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INDEPENDENCE — Residents,property owners and travelerswho use Ky. 536 are invited toshare their comments and con-cerns about the corridor’s fu-ture construction during anopen house from 4-7 p.m. Tues-day, March 24, at Simon KentonHigh School, 11132 MadisonPike.

The Ohio-Kentucky-IndianaRegional Council of Govern-ments planned the event as firstin a series of three meetings tostart OKI’s Ky. 536 ScopingStudy, which will identifychanges needed to improvesafety.

“Safety is the foremost con-cern,” said Kenton CountyJudge-executive Kris Knochel-mann, who also serves as secondvice president of the OKI boardof directors and project devel-opment team chair for the study.

“This stretch of road has oneof the region’s highest crashrates – more than three timesthe statewide average. It alsohas drastic elevation changesand poor sight lines which canmake travel through the area

challenging and hazardous todrivers, particularly in poorweather,” Knochelmann said.“It’s our obligation to identifyimprovements that will ensure acontinuous, efficient and safeflow of traffic across the Ky. 536corridor.”

The highway is regionallyrecognized as a critical roadway

to improve access, mobility andeconomic vitality throughNorthern Kentucky. Improve-ments have already been identi-fied for most of the roadway andwork is in varying stages ofplanning, design and implemen-tation.

However, improvementshave not yet been determined

for the portion that extends be-tween Ky. 17, or Madison Pike, inIndependence and the CampbellCounty line.

This 6.5-mile segment of Ky.536 is the only remaining sectionof the entire corridor that doesnot have a preferred alternativeor improvement plan in place.This segment was left until last

because of its fragmented con-nections, drastic elevationchanges, poor sight lines, broadrange of environmental factors,and, most importantly, extreme-ly high crash rates, according toRobyn Bancroft, the scopingstudy’s project manager.

As the study progresses, in-formation will be posted onOKI’s website, www.oki.org/536.

“Independence has been thefastest-growing city in KentonCounty over the past decade,and the forecast is for thisstrong growth to continue,” saidIndependence Mayor and OKIBoard Member Chris Reiners-mann. “Ky. 536 is vital to im-proving access and safety to keyresidential, employment, andcommercial destinationsthroughout Northern Ken-tucky.”

For more information con-tact Bancroft [email protected] or 513-619-7662. If participants require as-sistance or translation services,they should call Florence Park-er at 513-619-7686 or 800-750-0750.

Melissa Stewart contributed to thisarticle.

Ky. 536 topic of open houseAmy [email protected]

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A scoping study is being conducted on Ky. 536 from Ky. 17 to the Licking River.

Parents getting their stu-dents to opt out of CommonCore tests is unheard of inNorthern Kentucky school dis-tricts and forbidden by stateeducation officials.

Kentucky was the first U.S.state to adopt Common Core in2010. Kentucky EducationCommissioner Terry Holliday,upon hearing about public callsfor parents to file an opt-out fortheir child from Common Core,sent a letter to all schooldistricts in April 2014.

“In Kentucky, districts areunder no obligation to honor aparent’s request to ‘opt out’ ofthe Common Core State Stan-dards, curriculum or testing,”Holliday wrote in his letter.

A March 10 Enquirer articledetailed how parents are opt-ing out of Common Core inOhio.

A check of Northern Ken-tucky school districts told a dif-ferent story. The CommunityRecorder asked officials if par-ents and students are seekingto avoid Common Core tests.The answer was no.

Not so fast, says Terry Do-noghue of KentuckiansAgainst Common Core.

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Onie Wilson wears silver cords tosignify her “distinguished” statetesting scores and Kristin Jammittdisplays multicolored cords as aNational Art Honor Student atScott High School's graduation inJune 2012.

See TESTING, Page A2 Sugar Camp took place theweek of March 9 at Mills RoadPark in Kenton County.

Fiddle music and the sweetscent filled the air as locals andpeople as far as Lexington cameto hear how to tap tree sap andturn it into maple syrup.

Kenton County Parks andRecreation Programs coordina-tor Steve Trauger portrayed El-rod Tapper, an American fron-tier settler during Sugar Camp.With a thick 1800s Southern ac-cent he welcomed guests “to thewilds of Kain-tucky.”

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Kenton County Parks and Recreation Programs coordinator Steve Trauger walks around the camp during SugarCamp held in March at Mills Road Park.

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Madelyn Firster, 5, of Sadievilletastes tree sap during Sugar Camp.

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Arwen French, 6, of Lexington,hugs a maple tree and gets a dropof tree sap.

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UNION — According toU.S. Census information,Union has the smallestpopulation and the high-est income and home val-ues.

Information for this re-port was compiled fromthe United States CensusBureau’s “Quick Facts,”an application that showsfrequently requested da-ta for all 50 states plus theDistrict of Columbia andPuerto Rico. Cities, com-munities and countieswith populations over5,000 are listed. The infor-mation can be found on-line at 1.usa.gov/1GptzPr.

Population estimatesare from 2013, while thedata regarding medianhousehold income, percapita income and the me-dian value of owner-occu-pied housing was studiedfrom 2009-2013, and arereported in 2013 dollars.

Comparing cities andcounties across NorthernKentucky, Union was thesmallest population on thelist, with only 5,650 resi-

dents. Union residentshave a median householdincome of $102,271, percapita income of $36,429,and an average home val-ue of $229,500.

Union Mayor LarrySolomon said the popula-tion size probably helpedthe other averages, butthought the informationmust include areas out-side the city limits.

“When it says Union,I’m sure it means the cityof Union as well as unin-corporated Union inBoone County, whichwould include the TripleCrown subdivision,” hesaid. “We’re trying togrow the city of Union, sowe can benefit all ofUnion, the incorporatedpart as well as the unin-corporated.”

Solomon said the area’sappeal is obvious.

“In Union, people haveall the benefits of a smallcity with a lot of the coun-try feeling. There’s a lot ofopen space. It makes for agreat place to live,” hesaid. “That says we havesomething really specialhere, and our intent is topreserve that somethingspecial into the future.”

A new economic devel-opment committee, fo-cused on revising and im-proving the town plan, is

one of the things Solomonbelieves will keep Unionas a top community. Hesaid the committee is alsoworking to ensure con-struction funds for thecompletion of Ky. 536 arein the state budget for the2017-2018 fiscal year.

“We’re going to dowhatever we can to bringmore business to the cityand help the city growwithin the town plan,” Sol-omon said.

The mayor’s also form-ing a new communicationcommittee to “help makethe city more a part of res-idents’ daily lives.”

Boone CountyBoone County’s high-

est populated city is Flor-ence with 31,423 resi-dents. Florence residentshave median householdincome of $50,181, and livein homes with a medianvalue of $134,200.

Burlington and He-bron, which aren’t offi-cially cities, were listed ascommunities comprising15,926 and 5,929 residentseach, respectively. Bur-lington’s median house-hold income is $67,903,per capita income is$27,215, and median homevalue is $163,200. He-bron’s median householdincome is $76,278, per

capita income is $28,512,and median home value is$147,600.

Boone has the secondhighest population amongthe three counties, with124,442 residents, but ithas higher incomes andhome values than Camp-bell or Kenton counties.Boone residents earn amedian household incomeof $67,225 and a per capitaincome of $29,235.

Boone residents have amedian home value of$172,700, about 17 percenthigher than Campbell’shome values of $146,300and nearly 18 percenthigher than Kenton’shome values of $144,300.

No information wasavailable for Walton.

Campbell CountyCampbell County has

the smallest population,with 90,988 residents, andresidents have a medianhousehold income of$54,306, per capita in-come of $26,945, and aver-age home value of$146,300.

As far as individual cit-ies, Fort Thomas has thehighest home values, butAlexandria has the high-est household income.Cold Spring has the high-est per capita income.

Fort Thomas, with apopulation of 16,225, has amedian home value of$188,900, median house-hold income of $45,698and per capita income of$21,319.

Fort Thomas MayorEric Haas said having oneof the best school systemsin the state is one reasonwhy home values stayhigh in Fort Thomas.

“The No. 1 thing is thatwe have a great schoolsystem,” Haas said. “Theother thing is the livabil-

ity of the city. It’s a greatplace to live. People are al-ways out walking and rid-ing bikes. It’s a very pleas-ant place to live.”

Alexandria’s 8,717 resi-dents make a medianhousehold income of$71,469, and per capita in-come of $28,060. Alexan-dria’s median home valueis $154,700.

Alexandria Mayor BillRachford said the infor-mation probably includesareas outside of the citylimits, which are stillwithin the same ZIP code.

“I’m pleasantly sur-prised that Alexandriacame out with the highesthousehold income,” hesaid. “That tells me alarge percentage of ourpopulation is gainfullyemployed.”

Cold Spring’s 6,142 res-idents earn a per capita in-come of $34,928 and a me-dian household income of$70,586. The medianhome value is $175,400.

In Newport, a city with15,382 residents, the me-dian household income is$35,000 and the per capitaincome is $20,912. The me-dian home value is$112,600.

Bellevue is the small-est Campbell city mea-sured, with only 5,901 res-idents. Bellevue’s medianhousehold income is$53,805, per capita in-come is $27,244, and themedian home value is$112,300.

No information wasavailable for Southgate.

Kenton CountyKenton is the most pop-

ulous county, with 163,145residents, who have a me-dian household income of$54,270, per capita in-come of $27,704, andhomes have a median val-

ue of $144,300. Among Kenton cities,

Edgewood and FortMitchell both have homevalues of $202,300. Edge-wood has the highesthousehold income and percapita income.

Edgewood’s 8,722 resi-dents bring home a medi-an household income of$85,833 and a per capitaincome of $42,830.

Edgewood City Admin-istratior Brian Dehnersaid part of the city’s suc-cess is that kids who growup there want to comeback and live there asadults.

Fort Mitchell is onlyslightly smaller, with8,263 residents, but themedian household incomeis more than 26 percentless, or $65,477. FortMitchell’s per capita in-come is $38,646, almost$4,200 less or a little morethan 10 percent differ-ence.

Covington, as Kenton’smost populous city, has40,956 residents with amedian home value of$101,900. The city’s resi-dents have a medianhousehold income of$35,352 and a per capitaincome of $19,985.

Erlanger’s 18,526 resi-dents earn a medianhousehold income of$57,482 and a per capitaincome of $28,207. Themedian home value is$123,200.

In Independence, a citywith 26,110 residents, themedian household incomeis $67,242 and the per cap-ita income is $24,258. Themedian home value is$160,800.

Among the smallestKenton cities listed, Tay-lor Mill and Villa Hillshave populations of 6,726and 7,414, respectively.Taylor Mill’s medianhousehold income is$61,972, per capita incomeis $34,129, and medianhome value is $157,300.Villa Hills’ median house-hold income is $84,473,per capita income is$39,207, and median homevalue is $192,900.

No information wasavailable for CrescentSprings, Crestview Hills,Fort Wright, LakesidePark, Park Hills or Wal-ton.

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Mayor Larry Solomon represents Union, Northern Kentucky'swealthiest city according to U.S. Census information regardingper capita and household income and home values.

an opt-out of CommonCore, but parents’ consti-tutional rights allow themto do what is right fortheir children, Donoghuesaid.

“They have no right tostop that,” he said.

A national United OptOut website available atbit.ly/1Dt70v5 gives par-ents guidance to file a civ-il rights complaint againsta principal or administra-tor for stopping an par-ent’s opt-out request, theHebron resident said.

Boone County Schoolshas received zero re-quests to opt out of test-ing, and if Boone officialsreceived such requests,they would not be granted.

Exemptions are “justnot allowed,” said BenLusk, Boone’s director ofassessment.

All Boone County ad-ministrators, teachersand coaches received aletter from the district of-fice before school startedin August explaining “dis-

tricts are under no obliga-tion to honor a parent’s re-quest to ‘opt out’ of theCommon Core State Stan-dards, curriculum or test-ing.”

“We’ve had 100 percentparticipation since timeimmemorial,” Lusk said.

“I do not know of a sin-gle instance where a par-ent or student deliberate-ly evaded state testing orCommon Core,” said Da-vid Rust, director of aca-demic services for Belle-vue Independent Schools.

Rust said he alsodoesn’t have records ofstudents missing the en-tire five-day window ofstate testing and then nottaking a makeup test.

According to JessDykes, Kenton CountySchools director of publicrelations and communityengagement, no exemp-tions will be made when itcomes to Common Coretesting because it isagainst state policy.

“We don’t have any par-ents asking,” she said.“We do get requests fromall over the nation fromother districts to visit ourdistrict to see how well

(Common Core) is work-ing here. It’s been verysuccessful.”

The Erlanger-ElsmereSchool District hasn’t re-ceived any requests fromparents to opt out of test-ing either, according toRosemary WeathersBurnham who handlespublic relations for thedistrict. In addition, shesaid, there is no exampleof students attempting toavoid testing.

Jamee Flaherty, direc-tor of curriculum, instruc-tion and assessment, saidBeechwood IndependentSchools has not receivedany formal opt-out re-quests from parents relat-ed to Common Core test-ing. Students haven’tavoided the testing either.

“Students in our dis-trict take state assess-ments seriously,” Flaher-ty said. “Testing is an op-portunity for the studentsto demonstrate the knowl-edge and understandinggained throughout theyear.”

Amy Scalf, Chris Mayhewand Melissa Stewart contrib-uted to this article.

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The Villa Madonna AcademyHigh School Academic Teamcompeted in Governor’s Cupdistrict competition.

The Quick Recall Team ofCamryn Bellish, Eileen Bunch,Jaclyn Byun, Elizabeth Byun,Aubrey Kirchhoff, Nahal Pahle-vani, William Martin, Bri Des-marais, Connor Herbert, SarahSurace, Catherine Martini, andMary Wurtz won three straightmatches to earn second placeand secure a spot at regionals onFeb. 14.

The Future Problem SolvingTeam of Erica Hassoun, ConnorHerbert, Kaila Troxell and Oli-via Nester earned third place.

Written Assessment winnersare:

» Mary Wurtz: third place,language artsf and fifth place,social studies;

» Eileen Bunch: first place,arts and humanities, and secondplace, language arts;

» Catherine Martini: thirdplace, arts and humanities;

» Connor Herbert: fifthplace, arts and humanities;

» and Maddie Berberich,first place, written composi-tion.

These students also ad-vanced to regional competition.Villa also won a trophy for plac-ing second overall at districts.

Villa Madonna students compete in Governor’s Cup

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The Villa Madonna Academy High School Academic Team competed in Governor’s Cup district competition.

Notre Dame Academy willhonor three graduates Thurs-day at the 2015 Women MakingA Difference luncheon, whichwill be held at Receptions Er-langer.

Women Making a Differenceis a fundraiser benefitingNDA’s Student Tuition Assis-tance Program. It honors thosewho are living the mission of theschool and making a differencein the world.

This year’s honorees areWendy Vonderhaar, Julia B.Meister and Meghan ScherderOlson.

The event will begin withregistration at 11:30 a.m., fol-lowed by a luncheon and pro-gram at noon. Tickets are $55and can be purchased by calling859-292-7729.

Approximately 300 NotreDame alumnae, corporate spon-sors, business associates andfriends attended last year’s lun-cheon and a record crowd is ex-pected again this year.

The Women Making a Differ-ence award program, now in its14th year, recognizes NotreDame alumnae who have madesignificant contributions totheir careers, families and com-munities. The luncheon alsoprovides an opportunity to re-connect with others in the cor-porate community, and withfriends and alumnae of NotreDame Academy.

NDA honors2015 WomenMaking ADifferenceStephen Roy [email protected]

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Meghan Scherder Olson is one ofthree honorees at the 2015 WomenMaking A Difference luncheon.

EDGEWOOD — Deb Ober-meyer and Stacey Russell havesomething in common — theyboth have a sincere passion forchildren.

Their passion was recentlyrecognized by the KentuckySchool Counselor’s Associa-tion. The Turkey Foot MiddleSchool Principal, Obermeyer,and counselor, Russell, re-ceived the Principal of the YearAward and Emerging Leaderaward, respectively. Both werehonored at a luncheon in Lex-ington on Feb. 26.

Principal of the Year According to Obermeyer, a

good principal “always keepsstudents the center of their fo-cus.”

“The heart of your job is thekids,” she said.

Obermeyer has served asprincipal at Turkey Foot fortwo years and previously, foreight years, served as assistantprincipal. She started her ca-reer education later in life thanmost. Obermeyer, 62, earned

her undergraduate degree atNorthern Kentucky Univer-sity, where she graduated in1994 and went on to Xavierwhere she graduated in 1999.She taught at River Ridge Ele-mentary and Turkey Foot Mid-dle before going into admini-stration.

“I saw being a principal asan opportunity to impact somany different aspects of theschool community,” she said.“As a teacher, you’re influenc-ing about 150; as principal a

thousand.”Receiving the Principal of

the Year Award means a lot toObermeyer. “This awardmeans that it’s recognized byothers that I put the kids first.That’s what I really want to do.It makes me feel good that oth-ers realize the kids are first forme.”

Obermeyer certainly goesthe extra mile for her students,both figuratively and literally.She resides about an hour awayin Batesville, Indiana, on an al-paca farm. She has three adultsons and two stepsons andeight grandchildren.

Emerging LeaderAccording to Stacey Russell

a good counselor must havepassion for helping students.

“If you don’t have that youshouldn’t be in this profession,”she said. “I think a good coun-selor needs to be flexible andcompassionate. Lastly, I be-lieve a good counselor shouldknow how to collect and use da-ta. With the increasing focus onaccountability in the educationworld, it’s important counsel-ors can show, with data, that

what we are doing has a realand meaningful impact on stu-dents.”

Russell, 31, earned her bach-elor’s degree from the Univer-sity of Kentucky and her mas-ter’s degree from NorthernKentucky University. I actual-ly went to Turkey Foot as a stu-dent, then Dixie Heights HighSchool.

She resides in Fort Wrightwith her husband and 1-year-old daughter.

Russell has served at Tur-key Foot for nine years. Six ofthose years were spent as theYouth Service Center coordi-nator. She said she’s alwayswanted to be a counselor.

“I had two really wonderfulcounselors while I was a stu-dent at Turkey Foot and Dixie,”she said. “They helped methrough some pretty roughtimes and I wanted to make animpact in students’ lives thesame way they did mine.

“ It’s been nice to work forthe school you went to. I feellike I’ve come home.”

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Stacey Russell and Deb Obermeyerof Turkey Foot Middle School withtheir awards from the KentuckySchool Counselor’s Association.

HIGHLAND HEIGHTS —Northern Kentucky Universityhas announced eight differenttheatrical and dance shows forthe 2015-2016 school year start-ing in September.

NKU’s Department of Thea-tre and Dance announced thefollowing schedule in a newsrelease March 9:

» “Moon Over Buffalo” byKen Ludwig, a comedy abouttwo fading stars of the 1950s,will be in Corbett Theatre Sept.24-Oct. 4.

» “The Winter’s Tale” byWilliam Shakespeare will be inthe NKU Robert and RosemaryStauss Theatre Oct. 20-25. It isa play leaping from dark trage-dy to lighthearted romancewith a magical conclusion.There are princes and prin-cesses, disguised identities,jealous kings, oracles, pick-pockets, and one ravenousbear, according to the NKUnews release.

» “Seussical“ by By LynnAhrens and Stephen Flahertywill be in Corbett Theatre Nov.12-22. Hosted by The Cat in theHat, it’s a trip into the story-book world of Dr. Seussbrought to life on stage.

» “Once In A Lifetime” byGeorge S. Kaufman and MossHart will be in Corbett TheatreFeb. 18-26, 2016. In the comedy,three on-the-skids vaudevilletroupers decide to take advan-tage of the latest movie craze,“talkies.” The trio heads toHollywood and pose as voiceexperts where silent-film star-lets and “insane” movie studioexecutives are the start of atrip through some of the ex-cesses of Hollywood.

» “Pygmalion” by GeorgeBernard Shaw will be in Robertand Rosemary Stauss TheatreMarch 29-April 3, 2016.Theplay, written more than 100years ago, is about a bet madeby a speech expert about howhe can turn a Cockney flowergirl into a lady. The play waslater adapted into the musical

“My Fair Lady.”» “Into the Woods” by Ste-

phen Sondheim and James Lap-ine will be in Corbett TheatreApril 21-May 1, 2016. Fairy talesfrom Little Red Riding Hood toCinderella are given a dose ofreality and turned upside downin the musical.

» A first year show, a seasonextra with a title to be decided,in Robert and Rosemary StaussTheatre Dec. 4-6. Fresman andtransfer students will show offtheir talent in the production.

Dance ‘16 will be in CorbettTheatre March 18-19, 2016.Dance 16’ will feature a compa-ny of NKU’s best young danceartists, Innovative works cre-ated by faculty, guest artists,and nationally renowned cho-reographers will be featured.Creative expressions will in-clude theater dance, contem-porary, tap and jazz.

For more information callNKU’ Fine Arts Box Office at859-572-5464 or visit theatre.n-ku.edu.

NKU unveils next theater seasonBy Chris [email protected]

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NKU’s Department of Theatre and Dance performs “Grease” in 2014.

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After a two-year hia-tus, Charity Night atthe Tables returned

March 14 at Turfway Park.For 11 years, the charityevent was considered one ofNorthern Kentucky’s best-loved fundraisers.

Saturday’s sellout eventwill benefit these organiza-tions; Boone County CASA,Family Nurturing Center,Holly Hill Children's Ser-vices, New Perceptions,Northern Kentucky Educa-tion Council, Parish Kitch-en, Senior Services ofNorthern Kentucky andSteinford Toy Foundation.

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From left, Brian Huber, Shea and Jennifer Neace and Christine Huber, all from Union, play craps during the Charity Night at the Tables on March 14 at Turfway Park in Florence.

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Rachel Seibert, of Newport, and Ricky Boyer, of Highland Heights, bid onsilent auction items during the Charity Night at the Tables on March 14 atTurfway Park in Florence.


From left, Kerri Richardson, of Florence, won a gold coin that she can tradefor more poker chips as Yearling member Julie King, of Union, cheersduring the Charity Night at the Tables on March 14 at Turfway Park inFlorence.

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Dawn Hobbs, of Louisville, and RichTieberi, of Taylor Mill, are picturedhere during the Charity Night at theTables on March 14 at Turfway Parkin Florence.


From left, Laura Gordon, of Florence, Maggie Blankenship, of Burlington,and Amy Quinn, of Villa Hills, celebrate a win as volunteer dealer DaveHatter, mayor of Fort Wright, pays the winner during the Charity Night atthe Tables on March 14 at Turfway Park in Florence.


Charity Night at the Tables was held to benefit these organizations; BooneCounty CASA, Family Nurturing Center, Holly Hill Children's Services, NewPerceptions, Northern Kentucky Education Council, Parish Kitchen, SeniorServices of Northern Kentucky and Steinford Toy Foundation.


FRIDAY, MARCH 20Art & Craft ClassesWine and Canvas, 6:30-9:30p.m., Newport Syndicate, 18 E.Fifth St., Painting class withcocktails. No experience neces-sary. $35. Reservations required.Presented by Wine and Canvas.513-317-1305; www.wineand-canvas.com. Newport.

$5 Friday Craft Club, 1-2:30p.m., The Lively Learning Lab,7500 Oakbrook Drive, Suite 10,Make crafts, create art and playgames. Ages 3-15. $5. Regis-tration required. 916-2721.Florence.

Ohio River History: Make YourOwn Stern Wheeler, 11 a.m. to12:30 p.m., Baker Hunt Art andCultural Center, 620 Greenup St.,Construct model river boats andtheir subjects while discoveringriver history. Ages 8-99. $60 for8-week course. Registrationrequired. 431-0020; www.baker-hunt.com. Covington.

Art EventsThird Friday Art Show: Cele-bration of Women Artists, 6-9p.m., The Art House, 19 N. FortThomas Ave., Featuring 15 localfemale artists. Beverages andlight refreshments available.Free. 279-3431; www.inkaacol-laborative.org. Fort Thomas.

Art ExhibitsFigurative Folklore: Curatedby Selena Reder, 9 a.m. to 5p.m., Covington Arts, 2 W. PikeSt., Figurative Folklore showcasessix artists from the region whosework tells a strong narrativewhere the body plays the role ofstoryteller. Free. Presented byCovington Arts District. 292-2322.; http://covingtonarts.com/.Covington.

Arts Alive: Celebration ofCovington Artists, 10 a.m. to 5p.m., Behringer-Crawford Mu-seum, 1600 Montague Road,Works by influential Covingtonartists from past 200 years ondisplay. In conjunction withCOV200 bicentennial cele-bration. $7, $6 ages 60 and up,$4 ages 3-17, free for members.Wednesdays: one grandchildfree with grandparent’s admis-sion. Through April 12. 491-4003;www.bcmuseum.org. Covington.

Now Here: Theoretical Land-scapes, noon to 5 p.m., TheCarnegie, 1028 Scott Blvd.,Surveys group of artists thatcreate spaces and environmentsin their work that, thoughgrounded in reality, suggestaltered sensibilities. Such dis-location in art is an effective wayto ask the viewer to considertheir own relationship to realand imagined landscapes. Free.Through April 18. 957-1940;www.thecarnegie.com. Coving-ton.

Art OpeningsPop Up Art Gallery, 7-10 p.m.,The Turn Vintage Warehouse,913 Monmouth St., Derek Rillo,watercolor realism and JosephRodulfo, photography. Showruns through April 11. Free.878-2535. Newport.

AttractionsCanyon Falls, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.,Newport Aquarium, Newport onthe Levee, $23 Adult, $15 ages2-13, Children under 2 Free.Through Nov. 7. 800-406-3474;www.newportaquarium.com.Newport.

Dining EventsFish Fry, 4-7:30 p.m., St. JosephChurch - Camp Springs, 6833Four Mile Road, Fried or bakedfish, fried catfish, salmon, deepfried shrimp, crab cakes andsampler platter. Carryout avail-able. $8.50 and up for set-ups;

$6.50 sandwiches. 635-5652.Camp Springs.

Fish Fry, 5-7 p.m., Trinity UnitedMethodist Church-Latonia, 101 E.Southern Ave., Fish sandwich,two sides, drink and dessert fordine-in (drink not included forcarryout). $8, $4 children. 261-4010. Latonia.

Fish Fry, 4:30-8 p.m., St. JosephAcademy, 48 Needmore St., Dinein, drive thru or carry out. Friedor baked fish and shrimp dinners($11 adult) includes 3 sides,dessert and drink. Senior dinners($8) include fish and 2 sides,dessert and drink. Fish sandwich,shrimp and cheese pizza avail-able, and choice of 7 sides a lacarte. $10 dinner. 485-6444;www.saintjosephacademy.net.Walton.

Fish Fry, 5-7:30 p.m., St. TimothyParish, 10272 U.S. 42, Dine-in5-7:30 p.m., drive-thru starts at4:30 p.m. Carryout available.Dinners available: $3-$10. 384-1100; www.saint-timothy.org.Union.

Fish Fry, 5-8 p.m., Lawler-HanlonVFW Post 5662, 326 W. 10th St.,Fish, shrimp, steak sandwich,hamburger and cheeseburgerand sides. Carryout available.$6-$8. 431-5565. Newport.

Fish Fry, 4-7:30 p.m., NewportElks Lodge, 3704 Alexandria Pike,Serving fish, steak or shrimp.Beer and soft drinks extra. $5.50and up. 441-1273. Cold Spring.

Fish Fry, 5-8 p.m., EdgewoodSenior Center, 550 Freedom ParkDrive, Fried or baked fish orshrimp. Choice of 2 sides: Macand cheese, fries, onion rings,hush puppies or mini potatopancakes. Chicken nuggetavailable for kids. Desserts andsoft drinks extra. Carryout avail-able. Family friendly. BenefitsEdgewood Fire/EMS Association.Presented by Edgewood Fire/EMS. 331-5910; www.edgewood-ky.gov. Edgewood.

Fish Fry, 5-8 p.m., Holy CrossHigh School, 3617 Church St.,Alumni Hall. Fried fish, fish tacos,improved shrimp, baked fish,mac ‘n cheese, pizza, grilledcheese, desserts and drinks.431-1335; www.hchscov.com.Covington.

Fish Fry, 5-8 p.m., Fort WrightCivic Club, 115 Kennedy Road,Benefits community organiza-tions. 331-1150. Fort Wright.

Lenten Fish Fry, 4-8 p.m., Mary,Queen of Heaven Parish, 1150Donaldson Highway, Dine-inservice, carry-out and drive-thru.Call 859-371-2622 for carry-outorders. Benefits Mary, Queen ofHeaven School. Prices vary.525-6909; www.mqhparish.com.Erlanger.

St. Thomas Fish Fry, 4-8 p.m.Eighth Grade., St. ThomasSchool, 428 S. Fort Thomas Ave.,Cafeteria. Hand-dipped fish.Shrimp and pizza available.$4.50-$7. 572-4641, ext. 242. FortThomas.

Drive-thru Fish Fry, 5-7:30 p.m.,Beechwood High School, 54Beechwood Road, Includes friedfish with choice of bun or ryebread, coleslaw, french fries ormac and cheese. Drinks anddessert available. Benefits Beech-wood Band Boosters. $7.50meals. Presented by BeechwoodBand Boosters. 620-6317. FortMitchell.

St. Barbara Fish Fry, 4:30-8 p.m.,St. Barbara Church, 4042 Turkey-foot Road, Dine in or carry out.Fried fish, baked tilapia, shrimpand cheese pizza. Adult dinnersinclude three sides. $8 and up.371-3100. Erlanger.

Lenten Fish Fry, 5-8 p.m., Im-maculate Heart of Mary Church,5876 Veterans Way, Dine-in,carryout and drive-thru service.Fried fish, baked fish and friedshrimp dinners. Price varies.Presented by Boonedockers.689-5010. Burlington.

Fish Fry, 4-8 p.m., Fort ThomasMasonic Lodge No. 808, 37 N.Fort Thomas Ave, Fish, macaroniand cheese, and/or fries, coleslawand tartar sauce. $7. Presentedby Fort Thomas Masonic LodgeNo 808. 441-1280. Fort Thomas.

Fish Fry, 4-7:30 p.m., Silver GroveFirefighter Association, 5011 FourMile, Meals start at $7.25. 441-6251. Silver Grove.

Fish Fry, 4-8 p.m., Wilder Volun-teer Fire Department, 520 Lick-ing Pike, Presented by City ofWilder. 431-5884. Wilder.

Fish Fry, 5-8 p.m., St. PaulChurch, 7303 Dixie Highway,Weekly specials plus fried had-dock, fried cod, crab bisque,stewed tomatoes, fried shrimp,kids’ combos and more. $5.Presented by St. Paul AthleticBoosters. 647-4072; www.saint-paulboosters.net. Florence.

Drive Thru Fish Fry, 5-8 p.m.,Simon Kenton High School, 11132Madison Pike, Cod, coleslaw,green beans, mac and cheese,fries, chicken nuggets. BenefitsSimon Kenton Band Boosters.Presented by Simon KentonBand Boosters. 363-4100; Si-monKentonBands.com. Inde-pendence.

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

EducationAARP Tax-Aide, 9 a.m., BooneCounty Main Library, 1786Burlington Pike, Middle andlow-income taxpayers are eligi-ble for this free tax preparationservice. Those with complex taxreturns will be advised to seekprofessional tax assistance. Free.Registration required. Presentedby Boone County Public Library.342-2665; www.bcpl.org. Bur-lington.

Little Learners, 9-11:30 a.m., TheLively Learning Lab, 7500 Oak-brook Drive, Suite 10, Balance ofstructured, unstructured andself-directed play opportunitiesto help learners develop their

social, intellectual and communi-cation skills. Ages 3-6. $10.Registration required.916-2721.Florence.

Historic Preservation 101 forReal Estate Profession, noonto 5 p.m., Baker Hunt Art andCultural Center, 620 Greenup St.,Kentucky Heritage Councilsession: Identifying historicproperty, architectural elements,styles and types, National andLocal Historic Districts, Section106 of the NHPA, historic preser-vation easements, Kentucky’sPreservation Tax Moratorium,and how to market historicproperties. Includes lunch. $45.Registration required. Presentedby NKY Restoration. 431-0020;www.nkyrestoration.com.Covington.

Exercise ClassesJazzercise Classes, 9:30-10:30a.m. 4:45 p.m., Edgewood Jaz-zercise Center, 126 BarnwoodDrive, $38 for unlimited monthlyclasses. 331-7778; jazzercise.com.Edgewood.

Home & GardenFlea Market Spring Sale, 9 a.m.to noon, DCCH Center for Chil-dren and Families, 75 OrphanageRoad, Festival grounds. Furni-ture, antiques, home decor andcollectibles. Benefits DCCHCenter. Free. 331-2040, ext. 8555;www.dcchcenter.org. Fort Mitch-ell.

Literary - LibrariesMahjong, 6 p.m., Boone CountyPublic Library - Scheben Branch,8899 U.S. 42, All skill levelswelcome. Presented by SchebenBranch Library. 342-2665. Union.

Magician Presto Paul PresentsFizz, Boom, Read, 7 p.m.,Boone County Main Library, 1786Burlington Pike, Optical illusions,crazy machines, wacky experi-ments and more. Free. Presentedby Boone County Public Library.342-2665; www.bcpl.org. Bur-lington.

Music - CountryScotty Karate, 9:30 p.m., TheSouthgate House Revival, 111 E.Sixth St., Lounge. Alt-countryartist. With Hellcat Matt. Ages 21and up. Free. 431-2201;

www.southgatehouse.com.Newport.

Wiedemann Brewing Compa-ny Spring Music Series, 8 p.m.to midnight, Sis’s on Monmouth,837 Monmouth St., Nashvilleartist and Northern KentuckyUniversity graduate Kinsey Roseperforms. Free. Presented byWiedemann Brewing Company.431-3157; www.sisonmonmouth-.com. Newport.

Music - FolkRandy Wilson, 6:30 p.m., BakerHunt Art and Cultural Center,620 Greenup St., Appalachianmusician, songwriter and story-teller entertains. $5, $3 advance.431-0020; www.bakerhunt.com.Covington.

Music - RockKentucky Myle Band, 9 p.m. to1 a.m., JerZee’s Pub and Grub,708 Monmouth St., Free. 491-3500. Newport.

On Stage - ComedyMichael Malone, 8 p.m., 10:30p.m., Funny Bone Comedy Club,1 Levee Way, $15-$17. 957-2000;www.funnyboneonthelevee-.com. Newport.

On Stage - TheaterLittle Women, The Musical,8-10 p.m., Stained Glass Theatre,802 York St., Based on LouisaMay Alcott’s novel about sistersgrowing up in Civil War America.$20. Reservations required.Presented by Footlighters Inc..Through March 21. 652-3849;www.footlighters.org. Newport.

SchoolsSummer Camp and ActivitiesExpo, 6-8 p.m., Stephens Ele-mentary School, 5687 Ky. 237,Also holding Family Night atBook Fair same evening. Free.Presented by Stephens Ele-mentary PTA. 488-1548;www.stephens.my-pta.org.Burlington.

SportsThoroughbred Racing, 6:15p.m., Turfway Park, 7500 TurfwayRoad, Free. 371-0200; www.turf-way.com. Florence.

SATURDAY, MARCH 21Art & Craft ClassesWine and Canvas, 6:30-9:30p.m., Newport Syndicate, $35.Reservations required. 513-317-1305; www.wineandcanvas.com.Newport.

Art ExhibitsArts Alive: Celebration ofCovington Artists, 10 a.m. to 5p.m., Behringer-Crawford Mu-seum, $7, $6 ages 60 and up, $4ages 3-17, free for members.Wednesdays: one grandchildfree with grandparent’s admis-sion. 491-4003; www.bcmuseu-m.org. Covington.

Now Here: Theoretical Land-scapes, noon to 5 p.m., TheCarnegie, Free. 957-1940;www.thecarnegie.com. Coving-ton.

AttractionsCanyon Falls, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.,Newport Aquarium, $23 Adult,$15 ages 2-13, Children under 2Free. 800-406-3474; www.new-portaquarium.com. Newport.

BenefitsPower of the Purple ScavengerHunt, 11 a.m., City of Bellevue,Part of the Third Saturday Cele-bration. Benefits Elder Maltreat-ment Alliance. Free. 431-8888;www.bellevueky.org. Bellevue.

Gala and St. Patrick’s Roast ofDr. Jim Votruba, 6-11 p.m.,Northern Kentucky ConventionCenter, 1 W. RiverCenter Blvd.,Roast of president emeritus andprofessor of educational leader-

ship at Northern KentuckyUniversity. Cocktails, horsd’oeuvres, silent and live auction.Irish-themed dinner. Ages 18 andup. Benefits The Life LearningCenter. $250. Reservationsrequired. Presented by The LifeLearning Center. 431-0100;www.nkyllc.org. Covington.

Clubs & OrganizationsNational Quilter’s Day OutCelebration, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.,Boone County CooperativeExtension Service, 6028 CampErnst Road, Quilters celebratingrich Kentucky quilting heritage.Large quilt display along withdemonstrations of quiltingtechniques. Lunch available.Free. Presented by StringtownQuilt Guild. 283-2221;www.stringtownquilters.com.Burlington.

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

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

EducationMilitary Research Workshop, 9a.m. to 4 p.m., Kenton CountyPublic Library Covington, 502Scott Blvd., Meeting Room 1.Genealogist and military recordsexpert Craig Scott discussesresearching ancestors whoserved in American Revolution,War of 1812, and Civil Warduring this all-day workshop.Free. Registration required.Presented by Kenton CountyPublic Library. 859-962-4070;www.kentonlibrary.org. Coving-ton.

Exercise ClassesJazzercise Classes, 8:15 a.m.-9:15a.m. 9:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m., Edge-wood Jazzercise Center, $38 forunlimited monthly classes.331-7778; jazzercise.com. Edge-wood.

Holiday - EasterEaster Egg Hunt, 2-3 p.m.,Freedom Park, 550 Freedom ParkDrive, For children ages 3-8. Incase of inclement weather: heldin Senior Center. Followed bypictures with Easter Bunny. Ages3-8. Free. Presented by City ofEdgewood. 331-5910; www.ed-gewoodky.gov. Edgewood.

Home & GardenFlea Market Spring Sale, 9 a.m.to noon, DCCH Center for Chil-dren and Families, Free. 331-2040, ext. 8555; www.dcchcente-r.org. Fort Mitchell.

NKY Restoration Weekend, 9a.m. to 4 p.m., Gateway Commu-nity and Technical College UrbanMetro Campus, 525 Scott Blvd.,Workshops, vendor fair, freelunch. Free parking at MidtownParking Garage adjacent toGateway Urban Campus. Free.Registration required. Presentedby NKY Restoration. 442-1601;www.nkyrestoration.com.Covington.

Literary - LibrariesFamily Wellness Fair, 11 a.m.,Lents Branch Library, 3215 Cou-gar Path, Free. 342-2665. He-bron.

Music - RockHiFi Wise Guys, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.,JerZee’s Pub and Grub, 708Monmouth St., Free. 491-3500.Newport.

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An Easter Egg Hunt is planned for 2-3 p.m. Saturday, March 21,at Freedom Park, 550 Freedom Park Drive, Edgewood. This freeevent is for children ages 3-8. In case of inclement weather, theevent will take place in the senior center. The hunt will befollowed by pictures with the Easter Bunny. Call 331-5910; visitwww.edgewoodky.gov.

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pants what their most trea-sured kitchen item is. It seemslike just about everybody has afavorite utensil, pot, or gadget.“Mine is my mother’s sifter,”one lady said. Another men-tioned rolling pans from grand-ma. One young person I men-tored treasured his dad’sapron: “He wore that apronevery time he cooked dinner onthe grill. Now I wear it,” hesaid.

So don’t get rid of that well-loved kitchen item when youreplace it with new. Pass itdown to keep the traditions andmemories going.

Mike, a Clermont Countyreader, needs a recipe fordairy-free rolls that are suit-able for diabetics. Here’s a

good one. I baked these on myold cookie sheet and theyturned out just fine.

Can you help?Great Scott’s chowder:

Trish M. remembers this chow-der fondly. “Great Scott restau-rant made the best potato, cornand jalapeno chowder. I'vetried to duplicate it but it's justnot the same. I know they haveclosed but is there any chanceyou can get the recipe? It wasone of our families favorites.”

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These plump dinner rolls are dairy and egg free.

Dairy free, egg free dinner rolls

Powdered creamer is used by more than a few bakers to achieve anice tasting, dairy-free dinner roll. I was surprised myself at how wellthese turned out. They tasted as good as my higher fat rolls. Nice along-side that Easter ham. These freeze well after baking.

Diabetic exchange: The diabetic exchange is 1-1/2 starch, 1/2 fat foreach roll. You can make these by hand or machine.

1 tablespoon rapid rise yeast plus a couple pinches sugar2-1/4 cups warm water (110-115 degrees)1/3 cup sugar1/3 shortening1/4 cup powdered nondairy creamer2-1/4 teaspoons salt5-6 cups bread flour

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Place in bowl coated with cooking spray, turning once to coat top.Cover and let rise until doubled, about 1 hour. Punch down and turn outonto lightly floured surface; divide into 18-24 pieces. Shape each pieceinto a roll. Place 2 inches apart on sprayed baking sheets. Cover and letrise until doubled, 30-45 minutes. Bake for 15-20 minutes, until lightgolden brown.

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I have a file of department store restaurant recipes. As happensoccasionally, someone stopped me at the grocery and asked if I had arecipe for this particular one. Anyway, here’s the recipe with my sidenotes, from the Columbus store, I believe.

SaladMix together:

4 cups cooked chicken, cubed or chunked up8 oz. diced dates1 cup diced pineapple -- drained1 cup diced celery1/4 cup slivered almonds, toasted if you want

DressingWhisk together:

2 cups Miracle Whip salad dressing1 teaspoon sugar1/4 cup evaporated milk2 tablespoons lemon juiceJuice from pineapple -- as needed

Pour dressing over salad and toss gently. This would be nice servedatop a lettuce leaf.

Diabetics can enjoy dinner rolls, too

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She sews lap quilts forwomen being treated in theVA post traumatic stress dis-order unit. She gets up at 4a.m. to help send off veteranson their Honor Flight andwelcomes them home again at11 p.m. She sews baby bibs forexpectant teen mothers andmakes sure they have a bookto read to their baby. She knitsan endless number of hats foractive duty service men andwomen and sends them carepackages as well.

She plays the dulcimer fornursing home residents. She isa Red Cross volunteer who

gets up at allhours to en-sure peoplehave shelterafter a fire.She is a GirlScout leadereven thoughher childrenare grown.She organizesreunions forher father’sWorld War II

regiment even though he islong gone. She works on casesfor the Foster Care ReviewBoard. She mentors children

in reading and math. She orga-nizes a grief recovery groupat her church. She servesmeals at a local soup kitchen.

She is a patriotic re-enactorbringing history to life forschool children. She maintainsa 9/11 memorial. She spendscountless hours researchinggenealogy to document otherpeople’s family history. Shedevotes much of her time andnever asks for anything inreturn but the pleasure ofhelping others.

Who is she? She is one ofover 177,000 women all overthe world who volunteer their

time and resources to promotethe mission of the NationalSociety Daughters of theAmerican Revolution: historicpreservation, education andpatriotism. In 2014 Daughtersvolunteered over 3 millionhours of service.

Recently the Mary InglesChapter NSDAR met to workon sewing and stuffing neckpillows, which get sent to theCVG airport USO lounges.Our military men and womencan take a pillow along withthem for comfort and remem-ber that we appreciate theirservice. This is one of the

many projects that the MaryIngles Chapter supports.

The National SocietyDaughters of the AmericanRevolution (NSDAR) is aliveand well and celebrating its125th anniversary. Any wom-an over age 18 who can provelineal descent from a patriotof the American Revolution iseligible to join DAR. For moreinformation email [email protected].

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Beth HealyCOMMUNITYRECORDER GUESTCOLUMNIST

In response to yourguest column in the Feb. 26South Kenton Recorder ti-tled “Northern Kentucky,CVG, Brent Spence and ab-surdity” I agree to an ex-tent. The problem I see isthat these toll bridges androads never and I do meannever go away.

They become jobs forpeople to collect tolls andmanage the collection ofour money. Some studiessay that it is over 30 per-cent of collected tolls. Ifthe Brent Spence Bridgewas to become a toll bridgeand it was guaranteed toend at some point in the fu-ture when a certain amountof money is collected then Iam sure people would notbe so dead set against it.

The maintenance onthat bridge is currently be-ing done without tolls butas soon as it becomes a tollit will somehow be neces-sary to keep it that way topay for the upkeep and ev-erything else the "powersthat be" grab and stuff intheir pockets.

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Sharon Roadcup Smith

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Most of us have probablyexperienced a sense of aggra-vation when we go to a store orrestaurant and see people whoappear to be specimens ofgood health parking in thehandicap spots close to thestore or restaurant.

Some of those individualsare not handicapped and donot have a handicap sticker orthey may be abusing the use ofthe sticker that belongs tosomeone else. Perhaps youhave been tempted yourself topark in a handicap spot. TheKentucky General Assemblyhas addressed this problemand it may be helpful to re-view the substantial penaltiesthat can be imposed for a vio-lation of the handicap parkinglaws.

The fine for parking illegal-ly in a parking space desig-

nated for thosewith disabil-ities is now 10times morethan it used tobe. The fine isnow $250 peroccurrence.When you addin the newtraffic courtcost, a defen-dant is lookingat total fines

of approximately $400. Thoseare certainly substantial pen-alties that should make peoplethink twice before parkingillegally in handicap spots.

The handicap parking lawsstate that 90 percent of thefines collected are forwardedto the state’s Personal CareAssistance Program. The re-maining 10 percent is distrib-

uted equally among all locallaw enforcement agencies inthe county where the violationoccurred.

Handicapped parking per-mits can be obtained on a tem-porary or permanent basis. Toobtain a temporary handicapparking permit, an applicationform needs to be filed at thecounty clerk’s office for aninitial three-month periodwhich can be renewed for anadditional three months. Proofof the disability must be pro-vided through a statementfrom a licensed physician thatthe applicant is a personwhose mobility, flexibility,coordination, respiration, orperceptiveness is significantlyreduced by a temporary dis-ability. Upon submitting anapplication and proof of per-manent disability, a perma-

nent handicap parking permitcan also be obtained from thecounty clerk.

The disability parking plac-ard must be placed so that itcan be viewed from the frontor rear of the vehicle, prefer-ably by hanging on the rear-view mirror. It is also illegal todisplay a placard when theperson with the disability isnot in the vehicle.

I hope this information isinteresting and helpful. If youhave any topics you would liketo have covered in this col-umn, please contact my officeby e-mail at [email protected], by phone at491-7700 or by regular mailaddressed to 319 York St.,Newport, KY 41071.

Steven J. Franzen is Campbell Coun-ty Attorney.

Handicap parking violationhas a substantial penalty

Steven J.FranzenCOMMUNITYRECORDER GUESTCOLUMNIST

At Newport Central Catho-lic High School, as with Catho-lic schools across the U.S., webelieve it is so important totake time each year to recog-nize the gift of Catholic educa-tion. During Catholic SchoolsWeek 2015 (Jan. 25-31), this isexactly what we did.

For those of us at NCC eachday, we often get so involvedwith the pressing daily issuesthat we forget how lucky weare to be able to practice ourfaith openly, instilling Catholicvalues in our students, allwhile providing a superiorlearning environment.

With ever-increasing op-tions for families, the educa-tion scene is vastly differentthan half a century ago whenCatholic schools saw peakenrollment. Providing a faith-filled and rigorous education,Catholic schools – NCC partic-ularly – are bound to fulfill ourmissions. Catholic schoolshave so much to offer. Notonly are they academically onpar with most public options,but we also offer faith andcharacter development with alasting, positive impact intothe future.

Catholic schools are sup-ported by a 300-year history ofexcellence in the United

States, and thebenefits of ourChurch’sschools – aca-demic excel-lence, connec-tion to Gospelvalues, com-mitment tocommunityand Christ,and service toothers – aresorely needed

to reinvigorate the Catholicsubculture lacking in Americatoday.

Many families ask them-selves – why Catholic educa-tion? Why pay tuition for aCatholic education when thelocal public option is academi-cally as strong? The answer issurprisingly convincing forfamilies who value theirCatholic faith, academicachievement, and social im-pact. As it turns out, studentswith at least eight years ofCatholic education do see mea-surable increases in academicachievement (Greeley, 2008).Due to accrued social capitalthroughout years of Catholicschooling, students also seehigher graduation rates fromcollege and engage in civicservice more frequently than

their public counterparts (Mc-Donald & Schultz, 2012).

Most importantly, studentsfrom Catholic schools holdonto their faith and valuesmore closely than Catholicswho attend public schools.This last aspect is difficult tomeasure in terms of benefit,but Catholics with eight ormore years of Catholic educa-tion report they are “happier,more accepting and tolerant,smarter, benign in their im-ages of God, and more likely toview marriage as sacramen-tal” (Greeley, 1989).

A quality Catholic educa-tion provides the faith forma-tion necessary to bring stu-dents closer to Jesus Christ.Catholic schools offer salva-tion through the sacramentsand help students strengthentheir relationships with God.These elements, althoughchallenging to quantify, arethe reason Catholic educationremains such a strong option.Our schools were strength-ened by immigrants shunnedby public schools, and theirdedication to its ideals createda network of schools commit-ted to teaching Gospel values,community, service, and faith.

These teachings are needednow more than ever in this day

and age. Faithful Catholicsattend Mass to join in commu-nity with one another, sharestruggles with one another,and, ultimately, receive theredeeming and fulfilling sac-rament of the Eucharist withone another. Our CatholicMass offers the sacramentsand allows the faithful to liveout the great mysteries of thefaith; Catholic schools strive tobe a vital part of this process,and, for this reason, they re-main an unquestionable optionfor a so many Catholics in theUnited States and here inNorthern Kentucky.

Bishop Roger J. Foys, bish-op of the Diocese of Coving-ton, often notes, “While theremay be alternatives to Catho-lic education, there are nosubstitutes.” At NCC, westrive every day to provideeach student such a qualityCatholic education. In as muchas I have witnessed, our stu-dents are prepared to live outthe NCC mission to becomemen and women of service,leadership, and evangelizationfor the Church and communi-ty.

Jason R. Huther is principal ofNewport Central Catholic HighSchool in Newport.

Reflecting on the value of Catholic schools

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BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — Goinginto the season, much less theKHSAA Sweet 16 tournament,the Holy Cross girls basketballteam were thought by many tobe an unlikely group to makeNorthern Kentucky history andwin a state championship.

It was fitting then, that an un-likely hero stepped up and sentthe Indians into the recordbooks Sunday afternoon at Did-dle Arena.

Senior forward Abby Hass-ert, who had not scored all game,drove the lane from the top ofthe key. She scored a layup andwas fouled with 5.5 seconds to

play in the state championshipgame. That broke a 32-all tieagainst Allen County-Scotts-ville.

Hassert made the free-throw,a desperation 3-pointer by Mor-gan Rich missed at the buzzer,and Holy Cross won 35-32. TheIndians (33-3), in their first ap-pearance in the state tourney in39 years, won the first champi-onship by any Northern Ken-tucky school. AC-S, who wasplaying about 25 miles from itscampus, finished 30-5.

“I got the ball on the top and Iknew I had to look for Ally (May-haus) but I didn’t see her rightaway,” Hassert said. “I saw the

Holy Cross takes home historic titleJames [email protected]

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The Holy Cross girls basketball team poses with the state championship trophy. See INDIANS, Page B2

MAYSVILLE, Ky. — – Aric Rus-sell was touting the depth of hisCampbell County boys basket-ball team after March 9 semifi-nal win over Pendleton County.

The Camels head coachraved about it Tuesday when theCamels’ two leading scorers,Deondre Jackson and Matt Wil-son, sat the last four minutes ofthe second quarter with foultrouble. And that depth camethrough, propelling the Camelsto a 14-3 run to close the firsthalf and lift Campbell to an 89-57 win over district rival Scottin the 10th Region final Tuesdaynight, March 10, at Mason Coun-ty.

Scott ends 18-14.The Eagles put together a

mini-run at 5-2 and trailed 30-23when Camel senior Dre Jacksonwas called for a charging foulwith less than four minutes toplay in the second quarter, histhird foul. Matt Wilson, Camp-bell’s 6-foot-8 junior center, wasalready on the bench with twofouls.

The Eagles couldn’t converton offense on their next trip,and senior Blake Losey respon-ded with a 3-pointer for theCamels to make the lead 33-23.The run continued until Camp-bell held a 20-point lead at 44-24.Another three by Losey and oneby senior Jordan Day punctuat-

ed the run, and Jake Franzenand Craig Neltner scored keylayups in the stretch.

Campbell shot 33-of-58 fromthe floor (57 percent), 28-of-46from inside the arc. Scott shotjust 18-of-64 (28 percent).Campbell won the reboundingbattle, 47-32.

“We just didn’t hit shots inthe second quarter,” said Scotthead coach Brad Carr. “Whenwe didn’t hit shots, we didn’t de-fend. When they got up 17 or so,we quit defensively. Anytimeyou play a good team like thatthat is really hungry, they’re go-ing to continue to press for-ward. Hats off to them. Theyplayed very, very well.”

Jake Ohmer led Scott with 20points and Blake Schneider had10.

Seniors are Schneider, Dar-ian Witherspoon and BrentonHughes and the Eagles have alot of youth coming back.

“A lot of times when you arein a situation like this and thestakes are very high, you loseyour focus,” Carr said. “We’llchalk this up to some young kidswho didn’t have the experience.We weren’t in the regional tour-nament last year and that wasone of the factors that hurt us.We got a good nucleus back. Wehave some good younger kidscoming up through the vine. Weplayed seven sophomores to-day, so the future is bright forus.”


Craig Neltner (33) and CJ Seay (15) battle for a rebound March 10 in the 10thRegion final.

Youthful Eagles learnfrom regional runBy James [email protected]

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — Oneof the two large video score-boards at E.A. Diddle Arenaconsistently malfunctionedduring Thursday’s final first-round game of the KHSAASweet 16 featuring Simon Ken-ton and Graves County.

Teams shooting in that di-rection seemed to have an edgeduring the contest, albeit a co-incidental one as the score-boards were high up in the cor-ners and not in view of shoot-ers. But it was Graves Countywho took more advantage ofboth baskets to claim a 52-43win over the Pioneers at West-ern Kentucky University. Bothteams ended the game with27-5 records. Graves, who wasin the Sweet 16 for the firsttime since 2002 and won agame in the tourney for thefirst time since making thesemifinals in 1995, advanced tothe quarterfinals. The Pio-neers ended their first trip tostate since 2009.

“We went out and laid it onthe line,” said SK head coachJeff Stowers. “We didn’t quit.We got beat by a better team.They were senior-oriented.They ran their stuff, and theymade their free throws.”

Graves started four seniorsand a junior, and Simon startedtwo seniors, two sophomoresand a freshman.

Free throws ultimately toldthe story. Simon made just 7 ofits 22 attempts for the game, 5-of-18 coming in the second halfwhen they were shooting in thedirection of the fully functionalscoreboard. Graves shot 23-of-26, 19-22 when shooting atthe faulty one.

“That’s your ball game rightthere,” Stowers said. “Welooked at their last five games,they shot 16 or 17 threes andthey go to the free-throw line alot. The second half, we madethem drive to the line and beatus in the second half.”

The first half featured Si-mon Kenton freshman guardAllison Niece getting off to ahot start, while shooting at thebasket near the faulty score-board. She scored 12 of SK’sfirst 19 points, lifting the Pio-neers to a 19-8 advantage twominutes into the second quar-ter. Maggi Bosse, Megan Buck-ner and Kendyl Gilliam alsohad buckets.

“It was just the flow of thegame in the beginning,” Niecesaid. “It was open and theyclosed the gaps as the game

progressed.”The Eagles then got hot,

with three different playershitting 3-pointers during a 13-0run that gave them the lead at21-19 before Niece tied at thehalftime break with a bucket.To that point, Graves was 5-of-11 outside the arc and just 1-of-9 inside. SK was 8-of-27 forthe half on all field goals. Niecewas 5-of-12 and the rest of theteam 3-of-15.

Shooting at the workingboard in the second half, Simonthen came out and missed itsfirst eight field goals of the sec-ond half and trailed by four af-ter three periods. The Pioneersrallied to tie the game at 34-34on a three by Gilliam and a freethrow from Bosse. Senior for-ward Alyssa Barnard thenscored eight of Graves’ next 10points, six of them coming on apair of three-point plays fromdrives to the bucket. That gave

the Eagles a 44-39 lead.Niece hit a 3-pointer later to

pull Simon Kenton within fourat 46-42. With 1:24 left and the

Cold-shooting Pioneersfall in state tourneyBy James [email protected]


SK freshman Allison Niece tries to split defenders and get to the goal.

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SK's Megan Buckner fights for arebound.

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This was the momentof redemption the Saintshad been craving for 365days.

Since Sydney Mosswent down with a knee in-jury in the first half of the2014 sectional final, theThomas More Collegewomen’s basketball teamhas dedicated itself toavenging that loss and ad-vancing to the program’sfirst final four. Theyearned that berth withtheir most hard-foughtwin of the season, defeat-ing second-ranked St.Thomas (30-1), 75-58.

“I’m proud of our play-ers, our alums, our fans--I’m so happy for every-body,” said head coachJeff Hans. “We have a newgroup this year. To seethem come together and

be able to play the way weplayed in the second half--I’m proud of them.”

This year’s Saints feltlike they were a team ofdestiny since the offsea-son. Their regular seasondominance has continuedinto the postseason, but ithasn’t always been easy. Itcertainly wasn’t on Satur-day night.

The Saints trailed athalftime, 31-28. After hit-ting five of their first sev-en shots, they missed 18 oftheir next 23 to close outthe half. St. Thomas en-tered the game with thesecond-ranked scoringdefense in the countryand held Thomas More to39.3 percent shooting.Moss led the way with 10points at halftime, butstruggled from the fieldand seemed to be dazed byan inadvertent hit to theface. She sat the final 4:06

of the half, but came outwith renewed energy inthe second half.

“I just hate losing,”said Moss. “We’re all realcompetitive and we have alot of heart. We knew thatthis was the time to stepup and finish strong.”

She made her first shotof the second half, a three-

pointer, and the energy inthe sold-out Connor Con-vocation Center shiftedimmediately. The Saintsdominated the secondhalf, and Moss finishedwith a game-high 35points.

“We feed off of whatshe does. We feed off ofher just as much as she

feeds off of everybodyelse,” said Hans. “Thatwas just a big boost of en-ergy, confidence, andwhat we needed to get go-ing. The whole crowd gotinvolved and into it.”

They’re hungry. We ac-complished that goal ofgetting to the final four.The next step in our proc-ess is to try to win a na-tional championship.We’re going to be hungry.Our two seniors and ourjuniors who have beenthrough so much

The Saints again reliedon a deep supporting castto carry the team whenMoss struggled early andto close the game out late.

Sam Cady added 10points, a night after foul-ing out scoreless. NikkiKiernan added eightpoints and eight reboundsoff the bench. StephanieKrusling snagged six big

rebounds and Olivia Hub-er provided her usualspark of defensive inten-sity.

By winning the pro-gram’s first sectionalchampionship, theseSaints have cementedtheir place in ThomasMore history. They arefar from satisfied, and re-main focused on theirmission to bring a nationalchampionship to Crest-view Hills.

In the midst of the cele-bration, 2014 graduate Ka-tie Kitchen emotionallyembraced her closefriend and former team-mate Wainscott.

“That’s what it’s about,keeping that tradition andplaying for the people be-fore you,” said Wainscott.

Thomas More will faceTufts on Friday, March 20,at Calvin College in GrandRapids.

TMC women find redemption with final-four berthAdam [email protected]

THANKS TO THOMAS MORE ATHLETICS

Thomas More College’s women’s basketball team earned afinal-four berth with its hardest-fought win of the season,defeating second-ranked St. Thomas (30-1) by a 75-58 margin.

LEXINGTON, Ky. — - Si-mon Kenton senior ElijahMiller posted the best fin-ish of any Pioneer March10-11 at the KHSAA statewrestling meet in Lexing-ton’s Alltech Arena.

Miller, top-ranked inthe state at 195 pounds byKentuckyWrestling.com,had a heartbreaking lossin the state championshipmatch March 11.

Facing third-rankedKohl Dodd of team cham-pion Fern Creek, Millerlost 3-2. With the foes tiedat 1-1, Dodd got a take-down with seven secondsleft to lead 3-1. In the finalseven seconds, Millerearned a one-point escapemove and looked to be onhis way to a two-point ta-kedown as time ran out.

Miller finished 49-3 forthe season. He was re-gional champion afterdominating the local fieldin that tournament.

In the first day of thestate meet, he easily ad-vanced with a 17-2 techni-cal fall and a pin.

To start the day onMarch 11, he had to facesecond-ranked LucasMiozza of Trinity andpulled out a close 6-4 deci-sion. Then in the semifi-nals, he faced sixth-ranked William Bossert ofLafayette and won 11-5 toadvance to the state final.

Casey Cornett alsocame in hoping for a statechampionship after a run-

ner-up finish last year. Hewas ranked fourth at 182going in and finished thirdin the state. He won sevenmatches in the tourneyoverall after a 5-1 loss inthe second-round to thetop-ranked wrestler andeventual state champfrom Trinity.

Cornett won out therest of the way, includingthree pins. The closestmatch was in the finalefor the third-place medal,a 6-3 win over regional ri-val Eli Matthews of Camp-bell County.

Scott had two medal-ists. Tony Ashford fin-ished fourth at 145 and47-3 for the season. Hewas regional champion.Dale Hensley finishedseventh at 132 and 35-10overall. Hensley lost hisfirst round match thenwon his next four to win amedal, claiming a 6-1deci-sion and three falls.

Holmes had both of itsqualifiers win a match atstate, Alex Olvera-Vanci-ni and Kyrie Glover (two).

Holmes - Kyrie Glover(145): 2-2, Alex Olvera-Vancini (182): 1-2.

Scott - Dale Hensley(132): 5-2, seventh place,Ethan Frank (138): 1-2, To-ny Ashford (145): 5-2,fourth place, Cody Roland(152): 0-2, Eli Sowder(170): 1-2.

Simon Kenton- DanteCastellano (113): 2-2, TrePowers (170): 0-2, CaseyCornett (182): 7-1, thirdplace, Elijah Miller (195):4-1, second place.


Elijah Miller of Simon Kenton, right, won his 195 semifinalover William Bossert of Lafayette.

SK seniorMiller staterunner-upJames [email protected]

Holmes boys basket-ball finished the seasonwith a 23-9 record afterfalling 45-37 to Coving-ton Catholic in the NinthRegion final March 10.James Bolden averaged19.2 points per game forthe season and scoredhis 2,000th career pointduring the semifinal winover Dixie HeightsMarch 9. MarkelMcClendon and RodAvery averaged 14points apiece, and Mar-cus Mullins 10.

Bolden, Bulldogs end season

JIM OWENS FOR THE RECORDER

Holmes senior guard James Bolden reacts after hitting athree-point shot in the Ninth Region semifinals overDixie Heights March 9. Bolden scored his 2,000th careerpoint in the game.

lane open and I knew timewas running out and wehad to score. … It means alot because I’m a senior. Itwas a team effort thewhole game. It didn’tcome down to just oneplay. I’m really proud ofthe way we played the en-tire game. I just knew Ihadn’t scored all nightand it was my turn. I hadto step up, and I did.”

Hassert came in aver-aging five points a game,shooting 56 percent fromthe floor while takingonly 3.5 shots per game.HC head coach Kes Mur-phy said she had scoredon the same play in a keylate situation againstHolmes in the Ninth Re-gion final.

“Abby works her (tail)off in the post. Seals peo-ple off, and we weren’tgetting her the ball con-sistently,” Murphy said.“Even when they passedthe ball to her up high, forher to make that shot, itmakes me look like a ge-nius. It’s a tremendousplay for her to have the IQto see what is takingplace, and drive the bas-ket and make the play.”

Senior guard Deja Tur-ner, headed to play forWright State, scored 13points on 6 of 11 shootingand was named the tour-nament’s most valuableplayer.

“It’s awesome for herbecause she does the littlethings,” Turner said. “Shedoesn’t get the big scor-ing every game. She doesthe little things, re-bounds, she dives on thefloor and she picks us up.And for her to get that last

basket is awesome.”Senior center Ally

Mayhaus, headed to playfor Bellarmine, scored 10points and had twoblocked shots. Juniorguard Dajah McClendonhad five points, four as-sists and two steals, thelast setting up the Indiansfor their final possession.

With about 30 secondsto go and the teams tied at32, McClendon poked theball away from AC-Sstandout Morgan Rich. Itrolled to sophomoreAleah Tucker. HC calledtime out with 20 secondsleft to set up the finalshot.

“She just kept puttingit in my face, one after an-other,” McClendon said.“I had to go for it so wecould get it back and tryto score one more time.”

Tucker posted fourpoints and four rebounds,and Hassert had ablocked shot to go withher final three points. Ho-ly Cross shot 15-of-31 (48percent) but was outre-bounded 23-14. HC onlycommitted seven turn-overs.

Rich, a senior forward

and University of Ken-tucky signee, had a stand-out game, scoring 20points on 7-of-14 shooting,including 3-of-5 from 3-point range.

She scored all 14 Patri-ot points in the secondhalf. The rest of the line-up shot 4 of 16 for thegame, with the other fourstarters notching onefield goal apiece.

Rich injured her leftankle after being fouledwith 3:16 left in the thirdquarter and the Indiansleading 26-20. After tak-ing several seconds to getup from the floor, shestayed in the game tomake one free throw.With HC taking a five-point lead early in thefourth quarter on a jum-per by Turner, Rich hittwo more 3-pointers, thelatter giving the Patriotsthe lead at 30-29 with 3:14to play.

Mayhaus gave the In-dians the lead right backon a layup, but Rich re-sponded with two freethrows to put AC-S backon top, 32-31 with 2:29 toplay.

With 1:09 to go, May-

haus was fouled andmade one of two foulshots to tie the game at 32.AC-S set up for the finalshot before McClendon’skey steal.

After a time out fromeach team, AC-S got theball to Rich in the front-court, but the Indians lim-ited her to a lunging tryfrom 35 feet.

“(McClendon) and I,we had the double-teamon Rich,” Turner said. “Itold her take high-sideand I would take back-side, and everybody elsewe trusted to cover. Weknew they were going totry to get a run-out but wetrusted our foot speedand we trusted our help-side defense.”

The Indians continuedtheir stifling overall de-fense, allowing 35 pointsper game in nine postsea-son contests.

AC-S became the sixthopponent out of eightunique foes (HC beatHolmes twice) to have itslowest output of the sea-son against Holy Cross.

“All the details, littlethings we practice everyday,” Murphy said. “De-fense, we work on that ev-ery day to be perfect. Wedon’t focus on averages,we just focus on us.”

Ultimately, it camedown to the fifth startermaking the play, and thatsignified the Indians’ un-derdog status.

“Who would havethought?” Hassert said.“We’re a team. We stucktogether. This was ourgoal from the beginningof the season and weachieved it. It was a solidteam effort the wholefour days.”

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IndiansContinued from Page B1


Abby Hassert gets behind the defender to score thegame-winning bucket with 5.5 seconds to go in the statefinal March 15.

Pioneers employing trap-ping pressure, seniorguard Gracie Martinlunged from the wing andthrew a pass to an opensenior guard Bailey Haw-kins under the basket for alayup and a six-point lead.

Niece led the Pioneerswith 18 points and Bossescored 12. Bosse had ninerebounds and MeganBuckner seven as the Pio-neers won the battle of theboards, 36-27. Senior Kel-sey Schmiade had four as-sists and Niece three.

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Ervin BruinErvin Lee “Daddy Be Good”

Bruin, 83, of Edgewood, diedMarch 7 at St. Elizabeth Edge-wood.

He retired in 1985 with 30years of service as a truck driverfor Roadway Express Co. inSharonville, Ohio. After retiringhe drove for Tour Bus Inc. TankInc. and as a private chauffeurand driver for Don Conrad. Hewas a member of First Church ofChrist in Burlington; TeamstersUnion ALF/CIO Local 100 andStewart for the local, ColonelClay Lodge No. 159 F&AM, andIndra Consistory Scottish Rite32nd degree. He enjoyed fish-ing, Florida family vacations,and clamming as Captain Fungion Beer Island, Florida.

His daughter, Belinda GailAnderson; and brother, GeorgeP. Bruin, died previously.

Survivors include his wife,Iona Jackson Bruin; son, StevenL. Bruin of Burlington; daugh-ters Pam Robertson of Newport,Lisa Yates of Covington, andJana Blackfield of Hebron;sister, Jean Bruin of Walton; andseven grandchildren along withseven great-grandchildren.

Burial was at Floral HillsMemorial Gardens in TaylorMill.

Memorials: St. Jude Children’sHospital Tributes Program, P.O.Box 1000, Dept. 142, Memphis,TN 38105-1905; or AmericanHeart Association, 5211 MadisonRoad, Cincinnati, OH 45227.

Ben CloudBen Cloud, 87, of Ludlow,

died March 8 at his home.He was a retired sales repre-

sentative for Midwest Tank &Manufacturing Co. and hadformerly worked for many yearsfor Littleford Bros. He was a U.S.Navy veteran of World War II, aKentucky Colonel, formermember of the N.K.A.P.C., and aformer Ludlow City councilman.

His wife, Janet Cooke Cloud;and son, Rick Cloud, died previ-ously.

Survivors include his daugh-ters Amy Stephenson of Lud-low, Patricia Sebastian of Frank-fort, and Mary Cloud of Ludlow;son, Randy Cloud of Ludlow;and three grandchildren.

Burial was at Highland Ceme-tery in Fort Mitchell.

Memorials: St. ElizabethHealthcare Hospice, 483 S. LoopRoad, Edgewood, KY 41017.

Marianne GerlMarianne Elizabeth Gerl, 35,

of Erlanger, died March 9.

She was a banking supervisorwith Huntington Bank in Er-langer and Deer Park. She lovedcrocheting, crafts, board games,trivia, and traveling.

Her father, George JosephGerl, died previously.

Survivors include her mother,Louise Marie Gerl of Fort Thom-as; and brothers Kevin Gerl ofVilla Hills and Steve Gerl ofLouisville.

Burial was at St. StephenCemetery in Fort Thomas.

James GreenJames K. Green, 89, of Erlang-

er, died March 5 at St. ElizabethHealthcare Hospice.

He was a U.S. veteran, havingserved in the South Pacificduring World War II, and wasan active member of MaryQueen of Heaven Church formore than 40 years. He loved todance and enjoyed sports,especially bowling, becomingpresident of the Greater Cincin-nati Bowling Association in1978.

His son, James “Chipper” R.Green; and several siblings, diedpreviously.

Survivors include his wife,Joan Baumgartner Green;daughters Lois Vallandinghamof Villa Hills and Diane Allen ofLudlow; son, Michael Green ofErlanger; and eight grand-children along with 13 great-grandchildren.

Burial was at St. Mary’s Ceme-tery in Fort Mitchell.

Memorials: St. ElizabethHealthcare Hospice, 283 S. LoopRoad, Edgewood, KY 41017; orMary Queen of Heaven’s Adopta Student Program, 1150 Don-aldson Road, Erlanger, KY41018.

John GripshoverJohn T. Gripshover, 91, of

Edgewood, died March 6 atBaptist Village of NorthernKentucky in Erlanger.

He worked for St. ElizabethMedical Center, was a U.S. Armyveteran of World War II, andmember of St. Benedict Church.

His wife, Jean P. Gripshover;and son, John Gripshover Jr.,died previously.

Survivors include his son,Mark Gripshover of Union;daughters Loretta Arstingstallof Erlanger and Donna Laible ofCovington; and 10 grand-children along with 13 great-grandchildren.

Burial was at Mother of GodCemetery.

Memorials: Redwood School,71 Orphanage Road, Fort Mitch-

ell, KY 41017; or The Point ARCof Northern Kentucky, 104 PikeSt., Covington, KY 41011.

Emma HallEmma McIntosh Hall, 82, of

Erlanger, died March 6 at herhome.

She was a homemaker, Elsm-ere Baptist Church member, anda member of the NorthernKentucky Emmaus Community.She enjoyed fishing and gar-dening.

Her husband, Ballard Hall;daughter, Carolyn Hall, andgrandson, Lathan J. Hall, diedpreviously.

Survivors include her sonsCharles Ray Hall of Conyers,Georgia, Kenneth Hall of Wil-liamstown, David L. Hall ofErlanger, and James A. Hall ofIndependence; brother, WillieMcIntosh of Beattyville; sister,Pearle Robinson of Bath, Indi-ana; and 10 grandchildrenalong with 12 great-grand-children.

Burial was at Glencoe Ceme-tery.

Thomas LunsfordThomas Gerald Lunsford, 90,

of Morning View, died March11.

He was a retired feed truckdriver for Bi-County FarmSupply and a farmer. He oper-ated a small dairy farm yearsago and worked with otherfarmers as well.

His sister, Ruth Jones; and hisbrother, Basil Lunsford, diedpreviously.

Burial was at IndependenceCemetery.

John Mairose Sr.John Anthony Mairose Sr., 71,

of Erlanger, died March 3 at hishome.

He was a machine mechanicfor Revlon, Husman, and GoldMetal Products for 28 years.

His brothers James, Joseph,and Paul Mairose; sisters RitaSpaulding and Mary Knight;and granddaughter, Ella Hol-lander, died previously.

Survivors include his wife,Dianne Mairose; children JohnMairose Jr. of Independence,Nikkole Hollander of Florence,Ricci Mairose of Cincinnati, andBenni Hensley of West Chester,Ohio; siblings Al Mairose of FortMitchell, Ruth Dailey of Vir-ginia, and Marty Wolfe ofElsmere; stepchildren CherieNorthcutt of Florence, MissyRobinson of Covington, KellyBlanton of Indiana, and Shan-non Britton of Fort Wright; and21 grandchildren along with 10great-grandchildren.

Entombment was at HighlandCemetery in Fort Mitchell.

Memorials: Cincinnati Chil-dren’s Hospital NICU, 3333Burnet Ave., Cincinnati, OH45229.

Earl Meyers Sr.Earl Leo Meyers Sr., 81, of

Edgewood, died March 5 at St.Elizabeth Medical Center inEdgewood.

He was a U.S. Air Force veter-an of the Korean conflict andwas retired from sales in theautomotive industry.

His wife, JoAnn Carson Mey-ers; daughter, Marie JosephineMeyers; and grandson, AndrewCarson Meyers, died previously.

Survivors include his daugh-ters Cindy Swegles of Walton,Denise Meyers of Edgewood,and LeAnn McKeon of Cincin-nati; son, Earl Meyers Jr. ofEdgewood; and six grand-children along with four great-grandchildren.

Interment was at Mother ofGod Cemetery in Fort Wright.

Memorials: Andrew CarsonMeyers Foundation, C/O AnyBank of Kentucky.

Melvin PoeMelvin Jerry Poe, 58, of

Elsmere, died March 7 at St.Elizabeth Medical Center inEdgewood.

His father, Robert Poe; andsister, Janet Poe, died previ-ously.

Survivors include his childrenCandance Stanfild-Hurry, JerryStanfild, Timothy Poe, andStephanie Luthi; mother, RuthPoe; brothers Joe, George, andRobert Poe Jr.; and sisters SherryCharles and Neva Teegarden.

Jamie SimpsonJamie Jordan Simpson, 4

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Survivors include his parents,Jamie Simpson and Julie Dwyer;sisters Taylor Bowman, TommyDwyer, and Zoey Dwyer; broth-ers Shawn Eastin, Joseph York,McKenzie Dwyer, and PiperDwyer; grandparents DebraSpencer, Vickie Simpson, andTommy Hensley; and great-grandparents Alice and GeorgeSpencer and Adah and Glenn-dell Simpson.

Burial was at Highland Ceme-tery.

Gail StammGail Stamm, 74, of Taylor Mill,

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Stamm’s Choice Meats in Er-langer.

Her son, Brian Stamm; anddaughter, Tracey Stamm, diedpreviously.

Survivors include her hus-band, Bill Stamm; son, Billy RayStamm of Independence; broth-ers Randy Price of Covingtonand Bobby Price of Tampa,Florida; sister, Becky Plagemanof Taylor Mill; and one grand-daughter.

Interment was at Floral HillsCemetery.

Alma StevensAlma L. Stevens, 92, of Taylor

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She retired from the GSAprinting plant in Cincinnati andshe was a member of Holy CrossChurch in Latonia. She was aformer volunteer with Prime-Wise at St. Elizabeth Edgewood,an avid Cincinnati Reds fan, andshe enjoyed traveling.

Survivors include her daugh-ter, Rosemarie Cook; son, Ray-mond Stevens; and two grand-children.

Interment was at St. JohnCemetery in Fort Mitchell.

Memorials: St. ElizabethHealthcare Hospice, 483 S. LoopRoad, Edgewood, KY 41017.

Billie WaddellBillie Waddell, 72, of Elsmere,

died March 6 at his daughter’shome.

He was a retired civil engi-neer for Norfolk SouthernRailroad and the first appointedrailroad commissioner for theCommonwealth of Kentucky.The U.S. Air Force veteran ofthe Vietnam era was a long-standing member of CentralChurch of the Nazarene, aKentucky Colonel, and a North-ern Kentucky Youth FootballLeague Hall of Fame member.He received a lifetime apprecia-tion award from Dixie HeightsHigh School and was known asthe voice of Dixie Heights HighSchool football. He was an avidstoryteller, loved sports, andserved as coach and mentor tomany young boys through theNorthern Kentucky YouthFootball League.

His wife, Betty Jean Waddell,died previously.

Survivors include his daugh-ters Cindy Sorrell, Becky Rogers,Kristy Molony, Linda Moloney,Nancy Kendall, and JoHannahRosevear; sons Billy Waddelland Jeff Waddell; and 23 grand-children along with sevengreat-grandchildren.

Internment with honor guardservice was at Forest LawnMemorial Park in Erlanger.

Memorials: St. Jude Children’sResearch Hospital, 501 St. JudePlace, Memphis, TN 38105.

Col. William WilkersonCol. William F. Wilkerson, 96,

of Crestview Hills, died March 9at Emeritus at Edgewood.

He was a U.S. Army Air Corpsveteran, retiring as a pilot afterserving in World War II. Duringthe war he was shot down overGermany and he managed tomake his way back to safetyusing the underground net-work. He was awarded thePurple Heart and numerousother commendations. He hadreceived his masters in Aero-nautical Aviation from MiamiUniversity in Oxford, Ohio andwas a longtime member of theFort Mitchell Country Clubwhere he was an avid golfer. Heheld his private pilot’s licensefor more than 50 years and as ayoung man he was a talentedmusician and owned a danceband named Count Wilke.

His first wife, Opal PetersWilkerson, died previously.

Survivors include his wife,Nancy Bird Wilkerson; and hisdaughter, Margaret Wilkersonof Fort Mitchell.

Interment was at Rest HavenMemorial Park in Cincinnati.

Memorials: Alzheimer’sAssociation, 644 Linn St., Suite1026, Cincinnati, OH 45203.

DEATHS

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thing) less serious andmore exciting.” We canuse similar referenceswhen referring to “leaven-ing” in a recipe for a bakedgood, as it refers to raisingor lightening the finishedproduct. You might alsosay it is more exciting!

The Home Baking As-sociation tells us that leav-eners are ingredients usedin baked goods to lightenthe texture, develop fla-vor, produce distinctivecell structure and in-crease volume. Weachieve some natural leav-ening from steam (heatand moisture in the oven)and air (creaming fat andsugar, or beating eggs),but we usually need extrahelp for more leavening,or to maintain this leaven-ing action. This is whereour chemical leavenerscome in. These “quick”leaveners do not require araising period before bak-ing and are used in manyof our biscuits, cookies,and other quick breads.

All chemical leaveningis based on the reaction ofan acid and a base to pro-duce the carbon dioxidethat makes the baked goodrise. Baking soda, a base,is alkaline in nature, and

Our fifth in a series ofarticles about differentbaking ingredients andhow they can make a bigdifference in your recipes

is allaboutleaven-ers. Wehave pre-viouslyfocusedon eggs,flour,sugar andfat.

OurKentonCountyCoopera-

tive Extension Service re-cently offered a class on,“Your Baking Ingredients:They Make a Difference”with tips from our officeand the Home Baking As-sociation. For more infor-mation or copies of past ar-ticles, contact our office at859-356-3155. You can alsovisit the home baking as-sociation for general bak-ing information at: home-baking.org.

According to Merriam-Webster, to “leaven”means “to modify or light-en – perhaps when tryingto change the mood of a sit-uation, or make (some-

requires an acid of sometype to react and producethe carbon dioxide to re-sult in leavening. Acids oc-cur naturally in many ofour foods, including but-termilk, brown sugar, sourcream, chocolate andfruit. This is why yourchocolate chip cookie reci-pe (which includes brownsugar) calls for using bak-ing soda to leaven. Thebaking soda neutralizesthe acid in the batter whileadjusting the final pH ofthe baked good. Baking so-da is not the same as bak-ing powder.

Baking powder is aleavening agent contain-ing both baking soda andone or two acids – citric ortartaric. It reacts withoutacid from the other ingre-dients in your recipe whenwet and when it becomeshot. The baking powderused at home is "double-acting" because it has twotypes of acid – one reactswhen liquids are added inthe bowl and the other re-acts when it becomes hotduring baking. Carbon di-oxide again is the result-ing gas produced thatleavens. Baking powderwill be called for whenmaking a baked item thatdoes not contain an addedacidic ingredient.

Sometimes you willfind a recipe that calls forboth. Baking soda en-hances browning in a reci-pe, so it might be includedin a recipe. But excessbaking soda can produce abitter taste if used incor-rectly.

Kathy R. Byrnes is KentonCounty extension agent forfamily and consumer sci-ences.

All about leavening your baked product

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