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Independence annexationcomplicated by Kenton plans

INDEPENDENCE — During aMay 23 special meeting, Inde-pendence City Council mem-bers changed their plans for an-nexing property adjacent to thecity and approved a resolutionopposing Kenton County’s ap-plication to rezone the sameproperty.

The special meeting was ad-journed in less than five min-utes, during which councilmembers rescinded an ordi-

nance to annex nearly 60 acresof property between MadisonPike andTaylorMillRoad, then,approved plans to annex ap-proximately 46 acres of thesame piece of property beforeannouncing their opposition toKenton County’s plan to rezonethe area from residential tocommercial.

Council members Jim Bush-ong and Mike Little were notpresent for the meeting.

The new area to be annexedleaves out the Regency Manornursing home property and

First Baptist Church, connect-ing the Independence city lim-its to the proposed annexationarea by a strip of land 30-feetwide.

Property owners said they’ddispute the annexation duringthe May 6 meeting, when coun-cil member Carol Franzen sug-gested leaving thoseparcels outof the plan.

“Since that meeting, we dis-covered we would only need totake 30 feet of property fromthe business in question,” saidCity Attorney Jed Deters.

“Once they called it to our at-tention, we were glad to dothat,” said Mayor Donna Yeag-er. “It’s just as good for us. Weweren’t going after their pay-roll taxes anyway.”

The main reason for the an-nexation and the resolution op-posing the zoningchange is con-cerns over potential develop-ment county leaders have linedup for the property, accordingto Independence City Council-man Chris Reinersman.

“First and foremost, we’relookingoutfor thecitizensofIn-

dependence. We need to be atthe table if anything does hap-pen there,” said Reinersman.“Independence is not opposedto development, but wants tomake sure it is done in a waythat doesn’t adversely impactthe surrounding area, most ofwhom are Independence resi-dents.”

His concern,which is includ-ed in the resolution, is that thecounty’s rezoning requestmeans a Stage One develop-

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COVINGTON — KentonCounty’s Court AppointedSpecial Advocates, or CA-SA, program wants to helpchildren get started on theright track by providingconsistent and equitable le-gal advocacy, so they’replanning a 5K run/walk tokeep the program going.

The CASA of KentonCounty Run for Kids 5KRun/Walkwill takeplaceat 8a.m. on Saturday, June 1, atthe Drees Pavilion in DevouPark.

“This is our first-everevent in Kenton County,”said CASA volunteer StacyMyers. She said CASA stepsin to “be the voice” for chil-dren who have been re-moved from their homesdue to abuse or neglect. Vol-unteers participate in all le-gal hearings pertaining totheir assignedchildrenuntilthey’re returned to theirparents or they’re adopted.

Myers said there are 700Kenton County children inthe program, and the pro-gram has a waiting list be-

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Scott High School’s graduatingclass of 2013 celebrated its com-mencement on Thursday, May 23, atNorthern Kentucky University’sBank of Kentucky Center.

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mentplanwon’thavetobesubmitted.

“As a result, future de-velopment of the site willbe permitted to proceedwithout any public hear-ing allowing the affectedparties to voice concernsspecific to the proposeddevelopment nor give anygoverningbodytheoppor-

tunity to have those con-cerns addressed or miti-gate any adverse impactswhich may affect neigh-boring property owners,government services orthe general well-being ofits citizenry,” accordingto the Independence reso-lution.

Kenton County Attor-ney Garry Edmondsonsaid the Kenton CountyFiscal Court applied inApril for the zone to bechanged from R-1B, or

residential single-familydwellings, to NSC, forNeighborhood ShoppingCenter zone, which allowslarge-scaleretaildevelop-ment.

“We’ve had a requestfrom a developer tochange thezoning, requir-ing a map amendment, ona parcel of property thatwe own, from one zone toanother that will allow formore commercial activ-ity,” said Edmondson.

“This is property that

is in unincorporated Ken-ton County,” said KentonJudge-executive SteveArlinghaus. “I’d like to begoodneighborswith Inde-pendence on this, but I’mnot going to have themruin a deal that impactsunincorporated KentonCounty.”

He said county leadersare working with a poten-tial developer, but thereare no plans to announceat this time.

“We feel that with itsproximity to the intersec-

tion of Ky. 16 and Ky. 17,that this property is goodfor a development of thistype,” said Arlinghaus.

Edmondson said theKenton County PlanningCommission will hold apublic hearing on the re-zoning at 6:15 p.m., Thurs-day, June 6, at the North-ern Kentucky Area Plan-ning Commission office,2332 Royal Drive, FortMitchell.

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cause there are onlyaround 45 CASA volun-teers.

“We need to raisefunds to get more volun-teers into training somore children can be ser-viced,” she said. “Thevolunteers need specialtraining and supervisionbecauseof themagnitudeof what they do. It’s not atypical volunteer job. Itrequires a lot of account-ability and lots of man

hours.”Registration for the

run begins at 7 a.m. andcosts $30 for adults. Indi-viduals or teams of fivemay pre-register for $25each atwww.casakentonky.orgor www.sprunning.com.

Local 12 news anchorKit Andrews will emceethe event.

Children can run witha registered adult partic-ipant at no additionalcost. Children aged 10and younger may alsoparticipate in a Kids FunRun.

Race packets may bepicked up at Tri-StateRunning, 148 BarnwoodDrive, Edgewood, from10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday,May 31.

Awardswill bedistrib-uted in 11 runner divi-sions and five walker di-visions.

For more information,contact Myers [email protected] or859-802-1083.

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TAYLOR MILL —Tuesdays in TaylorMill’s Pride Park areabout to get tasty.

Discounted sum-mertime sweet and sa-vory treats will beavailable at the Parkfrom 6-9 p.m. on thesecond and fourthTuesdays each monththrough August. Some-times, the menu is setfor Tasty Tuesday, andfrozen delights areplanned for SweetTreat Tuesdays. An ad-ditional special Tues-dayor two is also on theevent calendar.

The program, orga-nized by the city’s Rec-reation Committee,started Tuesday, May21, with Marco’s Pizzaof Taylor Mill.

Marco’s Pizza Fran-chisee Brian Dreschersaid it’s a great oppor-tunity to be involved inthe community.

“This is one of theways that Taylor Millhas come forward tobring the communitytogether, and it’s agreatway for us to par-ticipate, along withschool fundraisers andother avenues,” hesaid.

Drescher said heparticipated last year,and“itworkedoutwell.The kids had a goodtime.”

Some of the otherdelicaciesonthesched-ule include Mr. Softee,Skyline Chili, EastCoast Eatz, ColdstoneCreamery, Kona Ice,and New Orleans ToGo.

For more informa-tion about Taylor Mill’supcoming events, visitwww.taylormillky.govor call 859-581-3234.


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TAYLOR MILL — Hol-land Restaurant Groupwill move its corporateheadquarters from Flor-ence to the first develop-ment in the Districts ofTaylor Mill.

The city of Taylor Milland Holland RestaurantGroup issueda jointpressrelease on Wednesday,May 22, detailing the pro-posed construction,which was initially dis-cussed at an Oct. 24 Tay-lor Mill Commissionmeeting.

The 6,000-square-footLaRosa’s Pizzeria willshare a building with a3,600-square-foot SkylineChili, in addition to a2,400-square-foot spacefor an unnamed retail op-portunity, as well as a6,000-square-foot corpo-rate headquarters on thebuilding’s second floor.

Gary Holland, whoruns the restaurant groupwith business partnerRon Rosen, said the newfacility will offer themmore opportunity andmore space.

“I’m really excitedabout being in TaylorMill. Since we’re sospread out across theTristate area, this loca-tionwill allow us to travelmore efficiently, plushaving a bigger facilitywill be really nice,” saidHolland.

He said they built thecorporate headquarterson Florence’s IndustrialRoad six years ago whenthey had five restaurants.Now they have 17.

Hollandsaid the Indus-trial Road Skyline will

stay open, and the compa-ny will use the secondfloor offices as a satellitelocation.

According to the re-lease, development costsare expected to exceed $5million and producemorethan 115 new jobs.

TaylorMillMayorDanBell said the combinationof corporate offices andretail restaurant space isa “dream come true.”

“Sincewe startedplan-ning the Districts of Tay-lor Mill in 2005, we abso-lutely wanted the devel-opment plan to includemixed-use areas. It willbe awalkable community,where residents can walkto Remke’s and walk to

Pride Park,” he said. “Weare creating a communitywe thinkwill be sought af-ter. This is a springboardfor additional develop-ment opportunities.”

The Skyline/LaRosa’sCornerstone Retail Com-plex will also include a3,500-square-foot outlotfor future development.

The LaRosa’s willmove from its Latonia lo-cation in February 2014 tothe new development,which is planned to seat178 insideand36 inanout-side dining area.

The Skyline will movefrom the Shoppes of Tay-lor Mill to the new com-plex, with a 121-seat din-ingroom,adrive-thruand

a stone fireplace that willserve as the main focalpoint inside the restau-rant.

Both restaurants willremain open in their cur-rent locations until thenew complex opens.

The new developmentincludes nine individualparcels of property be-tween Walnut Drive and

South Mason Drive, com-prising just more than 4acres in the HospitalityandRetailRowareaof theDistricts of Taylor Mill.

Pre-construction workwill begin in May and anofficial ground-breakingis set to take place in Au-gust.

The developmentwhichwill front on the ex-

istingTaylorMillRoad,orKy. 16, will have a lime-stone base, brick facade,cornice trim detail and ametal standingseamroof.Itwill offer acourtyardatthe rear entrance andoth-er landscaping and greenspaces.


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Holland to relocate headquarters, restaurantsBy Amy [email protected]

Ron Rosen and Gary Holland of Holland Restaurant Group,shown at the Independence LaRosa's Pizzeria, will bemoving their corporate headquarters to a newdevelopment in the Districts of Taylor Mill. FILE

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INDEPENDENCE — Sci-ence-related majors dom-inate the plans of SimonKenton High School’s topstudents. The five top-ranked students academi-cally and the five topscholarship winners,comprising nine students,all seek degrees in biolo-gy, chemistry, psycholo-gy, research and medi-cine.

Top-ranked graduateMiranda Cruse has al-ready been to college,completing dual enroll-ment at Western Ken-tucky University. She re-ceived a PresidentialScholarship and will con-tinue her education at theUniversity of Kentucky,seeking degrees in psy-chology and medical edu-cation.

Cruse will enter hersecondphase of college asa freshman, even thoughshe already has 68 collegecredits, “because it takesall four years” to earn the

degrees she seeks.GeoffreyJohnson,who

lives in DeMossville, willpursueabiologydegreeatthe University of Louis-ville, where ElizabethSpenlau will be workingtoward a degree in medi-cal research. Spenlau saidher advice to underclass-men is “Challenge your-self.” Johnson said theschool’s teachers andcounselors “went out oftheir way” to help stu-dents.

Elysha Calhoun will at-tend the University ofKentucky for a chemicalengineering degree. ANational Honor Societymember, she advises un-derclassmen to “do thingsbesides school.” She’s“proud to be from here.We’re all proud to repre-sent Simon Kenton. It’sdefinitely one of the besthighschools in thedistrictand in the state.”

Saralyn Callahan, whois the fourth-ranked grad-uate academically and thethird-highest scholarshipwinner,will enter theUni-

versity of Louisville tostudy bio-engineering.She has accepted $216,000in scholarships, and ad-vised students “to studyhard, but play hard.”

“I’m really proud ofthem, and our school andhow it’s prepared themfor their futures,” saidPrincipal Martha Setters.“As dedicated as thesestudents have been, I’msure they’ll be really suc-cessful.”

Altogether, SimonKenton’s 2013 seniorshave earned more than$5.5 million in collegescholarships.

Just more than $1 mil-lion of those awards aresplit between five stu-dents.

Will Deaton, the topscholarship earner, re-ceived $281,000, which hewill take to theUniversityof Evansville to study bi-ology and Spanish. He ad-vised students to “pursuewhat you’re interestedin.”

Taylor Sprague earned$218,000 for her chemis-try education at EasternKentucky University. Shesuggests students “not to

be afraid to ask teachersfor help.” Sprague saidshe had “an overall goodexperience” at SimonKenton.

Kelsey Henderson willstudypre-medorpsychol-ogy at University of theCumberlands, with her$214,000 in scholarships.She advised students to“get the Girards.” Chris

and Emily Girard bothteach at the school.

Kristin East earned$208,000, which will beused toward her biochem-istry degree at WesternKentuckyUniversity.Heradvice is to “do your bestand make sure not to putoff doing your work.” Shesaid Simon Kenton’steachers “always had

faith in us, andmade surewe were doing what weneeded to in order to beready for college.”

Simon Kenton’s gradu-ation is at 11 a.m., Satur-day, May 25, at NorthernKentucky University’sBank ofKentuckyCenter.


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Simon Kenton’s top grads seek science degreesBy Amy [email protected]

Simon Kenton's top 2013 graduates include William Deaton, left, Geoffrey Johnson,Saralyn Callahan, Kelsey Henderson, Miranda Cruse, Elizabeth Spenlau, Elysha Calhoun,Kristin East and Taylor Sprague. AMY SCALF/THE COMMUNITY RECORDER

Edgewood seniorsseeking newmembers

EDGEWOOD — The Ed-gewood Golden Age So-cial Club will meet at 11a.m. Monday, June 10, atthe Edgewood SeniorCenter, 550 FreedomPark Drive.

The group will have alight lunch or coffee anddesserts at noon. Theyare seeking new mem-bers.

Contact Phillip Land-wehr at [email protected] or 859-663-6257for more information.

Senior health fairplanned

LAKESIDE PARK — Asummer health fair, fea-turing health screeningsand door prizes, will beheld at Lakeside Chris-tian Church, 195 Butter-milk Pike, from 1-4 p.m.Wednesday, June 19.

The event is hosted bySenior First Care Advi-sors, for seniors, adultsand their caregivers.

For admission, pleasebring one canned good orpet food item. Donationswill be given to SeniorServices of NorthernKentucky.

For more information,call 513-535-8592 or 859-

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Chamber hostswomen’s golfouting

FORT MITCHELL — TheNorthern KentuckyChamber of CommerceWomen’s Initiative willhost a luncheon and golfouting at Summit HillsCountry Club in Crest-viewHills from11:30 a.m.to 5 p.m. Tuesday, June 4.

The event includes abuffet lunch, nine holesof golf and the 19th HoleSocial, featuring food,fun and shopping from lo-cal vendors.

Cost to attend is $85per person and $340 for afoursome. To attend onlythe 19th Hole Social costs$25 per person.

Reservations may bemade online atnkychamber.com/eventsor by calling 859-578-8800.

Register now forCamp Awesome

INDEPENDENCE —Dominach’s TaekwondoAcademy’s Camp Awe-some will be held from 8a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday,Wednesday and Friday,June 24, 26 and 28 at Me-morial Park.

The camp provides a

variety of activities andfree time for childrenaged 5-11. Registrationcosts $120 for one child,and $80 for each addition-al child.

For more information,call 859-356-9976 or visitwww.DomTKD.com.

Celebrations kick offsummer reading

ERLANGER — The Ken-ton County Public Li-brary will start off Sum-mer Reading Clubs withlight sabers, Elvis imper-sonators and free pizza.

The Erlanger branchwill host a Star WarsReading Kick-Off willtake place from11:30 a.m.to 8:30 p.m. Friday, May31, at 401 Kenton LandsRoad. Star Wars sagamovie screenings start at11:30, ending with freeSnappy Tomato Pizza andReturn of the Jedi at 6:30p.m.

The evening will alsoinclude a trivia contest,costume contest, craftsand star gazing.

Elvis will be in thebuilding during the Wil-liam E. Durr branch cele-brationat1p.m.Saturday,June 1, at 1992 Walton-Nicholson Road. Mike“Elvis” Davis will bringthe rocking sounds, Snap-

py Tomato will bring thefree pizza and the first150attendeeswill receivefree rock star shades.

The Summer ReadingClub runs from June 1through Aug. 31, offeringprizes such as a Nintendo3DS XL, a Chromebook,an iPod and a Kindle FireHD. More information isavailable atwww.kentonlibrary.org.

Step into wellnessprogram

CRESTVIEWHILLS— St.ElizabethHealthcare andJoseph Beth Booksellerswill present “Wellness bythe Book,” a speaker se-ries on good health. Thefree presentations areheld at 6 p.m. on the firstTuesday of eachmonth atJoseph Beth Booksellersin Crestview Town Cen-tre.

The June presentationwill take place Tuesday,June 4, featuring physi-cal therapists KathyBoehmer and StaceyMcConnell. Theywill dis-cusswalking and runningevaluations, exercise andappropriate footwear.

For more information,visitwww.stelizabeth.com. Toregister, call 859-301-5600.

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SCHOOLSSCHOOLSACHIEVEMENTS | NEWS | ACTIVITIES | HONORS CommunityPress.com

SOUTHKENTONRECORDEREditor: Nancy Daly, [email protected], 578-1059

FORT MITCHELL — Beech-wood High School is now offer-ing a unique and original pro-gram for parents and studentswhowanthelprelieving thebur-den of applying for colleges.

The program, titled CollegeApplication Boot Camp, willconsist of a Beechwood studentcamp for enrolled students andafour-sessioncampforstudentsoutside the Beechwood Inde-pendent School District.

The program was the brain-child of current BeechwoodHigh School counselor ChrisReeves. Reeves has15 years ex-perience as a school counselorand serves on the executiveboard of the Kentucky Associa-tion for College AdmissionsCounseling (KYACAC).

“This program is the culmi-

nation of everything I’velearned in 15 years of counsel-ing,”Reevessaid. “I’mhopingtoshare the information I’velearned about counseling on theglobal level with the peoplewhoenroll in this program.”

Current Beechwood HighSchool students can attend ses-sions during the week of Aug.5-9 while out-of-district stu-dentscanchooseoneoffourses-sions offered throughout Au-gust and the beginning of Sep-tember.

All sessionswill take place atBeechwood High School andwill include one-on-one sessionswith current college admissionsrepresentatives.

“So far I have commitmentsfrom three representatives al-ready,” Reeves said. “I havepeople on board from Transyl-vania University, NorthernKentucky University and Ala-

bama University.”The one-on-one sessions will

help further the student’s per-spective on what it means towrite a quality admissions es-say, Reeves said.

ShellyHaddiganistheparentof upcoming Beechwood seniorLauren, who plans to attend theprogram in August. Haddiganattended a similar course forparents earlier this year.

“I was blown away by howmuch I didn’t know about thisprocess already before attend-ing the class,” Haddigan said.“It was absolutely priceless tohave access to the kind of infor-mation Mr. Reeves gave. I’mthrilled that Lauren will havethe opportunity to attend. Afterall, this is about her completingapplications, not me.”

Besides the essay, all stu-dents will leave the programwith a completed Common Ap-

plicationforcollege,anacadem-ic and activities resume and aprioritized game plan for apply-ing to colleges, according toReeves.

“Everything ismore compet-itive these days,” Reeves said.“Right now it is important totake more time and begin thiswhole process early, and to gethelp in completing these (re-quirements). If they come tomycamp and I can get them a goodstart and have them well ontheir way, then they’ll have amuch better chance at having aquality application that admis-sions reps want to read.

“Nomatterhowyou lookat it,this is going to be an advantagefor students.”

Currently, Reeves plans toadmit 20-25 students into theprogram. This relatively lownumber will allow Reeves andthe application representatives

to spend individual time witheach student, he said.

“This program is perfect forbusy students,” Haddigan said.“My daughter is in band and theflexibility of the programmakes me very happy. It showsthat the school is taking thisvery seriously and I love that.”

The cost to attend the pro-gram is $150 for out-of-districtstudents and $100 for Beech-woodHighSchool incomingsen-iors. This money allows the in-structor to purchase all neces-sary materials for the courseand provide snacks and lunch.

“This isn’t about makingmoney,” Reeves said. “This isabout making sure our studentshave the advantage they need,andto take thestressoutof theirsenior year. We hope they willhave some fun in the process.”

For more about local schools,follow me on Twitter @BrandonNKY

‘Boot Camp’ gives students an edgeBy Brandon [email protected]

Jackson Bowers of Edge-woodanda senior at St.Xavi-er High School in Cincinnati,has been named a NationalMerit Finalist and was se-

lected fromamong 15,000finalists to re-ceive a $2,500National MeritScholarshipbased on thestrength of hisaccomplish-ments, skillsand potential

success in college studies.Bowers,whoalsoearneda

perfect score of 36 on theACT college entrance exam,will attend Boston College inthe fall. He has also beenawarded a full-tuition schol-arship as a part of the presti-gious Presidential ScholarsProgram, which includes ad-ditional financing for studyabroad, research and intern-ship. He plans to pursue adual major in finance and bi-ology,with an interest in pos-sibly attending medicalschool in the future.

After his sophomore yearof high school, Bowers at-tended a three-week pro-gram at Princeton Univer-sity where he studied APMacroeconomics. Followinghis junioryear, he traveled toEcuadoronaservicemissiontrip.

At St.X,Bowers serves asthe editor-in-chief of theschool newspaper, The Blue-print, and is a leader andmentor for a freshmanhomeroom. He rectored aKairos retreat and is an offi-cer in theNationalHonor So-ciety. Bowers has tutored atSu Casa Community Centerfor three years and was a co-ordinator for the school’s an-nual Canned Food drive forthe needy. As a senior, Bow-ers is playing on the VarsityBtennis team.Healsopartic-ipated in the Northern Ken-tucky Chamber of Com-merce regional youth leader-ship program during his ju-nior year.

BowersnamedNationalMeritFinalistCommunity Recorder

Bowers

INDEPENDENCE — SummitView Elementary Girl Scoutsturned their talents into $2,000to help feed their classmates.

According to Sara Jacksonand Chris Baker, co-leaders ofTroop1874, the13girlsaged4-10studied themselves before de-cidinghowtheycouldhelp theircommunity.

“Thisyearwestructuredourtroop to align their passions andtalentswith community servicework. The girls got to knowthemselves first, thenwe trans-lated their talents into the com-munity,” said Jackson.

“At school, they had talkedabout doing service learningprojects, and they learnedabout ‘Food for Thought.’ Rightaway, they decided that was go-

ing to be their cause,” said Bak-er.

Food forThought, a programofActionMinistries, sends foodhome with students who arehomeless or live in situationswhere they don’t get to eat atnight or on the weekends.

“The troop was mortified tolearn that their fellow studentsin their school go home hun-gry,” said Jackson.

They decided to raise $1,000.In addition to the troop cook-

ie booth, the girls set up a dona-tion jar and raised $100 for theprogram. One girl followed herpassion forbakingand solddec-orated cupcakes at the school’sfall festival.

Then, theydecided tomakeavideo.

“This was their project andthe decided how they wanted toproceed with it,” Baker said.“We talked about what theywanted to say, about what itmeant to be a Girl Scout, andwhat their goal was, and theyput it together.”

The video can be found on-

line at http://bit.ly/10OFNKn orby searching YouTube forTroop 1874.

Fourth-grader Leigh AnnBaker said making the videowas hard, but it was also fun,and it was a good way to helpraise money for other kids.

“I don’t really like going infront of the camera, so Iwantedto help direct instead. It wasgood tomake our own choices,”she said. “I think it’s importantbecause I don’t think kidsshould only get food at school.They should have food at hometoo, so they don’t starve.”

Nine-year-old Hannah Smithsaid knowing other kids werehungry made her upset.

“The most important thingabout Girl Scouts is helpingpeople around theworld andbe-inga sister to everyGirl Scout,”she said. “This was to help kidsin our school have food over theweekend. It feels better know-ing we helped them.”

After they presented theirvideo to a group of adults, theydoubled their goal, raising

$2,000.“This is just phenomenal,”

said Larry Tibbs, a retired edu-cator and a Food for Thoughtvolunteer. “We're talking aboutelementary-age students whowent above and beyond doing alittle fundraiser for an activity.Theyworked long and hard andput a real emphasis on findingways to use their talents andpassions, to make a public ser-vice announcement they filmedand developed. They went somuch farther than doing an av-erage fundraiser.”

He said that it costs $200 ayear to send one student homewith a backpack full of food ev-ery week, so their donation willfeed 10 children for a year.

“It’s spectacular,” saidTibbs.

“We try to tap into each indi-vidual’s strengths and gavethem a role to use thosestrengths,” said Baker. “That’swhat Girl Scouts do.”


@AmyScalfNky

The Daisies, Brownies and Junior Girl Scouts of Troop 1874 of Summit View Elementary raised $2,000 for "Food for Thought" by using their bakingand video production talents. THANKS TO SARA JACKSON

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Troop raises $2,000for Food forThoughtBy Amy [email protected]

MAY 30, 2013 • SOUTH KENTON RECORDER • A7

SPORTSSPORTSHIGH SCHOOL | YOUTH | RECREATIONAL CommunityPress.com

SOUTHKENTONRECORDEREditor: Melanie Laughman, [email protected], 513-248-7573

This Week’s MVP» Simon Kenton senior Vic

Newberry for pitching the Pio-neers to the 32nd Districtchampionship.

College signings» Congratulations to Co-

vington Catholic senior Bran-don Ward who committed toplay baseball for Indiana Uni-versity-Southeast and NickFrederick who committed toplay basketball at Bellarmine.CovingtonCatholic golferAlexScanlon has signed with Bel-larmine University. He re-ceived the Horrigan Scholar-ship from Bellarmine.

» Villa Madonna Academybaseball player Glenn Rice, apitcher, has committed to playat ThomasMore College, whiletrack and field standout Lau-renDumainehascommitted toSpringfield College in Spring-field, Mass.

Baseball» Covington Catholic beat

Beechwood 9-8 in the 35th Dis-trict championship game. Bothteams advanced to the NinthRegion tourney beginningMay27. CCH is 23-13 and Beech-wood 27-8. Brandon Ward im-proved to 5-1 on themound andBen Heppler had the save.Grant Schreiver had a homerun and two RBI. Nate Kunkelhad three hits and twoRBI, andNick Pope drove in two runs.

For Beechwood, Brett Slusherhad a home run and two RBI.Ethan Stringer and BraydenCombs drove in two runs each.

» Holmes lost 10-0 to Co-vington Catholic in the 35thDistrict semifinals to end theseason.

» Holy Cross lost 9-1 toBeechwood in the 35th Districtsemifinals to end the season.

» Ludlow lost 7-3 to DixieHeights in the 34th Districtsemifinals.

» Scott beat Brossart 5-2 inthe 37th District semifinals.Pete Ohmer had two hits in-cluding a home run and twoRBI, and got the win on themound as the Eagles advancedto the10thRegionTournament.Scott fell 9-5 toCampbellCoun-ty in the championship game.Blake Gay had a homer andthree RBI.

» Simon Kenton won the32nd District championshipwith an 11-0 win over Walton-Verona. Vic Newberry im-proved to 8-1 by getting thefive-inning complete-gamewin, andalsopickedup twohitsat the plate. Sean Lawrencealso had two hits as SK enteredthe Eighth Region Tournamentwith a 21-14 record.

Softball» Calvary Christian lost 11-

10 to Brossart in the 37th Dis-trict semifinals to finish 8-10.Kaitlin Dejarnette had a dou-ble. Calvary beat Silver Grove16-15 in the quarterfinals. Lau-ra Leichter had two home runsand threeRBI.Bree Faindrove

in three runs.» Holmes beat Covington

Latin 18-2 in the 35th DistrictTournament.

» Holy Cross lost 10-0 to No-treDame in the 35thDistrict fi-nal and takesa14-14record intothe Ninth Region Tournament.HC beat Beechwood in thesemifinals, 14-4. Kristin Stan-ley and Courney Turner hadfour RBI apiece.

» Ludlow lost 11-0 to DixieHeights in the 34th Districtsemis to end the season 12-12.

» Notre Damewon the 35thDistrict championship with a10-0 win over Holy Cross. Bothteams advance to theNinthRe-gion Tournament. HayleeSmithgaveuponehit in five in-ning and drove in three runs.Maria Schaefer had two hitsand three RBI. NDA beatHolmes 10-0 in the semifinals,with Abby Jones hurling afive-inning no-hitter. LauraFinke had three hits.

» Simon Kenton beat Wal-ton-Verona 1-0 in the 32nd Dis-trict championshipgame.EricaLang improved to 13-3 on themound after striking out 14Bearcats. She also drove in theonly run of the game. SK en-tered the Eighth Region Tour-nament with a 16-6 record.

Academic honors» Blue Lightning Athletics

of Villa Madonna Academy, atwice-recognized nationalBlueRibbon School, is proud toannounce that 59 of its partici-pants in interscholastic athlet-ics for the 2013 spring sport

season have been named Aca-demic All-State by the Ken-tucky High School Athletic As-sociation.

Thirty (30) student-athletesreceivedFirst-TeamAcademicAll-State honors. To achievethe honor an athlete mustmaintain a cumulative grade-point-average of 3.75 and high-er up to and including theirsports season.

Twenty nine (29) athletesrepresenting the Blue Light-ning received Honorable Men-tion Academic All-State hon-ors. To achieve the honor, anathlete must maintain a cumu-lative grade-point-average of3.25 to 3.74 up to and includingtheir sports season.

Freedom Trail» The Florence Freedom re-

turn home May 31 throughJune 2 to play Rockford. Gametime is 6:35 p.m. Friday and6:05 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.After two off days, the Free-dom play a doubleheaderagainst Gateway Wednesday,June 5, beginning at 5:45 p.m.,then a single game against Ga-teway6:35p.m.Thursday, June6. Games in doubleheaders arescheduled for seven inningsunder Frontier League rules.

TMC Notes» Thomas More College

senior pitcher David Etscheid(Union, Ky./Ryle), senior out-fielder Ryan Darner (Burling-ton, Ky./Covington Catholic)and junior outfielderCodyMa-kin (Cincinnati, Ohio/Elder)

have been named to the 2013American Baseball CoachesAssociation (ABCA)/RawlingsNCAADivision III All-MideastRegion Teams.

Etscheid, a second-team se-lection, appeared in 21 games,including two starts and had a2.61 earned run average and a5-2 record with seven saves.His seven saves tied the Thom-as More single season savesrecord and his 12 career savesset the new Thomas More ca-reer saves record. Etscheidpitched 58.2 innings and gaveup21runs (17earned) on54hitsand struckout 55batters,whileonly walking 13. At the platebatted .452 as he was 14-of-31with three doubles, six runsbatted-in and six runs scored.Etscheid had a .548 sluggingpercentage and a .514 on-basepercentage and was also one-for-one in stolenbase attempts.

Darner and Makin wereboth third selections. Darnerled the team in batting as hebatted .377 as shewas 66-of-175with five home runs, one triple,14 doubles, 50 runs batted-inand 45 runs scored.He also hada .554 slugging percentage anda .460 on-basepercentage.Dar-ner had a .969 fielding percent-age with 93 putouts and two as-sisted putouts. Makin wasfourth on the team in battingwith a .335 batting average ashe was 61-of-182. He led theteam in home runs with six,doubles with 17 and RBI with52. Makin had a .538 sluggingpercentage and ad a .980 field-ing percentage.

PRESS PREPS HIGHLIGHTS

By James [email protected]

INDEPENDENCE — Fewcoaches have the confidenceor ability to pull a startingpitcherwho is in themiddle ofa no-hitter. Not many teamsget to enjoy the luxury of apitching surplus like SimonKenton does this year.

Led by this pitching depth,the Pioneers claimed theirfourth-straight 32nd Districtchampionship and won theiropening game of the EighthRegion tournament.

“It seems like every personwe run out there gives us de-centpitchingeverytime,”saidhead coach Troy Roberts. “Wehave confidence in everyone.”

The Pioneers cruisedthrough the district tourna-ment, defeating William-stown, 24-3, and Walton-Vero-na, 11-0. In the Eighth Regionopener on May 27, the Pio-neers defeated Gallatin Coun-ty,10-4. Sean Lawrence led theway with two runs batted inand pitched five innings of no-hit baseball. The team’s pitch-ing depth allowed Roberts topull Lawrence early in thehopes of using him later in thetournament.

“It’s a good problem tohave,” said Roberts of manag-ing his deep pitching staff thisseason. “I’ll take that problemevery year.”

Simon Kenton knew head-ing into the season that itsstrengths would be pitchingand defense. Adding qualityhitting to the mix propelledthe Pioneers to a 22-14 markthroughMay 27.

“We knew our pitchingwould be good, but we didn’t

know it would be as good as itis,” said Roberts. “We knewthe hitting would come. Thelast three to fourweeks,we’vefocused on having more qual-ity at bats.”

It has taken a total team ef-fort. The Pioneers have gottensolid offensive numbers fromquality defensive players. Ty-ler Smith is batting over .350after struggling at the platelast year. Shortstop Leo Rich-ter is in the lineup for his de-fense, but has steadily im-proved his offense over thecourseof theseason.Opposingpitchers have rarely been ableto quiet the entire Pioneers’lineup.

“Everyonepickseachotherup,”saidRoberts. “If the topofthe order isn’t hitting, then themiddle and bottom of the or-der are.”

Simon Kenton is one of thefew teams from the northernpart of the state in the EighthRegion. The regular seasongame against the Pioneers’ re-gional semifinal opponent,Collins, was canceled. SimonKenton went 8-1 againstEighth Region opponents dur-ing the regular season, butplayed the majority of itsgames against local NorthernKentucky opponents. Thatcompetition has the Pioneersready for anything it may seefrom its downstate opponentsin the Region.

“Baseball up here is verytough, and prepares us in ev-ery way,” said Roberts. “Play-ing Northern Kentucky teamsin the regular season helps usa ton.”

The Pioneers faced Collinson Tuesday, May 28, after Re-corder deadlines. The winnerof that game faces the winnerof the Spencer County-NorthOldham game for the EighthRegionchampionshipat 6p.m.Thursday, May 30, at SouthOldham.

Pioneers blazepostseason trailTotal team efforthelps Simon Kentonbaseball’s successBy Adam [email protected]

TAYLOR MILL — Pete Ohmerfound the right pitching me-chanics at the right time.

The ScottHigh School seniorhas been getting more of hispitches down in the strike zonelate in the season. He workedthose pitches to perfectionwhen he needed to most, send-ingtheEagles to the10thRegionsemifinals May 27.

Ohmer pitched a one-hitcomplete game as Scott beatMontgomery County 8-1 in thequarterfinal round hosted byScott on Memorial Day. Ohmerstruck out only three battersbut fewMontgomerybattershitthe ball hard against him.

“His location is so much bet-ter the last few games,” said

Scott head coach Jeff Trame.“Before that, he had been up inthe zonemost of the season.Youcan see where he’s getting bet-ter. He has command of all hispitches and he’s locating hispitches.”

Scott played 10th RegionpowerhouseHarrisonCounty inthe semifinals May 28 afterdeadline. The championshipgame is May 29.

The quarterfinal win wasScott’s first in the tournamentsince 2009.

“Starting off like this isgreat,” Ohmer said. “Wethought we were going to havetrouble with these guys. If wecan keep rolling with our batslike this, we can win it all.”

Ohmer,whowill play forNA-

Scott junior Ray Everett hits the ball. JAMES WEBER/THE COMMUNITY RECORDER

Ohmer, offensedeliver for EaglesBy James [email protected]

Scott senior Pete Ohmer throws apitch during his one-hit completegame. Scott beat MontgomeryCounty 8-1 in the 10th Regionquarterfinals May 27 in TaylorMill. JAMES WEBER/THE COMMUNITY

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Basketball Camp Benefiting KicksFor Kids is designed to encour-age dads and father figures totake an active role in their child’slife. The one-day camp promotesthe fundamentals of basketball(shooting, ball handling, passing,defense, rebounding and offen-sive moves). All campers willreceive a T-shirt, basketball, list ofdrills for improving their game,and a photo of themwith theirfather figure. Dinner and amovie is included for all partici-pants and their immediate familymembers (mother, brothers,sisters).

The camp is 4-8 p.m. Saturday,June 15, at the NKU HealthCenter, immediately followed bydinner and movie. Admission is$75 for one father figure andone child; additional childrencost $50 each.

Volleyball campNewport Central Catholic hosts

a volleyball camp, 6-8 p.m. June10-13, for girls in grades 6-8. Costis $60 and is limited to 30 partici-pants.

Visit ncchs.com.

Conner golf outingThe third-annual Conner

Basketball golf outing will beJune 9 at Boone Links in Flor-ence. It will be a shotgun startwith registration beginning atnoon. Log on to www.con-nerhs.com/Athletics/athletics.htmand click on the basketball underMen’s Athletics for furtherinformation.

Basketball campConner’s basketball camp will

be June 10-13 from 8:30-12. Thecost is $50. Checks can be madeout to Conner High School andsent to 3310 Cougar Path, He-bron, Ky. www.connerhs.com

Football campNewport Central Catholic is

hosting a football summer campfor students in grades 3-8, 11 a.m.to 2 p.m. June 19-21. Cost is $75.Visit ncchs.com to register, or callCoachWagner at 859-442-9914.

Junior high footballNewport Central Catholic High

School invites all boys enteringthe sixth, seventh, or eighthgrade in the fall of 2013 to playon its junior high football team.Contact coach Jeff Brauley [email protected], or859-572-0203.

NewCath basketballRegistration is open for the

the NewCath 2013 Hoops Camp.The girls session is 9 a.m. to

noon, June 3-6, for girls in grades3-8. The boys session is 9 a.m. tonoon, June 10-13 for boys ingrades 3-8. Visit ncchs.com or call859-292-0001.

SIDELINESNEWBERRY TO PLAY BASEBALL FOR TMC

Vic Newberry, Simon Kenton senior baseball player, committed to Thomas MoreCollege. He is the leading pitcher on the team. THANKS TO JOY NEWBERRY

Holy Cross lost 9-1 to Beechwood in the 35th District semifinalsMay 20 to end its season.

Beechwood’s Kyle Fieger (33) slides under the tag of Holy Cross infielder GraysonDazier. TONY TRIBBLE/FOR THE COMMUNITY RECORDER

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IA Asbury University,had been working welllately with pitchingcoach Darren Farrar,and themechanical ad-justments clicked latein the season.

“I just hit mystride,” he said. “WhenI don’t stride out toofar, I leave(theball)up.The more I push off,the more I keep itdown. The harder Ipush off, the better thepitch is.”

Ohmer’s presencehas been crucial afterthe Eagles lost two oftheir main pitchers toinjuryearly in theyear.BrendenWells andJor-dan Pike haven’t con-tributedmuch this sea-son after players suf-fered serious injuriesafter slidinghard intoabase.

Wells, who will joinOhmer at Asbury re-turned to the lineup forthe Montgomery gameand was projected tocome back to themound in Scott’s semi-final game. Pike willplay for Division IIIMount St. Joseph.

Offensive heroes in-cluded Seth Robinson,Reed Spata and JaredBest. Best, who hadbeen struggling withhis swing most of theyear, had three RBI.Robinson knockedthree hits and Spatastarted thekeytwo-runfirst inning with a hit.Spata also had a stronggame at shortstop.

“We’re 19-19 butwe’veplayedone of thetoughest schedules inthe state,” Trame said.

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At Children Inc., our workusing the power ofmusic tobuild social and emotionalskills is play for thousandsof preschoolers. Over thepast 20 years, I have beenwritingmusic for children.More recently, my life’swork has been affirmed bydevelopmental research thattells us howmusic can helpteach children key skills forschool and life success.

Early childhood profes-sionals share the goal that allchildren, especially the leastprivileged among us, have

an equalchance tosucceed inschoolthroughquality pre-school expe-riences. Asweworkwith parentsand teach-ers to opti-mize achild’s de-

velopment and educationalsuccess, wewant tomaxi-mize exposure to what weknow is working.

As a result of our localsuccess, I was recently hon-ored to present our work atthe 40th annual conferenceof the National Head StartAssociation inWashington,D.C. TheHead Start Confer-ence theme, “Securing OurSuccess: Kids Ready forSchool and Life,” has beenthemantra of Children Inc.for our 35-year history.

In addition to being se-lected as themusical key-note for the closing generalsession, breakout sessionsearlier in the conferencefeaturedmusic and suppor-tivematerials on hope, opti-mism, kindness, thankful-ness, curiosity, mindfulness,acceptance, empathy andresponsibility.

It might be hard to imag-ine howwe teach such valu-able concepts in preschool –through the power of wordsandmusic. Songs written inthe voice of the child be-come fun and effective waystomake sure positivemes-sages about one’s self, othersandworld are imprinted onthe heart andmind.

As I sang “I CanDo It,” “ICan Count on You” and “ICan Settle Down” at theclosing session, I sawmanynew friends from the earliersessions singing along. FromHawaii toMaine, fromAlas-ka to Puerto Rico, we allwant the same thing – thatour children, all of our chil-dren, stand on the same levelground, academically, social-ly and emotionally, the daythey enter kindergarten.What we have been doinghere at Children Inc. fordecades is now being heard,through singing, around thenation and around the world.

David Kisor is themusic directorfor Children Inc. in Covington.Children Inc. provides a widerange of childcare, preschool andschool-aged education programswith an emphasis on school readi-ness and family success.

Power ofmusicbuildssuccess

David KisorCOMMUNITYRECORDER GUESTCOLUMNIST

It’sMay andKentuckianseverywhere are celebratingthe return of spring and beauti-ful weather in the BluegrassState.

Kentucky hasmuch to beproud of, especially when itcomes to natural beauty andthe outdoors.When travelersfrom other parts of the UnitedStates and other countries visit,they often tell us how luckyweare to live here.

I want to call attention to oneof those wonderful places inKentucky: Lake Cumberland.

In 2007 the water level wasloweredwhile the U.S. ArmyCorps of Engineersmade im-portant repairs onWolf CreekDam. That complicated andchallenging engineeringworkwas necessary for public safe-ty. Thework included usingmore than 300,000 cubic yardsof concrete to form a barrierwall.

Unfortunately, the lowerwater level hurt tourism in theLake Cumberland region.

The good news is that therepairs to the dam are com-

plete and thewater level atLake Cumber-land has beenincreased by20 feet for thissummer. TheCorps plans toreturn the laketo its normallevel in 2014.

Local tour-ism officialsreport that

fishing has been great thisspring and that the news of thehigher lake level has created abuzz throughout theMidwestboating and angling communi-ty. Local businesses are opti-mistic that tourismwill pick upas the lake level goes up.

Visitation to this lake plays amajor role in the economy formany communities. Formanyfamilies around Lake Cumber-land, tourism dollars put foodon the table.

TheKentuckyDepartmentof Fish andWildlife Resourceswill stock150,000morewall-eyes and150,000more striped

bass than normal this year atLake Cumberland. Altogether,the department will add1mil-lion walleye and striped bass tothe lake this year to give fish-ing a boost.

The department also plansto jump-start the trophy troutfishery in the Lake Cumber-land tailwater by stocking10,000 trout larger than15 inch-es next winter.

Kentucky is blessedwhen itcomes to water and recreation.Kentucky has nearly 90,000miles of rivers and streams,giving the statemore flowingwater than any state other thanAlaska. There are plenty ofbeautiful lakes across the state,fromKentucky Lake in thewest to Yatesville Lake in theeast and Laurel River Lakenear London to TaylorsvilleLake, just outside of Louisville.

Thewater level at LakeCumberland isn’t the only thinggoing up.

Gov. Steve Beshear and I areannouncing that tourism had aneconomic impact ofmore than$12.2 billion in Kentucky in

2012, an increase of 4.4 percentfrom the previous year. Thetourism industry was respon-sible for174,000 jobs – 4,078more than the previous year.Those jobs providedmore than$2.7 billion in wages during2012, an increase of $117millionfrom 2011.

Tourism in the state alsoprovides $1.2 billion in tax rev-enues, which helps pay formany services for our citizens.

I’d like to encourage you tospend some time traveling inKentucky this year, and hopeyou’ll consider a getaway toone of our great KentuckyState Parks, many of which arelocated on amajor lake.Wheth-er it’s a houseboat vacation, acamping trip to your favoritefishing spot or a visit to one ofour inviting lakeside communi-ties, I hope youwill take thetime to relax and see for your-self whywe say “There is onlyoneKentucky.”

Marcheta Sparrow is secretary of theKentucky Tourism, Arts andHeri-tage Cabinet.

Water level up at Lake Cumberland

MarchetaSparrowCOMMUNITYRECORDER GUESTCOLUMNIST

Joan Thamann foundmyarticle about the illegal behav-ior of the Kenton County Li-brary as being harsh. I usedwords like “confiscating mil-lions of dollars, taxing scamand stole millions from taxpay-ers.” Sadly for taxpayers, allthose words are accurate.

I’m stunned she took excep-tion to my description of Cir-cuit Judge Patricia Summe’sdecision that the Kenton Coun-ty Library illegally over-charged taxpayers millions ofdollars; however, she is notupset with the library for beingfound guilty of illegally con-fiscating millions of tax dol-lars. Talk about shooting themessenger.

In the private-sector, if abusiness intentionally over-charged their customers bymillions of dollars and a judgefound them guilty, their CEObetter look good in an orangejumpsuit.

Ms. Thamann, do you be-lieve laws are optional? Thismay be harsh, but I believeeven libraries must follow thelaw. I know people today feelentitled to receiving freemovies, CDs, video games,murder-mystery books and

other enter-tainment stufffinanced bytheir neigh-bors, but lawsare laws.

For clarity’ssake, here isKRS Section173.790 thatdefines theprocess “pet-ition” libraries,

like Kenton County Library,must follow to increase taxes:

“The special ad valorem taxrate for the maintenance andoperation of a public librarydistrict created pursuant toKRS173.710 to 173.800 beforeJuly 13, 1984 shall not be in-creased or decreased unless aduly certified petition request-ing an increase or decrease inthe tax rate of a specificallystated amount is signed byfifty-one percent (51%) of thenumber of duly qualified vot-ers voting at the last generalelection in each county in thedistrict. Such petition shall befiled with the fiscal court ineach county in the district notlater than ninety (90) daysafter the date of the first signa-ture. The fiscal court shall

order the court to increase ordecrease the ad valorem tax,as stated in the petition.”

That law sounds prettyclear to me. So howmany sig-natures did the Kenton CountyLibrary submit each year togenerate millions in tax in-creases? Zero.

Youmentioned that theself-serving Kentucky Depart-ment of Libraries and Archivessaid it was OK for libraries touse another section of the lawto raise taxes and avoid thosepesky petitions. According toJudge Summe, that was reallybad advice or as somemay sayresulted in illegal confiscationof tax dollars.

I found it odd that the othersection of the law she refer-enced contains 7,333 words,but not once does that sectionmention the word library. Notonce! Judge Summe ruled thatthe law specifically states howlibraries can increase tax dol-lars. Libraries can’t pick andchoose which laws they wish tofollow.

I understand the librarytrying to confiscate easy mon-ey. That’s what tax takers do. Ialso understand people feelingentitled to free entertainment

stuff, but I still agree withJudge Summe that even librar-ies must comply with the lawnomatter howmuch free non-educational material they of-fer.

TomWurtz is president of TomWurtzConsulting and a resident of FortMitchell.

Even libraries must comply with the law

TomWurtzCOMMUNITYRECORDER GUESTCOLUMNIST

We have everything weneed in America. We havenatural gas, oil, coal, solar andwind energy. We should utilizeeverything at our disposal toend our dependence on foreignoil. It is time to stop floodingthe Middle East with money.These people hate us. Why dowe buy their oil?

America has enough oil. It isestimated North Dakota has asmuch as 500 billion gallons ofoil that is in the process ofbeing drilled. TheMarcellusshale fields of Pennsylvania,Ohio, New York andWest Vir-ginia promises more naturalgas than Saudi Arabia has oil.

We can run automobiles andthe large trucks of America onnatural gas. It’s time to start

using it. Auto-mobile compa-nies are con-verting someof their vehi-cles to operateon natural gas.Service sta-tions acrossthe nationmust moveforward withnatural gaspumps.

I like coal. My father was acoal miner for 30 years. Heraised five kids on a coal min-er’s salary. Wemust continueto work toward burning coalcleaner, more efficiently andenvironmentally safer. It is apowerful source of energy and

we should use it. We hear re-ports that power plants aremoving closer to burningcleaner energy. We hear otherreports that power plants aremoving to natural gas.

We are learning more eachyear on how to better use solarand wind energy. We shouldutilize both of these to meetour heating and cooling needs.The windmills are dotting a lotof landscape in the westernpart of the United States. Theyare not the complete answerfor power but they are a wel-come part of the formula.

As long as we are dependenton foreign energy there will bewars in the Middle East. Weneed to stop the senseless warsthat are ongoing over Middle

Eastern oil. Once we becomean energy independent nationgasoline prices will decrease.Plus we will not be burning ourmoney in fighting senselesswars to protect our oil inter-ests. Thousands of lives will bespared fromwars in placeslike Iraq and Afghanistan.

The goal of every Americanshould be to utilize Americanenergy.

An energy independentAmerica will be a happierAmerica. Cutting our entangle-ments with Middle Eastern oilinsures a brighter future forAmerica.

Glenn Mollette is the author of“American Issues: Every AmericanHas An Opinion.”

Energy: Stop using foreign oil

GlennMolletteCOMMUNITYRECORDER GUESTCOLUMNIST

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ERLANGER— Legendary bassistand philanthropist Jon E. Geerocked the house with his bandduring a benefit concert at

Lloyd Memorial High School Friday,May 17.

Jeff Nicely, president of the LloydMemorial High School Alumni Associ-ation, had been collaborating with Geeand his wife, Sondra, on the projectsince December. Nicely said it wasSondra who initially approached thealumni association with the idea for abenefit concert at the school.

“They came to us,” Nicely said. “Wethought it was a wonderful idea. Agreat way to make money for theschool and support local music.”

Nicely said the proceeds would besplit between the alumni associationand the Jon E. Gee Music Room, a com-munity-driven organization based inIndiana that promotes music learningwith regular lessons taught by Gee.

“Our goal is to save music programsacross America,” Sondra said. “Musicis a universal language. We want togive kids the opportunity to createagain, to make something themselves.”

Jon E. Gee has been trying tospread the joy and importance of mu-sic to kids and adults his whole life, hesaid.

“Personally, I would like to goacross the entire United States,” Jon E.Gee said. “I’d like to go to schools, findout what’s wrong with the music pro-gram and figure out ways to fix it.”

Gee said his music is influentialbecause he has led a drug- and alcohol-free career and encourages studentseverywhere to do the same.

“People think of rock stars and theythink sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll,” Geesaid. “I just want to show people that itdoesn’t have to be that way.”

The Friday benefit concert also

included appearances by two of Gee’sprotégés, Aaron Creek and Tony Peb-worth, as well as a performance by theschool’s own student band, North ofNowhere.

Superintendent of Erlanger/Elsm-ere Schools, Dr. Kathy Burkhardt, saidshe was proud of the student band andwas happy they could perform for Gee.

“They get to perform with real pro-fessionals,” Burkhardt said. “We’rereally excited for them. This is morethan just a fund-raising opportunity,this is a student experience.”

North of Nowhere members includevocalist Amber Gamon who celebratedher 15th birthday on the night of theconcert, guitarist Jake Harmon, bass-ist Harold Sexton, and drummer An-drew Bensman.

“We caught a good break,” Andrewsaid. “I mean, Jon E. Gee. Wow.”

The band said they had a very shorttime to prepare, but they were excitedfor the opportunity.

Besides the music, the alumni asso-ciation also invited a number of localvendors to set up booths at the concert.A silent auction was also conducted.Items for sale included a signedGeorge Jones guitar and a signed TedNugent guitar.

Nicely said the alumni associationwill use its portion of the funds asscholarship money for music studentswithin the high school, or for gradu-ates hoping to pursue music degrees.

At the time of writing, an accurateestimate of proceeds collected at theconcert could not be given becausecredit cards and checks are still beingtallied, according to Diana Nicely,Jeff’s sister and secretary of the alum-ni association.

Jon E. Gee makes an effort to seekout schools in need and especially en-joys playing in the Northern Kentuckyarea, according to wife Sondra.

Interested in music as much as I am?Follow me on Twitter @BrandonNKY

Jon E. Gee performing with his band at the Lloyd Memorial High School Benefit Concert,. Band members include Jon E. Gee, bass; Rick Benick, guitar; Daren Owens, guitar; Gripp Elliot,drums. BRANDON HOELLE/THE COMMUNITY RECORDER

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By Brandon [email protected]

Vocalist Amber Gamon of North of Nowheresings for an enraptured crowd at the LloydMemorial High School concert with Jon E.Gee May 17. Other band members includeJacob Harmon, guitar; Harold Sexton, bass;Andrew Bensman, drums. BRANDON HOELLE/THE

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Drummer Andrew Bensman of the studentband, North of Nowhere performs duringthe Lloyd Memorial High School benefitconcert with Jon E. Gee. BRANDON HOELLE/THE

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“Music is auniversal

language. Wewant to give kidsthe opportunityto create again,

to makesomethingthemselves.”

SONDRA GEE

Guitarist Rick Benick ofthe Jon E. Gee Band getsup close and personalwith the audienceduring the benefit showat Lloyd Memorial HighSchool. BRANDON

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FRIDAY, MAY 31Dining EventsChristianMoerlein Beer andBBQ Cruise, 7:30-10 p.m., BBRiverboats Newport Landing,101 Riverboat Row, Tasting ofChristian Moerlein beer samplesand buffet featuring brisket,chicken and pulled pork. Musicby local band. Member ofChristian Moerlein team direct-ing tasting and talking abouthistory of brewery. Ages 21 andup. $55. Reservations required.Presented by BB Riverboats.859-261-8500; www.bbriver-boats.com. Newport.

Exercise ClassesJazzercise Classes, 9:30-10:30a.m., Jazzercise Crescent SpringsCenter, 519 Enterprise Drive, $34for unlimited monthly classes.859-331-7778; jazzercise.com.Crescent Springs.

Music - ConcertsSee You in the Funnies, 8 p.m.With Merry Carls, Here ComeHere and Inertia. Doors open 7p.m., Madison Theater, 730Madison Ave., All ages. $8.859-491-2444; www.madison-theateronline.com. Covington.

Music - JazzThe John Von Ohlen, 7:30 p.m.,Dee Felice Cafe, 529 Main St.,859-261-2365; www.deefel-icecafe.com. Covington.

On Stage - TheaterSpring Awakening, 8 p.m., TheCarnegie, 1028 Scott Blvd.,Winner of eight Tony Awards,including Best Musical. Rockmusical adaptation of FrankWedekind’s 1891 expressionistplay about trials, tribulationsand exhilaration of teen years.Ages 18 and up. $20.50. Present-ed by Showbiz Players Inc..Through June 8. 859-957-1940;www.showbizplayers.com.Covington.

SATURDAY, JUNE 1Cooking ClassesSushi Rolling and Dining, 7p.m., Sushi Cincinnati, 130 W.Pike St., Includes training, choiceof at least three sushi rolls,BYOB and recipe/product in-formation. $25. Reservationsrequired. 513-335-0297;www.sushicinti.com. Covington.

Exercise ClassesJazzercise Classes, 8-9 a.m. and9:30-10:30 a.m., JazzerciseCrescent Springs Center, $34 forunlimited monthly classes.859-331-7778; jazzercise.com.Crescent Springs.

Music - JazzKarl Dappen on Sax, 7-10 p.m.,Argentine Bistro, 2875 TownCenter Blvd., Variety of musicfrom jazz to soft rock. Free.859-426-1042; argentinebistro-.com. Crestview Hills.

On Stage - TheaterSpring Awakening, 8 p.m., TheCarnegie, $20.50. 859-957-1940;www.showbizplayers.com.Covington.

Runs / WalksCystic Fibrosis FoundationGreat Strides Walk, 9 a.m.-2p.m., England-Idlewild Park,5550 Idlewild Road, Raisesawareness and funds to supportCystic Fibrosis Foundation toassure development of means tocontrol and cure cystic fibrosisand improve quality of life forpatients and families. BenefitsCystic Fibrosis Foundation. Free.Registration required. Presentedby Greater Cincinnati Chapter ofCystic Fibrosis Foundation.513-533-9300; cincinnati.cff.org/greatstrides. Burlington.CASA Run for Kids 5K Run/Walk, 8-11 a.m., Devou Park,1344 Audubon Road, BenefitsCourt Appointed Special Ad-vocates of Kenton County.CASAs are volunteers whoadvocate for abused/neglectedchildren in community. $25.Presented by CASA of KentonCounty Inc.. 859-392-1791;www.casakentonky.org. Coving-ton.Tap ‘N’ Run Cincinnati, 2 p.m.Awards at finish line after run.Afterparty follows with enter-tainment., Hofbrauhaus, 200 E.Third St., Ridiculous runningrace - a 4k with three beer chugstations along race course, a fullbeer at finish line, crazy cos-tumes and unbelievable athlet-icism. Racers receive a finisher’smedal, two beers and T-shirt.$55, $50 before May 29. Regis-tration required. Presented by

JAM Active. 866-611-2526;www.tapnrun.com. Newport.

SUNDAY, JUNE 2Exercise ClassesJazzercise Classes, 9:30-10:30a.m., Jazzercise Crescent SpringsCenter, $34 for unlimitedmonthly classes. 859-331-7778;jazzercise.com. Crescent Springs.

Exhibit OpeningsNorthern KentuckyMusicLegends, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Beh-ringer-Crawford Museum, 1600Montague Road, Highlightsperformers, bands, DJs, compos-ers, lyricists and other musicalartists from Northern Kentuckywho have spent 20-plus yearssharing love of music with thepublic. Exhibit continuesthrough Sept. 1. Included withadmission. 859-491-4003;www.bcmuseum.org. Coving-ton.

Karaoke and OpenMicKaraoke, 9 p.m., Molly Malone’sIrish Pub and Restaurant, 112 E.Fourth St., With DJ Will Corson.$10 buckets and $4 grape andcherry bombs. Ages 21 and up.Free. 859-491-6659. Covington.

Music - AcousticKevin Fox, 10 p.m., Strasse Haus,630 Main St., Free. 859-261-1199.Covington.


Special EventsYour Bridal Show and Sale, 10a.m.-5 p.m. Hosted by ShereePaolello, Channel 5 WLWT-TVNews Anchor., Northern Ken-tucky Convention Center, 1W.RiverCenter Blvd., Weddingprofessionals such as photog-raphers, disc jockeys, limousines,caterers, banquet facilities andmany others. Vendor area opensat 10 a.m. Dress sale 10 a.m.-5p.m. Fashion shows presentedby David’s Bridal and Men’sWearhouse 12:30 and 3:30 p.m.Parking across street. BenefitsSusan G. Komen Breast CancerFoundation. $9, $2 couponavailable online for guests ofregistered brides; free admissionfor registered brides. Presentedby Plus 2 Productions. 513-231-3052; www.yourbridalshow-.com. Covington.

MONDAY, JUNE 3Exercise ClassesJazzercise Classes, 8-9 a.m.,9:30-10:30 a.m., 4:30-5:30 p.m.and 6-7 p.m., Jazzercise CrescentSprings Center, $34 for unlim-ited monthly classes. 859-331-7778; jazzercise.com. CrescentSprings.

ExhibitsNorthern KentuckyMusicLegends, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Beh-ringer-Crawford Museum, 1600Montague Road, Highlightsperformers, bands, DJs, compos-ers, lyricists and other musicalartists from Northern Kentuckywho have spent 20-plus yearssharing love of music with the

public. Included with admission.859-491-4003; www.bcmuseu-m.org. Covington.

Music - BluegrassBluegrass Jam Session, 8 p.m.,Molly Malone’s Irish Pub andRestaurant, 112 E. Fourth St., Allbluegrass pickers invited toparticipate. Free. 859-491-6659;mollymalonesirishpub.com.Covington.

TUESDAY, JUNE 4Community DanceLine Dancing, 7-9 p.m., LookoutHeights Civic Club, 1661 ParkRoad, Holly and Bernie Rusch-man, instructors. Beginnerswelcome. Smoke-free. $6, $3 forfirst-timers. Presented by H & BDance Co.. 859-727-0904. FortWright.

Exercise ClassesJazzercise Classes, 8:30-9:30a.m., 9:30-10:30 a.m., 4:30-5:30p.m. and 6-7 p.m., JazzerciseCrescent Springs Center, $34 forunlimited monthly classes.859-331-7778; jazzercise.com.Crescent Springs.

ExhibitsNorthern KentuckyMusicLegends, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Beh-ringer-Crawford Museum,Included with admission. 859-491-4003; www.bcmuseum.org.Covington.

Music - AcousticRoger Drawdy, 8 p.m., MollyMalone’s Irish Pub and Restau-rant, 112 E. Fourth St., Irishmusic. Free. 859-491-6659;mollymalonesirishpub.com.Covington.

Senior CitizensBingo, 12:30-3 p.m., ElsmereSenior Center, 179 Dell St.,Through Oct. 8. 859-727-2306.Elsmere.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5CivicKenton County ConservationDistrict BoardMeeting, 5-6:30p.m., Northern Kentucky AreaPlanning Commission, 2332Royal Drive, Regular meeting todiscuss conservation districtprograms, projects and activ-

ities. Free. Presented by KentonCounty Conservation District.859-586-7903. Fort Mitchell.

Exercise ClassesJazzercise Classes, 9:30-10:30a.m., 5-6 p.m. and 6-7 p.m.,Jazzercise Crescent SpringsCenter, $34 for unlimitedmonthly classes. 859-331-7778;jazzercise.com. Crescent Springs.Zumba, 6:30-7:30 p.m., DiamondDance Academy, 5030 Old TaylorMill Road, No dancing skillsrequired. $5. 859-814-8375;diamonddanceky.com. TaylorMill.



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The Florence Freedom open a weekend series against the Rockford Aviators, Friday night, May 31, at University of Cincinnati Medical Center Stadium.Friday’s game begins at 6:35 p.m., while the games Saturday and Sunday begin at 6:05. For tickets, visit www.florencefreedom.com. THANKS TO JOSH

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The Art of Wet Felting Flowers class is 1-4 p.m., Saturday,June 1, Eagle Bend Alpacas, 7812 East Bend Road, inBurlington. Learn art of making wet felted flowers fromalpaca fiber. $65. Reservations required. 859-750-3560.THANKS TO LINDA SALSBURY

Loni Love performs five sets this weekend, May 31 andJune 1-2, at the Funny Bone Comedy Club and Restaurant inNewport. FILE PHOTO

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When I put in requestsfor recipes, I usually justput them in once, maybetwice. If I don’t get aresponse from you orhave nothing in my files,

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Mark told me: “After aminor health issue, mycaregiver had sharedwith me that he and hiswife really missed Zino’sand that he would beeternally happy if some-one had some of the oldrestaurant recipes, in-cluding the Zino Burger.Have you got anythingthat might resemble thatin your file? I’d like topay back someone for theexcellent care I receivedwhile I was not at mybest.” Mark has con-tinued to follow up, ask-ing if I’ve received any-thing. So if any of you cancome even close, or canget the recipe, do let meknow.

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Buffet broccoli saladBroccoli was on sale at

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Tonya Fischer’sdetox bath

After I shared recipesfor natural scrubs, etc., Ihad more requests fornatural bath soaks, espe-cially ones using Epsomsalts. I met Tonya duringa presentation I did at

Macy’s corporate officeson healthy living. Sheworks with ExecutiveChef Rick Toennis. Rickand Tonya believe, as Ido, in Mother Nature’shealing powers. She toldme about a soothing de-tox bath she enjoys, and Iasked her to share therecipe.

“When I’m not feelingso good or after a longday at work or workout, Isoak in this bath,” Tonyatold me.

I’m going to make thismyself and soothe thesore muscles I now haveafter our car got hit witha 200-pound deer.

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Draw a bath with wa-ter as hot as you stand it.As tub fills, add all ingre-dients. Water will turnyellow/orange but don’tworry. Soak for about 40minutes. While soaking,drink 24 oz. ice water. Ifyou want, rub skin gently

(always toward yourheart) to stimulate lym-phatic system and helpclean out toxins. Dry offand drink another 24 oz.water as soon as possible,then relax.

Tips from TonyaEpsom salt: Makes

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Sea salt: Helps leachout toxins, soothes opensores or blemishes.

Baking soda: Balancesan overly acidic system,softens water, skin and

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circulation, opens pores,makes you sweat.

Vinegar: Restoresacid-alkaline balance,softens skin, helpful foracne.

Massage oil: Relaxesbody and senses.

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

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HIGHLAND HEIGHTS —Dream big, even to besmarter than the teacher,was one of the messagesfor1,400gifted and talent-ed students gathered atNorthern Kentucky Uni-versity Thursday, March14.

The 28th DreamfestConference, an annualevent for Northern Ken-tucky elementary andmiddle school students,attracted students from19 school districts and 40different schools.

“Who doesn’t want tobe smarter than theirteacher?” asked Camp-bellCountyMiddleSchoolgifted and talented teach-er Faye Smith to a groupof students during her“math magic” session.

Smith taught the stu-dents techniques tomulti-ply large numbers morequickly without the use ofa calculator. She invitedthe students to go backand try and stump theirown teachers.

Smithhadthestudents’attention.

Sadie Pulliam, a stu-dent at SummitViewMid-dle School in Independ-ence and a resident ofWalton exclaimed“Boom!” as she finishedone of Smith’s math prob-lems on an erasable whiteboard.

“When you see that thenumber isright, like I lovemath, and when you seethat the number is right,you get excited about it,”Pulliam said. “Well, I getexcited about it.”

Pulliam said she hadfun at Dreamfest, andSmith specifically taughther a lot in math magic.

“I can definitely usethe tricks that she taughtus to trickmy friends andeverything,” she said.

MathMagic was one of60 workshops offered forthe gifted and talentedstudents throughout theday. Among the other

workshops topics were askyscraper building con-test, art as a business, ad-vanced writing, and the“From Idea to the Road”sessionwith a representa-tive ofToyotaMotorEngi-neering.

David Palmore, assis-tant superintendent forErlanger-Elsmere Ind-pendent School District,presented sessions aboutthe life of Kentucky au-thor and poet Jesse Stuartto students interested inwriting.

Palmore said he want-ed students to think abouthow Stuart was born inpoverty, yet rose to theheights of the literaryworldandmadea livingasa professional author. Thepoint is to inspire, he said.

Startingwitha “DreamStart” pep rally in themorning, having fun andbonding was a big part ofthe day, said Jane Paulin,who works with giftedstudents at Ludlow Inde-pendent Schools. Stu-dents also chose whichsession topics they wantto attend.

“We want the kids tohaveachance tocomeanddo things that they do notget to do in their normalclassrooms,” she said.

How many studentscome to Dreamfest fromeach school is limited, sostudents have to meetpeople fromother schoolsinterested in the sametopicswhether that’swrit-ing or art, Paulin said.

“So wewant the kids toget to know one-another,

get to know their peerswho are also identifiedgifted and interested inthese things,” she said.

SamsonZacateofAlex-andria, an eighth-gradestudent at CampbellCounty Middle School,who was also in the mathmagic session, said helearned things he can useboth for his amusement inclass.

Sometimes the ses-sions are challenging, butmore than that organizerstry to make the day aboutfun, Zacate said.

“It’sgreat,youget tobewith lots of other peoplewho are smart, and it’s agood environment, so ev-

eryone’s happy,” he said.EileenWhaley, thegift-

ed and talented coordina-tor for Southgate Inde-pendent Schools, is one ofthe organizers of Dream-fest.

Each session is de-signed to have a high in-terest for the studentstaught by accomplishedindividuals in the commu-nity, Whaley said.

For instance, SashaParker-Cochran from In-sight Communicationsdid a videography projectworking with studentswith real equipment tomake a Dreamfest recap,she said. And Lyndsey M.Yeager, a professional

makeup artist workingout of Ludlow did a greatjobofdoing stagemakeupwith groups of students,Whaley said.

“They would never beable to do either of thesethings in their schools,”she said. “A real dreamexperience.”

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Victor Galan, left, a fourth-grader at Crittenden-Mount Zion Elementary School, wears pirate makeup as he brushes purple stage makeup under theeyes of his classmate Elliot Herzog during a "Making Monsters" stage makeup session during Dreamfest on the campus of Northern Kentucky Universityin Highland Heights. CHRIS MAYHEW/THE COMMUNITY RECORDER

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David R. Palmore, assistantsuperintendent ofErlanger-Elsmere Schools,shows students a pipe usedby Kentucky author andpoet Jesse Stuart, the samepipe pictured with Stuarton the back cover of theauthor's book "God'sOddling" during DreamfestConference for gifted andtalented students in grades4-8 at Northern KentuckyUniversity. CHRIS MAYHEW/THE

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Noah Fisher, a sixth-grader at Beechwood Independent School District, writes a mathequation during during a "math magic" session for gifted and talented students atDreamfest on the campus of Northern Kentucky University in Highland Heights. CHRISMAYHEW/THE COMMUNITY RECORDER

Campbell Count Middle School gifted and talented teacherFaye Smith explains a way to multiply large numbersquickly during the "math magic" session for gifted andtalented students at Dreamfest on the campus of NorthernKentucky University in Highland Heights Thursday, March14. CHRIS MAYHEW/THE COMMUNITY RECORDER


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ERLANGER — Heclicked “play” and thesound of old-time musicfilled the room. I am aman of constant sorrow.The people listeningquickly recognized thesong. Together theymouthed the lyrics. I bidfarewell to old Kentucky,theplacewhereIwasbornand raised.

The man stopped theCDplayer and told a storyabout the songwriter,RichardBurnett ofMonti-cello, Ky.

“One night, about 1908,hetookashortcut throughthe rail yard,” he began. Ahobo put a shotgun to hisface asking for money.Burnett refused and thehobo pulled the trigger.“So Richard Burnett be-came the Blind Trouba-dour, writing songs andmaking his living all overKentucky, Tennessee, andVirginia.”

He played anothertrack, the same song butwith slightly differentwords. Therewas nomen-tion of Kentucky; insteaditwasCalifornia, theplacewhere I was born andraised. This version wasby Peter, Paul and Mary.Mary was Mary Travers.“She was born in Louis-ville,” the man pointedout.

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from Kentucky. “One dayhe took his old Buick andoff to California he went.And he became a moviestar. His name wasGeorge Clooney.”

He played a third ver-sion of the tune, from thefilm “O Brother, WhereArt Thou?” starring Cloo-ney as a singer in the ficti-tious bandThe SoggyBot-tom Boys.

When the song reacheda certain point, everyonein the room laughed. Theword Californiawas gone,changed back to Ken-tucky.

“So, Kentucky songshave a way of traveling.”

The source for all thismusical knowledge wasJames Claypool, profes-sor emeritus of history atNorthern Kentucky Uni-versity and author of theImages of America book“Kentucky’s BluegrassMusic.”

Last Tuesday, April 16,at the Erlanger Branch ofKenton County Public Li-brary, he gave a talk aboutthe roots ofKentuckymu-sic.

To illustrate just howfar Kentucky songs can

travel, he played other ex-amples, such as “House ofthe Rising Sun” by Geor-gia Turner of Middlesbo-ro.BobDylanincludedthesongonhis debut album in1962, anda later recordingby the English band TheAnimals was a worldwidehit.

Claypool grew up inFort Mitchell. He learnedto sing, indirectly, fromthe Father of Bluegrass,Bill Monroe. “My grand-father was an old fiddleplayer,” he explained.“And he’d bought the BillMonroe song books.”

One time he and twofriends had a chance toperform at Renfro Valleyin Rockcastle County. “Itwas a center of country

music in America in thelate 1930s into the mid1940s,” he said.

Claypool rememberedthat they were “hand-somely rewarded.” Theywere paid $10 and had tosplit it three ways, $3.33each. But Claypool got$3.34, “because Iwasdriv-ing,” he laughed.

Claypool also sharedchildhood memories ofspending Saturdays at abowling alley with his fa-ther and a man namedHaven Gillespie of Co-vington.

Though a printer bytrade “Gillespie was per-haps the greatest song-writer Kentucky everhad,” according to Clay-pool. His first big song

was “Breezin’ Along withthe Breeze,” published inthe 1920s. He went on towrite over 800 songs.

One day at the bowlingalley Gillespie told youngClaypool about a timewhen he was having trou-ble writing a song. Butthen, Gillespie said,“Therewas a little boy sit-ting in front of me on abus. I asked ‘Have youbeen good? Christmas iscoming.’ And it hit me,what I should say.Youbet-ter watch out, you betternot pout.”

The song, of course,was the hugely popular“Santa Claus Is Coming toTown.” Over 6,000 differ-ent versions of it havebeen recorded.

Grabbing a stack of oldLPs, Claypool began pass-ing themaround theroom.“This shows that Ken-tucky music spread allover the world,” he said.On thecoverswerephotosof musicians from the olddays, all from Kentucky.Among them were jazz-man Lionel Hampton, popsingerRosemaryClooney,Loretta Lynn of country,and The Everly Brothersof early rock and roll.

“Kentucky has moreprofessional musiciansthan any other state in theU.S., except Texas,” hesaid. “But Texas is fourtimes the size of Ken-tucky. So, proportionate toour population, it’s abso-lutely no contest.”

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Question: I haveheard about some kind ofgreen bug that kills ashtrees, and I have severalash trees on my proper-ty. What is this bug andhow can I save my trees?

Answer: In the pastfew years, many peoplehave become aware ofthe real danger to ashtrees from a small insectpest called the emeraldash borer (“EAB”),which was described bythe USDA Forest Servicea few years ago as “themost destructive forestinsect introduced intoNorth America in recenthistory.

Our present ability todetect, contain, eradi-cate, or manage EABinfestations is limited.The eventual loss of thevast majority of ashtrees in North Americashould be anticipated.”

Today, effectivechemical treatments are

being usedto savenumerousash treesin home,public andcommer-cial land-scapes.Due to thepotentialcost oftreating

wild ash trees in thewoods, however, most ofthose woodland ash treeswill probably eventuallybe brought down by theborer.

Most of the countiesin Northern Kentucky(including Boone, Camp-bell and Kenton) andnorth-central Kentucky,and a few counties innorth-eastern Kentuckyhave caught numerousEAB adults in traps,confirming their wide-spread occurrence. Thishas led to these counties

being quarantined inorder to help limit thespread of ash logs, lum-ber and firewood thatcontributes to spreadingthe emerald ash borer toother counties. However,the results of recenttrapping conducted bythe University of Ken-tucky’s entomology de-partment indicate thespread of EAB continuesoutside the original quar-

antined area.New occurrences are

not extensive, and gener-ally are around the areaswhere EAB has beenfound before, in countiesadjacent to the currentquarantine zone. Howev-er, the implications arecostly, particularly fortown and city govern-ments because EABcauses street/shade treesto die.

Spread of EAB is alsoan issue for the woodindustry. Currently, apermit is required tomove wood outside thequarantined area, andsince many transactionsinvolve moving woodfrom one county to an-other, this is a burden onthe industry.

There is no evidencefrom other states thatlarge-scale spread ofEAB through the woodshas been slowed by anymeans, although individ-ual landscape trees canbe saved by yearly pesti-cide applications as soildrenches or trunk in-jections (which some-times protect a tree fortwo to three years).

Unfortunately, it ap-pears that EAB will con-tinue to spread throughthe woods of Kentuckyand the U.S.

For more details onEAB identification and

control, and for insecti-cide options for protect-ing ash trees and a list ofcertified arborists doingtreatment, contact yourlocal county extensionoffice, or go to www.em-eraldashborer.info orwww.KyStateEnt.org .

Mike Klahr is the BooneCounty extension agent forhorticulture.

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INDEPENDENCEArrests/citationsThomas A. Cain, 38, 4090 Richardson Road, assault,wanton endangerment at 4090 Richardson Road,May 9.Brian A. Froelich, 45, 5144 Dana Harvey, publicdrunkenness at Oliver Road, May 11.Lea Ann Vickers, 33, 5051 Sandman Drive, No. 88,public drunkenness, disorderly conduct at 5305Madison Pike, May 18.

Incidents/investigationsBurglaryMerchandise stolen at 3437 Taylor Mill Road, May19.Jewelry stolen at 6471 Shawnee Court, May 19.Chainsaw and extension cord stolen at 379 Flor-ence Drive, May 16.Criminal mischief

Car damaged at Richardson Road, May 20.Truck damaged at 6523 Sugar Camp Road, May 19.Car damaged at 719 Stevie's Trail, May 18.TheftElectronics stolen at 88 Carrie Way, May 20.Theft from carElectronics stolen at 4805 Wildwood Drive, May 11.

TAYLORMILLArrests/citationsCharles Abney, 31, 82 Stillmeadow Drive, Apt. 304,shoplifting at 5016 Old Taylor Mill Road, May 16.David F. Thomas, 60, 3933 Wolf Road, DUI at WolfRoad, May 16.Terry M. Mabe, 19, 6370 Lakearbor Drive, carelessdriving, criminal littering, public drunkenness atWinston Ave., May 16.Bernard A. Troxel, 52, 148 Dove Drive, executedKenton County warrant at 8805 Decoursey Pike,May 17.

Incidents/investigationsBurglaryVideo game console and games stolen at 605Cleveland Ave., May 18.TheftWallet stolen at 541 Lookaway Drive, May 14.

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ABOUT POLICE REPORTSThe Community Recorder publishes thenames of all adults charged with offenses.The information is a matter of publicrecord and does not imply guilt or in-nocence.

William AverdickCapt. William R. Averdick, 52, of Villa Hills, died

May 18, 2013.He was a Captain of Courts with the Kenton

County Sheriff’s Department.His father, Robert Averdick, died previously.Survivors include his wife, Joan Averdick; chil-

dren, Katie and Matt Averdick; mother, EstherAverdick; brothers, Mike, Steve, Gary and JoeAverdick.

Memorials: the Katie and Matt Averdick Educa-tion Fund care of any Fifth Third Bank.

Anita CarnesAnita Mae Carnes, 58, of Mount Zion, died May

19, 2013, at St. Elizabeth Edgewood.She was the owner and operator of the Country

Store in Mount Zion, and member of the MountZion Baptist Church.

Her mother, Ailene Sparks Carnes, died previ-ously.

Survivors include her daughter, Courtney Wen-ning of Independence; father, William B. Carnes ofMount Zion; sisters, Charlotte Henley of Frankfort,Brenda Elliott of Mount Zion, and Becky Coldironof Crittenden; brothers, Bruce Carnes and DouglasCarnes, both of Mount Zion; and one grandson,

AidenWenning of Independence.Burial was at the Mount Zion Cemetery.Memorials: the Aiden Carnes Education Fund.

Mildred GlazaMildred T. Glaza, 79, of Ryland Heights, died

May 18, 2013, at St. Elizabeth Edgewood.She was a member of the Staffordsburg United

Methodist Church in Independence, member ofthe Independence Homemakers Club, and enjoyedcrafting and sewing.

Her husband, Joseph Glaza; sisters, Claudia Scottand Mame Hampton; brother, Raymond Zimmer-man; and granddaughter, Laura Glaza, died previ-ously.

Survivors include her sons, Steve Glaza of Fal-mouth and Jeff Glaza of Visalia; sisters, WilmaZimmerman of Latonia, Victoria Johnson of Crit-tenden, Debbie Zimmerman of Fort Thomas, andPam Schaefer of Marietta, Ga.; brothers, ThomasZimmerman of Burlington, and Richard Zimmer-man of Seattle; and three grandchildren.

Memorials: Fairhaven Rescue Mission, 260 PikeSt., Covington, KY 41012.

Beulah LinnBeulah Linn, 87, of Bromley, died May 20, 2013,

at Rosedale Green in Latonia.She was a retired bookkeeper and receptionist

for O’Hara, Ruberg, Taylor, Sloan and Sergent LawFirm, was a member of Immanuel United Churchof Christ where she taught Sunday School, andmember of the Bromley PTA.

Her husband, J. T. “Kelly” Linn; brother, CarlClifford; sisters, Billy Watson and Margaret“Dutch”Marshall, died previously.

Survivors include her son, Gary Linn of Ludlow;daughter, Debbie Jester of Fort Mitchell; sisters,

Jean Hutchinson and Marie Clifford, both of Paris,Ky.; seven grandchildren and 12 great-grand-children.

Memorials: St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital,262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38105; orRosedale Green, 4250 Glenn Ave., Covington, KY41015.

Brad LoschiavoBrad Loschiavo, 36, of Edgewood, died May 21,

2013.His father, Anthony Loschiavo, and brother, Ryan

Loschiavo, died previously.Survivors include his children, Chance and Bry-

son Loschiavo; mother, Faith Loschiavo; siblings,Tony Loschiavo, Andy Loschiavo, Joe Loschiavo ofAlaska, Tommy Loschiavo, Gina Harmon, LukeLoschiavo, Ethan Loschiavo of Florida, AngelaLoschiavo, and twin brother, Brent Loschiavo; andmaternal grandmother, Marianne Wendling.

Memorials: Brad Loschiavo Memorial Fund careof any branch of The Bank of Kentucky.

Mary OberschlakeMary Margaret “Parsh” Oberschlake, 86, of Fort

Wright, died May 19, 2013, at Rosedale Green.She worked as a bookkeeper for Stanley and

Tranter, was a member St. Agnes Catholic Church,member of Summit Hills Country Club, and was anavid golfer.

Her husband, Edward “Murray” Oberschlake,died previously.

Survivors include her daughter, Leslie Koehl ofFort Wright; three grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

Memorials: Proprionic Acidemia Foundation,1963 McCraren St., Highland Park, IL 60035; or St.Agnes Church, 1680 Dixie Hwy., Fort Wright, KY41011.

Dorothy PiperDorothy Hall Piper, 89, of Independence, died

May 18, 2013.She worked in the banking industry before

obtaining her real estate broker’s license in 1974and retiring after 32 years. She also was a home-maker, cook, pie baker and avid gardener wholoved roses.

Her sons, Lawrence Thomas Hall andWilliam G.Hall; former husbands, Albert William Piper andJohn T. Hall; and siblings, Jean Wilson, Ralph Boh,and Lawrence Boh, died previously.

Survivors include her children, John L. Hall ofDelhi, Ohio, Ronald F. Hall of Mount Lookout,Ohio, Dotty J. Hall Meier Caldwell of Independ-ence, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Memorials: Kenton Co. SPCA Animal Shelter,1020 Mary Laidley, Covington, KY; or St. JudeChildren’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place,

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As we were headingup the escalator after ourfinal purchase, my 11-year-old began to remi-nisce about being in themall several years ago,trying to lug her “hugeBuild-a-Bear” box up theescalator all by herself.

After a bittersweetmoment, I turned to mymother and said, “Wow,we’ve gone from “Build-a-Bear to bikinis in theblink of an eye.”

God reminded me justhow fast my children aregrowing up that day. Ourdays of playing hookyused to consist of parksandMcDonald’s for

We played “hooky” atour house this pastThursday. With theweather constantlychanging over the lastseveral weeks, the sun-shine and 80 degree tem-peratures beckoned.

It was decided. Shop-ping and lunch in Crest-view, where we couldstill enjoy the outdoors.The kids were thrilled.Each had been savingtheir allowance and hadtheir shopping list. Forthe oldest, it would be anew swimsuit. For my9-year-old son, hecouldn’t wait to buy newsocks. Yes, socks. Nike

Elite socksat $15 apair! (Itwas hismoney.)And formy young-est, a newtank topfrom Jus-tice, shewas ada-mant.

I gig-gled to myself thinkingabout how very uniqueand definite their planswere. (I also thoughtabout howmany pairs ofsocks I could buy with$15 and my son would be

buying only one! What isit about those socks?)

Wemade our wayaround the mall endingup at Justice. The girlswent right to what theywere looking for andafter trying on only onesuit, it was settled for myoldest.

Realizing that Nikeelites would be tough tofind, we soon decided themall would be our nextstop. Finding our way inand out of the sportinggoods store took just afewminutes and my sonran right to the socks andfound the color he waslooking for.

lunch. Now it’s shoppingmalls and clothes.

These insights urgeme to take my responsi-bility, to “train up mychildren in the way theyshould go” even moreseriously.

Yet as a parent, I amsometimes unsure of myability to make the rightdecisions. (Was takingthe day off school theright choice?) I am com-forted by verses in theBible that remind me to,“Trust in the Lord withall your heart; do notdepend on your own un-derstanding. Seek Hiswill in all you do, and He

will show you which pathto take.” Proverbs 3:5-6

We are not called tomake all the decisions,simply rely on God toguide us and our chil-dren. It’s great advice forthem too when they arefaced with tough choices.

Oh, and the decision toplay hooky? Best one ofthe year for this homes-chooling family.

Julie House is a resident ofIndependence, and founder ofEquipped Ministries, a Chris-tian-based health and well-ness program with a focus onweight loss. She can bereached at 802-8965.

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Loretta Taylor, 47, andJames Barton, 46, both of VillaHills, issued May 13.

Krystal Ary, 27, and RyanFoster, 31, both of Erlanger,issued May 13.

Tammie Howard, 42, andMichael Floyd, 44, both ofLudlow, issued May 13.

Laura Barron, 37, of FortThomas and Donald Rider, 34,of Covington, issued May 14.

Mary Ball, 55, and SammuelCrager, 55, both of Florence,issued May 14.

Anna Iles, 23, of Edgewoodand Zachary Nielander, 23, ofCincinnati, issued May 14.

Maribeth Grattan, 36, ofCovington and James Niesen,33, of Cincinnati, issued May14.

Michelle Garafalo, 35, ofCouncil Bluffs and JeffreyJohns, 36, of Fort Thomas,issued May 14.

Kristin Hillyard, 26, andAndrew Steeken 27, both ofCovington, issued May 14,20-13.

Megan Helton, 27, of Cincin-nati and Fred Ruebsch III, 30,of Covington, issued May 14.

Marie Davis, 20, and Mat-thew Aylor, 21, both of Edge-wood, issued May 14.

Corine Carducci, 23, ofErlanger and David Emarth,27, of Covington, issued May14.

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Jean Coppage, 24, of Edge-wood and Walter Bishop, 23,

of Cincinnati, issued May 15.Cassandra Merrell, 26, and

Johnathan Dodd, 27, both ofFort Thomas, issued May 15.

Sally Bishop, 20, of Edge-wood and Delbert Johnson, 21,of Cincinnati, issued May 15.

Yvonne Hines, 76, of Inezand Richard Hanes, 80, ofMacedonia, issued May 16.

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Kaitlyn Gustin, 26, andZachary Johnson, 26, both ofCenterville, issued May 16.

Ann Korte, 29, and JasonPhillips, 41, both of Villa Hills,issued May 16.

Stellina Aubuchon, 28, andAaron Chapman, 28, both ofLudlow, issued May 17.

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Irene PurnellIrene Purnell, 79, of Burling-

ton, died May 22, 2013, at herresidence.

She enjoyed spending timewith her family.

Her husband, Charles M.Purnell; and her siblings, Kath-leen, LeRoy, Margie, Gene andJimmy, died previously.

Survivors include her children,Charles H. Purnell of Wilder, andVirginia Spencer of Melbourne;siblings, George Jordan ofBradenton, Fla., Nellie Prinzivalliof Park Hills, and Tom Jordan ofBurlington; three grandchildrenand five great-grandchildren.

Memorials: Hospice of theBluegrass, 7388 Turfway Road,Suite 202, Florence, KY 41042.

Raymond RuedebuschRaymond Ruedebusch, 72, of

Villa Hills, died May 18, 2013.He was a retired foreman for

the Kenton County Road De-partment, member of theKnights of Columbus, andmember of the Villa Hills CivicClub.

His wife, Rosemary Ruede-busch; and brothers, Leonard,Louie and Jimmy Ruedebusch,died previously.

Survivors include his children,Mark Ruedebusch, DebbieShaw, Michael Ruedebusch andKimberly Byndon; sisters, JudyRolfson, Gertrude Bezold andMarietta Ruedebusch; brothers,Billy, Thomas, Terry and BobRuedebusch; and eight grand-children.

Memorials: St. Jude Children’sResearch Hospital, 501 St. JudePlace, Memphis, TN 38105; orAutism Society of GreaterCincinnati, P.O. Box 58385,Cincinnati, OH 45258.

Thomas SayersThomas Sayers, 76, of Morn-

ing View, died May 17, 2013, athis home.

He was an Air Force veteran,a retired automotive managerwho worked for more than 30years at Riverside Ford in New-port and also worked at RobkeFord in Latonia and Airport Ford

in Florence.His brother, Russell Sayers,

and granddaughter, Sara Neff,died previously.

Survivors include his wife,Patricia Dickman Sayers; daugh-ters, Tammy Trappe of PanamaCity, Fla., Kimberly Neff ofNewport, Lynda Wessel ofHebron, and Sherri Slavey ofIndependence; brother, JackSayers of Burlington; half-sister,Mary Richter of Cincinnati; eightgrandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

Memorials: Hospice of theBluegrass, 7388 Turfway Road,Florence, KY 41042; or Alz-heimer’s Association, 644 LinnSt., Suite 1026, Cincinnati, OH45203.

George Schmidt Jr.George C. Schmidt Jr., 88, of

Fort Mitchell, died May 21, 2013,at St. Elizabeth Hospice.

He was a corporal in theMarine Corps, wholesale grocerfor 37 years, and member ofBlessed Sacrament Church.

Survivors include his wife,Eleanor “Chris” Schmidt of FortMitchell; daughters, DebbieMenkhaus of Fort Mitchell,Connie Wellbrock of CrestviewHills, Kathy Roeding of VillaHills, and Mary Bell of FortMitchell; son, George Schmidt IIIof Villa Hills; sister, Rita Ryan ofFort Mitchell; brother, JerrySchmidt of Edgewood; ninegrandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Memorials: Be Concerned, 714Washington St., Covington, KY41011; or St. Elizabeth HospiceEdgewood, 483 S. Loop Road,Edgewood, KY 41017.

Oscar SlaveyOscar William “Bill” Slavey,

79, of Independence, died May19, 2013.

He retired as a railroad con-ductor CSX Railroad (previouslyL&N Railroad) after 42 years ofservice, was an Army veteran ofthe Korean War, and member ofHickory Grove Baptist Church,Golden Rule Masonic Lodge No.345 of Latonia, 32nd degreeScottish Rite, and Syrian Shrinersof Cincinnati.

Survivors include his wife, JoAnn Campbell Slavey; sons,

Oscar W. Slavey II of Corbin,Bruce Slavey of Hebron, ErnestSlavey of Independence, andScott Slavey of Independence;seven grandchildren and sixgreat-grandchildren.

Burial was at IndependenceCemetery.

Memorials: Shriners Hospitalof Cincinnati, 3229 Burnet Ave.,Cincinnati, OH 45229-3095.

Harold SnellHarold Snell, 89, of Kennedy

Heights, Ohio, died May 20,2013, at the Kenwood TerraceNursing Facility in Kenwood,Ohio.

He was a veteran of WorldWar II, where he served in theSouth Pacific, and was awardedseveral bronze medals for hisservice. He obtained a businessdegree and worked many yearsas a CPA, an Amway salesman,and more recently, as a part-time employee at the WestChester, Ohio Walmart.

His wife Margie Snell, andson, Donald Snell, died previ-ously.

Survivors include his twinbrother, Herbert Snell of Lato-nia; and niece Sandy Snell ofAlexandria among other ex-tended family members.

Interment was at Floral HillsCemetery.

MaryWilcoxsonMary Bragan Wilcoxson, 88,

of Taylor Mill, died May 16,2013, at St. Elizabeth Edge-wood.

She was a retired schoolteacher for the CovingtonIndependent School District,and member and elder ofRunyan Memorial ChristianChurch in Latonia.

Survivors include her hus-band, WilliamWilcoxson ofTaylor Mill; son, William B.Wilcoxson of Independence;daughter, Sue A. Massie ofJacksonville, Fla.; four grand-children and three great-grand-children.

Interment was at Floral HillsMemorial Gardens in TaylorMill.

Memorials: the RunyanMemorial Christian Church,3625 Decousey Ave., Latonia, KY41015.

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GOLD, V6, ALUMWHEELS, PW, PL,REAR BACKUPCAMERA, CD

$18,775

2011CHRYSLERTOWN&COUNTRY BUDGETBUYS!

1998 CHEVROLET CORVETTERED, REMOVABLE GLASS TOP, 5.7V8, 6 SPEED #C80572........................................WAS $14,995NOW $13,988

HURRY!THESEOFFERS

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2008 NISSAN SENTRA AUTO, A/C,PW,PL ..............................................................................................$9,9852007 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY HAUL THE FAMILY, V6, AUTO, A/C ...........................................$9,9852006 TOYOTA CAMRY LE SILVER, AUTO, A/C, GREAT SCHOOL CAR ............................................$8,9952001 CHEVY BLAZER 2 DR, AUTO,PS,PB................................................................................ONLY $3,8852002 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN V6, AUTO, A/C, PS ..............................................................ONLY $4,6751992 FORD TEMPO COUPE ONE OF A KIND, 42K MILES, COLD A/C ..................................................$4,485

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