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We asked, and you respon-ded. In a big way.

We asked if you knewsomeone who regularly em-bodies the spirit of NeighborsWho Care – maybe theybrought you food during an

illness, or looked after yourhouse while you were gone,or helped pick up debris aftera storm – or maybe they justprovide a friendly face, orlisten when you need to talkto someone.

We have picked some ofthe best stories and will high-light these special peopleover the next two weeks.

Thanks to you, and tothem, for making our holidayeditions memorable.

Shining a light on

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ALEXANDRIA — Mazie Veirsis the neighbor to call whengroceries are needed or thewashing machine breaks.

Veirs, 74, can’t fix a wash-ing machine, but she did offerto do a neighbor’s laundry.

“It just makes me feelgood,” Veirs said.

Veirs said she has alwaysenjoyed offering to get otherpeople’s groceries becauseshe has to go to the store any-way for herself.

She also watches hergrandson each afternoon andsometimes watches neigh-bors’ children until their par-ents get home from work.

Neighbor Glen Ramey saidVeirs is who people onThatcher Avenue in Alexan-dria turn to for help. She’salways willing to lend a hand,he said in his nomination ofVeirs for “Neighbors WhoCare.”

“She is an angel in disguiseif there ever was one,” Rameysaid in his nomination letter.

When people are not feel-ing well and can’t make it thegrocery, Veirs makes the tripfor them, he said.

“She checks on neighbors

that aren’t feeling well tomake sure they are all rrightand if they need anything,”Ramey said.

Veirs pulls in neighbor’sempty garbage cans from thecurb on trash pickup day,Ramey said. She also shovels

neighbor’s snow without beingasked for an older couple, hesaid.

“I can’t imagine what typeof emergencies will happen inthe future, but you can bet shewill be there willing to help,”Ramey said.

Veirs is Alexandriastreet’s grocery ‘Angel’

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Mazie Veirs watches her grandson Evan McMillian, 14, at her Alexandriahome each day in addition to making grocery trips for neighbors whocannot drive themselves to the store.

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BELLEVUE — “They are trulyneighbors who care,” saidAlice Baker of the Joseph fam-ily.

The Josephs – Bernadin, Liz,Elijah, 9, and Olivia, 6 – ofBellevue are involved in manycommunity groups and a varie-ty of activities. From collect-ing coats for the homeless tobaking cookies for Bellevueteachers, the Josephs are ea-ger to help and get others in-volved in helping too.

“We don’t think of whatwe’re doing as anything spe-cial, it’s all just part of ourlife,” she said. “We love ourneighbors and community. Wewant to teach our kids to loveand care for people aroundthem.”

Love and care is what theydo – helping Baker when hercar was broken down or takingcare of an elderly neighbor’syard or securing a home im-provement grant for theirentire block of Division Street.

And they have a way ofgetting others involved in help-ing too, Baker said.

The family has their ownFacebook page, River CitiesCommunity Outreach, wherethey share what projectsthey’ve undertaken to encour-age and engage others in thecommunity to help.

“Bellevue has a strong

sense of community,” Liz said.“It’s easy to get people onboard. We treat our neighborslike family. When we do thingsas a family we want to includeour neighbors. We’re all herefor each other.”

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The Josephs: Bernadin, Liz, Elijah, 9,and Olivia, 6, of Bellevue, spend theentire year spreading cheer throughcommunity service.

By Melissa [email protected]

ALEXANDRIA — Diane Dea-ton, of Alexandria, is the care-giver for her 88-year-old fa-ther. Her own disability pre-vents her from maintaining theyard or shoveling snow.

But luckily for her, she hasa neighbor named Jim Youngacross the street, who is al-ways there to help out whenev-er she needs anything.

Deaton said Young alsohelps other neighbors when heisn’t busy bringing in her gar-bage cans, trimming the treesor keeping an eye on her housewhen her father is hospital-ized.

“When my mom passed

away two years ago, Jimbrought us food and made adonation in my mother’sname,” Deaton said. He hasfixed a flat on my car, broughtour mail up to the door duringlarge snows, provided adviceand anything else I might need.

Young does all of this with-out ever asking for anything inreturn, and will not acceptpayments.

“When I offer to pay him, hejust tells me to make him cook-ies sometime ... When I takehim the cookies, he tells me itisn’t necessary,” Deaton said.“I would just like to say thankyou to him, and let him knowhow much I appreciate havinghim for a neighbor.”

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FORT THOMAS — With anew salt dome completedin time for winter, thebanner message on citytruck snowplow blades isliterally “Let It Snow.”

Fort Thomas has morethan 1,500 tons of ice-melting salt for winterwith the completion of anew salt dome on ArmyReserve Road in Novem-ber, said City Administra-tor Don Martin.

“The dome is fin-ished,” Martin said.“However, we still need topave the driveway area,but that will have to waituntil spring when it iswarmer.”

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

“If we would have

waited and ordered ourtypical amount of salt(1,200 tons) at $125 perton, we would have spentan additional $55,416 onsalt this year,” he said.

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

South portions of thecity will see snow and iceremoved quicker asplows have easier accessto a second salt supply, hesaid. And having more

salt in the city reduces thechance of running outduring a severe winter,Martin said.

Ron Dill, director ofgeneral services, said oneor two snowplow routeswill be based out of thesalt dome instead of at thesupply behind the citybuilding at 130 N. FortThomas Ave.

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

said.Storage capacity is the

main gain though, Dill

said.“From a planning

standpoint, we’re never

going to worry about if wehave enough salt beforethe season,” he said.

Salt dome finished ahead of snowBy Chris [email protected]


A Fort Thomas snowplow and salt truck parked behind the city building and a salt storehouseis festooned with a “Let It Snow” banner.


A new city salt dome at Army Reserve Road in Fort Thomas isfinished in time for winter snow.

to take them to withdrawmoney from the bank topay telephone callers of-fering an alleged largerprize.

It’s a scam, said FortThomas Police Depart-ment Lt. Richard Whit-ford.

So far, three residentshave complained aboutcab drivers knocking ontheir door and offering aride to the bank, Whitfordsaid. The first complaintwas Dec. 3. The latestcomplaint was reportedDec. 10, Whitford said.

“One man actually had

FORT THOMAS — Taxi-cabs have been showingup at the homes of olderadults in the city offering

a cab sent to his house 10times,” Whitford said.

Cabs from two compa-nies have been dispatchedto houses as part of thescam, he said. Police haveadvised taxi dispatchersof the ruse, Whitford said.

Taxi companies areworking with the policeinvestigation to identifythe calls, he said. Somecalls have come fromFlorida, and some havecome from an unknownlocation overseas, Whit-ford said.

Police in southernCampbell County have

had a similar complaint inthe past month, and therewas a complaint aboutcabs sent for a phonescam in Hebron last year,he said.

People calling the cabcompanies to set up theride are claiming to be aresident of the house thecab is being sent, Whit-ford said.

The scam starts with aphone call to an olderadult saying they are enti-tled to millions of dollars,but $400 is needed upfront to start the paper-work, the officer said.

When the potential vic-tims say they cannot getto their bank because oftheir age, the phone call-ers are sending cabs to theresidence, according to anews release from the de-partment.

For older adults, hav-ing the cabs show up attheir door is surprisingand confusing, Whitfordsaid.

“They were like ‘Hey,we’ll send a taxicab toyou’,” he said of the peo-ple calling asking formoney.

Police warn of phone scam sending cabs to homesBy Chris [email protected]

FORT THOMAS — Of thefive public schools in thecity, four are a U.S. De-partment of EducationNational Blue RibbonSchool.

For Johnson Elemen-tary School, the announce-ment of being selected as a2014 National Blue RibbonSchool in October was itssecond time winning. Thenational award was creat-ed in 1982 to recognizehigh-performing schoolsclosing achievement gaps,according to the U.S. De-partment of Education.

Kentucky Commis-sioner of Education TerryHolliday presented John-son’s students and staffwith the award Oct. 21 inthe school gym.

Johnson previouslywon the award in 1992. Theonly Fort Thomas Inde-pendent School not to wina Blue Ribbon has been

Highlands Middle School.Woodfill Elementary wonthe title in 2011, RuthMoyer Elementary won in2007, and Highlands HighSchool won in 2007.

“I think Fort ThomasSchools has more BlueRibbons in the school dis-trict than any school dis-trict in Kentucky,” Holli-

day said.Johnson was one of

four Kentucky Blue Rib-bon Schools, and one of300 U.S. Blue Ribbonschools out of about120,000 schools in thecountry, he said.

“I can tell you very fewhave been named a BlueRibbon School twice,”

Holliday said. “That’s kindof like winning the Super-bowl two times in a row.That’s hard to do.”

Jon Stratton, the dis-trict’s assistant superin-tendent for student ser-vices, was Johnson’s prin-cipal in 2013 when the ap-plication to be a BlueRibbon School was made.

“It’s a great tribute toour school that 20 yearsago they had a celebrationlike this with great stu-dents like you,” Strattonsaid to students.

Applying to be a BlueRibbon School is a year-long process and every-thing is reviewed from ac-ademics to clubs andschool culture, he said.

Keeping core teacherson staff is part of theschool’s success, Strattonsaid. There’s been no needto hire any new roomteachers or assistantteachers for three years,he said.

Fort Thomas tops Ky. Blue Ribbon schools listBy Chris [email protected]


Kate Langlinais, a second-grade student at JohnsonElementary School in Fort Thomas, wears a shirt declaring herand all her classmates a super hero during a National BlueRibbon School assembly award ceremony Oct. 21.

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NEWPORT — Bellevueresident Tracy Bru is get-ting a set of dentures forChristmas, but it’s themedical assistance certif-icate and education fromthe Brighton Center inNewport she is mostthankful about.

Bru, 49, said word ofmouth led her to train as amedical assistant in class-es five days each weekthis Jan. 7 at the BrightonCenter for EmploymentTraining. She graduatedOct. 30. An anonymous do-nation is paying for a setof dentures to give Bruconfidence going into jobinterviews, said DeanaSowders, spokeswomanfor Brighton Center.

“We’re able to do cer-tain things and help cus-tomers to overcome spe-cial needs,” Sowders said.

Bru has a Dec. 23 den-tal appointment, and willreceive new dentures thesame day.

“For me it’s a barrier, itreally is,” Bru said.

A chance at a career,not a job, is what Bru saidshe is most happy about.

“It was probably one ofthe best things that everhappened to me,” she said.

Bru moved to North-ern four years ago fromIowa after her two chil-dren were grown.

“I moved here to startover,” she said.

A former CNC ma-chine operator for 10years, Bru also worked asan electrician assistantand waitress. “When Iwent into the program, Iwas doing it for nobodybut me,” she said.

Bru was out of work fortwo to three years beforefinding Brighton Center.

“I wanted to get intothe medical field from thetime I graduated highschool and life just took adifferent direction than Iwanted to do for 30years,” she said.

She graduated themedical assistant pro-gram with a 4.0 where shelearned skills includingdrawing blood. As part ofher training, Bru said shealso was challenged inclasses to work on publicspeaking skills. She alsoreceived financial andcredit advice. She nowvolunteers in the medicalassistance program help-ing other students prac-tice the same skills she

has learned.Upon graduation, Bru

worked 160 hours at St.Elizabeth Physicians inCovington to meet certifi-cation requirements. Nowit’s time to get a job andthen seek out a new placeto live with her boyfriend,Bru said.

“At this moment we’rehaving to share a home,”she said. “I’d like to havemy own place and thenfrom there a vehicle.”

Of the 146 students whostarted classes in the lastyear, 86 percent securedemployment, Sowderssaid. Brighton Centertracks each student for atleast a year, she said. Atleast 74 percent of gradu-ates retained their em-ployment for at least ayear, Sowders said.

Jami Ahlers, careercoach at Brighton Center,said students in all threecareer studies have tocomplete 1,070 hours oftraining. Microsoft Officetechnology and construc-tion technology are theother two studies, shesaid.

Classes are from 9 a.m.to 3:30 p.m. Mondaythrough Friday. Studentscan come to weekly orien-tation sessions at 10 a.m.Tuesday or 2 p.m. Thurs-day and start the nextweek, Ahlers said. Stu-dents meet with a finan-cial adviser to determinetheir eligibility for tuitionassistance during orienta-tion.

Pell grants or UnitedWay grants pay for moststudents’ tuition, she said.

Gift of dentures caps offcareer training for graduateBy Chris [email protected]


Bellevue resident Tracy Bru tests the blood sugar levels of fellow Brighton Center medicalassistant student Sarah Cummins of Cold Spring.

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

Flu virus is keeping someFort Thomas IndependentSchools students at home as oth-er Northern Kentucky schoolsredouble their surface cleaningas a prevention.

Fort Thomas’ enrollment hasdipped by as much as 5 percentbelow the average daily atten-dance rate of 97 percent, Super-intendent Gene Kirchner said inan email Wednesday.

District enrollment is 3,018students, Kirchner said.

“It is fair to say that district-wide we have been running ap-proximately 200 students perday absent for the last fewdays,” he said. More typical is70-80 absences, Kirchner said.

“We are seeing quite a bit ofillness among both students andstaff,” he said.

The last day of school before

break is Friday, Dec. 19.“We are hopeful that two

weeks off will help to limit anyfurther spread of illness andthat student attendance will beback to normal in January,” hesaid.

Precautions, including en-suring surfaces are cleaned andsanitized, are being taken,Kirchner said.

Attendance rates for the pastseveral days have been between92 and 93 percent, he said.

Boone County Schools hasnot had any reports of “mass ab-sences,” according to communi-ty relations coordinator Barba-

ra Cain-Brady.“Some of our nurses are re-

porting that we are seeing an in-crease in numbers of ill stu-dents and staff, but it’s not justflu: we are seeing strep, viral-like illness with fevers, and(gastrointestinal) illness in ad-dition to those out with the flu,”she said.

Kenton County schools aresanitizing classrooms and com-mon areas to help eliminategerms, said spokeswoman JessDykes. Schools are also usingthe automated phone system toremind parents not to send stu-dents to school if they have a fe-ver or other symptoms.

Dykes also said teachers areemphasizing hand-washing andstudents with any signs of ill-ness are being sent to the schoolnurse.

Reporters Amy Scalf and MelissaStewart contributed to this article.

Flu hits Fort Thomas schools asNKY districts prepBy Chris [email protected]

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Allen attendsCampbellsvilleUniversity

Katie Allen, of Wilder, isone of more than 1,000 newstudents attending Camp-bellsville University for the2014 fall semester.

The school is a Kentucky-based Christian universitywith more than 3,600 stu-dents.

Downard, Big Red winMiami UniversityInvitational

Conner Downard, a mem-ber of the Denison UniversityBig Red men’s swimming anddiving team, helped the teamclose out 2014 by winning theMiami University (OH) Invi-tational for the second-straight year. The Miami In-vitational is an event that fea-tures teams from all three di-vision of the NCAA.

Downard, of Fort Thomas,is graduate of Highlands

High School and currently ajunior at Denison.

The Big Red returns tocompetition in January whenthey host North Coast Athlet-ic Conference foe DePauwUniversity at the TrumbullAquatics Center in Granville,Ohio.

Schell inducted into PhiKappa Phi

Sydnie Schell, of FortThomas, was recently initiat-ed into Phi Kappa Phi.

She is pursuing a degree inaccounting at the Universityof Kentucky.

Phi Kappa Phi is the na-tion’s oldest and most selec-tive collegiate honor societyfor all academic disciplines.

Membership is by invita-tion and requires nominationand approval by a chapter.Only the top 10 percent of sen-iors and 7.5 percent of ju-niors, having at least 72 se-mester hours, are eligible formembership.

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It’s the most wonderful time of the year and the kids aren’t justjingle-belling, but sharing their thoughts on the Christmas seasonwith the Recorder.

From opinions on Santa Claus to presents to the meaning of theseason, children across Northern Kentucky are ready for the holi-days. Here’s what they have to say:

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Q: What’s your favorite thing aboutthe holiday?A: Getting presents. One year, I gotan American Girl doll that looks likeme.

Breahna Tate, 7, of Cold Spring

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Q: What do you leave for Santa?A: The elves get cookies. Santa getschocolate chip cookies and milk,and the reindeer get apples.

Dawson Stacey-Huelsman, 7, of ColdSpring


Q: What is your favorite thingabout the holiday?A: Being together with your family.

Gino Ramundo, 7, of Alexandria


Q: Are you giving a special gift thisyear? A: Yes, I’m giving my momsomething from “Frozen.”

Lily Wefer, 6, of Alexandria


Q: What is your favorite thingabout the holiday?A: It’s when baby Jesus was born.

Madison Bowling, 7, of Alexandria


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Q: How does Santa get down thechimney?A: He ... um ... well, reindeer landon the roof. He gets his bag andcomes down the chimney.

Brandt Stiles, 6, of Cold Spring


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Q: How does Santa get down thechimney?A: I think he uses his magical fairydust.

Charly Harwood, 6, of Burlington


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Q: How does Santa get down thechimney?A: We don’t have a chimney, hegets in the front door.

George Kaiser, 5, Fort Mitchell


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Q: How does Santa get down thechimney?A: He slides down.

Madelyn Staley, 5, of Florence


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Q: How does Santa get down thechimney?A: I think he uses magic to getdown there, and then magic to getback out.

Nathan Dunn, 8, of Fort Mitchell


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Q: Are you giving a special gift thisyear? A: Yes, I’m giving Santa a reallyspecial gift, milk and cookies.

Sarah Mitchell, 5, of Independence


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Q: How does Santa get down thechimney?A: I don’t know.

Thomas Roberts, 5, of Burlington


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Q: What’s your favorite thing aboutthe holiday?A: Santa gives us presents.

Wyatt Rechtin, 5, of Fort Mitchell

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FRIDAY, DEC. 26Art Exhibits50 Years of Photojournalismin Northern Kentucky, 10 a.m.to 5 p.m., Behringer-CrawfordMuseum, 1600 Montague Road,Through selection of imagestaken by local photojournalistsworking for The Kentucky Post,The Kentucky Enquirer and theAssociated Press, premiereexhibit celebrates NorthernKentucky life and culture duringwinter season and commem-orates those who have dedicat-ed their careers to capturingcommunity’s memorable mo-ments. $7, $6 seniors, $4 ages3-17, free for members. Present-ed by FotoFocus. 491-4003;www.fotofocuscincinnati.org.Covington.

Translations, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.,Covington Arts, 2 W. Pike St.,Curated by Saad Ghosn, exhibi-tion features four artists whosework examines nature of in-terpretation through use ofabstraction. Presented by Co-vington Arts District. 292-2322;www.covingtonarts.com. Co-vington.

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

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

Holiday - ChristmasHoliday Toy Trains, 10 a.m. to 5p.m., Behringer-CrawfordMuseum, 1600 Montague Road,Layout features Lionel trainsand Plasticville. More than 250feet of track. Patrons welcometo operate more than 30 acces-sories from buttons on layout.Through Jan. 18. Included withadmission: $7, $6 ages 60 andup, $4 ages 3-17; free ages 2 andunder. Wednesday Grandpar-ent’s Day: one grandchild ad-mitted free with paying grand-parent. 491-4003; www.bcmu-seum.org. Covington.

Scuba Santa’s Water Wonder-land, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., NewportAquarium, Newport on theLevee, Holiday decorationsthroughout Aquarium. Un-derwater Santa show alongsidesharks, shark rays and Denverthe Sea Turtle. Through Jan. 1.Included with admission: $23,$15 ages 2-12, free under age 2.800-406-3474; www.new-portaquarium.com. Newport.

Light Up the Levee, 6:50 p.m.,Newport on the Levee, 1 LeveeWay, Featuring more than one

million LED lights dancing insynchronization to holidaymusic. Lights dance every 20minutes. Through Jan. 1. Free.291-0550; www.newportonthe-levee.com. Newport.

Christmas Town, 5-8 p.m.,Creation Museum, 2800 Bullitts-burg Church Road, Featuringfree live nativity, lights and livedramas. Through Dec. 27. Free.800-778-3390; creationmuseu-m.org. Petersburg.

BRICKmas, 4-8:30 p.m., Newporton the Levee, 1 Levee Way,Features more than 13 large-scale LEGO displays includingmodels of the Roebling Suspen-sion Bridge, Music Hall andWashington Park. Also featuresinteractive area where childrencan build “brick” masterpieces,color and decorate mini-figmasks and write letters to SantaClaus. Through Jan. 1. $8. 291-0550; www.newportonthelevee-.com. Newport.

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

On Stage - ComedyDave Landau, 8 p.m., 10:30 p.m.,Funny Bone Comedy Club, 1Levee Way, $15-$17. 957-2000;www.funnyboneonthelevee-.com. Newport.

On Stage - TheaterStriking 12, 8-10 p.m., Mon-mouth Theatre, 636 MonmouthSt., A disenchanted young manskips a New Year’s Eve party andinstead picks up a copy of TheLittle Match Girl. He’s trans-ported to a place where thesmallest things can be mirac-ulous. Musical trio Groove Lilywrote play as holiday concert.$20, $18 students and seniors.Presented by Falcon Theater.Through Dec. 27. 513-479-6783;www.falcontheater.net. New-port.

SportsHoliday Race Meet, 11:15 a.m.,Turfway Park, 7500 TurfwayRoad, Live thoroughbred racing.Free admission, free parking.Through Dec. 31. 371-0200.Florence.

SATURDAY, DEC. 27Art Exhibits

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

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

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

Dining EventsManna Mission Meal, 5:30-7:30p.m., Erlanger United MethodistChurch, 31 Commonwealth Ave,Free dinner and groceries.727-2136. Erlanger.

EducationWinter Acting Intensive withTop LA Actress and Coach, 10a.m. to 4:30 p.m., UpTech, 112W. Pike St., $250. Registrationrequired. Presented by GaladrielStineman. 949-297-6235;www.facebook.com/officialga-ladriel. Covington.

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

Holiday - ChristmasHoliday Toy Trains, 10 a.m. to 5p.m., Behringer-CrawfordMuseum, Included with admis-sion: $7, $6 ages 60 and up, $4ages 3-17; free ages 2 and under.Wednesday Grandparent’s Day:one grandchild admitted freewith paying grandparent.491-4003; www.bcmuseum.org.Covington.

Scuba Santa’s Water Wonder-land, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., NewportAquarium, Included with admis-sion: $23, $15 ages 2-12, freeunder age 2. 800-406-3474;www.newportaquarium.com.Newport.

Light Up the Levee, 6:50 p.m.,Newport on the Levee, Free.291-0550; www.newportonthe-levee.com. Newport.

Christmas Town, 5-8 p.m.,

Creation Museum, Free. 800-778-3390; creationmuseum.org.Petersburg.

BRICKmas, 11 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.,Newport on the Levee, $8.291-0550; www.newportonthe-levee.com. Newport.

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

Literary - LibrariesCheck it Out: Family ActivityDay, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., R.C. DurrYMCA, 5874 Veterans Way, Free.Presented by Boone CountyPublic Library. 534-5700. Bur-lington.

On Stage - ComedyDave Landau, 7:30 p.m., 10 p.m.,Funny Bone Comedy Club,$15-$17. 957-2000; www.funny-boneonthelevee.com. Newport.

On Stage - TheaterStriking 12, 8-10 p.m., Mon-mouth Theatre, $20, $18 stu-dents and seniors. 513-479-6783;www.falcontheater.net. New-port.

SportsHoliday Race Meet, 11:15 a.m.,Turfway Park, Free admission,free parking. 371-0200. Florence.

SUNDAY, DEC. 28Art Exhibits50 Years of Photojournalismin Northern Kentucky, 1-5p.m., Behringer-CrawfordMuseum, $7, $6 seniors, $4 ages3-17, free for members. 491-

4003; www.fotofocuscincinna-ti.org. Covington.

Dining EventsAll You Can Eat Breakfast, 8a.m. to 1 p.m., Fort ThomasMasonic Lodge No. 808, 37 N.Fort Thomas Ave, Eggs, ham,bacon, goetta, spam, bologna,potatoes, grits, pancakes andwaffles with strawberries andblueberries and whipped cream,toast, white or wheat, juice,milk, coffee, tea. $7, $4 children.Presented by Fort ThomasMasonic Lodge No 808. 442-9050. Fort Thomas.

EducationWinter Acting Intensive withTop LA Actress and Coach, 10a.m. to 6 p.m., UpTech, $250.Registration required. 949-297-6235; www.facebook.com/officialgaladriel. Covington.

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

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

Scuba Santa’s Water Wonder-land, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., NewportAquarium, Included with admis-sion: $23, $15 ages 2-12, freeunder age 2. 800-406-3474;

www.newportaquarium.com.Newport.

Light Up the Levee, 6:50 p.m.,Newport on the Levee, Free.291-0550; www.newportonthe-levee.com. Newport.

BRICKmas, 11 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.,Newport on the Levee, $8.291-0550; www.newportonthe-levee.com. Newport.

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

On Stage - ComedyDave Landau, 7:30 p.m., FunnyBone Comedy Club, $15-$17.957-2000; www.funnyboneon-thelevee.com. Newport.

RecreationBingo, 5 p.m., Southgate VFW, 6Electric Ave., Early games startat 6 p.m., regular games at 7p.m. Free. Presented by VFWPost 3186. Through Jan. 25.441-9857. Southgate.

SportsHoliday Race Meet, 11:15 a.m.,Turfway Park, Free admission,free parking. 371-0200. Florence.

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

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All You Can Eat Breakfast will be served from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 28, Fort ThomasMasonic Lodge No. 808, 37 N. Fort Thomas Ave. Feast on eggs, ham, bacon, goetta, spam,bologna, potatoes, grits, pancakes and waffles with strawberries and blueberries and whippedcream, toast, white or wheat, juice, milk, coffee, tea. Cost is $7, $4 children. The breakfast ispresented by the Fort Thomas Masonic Lodge No 808. For more information, call 442-9050.

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I wanted to wish each of youa blessed holiday season, re-

gardless of howyou celebrate.

This littlepearl of wisdomsays it all: Re-member to focuson blessings, andput burdens inGod’s hands.That’s wherethey belong,anyway. Content-ment is not the

fulfillment of what you desire,but the realization of how muchyou already have.

Easy potato latkes forHanukkah

The secret? Drain all mois-ture out of the frozen hashbrowns and add a bit of bakingpowder.

1 generous pound frozenhash brown potatoes, thawedand drained

Minced onion to taste - Iused 1/2 of a small onion

2 eggs, lightly beaten2 tablespoons flour1/2 teaspoon baking pow-

derSalt and pepperMix everything together. Put

1/4 cup mounds of latke mixturein skillet coated with oil andheated, flattening out moundswith spatula. Fry until goldenbrown on each side.

Tip from Rita’s kitchen:Swap frozen for fresh shreddedpotatoes, drained well.

Shaker friendship soupin a jar

A healthful and much appre-ciated gift for holiday giving.You can also pack in a baggie,tied with ribbon or raffia. Astudent favorite.

Layer soup mix in quart jarin order given:

1/2 cup dried split peas1/3 cup beef bouillon gran-

ules1/4 cup pearl barley - I like

quick cooking1/2 cup lentils1/4 cup dried minced onion2 teaspoons Italian sea-

soning mixed with 1 teaspoongarlic salt and 1 teaspoonpepper

1/2 cup rice, either brownor white

Put in plastic baggie ormake pouch of:

1/2 cup very small pastaRecipe:Soup mix1-1/4 to 1-1/2 pounds lean

ground beef1-1/2 quarts water1-1/2 quarts beef broth plus

more if needed28 oz. diced tomatoesGarnish: Shredded cheese

Set pasta pouch aside. Filmbottom of pot with olive oil andbrown beef. Add water, broth,tomatoes and soup mix. Bringto a boil. Reduce heat; coverand simmer about 30 minutes.Add pasta and cover and sim-mer another 15-20 minutes oruntil pasta, peas, lentils andbarley are tender. Adjust forseasonings. Ladle into bowlswith garnishes and serve.Serves 8-10.

Readers want to knowabout: Chia Seeds

This time of year you see allsorts of clay items sproutingChia seeds. You can’t eat theChia greens that sprout fromthem. But you can buy Chiaseeds at the grocery for con-sumption. These miniature

black seeds are mostly flavor-less, but add a nice texture tosalads and soups.

Good for you:A single serving of chia

seeds provides a hefty dose ofantioxidants, protein, fiber,zinc, iron, and omega-3 fats-—for only 140 calories. Chia’shigh dose of omega-3s can helpreduce inflammation, treat orprevent anxiety and depression,and even slow the aging proc-ess. You don’t have to grind chiato reap the maximum benefits,and the seeds don’t spoil quick-ly, making them much moreconvenient than flaxseed.

How to eat them:Sprinkle chia seeds on cere-

al, yogurt, salads, pasta, what-ever! The seeds form a gelwhen mixed with liquid, so

they’re great for thickeningsmoothies, salad dressings, andsoups.

Sprouting your own:Yep, you can do that. Just

place in a glass canning jar andpunch holes in the lid. Pour athin layer of Chia seeds in thejar and add water to cover.Drain excess water - theyshould be moist but not swim-ming in water. Turn jar on itsside and place in sunny window.Change water and turn jar ev-ery 2 days. After several days,seeds will sprout.

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

Fry up some latkes, shake it up with soup

THANKS TO RITA HEIKENFELD

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(Editor’s note: We are happyto run, in its entirety, the origi-nal wording of Virginia O’Han-lon‘s letter to the New-York Sunon Sept. 21, 1897, and the news-paper’s famous response. It wasironically written in just under500 words, which as many ofyou know is our suggestedlength for guest columns. Thiscopy was obtained from theLibrary of Congress. We’re alsosharing a photo of Turkey FootMiddle School’s play staged lastweek, “Yes Virginia The Mu-sical,” based on this editorial.)

We take pleasure in answer-ing thus prominently the com-munication below, expressing atthe same time our great grat-ification that its faithful authoris numbered among the friendsof The Sun:

Dear Editor—I am 8 years old. Some of my

little friends say there is noSanta Claus. Papa says, “If yousee it in The Sun, it’s so.” Pleasetell me the truth, is there aSanta Claus?

Virginia O’Hanlon115 West Ninety Fifth StreetVirginia, your little friends

are wrong. They have beenaffected by the skepticism of askeptical age. They do not be-lieve except they see. They

think that nothing can be whichis not comprehensible by theirlittle minds. All minds, Virginia,whether they be men’s or chil-dren’s, are little. In this greatuniverse of ours, man is a mereinsect, an ant, in his intellect ascompared with the boundlessworld about him, as measuredby the intelligence capable ofgrasping the whole of truth andknowledge.

Yes, Virginia, there is a SantaClaus. He exists as certainly as

love and generosity and devo-tion exist, and you know thatthey abound and give to yourlife its highest beauty and joy.Alas! how dreary would be theworld if there were no SantaClaus! It would be as dreary asif there were no Virginias.There would be no childlikefaith then, no poetry, no ro-mance to make tolerable thisexistence.

We should have no enjoy-ment, except in sense and sight.

The external light with whichchildhood fills the world wouldbe extinguished.

Not believe in Santa Claus!You might as well not believe infairies. You might get yourpapa to hire men to watch in allthe chimneys on Christmas Eveto catch Santa Claus, but even ifyou did not see Santa Clauscoming down, what would thatprove? Nobody sees SantaClaus, but that is no sign thatthere is no Santa Claus. The

most real things in the worldare those that neither childrennor men can see. Did you eversee fairies dancing on the lawn?Of course not, but that’s noproof that they are not there.Nobody can conceive or imag-ine all the wonders there areunseen and unseeable in theworld.

You tear apart the baby’srattle and see what makes thenoise inside, but there is a veilcovering the unseen worldwhich not the strongest man,nor even the united strength ofall the strongest men that everlived could tear apart. Onlyfaith, poetry, love, romance, canpush aside that curtain andview and picture the supernalbeauty and glory beyond. Is itall real? Ah, Virginia, in all thisworld there is nothing else realand abiding.

No Santa Claus! Thank God!He lives and lives forever. Athousand years from now, Vir-ginia, nay 10 times 10,000 yearsfrom now, he will continue tomake glad the heart of child-hood.

“Is There a Santa Claus?” reprintedfrom the September 21, 1897, numberof The New York Sun.

IS THERE A SANTA CLAUS?

THANKS TO JON MASON

On Dec. 11-13, Turkey Foot Middle School staged a production of “Yes, Virginia The Musical.”

Dec. 18 question

What is the best Christmasor holiday present you evergave? What is the best pre-sent you ever received?

“Best given: A homemadeteddy bear for a child whosename I’ll never know. I sat uphalf the night working on it sohe/she would have a gift. I amthe one who received the bless-ing! Best Received: Christmas1959 I received the most beauti-ful baby doll from my aunt anduncle. Oh the anticipation be-cause there was a ‘Do Not OpenUntil Dec. 25th’ sticker on thebox and I dared not disobey it! Istill have that doll today alongwith precious memories thatinclude my mother sewing awhole wardrobe for said dollfrom scraps where she madeour clothing!”

Juanita Locke Hogg

“My best gift was a fewyears ago when my son whowas stationed at an outpost inAfghanistan was able to comehome for the holidays.”

Bonnie Kirby Cronin

“In 2001, my daughter madea picture quilt for me. Numberone, I had no idea she was socrafty. Two, this must havebeen the best kept secret sincethe CIA, because I didn’t have aclue. One of the few gifts in mylife that made me cry. I trea-sure it still.”

Sheila Rider Lea

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A friend wrote a memory ofwhen she and her familywould come out to our Christ-mas tree farm in Boone Coun-ty.

For more than 20 years myhubby Sid Walters grew andshaped a large field of Christ-

mas trees,when I nolonger hadhorses in thesame field.

On WaltersChristmasTree Farm wehad big dogswho triedvery hard toease my miss-ing my horses.We had New-ton the New-

foundland and Maggie Mae,the St. Bernard, who weren’tas large as horses but nonethe-less pretty big dogs.

Those dogs loved their rolesin the Christmas tree business,too. They loved people andwere so helpful and diligent intheir jobs, even though asMaggie Mae got up in years,she felt her greatest duty wasto wait for dropped doughnuts(keeping the environmentclean) or for a customer topitch her a doughnut treat.

Newt and Maggie lovedchildren and would toleratekids rolling all over these“Christmas Tree Dogs,” rais-ing up their lips to check outcanine teeth – whatever any-one did was fine with them!

One day after we hadn’tbeen home, a lady called to tellus she had come out to get atree but didn’t see anyone.Newton met her at the gate,took her ever so gently by thehand and led her to the secondgate where the trees are. Shewas a little worried at first, she

said, especially when you havea 200-pound dog take yourhand. But she said it was gen-tle and she knew he was lead-ing her. When she got to theback gate, he just sat down,looked at the field, then at heras if to say, “OK there are thetrees. You’re on your own now,go get one!”

I was always interested ineveryone’s description of “thePerfect Christmas Tree.” Ev-eryone had a different view.Some folks wanted a very full“perfect” tree, others wanted atree that had open branchesthat you could see through.

Sid would spend manyhours throughout the summerin the Christmas tree field

shaping the trees. Yet evenwith his shaping, each treewould take on its own person-ality and appearance.

Each family had a differentritual. I have even seen fam-ilies encircle a tree, hold handsand pray around the tree asthey thanked God for the beau-ty of nature.

One day we watched ayoung newly married couplecome out to get their first tree.The hubby brought a rustyhandsaw. It began to rain, thenrained harder. They foundtheir tree; hubby was lyingdown in the cold, wet grasssawing, sawing and sawing.New wifey was standing overhim trying to shelter him withher umbrella. He was gettingnowhere with his rusty saw.

Sid finally went out with hischainsaw and asked the youngman if he would like him totake down the tree. The wifesaid, “No!” As he lay in the wetgrass, continuing to saw andgetting nowhere, Sid went outagain, wifey still adamant thather heroic husband saw downthe tree even though it wasvery apparent he was growingmore and more frustrated.Finally on the third visit fromSid, even though the sweetwife was still holding the um-

brella and still believing hubbywould conquer the staunchtree, he looked at Sid and said“Just saw down the damn treewouldja!” They came out ofthe field, Sid carrying the tree,hubby cold and wet and wifeywith a sorrowful look on herface. Wonder how that eveningwent? So much for love Iguess.

There were times when afamily wouldn’t have the mon-ey for a tree. Sid would givethem a deep discount, or per-haps just “give” them the treeat no cost. Everyone shouldhave a Christmas tree!

We always tried to addambiance in the tree field. Itold Sid searching for a Christ-mas tree was much more thanjust the search. It was aboutfamilies, tradition, experienceand adventure. We had Christ-mas music piped into the field,a roaring fire with benchesaround the fire, hot chocolate,doughnuts, sometimes havingkids roast marshmallows,bringing kids out of the fieldon the wagon tractor with“their” Christmas tree.

It was a time for families tocreate memories. Sometimesfamilies, including their owndogs, would linger in the fieldor around the fire for hours.

Not much money was madein the Christmas tree business.But it was a special time for allof us, for families and for Sidand me (even though I some-times grumbled on very coldor rainy days).

Merry Christmas to all, andmay you forever be searchingfor that Perfect ChristmasTree – and making your ownmemories.

Sherry and Sid Walters operatedthe Walters Christmas Tree Farmon Longbranch Road in Union.

Boone County Christmas tree farmholds vivid memories

SherryWaltersCOMMUNITYRECORDER GUESTCOLUMNIST

THANKS TO SHERRY WALTERS

Newton the Newfoundland transports a Christmas tree at the WaltersChristmas Tree Farm in Union.

THANKS TO SHERRY WALTERS

Maggie Mae, the St. Bernard,relaxes on Christmas Day after aseason of helping at theChristmas tree farm.

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

Boys basketball» Cole VonHandorf scored

18 points and pulled down fiverebounds to help CovingtonCatholic pull away and defeatCampbell County60-45 Dec. 18.Bo Schuh, Andy Flood andCooper Theobald also scored indouble digits to lead a balancedCovCath attack. Matt Wilsonand Deondre Jackson scored 17and 15 points, respectively, inthe loss for the Camels.

» Bellevue beat Dayton 60-45 Dec. 18. Zack Barrett had 24points for the Tigers.

» Newport Central Catholicbeat Boone County 75-43Dec. 16. Senior center Drew Mc-Donald scored a game-high 28points off 12 made shots includ-ing three of NCC’s eight 3-point-ers. Senior point guard ZachPangallo added 13 points.

» Campbell County beatNewport 80-55 Dec. 16. Seniorforward Deondre Jackson ledall scorers for No. 4 Campbell

County with 18 points. Juniorcenter Matt Wilson also had abig night in continuing hisstreak of double-doubles in eachgame this season, scoring 17points and grabbing 11reboundsfor the Camels (6-0). TeammatesJordan Day and Blake Losey

added 15 points each. Seniorguard Paul Price led Newport(4-2) with 14 points.

» Silver Grove beat CalvaryChristian 58-38 Dec. 16. Seniorforward Billy Miller recorded adouble-double with a game-high18 points and 14 rebounds to leadthe Big Trains. Senior guardChristian Pollitt added ninepoints and 12 rebounds, whileAnthony Turcios scored 11.

Girls basketball» Bellevue beat Dayton 53-

41 Dec. 16. Junior forward KiraRoss recorded 23 points and 12rebounds to lead the Tigers.Sophomore guard CourtneySchmits added 17 points, help-ing Bellevue improve to 4-2.

» Highlands beat CampbellCounty 64-51 Dec. 19. BriannaAdler scored a game-high 19points, including three from 3-point range, and also had foursteals. Zoie Barth had 11 points.Haley Coffey posted 10 points,five rebounds and four assists.Taylor Clos led Campbell with 12points.

» Newport Central Catholic

beat Lloyd 69-45 Dec. 16. AnsleyDavenport had 20 points. Da-venport knocked down three 3-pointers on her way to a game-high 21points in a 72-64 win overScott Dec. 18.

Coaching News» Beechwood has an open-

ing for head varsity volleyballcoach. If interested, please sendaletter of interest and resume toSuzy Wera, Athletic Director.Email :[email protected]

Basketball Camp» Ken Shields will have his

annual basketball shootingcamp Dec. 29-31 at Sports of AllSorts Mt. Zion Rd. Camp is 9 a.m.to 3 p.m. each day. Cost is $100.Guests include former NKUstandout Paul Cluxton, who setthe NCAA record for consecu-tive free throws. Contact 760-7466.

Baseball Camp» Lloyd Memorial High

School is hosting a six weekbaseball camp starting Jan. 11.

Lloyd head coach Aaron Moorewill direct the program in con-junction with U.S. BaseballAcademy. Classes are availablefor players in grades 1-12 andare limited to six players percoach. Sessions are offered inadvanced hitting, pitching,catching, fielding and baserun-ning. Space is limited. Registra-tion is now under way. For moreinformation, visitwww.USBaseballAcademy.com, or call toll-free 866-622-4487.

Bowling» Highlands beat Newport

in both boys and girls Dec. 18.Highlands had 2,820 pins inboys. Jake Farley rolled 535 fortwo games (246-289). James Kil-len had 457 (210-247) and AndyCampbell 400 (196-204). Thegirls team had 2,115 to 1,989 totalfor Newport. Tessa Woody had150 for Highlands (193-157) andAbbey Parrott 349 (189-160).Katlyn Hoeh had 425 for New-port (190-235).

SHORT HOPS

By James [email protected]

See SHORT HOPS, Page B2

JIM OSBORN FOR THE RECORDER

Campbell County’s Deondre Jacksondrives the ball against CovingtonCatholic’s Cole VonHandorf duringthe Camels’ 60-45 loss Dec. 18.

HIGHLAND HEIGHTS — TheNorthern Kentucky Universitywomen’s basketball team is notonly learning how to win at theDivision I level, but the Norseare also learning not to be intimi-dated.

The Norse are 7-5 headinginto Christmas break, with an-other game not on the horizonuntil Dec. 30 at home against IU-PUI. NKU has won its last threegames, two of them against ma-jor-conference foes in Mar-quette (77-68) and Cincinnati (66-52). The win over Marquette,from the Big East, came on theroad in Milwaukee.

While MU and UC only have acombined record of 3-15, thewins have boosted the confi-dence of the Norse.

“We’ve been able to ignore thename on the jersey and just goout and play,” said junior guardChristine Roush. “We just try toplay our game and we feel wecan go out there and win.”

The resume includes an 18-point loss at Kentucky, who isranked eighth in the country at10-1.

“I thought our kids did a goodjob of competing overall,” NKUhead coach Dawn Plitzuweit saidthat night. “I think they playedreally hard, but we obviouslyneed to take care of the ball a lit-tle better and keep them off thefree-throw line. We do that if werebound a little better, but wewere challenged tonight withtheir size, athleticism and speed,but that is a scenario we are go-ing to continue to work and getbetter at. Overall, I was reallyproud of their effort, and it was agreat opportunity to play Ken-tucky on their home court.”

The Norse have beaten Dela-ware, Delaware State, UNC-Greensboro and Grand Canyon.NKU has won four games thisyear on neutral sites and two onthe opponent’s home floor. TheUC game was NKU’s first homewin.

The Norse have a pair of lop-sided losses of 30-plus points toMid-American Conferenceteams, but have grown fromthose losses with depth. NKUhas 10 players averaging 10 min-utes or more per game.

Senior Melody Doss leads theway at 12.9 points per game, in-cluding a high of 21 at IllinoisState. Doss scored 15 points on 6-for-10 shooting from the floor to

lift NKU to a 63-58 victory overDelaware Dec. 19.

Doss added 11 of her points inthe second half to help NKU,which improved to 7-5 with thewin, hold off a second-half Dela-ware (4-5) rally.

Roush averages 12.4 a gameand had 29 at Marquette.

Senior forward Kaitlyn Ger-rety posts 7.6 a game and KelleyWiegman 6.0. Gerrety posts sixrebounds a contest.

Offensive balance has been akey in the winning streak. Eightplayers scored in the win overDelaware Dec. 19. FreshmanFaith Sanders scored a career-high 11 points off the bench.

Freshman Kasey Uetrecht,who had 10 total points in herfirst five appearances, notchedsix in both the Cincinnati andDelaware games. Against UC,she had two straight baskets,both from three-point range, in akey run late in the first half.

“Kasey Uetrecht had twohuge baskets for us,” Roush said.

Rianna Gayheart, a juniorguard from Owen County, hadsix straight points to give theteam the lead for good in thegame.

“Offensively, we want to feedthe hot hand,” added Plitzuweit.“But that can be any player onany given night for us. We are an

equal-opportunity offense, try-ing to take advantage of mis-matches. But, I don’t think weare totally there yet.”

The Norse have home gamesJan. 3 against Wright State andJan. 6 against Georgetown Col-lege before starting conferenceplay Jan. 10 at Lipscomb. Theseven wins so far is already ahigh for non-conference foes inthe third season of Division I,and the grind can help preparethe Norse for conference season.

“It should help us becausewe’ve played a lot of teams thatare bigger and stronger and thathelps us in the long run,” Roushsaid.

“We have our third game infive days when we take on Dela-ware,” said Plitzuweit. “We haveone day to prep for Friday. And,playing this caliber of teams willhopefully prepare us for confer-ence play.”

NKU was picked to finishthird in the A-Sun behind FloridaGulf Coast and Stetson. Doss wasvoted by the conference onto the10-member preseason all-con-ference team, and Doss was vot-ed by fans as the player of theyear in a poll sponsored by theconference.

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NKU junior Christine Roush heads to the basket against UC freshman Ana Owens.


NKU senior Kaitlyn Gerrety drivesagainst UC sophomore Marley Hill.NKU beat Cincinnati 66-52 Dec. 17 atthe Bank of Kentucky Center.


NKU senior Melody Doss heads tothe hoop.

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TMC Notes» Thomas More senior

defender Alex Dean(Highlands) has beennamed to the National Soc-cer Coaches Associationof America (NSCAA)/Con-tinental Tire All-Ameri-can team. Dean, whoplayed in all 22 matchesfor the Saints, was a thirdteam selection. He an-chored a Saints’ defensethat posted 12 shutouts,while only giving up 14goals and 181shots, includ-ing only 77 on-goal. Deanalso had nine points onfour goals and one assist.At the conclusion of theseason, he has beennamed first team All-PACand first team All-GreatLakes Region.

Dean is the third-everThomas More men’s soc-cer student-athlete to benamed All-American asAlex Oeswein ’12 was

named to the NSCAA All-American team in 2011and current junior forwar-dAustin Juniet (NewportCentral Catholic) wasnamed All-American in2013.

The Saints finished the2014 season with a 18-2-2overall record and wontheir sixth-straight Presi-dents’ Athletic Confer-ence tournament champi-onship and advanced totheir sixth-straight NCAADivision III Tournament.

Catching Up» Indiana University

East senior guard TylerFangman (Beechwood)was one of 251 basketballplayers across the nationnominated for the 2015Allstate NABC and WBCAGood Works teams, as an-nounced by National As-sociation of BasketballCoaches, the Women’sBasketball Coaches Asso-ciation and Allstate Insur-ance Company.

This prestigious com-munity service award rec-ognizes a distinguishedgroup of student-athleteswho have demonstrated acommitment to enrichingthe lives of others and con-tributing to the greatergood in their communi-ties. The final roster of 20award recipients will beunveiled in February.

Fangman was IU East’sChampions of CharacterAward winner for the2013-14 school year. Fang-man has participated inannual spring cleanupevents and multiple visitswith local elementaryschool students during histime at IU East. He assist-ed with some farm workfor an IU East staff mem-ber. He also was selectedas one of the community’syoung leaders to workwith middle school andhigh school students at theWayne County YouthLeadership Summit in Oc-tober 2013.

SHORT HOPS

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The holidays are niceon their own, but the sea-son without hoops kind offeels a little naughty. For-tunately, there is plenty ofaction on the hardwoodfor Northern Kentuckyfans to enjoy, includingmany chances to enjoy afull day of hoops festivi-ties.

The Lloyd MemorialInvitational Tournamentreturns as the area’s larg-est holiday showcase.Thirty-two games of boysbasketball start Dec. 27.Teams are Lloyd, Wood-ford County, Walton-Vero-na, Richmond Model, Con-ner, Newport, Holmes, Sil-ver Grove, Louisville Col-legiate, Boone County,Scott, Bracken County,Iroquois, Augusta, Stew-arts Creek and McCrack-en County.

Cost is $7 adult/$4 stu-dent per day; with $1of theticket cost being donatedto the team of fan’s choice.An all-tourney pass for allfour days is $20. Gameswill be split betweenLloyd’s Scheben gym andTichenor Middle School,which is adjacent to Sche-ben.

On Saturday, actionstarts at 10:30 a.m., withthe last game at 9 p.m., allgames at Scheben. First-day schedule is Conner vs.Bracken County (10:30),Newport vs. Iroquois(12:15), Woodford vs. Wal-ton-Verona (2:00), Holmesvs. Collegiate (3:45),Boone vs. Augusta (5:30),Model vs. Scott (7:15) andLloyd vs. Stewarts Creek(9:00).

On both Sunday andMonday, first game atScheben is 2:45 and lastone at 8 p.m., and at Ti-chener, first game is 3:15p.m. and last game 8:30p.m. On Tuesday, the firstgame at Lloyd is 2:45 p.m.with the championshipgame at 8 p.m. At Tichen-er, first game is 1:30 p.m.and the last one at 6:45p.m.

Sponsors are the Er-langer-Elsmere Board ofEducation, Mach IIIClutch, Inc., Mazak Corp.,Nova Care, Jersey Mike’s,Parfetti Van Meller andBumble Bee Team Sports.

Highlands will play in atournament at South Old-ham Dec. 26-28.

Leading regularmatchups in the new yearFriday, Jan. 2 are the Co-vington Catholic at High-lands rivalry game in FortThomas, and DixieHeights playing at St.Henry in a 34th Districtseeding game.

Bishop Brossart playsCampbell County 7:30p.m. Saturday, Jan. 3 inthe battle of Alexandria atCampbell County MiddleSchool.

Cooper will host an all-day weekend showcaseSaturday, Jan. 3. Cooperwill host Harrison County8 p.m. that night. St. Hen-ry will play BrackenCounty at 2 p.m., HolyCross vs. Pendleton Coun-ty at 4 p.m. and North Old-ham vs. Ryle at 6 p.m.

In girls hoops, theschedule for the annualLaRosa’s Holiday Classicat Conner High SchoolDec. 29-31 has been re-leased. Eight teams willparticipate.

Monday: Brossart vs.Lexington Catholic (1p.m.), Boyle County vs.Highlands (2:30 p.m.),Walton-Verona vs. Owens-boro Catholic (4 p.m.),Conner vs. Bullitt Central(5:30 p.m.).

Tuesday: Boyle vs. Wal-ton-Verona (9 a.m.), High-lands vs. OCath (10:30a.m.), Bullitt vs. Brossart(12 p.m.), LexCath vs. Con-ner (1:30 p.m.), Boyle vs.OCath (4 p.m.), Walton-Ve-rona vs. Highlands (5:30p.m.), Bullitt vs. LexCath(7 p.m.), Conner vs. Bros-sart (8:30 p.m.).

Wednesday: 7th place (9a.m.), 5th place (10:30 a.m.),3rd place (12 p.m.), champi-onship (2 p.m.).

Bellevue will host itsannual Stephanie Wilsonmemorial tournamentDec. 26-28. Teams includeBellevue, Dayton, New-port, Villa Madonna, Co-vington Latin and Augus-ta.

In regular matchups,St. Henry and DixieHeights will play theirdistrict game Jan. 2. Bros-sart and Campbell willplay their rivalry/districtgame Friday, Jan. 2 atCCMS.

Newport CentralCatholic and Highlandswill renew their rivalrySaturday night, Jan. 3 atHighlands, also for dis-trict seeding purposes.

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Emily King and her Brossart teammates travel to play rivalCampbell County Jan. 2 at Campbell County Middle School.

The Northern Ken-tucky Sports Hall ofFame inducted newmembers Dec. 17. Induc-tees were Jeri Fisher,Jim Ling, Mike Ling,Rich Maile and BillyRiggs. Pauline Baumannand Ron Schneider weregiven annual Bill Cappelawards for their volun-teer service, honoringthe former Covingtonlegend. Guest speakerwas former Reds pitcherTom Browning.


The Northern Kentucky Sports Hall of Fame inducted new members Dec. 17. Inductees wereJeri Fisher, Jim Ling, Mike Ling, Rich Maile and Billy Riggs. Pauline Baumann and RonSchneider were given annual Bill Cappel awards for their volunteer service, honoring theformer Covington legend. Front row, from left: HOF vice president Ken Shields, Baumann,Schneider, Dennie Stieritz (sister-in-law of Riggs), Fisher. Back row: Jim Ling, Dick Maile,guest speaker Tom Browning, Rich Maile, Mike Ling, HOF president Joe Brennan.

Hall of Fame inducts five


Former Red Tom Browning was the guest speaker for theinduction ceremony. The Northern Kentucky Sports Hall ofFame inducted new members Dec. 17.

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Andrew Frederickgraduated on Nov. 14 fromthe One Stop Unit Train-ing Program at Fort Leon-ard Wood, Missouri.

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Performers CiCi Mur-phy, Michelle Chalk andMary Price are students inthe Fort Thomas schoolsystem.

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Michelle Chalk is asixth-grader at HighlandsMiddle School. This is hersecond year performing

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CiCi Murphy, is afourth-grader at JohnsonElementary School. Thisis her third year perform-ing in the Nutcracker. Pre-vious roles include “bum-blebee,” “cupcake girl”and “baby mice.” Thisyear she is excited to per-form two roles, “snow-ball” and “chick.” Bothroles incorporate danceand acrobatics. CiCi hastaken dance in her young-er years, but is now a com-petitive gymnast on theTop Flight Gymnastics’Artistic Team. She also en-joys playing basketball inthe winter Moyer Leagueand diving for HighlandCountry Club in the sum-mer.

Mary Price is a sev-enth-grader at HighlandsMiddle School. This is hersecond year in the Nut-cracker. Last year she wasas a soldier. This year sheis performing in the open-ing scene as a “deliveryboy.” She has to quicklychange costumes to re-sume her role as “soldier”in Act I. Mary has been adancer at Manyet DanceStudio for seven years.She is part of their JuniorDance Troupe and HipHop Dance Team. Mary isa member of the broad-casting club. Mary hopesto be a professional danc-er one day.

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Deborah HauensteinDeborah Kay Hauenstein, 63,

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Her parents, Charles WilliamPrice and Mildred Price; anddaughter, Lynda Price, diedpreviously.

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Myrna HessMyrna Baker Hess, 72, of

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She was a retired secretaryfor the Internal Revenue Ser-vice in Cincinnati.

Survivors include her chil-dren Kevin Hess, Karen Helton,and David Hess; siblings MarthaPelfrey, Carla Steffen, andKenneth Baker; and eightgrandchildren.

Interment was at AlexandriaCemetery in Alexandria.

Ted KasselmannTed Kasselmann, 71, of Fort

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He was a U.S. Army veteranwho attended the First Presby-terian Church of Fort Thomas.

His wife, Carol Lynne Kassel-mann, died previously.

Survivors include his childrenMicki Spivey, Lynn Haley, TimShepherd, and Rocky Kassel-mann; and eight grandchildrenalong with 13 great-grand-children.

Burial was at Floral HillsMemorial Gardens.

Memorials: First PresbyterianChurch, 220 S. Fort ThomasAve., Fort Thomas, KY 41075.

Marie LavenderMarie Hazel Hornsby Laven-

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She was a retired specialeducation teacher for SaylerPark Elementary School inCincinnati and Third DistrictSchool in Covington.

Survivors include her hus-band, Louis Lavender; son, L.Michael Lavender; sister, ShirleyHornsby Slankard; and twograndchildren.

Burial was at Forest LawnMemorial Park.

Memorials: The GideonsInternational, P.O. Box 18488,Erlanger, KY 41018.

Margaret McGinnisMargaret McGinnis, 77, of

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Her son, Charles Clark, diedpreviously.

Survivors include her daugh-ter, Laura McIntosh; brother,Edgar McClanahan; and fourgrandchildren along with twogreat-grandchildren.

Interment was at AlexandriaCemetery in Alexandria.

Elizabeth SeiterElizabeth “Betty” Seiter, 87,

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Her husband, Norbert A.Seiter; son, Jerry Seiter; andgrandson, Nathan Seiter, diedpreviously.

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