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THURSDAY, MAY 14, 2015 BECAUSE COMMUNITY MATTERS
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Primary Election Day is forDemocrats and Republicans,not registered independent vot-ers.
Democratic and Republicanvoters can cast votes at pollingprecincts across Kentuckyfrom 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. on primaryelection day, Tuesday, May 19.
Boone, Campbell or Kentoncounties have no local elections.Ballots in all three counties arethe same for choosing candi-dates for five state offices, in-cluding governor, ahead of aNov. 3 general Election Day. Fora sample ballot visitbit.ly/kyballots.
Republican and Democraticvoters will each see ballots tochoose gubernatorial and statetreasurer candidates. Republi-cans will have ballots with can-didates for attorney generaland commissioner of agricul-ture. Democrats have a ballotwith two candidates for secre-tary of state.
People need to remember tovote, said Campbell CountyClerk Jim Luersen.
“Historically, Northern Ken-tucky has always had a low turn-out for state races,” Luersensaid. “A lot that happens inFrankfort affects us, for betteror worse, and we need a voice inFrankfort that represents us.”
Primary election voter turn-out in Campbell County is notexpected to come close to the 42percent of registered voters fora general election day withcounty and local offices up forgrabs last November, he said.
“We are guessing between 12and 15 percent turnout,” Luer-sen said.
Boone County Clerk KennyBrown also expects a low turn-out.
“I expect voter turnout to bein line historically with the wayit’s been for these kind of state-wide races, very low. I’m ex-
pecting anywhere from 7 to 10percent,” Brown said.
In the past three primaryelections for statewide consti-tutional officers, voter turnoutwas 6.8 percent in 2011, 11.08percent in 2007, and 8.8 percentin 2003, according to Brown.
“The tradition is that North-ern Kentucky really doesn’tturn out for these statewideconstitutional races,” he said.“It’s sad because we’re missinga chance to have an influence onthese statewide offices.”
Brown said there are nochanges to Boone County’s 62precincts or their polling loca-tions since the last election. Hesaid voters who want to checkthose details can call the officeat 859-334-2130 or visitwww.booneclerk.com. Resi-dents can also check the site forelection results.
Party affiliation matters inprimary voting, Luersen said.
“It’s a primary so, you haveto be a registered Democrat orRepublican to vote,” Luersensaid. “Independents can’t vote.”
Voters had until Dec. 31 lastyear to switch their party affili-ation in time for the primary, hesaid.
People have to have a validID to vote.
“It should be either a driverslicense, Social Security card,credit card or personally knownby the poll workers that’s OKtoo,” Luersen said.
Polls close at 6 p.m., but vot-ing can continue, he said. “If youare in line at 6 p.m., you get tovote no matter how long the lineis in front of you,” Luersen said.
Campbell County will have264 poll workers operating ma-chines at 66 different votingprecincts, he said.
“It’s pretty much the sameamount of work for us regard-less,” Luersen said.
Kenton County Clerk Gabri-elle Summe said she can’t pre-
Primary election just forDemocrats, RepublicansChris [email protected]
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Amanda Fassler fills out her ballot at a polling place at First PresbyterianChurch, Fort Thomas in last November’s general election.
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They amble across busythoroughfares walking singlefile with little regard for on-coming traffic.
They make our sidewalkstheir personal lavatories, anddo not clean up behind them-selves.
And, this time of year whenCanada geese make their nestsin local office parks, apart-ments and public places, theiraggression has been known tosend people to the hospital.
If you think your geese en-counters are more plentifulthis year than most, you areprobably right.
Clay Smitson, a privatelands wildlife biologist withthe Kentucky Department ofFish and Wildlife Resources,said the department doesn’tsurvey counties in NorthernKentucky specifically, butconducts a statewide survey.The survey shows a stable to
slightly increasing population,which is normal, Smitson said.
“It is common for us to re-ceive more complaints duringthe nesting season when geesecan become aggressive de-fending nests, and when geesecongregate in larger numbersto prepare for the moult, whenthey replace their flight feath-ers and become flightless,” hesaid.
Nancy Lanham of PaulHemmer Companies based inFort Mitchell, which operatesoffice properties throughoutNorthern Kentucky and Cin-cinnati, doesn’t need studies toconfirm what her eyes see ev-ery day.
“It seems to get worse yearafter year. This has been theworst year,” Lanham said.“The geese have been waymore aggressive. I am an ani-mal lover but I think they’rereally overpopulated. I under-stand they have to be protect-ed, but this is getting out ofhand.”
Last year, Lanham saidsomeone at one of Hemmer’sproperties suffered injuriesafter being chased by an over-protective goose.
“She ran and fell, got hurtand had to be taken to the hos-pital,” she said. “The otherproblem is that they makesuch a mess. This increases
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After grazing on an adjacent lawn, more than a dozen geese walk single file around one of the lakes atErlanger Lakes subdivision in August 2014.
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Morning rain didn’t bother thisCanada goose and her goslings asthey sat along the Covington bankof the Ohio River.
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Northern Kentuckycommunities are firmingup plans for MemorialDay which falls on May 25.
With the 70th anniver-sary of the end of WorldWar II, the holiday takeson added significance.
And Kentucky’s gover-nor has declared 2015“Year of the Woman Veter-
an.” At least one localtown, Florence, is invitingwomen veterans – as wellas men – to its May 25 cer-emonies.
Alexandria, Florenceand Park Hills are amongcommunities observingMemorial Day with a pa-rade.
The Alexandria Veter-ans of Foreign Wars Post3205 will have its paradeon Sunday, May 24. Lineup
is at 1 p.m. and the paradestarts at 2 p.m. from theCampbell County MiddleSchool south parking lot.To participate call DennisBush at 859-750-7211.
The Park Hills Memo-rial Day Parade, takingplace on Monday, May 25,starts at 11:30 a.m. at No-tre Dame Academy andconcludes at Trolley Parkwith a flag raising cere-mony and a tribute to
grand marshals Don andMissy Catchen.
Park Hills’ parade issponsored by the ParkHills Civic Associationand the city of Park Hills.To join the parade send anemail to [email protected].
Florence invites thepublic to join its paradeand ceremony honoringthe women and men whoserved in the Armed
Forces to defend freedom.The parade begins at 10
a.m. at Boone CountyHigh School and ends atthe Florence GovernmentCenter. A program followsat 1 p.m. at the BooneCounty Veterans Memori-al located on the FlorenceGovernment Center cam-pus.
Kentucky Gov. SteveBeshear has declared 2015as the “Year of the Woman
Veteran” so Florence is in-viting all women veteransto join the city’s events, aswell as men. Call FlorenceParks and Recreation at859-647-5439.
Memorial Day parades, tributes plannedNancy [email protected]
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ited technical guidanceto alleviate goose prob-lems, but Canada geeseare federally regulatedthrough the MigratoryBird Protection Act. US-DA Wildlife Servicesworks with private land-owners to alleviate hu-man conflicts and theyhandle most of the prob-lem calls in Kentucky. Onthe regulatory end, thedepartment increasedthe bag limit during theSeptember residentgoose hunting season in2014 from three geese tofive geese per day.
Canada goose num-bers at Campbell Coun-ty’s 1,000-acre A.J. JollyPark dropped from 400year-round geese resi-dents in 2013 to about 30geese this year, said Lar-ry Harrod, recreationmanager for CampbellCounty.
“Maybe they movedto Kenton County,” Har-rod said.
Limited hunting andhand-held lasers used toannoy geese are likelywhat at least scaredgeese away from A.J. Jol-ly, which was the point,he said.
Campbell Countyopened A.J. Jolly up tolimited winter goosehunts in 2014. Back in2013 as many as 1,000geese flocked around thepark’s 200-acre lake inpeak migration season,said Mickey Craig, a con-servation officer forKentucky Department ofFish & Wildlife in a 2013story in The CampbellCounty Recorder.
Hunters shot, killedand harvested 20 geeseduring Campbell Coun-ty’s hunt over an 11-dayspan in January 2014.
This year’s hunt waslimited to three days aweek before New Year’sDay for youths super-vised by adults.
In 2013 about 200geese would cover a soc-cer field or walking trailsat a time, Harrod said.
“They’re pretty tolook at, but you don’twant to step in goosepoop all the time,” hesaid.
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our cleaning costs whichincreases costs to ourtenants. It’s also unsight-ly and unsanitary.”
The mess, accordingto Tom Wells, presidentof Cincinnati-basedAway with Geese, canamount to three to fourpounds of waste everyday.
“Imagine having 50geese on one property,that’s 200 pounds ofwaste every day. Some-thing has to be done,”Wells said.
Lanham said they’vetried many products todeter the geese.
“We even tried coyotecut-outs,” she said.“Those didn’t work at all,the geese just sat next tothem.”
Kenton County, shesaid, is the “trouble hot-spot.”
Nesting activities be-gin in early April, andgoslings start hatchingaround the beginning ofMay.
Smitson said there areno plans to combat geesein Kentucky.
“If a landowner has aproblem, they can con-tact USDA Wildlife Ser-vices to help with thatproblem,” he said. “Ifproblems are experi-enced during the nesting,landowners may applyfor and receive a specialfree permit from the U.S.Fish and Wildlife Serviceto destroy individualnests.”
Lanham said Hemmer
has previously appliedfor and received such apermit for one of itsproperties on GrandviewDrive in Fort Mitchell.
Phyllis Vetter, wholives on Harris Pike in In-dependence, said she hasmore than 60 geese onher property near a lakethis year, but she doesn’tmind.
“You have a lot ofgoose poop and they’renoisy,” she said. “But, welike to watch the geese.They’re fun to watch.”
Vetter said the feath-ery creatures can alsocreate traffic issues asthey cross “single file”with their goslings to theother side of the roadwhere there’s anotherbody of water.
“Our neighbors com-plain, but there’s nothingwe can do about it,” shesaid. “They call them‘our geese’ but they’renot our geese, they justshow up.”
Meanwhile, Wells ofAway with Geese claimsthe company has a solu-tion to ruffle a few feath-ers. Its products featurea solar-powered lightthat is scarcely notice-able to humans but isvery disruptive to thesleep of the geese, caus-ing them to find anotherhabitat after just a fewrestless nights.
The solar-poweredlights charge each dayand flash 360 degrees,every two seconds fromdusk to dawn, at eye-lev-el of the geese. They re-quire no maintenanceand the durable plastic oftheir bases will with-stand any weather condi-tions. Each unit will getrid of geese in a 75-yardradius. There is a unit forevery type of landscapeincluding rooftops.
“Our business con-tinues to grow,” Wellssaid. “We’ve developedmore products as we’vegone along from deter-rents to use in pools torooftops. Geese adaptand they move on to oth-er areas so we’ve ex-panded our product line.Our business increasesevery year. The geesepopulation is totally outof control.”
Smitson said the Ken-tucky Department ofFish and Wildlife Re-sources can provide lim-
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dict the turnout.“I wish I could give a
prediction for the upcom-ing primary but it is diffi-cult in an election wheremany of the races are fill-ing an open seat, like thegovernor’s race,” shesaid. “I heard the predic-tion for the whole statewas 10 percent.”
The last governor’srace was in 2011. The turn-out in Kenton County was6,866 votes or a 6.5 per-cent turnout. It is likely tobe close to that percent-age this year, Summesaid.
“The governor’s race isoften a year with low turn-out. That is why there wasa bill filed this year tomove the statewide racesto the presidential year,”she said. “This would im-prove voter turnout andalso (keep) money withinthe state since electionswould be conducted everyother year.”
Summe said there areseveral changes to pollinglocations. Voters havebeen notified, but to checkyour party affiliation andpolling location in KentonCounty, visithttps://vr.sos.ky.gov/vic/
People with questions
are invited to call theclerk’s office ahead of oron Election Day at 859-292-3885.
Republican Partyballot
Governor and Lieu-tenant Governor (votefor one):
» Will T. Scott and Rod-ney Coffey
» Matt Bevin and Je-nean Hampton
» James R. Comer andChris McDaniel
» Hal Heiner and K.C.Crosbie
Attorney General(vote for one):
» Whitney H. Wester-field
» Michael T. HoganState Treasurer (vote
for one):» Allison Ball» Kenneth Churchill
Imes» John LarsonCommissioner of Ag-
riculture (vote for one):» Ryan F. Quarles» Richard Heath
Democratic Partyballot
Governor and Lieu-tenant Governor (votefor one):
» Geoffrey M. “Geoff”Young
» Jack Conway andSannie Overly
Secretary of State(vote for one):
» Charles Lovett» Alison Lundergan
GrimesState Treasurer (vote
for one):» Richard Henderson» Rick Nelson» Neville Blakemore» Jim Glenn» Daniel B. Grossberg
PrimaryContinued from Page 1A
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HIGHLAND HEIGHTS —Northern Kentucky Uni-versity had a 43rd Com-mencement for 1,780graduating-students atThe Bank of KentuckyCenter on campus May 9.
This commencementwas one of NKU’s largestgraduating classes everand included 141 gradu-ates from Chase Collegeof Law, according to anews release from ChrisCole, director of univer-sity communications.
Car show in ColdSpring benefitsRotary
COLD SPRING — A clas-sic car show to benefitCampbell County Rotary,and a ceremony to honorveterans will be in HomeDepot’s parking lot at 415Crossroads Blvd. from 11a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday,May 16.
Home Depot and Ro-tary are sponsoring thecar show together as away to raise money fromfood sales to benefit Ro-tary’s community servicework, according to a Ro-tary news release.
A 21-gun salute as partof a ceremony for veter-ans will be at 11 a.m. Livemusic, a workshops forchildren, games, awardsand giveaways will bepart of the free event.
Precision horse drillteams trot intoAlexandria
ALEXANDRIA — Horsedrill teams from the U.S.and Canada will competein an annual day of preci-
sion equine riding at theAlexandria Fairgrounds.
Northern KentuckyHorse Network’s sixthEquestrian Drill TeamCompetition will be at thefairgrounds, off Ky. 10,beginning at 9:30 a.m. Sat-urday, May 16.
Teams of horses andriders will perform withspeed, precision and art-istry in six different divi-sions throughout the day,according to a horse net-work news release. Ad-mission and parking areboth free. People can seethe show ring from under-neath a covered grand-stand.
Historical societycelebratesanniversary withparty
ALEXANDRIA — Camp-bell County’s local histori-ans are having a party ev-eryone is invited to at-tend.
Campbell County His-torical and GenealogicalSociety will have a free25th anniversary party atthe Alexandria Fair-grounds from 10 a.m. to 4p.m. Saturday, June 27.
Civil War and militarydisplays, a quilting exhib-it, a display of historichomes, vintage carcruise-in and historicwedding dresses, textiles,home items and a chanceto see old photos will all bepart of festivities.
Live music, wine tast-ing, square dancing per-formances, face-paintingand activities for childrenwill happen at the party.
For information visitthe historical society’swebsite at bit.ly/1GS0ESxor call 859-635-6407.
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The International TrumpetGuild has invited the NorthernKentucky University TrumpetEnsemble to perform at its con-ference in May 26-30.
Associate Professor RaquelRodriquez of the NKU School ofthe Arts directs the NKU Trum-pet Ensemble. The ensemblefeatures students HeatherHale, Cameron Everage, Mi-guel Timerding, SamanthaFaulkner, Zach Holden, AaronHelms, Chris Meeks and AbbyCampbell.
Dr. Rodriquez will be busy atthe conference in a variety ofcapacities this year. She will beperforming, serving as an ITGreporter, and adjudicating theITG Youth Solo Competition.
The conference will takeplace in Columbus, Ohio. Eachyear, ITG highlights top colle-giate trumpet ensemble pro-grams as prelude concerts forworld-class headliner perfor-mances.
The annual ITG conferencefeatures the world’s greatesttrumpet and brass artists and isindeed the trumpet event of theyear. In addition to perfor-mances and student competi-tions, the conference presents amyriad of master classes andclinics. Sessions are devoted tonumerous topics including jazz,symphony orchestra, solo recit-al, chamber music, pedagogy,history, repertoire, perfor-mance practices, acoustics,
equipment modifications,physiology, psychology, pre-mieres of new works and all as-pects of the trumpet.
The International TrumpetGuild is a worldwide organiza-tion of trumpeters, formed topromote communication amongtrumpet players around theworld and to improve the artis-tic level of performance, teach-ing and literature associatedwith the trumpet. ITG’s morethan 7,000 members represent64 countries and include profes-sional and amateur performers,teachers, students, manufactur-ers, publishers and others inter-ested in belonging to an organi-zation dedicated to the trumpetprofession.
NKU ensemble trumpets its talent
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The International Trumpet Guild has invited the Northern KentuckyUniversity Trumpet Ensemble to perform at its conference May 26-30.
The Kentucky Art Edu-cation Associationhosts an art competi-tion for high school art
students called the All-State ArtCompetition.
The competition starts at theregional level, then the top 20pieces from each region moveon to the state-level competi-tion. At that level, work is juriedby a professional panel that in-cludes art educators, profes-sors, professional artists andgraduate level art students.
This year judges compli-mented the skillful level of art-work in the 13 categoriesromdrawing and painting, photog-raphy and graphic design tosculpture and ceramics. Notonly do judges select ribbonwinners in each category, theyselect one artwork for the top“Best of Show” and one artworkfor the “Cultural HeritageAward.”
“Our region, the NorthernRegion, is considered one of themost competitive regions in thestate when it comes to the All-State Art Competition,” said Ra-chael Burris, art teacher at Ran-dall K. Cooper High School.
“We have some of the best
representations of digital art inthe state and always give othercompetitive regions a run fortheir money,” Burris said.
From Campbell County HighSchool, Isaiah Deinlein and Oli-via Cassinelli received third-place awards in the photogra-phy and video/film categories.
Emily Dickman and LindseyJasper of Dixie Heights HighSchool won first place and hon-orable mention in the drawingcategory. Olivia Storrs and Emi-ly Damon, both from Dixie, re-ceived honorable mentions inthe digital media and fashioncategories while Lindsey Culpsnagged third place in print-making.
Simon Kenton High School’sMaggie Mullins finished thirdin ceramics.
In the digital media category,Adeline Hogan from Randall K.Cooper High School, who re-ceived Best of Show at region-als, claimed both a second andthird place at the state level.
In graphic design, Stone Pro-caccino and Sarah Langford,also Cooper students, receivedfirst place and honorable men-tion honors.
Finally, Cooper High School
junior Lindsey Barriger recei-vedtion the Cultural HeritageAward. This is given to an entry
that has a cultural connectioneither on the local, state, nation-al or international level. Lind-
sey’s photograph “Circle of Di-versity” received the CulturalHeritage Award statewide.
Lindsey Barriger wins a top Kentucky art award
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Lindsey Barriger’s “Circle of Diversity” received the Cultural Heritage Award, one of two top awards at theKentucky Art Education Association’s statewide competition. Barriger is a Randall K. Cooper High School student .
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CampbellCounty HighSchool’sIsaiahDeinlein wonthird place inthephotographyandvideo/filmcategory.
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Maggie Mullins of Simon Kenton High School earned a third-place award inthe ceramics category. The Kentucky Art Education Association hosts an artcompetition for high school art students called the All-State ArtCompetition.
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Emily Dickman of Dixie HeightsHigh School claimed first place inthe drawing category.
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Dinner at the Army-Navy Club. Guidedtours of ArlingtonNational Cemetery,
the World War II Memorialand other significant sites.
Four World War II veter-ans – three from KentonCounty and one from Indi-ana – attended the 70th anni-versary of Victory in EuropeDay May 8 in Washington,D.C., enjoying the specialtrip as guests of The Urol-ogy Group.
But the most strikingevent during the V-E Dayremembrance at the Nation-al Mall was the flyover byvintage airplanes as theveterans watched in awe.
“They had Flying For-tresses that took off fromReagan Airport and they hadsmaller other planes ... Alto-gether they had 53 planes,”said Navy veteran WalterKraus, of Crescent Springs,who watched from one of theVIP seats at the NationalMall.
“They flew in little sor-ties” of World War II-eraplanes, B-25s, B29s, NavyHellcats. “It was excellent,”Kraus said.
“It was excellent, I tell ya.Everything was so well orga-nized and so timely. Itamazed me. Being in themilitary I’m not used tothat,” Kraus said with alaugh.
After returning to North-ern Kentucky, Kraus, now94, reflected on his role inthe global struggle to defeatJapan and Germany from1941 to 1945. He volunteeredin 1939 to serve on a sub-marine after graduatingfrom Newport CentralCatholic High School in 1938.His first deployment was theUSS-36 submarine, the old-est sub in the Asiatic fleet. Itsustained damage fromdepth charges and despiterepeated efforts by the crewto keep the 23-year-old subafloat, S-36 ran aground on areef off the coast of Indone-sia on Jan. 20, 1942, the sec-ond submarine lost in thewar, he said.
Kraus was transferred toa newer submarine, the USSSnapper. By V-E Day on May8, 1945, he was in New Lon-don, Conn., preparing tolaunch a new submarine intocommission. Kraus served30 years in the Navy, risingto the rank of commander.
Noah Switzer, 89, of Tay-lor Mill, agreed that theflyover was a highlight ofthe trip.
“I really enjoyed the fly-over. It reminded me oftaking over Iwo Jima in1945,” Switzer said.
For 36 days Switzer, amedic in the 5th MarineDivision of the U.S. Navy,survived “the bloodiest bat-tle of World War II.”
Bullets flew constantly.Mortar shelling by the Japa-nese was so intense that forthree days he completelylost his hearing and commu-nicated with fellow medicsusing hand signals. Eventu-ally won by the Americans,the Battle for the island ofIwo Jima became known forthe iconic photograph ofsoldiers raising the flag atMount Suribachi.
Also on the trip wereHoward Requard, 89, ofEdgewood, a Marine whofought in the Battle of Oki-nawa, another major battleof the Pacific theater, andGerald Bentle, 90, of Milan,Ind.,who served in the Armyin Naples, Italy.
“I enjoyed the entire trip.
It sort of wore me out be-cause of my age,” Switzersaid. “Every minute I cher-ished. It was a great lifetimeopportunity.”
The four are patients ofThe Urology Group, whichplanned and paid for thetrip. “These men representthe courage and sacrifice ofan entire generation. It’sbeen a pleasure to get toknow them as patients andas people, and it’s our honorto help them enjoy this na-tional recognition,” saidGary Kirsh, president of TheUrology Group.
“I’m grateful to The Urol-ogy Group for inviting meand taking care of us. theyreally treated us royally.”Kraus said.
Flyover stirsmemories for World War II
veteransNancy [email protected]
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Walter Kraus, 94, of FortMitchell, holds a photo ofhimself at 21 during thesend-off ceremony at theCincinnati/NorthernKentucky InternationalAirport, for himself andthree other veteransheading to the nationalrecognition of the 70thanniversary of Victory inEurope Day. Kraussurvived the sinking ofthe USS S-36 offIndonesia and laterbecame a submarinecommander.
THANKS TO JULI HALE
Watching the flyover of World War II-era planes are, from left, Gary Bentle, Gerald Bentle, Howard Requardt, Noah Switzer and Walter Kraus.
THANKS TO JULI HALE
Northern Kentucky World War II veterans said the most striking eventof the Victory in Europe Day recognition ceremony on May 8 was theflyover by vintage airplanes as they watched at the National Mall.
AMANDA ROSSMANN/THE ENQUIRER
(From left) Walter Kraus, 94, of Fort Mitchell, Howard Requardt, 89, ofEdgewood and Gerald Bentle, 90, of Milan, Ind. stand during asend-off ceremony at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky InternationalAirport before taking off to D.C. to join the national recognition of the70th anniversary of V-E (Victory in Europe) Day.
THANKS TO JULI HALE
Howard Requardt, 89, of Edgewood, shows a rose and American flaggiven out during the V-E Day 70th anniversary celebration at theNational Mall. He is seated next to Noah Switzer, of Taylor Mill, right.
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FRIDAY, MAY 15Art & 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.
$5 Friday Craft Club, 1-2:30p.m., The Lively Learning Lab,7500 Oakbrook Drive, Suite 10,Make crafts, create art, playgames. Ages 3-15. $5. Regis-tration required. 916-2721.Florence.
Art EventsIntrepret This, 6-9 p.m., The ArtHouse, 19 N. Fort Thomas Ave.,Music, food, conversation, newfriends and art. Curated by FortThomas artists, who createunique work that viewers in-terpret. Based on interpretation,viewer submits name for work.Free. 279-3431; www.inkaacol-laborative.org. Fort Thomas.
Art ExhibitsFlight: Curated by Saad Ghosn,9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Covington Arts,2 W. Pike St., Flight featuresworks by three women (Shar-mon Davidson, Marsha Ka-ragheusian, Jan Nickum) fromGreater Cincinnati who specifi-cally reference flight. Exploringthe notions of passage, memoryand dialogue within the cycle oflife, the exhibition includesmixed media constructions,collaged books and earthenwareceramics. Presented by Coving-ton Arts District. 292-2322;http://covingtonarts.com/. Co-vington.
Convocation: A RegionalShowcase of GraduatingArtists, noon to 5 p.m., TheCarnegie, 1028 Scott Blvd.,Exhibition organized aroundvery best of graduating seniorsand MFA candidates in region.Participating schools includeUC/DAAP, NKU, Art Academy ofCincinnati, University of Ken-tucky and more. Through June13. 957-1940; www.thecarnegie-.com. Covington.
Cooking ClassesDate Night in the Kitchen,6:30-8:30 p.m., Baker Hunt Artand Cultural Center, 620 Gree-nup St., Couples prepare meal inkitchen then enjoy candlelitdinner with wine in Baker Hunt’sdining room. $60 per couple.Reservations required. 431-0020;www.bakerhunt.com. Coving-ton.
Drink TastingsWine Tasting, 5-9 p.m., Sto-neBrook Winery, 6570 VineyardLane, StoneBrook Tasting Room.Select samples from variety ofaward-winning Kentucky FruitWines. Ages 21 and up. $5.635-0111; www.stonebrook-winery.com. Camp Springs.
EducationLittle Learners, 9-11:30 a.m., TheLively Learning Lab, 7500 Oak-brook Drive, Suite 10, Balance ofstructured, unstructured andself-directed play opportunitiesto help learners develop theirsocial, intellectual and communi-cation skills. Ages 3-6. $10.Registration required. 916-2721.Florence.
Exercise ClassesJazzercise Classes, 9:30 a.m.,4:45 p.m., Edgewood JazzerciseCenter, 126 Barnwood Drive, $38for unlimited monthly classes.331-7778; jazzercise.com. Edge-wood.
ExhibitsCanyon Falls, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.,Newport Aquarium, Newport onthe Levee, $23, $15 ages 2-13,free children under 2. 800-406-3474; www.newportaquarium-.com. Newport.
Shark Bridge, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.,Newport Aquarium, Newport onthe Levee, Step across the 100-
foot-long, V-shaped rope bridgejust inches above nearly twodozen sharks at Newport Aquari-um. $23 Adult, $15 Child (2-12),Free children under 2. 815-1471;www.newportaquarium.com.Newport.
Buffalos and Bourbon: 200Years of Covington History, 10a.m. to 5 p.m., Behringer-Craw-ford Museum, 1600 MontagueRoad, There are many fascinat-ing stories about Covington:political intrigue, haunting tales,arts, athletics. Exhibit celebrates200 years of people, places andevents that shaped city, fromtrading of buffalo and bourbonfor land to building of Ascentand “alien house.” ThroughAug. 30. Included with museumadmission. 491-4003; bcmuseu-m.org. Covington.
FestivalsMaifest, 5-11:30 p.m., Main-Strasse Village, Main Street, Artsand crafts booths, German andinternational foods, music,children’s play area, amusementrides, street chalk art contest andmore. Music on four stages. Free.Presented by MainStrasse VillageAssociation. 491-0458;www.mainstrasse.org. Coving-ton.
Jazz, Arts and Wine Festival,6-10 p.m., Newport on the Levee,1 Levee Way, Art, jazz music andwine available for purchase.Through May 16. 291-0550;http://www.newportonthele-vee.com/events/2015/05/15/jazz-art-and-wine-festival. Newport.
Health / WellnessOvereaters Anonymous, 7:15-8:15 p.m., St. Elizabeth FortThomas, 85 N. Grand Ave., FloorA, meeting room. Program ofrecovery from compulsive eatingusing the 12 Steps and 12 Tradi-tions of OA. No dues, fees andno weigh-ins. Support group forpeople who struggle with foodaddiction. Free. Presented byOvereaters Anonymous NKY.Through Dec. 18. 308-7019;www.cincinnatioa.org. FortThomas.
Music - RockFace Full of Chicken, 9 p.m. to 1a.m., JerZee’s Pub and Grub, 708Monmouth St., Free. 491-3500;www.jerzeespub.com. Newport.
On Stage - ComedyRob Schneider, 8 p.m., 10:30p.m., Funny Bone Comedy Club,1 Levee Way, Emmy-nominatedactor and comedian. $27. 957-2000; www.funnyboneonthele-vee.com. Newport.
On Stage - TheaterThe Best Little Whorehouse inTexas, 8-10 p.m., Stained GlassTheatre, 802 York St., Happy-go-lucky view of small town viceand statewide political side-stepping recounts good timesand demise of The ChickenRanch. $20. Reservations re-quired. Presented by FootlightersInc.. Through May 30. 652-3849;www.footlighters.org. Newport.
RecreationBusiness Lunch Go KartingSpecial, noon to 2 p.m., Xhil-aRacing, 24 Spiral Drive, Go-Kartracing. $15. Through Dec. 30.371-5278; www.xrkarting.com.Florence.
SATURDAY, MAY 16Art & Craft ClassesWine and Canvas, 6:30-9:30p.m., Newport Syndicate, $35.Reservations required. 513-317-1305; www.wineandcanvas.com.Newport.
Creating in Clay, 10 a.m. tonoon, Covington Clay, 16 W. PikeSt., Hand build various itemsfrom clay, decorate and glazethem. Items created vary withthe season, from mugs andplanters to small trays, plates andbowls. Ages 18 and up. $65.Registration required. Presentedby Communiversity at UC. 513-556-6932; www.uc.edu/ce/commu. Covington.
Beginners Oil Painting, 10 a.m.to 1:30 p.m., Hobby LobbyFlorence, KY, 7932 ConnectorDrive, All supplies included andno experience needed. Leavewith finished oil painting. Ages8-99. $55. Registration required.Presented by Taught By KimberlyVanlandingham. 640-5901;www.kimvanlandingham.com.Florence.
Art ExhibitsConvocation: A RegionalShowcase of GraduatingArtists, noon to 5 p.m., TheCarnegie, 957-1940; www.the-carnegie.com. Covington.
AuditionsSleuth! - Auditions, 1-3 p.m.,The Carnegie, 1028 Scott Blvd.,Auditions by Appointment onSaturday, May 16th 1-3pm. Toschedule a time slot, pleasecontact Jessica Picado [email protected] a 1 minute monologuethat shows a British accent.Actors may also be asked to readfrom the script. Free. To schedulea time slot, please contact JessicaPicado [email protected]. 957-1940; www.the-carnegie.com. Covington.
CivicCommunity Shred Day, 10 a.m.to 1 p.m., Bosch Financial, 7620Dixie Highway, Participants maybring papers in bags, boxes orcontainer to be emptied. Paperclips, binder clips, staples, rubberbands, and other similar items donot need to be removed. Cannotaccept 3-ring binders, hard drivesor other non-paper media suchas floppy disks, VCR tapes,microfiche or other similar items.Free. 746-9110. Florence.
Cooking ClassesSushi Rolling and Dining, 7p.m., Sushi Cincinnati, 130 W.Pike St., $25 per person, threerolls, includes training and BYOB,reservations required. Reserva-tions required. 513-335-0297;www.sushicinti.com. Covington.
Drink TastingsWine Tasting, 1-6 p.m., Sto-neBrook Winery, $5. 635-0111;www.stonebrookwinery.com.Camp Springs.
EducationNewspaper Writing for AllAges, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., TheLively Learning Lab, 7500 Oak-brook Drive, Suite 10, Studentsproduce online newspaper, tryout variety of journalism genres:news, opinion, features, in-terviews, reviews, sports. Learnheadline writing, editing, webpage design, advertising andother topics associated withproducing an online newspaper.Ages 5-18. $15. Registrationrequired. 916-2721; www.thelive-lylearninglab.com. Florence.
Exercise ClassesJazzercise Classes, 8:15 a.m.,9:30 a.m., Edgewood JazzerciseCenter, $38 for unlimited month-ly classes. 331-7778; jazzercise-.com. Edgewood.
ExhibitsCanyon Falls, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.,
Newport Aquarium, $23, $15ages 2-13, free children under 2.800-406-3474; www.newporta-quarium.com. Newport.
Shark Bridge, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.,Newport Aquarium, $23 Adult,$15 Child (2-12), Free childrenunder 2. 815-1471; www.new-portaquarium.com. Newport.
Buffalos and Bourbon: 200Years of Covington History, 10a.m. to 5 p.m., Behringer-Craw-ford Museum, Included withmuseum admission. 491-4003;bcmuseum.org. Covington.
FestivalsMaifest, noon to 11:30 p.m.,MainStrasse Village, Free. 491-0458; www.mainstrasse.org.Covington.
Jazz, Arts and Wine Festival,noon to 8 p.m., Newport on theLevee, 291-0550; http://www.newportonthelevee.com/events/2015/05/15/jazz-art-and-wine-festival. Newport.
Music - AcousticSaturday Morning AcousticMusic, 10 a.m. to noon, VelocityBike & Bean, 7560 BurlingtonPike, Free. Presented by VelocityBike & Bean. Through Jan. 2.371-8356; www.velocitybb.com.Florence.
Music - BluegrassNew Coon Creek Girls, 7-9 p.m.,Willis Music Super Center Audi-torium, 7567 Mall Road, Originalmembers of 1985-86 reunite forrare appearance celebrating bassplayer Vicki Simmon’s amazingrecovery from near-fatal aneu-rysm. Band players are WandaBarnett-guitar, fiddle and vocals,Pam Perry-mandolin, vocals, andNorthern Kentucky’s own PamGadd on banjo and vocals. Free.Presented by Northern KentuckyBluegrass Music Association.525-6050, ext. 5; newcooncreek-girls.com. Florence.
Music - RockKentucky Myle Band, 9 p.m. to1 a.m., JerZee’s Pub and Grub,708 Monmouth St., Free. 491-3500. Newport.
Fidlar, 9:30-11:55 p.m., TheThompson House, 24 E. Third St.,$15. 261-7469; www.thompson-housenewport.com. Newport.
On Stage - ComedyRob Schneider, 7:30 p.m., 10p.m., Funny Bone Comedy Club,$27. 957-2000; www.funnybone-onthelevee.com. Newport.
On Stage - TheaterThe Best Little Whorehouse inTexas, 8-10 p.m., Stained GlassTheatre, $20. Reservationsrequired. 652-3849; www.foot-lighters.org. Newport.
RecreationRyle Band Bingo, 5-10 p.m.,Erlanger Lions Club Hall, 5996Belair Drive, Doors open 5 p.m.
Early games begin 6:30 p.m.Regular games begin 7:15 p.m.Ages 18 and up. Benefits RyleMarching Band Boosters. Pre-sented by Ryle Band Boosters.Through Dec. 26. 282-1652.Erlanger.
Golf Outing 4 Person Scram-ble, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., KentonCounty Golf Course, 3908 Rich-ardson Road, 18 holes of golf(includes cart). Lunch, door prizesand awards ceremony. BenefitsTaylor Mill Eagles Football andCheer. $80. Presented by TaylorMill Football including Scott HighSchool and Woodland MiddleSchool. 307-3312; taylormil-leagles.org. Independence.
ShoppingCity of Edgewood Yard Sale, 9a.m. to noon, Freedom Park, 550Freedom Park Drive, Edgewoodresidents may reserve spot for$20. Cost includes one table andtwo chairs, a garage sale permit,advertising and hauling away ofany unwanted items after sale tocharity. Free. Reservations re-quired. Presented by City ofEdgewood. 331-5910; www.ed-gewoodky.gov. Edgewood.
Third Saturday Celebration:Bellevue Blossoms, 10 a.m. to5 p.m., Historic Fairfield AvenueBusiness District, 200-700 Fair-field Ave., Plant and garden-loving vendors and artists. Freeadmission. Presented by City ofBellevue. 292-4220; www.Shop-BellevueKY.com. Bellevue.
Spring Plant Sale, 7 a.m. tonoon, Boone County Arboretumat Central Park, 9190 Camp ErnstRoad, Free admission. Presentedby Boone County Arboretum.384-4999; www.bcarboretu-m.org. Union.
ToursCavalcade of Homes, noon to 5p.m., Northern Kentucky, North-ern Kentucky, Scattered-site newhome show features 13 homes inNorthern Kentucky. ThroughMay 17. Free. Presented by HomeBuilders Association of NorthernKentucky. 331-9500; www.home-buildersnky.com. Covington.
SUNDAY, MAY 17Antiques ShowsBurlington Antique Show, 6a.m. to 3 p.m., Boone CountyFairgrounds, 5819 Idlewild Road,More than 200 vendors withantiques, vintage jewelry andfurniture, primitives, architectur-al elements, mid-century collect-ibles, American and memorabil-ia. Early buying, 6-8 a.m. with $5admission. $3, free ages 12 andunder. Presented by BurlingtonAntique Show. 513-922-6847;www.burlingtonantiqueshow-.com. Burlington.
Drink TastingsWine Tasting, 1-6 p.m., Sto-neBrook Winery, $5. 635-0111;
www.stonebrookwinery.com.Camp Springs.
EducationCollege and Beyond ACT TestPrep Course, 1-5:15 p.m., BooneCounty Education Association, 75Cavalier Blvd., suite 201, Enterbuilding at right side entrance.ACT test prep course. Ages 9-12.$399. Reservations required.Presented by College and Be-yond. 283-2655; candbtestprep-.com. Florence.
Exercise ClassesJazzercise Classes, 9:30 a.m., 4p.m., Edgewood JazzerciseCenter, $38 for unlimited month-ly classes. 331-7778; jazzercise-.com. Edgewood.
ExhibitsCanyon Falls, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.,Newport Aquarium, $23, $15ages 2-13, free children under 2.800-406-3474; www.newporta-quarium.com. Newport.
Shark Bridge, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.,Newport Aquarium, $23 Adult,$15 Child (2-12), Free childrenunder 2. 815-1471; www.new-portaquarium.com. Newport.
Buffalos and Bourbon: 200Years of Covington History,noon to 5 p.m., Behringer-Crawford Museum, Includedwith museum admission. 491-4003; bcmuseum.org. Covington.
FestivalsMaifest, noon to 9 p.m., Main-Strasse Village, Free. 491-0458;www.mainstrasse.org. Coving-ton.
Music - Big BandJammin’ at Jane’s, 3-6 p.m.,Jane’s Saddlebag, 13989 RyleRoad, Outside next to WineShop. Live music by local artists.Free. Through Oct. 18. 384-6617;www.janessaddlebag.com.Union.
Music - CountrySammy Goodlander MemorialBenefit, 3 p.m., Bobby Mackey’sMusic World, 44 Licking Pike, JoJo Gunn, Bobby Mackey and hisBig Mac Band, Dakota, JohnErwin Band, Southern Highway,Nantzlane Band, Brad Sparks,Amanda June, Jimmy CashCombs, Tom Winkler, TaylorShannon. Ages 21 and up. Bene-fits Goodlander Family. $10.431-5588; www.bobbymackey-.com. Wilder.
Music - IndieQuiet Company, 8 p.m., TheSouthgate House Revival, 111 E.Sixth St., $12, $10 advance.431-2201; www.southgatehouse-.com. Newport.
On Stage - TheaterThe Best Little Whorehouse inTexas, 2-4 p.m., Stained GlassTheatre, $20. Reservationsrequired. 652-3849; www.foot-lighters.org. Newport.
PetsBasset Hound Town WalkingClub, 1-3 p.m., Highland HillsPark, 85 Mayfield Road, Shelter 2on the left. Bring your bassethounds and enjoy spring time inpark. Free. Presented by BassetHound Town. 888-441-1477;bassethoundtown.com. FortThomas.
ToursCavalcade of Homes, noon to 5p.m., Northern Kentucky, Free.331-9500; www.homebuildersn-ky.com. Covington.
MONDAY, MAY 18Clubs & OrganizationsBoone County Alliance Meet-ing, 9-10:30 a.m., Florence CityBuilding, 8100 Ewing Blvd., Thesubstance abuse/use preventioncoalition for Boone County, KYwill be meeting to discuss pre-vention efforts to reduce/elim-inate drug abuse/use locally.Free. Presented by Boone CountyAlliance. 689-4496; BooneCoun-tyAlliance.com. Florence.
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Maifest will return to Covington with arts, crafts, German andinternational food, music, children’s play area, amusementrides, street chalk art contest and more. Music will beperformed on four stages. The festival is 5-11:30 p.m. Friday,May 15; noon to 11:30 p.m. Saturday, May 16; and noon to 9p.m. Sunday, May 17. MainStrasse Village, Main Street,Admission is free. The festival is presented by MainStrasseVillage Association. Call 491-0458; visit www.mainstrasse.org.
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I’m pretty sure you won’t see a photo like the mo-rels pictured here just anywhere.
What a bounty! Of course, I can’t tell you where weforage for them, but take my word forit: they were huge and a gourmet treat.
Morels are going for about $60 apound right now. Jean Robert de Cavelhas them on his menu, and other chefslucky enough to have a source are do-ing the same thing. But it’s fun to knowthat a country girl and her friends canenjoy the whole process, from foragingto eating.
Here’s my simple recipe with op-tions for using other mushrooms.Mushrooms contain antioxidants and
vitamin D, which lots of folks have in short supply.
Readers want to knowWhat is an easy way to chop mint and basil without
making it turn dark?The reason herbs turn dark after chopping is that
they oxidize – the cut parts exposed to air turn dark asthey sit. To quickly chop a lot of mint or basil, stackseveral leaves and roll them up tight long ways, like acigar. Then slice width-wise into narrow pieces tomake long thin strips, also called julienne slices. Chopthe strips again for smaller slices, or leave them as isand you’ll get pretty ribbons of herbs.
Rita Nader Heikenfeld is an herbalist, educator, Jungle Jim’sEastgate culinary professional and author. Find her blog onlineat Abouteating.com. Call 513-248-7130, ext. 356.
Rita has a secret morel patch, whip up lasagna for 2Sauteed gourmet mushrooms
Delicious as a side, or an appetizer on good qualitytoast. Try them as a topping for grilled steak. If you arelucky enough to have morels, let them soak about 10minutes in water with a bit of salt added. This makes allthe little creatures that might be in the mushrooms leavetheir happy abode.
Then drain, rinse and drain again. Dry thoroughlyand cut into halves or quarters. If you are using the mixedwild mushroom blends, slice as necessary.
Now this is a go to taste recipe. Use a large skillet sothat mushrooms cook quickly without steaming. I tossed insome watercress from our spring-fed pool right at the end.
Jean Robert adds a splash of liqueur. I sometimes adda splash of brandy while the mushrooms are cooking.
8 ounces mushrooms1/4 cup butter or bit more if needed – I usually add
more1 small shallot, minced1 teaspoon garlic, mincedSalt and pepper to tasteHeavy whipping cream, unwhipped (optional)Parsley chopped (optional)
Heat butter and add shallots and garlic together.Cook over low heat until shallots are tender but notbrown. Add everything but cream and cook over mediumheat until mushrooms are tender. Add cream to taste andlet it cook a bit until desired consistency is reached.
Lasagna for twoCorey, an East Side reader, needs recipes for two.
So if you have some to share, please do. “We’re newlymarried and both busy with careers. I like to cook butdon’t want to have to eat leftovers for a week,” shesaid.
1 cup ricotta cheese1/2 cup Parmesan cheese1 large egg2 generous cups pasta sauce with meat4 no-cook lasagna noodles1-1/3 cups mozzarella cheese
Preheat oven to 400. Mix cheeses and egg. Setaside. Spread 1/3 cup sauce in bottom of sprayed loaf/bread pan. Top with one noodle. Spread another 1/3cup sauce to edges. Top with 1/3 cup cheese mixtureand 1/3 cup mozzarella. Repeat layers twice, toppingwith remaining noodle and sauce. Bake, covered, 25minutes. Uncover and sprinkle on rest of mozzarella.Bake 10 more minutes and let stand 10 minutes beforeserving.
THANKS TO RITA HEIKENFELD
Morels are going for about $60 a pound right now. Jean Robert de Cavel has them on his menu, and other chefs lucky enough tohave a source are doing the same thing.
Rita HeikenfeldRITA’S KITCHEN
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Last week’s questionHow do you think the Su-
preme Court will rule on theissue of same-sex marriage? Howshould they rule?
“Ehhh just let them get mar-ried and be as miserable as therest of us, plus I would watchgay divorce court on TV all daylong, that would be hilarious.”
Matt Berry
“They aren’t asking forspecial rights, they are askingfor equal rights, not sure howanyone can be denied thatpurely based on whom theylove.”
Donnette Ryan Plunkett
“Of course they should allowit. Same-sex marriage does notaffect my life in any way. If itwas about corrupting the in-stitution of marriage, well,straight people corrupted thatlong ago with marrying formoney/sex/and a whole host ofother reasons besides love ... Ijust went to a beautiful same-sex couple’s wedding thisweekend. There was more love,family values, and joy presentthere than at a lot of weddings Ihave been to. Sexual orienta-tion has no bearing on yourability to have a happy, healthymarriage and family.”
Jen Schultz
“Keep it out of the church
and I see no problems.”James Bartley
“Our society has seems tohave turned into quite a per-missive society where anythingand everything is OK and ac-ceptable. I’ve got mixed fixedfeelings about it all.”
Karen Swanson Dietz
“Well I know not that longago in our history the marriageof mixed race couples was upfor debate. I’m glad that mylove/relationship status is nolonger up for debate and I ap-preciate the struggles of samesex couples to be accepted andbe recognized I’m sick of peo-ple and their judgment.”
Ashley Nicole
“Against.”Mary Ann Maloney
“I hope they rule in favor ofit. It really is the final move-ment towards civil rights forall. With the court split in termsof right and left it will comedown basically to Justice Ken-nedy’s vote and hopefully hewill chose to be on the rightside of history.
“People can use the Biblicalpassages as their defense forheterosexual union, however inone of the oft-cited passages,one should not not work onSundays, wear clothes ofmixed thread or eat shell fish.From that stand point RedLobsters should be picketeddaily, yet I don’t see it.
“Gay marriage will in noway diminish heterosexualmarriage. I don’t understandthat argument. I feel thatreligious institutions can stillcome out against it, but to doso will only point out howbigoted the institutions are.
“I look towards the newcovenant teachings of Christand he had nothing to say ongay marriage. He did havesomething to say about thedifficulty of the rich gettinginto heaven comparing it tobeing more difficult than acamel passing through theeye of a needle. I don’t seepeople picketing mansions orstanding next to luxury autosover in Kenwood telling peo-ple to repent.
“It is time to gay marriageis accepted and religious in-stitutions either accept it oradmit that they are selective
in terms of what they chooseto focus on Biblically.”
C.S.
“I believe they will ruleagainst it, as they should inrespect for the thousands ofyears of societal norms, rath-er than trying to prove theyhave a ‘better idea.’ The legalramifications of allowing thisnew legal status opens toomany possibilities for long-established taboos on animalaffection, pedophilia, closerelative unions and concernsover widespread abuse of thetax system and destruction ofhealth care systems.”
D.B.
“I believe the SupremeCourt will recognize marriageas the union of two peoplewho love, honor, support andrespect each other. Suchfaithful partnerships benefitall cultures and societies con-tributing to harmony andworld peace.”
Marie Hill
“I feel that the SupremeCourt will approve same sexmarriage. Why?, because it isgoing to be pushed andpushed down our throats untilwe have every state acceptingit. That does not make it right.And I am against it b/c one ofthe reasons man and womanget married is to have a fam-
ily. Children need a mom whois female and a dad who ismale, period. Not two men whosay they are mom and dad ortwo women who say they aremom and dad.
“And I do not think thatpeople are born gay. It is achoice they make. The sameholds true with transgenders.Why can’t we be happy withthe gender that our Lord madeus to be. Kids are being sub-jected to this kind of thinkingthat there is something wrongwith them so they want to begay or transgender. I feel sosorry for my grandchildren tolive in a culture where any-thing goes with no restrictionsor laws. I am totally against theSupreme Court ruling in favorof same sex marriage.”
D.M.H.
“In 2013 the U.S. SupremeCourt ruled that married same-sex couples were entitled tofederal benefits and, by declin-ing to decide a case from Cali-fornia, effectively allowedsame-sex marriages there. Isuspect they will again rule ‘infavor’ of same sex marriageacross all 50 states. The UnitedStates was founded on the sep-aration of church and state.While there may be religiousteachings against this practice,the court will look at the U.S.Constitution not the Bible.”
T.D.T.
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Dems, remember to voteMay 19
Over 70 years ago thismonth, World War II ended inEurope with the surrender ofGermany and the Axis Powers.In that war, the men and wom-en who are now our veteransfought to protect many of ourrights including the right tovote.
As leaders in the Demo-cratic Party in the region, weremind the almost 100,000Democrats in the NorthernKentucky region to vote in theDemocratic Primary nextTuesday. Democrats have theopportunity by their vote toselect their candidate for Ken-tucky governor and Kentuckystate treasurer.
Our World War II veteransspent up to five years in for-eign lands under harsh condi-tions to literally save the worldfor freedom. Next Tuesday,take a few minutes of yourtime to honor a veteran notonly of World War II but allAmerican veterans from theWar for Independence to thewars in Iraq and Afghanistanto cast your votes for Ken-
tucky governor and treasurer.Boone County party chair Carole
RegisterBracken County chair Craig
MillerCampbell County chair Paul L.
WhalenGrant County chair Bill Adkins
Kenton County chair Col Owens
Appreciation luncheon abig success
A great big thank you toeveryone who donated foodand supplies or volunteered toserve at the appreciation lun-cheon for the teachers, staffand administrators at Camp-bell County High School.
Each year the PTSA enjoysbeing able to treat them to ameal as our thanks for thegreat job they are doing withour children. Thankfully, wehad enough and no one lefthungry. There were manycompliments about how deli-cious the soups and desserttasted. We could not have donethis without all your support.Many, many thanks to all.
Dianne PerrinTreasurer
PTSA
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Kentucky’s open burninglaws can be very confusingbecause of the various agen-cies that have laws coveringopen burning. Those agen-cies include the Division forAir Quality, the Division ofWaste Management, the Divi-sion of Forestry and localordinances.
In general, open burning isprohibited because of con-tamination of the air, con-tamination of drinking water,release of toxic gases, theprevention of wildfires andbecause of being a healthhazard and nuisance to resi-dents.
However, under regula-tions of the Kentucky Divi-sion of Air Quality, there are11 common situations inwhich open burning may beallowed. These situationsinclude:
1. Fires set for the cookingof food for human consump-tion;
2. Fires set for recreation-al or ceremonial purposes;
3. Small fires set by con-struction and other workersfor comfort heating purpos-es;
4. Fires set for the purposeof weed abatement, disease,and pest prevention;
5. Fires set for preventionof a fire hazard, including thedisposal of dangerous ma-terials if no safe alternativeis available;
6. Fires set for the purposeof instruction and training ofpublic and industrial employ-ees in the methods of fight-ing fires;
7. Fires set for recognized
agricultural,silvicultural,range, eco-logical, andwildlife man-agementpractices;
8. Fires setby individualhomeownersfor burningof leaves inselect loca-tions;
9. Fires for disposal ofhousehold rubbish, whichshall not include garbage inselect locations;
10. Fires set for the pur-pose of disposing of acciden-tal spills or leaks of crude oil,petroleum products or otherorganic materials, and thedisposal of absorbent materi-al used in their removal, if noother economically feasiblemeans of disposal is avail-able and practical (Cabinetpermission prior to burningis required);
11. Fires set for disposal ofnatural growth for land clear-ing and maintenance, andtrees and tree limbs felled bystorms if no extraneous ma-terials, such as tires or heavyoil which tend to producedense smoke, are used tocause ignition or aid combus-tion and the burning is doneon days when conditions donot pose a threat of igniting aforest fire.
Should you decide to burnbased on one of the afore-mentioned situations, youshould contact the KentuckyEnergy and EnvironmentCabinet, Division for Air
Quality (Phone: 502-564-3999)to ensure that you are follow-ing state law. In most of thelisted situations, all firesmust be attended until ex-tinguished and a watersource to put out the fire maybe required.
The Kentucky Division ofForestry also has burninglaws that set burn seasonswhich are March 1 throughMay 15 and Oct. 1 throughDec. 15. During these sea-sons, no burning can takeplace within 150 of any wood-land or brushland.
The Kentucky Fire Mar-shal’s office also has reg-ulations that state that noopen burning shall be al-lowed within 50 feet of anystructure, require all fires tobe attended and prohibitsopen burning without priornotification to fire depart-ments.
Penalties for violationsrange anywhere from up tofines of $25,000 per day andup to six months in jail.
To avoid problems withopen burning, you need tocomply with regulations andcontact your fire departmentconcerning the regulationsand to get a permit whennecessary.
If you have any topics youwould like to have covered inthis column, please contactmy office by e-mail at [email protected], byphone at 491-7700 or by reg-ular mail addressed to 319York St., Newport, KY 41071.
Steven J. Franzen is CampbellCounty Attorney.
Open burning laws exist toprotect the public’s safety
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Northern Kentucky Uni-versity has unanimously ap-proved its membership in theHorizon League and will beginparticipation July 1.
Two days after The Enquir-er revealed the university’simpending vote to changeleagues, NKU’s Board of Re-gents approved the move in aspecial meeting Monday at theStudent Union and closed thechapter on a three-year affili-ation with the Atlantic SunConference.
As coaches and mediamembers looked on, Norse of-ficials ratified membership inthe Midwestern-centric Hori-zon League with ClevelandState, Detroit Mercy, Illinoisat Chicago, Oakland (Mich.),Valparaiso, Wisconsin-GreenBay, Wisconsin-Milwaukee,Wright State and YoungstownState.
“We’d officially like to wel-come you to the HorizonLeague,” Commissioner JonLeCrone said in an ensuingpress conference.
The Norse compete in 17 ofthe Horizon League’s 19sports. Athletic Director KenBothof said the conference is aperfect fit for NKU in terms ofthe student-athlete experi-ence, alumni engagement, po-tential for rivalries, opportu-nities to generate ticket reve-nue and exposure for sponsorsin the media market.
LeCrone said NKU is anideal match because of itsleadership, commitments tohigher education and athlet-ics, and “great potential.”
“It marries well with ourleague because we believewe’re a league of potential,”LeCrone said. “One of thethings we want to do is makesure we’re positioned in thisnew world order as you see in-tercollegiate athletics changeand evolve. We want to be posi-tioned to be highly competi-tive but to completely under-stand that our primary andfundamental objective is toadd to the college experience
through sports.”For NKU, one of the biggest
attractions is the HorizonLeague’s geographic foot-print. Seven Horizon Leagueschools are located within 300miles of NKU, allowing Norseteams to book more charterbus trips than plane rides andshorten the time away fromcampus.
The A-Sun featured South-eastern schools in Florida GulfCoast, Jacksonville, Kenne-saw State, Lipscomb, NorthFlorida, South Carolina Up-state and Stetson. So to KelleyWiegman, a guard on the wom-en’s basketball team, the con-ference change is welcomednews from a travel standpoint.
“Sometimes with long-dis-tance Florida trips we’d missalmost a whole week of class,which is really hard to makeup. So definitely these closerteams and schools will make ita lot easier on us,” Wiegmansaid.
Bothof said NKU will savean estimated $255,000 annual-ly in travel with the leaguechange. Those savings will al-low the university to meet theHorizon League’s $1.15 millionentry fee in four years. Detailsof the Norse’s Atlantic Sun ex-it fees have not yet been deter-mined.
“We’re in the process ofhaving that conversation withthem and once those issues areresolved, which I anticipatethey will be, we’ll be able toshare what (the exit fees) are,”NKU President GeoffreyMearns said.
The Atlantic Sun thankedNKU and wished it well.
Per the statement: “Ourmembership action will con-tinue to be centered onthoughtful, logical member-ship growth. We have been ac-tively involved in discussionswith a number of prospectivemember institutions. While noinvitations to join our confer-ence have been extended, wewill provide updates as devel-opments warrant over thecoming weeks.”
Ticket sales, sponsorships,donations and TV will makeNKU’s transition lucrative.Bothof said the HorizonLeague has a media rights dealthat places its events on the
Northern switchesto Horizon League
THE ENQUIRER/PATRICK REDDY
Ken Bothof, athletic director at Northern Kentucky University, addressesthe NKU Board of Regents, about the advantages of joining the HorizonLeague.
Better proximity toother schoolsamong benefitsShannon [email protected]
See HORIZON, Page 2B
ALEXANDRIA — Besides hardwork, Jake Walters attributesthe major success of this year’sCampbell County High Schooltennis program to its cheeringsection and its uplifting pres-ence, led by senior teammateBryan Bachman.
“He’s one of our seniors andhe’s a big morale booster,” Wal-ters said. “He’s a really chillkind of guy, but he’s positiveand fiery. He has a non-stoppositive attitude.”
So much so that the Camelswill sometimes break out thestandard “I believe that we willwin” chant and insert his nameinto it.
“Morale is a big thing forus,” Walters said.
Walters is one of four Cam-els who will be playing in theKHSAA state tournament thisweekend, which is an unprece-dented step for the program.Walters, a junior and fellow ju-nior teammate Mason Geiman
will play at state for the secondstraight year in doubles afterwinning their first 10th Regionchampionship.
Seventh-grader AndersonMcDowell was regional semifi-nalist in singles and will play inhis first state tournament.
On the girls side, junior Ra-chel Crigler advanced to the re-gional semifinals and will makeher first state trip in singles.
Morale and attitude helpedthe Walters and Geiman get to anew level.
“We had a lot more positiveattitude this year,” Walterssaid. “Last year we were lessmature and more critical ofeach other’s mistakes.”
The Camel duo lost in thefirst round at state last year butwere determined to improve onthat in the offseason. They beata team from Clark County inthe regional final in the third-set supertiebreaker to 10points.
“It took a lot of hard workand dedication,” Walters said.“The people we took the title
from have been in the finals ev-ery year and lost in the finalsevery time. I felt bad for thembut also happy for us.”
The state experience on theUniversity of Kentucky courtscould be better this timearound.
“It really kind of hit us in theface with how good everyonewas,” Walters said. “We playedtougher matches this year. Wedidn’t want a lot of zero-zeromatches. We had a tougher sea-son but we’ll be more preparedthis time.”
McDowell is the first Camp-bell County boys singles playerto advance to state in recentmemory.
“I think it’s really cool thatI’m the first singles player to goin a while, so I’m really excit-ed,” he said. “Campbell Countyhas gotten a lot better the pastfew years, and it’s cool Jake andMason have gone two years in arow.”
Follow James Weber on Twitter,@JWeberSports
THANKS TO JEREMIAH SOWARDS
The Campbell County boys tennis team sends an unprecendented four players to state.
Camels charge tostate tennis tourneyJames [email protected]
Freedom Trail» The Frontier League pro-
fessional baseball season willbegin this week. The FlorenceFreedom will play their first sixgames at home, May 14-16 andMay 19-21, at UC Health Stadi-um. The home game Friday, May15, will honor Cincinnati Redslegends Johnny Bench andGeorge Foster, paying tribute totheir jersey numbers of 5 and 15.Bench and Foster will be basecoaches during the game.
Baseball» Campbell County beat
Scott County 6-5. Reynolds im-proved to 4-1. Kevin Skinner hadthree hits and an RBI. CampbellCounty beat Lloyd Memorial 4-1May 8. Josh Reynolds improved
to 5-1 after striking out nine.Robert Metz and Blake Loseyhad two hits apiece.
» Newport Central Catholicbeat Simon Kenton 23-4 May 8.Spencer Pangallo had three hitsand five RBI. Josh Schneiderhad three hits including a grandslam and six RBI.
NewCath beat Dixie Heights3-0. Grant Moeves pitched ashutout. Clint Bartels went 2-for-3 and Leo Barth doubled forthe Thoroughbreds.
Softball» Highlands beat Campbell
County 8-7. Haley Coffey hadfour hits. Shelby Graybill hit ahome run and had two hits. Sa-rah Terhaar had four hits for theCamels.
» Newport beat Scott 10-1.Katlyn Hoeh got the win andposted three hits. Emily Atkinshad four hits and three RBI.
Newport Central Catholic is18-5 through May 10, having woneight in a row. NCC plays at Dix-ie Heights May 14 and at BooneCounty May 15 and at Ryle May16.
Soccer» The Scott Christian Me-
morial Soccer Foundation an-nounces the 2015 winners of theScott Christian Memorial Schol-arship:
Carissa Dyer, Notre DameAcademy: Carissa was a leaderand captain of the Notre DameAcademy women’s soccer team,which captured the Kentuckystate soccer championship, aswell as being a member of theKentucky State Olympic Devel-opment Team and a member ofthe Kings Hammer Academyprogram. In addition to her suc-
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Last year the same groupplaced Henn as an honor-able mention as a junior.As a freshman, Henn wasthe MVP of the year andthe Mustangs won the
In less than a week, twoBishop Brossart Soccerathletes signed letters ofintent to play for ThomasMore College. First it wasgoal keeper Jeff Paulinwho signed, and nowteammate Jon Henn willcontinue his college soc-cer career with theSaints.
Henn was the leadinggoal scorer and assistleader for the Mustangsthis past season. He ledthe Mustangs to the finalsof the All “A” Classicstate tournament, wherethey lost 1-0. In his junioryear, he had the game-
winning goal and an assistin the All “A” state final.He said helping win thestate championship andbeing a part of the twogoals was the greatestthrill in his soccer career.
Henn started playingsoccer when he was 2years old in the YMCALeague. In that first yearhe played a game wherehe scored all 12 goals inthe game. They won 11-1.It just so happened that hehad an own goal on top ofthe other 11.
He attended St. Joe’s inCold Spring where hestarted playing soccer.Henn played soccer, bas-ketball and baseball
growing up, but his focusbecame soccer. He cred-its this to his older broth-er, Shane, who wouldteach him some moves inthe yard.
During the signing cer-emony coach Brian Goll-er said, “Jon has some ofthe best foot skills that hehad ever seen at Brossartand ranked Jon in the topfive. Jon had one of theprettiest goals as well. Itwas a behind the backheel kick that caught ev-eryone off guard.”
He was recognized bythe Northern KentuckyBoy’s Soccer Coaches As-sociation by being namedto the third team this year.
Freshman Regional. Inhis sophomore year hehelped the Mustangs winthe JV Regional.
He plans to study pre-med at Thomas More.
Henn heads to Saints soccer programSubmitted
THANKS TO RICH FROMMEYER.
Jon Henn with Brossart head coach Brian Goller.
Campbell Countyfinished fourth in theboys meet and fifth ingirls at the NorthernKentucky AthleticConference large-school track and fieldchampionships April30 at Ryle. The meetwas in the relay for-mat, which had eightdifferent relay races,some with unconven-tional formats, andeach field event usedthe marks of two team-mates for one teamscore.
The girls team wontwo events. The 4x800won with Jennah Flair-ty, Grace Florimonte,Kayla Kavanaugh andSidney Reagor. Reagorwas on the shuttle hur-dles team that wonwith Brooke Buckler,Rebecca Cline and Ra-chel Combs.
Florimonte, Buck-ler, Reagor and Flairtyfinished second in thedistance medley, a racewhich totaled 4.000 me-ters.
Olivia Cassinelli andKaylee Johnson werethird in both discus andshot put.
The 4x200 wasfourth with Buckler,Cline, Devan Carriganand Emily Orth. As wasthe 4x400 with Buckler,Carrigan, Cline andKayla Kavanaugh.
The boys team hadtwo runner-up finishes.
The distance med-ley finished secondwith Brandon Cart-wright, Mark Chaplin,Thomas Comer andDylan Rich.
The pole vault wassecond with John Leo-pold and ShawnMcGrath. Leopold wassecond individually at10-0.
Dalton Bates andAndrew Hyden werethird in triple jump.
The shuttle hurdleteam was fourth withKyle Edgley, AndrewHyden, Jarrod Manserand Adam Leopold.
Camels findsuccess atNKAC meetJames [email protected]
NCC has 12 seniors sign with colleges
THANKS TO MARY CIAFARDINI
Newport Central Catholic honored 12 seniors who signed to play sports in college May 7. They are Brandon Gray (football, Georgetown College), Jacob Hensley(soccer, Thomas More College), Jamie Lohr (volleyball, Thomas More), Patrick Louis (soccer, Thomas More), Sarah Neace (golf, Mount St. Joseph), Logan Neff(football, Thomas More), Zack Pangallo (basketball, Carson-Newman), Olivia Schadler (track, Centre), Kristen Schreiber (softball, MSJ), Matt Striegel (golf, ThomasMore), Michaela Ware (basketball, Thomas More) and Loren Zimmerman (soccer, Morehead State). The school also honored Bill Morgan, who retired after 39years in the classroom.
ESPN family of net-works, and its footprintplaces the conference infive of the country’s top35 media markets.
New men’s basketballcoach John Brannencalled it a “great day forNKU athletics and forthe direction of our uni-versity.” Brannen, whowas hired about a monthago, said the conferencechange won’t affect theway his staff recruits.
“We have a certain
way that we’re going torecruit to our style ofplay and the approachwe’re going to take, andregionally based recruit-ing is going to be very im-portant to us,” Brannensaid.
Part of the 10-schoolleague’s draw is itsround-robin format forbasketball, somethingBrannen has never expe-rienced as a collegecoach. He said he lookedforward to having a trueregular-season champi-on and cultivating rival-ries with Horizon Leagueteams.
Last week the league
announced a partnershipwith Olympia Entertain-ment to host the men’sbasketball tournament inDetroit for the next fiveyears.
NKU’s reclassifica-tion to Division I will becomplete in 2016-17 whenit is eligible to compete inNCAA tournaments.Norse teams will com-pete in full HorizonLeague schedules nextschool year.
Mearns said NKU hasno immediate plans toadd more sports pro-grams, like HorizonLeague-supported swim-ming and diving.
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cess on the pitch, Carissawas selected as a threetime Academic All-Stateselection. Carissa will at-tend the University ofSouthern Indiana in thefall where she will be amember of the women’ssoccer team.
Jacob Hensley, New-port Central CatholicHigh School: Jacob’s highschool career culminatedin his selection as the 2014Kentucky Defensive Play-er of the Year while alsobeing selected as a twotime First Team All-Stateselection. Jacob also is amember of the NorthernKentucky Soccer Acad-emy program and wasplaced on the All-Ameri-can watch list. Currentlyranked in the top 3 of hissenior class with a 5.87GPA, Jacob has compiledan outstanding academicrecord while balancing acollection of six AdvancedPlacement classes. Jacobwill attend Thomas MoreCollege in the fall wherehe will be a member of themen’s soccer team.
NKU Notes» Northern Kentucky
men’s basketball headcoach John Brannen hascompleted his staff, add-ing David Ragland, Ron-ald Nored and Sean Dwyeras assistant coaches andformer NKU standout To-ny Rack as director of op-erations.
Most recently an assis-tant coach at BowlingGreen, Ragland also spentfour years as an assistantcoach at Indiana State, twoyears as head coach at Vin-cennes University andthree years as the assis-tant coach at Vincennes. Inall five seasons at the Divi-sion I level, Ragland’steams have reached thepostseason. This year’sBowling Green teamearned a berth in the Col-
legeInsider.com Postsea-son Tournament (CIT). Inhis four seasons workingwith the Sycamores, Indi-ana State made appear-ances in the NCAA Tour-nament (2011), NIT (2013,2014) and CIT (2012).
Nored comes to North-ern Kentucky following atwo-year stint with theBoston Celtics of the NBA,where he served as a play-er development assistantcoach under current Celt-ics head coach and formerButler head coach BradStevens.
A championship pedi-gree, which was forgedduring back-to-back ap-pearances in the men’sbasketball NCAA DivisionI national championshipgame while a player forStevens at Butler, followsNored to HighlandHeights, Kentucky. Noredand Co., lost to Duke in the2010 title game and thenfell to UConn in the 2011championship. On thebench in Boston, he was vi-tal to the success of the2014-15 Celtics team,which reached the NBAEast Division playoffs.
After spending the lastfour seasons on the samestaff at Alabama as Bran-nen, Dwyer comes toNorthern Kentucky to joinBrannen’s staff at NKU.Dwyer devoted the firsttwo seasons with the Crim-son Tide as the video coor-dinator before serving as aspecial assistant to thehead coach in his final twocampaigns in Tuscaloosa,Alabama.
He served four years asa student manager at hisalma mater MichiganState, where he was a partof the Spartans’ 2009 runto the national champion-ship game and four-straight NCAA appear-ances and worked withBilly Donovan at Floridafor one season as video co-ordinator.
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Vitamin D has gotten alot of media coveragelately as various studieshave tied normal levelsof vitamin D to certainhealth benefits and lackof the vitamin to certaindiseases.
While many of thesecurrent studies provideconflicting messages, itis generally understoodthat vitamin D is neededfor optimal health. Ithelps us absorb calciumand phosphorus, so wecan have strong bonesand teeth. The vitaminalso regulates theamount of calcium in ourblood, helps strengthenour immune system andhelps regulate cellgrowth.
It also decreases therisk of falls in older
adults byas muchas 20percent.A lack ofvitaminD cancauseyourbones tosoftenand in-creases
your risk of bone frac-tures.
Our exposed skinproduces vitamin D fromsun exposure. Our bodiesdo not need a lot of sunexposure to help us reachour recommended dailyamount. About 15 min-utes in the sun threetimes a week is enough.Fortunately our sunnydays are increasing in
number and hours.Individuals who have
certain skin diseasesmay not be able to getadequate amounts ofvitamin D, as they needto limit their skin’s expo-sure to the sun. Peoplewith dark skin, olderadults and overweightindividuals may not beable to produce adequateamounts of vitamin Dwith sun exposure alone.Winter sunlight is alsonot strong enough forany of us to get adequateamounts of vitamin D.We can get our daily-recommended amount ofvitamin D by addingfoods to our diets thatnaturally contain vitaminD or are fortified withthe vitamin.
Fatty fish such as
salmon, cod and tunanaturally contain highlevels of vitamin D. Thevitamin is also found inegg yolks in smallerquantities. Foods forti-fied with vitamin D in-clude most milk, someorange juices, yogurt,cheese, cereal, bread andsoy drinks. A referenceto vitamin D is usuallyonly found on food labelsof fortified foods.
Vitamin D supple-ments are also availablefor those deficient in thevitamin. Check with yourdoctor before adding anykind of supplement toyour diet.
Kathy R. Byrnes is KentonCounty extension agent forfamily and consumer sci-ences.
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NewCath hostsMother’s Day artshow
NEWPORT — The 2015Newport Central CatholicHigh School Student ArtShow will take place 1-3p.m. Sunday, May 10, atthe high school, 13 Caroth-ers Road
The annual art show isa Mother’s Day tradition.It will feature student artwork throughout theschool.
The show will last from1-3pm and will feature stu-dent artwork throughoutthe school.
All are welcome. Ad-mission is free.
Join the fun atBoone senior center
The Boone County Sen-ior Center provides phys-ical, recreational, andeducational opportunitiesto seniors in Boone Coun-ty.
The center, located atthe R.C. Durr YMCA, wel-comes any adult age 60and over to come join inthe fun. Lunch is served at11:30 a.m. four days a weekto those who have made areservation one day in ad-vance.
Activities include: ex-ercise, bingo, euchre,health screenings, Wiibowling and wellnesspresentations. Call DianaTripp at 859-334-6518 withany questions. The SeniorCenter is open Mondaythrough Friday from 8:30a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Community trainingon heroin,painkillers beginsMay 7-9
St. Elizabeth Health-care and the HazeldenBetty Ford Foundationare hosting three educa-tion sessions called “Her-oin and Prescription Pain-killers: a Toolkit for Com-munity Action” May 7-9 atthe METS ConferenceCenter in Erlanger.
Times for each sessionare 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Thisis a one-day program of-fered on three differentdates including a weekendfor convenience.
St. Elizabeth is amongthe first health organiza-tions in the United Statesto partner with the Hazel-den Betty Ford Founda-tion to address the nation-wide heroin and prescrip-tion painkiller crisis. Thispartnership includestraining for St. Elizabethstaff and communitymembers in Hazelden’sComprehensive Opioid re-sponse 12 (COR 12 pro-gram), which combinesHazelden’s traditional 12-
step recovery methodwith medicine-assistedtreatment.
The training toolkit forcommunity action in-cludes opioid basics,guide for communityleaders, guide for schools,guide for parents, guidefor health care profes-sionals, campaign re-sources, resource directo-ry and 20-minute video.
There is no cost to at-tend. Go to: www.stelizabeth.com/eventdetails toregister. The sessions willalso be offered June 26-27.
Redwood Night atthe Races supportssuccess stories
FORT MITCHELL — Andthey’re off! A Night at theRaces will take place at 6-10 p.m. Friday, May 8, atthe Gardens of Park Hills.
The event featuresarmchair horse racing,dinner, raffles, open bar,and more. Tickets are $30in advance, $35 at the door.
Proceeds from theevent will directly sup-port enriching education-al, therapeutic, and voca-tional programs at Red-wood that empower indi-viduals with disabilities toachieve independenceand reach their full poten-tial.
Info: Call Beth Mooreat 859-331-0880, ext. 297,or email [email protected].
Win a WeekendGetaway in yourhometown
The Northern Ken-tucky River Region of theKentucky Department ofTravel and Tourism is giv-ing away six free Week-end Getaway packagesbetween April and June.
Each package will in-clude a complimentaryweekend night at a North-ern Kentucky hotel alongwith two to four VIPtickets to a Florence Free-dom baseball game. Addi-tional perks may include
laser tag games, golf ortickets from CincinnatiBallet, Newport Aquari-um, Cincinnati MuseumCenter, BB Riverboats,and the Cincinnati Reds.
To register visit face-book.com/NKYRiverRegion and “Like” theNKRR’s Facebook page orvisit www.nkytourism.com and register on thehomepage’s Win a Week-end Getaway button. Twowinners will be selectedeach month between Mayand July.
Baker Huntregistrationdeadline nears
To avoid any late fees,the deadline is June 3 tosign up for the summersession at The Baker HuntArt and Cultural Center. Ifyou are interested in tak-ing one of the over 60 artand other classes being of-fered for the summer ses-sion, it is recommendedthat you sign up early.Classes fill quickly.
Art classes and one-dayworkshops designed forboth beginning and moreexperienced adult artistsare being offered as wellas classes, workshops andcamps for youth, ages 4and older. The Baker HuntArt & Cultural Center islocated at 620 Greenup St.,Covington.
Adult offerings includedrawing, oil, acrylic andwatercolor painting, pot-tery, creative writing,photography, yoga, anddance to name a few.Classes for youth includepainting, cooking, charac-ter design, preschool art,beginning ballet, buddingbotanist, pottery, guitarand Legos and clay. Pro-grams designed specifi-cally for homeschooledyouth are available aswell.
“Seize a Slice of Sum-mer at Baker Hunt” class-es begin June 15. A sched-
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The Kentucky Innova-tion Network at NorthernKentucky ezone has an-nounced that the North-ern Kentucky BusinessPitch Competition,www.nkystartups.com, isopen to entrepreneurs in11counties. The KentuckyInnovation Network andKentucky Angel Inves-tors are sponsoring thecompetition, which ismanaged by the ezone.
Applications for thecompetition are free andwill be accepted untilMay 17 from entrepre-neurs and companiesfrom 11 counties, includ-ing Boone, Kenton, Camp-bell, Carroll, Gallatin,Owen, Grant, Pendleton,
Harrison, Bracken andRobertson counties.
The top five applicantswill be selected and an-nounced on May 19. Theywill receive coachingfrom the Northern Ken-tucky ezone and maketheir pitches to three ac-credited Kentucky AngelInvestors on May 27 atUpTech. $1,500 in prizemoney will be awarded tofirst and second place.
“We are looking for thebest entrepreneurs in our11-county region,” saidCasey Barach, director ofthe Kentucky InnovationNetwork at NorthernKentucky ezone, UpTechfounder and senior vicepresident of Tri-ED. “We
have a thriving entrepre-neurial ecosystem withour partners, includingUpTech and the INKuba-tor at Northern KentuckyUniversity. We want tobuild on that foundationand attract entrepre-neurs from the broaderregion.”
The competition appli-cation, rules and detailsare available atwww.nkystartups.com.The competition is part ofNKY Startup, a collabora-tion of the Kentucky Inno-vation Network, North-ern Kentucky Tri-ED andthe ezone to support en-trepreneur events andprograms in NorthernKentucky.
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From left are Casey Barach, director of the Kentucky Innovation Network at Northern Kentuckyezone, and Vegy Vida founders Jared and Josh Young.
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ule of classes is availableby calling The Baker HuntArt & Cultural Center at859-431-0020 or registeronline atwww.bakerhunt.org. Also,a limited number of youthscholarships are avail-able.
Concert remembersDr. Robert Schaffer
At 3 p.m. Sunday, May10, the Cathedral ConcertSeries will host a Tributeof Organ and Choral Mu-sic in Memory of Dr. Rob-ert J. Schaffer.
The Basilica Maestro(from 1949-2014) died onMay 20, 2014. As Cathe-dral Basilica principal or-ganist and music director,he held both title and posi-tion until his death at age92. His 65-year tenuremay be unprecedented ata North American cathe-dral.
Of particular interestto the community will be agallery of historic photos
and documents attestingto Schaffer’s love of pre-senting and performingfine music of all types, hisearly life, family, and mil-itary service as a musi-cian prior to arriving at St.Mary’s Cathedral. Thegallery will open at 2 p.m.There will be music of alltypes heard before andduring the concert.
Many guest musicianswill join the CathedralBishops Choir, All are wel-come. There is no admis-sion charge. A freewill of-fering will be accepted.
Grimes warns ofsuspiciousIRS-related calls
Secretary of State Ali-son Lundergan Grimes iswarning Kentucky busi-nesses to protect them-selves by exercising cau-tion with respect to suspi-cious phone calls purport-ing to be from the InternalRevenue Service.
Business ownersaround Kentucky have re-ported receiving a phone
call from the number 301-909-4956 alleging thatback taxes are owed andthreatening action if im-mediate payment is notmade. Business ownershave also received voicemails referencing a “time-sensitive matter” and urg-ing them to return the callbefore action is takenagainst them.
“There are several redflags businesses should beaware of this tax season,”said Grimes. “First, theIRS typically contacts tax-payers by mail, not phone.In addition, the IRS doesnot ask for credit cardnumbers over the phoneor request payment viaprepaid debit card or wiretransfer. As always, busi-nesses should be vigilantand be wary of any un-known or suspicious enti-ty that asks for paymentor information.”
For information aboutcommon IRS-relatedscams or if you think youmay have been targeted,visit http://bit.ly/KyScamAlert.
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Mary AlleyMary V. Desmond Alley, 90, of
Dayton, died May 1 at her home.She was a U.S. Air Force
veteran of World War II andworked as an admitting clerk atCincinnati Children’s HospitalMedical Center before retiring.
Her husband, Richard C. Alley;sons Jerry and Michael Alley;and brother, BF Desmond, diedpreviously.
Survivors include her daugh-ters Carol Anderson, Judy Voll-
ner, Michelle Dziech, Pat Sellers,Debbie Lussi, and Sherry Alley;sons Michael Daughetee, Ken-neth Alley, and Rick Alley; sister,Wanda Desmond; brother, SPDesmond; and 23 grandchildrenalong with 27 great-grand-children and 15 great-great-grandchildren.
Burial was at EvergreenCemetery in Southgate.
Memorials: New BeginningsCommunity Church, 522 FifthAve., Dayton, KY 41074.
John HeringerJohn “Jake” Valentine He-
ringer, 88, of Cold Spring, diedApril 30 at St. Elizabeth Hospice.
He was a U.S. Navy veteran ofWorld War II and worked forCincinnati Bell as a systemstechnician for 32 years beforeretiring. He loved square danc-ing, camping, hiking and trav-eling. He was a member of theKnights of Columbus, Fr. DeJacoCouncil, and St. Joseph DramaClub. He served as chairman of
the local Tootsie Roll Drive,which raises money for mentallydisabled citizens. He also starteda camp in 1983 for these verysame citizens. It still runs todayand averages 50 campers forone week every August.
His son, Michael Heringer,died previously.
Survivors include his wife,Eileen Heringer; daughter, LindaWilliams of Highland Heights;son, John “Jake” Heringer ofGrants Lick; and three grand-children.
Burial was at St. JosephCemetery in Cold Spring.
Memorials: The Point ARC ofNorthern Kentucky, 104 W. PikeSt., Covington, KY 41011; orJuvenile Diabetes ResearchFoundation, 8050 HosbrookRoad, Suite 314, Cincinnati, OH45236.
Michael Hess IIIMichael W. Hess III, 63, of
Highland Heights, died May 3 athis home.
He was a retired lineman forCincinnati Bell, member of theNewport Elks Lodge No. 273,and a member of First BaptistChurch of Cold Spring.
Survivors include his wife,Patti Woodruff Hess; son, Mi-chael W. Hess IV; daughters Julieand Jennifer Hess; sisters, DianeHunley and Sherrie Turner; andfive grandchildren.
Audrey HillmanAudrey M. Boeh Hillman, 87,
of Fort Thomas, died May 2 atHospice of Cincinnati.
She was an administratorwith UpJohn Home Health Care.She loved to spend winters inFlorida and she enjoyed playingcards, bocce ball, golfing, tennis,and chocolate. She volunteeredher time with pastoral assistanceat St. Catherine of Siena Parishin Fort Thomas.
Her husband, Bernard Hill-man; and sister, Shirley Oder,died previously.
Survivors include her son,Doug Hillman; daughters,Cynthia Pence, Laura Kemplin,and Mary Sutkamp; and 12grandchildren along with 15great-grandchildren and onegreat-great-granddaughter.
Burial was at St. StephenCemetery in Fort Thomas.
Memorials: St. Catherine ofSiena Church, 1803 N. FortThomas Ave., Fort Thomas, KY41075; or St. Jude Children’sResearch Hospital, 501 St. JudePlace, Memphis, TN 38105.
Charles LesterJudge Charles Bruce Lester,
84, of Cold Spring and formerlyof Fort Thomas, died April 26 atTidewell Hospice in Bradenton,Florida.
He earned A.B. and B.C.L.degrees at the College of Wil-liam & Mary in Williamsburg,Virginia and continued his legal
and judicial education at Har-vard Law School in 1989 and theUniversity of Edinburgh inScotland and Oxford Universityin the United Kingdom in 1990.He was a member of the Ken-tucky and the Virginia BarAssociations as well as theNational Council of ChiefJudges. He retired from theKentucky Court of Appeals,where he served for 20 years,the last five years as ChiefJudge. He was then appointedto the Kentucky LegislativeEthics Commission by the Speak-er of the House, where heserved for nine years. He was aU.S. Army veteran during theKorean War.
His first wife, Madge SuttonLester; and son, Douglas Lester,died previously.
Survivors include his wife,Jackie Collins Lester; daughter,Michele Leicester of Fort Thom-as; son, Scott Lester of FortThomas; stepsons Jeffrey, Vint,and Scott Collins, all of Lexing-ton; and 11 grandchildren alongwith two great-grandchildren.
Burial was at St. Mary Ceme-tery in Fort Mitchell.
Memorials: Wounded WarriorProject, 223 Rosa L. Park Ave.,Suite 301, Nashville, TN 37203 .
Donn Mettens Sr.Donn Erwin Mettens Sr., 82, of
Fort Thomas, died April 30 at St.Elizabeth Fort Thomas.
He was a U.S. Air Force veter-an during the Korean War andworked for Procter & Gamblefor 40 years in the tax and profitsharing departments beforeretiring. He was an active mem-ber of Christ Church UnitedChurch of Christ in Fort Thomasand was an avid golfer.
His son, Jeffrey Clay Mettens;and sister, Shirley Mappin, diedpreviously.
Survivors include his wife,Jean Mettens of Fort Thomas;sons Donn Mettens Jr. of FortThomas and Greg Mettens ofCovington; and five grand-children.
Burial was at EvergreenCemetery in Southgate.
Memorials: Christ ChurchUnited Church of Christ, 15 S.Fort Thomas Ave., Fort Thomas,KY 41075; or American KidneyFoundation, 6110 ExecutiveBlvd., Suite 1010, Rockville, MD20852-3903.
Sr. Gertrude NowakSr. Gertrude Monica Nowak,
70, of Fort Thomas, died May 1at Sisters of Good ShepherdPelletier Hall in Fort Thomas.
She worked as an adminis-trator and social worker withthe Sisters of the Good Shep-herd.
Her sister, JoAnn Schriber,died previously.
Survivors include her brothersJoseph Nowak of Lewiston,Michigan, Larry Nowak, RonNowak, and Robert Nowak, allof Gaylord, Michigan; sisters RitaVan Gorder of Byron Center,Michigan and Christina De Haanof Rockford, Michigan.
Burial was at St. StephenCemetery in Fort Thomas.
Memorials: Sister of the GoodShepherd, Pelletier Hall, 930Highland Ave., Fort Thomas, KY41075.
Raymond SandfossRaymond Virgil Sandfoss 54,
of Alexandria, died May 1.He was a member of St.
Mary’s Church, Phi Kappa Phi,World Wide Marriage Encoun-ter, Engaged Encounter, TCBABoa, and Greater CincinnatiBowling Association, where heserved on the board of directors.He worked at AT&T in the chiefsecurity office and worked inthe AT&T labs, which included apatent that he developed.
His father, Ralph Sandfoss,died previously.
Survivors include his wife,Joan V. Sandfoss; daughter,Kiersten R. Baughman; son,Kenton Ray Sandfoss; mother,Virginia Sandfoss; mother andfather-in-law, Kenneth and SueVogt; brothers Dave Sandfoss,
Darrell Sandfoss, and RonaldSandfoss; and sisters Rose Per-kins and Debra Elliott.
Burial was at AlexandriaCemetery.
Memorials: “A Gift in Memoryof Raymond V. Sandfoss, In-coming College Bowlers”,Alumni Relations and Devel-opment at Morehead StateUniversity, 150 University Blvd.,P.O Box 1887, Morehead, KY40351; or NKU Foundation, “RaySandfoss Life Long LearnerScholarship Fund,” Nunn Drive,Highland Heights, KY 41099.
Richard SpegalRichard C. Spegal, 75, of
Alexandria, died May 5 at St.Elizabeth Ft. Thomas.
He was the owner of Depen-dable Express before his retire-ment. He was a member of theVariables Social Club, formerpresident of Kentucky Wheels,and he belonged to the Cincin-nati and Hamilton Traffic Clubs,he was also associated withseveral Ohio trucking compa-nies. He was a UK fan, lovedgolfing, and he played footballand baseball in high school atNewport Central Catholic.
His first wife, Dixie Spegal;and sister, Dixie Atwood, diedpreviously.
Survivors include his wife,Diane Martin; son, Rick Spegalof Covington; daughters JulieMaegley of Independence,Michelle Gilland, and AmandaCombs, both of Cincinnati;sisters Kathy Lehmkuhl, KarenHaines, Rose Ball; and fivegrandchildren along with fivegreat-grandchildren.
Memorials: UC Physicians Co.,C/O Pulmonary Research, Attn:Priscilla Schmidt, P.O. Box670564, Cincinnati, OH 45267.
Robert SwangoRobert C. Swango, 83, of Fort
Thomas, died May 2 at St.Elizabeth Hospice.
He was a truck driver for BeslTransfer Co. in Cincinnati, andwas a member of the Teamsters.
His wife, Jean Laura Swango,died previously.
Survivors include his sonsDavid Swango of Fort Thomas,Richard Swango, and ThomasSwango, both of Cincinnati; andthree grandchildren along withtwo great-grandchildren.
Burial was at Spring GroveCemetery in Cincinnati.
Memorials: To the charity ofthe donor’s choice.
Florence WagnerFlorence S. Rust Wagner, 94,
of Fort Thomas, died April 28 atCarmel Manor Nursing Home inFort Thomas.
She was a member of St.Thomas Church in Fort Thomas,where she volunteered as aEucharistic minister and memberof the Resurrection Choir, Be-reavement Committee, and 55club. She was also a homemakerand worked at the Rust Restau-rant in Newport, as a nanny inFort Thomas, and volunteer atCarmel Manor and St. LukeHospital. She was a member ofHighland Country Club, whereshe loved to bowl and play golf.
Her husband, Donald L.Wagner; sisters Gertrude Done-lan and Mary Rust; and brothersAlbert, Edward, Urban, and PaulRust, died previously.
Survivors include her daugh-ter, Ann Vaal of HighlandHeights; sons Donald Wagner ofLexington, Thomas Wagner ofSouthgate, Mark Wagner ofFort Thomas, and Paul Wagnerof Taylor Mill; sister, Ruth Dauntof Cold Spring; brother, Art Rustof Cold Spring; and 10 grand-children along with six great-grandchildren.
Entombment was at St.Stephen Cemetery in Fort Thom-as.
Memorials: Carmel ManorNursing Home, 100 CarmelManor Road, Fort Thomas, KY41075; or St. Thomas Church, 26E. Villa Place, Fort Thomas, KY41075.
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Jack WarnerJack “Hats” Warner, 84, of
Dayton, died on April 29 at IvyWoods Care Center in Price Hill.
He graduated from DaytonHigh School in 1949 and had abrief stint at the University ofKentucky before enlisting in theU.S. Air Force, from which hewas discharged in 1959. Heserved state-side during theKorean War as a typist at AirForce bases in Oklahoma, Texas,and New Mexico. After theservice, he returned home andworked various jobs, while livingin Campbell County.
He loved animals, bingo, theriver, horse racing, and singing.He had been in a barbershopquartet in high school and likedto listen to Tony Bennett.
His brothers Henry “Hank”Warner, Robert “Rosie” Warner,and Randall Warner; and sister,Shirley “Maggie” Winters, diedpreviously.
Burial was at EvergreenCemetery in Southgate.
Memorials: Ivy Woods CareCenter, 2025 Wyoming Ave.,Cincinnati, OH 45205.
Lucille YorkLucille Jones York, 81, of Cold
Spring, died April 30 .
She had worked as a nursingassistant at St. Luke Fort Thomasand was a member of HighlandHeights Baptist Church.
Her husband, Marshall York;and half-brother, Ray Hall, diedpreviously.
Survivors include her childrenPatricia Harvey, Ronnie York,and Avery York; sister, BettyHampton; half-brother, HaroldHall; and seven grandchildren.
Memorials: Hospice of Blue-grass, 7388 Turfway Road,Florence, KY 41042.
Brian ZaiBrian R. Zai, 55, of Cold
Spring, died May 5 at St. Eliza-beth Hospice.
He was the owner and opera-tor of Z’s Cafe in Florence andwas an avid golfer and lifelongUC Bearcat and Bruce Spring-steen fan.
His parents, Robert andCatherine Zai; and granddaugh-ter, Khloe, died previously.
Survivors include his wife,Joan Zai; children Melanie,Matthew, Elizabeth, Natasha,Amanda, and Jacob; siblingsTerry, Patricia Schlasinger,Robert L. Zai Jr., and Barbara ZaiCaswell; and six grandchildren.
Memorials: Serenity RecoveryNetwork, P.O. Box 5467, Cincin-nati, OH 45205.
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Campbell Co. gradfinishes Armycombat training
Army Pvt. Ian P. Franzen, a2014 graduate of CampbellCounty High School, recentlygraduated from basic combattraining at Fort Jackson, Colum-bia, S.C.
Franzen is the son of Markand Ruth Franzen of Alexan-dria.
During the nine weeks oftraining, the soldier studied theArmy mission, history, traditionand core values, physical fitness,and received instruction andpractice in basic combat skills,military weapons, chemicalwarfare and bayonet training,drill and ceremony, marching,rifle marksmanship, armed andunarmed combat, map reading,field tactics, military courtesy,military justice system, basicfirst aid, foot marches, and fieldtraining exercises.
Eddy graduateswith honors
Air Force Airman Josh W.Eddy, a 2014 Kenton CountySuccess Academy graduate,graduated from basic militarytraining at Joint Base SanAntonio-Lackland, San Antonio,Texas.
Eddy earned distinction asan honor graduate.
The airman completed anintensive eight-week programthat included training in mil-itary discipline and studies, AirForce core values, physicalfitness, and basic warfareprinciples and skills.
Airmen who complete basictraining earn four credits to-ward an associate in appliedscience degree through theCommunity College of the AirForce.
Eddy is the stepson of JohnR. Eddy of Independence.
Scott grad finishesAir Force basictraining
Air Force Airman Kyle C.Carpenter, a 2010 graduate ofScott High School, recentlygraduated from basic militarytraining at Joint Base SanAntonio-Lackland, San Antonio,Texas.
The airman completed anintensive, eight-week programthat included training in mil-itary discipline and studies, AirForce core values, physicalfitness, and basic warfareprinciples and skills.
Airmen who complete basictraining earn four credits to-ward an associate in appliedscience degree through theCommunity College of the AirForce.
Carpenter is the son of Joeand Georgetta Mason, JoannaK. Mason, and Jason C. Car-penter, all of Independence.
Conner gradfinishes Army basiccombat training
Army Pvt. Jessica M. Car-penter, a 2014 Conner HighSchool graduate, recentlygraduated from basic combattraining at Fort Jackson, Colum-bia, S.C.
Carpenter is the daughter ofIsis and Paul Carpenter ofBurlington.
During the nine weeks oftraining, the soldier studied theArmy mission, history, traditionand core values, physical fitness,and received instruction andpractice in basic combat skills,military weapons, chemicalwarfare and bayonet training,drill and ceremony, marching,rifle marksmanship, armed andunarmed combat, map reading,field tactics, military courtesy,military justice system, basicfirst aid, foot marches and fieldtraining exercises.
Evans graduatesfrom combattraining
Army Pvt. Juwan E. Evanshas graduated from basiccombat training at Fort Jack-son, Columbia, S.C.
Evans is the son of JonathanE. and Lisa L. Evans of Cincin-nati, Ohio, and nephew ofTasha L. Fields of Florence.
During the nine weeks oftraining, the soldier studied theArmy mission, history, traditionand core values, physical fitness,and received instruction andpractice in basic combat skills,military weapons, chemicalwarfare and bayonet training,drill and ceremony, marching,rifle marksmanship, armed andunarmed combat, map reading,field tactics, military courtesy,military justice system, basicfirst aid, foot marches, and fieldtraining exercises.
He is a 2012 graduate ofDixie Heights High School.
Boone gradcompletes Air Forcebasic training
Air Force Airman Jordan D.Noel graduated from basicmilitary training at Joint BaseSan Antonio-Lackland, SanAntonio, Texas.
Noel is the son of GeorgeMcGee of Chicago and MelanieNoel of Florence..
He is a 2014 graduate ofBoone County High School.
The airman completed anintensive, eight-week programthat included training in mil-itary discipline and studies, AirForce core values, physicalfitness, and basic warfareprinciples and skills.
Airmen who complete basictraining earn four credits to-ward an associate in appliedscience degree through theCommunity College of the AirForce.
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