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ALEXANDRIA — ChrisWuertz wasn’t thinking aboutgetting an award when he ranto a car crash in his front yardin March 2013.

He was drawing on 20years of experience as aDeKalb County, Georgia, fire-fighter and paramedic, andhe had been volunteeringwith the Alexandria Fire De-partment for five years.

He now volunteers for theSouthern Campbell Fire Dis-trict, but he’s headed back foran award from AlexandriaCity Council on Thursday,Feb. 5.

Mayor Bill Rachford andMarcus Barone of Woodmenof the World Life InsuranceSociety will present Wuertzwith a “Hero Award” duringthat council meeting, basedon an email sent to Rachford.

In the message, JenniferHumphrey said her son, Col-lin, was saved by Wuertz’s

quick and courageous ac-tions.

“Due to his fast response,there was someone on scenewithin seconds to help Collinand another boy that was inthe car,” Humphrey wrote.“There is no doubt in my mindthat actions such as his arenothing short of courageous.With no fear for himself, heresponded when he did nothave to, and stayed with himthroughout the whole thing.”

She also wanted to thankthe community.

“I have never been soproud to be a Campbell Coun-ty resident,” Humphreywrote. “The support and lovethat everyone has shownfrom the police station, to thefire department/EMTs, to thehigh school staff, and allchurches. I have never expe-rienced such kindness in mylife.”

Humphrey said Collin hasbeen going to rehabilitativetherapy in Louisville fivedays a week since the acci-

dent. Now that things areslowing down with his thera-py schedule, she wanted totake time to recognize Wuertzfor his heroism.

“What a testimony to EMTChris Wuertz’s professional-ism and compassion for ourcitizens,” said Rachford.

He said he thought it was“just the type of effort” suit-able for Barone’s “HeroAward.”

Wuertz said the accidenthappened right in front of hishouse.

“I remember the day verywell. My wife and I werehome and heard this hugeboom that literally shook thehouse and rattled the win-dows,” he said. “This smallsilver car had spun aroundand slammed into this hugetree right in front of myhouse.”

Wuertz parked his truckdown the street, so other driv-ers wouldn’t come near the

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Firefighter/paramedic Chris Wuertz will be honored at the Feb. 5 Alexandria City Council meeting for helpingto save Collin Humphrey after he was involved in a car crash in 2013.

FIREFIGHTERHONORED

for saving boy after car accidentBy Amy [email protected]

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ALEXANDRIA — School re-source officer Mark Branhamwill get back on his feet on hisown, but fellow officers, stu-dents and teachers are offer-ing to help him overcome theimpact of three knee surgerieson the same leg in one year.

Branham, an AlexandriaPolice Department officer, isat home recovering from theJan. 15 knee surgery he hopesis his last.

Teachers, students and par-ents at Campbell County Mid-dle School in Alexandria –where he spends most of histime while on duty – have orga-nized a Feb. 28 benefit to helpBranham.

“Benefit for Branham” willbe at Alexandria’s Calvin A.Perry Community Center,8236 W. Main St., from 6:30p.m. to midnight Saturday,Feb. 28.

Rodney Henson, whosewife, Christie Henson, is assis-tant principal at the middleschool, said the community iscoming together for Branhambecause of how many lives hehas helped.

Parents of students areeven pitching in because ofBranham’s positive mentoringwork with their children, Hen-son said.

“The bills are mounting,and he’s out of sick time,” Hen-

son said.In March 2014, Branham

said he had knee surgery on hisleft knee. The replacementknee became infected, and itwas cleaned that May, Bran-ham said. Doctors decided theinfection was set into the re-placement knee in the fall andremoved it. He had tried towork through the pain.

“I walked with a limp, but Itold everybody it was my oldman swag,” he said.

Branham said he spent 10weeks living without a kneebefore his January knee re-placement surgery. Branhamsaid he hopes to return to workthis spring.

“I might be able to runagain,” Branham said.

While Branham has beenout of work, officers and otherAlexandria city clerk officeworkers donated at least sevenweeks of sick and vacationdays because he ran out of hisown paid off days, Branhamsaid.

When Rodney Hensoncalled the offer was a shock toBranham.

“I didn’t want it,” Branhamsaid. “It was like talking to awall, because Rodney wouldn’ttake no for an answer.”

Mike Ward, chief of Alexan-dria’s police department, saidhe had six hours deducted

Officer recoveringfrom third kneesurgery of yearBy Chris [email protected]

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Mark Branham and his 12-year-old son, Hunter, play Halo, a video game,together as the Alexandria Police Department officer recovers at homefrom a series of knee surgeries and an infection that kept him away fromwork for almost a year.

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Cable boardmeeting postponed

The Campbell CountyCable Board meetingscheduled for Jan. 27 hasbeen moved to Feb. 10.

It will take place at themedia center located at 10Hilltop Drive, HighlandHeights.

Charity Nightreturns to TurfwayPark

Charity Night at the Ta-bles, a one-of-a-kind cele-bration of community giv-ing, is coming back toTurfway Park on March14.

The event is hosted byThe Yearlings Inc., in con-junction with communityleaders. This year’s co-chairs are Northern Ken-tucky Chamber of Com-merce President TreyGrayson, and his wife,Nancy.

The event was held for11years until 2012, and didnot occur in 2013 or 2014.

“In the past, this eventnot only helped fun pro-grams for area nonprof-its, but has raised aware-ness and provides partici-pating organizations witha valuable new pipeline ofvolunteers and sup-porters,” Trey Graysonsaid.

Charity Night includesMonte Carlo-style gam-ing, and participatingcharities earn the abilityto back horses in Turf-way’s Kentucky Derbyprep race, the $550,000Horseshoe Cincinnati Spi-ral Stakes.

Eight nonprofit organi-zations will benefit from

the 2015 Charity Night:Boone County CASA,Family Nurturing Center,Holly Hill Children’sHome, NKY EducationCouncil, New Percep-tions, Parish Kitchen,Senior Services of North-ern Kentucky and Stein-ford Toy Foundation.

Tickets cost $75 perperson and are availableonline atwww.yearlings.org or bycalling 859-905-0392.

Alexandria familyhosts euchretournament

ALEXANDRIA — GregFranzen and his familywill host the 13th annualCure for Diabetes EuchreTournament at 7 p.m. Feb.21 at St. Mary’s Under-croft, 8246 East Alexan-dria Pike.

Last year, more than$9,000 was raised and do-nated to the Juvenile Dia-betes Foundation.

Entry fee for the tour-

nament costs $20 each.Cost includes snacks andbeverages. An optionalskins game can be addedfor $10.

Food and drinks will beserved at 5:30 p.m. andparticipants must sign inby 6:30.

Prepaid registrationsare required by Saturday,Feb. 7.

For more information,call Greg or Jenny Fran-zen at 859-448-9444 oremail [email protected].

Theft at cell phonetower reported to police

FORT THOMAS — A pairof batteries valued at$1,000 have been takenfrom the base of a cell-phone tower at 930 High-land Ave.

Theft of the batterieswas reported to FortThomas Police Depart-ment at 2:39 p.m. Monday,Jan. 26.

Someone broke into thebase of a T-Mobile cell-phone tower, said Lt. RichWhitford, a spokesmanfor the department.

Whitford said he hasheard of similar theftshappening around Cincin-nati and Northern Ken-tucky.

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scene. Then he crawledthrough the sunroof tohelp stabilize the twoyoung men inside the car.

“The rear end had beenslammed into the back

seat. The back seat wasbasically in the front seat.It drove it that far for-ward,” he said. “The twoboys were awake but veryconfused.”

Although Wuertz wasfirst on the scene, he saidall the members of the Al-exandria Fire Depart-ment who arrived to help

contributed to Collin’srescue.

“I’m very flattered butI was not the only onethere,” said Wuertz. “I ap-preciate the honor. I’mhappy I was there to helpCollin and the other youngboy.”

He has been able to fol-low Collin’s recovery on

Facebook.“I’ve watched his pro-

gress and it’s been veryencouraging, having seenhow badly injured hewas,” said Wuertz. “He’sbeen working very hardand that’s wonderful.”

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from his paycheck andfor Branham in the lastweek of January.

“I think everybodyhas been donating tohim,” Ward said.

There was a time,prior to Obamacarechanges, when healthplans used to covermuch more and re-quired much less “outof pocket” expense,Ward said. People in thecity have been glad tohelp Branham, he said.

“He truly is a one-in-come family,” Wardsaid. Besides, we kindof like him.”

Branham said all thesupport of fellow, offi-cers and friends hasbeen invaluable.

“That speaks vol-umes about what kindof city and departmentI work for,” he said.

“This is somethingyou can’t go throughjust by yourself,” Bran-

ham said.At home, Branham is

spending extra timewith his son Hunter, 12,playing Halo, a videogame, on Xbox. The fa-ther and son play Xboxbeneath a brown paperbanner unfurled acrossHunter’s room with sig-natures from hundredsof the 1,100 middleschool students andteachers Branhamworks with.

What Branham saidhe can’t do with his son,is go outside and swimand work on projectsaround the family’sthree acres of ruralBracken County land.

Being unable to workoutside of the house oraround the house hastaken a toll, he said.

“I drove them nuts,Branham said. “Icouldn’t do anything.So, I would have to askthem to bring me food.”

As the primary fi-nancial earner in thehouse, the family hasrelied upon him, saidhis wife Kim.

“He was unstoppa-ble, basically,” she said.

Branham’s wife saidshe saw him cryingwhen Henson calledand she was in shock.

“I knew that officerstook care of their own,but for so many peopleto step out and help – itwas overwhelming,”she said.

SurgeryContinued from Page A1 Regional travel doesn’t

stop at the river, and nowyour bus pass doesn’t haveto either.

Metro and the TransitAuthority of NorthernKentucky (TANK) are in-troducing a new regionalstored-value card that canbe used on all Metro andTANK buses.

The new cards areavailable in prepaidamounts of $10, $20 and$30.

The new regionalstored-value cards areavailable at:

» Metro’s ticket vend-ing machines at Govern-

ment Square and the Up-town Transit District

» Metro/TANK salesoffice in the MercantileCenter, 120 E. Fourth St.

» Online ($30 only) atwww.go-metro.com

Regional stored-valuecards can be used like cashto pay all zone fares, buytransfers, pay discountedfares such as Fare Deal,children’s fares or Univer-sity of Cincinnati and Cin-cinnati State fares, andeven fares for multipleriders.

Riders should tell theMetro or TANK driverwhat fare they are paying

and insert the cards intothe slot on top of the fare-box. The farebox will de-duct fare from the stored-value card on each ride un-til all funds have beenused.

“Metro is excited topartner with TANK to helpcreate a “bridge” for themany customers who de-pend on both of our sys-tems to cross the river toget to work, school and en-tertainment,” said Metro’sInterim CEO Darryl Ha-ley. “This new fare optionwill make it easier forthem to ride, highlightingthe many benefits to our

customers when regionaltransit systems work to-gether.”

“It’s important that wemake using public trans-portation in both states asseamless as possible. Nolonger will customersneed to worry about hav-ing exact change or carry-ing two bus cards to useboth systems. The new re-gional stored-value cardjust makes sense,” addedTANK General ManagerAndrew Aiello.

For more informationabout the new regionalstored-value cards, visitwww.go-metro.com.

TANK, Metro introduce stored-value cards

Citizen Foster Care Re-view Boards in 31counties– including Boone, Camp-bell and Kenton – are seek-ing volunteers to make adifference in the lives ofchildren in foster care.

Volunteers are neededto review cases of childrenplaced in foster care be-cause of dependency, ne-glect or abuse to ensurethese children are placedin safe, permanent homesas quickly as possible.

Volunteers are not re-quired to reside in thecounty where a board

meets.The Kentucky General

Assembly created thestate CFCRB in 1982 as away to decrease the timechildren spend in fostercare. CFCRB volunteersreview Cabinet for Healthand Family Services fileson children placed in out-of-home care and workwith the cabinet andcourts on behalf of thestate’s foster children. Thevolunteer reviewers helpensure that children re-ceive the necessary ser-vices while in foster care

and are ultimately placedin permanent homes.

All volunteers mustcomplete a six-hour train-ing session and consent toa criminal record and Cen-tral Registry check. A rec-ommendation is thenmade to the chief judge ofthe District Court or Fam-ily Court for appointment.

Individuals who are in-terested in volunteeringmay apply on the CFCRBweb page at bit.ly/FosterReview.

Volunteers will attendtraining Feb. 6 in Frank-

fort, Feb. 28 in Florence,March 7 in Richmond,April 17 in Somerset orApril 24 in Louisville,

Approximately 800 vol-unteers serve as membersof the Kentucky CitizenFoster Care ReviewBoard. The Administra-tive Office of the Courtsoversees the boards. TheAOC is the operations armfor the state court systemand supports the activitiesof 3,300 court system em-ployees and 403 electedjustices, judges and cir-cuit court clerks.

Volunteers needed to assist children in foster care in N. Ky.

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Campbell residents are on dean’s list atUniversity of Dayton

Several Campbell Countyresidents earned dean’s listhonors at the University ofDayton during the school’s 2014fall semester.

Dean’s list studentsachieved a minimum 3.5 GPAfor the 2014 fall semester andcarried a minimum of 12 hours.

Honored students includeDavid Christian of Fort Thom-as, Zachary Martin of Califor-nia, Zachary Neyer of Newport,and Nathan Sevier of ColdSpring.

John Bardo of Fort Thomasand Mary List of Cold Springwere also recognized on thedean’s recognition list.

They both earned a mini-mum GPA of at least 3.5 andcarried between six and 11hours of classes.

Cavanaugh graduatesfrom Youngstown State

Jenna Cavanaugh, of ColdSpring, graduated in Decemberfrom Youngstown State Univer-sity.

She received a Bachelor ofArts degree in sociology.

Mazzei on MiamiUniversity’s dean’s list

Mitchell C Mazzei, of New-port, has been named to thedean’s list at Miami Universityfor the 2014 Fall semester.

Students who ranked in thetop 20 percent of undergradu-ate students within each divi-sion were recognized.

Froendhoff on dean’s listat Wittenberg University

Maria Froendhoff, of FortThomas, has been named to thedean’s list at Wittenberg Uni-versity for the 2014 fall semes-ter.

Froendhoff is a member ofthe 2017 class.

Students had to maintain atleast a 3.5 GPA to be recog-nized.

VanCuren on Miami U.president’s list

Kathryn M. VanCuren, ofFort Thomas, has been namedto the president’s list at MiamiUniversity for the 2014 fall se-mester.

Undergraduate students inthe top three percent withineach division were recognized.

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COLD SPRING — A first-grader at Crossroads ElementarySchool has taken to heart the school’s “Great Kindness Chal-lenge.”

Ava Cunningham visited homeless people last Saturday tohand out supplies.

Students throughout the school have been taking part inthe “Great Kindness Challenge.” The school week of Jan.26-30 was devoted to performing as many acts of kindness aspossible.

According to a school press release, the whole idea be-hind this challenge is to create a culture of kindness andreduce bullying in the school. Visithttp://bit.ly/KindessChallenge.

During the week Crossroads students passed through a“kindness tunnel” of balloons at the school entrance,grooved to a “kindness dance party,” and dressed up likesuperheroes for the “Powered by Kindness” spirit day. Tal-lies were kept of whose class had the most random acts ofkindness, and the school promises to report back with theresults.

First-grader takes to heart ‘Great Kindness Challenge’Community Recorder

THANKS TO CONNIE POHLGEERS

To kick of the Great Kindness Challenge at her school, first-grader Ava Cunningham, in front in pink jacket, visited homeless people andhanded out supplies.

The seventh-grade studentsin Jim Young’s science class atSt. Joseph, Cold Spring, havebeen studying chemical reac-tions.

They learned that pancakesrise because of an endothermicreaction; the batter rises whenit absorbs heat causing carbondioxide bubbles to form.

Inspired by their newknowledge, three of the stu-dents, Katie Thieman, TallieNeufelder and Maya Batshoun,went home and made pancakesand brought them to school toshare with their classmates.

Seventh-graders rise to the occasion

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Jim Young’s seventh-grade scienceclass at St. Joseph, Cold Spring, hasbeen studying chemical reactions.Several students went home andmade pancakes for the entire classto share the next morning. Picturedhere are the three chefs with therest of their class. From right to leftare Maya Batshoun, TallieNeufelder and Katie Thieman.

The school counseling de-partment at Campbell CountyMiddle School has been named aRecognized ASCA Model Pro-gram (RAMP).

The RAMP designation,awarded to schools that alignwith the criteria set in the Amer-ican School Counseling Associa-tion (ASCA) National Model,recognizes schools that arecommitted to delivering a com-prehensive, data-driven coun-seling program and an exempla-ry educational environment.

Counselingprogram winsnational honor

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FLORENCE — Although danc-ing diva Gabrielle Williams haslost 220 pounds, her weightloss journey continues whileshe packs on more clients,friends and glowing goodtimes.

Williams weighed morethan 180 pounds when she was8 years old, and by the time shewas 22, she weighed 457. Fol-lowing a failed marriage, beingabandoned by her biologicalfather and her sister’s deathfrom a heart attack, Williamsdecided to change her life. Shestarted taking dance fitnessclasses, then trained to becomean instructor.

She started her own style offitness dance classes at theAspen Community Center in2013, and opened Cosmic Stu-dios in March 2014 on Man-derlay Drive with the help oftwo partners, Jessica Brownand Jennifer Mullins.

For more information, visitwww.cosmiccraze.com or call859-466-2371.

Williams and 14 other in-structors teach more than 35classes seven days a weekinside the brightly paintedstudio.

The paint isn’t the onlything that shines at CosmicStudios. Black lights makeneon clothing glow while multi-colored lights burst around thestudio during Cosmic “CrazeDance Cardio” classes.

“The lights really makethings fun, but they also makeit so you can’t really focus onother people,” she said.“There’s a progression. Peoplestart out all in black in the backrow. In a couple weeks, they’reon the side and wearing oneitem of neon, then they’re inthe front row dressed head totoe in neon. It’s amazing to seepeople getting fit and gainingself-confidence.”

Williams said she worked tobecome “an instructor to bemotivated and keep myself on

track and to prove to the otherswho doubted me that I canrock this.”

“There are plenty of placesfor fit people to work out andkeep being fit. There are not somany places for people whodon’t know where to begin,”she said. “I lovingly say this isthe land of misfits. It’s whereyou can find your fit.”

Instructor and cancer survi-vor Lesa Rahschulte said shehas lost 85 pounds in the pastyear. “I didn’t change anythingelse. All I did was come here,”she said. “Before I came, Icouldn’t touch my toes or walkup the stairs. I can do anythingnow.”

THANKS TO GABRIELLE WILLIAMS

Several Cosmic Studios classes have black lights that make neon clothing glow.

GETTING THAT

GLOWBy Amy [email protected]

Cosmic Studios in Florence offers fitness and fun


Cosmic Studios features dance fitness classes, and a total of more than 35 classes are offeredseven days a week inside the brightly painted facility.


At age 22, Gabrielle Willamsweighed 457 pounds.

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Gabrielle Williams has lost 220pounds, mostly through fitnessdance classes.


FRIDAY, FEB. 6Art & Craft Classes$5 Friday Craft Club, 1-2:30p.m., The Lively Learning Lab,7500 Oakbrook Drive, Suite 10,Make crafts, create art and playgames. Ages 3-15. $5. Regis-tration required. 916-2721.Florence.

Art ExhibitsTwo Exhibitions, noon to 5 p.m.,The Carnegie, 1028 Scott Blvd.,Clay Street Press: CincinnatiPortfolio I-IV and Over Time:John Lanzador, William Messer,David Parks. Free. 957-1940;www.thecarnegie.com. Coving-ton.

AttractionsWinter Family Days, 10 a.m. to6 p.m., Newport Aquarium,Newport on the Levee, Up totwo kids 12 and under get in freewith each full-priced adult ticket.Through March 1. 261-7444;www.newportaquarium.com.Newport.

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

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

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

Health / WellnessUC Health Mobile DiagnosticsMammography Screenings,noon to 4 p.m., Kroger, 7695Mall Road, Fifteen-minutescreenings. Cost varies by insur-ance. Financial assistance avail-able. Registration recommended.Presented by UC Health MobileDiagnostics. 513-585-8266, ext. 1;uchealth.com/mobile-diag-nostics. Florence.

Holiday - Valentine’s DayGirlfriends Make Up GlamParty, 6-8 p.m., The Art House,19 N. Fort Thomas Ave., Getglammed up with professionalmake up artist, Beth AderialHartsock. $25. Registrationrecommended. 279-3431;www.inkaacollaborative.org.Fort Thomas.

Literary - LibrariesMahjong, 1 p.m., Scheben BranchLibrary, 8899 U.S. 42, All skilllevels welcome. 342-2665. Union.

Music - ClassicalMusic on the Avenue Series,8-9:30 p.m. Katy Lindhart, so-prano, and Brad Caldwell, piano,present evening of musicaltheater songs., St. John UnitedChurch of Christ Bellevue, 520Fairfield Ave., Sanctuary. Free artshow and reception followsperformance. Free. 261-2066;www.stjohnchurch.net. Bellevue.

On Stage - ComedyBrad Williams, 8 p.m., 10:30p.m., Funny Bone Comedy Club,1 Levee Way, $15-$20. 957-2000;www.funnyboneonthelevee-.com. Newport.

On Stage - StudentTheater

A Doll’s House, 7:30-10 p.m.,Campbell County High School,909 Camel Crossing, Nora’s life ison the upswing. Her husbandgot a promotion and theirfinancial struggles are over atlast. But when a man from herpast reappears, bent on bringinga dangerous secret to light,everything changes: her mar-riage, her family and her un-derstanding of the world aroundher. $8. Presented by CampbellCounty High School Drama.Through Feb. 8. 635-4161, ext.2219; www.cchsdrama.org.Alexandria.

SATURDAY, FEB. 7Art & Craft Classes

Introduction to Crochet, 10a.m. to 1 p.m., The Art House, 19N. Fort Thomas Ave., Julie Nu-gent teaches fundamentals withthe opportunity to make yourown. $25. Registration recom-mended. 279-3431; www.inkaa-collaborative.org. Fort Thomas.

Art ExhibitsTwo Exhibitions, noon to 5 p.m.,The Carnegie, Free. 957-1940;www.thecarnegie.com. Coving-ton.

AttractionsWinter Family Days, 9 a.m. to 6p.m., Newport Aquarium, 261-7444; www.newportaquarium-.com. Newport.

BenefitsKentucky-Ohio Polar Plunge, 9a.m. to 2 p.m., Joe’s Crab Shack,25 Fairfield Ave., Take plungeand then join Post Plunge Cele-bration with food and otheractivities for all participants.Benefits Special Olympics Ken-tucky-Ohio. $75 minimum inpledges, $50 minimum forstudents. Registration required.Presented by Special OlympicsNorthern Kentucky. 502-695-8222; www.soky.org/polar-plunge.htm. Bellevue.

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

Exercise ClassesJazzercise Classes, 8:15-9:15a.m., 9:30-10:30 a.m., EdgewoodJazzercise Center, $38 for unlim-ited monthly classes. 331-7778;jazzercise.com. Edgewood.

Literary - LibrariesEarly Childhood Fair (all ages),10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Boone CountyMain Library, 1786 BurlingtonPike, Free information for fam-ilies with preschoolers. Activities,free screenings, prizes and tales.Free. Presented by Boone CountyPublic Library.342-2665. Burling-ton.

Music - WorldFirst Saturday Reggae Night,9:30 p.m. to 2 a.m. $10. Cele-brating Bob Marley’s 70th Earth-day. With the Flex Crew and theCliftones., The Thompson House,24 E. Third St., 261-7469. New-port.

On Stage - ComedyBrad Williams, 7:30 p.m., 10p.m., Funny Bone Comedy Club,$15-$20. 957-2000; www.funny-boneonthelevee.com. Newport.


A Doll’s House, 7:30-10 p.m.,Campbell County High School,$8. 635-4161, ext. 2219;www.cchsdrama.org. Alexandria.

RecreationRyle Band Bingo, 5-10 p.m.,Erlanger Lions Club Hall, 5996Belair Drive, Doors open 5 p.m.Early games begin 6:30 p.m.Regular games begin 7:15 p.m.Ages 18 and up. Benefits RyleMarching Band Boosters. Pre-sented by Ryle Band Boosters.Through Dec. 26. 282-1652.Erlanger.

SUNDAY, FEB. 8AttractionsWinter Family Days, 10 a.m. to6 p.m., Newport Aquarium,261-7444; www.newportaquari-um.com. Newport.

Exercise ClassesJazzercise Classes, 9:30-10:30a.m., 4-5 p.m., Edgewood Jazzer-cise Center, $38 for unlimitedmonthly classes. 331-7778; jazzer-cise.com. Edgewood.

Karaoke and Open MicKaraoke, 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. 491-6659. Covington.


A Doll’s House, 2-4:30 p.m.,Campbell County High School,$8. 635-4161, ext. 2219;www.cchsdrama.org. Alexandria.

RecreationEdgewood Ice Skating Night,5:30-7:30 p.m., Northern Ken-tucky Ice Center, 2638 AndersonRoad, Limited to first 150 resi-dents, bring ID. Free. Presented

by City of Edgewood. 331-5910;www.edgewoodky.gov. CrescentSprings.

SchoolsOpen House, 1-3 p.m., CountryHills Montessori School, 960Highland Ave., Tour speciallyprepared environment for ages3-5. Free. 442-0500. Fort Thomas.

MONDAY, FEB. 9AttractionsWinter Family Days, 10 a.m. to6 p.m., Newport Aquarium,261-7444; www.newportaquari-um.com. Newport.

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

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

Exercise ClassesJazzercise Classes, 6 a.m.,8:15-9:15 a.m., 9:30-10:30 a.m.,4:45-5:45 p.m., 6-7 p.m., Edge-wood Jazzercise Center, $38 forunlimited monthly classes.331-7778; jazzercise.com. Edge-wood.

Holiday - Valentine’s DayCookies Uncorked: Valentines,7-9 p.m., New Riff Distillery, 24Distillery Way, Join Patti Fosterfor fun, social evening and learnto create your own cookiemasterpieces. $45. Reservationsrecommended. 261-7433;www.newriffdistilling.com.Newport.

Job FairsUplink, 4-7 p.m., UpTech, 112 W.Pike St., First-of-its-kind careerfair introduces local start-upcompanies with student andprofessional talent. To bring inpeople with creative and tech-nology backgrounds looking forfull-time, part-time and in-ternship positions. For collegestudents and professionals. Free.Registration recommended.Presented by UpTech and GCVA.937-403-5403; bit.ly/UPLINKstu-dent. Covington.

Literary - LibrariesExcel II, 6:30 p.m., Boone CountyMain Library, 1786 BurlingtonPike, Learn how to use more ofExcel’s functions by creating abudget, a checkbook registerand a chart. Registration re-quired. Presented by BooneCounty Public Library. 342-2665.Burlington.

Yoga, 7:10 p.m., Boone CountyMain Library, 1786 BurlingtonPike, Hatha Yoga postures. $25.Presented by Boone CountyPublic Library. 342-2665. Burling-ton.

In the Loop, 10 a.m., FlorenceBranch Library, 7425 U.S. 42, Knitor crochet in relaxed, friendlycompany. Learn for first time orpick up new tricks. 342-2665.Florence.

Zumba, 6 p.m., Scheben BranchLibrary, 8899 U.S. 42, Latin-inspired dance-fitness program.$25 per month. 334-2117. Union.

Teen Gaming (middle & highschool), 3:15 p.m., Lents BranchLibrary, 3215 Cougar Path,Gaming and snacks. Free. Pre-sented by Boone County PublicLibrary. 342-2665. Hebron.

Young @ Art: Art for SeniorCitizens, 1:30 p.m., BooneCounty Main Library, 1786Burlington Pike, Painting classjust for senior citizens. Free.Registration required. Presentedby Boone County Public Library.342-2665. Burlington.

Literary - Story TimesBaby Time, 6:30 p.m., SchebenBranch Library, 8899 U.S. 42,Ages 18 months and under withadult. Free. 342-2665. Union.

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

TUESDAY, FEB. 10Art & Craft Classes7-11 Club, 9:30-11:30 a.m., TheLively Learning Lab, 7500 Oak-brook Drive, Suite 10, Social clubfor homeschoolers. Make crafts,play games or create art. Ages7-11. $5. Registration required.916-2721. Florence.

AttractionsWinter Family Days, 10 a.m. to6 p.m., Newport Aquarium,261-7444; www.newportaquari-um.com. Newport.

EducationSecular Homeschool Co-op, 1-4p.m., The Lively Learning Lab,7500 Oakbrook Drive, Suite 10,Hands-on, active learning, sec-ular co-op. Topics: Evolution ofMusic, Fiber Art, Creative Expres-sion, Financial Literacy, Nutrition,Drama and more. Ages 5-18. $50.Registration required. 916-2721.Florence.

Exercise ClassesJazzercise Classes, 8:30-9:30a.m., 9:30-10:30 a.m., 4:45-5:45p.m., 6-7 p.m., Edgewood Jazzer-cise Center, $38 for unlimitedmonthly classes. 331-7778; jazzer-cise.com. Edgewood.

Health / WellnessLunch-N-Learn Health andWellness Talks, noon to 12:30p.m., Homan Chiropractic, 713Scott Blvd., Weekly health topicsuch as back pain, neck pain,whiplash, pregnancy back pain,nutrition, importance of goodposture and proper lifting tech-niques. Water and dessert pro-vided. Free. Presented by Dr.Tracy Homan. 291-0333;www.homanchiropractic.com.Covington.

Open House Event, 9 a.m. to 5p.m., Hearing Solutions FlorenceOffice, 7392 Burlington Pike,Free hearing test and evaluation.For ages 50 and up. Reservationsrequired. Presented by HearingSolutions by Ellis-Scott & Asso-ciates. 283-1771. Florence.

Literary - Book ClubsDiary of a Wimpy Kid, 6:30p.m., Boone County Main Li-brary, 1786 Burlington Pike, Playgame of Cheese Touch, designyour own L’il Cutie comic, have atoilet paper wrap race and enterinto a drawing for a Wimpy Kidcut-out. Free. Registration re-quired. Presented by BooneCounty Public Library. 342-2665;www.bcpl.org. Burlington.

Literary - LibrariesBridge, 12:30-3 p.m., SchebenBranch Library, 8899 U.S. 42,342-2665. Union.

Writers Group, 7 p.m., BooneCounty Main Library, 1786Burlington Pike, Share yourwork, get feedback, encourage-ment and perhaps even in-spiration to write your master-piece. Presented by BooneCounty Public Library. 342-2665.Burlington.

DIY: One Night, One Project:Minecraft (middle & highschool), 6:30 p.m., FlorenceBranch Library, 7425 U.S. 42,Free. 342-2665. Florence.

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

Support GroupsOvereaters Anonymous, 7-8p.m., St. Elizabeth Fort Thomas,85 N. Grand Ave., Floor A, BoardRoom. Weekly 12-step programfor people who have problemwith eating/food. Free. Present-ed by Overeaters Anonymous.496-1477; www.oa.org. FortThomas.

Celebrate Recovery, 6:30-8:30p.m., Vineyard Christian Church,

7101 Pleasant Valley Road,Healing for all hurts, hangupsand habits. Free. 689-0777;vineyardchristian.org. Florence.

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 11AttractionsWinter Family Days, 10 a.m. to6 p.m., Newport Aquarium,261-7444; www.newportaquari-um.com. Newport.

Community DanceLine Dance Class, 7:30-8:30 p.m.,Boleros Dance Club, 8406 U.S. 42,For beginner to advanced. $7.Presented by Holly Ruschman.727-0904. Florence.

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

Secular Homeschool Co-op, 1-4p.m., The Lively Learning Lab,$50. Registration required.916-2721. Florence.

Exercise ClassesJazzercise Classes, 9:30-10:30a.m., 5:10-6 p.m. 6-7 p.m., Edge-wood Jazzercise Center, $38 forunlimited monthly classes.331-7778; jazzercise.com. Edge-wood.

Resistance Band ExerciseClass, 7-8 p.m., EdgewoodSenior Center, 550 Freedom ParkDrive, With instructor Dan Ryan.Combination of strength, endur-ance and flexibility work usingresistance bands adaptable toany strength and skill level. Ages10-99. $40. Reservations re-quired. Presented by City ofEdgewood. 331-5910; www.eg-dewoodky.gov. Edgewood.

Health / WellnessOpen House Event, 9 a.m. to 5p.m., Hearing Solutions FlorenceOffice, Reservations required.283-1771. Florence.

Karaoke and Open MicKaraoke /DJ, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.,Miller’s Fill Inn, 52 DonnermeyerDrive, Free. 431-3455. Bellevue.

Literary - LibrariesTeen Cafe, 3:15 p.m., FlorenceBranch Library, 7425 U.S. 42,Gaming, Internet, snacks andmore. Teens. Free. Presented byBoone County Public Library.342-2665; www.bcpl.org. Flor-ence.

Young @ Heart Book Group, 6p.m., Boone County Main Li-brary, 1786 Burlington Pike,Presented by Boone CountyPublic Library. 342-2665. Burling-ton.

Yu-gi-oh, 6:30 p.m., SchebenBranch Library, 8899 U.S. 42, Playwith other local players. Bringyour own deck. No trading.English cards only. 342-2665.Union.

Sensory Storytime (all ages),6:30 p.m., Boone County MainLibrary, 1786 Burlington Pike,Storytime with adjustments forsensory sensitivity and specialneeds. Free. Registration re-

quired. Presented by BooneCounty Public Library. 342-2665.Burlington.

Chess Club, 7 p.m., FlorenceBranch Library, 7425 U.S. 42, Allages and levels are invited toplay. 342-2665. Florence.

Get to Know Your iPad, 10 a.m.,Scheben Branch Library, 8899U.S. 42, Learn more aboutsearching for and installing apps,working with photos and othertricks. Free. Registration re-quired. 342-2665. Union.

Piecemakers, 1:30 p.m., LentsBranch Library, 3215 CougarPath, Learn basics or shareexpertise in quilting. Free. 342-2665. Hebron.

Spanish Conversation Group, 6p.m., Scheben Branch Library,8899 U.S. 42, Free. Registrationrequired. Boone County PublicLibrary. 342-2665. Union.

THURSDAY, FEB. 12Art & Craft ClassesWinter Wonderland Art, 11:30a.m. to 12:30 p.m., The LivelyLearning Lab, 7500 OakbrookDrive, Suite 10, Use variety ofmixed media to design winterlandscapes and more. Ages 5-18.$15. Registration required.916-2721. Florence.

AttractionsWinter Family Days, 10 a.m. to6 p.m., Newport Aquarium,261-7444; www.newportaquari-um.com. Newport.

Exercise ClassesJazzercise Classes, 6 a.m., 8:15a.m., 9:30-10:30 a.m., 4:45-5:45p.m., 6-7 p.m., Edgewood Jazzer-cise Center, $38 for unlimitedmonthly classes. 331-7778; jazzer-cise.com. Edgewood.

Zumba Fitness, 6:30-7:30 p.m.,Independence Senior and Com-munity Center, 2001 Jack WoodsDrive, $30 six-week session, $7drop in. Registration required.356-6264; www.cityofindepen-dence.org. Independence.

Yoga, 7:30-8:30 p.m., Independ-ence Senior and CommunityCenter, 2001 Jack Woods Drive,Beginner to intermediate. $36for 6 weeks. 363-2934. Independ-ence.

Health / WellnessOpen House Event, 9 a.m. to 5p.m., Hearing Solutions FlorenceOffice, Reservations required.283-1771. Florence.

Literary - LibrariesComputer & Internet Basics, 1p.m., Florence Branch Library,7425 U.S. 42, Learn how to usecomputer. Learn about parts ofcomputer, how to get online andget to websites, how to usesearch engines and performkeyword searching and how toset up and use an email account.Registration required. 342-2665;www.bcpl.org. Florence.

Thrillers & Chillers BookGroup, 10 a.m., Lents BranchLibrary, 3215 Cougar Path,342-2665; www.bcpl.org. He-bron.

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Take an introduction to crochet class from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 7, at The Art House,19 N. Fort Thomas Ave., Fort Thomas. Julie Nugent teaches fundamentals with the opportunityto make your own. Cost is $25. Registration is recommended. Call 279-3431;www.inkaacollaborative.org.

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Whenever the grandkidsspend the night, I let them“color” their bath water with abit of food coloring.

Emerson, 2-1/2, usuallychooses blue, yellow andgreen. Her sister, Eva, 6, likes

pink and red. Iguess that’s whyI was low on redfood coloringwhen I got outthe ingredientsfor the red vel-vet cake recipeI’m sharing forValentine’s Day.To be on the safeside, I bought 2boxes, one forme in the kitch-

en, and one for the kids in thebath.

Don’t forget those in yourcircle of family and friendswho could use a bit of cheeringup this Valentine’s Day. Buy abox of kids’ Valentines.They’re less expensive thansingle cards and bring joy toValentines of all ages.

Red velvet cake fromscratch

When I see a recipe likethis, I wonder how it was everdeveloped. Red velvet cake is a“happy” cake - the vivid colormakes me smile. The cocoagives a hint of chocolate. Yes,you do need a whole bottle ofred food coloring. There arerecipes I’ve seen that use beetsas a natural coloring agent.This recipe has to have foodcoloring. But heck, it’s onlyonce a year…

2-1/2 cups all purpose flour1/2 cup unsweetened co-

coa powder1 teaspoon baking soda1/4 teaspoon salt2 sticks butter, softened (1

cup)2 cups sugar4 large eggs, room temper-

ature1 cup regular sour cream1/2 cup milk - 2% or regular1 oz bottle red food col-

oring2-1/2 teaspoons vanillaPreheat oven to 350.Grease and flour two 9-inch

round cake pans. This meansgreasing the pan and thensprinkling it lightly with flour,then tapping excess out. Or usebaking spray with flour.

Whisk together, sift or pushthrough a sieve the flour, cocoapowder, baking soda and salt.Set aside.

Beat butter and sugar onmedium speed 5 minutes oruntil light and fluffy. Beat in

eggs, one at a time so that theyincorporate well. Mix in sourcream, milk, food color andvanilla.

Gradually beat in flour mix-ture on low until blended.Don’t overbeat. Pour into pans.

Bake 35-40 minutes or untiltoothpick inserted in centercomes out clean.

Cool in pan 10 minutes. Re-move from pans; cool on wirerack before frosting.

Tip from Rita’s kitchen Put eggs in liquid measur-

ing cup with spout. They willbe easy to pour out one at atime.

Buttercream frosting

I like a thick frosting so Iusually double the recipe.

The left over buttercreamcan be frozen for a couple ofmonths.

1 stick butter (1/2 cup),softened

4-1/2 confectioners sugar,sifted or pushed through asieve if necessary to removelumps

2 teaspoons vanilla4-6 tablespoons milk or bit

more if neededBeat butter until creamy

and then beat in sugar, vanillaand enough milk to desiredconsistency. Makes 3 cups.

Cream cheese frosting

Beat together until fluffy:8 oz cream cheese, soft-

ened4-6 tablespoons butter,

softened4 cups confectioners sugar

or bit more if necessary1 tablespoon vanilla

Anne’s red velvetcupcakes and red velvetcake from a mix

Check out these on my siteAbouteating.com.

Lemon blueberry syrupFor Hank, who asked me to

share this recipe when I men-tioned it during a workshop.Hank picks blueberries inseason and then freezes them.This would be nice over waf-fles or pancakes. Note therange in sugar. Dependingupon the sweetness of the ber-ries, you may need more, orless. For restricted diets, use asugar and butter substitute.

1/2 stick butter (4 table-spoons)

1/2 to 1 cup sugar2 generous cups blueber-

ries, fresh or frozen2-3 tablespoons fresh lem-

on juice1 tablespoon cornstarchPlace butter, sugar and

berries in pan. Cook over medi-um heat for 5 minutes, or untilberries pop. Combine lemonjuice and cornstarch and stirinto sauce.

Cook until thickened, about3-5 minutes. Makes about 3cups. Store in refrigerator.Warm before serving.

Rita Nader Heikenfeld is an herb-alist, educator, Jungle Jim’s East-gate culinary professional and au-thor. Find her blog online atAbouteating.com. Call 513-248-7130,ext. 356.

Red velvet cake makes Valentine’s Day sweeter

Rita HeikenfeldRITA’S KITCHEN

THANKS TO RITA HEIKENFELD

Scratch-made red velvet cake is the perfect accompaniment to Valentine’s Day.

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If you’d like to send yourchild to a different school nextyear, now’s the time to start theprocess of researching youroptions.

As Kentucky commem-orates National School ChoiceWeek this month at 95 eventsacross the state, and nearly11,000 events nationwide, manyparents will begin evaluatingthe educational opportunitiesthat are available for theirchildren.

Believe it or not, seats inschools are already beginningto fill up for the 2015-2016school year. Interest in schoolchoice – the process of activelychoosing a public, charter,magnet, private, or onlineschool – is high. That meansthat waiting until the spring orthe summer to begin research-ing schools for your childrencould restrict your options.

No handbook or tip sheet

can truly guideparentsthrough theentire processof selecting aschool, be-cause choosingschools is anindividualexperiencethat will beunique to ev-ery family.

However,parents can start by making alist of the attributes that theyhope to find in an ideal school.Ask yourself: what’s most im-portant to you and to the aca-demic, social, and emotionalwell-being of your child? Is itthe academic performance of aschool, school safety, the in-structional methods, the qual-ifications of teachers, theschool’s educational theme, aschool’s shared values, or other

factors?Once you’ve identified what

matters most, start lookinginto the options available toyou. In addition to the localpublic school, you may be eligi-ble to send your child to aschool outside of your ZIPcode, or in a different schooldistrict. Look into nearby char-ter schools and magnetschools. Don’t leave privateand faith-based schools offyour list! You might be able tofind scholarships to cover thecosts of tuition. And for somefamilies, online learning andhomeschooling work best.

To find the options availableto you, look at informationfrom the Kentucky Depart-ment of Education, as well asinformation on state-basededucation reform or schoolchoice organization websites.For a directory of most schoolsin your area, along with parent

rankings and some perfor-mance metrics, parents canvisit this website: greatschool-s.org.

With your list of require-ments and your list of schoolsin hand, start making appoint-ments to visit the schools. Askto sit in on classes, and makesure to ask as many questionsas possible of teachers, theadministration, and supportstaff.

You’ll want to find out whatmotivates the adults in thebuilding, while also seeing howthe students in the classesrespond to their teachers. Askyourself: is this a place whereI’d want to send my child formost of his or her weekdaywaking hours?

Finally, make sure to talkwith other parents – and toyour own children. Ask par-ents how the schools’ adminis-trators treat parents, and

whether they welcome, ordiscourage, parental involve-ment.

And most importantly, askyour children about their per-ceptions of the schools thatyou’ve visited. Find out whatexcites and motivates yourchild at school, but also askabout their worries, concernsand apprehensions.

Making the decision tochange schools certainly isn’teasy. And switching schoolsisn’t a piece of cake, either. Butif you start now, and plan outthe journey, you’ll find that thedestination – a great school foryour child – is well worth thediligence and effort.

Andrew R. Campanella is the presi-dent of National School ChoiceWeek. National School Choice Week,Jan. 25-31, is America’s largest-evercelebration of opportunity in educa-tion.

Finding the right school for your child

Andrew R.CampanellaCOMMUNITYRECORDER GUESTCOLUMNIST

Jan. 29 questionWhat do you think about

President Obama’s proposal topay for two years of communitycollege, effectively expandingschool to K-14 by taxing 529college savings plans?

“I think someone needs totake his pen away.”

Terri Due

“Just a bunch of non-sense.”

James Bartley

“I think if you want to go tocollege, pay for it yourself.My husband and I are settingup a nest egg for our childrento go to college. I don’t expecttaxpayers to foot the bill forour children’s college.

Elana Nichole Clifton

“Perhaps because when wehave a higher educated work-force the quality of jobs andwages increase, thereby in-creasing the tax base forthose programs that you willwish to use such as SocialSecurity and Medicare toname just few.”

Tessa Heaverin Blair

“So let them pay for col-lege. Because when they starthanding out free degrees,more people have them so thedemand for those degreesgoes down, making the pay forthose jobs go down also. Anddo you really think that moneyfrom the tax base will be usedfor Social Security or Medi-care? Social Security wassupposed to be separate andthey just borrowed and bor-rowed from it for other pro-jects.”

Kevin Kruetzkamp

“Scholarships are devel-oped and funded by specificpeople or groups, or even builtinto the college/university’scost of doing business, theydon’t fall on the total pop-ulation of taxpayers, and arebased on a factor(s) – grades,athletics, skills, ROTC, etc.They also usually requireapplying, and being selectedfrom the other applicationsbased on need/performance/

merit, not just a given.”Jodi Dolan

“Part of the separation ofpeople for job hire is college.Did you have the ambition tocontinue your education?There are plenty of ways tocontinue your education. Iserved our country to do so,my son is doing the same. Mydaughter is going to do it withher grades. I equate what thepresident wants to do to, wel-fare. There are already taxbreaks for student loans.There are grants.”

Christopher Shields

“The education at mostcommunity colleges aren’t upto par ... I would rather seebetter deals on educationloans.”

Pam Rokosz Seymour

“Why should other peoplefund my child’s college educa-tion? Forcibly taking moneyfrom one group and redistrib-uting the wealth = socialism =stealing.”

Joy Kent Tarleton

“I find it to be a completeand utter waste. This based onthe fact that the majority ofstudents whom graduate HS,were just pushed through thesystem, vs. truly having theknowledge. The $$$ should beput into elementary and HSefficiency programs. Repair-ing the education systemneeds to start at the bottomand work its way up.”

CarolAnn Starfieldbsd

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THIS WEEK’SQUESTIONThe governors of Ohio andKentucky last week announceda new plan to help pay for anew Brent Spence Bridge, whichincludes a 50 percent toll dis-count for daily users of thebridge. Is this a good idea? Whyor why not?

Every week we ask readers a questionthey can reply to via email. Send youranswers to [email protected] with Ch@troom in thesubject line.

As flu cases are on the rise,the risk of our area seniorsbeing hospitalized spikes to itshighest of the year, despite thefact that almost half of thesehospitalizations (49 percent)can be avoided with properprevention.

According to a new studyof nurses who work primarilywith seniors, January, Febru-ary and March are the heightof hospitalization season forseniors due primarily to respi-ratory infections, such as fluor pneumonia, and other win-ter hazards, such as slips andspills on slippery surfaces likesidewalks and exterior stairs.

The critical factor in reduc-ing this spike in area hospital-izations this winter is familyinvolvement. Nearly allnurses (99 percent) HomeInstead Senior Care surveyedrecently say that the rolefamilies play in keeping sen-iors out of the hospital is justas important as the role of themedical community.

It could be doing somethingas simple as making sure yourparents are using assistiveequipment to avoid falls orsuggesting they see a doctorfor any new aches or symp-toms. Of course, getting the

flu shot andfrequentlyhand-washinghelps, too.

The mostcommon ac-tion by sen-iors that putsthem at riskof hospitaliza-tion is waitingtoo long toseek medicalattention,according to

the nurses surveyed. Theyestimate that nearly half of allseniors (47 percent) put offmedical appointments or haveproblems accessing medicalcare.

Not following doctor’s or-ders also puts seniors at risk.Families play a critical role inmaking sure their seniorloved ones fully understandand comply with medicalinstructions.

To help families identifyand act on potential warningsigns, we are offering “TheFive Ways to Prevent SeniorHospitalizations” guide thatwas developed with Dr. Caro-lyn Clevenger, incoming presi-dent of the GerontologicalAdvanced Practice Nurses

Association. The free guideincludes information aboutcommon risk factors and thesteps that families can take tohelp ensure a healthy life-style.

The recommendationsinclude:

» Make sure the senior istaking preventative healthmeasures – like getting a flushot or shingles vaccination

» Encourage the use ofassistive equipment

» Monitor and/or assistwith medications

» Attend doctor’s visits andbe a medical advocate foryour senior

» Assess your senior’sbalance

» Make sure your senior isable to safely drive

» Check in on aging lovedones regularly

Additional free resourcescan be found athttp://bit.ly/5WaysSeniors. Toobtain a copy of the Five Waysto Prevent Senior Hospitaliza-tions guide, please call ouroffice at 859-282-8682.

Eric Schuermann is owner of theHome Instead Senior Care fran-chise serving Boone, Campbell andKenton counties.

Flu and falls: Preventing seniorhospitalizations this winter

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When you donate a part ofyour state tax refund to theFarms to Food Banks TrustFund, you’re helping Kentuck-ians in unfortunate circum-stances – some of them yourfriends and neighbors – gainaccess to fresh, nutritious,local foods. You’re also help-ing Kentucky farmers make aliving. It’s good for economicdevelopment, and it’s consis-tent with Kentucky values ofcompassion and generosity.

A nonprofit that benefitsfrom the trust fund, the Ken-tucky Association of FoodBanks’ Farms to Food Banksprogram, pays farmers forproduce that retailers don’twant because of minor blem-ishes or size discrepanciesand distributes it to low-in-come Kentuckians. Farmers

are able togeneraterevenue forproduct theywould nothave beenable to sellotherwise,and healthyfood is con-sumed ratherthan beingplowed underin the field.

The Farms to Food Banksprogram received a grant of$41,433 from the KentuckyDepartment of Agriculture in2014 thanks to donations fromindividuals who designated aportion of their state incometax refund to the Farms toFood Banks Trust Fund.

In 2014, 373 Kentucky

farmers from 66 countieswere paid an average of$1,450 for the produce theyprovided to the KAFB’sFarms to Food Banks pro-gram. More than 3 millionpounds of Kentucky-grownfruits and vegetables weredistributed to our hungryneighbors. For more informa-tion, go to www.kafb.org.

In Kentucky, 1 in 6 of ourneighbors – including nearly 1in 4 children – is food inse-cure. As we commemorateFarms to Food Banks Month, Ihope all Kentuckians will joinme in donating a portion ofyour state tax refund to theFarms to Food Banks TrustFund.

James Comer is Kentucky’s agricul-ture commissioner.

Farms to food banks helps Ky.’s hungry

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Bowling» Regional results from last

week:Boys Region 5 teamSeeding: 1. Highlands 1,332,

2. Simon Kenton 1,203, 3. NCC1,113, 4. Campbell 1,088, 5. New-port 991, 6. Dayton 982, 7. Bros-sart 955, 8. Scott 882, 9. Pendle-ton Co. 864.

First round: Scott d. Pendle-ton County 3-2 (172-141, 119-145,151-163, 165-113, 177-139).

Quarterfinals: Highlands d.Scott 3-2, Campbell Co. d. New-port 3-0 (221-161, 200-168, 239-143), NCC d. Dayton 3-1(189-184,

188-130, 178-213, 235-139), SK d.Brossart 3-0 (163-144, 192-167,200-112).

Semifinals: SK d. NCC 3-0(244-154, 185-137, 185-171),Campbell d. Highlands 3-0 (174-173, 213-170, 185-179).

Finals: SK d. Campbell 3-1(172-184, 224-214, 214-200,245-195).

Boys Region 5 singles:State qualifiers: Austin Hitt

(Campbell) champion, JonCummins (SK), Andy Campbell(Highlands), Brian Fecher (SK).

Medalists: James Killen(Highlands), Joel Grosser(NCC), Jake Barton (Campbell),Cody Hail (SK).

Others: 9. Bobbie Meyer(NCC), 10. Paul Grosser (NCC),

11. Jake Bowling (SK), 12. AaronRuschman (Brossart), 13. TylerWidmeyer (Campbell), 14. Tre-vor Mattingly (Highlands), 15.Donovan Mayes (Newport), 16.JC Racke (Campbell), 17. JakeFarley (Highlands), 18. GaryTipton (Dayton), 19. Brian Mc-Donald (Scott), 20. Brett Martin(Brossart), 21. James Krauth(Scott), 23. Chance Patterson(Scott), 24. Max McHugh(NCC), 26. Joe Heim (Brossart),27. Joey Feltner (Dayton), 28.Sam Fliessner (Brossart), 29.Josh Bird (Newport), 30. KennyMardis (Newport), 31. JimmySmith (Newport), 33. JordanRobbins (Dayton), 35. AustinStevens (Scott), 36. Elijah John-son (Dayton).

Girls Region 5 teamSeeding: 1. Highlands 852, 2.

Simon Kenton 838, 3. Newport799, 4. Scott 751, 5. Brossart 735,6. Newport Central Catholic734, 7. Campbell County 709, 8,Pendleton County 705.

Quarterfinals: Highlands d.Pendleton Co. 3-1 (165-127, 157-121, 140-146, 144-137), Scott d.Brossart 3-1 (169-112, 166-94,151-169, 147-127), Newport d.NewCath 3-1 (136-95, 135-132,90-150, 167-113), Simon Kentond. Campbell Co. 3-1(145-182, 133-117, 160-138, 188-123).

Semifinals: Highlands d.Scott 3.5-1.5 (118-138, 138-123,163-163, 163-147, 175-136), SK d.Newport 3-1 (147-131, 139-150,182-116, 165-118).

Finals: Highlands d. SK 3-0(211-108, 172-168, 151-140).

Girls Region 5 singlesState qualifiers: Elizabeth

Masminster (Dayton) champi-on, Becca Nienaber (Scott), Kat-lyn Hoeh (Newport), MirenaCombs (Newport).

Medalists: Katelyn Schneid-er (Highlands), Michelle Thom-as (SK), Erica Hickman (Camp-bell), Erica Travis (SK).

Others: 9. Vanessa Chees-man (SK), 10. Kathryn Ball(Highlands), 11. Emrel Woody(Highlands), 12. Abbey Parrott(Highlands), 13. Stephanie Ross(Scott), 14. Kelsey Iles (SK), 15.Hannah Heuser (Campbell), 16.

SHORT HOPS

By James [email protected]

See SHORT HOPS, Page B2

The NKAC swimming anddiving meets were Jan. 30-31at Scott High School. Results:

Boys team scores: 1. Co-vington Catholic 442, 2. DixieHeights 183, 3. Scott 140, 4.Highlands 111, 5. Ryle 106, 6.Boone County 89, 7. CampbellCounty 60, 8t. Cooper 53, 8tBeechwood 53, 8t St. Henry 53,11. Simon Kenton 46, 12. HolyCross 32, 13. Conner 13, Cal-vary Christian 12. Event win-ners: 200MR–CovingtonCatholic 1:44.04; 200 free–Ha-ney (Beechwood) 1:44.94;200IM–Newman (CovCath)1:58.41; 50 free–Sheets andMcMillen (CovCath) 22.77;100Fly–Sims (Dixie Heights)55.96; 100 free–Haney (Beech-wood) 48.64; 500 free–Meyer(CovCath) 4:47.27; 200FR–Co-vington Catholic 1:31.92,100Back–Meyer (CovCath)54.54; 100Breast–Grubb

(Scott) 1:01.96; 400FR–Cov-Cath 3:17.38. Diving: 1. LouisHunt (Covington Catholic)556.40, 2. Nick Fox (Scott)441.75, 3. Dallas Corsmeier (St.Henry) 439.55, 4. Owen Finke(Holy Cross) 369.80, 5. GusStaubitz (Holy Cross) 317.20.Girls team scores: 1. NotreDame Academy 453, 2. High-lands 227, 3. Dixie Heights 190,4. Ryle 128, 5. Holy Cross 78, 6.

Cooper 72, 7. Scott 68, 8. SimonKenton 67, 9. Villa Madonna36, 10. Beechwood 20, 11.Boone County 18, 12. CampbellCounty 17, 13. Conner 4, 14. St.Henry 3 Event winners:200MR–Notre Dame Academy1:50.81; 200free–Skinner(NDA) 1:53.02; 200IM–Vonder-haar (NDA) 2:14.82;50free–Morgan (NDA) 24.91;100Fly–Beil (DH) 57.78, 100free–Smith (NDA) 54.38, 500free–Skinner (NDA) 5:04.58,200FR–Notre Dame Academy1:43.38, 100Back–Smith (NDA)1:00.38, 100Breast–Vonder-haar (NDA) 1:07.32,400FR–NDA 3:43.90. Diving: 1.Carly Hill (Highlands) 499.25,2. Lindsey Fox (Scott) 485.25,3. Karly Crail (Notre DameAcademy) 482.8, 4. CarolineSchilling (Beechwood) 412.75,5. Francie Case (Notre DameAcademy) 373.40.

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Kyle Houston of Campbell County swims the backstroke.

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Amberlee Stemmer of CampbellCounty swims the breaststroke.

CAMPBELL COUNTY — Thecounty of Campbell has fivebowling centers in regular use,so it’s no surprise that many ofthe top high school bowlers livein the area.

County bowlers picked upmuch of the hardware last weekduring the KHSAA Region 5championships at Super BowlBellewood in Newport, and theywill play in the state tournamentFeb. 12-13 in Lexington.

Dayton junior Elizabeth Mas-minster, the top seed, capturedher first regional girls singleschampionship with a 177-148 winin the step-bracket final overthe fourth-seeded Becca Nie-naber of Scott. Masminster wasrunner-up last year. She aver-aged 189 in five games of qual-ifying to take the top seed andonly had to bowl one game forthe title.

“It’s feels amazing to win be-cause of the competition,” saidMasminster, who played for theDayton boys’ bowling team dur-ing the regular schedule in ab-sence of a girls’ team. She’s thedaughter of Paul Masminster.He holds the Super Bowl Belle-wood house record with an 879series.

Nienaber, the lowest seed inthe step-bracket round, won 214-212 in the third-place matchagainst Newport’s Katlyn Hoeh,the 2012 regional singles cham-pion and third at state that sea-son. This is the first year atNewport that Hoeh isn’t playingthree sports. She had the top

regular-season bowling averageat 194. Hoeh was a basketballstarter but gave up that sport. Ifshe was still playing hoops, shemay have had to miss a homehoops game Jan. 26 after the sin-gles.

“Giving up basketball freedup more time for bowling, and Igot to practice more,” saidHoeh, a four-time state singlesqualifier. She has bowling schol-arship offers from Campbells-ville and the University of theCumberlands.

The top four regional finish-ers advanced to the state singlestournament Feb. 12-13 at CollinsEastland Lanes in Lexington.This is the first time that New-port is sending two girls to theevent. Mirena Combs also qual-ified after finishing fourth. Sheshot 884 in five games of quali-fying (177 average).

It was a humbling day for up-perclassmen at the Region 5

Masminster, Hittwin regional titlesBy James [email protected] Gannett News Service

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CampbellCounty’sEricaHickman ,left,watchesher ballJan. 28.

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Newport’s Katlyn Hoeh will returnto state. Teammate Mirena Combsjoins her.

See BOWLING, Page B2

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Michelle Eddy (Dayton),17. Rachel Combs (Camp-bell), 18. Amanda Connell(Scott), 19. McKennah Cor-man (Dayton), 20. SydneyHamilton (Newport), 21.Dominique Gallicchio(Newport), 22. StaceyDedden (Scott), 23. KalieRace (Campbell), 24. Cas-sandra Spoonmore (Bros-sart), 25. Julia Dill (NCC),26. Demetria Reynolds(Dayton), 27. Jill Barth(NCC), 28, Amber Greis(NCC), 31. Summer Zink(Brossart), 32. MadisonProdoehl (Brossart), 33.Lauren Sendelbach (Bros-sart), 34. Katie Vickers(NCC).

Boys basketball» Bishop Brossart beat

Calvary Christian 78-35Jan. 26. Jackson Crawfordhad 18 points and 15 re-bounds.

Girls basketball » Bishop Brossart beat

Calvary Christian 66-29.Emily Schultz had 13points.

» Campbell Countybeat Notre Dame 46-44 inovertime Jan. 28. KylieKramer hit a runner astime expired in OT. Shehad 13 points and six re-bounds. Taylor Jollyadded13 points.

» Newport CentralCatholic beat Bellevue62-22: The Thorough-breds hit 12 3-pointers inthe victory. Senior SarahNeace scored a game-high15 points, making five 3-pointers. Lexy Breen add-ed 11points and Ashley Da-venport 10 for the Thor-oughbreds.

Freedom Trail» The Florence Free-

dom announced the addi-tion of pitching coachChad Rhoades and hittingcoach AJ Cicconi to first-year manager DennisPelfrey’s coaching staff.

Rhoades, 31, is a prod-uct of Oklahoma BaptistUniversity and spent eightseasons as a pitcher in pro-fessional baseball. He ad-vanced as high as Dou-ble-A in the Boston RedSox organization, posting a6-2 record with a 3.94 ERAin 56 appearances withPortland in 2009. Rhoadesserved as the pitchingcoach for the UnitedLeague’s Forth Worth Catsin 2013 and joined the GarySouthShore RailCats ofthe American Associationin 2014, working alongsidePelfrey.

“Dennis and I have op-posite personalities but wereally complement eachother well,” Rhoades said.“I was thrilled when Ifound out he got the joband he asked me rightaway if I wanted to joinhim in Florence and I said‘yes’ without hesitation.Dennis is more of an extro-vert and I’m more of thequiet guy working behindthe scenes. But we are onthe same wavelengthwhen it comes to base-ball.”

Pelfrey and Rhoadesalso teamed up as coachesat South Grand PrairieHigh School (TX) in thespring of 2014, before theRailCats’ season began.

Cicconi, 25, is a productof Eastfield College inMesquite, TX and playedunder Pelfrey at SouthGrand Prairie HighSchool. After his playingdays were over, Cicconiimmediately got intocoaching, supervising thefall ball program at SouthGrand Prairie as well ascoaching in the Dallas Am-ateur Baseball Associa-tion.

SHORT HOPS

Continued from Page B1

boys’ singles tournament. A pairof eighth-graders battled in thestep-bracket championship.Campbell County’s Austin Hitt,13, became the youngest boys’singles champion in Region 5history with a 188-147 upset winin the final over Simon Kenton’sJonathan Cummins, the top seed.

The third-seeded Hitt defeat-ed fourth-seeded Brian Fecherof Simon Kenton, 203-182 in thefirst round. Hitt, the Camels’third boys’ regional singleschampion in four years, beatsecond-seeded Andy Campbell

of Highlands, 211-202, in thethird-place match. Two weeksago, Hitt - whose father Josh andgrandfather Rick are the namesbehind Hitt’s Pro Shop at Walt’sCenter Lanes in Newport - wasfifth on the Camels in average.Hitt was third in qualifying atthe regional with 1,056, a 211 av-erage.

“It just makes it feel like any-thing’s possible,” he said. “Some-times it doesn’t matter whatyour age is.”

Upsets made their mark inthe boys regional as well whenHighlands, the top seed, waseliminated by Campbell Countyin the semifinals in a battle ofboth conference champions inthe regular season. Highlands

averaged 222 in qualifying toeasily earn the top seed in the re-gional. Campbell averaged 181.

Campbell had won the previ-ous two regional titles but hadsuffered some graduationlosses. Match-play starters wereHitt, Tyler Probst, JC Racke,Jake Martin and Tyler Widmey-er.

The Camels fell to SimonKenton 3-1 in the finals. Camp-bell won the first game beforethe Pioneers averaged 228 thenext three to take the title, in-cluding a resounding 245 to closeout the match.

Beating Highlands was thecrucial task of the night for theCamels. Campbell head coachWayne Heringer said a tough

spare conversion by Martinearly in the match swung thetide in the Camels’ favor.

“That really gave us a lot ofmomentum,” Heringer said.“Highlands missed a few sparesand that was the key. Everybodycan throw strikes but you have tobe able to fill frames and wewere fortunate enough to dothat.”

Heringer will retire fromteaching and coaching after thisschool year ends, and is enjoyingone last chance to lead the bowl-ing program to state.

“They’ve done everythingI’ve asked them to do and theyhave given me everythingthey’ve got,” he said. “It’s been alot of fun.”

BowlingContinued from Page B1

FRANKFORT, Ky. — As the sec-ond-leading scorer for the yearat 16 points per game, BenWeyer has had several biggames for the Newport CentralCatholic boys basketball team.

None bigger than Sunday,when he scored 19 points in thefirst half to lead the Thorough-breds to a thumping of MonroeCounty (22-3) 78-36 in the cham-pionship game of the All “A”Classic state tournament atFrankfort Convention Center.

NCC (20-3) won its thirdstraight championship, the firstteam to do so, and won its fourthoverall. It has won by an averageof 22 points in 12 tournamentgames in that run. The 42-pointmargin is by far the most in tour-nament history for the champi-onship game.

“We’ll celebrate this tonightbut we got work to do,” saidWeyer. “We want to win the re-gion, go down to Rupp and playfor the state championship.”

The Thoroughbreds rolled onoffense from the get-go. Juniorguard Zach Pangallo hit a 3-pointer on the opening posses-sion, then Weyer scored threebaskets to stake NCC to a 9-4lead, the last one being a dunk.

Weyer poured it on after NCCsenior center Drew McDonaldwent to the bench for his secondfoul late in the first quarter. Hemade 7 of 10 shots in the firsthalf including a pair of 3-point-ers.

“I feel like everything I threwup went in,” Weyer said. “I came

out ready to play. I was excited. Iwasn’t nervous. We’ve been herebefore. I love it. (When McDon-ald went out), I knew I mighthave to do a little more but Iknew I could count on my team-mates too. It’ a team effort. Weall got to play together and weknow if we can do that, we canwin any game.”

Weyer finished with a game-high 26 points and also had sevenrebounds. He also played de-fense on Monroe senior guardDillon Geralds, who had 14points on just 5-of-14 shooting.He averages 17 on the year.

“I knew he could shoot anddrive and that he was going totry and do both,” Weyer said.“He did hit some shots but I feellike I contested them. He’s going

to get his shots.”Said head coach Ron Dawn:

“Unbelievable game, not just of-fensively but he guarded theirbest player, a kid who is an out-standing player. Ben did a greatjob on him. He did everythingwe asked. Ben really stepped itup.”

Pangallo, NCC’s point guard,had five points and 10 assists inthe first half, ending with 12dishes and 12 points for a double-double. Pangallo assisted on 10of NCC’s 14 first-half field goals.He was named tournament mostvaluable player.

NCC led 59-32 after threequarters then quickly scored thefirst eight of the fourth quarterto push the lead to 35 and start arunning clock.

NCC shot 29-of-46 (63 percentfor the game) including 9-of-21from 3-point range. NCC was 20-of-25 (80 percent) from insidethe arc and made 11-of-13 freethrows. NCC outreboundedMonroe by 23, 40-17.

McDonald had 19 points andnine rebounds and was namedan all-tournament pick alongwith Weyer and Grant Moeves.Junior guard John Ludwig add-ed nine points including a pair ofkey first-half 3-pointers.

NCC is 9-0 since losing 58-48to Covington Catholic Jan. 16 atthe Bank of Kentucky Center, aloss Dawn said sparked theteam.

“We were disappointed,”Dawn said. “We were off Satur-day then practiced Sunday and itwas the best practice we had allyear. Cov Cath is an outstandingteam and we saw things that weneeded to get better at. Everyday since then, we’ve been work-ing towards getting better andgetting tougher.”

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Thoroughbreds thrash foe for All ‘A’ three-peatBy James [email protected] ONLINE EXTRAS

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Newport Central Catholic’s Ben Weyer, center, celebrates with Zach Pangallo,right, after winning their third championship in a row by beating MonroeCounty 78-36, during the finals of the boys Touchstone Energy All “A” ClassicFeb. 1 in Frankfort.

Year three of the transition toa new division and new coachingstaff is shaping up to be the bestone yet for Northern KentuckyUniversity’s women’s basketballteam. Coming off of an 18-winseason and graduating just onesenior, the Norse have continuedto steadily improve under third-year head coach Dawn Plitzu-weit.

Through Feb. 2, the Norse are13-9 overall, 4-3 in Atlantic SunConference play. A turning pointcame in mid-December, whenNKU earned consecutive winsover Marquette, Cincinnati, andDelaware in a span of five days.Defeating established Division Iprograms from bigger confer-ences in Marquette and Cincin-nati gave the Norse a boost.

“Those two victories in partic-ular have given our young ladiesa great deal of confidence,” Plit-zuweit said.

“The Marquette and UC winswere two great wins for us,” saidsophomore guard Kelley Wieg-man. “It just goes to show thestrides we’ve been making beingable to compete with big nameschools.”

Winning three of their firstfive conference games, with twolosses by single digits, can betraced to the challenging non-conference schedule. The Norselost to No. 13 Kentucky at Rupp

Arena on Dec. 3, then bouncedback with victories over theGolden Eagles and Bearcats.

“Not only did playing in thosegames really prep us for confer-ence play, it gave us a lot of confi-dence knowing that we not onlycompete with, but are able to out-compete nationally knownteams,” said senior center Kait-lyn Gerrety.

The Norse have depth, withsix players averaging between 6and 13.4 points per game. Gerre-ty leads the squad with 5.4 re-bounds per game. With so manyplayers contributing - 10 playersaverage more than nine minutesper game - the Norse have built acamaraderie that extends be-yond the court.

“The biggest difference I cansee between this season and lasthas to be how close this team is.It’s common knowledge amongus that everyone on this team haseach others’ backs no matterwhat,” said Gerrety. “It reallygives everyone confidence to goout and play without fear be-cause your teammates are al-ways there to pick you up.”

With three seniors — Gerrety,Melody Doss, and Tamika Glover— leading the way, the Norsehave played like a true team eachgame. A different player is capa-ble of stepping up and leading theteam each night, and the playersare unselfish and dedicated towinning as a team, no matter whoshines the most in a given game.

“What I truly enjoy the mostabout this year’s team is their in-credible chemistry,” said Plitzu-weit. “Don’t get me wrong, ourteam last year was also veryclose, but there is something spe-cial about this group of young la-dies and their togetherness.”

With more depth this year, theNorse are able to play more ag-gressively and push the tempomore than they did last year.There is no concern about fa-tigue, as the rotation allows play-ers to give maximum effort ev-ery second they are on the court.That has helped the Norse closeout tight games down the stretch.

“I think the biggest differencebetween where we are this yearand last year is our ability to keepbattling through games,” saidWiegman. “We’ve had a numberof close games and have beenable to hang in and finish.”

The seniors realize that theyhave just one more chance toleave their mark at NKU. Theywant to lead the program to its32nd straight winning season anda third straight postseason trip.

“I definitely feel my time hereat Northern winding down and ithas left me with a sense of urgen-cy,” Gerrety said. “I have kind oftaken the mentality of ‘no holdingback’ in how I play and how I lead.I realize that I have to leave ev-erything I have on the court andwith my team because I’m not go-ing to get a second chance atthis.”

Bonding is key to NKU women’s improvementBy Adam [email protected]

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Kelley Wiegman, a Mother of Mercy graduate, attacks during NorthernKentucky University’s Jan. 17 game against USC Upstate. NKU won 77-74.

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The Rotary Club ofCampbell County is “tak-ing over” the three Bar-leycorn’s Restaurants inNorthern Kentucky onFeb. 12.

The “take-over” is toraise funds for the or-ganization’s communityservice projects such asyouth camps, books,clothing and food banks.

Barleycorn’s will do-nate a percentage of thereceipts from that day tothe Rotary, so make sureto mention Campbell Ro-tary to your server.There are Barleycorn’slocations in Florence,Lakeside Park and ColdSpring.

Fundraiser supportsemergency shelter

Tickets are availablefor “Homeless to Hope-ful,” a fundraising eventto support the Emergen-cy Shelter of NorthernKentucky.

The party will be 7-10p.m. Feb. 20 at NotreDame Academy Theatre,1699 Hilton Drive, ParkHills. There will be a cashbar, silent auctions andraffles.

Auction items includeautographed Bengalsmemorabilia and Redsmemorabilia and tickets.Tickets are $15 for adults;$5 for students

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Public retirees meetat Golden Corral

FORT WRIGHT — TheFebruary meeting of theNorthern KentuckyChapter of KentuckyPublic Retirees (KPR)will be 11:45 a.m. Feb. 9 atGolden Corral restau-rant, 488 OrphanageRoad in Fort Wright.

Public employees andretirees who receivebenefits from any of thethree systems covered bythe Kentucky RetirementSystem, (County Employ-ment Retirement Sys-tem, State Police Retire-ment System and Ken-tucky Employees Retire-ment System) areencouraged to attend.

“We want to invite gov-ernment employees fromacross the area, whethercurrently member ofKPR or not,” said AsomPonananta, chapterpresident. “This an op-portunity to meet orcatch up with former col-leagues, learn moreabout our organization,

and stay informed aboutthe urgent issues that areimpacting the KentuckyRetirement Systems andyou as a government em-ployees or retiree.”

The program will belegislative and retire-ment systems update.

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Valentine’s ‘JumpJive & Wail’ planned

The Kentucky Sym-phony Orchestra’s 21stValentine Gala offersmusic from the Roaring‘20s and the swing revivalof the 1990s. The event,“Jump Jive & Wail,” willbe 6:30 p.m. Feb. 14 at TheNewport Syndicate.

A cocktail hour allowsflappers and wiseguysthe chance to chat withfriends and browse a si-lent auction before athree-course dinner withwine.

To work off dessert,the KSO’s Newport Rag-time Band with vocalistsKathy Wade, DeondraMeans and Troy Hitchwill light up the dancefloor with tunes of Prohi-bition, straight fromWLW’s and Newport’shey-day.

Then the room spins,jumps, jives and wailsthrough the sounds of theKSO’s brand new group –The Devou-Doo Daddies– as it covers the greatswing revival acts of the1990s (Big Bad VoodooDaddy, Brian Setzer andmore.

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A free HomebuyerEducation Class will beoffered on two upcomingdates by Catholic Chari-ties, 3629 Church St., Co-vington.

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The classes will be onSaturday, Feb. 7, and 9a.m. to Saturday, March7. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5p.m. on both dates.

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Girls basketballclassic set for Feb. 8

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Times of the girls bas-ketball classic will be:

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» Holy Cross vs. Sa-cred Heart Academy at 5p.m.

» Newport CentralCatholic vs. Notre Dameat 7 p.m.

Admission is $5 foradults, $2 for studentsand senior citizens. Chil-dren 6 and under will beadmitted free.

Proceeds will benefitCatholic Charities andthe Alliance for CatholicUrban Education.

NKU president todiscuss healthinnovation center

On Tuesday, Feb. 10,the Northern KentuckyChamber of Commercewill present “Eggs ‘N Is-sues: NKU’s Health Inno-vation Center” from7:30-9 a.m. at ReceptionsBanquet & ConferenceCenter in Erlanger.

Northern KentuckyUniversity PresidentGeoffrey Mearns will ad-dress the audience andanswer questions onNKU’s Health InnovationCenter, opening in fall2017.

The center will sup-port an integrated portfo-lio of programs to pre-pare health care profes-sionals and provide solu-tions to Kentucky’shealth and wellness chal-lenges. Mearns will sharethe plans and goals forthe Health InnovationCenter and how it will im-prove the health of ourcommunity, promote eco-nomic growth, providetrained talent, and im-prove the productivity ofthe workforce.

Local 12 Health andMedical Reporter Liz Bo-nus will emcee the event.This program is pro-duced in collaborationwith the Chamber’s Em-ployer Solutions’ focus onhealth, wellness and safe-ty.

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The theft was reportedto Fort Thomas Police De-partment at 2:39 p.m.Monday, Jan. 26.

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3 held in FlorenceSWAT drug raid

FLORENCE — Threemen, all of Florence, werearrested in Boone CountyJan. 24 after SWAT teamsand the Boone CountySheriff's Department ex-ecuted search warrantsas a part of a narcotics in-vestigation.

Mecko Williams, 36;

FernandoPedraza,21; and Ser-gio Pedra-za, 22, wereall chargedwith traf-ficking incocaine.Williamswas alsochargedwith traf-ficking inheroin andfelony pos-session of ahandgun.

Policeexecutedtwo searchwarrantsin the 200block ofMelindaLane andthe 100block of

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Man breaks intoMai Thai in Florence

Police are looking forthe man who was caughton tape breaking into aThai restaurant/sushi barin Florence in January.

The Florence PoliceDepartment posted videosurveillance footage onits Facebook page. Theman is seen breaking andentering at Mai Thai onU.S. 42.

The break-in tookplace just before 4 a.m.Jan. 12, but police are stillseeking help.

Anyone with informa-tion about the man’swhereabouts is asked tocontact police at 859-334-5549.

Henry Molski, Enquirer

Second slayingsuspect arrested

The second suspect in afatal Covington shootinghas been arrested, ac-cording to jail records.Simeon McKinnie, identi-fied as a suspect lastweek, was booked into theKenton County DetentionCenter just before mid-night Sunday.

He is charged withmurder and assault, ac-cording to jail records.

McKinnie, 20, is ac-cused of playing a role in adouble shooting in the1300 block of Hands Pikeon Jan. 22. The shootingleft one person dead andanother injured.

Police previously ar-rested Delaun Hayes, 21,for murder and assault

charges in connection tothe incident. Hayes plead-ed not guiltylast week. Heis scheduled to make an-other court appearanceWednesday.

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Taylor Piccirillo, 21, of FortThomas and Tyler Evans, 20, ofErlanger, issued Dec. 29.

Nichole Duell, 25, and Ste-phon Betts, 30, both of Muske-gon, issued Dec. 29.

Melinda Dawson, 45, andAngelo Bridges, 45, both ofCincinnati, issued Dec. 29.

Julie Russell, 50, of FortThomas and Kenneth Lau-mann, 52, of Cincinnati, issuedDec. 29.

Cassandra Tucker, 41, ofMariemont and David Brouse,39, of Cincinnati, issued Dec.29.

Catherine Gray, 31, of Cincin-nati and Michael Torsell, 33, ofSpringfield, issued Dec. 29.

Jennifer Paul, 41, of St. Pauland Robert Bishop, 53, ofDayton, issued Dec. 31.

Anie Agee, 37, and SeanMatteoli, 45, both of FortThomas, issued Jan. 16.

Yvette Alexander, 48, andKenwood Lattmore II, 54, bothof Cincinnati, issued Jan. 16.

Jennifer Stevens, 35, ofCincinnati and David Miller, 35,of Fort Thomas, issued Jan. 17.

Angela Adams, 23, of Edge-wood and Colton Price, 21, of

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Herbert BlickHerbert Xavier Blick, 65, of

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Joan BrownJoan Claire Kees Brown, 82, of

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Loretta BuckleyLoretta A. “Vava” Geiger

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Marvin DeatonMarvin “Bob” Deaton, 88, of

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He was a U.S. Navy veteran,who served during World War II.He had retired from GeneralMotors in Norwood as a driver.

His wife, Pauline Deaton; son,Kenneth Deaton; and sister,Fannie Jean Schrode, diedpreviously.

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ton; siblings Trudy Martino, JudyRowell, G.B. Deaton, and DavidDeaton; and one granddaugh-ter.

Burial was at EvergreenCemetery.

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

Jerome EisenmanJerome “Jerry” Francis Eisen-

man 84, of California, died Jan.27 at River Valley Nursing Homein Butler, Kentucky.

He was a U.S. Army veteran,who served during World War IIand was stationed in Germany.He was a member of Sts. Peter &Paul Church.

His wife, JoAnn Eisenman,died previously.

Survivors include his childrenJeff Eisenman, Victoria Butsch,Greg Eisenman, and Kim Bezold;sister, Sr. Victoria Eisenman; andnine grandchildren along withtwo great-granddaughters.

Memorials: Sts. Peter & PaulWomen Who Care or the Sts.Peter & Paul Youth Ministry,2162 California Cross Roads,California, KY 41007.

Jean GarlichJean E. Boekley Garlich, 79, of

Southgate, died Jan. 22 at St.Elizabeth Medical Center in Fort

Thomas.She was a retired clerk with

the DAV in Cold Spring and shewas a long distance operatorand office manager for AT&T inCincinnati for 15 years. She alsoworked as a processor for theIRS in Covington.

Her husband, Ralph P. Garlich,died previously.

Survivors include her son,John Garlich; daughter, DebbieBrooker; brother, James BoekleyJr.; and three grandchildren.

Burial was at St. Joseph Ceme-tery in Camp Springs.

Memorials: St. ElizabethHospice, 483 S. Loop Road,Edgewood, KY 41017; or St.The-rese Parish, 11 Temple Place,Southgate, KY 41071.

Teresa GilbertTeresa Lynn Gilbert, 62, of Fort

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She was a retired secretarywith American States InsuranceCo, and an active member ofHighland Avenue Baptist Taber-nacle Church in Fort Thomas.She loved softball and playingleft field for the Travelers andseveral other teams that playedat Camp Springs, Vater’s, RollingHills, Softball City, and Riverstar.

Her parents, Elmo and ThelmaInman; husband, Ernie Gilbert;and sister, Virginia Sue Inman,died previously.

Survivors include her sistersLinda Carmack, June Staab, andLois Merill; brother, Tracy Inman;and her dog, Skye.

Burial was at EvergreenCemetery in Southgate.

Memorials: St. ElizabethHealthcare Hospice, 483 S. LoopRoad, Edgewood, KY 41017; orAmerican Heart Association,5211 Madison Road, Cincinnati,OH 45227.

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Janice HamiltonJanice P. Hamilton, 78, of Cold

Spring, died Jan. 24 at her farm.Her husband, Cecil Hamilton;

and daughter, Claudia Hamilton,died previously.

Survivors include her childrenRegina Partin, Cecil Hamilton,and Robert Hamilton; brother,Billy French; and three grand-children.

Memorials: The Point ARC ofNorthern Kentucky, 104 W. PikeSt., Covington, KY 41011.

Ralph HoltRalph E. Holt, 78, of Alexan-

dria, died Jan. 23 at St. ElizabethHealthcare Hospice in Edge-wood.

He retired from P&G after 36years and was a member of theSummit Church of Christ in ColdSpring. He loved music andpreviously played lead guitar ina band known as the Tristaters.

Survivors include his wife,Shirley A. Holt; children KennethHolt, Rebecca Myers, and MarkHolt; sister, Patricia Chapin; andsix grandchildren along withfour great-grandchildren and hisdog, Holly.

Burial was at AlexandriaCemetery.

Memorials: Summit Church ofChrist, 6015 Alexandria Pike,Cold Spring, KY 41076; or Camp-bell County Animal Shelter, P.O.Box 97, Melbourne, KY 41059.

Makenzie HornsbyMakenzie Lee Hornsby, 22, of

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ter, Kinley Madison Hornsby;parents, George and TonyaHornsby; brother, BrennanHornsby; and grandparents,George and Pat Hornsby andLen and Charlene Beck.

Burial was at AlexandriaCemetery.

Memorials: To the family forthe benefit of Makenzie’sdaughter, Kinley.

Clifford Johnston Sr.Clifford E. Johnston Sr., 87, of

Cold Spring, died Jan. 21.His wife, Kathryn Johnston,

died previously.Survivors include his children

Clifford Johnston Jr., CynthiaMitchell, Amy Hardy, and MarkJohnston; and 11 grandchildrenalong with one great-grand-child.

Interment was at AlexandriaCemetery.

Frederic KaufmanFredric John Kaufman, 83, of

Cold Spring, died Jan. 24 at hishome.

He was a member of the Local212 and International Brother-hood of Electrical Workers formore than 60 years. He was alsoa member of St. Joseph Parish inCold Spring, where he was amember of Spare Time Parish-ioners and a former member ofthe St. Joseph Seniors. Hecoached football, intramuralbasketball, and knothole base-ball. He was a U.S. Air Forceveteran,serving during theKorean War.

His son, Kent Kaufman, diedpreviously.

Survivors include his wife,Marietta Etta Feldmann Kauf-man; son, Kevin Kaufman ofGrants Lick, Kentucky; daughtersKristina Bihl of Highland Heightsand Kathleen Painter of FortThomas; brother, Jack Kaufmanof Fort Thomas; sister, NancyVanover of Highland Heights;and nine grandchildren alongwith three-great grandchildren.

Burial was at St. StephenCemetery in Fort Thomas.

Memorials: Honor Flight Inc.,300 E. Auburn Ave., Springfield,OH 45505.

Arthur Shields Jr.Arthur Louis Shields Jr., 51,

formerly of Bellevue, died Jan. 7in Covington.

He was a painter and bricklayer and a member of theBellevue Eagles F.O.E. No. 964.

His father, Arthur Shields Sr.;sisters Darlene Shields and VickiLynn Shields; and brother, JamesBurkart III, died previously.

Survivors include his mother,Victoria Burkart of Bellevue;daughters Amber Ratcliff, MylaVance, and Stacey Swane; step-daughter, Brittany Bumgardner;brothers Christopher Shields andDavid Shields, both of Bellevue;sister, Michelle Rees of South-gate; and four grandchildren.

Interment was at EvergreenCemetery in Southgate.

Eric StoneEric Stone, 39, of Fort Thomas,

died Jan. 22.He was a car salesman for

Mike Castrucci Ford in Alexan-dria.

Survivors include his father,Allen Stone; mother, MaureenWash; stepfather, RaymondWash; grandmother, Octa Jen-kins; brothers Craig Stone andJeremy Stone; and sisters Mi-chelle Stone and Autumn Wash.

Burial was at GrandviewCemetery in Mentor.

Memorials: The Kidney Foun-dation, 615 Elsinore Place, Suite400, Cincinnati, OH 45202.

Mary VennemannMary A. Lonnemann Venne-

mann, 84, of Independence andformerly of Alexandria, died Jan.22 at Madonna Manor NursingHome in Villa Hills.

She was a homemaker wholoved classical music and workedfor the Cincinnati SymphonyOrchestra for 13 years.

Her daughter, ElizabethVennemann; and sister, Eliza-beth Luersen, died previously.

Survivors include her husband,Robert F. Vennemann of Inde-pendence; daughters BarbaraFedders of Beckley, West Vir-ginia and Monica Franks ofIndependence; sons LawrenceVennemann of Taylor Mill andRichard Vennemann of Alexan-dria; sisters, Lois Neltner ofFinneytown, Ohio and BarbaraKeller of Greenwood, Indiana;and 12 grandchildren.

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

Memorials: St. Cecilia Church,5313 Madison Pike, Independ-ence, KY 41051; or NorthernKentucky Right to Life, P.O. Box1202, Covington, KY 41012.

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