FLORENCE — The weatheroutside was frightful, but thecause was so delightful.

That’s the attitude of theWUBE-FM DJs and membersof the U.S. Marine Corps whobraved the frigid weather tocamp out for 54 consecutivehours Dec. 12-14 at TurfwayPark in Florence.

This is the fifth year theyhave camped out to collect do-nations for Toys for Tots. Thisyear they collected amore than$5,000 in donations and morethan3,000newunwrappedtoys.

“Wedo this becausewewantevery child to have a toy,” saidGunnery Sgt. James Key.“There’s no other event (forToys for Tots) that covers thisamount of time, we’re out here54 hours straight. It’s our big-gest generator of donations.”

Key said that the event wasthe No. 2 donation gatheringsight in the Toys for Tots pro-gram last year.

It was really cold, but it’sworth it saidDJChrisCarr,whohas camped out every year ofthe collection.

“We all have kids and we getto see their smiling faces onChristmas morning. They’refortunate because their dadsare fortunate to have a job. Weget to see them opening theirgifts and experience the magic

of Christmas, but there aresome children who don’t get toexperience this, unless we dosomething about it. This drivesus.”

According to toysfortot-s.org, the collection campaignbegan in 1947 when Marine re-servists distributed 5,000 toysto needy children in Los Ange-les. Designated in1995 as an of-ficial activity of the U. S. Ma-rine Corps and an official mis-sion of the Marine Corps Re-serve, Toys for Tots is nowactive in all 50 states.

For more information, or tomake a donation at anytime,visit toysfortots.org or call 513-620-1804.

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ON THE LANES A7Bowling season has started

It’s easy to see thecamarade-rie between Robby Armstrong,19, of Hebron and his Kona Iceco-workers on this bitter coldDecember morning.

When he started working atthe company’s Florence-basedcorporate headquarters, Arm-strong, a special needs employ-ee, his job was to keep things ti-dy. But his responsibilities havegrown to include other jobs, in-cluding mixing flavors, KonaIce founder Tony Lamb said.

Lamb says he was ap-proached by Armstrong’s com-munity living supports provid-er Dan Henery, who worksalongsideArmstrong daily,whoasked if the company had inter-est in placing a special needs in-dividual.

“I said absolutely. I don’tthink I hesitated a second,”Lamb said. “I didn’t really un-derstand what the whole thingwas about but ... it just turnedinto one of thegreatest relation-ships we have.”

According to Henery, Arm-stronghadastrokewhenhewas8 months old. Following sur-gery, doctors told his parentsthat if Armstrong made itthrough the night, he’d neverget out of bed.

Despite his early obstacles,which also includes a seizuredisorder, Armstrong says heplays sports and helps his fam-ily on their farm and “prettymuch help around the best Ican.”

“Robby’s pretty much a partof the family,” Kona Ice opera-

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They’ve decked more thanthe halls.

Several Boone County resi-dents have gone above and be-yond a few strands of twinklinglights and garland in prepara-tion for the holidays.

Roseanne Kramer of Bur-lington says their display at3251Millakin Place began with

a nativity scene of Jesus, MaryandJosephinasmall stable-likearea, which her husband built,along a blow-mold Frost theSnowman figure after the fam-ily moved in during the fall of1992.

Over the years, and asthey’ve been able to, Kramersaid the family first completedthe nativity scene and addeddifferent blowup and blow-mold figures.

“My husband is an electricalengineer, so he likes to foolwiththings that make motion, makethings go,” she said.

That’swhylightsonthearch-es lining the driveway, whichwere once constant, now blink.

After seeing a house displayset to music, Kramer said herhusband then found the neces-sary equipment to do the same.

Their youngest son, Thomas,sets the display to music.

“People tell us they sitthrough the whole sequence,”Kramer said. At this point thatshould take between 25 and 30minutes.

According to Kramer, on atypical Friday or Saturday

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night, cars line the street,“watching, all waitingtheir turn toget thecenterspot right in front of thehouse so they can watcheverything blink.”

The Christmas decora-tions also evoke positivememories despite a fam-ily tragedy.

Kramer said theirdaughter Katie, who diedin a car accident fiveyears ago, was at thehouse the Sunday beforethe accident helping withthe lights.

It’s a “great memoryfor me because I can stillsee her walking aroundand I got tangled up insome lights and said ‘Ican’t get loose’ ... She

came and untangled mefrom the lights and that’sa very pleasant memoryto reflect on every Christ-mas,” Kramer said. “Itkind of gives you a posi-tive in the negative.”

According to Kramer,the family tries to makethe main focus of the dis-play the nativity “becausethat is the reason for theseason.”

“We’reCatholic andwebelieve everything comesfromGod, good, bad or in-different, and that’s howyou live your life,” shesaid. “Sometimes you geta little shock in your lifelike we did and it reallymakes you realize evenmore so what’s importantin life and that’s people.”

Being kind, Kramersaid, is the thing to do andwas one of the things shemost admired about Ka-

tie.“My big thing about

Christmas is trying to bekind to other people ... it’sgoing out of your way.And you don’t have tospend money on people.Sometimes it’s a kindword or an extra 10 min-utes.”

Nomatterwhoyouare,Kramer said “you’ve al-ways got time” and it nev-er hurts to be kind.

“And I think if we canall do our little part, may-be it’ll pass on,” she said.“Maybe itwon’tbut it suremakes you feel betterwhen you know you madesomebody’s day by doingsomething that maybedidn’t mean a whole lot toyou, but it meant theworld to them. That’swhat we hope to providewith the light show.”

The family begins dec-

orating early in October,and turns the lights on af-ter Thanksgiving. Thedisplaywill be up throughthe first Sunday in Janu-ary.

Eric Downing, wholives in Union off Wethe-rington Boulevard, saidhe always tries to do“something creative.”

His inspiration camefrom the fictional Gris-wold family in the Christ-mas comedy “NationalLampoon’s Christmas Va-cation.”

“I said this year (I’m)doing the Griswoldthing,” Downing laughed.

His set-up features two20-foot trees made frompipesandariverdown thebackyard. Lights in boththe front and the back ofthe house are synced tomusic.

While his parents had a“typical” five or sixstrands of lights, Down-ing says, “I’m an extremekind of guy.”

He first began hangingdecorations 10 years ago.The decorations startedwith 5,000 lights and areup to more than 30,000lights thisyear,withabout15,000 on the house.

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tions manager BeccaHaggard said.

Armstrong’s co-work-ers never ask whether hecan do something, saidHenery. Rather, they justsay he needs to do a task,“then he’s pushed into do-ing it and finding away todo it.”

He wouldn’t be nearlyas successful if it weren’tfor Haggard and fellowoperations managerRalph McWhorter, “be-cause they see no limita-tions,” said Henery.

“It’s not like we’re notaware, but I’ve chal-lenged him to do thingsseveral times where Iwasn’t surehe could actu-ally do it,” McWhortersaid. “And you knowwhat? He’s over therehuffing and puffing andhe usually gets it done.”

Armstrong said helikes most working hardand getting out of thehouse – especially awayfrom his brothers.

“It’s just an encour-agement forme tobe abletoknowthatregardlessofthe situation that Robbyhad as a child, that he canstill fully,100percentpar-ticipate with the compa-

ny,” Haggard said.“It’s just encouraging

for me to be able to seehim participate at thatlevelwherehe’s not beingjust forgotten or peopletell him he’s limited, thathe can’t do the things hecan do.”

McWhorter also saidArmstrong’s attitude isencouraging to others.He never comes in with abad attitude and he al-ways tries.

Before getting the jobat Kona Ice, Armstrongsays his futurewaswork-ing at a grocery store,pushing carts or bagginggroceries.

His favoritepart aboutKona Ice? “Everything,”he said. “Pretty much ev-erything.

“We challenge him todo things so it’ll help himgrow,” said McWhorter.“I would say, whether heknows it or not, he’s be-comemore independent.”

Robby Armstrong, 19, of Hebron works at Kona Ice inFlorence. STEPHANIE SALMONS/THE COMMUNITY RECORDER

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FLORENCE— It’s not ev-erydaysomeone turns105years old.

On Dec. 10, howeverEva Edmonds of Florencedid just that.

“I don’t know,” she saidwhen asked how she feltabout this feat.

Shewasabitdistractedby the birthday cakeplaced in front of her. Itwas complete with “Hap-py Birthday Eva” writtenin pink icing – her favoritecolor.

“Isn’t that beautiful,”she said sneaking a fingertip’s taste of icing.

Edmonds was born inrural Boone County in1908, thesameyearHenryFord introduced the Mod-el T car, William HowardTaft was elected presi-dent, and Albert Einsteinpresented his quantumtheory of light.

According toEdmonds,shehasbeenlivinga“goodlife,” surrounded by closefamily and friends.

Edmonds spent herearly years working onher family’s farm.

Her niece Gwen Kirk-patrick, 82, said althoughEdmonds loves animals,she learned to hate any-thing with feathers.

“She had to pick chick-ens when she was little,”Kirkpatrick said. “So nowshe doesn’t like anythingwith feathers.

“When she got olderand found work in Cincin-nati, she’d have to ride a

horse to meet up with amilk truck that took her toCincinnati to the street-car.”

For many years Ed-monds worked at the Cin-cinnati-based H.&S.Pogue Co. departmentstore. Formost of her life,however, she was a home-maker. She was wife toJeff Edmonds, to whomshe was married to formore than 50 years, andmother to Thomas Ed-monds. Her son, who’s 82,lives in a nursing facilityinWestern Kentucky.

According to Kirkpat-rick, her aunt had a prettycalm life. She was a dedi-cated church member atEmmanuel United Meth-odist Church in LakesidePark, a good mother andwife, and a great aunt.

“She’smy earth angel,”said Kirkpatrick, wholives in Erlanger.

Edmonds was prettytough,evenatayoungage.

“When she 9 years old(in 1917), she walkedacross the frozenOhio riv-er,” Kirkpatrick said.

Edmonds even cleanedher own gutters until shewas about 80. Also in her80s she babysat for a fam-ily at her church.

Kirkpatrick believesthat it is this toughnessand staying busy that haskept Edmonds going.

“She always kept busyand ate well and neverdrank or smoked,” shesaid. “She’s always happyand laughing.”

Edmond’s friend, Delo-risEllezy, saidEdmonds isa “great person.”

“She’saverygentleandkind person,” she said.“She’s sweet, always smil-

ing and a gracious lady.She’s easy to be a goodfriend to.”

Ellezy, 83, of CrestviewHills said she tries to visitEdmondsatFlorenceParkNursing and Rehab Cen-ter at least once a week.She’ll usually bring her inher favorite meal, fishfrom Long John Silver’s.

“She eats all of her’sandpart ofmine,” she saidlaughing. “I love her.”

Edmonds said she ap-preciates her friends andfamily. She enjoyed cele-brating her birthday withthem. It’s been a long andgood life, she said.

“I’ve had a good life,and family and friends. Idon’t have any secrets.Just a lot of friends.”

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The drive along Inter-state-275 is the scene of abattlefield. Thousands ofgiant soldiers are in a bat-tle to save their lives. Un-fortunately, the enemiesare winning. With toomany forces workingagainst them, the soldiersdon’t standachance.Theyneed replacements.

The drive, that onceprovided an awesomeview of expansive green-ery, is now a scene of bar-ren and broken limbs andmasses of dead or dyingtrees. Throughout theTristate region, thousandsof trees are caught in abattle against disease, in-sect infestations and inva-sive species. The emeraldashborer, an invasivebee-tle which bores into treesand disrupts the flow ofnutrients, is now attack-ing the nine species of na-tiveash throughout there-gion. In total,more than20million trees will inevita-bly be lost to the emeraldash borer in the Tristateregion within the next 10years.

Other insects are alsothreatening our tree cano-py. In Clermont County,the Asian longhorned bee-tle is responsible for theloss of 9,000 trees. Al-though this beetle is ex-pected tobecontainedanderadicated, it has causedsignificant damage, andits potential to return re-quires continued vigi-lance. Another new threatis the walnut twig beetle,

which carries a fungus fa-tal to black walnut trees.

Insect infestations arenot the only threats to theregion’s trees. Diseaseandother invasivespeciesalso endanger local for-ests. With the increase ofinvasive plants like hon-eysuckle and the flower-ing pear, forests can’t re-generate and open areascan’t re-forest as theyhave in the past. The treeseedlings that do surviveoften fall victim to deer,whosegrowingpopulationconsume young plants be-fore they have a chance tomature.

So what can be done tokeep the trees we haveand replace the ones thatare lost? The Ohio-Ken-tucky-Indiana RegionalCouncil of Governments(OKI), the Cincinnati Zoo& Botanical Garden, theGreen Partnership forGreater Cincinnati andGreen Umbrella havejoined forces to createTaking Root, a broad-based campaign to ad-dress the current and his-toric loss of the region’stree canopy.

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RABBIT HASH — Theriver community getsinto the holiday spirit

with a Christmas paradeat 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec.21.

The parade is fol-lowed by a Christmasparty featuring zydecomusic from Lagniappe.

Rabbit Hash GeneralStore proprietor TerrieMarkesbery said this isthe second year the townhas held a parade. Theydidn’thavea lotofpartic-ipation last year, but“had a little bit and itwasa ball.”

It’s a slow time inRab-bit Hash and “we werejust looking for a way tocelebrate the holidays,”said Markesbery.

Organizers are seek-ing parade participants,in addition to spectators.Those interested in be-ing a part of the paradeshould call the GeneralStore at 859-586-7744.

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Knights, scouts tellthe story of Jesusthrough live nativity

TheKnights of St. JohnCommandary 94 and BoyScout Troop 702 will offera live Nativity scene inUnion 7-9 p.m. nightlythrough Dec. 23 at St.Timothy Church, on U.S.42.

Refreshments and mu-sic will be offered. This isthe19thyear thegrouphassponsored the scene,which includes donkeys,sheep and live actors.

Thegroupplans tohavethe crib blessed after 4:30p.m. Mass on Saturday,Dec. 14.

Organizer Doug Eifertwelcomes any studentsseeking service hours tovolunteer to dress as amemberof theholy familyor a shepherd. The groupis also seeking singers ormusicians to play as themembers of the communi-ty file through thenativity.

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LaRosa’s helpingFreestoreFoodbank

LaRosa’s Pizzeria is fo-cusing its holiday effortsby donating $5 from thesale of every $10 BuddyCard to the Freestore-Foodbank.

One in three Cincinnatiresidents is living belowthe poverty level – morethan twice the national av-erage – and 48 percent ofCincinnati children live inpoverty, according to theU.S. Census bureau.

The $10 Buddy Cardmakes agreat holidaygift,and entitles the bearer to afree large cheese pizzawith the purchase of anylarge pizza, and is good for14 uses, or 14 free largecheese pizzas within oneyear. Buddy Cards can bepurchased at anyLaRosa’spizzeria in Cincinnati,Northern Kentucky andSoutheastern Indiana. Fora full list of locations, go tohttp://www.larosas.com/find/.

The program continuesthrough Dec. 31.

PVA inspections setThe Boone County

Property Valuation Ad-ministrator’s officewill in-spect Orleans subdivision,farms and new construc-tion throughout BooneCounty Dec. 19-25.

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

For more information,contact PVACindyArling-haus at cindy.arlinghaus@boonecountyky.org.

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DECEMBER 19, 2013 • BCR RECORDER • A7

SCHOOLSSCHOOLSACHIEVEMENTS | NEWS | ACTIVITIES | HONORS CommunityPress.com

COMMUNITYRECORDEREditor: Marc Emral, memral@communitypress.com, 578-1053

Students at St. Paul Catholic School inFlorencemade paper airplanes in Ce-lia Middendorf’s art class while

studying artist Leonardo da Vinci. The air-planes were in honor of da Vinci’s excite-ment over the possibility of people soaringthroughtheskies likebirds. Ithasbeensaidthat da Vinci’s favorite area of study wasaviation.

PAPERPLANESCommunity Recorder

Eighth-grade students Collin Strasburger, Cooper Eddy, Lydia Smith and Sydney Millay test their paper airplanes.THANKS TO KELLY EIBEL

Fourth-grade students Jackson Poulos,MatthewMangine, Dallas Wirth and JakeMolique send their paper airplanes intoflight.THANKS TO KELLY EIBEL

Fourth-gradestudentsKelseyHolland, AbbySchaefer andAmberBranumadmire theirpaperairplanes.THANKS TO KELLY

EIBEL

Thomas More Collegewill change its financialaid policy and offer insti-tutional aid for a fifth yearin situationswherea tradi-tional full-time under-graduate student needs anextra semester or two inorder to finish their pri-mary degree and/or com-plete their academicgoals.

The change is effectiveJan. 1.

By offering aid for theadditional year, studentswill have another re-source to reach gradua-

tion. The college will alsoprovide support for stu-dents who desire to trans-fer the Thomas More Col-lege.

Previously, financialaid ended after four yearsfor traditional full-timeundergraduate students.

This change in policyapplies only to ThomasMore College scholar-ships. To be eligible, a stu-dent must be in good aca-demic standing at the con-clusion of their fourthyear and must have beenenrolled as a full-time stu-

dent for eight consecutivesemesters. For transferstudents, this includescombining timeatThomasMore College and anotherinstitution. Students arealso required to be en-rolled full-time for the ad-ditional semester or two tobe eligible. Finally, stu-dents who are on fullscholarship orwhowish touse aid not for their pri-mary degree have the op-portunity to apply to havea portion of their fundscontinue.

“I have come to under-

stand the financial diffi-culty many students havein financing their degreewhen they must attend anadditional semester oryear,” said college presi-dent David Armstrong.“As president, I am excit-ed to remove this barrierto a student’s success.”

College vice presidentof operations MatthewWebster said, “Studentsoften face the dilemma ofneedinganextra semesteroryear forvery legitimatereasons, such as a changeof major or because they

transferred to ThomasMore, and yet they mustpersonally finance the to-tal cost. President Arm-strong’s decision to pro-vide this assistance willgive students and theirfamilies peace of mind. Itwill benefit both the stu-dent and the institution.”

Thomas More Collegehas a stronghistoryof cre-ating opportunities forstudents to be successfuland graduate from the in-stitution. The offer of aidfor the fifth year comple-ments initiatives such as

the Thomas More Trust, acomprehensive set of fi-nancial aid awards, theTMC3 accelerated pro-gram, and the room grantprogram. These opportu-nities have helped numer-ous students attend andgraduate from the Col-lege.

The extension of aid isthe latest inastringofnewofferings which includethe addition of a new ma-jor in athletic training, theformation of a marchingband and the addition ofwomen’s lacrosse.

Thomas More adds fifth year to some scholarships

Gallatin County HighSchool freshman MaggieStephenson recently wasaccepted into the Peopleto People Student Ambas-sador Program.

She is the daughter ofTina Stephenson of War-saw, and Bob Hacker ofMadison, Ind.; and thegranddaughter of RussellStephenson and the lateSarah Stephenson ofUnion.

Theprogramwasstart-

edbyPresidentEisenhow-er after World War II tohelp rebuild relations be-tween the countries dam-agedduring thewarand toeducateUnited States stu-dents about different cul-tures of the world.

Students must be rec-ommendedbya teacherorcoachfor theprogramandbe interviewed by Peopleto People before being ac-cepted.

Stephenson will travelto England in the summerof 2014 and tour Parlia-ment in London, whereshe will meet with amem-ber of Parliament to learnabout the government.Her next destination willbe thebeachesofNorman-

dy in France where shewill tour the World War IImuseum. Other points ofinterest in her summertour will be in Germany,Belgium, Switzerland,Netherlands and Austria.She will participate incommunity projects andwork at one of the manyorganic farms in Europe.

Stephenson will beraising money to fund hertrip through private dona-tions and fundraisers. Do-nations may be made atthe Bank of Kentucky,Frances Stephenson Stu-dentAmbassadorFund, ormailed to 1039 GridleyHill Road, Sanders, KY41083.

Student joins People to Peopleambassador program

Maggie Stephenson, middle, with her parents, Tina Stephenson and Bob Hacker. THANKS TOTAMMY STEPHENSON

Will travel toEngland to studythis summerCommunity Recorder

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SPORTSSPORTSHIGH SCHOOL | YOUTH | RECREATIONAL CommunityPress.com

COMMUNITYRECORDEREditor: Melanie Laughman, mlaughman@communitypress.com, 513-248-7573

DaleMueller,whoannouncedDec. 9 he was stepping down asfootball coach atHighlands,waspresented with a lifetimeachievement award by theNorthern Kentucky FootballCoaches Association onMondaythe annual, “Top 26,” banquetDec. 11.

Mueller com-pileda250-36rec-ord and won 11state champion-ships in his 20seasons as High-lands coach.

The banquet,at Receptions inErlanger, hon-ored 26 seniorfootball players, one from eachof the 20 schools that are mem-bers of the association and sixplayers from those schools thatare voted as at-large selections.The honor combines athleticperformance, academic perfor-mance and community service.

Those players selected byschool were:

»Beechwood - Max Shover,wide receiver/defensive back;

»Bellevue - Tyler Ackerson,quarterback;

»Bishop Brossart - CaseyPelgen, quarterback;

»Boone County - EvanO’Hara, kicker;

» Campbell County - LoganSchneider, offensive lineman,and AveryWood, quarterback;

» Conner - Drew Barker,quarterback, and Andrew Way,wide receiver/defensive back;

» Cooper - Will Ludwig, quar-terback;

» Covington Catholic - SamDressman, wide receiver/run-ning back, and Matthew Way,safety;

»Dayton - Eddie Combs, of-fensive tackle/defensive end;

»Dixie Heights - Seth Caple,linebacker/fullback, and DarionWashington, tailback;

»Highlands - Zach Harris,running back, and DrewHoulis-ton, quarterback;

»Holy Cross - Jalen Beal,running back/cornerback;

»Holmes - Kamron Griffith,center;

» Lloyd - Jacob Sand, center/linebacker;

» Ludlow - Mitchell Cody,quarterback/linebacker;

»Newport - Charlie Mullins,quarterback;

»Newport Central Catholic -Jack Sutkamp, linebacker/full-

back;»Ryle - Lex Sowards, offen-

sive tackle;» Scott - JoshCastleman, run-

ning back;» Simon Kenton - Brenan

Kuntz, quarterback, and CamHansel, guard.

Simon Kenton coach JeffMarksberry received the BobSchneider Coach of the Yearaward after he guided the Pio-neers to a 10-0 regular-seasonrecord and a quarterfinal finishin the Class 6A playoffs.

Dixie Heights coach DaveBrossart was the named theOwenHauck Award winner andRyle defensive coordinatorMike Woolf was selected TomPotter Assistant Coach of theYear.

TheNorthernKentuckyFoot-ball Coaches Association has se-lected its all-star teams as fol-lows:

First TeamOffense: Quarter-back - Drew Barker (Conner);Running Backs - Jon Scruggs(Holmes), Zach Harris (High-lands); Josh Castleman (Scott).Linemen - Cam Hansel (SimonKenton); Ben Walling (SimonKenton); Logan Schneider(Campbell County); Lex So-wards (Ryle); Bryan Saunders

(Highlands), Kameron Crim(Scott). Wide Receivers - JakeZabonick (Campbell County);Andrew Way (Conner); CoreyFussinger (Cooper); JensenFeg-gins (Highlands). Tight End -Ryan Romey (Conner). Athlete -Sam Dressman (CovingtonCatholic).

FirstTeamDefense:Lineman- Matt King (Simon Kenton);Breandon Johnson (Holmes);Brandon Johnson (Dixie); Shah-zadd Mann (Ryle); Seth Hope(Highlands). Linebackers -Brendan Fisk (Dixie); RyanWoolf (Ryle); Avery Bricking(Cooper);SamBurchell (Coving-ton Catholic); Jack Sutkamp(Newport Central Catholic); De-fensive Backs - Andrew Way(Conner); Aaron Morgan (Coop-er); Thomas Wrobleski (High-lands);MatthewWay(CovingtonCatholic): Jon Scruggs(Holmes).

First Team Specialists: Kick-er - Evan O’Hara (Boone Coun-ty);Punter-EvanO’Hara(BooneCounty).

Second TeamOffense: Quar-terback - Brenan Kuntz (SimonKenton); DrewHouliston (High-lands). RunningBacks - SethCa-ple (Dixie); Jalen Beal (HolyCross). Lineman - Logan Ross

(Ryle); Jacob Neuman (Cooper);Tyler Schweitzer (Highlands);Nick Kathman (CovingtonCatholic); Pat Connaughton (Co-vington Catholic); Steve Brooks(Newport Central Catholic).Wide Receivers - Grant Wasson(Simon Kenton); Logan Winkler(Simon Kenton); Jashawn Stan-ley (Newport); Zack Poinsett(Bellevue). Tight End - JonathanStokes (Beechwood). Athlete -AveryWood (Campbell County).

Second TeamDefense: Line-men - Patrick Berkemeyer(Campbell County); Tyler Lyon(Newport Central Catholic);Alec Hazeres (Bellevue); Bray-den Combs (Beechwood); Jus-tice Lewis (Newport). Lineback-ers - Barry Deaton (Simon Ken-ton); Mikey Krallman (SimonKenton); Joe Kremer (CampbellCounty); ZachCastleberry (Con-ner); Devon Everett (Beech-wood).DefensiveBacks -DustinTurner (Campbell County), Eth-anHarrison(DixieHeights);De-ondre Pleasant (Scott); JacksonBardo (Highlands); Max Shover(Beechwood).

Second Team Specialists:Kicker -JaredDougherty(High-lands); Punter - Luke Foertsch(Covington Catholic).

Footballers honored for fine seasonGannett News Service

Mueller

RylebeatCooper45-37 ingirlsbas-ketball in a 33rd District seedinggame Dec. 13.

Ryle, 3-3 for the season, playsFranklin County in Lexington Thurs-day,Dec.19, then in a holiday tourneyat Lakota West Dec. 27-28.

Cooper, 2-2, was set to play BooneCounty Dec. 17, then will play at Con-ner Dec. 19 and at DixieHeights Dec.21before playing aholiday tourney inBowling Green, Ky. Dec. 26-28.

Ryle’s Carly Lange looks to get pastTasha Arnett during the first quarter.JIMOSBORN/FOR THE COMMUNITY RECORDER

Raidersknock offJaguars

Cooper’s Hailey Anderson tries to box outRyle’s Rachael Storer for a rebound. KateyPittman is at right. JIM OSBORN/FOR THE

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BOONE COUNTY — Bowl-ing season iswell underwayfor local teams. Here is aglance at those squads:

Boone CountyThe girls team is coming

off district and regionalchampionships last year,and finished fifth in thestate meet for head coachBruce Hightchew.

Returning starters areKayla Hightchew, TaylorEvans, Samantha Schmitzand Erin Beschman. TopnewcomersareKaraStrongand Eliza Kohl.

“I expect our veterans tostep up to the challenge andlead this teamtovictory,”hesaid. “We have some newstudents who are coming onalong great, but the veteranleadership will guide themmentally to a winning out-look; overall a team con-cept.”

The girls team is 24-4 en-teringplayDec.12 and2-1inconference matches.

Hightchew has the highaverage in Northern Ken-tucky entering action onDec. 12, posting a 201 aver-age through eight games.Evans averages 171 andSchmitz 159.

The boys team is led bynew head coach Paul Vick-ers. He has a veteran teamwith returning startersSean Wadsworth, RyanVickers, Zach Vickers, Dy-lan Burk, Devan Cregar, Ri-ki Stockton, Spencer Tread-way and John Speagle.

“(The) season should begreat,” Vickers said. “Wehave a great chance at mak-ing it to state. We just haveto keep the guys focused ontheir goals.”

Ryan Vickers led the

team with a 196 averagethroughsixgames.Burkav-eraged 176.

CooperThe girls team is off to a

strong start and currently

peaking after knocking offdefending regional champi-onCampbellCountyDec.12.Cooper won the match 4-3,claiming total pins by justthree pins to win the deci-sive fourth point. Cooper is28-7 overall and 4-0 in con-ference matches to takeover first place.

“We were down 3-1 goinginto theBaker games and 34pins total,” said head coachJamie Bowling. “I told thegirls, in bowling that’s noth-ing. We came through andpersevered, and we tookdown the giants. I’m veryproud of the girls andthey’re doing a great job.”

Cooper was regional run-ner-up last year, and returnsstarters Emily Bross, Brea-na Smothers, Kateri Patton,Sierra Brandt, Lydia Wilm-hoff and Rachel Wagers.

Bross qualified individuallyfor state and had a164 aver-age through eight gamesthis year for head coach Ja-mie Bowling.

“She’s doing fantastic,and she’s our anchor,”Bowl-ing said. “Everything I’veasked her to do, she’s done itand then some.”

The boys team was alsoregional runner-up last yearfor head coach Tim Frank.Returning starters are TJJones, Michael Bowling,Austin Sams, AndrewBlood, Mason Combs andSteven Elgowsky. Bowlingwas individual runner-up inthe region and qualified forstate in singles. Jones aver-aged 207 entering theCampbell match, Blood 201and Bowling and Sams 191each.

Cooper is 22-13 in pointsand 2-2 in conferencematches after falling 6-1 toCampbell County Dec. 12.

St. HenryReturning starters for

the boys team are MichaelBinkowski, Ty Petry, KyleLehmkuhl, Liam McBreemand Jake Ryan. Newcomersto watch start with ScottMcMain. Six of the 12 mem-bers of the boys rosters areseniors, and the experiencecould be key for head coachMerrick Krey. Binkowskiaverages161enteringDec.2and Ryan 156.

Returning starters forthe girls team are Erin Sut-tles, ChristinaWhitley,Mol-ly Couch and AmandaGreenwood. They are allseniors and the Crusadershavesixoutof their10mem-bers. Suttles leads the teamwith a 128 average and Ala-na McKnight 113.

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Jaguars pouncing onopponents in bowlingBy James Weberjweber@nky.com

Boone County's Samantha Schmitz rolls a frame during theKentucky High School Athletic Association state tournament inFebruary.JAMES WEBER/COMMUNITY RECORDER

Cooper’s Lydia Wilmhoffduring the KHSAA state teambowling championships.JAMES

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personalities atMoerlein Lager House,Monday Dec. 23 at 7pm.

Hoops guruSkip Goley, a former all-state

basketball star at Boone CountyHigh School and current basket-ball shooting and ball handlingconsultant/coach, will be avail-able to give basketball lessonsto individuals or teams in theFlorence area, Dec. 23-24 and27-30.

For more information, call859-391-6650.

NewCath freshmansoftball tryouts

The Newport Central Catholic

freshman softball team isconducting signups for the 2014team. This will be the program’sfourth season for the freshmanteam consisting of players ingrades 6-8 from NewCathfeeder parishes.

The NCC freshman team is anexcellent opportunity to getjunior-high-aged girls preparedfor JV and varsity softball.

For more information regard-ing tryouts and signups, contacthead varsity coach DennyBarnes at 859-743-3241 orcoachbarnesncc@yahoo.com.

Bandits baseballThe Boone County Baseball

Club 10U Bandits team is look-ing for additional players forthe 2014 season. The team willparticipate in both the South-west Ohio League (SWOL) andthe Crosstown Baseball League.

Players must not turn 11before May 1, 2014.

Contact Tony Reynolds at859-462-3503 or to-ny.21@twc.com to arrange aprivate tryout.

SIDELINES

points and Lexi Held 14.» Ryle beat Beechwood

65-56Dec.10 togo2-2.Car-ly Lange had 26 points.Ryle beat Cooper 45-37Dec. 13. Lange had 16points, 11 rebounds andfive blocks.

»Walton-Verona beatWilliamstown 45-38 in a32nd District seedinggame Dec. 13. Allie Millshad 11points.

» Beechwood fell 65-56 to Ryle Dec. 10 to dropto2-1.MacySteumpelhad22 points including four 3-pointers.

» Calvary beat Ludlow51-34 to go to 2-2. SarahRoaden had 23 points andHayley Emmerich 15.

» Ludlow beat Heri-tage 64-34 Dec. 13. ToriWofford had 21points.

»Notre Dame beat St.Henry 58-34 Dec. 12 to im-prove to 3-2. Carlee Cle-mons had 16 points.

» Simon Kenton beatGrant County 75-49 in a32nd District seedinggame to improve to 4-0 onDec.12.Rachel Cox had18points and Abby Owings12.

» Villa Madonna beatCovington Latin 32-23Dec. 11 to go 2-2. AlexHengge had 14 points in-cluding three 3-pointers.VMA beat Dayton 48-42 ina conference game Dec.10, and Calvary 46-28 in aconference game Dec. 13.Morgan Trusty led VMAwith 13 points.

» BishopBrossartbeatLloyd 61-35 Dec. 12 to go4-0.SarahFutscher led theway with 17 points.

»NewCath beat DixieHeights 57-43 Dec. 11 toimprove to 4-0.Nikki Kier-nan had 14 points andAlexus Mayes 13. NCC

Boys basketball

» Boone County beatRyle66-58Dec.10 ina33rdDistrict seeding game.Boone improved to 3-0.Brenden Stanley had 18points. Boone beat Conner57-46 Dec. 13 in the teams’second seeding game.Stanley led four Rebels indouble figures with 15points.

» Cooper beat Conner60-58Dec.10 in a 33rdDis-trict seeding game. SeanMcNeil had 21 points forCooper and Aaron Mor-gan 10. McNeil had three3-pointers. Samuel Hem-merich scored 29 for theCougars including three 3-pointers of his own.

» St. Henry beat High-lands 58-44 Dec. 13. NickRechtin had 14 points andJordan Noble 13.

» Covington Catholicbeat St. Henry 72-37 Dec.10. Nick Ruthsatz had 22points including three 3-pointers.BenHeppler hadnine points on three 3-pointers.

» Holmes beat Bros-sart 74-51 Dec. 10 to im-prove to 4-0. James Bol-den had a career-high 37points including three 3-pointers. QuintonChames had 16 points andDaequan Glover 11, in-cluding three 3-pointers.

» Lloyd beat PendletonCounty42-40Dec.10.Don-ald Wright, Zach Riddleand Brent Christiansenhad 10 points each.

» Ludlow beat Heri-tage 63-25 Dec. 13. JeradHoward had 24 points forLudlow.

» Villa Madonna beatCovington Latin 54-22Dec. 11. Thomas Schutz-man had 14 points.

» Bellevue beat Co-vingtonLatin69-11Dec.12.ZachBarretthad15points.BellevuebeatHeritage77-40 Dec. 10. AustinWoodyard led with 23points.

» Bishop Brossart fell74-51 to Holmes Dec. 10 todropto3-1.AlexTrentmanhad 20 points and DrewBurns 16.

» Campbell Countybeat Newport 59-47 Dec.13 to improve to 4-0.CoreyHolbrook had 24 points.beat Ludlow 73-47 Dec. 11.Blake Losey had 18 pointsincluding three 3-pointers,Corey Holbrook 12 andxxx Jackson 11. Campbellbeat Calvary 102-38 in a37th District seedinggame. Holbrook led theway with 24 points.

» Newport beat Day-ton 89-53 Dec. 12 to im-proveto2-2.PaulPriceandEthanSnapphad25pointseach.

Girls basketball» Boone County beat

Holy Cross 57-49 Dec. 12.DallisKnottshad18pointsandMaddyMcGarr 16.

» Cooper beat Holmes61-58 Dec. 11 for its firstwin.KateyPittmanhad16

beat Newport 68-44 in adistrict and conferencegame.

Wrestling» ConnerbeatMadeira

49-15 Dec. 12. Winningmatches over opponentswere Derek Wiley, TristinBadida and TrevorThompson. Winning byforfeit were ShamonMoore, Joseph Warwick,Bryson Steele, AndrewMadden and ClaytonBoyd.

» Cooper finished thefirst week of the seasonwith a 4-1 record. On Dec.4, the Jaguars defeatedBoone County and GrantCounty before falling toNewport 42-36. Dec. 5, theJaguars beat Little Miami68-0 and finished the eve-ning by defeating Wyo-ming54-30. Through thosematches, Cody Huston is5-0 at 120, Mike Davis is4-0 at 126, Kyle Hensley is5-0 at 132, Andrew Baileyis 5-0 at 152,Kevin Flaher-ty is 5-0 at 160 and HunterBailey is 5-0 at 170.

Football» Drew Houliston, a

Highlands senior, is theLaRosa’sMVPof theWeekfor Dec. 10. He led High-lands to a13-2 recordandaKentucky Class 4A staterunner-up finish this sea-son.

On the season, he threwfor an impressive 4,027yards (ninth in state histo-ry) and 50 TDs (11th instate history). He remark-ably achieved these num-bers despite missing agame with an injury andfrequently played onlyhalf of a gamebecause theBluebirds were so farahead on the scoreboard.

The Kentucky FootballCoaches Associationnamed him Class 4A dis-trict Player of the Year,withadditionalhonorscer-tain to follow.

He is also an honorablemention all-NKY basket-ball player, who averaged11.2 points and 3.4 re-boundspergame lastyear.He notched big games vs.Seven Hills (29 points),Dixie Heights (23 points)and Bracken County (19points). Houliston is a Na-tional Honor Society stu-dent and is active in com-munity service. His favor-ite athlete is LeBronJames and his most-like-to-meet is Drew Brees.

Swimming» Scott junior Zach

Major is a returning statequalifier, finishing 21st inthe 100-yard breaststrokeatstate lastseason.Hewasinadvertently left out oflastweek’spreviewarticlefor the Eagles.

» Villa Madonna pre-view information was in-advertently left out of lastweek’s preview stories.Katie Kurzendoerfer, aformer standout at VMAand Centre College, takesover as head coach. Re-turning starters listed arejunior Miki McIntyre, ju-nior Monica Spritzky, sen-ior Gabrielle Notorgiaco-mo and senior NicholasBoucher. McIntyre was12th in theregionalmeet inboth the 200-yard individ-ualmedley and100 butter-fly. Top newcomers areAbby Bezold and MichaelReynolds. The coach feelsshe has a young teamwitha lot of potential.

PRESS PREPS HIGHLIGHTS

By James Weberjweber@nky.com

The Community Recorder asked readers to sendinpictures of their senior class athletes as part of theFall Senior Moments project. All photos will be partof an online photo gallery on cincinnati.com.

Connor Hughes celebrated Conner High School footballSenior Night with his parents Donald and Renee Hughes.

Fall seniormoments

Conner senior Brooke Maines joins senior baseballcatcher Blake Hart during Conner volleyball’s SeniorNight. Brooke is the daughter of Laura and Gary Maines

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St. Vincent de Paul volunteers visitthe homes of neighbors in need andexperience the heart-wrenching ef-fects of poverty first hand. When afamily slips into distress, the pain isalmost tangible.

A mother who lives in a West SideCincinnati neighborhood, worn downby worry because her utility bill is lateand her children are sleeping on thecold floor. An adult man on the brink oftears because his children have noth-ing to eat for dinner in their small cityapartment. An elderly couple, living inan East Side suburb, forced to decidebetween losing their home and fore-going their life-saving prescriptionmedications.

Our communities have experienceda lot of changes this year: food stampcuts, health care changes, and an econ-omy that seems to be turning aroundfor some, but has left many familiesbehind. We see the direct effects ofthese changes first hand each day, themost devastating being the impact onchildren.

Christmas is the time of hope, loveand miracles. Thereare few experiences inthe life of a parent thatcan match seeing thejoy and excitement onthe face of your chil-dren opening presentson Christmas morning.But for parents in oneout of five local fam-ilies in the GreaterCincinnati area whoare living in poverty,Christmas can also be a

time of hopelessness and despair. Theparents we visit struggle year-round toprovide not only the basic necessitiesfor their children, but also the sense ofstability and security that is so impor-tant to the well-being and healthy de-velopment of a child. Every day, ourvolunteers visit the homes of parentswho work multiple part-time jobs sothey can keep food on the table, or whohave sold the last of their possessionsso that they can keep the lights on.

Imagine, then, the pit in the stomachof the parent who, in spite of their bestefforts, has to explain to their childrenwhy Santa Claus wasn’t able to make itto their house this year. A Christmaspresent represents so much more thana simple toy. It is a symbol of stabilityin a time of turmoil, of love and joy in atime of crisis. For the child and theparent alike, a Christmas present canmean the difference between hope anddespair.

When our volunteers deliver gifts tothe homes of neighbors in need, theyare blessed to witness what one act ofkindness can mean to a strugglingfamily. A child giggling with joy asthey bounce on their new bed, a moth-er with tears streaming down her faceas her children’s Christmas gifts arecarried into her home, a family gath-ered together on Christmas morningwith hope for a brighter new year.

You can inspire hope and make lovegrow in the hearts of a family in needthis Christmas by:

» Supporting Food From the Heartthe next time you visit a local Kroger.Ask your child to pick out their favor-ite non-perishable food and place it inthe barrel at the door.

»Making a donation in honor of aloved one this Christmas. A gift of $100will provide a bed for a child sleepingon the floor. A donation of $50 willprovide gifts for a child this Christ-mas.

» Visit www.svdpnky.org or call859-446-7723 to make a donation orlean more.

Liz Carter is executive director, Society of St.Vincent de Paul – Cincinnati.

Helping caninspire joyand love

Liz CarterCOMMUNITYRECORDER GUESTCOLUMNIST

As early as 1800, the KentuckyLegislature set aside unassignedtracts of Kentucky land in support ofeducation in the counties.

Boone County was assigned some4,500 acres in what is now the Cum-berland Lake region of Kentucky.Justices of Boone County acquired asite near the Burlington Cemetery,presumably with funds from the saleof part of the 4,500acres. They foundedBurlington Seminaryon the BullittsvilleRoad north of town. Itwas a two-roomframe building in abeech grove. Schoolwas held there asearly as 1819 and wassupported in part bytuition.

When Allen Mor-gan died intestatein 1841, his estatewas sold and theproceeds turnedover to “the BooneCounty Academy.”The name waschanged to Mor-gan Academy.

In those days,the school termlasted for fivemonths startingOctober 1, in deference to the agrari-an character and needs of BooneCounty. In 1849, tuition was listed as$13 for the “higher branches;” $10 for“Chemistry, Surveying etc.” Eightdollars got you “English grammar”while $5 was for the “PrimaryBranches.” There was to be an extra,unstipulated charge for “fuel.” Anexplosion of the steamer Readstone in1852 at Ghent claimed the life of anearly teacher, Periander Scott.

In the 1850s, trustees elected to usemaintenance funds on the old buildingtoward a new, brick structure, whichwas 60 feet by 30 feet with two roomson the first floor and a large one on

the second. It was completed 1858. Itdid well for a number of years, serv-ing prominent Boone County familiesand others in Indiana and Ohio. Dur-ing this period, the academy usuallyhoused 75 to 80 students. Shortfall insustaining itself caused sale of theremaining land grants and the monieswere used for maintenance and up-grade of facilities.

Presumably lack of students – andtheir tuition – caused the academy toclose in the 1870s. Scattered interests,publicized through The Boone CountyRecorder, spurred the trustees toaction and the facility was back inoperation by the 1880s. Tuition wasbetween $12.50 and $15 dependingupon choices.

In 1888 Professor Henry NewtonandMiss N. T. Arnold were the in-structors at the Morgan Academy.Newton was popularly supposed to beJohnWilkes Booth, the man who shotLincoln. The fact that he was an ex-

cellent revolver shot and had a “crip-pled foot” lent support to their suppo-sitions. William Conrad’s book “TheHistory of Boone County Schools,”says the trustees could find no basisfor the rumor. However, MorganAcademy soon closed regardless andwas torn down to build a barn for theoriginal owners. The site is now sim-ply a grassy spot on the corner ofBullittsville Road and TemperateStreet, just south of the Old Burling-ton Cemetery.

Tom Schiffer is a member of the Boone Coun-ty Historic Preservation Review Board.The Boone County Historic PreservationReview Board meets at 4 p.m. the secondThursday of most months. Meetings are opento the public. For more information aboutHistoric Preservation in Boone County con-tact the Review Board at 859-334-2111 orhttp://mbecher@boonecountyky.org. TheReview Board is online atwww.boonecountyky.org/pc.

The Morgan AcademyFirst school nearBurlington in 1819

School was held in he Morgan Academy, on Bullittsville Road north of Burlington, asearly as 1819.PROVIDED

Tom SchifferCOMMUNITYRECORDER GUESTCOLUMNIST

At this time of year, manyof us find ourselves moredeeply in prayer. Interced-ing for lost loved ones, pray-ing for the healing of a sickfriend, and pleading withGod to take us to the nextlevel in our walk with him.

Yet, when our prayersseem to go unanswered, wecan easily become discour-aged. Could it be that there issomething missing in my prayerlife? Possibly. Often our prayers arenothing more than a long list of re-quests sent up to God with a short“thank you, you’re the best” (if youanswer my prayers) at the end.

As the parent of a pre-teen andtwo other children who are keenlyaware that Christmas is a less than aweek away, it’s been a long timesince a conversation around thishouse hasn’t started with, “You knowwhat I really want for Christmas?”What joy it would bring me if one ofthem approached either their fatheror me with genuine gratitude ontheir lips, “Mom, Dad, I truly appre-ciate the way you have taken care ofus this year. The many ways youprovided for our family, encouragedus, loved on us, and forgave us whenwe messed up.” Even if it followedwith, “Now, you know what I really

want for Christmas?” myhusband and I would be overthe moon.

At least then we wouldknow that they have somesense of the fact that it ishard work to care for andraise a family. I think Godmust feel the same way. Hewants more than a list ofwhat I want and need. (Healready knows, by the way.)

He wants a heartfelt conversation;proof that I am reflecting on who Iam in him, realizing the awesomepower that he holds, and completelyreleasing myself and my burdens tohis care.

Recently I came across someprinciples for effective intercession,written by Charles Stanley. Stanleyshares how we can be more effec-tive in our prayers for self and lovedones:

» If we want our prayers to beeffective, they must flow from aheart that is in step with God. I mustconfess any sin and bitterness I amharboring and ask God to give methe compassion, love and forgive-ness for others that he so easilyshares with me.

» Pray that God will reveal yourloved ones deepest needs, so thatyou can intercede effectively. We

sometimes assume we know whatanother person needs. But Godknows best.

» Persevere. Endure in your pray-er life, my friend. And if/when youdo become discouraged believe thewords of James 5:15, 16; “And theprayer of faith will save the sick,and the Lord will raise him up. Andif he has committed sins, he will beforgiven. Confess your trespassesone to another, and pray for oneanother, that you may be healed. Theeffective, fervent prayer of a righ-teous man avails much.”

Julie House is the founder of Equipped Min-istries, a Christ-centered health and wellnessprogram with a focus on weight loss. She canbe reached at 859-802-8965 or on Face-book.com/EquippedMinistries.

A prayer for Christmas

Julie HouseCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

As the parent of a pre-teenand two other children whoare keenly aware thatChristmas is a less than aweek away, it’s been a longtime since a conversationaround this house hasn’tstarted with, “You knowwhat I really want forChristmas?”

LIFELIFE PEOPLE | IDEAS | RECIPES

COMMUNITYRECORDER

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2013

Winning at Home

The Home Builders Associa-tion of Northern Kentuckypresented its annual awards

at a ceremony Dec. 6 at TripleCrown Country Club in Union.

“Our annual awards are pre-sented to individuals that exempli-fyexcellence inbusinessanddedi-cation to our industry and associa-tion,” said Brian Miller, executivevice president of the Home Build-ers Association of Northern Ken-tucky. “Membership, communityservice, advocacy and associationactivity are rewarded to thesemembers to show them not onlyour gratitude for their service butto hold them up as an example toother members and the public.These individuals are stars withinour organization and are to becommended for the traits thatmake themnot only leaderswithinour ranks but in the community aswell.”

»Builder of the Year, PaulMetzger

Metzger’s dedication and hardwork as the 2013-2014 president ofthe Home Builders Association’sLand Development Council hasculminated in a series of success-ful advocacy initiatives involvingplanning commissions, water dis-tricts, Sanitation District 1, envi-ronmental regulations, and pow-ered utilities across NorthernKentucky. These efforts have aid-ed housing affordability and en-sured a more business friendlyregulatory environment in our re-gion.

» Associate of the Year, WaltDunlevy

As 2013 associate vice presi-dent, Dunlevy has demonstratedvalued leadership at the associa-tion. Additionally, Dunlevy is thechairmanof theassociation’sState& Local Government Committeewhere he leads the delivery of theassociation’s message to electedand appointed officials in North-ern Kentucky and throughout theCommonwealth. He also serves inmany capacities throughout theorganization as a leading voice inmembership recruitment and re-tention, associate representationwithin the association and an ex-pert inbuildingcodesandmaterialsupply.

» Community LeadershipAward, Matth. Toebben

Toebben, accepted by his sonJohnToebben (left).Mr. Toebben’ssupport forhis industryandHomeBuildersAssociation iscarriedoutbeyond involvement with the or-ganization. He is passionate andsupportive of many effortsthroughout the region includingalzheimers causes, education, andyouth causes.

» Home Builders AssociationMembership Award, Rob Stone

The Home Builders Associa-tion created a new award in orderto recognize outstanding servicefocusing on membership recruit-ment and retention. The inauguralwinner of this award is Rob Stoneof C.K. Ash Insurance. Stone is aperennialparticipantoftheassoci-ation’s membership recruitmentand retention efforts and has re-cently earned his 300d spike level,a designation created by the Na-tional Association of Home Build-ers to reward excellence in mem-bership activity.

Themissionof theHomeBuild-ers Association of Northern Ken-tucky is to promote and enhancethe integrity and visibility of theconstruction industry and themembers of the organizationthrough advocacy, communica-tion,educationandpoliticalaction.

2013 Home Builders Association President Adam Chaney, of Terrace Holdings, right, presents the 2013 Builder of the Year Award to PaulMetzger of Fischer Homes.PROVIDED

Buildersassociation

presents annualawards

Home Builders Association of Northern Kentucky Executive VicePresident Brian Miller, left, presents the 2013 Associate of the YearAward to Walt Dunlevy, of Forge Lumber.PROVIDED

Home Builders Association State & Local Government CommitteeChairmanWalt Dunlevy, right, presents the 2013 CommunityLeadership Award to John Toebben, who accepted on behalf of hisfather Matth.PROVIDED

The inauguralwinner ofHome BuildersAssociationMembershipAward is RobStone of C.K.Ash Insurance,left, acceptingthe awardform 2013Home BuildersAssociationPresidentAdam Chaney.PROVIDED

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FRIDAY, DEC. 20Art & Craft ClassesLittle Learners, 9:30 a.m.-12:30p.m., The Lively Learning Lab,7500 Oakbrook Drive, Suite 10,Learn basic skills including finemotor skills, social skills, reading,dancing, music, science andarts/crafts. Ages -1-1. $15. 859-371-5227; www.thelivelylearnin-glab.com. Florence.

EducationHomeschool Club, 12:30-1:30p.m., The Lively Learning Lab,7500 Oakbrook Drive, Suite 10,Discuss/plan courses for winter2014. Activities, crafts andgames available for students. Allhomeschool families welcome.Free. 859-371-5227. Florence.

ExhibitsVerbumDomini 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 God’s word throughoutthe ages. Daily exhibit. $29.95ages 13-59, $23.95 ages 60 andup, $15.95 ages 5-12, free ages 4and under. 800-778-3390;www.creationmuseum.org.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. Dailyexhibit. $29.95 ages 13-59,$23.95 ages 60 and up, $15.95ages 5-12, free ages 4 and under.800-778-3390; www.creation-museum.org. Petersburg.Dr. Crawley’s Insectorium, 10a.m.-6 p.m., Creation Museum,2800 Bullittsburg Church Road,Near Palm Plaza and downstairsfrom Dinosaur Den. Learninteresting facts, such as, not allinsects are bugs, but all bugs areinsects. Collection represents alifetime of collecting by Dr.Crawley. With an animatronicperson, named Dr. Arthur Pod,who answers many questionsabout insects. Daily exhibit.Included with admission: $29.95ages 13-59, $23.95 ages 60 andup, $15.95 ages 5-12, free ages 4and under. 800-778-3390;www.creationmuseum.org.Petersburg.

Holiday - ChristmasHoliday Toy Trains, 10 a.m.-8p.m., Behringer-CrawfordMuseum, 1600 Montague Road,Layout features Lionel trainsand Plasticville. More than 250feet of track. Patrons welcometo operate more than 30 acces-sories from buttons on layout.Through Jan. 19. Included withadmission: $7, $6 ages 60 andup, $4 ages 3-17; free ages 2 andunder. 859-491-4003;www.bcmuseum.org. Coving-ton.Scuba Santa, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.,Newport Aquarium, Newport onthe Levee, Holiday decorationsthroughout Aquarium. Un-derwater Santa show alongsidesharks, shark rays and Denverthe Sea Turtle. Through Jan. 1.Included with admission: $23,$15 ages 2-12, free under age 2.800-406-3474; www.new-portaquarium.com. Newport.Light Up the Levee, 6:10-11:50p.m., Newport on the Levee, 1

Levee Way, Featuring more thanone million LED lights dancingin synchronization to holidaymusic. Lights dance every 20minutes. Through Jan. 5. Free.859-291-0550; www.newporton-thelevee.com. Newport.Christmas Town, 5-8 p.m.,Creation Museum, 2800 Bullitts-burg Church Road, Featuringfree live nativity, lights and livedramas. Free. 800-778-3390;creationmuseum.org. Peters-burg.Newport Express HolidayDepot, noon-8 p.m., Newporton the Levee, 1 Levee Way,Special holiday attraction fea-tures unique train displays aswell as true-to-size model of realtrain and other activities for allages. Through Jan. 5. $5. 859-291-0550; www.newportonthe-levee.com. Newport.

Holiday - TreesHilltop Pines Tree Farm, 9a.m.-5 p.m., Hilltop Pines, 7379Stonehouse Road, Scotch pineup to 10 feet. Balled-and-bur-lapped Norway, blue spruce andwhite pine. Also Canaan andBalsam fir; 6-10 feet. Shaking,netting, pine roping and sawsavailable. Tailgating for largegroups allowed. Free candycanes for children. $35 and up,balled-and-burlapped; $25cut-your-own any size. 513-673-8415.Melbourne.Miclberg Tree Farm, 9 a.m.-5p.m., Miclberg Tree Farm, 14300Salem Creek Road, Cut-your-own-Christmas-trees. Douglas fir6-12 feet. Workers will helpload. Twine to tie tree on vehi-cles provided. Dress for weather.Call for appointments duringweek. $40-$75. 859-380-4954.Grant County.

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 - LibrariesFun Time After Hours (middleand high school), 6 p.m.,Florence Branch Library, 7425U.S. 42, Wear your favoritecostume. Games, snacks, moviesand more. 859-342-2665. Flor-ence.Mahjong, 1 p.m., SchebenBranch Library, 8899 U.S. 42, Allskill levels welcome. 859-342-2665. Union.

Music - BluegrassComet Bluegrass All-Stars, 7p.m., Boone County Main Li-brary, 1786 Burlington Pike,Free. Presented by Boone Coun-ty Public Library. 859-342-2665.Burlington.

RecreationFamily Fun Night, 6-10 p.m.,The Lively Learning Lab, 7500Oakbrook Drive, Suite 10, Stu-dents learn arts/crafts, dance,music and more. Ages 4-14. $20.859-371-5227. Florence.

SATURDAY, DEC. 21Holiday - ChristmasHoliday Toy Trains, 10 a.m.-5p.m., Behringer-CrawfordMuseum, Included with admis-sion: $7, $6 ages 60 and up, $4ages 3-17; free ages 2 and under.859-491-4003; www.bcmuseu-m.org. Covington.Scuba Santa, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.,Newport Aquarium, Includedwith admission: $23, $15 ages2-12, free under age 2. 800-406-3474; www.newportaquarium-.com. Newport.Light Up the Levee, 6:10-11:50p.m., Newport on the Levee,Free. 859-291-0550; www.new-portonthelevee.com. Newport.Christmas Town, 5-8 p.m.,Creation Museum, Free. 800-

778-3390; creationmuseum.org.Petersburg.Newport Express HolidayDepot, noon-8 p.m., Newporton the Levee, $5. 859-291-0550;www.newportonthelevee.com.Newport.Kids Holiday Sing-a-Long, 3-4p.m., Stoney’s Gift & FrameShoppe, 323 W. Sixth St., In-struments provided for children.Free. Presented by MainStrasseMerrymakers. 859-655-9571;www.stoneysgifts.com.Main-Strasse Village.

Holiday - TreesHilltop Pines Tree Farm, 9a.m.-5 p.m., Hilltop Pines, $35and up, balled-and-burlapped;$25 cut-your-own any size.513-673-8415.Melbourne.Miclberg Tree Farm, 9 a.m.-5p.m., Miclberg Tree Farm, $40-$75. 859-380-4954. Grant Coun-ty.

SUNDAY, DEC. 22Holiday - ChristmasHoliday Toy Trains, 1-5 p.m.,Behringer-Crawford Museum,Included with admission: $7, $6ages 60 and up, $4 ages 3-17;free ages 2 and under. 859-491-4003; www.bcmuseum.org.Covington.Scuba Santa, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.,Newport Aquarium, Includedwith admission: $23, $15 ages2-12, free under age 2. 800-406-3474; www.newportaquarium-.com. Newport.Live Nativity, 6-8 p.m., Bullitts-ville Christian Church, 3094Petersburg Road, Drive up orstop and visit in church forholiday refreshments and fel-lowship. Free. 859-689-7215.Bullittsville.Light Up the Levee, 6:10-11:50p.m., Newport on the Levee,Free. 859-291-0550; www.new-portonthelevee.com. Newport.Newport Express HolidayDepot, noon-8 p.m., Newporton the Levee, $5. 859-291-0550;www.newportonthelevee.com.Newport.

Holiday - TreesHilltop Pines Tree Farm, 9a.m.-5 p.m., Hilltop Pines, $35and up, balled-and-burlapped;$25 cut-your-own any size.513-673-8415.Melbourne.Miclberg Tree Farm, 9 a.m.-5p.m., Miclberg Tree Farm, $40-$75. 859-380-4954. Grant Coun-ty.

MONDAY, DEC. 23Art & Craft ClassesLittle Learners, 9:30 a.m.-12:30p.m., The Lively Learning Lab,$15. 859-371-5227; www.thelive-lylearninglab.com. Florence.

Holiday - ChristmasHoliday Toy Trains, 10 a.m.-5p.m., Behringer-CrawfordMuseum, Included with admis-sion: $7, $6 ages 60 and up, $4ages 3-17; free ages 2 and under.859-491-4003; www.bcmuseu-m.org. Covington.Scuba Santa, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.,Newport Aquarium, Includedwith admission: $23, $15 ages2-12, free under age 2. 800-406-3474; www.newportaquarium-.com. Newport.Light Up the Levee, 6:10-11:50p.m., Newport on the Levee,Free. 859-291-0550; www.new-portonthelevee.com. Newport.

Holiday - TreesHilltop Pines Tree Farm,noon-5 p.m., Hilltop Pines, $35and up, balled-and-burlapped;$25 cut-your-own any size.513-673-8415.Melbourne.Miclberg Tree Farm, 9 a.m.-5p.m., Miclberg Tree Farm, $40-$75. 859-380-4954. Grant Coun-ty.

Literary - LibrariesGentle Yoga, 6 p.m., BooneCounty Main Library, 1786Burlington Pike, Learn basicpostures and flows. $25. Pre-sented by Boone County PublicLibrary. 859-342-2665. Burling-ton.Yoga, 7 p.m., Boone CountyMain Library, 1786 BurlingtonPike, Hatha Yoga postures. $25.Presented by Boone CountyPublic Library. 859-342-2665.Burlington.In the Loop, 10 a.m., FlorenceBranch Library, 7425 U.S. 42,Knit or crochet in relaxed,friendly company. Learn for firsttime or pick up new tricks.859-342-2665. Florence.Zumba, 6 p.m., Scheben BranchLibrary, 8899 U.S. 42, 859-342-2665. Union.

Recreation

No School Fun Day, 9 a.m.-6p.m., The Lively Learning Lab,7500 Oakbrook Drive, Suite 10,Art, crafts, music and games.Ages 3-14. $30. Registrationrequired. Through Jan. 1. 859-371-5227. Florence.

TUESDAY, DEC. 24Exercise ClassesZumba Fitness, 7:15-8 p.m., FullBody Yoga, 7500 OakbrookRoad, $50 for 10 classes, $7 dropin. 859-640-9055. Florence.

Holiday - ChristmasHoliday Toy Trains, 10 a.m.-2p.m., Behringer-CrawfordMuseum, Included with admis-sion: $7, $6 ages 60 and up, $4ages 3-17; free ages 2 and under.859-491-4003; www.bcmuseu-m.org. Covington.Scuba Santa, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.,Newport Aquarium, Includedwith admission: $23, $15 ages2-12, free under age 2. 800-406-3474; www.newportaquarium-.com. Newport.Newport Express HolidayDepot, noon-6 p.m., Newporton the Levee, $5. 859-291-0550;www.newportonthelevee.com.Newport.

Holiday - TreesHilltop Pines Tree Farm,noon-5 p.m., Hilltop Pines, $35and up, balled-and-burlapped;$25 cut-your-own any size.513-673-8415.Melbourne.Miclberg Tree Farm, 9 a.m.-5p.m., Miclberg Tree Farm, $40-$75. 859-380-4954. Grant Coun-ty.

Literary - LibrariesBridge, noon-3 p.m., SchebenBranch Library, 8899 U.S. 42,Open play. Presented by Flor-ence Branch Library. 859-342-2665. Union.

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 25Merry Christmas

THURSDAY, DEC. 26Exercise ClassesSombo/Russian Judo, 6:30-8p.m., Hebron Lutheran Church,3140 Limaburg Road, Down-stairs. Ages 6-adult. LearnRussian art of self-defense andhow to fall properly to preventinjury. Ages 6-. $85 per year.Presented by Sombo Joe. 859-609-8008. Hebron.

Holiday - ChristmasHoliday Toy Trains, 10 a.m.-5p.m., Behringer-CrawfordMuseum, Included with admis-sion: $7, $6 ages 60 and up, $4ages 3-17; free ages 2 and under.859-491-4003; www.bcmuseu-m.org. Covington.Scuba Santa, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.,Newport Aquarium, Includedwith admission: $23, $15 ages2-12, free under age 2. 800-406-3474; www.newportaquarium-.com. Newport.Light Up the Levee, 6:10-11:50p.m., Newport on the Levee,Free. 859-291-0550; www.new-portonthelevee.com. Newport.Newport Express HolidayDepot, noon-8 p.m., Newporton the Levee, $5. 859-291-0550;www.newportonthelevee.com.Newport.

Literary - LibrariesBridge, noon-3 p.m., SchebenBranch Library, 859-342-2665.Union.Yoga, 6:15-7 p.m., SchebenBranch Library, 8899 U.S. 42,Suitable for all levels. $25 permonth. 859-342-2665. Union.

Zumba, 6 p.m., Walton BranchLibrary, 21 S. Main St., Latin-inspired, calorie-burning work-out. $5. 859-342-2665.Walton.

RecreationAerial Fitness, 6-7 p.m., Loco-motion on the Levee, 1 LeveeWay, Work on core bodystrength and endurance and useaerial equipment for workout.Rigorous course suitable for allfitness levels. Ages 18 and up.$15. Presented by CincinnatiCircus Company. 513-921-5454;www.cincinnaticircus.com.Newport.No School Fun Day, 9 a.m.-6p.m., The Lively Learning Lab,$30. Registration required.859-371-5227. Florence.

FRIDAY, DEC. 27Holiday - ChristmasHoliday Toy Trains, 10 a.m.-8p.m., Behringer-CrawfordMuseum, Included with admis-sion: $7, $6 ages 60 and up, $4ages 3-17; free ages 2 and under.859-491-4003; www.bcmuseu-m.org. Covington.Scuba Santa, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.,Newport Aquarium, Includedwith admission: $23, $15 ages2-12, free under age 2. 800-406-3474; www.newportaquarium-.com. Newport.Light Up the Levee, 6:10-11:50p.m., Newport on the Levee,Free. 859-291-0550; www.new-portonthelevee.com. Newport.Christmas Town, 5-8 p.m.,Creation Museum, Free. 800-778-3390; creationmuseum.org.Petersburg.Newport Express HolidayDepot, noon-8 p.m., Newporton the Levee, $5. 859-291-0550;www.newportonthelevee.com.Newport.

Karaoke and OpenMicFriday Night Karaoke, 9 p.m.-1a.m., Florence Elks Lodge 314,Free. 859-746-3557. Florence.

Literary - Libraries

Mahjong, 1 p.m., SchebenBranch Library, 859-342-2665.Union.

RecreationNo School Fun Day, 9 a.m.-6p.m., The Lively Learning Lab,$30. Registration required.859-371-5227. Florence.

SATURDAY, DEC. 28Holiday - ChristmasHoliday Toy Trains, 10 a.m.-5p.m., Behringer-CrawfordMuseum, Included with admis-sion: $7, $6 ages 60 and up, $4ages 3-17; free ages 2 and under.859-491-4003; www.bcmuseu-m.org. Covington.Scuba Santa, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.,Newport Aquarium, Includedwith admission: $23, $15 ages2-12, free under age 2. 800-406-3474; www.newportaquarium-.com. Newport.Light Up the Levee, 6:10-11:50p.m., Newport on the Levee,Free. 859-291-0550; www.new-portonthelevee.com. Newport.Christmas Town, 5-8 p.m.,Creation Museum, Free. 800-778-3390; creationmuseum.org.Petersburg.Newport Express HolidayDepot, noon-8 p.m., Newporton the Levee, $5. 859-291-0550;www.newportonthelevee.com.Newport.

SUNDAY, DEC. 29Holiday - ChristmasHoliday Toy Trains, 1-5 p.m.,Behringer-Crawford Museum,Included with admission: $7, $6ages 60 and up, $4 ages 3-17;free ages 2 and under. 859-491-4003; www.bcmuseum.org.Covington.Scuba Santa, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.,Newport Aquarium, Includedwith admission: $23, $15 ages2-12, free under age 2. 800-406-3474; www.newportaquarium-.com. Newport.

THINGS TO DO IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD

The Southwestern Ohio/Northern Kentucky Square Dancers Federation presentsquare-dance lessons, 7:30-9:30 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 22, at Promenade Palace, 3630Decoursey Pike, in Covington. Casual dress and smooth-soled shoes. $5. 859-441-9155;www.sonksdf.com.FILE PHOTO

The Newport Express Holiday Depot at Newport on theLevee features train displays as well as a life-sized model ofa train and other activities for all ages. Through Jan. 5. $5.859-291-0550; www.newportonthelevee.com.FILE PHOTO

There’s less than a week to get a tree in time for Christmas.Hilltop Pines in Melbourne, 513-673-8415, and Miclberg inBoone County, 859-380-4954, are among the local treefarms.FILE PHOTO

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I wrestled with myselfabout sharing, onceagain, my latest clone ofWilliams-Sonoma pepper-mint bark. After all, myrecipe last year was ex-cellent, and the differ-ence this year is that Iused premium bar choco-

lates onlyandtweakedthe recipea tiny bit.Well, I’vebeen get-ting lots ofrequestsfor thisspecialbark al-ready, so

I’m taking creative li-cense and sharing what Inow call my latest andgreatest. And, I mightadd, my very last recipefor this treat!

However you cele-brate, I hope each of youhas the best holiday sea-son. Remember, the bestthings in life aren’t“things.”

Rita’s ultimate cloneof Williams-Sonomapeppermint bark2013

Use the best qualitychocolates and candy (noimitation peppermint inextract or candy) tomake it as close to Wil-liams-Sonoma as pos-sible. As mentioned, Iused the highest qualitybar chocolates, which Ichopped. Whether youuse bars or morsels, readlabels. The semi-sweetchocolate should be realchocolate, not chocolate-flavored.

The first two ingredi-ents in white chocolateshould be sugar and co-coa butter. No palm, palmkernel or coconut oil ifyou want it to be likeWilliams-Sonoma. Theseoils may be a culprit forlayers sometimes notbonding, resulting inseparation.

That doesn’t mean youcan’t make wonderfulbark with whatever choc-olate fits your budget. Ialso have more barkrecipes on my blog, asingle-layer one for kidsand a three-layer one.

Prep pan:Line a cookie sheet

with one piece of foil,about 10 inches by 12inches. Or do the same in

a 9-inch by 13-inch pan.First layer:

2 cups (12 oz.) semi-sweetchocolate, divided into 11⁄4and 3⁄4 cupmeasures

1 teaspoon peppermintextract

Use a double boiler ifyou have one, or put 11⁄4cups chocolate in heat-proof bowl. Set oversaucepan that has 1 inchof steaming water, mak-ing sure bowl does nottouch water. (This is amakeshift double boiler).Heat should be turned tolow so no steam/waterescapes into chocolate,which can turn it grainy.Stir until chocolate isalmost melted but stillhas a few lumps, then

remove bowl and stir inremaining chocolate untilsmooth. Stir in extractand pour onto foil,spreading evenly. Let setat room temperature orin refrigerator until hard.

Second layer:

23⁄4 cups white chocolate,divided into 21⁄4 and 1⁄2 cupmeasures

1⁄2 teaspoon peppermintextract

1⁄4 to 1⁄3 cup crushedpeppermint candy, sievedto remove tiny particles

Put 21⁄4 cups whitechocolate in clean bowland repeat process formelting, stirring in re-maining chocolate afterremoving bowl. Stir inextract. Let cool a bit.

Pour over chocolate lay-er and spread.

Finishing with candy:Sprinkle candy and

gently press into choco-late. Let set at room tem-perature or in refriger-ator until hard. Peel barkoff foil and break or cutinto pieces. If it’s been inthe refrigerator, let it sitout a bit so it’s easy tobreak or cut. Store inrefrigerator.

Note: If you melt choc-olates in microwave,check frequently as theycan turn grainy and burneasily.

Classic macaronisalad

For Celia, a DelhiTownship reader, who

wants to make this along-side her holiday ham. “Ihad the recipe for yearsand misplaced it. Some-times we added shrimpto it,” too, she said. Go totaste on ingredients.

Salad:Mix together:

8 oz Mueller’s Small ElbowMacaroni, cooked andcooled

1⁄4 to 1⁄3 cup onion, diced2 ribs celery, diced1 small bell pepper, diced

Dressing:Combine and pour

over cooled pasta. Youmay not need all of it, soadd half, taste, and addmore if you like.

2 tablespoons preparedmustard

2 teaspoons sugar1⁄4 cup cider vinegar or moreto taste

11⁄2 cups mayonnaise

Chill before serving.To add shrimp: Add 1⁄2

pound cooked smallshrimp to salad.

Can you help?Chick-fil-A’s apple

cider dressing for AmyM. who loves the dress-ing and hopes someonecan clone it or sharesomething similar. “Mar-zetti used to carry a simi-lar one, but discontinuedit”, she said.

Rita Nader Heikenfeld is anherbalist, educator and au-thor. Find her blog online atCincinnati.Com/blogs. Emailher at columns@communi-typress.com with “Rita’skitchen” in the subject line.Call 513-248-7130, ext. 356.

Rita shares latest clone of peppermint bark

RitaHeikenfeldRITA’S KITCHEN

Rita’s latest clone of Williams-Sonoma peppermint bark uses high quality chocolate.THANKS TO RITA HEIKENFELD.

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Thompson then calledthe insurance companyitself and spoke with amanager who told hercompany policy is toreimburse for only oneyear. “She said, ‘Thereare people that have hada policy with us for 30years and have beendisabled and they havethat waiver and theydon’t know about it. Westill only give them backone year.’” Thompsonsaid she thinks that’s aterrible policy andwants to alert others.

The disability waiveris not automatic in mostlife insurance policies,it’s a separate provisionyou can buy. So, youmay want to check tosee if you have thatwaiver in your policy.

Thompson said shelearned a valuable les-son to get a copy of thatprovision in writing. Notonly will it help youremember you have thatprotection, but it willalso explain exactlywhat’s required beforethe insurance companyconsiders someone to bedisabled so the disabilitywaiver will apply.

Howard Ain’s column appearsbi-weekly in the CommunityPress newspapers. He ap-pears regularly as the Trou-bleshooter on WKRC-TVLocal 12 News. Email him atheyhoward@local12.com.

clear. “There’s dif-ferent columns andthey’ve got suicideexclusions. They’vegot all these titlesover here butthere’s nothingabout disability. Youhave to really, real-ly look for it,” shesaid.

The Thompsonspay more than $14 eachyear for the disabilitywaiver. But, I noticedeven on the policy itselfit just said disabilitywaiver. As a result,Thompson has paid theyearly premium formore than two yearssince her husband be-came disabled. The in-surance agent told her,unfortunately, she canonly get back the premi-um for one of thoseyears.

A lot of us have lifeinsurance policies, butmay not be aware of allthe provisions in thepolicy. One area womansaid not knowing about aprovision in her hus-band’s policy has costher a lot of money.

Kathy Thompson ofBridgetown said she’supset with the life insur-ance company and her-self for not realizing akey money-saving provi-sion was in the policy.Thompson said of herhusband, “He becamedisabled about two and ahalf years ago and whothinks of looking at your

insurance pol-icy. Recently,the insurancecompany calledand they want-ed to sell usmore insur-ance.”

The life in-surance policyis a small one,just $9,000, andis one of several herhusband bought. Whatshe didn’t remember,until the agent remindedher, was the policy con-tains a disability waiver.she said the agent toldher, “You have a dis-claimer on your policywhere if he’s disabledwe’ll pay his premiums.I said, ‘Really?’”

Thompson said theproblem was, even afterexamining that policy,the waiver wasn’t very

Know what yourinsurance policy says

HowardAinHEY HOWARD!

Everyone has a busyschedule these days andCounty Commissionerand local dentist, CharlesKenner, is no exception.Charlie (everybody callshim Charlie) recentlyshares experiences andinsights from his recenttour of duty to the MiddleEastwith theFlorenceRo-tary Club. He also sharedobservations about BooneCounty from the perspec-tive of a life-long residentand an elected countycommissioner.

During his deploymentto Kuwait, Kennerworked with the KuwaitiNational Guard, which istheir equivalent of our U.S.Marines. Seeingandun-derstandingfirst-handthedaily struggles of a war-torn community gave hima new appreciation for allthat we take for granted.Hebelieves this “once in alifetime” experience willhelp him better serveBoone County and makehim a better commission-er.

The perception is thatall of the Middle East isMuslim, so Kenner wassurprised to see thrivingCatholic and Protestantcommunities in Kuwait.He was quick to note thattheKuwaiticulture issim-ilar to the culture UnitedStates in their apprecia-tion of hard work and de-cency. He also mentionedthat he could not have tak-en advantage of this op-portunitywithout the sup-port of his family. He of-fered kudos to his wifeand the spouses of all mil-itary personnel for keep-ing the homes togetherduring deployment.

Kenner discussed theneeds of both the localcommunity and the inter-national community fordental services. He saidmedical issues are often asignificant contributor tostudent absenteeism andhigh drop-out rates inschools. He and his staffare trying to combat thatby offering free dentalservices to those in needon Wednesdays which isthe day his office is tradi-tionally closed. Kennerhas worked with the Lex-ington National Guard toprovide dental services tohigh-risk populations andis trying to initiate similaractivities in Boone Coun-ty. He saidMedicare doesnot cover dentistry. Heand his team donate theirtime to providing theseservices.

Submitted by GretaSouthard

Kenner speaks ofhis time in Kuwait

Boone CountyCommissioner CharlieKenner speaks to theFlorence Rotary Club abouthis experiences in Kuwaitand about BooneCounty.THANKS TO ADAM

HOWARD

The upcoming schedule forAbdominal Aortic Aneurysm,Carotid Artery Disease, PeripheralArterial Disease, and the NEWCardiac Age Health Riskscreenings includes:

JAN. 9Kroger Newport10 a.m – 2 p.m.

JAN. 10Kroger Walton1 p.m. – 4 p.m.

JAN. 15Bank of Kentucky3133 Dixie HighwayErlanger, KY 4101810 a.m.–2 p.m.

JAN. 17St. Elizabeth Covington12 p.m. – 4 p.m.

JAN. 2St. Elizabeth Florence12 p.m. – 6 p.m.

JAN. 22Kroger Hebron10 a.m. – 2 p.m.

JAN. 23St. Elizabeth Florence8 a.m. – 1 p.m.

JAN. 28St. Elizabeth PhysiciansDillsboro, IN10 a.m. – 2 p.m.

JAN. 30PAD SCREENINGS ONLYSt. Elizabeth PhysiciansHeart & Vascular900 Medical VillageEdgewood, KY 410178 a.m. – 12 p.m.

JAN. 31Remke Markets Hyde Park3872 Paxton AvenueCincinnati, OH 4520910 a.m. – 2 p.m.

St. Elizabeth is working to better

identify cardiovascular disease,

as well as to prevent stroke

and cardiac emergencies. The

CardioVascular Mobile Health

Unit extends the experience

and excellence of St. Elizabeth

Heart and Vascular Institute

by providing screenings, risk

appraisals and education in our

community, where you can easily

access our services.

Delivering top – notch carewith advanced technology

SCREENINGSARE $25 EACH.Call 859 – 301 – WELL (9355)to schedule an appointment.

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One Nation Under God &One Nation Under God &Merry Christmas AndMerry Christmas And

Thank You For Your Business!!!!Thank You For Your Business!!!!

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P/O Box 160 • 106 North Main Street • Walton, Kentucky 41094

Phone: (859) 485-7104www.brooksmeats.com

Gift Certificates available(it makes a great gift)

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CrossPoint ChurchA place of new beginnings

13508 Dixie Hwy(between Walton and Crittenden on US 25)

Sunday 10:30 AM859-992-6051

GRANDGRANDOPENINGOPENING

Good Shepherd Lutheran Church(LCMS)

9066 Gunpowder Rd. Florence, KY(Between US 42 & Mt Zion Rd., Florence)

746-9066Pastor Rich Tursic

Sunday Worship 8:30 & 11:00Sunday School - All ages 9:45 AM

www.goodshepherdlutheranky.org

LUTHERAN

HEBRON BAPTIST CHURCH3435 Limaburg Road, Hebron, KY 41048(corner of Cougar Path & North Bend Rd.)

9:30 AM Morning Worship & Adult Sunday School11:00 AM Morning Worship & Sunday School6:00 PM Evening Worship6:45 PM Wednesday Prayer Meeting & Bible Study

Youth & Children’s Activities

859-689-7282http://www.hebronbaptist.org

BAPTIST

DECEMBER 19, 2013 • BCR RECORDER • B5LIFE

This year,celebrate downtown.Make super awesome holiday memories for the

whole family in downtown Cincinnati!

Take a spin on the ice at Fountain Square,hop on the Holly Jolly Trolley, take a ride in horse-drawn carriage,

and have your picture taken with Santa.

Find more super awesome things to do this holiday season atdowntowncincinnati.com.

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Holiday TraditionsLive Here!Be a part of the magic.

Don’t miss

Holiday Junctionfeaturing the Duke Energy Holiday Trains

Now OpenDuke customers - get your free train exhibit voucher atholidaytraindisplay.com, good through December 24.

Discover

Rocky MountainExpressin our OMNIMAX® Theater

For a full list ofHoliday Programming visitcincymuseum.org/holiday.

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Choose less pain andfaster healing, with

one small incision.UCMedical Center Single-Site RoboticSurgery Incision

UCMedical Center is the first in the region to offer single-siterobotic hysterectomy. This minimally invasive surgery optionoffers many advantages, including:

• Just one small incision, hidden in the navel.

• Less pain.

• Shorter hospital stay.

• Faster return to your regular activities.

Call (513) 475-8000 and ask about single-siterobotic hysterectomy or visit uchealth.com/robotic-surgery/single-site-hysterectomy.

Considering hysterectomy?

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At the end of a busyday, many of us wouldlove to quickly producea tasty, nutritious,home-cooked meal withminimal effort. One wayyou can achievethis goal is byusing a pressurecooker.

You may behesitant aboutusing a pressurecooker. You maynot be familiarwith them orhave heard hor-ror stories fromyour mother orgrandmotherabout them ex-ploding with the con-tents ending up on theceiling. As long as youcorrectly follow themanufacturer’s oper-ating instructions forthe cooker, you can cookmost foods very safely.Today’s pressure cook-ers include more safetyrelease valves and in-terlocking lids, whichmakes them safer thanolder models.

Pressure cookedfoods cook three to 10times faster comparedto conventional cookingmethods. The cookerdoes not allow air andliquids to escape thecontainer below a pre-

set pressure. As thepressure builds, thetemperature inside thecooker rises above thenormal boiling point.

This not only helpsthe food cookquickly, but ithelps food retainnutrients andrequires lesswater to prepareitems. It also re-sults in less ener-gy used to pre-pare foods. Youcan cook multiplefoods at the sametime, which savestime and resultsin fewer dirty

dishes.The following point-

ers will help you enjoysuccess with a pressurecooker:

» Never fill a pres-sure cooker more thantwo-thirds full or morethan halfway full forsoups or stews.

» Realize that thehotter a food or liquid isgoing into the cooker,the quicker it will cook.

» Meats and poultrycan be browned in thepan of the pressurecooker prior to lockingthe lid.

» Pressure cookersare not pressure can-ners and should not be

used to process home-canned foods for shelfstorage.

» Generally, foodsthat expand as a resultof foaming and frothing,such as applesauce,cranberries, rhubarb,cereals, pastas, splitpeas and dried soupmixes, should not becooked in a pressurecooker.

» Pressure cookersand their parts shouldbe washed by hand withhot soapy water. Thehigh heat and harshchemicals of a dish-washer may damage theparts of a pressurecooker.

» Store pressurecookers in a cool, dryplace with the lid in-verted on the body. Fail-ing to do so can result inunpleasant odors andcause wear and tear onthe lid’s seal.

Give us a call forinformation on an up-coming hands-on classwith pressure cookers.You may just discoverthe joy of cooking tastyfoods fast.

Diane Mason is county exten-sion agent for family andconsumer sciences at theBoone County CooperativeExtension Service.

Pressurecooking providetasty options

DianeMasonEXTENSIONNOTES

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Join in the wintertime fun at...

2638 Anderson Road • Crescent Springs, Ky 41017 • 859-344-1981

Learn To SkateLearn To Skate6 week classes begin Thursday, Jan. 9th or Saturday, Jan. 11th

Ages 3 years to teen/adult.Cost: $65.00Cost: $65.00

Includes free skate rental and six free public sessions.Register by January 2nd and save $10.00

Call 859-344-1981 ext. 0 for more information

Instructional HockeyInstructional Hockey9 week classes begins Monday, January 6, 6:00-7:00pm

For beginners 4–10 years.Girls welcome. Free equipment rental.

Cost: $65.00Cost: $65.00Plus USA Hockey registration fee for new players.

Please call to pre-register and schedule your equipment fitting by Jan. 5 at 859-344-1981 x 0

Question: My Christ-mas cactus is not doingwell, and it never flowersmuch. Is there anything Ican do to help it bloommore?

Answer: Althoughholiday “cacti” naturallyflower around Thanks-giving and Christmas,commercial growerstake no chances – they

manipulate light levelsand temperatures toguarantee timely flower-ing. Holiday cacti bloomin response to short daysand/or cool temper-atures. In the greenhouseor in the home, exposethem to nine hours oflight and 15 hours ofdarkness each day, start-ing in September, to

cause plants to set flowerbuds. Holding temper-atures between 50 and 59degrees F will stimulateflowering despite daylength.

Kentucky gardenersthat reflower their holi-day cactus each yearsimply leave the plantsoutdoors through Sep-tember and protect the

plants from frostif necessary.When the plantsare brought in-doors in earlyOctober, flowerbuds are set andthe plants floweraround Thanks-giving (for theThanksgivingcactus, which haspointed teetharound the leaf margins).Temperatures above 75degrees F, suddenchanges in temperatureor light levels, and over-watering plants in heavysoil will cause unopenedflower buds to fall off. Infact, during the fall andwinter months, the plantsshould be watered lessfrequently in order to getthem to bloom.

If your plant has notcome into bloom, therecould be a problem withroom temperature, fertil-ization, and/or intensityand duration of lightreceived (day length).

Thanksgiving cac-tus and Christmascactus grow bestwhen kept con-stantly moist, ex-cept in the autumn,when they shouldbe watered thor-oughly but allowedto becomemoder-ately dry betweenwaterings. Theyprefer medium to

bright light, and willform flower buds at a 55degree night temper-ature, regardless of daylength, or at a night tem-perature of 63-65 degreesF. during short days(such as now). Flowerbuds may drop if thetemperature is too highor if the light intensity istoo low. No flower budswill develop when thenight temperature is kepttoo high (70-75 degreesF).

You don’t have to fer-tilize your holiday cactuswith nitrogen in Novem-ber or December, al-

though a little phospho-rus and potassium willsometimes encouragemore blooms. In lateOctober or early Novem-ber, it helps to make anapplication of a 0-10-10type liquid fertilizer.Keep the plant in a sunnywindow away fromdrafts. Starting in Janu-ary, you’ll need to apply acomplete houseplantfertilizer monthlythroughMay.

Water the plants to tofour days after the soilappears dry. This plantprefers to be drier thanmost houseplants but notas dry as the “true cacti”and succulents. The besttime for repotting a holi-day cactus is in the earlyspring. However, keep inmind that the plant willflower best if it’s kept ina container where it’spot-bound.

Mike Klahr is the BooneCounty extension agent forhorticulture.

Pointers to help keep your Christmas cactus

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Local retiree opensnewmassage studio

AfterworkingforDukeEnergy for 32 years, RussCampbell retired in Sep-tember 2012. Just one yearlater, his entrepreneurialspirit and love for healthand wellness took over,leading him to open hisfirst Elements Therapeu-ticMassage studio in Flor-ence.

“We’re focused on pro-viding customized mas-sages to every client. Wematch our guests to ourtherapists so that they canuse the right techniqueand right pressure tomeettheir needs,” Campbellsaid.

Located at 6805 Hous-ton Road, Suite 400, theFlorence studio is openseven days a week, wel-comes walk-ins and offersa membership programthat allows clients to re-ceive regular, discountedmassage therapy servicesthroughout eachmonth.

For more information,call 859-282-1726.

Florence companygarners nationalaward

LegionLogistics LLC inFlorence has been hon-ored with the 2013 AlfredP. Sloan Award for Excel-lence in Workplace Effec-tiveness and Flexibilityfor itsuseofflexibilityandother aspects of work-place effectiveness as aworkplace strategy to in-crease business and em-ployee success.

The award, part of thenational When WorkWorks project adminis-tered by Families andWork Institute and the So-ciety forHumanResourceManagement, recognizesemployers of all sizes andtypes across the country.

Loomis to chairnational council

Glenn Loomis, M.D.,president and CEO of St.Elizabeth Physicians, re-cently was appointed tothe American MedicalGroup Association boardof directors to chair its na-tional CEO Council (en-compassing medicalgroup CEOs, presidentsand board chairs).

He will serve one yearas chairman-elect in con-junction with the currentcouncil chair, and will as-sume his two-year term aschair July 1, 2014. His ap-pointment began on July1,2013.

“This appointment al-lows St. Elizabeth Health-care, St. Elizabeth Physi-cians and the NorthernKentucky community tobeat theforefrontofmedi-cine and provide input be-fore issues become com-mon knowledge,” Loomissaid.

Research suggestsimproved shoulderrepair

R. Michael Greiwe,M.D., of CommonwealthOrthopaedic Centers, hasauthored research onshoulder surgery that wasjust published in the July2013 issue of Orthopedics.The publication is pub-lishedbySlack Inc. and in-cludes an internationalBoard of Editors. The re-search was approved bythe Columbia UniversityMedical Center Institu-tional Review Board.

Greiwe and his co-au-

thors researched pastcases of fractures of theproximal humerus, thelarge bone in the upperarm, and specifically frac-tures to the head of thatbone, which fits into theshoulder joint. A particu-lar fracture pattern, a“head-split” fracture is of-tendifficult tofindonstan-dard x-rays.

Greiwe described anew way of identifyingthis type of fracture on x-rays.He termed the radio-graphic featuresofahead-split fracture the “pelicansign” because the fractureoften looks like the wingsof a pelican when viewedon standard radiographs.

Commonwealth Ortho-paedic Centers has five lo-cations in Northern Ken-tucky.

Legion Logistics CEOhonored

Legion Logistics’ CEOAntony Coutsoftides re-cently received thePatriotAward from the U.S. De-partment of Defense.Coutsoftideswas nominat-ed by Levi Papai, an em-ployee of Legion Logisticswho has been serving inthe National Guard for 11years and is based in Lex-ington.

Papai’s service re-quires him to be awayfrom the office one week-end per month, which af-fects the company be-cause it is open sevendaysaweek,andhehasatwo- tothree-week training peri-odeverysummer. Innomi-nating Coutsoftides, Papaistated, “The support Ihave received from Tonyhas always been excellent.He covers down on mywork,andI’veneverhearda single negative com-ment.”

According to the De-partment of Defense web-site, thePatriotAward“re-flects the efforts made tosupport Citizen Warriorsthrough a wide-range ofmeasures including flexi-ble schedules, timeoff pri-or to and after deploy-ment, caring for familiesand granting leaves of ab-sence if needed.”

Coutsoftides, himself,isaservice-disabledveter-an.

LegionLogistics,LLCisa logistics provider (3PL)based in Florence.

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On Dec. 3 Sarah Meece introduced her new book “A Dose of Hope” to family andfriends at a book launch celebration at Triple Crown Country Club. The author begantraveling the country as an inspirational speaker following her challenges with anaggressive form of breast cancer. The book compiles devotions addressing manyimportant issues people are confronted with in their lives. Joining Meece, right, atthe launch celebration are the launch team, from left, Karen Chaffins, Tammy Burns,Dr. Candyse Jeffries, Debbie Reynolds, Melody Barbou and Robyn Bain. PROVIDED

Thomas More Collegehas hired a band director,Randy J. Webb, for itsmarching band programwhich will begin next fall.

Webb is currently thebanddirector atLloydMe-morialHighSchool andhas 30years of ex-periencedi-rectingbands. Hehas beenthe band di-rector atGeorge Rogers Clark, Es-till County, Scott and Som-erset high schools. He hasserved in leadership roleswithin the Kentucky Mu-sic Educators Associationand as president of theNorthern Kentucky BandDirectors Association,which has allowed him tocultivate relationshipswithallmusiceducators inthe Tristate area.

“The selection teamwas unanimous in their

recommendation that Mr.Webb would be a perfectfit for Thomas More Col-lege and he has expressedthe highest level of excite-ment to build one of thestrongest college bands inthe region,” said VicePresident of OperationsMatthewWebster.

Webbwill be a full-timeemployeeatThomasMoreCollege beginning in Feb-ruary and has already be-gun working on the devel-opment of a strategic planand recruitment.

“I have servedas ahighschool band director foralmost 30 years, mostly inthe Northern Kentuckyarea, and I am eager totake on this new and excit-ing challenge,” saidWebb.

Webb has had success-es in marching band, con-cert band, jazz band, win-ter guard, and percussionensemble. He earned abachelor of music educa-tion from Eastern Ken-tucky University andearned a rank I in educa-

tional leadership fromNorthern Kentucky Uni-versity.

Sophomore NicoleBrewer is excited aboutWebb’s hiring.

“I knew Randy Webbwhen I was in the colorguard at George RogersClark High School,” shesaid. “When I heard hemightcometoTMC,Isaid,‘Ifhecomes, I’mdefinitelyjoining.’ Iwasonthefence,but now I’m in.”

Junior Maggie Wallersaid, “I was in the band inhigh school, and chose toattend Thomas More be-cause ofmydesire to be inthe field of science, de-spite the fact that it didn’thave a marching band. Iam so glad I am now get-ting this opportunity.”

Both said they will bejoining the band.

For more informationabout joining the march-ing band, contact admis-sions at 859-344-3332 oradmissions@thomasmore.edu.

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Tri-State Ensemblesoffers chambermusic op-portunities for highschool students with anemphasis on rehearsingless and performingmore.

Tri-State Ensembles,1309 Victory Lane, Inde-pendence, is about train-ing student musicians tobecome professionals. Itmakes every attempt tofast forward the clock forthese students, and simu-late “real world” profes-sional musician situa-tions. Students are ac-cepted by audition to par-ticipate in smallensembles. Each ensem-ble rehearses minimally,while still getting to per-formmultiple concerts.

At every other re-hearsal, students willhear a master class fromprofessional musicians

within each ensembles fo-cus.

Tri-State Ensemblesoffersmany small ensem-bles students can auditionfor including trumpet, ad-vanced jazz combo, clari-net choir, woodwind quin-tet and a pop/rock.

This program is notlimited to ensembles,however, and offers a be-ginning and an advancedmusic theory class forstudents who may nothave access to such pro-grams through theirschools.Each theoryclassmeets only twice permonth fromJanuary-Mayand online registration isavailable at www.tristateensembles.com.

Auditions for all en-sembles are onDecember14 and take place at theCollege of Mount St. Jo-seph. To find out more in-

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Eleven Boy Scouts and six leaders from Troop 1, chartered by Florence ChristianChurch, recently participated in a weekend Outdoor Skills campout at CampMichael’s Boy Scout Camp in Union. The troop concentrated on learning scoutoutdoor skills, including orienteering and compass skills during the weekend.Youth participants were Steven Boemker, Ethan Harper, Stephen Lee, KadeD’Addario, Jaden Simpson, Cullen Sefranek, AdamMoon, Noah Schreiber, JamesBlazina, Aaron Begley and Dylan Cottrell. THANKS TO TIMOTHY J. IOTT

The Boone County Jay-cees on Nov. 15 hosted itsannual Redwood Dancefor the fall.

Thechapterhosts threedances a year for Red-wood clients, caregiversand parents; a St. Patrick’sDance in the spring; a1980s FlashBackDance inthe summer; and a PromDance in the fall.

The Jaycees providedsnacks, beverages, theDJ,and the big event of theevening is the crowing ofthe royal court. The chair-woman for this year’sdances is Molly William-son. She has been runningthe dance for the past fewyears.

The Boone County Jay-cees are rich in traditionwith holding on to key pro-jects every year, whileadding new projects to fillthe needs of the communi-ty and members. Thechapter has been hosting

dances at Redwood formore than 25 years. OurDJ Mark Diesterhoff hasserved as DJ for the Red-wood dances for 15 yearshe was presented with aplaque forhis services.Heis officially retiring and

will be missed by every-one.

The chapter does a va-riety of events all year in-cluding: Redwood dances,high school scholarships,essaycontests,needyfam-ily Christmas, sportingevents, speakerprograms,prayer breakfast to honorlocal clergy, reverse quar-ter auctions, trick or treatat thenursinghomes,Ken-tucky Speedway races,membership socials, andsomuchmore.

The Jaycees are cur-rently running a member-ship drive in Boone Coun-ty. The organization islooking for individuals be-tween the age of18-41wholike to make a differencein their community. Con-tact 2013 President KatieBeagle at 859-466-8998 orvisit a meeting the firstWednesday of each monthat the Florence Govern-ment Center at 7 p.m.

Jaycees have annualRedwood Dance

The Boone County Jaycees at the Redwood Dance were,first row from left, Robert Kleier, Maria Kleier and BrianGarcia; second row from left, Lori Evans, Gina Garcia, MollyWilliamson, Lois Evans and Brenda Sparks; and thrid rowfrom left, Cassie, Evans, Ritsel Sparks, Mark Diesterhoffand Caitlin Askapour.PROVIDED

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“A week at YMCACampErnst in Burlingtonis the perfect present to

put under the tree,” saidBarb Rathbun, officemanager at the overnightcamp that includes 365scenic areas of hardwoodforests and a 26-acrespring-fed lake. Thecamp, for boys and girlsfrom ages 5-15, is at 7615Camp Ernst Road in Bur-lington.

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Prominent BooneCounty Democrat BettyRoth, 84, died Thursday,Dec. 12, at St. ElizabethHospital in Edgewood.

“I’veknownfewDemo-crats who have had thegreat impact she has hadon theparty,” said currentBoone County Democrat-ic Party Executive Com-mittee Chairwoman Car-ole Register says

Mrs. Roth, whowas de-scribed as a “loyal Demo-crat,” has been active inthe party for decades,through good times andbad, she said.

“She will be held thereas a bit of an icon for us asto what loyalty reallymeans to the party,” Reg-ister said.

Former party chair-man Howard Tankersleyhas known Mrs. Rothsince the late1990s. She is

“very dear tome. I’ll missher a lot.”

Tankersley describesRoth as active and onewho knew “somuch aboutpolitics.”

“I hope that when I’m85 or so that I’m as activeand engaged and energet-ic as she was,” he said.

Mrs.Rothcouldalwaysbe counted on to attendand plan events and couldalways be counted on tocall and get on the phonewho youwanted to talk to,Tankersley said.

“She liked to talk abouthow she was close to fam-ous people and she reallywas,” he said, noting heracquaintances with Ken-tucky governors and eventhe Clintons.

“She really was some-body who had those in-roads and she was justvery supportive of theparty.”

Mrs.Rothwasalsosup-portive of Tankersley,

“and not just in a politicalway.”

“ ... Iknewshewoulddoanything for me and I ap-preciated that. Shewas 35years older than me, butwe were just friends.”

Former Boone CountyJudge-executive BruceFerguson also knew Mrs.Rothwellandsaidshewasthe “most dedicatedDem-ocrat in Boone County.”

Mrs. Roth, he said,“wasalwayssupportiveofthe party in every way.”

“Her good work willlast beyondher,” said Fer-guson. “Shewill be dearlymissedby the localDemo-crats but we will carry onas she would want us todo.”

According to a Face-book post, she was in-volved with the annualBean Bash for about 30years.

She was a member ofImmaculate Heart Catho-lic Church, the IHM Sen-

iors, Bingo and Festivalcommittees, the BooneCountyDemocraticWom-en’s Club, and Yearlings.

Mrs. Roth was preced-ed in death by her hus-band Milton Roth and sonRick Roth.

She is survived by chil-dren Deby Doughman,Karen Gutzeit and TerryRoth11grandchildrenandseven great-grandchil-dren.

Memorial donationsmay be made to Immacu-late Heart of Mary YouthGroup, 5876 VeteransWay, Burlington, Ky.41005, or the BAWACBean Bash, 7970 Ken-tucky Drive, Florence,Ky. 41042.

Online condolencescan be made at linnemannfuneralhomes.com.

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Betty Roth, 84, was a‘loyal’ Boone DemocratBy Stephanie Salmonsssalmons@nky.com

Longtime political activist Betty Roth of Burlington at the2011 Boone County 4-H & Utopia Fair in 2011. Roth, whodied Dec. 12.FILE PHOTO

Thomas CassidyThomas Cassidy, 54, of Florence,died Dec. 5, at St. ElizabethEdgewood.His parents, William and FrancesCassidy, died previously.Survivors include his children,Joe Cassidy and Mike Fawbush;and siblings, Mary Ellen Cassidy,Patty Cassidy, Steve Cassidy andKevin Cassidy.

Douglas ClaxtonDouglas Charlie Claxton, 49, ofCovington, died Dec. 10, at St.Elizabeth Edgewood.He was operations manager forWatson Pool Supplies.His parents, Arnold Lee andLouise Phillips Claxton; grand-son, Chace Allen Claxton, diedpreviously.Survivors include his wife, Bri-gitte Lee Adams Claxton ofCovington; sons, Paul JosephClaxton of Independence, ScottAllen Claxton of Independence,and Craig Steven Claxton ofWarsaw; daughter, AmandaNicole Claxton of Covington;stepsons, Jason Michael Work-man of Florence, and Joshua V.Wayne Nezi of Southgate;brothers, Andy, Shawn andMark Claxton, of Corbin; sister,Erica Dinkins of Corbin; and 13grandchildren.Interment was at Mother of GodCemetery in Fort Wright.

Winston CombsWinston H. Combs, 93, of Wil-liamstown, died Dec. 9, inFlorence.He was an Army veteran ofWorld War II, and a retiredgas-delivery driver for HulettHardware in Williamstown.His wife, Ada B. Davis Combs;children, Betty, Bobby andBucky; and grandson, DarrenSnow, died previously.Survivors include his daughter,Barbara Joyce Combs Snow ofBurlington; brothers, DonaldCombs of Williamstown, andJohn Combs of Walton; long-time companion, VirginiaGilpen of Williamstown; threegrandchildren and five great-grandchildren.Burial was at WilliamstownCemetery.

John ConnerJohn R. Conner, 73, of Hebron,died Dec. 7, at St. ElizabethEdgewood.He was a farmer, retired fromDelta Airlines, member ofHebron Lutheran Church andthe Hebron Hairdressers.Survivors include his daughters,Suzanne C. Fairchild of Hebron,and Sandy J. Heupel of DryRidge; brother, Dennis Connerof Hebron; sisters, June Schaef-er of Louisville, Jeanette Tannerof Hebron, Pat Simpson ofNaples, Fla., and Sherrie Brooksof Pawley’s Island, S.C.; and sixgrandchildren.

Burial was at Hebron LutheranCemetery.Memorials: American CancerSociety, 297 Buttermilk Pike,Fort Mitchell, KY 41017; or St.Elizabeth Hospice, 483 S. LoopRoad, Edgewood, KY 41017.

Mary CordellMary June Cordell, 87, of Flor-ence, formerly of Waynesboro,Pa., died Dec. 7, at Bridge PointCare and Rehabilitation Centerin Florence.She was retired as a clothingmanufacturing worker, and ahomemaker.Her husband, Ross D. Cordell,died previously.Survivors include her son, RudyCordell of Tampa, Fla.; threegrandchildren and six great-grandchildren.Burial was at Burlington Ceme-tery.Memorials: Alzheimer’s Associa-tion, 644 Linn St., Suite 1026,Cincinnati, OH 45203.

Victoria DeMossVictoria H. DeMoss, 61, of Flor-ence, died Nov. 28, at herHome.She worked for the IRS.Survivors include her daughters,Danielle E. Tucker of Florence,and Donna M. Tucker of Flor-ence; brother, Butch DeMoss ofCovington; and five grand-children.Burial was at Evergreen Ceme-tery in Southgate.

Brandon DeverBrandon Blake Dever, 24, ofFlorence, died Dec. 4.He was an employee of Tradi-tions Golf Course, attended theGateway Community College,member of Union BaptistChurch, wrestled for Ryle HighSchool and enjoyed snow-boarding.Survivors include his mother,Bobbie Dever; father, BlakeDever; sisters, Victoria Deverand Emily Dever; brother, TylerDever; grandmothers, BrendaMcClanahan and JacquelineCornelius; aunts, Karen Ritterand Betty Jo Pickett; and uncle,Chris Dever.Burial was at Rice Cemetery inUnion.Memorials: Brighton Center, 741Central Ave., Newport, KY41071.

Carol FrederickCarol L. Frederick, 56, of Flor-ence, died Dec. 6.She was a corporate analyst with

Kroger.Survivors include her husband,Bobby Frederick; daughter,Melissa Suter; stepson, JeromeFrederick; and sister, BeverlyMinsterketter.Burial was at Burlington Ceme-tery.Memorials: Susan G. KomenBreast Cancer Foundation, 2880Boudinot Ave., Cincinnati, OH45238.

Jewell GillespieJewell Gillespie, 82, of Walton,died Dec. 5.Her husband, Don Gillespie, onesister, two brothers and onegrandson, died previously.Survivors include her children,Gary Hager, Mike Hager Sr. andPatricia Griffin; nine grand-children and 19 great-grand-children.Burial was at Forest LawnMe-morial Park in Erlanger.

Vivian MillerVivian C. Miller, 88, of Florence,died Dec. 4, at St. ElizabethFlorence.She was a retired waitress.Survivors include one daughter,one sister, two grandchildrenand three great-grandchildren.Burial was at New Vine RunCemetery in Dry Ridge.Memorials: American DiabetesAssociation, 4555 Lake ForestDrive, Suite 396, Cincinnati, OH45242.

Willard PerryWillard Earl Perry, 66, of Inde-pendence, died Dec. 5.He was a Marine Corps veteran,most recently worked for GatesRubber as a fork-lift operator,and enjoyed fishing and spend-ing time with his family andfriends.Survivors include his wife, La-donna; daughters, Tina Harmonof Independence, and GinaGroeschen of Burlington;sisters, Alice Morgan of Wil-liamstown, and Stella Cook ofCorinth; brother, Clinton Perryof Williamstown; and threegrandchildren.Burial was at Kentucky VeteransCemetery North in William-stown.Memorials: St. Elizabeth Hos-pice, 1Medical Village, Edge-wood, KY 41017.

Clarence PhillipsClarence J. “Lefty” Phillips, 87,of Southgate, died Dec. 5, at hishome.He was a retired owner and

operator of ACE Auto Accesso-ries in Newport, past memberof the Kentucky Crime VictimsCompensation Board, pastpresident of the CampbellCounty Jaycees, past nationaldirector of the Jaycees, pastchairman of the CampbellCounty Democratic ExecutiveCommittee, and was a Navyveteran of World War II.His granddaughter, MariaSchirmer; brother Harry Phillips;and sister, Ruth Luebbers, diedpreviously.Survivors include his wife, Bon-nie Phillips; daughters, MaryRust of Mason, Ohio, HelenSchirmer and Jan Parnell, bothof Wilder, and Donna Zimmer-man of Taylor Mill; sons, BillPhillips of Alexandria, JimPhillips of Alpharetta, Ga., JackPhillips of Indianapolis, andRandy Phillips of Union; sisters,Marie Arnold of Fort Wright,Anna Mae Prindle of Burling-ton, Alice Barone of Houston,and Catherine Gerwell of St.Louis; brother, Tom Phillips ofGeneva, Ill.; 24 grandchildrenand nine great-grandchildren.Burial was at St. Stephen Ceme-tery in Fort Thomas.Memorials: St. Therese Parish, 11Temple Place, Southgate, KY41071.

Ramona RuskRamona Lynn Holida “Lynnie”Rusk, 48, of Verona, died Nov.25, at St. Elizabeth Edgewood.Survivors include her parents,Raymond and Mildred Ruth

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Keith Shea Jr.Staff Sgt. Keith Patrick Shea Jr.,26, of Boone County, died Dec.2 in Fort Bragg, N.C.He was an active member of theArmy, a member of the ArmyAirborne, and he was attendingSpecial Forces School. He alsowas an infantry member and heserved two tours of duty, one inIraq and another in Afghani-stan. He was a 2006 graduateof Boone County High School,where he played on the foot-ball and baseball team.Survivors include his parents,Keith Shea Sr. and MarynelShea of Florence; and sister,Nicole Shea-Koors.Burial was at Arlington NationalCemetery in Arlington, Va.Memorials: Yellow RibbonFoundation, 8170 CorporatePark Drive, Suite 145, Cincin-nati, OH 45242.

Gary SimpsonGary Wayne Simpson, 65, ofCrestview Hills, died Dec. 6, atSt. Elizabeth Edgewood.He was a retired switchman forCSX Railroad after more than38 years of service, was an AirForce veteran, member of NextChapter Church in Cold Spring,served in Action Ministries, andenjoyed carpentry, watchingdirt-track racing and workingon puzzles and numbers.Survivors include his wife, Bren-da Patterson Simpson; son, EricWayne Simpson of Hebron;daughter, Alicia Rae Johnson ofOrlando, Fla.; parents, Opal“Dude” and Barbara Simpsonof Crittenden; brothers, LarryBruce Simpson and Jeff Simp-

son, of Crittenden; and onegranddaughter.Memorials: Next ChapterChurch, 116 Grant St., FortThomas, KY 41075; or ActionMinistries, 4375 Boron Drive,Covington, KY 41015.

Virgil SouderVirgil Keith Souder, 81, of He-bron, died Dec. 10.He was a retired pilot, currentdeck hand for Anderson Ferry,Army veteran during the Kore-an Conflict, member of Con-stance Christian Church, andformer member of the HebronFire Department.Survivors include his wife, No-rene Souder of Hebron; son,Herb Souder of Hebron; daugh-ter, Margaret McHendrix ofErlanger; and two grand-children.Interment with military honorsin Forest LawnMemorial Parkin Erlanger.

John StaggsJohn R. Staggs, 33, of Florence,died Dec. 7.He was a member of GraceEpiscopal Church, worked as abagger at Kroger in Union, wasa graduate of Ryle High School,and participant in the SpecialOlympics.His sister, Kimberly Staggs;grandparents, Earl and MaryBarkhau; and grandfather,Ronald Staggs, died previously.Survivors include his parents,Mark and Debbie Staggs; sister,Jennifer Staggs; grandmother,Helen Staggs; numerous aunts,uncles and cousins.Memorials: Grace EpiscopalChurch, 7111 Price Pike, Flor-ence, KY 41042.

Russell SteadmanRussell Steadman, 73, of Burling-ton, died Dec. 11, at St. Eliza-beth Edgewood.He was a union carpenter.Survivors include his wife, CarolSteadman; sons, Russell Stead-man, Chris Steadman and DaleSteadman; daughters, ConnieHerron, Sharon Steadman, Sue

Mariziale and Jennifer Owens;sister, Terry Beckroege; 14grandchildren and severalgreat-grandchildren.Burial was at Forest Lawn Ceme-tery in Erlanger.

Rita TannerRita Marie Tanner, 62, of Wal-ton, died Dec. 8, at St. ElizabethFort Thomas.She worked at R.A. Jones Com-pany as a senior accountant for39 years, was a devoted parish-ioner at St. Paul CatholicChurch, and enjoyed shopping,traveling, helping out at churchand spending time with herfamily and friends.Her parents, Charles and BetsyBrady; and brothers, Claudeand Charlie Brady, died previ-ously.Survivors include her husband,Barry Tanner of Walton; daugh-ter, Kelly McNabb of Independ-ence; son, Matt of Independ-ence; sister, Peggy Brady Spearsof Walton; and two grand-children.Burial was at Forest LawnMe-morial Gardens.Memorials: St. Jude Children’sResearch Hospital, 262 DannyThomas Place, Memphis, TN38105; or St. Paul CatholicChurch, 7301Dixie Hwy., Flor-ence, KY 41042.

June TaylorJune Taylor, 87, of KentonCounty, died Dec. 8, at herhome.She was retired fromWesternand Southern Insurance Com-pany in Cincinnati.Her husband, Walter J. Taylor;sons, Walter “Skip” Taylor,Charles “Corky” Taylor, DennisTaylor and Terry Taylor, diedpreviously.Survivors include her children,Sandra Cram of Florence, LisaStork of Kennesaw, Ga., andJohn “JJ” Taylor of Florence;sister, Janet “Toni” Rump ofCovington; 14 grandchildrenand numerous great-grand-children.

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