» Alexandria Mayor BillRachford and Council MemberSue Neltner

» Kenton Judge-executiveKris Knochelman

» Grant County Judge-exec-utive Stephen Wood

» Park Hills Mayor MattMattone

» Boone CommissionerCathy Flaig

» Ky. Sen. John Schickel ofBoone

» and Bob Porter of U.S. RepThomas Massie’s office.

“Historically families weremultigenerational, so you hadthat help built in to society. Andnow that people move a lot of-ten, older residents don’t havethe familial help. I think that’swhat Meals on Wheels provide.

NKY leaders deliverMeals on Wheels

THANKS TO SENIOR SERVICES OF NORTHERN KENTUCKY

Alexandria Mayor Bill Rachford joined SSNK Meals on Wheels driver ReggieConrad.

See MEALS, Page 2A

COLD SPRING — Angie Pelgenconfesses she’s “by no means anartist.” When she leaves Paint &Bake Ceramics, however, shesaid, “I feel like a Picasso.”

“I feel so inspired when I’mthere,” she said. “I’m not a cre-ative person at all, but Elizabethand her staff have such exper-

tise in art and they lead youalong. I bounce my ideas off ofthem and they inspire me to goabout what I never thought Icould do.”

Pelgen said when she finish-es a project at the paint-your-own pottery store in ColdSpring that she’s “over-whelmed.”

“I just can’t believe what I’vedone, like my Kentucky Wild-

cats platter,” she said looking to-ward the piece proudly dis-played on her kitchen counter.The piece is a miniature replicaof the home to the University ofKentucky basketball team. Sur-rounding the basketball court isa sea of several hundred bluedots, all hand dropped by Pel-gen, representing UK fans. Shesaid there’s also one red dot, torepresent a single University of

Louisville fan.“It’s kind of a game when

people come over,” she said.“We always ask, can you spotthe lone Louisville fan? It’s alovely piece my family and Ijust adore it.”

The busy working mothernot only goes to Paint & BakeCeramics for a creative outlet,but also for family time.

“I’m always looking for

places to spend time with myfamily,” Pelgen, of Alexandria,said. “This is a place where wecan go and spend time togetherand be creative together. Com-ing here has meant much morethan being creative. We’ve beenable to reconnect as a family.”

Paint & Bake Ceramicsopened its doors in November

Paint & Bake Ceramics is a family placeMelissa [email protected]

See PAINT, Page 2A

ALEXANDRIA — Findingparking at the city park is agame people play before theycan get to playing games.

Served by 40 parkingspaces, Alexandria Communi-ty Park, located off Grand-view Drive, includes a fishinglake, walking trails, ball fieldand playground. Overflowparking within walking dis-tance is limited to parking onthe street on AlexandriaDrive, Aaron Drive and BryanLane nearby, but GrandviewDrive has no street parking.

Alexandria doubled avail-able parking in 2012 by addinga 20-space gravel lot next to arestored ball field, the oneBishop Brossart High School’ssoftball team uses to play itsgames.

“It’s a mess,” said Lori Bu-sam of Alexandria.

Busam, who goes to seehigh school softball games atthe park, often can’t find a spotto park on game nights withoutwaiting for a spot to open up.

Alexandria resident BrandiFeiler enjoys coming to thepark, but doesn’t like having towork to find a parking spot.

“It’s a nice park,” Feilersaid. “You would just thinkthat the parking would be a lit-tle better.”

Something needs to be doneto improve park parking,Councilman Stacey Graus saidat an April 16 council financecommittee meeting.

During softball games on anice day, the lower parking lot,upper parking lot and all spotson Alexandria Drive are allfull, Graus said.

“Even if there is not a soft-ball game, on a beautiful dayyou’re looking at spots andyou’re parking on the street,”Graus said. “It’s a good prob-

lem, because people are usingthe park.”

Buying property might bethe only solution, he said.

“I don’t want somebody tothink, wow my property isworth a lot of money now, butthat’s probably what we’re go-ing to have to end up doingeventually, Graus said.

There are no plans in theupcoming fiscal year’s budgetstarting July 1 to add moreparking again, Mayor BillRachford said.

“Every time we have a bigevent it becomes apparentthat we don’t have enoughparking,” Rachford said. Bigcity events include an annualEaster egg hunt, fishing derbyand a haunted Halloween trail,he said.

“The challenge we have isthe park is land-locked,” Rach-ford said. “I don’t know that wecould easily increase the num-ber of parking spaces.”

“Maybe that’s a problem wenever solve,” he said.

CHRIS MAYHEW/THE COMMUNITY RECORDER

Kylie-Ann Little, 10, and Lukas Kowlonek, 4, both of Alexandria, run from a gravel parking lot filled to capacitywith cars into Alexandria Community Park.

PARKINGat a premium at city park40 spaces can’tfill the needChris [email protected]

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Nature classes are offered at A.J. Jolly Park

Nature classes aboutfrogs, toads, birds and wa-ter quality are on tap inMay at the CampbellCounty EnvironmentalEducation Center in A.J.Jolly Park at 1261 RaceTrack Road, Alexandria.

» All About Frogs willbe 1:30-3:30 p.m. Saturday,May 9.

» Aquatic Ecology, achance to find out whatlives in A.J. Jolly Park’slake, will be from 1-3 p.m.Sunday, May 17, and 4-6

p.m. Saturday, May 30. » Birding, a chance to

learn how to identifybirds, will be from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Saturday, May16, and again from 1-3 p.m.Sunday, May 31.

Registration is re-quired for all programs.Call 859-572-2600 or regis-ter online atbit.ly/1AzUm7V.

Author visits atIndependencelibrary

INDEPENDENCE —Three author visits areplanned at the William

Durr Branch of the Ken-ton County Public Librarythis month.

Keven McQueen, au-thor of “Cruelly Mur-dered” and “ForgottenTales of Kentucky,” willvisit 2-3:30 p.m. Saturday,May 23.

John Graham will be onhand for a tribute to WorldWar I veterans and theirmothers 7-8 pm. Thurs-day, May 28.

Byn Mooth, who wrote“Findlay Market Cook-book and “Forgotten Talesof Kentucky,” will visit 2-4p.m. Sunday, May 31.

BRIEFLY

his outing on March 19.Meals on Wheels

America is a national or-ganization supporting themore than 5,000 commu-nity-based senior nutri-tion programs across thecountry, dedicated to ad-dressing senior isolationand hunger. SSNK’s mealsprograms are supportedby the Northern Ken-tucky Area DevelopmentDistrict, the United Wayand donations from localcorporations, organiza-tions and generous indi-viduals.

Services for older adultsthat may not have the sup-port they traditionallyhave,” Mattone said after

In 2010 there were 57million seniors in theUnited States. By 2050that number will double to112 million. That meansmore older adults will beliving with isolation andfood insecurity.

In Kentucky alonethere are 878,111 olderadults, with 313,070 livingnear or in poverty, while220,400 live alone. A totalof 132,331 struggle withhunger.

SSNK’s services in-clude: Meals on Wheels,Emergency Meals, Con-

gregate Meals, SeniorTransportation, Protec-tion and Information Ser-vices, Long-term CareOmbudsmen, a Seniors-Only Food Pantry andmanagement of 10 SeniorActivity Centers locatedin Walton, Carrollton,Warsaw, Williamstown,Elsmere, Covington, Lud-low, Falmouth, Owentonand Florence. SSNK alsooperates Next Act, an ini-tiative to help unem-ployed workers age 50-plus to return to the work-force.

MealsContinued from Page 1A

2013 at 3972 AlexandriaPike. The shop, owned byElizabeth Lovejoy ofCold Spring, recently un-derwent an expansion.

“The store next to usleft last summer and wedecided to take the extraspace,” she said. “Weneeded the additionalspace big time for ourcustomers and inven-tory. We also added an-other, larger party room.Sometimes things couldget cramped, for exam-ple on our Ladies NightOut events, we couldhave up to 63 women.”

Pelgen said she andher neighbor friends trynot to miss a LadiesNight Out event.

“Those nights are thebest,” she said. “It’s somuch fun to bring yourown wine and food, andElizabeth supplies a nicespread of food too. We en-joy the wine, the food and

the laughs.”The best part of going

to Paint & Bake Ceram-ics, according to Pelgen,is knowing she’s support-ing a local business.

“I like supporting lo-cal small business,” shesaid. “Elizabeth is localand she hires local peo-ple, like the kids fromNorthern Kentucky Uni-versity who are studyingart. There’s this and somany other things Eliza-beth is bringing to thecommunity. I’m reallyproud of her.”

Elizabeth Lovejoy, 26,said she loves the amountof interest others havefor her business. TheLexington native hasworked at a paint-your-own pottery store sinceshe was 14.

“I had worked my wayup as far as I could go atthe Lexington store and Ihad the means to openmy own business, so Icame to Northern Ken-tucky,” she said. “I lovethis business. I can’t de-scribe how much I love

it.”Paint & Bake Ceram-

ics offers 300 differentitems, more than 50 paintcolors, stamps, stencilsand tons of design aids tocreate your very ownmasterpiece, Lovejoysaid. After painting, thepiece is glazed and firedand ready for pickup infive to seven days.

There are no studiofees. Patrons pay onlyfor the piece they selectto paint. These piecesrange from $2 to $125.

Lovejoy said she andher staff work hard tocreate a warm and wel-coming environment.

“My favorite thing ismy customers,” she said.“They’ve made mydreams come true. Thesepeople are amazing. Youreally get to know themand their stories. Thepeople in CampbellCounty have been so sup-portive. I owe them ev-erything.”

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Elizabeth Lovejoy shows off the expanded space of Paint & Bake Ceramics in Cold Spring.

PaintContinued from Page 1A

ERLANGER — Get readyto sing and fling intospring.

Guardians of Hope Inc.will host a Spring Flingand Sing arts and crafts,and karaoke event at theErlanger Branch of theKenton County Public Li-brary 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sat-urday, May 9.

Admission is free butdonations to the KentonCounty Animal Shelterare requested. Itemsneeded are bedding, toysand cleaning supplies.

The goal of the event,according to Guardians ofHope president DonnaWallace is to raise fundsto provide a better Christ-

mas for local childrenwho’ve been rescuedfrom abuse and neglect.

“Guardians of Hopewas formed by a smallgroup of friends in 2014who wanted to help lessfortunate children have acheerful holiday season,”Wallace said. “We alsofeel if they can assist oth-er charities in reachingtheir goals along the way,so everyone wins. Ourmission statement says itall, ‘We give to those thatfeel like giving up; andgive not because we havetoo much but because weknow what it’s like not tohave.’”

The Spring Fling and

Sing will include craftvendors, food vendors,raffles and family ka-raoke. All raffle proceedswill benefit the ErlangerLibrary.

The Erlanger Library’sadult programmer ChrisOaks said the library isexcited and appreciativeto benefit from the Guard-ians of Hope event. Theraffle proceeds will bene-fit the Kenton CountyPublic Library Founda-tion. The foundation en-courages voluntary finan-cial support for the li-brary to both enhanceprograms and assist withfinancing special pro-jects, he said.

“It’s important that thelibrary work with organi-zations like Guardians ofHope because we havemany of the same goals interms of providing thecommunity with assis-tance as well as opportu-nities for fun,” Oaks said.“We can certainly accom-plish more by working to-gether than by doing simi-lar events separately.”

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Guardians of Hopeto host Spring FlingMelissa [email protected]

THANKS TO DONNA WALLACE

Handmade jewelry will be featured at the Spring Fling

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» Lauren Elliott, Phillip A.Sharp Middle School

» Debbie McNeil, Walton-Verona Middle School

» Michael Florimonte,Campbell County High School

» Christopher Bryson, Ken-ton County Academies of Inno-vation and Technology

» Kris Gillis, Dixie HeightsHigh School

Academic All-StarsThe following five high

school seniors were presentedwith the Academic All-StarAwards recognizing their aca-demic success:

» Benjamin Stacy, Beech-wood High school

» Matthew Miley, HolmesHigh School

» Logan Groneck, High-lands High School

» Michael Lloyd, DixieHeights High School

» Virgil Owens, KentonCounty Academies of Innova-tion and Technology

The following students re-ceived the Student LeadershipAward, presented for exhibit-ing exemplary characteristicsin leadership:

» August Snelbaker, Con-ner High School

» Lucidious Witt, PendletonCounty High School

The following students re-ceived the Against All OddsAward, presented for over-coming obstacles to achieveacademic success:

» Jordan Kiskaden, Camp-

Boone County Schools Su-perintendent Randy Poe re-ceived the Northern Kentucky

Education Coun-cil’s LifetimeAchievementAward at thecouncil’s region-al education din-ner.

As superin-tendent of thestate’s third

largest school district since2008, Poe’s focus has revolvedaround academic rigor, realworld relevance and focusedpartnerships with students,parents and the community.Poe has been recognized atboth the state and national lev-el for his accomplishments.

The 2015 Excellence in Edu-cation Celebration took placeMarch 26 at the Northern Ken-tucky Convention Center.About 800 attended the gather-ing hosted by the NorthernKentucky Chamber of Com-merce and the Northern Ken-tucky Education Council.

The following individualswere honored for their leader-ship and dedication to educa-tion:

» The Northern KentuckyEducation Council and Vision2015 Champion for EducationAward, The Northern Ken-tucky Education Council Ac-tion Team Co-Chairs: LeshiaLyman, United Way of Greater

Cincinnati; Dr. Shelli Wilson,Campbell County School Dis-trict; Karen Cheser, BooneCounty School District; Dr.Christina Petroze, ThomasMore College; Dr. Kathy Burk-hardt, Erlanger-Elsmere Inde-pendent School District; Dr.Jennifer Stansbury Koenig,NKY Center for Educator Ex-cellence; Dr. Susan Cook, NKYCenter for Educator Excel-lence; Dr. Angie Taylor, Gate-way Community and TechnicalCollege; Dave Schroeder, Ken-ton County Public Library; Dr.Jean Loftus, Loftus PlasticSurgery Center; Dr. RaymondHebert, Thomas More College;Anthony Strong, PendletonCounty School District; MikeHammons, Children Inc.

» 2015 Golden Apple / A.D.Albright Outstanding TeacherAward: Heidi Neltner, Teacherat Robert D. Johnson Elemen-tary

» A.D. Albright Outstand-ing Community/BusinessLeader Award: MarianneSchmidt-Hurtt, PNC Bank

» A.D. Albright Outstand-ing Governmental LeadershipAward, Carl Wicklund, KentonCounty Board of Education

» A.D. Albright Outstand-ing Administrator Award,Connie Crigger, principal atShirley Mann Elementary

» One to One LiteracyAward, Christy Eby, volunteerat Campbell Ridge Elementary

Celanese Inc. was present-ed with the 2015 Business En-

gagement of the Year Awardfor its partnership with PinerElementary. Celanese employ-ees are actively engaged withthe school’s Character Educa-tion program to emphasize theimportance of work ethic andpositive attitude. Additionally,Celanese employees havetaught Junior Achievement atPiner for the past four years,engineers from Celanese pre-sent Super Science Night, andemployees from around theglobe work to teach studentsabout STEM careers throughthe Student Technology Lead-ership Program e-mentoringprogram.

Golden Apple AwardsThe following 13 Northern

Kentucky teachers were pre-sented with Golden AppleAwards for their outstandingdedication and profound ef-fect on the lives of the childrenthey teach:

» Rachel McConnachie,Donald E. Cline Elementary

» Lori Harpold, CrossroadsElementary

» Ashley Lutz, Arnett Ele-mentary

» Heidi Neltner, Robert D.Johnson Elementary

» Karen Holbrook, GallatinCounty Elementary

» Melinda Boesken, RiverRidge Elementary

» Kristin Bach, Walton-Ve-rona Elementary

» Angela Brehm, TurkeyFoot Middle School

bell County High School» Jacob Shields, Simon

Kenton High School» Hayleigh Harden, Dixie

Heights High SchoolThis year the Career and

Technical Educational All StarAward was added to recognizeNorthern Kentucky highschool seniors who excel intheir career or technical field.Rebecca Simpson fromHolmes High School is the in-augural winner of the award.

During the evening the fiveseniors in the NaviGo Scholarsprogram were recognized fortheir hard work. NaviGo Schol-ars is a program offeredthrough the Northern Ken-tucky Education Council withservices provided by NaviGoCollege and Career Prep Ser-vices.

Scholars is a one-on-onecoaching and mentoring pro-gram for high school studentsprovided by NaviGo and men-tors through partner business-es like Toyota, Duke Energy,Citi, The Bank of Kentucky,and Heritage Bank. The seniorNaviGo Scholars are:

» Liea Mack, Withrow HighSchool

» Kevin Hamblin, GrantCounty High School

» Nic Rovito, Lloyd HighSchool

» Sadi Jones, Lloyd HighSchool

» Gary Lackey, WithrowHigh School

Randy Poe receives lifetime achievement award

Randy Poe

Community Recorder

Eight students from North-ern Kentucky Universityearned recognition at the na-tional KRYPTOS cryptanalysiscompetition April 16-20 at Cen-tral Washington University.

A total of 153 students from67 teams participated, repre-senting colleges, universities,academies, institutes and highschools from 21 states, accord-

ing to a press release. Teamsconsisted of two or three under-graduate students who were al-lowed to use any printed publi-cations or Web page not directlyrelated to the competition. Stu-dents were also allowed to usesoftware programs and Java ap-plets to assist with problemsolving so long as they existedbefore the competition or werewritten by team members.

NKU students Paul Sparks,Alexander Fish, Daniel Stine,

Nathan Dasenbrock-Gammonand Jason Garner earned theTuring level of achievement asmaster codebreakers by solv-ing all three challenges in thecompetition. Only 37 studentsachieved this status.

NKU students Kyle McCar-ty, Trent Turner and Jared Bry-ant earned the achievement lev-el of Pretty Good by solving oneof the three challenges. Theywere among 26 students whoearned this achievement.

NKU students recognized at competition

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NKU’s Griffin Hall is the home of the College of Informatics.

Stephen Roy [email protected]

Covington Catholic HighSchool has announced that 11students have been accepted tothe 2015 Kentucky Governor’sScholars Program.

They are Coire Ayres, Lo-gan Boyle, Benjamin Darpel,Adam Flynn, Austin Flynn,Samuel Hacker, Daniel Kleier,Mitchell MacKnight, SamuelRomes, Matthew Rose and Lu-cas Timmerman.

Students were evaluated inareas of service, extracurricu-lar activities, academics andwriting submissions againsttop-level students from all

around Kentucky. They arenow invited to participate inthe five-week residential pro-gram this coming summer.

Covington Catholic Princi-pal Bob Rowe said, “All of us atCovington Catholic are veryproud of these 11students. Thisis an outstanding accomplish-ment reflecting their achieve-ment across the scope of themission that CovCath em-braces – educating young menspiritually, academically,physically and socially. Our en-tire community congratulatesthem all.”

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THURSDAY, MAY 7, 2015 LIFE LIFE PEOPLE | IDEAS | RECIPESTHURSDAY, MAY 7, 2015 • A5

UNION — More than 160runners and walkers got asweet taste of springtime April25 during the Dogwood Dash atthe Boone County Arboretum.

Among the 107 runners forthe annual 5K race, Tom Ar-nold, 31, and Jamie Schweitzer,33, came in first in the men’sand women’s categories, withtimes of 17:38 and 23:10, re-spectively. Brendan Hansen,15, and Valerie Bailey, 42, tooksecond place.

Of the 55 walkers, top fin-ishers included Robert Crebo,63, with a time of 35:48; NatalieJones, 34, with a time of 38:46;Tom Wiechman, 59, with a timeof 42:57: and Sue Murphy, 70,with a time of 46:49.

Participants ranged in agefrom 9-79. For complete re-sults, see http://bit.ly/DashRe-sults

Arboretum director KrisStone said 207 people regis-tered for the race.

“This is up quite a bit fromlast year,” he said. “The rainalso held off until just after theend of the race, which is alsowonderful.”

For more information aboutthe Dogwood Dash or theBoone County Arboretum, visitbcarboretum.org.

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The first-place finisher in the Dogwood Dash is Tom Arnold, of Fort Wright,with a time of 17:38.

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A flowering tree in the Boone County Arboretum added color to theDogwood Dash.

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From left, Becca Boyd and Leslie Clifford, both of Florence, enjoy their walkduring the Dogwood Dash.

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Cynthia and John Bercaw, of Florence, walk among the flowering trees during the Dogwood Dash.

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The second-place finisher is Brendan Hansen, 15, of Hebron, in theDogwood Dash held Saturday, April 25, at the Boone County Arboretum inUnion.

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The first-place female finisher in theDogwood Dash is Jamie Schweitzer,of Erlanger.

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Britney Crosson, of Florence, wonthe 30-34 female division of theDogwood Dash.

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From left, Rose Vojas, of Covington,and Melissa Estes, of Edgewoodand Curves in Crescent Springs,finishes the Dogwood Dash.

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FRIDAY, MAY 8Art & Craft ClassesWine and Canvas, 6:30-9:30p.m., Newport Syndicate, 18 E.Fifth St., Painting class withcocktails. No experience neces-sary. $35. Reservations required.Presented by Wine and Canvas.513-317-1305; www.wineand-canvas.com. Newport.

AuctionsQuarter Auction Fundraiser,6-9 p.m., Southgate VolunteerFire Department, 128 ElectricAve., Bring friends and a roll ofquarters for a fun night out.Items for auction from compa-nies such as Scentsy, Tupperware,Upper Case Living, PamperedChef, Thirty-One Gifts, Longa-berger, Avon, Clever Containerand more. Benefits SouthgateVolunteer Fire Dept. Auxiliary.$5. 803-9154. Southgate.

Benefits

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

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

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

Health / WellnessOvereaters Anonymous, 7:15-8:15 p.m., St. Elizabeth FortThomas, 85 N. Grand Ave., FloorA, meeting room. Program ofrecovery from compulsive eating

using the 12 Steps and 12 Tradi-tions of OA. No dues, fees andno weigh-ins. Support group forpeople who struggle with foodaddiction. Free. Presented byOvereaters Anonymous NKY.308-7019; www.cincinnatioa.org.Fort Thomas.

Music - RockDoppel Gangsters, 9 p.m. to 1a.m., JerZee’s Pub and Grub, 708Monmouth St., Free. 491-3500.Newport.

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

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

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.

Music - IndieSouthern Culture on the Skids,9 p.m., The Southgate HouseRevival, 111 E. Sixth St., $20, $18advance. 431-2201; www.south-gatehouse.com. Newport.

Music - RockFast Forward, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.,JerZee’s Pub and Grub, 708Monmouth St., Free. 491-3500.Newport.

RecreationSouthgate Optimist AnnualFishing Derby, 8 a.m. to noon,Southgate Community Center,301 W. Walnut St., Kids fish andcompete for prizes. Fishingequipment available. Refresh-ments. Free. Presented by South-gate Optimist Club. 781-9424;

www.southgateoptimist.org.Southgate.

SUNDAY, MAY 10AuditionsAuditions for The Rocky Hor-ror Show, 7-11 p.m., Newporton the Levee, 1 Levee Way, Free.Reservations required. Presentedby Showbiz Players Inc.. 270-307-4581; www.showbizplayers.com.Newport.

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

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.

MONDAY, MAY 11AuditionsAuditions for The Rocky Hor-ror Show, 7-11 p.m., Newporton the Levee, Free. Reservationsrequired. 270-307-4581;www.showbizplayers.com.Newport.

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. (8815-1471; www.new-portaquarium.com. Newport.

TUESDAY, MAY 12Dining EventsFamily Night, 6-9 p.m., Hof-brauhaus, 200 E. Third St., Face-painting, balloon animals andprizes. Kids 12 and under eat free6-9 p.m. Free. Through Nov. 10.491-7200. Newport.

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.

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 AnonymousNKY. 496-1477; www.oa.org. FortThomas.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 13ExhibitsCanyon 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.

Karaoke and Open MicKaraoke /DJ, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.,Miller’s Fill Inn, 52 DonnermeyerDrive, Free. 431-3455. Bellevue.

Music - ConcertsGreat Lake Swimmers, 8 p.m.,The Southgate House Revival, 111E. Sixth St., $15-$18. 431-2201;www.southgatehouse.com.Newport.

On Stage - ComedyKurt Braunohler, 8 p.m., TheSouthgate House Revival, 111 E.Sixth St., Roustabout ComedyTour with Ramon Rivas II andKarl Spaeth. Ages 18 and up. $20,$18 advance. 431-2201;www.southgatehouse.com.Newport.

THURSDAY, MAY 14Music - CabaretDon Fangman Sings Sinatra

and Other Artists, 6:30-9 p.m.,Knotty Pine On The Bayou, 6302Licking Pike, Songs of FrankSinatra, Dean Martin, TonyBennett, Neil Diamond, MichaelBuble and Andrea Bocelli. Free.781-2200. Cold Spring.

Music - ConcertsAnti-Flag, 8 p.m., The SouthgateHouse Revival, 111 E. Sixth St.,Sanctuary. With the HomelessGospel Choir and War on Wom-en. $20, $18 advance. 431-2201;www.southgatehouse.com.Newport.

On Stage - TheaterThe Best Little Whorehouse inTexas, 8-10 p.m., Stained GlassTheatre, 802 York St., Happy-go-lucky view of small town viceand statewide political side-stepping recounts good timesand demise of The ChickenRanch. $20. Reservations re-

quired. Presented by FootlightersInc.. 652-3849; www.footlight-ers.org. Newport.

FRIDAY, MAY 15Art & Craft ClassesWine and Canvas, 6:30-9:30p.m., Newport Syndicate, $35.Reservations required. 513-317-1305; www.wineandcanvas.com.Newport.

Drink TastingsWine Tasting, 5-9 p.m., Sto-neBrook Winery, $5. 635-0111;www.stonebrookwinery.com.Camp Springs.

FestivalsJazz, Arts and Wine Festival,6-10 p.m., Newport on the Levee,1 Levee Way, Art, jazz music andwine. Through May 16. 291-0550;www.artonthelevee.com. New-port.

THINGS TO DO IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD

ABOUT CALENDARTo submit calendar items, go to Cincinnati.com/share, log in

and click on “submit an event.” Send digital photos [email protected] along with event information.Items are printed on a space-available basis with local eventstaking precedence. Deadline is two weeks before publicationdate.

To find more calendar events, go to Cincinnati.com/calendar.

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The Annual Duveneck Memorial Art Show is noon to 5 p.m.Saturday, May 9, at George Rogers Clark Park, Riverside Drive,Covington. More than 60 individual artists’ tents will be onhand. Rain date is May 10. Admisison is free. The show ispresented by Baker Hunt Art and Cultural Center. Call431-0020; visit www.bakerhunt.com.

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I’ve said this before: wherever I go Imeet interesting, passionate “foodies.”

Ann Kean, a creative foods teacher atMadeira High School, isone of those people. Annsaid she is truly fortunateto love her job. She wantsto make a difference, andshe does.

“My teenagers areanxious to make, bakeand cook anything. Theywant to make somethingeach and every day,” Anntold me. Ann has exposedher students to all kinds

of food, from quinoa to kale to one of myfavorites, cinnamon rolls.

I think this would be so nice for aMom’s day breakfast. Don’t you? Andfor all the moms in our community cir-cle of readers, both biological and other-wise, I hope you have a blessed Mother’sDay.

Readers want to knowWhen can I plant basil outside?When temperatures above the ground

and below are 60 degrees or more con-sistently. Mother’s Day is a safe bet forall tender annuals.

Rita Nader Heikenfeld is an herbalist, educator,Jungle Jim’s Eastgate culinary professional andauthor. Find her blog online at Abouteating.com.Call 513-248-7130, ext. 356.

Bake cinnamon rolls, crab cake for mom

THANKS TO RITA HEIKENFELD

Homemade cinnamon rolls are a delectable treat for mom.

Rita HeikenfeldRITA’S KITCHEN

Ann Kean’s cool rise cinnamonrolls

Ann uses the cool rise method for herclass. “We can make a yeast bread beginningone day and finish it the next day and evenbake the third day, if necessary”, she said.

1. Mix

2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour1 cup whole wheat flour3/4 cup sugar1 teaspoon salt2. Dissolve1 package active dry yeast and1-1/4 cups 100-degree milk

4. Add and stir into the flour mixtureMilk/yeast mixture

2 eggs, slightly beaten2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted

5. Add an additional 1 to 1-1/2 cups flourand mix well.

6. Knead dough for 8 minutes.7. Place dough in an oiled bowl; cover

and let rise for about 2 hours until doughdoubles.

8. Roll out dough into a 14 by 18-inchrectangle.

9. Spread filling made of:

1/2 cup barely melted unsalted butter1 cup dark brown sugar or combo of any

sugars3 tablespoons cinnamon

Leave less than an inch edge all the wayaround.

10. Roll from 18 inches side making aroll.

11. Cut into 16 rolls. (Ann says do notsaw when cutting, just press down).

12. Place in two 9-inch buttered roundpans or 9-by-13 buttered pan.

13. Cover and place in refrigerator over-night or let rise in warm pace for 1-1/2 to 2hours.

14. Bake in middle of 350 degree ovenfor 20-25 minutes.

15. Glaze with mixture of

4 cups powdered sugar4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted2 tablespoons milk or more to make thin

Myrtle’s crab cakes

Talking about another “mom with influence,” this recipe fromfriend, Perrin Rountree is an heirloom favorite. Perrin is an An-derson Township reader and wonderful cook.

“Family is everything to me,” she said. I remember fondly herstories of her Grandma, Myrtle, which were always connected withfood. Try this when you want a delicious and easy crab cake. Perrintold me her Grandma Myrtle’s strength and love of family sustainsher every day. “Hers was a gentle but firm love. We knew with justa look when we were behaving poorly, and with that same look wealso knew how much we were loved.”

Well said! As with all heirloom recipes, there can be variables.Like the saltines. You may need more than the recipe says, or youmay not. You want to be able to have the crab cake be nicely

formed and keep its shape but not be dry.

1 pound lump crabmeat4-5 shakes TabascoSalt and pepper to taste4-5 crushed saltines or few more if necessary1 egg, beaten2 teaspoons Old Bay seasoningFresh chopped parsley (opt)

Place crabmeat in bowl. Add other ingredients and mix lightly.Shape into 4 patties. Heat oil in heavy skillet. Over medium heat, fryuntil golden brown on both sides. Serve with extra Tabasco and tartarsauce or your favorite seafood sauce.

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A publication of

Last week’s questionWas Reds manager Bryan

Price right about what he saidabout media coverage hurtinghis team? What is the media’srole in covering local sportsfranchises?

“Bryan Price was totally offbase in what he said about themedia coverage. The mediaisn’t there to be a friend of theteam and only cover goodnews, or put news out when theteam wants it, that would be apress release, that the teamcontrols.

“The media is there to coverthe team. He may (be upset)the information wasn’t re-leased the way it was, but thereality is that it was. Instead of

responding to what he wishedhadn’t happened he shouldhave been mature enough toaddress what happened in anadult manner.

“He can take his concernsabout the local media to the

Reds upper management andthey can devise a strategy inhow they relate or releaseinformation to the media.

“The media’s job is to re-port, not make sure the team,manager or a specific player ishappy. It was embarrassing interms of the content of his rantand it also made it look like hewasn’t ready to be a majorleague manager, which may bethe case. “

C.S.

“This is kind of like an-swering that age old most dan-gerous question: Do thesepants make my butt look fat?Therefore no, Price was wrongblaming the media coverage

for hurting his team, his team’sperformance is hurting histeam. What part of this is sohard to understand?”

M.J.F.

“If a manager etc... wants tokeep some information frombeing disseminated he needs totell the reporters it is ‘off therecord.’ I would hope the localReds reporters would respectthat wish. But in this day ofpaparazzi and social mediascoops, Price should assumethe information will get out.His choice of foul language tocomplain about it was ridicu-lous.

“Keep in mind Reds Hall ofFame reporter Hal McCoy was

the one who leaked the Bran-don Philips ‘hating the St. Lou-is Cardinals.’ That led to quitean altercation a few years ago.Of course that was when theReds made the playoffs underDusty Baker three times, yethe was fired. Manager Priceand GM Walt Jocketty will begone by year end. Go Figure!!!

T.D.T.

“Sorry, never heard of him.Unfortunately, we don’t have asports franchise. The closestone in in Columbus. Maybenext year, Blue Jackets. Abunch of your veterans are onthe Rangers.”

D.B.

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THIS WEEK’SQUESTIONHow do you think the SupremeCourt will rule on the issue ofsame-sex marriage? How shouldthey rule?

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

Kentucky’s legacy to one of the most spectac-ular epochs of mammalian history was written inbones – big bones. The Ice Age showcased manyspectacular creatures like the mammoth, mast-odon, ground sloth, stag-moose and woodland

musk ox, among others. Allthese today have one importantthing in common; they are ex-tinct.

Boone County’s connection tothis vastly different age is BigBone Lick State Historic Site.The portion of the Ice Age perti-nent to the park is the Late Pleis-tocene occurring between 20,000and 12,000 years ago.

With the retreat of glacial ice,formerly covered landscapeswere liberated and the giantanimals appeared, lured by the

airborne aroma of sulfur springs and the salt-rich waters that formed natural licks. Havingsurely grazed on the prairie grasses of ancientwestern and central Kentucky, the animals soondiscovered the mineral-bearing ooze of the northand came to satisfy their need for salt.

Though the gargantuan super-mammals of thepast no longer roam over the Big Bone land-scape, there remains one large beast that haspersisted in descendant form from the Pleisto-cene to the present day – the Plains Bison. Theresident bison herd is the park’s only living linkto the Ice Age.

The herd is a crowd-pleasing favorite and forgood reason: bison are simply magnificent beaststo behold. Mature bulls stand 6 feet high at theshoulders and often weigh in at 2,000 pounds ormore. They are the heaviest land animals inNorth America. Throw in a pair of curved horns,a prominent hump, six different kinds of hair,and surprising agility for a creature of its size,and you have an animal that can provide forhours of fascination. Throw in the fact that thereares new births in the spring and early summer

and you have f tailor-made fun for the family.Aside from the park’s hulking and impressive

herd bull, the bison babies are the seasonal starsof the show. On average, 2-5 calves are born tothe Big Bone herd annually. Born in the spring orearly summer, they weigh 35 to 55 pounds andare walking within a couple of hours. They areadorable babies to be sure, sporting a rich, red-dish-brown coat, innocent eyes, and shiny blacknoses with curly tufts of woolly hair on theirheads. Seeing them nurse is endearing; watchinga pair of calves romp and play is unforgettable.

Today the salt licks are dry, and the sulfursprings are small. Huge prehistoric animals nolonger come to the springs to drink brine. Theancient marshes are mostly gone. Still, the bisonof Big Bone remind us of a momentous timewhen the land that would become Kentucky wasa very different place. When you have a coupleof carefree hours, drive out to Big Bone Lick andview the bison herd. It is a kind of outdoor recre-ation that is afforded by few other places.

Dean Henson is park manager of Big Bone Lick StateHistoric Site.

THANKS TO DEAN HENSON

The bison at Big Bone Lick State Historic Site are the park’s only living link to the late Ice Age, when mammothsand mastodons were visiting the salt springs.

The bison of Big BoneLick are a living legacy

THANKS TO DEAN HENSON

The newest member of the Big Bone Lick bison herdarrived on April 16.

DeanHensonOMMUNITYRECORDER GUESTCOLUMNIST

Newspapers have been fullof articles about the heroinepidemic in Northern Ken-tucky and the effort beingmade to deal with it. Sub-stantial progress is beingmade.

Not sothoroughlycovered is theunderstand-ing that her-oin usage isentwinedwith the un-derlyingissues ofaddiction andmental ill-ness. Theterm “behav-ioral health

care” includes both mentalhealth and substance abuseservices. Historically, bothservices have been seriouslyunderfunded in Kentucky.

From the beginning, therehas been stigma attached toboth services. According toDr. Owen Nichols, presidentand CEO of NorthKey Com-munity Care, for nearly 50years, the Northern KentuckyMental Health/Mental Retar-dation Regional Board, doingbusiness as NorthKey and TheFriends of NorthKey haveworked to reduce the stigmaattached to mental illness.

People recognize that heartdisease and kidney diseaseare medical conditions thatneed treatment. Yet, manyhave difficulty understandingthat mental illnesses such asbipolar disorder and addic-tions to alcohol or other drugsare illnesses, too.

Under the Affordable CareAct, by the end of 2014 Ken-tucky’s expanded Medicaidcovered an additional 375,000Kentuckians, equivalent to 8.5percent of Kentucky’s totalpopulation. With Medicaid’sexpansion, Kentucky’s unin-sured rate dropped from 20.4percent to a low of 11.9 per-cent, the second lowest stateuninsured rate in the country.

Kentucky’s Medicaid ex-pansion opened the behavioralhealth care provider networkbeyond Kentucky’s Communi-ty Mental Health Centers to“any willing provider.” Thatadded over 300 new behavior-al health care providers inKentucky. Before the expan-sion, substance abuse treat-ment was not a routinely cov-

ered Medicaid service in Ken-tucky.

While Kentucky’s involve-ment with the AffordableCare Act has been commend-able, more needs to be done.Only 1 percent of the expand-ed Medicaid dollars go tobehavioral health care while42 percent go to hospitals and21 percent to pharmacies.

In 2008, the US Congresspassed the Mental HealthParity act to ensure that allinsurance coverage includedequal treatment of behavioralhealth care and physicalhealth care. In 2010, passageof the Affordable Care Act,parity for behavioral healthcare and substance abusetreatment was strengthened.

In spite of that, coveragefor mental health and sub-stance abuse issues continuesto fall far short of the benefitsavailable for physical care.

Just this April, 2015, theNational Alliance on MentalIllness found that insurancecompanies deny mental healthcare services at twice the rateof physical health care ser-vices. This extremely highrate of denial of behavioralhealth care services is a dis-crimination against a pop-ulation dealing with mentalhealth, substance abuse anddevelopmental disabilities.

The Medicaid ManagedCare Organizations (MCO) inKentucky continually resistfair reimbursements, limit themedications on their formu-lary lists and restrict the num-ber of inpatient days for thementally ill.

Kentucky ranks 45th in percapita funding for mentalhealth care, 49th (second high-est) in the number of peoplesuffering from depression and49th (second lowest) in mentalhealth Well-Being.” Suicide inKentucky kills more peopleevery year than automobileaccidents.

Our Congressional dele-gation, the governor and ourlegislature should be encour-aged to provide adequatefunding for behavioral healthcare. The best place to start isincreasing the behavioralhealth care funding for Medi-caid.

Edward L. Smith Jr. is a member ofNKY Mental Health/SubstanceAbuse Regional Planning Council.

Health services leftunderfunded in Ky.

Edward L.Smith Jr. COMMUNITYRECORDER GUESTCOLUMNIST

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Nell Fookes» Boone County High

School will honor retiring headgirls basketball coach NellFookes Friday, May 8, from6:30-8:30 p.m. Celebration willbe in the school cafeteria. RSVPto [email protected].

Tennis» Campbell County had

three players qualify for thestate tournament after reach-ing the 10th Region semifinals,which were set to begin Mon-day. Anderson McDowellreached the semifinals in sin-gles and Dylan Geiman andJake Walters reached the semisin doubles. It is the secondstraight year Geiman and Wal-ters have made it to state. Ra-chel Crigler made the semis ofthe girls tournament andearned her first berth to thestate tourney.

Baseball» Campbell County beat

Harrison County 4-3 April 30.Robert Metz had a home runand three RBI.

Campbell County beat Bish-op Brossart 10-0 in the rivalry/seeding game May 2. JohnnyEblin pitched a complete gameshutout to improve to 4-1. Cam-eron Edwards had two hits andtwo RBI.

» » NewCath beat Holmes12-6. Clint Bartels struck out 11in five innings for the win on themound, and at the plate henotched four hits and three RBI.

Softball» Campbell County beat

Holmes 15-4. Jessica Walsh gotthe win and went 2-for-4 with adouble. Campbell beat HolyCross 15-0 April 30. Sarah Ter-haar led the way with two hitsand three RBI.

TMC Notes» Three Thomas More Col-

lege student-athletes and a head

coach were recently honored atthe 2015 Greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Women’sSports Association AwardsBanquet held at the Cintas Cen-ter on the campus of XavierUniversity in Cincinnati.

Junior Sydney Moss (BooneCounty) was named the CollegeSportswomen of the Year forbasketball and was the CollegeDivision Sportswomen of theYear. She helped her team postthe only undefeated (33-0) rec-ord in college basketball, men’sor women’s, and win the NCAADivision III Women’s Basket-ball National Championship.For the second-year in a row,Moss was named the DivisionIII National Player of the Yearand First Team All-American byall three organizations that hon-or Division III women’s basket-ball players. Moss led the nationin points per game with 24.2points per game. During theNCAA postseason, Moss brokethe NCAA all-division women'sor men's tournament scoringrecord as she scored 197 pointsin the Saints' six NCAA tourna-

ment games.Senior Kelsey Catiglioni

(Harrison Township, Mich.)was named the College Sport-swomen of the Year for volley-ball. She helped lead the Saintsto a 30-5 record, including a 16-2mark in the President’ AthleticConference and won a share ofthe PAC regular season title andwon the PAC ChampionshipTournament. The Saints ad-vanced to the program’s 13thNCAA Division III Champion-ship Tournament, where theyadvanced to the second round.Castiglioni finished her careerranked second in career digs inThomas More history with 2,529and fifth in service aces with192. She also added 194 careerassists and 37 career kills dur-ing her four-year career for theSaints.

Junior Olivia Huber (Woo-dlawn, Ky./Newport CentralCatholic) was named the Col-lege Sportswomen of the Yearfor soccer/basketball. Shehelped lead the soccer team to a23-2 record, while advancing totheir first-ever NCAA Division

III sectional finals. On the soc-cer pitch, Huber was named thePAC Player of the Year and wasnamed an All-American by theinternet website, D3soccer.comand the National Soccer Coach-es Association of American(NSCAA). Huber led all of Divi-sion III in scoring with 89 pointsand 36 goals, while her 17 assistsranked fourth nationally. Sheowns the school record for ca-reer goals (74), career points(178), single-season goals (36),single-season assists (17) andsingle-season points (89). On thebasketball court, Huber wassecond on the team in stealswith 66, while she averaged 5.0points and 3.5 rebounds pergame to go with 55 assists andfive blocks.

Head Women’s Soccer CoachJeff Cummings was named theCollege Coach of the Year. Heled the Saints to a 23-2 record,including a 9-0 mark in the PACas it won the PAC regular sea-son and championship tourna-ment.

SHORT HOPS

James [email protected]

ALEXANDRIA — The BishopBrossart High School softballteam hopes to compete for the10th Region championshipwhen the postseason begins lat-er this month.

The Mustangs got somevaluable experience in the lastweekend of April, competing inthe All “A” Classic state tourna-ment in Owensboro at the samecomplex that will host theKHSAA state finals in June.The 16-team tourney drew a lotof patrons for the big event.

“To see the kids get into atournament of that magnitude

was good with the crowd,” saidhead coach Tom Baynum. “Youdon’t get the same crowd withyour normal games. I lovedseeing the look in their eyes inthat atmosphere.”

Rain delays hampered thetourney, which was originallyset to have four-team pools,with the top two from each pooladvancing to three rounds ofsingle-elimination. Rainchanged all that, and the Mus-tangs eventually lost to Han-cock County in the semifinals,11-0.

“They changed it to a twoand out, but the way it endedwas kind of tough,” Baynumsaid. “They dropped the loser’s

bracket and the final fourteams went one and out.”

Junior Riley Orth and seniorJordyn Boesch were selectedto the all-tournament team.Orth plays centerfield andBoesch third base.

“Jordyn was solid defen-sively and so was Riley,” Bay-num said. “Jordyn is playing anew position and she makes ourteam better. She had some keyhits to get us through our firstcouple of victories. Riley cov-ers a ton of ground. She’s fastand has a good arm, left-hand-ed slap hitter. She had key hitsand sacrifices for us.”

FILE PHOTO

Brossart’s Riley Orth gets an out last year. Orth plays centerfield and was selected to the all-tournament team.

Mustangs refocusfor postseason goalsJames [email protected]

See SOFTBALL, Page 2B

Bishop Brossart senior JeffPaulin made it official as hesigned his letter of intent April22 to play soccer for ThomasMore College. He was the start-ing goalkeeper for the Mus-tangs this past season wherethey finished 15-6-2 and werethe finalist in the All “A” Classicstate championship.

He is coming off a spectacu-lar year that caught the eye ofmany college coaches. He hadoffers from Thomas More, OhioWesleyan and Wheeling Jesuit.Paulin decided on Thomas Moreas it was close to home, and hewanted to play close so his par-ents could see him play.

“I hope to contribute rightaway and help win a NationalChampionship for the Saints,”he said.

Paulin, who started playingsoccer at age 3, was not alwaysas goalkeeper. At 8 years old hestarted at keeper. He has playedfor many top select soccer pro-grams in the area includingKings/Hammer and NKSA. Heplayed for NKSA his last twoyears as their starting keeper.

TMC’s Head Coach Eric Bu-sener, was Paulin’s coach thepast two seasons for NKSA.This was another reason why hepicked Thomas More.

He said his biggest momentin soccer was winning the All“A” State Championship in 2013.

He was named to the 10th Re-gion Tournament Team in 2013and 2014. This year Paulin wasnamed the 10th Region All “A”Most Valuable Player, where hedidn’t give up a goal in the re-gional tournament. He was

named NKAC honorable men-tion, second-team All-State, andto the All “A” state tournamentteam. He was also named to theKentucky East All Star Teamwhere he made many greatsaves in that game.

Paulin gave up the least goalsin all of Northern Kentucky thispast season. In 2014 with thehelp of his defense they com-bined for one of the best defen-sive goals against average inthe state and received theaward of “Best DefensiveTeam” in the state. He had 11shutouts this year and five shut-outs in 2013. He and his defenseonly allowed 12 goals on theyear in more than 23 games thisseason. Two of those goals wereon penalty kicks and the otherwas an own goal by a teammate.

Thomas More is coached byEric Busener. He was the assis-tant coach last year who helpedthe Saints to an 18-2-2 season.

Paulin signswith ThomasMore CollegeSubmitted

THANKS TO RICH FROMMEYER

Brossart senior Jeff Paulincommitted to play soccer forThomas More College.

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Baynum said the teamplayed well.

“Our bats weren’tthere,” he said. “We didn’thit as well as we’re capa-ble of, but our pitchingand defense was solid. Towin the games we wonagainst the teams that wedid was impressive. Wewere able to get it donewith our pitching and de-fense.”

Brossart was 17-11overall entering May, themost wins in the 10th Re-gion, and 7-1 against re-gional opponents with theloss coming by a 5-4 countto Harrison County. TheMustangs will have thetop seed in the 37th Dis-

trict Tournament and willplay either Calvary Chris-tian or Silver Grove in thesemifinals.

Brossart will have sev-eral stern tests to end theregular season, starting atRyle May 7. Brossart thenplays Dixie Heights,Highlands and Conner inthe final week.

“We just have to bemore consistent in our hit-ting,” Baynum said. “Ourbats have kind of wentsouth. Defensively, we’repretty solid. We’ll haveour errors once in a while,but our defense is goodenough to compete for theregional title. If our batsare alive, we’ll be a toughout.”

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SoftballContinued from Page 1B

FT. THOMAS — Gary Cierad-kowski always enjoyed talkingto his father about baseball. In-stead of discussing the currentstate of the Reds or the Hall ofFame credentials of currentplayers, the conversation usual-ly drifted to players who werelong dead and long forgotten.

When his father died fiveyears ago, Cieradkowski foundhimself with no one to talk toabout his passion for the sport.So he created a blog, which hasnow turned into a book. And thatbook is available this week, TheLeague of Outsider Baseball: AnIllustrated History of Baseball’sForgotten Heroes.

Cieradkowski will have sign-ings and talks at Joseph-BethBooksellers in the CrestviewHills Town Center starting at 7p.m. Friday, May 8, and the BlueMarble in Fort Thomas May 23.This Friday, he will be signingand giving a presentation.

Cieradkowski, a graphic art-ist who grew up in New Jerseyand now lives in Fort Thomas,has created customized base-ball cards to go with all his sto-

ries and the book.“We were very close and we

talked about baseball all thetime,” Cieradkowski said. “Allof a sudden I didn’t have anyoneto talk baseball with. I lived inHollywood at the time. I drewthe cards and would talk aboutthese characters my father andI would talk about. I did it formyself in my spare time. Maybea month or so after I started it,someone got hold of it and it be-came popular.”

As the years went on, Cierad-kowski said he met a lot of base-ball fans and historians who hadseen the blog, and about a yearand a half ago he got a book of-fer from Simon & Schuster.

“I had a huge interest in base-ball history,” he said. “I love go-ing through old newspaper ar-chives and following a thread,and all of a sudden you seesomeone you never heard of.”

The most recent stories heposted on his blog involved a 19-year-old woman named VadaCorbus, who briefly made theroster of the minor-league clubin Joplin, Mo., in 1931; and BillyMaharg, who played one gamefor the Detroit Tigers in 1912when they went on strike to sup-port Ty Cobb, who had been sus-pended. Maharg would laterhelp orchestrate the “BlackSox” fix in the 1919 World Se-ries.

Most of the author’s materialis from before 1955. One of hisfavorite stories involving theCincinnati Reds is formercatcher Willard Hershberger,who committed suicide late inthe 1940 season, a year in whichthe Reds would win the WorldSeries. Hershberger wore the

number “5,” which was retiredby the Reds after his death andthen put back into circulation,when it was employed behindthe plate by another Reds catch-er of some repute named John-ny Bench.

The 1955 cutoff point began a20-year period which Cierad-kowski considered the goldenyears of the sport.

“That’s the best years ofbaseball,” Cieradkowski said.“Before that, it was a greatgame but you didn’t have blackand Hispanic players, so itwasn’t a complete game. Every-body was playing and theyhadn’t expanded. You had eightteams in each league and youhad the best of the best play-ing.”

Cieradkowski, who grew up afan of the Brooklyn Dodgersand New York Mets, touches alot upon “oddball teams.” Thatincludes the Tokyo Giants, agroup of Japanese college play-ers who went on a barnstormingtour of America during theGreat Depression.

One of the few modern sto-ries is about Ryan Freel, thewell-known Reds outfielderwho committed suicide in 2012

after a series of concussions.“He was one of my favoriteplayers and I loved watchinghim play,” Cieradkowski said.“He reminded me of Pete Rose.He is the most recent player Ihave. His death hit me and I feltI needed to honor him.”

Author spotlights unknown baseball historyJames [email protected]

THANKS TO SIMON & SCHUSTER

Fort Thomas resident GaryCieradkowski has released a newbook called The League of OutsideBaseball, available in April 2015.

THANKS TO SIMON & SCHUSTER

Gary Cieradkowski will havesignings and talks at Joseph-BethBooksellers in the Crestview HillsTown Center May 8.

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FLORENCE — DennisPelfrey loves his com-mute to work.

The first-year fieldmanager for the FlorenceFreedom professionalbaseball team lives abovethe clubhouse on the teamcomplex at UC Health Sta-dium, in an apartmentthat has been set up overthe years for the person incharge of the on-fieldproduct.

“This place is an excel-lent place to work,” hesaid. “The facility is great,the ownership is fantas-tic. They take care of theplayers and us coaches.The living space for thecoaches is just above theclubhouse, which Ihaven’t seen before. I’mat the field every day soit’s very nice and it’s veryconvenient.”

Pelfrey, 37, took overthe team in December. Heplayed six seasons of pro-

fessional baseball from1999-2004 after his colle-giate days at NorthwoodUniversity in Texas. Mostof those six seasons werespent in the FrontierLeague as Pelfreymanned multiple infieldpositions for the Dubois

CountyDragons,KenoshaMamothsand theSpring-field/OzarkDucks.

Pelfreyspent the

past four seasons coach-ing for the Gary South-Shore RailCats, helpingthe team to the 2013 Amer-ican Association champi-onship.

He will begin his firstmanaging tour in the inde-pendent Frontier LeagueMay 14, when the Free-dom open at home againstthe Joliet Slammers. Play-ers in the league are ei-

ther just out of college orhad a brief stay in the low-er levels of the minors inMajor League Baseball

First is an exhibitionagainst the Evansville Ot-ters at 6:35 p.m., Thurs-day, May 7, at UC HealthStadium.

“We’ll get a better lookat different guys compet-ing,” he said. “Our maingoal is to progress from apitching and offensivestandpoint. We probablywon’t keep score. Thething we want to comeaway with is getting guyslive at-bats.”

The team had an intras-quad scrimmage May 2,which Pelfrey said drew alot of interest on a busySaturday night in thesports world.

“It was actually prettyimpressive Saturdaynight with the fans thatwere in the stands,” hesaid. “It was a greatatmosphere. It’s competi-tive right now. There willbe some tough decisions

to make at just about ev-ery position. The day be-fore Opening Day, we’llhave 27 guys there andwe’ll have to make deci-sions at that point.”

Pelfrey said speedingup a player’s commutearound the bases is a keyfacet of building a win-ning team.

“We’ll be very aggres-sive,” he said. “We’re go-ing to be dangerous on thebase paths. We’ll take ex-tra bases on other teamsthat don’t go hard on ballsin the outfield on basehits. We’ll stretch basehits into doubles, and wewant to be the best in theleague on first to third,and on stolen bases.”

The Freedom will playtheir first six games athome, May 14-16 and May17-19. The home game Fri-day, May 15, will honorCincinnati Reds legendsJohnny Bench andGeorge Foster, payingtribute to their jerseynumbers of 5 and 15.

THANKS TO THE FREEDOM

The Florence Freedom welcomes new pitching coach ChadRhoades.

Freedom manager gears up for new seasonJames [email protected]

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“Over 50 percent of theair we breathe is pro-duced by the ocean, so it’sour job at Newport Aquar-ium to tell people aboutthe importance of waterand educate them aboutthe everyday things theycan do to help,” said EricRose, the aquarium’s ex-ecutive director. “Whenguests visit the aquarium,not only do they get to seeamazing animals they alsoget to learn about how tohelp the animals and theenvironment.”

EQC Chairman SteveColeman presented theaward to Rose, along withPaula the African pen-guin.

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Elizabeth BrittElizabeth “Betty” Ann Brei-

tenstein Britt, 90, of Villa Hillsand formerly of Fort Thomas,died April 28 at St. ElizabethEdgewood.

She was a time keeper withWadsworth Watch Case Co. inDayton, librarian at St. AnthonySchool in Bellevue, and a mem-ber of the St. Anthony Mother’sClub and the Northern KentuckyGuild for the Retarded.

Her son, the Rev. Jerome Britt,died previously.

Survivors include her husband,Charles Edward Britt; daughtersJanet Weinel of Fort Thomasand Mary Ann Britt of Alexan-dria; son, Deacon Timothy Brittof Alexandria; and five grand-children along with two great-grandchildren.

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

Memorials: New Perceptions,1 Sperti Drive, Fort Mitchell, KY41017.

Mark GregoryMark Allen Gregory, 56, of

Bellevue, died April 26 at St.Elizabeth Fort Thomas.

Frank GrossFrank Xavier Gross, 79, of Fort

Thomas, died April 22 at hishome.

He was the owner of GrossInsurance Agency in Fort Thom-as, past president of the In-dependent Insurance Agents ofKentucky, and a member ofvarious committees at St. Thom-as Parish. He also coachedseveral Little League baseballteams.

His granddaughter, Julie A.Gross; and sisters Joan Paschenand Mary Reckers, died previ-ously.

Survivors include his wife,Joan Alice Gross; daughter,Patricia Rolf of Fort Thomas;sons David Gross of Fort Thomasand Douglas Gross of Walton;brother, Joseph Gross of Hous-ton, Texas; and 10 grandchildrenalong with one great-grand-child.

Burial was at St. StephenCemetery in Fort Thomas.

Memorials: St. ThomasChurch, 26 E. Villa Place, FortThomas, KY 41075; or St. JudeChildren’s Research Hospital, 501St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN38105.

Donna HaleyDonna Lee Katherine Whaley

Haley, 76, of Fort Thomas, diedApril 23 at Carmel Manor Nurs-ing Home in Fort Thomas.

She was a member of ChristBaptist Church of Cold Spring,former member of First BaptistChurch of Fort Thomas, and avolunteer at St. Luke Hospitalfor more than 20 years. She wasalso an active member of theCampbell County Homemakersfor 14 years.

Survivors include her husband,Narley L. Haley; daughters KarenJean Haley and Barbara JaneGilb; brother, Ron Whaley; andtwo grandchildren.

Memorials: Redwood School,71 Orphanage Road, Fort Mitch-ell, KY 41017.

James HartigJames “Jim” Allen Hartig, 51,

of California, died April 25.He worked as a truck driver

for Kemper Trucking and was aU.S. Air Force veteran.

His father, Leo Hartig, diedpreviously.

Survivors include his sonsDustin and Jacob Hartig; mother,Carol Hartig; companion, SheriParks; brothers Steve and TomHartig; sisters Sharon Melvilleand Diana Gruner; and a grand-son.

Memorials: James Hartig

Memorial Fund, C/O any PNCBank.

Margaret RayMargaret Ray, 69, of Cali-

fornia, died April 23 at herhome.

She was a homemaker.Her husband, Kendall Ray,

died previously.Survivors include her children

Randy Ray, Todd Ray, and BarbPenick, brother; Dan Willhite;and nine grandchildren alongwith nine great-grandchildren.

Burial was Grandview Ceme-tery.

Norma RoadenNorma “Niko” Jean Roaden,

60, of Melbourne, died April 22at her home.

She worked in the kitchen atSt. Anne’s Convent and was amember of St. Joe’s Church inCold Spring.

Survivors include her daugh-ter, Sherry Fillhardt; son, KenzieRoaden; brother, Edward L.Roaden; and four grandchildren.

Memorials: American CancerSociety, 2808 Reading Rd, Cin-cinnati, OH 45206.

Albert Schwartz Jr.Albert W. Schwartz Jr., 80, of

Wilder, died April 23 at High-landspring of Fort Thomas.

He was an electrical engineerwith MSLK Consulting Engineersand a member of many organi-zations, including the AmericanSociety of Professional Engi-neers, The Newport Elks in ColdSpring, and the InternationalBrotherhood of Electrical Work-ers.

Survivors include his wife,Betty J. Stern Schwartz; sonsAlbert W. Schwartz III of St.Louis, Missouri and RickSchwartz of Fort Thomas; andthree grandchildren.

Burial was at EvergreenCemetery in Southgate.

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

Emily Wasser-HeringEmily J. Wasser-Hering, 59, of

Fort Thomas, died April 26 at herhome.

Her sister, Ruthanne Reineck,died previously.

Survivors include her daugh-ters Andrea, Lyndsey and TrishaHering; mother, Joy Wasser;brothers David and Bob Wasser;and sister, Connie Wasser.

Memorials: ASPCA, 3949Colerain Ave., Cincinnati, OH45223.

DEATHS

Kali Hill, 31, of Parsons andGabriel Beach, 37, of Corona,issued April 22.

Sierra Allen, 21, of Fort Thom-as and Josh Wilson, 21, of Hous-ton, issued April 24.

Marcy Blanco, 26, of Chilli-cothe and Kenneth Lamphier,25, of Hamilton, issued April 24.

Allison Birkenhauer, 28, andEric Hobbs, 27, both of Cincin-nati, issued April 24.

Katrina Schmidt, 20, of Edge-wood and Devin Hartman, 21, of

Fort Thomas, issued April 24.Deborah Weyman, 56, of Fort

Thomas and William Massa, 54,of Pequannock, issued April 24.

Lauren Heck, 25, of FortThomas and Benjamin Record,27, of Cincinnati, issued April 24.

Robin Dechene, 25, of Chi-cago Heights and Derrick Banks,31, of Cincinnati, issued April 25.

Megan Sutton, 22, of Lexing-ton and Aaron Wilson, 22, ofEdgewood, issued April 25.

MARRIAGE LICENSES

For the 38th year, ThePoint/Arc of NorthernKentucky (The Point) ishosting its Dream Give-away raffle.

Over the years, ThePoint has awarded beachcondominiums and thou-sands of dollars in cash. In2015, the grand prize win-ner will receive his choiceof a new 2015 Mercedes-Benz CLA250 or $25,000in cash.

On Thursday, May 7, atthe Mercedes-Benz ofFort Mitchell dealership,75 finalists will be drawnfrom the total number oftickets sold.

From 6 to 7:30 p.m., allof the people who havepurchased raffle ticketsare invited to attend thefree baseball-themedevent at Mercedes-Benzof Fort Mitchell. Guestswill enjoy Chicago Don'sHot Dawgs, United DairyFarmers ice cream, Sny-

der’s pretzels, drinksfrom Remke Markets,and festive ballpark mu-sic.

Besides having achance to having their

The Point’s ‘Dream Giveaway’event has a baseball theme

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Reds honorary batboy TeddyKremer, center, will meetguests May 7 at theMercedes-Benz of FortMitchell event for The Point’sraffle. Those who havepurchased raffle tickets areinvited between 6 and 7:30p.m.

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Question: I haveheard that certain plantsdo not grow well nearblack walnut trees. Is itrisky to plant a vegetablegarden or a shrub bednear where I took out alarge walnut tree?

Answer: The roots ofBlack Walnut (Juglansnigra) and Butternut(Juglans cinerea) pro-duce a substance knownas juglone. Many plantssuch as tomato, potato,blackberry, blueberry,apple, azalea, rhodo-dendron and red pinemay be injured or killedwithin one to two monthsof growth within the rootzone of these trees.

The toxic zone from amature tree occurs onaverage in a 50- to 60-footradius from the trunk,but can be up to at least80 feet. The area affectedextends outward eachyear as a tree enlarges.Young trees two to eightfeet high can have a rootdiameter twice theheight of the top of thetree, with susceptibleplants dead within theroot zone and dying atthe margins.

Not all plants are sen-

sitive tojuglone.Manytrees,vines,shrubs,groundcov-ers, annu-als andperennialswill growin closeproximity

to a walnut tree. Howev-er, certain cultivars of“resistant” species arereported to do poorly. Onthe other hand, blackwalnut actually improvesthe growth of Kentuckybluegrass and certainother grasses, as long asthere is sufficient sun-light and water.

Gardeners shouldcarefully consider theplanting site for blackwalnut, butternut orPersian walnut seedlingsgrafted to black walnutrootstock, if other gardenor landscape plants are tobe grown within the rootzone of mature trees.Horses may be affectedby black walnut chips orsawdust when they areused for bedding materi-al.

Close association withwalnut trees during flow-ering (while pollen isbeing shed, typically inMay) can also produceallergic symptoms inboth horses and humans.The juglone toxin occursin the leaves, bark andwood of walnut, but thesecontain lower concentra-tions than in the roots.juglone is poorly solublein water and does notmove very far in the soil.

If applied to an “ac-tive,” “hot” compost pile,walnut leaves can becomposted because thetoxin breaks down when

exposed to air, water andbacteria. The toxic effectcan be degraded in aboutfour weeks. However, ifyour compost pile is notusually hot, you would besafer not compostingwalnut materials. In soil,breakdown may takeseveral months. Blackwalnut leaves may becomposted separately,and the finished composttested for toxicity byplanting tomato seed-lings in it.

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Thursday, May 7, willbe an evening for alumni,friends, and fans to cele-brate the University ofNotre Dame.

The ND Club of Great-er Cincinnati’s will wel-come David A. Harr, asso-ciate vice president forauxiliary operations, topresent an update fromcampus and will presentthe club’s Award of theYear to Mary Beth Lucian.

The event will be heldat Firehouse Grill, 4785Lake Forest Drive, BlueAsh, and is open to thepublic and free of charge.

No reservations are re-quired.

The evening will beginwith a reception at 6 p.m.,with appetizers and softdrinks provided, alongwith a cash bar.

The formal programwill begin at 7 p.m. withthe presentation of theaward to Lucian, followedby Harr’s remarks.

The Award of the Yearis the club's highest honor,recognizing an area grad-uate who has made ex-traordinary contributionsto the community and No-tre Dame, especially

through the local club. Lucian, the 2015 recipi-

ent, has been a key leaderof the club for more than15 years.

She has developed andled many programs as-sisting prospective andcurrent Notre Dame stu-dents as chair of both theclub’s Alumni and ParentsAdmissions RecruitmentTeam and Current Stu-dent Support Committee,and as a member of theScholarship Committee.She is also a founding co-chair of the local NDWomen Connect group.

Notre Dame Clubcelebrates May 7

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name pulled as a finalistfor the grand prize, at-tendees will have the op-portunity to win ticketsfor upcoming Reds gamesand Kings Island, meetJeff Piecoro of Reds Live,Teddy Kremer (the Redshonorary batboy whosestory appeared on ESPN’sE:60 show), and Mr. Red,the Reds mascot.

The grand prize win-ner will be chosen fromthe 75 finalists at a Re-verse Drawing on May 15at The Marquise in Wild-er. Starting at 6 p.m., thatevent will take place inconjunction with one ofthe bi-monthly dancesthat The Point will host

that night for the partici-pants of its Activities Pro-gram.

In addition to the 2015Mercedes-Benz CLA250Coupe or $25,000 in cash,other prizes given out thatnight include round-tripflights to Chicago aboardUltimate Air Shuttle, a va-cation package to Florida,and a diamond necklacedonated by Schulz & SonsJewelers.

Dream Giveaway raf-fle tickets are $100 eachand can be purchased bycalling 859-491-9191, visit-ing www.thepointarc.organd hitting the “SupportThe Point - Donate Now”button, or stopping byMercedes-Benz of FortMitchell. Call 859-491-9191 with questions aboutthe raffle or its two relat-ed events.

DreamContinued from Page 6B The last year has her-

alded change for TheCarnegie with the instal-lation of new theater di-rector, Maggie Perrino,but the shows, talent andatmosphere of The Car-negie Theatre Series re-main the same.

Taking a cue from lastseason’s blockbuster pro-duction of “West Side Sto-ry,” the highest grossingshow in The Carnegie’shistory, this season willbe chock full of hits thatoffer something for ev-eryone.

The Carnegie an-nounced its 2015-16 Thea-tre Series, inviting you tothe historic Otto M. Bu-dig Theatre in August fora little “Company.”

In November, The Car-negie takes on an air ofmystery as it presentsthe comedy-thriller“Sleuth,” a delightfulgame of cat-and-mousethat will keep audiencesguessing right up untilthe end.

A light, but creativestaging of “The Wizard ofOz” takes you away fromthe January winter blahswith a wonderful flight offancy and “The Last FiveYears” closes the seasonin April with spellbindingsongs that will tug at yourheartstrings.

Tickets may be pur-chased through The Car-negie Box Office at 859-957-1940 or online atwww.thecarnegie.com.

Carnegie brings back old and new classics

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The Carnegie announced its 2015-16 Theatre Series, invitingyou to the historic Otto M. Budig Theatre in August for alittle “Company.”