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At odds over budget, rec director resignsFORT MITCHELL — Longtime

Fort Mitchell recreation direc-tor Kim Stoll has resigned.

“To say it was a difficult de-cision would be to put it mildly,”Stoll said in a statement she re-leased on June 16. “I had been apart of the recreation programfor more than 30 years and headof the department for the last 17years. This was not a job, it wasa passion, to work with childrenand give back to a community Iloved so dearly.”

Stoll said she believed shehad to leave because “recrea-tion came under assault.”

“Although recreation repre-sents a fraction of the city’s ex-penditures and creates im-mense activity for people of allparts of our city, it was seen astoo costly,” she said. “Argu-ments were made that hid whatI felt was the simple reality –new leadership no longer val-ued the programs.”

According to City Adminis-trator Sharmili Reddy, that isnot the case.

Although there was a reduc-

tion in the recreation budgetfor the 2015-16 fiscal year, theprograms are still regarded asvaluable to the community,Reddy said.

Last year’s recreation bud-get was $97,219. The 2015-16 fis-cal year budget is $97,167, butthat includes a $24,745 facilityrental fee paid to BeechwoodSchools that was a separate lineitem last year. Reddy said therental fee was rolled into therecreation budget because therecreation programs are the

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Former Fort Mitchell Recreation Director Kim Stoll hands bags of Eastereggs to Madison Wells, 5, and her sister Hannah, 9, of Fort Mitchell at theannual Easter egg hunt in 2011. See DIRECTOR, Page 2A

CRESCENT SPRINGS — Beingan optimist is more than havinga good outlook on life, but hav-ing the willingness to make adifference in the lives of oth-ers. That’s the philosophy be-hind the Covington OptimistClub, according to memberDan Humpert.

“Optimism is a good philoso-phy,” Humpert said. “Butwe’re more than that, we’re aservice club. We’re doingsomething good for society.”

Optimist Club is a nationalorganization that promotes anactive interest in good govern-ment and civic affairs.

Humpert, 64, of LakesidePark, has been a member of theCovington chapter for 25years. The former KentonCounty Commissioner said thechapter will celebrate its 90thanniversary this July. In honorof those 90 years, the club isplanning a membership drive.

“We’d like to see us get 30new members by July 31,” he

said. “I’d like us to continue togrow so that we can be aroundfor another 90 years.”

The Covington OptimistClub, which serves all of Ken-ton County, meets at noon ev-ery Wednesday at PeeWee’sPlace, 2325 Anderson Road,Crescent Springs. The Opti-mists met for years at Chez No-ra in Covington until that res-taurant closed. The group hostsa different speaker and topicsvary each week. The Optimistsalso host candidate guestspeakers on the local and statelevel throughout the year. Thisyear they invited all the candi-dates running for governor.

Members participate in ac-tivities on the Optimists’ na-tional level such as oratorical,essay and Tri-Star Sports Skillscontests and the Junior GolfProgram.

On average about 15 mem-bers attend the meetings. Ac-cording to Humpert, the clubneeds more active members, soit’shosting a membership drive

Covington Optimist Clubseeks new membersMelissa [email protected]

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FORT MITCHELL — Rick El-kins, 72, of Florence, loved play-ing tennis.

An injury to both his knees ayear ago, however, has kept himfrom playing at the level hewants to play.

To say Elkins was disappoint-ed is an understatement. Hesaid he wasn’t sure what he wasgoing to do for good exerciseand mental stimulation. Then,he heard about pickleball. Whenhe told those at his physical ther-apy facility he was going to givethe sport a try, they laughed.

“They thought I had made itup,” Elkins said. “But it is real.It’s just not as well known herein Northern Kentucky.”

Steve and Jessie Lamantia,of Villa Hills, who meet with El-kins and several other playersat least once a week, are tryingto change that.

“Pickleball is one of the fast-est growing sports in the U.S.,according to the USAPA (UnitedStates of America Pickleball As-sociation),” Steve Lamantia, 70,said. “It’s pretty well estab-lished in Cincinnati, but it seemsto be taking off slow here inNorthern Kentucky. We want tochange that.”

In pickleball, two or fourplayers use paddles – not quiteas big as those used in tennis,but larger than those used inping pong – to hit a perforatedpolymer ball, similar to a whif-fle ball, over a net.

The sport shares features of

other racket sports, the dimen-sions and layout of a badmintoncourt, and a net and rules simi-lar to tennis, with a few modifi-cations.

Tha Lamantias started play-ing pickleball about six yearsago while in Florida for the win-ter. They fell in love with thesport..

“It’s great for seniors,” Jes-sie Lamantia, 70, said. “You getto breathe in fresh air andyou’re exercising, and you’remeeting other people. It’s a fungame and everyone who playswith us seems to have a friendlyattitude. We really enjoy thesport.”

According to the USAPA,pickleball was invented in 1965

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Jessie Lamantia, of Villa Hills, runs toward the ball in a game of pickleball. Eenie Ranshaw, of Fort Wright,watches from afar.

Pickleball catchingon in Fort Mitchell

Melissa [email protected]

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FORT THOMAS — ChuckTaylor served in the Viet-nam War, had a High-lands High School class-mate and best friendkilled in action, and wasspit on while in uniform

Welcoming home vet-erans from the VietnamWar and telling resi-dents’ stories includingTaylor’s is why DeannaBeineke organized a newmuseum exhibit.

“It was a very politicalwar, and things were notalways wonderful forthem,” Beineke said. “Ifeel strongly we need toexpress our thanks.”

Creation of the newexhibit, opening July 4and lasting all year at theFort Thomas Community

and Military Museum,was spurred by Bei-neke’s membership inthe Daughters of theAmerican Revolution.The DAR is encouragingmembers to mark 40years since the end of thewar, she said.

From tragic to funnystories, different aspectsof the war are told in-cluding background in-formation and detailsabout each of the fourFort Thomas residents todie in the war, Beinekesaid.

Anyone who wants toshare their story fromFort Thomas can write ina blank book during theexhibit or email up to1,000 words about theirexperiences [email protected], shesaid.

Taylor, 73, a museumvolunteer, served in theU.S. Navy for four yearsafter graduating High-lands High School in 1961along with his best friendJoe Ross. Taylor and

Ross ran track andplayed football together.Ross went to the U.S. AirForce Academy, was shotdown while piloting anF-4 Phantom in VietnamAug. 1, 1968, and was lat-

er declared dead.“That upset me, well it

upset everybody in ourwhole class, because wehad a very tight class,”Taylor said.

Taylor said he stilltalks to Joe’s youngerbrother Steve on occa-sion about the “good olddays.”

Vietnam was only oneof Taylor’s missions as amechanic and crewmember on a LockheedSuper ConstellationEC121M starting in 1961.

“Before we were inVietnam, we flew off thecoasts of North Korea,China and Russia gather-ing electronic countermeasure information,”he said.

Mostly, the crew fo-cused on the Cold War, hesaid.

“We had a lot of closecalls,” he said. “When weflew off the coast of Rus-sia the Russian fighterswould come up and getup alongside us being itwas the Cold War andthey held up a sign thatsaid ‘Hi’ and we put oneup in the window thatsaid “Hi” back.”

Coming home, Taylorsaid he didn’t experienceanything negative untilhe went in uniform with agroup of other troops towatch a University ofCalifornia Berkeley bas-ketball game.

“So, we marched information and sat in thestands and were ap-plauded and every-thing,” he said. “Then wemarched out and the pro-testers were there andwe were spit upon.”

Fort Thomas honors Vietnam War veteransChris [email protected]

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U.S. Navy Vietnam War veteran Chuck Taylor, Fort ThomasVietnam War exhibit creator Deanna Beineke and U.S. AirForce Vietnam War veteran Roy Hiser Jr. gather inside FortThomas’ Community and Military Museum.

with a special offer. Ayearly membership typi-cally costs $95, but forthe membership drivepotential Optimists areinvited to try the club forsix months for $50.

Optimist and KentonCounty Circuit CourtClerk John Middletonsaid the group is lookingfor members who wantto make a difference.

“We want those whowant to learn aboutwhat’s going on in thecommunity and state,”Middleton, 46 of Erlang-er, said. “We want to getmore involved in ourcommunity.”

Middleton said it’s im-portant now more thanever to grow the club be-cause it is starting a newpartnership with Chil-dren Inc., a nonprofitprovider of child careservices, preschool ser-vices, kindergarten pro-grams and early child-hood learning servicesbased in Covington.

“We’re going to needmore volunteers,” hesaid. “We really want to

make a difference in thelives of local children.”

Middleton joined theOptimist Club threeyears ago because bothof his parents were ac-tive members. He said hehas stayed a member be-cause of the “great peo-ple” in the group and thegreat speakers.

“The people in ourgroup are good people,”Middleton said. “Opti-mists feel better aboutthemselves and thatmakes you feel better.We also have exceptionalspeakers. They’re all in-teresting and I’m alwayslearning something newfrom them.”

Tim Reese, owner ofPeeWee’s Place, wherethe Optimists meet, saidhe has been influencedby the group’s positiveoutlook so much that he’sdecided to join the group.

“I believe in thisgroup and what they’reabout,” Reese said. “Wehave different groupsthat come to meet here,but not one like this thatcome to be optimisticabout life. We all needthat.”

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on Bainbridge Island, ashort ferry ride from Se-attle. Three dads whosekids were bored withtheir usual summertimeactivities are creditedwith creating the game.The game is growing in-ternationally as wellwith many Europeanand Asian countries add-ing courts.

Fort Mitchell recent-ly added the option toplay pickleball at one ofthe tennis courts at Gen-eral Ormsby MitchelPark on GrandviewDrive. The Lamantias’group meets there 9:30a.m. every Tuesday.

Steve Lamantia saidthey welcome new play-ers and hope more willjoin in. For information,call 859-409-8016.


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reason for the fee.“During budget time,

all department spendingundergoes an assessmentto determine needs andpriorities for the comingfiscal year,” Reddy said.“As with all departments,the recreation programbudget comes under scru-tiny, including a thoroughassessment of the comingyear budget needs.”

New this year, Beech-wood Schools is offeringfour of its own sportscamps that in the pastwere covered under thecity recreation program,Reddy said. As a result ofthat change and the elim-ination of three other pro-grams, the city recrea-tion budget was reducedto reflect that change.

The 2015-16 fiscal yearbudget was approvedJune 15 in a 3-2 vote.

Council members DanRice, Beth Rose and Mi-chael Stoeckle voted yes.Council members JosephHayes and Kim Nachazelvoted no. Members VickiBoerger and Dennis Zah-ler were absent.

Councilwoman KimNachazel said overall sheagreed with a percentagereduction in the recrea-tion budget, as it was pre-sented as limiting dupli-cation of programs.

“I voted no on the bud-get as I was not comfort-able with how some of thereductions we’re execut-ed,” she said. “I just didn’tthink it was being han-dled the right way.”

Part of the reductionwas to put a cap on the di-rector’s salary and pay-ment to instructors, Na-chazel said, which had notbeen presented to coun-cil.

“I worry that the limit-ed instructor pay willcripple the program mov-ing forward,” she said.“There seemed to be a lotof misinformation float-ing around the communi-ty and more time wasneeded to evaluate theramifications of the cutsand the program itself.”

According to Reddy,the mayor and councilhad requested more docu-mentation and account-

ability for time expendedand spending for the rec-reation budget in order tohave better informationwhen budgeting comesaround again in 2016.

The city was lookinginto the idea of hiring in-structors for programs atan hourly rate, whichmakes it easier to keeptrack of spending, shesaid.

Mayor Jude Hehmansaid there were no rec-ords available from pre-vious years as far asspending was concerned.

“To have no historicaldata is a concern,” Heh-man said at the June 15meeting. “It should be aconcern for every resi-dent and this administra-tion. We should be respon-sible for what our ex-penses are.”

Stoll said she gave data“multiple times” to tryand show through atten-dance and expendituresthat the program was costefficient. She said shefeels her input was notvalued.

“I had not asked for anincrease in the recreationbudget in several yearsnor had I gone over bud-get,” she said. “In addi-tion, my salary was also tobe cut. You may not be-lieve it, but that did notmatter to me as much asthe negative attitudeabout recreation that per-vaded every meeting.The lack of respect I wasgiven was appalling.”

Stoll left the city earn-ing $31,500 annually forher position.

The final blow, Stollsaid, was when she wastold that she could not paythe program instructorsthe wages in which theyhad been promised andhad been paid for severalyears.

According to Reddy,the city has agreed to paythis summer program’sinstructors what they hadbeen promised, but wouldbe re-evaluating how theyare paid in the future.

Reddy said that it is“unfortunate” that theFriday before the city’s35 summer recreationprograms were sched-uled to begin, Stoll re-

signed.When participants for

the June 15 programs ar-rived at BeechwoodSchools, they were metwith signs that stated allrecreation programs hadbeen canceled. Accordingto Reddy, those signswere misleading and notplaced by city staff.

The mayor said thatStoll left on her own.

“We did not push out a17-year employee,” hesaid. “She left us andwe’re moving forward.”

According to Reddy,the city is currently man-aging all aspects of theprogram and is movingforward with the pro-gram as scheduled withthe exception of a fewcancellations due toweather and low registra-tion.

Reddy said in a state-ment released June 16:“The mayor, city counciland staff have tremen-dous pride in the city’srecreation program andwill take all steps neces-sary to continue the tradi-tions and fund the pro-grams while remainingaccountable to the tax-payers of the city of FortMitchell.”

Hehman said he andcity staff have been en-couraged by the partici-pation of residents to helpwith the program, someinstructors have even of-fered to help without pay,he said.

“We’ve had so manypeople step forward tohelp from the logistics ofthe (July 4th) parade toeveryday operations,” hesaid.

For up-to-date infor-mation, Reddy said resi-dents should check thecity websitefortmitchell.com or visitthe city’s Facebook page.

Reddy said the city hasalready hired a temp totake charge of the sum-mer recreation programand that finding a full-time replacement is thetop priority.

“That is a decision thatwill be made fairly quick-ly,” Reddy said.


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THANKS TO DAN HUMPERT

Covington Optimist Club members Dan Humpert, TimReese and John Middleton.

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BURLINGTON — Whetheryou have a pet you love oryou’re hoping to find a fur-ry friend, the place to go isPetFest from 11 a.m. to 4p.m. Sunday, June 28, atBoone Woods Park, 6000Veterans Way.

“Pets in need of forev-

er homes will be the starsof PetFest this year,” saidPatricia Shoemaker, aFriends of the Shelterboard member. “Local an-imal shelters and non-profit rescues will bringanimals ready for adop-tion and help prospectiveadopters find the rightcompanion to take homethat day.”

It’s the 13th year for thepet festival, which sup-ports spay and neuter pro-grams and animal shel-ters in the six-county areaserved by Friends of theShelter, including BooneCampbell, Gallatin,Grant, Kenton and Pen-dleton.

The event includes a si-lent auction, demonstra-

tions, information booths,a pet psychic, a dog walkwith prizes and severalcontests which start at 1p.m.

“Proceeds from annualPetFest events, grantsand other fundraising ef-forts have helped pay forthe cost of over 13,000spay and neuter surgeriessince Jan. 1, 2011, reduc-ing the number of animalsthat end up at our localshelters,” Shoemakersaid. “Shelter statisticsshow spay/neuter is mak-ing a difference in shelterintake.”

Parking and admissionare free. For more infor-mation, visithttp://bit.ly/1Simvdz.

Approximately 30 ven-dors will participate, in-cluding the United Coali-tion for Animals (UCAN),Florence Veterinary Hos-pital, Faithful Friends PetMemory Center, Ohio Al-

leycat Resource andSpay/Neuter Clinic andLinnemann Family Funer-al Home and CremationCenter Pet Services.

One new vendor will beOne Dog Organic Bakery,which produces grain-

free dog treats using onlyorganic fruits, vegetablesand ingredients includingbee pollen, kelp powder,salmon oil and spirulina.

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All the coolcanines, likeOtis, alongwith hisfriend KellyDoll ofUnion, willbe atPetFest onSunday,June 28, atBooneWoodsPark.

The “Rural Treasures”Boone County Farm Tourwill take place from 10a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday,June 27.

The self-guided tourleads participantsthrough many of BooneCounty’s working and his-toric farms.

For more information,visithttp://bit.ly/BooneFarmor call 859-586-7903.

Pet fair helpslocal K-9 units

FLORENCE — Midden-dorf Animal Hospital willhost its Fifth Annual Pet

Celebrate JulyFourth in FortMitchell

FORT MITCHELL — FortMitchell will hold it’s big-gest bash of the year, theannual Independence DayParade Saturday, July 4.

The parade begins at12:30 p.m. at the DCCHChildren’s Home, 75 Or-phanage Road and end atBeechwood School. Toregister to be in the pa-rade contact Zach Rech-tin at [email protected].

Take the Boone farmtour on Saturday

Fair from 1-4 p.m. Satur-day, June 27, at 9930 Ber-berich Drive.

The event will helpraise funds for the KentonCounty Sheriff’s Depart-ment Search and RescueK-9 unit.

The fair will includedemonstrations from K-9units from Boone andKenton counties and Flor-ence police. There will bebooths set up with variousvendors as well as differ-ent rescue groups andshelters.

Games, face-painting,food and contests will alsotake place during the af-ternoon.

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

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The Scott High School grad-uate also completed his under-graduate studies at UK andwas a member of Rho Chi Hon-or Society, Kappa Psi, APhA,KAPS, and the Honor CodeCommittee.

He has acquired a positionas a pharmacist with the Krog-er Co. in Morehead.

Kenton residents onAmerican Nationaldean’s list

Several Kenton Countyresidents were recognized onthe dean’s list at AmericanNational University in Flor-ence for the school’s springterm.

Honored students includeJessica Phillips of Taylor Mill,Felisha Scroggins of Independ-ence, and Donna Galliher ofMorning View.

Students had to earn a mini-mum GPA of 3.5 to be placedon the dean’s list.

Heitzman, Butler receivememorial scholarships

Sgt. Christopher Heitzman,of Erlanger, and Mallory But-ler, of Villa Hills, were among25 students awarded a total of$30,000 in scholarships by theKentucky Law EnforcementMemorial Foundation.

Heitzman, of Erlanger, at-tends Eastern Kentucky Uni-versity, while Butler attendsNorthern Kentucky University.

The Gerald F. Healy Ken-tucky Law Enforcement Me-morial Foundation Scholar-ships were awarded to lawenforcement officers’ depen-dents and survivors of officerskilled in the line of duty. Offi-cers’ dependents were award-ed $1,000 toward the fall 2015semester and officers’ survi-vors received $2,000.

Heitzman and Butler eachreceived $1,000.

Thelen on dean’s list atBerea College

Claire Thelen, of FortWright, has been named to the2015 spring dean’s list at BereaCollege.

A student is named to thedean’s list who achieves a GPAof 3.4 or higher for a minimumcourse load equivalent to 16semester hours.

Donaldson graduatesfrom UK College ofMedicine

Katie Donaldson, of Inde-pendence, graduated in theUniversity of Kentucky Col-lege of Medicine Class of 2015.

She is the daughter of Garryand Donna Donaldson of Inde-pendence.

Adams graduates fromUK’s College ofPharmacy

Dr. Zac Adams, of Coving-ton, recently graduated magnacum laude from the Universityof Kentucky’s College of Phar-macy.

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Villa Madonna Academy ju-nior Catherine Martini washonored as one of the recipi-ents of the Duke Energy Chil-dren’s Museum’s DifferenceMakers Award.

“The award honors youth,adults, businesses and agen-cies that share the focus tobetter the lives of children inour community. DifferenceMakers go out of their way to

enact signifi-cant change inthe community.They distin-guish them-selves from oth-ers by their de-dication and im-pact.”

Martini was honored forher work to support JoshCares, a Cincinnati Children’s

Hospital Medical Center pro-gram that provides compan-ionship and comfort to chil-dren enduring lengthy hospi-talizations without familymembers who are able to bewith them consistently.

Through her efforts, sheraised $5,000 for Josh Cares.Martini is the daughter ofJohn and Maria Martini of He-bron.

Villa Madonna junior a ‘Difference Maker’

Martini

ERLANGER — Nic Rovito,like many students enteringhigh school, was unsure ofwhat he wanted to do once hegraduated.

The next few years flew byfast and Rovito was still un-sure. He then discovered apassion for welding.

“I thought I would be theguy who went into fast food,”he said. “But then I learnedabout vocational school pro-grams. I discovered weldingand just loved it. I like the cre-ativity. It’s like an art class.You can make anything youwant.”

Still, Rovito wasn’t surehow to go about preparing forthe career path he was so pas-sionate about. Then, he ap-plied to and was accepted inthe NaviGo Scholars Pro-gram.

The program incorporatesbusiness sponsors – includingDuke, Toyota, Citi, Bank ofKentucky – that hand-pick po-tential future employees, andguide them at an early age.

Now entering its secondyear, the program is adminis-tered through the NorthernKentucky Education Councilwith services provided by Na-viGo, College and Career PrepServices.

The main purpose of bothNaviGo Scholars programs isto guide local middle and highschool students on a success-ful path to college and beyond,said NaviGo founder TimHanner, former Kenton Coun-ty Schools superintendent.The NaviGo Scholars pro-grams give current compa-nies a rare chance to connectone-on-one with their futurebusiness leaders.

It’s a win-win situation forboth students and businesses,Hanner said.

“It gives the students an op-portunity to plan well for theirfutures, as well as have an un-derstanding of what compa-nies are looking for,” he said.“They’re becoming better pre-pared for life beyond highschool. At the same time thebusiness sponsors are build-ing a relationship with stu-dents. The businesses are get-ting to meet the needs of theworkforce in the area. It’s alsosending a message that yes,there are a lot of opportunitieslocally.”

Students are partneredwith a NaviGo coach whohelps them find a successful

path to college and future ca-reer. By next year, Hannersaid there will be 150 studentsin the program.

For Rovito it has been a life-changing experience.

“I now have a solid plan,” hesaid. “And even a plan B. Mycoach been great in helpingme determine what schools Ishould consider and whatscholarship and financial aidopportunities there are. It’sbeen great having somebodyto talk to about the future. The(NaviGo Scholars) programhas been very helpful.”

Rhonda Whitaker, who han-dles government and commu-nity relations for Duke Ener-gy, said that NaviGo Scholarsis a great tool.

“Duke Energy has servedthis region for more than 176years, and supporting educa-tional initiatives has been ofkeen importance to us duringthat time,” she said. “Ensuringthat we have a strong futureworkforce will only help tosustain and grow our localeconomy.”

According to Whitaker,“We would hope that some ofthe NaviGo students mightone day consider a career atDuke Energy, which is whyour support is primarily fo-cused on STEM opportunitieswithin NaviGo. The initiativealso provides an opportunityfor our employees to ‘coach’the scholars that we sponsor.With this experience, manyvaluable skills are being en-hanced, not just with the stu-dents, but also with our partic-ipating employees.”

Whitaker said investing inthe future workforce requires“immediate attention.” Shesaid Duke Energy and otherbusinesses need to ensurethere are “solid pathways” forstudents interested in STEMcarers, advanced manufactur-ing and other critical industrysectors.

“NaviGo provides a greatpipeline into many of thesefields,” she said. “It is difficultfor the schools to offer suchopportunities on their ownwith such limited resources.NaviGo provides a connectionpoint between the student andthe many viable careerchoices that fit the student’sinterests, talents and aptitude,and offers them a closer viewinto a potential field via the in-teraction with industry repre-sentatives.”


THANKS TO MATTHEW CLARK

Nic Rovito of Erlanger welds a piece of metal.

NaviGo Scholarsprogram benefitsstudents andarea businessesMelissa [email protected]

Covington Catholic HighSchool students were recog-nized for accepting scholar-ships worth half or more oftuition value to the followingcolleges and universities:

» Tyler Micek, ArizonaState University

» Adam Ruwe, NorthernKentucky University

» Steven Faris, NorthernKentucky University

» Adrian Neff, Ohio StateUniversity

» Patrick Ballow, OhioUniversity

» Austin Picone, ThomasMore College

» Robert Urbina, ThomasMore College

» Miso Rokvic, Univer-sity of Cincinnati

» Joseph Pieper, Univer-sity of Dayton

» Grant Romes, Univer-sity of Louisville

» Kurtis Stegman, Uni-versity of Louisville

» Mark Ryan, Universityof Louisville

» Todd Sheets Jr., Univer-sity of Louisville

» Aaron Buckley, Univer-sity of Kentucky

» Christian VanDusen,University of Kentucky

» Samuel Kathman, Uni-versity of Mississippi

» Caleb Summe, Univer-sity of South Carolina

CovCath students acceptcollege scholarships

THANKS TO JILL FRANXMAN

Covington Catholic High School students are recognized at an academic scholarship “signing” event.Representatives from the colleges awarding these scholarships were present to announce the awards andwelcome the students to their respective schools.

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FRIDAY, JUNE 26Dining EventsFriday Night Fish Fry, 4:30-7:30p.m., Newport Elks Lodge, 3704Alexandria Pike, $8.50. 441-1273.Cold Spring.

Brianza Cares, 6-10 p.m. Foodfrom 7-8:30 p.m. and live musicfrom 7-9:30 p.m., Brianza Gar-dens and Winery, 14611 SalemCreek Road, Banquet Facility andTasting Room. Ticket price in-cludes live music, heavy horsd’oeuvres, and 2 drink tickets.Ages 21 and up. Benefits Alz-heimer’s Association of GreaterCincinnati. $50. Tickets must bepurchased in advance. 445-9369;www.facebook.com/brian-zavineyards. Crittenden.

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

Patio Pours, 3 p.m. MadTreeBrewery., Keystone Bar & Grill,313 Greenup St., Beers poured byselect brewery representatives.321-0968; www.facebook.com/keystonebar. Covington.

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

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

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

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

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

Fashion ShowsRed, Pink and Blue, 7-10 p.m.,Purple People Bridge, Pete RoseWay, Cincinnati; Third Street,Newport, Party and fashionshow with shopping, raffles, cashbar, DJ and impeccable views.Ticket includes access into event,seat along runway, and swagbag. Benefits American HeartAssociation, American DiabetesAssociation, Pink Ribbon Girls.$10. Presented by Cincy Chic.655-7700; www.cincychic.com.Newport.

FestivalsMary, Queen of Heaven ParishFunfest, 6-11 p.m. Fish sandwichor fish and chips available Fridaynight., Mary, Queen of HeavenParish, 1150 Donaldson Highway,Rides, games, raffles, food andmusic. $10,000 raffle with 5chances to win: tickets $20 each.Call to order raffle tickets. Free.525-6909; www.mqhparish.com.Erlanger.

Pollination Fest, noon Con-tinues through Sunday, June 28at 3 p.m., Treasure Lake, 2590Lawrenceburg Ferry Road, Localand regional live music, land-scape art installations, yogaclasses, ecological and permacul-tural education, sustainablepractice workshops and goodlocal food and brew. Free camp-ing with weekend pass. All ages.$60 weekend or $40 per day.Presented by Pollination Fest LLC.

307-8624; pollinationfest.com.Petersburg.

FilmsMovie Night at BellevueBeach, 9:30-11 p.m. The Goo-nies., Bellevue Beach Park, 100Ward Ave., Free. Presented byCity of Bellevue. Through July 28.431-8888; www.bellevueky.org.Bellevue.

Literary - LibrariesAfternoon Tea Friday, 1 p.m.,Florence Branch Library, 7425U.S. 42, Evelyn Hance hostsanother of her fantastic teaparties. $10. Registration re-quired. 342-2665; www.bcpl.org.Florence.

Music - IndieBallroom Thieves, 8 p.m. tomidnight, Madison Live, 734Madison Ave., $12, $10. Present-ed by Nederlander Entertain-ment. 491-2444; www.madison-theateronline.com. Covington.

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

Music - RockSaving Stimpy, 10 p.m., PeecoxBar and Grill, 635 DonaldsonHwy, $5. Presented by Peecox.342-7000; www.peecox.com.Erlanger.

4th Day Echo, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.,JerZee’s Pub and Grub, 708Monmouth St., Free. 491-3500.Newport.

Radiohead The Bends TributeShow, 9:30 p.m., The SouthgateHouse Revival, 111 E. Sixth St.,Sanctuary. 20th anniversary ofThe Bends. Local musicians payhomage. $5. 431-2201;www.southgatehouse.com.Newport.

Punk Rock Night, 8 p.m., TheSouthgate House Revival, 111 E.Sixth St., Revival Room. Featuringmultiple local, regional andnational punk bands. Ages 18and up. $5. 431-2201;www.southgatehouse.com.Newport.

RecreationMahjong, 1 p.m., Boone CountyPublic Library - Scheben Branch,8899 U.S. 42, All skill levelswelcome. Free. Presented byScheben Branch Library. 342-2665; www.bcpl.org. Union.

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

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

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

Bingo, 7-10 p.m., Erlanger LionsClub Hall, 5996 Belair Drive,Erlanger Lions Bingo All pro-ceeds go to eyesight and back tocommunity. Ages 18-. Pricevaries. Presented by ErlangerLions Club. 282-9969. Erlanger.

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

Youth SportsSummer Kids Club, 11 a.m. to 4p.m., Axis Alley, 1 Levee Way,Show card to receive $2 gamesof bowling, $2 shoe rental and10 percent off food and non-alcoholic beverage purchases!On 5th visit, get 2 free games ofbowling and shoe rental andfree ice cream sundae. Re-strictions apply. Free. 652-7250;www.axisalleylevee.com. New-port.

SATURDAY, JUNE 27BenefitsLinda Donaldson Levin Memo-rial Fundraiser for CancerResearch, 7-11 p.m., Southgate

VFW, 6 Electric Ave., Live musicwith The Naturals, The FriendsBand and more. Cash bar, nofood. $5. Southgate.

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

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

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

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

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

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

FestivalsMary, Queen of Heaven ParishFunfest, 5-11 p.m. Music by theDerek Alan Band and chickendinners served Saturday night.,Mary, Queen of Heaven Parish,Free. 525-6909; www.mqhparish-.com. Erlanger.

Garden ShowsDaylily Field Sale, 10 a.m. to 5p.m., Arrasmith Farm, 3595Fender Road, Stroll throughgardens to view blooms, horsesand historic barn. Choose fromhundreds of varieties of daylilysto plant in your own garden.Free admission. 630-1711; arras-mithfarm.com. Melbourne.

Health / WellnessDiabetes self-managmentclass, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.,Burlington Firehouse, 6050Burlington Pike, Get practical tipsto manage diabetes. Topicsinclude: what is diabetes, healthyeating, preventing complicationsand more. Lunch and diabetestoolkit provided. Ages 18 and up.Free. Reservations required.Presented by Northern KentuckyHealth Department. 363-2115;www.nkyhealth.org/diabe-tes.aspx. Burlington.

Literary - LibrariesComic Fest, 1-3 p.m., BooneCounty Main Library, 1786Burlington Pike, Celebratecomics, reading, and pop culturewith fun activities and events forwhole family. Design super heromasks, feed Jabba the Hutt,practice aim like Honey Lemonfrom Big Hero 6, fine-tuningLego building skills, make BabyGroot and try out new anddifferent tabletop games. Comein costume and sign up forcostume contest. Free. Presentedby Boone County Public Library.342-2665; www.bcpl.org. Bur-lington.

Comic Fest (all ages), 1-3 p.m.,Boone County Main Library, 1786Burlington Pike, Rolling videogame truck, light saber demos,costume contest, games andcrafts based on favorite super-heroes. Take a picture withSpiderman and Superman. Free.Presented by Boone CountyPublic Library. 342-2665;www.bcpl.org. Burlington.

Music - AcousticSaturday Morning AcousticMusic, 10 a.m. to noon, VelocityBike & Bean, 7560 BurlingtonPike, Free. Presented by VelocityBike & Bean. 371-8356; www.ve-locitybb.com. Florence.

Fundraising Concert, 6 p.m.,Dayton Bellevue ChristianChurch, Eighth and WalnutStreets, $5. Presented by MaiHernon McEvilley. 431-7711.Dayton.

Music - BenefitsSuits That Rock, 8 p.m. All-StarDance Party. Doors open 7 p.m.,The Carnegie, 1028 Scott Blvd.,Professionals and executivesperform. Light bites, cash barand dancing encouraged. Bene-fits Carnegie’s Eva G. FarrisEducation Center. $85 orchestra,

$60 mezzanine. Reservationsrequired. 957-1940; www.the-carnegie.com. Covington.

Cincy Groove Presents: CincyFolk Festival, 7:30 p.m., TheSouthgate House Revival, 111 E.Sixth St., VIP Doors open at 4p.m., with special VIP show at 5p.m. Concert doors open at 6:30p.m. Music by Young Heirlooms,Honey & Houston, Bulletville,David Gans and more. BenefitsWNKU. $20 advance; $30 VIP.431-2201; www.southgatehouse-.com. Newport.

Music - RockSaving Stimpy, 10 p.m., PeecoxBar and Grill, $5. 342-7000;www.peecox.com. Erlanger.

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

Support GroupsOvereaters Anonymous, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Lakeside PresbyterianChurch, 2690 Dixie Highway,white building in back parkinglot. Offers program of recoveryfrom compulsive overeating,binge eating and other eatingdisorders using the Twelve Stepsand Twelve Traditions of OA. Nodues or fees. Addresses physical,emotional and spiritual well-being but is not religious organi-zation and does not promoteany particular diet. Free. Present-ed by Overeaters AnonymousNKY. 428-1214. Lakeside Park.

SUNDAY, JUNE 28Antiques ShowsMainstrasse Village Bazaar, 9a.m. to 3 p.m., MainStrasseVillage, Main Street, Antiquesand collectibles available for salealong MainStrasse’s Promenade.Free admission. Presented byMainStrasse Village Association.491-0458; www.mainstrasse.org.Covington.

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

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

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

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


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

4003; bcmuseum.org. Covington.

FestivalsMary, Queen of Heaven ParishFunfest, 3-8 p.m. Sunday: payone price for rides, $20, and ridefrom 3-8 p.m. $10,000 raffledrawing at 8 p.m., Mary, Queenof Heaven Parish, Free. 525-6909;www.mqhparish.com. Erlanger.

LecturesLecture Series, 1 p.m. “Ghostsand Spirits” by Pat Parrott.Program examines history ofghost stories and hauntings inCincinnati and NKY area fromfounding of city right up topresent., Fort Wright City Build-ing, 409 Kyles Lane, Questionsallowed. $5 per lecture or $12 forseries. $4 members. Presented byJames A. Ramage Civil WarMuseum. Through July 12.331-2499; [email protected] Wright.

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

Music - FolkHumming House, 8-11 p.m., TheSouthgate House Revival, 111 E.Sixth St., With Whitfield. $8.Reservations recommended.703-600-9915; www.ticketf-ly.com/event/836287. Newport.

PetsPetFest, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., BooneWoods Park, Veterans Way andKy. 18, On site pet adoptions,contests, animal themed ven-dors, food and more. Raisesmoney for community low costspay/neuter. Benefits Friends ofthe Shelter. Free. Presented byFriends of the Shelter. 334-2117.Burlington.

MONDAY, JUNE 29Dance ClassesLine Dance Classes, 5:30-6:30p.m., Elsmere Senior Center, 179Dell St., $3. Presented by HollyRuschman. 727-0904. Elsmere.

EducationLittle Learners, 9-11:30 a.m., TheLively Learning Lab, $10. Regis-tration required. 916-2721.Florence.

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

Gentle Yoga, 6 p.m., BooneCounty Main Library, 1786Burlington Pike, Learn basicpostures and flows. $25. Present-ed by Boone County PublicLibrary. 342-2665; www.bcpl.org.Burlington.

Yoga, 6 p.m., Boone County MainLibrary, 1786 Burlington Pike,Hatha Yoga postures. $25.Presented by Boone CountyPublic Library. 342-2665;www.bcpl.org. Burlington.

Exhibits

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


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

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

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

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

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

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

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

TUESDAY, JUNE 30EducationSummer Math Review, noon to2 p.m., The Lively Learning Lab,7500 Oakbrook Drive, Suite 10,We will use hands-on, activelearning methods to learn/reviewthe following topics: fractions,measurement, geometry, pre-algebra, multiplication, graph-ing, and decimals. Recommend-ed ages 9 and up. 8 weeks. Ages9-13. $85. Registration required.916-2721; www.thelivelylearnin-glab.com. Florence.

Exercise ClassesJazzercise Classes, 8:30 a.m.,9:30 a.m., 4:45 p.m., 6 p.m.,Edgewood Jazzercise Center, $38for unlimited monthly classes.331-7778; jazzercise.com. Edge-wood.

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

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Red, Pink and Blue, a party and fashion show, is 7-10 p.m. Friday, June 26, on the Purple PeopleBridge.. The benefit event is presented by Cincy Chic. Call 655-7700; visit www.cincychic.com.


What is it about vintagerecipes that intrigues meso? I guess it’s about thehistory, a time when recipesharing was done by pass-ing written or typed recipesby hand, sometimes whenfolks gathered together for

a morningcoffee breakat someone’shome.

I was gift-ed with such awonderful lotof recipesfrom DonnaWright, aClermontCounty read-er who want-

ed me to have her Mom andGrandma’s recipes. Includ-ed with vintage cookbookswas a wooden box with thehandwritten and typed reci-pes, often with notes on therecipes by the cook. When Ilooked through the box, Iwas surprised at the num-ber of cakes, both for break-fast, brunch and dessert. Welike a simple cinnamoncoffee cake, one that can bemade with the little onesand mixed by hand.

The recipe I’m sharingtoday from that wooden boxis just such a recipe. It’scalled quick coffee cake butI gave it an additional name.This coffee cake is reallyeasy to make and not toosweet or gooey. Perfect witha morning cup of tea!

Rita Nader Heikenfeld is anherbalist, educator, Jungle Jim’sEastgate culinary professionaland author. Find her blog onlineat Abouteating.com. Email her [email protected] “Rita’s kitchen” in the sub-ject line. Call 513-248-7130, ext.356.

This heirloom coffee cake isn’t fancy

Quick coffee cake aka Not a fancy coffee cake

How much is a heaping tablespoon? The buttershould mound up on the spoon. I adapted the recipeonly slightly. I made this by hand with a whisk.

1 heaping tablespoon butter1/2 cup sugar1 egg1/2 cup milk1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour2 teaspoons baking powder1/2 teaspoon salt

Preheat oven to 325. Melt butter. Beat egg and sugar together. Beat

in butter. Add milk and vanilla and beat hard. Adddry ingredients, which you have mixed together. (Ijust whisked them together).

Blend but don’t overbeat. Pour into greased

and floured pan. (I used spray).

Then mix together:

3 tablespoons sugar1-1/2 teaspoons cinnamon

The recipe said to sprinkle this on top which I did.Next time I’ll swirl it into the batter so that if I wouldchoose to glaze it, the glaze won’t pull the topping up.

Bake 30 minutes or so just until toothpick insertedin center comes out clean. Don’t overbake or cake willbe dry.

Glaze (optional)I just made a confectioners sugar glaze with a cup

of confectioners sugar and enough water to make aglaze.

Start with 3 tablespoons water.

Refrigerator or freezerpickles

No, I didn’t make a mistakein the title. These pickles do go inthe freezer and yes, they areamazingly crisp after thawing.

My sister, Sonia, loves hergarden and each year makesthese awesome pickles.

For Judy N., who wantedthe recipe and also wanted toknow if she could add some freshdill since her dill will be readywhen her pickling cucumbers are.The answer is yes. I think it wouldgive the pickles another elementof flavor and, after all, dill is oneof the ingredients in picklingspice.

4 cups thinly slicedcucumbers, unpeeled

1 medium onion, sliced thin2 tablespoons saltUp to 1-1/2 cups sugar – I use

less but just go to taste1/2 cup vinegar1-1/2 teaspoons pickling spice1 red bell pepper, diced

(optional)1 clove garlic, smashed

(optional)

Arrange cucumbers andonions in large bowl. Sprinklewith salt and mix. Pour enoughwater over to just cover them. Stiragain. Soak at room temperaturefor 2 hours. Drain, but don’t rinse.Meanwhile, mix sugar, vinegarand pickling spice in small sauce-pan.

Bring to a simmer and cookuntil sugar dissolves. Let coolwhile pickles are soaking. Afterpickles have been drained, addbell pepper, then pour picklingbrine over them. Mix. Put intocontainers.

Let marinate overnight inrefrigerator before eating. Keepsat least three weeks in refriger-ator, or up to six months in freez-er.

THANKS TO RITA HEIKENFELD

A reader gifted her mom and grandma’s old recipes to Rita Heikenfeld, and included this wooden box containinghandwritten and typed recipes, with notes by the cook.

Rita HeikenfeldRITA’S KITCHEN

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Save the labels onmeat packaging

It took years fightingthe global meatpackingindustry to get country-of-origin meat labels sowe would have thechoice to buy Americanor any other country wewant. The labels finallybegan appearing in ourgrocery stores within thelast year after unsuc-cessful lawsuits andattacks.

But now, after a WorldTrade Organization rul-ing opposing our labelinglaw, Congress is ready tocave in and gut it!

The U.S. House ofRepresentatives recent-ly passed HR 2393 torepeal these country oforigin labeling require-ments. The legislation isnow before the U.S. Sen-ate.

It is time to let ourSenators know how wefeel about this matter.

Ralph ArnspargerCrestview Hills

LETTER TOTHE EDITOR

Last week’squestion

What is your favoritesummer vacation story(something that you per-sonally experienced)?

“One of my favoritesummer vacations wasspent working to helppoor people back in thehollers of Appalachiaworking very hard andsweating my behind offwith a group of youth andadults from our church.It was dusty, dirty, hot,sticky, buggy, spidery,yucky and hard work butit was one of the morerewarding times of mylife seeing a bunch ofkids (including a coupleof girly girls) never com-plain doing it, and moreimportantly seeing thesheer gratitude from thehome owners for whatwe had done for them. Itwas life lifting.”

M.J.F.

“Many years ago myemployer needed me toassist a client in Florida.As I could fly or drive, Idrove and took my fam-ily. Needless to say thisprovided a ‘free’ vaca-tion for us. As luck wouldhave it I was not thatbusy working most daysand could also enjoy thestay. Vacations are great,but free vacations areeven better. Go figure!”

T.D.T.

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THIS WEEK’SQUESTIONIf you could show visitorsto Cincinnati for the AllStar Game one locationthat best represents thearea, what would it beand why?

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It’s time to catch our breathafter a busy month of heritage-based events in May – startingwith the Kentucky Derby, fol-lowed by National Travel andTourism Week, then more festi-vals, street fairs, spring flings,May Days and celebrations ofbourbon, music, food, art, cars,hikes, bikes and horses thanany one person could possiblytake in.

The Kentucky HeritageCouncil and communitiesaround the state also sponsoredactivities to commemorateMay as National Historic Pres-ervation Month, an annualobservance first championedby the National Trust for His-toric Preservation in 1973.Preservation Month is seen asan opportunity to demonstratehow historic places fuel heri-tage tourism and local econom-ic revitalization, and to raiseawareness about why historicsites are important to ourshared heritage and worthy ofpreservation.

Events ranged from housetours, to educational programs,to awards highlighting placesthat have been saved from thewrecking ball or demolition byneglect. Many of these trans-formations are dramatic anddemonstrate that buildingsoften deemed beyond preserva-tion are, in fact, not.

While the idea for Historic

PreservationMonth is tocelebrate suc-cesses andfocus on thepositive, someyears the actof “celebrat-ing” is notalways in or-der. Kentuckycommunitiescontinue tolose historic

buildings and sites at an alarm-ing rate – the very tangibleassets that tell the unique storyof our state’s history, and cre-ate a reason for people to comehere seeking an authentic ex-perience.

It seems clear that by re-pairing, reusing and celebrat-ing our traditional places, weencourage sustained vibrancyand pride in our communities.Who can argue that redevel-opment projects like 21c Mu-seum Hotels, National HistoricLandmarks like ChurchillDowns and Keeneland, locallandmarks like the BeecherHotel in Somerset, or historicMain Streets in communitieslike Maysville and Paducah donot significantly contribute tothe local and state economy?

Time and again, projectsthat maintain or incorporatehistoric buildings are found toenrich and enhance a commu-

nity’s sense of place. Thinkabout all the fun events thathappen here during May andthroughout the year. Howmany of these take place athistoric sites or in historicbuildings, along historic MainStreets, at state parks, protect-ed battlefields, or along lakesand rivers traversed by histor-ic bridges?

For communities of all sizeswith the vision and will to hon-or their past, the KentuckyHeritage Council’s Main StreetProgram has proven that his-toric buildings can be hugeassets, given the proper in-vestment of time and effort,and of course, money. Since1979 this program can docu-ment $3.86 billion of privateinvestment leveraged and sup-ported by public funds, impact-ing more than 100 communitiesover nearly four decades – allof which would look very dif-ferent today without this in-tervention. I am clearly biased,but I believe Kentucky is hometo some of the most beautifuland inviting downtowns in thecountry. Interesting architec-ture combined with a strongsense of place, an entrepre-neurial spirit and communitypride are essential ingredientsin each success story.

For buildings listed in theNational Register of HistoricPlaces, owners can qualify for

state and federal historic reha-bilitation tax credits for workcertified by this agency. Thesecredits can be a substantialdollar-for-dollar reduction inincome tax liability. Our staffalso provides technical anddesign assistance, works withelected officials and CertifiedLocal Governments to supportpreservation planning, andpartners with others to presentengaging public forums suchas a Strong Towns conferencecoming up Sept. 23-25 in Louis-ville.

Next year marks the 50thanniversary of the NationalHistoric Preservation Act, thelegislation that helped curbdestructive urban renewalpolicies and led to the estab-lishment of state historic pres-ervation offices. A push isbeing made now to plan eventsall year long and especiallyduring Preservation Month, tobroaden our message and en-gage a wider audience in car-ing about preserving Kentuck-y’s shared heritage and build-ing strong, walkable and vi-brant communities thatembrace the new while protect-ing the old. We invite you tolearn more about what we do,and mark your calendars.

Craig A. Potts is Kentucky HeritageCouncil executive director and statehistoric preservation officer

Preserving historic placesessential to strong economy

Craig A.PottsCOMMUNITYRECORDER GUESTCOLUMNIST

There we are in the hayfield, baling, loading andstacking hay bales, in the blaz-ing heat of the day. You are hotand sweaty and all you canthink of is a nice cold drink ofwater and a dip in the pond.

While those images areunavailable, at the time, it maybe instinctual for us farm boysto peel off our shirts. This maysound harmless, but there areconcealed dangers that revealthemselves in the future.

People who work in the sun,such as farm families andthose involved in other agri-cultural fields, are more likelyto develop skin cancer, accord-ing to the National Farm Medi-

cine Center.Skin cancer

develops fromUV radiationwaves. WhileUV rays aregreat forplants, it hasnegative ef-fects on us.Exposed bodyparts, receiv-ing prolongedexposure to

these damaging waves, are atthe highest risk for developingcancer. There is an even high-er risk for skin that has previ-ously suffered overexposure.

Farmers are exposed to this

sunlight more than most otherfields of work. Dermatologistssuggest wearing hats with a3-inch brim instead of thepopular baseball cap thatleave the tips of your ears andback of your neck exposed tothe sun’s rays.

If you are like me and mybuddies however, you imaginehow you will look in theselarge goofy sombrero hats. Soif you insist on wearing thatfarm cap, you should protectyour ears and the back of yourneck with sunscreen of at leastSPF 15. The Center for DiseaseControl and Protection warnsthat up to 80 percent of skincancers occur on the head and

neck.These lurking dangers are

not something most farmersthink about when working outin the hot sun. I know while Ido not see myself wearing a3-inch brimmed hat balinghay, I will use sunscreen andtake other precautions to pre-vent damage to my skin fromthe UV rays. This exposureshould be something to worryabout, especially because it isso easily prevented. Theawareness of the dangers ofworking in the sun need to berevealed.

Takoda Walton is a Conner HighSchool junior.

Hidden danger waits while baling hay

TakodaWaltonCOMMUNITYRECORDER GUESTCOLUMNIST

The U.S. House of Repre-sentatives is expected to votenext week on a bill to establishwhat is called Trade PromotionAuthority or TPA.

TPA is a longstanding andproven partnership betweenCongress and the Presidentthat enables Congress to setnegotiating objectives andrequires the executive branchto consult extensively withlegislators during negotiations.These agreements allow busi-nesses in Kentucky to generateeconomic growth and job cre-ation here at home.

Specifically, TPA enablesmanufacturers, service provid-ers and farmers across thecommonwealth to sell ourgoods and services to the 95percent of the world’s custom-ers living outside the UnitedStates. According to the U.S.Chamber, one in three manu-

facturing jobsin the U.S.depends onexports, andone in threeacres on Amer-ican farms isplanted forexport.

A recentstudy by theBusinessRoundtableshowed that

international trade, includingexports and imports, supports529,278 Kentucky jobs, whichis more than 1 in 5. Kentuckyexported $26.3 billion in goodsand $4.6 billion in services in2013 alone. Of Kentucky’s 4,569exporters, 80 percent are smalland medium-sized companieswith less than 500 workers.Whether it’s cars, agriculture,bourbon or jet engines, Ken-

tucky jobs depend on expand-ing U.S. trade and investmentopportunities.

The U.S. is currently negoti-ating the Trans-Pacific Part-nership with 11 of the world’smost dynamic economies inthe Asia-Pacific Region. TheU.S. is also negotiating theTransatlantic Trade and In-vestment Partnership with theEuropean Union, the largestmarket for U.S. business. Inorder to make either of thesejob-creating agreements areality, Congress must firstapprove TPA.

Passing this legislation en-hances Congress’ role in thetrade process and ensures thatfuture presidents, regardlessof party, will have the toolsthey need to secure tradeagreements for our workers.Every U.S. President sinceFranklin D. Roosevelt has had

TPA, and the Kentucky Cham-ber believes all future Presi-dents should have this tool aswell.

As the largest, broad-basedbusiness association in theCommonwealth representingthe business interests of morethan 60,000 Kentucky-basedbusinesses, the KentuckyChamber urges swift action torenew Trade Promotion Au-thority. This bipartisan bill willestablish concrete rules forinternational trade negotia-tions to help the United Statesforge strong, high-standardtrade agreements that willmean more jobs in Kentuckyand will break down barriersto all products made in Amer-ica.

Dave Adkisson is President and CEOof the Kentucky Chamber of Com-merce.

Authority is key to Kentucky’s economic growth

DaveAdkissonCOMMUNITYRECORDER GUESTCOLUMNIST

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NKU Notes» Northern Kentucky

University’s 9,400 seat ven-ue is getting a new name,BB&T Arena at NorthernKentucky University. Thearena will continue to bemanaged by SMG. BB&TCorp., the North Carolina-based financial servicesfirm, has acquired the bankin a transaction completedtoday.

Molly Pascucci, GeneralManager of the BB&T Are-na, said, “We are very excit-ed about this new partner-ship with BB&T, and arelooking forward to helpingBB&T expand their foot-print in the Northern Ken-tucky/Cincinnati Region bycontinuing to host premierand community drivenevents.”

The arena, which openedin 2008, has been host to sev-eral concerts including: Car-rie Underwood, Alan Jack-son, Jay-Z, REO Speedwag-on, Martina McBride, JasonAldean, Luke Bryan, BobDylan, Paul Simon, BarryManilow, Blake Shelton, Jus-tin Moore, Little Big Town,and many others. The venuehas also been host to severalother events over the pastyears, including comedyshows, family shows, sport-ing events, and communityevents such as graduations,proms, high school sportingevents, meetings, and otherprivate events.

Basketball» University of Ken-

tucky draft class membersDevin Booker, Willie Cau-ley-Stein and Andrew Harri-son have announced thedates and location of the in-augural Big Blue ProCampTour, including a spot in Cin-cinnati.

The two-day Big BlueBasketball ProCamp will beheld on Aug. 1-2 from 8:30a.m. to noon at SportsPlus inCincinnati. Participants willlearn fundamental basket-ball skills and have the op-portunity to meet and inter-act with the former Ken-tucky stars. Each camperwill receive an autographfrom and a camp team photowith the pros.

Booker, Cauley-Stein andHarrison will be on site to di-rect the event and will bejoined by a selection of prepand college coaches fromthe area. The camp is open toboys and girls of all skill lev-els in grades 1-12. Cost of thecamp is $199.

Registration and more in-formation are available atBigBlueProCamps.com.

Coaching» Ludlow High School is

accepting applications forgirls basketball head coach.Apply online atLudlow.kyschools.us or con-tact Andrew Wise at

SHORT HOPS

James [email protected]

See SHORT HOPS, Page 2B

Throughout the season, theVilla Madonna softball team re-ceived salient reminders aboutthe true power of team play.Along the way, the emergingsmall-school force set schoolrecords, won postseason acco-lades and put a smile on the faceof everyone associated with theprogram.

“It was a great year. It was afun year,” coach Dave Meiersaid. “We did things we’d neverdone before.”

The Blue Lightning won aprogram-record 16 games andput together their longest win-ning streak in eight years withnine straight. They tied for firstin the Division III standings ofthe Northern Kentucky Athlet-ic Conference with an 11-2 rec-ord. In pitcher Brooke Meier,they boasted the Division IIIplayer of the year. She wasbacked by a .399 team battingaverage.

“I think there was great im-provement from last year,”Brooke Meier said. “It was goodto meet some of our goals.”

Villa Madonna set threegoals. But it was what the teamaccomplished in total that im-pressed the coach, who was injeopardy of missing the entireseason near this time last yearfollowing July 3 quadruple-by-pass heart surgery.

“Our first goal was set thewin record. The second was winconference. The third was win

district,” coach Meier said.“But what I needed from the be-ginning was some help, and Igot a lot of good help from myassistants. I had some dadspitch in. I was showing up after

work at games, and I only had tofill out the line-up card andcoach, because I’m surroundedby great people.”

He used to show up well be-fore start time and line the field,

and do all the extras required tomake it game-ready. After doc-tors found 90-percent blockagein his coronary arteries and per-

Meier family part of Villa’sremarkable turnaroundMarc [email protected]

PROVIDED/TONY WAGNER

Alexa Meier makes a play at first base.

See MEIER, Page 2B

Northern Kentucky’s lonepublic school lacrosse teamcontinued its winning ways,advancing to the regionaltournament for the first timein program history. DixieHeights posted its secondstraight winning season andcontinued growing the sportin the region.

One of just three boys la-crosse teams in the area (Co-vington Catholic and theNorthern Kentucky Warriorsare the others), the Colonelshave taken great strides overthe past three seasons. Aftergoing 2-10 in 2013, the Colo-nels have posted a 19-11 over-all mark over the past two sea-sons.

“Anytime a team is suc-cessful, I believe it helps growthe sport,” said head coachDan Hooper. “We are hopefulthat as our teams are success-ful, other local schools will

want to start a team and be-come part of the action.”

The Colonels seniors en-dured a coaching change andevolved into a team that cancompete with some of themore established teamsdownstate. They stuck it outand committed to the sport,many without any prior expe-rience before high school.

“Every year has been dif-ferent and the team has cometogether. It’s been eye-open-ing,” said Chace Saunders,one of eight seniors on the2015 squad. “It’s a completelydifferent playing style thanother sports. You can let off alot of steam.”

Building a program fromscratch inevitably leads toups and downs. Even as theColonels notched a secondstraight winning season, theykept the difficult 2-10 2013season on their minds.

“I always stress looking at

Dixie boys lacrosse growswith another winning seasonAdam [email protected]

JAMES WEBER/COMMUNITY RECORDER

Dixie Heights junior attacker Kagen Butler plays lacrosse againstCovington Catholic April 22. See LACROSSE, Page 2B

2B • COMMUNITY RECORDER • JUNE 25, 2015 LIFE

Christiansen to MSJ

THANKS TO MIKE KEY

Lloyd Memorial senior Brent Christiansen, shown withMissy Christiansen, signed to play football for Mount St.Joseph.

The Florence Freedomdropped to 13-20 in a 4-0loss to the Southern Illi-nois Miners (21-12)June 21. It’s the secondtime the Freedom havebeen shutout in 2015.

The Freedom endedthe day in fifth place in theFrontier League East Di-vision, nine games behindleader Traverse City. Theday was enlightened by apromotional appearancefrom former Reds playerKen Griffey Sr. for Fa-ther’s Day.

The Freedom’s teamERA was the highest in theFrontier League at 5.15 en-tering the game. They hadgiven up a league high 310hits and opponents are hit-ting a league high-.285against them. Part of theproblem is that Freedompitching is allowing theopposition to hit .310 with12 home runs with runnersin scoring position and.331 with five home runswith runners in scoringposition and two outs.

Austin Newell haspaced the Freedom of-fense this season. Enter-ing play on June 21, New-ell led the league in bat-ting average (.372) andwas second in on-base per-centage (.447), total hits(42), total bases (57), slug-ging (.593) and doubles(11).

Daniel Frage was tiedfor second in the leaguewith 14 stolen bases, partof Florence’s league-high66.

The Freedom play athome June 25 againstWashington at 6:35 p.m.,

then go on the road for sixgames–three at WindyCity June 26-28 and threeat Rockford June 30-July2. The Freedom then re-turn home to face RiverCity July 3-5 and Evans-ville July 8-9 (July 8 isalso a doubleheader).

Fans who can’t makethe games can listen on-line at http://mixlr.com/florencefreedom/.

Cincinnati Steam:Mitchell Lendenski’s(Shawnee State/Loveland)bases loaded triple cappeda five-run seventh inning,lifting the CincinnatiSteam to a 9-6 win over theLima Locos June 21. Cin-cinnati (5-8-1) lost the firstgame of the doubleheader3-0 against the Locos (7-4).

The Steam were trail-ing 4-3 in the nightcapwhen Adam Bolen (North-ern Kentucky) and TregHaberkorn (Cincinnati)were both hit by a pitch inback-to-back at-bats with

one out in the seventh.Austin Rieman (MissouriBaptist/Badin) singled toload the bases setting upLendenski to be the hero.

Lendenski, who had acareer-high four RBI inthe game, smacked a fast-ball off the center fieldwall that cleared the basesand gave the Steam a leadthat it would not relin-quish. Lendenski camearound to score on a dou-ble by Jake Richmond(Cincinnati/Oak Hills) tocenterfield. Richmondscored yet another insur-ance run on a base hit byAndre Jernigan (Xavier).

“I was just sticking tomy approach: middle-away,” Lendenski said ofhis triple. “I had to put agood swing on it. He putone outside and one thingled to the next.”

Will Detwiler (Collegeof Charleston) came intothe game in relief andearned the victory with a

strong three-inning per-formance. Brendan Burns(Ball State) got the startand went four innings inhis Steam debut. NickCecil (Evansville/Leba-non) threw two innings inrelief to bridge the gap toDetwiler.

The Steam struck firstscoring twice in the firstinning. Jernigan reachedbase on a walk and scoredon Trey Ganns’ (NorthernKentucky/Boone County)double to centerfield.Ganns came around toscore on a triple by MaxFoley (Evansville/Moell-er).

The Steam will nextplay at home 7:05 p.m.June 26. The Steam play atMax McLeary Field atWestern Hills HighSchool. Cincinnati thenplays at home July 2.

John Asalon will havethe live audio broadcast ofall Steam games on cincin-natisteam.com.

Freedom end first month of yearJames [email protected]

JAMES WEBER/THE COMMUNITY RECORDER

The Freedom save a run with an out at third base.

[email protected].

TMC Notes» Thomas More had

36 winter and springstudent-athletes namedto the Presidents’ Ath-letic Conference Aca-demic Honor Roll forthe Spring 2015 semes-ter.

The PAC AcademicHonor Roll honors stu-dent-athletes who haveearned a GPA of 3.6 orhigher on a 4.0 scaleduring their semesterof competition.

Honorees are BaileyAbbatiello, Tommy Arn-zen, Megan Barton,

Katelyn Beatrice,James Bramer, FelicityBritt, Sam Cady, JacobCondon, Laura Finke,Joseph Gill, DarronHampton, Carter Hib-bard, Kelsey Hood, Oli-via Huber, Austin Jus-tice, Jared Justice, Jim-my Kelley, Megan Kle-ver, Nick Kohrs, ErikaLa Rosa, Catie Luck, Ju-lie Mapes, Emily Mc-Donald, Kelly McDon-ald, Lucas Nare, WillNeltner, Sergio Pascual,Danielle Piening, Syd-ney Polster, Sarah Roa-den, Eva Sandmann, Ty-ler Seidt, Michael Ste-phens, Abby Stadtmill-er, Staci Stewart, SydniWainscott.

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formed surgery, he wasadvised to re-think theidea of coaching.

He wanted to stay inthe dugout. Meier hasthree daughters on theteam, including juniorfirst baseman AlexaMeier and fifth-gradeutility player CamdynMeier. He is a former Co-vington Catholic base-ball all-star and ThomasMore record-holder whofound a niche coachingsoftball.

This is the third highschool sports programhe has successfullygrown from scratch orreinvigorated, the sec-ond at Villa Madonna,where he launched thevarsity baseball team in1995. He returned to Villaas softball coach in 2013after a stint at Notre

Dame Academy. But hecouldn’t stay as activethis year as he was be-fore the operation.

The first to step upwere assistant coachesSydney Maxwell, Mi-chelle Woods and ColleenDesmond. The coach’swife, Jennifer, a cancersurvivor, became theteam’s unofficial publicrelations person. Her fa-ther lent a hand. Theyadded a team photogra-pher, just in time to catchall the history-makingaction.

“It was amazing,”coach Meier said. “Thisseason was a true teameffort on the part of ev-erybody involved. Wegot the help we needed.We set the win record.We were co-champs inthe conference. Wedidn’t win the district.But, year in and year out,we keep getting closer.”

They finished 16-7, av-eraged 9.3 runs per game

while giving up 4.8, andtook down some teamsthey had not beaten inyears. They won 11games the previous sea-son and gave up 6.3 runs.Brooke Meier, an eighth-grader, was a big part ofthe turnaround with a2.90 ERA, seven shut-outs, one no-hitter, a .576batting average, eighthome runs and 47 RBI.But she had plenty ofhelp from the ensemblecast at Villa.

Meier’s battery mate,Anna Wagner, hit .471with four homers and 38RBI, and struck out oncein 68 at-bats. AlexaMeier hit .469. She wasfollowed by Kylee New-man (.455), Abby Bittin-ger (.417) and CharrisaJunker (.407). BrookeMeier, Alexa Meier, Wag-ner, Junker and Newmanwere named NorthernKentucky SoftballCoaches Association Di-vision III all-stars.

PROVIDED/TONY WAGNER

The Meier family helped lead the way for Villa Madonna to finish in a tie for first in theNKAC Division III standings. Back row left to right: Alexa Meier, Dave Meier, Brooke Meier.Front: Camdyn Meier

where we’ve been as anencouragement whenthings don’t go our way,”said Hooper. “We can al-ways improve, but we canalso see how far we’vecome. This season simplyshows what they are ca-pable of doing and moreas we move forward.”

The players did notforget that season, or allof the hard work thatwent into turning the pro-gram around. With a feed-er program beginning atTurkeyfoot MiddleSchool this past season,the program is trendingin the right direction.

“It’s been very re-warding for our seniors,our coaches, and our

teammates,” said Saun-ders.

The middle school pro-gram will be critical tocontinue the success ofthe high school team.Someday soon, Hooperand his staff will be ableto hit the ground runningat the beginning of theseason, rather than teach-ing fundamentals to ahost of first year players.

“That will be instru-mental in developing ourprogram,” said Hooper.“Our first four years,we’ve had many studentsstart playing during highschool. Unfortunately,lack of experience hashindered us from being assuccessful as some otherprograms elsewhere inthe state where kids arelearning basic skills asearly as third grade.”

There is plenty of tal-

ent returning in 2016,with another year of ex-perience under theirbelts. The Colonels will beled by Kagen Butler (win-ner of 80 percent of his fa-ceoffs this year), BlakeAlexander, AustinKappes and Austin Mil-ler. Having familiarityamong teammates will bea boost for the Colonels in2016 and beyond.

“We have a core groupof upcoming seniors thathave played together forseveral years. Knowingeach other and how towork with each other hasbeen a big part of ourgrowth and success,” saidHooper. “As these guyshave learned to depend oneach other, it allows themto be less selfish and trusttheir teammates to dotheir job. No one feels theneed to carry the team.”

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Shopping at your localfarmer’s market not onlyprovides you access tofresh, high-quality pro-duce, but it also supportsour local farmers andsmall businesses. Re-member to contact us atthe Kenton County Exten-sion Office (859-356-3155)if you need a list of ourlocal farmers markets.Consider the followingshopping tips to maxi-mize your trip to the

farmer’smarket:

»Shopearly:Just likea yardsale, youwill havethe bestselectionof itemsearly inthe day.

Farmers markets typical-ly open very early in themorning; consider mak-ing it your first errand ofthe day or a stop on yourway to work.

Set a shopping limitand shop with cash. Somevendors may acceptchecks or credit, butothers will not. Shoppingwith cash helps you staywithin your budget. Bringsmall bills, if possible, sothat making change iseasier.

» Make a list: Justlike going to the grocerystore, you will want toshop with a list. Shoppingwith a list will help youavoid impulse buying.

Your farmer’s market listmay need to be a littlemore flexible than yournormal grocery store list.You might consider with-holding a small amount ofyour shopping budget,such as $5, to try some-thing new or differentthat catches your eye atthe market.

» Carry a pen andpaper: As you make yourrounds through the mar-ket, write down itemsthat are not currentlypart of your shopping list,but that you might wantto try in the future. Con-sider incorporating theseitems into your meal planfor the next week.

» Only buy what youneed: One of the greatthings about the farmer’smarket is access to freshfruits and vegetables. Itcan be tempting to stock

up; however, the shelf lifeon some items may beless than what you areused to at the grocerystore.

Try to buy in smallquantities that you willuse within the next fewdays. Otherwise, you willneed to freeze or can theitems to prevent themfrom going to waste.Most markets are openmultiple days per week,so you might considerbuying less at a time andshopping more often.

» Shop for producethat is in season: Itemswill be least expensivewhen they are most plen-tiful. For example, toma-toes may be very expen-sive in June, but by mid-July the prices will beadjusted due to large

Shopping tips forfarmers markets

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The 2015 fundraisingefforts for the Alliancefor Catholic Urban Educa-tion are progressing withthe generous help of nu-merous donors and volun-teers, reported PaulSmith, general chair.

The appeal kicked offin October and closes onJune 30 so there’s stilltime for donors to partici-pate.

The Alliance for Catho-lic Urban Education, orACUE, represents six ele-mentary schools of theDiocese of Covington inBellevue, Covington, La-tonia, Newport and TaylorMill. The schools servenearly 700 students. Morethan 40 percent are notCatholic.

The 2015 campaign isthe seventh such appeal.Over the years thousands

of dollars have beenraised to help fund tuitionpayments for the studentsand families who cannotafford the full costs of pri-vate education. Tuition re-ceipts cover only 40 per-cent of the cost of educa-tion meaning tuition assis-tance is needed in theamount of more than $2million per year. Thusfundraising is very impor-tant, as is the support ofthe ACUE parishes andsubsidies provided by theDiocese of Covington.

“With each year theneed for tuition assis-tance renews,” said BethRuehlmann, director ofdevelopment for the dio-cesan Department ofCatholic Schools. “This iswhy our annual appeal isso important. With strongleadership, our appealshave grown significantlyin recent years. The grow-ing momentum for our ap-peal has made a signifi-cant difference in ourability to provide a Catho-lic education to disadvan-taged students.”

This year, more than750 donors have given tothe appeal, in both largeand small amounts.“While we are on track to

have another record-breaking year totalingaround $700,000, we willonly be able to fund a por-tion of the more than $2million needed for tuitionassistance, so every dol-lar raised makes a differ-ence,” Ruehlmann said.

Ralph Drees is thisyear’s honorary chair, theappeal’s first honorarychair. Mr. and Mrs. Dreesmade a significant pledgeto ACUE in last year’s ap-peal, and Drees has beenvery active this year infundraising efforts.

The appeal kicked offin October with a $25,000challenge grant from Cor-porex and The ButlerFoundation. The chal-lenge offered a dollar-for-dollar match and incen-tive to early respondentsnew to the appeal or thosewho have increased theircontribution from previ-ous years. This is thefourth consecutive appealfeaturing this $25,000challenge grant.

To donate, contact theDevelopment Office ofthe Department of Catho-lic Education, Diocese ofCovington, at 859-392-1500 or [email protected].

Still time to donate to Alliancefor Catholic Urban Education

THANKS TO TIM FITZGERALD

Ralph Drees, left, and Paul Smith, with students at Holy CrossElementary School. Drees is honorary chair of this year’sfundraising appeal. Smith is general chair.

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July 4: Park Hills Fourth ofJuly Festival, 2-7 p.m., Sistersof Notre Dame, 1601 DixieHighway, Covington. Gamesfor children and adults, pet-ting zoo, pony rides, enter-tainment, flea market, silentauction, food and drinks andmajor raffle of $4,000. Bene-fits Sisters of Notre Dame.Free. 859-392-8229;www.sndky.org.

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Mary BeckerMary Ann Janszen Becker, 74,

of Fort Wright, died June 13.She was active in the Fort

Wright Civic Club, Grandmoth-er’s Club, and the Fort WrightFire Department Women’sAuxiliary.

Her husband, Robert Becker,died previously.

Survivors include her children,Bob Becker Jr., David Becker,Meleia Heidrich, and Juli Rob-erts; brother, Bill Janszen; sisters,Diane Wehrman and Betty Ginn;and 10 grandchildren along withfour great-grandchildren.

Burial was at Mother of GodCemetery in Fort Wright.

Memorials: Redwood Reha-bilitation Center, 71 OrphanageRoad, Fort Mitchell, KY 41017.

Kathleen CorneilKathleen Dawn Corneil, 95, of

Latonia and formerly of Crest-view Hills, died June 15 at Rose-dale Green Nursing Home inLatonia.

She was a U.S. Navy veteran ofWorld War II, serving as anofficer and she retired from theU.S. Naval Reserve as a com-mander. She also retired fromConnecticut Mutual Life Insur-ance Co. after 32 years as anoffice manager. She was amember of Immanuel UnitedMethodist Church in LakesidePark and the Cincinnati NatureCenter as she was an avid birder.She was an intrepid traveler,having traveled all over theworld.

Her brother, Allen BruceCorneil, died previously.

Memorials: ImmanuelUnited Methodist Church,2551 Dixie Highway, Lake-side Park, KY 41017; or St.Elizabeth Hospice, 483 S.Loop Road, Edgewood, KY41017.

Martha DuncanMartha Duncan, 73, of

Villa Hills, died June 10 at St.Elizabeth Edgewood.

She was a member ofHighland United MethodistChurch and the Lee Middle-ton Doll Family. She volun-teered with Doll Therapy atSt. Elizabeth North Hospitaland was a member of theCincinnati Opera Guild. Shewas known as The Doll Lady.

Burial was at HighlandCemetery in Fort Mitchell.

Memorials: HighlandUnited Methodist Church,314 N. Fort Thomas Ave.,Fort Thomas, KY 41075.

Deborah EllisDeborah Ann Thelen Ellis,

65, of Lakeside Park, diedJune 11 at her home.

She was a registerednurse with St. ElizabethHealthcare for 42 years,beginning in 1971 andretiring in 2013. She was amember of Blessed Sacra-ment Church, a member ofthe Girl Scouts, and a long-standing member of bothNKU Friends of Steely Li-brary and The Great SmokyMountains Association. Sheenjoyed hiking, cooking,traveling, reading, and shewas an avid gardener andan accomplished chinapainter.

Survivors include herhusband, Ron Ellis; son, ZachEllis; sister, Donna Roser; andbrother, Dave Thelen.

Memorials: Notre DameAcademy, 1699 Hilton Drive,Park Hills, KY 41011; or St.Elizabeth Hospice, 483 S.Loop Drive, Edgewood, KY.

William FaulknerWilliam “Bill” Herbert

Faulkner II, 58, of Cincinnatiand formerly of Independ-ence, died June 6.

He was a graduate ofSimon Kenton High School,had a BFA in theater fromthe University of Kentucky,and got his RN in nursingfrom The Christ College ofNursing and Health Sciences.He was formerly the morn-ing drive time DJ and gener-al manager at WNOP inNewport and was a RNsupervisor at BrookwoodRetirement Community. Hewas also a musician whoenjoyed art, history andpeople.

Survivors include his wife,Lauren; and sister, AllysonHouse.

Ruby FrenchRuby Dawson French, 91,

of Erlanger, died June 8 atBaptist Village Care Centerin Erlanger.

She was a retired headlibrarian for the Doraville,Georgia Public Library. Sheloved books and readingand was a great cake bakerand candy maker, unpub-lished poet, and encouragerof education. She was amember of DecourseyBaptist Church in Covington.

Her husbands, JosephDawson and James French;brother, Luther Drake; andsisters, Lorene Wilson,Pauline Fernett, and Della

Pogue, died previously.Survivors include her sons,

Terry Dawson of Erlangerand Joel Dawson of Colum-bus, Ohio; daughter, PatriciaDawson Dillon of Cowgill,Missouri; and 12 grand-children along with 20great-grandchildren andthree great-great-grand-children.

Memorials: Alzheimer’sAssociation, 644 Linn St.,Suite 1026, Cincinnati, OH45203.

Steve GabbardSteve Gabbard, 57, of

Crescent Springs, died June16.

He loved the outdoors,whether he was hunting,fishing, gardening or beekeeping, He was also knownfor making bread, which heenjoyed as a hobby.

Survivors include his wife,Pam Gabbard; children,Jason Gabbard and JenniferGabbard; brother DonnieGabbard; and two grand-children.

Memorials: CincinnatiChildren’s Hospital MedicalCenter, 3333 Burnet Ave.,Cincinnati, OH 45229.

Ola HavensOla “Doodie” Havens, 86

of Independence, died June15 at Grant Center in Wil-liamstown.

She was a homemakerand enjoyed gardening,crafts, and cooking.

Survivors include herhusband, Hale Havens;children, Kevin Havens ofDry Ridge and Kellie Gra-ham of Independence; andsix grandchildren.

Burial was at Floral HillsMemorial Gardens.

Sarah HornSarah Katherine Horn, 26,

of Ryland Heights, diedrecently at her home after along illness.

She was a 2007 graduateof Turpin High School inCincinnati, where she wasactive in band and in GirlsSoutheast Cincinnati Soccer.She also attended NorthernKentucky University.

Survivors include herparents, David and DeborahHorn of Ryland Heights;sister, Amy Fecker of Cincin-nati; and grandparents, Lesand Jane Turner of Pine-hurst, North Carolina.

Memorials: University ofCincinnati NeuroscienceInstitute, Department ofDevelopment, Neurodegen-erative Research Fund, P.O.Box 670570, Cincinnati, OH45267-0570; or CincinnatiZoo, 3400 Vine St., Cincin-nati, OH 45220.

Tristan JimenezTristan C. Jimenez, 75, of

Erlanger, died June 12 at St.Elizabeth Hospice.

He was a family counselorand social worker for Catho-lic Charities and later at St.Elizabeth Hospice. He alsotaught high school boys inNew Orleans.

Survivors include his wife,Gayle Jimenez; children,Bryan Jimenez of Portland,Oregon, Kevin Jimenez ofErlanger, Carla Jimenez ofPortland, Reese Jimenez andDavid Jimenez, both ofWashington, D.C.; and sixgrandchildren.

Memorials: Jesuit HighSchool, 4701 N. Himes Ave.,

Tampa, FL 33614; DCCHCenter for Children andFamilies, 75 OrphanageRoad, Fort Mitchell, KY41017; and City Park of NewOrleans Foundation, 1 PalmDrive, New Orleans, LA70124.

Margaret OstendorfMargaret “Marge” Mary

Schrand Ostendorf, 73, ofFort Wright, died June 9.

She, along with her hus-band, owned and operatedDick’s Standard Service inCovington. She was a long-time member of St. AgnesChurch in Fort Wright.

Her son, Edward Ost-endorf; and brothers, Dennisand Richard Schrand, diedpreviously.

Survivors include herhusband, Richard “Butch” D.Ostendorf; daughters, MarieOstendorf of Fort Wright,Patty Mallory of Independ-ence, and Michelle Ost-endorf Whaley of Covington;sisters, Maxine Richardson ofLoveland, Ohio and MaryAgnes Sandfoss of Independ-ence; brothers, LawrenceSchrand of Fort Wright andDavid Schrand of Independ-ence; and four grandchil-dren.

Interment was at Motherof God Cemetery in FortWright.

Memorials: RedwoodSchool and RehabilitationCenter, 71 Orphanage Road,Fort Mitchell, KY 41017; orAmerican Cancer Society,297 Buttermilk Pike, FortMitchell, KY 41017; or St.Elizabeth Hospice, 1 MedicalVillage Drive, Edgewood, KY41017.

Ida PersonsIda Louise Kershaw Per-

sons, 93, of Independence,died June 10.

She was a retired legalsecretary for Nichols, Speidel,and Nichols Law Firm and amember of Taylor MillUnited Methodist Women.She also loved sewing.

Her husband, John Per-sons; son, James RobertPersons; brothers, James andRobert Kershaw; and sister,Hilda “Gert” Kershaw Mc-Carthy, died previously.

Survivors include herdaughter, Ellen Graydon;sisters, Rose Mary Webberand Catherine Schmuelling;brother, Clifford Kershaw;and two grandchildren.

Interment was at OliveBranch Cemetery in Batavia,Ohio.

Memorials: Hospice Careof St. Elizabeth, 483 S. LoopDrive, Edgewood, KY 41017;or Taylor Mill United Meth-odist Church, 5160 Taylor MillRoad, Taylor Mill, KY 41015.

Fred RauenFred J. Rauen Jr., 68, of

Union and formerly of TaylorMill, died June 11 at TuftsMedical Center in Boston,Massachusetts.

He retired from IBM inCincinnati as a systemsengineer after 30 years ofemployment. He was a U.S.Army veteran of the Viet-nam War and a member ofthe St. Vincent De PaulSociety through St. AnthonyChurch. He loved travelingand camping with his family.

His first wife, Linda SueHatton Rauen, died previ-ously.

Survivors include his wife,Linda Ludwig Seitz Rauen;daughter, Margie Giffen;

Interment was at Motherof God Cemetery in FortWright.

Memorials: Alzheimer’sAssociation, 644 Linn St.,Suite 1026, Cincinnati, OH45203; or American HeartAssociation, 5211 MadisonRoad, Cincinnati, OH 45227.

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Elizabeth ReussElizabeth “Betty” J. Schmits

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She was a homemaker.Her husband, Robert W.

Reuss; and children, Robert“Bobby” Reuss and BarbaraCotter, died previously.

Survivors include her children,Renee Knapke, Shelly Sandfoss,and Becky Salchli; and 14 grand-children along with 10 great-grandchildren.

Burial was at St. Mary Ceme-tery.

Memorials: Notre DameAcademy, 1699 Hilton Drive,Covington, KY 41011; or Coving-ton Catholic High School, 1600Dixie Highway, Park Hills, KY41011; or St Agnes School, 1680Dixie Highway, Fort Wright, KY41011.

Timmy RogersTimmy “Tim” Rogers, 61, of

Erlanger, died June 12 at hishome.

He was an avid sports fan anda member of USW Local No.1870.

His parents, Ray and NaomiRogers; and son, Michael Rogers,died previously.

Survivors include his wife,Teresa Rogers; children, TimShawn Rogers of Mason, Ohio,Rob Reehill of Florence, AmandaProvau of Lakeville, Minnesota,Jennifer Chandler of HuberHeights, Ohio, and AubreyRogers of Erlanger; siblings,Terry, Vicki, Brenda, Danny,Gina, and Patti; and eight grand-children.

Burial was at EvergreenCemetery in Southgate.

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Thomas TimmersThomas “Tom” F. Timmers, 60,

of Erlanger, died June 12 un-expectedly.

He was a supervisor for GateGourmet Catering Co. at theCincinnati/Northern KentuckyInternational Airport. He lovedto fish and he was a model trainenthusiast. He also enjoyedrepairing lawn mowers in hisspare time.

His father, Robert Timmers,died previously.

Survivors include his wife,Terese “Terry” E. Beasley Tim-mers; daughter, Kristen RaeCovelle of Burlington; mother,Mary Boemker Timmers of FortWright; sisters, Mary Jo Behne ofChester, Virginia, Nancy Chan-dler of Burlington, and JoanVanDyne of Florence; brothers,Richard Timmers of Florence andJoseph Timmers of Edgewood;and three grandchildren.

Interment was at St. MaryCemetery Fort Mitchell.

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Lillie TurnerLillie Jane Turner, 94, of Taylor

Mill, died June 12 at St. ElizabethEdgewood.

Her husband, Johnie Turner;and son, Michael Turner, diedpreviously.

Survivors include her son,Gary Turner of Taylor Mill; sister,Eva Branscum of Somerset;brothers, Omer Morrow ofMonticello and Denver Morrowof Hendersonville, North Caroli-

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John WestJohn Michael West, 60, of

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His sister, Pamela Ciccarella,died previously.

Survivors include his parents,John and Helen West; and sister,Myra Payne. A visitation washeld at Linnemann FuneralHome in Erlanger, KY.

Interment was at KentuckyVeterans Cemetery North inWilliamstown.

Memorials: The Bridge Com-munity Church, 1019 Town Drive,Wilder, KY 41076; or RedwoodSchool and Rehabilitation Cen-ter, 71 Orphanage Road, FortMitchell, KY 41017.

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This is the time ofyear when many peoplebegin home improve-ment projects but, de-pending on the size of thejob, it’s important torealize you first need toget a building permit.

Robin Short, of ForestPark, says she thoughther contractor had ob-tained the proper per-mits before beginningrepairs to her house.Short bought her housesix years ago and onlyrecently learned two sunroom additions had notbeen built according tothe city’s building code.

So, Short hired a con-tractor and says she toldhim, “Get permits, andremodify the two roomsto bring everything up tocode – the electrical,roofing, everything up tocode.”

The contractor beganwork a year ago andShort says, “He was tell-ing me, as the work wasproceeding, the buildinginspector had been overto inspect it.” So, shecontinued paying thecontractor for the work.

Shortsays atsome pointshe talkedwith theForestPark build-ing in-spectorand wasshocked tolearn noth-

ing was up to code. Prob-lems included no mois-ture barrier behind thesiding, and roof framingand shingles not installedaccording to plan.

In all, she says, shehad paid the contractormore than $18,000. Then,after talking with theinspector, she had to hirean electrician to properlyupgrade her electricalpanel at a cost of $1,700.

Short says she tried toget in touch with hercontractor but, “He won’tanswer my calls, he won’tanswer my emails. Hedid the work, but he justdid the work according tohow he wanted to do it,when he wanted to do itand in his code.”

I was able to get in

touch with the contractorand was told he has beenin and out of the hospitalfor the past few months.He said he stopped workon that job because heran out of money.

Short says she didn’trealize it is the homeown-er’s responsibility tomake sure a plan is sub-mitted and approved bythe building department,and a work permit isissued before any workcan begin. That’s an im-portant lesson for every-one.

Always make sureyour contract calls forthe firm to draw up plansand get them approved.Don’t let any work beginuntil a work permit isposted on the job site.Check with the buildingdepartment as the workprogresses to make sureit’s being done correctlybefore you make anypayments to the contrac-tor.

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Michelle Hull, 50, and GaryRump, 47, both of Covington,issued June 4.

Claire Wolken, 25, and JamesPolston, 26, both of Loveland,issued June 4.

Heather Woolridge, 28, andPatrick Miller, 31, both of FortMitchell, issued June 5.

Sarah Lewin, 35, and ScottHill, 33, both of Latonia, issuedJune 5.

Sue Babinec, 49, of Cincinnatiand John Groves, 42, of Lexing-ton, issued June 5.

Lacey Ratcliff, 33, and KwesiOwusu-Agyei, 37, of Ghana,issued June 5.

Laura Witzke, 27, of Oklaho-ma City and Daniel Caldwell, 29,of Fort Thomas, issued June 5.

Olivia Rumpke, 28, and JamesWesterfield II, both of Cincin-nati, issued June 5.

Jennifer Larsen, 25, of Edge-wood and Thaddeus High-baugh, 25, of Elizabethtown,issued June 5.

Lisa Travis, 31, and DouglasRiehemann, 36, both of Coving-ton, issued June 5.

Cassandra Conley, 28, andMatthew Hill, 30, both of Cin-cinnati, issued June 5.

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An executive whogrew up in Northern Ken-tucky and has spent thebulk of his working life atSt. Elizabeth Healthcarehas stepped up to the topjob, becoming only thethird president and chiefexecutive officer in thehealth system’s history.

Officials with St. Eliza-beth announced Mondaythat Garren Colvin, 50,was selected to succeedJohn Dubis, who resignedin February for healthreasons. St. ElizabethHealthcare is NorthernKentucky’s largest em-ployer.

“We live the mission,vision and values of ourorganization,” Colvinsaid. “I can tell you thatour mission, vision andvalues are carried out ev-ery day. I’ve lived themfor 32 years now, and ourpatients benefit throughthat. That’s one of the rea-sons I’m here.”

John Votruba, thechairman of the board ofSt. Elizabeth, said theboard unanimously se-lected Colvin in a voteJune 10.

“While Garren is fromthis community, and hasgrown and matured pro-fessionally here, he has adeep understanding of theforces shaping healthcare’s future,” Votrubasaid. “While he honors thepast, he is not a prisoner ofit. I think that over the

next dec-ade, we’regoing tosee somehealth-care sys-temsthrive andothers thatdecline.

We are about to embark onthe most exciting phase ofSt. Elizabeth’s history, andwe are poised to thrive inthis environment.”

Votruba said that un-der Colvin, St. Elizabethwill likely expand its col-laborations with otherhealth-care systems. St.Elizabeth currently haspartnerships with Tri-Health and with the MayoClinic.

Monday’s announce-ment came after a nation-wide search. Three finalcandidates met with theSt. Elizabeth administra-tive council, board mem-bers, physicians and com-munity leaders. Many St.Elizabeth associates,managers and physiciansprovided input into thetype of leader they want-ed.

Colvin has long, deeproots in Northern Ken-tucky. He was a standoutat Ludlow High School infootball, basketball andbaseball and is a memberof the Northern KentuckySports Hall of Fame.

He received a scholar-ship to play baseball atThomas More College,where he earned a bache-lor’s degree in accounting

and business administra-tion in 1986. He earned amaster’s degree in busi-ness administration fromNorthern Kentucky Uni-versity in 1996.

He joined St. Elizabethin May 1983 as a co-op stu-dent at Thomas More. Ex-cept for 11months in 1999-2000, he has worked at St.Elizabeth, climbing theexecutive ladder to vicepresident of finance, sen-ior vice president andchief financial officer, ex-ecutive vice presidentand chief operating offi-cer. He became interimpresident and chief exec-utive officer in Februarywhen Dubis left the job af-ter receiving a diagnosisof Parkinson’s disease.

Colvin had a signifi-cant role in the 2008 merg-er of the former St. LukeHospitals and St. Eliza-beth. He provided exper-tise in the consolidation ofPatient First and SummitMedical Group into St.Elizabeth Physicians in2010.

Under his leadershipand direction, St. Eliza-beth has shown consistentand stable financial per-formance, earning twosuccessive bond ratingupgrades to St. Eliza-beth’s current AA rating,just one rating below thehighest available bondrating.

New St. E CEOis a familiar faceAnne [email protected]

Colvin

Emily Vogt, 33, and KevinKlare, 28, both of CrescentSprings, issued June 5.

Emily Lawson, 22, of Edge-wood and Mark Kenner, 22, ofFlorence, issued June 5, 2014.

Jennifer Newman, 32, ofCincinnati and Kenneth Jenkins,35, of Oakland, issued June 8.

Roxanne Shannon, 46, ofCincinnati and Walter Magee II,51, of Covington, issued June 8.

Katherine Sawyer, 28, andErik Coon, 30, both of Cincin-nati, issued June 8.

Carey Russell, 38, of FortThomas and Timothy Hays, 53,of Cincinnati, issued June 8.

Kimberly Ferguson, 46, andAnthony Morris, 56, both ofElsmere, issued June 8.

Tiffany Mingua, 26, of Erlang-er and Nickolas Cutright, 25, ofCovington, issued June 8.

Kimberly Porter, 43, of Cincin-

nati and Steve Berling, 55, ofCovington, issued June 8.

Karalyn Larking, 46, andAmadeo Garvarete-Ortiz, 58,both of Cincinnati, issued June8.

Mary Hall, 29, and AnthonyDejohn Jr., 31, both of Ludlow,issued June 9.

Dorothea Marshall, 44, andThomas Shealy, 42, both ofCovington, issued June 9.

Courtney Cason, 26, andAlexander Kraemer, 28, both ofDayton, issued June 9.

Lauren Garrett, 27, of Edge-wood and Noah Welte, 33, ofCrestview Hills, issued June 9.

Apostle Bowerman, 55, ofHubbard and Angelo Ashford,56, of Warren, issued June 9.

Holly Jackson, 27, of Lafayetteand Jonathan Koopman, 26, ofLoveland, issued June 9.

Emily Kryman, 33, and EricClackson, 40, both of Chatta-nooga, issued June 10.

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