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FLORENCE Florence Ele-mentary Site-Based DecisionMaking Council voted unani-mously July15 tobringback themusic program, but with

strings attached.In a special meeting

Monday, Principal LisaResing told site-basedcouncil members shedcontacted Superinten-dent Randy Poe after anemotional July 9 appealhearing of the councilsearlier decision elimi-nating the music program.

Mr. Poe said that he couldgive us a (part-time) position.We now have the opportunity to

use that position as a mu-sicposition,Resing said.

The site-based councilagreed to use the part-time position for a musicteacher, on the conditionthat a certified and clas-sified position are reallo-cated to the school.

The decision on thereallocation will be announcedat the Boone County SchoolBoardmeeting 7:30 p.m. Thurs-day, July 18, at the Ralph Rush

Staff Development Center, 99Center Drive, Florence.

Its a step in the right direc-tion, Florence Mayor DianeWhalen said.

Whalen, retired Florence El-ementary teachers DanSchneider andLindaSorrell, re-tired staff support personnelDawn Spencer, and alumni par-ent and former site-based coun-cil member Teddi Budy of Er-langer, had filed the appeal.

In the spring, due to budget

restraints and lack of funding,Florence Elementarys site-basedcouncildecidedtonon-re-new 12.5 certified positions andeight classified positions. Mu-sic teacher Doris Butler, whohas taught at Florence Elemen-tary for 49 years, suffered oneof the cuts.

Its wonderful that there ishope for the kids, Butler saidafter hearing the councils vote.

Move might restore music program

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Part-time positionoffered to FlorenceElementaryByMelissa [email protected]

FLORENCEWith the help ofa local doctor, Louisville-basedFamily Allergy and Asthma isamong 15 employers to receivea national award for their sup-port of employees who alsoserveasguardsmenandreserv-ists.

Dr. Hans Otto of Union, adoctor at the practices Flor-ence location, applied for the2013 Secretary of Defense Em-ployer Support FreedomAward.

According to an announce-ment, theFreedomAward is theDepartment of Defenses high-est recognition and is given toemployers for exceptional sup-port of guard and reserve em-ployees.

Otto, whos currently a U.S.Air Force reservist, also servedin the Reserves from 1997 to2001 in order to pay formedical

Allergist winsnational award forsupporting GuardBy Stephanie [email protected]

Dr. Hans Otto, of Union, works atFamily Allergy and Asthma inFlorence. He helped theLouisville-based practice win anational award for supportingemployees serving as reservistsand guardsmen. Otto, currently inthe Air Force Reserves, alsoserved in the Reserves from1997-2001 before being activeduty for 10 years. STEPHANIESALMONS/THE COMMUNITY RECORDERSee ALLERGIST, Page A2

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This month we are featuringJackMorris, who is in thefourth grade at Longbranch

Elementary School. Inhis free time, Jack en-joys baseball, basket-ball, Boy Scouts, hiking,video games, swimmingand being outside.

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FLORENCE In the line ofduty Cpl. John Dolan haslearned that mans best friendis his best partner.

For 15 years, Dolan, of Wal-ton,hasworkedasahandler forthe Florence Police Depart-ments K-9 unit. For the lasteight years, Max, a 9 1/2-year-oldGermanshepherd, hasbeenhis partner. Earlier this month,Max retired.

Max has been a great part-ner, Dolan said. I trust himwith anything. Weve been inmanyadarkplace together, butI can trust him.

Max lies silently at his feetas Dolan recalls some of theirmemorable moments togetheron the force.

Im amazed by the thingshes done, Dolan said. Maxhas a natural drive. He loves tousehisnose. Itsagameforhim.If hes making (me) happy and(Im) giving him praise or acalm reward hes good to go,hes happy.

Their first run together in-volved a break-in at the oldRichwood Flea Market. DolanandMaxarrivedonthescene toassist the Boone County Sher-iffsDepartment in finding sus-pects still inside. It was dark

Mans best friendis best partner

Cpl. John Dolan of the Florence Police Department and his retiredpartner Max. MELISSA STEWART/THE COMMUNITY RECORDER

Florence officerreflects on servicewith retired K-9ByMelissa [email protected]

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and intimidating. Max ledDolan and the other offi-cer right where the sus-pects were hiding.

We heard, Sir, weresorry, and the other (sus-pect) was screaming asMax was dragging himout to us, Dolan said.

In 2006, Dolan recalledreports of a man who waspeeking at a child throughthe window of an Inde-pendence home. Max wasable to track down theperp from the window tohis front door.

You try to do the bestyou can to the best of yourability and when you seeyour training and effortcome full circle whenyou track down the badguy, find that piece of evi-dence its great, Dolansaid. You can alsomake adifference in someoneslife. Tracking down thecriminalmaybe of help tothem in their recovery,

knowing thebadguy is offthe streets now.

During his career,Maxis creditedwith finding 78individuals that resultedin an arrest, said FlorencePolice Chief JohnMcDer-mond. Many more werearrested at a later datewithevidenceMaxhelpedcollect.

Max had an outstand-ing career as a policeK-9, McDermond said.Max was a tremendousasset to the departmentand we were all sorry tosee his career come to anend. At the same time Iknowhowhardheworkedfor us and his retirementis well deserved.

According to McDer-mond, a canine unit en-hances a police depart-ment in many ways.

Canines have the abil-ity to performsearches oflarge areas much fasterand more accurately thanan officer could, he said.Other benefits includehandler protection, great-er number of criminalsapprehended, tracking

lost persons andnarcoticssearches.

Max is certifiedthrough the U.S. PoliceCanine Association. Hisinitial training was 10weeks. Then, one day ev-ery other week for his en-tire career, he and Dolantrained.

To Dolans recollec-tion, Max never missed aday of work either.

When he wasnt work-ing Max was a family dogand still is. He shares hishome with Dolans girl-friendTammyConner, hischildren, a daughter, 15,and son, 10, and two labs.

Hes closest to hisdad, Dolan, however.

The bondmost peoplehave with their pets isstrong, Dolan said.When theyre your part-ner and youre going towork together and youretogether 24/7, the bond isreally special.

When Max retired afew weeks ago, so did Do-lan, as a handler. Hesstarting his 21st year withthe department workingthe day shift.

As for Max hes enjoy-ing lounging around thehouse.

I want a good retire-ment forhim,Dolansaid.We ask them to do a lot,theyride in thebackof thecar, jump walls. Theirbodys take a pounding.Max will live out the restof his days at home withme in peace and relax-ation. Hes earned it.

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FLORENCE CiarraHorne, 17, isnt just a resi-dentofFlorence, she ishercitys ambassador.

It has been a great op-portunity, said Horne, arecentBooneCountyHighSchool graduate. Itsmeant so much to me.

Since her freshmanyearHornehasbeenapartof the citys Student Am-bassador program. Theprogram provides Flor-

ence residents in gradessix through 12 with aunique leadership oppor-tunity andan inside lookatcity operations.

Ambassadors partici-pate incityeventsandrep-resent the city at variouscommunity activities.Their term lasts fromJuly1 through June 30 the fol-lowing year.

Florence Parks andRecreation Director Va-nessa Lenear said the pro-gram was organized in2006.

Wewere looking to or-ganize a volunteer groupto help with city events,Lenearsaid. This is some-thing the students reallyenjoy. They get to developtheir self-esteem andskills.

Lenear said Horne is agood example of how stu-dents can benefit from theprogram.

She was very shywhen she started out withus, she said. She did a180, she talks to every-body.

Horne said she joinedthe program to help her-self get out of her shell.

I wanted to do some-thing to help me not be soshy and that would get meout in the community, shesaid. Ive enjoyed work-ing in the community andseeing the communitycome together.

She said she especiallyenjoyed the citys Neigh-borhoodNight Out events.

Wed have gamebooths, face painting andglitter tattoos. The kids

really love that, she said.(Theprogram)hasbeenagreat opportunity. Youmake great friends andyou get a good feelingknowing youre helpingout.

Horne also received a$500 scholarship for herparticipation in the pro-gram. Lenear said a schol-arship is presented to onehigh school senior in theprogram. The award isgivenbasedonthenumberof events the ambassadorhasattendedandhisorher

workwithin the communi-ty.

Ambassadors are se-lected through an applica-tion process that begins inMarch. Students are re-quired to fill out an appli-cation, submit two lettersof recommendation, an-swer an essay questionand go through an inter-viewprocess. Formore in-formation on the StudentAmbassadorprogram,vis-it www.florence-ky.org.

Program gets youth involved in cityByMelissa [email protected]

That is my main con-cern that the children dohave music.

Since it is a part-timeposition, Butler, who hadhoped to spend her 50thyear at Florence Ele-mentary before retiring,said she is not sure ifshed be able to comeback to a part-time posi-tion. Shes open to thepossibilities that mayawait, however. Butlerand school officials havesaid Butler has the op-tion to take amusic posi-tion at Yealey Elemen-tary. That would, howev-er, leave the first-yearmusic teacher at Yealeywithout a position. Myconcern is that my prob-lem becomes their prob-lem, she said.

If a certified and clas-sified position arentreallocated to FlorenceElementary, however,the council said itwill re-

visit its decision to usethe part-time positionformusic. That tentativemeeting will be held 4p.m. Monday, July 22, atthe school.

Several positions re-main unfilled at theschool.

For now, according toButler, Well have towait and see.

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MusicContinued from Page A1

Doris Butler, in her formermusic class at FlorenceElementary.FILE PHOTO

school.Hewas active dutyfor 10 years, from 2001 to2011, after which the Day-ton, Ohio, native joinedFamily Allergy and Asth-ma.

Family Allergy andAsthma is a multi-site al-lergy practicewith officesthroughout Kentucky andSouthern Indiana.

Theyve done such a

great job of helping us tocontinue to serve ... Iwant-ed to recognize that excep-tional effort they putforth, said Otto.

According to Otto,theyve helped cover hisclinics when he went totrainingandwerealsosup-portive when another doc-tor, a guardsman,was acti-vated.

Thatkindof support, hesaid, is not commonamong physicians.

When he first startedwith the practice, they

worked together on aschedule so he could con-tinue hismilitary training.

TheyknewIwanted tocontinue my service and Iknew Iwanted to work forFamily Allergy, he said.

Some 3,000 awardnominations were re-ceived from guardsmenand reservists.

Otto is humbled andsurprised that other peo-ple have recognized theheroic efforts of (FamilyAllergy and Asthma).

Youre never certain

other people will appreci-ate the same things (you)appreciate.

According to Otto, thecompany also employs anumber of veterans, re-servists and guardsmenandevenmilitary spouses.

The 2013 recipients,which also includes Louis-villes Humana, will behonored at the 18th annualFreedom Award ceremo-ny in Washington, D.C.,this September.

AllergistContinued from Page A1

BURLINGTON TheBoone County Public Li-brary has received a$2,500Walmart Local Giv-ing Hunger Relief andHealthyEatinggrant fromthe Walmart Foundationand facility No. 1510.

Funds will be used toprovide weekly meals foradults attending the li-brarys Preventing Sum-

merReading Loss-Fuelingthe Mind program withtheir children.

Since 2011, the BooneCounty Public Library hassuccessfully partneredwith Boone County PublicSchools and the SummerFood Service Program tooffer weekly meals to at-riskchildren, frombirth to18years, in thecityofFlor-ence.

Last summer in Juneand July, youth had access

to lunch four days a weekat the librarys Florencebranch andwere providedwith dinner one evening aweek at a remote locationthrough the LibrarysCommunity Center onWheels outreach vehicle.

Additionally, childrenparticipating in the mealservice received extendedsummerreadingprogram-ming. A second site hasbeen added this summer.

Money from the Wal-

mart grant makes it possi-ble for meals to also beprovided to adults who at-tend the program withtheir children.

Itshardtonurtureandsupport your own childwhen youre not properlyfed yourself, said LisaSensale Yazdian, the li-brarys youth servicesteam leader for outreach.

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Library receives meals grant fromWalmartBy Stephanie [email protected]

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PVA inspections setThe Boone County

Property Valuation Ad-ministrators office willinspect Oakbrook; Sunny-brook Farms, ErlangerHeights; Monte Vista;Chitwood; Bonar; MorrisWoods;

Fedders; Denham; Col-odouth Heights; ODaniel;Devon Heights; Whitson,George; Sprucedale;Shamrock; Boone Aire;Pebble Creek; East TownEstates; Evergreen;Daugherty and Taylor;

Woodside Green; Roll-ing Acrews; farms andnew constructionthroughout Boone Countythe week of July 22.

Staff members will bein a marked vehicle andhave identification avail-able upon request.

For more information,contact PVA Cindy Ar-linghaus at [email protected].

CVG hosts planepull for SpecialOlympics

HEBRON Cincinnati/NorthernKentuckyInter-national Airport will bethe site of a plane pullforSpecialOlympicsKen-tucky Oct. 19.

Local teams will provetheir strengthbypulling a140,000-pound DHL cargoplane.

Teams are alreadyforming for the Oct. 19event. An informationalcaptains kickoff meetingtook place July 10 atChuys in Florence.

The fastest mensteam, womens team andcoed team to pull theplane 12 feet will becrowned champions.

Teams raise at least

$1,000. The money sup-ports Special Olympics,which is the worlds larg-est program of sportstraining and competitionfor children and adultswith intellectual disabili-ties.

For more informationabouthowtosignupor forsponsorship information,visit soky.org or contactJulie Goodpaster at 502-695-8222 or [email protected].

Szurlinski to speakwith historicalsociety

FLORENCE The freeannualOut andAboutpro-gramof theBooneCountyHistorical Society will be7 p.m. Thursday, July 18,at the GatheringHouse intheFlorenceNaturePark,7200 Nature Park Drive,Florence.

The guest speaker willbe recently retired Flor-ence Police Chief TomSzurlinski. He will dis-cuss his experiencesworking in the city.

Kids on Stagepresents TheGrunch

PARK HILLS Kids onStage will present a pro-ductionofTheGrunch7p.m. July 26-27 at NotreDameAcademy Perform-ing Arts Center, 1699 Hil-ton Drive, Park Hills.

Reserve tickets onlineat bit.ly/kidsonstagetix.Tickets are $10 for adultsand $8 for children. Allseats are $10 at the door.

Kids on Stage has loca-tions in Union and Cres-cent Springs.

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BIG BONE Losing aloved one is never easyandwhenyoureachild, itmay be even harder.

The St. Elizabeth Hos-pice STARS (SafetyTeaching Assurance Re-spect Support) programis partnering with aBoone County retreat, of-fering an equine griefcamp this summer.

The camp will be atPotters Ranch, a Chris-tian wilderness retreatfacility located near BigBone, from9a.m. to1p.m.July15-18andAug. 5-8 for

children between theages of 9 and 17.

The equine grief campwas created for thosewho have experiencedthe death of a loved one.The program uses horsesto build life skills whendealing with loss andstress.

According to VivienFinnigan, a licensed pro-fessionalclinicalcounsel-or who focuses on childand family counseling,the STARS program is abereavement supportgroup for families. Thehospital provides individ-ual counseling and a va-riety of different groups.The equine counselingcamp is one of thosegroups.

When I work withchildren, especiallywhenthey have something thisdifficult happen, theirbodies remember it, shesaid.

To access those emo-tions, they have to dosomething with thebody, she said. Pair thatwith working with thehorses and Finnigan saidits a very powerful

tool.Potters Ranch devel-

opment director BethLong said the idea firstdeveloped about a yearago when the STARS pro-gram came to the facilityfor a one-day program. Astation set up in the barnofferedvisitorsanequineexperience.

Potters Ranch is aPATH (Professional As-sociation of TherapeuticHorsemanship) premieraccredited center. Longherself is a certifiedPATH instructor and isan equine specialist inmental health and learn-ing.

The horses, she said,are used to guide peopleto learnmoreabout them-selves and process someof their feelings theymight have.

Long has long had alove of horses and whatthe animals have toteach us can be very pow-erful, she said.

Horses, Long said,have the ability to mirrorback emotions, so theyreable to guide individualsthrough feelings they

may not know how toprocess.

Workingwith the hors-es, she said, is takingaway all that stuff thathas been clouding you.

Its like cleaning thewindshield. Once you re-move all those barriersyou put up ... then you canget to those feelings ofloss and help (work)through the natural proc-ess of grief.

Long said the griefcamp is a wonderful col-laboration between bothorganizations.

I think it has a won-derful sense of collabora-tion anduniqueness that Ithink is pretty exciting.

Participants do notneed to know how to ride.

Cost for the camp is$50 per child and eachcamp is limited to 20 par-ticipants. The July campisalready filled, but thereare still openings in Au-gust.

To register or formoreinformation, contact Fin-nigan at 859-301-4612 oremail vivien.finni-gan@steliz abeth.com.

Beth Long pets one of thehorses at Potters Ranchused in a therapeutic ridingprogram offered by thefacility. Theyre teamingwith the St. ElizabethHospice STARS program foran equine grief camp thissummer. FILE PHOTO

Potters Ranch, St. Elizabethteam for equine grief campBy Stephanie [email protected]

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SCHOOLSSCHOOLSACHIEVEMENTS | NEWS | ACTIVITIES | HONORS CommunityPress.com

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

The following students made thedeans list at Eastern Kentucky Univer-sity for the spring semester:

Haley Elise Yeager: of Florence,sophomore, St. Henry District HighSchool graduate, majoring in manage-ment

Joshua David Lang: of Florence, sen-ior, BooneCountyHighSchool graduate,majoring in network security and elec-tronics

Danielle Marie Hagedorn: of Flor-ence, senior, Dixie Heights High Schoolgraduate, majoring in English

Logan Gregory Hardt: of Florence,senior, majoring in psychology

AdamC.Reis: ofUnion, junior,major-ing in police studies

JosephAlfordVance: ofUnion, sopho-more,RyleHighSchoolgraduate,major-ing in criminal justice

Michael Andrew Gonterman: ofUnion, senior, St. Henry District HighSchool graduate, majoring in occupa-tional science

BrentAlanHasty: of Florence, junior,Boone County High School graduate,majoring in art

Eric L. Hughes: of Florence, senior,Notre Dame Academy graduate, major-ing in public relations

Morgan Danielle Hunt: of Florence,

sophomore, Cooper High School gradu-ate, majoring in pre-athletic training

Alexandra Taylor Martin: of Flor-ence, sophomore, Cooper High Schoolgraduate, majoring in marketing

Megan Elaine Martin: of Florence,sophomore, Boone County High Schoolgraduate, majoring in criminal justice

Ella RaeMcQueary: of Florence, sen-ior, NotreDameAcademygraduate,ma-joring in special education/LBD P-12

Angela Nicole Miller: of Florence,senior, majoring in fire protection ad-ministration

Spencer Ross Mullins: of Florence,senior, Cooper High School graduate,majoring in marketing

Khyati S. Patel: of Florence, sopho-more, Boone CountyHigh School gradu-ate, majoring in English

Maria L. Weaver: of Florence, junior,St.HenryDistrictHighSchoolgraduate,majoring in communication disorders

Jordan Dale Whitaker: of Florence,senior, St. Henry District High Schoolgraduate, majoring in general studies inhealth sciences

Brandon Joseph Young: of Florence,senior,WaltonVeronaHigh School grad-uate, majoring in apparel design andmerchandising

Bryan Lovell Clontz: of Florence, ju-nior, Ryle High School graduate, major-ing in special education/LBD P-12

AllisonGibson: ofFlorence, senior, St.Henry District High School graduate,majoring in psychology

Kenna Leigh Trent: of Florence, sen-ior,RyleHighSchoolgraduate,majoringin management

Zachary Marshall Carney: of Flor-ence, senior, Boone County High Schoolgraduate, majoring in music

Adam Clint Justice: of Florence, sen-ior, BooneCountyHighSchool graduate,majoring in pre-general dietetics

LucasAaronJustice: ofFlorence, sen-ior, St. HenryDistrict High School grad-uate, majoring in occupational science

KaylaNicoleAntle: ofFlorence, soph-omore, St. Henry District High Schoolgraduate, majoring in criminal justice

Matthew Jacob Collins: of Florence,senior, Ryle High School graduate, ma-joring in public relations

Sean Raphael Collins: of Florence,sophomore, Walton Verona High Schoolgraduate, majoring in chemistry

Jalyn Danielle Eastham: of Florence,sophomore, Ryle High School graduate,majoring in pre-occupational science

Bronson Jovan Williams: of Union,sophomore, Ryle High School graduate,majoring in police studies

Josh Tyler Wise: of Union, senior,Ryle High School graduate, majoring inhealth services administration

Kayla LarkynWood: of Union, junior,

Notre Dame Academy graduate, major-ing in special education/LBD P-12

Amanda Katherine Wright: of Union,sophomore, St. Henry District HighSchool graduate, majoring in pre-com-munication disorders

Sara Elizabeth Donaldson: of Union,senior, Conner High School graduate,majoring in recreation and park admini-stration

Zachary L. Pickett: of Union, sopho-more,RyleHighSchoolgraduate,major-ing in psychology

David Cole Stanek: of Union, senior,St.HenryDistrictHighSchoolgraduate,majoring in special education/LBD P-12

Krystal Nicole Carroll: of Union, sen-ior,RyleHighSchoolgraduate,majoringin aviation

Laura Lee Kelley: of Union, sopho-more, Ryle High School graduate, unde-clared major

Justin ShaneHamilton: ofUnion, sen-ior,RyleHighSchoolgraduate,majoringin criminal justice

Heather Nicole Amos: of Union, sen-ior, majoring in geography

To achieve deans list honors at EKU,students attempting 14 or more credithours must earn a 3.5 grade-point aver-age; students attempting13 credit hoursmust earn a 3.65 GPA; and students at-tempting12credithoursmustearna3.75GPA.

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UNIONBetweenthem,CindySchichtand Mary Jo Rechtin have 72 years ofteaching experience.

Those years, according to the recentlyRyleHigh School retirees, can be charac-terized by a love for students and teach-ing.

Celebrating 34 yearsSchicht, ofCovington, taught inspecial

education for 34 years. She said not a daygoes by that shes regretted her careerchoice.

I really enjoyed working with thekids, she said. All Ivewanted todo isbea teacher.

Schicht grew up in St. Louis and stud-iedat theUniversity ofMissouri andCen-tralMissouri SateUniversity. She startedteachinghighschool inMissouri,butaftermoving to Northern Kentucky worked inCovingtonSchools for 21years.The spentthe last six years of her career at Ryleteaching algebra, working alongside stu-dents who have autism, learning andphysical disabilities or behavior disor-ders.

Schicht said shes loved every mo-ment.

Kids are honest, she said. Theyre

wonderful to be aroundwhen theyre try-ing to figure the world out, its fun beingwith themas theydo that.Mynumberonegoal was to prepare kids to go out in theworld and be successful. Also, to be life-long learners. Its been a good ride a funride.

Now that the ride has come to a stop,shes planning on volunteering more.Shellalsobespendingmoretimewithherhusband, Jack, and their 2-year-oldspoiled rotten chocolate lab, Ruby.

Rechtins favorite was mathRecent retiree Mary Jo Rechtin, of

Union, said it wont be long and shell bebackintheclassroomsubstituteteaching.Shell of course make time for her hus-band, Rick, and the grandchildren, too.

Rechtin has taught for 38 years, thelast 13 at Ryle.

I had a favorite teacher, ColleenShields,mymath teacher in high school,Rechtin, a longtime Boone County resi-dent, said. She inspired me, but I think Iwas born to be a teacher.

Shes taught physics, religion andmath, but math is her love.

I like the precision of math and thelogic of it, she said.

She studied at Thomas More Collegeand Northern Kentucky University.

My goal has always been to take each

student fromwhere they are in school, orlife ingeneral,andmakethembetter,shesaid.

Although she has a talent for crunch-ing and teaching numbers, Rechtin al-ways had a heart for people and sharedthat with her students.

One of the neatest things that hap-penedwhile IwasatRylewasduring leapyear. I wanted to do a special activity thatstudents could look back on and remem-ber. We raised funds for an organizationcalled Kids Against Hunger.

Kids Against Hunger is a humanitar-ian food-aidorganization thathasagoal tosignificantly reduce the number of hun-gry children in the U.S. and throughoutthe world. For $1.25, Rechtin said, stu-dents could feed six kids.

I challengedmykids to raise$1,500sowe could feed 16,000 kids. We didnt sellanything, the students just donated. Weraised$2,700. Itwassoawesomethat theyrose to that challenge and encouragedeach other to donate. I think they will re-member it.

Part of Rechtins personal philosophyis were here to do our part in the worldand we each have a unique part to play. Iliked to encourage my kids to think thatway.

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Recently retired Ryle High School teacher Cindy Schicht. MELISSASTEWART/THE COMMUNITY RECORDER

Recently retired Ryle High School teacher Mary Jo Rechtin. MELISSASTEWART/THE COMMUNITY RECORDER

Ryle retirees reflecton love of teaching

Ezell graduates fromSamford

JordanA. Ezell, ofUnion, graduat-ed magna cum laude from SamfordUniversitys Howard College of Artsand Sciences during spring com-mencement. Ezell earned a Bachelorof Arts Fellow.

Georgetown honors localstudents

The following local studentsmadethe deans list for spring 2013 atGeorgetown College.

Florence: Caitlin R. Knox, LaurenE. Kohake, Rebekah Diane Moore

Union: Sean Keith Fightmaster,Connor D. Mook, Jacqueline PaigePowell

Thedeans listhonorsundergradu-atestudentswhocomplete thesemes-ter with at least 12 credit hours and aGPA of 3.7.

Martin on presidents listJohnMartin, of Union, was named

to the presidents list at University ofthe Cumberlands for the spring se-mester.

To be eligible students must haveachieved an A-grade in convocationwhile maintaining a minimum cumu-lative scholastic standing of 4.0.

Union student excels at RITNicolaus Tekverk, of Union, a

fifth-year student in the game designanddevelopmentprogramatRoches-ter Institute of Technologys B.ThomasGolisano College of Comput-ing and Information Sciences, madethe deans list for the spring quarter.

Local students graduateThe following local students re-

cently received Bachelor of Arts de-grees from Transylvania University.

Carolyn Elizabeth Beutel graduat-ed magna cum laude with honors inpolitical science and economics. Sheis a Ryle High School graduate andthe daughter of Scott and Lisa Beutelof Florence. At the Senior AwardsProgram, Beutel received the Ruch-manPoliticalScienceAwardpresent-ed to a graduating senior who ex-celled in political science.

ElizabethMarieUllrichgraduatedwith a major in English and minor inhistory. She is a graduate of Lawren-ceburg (Ind.) High School and thedaughter of Kevin Ullrich of Aurora,Ind., and Jennifer Lawrence of Flor-ence.

Ria Therese Keegan graduatedwith honors in exercise science. TheVilla Madonna Academy graduate isthe daughter of Thomas Keegan ofCincinnati and Diane Keegan ofUnion.

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While playing laser tagthreeyearsago,AidenPutnamhad a life-changing setback.The 7-year-old boy suffered apairofstrokesthatrobbedhimof the use of his right arm.

Now10, theWalton residentand New Haven Elementarystudent is not letting his dis-ability stop him. Putnam willbeginplayingbaseball this fallaspart ofanewprogramstart-ed by the Northern KentuckyBaseball youth sports organi-zation.

Aiden takes everything instride, said hismother, Jenni-fer Putnam. He has his gooddays and bad days but his baddays are few and far between.Hegets aroundprettywell buthehaslimitations.Hesareallycoolkid.Heusuallyhasasmileon his face and takes it all instride.

Aiden was the batboy forthe Florence Freedom profes-sional baseball team duringthesquadsJuly13homegame.He won the honor as part of apromotion honoring kids withdisabilities, whowill be plenti-ful in attendance at the game.

Putnam is one ofmany chil-drenwhowill benefit from thenew Bambino Buddy Ball pro-gram, an adaptive baseballprogram that is the first of itskindinNorthernKentucky,ac-cording to Dr. Meredith Lan-dorf.

Landorf, a member of theNKB board and a pediatricianpracticing in Fort Mitchell,started the program when pa-tients helped her realize therewas a need for it in NorthernKentucky. Similar programsexist in Cincinnati and Fair-field.

Were always looking forways to meet childrensneeds, she said. We feel ev-erykidshouldhaveachancetoplay a sport. Special Olympicsdoesnt have baseball andwhen I started researchingthis, IfoundBuddyBallanditswhat we need.

The Buddy Ball programwill have three levels of play,using either pitching ma-chines, batting tees or plasticwiffle-ball equipment. Two ofthe levels incorporate the bud-dy system, where each playerhas a partner to assist him orher with baserunning and oth-er parts of the game.

Its great because theyreabletoplaywiththeirfriends,Landorf said. Many of thekids arent able to transitionfrom batting to running, andthey have a buddy with themevery step of the way.

The league doesnt have afully accessible field compati-ble with wheelchairs this fall,butNKBhopes to address thatin the future. The league canaccommodate playerswith as-

sisting devices such as crutch-es.

Landorf said this season isapilot program and there areseveral openings for this fall.The season begins in Augustand runs through October.

The three tiers of play areperfect forkids likeAidenPut-nam, who is more able thankidswithDownSyndrome, forexample.

That works really well forAiden, Jennifer Putnam said.If he was on a typical specialneeds team, he would bepairedwithkidswhohavea lotmore deficits than him. Hewanted to play baseball but Ididnt think he could handle aleague with kids of his age. Ithink itsawesome.Theclosestplace for a kid to play this kindof baseball is in Ohio and wedidnt want to put the timecommitment into driving upthere.

For more information, visitthe web site at http://bit.ly/179HgQS.

Buddies help kidshave fun with baseballBy James [email protected]

Aiden Putnam, 10, of Walton was the honorary bat boy for theFlorence Freedom July 13.THANKS TO JENNIFER PUTNAM

ACADEMICAWARDSTwenty-nine of the players

in the Northern KentuckyBaseball organization werenamed to the East KentuckyBabe Ruth Baseball 2013 All-State Academic Team. Thestudent athletes must havereceived all As with no morethan 2 Bs on their report card.The student athletes musthave placed in the 90th per-centile or higher in math orreading on standardized testsor state tests. The studentsmust have attempted toachieve some type of compet-itive academic excellence,including science fair entry,academic competition, orches-tra competition, etc. The stu-dent athletes must have had arecommendation letter by oneof his/ her teachers or schoolcounselor.Boone County: Nathan

Belden (Union), Ryan Alexan-der (Florence), Will Watkins(Union), Neven Perry (Burling-ton), Jacob Horten (Union),Nathaniel Horten (Union),Bryson Vega (Hebron), NathanHammond (Hebron), JaxsonRollins (Burlington), KadenTharp (Union), Ronnie Erpen-beck (Union), Jake Hanna(Union), Evan Stiene (Flor-ence), Charlie Hungler (Bur-lington), Luke Rockwell (Flor-ence), Jackson Arlinghaus(Burlington), Colin McLean(Walton), Jake Meadors(Union), Daniel Schraffenberg-er (Union).Kenton County: Jonah

Steenken (Fort Mitchell), Cam-eron Boyd (Villa Hills), CharlieThiemann (Villa Hills), BenDickhaus (Fort Wright).Alexandria: Tyler Canup.

Sports injuries The Community Press is

looking into sports-related inju-ries among youth. As a parent,athlete or coach of your sports,what do youwant to know aboutsports-related injuries and howthey are treated or prevented?Do you have a story to share?Would you be willing to takepart in a panel discussion?

Email sports editor MelanieLaughman at [email protected] to contribute orwith questions.

Golf FormerRyle standoutAlex

Bruce added another honor toher list of accomplishments atConverse College in Spartans-burg, S.C. She received an earlybirthday gift by being named aWomensGolf CoachesAssocia-tion NCAA Division II 2012-13All-American Scholar.

Criteria for the selections in-clude a minimum cumulativeGPA of 3.5. Converse is order-

ing a plaque honoring Bruce,who celebrated her 19th birth-day this month. The plaque willbe placed in the hallway of theConverse athletic building.Bruce, a sophomore-to-be psy-chologymajorfromWalton,andateammatebecamethefirstall-conference selections at Con-verse this past season. Brucewasnamed third-teamafter fin-ishing the year ranked 103rd in

the region and second on theteamwith an average of 81.41.

Ryle incoming junior Lo-gan Gammwas one of eight ju-niorgolferswhomade thecut atthe Kentucky State AmateurChampionship at BowlingGreenCountryClub.He tied for52nd place with a three-dayscore of 11-over 227. Califor-

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Ryle golfer Austin Squires hits the ball Aug. 30 during a match againstCovington Catholic at Triple Crown Country Club. Squires won theNorthern Kentucky Mens Amateur golf championship July 12.FILE PHOTO

The Florence Freedom pro-fessional baseball team enteredthe Frontier League All-StarBreak. Florence will be repre-sented in Washington July 17 atthe all-star game by four play-ers, shortstop Junior Arrojo,right fielderByronWiley, pitch-ersMichaelOrosandJorgeMar-ban. After the four-day break,the Freedom will embark on asix-game road trip, beginning inRiver City. The Freedom and

Rascals will play a three-gameweekend series beginning July19. That game and all six gameson the trip can be heard on1320-AM and gospel1320.com. SteveJarnicki will have all the play-by-play action beginning withthe pregame show 15 minutesprior to first pitch. Florence is30-21at the break, one game outof first place in the East Divi-sion. Florence returns home forthree games July 25-27.

JeremyHamilton triesto break up adouble play in

the fifthinning.

Hamilton is aPrinceton HighSchool product

fromCincinnati. The

FlorenceFreedom lost

4-3 toWashington

(Pa.) in FrontierLeague action

July 14 atUCMC Stadium

in Florence.JAMES WEBER/THE

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FREEDOM HIT BREAKIN 2ND PLACE

Freedom shortstop Junior Arrojothrows between innings. Arrojo isone of the teams four FrontierLeague All-Stars. The FlorenceFreedom lost 4-3 to Washington(Pa.) in Frontier League action July14 at UCMC Stadium in Florence.JAMES WEBER/THE COMMUNITY RECORDER

Freedom thirdbaseman JacobTanis tags out a

Wild Thingsrunner in arundown

heading backto second base.

Freedom outfielder Byron Wiley hits the ball. He isone of the teams four Frontier League All-Stars.

Freedom reliever Daniel DeSimone hurls to homeplate.

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

A8 FLORENCE-UNION RECORDER JULY 18, 2013 SPORTS & RECREATION

Ken Shields campThe Sports of all Sorts

Basketball Camp, directed byformer Northern KentuckyUniversity coach Ken Shields, isJuly 22-25, at Sports of all Sortson Mount Zion Road, for boysand girls in grades 1-9.Early arrival is 8 a.m. Camp

runs 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Cost is$115. Lunch and drinks forbreaks included.Call 859-372-7754 for regis-

tration. Walk-up registrationat 8:30 a.m. Monday, July 22.

Tayshaun Prince CampThe second-annual Taysh-

aun Prince Basketball Campfor students in grades 3-8,hosted by Kicks For Kids, is 9a.m. to 3 p.m. July 30 throughAug. 1, at the Thomas MoreColleges Connor ConvocationCenter in Crestview Hills, aswell as at local gymnasiumswithin five minutes of TMC.All transportation between

venues will be provided forthe campers. Breakfast andlunch is provided daily to thecampers. Admission is $200 percamper. Tayshaun PrincesBasketball Camp is designed toteach the participants thebasic skills of ball-handling,passing, scoring, reboundingand defense.Camp will include 18 hours

of instruction by Prince and hisstaff, which includes top highschool coaches, high schoolstandout performers, andcelebrity guest speakers.All proceeds from the camp

help fund Kicks For Kidsenrichment programs de-signed to benefit area youth.Contact Christine Sebastian

at 859-331-8484 or [email protected]. RSVPonline visit www.kicksforkid-s.org.

Basketball tryoutsThe Kentucky Warriors will

be have tryouts for boys andgirls, grades 3-9, for the nextAAU and Rec Basketballsessions that begin in August.Both leagues play at Sports ofAll Sorts in Florence. VisitKentuckyWarriors.com formore information. Email BenCoffman at [email protected].

Jaguars baseballThe Northern Kentucky

Jaguars baseball team islooking for U11 players for the2014 season. Tryouts are 9 a.m.to noon, July 20 and 27, and 6p.m. July 29, at Idlewild Field6; or by appointment. Call513-313-9468.

Soccer UnlimitedThe schedule for the OSYSA/

Soccer Unlimited Soccer Campsrun by Jack Hermans and OhioSouth is now available athttp://tinyurl.com/cmtr3t5.Included in the schedule is a

Northern Kentucky camp inBurlington at Central Park,July 22-26. Contact Ohio Southat 513-576-9555 or Jack Her-mans at 513-232-7916 [email protected].

SIDELINES

HIGHLAND HEIGHTS Though field dimensionshavent changed and thegame still involves nineplayers, the jump to Divi-sion I baseball was a diffi-cult one for NorthernKentucky University.

After a 36-22 record in2012, the Norse were afrustrating 8-47 in theirfirst year in the AtlanticSun.

To remedy that, coachTodd Asalon has broad-ened his horizons inrecruiting. Because theywere not Division I in thepast, NKU often landedtransfers who didnt haveto sit out.

Now, like all DI institu-tions, a transfermust sit ayear. Because of the levelof play and new restric-tions, the Norse coachingstaff has done some re-cent globe-trotting.

We signed eight Cana-dians this year, were try-ing to go a little interna-tional to change thingsup, Asalon said. Werealso going out to the westcoast with a couple kids

out of theColoradoarea. Wewent withsome ju-nior col-lege kidsthat are alittle bitbigger,stronger and faster.

As a result, NKU willbe on the young side nextyear with their only sen-iors being Brett CisperfromMoeller and Zac As-man from Elder.

Those two are the vet-erans of the local crewthat Asalon would stilllike to attract. What hehas to offer is a favorablelocation where friendsand family can watch col-lege games without con-siderable travel expense.

If we can get the localkid, wed love to havethem, Asalon said. Youcan get a chance to comein here and play rightaway and the travel isgood.Youget togo toFlor-ida quite a few times andwegotoCalifornia twice.

Joining Cisper and As-man on the list of NKU lo-cals is infielder Caleb

Lonkard ofRyle, pitch-erBelaPer-ler of An-derson,Alex Boliaand NickBeard ofElder,pitcher

Drew Campbell of LaSalle, Madeira catcherCody Kuzniczci andMoeller outfielder RyanLeFevers.

Asalon likes tourna-ment-tested GreaterCatholic League playersand also has another play-erwith considerable post-season experience inKuz-niczci.

He had a great yearfor us, Asalon said. Heled us in doubles. Weasked him to do a lot. Hecaught a lot andwe battedhim in the cleanup spot.Were expecting Cody tocome in and have a reallygood year for us.

Many of the locals tooktheir lumps in the south-ern-based Atlantic Sunplaying on NKUs new ar-tificial turf infield.

With that said, wehave 17 new kids, Asalon

said. Were going to havegreat competition andwell let them fight it outin the fall. The best manwins and gets to play inspring.

Battling the likes ofOhio State, Louisville,Kentucky, Cincinnati, Xa-vier and Miami forrecruits, NKU offers agood conference and pos-sibly a quicker path to theline-up.

The good part iswerein the Atlantic Sun; thebadpart iswere in theAt-lantic Sun, Asalon said.Theyhad two teamsgo tothe regionals this year.Theyre in Florida and theAtlanta area. Theres bet-ter weather, the facilitiesare nicer and they take itserious.

To step up to the chal-lenge, Asalon has a non-conference schedule thatincludes some earlywarm-weather trips toTroy (Alabama) and theUniversity of San Diegoand LoyolaMarymount inCalifornia.

Weve ramped it upagain, Asalon said.Were going to play thebest people possible.

By Scott [email protected]

NKU looking for rightDivision I combination

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nias Brett Metzger, whotied for 25th with a 222,and Covingtons R.J.Foltz, 40that224,were thehighest local finishers.

Softball The following play-

ers were selected to theNorthern Kentucky Soft-ball Coaches AssociationAll-Star teams:

First team: JessicaKoors (Cooper), DallisKnotts (Boone County),Ali Crupper (Ryle),McKell Oliverio (Ryle),Elizabeth Sims (Conner),Kennedy Baugh (SimonKenton), Mary BethOdom (Dixie Heights),Shelby Graybill (High-lands),CaseyKohls (New-port Central Catholic).

Second team: HayleeSmith (NotreDame), Lau-ren Willett (Cooper),Whitney Quillen (High-lands), Erica Lang (SimonKenton), Tricia Kramer(Bishop Brossart), LauraFinke (Notre Dame),Alexia Snalbaker (Con-ner), Katlyn Hoeh (New-port), Sydney Himes(Conner), Abby Jones(Notre Dame).

Player of theYear: No-elle Butts (St. Henry).

Volleyball A team from the

Northern Kentucky Vol-leyballClub theU16Tsu-nami that has three No-tre Dame and three Ryleplayers recently finishedseventh in the Open Divi-sion at the USA Nationalsin Dallas.

The Open Division isconsidered the highest di-vision in the country andconsists of the top 32teams in the nation. Mor-ganHentz, a rising sopho-more from Notre Dame,was selected to the all-tournament team.

The other NorthernKentucky team membersare: Ashley Bush, a risingjunior at Ryle who hascommitted to Northwest-ern University; Kay But-ler, a rising junior at Ryle;Hannah Colvin, a risingsophomore at NotreDame; Micaela Stephen-son, a rising junior at No-tre Dame; and Abby The-len, a rising junior at No-tre Dame.

Coaching news

Rylehas hired a soft-ball coach and a girls soc-cer coach.

Craig Milburn is thenew softball coach, re-placing Patti Oliverio,who stepped down afterthis past season followingfive successful seasons ascoach in which she com-piled a 127-57 record andled Ryle to three NinthRegion championships(2010, 2011 and 2012) andone Ninth Region runner-up finish (2009).

Milburn is a native ofSpringfield, Ky, and hasbeen at Zephyrhills HighSchool in Florida for thelast 34 years. He woremanyhats during his timethere, serving as athleticdirector (28 years), headbaseball coach (16 years,263 wins) and coachedfast-pitch softball teamthere for the last nine sea-sons. He has compiled147victories in softball andended the 2013 seasonwith a 19-7 record. In 24years of coaching bothbaseball and softball, histeams have only had twolosing seasons.He recent-ly retired from Zephyr-hills and moved back toKentucky to be closer tohis family.

Dusty Margrave willtake over as girls soccercoach, replacing DavidJones, who had replacedEdmundo Echeverria,who had stepped down af-ter last season. Jones hasaccepted an assistantprincipal position at Flor-ence Elementary School.Margrave has been an as-sistant atRyle for thepastthree years serving as theprograms JV coach.

Florence Speedway Giving back to the

fans was the theme of theevening with the bi-annu-al Fan AppreciationNight at the half-milehigh-banked dirt oval ofFlorence Speedway. Thenight started with the re-duced general admissionprice for adults at $10 andended with the after-raceinfield gathering for theNinth Annual Meet &Greet. Fans of all ages

engaged in conversationand photo and autographopportunities of their fa-vorite cars and drivers inall divisions.

July 13 winners wereDustinLinville, JoshRice,Brandon Gibson and Jer-ry Gibson III. Point lead-ers through July 13:

Late models: TimPrince1,090,NickLatham1,080, Greg Johnson1,074,Steve Landrum 927,Duane Chamberlain 927.

Modifieds: Larry Pick-leheimer, Jr. 1,053, KellyCraddock 1,041, RyanMorton 1,010, Pete Holt957, Kevin Hess 925.

Pure stocks: DustinNobbe 1,088, CharlesBowman 1,063, TimBrearton 1,042, Tony Ro-land 994,DanaMoore 977.

Hornet: T.J. Dalton958, Trevor Landrum 858,Michael Gemmer 836,Jerry Gibson III 835, Car-son Freeman 741.

Amateur golf Incoming Ryle ju-

nior Austin Squires wonthe Northern KentuckyMens Amateur golfchampionship July 12. Heshot 151 in the 36-holemedal play final, defeat-ing seven other finalists.HedefeatedCaleBarr inaplayoff. Ross Sharp wasthird at 153, followed byPhoenix Ramsey (155),Michael Sharp (155), JeffChadwick (158), TomWimsatt (163) and KevinHamm (165).

The First Flight conso-lation went to Jacob Bow-man, who at 78 in the 18-hole final. Second placewas Stephen Pharo (79),followed by Kevin Sesher(79), JeffCahill (81),MarkCollett (81), T.J. Dunhoft(85) andDanOBrien (86).Michael Wolf was eighthbut did not play the finalround.

The Second Flight win-nerwasMattBowlinat78,followedbyPaulSturgeon(80), Todd Brandenburg(83), Kenton Lucas (84),Deron Roberts (85) andTyler Webb (90). CharlesDavis and Jason Lovinsqualified for the finalsbutdid not participate.

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When weather dries, be healthy outsideAfter a cool, rather wet

June and a washout of a JulyFourth holiday weekend, Imight be safe in diagnosingmany Northern Kentuckianswith a touch of summertimecabin fever.

Weve still got severalweeks of summer left, and Imhopeful that the weather willcooperate for outdoor activ-ities. Thus, Im optimisticallysharing a few health tips.

Animal encountersWe tend to come in contact

with animals more often insummer. This ranges fromlivestock booths at county fairsto camping to neighborhooddogs.

In the last couple of years,

cases of a newstrain of fluhave been tiedto contact withpigs at countyfairs. Preven-tion is basic: Ifyour family isshowing orvisiting live-stock booths ata fair, be sureto wash yourhands with

soap and water after coming incontact with animals. If handwashing facilities arent avail-able, use an alcohol-based handsanitizer.

Dont take food or drinks into livestock areas, and be care-ful with baby items that might

end up in the mouth, like paci-fiers and bottles.

Insects can spread disease,and show up at many of theplaces we like to have fun out-sideparks, campgrounds,fairgrounds, etc. So, youshould always use a bug spraycontaining DEET. If youregoing to be out at dawn ordusk, when mosquitoes aremost active, try to wear longsleeves and pants. If you can,avoid heavily wooded areas,and walk in the center of trailswhile hiking. Both are stepsthat will help you avoid ticks,which can cause Lyme disease.

As your family plays in yourneighborhood or at a campsite,you may encounter dogs youdont know. Children ages 5-9

are the highest risk for in-juries from dog bites. Protectyour child by teaching him/herto avoid contact with unfamil-iar dogs and to report any un-usual behavior to an adult.

Dining al frescoMany outdoor activities

involve food, and the elementscan be a challenge for main-taining food safety.

If you are packing a picnic,plan ahead. Try to buy just theright amount of food, so youdont have lots of leftovers thatyou have to keep hot or coldfor long periods of time. Havecoolers ready to keep coldfoods chilled, and keep rawmeats separate.

If you are buying food from

a vendor, make sure the boothis clean and tidy, that it hashand washing facilities, that ittoo can keep hot foods hot andcold foods cold, and that itsbeen inspected by the HealthDepartment.

Heres hoping that MotherNature reverses course mid-summer, and gives us a chanceto enjoy time with family andfriends outdoors. If the weath-er doesnt change, I defer tomy colleagues at our localpublic libraries to share theirfavorite book and movie rec-ommendations. Youll find meat the Erlanger branch.

Dr. Lynne M. Saddler is director ofhealth of the Northern KentuckyHealth Department.

LynneM.SaddlerCOMMUNITYRECORDER GUESTCOLUMNIST

Lucky to live in FlorenceMy husband and I often say how fortunate we are to live in

Florence.Many things make this a great place to live. For instance,

our taxes have only risen slightly since 1998 when I first be-came a resident, Mall Road is looking so beautiful these days,Turfway Road in the area that crosses under I/71-75 is so pret-ty.

Also, the new senior center is a wonderful addition to ourcity, the aquatic center is great and I love to drive by the skatepark and see all the children and teens who are having a goodtime there.

Our city government truly cares about the residents. Thisis a friendly community and we thankMayor Whalen, theentire City Council, and the police and fire departments fordoing such an outstanding job. Other cities should be so lucky.

Janine M. SchmittFlorence

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The alcohol-fueled allegedserial rape of a 16-year-oldOhio girl by two of her simi-larly impaired classmates notto mention the drunken video-taped commentary of others points yet again to the imper-ative that adult America re-news its commitment to ad-dress as a true national com-munity those issues that mostthreaten the health, safety, andforward development of youth.

It is a priority that carrieswith it, in Dr. Martin LutherKings words, the fierce urgen-cy of now. Indeed, is there ataskmore pressing than pro-tecting the generation that willfollow us as custodians of thefuture?

Probably not.Among the key threats fac-

ing our kids are ones oftenoverlooked, underplayed, orenabled by adults: alcohol useand its many negative ram-ifications, including impaireddriving.

Over the past decade, ourgovernment has laid out a blue-print for reducing demand

among adoles-cents and chil-dren, begin-ning with theNational Acad-emies report,ReducingUnderageDrinking ACollectiveResponsibil-ity. It is im-perative thatall members of

adult America make it theirbusiness to join the legions ofagencies, organizations,schools, and families in com-bating underage drinking andthe driving that often follows.

But new research revealswe have a long way to go.

According to a recentlyreleased study of teens bySADD (Students Against De-structive Decisions) and Liber-tyMutual Insurance, the num-ber of 16- and 17-year-olds re-porting that their parents allowthem to drink at home, hostalcohol-included parties, anddrink at parties away from

home is on the rise.For example, 37 percent of

the teens revealed that theirparents allow them to drinkwith them, up 10 percent from2010.

Some believe that de-mys-tifying alcohol use by allow-ing kids to drink at homewillmake it less likely their teenswill drink elsewhere. But otherresearch tells a different story.According to a 2005 SADDTeens Today study:

Among high school teens,those who tend to avoid alcoholare more than twice as likelyas those who repeatedly usealcohol to say their parentsnever let them drink at home(84 percent vs. 40 percent).More than half (57 percent) ofhigh school teens who reporttheir parents allow them todrink at home, even once in awhile, say they drink with theirfriends, as compared to just 14percent of teens who say theirparents dont let them drink athome.

Similarly, between 2010 andthis year, those stating that

they are allowed to drink with-out their parents present or toattend alcohol-included partiesrose from 21 to 29 percent andfrom 36 to 47 percent, respec-tively.

Finally, those teens report-ing that they are permitted tohost parties with alcohol in-creased slightly over prioryears to 15 percent.

Given the known and dele-terious effects of alcohol onevolving teen brains and thelink between early alcohol useand life-long problems, thistrend represents a significantconcern to prevention special-ists and educators.

Hence the urgency.Fortunately, not all the news

is bad. A combination of policy,parents, and peers holds somehope.

Policy: An increasingnumber of states are enacting and enforcing social hostliability laws, holding adultsaccountable if they providealcohol to minors or allow alco-hol-included parties to takeplace in their homes.

Parents: Mom and Dadremain themost powerfulforce in their teens decision-making. Conversations aboutsafe driving and saying no toalcohol can start with them.

Peers: Friends hold a lot ofpower, too. Eighty-seven per-cent of surveyed teens will aska peer under the influence ofalcohol to refrain from driving and 92 percent of thosepeers would agree.

Thus, lets make a resolutionin our courts, our homes, andour cars to address the scourgeof youth substance use and thecrash deaths and injuries fromcar crashes that often result.

That is the fierce urgency ofnow.

StephenWallace, senior adviser forpolicy, research and education atSADD (Students Against DestructiveDecisions), is an associate researchprofessor and director of the Centerfor Adolescent Research and Educa-tion (CARE) at Susquehanna Univer-sity and has broad experience as aschool psychologist and adolescent/family counselor.

Alcohol use is a key threat to nations youth

Stephen GrayWallaceCOMMUNITYRECORDER GUESTCOLUMNIST

When I did something stu-pid, mymother would raise hervoice and say Have you lostyour livin lovin mind? It wasa rhetorical question her wayof telling me I was, in fact,doing something stupid. Large-ly as a result of this stern up-bringing, and from havingfrequently been stupid before,I know a thing or two about thesubject. Recent events inspireme to rhetorically inquire,Has Washington, D.C., has lostits livin lovin mind?

We are fixated on immigra-tion reform which wouldmake illegal immigrants legaland provide a path to citi-zenship. Its a matter of prior-ities, and it has been forawhile. By any computation,every day Congress is in ses-sion costs tens of millions ofdollars. As debate rages on, thetab will reach hundreds ofmillions of dollars just to dealwith immigration reform.

Meanwhile, real unemploy-ment for our Americans herelegally has remained above 8percent for more than fiveyears. Would it be more helpfulfor Congress to focus on mak-ing it easier for employers tohire unemployed Americans

rather spend-ing its timeadding mil-lions of illegalimmigrants toour work-force? I think Iknow howunemployedAmericanswould answerthis question.

The mantrais that we need to bring illegalimmigrants out of the shad-ows. Imagine what its like tobe an illegal immigrant. Everyday you wake up and you knowyour presence is illegal. Youobtain fake ID. You lie to getemployment. You lie to legalauthorities. You remain in theshadows because most daysyou are engaging in a patternof deception.

But if we are going to grantillegal immigrants some formof amnesty, I cant help but askfor some corresponding job-related amnesty initiatives tobring jobs out of the shad-ows. How about some tonguein cheek, tit-for-tat?

1. Employers should begranted amnesty from all liti-gation brought by the federal

government. At least theseemployers have been herelegally, contributing to oureconomy.

2. Employers should begranted amnesty from ourcomplex tax code. Overhauland get it down to 10 pages.

3. Employers should begranted amnesty from allpending government investiga-tions if theyre willing to hirenew employees with the moneythey save.

4. Amnesty on all bankingrules for business expansionloans if the expansion willresult in jobs.

I wish we didnt have anillegal immigration problem,but my sympathy lies withmillions of law-abiding, chron-ically unemployed Americans.The immigration debate willend at some point, at whichtime there will be enough oxy-gen in the room to focus onjobs assuming we dont loseour livin lovin minds.

Rob Hudson is a lawyer at FrostBrown Todd in Florence. He is au-thor of A Better Tomorrow Fight-ing for Capitalism and Jobs in theHeartland.

Bring jobs out of the shadows

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BURLINGTON The BooneCountyHeritageDayandChalkFestival gave visitors a chanceto watch artists in action draw-ing patriotic-themed chalkdrawings.

Taking place behind theBoone County AdministrationBuilding, Saturdays event alsofeatured a historical displayand antique car show.

In the chalk drawing, theViewers Choice award went toSydney Langsdale from Union.

BOONE EVENTCELEBRATES ARTAND HERITAGE

Virginia Lainhart, vice president of the BooneCounty Historical Society, stands near a UnionCivil War flag inside the societys museumexhibit during the Boone County Heritage Dayand Chalk Festival on Saturday, July 13. NANCYDALY/THE COMMUNITY RECORDER

A bell from Anderson Ferry was loaned by PaulAnderson to the Boone County Historical Societyfor use during the societys museum exhibitduring the Boone County Heritage Day andChalk Festival. NANCY DALY/THE COMMUNITY RECORDER

Hebron artist Magno Relojo completes a Plein Art painting of the scene at the BooneCounty Heritage Day and Chalk Festival on July 13. NANCY DALY/THE COMMUNITY RECORDER

Fred and Virginia Langsdale of Union watchtheir granddaughter Sydney Langsdale of Unioncomplete a patriotic-themed chalk drawingduring the Boone County Heritage Day andChalk Festival held July 13. Sydneys drawingwon the Viewers Choice award.MARTYWHITACREFOR THE COMMUNITY RECORDER

Betsy Conrad, president of the Boone County Historical Society, shows a display ofantique kitchen utensils on display during the Boone County Heritage Day and ChalkFestival. The kitchen set was loaned by Butch Wainscott, owner of the Tousey HouseTavern in Burlington. NANCY DALY/THE COMMUNITY RECORDER

Foxx Ohmer of Florence works on a Mustang as part of his patrioticthemed chalk drawing during the Boone County Heritage Day and ChalkFestival Saturday, July 13, at the administration building. MARTYWHITACREFOR THE COMMUNITY RECORDER

Christy Aylor of Union puts the finishing touches on her patriotic chalk drawing duringthe Boone County Heritage Day and Chalk Festival July 13 at the administrationbuilding. MARTYWHITACRE FOR THE COMMUNITY RECORDER

Harlee Hornsby isone of eight chalkartists whocompeted in theBoone CountyHeritage Day andChalk Festival heldSaturday, July 13,at theadministrationbuilding. MARTYWHITACRE FOR THE

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Aubree Hannah, 5, of Florence and Reese Howson, 5, ofBurlington stand by Jim Martins 1923 Ford T-Bucket duringthe car show at the Boone County Heritage Day and ChalkFestival. NANCY DALY/THE COMMUNITY RECORDER

Melvin Baker of Walton cruised in with his 1941 Ford during the BooneCounty Heritage Day and Chalk Festival July 13 at the administrationbuilding. MARTYWHITACRE FOR THE COMMUNITY RECORDER

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FRIDAY, JULY 19ExhibitsNorthern KentuckyMusicLegends, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Beh-ringer-Crawford Museum, 1600Montague Road, Highlightsperformers, bands, DJs, compos-ers, lyricists and other musicalartists from Northern Kentuckywho have spent 20-plus yearssharing love of music with thepublic. Included with admission.859-491-4003. Covington.VerbumDomini Exhibit, 10a.m.-6 p.m., Creation Museum,2800 Bullittsburg Church Road,Verbum Domini, The Word ofthe Lord, is made up of acouple dozen Bible-relateditems in an exhibit that cele-brates Gods word throughoutthe ages. Also called the GreenCollection, its funded by HobbyLobby chain of arts and craftsstores. $29.95 ages 13-59, $23.95ages 60 and up, $15.95 ages5-12, free ages 4 and under.800-778-3390. Petersburg.Dragon Invasion Exhibit, 10a.m.-6 p.m., Creation Museum,2800 Bullittsburg Church Road,Portico. Come face-to-face withtales of dragons from all overthe world. View artwork andother adornments strollingbeneath Chinese dragons. Learnabout encounters with thesebeasts from China to Africa,Europe to the Americas andAustralia to the Middle East.Discover what ancient historianshave written about these crea-tures, and examine armamentsthat may have been used byvaliant dragon slayers. $29.95ages 13-59, $23.95 ages 60 andup, $15.95 ages 5-12, free ages 4and under. 800-778-3390. Pe-tersburg.

FestivalsSt. Paul School Summer Festi-val, 6-11 p.m., St. Paul School,7303 Dixie Highway, Rides,games and food. Free, fee foractivities. 859-647-4070. Flor-ence.Kenton County Fair, 9 a.m.-11p.m., Kenton County Fair-grounds, 2836 Harris Pike, Demoderby, livestock shows, carnival,horse shows, pageants, 4-H andFFA exhibits, truck and tractorpulls, food, laser tag, bingo,spelling bee and senior halfprice night. $10. Presented byKenton County Fair. ThroughJuly 20. 859-356-3738;www.facebook.com/Kenton-CountyFair. Independence.

Karaoke and OpenMicFriday Night Karaoke, 9 p.m.-1a.m., Florence Elks Lodge 314,7704 Dixie Highway, Karaokeand dance. Ages 21 and up.Free. 859-746-3557. Florence.

Literary - LibrariesMeet Your Match Trivia, 7p.m., Boone County Main Li-brary, 1786 Burlington Pike,Registration required. Presentedby Boone County Public Library.859-342-2665. Burlington.Mahjong, 1 p.m., SchebenBranch Library, 8899 U.S. 42,859-342-2665. Union.

RecreationFriday Night Cruise In with DJRay, 5 p.m.-8 p.m., Janes Sad-dlebag, 13989 Ryle Road, Doorprizes, $1 hot dogs and freecolor photo. Bring car for dis-counted meals. Free. ThroughSept. 27. 859-384-6617. Union.

Senior CitizensWalk @Walton, 9:30-10:30 a.m.,Walton Multipurpose Seniorand Community Center, 44 N.Main St., Presented by WaltonSenior Activity Center. 859-485-7611.Walton.Euchre Tournament, noon-2p.m., Walton MultipurposeSenior and Community Center,44 N. Main St., Presented byWalton Senior Activity Center.859-485-7611.Walton.

SportsACOWorld Championships ofCornhole VIII, 9 a.m.-11 p.m.,Turfway Park, 7500 TurfwayRoad, Pros and social playerscompete for titles: World SocialDoubles, King of Sling, WorldDoubles, Queen of Cornholeand King of Cornhole. Benefitsmultiple charities. Ages 21 andup. $150-$300; free for specta-tors. Presented by AmericanCornhole Organization. 513-965-8687. Florence.

SATURDAY, JULY 20ExhibitsNorthern KentuckyMusicLegends, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Beh-

ringer-Crawford Museum,Included with admission. 859-491-4003; www.bcmuseum.org.Covington.VerbumDomini Exhibit, 9a.m.-6 p.m., Creation Museum,$29.95 ages 13-59, $23.95 ages60 and up, $15.95 ages 5-12, freeages 4 and under. 800-778-3390;www.creationmuseum.org.Petersburg.Dragon Invasion Exhibit, 9a.m.-6 p.m., Creation Museum,$29.95 ages 13-59, $23.95 ages60 and up, $15.95 ages 5-12, freeages 4 and under. 800-778-3390;www.creationmuseum.org.Petersburg.

Farmers MarketNewport Farmers Market, 9a.m.-1 p.m., Historic NewportBusiness District, MonmouthStreet, Held at 709 MonmouthSt. in city parking lot adjacent toPepper Pod Restaurant. Home-grown fruits, vegetables andannual and perennial flowers.Presented by City of Newport.859-292-3666. Newport.

FestivalsSt. Paul School Summer Festi-val, 5-11 p.m., St. Paul School,Free, fee for activities. 859-647-4070. Florence.

FilmsWaltonMovie Night, 9 p.m.Movie: Brave,Walton Com-munity Park, Old Stephens MillRoad, Movie begins at dusk.Bring seating and refreshments.Free. Presented by Boone Coun-ty Parks. Through Aug. 17.859-334-2117; www.boonecoun-tyky.org.Walton.

Literary - LibrariesWeather Wonders, 10:30 a.m.,Florence Branch Library, 7425U.S. 42, Meteorologist KevinRobinson fromWLWT shares hisexperiences chasing storms andpredicting weather. Free. 859-342-2665. Florence.

Music - AcousticSaturday Night Music, 6-7:30p.m. Music by WolfCryer (Ameri-cana)., Velocity Bike & Bean,7560 Burlington Pike, Freshbaked goods, desserts andcoffee available. Free. 859-371-8356; www.velocitybb.com.Florence.

SportsBlack-n-Bluegrass Rollergirls,6:30 p.m. Doors open 5:30 p.m.,Midwest Sports Center, 25Cavalier Blvd., Team belongs tothe Womens Flat Track DerbyAssociation. Suicide seatingincluded with general admis-sion. $15, $10 advance; free ages5 and under. Presented byBlack-n-Bluegrass Rollergirls.Through Aug. 17. 859-474-0809;www.black-n-bluegrass.com.Florence.

SUNDAY, JULY 21Antiques ShowsBurlington Antique Show, 8a.m.-3 p.m., Boone CountyFairgrounds, 5819 Idlewild Road,More than 200 vendors with

antiques, vintage jewelry andfurniture, primitives, architectur-al elements, mid-century collect-ibles, American and memorabil-ia. Early buying, 6-8 a.m. with $5admission. $3, free ages 12 andunder. Presented by BurlingtonAntique Show. 513-922-6847;www.burlingtonantiqueshow-.com. Burlington.

ExhibitsNorthern KentuckyMusicLegends, 1-5 p.m., Behringer-Crawford Museum, Includedwith admission. 859-491-4003;www.bcmuseum.org. Coving-ton.VerbumDomini Exhibit,noon-6 p.m., Creation Museum,$29.95 ages 13-59, $23.95 ages60 and up, $15.95 ages 5-12, freeages 4 and under. 800-778-3390;www.creationmuseum.org.Petersburg.Dragon Invasion Exhibit,noon-6 p.m., Creation Museum,$29.95 ages 13-59, $23.95 ages60 and up, $15.95 ages 5-12, freeages 4 and under. 800-778-3390;www.creationmuseum.org.Petersburg.

FestivalsSt. Paul School Summer Festi-val, 4-9 p.m., St. Paul School,Free, fee for activities. 859-647-4070. Florence.

Music - Big BandJammin at Janes, 3-6 p.m.,Janes Saddlebag, 13989 RyleRoad, Free. 859-384-6617;www.janessaddlebag.com.Union.

MONDAY, JULY 22CivicTea 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. 859-586-9207;www.teapartyboonecounty.org.Florence.

Exercise ClassesGentle Yoga, 6 p.m., BooneCounty Main Library, 1786Burlington Pike, Learn basicpostures and flows. Bring yogamat. $25 per month. Presentedby Boone County Public Library.

859-342-2665. Burlington.Yoga, 7 p.m., Boone CountyMain Library, 1786 BurlingtonPike, Hatha yoga postures,breathing techniques andmeditation. Bring yoga mat. $25per month. Presented by BooneCounty Public Library. 859-342-2665. Burlington.Zumba, 6 p.m., Scheben BranchLibrary, 8899 U.S. 42, Regis-tration required. 859-342-2665.Union.Zumba, 5:30 p.m., WaltonBranch Library, 21 S. Main St.,Fast-paced workout. $5. 859-342-2665.Walton.

ExhibitsNorthern KentuckyMusicLegends, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Beh-ringer-Crawford Museum,Included with admission. 859-491-4003; www.bcmuseum.org.Covington.VerbumDomini Exhibit, 10a.m.-6 p.m., Creation Museum,$29.95 ages 13-59, $23.95 ages60 and up, $15.95 ages 5-12, freeages 4 and under. 800-778-3390;www.creationmuseum.org.Petersburg.Dragon Invasion Exhibit, 10a.m.-6 p.m., Creation Museum,$29.95 ages 13-59, $23.95 ages60 and up, $15.95 ages 5-12, freeages 4 and under. 800-778-3390;www.creationmuseum.org.Petersburg.

Literary - LibrariesMonday 4Mystery BookGroup, 7 p.m. Discuss BlueSmoke by Nora Roberts.,Florence Branch Library, 7425U.S. 42, 859-342-2665. Florence.Mike Hemmelgarn: Magician,Juggler, Ventriloquist, 6:30p.m., Scheben Branch Library,8899 U.S. 42, One-man showwith lots of audience participa-tion. Free. 859-342-2665. Union.

Senior CitizensYoga Fitness for Seniors,12:30-1:30 p.m., Walton Multi-purpose Senior and CommunityCenter, 44 N. Main St., Presentedby Walton Senior Activity Cen-ter. 859-485-7611.Walton.

TUESDAY, JULY 23EducationAdmissions InformationSession, 2-3 p.m., Gateway

Community and TechnicalCollege Boone Campus, 500Technology Way, Center forAdvanced Manufacturing,B104A. Learn about admissions,financial aid, academic pro-grams and advising. For ages 16and up. Free. Presented byGateway Community and Tech-nical College. 859-441-4500.Florence.Financial AidWorkshop, 3-4p.m., Gateway Community andTechnical College Boone Cam-pus, 500 Technology Way,Center for Advanced Manu-facturing, B206. Learn how tofile Free Application for FederalStudent Aid (FAFSA). On-siteassistance if you bring 2012federal tax return. Learn how toobtain college degree withminimal student debt. For ages16 and up. Free. Presented byGateway Community and Tech-nical College. 859-441-4500.Florence.

Literary - LibrariesBridge, 12:30-3 p.m., SchebenBranch Library, 8899 U.S. 42,859-342-2665. Union.Between Us, 6:30 and 7 p.m.This months title: Inside Outand Back Again by ThanhhaLai., Boone County Main Library,1786 Burlington Pike, Tweensand their parents read anddiscuss book each month. Familyfriendly. Registration required.Presented by Boone CountyPublic Library. 859-342-2665.Burlington.Drop-In and Stitch, 4:30 p.m.,Scheben Branch Library, 8899U.S. 42, Bring in yarn projectsand join other knitters andcrocheters. Yarn and needlesavailable. Free. 859-342-2665.Union.

Senior CitizensBingo, 12:30-2:30 p.m., WaltonMultipurpose Senior and Com-munity Center, 44 N. Main St.,Presented by Walton SeniorActivity Center. 859-485-7611.Walton.Walk @Walton, 9:30-10:30 a.m.,Walton Multipurpose Seniorand Community Center, 859-485-7611.Walton.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 24Art ExhibitsThe Human Face: A Revela-tion, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., ArtisansEnterprise Center, Free. 859-292-2322; www.covingtonarts.com.Covington.

AttractionsSummer Family DiscountHours, 4-7 p.m., NewportAquarium, Admission: $23, $15ages 12 and under. 859-261-7444; www.newportaquarium-.com. Newport.

Exercise ClassesZumba Gold, 6 p.m., FlorenceBranch Library, 7425 U.S. 42,Slow-paced, low-impact versionof regular Zumba, perfect foranyone with physical limitationsor just starting out an exerciseprogram. $3. 859-342-2665.Florence.

ExhibitsNorthern KentuckyMusicLegends, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Beh-ringer-Crawford Museum,Included with admission. 859-491-4003; www.bcmuseum.org.Covington.VerbumDomini Exhibit, 10a.m.-6 p.m., Creation Museum,$29.95 ages 13-59, $23.95 ages60 and up, $15.95 ages 5-12, freeages 4 and under. 800-778-3390;www.creationmuseum.org.Petersburg.Dragon Invasion Exhibit, 10a.m.-6 p.m., Creation Museum,$29.95 ages 13-59, $23.95 ages60 and up, $15.95 ages 5-12, freeages 4 and under. 800-778-3390;www.creationmuseum.org.Petersburg.

FilmsAMC Summer Nights, 10 p.m.Olympus Has Fallen., AMCNewport On The Levee 20, $3.859-261-6795; www.amc-theatres.com/summermovie-nights. Newport.

Health / WellnessNutrition and Dementia, 11a.m., Florence Branch Library,7425 U.S. 42, Learn about differ-ent types of dementia and waysnutrition, exercise and stim-ulation may help to decreaserisk. Free. 859-342-2665. Flor-ence.Medicare 101, 6:30 p.m., Sche-ben Branch Library, 8899 U.S. 42,Workshop provides overview ofMedicare coverage and supple-mental insurance for prescrip-tion drugs and health carecoverage. Hear about commonMedicare scams. Free. 859-342-2665. Union.

Karaoke and OpenMicDJ-led Karaoke, 9:30 p.m.-1:30a.m., Millers Fill Inn, Free.859-431-3455. Bellevue.

Literary - LibrariesLegoMania, 10:30 a.m., WaltonBranch Library, 21 S. Main St.,Legos provided. Free. Regis-tration required. Presented byBoone County Public Library.859-342-2665.Walton.

RecreationLadies Instructional GolfLeague, 5-8:30 p.m., World ofGolf, 7400 Woodspoint Drive,Six weeks of 30-minute golfclinics covering every aspect ofthe game. 5, 5:15, 5:30, 5:45, 6,6:15 or 6:30 p.m. For ladies ofany age. $99. Registrationrequired. 859-371-8255. Flor-ence.

THURSDAY, JULY 25Health / WellnessPet Loss and Grief SupportGroup, 7-8:30 p.m., HopefulLutheran Church, 6430 HopefulChurch Road, Share memorieswith others to help in healing ofloss/grief. Refreshments served.Meets monthly on fourth Thurs-day of month. Free. 859-282-1549. Florence.

Literary - LibrariesBridge, 12:30-3 p.m., SchebenBranch Library, 859-342-2665.Union.Yoga, 6 p.m., Scheben BranchLibrary, 8899 U.S. 42, This class issuitable for all levels! Join KarenLandrum, RYT, for this basic/beginner yoga practice thatoffers a holistic approach tomaintaining a healthy weightwith increased flexibility, morestamina & lean muscle! Pleasebring a yoga mat & small hand-held or wrist weights to improvelean muscle tone (weights areoptional). $25 fee per month.Call Boone County Parks at334-2117 to register. 859-342-2665. Union.Princess Picnic (4-7 years), 6:30p.m., Florence Branch Library,7425 U.S. 42, Come dressed inyour best for stories and treatswith your favorite princes andprincesses. Free. 859-342-2665.Florence.

Senior CitizensBingo, 12:30-2:30 p.m., WaltonMultipurpose Senior and Com-munity Center, 859-485-7611.Walton.

SportsFlorence Freedom Baseball,6:35 p.m. vs. Joliet Slammers.Rewind 94.9 Thirsty Thursday.,University of Cincinnati MedicalCenter Stadium, 7950 FreedomWay, $14 VIP, $12 dugout, $10reserved. Presented by FlorenceFreedom Professional Baseball.859-594-4487; www.florence-freedom.com. Florence.

THINGS TO DO IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD

The Newport Kentucky Art Outpost has its second annualevent featuring dozens of regional artists presentingpaintings, glass, photographs, ceramics, jewelry and crafts,at World Peace Bell Park, Fourth and York streets, inNewport. The event runs 5-9 p.m. Friday, July 19; noon-9p.m. Saturday, July 20; noon-7 p.m. Sunday, July 21. Call859-655-7700.THANKS TO JOYCE MCMULLIN

The Kenton County Fair runs through July 20 inIndependence. THANKS TO THE KENTON COUNTY FAIR

Mike Hemmelgarn, magician, juggler and ventriloquist,performs a one-man show, 6:30 p.m. Monday, July 22, atthe Scheben Branch Library, 8899 U.S. 42, in Union. FILEPHOTO

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