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Homelessness is not just abig city problem, according toJarrett Spisak.

At least not in NorthernKentucky where Spisak, otherhuman services professionalsand volunteers prepare for anannual count of the region’shomeless population. Dubbedthe “K-Count” in Kentucky,the tabulation takes place thelast weekend in January.

“It is an interesting dynam-ic because we are seeing an in-crease in more suburbanareas around Florence in par-ticular,” said Spisak, BrightonCenter homeward bound pro-gram coordinator.

“But the services aren’tprovided by social serviceagencies because there are noshelters in Boone County andonly one soup kitchen withlimited hours. It is thechurches that are providing alot of the meals and servicesin that area. The difficult partthough is locating the individ-uals and families becausethey are harder to find in amore spread-out area.”

That is a challenge that Spi-sak and others are taking on incoming weeks to conduct the2016 Homeless K-Count onJan. 27.

“We conduct outreachthroughout the week to deter-mine the best places to go onthe day of the count,” he said.“We will be starting next weekto locate places where thehomeless congregate, then welabel these as ‘hot spots’ andwill go back to them on the day

of the count. Since we onlyhave 24 hours to count wedon’t want to waste time justwalking around looking, wehope to actually go directly toknown camps to maximize thenumber of surveys we com-plete.”

Every year, KentuckyHousing Corporation con-ducts a K-Count to best mon-itor the homeless situation inKentucky. The U.S. Depart-ment of Housing and UrbanDevelopment (HUD) requiressuch a count every other year,but the housing corporationbelieves it best serves the peo-ple of Kentucky to conductthis count yearly.

Results of the K-Countdemonstrate the need for re-sources for housing and ser-vices for homeless persons ineach community. The K-Count also helps determinehow much federal fundingwill be awarded from HUDfor homeless programs, saidMarianne Scott, human ser-vices specialist with theNorthern Kentucky Area De-velopment District. In addi-tion, the K-Count helps assessprogress under Kentucky’sTen-Year Plan to End Home-lessness and provide impor-tant information for updatingthe plan.

According to Scott, lastyear there were a total countof 327 homeless in NorthernKentucky – Boone, Kentonand Campbell counties. Scottsaid 2015 saw a “significant”decrease from 2014 when 499were counted.

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In 2014, Rachael Winters, former executive director of the EmergencyShelter of Northern Kentucky, takes attendance among those in lineoutside the Covington shelter.

NEWPORT - People afraid oflosing newly gained healthbenefits are calling Republicanstate Rep. Addia Wuchner forhelp.

“I had some phone calls todayfrom people fearful that Kynectis going away or that theywouldn’t have coverage andwhat would happen with theirplanned surgery,” Wuchner, R-Florence, said Jan. 6 during theNorthern Kentucky Forum’s “ALook Ahead at the 2016 GeneralAssembly” in Newport.

“I just want to say nothing ishappening today,” said Wuchn-er, chairwoman of the NorthernKentucky Legislative Caucus.“Nothing is going away.”

Newly elected Gov. MattBevin pledged to dismantle Ky-nect, the state’s health insur-ance exchange while campaign-ing in 2015.

Rep. Arnold Simpson, D-Co-vington, said Bevin will find itdifficult to move coverage to afederal exchange. There willnot be any drastic changes toKynect in 2016, Simpson said.

“And these 500,000 Kentuck-ians who are now insured whowere previously not insured willretain their coverage,” he said.

Moderator John DavidDyche of Louisville asked legis-

lators if Bevin had already soldout to the “Frankfort Cartel” bynot immediately rolling backKentucky’s health exchange.

Sen. Chris McDaniel, R-Tay-lor Mill, said he didn’t think Bev-in was giving in, but instead wastaking prudent steps to studyhealth care.

“I try not to practice in hys-terics but rather practice in ac-curacy. Sometimes it’s not ascool. The headlines aren’t asneat and it gets you the reputa-tion as being the most boringman in Frankfort. But I’ll takethat reputation because I thinkwe need to practice in accuracyand not hysterics,” McDanielsaid.

The forum’s trio of legisla-tors promised to pass a budgetand address state pension sys-tem debt during the 60-day Gen-eral Assembly which runs fromJan. 5 to April 12 in Frankfort.

“This legislative session canbe summed up as this: The bud-get is about the pensions and thepensions are about the budget,”said McDaniel, Senate budgetchairman.

Wuchner said she is “not atliberty” to talk about ongoingdiscussions to address statepension debt.

“We’re talking about a re-sponsibility that’s $1 billion a

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Sen. Chris McDaniel, R-Taylor Mill, Rep. Addia Wuchner, R-Florence, and Rep. Arnold Simpson, D-Covington, speakat Northern Kentucky Forum’s “A Look Ahead at the 2016 General Assembly” in Newport.

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A crowd, including a contingent of teachers in the second row, filled allchairs inside Campbell County Fiscal Court chambers in Newport for theNorthern Kentucky Forum’s “A Look Ahead at the 2016 General Assembly.”

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designated caucus loca-tion at the moment theyare mailed an absenteeballot from the Republi-can Party.

Jan. 7 was the firstdate for requesting an ab-sentee ballot.

It was also the dead-line for 11 presidentialcandidates who filedtheir declaration of can-didacy with the state par-ty: Jeb Bush, Ben Carson,Chris Christie, Ted Cruz,Carly Fiorina, MikeHuckabee, John Kasich,

Rand Paul, Marco Ru-bio, Rick Santorum andDonald Trump.

Feb. 19 is the lastday that the Republi-can Party can accept arequest for an absen-tee ballot. March 4 at 5p.m. ET is the last daythat RPK will accept acompleted absenteeballot. All absentee bal-lots will be receivedand tabulated by RPK.

According to a pressrelease, the Republi-can caucus allows forabsentee balloting un-der several circum-stances:

» Voter will be ab-sent from their countyon the day of their cau-cus.

» A caucus locationis not established with-in the county where thevoter is registered.

» Voter is 70 yearsof age or older.

» Voter is active du-ty military and not liv-ing in his/her homecounty.

» Voter is a studentliving away fromhome.

» Voter has a medi-cal or physical condi-tion that prevents himor her from participat-ing in the caucus.

Absentee voting is un-derway for the 2016 Ken-tucky Republican Presi-dential Caucus.

The caucus will takeplace on Saturday, March5, at caucus locations incounties across the state.Voting hours are 10 a.m.to 4 p.m.

Only registered Re-publicans are eligible tovote on March 5. Votersmust be registered Re-publicans by Dec. 31.

All of the absentee bal-loting logistics will behandled by the Republi-

can Party of Kentucky,according to a partypress release.

Voters do not requesttheir ballots throughtheir local county clerk.A voter may apply to voteby absentee ballot bycontacting the party viamail, fax, or in person. Anabsentee ballot applica-tion form will be avail-able for download on theRPK’s website athttp://rpk.org/caucus/.

Additionally, a voterwill become ineligible tovote in person at their

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WWII vet to addressRotary

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War II veteran DouglasBickel, of Fort Thomas,will be the guest speakerat the Rotary Club ofKenton County’s lun-cheon meeting on Thurs-day, Jan. 14.

Bickel enlisted in theNavy Reserve in May1942 and became certi-fied as a pharmacist matewho could perform com-

bat surgery. Bickel par-ticipated in the D-Day in-vasion on June 6, 1944,and returned to Norman-dy Beach in October 2015for a visit.

The luncheon will be-gin at noon at the ColonialCottage Inn, 3140 DixieHighway, Erlanger.

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year to solve the problem,which is one-tenth of ourbudget,” she said.

A group of KentonCounty Schools teachers,fearful their retirementmoney is in danger, sat inthe audience waiting foranswers on how legisla-tors will work to resolvetheir pension system’sdebt.

They didn’t like whatthey heard from the legis-lators.

“We heard vague, non-committal answers aboutpensions,” said LisaMeier, a teacher at Twen-hofel Middle School in In-dependence.

Meier said teachershave done their part onpensions.

“No teacher has evermissed a payment,” shesaid.

House Speaker Greg

Stumbo’s plan to borrow$3.3 billion to shore up theteacher’s pension systemisn’t the answer, McDa-niel said.

Credit rating agencieshave pledged to down-grade Kentucky’s finan-cial rating if the state bor-rows money for pensions– an operating expense,he said.

“Financially, it’s a baddeal because it all fallsback to the general fund,”McDaniel said.

If they had the powerto “do one thing,” forumpanelists were askedwhat they would makehappen this legislationsession.

» McDaniel wantsKentucky to fix its fosterand adoptive system.

“It is so difficult forfolks to foster and adoptand it is something thatthe children who enterthat system deserve a lotbetter than they’re get-ting,” McDaniel said.

» Wuchner wants tax

reform and revenue re-form to go “hand in hand”with budget process re-form.

“That won’t happenthis session, especiallybecause we’re in the mid-dle of a budget, but thosetwo types of reform real-ly go hand and glove to-gether if we really want tochange how we do thingsin the commonwealth,”Wuchner said.

» Simpson would le-galize gaming to generatetax revenues.

Kentucky’s Council onPostsecondary Educationhas recognized NorthernKentucky University isunderfunded for the firsttime, Simpson said.

No other issues beyondpensions and passing abudget will likely be ad-dressed this session,Simpson said.

“Nobody wants to talkabout increasing revenueand it’s not going to in-crease,” he said in a de-jected tone.

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“The K-count gives usan idea on how many arehomeless,” Scott said. “Itall depends too on thenumber of volunteers wehave to do the count andhow many people we canfind.”

This year, however, Spi-sak is expecting an in-crease.

“I hope we don’t countanyone honestly, but thatisn’t realistic,” he said.“We are expecting an in-crease because we will beable to count some individ-uals we haven’t been ableto count in the past, such asthe people staying in the‘shelters’ behind Turfwayracing track.”

Spisak said these peo-ple don’t have running wa-ter inside and other ameni-ties that make it habitablefor humans so they willqualify this year, when inpast years they haven’t.

“A majority of thecount also depends on the

weather. In 2013 it was thecoldest recent year I canremember but then lastyear it wasn’t quite asbad,” he said. “When itgets really cold churchesand individuals help puthomeless people up in ho-tels and motels or findthem places to stay so thiswould obviously decreasethe number we are findingon the street that day.”

According to Spisak, inCovington and Newport, alarge majority of thehomeless population stayson the riverbanks since itis partially secluded.

“By and large peoplelook for abandoned housesas well to stay in which ismore common in largercity areas,” he said. “In themore rural areas peopleare staying in the woodedareas but near some busi-nesses. Fast food and gasstations are a great placeto go when you wake upcold. Particularly aroundDream Street in Florence,there is a pretty large con-tingent of homeless thatgo to the fast food places toget some coffee to warm

up after sleeping out allnight.”

Homelessness has real-ly changed after the reces-sion years ago, Spisaksaid.

“We see a lot more first-time homeless individualsand families,” he said.“There has been a largepush to find veteranshousing so there has beena slight increase in the vet-erans we are seeing, butthey are still a part of thatpopulation. It isn’t thestereotypical 40-year-oldman with a sign on the sideof the highway. It is fam-ilies sleeping in cars andyouth staying in motels aswell.”

According to Spisak,the best way to help thehomeless is to volunteerwith social service agen-cies and churches.

“It isn’t the monetaryitems they always need, itis also the time and talentsthat are needed to addresshomelessness in the com-munity,” he said.

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VILLA HILLS – Maybeit’s because she liked therolling green hills and theHudson River; but whenMaria Blom visited WestPoint, she “felt at home.”

Now a yearling orsophomore at the U.S. Mil-itary Academy at WestPoint, she hasn’t regret-ted her decision once. The2014 Villa Madonna Acad-emy graduate said shestill feels at home and ap-preciates all the opportu-nities West Point has to of-fer.

She is attending WestPoint via a nominationfrom U.S. Rep. ThomasMassie. Blom is majoringin physics with a track inelectrical engineering.Besides her studies, she isa member of the rowingcrew team and competeswith her team membersagainst other colleges.

On her visit back hometo Villa Hills, Blom, 20, satdown with the Recorder todiscuss her experience.

Q: What inspired yourinterest in West Point?

A: My dad was in theAir Force for a short timeand many of my relativeson my mother’s side are or

were in the military.Something about WestPoint felt like home. May-be it’s because I liked therolling green hills and theHudson River; they re-minded me of home. A lotof it had to do with thestrong history and tradi-tion associated with themilitary academy.

The biggest factor,though, was the peoplethat I met there. Everyonewas so focused anddriven, but at the sametime, they cared abouteach others’ success. Wehave a saying at USMA:“Cooperate to graduate.”Your teammates won’t letyou fail.

Q: What are you ca-reer plans?

A: Upon graduation,cadets are commissionedas second lieutenants inthe U.S. Army. There are17 branches from which tochoose. Currently I am in-terested in military in-telligence and then possi-bly doing something withthe FBI or CIA. My secondchoice would be aviation –flying helicopters. As faras how long I plan to stayin the Army, I haven’t de-cided and I’m really opento anything. It really willdepend on how I am enjoy-

ing my job and the impactI am making.

Q: What did it mean toyou to receive the nomi-nation from Congress-man Massie to attendWest Point?

Receiving the nomina-tion from CongressmanMassie felt incredible.The nomination was oneof the first tangible thingsI had received during theapplication process. Be-fore being nominated, Iwas submitting all this pa-perwork and essays andletters of recommenda-tion. It was one sided – Iwas showing how badly Iwanted to attend an acad-emy, but there was no rec-iprocity. That’s the thingabout the service acade-mies: They don’t needyou.

Personally, during theentire process, I was mostnervous about whether ornot I would get a nomina-tion. I thought, “I’m just aregular person. I don’thave any important politi-cal connections. Whywould he pick me overother qualified people?”That was the best partabout getting the nomina-tion – I had earned it. Itdidn’t come from a goodword on my behalf by

someone influential. Itdidn’t come from my par-ents’ reputation. It wasme, and that was very en-couraging and very hum-bling.

Q: How would you de-scribe life at West Point?

A: Life at West Point isbusy to say the least. Hon-estly I was expecting it tobe a lot more strict than itis. I was expecting myplebe (freshman) year tobe more difficult, espe-cially academically. WhatI found, though, was thatthe challenge was inlearning to balance allthree pillars: Academic,military and physical.

At West Point, you be-come a master of triage,of prioritizing. Most ca-dets get about 4 to 6 hoursof sleep per night. What ismost challenging, butwhat I love the most, isthat, from the time youwake up to the time yourhead hits the pillow atnight, sometimes earlymorning, you get the mostout of every minute ofyour day.

Q: What advice wouldyou give to an incomingfreshman?

A: My best advicewould be to keep a posi-tive attitude and always

remember the big pic-ture. In the grand schemeof things, what is one C ona 10-point quiz? The goalat the end of the day is tograduate. Everyone getspinned with the same rankwhether they were first inthe class or dead last wecall them the goat.

It can seem over-whelming at times, butthat’s when you take astep back, take a breath,and remember why youare there. And you knowthe whole time you’re notgoing through it alone.The person on your leftand right are goingthrough it with you. That’swhy people come out ofWest Point and the otheracademies with suchstrong bonds.

Q: What are you en-joying the most aboutyour experience?

A: What I enjoy mostabout West Point, besidesbeing surrounded withgenuine, energetic, moti-vated people, is theamount of opportunitiesavailable. I had neverrowed before going to US-MA, but I made the noviceteam last year and the var-sity team this year. Thepeople on my team havebecome my family and I

love everything about thesport.

This past summer, Ihad the chance to go toclub nationals in Gaines-ville, Georgia, with myboat and we won. A monthlater, I was in Fort Ben-ning Georgia, at US ArmyAirborne School jumpingout of airplanes. This yearalone I have had the privi-lege of hearing talks fromboth former PresidentBill Clinton and celebrityand humanitarian GarySinise. Nowhere else inthe world are you going toget so many opportuni-ties.

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One thing that makeshiking in Big BoneLick State HistoricSite in cool weather

really cool – far fewer bugs.On a cloudy, 55-degree,

mid-week morning, OssanaWolff, and Cindy Schusterescorted a journalist up Gob-blers Trace trail – named thatway because lots of wild tur-keys populate southern BooneCounty.

Wolff, a program seniorsupervisor at the park whoholds degrees in natural re-sources and forestry fromVirginia Tech and NorthernArizona University, works tobring more and more peopleto experience Big Bone’streasures. Schuster, a BooneCounty resident and regis-tered nurse, is secretary ofthe Friends of Big Bone, avolunteer organization, whichorganizes care projects forthe park.

Friends of Big Bone al-ways seeks new volunteersand can be Googled at Friendsof Big Bone. The Sierra Clubalso organizes hikes and trailservice projects in the 525-acre park. The club held anearly winter hike Dec. 5 andanother is planned for Feb. 20,correctly described as thelate winter hike.

On the late winter hike in2015, 12 inches of snow blan-keted the ground and the airtemperature saunteredaround the mid-30s, but it wasa great two-mile, three-hourhike. Contact John Robbins [email protected] forSierra activities.

Big Bone Lick State Histor-ic Park is just off Ky. 338 notfar from Beaver Lick andRabbit Hash in a hilly sectionof country where thousandsof years ago huge animalsdistantly related to today’sbison roamed the woods find-ing food in salt licks, plentifulwater and very little interfer-ence from humans. The ani-mals are extinct but theirbones remain, hence the clev-er name, Big Bone.

Hiking up the wet, rocky,slippery Gobblers trail, Wolffpointed out evidence of con-temporary animals such asdeer, fox and squirrels. Deadleaves contributed clues tovarieties of maple, oak, hicko-ry and beech trees in thewoods. An abundance of in-vasive honeysuckle bushescrept to the trail’s edge.

The sun jumped out tofinish slicing long, narrowangles through the leaflesstrees as it curved south mak-ing the shadows appearslightly slouchy. But nary abug bugged any of us. Wewere taking advantage ofchilly but dry weather as thewinter solstice approached.

In the Northern Hemi-sphere, the solstice on Dec. 21or Dec. 22 marked the start ofwinter and the day of the yearwith the shortest period ofsunlight. Days will begin to belonger up until the summersolstice next June. Big Bone’sseasonal changes bracket thesolstices. To understand howthese seasonal progressions

affected the huge animalspopulating southwesternBoone County, visit the parkand ask questions.

On our pre-solstice, mid-December hike, however, thethree hikers encountered onlyone couple with two dogs, anda solitary person movingquietly through the woods.

“Notice the quiet here,”says one of our hikers. “Noairplanes, no expresswaynoise, only an occasionaltruck on the nearby road. Andthe air is cleaner here.”

One of the journalist’sfriends describes hiking any-where as “flushing yourbrain.”

A woodpecker’s pecksechoed through the trees.What sounds like a cardinal

tinkled in the distance. Withmeandering clouds in in-termittent sun, the birds arefew. Gobblers links with Ce-dar Run on a ridge. CedarRun curves and bendsthrough younger woods pass-ing the Bison Herd field andterminating near the park’sMuseum & Visitor Center.Gobblers moves east toward acampground and a lake.

Near Gobblers intersectionwith Cedar Run, the group ofthree turns back as appoint-ments and duties in the realworld beckon. The sun popsout and 45 minutes of walkingin the woods seems to havepassed very quickly.

Information about BigBone is plentiful on the park’swebsite, and a general park

map is available in the Mu-seum & Visitor Center. In-formative displays are in theMuseum & Visitor Centeralong with a gift shop. Not tobe missed is a hike around thelake, which is named Lake, onCoralberry Trail. Extendingabout two miles, the lake trailis lightly used compared toGobblers and Cedar Run.

A must see at Big Bone isthe bison herd. These animalsare related to the mastodonsthat plied the country duringthe Pleistocene period (theIce Age) some 12,000 yearsago. Vertebrate paleontologyis the science of learningfrom old bones.

No jokes should erupt hereabout the teachings of formercollege professors.

Find winter hiking bliss AT BIG BONE PARK

Roger Auge IICommunity Recorder Contributor

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The lake is peaceful in winter at Big Bone Lick State Historic Site.

Henry, who weighs close to 2,000 pounds, is highly respected amongfellow bison at Big Bone Lick State Historic Site.

Cedar Run Trail was a bit muddy after Christmas weekend rains. Thehalf-mile trail is “easy difficulty.” The park has 4.5 miles of trails.

Hikers should not miss the salt springs at Big Bone Lick State HistoricSite.

If you’re going to Big Bone Lick State Historic Site for hiking, make sureto stop by the Museum & Visitor Center to learn a little or a lot aboutBig Bone’s rich history.

WHEN IS BIGBONE OPEN?Hours of operation: Parkgrounds are open all year.Museum & Visitor Cen-ter: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Mon-day through Friday (Nov. 1through March 31). FromApril 1 to Oct. 31, the Mu-seum & Visitor Center isopen daily from 8:30 a.m.to 4 p.m.Campground: Open April1 to Oct. 31. Location: 3380 BeaverRoad, Union, KY 41091Phone: 859-384-3522.Email: [email protected]

DISCOVERY TRAILThe Discovery Trail is a

4.5-mile trail mosaic com-prised of all the Big BoneLick State Historic Site’shiking trails combined intocontinuous circuit. Col-lectively, the trails passthrough grasslands, wood-lands, a woody savanna,the salt-sulfur springs andthe bison viewing area.

Big Bone Creek Trail: 1mile, easy difficulty

Bison Trace Trail: 0.5mile, easy difficulty

Cedar Run Trail: 0.5mile, easy difficulty

Coralberry Trail: 2miles, moderate difficulty

Gobblers Trace Trail: 0.5mile, moderate difficulty

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Gateway Community andTechnical College hosted girlsfrom the Cincinnati SquashAcademy and their mothers at aRaise the Floor event Nov. 23 toencourage interest in STEMeducation and advanced manu-facturing.

“This is Gateway’s firstmother/daughter, two-genera-tion Raise the Floor workshop toencourage moms to exposedaughters to science and mathat an early age and introducethem to careers in advancedmanufacturing,” said BrittanyCorde, Gateway’s Raise theFloor coordinator.

Girls, ages 10-13, and theirmoms learned how fun sciencecan be as they discovered whatmakes electricity and how itworks from Brian Jenkins,ATech Training Inc. networkadministrator. Their interestwas further sparked as theybuilt an electric circuit and cre-ated a LED bracelet.

“I think it is really cool tolearn about new stuff I neverknew about,” said Edie, a fifth-grader at Cincinnati Hills

Christian Academy.“We aim to expose our stu-

dent athletes to as many oppor-tunities as possible to changethe trajectory of their life path.Our mission is to get our chil-dren to and through college. Weare also very excited about thewomen empowerment piece ofthis education,” said RachaelParker, Cincinnati SquashAcademy academic director.

Cincinnati Squash Academy(CSA) is a nonprofit afterschoolprogram that serves 30 childrenin Cincinnati. CSA is the city’sonly nonprofit organization thatuses the disciplined game ofsquash to help transform talent-ed students in under-servedcommunities into scholar-ath-letes, productive citizens andfuture leaders.

Laura Lyons, CEO of ATechTraining Inc. and chair of theRaise the Floor initiative,shared, “Women are naturallygood at working with electric-ity, but they may believe they’renot because they’re girls. Ex-posing young girls to scienceand math will increase their

confidence. You could say we’reempowering them throughelectricity.”

The Raise the Floor initiativeis a 12-month training and certi-fication program in manufac-turing skills at Gateway de-signed by women for women.

Women who participate andsucceed in the program may ap-ply for high-wage manufactur-ing jobs after just four months.In addition to the training, theprogram assists women withdeveloping the support systemsthey need to be hired and effec-

tive in manufacturing positions,including locating transporta-tion, accessing childcare andjob placement and career ser-vices. For more information,contact Brittany Corde at 859-815-7614, or [email protected].

Raise the Floor exposes girls to electric careers

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Gateway Community and Technical College hosted girls from the Cincinnati Squash Academy and their mothers ata Raise the Floor event Nov. 23 to encourage interest in STEM education and advanced manufacturing.

Hitting the bull’s eye

THANKS TO MARY ANN ZALLA

Covington Latin School students compete in their first every archery tournament, the Rachel Martin Invitational,on Dec. 19. The team did exceptionally well taking first, second and third place. Adam Moon (Union), freshman,took first place. Paul Rahner (Cincinnati), sophomore, took second place, while junior, Jarod Mariska, Cincinnatiresident, took third.

Socked in

THANKS TO COURTNEY HOFFER

The CruBotics team, the St. Henry District High School robotics team, hasa week-long Sock Drive at school in November to collect socks andtoiletries for the Emergency Cold Shelter of Northern Kentucky. JonMartini and Ian Renaker-Jansen took everything that was collected anddropped it off at the Cold Shelter where they met the center’s director,Kim Webb, and also got a tour of the facility.

Dress up

THANKS TO LISA FAULHABER

Students enjoy a day of Halloween fun at St. Anthony School Thestudents were permitted to dress in costume for the day. Ghosts,skeletons, princesses and many creative costumes marched in thetraditional costume parade led by Principal Veronica Schweitzerdressed as a witch. The day parade ended with an all-school gatheringand sweet treats for all.

of Ludlow, have been acceptedas students at the University ofthe Cumberlands for the up-coming academic year to theclass of 2020.

Freudenberg is a student atSimon Kenton High School.

Garrett is a student at Lud-low High School.

Brown, Vocke onHeidelberg Universitydean’s list

Taylor Brown, of Fort Mitch-ell, and Cameron Vocke, of Er-langer, were among the morethan 350 students named to thefall semester dean’s list at Hei-delberg University, according.

Brown is a senior athletictraining major.

Vocke is a senior educationmajor.

Romito graduates fromCoastal CarolinaUniversity

Connor Romito, of Edge-wood, was one of 592 studentswho graduated from CoastalCarolina University on Dec. 11at the HTC Center. South Caroli-na State Superintendent of Edu-cation Molly Spearman was thespeaker and received an honor-ary degree, Doctor of PublicService.

He graduated magna cumlaude with a Bachelor of Sci-ence in marine science.

Freudenberg, Garrett toattend University of theCumberlands

Logan Freudenberg, of Inde-pendence, and Jamin Garrett,

Lindy, Ritter on dean’slist at BelmontUniversity

Kayla Lindy, of Covington,and Sarah Ritter, of Villa Hills,achieved dean’s list honors atBelmont University for the 2015fall semester.

Eligibility is based on a mini-mum course load of 12 hoursand a quality GPA of 3.5 with nograde below a C.

Back on dean’s list atMidway University

Melissa Back, of MorningView, has been named to thedean’s list at Midway Univer-sity for the 2015 fall semester.

In order to be named to thelist, a student must be classifiedas full time and obtain a 3.6 GPAfor the semester.

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FRIDAY, JAN. 15Art ExhibitsModern Living: Objects andContext, noon to 5 p.m., TheCarnegie, 1028 Scott Blvd.Two-part art exhibition explor-ing the intersection and confla-tion of design and art objects.Free. 491-2030; www.thecarne-gie.com. Covington.

Holiday - ChristmasHoliday Toy Trains, 10 a.m. to 5p.m., Behringer-CrawfordMuseum, 1600 Montague Road.Layout features Lionel trainsand Plasticville. More than 250feet of track. Patrons welcometo operate more than 30 acces-sories from buttons on layout.Through Jan. 18.Included withadmission: $9, $8 ages 60 andup, $5 ages 3-17; free ages 2 andunder and Museum Members.491-4003; www.bcmuseum.org.Covington.

SATURDAY, JAN. 16Art ExhibitsModern Living: Objects andContext, noon to 5 p.m., TheCarnegie, Free. 491-2030;www.thecarnegie.com. Coving-ton.

Cooking ClassesSushi Rolling and Dining, 5:45p.m., 7 p.m., Sushi Cincinnati,130 W. Pike St. Learn to roll andenjoy sushi, or polish rolling andcutting skills. Deb and Jack give10 minute sushi assembly, rollingand cutting demonstration.BYOB; eat sushi you roll. $18.Reservations required. ThroughDec. 31. 513-335-0297;www.sushicinti.com. Covington.

Holiday - ChristmasHoliday Toy Trains, 10 a.m. to 5p.m., Behringer-CrawfordMuseum, Included with admis-sion: $9, $8 ages 60 and up, $5ages 3-17; free ages 2 and underand Museum Members. 491-4003; www.bcmuseum.org.Covington.

Music - DJNoir, 10 p.m., The SouthgateHouse Revival, 111 E. Sixth St.,Revival Room. Monthly dancenight with 80s alternative, newwave, classic goth, industrial,and new music in keeping withstyle. Ages 18 and up. $7, $5.431-2201; www.southgatehouse-.com. Newport.

Support GroupsOvereaters Anonymous,10:30-11:30 a.m., Lakeside Pres-byterian Church, 2690 DixieHighway, white building in backparking lot. Offers program ofrecovery from compulsiveovereating, binge eating andother eating disorders using theTwelve Steps and Twelve Tradi-tions of OA. No dues or fees.Addresses physical, emotionaland spiritual well-being but isnot religious organization anddoes not promote any particulardiet. Free. Presented by Overeat-ers Anonymous NKY. 428-1214.Lakeside Park.

SUNDAY, JAN. 17Holiday - ChristmasHoliday Toy Trains, 1-5 p.m.,Behringer-Crawford Museum,Included with admission: $9, $8ages 60 and up, $5 ages 3-17;free ages 2 and under andMuseum Members. 491-4003;www.bcmuseum.org. Coving-ton.

MONDAY, JAN. 18Dance ClassesBeginner Tribal Belly Dance,7:30-8:30 p.m., Studio 25, 10780Dixie Hwy. Learn beginner tribaldance while strengthening coreand making new friends. Wearworkout clothes and bringwater. Ages 18 and up. $10.Presented by Terpsichore Belly-dance. 653-3730; terpbelly-dance.com. Walton.

Music - BluegrassBluegrass Jam Session, 8-11p.m., Molly Malone’s Irish Puband Restaurant, 112 E. FourthSt., Pub. Northern Kentucky’sbest bluegrass musicians play infront of fireplace on first floor.All bluegrass pickers invited toparticipate. Ages 21 and up.Free. 491-6659; covington.molly-malonesirishpub.com. Coving-ton.

TUESDAY, JAN. 19Exercise ClassesHip Hop Zumba, 6-7 p.m.,Edgewood Senior Center, 550Freedom Park Drive, $40. Regis-tration recommended. Present-ed by City of Edgewood. 331-5910. Edgewood.

Health / WellnessTake Time for Your Heart,6:30-7:30 p.m., St. ElizabethEdgewood, 1 Medical VillageDrive, Comprehensive 10-weekprogram helps identify risks andteaches how to make meaning-ful changes to live better andlive longer. For 55+. $50. Regis-tration required. Presented bySt. Elizabeth Heart and VascularInstitute. 301-9355; www.stel-izabeth.com/taketimeforyour-heart. Edgewood.

Music - RockMid-Winter Warmer, 7:30 p.m.,Madison Live, 734 Madison Ave.,With Perdoni, Sassafraz, Party-boob, Sol Echo, Workshops.Ages 18 and up. $7, $5. 491-2444; www.madisontheateronli-ne.com. Covington.

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 20Art ExhibitsModern Living: Objects andContext, noon to 5 p.m., TheCarnegie, Free. 491-2030;www.thecarnegie.com. Coving-ton.

Dance ClassesLine Dancing Classes, 7-8 p.m.,Edgewood Senior Center, 550Freedom Park Drive, $20. Pre-sented by City of Edgewood.Through Jan. 27. 331-5910;www.edgewoodky.gov. Edge-wood.

Music - Concert SeriesMidday Musical Menu, 12:15-1p.m. Organ recital by GraduateStudents of the Organ Dept. ofthe College-Conservatory ofMusic., Trinity Episcopal Church,326 Madison Ave., Sanctuary.Lunch prepared by the Womenof Trinity available for $7. Free.431-1786; trinitycovington.org.Covington.

RecreationPub Quiz, 8 p.m., Molly Malone’sIrish Pub and Restaurant, 112 E.Fourth St., Pub. Teams competefor victory, bragging rights and$500 prize. No two quizzesalike. $2 draft special. Ages 21and up. Free. 491-6659; coving-ton.mollymalonesirishpub.com.Covington.

Support GroupsOvereaters Anonymous,10:30-11:30 a.m., Erlanger Chris-tian Church, 27 Graves Ave.Program of recovery fromcompulsive overeating, bingeeating and other eating dis-orders using Twelve Steps andTwelve Traditions of OA. Ad-dresses physical, emotional andspiritual well-being. Not reli-gious organization and does notpromote any particular diet.Free. Presented by OvereatersAnonymous NKY. 428-1214;www.cincinnatioa.org. Erlanger.

Al-Anon Beginner Meeting,7:30-8:30 p.m., Lakeside Presby-terian Church, 2690 Dixie High-way. Enter basement door nextto main entrance off Marian Dr.Follow hallway on left to roomat end of hallway. Al-Anonoffers strength and hope forfamilies and friends of alcohol-ics. Find understanding andsupport in Al-Anon. Free. Pre-sented by Al-Anon FamilyGroup. 760-6178; www.kyal-anon.org. Lakeside Park.

THURSDAY, JAN. 21Art ExhibitsModern Living: Objects andContext, noon to 5 p.m., TheCarnegie, Free. 491-2030;www.thecarnegie.com. Coving-ton.

Literary - LibrariesBook Chatter Book Group,9:30-10:30 a.m. Discuss “FuneralDress” by Susan Gilmore. Wal-ton Branch Library, 21 S. MainSt., Presented by Boone CountyPublic Library. 342-2665;www.bcpl.org. Walton.

BCPL Community Stops inHebron, 10 a.m. to noon, Lake-side Christian Church, 195 But-termilk Pike, Parking lot. FormerLents Branch users can pick uphold requests and check outbooks from mini library onwheels. Bring library card. Free.Presented by Boone CountyPublic Library. 341-1160;www.bcpl.org. Lakeside Park.

Ichiban Karate School Pre-sents: Shorin Ryu, 4:30-5:30p.m., Walton Branch Library, 21S. Main St., Free. Registrationrecommended. Presented byBoone County Public Library.342-2665. Walton.

On Stage - TheaterThe Wizard of Oz, 7:30 p.m.,The Carnegie, 1028 Scott Blvd.,Featuring Kentucky SymphonyOrchestra. Through Jan. 30. $30.957-1940; www.thecarnegie-.com. Covington.

FRIDAY, JAN. 22Art ExhibitsModern Living: Objects andContext, noon to 5 p.m., TheCarnegie, Free. 491-2030;www.thecarnegie.com. Coving-ton.

Dining EventsFriday Night Fish Fry, 4:30-7:30p.m., Newport Elks Lodge, $8.50.441-1273. Cold Spring.

Music - R&BBasic Truth, 8:30 p.m. to 12:30a.m., Grandview Tavern & Grille,2220 Grandview Drive, Free.341-8439; basictruth.webs.com.Fort Mitchell.

On Stage - TheaterThe Wizard of Oz, 7:30 p.m.,The Carnegie, $30. 957-1940;www.thecarnegie.com. Coving-ton.

SATURDAY, JAN. 23Art ExhibitsModern Living: Objects andContext, noon to 5 p.m., TheCarnegie, Free. 491-2030;www.thecarnegie.com. Coving-ton.

BenefitsGrand Maskenball, 7-11:59p.m., Radisson Hotel Covington,668 W. Fifth St., Costume ball.Cash prizes for best costumes.Music by Prost and entertain-ment by Germania’s Prinzen-garde. Beverages available forpurchase. Raffles. BenefitsGermania Society. $20. Reserva-tions required. Presented byGermania Society of Cincinnati.513-378-2706; www.germania-society.com. Covington.

Cooking ClassesSushi Rolling and Dining, 5:45p.m., 7 p.m., Sushi Cincinnati,$18. Reservations required.513-335-0297; www.sushicinti-.com. Covington.

Music - RockCincy Powerfest with Autom-aton, 7:30 p.m., Madison Thea-ter, 730 Madison Ave., WithSiegelord, Lords Of The Trident,Zephaniah, Solar Flare. Present-ed by Columbus Anime Conven-tion, Shumatsucon. $15, $10advance. 491-2444; www.madi-sontheateronline.com. Coving-ton.

On Stage - TheaterThe Wizard of Oz, 2 p.m., 7:30p.m., The Carnegie, $30. 957-

1940; www.thecarnegie.com.Covington.

Support GroupsOvereaters Anonymous,10:30-11:30 a.m., Lakeside Pres-byterian Church, Free. 428-1214.Lakeside Park.

SUNDAY, JAN. 24On Stage - TheaterThe Wizard of Oz, 3 p.m., TheCarnegie, $30. 957-1940;www.thecarnegie.com. Coving-ton.

MONDAY, JAN. 25Art & Craft ClassesContemporary Paper-Making,6-8 p.m., Baker Hunt Art andCultural Center, 620 Greenup St.,Instructed by Jane Bresser. Ages16 and up. $25. Reservationsrequired. 431-0020; www.baker-hunt.org. Covington.

Dance ClassesBeginner Tribal Belly Dance,7:30-8:30 p.m., Studio 25, $10.653-3730; terpbellydance.com.Walton.

Music - BluegrassBluegrass Jam Session, 8-11p.m., Molly Malone’s Irish Puband Restaurant, Free. 491-6659;covington.mollymalonesirish-pub.com. Covington.

TUESDAY, JAN. 26Exercise ClassesHip Hop Zumba, 6-7 p.m.,Edgewood Senior Center, $40.

Registration recommended.331-5910. Edgewood.

Health / WellnessTake Time for Your Heart,6:30-7:30 p.m., St. ElizabethEdgewood, $50. Registrationrequired.01-9355; www.stel-izabeth.com/taketimeforyour-heart. Edgewood.

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 27Art ExhibitsModern Living: Objects andContext, noon to 5 p.m., TheCarnegie, Free. 491-2030;www.thecarnegie.com. Coving-ton.

Dance ClassesLine Dancing Classes, 7-8 p.m.,Edgewood Senior Center, $20.331-5910; www.edgewood-ky.gov. Edgewood.

RecreationPub Quiz, 8 p.m., Molly Malone’sIrish Pub and Restaurant, Free.491-6659; covington.mollymalo-nesirishpub.com. Covington.

Support GroupsOvereaters Anonymous,10:30-11:30 a.m., Erlanger Chris-tian Church, Free. 428-1214;www.cincinnatioa.org. Erlanger.

Al-Anon Beginner Meeting,7:30-8:30 p.m., Lakeside Presby-terian Church, Free. 760-6178;www.kyal-anon.org. LakesidePark.

THURSDAY, JAN. 28Art ExhibitsModern Living: Objects andContext, noon to 5 p.m., TheCarnegie, Free. 491-2030;www.thecarnegie.com. Coving-ton.

On Stage - TheaterThe Wizard of Oz, 7:30 p.m.,The Carnegie, $30. 957-1940;www.thecarnegie.com. Coving-ton.

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Saintseneca will perform at 9 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 19, at the Southgate House Revival, 111 E. Sixth St., Newport. Admission is $14, $12. Call 431-2201; visit www.southgatehouse.com.

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Out here on my little patch of heaven, I’m intowhat is called “all seasons gardening.” I don’tstop growing produce because it’s cold out. I

have salad greens and parsley inmy window flower boxes.

We’re expecting single digitsand that will mean the end ofthem until spring. But for now, Ilike strolling a few feet outsidemy kitchen door to harvestgreens as I need them. They tasteso good with my Italian dressing.

Rita Nader Heikenfeld is anherbalist, educator, Jungle Jim’sEastgate culinary professionaland author. Find her blog online

at Abouteating.com. Email her [email protected] with “Rita’skitchen” in the subject line.

Blender Italiandressing for salad

Put in blender andblend until smooth:

3/4 cup oil1/4 cup white wine

vinegar1 clove garlic3 tablespoons shredded

Parmesan1/2 teaspoon sugarSalt and pepper1/2 teaspoon dried

oregano1/4 teaspoon dry mustard

(or teaspoon of Dijon)Few sprigs parsley if you

have it.

Amish sweet friendship bread

Guess what was requested by a “fan.” Friendship bread! Talk about a vintage recipe, thisis it.

I remember getting my first loaf along with a batch of starter from my friend, Bert, whohas a farm down the road. The whole idea of friendship bread is just that, to share. And it’s atimely lesson in food chemistry for the kids, too.

To me, this is more like a cake than a bread. The whole kitchen will be perfumed with aheavenly aroma as it bakes.

The starter takes 10 days. It’s fun to watch it bubble, smell yeasty and ferment as the daysprogress. Be sure and give the sourdough starter recipe along with the bread recipe to recipi-ents. I have a feeling they’ll love the bread so much that they’ll start their own batch of starterto share! I also like to give slices of the bread with the recipe for sampling.

First, make the sourdough starter:Leave this starter on the counter, don’t refrigerate. Put in large bowl, glass or ceramic,

not metal (some metals interfere with fermentation) covered lightly. Or put in very largesealed baggie. If air forms squeeze it out. Instead of stirring, squeeze bag. The little ones loveto do the squeezing.

The starter will have a yeasty/sourdough aroma and will bubble up at times, especiallyafter the days you “feed” it. In between it may look a little flat, but that’s OK.

Day 1:

Stir together:1 cup flour1 cup sugar1 cup milk1 envelope (.25 oz) active yeast stirred into 1/4 cup warm water (let it foam a bit before

stirring into flour, sugar and milk)

Days 2 through 5: Stir with spoonDay 6: Stir in 1 cup flour, 1 cup sugar, 1 cup milkDays 7 through 9: Stir with spoonDay 10: Add 1 cup flour, 1 cup sugar, 1 cup milk and blend well. Then divide the starter into 1 cup measures. Keep 1 cup for yourself to make bread and

give others away in very large baggies with recipe. (I can’t tell you exactly how many cupsyou’ll get depending upon the aggressiveness of your starter, etc. but you should get at least 4cups).

Now here’s the recipe to make Amish sweet friendship bread. I have another recipe thatdoesn’t use pudding. But I have to say this one seems to be the favorite.

Beat together:

1 cup starter3 large eggs1 cup oil1/2 cup milk2 teaspoons vanillaIn a separate bowl, stir together and then beat with egg mixture:2 cups flour1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder1/2 teaspoon baking soda1/2 teaspoon salt1/2 cup chopped nuts (optional)1 large box instant vanilla pudding1 cup sugar + extra for pan2 teaspoons cinnamon + extra for pan

Preheat oven to 325. Spray 2 loaf pans, 9 by 5. Sprinkle bottom and sides generously withextra sugar and cinnamon. Dump out excess. Pour batter in pans. Bake 50-60 minutes or untiltoothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

Gilding the lily:Sprinkle top with a bit of sugar and cinnamon before baking.

THANKS TO RITA HEIKENFELD

Grow salad greens growing in a window box and use them for your meals.

Fresh greens can begrown in winter

Rita HeikenfeldRITA’S KITCHEN

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This has been such a greatyear, thanks to you. I haveexperienced an outpouring oflove, guidance, and compassionfrom so many of you. As anoutsider, this was important fora healthy city government. Iappreciate you making me apart of your city-family.

This has been a productiveyear, too. We have accom-plished a lot in 12 months.

We made marked progressin the restoration of the Nor-folk Southern railroad bridgeover Dixie Highway. A repre-sentative with Norfolk South-ern visited Erlanger, reviewedthe project with us and gave usinstruction on how to make thisa successful project from bothsides of the table. I hope wewill be able to accomplish ourgoal to have this work complet-ed in 2016. Fixing this eyesorewill be a feather in all of ourcaps. Engineering, traffic stud-ies, and a binding legal agree-ment are underway. Thanks toJim Viox and Jack Gatlin fortheir direction.

We promoted Officer KimKlare to the rank of sergeant.This is the first time in thehistory of Erlanger PD that awoman has achieved thi rank.She is a great representative ofour city, and has a calm, pleas-ing demeanor. A quick pat-on-the-back to Chief Tony Wilson.Our police staff is rich withhigh caliber individuals.

We have had a dramaticsavings in the operation costsof the city. Matt Allen was ableto save about $160,000 by think-ing outside of the box and hav-ing the courage to find a newsolution for our cellphones,Internet, website and telephonesystem. Also thanks to MarcFields, Missy Andress, SherryHoffman and the adminis-trative staff. We have been ableto spread the workload afterthe voluntary departure of oneemployee, and found a way forfour people to do the work offive. Our staff continues to findefficiencies in their daily prac-tice. This is done by slight mod-ifications and improvements,while still offering the same, orbetter service.

We were able to cut ourproperty taxes $0.10 per $100 inassessed value. It may notseem like a huge decrease, butit is the largest tax decreaseour citizens have had in over 20years. This is especially impor-tant because, to my knowledge,Erlanger is the only city inKenton County, and perhaps inthe Tricounty area, with a prop-erty tax decrease in 2015. Thisdecrease won’t cause us to cutany services. In fact, with theoffset of new businesses wemay actually increase our rev-enue.

We evaluated the perfor-mance of our Public Worksmowing, and compared them tooutside contractors. We foundthat it would cost the city 50percent more to hire a privatecontractor. We know our staffprovides services with a higherlevel of care and ownership.That is a difficult benefit tocontract. Great job Rick Bo-gard and your dedicated crew.

We have begun to clean upsome of our ordinances. Thethree-month trash can debatewas exciting (tongue in check).No, really, it is imperative toclean up the conflicts in differ-ent portions of our code. It had

been so longsince we took acomprehensivelook at some ofthese issuesthat we didn’trealize therewere three orfour differentreferenceswith conflict-ing rules andlanguage. I amhappy to say

this lead to our City Councilhiring American Legal to cod-ify our ordinances. This proc-ess is ongoing as you read this.

Toyota’s plans changedslightly in their exit from Er-langer, lightening the impact.They’re projected departurehas been delayed by at leastone year. Meanwhile we havehad some other very positivenews that helps to soften therevenue shortfall.

ADM (Archer Daniels Mid-land) purchased Wild Flavorsin 2014. In 2015, they remod-eled a portion of the currentfacility from warehouse-typespace into Class A offices andrelocated 200 high-paying ITjobs from their headquarters inChicago to Erlanger. ADM’sCEO, Juan Luciano, told methat of their 400 locationsworldwide, this was quite pos-sibly their most beautiful, se-rene campus.

St. Elizabeth Healthcareannounced plans to partnerwith Sun Behavioral Health tobuild a 197-bed hospital in Er-langer (on Dolwick). This willbring 400 new jobs to Erlangerin 2017. Drawings are expectedto be submitted for permitshortly, and groundbreaking isanticipated by spring.

Convergys has renovatedportions of its existing facilityalong I-275. Its goal is to hire600 more full-time employeesin 2016. This would almostdouble employment.

Chief Todd Whitaker hascontinued a tradition of excel-lence in Erlanger’s Fire/EMSservice. While there aren’t a lotof new developments in ourFire/EMS, there is a lot to besaid for steady, reliable serviceto our city. With over nine callsper day for emergency medicalor fire responses in our cityand a four-minute responsetime, our department continuesto shine.

There are many outstandingitems that are part of the cityoperation that may have goneunmentioned here, but have notgone unnoticed. From Cops andKids and Toy Collections atChristmas, to reading withschool children, to voluntarycollections for scholarships, tosaving a stray dog, or support-ing fellow co-workers who aregoing through a tough time, ourcity-family has a lot to offer.No doubt, the people involvedenrich our community. It hasbeen my honor to get to knowyou, and see our operationfrom the inside. I wish moreresidents could do the same.

We have more in store for2016. I am looking forward tolearn more, grow more, andcontinue to improve our city. Iam confident the best days ofErlanger are ahead of us, andwish you and your family ahealthy and prosperous newyear.

Tyson Hermes is mayor ofthe city of Erlanger.

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Did you start 2016 withplans to make changes toimprove your health? Maybeit was a pledge to lose weightor quit smoking?

At the Northern KentuckyHealth Department, we start-ed 2016 with a new, five-yearstrategic plan. Part of thatplan includes an updatedvision statement, in which weaspire to make NorthernKentucky the healthiest re-gion in the nation. No joke.

So, as we work together toachieve our vision of healthfor the region, I’d like to giveyou a few simple ideas ofsmall changes that will makea difference. To improve ourhealth this year, let’s:

1. Wash our hands. Ifavailable, use soap and water;if not, hand sanitizer works asa second choice. Wash afterusing the bathroom, beforeyou eat, before you preparefood, and before/after caringfor someone who is sick.

2. Get vaccinated forwhooping cough. Cases ofwhooping cough increaseddramatically in NorthernKentucky late in 2015. Vacci-nation is one way we canreverse that trend. All adultsand children age 10 and overshould get a Tdap vaccineabout every 10 years. Parentsof teens should make suretheir children have receiveda booster of Tdap. Vaccina-tion with a Tdap is especially

critical forschool teach-ers, pregnantwomen, par-ents, grand-parents andcaregivers forinfants. Plus,many peoplecan get vacci-nated at thehealth depart-ment’s countyhealth centers

for free. Call to find out if youqualify and schedule an ap-pointment.

3. Change what we drink.Sugar-sweetened beveragesare the highest source ofadded sugar in our diet. Calo-ries that we get from drinkstend not to make us feel full,either, so we end up consum-ing more calories overall.Water and skim milk aresome of your best beveragechoices.

4. Move more, sit less.Think about ways that youcan incorporate movementinto your daily routine. Canyou park farther away at thestore – or even better, walk orbike from home if the store isnearby? When you watchyour favorite TV show, couldyou do so while on a tread-mill?

5. Fall in love with fruitsand vegetables. There’salways a new variety of fruitsand vegetables to try, and

produce is convenient, too.Fruits and vegetables can benutritious in any form – fresh,frozen, canned or dried.

6. Test our homes forradon. You can’t see, smell ortaste radon, but it could bepresent at a dangerous levelin your home. Radon is theleading cause of lung cancerdeaths among nonsmokers inAmerica. Testing radon levelsin your home can help pre-vent unnecessary exposure.Visit http://www. nkyhealth.org/Services/Radon.aspx to learn how youcan get a free testing kit.

If you follow these steps,you can prevent disease,promote wellness and protectyourself against healththreats – all three of whichare part of our mission at thehealth department.

If you’d like to learn moreabout the health department’sstrategic plan to improve thehealth of Northern Kentuckyover the next five years orabout the many other ser-vices we offer to improvehealth, I encourage you tovisit nkyhealth.org.

If Northern Kentucky isgoing to be the healthiestregion in the country by 2020,we’d better get started to-gether now.

Dr. Lynne Saddler is dis-trict director of health of theNorthern Kentucky HealthDistrict.

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Last week’s questionWhat is the best way to han-

dle the Syrian refugee situation?

“Accept that you have noreal control over it. Love thyneighbor, but watch yourback.”

Rachael Kramer

”We should remember thatafter the Vietnam war Americaresettled over 800,000 Viet-namese refugees ... 1.3 millionwere resettled worldwide ...and at the time similar argu-ments were made ... that theymay be North Vietnamese ...that they are enemies ... that wecan’t afford to resettle them. Iworked in that program both inthe U.S. and in the refugeecamp in Indonesia. Today it’salmost unimaginable that wehad those fears ... most of therefugees became financiallyindependent very quickly ...many opened businesses, theyimproved many of the neigh-borhoods they were resettledinto ... often bringing back tolife areas of our cities thatwere dying out ... their childrenare now college graduates,skilled workers, restaurantand small business owners,professionals in every fieldand all are now part of ourAmerican culture ... and noneof the fears came true.”

Jay Brandt

“Join with many other na-tions of the world to create asafe haven in their own part ofthe world for them to live, workand form their own way oflife.”

Gary Griesser

“Absolutely! When 90 per-cent or more of them are menwho are alone and b/t 15-50,they should be staying in theirown countries, fighting fortheir country.”

Kathy Mills

“You are right, Kathy. Whyin the world are they cominghere instead of fighting to taketheir country back. Maybe anefarious reason?”

Suzanne Patterson

“I have heard on the GlennBeck program that a lot of ref-ugees moving into the stateshave been sponsored by Chris-tian charities. However thesewere charities that have a rela-tionship with these refugeesand worked with them. Fromwhat I have also read is the factthat most of the refugees havebeen middle-aged men. Thoserefugees should stay home andfight those that are causingthem to flee.”

Eddie Horgan

“Here’s how the processworks ... it took over a year totwo years when I was doing the

processing ... it’s much morestringent now, more securityagencies are involved ... andour resources are much great-er:

“Before refugees face U.S.screening, they must get a re-ferral from the United NationsHigh Commissioner for Refu-gees (or occasionally a U.S. em-bassy or another NGO). TheUN refers about 1 percent ofrefugees for resettlementthrough its own vetting proc-ess, which takes four to 10months. During that process,UN officials decide if peopleactually qualify as refugees, ifthey require resettlement, andwhich country would acceptthem.

“Once the cases are passedalong to the United States, therefugees undergo securityclearances. Their names, bio-graphical information and fin-gerprints are run through fed-eral terrorism and criminaldatabases. Meanwhile, the ref-ugees are interviewed by De-partment of Homeland Securi-ty officials. If approved, theythen undergo a medical screen-ing, a match with sponsor agen-cies, “cultural orientation”classes and one final securityclearance.

“Syrian refugees in particu-lar must clear one additionalhurdle. Their documents areplaced under extra scrutinyand cross-referenced withclassified and unclassified in-formation.

“The process typicallytakes one to two years or long-er and happens before a refu-gee ever gets onto Americansoil.”

Jay Brandt

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THIS WEEK’S QUESTIONWhat changes, if any, would youmake to the primary system (orin the case of Kentucky Repub-licans, their new caucus system)for choosing presidential candi-dates?

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KENTON COUNTY - Insomewhat unconventional fash-ion, two Kenton County schooldistrict rivals trekked to Camp-bell County for their biggestmatch of the season.

Simon Kenton and DixieHeights squared off in a boysbowling match Jan. 7 at SuperBowl Bellewood in Newport.The winner would claim Divi-sion I of the Northern KentuckyAthletic Conference. Simonrolled to a 7-0 win over the Colo-nels, outscoring Dixie 2,818-2,577 in total pins, averaging 201over the 14-game format.

Simon improved to 35-7 and6-0 in matches. Dixie fell to 28-21and 5-1. Both teams have tworegular-season matches remain-ing.

“We came in expecting a real-

ly good match because Dixie isvery talented,” said SK headcoach David Hampton. “It wasjust our day today. The wholeteam stepped up today. I don’tthink they even realized it wasfor the championship. Theywere just focused on the matchand not getting caught up inwho’s undefeated.”

SK was led by senior WillGross, who had individualgames of 230 and 221 for a 451.Jonathan Cummins had a 243and 201 for 444. Jacob Lawsonhad a 182 and 256 for 438.

For Dixie, Brandon Younghad a 232 and 194 for 426. KevinJones had 193-211 for 404. ChrisWolfzorn had 223 and 156 for379.

Gross, a senior, anchors oneof SK’s four-person units duringthe team games. He was averag-ing 210 for the year in confer-ence matches going into the Dix-

ie contest. Jonathan Cummins(211 average), the returning re-gional singles runner-up in Re-gion 5, anchors the other unitand is also the anchor for thefive-man Baker games. Grossbowls fourth there.

“Will has picked up his game,even this year,” Hampton said.“He’s worked hard in practice,changed things in his game,worked on his fundamentals. Ithas paid dividends for him. Hehas come a long way and he’s do-ing it at the right time.”

Both teams are looking for-ward to big things in the regionaltournaments at the end of Janu-ary. Last year the Pioneers wereteam champions in Region 5.Jones was third in the region insingles in Region 6 and qualifiedfor state. Cory Spivey was a re-gional medalist. The Colonelshope to qualify their team tostate this year after returning

their top eight players from lastseason.

Both teams were set for a ma-jor tournament at Western BowlJan. 8 featuring mostly Cincin-nati teams, and SK is going to asimilar tourney Jan. 16 at North-west Lanes in Fairfield, Ohio,which is an all-day extravaganzaof Baker games. Hampton saidfacing Cincy’s best is a good toolfor peaking at the postseason.

He said his Pioneers are alsobuilding chemistry at the righttime.

“If we had went 0-7 today, aslong as I see team unity and theguys working together, I’m hap-py with that,” Hampton said.“But now I’m seeing team unity,the guys working together, andthey’re being successful. That’sgreat to see as a coach.”

SK swept Dixie 7-0 in girls1,907 to 1,486 in total pins. SK is22-20 in points and 3-1 in confer-

ence matches. Michelle Thomasled the Pioneers with 341 (159-182). Erica Travis shot 301 (164-137). Both were regional singlesmedalists last year and helpedSK to second place in the teamtourney to go to state.

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Simon Kenton’s Jon Cummins, oneof the top bowlers in the area,reacts to a shot in practice Jan. 7.

Despite falling behind bydouble-digits in the third quar-ter and trailing most of the sec-ond half, Scott piled up key de-fensive stops and made freethrows in the closing minutesto finish the game on a 7-2 run.

Scott junior Jake Ohmerscored 33 points, including thelast six of the game, as Scottcame from behind to beat Ken-ton County rival Simon KentonFriday night in Taylor Mill, 63-60.

Ohmer sank a pair of freethrows with a little over a min-ute left to make it a one-pointgame, 60-59. He then drew afoul with 36.4 left and sank twomore freebies to give the Ea-gles their first lead since thelast minute of the third quar-ter. His final free throws putthe Eagles up by their eventualmargin of victory, 63-60, with18.7 left.

“It was the most competi-tive game I’ve played in,”Ohmer said. “Our team juststuck together, and we found away to win.”

On the other end, SimonKenton missed four freethrows, turned the ball overtwice, and saw Chaz Kitchens’three rim out all in the finalminute of action. FollowingOhmer’s last trip to the charitystripe, the Pioneers tried torun sharpshooting wing JCHawkins off a screen at the topof the key, but Scott juniorJake Pusateri came away witha steal.

“I’m very happy,” Scottcoach Brad Carr said. “In ourlast three games, we foundmore ways to lose than to win,and in this one we found a wayto win it.

“It shows a little bit of matu-ration, and that’s what you’relooking for at this time of theseason. Our kids focused in onthe last play of the game, real-ly trusted our system, andJake Pusateri did a really goodjob of getting that deflectionand steal.”

Timmy Cottrell’s 19 pointsled the Pioneers. Fries added16, with 10 of them coming inthe second half.

Ohmer came out on fire,scoring Scott’s first 11points ofthe game. By the end of thequarter, the Eagles had built a15-6 lead.

Simon Kenton came storm-ing back in the second period.The Pioneers went on a 14-2run over the next four-plus

minutes. Cottrell scored 12 ofhis 19 points in the secondframe. His and-one finish andfree throw with 40.2 secondsleft in the half gave his team a28-22 lead at intermission.

Tempers flared at halftimeas a pair of students from thetwo rival schools came nose-to-nose in a shouting matchwhile the teams were in thelocker rooms, and multiplestudents were ejected fromthe gym. As school administra-tors worked to settle everyonedown, Scott’s PA announcercame over the speaker and in-formed fans that any furtherinteractions between studentsof the two schools would resultin an automatic dismissal.

“Oh yeah, we knew whatwas going on and we could def-initely feel it on the floor,”Ohmer said. “Coach Carr justsaid let everything else go andplay our game.”

The intense atmosphere

trickled onto the court, butmostly just with the show ofemotions from the two teamsafter big plays. Scott’s CJ Seaywas whistled for a technical af-ter getting tangled up with Si-mon Kenton’s Zach Kelch, butthe call seemed to be more of apreventative measure by theofficials than anything.

After Fries sank the twotechnical free throws, Haw-kins buried a 3-pointer to givethe Pioneers their largest leadat 35-24.

While the call initiallyseemed to give Simon Kentona boost, it was actually Scottwho responded over the fol-lowing two minutes. Ohmeranswered at the other end witha shot in the lane, sparking a13-2 run for the Eagles. An old-fashioned 3-point play byfreshman Chad Ohmer tied thegame up 37-37.

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Jake Ohmer puts in a basket in front of JC Hawkins during the firstquarter of their game Friday, Jan. 8.

INDEPENDENCE - Schooldistrict rivals Scott and SimonKenton took to the girls basket-ball floor in Independence foranother high-octane shootoutJan. 6 after the Eagles had pre-vailed 78-69 a year ago. Theteams delivered on that prom-ise with the Pioneers holding onfor a 78-75 win to improve to10-3. Scott fell to 8-6.

Scott led 40-35 at halftime af-ter leading by as many as eight.Sophomore guard Anna Cle-phane had 20 points in the firsthalf for the Eagles and 29 for thegame. Scott shot better than 50percent for the game.

“I liked our resolve in thesecond half,” said SK headcoach Jeff Stowers. “We had togive them a speech. Our de-fense has been poor. I talkedabout no one stepping up andtaking charges. They were justlowering their shoulder and go-ing to the basket. We had no-body who wanted to play foreach other and that really irkedme.”

The Pioneers started the sec-ond half on a 15-4 run to turn thegame around. Junior guardKendyl Gilliam banked in athree-pointer to give SK thelead for good, and sophomoreguard Ally Niece scored twicein a row on transition layups togive SK a 50-44 lead midwaythrough the third quarter. SKled by as many as 12 in thefourth.

Niece, SK’s leading scorerfor the year at 22 points pergame, led SK with 29, 16 in thesecond half. Sophomore wingMegan Buckner had 15 points

and 14 rebounds. Junior centerMadi Meier had 15 points. Ju-nior center Briana Dressmanposted six points and sevenboards.

For Scott, Alexis Stapletonhad 24 points. Freshman guardSummer Secrist and juniorguard Morgan Wagner scoredseven each.

Both teams were missingkey ingredients. SK was with-out sophomore forward ShelbyHarmeyer, who ranks second onthe team in scoring (10.4) andrebounding (5.8) but was ex-pected to return to practice theday after the Scott game.

Scott was without both of itsseniors, Tori Dant and HollyKallmeyer, who combine foreight points and eight reboundsa game.

“I’m happy with where we’reat,” Stowers said. “Harmeyerwill make our bench longer andwill keep people from playingus the way they do. We can startputting things together fromthere.”

Simon is the defendingEighth Region champion. Scottlooks to contend for the 10th Re-gion title after narrowly losingin the regional semis last year.

The Pioneers have a win overdefending state champion HolyCross earlier this season, a 65-55 win on Dec. 7. The Pioneershad gone more than three weekswithout playing a NorthernKentucky team over the holi-days, playing in three differentholiday showcases and going5-2 in that span.

After playing Scott, SK wasset to prepare for this year’sstate title favorite, Elizabeth-

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Simon Kenton junior Kendyl Gilliam drives to the hoop Jan. 6.

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Holy Cross football workedits way back to respectabilityin 2015 and few people are asresponsible for that as seniorquarterback Hamilton Scott.

Scott will represent the In-dians on the gridiron one finaltime when he suits up for theKentucky squad against Ten-nessee in the 2016 NationalGuard Border Bowl on Jan. 16.

On the field, Scott playednearly every snap of offense,defense, and special teamsover the past three seasons. Heweathered the disappointingone-win seasons of 2013 and2014 and led the Indians to a 6-6mark in 2015. Scott’s leader-ship on and off the field was abig reason for the turnaround.

“Hamilton and the four oth-er seniors that we had this sea-son pulled Holy Cross footballout of a very deep rut,” saidhead coach Bruce Kozerski.“He made Holy Cross a betterteam every time he was on thefield.”

As a senior, Scott rushed for900 yards and five scores andpassed for 1,304 yards and 16touchdowns. He also handledpunting and kicking duties andstarted at free safety for threeseasons. He is the first playerto start three seasons at quar-terback in program history.The statistics are impressive,but Scott’s mere presence onthe field inspired his team-mates and coaches.

During his freshman year,Scott suffered his first seizure.During tests to determine thesource of the seizures, doctorsdiscovered an inoperable tu-mor on his brain. He takes fourpills each night to control hisepilepsy and visits the oncolo-gist every six months to mon-itor the tumor. He played thefirst three games of the 2015season with a broken wrist.And he never once made an ex-cuse.

“Even through the difficulttime finding out about his tu-mor and epilepsy, he continuedto work to be his very best andnot let his teammates lean onhis health issues as a crutch,”said Kozerski. “He made ev-eryone around him better andtaught all of them to fightthrough the difficult timeswithout feeling sorry for them-selves.”

Scott learned to lead by ex-ample, and became a more vo-cal leader as a senior.

“I try not to ever show thatI’m tired when we’re lifting orrunning. I try to make it looklike I’m never fatigued,” he

said. “I think I’ve changed tre-mendously as a leader. I’m asoft-spoken, laid back person.Part of being a leader is callingpeople out when they’rewrong. That was a challengefor me. The seniors when I wasa sophomore helped me devel-op into a leader.”

His leadership extends be-yond football, Holy Cross, andeven America. Last February,Scott traveled to the Domin-ican Republic with the StarkeyHearing Foundation to help fithundreds of people with hear-ing aids. His father, Lowell, isthe president of Hearing Solu-tions by Ellis-Scott and Asso-ciates. Hamilton was humbledby the experience.

“It was really eye-openingto see what struggles all thosepeople go through. They’re sonice and happy despite all theygo through and they are uplift-ing to other people,” he said.“It’s crazy to watch their faceslight up when they can hear forthe first time. It’s life-chang-ing.”

After helping impoverishedpeople in a different countryhear for the first time, andwhile continuing to battle hisown health issues, Scott helpedturn Holy Cross’s football pro-gram around.

“It was a great struggle andclimb to get back to where wewant to be. It was a big relief.Felt like the monkey was liftedoff our backs. Our teamworked really hard, but it wastough at times,” he said. “It’snot just about the record; it’sabout developing as people androle models. At Holy Cross, ourcoaches do a really good job ofthat.”

His coaches credit Scott as arole model.

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Holy Cross quarterback HamiltonScott ran for 900 yards and fivescores and threw for 1,304 yardsand 16 touchdowns this season.

Hall of Fame» Covington Catholic High

School announces its inducteesfor the 35th annual Athletic Hallof Fame ceremony. This year’sinductees include Mike Guidu-gli, longtime CCH Athletic Di-rector; Bob Noll, Class of 1985,in the coach/contributor catego-ry; Dustin Hicks, Class of 1994,for football, baseball and bas-ketball; Dana Granger, Class of1989, for football and baseball;and Tim Duncan, Class of 2005,for track. Jeff Piecoro willserve as Master of Ceremonies.

The event is Wednesday, Jan.27, at The Gardens of ParkHills. Doors open at 6 p.m. Horsd’oeuvres, snacks, beer, andwine will be available before abuffet dinner at 7 p.m. with theinduction ceremonies to followaround 8 p.m.

Tickets are $35 and can bepurchased online at www.cov-cath.org, or by calling theschool (859) 491-2247. Any otherquestions, contact Athletic Di-rector Tony Bacigalupo at [email protected].

» The Northern KentuckySports Hall of Fame will inductnew members at 1p.m. Wednes-day, Jan. 20, at the Villa HillsCivic Club, 729 Rogers Road. In-ductees are Andrew Neagle(Ludlow 1966), Bradford Carr(Holmes ’87), Fred Hester (Ma-son County ’67) and Tim Reese(CovCath ’81). Guest speakerwill be sportscaster John Po-povich from WCPO.

Boys basketball» Covington Catholic beat

Winton Woods 72-59 Jan. 9 to im-prove to 11-5. CJ Fredrick had 18points, Andy Flood 16, AJMayer15 and Cole VonHandorf14.

» Holmes beat Scott 84-76 inovertime Jan. 5. MarkelMcClendon had 21 points andAndrew Arnold 20.

» Holy Cross beat Conner 70-56 Jan. 5. Tyler Bezold had 14points, Leighton Schrand 13and Erich Jakubowski 12.

» Holy Cross beat Holmes inbattle of Covington and a 35th

District seeding game Jan. 8,76-63. Leighton Schrand had 21points and Tyler Bezold 18 forHC. Markel McClendon ledHolmes with 25.

» Simon Kenton beat Harri-son County 75-64 Jan. 5. AustinFries had 22 points and TimmyCottrell 18 to lead the Pioneers.

» Villa Madonna lost 57-52to Bellevue Jan. 4. ThomasSchutzman led VMA with 15points including his 1,000th ca-reer point. Sean McIntyre add-ed 14 points. Sean Malone hadsix rebounds. He joins nine oth-er students in Villa’s 1,000 pointclub.

Girls basketball» Calvary Christian beat

Heritage 44-29 Jan. 7. SydneyHennemann had 15 points, Kae-lin Clemens and Rebekah Fry-man nine each. Hennemannhad a team-high nine rebounds,Clemens and Fryman eighteach.

» Holmes beat defending10th Region champion and statesemifinalist Mason County 54-51Jan. 6 to improve to 11-2. LailaJohnson led the Bulldogs with13 points.

» It was a milestone nightJan. 6 at Holy Cross for two newmembers of the girls’ basket-ball 1,000-point club.

In a span of 80 seconds late inthe second quarter, senior pointguard Dajah McClendonscored her 1,000th point for Ho-ly Cross and senior post player

Emily Schultz scored her1,000th for Bishop Brossart.

Defending state championHoly Cross made a bigger point.The Indians were the betterteam on the scoreboard, defeat-ing the pesky Mustangs, 46-39.Holy Cross bolted to a 7-0 leadand never trailed.

McClendon led all scorerswith 19 points. She scored her1,000th on a drive from the rightwing with 1:30 to play in the firsthalf to give the Indians (9-5) a20-12 lead.

“That was pretty cool. Emilyand I used to be AAU team-mates,” said McClendon, whoadded five assists. “I had no ideashe was close to 1,000. But I waswondering why they had such abig crowd here.”

Holy Cross coach Kes Mur-phy called a timeout afterMcClendon’s milestone basket.“It’s a tremendous accomplish-ment. She’s a point guard whosejob is to get everybody involvedin the offense,” Murphy said.“Some people say she can’tscore. Obviously, she canscore.”

McClendon was presentedflowers and a gift bag, and thegame restarted.

Schultz scored her 1,000thpoint on a basket inside for theMustangs with 10 seconds toplay in the half, cutting the Indi-ans’ lead to 22-16. When the goalwas counted, Bishop Brossartfans stood and raised green andwhite signs that read, “WelcomeTo The 1,000-Point Club EmilySchultz.”

Schultz scored 12 first-halfpoints and finished with a team-high 16. Abby King sank a pairof 3-pointers and added 12points for Brossart.

“I knew (McClendon) wasabout to get (1,000 points) be-cause someone told me,”Schultz said. “We wanted tocome out on top, but we didn’ttake care of the basketball.”

» Ludlow beat CalvaryChristian 44-24 Jan. 5 for itsthird win in a row.

» Simon Kenton beat St.Henry 52-37 Jan. 4. Ally Niecehad 19 points and Kendyl Gil-liam 10.

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Bishop Brossart senior Emily Schultz,left, and Holy Cross senior DajahMcClendon after both players scoredtheir 1,000th career point Jan. 6during HC’s 46-39 win at home.

Local teams took part inthe Scott Eagle Classicswimming meet Jan. 9.Teams will participate inthe Scott diving classicJan. 16.

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Braden Chow of Simon Kenton swims butterfly.

Kali Abafo of Scott swims the butterfly.

Haley Ferguson of Simon Kentonswims butterfly.

Caitlyn Benton of Ryle, top, andHannah Poe of Calvary Christianswim freestyle.

Stuart Nicholas of Scott swims thebutterfly.

Shaine Olmstead of Simon Kentonswims the butterfly.

Cody Howard of Calvary swims thebutterfly.

town, who has one of the na-tion’s best players in NotreDame-bound Erin Boley.

“We just got to go out andsee what we got,” Stowerssaid. “This game is not somuch for this year as nextyear. We loaded our scheduleup so we can go out and seewhat the best of the best haveand see where we need to go.

We’ll see where we stand andhopefully get better.”

SK will play a 32nd Districtgame at Grant County Jan. 16.The Pioneers beat Walton-Ve-rona in their first districtgame, 43-41.

Scott went 3-3 in two holi-day tournaments and afterhosting Conner Jan. 9, the Ea-gles will have 37th Districtseeding game at home againstCalvary Christian Jan. 14 andat Campbell County Jan. 16.

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“That (technical) fired usup,” Ohmer said. “CJ is theguy who always does that forus, and he just got us going.”

The teams traded the leadtwo more times down thestretch in the third quarter be-fore Kitchens’ free throwsgave the Pioneers a 42-41 ad-

vantage, setting up the com-petitive fourth frame.

“I think our players han-dled the environment well,”Carr said. “It showed earlyhow amped up our kids werewith the way we were missingfree throws. The moment wasprobably too big early on withus starting a freshman, a soph-omore, two juniors and a sen-ior; but I thought our kids did amuch better job in the secondhalf with that.”

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since been holding month-ly meetings at the Centerfor Great Neighborhoodsin Covington. The groupwas formed at the requestof Covington HumanRights Commissioner,Pamela Mullins, who is aformer member of the Co-vington City Commissionand Covington Board ofEducation. Mullins heardabout the Restorative Jus-tice program and solicitedhelp from Diana Queen,who heads the KentuckyCenter for RestorativeJustice in Lexington.Louisville also has a Re-storative Justice program

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The New Year is often atime set aside for new be-ginnings: changes, a newdirection or a fresh start.Many who wrestle withmaking “resolutions” stilllong to make improve-ments in their lives, andstrive to be more positiveinfluences for family,friends and co-workerswho surround them on adaily basis. If this soundslike you, maybe it’s timeyou implemented a phraseinto your vocabulary thatcould spur you onto theright path. Quite possiblythis is the year you weredestined to say, “Here IAm.”

Often in life, we findourselves in the predica-ment of wondering whyGod isn’t speaking to us orusing us for great things.“Why is it that everyonearound us seems to bemoving forward, butwe’re still stuck in thesame rut of 2012?”

It’s important to re-member, our God is a gen-tleman who will not forceHis way into our lives. HisWord tells us, “Listen! Istand at the door andknock. If anyone hears Myvoice and opens the door, I

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door, the question is, “Areyou too pre-occupied, orbusy to hear Him?”

I have just begun thejourney of readingthrough the Bible againthis year. Outside of beingoverwhelmed at the new-ness of reading the book ofGenesis once again, I wasintrigued by one phrasethat continually surfacedin the beginning chapters.

When God tested Abra-ham, each time He calledout to provide instruction,Abraham’s response wasthe same, a Hebrew word,“Hineni.” Later we findthat Jacob uses the sameword in response to God,not once but two times inGenesis chapters 31and 46when God calls out to him.Move onto the book of Ex-

odus and you will find Mo-ses uttering the sameword when God speaks tohim at the burning bush.

What is most interest-ing about this word, is it’sliteral Hebrew transla-tion, which is “here I am”but can be further trans-lated into another shortphrase, “use me.” Not onlydid Abraham, Jacob andMoses respond to Godwhen He called out tothem, but they essentiallyadded, “Whatever You re-quire, I will do!” And God’sresponse? “I will make youa great nation!”

God has great and won-derful plans for you in2016, but in order to beused by Him, your re-sponse must be the sameas Abraham, Jacob, andMoses “Here I am – useme!”

Make 2016 the year youboldly claim, “Here I am,”for your family, yourneighbors, your job, andmost of all God. And watchHim use you in ways younever imagined!

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does not seek to replacethe legal system, but canbe used as an additional oralternative approach tothe courts, in order to re-solve issues and improve

community relations.Some of the dialogue mayinvolve alternatives toputting people in jail if anagreement can be reachedbetween the courts, theaccused, and the victim.

Participants in theCommunity and Restor-ative Justice program arethere voluntarily. No one

is forced to use the pro-gram.

The MLK Jr. Marchwill begin at 5 p.m. Jan. 18at MLK Jr. Blvd. and Jil-lian’s Way in Covington.

For more informationon Restorative Justice, Di-ana Queen in Lexington at859-321-4650, or write herat [email protected].

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A.C. CaudillA.C. Caudill, 76, of Independ-

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He enjoyed fixing things andworked as a laborer for the Cityof Erlanger.

His three brothers and twosisters died previously.

Survivors include his wife, DeanCaudill; daughters, Lisa Skidmoreand Tonia Heath; siblings, RubyThomas, Arkie McIntyre, and OakCaudill; and three grandchildren

along with six great-grand-children.

Memorials: National KidneyFoundation, 8920 Stone GreenWay, Suite 100, Louisville, KY40220; or American Lung Associa-tion, 4050 Executive Park Drive,Suite 402, Cincinnati, OH 45241.

Wanda CheekWanda Lee Cheek, 87, of

Taylor Mill, died Dec. 29 at herhome.

She was retired from Holmes

High School’s lunchroom, was along-standing member of Ash-land Avenue Baptist Church inLatonia, and a member of theOrder of Eastern Star.

Her husband, William Cheek,died previously.

Survivors include her son, SteveCheek; stepsons, Donnie andGary Cheek; stepdaughters, LanaCheek, Sandy Cheek Corbin, andKathy Duncan; and a grand-daughter.

Memorials: St. Elizabeth Hos-

pice, 483 S. Loop Drive, Edge-wood, KY 41017.

Gary CheesmanGary Ray Cheesman, 60, of

Morning View, died Dec. 27 at St.Elizabeth Edgewood.

He was a member of MorningView United Methodist Church,served as a volunteer firefighterand paramedic for many yearswith the Kenton Volunteer FireDepartment, and was a heavyequipment operator for Carlisle

Construction from 1988 untilretiring. He was also a member ofOhio Operating Engineers.

His father, Joseph “Bud”Cheesman; and sisters, Kathy AnnFarmer and Rebecca “Becky”Lucas, died previously.

Survivors include his children,Meranda Lynn Davis, Kimberly JoCheesman, and Kathrine JaneCheesman; mother, Mary Evelyn“Dutch” Cheesman; siblings,Cynthia Lynn Scott and JosephWilliam Cheesman; and a grand-child.

Memorials: Morning ViewUnited Methodist Church; orAmerican Lung Association, 4050Executive Park Drive, Suite 402,Cincinnati, OH 45241.

Hazel CollettHazel S. Collett, 88, of Elsmere,

died Dec. 30.She was a homemaker.Her husband, James Collett;

daughter, Cynthia; and son,Delbert, died previously.

Survivors include her daugh-ters, Delvina, Phyllis, Evelyn,Donna, Kay, Oneeta, and Phebe;sons, James, Mike, and Tolman;and 18 grandchildren along with23 great-grandchildren.

Memorials: St. Elizabeth Hos-pice, 483 S. Loop Road, Edge-wood, KY 41017.

Ronald “Ronnie” DenslerRonald “Ronnie” Wayne

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He was an avid woodworker,handyman, entrepreneur, BoyScout leader for 13 years, andsoccer and baseball coach. Heloved spending time at Red RiverGorge in the family cabin.

His father, Ronald S. Densler;and son, Jason Michael Densler,

died previously.Survivors include his wife,

Jennifer Marie Densler; sons,Shane and Brandon Densler ofErlanger; mother, Barbara Den-sler of Florence; siblings, KenDensler of Costa Rica, PaulaKennet of Florence, Kim Zink ofUnion, and Shelia Walker ofHebron; and three grandchildren.

Susan DoellmanSusan Marie Doellman, 53, of

Independence, died Dec. 27 ather home.

She was a flight attendant forComair for 27 years.

Her mother, Rosemary Haubn-er, died previously.

Survivors include her daughter,Kristy Craddock; son, TrentDoellman; father, Arthur Haubn-er; sister, Julie Rash; and a grand-son.

Memorials: Catholic FamilyServices, 3629 Church St., Coving-ton, KY 41015.

Eugene “Lefty” GoetzEugene “Lefty” Goetz, 89, of

Fort Mitchell, died Dec. 31.He was a U.S Marine Corps

veteran of World War II. Heworked as a superintendent forAcme Sash & Door Co. for morethan 40 years. He was a fan ofgolfing, bowling, the UK Wild-cats, and Cincinnati Reds.

His granddaughter, Lisa MarieBlanchet, died previously.

Survivors include his wife,Margie Goetz; children, PamCollett, Jerry Goetz, Greg Goetz,and Amy Blanchet; brother,Albert “Butch” Goetz; and 11grandchildren along with 10great-grandchildren.

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Kevin HennessyKevin Hennessy, 57, of Cincin-

nati and formerly of Fort Wright,died Jan. 3.

He was the caretaker at theAmbassador’s Condominium.

His parents, Charles and Ger-trude Hennessy; and sister, PeggyHennessy, died previously.

Survivors include his wife,Tammy Hennessy; children,Jeremy Hennessy, Casey, andJessica Hennessy, Justin Hennessy,and Sean Hennessy; stepchildren,James Lowe, Tasha Lowe, StacyLowe, and Derrick Lowe; broth-ers, Chip Hennessy, Marc Hen-nessy, and Sean Hennessy; sister,Karen Johnson; and 10 grand-children.

Memorials: Hospice of Cincin-nati, 4310 Cooper Road, Blue Ash,OH 45242.

Dale KulosaDale L. Kulosa, 64, of Edge-

wood, died Dec. 28 at St. Eliza-beth Hospice.

Survivors include his wife, RuthKulosa; children, Tommy Raleighand Annette Kennedy; brothers,Chuck Kulosa and Rick Kulosa;sisters, Faye Blakey and GwenGriffin; and grandchildren.

Memorials: American CancerSociety, 2808 Reading Road,Cincinnati, OH 45206.

Chris OliverChris Oliver, 54, of Taylor Mill,

died Jan. 2.He worked for St. Elizabeth

Hospital.His son, Bryan Oliver; and

brother, Paul Oliver, died previ-ously.

Survivors include his wife,Becky Oliver; brothers, Tom Oliverand Jay Oliver; and sister, SylviaCapek.

Burial was at Highland Ceme-tery in Fort Mitchell.

James ParsonsJames Dale Parsons, 70, of

Crescent Springs, died Jan. 1.He was a U.S. Army veteran,

marksman, and general foremanwith Overhead Door Co. inLatonia before retiring after 33years of employment. He lovedcar racing, football and bowling.

Survivors include his wife, JaneParsons; daughters, Anna Kohlemand Robin Parsons; and a grand-child along with three great-grandchildren.

Clara “Toey” SmithClara “Toey” J. Smith, 102, of

Ryland Heights, died Jan. 2.She retired as the cafeteria

manager of Ryland HeightsElementary School from 1960 to1978 in Kenton County Schools.She loved preparing food andmeals for family, friends, church,and the school children. Sheloved to travel, was active inchurch, and was always workingthe festivals, first making slawand later at the Big Raffle Ticketsales table. She was a foundingmember of the Ryland HeightsLadies Auxiliary and also thePrimetimers Senior Club, IrishRovers Senior Club, Independ-ence Senior Center, and WaltonSenior Center. She was a Ken-

tucky Colonel and worked at theelection polls through 2013. Sheloved to play Euchre, watch UKbasketball games, listen to music,and dance.

Her husband, Leslie Smith;sister, Katherine Cross Bridges;and brother, Charlie Cross, diedpreviously.

Survivors include her daughter,Donna Baute; and two grand-daughters along with a great-granddaughter.

Memorials: St. Matthew and St.Mary Cemetery Fund, 13782Decoursey Pike, Morningview, KY41063; or St. Elizabeth Hospice,Suite 213, 1 Medical Village Drive,Edgewood, KY 41017.

Karl ZiesmannKarl Ziesmann, M,D, 87, of Fort

Mitchell, died Dec. 29.He was a Western Hills High

School graduate, 1955 graduateof The University of CincinnatiCollege of Medicine, U.S. AirForce veteran, where he served asa captain. He established asuccessful OB/GYN practice inWestern Hills. In his retirement,he became chairman of theOB/GYN Department at BethesdaHospital and was an active mem-ber of Lakeside PresbyterianChurch and the Westwood-Cheviot Kiwanis.

His wife, Katherine BaldingerZiesmann, died previously.

Survivors include his children,Jeffrey, Thomas, and Karla Zies-mann; and two grandchildren.

Memorials: Lakeside Presbyteri-an Church, 2690 Dixie Highway,Lakeside Park, KY 41017; orAmerican Cancer Society, P.O.Box22478, Oklahoma City, OK 73123.

Ruth ZumbielRuth Wiegel Zumbiel, 93,

formerly of Edgewood andErlanger, died Dec. 29.

She enjoyed traveling, garden-ing, politics, reading and occa-sional trips to the casino. Shebowled regularly into her senioryears and enjoyed watchingsports, especially the CincinnatiReds.

Her husband, Bill Zumbiel;sisters, Mary Louise Kruse andDot Iker; and infant brother,Buddy Wiegel, died previously.

Survivors include her children,Bill Zumbiel of Edgewood, NancyGoeke of Edgewood, BonnieCherry of Loveland, Ohio, JimZumbiel of San Diego, California,and Debbie King of Florence;brother, Bob Wiegel of Atlanta,

Georgia; and 14 grandchildrenalong with 24 great-grand-children.

Memorials: St. ElizabethHospice, 1 Medical VillageDrive, Edgewood, KY 41017; orMary Queen of Heaven Church,1150 Donaldson Highway,Erlanger, KY 41018.

DEATHS

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Volunteers are neededfor the The Ohio RiverSweep 2016 which hasbeen scheduled for June18 along the shorelines ofthe Ohio River and manyof its tributaries.

The Ohio River Sweep

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teers and new volunteersfor Ohio River Sweep2016,” said Lisa Cochran,program manager.

Each volunteer willreceive a free T-shirt.

People who want tovolunteer for this event

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“A Boy Named Sue”16 Put on a nonpolitical

button, say19 Crack open, in a way20 Some parade

performers22 Clamor23 “Unemployment will

be a thing of the past!”

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Hawaii29 Coding molecules30 “____ in the Morning”31 Skedaddle33 “You’re looking at the

whole department”35 “No new taxes!”42 Ornithologist James

of whom Ian Fleming was a fan

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famous character is introduced as Edward Bear

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Greek letters71 Dances accompanied

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movies, say77 “Deficit spending

must stop!”83 Another time84 When a vampire

sleeps85 Oblong desserts86 “Poke-____!” (kids’

book series)87 Film critic Jeffrey89 120-Across, in Spain91 Hellion92 Bridge-table

foursome93 “I’ll slow this

country’s spread of drugs!”

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expensive mud112 Tiny tunneler113 “Education will be

my top priority!”

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phobia4 ____-com5 Thought (up)6 One who’s always

getting a pass?7 Certain game point8 One piece of a two-

piece9 Archery asset10 Whole lotta11 “Billy ____,” 2000

film12 Abbr. on a stadium

ticket13 Give zero stars, say14 First name among

celebrity chefs15 Acid16 Present-day figure17 Ned’s bride on “The

Simpsons” in 201218 They’re handled in

Asian restaurants21 Tithing amounts24 Burkina ____ (Niger

neighbor)

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after Moses36 Still in the outbox37 San ____, Italy38 Prepare for the

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evening?68 Lackey69 Some witches like

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mentioned in the Bible

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the back

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108 Some med. facilities

109 Story with many chapters

110 Sparrow, to a sparrow hawk

111 Common connectors113 Monogram on

Christian crosses114 Amphibious

W.W. II vessel115 “Wonderful!”116 Go wrong

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bathrooms, large closet, &pantry with kitchen area.

Will remodel to suit. Privateentrance from newly pavedlot. 5 minutes off Mt. Zion

Road exit.$650 a month with

all utilities PAID!Call David at 859-384-1511

for more details

Office Position

Furniture fair is now hiringfor a part time customerservice position at our ColdSpring location. Must bedependable, and have somecomputer experience.

Apply in person at3710 Alexandria Pike

Cold Spring, KY. 41076

PATROL OFFICER

The City of Springdale iscurrently accepting

applications for the position ofPatrol Officer. The starting

hourly rate is approx.$30.64/hr. Applicants must be

a U.S. Citizen, have a validdriver’s license, a high school

graduate or G.E.D. equivalent,and be not less than 21 yearsof age. A history of criminalconviction MAY disqualify.

The position, in part, is responsiblefor patrolling the city, protecting

the lives and property of thecitizens, maintaining law and

order, investigating complaints,monitoring traffic conditions,

handling calls for service, takingwritten complaints, and makingreports. In addition to passing awritten examination, applicants

will be required to pass a physicalfitness exam to move forward inthe process. The ability to speak

Spanish or other foreign languagesis a plus.

Applications must becompleted and returned to theSpringdale Municipal Building,

11700 Springfield Pike,Springdale, OH Monday

through Friday, 8:30 AM – 4:30PM. No applications will beaccepted after 4:30 PM onTuesday, February 2, 2016.

Detailed information will beprovided when applications are

submitted. MINORITIES ANDWOMEN ARE STRONGLY

ENCOURAGED TO APPLY. EOE

PT Daycare Help NeededImmediate openings

COOK, DRIVER &TEACHER

Send Resume to:6069 Bridgetown RdCincinnati, OH 45248

911 Dispatcher

Boone County FiscalCourt PSCC is acceptingapplications to establishan eligibility list for the

position of 911Dispatcher. Must be atleast 18 years of age,

high school graduate orequivalent, valid driver’s

license, adequatecomputer/typing skills,must be physically andmentally able to work

under stressfulconditions. Applicantsmust also pass a police

background check,polygraph, physical and

psychologicalexamination, and able

to work weekends,holidays and a variety ofshifts. Starting wage willbe $18.38 per hour and

an excellent fringebenefit program.

Interested candidatesshould submit an

application and resumeto Boone County FiscalCourt, HR Department,PO Box 900, Burlington,

KY 41005 or you canapply online, please visit

our website atwww.boonecountyky.

org

Business in Eastgate needsa skilled sales generator.Position is 25-30 hours perweek @ $12.00 per hour,plus residual commission

and may lead to full time.Sales experience is a must.

Please fax resumes to:877-686-1440

Concrete Finishers,Carpenters, Laborers

Full Time work in greaterCincy/NKY Area

Email resume to :concretejobs2014

@gmail.com

Electrician Helper 2 yrs. min. experience

requiredCall Rose Brothers & Sons

@ 859-746-9440

Entry Level PositionSeeking dependable person forentry level position for barge

unloading company, operating andmaintaining conveying equipment.

Front end loader experience helpful. Location: Cincinnati, OHFax Resume to: 985-851-3094

Experienced Maintenance Tech &

Electrical MechanicalTech

Pratt Display, A Division ofPratt Industries Hebron, KYIs hiring due to growth andexpansion. Ideal candidatemust possess a strong workethic, attention to detail,and the ability to meet

deadlines. 5 - years-experience in

troubleshooting andrepairing paper convertingequipment. Experience in

A/B and Seimen’s Controllers Helpful.

We offer above competitivewages, medical, dental, and

vision benefits, STD, life insurance, monthly

incentives, 401K withcompany match.To apply go to :

www.careerbuilder.comSearch "Pratt Industries"

Pratt Industries is anAffirmation Action – Equal

Opportunity Employer.No phone calls

Looking for a way togive back to your

community?

Become a Direct SupportProfessional. Help individu-

als with disabilities livesatisfying independentlives. Must have H.S.

diploma, valid driver’slicense, no criminal record.Pay up to $10.15 per hour.

Contact Volunteers ofAmerica Mid-States

(859) 372-5600 or visit:8172 Mall Road, Suite

231, Florence, KY. VOAis an Equal Opportunity

Employer .

TEACHERS

Lead Infant/Toddler Teachersneeded at 3 Star Rated Center.Must have Associate’s Degree.$10-$13 per hour plus benefits.

Email resume to [email protected]

or fax to513-569-5661

WE HAVE MULTIPLE OPENINGS

No Experience NeededFull Training provided

Looking for MotivatedIndividuals to Start

ASAP

Call 513-906-4462

CARE COORDINATORPOSITION

Looking for a change inprofession?

Needed for a busyhealthcare office located in

West Chester Monday- Friday 8:30 am-

5pm Great Benefits for full-time employment.

Organizational & computerskills preferred. Willing to

train on computer skillsSend resumes to

[email protected] fax

513-777-2372

FT/PT RNs & LPNsNeeded to work in theBoone and Campbell

County Jail medical units.

Excellent FT Benefits Pkginc. Medical, Dental,

Vision,40 1K Life, & PaidHolidays and Paid Time Off.

Competitive Pay. All Applicants are subject toDrug Screening and the

Issuance of SecurityClearance by the Facility in

Which. Work is to beperformed.

Apply online at:www.southernhealth

partners.com

GRAHAM PACKAGING 7959 Vulcan Drive, Florence, KY

A leader in the manufacture of plastic containers:

E M P LOY M E N TOPPORTUNITIES

Current Openings Include:

Entry Level (training provided)

Machine Operators

Forklift Drivers

Industrial Maintenance:

Mechanical/Electrical

There are opportunities for advancement

& we off er competitive wages and benefi ts

which include medical, dental, vision, 401k,

paid holidays, and earned vacation time.

Starting pay rates from $14.75 - $25.40

based on position and experience/skill level

How to apply?

- Online @ www.grahampackaging.com

- Careers – go to “search for jobs now”;

set up account and enter

“Florence” under search criteria.

- Come to the plant to apply in person

M-F 8AM – 5PM

- Call (859) 727-7524 if you need assistance

ON-SITE JOB FAIR BEING HELD FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, FROM 9:00 A.M. – 2:00 P.M. & SATURDAY,JANUARY 23 FROM 9:00 A.M. – 1:00 P.M.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer

Are you looking for a job or a CAREER? Graham Packaging has immediate openings for qualifi ed individuals to work in their Florence, Kentucky manufacturing facility.

Direct Hire

Available

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Medical Assistants/X-ray Tech/GXMO Urgent care center is

looking forservice-oriented; self-starting professionals

interested in providingquality patient care in our

White Oak / Colerain facilityand others in southwest

Ohio. We offer competitivewages, paid orientation

and great benefits. Mustbe a graduate of an accred-

ited program. To applyplease fax resumes to513-831-5985, email

[email protected] or visit our website at

www.amcareinc.com.

Nurse Case Manager RN case manager neededfor a growing health care

network located in theWest Chester area.LongTerm Care experience.Managed care & MDS

experience. Must possessorganizational skills,

detailed oriented, & abilityto multi-task effectively.Great Job. Great Work

Environment. Send resumeto:

[email protected] fax (513) 777-2372

MANAGEMENT

Now hiring experiencedGeneral Manager for

Cincinnati basedMcDonald’s restaurant.

Compensation/401K/Vacation Please call Daniel

at 513-887-0500

JANITOR.FT or PT. $10.00-11.50/Hr. Rich Benefits. Email resume to jo

[email protected] or apply online www.petwow.com/pages/jobapp

The Cincinnati Enquirer has carrierroutes available in the following areas:

CentralSt. Bernard @ Walnut Hills @ Wyoming @ Avondale

EastAmelia / Batavia @ Bethel @ Brown County @ Goshen @

Hyde Park @ Madeira/Indian Hill/Milford/Loveland @ Montgomery / Silverton @ Oakley

WestColerain Twp. @ Groesbeck

Monfort Heights @ NorthsideWestern Hills / Westwood @ Wyoming

NorthFairfield @ Liberty Township @ Maineville @ Middletown

@ Morrow Mason @ Sharonville South Lebanon@ West Chester

KentuckyCold Spring @ Crescent Springs

Edgewood ErlangerFlorence / Burlington

Independence / Taylor MillPark Hills / Ft. Mitchell

Union @ Walton / Verona @ WarsawIndianaSt. Leon

Must be 18 with a valid drivers license and proof ofinsurance. If interested please call: 513-768-8134

Underground Beltline LaborersEquipment Operators

Sterling Materials, a Limestone Mine, is currently acceptingapplications for Underground Beltline Laborers and Equip-

ment Operators . Duties include but are not limited tobeltline maintenance, shoveling, heavy lifting, climbing

stairs, frequent walking/bending, use of hand tools whennecessary, and/or operating heavy equipment. These posi-tions are physically demanding. No experience is required,training will be provided onsite. Candidate must be able

to pass a pre-employment drug screen.Apply in person at 100 Sierra Drive in Verona or email a

resume to [email protected]

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Permakil Pest Control, Inc.Permakil Pest Control, Inc.Serving Greater Cincinnati since 1972Serving Greater Cincinnati since 1972

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We need experienced Pest Control experts. Professional Appearance, Good Driving Record.

Call 513-621-3028 or 859-431-5611. All Calls Held Confi dential.

PEST CONTROLPEST CONTROLGREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR

FAMILY PERSONFAMILY PERSON

Business Support andCommunity Relations

Coordinator

Boone County Fiscal Court– The County is seeking a

professional to fill thisvisible position within theJudge Executive’s Office.

The position will workclosely with the JudgeExecutive and County

Administrator.Responsibilities will include

working with the smallbusiness community,constituent services,

organizationalcommunications,

administrative support,policy research, special

projects, and other dutiesas assigned. The successful

candidate will possessstrong communicationskills (both verbal and

written), an understandingof local government, a

teamwork mentality, andthe ability to represent the

county with communitygroups/associations. A

Bachelors degree in publicadministration, political

science, or related field isdesirable. Starting salary in

the 40K range withexcellent fringe benefits.

Interested candidatesshould submit a resume

and letter of interest to theattention of the Human

Resource Director, BooneCounty Fiscal Court, P.O.

Box 900, WashingtonStreet, Burlington,

Kentucky 41005. Thedeadline for submission ofa resume is Friday, January

29, 2016. (The County is an EEO

employer.)

PRODUCTION-1ST SHIFTMilliken Millwork, Inc. Springdale,

Ohio. Must be able to lift 75 lbsduring entire shift, while

walking/standing extensively.Hours- Monday thru Friday

1st- 6:00am-2:30pm,Mandatory overtime as needed.Must have Valid drivers licenseand be able to pass drug screenand Background check. Medical,

dental and life insurance areAvailable after 90 days. Please apply in person @

400 Circle Freeway Dr.Cincinnati, Ohio 45246

between 9-4 M-F.or email:[email protected]

Child Care & EarlyEducation Infant/Toddler/

Preschool TeachersFT & PT positions. Multi-STAR

rated, nationally accreditedprograms serving birth-school age

children. FT must have CDAcredential, Assoc. degree in EarlyChildhood or higher or related

degree or Montessori certificationplus child care exp. P/T must have

exp. with children. Abundantpaid training. Comp salary, greatFT benefits, med, dent, life ins, 3wks vac/yr, 11 pd holidays, and

more. Some PT benefits. Join ourprofessional team. Submit resume

to: [email protected] Attn: Phyllis Berry

fax (859) 431-5217Children, Inc.

333 Madison Ave.Covington, KY 41011.

EOE

PROPERTY ASSESSOR / APPRAISER

Property Assessor / Appraiser withexperience and knowledge of realestate concepts and principles who

can handle extensive newconstruction field work for both

commercial and residentialproperties. Demonstrated reliable

attendance, strong analytic,communication and computerskills, excellent judgment in

determination of property values,detail orientation, valid driver’s license, reliable vehicle, a solid driving record, proof of auto insurance and familiarity with

Hamilton County required. Mustdemonstrate ability to meet officeproduction and quality standards.

Experience in real property appraisals, collecting new

construction information, and current license or certification as

an Ohio ResidentialAppraiser preferred.

Email cover letter, resume andsalary requirements to :

[email protected]. An Equal Opportunity Employer.

Are you a RestaurantManager? Tired of the long

hours and time awayfrom your family?We need you for:

PEST CONTROLGreat Opportunity For

The Right Person We Offer Paid Training

Professional Appearance,Good Driving

Record Required. Call 513-621-3028 OR

859-431-5611 . All CallsHeld Confidential.

Permakil Pest Control Inc.Serving Greater Cincinnati

Since 1972

Sales Position

Furniture Fair is currently hir-ing for sales at our Florenceand Cold Spring locations.We are seeking highly moti-vated, outgoing, and deter-mined sales associates tohelp turn customer’s homesinto beautiful oases. Youmust be dependable, possessexcellent customer service,and have some computer ex-perience. Apply in stores oronline at furniturefair.net.

Drivers: $3,000.00 OrientationCompletion Bonus! Dedicated,

Regional, OTR, Flatbed & Point toPoint Lanes. Great Pay, (New hiresmin 800.00/wk)! CDL-A 1 yr. Exp.:

1-855-314-1138

INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORSLocal logistics company looking

for qualified IndependentContractors with fuel efficient

vehicles for daily scheduledrouting. Qualified candidates willhave a clean driving record and beable to pass a drug test. Please call(513) 561-4652 during the hoursof 10-5 daily to set up interview.

We talked at TM Remke’s,you worked at SE. If youwant to talk more be atRemke’s Thursdays, 10am

AUCTION NOTICERt. 52 Ripley, Oh. 45167

Buying or Selling Call Today!Sun. Jan. 17th 10:00

New Building Material+00’ Jeep Wrangler-Ford 601 Tractor-

Honda 400EX 4 Wheeler Call or See Web for List & Terms-

1st Time Buyers Cash or Checkw/Bank Letter of Credit-

Towler’s Auction Service Inc.513-315-4360

Randy Myers AuctioneerTowlersauctioninc.com

Elsemere, Estate , 439 SwanCircle, Thur: 9-3, Fri: 9-3,Sat: 9-3, Furniture, 91 piece23k gold rim China set, Hum-mel figurines, 1960’s dolls,toys and games, housewares,tools, collectible Christmasitems and other collectibles.Home is for sale as well., Dir:Dixie Hwy to Park Ave. Lefton Swan Circle

Hebron - 2545 Dacey Ct, He-bron, KY 41048. 1/15, 1/16 &1/17/2016. Fri 9a-4p, #’s @8:45a. Sat 9a-4p. Sun 9a-4p.Contents of home, basementand garage. This sale ishuge! Dressers, Chest ofDrawers, Kitchen Cabinets,Book Shelves, Tables, Stands,Roll away Bed, Sewing andcraft items, Electronics, Reelto Reel Tapes, Old Dolls, 8Tracks, old photographyequipment, records, books,Vintage items, New olditems, linens, lots of costumejewelry, Oil lamps, pictures,vtg bar stools, rockers, fullbed, glassware, quilts,Victrola, Pottery, Trunks,Vtg. Hats, Wigs, Purses, postcards, office supplies, lots ofkitchen items, Rotary pushmower, old suit cases, oldnewspapers, old teen maga-zines, still unpacking boxes,way too much to list - allpriced to sell! Info & Pics -hsestatesales.com or 859-992-0212. Directions - Rt. 237- Rt 20 - Donjoy Dr - DaceyCt.

Living Estate Sale - East Hide Park,2159 Crane Ave, 45207, Fri. Jan. 15,10am to 4pm, Sat. Jan 16th, 9am to4pm, Sun, Jan. 17th, 12pm to 4pm,Wonderful Vanguard Sofa, Mid cen-tury lamp, Mid century artwork, Ken-more Stainless gas stove, older 2 doorfridge (works), Duncan Phyfe Diningroom table w/6 chairs, China Cabinet,Server, etc, box lots of misc., misc. items& linens.www.purplechandelierinteriors.comfor safety 18 years & older, noearly birds, Cash only! contact:859-992-7607

RARE BEATLE COLLECTIONFOR SALE, FROM THE 60’SAn original program fromCincinnati Gardens, 1964,books, framed pictures,large framed posters,

7 complete sets of cards, records (45s & LPs). Must

See! Call for appointment.859-356-2887

or 859-620-2664

EvendaleFri 1/15 8:30-5pm

Sat 1/16 8:30-12noon10629 Reading Rd

45241All Occasions

Event Rental AnnualWarehouse sale.

Linens, flatware, glassware,trays, tables, chairs, decor,misc items. Cash or credit

card only.

Appliances and MattressLiquidation, washer dryerstove refrigerator queen pil-low top set NEW starting at$149 twin $79 full $119 king$199 513-600-5068, $startingat 149. (513)600-5068

APPLIANCESReconditioned Refrig,

Range, Washers, Dryers,Dishwashers. Will deliv-

er. 90 Day Warr.Will Remove Old

Appliances.859-431-1400,859-361-3708

A+ Rating with the BBB

Firewood For Sale $85 perrick. All hard word. DeliveryPossible. Larger & smalleramounts available. If interestcontact Jim 859-743-0397

Firewood - seasoned ash, cut,split, delivered, & dumped. 1cord - $200. Call 859-393-5002

SEASONED , split, stacked, &delivered. 1/2 cord $120.

859-760-2929

CASKETS & URNSSolid wood $795,

Brass urns $99.Metal $895 floor model spe-

cial discounts hundreds inStock. Save thousands overany funeral home price!

Use our FREE layaway. Prear-range & visit 3640 Werk Rd.Call Bill For Information &

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Same Day DeliveryBunk Bed 2x6 splitables sol

wd $199Bunkies (the very Best)

$99 eachTwin mats-all sizes available$69 -...replace your mattress& get a more restful sleep

starting tonight!Hundreds of Sauders pieces

from $29Liv Rm Suites, 2 piece sets

from $499Elec adjustable beds $795

complete with memory foammattress

Futons- wood & metal & fu-ton mattresses

Memory Foam queen mat-tress $379

King Prem Matt Sets 18"$499-$799

Compare from $2000-$60003640 Werk Rd; by Toys R Us,

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next to Krogers. Call me,BILL, with your questions

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POWER CHAIR Hoverround, likenew, new batteries, $650 obo. 859-441-4410 or 859-380-8707

Buy Standing Timber in Ohioand Kentucky. 5 Acres ormore. 937-725-8793

CASH PAID for unopenedunexpired Diabetic Strips. Upto $35 per 100. 513-377-7522

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I BUY OLD ELECTRONICS: StereoEquip. Radio speakers guitar amp.

Records (513) 473-5518

INSTANT CASH PAID For Baseball Cards Coins, Gold,

Silver, Paper Money, Antiques, OldToys, Watches, Comics, Nascar, Caseknifes Military, Trains, autographs,

estates, Many Others! We Pkup513-295-5634

Wanted: Estate TOBACCOPIPES Call 859-391-5366

WANTED: R12 FREON, Re-frigerant 12 collecting dustin your garage? We payCASH for R12. www.c4c.link/31., $10. (312)291-9169 [email protected]

WAR RELICSUS, German, Japanese

Paying Top DollarCall 513-309-1347

WE ARE LOCAL COLLECTORSLOOKING FOR OLD TOYS- ES-PECIALLY STAR WARS! Wepay CASH for toys made inthe 1980s, 70s, 60s and earli-er, and can come to YOU!Buying STAR WARS, Trans-formers, GI JOE, Alien,M.A.S.K., He-Man, and mostother action figure-relatedtoys older than 1994. WEARE LOOKING FOR EX-KENNER and HASBRO EM-PLOYEES who have uniqueitems like service awards andpre-production items likeprototypes, quote or packag-ing samples, catalogs, paintguides, sculpts or molds.Have a Kenner EmployeePhone Book? We give youup to $300 Cash for it! WEARE BUYING ALL YEARLONG, so please save this adfor when you clean out yourgarage, closet, or attic! Wewill pay thousands of dollarsfor the right items. Call ortext 513.477.2557 or513.324.6563 or email us at [email protected]. We can meet within 24hours in most cases. Pleaseleave a voicemail if we don’tanswer.

Bernese Mountain dog - AKClimited registration. $900.

7 males, 2 females.Call 513-617-2398

CANE CORSO MASTIFF PUPS -AKC/ICCF, shots UTD, 1 yrhealth gar, $1500 OBO.

740-606-8078

CAVALIER KING CHARLES Puppies-AKC, M & F, taking deposits, Healthguaranteed, 513-316-1737

Collie champion sire shotswormed eye chckd ColumbusOh (574)361-1441

Dog, German Shepherd Pup-pies Registered Six weeksold on 01/16/2016 POP Pic-tures available West Union(937)779-1328 [email protected]

Dog, Goldendoodle, Maleand Female, $$650 males$700 female, will be 6 weeksold when ready, blonde andtan, Wonderful These pup-pies are adorable! Mom isCKC registered but father isnot. He is full goldendoodle.They will be ready to go totheir new home next Mon-day! (859)250-8909 [email protected]

DOGS, AKC English WhiteLabradors, 6 Female / 1 Male,

$1000.00, 6 weeks, white,beautiful,sweet and loving

AKC English WhiteLabradors, dewclaws re-

moved, shots anddewormed, vet checked.

Dam and Sire on site.(859)240-8445

[email protected]

Dog, Soft coated wheatenterrier, 3M/6F, $600.00, 7weeks Hypoallergenic andwonderful family dogs.Ready to go! (513)708-1047 [email protected]

ENGLISH BULLDOG--Pups.AKC. M/F. Vet checked,

health guarantee, vaccnated. www.trulocksredgables.com1-270-678-7943/270-427-6364

English Mastiff puppies -AKC, good bloodlines, $800or $1000 w/papers. Call 513-338-9916 or 513-658-1413

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German Shepherd puppiesCKC, POP, $600 Cash.

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GERMAN SHEPHERD PUPS,AKC Reg. Mostly Black. $700 each.812-727-0025

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Labrador Pups AKC, Labra-dor Retriever, 3 Males,$500.00, 15 weeks, BlackCurrent Vaccs, 4th Gen litter(502)867-2030 [email protected]

Labs, Labs, 2 males, 2 female, $500, 5 weeks , YellowAKC ,declawed, wormed ev-ery 2 weeks will have 6 weekshot next tue (937)[email protected]

M A I N E Coon Kittens -healthy & beautfiul. sweet &gentle, house raised. See pa-rents, also. $250. Call 859-484-3320

Puppies, White LabradorRetriever Puppies, Females,$$1200, 6 Weeks, White,Children Friendly and CalmExcellent Pedigree!!!!! AKCRegistered and OFA certifiedHips and Elbows. (606)776-3699 [email protected]

Rottweiler puppies - AKC,vet checked w/shots. $600

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Tiny Yorkie/Dachshund, BeauitifulBlack & Gold Females, Ready to Go!$200 each; Can deliver for fee 937-587-3024

Labrador Retriever, AKC tri-colored litter, $500, 1 blackmale left. Dewclaws re-moved, first shots, Vetchecked., (859)866-1054

Silver Labrador Puppies,Silver Lab puppies availableJan. 22. MountaineerMeadows Family farm raised,wonderful around childrenand other dogs. Please visitwww.mountaineermeadows.com for more pictures anddetails about our puppies,family, and farm!, (304)882-2376

Happy Jack Flea Beacon :Control Fleas in the home

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2- BMW Wheels mounted withMichelin tires (205/60R15) $400;859-485-6108

Chrysler PT Cruiser LimitedEdition, 2007, Leather, moonroof, CD, fully equipt., WellMaintained, $3,999 obo. 859-443-9826

OLDSMOBILE ALERO 2000,V6, 4 door, auto, 90k miles,Exc. cond. Call 859-525-6363

SUZUKI RENO 2007 4 cyl., 4 door,auto, 70K mi., Exc. Cond.Call 859-525-6363

TOYOTA CAROLLA 2003 LE, 4 cyl,4 door, auto, exc. cond. 859-525-6363

44th Annual Auto Parts Swap MeetClark Co. Fairgrounds, Springfield, OH,(Exit 59 off I-70), Sun. Feb. 7th,2016, 7am-3pm, $5 Entrance. AllMakes Auto Parts Welcome. VendorSpaces- 10 Ft. Frontage @ $25ea.,For reg. & info: visit: www.miamival-leyvcca.org or Contact Dave Browe at8910 E. Kemper Rd., Cincinnati, OH,45249. By Phone 513-489-8630 orEmail: [email protected]

Ford Expedition ltd ’06 -Loaded, 4x4, very good cond,156k miles, must see, $8000.Call 859-341-4680

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