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FLORENCE — A former sportsfacility may become the homeof Boone County’s newestCatholic parish.

The Diocese of Covingtonpurchased two parcels compris-ing the former Sports of AllSorts facility at 25 CavalierDrive in July 2014.

According to the BooneCounty Property Valuation Ad-ministration website,www.boonepva.ky.gov, eachparcel was sold to the diocesefor $1.5 million.

Tim Fitzgerald, spokesmanfor the Covington Diocese,could not give further details,but the Rev. Luis Leon, whooversees the Cristo Rey Churchin Erlanger, said he expects tomove to the new property in2016 or 2017. Cristo Rey, a pri-

marily Hispanic and bilingualparish that was started in 2004,currently meets at 947 Donald-son Ave.

During a Jan. 7 Boone Plan-ning Commission meeting,Boone County senior plannerTodd Morgan presented the re-quest from the diocese tochange the approved conceptdevelopment plan that would al-low Cristo Rey to relocate intothe commercial services site.

Together, the two propertiescover 6.13 acres and includethree separate structures: a15,660-square-feet recreationalbuilding, which would hold 420people at church meetings; acentral restaurant building,which would probably be de-molished; and a 26,575-square-feet gymnasium, which couldeither be sold or used for Catho-lic school practice purposesonly.

Demolishing the restaurant,Morgan said, would create 34new parking spaces, whichwould be used in addition to the119 spaces attached to the fu-

ture church building. He saidanother 24 parking spots couldbe created at the back of the lot,if needed. The gym space in-cludes 125 parking spaces,

which would go along with thegym if it were to be sold.

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The Diocese of Covington purchased the former Sports of All Sorts property on Cavalier Drive in Florence, wherethe Cristo Rey Church is expected to relocate in 2017.

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FLORENCE — Larry andChris Dettmer know the tipsand tricks to help NorthernKentuckians travel theworld.

The Southgate coupleopened Expedia cruiseship-centers, which operatesunder the umbrella of Expe-dia Inc. at 7561 Mall Road,in November.

“We felt there was a voidin the community,” saidLarry Dettmer. “A lot ofpeople haven’t used a travelagency because everythingseems so accessible on theInternet, but there are spe-cial services we can provideto the community.”

The pair have traveledextensively together andadventured to distant lo-cales with the U.S. AirForce.

“I didn’t go into the mil-itary with the idea of expe-riencing the world, but I’mglad I had that opportunityto go,” said Larry Dettmer.

With their own travelexperience and the informa-tion provided by Expedia,the Dettmers decided Flor-ence’s Mall Road was theperfect spot to start helpingothers find their futuredestinations.

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“Even though cruises arementioned in the businessname, we can help peoplewith any kind of travel,” shesaid. “We’re a full-servicetravel agency and can helppeople with flights, hotels,vacation packages, travelinsurance and rentals, aswell as all the other associ-ated needs. If you’re plan-ning a trip online, no one is


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Similarly, theDettmers hope theiroffice will grow. Theyare looking for inde-pendent travel consult-ants to help clients, andthey hope to add morein the coming years.

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They are hosting afree event to help trav-elers learn more aboutoverseas travel with an“ExtraordinaryEurope” event at 6:30p.m. Feb. 24.

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UNION — A podium,placed near the front ofthe audience gallery atthe Union City Commis-sion Chambers, will directfocus when residents orother speakers need to ad-dress the commissioners.

Mayor Larry Solomonsaid he thought about add-ing a podium when he’dseen them at other localgovernment meetings.

“When the meetingsare televised, they caneasily show speakers atthe podium. It’s also easi-er for the commissionersto see the speaker ifthey’re standing at the po-dium,” he said.

Solomon introducedthe podium during theJan. 5 meeting, along witha new protocol of how touse it.

Each meeting’s agendawill include a spot for“Persons Wishing toSpeak,” but there will alsobe other times during themeeting when visitors can

ask questions.Audience members

are asked not to interruptdiscussion to ask ques-tions. Speaking time at thepodium is limited to threeminutes.

“Someone can raisetheir hand, and I’ll call onthem. They can go to thepodium to ask their ques-tion,” Solomon said. “Ithink it’s a good practice.

Most major cities do it. Ithink it’s good for Union,too.”

During the Feb. 2 meet-ing, several visitors usedthe podium to speak.

Representing BoyScout Troops 702 and 805,Matt Grimes thanked cityofficials for letting theScouts arrange the use ofthe Union CommunityBuilding at 10087 Old

Union Road for their fishfry on April 3. They hadmore than 500 customerslast year.

Karen Berhiet and Ste-phanie Fuller stepped upto the podium to talk aboutUnion Adopt-a-Unit andthe SPC Zachary SalmonSoldier Run planned forthe Boone County Arbore-tum on Sept. 27.

Solomon asked howFuller liked the podium.

“It’s smooth,” she said.Solomon said he hopes

the podium helps keepdiscussions on track andhelp meetings stay effi-cient.

“I believe it is a nice ad-dition to our City Commis-sion meetings,” he said.“It helps audience mem-bers to better organizetheir question thoughts,then ask questions in aprofessional manner. Italso helps commissionersto better formulate theirresponses to questionsasked.”

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Boy Scout leader and Union resident Matt Grimes took histurn at the new podium, installed in January to help meetingsstay orderly.

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Jadyn King, 11, a Con-ner Middle School stu-dent, made one sales pitchafter another at the Flor-ence Wal-Mart on Satur-day, Feb. 7.

Fellow Cadette ScoutJenna Lusk, 11, a Villa Ma-donna Academy student,was her partner in per-suading Wal-Mart shop-pers to buy a box or two ofGirl Scout cookies.

Mary Siglock, of Cin-cinnati, listened intently

as Jadyn told her aboutcosts of the cookies. Si-glock bought two boxesand after giving severalbills to pay for them, toldJadyn to keep the change.

Also at the table wascookie mom Karen King.Cadette Troop 1463 mem-bers were aided by Satur-day temperatures ap-proaching 60 degrees asshoppers leaving thestore seemed willing tolinger a while at their ta-ble.

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Mart, 7625 DoeringDrive, in Florence to sellmore cookies.

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Jadyn King, 11, right, a Conner Middle School student, makes a Girl Scout cookies sales pitch toMary Siglock, of Cincinnati, outside the Florence Wal-Mart on Saturday, Feb. 7. Also at thecookie table are cookie mom Karen King and Jenna Lusk, 11, a student at Villa MadonnaAcademy. They are with Cadette Troop 1463.

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BURLINGTON — Tennew vehicles will be ontheir way to the BooneCounty Sheriff’s Depart-ment, but not until July.

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Boone County FiscalCourt meeting, commis-sioners approved the$275,047 purchase withthe caveat that neitherthe purchase nor the pay-ment will be approved un-til after the beginning ofthe next fiscal year.

According to the re-quest by Sheriff MikeHelmig, the sheriff’s of-fice wants to purchaseeight 2015 Ford Police In-terceptor SUVs fromCrossroads Ford of Louis-ville at $27,601 each andtwo 2015 Ford ExplorerXL SUV investigative ve-hicles from Paul MillerFord of Lexington at$27,116 each.

Boone County Admin-istrator Jeff Earlywinesaid preparing the re-quest early is important.

“It’s important for us ifwe’re planning to pur-chase them for next year,

to go ahead and get our or-der in so we can havetimely delivery,” he said.“We can be sure we canlock into the 2015 modelyear and avoid increasesfor the 2016 productionyear.”

Earlywine said thesheriff’s department hasrequested anywherefrom 12 to 20 vehiclesduring a typical year, andduring lean economictimes the sheriff’s de-partment “did with whatthey had.”

He said the depart-ment has purchased thesport utility vehicles for

three years.“We’ve had a good ex-

perience with the SUVs.They’re pretty rugged.They get much better gasmileage than the CrownVictorias,” Earlywinesaid. “Of course, they’reall-wheel drive and per-form better on our hillyterrain in the county.They have more room forthe officers to handle alltheir equipment both in-side the cab and in therear.”

Sheriff’s departmentspokesman Tom Schebenalso noted the SUVs’ per-formance out in the coun-ty.

“They’re relativelycomparable in price, butthe all-wheel drive ishuge out here in the coun-ty when there’s any kind

of snow or bad weatherwhatsoever,” he said.“They get good gas mile-age and they’ve proven tobe good vehicles so we’rehappy with them.”

“Ten vehicles over atwo-year period for thisdepartment is substan-tially less than whatwe’re used to seeing inpast years,” said Judge-executive Gary Moore.“We do appreciate thesheriff’s partnership inhelping us control costs.”

The vehicles that willbe replaced by the newpurchases will either bepassed down to other de-partments or sent to auc-tion, according to Early-wine.

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Would you like to thank ateacher who encouraged youduring school? Would you like torecognize a teacher who affect-ed the education of your child?

Would you like to publiclyhonor a teacher who inspiresand motivates others?

The Florence Rotary Club isseeking nominations for 2015Boone County Teacher of the

Yearawards.

The clubwill recog-nize threeteachersfor exem-plary ser-vice in

their professional and commu-nity roles. Any teacher current-

ly employed by a Boone Countypublic, private, or parochialschool is eligible to be nominat-ed, and nominations can be sub-mitted by any community mem-ber.

For additional informationand the nomination form, visitthe Rotary Club websitewww.florencerotary.org or callBarb Keeling at 859-801-0543.

Applications will be avail-able through Feb. 23, and will bereviewed by a committee of Ro-tary Club members, communityleaders, and retired educators.Winners will be recognized at aRotary Club luncheon at noonApril 13 at the Airport Hilton,and will receive a monetaryaward for the charity or schoolof their choice, sponsored by

Heritage Bank.The Florence Rotary Club is

a member of Rotary Interna-tional, a service organizationdedicated to bringing togetherbusiness and professional lead-ers to provide humanitarianservice, encourage high ethicalstandards in all vocations, andhelp build goodwill and peace inthe world.

Time to recognize a great teacher

Snyder on dean’slist at Citadel

Cole Snyder, ofUnion, earned dean’slist honors during the2014 fall semester atThe Citadel.

Dean’s list recogni-tion is given to cadetsregistered for 12 ormore semester hourswhose GPA is 3.2 orhigher with no grade be-low a C for the previoussemester’s work.

Moon graduatesfrom WilmingtonCollege

Theresa A. Moon, ofFlorence, graduatedfrom Wilmington Col-lege and CincinnatiState Technical andCommunity College’sbachelor completionprogram with a Bache-lor of Arts in businessadministration and ac-counting.

She earned the de-gree with magna cumlaude honors.

Hoffman graduatesfrom Akron

Jessica Hoffman, ofHebron, graduatedfrom University of Ak-ron during the school’s2014 fall semester.

She earned a Masterof Arts in education.

Boone residents onNational’s dean’slist

Many Boone Countyresidents earned dean’slist honors at NationalCollege in Florence dur-ing the school’s first andsecond fall 2014 terms.

Honored students in-cluded Fatima Ou-chaaib of Burlington;Julie Hemmerle, CherylMarksberry, PatienceNkrumah Boateng, Te-resa Riddle, Francis Ril-lo, Randall Rogers, andRebecca Spurlock, all ofFlorence; Jason Gab-bard of Walton; and Te-resa Batchelder andVasva Karahusic, bothof Union.

Students had to earna minimum GPA of 3.5on a 4.0 scale to be rec-ognized.

Copeland on dean’slist at Mercer

Madison Copeland,

of Union, has beennamed to the dean’s listat Mercer Universityfor the 2014 fall semes-ter.

She is a sophomorestudying liberal arts.

Cornett, Rembeearn honors atCoastal Carolina

Marinda Cornett, ofBurlington, and AbigailRembe, of Hebron, areamong 2,125 studentshonored on the 2014 fallsemester dean’s list foracademic achievementsat Coastal Carolina Uni-versity.

Cornett, a junior, andRembe, a freshman, areboth majoring in marinescience.

To qualify for thedean’s list, freshmenmust earn a 3.25 GPAand upperclassmenmust earn a 3.5 GPA. Allstudents must be en-rolled full time.

Boone residentshonored atGeorgetownCollege

Several Boone Coun-ty residents achieveddean’s list honors atGeorgetown Collegeduring the school’s 2014fall semester.

Honored students in-clude Hunter R. Gate-wood of Florence; Kel-sey Marie Gregory ofUnion; Ashlee SharrHowe of Florence; Con-nor D. Mook of Union;Jacqueline Paige Powellof Union; and RebeccaM. Sanders of Florence.

To qualify, a studentmust have completedthe semester with atleast 12 credit hours anda 3.7 GPA.

Boone studentsmake MidwayCollege dean’s list

David Bryant andJennifer Bryant, of Bur-lington, and CathyDrennen, of Union, havebeen named to the Mid-way College dean’s listfor the 2014 fall semes-ter.

To be named to thedean’s list, a studentmust be classified asfull-time and obtain a3.6 GPA.

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Will Couch, Luke Martin, Kylee Wagner, Caroline Tuschong, Clemente Volk and Aaron Browning, first-grade students in JulieKeyser’s class at St. Paul Catholic School in Florence pose for a picture on “PJ day,” which was part of the week-long celebrationof the school being named a 2014 National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence.

ERLANGER — Tuesday is a specialday for Missy Andress.

During lunch the Erlanger CityClerk slips out of the city buildingand travels a little over a mile toMiles Elementary School. Thereshe is greeted by an overjoyed sec-ond-grade student. “Oh, I missedyou,” says the student, wrappingher arms around Andress.

“It’s really rewarding to know Ihave some effect on a child,” An-dress said.

Andress is a volunteer at theschool’s Lunch Buddies program,where adults from the communitymeet with students for lunch to chatand read to each other. Andress isone of several Erlanger employeeswho participate in this program,among others throughout the dis-trict such as One-on-One Readingand Big Brothers and Big Sistersprograms.

According to Erlanger commu-nity liaison Becky Hopkins, the ef-fort to involve employees with thestudents is to “build a stronger com-munity.”

“Being involved in the scholasticenvironment creates a richer, moreengaged employee that recognizestheir contribution to the city can be

far greater than the impact theymake in their daily job duties; it canimpact the next generation as well,”Hopkins said.

Andress agreed. She said she’shaving a blast spending time withstudents. She started in the LunchBuddies program at the beginningof this school year.

“It’s all about our community,”she said. “We work for our citizensand the more we get out in the com-munity and give back, the better ourcommunity becomes. We want to beinvolved. The schools are a greatway to do this; the schools are a bit

part of our community. We’re doingwhat we can to help.”

Erlanger Fire and EMS ChiefTodd Whitaker is involved in the BigBrothers and Big Sisters programat Lindeman Elementary. Everyweek, during the student’s lunchbreak, he and a few members fromhis staff spend time with their “lit-tle” engaging in athletic endeavors,playing board games or readingbooks.

“Investing in our youth by takingthe time to be a mentor, become arole model, in my opinion, has neverbeen more important than it is to-day,” Whitaker said. “As a publicservant it remains our top priorityto protect those in which we servewhile at the same time becomingvested in those that we serve. ”

His favorite thing about the pro-gram, he said, is “watching my ‘lit-tle’ smile when I’m around. He hasbeen blessed with one of the great-est smiles I’ve ever seen and know-ing that I may have just a littlesomething to do with it makes it allworth it.”

Superintendent Kathy Burk-hardt said “words cannot adequate-ly express” how much the districtvalues this partnership.

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Erlanger Fire and EMS Chief ToddWhitaker and his “little” Jamin Johnson.

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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2015

ERLANGER — A millionairehad gone missing. A group ofdetectives was hard at worktrying to find him. Searchingfor clues, they circled thechaotic crime scene.

Black paint was spilled froman overturned can. Someonehad stepped in it, leaving blackfootprints everywhere. Thefloor was speckled with tinyred dots. Was it blood? Therewere empty soda cans, a pair ofglasses, and a clump of hairstuck in the teeth of a comb.

Some of the detectives scrib-bled in their notepads. Othersknelt down with magnifyingglasses, trying to find finger-prints or anything that could beused as DNA evidence.

The detectives, by the way,were all young women. Veryyoung women.

“You can’t touch anything,”said a lady from the back of theclassroom at the Erlanger GirlScout office. Her name wasNancy Rogers. That night sheguided the 28 Junior GirlScouts, all of them fourth- andfifth-graders, through the expe-rience using science to solve acrime.

The program, held on thenight of Jan. 23, was offered inpartnership with iSPACE, anonprofit organization provid-ing science, technology, engi-neering, and mathematics pro-grams to schools, families, andthe community.

“You’re going to becomeforensic scientists,” Rogers hadtold the Scouts earlier thatevening. “What skills do youneed?”

“You need to think out of thebox,” answered 10-year-oldJessica Luebbers of Fort Mitch-ell.

“What else do you need?”Rogers asked.

“A hypothesis,” added 10-year-old Lauren Fellows ofHebron.

“Yes. A hypothesis is yourbest-educated guess,” Rogersreplied. “So how do we find outif our hypothesis is true ornot?”

“We have to test it,” an-swered 9-year-old Hannah Otti-no of Hebron.

Rogers has been a Girl Scoutsince 1952 and loves workingwith kids, especially when thesubject is science.

“I came from a time whengirls might have thought aboutbeing an astronaut but wouldhave never attempted it,” sheshared. “In my chemistry class,I think there were only threegirls. All the rest were boys.”

For nearly two hours, Rog-ers taught the girls how to ob-serve and “break the code.” Shethen provided informationabout the suspects’ latest activ-ities, their fingerprints, and

DNA reports.Working in teams, the girls

were determined to discoverwhich suspect was responsiblefor the millionaire’s disappear-ance.

“It’s really fun to find outwhose fingerprint it was orwhose hair it was,” shared9-year-old Lily Sassler of Fort

Mitchell. “It makes me feel likeI’m a real detective.”

“Her interest is sparked,”Heather Schulkers said of herdaughter, Cara. They had comeall the way from Ross, Ohio. “Ihave a feeling we are going tobe getting books about DNA,evidence, and science.”

To learn more about iSPACE

Scout Programs, visithttp://bit.ly/ScoutsISPACE.

Northern Kentucky’s GirlScouts are part of the LickingValley Cluster, based in Erlang-er, of the Girl Scout’s KentuckyWilderness Road Council. Callthe Erlanger Service Center at800-716-6162 for more informa-tion about local Girl Scouting.

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Girls observe “a crime scene” prepared for a Girl Scouts program in Erlanger. From left: Hannah Ottino, 9, ofHebron; Ava Orwig, 9, of Crestview Hills, Sarah Wagner, 9, of Alexandria, and Jessica Luebbers, 10, of FortMitchell.

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From left, Isabelle Schmitt of Erlanger and Lily Sassler of Fort Mitchell, both9, try to “break the code” and solve the crime, part of a program preparedfor Girl Scouts in Erlanger.


“Detectives” talk about which suspect is responsible for the missing millionaire – a scenario prepared for a GirlScouts program in Erlanger. From left: Lily Sassler of Fort Mitchell; Cara Schulkers of Ross, Ohio; Carrie Blum, also ofRoss, and Isabelle Schmitt of Erlanger, all 9 years old.


Hannah Ottino, 9, of Hebron, makes her own fingerprint.

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Carrie Blum, 9, of Ross, Ohiostudies fingerprints of the suspectsin a missing person case.

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Bella Jaynes, 9, of Fort Mitchell,drops water on different powdersto find out their chemical make-up.The powders, including sugar, salt,and flour, were prepared for a GirlScouts program in Erlanger.

NKY junior detectives search for clues andtest scientific evidence to solve a crime

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FRIDAY, FEB. 13Art & Craft Classes$5 Friday Craft Club, 1-2:30p.m., The Lively Learning Lab,7500 Oakbrook Drive, Suite 10,Make crafts, create art and playgames. Ages 3-15. $5. Regis-tration required. 916-2721.Florence.

Art ExhibitsFigurative Folklore: Curatedby Selena Reder, 9 a.m. to 5p.m., Covington Arts, 2 W. PikeSt., Figurative Folklore show-cases six artists from the regionwhose work tells a strong narra-tive where the body plays therole of storyteller. Free. Present-ed by Covington Arts District.292-2322.; http://covingto-narts.com/. Covington.

Arts Alive: Celebration ofCovington Artists, 10 a.m. to 5p.m., Behringer-CrawfordMuseum, 1600 Montague Road,Works by influential Covingtonartists from past 200 years ondisplay. In conjunction withCOV200 bicentennial cele-bration. $7, $6 ages 60 and up,$4 ages 3-17, free for members.Wednesdays: one grandchildfree with grandparent’s admis-sion. Through April 12. 491-4003;www.bcmuseum.org. Coving-ton.

AttractionsWinter Family Days, 10 a.m. to6 p.m., Newport Aquarium,Newport on the Levee, Up totwo kids 12 and under get infree with each full-priced adultticket. Through March 1. 261-7444; www.newportaquarium-.com. Newport.

Community DanceCity of Edgewood YouthDance, 7-9 p.m., EdgewoodSenior Center, 550 Freedom ParkDrive, Open to first 200 children.Raffles, DJ and light snacks forpurchase. Ages 4-6. $5. Present-ed by City of Edgewood. 331-5910; www.edgewoodky.gov.Edgewood.

EducationAARP Tax-Aide, 9 a.m., BooneCounty Main Library, 1786Burlington Pike, Middle andlow-income taxpayers areeligible for this free tax prep-aration service. Those withcomplex tax returns will beadvised to seek professional taxassistance. Free. Registrationrequired. Presented by BooneCounty Public Library. 342-2665;www.bcpl.org. Burlington.

Little Learners, 9-11:30 a.m.,The Lively Learning Lab, 7500Oakbrook Drive, Suite 10, Bal-ance of structured, unstructuredand self-directed play opportu-nities to help learners developtheir social, intellectual andcommunication skills. Ages 3-6.$10. Registration required.916-2721. Florence.

Exercise ClassesJazzercise Classes, 9:30-10:30a.m., 4:45 p.m., EdgewoodJazzercise Center, 126 BarnwoodDrive, $38 for unlimited monthlyclasses. 331-7778; jazzercise.com.Edgewood.

Holiday - Mardi GrasMardi Gras Celebration, 8 p.m.to 1 a.m., MainStrasse Village,Main Street, Cajun food boothsand entertainment in bars andtents. Beads, baubles and ban-gles available for purchase inVillage businesses. Ages 21 andup. $15 both nights, $10 onenight. Presented by MainStrasseVillage Association. 491-0458;www.mainstrasse.org. Coving-ton.

Holiday - Valentine’s DayGirl’s Night Out: ValentineCookies Uncorked, 7-9 p.m.,New Riff Distillery, 24 DistilleryWay, Everyone leaves withdozen decorated sugar cookies.Includes wine and light bites.$45. Reservations recommend-ed. 261-7433; www.newriffdis-tilling.com. Newport.

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

Concert @ the Library: TheRick and Mary Band, 7 p.m.,Boone County Main Library,1786 Burlington Pike, Free.Presented by Boone CountyPublic Library. 342-2665. Bur-lington.

Music - BluesChuck Brisbin & the TunaProject, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Man-

sion Hill Tavern, 502 WashingtonAve., $4. 581-0100. Newport.

Music - ClassicalMusic on the Avenue Series, 8p.m. Vince Phelan, violin, andSteve Phillips, piano performclassical music., St. John UnitedChurch of Christ Bellevue, 520Fairfield Ave., Sanctuary. Freeart show and reception followsperformance. Free. 261-2066;www.stjohnchurch.net. Belle-vue.

On Stage - ComedyTom Cotter, 8 p.m., 10:30 p.m.,Funny Bone Comedy Club, 1Levee Way, $12-$17. 957-2000;www.funnyboneonthelevee-.com. Newport.

On Stage - TheaterIn the Heat of the Night, 8-10p.m., Falcon Theatre, 636 Mon-mouth St., Battle for civil rightsin deep South was differentfrom rest of nation. When VirgilTibbs, successful black homicidedetective from LA gets caughtup in homicide investigation, hediscovers just how different thisworld is. $19, $17 students andseniors. Through Feb. 28. 513-479-6783; www.falconthea-ter.net. Newport.

SportsThoroughbred Racing, 6:15p.m., Turfway Park, 7500 Turf-way Road, Free. Through March29. 371-0200; www.turfway-.com. Florence.

SATURDAY, FEB. 14Art ExhibitsArts Alive: Celebration ofCovington Artists, 10 a.m. to 5p.m., Behringer-CrawfordMuseum, $7, $6 ages 60 and up,$4 ages 3-17, free for members.Wednesdays: one grandchildfree with grandparent’s admis-sion. 491-4003; www.bcmuseu-m.org. Covington.

AttractionsWinter Family Days, 9 a.m. to 6p.m., Newport Aquarium,261-7444; www.newportaquari-um.com. Newport.

BenefitsJump, Jive and Wail: Valen-tine’s Gala, 6:30 p.m. to mid-night, Newport Syndicate, 18 E.Fifth St., Dining and dancing toKSO Newport Ragtime Band andDevou-Doo Daddies music fromRoaring ‘20s to Swing Revival of‘90s. Includes live/silent auctionand raffle. Ages 21 and up.Benefits Kentucky SymphonyOrchestra. $125. Registrationrequired. Presented by KentuckySymphony Orchestra. 431-6216;www.kyso.org. Newport.

Clubs & OrganizationsBoone County DAR MonthlyMeeting, 10-11:30 a.m., BooneCounty Main Library, 1786Burlington Pike, Upstairs confer-ence room. Program on womenin history. Pam Overton: hostess.Free. Presented by Daughters ofthe American Revolution. 586-7920; www.dar.org. Burlington.

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

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

Holiday - Mardi GrasMardi Gras Celebration, 8 p.m.to 1 a.m., MainStrasse Village,$15 both nights, $10 one night.491-0458; www.mainstrasse.org.Covington.

Holiday - Valentine’s DaySingles Awareness Party, 6 -9p.m., Velocity Bike & Bean, 7560Burlington Pike, Pizza, dessertsand music by: Brittany Gillstrap,My Brother’s Keeper, DanCrowe, Justin Duenne and AlexEvans. For singles. $10. Regis-tration required. Presented byVelocity Bike & Bean. 371-8356;www.velocitybb.com/events.Florence.

Literary - Story TimesBaby Time, 11 a.m., BooneCounty Main Library, 1786Burlington Pike, On-the-floor,interactive fun that encouragesa love of books and buildspre-reading skills through

books, finger plays, songs andplaytime. Free. Presented byBoone County Public Library.342-2665; www.bcpl.org. Bur-lington.

Music - Concert SeriesLinton Music’s Peanut Butter& Jam Sessions: High, Low,Fast, Slow. Listen Closely,Here We Go, 10-10:45 a.m.,11:30-12:15 p.m., Lakeside Pres-byterian Church, 2690 DixieHighway, Flute, string bass,piano and drums show musicalopposites. $5 or four for $15;free under age 2. Presented byLinton Peanut Butter & JamSessions. 513-381-6868; www.lin-tonmusic.org. Lakeside Park.

Music - ConcertsDark Star Orchestra, 9 p.m.,Madison Theater, 730 MadisonAve., Tribute band recreates theGrateful Dead experience. $25,$23 advance. 491-2444;www.madisontheateronline-.com. Covington.

On Stage - ComedyTom Cotter, 7:30 p.m., 10 p.m.,Funny Bone Comedy Club,$12-$17. 957-2000; www.funny-boneonthelevee.com. Newport.

On Stage - TheaterIn the Heat of the Night, 8-10p.m., Falcon Theatre, $19, $17students and seniors. 513-479-6783; www.falcontheater.net.Newport.

Theory of Mind, 2 p.m., MaryAnn Mongan Library, 502 ScottBlvd., By Ken LaZebnik. Sensi-tive, unsentimental portrait ofrelationships, tells story of Bill, ateenager who happens to liveon the autism spectrum. Part ofPlayhouse in the Park’s Off theHill series. Recommended forages 11 and up. Call venue fortickets and prices. Presented byPlayhouse in the Park. 962-4060;www.cincyplay.com. Covington.

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.

SportsThoroughbred Racing, 6:15p.m., Turfway Park, Free. 371-0200; www.turfway.com. Flor-ence.

SUNDAY, FEB. 15Art ExhibitsArts Alive: Celebration ofCovington Artists, 1-5 p.m.,Behringer-Crawford Museum,$7, $6 ages 60 and up, $4 ages3-17, free for members. Wednes-days: one grandchild free withgrandparent’s admission. 491-4003; www.bcmuseum.org.Covington.

AttractionsWinter Family Days, 9 a.m. to 6p.m., Newport Aquarium,261-7444; www.newportaquari-um.com. Newport.

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.

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

Literary - PoetryCaden Blincoe Outloud Festi-val, 2 p.m., Thomas MoreCollege Science Lecture Hall, 333Thomas More Parkway, Read-ings by favorites such as RichardHague and Pauletta Hansel.TMC Writer-in-Residence andnew readers Robert Schultz,Karen George and Ron Houchin.Free. Presented by Thomas MoreCollege. 344-3309; www.tho-masmore.edu. Crestview Hills.

Music - ConcertsLydia Loveless, 9 p.m., TheSouthgate House Revival, 111 E.Sixth St., $12, $10 advance.431-2201; www.southgatehouse-.com. Newport.

On Stage - ComedyTom Cotter, 7:30 p.m., FunnyBone Comedy Club, $12-$17.957-2000; www.funnyboneon-thelevee.com. Newport.

RecreationCity of Edgewood RollerSkating Night, 7-9 p.m., Inde-pendence Skateway, 1637Independence Road, Open tofirst 200 Edgewood residents.Must show proof of residencyand sign waiver. Skate rentalincluded. Free. Presented by Cityof Edgewood. 331-5910;www.edgewoodky.gov. Inde-pendence.

SportsThoroughbred Racing, 1:10p.m., Turfway Park, Free. 371-0200; www.turfway.com. Flor-ence.

MONDAY, FEB. 16AttractionsWinter Family Days, 9 a.m. to 6p.m., Newport Aquarium,261-7444; www.newportaquari-um.com. Newport.

Cooking ClassesClean Eating 101: Class 3 Mainand Side Dishes with Jenni-fer Kagy, 6-8 p.m., New RiffDistillery, 24 Distillery Way,Discuss basics of creating ahealthier kitchen and thenexplore a different menu eachweek. $50. 261-7433; www.new-riffdistilling.com. Newport.

Dance ClassesLine Dance Classes, 5:30-6:30p.m., Elsmere Senior Center, 179Dell St., $3. Presented by HollyRuschman. 727-0904. Elsmere.

EducationLittle Learners, 9-11:30 a.m.,The Lively Learning Lab, $10.Registration required. 916-2721.Florence.

Exercise ClassesJazzercise Classes, 6 a.m.,8:15-9:15 a.m., 9:30-10:30 a.m.,4:45-5:45 p.m., 6-7 p.m., Edge-wood Jazzercise Center, $38 forunlimited monthly classes.331-7778; jazzercise.com. Edge-wood.

Literary - LibrariesLego Mania, 6:30 p.m., BooneCounty Main Library, 1786Burlington Pike, Legos provided.Free. Registration required.Presented by Boone CountyPublic Library. 342-2665. Bur-lington.

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

In the Loop, 10 a.m., FlorenceBranch Library, 7425 U.S. 42,Knit or crochet in relaxed,friendly company. Learn for firsttime or pick up new tricks.342-2665. Florence.

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

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

Young @ Art: Art for SeniorCitizens, 1:30 p.m., BooneCounty Main Library, 1786Burlington Pike, Painting classjust for senior citizens. Free.Registration required. Presented

by Boone County Public Library.342-2665. Burlington.

Engineer This: Geodesic Domeand Paper Roller Coaster,6:30-8 p.m., Walton BranchLibrary, 21 S. Main St., Free.Registration recommended.342-2665. Walton.

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

RecreationNo School Fun Days, 9 a.m. to 4p.m., The Lively Learning Lab,7500 Oakbrook Drive, Suite 10,Arts, crafts, music and games.Ages 3-15. $25. Registrationrequired. 916-2721. Florence.

TUESDAY, FEB. 17Art & Craft Classes7-11 Club, 9:30-11:30 a.m., TheLively Learning Lab, 7500 Oak-brook Drive, Suite 10, Social clubfor homeschoolers. Make crafts,play games or create art. Ages7-11. $5. Registration required.916-2721. Florence.

Art ExhibitsFigurative Folklore: Curatedby Selena Reder, 9 a.m. to 5p.m., Covington Arts, Free.292-2322.; http://covingto-narts.com/. Covington.

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

AttractionsWinter Family Days, 10 a.m. to6 p.m., Newport Aquarium,261-7444; www.newportaquari-um.com. Newport.

EducationSecular Homeschool Co-op, 1-4p.m., The Lively Learning Lab,7500 Oakbrook Drive, Suite 10,Hands-on, active learning,secular co-op. Topics: Evolutionof Music, Fiber Art, CreativeExpression, Financial Literacy,Nutrition, Drama and more.Ages 5-18. $50. Registrationrequired. 916-2721. Florence.

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

Health / WellnessLunch-N-Learn Health andWellness Talks, noon to 12:30

p.m., Homan Chiropractic, 713Scott Blvd., Weekly health topicsuch as back pain, neck pain,whiplash, pregnancy back pain,nutrition, importance of goodposture and proper liftingtechniques. Water and dessertprovided. Free. Presented by Dr.Tracy Homan. 291-0333;www.homanchiropractic.com.Covington.

Holiday - Mardi GrasFat Tuesday/Fastnacht Cele-bration, 6-11 p.m., Hofbrau-haus, 200 E. Third St., EnzianDancers present special pro-gram. Music by Nick Gulacsy Jr.,the Akkordeon-Meister. Prizespresented for best Fat Tuesdaycostumes worn by adults andchildren. Benefits GermanHeritage Museum. Presented byGerman-American CitizensLeague of Greater Cincinnati.513-574-1741; www.gacl.org.Newport.

Hurricanes and the BurningCaravan, 7:30-9:30 p.m., NewRiff Distillery, 24 Distillery Way,Classic New Orleans cocktails,light bites and music by theBurning Caravan. Includes twodrinks per person. $35. 261-7433;www.newriffdistilling.com.Newport.

Literary - LibrariesBridge, 12:30-3 p.m., SchebenBranch Library, 8899 U.S. 42,342-2665. Union.

Teen Writer Tuesdays: Middleand High School, 6:30 p.m.,Boone County Main Library,1786 Burlington Pike, Share yourwork. No experience required.Free. Registration required.Presented by Boone CountyPublic Library. 342-2665. Bur-lington.

Open Gym (middle and highschool), 3:30 p.m., ChapinMemorial Library, 6517 MarketSt., Basketball, board games andsnacks. 342-2665. Petersburg.

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

Music - ConcertsRobyn Hitchcock, 8 p.m., TheSouthgate House Revival, 111 E.Sixth St., $25, $20 advance.431-2201; www.southgatehouse-.com. Newport.

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

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ABOUT CALENDARTo submit calendar items, go to Cincinnati.com/northernken-

tucky and click on “Share!” Send digital photos to [email protected] along with event information. Items areprinted on a space-available basis with local events takingprecedence.

Deadline is two weeks before publication date. To find morecalendar events, go to Cincinnati.com/northernkentucky andchoose from a menu of items in the Entertainment section onthe main page.

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MainStrasse Village’s Mardi Gras Celebration, begins 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. Friday, Feb. 13, andcontinues 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 14, MainStrasse Village, Main Street. Festivities includeCajun food booths and entertainment in bars and tents. Beads, baubles and bangles will beavailable for purchase in Village businesses. This event is for ages 21 and up. Cost is $15 bothnights, $10 one night. Presented by MainStrasse Village Association. For more information, call491-0458; or visit www.mainstrasse.org.


Every cloud has a silverlining. I was reminded of thatwhen I hung towels on the linein almost zero weather.

My husband, Frank, told methey’d freeze. My answer was,“It’s sunny outside so it will be

warm enough forthem to dry.”After a couple ofhours, I wentoutside to see ifthey were dry.Not only werethey not dry, theline had brokenand the laundrywas frozen sohard that gettingthe woodenclothespins out

was almost impossible.The silver lining? The

ground was also frozen stiff andnot muddy so the laundrystayed clean. I wound up hang-ing them on my Amish dryingrack near the wood stove.

With Lent right around thecorner, you should find somegood deals on seafood. Here’s anice recipe that really sparksup the flavor of salmon.

Oven roasted salmonwith herbs

If your salmon has a thinlayer of dark fat on it, leave itthere - it contains lots of Omega3s. Some folks like to scrape itoff for looks, but not me.

1 (2- to 2 1/2-pound) skin-less, boneless salmon fillet

Salt and freshly groundblack pepper

1/4 cup olive oil2 tablespoons freshly

squeezed lemon juice1/3 cup minced green on-

ions, white and green parts 1/3 cup minced fresh dill1/4 cup minced fresh basil 1/3 cup minced fresh pars-

ley1/2 cup dry white wineLemon wedges, for serving

Preheat the oven to 425 de-grees.

Place the salmon fillet indish and season it generouslywith salt and pepper. Whisktogether the olive oil and lemonjuice and drizzle the mixtureevenly over the salmon. Let itstand at room temperature for15 minutes.

Stir together the green on-ions and herbs. Scatter the herbmixture over the salmon filletand pat down with your hand.Pour the wine around bottom ofsalmon.

Roast the salmon for 10 to 12minutes, until almost cooked inthe center at the thickest part.The center will be firm with

just a line of uncooked salmonin the very center. Check byinserting a small knife into thecenter - it will look pearly pinkand very moist. Cover withaluminum foil and allow to restfor 10 minutes. Cut the salmoncrosswise into serving piecesand serve hot with lemon wedg-es. Serves 6.

Healing bath saltsRemember when you were a

kid and Mom had you soak sorefeet in Epsom salts?

Adding Epsom salt/magne-sium sulfate (not edible) to bathsalts helps you feel better be-cause your skin can absorb themagnesium, relaxing muscles

and nerves. Baking soda helpssoothe skin.

Especially nice with somedrops of essential oil, like laven-der, added to it.

Mix together:2 cups Epsom salts1 cup sea salt1 cup baking sodaEssential oil - about 20

drops - optPour a cup under hot run-

ning water in tub.

Readers want to knowSteaming rice for fluffy

texture:“Sometimes after my rice is

cooked, it sticks together and ishard to separate.”

Once the rice is cooked,remove pan from heat andplace a folded kitchen towel orsturdy paper towel over thepan, replace the lid and let situp to 10 minutes.

What happens here is theresidual heat continues tosteam the rice while the toweltakes up excess moisture. Ialways fluff my rice with a forkbefore removing from pan.

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.

Spark up salmon flavor in time for Lent

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Feb. 5 questionThe governors of Ohio

and Kentucky last week an-nounced a new plan to helppay for a new Brent SpenceBridge, which includes a 50percent toll discount fordaily users of the bridge. Isthis a good idea? Why orwhy not?

“As a longtime resident(former) of the Chicago,Illinois, area, I think I cangive a response that is notbiased by emotion. Tollshave been a fact of life fordecades on the Illinois toll-way system. Recentlythey reworked their toll-ways to include I-passlanes along with severalcash lanes. The I-passmakes traveling the tollroad faster and less costly.I-pass tolls are lower thantolls for cars traveling inthe cash lanes. I have atransponder for the I passand I love it.

“Here is the down side.There is a tremendousamount of land needed forthe cash lanes and I-passlanes. In Illinois each tollplaza has approximately16 lanes. Since the BrentSpence bridge has a tre-mendous amount of traf-fic, how much land will beneeded for the cash and I-pass lanes? In Illinois thetoll roads do not gothrough downtown Chi-cago. In Ohio the toll roadwould go through the out-skirts of Downtown Cin-cinnati. Where would thestate of Kentucky andOhio get the vast amountof land needed for a highvolume interstate with tollplazas?”

Thomas DahlBurlington

“Driven through Bos-ton lately? How aboutnearby Chicago? Califor-nia or Florida? I have.Most if not all of the majorbridges are tolled. And notwith the old-fashioned TollBooth and Toll-Taker. No!Everything is electronicnow. Transponders (calledEZ Pass) are standardeven in rental cars. And,except for California,there is a ‘slow’ lane with atoll-taker and HIGHERtolls if your vehicledoesn’t have the EZ Pass.

“In California, forget it.No EZ Pass? No worries!The lane cameras justsnap the license plate and

you’re billed. Including onthe Golden Gate Bridge.Half tolls for local resi-dents? Why? Do we use theI-71/75 bridge less or doesthat family driving round-trip on their annual vaca-tion or that 80,000-poundsemi going from Michiganto Florida twice a weekuse it less?

“The interstate systemwas designed and builtwith the intention of rapidinterstate transportation.There are alternativeroutes/bridges that willnot be tolled for ‘over theriver’ workers. There arethree other bridges withina mile of each other to getinto downtown Cincinnatior vice versa. Let the inter-state travelers pay for thenew bridge. We local resi-dents have plenty of otheralternative options. Oh, bythe way, none of the othertolled bridges that I’vebeen over ever offered a‘local discount.’ Politicalproposals are just that. Po-litical. And a proposal.Where the rubber meetsthe road 15-plus yearsfrom now when the bridgeis built you won’t hear aword about ‘local dis-count’ which is all themore reason to let the in-terstate travelers pay forit in the first place.”

Rick Brown

“It puts the burdenlargely on Kentuckians.”

Marcy I. Thompson

“Charge all the trucksthat come through – theytear up our highwaysmore than vehicle.”

CarolAnn Starfieldbsd

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THIS WEEK’SQUESTIONShould parents have theright to decide whether tohave their school-agechildren vaccinated, and ifthey decide not to, shouldthe children be permittedto attend school? Why orwhy not?

Every week we ask readers aquestion they can reply to viaemail. Send your answers tondaly@community press.comwith Ch@troom in the subjectline.

With the new year upon us,I thought it may be helpful toprovide everyone with someinformation on GraduatedDriver’s Licenses.

In Kentucky, you can get apermit to drive once you haveturned 16 years old. To obtainthe permit, a person musttake a written knowledgetest, a vision test and providedocumentation affirmingwho you are and where youlive. If you do not pass thepermit test, you may attemptit again at the next availabletesting day. Additionally, ifyou are under 18 when youapply for a permit, you mustalso have a School Compli-ance Verification Form is-

sued by yourschool and aparent orguardianagree to takefinancial re-sponsibilityfor you bysigning yourapplication.

Once youhave yourpermit, youcan drive

when you have a licenseddriver, 21 years or older, inthe front passenger seat andonly between the hours of 6a.m. and midnight. After 180days have passed and thepermit holder has completed

a minimum of 60 hours ofpractice driving and an au-thorized New Driver Educa-tion Program, the permitholder may apply for an In-termediate License. To obtainthe Intermediate License, thepermit holder has to take adriving skills tests throughthe Circuit Clerk’s Office.

Once a permit holder suc-cessfully completes the skilltest, the examiner will placean Intermediate Licensesticker on the permit license.If the permit holder is overage 18, a full driver’s licensewill be issued. With the Inter-mediate License, the holdercan drive between 6 a.m. andmidnight and can have up to

one unrelated person underthe age of 20 in the vehiclewith them.

Prior to receiving a fullunrestricted license, a driverwith an Intermediate Licensemust wait 180 days. Once thatperiod has concluded, thedriver can apply for a fullunrestricted license so longas they have completed anauthorized New Driver Edu-cation Program, and obtaineda Graduated Licensing Eligi-bility letter. Until a full unre-stricted license is granted, ifthe permit holder receives amoving violation, the permitholder will have to restart thewaiting period before pro-gressing to the next step.

I hope this information isinteresting and helpful. Formore information on Gradu-ated Drivers Licenses in-cluding information for par-ents, please visit the Ken-tucky Transportation Cabinetwebsite at:transportation.ky.gov. If youhave any topics you wouldlike to have covered in thiscolumn, please contact myoffice by email at [email protected], by phoneat 491-7700 or by regular mailaddressed to 319 York St.,Newport, KY 41071.

Steven J. Franzen is Campbell Coun-ty Attorney.

How the Graduated Driver’s License works

Steven J.Franzen COMMUNITYRECORDER GUESTCOLUMNIST

How many more young peoplehave to die before the KentuckyState Legislature takes responsi-bility for creating the heroinepidemic and fixes it?

My 2011 vote for sweepingsentencing reform was the worstvote I have ever cast because itreduced penalties for herointraffickers. I wish I could take itback. In the name of bipartisan-ship and smart government, Inaively voted for it. The legisla-tion radically reduced punish-ments for trafficking heroin tothe point that Kentucky’s penal-ties were less than surroundingstates. Unfortunately, we createdan economic incentive for cheapheroin to flood our state.

The following year we passedwhat is commonly referred to asthe “pill mill bill,” which crackeddown on pain clinics and doctorswho overprescribed powerfulopiates.

A combination of reducingpenalties for trafficking heroinand increasing penalties for abus-ing prescription pills created theperfect storm for one of the

greatest drugabuse crises Ihave seen in my30 years as alaw enforce-ment officerand six years asyour state sena-tor. As the avail-ability of pre-scription narcot-ics dwindled,opiate-basedaddicts turned

to the heroin dealers coming infrom other states. The result isthe present day carnage.

As a retired police officer, Iknow the cold, hard facts are thatyou don’t cure the drug problem;you simply run it out of yourstate. I advocate for a return tothe tough sentences heroin deal-ers received before we relaxedthe laws. Experience shows thiswill drive these dealers out of ourarea, saving our children fromthese murderers lurking in ourneighborhoods with impunity.The idea that using heroin is adisease like cancer is ridiculous.

Trying heroin for the first time isa conscious decision and we needto make that clear to our youngpeople.

Senate Bill 5, introduced bySen. Christian McDaniel, R-Tay-lor Mill, and passed by the Senateon Jan. 8, would increase penal-ties for dealing heroin and drivehome the message that takingheroin is a choice and not a dis-ease. The three commonwealth’sattorneys in Northern Kentuckyhave endorsed this legislation,and I will support any bill thissession that increases penaltiesfor heroin dealers.

The city of Florence just re-cently added three undercoverofficers to fight the heroin traf-fickers, and I’m glad they did.But until the legislators put someteeth in our trafficking laws, theyare spitting in the wind.

State Sen. John Schickel, R-Union,represents Boone County. He welcomesyour concerns or comments toll free at800-372-7181 or online at http://bit.ly/SchickelLRCbox. Twitter: @Senator-Schickel.

The hard truth about heroin

Sen. JohnSchickel COMMUNITYRECORDER GUESTCOLUMNIST

Smoking is harmful to Ken-tucky’s health.

Our state has the highestsmoking rate in the country, soit follows that Kentucky alsohas high rates of health issuesassociated with tobacco use.Nearly 8,000 Kentuckians dieeach year because of tobacco-related diseases. Eighty-fivepercent of all lung cancers arecaused by cigarette smoking,and Kentucky leads the nationin lung cancer deaths.

Smoking, alone, kills moreKentuckians each year thanalcohol, AIDS, car crashes, ille-gal drugs, murders and suicidescombined. For every person inKentucky who dies from smok-ing, approximately 20 more aresuffering from serious smoking-caused disease and disability, orother tobacco-caused healthproblems.

The habit is an expensiveone: Kentucky spends $1.92billion a year in health carecosts treating smoking-relatedillnesses.

Smoke-free workplaces aregood for health.

When smoke-free laws areenacted, smoking rates go down.Numerous studies have foundthat workers covered by smoke-free policies are more likely toquit smoking. The smoking ratein Fayette County declined near-ly 32 percent after its smoke-free law was enacted in 2004,while smoking rates remained

stable in Ken-tucky countieswithout smoke-free ordinanc-es.

Smoke-freelaws reducechronic healthproblems aswell. AfterLexingtonpassed its law,there was a 22percent decline

in emergency department vis-its, and the heart attack rate forwomen, who were more likely towork in places covered bysmoke-free policy, went down 23percent.

Smoke-free work places aregood for businesses, too.

Studies show smoke-freeenvironments can reduce busi-ness costs for maintenance ex-penses, insurance premiumsand labor.

Workers in smoke-free placesare less likely to be absent andare more productive. Right now,smoking-related illness anddeath costs Kentucky $2.3 bil-lion a year in lost productivity.

A common argument inNorthern Kentucky is that asmoke-free law here could hurtlocal bars and restaurants. Theresearch shows otherwise.

Two years after implementa-tion of a comprehensive smoke-free law in the state of Washing-ton, revenues for bars and tav-

erns were $105.5 million morethan expected.

Closer to home, a 2009 studyof Ohio’s smoke-free lawshowed no economic benefit forbordering Kentucky countiesthat continued to allow smoking.In addition, more than one inthree respondents to a 2014 sur-vey said they go to Ohio at leastsome of the time to dine atsmoke-free restaurants.

Support for a smoke-free lawin Kentucky is building.

A recent study conducted forthe Northern Kentucky HealthDepartment found that nine in10 adults agree that secondhandsmoke harms their health. Fur-ther, nearly seven in 10 North-ern Kentucky voters supportsmoke-free laws. The KentuckyHealth Issues Poll shows thatstatewide support for smoke-free laws is growing. In 2010,only 48 percent were in favor ofsuch a law; the number hasgrown to 66 percent in 2014.

More than 500 organizationsand businesses support asmoke-free law, including St.Elizabeth Healthcare, theNorthern Kentucky MedicalSociety and the Three RiversDistrict Health Department.

A smoke free law is good forthe health and economy of Ken-tucky. It’s time to clear the air.

Glenn A. Loomis, M.D., FAAFP, is presi-dent and CEO of St. Elizabeth Physi-cians.

Smoke-free workplaces improve health, lower costs

Glenn A.Loomis COMMUNITYRECORDER GUESTCOLUMNIST

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SigningDay wasbusy for

Boone Coun-ty schools. Alook at someof the action.Have morephotos toshare? EmailJames Weberat [email protected].

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Covington Catholic’s Sam Murrer of Union joins his parents Scott and Cherie Murrer after signing to play footballfor Miami University, Ohio.

On the dotted line

THANKS TO CHRISTINA BOWLING

Boone County High School had three football players commit to Mount St.Joseph Feb. 4, from left, Jesse Bowling, Tyler Hickman and Rayvon Foster.


Ryle signing day honorees Feb. 4. Front row, from left: Ryan Woolf (football, Georgetown College), Lauren Duggins(soccer, Georgetown), Emily Anderson (soccer, Georgetown), Alex Brownell (football, UK). Back row: GrantArnwine (football, Georgetown), Zack Adams (golf, NKU) and Logan Ross (football, Eastern Illinois).

Hall of Fame» The Northern Kentucky

Sports Hall of Fame will in-duct new members at 1 p.m.,Wednesday, Feb. 18, at the Vil-la Hills Civic Club. They areBrian Flaugher (Augusta, sco-rekeeping), Robin Kelsch (Au-gusta, coaching), JessicaSwope (Simon Kenton, soft-ball), Scott Hansel (Holmes,basketball, baseball, softball)and Kurt Pohlgeers (Beech-wood, basketball).

Swimming » The Northern Kentucky

Clippers won Jan. 16 at the2015 Mid-Winter Meet takingplace at Silverlake in Erlanger.As a team, the Clippers wonthe meet by more than 7,000points and won 57 individualevents and had 144 top-threefinishes.

“This is an incrediblystrong showing for this pointin the season – our swimmersput up 71 percent lifetime besttimes. As we head into thechampionship season, we arepositioned to swim well at thestate level and to continue im-proving our national ranking,”

head age group coach ChadRehkamp said.

Other highlights of themeet include:

Ohio LSC state record bro-ken: Callie Young - 9-10 girls100 Butterfly

Individual team recordbreakers: Callie Young (Flor-ence) - 9-10 girls 200 freestyle,50 butterfly, and 100 butterfly;Mariah Denigan (Florence)-11-12 girls 500 freestyle; Mallo-ry Beil (Villa Hills) - 13-14 girls100 butterfly and 200 butter-fly; Sophie Skinner (TaylorMill) - 15-16 girls 200 freestyle;Seth Young (Florence) - 11-12boys 100 butterfly and 200 in-dividual medley

New meet records: MariahDenigan (Florence) - 11-12 girls500 freestyle; Austin Haney(Ft. Mitchell) - 13 and overboys 200 individual medley;Brendan Meyer (Taylor Mill) -13 and over boys 200 back, 100butterfly, 200 butterfly, and200 freestyle; Lilly Morgan(Ft. Mitchell) - 13 and overgirls 50 freestyle; Sophie Skin-ner (Taylor Mill) - 13 and over200 individual medley, 200back, and 200 freestyle; Aman-da Smith (Walton Verona) - 13and over girls 200 back; Mike

SHORT HOPS

By James [email protected]

See SHORTHOPS, Page B2

FLORENCE — Nell Fookeshas collected a big chunk ofher 684 wins over the yearswith at least one gifted postplayer in her lineup.

This year’s edition of theBoone County High Schoolgirls basketball team has onetrue center on the roster, peri-od, and mostly guards andwing players in the rotation.

So the longtime Rebelshead coach has focused onwinning with ballhandling, de-fense and perimeter shooting.

And the veteran savvy ofsenior guard Alexis Switzer,who pulled the Rebels fromthe brink of disaster Thursdaynight with a 58-55 win over dis-trict rival Conner.

The Rebels improved to 15-10 and dropped the Cougars to10-15. Boone completed a two-game sweep of its Hebron foeafter winning 64-54 on Jan. 8.

“It’s been a big adjustmentbecause my freshman year wehad Sydney Moss and all I didwas camp out at the three-point line,” Switzer said. “NowI’ve been expected to play in-side and out which was a bigadjustment but it wasn’t toohard for me to do. We havegreat coaches who help us out.The way we play togethermakes up for a lack of size.”

Switzer had a game-high 19,10 of them after the Cougarstook a brief 38-37 lead early inthe fourth quarter, their onlyadvantage of the contest. Bat-tling knee and ankle injuriesthis season, Switzer is thehealthiest she has been, saidFookes.

“She really stepped hergame up tonight and I’m soproud of her,” Fookes said.

Switzer is the team’s leaderfor the year at 12 points pergame.

“It’s been good,” she said.“It’s mainly having my team-mates having my back. As asenior I want to win as manygames as possible.”

The game against 33rd Dis-trict and Boone County schooldistrict foes had no impact on

the upcoming postseason tour-nament which begins Feb. 23.

The Rebels finished 4-2 indistrict play and were alreadylocked into the two seed to playthree seed Cooper (2-3), whomBoone has defeated twice byscores of 59-51 and 56-52. Con-ner (0-6) finishes as the fourseed.

The Rebels started outquickly against Conner, jump-ing out to an 18-4 lead after oneperiod.

Conner scored the first ninepoints of the second period inshort order to pull within fiveat 18-13, then Switzer stoppedthe run with a driving layup.That began an 8-0 run for theRebels to push the lead back to13 before the Cougars ralliedto go down 10 at half, 32-22.

The halftime box closely re-flected the season statisticsfor the Rebels, who average52.4 points per game withmore than 90 percent of it con-centrated in five perimeterplayers – Switzer, senior guardMacey Ford, junior guard Syd-ney Foster, senior guard Mad-dy McGarr and senior guardSadie Moore.

Rebels withstandConner charge By James Weberjweber@communitypress

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Boone County’s Sadie Moore putsup a shot.

See REBELS, Page B2

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Summe (Edgewood) - 13and over boys 200 individ-ual medley, 200 breast-stroke, and 100 breast-stroke; Maddie Vonder-haar (Lakeside Park), 13and over girls 200 individ-ual medley, 200 breast-stroke, and 100 breast-stroke; Callie Young (Flor-ence) - 9-10 girls 100 back,50 butterfly, 200 free-style, 100 butterfly, and100 individual medley;Seth Young (Florence) -11-12 boys 200 individualmedley, 50 freestyle, 100breaststroke, 200 free-style, 100 butterfly, 100freestyle, and 50 breast-stroke.

Boys basketball» Boone County beat

Ryle 82-47 Feb. 5. Two Re-bels recorded a double-double. Senior center Ju-nior Stockwell scored agame-high 24 points andadded 10 rebounds. Bren-den Stanley narrowlymissed a triple-doublewith 18 points, 13 assistsand seven steals.

» Conner beat Lloyd71-56 Feb. 3. Jacob Barneshad 24 and added 22 in aloss to Scott Feb. 6.

» Cooper beat New-port 49-42 Feb. 3. Jona-than Liechty had 11points.

Girls basketball» Boone County beat

Brossart 63-38 Feb. 3. Sa-die Moore had 16 pointsand Alexis Switzer 12.

» Conner beat Ludlow61-45 Feb. 3. Bethany Vesthad 12 points and TaylorGambrel 10.

» Walton-Verona beatGrant County 61-40 Feb. 3.Hailey Ison scored agame-high 21 points andMorgan Simpson had 16points and nine rebounds.Ison scored her 1,000thcareer point in Walton-Verona’s 66-55 loss atNewport Central CatholicFeb. 6. She had 22 points inthe game.

Football» Judge executive Ga-

ry Moore, the BooneCounty Fiscal Court andthe Boone County ParksDepartment recognizedthe accomplishments ofBurlington resident Au-drey Lee Pelster at theJan. 20 Fiscal Court meet-ing.

Pelster, who attendsCamp Ernst MiddleSchool in Burlington andis the daughter of Damianand Constance, placedsecond in the NFL Punt,Pass & Kick National Fi-nals. She earned her placein the finals with a stand-out performance in re-gional PP&K competitionhosted by the Bengals inDecember. She represent-ed the Bengals in the fi-nals held during NFC Di-visional playoff game be-tween the Carolina Pan-thers and SeattleSeahawks at Seattle’sCentury Link Field.

NFL Punt, Pass & Kickis one of the nation's larg-est grassroots sportsskills competitions and isnow in its 53rd year (be-gun in 1961). All partici-pants in the national finalslaunched two punts, twopasses and two placekicks, with scores basedon distance and accuracy.She has competed in PPKfor the past five years,placing first at the Cincin-nati Bengals team cham-pionship the last four. Sheis the first participantfrom Kentucky to go tothe PPK National Finals inat least 20 years.

NKU Notes» Northern Kentucky

University centerfielderK.C. Straley was named toCollege Sports Madness’2015 Atlantic Sun Confer-ence Preseason All-Con-ference team. Straley wasthe only Norse player hon-ored, taking a second-team selection. She is thefirst NKU player to earnsuch an honor since theNorse joined the AtlanticSun for the 2013 season.

“I'm so happy for KCfor being named to Col-lege Sports Madness pre-season all A-Sun secondteam,” said head coachKathy Stewart. “She is thebest outfielder in my ten-ure and her offense hasreally come along. Fur-ther, she is an outstandingbaserunner. What an hon-or for both KC and NKUSoftball.”

Straley, a senior fromConner High School, re-turns to the Norse for herthird season after a strongjunior campaign in whichshe hit .229. She also drewa team-best 19 walks tolead to a .348 on-base per-centage, also tops for theNorse. She scored a team-high 29 runs and stole 22bases, ranking fourthamong A-Sun speedsterswith the second-highestsingle-season total inNorse history. Since com-ing to NKU in 2013, Stra-ley has swiped 30 bags,ranking sixth all-time atNKU.

TMC Notes» Sophomore guard/

forward Nate McGovney(Campbell County)scored a game-high 22points to lead the ThomasMore College men’s bas-ketball team to a 78-73 winover Thiel College Feb. 7.With the win, the Saintsimprove to 15-7 overalland 10-3 in the PAC. Withthe loss, the Tomcats fallto 11-10 overall and 7-5 inthe PAC.

Joining McGovney indouble-figure scoringwas senior forward JalenClark with 18 points, DrewMumford with 13 pointsand Eliot Pipes with 10points.

» Junior guard/for-ward Sydney Moss(Boone County) scored agame-high 28 points in 18minutes of to lead the sec-ond-ranked Thomas MoreCollege women’s basket-ball team to a 100-33 winover Thiel Feb. 7. With thewin, the Saints improve to21-0 overall and 14-0 in thePAC. With the loss, theTomcats fall to 5-15 over-all and 4-9 in the PAC.

Joining Moss in dou-ble-figure scoring was ju-nior guard Olivia Huber(Newport Central Catho-lic) with 12 points andfreshman forward NikkiKiernan (Newport Cen-tral Catholic) and sopho-more guard Hannah De-vine (Carroll County)with 10 points each.

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Walton-Verona junior HaileyIson goes for the block Feb. 6on the night she scored her1,000th point in a 66-55 lossat NewCath.

That quintet had 30 ofthe 32 points in the half.Switzer posted eight, Fos-ter and Ford six each, andMoore and McGarr fiveapiece.

“At times we didn’t fo-cus on some things butthat has kind of been theway this team has beenthis year,” Fookes said.

“We have to scrap andclaw and work. We’re notgreatly quick in somespots but we try to pressand run as much as wecan, and spread peopleout.”

The Cougars ralliedwithin five points late inthe third on a trey byeighth-grader CourtneyHurst but Switzer re-sponded with a freethrow.

Savannah Jordan gotone back on a foul shot topull Conner within fiveheading to the fourthquarter at 37-32.

The Cougars took thelead right away in thefourth on a trey by Hurstand a conventional three-point play by sophomoreforward Brianna Rob-erts. Switzer respondedwith a wide-open 3-point-er from the top of the key,then took a charge onConner’s next possession.

McGarr then scored abucket to make it 42-38,then Switzer added a pairof free throws with fourminutes to play to make it44-38.

“We all just kickedback into gear. We werekind of slow and sluggishand we weren’t playingour kind of basketball,then we got it together,”Switzer said.

“It says a lot about ourteam chemistry and howwe know each other well.We’re able to boost eachother up and get back intoour game.”

Follow James Weber onTwitter, @JWeberSports

RebelsContinued from Page B1


Boone County’s Macey Ford puts up a shot.

COVINGTON — The 1939 CarrBrothers fast-pitch champion soft-ball team, which won the worldchampionship, is memorialized inone of the murals on the Covingtonflood wall.

With Bill Cappel, a deceased Co-vington athlete, war veteran andphilanthropist as one of the mem-bers, the team was also honored inan exhibit at the Behringer-Craw-ford Museum in 2003. A glove thatCappel used that year drew a lot ofattention.

“Every time we display that kidsare thrilled to death because it’s solittle and they can’t believe peoplewould play with a glove like thatcompared to how big they are to-day,” said Joe Brennan, presidentof the Northern Kentucky SportsHall of Fame.

The museum, located in DevouPark, has hosted five such exhibitsin the past decade honoring the his-tory of Northern Kentucky Sports,but has had to return all that memo-rabilia to Brennan and the arti-facts’ owners once the exhibit isover.

No more, as the museum recent-ly expanded its storage space andwill be able to keep more sportsmemorabilia using its profession-ally trained methods of preservingold items. The museum and hall offame reached a partnership agree-ment that took effect Jan. 1.

“The museum never had room tokeep important displays,” Brennansaid. “We never could keep any-thing because we didn’t have a fa-cility and the museum didn’t havespace. A lot of people have uni-

forms in a closet. The museum willkeep everything in storage theproper way so it won’t deteriorate.”

Over the years, the exhibitshave honored everyone from well-known local legends such as JimBunning and Shaun Alexander tounheralded superstars such asCappel and Pat Scott, a former pro-fessional women’s baseball playerwho played in the same league fea-tured in the movie “A League ofTheir Own.”

Under the new agreement, peo-ple can offer artifacts to the mu-seum, which can decide what to ac-cept, and donations are tax-deduct-ible.

“We don’t have anything to re-mind people of those teams,” Bren-nan said. “If we don’t collect any-thing form that stuff, it will disap-pear. The good thing is they have to

give it to the museum permanently.The museum would have to insureit and get it in storage.”

He said the option can be crucialfor schools, who have countless tro-phies and team pictures of theirhigh school teams and are oftenfaced with the choice to dispose ofthem.

Brennan said the hall of fame isalso endeavoring to update bios onall of its inductees. More informa-tion is available at the hall’s website atgoogle.com/site/nkysportshalloffame/.

For more information on donat-ing items, call Brennan at 384-2411or the Behringer-Crawford Mu-seum at 491-4003.

Follow James Weber on Twitter, @JWe-berSports

Museum to preserve sports artifactsBy James [email protected]

THANKS TO JOE BRENNAN

From left, Northern Kentucky Sports Hall of Fame treasurer Terry Keller, Lauri Risch(Behringer-Crawford Museum), Gary Johnston (Behringer-Crawford Museum), HOFpresident Joe Brennan. The hall of fame and museum announced their partnershipdecision Jan. 21.

Local teams cameback empty handedfrom the recent Ken-tucky WrestlingCoaches Associationstate duals at UnionCounty. But coachesfor top area finish-ers were happy withmost of the results,even if they re-turned a littlebanged up.

Campbell Countyplaced third at thebig-school meet, los-ing to Louisville St.Xavier, 33-30 in thesemifinals. TheCamels (14-3) wereseeking a fourthstate duals crownand seventh appear-ance in the final.

Scott (14-5) lost inthe pool-play round,and placed fifth atthe small-schoolmeet.

Campbell Countyand Ryle represent-ed the local districtat the big-schoolevent. The Raiderswere knocked intothe consolationround following poolplay.

The state meet isFeb. 20-21 in Lexing-ton.

Scott and New-port were local rep-resentatives at thesmall-school meet.Newport lost in poolplay.

Ryle wrestlingbows out in stateduals

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FLORENCE — A work-er’s lit cigarette started amassive fire Feb. 3 at aFlorence recycling cen-ter authorities struggledto contain for almost 10hours, officials said.

About 60 to 70 fire-fighters responded tohelp control the blaze,with at least 300 cubicyards of assorted recy-clables at risk of igniting,said Florence Fire ChiefKelly Joe Aylor.

“If you look around,you can see paper debrislaying around all over theproperty,” Aylor said.

“It’s like walking into asawdust bar and puttinga cigarette on the ground

... This is a lot of manpow-er, and it strips everyoneelse (of resources). Weneed to get this undercontrol.”

Aylor said he plans totalk to company ownersabout how fires can beavoided. Authoritieshave responded numer-ous times to RecyclingExpress, Inc. at 7430 In-

dustrial Road, the chiefsaid.

No one at the companywas willing to commentFeb. 4.

No injuries were re-ported in the Feb. 3 fire,but authorities remainedat the scene until about3:30 a.m. Feb. 4, accord-ing to Boone Countyemergency dispatchers.

Chief: Lit cigarettestarted recycling fireBy Patrick Brennan and Keith [email protected] [email protected]

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A recycling facility in Florence catches fire Feb. 3.

Dayton mancharged with Booneburglaries

BURLINGTON — RobertR. Green, 30, of Daytonwas indicted Feb. 3 forfour burglaries and othercharges, according toBoone County Sheriff’sspokesman Tom Scheben.

Scheben said Greenwas arrested Jan. 15 byKentucky State Patrol offi-cers after investigatorsmatched his fingerprintsto evidence found at aBoone County burglary.

Green is charged withthe four burglaries, crimi-nal mischief, theft by un-lawful taking and markedas a persistent felony of-fender.

All of the burglaries oc-curred between Jan. 10and Jan. 14, when investi-gators believe Green wasbreaking into one house aday to support a heroinhabit, Scheben said. Three

burglaries were commit-ted in Hebron and one inBurlington.

Green is currently aresident of the BooneCounty Detention Center.

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Cops: Utility workerhit by driver dies

FLORENCE — A utilityworker died after he wasstruck by an alleged drun-ken driver on the side ofDixie Highway in Flor-ence early on Feb. 6.

Joel Rebennack, 30, ofFlorence was standing be-hind his bucket truck nearGlenrose Avenue when an-other vehicle hit andpinned him, according toFlorence police.

After Rebennack wasextricated around 12:30a.m., he was pronounceddead after being trans-ported to the University ofCincinnati Medical Center.

A warrant was obtainedfor Brenda Amerson, 53,

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Police said that Amer-son, of Florence, was re-leased earlier in the nightafter a driving under theinfluence charge, but wasarrested again after the fa-tal crash and transportedto the Boone County De-tention Center.

The bucket truck be-longed to the BowlinGroup and is subcontract-ed to Time Warner Cable.

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The Kentucky State Po-lice is advising all citizensto beware of phone scamsrequesting financial dona-tions for fallen police offi-cers.

KSP Post 16 in Hender-son has documented anumber of people who re-ported receiving callsfrom someone who stateshe is with KSP or anotherpolice professional fund-raiser. His goal is to try toobtain donations (credit orbank card information) forfallen officers who havedied in the line of duty.When asked for more in-formation about his au-thenticity, he hangs up.Complainants advise thecaller may identify him-self as “Rick” and callsfrom a 270 area code.

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Carl CumminsCarl H. Cummins, 81, of Bur-

lington, died Jan. 30.His first wife, Patricia “Pat”

Cummins, died previously.He attended Eastern Kentucky

University and co-foundedHoliday Cleaners in Florence,now known as Braxton’s. He wasa lifelong commercial andprivate pilot and developedOwen Air Park in Owenton. Hewas a former Sunday schoolteacher, deacon, and member ofBurlington Baptist Church inBurlington. He enjoyed fishing,reading, flying, and brass bandmusic.

Survivors include his wife,Kathryn Bell Cummins; childrenDon Cummins of Burlington andDianne Stillwell of Danville;stepchildren Carla Steinbrennerof Lakeside, Yvonne Manning,Dixie Riegler, and Nick Bell, all ofBurlington, and Sherri Macko of

Bartlesville, Oklahoma; and fourgrandchildren along with sever-al stepgrandchildren.

Burial was at Springhill Ceme-tery in Harrodsburg, Kentucky.

Memorials: Lexington AvenueBaptist Church, Carl CumminsMissions Fund, 339 W. LexingtonAve., Danville, KY, 40422.

Christopher DawaltChristopher “Shane” Dawalt,

35, of Walton, died Jan. 31 at St.Elizabeth Medical Center.

He was a member of Garners-ville Baptist Church. He lovedbaseball, dancing, and music.

His sister, Missy Hehman, diedpreviously.

Survivors include his parents,Tim and Linda Dawalt; andgrandmother, Shirley Blevins.

Burial was at St. Patrick’sCemetery in Verona.

Robert HonRobert H. Hon, 96, of Walton,

died Jan. 29 at the V.A. MedicalCenter in Fort Thomas.

He was a U.S. Army veteran,having served during World WarII. He was a member of Nich-olson Christian Church in Inde-pendence and was a retiredauto mechanic. He enjoyedfishing, hunting, and gardeningand was well thought of as ahandyman.

His wife, Ruth Mae Hon;daughters Sharon Hon andTamie Covey; and son, Dale Hon,died previously.

Survivors include his sistersHazel Swango and DorothyHauth; brother, William A. Hon;and four grandchildren alongwith two great-grandchildren.

Interment with honor guardservices was at at Floral HillsMemorial Gardens in Taylor Mill.

Memorials: Nicholson Chris-

tian Church, 1970 Walton Nich-olson Road, Independence, KY41051.

Michael Jakes Sr.Michael “Mike” Lee Jakes Sr.,

59, of Burlington, died Jan. 30.He was a bus driver for Boone

County Schools for more than 17years and was a U.S Army veter-an. He attended Impact LifeChurch and loved to read andstudy his Bible. He enjoyeddressing up as Santa Clausduring the holidays for the kidson his bus, bus No. 316. He alsoenjoyed fishing.

His parents, Bill and LouiseJakes; and brothers Cary and JoeJakes, died previously.

Survivors include his wife,Ronda Jakes; son, Michael JakesJr. of Hebron; daughter, CathyRobinson of Burlington; brother,Neil Jakes of Anderson, Indiana;and four grandchildren.

Interment was at BurlingtonCemetery.

Memorials: To the family ofMichael “Mike” Jakes, C/OChambers and Grubbs FuneralHome, 8461 Dixie Highway,Florence, KY 41042.

Earl LeachEarl Leach, 87, of Florence,

died Jan. 31 at St. ElizabethMedical Center in Florence.

He was a retired machinist forGeneral Motors and a memberof Light House Baptist Churchand the Masonic Lodge.

His wives, Freida Mae andJune Leach; son, Prentiss Camp-bell; brothers Elmer and TolbertLeach; and sisters Blanch Skid-more and Ruth Daley, diedpreviously.

Survivors include his sonsDanny Leach of Latonia andDwayne Leach of Westland,Michigan; daughters DebraLeach of Lewisburg, Tennesseeand Diana Cruse of Burlington;sister, Mae Phillippi of Bea-vercreek, Ohio; and 10 grand-children along with 13 great-grandchildren.

Interment with honor guardservices was at Highland Ceme-tery in Fort Mitchell.

Thomas Powers Jr.Thomas Joseph Powers Jr., 61,

Florence, died Jan. 25 at St.Elizabeth Medical Center inFlorence.

He worked as a carpenter forHemmer Construction and was amember of the MoonlightHunting and Fishing Club andKentucky League of Sportsmen.He was an avid UK fan and heloved to fish and shoot trap. Hewas a charter member of theSAL Squadron 4 Boone Post andserved as commander for manyyears

His father, Thomas J. Powers;and brother, Terry Powers, diedpreviously.

Survivors include his mother,Marilyn Ann Powers of Florence;children Traci and Bryan Powersof Centerville, Ohio; sistersMaria Coppage of Independ-ence and Suzy O’Hara of Flor-ence; brothers Michael andMark Powers of Florence andJohn Powers of Independence;and five grandchildren.

His body was donated to theUniversity Of Cincinnati CollegeOf Medicine.

Charles WalkerCharles R. Walker, 71, of

Walton, died Feb. 2.He was a retired avionics

coordinator with Delta Airlinesand a U.S. Navy veteran.

Survivors include his wife,Patricia Walker; mother, JoyceHoffrogge; children Kelly Barker,Julie Walker, Laura Loyd, Mi-chelle Hesselgrave, and BrianWalker; brothers Greg Hof-frogge and William Berman;sister, Carolyn Michel; and 10grandchildren.

Burial was at GardnersvilleCemetery in Gardnersville,Kentucky.

Memorials: St. ElizabethHealthcare Hospice, 483 S. LoopRd., Edgewood, KY 41017; orOncology Hematology Care(OHC), 651 Centre View Blvd.,Suite 2, Crestview Hills, KY41017.

Betty WesselmanBetty Vivian Corrill Wessel-

man, 85, of Florence, died Feb.2.

She was a homemaker and amember of St. Paul CatholicChurch in Florence. She lovedgardening.

Her husband, Stan Wessel-man, died previously.

Survivors include her sonsJames Wesselman, John Wessel-man, and Brian Wesselman;daughters Teresa McHugh,Diana Marksberry, and DeniseArens; and 15 grandchildrenalong with 14 great-grand-children.

Memorials: American CancerSociety, 297 Buttermilk Pike, FortMitchell, KY 41017; or the Na-tional Parkinson Foundation,Gift Processing Center, P.O. Box5018, Hagerstown, MD 21741-5018.

Tommy Williams Jr.Tommy Lincoln Williams Jr.,

57, of Florence, died Jan. 30.He was employed at Wild

Flavors in Erlanger.Survivors include his wife,

Brenda Williams; mother, IreneGabbard; sister, Viv; daughtersNichole, Jennifer, and Abbigayle;and four grandchildren.

Burial was at BurlingtonCemetery in Burlington.

Patricia WilsonPatricia “Maudie” Wilson, 70,

of Florence, died Jan. 29 at St.Elizabeth Healthcare Hospice inEdgewood after a long battlewith cancer.

She was a retired sales clerkfor Tractor Supply and long-standing member of KentabooBaptist Church in Florence.

Survivors include her husband,Ron Wilson Sr.; son, Ron WilsonJr. of Corinth; daughter, DeannaBailey of Burlington; brother,Charlie Ayres of Edgewood;sister, Garnetta Klaas of Butler,Kentucky; and five grand-children along with 10 great-grandchildren.

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

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Providence ExtensionProgram (PEP) is in its14th year of offeringclasses to seventh-through 12-grade homes-chool students.

The Northern Ken-tucky campus is in itsthird year. Meetings areheld at Good Shepherd Lu-theran Church, 9066 Gun-powder Road in Florence.

Informational meet-ings will take place at 9a.m. Monday, Feb. 16; 9a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 25; 7p.m. Monday, March 16(no class visit); 9 a.m.Wednesday, March 18.

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FLORENCE — Thebean soup and corn-bread were “wonderfulas usual” at the 41st an-nual Bean Bash on Oct.11, organizers said.

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The importance ofgames for children

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Volunteers are neededto review cases of chil-dren placed in foster carebecause of dependency,neglect or abuse to ensurethese children are placedin safe, permanenthomes.

CFCRB volunteers re-view Cabinet for Healthand Family Services fileson children placed in out-of-home care and workwith the cabinet andcourts on behalf of thestate’s foster children.

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