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S OUTH K ENTON S OUTH K ENTON RECORDER 75¢ THURSDAY, JULY 23, 2015 BECAUSE COMMUNITY MATTERS Your Community Recorder newspaper serving Independence and Taylor Mill Vol. 5 No. 6 © 2015 The Community Recorder ALL RIGHTS RESERVED News ......................... 283-0404 Retail advertising ....... 513-768-8404 Classified advertising ... 513-421-6300 Delivery ....................... 781-4421 See page A2 for additional information Contact us ART GOES TO MOVIES Burlington’s Chalkfest takes on cinema theme. 5A RITA’S KITCHEN Try oven “fried” zucchini spears with Romano cheese crust. 7A INDEPENDENCE — Doug Bickel, 93, wants to be remem- bered. “I don’t want to be forgot- ten,” Bickel, a veteran of World War II said. “I fear we will all be forgotten someday.” There’s an effort spreading across Northern Kentucky, however, to battle this hero’s fear. American Legion Post 275 Moon Brothers are leading the charge. The Moon Brothers are always working to create awareness and support for all veterans, according to Moon Brothers member Bill Schneid- er. “We’ve got to continue to honor those who have served our country,” Schneider said. “They deserve it. And also, we do it for our future service men and women so that they will see that their service is so valued.” A more recent undertaking of the Moon Brothers is to raise funds to send Bickel to visit Normandy Beach. “We want to honor this brave American hero for his service during WWII,” Schneider said. “This is not just about sending one veteran to Normandy Beach, but how we can show re- spect and appreciation for all of our veterans.” Bickel, of Fort Thomas, en- listed in the Navy Reserves on May 18, 1942, when he was 20 years old. “High school and I did not get along,” he said. “A friend and I decided to join the army. At that time, you had to be 21 years of age but with my parent’s signa- ture, I got in. From there it was yes sir, no sir, right now, how high.” That was the mindset of the young men and women who served back then, Bickel said, they did what they were told – they served. Bickel, worked as an inde- pendent medical service mem- ber, trained to treat the wound- ed when a doctor was not avail- able. He served on the LCT-17 855 flotilla from June to Novem- ber 1944. He lived on the LCT craft for nearly 160 days straight. He was primarily sta- tioned on Utah Beach on D-Day, but supported all beach opera- tions. “Being in the Navy was ex- citing,” he said. “We saw a lot of things at the beaches. It was a lot to experience for a young kid. It was a lot to take in.” Bickel and fellow crew mem- bers were shot at and saw loss of life. It was hard, he said. “It stays with you,” he said. Bickel held tight to his mis- sion while serving his country and doesn’t regret his decision. “God had a purpose for me and he still does,” he said. Bickel is honored to be the subject of the Moon Brothers’ fundraiser. He said a trip back to the beaches after 71 years would be amazing. “I can’t put into words what it means to me that they’re trying to do this,” he said. “I’m appre- ciative, I’m humbled. I can’t be- lieve it.” Schneider said the goal is to raise $5,000 for the trip. This would also allow Bickel’s “hon- ey,” Lois Hall, to accompany him on the journey. Hall found- ed and continues to serve the Ladies Auxiliary for American Legion Post 4 in Florence. Dona- tions can be mailed to Norman- dy Beach Fund, c/o Moon Broth- ers 275, P.O. Box 36, Independ- ence, KY 41051. “Again, this is not about one veteran,” Schneider said. “It’s about America. He represents all the men and women who came home and those who didn’t. We want to honor all of them through this project.” Want to continue the conversation? Tweet @MStewartReports MELISSA STEWART/THE COMMUNITY RECORDER World War II veteran Doug Bickel, 93, of Fort Thomas with some of his service memorabilia. Moon Brothers raising funds to send WWII vet to Normandy Melissa Stewart [email protected] Kenton County Fair has a bit of everything PHOTOS BY MELISSA STEWART/THE COMMUNITY RECORDER Azelynn Forree, 3, and Maliachai Pattangall, 7, both of Elsmere enjoy petting a donkey at the Kenton County Fair. Johann Hammons and Charlie Davis, 5, of Morningview hold hands while coming down the Fun Slide at the Kenton County Fair. Ivy Mizer, 5, Echo Mizer, 7, and Mike Mizer, all of Independence, check out the 4-H displays at the Kenton County Fair.

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  • SOUTH KENTONSOUTH KENTONRECORDER 75

    THURSDAY, JULY 23, 2015 BECAUSE COMMUNITY MATTERS

    Your Community Recordernewspaper servingIndependence and Taylor Mill

    Vol. 5 No. 6 2015 The Community Recorder

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

    See page A2 for additional information

    Contact usART GOES TOMOVIESBurlingtonsChalkfest takes oncinema theme. 5A

    RITAS KITCHENTry oven friedzucchini spears withRomano cheese crust.7A

    INDEPENDENCE DougBickel, 93, wants to be remem-bered.

    I dont want to be forgot-ten, Bickel, a veteran of WorldWar II said. I fear we will all beforgotten someday.

    Theres an effort spreadingacross Northern Kentucky,however, to battle this herosfear.

    American Legion Post 275Moon Brothers are leading thecharge. The Moon Brothers arealways working to createawareness and support for allveterans, according to MoonBrothers member Bill Schneid-er.

    Weve got to continue tohonor those who have servedour country, Schneider said.They deserve it. And also, wedo it for our future service menand women so that they will seethat their service is so valued.

    A more recent undertakingof the Moon Brothers is to raisefunds to send Bickel to visitNormandy Beach.

    We want to honor this braveAmerican hero for his serviceduring WWII, Schneider said.This is not just about sendingone veteran to NormandyBeach, but how we can show re-spect and appreciation for all ofour veterans.

    Bickel, of Fort Thomas, en-listed in the Navy Reserves onMay 18, 1942, when he was 20years old.

    High school and I did not getalong, he said. A friend and Idecided to join the army. At thattime, you had to be 21 years ofage but with my parents signa-ture, I got in. From there it wasyes sir, no sir, right now, howhigh.

    That was the mindset of theyoung men and women whoserved back then, Bickel said,they did what they were told they served.

    Bickel, worked as an inde-pendent medical service mem-ber, trained to treat the wound-ed when a doctor was not avail-able. He served on the LCT-17855 flotilla from June to Novem-ber 1944. He lived on the LCTcraft for nearly 160 daysstraight. He was primarily sta-tioned on Utah Beach on D-Day,but supported all beach opera-tions.

    Being in the Navy was ex-citing, he said. We saw a lot ofthings at the beaches. It was alot to experience for a youngkid. It was a lot to take in.

    Bickel and fellow crew mem-bers were shot at and saw loss oflife. It was hard, he said.

    It stays with you, he said.Bickel held tight to his mis-

    sion while serving his countryand doesnt regret his decision.

    God had a purpose for meand he still does, he said.

    Bickel is honored to be thesubject of the Moon Brothersfundraiser. He said a trip backto the beaches after 71 yearswould be amazing.

    I cant put into words what itmeans to me that theyre tryingto do this, he said. Im appre-ciative, Im humbled. I cant be-lieve it.

    Schneider said the goal is toraise $5,000 for the trip. Thiswould also allow Bickels hon-ey, Lois Hall, to accompanyhim on the journey. Hall found-ed and continues to serve theLadies Auxiliary for AmericanLegion Post 4 in Florence. Dona-tions can be mailed to Norman-dy Beach Fund, c/o Moon Broth-ers 275, P.O. Box 36, Independ-ence, KY 41051.

    Again, this is not about oneveteran, Schneider said. Itsabout America. He representsall the men and women whocame home and those whodidnt. We want to honor all ofthem through this project.

    Want to continue theconversation? Tweet@MStewartReports

    MELISSA STEWART/THE COMMUNITY RECORDER

    World War II veteran Doug Bickel, 93, of Fort Thomas with some of hisservice memorabilia.

    Moon Brothersraising funds tosend WWII vetto NormandyMelissa [email protected]

    Kenton County Fairhas a bit of everything

    PHOTOS BY MELISSA STEWART/THE COMMUNITY RECORDER

    Azelynn Forree, 3, and Maliachai Pattangall, 7, both of Elsmere enjoy petting a donkey at the KentonCounty Fair.

    Johann Hammons and Charlie Davis, 5, of Morningview hold hands while coming down the Fun Slide atthe Kenton County Fair.

    Ivy Mizer, 5, Echo Mizer, 7, and Mike Mizer, all of Independence, check out the 4-H displays at theKenton County Fair.

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    INDEPENDENCE Injust 10 weeks Christy Al-well raised $40,867 forthe The Leukemia andLymphoma Society.

    The Independenceresident said she did it allin honor of one of her bestfriends, Travis French.

    He would have donethe same thing, Alwell,37, said. Travis alwayswanted to help others. Idid this to carry on hislegacy.

    French, who died inFebruary 2014, had bat-

    tled myeloid leukemiafor a number of years. Al-well, 37, met French in1998 while they were at-tending Northern Ken-tucky University.

    He was like a brotherto me, she said. I couldalways rely on Travis.

    Looking for a way toheal from the loss of herfriend, Alwell decided totake part in the societys2015 Woman of the Yearchallenge in which candi-dates across the countrycompete to raise the mostfunds for blood cancer re-search.

    Alwell conducted a va-riety of fundraising ac-tivities from hosting an80s-themed party with acostume contest and si-lent auction to holdingher own Facebook chal-lenge similar to the ALSIce Bucket Challenge. In-stead of dousing them-selves with ice cold wa-ter, Alwell challengedothers to stuff theirmouths full of crackersand yell out Christycrushes cancer!

    She may not have beenthe top fundraiser but herefforts were not in vain.Tom Carleton, the cam-paign manager for the lo-cal chapter of The Leuke-mia and Lymphoma Soci-ety, said that every dollarcounts.

    At the end of the dayour goal is to get treat-ments from the lab to thebedside as quickly as pos-sible, he said. The mon-ey she raised, and to raisemore than $40,000 in just10 weeks, is amazing, con-tributed to that. Everydollar makes a differ-ence.

    The Leukemia andLymphoma Society is theworld's largest voluntaryhealth agency dedicatedto blood cancer. The mis-sion is to cure leukemia,lymphoma, Hodgkinsdisease and myeloma andimprove the quality oflife of patients and their

    families. The Christy Alwells

    of the world are incredi-bly important to us, Car-;eton said. This chal-lenge is hard. The willing-ness to take it on says a lotabout Christy. It showsthat she cares about hercommunity and missesTravis and wishes he wasstill with us.

    It also shows that shewants to impact the worldof cancer research in hismemory and honor. Thatspeaks volumes of theperson she is.

    For Alwell the experi-ence was all about heal-ing.

    It means a lot to me tohave had this opportuni-ty, she said. This expe-rience has helped mecope with what has hap-pened. Its helped meovercome.

    One of the best things,Alwell, said is that a$50,000 grant will be giv-en to a research project inFrenchs name.

    Im so appreciative ofthis, Alwell said.

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    Independence resident raises$40K for cancer researchMelissa [email protected]

    THANKS TO CHRISTY ALWELL

    Independence residentChristy Alwell raised$40,000 in just 10 weeks forthe The Leukemia andLymphoma Society in honorof her late friend TravisFrench. Pictured are Frenchand Alwell at a friendswedding.

    FLORENCE Possiblerivalries may developamong local police de-partments this year, butits for a worthy cause.

    The first Dodge-A-Cop dodgeball tourna-ment to benefit SpecialOlympics Kentucky willtake place at 11 a.m. Sat-urday, July 25 at BooneCounty High School.Businesses, organiza-tions and members of thecommunity are invited toform teams of 6 to 8 play-ers and get creative witha name and uniforms.

    All proceeds fromregistration and admis-sion to the tournamentwill go to fund SpecialOlympics programs inKentucky.

    The tournament is

    part of the Law Enforce-ment Torch Run, a seriesof annual events involv-ing more than 85,000 offi-cers internationally tobenefit Special Olympicsprograms in their com-munities. The annualDHL Plane Pull at the air-port is also part of thisprogram.

    I think its just an av-enue to give back to thecommunity, said Lt. To-ny Steimle of the Cincin-nati/Northern KentuckyInternational Airport Po-lice Department. Try toraise money and aware-ness, and at the sametime have a fun time.

    The mission of SpecialOlympics is to provideyouth and adults with in-tellectual disabilities theopportunity to demon-strate courage, experi-ence joy and participatein a sharing of gifts,skills and friendship bytraining and competingin a variety of sports. Lo-cal programs are runcompletely by volun-teers, which is why fund-raising from programslike the Torch Run is vi-tal.

    Steimle developed thedodgeball idea last year,but his committee of offi-

    cers from the airport, Co-vington, Boone Countyand Florence police de-partments wasnt able toprocure a gym until thisyear, when Boone CountyHigh School donatedtheirs.

    Boone County has alsoshown support in otherways: the football teamagreed to sell conces-sions and school re-source officer ChrisCombs helped obtain abouncy-house to enter-tain kids.

    Registered Dodge-A-Cop teams will beplaced in a double-elimi-nation bracket based onsimilarity of skill, andthe tournament will beplayed with official Na-tional Dodgeball Leaguedodgeballs. Winners willreceive T-shirts andbragging rights.

    Dodgeball is just afun activity, said Steim-le. I think everybodycan relate to it whetherit be grade school or highschool, I think every-bodys played dodgeballin gym class.

    As for organizing asecond-annual Dodge-A-Cop event, Steimle says,absolutely.

    We (in law enforce-ment) care a lot aboutpeople, and this is justanother way of showingthat, he said.

    Dodge-A-Cop tournamentbenefits Special OlympicsMegan GraftCommunity Recorder Contributor IF YOU GO:

    What: Dodge-A-Copdodgeball tournament tobenefit Special Olympics

    Who: Teams of 6-8players, 18+. Family funzone provided for chil-dren.

    When: Saturday, July25, 2015. Check-in beginsat 10 a.m. Event starts at11 a.m.

    Where: Boone CountyHigh School, 7056 Bur-lington Pike, Florence

    Cost: $100 per team, $2per spectator

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    FORT MITCHELL Growing up MatthewZahler was not a modelcitizen.

    My dad had all thereasons to send me to mil-itary school when I wasyoung, he said with alaugh.

    His father, DennisZahler, agrees. He canclearly recall some ofMatthews most notori-ous moments.

    One instance waswhen my wife and I wereat dinner. Matt was stay-ing with a friend and wehad our other two chil-dren at home with a sit-ter, Dennis Zahler said.We got a call from thesitter that someone wastrying to break in thehouse and was jumpingon the roof of the familyroom. She called the FortMitchell Police and by thetime we got home the po-lice had found no one. Wefound out later that it wasMatt and his friend.

    Another time the Zah-lers came home to findMatthews brother lyinghalf way out of the family

    room door to the garage,duct-taped like a mum-my.

    I always have saidthat he was who we wor-ried about the most whenhe was growing up andnow we worry about himthe least, except when heis deployed, Dennis Zah-ler said.

    One day, during his ju-nior year at BeechwoodHigh School, MatthewZahler decided it wastime to grow up. Hejoined the Army Reserveon a six-year delayed en-try plan.

    I liked it, he said. Ineeded the discipline. Itwas good for me and its

    worked out well.After graduating in

    1993, he entered theArmy Reserve as a full-time soldier and eventu-ally joined the Air Force,where he now serves asan air mobility liaison of-ficer. Now, Capt. Mat-thew Zahler provides ex-pertise on the efficientuse of air mobility assetsto the Army.

    Hes seen a lot in his 22years of military service,including 13 deploymentsto Iraq and Afghanistan.

    According to 1st Lt. Ja-cob Bailey, chief of publicaffairs for the 621st Con-tingency Response Wing,while the deployment av-erage for career fieldsacross the Air Force va-ries, air mobility liaisonofficers (AMLOs) likeZahler possess a uniqueskill set and present ahighly-sought after capa-bility to commandersduring contingencies.

    AMLOs train, advise,and educate Army andMarine Corps forces onthe Air Mobility enter-prise, coordinate air mo-bility command and con-

    Ft. Mitchell honorshometown heroMelissa [email protected]

    THANKS TO DENNIS ZAHLER

    Capt. Matthew Zahler

    See ZAHLER, Page 3A

  • JULY 23, 2015 SOUTH KENTON RECORDER 3ANEWS

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    trol aspects of an exerciseor operation, and conductdrop zone and landingzone operations, he said.Capt. Zahler's 13 deploy-ments certainly reflect ahigh operations tempothat AMLOs across the AirMobility Command com-munity continue to sup-port, whenever and wher-ever needed.

    Recently, while onleave, Zahler, 40, revisitedFort Mitchell, where hewas recognized by the cityfor his service. A procla-mation was read and July6 was named as Capt. Mat-thew Zahler Day in thecity.

    According to MayorJude Hehman, Zahlershigh school classmate,called it a privilege to hon-or his old friend.

    Weve known each oth-er practically all of ourlives. We went to gradeschool and high school to-gether, Hehman said. Totake the path he has takenand serving 13 tours takesan incredible, special per-son and family.

    Zahlers father and citycouncil member DennisZahler said he and his wifeare so very proud oftheir son.

    He has accomplishedmuch in his career, Den-nis Zahler said. With hav-ing more than seven yearsof deployed duty in his 13deployments he has alsobeen a great husband tohis wife and father to hischildren. He has servedhis country well.

    Matthew Zahler givescredit to his wife.

    She has been a bless-ing, he said. Shes gonethrough a lot, when otherswould have left or threat-ened to leave after thefourth deployment, shehas stayed. We met be-tween deployments, dat-ed, married and and twochildren between deploy-ments. Shes a rock.

    Zahler said he has en-joyed his career in the mil-itary and has three yearsleft before retirement. Hesaid one of his most proudmoments was after hissecond deployment as anair mobility liaison officer,when the Army presentedhim with a Bronze Star,which is rarely given tomilitary members in other

    branches of service, hesaid. The Bronze Star rec-ognizes acts of heroismperformed in ground com-bat and recognizes singleacts of merit and merito-rious service.

    Another important ca-reer accomplishment wasin 1994 when he had hisfirst six-month deploy-ment to Haiti during Oper-ation Restore Democracy,he said. He served as abodyguard for then Haitipresidential candidateJean Bertrand Aristide.

    Even more than thetime he spent in the Army,Zahler said his love of fly-ing and his time spent inthe Air Force helped fulfilla lifetime dream.

    Flying planes was adream come true, he said.Thats something I hadwanted to do ever since Ican remember.

    Of his 13 deployments,nine came since he hasbeen in the Air Force,times he describes as mostdangerous. Zahler creditshis faith for sustaininghim. Ive been blessed,he said. The Lord haswatched over me.

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    MELISSA STEWART/THE COMMUNITY RECORDER

    Fort Mitchell Mayor Jude Hehman reads a proclamation honoring Capt. Matthew Zahler.

    ZahlerContinued from Page 2A

  • 4A SOUTH KENTON RECORDER JULY 23, 2015

    Villa Madonna honors class leaders

    THANKS TO PAMELA MCQUEEN

    Congratulations to the co-salutatorians and valedictorian in the Villa Madonna Academy Class of 2015: From left are Grant Giesbrecht (Centre College),Monica Spritzky (Clemson University), Eric Baugh (Butler University), Amanda Schleper (University of Dayton) and Nicholas Boucher (Harvard.)

    Carissa Schutzman is thenew vice president of Corpo-rate College at Gateway Com-munity and Technical College.

    Schutzmans position will re-place the role of vice president

    of Workforce So-lutions previous-ly occupied byDr. Angie Taylor,as she retires.

    Carissa iswell-respectedwithin the busi-ness and educa-tion communi-ties, said Dr. G.

    Edward Hughes Gatewaypresident/CEO.

    She has been instrumentalin leading the colleges effortsto join secondary students andthose seeking employment withthe local manufacturing indus-try to create a pipeline of poten-tial employees to address theshortage of talent in the ad-vanced manufacturing sector.She will continue this work andexpand relationships with thebusiness community to addresstheir employment needs as theleader of Gateways CorporateCollege.

    As dean of Workforce Solu-tions at Gateway, Schutzmanworked with local businesses tocreate customized training forincumbent workers and helpeddevelop a pipeline of employ-ees for companies by market-ing, recruiting and engagingpotential employees and stu-dents.

    She also supervised theworkforce development liai-sons and guided the sales oftraining contracts and the con-vening of various employergroups. Schutzman also super-vised the work of the workforcetransitions coordinator and theRaise the Floor coordinatorwhose work included STEMdays and camps, apprentice-ship programs, and special ini-tiatives to recruit high schoolstudents and women into ad-vanced manufacturing.

    Prior to this position, sheserved as division chair of theDevelopmental Education andOrientation to College Divisionand was an assistant professorin the arts, humanities, and so-cial sciences division at Gate-way.

    I am very excited about mynew leadership role as ourWorkforce Solutions divisionevolves into the Gateway Cor-porate College. Our team hasenjoyed national recognitionfor its innovative work, and wewill continue in that tradition ofinnovation as we develop andexpand our services, said Ca-rissa Schutzman. I am thrilledand honored to serve as the vicepresident. Gateway is an inte-gral part of workforce develop-ment initiatives in our region,and the Corporate College ispoised to enhance existing part-nerships with business and in-dustry and forge new relation-ships. I think it is an excitingtime for Gateway and forNorthern Kentucky.

    Schutzman is in the finalstages of completing a Ph.D. inEducational Policy Studies andEvaluation in Higher Educationfrom the University of Ken-tucky. She holds a Master ofArts in Education/English fromNorthern Kentucky Universityand B.A. in English/Educationfrom Centre College.

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    The 135 graduating seniorsat Notre Dame Academy wereawarded more than $14 millionin scholarship offers to col-leges and universities (not in-cluding KEES money).

    This includes 50 seniors (39percent of the class) who re-ceived half tuition or more inscholarships. NDAs Class of2015 will attend 32 differentcolleges and universities in 13states.

    Notre Dame Academy cele-brated the CommencementCeremony for the Class of 2015Friday, May 22, at the NorthernKentucky Convention Center.

    In the days prior to gradua-tion, NDA seniors attended anAlumnae Luncheon, Baccalau-reate Mass and an AwardsBreakfast. Bishop of Coving-ton, Most Reverend Roger J.Foys, D.D. and the Sisters ofNotre Dame Provincial Superi-or, Sr. Mary Ethel Parrott,SND, joined the NDA commu-nity for the graduation cere-mony.

    Shannon Wilson and PaigeHignite both received the Dis-tinguished Graduate Awardfrom the Sisters of NotreDame. The Sisters of NotreDame Distinguished GraduateAward recognizes graduatesin schools sponsored by or af-filiated with the Sisters of No-tre Dame National Education

    Partnership, as being out-standing witnesses to NotreDame education.

    Ellen Kendall was namedvaledictorian of the class andHannah Ziegelmeyer wasnamed salutatorian.

    NDA President Dr. LauraKoehl spoke to the Class of2015 at the commencementsaying, It is said that the gloryof God is a human being fullyalive. That is what our NDAmission calls you to be fullyalive using the gifts that Godhas given to you.

    Notre Dame seniors awarded$14 million in scholarships

    THANKS TO JANE KLEIER

    Notre Dame Academy graduates, from left, Annalise Stegman, Emma Hughes, Cassidy Ryan, Hannah Good, ErinPeck, and Jess Peck celebrate commencement together.

    THANKS TO JANE KLEIER

    Hannah Ziegelmeyer iscongratulated for graduating asNotre Dame Academyssalutatorian by Notre DameAcademy President Dr. Laura Koehl.

    THANKS TO JANE KLEIER

    Ellen Kendall graduates asvaledictorian of Notre DameAcademys class of 2015

    A total of 125 Covington Lat-in students took the NationalLatin Exam from CovingtonLatin, and 101 received anaward for their performances:40 took the gold (summa cumlaude), 41 took silver (maximacum laude), 10 earned magnacum laude and 10 cum laude.

    Covington Latin School hasbeen giving the National LatinExam since the early 1980s.The test contains 40 questionscovering grammar, vocabu-lary, mythology and history.

    Every senior who took theexam got some type of award,said Latin teacher KellyKusch. Three of the seniors,Maria Pope, James Rahner andSara Lee, earned gold duringall of their high school years.

    They have received OxfordClassical Dictionaries. All stu-dents earning a gold medal areeligible to apply for NLE schol-arships. Two students, sopho-more Elizabeth Johnson andGabrielle Cottingham, scoredperfect papers for the secondyear in a row.

    Latin School also offersGreek. There are three seniorstaking Greek this year andthey all won an award for theNGE, National Greek Exam.

    Maria Pope won a blue rib-bon with highest honors, Ken-dall Smith and Tristen Brittboth won green ribbons withmerit. Junior Greek 1 studentRegan Wakefield won a red rib-bon, with high honors, whileWill Geers won a green ribbon.

    101 Covington Latin students awarded on examTHANKS TO

    MARY ANN

    ZALLA

    CovingtonLatin studentsMaria Pope ofVilla HillsJames Rahnerof Cincinnatiand Sara Leeof Villa Hillsare awardedOxfordEnglishDictionariesfor earninggold on theNational LatinExam duringall of theirhigh schoolyears.

    SCHOOLSSCHOOLSACHIEVEMENTS | NEWS | ACTIVITIES | HONORS Cincinnati.com/northernkentucky

    SOUTH KENTONRECORDEREditor: Nancy Daly, [email protected], 578-1059

  • LIFELIFE PEOPLE | IDEAS | RECIPESSOUTH KENTONRECORDERTHURSDAY, JULY 23, 2015 5A

    BURLINGTON Food,fun and lots of art-work made the BooneCounty Heritage Dayand Chalkfest a success July 11at the Boone County Admini-stration Building. For the sixthyear, the free event was hostedby the Historic BurlingtonBusiness Association, theBoone County Historical Soci-ety along with the Boone Coun-ty Visual Arts Association.

    The county buildings park-ing lot became a canvas cov-ered with chalk art from pro-fessional as well as amateurartists. Sydney Langsdale, ofUnion, won the Peoples ChoiceAward with her chalk drawinginspired by the movie Min-ions. The invited professionalchalk artists followed theevents theme of Movieswhile children were welcometo create their own master-pieces.

    The event also featuredalpacas from Eagle Bend Al-paca Farm, music provided byTC and Rockin Renee, andCuban sandwiches and paellafrom Battaglias Deli, alongwith Italian ice, hamburgers,hot dogs, face painting andjewelry. The Boone CountyHistorical Society Museumfeatured a display of vintagefarm and kitchen equipment.

    Minions takes top prize at

    CHALKFEST

    PHOTOS BY MARTY WHITACRE FOR THE COMMUNITY RECORDER

    Sydney Langsdale, of Union, works on her movie theme chalk art during the Boone County Heritage Day and Chalkfest held Saturday, July 11, inBurlington.

    Julie Harwood, of Burlington, works on her movie theme chalk art duringthe Boone County Heritage Day and Chalkfest held Saturday, July 11, inBurlington.

    Buck Turner, of Burlington, surveys his work during the Boone CountyHeritage Day and Chalkfest held Saturday, July 11, in Burlington.

    Diana Murphy, of Hebron, enjoys the comment of a passerby about herchalk drawing during the Boone County Heritage Day and Chalkfest heldSaturday, July 11, in Burlington.

    Kyle Greathouse, of Cincinnati, works on his movie theme drawing duringthe Boone County Heritage Day and Chalkfest held Saturday, July 11, inBurlington.

    Harlee Hornsby, of HighlandHeights, works on her movie themechalk art during the Boone CountyHeritage Day and Chalkfest heldSaturday, July 11, in Burlington.

    Michael Warren, of Independence,and Haley Blaker, of Burlington,inspect this Roadrunner during theBoone County Heritage Day.

    Katie Curry, of Florence, pets anEagle Bend alpaca.

  • 6A SOUTH KENTON RECORDER JULY 23, 2015

    FRIDAY, JULY 24Art & Craft ClassesAnime and Manga, 9-11 a.m.,The Art House, 19 N. Fort ThomasAve., Students will create illustra-tions influenced by popularJapanese anime and mangathemes. $120. Registrationrequired. 279-3431; www.inkaa-collaborative.org. Fort Thomas.

    Art EventsArt After Hours, 7-9 p.m., Camp-bell County Public Library - FortThomas, 1000 Highland Ave.,Showcases work of 16 localartists from Northern Kentuckyand Cincinnati. Appetizers,petite sweets, wine samples for$1, music by Benjamin ThomasString Duo. Free. 572-5033. FortThomas.

    Dining EventsFriday Night Fish Fry, 4:30-7:30p.m., Newport Elks Lodge, 3704Alexandria Pike, $8.50. 441-1273.Cold Spring.

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

    EducationLittle Learners, 9-11:30 a.m., TheLively Learning Lab, 7500 Oak-brook Drive, Suite 10, Balance ofstructured, unstructured andself-directed play opportunitiesto help learners develop theirsocial, intellectual and communi-cation skills. Ages 3-6. $10.Registration required. 916-2721;www.thelivelylearninglab.com.Florence.

    Exercise ClassesJazzercise Classes, 9:30 a.m.,4:45 p.m., Edgewood JazzerciseCenter, 126 Barnwood Drive, $38for unlimited monthly classes.331-7778; jazzercise.com. Edge-wood.

    ExhibitsCanyon Falls, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.,Newport Aquarium, Newport onthe Levee, Through Nov. 7. $23,$15 ages 2-13, free childrenunder 2. 800-406-3474;www.newportaquarium.com.Newport.

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

    Buffalos and Bourbon: 200Years of Covington History, 10a.m. to 5 p.m., Behringer-Craw-ford Museum, 1600 MontagueRoad, There are many fascinat-ing stories about Covington:political intrigue, haunting tales,arts, athletics. Exhibit celebrates200 years of people, places andevents that shaped city, fromtrading of buffalo and bourbonfor land to building of Ascentand alien house. ThroughAug. 30. Included with museumadmission. 491-4003; bcmuseu-m.org. Covington.

    Fashion ShowsCincinnati Fashion Night, 6-9p.m., Mercedes-Benz of FortMitchell, 2100 Dixie Highway,Admission or business suit dona-tion includes: Swag bag, 5 raffletickets, 2 drink tickets, light bitesprovided by Current Catering,and runway seat at exclusiveshow featuring locally-baseddesigners including ProjectRunways Althea Harper. Ticketsavailable at the door for $15.Benefits Dress for Success Cincin-nati. $15, $10 advance. Presentedby Cincy Chic. 513-675-3586;www.cincychic.com. Fort Mitch-ell.

    FestivalsHoly Cross Parish Festival, 6p.m. to midnight Reds mascotsautographs and pictures 7-9p.m., Holy Cross Parish, 3612Church St., food, games for allages. Music by Rapid Fire bothnights. Beer and wine with IDand wristband. Free admission.431-0636. Latonia.

    FilmsE.T. The Extra Terrestrial, 9 p.m.,Boone Woods Park, VeteransWay and Ky. 18, Free. Presentedby Boone County Parks. 334-2117; www.boonecountyky.org.Burlington.

    Music - Concert SeriesSummer Concert Series, 8-11p.m. Music by Soul Pocket.,Crestview Hills Town Center, 2791Town Center Blvd., Bring seating.Free. Presented by City of Crest-view Hills. 341-7373. CrestviewHills.

    Party on the Paddock, 5-11 p.m.The Turkeys., Turfway Park, 7500Turfway Road, Simulcast racing,longer happy hour, live localmusic. Free admission. 371-0200;www.turfway.com. Florence.

    Music - JazzBlue Chip Trio, 6:30-8:30 p.m.,Joseph-Beth Booksellers-Crest-view Hills, 2785 Dixie Highway,Free. 912-7860; www.josephbe-th.com. Crestview Hills.

    On Stage - ChildrensTheater

    Madcap Puppets, 7 p.m., Beh-ringer-Crawford Museum, 1600Montague Road, Aladdin &Friends.. $5, $3 children ages3-12. 491-4003; www.bcmuseu-m.org. Covington.

    On Stage - ComedyJames Johann, 8 p.m., 10:30p.m., Funny Bone Comedy Club,1 Levee Way, $10-$15. 957-2000.Newport.

    RecreationMahjong, 1-2 p.m., Boone Coun-ty Public Library - SchebenBranch, 8899 U.S. 42, All skilllevels welcome. Free. Presentedby Scheben Branch Library.Through Aug. 28. 342-2665;www.bcpl.org. Union.

    Business Lunch Go KartingSpecial, noon to 2 p.m., Xhil-aRacing, 24 Spiral Drive, Go-Kartracing. $15. 371-5278;www.xrkarting.com. Florence.

    Friday Night Cruise In, 5-8 p.m.,Janes Saddlebag, 13989 RyleRoad, Music by DJ Ray, $1 hotdogs, door prizes and regis-tration for grand prize cashdrawing Aug. 28. Free admission.384-6617. Union.

    Summer Fun Pack, 11 a.m. to 4p.m., Axis Alley, 1 Levee Way, 1hour of bowling and shoe rentalfor 4 guests plus 1-large onetopping pizza and 4 soft drinks.Tax/gratuity additional. Addition-al time/guests available. $50.652-7250; www.axisalleylevee-.com. Newport.

    Bingo, 7-10 p.m., Erlanger LionsClub Hall, 5996 Belair Drive,Bingo. All proceeds go back tocommunity. Ages 18-. Pricevaries. Presented by ErlangerLions Club. 282-9969. Erlanger.

    Support GroupsOvereaters Anonymous, 7:15-8:15 p.m., St. Elizabeth FortThomas, 85 N. Grand Ave., FloorA, meeting room. Program ofrecovery from compulsive eatingusing the 12 Steps and 12 Tradi-tions of OA. No dues, fees andno weigh-ins. Support group forpeople who struggle with foodaddiction. Free. Presented byOvereaters Anonymous NKY.308-7019; www.cincinnatioa.org.Fort Thomas.

    Youth SportsSummer Kids Club, 11 a.m. to 4p.m., Axis Alley, 1 Levee Way,Show card to receive $2 gamesof bowling, $2 shoe rental and10 percent off food and non-alcoholic beverage purchases. On5th visit, get 2 free games ofbowling and shoe rental andfree ice cream sundae. Re-strictions apply. Free. 652-7250;www.axisalleylevee.com. New-port.

    SATURDAY, JULY 25Art & Craft ClassesFabric Fusion Workshop, 1-3p.m., Baker Hunt Art and Cultur-al Center, 620 Greenup St.,Instructor Beth Schott. All ma-terials included. Ages 14 and up.$30. Reservations required.431-0020; www.bakerhunt.com.Covington.

    Watercolor Painting Class forAdults, 2-4 p.m., The Art House,19 N. Fort Thomas Ave., Createoriginal and unique masterpiece.No experience necessary. Sup-plies list can be found on web-site. $50. 279-3431; www.inkaa-collaborative.org. Fort Thomas.

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

    Drink TastingsWine Tasting, 1-6 p.m., Sto-

    neBrook Winery, $5. 635-0111;www.stonebrookwinery.com.Camp Springs.

    Wine Tasting, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.,Brianza Gardens and Winery,14611 Salem Creek Road, TastingRoom and Gardens. Samplewines at tasting. For 21 & up forTastings and Gardens for all ages.$5 tastings. 445-9369; brian-zagardensandwinery.com.Crittenden.

    EducationGhost Hunt with Tri-StateShadow Chasers, 8 p.m. tomidnight, Big Bone Lick StatePark, 3380 Beaver Road, Learnabout facets of ghost huntingand how to use digital voicerecorders, detectors and motionsensors. Space limited. $20.Reservations required. Presentedby Tri-State Shadow Chasers.384-3522; http://parks.ky.gov/parks/historicsites/big-bone-lick.Union.

    Exercise ClassesJazzercise Classes, 8:15 a.m.,9:30 a.m., Edgewood JazzerciseCenter, $38 for unlimited month-ly classes. 331-7778; jazzercise-.com. Edgewood.

    ExhibitsCanyon Falls, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.,Newport Aquarium, $23, $15ages 2-13, free children under 2.800-406-3474; www.newporta-quarium.com. Newport.

    Shark Bridge, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.,Newport Aquarium, $23 Adult,$15 Child (2-12), Free childrenunder 2. 815-1471; www.new-portaquarium.com. Newport.

    Buffalos and Bourbon: 200Years of Covington History, 10a.m. to 5 p.m., Behringer-Craw-ford Museum, Included withmuseum admission. 491-4003;bcmuseum.org. Covington.

    FestivalsHoly Cross Parish Festival, 6p.m. to midnight, Holy CrossParish, Free admission. 431-0636.Latonia.

    Music - AcousticSaturday Morning AcousticMusic, 10 a.m. to noon, VelocityBike & Bean, 7560 BurlingtonPike, Free. Presented by VelocityBike & Bean. Through Jan. 2.371-8356; www.velocitybb.com.Florence.

    Bob Cushing, 9 p.m., Mulligans,701 Main St., 431-0142. Coving-ton.

    Music - Concert SeriesConcerts at Creekside, 7-8:30p.m. Music by Elvis tribute,featuring Kavan & Third DegreeSideburn., Boone Woods Park,Veterans Way and Ky. 18, Rainlocation: Boone County PublicLibrary Main Branch. Free.Presented by Boone CountyParks. 334-2283; www.boone-countyky.org/parks. Burlington.

    Music - DJLove U 4 Ever Dance Party, 7p.m. to 1 a.m., Leapin LizardGallery, 726 Main St., Food,music by DJ Shatona from PlanetVenus Music and DJ Dayna,photos, 2 complimentary cock-

    tails. Part of Love Wins Week-end. Ages 21 and up. $35. Reser-vations required. Presented byLove Wins Cincy. No phone;www.lovewinscincy.com. Coving-ton.

    Cincinnati Music FestivalMidday Cruise, 2-5 p.m., BBRiverboats, 101 Riverboat Row,All white cruise with 3 partydecks sounds provided by DJ JDough, DJ masterfresh and DJIamdresmoove. Ages 21 and up.$40. Presented by YOLLO GroupServices, INC. 888-946-9655;www.goyollo.com. Newport.

    Music - RockBen Walz Band, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.,JerZees Pub and Grub, 708Monmouth St., Free. 491-3500;www.jerzeespub.com. Newport.

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

    RecreationRyle Band Bingo, 5-10 p.m.,Erlanger Lions Club Hall, 5996Belair Drive, Doors open 5 p.m.Early games begin 6:30 p.m.Regular games begin 7:15 p.m.Ages 18 and up. Benefits RyleMarching Band Boosters. Pre-sented by Ryle Band Boosters.Through Dec. 26. 282-9969.Erlanger.

    Rally for Homeless Heroes, 10a.m. to noon, American LegionPost 203, 3801 Winston Ave.,Motorcycle run starts and ends atAmerican Legion Post 203.Registration 10 a.m, kickstandsup at noon. 145 mile ride withcookout at V.A. in Fort Thomas,then 3.5 hour run to Maysvilleand Crittenden before returning.Vendors, raffles. Ages 18 and up.Benefits American Legion Post203. $25, $5 for passenger.513-371-4326; [email protected].

    Texas Holdem Poker Tourna-ment for our Homeless He-roes, 5 p.m.-noon, AmericanLegion Post 203, 3801 WinstonAve., Registration 5-6 p.m., playbegins 6 p.m. Entry fee gets you$4,000 in chips. Optional bonuschips can be purchased. 20minute rounds, no antes, unlim-ited rebuys in first hour only,when busted. Rebuy of $25 getsyou $4,000 in chips. 10 minutebreak every hour. Limited to 120players. Payout will be minimumof 60 percent. Hot food and colddrinks included, cash bar. Smokefree poker room. Ages 18 andup. Benefits American LegionPost 203 Aux. $40. 513-371-4326.Latonia.

    Support GroupsOvereaters Anonymous, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Lakeside PresbyterianChurch, 2690 Dixie Highway,white building in back parkinglot. Offers program of recoveryfrom compulsive overeating,binge eating and other eatingdisorders using the Twelve Stepsand Twelve Traditions of OA. Nodues or fees. Addresses physical,emotional and spiritual well-being but is not religious organi-zation and does not promote

    any particular diet. Free. Present-ed by Overeaters AnonymousNKY. 428-1214. Lakeside Park.

    SUNDAY, JULY 26Antiques ShowsMainstrasse Village Bazaar, 9a.m. to 3 p.m., MainStrasseVillage, Main Street, Antiquesand collectibles available for salealong MainStrasses Promenade.Free admission. Presented byMainStrasse Village Association.491-0458; www.mainstrasse.org.Covington.

    Dining EventsNew Sunday Brunch Buffet, 10a.m. to 2 p.m., Blinkers Tavern,318 Greenup St., Free parking onSunday. Dine inside or outsideon patios. No carry out boxes.$10.95, $6.95 children ages 4-12,free children under 4 years old.360-0840; www.blinkersta-vern.com. Covington.

    Afternoon Tea and Dance, 4-7p.m., New Riff Distillery, 24Distillery Way, Food, music,photo-sharing and open bar. Partof Love Wins Weekend. Ages 21and up. $50. Reservations re-quired. Presented by Love WinsCincy. No phone; www.lovewin-scincy.com. Newport.

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

    Exercise ClassesJazzercise Classes, 9:30 a.m., 4p.m., Edgewood JazzerciseCenter, $38 for unlimited month-ly classes. 331-7778; jazzercise-.com. Edgewood.

    ExhibitsCanyon Falls, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.,Newport Aquarium, $23, $15ages 2-13, free children under 2.800-406-3474; www.newporta-quarium.com. Newport.

    Shark Bridge, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.,Newport Aquarium, $23 Adult,$15 Child (2-12), Free childrenunder 2. 815-1471; www.new-portaquarium.com. Newport.

    Buffalos and Bourbon: 200Years of Covington History,noon to 5 p.m., Behringer-Crawford Museum, Includedwith museum admission. 491-4003; bcmuseum.org. Covington.

    Music - Big BandJammin at Janes, 3-6 p.m.,Janes Saddlebag, 13989 RyleRoad, Outside next to WineShop. Live music by local artists.Free. 384-6617; www.janes-saddlebag.com. Union.

    Music - IndieClap Your Hands Say Yeah, 8p.m., The Thompson House, 24 E.Third St., $15. 261-7469;www.thompsonhousenew-port.com. Newport.

    On Stage - ComedyJames Johann, 7:30 p.m., FunnyBone Comedy Club, $10-$15.957-2000; www.funnyboneon-thelevee.com. Newport.

    RecreationCruise-In Show, 4-8 p.m., City ofSouthgate, 122 Electric Ave.,Classic cars, DJ, raffles, split thepot, prizes, food, drinks, KonaIce. Free. 441-0075; www.south-gateky.org. Southgate.

    MONDAY, JULY 27Art & Craft ClassesCreative Corner Art Classes:Session 2, 1-3 p.m., The ArtHouse, 19 N. Fort Thomas Ave.,Personalized, basic to advancedart instruction for youth lookingto enhance skills and abilities bystudying with master artist.Small, directed, group lessons.$60 per 4-day session, or $15 perday. 279-3431; www.inkaacollab-orative.org. Fort Thomas.

    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., TheLively Learning Lab, $10. Regis-tration required. 916-2721;www.thelivelylearninglab.com.Florence.

    Budding Poets, 10:30 a.m. tonoon, The Lively Learning Lab,7500 Oakbrook Drive, Suite 10, Acourse for aspiring young poets.Six class sessions. Ages 11-15. $15.Registration required. 916-2721;www.thelivelylearninglab.com.Florence.

    Exercise Classes

    Jazzercise Classes, 6:15 a.m.,8:15 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 4:45 p.m., 6p.m., Edgewood JazzerciseCenter, $38 for unlimited month-ly classes. 331-7778; jazzercise-.com. Edgewood.

    Gentle Yoga, 6-7 p.m., BooneCounty Main Library, 1786Burlington Pike, Learn basicpostures and flows. Bring yogamat. $30 per month. Reserva-tions required. Presented byBoone County Public Library.334-2117. Burlington.

    Yoga, 7:10-8:10 p.m., BooneCounty Main Library, 1786Burlington Pike, Explore Hathayoga postures. Bring yoga mat.$30 fee for the month. Regis-tration required. Presented byBoone County Public Library.334-2117. Burlington.

    ExhibitsCanyon Falls, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.,Newport Aquarium, $23, $15ages 2-13, free children under 2.800-406-3474; www.newporta-quarium.com. Newport.

    Shark Bridge, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.,Newport Aquarium, $23 Adult,$15 Child (2-12), Free childrenunder 2. 815-1471; www.new-portaquarium.com. Newport.

    Buffalos and Bourbon: 200Years of Covington History, 10a.m. to 5 p.m., Behringer-Craw-ford Museum, Included withmuseum admission. 491-4003;bcmuseum.org. Covington.

    Literary - BookstoresThe Magic of Nature, 1-2 p.m.,Blue Marble Books, 1356 S. FortThomas Ave., The Secret Garden.Local author Michele PamWright presents reading andnature craft activity, and magi-cian Bill Pryor performs. Free.781-0602; www.bluemarble-books.com. Fort Thomas.

    Literary - LibrariesPokemon, 6:30-7:30 p.m., BooneCounty Main Library, 1786Burlington Pike, Join otherPokemon players. Bring yourown deck. No trading. Ages12-18. Free. Presented by BooneCounty Public Library. 342-2665;www.bcpl.org. Burlington.

    In the Loop, 10-11 a.m., FlorenceBranch Library, 7425 U.S. 42, Knitor crochet in relaxed, friendlycompany. Learn for first time orpick up new tricks. Free. 342-2665; www.bcpl.org. Florence.

    Congenealogy, 6:30-8 p.m.,Kenton County Public LibraryCovington, 502 Scott Blvd.,Meeting Room 3, CovingtonBranch. Anne Delano Steinert,University of Cincinnati graduatestudent in history, speaks onSuspension Bridge and OhioRiver Ferries. Ages 18 and up.Free. Presented by KentonCounty Public Library. 962-4070;www.kentonlibrary.org/genealo-gy. Covington.

    Alice in Wonderland, 6-7 p.m.,Lents Branch Library, 3215 Cou-gar Path, Dress up for MadHatter tea party, play Queen ofHearts Croquet, participate inCaucus Race. Make tea cup totake home. Ages 12-18. Free.Registration recommended.342-2665; www.bcpl.org. He-bron.

    RecreationBusiness Lunch Go KartingSpecial, noon to 2 p.m., Xhil-aRacing, $15. 371-5278;www.xrkarting.com. Florence.

    Summer Fun Pack, 11 a.m. to 4p.m., Axis Alley, $50. 652-7250;www.axisalleylevee.com. New-port.

    Monday Night Bingo, 7:30-10p.m., Newport Elks Lodge, 3704Alexandria Pike, Free. 441-1273.Cold Spring.

    Support GroupsOvereaters Anonymous, 7-8p.m., Union Presbyterian Church,10259 U.S. 42, Church officeentrance in back lot and followsigns to room. Program ofrecovery from compulsive eatingusing 12 Steps and 12 Traditionsof OA. Not a diet and caloriesclub and no weigh-ins. Free.Presented by Overeaters Anony-mous NKY. 525-6932; www.cin-cinnatioa.org. Union.

    Youth SportsSummer Kids Club, 11 a.m. to 4p.m., Axis Alley, Free. 652-7250;www.axisalleylevee.com. New-port.

    TUESDAY, JULY 28Art & Craft ClassesCreative Corner Art Classes:Session 2, 1-3 p.m., The ArtHouse, $60 per 4-day session, or$15 per day. 279-3431; www.in-kaacollaborative.org. Fort Thom-as.

    THINGS TO DO IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD

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

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

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

    THANKS TO DONNA KREMER

    Browse antiques and collectibles for sale along MainStrassesPromenade during the Mainstrasse Village Bazaar, 9 a.m. to 3p.m. Sunday, July 26, MainStrasse Village, Main Street,Covington. Admission is free. The bazaar is presented by theMainStrasse Village Association. Call 491-0458.

  • JULY 23, 2015 SOUTH KENTON RECORDER 7ANEWS

    Those of you who have anything planted in theground are in the same boat we are: water and winddamage everywhere.

    The veggie and herb gardens havetaken a hit with the latest round ofstorms and damaging winds. Theywere both beautiful, since I was hoe-ing and weeding every other day. ButMother Nature has a way of puttingme in my place when I get just a littletoo proud. The flower rows are flat-tened, and the Dent corn is horizontal.

    Grandson Jacks cabbage, though,is looking great, and the vining veg-gies and melons are holding their own.Im looking on the bright side.

    I love this watermelon salad recipe. It all startedwith Sue Marks, when I appeared on her radio show,Food Thoughts, for the Cincinnati Association forthe Blind and Visually Impaired. Any time I guestwith Sue, its a party. Sue can make me smile with

    just a twinkle in her eye.The theme was summer salads and desserts. Sue

    talked about Bobbie Deens watermelon salad. Heresmy adaptation, and it was one of the salads I had thechildren make during a recent garden to table classfor kids. Did they love it? Nothing was left in the bowl,so thats a yes!

    Readers want to knowWhat size pan for Quick coffeecake recipe?I was bombarded with inquiries for the coffeecake

    and the Solo almond filling for the pound cake recipepublished a few weeks ago. This should clear both up.

    For the coffeecake, I used a 9 inch Pyrex pie platebut an 8x8 pan will work well.

    Solo almond cake and pastry filling: where do I findit?

    Jungle Jims Fairfield and Eastgate are both carry-ing it again. They did have it earlier but a reader saidthey ran out. (Im assuming after the recipe was pub-lished). Some readers found it at a couple of Meijers

    and Walmart but not at some Kroger stores. Hopefullyall three will be carrying it now. Call the store beforegoing.

    Refrigerator/freezer picklesSeveral of you misplaced the recipe. Its in my on-

    line column.

    Rita Nader Heikenfeld is an herbalist, educator, Jungle JimsEastgate culinary professional and author. Find her blog onlineat Abouteating.com. Call 513-248-7130, ext. 356.

    Watermelon with mint and feta

    Use the ripest melon. Check out my site Abouteating.comfor tips on buying melons.

    Fill a bowl with cut watermelon, about 3 pounds or so.Add feta cheese, about 1/2 cup or more.Add a good handful fresh mint, torn or chopped more is

    better.Set aside while you prepare onion:Thinly slice 1/2 of small red onion and put in bowl.Mix together 1/4 cup each seasoned rice wine vinegar or

    white balsamic vinegar and vegetable oil.Pour over onion and let sit a few minutes.Pour onion mixture over watermelon mixture and toss

    gently. Add salt and pepper if you like.Why this recipe is good for you: Watermelon contains B vitamins and folate, especially

    good for women of child-bearing years. It also contains lyco-pene, which is good for prostate health.

    Eat at room temperature! The lycopene increases atroom temperature.

    Mint contains fiber and is good for digestion. Onions enhance heart health.

    Oven fried zucchini spears with Romanocheese crust

    For those of you who are wishing you had yet anotherrecipe for all that zucchini, heres a nice one.

    Several small or medium size zucchini, cut into spearsFlour2 egg whites, beaten1 cup Panko or other bread crumbs3/4 cup Romano cheese1 teaspoon Italian seasoning or lemon pepper1/2 teaspoon garlic powder (optional)Preheat oven to 425 and spray cookie sheets.Dredge zucchini in flour, then coat all over with egg

    whites. Mix crumbs, cheese, Italian seasoning and garlic powdertogether and coat spears all over. Place on cookie sheets insingle layer and roast about 25 minutes.

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    The bus with oddly cur-tained windows trudged upthe steep mountainside with20 eager individuals in tow.My eyes were glued to theunfamiliar landscape dottedwith scrap metal houses andstrangers curious stares.

    It was a two-hour bus rideto the school we were to paintalongside the Santo DomingoRotary Club and what wouldbe our first project of manyon the island. Upon our arriv-al, we all filtered out of thebus into an oppressive heatthat seemed to ignore theshadow cast by dense, grayclouds looming over themountain peaks. With thethreat of rain, the grouperupted into a scramble.

    Teams were formed, andjobs issued. The walls wereall painted a yellow thatlooked almost sickly on itsown, so we began paintingcharming little scenes tomake it more inviting. So, oncame the dinosaurs, flowers,

    puppy dogs,and a wholeconglomer-ation of pre-cious littledrawings.

    I, a LloydHigh Schoolstudent, foundmyself paint-ing somepuffy whiteclouds andswooping

    gulls while Addia Wuchner, astate representative, painteda beckoning sea beneaththem. Working with her onthat first day revealed to methat there wasnt such a gapbetween our different walksof life as I previously hadthought. We were all sweaty,paint-splattered messes thatday.

    There was a long whilewhere I was lost in my work,but as I took a step back toreview my progress I noticeda small crowd of children and

    a few adults had formed at thegates. I saw them with beam-ing, laughing faces. I sawthem pointing at pieces theyliked and chatting with thepainters. Id like to think thatthey were the same childrenwho would be attending theschool, but maybe they werejust fascinated by the pecu-liarly speaking foreigners intheir quaint village.

    All I knew at the time wasthat, someday soon, childrenwould be greeted by a shiningsea and friendly flowers ev-ery sleepy morning and nolonger feel disregarded bythe world. I just wanted themto feel like they mattered, andI believe we were able to ac-complish that. With all of thehouses, schools, and churcheswe painted, the children fromthe schools and the orphanagewe visited, all of the clothes,sports equipment, school andmedical supplies we donated,we maintained that mentality.

    We endured six long days

    of sweat stains, mosquitobites, and paint that just re-fuses to come off. However, itis an immensely satisfyingfeeling to leave a place betterthan you found it; to knowthat someone is now better offbecause you chose to takeaction. Too many of todaysyouth are idle, and remainunexposed to the hardships ofworld outside our own privi-leged one.

    Adolescents are accus-tomed to hard work in an aca-demic or laborious light, butvery few have charitableexperience that teaches hu-mility and selflessness thatcant be taught elsewhere.That is why I am so gratefulto the Kenton County andFlorence Rotary foundationsfor providing me and manyother teens the opportunity togo to the Dominican Republic.Clubs and organizations likeRotary are not only changinglives of the less fortunate, butlives like mine as well.

    It was easy for me to re-main indifferent when I wasconstantly sheltered from theunpleasant truth of things,but once I was exposed toanothers harsh reality I couldno longer bring myself to lookthe other way. I never knewhow easy it could be to make adifference when you arealongside friends compelledto do the same, and I will nev-er again allow myself to becomplacent as long as there iswork yet to be done.

    Isabel Harrison is a junior at LloydHigh School who participated in amission trip to the Dominican Re-publican in June. The trip was spon-sored by the Rawlings Foundation,Florence Rotary Foundation and theKenton County Rotary. Sixteenyouths and four adults on the tripinteracted with local residents,school children, and residents of anorphanage. They also painted sixhomes, one small church, and asecurity wall around a primaryschool.

    Leaving a place better than you found it

    IsabelHarrisonCOMMUNITYRECORDER GUESTCOLUMNIST

    Greater Cincinnati is nobush-league region.

    However, if you judge a re-gions vibrancy by the diversityand value of its airline service,we come up short.

    Thankfully, Kenton CountyJudge-Executive Kris Knoch-elmann has set in motion a planto reverse course. He haspushed for changes in the Ken-ton County Airport Boardstructure that should lead togreater transparency and eco-nomic growth and give the re-gion the kind of airline serviceit merits.

    Knochelmann was in favorof reducing his own power toappoint all executive boardmembers, and capped theamount of money board mem-bers can spend on travel. Nomore lavish, boozy trips sometimes out of the country for board members and theirspouses on the company dime.

    Knochelmanns moves caninspire confidence in the waythe airport is governed andpave the way for greater com-petition among air carriers, asDeltas long-term contract withthe airport ends in December.

    While the airport has recentlyattracted lower-cost airlinessuch as Allegiant Air, Delta hasbeen the dominant carrier formore than 40 years.

    Under its reign, Cincinnatiairfares rose to among thehighest in the nation while ourtravel options steadily dwin-dled. Delta has cut hundreds offlights over the past decade.Charter carriers emerged, pro-viding a smattering of limitedbut attractive business and lei-sure travel options. Dayton orColumbus have welcomed itsshare of Cincinnati-area travel-ers seeking better deals.

    While the change in theboard governance is good, it isunfortunate Ohio representa-tion on the board is prohibitedby the Kentucky state Legisla-ture. What a short-sighted deci-sion considering most airportcustomers are from Ohio. Someforward-thinking Kentuckylawmaker should try to correctthis mistake at the first chance.

    Meanwhile, Knochelmanncan consider appointing moreleaders with deep ties on bothsides of the Ohio River to joinexisting members from FifthThird Bank, Kroger and Castel-lini Group who live in NorthernKentucky.

    Knochelmann should alsostrongly consider beefing upthe boards racial and ethnic di-versity, given the departure ofCincinnati State UniversityPresident, Dr. Odell Owens,the lone African Americanmember on the board.

    The strength of a regionsairport represents tip of thespear of economic develop-ment and is a point of pride.Many travelers can rememberwhen Cincinnati boasted dailyinternational flights and manynon-stop fares to major cities.

    While 9/11 and other forcessignificantly disrupted the air-line industry, there is no reasonGreater Cincinnati cant re-claim a dominant market posi-tion.

    We are encouraged by thisnew way forward.

    EDITORIAL

    A positive wayforward for CVG

    Syringe exchangeprogram can save lives

    As an activist Republican,I was shocked and embar-rassed to see RepublicanState Sen. John Schickelequate needle exchange pro-grams with the Holocaust.

    Schickel said, The exter-mination of Jews in WorldWar II was done in the nameof public health. He thensaid, Now we have healthofficials and the legislaturetelling us we as taxpayers,must pay for the hardware(needles) for drug users toinject an illegal substanceinto their bodies all in thename of public health.

    Schickelss commentsdisplay a degree of ignoranceabout syringe exchange pro-grams that I find appalling.His comments do not reflectthe views of anyone whounderstands the critical na-ture of the addiction to her-oin.

    As background, the appro-priate name for the exchange

    programs is Syringe Ex-change Program (SEP). Theentire syringe with the nee-dle attached is required.Here are some of the benefitsthat SEP programs provide.

    SEP gives syringes val-ue so users will exchangethem instead of throwingthem away. It is a one forone exchange. SEP protectsmembers of the public in-cluding children, first re-sponders, trash collectorsand others from the dangersof infectious wounds anddisease caused by injuryfrom discarded syringes.Turning in the dirty syringesprevents the spread of hepa-titis C (HCV) and HIV.

    SEP reduces the rate ofHIV and HCV infectionamong drug users becausethe dirty needles are notshared. Participants in SEPare tested for both HCV andHIV and referred to healthclinics for treatment whenthey are detected. The Hepa-titis C virus is the leadingcause for liver transplants in

    the US. SEP also providesfirst aid treatment for bacte-rial infections from needlepuncture wounds.

    SEP provides to partici-pants counseling on detox,drug withdrawal, drug treat-ment and life skills. SEPincreases enrollment in drugtreatment programs becausethe SEP administrators areable to gain the trust of theparticipants through theircounseling. Treatment pro-grams can get addicts into acontinuing pattern of recov-ery and help them lead nor-mal lives.

    To sum it up, SEP can savelives. Considering the num-ber of heroin overdose deathsbeing reported, SEP is a plus.

    Judging from SenatorSchickels comments, I be-lieve he and his constituentsneed to learn more about thebenefits of drug treatmentprograms generally. Schickelis becoming an embarrass-ment to Republicans.

    Ted SmithPark Hills

    LETTER TO THE EDITOR

    Last weeks questionHave you visited Smale Park,

    on the riverfront? What are yourfavorite features of the park?

    Yes. The open green space,the fountains, and play areasfor kids. Really an amazingpark and well worth thedrive.

    Jim Longano

    Everything! The fountainsfor kids, the big swings, thearea with slides, the Carousel,the big piano, just walkingaround the whole area.

    Andrea Bartels Earls

    The piano and swings areawesome! There's a climbingstructure shaped like a birdnear PBS that is fun too!

    Beth Payton

    Love the water activities.Amy Moore

    Love the SWINGS!!!Deborah Christian Dishon

    We were just there on Sat-urday. Loved it!

    Kristy Preece

    The whole area is wonder-ful, the swings, fountains, gar-dens and Carousel are allamazing. Add in the restau-rants at The Banks and youhave something for every-one.

    Suzie McGuire Langen

    The Banks, GABP, SmalePark, all have gotten rave re-views by those visiting Cincin-nati for All-Star week. Thenext phase of construction hasbegun with additional housing,parking, office, retail and a ho-tel coming soon. When wemoved to the area in 2008, theland between the two stadiumswas a barren wasteland. The

    improvements to the water-front area in Cincinnati, New-port and Covington are some-thing to be proud of. It's greatto see the residents from Ohio,Kentucky and Indiana comeout in droves to enjoy all that itoffers.

    Jim Longano

    I think if you ask the Quinngirls, it's the fountain near theCarousel.

    Josh Quinn

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    High School graduate MaxWilliamson earned a medialin the Pan-American GamesJuly 16 in Toronto. He won abronze in the 400 individualmedley final. Williamson willbe a junior at Stanford Uni-versity.

    Special Olympics event Police officers will aide

    in an event that benefits Spe-cial Olympics Kentucky. Theevent is a dodgeball tourna-ment, titled Dodge-a-Cop.The event is Saturday, July 25at 11a.m. at the Boone CountyHigh School gymnasium.Registration begins at 10 a.m.at BCHS, 7056 BurlingtonPike in Florence. All playersmust be 18 or older. Six toeight players per team, cost$100 per team. For more in-formation or to registerahead of time, contact Lt. To-ny Steimle at 743-5968 [email protected].

    The Dodge-A-Cop forSpecial Olympics Kentuckyis one of many events in Ken-tucky that is part of the annu-al Law Enforcement TorchRun (LETR) campaign.LETR, which includes an in-ternational series of relayruns and special events, ispresented by more than85,000 law enforcement offi-cers worldwide to help raisemoney and public awarenessfor Special Olympics.

    Coaching News Newport Central

    Catholic has an immediateopening for a girls crosscountry coach Contact ADRob Detzel at [email protected].

    As the 2015-16 schoolyear approaches, Mike Gui-dugli has transitioned hisleadership of the CovingtonCatholic High School Athlet-ic Department to Tony Baci-galupo. In Guiduglis 28years as Athletic Director,Covington Catholic won 10state championships, 21 staterunner-up titles, and 130 re-gional titles. During the 2014-15 school year, 66 percent ofstudents participated inKHSAA-sanctioned sportsprograms at CCH. While hehas stepped down as AD, hewill remain as an AssistantPrincipal, Dean of Students,and Supervisor of Buildingsand Grounds for CovingtonCatholic.

    Guidugli began his careerin the Diocese of Covington45 years ago as a teacher atBishop Brossart before start-ing as a full-time Englishteacher at Covington Catholicin 1985. In 1987, he becameAD and continued to teachpart-time until 1992 when heassumed the assistant princi-pal position while continuingin his role as AD. He has alsolong-served as the Dean ofStudents and the Buildingsand Grounds Supervisor. Inaddition to his administrative

    SHORT HOPS

    James [email protected]

    See SHORT HOPS, Page 2B

    Baseball

    Andrew Trame, Scott:Trame was a third team all-stateselection for the Eagles, leadingthem to a 23-12 record, their sec-ond straight 10th Region champi-onship, and a berth in the statesemifinals. He hit .400 with ateam-high 30 runs scored and 14stolen bases. He drove in 20runs. He won three games onthe mound, including one in thestate tournament when he shutdown a powerful Knott CountyCentral team, allowing one un-earned run.

    Jake Ohmer, Scott: Ohmer,also a third team all-state pick,hit better than .340 for the sea-son, driving in a team-high 28RBI and finishing second on theteam to Trame with 44 total hits.He paced the Eagles on themound, going 7-1 with a 1.92ERA and also posting foursaves. He pitched a two-hit com-plete-game shutout in the statequarterfinals against SouthWarren.

    Sean Lawrence, Simon Ken-ton: Also a third team all-stateselection, Lawrence was astandout on the mound and atthe plate for the Pioneers andone of the top players in theEighth Region. The ThomasMore commit was named to theEighth Region All-Tournamentteam. SK was 19-15, 32nd Districtchampions and regional semifi-nalists.

    SoftballSamantha Perkins, Simon

    Kenton: Power-hitting seniorcatcher steadied a young teamto a 17-win improvement over2014. SK was 24-15, winning the32nd District and falling in theEighth Region quarterfinals.

    Boys tennisNate Doggett, Holy Cross,

    and Cameron Shi, Scott: The

    juniors were Ninth Regionsemifinalists in boys singlesand advanced to state for thefirst time, each falling in thefirst round.

    Girls tennisSydney Hancock (singles),

    Abby Hillmann/Jordan Tapp(doubles), Scott; LaurynReckner/Natalie Hahn, SimonKenton; Kristen North/LeahSwinford, Calvary Christian:All those area rivals advancedto the Ninth Region quarterfi-nals and fell one match short ofqualifying for the state tourna-ment.

    Girls track

    Amber Victor, Tiffany Vic-tor, Jayden Washington andHaley Warndorf, Ludlow: ThePanther quartet made multiple

    marks for themselves at the 1Astate meet. The Victors quali-fied in multiple events. TiffanyVictor finished fourth in the 400

    See ALL STARS, Page 2B

    PHOTOS BY JAMES WEBER/THE COMMUNITY RECORDER

    Scotts Jake Ohmer takes a throw at second against Simon Kenton.

    South Kenton Recorder names

    SPRING ALL STARSJames [email protected]

    Simon Kenton senior SamanthaPerkins takes a swing at the UnclePete Noll tournament.

    Scott junior Cameron Shi serves during his match at the state tournament.

    Ludlows Jayden Washingtonmedaled at state.

  • 2B SOUTH KENTON RECORDER JULY 23, 2015 LIFE

    While the Major LeagueBaseball All-Star Game capti-vated Cincinnatians last week,local baseball players were get-ting ready for midsummer clas-sic dreams of their own.

    The Cincinnati Steam hadfour players who were set torepresent the team in the 2015Great Lakes Summer Colle-giate League All-Star on Tues-day, July 21 at Prasco Park inMason.

    First baseman Trey Ganns,designated hitter Andy Roser,shortstop Andre Jernigan andstarting pitcher Hunter Dunnwere selected by a committee ofleague coaches and generalmanagers.

    Each team was granted twoautomatic picks (one pitcherand one position player) andwas able to nominate six play-ers (two pitchers and four posi-tions players) that went up forvote by the leagues head coach-es.

    Ganns, who was the teamsautomatic pick as a positionplayer, was set for first base inthe all-star game. The Burling-ton native led the team (as ofJuly 16) with a .337 batting aver-age. Ganns also leads the Steamwith 16 RBI, 35 hits and is tiedwith the team lead in home runs.The Boone County High Schoolgraduate was a member of theAtlantic Sun All-Freshmanteam for Northern KentuckyUniversity.

    Dunn, who plays for EasternKentucky University, was theautomatic pick for the Steam asa pitcher. Dunn leads theGLSCL with 44 strikeouts in 35innings of work while walkingjust seven batters. The Flor-ence native has a 2-2 record forthe season with a 3.86 ERA in sixappearances, five of which arestarts and has a save in his onlyrelief appearance. Dunn is agraduate of Cooper HighSchool.

    Roser, who is a catcher bytrade, will represent the Steamas a designated hitter. Roser,who plays for Huntington Uni-versity, is hitting .321 for theseason with 27 hits in 84 at-bats.The Roann, Indiana nativeis currently second on theSteam with 12 RBIs and threesacrifice flies.

    Jernigan, who plays for Xa-vier University, will representthe Steam at shortstop. The FortWayne, Indiana native hasplayed every inning of everygame for the Steam throughJuly 16. Jernigan leads the teamwith 11 stolen bases and 17 runsscored while hitting .264.

    The Steam end the regularseason with two more homegames, Thursday July 23 (7:05p.m.) and Saturday July 25 (4:35p.m.)

    The Florence Freedom hadthree players in the FrontierLeague All-Star Game July 15 inSchaumburg, Ill..

    All three players werenamed to the all-star teamthanks to a vote of the leaguesgeneral managers, broadcast-ers, managers, coaches and lo-cal media.

    Catcher Gaby Juarbe, in-fielder Sam Eberle and infield-er Daniel Fraga represented theteam.

    All three players had twoplate appearances for the Eastteam in the all-star game, whichwas won by the West, 4-2.Juarbe and Eberle were 0-for-2,and Fraga was 0-for-1 with awalk.

    Juarbe has really im-pressed our coaching staff, andhis peers, for that matter, Free-dom manager Dennis Pelfreysaid. He is off to a fantasticstart this year with a chance tolead us into the playoffs with astrong second half. His offsea-son work has paid off for him,coming in as a second year pro.

    After not getting a lot of play-ing time during the first part ofthe 2014 season, Juarbe got hischance after the Freedom trad-ed 2014 All-Star catcher Joe Sta-ley to River City. In 32 gamesfor Florence in 2014, Juarbe hit.244 with nine RBI while play-ing excellent defense behindthe plate.

    This is the second all-star se-lection for Eberle.

    Eberle is a proven playerhere in the Frontier League,Pelfrey said. He continues tohit. He is a leader for us, a staplein the middle of our order, and apro. We couldn't ask for a betterfirst baseman on our club. De-fensively he finishes plays forwhat we believe is the best in-field in the league.

    Eberle led the FrontierLeague in OBP in 2014 as hereached base 46.2 percent of thetime he came to the plate. His.346 batting average and 64walks were both good for thirdin the league. The corner in-fielder led the Freedom in near-ly every offensive category in-cluding batting average, runsscored (53), hits (110), doubles(22), home runs (8, tied with RobKelly), RBI (45), total bases(160), walks, OBP, SLG (.503),and OPS (.965). He was namedboth a mid-season and a post-season all-star last season.

    This is the first all-star selec-tion for Fraga.

    Fraga has proven to be avery dangerous hitter in thisleague, Pelfrey said. He is atough out and is able to fight offtough pitches at the plate alongwith being a threat on the bases.He is one of the best rookies inthe league and an outstandingdefender at second base aswell.

    Fraga played his final twoseasons of college baseball at D-II UNC Pembroke after trans-ferring from Catawba ValleyCommunity College.

    The Freedom play at homeJuly 23-26 then are on the roadthrough Aug. 2 before return-ing home Aug. 5-6.

    THANKS TO THE FLORENCE FREEDOM

    Freedom all-stars, from left, Gaby Juarbe, Daniel Fraga, Sam Eberle andcoach AJ Cicconi at the Frontier League All-Star Game July 15.

    All-Star seasonnot done inlocal baseballJames [email protected]

    When many people think ofAAU boys basketball, they pic-ture fast breaks, dunks, andlots of points.

    Chris McGuire has stresseda more well-rounded approachto his 13-and-under boys bas-ketball team, and that ap-proach helped the team win anational championship earlierthis month.

    The NKY Legends Elite wonthe Division 2 national title inGreensboro, North Carolinaplaying in the 22,000-seatGreensboro Coliseum.McGuire said its a rare accom-plishment for a local team, pos-sibly the first one ever fromthat age level.

    For the area, it puts North-ern Kentucky on the map, cou-pled with the success Cov Cathhas had at the state level,McGuire said. It lets peopleknow there is basketball inNorthern Kentucky.

    The players will all beeighth-graders this fall at eight

    different schools, and willeventually land in at least dif-ferent high schools: Beech-wood, Covington Catholic,Highlands, Newport, NewportCentral Catholic and Ryle.

    This group has been to-gether for two years,McGuire said. Theyre bestfriends off the court eventhough they go to eight differ-ent grade schools. Theyre notdominating individual playersbut when they work within thesystem they get great results.

    McGuire, of CrescentSprings, has run the programfor several years, and coachesthe team with Richard Skinner,the head coach who managesthe team in games. The teamhas a 67-12 overall record, witheight of those losses to olderteams.

    Weve played against big-ger, stronger, faster teams toprepare our kids, McGuiresaid.

    The team has played 15 tour-naments this year, winning 11of them, with two more to comein Indianapolis and Louisville

    the rest of the month.Theyve succeeded with de-

    fense, rebounding and pa-tience. McGuire said the Leg-ends played teams that wereaveraging 80 points and up inGreensboro and limited themto half that output.

    Kids buying in and playinga certain style of basketball,McGuire said. Were a not atransition team who will score100 points on layups. We runour sets, play halfcourt, getopen shots for all the kids. Westay within the system.

    The team is based atHolmes High School and prac-tices at some other gyms aswell.

    We slow the game downand guard people like its no-bodys business, McGuiresaid. AAU basketball hasturned into transition and howfast can we get up and down thefloor. We box out and dont giveup second chance posses-sions.

    Follow James on Twitter, @JWeber-Sports

    AAU hoops team becomes legendaryJames [email protected]

    THANKS TO CHRIS MCGUIRE

    The Legends Elite. Front row, from left, Johnny Hyrcak (0), Lundyn Lane (33), Connor McGuire (23), Joey Moser(22). Back row: Richard Skinner, Paul Kremer (3), Neil Green (52), Makhi McGuire (41), Chris McGuire, BrycenHuddleston (10), and Caleb Jefferson (24)

    at 1:00.75. Amber was sixth in the high jump (4-10). Washington and Warndorf finished fourthand fifth, respectively, in the shot put. Washing-ton was regional champion.

    Sophia Delisio, Simon Kenton: The eighth-grader from SK finished eighth in the 3A statemeet in 11:47.36 and was regional champion.

    Boys trackLogan Winkler, Simon Kenton: The senior

    finished sixth in the 3A state meet in the longjump with an area-best 21 feet, 0.5 inches andwas regional champion. Winkler won the regionin the triple jump at 42-11.5 and was 14th in thestate. He won a state medal in high jump at 6-2and also qualified in the 4x100. Winkler was re-gional champ in both long and triple.

    Freddie Vickers, Holmes: Vickers won the2A regional title in the triple jump and was thirdat state with 42-9.75. He was fifth in the state inhigh jump at 6-2 and third in the region. Hehelped Holmes finish 13th at state in the 4x200and second in the region, and 15th in the 4x400 atstate and third in the region.

    All StarsContinued from Page 1B

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    Holmes Freddie Vickers medaled in the triple jump atstate.

    duties he has been a head coachin track and swimming, and anassistant coach in cross coun-try. He received a BA in Educa-tion and Secondary Admini-stration from Xavier Univer-sity in 1975.

    Bacigalupo joined the Cov-Cath faculty in the fall of 2013after a nine-year career in salesfor Total Quality Logistics. Hehas been assistant varsity bas-ketball coach for the Colonelsfor four seasons.

    With 14 years of coachingoverall, he received the NKAC

    coach of the year award in 2007.He has BA degrees in BusinessAdministration and Economicsand an AA in Accountancyfrom Thomas More College(2004) and a Masters of Art Teaching from the Universityof the Cumberlands (2013).

    Baseball tryouts The U16 Titans will have

    2016 baseball tryouts July 26and Aug. 16 from 4-7 p.m. atTom Braun Field No. 1, 2500Amsterdam Road in Villa Hills.Players must be 16 years of ageor younger on or before May 1,2016. For more information,

    contact Tom Daria at 391-3620or email [email protected].

    Softball tryouts KAOS Athletics will have

    fast pitch softball tryoutsAug. 2 and Aug. 8-9 at the LloydMemorial High School field,305 Bartlett Ave. in Erlanger.Tryouts are for five age levels.10U starts at 9 a.m., 12U 9:30a.m., 14U 1p.m. and 16U and 18U2 p.m. All participants need tobring all their own personalequipment. Questions, [email protected].

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    Continued from Page 1B

  • JULY 23, 2015 SOUTH KENTON RECORDER 3BLIFE

    Burgess moveshome to N. Ky.

    Patricia Kirkwood Bur-gess was recently relo-cated to the Florence office

    of FrostBrownTodd, afternine yearsof servingas a mem-ber in theLexingtonlocation.

    Burgessis a nativeof North-

    ern Kentucky with strongties in the region.

    As a legal adviser formore than 20 years, Bur-gess emphasizes under-standing all aspects of herclients businesses to focusnot only on legal issues, butalso the practical implica-tions of those issues ontheir businesses and lives.

    She is a member of theKentucky, Ohio and Amer-ican Bar Associations, and

    of the American Bankrupt-cy Institute. She received abachelors degree fromThomas More College in1991, and her law degreefrom the University of Cin-cinnati in 1994.

    Taylor Mill womangets politicalparticipation award

    Kim Moser, of TaylorMill, recently received theAmerican Medical Associ-ation Political Action Com-mittees Belle ChenaultAward for Political Partici-pation during the AMAsannual meeting in Chicago.

    Moser has served aschair of the Kentucky Phy-sicians Political ActionCommittee since Septem-ber 2013.

    AMPACs Board of Di-rectors presents the BelleChenault Award every twoyears to recognize physi-cian spouses for their vol-unteer activities in state orfederal political cam-

    paigns. Its a first for a non-phy-

    sician and alliance mem-ber to be chair of a StatePhysician PAC. In Mosersfirst year as chair,KPPACs receipts grew by16 percent. In her nomina-tion letter, KPPAC treasur-er Dr. Nancy Swikert lau-ded Mosers contributionto KPPAC.

    (Mosers) dedication,zeal, political contacts andunmatched political acu-men have revitalizedKPPAC since she assumedthe role of chair just over ayear ago, Swikert said.

    St. Elizabeth CEO onAmerican MedicalAssociation council

    Dr. Glenn Loomis,president and chief execu-tive officer at St. ElizabethPhysicians in NorthernKentucky, has been reap-pointed to the AmericanMedical AssociationsCouncil on Long Range

    Planning and Develop-ment.

    Loomis has served onthe AMA Council since2011. Loomis is currently amember of the KentuckyMedical AssociationsCommission on Legislativeand Public Advocacy andserved on KMAs StrategicPlanning Committee in2013-2014. He is a delegateto KMAs House of Dele-gates for Kenton County.

    The council analyzesdata from professional,governmental and nongov-ernmental sources to pro-duce an annual HealthCare Trends report, whichprovides brief overviewsof health care issues, iden-tifies related trends, andsuggests likely implica-tions for patients, physi-cians and other health careentities.

    Business added toCincinnati BBB

    Cincinnati BBB wel-

    comes the following newlyAccredited Businessesfrom Northern Kentuckyfor the month of June:

    A-Cress Heating &Cooling, LLC, Burlington;Aquaramp Harbor & Mari-na, Highland Heights;Browns Roofing, Siding &Gutters, Elsmere; CombsHome Inspections, LLC.,Florence; Erigo EmployerSolutions, CrescentSprings;

    Invent Help, Florence;Mikes Garage, Burling-ton; ONI Advertising, FortThomas; Owen Heatingand Cooling, LLC., Union;Sameday Handyman, Co-vington; Terminal FreightSystems, Inc., Erlanger.

    Florences LegionLogistics presidentis Entrepreneur ofYear

    EY, formerly Ernst &Young, announced thatPresident Lacy Starling ofLegion Logistics LLC, a

    third-party logistics pro-vider located in Florence,received the EY Entrepre-neur Of The Year 2015Award in the Ohio ValleyRegion.

    The award recognizesoutstanding entrepreneurswho demonstrate excel-lence and extraordinarysuccess in innovation, fi-nancial performance, andpersonal commitment totheir businesses and com-munities.

    Starling was selected byan independent panel ofjudges, and the award waspresented at a special galaevent at the Hyatt Regencyon June 4.

    When I founded Legionin the basement of myhome, I never dreamed wewould have over $25 mil-lion in sales and be one ofthe fastest growing compa-nies in the nation within thefirst five years. Its beenquite a ride, and Im look-ing forward to the next fiveyears, Starling said.

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    Thomas buildswith the Navy

    An Erlanger nativeand 2012 Dixie Heightsgraduate is buildingbridges and roads aroundthe world as a member ofthe U.S. Navys Naval Mo-bile Construction Battal-ion 1, based in Gulfport.

    Constructionman Elis-sa Thomas is a steelwork-er with NMCB 1, a unitspecializing in buildingstructures in areas ofconflict.

    Im planning for someupcoming deploymentprojects including put-ting up a new schoolhousein the Marshall Islands,

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    Dear God, why do Ikeep doing this? I oftenpray this prayer when Iseem to fall into thesame old pits of sin Ivebeen falling into foryears. Committing thesame acts of disobe-dience Ive been prayingfor deliverance from,and wondering why Godwont heal me.

    Its true for most of uson this journey to growstronger in our faith. Weseem to conquer manyof the sins that hold usback only to find thatthere is still this darkand dusty corner of ourhearts that wont seemto let go and let God.

    The sins in this darkand dusty corner of ourhearts vary from personto person. For one, itmay be holding onto thealcohol/pills/cigarettesthat help them relax,focus and get throughlife. For another, theycant seem to let go ofthe debilitating worriesin life; family, finances,health, the future of ourcountry. (If they dontcarry the burden, whowill?)

    Yet, Gods promiseson these (and so many

    otherissues)in hisword areendless.Themore Iread, themore Iam con-vinced ofHis pow-er. The

    power to change myheart, cleanse me of mysins and provide all thatI need. And God willgenerously provide allyou need. Then you willalways have everythingyou need and plenty leftover to share with oth-ers. 2 Corinthians 9:8

    Ive often wonderedhow so many people Ideem as such strongChristians seem so suc-cessful in some areas inlife, yet crippled in oth-ers. Experiencing truefreedom and delive-rance in some areas, yetI can almost see theprison walls surround-ing them in other areas.

    God wants us to expe-rience freedom anddeliverance from all sin,and to experience theabundant life He

    planned for us long ago.The problem is that al-though we are believ-ers, we are not receiv-ers. We read Godsword, say that we be-lieve it, but live a life instark contrast. The wordsays, Do not worry(Phil. 4:6) yet I amrobbed of daily peacebecause of my worries.The word says, Cast allyour cares upon him, forhe cares for you. (1 Peter5:7) Yet, my self-reliancekeeps me from prayingabout my weight or oth-er areas I deem I need tobe more self-disciplined.

    Today if ye will hearhis voice, Harden notyour hearts Hebrews3:7, 8. In other words,dont be so hard head-ed, (a loving termcoined by my father.)When you read Godspromises today aboutprotection, provision,safety, and abundance,simply say; Thank youGod. I dont just believe;I receive.

    Julie House of Independenceis founder of Equipped Minis-tries, a Christian-basedhealth and wellness program.

    Dont just believe receive

    JulieHouseFAITH NOTES

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