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ALEXANDRIA CampbellCounty Schools has risen in stu-dent state test scores to rankfourth highest among NorthernKentucky school districts and

18th among all174 Kentuckyschool districts.

CampbellCounty receivedthe distin-guished-pro-gressing classi-fication, the topstatus under thestates two-year-

old Unbridled Learning testingsystem.

In Northern Kentucky, theCampbellCountys93rdpercen-tile ranking when compared toother districts in the state.

Campbell County was only be-hind Beechwood IndependentSchool Schools in FortMitchell,Fort Thomas IndependentSchools and Walton-Verona In-dependent Schools, accordingto test results released by theKentucky Department of Edu-cation. Beechwood had the sec-ond highest overall districtranking in Kentucky, and FortThomas is ranked third amongKentucky school districts. Wal-ton-Verona is ranked eighthamong Kentucky school dis-tricts.

Its pretty darn exciting tobe knocking on Fort Thomasand Beechwoods door rightnow, saidConniePohlgeers, di-rector of school improvementand community education forthe district.

This is the second year oftesting results under the new

Unbridled Learning testingmodel, and the first time theycan be compared directly, ac-cording to a news release fromthe Kentucky Department ofEducation.

K-12 school testingwas over-hauled in response to the pas-sageofSenateBill1in2009.Thechanges included new tests andCommon Core standards. A col-lege and career ready focus toprepare students for life afterhigh school was also part of thechanges, according to the KDEnews release.

Campbell Countys testscores have increased steadilyevery year since at least 2006,regardless of what type of statetests were in place, Pohlgeerssaid. The transitional indexused by the state to compare

TEST SCORE DETAILSThe Kentucky Department of Education gave each school district and

school a score on a 100-point scale based on student test results. KDEalso compared each school type and district using a percentile ranksystem. The percentile ranks score school districts to all other schooldistricts in Kentucky and elementary schools to all other elementaryschools etc.Campbell County High in Alexandria: 2013: Scored 67.5 for a percentile rank of 94. Classified as distin-

guished-progressing. 2012: Scored 62.7 for a percentile rank of 86. Classified as proficient.Campbell County Middle School in Alexandria: 2013: Scored 59.2 for a percentile rank of 71. Classified as proficient -

needs improvement. 2012: Scored 58.5 for a percentile rank of 69. Classified as needs

improvement.Campbell Ridge Elementary School in Alexandria: 2013: Scored 62.3 for a percentile rank of 69. Classified as needs

improvement-progressing. 2012: Scored 61.3 for a percentile rank of 64. Classifed as needs

improvement.Crossroads Elementary School in Cold Spring: 2013: Scored 61.5 for a percentile rank of 64. Classified as needs

improvement-progressing 2012: Scored 58.5 for a percentile rank of 54. Classified as a needs

improvement.Donald Cline Elementary School in Cold Spring: 2013: Scored 74.0 for a percentile rank of 97. Classified as distin-

guished. 2012: Scored 68.0 for a percentile rank of 86. Classified as proficient.Grants Lick Elementary School: 2013:Scored 73.7 to reach the 96th percentile. Classified as distin-

guished. 2012: Scored 67.5 to reach the 85th percentile. Classified as profi-

cient.Reiley Elementary School in Alexandria: 2013: Scored 72 for a percentile rank of 93. Classified as distin-

guished-progressing. 2012: Scored 70.0 for a percentile rank of 90. Classified as distin-

guished.

State tests rankCampbell Countyamong the bestBy Chris [email protected]

Miller

See TESTS, Page A2

ALEXANDRIA Police haveissued a warning to drivers onU.S. 27 to slowdown in the citysschool zone or risk a ticket.

A sign erected by policeaimed at drivers heading northonU.S. 27 just after PeteNeiserDrive states this is your warn-ing that the fines for speedingin a school zone have been dou-bled.

Speeding 10 mph over theposted 25 mph limit will be an$184 ticket, said Lt. GeorgeSchreiner.

Officers have written nineschool zone speeding citationssince students returned toschool Aug. 14 through Sept. 26,Schreiner said. Officers haveissued 41 speed warningsthroughout the city in the sameperiod of time, but couldnot sayhow many warnings were is-sued in the school zone.

The school zone is betweenPete Neiser Drive, where Bish-op Brossart High School is lo-cated, and Campbell CountyMiddle School. Next to the mid-dle school is the central officecampus for Campbell CountySchools and the districts alter-native school.

The school zone speed limitis25mphbetween6:45-7:35a.m.and 2-2:45 p.m. The postedspeed limit in the city onU.S. 27outside of the school zone is 40mph.

The warning does not meanthere is a zero tolerance policy,but it does mean people speed-

ing run the risk of receiving aticket without any warning,Schreiner said.

We didnt tell these officersthat you cannot give a warningfor it, he said.

Schreiner said speeding inthe school zone ismost commonwhen drivers are travelingnorth on U.S. 27.

Its always been an issue,he said. For some odd reason

they dont see the school zonesigns lit up.

If police sat and gave ticketsto everyone speeding three,four or five mph over the limitthere would be no shortage ofoffenders cited, Schreiner said.

If we were strict with it toanything over 25 mph wed beup there all day, he said.

Schreiner said there is nospecific speed over the 25 mph

guaranteeing someone will notget a ticket.

If theyre still doing 40mphthrough the school zone theyregoing to get a ticket, he said.

Schreiner said the sign willnot stay up all school year, butpeople havebeenwarnedby thesign.

We put it out at the begin-ning of the school year just toget everybody to slow down a

little bit, he said.Safety for students is always

the toppriorityandthesignpro-motes safe driving, said ConniePohlgeers, director of schoolimprovement and communityeducation.

As they are on their way toand from school we would hopethepublicwould joinoureffortsto put student safety first,Pohlgeers said.

Police sign shows cost for speedingBy Chris [email protected]

A Campbell County Schools bus travels north on U.S. 27 past a sign erected by the Alexandria Police Department warning drivers not to speed in aschool zone.CHRIS MAYHEW/THE COMMUNITY RECORDER

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Content Testwas changedshowed Campbell Countyrising from a score of 78in2006to95 in2011outofapotential 140 points.

In last years Unbri-dled Learning rankings,Campbell County re-ceived a proficient classi-fication based on an 86th

scores year-to-year as theformer Kentucky Core

percentile ranking. Partof being a distinguisheddistrict requiresapercen-tile ranking of at least 90.

The district is only oneof four Kentucky schooldistricts to receive thedistinguished and pro-gressing distinction thisyear, and the only county

district attaining the sta-tus, Pohlgeers said.

Additionally, ClineElemenatary School inCold Spring and GrantsLick Elementary Schoolwere among the 30 ele-mentary schools in Ken-tucky to attain the highestschool of distinctioncategory, she said.

Students who startedout in the elementary andare now at the high schoolhave been part of andwit-nessed the increases intest scores, Pohlgeerssaid. The rise has culmi-nated this year with theboom of the high schoolreceiving a national rank-ing, the top classificationin the new test scores andthe opening of a new ath-letic complex and techni-cal center the state testscore ranking, she said.

JoeKremer,asenior,ofCalifornia who is a candi-date for the U.S. NavalAcademy, said his peerswould often make the ar-gument about why theywent to private school in-stead was because of aca-demics. The academicsargument can no longerbe made as effectively,Kremer said.

The ranking, its defi-nitely a big factor in de-ciding where people wantto go to school, he said.Its nice to have pride.

Superintendent GlenA.Miller said inanewsre-lease said the district at-tributes the growth to adistrict-wide focus on ad-vanced placement and ac-celerated courses for allstudents, school-wide in-tervention program,men-toring and a laser-likefocus on meeting the spe-cific needs of all students.

These outstandingstate test results, coupledwith our recent nationalranking by NewsweekMagazine naming Camp-bell County High Schoolas one of the best publichigh schools in the nation,confirms that the Camp-bell County School Dis-trict is among the bestanywhere, Miller said inthe news release.

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COLD SPRING ThetwonewCampbellCountyPublic Library Board ofTrustees members willbegin their four-year

terms in October.Christie Fillhardt of

Highland Heights andMike Whiteman of Belle-vue were sworn in astrustees by CampbellCounty Judge-executiveSteve Pendery Sept. 17.

Fillhardt is replacingFort Thomas resident Re-beccaKelm,whohasbeenserving as president oftheboard.Whitemanisre-placing Angela Siddall ofNewport, who has beenserving as board vicepresident.

Both Kelm and Siddallhave served the maxi-mum two consecutivefour-year terms. Board oftrustees member CathyHoward of Fort Thomashas been elected as thenew president. Howardwas appointed to the li-brary board in August2012.

Fillhardt is a life-longresident of the county andhas a Master of Sciencedegree in technologymanagement fromNorth-ern Kentucky University.Project management, de-veloping strategic rela-tionships and identifyingcost-saving measures arepart of her business back-ground, according to anews release from the li-brary. Fillhardt has alsoserved as vice presidentof the Donal E. Cline Par-ent Teacher Organizationand as secretary andnewsletter editor forNKUs Graduate Student

Association.Whiteman is the asso-

ciate dean for law libraryservices and informationtechnology at NorthernKentucky University. Hehas a juris doctorate fromthe University of Louis-ville School of Law. He isresponsible for the over-all planning law libraryoperations at NKU andhas authored 17 articlesfor academic and profes-sional publications. TheKentuckyLibraryAssoci-ation gave Whiteman the2011 Carol J. Parris Men-toring Award.

Howard said in a newsrelease thatKelmandSid-

dall will be missed.Their passion for the

role of public libraries inevery community, andCampbell County specifi-cally, cannot be easily re-placed, Howard said inthe news release. Theyserved their communitiesduring challenging timesfor the library and wereproud advocates of the li-brary throughout theirterms.

Howard said we areexcited to welcome Fill-hardt and Whiteman tothe board, and said eachbrings unique businessand academic skills thatwill be beneficial for the

library.This is a challenging

time for the library, saidHoward. Its critical wehave boardmembers whoare committed to provid-ing the quality of servicespeople depend onthroughout our communi-ty.

The board meets at4:30 p.m. the third Tues-day of eachmonth on a ro-tating basis between thebranches in Cold Spring,Fort Thomas and New-port. The next meetingwill be at 4:30 p.m. Tues-day,Oct.15,at theCarrico/Fort Thomas Branch at1000 Highland Ave.

Library board has two new members, presidentBy Chris [email protected]

New Campbell County Public Library Board of Trustees members Mike Whiteman, left, andChristie Fillhardt stand with Campbell County Judge-executive Steve Pendery after beingsworn in Sept. 17.THANKS TO CYNDI HAREN

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COMMUNITYRECORDEREditor: Marc Emral, [email protected], 578-1053

Campbell students makedeans list

National College in Florence and theAmerican National University onlineprogramreleased the deans list for thesecond spring term. The following stu-dents earned a minimum grade-pointaverage of 3.5 out of a possible 4.0:

Ruby Hennessy (Newport); andKayla Hadden and Cassondra Stamper(Wilder).

Schwarber beginsclimate-change research

Adria Schwarber, of Bellevue, re-cently was recognized as an alternatefor the Fulbright Full Grant to Japan tostudy chemical oceanography at theUniversity of the Ryukyus.

Schwarber graduated in the springfromtheUniversityofLouisvillewithadouble major in political science andchemistry. She is in her first year in theUniversityofMarylandsgraduatepro-graminatmosphericandoceanstudies,researching out of their policy depart-ment.

Her research combines her inter-ests in both politics and science as sheattempts to use data analysis and pro-gramming to help learnmore about thehealth effects brought on by climatechange.

WhateverresearchIdoIwould liketo link it back to policy somehow,Schwarber said.

Schwarber attended Grandview El-ementary and Bellevue Middle Schoolbefore attending Notre Dame Acad-emy.

Feltner participates inambassadors program

Jason Feltner, of Wilder, recentlyparticipated inButlerUniversitysAm-bassadors of Change program.

This pre-orientation program forfirst-year Butler students focuses onservice to the community and leader-ship skill development.Throughout thesix-day program, the students are in-troduced to the campus and Indianapo-lis community throughdailyvolunteer-ing at local agencies. Participants alsotake part in discussions about social is-sues and learn about service and lead-ership styles while getting to knowtheir fellow classmates.

Gray graduates fromWesternCatherine C. Gray, of Fort Thomas,

was among those Western KentuckyUniversity studentswhocompletedde-grees during the 2013 summer session.

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Campbell County pair earnnational recognition

Campbell County High School sen-iors Sarah Kintner and Daniel Watsonrecently were named National MeritSemifinalists.

Kintner andWatson earned scores onthePSATthatqualify themforconsider-ation for National Merit recognition.

Cold Spring student winstuition boost

Catholic Order of Foresters, head-quartered in Naperville, Ill., recentlyawarded $25,000 in tuition-assistanceawards to COF youth members attend-ing Catholic schools.

Madeline Enginger, of Cold Spring,was among the 100 winners chosen in a

random drawing who received a $250award for the 2013-14 school year.

A member of COFs St. Joseph Court2094, Enginger attends school at St. Jo-seph.

Donate to help Owsley CountyThe Newport Central Catholic High

School community is collecting non-per-ishable food items through Sept. 27 forOwsley County.

More than half of Owsley Countyschildren live at or below the nationalpoverty level. Nearly one-third ofmoth-ers inOwsleyCounty do not have a high-school diplomas. The 832 public-schoolstudents of Owsley County rank in thelowest 10-percent of students tested inthe state of Kentucky.

Donors can drop items off at NCC be-

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Campbell Ridge parent ready tolead

Evelyn Dietz, parent at CampbellRidge Elementary School, recently wasselected to attend the Governors Com-monwealth Institute for Parent Leader-ship.

The program runs through the Fallsemester and is designed to encourageand train parents to becomemore effec-tive advocates for Kentuckys public-education systems. It also preparesthem toworkwith other parents in theirschools and communities to improve theeducational outcomes for all students.

SCHOOL NOTES

The Northern Kentucky Communi-ty Action Commission received a$7,500 grant from Toyota EngineeringandManufacturing, North America tosupport its Head Start centers inBoone, Kenton, and Campbell coun-ties. The grant will be used to offsetcosts left by the money lost due to thesequestration.

This money, says Head Start Di-rector LaurieWolsing, will be used tofoster the natural curiosity and desireto learnthatallyoungpeoplehave.Thedevelopment of literacy skills and alove of education will resonatethroughout the childs life, beginningnow with Head Start and continuinginto their school career.

The impact is not only a benefit tothe children says Executive DirectorFlorence Tandy. These young learn-ers at ourHead Start centerswill go toschoolmore prepared for the expecta-tions of the schools they attend. Thestate is adopting the common corestandards, so the readiness of everystudent to learn matters not just totheir family but also to the district as awhole.

Tandy says that as improved schooldistricts attract young families intothe area the entire region will benefit.

Toyota Engineering and Manufac-turing employs over 3,000 people andhas its headquarters in Erlanger.

Head Startgets grantfrom Toyota

St. Joseph School in Cold Spring recently celebrated GrandfolksDay. The children invited their grandparents to lunch and a specialprayer service, and gave them a guided tour of their classrooms.

Mr. and Mrs. Roger Keller join their grandchildren, Jordan, Olivia, Jessica, and Ryan Keller, for Grandfolks Day at St. Joseph Cold Spring.THANKS TOMELISSA HOLZMACHER

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Luke Schroeder celebrates Grandfolks Day at St.Joseph Cold Spring with his grandparents, Pat and RoyHeck. THANKS TOMELISSA HOLZMACHER

Kelsey Adams,Morgan Huston,and MeganGreene enjoyhanging out withMorgansgrandfolk,JeanetteKohlhepp, duringGrandfolks Dayat St. Joseph ColdSpring. THANKS TOMELISSA HOLZMACHER

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

Boys golf Brossart beat Villa Madonna 162-

241. Jacob Zai had a 36 to medal. Newport Central Catholic was

NKAC Division II runner-up. Drew Mc-Donaldwonhis third individual champi-onship with a 72. Individual NewCathEighthRegionqualifiers to state areMc-Donald (74) and Luke Holtz (74), whichfinished third in the team standings forthe second year in a rowwith 320 points.Itwas a career-best round forHoltz,whohad four birdies.

Boys soccer Bishop Brossart beat Campbell

County 7-0 Sept. 24. Jake Jennings andEli Nienaber had two goals each.

Campbell County beat Conner 1-0Sept. 25. Zach Schneider had the goal

and James Wilbers the shutout with 11saves.

Girls soccer Bishop Brossart defeated Camp-

bell County in a shootout, 1-0. After reg-ulation andovertime thegameremainedscoreless. Brossarts senior goalkeeperSarah Futscher recorded seven saves toearn the shutout for the Mustangs. Ju-nior goalkeeper Bryanna Schroers had12 saves in the shutout for the Camels.Penalty scorers for Brossart includedsenior defender Sam Cetrulo, seniormidfielder Cori Ziegler, senior forwardMorganVerst and senior forwardMadi-son Linebach.

Newport Central Catholic is 11-1-2through Sept. 30.

Volleyball ScottbeatSilverGrove 25-13, 25-10,

25-6 Sept. 25. VillaMadonnabeatBellevueSept.

24.

Football Bellevue senior quarterback Tyler

Ackerson broke the single-season pass-ing record on a six-yard completion tohis cousin Nick Ackerson in the secondquarter as Class ABellevue rolled to thenon-district win over Class 2A OwenCounty, 61-0.Ackerson finished19-for-30with 243 yards and now has thrown for1,521yardson the season. Senior runningback Dylan Huff accounted for five ofthe teams eight touchdowns. He had 13carries for124yards and three score andadded two reception touchdowns in thefirst quarter. Ackerson finished withfour touchdown passes, three coming inthe first quarter.

First-year Newport coach MattSchmitz earned his first win when theWildcatsbeatPendletonCounty, 21-6, be-hind208yards rushingby juniorDomin-ic Joseph and three touchdown passes

by senior quarterback Charlie Mullins. Highlands held Class 4A, District 7

rivalCovingtonCatholic to 84 first-halfyards in a 42-6 victory in Park Hills.

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ALEXANDRIA While it tooksome time to manifest itselfMonday night, Sept. 30, theCampbell County High Schoolvolleyball team is feeling thatlate-season urgency as they tryto earn a return trip to the statetournament this year.

The Camels defeated neigh-borly and 37th District rivalBishop Brossart 3-1 at Camp-bell, 28-26, 22-25, 25-13, 25-20.The Camels took a 15-10 recordinto matches with Conner Tues-dayandatNotreDameWednes-day, after deadline.

At first we were a littlerocky, started off shaky, but weplayed well at the end, seniormiddle hitter Dixie Schultzsaid. We hustled, we had ag-gressive serves. I thought wecouldhaveplayedbetter,butwewon and thats all thatmatters.

The Camels used their bal-anced attack to beat the Mus-tangs. Schultz had 13 kills. Ju-nior Kirby Seiter led the teamwith 14 kills and also posted 23digs. Junior Emily Rich had 13kills. Junior setter Carson Grayhad 44 assists and junior HaleyCundiff posted 24 digs.

We have everything thisyear, Schultz said. Were stilltrying to piece everything to-gether, but I think well be avery strong team at the end.

Schultz and Seiter are re-

turning offensive threats fromlast year. Rich, a 6-foot-2 hitter,has become a major part of theoffenseafteronlyplayingright-side block a year ago and focus-ing on defense.

Dixie has really stepped upin the lastcoupleofweeks.Shesreally got connected with Car-son, said Camels head coachKim Nemcek. Having Kirbyout there helps, shes always

Camels edgeMustangs involleyball rivalryBy James [email protected]

Campbell County junior CarsonGray sets the ball in a 3-1winSept. 30 at Campbell County.JAMESWEBER/THE COMMUNITY RECORDER

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BELLEVUE A new team isstarting to make a name for it-self at Bellevue High School.

The boys golf program en-joyed its best season this year,going 20-6 in dual matches andwinning the Division III cham-pionship in the Northern Ken-tuckyAthleticConference tour-nament Sept. 23. The confer-ence title is believed to be thefirst in team history.

Theyre really excited,first-year head coach Max Lle-wellyn said. They want to playmore in the offseason. The guyshave just played during golfseason and thats it. You canonly get so good at golf playingtwo or three months and theywant to play more.

TheTigerswon theNKAC ti-tle with an 18-hole score of 383,the teams best score of the sea-son. Briley Seiter shot an 88 tofinish second overall. MattFreyman and Cody Strunk eachshot 96.

Most of the players on theteam, this is their second orthird year on the team, Llewel-lyn said.

Freyman has been the topplayer for the season, averag-ing 48 for the year for nineholes. Seiter averages 51. Bothare sophomores on a team withone junior and the rest 10th-graders.

Llewellyn, a second-yearteacher at Bellevue, took overthe golf program this seasonand will continue being the ten-

Bellevue golf teammakes name for itself

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By [email protected]

NEWPORTThefirstyear israrely ever easy for a highschool football coach. Whenpersonal tragedy strikes dur-ing the first weeks of that firstseason, the mountain becomeseven harder to climb.

For Newport High Schooland head coach Matt Schmitz,the first victory of the seasonwas a little sweeter, consider-ing all that they had gonethrough together over the sea-sons first month.

Itwas a long timecoming,Schmitz said. I think the play-ers knewhowmuch itmeant tome.

The Wildcats defeated Pen-dleton County on the road onSept. 27 to earn their first winafter starting the season 0-4.The slow start to the seasonwas not the biggest challengethe team faced together.Schmitzs father, Bill Schmitz,died three days after the sea-son-opening loss to CampbellCounty. TheWildcats coach re-turned in time to coach thenext game at Walton-VeronaAug. 30.

If this wasnt football sea-son, I dont know how I wouldhave made it through, saidSchmitz. That time on thefield is when Im most atpeace.

Bill, a former college headcoach at Coast Guard and Aus-tin Peay, got to know the Wild-cats players and helped themprepare for this season. Mattsfather cameup fromFlorida tohelp his sons team during pre-seasonworkouts. The fact thatthe Wildcats spent time with

his father is a comfort toSchmitz. It also helped theWildcats grieve and forgeahead together.

Thecool thing is theygot toknow my dad this summer,Schmitz said. They werethere for me and Im foreverindebted to them for that.

On the field, the Wildcatshave weathered the adversityof a difficult schedule and sev-eral injuries. Safety RyanOchoa and running backs Ty-ree Bolden and Dominic Jo-seph have all missed multiplegames due to injury. Instead ofwaiving the white flag of sur-render, the team showed resil-iency.

What Im most proud of isthat at no time did any of thekids get down or jump ship,said Schmitz. The kids havestuck together and stayed thecourse.

Senior quarterback Charlie

Newport QB Charlie Mullins (12) keeps and runs the ball against Campbell County LB Austin Myers (45) inthe second quarter Aug. 23.JOSEPH FUQUA II/THE COMMUNITY RECORDER

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for 1st victoryTragedy struckWildcats inearly seasonBy Adam [email protected]

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NEWPORT EnteringOctober, Newport CentralCatholics volleyball teamhassevenopportunities toequal last seasons win to-tal.

In addition to buildingon lastyears10-20season,the Thoroughbreds wantto avoid limping into thepostseason as they did ayear ago. Last year, New-Cath lost five of its finalsix regular seasonmatch-es. This years squad ispoised to continue im-proving down the stretchand enter the postseasonon a high note.

The Thoroughbredsenter the final month ofthe seasonwith a 9-10 rec-ord. Even in the losses,they have shown signs ofimprovement. Playing inprestigious tournamentsin Louisville and Cincin-nati in recent weeks hashelped build confidence.

Ithelpsusas farasbe-ing competitive, saidhead coach Vicki Fleissn-erofplayingintoughtour-naments during the regu-lar season. We reallystruggled last year inthose kind of tourna-ments. This year, wedidnt get the results wewant, but we competedwell.

Despite last yearsstruggles, the Thorough-breds never thought ofbacking down. They haveresponded to the difficultschedule and setbacksbetter this season.

Whenyouplayatough

schedule, it can eitherbeat you down or buildyou up, said Fleissner.We want to keep takingsteps forward withouttaking those small stepsback.

Led by senior setterAlyssa Maier, the Bredshave seamlessly incorpo-rated a diverse startinglineup. Every high schoolclass - freshman, sopho-more, junior, and senior -is represented in thestarting lineup.Freshmanoutside hitter Rachel Mc-Donald played on thefreshman team as aneighth-grader last yearand has stepped right intoamajorroleon thevarsitythis season. Middle hit-ters Nikki Kiernan, a sen-ior, andKeyiara Lankheit,a junior, have showedmuch improvement intheir blocking and de-fense. Most importantly,they all like playing with

one another.Our chemistry and

team unity is great, saidFleissner. The girls areall like-minded and theycare about each other aspeople.

NewCath has won itslast six sets, sweepingBishop Brossart andHolmes in consecutivematches. The Thorough-breds continue to work onbecoming more aggres-sive defensively. Theyhave bounced back fromdefeats against qualityopponents and are justtwo wins away from best-ing last years win total.There ismomentumhead-ing into the seasons finalmonth.

Were hoping we cancarry that into the lastthree weeks of the sea-son, Fleissner said.

The Thoroughbredshost Cooper on Thursday,Oct. 3.

Improved NewCathvolleys into OctoberBy Adam [email protected]

niscoachat theschool thisspring. The new headcoach played high schoolmatches on the links inMansfield, Ohio.

His goal for the region-al meet Sept. 30 was to bethe best Division IIIschool in the tourney.

They know some ofthe bigger schools havebigger pools to drawfrom, he said. Were notgoing toworryaboutwhatthe Division I schools,

well see how we doagainst schools that areour size. I want them toshoot the best that theycan.

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consistent. Having Emilyhas been big. We movedher to outside and she hasimproved dramaticallysince last year. We havemore options this year.

After the teams splitthe first two games Sept.30, Campbell dominatedthe third game and took aquick 9-3 lead in thefourth to keep control.

Campbell has threeseniors, counting Schultz,

middle hitter Taylor Ken-nedy and outside hitterKaelynnWebb.Repeatingas regional champion willbe a challenge, Nemceksaid. The Camels havesplit two matches withdistrict rival Scott, andthe Mustangs will bethere as well.

We do have a lot of re-turners from last year butits not the same team,Nemcek said. Theyregoing to have to worktwice as hard if they wantto go to state this year.Theyre going to have toplay hard and earn it.

Said Schultz: I wouldbesohappy. Iwant togo tostate again and I think wecando it.Knowing thatweare talented enough to dothat is really humbling. Ijust love it.

Brossart,13-11, playsatLudlow Thursday and re-turns home Oct. 8 againstHarrison County. Bros-sart has five seniors: AlexHinkel,AshleyArthur,Al-lison Steelman, SarahSteelman and MarissaFrommeyer.

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Mullins has been instru-mental in leading theWildcats on and off thefield. He leads by exam-ple in the classroom, andhis intelligence has madeit easier for the Wildcatsto implement a new of-

fense under their first-year head coach.

He is so smart andthat carries over onto thefield, said Schmitz. Hehas allowed us to do a lotof different things on of-fense.

The team has bonded,albeit through unfortu-nate circumstances. TheWildcats continue to growas a unit and their pa-

tience is starting to payoff.

All summer, wepreached getting betterevery week, and we keptpreaching that throughthe first four weeks, hesaid. Everyweek, we arefinding out more aboutourplayers strengthsandweaknesses. The comfortlevel is getting there. Itsfun to see.

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Bishop BrossartHigh School footballteam lost 51-12 toHo-ly Cross Sept. 26 inits Class 2A districtopener.CaseyPelgenrushed for a 45-yardscore and threw a 26-yard TD pass toCraig Pfefferman.Brossart (1-3) con-tinues district play 7p.m. Friday, Oct. 4, atNewport.

Brossart sophomore Logan Schoultheis looks for running room in the first half.JAMESWEBER/THE COMMUNITY RECORDER

Mustangs fall to 1-3BrossartsophomoreCraigPfeffermanscores on atouchdownpass in thefirst half.Holy Crossbeat BishopBrossart51-12 infootballSept. 26 atScott HighSchool.JAMES

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Brossart senior quarterback Casey Pelgen looks for running room in the first half. JAMESWEBER/THE COMMUNITY RECORDER

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Relationships are tricky, tosay the least.

Navigating moods, roughpatches, and the general ups anddowns of life (and thats just withyour children) can leave youfrazzled. But what about theother relationships in your life:the spouse, co-worker, friendsand family? Attempting to getalong in these situations canleave a person wondering, Whatdo they want fromme?

Too often, we make relation-ships in our lives more compli-cated than they need to be. Wetend to think for the other per-son. Assuming we know whatthey want from us and feelingfrustrated, because we cantalways muster the resources togive it.

We assume the spouse wouldbe happier if we lost weight, sowe join the gym and the weight-loss group. We think the childrenwould be happier with morethings so we work overtimefive days a week.

As for the co-workers, neigh-bors and friends, we often as-sume they need our two cents,so we freely give it, telling themstep-by-step how to maneuver

their struggles(yet we cantseem to maneu-ver our own) andfeeling exhaust-ed and frustrat-ed when we findthey didnt heedour well-thought-outadvice.

And whatabout God? What

does he want fromme?Make nomistake, God does want me to beobedient, to walk in his ways,and to witness to others abouthim.

Yet, above all those things,what God wants more than any-thing is my heart. And with myheart comes my time and atten-tion. The Bible tells us that Goddoesnt look down from heavento see if we are living righteous-ly or not: The Lord looks downfrom heaven upon the childrenof men, to see if there are anywho understand, who seek God.(Psalm14:2)

The Lord watches and waitsfor us to seek him.

Interestingly, when I comparewhat God wants with all the oth-

er relationships in my life, I findwhat they all really crave is thesame: my heart. And with myheart comes my time and atten-tion.

Fifteen minutes playing foot-ball with my son goes a lot fur-ther than a new pair of Nikesocks. Fifteen minutes playingBarbies with my 5-year old,means more than a new Barbie.Fifteen minutes listening to my12-year old talk about horsesmeans more than a new ridinghelmet. (Well, I may be pushingit on that last one.)

However, one things for sure,You will showme the path oflife; in your presence if fullnessof joy; at your right hand arepleasures forevermore. (Psalm16:11)

Today, experience the fullnessof joy and pleasures forever-more simply by spending timewith God and those you love.

Julie House is a former resident ofCampbell County and graduate ofNewport Central Catholic and NKU.She is also the founder of EquippedMinistries. She can be reached at859-802-8965 or on Facebook.com/EquippedMinistries.

What do you want from me?

Julie HouseCOMMUNITYRECORDER GUESTCOLUMNIST

Building important indecisions

I dont think I could everpersuade Mr. Holt and asmall group of discontentsthat the adults and childrenof southernCampbellCoun-ty deserve a library branchin its own building.

I have observed the li-brarysboardsover thepastfour decades and I thinkthey, contrary to Mr. Holtsassertion, have made somepretty good choices. For ex-ample, instead of puttingthe Fort Thomas branch inthe former Hader Hard-ware store, they chose tobuild a comfortable and in-viting branch on HighlandAve.

Instead of putting theNewport Branch in the for-mer IGA store, they choseto build a naturally lit andattractivebranchnextdoor.Mr. Holt and others dontunderstand the communityand economic value of hav-ing a library in its ownbuilding. Putting a libraryin a former commercialbuilding is like putting a

fire department in the for-mer Thriftway store in Al-exandria not a good idea.

The people of southernCampbell deserve a libraryin a building that doesnthave to have costly remod-eling done followed bycostly utilities. The pro-posed fourth branch will belocated relatively close toseveral school districts.Considering the inherentlimitations of school librar-ies, students and parentswill be climbing over eachother trying to get into theproposed fourth branch.

You dont have to agreewith Mr. Holt. The fourthbranch can still become areality if citizens push forit. Fort Thomas residentspushed and voted for it, butsouthern county citizensdidnt. Is it that they justdont understand the valueof a new library branch totheir area? That would be ashame for they really de-serve a new branch onethats long overdue.

Steve RothHighland Heights

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Looking for a sure-fire way toignite a heated political discus-sion? Say the words AffordableCare Act, health care reform orObamacare. The changes to thehealth care system set in motionby the 2010 Patient Protectionand Affordable Care Act, havesparked some of the most heated

political debatesthis century.

And whilehealthy politicalrhetoric is partof what makesthis countrygreat, the debatehas, for the mostpart, overshad-owed the sub-stance of thelaw. So, Id askthat you set yourpolitical feelings

aside as you read these next fewparagraphs as a consumer, some-one who uses the health caresystem from time to time.

First, most people who al-ready have health insurancecoverage, either from a planoffered by an employer, Medi-care or Medicaid, will not see awhole lot change. You may get anotice from your employer in-forming you of your right tocoverage. Your plans may haveopen enrollment, similar to howthey do each fall.

But, if you are one of the al-most 15 percent of Kentuckianswho dont have coverage, youllhave new options. The main onebeing that youll be able to pur-chase insurance through whatscalled a health care exchange.

Basically, an exchange is amarketplace. Insurers offertheir plans and you go, eitheronline or by phone, and selectthe plan thats best for yourneeds and budget. It does get abit muddy here: Some states,including Kentucky, have decid-ed to run their own insuranceexchanges. Others, includingOhio and Indiana, will have their

residents purchase insurance onthe federal exchange.

Kentuckys exchange is calledkynect. You can find it online athttp://www.kynect.comor bycalling 1-855-4KYNECT.

Enrolling in an insuranceplan, particularly if youre notused to it, can be confusing. For-tunately, you can access helpfrom insurance brokers andnavigators. Details on who canperform each function are stillshaping up.

If you choose to use the pro-fessionals help or enroll on yourown, youll need to gather someinformation in advance. Health-care.gov recommends that you:

Learn the basics about dif-ferent types of plans, such ashealth maintenance organiza-tions, preferred provider organi-zations and catastrophic plans.

Make a list of questions thatyou have.

Gather paperwork that canprove your income and identi-tythis includes your SocialSecurity Number, pay stubs, etc.

Gather paperwork aboutyour current insurance cov-erage, including details on howmuch you currently pay in pre-miums; howmuch your employ-er contributes and coverageavailable to you.

Determine your budget.What can you afford to spend onhealth care?

The wheels of change in thehealth care industry are in mo-tion. We know that a number ofNorthern Kentuckians lackhealth insurance coverage, andwill benefit from the new optionsoffered because of the Afford-able Care Act. October 1 is ap-proaching quickly. Please takesome time to learn how healthcare reform will impact yourfamily.

Lynne M. Saddler is the district direc-tor of health for the Northern KentuckyHealth Department.

Health care reformprovisions oftenovershadowed

LynneM.SaddlerCOMMUNITYRECORDER GUESTCOLUMNIST

Campbell CountyRotary ClubMeeting time: NoonWednesdaysWhere: Highland Country Club, 931Alexandria Pike, Fort ThomasContact: Arnd Rehfuss, [email protected], 859-635 5088Description: Rotary welcomes newmembers who enjoy communityservice.

Covington/KentonLions ClubMeeting time: General meetings,fourth Thursday of each month;Board meetings, second Thursday ofeach monthWhere: General meetings at Madon-na Manor Community Center; Boardmeetings at PeeWeesContact: 859-572-2049Description: The Covington/KentonLions Club has been a charteredmember of the Lions Internationalfor more than 70 years and provideseye examinations and eyeglasses tothose who cant afford them.

Covington Rotary ClubMeeting time: 12:15 p.m. TuesdaysWhere: Radisson Hotel in CovingtonContact: President David Miller [email protected]

Daughters of theAmerican RevolutionRebecca Bryan Boone Chapter,National Society Daughters of theAmerican Revolution of Fort Thom-asMeets: SecondWednesday or Sat-urday of each monthWhere: Various locationsContact: Zella Rahe, 1106 CraftRoad, Alexandria KY 41001, 859-635-5050, [email protected]: DAR members provetheir lineage back to a Revolu-tionary War patriot. They offerservice to troops, veterans, schoolsand preserve history. Members arefrom Boone, Campbell and Kentoncounties.

Optimist Club ofCovingtonMeeting time: Noon ThursdaysWhere: Chez Noras in CovingtonContact: [email protected]; callDan Humpert at 859-491-0674Description: Chartered in 1925, itsknown as a Friend of Youthwithprograms aimed at educating andpromoting good physical and men-tal health in youth. The cub alsopromotes voter awareness.

Southgate SuperSeniorsMeeting time: 1 p.m. third Thursdayof each month.Where: Southgate CommunityCenter, 301W. Walnut in SouthgateContact: President Vivian Auteri at859-491-1878Description: The group has meet-ings, featuring door prizes, refresh-ments, and bingo.

CIVIC INVOLVEMENT

For over a year, I haveread tragically similar sto-ries about families and

friends los-ing lovedones to her-oin addic-tions, over-doses, anddeaths.While Ken-tucky hasmade stridesin reducingillegal pre-scriptiondrugs, drug

abuse remains a scourge thatfractures families and hurtsour economic health, safety,and quality of life. Police citeheroin as a major contrib-utor to the increase in bur-glaries, theft and prostitu-tion. The heroin tsunami hasswept over the NorthernKentucky community andinundated our health deliv-ery services as it continueson to flood the rest of the

state.In the 2013 Session, I

sponsored Senate Bill 6 thatmade clear that an overdosedeath from a Schedule I drugsuch as heroin is a foresee-able event. Schedule I drugsare highly addictive andhave no legitimate medicaluse. SB 6 stated that theillegal trafficking of thesetypes of drugs is sufficientto support a charge of crimi-nal homicide in an overdosedeath. In addition, the billdirected coroners to reportheroin deaths to, amongothers, commonwealth at-torneys so that they maymore effectively prosecutethese cases. Unfortunately,the bill was killed in theHouse.

Its inexcusable that theentire state could have be-gun to benefit from thesecommon-sense penalties onheroin distribution. Fortu-nately, some, like FayetteCounty, have already started

to implement many of thebills recommendations. TheU.S. Attorney from the East-ern District is also employ-ing the same tough measuresas SB 6.

I will be filing similarlegislation in 2014. We arealso considering allowingfirst-responders to adminis-ter Narcan, a drug that canimmediately counter theeffects of an overdose. Inaddition, we need to use themodel of Louisvilles TheHealing Place as an efficientand effective way to treataddicts. Combating heroinabuse requires a three-pronged approach: interdic-tion, education, and treat-ment. Working together, wecan make a difference.

State Sen. Katie Stine (R-South-gate) serves as the presidentpro-tem of the State Senate. Sherepresents the 24th District in-cluding Campbell County.

Battle to stop heroin anongoing fight vs. cancer

Katie StineCOMMUNITYRECORDER GUESTCOLUMNIST

LIFELIFE PEOPLE | IDEAS | RECIPESCOMMUNITYRECORDERTHURSDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2013

Doris and Pat McBride of Melbourne dance to All Shook Up by Elvis Presley.CHRISMAYHEW/THE COMMUNITY RECORDER

Millie Ruprecht of Southgate, left, wears a 1920s era hair piece as she sits with friendJean Burkart of Highland Heights at right.CHRIS MAYHEW/THE COMMUNITY RECORDER

Seniors mix it upat Prohibitiontheme picnic

CampbellCountyPoliceDepartmentChief KeithHill sits withhis mother,Margie Hillof Florence.CHRIS

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Bill Inlow of Highland Heights is pulled out onto the dance floor byCookie Miller of Cold Spring, center, and Jackie Bowling of Alexandria.CHRIS MAYHEW/THE COMMUNITY RECORDER

Victoria Weyman of Highland Heights dances with Roxie Hightchew of Newport as her motherCarol Jackson of Alexandria watches during the Prohibition themed Campbell County SeniorPicnic at Pendery Park in Melbourne. CHRIS MAYHEW/THE COMMUNITY RECORDER

Friends Homer Gemmer, left, and Bill Gasdorf of Cold Spring sit together during lunch.CHRIS MAYHEW/THECOMMUNITY RECORDER

Marv Record, left, of Grants Lick, takes notes for the Campbell CountyHistorical and Genealogical Society as Mary Runyon of Alexandria tellsof her father Richard Days service aboard a ship in the U.S. Navy in thePacific in World War II. CHRIS MAYHEW/THE COMMUNITY RECORDER

Dolly Hoeh of Newport and Bill Inlow of Highland Heights dancetogether. CHRIS MAYHEW/THE COMMUNITY RECORDER

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FRIDAY, OCT. 4Art EventsImaginary Brides: MobilePhotography by Crystal F.Spellman, 7-10 p.m., Crazy FoxSaloon, 901Washington Ave.,Series of still-life inspired pho-tographs, shot and edited onmobile device. Ages 21 and up.Free. 859-261-2143. Newport.

Art ExhibitsArtist at Work, 11 a.m.-11 p.m.,York St. Cafe, 738 York St., ThirdFloor Gallery. Solo exhibitionfeaturing work of artist KenPage. Free. 859-261-9675;www.yorkstonline.com. New-port.

Dining EventsNewport Elks Fish Fry, 4:30-7:30 p.m., Newport Elks Lodge,3704 Alexandria Pike, Dinnerincludes fish, slaw and choice offries, onion rings or macaroniand cheese. Beer, wine and sodafor dining room. Carryoutavailable. Benefits Newport ElksLodge 273. $8.50 dinner, $6sandwich. 859-441-1273. ColdSpring.

Drink TastingsFriday Night in the AislesWine Tasting, 4-8 p.m., PartySource, 95 Riviera Drive, Flightof four wines, free of charge.Ages 21 and up. 859-291-4007;www.thepartysource.com.Bellevue.FridayWine Tasting, 4-8 p.m.,D.E.P.s Fine Wine & Spirits FortThomas, 424 Alexandria Pike,Free. 859-781-8105; www.deps-finewine.com. Fort Thomas.

Holiday - HalloweenUSS Nightmare, 7 p.m.-1 a.m.,BB Riverboats Newport Landing,101 Riverboat Row, Walk-through haunted tour built onreal steamboat. Experience30-minute tour with more than40 areas and two levels of fright.Through Nov. 2. $18 Thursday-Sunday, $13 Wednesday. Pre-sented by USS Nightmare.Through Nov. 2. 859-740-2293;www.ussnightmare.com. New-port.Sandyland Acres HauntedHayride and Farmers Re-venge, 8 p.m.-midnight, Sandy-land Acres, 4172 Belleview Road,Voted Best Hayride in Kentuckyseven years straight, or tryFarmers Revenge walk throughhaunted barn. Through Oct. 26.Hayride: $12. Farmers Revenge:$10. Combo: $20. 859-322-0516;www.sandylandacres.com.Petersburg.The Haunted Farm House, 7-11p.m., Benton Family Farm, 11896Old Lexington Pike, White FarmHouse. Enter farm house withdocumented evidence of theunknown. Family Farm Fundrais-er to help low income schoolsand children attend field tripsand summer camps. $10, group

pricing available. 859-485-7000;www.bentonfarm.com.Walton.

Music - ConcertsCincypunk Fest, 8 p.m., TheSouthgate House Revival, 111 E.Sixth St., Whole-house benefitconcert features more than 30national, regional and local actsover two nights on three stages.Benefits Save Our Shelters Dogs.$20 two-day pass, $15 one day.859-431-2201; cincypunkfest-.com. Newport.

Music - RockJamison Road Band, 9 p.m.-1a.m., JerZees Pub and Grub, 708Monmouth St., Free. 859-491-3500. Newport.

On Stage - ComedyDan Grueter, 8 and 10:30 p.m.,Funny Bone Comedy Club,Newport on the Levee, $15-$17.859-957-2000; www.funnybone-onthelevee.com. Newport.

On Stage - TheaterAnything Goes, 8 p.m., StainedGlass Theatre, 802 York St.,Musical comedy. Step aboardthe SS American and meet Billy,Reno, Hope, Moonface and shipfull of other wacky characters.$20. Presented by FootlightersInc.. Through Oct. 12. 859-652-3849; www.footlighters.org.Newport.Darkside, 8 p.m., Fort ThomasWomans Club, 8 N. Fort ThomasAve., About 1973 Apollo 18mission; sci-fi drama with sus-pense and humor. $15. Present-ed by Village Players. ThroughOct. 5. 859- 392-0500; www.vil-lageplayers.biz. Fort Thomas.

SATURDAY, OCT. 5Art ExhibitsArtist at Work, 11 a.m.-11 p.m.,York St. Cafe, Free. 859-261-9675; www.yorkstonline.com.Newport.

Clubs & OrganizationsGenealogyWorkshop byMaryIngles, 1-4 p.m., Fort Thomas-Carrico Branch Library, 1000Highland Ave., Basic genealogyskills and resource workshopconducted by volunteer DARlineage researchers. Donationrequested. Reservations re-quired by Sept. 30. Presented byFort Thomas (Carrico) BranchLibrary. 859-441-3700. FortThomas.

Craft ShowsCraft Show, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., St.Luke Lutheran Church, 4800Alexandria Pike, Various craf-ters. Raffle and bake sale. Foodand drink available. Free admis-sion. 859-441-2848. Cold Spring.

Farmers MarketNewport Farmers Market, 9a.m.-1 p.m., Historic NewportBusiness District, MonmouthStreet, Held at 709 MonmouthSt. in city parking lot adjacent to

Pepper Pod Restaurant. Home-grown fruits, vegetables andannual and perennial flowers.Presented by City of Newport.859-292-3666. Newport.

FestivalsFall Festival, 4-11 p.m., ChristChurch, United Church of Christ,15 S. Fort Thomas Ave., Bouncyhouse, carnival games, face-painting, games of chance, cakebooth, grilled meats and sideitems, beer, soft drinks and icecream. Benefits Christ Church.Free. 859-441-2565; www.christ-churchuccft.org. Fort Thomas.

Holiday - HalloweenUSS Nightmare, 7 p.m.-1 a.m.,BB Riverboats Newport Landing,$18 Thursday-Sunday, $13Wednesday. 859-740-2293;www.ussnightmare.com. New-port.

Music - ConcertsCincypunk Fest, 8 p.m., TheSouthgate House Revival, $20two-day pass, $15 one day.859-431-2201; cincypunkfest-.com. Newport.

On Stage - ComedyDan Grueter, 7:30 and 10 p.m.,Funny Bone Comedy Club,$15-$17. 859-957-2000;www.funnyboneonthelevee-.com. Newport.

On Stage - TheaterAnything Goes, 8 p.m., StainedGlass Theatre, $20. 859-652-3849; www.footlighters.org.Newport.Darkside, 8 p.m., Fort ThomasWomans Club, $15. 859- 392-0500; www.villageplayers.biz.Fort Thomas.

RecreationJeff Wagenlander Texas Hol-dem Tournament, 7 p.m.,Newport Central Catholic HighSchool, 13 Carothers Road, Gym.Limited to 250 players. In sup-port of scholarship in memory ofJeff Wagenlander, NCC class of1991. Scholarship is offered toqualifying male and femalestudent entering their sopho-more, junior or senior year. $85,$65 advance. 859-292-0001;www.ncchs.com. Newport.

ToursUltimate Gangster Tour, 2 p.m.,Gangsters Dueling Piano Bar, 18E. Fifth St., More in-depth tourexpands on Newports history.Includes visiting three additionallocations not on regular tour.$30. Presented by AmericanLegacy Tours. 859-491-8000;www.americanlegacytours.com.Newport.

SUNDAY, OCT. 6Exercise ClassesJazzercise Classes, 9:30-10:30a.m., Jazzercise Crescent SpringsCenter, $34 for unlimitedmonthly classes. 859-331-7778;jazzercise.com. Crescent Springs.

Holiday - HalloweenUSS Nightmare, 7-11 p.m., BBRiverboats Newport Landing,$18 Thursday-Sunday, $13Wednesday. 859-740-2293;www.ussnightmare.com. New-port.

Karaoke and OpenMicDJ-led Karaoke, 9:30 p.m.-1:30a.m., Millers Fill Inn, 52 Donner-meyer Drive, Free. 859-431-3455;www.facebook.com/millers.fil-lin. Bellevue.

On Stage - ComedyDan Grueter, 7:30 p.m., FunnyBone Comedy Club, $15-$17.859-957-2000; www.funnybone-onthelevee.com. Newport.

On Stage - TheaterAnything Goes, 2 p.m., StainedGlass Theatre, $20. 859-652-3849; www.footlighters.org.Newport.

MONDAY, OCT. 7CivicCampbell County Conserva-tion District Meeting, 9-10:30a.m., Campbell County Conser-vation District, 8351 E. Main St.,Suite 104, Suite 104. Publicencouraged to attend. ThroughDec. 4. 859-635-9587; http://home.fuse.net/campbellcd.Alexandria.

Karaoke and OpenMicOpenMic, 9 p.m.-2 a.m., TheSouthgate House Revival, 111 E.Sixth St., The Lounge. Award-winning open mic featuressinger-songwriters, comedians,marimba players, storytellersand more. Ages 21 and up.

859-431-2201; www.south-gatehouse.com. Newport.

TUESDAY, OCT. 8Art ExhibitsArtist at Work, 11 a.m.-10 p.m.,York St. Cafe, Free. 859-261-9675; www.yorkstonline.com.Newport.

CivicNarcotics Forum, 6:30 p.m.,Beechwood High School, 54Beechwood Road, Presentersfrom federal, state and local lawenforcement along with para-medics from Fort Mitchell Fireand many other experts in fieldof heroin epidemic. Free. Pre-sented by Beechwood Indepen-dent School District. 859-331-2823. Fort Mitchell.

Dining EventsFamily Night, 6-9 p.m., Hof-brauhaus, 200 E. Third St., Ages12 and under eat free whenadult entree is purchased. Facepainting, balloon animals,contests, prizes and more.859-491-7200; www.hofbrau-hausnewport.com. Newport.

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

Music - BluesOpen Jam, 9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m.,Millers Fill Inn, 52 DonnermeyerDrive, Free. 859-431-3455;www.facebook.com/Millers-fillinn. Bellevue.

Music - DJDevout Wax, 8 p.m.-1:30 a.m.,The Southgate House Revival,111 E. Sixth St., The Lounge.Vinyl night. Margaret andJonathan spin eclectic wax.Including an all spin-by-requestset, bring your own records.Also, local/regional-only set.Ages 21 and up. Free. 859-431-2201; www.facebook.com/DevoutWax. Newport.

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 9Art ExhibitsArtist at Work, 11 a.m.-10 p.m.,York St. Cafe, Free. 859-261-9675; www.yorkstonline.com.Newport.Five Exhibitions, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.,The Carnegie, 859-957-1940;www.thecarnegie.com. Coving-ton.All is Chaos, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.,Artisans Enterprise Center,859-292-2322; www.coving-tonarts.com. Covington.

CivicNorthern Kentucky Tea PartyMeeting, 6-7:30 p.m. StateSenator Chris McDaniel andState Agriculture Director JamesComer speak., PeeWees Place,2325 Anderson Road, Free.Presented by Northern KentuckyTea Party. Through Dec. 11.859-992-6615; www.nkyteapar-ty.org. Crescent Springs.

Health / WellnessRunners Injury Clinic, 5-6:30p.m., St. Elizabeth EdgewoodSports Medicine, 830 ThomasMore Parkway, Suite 101. Re-ceive assistance from localmedical providers, includingphysical therapists, athletictrainers, physicians and regis-tered dietician. Free. Regis-tration required. Presented byBob Ronckers Running Spot.859-301-5600; www.steliza-beth.com/sportsmedicine.

Edgewood.Atrial Fibrillation and StrokePrevention, 9:30-11 a.m.,Marquise Banquet and Confer-ence Center, 1016 Town Drive,Dr. J. Christian Hays and Dr.James Bardgett explore atrialfibrillation and how to detect itas well as most recent informa-tion on stroke prevention. Freeblood pressure screenings anddoor prizes. Free, complimen-tary breakfast. Presented by St.Elizabeth Healthcare. 859-301-9355; www.stelizabeth.com.Wilder.


Karaoke and OpenMicDJ-led Karaoke, 9:30 p.m.-1:30a.m., Millers Fill Inn, Free.859-431-3455; www.face-book.com/millers.fillin. Bellevue.


THURSDAY, OCT. 10Art ExhibitsArtist at Work, 11 a.m.-10 p.m.,York St. Cafe, Free. 859-261-9675; www.yorkstonline.com.Newport.Five Exhibitions, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.,The Carnegie, 859-957-1940;www.thecarnegie.com. Coving-ton.All is Chaos, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.,Artisans Enterprise Center,859-292-2322; www.coving-tonarts.com. Covington.

FilmsExhibition: Great Art onScreen, 7:30 p.m. Vermeer andMusic: The Art of Love and

Leisure., AMC Newport On TheLevee 20, One Levee Way, Suite4100, Experience a global revo-lution of world class art, historyand biography through theworks of the greatest masters ofour time. Ticket pricing TBA.Presented by Fathom Events.859-261-6795; www.fathome-vents.com. Newport.


Music - CountryOriginal Hillbilly Thursdays, 10p.m.-2 a.m., The SouthgateHouse Revival, 111 E. Sixth St.,The Lounge. Country, bluegrass,Americana and old fashionedhillbilly music. Different artisteach week. Includes 50 cents offJack Daniels. Ages 21 and up.Free. 859-431-2201; www.south-gatehouse.com. Newport.

Music - WorldAlpen Echos, 7:30-11 p.m.,Hofbrauhaus, 200 E. Third St.,Free. 859-491-7200; www.hof-brauhausnewport.com. New-port.


RecreationAerial Fitness, 6-7 p.m., Loco-motion on the Levee, 1 LeveeWay, Work on core bodystrength and endurance and useaerial equipment for workout.Rigorous course suitable for allfitness levels. Ages 18 and up.$15. Presented by CincinnatiCircus Company. Through July31. 513-921-5454; www.cincin-naticircus.com. Newport.

THINGS TO DO IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD

Its pumpkin-patch season. Among this months local options, Sunrock Farm, at 103 GibsonLane in Wilder, is offering one- or two-hour guided pumpkin-patch tours through Oct. 31.Reservations required. Visit www.sunrockfarm.com for more information.FILE PHOTO

The River Valley Wood Carving Show is 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.Saturday, Oct. 5, at the Scheben Branch Library, 8899 U.S.42, second floor, in Union. Free. Visitwww.rivervalleywoodcarvers.org.FILE PHOTO

The Sandyland Acres Haunted Hayride and FarmersRevenge runs 8 p.m. to midnight, Friday and Saturdaysthrough Oct. 26. Visit www.sandylandacres.com.THANKS TOGENEWEBB

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Wewere in Pennsylva-nia this past weekend forthe Mother Earth NewsFair, where I was a pre-senter. My topic wasBible herbs and foods forvibrant health and lon-gevity, and it was a wellreceived presentation

with lots ofinteractionwith thepartici-pants.

I hadseveraldifferentkinds ofonions onhand totalk aboutsince on-

ions are mentioned in theBook of Numbers andone of the most healthfulveggies. One lady men-tioned that onions plant-ed next to cabbage makegood garden companions,keeping both healthy.Then another personspoke up about potatoes.

Plant them next tocorn and theyll both dogreat, he said. Strangelyenough, thats how weplanted our onions thisyear, not having a cluethey were good for eachother. Maybe thats whythe onions we dug up forthis German potato saladwere so tasty. And nextyear well plant the pota-toes next to the corn.

Oktoberfest Germanpotato salad

This is as close as Ican get to the recipe ofmy Germanmother-in-law, Clara. Easy andreally good. I used redpotatoes for this recipe.If you use baking pota-toes, which contain morestarch, they will soak upmore of the dressing.

8 slices bacon (I used thicksliced), cut into littlepieces then sauteed (savedrippings)

1 heaping cup choppedonion

1-2 ribs celery, chopped (iftheyre real long, use one,more can be added if youlike)

2 tablespoons flour23 cup cider vinegar or totaste

1 cup water13 cup sugar or to taste

Salt and pepperAbout 8 cups sliced cookedpotatoes (cook, then sliceinto 14-inch pieces)

Cook onion and celeryin about 4 tablespoonsbacon drippings untiltender, but dont let onionbrown. Celery may stillbe crisp. Sprinkle flourover and blend. Mixturemay be a bit lumpy. Addvinegar and water andcook, stirring until bub-bly and slightly thick.Stir in sugar, cook about5 minutes or so. Stir inpotatoes and bacon, heatthrough, stirring to coatpotatoes. Season. Servewarm or room temper-ature. May be made acouple days ahead.

Slaw stuffedpeppers

For the Eastern HillsJournal and Price HillPress readers who re-membered buying theseat local delis. This recipeis over 30 years old andis from a Farm Journalcookbook, so it should beauthentic. You can cut itin half. And does any-body besides me remem-ber calling bell peppersmangoes?!

12 whole green bell peppers4 quarts water14 cup salt2 medium heads cabbage,finely shredded

14 cup salt4 oz. pimentos, diced514 cups sugar6 cups water6 cups cider vinegar112 teaspoons whole cloves5 sticks cinnamon112 tablespoons wholeallspice

112 teaspoons salt

Slice tops off peppersand remove seeds. Soakovernight in solution of 4quarts water and 14 cupsalt. Drain. Combinecabbage and 14 cup saltand let stand overnight.Drain well. Mix pimentosand cabbage. Fill pep-pers. Tie tops on withthread. Put in 8-quartcrock. Combine sugar,water, vinegar and spicesin big pan. Bring to a boiland cook 10 minutes.Pour hot solution overpeppers and weigh themdown. Marinate at least 1

week at room temper-ature. To serve, cut pep-pers in quarters.

Readers want toknow

Fluffy meringue: If alittle bit of egg yolk getsinto my whites when Imake meringue, and if Iremove it, will the whitesstill whip up?

This is a tricky one. Iftheres just a teeny bit ofyolk and you can get it allout, the whites seem tobeat up fine. But I wouldonly do that if I had no

other eggs. And it maynot work in all recipes.Egg whites must be com-pletely fat-free to whipproperly. And the bowlyou whip them in shouldbe, too. When in doubt,

wipe out the bowl with abit of vinegar to removeany traces of fat, rinseand dry. Youll get bettervolume with room tem-perature whites.

Rita Nader Heikenfeld is anherbalist, educator and au-thor. Find her blog online atCincinnati.Com/blogs. Emailher at [email protected].

Rita shares potato salad, stuffed pepper recipes

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for everyone to help out.We even have chil-

dren on theRelayForLifecommitteeswhohelpplanactivities for kids, shesaid. Weoffergreatwaysfor entire families to getinvolved.

Ron Beard of Wilderstarted volunteering sixmonths ago just because.

Iwanted something todo, the retiredCovingtonCatholic High School sub-stitute teacher and foot-ball coach said. I do it forselfish reasons. Its myway of giving back, butits also my way of keep-ing an old man busy.

He coordinators Roadto Recovery, a programthat organizes volunteerswhocanprovidetranspor-

informational open house5-8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct.9, at 297 Buttermilk Pike.Those interested in volun-teeropportunities, includ-ing patient support andRelay For Life, can visitanytime during thosehours.

The societys Mid-South Division communi-ty representative KilaHanrahan said volunteerswill be on hand to answerquestions.

We are a volunteer-driven organization,Hanrahan said. Our vol-unteers are the heart ofwhat we do, we couldntaccomplish anythingwithout them.

According to Hanra-hantheresanopportunity

FORTMITCHELLMar-eka Miller of Alexandriawants everyone to get in

on the big fight.No boxing gloves or

referees are required.The battleground isNorthern Kentucky. Theenemy is cancer.

If we find the cure forone, then that will lead tothe cure for all cancers,she said. Thats what theAmerican Cancer Societyis about the big fight

against all cancers.Miller, who has been a

volunteer with the Amer-ican Cancer Society ofNorthern Kentucky forsix years, said everyoneshould take theopportuni-ty to stop by the FortMitchell office to learnabout volunteer opportu-nities.

Thesocietywill host an

tation to and from ap-pointments for cancer pa-tients.

This is a big need,Beard said Just today(Sept. 26) we coordinated30 rides.

That was just enoughto meet the need, he said.There have been times,however, the need cannotbemet, like when 84 rideswere needed, but only 67volunteers were avail-able.

There are growingneeds (in Northern Ken-tucky), Hanrahan said.This outreach to volun-teers is a good way forpeople to ... see our officeand what they can do.

Volunteers needed for fightAmerican CancerSociety of N. Ky.hosts open houseByMelissa [email protected]

The recent economicrecession has many peo-ple nervous about wheth-er they have planned orare planning well enoughfor retirement. If youreworried about not havingenough money to lastthrough your goldenyears, youre not alone.With life expectancieslonger than ever, six outof 10 baby boomers fearoutliving their retire-ment funds more thanthey fear dying.

While Social Securityis one source of retire-

ment income, it shouldntbe your only one. Cur-rently, Social Securityreplaces about 40 per-cent of the average wageearners income, withhigher income earnersreceiving less of a per-centage of their income.After retirement youllprobably need 70 to 90percent of your pre-retirement income to livecomfortably. Take a lookat what you think youwill be making prior toretirement and calculatehowmuchmoney youmay need with this inmind.

This may seem like amonumental task, butyou can do several thingshelp build your retire-ment savings.

Track your currentexpenses, and determinewhether they are fixed orflexible. Fixed expensesare usually monthly,non-negotiable expensesand include items such asrent, mortgage pay-ments, utility costs andcar payments. Flexibleexpenses are those overwhich you have morecontrol and can includegroceries, travel, eatingout and entertainmentexpenses. Track them forat least a month. Identi-fying where your moneygoes will help you devel-op a realistic budget that

can help you either savefor or stretch your retire-ment dollars.

While analyzing yourmoney, also think aboutwhere you will be livingafter retirement. Factorthat information intoyour decisions about theamounts of money youmay need.

Consider ways to max-imize your money. De-pending on the amount ofyour assets, personal risk

tolerance,retirementgoals andanticipatedlength ofretire-ment, youmay con-sider abalancedfinancialportfoliothat in-cludes

certificates of deposits,money market accounts,stocks, bonds and mutualfunds. Before you invest,be sure that you are com-fortable with the risk andterms of the investment.

Diane Mason is county exten-sion agent for family andconsumer sciences at theBoone County CooperativeExtension Service.

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Each year AmericanMensa designates Octo-ber as National Testingmonth. As a preliminarythe $18 online Mensahome test is also offeredso applicants can assessthemselves privately be-fore committing to the su-pervised Mensa admis-sions test.

Online home test con-clusionsare immediateoncompletion and make arecommendation basedon your test results thatday. Applicants takingboth test will recover thehome test fee through acorporate rebate.

For October the super-vised MAT will be at twonorthern Kentucky loca-tions:

2 p.m. Sunday, Oct.13, at Kenton County Pub-lic Library, Durr Branch,1992 Walton-NicholsonRoad, Independence. Theproctor is Bob Fitzgerald,513-503-4271, [email protected].

10 a.m. Saturday,Oct.26, at Newport Public Li-brary, 901 E. Sixth St.Newport. The proctor isBrian Meeron, 513-307-8520, [email protected].

To register for the testnotify the designatedproctorbyphoneoremail.Note: walk-ins are wel-come while supplies last;late arrivals cannot be ac-commodated once testingbegins.

This is how its done: Testing fee: A $40

testingvoucher canbeob-tained fromMensa corpo-rate website. Follow thelink, print the voucher.www.us.mensa.org/join/testing/testingvoucher/.Bring the voucher to thetest.

Note age restric-tions: Applicants under18years old must have writ-ten parent/guardian con-sent, and in addition to thesigned form ages 14through 16 must be ac-companied by a guardian.Important: If applicablebring the signed consentform/guardian to the test;no exceptions.

Mensa home test:This timed, onlinewww.us.mensa.org/join/mht/ test takes about 45minutes and is optional.Many used it for frugalscreening and provides aprintable test receipt.This receipt sent afterthe home test completes will be submitted to cor-porate Mensa along withthesupervised test for therebate. If used bring thisresult to the supervisedtest.

Preparation: Get agood night sleep, eat alight breakfast/lunch,wear comfortable clothesand let your brain dowhatit does best. Come 20min-utes early for registrationpaperwork.

Mensa offeringtest in October

SMILING FACESThe YOUTH 2000 Core Team of 30 studentsfrom Boone, Campbell and Kenton counties isgetting ready to greet hundreds of Catholicsfrom the Covington Diocese at the Oct. 11-13YOUTH 2000 retreat. Team members includeFritz Beimesch, Tony Bessler, MichaelBinkowski, Katie Bischoff, Maria Blom, LanieBoehmer, Hannah Cox, Robby Cox, NickCroyle, Jim Dietz, Nathan Egan, JonathanEhlman, Joshua Ehlman, Nathanael Ehlman,Mary Elkins, Zach Elkins, Laura Finke, RachelHicks, Sarah Hicks, Austin Hussey, Julie Macke,WilliamMartin, Abby Messmer, BridgetMinks, Alexa Mitchell, Michelle Murrin,Kassandra Neltner, Casey Nolan, JacquelineOka, Nathaniel Oka, Anna Rowland, NoahShaefer, Sandra Steiber, Thomas Steiber, LukeTobergte and Gus VonLehman. Find a fullschedule and registration details atwww.nkyouth.com. THANKS TO ELLEN CURTIN

Highland Avenue Bap-tist Tabernacle Church,1080 Highland Ave. inFort Thomas, recentlytook a group of 40 peoplefrom the church on amis-sion trip to Cherokee,N.C., for a week to rehabresidents homes thatwere in need of repair.

The church had 14

cooks who had to preparemeals for 479 people, whowere so impressed theyasked the church to comeback next year.

Highland Avenue Bap-tist Tabernacle Churchalso is involved with Ow-sley County Outreach.The teens have taken foodand clothes down to themandvolunteered their ser-vices.

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Members of the BooneCounty High School Classof1973are invited toadin-ner cruise aboard theBelle of Cincinnati, 7-9:30p.m. Saturday, Oct. 12.

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Cave or Janet (Hines)Hughes [email protected] or callJanet at 919-414-1457.

Dixie Heights Classof 63

The Dixie HeightsHigh School Class of 1963is celebrating its 50th re-union Saturday, Oct. 12, atthe Summit Hills CountryClub.

For more information,call Sue Blaine Wehrman(859-344-0744), Dick Dun-ham (859-341-6677),George Frakes (859-331-8414), Wilma HutchinsonDaugherty (859-647-6345).

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Loomis to chairnational council

Glenn Loomis, M.D.,president and CEO of St.Elizabeth Physicians, re-cently was appointed tothe American MedicalGroup Association Boardof Directors to chair itsnational CEO Council (en-compassing medicalgroup CEOs, presidentsand board chairs).

He will serve one yearas chair elect in conjunc-tion with the currentcouncil chair, and will as-sumehis two-year termas

chair July 1, 2014. His ap-pointment began on July1, 2013.

This appointment al-lows St. Elizabeth Health-care, St. Elizabeth Physi-cians and the NorthernKentucky community tobe at the forefront ofmedicine and provide in-put before issues becomecommon knowledge,Loomis said.

We will also have anopportunity to help shapethe way physicians deliv-er patient care in the nextthree to five years and be-yond.

BUSINESS UPDATE

Question: Whats sogreat about compost? Isit easy to make? If so,how do I do it?

Answer: To the avidgardener, compost is

blackgold,becausetheresnothingbetter thanhomemadecompost toimproveclay orsandysoils.

Accord-ing to Rick

Durham, UK Extensionhorticulture professor,when you compostleaves, other yard debrisand kitchen waste, amicrobial process con-verts these items into amore usable organicamendment. You can usefinished compost to im-prove soil structure ingardens and landscapebeds. Compost also helpsthe soil hold nutrientsand reduces erosion andwater runoff. You alsocan use finished compostas a mulch to help reduceweed problems, moder-ate soil temperatures andconserve soil moisture.

As the fall seasonprogresses, many folksobtain large amounts of

leaves and other yardwastes that need to beremoved from theirproperty. Composting is asimple practice that isbeneficial to the environ-ment and at the sametime allows propertyowners to get rid of thesedifferent yard wastes inan effective manner.

Composting yard andkitchen wastes also re-duces the volume of ma-terial going into landfills.Yard and kitchen wastescomprise more than 20percent of the wastegenerated each year. Bycomposting these wastes,you help reduce disposalcosts and extend theusefulness of landfills.This increases the returnon your tax dollars.

Weeds free of seedheads and residues likevines and pruned limbsmake a good addition to acompost pile. When mow-ing your lawn, it is notnecessary to removegrass clippings if youfollow proper lawnman-agement practices. How-ever, if you decide tocompost grass clippings,mix themwith othermaterials like leaves orbrush. They are a goodsource of green materi-al, which is high in nitro-gen to feed the beneficialmicro-organisms that

break down the organicmaterials into finishedcompost.

In order to speed upthe composting process,build a pile or bin 3-5 feettall, wide and deep. Besure air can get to thesides of the pile. Put thepile directly on theground, so earthwormsand beneficials can comeup into the pile from thesoil. Dont put the pile ina low, wet area. Sun orshade works for com-posting. Keep the pilemoist but not soggy wet.Provide a good mixtureof brown vs. greeningredients. The moreoften you turn the pile,the quicker the compostwill be ready to use.

You can compostmany kitchen scrapssuch as fruit and vegeta-ble peelings and cores,faded flowers, coffeegrounds, tea bags andcrushed eggshells. How-ever, avoid cooked foods,meat, bones, fat or dairyproducts because theyattract animals. Alsoavoid using walnutleaves, bark, husks,shells, etc., since theycontain a harmful sub-stance called juglone.

Mike Klahr is the BooneCounty extension agent forhorticulture.

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Hazel FitchHazel Fern Fitch, 87, of New-

port, died Sept. 18, 2013, at St.Elizabeth Fort Thomas.She was a loving mother,

grandmother and great-grand-mother and always the life ofthe party.Survivors include her children,

Richard Paynter Jr. of ColdSpring, Judith Moore of Coving-ton, Cathy Plybon of Redding,Calif., Alan Paynter of Alexan-dria, Timothy Paynter of Alexan-dria, Derek Fitch of Newport,and Jill Carreon of Fort Thomas;12 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren.

Frank Giglia Jr.Frank J. Giglia Jr., 69, of

Bellevue, died Sept. 22, 2013, athis home.He was a professor of comput-

er science at the University OfCincinnati, member of NewportElks Lodge No. 273 BPOE, pastpresident of the Fort ThomasJunior Football League, pastpresident of the Fort ThomasAthletic Boosters Club, and aformer Knothole baseball coach.His wife, Cassandra Sue

Giglia, and father, Dr. FrankGiglia Sr., died previously.Survivors include his mother,

Fay Giglia; son, Nick Giglia;daughter, Angela Ste

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